

1901 



AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



107 



tance and necessity of the adoption of the 

 national irrigation policy as advocated by 

 the National Irrigation Association for the 

 reclamation and settlement of the arid 

 region of the United States by the preser- 

 vation of the forests as sources of water 

 supply, and the building of reservoirs by 

 the national government for storing the 

 flood waters of the West as recommended 

 in the Chittenden report, and also the 

 construction of great reservoirs and main 

 line canals by the national government, 

 wherever necessary to furnish water for 

 the reclamation and settlement of the arid 

 public lands so as to bring water within 

 reach of settlers, and the holding of such 

 lands for actual settlers only, under the 

 homestead act, who will go upon the land 

 and build their homes there, thus open- 

 ing up opportunities for millions now 

 homeless, and giving to everyone who 

 wants it a chance to get a home on the 

 , land, thereby creating a dense population 

 in the arid region, which will enormously 

 increase the home markets for the prod- 

 ucts of all our eastern factories and con- 

 tribute to the general prosperity of the 

 entire country." 



J* 

 The 



regular 



summer 



Meeting in 



Nebraska. meeting of the Nebraska 



State Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held at Kearney, Neb., on July 

 17 and iS. The meeting was largely at- 



papers on forestry woe: Timber Plain- 

 ing for Commercial Purposes," by E. F. 

 Stephens; "Why Are We not Planting 

 More Trees," by L. D. Stilson; !, 

 Enemies of Forest Trees," by Prof. Law- 

 rence Bruner, and "Some Observations 

 on Tree Growth," by Benton Aldrich. 



Mr. Gifford Pinchot, head of the Bureau 

 of Forestry, was to have been present to 

 deliver an address on " The Policy of the 

 United States Government in the Estab- 

 lishment and Management of Forest Re- 

 serves," but owing to pressing business 

 was detained in Washington. Mr. F. 11. 

 Newell was present and delivered an in- 

 teresting address on irrigation. 



Mr. Newell's address was followed by 

 an interesting discussion touching the ques- 

 tion of irrigation by the National Govern- 

 ment for Nebraska. 



Gov. Savage, Ex-Gov. Furnas. C. S. 

 Harrison and others made addresses. The 

 discussion following Mr. Newell's address 

 was concluded by the Society pass- 

 ing unanimously the following resolu- 

 tions : 



Whereas, There exists in certain por- 

 tions in Nebraska, aridity to an extent de- 

 manding a greater supply of water than 

 the natural rainfall, to make the lands 

 within the area indicated useful for agri- 

 cultural purposes, and 



Whereas, To this end agents of the 

 general government now in the field ex- 

 press themselves satisfied that subterranean 



tended and papers were read and addresses and other modes of water supply can be 



made by a number of the best known men made available to meet agricultural de- 



of the state. Mr. George A. Marshall, mands; therefore, 



president of the Society, presided at the Be it Resolved, That we hold it to be 

 several sessions. the duty of the General Government to 

 In addition to the papers and discussions demonstrate to the people who have pur- 

 relating to purely horticultural subjects, chased and paid for public lands that a 

 unusual interest was manifested through- sufficiency of water supply can be pro- 

 out the meeting in the questions of for- duced by artesian wells and reservoirs to 

 estry and irrigation. A very generous meet ends indicated. 



portion of the program was devoted to Resolved, That the Nebraska delega- 



forestry. Dr. Charles E. Bessey read an ti on in Congress are hereby urged to lend 



interesting paper on " Some of the Forest their vote and voice in the support 



Trees of Nebraska"; Mr. Wm. L. Hall, 

 explained " The Investigation Now Being 

 Made in Nebraska, by the U. S. Bureau 

 of Forestry." Mr. Hall's paper is printed 



propriation to secure ends that will war- 

 rant land owners in endeavors to secure 

 water supplies. 



Resolved, That the Secretary 



in this number of the Forester. Other society forward to each member 01 



