Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-23
FLOOD is
WARNING
TO NATION
Chinese Deluge Held
Due to Lack of Re
forestration, by Col
1ege Expert


great flood disaster In Anhwe
province--her third of the curren
vaar should he a lesson to tn,
r,.,t..s e.a.ou .hom,na What No
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foilow lhuiscrliiiina'e u7ioi p =
tion, says Dean Reisner OF the col
lege Of agricultural and forestry
~ tba University of Nankin In :
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torestry associa 1ioh'
chlna Win her iioous " an
example " ene Woiiu " tho i'oeo
9I reiorestat'oh' ~ays ne =
cohserNatise sApeiiuie ute ~ ~
Gus forestry enterprises nainiy
nursery WoIh anu iorese pianlins
ls from SzVo,VVo 70 q qiartei M, M,
non uoliars' lhe prouuceion u ~
hiiiioIi trees IN over one .lousan.,
nurseries, ana tns pian.ihs "
.Wenty-liVe 70 tnirts niiii,oh .rseS
n loV,uVo acres q ianu' lnis
iay seem small Wnen colnparcu
Nth some otner countries pu'
larse when one cohsiuers my
'ackgfouhd ana the lact .ha' IN
ias interest," IN forestry ID only d
fery rev years old'
me masnltuoe OF the uevassu. !.
non III the Ahh"ei province,
lays chafies Lathrop fack' presi-
aent OF the association IN sivihB
put the report Of Dean heisler,
may De seen wnen we cohsiuer
that the iiooded area y twlce tne
area OF massachusetts OF apout
ih,OOu square miles. Inc popuia-
ION OF the Bay state is around
souf mllllon people wnleh y 'uil-
glon and a hali less tnan tne sss'-
serers IN the HOODED areas. Tne
ToWued cohultlons VIII at once
le seen ran connexions between
snanghal and Ilehtsin ana feKin
we're soon cut py the AhhWel
sioods caused Wnen tne riunslze
axe ana us tributaries Overflow
~ anout sixty mlles 10 the north
u Nankin. me deiorested cohdl-
ion OF emma are the causes not
oniy of the HOODS but OF most Oh
aer lanlhes IN tnat country
Qua ang Lin' graduate Oh the
xale forestry schooi, ls one OF tne
seauers IN the forestry WORK IN
Uhina, ne got INTO llehtsin att
Of one Oh the lloods'
Whhe IN lientsin' Mr. l4in re-
ported, ! mad the opportunity OF
golng through the iloodea sec
lions, u was a terrible sisht.
Ihe boatman pointed out the high
water marks, tod US OF the mil
lions rendered homeless ana the
thousands that had perished. COZ
Tins could pc seen Iloating IN the
streets. The country was under
crop When tne iiood came and the
loss cannot De imagined.
Ine newest proVincial develop-
ment, says Dean Reisners re-
port mas been IN shantung prov
ince' Which mas come into world
prominence through the shan
luhg award OF the Paris peace
Inis work was organ
iSeu ny Mr. LIN.
a provincial forest service has
oeeh estapilsheu with CHIEF for
sster ana eleven assistants. Work
WAS prosecuted SO vigorously that
lhe ilrst planting season saw the
organization of three forestry sta
-ioha' the establishment OF three
with plans for two more
.or tne toiiowlng season, over
'eo'oVu trees planted on 20O0I
now OF land and an additional
'Vvo NOW SEEDED
lhree government railways
~ ensaseu IN rerorestation work
forward to supplying their
'Wh .iea and other timpers used
q railroad maintenance. Several
''ner railways are contemplatng
lniiar oevelopments' The budgetsl
~ voted py the various railway
administrations interested The
ofsstry WORK OF the Lung-Hai |
ailway' Whleh is financed by Bel
nan 'ah interests Is under the diree-
ion o = Hers. Ihe retoresting
iss oeen mostly along both sides
7 ~ rai,way where s,ooo,VOo |
'e.s ..s,, nave peeh SET out
IN Aien'sin-t uAow railway
:. -, os.ay az. ~oiA Is N enarge OF q
a,'u, y harvard forestry
s- '.-., Dous eoV,VvV trees nave
ailuax,ia f.~.,...., ..t