648 CONSERVATION 



rivers and harbors and of extending which appointed ; and that the president 



such natural advantages by means of of this association be requested and 



connecting canals whenever needed or urged to attend said meeting of said 



justified by prospective requirements of National Conservation Commission, and 



trade between such natural waters. We the Hon Napoleon B. Broward, gov- 



specifically approve and endorse the In- grnor of Florida, be requested to ap- 



land Waterways Commission. poj^t the president of this association 



That this convention heartily en- ^^ ^^^ ^f ^^^ delegates from the State 



dorses the national policy of conserving ^r pigj-jda 



all natural resources and especially the ^j^^^ ^^ unreservedlv endorse the 

 sources of control of the water supply ■ ^ j i ^u c 4-1, 



r • 1 1 , J i. i-u i. A A proiect and purposes of the Southern 



of inland streams, and to that end ad- ^ •' . , ^ ^ ^ ^ • ^i. 



vise that the several states of the Union Commercial Congress^ to meet m the 



legislate with a view to vesting in the Cj^^ ^^ Washington December 7 and 8. 



National Government sufficient author- ^he purpose of said congress being to 



ity above heads of navigation to ade- ^ring the South itself into a clearer 



quately protect the rights of posterity understanding of its rich possessions 



as well as the advantages of the pres- and to bring to the North and the rot 



ent generation. of the world a fuller and therefore 



That this association calls upon the jester appreciation of the resources 



governors of the states who have not and opportunities of the South. Said 



named delegates to the approaching liberations, we urge every resident of 



meeting of the National Conservation Southern States to visit Washington 



Commission to do so at once, selecting for this and the other great events of 



suitable persons who will attend the the week beginning Monday, Decem- 



meeting and represent the states from ber 7. 



RESIGNATION OF DR. THOMAS E. WILL 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee on October 19 Dr. 

 Thomas E. Will tendered his resignation as Secretary of the x^merican 

 Forestry Association. It was accepted to take effect on October 26. 



Although without connection with the Association since October 26, 

 Doctor Will retains a deep interest in Forestry, and articles from his pen 

 may be anticipated from time to time. 



