FORESTRY IN AMERICA 



AS REFLECTED IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 



OF AMERICAN FORESTERS. 



By Barrington Moore. 



The object of the present review is threefold : 



First, to show the trend of thought and progress of American 

 forestry as reflected in the Proceedings of the Society of Ameri- 

 can Foresters. For this purpose the articles have been arranged 

 under headings, in chronological order under each heading. 



Second, to make more available for reference the material con- 

 tained in the Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters, 

 from the first number of Volume VII, number 2, inclusive. 



Third, to give a general view of the field already covered, in 

 order to show the degree of attention devoted to each subject. 



I — Historical. 



The Application, and Possibilities of the Federal Forest Re- 

 serve Policy. By Edward T. Allen. Vol. I, No. 2. 



Mr. Allen's article is most interesting, throwing light on the adminis- 

 tration of the Forest Reserves in the Land Office days. As he says, it was 

 unfortunate that incompetent men, placed on the Reserves by political 

 pull, antagonized the people by bad management. 



The Disposal of Public Lands. By George W. Woodruff. 



Vol. I, No. 2. 



This article has nothing to do with forestry, but is of interest to Ameri- 

 can foresters in that it gives an account of the development, of the policy 

 with regard to public lands, which gave rise to the present National 

 Forests. Much stress is laid on the frauds practiced to secure public land. 



Objections to the Forest Reserves in Northern California. 



By Albert F. Potter. Vol. I, No. 2. 



Ten objections on the part of the people of Northern California are 

 given to the creation of forest reserves. These objections have since dis- 

 appeared; but they serve to show the opposition with which the reserves 

 first met. 



Sir Dietrich Brandis. By GiflFord Pinchot. Vol. Ill, No. i. 

 This is an enthusiastic appreciation of the forester who introduced the 



