The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-12

a pine crop could be gath
cred at reasonable intervals and at a
profitable price if some system of for
estry could be adopted by the State
and the people that would save the
trees and encourage the little trees
particularly until they are big enough
to thin out for the saw mill.
Adopt Forestry System.
A few Of the big lumber men of the
East who have land enough to make
forestry practical are following sys-
TENS of their own in saving the small
trees and they say they expect to ma1e
their industry permanent. They csae
do that on q big scale themselves.
But those who buy stumpage, or who
have limited land holdings must de-
pend on the aid of the many land
holders, and they must together de-
pend on a. State system that will be
backed by some intelligent authority
and intelligent leadership.
An interesting little incident came
the way of Mr.. O'Berry in New York
some time ago. The pine association
a bungalow to show the uses and char
acter Of North Carolina pine. On
the day the building was finished and
about to be opened to the public Mr..
O'Berry was there. Standing in front
Of it he was looking it over when two
little girls, waits, and indicating it by
their attire and demeanor, approached
and looked with interest at the at
ira ctive little cottage. Mr.. O'Berry
was interested at the eagerness the
children showed over the outside of
| the home-like building.
DO you want to go inside?' he
asked.
They replied that a place like that
| was not for them, and stood gazing at
1 hot ID 1,o h.
could see, the outside.
| Come on scid Mr.. O'Berry. eve
will go in.''
The two little outcasts were the frs,
visitors to enter the bungalow of the
North Carolina pine association.
It SO happened that among the peo
pie who were watching the finishing
touches at the building was a mar
right we'll known in New York as
painter and a writer of verses. II.
happened to note the incident, and no
long after Mr.. O'Berry returned from
New York to Goldsboro he one da.
was surprised to find in the mail nea
little souvenir OF his New York trip
1T was folder with a small dog hold
! ing a flower in his mouth. The lool
on the dogs face was philosophical
indicating that flowers were not al
) ways his lot in life. Below the pic
} ture was a verse indicating that som
times fortune takes a queer turn wit
: all Of us, and a pen dash to indivat
the source of the souvenir.
Mr.. OBerry does think highly Q
: the gem from the New York man, al
though he gave no second thought t
, the part he played, which he say
, was merely passing fancy and a de
t sire to please the children for a min
e ute
The bungalow Of the pine associa
t ton in New York has done a lot t
! make the world familiar with Mort
e Carolina pine. It has been effectiv
e in bringing millions of dollars to til
e State for this peculiar North Carolin
e product, and in establishing a nam
t for North Carolina as the home {
8 the finishing lumber Of the wori,
e The rest OF the task is up to the Sta,
E, at home.
g Do we inaugurate forestry syste1
r that will make the lumber industry ,
n the coast country permanent, or {
g we let it die Of neglect? Possib
d here is a thing more important tha
p some Of the subjects we make mo