The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
PRESIDENT WILL
DELIVER: SPEECH ! | [. J l.
Will Head ListSof Distinguished.
Participants in American,
Forest Congress.
GOVERNORS WILL ATTEND Il u:
Dates Have Been Announced
and Extensive Programme
re po;ro Arra,,cnd
GOVERNORS WILL WILL ATTEND Z VI:
Especial to The Times lspatch.)

4fENs II. (SDrcill TO INC Times. DlBpalCIl.J 5fs
WASHINGTON, d. c., December u
4 Extensive arrangements are being made
for an American Forest Congress, TO be
held at Washington, y. c., January 2-S
1y6. I'lln congress will BIO under the
auspices OF tho American Forestry Asso-
citation, OF which Hon. James Wilson,
Secretary of Agriculture. is the president.
Tho purpose Of tho congress-. as am
,iounccd In the official call is TO estab-
Il lsh a broader understanding OF the forest
III It's relation to the great Industries de-
pending upon 1t; To advance the conser-
rative use OF the forest resources for both
p tho present and the future NEED OF these
INDUSTRIES; to stimulate and unite all Ell
forts to pcrpctuatc the forest as per-
7iianealt rcsoutce of the nation. FOLLOW
ing the announcement an exhaustive pro-,
tsr;brllfne is being arranged, when VIII
z make the congress by far tho most nota-
bic event In the history OF American
forestry. 33!s S9
Thoroughly Representative.
The congress will he thoroughly repre-
\ sentative OF tho gl.ent Industrial interests
which are directly and intimately depcil-
dent for their wcll-bclEg upon the forests.
as lis shown by the promlnence OF those
! who have already notified Secretary VIII
& son Of their intention TO attend. Among
8 them are the following presidents OF lead
ing railroads: u y. Hill, Samuel Spencer,
4 Howard Elliott, Il. L. Winchcll. Y George
~. Stcvena, Russell Htlrding, Marvin
& IIughitt, L. y. Johnson and Colgate Hoyt.
4 Practically all the great railroads Will DO
represented BY their presidents, vicc-prcs-
tdents or chief engineers. telegraph and
telephone compa Mes Will also have able
,.e1pres natives present. The lumber In
terests will probably be &. more Largely
represented than any other. Each ium-.
]ocrman's association has the privilege Of
appointing five delegates. and long lis t
of delegatesiis already on file In the office
Il OF the secretary OF the committee of ar
4 engagements. Among the prominent lum-.
bermcn who will attend arc: \. We Nc
I l1eod president National Lumber 3 anu
4 FEATURING Association: Fred Weyernuelis-
8 ersI OF st. Paul; r. a Long, president
q Southern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc
4 citation, and the following presidents OF
leading lumber companies:is Carrot
Sahenck. Of New York; Colonel George
j I. Emerson, OF IIoquin,n. WASH, and
John L. Raul. Sof Birmingham, Ala Most
Of the lumber trade journals Will be rep
resented by their editors. The grazing
y interests viii be represented BY q num-
Il Der OF very Influential men from the
Western States, among them e. liagch-
4bartil, president OF the National Live
4 Stock Assocta ton; Jesse N. Smith rTesl-
n dent OF the Utah Wool Growers Asso-
Y citation: H a. .Instro, president OF the
Kern County (CaL) Cattle Growers AS
Is ISOLATION, and Il. S. Gosney. president OF
Z the Arizona Wool Growers Association.
No less than eight supervisors of forest
reserve Will be present to participate IN
51he dcuss!ons on the reserves. Tho MIN
Ing interests will be represented by such
men as John Hays Hammond and \. J.
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