New-York tribune., 1899-02-17
PAPER MEN AT DINNER.
CLOSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION s
CONVENTION.

A GATHERING AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA AD-
DRESSED BY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WOOD
RUFF EX GOVERNOR FLOWER JOHN 8
WISE wHITnI.Aw REID AND OTHERS
The twcnty-second annual convention OF the
American Paper and Pulp Association came to an
| end last evening with dinner held in the grand
/ ballroom Of the WaldorfAstoria at which nearly
| four hundred guests present The handsome
| ballroom was elaborately and appropriately deco
| rated-appropria tey because the flowers that
! graced many Of the tables made Of pa per and
| so cleverIy made that than few OF the
! diners were begued into smelling OF them. The
| boxes were filled with the wives. daughters and
! sisters Of the members OF the association and their
| friends
Hugh J. Chisholm president OF the association.
occupied the central seat at the platform table.
| On his right sat Lieutenant Governor Timothy l..
| Woodruff Whitelaw Reid occupied the seat at his
| left, and others who sat at the guests table in
cuded Herbert NJ Wilson Appraiser Wilbur F.
Wakeman, George r. Rafter, J. T. Tanning. John
! H. Patterson. Or. George A. Dixon. J. Herbert
Shedd, George f. Perkins Major Il. K. Pangborn,
| William II Parsons. ex-Congressman John 8 Wise.
| D. O. Mills the Rev. DR.. Robert s Macarthur
Roswell =. Flower Colonel Augustus G. Paine.
Professor Arthur r. Hadley. Warner Miller Pro-
! ressor Ira Nelson Hollis Colonel J. W. French.
Carroll D. Wright Chester ". Lyman. Ripley
| Hitchcock. and the Rev. DR. f. c. Bowles
| The presidents opening address was brief and
confined to expressions Of welcome TO the
guests ana Of thanks 10 those who had read papers
upon subjects connected with paper making before
the convention. He closed by Introducing Whitelaw
! Reid. who talked briefly "Our National Oppor-
! tunities." IN place of Senator Frye who had been
| expected 10 be present to the last minute At the
close Mr.. Reid spoke Of the shocking news from
Paris OF the death Of the President Of the French
! Republic. to whom he referred eminent ser
want Of a sister republic and good friend to Amer
! lea.
| Lieutenant Governor Woodruff spoke The
| Woods and Waters of New-York and Their Rela-
| ton to our Industries" He devoted himself main
ly to discussion Of forest cultivation for the
| tinuous supply OF material and water con-
servation for constant source OF power TO OPP
| crate mills. The differences that had existed be-
tween the lumbermen ard those Interested in the
! preservation OF the forests he said would be
recOnciled by the important system Of forest man
agement sure 20 result from the original investiga
| uon instituted by Colonel William X. Fox. the
| State Superintendent Of Forests and the expert
ments lately made by clifford Pinchot and his
socates The necessity for practical forest culture
was acknowledged to-day. Mr.. Woodruff said as
! Il had never been acknowledged before II was
estimated that with the present rate OF cutting
! The supply Of spruce In the Adirondacks would
! be exhausted in twenty years. The Lieutenant
tion which forbade the cutting Of timber State
land made that land unavailable FOR the financial
good Of the State. and that the restriction was in
| direct conflict with the States interests II was
bad policy allow mature trees to die and rot
when they might be utilized.
The value Of the annual forest product in this
country, the speaker continued was greater than
the combined value Of the gold. silver. coal and iron
| outputs
Mr.. Woodruff then proceeded to emphasize the
great Importance OF preserving undenuded Of timber
the wooded slopes about the sources OF the rivers
Of the State. for upon this he declared depended
the preservation OF our water power. which in
this age of electricity becoming more and
more needful every day for the cheaper genera
ton Of electricity. The Forest Preserve Board Of
the State he added had already taken the great
interest in this matter and results of their
7IEgS EX Congressma9 TT1 @ JoH2 s Wise Who followed.
! spoke the subject of Things settled and un-
! settled by the war with Spain He said in part;
The war began when the Maine settled in twenty
! feet Of water II has been settled that because a
man was rich he not a coward. II has been
settled that ~ a soldier Bryan will go 10 join the
silver issue n has been settled that have
settled cuba although We ddn't want TO- II has
we do want and the places We do want don't
want whether We want To or not
It has been settled that men who were said TO be
decaycd because they We're rich did most Of the
lighting We were told that the bone and sinew Of
which bone and sineW the man who was talk
ing. When the hgnt did come the first snip that
appeared poking her into the face Of the Dons
was that furnished by effote millionaire. and
when II came % charity Helen Gould was one
whose name will long De remembered
W. H. Parsons read a series OF resolutions thank
ing the going officers or the association fol their
administration during the last year The remain
ing sneakers We're Ex-Governor Flower, Warner
Miller. NJ. or T. *. Pangborn and the Rev. DIR.
Robert :. Macarthur
The committee having I'm charge the arrange
ments for he dinner was as follows: L. BOX
ford J. Frederick ACkorman jonathan Bulkey.
Theodore Conrow W. B Dillon John G.. Duncan.
o 5 Greenleaf /. 6. Garrabrantt; John g Luxe
Fben Miller W. II. Parsons, Ir, w. A Russell. jr..
" II SHARP H. ". Sou;hworth. c. c. Sherman
T. r. Waller and j Frederick Webster
At the business session of the association Yester-
day morning and afternoon papers were read by
T. r. Nlcneille. Professor Ira Nelson HoiS'
Colonel H. VI Chlttenden. Professor Arthur L
Hadley of Yale and Carroll y. Wright. United
States Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
The election Of officers. which closed the day ses-
sion resulted IN the choice ~ the following: Presi-
dent f. C. Cheney. secretary, 9. W. Pantoul vice
presidents W. Murray Crane. NJ. NJ Armstrong
F. H Parks George w. Hammond, Frank Squires