PAPERS OF GENERAL INTEREST 43 



than those expended in protecting the parks and making 

 them accessible, 



"Just as we preserve the works of great masters, and 

 find that the longer we have preserved them, the gi-eater 

 their valne becomes; so we are seeking to presei-ve the 

 works of the greatest of Masters, and if length of time 

 increases the value of these works they are infinitely 

 more valuable than works of ait. In this we appeal to 

 almost all sections of the community. The economic 

 aspect is dominant in our immediate vicinity. 'Will it 

 pay?,' has been answered satisfactoiily. They are at- 

 tractive to the artist and poet as a source of inspiration; 

 to the educator as a source of illustration; to students of 

 geology, botany, physiography, etc., as a source of in- 

 struction; and to all as a source of health and recreation 

 which leads one's thoughts away from the mundane 

 affairs of this world 'Through Xature up to Xature's 

 God.' " — JoHx Davipsox. 



The ideas brought out here, as reasons for preserves, 

 all include reasons why "it's paying." It pays to pre- 

 sei've forests and swamps as watershed protectoi's and 

 flood preventers. It pays to educate the public in forest 

 practice, fish culture, culture of water plants, etc. 



SIZE OF PKESERVES ^LOCATIOX 



"The Governor of Blinois stated that he was strongly 

 in favor of rather large preserves, averaging say a 

 thousand acres. He also said that these should be weU 

 distributed through the state so that aU citizens in the 

 state would take a large interest in the movement. My 

 own personal feeling is that an effort should be made 

 also to have preseiwes in proximity to each of the major 

 population centers." — H. C. Cowles. 



EPFECT OF LUMBEPJIXG IN PKESEBVES 



"I am of opinion that from the point of view of 

 ecological study, the result is unfavorable. That is to 

 say, if it is desirable for that purpose that the occurrence 

 and proportionate representation in the forest of the 

 various elements of the vegetation should be exactly as 



