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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.178 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | U.S. Department of Agriculture press release, Switzerland Advanced in Practice of Forestry |
| Date | 01 December 1909 |
| Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Switzerland began practicing sound forestry techniques 600 years ago, not allowing timber output to exceed natural growth. Thick growth prevents avalanches and landslides, and good roads and intelligent management create national value in Swiss forests. |
| Subjects | Road Construction Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Forestry Industry Government and Civics Global History and Civics Ecology and Wildlife Preservation |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |