Show PREDICTS A LUMBER FAMINE Secretary Work In a state statement ment Issued yesterday esterday calls at attention to the rapidity with which our forest resources are disappearing disappearing Native NaU Umber timber has hag been large large- largely arge- arge argey ly Iy y dissipated he ha declares We are advised that ten years from noW DOW we wo will realize a timber shortage and fifteen years later latera a lumber famine famIie That Is servIn serving notice that II a crisis has arrived The rhe mistakes which have been made cannot be corrected In time Ume to prevent II a national misfortune It requires long periods ot of time to grow crow a forest Thirty years ago this coun coun- country coun- coun country country try should have seen the error and proceeded to guard against the situation now approaching The only thing to be done at this time Is to Increase the activities ac activities of ot the forest service in inthe Inthe Inthe the direction of tree conserva conserva- conservation conservation tion Lion The farmers and others should be encouraged encouraged to plant trees |