St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
THE FORESTRY EXHIBIT.
Outline of What the Forestry As.
ISOLATION Wants.

Outline of What the Forestry As
sociation Wants.
To the Editor of the Globe:
AS requested. the forestry association
respectfully submits synopsis of what
it proposes by way of exhibit at the
worlds fair:
First-It asks to be identified with the ed
ucatiOnal work of the national forestry eX-
hibit, with special space allowed to Mime
sota and credited accordingly.
Second-A handbook in detail of the for.
est flora of Minnesota with description of
our forest and water systems.
Third-Maps of our forest areas, defining
the lines OF limitation to the different native
species and varieties Of trees, accompanied
with statistical statements of their available
supplies.
Fourth-Monster sections of logs or trunks
of trees in the raw. with bark on and bark
off: smaller sections cut at different angles
and polished; manufactured lumber of yari-
Gus grades, dressed and undressed.
Fifth-Monograph of our principal trees
in their various phases Of development, and
their relations to other industries.
Sixth-Statistics of the logging and lumber
trade of the state; maps OF the Leading Ium-
Der markets, lumber mills and logging opera
tions; photographs of saw mill establish
ments; i'm plements used in the logging and
manufacturing business.
standardization of the moduS oper-
andi of manufacturing and finishing lumber
by the operations Of machinery in actual
practice.
Eighth-Exhibit of the transformation of
the raw material into excelsior, tanning ex-
tracts from barks. wood pulp, cellulose, etc.
Ninth-Maps with statistics of our planted
forests in groves shelter belts and wind
breaks; records Of ages OF such trees, with
sections showing growth OF the various spe-
cies
Photographs of typical trees and
photomicrograph Of their technical quail
ties under tests for special uses; soil cOndl-
lions requisite to develop the desired quail
ties, and the effects of cultivation on such.
Observation-Disclosures of the effects Of de-
forestation upon soil and water conditions !;
of best methods of forest economy by re-
planting on denuded dtstr1ctsi OF forest COM
pactness for water economy.
TWelfth-Arbor Day proc 'amatons and
progress made by virtue of this holiday for
tree planting on the lawn and field.
decentralization OF specimens OF
our native aborescent plants, labelling their
botanical and vulgar names, with sections OF
their wood, bark, branches. foliage and fruit;
maps showing their geographical distribu-
ton; forest leaves and seeds.
Fourteenth-Forest management and cult
ure: illustrations of modes Of planting; tools
used; working plans; maps of model forest
plantations. of model windbreaks, of model
forest Seeding nurseries, OF our model parks.
Fifteenth-Forestry literature and educa-
tional agencies; work done by our forestry
association and state horticultural society;
degree of legislative interest in, and appro-
priations for, forestry in Minnesota.
Sixteenth-Thin sheets of our typical
woods cut into book leaves and handsomely
bound, one side polished to show the grain,
the other containing an imprint, descriptive
of its uses etc.
Seventeenth-A monument made of our
wood blocks beautifully polished and dedi-
Gated to Columbus; another Of like style ded-
icated to the early explorers of Minnesota,
having the names of such engraved or
printed on them, to be rendered to the house
of representatives.
Eighteenth-Rare pieces of furniture made
of our woods, each composed Of different
specimens of our woods polished across and
with the grain, put together to show the
beauty of their Yeriegated surfaces.
Nineteenth-A miniature log cabin with its
perspective environments
-Minnesota's three typical trunk
trees for the grand colorado Of the National
Forestry building.
Twenty-frst-A miniature of Minnehaha
falls with messy rocEs, arching vines, ferns,
wild grasses living trees. flowers and birds
the whole as natural aud beautiful as artistic
hands are capable of arranging and ample
funds to make our exhibit the best one of all
the states. j. o. BARRETT,
secretary Of the Forestry Association.