The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-08
BISHOP RETURNS
FROM CONGRESS
SUPERVISOR OF DISTRICT TELLS
OF INTERESTING TALKS AT
NEW ORLEANS FOREST MEET
ING.

Forest SuDervisor L. L. Bishop has
lust returned from the second meeting
Of the Southern Forestry Cong~@ss
which was held during last week n
New Orleans and at which all South
ern States were represented.
Chief Forester Colonel Graves of the
II s. Forest Service was the princ!
nal speaker and explained TO the
congress in detail such a national for
estry policy as he believed would hest
meet the needs of the South. His
plan, which is generally endorsed by
the Iumbermen of the country, seeks
the protection and beneficial use Of our
present forest resources, the renewal
after cutting. Of forests on lands not
needed for agriculture and settlement
the stabilizing of forest industries,
and the reforestation of lands now idle
and unproductive. These objects are
largely obtainable through the adop-
ton Of conservative numbering ana
turpentining methods. protection OF
certain classes of young growth from
fire, the encouraging of growing tim
Der by private land owners through
special tax laws to apply to cut-oVer
lands, and cooperation between the
United States, the state, and the land
owner.
The congress was addressed also by
the Cons servation Commissioners OF
Louisiana. Conservation Commissioner
Of Alabama. the State Forester of Nir-
asinia, Of North Carolina and Of Ten
nessee, by Governov-elect Parker, OF
Alabama. Colonel WooIsley of the goth
Forest Regiment. secretaries of the
Southern Pine Association and of the
Turpentiue and Rosip Producers As
sociation, railroad industria agents,
Iumbermen and. stockmen. J. H. Pace,
of the Pace Lumber Company gave an
interesting talk in which he outlined
several points at which conservation
could be practiced by the naval stores
operators. At the close of the meeting
Mr. Henry Z. Hardtner, president OF
the Urania Lumber company, was
elected president Of the congress The
time and place of next meeting was
not determined.
Resolutions were adpoted by the
congress urging the development Of
state forestry departments in all
southern states not now maintaining
such dcDartments. The blishment
of federal forest experiment stations
in the South, one Of which TO be To-
Gated in the longleaf pine region and
probably on the Florida National For
est near Pensacola; the liberal CO.
operation by the federal government
in fire protection; the adoption of
forest taxation laws by southern states;
the use of conservative methods BY
timber and turpentine operators.
The last day of the meeting was
IS ssr,ar-s,lss- the woods on the property OF
"A large Louisiana lumber company;
Here were seen young stands Of tim
ber which the owners were certain
would pay handsome returns within
few years if afforded a small amount
of fire protection. In one case land
which could not be sold for S1.00 per
acre when mature timber was removed
Is years ago, will have on it Is years
from now a stand of second growth
timber which it is expected will be
worth S2Oo.OO per acre Similar ex-
amples Of the value of second growth
timber throughout the South are not
lacking There has come to be a gen
eral appreciation by timbermen Of the
possibilities in the direction of refor
cstering cut-over lands. With this
realization of value the prices Of cut
over lands arc advancing rapidly and
protection of forest reproduction is be
ing practiced. Bumbcrmen in general
realize that at the present rate of cut