Reforestation around Reservoir 



the views, hail cost $15,000 to con- 

 struct. It stood empty, and by reason 

 of lack of water and disintegration, it 

 looked as though it might cost still 

 more. 



About four years ago, however, 

 things began to look different in Ari- 

 zona. There was snow in the m< >un- 

 tains in the winter time: and more fre- 

 quent rains in the valleys cheered the 

 residents. Additional reservoirs \vere 

 made, and every bit of water conserved 

 where it was possible to do so. 



The pictures herewith were taken 

 -omething over a year go, and at that 

 time the manager, in sending them to 

 Michigan was able to accompany them 

 with the cheering statement that he be- 

 lieved the water accumulation then on 

 hand was sufficient to last more than a 

 year, even if there were not another 

 drop of rain. 



The view- are interesting as show- 



ing the different cla--c- <>i re-ervirs or 

 catch basins used in Arizona for >aving 

 water. (Evaporation i- considerable in 

 that climate; yet it is believed that thc-c 

 bodies of water will be >ufficient to keep 

 steam in the engine- during the long 

 drought period. Lumbering in Arizona 

 is said t<> be a hard pn>p<i-ition. how- 

 ever, all costs being double or more 

 those of more favored localitie-. 



The views are intere-ting further in 

 showing attractively the growth on the 

 margin- of -ome of the-e water ba-in-. 

 The growth is the western yellow pine. 



These picture- are furni-hed by Mr. 

 \Y. I 1 '. Mer-hoii. an officer of the lum- 

 ber company, and a member of the 

 American Forestry A --oration and f 

 the Michigan Forc-t ( "ommi-sion. 



Mr. Mershon is doing ><>me exten- 

 -ive tree planting on land he '>wn- in 

 Michigan. On bottom land- along a 

 river lie i- putting out a considerable 





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