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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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broken sooner and the brazen indifference 

 to public opinion set aside for once. There 

 may be much that can be said for his side 

 of the question, but he strikes the public at 

 a time when it will not listen. There were 

 days when "the public be damned" policy 

 of corporations would work through letting 

 the matter at issue die a natural death. But 

 now the people insist on action, and in the 

 case of the packers it was prompt and dras- 

 tic. Their discomfiture contains a mighty 

 valuable lesson for other large corporations 

 if they will not refuse to see it. Mean- 

 time we repeat that Mr. Armour's book, in 

 the light of recent disclosures, is too late 

 to entitle it to serious consideration. 



Philippine Journal of Science. Vol. I, 

 No. 4. Edited by Paul C. Freer, M. D., 

 Ph. D., Bureau of Science, Manila, P. I. 



This excellent scientific journal for May 

 contains an exhaustive account of '"The 

 Vegetation of the Lamao Forest Reserve," 

 by H. N. Whitford. Accompanying the text 

 are twenty-seven full page plates that add 

 much to the value of the article. Anyone 

 interested in the trees of the Philippines 

 should read Mr. Whitford's paper. 



The Phantom of the Poles. By William 

 Reed. Illustrated, Pp. 283. Price, $1.50. 

 Walter S. Rockey Co., New York. 



The author of this volume offers the 

 unique theory that the earth is hollow, and 

 that the poles so long sought after are but 

 phantoms. He maintains that there are 

 openings at the two extremities, North and 

 South. He even offers illustrations show- 

 ing the earth's interior. Taken altogether 

 the valume may possibly be considered in- 

 teresting romance by some and not worth 

 while by others. 



The State Engineer and His Relation to 

 Irrigation. R. P. Teele, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Office of Experi- 

 ment Stations, Bulletin 168; Pp. 99. 



In this bulletin the duties of the State 

 Engineer, an officer peculiar to the arid 

 states, is very fully discussed. It takes up 

 in order the various states which have now 

 or have had a state engineer, including 

 Wyoming, Nebraska, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, 

 Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, and South 

 Dakota. Mr. Teele discusses the definition 

 of rights, their acquirement, the distribu- 

 tion of water, fees and other matters re- 

 lating to irrigation practice. Altogether it 

 presents a very comprehensive view of the 

 irrigation situation in the States named. 



The Western Pine Destroying Bark- 

 beetle. By J. L. Webb, special field agent, 

 forest insect investigations, Bureau of 

 Entomology, Bulletin 58, Part II. Il- 

 lustrated ; Pp. 30. Washington, D. C. 



This bulletin contains the results of in- 

 vestigations made in central Idaho in 1905. 

 It shows that if neglected and conditions 

 are favorable this beetle is capable of de- 

 stroying forests over a larger area. Its 

 habits are described and remedies sug- 

 gested for its control. 



Ficus Elastica. By E. M. Coventry, deputy 

 conservator of forests, Calcutta, India. 

 Illustrated, Pp. 35. 



This bulletin treats of the natural growth 

 and artificial propagation of the Ficus Elas- 

 tica, along with a description of the method 

 of tapping the tree and of the preparation 

 of rubber for the market. Personal bser- 

 vation as well as the literature of tl ub- 

 ject have been the basis of this bul 1 >.tin. 



