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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



June 



a patriotic interest in this great eco- 

 nomic movement, would gladly render 

 support to the cause if the matter 

 were brought to their attention. The 

 American Forestry Association is en- 

 deavoring to reach such persons all 

 over the country, but it is certain that 

 a very large number who would glad- 

 ly accept membership are lost through 

 inability to present to them the aims 

 of the association. 



Therefore the officers of the asso- 

 ciation submit this appeal to its mem- 

 bers and friends: Lend your assistance 

 in securing additional members. For- 

 ward to H. M. Suter, Secretary, 131 1 

 G street northwest, Washington, D. 

 C. the names of friends or acquaint- 

 ances whom you think would be in- 

 terested in forestry and the work of 

 the American Forestry Association. 

 Information will be gladly sent to all. 



. Some idea of the magni- 



Forest'service tuc ^ e anc ^ variety of the 

 operations of the United 

 States Forest Service may be gained 

 from one of the recent publications of 

 that bureau, showing field assign- 

 ments for June. In addition to the 

 administrative work in connection 

 with forest reserves, the service is 

 prosecuting a very large number of 

 examinations of lands for new forest 

 reserves throughout the West. Special 

 studies of specific phases of -forestry 

 are being pursued in a number of 

 States. The problem of forest plant- 

 ing particularly throughout the West 

 and the institution of nurseries for 

 the propagation of seedlings has a 

 prominent place in the work of the 

 service. The preparation of planting 

 plans for private owners occupies a 

 number of its employees in a large 

 number of States, and cooperative 

 work with States, various other Gov- 

 ernmental departments, municipalities. 

 corporations, and individuals, is under 

 way. The possibilities of treated tim- 

 bers, experiments in preservation pro- 

 cesses, and the strength of various 

 timbers, is being investigated. Statis- 

 tic s relating to the consumption of for- 



est products, etc., are being collected, 

 and the publication section is constant- 

 lv issuing publications and reports of 

 various investigations. Improved 

 methods of turpentining are being 

 pursued in Florida, in cooperation 

 with a large corporation ; experiments 

 are being conducted in Massachusetts 

 to determine the value of various 

 woods for pulp ; in Michigan the 

 cross-tie problem is being studied, in 

 cooperation with the Chicago and 

 Northwestern and the Wisconsin Cen- 

 tral railroad companies ; in Pennsyl- 

 vania, a preliminary study is being 

 made to determine a forest policy for 

 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company : 

 and cooperation with the Reclamation 

 Service is carried on largely through- 

 out its field of operations. 



Altogether forestrv in the United 

 States has already become an import- 

 ant economic factor. The rapidity of 

 its progress is most evident in a com- 

 parison of Government and State ac- 

 tivities and appropriations of the pres- 

 ent and a half dozen years ago. 



. , fesse B. Mowrv, who 



Rhode Island ,, , , 



Forester was recently appointed 



by Gov. George H. 

 Utter commissioner of forestry for 

 Rhode Island, is considered well quali- 

 fied for the duties of the office, hav- 

 ing made a long study of the subject. 

 Mr. Mowry is a native of the town of 

 Glocester and is superintendent of 

 public schools in that place. 



He received his early education in 

 the schools of Glocester and took a 

 course of study in the Rhode Island 

 State Normal School. After leaving 

 the Normal School he entered Nor- 

 wich University, where he received 

 the degree of Bachelor of Science and 

 then entered Brown University where 

 he took up the study of chemistry. 



Leaving his studies in Brown Uni- 

 versity, he was appointed officer in 

 charge of the barracks at Norwich 

 University, where he served two years. 

 He has taught schools in several 

 places, has been sub-master of high 

 schools in Massachusetts, a professor 

 of botany and geology in Grand Is- 



