The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-13
Secretary Hitchcock of the
Forestry Association Spoke
CONVENTION LAST NIGHT
Recent Legislation for Protecting YER
Forests Discussed and Resolution
Passed to Garry Out
Enactments.

Montpelier, Jan. 13.--The State For
estry Association of Vermont held it's
annual meeting in Montpelier yesterday
and last evening. President w. ]. Van
Patten of Burlington reviewed the work
of the year and Secretary Ernest Hitch
cock Of Pittsford read the minutes of
the previous meeting.
George Aitken of Woodstock briefly
reported the national forestry congress
in Washington, which he attended re-
Gently as delegate from Vermont by
appointment Of Governor Bell and as
delegate from the Vermont Forestry AS
sociation. The other delegate, A. J..
Croft. of Enosburgh Falls added to Mr..
Aitken's words
On motion Of Mr.. Aitken an amend
ment was made to the bylaws, provid-
ing for membership Of three classes:
First, for active members, who shall pay
annually 81 as a membership fee; sec
ond, contributing members paying S5;
third, sustaining members paying $40;
all to have the right to vote.
At the evening session the unfinish-
ed business was first taken up. Upon
the recommendation Of the nominating
committee the following officers were
elected: President, w. j. Van Patten
of Burlington; vice presidents, e. G..
Smith of st. Albans, George Aitken of
Woodstock; secreatFy and treasurer, Err
nest Hitchcock of Pittsford; exeuctive
committee, G. ii. Greene of White River
Junction, j. A. DeBocr of Montpelier,
J.. r. Jones of Burlington.
Speakers Of the evening were Prof.
t. r. Jones Of the University of YER
mont, and Or. B. Il, Fernow Of Ithaca,
n. Y.
Secretary Hitchcock stated that he
desires the association to have more
funds sufficient to hold public meet
ings. He thought it advisable to get
in touch with summer residents and
with the sons Of Vermont now living
elsewhere. He explained the lerislat-
tien secured last fall relating to for
estry and forestry commissioner and
regretted that the provisions providing
for the securing of information relating
to present forest conditions in Vermont
were not secured The legislation was
not all that was desirable, but merely
what was attainabIe. Mr.. Hitchcock
stated that as forestry commissioner
he will endeavor to check the losses
of timber by FIRE just as much as posi-
bic, and to educate the people to Il
realization Of the value and need Of
forest planting and cultivation.
Resolutions we're adopted signifying
q desire for closer relations and coop.
Grafton with the National Forestry as
sociation in accordance with an invita-
tion received from that association, uFg-
ing forestry consideration at the meet
ings Of the state board of agriculture; /;
calling on the town fire wardens To
take action to prevent forest fires and
stop them when started; calling atten-
tion to the recent enactment of the
Legislature exempting from taxation
land planted to forest trees under proper
regulations; urging she forest commits.
sioner to procure as full estimates as
possible Of the woodlands Of each town
endorsing the resolutions of the Nation
al Forestry association relating to for
estry education.