. Review of reviews and world's work. sts to assure a source of raw material. WOOD-PULP AND FORESTRY. There is a common impression that the wood-pulp industry is one of the greatest menaces toour forests. This is widely believed to be dev-astating the woodlands to meet the insatiabledemand for paper. The contrary is actually thecase. Among the best guarantees for the per-petuity of the forests are the enlightened policiesadopted in recent times by this industry. Aleading paper manufacturer said to the writer : We would be veritable fools if we went to work anddestroyed the very fountain-head o
. Review of reviews and world's work. sts to assure a source of raw material. WOOD-PULP AND FORESTRY. There is a common impression that the wood-pulp industry is one of the greatest menaces toour forests. This is widely believed to be dev-astating the woodlands to meet the insatiabledemand for paper. The contrary is actually thecase. Among the best guarantees for the per-petuity of the forests are the enlightened policiesadopted in recent times by this industry. Aleading paper manufacturer said to the writer : We would be veritable fools if we went to work anddestroyed the very fountain-head of our industry. Wehave invested millions in our plant of substantial build-ings, costly machinery, big dams, and turbines. If weshould destroy our source of supply our plant would beworthless. After a few years we should have to aban-don it and move elsewhere for another supply. Thiswould bankrupt us. So from the very start we makeour calculations to assure permanence. Our mill needsa ti-emendous water-supply, both for power purposes. AN AROOSTOOK GRAIN FIELD. THE REDEl^ELOPMENT OF AN OLD STATE. 57
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