The Ordway new era., 1906-11-16
TO SAVEFjI
MISSION OF co, 49,
esTey AssocIs,,.s
ITS HISTORY AND NJ
Dismal Story Of w.. "A
wanton oe,,rus,Io, -,
out Parallel-wh,, 49,
BE Done.

"ere IS food for much n.
Incentive to speedy ae,,a'
lowing statement Issusa
''ao State Forestry Asso,I,,,..
On coming to Colorado y.
lonnd approximately ,,s. y.
miles Of forest area, much ,u J, !
wooded with valuable tInss,
i'ago OF centuries. x,,,,'
miner, miner, the farmer and ' N.
cities cities with promise Of pls,,s M
eiatlons 10 come "'aV h
The woods were free for ,u
once once became the prey ., ~ h.
aNaricc and waste. since n A.. J. !.
me. US" and abuse, ps,s, !,
square miles OF our prims,,I
nave b"cu destroyed. Tha
OF Colorado forest des,rue,Io,' ~ = !.
ont parallel, for under no \, 4
land, by my people clyilI,eS
ilized, wac there ever so -
waste. by a like number Of l,s,,,
In so short a time.
Al tho end Of TWENTY-FIVE
situation became so alarmI,, I
call was issued for public -
the friends Of forestry oys, n.
10 convene in Denver on II. N,
18Th OF November. 1854. TO dIs,-
diiions aud take such s,eps Il J.
the forests from FIRE and xasts ;
boring rs might seem feasible ~
essary. The meeting was ,r,,A
tended by such men as With, I
ers. w. W Pardce, d. s. Cd,~I
DeNinnoy. T.. II. van Dlest Gc
rick. T.. r Ensign, G. S Parso., Il
Snyder. A. Z. Gibson. Dan!
Ralph Meekyr, Prof. james q,
X, q. TcuHey. Posey Wilson -
Maxwell, J S Tltcomb. WEI
T.. l.. Berthuud, A. L. washbsn I
lam Davis, ct al. On the ls,A b 7
ofgdo State Forestry Associa,,s D
organized and has maintaines y
I've existence to the prs., Z
After tweniyone years Is vas n
advisable to incorporate, ND :
done on the 18th day Of Aprl 4
Thus II enters upon a new per.d !
broader and brighter fields oi II
before II. Before passing: Antssj
later workers the names Of Hse1l
chelson and A. l.. Fellows sha2|
ADDED TO the above list In lsin|
gold.
II IL voluntary and has 20 a
tIon with either the state or "
erGl government. II receives % I
cial assistance from any source q
membership fees and voluntary q
buttons.
Its purpose was to 10 somes1
protect the forests and encourir
planting. II employs the mo,ta:
serve the Forests and Plant N
which is In line with the state q
tuition. which provides for sud
latlon as may be needed for tcsS
lection and extension, and ior
tiv, announcement in tree planin
the farm. Road the state eots<
rs TO forestry
Article 2 Of incorporation
SAYS: "The objects for whid
said corporation is formed and
porated are the conservation, =
ment, extension and renewal
csts, the encouragement Of ths
ing and cultivation Of trees ia
and ornamental purposes. te =
ton OF forest statistics and ilN
tIon concerning growth, pro,eftn.!
utilization OF forests and trees -,
corning the evils resulting IRON
ful forest destruction, in the dea.
and unequal distribution Oh "
water supplies; the advanoens
educational, Legislative or o'nsI
ures tending to the promotion q
objects. the establishment ana
tenance of forest reserves on y
ter sheds, and the cooperallon =
as possible with the wo,s ,.,,, :
United States bureau Of iolssu,''
that of the American Fofesu' :
alton. ~ h,s
But few Of the things It . y.
can be spoken of here; oil INC
During the last three years y. Y, .
citation has distributed a laIss ,se ~
of forestry literature over tne e,ss -
In 1904 1t undertook 70 .sss,,, sss
extension OF the forestry II. is ~
Colorado. At that time ,,a,,a tnel, - ~ Z
2.9o3,46O acres, very y ,i,t,s ,hs = 4
covered water sheds Of oanas, sss ss i
slope. Our petitions sousai soa 4.
the forests, at and above .,,ssu, s,ssS +
the the head waters Of all 9 stle,Is s,ts
@ tr,buting to irrigation and W. ~
tl, ply throughout the state, ,,,ss SCI ~ J
reserves, ps the altitude name, ,os. w
great for settlement o. o,,o,,tioos
homes. home Nearly forty pp.',h pe,,'bt ~
sent semitic, to- the department, win M w' &
n,ec affect we can not say, .sr.s
1,n,e ,as 600 uDJ acres withdrawn 70
to the Fruita reserve. ,,e s,sod!
has given much at,enusts .sa Stat
r,h nianting. auxiliary to tine, the w WA
,,nsertaken 1n,,eru, an experimenlst, ls, ~ 4. |
en'Iu ers and land owners osel sseelsoo Z
.Inas unaer we're ,a,s set last spring, nnssa,s,.tis
taken taHsI by the forestry. ~, SsstSs q b.
to the planting OF i0''''
number. evstem o.
..1ans.s The sosenesth is new; the law V, autns 20 r.
reserses was NOT passed pa until issl, vars ~
haas Sas been bee marvellous, ,,l moi ses'ttaSlil
tSe'y tbe ysemi.arid West. L,s,ch y I'M d
ac,,s dns Sul Undertaking for r...lIs ra'ir r.sos
ence OF the entire ~ cents