Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
business and hope for an association which

business and hope for an association which
will take this work.
There are great opportunities for lum-
bering in the Philippines. provided machin-
cry is introduced to decrease the cost OF
production of wooden articles, said Capt.
George P. Ahern, chief of the forestry bu-
reau of the Islands. He said Mr.. Clifford
Pinchots recent visit to the islands had
resulted in much benefit, the introduction
of new plans for government control of the
public woodlands. The officials Of the for
estry bureau, he stated, would aid COM
panies in securing figures to aid them in
their business.
The theme of the address was the need
of improved methods and implements in
the lumber business of our far eastern pos
sessions. Native Fiipinos may be easily
taught modern logging methods, thought
Captain Ahern. AS for the market for
Philippine timber, said the speaker, it is
chiefly local and Chinese, but there are
many possibilities for widening of its
limits
Addresses were also made at the morning
session by George w. Hotchkiss, secretary
of the Illinois Lumber Dealers Association,
on 1.-THE Lumber Dealers Interest in Forest
National Coopers': Journal, on "Cooperage
and Its Relation to Forestry"
Mr.. Mccain enjoys the unique distinction
of being alone in his particular field Of
Journalism, having published the National
Coopers' Journal for twenty years. 1t Ia
the only paper published which is devoted
wholly to cooperage.
During the afternoon session addresses
were scheduled to be made as follows: 1.-The
Range Question; in Utah., Reed Smoot,
United States Senator from Utah; "Prac-
teal Results of the Regulation of Grazing
in the Forest Reserves. A. F. Potter, bu-
reau of forestry; ."rhe Protection of Home
Builders in the Regulation OF Grazing on
the Forest Reserves, e. 3. Gosney, presi-
| dent Arizona Wool Growers Association,
Flagstaff, Ariz. The Advantages of CO.
Rafuyapf the {SOyarpmanf and the
Stockmen's Associations in the Regulation
of Grazing" Fred p Johnson, secretary
National Live Stock Association; 1.-THE
Grazing Purposes Francis e. Warren
United States Senator from Wyoming;
Sheep Grazing In the Reserves, From a.
Layman's Standpoint Prof. L. H. Pam
| mel, Iowa State College, Ames. Iowa.
Senator Clark Presides.
The afternoon session yesterday was pre-
sided over by Senator Clark of Wyoming,
| and was devoted to discussion Of the
| question of the Importance of public forest
| lands to irrigation. Secretary Guy e.
| Mitchell of the National Irrigation Asso-
citation read paper, the title Of which was
| "The Close Relation Between Forestry and
| Irrigation" He said, in part:
| I'm the western half of the United States
f! destruction of forests has an intimate
bearing upon the capacity of the states to
sustain popu1dtloH, iof populdtlon results
| from irrigation, irrigation depends upon
water supply and the water supply is fur
| nished from the melting SHOWS caught and
] held by the forests clothing the great
| mountain chain of the Sierras and the
/ Rockies.
Three things are necessary to insure a
| maximum water supply for irrigation
| namely, to prevent wholesale destruction
| of timbered watersheds, to substitute
! therefor a rational system of forest-cut-
/ ting and to reforest or afforest lands
| where the value Of the water supply war