The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-17
ABOUT OUR FORESTS.
Annual Meeting Of the State Forestry Asso.
citation to Consider how to
Revise the Law.
Only Ten Acres of Trees to Quarter
Section mmended-Election OF
Officers for the Year.
From the Pioneer-Press

The annual meeting of the State
Forestry association was held last
evening at the capitol with an attend
ance that nearly filled the house of
representatives
The Hon. E. F. Drake on taking
the chair made a few remarks of well
come to thosespresent. He was graf
flied to see 50 many Intelligent
gentlemen present on the occasion.
We who live in Minnesota, he declared
had passed through a remarkable
year. At first the prospect was ex-
ceedingly gloomy, but before the end
of summer it was evident that we
were to have an abundant harvest,
and the result, when the crop or
wheat was gathered showed that the
most sanguine expectations OF all
were far below the reality. In regard
to tree planting he said it was very
| important matter to Minnesota.
Many millions Of trees have been
planted i'll this State, but next year
will see more planted than ever be-
fore.
MIR. HODGES BILL.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Drake S
few remarks Mr.. Leonard Il. Hodges
explained his purpose in drafting the
bill published in the Ploneer-Press
on the 9Th inst. He did not wish any
one present to be ut all delicate In
critisizing the terms of the bill. Ii
there was anything weak or foolish
in the bill he wanted it Knocked out.
He stated that as the law now stands
those who have planted strees, or al
least a good many of them, will lose
all they have done. The bill will,
without doubt, he repealed if not
modified. Mr.. Hodges then read The
bill.
DIR. STEWARDS BILL.
Mr.. Drake suggested that the bill
be tl,ken up section by section, bu
DIR. Stewart suggested that he had ;
, bill with him that had been presented
to Congress, and that perhaps it hac
better be read so that both might b,
considered together. lie thought thu
bill that has been introduced woulC
; meet the objections urged against TIL,
7. present law. He then read the bill
he alluded to. and said he had no
t pressed the bin before the acommitte
, because he desired to learn what tn
j. people here in the West wanted. |
I the people here want to make an
4 amendments to the bill he desired t
I know what those amendments were
. Mr.. Donnelly. in order TO brin
: something before the meeting. move
h that DIR. Stewards bill be taken II
!, and the number of acres to be plante
a reduced from 40 to 10. but after
n little consideration. and att the su.
!. cestion of the chairman. Mr.. Donnell
t withdrew his motion anu moved tina
the number of acres should remain ;
100
!, As soon as this suggestion was mad
| MIR. Hodges called upon Mr.. San
it Nichols to read a letter from Mr..
5 F. Wilson. of Eau Claire. The lett'
N was very long and went over ali I'll
to arguments in regard to how niue
N land u farmer required III the he
to River valley to be successful farme
IS and urged that twenty acres devote
n. to trees ont of 100 was enough.
II. Mr.. Nelson rose and stated that
IS was from Fan Claire. and knew Il
ii author of that letter. and that
~ could rely with the utmost coniiden'
to on what Mr.. Wilson said. lie the
Or gave the particulars of his going o.
n there to the Red River valley. I
and the colony had gone out there
ne live. and he WAS decidedly Of Il
;. opinion that the amount Of land Dug
he not not To be reduced to less than l
m acres. Eighty acres are not enoug
at and he generally repeated and g
be forced the ideas contained In Z
N letter.