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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



January 



to the subject mentioned above. Mr. 

 A. L. Fellows, consulting engineer, 

 United States Reclamation Service, 

 delivered the opening address, on the 

 subject of "The Development of 

 Water Power as Related to Forest Re- 

 serves." Dr. Day then made a short 

 address. Captain Seth Bullock, su- 

 pervisor of the Black Hills Forest Re- 

 serve, presented a valuable paper on 

 the question "Will the Administration 

 of the Forest Reserves on a Conserva- 

 tive Basis Retard the Development of 

 Mining?" Mr. T. J. Grier, superin- 

 tendent of the Homestake Mining 

 Company of South Dakota, addressed 

 the Congress on "How the Forest Re- 

 serves Help Mining." Following this, 

 Maj. F. A. Fenn, supervisor forest re- 

 serves in Idaho and Montana, spoke 

 on "Mining in the Forest Reserves." 

 The closing address of this session was 

 delivered by Mr. George H. Maxwell, 

 executive chairman of the National Ir- 

 rigation Association, on the "Value of 

 Forestry to Commercial Interests." 

 He aroused much enthusiasm and 

 showed clearly how generally the busi- 

 ness interests are dependent on the 

 forests of the country. 



FINAL SESSION, JANUARY 6. 

 , Owing to the great amount of busi- 

 ness to be accomplished by the Con- 

 gress, the afternoon's regular program 

 was shortened considerably, two ad- 



dresses being omitted, and the extra 

 time given over to discussion of reso- 

 lutions, adoption of same, and miscel- 

 laneous business. Mr. Gifford Pinchot 

 presided at the meeting, and Secretary 

 Wilson was present to make a farewell 

 speech to the delegates. Mr. Charles 

 D. Walcott, director of the United 

 States Geological Survey, presented 

 the "Work of the Geological Survey 

 in Mapping the Reserves" in a graphic 

 manner ; and Mr. W. A. Richards, 

 commissioner of the General Land Of- 

 fice, outlined the work of his depart- 

 ment in the administration of the re- 

 serves. Mr. Overton W. Price, asso- 

 ciate forester, Bureau of Forestry, was 

 then called upon by Mr. Pinchot to 

 describe the work and aims of the Bu- 

 reau of Forestry, after which the en- 

 tire time of the Congress was given 

 over to the considerations of the report 

 of the Committee on Resolutions, and 

 the discussion of miscellaneous sub- 

 jects of general interest. 



In addition to the various events on 

 the regular program, two informal 

 "smokers" were held at the Shoreham 

 Hotel, one on Tuesday evening, Janu- 

 ary 3, and the other on Thursday even- 

 ing, January 5. They were attended 

 mainly by men actively engaged in 

 forest work and the discussions were 

 of a technical character. 



RESOLUTIONS 



Following is the Text of the Resolu- 

 tions Adopted by the Congress: 



RESOLVED, That we urge upon 

 Congress and upon all legislative bod- 

 ies the necessity at all times of giving 

 full protection to the forests of the 

 country and of preserving them 

 through wise and beneficent laws, so 

 that they may contribute in the most 

 complete manner to the continued 

 prosperity of the country. 



RESOLVED, That we earnestly 

 commend to all state authorities the 

 enactment and enforcement of laws 

 for the protection of the forests from 



fire, and for reducing the burden of 

 taxation on lands held for forest re- 

 production in order that persons and 

 corporations may be induced to put in 

 practice the principles of forest conser- 

 vation. 



RESOLVED, That we are in entire 

 accord with the efforts to repeal the 

 Timber and Stone Act, and we favor 

 the passage of an act as a substitute 

 therefor which shall confer authority 

 upon the proper officer of the United 

 States to sell timber growing on the 



