ACTIVITIES BY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND 
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS 
Since commercial forestry calls for development of a new 
business resting on private enterprise, it is fitting that the National 
Chamber should lend all possible aid. The chamber has already 
acted through its referenda system in formulating some of the 
principles that are essential for commercial forestry and many local 
chambers, trade associations, and other public organizations are 
playing important roles. 
Numerous trade associations are doing much to encourage 
the practice of commercial forestry. The pulp and paper industry, 
for instance, has analyzed in general its wood problem. This in- 
dustry realizes its dependence upon the forests for basic raw ma 
terial and through the American Paper and Pulp Association has 
been active in the support of legislative measures to encourage the 
practice of commercial forestry. This association has recently made 
a regional survey of the remaining pulpwood resources in the Lake 
states and is now engaged in a similar investigation in Virginia. 
The association through its Woodlands section is materially aiding 
the industry by providing channels for the distribution of the results 
of research in both forest management and utilization. 
The Newsprint Service Bureau, representing both American 
and Canadian newsprint manufacturers, has supported proposed 
legislation in both countries and has been active in cooperative 
studies such as the elimination of waste, the use of decayed wood. 
and more efficient mill operation. 
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association has done 
noteworthy work in connection with the standardization of lumber 
grades’ and the utilization of sawmill waste. Members of this 
organization have appeared before state and federal legislative 
bodies in support of local and national legislation favoring forestry. 
The association has been particularly active in forest fire prevention 
publicity. 
The West Coast Lumberman’s Association has given aid in 
forest fire protection in the Northwest, and has been active in sup- 
port of the research work carried on by the Forest Service. 
The Southern Pine Association has made a survey of woods 
conditions in the South, and has published information showing 
what may be expected in the future from cut-over lands in the South. 
The North Carolina Pine Association, the Northern Hemlock and 
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