156 Forestry Quarterly. 



THREE STATE BILLS. 



Tliree bills of import to forestry were introduced in the New 

 York State Legislature during the last session. 



The first of these was for an appropriation of $6,000 to the 

 Forest, Fish and Game Commission for use in planting of waste 

 lands. It had apparently every chance of passage. The planta- 

 tion made the previous year was eminently successful, and had 

 been favorably reported by the special Adirondack committee of 

 the Senate ; the project in general of planting up the waste lands 

 of the State has been considered with favor, even enthusiasm, by 

 the public both visiting and resident, and hy the press ; again 

 the appropriation called for was but a small sum ($6,000) and 

 its passage was absolutely without political significance. The 

 Legislatuie made the appropriation, the Governor vetoed it. 



The second bill and one of a very similar nature provided for a 

 special appropriation of $5,000 for use in reforestation of the Cor- 

 nell Demonstration Forest. This appropriation was made by the 

 Legislature and approved b}- the Governor. 



The third and most important was the annual appropriation 

 bill of $10,000 for the support of the New York State College of 

 Forestry ; it passed the Legislature without opposition but was 

 vetoed by the Governor. 



For a proper understanding of the action taken in regard to the 

 last two bills it is perhaps well to explain here the relation of tlie 

 Cornell Demonstration Forest and the New York State College of 

 Forestr5% two separate and distinct institutions. The former was 

 created to demonstrate the most profitable way to perpetuate State 

 and private forests by use, the latter to teach the principles and 

 practice of forestry ; they are supported by different appropriations 

 and the sole connection between them is that they are under 

 the direction of Cornell University. 



Considerable protest has been made against the system of clear 

 cutting with artificial and natural regeneration as practiced in the 

 Forest ; protest arising solely from one or two influential estate 

 owners in the neighborhood, but sufficienth' strong to influence a 

 number of legislators and even the Governor himself to express 

 themselves publicly as being against the present policy. It 

 would seem therefore that this bill aiding the present manage- 

 ment with a $5,000 appropriation would have had but poor 

 chance for success. 



