SIS 1M,ANTIN(} TKKKS IN ANTICIPATION OF A DKMANl) FOU TlIK WOOD. 



])laiitation maintained, or the charter become void. In the Southern States hen 

 wiuiKi have boon an ample provision for Live Oak timber — in the Northern for 

 Wliite Oak, Locust, &c., for national or private purposes. We need not say that 

 (he government itself could easily have made the proviso that the timber should 

 belong to itself, or the half of it ; nor need we urge the additional comfort of tlu; 

 traveller, though that is an important consideration which will have to be more 

 studied than it has heretofore been, in various ways ; it is sufficient to enforce the 

 necessity of producing valuable woods for future use, in a national point of view, 

 and to urge upon incorporated companies the large profit that would result. 



And iirst of these profits at a rough calculation. ]5y planting the acorns or seeds 

 themselves, scarcely any cost would be incurred ; but it can be shown by practical 

 men, that at present prices, a mile of seedling Oaks one year old, planted ten feet 

 apart, which would give for both sides of a road, one mile in length, one thou-sand 

 and fifty-six trees, could be bought and planted for twenty dollars, and Locust the 

 same, if not for less. At a low estimate, we will assume that these trees in twenty 

 years would be worth, on an average two dollars each, or two thousand one hundred 

 and twelve dollars, (ornamental trees produce a much greater result in five to eight 

 years). If our route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, with its branches, is four 

 l;undred miles in length, and was planted ou both sides, say eight hundred miles, 

 the value produced where nothing of value is now growing would, if we are correct, 

 yield eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars ! Apply this estimate to the whole 

 length of Railroads, canals, and turnpikes, in the Union, and the result is too start- 

 ling for figures. Let any one make a similar calculation for the finest fruits to be 

 sent by the rail to our principal cities, and the figures will be still more surprising, 

 while the profit would be infinitely sooner realized ; suffice it that we have made it 

 evident that we may have timber at every man's door sufficient for his increasing 

 Avants, instead of being dependent on Canada as we now are. When Canada has 

 exhausted her supply, which she must some time do, where are we to go ? 



We have taken as samples a few trees of known mercantile value, but it is not 

 necessary to confine the selection to these ; we would even recommend varying the 

 kinds very considerably, and changing their character according to climate and the 

 soil, and the wants of the State wherein the line was constructed. The per centage 

 of profit is sufficient to touch stockholders in a point that has some scarified spots — 

 the pocket ; but if this inducement fails, we would recommend the formation in 

 every State of new companies, with charters, or privileges from the companies 

 already formed, requiring the performance of this cheap and agreeable duty. For 

 ourselves, we should prefer taking stock in the ''Tree Company" to that of the road 

 itself, and at the same time we should be doing our fellow men an immense service. 

 Ornamental trees interspersed would add immensely to the beauty of the route, be 

 very profitable, and would give to passengers, who are sadly in want of resources 

 for occupation, something to study and talk about, with examples for home 

 adoption. 



The railroad or canal could deliver the matured woods at given points where most 

 required, very much cheaper than by the process now employed to haul them from 



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