New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-26
TREES NECESSARY TO CROPS


1he worlds history admonishes US to preserve
there are none There Is q useful and engTossing
fed here for the student and a gracious work for
The cotton crop was short last year because OF
he same reason: rivers are diminishing industries
sI4ee nan o. our beo2ie I'VE 81 eulIVaIing me
n conserving moisture The educators have work
We ali 1oo at he Pncho enddHne 81
school for forestry at Yale that viii give axnen
II future VINO Viii chop with discretion and plant
Following Secretary Wilson'S paper. Henry Gan
nett, Chief HydToErapher OF the United States Geo
logical Survey. contributed 9 paper on the Work
that the Division OF Hydrography Of the United
- FORESTRY OF tbe Department Of Agrr1IIfrre Is
yry1ug 70 bring together facts 10 show how much
md out but whatever the time spent it Will be
! " Youney. superintendent Of tree planting
f. the Division Of Forestry, read paper on Prog
@ q lTSe -a ITI5Ie W Tae fbs FaI
Government Administration" was the subject OF
The paper read by II H Jones. OF the special ser
vice division Of the General Land Office; Tread
sent Q paper On The Forestry Laws OF New
OImztead. q the Division OF Forestry: Forest Com
missioner Rothroca. Of Iennsylvania; Judson H
esrrv, r Stewart chef Inspector OF Canadian For
eztz John craig professor OF horticulture and for
William T. Fox State Superintendent Of Forests,
FIRES ~ THE ADIRONDACKs-
Colonel Fcx's subject was Fires in the Adirou-
cscks in 1889. He said there were 800 fires that
year and tho cos Of putting them out amounted
. $4,000. The State has seven hundred
IRE Wardeus- whose work does not begin until
mr. : well under Trav.
Before The Botanical Section. Professor William
Ireiease. director o. the Missouri Botanical Gar
ceus, 81 Louis. made address on Some TWEEN
Le-E Century Problems" he favored the plan for
range. preserve The fores- growth and TO
provide means for solving many problems closely
connecting biology with meteCrology, and ulti-
Eafely Of The greatest economic utility
hice-f'resiceDr Merritt professor OF physics IN
Cornell University, spoke on cathode Rays and
Some Related Phenomena
'H'recarah brian Sediments IN the AdirOndacks' was
the subject OF address, by Professor @ F. Kemp,
q Inc chair Of geology IN Columbia University.
Before Section L. Geology and Geography
Am Arbor. MS paper was read by Professor c. L.
-J5--l-Ie Of the University OF PennSy lvana- Pro
Ies@-- Halls subject dealt with astronomy IL this
country lie aid that teaching in the small opseT-
fator-eS opposed by difficulties, because where
t1e astronomer must teach time was usually
preparation and 20 hold high standard OF
tf114arsllp- As in law. medicine and engineering
lAe students % astronomy should have thorough
ana severe discipline.
The American Chemical Society was welcomed by
4J- William McMurtrie. Of New-HOrk. Professor
James Lewis Howe Of Washington and Lee Uni
Ftrsy- Virginia. responded. The subject OF organic
compounds discussed by Professor BCSerl OF
1lslrf tia- Professor Hilyer and others,
~ TIE council meeting held al O'Clock II was
csc-e1 70 hold their annual meeting the last week
u december in Chicago The society VIII To-Day
te-t as honorary members DR.. Edward MORLEY, or
c4elDert College Cleveland. Ohio, and professor
os-"alt, u Germany.