KDI'H IRIAL 



497 



I.;i\\s nf lS<)4. iS<>7, ami other \car-. 

 relate to the o< niservatioti ami preserva- 

 tion of lands, timber, and -Taxing, irri- 

 in \\orks. minium' . fishing, hunting", 

 the i -Illicit' >rv plantation of sold or 



1 lands, etc. 



The- national congress of I'.raxil is 

 now considering la\v> for perfecting 

 and making completely modern the 

 control of the lands of the nation. The 

 purpose of these laws i.s to establish 

 ilations mvernin^ forests and 

 waters, with a view to the complete 



In Chile, a- I MIL; a-" a- \X<r>. 3 

 careful -tndy of the n-pnhlu''- fore-t 

 area wa- made, with particular refer- 

 ence to the danger nf deforestation. 

 The histoix ,,f ( iermany was used, 

 likewise that of the I'nited States; and 

 forest la\\ s were enacted at that time, 

 looking toward the preservation nf the 

 remaining forests. I'rior to that time 

 laws had been passed offering rewards 

 for tree-planting on private estal 

 and the work alon^ these lines js be- 

 ini; actively pushed at the present time. 



USE OF A NATIONAL FOREST 



Cordwood Cut on Gila River. N. Mex., For( on the Cameron Creek 



rational and prac'ical conservation of 

 natural resources. 



Paraguay, notwithstanding it- ^reat 

 interi'st in obtaining colom'-ts. and its 

 very liberal ]>olicy to\\ard immigrants 

 yet has in fdrci- la\\s m'overninm' the Use' 

 of the soil and rixmi*- penalties for its 

 abuse. In the ^ran'm- of all COnce 

 siops. rules are u;iven u, r "Verninm crop 

 rotation, timber cutting, and the re- 

 planting of lumbered area- 



( olombia. Nicaragua, and < iuate- 

 mala aNo have taki-n steji- t"\\-ard the 

 preservation of the forests and the 

 conservation of soils and waters. The 

 monthly bulletins of the I'.ureau of 

 American l\e|>ublics contain frei|uent 

 references to the pfo^re-sivc attitude 

 of tlii' South American state- as re- 

 m-'U'ds conser\'ation of natural re- 

 sources, and it is from that I'.ureau that 

 the above information has been 

 secure'!. 



