Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 28, Plymouth, Marshall County, 14 April 1904 — Page 2

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Established October 10, 191 1. Only Republican Newspaper In the CouatT. HENDRICKS & CO.,PuBLisnEBS. OFICE Bisell Building, Corner LnPorte and Center Mrtets. Telephone No. 27. bUBSCRTPTION RATFS One Year, in advance. 11.50; sli Months. 73 cents; Three Months, 40 cents. delivered at any postofiHee ADVERTISING RATES made known on application. Entered at the potofflce at Plymouth, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. Plymouth, Ind., April 14. 1904Japan ha aire idy spent $500,000,000 on the war, but it has pretty i nearly got its money's worth in advertising. The Chicago Jourual has changed hands. Heretofore it has been Republican, but hereafter it will be independent in politics. It may be, as Senator Burton says, that other Senators did and are doing likewise as to the practice Of the law, but the difficulty is that their practice appears to be somewhat more perfect than his. The National Civil Liberty party announce that while they expect to nominate a negro for president no colored man that ever invited Grover Cleveland to dinner will be considered in tne convention. Two or tnree of the Panama commissioners cannot speak a word of Spanish. They are getting twelve thousand a year of what will talk very intelligently for them, however, so they are not worrying. W. J. Bryan publishes an onslaught on Judge Parker, declaring that he is the candidate of Hill and the corporations and that in the event of Parker's election, David Bennett Hill would be the power that would control the administration. Mr. Murphy modestly admits that he is beaten and that it will be Parker at St. Louis, so far as Tammany is concerned. But it would be wise for Parker to recall that experience has demonstrated that Tammany is never so strong as in defeat. The real question for the democrats to decide is whether or not they have a presidential nomination to sell. If they have, the purchaser is ready. The indications, however, are that they will make the nomination In the old way, and choose the best man available. Senator Beveridge is a fine lawyer and a skillful questioner, but with all bis deLctive powers he was not able to elicit' any information as to the democratic candidate, the democratic platform or a si ogle party Issue. He found out that the democrats themselves did not know anything about It. Before the Prohibitionists make too vigorous a campaign against the Nicholson law, they should take into consideration the other forces that are also opposing it and the legislative possibilities Involved in "monkeying" with it. There are times when it is wise to let well enough alone, even if the situation is not ideal.' The Terre Haut prohibitionists have nominated a former sal oen keeper and murderer for mayor of the city. They say that John L. Tanner killed a maD and afterward was elected 6heriff, then state sentator, state treasurer and governor of Illinois and made a good official in all these posi tions. Still the Terre Haute nomina tion looks like reform with a Ten geance. . Polygamy, which the laws of -the land sav "shall not be practiced and which In direct violation of the 'civil law has been a religions law of the Hormon or latter Day Saint faith, lias finally been forever tabooed by the head of that church, President Joseph F. Smith, in a recent edict, which sets forth that there shall be no more . plural marriages among the members of the Mormon church, on penalty of excommunication. The next move Hearst will make in bis campaign in Indinana will be to file a suit against the beef trust in IndianaDOlis. Hearst has made his t preparations for this "grandstand play," and the suit will fee instituted St an early date. The papers cececcary are now In the hands of Indiinapolia attorneys, who will act as troclates of Hearst's Chlczo att::c:j3. TVs prcc:cdl2j3 vrlll to Hied Ja tne Ftdral Court.

The republicans of. Lincoln, Neb., Bryan's home, elected their entire city ticket Tuesday by majorities ranging from 600 to 1,100.

Ilearst was overwhelmingly defeated in the Indianapolis primaries and it is rumored that he will withdraw from the race as a candidate for the democratic nomination at St. Louis. Fifty-four G, A. R. posts in New York city have adopted a resolution thanking the. president and the commissioner of pensions "for their recent action in the issuance of the age disability pension order. lion. Walter Ball, of Muncie, a candidate for the nomination for lieutenant governor, was in town today. He served two terms as senator from his district and is well qualified for the position which be seeks. A recent United States labor bureau bulletin states that trade unionism in England is twenty-five years in ad vance of that of this country in it methods, and that sympathetic strikes are becoming unknown in England. Hearst advertised his candidacy in all the republican and Independent papers of Indianapolis as well as in he democratic papers, but his lieuenants soon realized that they were powerless against Tom Taggart and Jim Keach. One thing at least is to be credited to the silver prophet of Nebraska. When he says that the trusts nave nothing to fear from the reorganizes, he not only says what everybody has reason to believe, but also what the recoid shows. Not a case of yellow fever has orignated in Cdba during the last year, and the island now has the lowest death rate it has had since 1820. Ev dently the bad name it has bad in the past was the fault of its inhabitants rather than of its climate. It was not William It. Hearst who said the presidency of the United k m States was an office neither to be sought Dor declined. Neither was it he who said, "1 would rather be right than be President." That old fashioned remark was made by one Henry Clay. By Mr. Hearst's own declaration in display type he is rich enough, Jefler sonian enough, honest enough, .West ern enough, Eastern enough, patriitic enough, politician enough and young nougb to make one of the best little presidential candidates that ever came down the pike from Wealthytown. Congressman Crumpacker is urging legislation to do away with the con eressional "mileage graft," Under the existing law, members are granted 20 cents a mile from their place of esidence to Washington and return. This law was enacted when members had to ride in stages, private convey ances etc., to reach the national cap! tal. A member coming from the Pacific coast, a delegate from Alaska or the Hawaiian Islands recieves a fabulous mileage sum. The "mysterious power" that pre vented the shelving of Mr. Roosevelt when an attempt was made to do so and that led to bis selection as the re publican candidate was the people. lie is today the most popular man in America with the masses of the peo ple. They admire blm for his cour age, his Americanism and his consci entlous adherence to principle, and they have absolute confidence in his integrity. If there has been any for cing of him on the republican party as a candidate for re-electlcn it is the people who have done it. Indianap olis Journal. There seems to be no doubt that the Supreme Court of the United States is disposed to do what it can to restrain the rapacity of trusts. It has just decided a case involving the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to inquire into certain features of the business of the anthracite coal roads. The roads were charged with maintaining combination in restraint of trade and competition. The Interstate Commerce Commission undertook to investigate their methods, but the roads refused to produce their contracts with the coal mining companies, which they control, asserting that the commission had no power to compel them to do so. The Circuit Court took this view, but the Supreme Court hold3 that the contracts should cave been produced end that the law should not bo construed ia euch a zj fjj to ciia ta iarcctiStlon impccclbla cr fruitless.

Ex-Senator Towne is out in a state

ment to the effect that Ben Shlveiy of Indiana would make a splendid running mate for Parker on the dem ocratic ticket. After Shlveiy Jur. Towne mentions ex-senator Turner of Washington, Representative Williams of Illinois and Representative Lentz of Ohio. Prof. Starr, of the Cnicago univer sity, who is back from a trip to Japan, says that the people of that country are very positiye they will win in the war. with Russia. Their financial re sources are practically unlimited as the gouerhment can get all the funds desired to carry on the struggle for many years.1 Japan is very careful about divulging plans, but immense bodies of troops are being mobolized and when the arrangements are all completed the march on the Russians will begin with such force as to certainly carry everything before it. The Hearst bureau is advertising that the following democratic papers of the state are supporting nearst's presidential aspirations: The Albion Democrat, Bloomfield Democrat, Brazil Orthonomlc, Butler Herald, Bluffton News, Cayuga Blue Pencil, Charlestown Citizen, Cloverdale Gra phic, Evansville Courier, Fowler Re view, Frankfort Standard, Franklin People's Paper Kendall ville News, Kokomo Dispatch, Lafayette .Demo crat, Linton Call, Logansport Demo crat, New Albany Public Press, Peru Chjouicle, Portland Sun, Princeton Democrat, Rochester Sentinel, Rushville evening Star, Rockville Tribune, Seymour Democrat-Sun, Sullivan Democrat, Tell City News, Vernon Journal, Wabash Times Star, Winslow Dispatch Waterloo Dawn, Jamestown Press Jason ville News and the Bour bon Advance. Commissioner's Court. The Commissioners met In regular session Monday, April .4, and ad journed Wednesday afternoon. William Vapaerweele, of Burr O ik, Edward Brown of In wood and Ira Kreighbaum of Tyner, were granted licenses to sell liquors. . In response to a petition from Lapaz an order was made for an election to be held Tuesday, April 19, to de cide whether Lapaz shall be incorpor ated or not. The population of the village is 305. In the matter of the Lewis C. Dillon road in Union township, a motion to dismiss the petition was sustained and the viewers were discharged. Remonstrances were filed against the Tena Green road in Union township. Valentine Lidecker. Perry Sarber and David Zehner were appointed to review the route and assess damages if any on April 15, provided that the road be of public utility. Clarence W. Smeltz, son of Erank Smeltz, of North township, was admitted to the school for feeble minded children at Fort Wayne. A headstone was ordered, for the grave of Charles W. Tippet a deceased union soldier of Tippecanoe township. James Reddick, Byron Carpenter and A. P. Thomas were appointed viewers of the J. T. Hiodel road in Center township. They will meet April 15, to make the view. Four remonstrances were found on file against the report of the viewers of the Lewis Boggs ditch in Walnut township, and Benjamin Meredith, Asa Fersvthe and Alfred Mechling were appointed reviewers to meet April 15, and review the route. The Marvin ditch in Center township, was appealed to the circuit ccurt by the L. . and W. railroad company. John Knepp, Francis Yockey and John Bondurant were appointed viewers on the ditch petitioned for by John Sheakes of Polk township, to meet on April 14 to' make their view. The commissioners visited thecoun-. ty farm and found everything in "apple pie" condition and pronounced the work of the superintendent A No. 1. They also made an order for five bridges to be placed over the big ditch in Bourbon township. The contracts for supplying the county farm for the quarter were let Wednesday afternoon. C. E. Alleman of Argos got the contract for groceries, Ball & Co., of Plymouth, will supply the boots, shoes, ciothing and dry goods" Astley "& Hess will furnish the hardware, oil and binder twine for the farm, and George Vi nail will ßupply tobacco for those that use the weed. . Good Comes out of Evil. Good sometimes comes out of evil. The Hearst movement represents a very vicious phase of politics, but it deserves a credit .mark for defeating Tom L. Johnson ih Ohio. Scientists have found that the ravages of destructive insects can sometimes be stopped by introducing a new bug that exterminates the first one. It was not tltcether an unkind providence that sent ncarstiem to destroy Tom Jchz2csl:i, Indianapolis Journal. Cutrerita f cr The Tribun .

TRIAL OF WALTER BROWN.

Cashier Collins Says Brown Was Leader in Wrecking Bank. In speaking of the proceedings in the Federal court at Indianapolis against Walter Brown, the Indianapo lis Journal says: "Fearless and respon sive, Wilson L. Collins, guilty cashier of the wrecked Indiana National Bank of Elkhart, Wednesday gave forth testimony in the Federal court, every statement of which seemingly carried disaster and damage beyond redress to the cause of Walter Brown, who for nine days has withstood prosecution for being an alleged conspirator in the Elkhart bank failure. Held in abeyance as the prosecution's strongest witness, Collins' appearance upon the stand at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning signalized the undemonstrative climax of the Brown trial, while his testimony, coming clear-cut and unweighed, far exceeded, in point of fatal import, expectations, which have awaited his disclosures of Brown's financial activities. In substance Collins testified that Brown was heavily responsible for the wrecking of the bank, being the leader in the mismanagement which wrecked the institution; that be continued to contract debts with the banK in the face of warnings and objections by both Brodrick and himself; that he abstracted notes anJ checks from the bank on the night of Novv 16; that he furnished data for and was present when the false entries were made that night on the bank's books; that be was at the bank on the night of Nov. 18 when the midnight meeting was held; ihat be paid personal debts with money drawn on the account of the National Manufacturing Company, which he managed. Collins presented quite a different picture Wednesday from that be made when be testified i so destructively in the Brodrick trial, ne spoke out boldly and firmly and seemed in much brighter spirits than formerly. He began his testimony by admitting the different crooked transactions that were carried on within the bank, repeating in part bis testimony given in the Brodrick trial." The Next Congress. The fight for the control of the next house of representatives will commence in earnest within a week or twc. The membership of both the congressional campaign committees has been completed and there only awaits the election of the chairman. Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin, will be re-elected chairman of the republican committee, and representative Cowherd, of Missouri, will probably be chosen chairman of the democratic committee. There is nothing in the present outlook which threatens the loss of control of the house by the republicans. In order for the democrats to win they would have to hold every district they now command and win in eighteen districts now held by the republicans. The fight for congress will be waged not by states, but in individual districts. The republicans do not expect to do anything in Maryland but bold their own. In Indiana they may pick up one or two districts. Treat High and Low Alike. It is encouraging to the cause of justice and to the instincts of society to protect itself against plunder, moral and material, that the district court has ruled that Tyner and Nephew Barrett must stand trial for conspiracy as Indicted. The case needs little exposition. Tyner had been practically for the whole of his adult life a Government officer, in places of trust and responsibility. He had sat in the cabinet, both as assistant and in his own right. It is to the point to urge that sentiment about an old man and so forth and so on is mawkish sentiment. He was not so old as not to know that it was good for him to conceal certain papers. We mean to say that if there is to be even-handed justice here is a case to show it. Do not punish the little fellows and weep over the big while letting them go free. Mr. Tyner should have a full, free and fair trial, and if found guilty should be punished. Indianapolis News. . Good Men for Legislature, For several reasons It is important that the republican candidates for the legislature should be men of recognized fitness for the position. They should be something more than persons of average respectibility. They should possess distinct - qualifications for legislative work, backed by persona character. Every member of the legislature has a double function to perform first, to legislate for the whole state, and second, to look out for the local Interest of the constituency he represents. To do this satisfactorily requires a high degree of intellegenc a fair knowledge of existing legislation and cf that which is needed, sufficient knowledge of affairs to recognize what is vicious and what is meritorious, and courage and capacity to fight one and promote the other. Indianapolis Jounxii. Thi Tribuns g TC3 allthSE33dl tbs tins.

An Honest Election. There was an interesting dispatch in The News of Wednesday from Shel

by vilie, where a city election is about to be held. The candidates of Doth parties are to sign an agreement in which they wilT pledge themselves not to subscribe money with which to buy votes or otherwise corrupt the f ranchise. The agreement also provides that no one shall be paid to stay away from the polls. Candidates are to pay no tribute whatever, except for legitimate election expenses, and the election accounts are to be open to the inspection of the two party committees. Anv candidate violating the agreement must surrender any claim he may have on a city office. A specially-constituted committee is to pass upon any supposed violations of the agreement. We are told that this is a move in the interest of cleaner elections. It is a very important move in that direction. There is no reason why this method should not be used everywhere: Party committees and candidates have a grave responsibility in this matter. It is assumed that large sums of money must be spent by one side because they are certain to be spent bv the other. The sins of one party are always made the excuse for the sins of the other. But there is no reason why 'there should not be a combination of both sides in the interest of honesty aud virtue. This is the conclusion that hasTeen reached in Shelbyville. a city which has had its full share of political corruption. We commend this Shelbyville experiment to the consideration of political managers everywhere. Indianapolis News. An Interesting Experiment. The recent municipal election in Chicago was remarkable in many respects. So far as politics is concerned it bad no significance the aldermen elected being pretty .evenly divided between the two leading political parties, but the overwhelming majority in favor of public ownership of street railways Is the surprising thing. Chicago is' a peculiar city, and things are dune there that are done in no other place. It Is a fickle town, too, except in its devotion to money, and in a year from now it may be as strongly opposed to public ownership as it is strongly in favor of it now. However if the experiment is made the result will be watched with great interest. Municipal ownership has been attempted only on a small scale in this country, and while it has been practiced extensively abroad, conditions in other countries are so different from those here that satisfactory conclusions can not be drawn. , But the Chicago plan is big enough to show to a certainty whether municipal ownership is practicable. And Chicago will have to pay the bill. IndanapolisStar. Legal Advice While You Wait . When the late A. II. Garland .was attorney general during Cleveland's first administration he brought from Arkansas an old friend named James H. Ward, who was made watchman and placed in charge of the building at night. A telegram was received late one night addressed to the "Department of Justice," which Ward opened and found that the sender of tne message wanted to know whether there was any statute that forbade the killing of a man who was a common drunkard and a public nuisance. Ward concluded that the attorney, general should not be disturbed at so late an hour with this inquiry, and as an immediate answer was requested, sent this reply: "None that I know of." Rev, G. P. B. Howard to be Freed. Judg3 Hammond, in the United States district court, at Memphis, Tenn., has sustained the demurrer In the United States against G. F. B. Howard, on trial under the charge of subornation of perjury. Howard re cently completed a sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses. This is the former Nappanee minister and Prohibition congressional candi date, whd has had a checkered career. Beware of Ointments tor Catarrh tha Contain Mercury. As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and complete! derange the whole system when entering it through he mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F.J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ocontains no mercury, and is taken internally, lactine directly upon tne blood and mucous surfaces of the system . In buying Hall' Catarrh Cure b sure you get tbe genuine. It is tak en internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. . Testimonials free. Bold by druggists, price 75c ( Take Hall's Family Pilla for constipa tion. - A sprirg blessing for the sick and afflicted, A tonic for the whole fam ily. Makes , and keeps them well; Cleanse your system with Hollistcr's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, tcü cr tablst. Peopla'3 Dru Store.

SAVE THE FORESTS A Vital Agricultural Interest Prcrnxied by Legislation.

INDIANA'S LAWS ON FORESTRY. State Has Recently Established a Practical Experiment Station, Where the Grcwth of Hardwood Timber Is Being Encouraged by Successful Example What Recent Legislatures Have Dene. Special Correspondence. J Henryville, Indiana, April 5. The first legal enactment for the promotion of forestry 07 the state was in 1899, when House Bill No. 436 was passed by the legislature. It provided that upon certain conditions land own-1 ers could set apart one-eighth of their land as a forest exemption. The land ' so set apart should be appraised for taxation at $1 per acre? The legislature of 1901 passed an act establishing a State Board of Forestry, with an office at the state capitol and a salaried secretary. The last General Assembly increased the number of members on the Board of Forestry and the appropriation for carrying on its work. It also provided $i6,000 with which to purchase 2,000 acres of cheap waste land in the state for a forestry experimental station, and made an annual appropriation of $3,000 to conduct it. The bill providing for the purchase of the reservation was approved Mar. 3, 1903. Activities were immediately begun to secure a site. By the aid of the county auditors in such counties as possessed lands and conditions available under the law, responsible parties were secured to locate lands and take the options. In a reasonably Short time thirty-two tracts were offered to the board for its consideration. The board met and deliberately considered the various offers and from their points of advantage rejected all but eleven, and so notified the bidders. These favorable sites were visited by the secretary of the board and thoroughly inspected, and of these all were rejectea but three. The president and secretary of the board, together with a few invited friends, visited these three choice sites and thoroughly considered the merits and demerits of each,fro-n all the points of adaptability, public convenience and public influance, and ordered the contesting parties to submit map of site anl secure options in writing for the final decision of the board at its meeting April 24th. The Site Purchased. Upon the convention cf the board at that date the offer of Rämey R. Freeman and M. H. Dunlevy, of "Henryville, Ind., was accepted and a written contract entered into fcr the final purchase and transfer. On May 2Sth the completed deeds and abstracts were presented and accepted by the attorney general, and the owners of the seventeen farms contained in the tract were paid in full and the state took possess'.on of the land. The general improvements on the land are very meager The entire tract was in an unorganized state, and far the greater p,mount was wild waste by haphazard tanning and willful devastation of every sort. Prior to the present time the boundaries were indefinite, and in some instances not known at all. t The timber land has been devastated constantly by cutting and fires. Fields were farmed without rotation or 'fertilizing until unproductive and then abandoned as waste land. Every possible magnificence of the tract was abused and disregarded. But the great majority of the people in the neighborhood are a unit In sympathy with any movement which will advance it to its highest possibilities. Eecause of the unorganized condition and of the opportunities to make the site attractive and therefore inviting to the public and consequently influential in. stimulating the public sentiment to the purposes for which it Is intended, the first efforts of the board were directed toward placing the tract in a definite, organized form for operation and protection. One of the most commanding elevations, Grand View Knob, was selected for the headquarters buildings and residence of the custodian. This highland has en elevation fit 1,025 feet above the sea level and 415 feet above the mainland of the reservation. The object of the selection were the advantage for detecting aad locating fires by the custodian, should they occur, and the climax of view afforded. The old home which was formerly occupied by the proprietor of the "Knobs Fruit Farm," and which was located on the above, has been removed and made a comfortable home. A small but sufficient barn has been erected, with other outbuildings, for the shelter of teams, feed, implements and the general convenience of the custodian. Two other residences have been preserved for homes of the permanent assistants and laborers on the reservation. All other buildings are being removed, as they are rude huts for the most part Some roads have been roughly made for the necessary travel and transportation, but means has not permitted anything like satisfactory road building. Progress of Reforestation. A very satisfactory beginning was made the past summer at cultivating the young timber. - The greater amount of the timber now covering the larger portion of the tract is dense coppice of both sprout and seJlin growth and averaging in age from one to fifteen years. Veryittle of the largely timber remains and is all more or less damaged by forest fires which have- occurred almost annually for many yexs. The constant fires, the Jungle from cutting timber for years end allowing the rubbish to He, the abundant sprouting from the stumps tna tha rich growth ol seedlings, from the seeds present a task of. culture which at first siht seems hopeless ra far rjs rrirj prosrecs, but the cc-tr-ry ii tl? rzzzlL It is the mcst cacourclzj feature cf tt wcrjz. Atc-t c-3 t -irc J teres cf this fcrc:t x:z3 ctlT-tcJ to Cctcmlae the re-

You know the medicine that makes pure, rich bloodAyer's SarsapariHs. Your mother, grandmother, all your larillal larsa' it. Their doctors trusted it. V.. J . - Tl iuur uuciur irusis lr. men a trust it vourself. There is a ii ... . ... r 2 neaitn ana strengtn in it. "I nffe-ed terribly from indigestion and thin blood. I found no relief until I took Ayer' Sarcaparilla. Four botüe permanently cured ni." Mas. f. Pw Hart, Mt. Kisco, N.T. fl.00 a bottle. j,. c. ater co.t Alldrtieeist. r Twcll. mm. iUr HI II Rich Blood! Ayer's Pills are gently laxative. They greatly aid the Sarsaparilla. suits of the work when accomplished. All the trees unfit to remain for a permanent forest, by reason of injury or otherwise worthless as species, were cut and removed to a fuel yard. The same thing was done with all the down timber. The trees left standing and selected to form the future permanent forest were properly pruned to admit of the best trunk formation. All the Utter and rubbish were leveled to the land surface and left to decay and form a leaf mold and cover to the soil as well as prevent evaporation and keep down the weeds. It was not piled into heaps, as is usually done. This is always the better method to follow when a strict guard can be maintained against fire. The result of this work showed that there remained from 900 to 2,000 perfect -young hardwood trees to the acre, from which, by following successive thinnings when crowding, occurs, to select the permanent forest for large growth. It is very evident that such a large number of trees cannot be sustained to the acre into large trees, hut periodical thinnings will be made necessary to secure the best grade of forest. All thinnings will be utilized for whatever uses suitable and from which the most can be realized. The area now in timber which needs this culture is about 1,400 acres. It will require several years to perform this work. There has been very little dona toward planting the cleared land to trees and seeds, because the purchase of the land was not completed till after the crops were planted and the planters reserved the right to mature and harvest hem, and also because forest seeds could not be secured in tinie to do much planting this year. The seed crop in Indiana was very meager in yield and inferior in quality, and consequently the greater amount of the seeds secured were imported from other states, which has greatly delayed the planting, besides increasing the expense of the same. There are now stored in sand at the reservation, for planting either this fall and winter or next spring, depending on the climate to permit soil preparation, 26 bushels of black walnuts, 10 bushels of shcllbark hickory nuts, 262 pounds, of American white ash seeds, 4 bushels of American chestnuts, and 8 uushels of acorns. Much difficulty was encountered in securing this quantity and variety of good seeds. Experiments In Prospect. "The forestry experiments to be conducted at the station may be classified Into four divisions natural forest land, cleared, nursery and scientific influences. Under the first will be demonstrated methods and results of improvement cuttings, of reproduction cuttings, of pruning, of regeneration by seeds and seedlings, and of successive thinnings. The second will embody methods and results of soil preparation for seed and seedling planting, of planting seeds and of planting seedlings. The third will be devoted to methods and results of -gathering and treatment of seeds for planting, of broadcast and row sowing, transplantings for large trees for ornamental planting and open longdistance plantings for seed orchards and shade tree culture. It must be very apparent to all that years of time, patience, work and much expense will be required to perfect tns plans projected. But when it is recalled what a great factor the past abundant timber supply has been to the prosperous, industrial condition of the state, and what it will mean when the supply is exhausted no effort can be too great to perpetuate the forest. Surely no greater problem of industrial supply confronted the American industries. Indiana, by nature is a tree-growing state. Every condition is favorable to successfull forestry. The people have but toknow the right processes, do them,. have patience and be rewarded either themselves or their generations. It Is encouraging to note the progress in tree planting and the cultivation given the forests. A trip through the state reveals signs of forest cuItJvatlon on every hand. It, however, Is urged that more of the" stable ard merchantable hardwoods' be planted. The demands for young: second growth oak, ash, hickory, el!n, . walnut, cherry, lin and other kinds of the best qualities of woods is enormous. Forests of cultivated hardwoods will in a short time reveal growth not imagined at the present time, and the returns are not nearly so distant in time as now thought. The two last legislatures have shown themselves in sympathy with the agricultural Interests of the state, but in no manner more decisive than In the legislation affecting forestry. Forty-eight years ago the first Pepubllcan state convention was held in Indiana. Chairman Goodrich of the present state committee has authorized a ccnersi invititicn to tha surviving delegates to thrt Convention to attend the Republics ctcts convention rcrt cczth. It U net kscm how c"y czrrlT2. tut thty ere dl. The Trrurrs 10 cu. p:r xrcck.