30- 

 to the state by its former owner, a wealth;/ business 

 man of Buffalo, II. Y. , who all his life had been keen- 

 ly interested in charitable institutions and other 

 work of public betterment. 



European precedent along this line is 

 interesting. "It is also a rather general custom in 

 Denmark, particularly through the Heath Society, 

 for persons of means to give or bequeath money for 

 the establishment of memorial forests, that shall 

 forever bear the name of the donor. 'Ibis is a 

 practice that might advantageously be introduced into 

 the United States, especially in the establishment of 

 town or village forests. Certainly no better memorial 

 could be erected than a forest under continuous 

 management that forever keeps green the aame of the 

 man who established it. Individual memorial trees 

 are very good in their way but a forest that can 

 be renewed in perpetuity is vastly better." (B.S.Hosmer 

 19E2) 15 . 

 Special Assessments and Excess Condemnation. 



There are besides gift, various methods 

 of acquiring reservations. In the case of purchase, 

 appropriations will depend upon the borrowing 



ability of the city, town, or district. The means 



of securing funds are various. (Bolen 1917) 16 . The 

 special assessment method is particularly popular 



in this country, while good results are likewise claimed 



