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The consideration of these questions is of 

 importance to the individual to the nation 

 at large. Nor is it vague or frivolous ; 



Inasmuch as it is universally known, that 

 such estates as have a portion of growing 

 timber upon them, when brought to sale, 

 bring an extra price according to the quan- 

 tity and value of the timber ; not only at the 

 time of sale, but counting on its value at a 

 far distant period. Thus, supposing the half 

 grown timber on an estate to be valued at 

 ten thousand pounds on the day of sale, in- 

 stances are not wanting where twenty, nay, 

 twenty-five thousand have been given, over 

 and above the value of the land. 



Such purchasers may justly be reckoned 

 among the wise men of the world. They 

 foresee the increase of wealth, proceeding 

 from healthy timber growing where it may 

 not only be cherished, till of full maturity; 

 but, which can then be turned to account, 

 by reason of its local situation. 



How different the ideas of those who 

 imagine, that when once a portion of ground 

 is appropriated to the planting of timber, 

 it forthwith becomes a burthen to the estate! 



