Telegram-herald., 1888-01-27
THE FOnESTERS MEET
a mslL ATTss0eo SESSION HELD.
Isssxsssisg DsseGssisns Papers Rad
Mastery OF the New Commission
Exh1bits ct ths beard Of
Trade kooa1s.

The frst Forestry convention. marx the
d4le, January .. iSsS-evsE held il this
Stale convened a. Hartm2n's Hail yestsr-
DAY f0renoOn with = number OF represent
aiive men from different paru Of Lhe State
and quite delegation from the city pres
emit The last session OF the Leg sislatare
established the Forestry convention and
Governor Luce appointed the commission
sr. who called the meeting here on solicit
ation Of the Board Of Trade. Although the
early session Was not as fully attended as
the afternoon session, there was marked
enthusiasm aud the gathering yesterday
proved very entertaining and instructive.
Those from abroad who are present are:
DR.. W. j. Beal 81 the Faculty VI the Agrl-
cultural College; Prof. H. G. kedzie. PROBES
soF OF Chemistry; Hon. Perry Hannah, Of
Traverse City, Hon. Henry Chamberlain,
of Three OAKS. member OF the Forestry
Com mission and member OF the state
Board OF Agriculture Hon. J. T. Cobb, OF
Schooleraft. representative OF the Alchi-
gan State Grange. c. s. kiilmer. of Arensc
eounty, a repre- entaIive OF the State Grange;
Hon. i. T. Lyon, OF South Haven, Presl-
dent OF the State horticultural Society; w.
Ill. Barry. OF Ocesna; f. K. Lake. OF Lam
ing, Hon. y. A. Beecher, OF Flushing, the
father of the Forestry bill; Benjamin Hath
away, of Little Prairie ROnde; Emil Baur,
Ann Arbor; George Taylor. OF Kalamazoo.
Professor Bexl occupied the chair, and
apOlogized for the absence of Governor
Luce, who was necessarily detained al
home. Hon. Henry Chamberlain then
gave a history of the commission and the
prospects for its success in the future. he
faf M hs a
the law which has for its purpose the re-
storing and preserving Of the forests OF
Michigan, and he hoped q strong move
ment would be started AZ this meeting to
this end.
Hon. n. A. Beecher, of Genesee county. Q
member of the last Legislature, and the
father of the Forestry Commission bill,
read an interesting paper on The
Forestry Act" which was well prepared
and proved very interesting. The paper
treated OF the bill, its purposes and what led
the author to introduce il. He said: This
forestry measure is in good hands and just
ly where it belongs, and yet while it Is far
from being perfect in answering the object
sought by its most intimate friends, mas
much AS il is less comprehensive IN Its
scope than most OF US woulI 'ieslre, trust
il will be the entering wedge 70 this ap
psrently barren and much neglected field
and that in due time We shall be able TO ac-
complish all that is desired-an ever-per.
petuating forest tor an eyer-perpetuaune
people"
tie was followed by E. r. Lake, who
gave q resume of the laws found in HowelPs
Annotated Statutes regarding the preser-
vation OF timber.
DIR. Beal announced committees as fol-
lows: On exhi5it-H. ID. G. Van Asmus
| J. L. Cobb and l.. IL. Bailey. On resolu
| tions-Hons. Henry Chamberlain, Henry
| Fralick and Perry Hannah. On credential:
w. y. Cook. L. X. Lake ana Emil BauI
Hon. Charles w. Garfield followed with
an ably prepared paper on Nut Bearing
| Trees tor Timber and Nuts" written py
| Professor James Saterlee. of Lansing.
| The next paper was from the pen of Mr.
| G.. nj. Hotchkiss, Secretary of the Lumber
| mems Exchange az Chicago, on Statistic:
| of Remaining Pine" also one from l.. w
| Watkins, OF Manchester, on Utilizing
| Waste Places for Forest Growth" bott
papers show a careful preparation.
| The next paper was u most interesting
| one on Lessons from the Census" anc
| was read by Hon. G. W. Garfield. 1t wa,
| from the pen of Mr.. +. w. Barber, of Jack
son. and was full of thought for the nursey
man and agriculturist.
| A most interesting discussion followed
| Mr. Barbour's paper on The Effect of For
| ests on the Creeks and Rivers of the Coun
| try" the whole drift OF which went tC
| show that the cause of the floods in the
| Spring is the absence of timber. The sub
| ject drifted into the matter of tile draining
in which many OF the gentlemen presen