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Show New York Town Gets Revenue From Forest Little Falls, N Y., a city of 14,000 population, Is demonstrating what can be done with a municipal forest. Other cities might profit by following the example of the New York municipality. munici-pality. As far back as 1S90 I-Ittle Falls was purchasing lands with the view of ultimately controlling the watershed water-shed of the neighboring Spruce and Beaver creeks. Today the water supply sup-ply of the city Is protected by municipal mu-nicipal ownership of 4.003 acres of land at the headwaters of the two creeks, writes It. R. Fenska, of the New York State College of Forestry. Up to 1027, 1,200 acres of mature timber was in a very nearly virgin forest of spruce, balsam, fir, hemlock, yellow birch, maple nnd beech. In 1920, under the direction of a forester, for-ester, O.OOO.OiH) board feet of timber, Including both softwoods and hardwoods, hard-woods, was marked for cutting. This timber was so selected that Its removal re-moval will not in any way Impair the value of the area us a protection forest. The timber has been sold to a concern specializing In high-grade lumber for piano sounding boards. The revenue from the sale will reimburse reim-burse the city for the purchase of the land nnd timber. |