Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-15
American Forest
Congress
Continued from par, Two,

Z" Nhf'N''' NH' f"ANNfA CNkhtcNiVfl
for the Improvement of present reg
ulations concerning numbering and ir
rigation, which are interviewer SO In
timately with forestry, will be a re-
suit OF the meeting.
The first meeting OF the congress
will DO at non, January 2. to attend
In a body the Presidents New Years
reception.
The four business days Of this con,
gress are each divided into two SEES.
sions, morning and afternoon, all ex-
cept the session ON Thursday after
noon to be held In the national rifle
armory. 900 G street, northwest. The
morning Of Tuesday, January 3, will
DO devoted TO organization. to Secre.
tary Wilson's address As president OF
thSs<sRskress. and to- brief addresses
by prominent men In the afternoon
tthey importance OF, the public forest
lands to, irrigation and grazing will
DO discussed. Presidents OF Live
Stock associations. men OF large OK.
%pcrienco In grazing, and those who
have made a special study Of grazing
In the forest reserves will address the
congress. The irrigation question will
be treated by those In charge of the
governments reclamation work. and
by representatives OF the vast agricul.
tural interests so absolutely depend
ent upon irrigation for existence.
Wednesday morning the subject
for consideration will be the lumber
industry In It's relation to the forests.
Prominent lumbcrmen, editors OF lum.
Der trade journals. representatives OF
wood working industries, and those
having extensive practical experience
in forestry will read papers. This
session Of the congress will be Of
exceptional interest and value, Many
questions of great practical and eco
monte Importance have already been
presented for consideration
Wednesday afternoon the import
anee Of public forest lands to mining
will be discussed. The application and
Influence Of present land laws will be |
considered, and the use of the for. |
ests in mining will be handled by |
the foremost American students of
this question.
Thursday morning the congress will
consider the forests in relation to rail |
road supplies. The presidents and
engineers OF some OF the largest rail.
roads in the United States will be tho
speakers at this session. They !
will discuss the tremendous demands
the railroads upon the forests for
ties and other timber and consider
means Of solving this increasingly
problem. Officials of the
of forestry will tell what is be.
ing done in the way Of extending the
life of timber by preservative treat
ment.
Thursday afternoon there vii be a
popular meeting lat the Lafayette
admission by ticket, presi
lent Roosevelt, Baron Sternlrerg, the
ambassador, United States
senator's and representatives especial
y conversant with forestry. leading
abroad men, lumbermen, and graz
ne men, and others prominent in
rational life will address this meet
ng.
Friday morning the subject of ma
ional forest policy will be taken up.
rhe officials OF the general land Of
ice, the geological survey, and the
OF forestry will open this ques-
ion, which is of as f~ar.reaching i'm
as any question which will
ONE before the congress. The Amer
CoH AuhubVi Hudu, puS Vi INC IcduiHB
rade journals of the United States,
thus on this feature of
he congress:
There will be born at this meet
ne. or at some subsequent meeting
circumstances will compel the
OF at no distant time, a for
policy to be enforced In all
arts OF this country which will ma
erial!y change existing meth Ids nhd
1sure that perpetuation Of the lum-
er industrr and tho ron scryation Of
i1,e ests which Lust. he jnstrM
lcntal N advancing ,l,t general vel
Friday afternoon the will l
its work with a session on |
tate forestry policy Governors Of |
tates. state forest officials, and !
gents Of the bureau Of forestry who |
ave been extensively engaged In 60.
peratiye state forest work will treat |
lis subject In a practical way that
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