The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
PRESERVE FORESTS
| IN THE MOUNTAINS
Interstate Congress Delegates
Meet in Charlotte and Fornu-
late Plans.
MANY NOTABLE MEN PRESENT
Delegates Will Meet in Washing
ton and Urge Passage of
Pending Bill.
MANY NOTABLE MEN PRESENT
Special to The Times-plspatch.,

I Special to Tho Times-Dlspatch.)
\ CHARLOTTE, N. c., March ga dis
tnguished gathering of delegates, COM
posing the Interstate Forestry Congress,
and representing the States Interested III
the preservation Of the Appalachian for
ests. met here tonight and formulated
| plans for bringing the matter OF tho APP
palachian Park In n practical way before
| tho national government. The plans will
embrace the formation OF State. forestry
associations In Virginia, West Virginia,
| Pennsylvania, Maryland Tennessee
North and South Carolina, Georgia aud
Alabama. and the appointment Of n deli
egation from each OF the States inter-
cstcd to meet at Washington and urge
the passage OF the bill now pending In
Congress looking to tho establishment
and maintenance of the forest preserve
in the Appalachian Mountains.
Governor Glenn Presided.
Governor Glenn. Of North Carolina,
presided at the sessions. and among the
notable men present were Oxford Pin
chot. chief forester of the United States ;
Alfred Alderman, State forester OF Mas
sachusetts: Alfred Gaskill Of the United
States Forestry Department.; Governor
Terrell. of Georgia; United States Iy-
drographer Newell Mayor Smythe. OF
Charlcsttn; Senator McCready, OF Ken
lucky; Congressman Page and many
other notable scientific men,
The sessions were held In the Academy
OF Music, and In the afternoon a recep-
ton was rendered the visitors In the
parlors OF the Southern Manufacturers
Club. Addresses were made by the for
estry experts present and a number OF
the delegates made brief speeches. all
on the topic of forest preservation, and
all sounding the keynote of the urgent
need Of governmental control.
The Resolution.
After reciting In the preamble the rapid
denuding of the forests of the Appala-
chan region and the ensuing evil con-
sequences. the resolutions say:
Resolved, That the governments OF
each of the States interested in perpetual
tion of the Appalachian forests be urged
to appoint committee of three to ar
range for organizing State forestry asso
Citations, TO secure national action in
t6j-ilf bf this forest preserve. state
action in behalf Of local forest tleveiop-
ments and the appointment of State for
esters.
Second-"That the chairman of this
meeting request the Governors of Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Mary
land, Tennessee, North and South Cnro-
line. Georgia. Alabama and each of the
New England States to cooperate with
himself in appointing five delegates from
each of these States 10 meet In Washing
ton at n date to beHfixed by the chair.
man to urge the passage of the bill now
pending in Congress looking to the cs-
tabishment and maintenance OF forest
reserves in the Appalachian and White
Mountains.
Third-"That the Senators aud !aep,e-
sentatives in Congress from the States
adjacent to Appalachian regions be ear
nestly urged to do everything in their
power to secure the passage OF these
bills
Call On the Public.
In closing the resolutions calls on the
public press of of the country and the
Governors of the States interested TO
actively exert their influence in behalf
of this important movement.
Governor Glenn Will be chairman of
the Nortfl Carolina nelegatlon.
The following composed the committee
on resolutions.
State Geologist. ]. a. Holmes. J. f.
Hayes. Tokaway, y. c.; a. T. Smythe,
Charleston, S. c.; d. a. Tompkins. Char
lotte, and Alfred Alderman. State Fores-
ter of Massachusetts.