IS4 AMERICAN FORESTRY 



5. The forests have been opened up permanent character. Americans would 

 by the most up-to-date American then be eager to take up a work which 

 method of logging controlled by log- for keenness of interest is unsurpassed 

 ging rules. anywhere in the world. 



6. The establishment of forest re- 

 serves has been taken as the keynote of vi CONCLUSION 

 the whole policy of the bureau, and the 



preliminary work is being pushed with The forest problems in the Philip- 



the utmost vigor. pines are of far more importance than 



7. The money for starting a rangers' in most countries. On account of the 

 school has already been appropriated hilly nature of the islands (which are 

 by the assembly. mostly volcanic), the preservation of 



the forests on the upper slopes is an 



v AN OPENING FOR AMERICANS absolute necessity for the protection of 



the water supply. And there is also 



All these most interesting problems strong evidence to show that forests 



present a splendid opportunity for not only regulate the run-off and retain 



Americans of the right sort to do some water in the soil, but actually influence 



work which is sure to be of benefit to the total quantity of rainfall as well, 



the islands and so, indirectly, to their In the Philippine Islands, as in no 



own country. Of course, it would be other country in the world, does the 



useless to deny that the climate is less solution of the forest problem involve 



favorable for active work than that in the solution of the land question. Upon 



the states. This only means, however, the proper handling of this question 



that a man must take better care of depends the agricultural development 



himself in the Philippines to keep in of the country and hence the welfare of 



ordinary good health than he would a people almost wholly dependent upon 



have to do in the states. If he does agriculture. 



take care of himself, there is no reason The work bein " done b Y the Bureau 

 why he should suffer in the slightest of Forestry is such that no less a per- 

 from the difference in climate. Of son than Doctor Tmib, the most emi- 

 course, the government will, sooner or nent botamst "i the tropics, in speak- 

 later, have to open its eyes to the fact in ? J ab ? ut forestr . v In tropical countries, 

 that if it wants a continued supply of said that , the Americans had made 

 good men, it will have to offer higher " lore real P r S r . es . s ] " forestry in the 

 inducements. At present the salaries ' n -Tf" , m fl whlch the 7 ^ ave bee " |" 

 are but a small fraction of what they ^ ' sla " ds tha " ??? f her " atl " in 

 are in India, though the distance to the ^^^s '" 



Philippines is far greater and the cost It shou i d / therefore, be the proud 

 of living much higher. The period of dut of eve American to give his 

 service should be greatly increased hearty support to work so well done and 

 and a pension provided for a certain U pon which in such a vital degree de- 

 numbers of years active service m the pen ds the whole future development 

 islands This would largely increase and prosperity of a people whose best 

 the force a thing at present much to interests his country has pledged its 

 be desired and would give it a more honor to care for. 



