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" j n X4gt X4gtyx yx } M .u u a ak k A t > S T 3 Y4 S a r o By ELMO SCOTT WATSONHIS WATSON WATSONHIS WATSONeAHIS HIS year 5 cor C'1r C1r ' maiks mnl1.s mnl1s maths . the sixtieth annl aunt annlversary auntversary vcrsary versary of an Important event eent etent e\ e \ ent in inthe inthe ii'N iiN ' the economic history ofour of our nation nationror nation"S nationS " ) ror I'or Ior ' CO GO sears ears ago In ( ( in lS 1STG G ) thefirst the thefirst tin A\ A Afirst \ first \ earning ttarntng \ arnlng against depicting one oneof oneof onit A/ A Aof / of our great natural natur'11 natur11 ' resources and andthe andthe am amJ J the brst first admonition admon1tlon to 'Plant Plant I'lant Ilant 'Planttrees ' I'lanttrees Plan\ Plan Plantrees ' \ trees treesI I ' ' ' ' as a means of offsetting offsettingthe ofTscttin olTscttln : ; the disastrous results of such de depletlon depletlon depletlon pletlon was utteredThe utteredThe uttered utteredS S The man \ who ho did that wasFranklIn wasFranklin was " "the the " first forest forcst for Franklin B Hough nough llough , , cst est agent of the United States , , ' ' and he Is being honored this year yearIn } . ear earIn In a particularly pnrtIcuhrh particulirlt appropriate npproprhte approprl'tte approprltte ' manner m'1nner m1nner ' , . ClairlesLathrop Ch'1rles Ch1rles Clairles Ch'1rlesLathrop diariesLathrop ' Lathrop Pack PaeIe , president of the American Tree TreeRSsoclation Treeassociation Treeassociation RSsoclation association and one of the leading le'1dlng le1dlng fielding ' apostles of ofsCIentific ofscientific ofscientific sCIentific fOI foiestry forestry estry In this countr country ) , , has hno ; begun the thedistrIbution thedistribution thedistribution distrIbution of the forty third edition of his famous fa famous faroous mous "Forestry Forestry "rorestrv rorestrv " Pinner Pumer ' ' and this edition Is dedi lied dedicated dcdicated ! cated sated to Hough IIougl IIough ; This edition will wll1 make male , 4300000 4300000copies 4300000copies 4 300000copies copies of the booklet wlilch which Air Mr Pack PaeI , has h'1S h1S his ' gh glen glento givento en ento to schools fwd rind and colleges since the flist filst Gist edition edltlon was wasprInted wasprinted wasprinted prInted In January , , lO 10 1920 1920Although _ 6 6Although 6Although Although lIou Hough's Houghs llough's lloughs h's hs ' ' fame as the "first first " forest foresta forestagent forestagent agent a entU " \ will 111 be thus broadcast throughout the theUnited theUnited theUnited United States , It Is a curious fact that he Is al alreadv already alreadv readv ready better 1.no\\ 1.no . known 1.non \ n for some of his other ac actl actttities actlvities tl\ tl tlltIes tttities \ ltIes tlian than he is for Ills his work In behalf offorestry of offorestry offorestry forestry Look Lool . In almost any cidopedia cyclopedla c . } clopedla of bl bi blograph biography blographi ograph ography , } and you , } vou ou . will v.11I v11I find him listed llstetI as an 'au au 'authQr 'author ' * author authorind thQr thor /ind ind nnd and / historian " with more emphasis emphaols ; laiduiwu laid laidUJvu laidupuu UJvu uiwu } my IJlt 1118 : i'l il ' piolific inohCr l1fic cc writings than th'1n th1n thia ' upon his work workas \ workas orb . as a preacher pre1cher preicher of the doctrine of ' 'Plant Plant I'lant Ilant ' ' trees l ' " ' Franklin rranl.lln rranllln rranhlln . Benjamin BenjamlD Hough ( oneontIers one \ wonders \\ontIers ontIers If he he"ere hewere hewere "ere ere were " named n'1metI n1metI nimed ' for the Immortal Ben Franklin rranllln , and andIf andif andif If so , . \ why wby by the t\\ t two t0 \ 0 given g1en giten g1\ g1 \ en names namcs namcsHre wire \Hre Hre Here \ thus tr'1ns tr1ns trans tr'1nsposcd transposed transposed ' poscd poscdI posed I ' ' ) tt " was "as as as born in Martlnsburgh 1hrtlnsburgh Mirtinsburgh , . N . . Y , . Jul July Julv20 20 , , ] 1822 822 , the son of Dr Horatio Hou Hough Hougii h , who hademlgritcd had hademlgr1ted hademigrated emlgr1ted emlgritcd from Southwick South\\Ic1 South Ic1 Soutlattlck \ " , Mass Miss hss , in 1797 1107 1707 , andwas andWas and andwas was the f fust fist l st ph physician physaclin slchn In I lewis e\\ e eis ewis \ is count county , . I I\C\\ I C IClorh \ Newlork ' c ' \ lorh York After his gl giaduatlon gldll'1t1on gtidtiitlon \dll'1t1on dll'1t1on dll1t1on ' \ ' from Union col1rge college collegeIn col1rgeIn In 1S43 1843 1513 voung ollng young Hough Ilough prepared prcpared to folloIn follow follo\\ follo \ In his hisfnther's hisfather's hisfather's hisfathers fnther's fnthers father's fathers ' ' footsteps by entering entermg Cle\ Cle Cleveland Clee1'ln Cletelind \ e1'ln e1ln ' IedIL.lI IedILlI Medical Medicalcollege Mediejlcollege IedIL.lIcollege . college , fromhlch from \ which \\hlch hlch heas he was \\as as \ graduated gradu'1ted gradu1ted ' live tHe hie years yearslater , } cals calslater eaislater later . Even L\en L en Eten \ dUrlo during his college career seIentlIJc scientific seIentlIJc1m scientificlntestlgitfon scientificInvestigation 1m lntestlgitfon estJg1tfon out outside outlde , lde his chosen field of medlcme medicine medlcmeinterested medicineinterested medicineInterested interested him and in 1847 1S47 he published publIshe his first firstworl firstwork'A firstwork worl- worl worl'A work-'A work 'A A . - ' 'A A ' Catalogue CataloJue of Plants Gro\\ Gro GroIn Growing \ In Wltbout Without WltboutCulth WithoutCultitation WithoutCultivation Culth Cultitation atloo In 10 Lewis Count County , , NeYorl New Ne\\ Ne \ 1'ork 1ork Yorl York ' , " Beginning the practice of medicine at Somersine Somer Somerv111e Somcrvllle v111e sine , , NY N Y , . , In 18'i2 18i2 18.j2 18j2 1&i2 1i2 . & . ' . , he later remo\ remo remot removed remoed \ ed to Albanyand Albany Albanynnd Albanynnd nnd and durln during a residence of eight years ye'ns yens ' there hewas he he"as hewas "as as was " an earnest and Indefatigable student stutIent of 1IIs his 1IIstory history history tory and an authority on 00 antiquities , , statistics statisticsnnd statisticsand statisticsand nnd and various branches of science His published publishedwritings publlsliedwritings writings \ rItings during this period Included lilstoiles hlstOlles histories of of5t ofSt ofSt 5t St . . La\\ La Lawrence Larenee Lnttrence \ renee , Franklin rranklln , Jefferson and nnd Lewis Lewiscounties Lewiscounties Lewiscounties counties , , \ hew I\ew I ew 1\esv 1 esv \ York Yorl " , , Papers 'Papers ' nehtln Relating Reining to tlie the Is Island Island Island land of ot antucket .I\antuc1.et Iantuc1.et .I I antuc1.et antuc1et Nantucket . \ . , , " " "Proclamations Proclamations "lroclamatlons lroclamatlons " ) for Thanls Thanks Thanksglting ThanlsghlDg Thanksgiving , ghlDg glting by the Continental Con Congiess Congress less , , Washington Washingtonand , , and Others . , With an Historical JIlstorlc\l JIlstorlc l Ilistoricii ' \ Introduction Introduction"Munsell IntroductionMunsell ; , " "Munsell Munsell "Munseli Munseli " " s Guide to tlie the Hudson IIutIson IIudson Illver It-her It her IUter - , " "Papers Papers "I'apers Iapers "PapersConcerning "I'apersConcerning "PapersConcerning PapersConcerning " ' Concerning the Attack Attad . . Upon Hatlield lIattJeld Hatfield and D'er Der Deer Deerfield Deerfield ( ' field by a a n Party Pnrty of Indians From rrom Canada , , Sep September September tember 19 1D 10 , . 1G77 1077 1G 7 , , " "Results Results "nesults nesults " of a Series of Me Meteoroloical MeteorolOnlcal teorololcal teoroloical , . ; ; Observations , , Made Iade In Obedience to tothe tothe tothe the In Instructions tructlono ; of the Regents negents Pegents of the Unh Unitersity Unitersityat Unlversitnt erslt } . at Sundry Academies In the State of New Yorh York YorkFrom YorkFrom From ! < 'rom rom ' 18 1S20 1526 G to 1S50 1830 1Si0 , , , " and 'The The ' The Comprehensive Comprehensiverarm Comprehensiverarm ComprehensiveFarm rarm Record necord ; With Directions for Its Use " Ile He Healso Ilealso Healso also edited "Diary Diary "Dhry Dhry " of the SIt Siege > ge of Detroit In the theWar theWar theWar War With IVith Pontlac Pontiac " and "A A " Narrative of the theIrlnclpal thePrincipal thePrincipal Irlnclpal Principal ) C\ C Events Cents Etents \ ents of the tbe Siege , , by Major nobert Robert nobertnogers RobertRogers RobertRogers nogers Rogers . . , " During the Civil war Hough served as a surgeon sur surgeon surgeon geon with the Union army for a time , , then re- re returned returned re returned . - - turned to . \ New .I\ew .Iew .I I ew Aew York to make mahe his home In I.ow Iow . Low-Tlllc Low Tlllc . - . vllle yule , , whel wheie e he continued his scientific and lit litcrary literary litcrary crary erary v . work ork . . During the ne\t ne t nest \ flve five years his pub publIcatlons publications publlcatlons lIcatlons lications Included "An An " Annotated Annot'1ted Annot1ted ' Translation of ofBauden's ofBauden ofBaudcn's ofBaudcns Bauden's Baudens Bauden ' s Guerre de Crimee , ' , ' " ' "Proceedings Proceedings "ProceerJlngs ProceerJlngs 'Proceedings " ' of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Commissioners of Indian Affairs for the I\ I Ea Itlngulshment Eatinguishment : Extingulshment : \ . tlngulshment tinguishment of Indian Titles In the State btate of .I\\\ .I Aett .IYorh AettYork . \ NewYork ( ' \ Yorh York . , . " ' 'History History ' of Dur Dunces Duryees ee s Brigade rlgade During the theCamllalgn theCampaign theCampaign Camllalgn Campaign In Virginia Vlrblnla Under General Pope and In InJar inMaryland InMao Jar Maryland } . } land Under General McClellan , , " " "Washing Washing "IVashing IVashing "IVashingtonlana "Washingtonlana "Washingtonlnna Washingtonlnna " tonlana ; or , . , Memorials of the Death of CeoreWashington Geore Ceore GeoreWasbln GeorgeWashington , . ; , ; Washington Wasbln ton , " , " 'The The ' lhe 'lhe ' Siege of Sa\ Sa Savannah Saannah Satannah \ annah by the theAmerican theAmerican theAmerican American and French rrench Forces rorces Under Unller General Gener'11 Gener11 ' LID Lla Llacoin LIDcoIn LIncoin coIn and Count d'Cstaing dCstaing d'Cslmng dCslmng d'Estaing dEstaing ' ' , , , " ' "The The 'l'he lhe " ' Saiege blerie Siege of Charles Charleston Charleston Charleston ton by the British Br1t1sh lleet I leet feet and Army Under Arbuth Arbuthnot Arbuthnot Arbuthnot not and Sair blr Sir Henry Benry Clinton Cllnton , " "American American " Constltu Cunstitu ConstltuUons Cunstituttons Constitutlons Uons ttons " and nnd a n tr inslutlon lnslatlon tnslaUon of ' Memoir lcmolr Upon the theLate theLate theLnte Late War 1Var In North America Between Det\\een Det een Bettteen \ \ the l'rench lrench drench l'renchand drenchand ' Frenchand and rn : English Cngllsh ll h , , 17 1755 5 CO GO . " . . " During this time he had also prepared prep'1red prep1red ' several severalvolumes severalvolumes severalvolumes volumes of statistics He supcr\ supcr supervised supcrIsed \ Ised and pub publIshed pubfished publlslied lIshed fished the state ccn&us ccnus cenUS census & ! ) of 185 1855 and nnd 18 1SG5 1565 5 . , on both bothoce bothocctslnus bothoccislnns occtslnus oce Islol1s writing ttriting \ rltlng the pamphlet of Instructionsbv Instructionsby Instructions bv by order of the legislature He lIe also edited and andannot.Jtell andnunotated andannotjtcd annot.Jtell annotJtell nunotated . , , nnd and In many Inmy , cases made nunde Import'1nl Import1nl important Import'1nladditions importantadditions Importantadditions ' additions to , , a large hrge list of Irnpuitant Impwtint IrnlOI [ t'1nt t1nt ' stocks stocksand \ woik&and woikand 01 I . & ! : . and publlslied published a Gazetcer Gazeteer Cazeteer of \ New I\e\\ I e Aes Newoik Ieoil \ \oik oik l \ oil oiL . ' ' which which"as whichwas wliicliwas "as as was " piepucd 11IeilueLl ptepued cnllrcly enUrely entirely under his t.lllcnlslon tlllcnlslon suterision t.lllcnlslon'lrul suterision2ruiy . supervisiondrub ( ) % 2ruiy 'lrul lrul ' ) u busy . .ind ind .Jnd Jnd and . useful u'Seful ' citizenas citizen \ was \\as as \ this 1111111 I 1 tank tanktin tanklln . lln tin L'enjimin Lenjimin Benj llenJ ' iniln Imln 110u"h 110uh IlouliI IlouliIBut Ilou " ? hl hlBut I IBut But even eHn etcn mure more Important iuiportnnt than th\n th n thin ' \ these th'se thse ( ' " was "as as ttas nn an nnother another another other altl\ altl activity altlIty actltity \ Ity In \ wliicli which hlth lie he bee bu bcl IIIIL uue 1m ! * Interested Interlstee- Interlstee Intertsted- Intertsted Interlsteethnt Intertstedthat Interestedthat ] - that thnt of I p ( ( i egel\ln egel ln eseivino esei'Ing eseiIng \ ' tnc tile tue foiests fOILSts forests of Ills his u n nitive Itl\e Itl e ttne \ start startwhich stottwhich "hlth hlth which " lie he swHre saw s\w s w sity ' \ \ wire \Hre Hre xerc beln being stenililv slel1llllv steailily cllmlnlshul diminishul diminishulWhen cllmlnlshulWhcu dlinlnlsludWheu Whcu When a dh division dit1slon 1 lon of foresliy forestlY forestay In the state slate de - partment of ot agriculture was created . , . Hough Bough was wasappointed wasappointed wasappointed appointed as Its chief and be he served In that ca capaclty caparity capaclty paclty parity from 1S76 1876 to 1883 1353 . . Meanwhile Mc'tnwhlle Mctnwhlle 1Il < . 1nwhlle ' ' certain events had beep beeptahlng beeptaking beep tahlng taking takingplace tahlngplace takingplace place which should have h'lve hlve h'tve htve ' ' been a \ waining sntning ' \ lnlng to thehole the thewhole hole \ hole nation n1t1on n'ttlon nttlon ' but \ which hIch were , , for the most p\rt p rt part partdisregarded ' \ , , disregarded In the West terrible forest fires fireshad fireshad firesliad had been raging almost every summer but lIttle lIttleattentIOn littleattention littleattention attentIOn v . was as paid p'1ld p1ld ' In the : East Cast to the reports reportsof reportsof reportsof of these conflagrations . , No Now Non " and then IIouh IIouhand Hou IIou , h hand hand and other far seeing seelDg men declared dechred that th1t our fll fu fll1m fulute fuluie 1m lute e timber supply sllpply " was "as as In danger unless unlcss steps stepswere stepswere stepswere were taken taJ.en taJen . to replace repl1ce the trees destro destroyed . } cd by bythese bythese bythese these Ores fires or bv by the lumbering methods then In Invogue invogue Invogue vogue But ut America , , evidently evIdcntly believing bclleving thatour that thatour thatour our forests , like Jihe some of our other natural re- re resources resources re resources - - sources , wcrp werp were Inexhaustible Inehnushble , . , Jaugh laughed d at these these'cranks thesecranks ' ' , cranls cranks , ' and nnd Rent "ent ent went " merrily merrl1y on its wasteful "ayStMn wayStrangely " way "ay ay wayStrangely StMn Strangely ely enough the great Chicago fire of of1871 1871 1571 helped turn the thought of the nation to toforest |