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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.183 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | U.S. Department of Agriculture press release, Number output Worth More than Half Billion |
| Date | 14 September 1909 |
| Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | A statistical report of the states with the highest lumber output and the states with the smallest is given, with the money spent on various timber items, and measuring types of wood used and where that wood is produced. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Government and Civics Forestry Industry Finance |
| 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 |