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This is a wonderful age of science. Man is hard at work building 

 satellites to circle the Earth and harnessing atomic anergy. You 

 may well wonder how timber fits into such a scientific atmosphere, 

 why we should know or even care how the trees grow today, why 

 we should be concerned at all about timber in the future. 



Even with the great advances, science still has not found a satis- 

 factory substitute for the wooden crossties upon which America's 

 railroads run. Magnify this single use of timber by the thousands 

 of uses of timber products which help to make our lives warmer and 

 fuller, and the importance of America's timber resources comes 

 into focus. 



The forests are serving this Nation well today; they can continue 

 to serve the American people in the years ahead. But prompt and 

 substantial expansion and intensification of forestry are required — 

 if the Nation is to meet the anticipated greater needs of the future 

 for the ever-growing population (275 million people or more in the 

 year 2000) and the ever-increasing industrial and scientific activities 

 (1,200 billion dollars of goods and services in 2000). 



Timber in our modern world . . . 



Since trees do not grow to cutting size, do not produce crops of timber 

 overnight — since forestry is a long-time proposition — we must plan 

 now and act soon to assure that this Nation will have all the timber 

 that will be needed in the year 2000, only four decades away. 



To do the job that must be done to satisfy these needs of tomorrow, 

 we must know where we stand today — we must capitalize on every 

 opportunity that exists. 



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