THE STATE REYIE\Y. 



11 



Prof. Roth "The wood-lot question is im- 

 portant. Southern Michignn lias -UKiii.u ri 

 acres of wood-lots and. according to the gov- 

 ernment reports, they are producing more 

 money in the slate than all our fruit orchards. 

 The wood-lot is good for a yield of $.'! per acre 

 every year, and there are wood-lots near Ann 

 Arbor that the owners would not lease out on 

 that hasis. 



"\\hile I am with the University I realize 



the Agricultural College is in closest touch 



with the farmers, and it seems to me that the 



lature could not spend the state money 



In tier than to turn over the wood-lot super- 



on to that school, keeping a competent man 



there to go out when the fanners need him to 



th them as to liest methods, telling 



them where to get trees, how to plant, how 



many trees to leave per acre, etc. Hut we must 



ust taxation first." 



Mr. Wilde "The farmers as a whole do not 



understand the reforestation plan. Some of 



; think that it is a scheme on the part of 



[thy people to have the state reforest the 



then they will turn round and cut the 



tiniher < iff." 



Mrs. King'c Report. 



From a Consumer of Timber. 



1 '. II. L. Wcrnicke. manager of The Macey 



le of the large woodworking institutions 



if the city, was the next speaker, and he laid 



.mphasis on the importance of getting results 



n thi- forestry movement. "You must go to 



i-laturc and on getting there you will 

 ind, of course, that almost everybody wants 

 something of that body, hut when you have 

 ostcrcd public sentiment, as you are now do- 



the extent that it becomes conspicuous, 

 lure will be no trouble in securing what you 

 vant. "i on must also carry your message to 

 lie tanners, and explain to them carefully 

 md fully what you Want. The farmers look 

 vith suspicion on whatever you mas do in con- 

 entions. Your country school house is the 

 'lace to lo-ter the forestry sentiment. Start 



nd do not attempt to do too much at 



Mrs. Schmidt's Address. 



Mrs. Schmidt, of Grand Rapid.-, then spoke 

 s follow-. : 



"Mr. Chairman, and fellow members of the 

 ore-try Association: This is the eve of 

 igiving, and we have many things to be 

 liankuil for. Among them is that this asso 

 iation has been founded, and to whose mem- 

 er-hi|> every man and woman of this state 

 belong. \Vc all need the forests from 

 to build our homes, and also for the 

 gntenance of the wonderful equilibrium 

 Inch nature hold-, for Us if we do not destroy 

 -in the breaking of the severe winds, i-qua"l 

 Btribution of moisture and life-giving o 

 nd. lastly, as our protector in its products, 

 * lumber, fuel and tanbark. 



"Xou it behooves us as citi/cns of (his state 

 o take the utmost care of what we still have 

 our wonderful forests and to 

 astie measures to preserve some of our 

 <ets as stale forest preserves. It be- 

 ' sell any of our valuable for- 

 ds after this time for n price av 

 price asked for standing timb 



which is from ^s an acre up). 

 hould 'have a resolution presented to 

 islature that no individual owner or cor- 

 onation shall own or control more than ]()!>,- 

 00 acre-. This policy disinherits our future 

 ions and brings us face to face with 

 '.is problems of landlordism in the 

 i>vereign state of .Michigan and compels our 

 ittire young men to leave for other states to 

 lain] homes for themselves and families. 

 "We should also revise our methods of tax- 

 ifJMhe big mining companies of the northern 

 emnsula, as they make fabulous dividends 

 nd pay comparatively small taxes. We should 

 K ' s| on having a certain rate on every car 

 f ore shipped, which would give us a just rev- 

 uie from this source wherewith we could re- 

 >rcst our waste lands." 



Secretary Henry G. Stevens, of Detroit, read 

 the following reports: 

 "Air President and Gentlemen of the Hoard: 



"The first year of such an undertaking as 

 your committee of membership and publicity 

 has had on its hands, is not likely to prove en- 

 couraging. In spite, however, of numerous 

 discomfitures, we may and do report todav 

 good results from the work which has already 

 been done. All last winter your committee 

 worked in the way of writing and distributing 

 literature: hundreds of letters were sent out, 

 and great quantities of printed matter, as well, 

 with the result that promises wen- obtained 

 from prominent men in ten out of the eighty- 

 odd counties in the state, looking towards the 

 formation of local auxiliary committees in 

 their respective counties. Towards spring, an- 

 swers to letters sent out by your committee 

 began to fail. No response could be got, and 

 the work. I regret to say, languished during 

 the summer; we have been somewhat ham- 

 pered by those who at first promised their as- 

 sistance in organizing county committees and 

 who would inform us, after several months, 

 that they found themselves unable, after all! 

 to undertake the work. During the last month 

 the establishment of local committees in three 

 new counties seems to be assured all in i n . 

 upper peninsula through the work of Mr. 

 Thornton A. Green and the help 01 Dr. HUD-' 

 bard, ably supported by Mr. Thomas B. Wy- 

 man of Munising. and interest in the move- 

 ment is steadily gaining. 



"To sum up. the number of county commit- 

 tees, either organized or being organized, last 

 spring was nine; at this date, due to the back- 

 sliding of our friends in VVexford, Genesee and 

 Saginaw counties, it has dropped back to nine 

 again in spite of the fact that Alger, Alar- 

 quette and Dickinson counties have all been 

 added to the list. 



"I have with me a map showing those coun- 

 ties in which a local auxiliary committee ex- 

 ists or is about to be organized. 



"Personally, I firmly believe all signs go to 

 show that this subject is about to get a real 

 hold of public interest. The Women's clubs 

 are showing a strong desire to get information, 

 and to increase the association's membership; 

 1S4 clubs are to have from one to three so- 

 called 'Forestry days' on their programmes 

 this winter. With this in view. I beg the 

 board's permission to have published 300 

 copies of an adaptation of Dr. Roth's admira- 

 ble brochure. 'What is Forestry?' which' I have 

 arranged in the form of a forestry catechism 

 for the use of women's clubs, which has al- 

 ready proved successful in Alma, and has been 

 in demand for use by other organizations of 

 women. Respectfully submitted, 



"LOUISA Y. KING, 



"Chairman Committee on Membership and 

 Publicity." 



Report of Mr. Mitchell. 



"In behalf of the Gratiot county committee 

 of the Michigan Forestry Association, I beg 

 leave to submit the following report: 



"Last year we had ;M members in Gratiot 

 county. They were secured, for the most 

 part, by the enthusiastic and energetic endeav- 

 ors of Mrs. Francis King. 



"Several meetings of the local committee 

 hebl, and one public meeting, in Alma, 

 addressed by Prof. Filibert Roth, of Ann Ar- 

 bor; Hon. Arthur Hill, of Saginaw. and Air 

 Charles W. Garlield, of Grand Rapids. These 

 addresses were, of course, excellent (as the 

 names would indicate), and they did much to 

 create sentiment in favor of the forestry move- 

 ment. . 



'The Woman's club, of Alma, had a 'For- 

 estry day' last year, and they have already de- 

 voted one day to the study of the subject this 



suited in much discussion and in practical sug- 

 gestion on the preservation of wood-lots 



We hope to interest the board of super- 

 visors, and so have leading farmers m every 

 township wide awake on the subject 



At a recent meeting of the county' commit- 

 the legislation, pertaining to forestry rec- 

 ommended by the Detroit Hoard of Commerce 

 was discussed and unanimously adopted 



two big forestry meetings are being 

 planned for tins winter, one in connection with 

 the Farmers Institute in January, and the 

 other ate,. At these meetings a vigorous can- 

 \.iss will be made for new members, and we 

 expect to at least double our number. 

 "Respectfully yours 



"JAAILS K. MITCIIKLL, 



"Secretary." 



Secretary Stevens, the new incumbent in of- 

 lice, was not in position to give a complete 

 record of that office. On assLmg the dutls 

 he found things so mixed that it will be im- 

 possible to render a complete report until 

 later Secretary Stevens had words of praise 

 tor the work of the auxiliary committee in 

 Gratiot county, through the efficiency of Airs 

 King, and he believed that by doing a little 

 systematic work in Wayne and in other coun- 

 ties that material good would result. 



"I he present paid-up membership is 057 

 with .TV, expirations during the next month! 

 Ihere have, been 11;> renewals and 11 refusals 

 ) renew, these being for the most part by per- 

 sons who have moved out of the state The 

 question of the dollar membership fee 'is im- 

 portant, and we should plan to place the a 

 ciation in a little stronger position financially." 

 i he. report of Treasurer j. J. HubbeH was 

 then presented. 



i The treasurer added that the expenditures 

 _~,l ,,,-.,. t ,.... lly ., ,,., i . )( , to (u ( t] ^ 



Review and the Ludington Appeal, for 



A '. M ' ( ' "" Questioning the value of The Staic 

 Keview to the members, he suggested the plan 

 n in siioscnpuons optional, the mem- 

 , bership fee of the association ?1 and the paper 

 i* 1 ceius.' 



H. N. Loud, chairman of the committee on 

 I *J*. " submitte <l ;1 verbal report as fod- 



"The only thing that the committee agreed 

 MI was this, that the association ask of the 

 corning legislature an appropriation of $5 <W> 

 to be given to active reforestation work oii 

 the Agricultural College lands in Josco and -\I- 

 cona counties, this work to be done under di- 

 rection of the Agricultural College and for its 

 benefit. 



"Ft seems to me wise that we should adopt 

 the taxation plan of Air. Bissell. This question 

 Should be pressed forward at the next legisla- 

 ture Ihere is no reason why Michigan should 

 not have the best laws on this subject We 

 nave no tault to find with the administration 

 the state land office, bin we want better 

 laws and the inauguration of a rational busi- 

 ness hke policy. Intelligent forestry should 

 be the very cornerstone of the land office " 



Ihe report of the committee on resolutions 

 was read by Mr. Wyman, and was as follows": 



year. 



"The local order of the Maccabees, through 

 an address by Mrs. King, lias been interested 

 ind arc taking up the study of forestry. 



"We are bringing the subject also to the 

 attention of Farmers' clubs, and this has re- 



THE RESOLUTIONS. 



THANKS TO EVERYBODY AND A DECLAR- 

 ATION FOR ACTIVITY. 



"The thanks of the Michigan Forestry ^ssa- 

 ciation are extended, to the Grand Rapids 

 Board ot Trade for the friendly reception and 

 the generous hospitality shown the association 

 in this meeting. 



"The hearty thanks of this association are 

 extended to the Hon. Chas. W. Garfield Foi 

 his indefatigable campaign in favor of forestry 

 and his efficient work in behalf of this con- 

 vention. 



'The thanks of the association are also ex- 

 tended to the florists of Grand Rapids for the 

 splendid display of flowers and for dccoratiii"- 

 the hall oi meeting. 



The thanks of the association are also ex- 



