The Lexington advertiser., 1961-09-14
Role Of Forests
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lands in our region not only add
to the beauty of our landscape,
not only provide recreational
areas for our children and our
selves, but are tremendously inn
portant parts of our economy"
ne said.
He went on to say that mem
Der companies of the Southern
Pulpwood Conservation Asso-
citation throughout the South
continue to promote modern
forestry practices among private
landowners to insure the fu-
ture of this vital, renewable
natural resource"
With the color slide presen-
tation, Mr.. Powell illustrated
how the principle of proper
forest management is much the
same as flower gardening.
You never leave flower seed
iings in crowded clump be-
cause only a few will grow to
full maturity" he explained.
Like any other plant, a tree
must have the correct amount
Of sunlight, food and water at
each stage of its development if
a good rate of growth is to be
maintained" he continued.
For this reason, cutting some
trees to allow others to grow
is as much a part of forest con-
scrvation as the prevention of
forest fires, according to til e
speaker.
Mr. Powell said, Because the
nations need for paper products
today is tremendous and grow
re more so, it is up to us to
sec that our forests grow and
continue to produce the raw
materials for the pulp and paper
industry"
Stressing the fact that the
utilization Of paper in the
United States averaged 438
pounds year per person at last
calculation, Mr.. Powell said,
Knowing our trees, knowing
all we can learn about intelli-
gent forest management can as
sure a constant supply of the
raw material needed to produce
the variety of products that are
transformed from wood"
He cited the 80 Pilot Forests
established in 1859 on farm
woodlands throughout the South
as one OF the methods used by
member companies of the South
ern Pulpwood Conservation AS
sOciation to promote better for
estry practices in this region.
He also pointed out that 1000
farm youngsters year have at
tended forestry training camps
held in nine states during the
past ten years to learn modern
methods of forest care and de-
yelopment.
"As corporate citizens of the
Southern community, the pulp
and paper industry employs 49,
900 people in its pulp and paper
mills, while another $4,000 peo-
pie are engaged in the indepen-
dent business Of supplying pulp
wood to these mills" Mr.. Powell
said.
''The scope of the industry's
economics impact can be mea-
sured by the fact that nearly
billion dollars a year go to farm
ers, workers in pulp and paper
plants, workers producing pulp
wood, and people transporting
these materials" he added.
In conclusion, the information
al Paper Company representa-
tive said. Through proper de-
velopment, many wonders can
continue to come from our
Southern woodlands that will
benefit us here in the South to-
day and will benefit our chill
dren tomorrow"
Slml lar presentations OF
wonders Of the Southern
Woodlands" presented by mem
Der companies of the Southern
Pulpwood Conservation Associa-
ton, have been scheduled as
part of Pulp and Paper Week,
1861, the fourth annual obser-
vance sponsored by the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Powell was introduced by
| Mrs. R. M. Gwin, chairman of
| the Conservation Committee
who was in charge of the pro-
| gram.
He was accompanied by Mr..
Carl Steen of Winona, also a
forester with International, who
showed film slides in color of
Southern woodlands which en-
ohasized and complemented Mr..
i Powell's interesting discussion
(For additional story on Lex
ington Garden Club meeting
this week see Lexington society
oage.)