The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-20
MEETING OF DELEGATES YESTERDAY
AND ORGANIZATION OF A PER.
MANENT ASSOCIATION,
GOV. ROSS MADE PRESIDENT.
Address by Hon. o. III. Cooper, Prof. Fer
now and CHEERFUL List of the
Newly Elected Officers.

Forestry convention repaired to the
senate chamber and proceeded to
organize. The convention was called
to order by VIM. P. Gaines, of Travis,
and the Hon. Geo. Pendleton, of Bell
county was elected temporary chair,
man and VIM. P. Gaines, of Travis
county temporary secretary-Mr. w.
Goodrich Jones, of Bell county stated
that the meeting had been called for
the purpose of organizing a State
Forestry association and that no re-
gular programme or order Of proceed
ings had been arranged and suggested
that the delegates from various parts
of the state be called upon to express
their views.
Hon. o. H. Cooper, superintendent
of education, being called upon, spoke
at some length on the subject of for
estry, and referred to the circular
which he had prepared and sent out
to the administrative officers of the
public schools of the state concerning
the planting of trees, etc., and the OBJ
servance of Arbor Day.
Mr.. Howell, of Dallas county, moved
that committee of five be appointed
to draft constitution and bylaws for
State Forestry association. The
motion was carried, and the following
gentlemen were appointed by the
chairman, viz:
Howell, of Dallas county.
Bragg, of Travis county.
Faulkner, of McLennan county.
Kerr, of Grayson county.
Jones, of Bell county.
This committee was afterwards in
creased to seven, by motion, and the
names of Hon. Geo. Pendleton, of
Bolton and Prof. T. L. Brunch, of the
A. and M. college, Bryan, were added.
On motion of DR.. Bragg, of Travis
county, the chair appointed COM
mittee of seven on permanent organi-
cation as follows:
E. w. Kirkpatrick, Collin county.
w. G. Veal, Tarrant county.
William Watson, Washington
county. ~
D. A. league, Lampasas county.
Ed Crawford, Bell county.
Willard Robertson, Eastland
county.
DR.. Thomas Moon, McLennan
county.
Capt. w. G. Veal, of Tarrant, moved
that Messrs. H. M. Stringfellow, of
Ga weston county, and w. J. Maltby,
of Taylor county, be added to this
committee, which was carried.
w. Goodrich Jones, of Bell county,
called the attention of the convention
to the fact that the professor, B. E.
Fernow, of the United States agricul-
tural department, and an eminent
authority on forestry, was present and
moved that he be requested to address
the convention.
Prof. Fernow delivered very in
teresting and instructive speech, Civ
ing a history of the forestry move
ment in the United States and its
progress up to this time and making
some valuable suggestions to the con-
vention.
His speech was full Of information
and was much appreciated.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization through the chairman, DR..
Moore, then submitted their report
recommending the following names
as permanent officers of the associa-
ton:
Gov. L. S. Ross, president.
w. Ct. Veal, vice president,
w. Goodrich Jones, secretary.
Hon. Geo. G. Pendleton, treasurer.
The committee also recommended
that Arbor Day be changed from Feb
ruary 22d to the last Thursday in No.
vember, or Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Howell, of Dallas, moved that
consideration of the report be post
poned until Tuesday morning. Lost.
Mr.. Howell then stated that as Mr.
w. Goodrich Jones, of Bell county had
been very active in the Arbor Day and
Forestry movement, and had done as
much or more than any one else 10
promote the movement, he would
move to amend the report by insert
ing Mr.. Jones' name as first Vice
President. Mr.. Jones stated that he
preferred the position Of Secretary and
Mr.. Howell then withdrew his motion.
A motion to divide the report was
adopted, and the first part, concerning
officers. was concurred in. A lengthy
discussion of the second part of the
report regarding change OF Arbor day
then followed. Messrs. Veal, Stevens
OF Kaufman, Franklin of McLennan,
and others favored the proposed
change and gave some strong reasons
for it, based on their observation and
experience, while Messrs. Kerr of
Grayson, Stringfellow OF Galveston.
and Jones of Bell opposed any change
at present. The question was finally
disposed OF by a motion offered
by Mr.. league, of Lampasas, and
adopted, that the second part of
the report be recommitted and the
secretary OF the State Forestry asso-
citation be instructed to correspond
with the different Arbor Day associa-
tons in Texas and get their views on
the subject and report at the next
meeting OF the Forestry association.
The convention then adjourned to