New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
PRESIDENT OK FORESTRY.
" orA1nS Only srith the Man Uvho
DcoeJOps the Countru

70 tNC L on nTT1l.
aS''ahs'on. Jan. Sd ask. with all The in.
tens'Sy that an espab.e, that the men of th.
HesR WIZ remember the sharp distinction bav.
ers"n between the man who skins IN. land I'D
me man who develops the country. I an, ao;n,
60 "Vork with and only with. the man who de-
Neiops me country. I am against the land skin.
"er every tinne Our policy is consistent TO Give
70 every portion Of the public domain IL. bioh
est poss'e'e amount CT use. and. of course. that
car be given only through the hearty co-opera.
tion Of the Western people"
le ioTSong declaration % his public land policy
was llaGo - President Roosevelt At a special ses-
sion oi The American Forest Congress. held this
afternoon az ,l.e National Theatre The President
accompanied bS Secretary Loeb. arrived a. the
theatre prolaptlv O'Clock. He was eses,rte5 y,
the stage entrance, ard as he appeared before the
big su5ienco, which hued every part OF the house
the people received him standing while the theatre
rArg WIKI applause and the orchestra played a
patriotic All.
Secretary Wilson presided over the session. and
many o. the most distinguished people IN Official
aud social life we're in the audience. Secretary
l2r and Mrs. Tatt, Secretary Hitchcock Mrs
Hitchcock and Miss Hitchcock and Sir Mortir,ar
Durand. the British Ambassador. occupied boxes
o. the stage were many prominent members OF the
Forest Congress.
Secretary Wilson II presenting President Roose-
Welt who vas the first speaker made no address
Of Jhe United States After the applause had sub
SIDED The President spoke as follows. his address
beng punctuated frequently with applause and
cheers
= is pleasure 70 greet The members Of the Amer
coming. meeting which is without parallel in the
H3s5ogy Of torsssIry Fer the hrst time the great
joined together. through delegates altogether
slider tteir indvidugI and tbai- common interests
II the forest. This meeting may well Toe called a
he forest come together to oonside: how best to
combine Use With 93nseTyation Is 10 me fun Of the
common carriers Of the nation long failed real
ests q the United States. and forests and indus
tries both suffered from that failure. But the
r-rne u Indifference and misunderstanding has
gone by. Your coming is a very great step toward
cannot 5e settled until it is settled right And it
thar settlement about come. not from the govern
Iael;l nor = e 81 ron - ne i'fS S go. .fn % .ctva
intelligent and effective interest OF the men 70
,5t of New 5eca.sc they use II and lis produces
and whose interest IS therefore concrete instead o.
genera ana ciGse GO not IN ne ne lesst t
n The anal test it viii be the attitude Of the in
o-sHl-s q me eoui.Lis Sll -.-1. -
els viii determine whether or not our to ests are
.eas J z; % .d OF vhefle1 a-eotly or through
The government. which VIII continue 10 hold some
and is users VIII decide its future.
The great significance Of this congress comes
the conservative use Of the forest is mainly
are sctiTey interested in The Of the forest in
-rbose interest is philanthropic and general The
direrence means 10 a large extent the difference
-1a4n ne hc-e Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and the thing
done We believe that al last forces have been set
ect q the Conservation OF the forest. by wise
MO the practical accomplishments Of that great
end snd Of Ihis most hopeful and significant fact
the coming together Of this congress is the sum
The place OF the forest in the life Of any nation
Is FAR too large 70 oe desoIlbed IN the tme AZ ag
command. This Is particularly true or It's place
n the United states The great industries OF aen-
course. l,rr6ering are each one Of them vitay and
Immediately dependent upon wood, water or grass
whether not wood enters directly into their
anisheo prooLct are scarcely u al al aIi, iesS &c
tion with Il IS obvious and direct Wood is an in
which civilization rests and civilized life makes
continually greater demands upon the forest We
though We consume relatively less wood and rela-
tvey more stee or brtck or cement IN ceI - al. a.
e1ance which ] recall, While The relative proportion
i5se6 IS TerT great thus the consumption Of
700 n sbipbuilding IS FAR larger than II was before
e use vastly more ships built Larger sup
res ~ buldinV lumber are required directly in
5irectly for use in the construction OF the brick
and steel and stone structures OF great InooeIn
ssv and compara1iveiy small wooden buildings in
rhe earlier stages of these same cities Whatever
materials may be substituted wood IN certain
uses. may confidently expect that the total de-
rnand for wood viii not diminish but steadily in
crease.
FORESTRY AND LOVE OF COUNTRY.
i Is fair question. then. whether the vast de-
-aands u the future upon forests are likely 10
- met No man is . true Iove- Of mis- country
whose confidence in its progress and greatness Is
limited the period % his own life. and We cannot
Hff8ro for one instant 10 forget that our country
Is only ~ the beginning OF its growth Unless the
forests n the United states can De mace ready 70
meet the vas. demands which this growth W1i4
Inevitably bring commercial disaster IS Inevitable
The IA roads have ties and the best opinion
of rae experts is that no substitute has yet been
discovered which VIII satisfactorily replace the
wooden tie This is largely due TO the great and
continually Increasing speeds at which our trains
are rr. The miner have timber or he cannot
operate his mine and in very many cases the
yroft which mining Yields is directly proportionate
= the cost % The timber supply. The farmer East
and West must have timber for nuulberless uses