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must be along the lines of timber planting and 

 tree increase. The landowners, the States and 

 the Federal Government must all get together in 

 this big drive for reforestation. 



It is impossible to make National Forests out 

 of all the idle forest land. On the other hand, 

 the matter of reforestation cannot be left to 

 private owners. Some of them would set out 

 trees and restore the forests as desired. Others 

 would not. The public has large interests at 

 stake. It must bear part of the burden. Proper 

 protection of the forests against fire can come 

 only through united public action. Everyone 

 must do his part to reduce the fire danger. The 

 public must also bring about needed changes in 

 many of our tax methods so that private owners 

 will be encouraged to go into the business of 

 raising timber. The Government must do its 

 share, the private landowner must help to the 

 utmost and the public must aid in every possible 

 way, including payment of higher prices for lum- 

 ber as the cost of growing timber increases. 



France and Scandinavia have solved their 

 forest problems along about the same lines the 

 United States will have to follow. These coun- 

 tries keep up well-protected public forests. All 



