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Section 19, "Devastation and consumer." The facts herein set out 

 are true. 



Section 20, "Devastation and the forest community." Facts cor- 

 rectly stated and the opposite situation is to be found in Germany. 



Section 21, "Effect of forest devastation." True statement of facts. 



Section 22, "Devastation and labor." History. 



Section 23, "Devastation and farmer." The committee might well 

 have gone farther and asserted that the farmer is more greatly inter- 

 ested than any other person, because in all the valley lands farms may 

 be actually destroyed by complete deforestration. 



Section 24, "The forests of the future." The committee here could 

 well have gone much farther and asserted that the forests of the 

 future would produce 80,000 board feet to the acre, instead of 10,000 

 board feet. "We want planted forests," should be the constant de- 

 mand of all. . 



Section 25, "The proposed plan." I approve of this plan. I wish 

 the committee had cited the four pointed judicial authorities for State 

 and National control of privately owned timber lands. 



Section 26, "Poorer lands to be used for forest crops." Plan is well 

 stated and is feasible. 



Section 27, "Obligation not to injure the public." Undoubtedly that 

 obligation exists as established by many decisions. 



Section 28, "Steady operation vitally important." A true statement. 



Section 29, "Control must be national." I disagree partially. It 

 must be by State and Nation. 



Section 30, "National legislation should have three objects." All right 

 except same applies to a State within its borders. 



Section 31, "Should be maintained and increased." All right. 



Section 32, "Suggested legislation." Plan is good as to National 

 Government and as well applies to a State. The authority of a State 

 should not and cannot be submerged by the Nation. 



Section 33, I agree substantially with the suggestions of Mr. Tourney, 

 as to rights and importance of States cooperating. It should be con- 

 current action in all respects. 



Admitting all the facts set forth, the outstanding necessities are to 

 plant forests quickly on a very large scale, on poor lands ; such State 

 and National control as will produce this result and protect the gen- 

 eral public as against improper cutting of privately owned forests. 



