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.

w A>BlNO 10 y. tJcc.OD.- lie AUleIic
Forestry association held meeting at
the department of agriculture today
and heard the reports Of several com
mitteeS. The question of 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
iVencss and the great many features of
his city he aroused u St. Paul member
to action, and for a time d friendly de-
bate upon the good qualities of the
Twin Cities took place. TIE question
of 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 brOai and states
manllka course you have pursued in
the execution Of the act of March 3,
1881, in making temporary Withdrawals
or numerous forest reservations, pro-
| posed by this association and others,
pending a 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 vet under
stood by large numbers Of our worthy
but uninf0rmed citizens. This is appar-
ent from the protests against these res
ervati0nS.
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Withdrawn from the uses and enjoy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 10y 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
II it is once understood that on these
reservations neither the bona fide 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 a legal, equitable and
an Rsffaf la ut l,A
time keeping up supplies by protecting
| them from fire and waste, and by reap
ing their product, il is believed that all
bona iide 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
| memOriallStS again appear before you
10 urge the withdrawal of further and
| other tracts, pending Their establish
| ment by your proclamation as perma-
nent forest reservations. After such in
| veStigatiOn 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
! iGOrnid.
Your memOralists take this occasion
| to express their graiificatiOn 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
| pursuance OF our previous expression
! OF opinion that a 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 5
i 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-
| ServatiOn be solved.
The association elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President, William AlYord. san Francisco.
Vice presidents, John q. Jolly, Quebec
| Dr. Charles Mohre, Alabama; ID. Nj. Riordan,
! Arizona; Abbot Kinney. California; George
! H. Parsons, Colorado Dr. 3. G. 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 I. Hobbs Maine
| j. ". French, Massachusetts; Prof. W !.
Beal, Michigan: }. o. Barrett Minnesota;
Prof. William Treleas, Missouri; Robert w.
Furnas, Nebraska; j. 5. Harrison, New
Hampshire; W. a: Stiles, New Jer-
ssy; Hon. W. Whigley, New York;
Prof. w. r. Lazenby, Ohio; E. W.
Hammond. Oregon; Herbert Welsh, Penn
sylvania; W. l.. Davis. Rhode Island; Prof
IL. 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 N. Fisher, Maryland 13i
South Twelfth street. Philade phia; record
ing secretary, DR.. d. II. Eggleston, depart
ment of agriculture, Washington, ID. c.; cor
responding secretary, Edward A. Bowers
| 1929 New York avenue, Washington. d. c.
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