Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-19
OF STATES
Their Control Over Forests
Subject of Papers.
WORK OF W0MEN'S CLUB
Mrs. Girard Describes Efforts to As
sist in Preservation of the
Country's Timber Lands.

The doctrine Of the right of sovereign
state to protect its natural advantages
from destruction or injury over the rights
of private ownership. especially In refer
ence to forest devastation, was treated
IN a technical paper at this mornings
session Of the American Forestry Aeso
citation in the New Willard. The paper
was read and discussed by Allen Hollis.
secretary Of the Society for the Protec-
ton OF New Hampshire Forests. Other
papers on forest conservation were by
Mrs. F. w. Girard. chairman of the con-
servation committee of the General Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clabs. and Austin
Carey OF the New York state forestry
service.
After reviewing several decisions of the
Supreme Court of the United States and
the supreme courts of several states on
the subject Mr.. Hollis devoted himself
to analysing the effects of the decisions
on practical forestry and its conserva-
ton, citing particular benefits which
principles of the decisions in various
sections of the country Applying the
same state doctrine to federal ownership,
the speaker gave a resume of what he
termed the vast benefit to be obtained
by the true advocates of conservation
The paper resolved itself into a strong
advocacy of state and federal owner
ship of forest Mountaineering to the full
extent the decisions referred to-and fur
Their legislation extending the. scope of
forest preservation. The paper In a gen.
eral way reviewed recent conservation
work in New Hampshire. Vermont and
Maine.
Tells of Woman's Work.
AS the official representative OF nearly
one million American women. Mrs. Cir
ard spoke OF the efforts OF the General
Federation OF Women's Clubs in behalf
of forestry and the preservation OF the
country's timber lands.
The fedora ton. she declared. mad
been working independently OF any
organization or governmental body and
She described the work Of different
women's clubs in the middle west in
creating small forest reserves as an
educational experiment.. and efforts TO
train school children in practical for
estry similar to the primary forestry
courses in Germany.
Mrs. Girard advocated concerted as
tion by citizens and associations alike
in devoting their energies to have tim
Der land taxes abolished from one end
OF the country to the other, and In
dorsed the plan of the association to
support forestry lecturers as a further
effort to arouse a deeper interest In
forest conservation in localities where
1t has been lightly or indinerently
treated
II am able to set 100000 or more women
to work for forest conservation as an
auxiliary or an associated branch of this
association whenever you say the word,
said the speaker in conclusion. We're
women, of course. but let me assure you
the labors of so great a number Of the
sex will have their effect"
Abolish Timber Tax.
Mr. Austin Carey was not able to be
present at this mornings session, and
his paper on New York States New
Forestry Laws was read by A. c. Pet
tus. Mr.. Carey advocated a general
adjustment OF the timber tax, and what
he termed the necessity Of consulting
practical lumbermen in forming legisla-
ton for different timber localities. The
paper recited the benefits derived from
forestry laws passed with this idea in
view and the advance it has been re-
sponsible for in the state numbering.
Practical legislation aimed at obtain
ing the best results directly in the woods
devoid Of theory. seems to be the secret
Der conditions should first be provided for.
and this can be followed by general pro-
Visions he said in conclusion.
An hour or more of the session was de-
voted to routine business and reports from
committees. 1t was decided to increase
the membership fee through annual sub
scriptions to the associations magazine.
At the instance of Philip W. Ayres OF
New Hampshire circulars were dis
tributed showing the votes of different
members of the House of Representatives
on the Weeks bill for the purchase of
national forests. 1t was decided to send
a copy to every member of the associa-
ton and create forestry agitation In
the different states. which will result
in stronger advocacy Of forest preserva-
ton In the halls of Congress.
(Yesterday's proceedings will be found
elsewhere in The Starr