3ARDWOOD SPECIALIST TODRESS ASSOCIATION AT

srn ANNUAL MEETING

II New York Hardwoods - The Chal-ging Future" is the title of Richard

• Elliott's paper, the first of threebe presented on a panel discussing_-ewYork Woods Sales Prospects. "If being born and raised in New

York State where 75% of the saw tirri-s: is hardwood and having a father

c.r:.d grandfather both hardwood lum-rrienwere not enough qualifications,

ick , an NYFOA member, is also?res ident of the Elliott Hardwood Co. ,Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, ais iori of Litchfield Park Corpora-

-an ofwhich he is Vice President, isII: addition Vice President of Grosseneer Co.., High Point, North Car-

• Regionally and nationally hebe en r ecogni.zed by being electe:i __

ice President of the Northeasternber Manufacturer s As sociationVice President of the Nationaldwood Lumber Association. He is

iation of Manufacturers.As evidence of an early progres-e outlook, the Elliott Hardwood Co.one of the first to install a band

_ill in New York State -builtin 1929.The entire State of New York faceschallenging future regarding theketing of its har dwoods. Dick EI-is viewing the future as a long

e producer of hardwood lumber anddwood veneer. He is a manufactur-whose regional and national con-

cts will provide us with a broad per-ctive of how New York hardwoodsparticular will find a place in theenging future.

the voice of 255, 000 forest owners in New York- representing an ownership of II million acres'

April 1967 No.4

EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONER INARCHITECTURE TO SPEAK

Frederick S. Webster of Sargent,Webster, CrenshawandFolley, Syra-cuse, N. Y. will discuss "Architec-tural Uses of Our Native Woods" asa member of the panel on "New YorkWoods Sales Prospects. "

One of the key individuals in deci-sion making with regard to the use ofwoods for a va!iety of cons t r uct ion _purposes, is the architect. As theplanner or designer of a structure,the architect is in a strategic positionto recommend, select, or advise re-garding what woods may be used.

The architect is in a favorable po-sition to open the door for the use ofwood generally, - a door that whenopened permits the flow of materialsto the building site and set up a sortof chain reaction linking lumber con-tractor to lumber retailer, to lumberwholesaler and to manufacturer, ex-tending back to the owner of woodsfrom which the lumber, veneer or ply-wood originates.

Fred Webster is a native and lifetime resident of Syracuse and CentralNew York. He was educated in theSyracus e public schools, graduatedfrom Syracuse University with a Bach-

PRESIDENT'S COLUMNApril 1967

Let's have everybody out for ourannual migration to the College ofForestry at Syracuse. On Saturday,April 15th, we return for our AnnualMeeting to the main sour ce of our in-spiration and support.

Be prepared to air your views,hopes and fears to the officers andmembers of the Board of Directorsof your Association who are chargedwith the initiation of action upon them.Although much ofthe meeting followsaformal schedule, most of the prog-res s and satisfaction may be derivedfrom individual conversations betwe enmembers, officers, committee chair-men, and directors.

The Annual Meeting of the NYFOAis the best opportunity for the indi-vidual member to express his viewsand infhlEm-cethe conduct and deveI»opment of the NYFOA. This is yourAssociation. Officers, directors andcommittee chairmen cannot act pro-gressively without your advice andsupport. Every member can andshould contribute his or her thinkingto those who have the responsibilityfor creating action.

Ihopetosee you all at the Collegeof Forestry in Syracuse on Saturday,April 15th.

The oldest living thing in the worldis a tree. According to the NationalGeographic Society; several bristle-cone pines growing in the Inyo Nation-al Forest in the White Mountains ofeast central California are 4, 600 yearsold.

WOODSWALK INTEREST GROWS!

RD #2Clinton, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Carlson,I for one, am heartily in favor of

the proposed "Woods Walk. "Iregretthat my own woodlot is so

small, otherwise I'd be only too hap-py to show off my own accomplish-ments! Count me in as a "Walker"and congrats on the fine job you aredoing.

Sincerely,(signed) Walter W. Oman

Stuyvesant, N. Y. 12173

Forest OwnerCollege of ForestrySyracuse, N. Y. 13210

Sir:In reading the "Forest Owner" I

noticed the request for woods to usefor "walks in the woods" projects. Ihave 300 acres of woods right nearthe Hudson River, south of Albany.A woods down in the valley near theriver is quite different from uplandforest in the area. The effects areboth good and bad, which might in-terest other forest owners. If inter-ested I would prefer a Sunday after-noon.

Sincerely,(signed) Blair Smith

Ackles ApplesRose Hill Rd.Marietta, N. Y.

Dear Floyd:We would be very pleased to have

a group here for a woods tour. Alsowould like to visit others. A specialinvitation to Mr. Dave Cook of Coox-rox Forest. If he would substituteconifer for hardwood, could agree,especially his last sentence.

Sincerely,(signed) Hoyt S. Ackles

Arthur J. Weinheimer, ForesterOld Chatham, N. Y. 12136

To the Forest Owner:Regarding the "Woods Walks" pro-

posal I'd be interested both ways.The enclosed folder gives some in-formation about Rocky Knoll, whichis a real hard-working fore st with anannual yield of a variety of forestproducts.

Sincerely,(signed) Art Weinheimer

THREE MAN PANEL OPENS 5TH ANNUAL NYFOA PROGRAM

"ARE WE SELLING OUR OWN?"This is the question being posed by

Robert F. Bangert, Bangert SalesCompany, Inc., Syracuse, N. Y.,when he joins a panel to talk aboutsales prospects for New York Statesoftwoods - eastern white pine andeastern hemlock especially.

What Bob has to say about effortsbeing made to sell New York grownsoftwoods may not be altogether flat-tering. Since Bob's territory includesNew York State and since being askedto be a member of the thr ee man pan-el on "New York Woods Sales Pros-pects," Bob has been making specialeffort to interview r eta.il Iurnbe r deal-ers whose major softwood lumberstocks come from the South, and fromthe West. In these past few weeks heexpects to interview 50 or more man-agers of retail lumber establishments.We should be prepared for some hardhitting, - perhaps some jarring state-ments, - from Bob as to what the factsare as he has found them in regard tothe efforts being made to sell NewYork grown softwoods.

Bob is a graduate of the College ofForestryin 1949. Priorto that he hadserved for five years with the 8th In-fantry Division in the European Thea-ter.

After graduation he entered theemploy of Mixer and Company aslumber handler and tallyman. Aftersix months in the yard he went intosales for Mixer in Central New York.In 1951 he planned and operated thedistribution Warehouse for Mixer inaddition to directing mill sales. In1958 he was appointed Vice Presidentof Mixer in Charge of Sales, a posi-tion that he held until the companywas sold in 1961.

Then he entered the employ ofPlunket- Webster of New Rochelle as.sales representative in western NewYork. In 1962 he was President of theEmpire State Lumber Salesmens As-sociation.

In 1964 he returned to Central NewYork and started the Bangert SalesCo. , Inc. , a wholesale and commis-sion firm serving the retail trade inNew York State and parts of Ohio.Presently he is Secretary of the Em-pire State Lumber Salesmens Associ-ation.

It would seem that Bob Bangert iseminently qualified to talk on "Are WeSelling Our Own?" - in relation toNew York grown softwoods.

SAWTIMBER VOLUME ISMOSTLY HARDWOOD

The commercial forest-landareasupports more than 11-1/2 billion cu-bic feet of growing stock, includingalmost 27 billion board-feet of sawlogmaterial. About three-fourths of thesawtimber is hardwood, chiefly sugarmaple, beech, and yellow birch.

(Source: Timber Resources of N. Y.State 19;6)

Webster - continued from page 1elor of Architecture degree and wenton to Harvard University where herecieved the Master of Architecturedegree.

Fred, as your NYFOA Secretaryknew him as a member of a tennisfoursome more than 30 years ago, isone of the founding partners of Sar-gent, Webster, Crenshaw and Folleyorganized in 1946, and is currentlyits Managing Partner. The firm hasgrown to be alar ge or ganization con-ducting a general practice of archi-tecture, engineering, city and region-al planning. It has won recognitionthroughout the nation for outstandingwork in the design of grade and cen-tral schools.

Since 1961 Fred Webster has serv-ed as a member of the State Board ofExaminers of Architects and is cur-rently its chairman. This Board isappointed by the Board of Regents ofthe State Education Dept. to super-vise the examining and licensing ofcandidates for registration as archi-tects in New York State.

It will be interesting to have theviews of a prominent architect in re-lation to the use of our native woods.

ISTANT DIRECTOR OFATE PLANNING TO ADDRESS

ERG MEMORIAL AWARD

OUTSTANDING USE OF WOODDEMONSTRATED IN VISIT TO MAYMEMORIAL UNITARIAN CHURCHIN SYRACUSE

Vincent J. Moore, Assistant Di- AlocalSyracuse church is openingctor, Office of Planning. Coordina- its doors wide to members of the New, Executive Department, Albany, York Forest Owners Association, thebe the featured speaker at the afternoon of Saturday April 15 fromAnnual Meeting Luncheon to be 3:00 to 4:30 p. m. as a final part ofd at 1:00 p. m., Graham Hall on the 5th Annual Meeting.t Olympus, a portion of the carri- Arriving by bus and private carof Syracuse University. from Graham Hall where luncheon

Mr. Moore will speak on the in- will be held on the Mount Olympus:guing title "The Forest Prime portion of the campus of Syracuse

Evil, The Forester Preempted, The University, NYFOA members willF est Prospective. "Hewas appoint- have a splendid opportunity to see how

~si.§tap.t Director of th e New York __ modern design and a.rchit ectu r a.I plan-e Office of Planning Coordination ninghas incorporated the use ofwoodJanuary 19, 1967 by Charles T. in a church edifice.

Lanigan, Director of that Office. On arrival NYFOA members willMr. Moore earlier served as Di- be greeted by John H. Chamberlin,

ector of Budget Planning and Devel- President, Board of Trustees, of Mayent for the New York State Div- .Memorial Unitarian Church.· He will

:'on of the Budget. In that capacity,developed the New York State In-

grated Planning - Programming-dgeting System now in us e by the· e State government.Mr. Moore first joined the New

ark State Government in NovemberI when he was appointed by Gov-or Nelson A. Rockefeller as Plan-Consultant to the New York State

·ce for Regional Development.Previous to his work with the State,• Moore was an Associate Plan-Consultanttothe New York State

ice for Regional Development.Previous to his work with the State,• Moore was an Associate Plan-

o g Consultant with the firm of Rus-el D.Bailey Associates of Utica,_-wYork.

Mr. Moore is a native of Buffalo,York and holds the degrees of

chelor of Science from the StateDiversity College of Forestry atacuse and Master of City Planning

om the University of Pennsylvania.BER-BASED INDUSTRIESLOY 100,000 WORKERS

Three percent of the Nation'sWIDills, 15 percent of the pulp ander mills, and one -sixth of thed-using hous e -furniture plants are

o ewYork. These and other timber-ed industries employ more than,000 workers, pay almost 400 mil-dollars in yearly salaries and

es , and add almost 700 millionrs of value annually in convert-

their raw materials into fabricated

give a brief talk on "CongregationalCommentRe Use of Wood. " Itwill re-veal how the church congregationfeelsabout a church that makes a major useof wood, both inside and out.

The design of this church was de-veloped by the well known architectPietro Bellulchi, who is Dean, Schoolof Architecture at M. I. T. His ideaswere carried out by Pederson, Huber,Hares and Glavin of Syracuse, Asso-ciate Architects on the building design.

Presiding during the visit to MayMemorial will be Henry G. Williams,Professional Research Associate inCharge Land Use Planning at the Col-lege of Forestry, who after introduc-ingMr. Chamberlin and his talk, willpr es ent F'z-an ci.s E. Har es, President,Central New York Chapter AmericanInstitute of Architects and member ofabove firm.

Mr. Hares will take the visitors ona tour of the building, pointing outarchitectural reasons for using woodandinthe social room, present an il-lustrated talk with Kodochrome slideson "Architectural Uses of Wood in theSyracuse Area. " The slides will showhow wood is employed in various stagesof construction. His slides will alsoshow the use of wood in the design ofseveral other newly constructed chur-ches in Central New York.

Mr. Hares is a graduate of theSyracuse University School of Archi-tecture of '38 and for the past tenyears has beenassociatedwith Peder-son, Huber, Hares and GlavininSyra-

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DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTEDAT ANNUAL MEETING

Due to heavy medical demands onhis services as a physician Dr. Eu-gene Klochkoff finds it necessary toresign from the Board of Directors.Dr. Klochkoff was formerly Presi-dent of NYFOA. He is the owner ofseveral hundred acres of forest prop-erty in Sullivan County.

Although Dr. Kl.ochk off will nolonger be able to meet with the Boardof Directors, heassures our member-ship of his continued interest in thesuccess of NYFOA. As a consequenceof Dr. Klochkoff's resignation therewill be one additional Director to benominated to fill out TIr. "Kl.ochk off"sone year unexpired term.

There will be the usual seven Di-rectors electedatthe Annual Meetingfor a three year term. It is expectedthat Fred E. Winch, Jr., Chairmanof the Nominating Committee, willhave biographical data regarding eachof the candidates nominated, as wasdone last year. This' information willbe available at the time of the elec-tion scheduled to be held at the 5thAnnual Meeting at the end of the bus i-ness session on Saturday morningApril 15.

When a forest owner conducts hiscutting and other operations in waysthat encourage one generation of tr eesto succeed another, the result is aseries of timber crops. Hence, goodforestry is often called tree farming.

cus e, Much of his design work hasbeenfor new structures for education-al and religious institutions, includinggrade schools, high schools and col-leges.

Presently about one half of the workof this firm is in relation to park build-ings for city, county and state in theCentral New York area, including thelaying out of park systems and devel-oping master plans for park areas.

For the last half hour of the visit,from 4:00 to 4: 30 p. rn , , light refresh-ments will be served in the churchfoyer. This will provide an opportu-nity for NYFOAmembers to see spec-ial phases of the church's construc-tion and to talk with Mr. Hares andMr. Chamberlin. We are very pleas-ed indeed that the May Memorial Uni-tarian Churchhas openedits doors onthis occas ion.

/JIpi / ){;lIr 1(~/;'rrar/;/7MwWHAT HAS BEEN larch that will cut into 4 and 5 posts NOTES FROM NEWSLETTERYOUR EXPERIENCE?Baldwinsville, N. Y.January 22, 1967

Herald Journal~yracuse, New York

Dear Sir:The state is expanding the Three

Rivers Game Management area. Theywant 45 acres of our farm.

Wehave no objection to selling landto the state for a fair price but the of-fer they are compelling us to acceptis ridiculous.

This landfor years was under cul-tivation.

In the last 20 years we have plant-ed thousands of trees for Christmastrees, pulp and lumber. There mustbe better than 25,000 trees growing.The cost of planting seedlings todayis $22 per 1000.

We've owned this land since 1910.That's 57 years. We would as soonown it 57 more if we can't get morethan $61 per acre.

We've invested time and moneyand now the government has issuedan ultimatum - take it or we'll forceyou to accept at 75 per cent of the ap-praised value.

You should have seen the apprais-ers. Not one entered the young forest.They were hauled to the area by atractor. Had they entered they woul chave seen thousands of red and whitepine planted in 1947 that now stand atleast 10 inches in diameter and 40feet tall. Als 0 thousands of American

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

Editor-Secretary: Floyd E. CarlsonCollege of ForestrySyracuse, N.Y. 13210

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

apiece.Can anyone show me land like this

within 20 miles of Syracuse for $61per acre? This is land that has a po-tential crop of tens of thousands inpulp and lumber and even more forcommercial or residential property.

I often wonder today how our cher-ished institutions can survive by thecrude example being set by personsin responsible positions.

Sincerely yours,(Signed) Robert F. Oram9233 Oswego Rd.Baldwinsville, N. Y. 13027

(Editor's note: Our Committee onLegislative Action would like to knowofmore problems of this kind encount-ered by NYFOA members. Write theForest Owner, College of Forestry,Syracuse, N. Y. 13210.

1967 CONSERVATION DIRECTORYAVAILABLE

The 1967 Conservation Directory,a listing of 900 or more organizationsand thousands of persons concernedwith natural resources, is ready fordistribution by the National WildlifeFederation, 1412 - l bth Street, N. W.Washington, D. C. 20036. Listings in-clude official agencies in the U. S. andCanada, international and interstateorganizations, national and regionalnon-government organizations, andstate agencies and citizen groups, theWildlife Management Institute reports.Copies should be ordered directlyfrom the Federation at $1.00 each.

With the completion of Interstate81, through the City of Syracuse, thetransportation situation should be-come favorable enough to expand themarket for softwood pulp. Consider-able quantities of Red Pine pulp arebeing harvested on Stat.e c owned landNorth of Cortland which is beingshipped North to Ogdensburg and De-feriet. The demand for pulpwoodseems to be expanding and we hopewe can look forward to selling oursoftwood thinnings.

The saw log market remains strongand active with the possible exceptionof Hemlock.

Sawlog supplies in our local sawmills are adequate, but sawmill own-ers are always anxious to acquiregood saw timber.

Christmas tree sales were strongthis year with all gr owers reportingquick sales of good quality trees.

It is time now to start thinking a-bout your woods work for next year.Most of the County ASCS Offices aretaking sign-ups for woodland improve-ment (B-IO) and making early approv-als. This will allow us to mark yourwoodlot earlier and allow you moretime to complete your thinnings andcul removal.

(Source: Forest Practice Act News-letter #8, District #3, Cortland, NewYork. Jan. 1967)

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