Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-08
PROTECT FORESTS
REPRESENTATION
ORGANIZATION To WORK FOR
CONSERVATION o. TIAInRR
RESOURCES.
Executive Oalceru Represent Paeiac
Coast states.

- F-NfHNf@t WAeAtf As@~e 49,
tive support and coopaFasioa b. the
people. Legislators and lamhuFmeA
OF idaho. Oregon. Montana. Callfor-
MIA and Washington In practical
methods Of securing better manage
ment and protection Of standing for
ests and the reforestasion OF cut
over lands Is the object Of a cam
paign outlined al the aami-annual
meeting Of the Western Forestry
and Conservation association IN the
Offices OF A. l., Fiewelling. president.
ID Spokane, George M, Cornwall OF
Portland was secretary. Arrange
ments were made 20 finance and con-
duet the movement 80 AZ 70 obtain
actual results 10 serve a. object les
sons e. r. Allen OF Portland. for
merly district forester ia charge OF
all government forest work IN Ore
gon. Washington and Alaska. has
been engaged rs forester. The meet
lngs viii take place In Spokane.
Mr., Alien has resigned from the
government forest service TO give
hts entire time so the new move
ment, although In recognition Of It's
useful public character the govern
ment allows him 10 retain the one
lal title Of collaboration. Among the
chief objects sought by the organi-
zation formed under the name Of
the Pacific Northwest Forest Pro-
lection and Conservation association,
IN Spokane last January. are the
formation and protection OF Gre
ighting associations throughout the
western states, in which state. gov
eminent and timber owners shall
Join In hiring patrol and labor the
selection OF representative areas for
conservative logging and raforaaa-
ton experiments. and the collection
and dissemination Of Trustworthy
information upon forestry aud forest
legislation In reality. 10 make Il
clearing house for all forest are
and conservation associations Of the
ave states. also 10 cooperate closely
with the United States forest SER
vice
other objects set forth By the
speakers Al the meeting are A. fol-
lows The successful preservation
Of the forest from Are. the framing
Of laws for cutting timber and dis
posing Of refuse In a reasonable.
practical way the refsFestation Of
such eut-over lands an are not de-
sirable for farm lands. and 10 pro-
vide for special taxation therefor:
the preservation OF mountain
streams for irrigation and all af the
ether things contemplated By the
word conservation. and also to
raise the money to carry out the
necessary experiments 80 a. 70 Re-
duee the theory TO a sound business
basis, for without all these elements
the association eahnot hope to sue
ceed
Particular stress will be laid upon
nc 1eeesHity Of more adequate pro-
lection OF forest resources from are.
The forest are associations Of wash
fngtoH and Idaho spent more than
1too.e0o during the season OF 1909
md Il b expected TO bring the tim
Der owBers OF other states Into line
The association also expects more
publle and legislative cooperation
wnen Il e more generally realized
that on every thousand feet Of tim
Der burned the stumpaEe oSaer loses
0niy . dollar or twO. whlla the con-
iaunity loses fully % which Woaid
have been paid In wages for its nan
. ufacture. Willis OF the millions Of
dollars brought into the i've states
early BY The lumber industry. fall
50 per cent Is circulated In the arter-
les Of labor. commerce and aErieni-
} tnre. This argument q advanced Ia