CHAPTER II 



THE SAVING OF NATURAL FEATURES AND 

 RESOURCES 



THERE has been a tendency in the United States, 

 and perhaps in most countries, to use up or destroy, 

 many things that would have been of value to fu- 

 ture generations. We have needlessly wasted, de- 

 stroyed and burned up large portions of the forests 

 that would have been of priceless value even to the 

 present generation. We have needlessly worn out 

 and destroyed much of the natural richness of 

 soil and have allowed large quantities of it to be 

 washed away. We have destroyed most of the 

 fur-bearing animals and the game that was once 

 so abundant. We have destroyed the fish in rivers 

 and lakes. All of these facts are quite generally 

 recognized and regretted, but we have not yet re- 

 formed. The destruction of forests goes on, and 

 scarcely any provision is made for the future supply 

 of lumber. The same is true regarding many 



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