Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-02-24
Washington Parish Taking Great IntsrssI
in Protecting Growing Trees From b.


success of any great movement when
honest work begins at both ends of
the line.
The local community or the people
themselves represent one end of the
line in fire prevention and timber
conservation, and the government Of
ficials, federal anG state, represent
the other end of the line.
In so far as the Southern states
are concerned, Louisiana is a leader
in constructive conservation laws.
Louisiana has already adopted a
school primer on forestry which has
gone to the press and will very likely
be ready for use in the public schools
of the state of the next school year.
There are two local communities,
we might say two parishes, in Louisi-
ana deserving of mention as leaders
of thought and action in fire preven-
ton and timber conservation. In
LaSalle parish, Henry E. Hardtner at
Urania, in connection with his lumber
industry there, has done yeoman SER
vice for his state and parish in prov
ing, by experiments, what can be
done. 1.-THE farmers and people gem
orally in his community lend their as
sistance and cooperation.
Washington parish, through the lib
erality and broad-mindedness of w.
H. Sullivan, vice-president and gem
eral manager of the Great Southern
Lumber company at Bogalusa, and
Col. A. C. Goodyear, president of the
same company, of Buffalo, N. Y, by
the expenditure of considerable
time and money in various expert
ments and the constant and persist
ent dissemination of literature and
publicity matter of an educational
nature, is rapidly coming to the.
front ranks as leader in the forest
conservation of the South. Here
there is willingness to join hands
with the forces at the other end of
the line. By cooperation and united
efforts there is power. Governing
bodies closest to the lives of the peo-
pie are our parish police jurors and
school boards. r. D. Forbes says
that the Police. Jury of Washington
Parish is the very first in the entire
state of Louisiana to officially recog-
nize the Importance of forestry and
fire control and to appropriate funds
to help his department in the several
wards of this parish in carrying an
formation direct to the door of the
people. The following resolution
unanimously adopted at a recent
meeting of the Police Jury of this
parish is informing:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury Of
Washington Parish, Louisiana:
Your committee appointed to re-
port on the adyisability in putting
fire patrolmen in Washington parish !
beg leave to report as follows: !
We believe that woods fire pre-
vention is primarily essential to re-
forestation and the conservation of
young timber;
That every effort should be taken |
to prevent fires, especially in the
year 1921, on account of the heavy |
seed fall Of 1920.
That this question is an educa-
tional one and that it should be |
taught in the schools and at home.
That the laws on the subject are
and should be observed. |
That the Police Jury and Board of |
School Directors should help in every |
way practicable and possible in the0
education of the public, showing the
advantages to the country at large !
and individual land owners in fire I
prevention.
That we would favor and annual ]
by the Police Jury and I
Parish School Board Directors, as far
rs funds are available, to be used in /
advertising, and in an educational |
way, in cooperation with the For
estry Department of the Conserva-
ton Board of the state.
That the Police Jury of Washing
ION Parish make suggestions and rec
to the State Forestry /
Advisory Board that this jury be-
ieves it would be a good policy if the |.
state, through the Division of For
estry of the Department of Conser-
7ation, would agree to supplement all
moneys appropriated by and to be
expended in the several parishes for
and account OF fire prevention on
| basis of $3.50.
We suggest that state forester, r
,. Forbes, be invited to address this
ury at its next regular meeting.
We further recommend that the
'ollce Jury agree to assist in getting
quickly before the people in the
several wards of this parish all in
formation and ali advertisements be-
ng used by the Division of Forestry
It the Department of Conservation
n fire prevention work.
Respectfully submitted,
G. M. TATE,
r II SPRING