Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09
GUARDIANS OF THE MAINE
FORESTS MEET IN AUGUSTA
Hold All Day Session at State House - Ad-
dressed by Forest Commissioner Fore st
Colby, Commissioner of Fish and Game VII
lis E. Parsons and Hon. Blaine S. Viles-
Banquet at Augusta House n Evening
Continue Session Today

80 @1-I sAah 10 dLLenG To Oh
nave uone yoU- dury spiendidlv in
The TWO years tnai / have lust conn
pietso and ! know that Won will do
II equally as we'll or Try to dc ezual-
~ as well this coming season. but
more and more the risk is becnrr7iur
sreater- there are more peopie IN the
woods all Of the time. SO LEI us hnnd
nu- energies and see If We cauno,
do The work Just d little better and
De little more efficlen; than ever be-
lore ! know il IL not necessary to
say this 70 you and know. too. tina.
you are always ready TO gfvs the
best az ali times bu- LEI us see If we
cannot think OF some little thing that
We can do every gay Or every week
to make the service little better
than ever before.
Inc department, TyesE and the as
sisIants here, whom YOU have met.
IRE ready to render any service tha.
we can a. any time. ready 70 assist
You II any way Tin. VIE can. AS !
sAlG q. the star We do not wan,
YOU 70 think hat u IS the department.
that mas 10 suggest overcoming and
go atreaG WITH everything; We want
10 work This out together and any
suggestions IhIt you nave al any
tl.ne we would pc glad 10 rt-cerve by
letter or telephone Or when Mr. VI
olerte o. ! may visit YOU.
Al about 11.13 a NJ. question
oCE" was opened. The wa-dens asst
ing questions Of 4. P. Daniels and
A. =. Collins. who are representa-
lives Of the Western Electric 20. Most
Of the Inquiries were IL regard tc
the telephones, telephone lines, and
phone boxes.
Adjournment was taken until noon
when 4 fine luncheon was service q.
he Augusta House
The afternoon session opened q.
o clock N the SENATE chamSer with
an adcress by Hon. Blaine :. viles
former forest comm .ssiOne: Els sub
lec+ was IN aine'a F0rests' Il q sand:
Blaine S. Vies.
lnr. les spoke as follows:
You ali lGui. GOOD % me strung
mere IoOav n tne seats Of me hon
o-apie Senate oi tnt StatP Of Maine
! am sure Lla! the interests OF Milne
wouia pe well guarded = me enact :
rnent Of laws Were eft Id -hIB noCv u1
men And speaking Of iNe Sa1et ,
anc welfare Of uu, State = Is ~
opinion tnar there - nc c!a4s Of pub
liz servants VINO a-e entrusted Wit +
more important WORT II sac ,.urd :
sGc our material welfare than are
yuu, who preserve and prota4: the
forests OF the state Of Maine.
nave been asked % say Few
words - ppL ~eSarG1nC oU- fpres.s
ano assure you ma; il - d pleasure
tp, me 10 cuTply Inc NOR" 80 De
caust il mas been ny privilege 20 ..
4asocia-e.d With Iiury Of N Il THIS
work.
The subject Is broad one and cor
respondingtv important The forests
Of Our Std.e To-Day coEer approx
nlate1T three CHARTERS of the alaa u
Maln--SoIne fifteen million acres
This rs an Immense AREA. large. II Il
set than many q oIr sister sta-nF
anc 20 my nina the mos. valuable IL
ile-i.auce that could taiI TO any PEG
pie.
In earlier times practically all o.
our territory of 20 66G 0Dt acres was
IL forest. put -ht advance Of evil
cation has of rncessIr| brought abou-
the clearing of land 70 MAKE vaE
Lof The cines, owns anG arms. i
must ne admit ed that thus I..01R eos
& res Of forests Is not n g--ca: par.
Of virgin growth. for there are FEW
Lownst1lps in Maine today that IA re
not contributed 20 the timber supply
Of Inc country.
To The woods OF Maine first came
those for material with winch II
consr-uc, the Kings navies anG la
te'. with The carly upbuuGin- of the
aouu11y came the saw mills, the first
ID be erected II this country being
quilt here.
Early NUMBERING was confined u
he giant pine growth which was
found all over the southern par of
the State. Next came the cutting OF
DIE timber spruce and SO down II
the present time. the constantly
broadening requirements Of the mar
kets permitting the use Of other
woocs and Of smaller sizes. TooE3
practically every softwond tree SIX
inches and over a! the stump hns q
nerctlantabie value either for build
;nE mai erial or pulp.
AND Sc a. the preaent lime all over
Inc state Of Maine numbering IS be-
ny earned on for al kinds OF Soft
wool growth.
The advance Of hardwood cutting
I,-,e IL. o.,
MANY years the more accessible
stands nave pee1 cut and white birch
and white ash have been general
cut throughout the Stale. There re-
mains an immense amount of hard
wood that will soon be placed upon
the markets. Il viii all he used n
time AND i. viii go into pulp and
general wood working Uses Equally
with the sDfcwonus the hArdwoods
deserve protection and preserva-
ton.
The question Of the timber supply
Of Maine il often discussed anG II
II an important and interesting sub
Iiect. but il is not easily determined
Our esLlrnated cut each year Of sof.
and hardwood is one billion feet and
should ttsis continue with the same
requirements Of the markets as IL
size. etc.. il is my opinion tha; the
supply will last for % years. How
ever. conditions change, substitutes
for spruce are being made. anc
where wood turning plants could use
only white birch a fen years ago now
many hArdwoods are being used.
OF one thing we are absolutely
certain; We are cutting into a con-
stanriy diminishing supply OF mer-