Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-31
PRESERVATION OF FORESTS.
Joint session of the American Forestry an<
Economic Associations.

PRESENTATION OF FORESTS.
Joint session Of the American Forestry and
Economic Associations.
The preservation of the forest trees Of the
country was the subject considered at a joint
| meeting of the American Forestry Association
and the American Economic Association held
last evening in the hall of the National Museum.
Mr.. Willis, the assistant secretary Of agricul-
ture, presided, and made a brief speech in
which he pointed out the difficulties attending
the preservation Of American forests, declaring
that the agitation heretofore had been based
largely on sentiment.
RECOMMENDATIONS or The FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
Preceding the reading of the papers COM
prising the program of the evening the COM
mittee on resolutions of the Forestry Associa-
ton submitted a series of resolutions in favor
| of an organized movement 70 preserve from
talo and entry the forest lands now under
national and state control, and declaring that
permission should not be granted by the gov
errment for the construction Of any railroad
in the Yellowstone National Park. but that the
boundaries of the park should be extended to
incladc adjacent forest lands They also
expressed approval Of the recent request of the
Secretary OF The Interior for two companies Of
cavalry to protect the Yosemite and other
| parks, and Endorsed the efforts for forest
| York and in the White Mountain region in New
Hampshire. The establishment of forest parks
by cities and towns also advocated by the
committee in it's report, and the donation to
public uses Of such parks BY private persons
was commended.
FOREIGN AND AMERICAN FORESTRY.
Mr.. Clifford Pinebut Of New York read the
first paper, entitled, Government Forestry
Abroad" He showed that the principle that
the state is the guardian of all public interests
sums up the forest policy Of nearly ali the
tons of Europe.
The next paper, on the practicability Of an
American forest administration, was presented
by Mr.. Is. E. Fcrnow. the chief of the forestry
division. Department of Agriculture, who dis
cussed tie practicability Of such an admins
tration by referring to bill, drafted by him
self and introduced in the Fiftieth Congress
and now before the public lands committee,
which provides for the reservation of tho re-
manning government timber lands not of agri-
cultural use: regulates the sale of wood sup
plies under series of licenses, which are to
satisfy the various needs of the resident popu-
lation, namely, the settler, the prospector, the
local lunbermen and those who carry on lum-
boring on a large scale. and lastly outlines a
fully equipped organization to carry out the
provisions OF the law, protect against fire, theft
and devastation and superintend the proper
manner of cutting SO as to secure reforesta-
ton.
The objections to this legislation were then
discussed coming from those who, by an
efficient government control would be cut off
from nefarious trade carried on under present
conditions and from those whose objections
were based on principle and valid reasoning
Experiences on the Pacific coast. he said, as
elsewhere, could be cited to show the undesira-
bic consequences OF private tenure; the fire.
quent relapse OF cut over lands to the state for
overpayment of taxes was another proof that
private interest was not strong enough to keep
up unprChtI management. While, then, the
speaker concluded, there could be no real OBJ
lection raised to the practicabiiity of a forest
management of the government timber lands,
he thought it would take at least two giants to
carry any such legislation through Congress
against the difficulties involved and the preju-
dlces to he met in making any radical changes
in the present land policy.
FORESTS on PUBLIC LANDS
A strong and able presentation of the present
condition of forests on public lands WIS given
in The next paper, which was read by Mr.
Edward ID. Bowers Of this city. His practical
knowledge of the subject enabled him TO speak
with authority. He insisted that the laws pro-
vide neither an adequate method for the pro-
lection of the public timber nor for its DISPOSE
ton in those regions where its proper was
imperative. Terrible destruction Of the public
forests was constantly going on and the present
system only led to wanton waste, to malicious
fires and to crime. His whole paper was an
argument for a radical revision Of the present
laws relating to this subject. The papers were
discussed by the members which proved to be
an interesting feature of the session
CLOSING SESSION OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC
ASSOCIATION.
The two associations that have been in ses-
sion for several days finally adjourned at the
ose of the meeting last evening. At the ses-
sion yesterday afternoon OF the American
Economic Association a paper on the growth
and economic value of building and loan asso-
Citations was read by Hon. seymour Dexter of
Einllra, New York. A paper on the tailoring
trade and the sweating system was read by Miss
katherine Conan and one on girls boarding
homes by Mr.. Robert Stein of this city. The
following were elected honorary members of
the association: Prof. John X. Ingram. Trinity
College. Dublin, Ireland; Prof. Gustav Cohn,
University of Gottingen, GOttingen, Germany,
and Prof. BONN Bawerk, University of Inns
bruck. Austria.
OFFICERS ELECTED AT THE CLOSING SESSION OF
THE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.
Officers of the American Forestry Congress
were elected yesterday as follows: President.
William Award of Cleveland; vice presidents,
Quebec, Hon. II. G. Jolly; Alabama, DR.. Chas
Moore; Arizona, d. NJ. Reardon; Colorado, G.
H. Parsons; Connecticut, DIR. d. G.. Northrup;
Distric. of Columbia, Hon. Edwin Willets;
ODOt iou. u IulnclS- u. w.
MINER; Iowa, C. l.. Watrous: Kansas, Prof. E.
A. Hofenoe; Maine. J.E. Hobbs; Massachusetts,
]. D. ". French; Michigan, Prof. W. ]. Beal;
Maine, Hon. c. c. Andrews: Nebraska, r. W.
Furuss; New Hampshire. J. B. Harrison; New
Jersey. w. A. Stiles; New York, Morris f. Jes-
sup; Ohio. Prof. W. Il. Lazeiiby: Ontario, Hon.
8. ". Allen; Pennsylvania. Herbert Welsh;
Rhode Island, L. ID. Davis; South Carolina,
Prof. H. A. Green; South Dakota, Prof. Chas.
A. Refer; Tennessee, 7. T. Wright Texas, W.
| s. Jones; Vermont, DR.. H. A. Cutting; Wiscon-
sin. H. c. Putnam; treasurer, h. M. Fisher; re-
cording secretary, DIR. n. H. Egieston; cor
responding secretary, E. A. Bowers; executive
| committee, b. f. Fernow, H. B. Ayres, Z. T.
Ensign, Henry z. Pellew, Warren Higley and
c. G. Binney.
FIGHTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA.