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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Annual Meeting American Forestry 



Association. 



The annual meeting of the American Fur 

 estry Association was held at Washington, U. 

 C, January 9, 1907, in the parlors of the New 

 Willard hotel at 10 a. m. Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture Wilson, president of the association, deliv- 

 ered the opening address. Mr. Wilson spoke of 

 the national forest reserves, saying that the 

 government now has 113,000,000 acres set aside. 

 mostly in the West, the wood from which will 

 eventually be used in the West in time of need 

 to the exclusion of eastern demands. lie spoke 

 of the rapidly decreasing forests and strongly 

 urged that the different eastern states take de- 

 cisive, concerted action toward securing tie' 

 While Mountain and Appalachian forest re- 

 serves, stating that the prospect for securing 

 lie in is not good at present, owing to lack .if 

 enthusiasm and effort on the part of states, 

 which should be vitally interested. He referred 

 to the good work United States engineers arc 

 doing in the present reserves. regarding the 

 proper handling of moisture on valuable lands, 

 and commended their efforts highly. Mr. Wil- 

 son urged more careful study of proper trees 

 and plants and where to plain them; of econ 

 oniy in the use of diminishing woods, and of 

 substitution of certain soft woods for hard. 



'I'll, secretary closed his able and appropriate 

 address by heartily welcoming the association to 

 the city of Washington, -and then introduced Dr. 

 Edward Everett Utile, chaplain of the Senate. 



In a very interesting manner Dr. Hale made 

 a strong plea for the conservation of our for- 

 ests, citing many instances from history to 

 show of how great importance this mailer is, 

 and pointing out famous examples of binds in 

 the old world which have gone to rack and ruin 

 wilh this very neglect a prominent factor in 

 their downfall. He deplored the fact that in- 

 dividuals often seem to regard the state as 

 their enemy in these forestry affairs, and ex- 

 plained that while individuals have only their 

 own protection and investments to secure. Hie 

 state us a body must look forward to the protec- 

 tion and welfare of future generations. 



The annual report of the Board of Dire, 

 tors was presented by Dr. Thos. E. Will, secre 

 tary of the association. It covered the various 

 phases of the work clearly and exhaustively and 

 showed that in the entire history of the forest 

 movement iu the United Stales, the present 

 year has been the most notable The Ameri- 

 can Forestry Association has materially in 

 i leased in numbers, financial strength and gen- 

 eral activity ; the Forest Service -has moved 

 forward with giant strides, new states have 

 established foresters or instruction in forestry. 

 stales which had already made beginnings have 

 formed associations and extended their work, 

 and Important legislation in the interest of for- 

 estry is now pending before Congress. 



The association gained during the year 2,780 

 mw members, a growth of seventy-nine per 

 cent, and the net receipts were proportionately 

 large. 



During the year the association has again 

 given special attention to the promotion of leg- 

 islation, looking to the establishment of na- 

 tional forest reserves in the White Mountains 

 and the Southern Appalachians. 



The amalgamated bill recommended at the 

 lasl annual meeting has . been unanimously 

 passed by the Senate, and with equal unanimity 

 has been recommended for passage by the House 

 Committee on Agriculture. Strong stress- was 

 -laid upon the fact that should the bill fail of 

 passage at this session, the ground gained 

 would be lost, since in that case the bill would 

 have lo lie returned for repassage by the Sen- 

 ale There was, therefore, urged "upon all 



friends of the forest, and of the interests tan- 

 gent thereto, immediate, united and tireless ef- 

 forts to insure the passage of the bill at the 

 present session of Congress." 



The promotion of legislation for the establish- 

 ment of a wood-testing laboratory in connection 

 with the Forest Service 1 was also strongly rec- 

 ommended in the report. 



The railroads, mine owners ami other large 

 users of timber products have manifested un- 

 precedented interest iu studying and applying 

 forestry as it will best serve Heir varied needs 

 during the past year. 



Increased activity in forest planting has re- 

 sulted from renewed confidence based on a better 

 knowledge of the proper trees and planting 

 methods to be used to insure success. Especially 

 to he noted is the tact that larger areas than 

 ever before are planted by railroads and other 

 large interests to supply their own future needs, 

 or by capitalists for commercial returns. 



By the educational work of the Forest Service, 

 the dissemination of information through lec- 

 tures and the press has 1 n more widespread 



than ever before. 



An additional instructor at the Michigan For- 

 est School, a chair of lumbering with corre- 

 sponding strengthening of the faculty at the 

 Yale Forest School, additional lectures at the 

 Biltmore Forest School, the increased attendance 

 at lectures on forestry in the various state uni- 

 versities are evidences thai energetic forest 

 students shall not fail through lack of educa- 

 tional facilities to place American forestry, 

 young though it may be in years, in the front 

 ranks of scientific attainment. 



The lumbermen and the Forest Service have 

 been brought into closer touch through co- 

 operation in compiling detailed, classified sta- 

 tistics of forest products. 



Interesting addresses were given by ,T. IV 

 Blades of New Bern, N. C, voicing the strong 

 desire of the people of his section for the South- 

 ern Appalachian Forest Reserve : by Prof. 

 Henry S. Graves, director of the Yale Forest 

 School, on the progress of foresl education : by 

 Enos A. Mills of Colorado on the marked change 

 in sentiment in favor of the forest reserves by 

 the people of the West upon a better acquain- 

 tance witli their purposes and administration, 

 and by George K. Smith, secretary of the Na- 

 tional Lumber Manufacturers' Association, on 



tb operation in forest work by the lumber 



associations, and by James W. Pinchot. 



The association gave its hearty approval, by 

 resolution, of Hie recommendation of President 

 Roosevelt, in bis special message to Congress 



of December 17. that $5,000, be loaned for a 



period of live years to the Forest Service, to be 

 expended in developing the resources of the re- 

 serves. 



Tie meeting then took a recess until 2:15. 



Those who addressed the meeting in the aft- 

 ernoon were : J. S. Palmer, secretary of the 

 National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation: Dr. F. It. Fernow on Financial Results 

 of Forest Management : Hon. I.. A. Thurston on 

 Progress of Forestry in Hawaii ; S. T. Kelsey on 

 Ho Relation of the Blue Ridge to the Water 

 sheds of the Southeastern I'nited States ; Col. 

 Win. F. Fox on Fire Protection of New York 

 Forests : Judge Warren Iligley on the Adminis- 

 tration of New York's Forest Lands: George 

 Ward Cook on the Influence of the White Moun- 

 tains on the Merrimac River : Alfred Gaskill on 

 the Forest Reserve question. 



The principal speaker of the afternoon was 

 Hon. Gifford Pinchot. Chief Forester of the 

 I'nited States Department of Agriculture, who 



addressed the association at length on What 

 the Forest Service Stands For. 



Before adjournment reports were received from 

 committees on resolutions, on affiliation with 

 other associations, on revision of by-laws, and 

 on nomination of officers. The resolutions pre- 

 sented were all adopted as follows: 



Whereas, the bill for national forest reserves 

 in the Southern Appalachian and White Moun- 

 tain regions lias passed the United States Sen- 

 ate without dissent; has been unanimously re- 

 ported to the House of Representatives from 

 the Committee on Agriculture ; aud its pas- 

 sage has been repeatedly urged by the President 

 in messages to Congress ; and 



Whereas, if the bill does not pass at the pres- 

 ent session of Congress, time will elapse in 

 which denudation will continue unchecked, with 

 Irreparable damage to the water powers and to 

 He- timber and agricultural interests of the 

 country, both North and South: and 



Whereas, the price of land and timber is so 

 rapidly increasing that action cannot again be 

 so effective as now. therefore. 



Resolved. That tin' American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation instruct its Executive Committee to ap- 

 point a suitable delegation to present the above 

 lads to the Honorable Speaker of the House of 

 Representatives, in order that this measure may 

 come before the House for action at the present 

 session ; 



Resolved also. That each member of the as- 

 sociation present in Washington is requested to 

 confer with his Representative to the same end. 

 and that each member of the association 

 throughout the country is requested to write 

 promptly to his Representative, asking him not 

 only to vote for this measure if it comes up, 

 bin also to see that it does not fail to come up 

 for action at this session of Congress. 



Whereas, the welfare of all the people is in- 

 juriously affected by the increasing scarcity and 

 cost of wood materials, and much of their sav- 

 ings throughout the country is invested in 

 various enterprises dependent on water powers 

 which would be ruined by the destruction of the 



foresl s. 



Resolved, That this association warns inves- 

 tors irrespective of locality, of the danger of 

 loss on their investments unless the govern- 

 ment safeguards forest conditions. 



Resolutions were also adopted urging Congress 

 lo repeal the timber and stone act; approving 

 the action of manufacturers in asking Congress 

 to appropriate $200,000 to establish a wood- 

 testing laboratory, and commending the untir- 

 ing efforts of the Chief Forester. 



The following officers were elected for the en- 

 suing year : President, Hon. James Wilson, 

 Secretary of Agriculture; vice-presidents. Dr. 

 Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the senate. 

 F. E. Weyerhaeuser of the Weyerhaeuser lumber 

 interests. James W. Pinchot. Dr. B. E. Fernow. 

 consulting forester. John L. Kaul of the Kaul 

 Lumber Company; treasurer. Otto Luebkert of 

 the American Audit Company; board of direc- 

 tors. Secretary James Wilson. Wm. L. Hall, 

 Chief of the Office of Forest Products, Forest 

 Service: George 1'. Whittlesey. James II. Cutler, 

 Rutherford I'. Hayes. Prof. Henry S. Graves, 

 Director of the Y'ale Forest School : F. H. 

 Newell, Chief Engineer of the Reclamation Serv- 

 ice : Gifford Pinchot, Forester of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture : N. J. Bachelder, Albert 

 Shaw, editor of the Review of Reviews; W. W. 

 Finley. president of the Southern railway: 

 George K. Smith, secretary of the National Lum- 

 ber Manufacturers' Association : Wm. S. Har- 

 vey, chairman of the Committee on Forestry aud 

 Irrigation of the National Board of Trade; H. A. 

 Pressey and George Foster Peabody. 





White Ash Wanted. 



The Habdwood Recobu is in receipt of a let- 

 ter from a Washington. D. C, correspondent 

 who is in the market for four or five cars 6/4 

 white ash. firsts and seconds, 6 in. and over 

 wide, standard lengths. Anyone in a position 

 to furnish this stock may have the name of 

 the writer on application to this office. 



The Portland Chair Company is the name of 

 a new and large enterprise recently launched at 

 Portland. Ore. The company has just broken 

 ground for a big plant and is in the market for 

 a full line of chair and furniture machinery. 



