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THE FORESTER. 



March, 



To Study European Forests. 



Dr. C. A. Schenck, Forester to the 

 Biltmore Estate and Principal of the Bilt- 

 more School of Forestry, has decided to 

 take the students of the school to Europe 

 early in April, with the view of having 

 them spend three months in Germany, 

 Switzerland, Austria and France, engaged 

 in the study of European silviculture. 

 Obviously as long as European economic 

 conditions cannot be imported into this 

 country, European forestry is a Utopia 

 for the United States. One thing, how- 

 ever, the forester can learn in Europe and 

 in Europe only: silviculture, the art of 

 raising and tending woods. It will take 

 a few decades to allow America to give 

 such object lessons on silviculture as Ger- 

 many, France, and other countries abroad 

 can afford to offer. 



It is Dr. Schenck's idea to have the 

 students distributed in various ranges in 

 the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, of 

 which Dr. Schenck is Forest Assessor on 

 leave of absence, during the months of 

 April and May. 'During the month of 

 June, Dr. Schenck and his students will 

 take a flying trip through the most inter- 

 esting forest districts of Europe. 



Sir Dietrich Brandis, late Inspector- 

 general of the forests to the Government 

 of India, who knows European forests 

 better probably than any other European 

 forester, has kindly promised to accompany 

 Mr. Schenck on the tour. Whoever has 

 traveled under Sir Dietrich's guidance 

 knows what a treat is in store for the stu- 

 dents of the Biltmore School of Forestry. 



Tree Protection in flassachusetts. 



Town officers and citizens generally in 

 the southeastern part of Massachusetts 

 have been much interested of late in a suit 

 for damages, brought by W. A. Mackie, 

 of New Bedford, against a street railway 

 company, for cutting four trees in front of 

 his summer place at Freetown, Mass. 

 The case was tried in the Superior Court 

 at Taunton and a verdict of $1200 was 

 given Mr. Mackie. The actual damage 

 was found to be $400, but the statutes 

 provide that the damage in such cases may 

 be multiplied by three, hence the $1200. 

 As was to be expected the corporation ap- 

 pealed and the case will be retried at Boston. 



The trees in question were about eight 

 inches through at the butt and they were 

 destroyed by the construction gang of the 

 railway. Mr. Mackie had given land on 

 one side of the street to permit the rail- 

 way to pass his place without endangering 

 trees, but the construction gang notwith- 

 standing cut the trees on the side next the 

 house. 



One of the most remarkable facts 

 brought out at the trial was that a member 

 of the board of selectmen of the town 

 entered the employ of the railway during 

 the construction of the road and while 

 acting in this double capacity gave permis- 

 sion and orders to cut the trees in question. 

 This worthy town officer admitted in court 

 that he was a\vare at the time he was 

 working for the railway that the board of 

 selectmen, himself included, were liable 

 to have to sit in adjudication on disputed 

 right of way. 



Approval of the Proposed Arboretum. 



In support of the plan for a National 

 Arboretum in California as outlined in the 

 February FORESTER, the Los Angeles 

 Chamber of Commerce has passed the fol- 

 lowing resolutions : 



Whereas, the inauguration of a Forest 

 System especially adapted for the south- 

 western regions of America, under its 

 peculiar climatic conditions and limited 



rainfall, demands a station for the study 

 of native and foreign forest trees and 

 plants, for the purpose of covering our 

 mountains and foothills to preserve our 

 water for the irrigation of our lands; and 

 Whereas, the necessity of a Forest 

 School demands the establishment of an 

 Arboretum of Forest Trees for the purpose 

 of testing and improving by selection of 



