 | Truman B. Fox - Saginaw River Valley (Mich.) - 1868 - 100 pages
...material. The most sanguine calculation cannot carry the lumber business beyond the present century. There is no reason to think that the consumption will die...the succeeding seasons, yet thus far with no effect. THE USE OF THE LAND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Fortunately, these new cities are not entirely dependent upon... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1868 - 690 pages
...calling for a supply. The waste will go on. The owners of the land will use their opportunity, and will let the future take care of itself. They would not...built will reduce their production or their capacity. The warning is not new. It was uttered years ago, and has been repeated with the succeeding seasons,... | |
 | Dave Dempsey - History - 2001 - 372 pages
...owners of the timberlands would practice conservation, as they "will use their opportunity, and will let the future take care of itself. They would not...profitable business, in view of spreading it over a longer period of years." Second, it forecast a bitter future: "But the lament will come from the next generation:... | |
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... are so great, and so many markets are calling for a supply. The waste will go on. The owners of the land will use their opportunity, and will let the future take care of itself. They would not be American, if they should voluntarily curtail a profitable... 