Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-15
EXHAUSTIVE
ECONOMICPROGRAM
Prominent Men to Discuss Q'ies-
tions of Great Moment. kc-
preventative Attendance
Assured

made for an American forest congress
10 be held at washington. d. G, Janu-
ary 20. 1906. The congress will be
under the auspices Of tho American
Forest association. Of which honor
able James Wilson. secretary OF agri'
culture. is the president. Tho pur-
pose Of the congress. ~ announced
IN the official call. II TO establish a
broader understanding Of the forest
in III relation to the great industries
depending upon II; 10 advance the
conservative uae Of the forest re-
source for both the present and the
future need Of thcse industries; 70
stimulate and unite all efforts TO per
petuate the forest M a permanent
d OF the nation" Following
the announcement an exhaustive pro.
srsrn IL being arranged. which Will
makt the congress by far the mort
notable event In the history OF Ameri-
forestry.
The congress will be thoroughly
representative Of the great Industrial
interests which are directly and inti-
mAteiy dependent for their well.boing
upon the forests. M IL shown by the
prominence Of those who have al
ready notified Secretary Wilson Of
their intention TO attend, Among
them are tho following presidents OF
leading railroads: J. J. Hill, Samuel
Spencer. Howard Elliott. d. L. Win
chell. Geo. w. Stevens. Russell Hard
ing Marvin nughitt. l. t. Johnson,
and Colgate Hoyt, Practically all
tho great railroads viii be represent
Cd by their presidents, vice presid
dent, or chief engineers, Telegraph
and telephone companies VIII alse
have able representatives present
The lumber interests VIII probably DO
d largely represented than any
other. Each lumlNrmen's association
has the privilege OF appointing i've
delegates. and a long list OF delegates
Ii already on file In the office OF the
secretary OF the committee OF ar
rangements Among the prominent
Iumhermen who will attend are; N
w Mcleod, President National Lum
bcr Mfg. Association: Fred Weyer
bae,ser. III 81. paul; X. A. Long
president Southern Lumber MICS
association, and the following presi
dents OF leading lumber companies.
Caryat schenck, of New York, Co
Geo III Emerson, of lioquiam, WASH.
and John |. Kaui. OF Birmingham
Ala. Most OF the lumber trade jour
mails win be represented by their edit
ors. The grazing interests will be re
presented by a number Of very In
~fluential men from the western states
among them Y. ], H~agenbarth, presi
dent Of the National Live Stock asso
citation. Jesse Al. Smith. president o.
Utah woolgrowers' association, u
A. Jastro. president ~ the Kern coun
" Cal. Cattle Growers association
and Il. y. Gosney. president Of The
Arizona Woolgrowers association
No less than eight supervisors o
forest reserves viii be present TO par
t~icipate In the discussions on the re
serves. The mining interests VIII b
represented by sueh men az Johi
Hays Hammond and T. J. Grier.
Among the governors who have ~
pressed their intention OF coming are
Governor Culnmins. Of Iowa. Govern
or Peabody, OF Colorado; and Govern
or otero, Of New Mexico The state
OF Colorado, Florida Indiana, Mis-
sour, North Carolina. Ohio West VII
ginia. Maine. and Pennsylvania has'
already appointed fali list of de
egates. Delegates are promised frou
most OF the remaining states,
The interest OF the federal go,
ernment in the congress Is evidence
by the facts that the president q
the United States will deliver m AZ
dress and receive the delegates, tha
the secretary Of agriculture viii PR
side, and that the different goveri
ment bureaus especially concerne
with the forests. irrigation. and d
public lands. as well as the great a
terpfises Of mining and grazing
the west, are now receiving nationi
attention and the deliberations of tt
able men who will attend the NEE
ing viii doubtless help immense
toward their solution In addition.
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