IMPORTANT MEETING OF DIRECTORS 



ONE of the most important meet- nence and publicity to forest problems, 

 ings of the directors of the Ameri- The second involves the appointment 

 can Forestry Association in some and guidance of standing committees, 

 years, was held at the Railroad Club, 30 which shall report to a forestry section 

 Church St., New York, on Tuesday, of the Congress on definite problems re- 

 Oct. 29, there being present Chester W. lating to forestry and lumbering. 

 Lyman, who presided ; Col. W. "The representatives of the American 

 Brown, of Berlin, N. H. ; Prof. H. H. Forestry Association present volun- 

 Chapman, of Yale; John E. Jenks, of teered the services of their organization 

 Washington, D. C. ; Otto Luebkert, of i n furthering this work in co-operation 

 Washington, D. C. ; Charles Lathrop w ith a committee made up of E. T. Al- 

 Pack, of Lakewood, N. J. ; Thomas Nel- l e n, Captain J. B. White and H. S. 

 son Page, of Washington, D. C. ; C. F. Graves, which was appointed to repre- 

 Ouincy, of New York City ; E. A. Ster- sen t the private and government timber 

 ling, of Philadelphia ; Frederick S. Un- interests. This latter committee repre- 

 derhill, of Philadelphia; Capt. J. B. sen t s the organized timberland owners 

 White, of Kansas City, Mo. ; John L. an d Forest Service, and it was not until 

 Weaver, of Washington, D. C., and P. the Indianapolis meeting that they came 

 S. Ridsdale, executive secretary of the to realize the strong influence the re- 

 Association, juvenated American Forestry Associa- 



The chief matter discussed was a ten- tion, as a national body, could and will 



tative plan for co-operative work by the exert in the solution of problems of mu- 



American Forestry Association and the tual interest. 



committee appointed by the forestry "The most important feature of the 



section of the Fourth Conservation Con- proposed organization is the appoint- 



gress held Oct. 1-i at Indianapolis. The m ent of standing committees for the in- 



delegates of the Association who at- vestigation of matters of vital impor- 



tended the Conservation Congress, re- tance to the lumbermen, timberland 



ported in chief, as follows : owners and foresters. 



"An unusual opportunity has come to "j n the choice of men to serve on the 

 the American Forestry Association to committees and on the plan of follow- 

 do constructive work which will not m g U p their work and securing definite 

 only further the general cause but action will depend the success of the 

 strengthen the Association and make it plan. It is the thought to appoint men 

 a power and influence in academic and b es t qualified to handle the various sub- 

 practical forest work. It is a chance to jects, regardless of their affiliations, 

 continue the general forest propaganda "Following the practice of other or- 

 more effectively and at the same time ganizations which work with standing 

 work definitely towards the solution of committees, it is suggested that at least 

 the more important specific problems. one complete report on one of the defi- 



"At the several informal meetings of nite subjects assigned be submitted each 

 the lumbermen and foresters in attend- year, and the other subjects covered by 

 ance at the Fourth Conservation Con- progress reports. It would be optional 

 gress at Indianapolis, October 1 to 4, with the committee which subject to 

 the question of more definite work place the most emphasis on. New sub- 

 throughout the year was thoroughly dis- jects would be assigned from time to 

 cussed. Two distinct lines of activity time. 



seem advisable: The first is arranging "A committee appointed at the Con- 

 trie program of the Conservation Con- servation Congress, comprised of E. T. 

 gress sessions, so as to give more promi- Allen, J. B. White and H. S. Graves, is 



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