CONSERVATION FOR LUMBERMEN 



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once before a legislative committee that 

 we never could conserve our forests 

 until we made our forests worth con- 

 serving, and that is the truth. No man 

 will plant a tree nor can he afford to 

 plant a tree unless the product that 

 grows is sufficient to pav the cost of 

 planting and taking care ot that product 

 until it is ready for the market. 



"A number of years ago a committee 

 on conservation was apopinted by the 

 president of the National Lumber Man- 

 ufacturers' Association, and I was 

 made chairman of that committee. The 

 salary of $100 a month allowed foi 

 that year I was authorized to turn over 

 to the secretary of the conservation as- 

 sociation, of which Hon. Gifford Pin- 

 chot was president, and it was so dis- 

 posed of. Much good was done in the 

 way of publicity, which helped to give 

 the people a better understanding as to 

 the correct principles of lumbering and 

 forestry. At that time we were cen 

 sured for cutting down the trees. It 

 was a hysteria that went over the coun- 

 try, and nothing was left in that hys- 

 teria except the sentiment of 'Wood- 

 man, spare that tree !' It was wholly 

 forgotten that it was necessary to cut 

 commercial trees, to cut lumber for the 

 marget, to build cities, towns and 



homes for th^ people, but the lumber- 

 man was said to be a wasteful man; 

 he was destroying, cutting down, burn- 

 ing and destroying ; yet when we want 

 to get together and agree upon a policy 

 there is no way of getting together 

 and so agreeing. Of course that will 

 some time come, because it is abso- 

 lutely necessary. 



"As this annual meeting is usually 

 only attended by the officers and dele- 

 gates of the respective affiliated asso- 

 ciations of white pine, yellow pine, 

 cypress, redwood, fir, hemlock and 

 hardwood organizations it is difficult to 

 secure a committee on conservation who 

 can get together and prepare a plan of 

 practical cooperation in the practice of 

 forest conservation that would be ap- 

 plicable to the various organizations 

 representing the different woods under 

 varying conditions. Therefore, your 

 committee recommends that the subject 

 of forest conservation be given free 

 expression in discussion by all the dele- 

 gates, and that at each annual meeting 

 some recognized authority be invited to 

 speak or to prepare a paper to be read 

 in our meeting, and that the American 

 Forestry Association of the United 

 States be asked to recommend such a 

 speaker for our next annual meeting." 



Successful Planting 



Results from western white pine plantations, three seasons or more old, show an aver- 

 age of 97 per cent success. On average white pine soil planting can be conducted for from 

 $5 to $6 per acre. 



Fotanists View of Cypress 



Forest botanists recognize only one cypress in the United States. Its range extends from 

 Delaware southward around the coast into Texas and up the Mississippi valley to Illinois 

 and Indiana. It is one of the few cone-bearing trees which drop their leaves in winter. The 

 heartwood of cypress is noted for its decay-resistant properties. 



Chinese Reforestation 



The Chinese national censervation bureau is considering reforestation at the head- 

 waters of the Yellow River. The government reports shows that this will ameliorate the 

 torrents and cause a more regular flow from the now denuded uplands. It is acknowledged, 

 however, that this reforestation may not have an appreciable effect within the lifetime of 

 the present generation. 



110 Miles of Fire Lines 



In preparation for the cosine: fire season in California, 110 miles of fire lines have been 

 built on the Sierra national forest. 



