The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26
How the F;.Fest1y Dissertation Pro-
pose 70 Reclaim Our -Prairies


An. adjourned meeting of the State For.
estry Association was held in the Su-
prcme Court room st. Paul, on the Goth
to consider the report OF the committee
on subjects requiring the action of the
Legislative Solons: Owing to the edi.
torial banquet being in progress at the
same time, and other gatherings of special
Importance, the attendance was not
quite what was expected, though
goodly number of gentlemen, deeply
impressed with the importance Of the OBJ
:jects sought to be advanced through the
Association, were present, and by their
earnestness in the discussion Of the
various propositions advanced, made the
meeting decided success, and gave the
movement decided forward impetus. .:
Immediately upon being called to order
by the President, Hon. E. F. Drake, the
meeting took up the report of the com
mittee seriatim. The first proposition
was for the repeal of the law of 1871.
providing for county bounties, its pro-
visions being declared too general. The
discussion that followed. however,
brought out the fact that the law expired
by: limitation the coming season, and the
subject was dropped: =, -. ..e.s..
=, Second, Arbor day to- be. the first
Tuesday in May, but its provisions and
privileges to hold good one week of SIX
days. .:::G..>-. =. 49,: - :.
MIR. Bishop was opposed to the last
clause of the report. He thought il it was
generally understood that one day was to
be observed more. would be accom-
piished than would be the case if the
time was extended through a series Of
MIR. Dunbar and Mr.. O'Brien were in
favor IF extending the time as any one
day decided upon might be too cold,while
F. r. Delano thought, there should be one
day and three classes Of premiums.
Finally the Association decided upon the
first Tuesday in May as Arbor Day. !,
On Mr.. Bishops motion the executive
committee was instructed to memorabilia
the Legislature for: an appropriation suffi-
Gent to, offer $50, in, premiums for tree
planting in counties properly des-
ignatea prairie counties, manner Of dis
trihution, etc, to- be decided upon by the.
committee, to. report at the next meeting.
was decided to ask the
Legislature9to amend the law Telating'to
prairie fires, making the penalty for will:
fully fully settiag such fires $50 instead inst Of
:E;fth-Agenerat law compelling own !
ers of ike stock: to. fence them, in, and
making, them liable for all damages done
to crops aliid trees. 80 !"Hts'f1" c.7!4'.:>i.
An animsted and Observation-Disclosures
i ~sr% Ill
testing against fencing in and fencing out
laws jas a7relie Of the old fsudal' days and :
an uncalled for and unnecessary hardship. +.
Mr.. Drake mentioned as an. item in the
bilkof unnecessary expense, the fact that
under our present laws, it. cost the rail-
road companies Of the State 81, 444, 900 for
(sncing,, With an annual cost for repairs il
of;$22e. 900; all;of1which came out of:the !.
Mr.. {: B. HODGES 2 said IT ths I ate census q: us,
reports, showed 1--we had: 1el, 900 tarms'
p the tState,fto fence which would cost 1.
$40, 900, 900, on which the annual depre-
;iation would bg 1Gpsr Cent: His own
experience was that 2gperson could 20 on =
g, 2; frontier farm, break it, up, harvest !
would require TO fence = farm in the older
!ettled sections of,the State. ulsii1 s;oe.- Il
Finally the Association voted uHapi.
n6Sdsly in f4vof 81 hefding; ana making
'tnersanf 1attlstresponsible for damsges'
S4tSxn s1t. n s Il The time for
'cffec ath4iiir Claims under the tree Il
iantingeact to ali upf1irie rmsi1Where,t
ESP b.Es bssn destroyed h. grassho4p1ii
)erS or drQuth.
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