The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-29
MILLIONS YET TO BE
| MADE in N. c. PINE
-. Forester Curran Says A New Era of
F'1 Timber Prosperity Is Ahead of Eastern
North Carolina
y, ". q. SAUNDERS

II, Eastern North Caro-
IN, a wonderful future i'll
e. nro.lutliou and wood
| lin, Industries is the re-
| .,r, statement made by
y ,nrran. State Forester.
| ~. rr,, folks sadly deplore
.,c ,ha, our timber re-
1885,, 9rc vanishing, Mr..
.-r tell, this newspaper
| .-,,r, that there are mil
| ,, ,r, TO- hc made in timber
[,.r,, ,l,rrc need be no end
,n.y
,.r.Ivfrh Mr. Currun follow
rr ruurN'rr> '"h'ch''o" ~
.,un Y. G.. last week. Mr..
-- na> personally surveyed
.s,h. r.mlrrrd lands Of North
| IT, knows more a"u'
| r.- b., growth aud possibilities
a, mIu IN N"rth 'hro''ii"'
h. D.. believes that N"r.n '"'"
',m.yr crop t"-'Ia! u "'''"
ar ,laU either H. t"'"c'" w wv
.rI with proper c"n>crNatioh'
Lm f., rpalu,'i,r of far greater
,ra for the state than both ot
ronry crops.
r.... f.rrrh, of the nations TIM
.-,,s, ln~ I~ru exhausted.
-, +, already sending to the
.r., I.,rfyi,. ruu~t for much of
~.r.r In 4 few years there
rr..,r.. ,l.arrh nf timber on the
yr-- ,har There i "n the Allan.
TN, rfmr ha~ come when the
g.r mg,- rrnlurr more timber,
r-.a., ar. 'u Ir found In timber
r,.'~r.ru. uud uu where else In
lr-,s ru riml,rr lr grown more
rrer mnr, aLyaula.rOu>ly and
a. q. r-nsi'4rly than i'm Eastern
y.-s ,am'.pa.
N-rh Carilmu pine Hnd certain
y-e,r, 90, sum reproduce them
~.'~ G Eastern North 'hr"'lih'
s,.., To- :" 2" :" years. The nctnal
growth BE-, l-"u computed IN board
o. 81 l.'" ',rt per ncrc "t grow
D., 'n"'. TIL" market price "i tlm'
.'' DO labN EH>irrn North 'hr"i''hl
l'.a'' '"'ial - ~" per I.'"" '"n','
o.. Tar prir, will 90 higher with
%. trHr,.
taa~ grr - million or more
;.7.' "i woodland IN North 'hr"'
lE : -u,..,"u arr''> ui which Is OH
Na-a 'Hm,.Ha nrmN. IL Will hr
E.7''an.r Goo reclaim many "i
Do .''"' '"r farm lHndS Tor many
70 20 "'i.'"; ~" haven the 'a'"t
~ '-" 'arm bands already cleared
s- N'"',"m "i the iarllrr u h"'
D - u"u" nrr'> Z" plant. hut I"
i''.g" more "r lh" acres hc has,
'1'r' ,.:Nr., show that with less
'N' rlrrr cultivation ia l12O than
p I''n 'Ur production of most
U'f' G".n.nl Iu 'rrhlrd. Better
ls'L'., "l agriculture will produce
-ra aHl m"ru Ter acre u We pro-
:'''.
NH' '.f'rr u>r. then. could h
.ra o. lhr millions uf acres Ui
.tn-.r 'rmlar hml We have. thinks
W. rwmm ,Hau t. keep them
mam- In ,0m'rr aud upplyim. n
.s simple w.u. ur forestry 10 en-,
an., wd hasten the growth.
La. "ar duu lack To- rrfnrcStn
". q. North carolina ~ elsewhere
a'. Nr. rurruu. is the tax asses
"r. UH aupIu have the paticncc
d. 'n'r'm..m cor the mrIus tO paS
20 rav- year after wear ON d
"am- rrr.. rur twenty or twrnt,
DO, YEAR. and nair mill the ire,
, ,0an Zoo .ur their money back
.r Forester, rrr,ru,inu ut Wush
r,'"r a,, u,ub rrr in motIou 4,
Poo 20 rr.rr.r rowing timlrr al
%" i"n,,r n' AVIATION. Legislator,
'H %. 'Ur irg. rrrdy for market
..a',lu- u. burden nu the indivi
a. nT ruu rrrnrYiion who vii
80 % ,r. 20 rlar,. =, .row Th,
>a'r u.1. In.r nnrhin- in tuxeS II
DO "d. mpI rhr iudivi,lruI will h,
'.''m-ni Zoo .rnw timber. Tn,
',t'0ann 20. rn,. rr,,,sSuI up,sIr,
-a.a b. IS r',l that from ~ mil
a arur "t ,n~m wnnllun,ls il