Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-06
MAKES ADDRESS
Pres. Roosevelt Speaks
Of Forest Congress.
Principal Speaker at Session Of
American Commission.
r.. sreech in Part-Remarks by Rep.
John Lamb Of Virginia.

Washington, Jan. 5.--Presiient
7oo,evclt was The principal speaker at
sJrc.al session of tn, American For
st congress. this Afternoon. at the Ma
:ional ;hea;er. Secretary Wilson pre-
sided over ,ilt session and many OF the
NEST iistinsEiS ied people in Official
aod so, ial lif" "ere IN Inc adicnce.
tn" President spok" in part as fol-
,ov.. his address; being punctuatel fire.
nu.rtiy with applause. He said in part:
T. * a pleasure to greet the nemhe :
ot lie American Forest Congress. Yol
;.r, made. by your coming. a meeting
mfjeh is without parallel in The history Of
.:Ip toward the solution of the fores.
urrblcnl--a problem which cannot lee set
ird t,Hti the forces which bring ;hat st';
dement, ai.rt:t; coming from til" active.
Intelligent and effective Interest of thu.
,,,u 10 NJ on the forest IS important
ron lhc business point of View. heci'ts-
ibry PC it ANA its products. and whose
inraT,.. l.. therefore concrete instead of
ION. raj ard diifu>c. The fore st j.; Tor use
mi its users wi decide lis future.
The place Of the f"rcst in the lii" OF
any NATION ! far TOO large to he desert .d
IN In. lin" 1T my command. This i par
t,cniariy ta,i.. OF its place in the t'nird
SIS wood il an Indispensable nart ot
tii.. mat iaI Structure upon Which. cviiiZa-
lion rr>.$ ami civilized lii" makes con-
ilt.:Iiy er.+.t.i' demand: upon Tie forest.
Although "" consume relatively less wood
and /, l..i.'ly more steel or brick o. 80"
rrrt in "."tain Industries than was once
III. use. y.g in every instance which I
r,au Whit. tn" relative proDorti"n is less
~, ir.li.:l increase III III" amount IF wuu,i
X very greet. Thus the consumption of
wool in shirhuildng is far larger than
il u-~ before the discovery Of the ar; OF
iidinG Iron %hrE nrf G,f,, Of nst; f en-.
,Er-tinn whether the vast demands of
IN. flrtur" ur"l our forests are likely to
lm met, Unless the forests OF thr Cnlt, d
States CIn lac mace ready 10 meet the
vast demands which this growth Will III
,y'aily burg. commercial disaster is liz
eyahc.
ofrI, s,aplcS tii!on which or prosperity
,.;,nda ard their movement in Crmmerc"
ti-or-hGut III" ni.cf States ~" irS"l'-
irahlv ,'.itudrnt upon thu rxiS;"nc" Of
,arnlln.nt and G,,itat.lc supplies from IA"
io,cst 1T y ,,-:Iepn:,hlr cost.
II IL, rr. sent rate q: forest destruction
is allowed Ia r"ntinn". a Hnll"r iamin"
iy nltIn'tstv inevitable. What such Il
ti:uin" world mean 10 each of tie indus
ui,s. =! the tni!"d Stat; j, is sr;lrr'lE
l.auy,iv trrn irr injuries Which tim
lrr fannie. would entail would t'' fn'i*-
urrd tv IN" slow growth OF III" tres
themselves. Fortunately The lrhlydH IL :,
yi!..r, 'nc. ana Your pre- = ne" h'l" -
rrcot t9i; il is hrin@ applied 1t is tn
eft;,, M iit Of liz '''iar;m'nt 90 aSricNl-
ba,,. h.ou directed: to enlist the ~ miiataN
nd tn-uIrratiou "f the users 81 wood
w. ~ ;..d "r,,>s. and to Shn" that Tor
,c;i.- MI. pay and introduce conservative
,o4ihule lv ANY al her crnlI.S. NhltrV":
!, may II" pnSSitl" for The SnN'.rnnl";i'
Ia ;.c, nmi'lish. il work mus ultimately
i,u unI,-- Your interest and SUpt'o,t give
fl Irr,natrnce nna pave. This stat mrIi
is .rn,+ not only as to forests IN pfEIt"
OWN shI.. hut as to the n:ifi"na! 1hri~'e
A. VII l'.,l"e% III" men nom th" West
+, in .sf W
,rn fnr..S's tinrIot lIc preserved.
! wrnt /" add y word ~ l" th' creation
nr = rational forest service. n''s'n liz
c.uctli inn Of all the forest w"rl; OF TN.
cuv rnm"nt Given 1" in" ''CPAil lit'ni "'
a,.rcu'tu:r. Ia 4 policy which t'iiS ;il'inir :
i.,r.iinn i trying To carry Out tiir"''"i l
IL, ,It;-' ion Of such Il StrN!r" l. th'lt "l
rnafing ht. national f"rts:1 moro athNr-
IL ard more pcr:l"nentiN nS"iui 20 til1,
I..cr,l, at IN" West. and am heartily Siah
t" know that Western &"ntin'"ht Snnph +.
rlorr APP. NOR vigorously the policy %:
,et5ug lid" forests. The p"icY OF rtri -. :
ing 4 raiinr II forest service ana "SictlhHE
th,- ,oIi,y of incrca sing the ptrnannnt
usesIla.Ss 81 these forest lands 10 an
those who come in contact with MON.
with WHIST is rapidly getting 10 TIE !Nt,
urmo'.rn sentiment Of me Vest n'hih"
rhl, lnr, It rolicy. and with what - ranid-
" getting t" II" thy uHhTok"" S"pl"'lt ="
,oIi,.,- pf tl,e tn1..ryatiN-e Vs.. % the tor
-. ~" have Il right I" feel that W. nav
entered on ar rra 81 great '.n" i as,i,,,
10 lr done. INT the fuur" - hTlsht .';'i
The :, r,n.ilc,. ,, nj our timber SunplltS -
far II owe it-a,!y assured than a. any Nr'-
vinrs tim" in our his."rN. !" 'nr me-
whom this congress contains ana r'l''
s.nt. iI:is great result /; hh''
. Il 90 ..nntlusirn Of tn aadl'"ss tn"
Trcsi,I.r, returned to lhT N'iitn House
Sr,,,.v Wilson int:o"rrtd NJ. Jus
sr,and. ar.has<od"r FROM France. WI"
Policy ~ F't'1''t-
He S,,,.il. of the forest p'!:'N Oh
Frame. ana after a comnl!m"nf'tfN al
lusion to tho President. referred /" tn'
destruction of ire = which had come
unInr his observation in trhS over
PORTIONS Of the United states an" SAt'
h. quest .oned whether VIC could CON :
tinur 10 hr 50 lavish.
Tie policy If France IL u" matter o.
fnrst. the ambassador pointed out. IS
I'm, honored one and the people early
were IMPRESSED with the necessity "f
rroscrviu:. forests. In France there Is
anati,naI school of forestry ut Nancy,
NA4,c III, sound principles "f forestry
ar taUEht.
Tin. ,trn. sneakers; vcr' Howard FL
liat. president of the Noithern PhciE'
Rail"av. T. T.. WryernauScr. az ~
Paul. Mimi. y. l.. W,ggins. We" chah-
tellur o. tie university Of the South
and Representative JOHN !.ahh "l VIZ
s:n;l
Mr. Lamb said thu formers Of the
country. for whom h" spok' hailed with
APPRECIATION the work "f tn" F"rtS'
Congress- ana expressed the hop" tha'
lhrou. Il their interest in lracti"il Tor
estIy. renewed growth of forests niEh'
he rnu.red an accomplish, fat in me
Mla.aj.. states, particularly. and
thruCh"ut the county,