of New England and New York, and of late years has made possible the 

 industrial rise of the Carolinas. In the early years of this century, with 

 the deforestation of much of New England, the dwindling of streams 

 aroused much anxiety over the threat of insufficient water power for their 

 industries. This concern grew until the Federal and State Governments 

 were induced to acquire forest land in mountain areas so that protective 

 forests might preserve stream flow. 



Naval stores. — In the longleaf-slash pine region stretching for a thousand 

 miles along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from North Carolina to Texas the 

 so-called naval stores industry, started in early colonial days, still operates. 

 Such materials as rosin, turpentine, and resin oils are produced either from 

 the gum of living longleaf and slash pines or from the resin-soaked heart- 



Figure 10. — How does the forest help keep the wheels of industry turning? 



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