I72 THE FORESTER. August, 



I S. A. (retired); Mary B. Moody, New Haven; Edgar W. Camp, Esq., Los 

 Angeles; J. W. Mills, Pomona; E. F. C. Klokke, Los Angeles; Charles E. Rich- 

 ards, Los Angeles; A. Campbell Johnson, Los Angeles; Ad. Petsch, Los Angeles; 

 William F. Burbank, Los Angeles; C. E. Rhone, Los Angeles; Wallace W. Ever- 

 ett. Editor Wood and Iron, San Francisco; Prof. M. H. Buckham, President Uni- 

 versity of Vermont; Lew E. Aubury, Mining Engineer, Delegate from the Cali- 

 fornia Miners Association; O. S. Breese, Manager Mining and Metallurgical Journal, 

 Los Angeles (also Delegate from the California Miners Association) ; Charles H. 

 Shinn, Berkeley, Collaborator, Division of Forestry, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, and Inspector of Experiment Stations of the University of California; C. A. 

 Colmore, Foreman Santa Monica Experiment Station, California; George P. Whit- 

 tlesey, Washington, D. C, Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the American 

 Forestry Association; W. Goodrich Jones, Temple, Tex.; Charles A. Keffer, 

 Mesilla Park, Ariz.; Samuel B. Green, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 

 Minn. ; Col. Adolph Wood, San Bernandino, Cal. ; Charles S. Swisher, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



Mr. Kinney welcomed the Association to Southern California, this being its 

 first meeting on the Pacific Coast. He pointed out that the presence of persons 

 from many parts of the Union showed a live interest in the subject of forestry, a 

 subject which he regarded as a matter of vital importance to California, a question 

 of expansion under our own flag. A great arid country lies at our door, he said, 

 and we have the opportunity to conquer a great empire, to be taken up by people 

 of our own blood and language, who will do a great deal to build up our trade and 

 commerce. 



Mr. Kinney made the announcement that the Park Commission of Los Angeles 

 had tendered the Association a drive through the parks of the city; that a trip up 

 Mt. Lowe was being arranged; also a trip to Squirrel Inn, and a reception by the 

 Chamber of Commerce. He called attention to a beautiful vase of Eucalyptus 

 ficifolia which decorated the stand on the platform, the gift of Mr. A. Campbell 

 Johnson. 



Hon. W. S. Melick, of Los Angeles, a former member of the State Legisla- 

 ture, read a carefully prepared paper describing the relation of "The State and 

 Forestry," as published in this issue. 



He was followed by Mr. Gifford Pinchot, Forester of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, who explained the forest work carried on by the division of which he is 

 chief, also the work of the U. S. Geological Survey and the General Land Office 

 of the Department of the Interior. He stated that his division was in full harmony 

 with the Geological Survey, and that the results obtained were consequently more 

 than doubled. Mr. Pinchot then turned to the question of forest protection, and 

 by means of stereopticon views emphasized the necessity of guarding against fire 

 and sheep, the two great enemies of old and young growth. He also dwelt on the 

 good that can be accomplished by an organized body of persons, such as the 

 American Forestry Association, and expressed the hope that its membership might 

 be greatly increased, as its objects became known more generally throughout the 

 country. 



Mr. J. B. Lippincott, of the U. S. Geological Survey, read an interesting de- 

 scription of "The Bitter Root Forest Reserve," following it with a series of stere- 

 opticon views of the mountains, forests and lakes of that region. 



The Chair, having been empowered to appoint a Committee on Resolutions, 

 named the following: W. G. Kerckhoff, Gifford Pinchot, Adolph Wood, G. H. 

 Maxwell, Elwood Mead, T. P. Lukens and N. W. Blanchard. 



Adjourned to 10 o'clock Thursday morning. 



