Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-13

81 have sought to emphasize the thought of re-
forestation because think it is highly essential
for the United States of America to ever be thhk-
ing of se{freliance We are so blessed with God
bounty so varied in productivity and so bound
less in our resources that the combination Of
American genius and commital to conservation
and cultivation will leave us independent of the
resources or the activities of the remainder of the
world"
Virgin forests of the United States covered 800
million acres, the American Forestry association
points out They are now shrunk to one-slxth
of that area All classes of forest land, including
chilled burned, and cutSOver areas, now aggregate
1853 million acres, or little more than one-half
of our original forests OF the forest land re-
naming and not utilized for farming or any other
nnrnose approximately 81 million acres have been
so severely cut and burned as to become an I'M
productive waste. This area is equivalent to the
combined forests of Germany, Holland, Denmark,
Relpium France Switzerland, Spain and Portugal
There is consumed or destroyed every year, SO
billion board feet of material of saw timber size
The total yearly consumption OF all classes or
timber is about % billion cubic feet. Our de-
Melted forests are growing less than one-fourth
of this amount The United States is not only
cutting heavily into its remaining virgin forests
every year, but is also using up the smaller ma
terial upon which the future supply OF saw TIM
her depends, much more rapidly than 1t Is being
replaced. The problem Is one OF the present as
we'll as the future
The American Forestry association is making
n vigorous campaign for congressional legislation,
establishing a national forest policy 1t has an
nounced an outline of features to be embodied ID
this legislation. This announcement was made
following a conference in New York attenGed ny
the following
EIbert II Baker and S. p. Weston. representing
tho American Newspaper Publishers association
George W. Sisson, Jr., d. A. Crocker, w. H. has
kel r. S Kellogg and c. II. Worcester represent
ING the American Paper and Pulp association; f.
w, Mccullough chamber of commerce OF the Unit
ed States; George s. Long, National Lumper Niaiiu
facurers, association e. f. Perry, Natloha
Wholesale Lumber Dealers association; H. l.
Allen Western Forestry and Conservation asso
citation. John Foley, Association of Wood osihs
Industries; Col William b. Greeley U. ). 1or-
ester. Charles Lathrop Pack and 7. ). kidsaaie
of the American Forestry association
Charles Lathrop Pack, president OF the Amer
lean Forestry asst on thus OUTLINES '"e P''
posed legislation: - r..
Authorizing the secretary of agriculture alter
consulting appropriate local agencies 10 approve
nm adequate policy for each state covering the
essentials of fire protection on timDered ana re-
stocking lands reforestaton of denuded lands
and where and to the extent necessary the cut
t,nc and removing of timber crops so as to pro
mote continuous production Of timber on lands
chiefly suitable therefor, and authorizing his CO.
ooorotion I'm the work required provided there
ls also satisfactory local compliance In state leg
islaton or administrative practice. chief al