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from time to time acquired by the United States under the provisions 

 of this Act. 



Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That this Act take efl:ect from and after 

 its passage, the public welfare requiring it. 



Passed April 16, 1901. E. B. WILSON, 



Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

 NSWTON H. WHITE, 

 Speaker of the Senate. 

 Approved \pril 22, 1901. BENTON M'MILLIN. 



Governor. 



These are the initiatory steps by which this priceless gift of 

 nature, the hitherto undefiled retreat of the virgin forest, 

 sacred to bird and beast, still the same as it was before the 

 encroachment of the white man, will be preserved for the com- 

 ing generations. 



Stibject to the greed, ignorance, or carelessness of individual 

 owners, the stately groves would soon be rendered unsightly 

 and worthless as dens and covers for bird and beast, which 

 could not escape their utter extinction. 



Torrid knobs and blackened stumps would remain only, a 

 witness of human impiety. Under present auspices we will 

 soon see a noble corps of custodians, trained for scientific 

 management in the forestry department of our universities, 

 employing and directing squads of laborers in the utilization, 

 preservation, and embellishment of the reservation. 



