The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-08
POLICY IS OUTLINED
BY LUMBERMEN
SPOKANE MEETING URGES THE
CONSERVATION OF THE
STANDING FORESTS.

Spokane, Dec. ..-Active support and
and lumbermen OF Idaho, oregon.
Montana. California and Washington
in practical methods of securing bet
ter management and protection of
standing forests and the refprestation
of cut-oyer lands is the object of
campaign outlined a. the semi annual
meeting of the Western Forestry and
Conservation association in the offices
of A. L. Flewellng. president. in spo-
kane. George NJ. Cornwall of Portland
was secretary. Arrangements were
made to finance and conduct the
movement SO as to obtain actual re-
suits to serve as object lessons. +. I.
Allen of Portland. formerly district
forester in charge of all government
forest work in oregon. Washington
and Alaska, has been engaged as for
ester. The meetings will take place
in Spokane.
Mr.. Allen has resigned from the gov
eminent forest service to give his en-
tire time to the new movement, al
though in recognition of it's useful
public character the government al
lows him to retain the official title of
sought by the organization. formed I'M
der the name of the Pacific Northwest
Forest Protective and Conservation
association in Spokane last January.
are the formation and perfection of
fire-fighting associations throughout
the western states. in which state, gov
eminent and timber owners shall join
in hiring patrol and labor. the selec-
nf "a fnr
servative logging and reforestation
experiments, and the collection and
dissemination of trustworthy informa-
ton upon forestry and forest legisla
ton. In reality. to make it n clearing
house for all forest fire and conser-
walton associations of the five states;
also to cooperate closely with the
United States forest service.
Other objects set forth by the speak
ers at the meeting are as follows:
The successful preservation of the
forest from fire: the framing of laws
for cutting timber and disposing of
refuse i'm reasonable, practical way:
the reforestation of such cut-over
lands as are not desirable for farm
lands. and to provide for special taxa
ton therefor; the preservation of
mountain streams for irrigation and
all of the other things contemplated
by the word conservation and also
to raise the money to carry out the
necessary experiments so as to reduce
the theory to sound business basis,
for without all these elements the as
ISOLATION cannot hope to succeed
Particular stress will bel aid upon
Particular stress will be laid upon
lection of forest resources from fire.
The forest fire associations of Wash
ington and Idaho spent more than
100000 during the season of 1909. and
1t Is expected to bring the timber
owners of other states into line. The
association also expects more public
and legislative cooperation when il is
more generally realized that ON every
thousand feet of timber burned the
stumpage owner loses only "A dollar or
two. while the community loses fully
IS, which would have been paid in
wages for its manufacture. while of
the millions of dollars brought into
the five states yearly by the lumber
industry. fully so per cent Is circulated
In the arteries of labor. commerce and
agriculture. This argument is adj
vanced In the interest of the protec-
ton of standing timber from useless
destruction: also for the perpetuation
of such n tremendous source of wealth
by encouraging second crop.
The executive officers of the associa-
ton are: President. A. L. Flewelling.
Spokane: secretary Frank II. Lamb,
Hoauiam. Wash: treasurer. T. J.
Humbird. Standpoint. Idaho: vice pres
idents. D. F. Simons. Jr.. Seattle. for
Washington: George Kelly, Eugene.
for Oregon: F. ]. Davies. Occur
d Alene. for Idaho: c. w. Millet. ka-
lispell. for Montana, and T. b. Cox.
MADEIRA, for California; trustees. John
r. Queal. California;: John r. Toole.
Montana. T. ]. Humbird. Idaho: F. c.
Knapp. Oregon, and George S. Long,
Washington.
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