Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-22
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600 acres in the national forests, that means
loss of more than 100000 acres The forester has
also said that in the four years previous to 1924
the average area burned was two-tenths of / per
cent"-more than 100000 acres. Yet the forest
service spent in 1924 $125OOOO for fire prevention
and detection" and $679OOO for Sire suppression"
Incidentally the forest service claims to have
100000 visitors year in the national forests
and the report says: 'The growing use Of Gig
arettes has created one Of the most serious prob
lens of forest protection"
Much stress is laid upon the development of
the farmers woodlots, said to total 191O0O,000
acres. Only a complete revolution in their use
will make them factor in the general situation,
since apparently three-fourths of them are being
grazed. Grazed woodlots do not reproduce them
selves; they are doomed to extinction.
More than ten million people are supported by
the forests, their products and the handling indus
try Investments total more than $4,000, 100000.
The waste in handling is enormous Nearly two
thirds of the volume of timber is lost
The select committee reforestation of the
United States senate appointed with a view to
establishing a comprehensive national policy for
lands chiefly suited for timber production in order
to insure perpetual supply of timber for use and
necessities of citizens of the United States made
a nationwide survey" in 1923, with twenty-four
hearings in sixteen states. It's report made Janu-
airy 10, 1924 formed the basis Of the McNary-
Clarke act of June 6, 1924. At a hearing in Boston
September %, 1929 appeared Samuel T. Dana.
director Of the northeastern experiment station of
the United States forest service. Said Mr. Dana to
the senate committee:
Mr. Dana. Good intentions will not suffice Fire
protection will suffice Equitable taxation will
not suffice If every owner of forest land should
start tomorrow to handle 1T conservatvely as he
knows how, or even If the chief forester os +he
United States should be given free hand RI do
exactly what he pleased with the entire country
we should be better off than we today but we
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meet our present deficit. Colonel Greeley himself
would not be able to balance our present growth
with our need for the simple that he does
not know how
The chairman (senator McNary) Do you concede
Colonel Greeley. Absolutely
want to make that do yet know enough
The plain fact is that really effective forest man
agement demands much knowledge than we
possess. This is excuse for not practicing
what we know; it Is an argument for finding out
The American Tree association has made public
the results of its survey Of forestry egsla-
ton. The results:
The California legislature, made several special
hre-fghting appropriations of about $65OoO; the
state will vote in 1925 the fundamental tag
revision question. Colorado strengthened its state
forest service. Connecticut appropriated $455OOO
for state forests and parks $15O00O is for land
purchase in the next two years. $4,000 for fire.
fighting. Delaware created bipartisan forestry
commission. Georgia enacted law which makes
the forestry board active body, the office
or state forester ana enforceS the fire laws Idaho
established forestry policy administered
by forestry board Illinois made provision for
creation of state forests and their administration
under the department of conservation. Indiana
created annual forestry fund of $25 600 and
excepted fruit and forest tree reservations from
taxation Kansas created forestry, fish and game
commission. Kentucky qualified under the NfcNary-
Clarke act by appropriating $4,000 for the work
of the concurrently established of state for
ester Massachusetts covered funds from the fed
eral government exclusively into the division of
forestry of the department of conservation; the
Bash Bish Falls State forest was established
Michigan enacted new forestry law under
which of cut-over lands may escape ad
valorem taxation, paying instead fiat of five
cents year and yield stumpage tax.
In Minnesota a proposed amendment authorizing
the yield system of taxing timber goes to the