I ii >S 



WATER SUPPLIES 



ha- received more -ill and -and in tin 

 past righted! months than i,, all the 

 thirty years prc\ i >n>lv. 



"I i this is the case with jo per cent. 

 of the forests -one. what will l,e tlu 

 plight of Augusta and other cities 

 similarly situated when the remain: 

 80 per cent, of forests are cut : 



" J his sand and debris, after tilling;' 

 the upper portion- of our streams, 

 finally washes to the slower waters of 

 the navigable portion,, and i- swiftly 

 filling them u]i, making navigation 

 dangerous, if not impossible, and mak- 

 ing dredging operations necessary on 

 a large, and ever-growing larger, 

 scale each year. 



"It can he safely stated that the 

 amount which will in the near future 

 have to he paid in one year for dredg- 

 ing, jetties, harbor work, etc., in our 

 Southern States, would pay the total 

 cost ,,f a National Forest area that 

 would remedy the trouble for all time. 

 Surely, at this time, when our trans- 

 portation facilities are manifestly in- 

 adequate: when our entire country is 

 calling for and insisting on the relief 

 that canals and improved waterways 

 only can afford : when large appropria- 

 tions for these purposes must be made ; 

 it is \\-ell to call attention to the only 

 effective remedy for curing the disease 



by going direct to I the. 



trouble. 



"J his jv n ,,t a -ectional matter, but 

 is ol National importance, the necessity 

 for action on \\hich has been ,nd 



urged by clear headed men in all 

 n'oi,s O f ,, ur country. The baneful 

 tect.s are too apparent to be lonj 



ignored. The increased \] 1 dam. 



each, year at important points, such 

 Cincinnati. I 'ittsburg and other North- 

 ern cities, is as directly traceable to de- 



torestation as are our ll 1 dama. 



here, and self-interest on tl,. , ,f 



ourselves and our statesmen, if n> 

 stronger or more patriotic motive ex- 

 ists, should demand that the reniedv 

 be applied. 



"This remedy is forest preservation. 

 or. as better express ; pcrpetu- 



ation. under the care and guidance 

 the National ( lovernment." 



-Mr. Finney estimate- the amount "f 

 power that Could be developed on the 

 streams having their source in the 

 Southern Appalachian region, at be- 

 tween 3.000,000 and 4.000,000 ho; 

 power. Three million horse-power, if 

 developed, would mean an investment 

 in hydro-electric plants of upwards of 

 S} 00,000,000. earning annually $f'>o.- 

 OOO.OOO, at a conservative estimate, and 

 saving the South on its coal bill alone 

 over Si 5, 100,000. 



THE PEACE OF QUIET AISLES 



By Jane Taaffe 



Fell 



ii my soul tlie calm of twilight v. 



The peace of quiet aisles 



Where ancient trees in solemn. d< 



Muse oil dim ISt 



I ; .ternity of silmce. dreanilrss. deep! 

 l\i is< - >f morninu-.s lied ' 

 X'ista.s of evenings yay. with r. 



\Yhen comes for me the call 

 At eventide, may foiling shadows fall! 

 The calm of twilight wo 

 The peace of quiet aisles! 

 From .-I/"/-/.' 



