FORESTRY WORKERS OF LOUISIANA 



Mrs. I. D. 'Alice MJI) Wilkinson of Shreveport, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Louisiana Forestry Association 

 and Chairman of the Waterways Committee of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (page 19) 



and makes a fine tree for ornamental 



purples. We have in Louisiana a good 



deal of willow and tupelo gum, which 



are quick growers and should be used 



to a -rrat deal of profit in the manu- 



facturr of barrel timber, case goods, 



and veneer work, and are, as a rule, 



idcrcd quick-growing timber; and 



tin \ could be used to great advantage 



t"r planting along our denuded cypress 



-.vamps and along the battures of the 



Mi i ippi River. For this purpose, I 



that they would aid in preventing 



i-aving bank- and would go a long way 



t" a^i-t in the protection of our levees 



during high water, and would help the 



i 



conservation of our timber by being 

 planted behind the levees along the 

 river. 



Another substance that grows in 

 Louisiana forests, principally along our 

 inland lakes and bayous, is the gray 

 or Spanish moss, which grows on al- 

 most all the trees that are raised in 

 this state. This moss is generally picked 

 when the trees are being cut down for 

 the mills, and is allowed to rot, when 

 it becomes black and makes valuable 

 material for the making of mattresses, 

 cushions, and pillows, and is shipped to 

 all parts of the United States. 



