Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-14

vention of agricultural colleges and ex-
periment stations today. Over 10 dele
gates were present, including many of the
state university presidents. whose conven-
ton wound up this morning. There was
not much done at the meeting beyond the
transaction of routine business. after which
the delegates adjourned for luncheon and
to call on the President.
After the convention had been called to
order reports were submitted from the eX-
ecutIve committee, the treasurer and Dbl
ographer. There were three interesting re-
ports to be presented. one on food adultera-
ton, another on fertilizers and food stufrS
and others on plant and animal breed ng
and methods of seed testing, but all were
allowed to go over.
resolution was presented by s. NJ.
Reed of Minnesota and referred to the ex-
ecutive committee. stating that in View OF
the enormous destruction and loss of nat
urai wealth caused by denuding the for
estS It was desirable that an approprla-
ton should be made by the national gov
eminent for teaching forestry in the agrt-
cultural colleges and carrying on work in
the same line at the experiment stations
1t was asked that the executive committee
prepare a bill to this end for presentation
to Congress-
Invitations have been received by the con-
vention from Oregon, California and
Louisiana to hold the next meeting in one
tee will not act till later.
Delegates in Attendance
The delegates present are: E. B. Voorhees,.
New Brunswick. N j.: H. C. White, Attn
ems, Ga: L. Snyder Michigan; W. H.
Jordan. Geneva, N Y: C. F. Curtiss. Ames.
Iowa; L. II. Bailey, ithaca N. Y: A. G..
True, United States Department of Agri-
culture; ]. L. Hills, Burlington, VT; ]. G.
aF1xr u ION, T. Pint fsa1d
Kingston. r. l.; C. d. Woods Orono. Ne. !;
f. R. Nichols. Manhattan, Kan; Z. Day.
export, Urbana, ILL.,; Henry f. -BuskirlS.
Wayland, Mich; Mrs. III. F. Buskirk. Way
land Mich; John A. Woodward Pennsyl-
vania Thomas Z. Miller Orangeburg, S.
c.; c. c. Moore. United States Department
of Agriculture; III. w. Tyler, Boston, Mass. /;
]. H. Worst. North Dakota; Mrs. J. II.
Worst North Dakota; l.. S. Munson, Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture; j. L..
Phillips, Biacksburg, Va; Z. f. Ladd,
North Dakota; E. W. Allen, United States
Department of Agriculture; w. G. Vincen-
heller, Fayetteville, Ark; John n. Tillman,
Fayetteville. Ark: Henry Strout, Paris,
Ark; w. A. Withers. West Raleigh. N. c.;
r. J. Redding, Experiment, Ga; l. A.
Clinton. Storrs. Conn: Mrs. L. A u nton,
Storrs, Conn; e. v. Wilcox. United states
Department of Agriculture; John B. Smith,
New Brunswick n. j.; J. n. Harper. South
Carolina; NJ A. Scovell, Lexington,
KY: B. c. Bufrum, Laramie Wye;
Barton o. Aylesworth. Fort Collins; Col;
III. T. French, Moscow, Idaho; Wesley
webb. Dover. Del; George G. Atwood, Al
hany N. Y: M B. Hardin, South Carolina:
II. ]. Patterson, College Park. Md: w. e.
Stone, Lafayette, Ind; e. A Burnett. Lin
coin. Neb.; George T. Winston, West RAJ
leigh, NJ C.; w. j. Kerr. Logan. Utah: e. I.
Fairchild, Ellsworth. Kans.: James w. VIII
son, Brookings s. D.; James NJ. Hamilton,
Bozeman, Mont; C. B. Smith. United States
Department OF Agriculture: Charles II.
Conner Lake City Fla; j. +. Duggar, Au
burn, Ala; Cyril @. Hopkins. Urbana. ILL.,;
B. W. Kilgore. Raleigh. N. c.: J. T. Apper-
son, Park Place. Ore; w. r. Dodson, Baton
Rouge, La: l.. R. Taft. Michigan: r. q.
Weglum, Raleigh, N. c.: H. p. Armsby.
Pennsylvania: E. P. sandsten, Madison.
Wis; r. r.. Hare. Mesiila Park. N. Mex: :
H. f. Cook. Denmark. N, r; Charles B.
WiliIamA RaisisA. r. CT &eesv l. Hnssesd.