Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-15
STATE LANDS
Three Important Matters of Forestry
and Forest Preservation

The committee on State lands and
forest preservation had three import
ant hearings Wednesday afternoon,
Senator Ames presiding.
Prof. ]. NJ. Briscoe of the State for
estry DEPARTMENT presented his reasons
Why the resolve appropriatins $4,000
for further public instruction i'll for
estry should be favorablyA reported.
Starting with only $500, by hard
work it has grown to a plant which
last year distributed over $4,000 young
trees for planting throughout Maine.
has on hand over 100000 seedlings and
transplants. from one to three years.
and more orders than can be filled. We
have a regular 4-years coNee and As
students. The graduates Nave done
finely. most of them being actively en-
gagged in forestry work, in good posi-
lions Many of the other students also
take short courses. Much of the man
ual labor is done hv the students. I
have one assistant. The growth of the
work will absolutely require more
help and we ask one more assistant
Lectures have been given in the Nor
NAL schools and the summer forestry
schools are open to any Maine lad Of
IS years end good health and has done
q large amount of good work. Woodlot
1cmonstrat lions have been given send
ing man to show the owner about
scientific cutting and growing. All cor
respondence. In or ont of the State, is
referred to the department and the eX-
tra help must be had to relieve the
strain on the present force.
To reach the schools personal visits
70 oil being IMPOSSIBLE bulletins and
hooklets have been issued. for which
there has been a great demand. For
est Trees in Maine" iseued nv Com
missioner Ring about 1908 is exhaust
90 end demand from . II nuarters will
nocPesi+ate its republication in a re-
r'eo6 form "Tree PIanfine" an Ar
nov dav handbook for the nunils in the
r1lhlic schools of Maine. published in
1915. has been exhausted and calls for
II ore constant
Tho dernNnd is 50 great that we will
he short this year and OUGHT 70 have
funds in order to buv at wholesale
and supply those who want them. The
nursery will in n short time have q
capacity of from 200 ono to $50 ono seed
lines ard will be self-supporting.
COMMISSIONER Mace said he was
convinced that this $1,000 investment
would in his opinion he the best pay
ing investment made by any resolve
before this LEGISLATURE. Forrest Colby
heartily concurred in all that had been
said
Prof Brisco said that in 1916 the
nursery had turned back into the
treasury about 800 from sales and it
was expected to turn in about $1,000
during 1917.
When the act for the Preservation,
Perpetuation and Increase of the For
ests Of the State Of Maine" was reach
ed, Mr. Colby stated that it was
measure backed by Harvey D. Gran
VILE of Parsonsfeld. who had advo-
Gated it for several years. When he
appeared with it before the commit
tee six years ago he was almost hiss
ed from the room; four years ago he
received little better hearing and
two years ago, a rather favorable hear
ing. A special committee was appoint
ed, consisting Of Senators Colby and
Clark, Reps. Pierce. Durgin ana Cobo'
which had carefully considered Inc
project and found much OF merit IN IL
Time was rapidly coming when tne