The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-17

OF more than ordinary interest and
importance is the coming meeting Of
the North Carolina Forestry Associa-
zion and the Appalachian Park Asso-
citation, which will be held in Ashe-
vile, Wednesday and Thursday, April
: and 9, 1914.
The time is ripe III this State for
the of some definite State
forestry policy, and this association,
which has been doing so much during
the past three years To arouse an in
terest in forest protection, is still TAX
ing the lead in this important matter.
The three previous conventions have
been held in Raleigh as being most
central for all the people of the State,
but in order to give the forest owners
and users Of western North Carolina
a better opportunity of becoming iden-
tilted with the Statewide movement,
it was unanimously decided to hold
his years meeting in our
metropolis. 1t is to be hoped that
western Carolinians will appreciate
and take advantage of this opportun-
ity 10 at least learn of and identity
themselves with the aim and efforts of
the Forestry Association. There Will
no doubt be a large delegation also
from the middle and eastern parts of
The State, and from neighboring
states too, ii is hoped.
The coming together Of men en-
gagged in similar lines of work and
having identical interests, to discuss
"a subject in which they are all con-
cerned, should be inducement enough
to secure a large attendance. But
added to this are the two or three in
tensely interesting trips which nave
been arranged in connection with the
convention and which are described
below. Ladies are specially invited
and their attendance is earnestly de-
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relatives or friends of delegates. 1t il
recognized that forest conservation
owes. not only a debt of gratitude
TO the women, but it owes its brit
and existence, as all true progressive
moVeme do, TO the women and tn
men alike.
tentative Program.
The following tentative program ha
been arranged:
Wednesday, April s. 1914.
Morning Session, 10 a. IN.
Invocation.
Address Of Welcome-The Mayo
Of Asheville.
Response to Address of Welcome
The Acting President.
Secretary's Report.
T~reasurer's Report.
Appointment of Committees
Address-Governor Locke Craig.
Organizing State Fire Protection
Mn. Overton w. Price, vice-presiden
National Conservation Association
Washington, ID. c.
Improving Farm Woodlands-Hol
Thos. A. Cox, Cullowhee, N. G..
Interesting the Children in Fore
CoBservation-Mrs. 4. w. Lingle, Da'
idson, y. G..
The Fifth National Conservatic
Congress-Mr. w. B. ToWnsen
Townsend. Tenn.
Forests and the Open Range.
Afternoon.
Delegates will visit the forest pla
tation Of the Biltmore estate.
Evening Session. 500 =. NJ.
devoted to the interests of t
appalachian Park Association-Go
ernor Locke Craig, preSident).
The Use of the National Forests
North Carolina-Hon. II. S. GRAY
L. s. Forester.
Organized Forestry Propaganda
MI. L. =. Ridsdale, Secretary Americ
Forestry Association.
Report OF officers of the App3iac
ian Park Association.
Discussion invited after each 81
ject.
Thursday. April .. 1914.
Trip over Messrs. Perley K Gro,
cts new logging road from Bla
Mountain to the spruce forests on !
Mitchell. Party will leave AsheVi
station $40 a. m, arrive Black Mot
tain 9:45. Take logging train the
have lunch in the forest, and retl
in time TO take the 7:10 train back
Ashevilie or the 7:45 train going Cd
Thursday, 500 T.. NJ.
informal Forestry Dinner in As
vile.
If there is not sufficient time
the whole program the first day
bushes meeting will be arranged
some time Thursday at which the
ports of the committees will be m
and the officers for the ensuing y
elected.
The side Trips.
Either one of the side trips WI
have been arranged is We'll worth
time and money which will be ST
in attending his convention, to
nothing of the very attractive !
gram of the meetings themselves.
the Biltmore estate forestry has
practiced longer than anywhere
in the United States. Here are pl