Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-27
THE AMERICAN FOREST CON.
GRESS


be held at Washington, D. c., January
2 to 6 next. The congress will be I'm.
der the auspices of the American For
estry association, of which Hon. James
Wilson, of Iowa, secretary Of agricul-
ture, Is the president. The. purpose Of
the congress Is to establish a broader
understanding Of the forest in its rela-
ton to the great Industries depending
upon it; to advance the conservative
use Of the forest resources for both
the present and the future need Of
these industries; to stimulate and unite
all efforts to perpetuate the forest as
a permanent resource of the nation.
An exhaustive program has been ar.
ranged which will make the congress
by far the most notable event of the
history of American forestry. The sub
jects each Of which will receive atten-
ton at a separate session, are:
Relation of the Public Fores,
Lands to Irrigation.
2-Relation of the Public Forest
Lands to Grazing.
3-The Lumber Industry and the
Forest.
Importance of the Public Forest
Lands to Mining
5-Forestry in Relation to Railroad
Supplies.
6-National Forest Policy.
State Forest Policy.
The congress will be thoroughly rep
resentatiye Of the great industrial in
terests which are directly and init
mately dependent for their well-being
upon the forests, as is shown by the
prominence of those who have already
notified Secretary Wilson of their in
tentton to attend. Among them are
the following presidents of leading
railroads: j. ]. Hill, Samuel Spencer,
Howard Elliott, B. L. .Winchell. Geo.
w. Stevens, Russell Harding, Marvin
Hughitt, L. q. Johnson and Colgate
Hoyt. Practically all the great rail
roads will be represented by their pres
idents, vice presidents, or chief en-
gineers. Telegraph and telephone
companies will also have able repre-.
sentatives present The lumber inter
ests will probably be more largely rep
resented than any other Each lumber.
mems association has the privilege of
appointing five delegates.
| Among the governors who have ex.
pressed their intention Of being pres.
ent are Governor Cummins Of Iowa;
Governor Peabody of Colorado; and
Governor Oetro, of New Mexico. The
states of Colorado, Florida, Indiana,
Iowa, Missouri. North Carolina, Ohio,
West Virginia, Maine and Pennsylvania
have already appointed full lists of
delegates. Delegates are promised
from most of the remaining states.
The interest Of the federal govern
ment In the congress is evidenced by
the facts that the President of the
United States will deliver an address
and receive the delegates, that the
secretary of agriculture will preside
and that the different government bu-
reaus especially concerned with the
forests, irrigation, and the public
lands, will be fully represented. Prob.
lens affecting the forests and forest
lands, as we'll as the great enterprises
OF mining and grazing in the west,
are now receiving national attention
and the deliberations of the able men
who will attend the meeting will
doubtless help immensely toward their
solution. In addition, it is expected
that valuable suggestions for the i'm.
proyement of present regulations con.
corning numbering and irrigation
which are interviewer SO intimately
with forestry, will be result. of the
meeting.