| Show t I fry fees I es Sr rt q t i t c cw cw w w t. t id 4 tt 4 J vi 1 p At i t s e eti ti t d Fa 1 1 t rt q t is t F wi C 4 Y t. t c r t i 1 3 t i y 4 d Ja wr PJ Q Z e By Sy ELMO SCOTT WATSON UK motto for lor nil all good Americans uns' uns during the week of ot April 24 2 to SO JO should be Ilant Trees Trel- That Is 18 American Forist For For- est st week by hy proclamation lion tion of President Cool Cool- Ige who wise recommended lu ltd observance to tine tile governors of the 48 13 re states Mates In Issuing his hla proclamation the tho President Prel dent suggested that the ngi agricultural cultural question loot one of ot the most JOost acute national lens lem of the present time Ume me might bu bl solved to 10 some SOllie extent If poor farm farmland farmlands I lands land were converted Into Inlo forests One fourth of nf our soil the dent wild salt Is la better suited to timber rowing growing than thon anything else I J cannot cannot escape the tho conviction that our IndusI Indus Indus- I trial and n agricultural Il stability will be strengthened by lIy bringing Into full tull productive pro pro- e use thin this great reat empire of land Although much progress has been bet I made In n public forestry and and hopeful in private Industry we still J have a B lIlt last aggregate of ot Idle or semi j Idle forest land and another large a alt ag rotate of ot poor farm land that might more pro profitably grow timber Instead of adding to the problem of ot agricultural j overproduction Our migratory forest Industries would veld be stabilized and made penna perma perma tent OWL Industry would be great great- at V Q J strengthened and vitalized tu tH j would find nod In a strong a-strong sp ng ally aUr Uy providing markets marketa for tor farm prod prod- i ace and for tor surplus labor Our farms I themselves elv contain nearly a third of our r woodland an woodland an enormous potential suet asset If handled for tor continuous Umber Tauber ern crops Tile The proclamation was wall made public ti Secretary Jardine who announced ced that Forest week of cb- cb I would be directed by Frank Q roden Lowden of chairman ot of th the spinal f committee created for tor that This American Forest week com com- committee which h Is affiliated with almost almost tile slit hundred of the principal lions 7 in III the United States Is la making elaborate Plans for the tho stressing of f toe the Im Importance of ot this week to every every- e In o the country State chairmen sad lOll MM state committees es have lave been op- op op- op I from th the most Influential men to each ch state These t together the e state 5 1 forestry associations and the t the Tatted p n a States Stotts forest service will form torm nucleus for th the pushing of ot this lonal campaign on condl lens In the le United 1 States and nd show bt r ft the tremendous need for tor the tile pre- pre of f forest res rai and the tB closer dOller 1 of ot our if forest products recent n Ih the statistics have shown that virgin ln forest t baited ed of northwestern States Slates whIch now Bow Bowis supplies ills tho or of this thin is country's Country lumber will last nt lie rate rute now being cut only twenty to tn twenty Ore more years After this the price of of all wood products will not only take a II fast upward trend but If the lie present rate of of consumption is continued the supply will be clent to handle lUdle the d demand mand with resultant resultant re re- shortage To prevent this thle steps must now be taken to prevent waste In the utilization of forest products products prod prod- acts to prevent loss from forest tires Bres nod and to secure the establishment of privately owned state or national forests for tor ests eats on all lands best suited for lor forest use acres of which are now lying Idle either barren or covered with brush bruh and costing the nation a tremendous annual loss In tn potential Income Due to tho the fact tact that over 80 per percent percent percent cent of nil all the forest fires tires are ore man caused the greatest step In pr preventIng preventing prevent prevent- vent vent- ing Ins the tremendous loss from tram this cause will be In teaching the public the necessity of the greatest care In Inthe Inthe inthe the u use e of fire whether In camp tires lIs cigarettes or cigars dars both when on the road and when camping One of the leading organizations In 10 Inthe inthe the celebration of this week Is II the American Tree association headed beaded t by y Charles Lathrop Lothrop Tack a pioneer In Inthe Inthe Inthe the campaign to save our vanishing forests One of the efforts effort of ot the association association as- as for observance of American Forest week is I. In urging all 01 Americans Ameri Amen cans can to plant a Centennial tn tree e and register It with the American Tree association as ass sedation so that your four name will be on the bon honor or roll of ot tree planters planter and good citizens 50 j years year from now The association wants to see thousands thon thou sands lOnd sands sands' of trees planted and nd marked so so 80 tb that t the the Centennial of Gt Arbor day Itay started In 1872 by J. J Sterling Morton will see the greatest celebration ever held In this country The association will wUI send lend to each tree planter a certificate of membership member ship advice of f experts as to the care of ot trees and other ther educational data clata having to do with plan planting tine Roads Roada of Remembrances memorial trees treel memorial memorial me me- morial mortal parks town forests and kindred kindred kindred kin- kin dred subjects The American Tt Tree association alms alma to make this country countr a nation of tree planters says SOs Mr Pack In making mat mall matlag lag ing ng the announcement nt The people of ot t this ls country must see lee the value of ot trees treel and tree planting After ter planting Individual trees trets themselves of value valoe they will come to see the town forests and ond town wood lots loti We aim ahn to make every lvery trIll tree planter a member of ot one Mg hI organization the object of which Is III to plant more Clore trees so so 10 that there will wll be In the years tl to come n a great Intelligent army of tree treo planters who will he be able the b better betterto te teto to realize n san understand the great questions ha having to do with the care caro and protection of one of ot our greatest l natural resources Sit also the motto for Ilant Trees I Is Arbor day which U is being belne celebrated this month For lor the Ule states state in n many lUany date of Arbor day dal Is a variable one and because of the different dates date upon which It Is Is' Is observed In different states Its celebration is almost a year round affair Here are the dates date upon which citizens of ot the various states and territories celebrate celebrate the day Alabama Alabama February February Ii If 22 Arizona In Arizona In flue five northern Friday following the tint first da day of AprIL I Friday following drat Brit day of February First Arkansas Saturday In to March March California T. T Colorado Third Colorado Third Friday In la April Th The Tb governor issues lIun a proclamation each aoh year C Connecticut In Connecticut In early ely Ha May Mar b by pro of or the governor Delaware tn In April b by proclamation lion tion of the governor Florida Florida First First Friday Frida In February Georgia First Friday In December Hawaii HawaII First First Friday In November Idaho Idaho dates date In April se selected as tech by county superintendents Illinois Proclamation of the revs COy Indiana ThIrd Indiana Third Friday In tn April each year rear Iowa Iowa Proclamation of 01 the th governor Kansas Option Kansas Option of the governor Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky-In In the tall fall by proclamation tion of ot the governor No definite d date dat te teIx Second Louisiana Ix Second Friday Frida In la January Janus Janu ary any by resolution of state tat board ol or of education Maine Option Maine Option of the governor Maryland Second Maryland Second Friday In tn AprIL Pr Proclamation of the governor In Massachusetts Last Saturday AprIL Michigan Pr Michigan Proclamation of the gov COy Usually last lut Friday In tn April Minnesota Minnesota Proclamation of the got gov ern or Usually latter part of April Missouri Missouri First First Friday Frida after first fin Tuesday In tn April Montana Montana Second Second Tuesday In tn May Mar Nebraska Nebraska April April IS II birthday of J J. J Sterling Morton Act of legislature Nevada Nevada Proclamation ot of the th the rove gov New Hampshire ot of the the governor New Jersey O Br la law second conel Friday In April New Mexico Second Friday In la III laMarch March March- Proclamation of the governor New York York Friday Friday following first o of 01 May North Carolina Friday Carolina Friday after November No Nos vember ember t. t North Dakota Dakota Option Option of ot the go gover nor cover j Ohio Proclamation Ohio Proclamation of the governor About the tile ml le le of al April I Friday Oklahoma following c the secand sec seo ond and Monday Monda In March I Oregon Second Oregon Second Friday Frida In April Penn Pennsylvania Proclamation of of th the 1 B governor Porto Last Friday In tn Novem Der bel Rhode Inland Second Island Second Friday In May South Carolina Third Carolina Third Friday In No vember South Dakota No Dakota No law but general Jy ty ob observed In April Tenn Appointed Appointed Ie e by county count su u so In November Texas Texas- F bruu II u. shah April 15 by statute Vermont Option Option of the governor Usually UI first tint Friday In May Hay Virginia Proclamation of the governor gov gov- emor In the he spring West Nest Usually observed d on the second Friday FrIda In April Wisconsin Proclamation of or the j governor gov gov- Usually the first lint Friday In May Ma of or the ton ton Proclamation governor Usually the nut first Friday in 10 star wyoming Proclamation of or the r Rov nv v. v Usually the first nut Friday In May |
