Evening star., 1934-01-29
FORESTRY CONTROL
a
'NEARS FINAL GOAL
RooseveIt's Dream of Pre-
serving Resources Is Be-
coming Reality.

As the National Lumber Code Author
ty convened here today, 1t appeared
from statements by high lumber officials
that President Roosevelts dream of saw
ing the Nations forests is becoming a
Seality.
Within 80 days, said President c. c.
Sheppard of the National Lumber Man.
Ufacturers' Association, reproductive for
st administration will be in effect
throughout the industry.
c. Arthur Bruce, executive officer OF
the code authority, said the necessary
supplement to the code and the rules
and regulations will be drafted prompt
", nationally and by regional divisions.
Praising the action of the second
gathering of the Forest Conservation
Conference here last week. DR.. Wilson
Compton, counselor of the Lumber
Code Authority, said If the new deal"
policies accomplish nothing more than
the realization of conservation and per-
petuation Of the commercial forests of
the country, it will have been worth
the effort.
10000, 900 Lives Affected.
ITO these policies is due the now be-
ginning regeneration of several hundred
million acres of land and the assurance
OF economic security to the 100000
persons who live or wish to live by the
forests" Said DR.. Compton.
The word epochal is over-used, but
1t seems to be the only fitting term
to describe the decisions which have
been arrived at in Washington during
the past five days between representa-
tives Of the owners of 350,0000O0 acres
OF forest land and the public (national
and State governments) owners Of
more than 1500O0OoO acres of such
lands.
These decisions of the conference
resulted in substantial unity Of the
two groups in agreement upon recon-
mendations of the lumber code author
ity for basic rules of forest practice
for sustained yield or reforestation to
be embodied in the code, and recon-
nendations to national and State au-
thoritieS of changes in public legisla-
tive and administrative policies neceS-
sary to make forest management eco
nomtcally feasible"
The conference was summoned by
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace at the
request of the lumber industry. In
attendance were 100 representatives of
all the forest industries and of the
national and State forest services and
societies.
Basic Principles Sought.
They laid down basic principles Of
forest administration. These look to
the sustained yield management of
privately owned forests. Based upon
these recommendations the code au-
thority must incorporate into the code,
after approval by the President, gen.
eral rules of forest operation. each
regional division of the authority
adapting them to the governing condi-
tlonS in its region.
When these rules are adopted, they
will have the force of law, and forestry
practice will be compulsory upon all
members Of the code. They also will
timber lands, as well as commercial
forests. Altogether, about 4OO,OO0,OO0
acres of land-a fifth of the entire area
OF the United StateS-are affected.
Will Allocate Quotas.
At this meeting the Lumber Code
Authority is to take up the subject of
lumber production and ALLEGATION of
quotas for the second quarter of 1884.
Other subjects will include enforcement
OF various code provisions and passing
OH appeals. IL Is LnOugn tne recent Oe-
cision of United States court in
Oregon. regarding the validity of the
authority's production regulatory pow
ers. has greatly enhanced the prestige
Of the authority.
To make forestry economically feasi-
bic, the Forestry Conference recon-
mended that President Roosevelt lay
before State Governors the necessity of
adapting taxation of timberlands to the
fact that growing forests is longtime
undertaking which realizes income only
at long intervals. Other suggestions
for public assistance included the Gre
alton OF Federal revolving fund,
which would make loans to forest-rais-
ing during the unremunerative period
before the trees attain commercial
value.
1t also was recommended that all
publicly owned forest land be included
In national or State forests and that
the national forests be extended by the
acquisition Of ,000.000,O00 feet of
standing timber. as we'll as of a large
area of cut-over lands.