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OUR VANISHING FORESTS 



gradual but nevertheless material increase in the 

 price of wood products will be unavoidable. In due 

 proportion to its necessity, forest growing must pay. 

 From the point of view of the private individual 

 or corporation, however, the first step unquestion- 



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A number of progressive states have already passed legislation 

 exempting, or assessing at a nominal value, such lands as are being held 

 for the production of a new wood crop. 



ably involves some means of equalizing the accruing 

 burden of taxation. A short time ago a lumber 

 company in the south attempted by sparing suf- 

 ficient seed trees to promote a natural re-growth. 

 After the completion of logging operations the 

 local tax assessor visited the property, saw trees 



