no CONSERVATION 



minds seek recreation annually. In the the forests should be preserved. The 

 White Mountains more than 90,000 leading railroad companies and many 

 acres of forest land have been laid important corporations are planting 

 bare in the last fifteen years. Is this forests for their own use. The United 

 world-famed mountain region, incom- States Forest Service and the Ameri- 

 parable for its magnificent mountain can Forestry Association are doing- 

 scenery; are these snow-capped peaks everything in their power to make for- 

 of the North which rise so sublimely estry a household knowledge in the 

 into the beautiful, clear New Hamp- United States, and to convince holders 

 shire sky; are these snow-clad hills of of timber land that conservative lum- 

 the "Granite State" which are an end- bering methods are the best, most eco- 

 less source of pleasure and recreation nomic and most permanent in their 

 to thousands every year, are they to be results. 



marred completely by the woodman's Although we are experiencing an era 

 malicious ax? of reformation in the policies which 

 We have analyzed, more or less com- control our timber and timber supplies, 

 pletely the condition of affairs now yet there is still lacking the public sen- 

 prevalent in our country. We have timent and interest which ought to be 

 seen what is causing the destruction of manifested in an issue of so much im- 

 our forests and have noted by way port. The little that is being done is 

 of example the more important re- insignificant as compared to that which 

 suits of the destruction. Let us now remains to be done. Unfortunately, 

 consider a few of the means by which the people do not realize the gravity 

 the prominent men of our country hope of the situation. If they did, would 

 to solve this serious problem. First of they neglect such an important bill as 

 all, the tax on standing timber and the Appalachian Forest Bill? Or 

 the tariff on wood-pulp, the greatest would they spend millions in dredging 

 enemies of our forests, must be re- channels and not one cent for pre- 

 pealed. Money must be appropriated venting the silting up of those chan- 

 by the Federal and state authorities nels? Prominent men have ascribed 

 for the preservation of forests areas, this inactivity and illogical method of 

 Not only must we learn to make the procedure to the lack of initiative 

 best permanent use of our standing for- among the people and those that repre- 

 ests, but we must also plant new ones, sent them. One man says it is due to 

 We can readily see that every means the "inertia of a great people, to disin- 

 of saving the American forests is de- terestedness and to indifference." These 

 pendent upon whether or not these de- men maintain that, although it is not 

 structive taxes are repealed. Practi- within the power of the average work- 

 cally everything hinges on this. A be- ing man to aid the cause financially or 

 ginning of reform has already been through the press, yet he is capable 

 made The tax on standing timber has of voicing his sentiments to his friends 

 been repealed in many states, and it and demanding their fulfilment on the 

 has already succeeded in saving much ballot. This would help solve this im- 

 valuable timber. The Government has portant problem. There may, however, 

 already bought up over 160,000,000 be several different avenues of ap- 

 acres of forests for prservation. Sev- proach in solving this problem, but 

 eral years ago a bill appropriating $5,- whichever one we select, to quote the 

 ooo.ooo for preserving the forests of words of the editor of FORESTRY AND 

 the Appalachian and White Mountains IRRIGATION, one thing is certain the 

 was introduced into Congress. Up to United States must adopt, and that 

 the present time it has not been passed, speedily, a rational policy for the con- 

 The representative newspapers and servation and use of her timber sup- 

 magazines of our country are helping plies." It rests, then, with the Ameri- 

 the cause greatly by bringing before can people to adopt and enforce such 

 the people indisputable arguments why a policy. 



