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Chicago Journal. The American Tree Association urges private 

 enterprise in forestry, as well as extension of public forests. On 

 account of the long-time investment, hazards of fire, insect and storm, 

 it is recognized that public timber lands are necessary, although 

 entire ownership is neither essential or desirable. 



The Christian Science Monitor. In the United States there are 

 some 80,000,000 acres of idle land which is fit for nothing but growing 

 trees. Moreover, a great part of this land is situated east of the 

 Mississippi River ; that is, close to the manufacturing centres of the 

 country. There is little wonder, therefore, that the educational 

 campaign of the American Tree Association is finding considerable 

 support in every section. . .The campaign is a praiseworthy one and 

 deserves all possible support. 



Omaha World-Herald. To those organizations that advocate 

 conservation of forests, reforestation and the beautifying of our 

 communities by planting trees, we would give every encouragement. 

 With great, silent, majestic, noble trees about us, our life is touched 

 by their beneficence. 



Portland Oregonian. Though at first glimpse the plan of the 

 American Tree Association, which proposes to begin preparations now 

 to celebrate the centenary of Arbor Day fifty years hence will seem 

 visionary, it has the merit of appeal to a practical idealism of which 

 we can hardly have too much. 



Albany News. It is waste that menaces the timber supply, not 

 industry. Organizations have been formed to guard the forests, the 

 government guards them, trees are being planted but thousands of 

 them are needlessly destroyed. It is time to stop waste of timber. 

 America is wasteful in many ways. It can be thrifty but after a period 

 of thrift it turns to extravagance. Extravagance and waste are twin 

 sisters for which the future must pay. 



Cincinnati Enquirer. How blind men are! And how selfish! 

 We are using up timber in this country five times faster than it grows, 

 say the statisticians. In other words, we are inviting the fate of the 

 Sahara and all the arid, treeless, waterless wastes of the earth ; we are 

 planning to leave such deadly heritage to the children of the future ! 

 The American Tree Association, therefore, is doing a good thing in 



