The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-26
NoRE THAN 100000 LOST IN
TIM7ERLANo in STATE DUR
g.
ING LAST YEAR.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
ooinos and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
pie Gathered. Around the State
CAPITOL.
Raleigh.

AS leading up to a yet more formid-
able campaign in the approaching
legislature for advancement in pros
lection in this state against the de-
structive forest fires that have blight
ed so many valuable timber regions in
recent years, the annual report of for
est fires during 1913 by State Forester
J. S. Holmes is just issued by the
North Carolina Geological and Eco
nomic Survey.
The report sets out that forum
ately for North Carolina, there is
| very decided growth of public opinion
in favor of fire prevention which will
| undoubtedly soon result in securing
definite assistance from the state"
this statement being in accordance
with a showing thatduring the year
North Carolina lost through about the
same number of es-600-about 60
times as much timber as did the state
of Washington which has model
forest protection system through CO.
| operation with the general govern
ment. This in the face of the fact
that North Cardinals stand of timber
| is estimated only one-sixth of that in
Washington state
The report gives in detail the forest
fire losses in the mountain, Piedmont
and coastal regions of this state with
the losses and the cost of fighting
fires.
In the mountain region there were
126 fires that burned over 100,35O
acres Of forest destroying $30,6G3
worth of merchandise timber, $780,
425 worth of young growing timber,
$39,612 worth Of other valuable prod
ucts and s1O,120 worth of improve
| ments.
In the Piedmont region ,embra cling
Al counties there were 258' fires that
destroyed $74,08S of merchantable
timber, $193,225 of young growing
timber, $34,7S6 of other products of
value and $29,615 of improvements.
There was expended for fire fighting
in this region only $4,439.
! The Al counties classed as coastal
region counties had 167 fires reported
with an acreage of 1928 burned over
destroying $66,041 of merchandise
timber $48,S2S young growing timber
$86,966 of other products and ST..
500 of improvements. In this region
1886 was spent in fre-ighting OF
protection.
Governor Stuart Says Come Ahead
The threat of Governor Locke Craig
to invade Virginia on Thanksgiving
Day with his full staff did not phase
the Virginia Governor. He stared
the first, furtherest and last" prop
ganda of the Tar Heel delegation in
the face and then said, Come ahead
He did not use those precise words
but that is what he meant.
'On my return from a little sojourn
il the rural districts of the state,
have your letter informing me o.
your purpose to honor our state by 6
visit on the occasion of the football
game between the University of North
Carolina and the University of Vir
ginia to be played in Richmond on
Thanksgiving Day. l am delighted tc
know that you are going to to pay Us
a visit, and with full knowledge of the
dangerous character Of North Caro-
lima soldiers as shown by their cele
brated first, furtherst, and last prop
uganda, am going to take down the
bars at the state line and take the
consequence of the invasion Of the un
armed soldiery of the Old North State
We have a warm welcome awaiting
you. I shall expect you to be my
guest during your stay in this city.
would be glad If you would come VI
the night before and spend Wednes
day with me, as will be obliged tc
leave Richmond at eight-thirty on the
evening of Thanksgiving Day"