A Decennial Record 89 



FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY DECENNIAL 

 CELEBRATION 



Introductory Speech 



H. F. Weiss, Chairman 



Friends of the Forest Products Laboratory : 



Ten years ago the state of Wisconsin, through its university, 

 entered into a cooperative agreement with the Federal Government 

 through its Forest Service to estabhsh an institution for studying the 

 properties of one of our coimtry's great natural resources, namely, 

 timber. 



We are assembled here today to celebrate the first ten years of 

 work of this institution, to take an inventory of what has been accom- 

 plished, and to interchange views in reference to developing plans for 

 a bigger and better future. I think in these days of higli taxes, whicli 

 may go even higher, it is well for all of us to become much better ac- 

 quainted with our Government, to know what our Government is 

 doing for us. 



The tendency of tlie time, I think, particularly on the part of 

 Government and industry, is for these two to work too mucli apart, 

 this being due largely to a lack of familiarity with each other. I be- 

 lieve it is particularly necessary for the Government and the indus- 

 tries to cooperate more whole-heartedly if our country is to play a 

 prominent part in the commerce of the world. In the Forest Products 

 Ija})oratory tlie Government has estal)lislied an institution which is 

 doing nuich direct good for all of the wood-using industries and indi- 

 rectly is doing good for all of us, because all of us use wood in some 

 form or other. On behalf of the Celebration Committee I want to 

 tliank each and everyone of you for coming here and for the splendid 

 and loyal sup})ort wliich you have given. Witliout your support this 

 celebration could not have been held. 



It now gives me great pleasure to present the man m ho stands at 

 the head of the great commonwealth of Wisconsin, which has done so 

 much to make this work in studying forest products a successful real- 

 ity — Governor Pliilip]). 



