68 Miscellaneous Circular 39, U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture 
problems, providing pathologists are industry which will do much for com- 
added to the working staffs of these plete utilization of timber in building 
stations; but we who are interested materials. As it is to-day we are de- 
in the perpetuation of the forest re- pendent on the physical condition of 
sources of this country must see that the log and the mechanical means of 
ample financial support is given these cutting it up, for the quality of the 
agencies to carry on their work. lumber produced, but it seems fairly 
Only a few years ago it was necessary certain that within a comparatively 
to finance the Forest Products Lab- short time substitute building material 
oratory by private subscriptions in of uniform grade may be made from 
order to carry on the investigation of the good material in low-grade logs, 
causes of decay in pulpwood and wood slabs, trimmings, etc, and thus effect 
pulp. Such a condition should mot an enormous saving in the forest prod- 
exist. ucts necessary for building purposes. 
Complete utilization of such timber The research departments of every 
as is cut or destroyed in the course paper and pulp manufacturing insti- 
of logging should be the aim of those tution as well as the Forest Products 
who are in charge of cutting the forest Laboratory are constantly working on 
resources of this country. In the pulp the problems of timber conservation, 
industry there has been a constant ef- and there are several very promising 
fort to utilize new species of wood, ideas being developed at this time. 
and the work of substitution of species Increased yield of pulp per cord of 
promises to prolong the life of the in- wood is one of the very important 
dustry very materially and possibly items under consideration, and the 
to such an extent as to bridge the gap modification of the chemical treatment 
between the life of the present stand bids fair to bring this about. To-day 
of timber and the time when we shall less than half of the actual weight of 
begin to cut from reforested or pro- dry wood is available as pulp after 
tected lands. It is particularly inter- the chemical treatment, Here, cer- 
esting to note the development in the tainly, is a chance for improvement 
use of hardwoods, jackpine, and vari- and real conservation. 
ous southern pines in the manufacture It is my firm belief that more has 
of pulp. The future of the pulp in- been done in the pulp and paper in- 
dustry lies in the full protection of dustry in the last 10 years looking 
our present growth, and the proper toward conservation of timber than 
storing after cutting, in the substitu- was done in the whole prior life of 
tion of species, and in complete uti- the wood-pulp industry, extending 
lization of what we do cut. The path- over a period of nearly 50 years. It 
ological work incident to this study is also my belief that the next 5 years 
can be carried on through the present Will see more done along the line of 
established governmental agencies, but extending the life of the pulp and 
it must be borne in mind that these paper industry in this country than 
agencies must have adequate appro- has been done to date. 
priations. The amount of saving in Education through association work 
the value of products with which they such as that carried on by the tech: 
are dealing is so enormous that those nical division of the American Paper 
who fix the appropriations for such and Pulp Association or the wood- 
work are apt to lose their sense of lands section of the same association 
proportion and not set aside sufficient Will do much to hasten the conserva- 
funds for the work. tion of timber in pulp making. Com- 
Thrift in the utilization of timber mon sense has taught manufacturers 
is to be commended, but too much the necessity of prompt action, as they 
economy in the expenditures of those see the immediate financial gain even 
agencies which have to deal with the if they do not appreciate the far 
conservation of resources which are: greater future benefit, and I believe 
being rapidly depleted is not a prac- the wood-pulp industry may be de- 
tical proposition, nor does it make for pended upon to cut down their losses 
the economic benefit of the country. and really do much toward the con- 
There is one other thing which will servation of our present and future 
undoubtedly be developed in the pulp timber supply.