The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-08
Press Comment

Net y sN-~no1s hor tN4FNs Dut appar-
emily with little result II has seen
the magnificent forests with which a
kind Providencs 10 mbsrally endowed
IA falling one aftsr another before
tha axe Of tho iumborman ana the
turpaatiner. and giving place 10 bar
rem. dasoiate wastes OF scrub and
stamp~. unsightiy 10 tho syn. ara
proftin&s TO the owners, aunuauv
burned over. destroying even thn
giaSs and young growth. with which
nature enoaavored TO clethe IL
ghaastly naksdne~s. The rapidly ad
vancfng paice Of lumbar and other
building materials admonish uS that
uha~e barren tracts should - Srou-
h1g timber for the worlds future ~4p-
ply. instead 81 lying opan 20 afford
@canty paasurage FOR icsry cattle.
OF furnishing . medium for the start
iag Of destructive fires whtch may
spread 70. and destroy valuable tim
b~r.
The NATIONAL rOv~rnmauf long asn..
rncognized the proDrfsty aud nar~ssi-
~ OF thu conservation OF our fsual,er
supply. ana st aside vast areas Of
timber land as national eorawtn which
aru constantly patroIied BY paid forest
rangers with eyes always open for
the PREVENTION of fires. and the dapre-
aati0ns Of timber thieves. These nor
0sts are not entirely withdrawn non
public uso Sheep and oattioman ara
allowed To rent pasturawe there. and
suitable timber n sold 70 lumbermen.
under government restrictions as 10
selection and cutting. hut these na-
uonai forests win never furnish An
adequate supply o. lumber for ths
plernented BY state and individual nc-
ton We would not - lumber for
the building OF our homes climb 20
rrohibitive prices
Already No are told that the tim
Dor supply Of Florida. II not OF the
entire south. n but = matter Of 10
years or 30. When that h. gone y-s
shall have 20 go far afield for our
lumber. and In addition 90 the high
first cost. we win be aaddied with
heavy freight charges. for a long haul
When that tiTne comes house build
ing VIII be checked. farm develop
mont and upkeep hanpered and cost
81 furniture vehicles. and al aEri-
cultural implements heavily in
creased
Depletion o. timber supplies IN
he eastern and central parts 81 the
United states has already reached
tho danger point and those sections
are already looking 70 the Pacific
coast for supply. Notwithstanding the
Increased coHt % transportation from
those distant regions.
We are using and destroying the
timber % the country four times a.
fast AZ new timber Is CROWNS. and
saw timber. the most valuable and
most needed part % the stand n be- /
inE cut five ana one-half times as fast
az Il IL produced Meanwhile millions
81 acres q land that should be grow
ing timber stand idle ana unproduct- 4
I've. oiot on the landscape, and
menace 20 the surrounding country
How lang VIII We alios~ ss.s- s-s--~.~-st
waste 70 continue Tampa Times
Needed Voting Changes.
u Is altogether probable that ths 4
clerks and managers Of some election /
precincts in FloridA viii atin be count 4
ms ballots az lis time tomorrow
The ballot voted IN HillsborouEh .
county. for instance. Is yard long
and contained more names than could 4
% read out and Tailed correctly IN /
four minutes. on tho average. Ma +
tiona', state and county officials are
all grouped on tho same long ticket .
and one man has 20 check of and tai.
j. the vote for each man from presi-
dental ciector 20 district constable +
and magistrate
Ane yet We chafo and writhe over
inability 20 know how the election
vent The trouble is with our cleo
ton laws.
Certain states. many Of them IN the
South. and nearly all the more ad-
vanced along political lines Of thought
nthe North and East. have separate
tickets for national. state and county
tickets. and have the different pgty
candidates on separate ballots These
ballots are deposited respectively ia
the national box. the state box, or
the county box. as they may chance
70 belong. Three sets Of officials ara
IN charge; and when the polls close.
4 he managers and clerks 81 each pre-
cinct set 20 work Immediately on their
respective boxes. The result IL that
The national results Of a precinct.
county and state are soon known
from that state. while the state and
local results are known almost IN the
same short time
The Florida system Of election ma
rhinery L. the most bunglcsome in the
word. AZ state primaries whore the
Interest Is general. and the candidates
many. it has taken a solid week 10
count the vote in some precincts and
know the results
OF course. II viii cost more 70 hold
these general elections along the line
mentioned in this article bat 40.
also. does Il cost more 20 get q bust
ness message % its destination BY tel
eeTam than By mail.--Tampa Trib-
lne.
a Islander Against the south
Ever cartoontsts ought 10 be able
20 come somewhat within reasonable
distance % tho truth. but they do rot
always succeed In doing that For
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