The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-16
MUCH Of VALUE
At CONFERENCE
Forester HOsmer Reports on His
Recent Trip East Brings
Back Fresh Ideas.

| R. S. Hosmer, Territorial Superin-
tendent of Forestry, yesterday pre-
sented a report to the Board of Agri
culture and Forestry concerning his
trip to Washington with Governor
Frear to be present at the Congress
of Governors Mr.. Hosmer reported:
"By invitation of Governor Frear,
| it was my privilege to attend the Con-
ference on Natural Resources at Wash
| ington in May, as one of the three
delegates from Hawaii. Leaving Ho-
nolulu on April %, | arrived in Wash
ington some days before the opening of
the conference. This allowed time for
a visit to Philadelphia, where Mr..
Gartley and | had an interview with
Professor John w. Gilmore of Penn
sylvania State College, to whom we
rendered the position Of president of
the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts of this Territory. As you
know, Professor Gilmore accepted this
position, and within a short time will
be on the ground.
sources was held at the White House
from May IS to Is, and was a very
notable gathering. It is unnecessary
here deliberately to discuss the meet
ing or to give abstracts of what was
said. The full report given in the June
issue of Forestry and Irrigation has
already been widely distributed
throughout this Territory. Enough to
say that it was a meeting which will
be far-reaching in results.
perhaps the most impressive fea-
ture of the conference was the harmony |
of opinion in regard to the need and |
Importance of a more rational use of |
the natural wealth of the nation, and |
the bread non-sectional spirit that an
mated all the speakers. This truly |
national note was indeed the dominant
characteristic of the conference; it ar
CUES we'll for the future.
HThere is no question but that the
Conference on Natural Resources will
be the starting point of number of
having more or less def
nitely to do with the conservation of
forests and minerals, as well as the
systematic development of our inland
The date of the meeting
is one that will long be remembered
as significant in the history of the ma
ton.
"The value of such conference is
by no means confined to the papers to
which one listens. Fully as much is
gained by meeting workers in one
own profession and discussing with
them technical problems Especially is
this true of a station like Hawaii,
where, from the nature of things, one
is more or less cut off from profess
sionaI association. In attendance at
the Conference of Natural Resources
were several of the State Foresters
From talks with these men and with
officials of the United States Forest ]
Service l bring back fresh ideas and
of value to my work here.
After leaving Washington it was my !
good fortune to see and talk with other
men engaged in forest work at Tren-
ton, New Jersey; New York, New
Haven, Boston, and San Francisco. I
"WhiIe in Washington l also made
it point to see various officials of
other bureaus of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and of the
Geological Survey, bringing to their
personal attention certain needs of the
Territory. l returned to Honolulu on
July 6; since then I have been occu-
pied in getting in touch with the cur