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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



January 



The chair then called on Mr. S. B. 

 Elliott, of the Pennsylvania Reserva- 

 tion Commission, for an address. Mr. 

 Elliott explained in an interesting 

 manner the progress Pennsylvania has 

 made in protecting and extending her 

 forests, and urged the extension of the 

 forest reserve idea. Mr. Robert C. 

 Lippincott, of Philadelphia, formerly 



forcibly, that the movement would 

 have their strong support. He cited 

 clearly the situation in Pennsylvania, 

 and gave the reasons why the general 

 lumber trade has delayed in accepting 

 forestry. Now that the practical busi- 

 ness value of forestry to the lumber- 

 man is known, the more progressive 

 and far-seeing members of the trade 



HON. JAMES WILSON 



Secretary ot Agriculture, recently elected for the ninth successive time President 



ot the American Forestry Association. 



president of the National Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association, then spoke 

 on the interest of the lumber trade in 

 forestry. He denied that the progres- 

 sive lumbermen of todav were antag- 

 onistic to forestry, and stated his con- 

 viction that if the practical value of 

 scientific treatment of timberlands 

 could be brought to their attention 



have accepted the offer of advice made 

 by the Forest Service, and are practic- 

 ing forestry on their lands. 



Mr. Edwin A. Start, secretary of the 

 Massachusetts Forestry Association, 

 then spoke, particularly on the forest 

 situation in New England. Mr. Geo. 

 K. Smith, secretary of the National 

 Lumber Manufacturers' Association, 



