GEORGE W. VAXDERBILT, PIONEER IN FORESTRY 



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THE LATE GEORGE W. VANDERBILT. PIONEER IN PRIVATE FORESTRY AND A VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE 



AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



sand acres, up to the time of his death. 

 The one was the belief, which has been 

 fully justified by the results which he 

 attained, that Western North Carolina 

 with its rich hardwood forests, and its 

 remarkable possibilities for industrial 

 growth, offered an exceptionally favor- 

 able opportunity for good returns from 

 timber growing. The other was the 

 conviction that the ownership of forest 



lands entails certain definite responsi- 

 bilities to the public; for Mr. Vander- 

 bilt was one of those who held that the 

 private ownership of any resource nec- 

 essary to the general welfare carries 

 with it the moral obligation of faithful 

 stewardship to the public. 



I recall an occasion a few years ago 

 on which I heard Mr. Vanderbilt, 

 usually a man of much reserve, speak 



