New-York tribune., 1889-10-18
TO PRESERVE THE FORESTS.
THE CONGRESS DISCUSSING THE DEvASTA.
TON IN THE ADIRONDACKS.
DELEGATE TO BE APPOINTED TO CONFER
WITH THE SENATE COMMITTEE on IRRI-
GATION-TUF pApERS READ

WITH THE SENATE COMMITTEE on IRRI-
GATIoN-THE PAPERS READ
rniladeiphia, Oct. II CspeciaD.-Govenor Beaver
''u mo morning session Of the Forestry Congress
~ oufr at 10 O'Clock. On processing 10 business
ooiuiions were submitted authorizing the incopoa-
-" VI inc association. under the Of the Amcrl-
iofestiy Association; providing for the election OF
NVoiS' lhstucting the associations Committee on
:, 1"iloh 10 cooperate, far a. possible with
o committee appointed by the American Association
u'e advancement Of Science; requesting tho Ma
u"sl Academy Of Sciences to give consideration to
wy mater OF forest conservation on tho Western noun
,al" ranges, and to present their views to tho
.9',poht OF the United states; and thanking T. T.
",'sh' OF Nashville, Tenn. for his active work on
'oilan OF forestry IN the Southern States
iho reading of essays was opened by II Nicholas
'aonow Of tho NewYork delegation. with paper
-" ' forestry Legislation I'm Now York; The devasta-
Wv" IN the Adirondack and Catsklll areas Mr.
arohow said, had been checked only so late as 1855
py tho efforts OF the State Forestry Assoclaton who
Sucoeeded In procuring the appointment of state
rorcSt commission by the Legislature. Mr. Jarchow
''ought the present Commissioners too conservative
III ther enforcement of the act The act was Intended
~ inaugurate era, by the creation OF wild
ioreSts and the Commissioners should. therefore, pro
more The positive growth Of forests we'll as pre-
serve from destruction those standing
Judge Warren Higey, of New-York. followed
Mr.. Jarhow. In the of his address he
called attention TO the fact that the Forestry Com
HSsi0ners Of NewYorI had said that owners OF lands
IN The Adirondack region often encroached upon State
lands and stole the timber there.
Lemon Thompson, Of Albany, lumbcrman. resented
The use OF the word stoler Pm lumbermann said
he and TO that they steal is an insult TO lumber
men, Forty years ago New-YOrk had no forests of
It's own, and all II has have been obtained since
'hat time. | was born and Tared in the Adirondack
region and know that prior to forty years ago the
STATE gave the lands the railroad companies which
were at that time being built through those parts
lhls was one source Of devastation. but the hunters
and fishermen who 90 this also respons-
Die Tor the dcnuding OF the forest"
Judge IIigley replied that the Ncw-Yorl Forestry
commission were his authority for the assertion.
+. Trotman. OF Brooklyn. dwelt at length upon the
question Of economy in the consumption Of timber
LOT railway purposes. Such economy Sht be
elected First, by the Of other materials as sub
stitutes; secondly. by employ ng means 10 increase
The durability and life Of the timber Us'd Mr..
Trotman predicted that the railway track Of the
future would consist Of heavy steel rails steel
ties. Steel Is the metal which gives best results in
Europe; though castiron bowo still used in India
and South America. with sand and earth ballast lie
advocated the use Of hedges, Instead
OF fences, for protecting tracks; and hoped
that steady agitation might convince the
railroad companies Of their responsibility I'm the mat
ter Edgar 7. Ensign, Forest Commissioner Of COO
Teo, spoke Of Government forest reserves in the
West
A the afternoon session it was resolved 10 send a
delegate, 10 be named by the chair to confer with IN"
Congressional Committee on Irrigation. Papers were
read by Professor Fernow on A New View Of Forest
tir's' by Adoph LevcS, Of the Ohio State Forestry
Bureau, on "F0restal Schools and by Or. j. VI.
AndcrS upon 4" The Removal Of FORESTS a Factor in
the Causation Of Floods" In the evening the congress
attended lecture by Professor J. r. ROtherck o the
University Of Pennsylvania upon The Forest Regions
OF North America The lecture illustrated BY
numerous seIcOpticon Views of native trees.