The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-27
FAVORS COMMISSION
TO HANDLE FORESTRY
Timberland. Owners Association Op-
posed to Gov. Graham Consolida-
ton Plan.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 27.-Resolutions
opposing administration bill II 80, now
pending in the legislature, which would
subordinate the forestry department to
the department of agriculture, and re
commencing the appointment of for
estry commission similar to that in New
Hampshire whose duty it would be to-
appoint a state forester and to direct
the work of his department, We're adopt
ed last night at a meeting of the Yer
mont Timberland Owners association
held at the Pavilion hotel
Speeches opposing the above measure
were made by the president of the as
sociation. II. j. Philbrook of the Con-
necticut Valley Lumber company, and
by A. +. Hawes of Burlington. who re-
Gently resigned as state forester.
President Philbrook said that special
ization is the trend of the times and
that specialization spells success He
said that it was hard enough to get a
man big enough for one commission. let
alone two of so different lines as agri-
culture and forestry
TO abolish forestry, said Mr.. Phil
brook, and make it subordinate to aeri-
culture could not but work for ineffi-
cheney.
Mr.. Halves spoke along similar lines
The following resolutions were adopt
ed
Whereas, The timber interests of
Vermont are among the most important
industries of the state and
Whereas, The work of the state
forestry department in the protection
of the wild lands from fire and its
other activities has, in our opinion,
| been efficiently and economically con
Quoted to the best interests of all the
forest owners, be it
Resolved, That the association is
emphatically opposed to House bill 80
which would abolish the forestry de
partment and would subordinate for
estrv to the commissioner of agricul-
/ ture.
This association respectfully re-
commends to the legislature that the
/ present board of agriculture and for
eStrv be abolished and that forestry
commission be established similar to the
/ forestry commission of New Hampshire,
which commission should appoint state
/ forester and direct the work of his de-
/ partment'
! The Vermont Timberland Owners as
/ SoclatlOu Is composed OF members re-
presenting 800 GOO acres of forest lands
! in the state aud its work consists in
/ fire prevention and the establishment
of lookout stations and patrol routes
I throughout the state. Two stations are
now in operation and $50 miles of
/ patrol routes are covered by Il patrol
men.
The following officers were reelected
for the ensuing year: President, II. J
/ Philbrook; vice president, T. Z. Amey
OF the international Paper company;
secretary treasurer. G. Il. Mcneil OF
/ Bloomfeld; directors. MIR. Philbrook
Mr.. Amey, c. c. Wilson, W. r. Brown
and \. y. Blandin,
These companies were represented a.
the meeting: Connecticut Valley Lum
Der company, Berlin Mills Lumber com
.pany, International Paper company
Champlain Realty company, Odel
Manufacturing company. East Haver
Timber company, Pittsburgh Land com
Irany, Dalton Power company, Deerfiel(
Lumber company, ID. F. Andrews {
Son Co.. American Brass company
Jones-Webster company and the Yer
mont Marble company.