The sun., 1919-07-09
CHINA SEES NEED
OF REPRESENTATION
Provincial Governments and
Educational Boards Begin
Active Work.
VAST AREAS DENUDED
American Expert Tells Of Prac-
tical Steps So Far Taken
to Restore Timber.

10 hebUOEo llHuCT.
Millions of people rechlessly cutting
for hundreds OF years the wood growths
Of China have denuded vast areas OF
their timber until only scattering small
growths remain. and many of these are
even too small or too poor in fuel value
to cut for firewood.
Reforestatlon In China has become Inn
perative, because II IL only from free
wood that many Of the people can afford
fires. As usual. the people who have
benefited most from the natural growths
were the last to realise the want Into
which they were eventually to come. and
the central Government authorities have
been too busy to pay much attention
| to the matter.
Certain provincial governments, edu-
| cational boards and the like have, how
ever, quite recently undertaken refor-
| estation in patches throughout China,
and with the impetus given to this re-
| construction through these local enter
prises the movement has spread until
| the wood famine which threatened parts
of China seems to have been averted.
Prof. John H. Reisner, formerly or
| the United States bureau Of forestry
and for several years past member
of the faculty OF the College of Agricul-
ture, University of Marking. has exer-
| cised q powerful influence for the pro-
motion Of this work.
How the Work IL Extended.
In a recent Issue Of Mplard's Repse.o
| (shanghai) he outlined some OF the
more important works along this line az
| follows:
an addition to the teaching work OF
| the College Of Agriculture and Forestry
extensive nurseries and o seed depart
ment are being developed. Both nursery
stock and seeds are sold as cheaply as
possible. Material was furnished this
last spring for thirty-four nurseries
under Chinese direction and six under
foreign direction. the latter mostly in
| connection with mission schools. In
addition to seeds about 5000 seedlings
were sold. This springs nursery plant
Ing Is treble that OF last year.
| Tho afforestation work commenced by
the Germans at Tsingtao and which is
being carried forward by the Japanese
Is probably the largest piece OF forest
planting as yet accomplished in China.
In Chekiang and Kiangri there rs
one forestry school each Of middle
school grade. In Kiangsu some forestry
Ia taught In the First Provincial Agri-
culturalcultural School (middle school
grade). The University Of Marking.
through It's College of Agriculture and
Forestry. offers a college course Of Ave
years In forestry. This latter Is the
the only college grade forestry school
in China, and from its beginning has
received support from n number OF pro-
lvlncial governments as we'll as the CEN
trail Government and the Forestry Fund
Committee of Shanghai.
To supply Railroad Ties.
Large nurseries have also been started
this year by the Pekin-Hankow Rail
way at Huang Shang ri (station). Ho-
nan, under the direction OF Ngan Han
formerly codirector OF the Forest Ser
vice organized in 1916 in Pekin, but later
dlsbanded. This Ia more or less OF q
private enterprise on the part OF this
Government railway to mako provision
for Its own supply OF ties and other tim
Der needed for construction and repair
work. 1t Is wise and commendaole
undertaking on the part OF the railway
and l understand some agreements in
this connection have been negotiated be-
tween the Ministries OF Communication
and Agriculture and Commerce look
ing forward to the extension OF such
work.
"The Lung Hal Railway has also
started n large nursery at Chengchow
Honan, looking to a future permanent
supply OF timber to meet It's needs
The work is under the care OF J. Hers
"The Tcheng Tai Railway. which con-
meets the capital OF Shansi province with
the Pekin- Hankow line. started nursery
and reforestatlon work several years age
in order to furnish certain OF Its equip
ment supplies.
GOV Yen Hsl-shan. the able and pro-
gress!ve Tuchun' Of Shansi. this sprine
distributed $50 pounds OF Robinia
pseudo acacia (black locust seed FOL
nurseries throughout the province, az ths
} beginning OF an extended forestry pohcS
which he Is inauguratinB.
The Kiangsi provincial government
) carries an annual budget of $4,000 fol
} forestry work and has three forest sta
tions. one at Kuling specializing In tea
J and TunR-yu; one at Tungting So spe'
cializing In Tung-yu. and one at Flu kue
! Hsien devoted to forest paintings.
Forestry Company Organized.
an Chekiang number OF leading citi
Gems have organized the YUM Yao Com
: pany with a capital OF $4,000. fuIS
subscribed, and being paid In at the rat'
A ! OF ~ per cent yOai' sA'o 80
, ments of $4,000 being used for forestry
work, mostly planting. This large com
, pany was an outgrowth of one OF D. Y
|, Inns lecture trips to Hangchow at TIT
Invitation of Governor Tueh. Y. Chen
, who Is managing the educational ior
estry enterprise. Is also directing the
, work Of this company.
, THE colonization work which JOSEPH
} Bailie (now on colonization work II
. Manchuria) started on Purple Mountain
at the time of tho last famine. In 1917
1918, has developed very largely Int
: arrorestation. This past spring N9lsI
| about 100000 trees. mostly pines, wer'
/ planted out by the colonization asso
+, citation. A large part OF this famous ole
mountain Is now planted with trees anC
: is beginning to show green instead o.
It's centuries old brown. With its IA
: vorable location along the Shanghai
Marking Railway, where II Is seen by
thousands Of passengers daily. and Al
the trees grow larger Purple Mountain
? will become Increasingly important al
, a practical demonstration OF what car
: be done with many thousands OF noun
tuins similar to IT,