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 water supply companies, and variously on the continent. 



An example of progressive municipal manage- 

 ment in our own country is on the watershed owned Toy 

 the city of lewark, New Jersey. Their catchment 

 area covers some sixty-four square miles. 



Another am perhaps even better American 

 example is the Maltby tract owned "by the Eew Haven, 

 Connecticut Water Company. It is under the adminis- 

 tration of the Yale Forest school and serves as an 

 observation and practice laboratory. While serving 

 the dual purposes of protection and supply, and 

 principally managed for profit, the Mai thy forests 

 are maintained in an attractive condition for publie 

 enjoyment. These examples illustrate the possible 

 combination of uses in municipally owned forests, 

 and it is evident that they might be administered 

 as an extension of the city park system. Certain 

 restrictions would probably have to be placed upon 

 upon the use of the area immediately surrounding 

 the reservoirs and coniferous growth would be 

 favored to eliminate the taste imparted to water 

 by fallen leaves. 



Forests and Industrial Screens^ 



In some^ cases there may be reason and 

 opportunity for the development of forests or 

 hitherto most Unpromising land. Such are, for 

 example, the afforestation projects in the Black 



