ARTIFICIAL FORESTS OF EUROPE 



that their primeval character may be 

 preserved for the enjoyment of all 

 future generations. 



The idea of a forest park, intact 

 and inviolable, calls to mind our na- 

 tional parks of the "West, which were 

 actually established by Congress for 

 that very purpose. Possessing, as they 

 do, wonders of nature and exceptional 

 scenery, these parks have been thought 

 worthy of preservation solely for their 

 own sakes. This difference in inten- 

 tion chiefly distinguishes them from 

 the national reserves; so that, while 

 the latter stand for the material benefit 

 of the nation — whether it be directly, 

 in the value of the timber, or indirectly, 

 through the influence of the forest on 

 the flow of streams — the value of the 

 parks, on the other hand, speaks out of 

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