Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-14


~ California and the Yale For
\ estry School entered the en-
ploy of the United States For
est Service Versed in the science
taught in technical institutions, this
graduate wished to round out his
knowledge with practical forestry eN-
perience. He wanted to know trees
and all that pertained to them from
the ground up and from the tops
down.
At present, this graduate, now
resident of Washington. is chief Of
the United States Forest Service, the
most efficient organization of its kind
in the world. From a scientific and
from practical standpoint, w. B.
Greeley knows about trees and tree
crops. He is the qualified leader of
large band of experts, who are
doing everything possible to put our
remnant virgin forests to the greatest
use. The slogan of his Federal organ
i2ation is THE greatest good for the
greatest number"
Col Greeley, who has charge OF our
b4ticuaI forests, is the kind of fell
low YOU would like to have on the JOB
= handle your business affairs if you
Yourself were unexpectedly incapaci-
tied. The chief forester of Uncle
SANS remarkable service knows his
fIsiness. knows how to handle men,
T. good executive, and gets rapid
eGG permanent results, even If he has
g. slash through an obstruction Of
& 'vernmental red tape to consum
t.ato what he attempts.
IT is about as easy as melting an
t-h'ierg in zero weather TO get Col.
trecley TO talk about himself. His
Jiicy is to let his Accomplished ts
rll the talking. He keeps silent, and,
accidentally. it is some clamor that
q '1..E,. oh ..f-. -;
y ashingtonian was leader of the
reat forestry regiment of the Alueri-
saE eXpeditionary force during the
World War. He has been decorated
with the French Legion OF Honor.
Great Britain has awarded to him a
81 acial distinguished service diploma.
ncle Sam has presented to him a
distinguished service medal. How
ever. YOU could know Col. Greeley for
Wears without finding out about his
military insignia. if YOU waited for
him 10 tell YOU about them.
The scene is somewhere in France.
j is bitterly cold. The mud is knee
deep. Every night the quagm.res
freeze. The A. r., +. needs great
and railroad ties. speed and still
more speed" is the cry. 1t is a diff
cult matter to move the mammoth
sawmillS and their cumbersome
equipment. Orders for building ma
rerial pour in from the Army camps.
How to circumvent the mud and mire
and fill the orders is the difficult rid
die which the forestry soldiers must
solve.
Col. Greeley, accustomed to solving
such conundrums. finally suggests the
right answer: Build portable saw
mills, which can be moved to the logs,
tnstecd of hauling the logs long dis
fances - the singing saws. Thus
Came into being the most extraordi-
nary wartime equipment of any
army under the sun.
Under Grfeley's supervision they
rugged up special sawmills which
could be loaded on huge eight-wheel-
ed wagons and moved speedily from
place to place by powerful tractors.
one Of the curious portable mills
could be set up for service in four
hours and could be taken apart IN
1hree-quarters of that interval. The
outfits could go anywhere at any
time. They followed directly on the
heels of the troops. Thirteen of them
supplied the emergency needs of the
"A. l.. L.
nNE day Gen. Patrick. who was
" then chief engineer of the Serv-
ice of Supply, handed to Col. Greeley
one or the hardeSt orders TO MI OF
the World War campa ign. Huge docks
were to be built for a certain debar- |
1sation port. Fifteen hundred piles
from 80 to l20 feet long and eight
inches in diameter IT III Guiall end |
were needed Immediately.
Greeley who knew more about the !
timber supplies of France than any !
either American. said to himself that |
f. would be impossible to fill the or |
der Notwithstanding. he went on a /
timber scouting tour-and did not re- |