Sice of State Forests 531 



than a century. We can never hope to have all our State Forests 

 the same size. It is, however, desirable that an attempt should 

 be made to equalize them as far as the results of the equalization 

 prove to be practical. The truism that "history repeats itself" 

 stands out clearly when we see how the development of forestry 

 in Pennsylvania recapitulates the development of forestry in 

 Germany. No doubt we will pass through exactly the same 

 course of development, only at a greater speed, on account of 

 our present economic condition and the many theoretical and 

 practical lessons which we have and can still learn from the 

 experiences of the countries and States of Continental Europe. 

 If we cannot adopt their results, we may at least adapt them, and 

 if we cannot adapt them, they will at least suggest problems to 

 us and indicate the best means of avoiding circuitous methods 

 of procedure in solving them. 



