Excerpt from Forest Leaves, Vol. 10: February, 1905 Death. By taxation' would be the coroner's verdict on many a magnificent forest now laid low. Assuming that the land held for forestry pur poses is valuable only for timber, the State would far better collect a low annual tax over a long period of years than levy a heavy tax for a short period; and this is obvious when we consider that an important industry is thus maintained, and a considerable and constant pay roll secured. The conclusion we reach with reference to pri vate effort is that forestry is practical, and can be applied profitably under favorable conditions but that only by tremendous effort can the lumber man himself, the legislator and the voter be made to realize its importance and its possibilities. Much has already been done, and we congratulate the Agricultural Department and the Bureau of Forestry on the able and efficient manner in which information is being disseminated. It is safe to predict that their efforts will be followed by actual results. 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.