STATE NEWS 



253 



TENNESSEE FORESTRY ASSOCIA- 

 TION 



A MEETING of much importance to the 

 State of Tennessee was recently held 

 in Xashville, the second annual conference 

 of the Tennessee Forestry Association. 

 Delegates from all sections of the State 

 were in attendance, both men and women. 

 The Association, only a little more than a 

 year old, may be said just to have begun 

 its work, but the spirit of the meeting 

 throughout was that of appreciating the 

 forestry problems of the State. After the 

 opening address by the president, J. M. 

 Overton, the Governor of Tennessee, Hon. 

 A. H. Roberts, spoke on the Forests of 

 Tennessee, in which he recognized the vital 

 force which they are in the life of a State, 

 and referred also to the necessky of ap- 

 plying scientific methods in the proper han- 

 dling of them. 



Col. H. S. Graves, Chief Forester of 

 the United States, gave a most compre- 

 hensive address on the forest conditions in 

 Tennessee and the entire country. He 

 called attention to the important place Ten- 

 nessee holds in the production of hard- 

 woods and emphasized the great destruc- 

 tion and depletion of forest growth, the de- 

 creased output of lumber in Tennessee, and 

 its consequences, there being less than half 

 the amount of lumber produced now in the 

 State compared to that of a decade ago. In 

 the face of the recognized constant, useless 

 depletion of the forest resources of the 

 country, Colonel Graves stressed the futili- 

 ty of expecting a continuous adequate sup- 



ply of forest products, unless they are 

 assured through the operation of a national 

 policy of forestry. In completing the pro- 

 gram for the meeting, R. S. Maddox spoke 

 on the subject of a "State Forest Policy," 

 in which he mentioned the present status 

 of forestry in Tennessee and also some 

 measures which the State now needs. 



Among the resolutions adopted was the 

 following: "That the Tennessee Forestry 

 Association favors a broad policy of for- 

 estry for the nation, looking to concerted 

 action by the national Government, the 

 States and private owners, to stop the de- 

 structive agencies that are injuring and 

 devastating our forests ; and that in work- 

 ing out such a policy there should be full 

 recognition of the responsibility of forest 

 owners to do their part in fire protection, 

 and in encouraging natural replacement 

 after cutting; also of the responsibility of 

 the public to co-operate with owners so as 

 to make these policies feasible and prac- 

 ticable." 



tapped and last year yielded syrup that 

 sold for $4.00 per gallon. Yet the world 

 has considered Vermont as the source of 

 all maple syrup, real and imitation, because 

 Southern maple sugar has carefully con- 

 cealed itself. 



MAPLE SYRUP IN THE SOUTH 



HP HE Department of Agriculture states 

 that many "sugar bushes" or maple 

 sugar tree groves are found in North Caro- 

 lina and Tennessee. The owners have not 

 always had full knowledge of their value. 

 For instance, the Department tells of one' 

 maple grove in North Carolina larger than 

 any in New England, the trees in which 

 were formerly cut and sold for lumber at 

 $1.00 each. The sugar producing quality 

 of the trees becoming known, they were 



NATIONAL FORESTS NEED ROADS 



'"pHIRTY thousand miles of road, esti- 

 mated to cost not less than $150,000,00, 

 will be needed for the proper protection 

 and development of the National Forests 

 and the near-by communities during the 

 next 10 years, according to comprehensive 

 road plans which have been prepared. The 

 Secretary of Agriculture has already ap- 

 proved the construction of 5,152 miles, 

 estimated to cost $26,463,000, contingent 

 upon Federal and co-operative funds be- 

 coming available. Government expenditures 

 of $15,740,000 have been authorized for this 

 purpose. 



The roads comprised in the comprehen- 

 sive road plans form the basis of the ulti- 

 mate National Forest road system. They 

 are used as main highways, either in con- 

 nection with through routes or to serve 

 important local needs. The construction of 

 feeder roads is being largely postponed 

 until the primary road system of the Na- 

 tional Forests is completed. It is expected 

 that the present estimate cost will be large- 

 ly exceeded when surveys are made of the 

 projects now on the list, since in many 

 cases the only available estimates are based 

 upon incomplete data. 



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THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



BY JAMES RAYMOND SIMMONS 



Secretary, New York State Forestry Commisaion 



The author has written a brief historical treatise covering the period previous to 

 the Civil War from the standpoint of trees as witnesses of the events chronicled. He 

 knows his subject and writes in an interesting style with an appreciation of the beauty 

 of trees themselves which he endeavors to inculcate in others. While the trees 

 described are confined to Massachusetts their historic interest has no limitations. 



The book is made with care. There are forty full-page plates printed in double- 

 tone ink on cameo paper. The type is large, and margins are wide. An appropriate 

 drawing has been made for the cover. Those who have seen the book are enthusiastic 

 in its praise. 



"A very beautiful book. Its text shows a patient and descriminating study, and 

 its illustrations are superb. Mr. Simmons has done a good work well. His book is 

 a thing of value and beauty." Hartford Courant. 



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