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second, the Germans producing saws and tools lieatioijs in that line: Timber Trade News, 

 inferior in steel and workmanship and, of Moscow; The Timber Merchant, St. Peters- 

 course, much cheaper. The Kussian is quite burg; Timber Journal, St. Petersburg, 

 satisfied if he has time in which to pay for A carefully worded advertisement in these 

 the purcliasc and provided it is not expensive. weeklies, changed frequently, would probably 

 This applies to the people in general, though attract the attention of sawmill owners and 

 among the upper classes there is a decided dealers in goueral. It is not advisable to deal 

 tendency to have the best the market affords. in superlatives in placing an advertisement 



There are 758 registered sawmills in Eus- before Kussian readers, but give the real 

 sia with capital at $25,000 to $500,000, and facts coucerning the article ofiered, not claim- 

 yearly outputs ranging from $50,000 to ing for it anything that can not be sub- 

 $1,000,000. One sawmill near St. Petersburg stantiated. If it is novel or has superior 

 has a capital of $750,000, employing in the points, they can be alluded to in simple lan- 

 wintcr 1.500 men and in the summer 3,500 guage. Russians are not acquainted with the 

 workmen. The yearly output ranges from style of advertising adopted and followed in 

 $1,000,000 to $2,500,000. One mill in Moscow the United States, 

 is capitalized at $2,000,000. All literature should be printed in the Eus- 



The imports in 1909 were as follows: ^j^^ language if possible. The best substi- 



Sawmill machinery $ onn'nnn tute is German, which is quite well known in 



Woodworkms macbuii-ry joj.uuu . , . ', ^, ' ^, , 



Hand tools (uo itemized data as to .... commercial circles. The Germans themselves 



value of saws) ^■"^"'""_ always issue their advertising matter in Eus- 



Total $2,287,495 ^^^^^ except for the Baltic Provinces and 



By addressing L. & E. Metzl & Co., either ^^^^^^. ^-^^ former are more German than 



at Moscow or St. Petersburg, the Eegister jj^ggj^,,^ .^.j^jlg ^^g ^^^^^j. ,„.efei. to use their 



of Factories and Works in Eussia, by En- ^^^_^ language. Advertising may be placed 



gineer L. K. Ezioramsky, containing a list j,,^^^^^,^ d^g jjoseow and St. Petersburg firm 



of the companies registered under the gov- „,pjj(jp„p,j as having Usts of the factories, but 



crnment, may be obtained for 12 rubles ^ gavina might be made by writing direct to 



($6.18). This is issued only in the Eussian ^^^ publications named. A list of Eussian 



language, but it is a valuable volume for ^^^^j,,^ ^^^ machinery dealers is forwarded. 



American manufacturers to possess, as it con- ,^^^^ ^^^^^^ should be addressed in Eussian with 



tains information as to the year in which ^^^^ exception of those in the large cities, (The 



the companies were organized, the capital ^.^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^p.^^ ^^ ^^^ Bureau of Mauu- 



stock. the number of employees, the yearly ^-^^^^^^^^ ^y interested firms. It will also be 



output, etc. embraced in the forthcoming World Trade 



Advertising and Trade Literature nii-ectorv ) 



Advertising in the daily press would hardly ■'■' 



bring 'satisfactory results, but judicious ad- The customs duty is as follows: Sawmdl 



vertising in the technical journals relating to machinery, $1.08 per 36 pounds; wood-work- 



the lumber and sawmill industry would per- ing machinery, $1.G5 per 36 pounds; hand 



haps pay. The following are the leading pub- tools, 93 cents per 36 pounds. 



Southern Conservation Congress^ 



There was a splendid atteudance at the session tl.at this sul.ject had aroused more dispute, per- 



„r the Southern Conservation Congress held at haps, than any other phase of the question. The 



Vtlanta Ga., on Friday and Saturday, October 7 government has made a practice ot giving water 



and 8 A number o£ the men who have won na- power to almost anyone who wished It, but it 



lonaV favor lor their work in behalf of con- seems now that there is no longer reason why 



nervation making this movement what it has now men of capital should contmue to receive free of 



become-a national policy of great importance- charge from the government the use of our natu- 



become a national poiiu^ „ f ^^^ resources. Mr. Pinchot believed the govern- 



'""■rhe^'f^Tt" session ot the congress was called mcnt should be paid for every piece ot property 

 to order by E."l.. Worsham, entomologist for the that passes from its hands into private owner- 

 state of Georgia. Gifford I'lnchot, D. N. Baker. ship. ^ , „ 

 Cant T B White Gov. .Toseph M. Brown of The .\ppalachian Forest Reserve Measure 

 Georgia' Go'v A. E.' Wilson of Kentucky, in addi- which is now before Congress, Mr. Pinchot asked 

 Uon to Mr Worsham. briefly outlined tbe part that the people of the South bear in mmd and 

 which the South must plav in the work of con- bring power to bear on southern representatives 

 rervin- the natural resources of the land. in Congress to vote for this measure. 



Mr P nchot was the chief speaker ot the day. Gov. A. E. Wilson of Kentucky was then mtro- 



lie referred to the natural resources of the South duced. Gov. Wil.son touched the keynote of 



bv saving that this part of the country pos- the conservation policy in his remarks to the 



sessed'an abundance ot beneflcial features as well effect that "waste in food is not careless ; . .s 



as a lar-e body of men who were leaders in the wicked. Waste of clothmg is not careless, it is 



conservation movement. He explained the mean- wicked; and ,Ue waste „f our natural resources 



Ing of conservation in Ks broader aspect, and is not slothful ; it is an offense m the sight of 



tben took UP the different factors in the move- God." Gov. Wilson expressed the opinion that 



mont He said that the South had suffered extravagance In America has reached a most 



creatlv from' erosion of Its farm land, more In serious stage. He talked on politics briefly and 



this resocct perhaps, than any other section of stated that in national politics tbe people should 



the country' As the United States is essentially watch the parties that do right by conservation 



an agricultural country. If the nation is to sue- and If the party In power does not "toe the 



eeed it must take care of the fertility of its soil, mark" In this respect, a party that will do tb,s 



Tbe rain Instead of being allowed to be a detrl- should be voted for. 



ment to the soil he said, should be used and con- At Saturday's session the first address was 



served for enriching the earth. In regard to the made by .T. B. Peters of the Dnited States li-orcst 



conservation of waterways. Mr. Pinchot said Service, He outlined the work which Is being 



carried on by this bureau in the South. 



W. J. McGhee, government soil water expert, 

 followed Mr. Peters with an interesting and in 

 formative address on soils. 



The next speaker was Capt. J. B. White of 

 Kansas City, who has gained the admiration of 

 tbe entire lumber fraternity of the country in 

 bis enthusiastic efforts in the conservation move- 

 ment. Capt. White spoke on the subject, "The 

 Lumberman's Interest in Conservation," which 

 be handled in a most comprehensive and in- 

 telligent manner. Mr. White gave a number of 

 significant statistics in regard to lumber cut- 

 ting in the South, as well as the total annual 

 cut of the country, and said that, contrary to the 

 general impression, lumber has not increased in 

 value as have other crops of the soil. In proof 

 ot this statement he presented figures from a 

 government report. Throughout his lumber ex- 

 perience Mr. White said that be had never known 

 of lumliermen committing great waste in forest 

 cutting. He said that it has been the mistake 

 of unwise, uninformed and unprincipled politi- 

 cians in leading the people through the press and 

 platform to believe that lumbermen are com- 

 mitting intentional and ruthless waste in the 

 forest as well as being combined in a trust to 

 keep up the price of lumber products. Mr. 

 White stated that, as a matter ot tact, before 

 forest conservation is ever a success lumber will 

 have to bring more money than it does at pres- 

 ent. It most bring what it costs to produce It 

 and Mr. White believes that it is the duty of 

 lumbermen to educate the people to the fact 

 that for effective conservation the people will 

 have to pay the bill. Mr. White also referred to 

 the unjust system of taxing forests on the basis 

 of annual yield where a crop is harvested only 

 once in a life time. Mr. White said that con- 

 servation cannot be a success until lumber is put 

 on the market at a price which will cover cost 

 of production and a reasonaI>Ie added profit. 



Following Mr. White's interesting address. 

 J. K. Ottley presented a paper on "Scenic Beauty 

 in Conservation." "Good Roads for the South" 

 was the subject handled by Dr. J. Hyde Pratt, 

 president of the Appalachian Good Roads Asso- 

 ciation. J. K. Finley. secretary of the Appa- 

 lachian Forest Commission, made an earnest ap- 

 peal for the influence of the people of the South 

 in the passage of the bill now before Congress 

 for creating the Appalachian forest reserve. 

 Conservation of health was treated in an address 

 by Dr. Thomas B. Coleman of Augusta. 



Phillip Werlein, president of the New Orleans 

 Progressive Union, spoke on the proposed canal 

 exposition which the city of New Orleans is en- 

 deavoring to have held there In 1015. Mr. Wer- 

 lein asked for the support of the attendance, 

 giving many reasons why this exposition should 

 go to Crescent City. He presented resolutions 

 covering this matter, and these were unani- 

 mously adopted by the congress. 



After a number of brief speeches on various 

 phases of the conservation movement. Ex-Presi- 

 dent Roosevelt addressed the congress. Mr. Roose- 

 velt received the usual demonstration which is 

 accorded this popular speaker when he arose to 

 address the attendance. He said he believed 

 in conservation with all his heart, and that the 

 time has passed in this country when it Is pos- 

 sible for reasonable men long to permit the 

 waste of natural resources. 



In mentioning the necessity of preserving the 

 forests. Col. Roosevelt said that he hoped Con- 

 gress would pass a bill to create the Appalachian 

 forest reserve. No portion of the country, he 

 said, will show a greater rate of development 

 than will take place in the South within the 

 next thirty or fort.v years, and he asked that 

 the people of the South see to it that this de- 

 velopment does not represent mere exploitation, 

 but that It Is conserved into a solid, abiding and 

 enduring posterity. 



The principles and policies adopted by thr 

 congress showed a broad grasp of the subject ot 

 conservation 



