The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-24
@ FOREST NOTES
ETHICS OF THE FOREST.
(By the Rotary Club of Color
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(By the Superior Forest ofice.)

When on the street you do not
allow yourself the same hbert es
you might properly enjoy IN your
home.
When in the forest, it is well to
bear in mind that you are IN a
public place, even though for the
moment you are alone.
You will not endanger an intiam-
able property by throwing about
matches, cigarette stubs, or pipe
ashes as you might safely do on a
paved street.
You will not build large fires
anywhere, or any fires in dry, dan
gerous places. You should select a
moist creek bank or bare spot
where there is no grass or trees to
become ignited.
Completely Extinguish Your Fire
When Through With Ii.
You VIII not leave your camping
spot in a filthy or unattractive con-
dition, thinking you are the last
person who will want to use It.
Remember that others may have
the same desire for fresh clean
spot, as you had. Burn papers
and rags while you have a fire;
bury or conceal cans and bottles.
Unless you have left your self
respect at home, you will not write
your name on signs or trees, to in
vite insult and lewd suggestion. If
YOU must write on signs, please
leave your address so that prosecu-
ton for defacing government pro-
perty may be begun without delay.
If wise, you will follow the trail
rather than take the shortcut"
saving labor and leather.
You will extend help to those
who need it and expect courtesy
from others. Forest Rangers you
may meet are there to help you.
Play Fair.
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AMERICA CALLS
on every native and adopted son
for participation in her problems as
well as her privileges.
Are you an American?
Do you ever give thought to the
future of your country?
Do you assist, by your personal
interest and public expression, in
shaping the policy of your govern
ment in those matters that concern
all of us, or are you content to let
someone else do It?
Do you know that the United
States must practice
FORESTRY
on a very large scale if your child
rem and mine are to have houses
at reasonable cost, newspapers, fur
niture, the very elements of civil
lied living?
Do you know that 80 million
acres of land IN the United States
are absolutely unproductive because
of the inertia of American citizens?
That these acres might be storing
up the material and the power to
keep future generations prosperous!
That 400 million acres are pro-
ducing almost nothing, because Of
lack of care, that once did bear,
and might again bear magnificent
forests?
That one million acres of our
remaining forests are being de-
stroyed by fire every year? That
we are using up this unearned her
itage four times as fast as nature
can rebuild it, and doing almost
nothing to help her?
YOU WOULD NOT PRACTICE
OR PERMIT SUCH BARBAROUS
WASTE If your own property were
involved! Why permit your coun-
try to be so profligate?
Ask yourself, WHY.
Get the facts about this situa-
ton
Then DO SOMETHING about it.
THE EOPECT SERVICE
U. s. Department of Agriculture,
is administering and protecting in
the National Forests about one
fifth of all the remaining timber in
the United States. The Forest
Service IS only a small arm of the
government charged with this par
ticular job. It is dependent on
Congress, on your representatives,
for the funds to accomplish any
thing.
Congress has not yet awakened
to the urgent need for practicing
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