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Show GREELY DISAGREES WITH PliMCHOT ABOUT FORESTS HAJtRTSBURG, Pa.. Dec 9. Di-roctl Di-roctl opposite views in regard to control con-trol of forests were voiced Wednesday before the first national conference of foresters, by Col. W. B. Greely. chief Of the United States forest service, and Gfford Plnchot, commissioner of for- strv of Pennsylvania. Colorfel Greely, who advanced the Idi i that forest lands nro public utilities, utili-ties, held that the states should be encouraged en-couraged to go Just as far us they win in reforestrotlon nd that any state Inclined to impose restrictions should have d clear field. Mr Pin-chot Pin-chot held there should he a national fores! policy. Ho dlscussjsd direct notional no-tional control or state control under national "persuasion." Gov :. M. (ihotl. of Oregon, presided. |