NEWS AND NOTES 



Timber Owners Organize to Fight Fires rents, illuminating gas, ;m<l tin.- atmo- 



pheric gases. Attenti"ii i> al-o given 



A most important economic move- to the study of the ningi affccting 

 nicnt of the times, which, as yet, has shade trees and shrub-, ami some prac- 

 attracted little attention from the gen- tical work in tree filling, chaining and 

 era! public, is the organization of tim- bolting is done, together with treat- 

 be r owners in different sections of the ment of cavities, and proper nutlv 

 country, for protection against fires, of pruning. 

 The Washington Forest Fire Associa- ,.. ... ^ 



ti( -n. with headquarters at Seattle, has 



Possibilities for Turpentining in North- 



just elected officers for the year, this F 



organi/ation having 3,000,000 acres 



of forest under its control. Plans L w Hawl rt on wood dis . 

 followed by the 1 nited States Forest tillation for the Forest Service, has : 

 Service tor fighting and controlling left W ashington for Oregon, Wash- 

 fires have been adopted. Oregon and m Montana and Idaho> to investi . 

 Idaho also have organizations of this the possibilities of a future t ur- 

 sort, in the latter state a portion ot pentine in( i ust ry in the northwestern 

 the expense being paid trom taxes portion of the United States, 

 received by the btate Treasurer. Mr Hawley has taken wilh him a 

 ot the big western railroads has also small distillat ion apparatus, which he 

 taken steps to guard its timber pro- win sct u at various p i aces in t i,, 

 perries trom hres. Away over on the ^. ites< .ij^jnj,^ thc different woods to 

 other side of the continent, the timber determine their value in the production 

 owners in Maine have begun to of turpentine. ln this ma nner an ac- 

 form a similar organization, and pre- curate j dea o f t h e yield of extra 

 liminary steps m the formation of from the vario us woods can be ob- 

 fire-fighting organizations are reported ta i nec i. an d samples of thc material 

 from other sections of the country. win he sent to Washington f< >r analy- 

 \\ hen it is considered that forest fires sis and esl i mat j ()n o f its value for 

 have destroyed more timber than the in pa j nlSi varnishes, and other naval 

 lumbermen have cut, the wisdom of s tore c 



such moves is readily apparent. There arc at the present time in the 



% g . Northwest, several w 1 distilling 



plants which are producing var: 



NOVEL FORESTRY COURSE. grades of turpentine, wop 1 preserving 



oils, and materials of a similar nature. 



At the Massachusetts Agricultural i t j s believed that a careful study of 



College this year thirteen students are c . x j, t ing conditions in this section will 



taking the course in the study of shade y j e ] d resu l t s which will give an a 



trees. This is an elective course of the rate i dca o f t ] K . possibility of utili/ing 



senior year. It has been given for the enormous quantity of saw mill 



several years, and includes a study of f u ^. n ,, w M j nL . ; ;, , waste. 



all the factors which in any way touch ,., ... ... 



on shade trees ; for instance, tree war- 

 den laws, proper trees for street plant- Proposed Summer 

 ing. transplanting and care of trees; 

 th! various factors that interfere with 

 tree growth, such as soil conditions superintendenl 

 macadamized roads and sidewalks ; bi- Denver, i ..and 

 ological features such as micorhiza, president oi a reclamation and devel- 

 tc ' the effects of drought, winds, opment c.-mpany owm 

 lightning, direct and alternating cur- Routt county, 



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