Hon. lohn W. Weeks, Representative Ironi the Twelfth Massachusetts District 



share cheerfully for the forest reserves 

 of the West, affecting' watersheds which 

 produce only three per cent of the de- 

 veloped water-power of the United 

 States, while those of New England af- 

 fect thirty-seven per cent. He nrg^ed 

 the commercial importance of the White 

 Mountain forests, and closed with an 

 urgent appeal in behalf of the people 

 of New England for this generally de- 

 manded legislation. 



Mr. Currier said that New England 

 was deeply interested in all conserva- 

 tion matters, and her people were will- 

 ing to pay their share, but feel that 

 they are not being treated fairly when 



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their needs are overlooked and all of 

 the money is spent in the West. 



The first of the experts to speak was 

 Professor Swain, who represented the 

 Boston Chamber of Commerce, the 

 Massachusetts Forestry Association, the 

 Society for the Protection of New 

 Hampshire Forests, the Appalachian 

 Mountain Club, and other organiza- 

 tions. Professor Swain is one of the 

 best-known engineers in the country, of 

 recognized authority and wide experi- 

 ence. He has given much study for 

 vears to the eff'ect of forests upon 

 stream-flow, the question to which he 

 turned his .special attention. Referring 



