Henry Hardtner's younger brother, Quintin Theodore Hardtner, known as Quincy Hardtner (born on January 31, 1878, and died in Shreveport on August 21, 1952),[REF][REF] managed the mill itself, while Henry devoted his time to purchasing land and studying the principles of timber growth and harvesting.
Coincidentally, Hardtner's ideas were gaining national acceptance, as U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt called a White House Conservation Conference of Governors in 1908.