The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-01-13

The bill would place sev arance take,
on lumber, stone, gravel, sh ! s, oe
ment, sand and various other raate
rails necess airy in home building and
OF course, such taxes would likely be
handed on down to the consumer In
increased prices for such materials.
The act also, 1t is declared, would
cripple business and industry in the
state, Prominent lumbermen have as.
serted that if certain provisions Of thu
bill were enacted into law it would
RESULT in the probable temporary clos
ing down Of many sawmills in Missis-
sippi, throwing hundreds Of men out
Of employment until readjustments in
their business could be made. The
provisions of the bill with respect to
requirements on the part OF lumber.
men for protection against forest fires,
reforestation, cutting Of timber, for.
bidding use of skidders and other
means and methods used In the best
accepted standards Of numbering
throughout the country, it is said,
WYNN Aldh0 ~ AhAPOSolUl0 III INC e6Ws
mills to operate.
Some Of the requirements demanded
In numbering are specifically set forth
In the bill and are considered unus-
ually drastic, but tho entire control Of
that industry under the proposed bill
would be placed absolutely at the dis
cretion, whims or motives Of the for.
estry commission and it's officials and
w%ardens, and the commission could
impose whatever restrictions or rules
or expense ii desired and its decision
would be final.
Seriously Gripping the operations of
sawmills, leading merchants argue,
would inevitably. result in putting
many merchants in . great number OF
communities out OF business, % we'll
- throwing thousands of wage-earnsrs
In the mills out OF work. possibly caus
ing abandonment OF numerous small
communities 10 thriving because Of
tho lumber industry. In this day Of
widespread unemployment such q CON,
tingency should give the peop,s serious
concern.
Stll more fa~r-reaching in ito effects,
according to those who have examined
the measure, the bill would work q
hardship upon and bring increased q.
pense TO thousands Of farmers through
out Mississippi who own small private
groves OF trees or wood lots, because
the requirements - to providing for
fire patrols, burning off land, keep
Ing up hogs. ETC., and restrictions ~
10 cutting. clearing away the debris Of
trees and other things would apply to
al private owners of trees or groves.
Many a small farmer might be r.
CURED, under the act, to hire . fire pa
.rol for his grove Of trees out of sight
of his home.
Heavy expense would be .entailed !
lpon all railroads by the bill, both
common carriers and private logging
'oads being affected and in addition
he act would make 1t possible for the
orestry commission and its wardens
institute a system of petty annoy.
lnce and harassment upon a great
proportion of the citizens OF the state
would lead to q deplorable condi-
ion of affairs.
A few years ago there was a pro-
'osal to create in Mississippi a State
fish and Game Commission with
lock Of fish and game wardens to
snoop" about and annoy people. The
dice OF the voters was raised so loud
strong against that fish and game
commission bill, however, that 1t was
romptly killed, for the taxpayers and
Of Mississippi would have
one of it. The forestry bill now un-
or consideration is declared to be q
iece of the same sort of legislation
the way for the building I'D
[ a permanent and tremendously pow. ]
rful machine to control state affairs {
a small clique and to harass and {
nnoy reputable, law-abiding citizens {
the legitimate pursuit Of their busl- l
ess. Judging from the growing SEN A.
ment recently manifested against the !
roposed forestry bill II, too, will be
'legated to the tall timber" r
Regarding forestry legislation by S
ny OF the states at this time. it Is a
,lnted out both in Mississippi and o
her states, that however desirable a
legislation may be, this is not the o
time for the states to &C for Fl
ost excellent reasons There are a
w pending before the national House
I'd Senate in Washington, q number t.
national forestry bills, an important u
AZURE of all Of which is a provision a
r extending federal aid, through fed a
al funds, to the various states in the fl
of protection and reproduction b.
forests. The principle in this pend. 1
3 national forestry legislation with
spect to federal aid is identical with h
at embodied in the federal aid to the
ties in constructing good roads.
Hearings are to be held In Washing. =
before congressional committees on -
tional forestry legislation beginning
nuary 3, when 1t is hoped a measure S,
t~isfactory to all interests will be
olved for enactment. in order to
are in the benefits of federal aid for ne
estry and get its proportion Of fed. he
u money, each state will be obliged dt