The c>lmerican Forestry" cAssociation 



Washington, D. C. 



ANSBEW CAKNEGIB, New Yark. 



WLLIAH E. COLBY, CalifonU, 

 Scer«Ui7 of The Sierra Clab. 



COLEMAN 4iiP0NT. DeUwaiw. 



DR. CHAKLES W. EUOT. M>MMfauett», 



rrcddent Eaicritmt Harrarl UaiTcrtity. 



DB. B E. FEBNOW, Cuisda. 

 Dean •{ Fsrcatrjr UaiTcriity af Taranla. 



BENBY S. GBAVES, IHitrict ol Calaakia, 

 Oiiel »t tk* Farcat Serricc. 



KVZBITT G. GBIGCS, Waikiagtw. 



CHABLRS LATHBOP PACX. Laknraad. N. J. 

 ne»-PnaUMti 



BON. DAVID HOOSTON, 



Secretarr «f Africnltare. 

 HON. FBANKLIN K. LANK. 



Secretary of the Isterlar. 

 HON. ASBUBY F. LXVEB, Sontk Cvalliu, 



Unitci Sutea BeprcaeeUtiTe. 

 HON. THOIL/US NELSON PAGE, 



Anbaasadar ta Italj. 

 GIFFOBD PINCHOT, PenniylTanU. 

 MRS. FRANCIS F. PRESTON, Nav Jaraay- 

 FILIBERT ROTH, Mickigan. 



Deaa af Fareatry, UaiTeraity ai MiaUf^ 

 DR. J. T. ROTHROCK. FennaylTaaia. 



MRS. JOHN D. SHERMAN. Illineii, 

 Chairman, Conaerration Departmeat, 

 General Federation of Wemea'a anba. 



HON. WM. H. TAFT. ConnecUcot, 

 Elz-Preaidont United Statea. 



JOSEPH N. TEAL, Oregon, 

 Chairman Oregoa Conaerratioa Coiamiaalaa, 



THEODORE N. VAIL, Vermont, 

 Preaident. Am. Tel. ft Tel. Ce. 



HON. JOHN W. WEEKS. MaiaadiBactta, 

 Unitad Sutea Senator. 



DR. B. S. WOODWARD. Waahinitaa, D. C. 

 ftaaideat Camesie Inatitntiam, 



Tnaiatai 



JOHN X. JXNKS, laitar. Amy aad Navy Begiatca, Waahinctaa, D. C 



SsncsttTt S^cwtAiy 



PERaVAL SHELDON RIDSDALZ. 141* B. Street, N. W., WaaUaftea, D. C 



SInctea 



E. T. ALLEN. Orcton. 

 ForaatcT, Weatera For. aad Caoaerr. Aaaa. 



JOHN S. AMES. MaaaaehnaetU. 



HON. ROBERT P. BASS, New HanpaUre. 

 Ex-GaTcmor af New Hampahire. 



WM. B. GBEELEY, Diatrict of CoIvaUila, 

 Aaaiataat U. S. Foreater. 



W. H. BROWN, New Hampahire, 

 Prea., New Hiuap. Fareatry Ganuniaaioa. 



HERMAN H. CHAPMAN, Coaaactient, 

 Profeaaor af Fereatry, Yala Faraat Saboel. 



DR. HENRY & DRINKER. PeanaylTaaia, 

 Preaident, Lehi^ UniTaralty. 



ALFRED GASKIU4 Treatoo, New Jaraay. 

 Sute Fareater. 



JOHN E. JENKS. Diatrict of Colambla, 

 Editor. Amy aad Nary Regiatar. 



CHESTER W. LYMAN, New Yark. 

 Vice-Prea. International Paper CMBpaay. 



CHARLES LATHROP PACK, Naw Jaraey, 

 Prea. Nat"! War Garden Commiaaiaa. 



CHARLES F. QUINCY. New York. 



ERNEST A. STERLING, New York, 

 Foreat and Timber Enfiaeer. 



J. B. WHITE, Miaaouri. 

 Ez-Prea., National Caaaarratiao Caai 



Declaration of Principles and Policy" 

 sf ^fe cAmcrican Forestry" c/lssociation 



IT IS A VOLUNTAKY organization for the inculcation an4 spread of a forect 

 policjr on a scale adequate for our economic needs, and any person it digibU 

 for membership. 



IT IS INDEPENDENT, has no ofHcial connection with any Federal or Stat* 

 department or policy, and is devoted to a public service conducive to natimial 

 prosperity. 



IT ASSERTS THAT forestry means the propagation and care of forfeits fw the 

 production of timber as a crop; protection of watershed; utiliration of n«n- 

 agricultural soil; use of forests for public recreation. 



IT DBCLABES THAT FOSBSTST is of immense importance to the people | 

 that the census of 1913 shews our forests annually supply over mm and a 

 quarter billion dollars' worth of products; empley 736,000 people; pay 

 $367,000,000 in wages; cover 550,000,000 acres unsuited for agriculture; regu- 

 late the distribution of water; prevent erosion of lands; and are essential to 

 the beauty of the country and the health of the nation. 



IT RECOGNIZES THAT forestry is an industry limited by ecaaomic conditiaiui 

 that private owners should be aided and encotiraged by investigation, demon- 

 strations, and educational work, since they cannot be expected to practice 

 forestry at a financial loss ; that Federal and State govermneats shosld under- 

 take scientific forestry upon National and State forest reserves for the b wi d lt 

 of the public 



IT WILL DEVOTE its influence and educational facilities to the develepaeat of 

 public thought and knowledge along these practical itacs. 



It Will Support These PoUciee 



National aad SUte Forcata under Fed- 

 eral and State Owncrahip, adroinia- 

 tration and manacemcnt reapectlTO- 

 ly; adequate apprapriatlona for tbair 

 care and management ; Federal aa- 

 operation with the State, eapeelalty 

 in foreat fire protection. 



State ActiTity by acquirement of faraat 

 landa; organization for fire prataa- 

 tion: encouragement of forest plaat- 

 iag by oomnunal and private awaert. 

 non-political departmentally iadepaa- 

 dent foreat organiiation. with libarai 

 appropriationa for theae purpoaea. 



Forett Fire Protection by Fcdoal, 

 State and fire protective aceneiaa, 

 and ita encouragement and cxtcaaieB, 

 iodividaally and by ea-«paratiaa, 

 without adequate fire protectioa all 

 other meaaurea for foreat crop pro- 

 duction will fail. 



Foreat Planting by Federal aad State 

 goveromenta and lang-liTed earpara- 

 tiona and acquirement of waate laada 

 for thia purpoae; and alae planting 

 by private ownera, where profitable, 

 and encouragement af aateral. regea- 

 eration. 



Foreat Taxation Refoma removing la- 

 juat burdena from ewnera af grawiag 

 timber. 



Ooaer Utilization in lagging and maa- 

 ufacturing without laaa to ownera; tU 

 the lumberman in achieving tkia. 



Cutting of Mature Timber where aad 

 aa the doneatic market demanda it, 

 except en areaa maintained for park 

 or acenic porpoaea, and eompeaaatiaa 

 af foreat ownera for loaa Buffered 

 through protectioa of wateraheda, ar 

 on behalt af any public iatereat. 



Equal Protection ta the lumber indua- 

 try and to public intereata in legiala- 

 tian affecting private tinberland ap- 

 erationa, recognixing that Inmberiag 

 ia aa legitimate aad ncccaaary aa the 

 foreata themaelvea. 



Claaaifieation by expcrta af laada beat 

 auited for farming aad tkaaa beat 

 auited for fereatry; and liberal aa- 

 tional and State appraprlatiaaa for 

 thia work. 



