174 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION March 



advocated, in favor of a large public Forests can be safeguarded by the 



service in the interest of the commu- individuals if there is co-operation on 



nity as a unit, rather than a larger de- the part of the public in the way of 



velopment of the scramble of Individ- taxes. The present method of taxing 



uals to appropriate the general her- is unjust and drives the forest owner 



itage of national wealth, meet with my to skinning his land and getting the 



fullest approbation, and you and your last cent out of it that he can and letting 



allies will win out on that line. it go for taxes. Farming lands yield an 



"You have won a place in my es- annual crop. Forest lands will yield 

 teem on the same plane with James a crop about once in twenty years, if 

 Wilson, Gifford Pinchot, and Harvey carefully handled. If the crop were 

 W. Wiley, alike noble exponents of taxed as taken off the land the owner 

 American national life, regardless of could then afford to wait for his small 

 place of birth or race. And in naming trees to grow, and pay his tax when he 

 these illustrious champions I do not marketed the product. Parties who 

 fail to remember their loyal and faith- own small tracts of rocky, worthless, 

 ful allies who show their spirit and sandy land could afford to plant it 

 labors and help maintain the standard with young trees, and to protect them 

 of a devoted and disinterested public from fire until such time as the pro- 

 service, duct would be ripe ; but under pres- 



"Count me as a follower in the ent conditions no man can afford to 



ranks, willing to help a little some- plant trees and wait for them to grow, 



where along in the line of action." for as soon as they were of any value 



Such appreciation is very gratify- whatever the- local assessor would in- 



ing, and the magazine and association crease his valuation and high taxes 



are glad to welcome the co-operation would follow. 



of public-spirited men who believe in Mr. Cutting is taking active steps 



serving their country in time of peace, to procure better legislation in this 



Some are willing to serve in time of regard, 

 war, who have no thought but of self- 



ishness in peace. Peace tries the qual- ^^^ 



ity of patriotism. Whole Detroit, thinks that Pro- 



Philosophy r ' -r^ , 



lessor l^ernows paper 



Drives the A letter from Mr. Frank on taxation at the Saginaw meeting, 



toTldnnine ^- ^"t^^"^' ^^^^^^ ^^ was "the greatest thing on the subject 



hemlock bark, Boston, ever written— the whole philosophy in 



Mass., reads : a nut-shell." 



Enclosed you will find check for re- 

 newal subscription for the American Saw Peril A few observing people 

 Forestry Association. I am a thor- Thirty Years g^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^y^^^ j^ 

 ough believer, as outlined by the Asso- ^o ^^^ glaringly apparent. 

 ciation. I think all important water Aaron W. Frederick, of Northfork, 

 sheds where the water flows through Calif., says : 



several States should be controlled by "I remember about 1877 my uncle, 

 the National Government. The White Jacob Frederick, then an old man, hav- 

 A/[ountains and the Adirondacks ing lived all his life in Westmoreland 

 should be added to the present hold- County, Pennsylvania, called my at- 

 ings of the Government at an early tention to the damage and loss result- 

 date. Forestry can be managed by ing from cutting down the forests. He 

 the United States Government in such had seen the forests cleared off, and 

 a manner that there will be a perpet- noted the drying up of springs and 

 ual source of income to the Govern- streams, the drouth and baking of the 

 ment, and the streams and forest will soil, and the floods that piled the best 

 be safeguarded better than they can of hill and valley along the channels- 

 be any other way. of the swollen streams." 



