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ure on that, as Canada has already have in its roadbed, so as to allow 



stopped the export of pulpwood and something for timber destroyed by 



sawlogs to the United States ; and if wind and fire. 



there is going to be a shortage in the "A census of the remaining tim- 

 future timber supply, Canada will cer- ber supply of this country should be 

 tainly prohibit the export of timber taken as near as possible every five 

 products. So, therefore, it should be years, without incurring too much ex- 

 plain to all that the only remedy is pense ; also a census each year of the 

 forest preservation and reforestation, number of trees planted by the Govern- 



"The largest corporation' consumers ment, state, corporation and private 



of timber in the United States to-day interests, so that the public would 



are the railroads and mining com- know what progress is being made, 

 panics, and reforestation should be Respectfully submitted, 



as much of their present business pol- W. J. Wallace." 



icy as any department they have. If 



a substitute for a wooden railroad tie -p, . . It is evident that largei 

 is not discovered, what will be the fu- Experiment ^"*^' more definite provi- 

 ture of railroad stocks and bonds when Stations sion should be made for 

 the timber is exhausted? Very few technical and scientific 

 corporation officials know anything of investigations at the Land Grant Col- 

 of the general timber situation, nor leges. The resources of the country 

 do they know that timber can be should be properly developed and care- 

 planted at the present time, a small fully and economically utilized. Much 

 rate of interest charged against the information is needed to make this 

 investment, and with the present meth" possible. The prevention of waste of 

 ods of creosoting and preserving a our forests, our sources of power, our 

 perpetual timber supply can be ob- fuels, our minerals, our materials of 

 tained at about the same cost as they engineering and manufacturing and 

 are now paying. If every large cor- our labor need most careful and accu- 

 poration consuming timber in any rate investigation. The economical and 

 quantity would set aside a small per safe use of materials, energy or pro- 

 cent, of its net earnings and invest cesses can not be assured without con- 

 in tree planting for its future use. tinuous experimentation relating to the 

 it would greatly add to the value of strength and durability factors of all 

 such corporation's assets, and in a few materials entering into engineering 

 years such corporations could say, 'we structures or into manufacturing pro- 

 have a perpetual timber supply at a cesses. It is more rational to invest 

 small cost and the public is safe in buy- money for facts at the start than to 

 ing our stocks and bonds.' try to subsidize industries which need 



"In my opinion every railroad in this fundamental investigations — The In- 



country at the present time should have diistrialist, Kansas Agricultural Col- 



a tree growing for every two ties it lege. 



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