

THE FORESTER. February, 



sor Green's paper, "What About a the Horticultural Society consists of 

 Forestry School in Minnesota," led to a C. S. Harrison, of York, chairman; ex- 

 discussion which ended in the adoption Gov. R. W. Furnas, of Brownsville; 

 of a resolution recommending to the and E. F. Stephens, of Crete. 



Board of Regents of the University that 



a tract of original forest be obtained or Utah. 



set aside to illustrate the principles of The Utah Forestry Association held a 



forestry. Then followed "Native Ever- meeting in the office G f its president, 



greens of Minnesota," by Mr. D. A. Dr j ohn R p ark? in Salt Lake city> 



Gaumnitz, of the School of Agriculture. i anuar 20 . There was a fair numb er in 



In the debate which ensued spruce attendance , a nd several new members 



received most attention, and was held were elected 



to be even more valuable than white . . , 



-n u T\/r -lj -a a .. a A communication from Dr. . E. 1 al- 



pine. Papers by Mr. H. B. Ayres and . , , . M . J . . 



Mr. C. L.Smith were read, but not dis- a g. e ' President of the Microscopical 



cussed owing to business before the Society, inviting a combination o the 



Microscopical Society, Mathematical and 



The following officers were elected : Historical Societies and the Forestry As- 



President, Capt j. N. Cross, Minne- sociation, for the purpose of forming a 



apolis: secretary, Geo. W. Strand, \ mt u b dy under some such title as 



Taylor's Falls; treasurer, R. S. Mackin- Utah Academy of Sciences. Opinions 



tosh. St. Anthony's Park: and one vice. as . l ihe A advisability of such a step 



president for each Congressional district. " varied and on motion a committee was 



Among the resolutions adopted, one appointed to confer with Dr. Talmage 



commended the work of Mr. Gifford on the sub J ect and to re P ort at the next 



Pinchot arid the Division of Forestry, meetin g- 



and another advocating legislation for an Another committee was appointed to 



appropriation of $35,000 for a building confer with the committee on forestry of 



for Horticulture, Forestry, Botany and the State legislature for the purpose of 



Physics at the School of Agriculture. obtaining such legislation on forestry 



matters as may be deemed beneficial to 



Nebraska the State. 



At the recent annual meeting of the The creation of the office of a State 



Nebraska Horticultural Society, held at fish, game and forestry commissioner 



Lincoln, a committee was appointed to was advocated, as well as the enact- 



arrange for the organization of a park ment of stringent laws against leaving 



and forestry association. Nebraska is camps without extinguishing camp fires, 



distinguished as the State in which was The advisability of following the example 



originated the custom of designating of Colorado, where United States forest 



one day in each year to be known as wardens are, by consent of the General 



Arbor Day and to be observed, especially Government, appointed State fish and 



by school children, as a tree-planting game wardens, was suggested, 



holiday. Although millions of trees Prof. W. G. Roylance reported that 



have been planted, this is said to be the a majority of the people of Utah County 



first effort at organization on the part of desired the United States to create a 



the planters. Much of the State lies forest reservation in the southeastern 



within the semi arid region, yet even part of the county, at the same time 



there it has been ascertained by experi- allowing some timber cutting for domes- 



ment that there are certain hardy species tic purposes and some grazing under 



of trees, especially conifers, which sur- proper directions. After some discus- 



viye the rigors of a seemingly unfriendly sion the meeting adjourned subject to 



climate. The committee appointed by the call of the president. 



