MICHIGAN ROADS AND FORESTS. 



.vamp lands and lands, that are not suit- 

 able for farming. 



The report elicited considerable discussion 

 among the members present, and a cornpari- 

 if the work with that which has been 

 done or projected in Minnesota and Wiscon- 

 sin, which was participated in by General An- 

 drews. W. B. Mershon, Professor Smith of the 

 Michigan Agricultural College, and oth 



COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



The next order of business was the presen- 

 tation of the report of the Committee on Reso- 

 lutions, which, in the absence of Professor 

 Roth, was presented by Professor Mulford of 

 the Univer-i:y .if Michigan. After the read- 

 ing of the report a long discussion was had 

 relative to the merits of Sections 9 and 10. 

 Upon motion the report was laid over for 

 further consideration by the association at a 

 later hour. 



The report elicited considerable discussion, 4. That the membership in this association 



after which it was moved that it be accepted shall be considered as 'perpetual, and the an- 



and adopted by the association, which was nual dues shall become due and payable on. 



carried. tne nrst day f October of each year. 



Professor Green: Mr. President and gentle- It was moved and seconded that the reso- 



men of the association This matter I present j lution be adopted, 



is something we are all interested in. This Seconded and carried. 



is a resolution prepared for the National 

 Grange. 



Whereas. We appreciate the great import- 

 ance of forest wealth for best national develop- 

 ment, and the great need of education in for- 

 estry, and 



Whereas, The land-grant colleges and ex- 

 periment stations have been a great uplifting ; 



force in the development of American agricul- 



ture and have fully justified the expenditure p ro{ Griffiths Explains What Wisconsin Is 



President Bissell: The first item of the pr.j- 

 gram this morning is "Preservation of Water 

 Power in Wisconsin," by Prof. E. E. Griffith, 

 of Madison, Wis. 



The paper was read by Prof. Griffith as. 

 follows: 



WATER POWER PRESERVATION. 



THE OFFICIAL ORGAN. 



:r committee to whom was referred the 

 matter of securing the publication of an ofir- 

 cial organ, also securing additional member- 

 ship and the collection of annual dues would 



rtfully report as foil 

 We have carefully considered the sugg; 

 that the association request the Michigan For- 



. Comir. - 

 tin 



of national funds for their support, and 



Whereas. These institutions are admirably 

 adapted to teaching forestry and will do so if 

 provided with means, and 



Doing Along This Line. 



As Wisconsin has no deposits of coal, every 

 one familiar with her water powers must con- 



Whereas. The income from the National de that they will be of. untold value to the 



Forest Reserves has reached the sum of Si.- 

 500,000 per year, which is now paid into the 

 national treasury and is used for general ex- 

 penses of government, and 



Whereas, There is a certain fitness that ap- 

 peals to us in using a portion of the income 

 from the National Forest Reserves for teach- 



nd perpetuating 



in the future, provided the headwaters 

 that the stream. 



;ation. V oui 

 that the n would greatly appreciate 



any publications that the Forestry Commi-- 



might see fit to publish and distribute, 

 but that such bulletins could not be made to 

 answer the purpose of an official organ for 

 the association. >r would they relieve the bur- 

 den of securing the annual membership and 

 collecting annual membership dues. We 

 further realize that it would be placing a bur- 

 den upon the Michigan Forestry Commission 

 which ought to be borne by the association. 

 We have further considered the plan suggested 

 of uniting with the Michigan Good Roads 



iation. and the publishers of the Michi- 

 gan Roads and Forests in a three-fold agree- 

 ment to employ an advocate and solicitor who 

 shall devote hi* entire time to the advocacy 



'od roads and forestry and incidentally 

 soliciting subscriptions to the paper known as 

 Michigan Roads and Forests: that such advo- 

 cate and solicitor shall be authorized to col- 

 lect the sum of $1 for each subscription on 

 such paper, which shall entitle the subscriber 

 to full membership in both associations for 

 one year: that he also be authorized to collect 

 the annual d" . each from all annual 



members of the association; that each party 

 to this agreement assume one-third of the 

 expense of its advocate and solicitor, not to 

 exceed a total of 52. 400 per year, and that 

 all sums in the actual salary and 



expenses of such solicitor and collect 

 in excess of $-2. -I oo per year, shall he divided 

 equally between the three parties to this agree- 

 ment. The merits of this plan are the securing 

 of a live and active man working continually 

 in the interest of these associations, that tne 

 expense is divided between the two associa- 

 - and the publishers of the paper: that 

 it furnish us an organ in which a reasonable 

 amount of forestry literature can be published 

 and sent to all its members, could also be 

 used for advertising the association and giving 

 notice of its meetings from time to time. It 

 will also relieve the secretary of a large amount 

 of work in connection with membership fees 

 and annual membership dues. It will not in- 

 clude the moneys paid into the association 

 by sustaining membership. We would there- 

 fore recommend that our president and secre- 

 tary be authorized to enter into such an agree- 

 ment for the term of one year, to -be renewed 

 -atisfactory to all par: 



Yours respectfully. 



HENRY G. STF.YENS. 

 FILIBERT ROTH, 

 J. J. HUBBELL. 



>f the income 

 Forest Reserves be appropriated by congress 

 to the several states and territories for instruc- 

 tion and experimentation in forestry in tin- 

 agricultural colleges and experiment station* 



After the resolution was read Mr. Hubbell 

 said: I move that we request a loan of that 

 ution and accept it and adopt it. 



Carried. 



President Bissell: I find on looking over the 

 program this morning that we have disposed Jn 



flow can be depended upon. 



There are two ways in which the headwaters 

 can be protected and the stream flow made 

 fairly uniform, one by the creation of forest 

 reserves under the control of the state, the 

 other by building reservoirs which will supple- 

 ment the forest reserves in holding the flood 

 water of the spring and giving it off during 

 the dry months when it is most needed. \\ ith 

 over 1,400 lakes in the northern part of the 

 state, many of which are admirably adapted 

 for reservoirs, and the creation of adequate 

 forest reserves, Wisconsin should secure 



of all the items of business but one. If we 

 are diligent and accelerate our work we can 

 | finish the entire session of the association tnis 

 j morning. You will remember that we are in- 

 vited by the Business Men's Association to 

 lunch at 1 o'clock at the Saginaw Club. 



Mr. Mershon: I wish to say the ladies are 

 ' included in that invitation. 



The New Officers. 



The Committee on Nominations then made 

 the following report: 



nearly ideal conditions of stream flow, which 

 will mean that the water powers will be even. 

 hence of great value, and the state will forge 

 to the front as one of the most important 

 manufacturing centers of this country. 



The three chief reasons for forest reserves 

 Wisconsin are to protect the headwaters 



of the important streams, maintain a supply 

 of timber for the industries which are de- 

 pendent upon the forests for their raw ma- 

 terial. and provide a great pleasure -resort. 

 not only for the people of Wisconsin, but of 

 the whole Mississippi valley. 



Protecting the flow of our rivers comes first 

 in importance, and therefore the state board 

 of forestry has always appreciated the need 

 of creating reservoirs .to supplement the water 

 holding power of the forests. Wisconsin has 

 a constitutional provision- that the state shall 



For president, John H. Bissell, Detroit, not carry on internal improvements, and there- 

 Mich.: vice-president. R. Hansen. Grayling, j f ore t h e ~ wor k of building dams, buying the 

 Mich.: secretary. J. Fred Baker. Lansing. i and to be overflowed and maintaining resei - 

 Mich.: treasurer. John J. Hubbell. Manistce. vo ir- had to be done by private capital. 

 Mich.; executive board. Mrs. Francis King of j ." , 



Alma, Hon. Arthur Hill of Saginaw. Prof. | Pnvate Ca - Ital Interested. 



Filibert Roth of Ann Arbor. Henry N. Loud 

 of Au Sable. Samuel Lemon of Grand Rapids. 

 and T. B. Wyman of Munising. 



Upon motion the report was accepted, and 

 the secretary was authorized to cast a ballot 

 of the association for the names mentioned in 

 the report. 



Seconded and carried unanimously. 



Mr. Hubbell then presented the following 

 resolution: 



ic- Michigan Forestry Association. 



Resolved, That the by-laws of this associa- 

 tion be amended, or added to. so as to pro- 

 vide r.s folio-. 



1. That the official and fiscal year of this 



... . . . - . . , UtfUJ AUU lilt 1<111IJ<IV1 l.\s*MU**0*MV *-v... 



,ation shall end on the thirtieth dav 01 a]1 matters of nnallcc . including capitalization 



During the 1905 session of the legislature 

 a bill was introduced asking that a private 

 company be allowed to erect and maintain 

 reservoirs on the Wisconsin river or any of 

 its tributaries and to charge tolls' to the users 

 of water powers. It is almost needless to say 

 that the state refused to grant such a kingly 

 franchise. In the last session, 1907. a much 

 more reasonable bill was introduced, and. after 

 being amended over and over again, was 

 passed, and it is believed that this law is re- 

 markable in the amount of control which it 

 gives to a state over a private corporation. 



The state's supervision is divided between 

 two departments, the state forestry board hav- 

 ing control of all the field work of the com- 

 pany and the railroad commission controlling 



September of each year. 



?. That the annual meeting of the Board 

 of Directors of this association shall be held 

 on the second Tuesday of November each 



tolls to be charged, dividends to be declared 

 etc. As stated in the act- it is granted "for 

 the purpose of producing as nearly a uniform 

 flow of water as practicable in the Wisconsin 



year at such place as the president shall aru j Tomahawk rivers through all Reasons, by 

 appoint. ding back and storing up -ervoirs 



That the nnnual reports of the secretar --plus water in times of great supply and 



and treasurer shall be made to and audited by discharging the same in times of drought and 

 the Board of Directors at their annual meet- scarcity of water, and thereby., and by other 

 ing and reported to the association at its next i means, improving the navigation of said \\is- 



il meeting. -ahawk rivers throughout their 



