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Prof, Roth's New Title

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Parent Issue
Day
31
Month
July
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Appointed Warden of Forestry by State Commission

Work on State Forest will begin early in the Spring and he will have full charge - will remain with U. of M.

Grand Rapids, Mich., July 28. - Professor Philabert Roth, head of the forestry department of the University of Michigan, was formerly chosen state warden by the Michigan forestry commission at its meeting here Monday afternoon. This action was decided after a conference with Gifford Pinchot, head of the bureau of forestry at Washington, who came here at the solicitation of the state commissioners for the purpose of securing his advice on the best plan to pursue in carrying out the work of reforestation in Michigan. 

Professor Roth is working this summer under the direction of the government bureau, which, however, is cooperating with the state commission. After a discussion of the conditions existing in Michigan it was arranged that Professor Roth will spend the rest of the summer in surveying the state forestry preserves in Roscommon county and determining to just what the different sections of the preserve are best adapted in the way of tree growing or agricultural purposes and in preparing a general working plan.

It was planned to begin the actual improvements on the preserves as soon as the weather conditions are favorable next spring. For this work the commission has $15,000 at its disposal for the next two years, appropriated by the last legislature. After getting a clear idea of the situation in Michigan, Mr. Pinchot agreed with the commissioners that this was the best course to take. 

There was some talk of having Professor Roth spend some time in making a general inspection of the denuded timber lands in the north part of the lower peninsula and prepare a report on the possibility they offered for reclamation by the state, but the sentiment was that the best policy was to get started on the state preserve with a view of making a substantial showing of what the commission has done with the appropriation by the time the next legislature meets.