New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-22
THE FORESTRY CONGRESS.
OPENING SESSION IN MONTREAL.

now rests quietly between the great rivers and
her cherished mountain, is at present suffering ON
scientific congestion. The wise men have gathered
with gripsacks full Of mathematics. physics, sta
tstcs and assorted samples Of all the ologes, while
Professor Putnam, the secretary of the American
Science Association has been cautiously spelling
and cipherng his way through the 300 papers
which have been contributed for the enlightenmens
OF the world during the session which opens
Wednesday. This ought to furnish as
much as one city could endure Bat
tie annual meeting of the Society for
the Promotion OF Agricultural Science opened to-
day with an attractive programme for those who
care to know about the on-albuminoid nitrogen
of timothy" and tho "Tbyllomania OF the Red
Elm" A list OF the gentlemen who have promised
TO take part in the proceedings includes such WELL
known names as those of Professor /. l.. stuste.
want, l.. b. Arnold c. +. Bessey, Ph. d. c. c.
Cadv oil, Phi d.; J. II. Comstock, Byron ID. Ha-
sted and A. X. Ledoux. This society has not
devoted itself to gongbeating with as much energy
as some of its contcmpores but 1t appears to have
settled down TO level work and it is bent on busi-
ness
The American Forestry Congress also broke out to-
day, and is making serious effort to prove that
it is worthy of imposing title. This Is not an
annual meeting The only previous session was
held less than four months ago at Cincinnati and
was pronounced by its friends, drcary failure
There were an "Arbor Day" some sporadic tree
planting IN the public squares. the dedication OF a
Park or So with n futer of gay ribbons on the
street and much brass music in the air, but not
enough forestry to speak Of If the present session
dissipates tsefn hatulen oratory. 1t VIII not Dethe
fault of Montreal in general of William Little III
particular who is the life OF the movement The local
committee. of which the Hon. II G.. Jo ly is chair
n nf In off incl
the Mayor Sir Hugh Allan Professor Bovey.
Thomas Cramp. NJ. II. Gault, NJ. p, the Hon. John
Hamilton Starnes, James Little, Cap
tam Ra, nes the Hon. l.. If. Spring Rice. ard many
more and the foresters have the moral support or
the city and whatever practical aid Is needed. Mr..
Little has furnished rooms and dedicated Dulld-
ing to the cause under the name OF Forestry haii
The interest of Canada in the subject OF forestry Is
more restricted in its range than that OF the United
States. Her agriculture is not mperilled. There Is
little danger that the distressing of her territory
will work serious harm in the way OF climatic
changes. 1t is the threatened extinction OF her
lumber supply which gives local interest 10
discussions on this subject. Canadians have prdod
themselves on their exhaustless forest wealth
while it was melting awa7 before their eyes like
April snow AS the banks of one stream
after another stripped of their growth and tie
timber foated away to navigable water for export,
the protests of a few faT-sgEted men were laughed
down with the assurance that there were trees
enough along the next stream and the next to last
a centur, 4; while somewhere IN the unknown In
terror was that bOundless forest which 10 foot mad
traversed but in which almost every one had ialth.
Lumbermen in the United States too have always
fallen back upon that infnite stretch OF Canada
pine when reminded of the reckless way in which
they were squandering the National wealth. But
the Domin ion as well as the Republic has been
aroused by the Census Bulletins of the United
States Canada has been sending out exploring
parties in search of the place where that limitesa
pine supply has been concealed, and the explorers
have failed to discover 1t. The best authorities
now assert that Canada pine will be practically ex-
bausted as soon az American plne,-wthln cen
years il the present demand holds
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT.
Mr. Little and others vino think with him insist
that these facts should be constantly urged upon
the attention of the people here until they fully
realize the condition of this great industry. The
Dominion Parliament has already passed some
wholesome laws, but it Is felt that the first thing
needed il popular instruction. II the people once
know they can be trusted to act. The effort OF the
Congress accordingly should not be so much in the
line of celebrating remedies of diagnosing the dis
ease. II the people are made to realize how dres
hope for the future, the fires will cease. In the
same way the plague of browsing animsis will be
STAMPED out and the wasteful methods OF working
| will be abandoned 1t is not vague talk and
Keeping the subject before the people which are
needed, but accurate information The Congress
| will develop into wholesome force II IL dlsem-
mates lust this aud nothing else. Tbree cheers and
an appropriation will not make the forests grow
where they ought to- will badges, oratory, seni-
ment excursions nor even fulldress receptions ana
| annual Arbor Days" Fortunately the men hero
most actively interested seem to be sooered ana
steaded by pretty thorough appreciation OF
these facts The wise of every section oi every
| Congress who are here,are having delightful time.
| When they climb Mount Royal-whlch, by tho
wav is not very regal in its proportions or noun
| tainons either for the matter of that they have
most inspiring prospect, reaching beyond the city
at their feet the rushing river, and the broad ron
| level of wOod-dotted meadow land, 10 the Adlron-
dacks which mark the distant horizon line. They
see city where American enterprise ~ steadied Oy
old-world conservatism and where the prosperity is
rs solid as the limestone out Of which II Is built.
They find half of the population more kn2iish IMAM
any Englishman and the other hall more proud OK
their French lineage than the most patriotic
Frenchman ever was. They have been most nos-
pitably welcomed
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS READ.
At the opening session of the Congress this
afternoon in the Forestry Chamber there were about
200 gentlemen present: and after brief session
they separated into sections when several papers
were read Among those present were DIR. Franklin
! H. Hough Chief OF the Bureau of Forestry at wash
ington; DR.. Charles Mohr, of Mobile. Ala. OF the
Census Bureau. who assisted in preparing the For
estry Statistics of the Gulf states for the census
Bureau Dr. John A. Warder, of Ohio; ;. j. kus'ei'
Crown Timber Agent for the Dominion; L. L. Bell.
Crown Timber Agent for the Province of Quebec,
and William Saunders representing the ontario
Government
The papers read to-day threw little light on the