The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-21
REMEDIES FOR
AVERTING DIMINISHING
TIMBER SUPPLY
COL. GRAVES. CHIEF OF FOREST
SERVICES. ADDRESSES TRl-
STATE FORESTRY CONFER
ENCE: GIVING REMEDIES.

States is rapidly eNhausting its TIM
Der resources, and at a comparatively
early date may find itself largely de
pendent upon foreign sources. Lieut..
Col Henry 5. Graves, chief of the
Forest Service, L. S. Department of
Agriculture, told the remedies that
can be applied, and the measures that
can be adopted at the conference re-
Gently held at Indianapolis, Ind.
"The solution of our forestry prob
lem" said Col Graves. Consists in
stopping destruction by fire and other
agencies, by using methods that
make possible natural reproduction af
ter logging. and by restocking the tree
growth of lands that have been made
economic wastes. The fear has been
expressed by some that such an OBJ
iective conflicts with the expansion of
agriculture and stock raising. Exact
" the contrary would be the result
No sane program of forestry would
propose the use of lands for forestry
that are better adapted to agriculture
and settlement. Forestry, agricul-
ture and stock raising go hand in
hand
Farm Woodlands Problem Simple
"In Illinois. Indiana, and Ohio our
problem is essentially one of the
farm woodland. Here we have to do
with small tracts and operations. In
some ways the problem is simpler
in one than the great lumber regions.
In the first place the fire danger is
easily controlled. Then again the
work can usually be brought into
close correlation with other phases of
farm management. OF great value,
also, is the fact that the owner HIM
self is often the manager and can give
personal direction to the work of for
estry.
an such circumstances the aid of
the States may be directed to showing
the farmer how to cut his woodland
in order to secure natural reproduc-
ton. how to thin the young stands so
as to increase their growth and val
ne. how to reforest the lands now
waste, how best to market his wood
land products, and so on Advice
should be afforded through the State
forester and the agricultural field
agents. Planting stock should be of
fered at cost with assistance in estab-
fishing successful plantations. Coop
erative marketing enterprises should
be encouraged when this is practical.
Discussing the function of the Fed
eral Government in meeting the for
estr problem, Col Graves said, "The
Federal Government has not given
adequate assistance to the states. Di-
rect aid to the States by the Govern
ment, made contingent on adoption by
the former Of acceptable programs of
forest legislation and administration,
would help TO secure concurrent ac-
ton in different States. enable the
Standardization of methods. and en-
able the achievements of results i'm
possible WITHOUT SuCn dlu-
"The first step in inaugurating ma
tional policy of forestry is Federal
law providing the authority to coop
crate with the States in formulating
and carrying an appropriation that
can be used to assist such states as
inaugurate and put into effect a pro-
gram determined to be adequate by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
"A great deal can be accomplished
pending such substantial cooperation,
but with the aid that the Nation
might offer, results that otherwise
would be impossible could be accom-
plshed."
Need of Home Grown Forests
The forest situation, Col. Graves
pointed out, is of peculiar interest to
Indiana, Illinois. and Ohio. All three
states have a pressing problem of
producing home grown forests. They
are also vitality concerned in the for
est situation in other parts of the
country. for they are large consum-
ers of lumber and other wood prod
ucts and the greater part of what they
use already Is brought from other
states.
"Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio" he
said, together with the neighboring
portions of Michigan and Wisconsin.
constitute the most important cente.
of manufacturing industries in the
country.-that is. the industries max
ing vehicles, furniture. railway cars.
tools, planing-mill products, and the
like About one-third of the total
capital invested in the wood manufac-
turing industries of the country and
about one-third of the wage eamers
in these industries are found in this
section. They use 5 1-2 billion feet of
lumber a year, or about a qaurter of
the aggregate used in this country for
such enterprises.
To-day the home product does not
nearly meet the annual requirements,
but, further thar thet, the cutting
that is done far exceeds what is