The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-08
FORESTS OF CALIFORNIA,
Practical Advice as to Their
Perpetuation Given by Pro-
feSSor Shinn.
SUCCESS OF THE INSTITUTE
President Jordan of Stanford Graft
fled at the Great Good That Has
Been Accomplished.

WRIGHTS, CAL, Aug. 7.-As the ses-
sion at Camp Roache gradually nears its
close the visitors become more and more
pleased with the outcome of this pioneer
movement in California, and, in fact, in
the United States. DIR. Jordan of Stanford
University, who was present yesterday
said to THE CALL correspondent:
II have been very much pleased from
the beginning with the movement which
has resulted in establishing this perma
nent summer school for farmers. l thought
we were doing a great thing when we
called the farmers together to hear Pro
lessor Comstock at the university; but this
idea of the farmers calling themselves to-
gether to discuss the problems before them
shows an extremely healthy condition. Il
is the beginning of grand enterprise"
Professor Hilgard's health is such that
he will be unable to take active part in the
work this season, so Professor c. n. Shinn
of Berkeley will occupy the rest of the
time allotted to agricultural topics. Thi:
morning he gave fascinating lecture or
California Forests" He said California
had the finest forests in the world, and
they would supply all demands if properly
utilized. He spoke of the methods of the
Germans in protecting their forests, and
showed how they could be applied here
The planting of hardwood trees and cork
oaks was urged, and the speaker stated
that the reproductiveness of California
forests was far ahead of that OF any other
country.
1t was stated that among the other aims
of the University of California was an en-
deavor to have the Government plant one
square mile in cork oak, both in the Coast
Range and the Sierras, which may event
ually be sites for schools of forestry.
The lecture this afternoon on the "Money
Question by Professor Ross was one Of
the most instructive and beneficial of the
course thus far. The main ground which
Professor Ross took was that an honest
dollar was needed. and that the value of a
dollar could not possibly be DETECTED by
the Government, but solely by its com
mercial relation to commodities. He stated
that he had given up all hope of an inter
national agreement on the silver question
and that the only practical solution of the
problem seemed to be the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 to l without the
Government guarantee of parity, which
meant bimetallism, or silver standard on
a ratio of 80 to l, which meant a gold
basis. By a perfect chain of reasoning he
showed how the former is the system
which would give an honest dollar, and
thus treat alike both the debtor and cred
itor class. He made point after point with
absolute clearness, bringing out the very
few points upon which ground for honest
difference of opinion exists. so that the ami
mated and interesting discussion which
followed was confined strictly to those
points and conducted with the evident in
tent of all participating to reach the exact
truth.
The general sentiment of those present
was strongly with Professor Ross.