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sand dune upon which timber should be established and maintained in 

 an unbroken stand. The reforestation and sand control of these two 

 Upper Peninsula belts is largely a problem for the State because the 

 expense required t> control and plant these areas will hardly attract 

 private enterprise and capital. 



THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA. THE! WEST SHORE BELT. 



Economically considered the conditions prevailing in the dune regions 

 of the west shore of the lower peninsula are opposite to those found in 

 the upper peninsula. Directly adjacent to the waste dune area lies the 

 great fruit belt of Michigan. Land values are high. Farms are operated 

 intensively. Both rail and boat transportation make the dune belt 

 readily accessible and lying near are large centers of commercial and 

 industrial activity. The problem of dune control here becomes one of 

 private enterprise because of the element of profit which will follow 

 development. 



Fig. 1. Many expedients are resorted to in an effort to hold the drifting sand in check. 

 This shows an attempt to form a barrier dune near the foot of a serious break. Without 

 some planting to form a crust at the source of the blow these expedients are of little per- 

 manent value. Sand catchers are useful in changing sand drifts and in the removal of 

 sand from valuable land. 



Examples are very common along the west shores where large prices 

 have been paid for old established dune lands as summer resorts and 

 summer homes by wealthy people from the cities. Lake Michigan's east 

 shore will one day be as great a pleasure resort as any in tte United 

 States because of its accessibility to Chicago and the central south. Its 

 climate is ideal — pure air and ever-constant winds from the lake add to 

 the comfort and pleasure of those who seek rest or health. Adjacent to 

 one of the greatest fruit belts of the world, the prospect of a summer 

 spent amid the dune forests is an alluring one. The State has a duty to 

 perform to its citizens in encouraging the development of this belt of 



