FORFAVORD 



On July twenty-second, nineteen twenty, several 

 hundred representatives of America's diversified Avood- 

 nsing industries assembled at IVIadison, Wisconsin, to 

 celebrate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the 

 Forest Products Laboratory. ]Men, representative of 

 every important industry which draws upon the forests 

 for its raw material, were present from throughout the 

 United States. Several came from foreign countries. 



The decennial celebration, of which the publication 

 of this record is a ])art, was conceived as a mark of tril)- 

 nte to ten years of ])ublic service unique in the forest 

 history of the world, and it was made possible by the 

 contributions of over two hundred firms and individ- 

 uals. Acknowledgment is here made by the committee 

 for this striking evidence of good will, and the hope is 

 expressed that this volume M'ill reflect the spirit and 

 character of the work of this institution during the first 

 ten years of its public service. 



