The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-03-27
TIMBER A MOST
VALUABLE ASSET.
FOREST WEEK TO ATTRACT
ATTENTION TO TIMBER
RESOURCES.

Frank y. LoWden, OF Illinois,
chairman of the American Forest
Week Committee has much sound
sense in the following short talk on
Forest Week. He says:
Timber is the country's most val
liable reserve of stored wealth.
Fortunately is is the one natural re-
source that can be renewed and
made to serve perpetually the needs
of man. But national progr ess
makes heavy demands upon our for
lists. The onward sweep of farm
development has constantly restrict
ed tree-growing areas. Ever in
creasing requirements of the indus
tries, the necessities of home build
ing in this best housed nation on
earth, and serious forest fires that
are a national scandal have caused
serious depletion of our forests.
american Forest Week is timely.
It must bring to the attention of all
the people, as President Coolidge
points out in his proclamation, the
danger that comes from neglect of
our forests. Within the past few
years our national law makers have
devoted themselvet to a thorough
study of forestrAs conditions and
have passed intelligent legislation
calculated to lay the foundation of
a broad and effective forest policy.
We now have the Clarke McNary
law which is the greatest step for
ward in the cause of forest conser-
walton, reforestation, and scie ltific
administration yet proposed.
"But that law cannot solve the
American forestry problem. 1t can
only help. The forestry problem,
outside our national forests, is very
largely state problem. That means
that the states themselves must en-
act supplemental legislation to round
out and make effective a natio nal
policy. Forest fires are the great
menace to forest resources. Ade-
quate fire protection, although rim
arily state function, under the
Clarke-McNary law involves three
cooperating elements, the federal
government, the states, and private
owners. Tax laws in the various
states that shall make possible the
profitable commercial growing OF
timber are essential.
each state should give careful
study to its own forestry problems
and then make such legislative pro.
vision for growth and regrowth OF
timber as shall harmonic with this
broad national policy outlined in the
Clark -McNary law.
American Forest Week is de-
signed primarily to focus attention
upon all phases of our national for
estry problem. This observance i!
under the auspices of the American
Forest Week Committee with head
quarters in Room 402 Transports
ton Building, Washington, D. c
Cooperating in this work are many
great associations and societies hav
ling local chapters and clubs in ever.
city and community in the United
States. Among the organization
sponsoring American Forest Weel
are the General Federation of Wo
mems Clubs; the Forest Service o,
the United States; the American
Forestry Association; the Nationa
Lumber Manufactures Associations
the Izaak Walton League o.
America, the American Tree Asso
citation; American Paper and Pull
Association a~,erican Farm Bureau
Federation; Associated Advertising
Clubs Of the World; Western For
estry and Conservation Association
American Federation of Labor, ant
many other national and regiona
educational, professional, and indus
trial groups.