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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.169 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, American Forest Conference [press bulletin] |
| Date | 14 January 1905 |
| Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Forestry. |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | The American Forest Conference brought together representatives from the lumbering, mining and grazing industries, railroad, and irrigation to discus forestry. Special attention was given to the proper use of forests by all fields, with responsible laws passed by Congress to protect private owners with governmental control for public purposes only. The conference also called for the creation of a national forest service |
| Subjects | Forestry Railroad Law Congress Government and Civics Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Industry Mining Ecology and Wildlife Preservation |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |