The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-04
LUMBER INTEREST
IN THE FORESTS
Relation of Tree Planting
to This Industry
ATTACK ON HOMESTEAD LAW
Today's Session of the Congress De-
voted to Able Addresses and
Discussions.
ATTACK ON HOMESTEAD Law

Discussions.
The feature of the morning session of
the Forest Congress was the sational
address of Col George l. Emerson, vice
president of the Northwestern Lumber
Company Of Washington, who assailed
the homestead, timber, and lien land
laws. Colonel Emerson read most of his
speech. Had it been delivered with an
oratorical effect there is no doubt that
his speech would have created greater
sensation than it did.
He was enthusiastically applauded at
the conclusion of his remarks.
About 600 delegates were present this
morning when n. W. Mcleod president
OF the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, called the American Forest
Congress to order.
The hall was badly heated. but the
enthusiasm of the delega aes would not
allow them to notice the inconvenience
and they applauded the various speakers
and showed more real live interest than
at any session yet held
The Lumber Interests.
The presiding officer. n. w. Mcleod.
called the meeting to order promptly at
ject for the morning session would be.
THE Lumber Industry and the For
ests." He made a brief opening address
on the history and Importance of the
lumber industry
Mr.. McLeod's Address.
Mr. Mcleod said:
That forestry is practicable where
there are large holdings of timber,
either by private ownership or by the
government, is unquestioned by all who
have given the matter careful thought
Lumbermen who have studied the tim
Der situation realize that in the future.
as IN the past, the largest returns are
not 10 be obtained from their nanufac-
turing plants. The largest fortunes
that have been made in the business
have been acquired by the owners OF
large bodies of timberlands. In the
sequence OF events this result must con-
tlnue- =
Mr.. Defebaugh Speaks.
The leading address of the morning
was made by J. E. Defe bangh editor of
the American Iumberman." who dis
cussed the subject, 1.-The Changed At
utude of Ium Toward Forestry
AR. Defebaugh opened his address by
paying tributes to President Roosevelt
Secretary. Wilson, and Mr. Pinchot, chief
forester of the Government. He dwelt
& at some length upon the work of the
coionist and settler. and Their made "a
review of stumpage values The next
point touched upon by the speaker was
the recent development of forestry
Fifty years ago. said he, "a GER
eral application CT forestry methods
would have been absurd. Fur
thermore, until recent years the Gov
eminent, which owned the forests in
the unused areas of the United States
placed no special value on them.
Bureau of Forestry.
He spoke of the splendid work done
by the Bureau of Forestry, and referred
10 the marked change in recent years
CT the attitude of the inhabitants Of the
great timber States. They now look, he
said, upon the preservation of the for
ests as Of vital Importance to their in
terests.
Mr. Defebaugh closed his remarks by
briefly reviewing the changed attitude
Of the lunbermen toward forestry, say
ing that they display keen interest in
the work of the Forestry Bureau.
For Woodworkers
M c. Moore, secretary National Slack
Cooperage Manufacturers Association
was next introduced to speak on the
subject, Importance of Forestry Wood
working Industries
Mr. Moore paid special attention to
the fact that cooperage manufacturers
were cutting their timber according 70
scientific forestry. Mr.. Moore knew of
enc company which was operating on
Loco acres of pine forests, only cutting
trees which had attained their full
growth.
r-Sr. of n ,, AT-
Mcleod introduced a speaker who, he
said, was a real lumberman-John l..
Kaul, president of the Kaul Lumber
Company, Of Alabama Mr.. Kaul read
a paper on the subject. rs Forestry
Practicable on Long-Leaf Pine Lands?"
He said he had found that forestry, as
well other details, was essential 90
successful numbering. He said his com
pany. which used all kinds of timber,
had markers who went through the for
ests and marked the trees which were
not 70 be cut. If they were cutting 18-
inch trees, he said, they marked all
trees which had a less diameter. The
marking cost about cents an acre
We lumbermen," he said. represent
the fourth biggest industry in the coun-
try, and upon our scientific handling
of the forests to a great extent depends
the prosperity of the nation"
Forests on Pacific Coast
Our Pacific Coast Forests and Lum-
ests.'' was the subject handled by Col
George z. Emerson, vice president OF
the Northwestern Lumber Company of
Washington. Colonel Emerson spoke of
the difference in the size of the trees
of the Pacific Coast and the other sec
tons of the country. Cedar trees, he
said. were often found more than TWEEN
ty feet in diameter Six yoke of oxen
were often necessary 10 drag one log
to the edge of the river
He spoke of how fires had wasted the
magnificent hemlock forests THE appli-
cation of any method of forest perpet-
2 uation," said Colonel Emerson, adapt
ed to Eastern woods would be impossi-
BILE in the country on the Pacific Slope -
To perpetuate the forests Colonel EN-
erson said II was necessary ito teach
the people to utilize the product of our
forests. so as 10 clear the land of all
things not of value"
Assails Homestead Law
Colonel Emerson then made an attack
upon the homestead laws. Under the
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