tudc <>!' picnic and summer resort places, her ideal 

 fishing, camping and canoeing possibilities has by no 

 menus developed these resources to the fullest extent. 

 Our lakes ,-ind forests attract thousands of tourists 

 every year from every section of our country, and 

 since the war, the slogan has changed to "See America 

 First." Our State is the Mecca of tourists and. camp- 

 ers. To encourage this t raffic and to meet the de- 

 mands which each year are more pronounced we must 

 conserve and manage our timber, establish roads, 

 routes and camp sites to add to the enjoyment of 

 our "outdoor people." 



in nearly every community in Europe there have 

 heen established commercial forests, and it is needless 

 to say that rural and city population have benefited 

 to the utmost. The farmers secure employment dur- 

 ing the slack seasons of the year; and in the nearby 

 towns many wood using industries are established, 

 which obtain their raw material from the commercial 

 forests. 



In this State, there are many abandoned farms or 

 homesteads. Local timber markets which helped 

 support these farms are no longer there. Within a 

 comparatively short time most of the timber has been 

 cut and land that once produced it allowed to grow 

 up to worthless scrub. We have many towns in this 

 Slate which years ago were 1 thriving and giving work 

 to many men; today they are merely mock re- 

 minders of the past; or have been entirely abandoned, 

 leaving only ruins to mark the place where they stood. 



If we re-established our forests on lands now only 

 fitted for tree growth, we would revive many com- 



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