. Conservation. Forests and forestry. MILLIONS FOR TRIBUTE, BUT NOT ONE CENT FOR DEFENSE BY F. M. Eaton, Richwood, West Virginia COMEWHERE among the dead bills *^ presented to the last Congress of the United States lies a bill—the White Mountain-Appalachian Bill. Does the ordinary reader and vo- ter of this country know that it has been there, and is there? Or, if he knows it, does he know what it is for? I doubt that very many can say yes to either question. Down here in the West Virginia mountains, where the water goes in a terrible hurry on its way to the At- lantic Ocean and the Gulf of Me
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. MILLIONS FOR TRIBUTE, BUT NOT ONE CENT FOR DEFENSE BY F. M. Eaton, Richwood, West Virginia COMEWHERE among the dead bills *^ presented to the last Congress of the United States lies a bill—the White Mountain-Appalachian Bill. Does the ordinary reader and vo- ter of this country know that it has been there, and is there? Or, if he knows it, does he know what it is for? I doubt that very many can say yes to either question. Down here in the West Virginia mountains, where the water goes in a terrible hurry on its way to the At- lantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, if one knows the purpose of the bill, one gets an idea of its value. Down these mountain sides, where the angle of 45 degrees is a common occurrence, and "up and down" pret- ty common, the rain water slides as though it were an express train mak- ing up lost time. In the original for- est it has its beaten track of one large or small ravine bottom, full of large. Badly washed mcuntain valley lands, Bakersville, N. C.—The Icwer slopes bordering this valley are largely cleared. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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