Economics of forestry; a reference book for students of political economy and professional and lay students of forestry by Fernow Bernhard Eduard 1851-1923

Author:Fernow, Bernhard Eduard, 1851-1923. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Forests and forestry, Forest policy. [from old catalog], Forests and forestry
Publisher: New York, T.Y. Crowell & co
Published: 1902-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

now seem to be working evil, and to render useful those now running to waste."

In this way we come to the function of internal improvement. As a matter of fact, these principles have found expression in the forest policies of various European nations, as we shall see in the next chapter.

The forcible reforestation of denuded mountain slopes by the owners with the financial aid of the state, as carried on in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria, is an admission of this double obligation, namely, that of the owner to keep his property in proper condition and that of the state to secure internal improvement. Such improvements, to be sure, must be palpably of public benefit and not of advantage to individual interests only; where forest growth would be simply useful, the state may employ ameliorative measures, indirectly encouraging private enterprise, but where a forest growth is indispensable to the public welfare, its duty is farther reaching, and coercion or other interference is called for. It will appear at once that the distinction is one which must be made in each individual case. The adequacy of the interest for which the state enters must be apparent.

As to the methods and manner of applying these principles, a variety may be suggested. The determination as to the protective quality and necessity of maintaining the forest property as such, and the quality of the state's interference, may be pre-

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