The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-23
,FORESTERS OBJECT ID NEW METHOD
 OF MANAGEMENT
Steps Taken to Form Fedora ton of Forestry AsSocia- tions of Eight Southern
 States
By Associated Press

Atlanta, July 22.-Disapproval of the new method of management adopted by the American Forestry association was expressed in resolu- tions adopted at the closing session of the Southern Forestry Congress here late today, and steps were taken by officials of eight state forestry associations to form a federation of the state organizations.
 The resolutions asserted the Amer ican association had transferred con- trol of its affairs from the large , membership to it's directors, seven of whom were appointed for life and given the power to nominate the other eight directors. Officers of the ican association has thus Forfeited the confidence of the public"
 The next meeting place of the Southern Forestry Congress was left to the executive committee with Jackson, Miss, and Asheville, N C., regarded as among the leading con- tenders Roy L. Houge, a lumberman of Jackson, Miss, was elected presi dent; R. D. Forbes, New Orleans, sec retary; Jose Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill N. C., reelected chairman of the executive committee, and A. B. Hast ings, state forester of Virginia, elected assistant secretary.
 Preservation Urged
 Preserva ion of forests was urged in addresseS and resolutions, the lat ter advocating that the southern states adopt Adequate forest po- licies,' that federal and state gov ernments cooperate, that a southern 1f fpr Fk~ nefo h tc11 cd aY, .1 that forestry demonstration work be done on the farms.
 The worth of forests to agriculture was described by R. S. Maddox. state forester. of Tennessee, while the aes- thetic value of beautiful trees to a city was stressed by Miss Julia Les ter Dillon, city landscape architect of Sumter, g. C..
 The morality, cleanliness and gen. eral high spirit of a city depends upon the trees and parks and drives which make it beautiful and artist ic," she said.
 The tragedy of American lumber ing" declared Dr. J. W. Tourney, de- rector of the Yale school of forestry, lis the wiping out of the great pine forests of the south. the spruce for ests of the northeast and the pine forests of the lake states. The trag- edy is in the last scene of the drama. The regrowth of soft woods is great need in America today. It must be- gin at once and continue indefi- nitely.
 "If the south should begin now to orient 50, 000,000 acres which now has more or less pine upon it, under a condition of adequate fire protection and restocking, her great pine indus try could be perpetuated.
 The goal toward which this na- tion should move is 200,000,00o acres of soft woods fully stocked. protected and organized for sustained yield. This movement definitely planned and effectively carried out will as- sure an annual cut of soft woods 100 years hence, at least as large as we cut today" s9 sns v-s fTs
 Others who addressed the congress Friday were: Dr. George A. Hubbell, president of the Lincoln Memorial university, Harrogate, Tenn; .4alla- tin Roberts, president of the North Carolina Forestry association; Frank S. Spruil of Rocky Mount N. C.; R. D. Forbes, superintendent of fores- try in Louisiana, and E.. H. Froth- [ingham, acting director. Appalachian Forest experiment station, Asheville, North Carolina