| Show FORE ST TAXATION A nationwide nation wide baudy of the fares taxation problem in relation to reforestation es of privately owned lands Is being launched by tho the forest service united states department of agrical ture which today announced the appointment of prof fred R fairchild of yale university as director of tho the investigation A detailed tudy study s of forest taxation will bo be made tit in all pal forest regions to determine the effect ot at the present tax lawn lawa on reforestation and timber holdings and the conditions that must be mot met in any effort to readjust present tax laws to bo be fair to land owners and frers the study is tho the outgrowth of a countrywide country wide investigation of reforestation es conducted by a special committee of at the united states senate in 1923 24 this committee reached the conclusion timber growing would bo be greatly stimulated by giving land owners security against unjust and burdensome taxation during the growing period when young forests produce no income from which taxes can be paid secretary of agriculture jardine Jard lne in commenting upon the appoint appointment men of prof Far faichild child declared the forest tax study of paramount in to tho the reforestation of the count rys million I 1 acres of privately owned forest land 1 this tha tax study Is one of the most important steps of recent years in forest st conservation said the secretary anti and the government Is fortunato fortunate in securing prof fairchild who is one of at the count rys foremost foremast au thorit lea les on forest taxation to direct the work practical resu result ltv instead of theories will be accomplished by the study say forestry who explain t that hat in most states reforestation lj ij discouraged dis couraW by the danger of having young timber taxed over and over arnin again before it reaches merchantable size alze As a result 0 or r the study it 1 Is expected that the federal government will be able under the clarke mc ale nary act to help thu the states tit in n niji cju lional reform of forest taxa taxation tion |
