The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
FORESTERS CONVENE
Hold Annual Meeting at the
New Willard Hotel.
DISCUSS NATIONAL RESERVES
Secretary Wilson and DIR. Edward
Everett Hale Are Among the Mem
bers Who Address the Association.
Advocates Government Ownership
of Wood Land-New ORcers Elected.

Addresses by Secretary Wilson and DR..
Edward Everett Hale marked the annual
convention of the American Forestry As
sociation, held at the New Willard Hotel
yesterday The days work was divided
into two sessions. one beginning at 20
"a. m. and the other az 2:15 in the after
noon.
The topic discussed al the morning ses-
sion was the ''NationaF Forest Reserves"
Special attention was paid to the reserves
in the, Southern and White mountains.
The opening remarks were made by Sec
retary Wilson, president Of the Rssocia-
uon. He laid special stress upon the ne
cessity for preservation Of the forests,
and advised members to try TO interest
those of influence in their own part of
the country instead Of relying entirely
upon Congress.
should Not Wait for Congress.
You are not likely TO get IN appropria-
ton for the White Mountains or for the
Appalachian Range. either" he said. In
this matter it is best TO speak frankly.
We people have been trying. arguing.
giving facts. begging. pleading for years,
and we don't succeed. I wonder why the
people of old New England don't take
hold and start that White Mountain re-
serve themselves? You have wealthy men
enough and strong enough If you would
do as you had been doing when you built
up other parts of the United States"
Secretary Wilson then introduced DR..
Edward Everett Hale. DR. Hale advo-
Gated the government ownership of for
ests, saying that there was bound to be
waste under private ownership, and that
the government alone was capable TO look
ing and planning ahead sufficiently TO
make its reservations a success.
President Wilson appointed the follow
ing to serve on the committees for the
ensuing year: Committee on nominations
q. h. Smith. W. /. Hail. and Henry 5.
Graves. ResolutiOns-W. S Harvey. p.
". Ayers, and G. W. Woodruff. Revision
Of by-laws-H. A. Smith and J. H. Cutler.
Reports Of the board of directors and of
the treasurer were read, showing the as
sociation to be in a satisfactory condi-
tiOn. other addresses were made by Prof
H 5. Graves, director of Yale University
Forest School, and Z. a Mills.
Visit the Capitol.
Before the afternoon session W. S. Har-
vey and Dr. Edward Everett Hale paid a
visit 20 the Capitol where they saw Rep
resentative- Wadsworth. chairman Of the
Committee on Agriculture. and others,
relative 70 the passage of the bill for the
establishment of forest reserves in the
Southern Appalachian and White Noun
tain ranges. Mr.. Harvey informed the
members at the afternoon session that
Representative Wadsworth had promised
the association his support
The afternoon session was opened with
addresses by the following members. J.
s Palmer, Clifford Pinchot. DIT. B. +. Fer
now, and L A. ThurstOn. chairman Of
the board Of agriculture and forestry in
Hawaii.
The following officers were elected:
President, James Wilson; vice presidents
at-iarge Dr. Edward Everett Hale. +.
E Weyerhauser. J. W. Pinchot, Dr. B. +.
FernOw, and J. l.. Kaul; secretary,
Thomas v. VIII; treasurer. Otto Lueb-
keTt; directors James Wilson. W. L. Hall.
G. p. Whittlesey, J. II. Cutler. r p
Hayes. H s. Graves, T. H Newell. Gif-
ford Pinchot, y. J. Bachelor. \. Shaw.
". ". Finley. O. F. Peabody, G. X.
Smith, W. S Harvey, and II. 4. Pressey.