THE FORESTER. 



January, 



Directors, all the above and also 

 Messrs. Charles C. Binney, Edward A. 

 Bowers, Frederick V. Coville, Henry 

 Gannett, Arnold Hague and Gilford 

 Pinchot. 



On motion of Mr. Keffer, the Board 

 of Directors was directed to revise the 

 list of Vice Presidents. 



In reply to questions by Col. French, 

 Mr. Newell stated that Mr. Joseph B. 

 Thoburn had been secured to edit The 

 Forester, and through it strengthen the 

 Association and increase its influence. 



Col. French stated that Gen. Appleton 

 thought that a portion of the money left 

 over from the Boston meeting could be 

 devoted to the expenses of The For- 

 ester, probably a hundred dollars or 

 more. 



On motion of Mr. Newell, a vote of 

 thanks was given to the contributors of 

 this fund, and it was also agreed to send 

 each of them The Forester for 1899. 



Mr. Pinchot, for the Committee on 

 Resolutions, reportedthe following reso- 

 lutions which were unanimously adopted : 



Whereas, It is essential for intelligent lum- 

 ber- operations and the proper utilization and 

 preservation of the forest resources of the 

 United States that statistical information of a 

 reliable character shall be acquired as to the 

 kinds and quantities of timber in all the States 

 and Territories ; and 



Whereas, The Division of Forestry of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture is 

 eminently qualified to gather this information, 

 it is therefore 



Resolved, That the American Forestry As- 

 sociation, at their annual meeting held in 

 Washington, December 14, 1898, petition the 

 Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States that provision be made and that 

 a suitable appropriation be passed to enable 

 the Division of Forestry of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture to gather this in- 

 formation either in advance of, or in connection 

 with, the Twelfth Census. 



Whereas, It is of essential importance that 

 the foundation of a knowledge of forestry in 

 future citizens be laid in educational institu- 

 tions, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the American Forestry As- 

 sociation welcomes with great satisfaction the 

 foundation of schools of forestry in Cornell 

 University and at Biltmore in North Carolina 

 and the extension of nature-study conned 

 with forestry in Normal and other schools 



Whereas, The forest work of the United 



States Government is distributed among three 

 agencies: the General Land Office and tbe 

 Geological Survey, both in the Department of 

 the Interior, and the Division of Forestry 

 in the Department of Agriculture; and 



Whereas, The Association is gratified by 

 the liberality of Congress in providing for 

 forest investigation, survey, and administration, 

 but deplores the loss of money and energy 

 resulting from lack of concentration in the 

 execution of forest laws, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the American Forestry As- 

 sociation urges on Congress the wisdom and 

 economy of a unification of these varied 

 agencies in a single Bureau adequate in re- 

 sources and equipment to the great work in- 

 volved. 



In reply to a question by Col. French, 

 Mr. Pinchot said he would be delighted 

 to welcome any students of forestry who 

 might come to the Department of Agri- 

 culture, and would help them both in 

 the office and in the field. 



Mr. Coville said the Secretary of Ag- 

 riculture full}' appreciates the value of 

 making the Department a school of post- 

 graduate work, and cordially favors it. 

 He thought there were at least three 

 such students now in the Department. 



Mr. Sudworth, for the auditing com- 

 mittee, reported that they found the 

 Treasurer's accounts to be correct and 

 approved his report. 



A telegram having been received from 

 Dr. Fernow that his train was late, and 

 that he would arrive about two o'clock, 

 the meeting then, on motion of Mr. Co- 

 ville, adjourned to meet at three P. M. 



About a dozen members enjoyed a 

 cozy and sociable lunch at the Hotel 

 Wellington, only regretting that the 

 attendance had not been larger. 



At the afternoon session Dr. Fernow 

 was given the floor, and said in part that 

 he had just completed a detailed report 

 on the work of the Forestry Division of 

 the Agricultural Department, which he 

 had sent to Congress. He had reviewed 

 not only the division work, but the whole 

 forestry movement in the United States 

 from its beginning, tracing its growth 

 to the present time. No one man or set 

 of men can exert a controlling influence 

 n any line, but in forestry this Associa- 

 tion has been the prime mover. He 

 thought the era of plowing the field had 



