TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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PREFACE vii 



INTRODUCTION xiii 



Forestry as a National Problem xiii 



Our consumption of wood xiii 



The lumber industry xiv 



Our future lumber supply xv 



Forests and stream flow xvi 



Forests and erosion xvii 



Forestry a public enterprise xviii 



^~> The Extent and Character of Our National For- 

 ests .... xix 



How the Government obtained the National 



Forest lands xix 



The romance of the National Forest region . xx 



Famous scenic wonders near the Forests . . xxii 



The size and extent of the National Forests . xxiv 

 The topography and climate of the National 



Forest region xxvi 



Why the National Forests were Created . . xxvii 

 How the National Forest Policy has Benefited 



the People xxx 



The remaining timber resources were saved . xxx 

 The use of forage and water resources was 



regulated xxxii 



The Forests were protected from fire and 



trespass xxxv 



The watershed cover was preserved . . . xxxvii 

 Civilization brought to the mountains . . xxxviii 

 Agricultural lands opened to settlement . . xxxix 

 Permanent and not temporary civilization re- 

 sulted xl 



Financial returns xliii 



The new eastern National Forests . . ,., xlvii 

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