40 THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 



The great work of conservation for the future branches 

 off in four leading directions : First, Reforestation ; 

 second, Preservation of Wild Bird and Ainimal Life; 

 third. Purification of Our Streams; fourth. Protec- 

 tion of Mountain Scenery from Quarrymen. These 

 are the Big Four of Natural Conservation, and not 

 an inch should be yielded to the interests who for the 

 glittering dollar would re-establish chaos in this world. 

 The other day the writer had the opportunity of clasp- 

 ing the hand of that stalwart young devotee of con- 

 servation, former Senator Enos M. Jones, of Altoona, 

 and reminding him what an inspiration he was in the 

 work of protecting the wild life, and above all the 

 natural scenery of our beloved Commonwealth. Never 

 were finer words penned than those of Senator Jones, 

 when he protested to Governor Brumbaugh against 

 the demolition of the grand rock scenery on the face 

 of Jack's Mountain. 



"It is all wrong for the rich Commonwealth of Penn- 

 sylvania for a few dollars of passing gain to destroy 

 a mountain that is O'f matchless beauty and pleasure to 

 millions of persons." That is the creed of conserva- 

 tion, the greatest good for the greatest numiber, green 

 forested mountains, pure streams, fish, birds, gam*-, 

 black bears, all are a part of the heritage from our 

 fathers, to go on in an unending sequence to our chil- 

 dren and our children's children, and not to be scuttled 

 and gutted to furnish graft, ill-gotten gain or special 

 privilege for the few of any one particular generation. 



