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01. V No.3March 1967

It is with considerable pride thate welcome Finch, Pruyn Company,

be. tomembershipinNYFOA. Finch,uyn as one of the oldest wood using

_stablishments in New York State ise first forest industry in the Statetake out NYFOA supporting rnern -rship.It is our earnest hope that manyer wood using industries may be-

-orne members and aid in the overallimprovement of an economic climate::or forestry that will be mutually ben-eficial towood grower and wood user.

Finch, Pruyn began as a lumbercompany in 1865 with three partnersoperating four separate enterprisesin the Glens Falls area. The partner-ship made its first major purchase oftimber land in 1886 in the Adirondacksnear Indian Lake, New York. Fromat purchase to the present, Finch,

Pruyn has accumulated approximately150,000 acres of land in the Adiron-dacks and the Glens Falls area.

During the fir st 40 year s of oper-ation' its woodlands were used to pro-duce softwood for the lumber market.The company joined with other organ-ization in river drives down the Cedar,the Hudson and Boreas Rivers, with:inch, Pruyn logs going to their saw..oill at Glens Falls.

In 1904, Finch, Pruyn consolidatedand incorporated as Finch, Pruyn &Company, Inc.

In 1905, Finch, Pruyn & Company,c. built a newsprint mill at Glens

Falls. From spruce and balsam ontheir Adirondack lands they manufac-tured groundwood pulp. Quickly, thenewsprint manufacturing program be-came the company's principal pr oduct ,

In the late 1940's Finch, Pruyn'sAdirondack woodlands began to supplynew products, - hardwood logs forboth saw timber and veneer. It wasthe beginning of multiple use of thecompany's woodlands. Today, rrrul,»tiple use has reached its full concept,with many new links like wildlife andrecreation, in the total multiple usecomplex.

In 1950, the colorful river driveon the Hudson River was discontinued.It ·had become more economical tobring pulpwood to the mill by truckover a company built network of all-weather roads that gave access to allparts of its for es t lands.

During the 1950's, again based up-on the network of all-weather roads,another major change took place. Theold time, often unmarried, lumberjack began to disappear. In his placecame the skilled timber harvester.He was a family man traveling backand forth each day from his home tothe multiple use forest, - producingforestproducts onayear 'roundbasis.

During the late 1940' s, Finch,Pruyn discontinued manufacture ofnewsprint and developed high qualitygr oundwood printing paper s , des igne dfor magazines, books, and businesspaper use. (continued on page 2)

PRESIDENT'S COLUMNMarch is Membership Month. I

hope each member will bring in atleast one new member. The NYFOAneeds many new members before itcan be self supporting. Many morenew members will be needed beforeour present services can be expanded.

Our Budget Committee underChairman Ralph Unger has .pr oduce d2 budgets; onefor 1967-68 and an an-ticipated budget for about 1972-73.

Our Finance Committee underChairman Crandall Melvin, Jr., isworking on the ways and means tomeet these budget requirements.Much of the required support mustcome from the membership. Somesupport is beginning to come fromthe forest industries. Temporaryfoundation support is being investigat-ed. Most of our present support comesfrom the State University College ofForestry at Syracuse University butthis cannot go on forever.

Our Committee on Forest Legisla-tion under the chairmanship of WoodyOlmsted is working on a NYFOA ver-sion of a bill to regulate timber har-vester s. Our committee feels that thebill submitted by the NYS ForestPractice Board is impracticable andunenforceable. The pressure forsome such bill is sufficiently strongto warrant NYFOA participation inits development.

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About one-third of the United Statesis forested and nearly three-quartersof this American forest grows, or iscapable of growing, commercially val-uable timber.

IDEA OF "WOODS WALK" SEEMSREWARDING

Box 127, Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, N. Y. 12601

Mr. Floyd CarlsonCollege of ForestrySyracuse; New York

Dear Professor Carlson:

The idea ofa"Woods Walk", pro-posed in the last issue of ForestOwner, seems rewarding. Becausemy woodland has an advantage ineasy accessibility you might want toconsider it as the site for one of theseexcur s ions.

It contains 130 acres located as-tride the Taconic Parkway at NorthRoad, Dutch-ess Co., 1 mi. south ofState Hy. 199. These rocky, thin-soiled, acid acres would be strongcontenders for the title of the poor-est soil in the county. Tilled agricul-ture ended about 1921, parts werepastured as late as 1945. Half theacreage was farm woodlot.

Open areas were planted (1943-56) with larch, jack, red and whitepine, white and Norway spruce.Christmas trees in small numbershave been harvested for 15 years.Redpines are being pruned, but have.not been thinned, as they were plant-ed on coarse spacing. Poles andposts of red cedar and black locusthave been sold now and then, but notenough to pay taxes, which must belargely charged to recreation-swim-ming in pond, etc. There are gooddeer and grouse populations, and onMemorial Day there will be a patchof about 500 pink lady-slipper inbloom. The white- pine shows fineweevil damage; the red pine is introuble with sawfly, so we can dem-onstrate the bad with the good.

This is not really a tree farm;it's a multipurpose woodlot, andwould probably be most interestingto urban and suburban visitors.

If a group shows interest, I willbe glad to take them around.

Sincerely,

(signed) A. Scott Warthin, Jr.Professor of GeologyDepartment of Geology & Geography

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Exposed, unpainted wood wears a-way at the rate of a quarter inch acentury. Properly painted wood sur-faces will last indefinitely.

Finch, Pruyn (cont'd)

In 1956, Finch, Pruyn began theconstruction of a hardwood NeutralSulphite Pulp Mill. This mill wasbuilt to use the plentiful supplies ofbirch, maple, beech and oak wood,growing on company owned Adiron-dack and Glens Falls timber lands.

A major expansion program, be-gun in 1964, nearly doubled the Finch,Pruyn paper making facility at GlensFalls, New York. This modern papermaking establishment now producesneutral sulphite writing, printing andconverting papers, used widelythroughout the eastern United States.

At this time the company employsmore than 750 people in _the tota.lcomplex. In addition, several hund-red work indirectly in the productionof hardwood pulpwood for the hard-wood pulp mill.

Presently Finch, Pruyn's payrollandpurchasingpower generate near-ly $20,000,000 in income for theGlens Falls community and the NewYork State area.

Finch, Pruyn Company, Inc. looksforward with confidence to continuedexpansion in all phases of the com-pany's programs in the years ahead.

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NEWS OF YOUHoyt S. Ackles, Marietta, (Onon-

daga Co.) has recently been electedto the Board of Directors of the NewYork State Soil and Conservation Dis-tricts As s ociation. At the momentHoyt is on a month-long educationaltrip to Australia and New Zealand.The trip, sponsored by the State Hor-ticulturalSociety, includes represen-tatives from New York, Maryland,Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, andCanada in its 45-member group. Oneof the prime objectives is to bring anexchange of ideas with farmers andindividuals inLndus t r y,

Some of our new members are:John O. Keyes (no forest land) -

Machinist, Valley CottageJames P. Kennedy (Clinton) -

Retired trairunan, AlbanyHoward O. Ward (Tioga)-Consult-

ing engineer, CandorWilfred Mitchell (Es sex) -Consult-

ing forester, PlattsburghMr. & Mrs. Laurence H. Seibert

(Otsego & Chenango) - Engineer andphys ician respectively, Little Silver,N.J.

FABIAN BACHRACH

Lyman A. Beeman, PresidentFinch, Pruyn & Company, Inc ••Glens Falls, N. Y. and member Boardof Trustees, State University Collegeof Forestry at Syracuse University.

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INCREASING DEMANDS PRESENTINCREASING OPPORTUNITIES

Public and private forest-resourprograms in the realm of protection,rehabilitation, management, and uti-lization have been put into effect inNew York State. Although much hasbeen accomplished, there is muchmore to be done in each of these fieldsof endeavor.

Finding ways ofmaking more effec-tive use of the increasing amounts oflow- gr ade timber in New York is thegreatest challenge and opportunityfacing forest - land managers in theState today.

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(Source: Timber Resources of N. Y.State 1956)

News of You (cont'd)

Edwin James White (Otsego) -High school senior, Cooperstown

Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Keppel(Westchester) - Montrose

Kenneth R. Kabelac - High s choo]student interested in becoming a cs ervationist

Robert S. Russell - A Massachu-setts forest owner from Worcester

Mrs. Luella B. PalmerMembership Secretary

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D CONSTRUCTION,WOOD DESIGN -MARKS NEW CHURCH BUILDING

As millions more Americans moveothe suburbs, more and more churchspires point skyward, informer farm-lands and once open areas.

Of the thousands of new churchesiIt in the United States in recent

ears, three out of four use framing,finishing and furnishings of wood.

Today's new churches have grace-sweeping or angular lines unhearda couple of decades ago which are

made possible by wood arches andsses in a variety of shapes.Today, wood arches, beams and

frarne s - graceful and slim, strongand durable - are "factory grown" insize and shape to meet imaginative

signer's requirements."Not since the Middle Ages," sayse architect, "has wood blossomedwith such abandon as an architec-

ar al and sculptured art form. "Architects and church authorities

axe agreed on the warmth, strengthand spiritual enrichment pos sible withood interiors for churches, whether

- narthex, nave or chancel. In addi-, the acoustical qualities of woodance worship, and its insulatingors are an advantage inhot or cold

eather.Outwardly and inwardly, religiousorities agree, the church build-must express a warmth and sin-.ty that makes church membersvisitors feel at home.

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GH PRIORITY LEGISLATIONR. INTERIOR

According to the Secretary of In--or, Stewart L. Udall, the adm iri-ation will seek four controversi-door recreation and conserva-

-"':_.'__ measures in the new Congress.four are: A Redwood National

k; A National Trail Bill; A Wild- ers Bill and the Lower Colorado- er Project which includes two dams

e Grand Canyon.

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PROGRAM BUILDINGFOR THE 5TH ANNUAL MEETINGOF THE NEW YORK FORESTOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

to be held at the State UniversityCollege of Fore stry at Syracuse Uni-versity on Saturday April 15 has re-sulted in the following program de-velopments:

1. Speaking on the subject "NewYork Hardwoods - the ChallengingFuture" will be NYFOA memberRichard S. Elliott of the Elliott Hard-wood Company, a Division of Litch-field Park Corp. at Potsdam, N. Y.,who is also Vice President, North-eastern Lumber Manufacturers As-sociation.

2. One of the best known firms ofarchitects and planners of CentralNew York is Sargent, Webster, Cren-shaw and Folley, with headquartersin Syra~use. From this firm that haswon nationwide recognition for itsschool construction pr oje cts - Fred-erick S. Webster, Managing Partner,will present a subject of special in-terest to our Forest Owner-s "Archi-tectural Uses of Our Native Woods."

3. On the general subject of mak-ingbetter use offorestlands, throughplanning, - we are most fortunate tohave as luncheon speaker Vincent J.Moore, Assistant Director Office ofPlanning Coordination, Executive De-partment, New York State, Albany.We will have an announcement of histitle a little later on.

The luncheon will be held, as itwas last year, - in Graham Hall onthe Mount Olympus portion of thecampus of Syracuse University, atwhich time the second Heiberg Mem-orial Award will be made. We areanticipating an outstanding talk fromMr. Moore on a subject of the im-portance of forest land in statewideregional planning •.

4. Following the luncheon NYFOAparticipants will have the opportunityto see inthe Syracuse area some out-standing examples of the use ofwoodin design. Traveling by bus, firststop will be at a church near Syra-cuse University showing modernmethods of using wood both insideand out. The second and third stopsare pl armed to show modern designin use of wood in another church, aschool and perhaps inhome construc-tion.

Program (cont'd)Further details of the NYFOA 5th

Annual Meeting together with reser-vationforms will be sent to membersso the program and arrangementscommittees can plan for your coming.

Emphas is at the 5th Annual Meet-ing will be upon providing additionalopportunity for discussion by mem-bers, following the speakers, duringthe business meeting, and for gettingbetter acquainted during the luncheon,the bus trip, and stop for light re-freshments.

Acting Dean of the College of For-estry, Dr. Edwin C. Jahn, will wel-come NYFOA members to the Col-lege on Saturday morning, and nodoubt will point out the presence ofthe brand new Biological SciencesBuilding significantly changing thecampus of the State University Col-lege ofForestryat Syracuse Univer-sity.

MEMBER VAN ZANDT WRITES -THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE

Roland Van Zandt, Ph. D.173 Riv er side DriveNew York, N. Y. 10024Dear Mrs. Palmer:

I am very grateful for your letter ofFebruary 5th congratulating me onthe publication of The Catskill Moun-tain House. You are very alert to theactivities of the members of the For-est Owners Association. I should bedelighted to see a review of the bookinsomeforthcomingissue of the For-est Owner .

The book grew out of my interestin, and love of, the Catskill wilder-ness and its past history (I own withmy wife about 900 acres of wilder-ness in Shandaken Township), As Isay toward the end of the book, theone good thing that came out of thedemise and destruction of the greathotel was the retirement of its vastlanded-domain- -3 •.000 acres of beauti-ful forests - -as a perpetual wildernes sfor public enjoyment.

My wife and I are not always ableto attend the meetings of the ForestOwners Association, but we follow allits activities with great interest andextend every best wish for its 'contin-ued succ e s s ;

Sincerely,(signed) Roland Van Zandt

FARM WOODLAND INTERESTSPerhaps s orne of you have already'

read an article from the January 1965Readers Digest entitled "To PreserveAmerica's Glories" by William O.Douglas, Associate Justice of theU. S. Supreme Court.

In event some haven't had the op-portunity of reading it, I would liketo submit parts of it for introspec-tion since it seems to us to sum upthe philosophy of the NYFOA.

"Trees are important for theircellulose and we need managed for-ests for lumber and other products.

Waterways are useful for disposi-tion of sewage effluent and for gen-eration of electric power.

A mountain fastness may have tobe invaded for an ore vital for ecori-omy.-

Valleys and grasslands must bedeveloped to accommodate our stead-ily growing population.

But the planning for wildernessis as essential as planning for parksand shade trees in our urban areas.

Boys and girls need opportunityto fill their hearts with affection forthe mysteries of the forests.

Running fast water rivers, or ex-ploring chains of lake s by canoe, hik-ing ridges, scaling cliffs, traversinga glacier with the aid of ice axes,foraging for food in Alpine basins-these are the activities that buildcharacter. The views of rivers, bays,rolling hills and ridge s have estheticvalues far greater than man can cre-ate on an easel or shape with hishands.

The Wilderness is the only area-the ocean apart - where one can es-

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HEIBERG MEMORIAL AWARDNominations for this year Is win-

ner must be in the hands of the AwardCommittee no later than April 1.Send your nominations to:Albert Loucks, A. S. C. ServiceU.S. Dept. of AgricultureMidtown PlazaSyracuse N. Y. 13210 or to:

Eugene FarnsworthN. Y. State College of ForestrySyracuse, N. Y., 13210

President: David H. HanaburghCraft Lane, Buchanan, N. Y., 10511

Treasurer-Membership Secretary:Mrs. Luella B. Palmer157 Ballantyne Rd.Syracuse, N. Y. 13205

Farm Woodland Interestscape the crush, din and smoke ofcivilization. Because of pollution ofour waterways, needless waste ofour forests, and limitless areas ofexcavations for minerals et c, , it isnecessary that the law guaranteesthat precise areas will be kept aswilderness exhibits forever.

Plans topreserve these islands' ofbeauty must be made by Constitutionalguarantee or otherwise. We needcommittees of correspondence to co-ordinate the efforts of diverse group'sto keep America beautiful and to re-tain the few wildernes s areas that wehave left. Local groups need national'assistance and that means joininghands in an overall effort to keep ourland bright and shining.

We have inherited the loveliest ofall continents. We should bequeath itto our grandchildren as a land wherethe majority is disciplined to respectthe values even of a minority. Thosevalues may be esthetic or spiritualreflecting the principle that beautyis an end in its elf, and that man willfind relaxation, renewed strengthand inspiration in the wilderness."

Do you think present day federallegislation concerning conservationwill adequately supply the needs ofthe nation? Will it be left to the peoplewho do not care or will the peoplewho are truly concerned do somethingabout it?

Ben & Virginia SwayzeCorrespondentsUnion Springs (Cayuga County)

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Steel mills use a wooden 2 x 4 toskim slag from molten metal becausea metal skimmer would melt.

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FORESTS ARE IMPORTANT TONEW YORK

Forests cover almost half the landarea of New York. In one way or another their use for timber, watershprotection, and recreation affectsery one of the 18 million people inthe State.

Although water and recreation ar'e;of major importance to New York'shighly urban and industrial economy,timber values are also high - higherthan most people realize.

(Source: Timber Resources of N. Y.State 1956)

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NATIONAL WILDLIFE WEEKMARCH 19-25, 1967

The National Wildlife Associationannounces National Wildlife Week thisyear to be March 19-25, 1967.

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Our Membership Secretary,Palmer, will keep score on the num-ber of members you get. Any mem-ber who gets ten members by April1, 1967 will be eligible to receive aprize to be presented at our 5th An-nual Meeting April 15 at the Collegeof Forestry.

Plan now to corne to theMeeting and get into the competitionby getting the ten member s , Goodluck!

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And if you need extra brochures,drop us a postcard and tell us howmany. They'll be on the way to you.

Floyd E. Car Is onSecretaryCollege of ForestrySyracuse, N. Y. 13210

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