Show United States Must Grow More Timber HE United States must grow row TUE TIIE T more timber or alter the entire entire en en- n. n tire plan of American life and Industry This Is 18 the conclusion conclusion sion slon presented to the senate forestry committee b by the forestry program committee at a n public hearing It advocates ad ad- locates a federal appropriation of 7 for forest t acquisition forest protection stull study and operation co o Uon K-Ith K the tle state stat The only practical solution Is federal fed fed- federal federal eral leadership and operation co-operation with the states and nd timberland nd owners members o of the program committee Insisted looking toward continuous forest production since this country cannot depend upon foreign sources of ot wood or wood pulp supply The forestry program committee e Is composed of leaders In correlated industries in- in Industries In such as ns lumber manufacturers ers newspaper publishers I ers era and business men who have given the tie future wood supply long and earnest study These points were set forth by the committee for Its ultimate program It agreed that the essential requirements require require- requirements ments for the maintenance of foreest prod productivity for each cach forest region should 1 be determined that sufficIent national appropriations should be I ude for expenditure in operation co I with the states to put such requirements requirements requirements require require- ments Into effect and that a survey of timber resources and land classification classification cation should be made to determine how much timber ex exists ts how much is needed and how much can be grown Provision should be made It was decided de de- for extensive study of t problems problems lems of timber growth and utilization Better Detter methods of ot forest taxation should be devised an and 1 their adoption b by the states fostered A federal appropriation of t not Dot less ss than Is asked for tor yearly operation cooperation with the states In the work of fire prevention The largest appropriation advocated ad Is for each year ear to l be e devoted devoted devoted de de- voted to the purchase of f forest land landon on the watersheds of the navigable ble streams An annual allotment of t Is I. asked for research and Investigation Including the question of ot forest taxa taxa- tion Starting with an initial appropriation tion of the committee advocates advocates cates that the federal government provide Increases up to a n near year ear within ten years ears for forest plantIng plantIng planting plant- plant Ing in operation co-operation with the states and otherwise I |