THE FORESTER. 



VOL. VI. 



JULY, 1900. 



No. 7. 



THE SUMMER MEETING AT NEW YORK. 



In response to the courteous invita- 

 tion of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, a special sum- 

 mer meeting of the American Forestry 

 Association was held in connection with 

 the sessions of the A. A. A. S. at New 

 York city, on June 2^th and 26th. 



Four sessions were held in one of the 

 rooms in Engineering Building, Columbia 

 University. There was a good attendance, 

 many well-known friends of forestry being 

 present. 



Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, presided over the first day's ses- 

 sions. 



More than 25 papers were read, review- 

 ing the Government work, the work in 

 eight or ten different States, in Canada 

 and Cuba, the progress in allied lines of 

 study, and the spread of interest in the 

 general subject. Many of these papers 

 will be published in THE FORESTER. 



An evidence of the increasing public 

 interest in the forestry problem. is the gen- 

 erous amount of space which the daily 

 papers devoted to reports of the meeting. 



MINUTES. 

 MORNING SESSION. 



Morning session called to order at 10 

 o'clock on Monday, June 25th, at En- 

 gineering Building, Columbia' University, 

 New York city, by President James Wil- 

 son, the Secretary of Agriculture. Presi- 

 dent Wilson made a brief address, calling 

 attention to the importance of the forestry 

 question in the United States. 



The Hon. Warren Higley, Vice-Presi- 

 dent for the State of New York, followed 

 with an address of welcome. 



Mr. F. H. Newell read a memorial of 

 Mr. J. D. W. French, prepared by Gen. 

 F. H. Appleton. 



Professor Dudley, of Stanford Univer- 

 sity, offered a resolution endorsing the 

 project of making a forest reservation of 

 Calaveras Grove. Referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Resolutions. 



The draft of a Bill for the protection of 

 the public domain from forest fires was 

 presented for endorsement and was refer- 

 red to the Committee on Resolutions. 



A committee from the council of the 

 A. A. A. S. came in at this point and 

 Prof. W I McGee, chairman of the com- 

 mittee, addressed the Association and pre- 

 sented the following resolution, which had 

 been previously adopted by the council : 



Resolved* That the privileges of the 

 floor at all sessions of the Association, be 

 extended to the Hon. James Wilson, Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture. 



Rcsoh'ed, That Secretary Wilson be in- 

 vited to participate in the opening exercises 

 of the Association at the approaching Gen- 

 eral Session in such manner as the outgo- 

 ing and incoming presidents may deter- 



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mine. 



President Wilson responded to the in- 

 vitation and the resolution was ratified by 

 the Forestry Association. 



Secretary Newell moved that the printed 

 program, which had been prepared, be 

 adopted as the official routine of business 

 for the sessions of the Association. 

 Agreed. The chair appointed as the com- 

 mittee on resolutions Prof. A. D. Hop- 

 kins, Dr. John Gifford and Col. William 

 F. Fox. 



On motion of Dr. Fernow the Associa- 

 tion then adjourned to join with the A. A. 



