Forestry and Irrigation. 



VOL. x. NOVEMBER, 1904. NO. n. 



AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS 



Washington, D. C. 



JANUARY 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1905. 



OFFICIAL CALL. 



An American Forest Congress under the auspices of the American Forestry 

 Association will meet in Washington, D. C., January second to sixth, 1905. 



The purpose of this Congress is to establish a broader understanding of the 

 forest in its relation to the great industries depending upon it ; to advance the con- 

 servative use of forest resources for both the present and the future need of these 

 industries ; to stimulate and unite all efforts to perpetuate the forest as a permanent 

 resource of the Nation. 



All who are interested in securing these ends are urged to attend this Congress. 



The fact that the President of the United States will address the Congress and 

 receive its members is significant of its national importance, while the promised 

 attendance of many of the foremost men of our industrial life assures definite and 

 far-reaching results from its deliberations. 



The Congress will include : 



Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. 

 Ambassadors, Ministers, and other representatives of foreign nations. 

 Governors of States and Territories. 

 Members of the Society of American Foresters. 

 Faculties of Forest Schools. 

 State Forest officials. 

 Professional foresters in private work. 

 100 Delegates from the American Forestry Association. 



Editors of Lumber and other Trade Journals of industries dependent upon the forest. 

 25 Delegates from the Bureau of Forestry of the U. S., Department of Agriculture. 

 25 Delegates from the United States Geological Survey. 



50 Delegates from the United States General Land Office and Forest Reserve Service. 

 75 Delegates from the National Irrigation Association. 

 75 Delegates from the National Irrigation Congress. 

 5 Delegates from each Forestry Association, State or local. 

 10 Delegates from the Canadian Forestry Association. 



