New-York tribune., 1894-03-05
FOR FOREST PRESERVAIION.
AN IMPORTANT CONGRESS TO BE HELD
IN ALBANY THIS WEEK.
MANY wEL1~KNowN MEN TO BE PRESENT
THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF LAND fOf'
THE STATE FOREST PRESERVE IN
THE ADIRONDACKS.

Ai-''''
THE STATE FOREST PRESERVE IN
THE ADIRONDACKs.
vRoM ruE REGULAR CcRHfsfo>DENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Albany March 4-One Of the most important CON
presses ever held in Albany Will be IN sesslo" nee
on March G. I and s. when there VIII De Joi''
meeting Of the American Forestry Association tne
New-Yorl State Forestry Association, the Au'o"'
d,cl Park Association. and the various Local loF-
ostrv associations of the state ol .'e"-ioiN' W.
pothor with representatives, Of the state ro'v''
Commissions of New-York PennsI wanna anu '"e
New England States e.
TELEGRAM was received here Yesterday from -
Sterling Morton Secretary Of Agriculture an" pie''
don't of the American Forestry Association sayl"s
that he would attend the meeting II IS also 'cPe"
that ex-senator Warner Miller, VINO Is d ie", ,,
member of the Adirondack Park Ass"ciatoh' WI.
lac present Among the members ol the an -,
Forestry Association who are coming are berl''iu
f. Eernow J. d. w French warren hlsles an
C.o,oraI lanes Grant Wilson. The New-h ork o'a'e
Forestry Association will be represented py Nio'i'
K Jcsup the Right Rev. William Crosweh Dotie' D'
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Albany anu ~,
fessor A. s Blckmore. of New l orA' Aiio"e -
,,.rnbors of the Adirondack Park Association WHO
li h nrasont will be Edward LauterDach' Dr' AZ
frol l. LOOMS and D. Martin Burke. Inc o''"''e
Valloy Forestry Association VIII sehd heip1.'
Vadsworth and a. ). Hamilton as us repi ~.
atiyes The local Albany committee mas do
members General Robert LehoN D''''
ton ard William f. Fox 49,, T.,
,r, t,ct ~ the meeting is to increase the IN
,s, ~ the pubc in forest preservation Inc
New-York State associations naturaHE VIE" ~
cite thought about the preservation "l '''e N , o
d,ck and Catsdll forests. 1t Is prohaDie Una, ''
meeting will advocate the adoption oy 'ne 90
a., ,,,ic, of the purchase Of land IN the Ad''o"-
l,c,,. for the state Forest Preserve. ~ P'e9et''
,,t S,,ta nreserve is largely mythical Inc H'd'c
,birks II owns several hundred thousahp "O'e' -
lard +, the Adirondacks. but its title IN i'ed'iS
ov.rv case IS founded upon a tax sd'e' anu ~
can be broken in almost every case
rb. urocramme Of the meeting Is as lOiio"S'
,forch D. 5 d. m.-OpeninS meeting
,Ilr,ss If welcome by Governor Flower response
.I odlress nv J. Sterling Norton Secretary ol
Agriculture and president OF the American
,.,.I,,tor. address by ex-senator Warner Miie''
Illustrated lecture. The Battle OF the fores'' ~
"a =, Fernow chief OF Forestry DIVISION
wednesday. March 7.-Mornlng session ana ai'e'
,oor session for the reading and discussion OF pa
- nh. afternoon session vii. be NANNY oc-
,I utb discussion Of The AdirondacN
pr,hl.,n Evening session-Address by Or Ail'e1 a.
l,nis president Of the Adirondack Park Associa
"lnnuence Of Forests on Pulmonary Disease ,,' .1
ir.ss bv Bishop Doane. address py III 1'"'' 80"
,,r-k. If New-York on Influence OF Forests on
r,..,,z,,io, Historically Considered"; illustrated
,..,,,r. by Professor J. r. Rothrock secretary OF
tb. Forest Commission OF Pennsylvania. , ,.or
Ibur-ttv March S.-An excursion s'"'. va va f"''i
car. rendered by the \eW-lork teitttd. l,t't 49,.
~ commitment TO the congress, VII. VoIn'y ~ a.
To.n,b,r- ana invited guests to the BeaNer ~
",., ,o M. Adirondack and -. Lawrence Ran
r,tI Uher, an opportunity VII, be "iottyd 70 So
b.. f,tn,tl- black spruce Ani witness sJhlc P''S-
tirll forestry operations. - ..,o,,i for His
cus-ou during the sessions
What Is Forestry
Heal:h aul Forests.
Forests An .c,us Water supply
Forests and Morals.
\ Forest Policy for the Nation. - >..h 4,
Forest POLICY for the States % the North ~
What !. Pennsylvania Done for Her Forests!
TN, Needs of NcW-Jcrsey IN Forestry Mat'vtS
Fires the ldnc Of American foFSSts-iio" 10
Stop Them.
TIE Lumber Trade and the roreSry il'' ''''''
The Adirondack spruce. ,,.A. = ,,,,r Aim
STATE Forestry AssociatiOns-Nh nat Is IheT A'Hi'
ami How Should They Work? .
/ Forestry Education-Whdt Are Its Needs -
The Bearing of ArbOr Day and village lhlIoNe-
rurnt on Forestry Problems.
\ Forestry Experiment In the nlteN s'"trS
it,v. Shnlld a Farmer Treat His Mood Lot -
Forest Planting In Waste Lahds-Od" - p'
Made Profitable? -, a,
\crplanck GOWN. the superintendent ot the "A
/ irouiick Survey IN report just made - tnc
/ I.egisltture recommends an appropriation OF SHVV
to continue the work OF the survey. Whlch n.iS
heeu partly discontinued for a few years Inc
St,t, loses A large amount of money yearly, OWING
to the survey lines being incorrect and the pro
| Nilrondacls by the purchase Of lands worth sev-
, ,ral millions Of dollars. renders accuracy III tne
survey lines imperatiVey necessary, thdt PROJECT
/ Is . be carried out.