Proper Utilization of Forests, Present and Future, a Problem 

 to be Solved. 



Furthermore, it is the duty of the forest service to urge 

 and bring about a more conservative utilization of our forests, 

 present and future, in their diversified applications. This 

 relates not only to the scientific cutting of standing timber, 

 which is in itself an end. It has to do also with the best use 

 of the products and by-products of the timber after it has 

 been logged and removed from the forest. Profitable utiliza- 

 tion of that immense proportion of the standing tree which 

 has formerly been absolutely wasted in the process of manu- 

 facturing the finished article of commerce is a vital question 

 demanding the immediate attention of every trained forester 

 and of every thinking, practical manufacturer of forest 

 products. 



These are some of the broader features of the task of the 

 Minnesota Forest Service. In dealing with them, the service 

 will be forced to consider a multitude of details, each in itself 

 a separate problem. The future success of the forest service 

 in rehabilitating and conserving the forests depends in no 

 small degree upon its present success in securing to them 

 fire protection. While perfecting the latter, which is pre- 

 cautionary, it will be possible to lay foundations upon which 

 to base other operations, made practical by the removal of 

 the probability of forest fires. 



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