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and women. The wages paid are a big factor in our industrial 

 life. This material is again used in remanufacture and more 

 money given to labor for making necessities of life. The future 

 of many towns and cities in a large measure depends upon these 

 forests. They are all factors in our industrial life. 



Other industries are represented by hotel, transportation, mer- 

 cantile and allied businesses which accommodate the commercial 

 and tourist trades. These industries are not only of importance 

 in these sections but their influence extends outside the Preserve 

 regions. 



This report may be criticized for absence of more exact in- 

 formation, but, as stated at the beginning, the method which we 

 had to pursue, on account of lack of special funds for the work, 

 does not permit drawing exact mathematical conclusions. The 

 preparation of this report is based not only on the field work done 

 for this particular purpose but also upon years of association with 

 the problem discussed and many other competent sources of in- 

 formation. 



There are forest surveys and published reports upon many 

 large Adirondack forest areas (e. g., " Practical Forestry in the 

 Adirondacks " — Bulletin of the U. S. Forest Service ; Forest 

 Working Plan for Township 40 — Bulletin 30 of the U. S. Forest 

 Service; "Adirondack Spruce," by Gifford Pinchot and Henry S. 

 Graves ; A Forest Working Plan for Townships 5, 6 and 41 ; 

 Report of Forest, Fish and Game Commission 1902-3). There 

 are also many unpublished reports containing available data. 



The vast and far-reaching scope of the question, with its many 

 and intricate details requiring wisdom and experience for its 

 solution, is complicated by possible political influences ; but it must 

 be studied from all angles, each element weighed separately and 

 the final decision rendered as the result of a careful consideration 

 of the facts unaffected by sentiment. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. R. PETTIS, 

 Superintendent State Forests. 



