ed on such land, and in later years, these valuable 

 trees could be sold for lumber. In this way the land's 

 yield would be more than paying for the taxes. 



Another important reason for preserving and re- 

 planting our forests is that pleasure hunters from out- 

 side states come to Minnesota to hunt. They pay 

 as much as fifty dollars for license to hunt big game. 

 This furnishes a high revenue for the state. If the 

 forests were cut down this revenue would be gone, 

 as well as the pleasure for our own people. People 

 from outside states come to Minnesota to camp. We 

 have such grand forests, which improve people's 

 health also. Trappers make their living from the 

 animals of the forests. If the city would plant forest 

 reserves they would realize a good sum of money af- 

 ter the forests were grown and ready to be sold for 

 lumber. The trees give out oxygen which we breathe 

 in, and take in the poisonous air which we breathe 

 out. This purifies the air, makes the climate more 

 healthful. Both St. Paul and Minneapolis have been 

 agitating on the subject of planting city forest re- 

 serves. They purify the water supply and help the 

 city in financial ways. 



England and Scotland are preparing to replant 

 forests which have been cut to provide war supplies. 

 They are not waiting until peace is concluded, but 

 are doing it now. Never before have these countries 

 been so bare of timber. Hunting ranges and sporting 

 grounds have been sacrificed to supply munition 

 factories at home and armies abroad. These forests 

 were neither large nor many, but they were sufficient 

 to tide over the time of peril. The replanting will 



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