Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29
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fpiHrHr riarr vhrta Ihr PEOPLE permitted
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swrafltH vih abpptnil pneumatic fotco Of
ibH future greatness NJ their city The
speaker reviewed suup ~ the conditions uf
Ne early inys IN y rniptlc and humorous
iuHntff Witch psuiipi The disabilities " his
audience. md declared Tint The village VI
those lnya was nut utunhn. Ne commented
nu uir Improvements which nrr nov In pvt-
dont" 90 every side Including the public
schools. and ttobr into poetry ns he de-
tirird thU mtnto Nv store for the date City.
~ Nightingale ihrn discussed thc con
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the days when h. was IN charge NJ them
sp compared With The conditions now exist
ing Ne spoke ~ The time when the High
rohuri building was erected, when seventy
hyp wipllH attempted to nll space sufficient
frr 1000. while now there ia demand for
R,olhcr similar building
fhr general Progress Of education In the
vest Win d%ilrufHr1 In an eloquent manner
b. the speaker nud then he took up the
subject ~ The vast territorial extent Of the
states NJ the lrnnsmiHsiasipp region,
I ikinH comparisons with eastern states and
I q countries ~ Europe. and quoting figures
bi,h %alurtlod his auditors ~ no brought
home ~ lhrm The vast size Of these states
vi the marvellous amount VI the products
T. cereals. minerals. etc. Ills Illustrations
Arro fprrihlr and pointed, and were cltec
with q tnpidity which fairly took the breath
~ the audience.
Stopping suddenly In his eloquent al.
I uHH, the speaker said he had been ap.
pointed to Introduce the speakers of tn
seeming Ne said II had been expected tina
tr distinguished citizen Of Nebraska. tn,
former a]rcrctary Of agriculture and one o
e. most renowned authorities on forestry
Ton 4 Sterling Morton. would be prescn
Hul address the convention. but a lette
received during the day had conveyed tn
Information hat tho gentleman was dctaine
NJ home by serious illness. Dr. Nightingal
-rnd two letters from Mr.. Morton shown
hat he had fully intended attending tn
convention ana speaking on the subject as
signed to him "Thc Conservation OF For
estH. Rcnnurrstation aud hrbor Day"
Dr Nightingale then introduced u
jacques W Rcdway. f. H.. c. s., New Yorl
as the principal speaker.
TniL on Forestry.
Dr ftcdwAy'H subject was Some hspec
Of the Distribution OF Forestry" He di
claimed any Intention or ability to fill Il
Epp cnuscd by the absence of Mr.. Mortc
and commenced his address by ~rcferrir
briefly to the waste which has resulted
the practical extinction OF the bison and Il
fur seal, comparing this shortsightedne
with the prodigality which has resulted
the widespread destruction Of forest tire
FOR various reasons. He cited the use
wood for railroad ties ms a policy which
extrayagnnt In the long run, declaring tn
iron or steel ties are cheaper in the en-
Other details In this connection were give
among them the practice OF using small vi
trees Tor Christmas trees. He said tn
every year 10000, OOO OF these small trees a
cut down for Christmas trees aud this who
sale destruction has had a marked effect
the growth Of pine.
Tho matter Of rcafforcstation was d
cuased briefly. the deduction being that
cause Of nature In spreading seeds and pre-
agntinE the various species should be
rrttainod aud followed and he cited seve
methods practiccd by nature which HI
been successfully followed by man.
The speaker touched briefly on the GU
lion Of tree planting and inquired pointe
What Arhor day II for II IL Is not obser'
very generally. especially In this particu
section, lie advised the general planting
trees "a q matter Of business. as every I
has commercial value.
The relation Of forestry to rainfall
discussed. Or. Redway stating that the I
growth serves to retain the rainfall and p
vent II from flowing of Immediately,
said Ihc disastrous floods of the Ohio val
are directly chnrgcable to the denudat
Of the Appalachian slopes. a heavy rain
Rowing At once into the rivers and caus
u Hood beyond the capacity OF the river
In conclusion the speaker said such COZ
tlOua may be- avoided by the expenditure
n few dollars annually to cover these /
spota With trees.
The audience was afforded "A treat b
song hy Mrs, Kate Bridewell Anderson
Salt Lake CITY. who sang the bright
beautiful Media waltz by Arditi.
VAS heartily applauded and responded
singing a ballad entitled. March on. 81
Lads, March on" She has a rich voice
considerable volume and pleasing Gus
aud sings with ease and the grace Of an
complished artist.
Address bS President Gntcs.
President George A. Gates OF Iowa coll
Grinnell. la, was introduced to deliver
address on the topic, THE Training Of
Citizen in n Democracy Plunging head
into his subject, the speaker deprecated
necessity of war ana appealed to his hea
20 assist In stopping the sentiment "
requires that trouble between nations
b. adjusted by war.
The Two perils before which this n,
A. pos standing. the speaker declared.
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