The Cordova daily times., 1922-01-04
Germany Teaches '. s. Great Lesson by Working at Limit
 To DeUelop Forest Wealth
Just Back From Europe, Commissioner of Amer orestry Association Tells of Situation In and Out of War Areas Slowly Shell Torn Areas Are Being Made Over for New Paintings

SYRACUSE, N. Y., Jan. Ger many's gigantice forest wealth was untouched by the World war and the Teutons defeated but far from beaten" are now developing their for est resources "in three shifts of eight hDurs each." according to Arr thur Newton Pack of Princeton, N. J., who spoke here before the 250 stu dents and instructors of the New York State College of Forestry. In Mir. Packs opinion Germany can easily meet forest reparation de- mands of the Allies.
 This is the first synopsis of the findings of MT. Pack, who has just returned from a tour of Europe, where he had been sent as the con- missioner of the American Forestry Association of Washington to inquire into the forestry situation in the Allied countries and in Germany. MT. Pack drew a startling comparl- son between southern Germany, where he found little or unemploy- ment, and the United States.
 "The basis of ali national wealth" 7" said Mir Pack, "is in d country's for est products. Nobody knows that better than Germany. Nobody seems to. be less aware of that fact than tue people of the United States. Just last week you sent out bulletin showing how your own state is pay ing $11,O00,000 a year for New York grown lumber and $66.000.00 a year for lumber imported from other states.
 Much has been said in connection with the reconstruction of Frances battle areas concerning a probable reclassification of forest and agri- cultural land. It was at one time thought that some of the acreage previously devoted to woodlands, which were so thoroughly demolished by the rain of shells, would be used for annual crops, while on the other hand, a good deal of poorer agricul- tural land might be made to produce a better income as forests.
 "The French government has been carrying on a very thorough survey and study of this problem but as yet no final report has been made. In- dications are, however, that most of the former forest area will be re- planted for forest, and in addition, es- pecially in the neighborhood of the famous Chemin des Danes, some of the fields higher up the slopes which were always more difficult to cultivate, will be purchased by the state and incorporated as part of the state and communal forest domains.
 "Replanting of the war-destroyed forests with the 4O,OOO,000. tree seeds sent by the American Forestry Asso- citation is as yet progressing very slowly The removal of intuition dumps and the great assortment of dangerous weapons and barbed-w wire entanglements is a tedious process, and even after all that is accom- plished the old trunks must all be removed to make ready for the seed lings The cutting of the old trees and conversion to any sort of useful timber is in itself a gigantic task, in asmuch as thousands of metal pieces from exploded shells must first be chopped out by hand before the log can go to the saw.
 The Black Forest of Germany, which has remained for centuries one of the worlds most famous productive forest areas. passed through tho period of the Great war practically unscathed. Here and there small cut tings were made for war. purposes. but it is quite evident that the total volume of wood taken from most of kd. coroo%o .I,,ri,,,- Ro,,u