The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-30

Zurich. IT contains only about four
isouare niles but has been yie10ingi
ian annual return under proper reg
|, ulahons ever since the year I25O-1
In Europe aforest ls REGARDED as s.
|tpermanent asset. to be tended ana
protected with the utmost care IN
the. United States, unti1aa few years
ago the man who owned forest land
Etregarded It simply as so much raw
material to be converted into lumoer9
/ and sold It is Impossible to esu-
mate how many millions have been
h ests that would have yielded reason
\ able annual returns Indefinitely
1 The classic example oe private for;
lestry in this country. however. goes
back to thesyear 1891 AT that time
!. e. w Vanderbilt employed G1nord1
jPinchot, who was young student
i Just back from the technical schools
4 of Germany. to take charge OF n
tract of 80. 200 acres of forest lana
Inear AshevilIe This was the begin
ming of the great Biltmore estate. the
1 bulk OF which-known as Pisgah.
/ Forest-has recently been purchased.
i from the Vanderbilt estate by the
/ UNITED States government as a ma
;tionaI forest
\ Under the management of Clifford
HPinchot this splendid =orest tract
much of 1t covered with the varg1ni
stands OF the southern oaks, tulap
| tree, chestnut. hickory and pine
Twas put upon scientific basis. When
fMr. Pinchot left Eanderbilts service.
TO enter that Of the United StaSesi
government the Bfltmore estate vas
taken over by a young German,
manned Schenck, who is one OF the
pioneers of American forestry he
demonstrated that a forest may be
kept intact, and even improved, ana
vet made to yield annual profit He
also demonstrated that lands may be
successfully reforested by planting
and that by the control of erosion
and drainage in this way. steep h1tt-l
sides and unframed marshes may be
reclaimed for agriculture.
Upon the Biltmore estate, too.
lSchenck established the Biltmore;
school of forestry. which contenos
with Cornell for the honor. of having
been the first school of forestry IN
the limited States. Schenck taught a
tstrickly practical course and some OF
/ his pupils are now holding high po-j
sttions in the government service
Schenclz left Bi1tmore to return To-
his native country. and Is now. tight
ing in the German army
o.. w Price. who was M Pm
chot's assistant in the Office q
United States, forester. also had
charge of the ,Biltmore forest for
time. SO that this famous estate has
been the training school for some OF
our leading foresters, the home OF
one Of our first schools of foresty,
and the place where many OF the
principles of American forestry Were
first worked out
Another interesting private forest
| IN the United States is that owned by
the University Of the South at SUI
vance. Tennessee. As this university
owns something over 5000 acres OF
fine hardwood forest on the Cum per
land plateau. the men who controlled
L its policy were farsighted enough 70
inaugurate a system Of scientlnc
estry. An expert from the govern
ment bureau in Washington visited
/ them occasionally to direct the work.
and the university supplied anotnel
man who was always on the grouno-
When this scientific work was pc
! gun the assessed value OF the u1t-
Der owned by the university was
II 9O1 and 1909, while the timber was
being cut according to scienuhc
methods. the lands yielded a pront
tof over $4,000. Later, the care OF
this land was neglected. with the re-
suit that It deprecated to some eA-
tent in value, but reeea.ly a VIZ roress
advice Of Uncle Sans expert lo 41res-
tiers the proper care OF MS u1i a
stty wood lot has oeen sresn 1nsl 70
technical man Is 70 5oele e.I,oiSfs+
take charge OF the ores ese+ auast n 1he
/ ton and also 70 glve heSeoA . -
university on 1oreser-
1 The private forest. which Is OF
great significance as showing Ine
/ commercial possibilities OF sctentlne
forestry, is the Webb tract IN en
I Adirondack mountains OF New or Or
This forest. owned by III SUI qH
iwehb of New York, contains sSP4eA@