Title: American forests
Identifier: americanforests09natiuoft (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: National Irrigation Association (U. S. ); New Jersey Forestry Association; South Jersey Woodmen's Association; American Forestry Association
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Periodicals
Publisher: Washington (etc. ) American Forestry Association (etc. )
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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I903 FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 225
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Copyright by J. E. Purdy, Boston. FREDERICK HAYNES NEWELL, CHIEF ENGINEER UNITED STATES RECLAMATION SERVICE. FREDERICK HAYNES NEWELL, Chief Engineer of the Government Reclamation Service, was born at Bradford, Penna., March 5, 1862. His education was received first at Needham, Mass., and later at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated as a mining engineer and geologist in 1885. Next he engaged in mining in Colorado ; later was an assistant in the Ohio Geological Survey, and also did miscellaneous engineering work in Pennsylvania and Virginia, finally joining the staff of the U. S. Geological Survey, where in 1S8S he became Chief Hydrographer. In addition to his work at the Geological Survey, he was secretary of the National Geographic Society, i892-'93 and iSgy-'gg. He was also secretary of the American Forestry Association from 1895 until March, 1903, a position in which he rendered valuable service in advancing the cause of forest protection. Mr. Newell began his work under Major John Wesley Powell, the pioneer of the national irrigation movement, and he has been actively identified with it for fifteen 3'ears. During this time he has made a most exhaustive study of the water resources, not only of the arid region, but of the entire country, and is to-day the recognized authority on questions relating to water supply. To the investigations made under his direction nuich of the advance in irrigation in the United States is due.

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