San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
.STEVES MAKES
PLEA T0SAVE
!: FORESTS
.Perpetuatins Resources
Vital Problem to
America.

"One Of the most important prob.
lens confronting the people of North
America is that of protecting and per.
petuating our forest resources and
Z the rugged out-of-doors which has
contributed so largely to our spiritual
PHYSICAL and aesthetic advancement
This statement is made by Albert
Stoves Sr. of Ed. Stoves and Sons,
}ilocal Vicegerent Shark of the inter.
national fraternal order of lumber.
men, the Concatenated Order of Hoo
Hoo, which is sponsoring the forestry
educational movement, the Friends OF
the Forests.
The Friends of the Forests is n
purely educational movement, and is
endorsed by the government Forest
Services of the United States and
Canada. 1t was originated by Hoo
Hoo and receives the cooperation of
civic organizations, clergymcn, educa-
tors and others.
AID TO HEALTH.
'The health and prosperity of every
person, of very age and sex and of
every strata of society, depend very
much on the services forests render
u.s." Mr.. Stoves said. "We receive
either directly or Indirectly from the
forests food, clothing, shelter, health,
happiness, recreation and inspiration.
"The leaves of trees absorb the poi
sonous gases given off by the breath of
man and beast and created by the
burning of wood, coal, gas and oil.
thus purifying the air and giving us
health-building oxygen.
{ Certain trees give us fruits, nuts,
I. berries. maple syrup, flayoring ex-
tracts and other foods. All trees con-
tribute to our food supply by prevent
ing the erosion of farm lands, which is
certain to result from the constant
washing of rains and SHOWS on lands
that have not the protection of the
roots OF trees.
FURNISH CLOTHING.
Trees make possible the health
building sports of fishing and hunting
by preventing the pollution and flood.
ing of our streams and furnishing
sanctuary for the furred and feathercd
denizens of the woods.
"Trees advance the intellectually
OF our people by furnishing the raw
material for the making of paper-wood
pulp. Without trees we could not
have the vast amount of printed and
written matter that has had such q
large part in the rapid progress of our
land.
Trees furnish wood fibres that are
used in The making of clothing. Trees
contribute very largely to sustaining
the sheep, from which we obtain wool
for clothing. They make possible the
pcrpetuation of the animals Of the
wild from which We obtain furs.
Trees have large part in our
system of transportation and com
Observation-Disclosures entering into the
building of ships, railroad cars and
automobiles. and more than 5,000,00O
trees being cut each year for telephone
poles.
PROTECT HOMES.
Trees Shelter the birds and the
birds destroy the insects which do
such tremendous damage to our crops
and vegetation. Trees diminish the
force Of wind. protecting our homes
and buildings. Trees have an import
ant influence on climate-giving
moisture in dry weather and thus
preventing parching temperatures.
Trees beautify the country and make
the out-of-doors an attractive place
for the mOtOrist, the hunter, the
camper. the hikcr. the nature lover.
Ten billion dollars is invested in
the lumber industry alone and more
than half million men labor in for
est and mill. Other wOod-using indus
tries represent an even large invest
ment and the number of men en-
ployed, counting carpenters, cabinet.
makers. planning mill workers and the
host Of men and women directly de-
pendent on wood products for EN-
ployment. exceeds the number engaged
directly in the lumber industry.
Tremendous damage is wrought in
the United States and Canada every |
year by forest fires. The real tragedy, |
however. is that 50 per cent of these |