The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-19
WILL CONSERVE
 ALL TIMBER HERE
ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION BEING FORMED TO PROTECT AGAINST
 USELESS WASTE.
Examples of Other States to Be the Means of Profit Here Where There Is Still an Abundance of Young Trees.

Little Rock, June 18.-A determine effort will be made by advocates or timber conservation to have written into the new state constitution an ar ticle that will give adequate protec- tion to the states timber resources says Dr. Morgan Smith, of this place. author of the proposed section. Tnis section has already been adopted by the legislative committee of the con stjtutional convention, and will come before the convention itself when 1t meets July 1.
 In order to further the plan, a meeting of conservation advocates will be called in a short time for the or ganization of the Arkansas Forestry Association.
 Tt IS time Arkansas took a long | look ahead" said Dr. Smith in com menting on the article which will be offered to the constitutional conyen- | ton. Few states in the Union are so plentifully supplied with national forest wealth as is Arkansas. While the oaks and pine are our most yalu- able timber, not less than sixty kinds of trees occur in sufficient auantitle to be important commercially. Out of a total area of more than g, 300, 900 acres, Arkansas in 1910 had only about eight million acres, lese than one-fourth. in cleared fielus 1 The remainder for the most part wai ! in woodland On the face of thing. ] this looks as though there would b ample timber for all time. Bit WI are cutting this timber at the rate oI more than two billion board feet eacf year and we must not forget the ex- perience of the other great timber states.
 "Only a few years ago ths LaaC states were covered witl a magnifi- cent growth of white pine. Lumber mea ht oted at the idea that the sup ply would ever be cut out But todai the end of the eastern white pine i' we'll in sight, and the same umher men who cut it if have had tO lool elsewhere for timber Some of taeH have come to Ark1Lsas to cut our oak pine and cypress.
 "The Lake states now regreGulS realize that .hey allowed their timber To be wasted, ant they are now trying to save what is eft. They have cn- ployed foresJees to :&y how the re- mG.n ming .imbec shal! be cut; thoy have strictly enforced laws against forest fires. and they have taken ur the work of replanting the waste lands with young trees.
 "There are few parts of the country where forestry can be practiced <, better advantage than in Arkansas Our short leaf pine makes rapil growth and asks for nothing better than a rocky hillside to grow on. The government foresters tell me that il
 the young growth is properly cared for the shortleaf pine can be cut ovei about every thirty years.
 "The biggest hindrance to success ful forestry Is cur custom of burnini
 the woods. This is usually done {, improve tho range. but is ver' shortsiehted practice, II does mqhi
 an earlier growth of e~ass. out tf'
 forage soon ecomes tougr and wood.
 and unfit for cattle
 , Needless to say. The fire kills on the tender young trees and it als'
 'nWres and often kills the older tim
 her as well The damage to th young trees however, g most seriou' for. as some wise m has said forest without young trees is llee