The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-27
SEEK TO PREVENT
LOSS OF FORESTS
Forest Fire Conference Will
Be Held in St. Paul,
Mimi, in December.
PUBLIC is AROUSED
Over Deplorable Loss of Val
liable Timber and Prompt
Action Is Needed.
PUBLIC is AROUSED
american News Service,

ST. Paul. Mimi. Nov 2s.-The re-
cent forest fires with their attendant
loss of life and money will be the
subject of the Lakes States Forest
Fire conference In ST. Paul, December
9 and Z. Public sentiment has been
aroused to such an extent by the
great loss of life and fortune in these
CONGREGATIONS and It's demands for
preventive measures Is so insistent
that every effort will be made to In
acgurate precautions against repetl-
ton OF the disaster.
Never before has such an exhaust.
I've inquiry into the causes OF forest
fires been contemplated Not only
VIII means of insuring life and prop
erty against further loss receive the
attention OF the members of the con.
ference but an attempt will be made
10 rnearth the causes Of the last fires
blaze which destroyed Spooner and
Bandette. MINI. and laid waste thou
cands of acres OF land was caused hv
sparks from a passing locomotive o.
fciala OF the accused railroad vehar-
emily denied this accusation and in
Turn laid the blame for the confagra.
ticn iron tho settlers. II Ia expected
fh:t this matter viii be thoroughly
thrashed out ~ the coming confer
eEeo ord hoped that the responsibility
for Il will be fixed.
Program is Completed.
The program for the conference has
just been completed by j. Il. Rhodes.
president OF the Minnesota Forestry
association. Mr.. Rhodes has succeed.
cd In inducing many prominent men
10 come to st, Paul to discuss the
causes ard prevention of forest fires.
wA.ch including the Hinlsley diaa ster
In 1894. have cost hundreds of lives
end millions Of dollars In property.
Governor Eberhardt of Minnesota
Governor Davidson OF Wisconsin. and
Governor Warner OF Michigan. are to
freal on the opening day Governor
l;terhardt will talk on 1.-THE States
Dirty IN the Preservation OF it's For
es's:" Governor Warmers subject is
"Michigan's Forestry Policy" and
Governor Davidson Is on the program
~ discuss "What the Forests Mean to
the people,
Tho remainder OF the first days
p-cgrahm follows:
Opening address. +. n. Scott, presi-
fert OF the Minnesota State Forestry
bcord presiding officer: address of
welcome. Herbert p. Keller. mayor of
So. Paul. what the Forest Service
poes to Prevent Fires" II. s. Graves,
chief forester of the United States.
The Forest Fire Patrol System OF
tic Western States" T.. r. Allen, for.
ester Western Forestry and Conserv-
alton association. Forest Protection
In Canada" n. II. Campbell. forester
Dominion Of Canada. "Why Our For.
ests Burn" Filbc-t f.. Roth. profes-
sor or forestry. university of Michi.
ran. Forest Protective Legislation
Proposed by the State OF Wisconsin"
H. NJ. Griffith. state forester wiscon.
SIN. "Minnesota's Forest Fire Ward
en- system" c. c. Andrews, forestry
commissioner Minnesota.
Action by Railroads.
Sessions OF December z.
The Interest OF the Railroads in
Protecting the Forests" r. II. Ash.
ton. vice president Chicago & North.
western railroad. 1.-THE Interest of the
lumbermen In Forest Fire Protec.
tion," Thornton A. Green. NOntoagon,
Mich. Legal Questions Involved in
Forest Fire Laws" w. II. Douglas,
Of the Minnesota Forestry board.
Fire Protection on the Minnesota
State Reservation" Prof. T.. q. Chey.
ney. Minnesota Forestry school. Dis.
cussion OF the Michigan forest fire
laws. led by Charles w. Garfield.
president OF the Michigan Forestry
association. Discussion OF wiscon.
sins proposed forest FIRE warden sys.
tetm. William NJ. Bray. chairman
committee Of forestry. Wisconsin leg.
islature. Discussion of the forest fire
protective laws proposed by the Min.
nesota forestry board. John Lind,
Der Minnesota's forestry school.
w. B. Douglas, former attorney gen.
eral Of Minnesota has outlined
amendments to the state forestry
laws for the prevention of Ares. He
says many fires have caused by the
neglect OF railroads to clear their right
Of way. that spark arresters should be
placed on locomotives. and that
through the forest regions oil should
be burned in the locomotives. Mr..
Douglas says there should be law
against the building Of camp fires be-
tween the dates Of April I and Novem-
Der 10. These suggestions. IL Is be-
lieved will call for a protest from the
railroads and II is expected that the
conference will n hot" in keeping
with the subject under discussion.