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Show Forests and Taxes Th.'it timber growing, not timber hoarding, will solve A meiiea's forestry problems I.H now the view of those who have Riii-veyed the (piestlon most carefully, care-fully, whether nn r-npt itliiH ' Industry or as masters of S'ienr". No longer floes anyone wlmse Judgment counts look upon conservation as a locking-up locking-up of n.il'inil resources, but rather an the moU cMirlenl use of them, and, If own: bin, thvlr Mlen'ly replenishment. (,'erliilnly this holds true of our Minder Min-der reserves. To protect them ngnln.sl (Ires and oilier -vastcs Is a lime duly both of government and of organized Industry. I'.ul prolocllon alone will not Hiiir.ce. Then! must bo also reforest re-forest nil Ion of lauds now barren and iinsiilo(J to oilier purposes; and Ibere must ,ic siuh a hvmIciii of luxation as will encourage, Instead of virtually prevent ing, the growing of limber on a large scale as a money crop. If I lie crop does riot pay, It will not be pro duced; end pay It cannot unless rc Ileved of heavy tuxes until lis ma-Unity ma-Unity and miirkellng, at which I line It should conl libiilo Its portion of pub He revenne:i. Allanla, (!a.; Journal |