Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-15
WAR WRECKED FORESTS.

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WAR WRECKED FORESTS. =
England and France Give Attention
to Reforestation.
Reforestation is one Of the most i'm
portant Of European reconstruction
problems today, not only in those
countries which were actually invaded
but in those which were engaged in the
war, according to Charles Lathrop
Pack, Of Lakewood, N. j., president Of
the American forestry association, who
has recently been decorated with the
Liberty Service War Medal of the Nat
ional institute of Social Sciences for
his valuable war garden work in the
United States.
THE delegates to the Paris peace
conference are having carefully pre-
pared the necessary data on the
French forest losses, and the Gov
ernment of France means to insist upon
large amount Of cutting Of standing
timber in the Black forest and other
forests of Germany so that France
may be provided with lumber for re-
construction purposes" said Mr.. Park
to a representative of The Christian
Science Monitor. All Of this will be
of fla iph "
will be required to pay.
England Cut Half Her Timber.
II suppose many people think the
forests of France have suffered more
from the war proportionately than
have those Of any of the other coun-
tries" said Mr.. Pack. Our recent
careful survey of the situation shows,
however, that this is not so. We found
that some 100000 acres of the forest
lands in France either had been de-
stroyed by the Germans or were used
for war purposes by the Allied armies.
This is about 10 per cent OF the total
standing timber in France.
Rather to our surprise, the investi-
CATION shows that in England alone
100000 acres had been deliberately
cut by the Englishmen themselves,
and this means half the total standing
timber in that country. Even the trees
in the beautiful and ancient Windsor
forest were cut, and 1000 acres of
this timber would have been felled
had not fire destroyed the Canadian
sawmill which was operating in Wind
sor forest just before the armistice
became effective. The need for wood
was so urgent that Englishmen de-
clared they would cut down every tree
in Great Britain II it were necessary
| to win the war.
Allies Appreciate Aid.
1.-THE work of reforesting England is
a prodigious task. 1 am sure the peo-
pie of the United States do not wish
the English to do it alone. We can
and must help them. The American
forestry association has already Sc
cured q memorial fund to assist in this
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Scotland all the forest seed that may
be required. We have already had
many expressions Of appreciation from
the brave British people. They are of
course, somewhat stoical compared
the French, but they will be no less
appreciative.
1--WE expect also to furnish forest
seeds to aid in the reforestation OF
France, Belgium and Italy, and the
American forestry association has re-
Gently decided to enter upon cam
paign among the people Of the United
States to furnish the means for send
ing seeds to these countries. We
purpose to make it entirely evident to
our Allies that this reforestation aid
comes as a spontaneous gift Of the
American people, who have suffered
little in comparison with France, Bel
gium and Italy. In each Of these
countries the forest authorities have
expressed appreciation of the offer OF
the American forestry association.
Tribute Trees Beneficial.
Forestry will be benefited by the
nation wide movement in the United
States for planting tribute trees, and
there will be more town, city, and
countryside tree planting this spring
and next autumn than ever has been
before in a similar length of time
in this country
The American forestry association
has issued bulletin on tribute-tree
planting and the demand for this bull
letin from every state in the Union is
far beyond expectation. Mr.. Park said
That the American public will plant
thousands of tribute trees is evidenced
by the hundreds of letters received by
the American forestry association ir
Washington, he concluded.
The New York Bird and Tree club
of New York City, has inaugurated
campaign for funds for purchasing
memorial fruit trees to restore the or.
chards in the devastated regions Of
France. The club is working in coop
Grafton with the French governmen,
and has already received sufficien,
funds to plant 1900 trees.