310 AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Protective Association held their second area on the Paulina and Deschutes 

 annual meeting at Augusta, Me., on national forests of about 400,000 acres. 

 March 3rd, and reported that the fire The lands eliminated are located in the 

 protective work done during the year east-central part of the State, a con- 

 was most satisfactory. The expenses siderable portion being on pumice lands 

 for the year were so small that it was of low fertility and little value for present 

 not necessary to make an annual assess- or future forest purposes. A portion is 

 ment. The efficiency of the State work located near the Deschutes River and 

 for the prevention of fire, a favorable already comprises a large percentage of 

 summer and no protracted dry periods, private lands, and includes two towns. 

 all relieved the association of much These eliminations are a part of the 

 expense for fire patrol or fire fighting, work of boundary examinations ini- 

 E. P. Viles of Skowhegan was elected tiated five or six years ago, which is 

 president; W. J. Lanigan of Waterville, resulting in fixing, after careful survey, 

 vice president, and F. H. Colby of the definite boundaries of those lands 

 Bingham, secretary-treasurer. F. H. which should remain permanently in 

 Billard of New Hampshire spoke on forests. 



the necessity of collecting accurate data The present eliminations are made 



to aid timberland owners to ascertain because the land is not required for 



the cost of proper fire protection and the forest purposes or for the protection of 



value of the work. President Viles watersheds. The lands have considerable 



also made an address on forestry con- grazing value, but only a small portion 



ditions in Maine. are suitable for agriculture under present 



conditions. 



Among the many plans proposed for 



aiding in the prevention of floods, now Secretary Lane of the Interior Depart- 

 that the flood season is near, is one for ment has recently giveil direction that 

 artificially increasing the absorbent qual- an un nSirned lake of great beau ty in 

 ities of subsoil on farm areas, ^ slopes Glader National Park be called Lake 

 stripped of forests, and vegetation, by EUen Wilson; in honor of the wife of 

 the use of dynamite. The plan appears the Pres ident. At the time of his visit 

 to have ment as applied to farm lands last summer to Glader National Park 

 for more reasons than its value in flood in Montanaj Secretary Lane and his 

 prevention as by increasing the absor- t were much impresse d with the 

 bent area of the soil it permits the reten- beaut of thig lake which Hes al the 

 tion of moisture to a greater degree than trail from Lake McDonald to Upper 

 under normal conditions and this has St _ M Lake< This lake is about a 

 a decidedly good effect in increasing the ^ l and ha]f a mile wide L in 

 yield of crops^ It is calculated that more than a mile above sea level the 

 dynamite cartridges in holes three feet forests and diffs which surround it are 



below the surface and 15 feet apart, reflected f rom its surface as in a mirror. 



exploded when the soil is dry, shatters 



the subsoil without creating any sur- 

 face disturbance, and the water-holding The comprehensive report on the 

 capacity of the soil is greatly increased wood-using industries of New York, 

 thereby. Experts declare it is particu- just issued by The New York State Col- 

 larly valuable in preventing erosion lege of Forestry at Syracuse, shows 

 of side hill farms. The cost is estimated results of first attempt to take stock 

 to be about $15 an acre, and the treat- of the use of forest products in the 

 ment necessary once in 10 years. State. In line with suggestions above, 



it shows that such small and seemingly 



An executive order just promulgated unimportant things as shoe lasts, dowels, 



has resulted in an elimination of lands spools and bobbins, wooden toys, wooden 



from national forest areas in Oregon. turnery, handles, brushes, small furni- 



This readjustment of boundaries has ture parts, etc., are now being manufac- 



resulted in a total reduction of gross tured out of slabs, edgings, short 



