| Show no trees to burn big industries are not interested only in things which touch their own company but seek to promote any idea which makes for a bigger and better country this is aptly illustrated by following editorial which the mountain states telephone telegraph company ran in the june issue of its monthly publication the monitor under the heading no trees to burn each person who goes into a national forest to enjoy tile the shade the streams the quiet and peace of gods first temples should constitute himself a committee of one on prevention of the destruction of our trees the american public is one of the greatest offenders in forest destruction because of its carelessness with tire matches are kept away from small children who have no sense of responsibility this should not be necessary in the case of adults one tree will make millions of matches and one match can call destroy a million dollars worth of trees the future of our nation depends largely upon a lasting supply of timber we have no trees to burn |
