Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-30
THE MEETING
tentative Outline Shows Many
Interesting Speakers 10
Be Heard.
PROGRAM FOR FALL MEETING
The Meeting Of the Association in
November win Be Held at City
Hall in Saginaw.


November win Be Held at City
Hall in Saginaw.
\ copy OF the programme for the
third meeting OF the Michigan For
estry Association and conference oi
forestry officials to be held in Saginaw
city Nov II and I3, was received
recently by Hon w. b. Mershon
While not absolutely determined in
all its details the programme is prac-
tically complete and gives an excel
lent idea of the broad scope of the
work OF the meeting and of the
speakers who will be heard III many
interesting subjects relative 10 the
work OF the commission and forestry
matters in general
The programme, subject to minor
change. is as follows
Tuesday, Nov y, City Hall
. "A. m
Welcome, address and response
Steps OF Forestry Agitation in
Michigan .............-....G Garfield
The Present Status in Michigan Roth
Annual message ..,....,,,., Bissell
Appointment of committees. -
Taxation and Our lufests
A. Method OF assessment
b. Establishment OF maximum
tax rate.
C. Regular or special tax
d. Defining use OF tax on forest
lands.
e. The harvest or income tax.
This discussion will be opened by
DIR. b. /. Fernow, of Toronto, who
will be followed by Messrs. Mcrshon,
Loud. Townsend. Hill and Hubbell
and others from our own State and
the delegates from our sister states.
Afternoon Session in City Hall.
O'Clock.
Official reports Of Secretary and
Treasurer
Fire protection and our forests.
a. The enormous losses
by hre ...,.....W Wyman
h Compelling lumbermen
10 clean mp . Griffith
c. Minnesota's warden sys-
g Minncsota's warden
system ..... Andrews
d New Works fire pro-
tection ..-............F Fox
e. The Canadian plan . Hill
II NIichigan's way ..... Rose
.. Fire lines Their ex-
pensc and usefulness
II. The patrol system.
Afternoon. 4 o'clock
Our State tax lands ...... Roth
a. The advertising business.
b. Responsibility TO origina
owner
c. How expensive should be the
State forests
d. Segregation OF forest and
farm lands
e. Effect Of a minimum estab-
lished price
| The above discussion will be gen.
cral and people interested are expect
ed to come prepared to speak in
meeting
Evening Session in City Hall.
s o'clock
Short stories OF the woods.
The Jack pine plains and how OAK
and poplar come to follow
pine ..................... Rotl
Fire stories .... Gen {. { Andrew.
The story of the rings ... Mulfor,
Stories Of cheap graft in forest
lands .,.................... Palmer
! Wednesday Sept 49, in City Hall
Ga m
Economics IN modern logging
Mcssrs Winchester White. Mcrshor
What can forestry do for Michigan
in The immediate future in
/ a. Saving the remnant OF orig
inal stands
y Protecting and utilizing tn,
second growth
Insect enemies in the woods
a. Result of dcprcdation> Bea
b. Natural HISTORY and
methods of protec-
tiop .............. Petit
Election Of officers, Resolutions
Afternoon Session in City Hall
, O'Clock
The farm woodlot .........
Prof. Baker Agricultural Colleg,
Discussions by Horton Cook. Bcal
When is land better suited to
forestry than agriculture -,,
Prof Smith. State Experiment Sta
Discussions by Fcrnow. Griffith. Mer
shon. Lond. Hawks. etc.
Should the State aid in pres
ent cheap land speculation
under pretext of development
...........'... Carl Schmid
Adjournment
MICHIGAN BUILDING