Pennsylvania Forestry Association
Published: 2018-03-06
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Excerpt from Forest Leaves, Vol. 5: February, 1895 Section 1. T hat the Governor be authorized to appoint two persons in continuation of the For estry Commission of the State, of which said Com mission one member shall be a competent engineer and surveyor, whose duty it shall be to examine and report upon the condition of the important watersheds of the State and their relation to the present and future health and industries of the Commonwealth, and to suggest such measures as will best control freshets and retain the rainfall in the soil; the other member of the Commission shall be a botanist practically acquainted with the trees of the Commonwealth, whose duty it shall be to suggest such measures as will increase and protect the coming forest growth within the limits of the State and the two members aforesaid shall jointly decide upon what lands, if any, should, for the general good, become the property of the Commonwealth, provided that such lands are with out mineral value and are not fit for remunerative agriculture, and might, with advantage, be devoted to the growth of trees; and this Commission shall report to the legislature not later than March I 5 1897. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.