The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-28


Trabert in general charge of the for
estry department. He has had the
best forest library in Minneapolis,
which now is moved to Oakland. He
spent a week with the late j. E.
Defcbaugh and others studying with
DR.. C. A. Schenck, at Biltmore, n. c.,
the methods of reforestation employ
ed there Mr.. Trabert has written
considerably On the subject and has
talked before numerous bodies, cam
paigning to direct public sentiment
and to stir up interest in reforesta-
ton. He has argued strongly for do
ing away with prohibitive taxation OF
timber lands. His theory is that the
only way to get justice in this re-
gard is to get the public to see that 1t
is to it's interest to get trees grown
rather than have them sacrificed. Mr..
Trabert is in direct control of the for
esters in the G.. A. Smith employ, and
of that branch of the business. While
the company has given up reforesting
it's Minnesota lands, several men train
ed under Mr.. Trabert's direction are
employed now in the Minnesota SER
vice bv State Forester w. T. Cox. Mr..
Trabert is a member of the National
Forestry association, the National
Geographical association, the Archae-
illogical Association of America, and
kindred bodies. He also is member
of the Oregon Conservation associa-
ton, and consulted with the Secretary
of State of California in regard to for
nation of the California Conservation
association.
As the Smith timber was cut off IN
Minnesota and the interests on the
Pacific coast grew, an attempt was
made to handle the business from the
MINNEAPOLIS offices, but this was CIV
en- up as impracticable. Mr.. Smith
looked about for a western location
and decided upon Oakland, for the rea-
son that the five timber districts con-
trolled by the Smith interests
fir tracts and one spruce in Oregon,
and one redwood and one sugar pine
and yellow pine tract in California
all are tributary to tidewater. Being
able to handle all of them with water
TRANSFORMATION, the logical point for a
HEADQUARTERS was where all the routes
would best naturally converge. That
point is Oakland. 1t is on the main
land where no transshipment is nee
essary, and is convenient to Bay
Point, the distributing centre for the
company, where the yards, planning
mill and box factory are located. The
company occupies nearly an entire
floor in the Syndicate building on
Broadway, Oakland This is Mr..
Smiths western headquarters and the
headquarters of all his companies
save the eastern end of the G. A.
Smith Lumber Co., which is still
manufacturing in Minneapolis After
the Minneapolis mill shall cease to
operate the company will continue to
have Minneapolis interests in the box
factory, the Northwestern Compo-
Board factory and the Mereen-Johnson
Machine company.
Mr.. Trabert ,or IS years has made
his home II minneapolis, in d little
residence property at Thirty-ninth and
Lyndale avenues N. He has moved
his family, consisting of Mrs. Trabert
and their 15-year-old daughter, Doro-
thy, to Oakland. In Minneapolis Mr..
Trabert was member OF the Unlver-
sity club, the Interlachen club and
active in many other organizations.
He enjoys golf, hunting, fishing and
other outdoor pastimes. He has been
president of the Minneapolis Choral
club, director of the Philharmonic
club and on the executive committee
of the Federation of Mems Church
clubs. He has been active in Salem
English Lutheran church and choir
master of its vested choir. During
his business activities he found time
to take a night course in law at the
University of Minnesota, was gradual
ed in 1899, and was admitted to the
bar. He will ask admission also in
California. He finds this of value in
the company's relations with real es-
tate abstracts etc.