IMPORTANT MEETING OF DIRECTORS 



ONE of the most important meet- 

 ings of the directors of the Ameri- 

 can Forestry Association in some 

 years, was held at the Railroad Club, 30 

 Church St., New York, on Tuesday, 

 Oct. 29, there being present Chester W. 

 Lyman, who presided ; Col. W. R. 

 Brown, of Berlin, N. H.; Prof. H. H. 

 Chapman, of Yale; John E. Jenks, of 

 Washington, D. C. ; Otto Luebkert, of 

 Washington, D. C. ; Charles Lathrop 

 Pack, of Lakewood, N. J. ; Thomas Nel- 

 son Page, of Washington, D. C. ; C. F. 

 Quincy, of New York City ; E. A. Ster- 

 ling, of Philadelphia; Frederick S. Un- 

 derbill, of Philadelphia; Capt. J. B. 

 White, of Kansas City, IMo. ; John L. 

 Weaver, of Washington, D. C., and P. 

 S. Ridsdale, executive secretary of the 

 Association. 



The chief matter discussed was a ten- 

 tative plan for co-operative work by the 

 American Forestry Association and the 

 committee appointed by the forestry 

 section of the Fourth Conservation Con- 

 gress held Oct. 1-4 at Indianapolis. The 

 delegates of the Association who at- 

 tended the Conservation Congress, re- 

 . ported in chief, as follows : 



"An unusual opportunity has come to 

 the American Forestry Association to 

 do constructive work which will not 

 only further the general cause but 

 strengthen the Association and make it 

 a power and influence in academic and 

 practical forest work. It is a chance to 

 continue the general forest propaganda 

 more effectively and at the same time 

 work definitely towards the solution of 

 the more important specific problems. 



"At the several informal meetings of 

 the lumbermen and foresters in attend- 

 ance at the Fourth Conservation Con- 

 gress at Indianapolis, October 1 to 4, 

 the question of more definite work 

 throughout the year was thoroughly dis- 

 cussed. Two distinct lines of activity 

 seem advisable: The first is arranging 

 the program of the Conservation Con- 

 gress sessions, so as to give more promi- 



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nence and publicity to forest problems. 

 The second involves the appointment 

 and guidance of standing committees, 

 which shall report to a forestry section 

 of the Congress on definite problems re- 

 lating to forestry and lumbering. 



"The representatives of the American 

 Forestry Association present volun- 

 teered the services of their organization 

 in furthering this work in co-operation 

 with a committee made up of E. T. Al- 

 len, Captain J. B. White and H. S. 

 Graves, which was appointed to repre- 

 sent the private and government timber 

 interests. This latter committee repre- 

 sents the organized timberland owners 

 and Forest Service, and it was not until 

 the Indianapolis meeting that they came 

 to realize the strong influence the re- 

 juvenated American Forestry Associa- 

 tion, as a national body, could and will 

 exert in the solution of problems of mu- 

 tual interest. 



"The most important feature of the 

 proposed organization is the appoint- 

 ment of standing committees for the in- 

 vestigation of matters of vital impor- 

 tance to the lumbermen, timberland 

 owners and foresters. 



"In the choice of men to serve on the 

 committees and on the plan of follow- 

 ing up their work and securing definite 

 action will depend the success of the 

 plan. It is the thought to appoint men 

 best qualified to handle the various sub- 

 jects, regardless of their affiliations. 



"Following the practice of other or- 

 ganizations which work with standing 

 committees, it is suggested that at least 

 one complete report on one of the defi- 

 nite subjects assigned be submitted each 

 year, and the other subjects covered by 

 progress reports. It would be optional 

 witii the committee which subject to 

 place the most emphasis on. New sub- 

 jects would be assigned from time to 

 time. 



"A committee appointed at the Con- 

 servation Congress, comprised of E. T. 

 Allen, J. B. White and H. S. Graves, is 



