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Title: The Forest products laboratory : a decennial record, 1910-1920
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Weiss, Howard F Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.)
Subjects: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) Wood
Publisher: Madison, Wis. : Democrat printing company
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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)een somewhatof a problem for me to know what to say in the way of presenting liim.He does not need any introduction. I have not been able to talkabout his work or his institution because he is going to do that; andI cannot talk about him personally because I know him too well forthat, and, furthermore, it Mould be rather unfair for me to take ad-vantage of his natural modesty. So, after thinking it over, I havedecided I would follow the advice I once saw written on the black-board of our lal)oratory. It said, When in deep water keep yoiu-mouth shut. I am now going to state that we will have the pleasure of listeningto the man who has Avorked so loyally and a))ly to make the ForestProducts Laboratory the institution you will see today, and, of course,that refers to none otlier tlian C. P. Winslow, best known to all hispersonal friends as Cap.
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A Decennial Keciokd 111 THE FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY Carlilc P. Winslotc, Director, Forest Products Laboratory Mr. Chairman, I^adies and Gentlemen: It affords me a great deal of pleasure^—more than I can reallywell express to you—to extend to you a most cordial and hearty wel-come to this commemoration of the completion of the first ten-yearperiod of service of the Forest Products I^aboratorj. I wish j^articu-larly to express my appreciation of the work and efforts of the Decen-nial Committee which has planned and arranged for this event, to thosefriends and supporters of the laboratory who by their generous con-tributions have made it possible, and to all of you here who are thuslending your support and encouragement to the organization. I am particularh appreciative of the untiring and effectiveefforts of the Chairman of the Committee, )Mr. Howard F. Weiss,known to all of you in previous days wliile Director of the Laboratory,and I can only regret that )Mr. ^NIcGarvey Cline, t

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