4 6 THE FORESTER. February, 



hand the hotel owners and the people gen- last year's in two notable particulars. It 



erally have a right to insist that lumber- authorized an appropriation for a Bureau 



ing must not mean the laying bare and of Forestry instead of a Division of For- 



burning over of mountain sides, and on estry, and placed the total appropriation 



the other the owners of woodland may at $187,240 instead of $88,520 as last 



expect to have it recognized that for the year. On the objection that to raise a 



welfare of New Hampshire, poor as a Division to the rank of a Bureau was new 



farming State, a large crop of merchantable legislation and that new legislation could 



timber is important. The only question not pass in an appropriation bill the clauses 



is whether the forests are to be destroyed making appropriations for the " Bm-eau 



or rejuvenated in the cutting. That de- of Forestry " and three other " Bureaus " 



struction is not necessary is what the New were struck out. An amendment was in- 



Hampshire Forestry Association should troduced by Mr. Wadsworth, however, 



set itself to teaching both the lumbermen which restored the full appropriation to 



and the summer-cottagers and farmers. the "Division" of Forestry. This bill 



The big companies with large holdings has not yet been considered by the Senate, 



which they cannot afford to have depre- but it is hardly likely that the appropria- 



ciate are already finding this out for them- tion will be reduced, and quite possible 



selves; the tourists on their side need only that the Division of Forestry may still be 



remember that the Black Forest region in raised to the rank of a Bureau this year. 



Germany, which is managed by the axe Nothing could make clearer than the in- 



for whollv commercial ends, and which creases of appropriation during the last 



yields an enormous annual lumber output, four years the rapidity with which forestry 



is one of the most beautiful and much and the forest work of the Government 



visited regions in Europe. By securing a have advanced in public estimation. In 



competent and vigorous State Forest Com- 1S9S-99 the appropriation for the Divis- 



mission, by cooperating with it in its edu- ion's work was $28,520, in 1899 1900 it 



cational work, and by undertaking on its was $48,520, this year it is $88,520, arid 



own account the work on which a well next year it is likely to be $187,240. 



advised citizen's organization can make its Meanwhile nearly forty-seven million 



influence felt in countless ways, the New acres of public land are waiting to be sur- 



Hampshire Forestry Association can surely veyed by the Division, or Bureau as it is 



be of great service to its own State and to to be hoped it will be, and the applica- 



New England. The recent experience of tions for working plans from State and 



the lecturer of the Massachusetts Forestry private owners have passed four millions 



Association before an audience of farm- and are rapidly increasing, 

 ers at Lisbon, New Hampshire, who had 

 driven in from as far away as twenty miles, 



shows that the people are ready to take Proposed Governor Odell, of New 



forestry seriously. The new Association Changes in York, in his annual mes- 



should not disappoint them by making an New York. sage to the Legislature, 



unpractical start. recommended the con- 



jZ solidation of the Forest, Fish and Game 



Commission and the Forest Preserve 



Appropriation At the time of going to Board. His reasons for the proposed 



for Forest press the Agricultural Bill change, as set forth in his message are : 



Work. carrying the next year's that each body to a certain extent overlaps 



appropriation for the Di- the field of work of the other, and that 



vision of Forestry and the other divisions by combining the two Commissions the 



of the Department of Agriculture has just work could be done as effectively as at 



been under debate in the House. As first present, and more cheaply by $35,000 per 



reported by the Committee on Agriculture annum. 



this bill differed on forest matters from The meaning and advantage of this 



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