Word: timbers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Texas' Governor Allan Shivers, who led his state to Eisenhower in 1952, put it on record that he will bolt again if Stevenson runs again in 1956. "I don't think he is suitable timber," Shivers explained. "I don't think he has the qualifications from any standpoint." Rather than support Stevenson, said Shivers, he would accept "practically anybody" the Republicans nominate, but he especially eulogized Ike for doing "an outstanding job" as President. "He has brought peace . . . Today we have both peace and prosperity. A few years ago many thought it could not be done...
Tree Farming (Jan. 17), a graphic report on timber conservation that won cheers from forest rangers and lumber tycoons alike...
...below net worth. He had so many good ideas that the directors offered him a voice in company policy without a fight, saw their profits soar. Later, to get wood supplies for Ohio Match, he invested some of its cash in the Northern Pacific Railroad, which had big timber tracts, turned up with control of 14% of the stock. He won a seat on the board, forced a change in the way the company was leasing its oil lands, later sold most of Ohio Match's holdings for a fat profit. Simon also moved in and got control...
...depth of 30 inches, man uses only a small part of this flood. Such worthless plant life as mesquite and catclaw absorbs 35% of the rainfall, and another 40% is lost to evaporation. Of the total precipitation, Texans are left with little-about 3% for pasture grass, timber, crops, etc.. another 3% that seeps to underground reservoirs...
...They never reached China, but the voyageurs, fur traders and missionaries who came after them canoed up the river and its tributaries into lands that were to prove far richer than fabled Cathay. The river led them to the Mississippi Valley, the Great Plains and the fur, mineral and timber country of Northern Ontario and Quebec. Their camp sites, trading posts and missions are today's cities and towns...