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*."ahin-ton, ITovO'iber 20 ~'-Ac cording to I*. T, Allen of 

 Portland, Orerori. lumber inj is tho greatest Ai.ierlcan yianaiaetur ing 

 industry and is excr'odrd on'iv-b/ arrlonlture in cur-jclyifif; the ee- 



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sentials of lifr-. In an a^ drees bt-foi-e the conservation congress 

 today Kr, Allen called attention the cumpn/rative laok of the pub- 

 lic's knowledge of the econcndcs of subjects which t.nich <r-.r-.ch 

 individual so closely as forestry and lumber in^. 



I IT . Allen is forester o f t h <-. w o s.t e r n f o r t . c 1 1 y an d con- 

 servation association, an ora,nizatlon of lunbf-rrien v;hcse princi- 

 pal activity is the protection of thoir ho3.din.js from firo, A 

 J-ar.^e p?.rt of the association's efforts ar>-? directed to n-v-in; the 

 public realize the loss v/hich er.ch individual suffers, dij-ectly 

 and indirectly, from forest destruction, Ir. thic connection hv 

 pointed out that forest preservation can not be conducted v, 'holly 

 by business managers or boards of directors. "It is a mutual 

 cooperative enterprise." he said, "requiring dr.ily participation 

 by all concerned. Thf Amn-rlcan forest policy raiu,t exist not be- 

 cause a fev; say it should, but because a majority of citizens 

 under stand '.'hat is needed and why it it rn eclod arid put the. polic/' 

 into effect,' 1 



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