Show PiNCHOT'S LOVE LOVELife O FOR fO WOODS WAS RAS PASSION fROM IS CHilDHOOD Life Story of Man Whose Dismissal Aroused N National National Na- Na a- a Politicians The following advance account of th the life life Ife of ot Gifford furnished by the National Press Iress bureau In advance of publication In the National z Cyclopedia of American Biography is very timely PINCHOT Gifford forester was bornat born bornat bornat at Conn Au Aug 11 1865 son of ot James and Mar Mary E. E Bno Eno and i grandson of ot Constantino Constantine Cyril Desire a native of ot France who for tor his political faith came to America in ln n 1815 settling at Milford l Pa where ho he became a merchant with large larg western interests Gifford Gilford Pinchot at attended attended attended at- at tended Phillips Exeter academy and was graduated at Yale university In 1889 His ills love of ot the woods was a passion from childhood and while he ha found round time timeto to captain ca the college football team and carried ort oft several of ot the most coveted of ot the college prizes he also won for himself him hIm- self the reputation of ot being mad on trees Dc Deciding 0 o take up forestry in October 1889 he lie went to England to consult with the tho men best able to direct hIs ils studies As a result of ot his ob observations and after having spent some time In examIning examining exam exam- ining icing the forestry exhIbit at the Paris exposition he entered the Ecole Nationale Forestiere at Nancy Early in 1890 he began field work In the French Alps and the and after arter further study in Switzerland Germany and Austria re returned returned returned re- re turned to America In 1891 he traveled In Arizona Arkansas California Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Washington and British Columbia and aided In the preliminary examination of ot George Vanderbilt's forest at But But- more N. N C C. where in January 1892 he began the first systematic forest work done in the United States In December Decem Decem- ber her 1891 he opened an office In New NewYork NewYork York City as consulting forester and was engaged for th the next three years in miscellaneous mis mis- work in various arlous sections of the country country- lIe He was a member of the commission appointed by the National Academy of Sciences in 1896 at the request of the secretary of ot the Interior to investigate and rational 80 report r forest e upon r policy II the e fd for Inauguration the lands n of of of the h a United States and thus helped to laythe lay laythe laythe the foundation of the nations nation's present forest policy which he was shortly to become the chief a agent ent in developing As a result of ot the commissions commission's re report report report re- re port eleven new western forest reserves were created with a total area of 21 acres and I legislation was enacted by congress In 1897 defining the purposes purposes pur pur- for which forest reserves should po poses es be created and providing for tor their administration administration ad administration ad- ad ministration by the department of the In In- In tenor The commission also recommended recommend recommend- ed the putting Into forest reserves of ot all lands more valuable for tor the production of timber than for agriculture and a polIcy pol- pol Icy providIng for the tho Immediate use or of orth th the forests by the public as well as al their production for tho benefit ot of the future On July Jub 1 1 1898 Mr was as appointed appointed ap- ap chief of the division ot of forestry pointed In n the me United States L v 3 vw department ot of agrIculture agriculture agrI- agrI culture and here confronted him the duIl task of or bringing the public to a realization realization realization tion of ot the economic tance of ot forest for for- Orest Or- Or est preservation s o and gs gathering i rl the technical technical tech tech- knowledge and staff necessary c s to nut forestry Into actual practice In itt the United States There were then less than ten professional professional professional foresters in the country and no science or literature of or American forestry forestry forr for for- estry r r work was 1 i In in n existence this direction while e has little Ie Iea Iel a as pac pac- l' l yet i been attempted by the division The broadening activity of ot the latter led to of forestry forestry forestry for for- It its II reorganization as the bureau estry July 1 1 1901 On February 1 forest 1905 the administration of ot the reserves was as transferred by act of ot congress congress con con- gress gorel's from flom the department of the Interior In Interior In- In tenor to the department of agriculture The development of ot all alt their now began In earnest and the bureau became the forest service Under Mr Pinchot's guidance the policy policy pol pol- pol- pol icy originally g ral r recommended r lr by the corn com committee of 1897 7 was practically c carried to conclusion and to make clear the purpose purpose pur pur- pose nose of ot securing their fullest use the forest reserves were now designated as national forests The growth of the service Is illustrated illustrated illus illus- d by the e en increase n s sob of ob its expenditures foe I 9 g from ef f in 1899 to o 4 in 1909 while its receipts of which there were none none- In the first t named year grew to in 1909 These are derived largely from the sale of mature timber and the charges charres for private commercial uses of the land such as grazing and the development of water power The aggregate area of public land in the national national national na na- na- na forests forest Increased from acres in 1898 to In 1909 and although the expenditure for these lands is Js still much lower than in other countries countries coun coun- tries their usefulness has been greatly Increased and devastation from forest fires minimized Also in 1899 he had but hut eleven assistants and ten years la later la- la ter in 1909 there are nearly 2000 The territory under his control is ismore ismore more than five times the size Ize of New England and the vast vat machinery of the forest foret service Is regarded as the best Pst ex example example ex- ex ample of economical energetic effective and scientific work In the entire executive eXE-CU- eXE executive tive department of ot the government The house committee which Investigated the expenditures methods method and results In 1908 reported that the standard of ot the forest service was as fully on a par with the methods of the outside business world orld and superior to any other part of the public b service IC Mr arr Pinchot was s a member of the commission on public lands of the United States appointed by President Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt in 1903 1901 the work of ot which formed the basis for the presidents president's subsequent recommendations to congress concerning public land questions In 1903 ho was a a. a. a member of ot the committee on the organization organization orl of government scientific work In iii 1905 1005 he served on the committee on department department de de- de- de methods method appointed by President dent Roosevelt velt to Increase the administrative adminis efficiency of all departments In 1 1907 1901 07 on the Inland waterways commission commis- commis commis commus- sion appointed by hy the president at his suggestion for tor the Improvement of the navigation in the Mississippi l valley and andin In n 1908 1308 on the commission on country life ife also a appointed by the president I The conservation movement headed by aIr Mr tr Pinchot attained wide public recognition recognition tion lon in May 1908 when at the sug es- es lon tion of the inland waterways commission the he president called ailed a conference of ot the theOe governors of alt all states a and territories s to meet Oe at the white I house u to discuss f st t the I question an unprecedented proceeding I In n the history of the country country- In his address addres at the preliminary meeting President Pres- Pres Ident dent Roosevelt said I 1 want to say here that If It had not been een for fOl Gifford Pinchot this conference never would or never could have been held Before Defore adjournment this confErence conference confer confer- ence once adopted a declaration of ot principles regarding the wise use of ot all natural Xe- Xe re re- sources On June 8 S. 1908 the president In n line with one of the recommendations lons made by the governors appointed the he National Conservation commission to operate co-operate with the states In order to conserve the natural resources of ot our while country This commission was organized ii In 11 Inbur four bur sections to consider the four tour great classes of ot resources waters resources waters forests lands ands and minerals with the members of the he inland waterways commission form- form formIn forming In ing ng the section of waters and Mr Pinchot as chairman of the commission It t reported e t to the President January u 1 hu di 1909 o and on n January a Jr 22 1909 the president president dent sent a special message to congress transmitting the tho report which dealt with the he present extent and condition o of ot natural natural natural nat nat- ural resources and the means of conservIng conserving conserving con con- serving them Item Following FollowIng- the adoption by congress of an amendment to the sundry civil bill for 1909 1109 which terminated ef Cf operation co-operation between the commissIon com com- missIon and the executive departments he the the work of operating co-operating with the forty forty- two to wo state conservation commissions and the he one fifty great national organIzations organizations organza organza- lons which have ha appointed conservation committees December 1 1 1909 was assumed assumed as as- by the Joint committee on conservation conservation con con- ser atlon appointed by a Joint conference or of f governors and the organizations Mr Ir Pinchot Is la chairman of this Joint com corn The Tho North American conservation conservation conserva- conserva tion lon conference was held at the white whitehouse whitehouse house louse in January 1909 to consider the means of international operation co-operation to secure the conservation of ot the resources of the North American continent as a whole Invitations were delivered to the president of Mexico am and the governor general of ot Canada by Mr Pinchot In person acting as representative of or the president and Mr Pinchot was also one of or the United States commissioners and chairman of ot the conference In addition to o adopting a declaration of ot principles the commissioners recommended that a conference be held at The Hague to consIder consider con con- sider aider the conservation of world resources As the next logical st step In the conservation conserva- conserva tt nth tIC le g g lon tion movement the e National a l n Conservation Conserva- Conserva lon tion association was finally formed October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 9 1909 with Di Dr Charles W. W Eliot president resident emeritus of Harvard university as president Membership In this association asso asso- elation Is open to every American citizen Its ts object Is to carry into practice the principles of conservation as they were declared by the governors' governors conference of 1908 at the white housein houseIn houseIn house In 1902 1901 Mr Pinchot made a tour of inspection ln in the r Philippines I nel to report eP r on a forest p policy y for the Islands He Ito received d the honorary degree delree of ot M M. Arom A. A from rom Yale university In 1901 and from Princeton in 1904 that of or Sc D. D from and Michigan IJ that f of Agricultural LL LtD D t from i McGill college u university in 1907 In n 1909 In 1903 he was elected professor I of forestry in Yale university Prior to this he founded with his father mother and brother the Yale forest school and the he Yale summer school of forestry at Grey Towers Milford l Pa Po He lIe Is the author author au- au thor hor of The White Pine FIne In collaboration tion with Prof Tenry S. S Graves 1896 1806 The Adirondack Spruce 1898 A Primer of Forestry 1899 as well aRthe as aR the article on forestry in the United States SUites in the Encyclopedia and numerous other contributions to the literature of forestry and the conserva- conserva conservation ion tion of ot national resources lIe He Is 11 a member member mem- mem ber of the Society of American Foresters Washington Academy of Sciences American Ameri Amen can Museum of ot Natural History National Nation Nation- al Academy of Design and of the tho Century Century Cen Cen- tury Yale and University clubs of New lew NewYork NewYork York University club of Chicago GradUates Graduates Graduates Grad Grad- club of New Haven and the Cosmos and Metropolitan clubs of ot Washington lie He Io is unmarried |