. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Foresters Meet Pennsylvania State Foresters met at Galeton. Potter County, Pa., on August 10, 11 and 12 for their fourth annual sum- mer convention and during that time the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy Alumni Association was held, with W. Gard. Conklin, of Harris- burg, presiding. The foresters visited Asaph on the Stone State Forest, and Crossfork on the Ole Bull Forest. .•\t .^saph was seen the State forest tree nursery, where nearly 2,000,000 seedlings are produced annually, and a number of interesting and instructive pla
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Foresters Meet Pennsylvania State Foresters met at Galeton. Potter County, Pa., on August 10, 11 and 12 for their fourth annual sum- mer convention and during that time the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy Alumni Association was held, with W. Gard. Conklin, of Harris- burg, presiding. The foresters visited Asaph on the Stone State Forest, and Crossfork on the Ole Bull Forest. .•\t .^saph was seen the State forest tree nursery, where nearly 2,000,000 seedlings are produced annually, and a number of interesting and instructive plantations, among which is an experimental plantation made in conjunction with the Du Pont Powder Co. to determine efiects of subsoil dynamiting to stimulate tree growth. Of no less interest were object lessons learned fnim plantations damaged by ice, floods, landslides, and fires; also plantations made from "culls" and seedlings which are usu- ally discarded, showing good establishment and growth. The best white ash plantation on State Forests was seen. At Crossfork were plantations of white pine, bull pine, silver pine, red pine, Scotch pine. Norway spruce. Douglas tir, red oak, and European larch. The operation of a is a beautiful permanent, up-to-date hotel occupying a magnificent site within the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, amidst the most wonderful setting of scenery and architectural beauty the world has ever known, and has been selected as the official headquarters of the AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, and is directly across the avenue from the Lumbermen's Building where the American Forestry meeting will be held. ;: :: :: :: 0he X^side ^nn. Appointments thrijUfihout the hotel are first class. Following are our general rates; Ai-HLki Beitfns, Manager European plan, without bath per day. S2. one person European plan, with bath per day, S3 to one person European plan, without bath per day, S3, two persons European plan, with bath
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