THE Massachusetts Forestry Association is making an ap- 

 peal to towns and cities in the Bay State to establish 

 "wood lots" on waste lands, much along the same line 

 as recommended by W. T. Cox, the Minnesota state forester. 

 Massachusetts, with 1,000,000 acres of wild or waste land, puts 

 it up as a straight business proposition that from $3,000,000 to 

 $5,000,000 is being lost annually through inactivity in utilizing 

 this ground, and calls attention to the fact that although the 

 state reforested 860 acres last year, 1,000 years will be required 

 to plant trees to all waste land unless other agencies take up 

 the work. In a circular signed by Harris A. Reynolds, secre- 

 tary of the forestry association, the individual, corporation and 

 municpality are urged to take a hand in reforesting work. The 

 circular says in part: 



Opportunity For Towns and Cities to Do a Splendid Work. 



"The bodies to which this proposition should appeal most 

 strongly are the towns and cities. Their waste or wild lands 

 are bringing little or no revenue through taxation. They can 

 be bought very cheaply. Cord-wood and lumber are both ex- 

 pensive. Each could be made more plentiful by this plan and 

 consequently in all probability reduced in price. If we had 

 forests in place of what is now waste land about a. town the 

 outlying land would be more valuable. As a means of con- 

 serving the water which in many towns of the state is used 

 to produce power for the factories the forests would be in- 

 valuable. Not only would the water be conserved but the res- 

 ervoir supply would be purified. Our wild game would be 

 afforded cover and a breeding place. These forests could be 

 utilized as wild parks and places of recreation. Municipal 

 bonds might be issued for this purpose just as they are for 

 Dther improvements. 



"To follow all these facts with the cold business statement, 

 that the town could actually net from $3 to $5 annually per 



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