The Washington times., 1905-01-01
FOREST CONGRESS
AND ITS OBJECTS
To Perpetuate Wood Re-
sources Of the Nation.
WILL CONVENE ON MONDAY
Railroad Men, Lumber Manufacturers,
and Public Officials Among
the Delegates.
WILL CONVENE ON MONDAY

To give further impetus to the move
ment to perpetuate the forest as a per-
manent resource of the nation, an
American Forest Congress, under the
auspices OF the American Forestry AS
sociation, will meet in Washington to-
morrow to remain in session until Fri
day evening.
The further purpose of this Congress
is TO establish a broader understanding
OF the forest in its relation to the great
industries depending upon 1t, and to
advance the conservative use of lun1-
Der resources for both the present and
the future.
Vital Economic Problems.
The questions to be considered by the
congress are among the most vital
economic problems of the day. They
will include a thorough discussion of
forestry and its effects on the lumber
industry; the relation of public lands to
Irrigation mining, and grazing; forestry
in relation to railroad supplies. and
thorough discussion of national. and
State policies.
OF these subjects, the relation of
forestry to numbering is regarded fore
most, considering the immense inn
portance of this industry With its In
vested capital of s611 .Ooo. 900 in 19O0-rank-
ing as the fourth industry Of the coun-
try-with an annual outlay IN wages of
0o0OeOo0 and with yearly products
valued at S566, 600 600, it is certain that
the deepest interest will be shown by
those engaged In this business in any
thing that promises to continue the
prosperity they now enjoy.
Railroad Men Will Come.
The congress will be thoroughly rep
1esentatiye Of the great industrial inter-
ests which are directly and intimately
dependent for their well-being upon the
forests, as is shown by the prominence
of those who have already notified Sec
retary Wilson Of their intention to at
tend
Among them are the following presi-
dents of leading railroads: ]. J. Hill.
president Great Northern Railway;
Samuel Spencer, president Southern
Railway; Howard Elliott. president
Northern Pacific Railway; B. L. Win
chell, president Rock Island System;
George w. Stevens, president Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway: Russell Hard
ing, president Pere Marquette Railway;
Marvin Hughitt, president Chicago and
Northwestern; L E. Johnson, president
Norfolk and Western Railway, and Col
gate Hoyt
Practically all the great railroads will
be represented by their presidents. vice
presidents, or chief engineers. Teie-
graph and telephone companies will also
have able representatives present. The
lumber interests will probably be more
largely represented than any other
Each lumbermen's association has the
privilege of appointing five delegates
and a long list Of delegates is already
<l1
the committee of arrangements.
Some of the Lumbermen.
Among the prominent 1umbernen wht
will attend are: N. w. Mcleod. presi
dent National Lumber Manufacturers
Association; Fred Weyerhaeuser, of st
Paul; r. A. Long, president Southern
! Lumber Manufacturers Association
and the following presidents of leading
lumber companies: Garret Schenck, o.
New York; Col. George H. Emerson, O.
Hoquiam, Wash, and John L. kaul, q
Birmingham, Ala Most of the lumbei
trade journals win be represented b.
their editors.
The grazing interests will be repre-
sented by a number of very infiuentia
men from the Western States, anon,
them F. T. Hagenbarth, president o
the National Live Stock Association
Jesse N. Smith, president of the Utal
woolgrowers' Association; H A. Jas
tro, president of the Kern County tCal.
Cattle Growers Association, and z.
1Sosney. president Of the Arizona Woo
Growers Association.
The Forest Movement.
The rise of the forest movement in tn
United States is as interesting as it
valuable In 1875 a small band of pub
lic-spirited men met in Chicago an
organized what was known for severa
wears as the American Forestry Cor
gress. Annual meetings were held. an(
although receiving little encouragement
these men brayel5 continued the
propag ganda for q more conservativ
handling OF the forests of the Unite
! States. For some years they were RI
garded as mildmannered cranks, an
(public interest in the subject Of forestr
was hardly noticeable.
In 1882 additional force was given tt
movement by the organization, at CiI
cinnati, of the American Forestry A.
ISOLATION This organization increase
in numbers and influence yearly, an
through meetings held in various Sc
tions of the country. and also by u
personal work of its members, became
strong force.
To It's efforts may be attributed Il
establishment Of the forest reser'
policy of the Federal Government. ina
gurated in President Harrison's Admi
istration, and continued by every Pres
dent since until the forest reserves no
number fifty-three, and contain mo
than 60. 900 acres, or over $4,000 squa
miles.
Spreads Through States.
Further effect of this forest reser
opaganda is seen in the spread OF
to the various States. including Ne
York, Pennsylvania, Michigan. MINI
sofa and California. In addition. it h
Influenced the forming of State and isS
forest associations throughout the cou
try
The late J. Sterling Morton, form
Secretary OF Agriculture, and father
Arbor Day. was president of the Anne
can Forestry Association for sever
years. The Hon. James Wilson, t
present Secretary of Agriculture. n