WHAT IS FORESTRY? 9 
1901, enormous material strides have been made. An 
area five times the size of New York State is owned by 
all the people, intended primarily for raising timber 
but open freely to all kinds of proper use. Forestry 
means use and it is the aim of the Federal Forest 
Service to use the national resources In such a way 
that thev may be enjoyed by the citizens of today and 
still be available for generations yet unborn. 
This splendid movement, the conservation, the proper 
use, of our forests and national resources as a whole, 
is still subject to attacks of selfish or misguided men 
who urge that the resources withdrawn from the na- 
tionally owned domain should be put in the private 
owner’s grip as soon as possible. The boys and girls of to- 
day, the men and women of tomorrow, should know that 
conservation means use and only by keeping the forests 
and waters under the control of the Federal Government 
ean our resources be properly managed and conserved. 
