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expenses of time and money, which can all be saved 

 by a wise supervision without diminishing the present 

 utility of the forest, nor destroying its future value, 

 by merely protecting and fostering the tendency of na- 

 ture. 



Such policies of protection would have popular sup- 

 port, but the local communities have not the means, 

 authority, nor skill to insure proper supervision, which 

 much be provided by the Government under the policy 

 already proposed, the efficacy and wisdom of which 

 has been so thoroughly demonstrated both at home 

 and abroad. The policy that provided for present 

 needs without mortgaging the future. 



