14 REPORT OF THE FORESTRY COMMITTEE 



From the standpoint of developing and establishing basic policies, and in 

 perfecting and applying technical methods in the various fields of forest activity, 

 an organization along the line of the present Forestry Committee is certainly 

 needed and promises to be effective. At the same time, such work cannot be 

 undertaken without a central national organization to lean on and funds to 

 prosecute the work. Granting that a strong national organization is needed to 

 carry on popular educational and publicity work, it would seem that the more 

 specific and technical field could best be covered by a properly organized forestry 

 committee, supported by and affiliated with the non-technical central organization. 



Whatever the supporting organization and clearing house, it is certain that 

 there exists a well-defined desire for an annual national forum of forestry and 

 lumber interests, such as provided this year in connection with the National Con- 

 servation Congress, where views can be exchanged and problems of mutual 

 interest worked out to practical conclusions. It would not necessarily be a large 

 gathering, but essentially one of ways and means to accomplish many desirable 

 things. The best basis for such a meeting would be a permanent organization for 

 investigation and report, probably through standing committees which would be 

 directed by a central body, either an administrative committee or the directors 

 of the parent organization. 



If specific mention was made of the individuals who have made possible a 

 creditable showing this year, it would have to include every man on the Forestry 

 Committee, every sub-committee chairman, and most of the sub-committee mem- 

 bers. Mr. Charles Lathrop Pack, in his function as President of the Congress and 

 outside of it, has given the strongest possible support to the Committeer and to 

 him and to Col. W. R. Brown, Dr. Henry S. Drinker and Capt. J. B. White is 

 due the credit for the financial arrangements, through the American Forestry 

 Association, which made the work possible. For the large amount of valuable 

 Pacific Coast data, and for cordial co-operation in all the work the Committee 

 owes its thanks to Mr. E. T. Allen. 



SYNOPSIS OF SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS 



The following is a brief summary of the work of the Forestry Committee, 

 and its sub-committees, for the Fifth National Conservation Congress. 



Committee 1 



PUBLICITY 



Chairman, E. T. Allen..- Forester, Western Forestry and Conserva- 

 tion Association, Portland, Ore. 



T. B. Wyman Secretary, Northern Forest Protective As- 

 sociation, Munising, Mich. 



F. W. Rane State Forester, Boston, Mass. 



P. S. Ridsdale Secretary, American Forestry Association, 



Washington, D. C. 



Overton W. Price Vice-president, Treasurer, National Con- 

 servation Association, Washington, D. C. 



