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Report of Investigations upon the Forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region

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Report of Investigations upon the Forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region

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Report of Investigations upon the Forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region

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Report of Investigations upon the Forests of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region

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  • FORESTS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN REGION. d the carrying on of large operations in practical forestry, and the weather is suitable for lumbering operations at all seasons of the year. It contains a greater variety of hard-wood trees than any other region of the United States, since the nuidiern and southern species here meet. It is a region of exceptional beaut\r and picturesqueness, and although it would not be easily accessible to visitors in all parts at all seasons of the year, by far the greater poi'tion'of its area would be easily reached and climatically pleasant throughout the year. It contains within the forest-covered areas no large settlements or large mining operations which would interfere with the management of such a forest reserve, and yet there is a sufficient population for the working and protection of the forests. Large lumber companies are rapidly invading the region, and the early destruction of the more valuable timber is imminent. Lands in this region suitable for such a forest reserve are now generally held in large bodies of from 50,000 to 100,000 acres, and they can be purchased at prices ranging from $2 to $5 per acre. It is probable that the average price would not exceed $3 per acre. In explanation of the widespread and urgent demand for the establishment in this southern Appalachian region of a national park or forest reserve, it mm be added that it contains the highest and largest mountain masses and perhaps the wildest and most picturesque scenery east of the Mississippi River; that it is a region of perfect healthfulness, already largely used as a health resort both summer and winter, and that it lies within little more than a day's travel of the larger portion of the population of this country. The rapid consumption of our timber supplies, the extensive destruction of our forests by fire, and the resulting increase in the irregularity of the flow of water in important streams have served to develop among the people of this country an interest in forest problems which is one of the marked features of the close of the century. In response to this growing interest the Government has set aside in the Western forest reserves an area of more than 70,000 square miles. There is not a single Government forest reserve in the East. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, James Wilson, Secretary. O
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This digital collection was created to contribute to the public's understanding of the forces and ideas that led to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. The most vi...

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