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THE AMERICAN FORESTRY CONGRESS. 



PROF. SAMUEL B. GREEN, DELEGATE, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 



The American Forestry Congress, which met in Washington, 

 January 2nd to the 6th inclusive, was the most representative meet- 

 ing of its kind that ever has been held in this country. The many' 

 interests which have previously been supposed to be diverse here 

 came together and united in making plans which would work out 

 harmoniously and to the best interest of all. In this convention 

 were represented the lumbermen and the manufacturer of lumber; 

 those who are striving for better results from and for the extension 

 of irrigation systems ; the sheep and the cattle men, whose competi- 

 tion for more pastures has often resulted in bloodshed ; the mining 

 interests, which need enormous quantities of timber in their mines ; 

 representatives of railroads, who are anxious as to the future sup- 

 plies of timber for ties and other railroad purposes ; the foresters, 

 who are interested in all the problems which the foregoing interests 

 represent, and to whom the foregoing interests look for some way 

 of solving the difficulties which threaten them. 



The convention was held in the National Rifles' Armory, with the 

 exception of one session, which was held in the National Theatre 

 and was addressed by President Roosevelt, J. J. Jusserand, ambassa- 

 dor from France, Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pa- 

 cific Railway Company, and F. E. Weyerhauser, president of the 

 Weyerhauser Lumber Company. This session was the most notable 

 one of the convention. The other sessions of the convention were 

 devoted to the following subjects: 



Importance of Public Forest Lands to Irrigation. 



Lumber Industry and the Forests. 



Importance of the Public Forest Lands to Grazing. 



Railroads in Relation to the Forest. 



Importance of Public Lands to Mining. 



National and State Forest Policy. 

 Among the most interesting and representative addresses were 

 those by the following parties : 



J. B. Lippincott, Supervising Engineer, Reclamation Service, U. 

 S. Geological Survey. 



F. H. Newell, Chief Engineer, Reclamation Service, U. S. Geo- 

 logical Survey. 



Guy E. Mitchell, Secretary, National Irrigation Association. 



J. E. Defebaugh, Editor, American Lumberman. 



John A. Dix, President Moose River Lumber Co. of New York. 



John L. Kaul, President, Kaul Lumber Co. of Alabama. 



Hon. Francis E. Warren, U. S. Senator from Wyoming. 



Victor H. Beckman, Editor, Pacific Lumber Trade Journal. 



M. C. Moorse, Secretary, National Slack Cooperage Manufac- 

 turers' Association. 



