The Washington herald., 1908-01-30

More than 40 delegates, representing
associations and other institutions, Or
ganized for the purpose OF protecting the
forests Of this country, we're present yes
terday and last night at the twenty
seventh annual meeting of the American
Forestry Association in The New Willard
Hotel
The object of the association is the
conservation, by wise use. and the extern
sion Of the forests OF the United States
This aim is sought by influencing public
sentiment. and by the action OF the fed
eral and State governments.
The convention will conclude with a
hearing before Congress this morning,
when the passage of the Appalachian and
White Mountain bill will be sought by a
large number OF prominent men, repre-
senting boards Of trade manufacturers,
and business associations. educational in
stitutes and professional bodies, engineer
ing associations and forestry associations
in various parts Of the United States.
VIII Insure Protection.
The bin provides for measures that will
insure the protection Of the wood reserves.
protection Of water power, avoidance Of
foods, and 10 give an equitable flow in
rivers for inland navigation, and TO pre-
vent the destruction Of trees on mountain
tops
Hon. James Wilson, Secretary Of Agrl
culture. and president OF the association.
opened the meeting at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning with the annual presidential ad-
dress. He spoke in part as follows:
Gentlenien Ct the association; ] am glad to vel
come you 90 this meeting 70 the city o. Washing
Ton and 20 congratulate yod upon the progress that
Is being made along many lines In the direction
OF forestry There are some gentlemen here one in
particular, who helpod begin the national forestry
system-Air. Noble. If ST. Louis
The American people arc learning with regard 10
actual conditions concerning the forests Of tire com
Ivy, II has been a work Of years and viii BE-
WORK Il years. before everything is done that should
he done along these lines ON county Is a fofested
eoCnty When the Pilgrims founded New England
there were forests and for hundreds Of years il has
been considered the proper thing 70 be a good Ak
man. cutting down trees And in thar direction our
tcr5ruuners have been eminently successful They
have succeeded IN cutting down trees and destroying
woods until it has become question with rs nov
what We are 20 see in the future. and what those
VINO folloW us shall see in the future Vith regard
woods,
The Planting of Trees,
Auybody ean taxi spade and plant a tree II he
can sst a young tree. II doesn't take q great deal
o. research to sscsr.sin how TO terminate seed
but all the American army and all the American
nav, and ali the civil service ana everybody IN
Washington in the government service oomSinsd
could not reforest The bare lands in the forests Of
ri oil
with SPADE. II cannot be done We have got 10
set g new plan of doing things
instead ot planting a. many trees q man can
pant m G day, one man must plant four OF FIVE
hundred acres IN a day. Machinery must be adapt.
ed 20 the planting Of tree seed How tree seed can
la planted by machinery must b wrought ont Ths
American problem Is not much getting hold If
c7eap iabaz as the making Of intelligent labor
lApplauss
watching the Rivers.
Take the headvsters Of the New Englsnd rivers
take the EsadwateS IT the great rivers Of tie South
7 have hsen seeing those places and looking them
over TIE people are cutting woods away I'd 10 The
top there. There are four or I'VE inches q soil
ard just az soon as they get the wood Cut the soil
hegus to wish and destroys the limited belt be
tween the mcsIrrains
u is high time this association and the Congress
81 the United States were considering these great
problems Are to lose the uss o. our ETeat river9
We are taking care Of things measuably well in the
ETeat West / do hope or representatives VIII
carefully consider the wisdom Of making beginnings
along me line e stopping the cltins o. the woods
and the mountain TOPS, both in NeF England aud
the Appalachian range.
There is nothing more noble than the rehabuiia.
ton and preservation Of the forests. You are not
only doing u Tor the present generation hgt yos1
ar5 doing i for all future generations Forests are
something that should 90 and on. and become
historic for Thousands Of years. There is no reason
Ehy they should not and the h0pe Of the fllturs
forests Is n the Wosk 0f this association and 50
say, keen up your courage. matter what din.
C1lties you meet Tie day viii come when the rtgl
Iesentatives Oh the people viii take care Of the fo
estz o. the couutTy.
hF. Harvey PresIdes.
After Secretary Wilson's address. Mr..
William s. Harvey, OF Philadelphia. d.
rector Of the Commercial Museum, and
vice president Of the American Forestry
Association. presided
Nj Thomas z. VIII. secretary Of the
board Of directors. read the report of
the board for the last year. He told Of
the progress Of forestry since the last
annual meeting Of the association. and of
what had been done by the various States
and by private owners for forestry studies
~ A'4O PlCocI aL4CIl VI IoI tsts ne salo
the facilities for forestry studies have
been greatly increased in the farmers
Institutes and other agriculture educa-
tional Institutions.
Mr. Clifford Pinchot. forester Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. spoke on the
situation regarding our natural resources
The resources Of this country may be
divided into those renewable and those
not renewable he said. The supplies