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A M ERIC A X FORESTRY 



approach the cost of producing these 

 by growth, and, second, direct invest- 

 ment in public forests and forestry. 

 So far, the public has not appreciated 

 this condition. There have been pub- 

 lic appropriations for the administra- 

 tion of the federal forests, but the va- 

 rious states are not now making the 

 investments necessary to solve their lo- 

 cal problems of forestry ; the general 

 public is apparently not yet prepared 

 to pay more for the products in order 

 to cover the cost of conservation. < >m- 

 of the first necessary steps is public 

 education regarding our resources and 

 the conditions of their utilization. A 

 better appreciation by the public of 

 the conditions of forest production, 

 logging, and manufacturing of lumber 

 is essential to work out this phase of 

 conservation and bring about a proper 

 adjustment between the limited re- 

 sources and the needs of the people. 



1 have felt justified in calling atten- 

 tion to this problem because it is very 

 closely related to the work of forest 

 products and the application of the 

 investigations in this branch of the 

 Service. 



As 1 have only recently become con- 

 nected with the Forest Service. I feel 

 that I can speak without reserve in 

 praise of the work which lias been un- 



dertaken. I wish especially to com- 

 pliment the work of Mr. Hall, Mr. 

 Cline, and their associates in their work 

 of forest products. I wish at this time 

 to express my deep appreciation of the 

 support and cordial cooperation of 

 President Van Rise, and other authori- 

 ties of the university who have made 

 possible the Forest Products Labora- 

 tory. 



I regard the cooperation with the 

 university of the greatest value. It is 

 not only in the general educational 

 work in forestry that the Forest Service 

 will be greatly aided, but the associa- 

 tion with the university will be very 

 valuable in the conduct of the scientific 

 work at the laboratory. We wish to 

 maintain among our workers that spirit 

 of search after truth which character- 

 izes this great institution. The science 

 of forestry is still in the creative stage. 

 A great deal of the research and of tlv 

 work of establishing the practice of for- 

 estry must be done by the government. 

 To carry on this work, I consider it of 

 the greatest importance that there be 

 no lessening of that spirit of individual 

 initiative, personal responsibility, and 

 high ideals which has characterized the 

 members of the Service under the in- 

 spiration of Clifford Pinchot. 



