Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-06
PARADE GETS
DELEGATES
RUSH FROM HALL TO WATCH
SPECTACLE
cALLloPE browns SPEAKERS
VOICE ON RETURN
Many Important Resolutions Are Acted
on by Committee and Officers
Are Nominated in
Convention

thought of making a profit for the gov
eminent through the sale of timber, or
granting of grazing privileges. Bona fide
miners, stockmen and farmers should be
only charged q rate for such privileges
as = Yuld meet the government expenses.
er resolutions adopted provided for
Il he Establishment of bureaus of NEUROLOGY
a#e ONipage in connection with irrigation
wcAlel resolution calling on congress to
aid Irrigation in any way possible was
also passed.
III. ID. Loveland president of the trans
mississippi congress, addressed the con-
vention and extended an invitation to the
delegates to attend the gathering of the
congress in Oklahoma next November.
Supports Government
A feature of the day was the address of
Merle B. Vincent of Colorado, director of
the American National Live Stock assoc
citation. He came out in support of the
governments policy in regard to grazing
ranges. In the past there has been much
opposition, Vincent declared, settlers for
merly fearing to go upon the public do
main to seek locations because of the
cattlemen, but owing to the present fed
eral supervision no such condition now
exists.
Arthur Briggs again brought his resolu-
tion on the matter of sulphuric treatment
of fruit in drying to the attention of the
California delegation, but it failed of re-
consideration, and an amended resolution
providing for full investigation instead
OF criticism was adopted. Later Briggs
resolution was referred back to his dele
cation by the committee on resolutions.
The California delegation arranged to
accompany the members of the inland
waterways commission and the reclama-
tion service on a trip. down the Sacra-
lnento tomorrow to look at the work of
reclamation being done.
Tonight Governor Gillett assisted by
the ladies of the reception committee, ten
dered a brilliant reception to the visiting
governors, delegates. visitors and resi-
dents of the city at the governors man
sion.
AT the irrigation palace there was an
illustrated lecture on California by Clar-
ence E. Edwards of the California pro-
motion committee.
Forestry, agriculture and irrigation were
the main features of addresses today.
The continued warm weather had an
effect on the attendance and there were
many more vacant chairs when Governor
Chamberlain called the convention to
order shortly before 10 o'clock than at
any previous session.
A cablegram from Governor Frear of
Hawaii announced the appointment of E.
E. Paxton as a delegate from that terri
tory. There are now accredited delegates
to the congress from Europe, Asia, Africa.
Oceanica, North and South and Central
America, Hawaii and the Philippines.
A protect against what was character
lied as a lottery scheme and circus
parade enlivened the proceedings of the
morning.
A. K. Caswell of Modesto, Cal, protested
a oo ircf rUho he a q
He referred to a glass case containing a
silver cup and a voting plain in connec-
ton. 1t provided for the deposit of slips
bearing the names of delegates and the
announcement that the lucky person
whose name is drawn from the box will
receive the cup. Mr.. Caswell wanted to
know if that was the place of registration.
He was informed that delegates regis
tered at headquarters.
Mrs. Lowell White of San Francisco
moved that a committee be appointed to
investigate the matter. The committee
reported that there was no intention of a
lottery scheme and explained that the firm
making the silver trophies to be awarded
at the interstate exposition of forest and
land products had donated a cup, and it
was simply there in order that large
number of names might be secured for
advertising purposes.
Falls Menaced
A resolution was introduced by the Out
door league department of the California
club, through it's chairman, Mrs. Lowell
White, declaring that Niagara falls are
menaced with destruction through the
rapacity of the power companies located
on both sides of the river. The resolution,
which was referred to the committee On
resolutions, urged that the congress ap-
prove the act of the American Civic assoc
citation in it's attempt to preserve unim-
paired Niagara falls and in urging con-
gress to enact necessary legislation.
The first address of the morning was
that of e. "A. Sterling, chief forester for
the Pennsylvania Railroad company. The
relation of range products to the water
supply was the subject of A. F. Potter,
chief inspector of grazing of the United
States forest service.
Another feature of the session was an
address by F. William Rane on Estate
Forestry and Forest Administration"
Albert F. Wood of the United States
department of agriculture spoke at the
opening of the afternoon session on 1.-THE
Bureau of Plant Industry"
r. t. Allen of Oregon followed Follow.
ing the addresses of Woods and Allen II
was announced that the papers of Con.
gresham Grona and Willet Hays, who
were not present, would be read into this
records. George Otis Smith, director Of
geological survey, and Hon. w. T. Cresslei
of Cedaryille, Cal, were other speakers.
Rane's Speech
In his speech, Rane said Just how t.
accomplish economic results in forestry
undertakings and at the same time de
velop a rational state and national policy
are problems of momentous Importance
He then proceeded to relate in detail
what had been done to promote the growth
of trees in Massachusetts, of which stat,
he is the official forester. He then said
1T is hardly necessary to emphasize be
fore this convention the importance o
each state doing something in the way o
improving its forest conditions. We ar
at present simply at the brink of VIVA
offers great possibilities in economic i'm
portance.
This fact has never emphasized itsel
to the water more forcibly than OF
his present western trip. Those state
that are already laboring diligently t
promote and foster their forest interest
are realizing more and more that econ
omically they should have begun thei
work much earlier. 1t is needless to sa
that their experience should be needed b
others that have done comparatively littl
as yet.