The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-08-25
Lumberman Declares
Tree Crops Boost
Economy OF State

The best way to increase the
level of the economy in the for
csted regions of West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania is to
grow more and better timber
crops"
This advice was given to more
than a hundred tree farmers and
their friends near here recently at
formal dedication of IA newly
certified Tree Farms in the tri-
state region of West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. 1t
came from acknowledgement
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., John b.
Neach, of AshCvillc, N. c.
Forests under intensive man
agcmcnt,' said Vcach, "can pro-
duce two or three times the
volume of unmanagcd forests"
Complimenting the nations more
than $4,000 tree farmers in Al
states, he noted that Americas
tree farmers have accepted the
challenge of producing more and
better timber crops for a growing
economy and an exploding popula-
ton"
But there is still much to be
done, the Carolinian declared
There are too many idle acres;
there are too many acres still
needing tree planting; there are
too many forested acres with not
enough of the right kind of trees
growing on them.
We cannot grow more forest
land" Vcach said, but we can
grow more and better trees on
the land we have if more land
owners follow tree farming prac-
tees. If landowners will grow more
trees, industry will be there to
use them
Quoting from U. S. Forest Serv-
ice figures, Vcach said 10000 acres
of forest land under intensive
management for full production of
tree crops will create $40 new jobs.
In turn, he said, these jobs will
mean 800 new homes, 1874 new cars
and five more retail stores.
Vcach was the principal speaker
on the dedication program held on
the Elmer c. Grimm Tree Farm
in Preston County, w Va. Each
Of the tree farmers was awarded a
sign and certificate denoting his
membership in the American Tree
Farm System, an industry-spon-
sorcd program designed to slim
ulatc the practice of good forest
management on taxpaying lands.
Vcach is a veteran lumberman
with many years experience in
growing timber, harvesting trees
and marketing wood products. He
has been active in the Bemis
Hardwood Lumber Co., Robbins
Vile, N. c., since 1885 and heads
the Hardwood Corp. of America
at Asheville, N. c. He recently com
picted a tWo-year term as presi-
dent of American Forest Products
Industries, Inc national Tree
Farm sponsor; he was president
of the National Lumber Manufac
turcrs Assn. in 1852, and APP
palachian Hardwood Manufacture
ers in 1948-49
Maryland landowners receiving
the Tree Farm award for practic-
ing the type of woodland care adj
Vocated by Vcach were Logan
Weber, Oakland; Herbert c. Wilde
sen, Gormania, w. Va. Glands in
Garrett County3 DIR. Gerald C..
Palmer, Bel Air; Glatfelter Pulp
Wood Co, Gettysburg, Pa. Glands
in Caroline and Dorchester Coun-
ties, Md; and the Western Mary
land Railway, Oakland The awards
were presented by David w.
Sewers, Jr., Of Hancock, chairman
of the Maryland Tree Farm Com
mittee.
Weber was cited for initiating a
program of timber stand improve
ment on his "a acres of woodland.
In this work, overmature, defective
trees and trees of inferior species
are removed. This speeds the
growth of quality trees.
Similar work has been done by
Wildcscn, who also practiced good
conservation by the salvage cut
ting of 60 acres Of fire-damaged
timber. In addition, he has planted
white pine seedlings on Is acres
of his forest where there were not
enough naturally seeded trees
growing.
Both Wildcsen and Mr.. Weber