44 THE BILTMORE FOREST FAIR 



I shall show you the records; and I shall show you the re- 

 cords of other streams nearby, too; and I shall -contrast the dis- 

 charge of streams draining Vanderbilt's forests with the discharge 

 of the others. 



The contrast is not so startling as you might assume. The 

 fluctuations in the discharge of the Vanderbilt streams are less 

 wild than those of the others. The extremes of discharge are 

 further apart in the case of the others than in the case of the 

 protected streams. 



ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS: 



At a meeting of the Irish League, at Odd Fellows 

 Hall, New York, the following resolution^ (moved by 

 Patrick O'Leary) — was passed imanimously: . . . 

 "That William Waldorf Astor — the renegade — should 

 be banished to Ireland, for his life time." 



TJ M«» A(% Some few months ago, old Davidson River 

 I lU llUi tO ^^^ tried to change its course. I have 

 forced it, . I hope, by the measures taken 

 at sign No. 48, to stick to the old course. 



The bottomlands in this vicinity were cropped to death, prior 

 to their acquisition by the Biltmore Estate. 



Used as pasture, a fair revenue is obtained from them. 



Reforestation, in this case, would be folly. 



Farm lots form an integral part of systematic forestry; — 

 just as wood lots form an integral part of systematic agriculture. 



Tip No. 49 



Mark the difference between the slopes to 

 the right and. the slopes to the left of the 



On the slopes facing South, the Pines prevail. These Pines 

 are worthless, so far. 



On the slopes facing North, the Oaks and Chestnuts pre- 

 ponderate. The slopes were opened up by roads; the finest trees 



