The Washington herald., 1908-01-29
FORESTERS TO MEET
American Association Opens
Sessions Here To-day.
CONVENE IN NEW WILLARD
House Committee ON Agriculture
Gives Hearing Tomorrow and FRI
tain National Forest BiiI-The Two
Events Are Very Important.

The American Forestry Association be-
gins it's twenty-seventh annual meeting
at the New Willard Hotel this morning az
10 o'clock. There will be three sessions.
Tomorrow and Friday public hearing
will be given by the House Committee on
Agriculture on the Appalachian-W White
Mountain national forest bill. The two
events will bring together the largest
number of friends of forestry that have
gathered in this city since the meeting
Of the forest congress three years age.
New England Delegation.
A delegation Of about fifty is in the city
from New England, headed BY Gov.
Floyd, Of New Hampshire, and Lieut..
Gov Lake, of Connecticut, and con-
sists of many of the prominent men OF
New England. The delegates will repre-
sent the various associations interested
in helping the work, and especially in the
promotion Of the Appalachian White
Mountain national forest bill
From the South, representatives are in
the city from each Of the nine States af-
fected by the proposed Appalachian
national forests. The governor Of each
State has appointed a delegation Of
twenty and, in addition, many organiza-
tons. such as chambers Of commerce and
boards Of trade. ara represented. The
largest representation IS from the Ap-
/ palachian National Forest Association,
with headquarters at Atlanta.
At the morning session, the president Of
/ the association, Secretary Wilson, Of the
Department OF Agriculture viii pre-
side and give his annual address.
/ Following this viii be read the annual re-
port OF the board Of directors. together
with other reports, ana Mr. Clifford
Plnchot. chief of the Forest Service, wiz
speak on the situation regarding our
natural resources.
II is the practice Of the Forestry Asso-
ciation 10 give in the opening session
time for a number Of ive-minute ad-
dresses by prominent members Of the
/ association and visitors
senator GaIIinEer Speaks.
At the afternoon session Senator Cal
llnger viii speak on Forestry as a Ma
tlonal and State Problem" Governor
Hote Smith Of Georgia, on the Interest
Of the South in Appalachian National
Forests" Prof. George 2. Swain, Of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology.
on the Need Of the White Mountains
for Protection Mark Packard, Of Buff
faIo, on "Co-operation between the Gov
ernment and Timberland Owners" and J.
Horace Mcfarland, Of Harrisburg Pa,
president Of the American Civic Associa-
ton, on Forests and the Health OF the
Nation"
The evening session will consist OF 4
discussion Of the important phases Of pro-
posed national forests In the White
Mountains. and the Southern Appalach-
ians, with E J. Watson. of South Caro-
lina Prof I. c. Glenn, Of Tennessee;
W. S. Lee. Of North Carolina. and H n.
Shepard. OF Boston. as the principal
speakers.
= Tomorrow all Of the various OrEaniZa-
= tions viii be represented at a hearing 10
r be given by the House Committee on
. Agriculture on the Appalachian White
: Mountain national forest bill.
Introduced in House.
This bin has been introduced IN tha
, House by Representatives Currier. OF
{ New Hampshire, and Lever, Of South
n Carolina, and provides for the establish
4 ment Of national forests in the White
Mountains in New Hampshire and Maine
, and on the principal watersheds in the
- Southern Appalachians, from Pennsyiva-
MIA % Alabama and Georgia.
The bin carries an appropriation Of 81
cocoa The hearing is likely 10 be one 0i
the most impressive public hearings evel
!, held. The friends Of the bin are anxious
# 20 urge upon the committee the necessity
= Of this legislation, and the great impo--
q tance Of passing the bill az this session Of
. / Congress-