1906 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



353 



fruits of her labor and effort in the al- 

 most universal recognition of and the 

 adoption and application of measures 

 she so ably advocated that are becom- 

 ing beneficent in results not only to the 

 State but the entire nation. 



"Therefore be it resolved, That the 

 members of the Pennsylvania Forestry 

 Association hereby express their deep 

 sense of the loss to the cause of for- 

 estry, of the wise counsel, the earnest 

 work, the splendid example, the noble 

 exalted life and the true friend that, 

 in the Providence of God, has been 

 taken from us, whose memory will al- 

 ways be cherished by all true lovers of 

 the forest. 



"Be it also further resolved, That we 

 hereby tender our sincere sympathy 

 to the members of Mrs. Lundy's 

 family in their bereavement. 



"Resolved, That a copy of this 

 Minute and these Resolutions be sent 

 to the members of Mrs. Lundy's 

 family, to Forest Leaves, to Forestry 

 and Irrigation, and a copy entered 

 on the records of the Association. 

 "Wm. S. Harvey, 

 "Mira L. Dock, 

 "Albert Lewis, 



"Committee on Resolutions of Con- 

 dolence." 



Michigan 

 Fire Losses 



According to a report 

 compiled by Harry H. 

 Ryerse, chief fire warden 

 of the State, there was destroyed by 

 forest fires in Michigan during May 

 property to the value of $359,357, with 

 the loss in Dickinson County, where 

 considerable havoc was done, as yet 

 unestimated. 



The greatest loss occurred in Luce 

 County, where the damage amounted 

 to $101,380. In Presque Isle County 

 damage amounting to $75,075 was 

 done, and in Marquette $41,775. Onto- 

 nagon suffered to the extent of $5,- 

 525, Baraga $2,300 and Iron $1,000. 



The fire warden reported 160 sepa- 

 rate and distinct fires during May. The 

 expense of his department in fighting 

 the flames was $867.50. 



Progress of Mr. C. E. Grunsky, con- 



Work mati n suiting engineer of the 

 Reclamation Service, has 

 just returned to Washington from an 

 extended trip of several months dura- 

 tion to the irrigation projects of the 

 West. He has participated in import- 

 ant conferences of consulting engi- 

 neers, where advice was necessary in 

 the conduct of the work, or plans were 

 under consideration to solve ene-ineer- 

 ing and other problems which are con- 

 stantly arising as each project ad- 

 vances from its preliminary stage, 

 when its feasibility is to be determined, 

 to the final stage of actual delivery of 

 water upon the land. 



Mr. Grunsky talks with great con- 

 dence of the ultimate success of the 

 work which Congress has inaugurated, 

 and is a firm believer in its further ex- 

 tension. Projects of a magnitude far 

 beyond the reach of the present recla- 

 mation fund will no doubt in time be 

 authorized. In the meanwhile every 

 effort is being put forth by the Recla- 

 mation Service all along the line to ad- 

 vance the work in hand and to be able 

 at an early date to show satisfactory 

 results. The difficulties as they arise, 

 many of them being other than the ob- 

 stacles interposed by nature, are bing 

 met on every hand with a determina- 

 tion to win out, and it is with much 

 satisfaction that an able handling of 

 these as well as of the ordinary en- 

 gineering problems may be noted. 



The general prosperity of the coun- 

 try is having its effect upon the cost of 

 the work. Labor is difficult to obtain 

 in desired amount, and the price of 

 materials required has considerably 

 advanced since the work of the service 

 was commenced. In consequence of 

 these conditions the cost of irrigation 

 will be higher than it would have been 

 with works constructed some years 

 ago. But this is offset by a corre- 

 sponding increase in value of the pro- 

 ducts of the irrigated farm, and is no 

 occasion for alarm. These conditions 

 have no doubt in some measure con- 

 tributed to some of the recent failures 

 of contracting firms on irrigation 

 work. Where such failures have oc- 



