Evening star., 1933-11-04
private FORESTS
GET PROTECTION
President Extends ]. R. Pol
joy in Move for Greater
Conservation.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSocl1teo Press.
The national forest policy which was
established by Theodore Roosevelt IS
being expanded by Franklin D. Roose-
velt 10 cover not only the Governments
timber lands, but also 400. 900 900 acres
of privately owned forest lands
The President. ardent advocate Of re-
forestation, who practices his beliefs on
his estate at Hyde Park, N. Y, and
Warm Springs, Ga. was responsible
personally for a section of the lumber
and timber products code which Is con-
sidered by conservationists as the char
ter for their efforts to establish a ma
tional program.
Under this section, the private lurn-
Der and products industries. such as
naval stores and pulp and paper, COM
nit themselves in cooperation With
public and other agencies, to carry out
such practicable measures as may be
necessary for the declared purposes OF
this code in respect Of conservation and
sustained production of forest re-
sources"
Consulting Is Provided.
The article further binds the lumber
industry to consult with the Secretary
Of Agriculture and State agencies whom
he may designate, make recon1n1enda-
tions to the Secretary to be transmitted,
with his recommenda tons to the Presl-
dent: and to make recommendations to
the lumber trade authority looking to-
ward the institution Of a policy Of con-
troll of the private timber lands Of the
country so that they may not be raw
aged.
The section has the effect of giving
the President the authority to co-ordl-
n
private industry as well as that of the
national Government.
Theodore Roosevelt and his CHIEF
forester. now Gov Pinchot. built the
national forest system into domain
| of $50 900 900 acres It now stands at
| 100 900 900, and President Roosevelt is
committed to the purchase Of an addi-
| tional 220 000, 900 acres of forest lands.
Large areas Of that domain do not
! have timber and are acquired for
stream flow. food control and other
purposes.
lands are in the hands Of private busl-
ness and individuals. Farmers own l50.-
! 900 900 acres and industries about $50
| 0.000 The forest service estimates
| that about 80 900 900 acres have been
completely devastated by clean cutting,
fire and destructive exploitation, and
that about 850000 acres a year are
! impaired by unintelltgent exploitation.
| Selectiye Cutting Planned.
The Administrations policy is to set
up in place Of irresponsible exploita-
ton a selective cutting process and
other forms of management to assure
preservation and rebuilding Of the
American forests.
II is planned. for the time being. to
reach the industries through their
codes and to reach farmers through
Government extension agents and
through the Farm Administration.
which may make agreements with
farmers as to reforestatlon.
A preliminary meeting to institute
the new policy was held in Washing
ton October "a. 25 and IS. and another
! is to be held early in December. At
that meeting the machinery by which
the lumber products industry is TO bring
itself into accord with the Presidents
policy will take shape.
One Of the topics for discussion 4
whether to seek a tax system that would
encourage retorestation. Under sys'
TENS that obtain in most Of the States
ieiorestation is hampered because o.
the land tax A tentative proposal Il
for an income tax to be paid when tn:
timber is sold.