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unfairness, as it challenged directly the and Forestry as a memorial to the late 



accuracy of his statements. We also J. Sterling Morton, former Secretary 



felt that Captain Johnston's testimony of Agriculture. This bill, as its first 



unintentionally, as we fully believe, was section sets forth, is for the purpose of 



not complete, and to the extent of its aiding in the advancement of the 



incompleteness did not fairly represent science and practice of forestry, includ- 



the case. We even think that he did ing tree planting and tree culture 



not fairly represent his own corps, for among the people of the several states, 



the reports of the engineer officers are by furnishing to students and teachers 



always fair, very often full and en- of said subjects adequate facilities for 



lightening, and they contained much study and scientific research, as well as 



information which Captain Johnston, for experimental tree culture. A prom- 



either through lack of time or for some inent feature of the plan is a museum 



other reason, did not give in his cita- for the reception of specimens, models, 



tions to the committee. and other illustrative material. The 



We have, therefore, invited Professor bill also provides that the institution 



Glenn, after a perusal of the testimony sna ll be located at or near the former 



as preserved in the minutes of the hear- home of Mr. Morton, in Nebraska City, 



ing, to make such reply as he chose to Nebr. 



Captain Johnston, both on his own be- The institution is to be under the 



half as a witness, and on behalf of the contro i o f t he Secretary of Agriculture, 



cause that he represented, so far as it who j s to secure tne site and erect the 



was involved in the points of the testi- buildings, at a cost of not exceeding 



mony. This reply is published in the $ 25O)OOOj these buildings to be of suf- 



present number of AMERICAN FOR- fident size for the carry i ng on of the 



ESTRY. We believe that our readers work of such i nst i tu tion and for the 



will find it an interesting and important rece ption and arrangement of speci- 



adchtion to the discussion to which we mens> pi ctu res, maps, charts, instru- 



have already given much space, but no ments> and mode ls, showing the uses 



more than its importance of wOod and all products of the forest, 



Professor Glenn s reply is a compact together with smt able rooms for a lab- 



citation of facts and figures bearing di- oratory) lecture room> chemical appli- 



rectly upon the points at issue It is ances and equipment . 



not published in any spirit _ of hostility The institution is to be in ch of 



or of criticism of the engineer corps & director whose ^ wm bg $ | 



for which we have the greatest respect annuall and other te i. hers lecturers, 



and admiration, or of the able and instruc / ors , and assistants are to be ap- 



courteous officer who spoke for the ed Secretary of Agricul- 



corps, and to whom it is a replv. We ,-, J , r ,, . 



V ture as the needs of the institution re- 

 believe, however, that the questions in- T , . r ,, , 



, , r . , . ^ quire. It is further provided that the 



volved are of too much importance to . i 



,1 , /., specimens, maps, pictures, charts, m- 



be settled upon the basis of the preiu- ' . , 



dices or esprit du corps of any body, strun ; e " ts - dels > literature, chemical 



but that all the interests concerned will and f ^oratory equipment now in the 



be best served by a fair and full discus- custody of the Department of Agricul- 



sion and a knowledge of all the facts. ture ; which the Secretary shall see fil 



to place in the new institution, shall be 



& & & delivered to the director thereof. The 



The Proposed Morton Memorial institution is to be open at all times 



free of tuition, to teachers and students 



THERE has been introduced in the of state agricultural colleges and to per- 



Senate and referred to the com- sons in the service of the governmenl 



mittee on agriculture and forestry, a of the United States, and all others in- 



bill to promote the science and prac- terested in the study of forestry foi 



tice of forestry by the establishment of study and research under proper regu- 



the Morton Institution of Agriculture lations. 



