The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-11
SEES LESSON IN
CHINA'S FLOOD
Dean of Nankin University Tells
OF Need OF Reforestation in
Exhaustive Report.
PROVINCE is DEVASTATED
Area Affected is Twice Size Of Massa.
chusetts, Containing $4,000
Persons-Many Rail Con-
nections Are Cut.

'VSltOnS arc O0L
Neutrality-suspicious. great flood
disaster in Anhwei province-her third
OF the current year-should be a
lesson to the United States, showing
what may follow indiscriminate de-
forestation, says Dean Reisner of the
College of Agriculture and Forestry
at the University of Nankin, in a de-
tailed report to the American Fores-
try association.
China, with her floods, is an ex-
ample to the world Of the need Of re-
forestation," he says "a conservative
expenditure for various forestry en-
terprises, mainly nursery work and
forest planting, Is from 100000 to a
quarter million dollars, the production
OF lOO,OOOOOO trees in over 1000 nur-
series, and the planting Of 25,OO0,OOO
to 100000 trees on 100000 acres Of
land. This may seem small when COM
pared 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
Of Dean Reisner may be seen when
we consider that the flooded area Is
twice the area Of Massachusetts, or
about $4,000 square miles,
Many Rail Connections Cut
'"The population Of the Bay state is
around 100000 people, which is L.
6OO,OOO less than the sufferers in the
flooded areas. The crowded cOndi-
lions will at once be seen. Rail con-
nections between Shanghai and Tient-
sin and Pekin were soon cut by the
Anhwei floods caused when the Hung
tie lake and its tributaries overlooked
about sixty miles to the north of Nam
kin. The deforested condition of China
is the cause not only Of the floods
but of most Of her famines In that
country
Qua Yang Lin, a graduate of the
Yale forestry school, is one of the
leaders in the forestry work in China.
He got into Tientsn after one of the
foods
''While in Tientsin," Mr. Lin re-
ported, II had the opportunity Of
going through the flooded sections.
1t was a 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-
nence through the Shantung award,
Of the Paris peace conference. This
work was organized by Mr.. Lin
"A provincial forest service has been
established, with chief forester and |
eleven assistants. Work was prose-
cuted so vigorously that the first
planting season saw the organization
of three forestry stations, the estab-
lishment of three nurseries with plans
for two more for the following sea-
son, over $4,000 trees planted.
Three government railways are en-
gagged in reforestation work looking
forward to supplying their own ties and
other timbers used in railroad main
tenance. Several other railways are
similar developments
The budgets are voted by the various
railway administrations interested. n
The forestry work of the Lung-Hai
railway, which is financed by Belgian
interests, is under the direction of J.
Hers. The reforesting has been most
y along both sides of the railway
where 100000 trees have been set
tut.
"The TientSin-PukOw railway for
sstry work is in charge Of a gradu-
tie Of Harvard forestry school, About
$4,000 trees have been planted The
'ekin-Hankow railways forestry work
S under the direction Of Ngan Han,
graduate Of the forestry department
t Michigan State university.
"The outstanding forestry develop
lent continues to be that Of the
1angsu provincial forestry station,
tarted in 1915, located near the IA
lous Ming tombs in Nankin, at the
cad of which is Song Sing-Moo, a
raduate Of the Philippine school Of
,restry.
"Anhwei province is now teaching
'restry in four Of her five agricultur-
schools. Chekiang province has a
'condary forestry school with large
lrollment. Arbor day in China is a
ational holiday now and it is OBJ
,rved in schools and by high Of
,ials"