East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-22
COMING WEST To
DEFEND FORESTRY
CLIFFORD PINCHOT WILL
ADDRESS PORTLAND PEOPLE
Leader of National Forestry Move
ment and Leading Exponent OF
Conservation Coming West - May
BE Accompanied by Prominent
Eastern Editor. Who VIII Also
Speak.

Portland,-Gifford Pinchot, chief
forester of the department of agri-
culture, will be in Portland in the
near future to address the public on
topics of great moment to the timber
and lumber Industries. Mr.. Pinchot
Is the leader OF the active movement
recently inaugurated towards the
conservation of the country's natur-
al resources and particularly forest
conservation.
Acceptance of the invitation sent
to Chief Forester Pnchot some time
ago was received this morning by
Secretary A. b. Wastell of the Ore
gon & Washington Lumber Manufac-
turers association and the oregon
Conservation association, and ar
rangements will be begun at once to
have the largest gathering of timber
and lumber men assembled here to
meet the prominent visitor when he
arrives.
Mr.. Pinchot regrets that he is un-
date when he will arrive here owing
TO many other pressing engagements,
but he will keep the secretary posted
sufficiently in advance so that a suit
able date for large public meeting
can be agreed upon. Every person
believing in the conservation of the
country's bountiful natural resources
will be invited TO attend the meeting
and 1t is believed it will be the big
gest affair of its kind ever brought
about anywhere on the coast.
Forests Must BE Preserved.
Mr.. Pinchot is a firm believer in
making the most of every stick OF
timber that grows a belief that for
years has been far from the minds of
many operators in the Pacific north
west chiefly because of the abundance
OF material. But conditions are
changing rapidly and at last, It is
pointed out the timber men and lum-
ber manufacturers have had their
eyes opened to the fact that the wan
ton destruction Of timber, as has been
going on for years. would soon leave
exhausted one Of the mainstays Of this
entire country.
Not only in this particular district,
is conservation Of the forests urged,
but in the south and north as well.
Until quite recently loggers along
the Columbia river and elsewhere,
too, destroyed as much timber in their
operations as was sent to market and
no attention was given TO the sub
ject OF reforestation. A little thought
has brought clear the startling fact
that in less than two generations the
country would be denuded of every
bit of merchantable timber unless sys-
tematic steps be taken at once to
check the ravages of the woodman's
AK.
Tariff Tinkering Opposed.
II was for this reason, so those ac-
quainted with the situation say, that
Chief Forester Pinchot turned to the
aid of humber interests when the
question of removing the duty on
lumber came up before the present
administration, Mr.. Plnchot, with
Others. holding that removal of the
duty or placing it at much less than
80 per 1000 feet would make re-
suit contrary to the benefits hoped
for in the efforts of the conservation
lists.
Prominent Editor Coming, Too.
Another man of great prominence
in lumber circles will soon pay PORT
land n visit is j. E. Defebaugh, editor
and publisher of the American Lum-
herman. Chicago, the most influential
publication issued in the interest OF
the lumber trade in the world. MI
Defebaugh has announced privately
that he intends making a tour OF the
Pacific coast and would include Port
land on his itinerary. Mr.. Defebaugh
Il an untiring champion OF the forest
conservation propaganda.
f. r. Fairchild, professor OF eco
nomics in Yale university, who deliv-
cred paper on taxation of forest
lands before the National Lumber
Manufacturers association conven-
tion AT Seattle last week, will be here
in n day or two unless something
comes up to change his route, and
arrangements are now being made
for him TO meet as many as possible
of those interested in forest conserva-
ton.