The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-17

1@5 est agent of the United States,
and he is being honored this year
in a particularly appropriate manner. Charles
LathrOp Pack president of the American Tree
association and of the leading apostles of
scientific forestry in this country, has begun the
distribution of the forty third edition of his IA
nous Forestry Primer" and this edition is dedi-
Gated to Hough This edition will make 100000
copies of the booklet which Mr.. Pack has given
to schools and colleges since the first edition was
printed in January, 1926
Although Houghs fame as the first forest
agent will be thus broadcast throughout the
United States, it is curious fact that he is al
ready better known for some of his other ac-
tivties than he is for his work in behalf of
forestry. Look in almost any cyclopedia of BIZ
ography and you will find him listed as an "au-
thor and historian with emphasis laid
upon MS prolific writings than upon his work
as preacher of the doctrine of PLANT trees y
Franklin Benjamin Hough Zone wonders if he
were named for the immortal Ben Franklin and,
If so, why the two given names were thus trans
posedD was born in Martnsburgh, N. " July
20 1922 the son of DIR. HOratio Hough, who had
emigrated from Southwick, Mass, in 1877, and
was the first physician in Lewis county, New
York After his graduation from Union college
in 1S43 young Hough prepared to follow in his
fathers footsteps by entering Cleveland Medical
college, from which he was graduated five years
later. Even during his college career scientific
investigation outside his chosen field of medicine
interested him and in 1S47 he published his first
work-"A Catalogue of Plants Growing Without
Cultivation in Lewis County, New York"
Beginning the practice of medicine at Somer-
ville n. Y in 1852, he later removed to Albany
and during residence of eight years there he
was an earnest and indefatigable student of his
tory and an authority antiquities, statistics
and various branches of science. His published
writings during this period included histories OF
st. Lawrence, Franklin, Jefferson and Lewis
counties, New York, Papers Relating to the Is
land of Nantucket" "ProclamatiOns for Thanks
giving by the Continental Congress, Washington,
and Others, With an Historical Introduction"
"Munsell's Guide to the Hudson River" Papers
Concerning the Attack Upon Hatfield and Deer
field by a Party of Indians From Canada, Sep
tember 10, 1877" Results of a Series of Me-
neurological Observations, Made in Obedience to
the Instructions of the Regents of the University
at Sundry Academies in the State of New York
From 1926 to 1850" and The Comprehensive
Farm Record; With Directions for It's Use" He
also edited DIARY of the Siege of Detroit in the
War With Pontiac" and "A Narrative of the
Principal Events of the Siege, by Major Robert
Rogers"
During the Civil Hough served as a sur
ge0n with the Union army Tor time, tnen re-
turned to New York to make his home in Low
VILE where he continued his scientific and lit
erary work During the next five years his pub
lications included AN Annotated Translation of
Baudens 'Guerre de Crimee,'" proceedings of
the Commissioners of Indian Affairs for the EX-
tinguishment of Indian Titles in the State of New
York." History of Duryees Brigade During the
Campaign in Virginia Under General Pope and in
Maryland Under General Mcclellan washing
toniana; or, Memorials of the Death of George
Washington" The Siege of Savannah by the
American and French Forces Under General Lin
coin and Count d'Estaing," The Siege of Charles
ton by the British Fleet and Army Under Arbuth-
not and Sir Henry Clinton" american COnsttu-
tions' and a translation of Memoir Upon the
Late War in North America Between the French
and English, 1755-6O"
During this time he had also prepared several
volumes of statistics. He supervised and pub
lished the state census of 1865 and 1863 on both
occasions writing the pamphlet of instructions
by order of the legislature. He also edited and
annotated, and in many cases made important
additions to, a large list of important works
and published Gazetteer of New York." which
was prepared entirely under his supervision.
Truly busy and useful citizen was this Frank
lin BENZ jamn HOugh!
But even more important than these was an
other activity in which he became interested
that of preserving the forests of his native state
which he were being steadily diminished,
When division of forestry in the state de-