The Washington times., 1905-01-03
Roosevelt Honorary President.

The organization of the congress in
cIudes some Of the most noted advo-
Gates of forest reserves in the United
States. Railroad, cattle. and mineral
interests are represented en- the COM
mittee Of arrangements.
President Roosevelt is honorary prcSi-
dent of the congress, and Secretary
Wilson Is president The secretary OF
the congress is William L. Hall, AS
sistant Forester in the Bureau of For
estry-
On the committee of arrangements are
such men as A j. Cassatt. president OF
llott. president of the Northern Pacific
Railroad: Thomas F. Walsh, president
National Irrigation Association; Com
missioner Mcfarland. WhiteIaw Reid.
of New York: Senator H c. Hans
brouGh of North Dakota; Senator Scott
OF West Virginia; Representative Mon
DEL OF Wyoming; COMMISSIONS Rich
ards. of the General Land Office and
Senator Proctor of Vermont.
Names the Committees.
After his address Secretary Wilson an
! nourced the following committees:
Committee on resolutions-F. j. Hag-
enbarth. president National Live Stock
| Association; N w. Mcleod, president
National Lumber Manufa cturers' Asso-
citation; Clifford Pinchot, forester.
United States Department of AgricuI-
stake Mining Company: Thomas Coop
er. land commissioner. Northern Pa
cffic Railway: DR. J. T. Rothrock of
the Pennsy!vania reservation commits
sion. and +. II. Newell. chief engineer
! United States Reclamation Service
! After the appointment of the commit
tees, Secretary Wilson introduced Ed
! ward H Bowers, who read the annual
! report of the board of directors of the
! American Forestry Association on the
progress and condition of forestry in
| the United States.
Report of Committee.
| The report of the board OF directors
WAS a resume of the most striking
events in connection with the develop
ncent of forestry in the United States
during the preceding year. These facts
were:
.'Fjrst-The steady and rapid progress
| which commercial forestry is making
| in consequence of the growing recoGni-
| ton by lurnbe=Taen that conservative
! numbering offers definite business advan-
! tages to which as business men they
! must give careful consideration. and
| that the day is rapidly approa ching
| when the failure to practice forestry
Will mean for many OF them the eXtinc-
! ton Of their business
Second The substantial advance
| which has been made toward securing
! pni,i!c lands which will make their larg-
| permanent forests.
! ''Fhird-The recognition BY many If
| the States who have not been inter
ested heretofore. of their duties and op-
portunities in respect to the mainten-
| ancc or extension of their forests, re-
| siIlfing in definite and comprehensive
| State forest policies.
Speech Of NJ. Lacey.
The Hon. John Lacey, Of Iowa. who
is chairman of the House Committee
| en- Public Lands. was the first speaker
introduced by Secretary Wilson. He
spoke of his work for fourteen years on
| the committee He said the United
! States bad set aside something like 90 =
/ GtG. coo acres of land as forest reserves
The spirit of Representative Lacey's
| sIeech was the great Importance of for
est reserves He said that although
| many millions of acres of forests had
beer leye!ed to the ground it was net
| too laGe TO begin the work of protection
! NO nation in the world he said
| has been such n spendthrift OF its nat
| ural resources
| The Iowa statesman spoke of how
| the wild pigeon had disappeared For
| est reserves, he said, were too late now
| to save these beautiful birds He re-
| ferred TO the disappearance OF the bur
| falo. Il don t guess said he. -rbat
/ Secretary Wilson will agree with me
about protection of the buffalo. .
Il go as far as you do retorted the
DR.. Andrew White. commissioner of