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THE FORESTER. 



December, 



posed. Duff accumulates to such extent 

 that it interferes with the natural regener- 

 ation of conifers. The old burns are 

 being planted with White Pine, Norway 

 Spruce, and Red Fir. To supply plant 

 material large nurseries have been estab- 

 lished and considerable planting has already 

 been done. 



The casual observer notes the falling 

 tree and fails to appreciate the time and 

 labor represented in the little tree which 

 has been planted at his feet. In these 

 little conifers hope is centered. There is 

 little concern about the hardwoods because 

 they come in abundance of their own ac- 

 cord, without help or even any encourage- 

 ment on the part of man. 



To leave the old hardwoods and cut 

 only the mature softwoods would be doing 

 just wdiat the lumberman has done. It 



would pay financially if they existed in 

 sufficient quantity but it would be dodg- 

 ing the problem in silviculture which the 

 College of Forestry has been given to 

 solve. 



New York State is decidedly in the lead 

 in this work. Her example will be fol- 

 lowed by other states in time. Federal 

 authorities should have full control of 

 lands owned by the federal government 

 and should lend a helping hand, but every 

 state should work out its own forest pol- 

 icy, suited to its own peculiar conditions. 

 This will give rise to friendly rivalry and 

 spur other states to action. This is just 

 what New York has done, and is doing, 

 and although mistakes have and will be 

 made, as is the case with every new en- 

 terprise in every new country, the good 

 which comes out of it will be everlasting:. 



A GREAT RAILROADS INTEREST IN FORESTRY. 



Leading Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Convene 



to Hear Lectures on Forestry. 



AT Cumberland, Md., on Novem- 

 ber 22 and 23 there was held prob- 

 ably the most interesting meeting 

 ever devoted to forestry in this country. 

 On the days mentioned President L. F. 

 Loree, of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail- 

 road, accompanied by two hundred offi- 

 cials, met at Cumberland, where for two 

 days they listened to lectures on forestry. 

 Officials representing every division of the 

 road were present, having been brought 

 together especially to hear these lectures. 



The principal speakers at the meeting 

 were Dr. Herman von Schrenck, of St. 

 Louis, a collaborator in the Bureau of 

 Forestry, and Mr. G iff ord Pinchot, Forester 

 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

 Dr. von Schrenck spoke on " The Pre- 

 servation of Timber," and Mr. Pinchot 

 delivered an illustrated lecture on the sren- 

 eral forest conditions of the country, both 

 being present at the request of President 

 Loree. 



Dr. von Schrenck was introduced by 

 President Loree, and in his address de- 

 scribed minutely the various diseases 

 which attack forest trees and suggested 

 remedies for the same, and also told how 



the diseases could be prevented, if the 

 remedies were applied at the proper time. 

 He also explained various methods of 

 preserving timber and outlined his lec- 

 ture by diagrams on a blackboard. Dr. 

 von Schrenck had for inspection and for 

 illustrating his talks many specimens of 

 wood that had been used for years on 

 different railroads in this and other coun- 

 tries. 



Dr. von Schrenck was interrupted at in- 

 tervals during his talk to answer questions 

 from President Loree, and other promi- 

 nent officials present. Close attention was 

 paid to the able and instructive talk, not 

 only by the railroad men present, but by 

 a number of prominent citizens of Cum- 

 berland. 



The interest of the railroad company in 

 the meeting- is well shown when it is stated 

 that among those present at the conference 

 were : 



President L. F. Loree, of the Baltimore 

 and Ohio; President E. R. Bacon, of the 

 Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern; G. L. 

 Potter, general manager ; Arthur Hale, 

 assistant general manager; L. H. Haas, 

 T. J. Foley and J. T. Leary, assistants to 



