D.
C. Everest
Through his foresight and initiative, the Marathon Corporation, which he joined in 1909 as general manager, grew from a small firm to a leader in the industry. He was a charter member of Wisconsin Conservation Commission's forestry advisory committee and played an important part in expanding and developing the state forest program. |
A
paper company executive in Wausau, David
Clark Everest was a leader in reforestation
efforts. As early as 1925 he was calling
attention to the devastation and neglect
of state woodlands and was promoting a
statewide system of fire protection, state
tree nurseries, and legislation creating
the Forest Crop Law.