Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-11-11
Nan OF nankin University Tells
sf Need Of Reforestation IN
Exhaustive Report.
PROVINCE IS DEVASTATED
Are. AFFECTED 10 Twice size OF Masss-
shusests, Containing $500, 900
persons-Many Rail Con-
nsctiens Are Cut


disaster In Anhwei proyince-her third
= the current year-should be n
lssson 70 the United States, showing
What may follow indiscriminate de-
f,resfation, says Dean Relsner of the
college Of Agriculture and Forestry
n tn University of Nankin, In a de-
allied report 10 the American Fores-
n, Isolation.
China. with her foods, is an ex-
splpIe 10 the world of the need of re-
farrstatlon," he says. "A conservative
.1Ienditure for various forestry en-
.erprl>ts. mainly nursery work and
Iof.st planting. Is from $200000 TO
marter million dollars, the production
4 loatsu.OOo trees In over 1000 nur-
,eri.>. and the planting OF 25.0o0.0oo
70 30ensr trees on 100000 acres of
and. This may seem small when COM
unred with some other countries, but
large when one considers the back
ground and the fact that China's In
terest in forestry Is only few years
old"
The magnitude of the devastation
in the Anhwei province" says Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the as
ISOLATION. In giving out the report
II Dean Reisner. may be seen when
twlee the area of Massachusetts, or
about 1000 square miles.
Many Rail Connections Cut.
Tin population of the Bay state is
around 4.000,OoO people, which Is l.
D0.epo less than the sufferers in the
flooded areas. The crowded condi-
lions will at once be seen. Rail con-
ueetions between Shanghai and Tient-
sin and Pekin Acre soon cut by the
Anhwei floods caused when the Hung
about sixty miles to the north of Nan
kin. The deforested condition Of China
Is tie cause not only of the floods
but of most Of her famines In that
country"
Qua Yang Lin. graduate Of the
lale forestry school, Is one of the
leaders In the forestry work In China.
He got into Tientsin after one of the
floods
while In Tientsin." Mr.. Lin re-
ported, II had the opportunity of
going through the flooded sections
II was terrible sight. The boatmen
pointed out the high water marks,
told US Of the millions rendered home
less and the thousands that had per
ished. Collins could be seen floating
IN the street. The country was under
crop when the flood came and the loss
cannot be imagined"
The newest provincial develop
ment' says Dean Reisner's report,
has been In Shantung province.
which has come into world promi-
henee through the Shantung award,
f The Paris peace conference. This
work was organized by Mr.. Lin.
"A provincial forest service has been
established, with a chief forester and
eleven assistants. Work was prose-
cuied so vigorously that the first
planting season saw the organization
three forestry stations, the estab-
nshment of three nurseries with plans
Tor TWO more for the following sea-
son, over $4,000 trees planted.
Harvard Man Aids Work,
fhree government railways are en-
saged In reforestation work looking
onward TO supplying their own ties and
V'her timbers used In railroad main
'ehahee. Several other railways are
contemplating similar developments.
Inc budgets are voted by the various
railway administrations interested.
Ane forestry work of the Lung-Hai
ANYWAY which is financed by Belgian
interests, Is under the direction of J.
hefs. The reforesting has been most
y along both sides Of the railway
snere 100000 trees have been set
out
Inc I1entsln-Pukow railway for
esuJ work is In charge of a gradu-
s.e OF Harvard forestry school. About
cooo trees have been planted. The
e1'n hankow railways forestry work
onoer the direction of Ngan Han,
usouate Of the forestry department
aichigsn State university.
me outstanding forestry develop
T -su' continues to be that of the
Ssu provincial forestry station,
sfseo In 1915, located near the ia.
w. as ming tombs In Nankin, Mt the
s VI which Is Song Sing-Moo. q
forestry. pp'"e 'cnoo' Oh
,o.. anhWei province Is now teaching
:, go. IN four of her five agricultur.
So SCHOOLS Chekiang province has a
ss.0noary forestry school with a large
n,. Vinent' Arbor day In China is a
ss,~e a' holiday now and II is OBJ
So So IN schools and by high Of