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OUR VANISHING FORESTS 



Europe — under the little "goods wagons" with their 

 forty men or eight horse capacity — they lack the 

 resiliency necessary to stand up under our larger 

 and heavier steel equipment. Wood still remains as 

 the only material able to endure the fearful Ameri- 

 can wear and tear. Perhaps some day the whole 



The rate of consumption by our railroads attains the figure of four 

 ties every second. 



problem will be solved through aerial transporta- 

 tion, but that time has not yet come. We still 

 depend upon the railroads and the railroads still 

 depend upon the forests. 



Something will have to be done to maintain the 



