DEPARTMENT OF' FORESTRY AND GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMEN Vol. 6 ATLANTA, GA. JUNE, 1936 No.6 STREAM GAUGING AND WATER SURVEY Pa.per Industry URGED AT GEORGIA FORESTRY MEETING Moves Southward Columbus Meeting Attended by Many Who Are Vitally Interested in New Development Announced Re- Forestry Forest Experts Warn Against Timber Waste. Bright cently by Dr. Herty Future Seen for Pulp Industry. Many arguments have been used by paper makers of the north to discourage this inThe fifteenth annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and to the Local dustry from coming to the south and estab- Georgia Forestry Association, held at Co- Committee on Arrangements for their fine lishing mills. Along with the fact that lumbus, May 7 and 8, was attended by a spirit of cooperation. Mr. Anderson dis the paper manufacturers of the north did large number who are vitally interested in cussed briefly the importance of the as not want to disband their mills and bring forestry, and in many respects was a very sociation's activities to the economic life of them to the south, which would entail great important meeting. the state and expressed the hope that the expense to them, they argued that paper Among the various subjects discussed, meeting would result in much good. He could not be made from southern pines. probably the most important constructive expressed his pleasure in again being in Dr. Chas. H. Herty, who has worked suggestion offered during the meeting was, Columbus. faithfully in the paper and pulp laboratory that necessary funds for cooperating with President's Report at Savannah, has definitely proven that the Unlited States Geological Survey lin In making his annual report, President newsprint can be made from southern pines. conducting a water survey and gauging Woolford expressed his pleasure in being He recently announced that newsprint can Qf the streams of the state be raised as able to attend the Fifteenth annual meet be made from practically every pine that quickly as possible. It was pointed out that many industries are beginning to look to Georgia as a possible place to locate, and that they require certain infor- ing of the Association, stating that it was the eighth consecutive annual meeting which he has had the pleasure of attend ing. During these eight years Mr. Wool grows in Georgia, or anywhere else in the south. His experiments show that the same quality of paper and pulp can be made from both fast growing and slow mation as to the flow of streams and qual- ford stated that forestry has made remark- growing species. ity ofthe water before they will locate. It able progress, both in the growing of trees The arguments used by the paper mak is quite unfortunate that Georgia does not and knowledge as to. how to take care of ers of the north have been met by facts and have any records of this nature at pres- the forests. figures by Dr. Herty to prove that paper ent, and it is important that funds be A brief history of the Association was can not only be made from pines of the raised to ~J>btain these records. given, in which Mr. Woolford pointed out south. but can be made at a cheaper price. The association expressed itself as de- that the Georgia Forestry Association was According to his figures newsprint of lighted with the hospitality of Columbus organized in January 1921. The Georgia the quality that would cost $47.48 to pro- and the cooperation of the Columbus Cham- Forestry Committee of the Southern For- duce in the north can be made from south- ber of Commerce. The delegates were en estry Congress passed the fdllowing reso- ern pines for $27.50. Dr. Herty also states tertained at a luncheon and a banquet. lution at their annual meeting held in At- that pulp for making rayon costing $70 plus T. Guy Woolford was re-elected as pres- lanta January 30, 1921: "Resolved, That freight charges to the south. can be made ident, with Ell!iot Reed, of Savannah, as this committee as organized also function from soutfern pines for $35 per ton. The Secretary, and Jos. A. McCord, Atlanta, re as the Georgia Forestry Association until paper makers of the north also argue that elected as Treasurer. The association will hold its next year at Athens. meeting such time as the Executive Committee sees fit to call a state convention to e1ect officers, adopt a constitution and by-laws, and other details for a permanent and distinc- the pulp made from southern pines will not b'~ of good enough quality to Make paper for use on large mills which have teriffic speed. This argument has been challenged Opening Session tive organization to be acted upon by the by Dr. Herty who sent three tons of pulp The invocation was, offered by Rev. Hen- qualified voting membership of this com- made from southern pines to paper ma- ry G. Walker, of Columbus. In the ab mittee of said convention." Pursuant to chines in Canada. The paper made from sence of K. s. Worthy, President, Colum- this resolution, an organization meeting this pulp made on these machines was of a bus Chamber of Commerce. who was sched was called in Macon, June 6-7. 1922. At quality equal to any in the entire country. uled to make the address of welcome, W. this meeting Bonne11 Stone was elected as Since Dr. Herty has so successfully dem- J. Fielder, Chairman of the local commit- the first president. onstrated the facts regarding the manu tee on arrangements, extended a very In addition to the educational and in facture of paper and pulp from southern hearty and cordial welcome, to which W. spirational value of the annual meetings pines, it is interesting to note that paper T. Anderson, Editor, Macon Telegraph, re of the association Mr. Woolford pointed industries are beginning to look to the south I sponded with appreciation and with thanks with very much pride to various accom- as a source of wood supply for making to the City of Co:Jumbus, to the Columbus (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 5) 2 FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW Forestry-Geological Review Published Monthly by the DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT State Capitol, Atlanta CLAUDE E. BOGGS, EDITOR Dr. Chas. H. Herty have completely dis forest economics, and related subjects qualified these statements, and today the which will serve as the scientific basis for southeast is considered the best source for the practice of forestry, and in this way as wood for making pulp and news print. sist in prollliOting the full use for timber Mr. Woo~W"d was very 10ptimistic as growing and other purposes of the one to the future of the for,estry, stating that hundred and thirty-five million acres of Forestry Division it is generally conceded that our forests commercial forest lands in ,the southeast. Elmer E. Dyal, State Forester________Atlanta are growing faster than we are cutting Some of the major accomPlishments of JackFTohreusrtmeron_d__,___A___s_s__t_.___S___t_a__t_e_____________Atlanta them down. Our lumber is not u.f the same the station during the past year was given Claude E. Boggs, Educational Mgr...Atlanta quality, of course, as that of the old orig as: Publishing of the bulletin "Artificial T. P. Hursey, Dist. Forester______________Rome inal forests., but it is increasing in qual Reforestation in the Southern Pine Re- W. D. Young, Dist. Forester______Gainesville ity, and quantity. The11e seems to. be a gion/' which gives the results of the last S. L. McCrary, Dist. Forester________Augusta R. R. Evans, Dist. Forester__________Columbus general feeling that forestry is gradually . ten years research on seed, nursery and W. G. Wallace, Dist. Forester______Savannah coming into its own, and is IJearnmg to planting; the result of the first year's R. D. Franklin, Dist. Forester______Waycross understand itself, its limitations, and its work of a turpentine experiment in south H. D. Story, Jr., Dist. Forester_______Albany possibilities. We can look forward to the ern Georgia, the resUlt of using sulphuric Mrs. BNo.okNk. eEepdewra-Trdrse,asurer ____________Atlanta I future with confidence, provided we udn acid on black locust seed to hasten germi- Miss Hazel E. Nicholas, Secretary derstand the fundamentals of forestry e nation; the result of a truck-logging and to State Forester______________________Atlanta velopment, growth. preservation, and care. a mill scale study in the shortleaf-(loblolly M. E. Murphy, .Nurseryman____________Albany Regarding parks: Mr. Woolford stated pine 11egion. A cost production study in Mrs. SWta.teL.NDurasveisr,y C___l_e__r_k_____________________Albany that much pro.gress had. been made during longleaf pine was made. which indicates recent years m developmg a good system that all sizes of trees yie1d a profit when Geological Division of parks in Georgia, pointing out that the cut into pulp wood, but only those trees Richard W. Smith, State Geologist, and Secretary to Commission..Atlanta parks at Indian: Springs and Voge:I Park ten inches in diameter can be used profit G. W. Crickmay, Asst. State ha've been greatly enlarged and expanded. ably in the production of resin barrels. Geologist __________________________________Atlanta The park at Santo Domingo near Darien From a study of land ownership, valua Lane Mitchell. Asst. State Geologist __________________________________Atlanta was dedicated and opened to the public tions. taxations, tax-delinquency and pub Miss Margaret Gann, Clerk___________Atlanta last November. The park at Crawford lie finance made in southeast Georgia. ville is nearly completed. The park at Mr. Demmon pointed out that 2,700, Any information appearing in this pub- Fort Mountain, near Dalton, is being de 000 ac11es of Georgia forest land is tax de lication may be used at any time provided veloped, with other parks at Warm Springs, fault. Most of this represents land from proper credit is given.-The Editor. Albany and McRae well under way. which good timber has been cut, and where Forestry Meeting Cooperative Fire Protection the owner is unwilling or unable to pay taxes. From a study ~f the Land Aban (Continued from Page 1) plishments in which the asso.ciation has had a part. He referred to some of the unusual resolutilons of the Macon meeting in: 1935. In s.peaking on "Evolution of Coopera tive Fire Protection," W. M. Oettmeier, Manager, Superior Pine Products Com pany, Fargo, Georgia, stated that fire pro tection and forestry education in the state of Georgia are continuously moving for- donment in the lower Piedmont Region of Georgia it was found that a1though over four-fifths of the land area of this region had previously been cleared for farms, at present only twenty-two percent is growing agricultural crops. Severe erosion of the The resdlution requesting the judges of ward with ever increasing strides and that soiL that has rendered much of this land the suptlrior courts to charge grand juries each year brings us closer to the goal at physicaaly unsuited to farming, is one of in regard to forest fires was mentioned which we are aiming. Mr. Oettmeier prais the chief reasons for this abandonment. first. Practically all judges received this ed the members. of the CCC Camps for Much of this abandoned land has been suggestion graciously and acted upon it. their services in: he:lping protect the for seeded to pine trees, and forests now oc The Project to survey the route of the De est from fires and other improvements in cupy fifty-six percent of the total area of Soto Expedition was endorsed. A resolu the forests. He stated that the landown this region. tion covering a memorial to Bonne11 Stone, ers of the state could have never afforded the Father of Forestry in Georgia, was the construction of wide firebreaks and Industrial Water Resources Survey duly approved and the monument has been: truck trails which are an absolute n:eces In discussing this to.pic, C. E. McCashin, erected on the lookout plateau at Neel's sity, and that the fire protection afforded by District Engineer, u. S. Geological Survey, Gap, a point he loved oo well, in Vogel the CGC and emergency conservation work stressed the importance of having records State Park. Other resolutions were re program was probably the beginning of of water flow in inducing new industries ferred to, which clearly showed that the our greatest advancement. to come to Georgia. It is very necessary association has been very active in pro Mr. Oettmeier stated that the general to have a large quantity of water in op moting the interest of better forestry in outlook for the forests of Georgia today is erating a paper and pulp mill. The first the state. probably brighter than at any other time question asked by people who are inquiring It was pointed out by the president that in the past. Peop[e are gradually begin as to the possibility of locating such new much progress has been made during re ning to see the light, and the prospect for industries in Georgia is: how much does cent years in developing the paper and absolute fire protection is nu-t in the far your streams flow? Today we cannot give pulp industry in the Southeast, especia11y distant future. any accurate records as to the flow of any in Georgia. He s.tated that shortly Slouth ern mills, one at Savannah, and one at Forest Research particular stream in Georgia. Mr. McCash in stated that Georgia is the only state Crossett, Arkansas, would make "by far In telling of some of the results of the of the adjoining states that is not cooper the larger part of Kraft paper manufac forest research conducted at the Southern ating with the U. S. Geo1ogical Survey in tured in the South." It was only in: 1928 that the forest service !laboratories in Mad Forest Experiment of twelve research Station, stations which is one of the U. s. obtaining will find such records, and that Georgia it to her advantage to fall in ison, Wisconsin. were saying that the Forest Service, located at New Orleans, line with adjacent states in making an southern pine was too resinous in: its con La., E. L. Demmu.ns, director of the station inventory of her water resources, He stated tent to be considered as satisfactory pulp said that research is being conducted in for news print. Experiments conducted by reforestation, timber growing, protection. (Continued on page 3) FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW 3 Forestry Meeting (Continued from Page 2) benefits, if any. being derived from exist- and planting of 146,796 trees and shrubs ing forest laws, and all matters pertain- for landscaping, the planting of 1,425,000 ing to forest pro-tection in the state, also trees on denuded areas, and the conduct of that the U- S. Geological Survey is pre- benefits to be derived from Federal Aid timber estimating surveys over 3.723,714 pared to cooperate with the state in ob- for forest protection and conservation. To acres. taining and publishing the reco.rds of the make such reports. to the General Assembiy Pro-tection of the forest areas of Geor- stream flow so 'Vital to growth and prog- as the Board may recommend. There; were gia from fire and the development of rec ress. The survey has a trained personnel no existing forest laws previous ro this reational facilities within them have been and has most modern equipment for this time save the ACT of 1903 prescribing the some of the primary achtevements of the purpose. During the fiscal year 1936 the adulteration of turpentine. Civilian Conser!Vation Corps camps estab- Federal funds available for this work en- During the time from its organization to lished in the state in the past three years. ables the survey to match every dollar of the passing of the Clark-McNary ACT, The Fire prevention, fighting and general ftate money with eighty-five cents of Fed- Georgia Forestry Association has been control measures have aided state, private era1 money, and that after July 1936 the 'very active, and has held annual conven and federaa plans to restore the forest .cooperation will be on a fifty-fifty basis. tions to interest the public and thooe en areas in the state to productivity, for tim- Mr. McCashin stated that it would be gaged in forestry products. in the subject ber growing conditions are exc.ellent necessary for the state to raise ten thous- of forestry, its development and conserva throughout the state and need only the and dollars per year, to be matched by an tion. It had now become time to enact a control of fire to allow natural reproduc- equal amount from the U. S- Geological more comprehensive Forest Law. and the tion to take place successfu1ly. Survey, to establish and maintain sixty Association sponso.red the enactment of the The work of the CCC in the state has stream gauging stations. This number present :law by the Legislature in August been on three different classifications of should be increased from year to year as 1925, which created the present Board of land with, however, the emphasis in each more funds are available, in o.rder that ac- Forestry. It is the declared policy of this case placed on fire control. curate records might be obtained ron as state to encourage reforestation of cut-over Fire protection is being extended by many streams as possible. lands, and timber culture in general on means of the CCC to many thousands of Luncheon all lands not better suited for farming or acres of PRIVATE FOREST LAND A very delightful luncheon was given to other purposes, through the state. These lands, through those attending the convention, at the Ral- Under the ACTS of 1931 the Depart cooperation of their owners with state and ston Hotel. Dr. Chas. H. Herty acted as ments of Forestry and Geology were com federal forest agencies, are being .brought Toastmaster. Judge G. Ogden Persons, delivering the bined under the title of: The Department of Forestry and Geological Development. under a includes program o.f fire protection which the construction of truck trails principal speech briefly, but very interest- Dr- George Foster Peabody gave a short and telephone lines and fire breaks and ingly, outlined the Forestry Movement in talk, telling of his interest in forestry, and the clearance of fire hazards throughout Georgia since it first begun. He said that expressing his delight in seeing the inter wooded areas and from roads and trail this movement first started when a few est in forestry being manifested by such sides. Georgians, under the rleadership of Bonnell a :large and enthusiastic group as the Geor- Fire protection is also the major work Stone. met in Atlanta, Georgia, January gia Forestry Association. He compliment of the CCC camps established on the mil- 30, 1921, and organized the Georgia For- ed the members of the Association for the itary reservations in Georgia. The advent estry Committee. Resolutions were passed splendid work they are doing in promoting of the corps made it possible for Army at this meeting outlining its aims as: To better forestry practices in our state. and Forest Service officials to put into begin "the most important work of promoting the interest in the subject o.f forestry CCC Work effect plans for the protection and forest administration of these areas. Camps have -to be continued on a well defined plan Speaking for Robert Fechner, Director been located on the reservations at Fort and program for organizing forestry clubs of ECW work, who was scheduled to speak, Benning and Fort McPherson and on the in Georgia." Money for this work was Charles H. Taylor, Assistant Director, very Andersonville National Cemetery. subscribed for the necessary educational interestingly told of the accomplishment of During the three years the Civilian Con- and puh1icity campaign, and the hiring of the CCC Camps throughout the entire servation Corps has been in op.eration this an Executive Secretary. who was to devote United States. After relating the accom relief and reforestation Organization has his entire time to field work. This crom- plishments of the Camps over the entire supplied direct employment for varying mittee was to function as The Georgia For- United States, Mr. Taylor told, the Associa periods of time to an aggregate of 33,608 estry Assodiation until an organization tion of the benefits Georgia had derived Georgia men- Of these 30,011 were young meeting could be held, which later was call- by having the Camps. He stated that: men and war veterans enrolled in the corps. ed to meet in Macon, June 6-7, 1921, when work figures forwarded to the Office of The balance consisted of reserve officers Bonne11 Stone was elected as the first the Director show that among the major in charge of the camps, foresters and: other President of the Georgia Fo.restry Associ- work projects completed by the CCC in .technical personnel engaged to plan and su- ation. UP UNTIL THIS TIME THERE the .state of Georgia du_ring the period pervise work programs, ski'lled and unskill WAS NO LAW PROMOTING THE IN- from April, 1933, through December 31. ed mechanics and educational advisers. As TEREST OF FORESTRY. 1935, were the construction of 1.847 miles of March 1. 1936, there were 10,876 Geor The Georgia Forestry Association imme- of roads and truck trails as a fire protec gia men in the C-ivilian Conservation diately began to function, and sponsored at tion measure, the stringing of 1,354 miles Corps. the Summer Session of the 1921 Georgia of telephone lines to provide instant com Figures based on reports from the Chief General Assembly a bill creating: THE munication in case of fire. the reduction of Finance of the U. S. Army disclose that GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF FORES- of fire hazards over 130,568 acres of forest CCC obligations for the state of Georgia TRY, which is described in the caption of land and 924 miles of road and trailside, through March 20, 1936, had been approxithe ACT as an "Investigating Committee-" the improvement of 54,349 acres of forest mately $28.865,000. The duties of the members of this Board land through elimination of inferior trees, Vocational Education and Forestry of Forestry was "To inquire into and in- the construction of 34.513 check dams as a Vestigate the condition of the state as to soH erosion prevention measure and the In discussing Vocational Education as its forest resources and timber supply; its carrying on of other soil erosion prevention it appliesr to Forestry, Dr. M. D. Conins, idle land suitable for reforestation, the operations over 12,445 acres., the moving (Continued on Page 4) 4 FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW Forestry Meeting Georgia, but let us remember that when up to its forest resource. If fully devel we do get them, we must give them the oped and wisely used this tremenduous and (Continued from Page 3) products of our forests taken out as thin- growing asset will solve most of the serioua nings. and not as a fina1 crop. State Superintendent of Schools, said that the people of this state should be proud Banquet prob1ems, both social and economic, that face us. of the fact that the growth and develop- The banquet program Thursday evening Railroads and Forestry ment of vocational education in Geor- was featured by the address of Dr. Chas- Roland Turner, General Agricultural gia, as well as in the United States, has H. Herty, Directo-r of the Paper and Pulp Agent for the Southern Railroad, told of been made possible, in part, if not large1y, Laboratory in Savannah. President T. the relation forestry has to railroads, say- by Georgians. Not only have Georgians Guy Woolford acted as Toastmaster. ing that if the forest of our state were led in securing national legislation for vo- A Glee Club composed of negro enrollees made more attractive by improving them, cational education, they have a1so led in from the CCC Camp at Fort Benning en- taking out ugly and deformed trees and launching other worthwhile programs of tertained those attending the banquet very planting some shrubs, flowers and attrac value to. the people of the state. Accord- delightful1y with a group of Negro Spirit- tive trees, that more people would ride the ing to vocational leaders, Georgia has the uals. railroads into our state and visit our for- most unique and practical method of teach- In his address Dr. Herty gave facts and ests- He told also of the economic imPQr- ing forestry now in operation in the Unit- figures which very plainly prove that tance of the forest to the railroads, in that ed States. This program of forestry edu- pulp and newsprint can be made from the the railroads derived a goodly portion of cation was started in Georgia seven years southern pines much cheaper and of as their revenue from transportnig forest ago. It is being carried on, on a coo-pera- good quality as that made from northern products. He urged th~t we practice bet tive basis by the Georgia Forest Service woods- ter forestry thereby producing better for- and the department of vocational educa- Samples of beautiful white pulp and est products, and in the end deriving more tion, of the State Department of Educa- samples of newsprint made from Southern income from our forests. tion, Georgia was the first to start such a program- Since it was started several states have adopted the Georgia plan. Dr. Collins stated that since the inaugu- pines were displayed by Dr. Herty. Situation of Southern Forests Captain I. F. Eldridge, of the United Carpet Grass and Beef Cattle In discussing this subject, James A. Fowler. prominent Truetlen County timber- ration of the forestry educational program States Forest Service, speaking on the pro- roan, very interestingly told of his experi- from four to seven thousand farm boys gram Friday afternoon said: The Deep ence in using Carpet Grass not only as a have been given practical training, each South is commonly regarded as an agricul- fire protection, but for fattening beef cat- year, by vocational teachers in such jobs tural country. Cotton is King-and after tle, thereby making it bring him relvenue as the collection, care and marketing of cotton, tobacco, corn and cane. ActuaUy in two ways. Mr. Fowler has been very tree seed; making and operating a seed it is a timber country. The Forest Survey successful in the raising of carpet grass bed; construction of fire breaks; identifi shows that over sixty percent of the land among his pines, and at the same time cation of trees; uses of wood; harvesting area is in fQrest. Only twenty percent is has fattened several hundred head of beef and marketing timber; thinning and im- in actual cultivation and five percent in cattle, which brought him a large sum of provement cutting; and estimating the vol- pasture. The rest is in abandoned crop money. Other timbermen, seeing the sue ume of standing timber. land, towns, roads, other right of ways, cess Mr. Fowler has had with this combi He further pointed out that the conser- and marsh. After more than one hundred nation, are beginning to follow his exam vation and the development of our forest years of intensive !levelopment for agricul- pie. resources depends largely on the develop ment and training of farm youth of the state, who are the future farmers and the future foresters of our state. ture, fifty-eight percent of the state of Georgia is stm in s'Ome stage of forest growth. In every Survey unit thus far traversed, the area in forest has been found to be increasing-the area in crops Naval Stores and Forestry Saying that attempts to raise price levels artificially has resulted disastrously, H. L. Keyton, Secretary to the Georgia Forestry Forest Products and Utilization decreasing. It is high time that the South Association advocated research and adver In discussing this subject, Chas. F. realizes its main stock in trade and be- tising to improve the lot of naval stores Evans, speaking in the absence of Jos. C. comes forest-minded. produced. Experience has shown that on Kircher, pointed out the invasion of Geor- In twelve survey units for which data low markets the consumption of turpen gia bv the paper and pulp mil1s, hailed as have been computed, containing 82 million tine increases, that the demand decreases a blessing, can prove a curse if the forest acres (less than half of the Deep South) when the prices are high. This is because lands of Georgia are not sensibly managed 54 milHon acres are forest land. Seventy- substitutes have been found for naval sto-re for a continuous yield of pulp and paper- six percent of this forest land supp'Orts products when the market is high. You already know that timber down to four second-growth timber. Fifteen percent is Mr. Keyton said "It is estimated that inches in diameter can be used for pulp, still in old-Growth timber. Only nine per- the Commodity Credit Corporation has sus and statements have already been made cent has failed as yet to restock itself. The tained a loss of at least $1,500,00 through that pulp can be grown on very short rota timber on this 54 miUion acres, converted its loan in 1934 and 1935 to the naval tions. If we allow pulp mills to come in to cords, totals 441 million cords or eight stores producers in an attempt to advance and clear-cut our stands at a young age, it cords per forest acre. The present annual and maintain the market quotations of wi1l not be long before our stands will be growth is 18 million cords, the drain by resin and turpentine- Prices are lower to ruined and the country be devastated. use eight and a half mil1ion cords. day than they were when the move was We must base our forest management Were as much effort given to developing first initiated. not upon the production of one single crop, the South's forest resources as is given to Had an equal amount been set aside for such as pulpwood and turpentine, but upon developing its agriculture, the benefits the purpose of research and advertising, a a combination of these products which the would reach every part of the South and program running over a long period of forest will yield, starting with pulp wood every phase of industrial and commercial years could hvae been established and work and ending with a high grade material activity. of a constructive nature been assured. such as polie, piling, or saw timber. No op- With proper forest management, growth Wider uses and lower costs of production portunity should be overlooked, however, might ibe douh1ed. was suggested by Mr. Keyton as the solu to encourage pulp mills to establish in The South's future is unescapably tied tion to the naval stores problems. FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW 6 Paper Industry Fo-restry Association in Columbus last ing of timber in Georgia by means of ademonth. Each has expressed himself as quate fire protection, judicious manage- (Continued from Page 1) having enjoyed the meeting and as having ment and enlarged markets. profited from the information brought out paper and paper products. In a recent issue at the meeting. Of especial interest was C. C. C. Camps-TPO'S of the Manufacturers' Guide, statements the illustrated lecture given by Capt. I. F. And Their Activities were made to prove that paper industries E'ldridge of the Forest Survey. The Camp were looking to the south with a great deal Superintendents, from the information of interest. According to their statement. learned at the meeting, will be better able Since the Establishment of the C. C. paper plant projects recently established to help the TPO's in their camp areas to C. Camps in Georgia in the south, under way, or scheduled will educate the people regarding the value of total more than $13,000,000. properly growing trees for profit. Realizing that the readers of the Review The latest general contract to be awarded would be interested in the many activities is that of the Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Union Bag Paper Mill Beginning carried on in the various camps and the for the Crossett Lumbecr Company at Crossett. Arkansas. which is estimated to Operations work being done in their Timber Protective Organizations, we have decided to devote involve an investment of $4.000,000. The Union Bag and Paper Corporation each month in the Review adequate space Information has also just been received mill at Savannah, the first to be establish- for their news and progress. In response that the Container Company of America ed in Georgia following Dr. Charles H. to requests made to the various camp su has picked a site at Fernandina, Florida Herty's experiments in pulp and paper perintendents and T- P. 0. secretaries, the and that. negotiations are under way fo; manufacture from Southern Pines, an- following news items have been received: establishing two other major paper plants nounced the beginning of woods operations along the Atlantic Seaboard, one of which about May 15th. Actual paper making Camp P-82, Tar City T. P. 0. With a camp strength of 181 men, 20 of will probably be located at Brunswick- will begin in July. but shipments of pulp whom are new, P-82 is. at present, working A contract has been let for establishing wood were begun shortly after the middle on 65 miles of truck trai1s in an effort to a paper and pulp mill of the Champion of May. bring them up to new specifications. We Pa~er and Fibre Company of Hamilton, Mr. J- H. Allen, Director, has had a wide are also constructing 7 1-2 miles of tele Oh10. and Canton, N. C. on the ship canal experience in locating pulp and paper mills phone line from Tower 74ES, completed to Houston, Texas. At the John H. Heald in the South- Of especial interest is the last month, to Beards Creek. This line will, Oompany's plant at Lynchburg, Virginia, an expansion program involving an out- foafc tpitnhea tt ihmebhear lsa npdlacuendd esor mmean50a0~e0m00enatcreins sometime in the future, be connected with Towers in Long and Liberty counties. lay of approximately $500,000 is being com- the South, prior to coming to Savannah. The detachment of 45 men, assigned to pleted for the making of liner board. His company now owns approximately 60,- the Hinesville Side Camp, is completing From these various expansion and :le- 0~0 acres of timberland in Georgia, which truck trails and bridges that were left par- relopment programs, one can readily see Will be managed intensively for sustained tially completed when the base camp was that the manufacturers of paper and paper yield production of pulp wood. moved from that area. They also have prO