FORESTRY’S FUTURE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1930, Page 8

FORESTRY’S FUTURE

DEVELOPMENT OF CELLULOSE. ASSISTANCE OF SCIENCE, The problems which are confronting chose engaged in forestry, formed the lUbject of a rbvieiV by the president of .he Timber Growers’ Association, Mr ,V T . Fraser, at the annual meeting last iveek, ■ Present-day conditions demand the application of scientific remedies to industrial problems, and many of the present commercial maladies are 'due eto .uiuie to appreciate this fact, he said. “Co-operation between the State’ Forest •service, tne Department of Scientific ,nd Industrial Research, the Cawthron Institute, and representatives of our ' executive, lias prepared the way for . die establishment of three departments of research. A forest biological station at the Cawthron Institute, and myco.ogical station at Palmerston North, are ssurecl, and there is in process of coming into being an arm to carry out research work m connection with wood utilisation. “ Similarly, the problems of to-mor-row will be different from the problems Ji to-day, and new methods and a new set of facts may have to be considered when’the times comes for us to harvest and market our product. The host way to prepare for that future iii so far as our industry is concerned is to study to-day the developments that arc taking place/in cellulose production which ippareutly offers Hie most romunera,ive 'form of utilising suitable wood. I’rogress: is so rapid that it is impossible i for any one person to keep pat:-, more particularly when harrassed with Hie ordinary cares and routine of full business life. By causing to be brought to bear on these problems a combina- . tion of trained mindis of men proinineiient in tlleir own line, we can gain a wealth rjf infornmtion impossible of attainment by the individual working independently. “ A study of world affairs reveals j that in those countries where scientific •nowledge is closely related to industrialism, we find the greatest measure of industrial and commercial success.”