Show 40 0 a 0 m afim am AIM A A W ap N lr m aft or ft we aw F wo am so 10 M ik aw 9 VW W ar mi BY VW in waft Y ak ARMAV gwawr OMM AW arft NOW V ff P r ve M r V k vol aava 12 4 1 4 W if i L I 1 A 1 fe U 4 alii A C 4 G arev adm I 1 na I 1 I 1 A by ELMO SCOTT WATSON TIE week of april 22 to 28 has been designated as american forest week in a proclamation by president coolidge and all americans are urged to do their share in a proper observance of this week it Is noteworthy that among oil all the multifarious s weeks set aside for r special observance by this group or that eliat organization which lias fins a special interest in having t their particular week observed american forest week esthe is the only one to which the federal government his has given recognition and support for it Is not a tool for advancing the views or serving tile the purposes of any special group or organization it does not identify itself with any particular program but seeks to make better known certain essential facts about the forestry situation in ili this country find and to promote discussion of tills this problem lern from every angle pacing strictly educational in plan and purpose and seeking to serve the best inhere interests ats of the whole people it la Is one week which every american citizen can observe conscientiously and should observe as a part of his bis civic duty the idea of devoting seven days in the year to public education on forestry matters originated on the pacific coast eight years ago in 1921 president larding harding issued the first proclamation which brought the influence of the government behind the idea when calvin coolidge became president lie he also gave his sanction tp the plan find and he lias has issued a proclamation matlon for american forest week every year since that time many blany governors have also issued similar proclamations so BO that the movement Is truly a nationwide one at first the week was called forest protection week but because of the magnitude of the forest problem president coolidge in 1923 1023 enlarged the scope of the educational program and the more inc inclusive luslie name of american forest week was chosen in recognition of the international scope of tile hie forestry problem the authorities of the united states and canada in jointly agreed that the week should be celebrated concurrent con concurrently curren t ly in the two countries the canadians call the theirs irs save the forests week but its purpose and its observance Is essentially the same as our american forest week the joint observance of the week was continued last year und as president coolidge points out in this years procla proclamation matlon our canadian cousins have the dates april 22 to 23 28 marked in red on their calendars american forest week Is an annual call to all citizens young and old to take part in bringing about better forest conditions its purpose Is to give opportunity tor for every eiery form of interest in trees and forests to find expression each in its own way and its alm aim Is that the general welfare of the nation in respect to forestry may be promoted by the taking inking of common counsel the formation of intelligent opinion and the stimulation of action an fn individual and collective under tinder the lie impulse given gien by observance of the week general supervision of plans for the week is under the direction of the american forest week committee of which frank 0 lowden former governor of illinois Is general dial ronnand this committee Is com composed rosed of representatives from nearly organizations representing every conce conceivable fable form of In interest the federal gov ern ment state governments outdoor wild life and recreational interests foresters and forestry associations the lumber industry large consumers of forest pin products ducts organized labor groups inter betted in ili the preservation of water resources scientific and civic organizations organizations an and a host of others outstanding among these in carrying on forestry educational work not only during tile lie seven days of ame lean can forest week but during the 30 days of the year Is tile american tree association of which tile the veteran worker for forest preservation charles lathrop pak pack Is president although tile forestry problem Is so exten extensive in all its ramifications and there are so many angles to tile the question of how best to preserve great natural resource and make it increasingly angly valuable to the he nation tile the prime necessity as president coolidge emphasizes in this years proclamation is the suppression of the tire fire hazard and the preservation of tile the forests which we already have even before steps can be taken for planning for the forests that are to be prevention of forest fires especially unnecessary fires ts Is the one virtually important the national forestry platform while it Is true that the original forest resources of this contIn continent ont mere ivero badly depleted by wasteful lumbering nielli meth t 3 1 a ti at PM 01 1711 zooby ca forest week proclamation OR several years a special week has been set act apart FOR for public discussion of our forests and of what must be done dona to safeguard and restore them among the agencies making or progress in this direction american forest week has proved its usefulness and I 1 nm am glad lad to proclaim it agali and to announce that canada is ii again concurrently observing a similar week the rehabilitation of our forests demands first of at all that the forest fire evil be suppressed many of our forested tod states stales with the cooperation of timberland lim boland owners have undertaken organized protection against forest fires firca and I 1 in n recent years under the blaike mcnary law the federal govern government me n t h has as given 1 its I 1 3 support to the movement this great cooperative enterprise must be extend ed and strengthened until every forested county in the un united 1 ted states Is safeguarded against forest fires but we are still far from the goal of complete protection every year on the average fires scourge our woodlands steadily undermining their vitality for this bad situation the blame falls equally on us all public agencies rarely provide adequate protection against fire the timberland owner Is ij too otan ten indifferent to his property properly the forest worker Is too often neglectful of the future fo forest r list the average citizen is too often careless with fire la fa the woods we must all gain such respect for the for est that its destruction through indifference or carelessness shall be unthinkable we cannot permanently abuse our forests with impunity the soil Is the ultimate source of all our wealth and nd of life itself one fuerth of our american soil Is best suited for forests much of this land Is already idle more of it Is being made idle by destructive logging and fire yet we cannot safely permit our forest land to lie tallow fallow and useless any more thao than we can caa permit our arms and factories to lie idle to make our car vast empire of forest land fully productive of continuous crops of timber will have momentous consequences consequence in pur national oa Lional M life it will give five agriculture the advantage of a now new valuable crop it will afford permanent nt employment to millions of men in the forest industries dute dus tries fes it wilt will provide raw materials for many industries it hii will furnish traffic for our railroads it will maintain f foreign and domestic commerce it will restore our forests as con conservers servers of soil and water and as givers of health and pleasure to our people we already have made a beginning in forest renewal but the task is stupendous and we should permit no satisfaction over what has been done to blind bind us to the magnitude of what remains to be done now therefore 1 I calvin coolidge president of the united states of america do hereby designate and set asi aside d e as american forest week the he week beginning april 22 an and d ending april 26 28 in this year of 1928 1 I recommend to the governors of the various states that they also designate this week for special observance vanc by all our people and that where practicable and not in conflict with low law or custom arlor day be observed during the course of the same weela I 1 urge that during that week all citizens and appropriate organizations including public officials legislators business organizations educators editors clergymen landowners and others give thought to tle the and wae use of our forests to the end and that energetic forest policies will be adopted in all communities CALVIN U in tle the past foresters estimate that more timber lias has fallen before the names flames than her before ore the ax lumbering methods based upon an understanding of future as well as present needs have replaced the old tana ganac but the fire demon still exacts his dreadful toll and the acreage adreane of fo forest rest land ench each year swept by forest fire Is about twice the area cut avor by logging operations for tills this situation for the fires which in the words odthe president scourge our wood lands steadily undermining their vitality the blame rests as as lie he says upon every one of us Inso faras we are indifferent to our andl individual bidual responsibility in improving ong conditions ghib will nill lessen tile fire nazard azard fi hut but most of all it rests upon tile the careless careers citizen who has the least right to go into the woodi wood nut but important as prevention of forest ores fires Is it Is not tile the only forestry need which thee duca dional program of american forest week points out another highly important one Is tile necessity to replace the forests which bleh have been destroyed by fire or logging operations with new forests end and the be way to f fal i this need Is bummed up in the simple watchword of plant tredal of all the organizations united in promoting amerlean american forest week few have done more in furthering tills this constructive work than the american tree association As before stated this association Is on the job with ill its educational work acry day lu in the year two years ago the association to mark the of the first step in forestry taken laken by tile the united states gohei government li ment issued copies of a 0 forestry primer a plain statement of the foresti forestry y situation in this country which was to schools throughout the lie country since that time tile demand for the primer has so increased that now more than two million copies have been distributed to schools organizations scout leaders and clubs and it forms the basis for most of the american forest week programs and special exercises the association lias has also encouraged the planting plant lne of me memorial mortal groves and memorial trees along highways dedicated to the memory of men who lost their lilies hi cs in the world war it lias has 4 established shed a national honor roll in which such plantings are registered as are arc trees planted in honor of various distinguished americans it has encouraged the planting of trees as a part of city beautiful projects of many municipalities and in many funny other ways lias has shown the individual citizen how hov lie can have a part in this important undertaking of replacing our dwindling forests dut but the esthetic and sentimental aspects ol of tree planting are not the only ones which the american tree association has fostered it has had its share too along with such agencies as the united states forestry serl service ce state and city forestry departments and the schools of forestry in our universities in taking into account the economic factor in forest conservation it has encouraged the planting of trees as a producing and profitable crop which should be added to our national agriculture it was this economic angle of tile the situation which president coolidge refers to in his proclamation ahen lie he says to make our vast empire of forest land fully productive 0 of continuous crops of timber will have mo consequences in our national tire it will gle give agriculture the advantage of a new valuable crop it will afford permanent employment to millions of men in the forest industries it will pr provide raw materials for many industries it will III furnish traffic for our railroads it will maintain foreign and domestic commeree commerce it will restore our forets forests as conservers con servers of soil and water and ns as givers ghers of health and pleasure to our people in that last sentence the president touched tou clied upon one ritually ally important point in the forestry pr program the planting of trees as consumers conservers con cons servers emers of soil find and water and factors in flood control the necessity for sub kinli control Is more apparent now than alian ever before in view of tile the disastrous floods alich swept the mississippi v alloy arid and new angland last how flow the he planting planting of I 1 trees w will III help solve the alie problem Is suni summed nied up by resident president pack of the american tree association in the following words flood waters of the mississippi have hae directed the thought of the lie nation to means for preventing a similar disaster in the future one of tile the agencies to that end Is planting plant lne of the headwaters land of 0 all streams lowing flowing into this agricultural backbone of the nation to trees cut but there Is another flood menace that bears directly on the future economic leadership of the united states and that Is the flood of population the experts give figures showing our population Is increasing at the rate of a million a year this means a constantly increasing call on the forests for or lumber forest products are the cornerstone of industry so let us do a twofold job in putting our millions of idle acres to work growing trees they will help hold tile the water back and al the same time provide forests tor for the future planting of forests Is the only phase of flood relief that will produce a revenue all other measures will cost the taxpayers millions let us grow trees for FL a growing people so in the light of all these facts it Is apparent that american forest week la Is one of the lie most important of the whole 52 in n this year lir djs S time was when the overage average american citizen was aware of such a thing as tree planting only on arbor day and then only because lie he happened to hear ills his children talking about the arbol day exercises in ili their schools arbor day Is still an important day in ili our national cu calendar lendur bill ill since its alm aim Is essentially tile the same as that ol of american forest week its observance Is 14 grad arnd and appropriately so in ili the observance of american forest wk |