Power In Numbers: Southern Forestry's
Famous Fans (Continued)
One
of those deeply interested in Fowler's activities
was the late Dr. Charles H. Herty, the Savannah
scientist who advanced the frontiers of Southern
forestry. The two became close friends, and Fowler
provided the trees from his planted stands which
Dr. Herty later used in demonstrating that news
print, as well as kraft paper could be made from
slash pine. The first paper from the Fowler's trees
was used to publish the Soperton News of March 31,
1933. A copy of this edition is now on display in
the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.
Another figure interested in Fowler's
work was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He invited the Treutlen
County pioneer to the Little White House at Warm
Springs shortly before taking office in 1933 to
discuss new ideas for the forestry industry.
