The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-31

oughly enjoyed. Later on in the pro-
gram Mrs Richards read Miss Josephine
Pike Greenwood's mime Enemy and
two beautiful short poems by Miss En-
ily Cloves, ''Our Friends and "The Call
of the Trail
Paper on Archaeology.
Following this Don Mcguire OF Ogden
gave a talk on archaeological research in
Utah. Mr.. Mcguire described at some
length the irrigation system of the ancient
people who inhabited the region now
comprised in southern Utah at a time
when Egypt was at the height OF her
glory. He told of their wonderful sys
tenn of taxiderny. by which they pre-
pared soft, pliable skins, like nothing
which exists today, and which, it is
strongly suspected, is human skin sub
Jected to some process now out OF use
Mr. Magine told of exploration made
by himself in which evidence was found
that the caves We're inhabited by both
the living and the dead. Mummified re-
mains were found in a wonderful state
of preservation, and close by bodies of
men with their corn and other supplies
on hand. and of women nursing their
babes. Many wonderful hierogiyphics
are seen today. which show that there
was some means of recording passing his
tory. Mr.. Maguire's talk was listened to-
with marked interest.
After brief intermission Mrs. William
c. Jennings presented What the Club
W omen Have Done for Art in the Pub
lie Schools" illustrating her entertaining
talk with a series of fine stereopticon
views showing the model corridors and
their decorative works of art, as col
lected by the civic section Of the Ladies'
Literary club.
Mrs. Virginia Snow stephens was the
last speaker of the afternoon and al
though her time was short, Mrs. Stephens
used II to advantage. Her subject was
Arts and Crafts" and she read a well
considered paper reviewing the work of
recent and r,,-i,,
clples Of the arts and crafts movement
Mrs. Stephens Illustrated her talk with
samples of the work done by the pupils
of the training school of the State Uni
versity. Among the numerous things
were rugs, in significant designs; pottery
and weaving, all tending to enforce Mrs
stephens argument that art is the ex-
preston of the workers joy in his work
Paper on Forestry.
OF course the interest of the first day
largely centered in the evening meeting
at which Enos A. Mills OF the United
ton and DR.. w. NJ. Paden of Salt Lake
were the speakers The meeting opened
again with an old song, "Old Folks at
Home, which was sung by the assem-
joyed by an audience which taxed the
capacity of the house, spoke in part as
follows:
"A tree is the most useful plant that
SEOMo. II Is USEFUL because the majority
of the people Of this country live in
wooden houses and keep warm by wooden
fires.
Most of our furniture, vehicles and
tools are made wholly or in part OF wood.
Thousands of acres of forestry are now
annually required for the wood pulp in
dustry. for all of cur newspapers and
most of all the books are made of wood
pulp paper.
Along with this there are scores of
useful by-products of wood Altogether
wood is justly reckoned as a necessity,
and the forest and its products are
allowed an important place in the de-
velopment of our country, but the forest
primeval is now almost exhausted. The
time is here when trees should be planted
by the millions. 1t will pay either in
dividually, the state or the nation TO pro-
duce forestry. All successful nations prac-
tice forestry extensively. 1t is the only
way old nations have Of obtaining wood
and lumber, but IT pays them well for
their work. The fact that tree planting
will now pay should never be lost sight
of. the old forests are almost exhausted
and the population OF the country is rap
idly increasing so new uses are constant
ly being found for wood and these have
combined to raise the price of all forest
products to a very high figure, and there
is nothing to prevent steady raise of the
prices of wood product. All waste land.
all mountain and hillsides where trees
will grow should at once be planted. This
extensively tree planting naturally must
be done either by the state or the ma
ton.
Il have dwelt almost exclusively on
dead wood. The beneficial influences of
extensive forestries are often lost sight
of or forgotten altogether.
Benefits the Climate.
Forests are beneficial TO the climate
They tend to prevent violent changes of
temperature by the extreme of heat and
cold They can prevent the damaging
influences Of hot and cold waves, so that
perhaps the greatest benefit of the great
forests comes to the farmer. The farmer
whose crop is best sheltered by forests
will have a larger crop, will be sure of
it and it will be a better quality.
1.-The forests are especially beneficial to
the people of Utah. Forests upon the
mountain sides check the evaporation of
water, and If the mountain sides in Utah
were kept thoroughly forested there would
be more water for irrigation purposes.
1.-THE fundamental cause of the dam
aging floods on the Ohio river was the
cutting away of the forests on the noun
tains at various sources of the stream.
Forests are sanitary agent, their
presence means pure air and pure water.
"a tree is one of the most beautiful
objects on the earth and the presence of
trees with their gentle influence and their
beauty have incalcuiable Influence upon
the character of the people.
''1The forest is one of our valuable re-
sources, is one of the most easily de-
stroyed but at the same time 1t is one
of the most easy to perpetuate.
1.-THE government of the nation now has
about 80 100000 acres of woodland in the
west Seven millions of this is in Utah.
Upon this woodland scientific forestry is
to be practiced. 1t will be the aim of the
government to allow as much wood to be
crIt from these forests each year they
will annually produce.
81 commend the study of forestry to all
club women and to all citizens. I think
1t of utmost Importance that forestry be
studies in the public schools"
DR.. Paden's delightfully."- entertaining