St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-31
FRIENDS OF FORESTS.
The Forestry Association in
Force Visits President
Harrison.
A Strong Plea Made for Res
ervations in a Long
Memorial.
Brilliant Assemblage at the
Wedding OF Miss Rachel
Sherman.
Librarian Spofford Reviews
the History of American
Lotteries.

Forestry association held a meeting at
the department. of agriculture today
and heard the reports Of several com
mitteeS. The question of a summer
meeting was discussed at some length,
and a delegate from Minneapolis, on be-
half Of the Minnesota association, eX-
tended the association a cordial invita-
ton to meet at Minneapolis next sum-
mer, and in dwelling upon the attract
iveness and the great many features of
his city he aroused u St. Paul member
to action, and for time friendly de-
bate upon the good qualities of the
Twin Cities took place. TIE question
or meeting at Minneapolis was referred
to the executive committee.
The association then drew up me-
mortal to the president of the United
States, and called in a body at the
White house and presented it. The
memorial is as follows:
To the President of the United
States Sir: The American Forestry
association, holding its tenth annual
meeting at Washington, ID. c., is de-
sirOuS, by this memorial. of expressing
its appreciation of the broad and states
manlike course you have pursued in
the execution Of the act of March 3,
1891, IN making temporary Withdrawals
posed by this association and others,
pending thorough inspection of the
areas involved prior to their establish
ment as permanent forests or forest re-
serves. That these reservations are for
the general good is not all yet under
stood by large numbers Of our worthy
but uninfOrmed citizens. This is appar-
ent from the protests against these res
ervationS.
The nature of such protest is that
large forests are to be permanently
Withdrawn from the uses and enjoy
meni OF the people. Such is not our
purpose. but the very opposite. The
object of such reservations is to in
crease the sum total of the prOductive-
ness of our territory, making each acre
do its most for the benefit Of our peO-
pie. The lands within these reserva-
tiOns are not fit for agriculture, but are
capable under wise management, of
producing a greatly Increased amount
of forest products annually. While 1t
Is our wish to permanently reserve the
land, it IS equally our wish that its
products may, year by year, under a
competent forest administration, be
used by the people under equal and
just laws. Especially do we wish to
minimize the destruction of forest areas
by fires and the waSteful and errOne-
Gus methods of forest use now preva-
lent.
If it is once understood that on these
reservations neither the bona iide settle
ment Of agricultural lands nor the right
OF prospecting for and the opening of
mines is to be interfered with, and
that the demands for wood material are
to be satisfied in legal, equitable and
suitable manner. while at the same
time keeping up supplies by protecting
them from fire and waste. and by reap
ing their product. il is believed that all
bona fide opposition will cease, and the
boon which such reserves promise will
be welcomed by all persons Interested
in the steady and prosperous develop
meDt of the Western states.
As the first step TO De taken is the
setting aside of such wooded areas, your
rnemorialists again appear before you
TO urge the withdrawal of further and
other tracts, pending Their establish
ment by your proclamation as perma-
nent forest reservations. After such in
vestlgatiOn as our means afford, we feel
able to recommend the following briefly
designated tracts as proper to be with
drawn under the act of March ,. 1891:
The Turtle mountain reserve in North
Dakota, the Lost park reserve in Colo
RADIO. the Crater lake reserve in Ore
g0n, the San Bernardino reserve in Cal
! iTOrnid.
Your memorialists take this occasion
| to express their qualification at the
! prompt action of the secretary OF the in
! terror and commissioner of general land
| Office in detailing agents to investigate
! the recommendations in our former
memorial presented to you, and at the
| cordial and intelligent interest shown
| by these officers in this subject. In
nf
OF opinion that strong and efficient
! administration Of these reservations is
ar absolute necessity, we respectfully
submit the enclosed draft of bill to be
| introduced in the Fifty-second congress
/ and request your approval of it.
At the same time this association does
not believe that the best results in for
est preservation and management can be
obtained by partial reservations, but
after mature deliberations desires to
again record its firm belief that only by
the withdrawal of all public timber land
unfit for agriculture, and a complete
and independent bureau for its man
agement, can the question of forest pre-
Seryation be solved.
The association elected the following
| officers for the ensuing year:
| President William Alyord, San Francisco.
Vice presidents John q. Jolly, Quebec;
! Arizona; Abbot Kin ley. California; George
! H. Parsons. Colorado; DR.. B. q. Northrop,
| Connecticut Hon. c. r. Pringle Georgia;
George W. MINER. Illinois: c. L. Watrous,
| Iowa. Prof. f. A. Popence, Kansas; Hon A.
| NJ. Brown, Kentucky; John 4. Hobbs Maine;
J. ". French, Massachusetts; Prof. w. j.
| Beal. Michigan: j. o. Barrett Minnesota:
Prof. William Treleas, Missouri; Robert W.
Furnas, Nebraska; j. B.. Harrison, New
Hampshire; w. a. Stiles New Jer-
soy; Hon W Whigley, New York;
Prof. W.. r. Lazenby, Ohio: E. W.
Hammond. Oregon; Herbert Welsh, Penn
! sylvania; w L. Davis, Rhode Island: Prof
ii. A. Green, South Carolina; Prof. Charles
| A. Keffer, South Dakota; A. Roberts. Tenne-
| see; j. j. Jones. Texas; Senator Edmunds
Vermont; H. c. Putnam, Wisconsin: Hon.
Edwin Willets. District Columbia; Hod W.
G. Allan, Ontario; W. W. Barrett, North
| Dakota.
Treasurer. Henry NJ. Fisher, Maryland 1877
South Twelfth street Philadel phid; record
ing secretary. DR.. d. IL. Eggleston, depart
ment of agriculture, Washington, ID. c.; cor
responding secretary, Edward A. Bowers,
1929 New York avenue, Washington. d. c. ;
executive committee, B. f. Fernow, chair
/ man: H. b. Ayers, Prof. Cleveland Abbey