8 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION January 



Henderson, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, During this session Dr. Edward Ev- 



Mrs. Cowles, Mrs. W. P. Eno, Mrs. erett Hale presented a resolution fa- 



Spencer, Miss Bigelow, Miss Board- voring the establishment of a national 



man, and Miss Morgan. The assem- forest reserve in the White Mountains. 



blage was a varied one, including Mr. Harvey made an announcement 



prominent western mining men, lead- that all delegates not already members 



ing stockmen, scientists, lumbermen, of the American Forestry Association 



foresters, public men, diplomats, offi- had been elected at a special meeting 



cers of the Army and Navy, and still of the board of directors, as suggested 



others who were just plain citizens, by Dr. J. T. Rothrock at the opening 



In the decorations the green of the session on Tuesday. 

 forest was prominent in the halls 



and spacious library, where refresh- SP * CIAI - SESSION - THURSDAY AETER- 



ments were served ; every decoration NOON, JANUARY 5. 



was in keeping, including candy in the The interest of the Congress was 



shape of logs and log shavings ; minia- centered in this session, held at the 



ture trees with candy icicles, and many National Theater, which attracted an 



other pleasing and dainty reminders of audience of more than 2,000 persons, 



the forest. It was a remarkable gath- at w hich President Roosevelt delivered 



ering of interesting people, even for the principal address, on "The Forest 



Washington. in the Life of a Nation.". The Presi- 



RAILROADS AND THE FORESTS. addreSS ^ E deC P. 



and will be a tremendous influence in 



With Mr. Howard Elliott, president the forest movement, as it has been 



of the Northern Pacific Railroad, in published throughout the country. 



the chair, the session of Thursday Secretary Wilson was chairman of the 



morning was called to order at 10 meeting. "The Forest Policy of 



o'clock for the discussion of the above France" was discussed in an exceed- 



topic. General Charles Manderson, ingly interesting manner by Mr. J. J. 



general solocitor of the Chicago, Bur- Jusserand, Ambasador to the United 



lington & Quincy Railroad, was intro- States from France, and Mr. Howard 



duced as the first speaker by Mr. Elli- Elliott, president of the Northern Pa- 



ott, his topic being "What Information cific Railway, presented an able dis- 



is Most Urgently Needed by Railroads cussion of "The Dependence of the 



Regarding Timber Resources." In Business Interests Upon the Forests." 



line with the Bureau of Forestry's He was followed by Mr. F. E. Weyer- 



widely exploited experiments in treat- haueser, of the Weyerhaueser Lum- 



ing railroad ties, the next paper, on ber Company. 



"The Work of the Pennsylvania Rail- Dr. B. L. Wiggins, vice-chancellor 



road in Planting Timber for Cross- of the University of the South, read 



ties," by Mr. J. T. Richards, chief en- an able paper on the "Attitude of Edu- 



gineer, maintenance of way, Pennsyl- cational Institutions Toward Fores- 



vania Railroad system, was particular- try." In it he sketched the beginning 



ly timely. A number of interesting o f education in forestry in this country 



facts were brought out in President L. and the trend it is likely to take in the 



E. Johnson's address on the question future. The closing address of the 



"Is It Practicable for Railroads to meeting was delivered by Hon. John 



Hold Forest Lands for Future Sup- Lamb, Member of Congress from Vir- 



plies of Timber ?" Mr. Johnson is the ginia, who spoke eloquently of the 



president of the Norfolk & Western "Importance of Forests to Agricul- 



Railroad Company. Considerable in- ture." 

 terest was displayed in Mr. Hermann 



, , , ((ATM T) ti FORESTRY AND MINING. 



von Schrenk s paper on Ihe Results 



of the Preservative Treatment of Rail- Dr. David T. Day, of the United 



road Timbers to Prolong Durability," States Geological Survey, presided at 



as he is in charge of the timber-testing the morning session on Friday, Janu- 



plants of the Bureau of Forestry. ary 6, when discussions were confined 



