The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-23
kennebec Valley Protective
association


bee Valley Protective Association
held recently in Skowhegan. elected
officers. adopted resolutions on the
death of its president, the late L.
Payson Niles of Skowhegan, adopted
the report OF the several officers for
1916 and transacted considerable
business. The officers for 1916 were
elected as follows: President. vii
liam J. Lanigau of Waterville: vice
president. J F. Philippi of Bangor;
directors. the above and K. l.. Mars
ton of skowhegan. S " Philbriek
+ of Skowhcgan. Blaine S Niles of Au-
gnsta; scc-Treas.. f. II. Colby OF
Bingham. auditor. a. X Butler of
Skowhegan
This organization. which does such
Il great amount of work for the pro-
lection of our Maine forest is always
working in connection with the Maine
/ forestry department which give the
Organization its heartiest approval
and support The fourth annual re-
/ port of The kennebec Protective As
ISOLATION is just out and is model OF
/ its kind 1t states on the cover that
/ II was organized in the spring Of 1872
and saws:
THE association is endeayoring tc
aid in securing wise protective legis-
lation and in cooperation with the
State department aims to provide
their territory with adequate means
Of fire protection. Also it is striving
by means of public material warn
ing posters and the like to create a
strong sentiment in favor of fire pro
lection among all who frequent the
woods, whether for business or for
pleasure
The members of the association
are.
American Realty Co; BarnJum Tim
berland Co. Berlin Mills Co; Bling
/ ham Lumber Co. Boyd Harvey Co;
! Frank j. d. Barnjum: Canadian Pacl-
/ fc Railway; Coburn Heirs Inc; Co
burn Lands; Great Northern Paper
Co: estate of Forrest Goodwin; Gray
/ 4 Snow: Joshue Gray & Son; Hol-
! lingsworth 4 Whitney Co; Charles
! II. Hichborn, Trustee; Melvin 5. Hol-
way. agent: estate of j. Manchester
! Haynes: Langtown Co; Moosehead
! Investment Co; Maine Central Rail
road. Newcastle Lumber Co; Abram
Newton; S ". Philbrick; Philbrick
& Butler; Bin w. Page; Kicker Ho-
! tel Co: Somerset Timberland Co;
-. A.. q
! n Totman & Son; estate OF +. Pay
son Viles. Guy Cannot and Blaine
| Viles.
The treasurer's report for 1915
shows the receipts to have been
$3O51; expenditures $2,59766; cash
on hand March |. 1916, $453,64. The
assets are listed at $1.400.S4. The
funds are raised mostly by assess
ment.
/ The secretary's report treats OF the
meetings of the year and the work
accomplished by the association The
association met once and the direct
ors three times during 1918. Fifteen
members attended the Forestry dim
ner under the auspices of the Amer
lean Forestry Association and the
Massachusetts Forestry Association
IN Jan II in Boston and with invited
friends made Il party OF "A from
Maine. showing that was very faY-
orably commented upon by the Ma
tional Association members
The holdings of the 30-odd mem
bers of the association total 1,233,424
acres of cumberland during June and
part of July. May and June were dry
months, but few fires were suffered
| The Mayfeld fire was the worse of the
season Copies of the reports, post
ers and other printed matter has been
requested by parties from Massachu-
sets to Oregon, British Columbia to
New Mexico, showing the interest in
the forestry work in Maine.
The secretary says: There is eV-
cry indication that the interests oil
the State of Maine were well taken
care of at the hearings" referring to
the attention given by our representa-
| ton in Congress to the matter OF Sc
curing an appropriation of S5O,0o0
for the investigation of the white pine
rust disease.
Believing in publicity in calling the
attention of the people for the need
of care and watchfulness in the pre-
vention of forest fires, the secretary
states that he sent out during the
year 2000 parcels of warning mate
rial. including posters booklets, pie
lures, blotters and seals. to wardens
every sporting camp proprietor in the
|, Kennebec watershed and hotels and
boarding houses in the wooded dis
tricts. The rural schools were also
found to be good mediums of distri-
button of such material. The re-
sponses from the people to whom this
material was sent has been all in APP
probation of the work and the hearty
cooperation of all has been received.
The report included a table show
ing the list of fires in 1915 on timber
lands in Kennebec watershed which
has already been published
At the Maine Central Institute the
honorary parts for commencement
week have been given out as follows: