HEARING ON THE APPALACHIAN 



BILL 



The Committee on Agriculture of and South, together with the fore- 

 the House of Representatives has most citizens in public and private life, 

 granted a hearing on the Appalachian- are expected to be present and to fur- 

 White Mountain bill, to take place at nish infallible proofs of the constitu- 

 the rooms of the committee, at ten tionality, wisdom, and necessity of the 

 o'clock A. M., Thursday, January 30, legislation. There will undoubtedly 

 and to continue, if desired, on the 31st. be representatives from all Eastern 



The importance of this hearing can and Southern States, and the indica- 



hardly be over-estimated. The Appa- tions are that" the attendance will run 



lachian bill has repeatedly passed the into the hundreds. 

 Senate, and will," undoubtedly, again Experience has shown that the press 



pass that body at this session. The of the country is practically a unit for 



failure of the bill has uniformly oc- this legislation. It can now render a 



■curred in the House ; and this, not notable service by widely announcing 



from an adverse vote in that body, for this hearing, and urging the import- 



a safe majority of the House is be- ance of such a representation as shall 



lieved to have been favorable to it, but not fail to be heard and heeded, 

 from the failure of the bill to reach a 



vote. What New The interest of New 



Late in the first session of the 59th England England in the Appala- 



Congress, the Appalachian bill was -^s ijoing ^j^.^^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ 



granted a hearing before the Commit- from the start. Everything that could 

 tee on Agriculture of the House of be done to secure the passage of the 

 Representatives. A strong presenta- bill in the last Congress was done, 

 tion was made, and the bill was unani- The result was' that when the matter 

 mously recommended by the Commit- ^ame to a vote, last spring, near the ' 

 tee for passage. It was not reached m ^lose of the session, not a single New 

 the first session and the brevity of the England Congressman voted against 

 second session prevented its reaching ^he proposition for a survey. Within 

 a vote unless "the extraordinary pow- ^ month after the adjournment of Con- 

 ers of the House should be invoked. gj-ess a meeting had been called in Bos- 

 Such action the Committee on Rules ^^^ ^^ j^y plans for furthering the 

 did not see fit to take. campaign. Definite plans were made 

 With an early and favorable report, for co-operation between the Massa- 

 however, from the Committee on Agri- chusetts Forestry Association, the So- 

 culture, it seems probable that the bill ciety for the Protection of New Hamp- 

 can be brought to a vote in the House shire Forests, the Appalachian Moun- 

 in the present long session. And tain Club, and the x\merican Forestry 

 again, as heretofore, there is ^ good Association. During the past season's 

 ground to hope that, if reached, it will investigations these organizations have 

 pass. In the circumstances, an early helped in every way possible. 

 • and favorable report by the Commit- As soon as the Committee on Agri- 

 tee becomes of transcendent import- culture announced that a hearing 

 ance. would be given on the 30th, meetings 

 The friends of the measure are spar- were immediately arranged in Boston 

 ing no effort to secure a strong and to plan a campaign. The several _or- 

 representative delegation to attend the ganizations are working with might 

 hearing and present to the Committee and main, and with good prospects of 

 every aspect of the case for the bill, success, to secure the attendance of all 

 Nurnerous Governors of States, North the New England Governors and of 



