A PENNSYLVANIA MEETING 



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of tlie water tn tliat of a terriljle (irasioii with stcx-l claws, 

 tiarino; away at the hillsides and destroying the pros- 

 ])erit\- of the cdujitry. The remedy for this condition — 

 the way to light this modern dragon — is to plant trees 

 on the hillsides, or to keep enough trees there, if they 

 are already growing, to protect the soil. 



It can thus be seen that forests serve two princijial 

 purposes: First, as sources of lumber; and, second, as 

 protectors of soils and streams. 



IX FUTURE articles something will be told about the 

 way trees grow and about their community life in 

 the forest ; how they struggle against one another 

 and how they help one another. .After that there will be 

 talks on how to know the common trees. 



Perhaps some readers of this department wish now to 

 ask some (|uestions about trees. These questions will be 

 gladly answered. Address them to Americ.w Forestry, 

 W'ashignton, D. C, and the answer will be sent at once. 



A Pennsylvania Meeting 



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MOST interesting and successful meeting was that 

 of the I'ennsvlvania Forestry Association at Fox- 



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'ii and 25. where for 



three tlays a number of the members and guests in- 

 spected forest holdings and heard a series of instructive 

 addresses. Fo.xburg is on the .Allegheny River, .S(i miles 

 north of F'ittsljurgh and is famous as an oil-producing 

 center. ])erhaps the most noteworthy in the State in the 

 carl\- (la\'s of the oil lields' development. Not the least 

 interesting feature of the foresters" trips in the sur 

 rounding country was an inspection of oil wells and 

 pumping stations on the Fo.x Estate and explanations 

 regarding the present phases of the industry and remi- 

 Tiiscences of its early days by F. L. Harvey, of Foxburg, 

 and others. 



One day was spent in ins])ecting the primeval forests 

 owned by Mr. A. W. Cooke, of Cooksburg, wdno has an 

 estate of 7.'.?l!l acres some 4(1 miles from Fox])urg, on 

 which there are many magnificent pine and hemlock 

 trees. Here the members of the party tram])e(l for 

 some hours through the woods, finding much to ex;unine 

 and study. .Afterward the foresters were entertained 

 delightfully at Air. Cooke's summer home. 



The following day was si)ent in an automobile trip 

 tlirough the estate of Air. J. AI. Fox, a few miles from 

 Foxburg. Here a well-established jilanting of some 

 ] (Ml. ()()() young trees was examined with interest and 

 then followed trips to stands of primeval oak, maple, 

 chestnut and ash, ending with a visit to Air. Fo.x's resi- 

 dence, where luncheon was ser\ed. 



During the stay in FAjxburg there was a series of 

 meetings, at which the papers and discussions on for- 

 estry conditions were of unusual \alue. These included 

 the following: "Blazed Trails in the Domain of For- 

 estry," by Hon. S. B. Elliott, of the State Forestry 

 Reservation Commission; "A Demonstration Tree Plant- 

 ing at Lehigh University," by Nat. AI. Emery, vice- 

 president of Lehigh L^niversity, read bv Dr. Henry S. 

 Drinker, president of Lehigh Uni\ersitv and president of 

 the American Forestry Association; ".A Deciduous For- 

 ■<est, an" Ec'ologic and Geographic Study," bv Dr. John 

 W. Ha'rshberger, professor of botany at the University 

 'of Pennsylvania; "The Transformation of the Actual 

 FAirest Into the Normal Forest," by Prof. Joseph S. 

 lllick. State Forest Academy; "Some Criticisms of 

 Pennsylvania's Forest Policy Answered," by Walter D. 

 Ludwig, Forester; "The Immediate Need of Extending 

 State Forests in Pennsylvania." Prof. E. A. Ziegler, 

 director State Forest Academy; ".Vims of Central Penn- 

 sylvania Fire Protective Association," J. Linn Harris, 

 vState Forestry Reservation Commission; "The Relations 

 Ivxisting Petween Forestry and Game Interests," Dr. 

 Joseph Kalbfus, secretary Pennsylvania Game Coni- 

 nnssion. 



There were also other addresses by Hon. Robert S. 

 Conklin, chief of the Pennsylvania State Forestry De- 

 I'artment; Dr. J. T. Rothrock, fornierlv a member of 

 the State Forestry Commission ; F". L. Harvev, of Fo.x- 

 burg; Hon. John Reed, of Foxburg; Robert H. Wilson, 

 of Foxburg, and others. 



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