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of paper will be enormously increased to the 
consumers thereof. This subject, in the judg¬ 
ment of the commission, demands the earnest 
attention of all the people, the hearty co-opera¬ 
tion of the Legislature in the way of appropria¬ 
tions, and the best efforts of every one to save 
the forests of the State of New York and to 
furnish necessary trees for water protection and 
commercial purposes. 
In saving the forests we do not mean that no 
trees should be cut—that would be an impos¬ 
sible condition. We must have lumber and we 
must have it for a thousand purposes. We do 
mean that cutting should be done in a con¬ 
servative manner down only to a reasonable 
size, leaving a fair protection for the soil in 
order to conserve the water and have a new 
growth of trees coming on. Where the seed 
trees of the conifers are all cut there is no way 
of renewing the growth even partially except by 
planting. A conifer must come from the seed, 
while many hardwoods come from sprouts. 
Therefore the hardwoods will reproduce them¬ 
selves—the conifers very seldom. 
I am pleased to say that many lumber com¬ 
panies are giving better attention to their cut¬ 
ting operations, leaving many more trees than 
formerly, and are seriously considering the neces¬ 
sity of reforesting their own lands: Where there 
were no inquiries two and one-half years ago 
in relation to how to plant trees or reforest 
woodlands, there are many hundreds of such 
inquiries to-day. Many of our citizens are giv¬ 
ing attention to this subject, and if seedling 
trees were within their reach as to cost they 
would plant them upon their denuded hillsides 
and non-agricultural lands. The nursery cost 
to the individual, of seedling trees from private 
nurseries, if they could be had at all in any 
considerable quantity is about $10.00 per thou¬ 
sand. The State can produce them for $2.50 
per thousand. Two men usually plant about 
1,400 trees a day. If our people could get trees 
at cost I have no doubt that very many would 
commence planting immediately. Ty my mind 
it would be practicable and very desirable to 
have the State furnish seedling trees at cost to 
all who would plant, or, better yet, if the way 
seemed clear to furnish a reasonable number 
free, as we now furnish fish free to stock the 
streams. Too much consideration cannot be 
given to this subject. I believe there is no 
more important business proposition before our 
people to-day. 
FOREST FIRES. 
The greatest enemy to the forests is fire. The 
woodlands of the State have suffered severely 
from this cause—not only public, but private 
lands all over the State. Under the law super¬ 
visors of towns throughout the State are 
charged with the duty of protecting woodlands 
as far as posible from fires, and yet very little 
attention has been given to this matter by the 
supervisors, although they may become per¬ 
sonally liable for damages if this duty is not 
performed. I call attention to the law in this 
report, trusting that it may serve to make them 
more active in this regard. The present fire¬ 
warden system of the State is very effective in 
preventing fires and is undoubtedly as good or 
better than the system in vogue in other States. 
'During July and August of this year we had an 
unusually dry season of long duration. Very 
many forest fires started in the Adirondack 
region during those months, and the danger was 
very great, yet under our system of fire protec¬ 
tion it was averted, and we are very glad to be 
able to report that not a green tree on State 
'and was destroyed by fire. We find that about 
50 per cent, of all the fires that are started are 
caused by sparks from railroad engines, al¬ 
though spark arresters in locomotives are usu- 
dly of modern pattern and the best known de¬ 
vice for that purpose. Much of the danger of 
Tre in the Adirondack region would be re- 
noved if electricity could be used as power for 
Propelling railroad engines. 
ELK, BEAVER AND DEER. 
The commission obtained from the Yellow- 
tone Park..through the aid of the Department 
>f the Interior at Washington, 17 beaver, which 
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