Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

The fifty-acre tract fronting on the
CHESAPEAKE bay used last summer as the
size of Camp Archibald Butt is now the
property Of the local Boy Scout organiza-
ton. It was pufcEa sed during the past
week in behalf Of the organization by
Colin II. Livingstone and Arthur c. Moses,
who are to hold il as trustees. Mr.. Living
| stone is president of the Boy Scouts OF
America and Mr.. Moses is president OF
the local scout council. Both Mr. Living
stone and Mr.. Moses anxious to make
/ the permanent camp to be established on
the tract the model Boy Scout camp of
| the United States.
! The purchase OF the tract was not made
until a thorough survey of it had been
made, both by experts of the forest serv-
/ ice of the Department of Agriculture and
/ by local scout officials. Ali have agreed
! that it is an ideal locationsfor summer
camp
May Be Used Jointly.
/ simultaneously with the announcement
| of the purchase of the tract it was stated
! that the permanent camp probably will
be conducted Jointly by the Washington
/ and Baltimore scout organizations. Last
Thursday Scout Commissioner Martin
went to Baltimore and held conference
with the scout officials of that city. The
Baltimore scout officers approved the
plan to establish permanent camp for
! the scouts of the two cities. commit
tee representing the Baltimore council is
| to come to this city in the near future
to arrange for the joint management of
/ the camp.
| The map made under the direction of
X. w. Woodward of the forest service
shows that the tract has frontage on
! the bay of 1855 feet. Mr. Woodward's
/ is in part, as follows:
Ten Acres Are Cleared.
''Of the total area ten acres is cleared
| land This lies around the old house and
barn standing on the tract. At present
/ this cleared land is used as pasture.
but unless Immediately reclaimed by cul-
| tivaton 1t will rapidly grow UP to tim
/ Der again. The remaining forty acres
are covered with q Vesy thrifty stand
| OF mixed hardwoods and pine. With the
exception of some fencing material. very
! little has been cut on this tract for at
| least thirty years. In addition to the
mature timber there is very good stand
| OF thrifty young growth which can be
depended upon. if protected, to take the
| place Of tlfe timber which is cut out. By
reason of the deep soil and the protec-
| ton of this tract from indiscriminate
| cutting and from fire, growth conditions
are especially good.
In addition 10 having the mature tim
ber to be cut marked, provision should
/ b made to insure the protection of the
! young growth + ON undue damage dur
| ing telling operations. The debris result
/ ing from unsaleable material in the tops
/ should be Topped and scattered. This
! tract is surrounded ON nearly all sides
/ b open fields or by Chesapeake bay. and
| can. therefore, be very easily projected
/ from fire.
Protection Easy.
Protection from trespass would also
| be simple. because the tract is small and
! one Of the neighbors would willingly UNI
dertake its protection during the winter
al a nominal sum.
While this is not the place to enlarge
/ upon The advantages of this place as a
camp site, il IS proper to set forth the
] possibilities OF using 1t as Il training
! ground in forestry. There on it over
| twenty-five species of tmber-producing
| trees, and il will be possible to intro
duce others hy planting. One of the
| first steps that should be taken il this
tract is TO be- handled as a permanent
forest would be 10 establish a nursery
i IL order to plant Up the ten acres OF
pasture land. This would be of distinct
value a an education To the Boy Scouts.
| In addition they could do the marking
o. the trees 10 he cut and carry on the
market investigation
Trees on the Tract.
Mr. Woodward found the following
species OF trees ON the tract:
White pine ePinus strobus).
pitch pine tPinus risidD.
Scrub pine tptnus virginiana).
Red Juniper tJuniperus virginiana).