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We have attempted to show that good forest management which 

 will produce better commercial forests is none the less useful in 

 producing the indirect benefits. The more valuable and useful 

 the property, the more the people become interested in it and 

 demand continuation of the benefits. The fact that the State 

 makes this area self-supporting, at least, ought to increase rather 

 than decrease interest in the property and forestry in general. If 

 greater appropriations were available or an income could be se- 

 cured, better forest protection could be afforded; forest property 

 would be better insured against fire; the 100,000 acres of denuded 

 lands could through reforesting be placed under forest cover; 

 additional areas acquired; more lands would be better protected; 

 and instead of having less we would have a greater forest cover. 



There are important questions as to the development and indus- 

 tries within this vast area. Do we realize that an area larger than 

 the State of Delaware is being withdrawn from use by its own 

 owners ? Is it necessary ? How far can this process continue 

 without approaching dangers other than financial returns ? 



If the forests are maintained for the indirect uses alone, who 

 is going to blaze the trail, carry the pack basket, guide the sports- 

 men, fight the forest fires, plant the trees, cut the camp wood, 

 cook the food or get food to cook ? We do not want a wilderness. 

 It must be made possible for people to live and earn a living in 

 these places or there will be no " guides " or other people to em- 

 ploy. They cannot earn a living by guiding a few days during 

 the summer. Sufficient employment must be provided for these 

 people. The State cannot put them all on the pay-roll. Indus- 

 tries of necessary and suitable kinds must employ their services. 

 In a forest country such employment must naturally be in con- 

 nection with the lumber industry. State land must furnish its 

 share. 



Further purchase and consolidation of holdings would greatly 

 reduce the administration expenses. The immediate necessity for 

 surveys would in many cases be eliminated by acquiring small 

 interior parcels. 



There are enormous investments in lumber, pulp, paper and 

 other mills which depend upon our forest lands for raw materials. 

 These mills and the lumbering industry employ thousands of men 



