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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
GOOD TIMES IN BEDFORD
TURNER'S PrOsperous-Hanks t:roanIne
With Money-A Coming Great
Farmer CasheA In.

BEDFORD CITY. VA. December Is
While there are numerous mauufac-
tar!nE enterprises in Bedford County
II is p!c-emincntly an agricultural
count. and when there is SLOW sale
.: !ow-down prices for the products
OF the SOIL hard times come along
but this year nobody hears anything
OF any hard times cry. Tobacco. the
leading money crop. never sold better
n the history OF the county was so
large proportion Of the crop con-
Tcrted into cash so early in the season
as this year. Other farm products. and
Bedford has taken a front rank po-
s!tlon in the crop diversif1cation army.
axe heeo!ng pace with tobacco in the
matter or rapid sale for good money
The result - that the banks are filled
with money. The banks Of this town
repo?t that the deposits are greater
than ever known before. being now
considerably in excess OF million
dollars
70 give an idea of the pIentifulness
Of money: Willie Garrett. a fourteen
ycar-old boz. OF the famous Goose
Creek Valley. did a little farming on
his own hook this year. He made corn.
potatoes, clover and other things. and
also good crop Of tobacco. Last week
Willie came to town with five lots
Q: lea. and placed it on the warehouse
floor for sale. Each pile weighed out
more than 100 pounds. one going above
200. For these he received sl0.75.
stI.7j. ;i+. s23 and SAC per 100. and
from The warehouse he hurried to the
bank TO make Il healthy little deposit
Young Garrett is but one or many
coming great farmers of bedford
COUNTY.
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DEVELOPING SWAMP LAND
oihnhn'. With New York None, Mr.
nina IL. starts Great scheme In
Eastern Carolina

RALEIGH. y c. Decomb., II.
Something over $1,000 acres OF fertile
virgin lands in Hyde. Ecaurori ana
Washington Counties in this state h,ya
hetH bought ny Mark ". Potter. o.,
New york. president Of the C.arol;n,
'HhcnAeld and Ohio RAILWAY Corn.
pAhy. from the JOhn l.. Rope! Lumbar
.o!"p"ny, OF Norfolk a subsidiary n.
'!c norfolk southern Railway. and ha.
eH.clrd Vie organization Of tn. Nor
!o!" Southern Farm Inc IN The or
s'f!zH'!o" Mr.. potter has taken In n.
.Hs associates John a Wilkinson. .
'a'se !a"d owner and "xperienced
D.An'e' o. Washingto and Beaufor,
Counties who Will be the general man
age ~ tho affairs Of The company in
VA, fcsio" The land ia TO be drained
.aHDe! "no brush cleaned or, roade
!tih OF and constructed and the IRON
e'tH developed along general farming
ana I'VE stock raising lines Then all
OF th.s land with the exception OF a
!"'Ec acreage that VII be retained for
~ companT's own use. VIII oo divided
mo suitable facms and offered FOR
sale only to real farmers
me drainage operations the iranc.
nH OF which is 10 b" cared Tor b..
nc ISSUANCE o. drainage honGs IN ac
cr.a1nee with he laws 0, this state
VIZ comprise III. digging ~ steam
o.euHes or some l1j miles OF canal
otchet The work has a!rtahv been
started ard TWO or more steam f-ld.es
"i' now n operation
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LACRosS TO THE FRONT
ambitious Town Organizes Businr,,
Mems tshociation to Help nuIId
Up Manufacturing Center.

LACROSSE. VA. December i5.-.rb.
business men Of Lacrosse held an en-
'husiastic meeting las, Tuesday nigh,
ana organized the business Mems Az
sociation with thc following officer,
president. j. w. Matthews. vicc-prosi
deni. ana H. -. I!arh1m, secretary and
treasurer The association starts or
Tor the ensuing year. &. j. Moscln,
With th'rty-aEc active members ana
this number will BE- Increased ., m.
regular meeting I" be held n.Nt Tues
day night
y, tn" coming meeting tho organiza
uon VIII he completed BY the appoint
'ncnt of various standIn.; commi,teer
and u.s election Of other necessary
officers. IT Is expected that several
risiiors from other towns viii bc :.
this meeting 10 Civ" the new associa-
ton some pointers a. 10 future mode,
OF procedure. ctc.
The object OF the association = 20
let 'he world know OF the advantages
Lacrosse. with is SUPERIOR shipping
facilities has 70 offcr FOR tho location
here Of various industries and manu-
featuring plants and to advance IN" IN
terest OF the town, socially, morally
educationally and otherwise.
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the timber owner from unjust taxa
tion, and 10 protect him from forest
nres started by outsiders. he certainly
cannot be expected to attempt to cut
conservativcly and guard his young
timber at financial loss to himself. Tho
public IL responsible. and the public
must take action In it's own interests
flRGINiA'S FEEBLE EFFORTS
At FOREST FIRE FIGHTING:
Tie states are rapidly taking up or
G3niHed fire lighting. At present "a
number OF the Northeastern and Far
Western states have very cncctive fire.
protective systems. which are getting
results under more difficult circum-
stances than those that prevail iii Viz
;;lnia. at very small cost compared
20 tho value of the property protected.
Maryland WAS the first Southern State
- take 1t up. and the annual dostruc-
t!on by forest fires in that State has
been very materially reduced within
the last few years. More recently Ken
lucky and West Virginia have taken
:, M. and Row Virginia and North
Carolina are making n beginning.
The Virginia LAW provides for forest
w":dcns throughout the state, COM
missioned by the Governor on the
recommendation of the Geological Com
mission, to work under the direction
OF the state Forester in enforcing
The fire laws ana in lighting fires in
iheir districts. wherever there is pro-
vis'on Tor paying them for their ser
ices. The law provides that counties
may appropriate money for forest pro-
lection. but does not make II obligu-
Coy upon them to do so. Under this
provision. eight counties have already.
III 10 october, 1916. made appropria-
Ions tor fire patroi during the drieSt
seasons The amounts appropriated
ID" tho counties are as follows: Nor
!pl". $500: Chesterfield. $50: James
Cii!, $50. montgomery. 500: Apo
na.toA. go: buckingham. s75. MOTTO
WAY sac. and Gloucester. $50. These
appropriations were for the calendar
scar 1916. except that Of James city
county. which was FOR the autumn Of
1916 and the spring or 1917 These
sums nave been matched with equal
amounts out o! the funds put at the
disposal of the State Forester bv the
un:ted States Forest Service, which -
cooperating III tire protection with
those states which are making an or
ear!zcJ ctfort 10 prevent forest fires
ana has allotted 5000 per year to be
used IN Virginia fot this purpose
This amount will proba bly, he increased
N the future, II. in the opinion OF the
Federal officers in charge. the expend.-
tlre BY vnrious agencies in Virginia
iusiiGcs further assistance
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sHlPYARD IMPROVEMENT;
BUILDING BOOM FOLLOWS
"'iii"n Doiinrs to He EAucn,i.d D.,
ShipbuiidinE and Dry DocL
Company.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. December 10
II Is no longer IL secret that the New,
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Doci;
Company in ORDER 70 meet the in
creased demands for the construction
and repairing OF ships OF all kinds and
ciasses' VIII during the year 1917 add
very largely TO the facilities Ct thc
present plant.
President Ferguson has publicly an
"ornced that the company cxpec,s 20
spend not less than $4,000 in these
ehiafSclnents. ana tho PROBABILITIES ~
that the amount expended next year
.iohE 'ness lines VIII reach $l.e0v.U0O
before the year comes TO It's cnd.
ihe improvements already planned
ana decided UPON include general bat
terments. that is to say the cnlar.c-
inent OF shops and offices, tho building
Oh snip shed on north side OF YARD: OK
'eEdihS machine shop between p-cs.n,
shop and boiler and forging works;
extending FOUNDRY for steel CASTINGS
Installing additional new machinery
OF miscellaneous character; biuldin.
addition to Office. etc 1t is also con
tenpiated to build additional wa>s
TINS construction depending upou re-
ceiNinG contract for one of the battle
cruisers which the United States gov
eminent will soon order.
All OF this. OF course. means t.. GIN.
ployment Of many more mon bs tile
ShipEaros, ana II naturally follows
mat there must be much bu:ldirc ~
Newport News next year i'm order ,ha5
those men and thei, families shall I've
properly housed The indications; are
that the city Will see a butldirc bon,,.
beginning with tho opening az the
new year. the like OF which !, has
rot seen since the early days Of it's
discovery when sharties and large.
oui'u'nSs Went up in day. 50 80
speak.
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SOME FACTS FROM AFFAIR
nHeiiets az Industrial Character T.u-
ING OF Work In Many Parts OF
Outside World

'anc" Is planning 70 turn nun;tion
pants into chemical works after IN.
wa:'. 'ho
y project has been started =, wi,,t
peg. canada. for the manufacture, n,
Starch from potatoes
swamp ana overflow lands B., IL.
Ihled states embrace an area .r,a;ar
than ,hat Q: the Philippines
"!th 40 other preparation ,b,,
cleaning, the inside bark OF a tr.s :,
nsed for blankets in Ecuador.
An additions! diaphragm features
AeW telephone mouthpicce TO absnrh
outside sounds that make .eleoboninr
o!n!cult IN noisy places
mattresses and pillows used IN IN.
calted states Navy Will I'm the fu,,-,
'r hHed Win kapoi.. 4 vegetable nber
"hich - light and buoyant.
Eene.uc!a's imports from the t-ni,.a
states !" the fiscal year 1916 w.rn "a
per cent more than m 1914, amounting
ia 1874 'V0'0''
BOLIVIAN always are Substituting
WOO" ior coal wing To higher prices
o. coal resulting from the difficulty Of
~" ,.inS ocean transportation from,
the United States
High Tve!sh; rates 10 SCUM ,msri..
arc holding back shipments o. b,,i,d;na
material. especially Timber ana CO
Eeht' inc rates being reported rs.
times as much as before the var
south American countries arc nud;,,o
the United States their hes, ,r,r..sto
'-"f hides Twothirds OF the hides
exported from ArEea,ina in r,,4 n-rt
ta1 OF 1915 we're sent 20 the United
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PULASKI is WIDE AWAKE;
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
knitting Mills Get Uusy-I.on,. Idle
iron Works 60 Into Binst-LOdSc
HuildtnE Is Coming.

PULASKI VA. December lG--!.rRc
raul knitting mills VIII 70 into opcr-
alton on Monday. This new industry
for the manufacture Of hosiery is the
very latcs; acquisition To the indus
'riai life of PULASKI y modern new
NM building has been erected. and
the work of Installing Il coteric of
machines las been completed. and the
plant viii be put in operation ON
Monday morning In that girls Will
addition to the local enterprises t'ui
me present. the work OF dyciuE ana
nhisIihS VIII be done at philadclpiia.
but /, IL contemplated tina, n dycinp
piahi VIII be established I'm connection
With the mill in tie course Of TN,
"'At lew months. The Paul KNITTING
oihpany was incorporated some
months ago by the state Corporation.
COMMISSION. with y. Victcrlus. Of N.w.
York. president: y. Y. Eskridpc. of
lniaSki vice president. and IL W
Thaxton. secretary.
The modern new blast furnace al
N" Puiaski Iron Company IL prar
tiIaiiy ready for putting into bIast
~ VIII go IN within The next week
The furnace replaced one which was
"a service about thirty years and
which had the distinction Of h,yi,,,
never been out OF bias, with the cN-
cefi'oh OF short periods for neccssur,
repairs The work of razlur the old
pi"hl ana erecting the new began
i"s' June, but considerable delay was
experienced in getting material shin
pc" promptly. h!nderirr the rapid
proSfeSs ci The work 1t is one Of the
largest ana most modcTnly cyuippcd
furnaces in the South. and was dc
signed especially for this company
III campaign OF icss than ,hr,c
nays Sll.""" was subscribed hero for
inc erection OF - modern new bust
Ia Il
tercsicd in this project ar. ,hc o5,,
rcliows Juniors and Owls a buiid-
lhS company VIII he Incorporated an
der the state laws Plans and spccI
ncItiohs for building To meet tho
heeds OF the orders viii be prepared
az once ana everything made ready.
so ;hat work can be started carly =,
the spring
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PURE-BREDS IN TAzEWELL
association Incorporated 10 insure hest
or Shorthorns In One ut Rest
Cnttie-RnI.ins Counties.

TAZEW ELL, VA. Decombe, iS-'rh.
most important and far-reacilinr ,nov.-
ment ever put on foot for the improve
ment OF Tazcwcll County live stock was
iaunchcd TINS week 1T meeting held
Ill the courthouse building hnrc sew
entE five representative cattle men of
mo county met and organized the
Iazeweil County Pure Bred Snorthorn
Association. Inc.
Inc meeting was called 10 order 10y
ihe temporary chairman. Or. Pierce
Ate" few words stating the purposc
OF The meeting, Dr. Pierce introduced
Proiesso! Hutcheson. State specialist
III animal husbandry. MI lIutch.sou
made Il short talk in which he cmpha-
sized the need OF cattle improvement;
i'll TaZewcll County. and suggested a
plan OF organization which has worked
successfully in adjoining counties. The
advantages OF this plan were set forth
IN detail and Mr.. liutcheson stated
that If u was adopted md pure brcd
Shortho"n bulls placed in every part
OF the county. the ,ivc-sto,E industry
would be benefited at least $4,000 an
nua!ly. He pointed out that the CO.
operation OF every cattle raiser ana
dealer in the county was necessary in
order 10 bring about the best results
county Demonstration Agent Il e.
Wall read suggestive constitution and
bylaws 20! the government Of the
association. which were adopted by the
shareholders ana then the following
officers We're elected for the first year:
K. S. Moss. president: W. c. Barnes.
vice president. J. +. pecry. secretary
ana treasurer. = considerable amount
or the necessary stock was subscribed
and paid for ut the meeting, and il is
expected that this will be increased
until the fun amount Of $4,000 shall
haze been paid in by the time the date
DL.rCNlSP
THIS amount should place forty or .ftv
good pure bred bulls in the county
When this shall he done Tazcwen will
become noted for the production Of
high 2rade shorthorn cattle. III. equal
OF any i'll this country.
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Department Do.sn., M

nave come TO tho attention o~ -
united states Department or Arrjc,,,.
.ture items appearing in III. pr.sy
which are 30 framed AZ TO r!re cas-
AW the impression that Inc d.nar,-
rtsnt In It's publications has praisea or
recommended farm tractor or p.r.
Sticular make.
Aa the department. hax not don. mi.
saHd. In fact. systematically r.f:ains
lion recommending Rny DErticular
make OF tractor or other machine. III.
pubic IL warned TO regard as falls.
any statement axse,tng o. implyina
such accommodation by the derart.
msHt
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CHEMICAL PLANT RESUMES
bristol Indnstr, Which Has Hren idle
for -Four leBrs Getting Busy
iEufn-WorL started

BRISTOL. VA. December Is -Den.
":ir announcement is nov made that
the chemical plant OF John 7. Williams
q Son. OF NeH York, which was cs-
tabii3hed mere twelve years. ago At n
cost OF about $4,000. and which has
oeeh id!e Tor four years. will resume
operations earl? in January. Chemists
ana other experts are now ousv adj
Justi"e the machinery and arranging
f0f TIA" assembling OF raw materials.
ihc company 10 understood TO have
important contracts TO fill
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rachins-nou.e Plans Completed.

WILMINGTON. y. G., December It,
The Carolina Packing Company, of
wh:ch w w. Love Is the president has
acquired the Sans Suici abattoir and
purchased SIX acres OF land adjoining.
on which il is proposed TO erect addi-
t'on2! buildings and equipment 10 cost
not loss than 100000. The contracts
for this building viii be let immedi-
.teiY after Christmas. and when 1t shall
be completed. the establishment will
have daily capacity Of 80 or more
hoiss and hftecn to twenty bccvcs. The
capital stock OF this company is $780,
0UU.
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the United States Geological Survey
es''I1ates the value OF tar. ammoni o.
ana Den""l products recovered in
coursr OF other processes in p,up,tion
t!ants and by-Droducts coke ovens In
l,l6 "Ss nearly $4,000 600. There wers
2'I 100000 gallons OF tar. valued at
S6.26o.000. produced in the United
states in 1915. Ammonium sulphate
30 the value OF sl1.l75.000 wa. recov-
cred. and ls.G00.S75 gallons of benzol
products, valued at $T.337,371
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New co,,inr and water >,,,,w

CIIEISTIANSRURG VA. DECEMBER
l6.--.>nnouncerler has been made th,t
thc Norfolk and Western Halfway Com
pan! viii carly in the spring COM
m.cncc Tn" erection OF "a water ana
cOni!r- station II Nicler. "a email sta
ton hve miles from this place 1t Is
expected that quite Il town NNiil grow
up around the coalinb plant.
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ccmen, Corpornrlon Ia nu,,d.

ROANOKE. w. Dcccmbor III 1ng
Roanoke Cement Corporation ,cccu,ir
Incorporated here with ample capi'II.
has under consideration plans FOR .,
new and large plant To be erected on
Jefferson street, near EOauok" rive f..
The business Of the corporation na.
grown so rapidly. the temporary plan,
in which II ha" been GENERATING : found
no, "a be adequate fhe business q,
present is confined 10 the manufacture.
or concrete lille for roofing purposes
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Nor. Light for D,,,w,o

DILLWYE, VA. December l6.--Dill-
wyn is 10 have more light. and also
electric power for the running OF ma
chinery for small industries. Tho
Diiiwyn Electric Light and Power
Company has BEEN incorporated. with
r.. -. Harness as president. and A. W.
Carter. secrstary.trtasurer.
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Gn.tonia Moves Right AIonY.

CASTONlA, y. C.. December iG---Ai,-
other cotton manufacturing concern
las been organized here. 4. 8. Pink
ncy w G. Piukncy. &. T.. Armstrong
AID s. NJ. Eoyce and others have in
corpora,cd with $4,000 capital stock
the Pin!kney Mills Company. and will
commence operations early in the New
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GOOD TOWNS THAT NAY HECOME
MANUFACTURING CESTIHs

Leaving out IynchbuEs. which j. On
the north border Of the comfy In,
towns are Rusthurg, the county seal.
Brooknesi. on Stanton River. Ala
vista, on the same river. and Concord
on the main Zine oi the Norton. ard
western Railway There is nov" con-
siderable manufacturing o! one Kind
and another q. Brooknesl ana Alia.
vista and some at Rustturg and Com
cord. but there ought 70 bo. and doub,-
less. ere long, vii! be. much more th,,.
and In the several villages which do,
the countr along The lines az ra!lws,
There are all kinds Of valu.bIc
timber in Campbell, and whil- IN -.
cent years much o. Il has been en-,
out, there is ytt an sbundanc. 80 49,,
man? more saWE:ils sn6 y.ood-wo,.i'.
'nE establishments supplies win IN.
raw material for .nony y.s,s ~ "a
come. The .imbc,a~ ere pin. OIL
hickory. gum. ash, cedar. locust monte.
chestnut and walnut IN. OF ,L
pine are the most abundfnt and v,i,-
able. Furniture factories and N. III.
would not sufe. for raw rDs..ri, -
located in either o: the towns p,,,.d
or IN any or the villages ,eferrtd 10
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tbinsdon Wu,,, Con,,,,,,, ,

AHiNGDhN. VA, December ls.-Th.
thihsdon Water Conysny has been IN.
corporated here with 800, 900 can,,s1
STOCK r. j. Prescott, Of Big stone Dap
nnn peeh erected president 3f the CON.
DOR Is ~ 10. " s,ers f. Penn Of AbisJ-
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BIC VIRGINIA INDUSTRY
ON A SLENDER FOOTING
Timber Interest Of State in Danger
From Careless AXmen and For
est FircS-Rcmcdics Available.
STATE FORESTER APPEALS
New Crops of Trees May BE Grown
rs in France and Beigium-Eed-
cral. State and County Govern
ments Can Conquer Fires.

Timber, like everything else has
gone up in Naluc and is now worth
big money Ii bids fair To he worth
great deal moro in the future. For
ilnatcly Virginia has Il considcra IL
quantity of timber yet stauding the
vice division of the United States De-
pa"tmcnt of Horticulture made it's last
i,Hurc2. Was over aud above Sl.v00. 900
as II stood in the woods
ln the Nalr" OF it's products. number
~ wage -carncrs, value OF side issues.
etc the iumbcr business ranks next
10 agriculture in Virginia. According
sns Of manufactures sent out by the
United states go,"rnmeu;. and esti-
mates added since there TIRE nov in
operation ia this state about 900 saw
mills. :: greater number than in ANN.
other state in the Union. and in tho
production OF lumber. veneer. slaves.
ncrdirgs, poles. ties miro props and
cordwood Virginia ranked high up in
tue list o. the States. the value OF
these products Of the woods Dvtu" more
lhan S23.6o6,p0o This i the value OF
only the crude products ana 90 that it
exceeds the combined yul,. g! the, TO-
pacCo ana wheat crops Of the state. II
IN" figures u: the Department of AGri-
rnliure OF the United States are re-
Liable. Then II must be remembered
iha; portion OF the Virginia lumber
Is manufactured by wood-usinc in
dustrics- within ia. state. giving il an
increased value of not less than $40
cn""c0 pcr annun. not counting the
Industrial help afforded by the wage
Gamers who perform the la hor IN the
factories and 10 say nothing OF tho
$25.uup.ooo or more invested In these
woodworking establishments aud in The
S.wlnillS
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AtSES FoK FEAR AND
THE REMEDIES ~ SIGHT

sud yet. according 70 Richard Chaplin
me state FORESTER and assistant
professor of forestry at the l'nivcrsit:
.! Virginia. IT Is fact that tins great
!rdnstT: IL on an Insecure footing. and
tnc state Forester Is out n an appeal
I" owners OF timber lands and other.
I" look !" the pc:pctuat!on Of this
!inmens" business. Professor Jones
secs rs" causes for his fears First.
the usual practice OF cutting timber
with n" thought Whatever OF securing
succeeding crop and. second ,he
destruction %. tn. Young growth hy
Forest fires Fires positively must BE
controlled aud cumberland owners
must be shown that Ii is TO their adj
vantage 10 cut IN such a w.,v :tg 10
secure another valuable crop, aud
shown how to do SO proftaDiy: other
wise, the time : coming when our !un-
hcrmcn must 20 out % business. and
our present forostcd land VIII ,ou-
S!s' OF practically r"thinc but worth
less brush. as is already the case on
probably about 100000 acres OF noun
Iain land Ia Northern and Central
virgins. THIS calamity must be avoid
al. ana II j. the hope Of the State
Forester 10 he able 20 guide the IN
crossing interest IN Forest prcserva-
lion along such Intelligent lines that
onr forests may produce more and
more of the needed articles Of wood,
without cXhausting the supply. For
csts have oecn handled in this way 10;
hundred years or more IN parts of
Germany. France, Belgium and Switz-
er!and. anu why should We not be
guided BY their experience ana take
the necessary action in time Their
experience plainly shows how il can
be done and If We now embark upon
rational handling OF our forest re-
sources in ways that have already been
proved 10 be successful. va can save
much none aud timber
The average timbcrland owner does
not realize the necessity of looking
forward 10 another crop OF timber, and
does not know The best ways TO get the
results. Education Of the general pun
lie in forestry and actual demonstra-
tiOn By tra!Mcl forcste:,s OF Tho met I cd g
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congress has appropriated money .or
experiments looking to the incrc,se
o. p: oduction OF sugar beet seed sin
INC United States. Wonder II We ca r
have some OF The experiments pulled
on down this way. Virginia raises
pretty much everything. Why not the
sugar beet"