The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-23
Forestry in Mississippi.

Forestry in MISSISSIPPI.
J. Girvin Peters of Washington and
the United States bureau of forestry,
was in Jackson today to see Governor
Noel on matters of interest to forestry
work in Missssippi-a subject that has
received little, if any, attention in this
section. Finding Governor Noel was in
Washington Mr.. Peters wired his chief to
that effect and suggested that he be
caught at that end of the line.
Mr.. Peters is calling on the governors
of several states. He came here from
Baton Rouge, and left tonight for Ten
nessee, and will go from there to the
Carolinas, where the government has I'M
dertaken to assist the state in forestry
work.
Asked as to the scope of the forestry
work in which he is engaged, Mr.. Peters
stated that his first work is to interest
the governors and the states to such an
extent that they will accept and act on
the proposition of the forestry service TO
stand half the expense of the states in
the conservation of its natural resources.
Once legislatures have their attentions d.
rected to this great work they see the
benefits to be derived at small expense,
comparatively, and fall in line. Two years
ago the state of Alabama entered very
heartily into the work, and now mas
state forestry commission. So far very
little has been done, but a start has
been made, and that state will soon begin
To reap some of the benefits of the serv-
ice This Alabama commission Is COM
nosed of the governor and four or f1Ve
other officials, who have general super
vision of the work, and plan Tor the
future. The wedge has been inserted and
that means Alabama will soon awake 10
the Importance of the movement to nave
forest wardens in every county. These
wardens appoint several deputies and they
look after the preservation and the per-
petuation of the forests. They see TO the
punishment Of those who set f1re TO the
woods, they see railroad rights or way
are kept clean so that fields ana Or
chards are not destroyed by hre, they
see that trees of certain tender years
and of small size are not cut for the mills
nor boxed by the turpentine orchardists.
and do many other things along those
lines to perpetuate the timber growth
and resources of the state.
It is the hope of the forestry bureau to
interest Mississippi to some extent-at
least to the point of naming commits
sion to get the movement for the preser-
walton of forests inaugurated. The tim
Der of the state is being used up rapidly
bv the thousands of sawmills and In
a few more years 1t will become ex-
hausted Il not cared for intelligently.
New Charters Approved.
Half a dozen new charters approved
nv Col H M. Street, speaker OF tho
house of representatives and acting gov
ernor. reached the office of the secre-
tary of state today, and were filed for
record by Private Secretary Buck. For
the second time this year it has become
necessary for Speaker Street to act as
the governor of Mississippi Governor
Noel being out of the state his mantle
naturally falls to Lieutenant Governor
Manship, but that dignitary Is out In
the Rockies somewhere on lecturing
! tour The next in command is Presi-
| dent John L. Hebron of the state SEN
ate, but word was sent from Greenville
! that he, too, was beyond the confines
| of the state, being in Chicago. This
! makes Speaker Street the head of the
state government, but he will remain at
| his home in Meridian unless something
of Importance should develop that would
demand his presence at the capital
The charters approved by Speaker Street
are as follows:
New Zion Male and Female School, LIB
erty; no capital stock; incorporators, j.
| T. Carraway and others.
The City Lumber company, Magnolia:
capital $4,000; incorporators, E. W. Reid.
c. L. hampton and others
Columbus Compress and Warehouse
company, Columbus capital $40, 900; in
corporators, William Rhett, w. C. Rich
ards, Beverly Hopkins and others.
Molie Allen Memorial and Public Lii
brary association, Bonneville, capital 5000;
incorporators, Mrs. Molle Allen, L. p.
Reynolds, D. A. Hill and others
Hattiesburg Plow and Sheet Iron Metal
Works, Hattiesburg; capital $4,000: in
| corporators T. ]. Stefan, C. C. Eure.
f. H. Campbell.