The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-15
PROGRAM
FOR TIE NATION
Bills 10 Carry 1t Out To
ne introduced Next
Month

WASHINGTON, Nov l4.--W When
ougress meets III december u OIL
w.A be introduced Tor a national
,or.sL program including better Ara
.pruLyCLIuE Tor me forests. III"
s.ab, i5IlUN:lus an aSreIlnent Dy al
"a. ,uut!s.ulos IuIGrSsJeu, MARKS the
..s. an..ed move IN tnls direction
IL ln.s cLuuLry, says CnAries La
mop Hdcf, president OF the AnIc.
.l.u FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, wnlc.'
announces INC uuLlInG VI features 70
~ c..Duueu IN ,he proposed tesls-
..uun 1 ne pan cans tOt national
uyprUprlHL.oAa OF at Ie"st Sl4,vVV,-
vuV Il year.
lme provisions of the proposal
.Ay..st.!. are rwO-lO!u-fUr Il Gun
..llt4D4r ,XlrHsIuu OF GlrcCt ICu-r-
- QrINlty IN Forest ownership uEu
sr,.luCC!uu, ana for he uHreIup-
I4llyul WIN rcuural ulu and unCJur-
AgGmrut OF systematic polIcIes III
inc several fOrCbtcu scales to BRING
ABOUT aueQud,c forest prOuGCLlUH
JIlu reproduction.
me program provides specifically
sOVSIuInGut, the states and owners
OF tluIGGElanuS, Tor adequate pro-
lection against forest tires, for re.
.olcstatIUn OF dcnuded lands. tor OBJ
tanning essential information IN re.
gard 10 timber and understands,
Tor extension OF the National LOr-
csLs ana Tor other steps essential
10 continuous forest production on
landS chiefly suitable for this pur-
pose. The following legislation is
proposed.
authorizing the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, after consulting upproprl
ate local agencies. to approve an
adequate policy for each state, COW
eriug hire projection, reforestatiOn,
cutting anu removing OF timber
crops Not less than $l,O00,0OO an
nualiy available for such co-opera-
ton with states
A survey OF forest resources, for
est production and forest require
ments OF the nation.
Provision for studies and expert
mcnts in forest production methods,
WOOD utilization, timber tests, wood
preservation, development of by
products and other steps to bring
about the most effective use Of the
nations forest resources.
Provision for Il study OF forest
taxation, to assist states in devising
tax laws which will encourage the
conservation and growing OF tim
Der. Also OF methods insuring
against forest losses by fire.
Provision for more rapid replant-
ing of the vast areas OF denuded
lands within the national forests.
Appropriation OF $1O,OOO,OO0 u
year for five years for the purchase
Of lands, which should be added to
the national forest system, wheth-
er or not on the headwaters of navi.
gable streams as such purchases
are now limited.
Authorizing the addition to ma
tional forests of lands now in 9TH
er forms of government ownership
but found chiefly suitable for gov
eminent forest production.
THE very great. Importance OF
this program and the suggestion out
lined cannot be .overestimated,
said Mr.. Pack. They effect every
state in the Union and the bust
ness interests of every state which
means that every man who wants
to build home wants to get along
will be affected by this important
Legislation.
ut so happens this united move
for q national forest policy" con.
tinues Mr.. Pack, comes at an op-
perfume time and its Importance to
the welfare OF every citizen cannot
be overestimated. The plan ties
up with water power development
and the coal situation. When we
put the millions OF waste power to
work, the coal situation will, begin
to right itself Water power de-
velopment and reforestation should
go hand in hand. We are at the
door Of great commercial develop
ment. Let us open that door,"
The meeting which decided upon
national forest policy was attend
ed by John Foley, representing the
Association OF Wood Using Indus
tries; Charles Lathrop Pack and P.
S. Risdale, of the American Forest.
~ Association; Ebert H. Baker Of
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and s.
P. Weston, representing the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION; George W., Sison, Jr., d.
A. Crocker, w, q. Haskell, r, s..
Kellogg und Q. H. Worcester, Of the