Company, under the 

 guidance of Edward A. 

 Hauss, initiated protection 

 of young growth as a first 

 step in perpetuating its 

 operations. The McGowin 

 family, associated with the 

 W.T. Smith Lumber 

 Company at Chapman, AL, 

 early recognized the need 

 for fire protection and 

 perpetual growth. The lands, 

 continuing under the 

 management of Union 

 Camp Corporation with 

 Greely McGowin in a top 

 management position, still 

 attest to wise early industrial 

 management. 



Mississippi's early 

 conservation efforts include 

 the leadership of Posey 

 Howell of the Dantzler 

 Lumber Company in 

 southern Mississippi. Howell 

 demonstrated the value of 

 protecting young regrowth 

 from wildfire and was 

 instrumental in some of the 

 first plantation efforts in the 

 State. These lands continue 

 to make a valuable 

 contribution to the State's 

 economy under the current 

 operations of International 

 Paper Company. 



While these early 

 conservation and forest 

 management efforts may 

 seem rather rudimentary by 

 today's sophisticated 

 standards, they must be 

 considered almost 



revolutionary when viewed 

 against the unknown 

 investment returns and the 

 accepted 



cut-out-and-get-out, 20-year 

 span of the average sawmill 

 of the day. 



The move toward custodial 

 management and limited 

 regeneration efforts laid the 

 foundation for the 

 employment of professional 

 foresters, which accelerated 

 in the 1 930's and especially 

 in the mid-1 940's at the 

 conclusion of World War II. 

 The industry had arrived at 

 the conclusion that 

 conservation and 

 management were no 

 longer public relations 

 electives but an absolute 

 must to ensure the validity 

 of the huge capital 

 investments on which they 

 were embarking. 



Forest Industry 

 Management 

 Programs-Origin and 

 Development 



The reputation of the early 

 industry in the South, as 

 throughout the rest of the 

 Nation, was one of 

 despoiler. It was common 

 practice to clearcut stands, 

 with no provision for 

 reforestation, and make the 

 cut-over lands readily 

 available for purchase by 

 anyone interested in them. 



