The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09
COMBINE
FOR PROTECTION
OF THE FORESTS
Lumbermen of the State Organ
ize to Maintain a Trained
Force for Fighting Fires
Timber Land Owners See Com
mercial Necessity of Cooper
ating With Federal Service

The first steps toward the organiza-
ton of the California forest protective
association were taken yesterday,
when large number of timber and
| lumbermen met in room 2s7, Mer-
chants Exchange building, and out
lined plans which have for their pur-
pose the provision of better fire pro-
lection to California forests.
While but part of the timber acre
age of the state was represented at
the meeting, practically all of the
sugar pine and redwood interests had
representatives. there.
T. B. Walker of Minneapolis, Mimi,
one of the largest individual timber
owners on the Pacific coast, was
chosen chairman of the meeting, and
G. B. Lull. state forester, was chosen
! secretary.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Immediately after perfecting tenn
porary organization the following df-
rectorate was named: T. B. Walker, G.
X. Vending, c. NJ Stafford. Fl. B.
Hickey, A. B. Hammond, c. B. john
son and o. c. Haslett.
This body will meet about Wednes-
day of next week for the purpose of
choosing officers for the ensuing year
Owing to his large timber interests
1t is surmised that Walker will be
chosen president.
A voluntary subscription of 1920 was
contributed for the purpose of defray-
ing the expenses of organization
The objects of the organization are
to augment protection to the forests
of California by the maintenance of
additional fire guards and corps to
aid in combating confagrations. This
movement is to be supported by an
assessment system, whereby the ex-
penses will be divided on a ratio of
acreage basis.
During the session many valuable
papers on forest Gonservation were
read both by individual owners and
members of the forestry service.
! Every phase of forest conservation
was thoroughly discussed and valu-
able data submitted that will aid as
| a guide to the operations of the asso-
citation.
PATTERN AFTER WASHINGTON
The association plans to pattern
after similar organization in Wash
! ington, and the constitution and by
! laws will be drawn practically along
the same lines.
! During the discussion of forest pro-
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portions of the state private owners.
with holdings within the national re-
serve, had supplied guards under the
direction of the forest service, also
paying pro rata rate of expenses in
Cured in protecting their holdings.
This system has proved very beneficial
and served to inspire the timbermen
with the idea of permanent organiza-
tion with a view to aiding both the
state and national forest service In
their work of conserving forests.
California has total of 22S,4s0, 00O,-
600 board feet of timber, over half of
which is owned privately. This is esti-
mated to represent private capital of
| $685., SO, 900. This covers an area of
about 2S,0OO.0OO acres, this land being
of sucT nature that, despite the national
provision for fire protection of the gov
ernment's reservations, it has been i'm
possible to have an effective guard.
1t is believed that, through the CO.
operation of the California forest pro
tective association, this enormous area
can be so guarded that the destructive
fires will be thing of the past.
The organizat tion is considered one
of the most important steps yet taken
those who initiated the movement ex-
pect to enlist the aid and membership
of every timber interest in the state.
FIRMS INTERESTED
| Among those actively participating
in the meeting were:
ton company. San Francisco; d. L. Albert San
| Francisco; G. b. Lull. state forester Sacra-
fire association; Y. II. Buchanan, Pacific Coast
lumber manufacturers association, Seattle G.. l..
Tinkham, Sierra lumber company, San Fran
cisco; o. c. Haslett. Truckee lumber company:
T. b. Balden, Union lumber company. San
Francisco; ID. p. Simons. Sage land and i'm
proyement company. Los Gatos; A. B. Briggs,
Francisco; w. A. Beard, Sacramento: H. D.
Burroughs. Susanvile; A. r. Bolton, San Fran
cisco; +. G. Somner, Diamond match company.
Chico; G. ID. Westover westover lumber COM,
pany. San Francisco; L. Fl. Pierson. Grays
Harbor commercial company, San Francisco:
E. A. Trower. Trower Bros, San Francisco:
+. ]. Buchanan. Eureka; r, T. Allen, forest
service Portland. Ore. William c. Hodge,
state trustees Office, Sacramento; Coer du Bois
United States forest service. San Francisco:
/. r. Bloom, Gazos Creek mill, Pescadero: r.
II. Hatton, forest service; William du b
Brookings lumber and box company Highland:
E. A. Selfridge, Jr-. Northwestern redwood
lumber company. Willets; George x. Vending
Standlsh- Hicky timber company: IT. B. Muir
Irvine Muir lumber company. Willets O. T.
johnson, Union lumber company. San Francisco:
W. r. Plummer.. Union lumber company San
Francisco; G. NJ. Stafford G. o. Smith lumber
company, Bay Point: W. r. Frick. Wheeler
| timber company. Oakland: Henry Couip assist
ant land commissioner Southern Pacific railroad
company; ID. X. Minor. Isaac Minor, Arcata:
Clinton L. Walker. Piedmont: r. B. Walker.
Minneapolis, Mimi; Chester L. Hovey Hoyey
timber company. San Francisco: John Salsberry
verdi lumber company. Verdi, New.
A meeting of the redwood men will
be held at room 297. Merchants ex-
change building. at 10 o'clock this
morning for the purpose of discussing
questions pertaining to that branch Of
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