The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15

h wen, answered the traveller, 'Lne
stuff is diluted twice after 1t leaves
the distillery before 1t gets to you;
II were in your place I'd use 1t just
as 1t comes" Whether such persist
ept dflutiops are any longer allowed
| do not know, but | am quite sure
there is healing balm in the friendly
hammemeIis on the Bowdoin Trail. in
a crude state perhaps, but not yet
commercially diluted.
Good viii Farm comprises about one
thousand acres; this includes the
boys farm. bordered on the north by
Marten Stream, and the girls farm,
north OF Marten and separated from
it by two farms belonging to other
parties, In 1920 the State Legisla-
ture was petitioned to create game
preserve by passing law prohibiting
all shooting on these farms. In the
area affected by the proposed law
was land owned by Mr.. John Conner
and Mr.. Russell Barrett, and G. W
Hinckley. the owners OF these farms,
Joining in the petition. The law
was passed; the tract now protected
is about fifteen hundred acres, but
Of this area probably six hundred
acres is either titled land or open
pasture.
It was intjmated in previous ar
ticle that there is no great variety of
scenery-neither lake nor mountain
in the vicinity--but the law referred
to invests the tract with special in
u, q 4
ton to the, passage OF the bill and
the creating of the preserve. and so
far as know there was no unexpres-
sed objections to it.. Any man who
respects himself will respect the pro-
pcrty rights Of others, and 1t Is not
feared that anyone Will deliberately
or, Intentionally Interfere with the
plans OF the owners Of the land, nor
b guilty of a violation Of the state
law covering the territtI.'
The trails. at Good viii, as des-
cribed In another article, are all on
Good win, Farm, with the exception
OF few rods on the Good Will Trail.
and, Ia this case, by a slight detour,
Good WIFI acreage. but as | under
stand It, the owner has no objection,
and the trail VIII probably remain as
1t is'atE present ~ $3.50 i4Hi
srhere ;wsts two reasuns for, the PEI
titfon t1tsthe ldgislatEFs 10, prohiBit
shooting on thGse 'preinises The
first was tile TRACY themselves and
the fact thatJ ,mBka. and more each
year, the woods Id the vicinity are
visited by interested parties especial
ly by young folks; 1t was believed that
it was essential that all shooting be
prohibited in order that any who visit
ed the woodlands might feel safe from
gun accident, whatever the season OF
the year. The other consideration
was the possible increase OF wild life
in the area involved The protec-
ton OF wild life would have two re-
suits. 1t would increase the ami
mails and birds in the preserve pro-
per, and it would eventually result
in better sport in neighboring sec
tons; this would work to the advan-
tage OF all commemorative nature
lover, the scientist, the sportsman, and
the various owners OF the land, and the
state.
The Good will Home Association
has no funds that 1t can use in de-
velopng the woodlands for purposes
of recreation or even OF education,
but 1t has been the dream and ex-
pectation OF the founder of Good VIII
that the woodlands owned by it
now amply sufficient for the plan
should be so managed that, by the
observance of the principles OF fores-
try, the entire uncultivated section
of Good will would be what may be
called natural park conditions A
vast amount Of work along this line
has already been done-chiefly by
the Good Will boys. under mature
leadership in cleaning up and burning
slash, reducing the fire hazard. and
giving the woodlands, especially along
the trails a neat and cared for appear
anoe. II would be difficult for any
one. in walking over the Bowdoin
Dartmouth, Colby or Good VIII Trails,
To understand how much work was
involved in bringing about the pres
ent conditions.
For many years Good VIII has had
its official forestry Day." which
comes the day after. Thanksgiving"
and on that date the entire communi-
ty is supposed to be in the woods i'm
proving conditions. Dead limbs are
taken from trunks Of pines and hem
locks; decayed stumps are knocked
to pieces and made invisible: trees
that had fallen and become soggy and
unfit for fire wood are worked up into
manageable lengths and taken to the
! fires to be gradually destroyed toge-
Their with lighter and more inflam-
mabIe rubbish. At noon. in some
central location, the youthful foresters
gather for hot dinner in the omen.
around one. of the biggest and best
| Ares and then the work is continued
But weather is not always favor
able; sometimes snow storn, CoG--
! ing before Thank agiving, makes the
gathering Of rubbish impossible, and