New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-20
FOR An ADIRONDAC OK PARK.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION CHOSEN.
DIR. LOOMS MADE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES By
HIM AND BY WARNER MILLER-oBJEcrs
OF THE ORGANIZATION.

OF THE ORGANIZATION.
A meeting Of the Adirondack Park Association vas
held AZ the Gsey House last evening for organization
rrhore was good attendance Of those who have SUBJ
scrbed 10 the objects OF the association, winch are
the establishment Of a state park IN the Adirondack
region and the proper preservation Of the forest
Among those present Dr. Alfred L. LOOMS, DR..
Martin Burke Jesse seigman, ex-senator warner
Miller Ellis II. Roberts, John A. sle!cheT, lie 1Faho
n. Cannon. senator Donald McNaughton, William Il.
Weed Amasa Thornton, Titus b. Mess ana l. u
shayne.
After the meeting had been called to order Dr.
LOOMS. the leading spirit Of the movement maze
short spcech in which he said there was no othT
health resort on the continent valuable as the Ad-
rondack region but its restorative efficiency would %
short lived unless decisive steps were taheh |"
mt an end to the vandalism now going on Inv
Iumbsrmen and others were. IN fact converting inc
region into pest-house. and Their presence "'-
soon give rise infectious diseases, as theS oA"
the streams and le, their refuse TO natures so@'e
gers entirely lie then nominated Warner Nl4lf s
,emporarv chairman a choice which was reoe'e~
with acclamatiOn. Axiom.
Mr. Miller said that he stin considered the Adiroh'
dacks the erandest preserve IN America ana !. VIC"
rich heritage which the people OF New forh etH.o
would forever regret If they let II slip through th.i
oncers For ten years legislation had been soush'
IN stop the ravages that were being made by pr'ao
sneculators and 10 a slight extent something ia"
been effected. The region lad Increased dHu va
rspdly increasing in commercial value ana ms la''
made the question more difficult 10 deal WIN tio
Ion yer IL wa, POSTPONED. only about one HhOl an
b ~ acr-s belonged 10 the state, the rSsl Nds ~
inc hands OF private owners, ana IL wa
bn- ~ Late II wa, swiftly passing INTO the alus %
inmbermcu lie did not think any pan "ou." , o,
,e4l for the preservation of the forests NiS ~
hased on the German system OF forestry ING ~.
no expect the people of the state Oh NeS io.h
taX themselves so 900 every year uhlc7s ulIs t
ho convinced that the state coult 20 ~ w "a. ,ad
~ make them rather source Of prohl tIith "a uV~
'omnIercal los, lie believed hi, woUd be py.le'.e
feasible and explained the system sd''e's'DA' N
ployed in Germany
DR. Alfred l.. LOOMS, president, Johh 'lanin' 80
nre.,denI. Dr. Martin Burke, secretary ana Ch"g''s
h. Coon. treasurer. -, ,.,.,,.h Cham.
cav NJ DepeN William r. Grace, Warner Mlii', hos
we'll p Flower. :. V. x. Cruger. Maurice >, lo"e'
george H. sharpe, Robert LenoA binAs, Jdnes :;
Ecden william \. Bet,n II, II. II. Warner. pJIla.u
WrT,urhron William r. Weed, Edward r. Jones'
samuel T. Beaui>ley. Charles ". HacAett. A. .;
Dr,per William II. Muuha, Thomas { flau , ast
Thonas f. Gilroy the member, OF INC toH''n'!VV1"
bavimg discretionary power as 10 increasing Hof
finance p Morgan. Jes,e >eh5man' Eusens
Kelly. : V. White. J. d. Rockefeller w L ""'"''
and George C. Clark. ,,,,.,.,. Uni !, p,' Oft,
y-litelaw Reid Charles \. Dana: Geo; Jon 'nh
\ CockerlI John \. ocichcr, John u. fr'nc' """
TSs renort also recommended a law committee. 10
annnintman OF which was lett TO the Executive COM"
mlttce.