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tive lumbering by the individual are still more forcible 

 and conclusive when used concerning the adoption of 

 them by the State or the National Government on 

 forest reserves. The question of taxes is at once 

 disposed of, the fire situation is in the hands of those 

 who have ample authority to enforce laws, and the 

 net results in profits can be figured on the lowest pos- 

 sible basis. Furthermore, the State has vital interests 

 far beyond those of the individual — such as the regu- 

 lation of the water supply in streams, the benefit of 

 forest areas from the standpoint of health and recrea- 

 tion, the perpetual maintenance of a timber supply 

 with its future effect on the price of forest products 

 within the State; the making productive of otherwise 

 useless land, and the maintenance of a valuable indus- 

 try. For these and for many other reasons far-sighted 

 lumbermen favor the rapid increase of State and Na- 

 tional Forest Reserves, provided they are established 

 only on proper lands. 



In conclusion let me say that it was the desire of the 

 Honorable President of this Congress that Mr. F. 

 Weyerhaeuser, of St. Paul, should address the conven- 

 tion. Mr. Weyerhaeuser wishes me to say that he 

 sincerely regrets his inability to be here, and further 

 to assure those present that he and his associates in 

 the lumber business are thoroughly in sympathy with 

 the work and plans of the Association and the Bureau 

 of Forestry, and stand ready to do whatever is in their 

 power to cooperate in them. 



