The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-12
OroanIze Association.

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proxinately two million acres of mp
per MICHIGAN timber lands met at the
Marquette club in this city Saturday
aud organized the Northern Forest
Protective association. says the Mar
quette Mining Journal, the object of
which is to prevent forest fires in so
far as possible and in other ways Ito
advance the interests of its members
in so far as they pertain to their tim
Der holdings The following persons
were present and took part in the or
ganization of the association;
ii. X. Harris, general manager Of
the Cleveland Cliffs railroads Powell
81 Mitchell X. S. kellogg, of the Nor
thern Hemlock and Hardwood Manu-
facturers association, Wausau Wis. !;
"A. /, Roberts, representing j. NJ
Longyear; 9. V. X. Townsend, Ne
gaunee, representing the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron company; f. III. Smith,
Traverse City, of the Oral Wood Desk
company and the Smith q Hull COM
pany I. B. Wyman, Munising, fores.
ter for the Cleveland Cliffs Iron com
pany f. w. Nichols. Houghton. of the
st. Mary's Canal Mine Land company !;
ii. f Perkins. Big Bay. OF the Heron
Mountain club; i. A. Green. Ontona-
gon, of the Greenwood Lumber com
pany, M. w. Jopilng and A. f. Koe-
peke. OF the Peter White Land com
pany e. o. Stafford, representing A.
kidder and others; and A. e. Miller,
representing the j. &. Aver estate
Letters assuring cooperation in the
movement were received from several
large timber owners who were not able
to attend the meeting
I. A. Green was chosen for chair
man Of the meeting and H. q. Howe.
representative Of the American Lum-
herman. OF Chicago. was elected score
tary. The forenoon session was devot-
ed largely to an informal discussion OF
the proposed organization and what
might be accomplished by It, Ii was
generally agreed that the only effective
way 10 conserve the forests and protect
them from fire was through a mutual
protective. association. modelled after
those formed in many localities in the
west, which have recently been recon
mended by the United States forest
service.
Those present agreed informally that
such an association should provide for
a patrol of the lands of its members, at
least during the summer months,
through which agency many of the
causes that usually lead TO foret fires
could be removed and fires once started
could be taken in their incipiency and
effectively fought before they had
spread over large areas. IL will alec
be the duty OF the wardans or rangers,
who are employed to patrol the lands.
/ to educate the homesteaders az to the
dangers from forest fires and to recon
mend precautionary measures for their
prevention.
The association itself will work not
only for an efficient patrol of the
lands for its members, but will make
campaign OF education as TO the dan
gers OF forest fires and methods for
their prevention. IL will also lend it's
support TO the Oh forcement OF timber
and forest fire law now ON the statute
books, and to the passage OF such ad
ditional legislation as may be deemed
necessary tor the welfare of northern
Michigan and Wisconsin timber inter
ests. The question OF the rangers be-
ing authorized TO arrest trespassers on
the lands OF the association and of the
organization making united effort TO
prevent trespassinR by hunters. fisher
men and others. was considered. bnt
was not favorably received by ma.
iority of those present. II was decid-
cd the wiser course to refrain from at
tempting to establish forest preserve,
but rather 20 educate hunters and fish
ermen to be more careful about start
ing fires and to prosecute violators OF
the state law covering such acts
The active management OF the assoc.
iation will be in the hands OF seven
officers and directors, elected as fol.
lows President, 7. A. Green. Onton-
agon vice president, G. v. r. Town
send, Negaunee; secretary, r. %. Wy
man. Munising treasurer, J. E. Sher-
man. Marquette; @. II. dorchester.
Chas,ell g. A. Goodman. Marinette.
and W. II. Johnston. Ishpeming. dir
ectors. These directors are expected
TO meet monthly during the summer
season. and will be elected annually at
the meeting of the members, to be
held the first Tuesday Ia March.
The constitution and bylaws adopted
provide that the association shall be