50 AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Whereas^ The experience of practical lumbermen proves conclusively that 

 the prevention of forest fires will do more to conserve our forest wealth, both 

 present and prospective, than any other one thing; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the Empire State Forest Products Association is in favor 

 of strengthening, extending and perfecting the laws relating to the preven- 

 tion of forest fires and the protection and patrol of our forests. 



Whereas, The forced interpretation of Section 7, Article 7, of the State 

 Constitution, by various State officers, has resulted in preventing the people 

 of this State from enjoying their rights in the Adirondack Park, 



Resolved, That the Conservation Commission be requested to pass regu- 

 lations which will place an intelligent interpretation on said Section 7, Article 

 7, and permit the use of the dead and down trees for camp fires and other 

 purposes, and will permit the building of roads and other means of clieap 

 and ready transportation. 



Resolved, That the Empire State Forest Products Association heartily 

 approves the farsighted constructive policy of our honored Governor, John 

 A. Dix, in creating the State Conservation Commission, and in entrusting 

 to its hands the management and development of the great natural resources 

 of this State, and we heartily pledge our earnest co-operation in this great 

 work. 



The London, England, Standard says: ''Steps must he taken to secure a 

 larger supply of trained woodmen before any extensive scheme of afforesta- 

 tion is attempted. Until 190^ there ivas no school in the United Kingdom 

 ichere young working men could obtain theoretical and practical instruction in 

 forestry/' 



The second annual meeting of the 'North Carolina Forestry Association 

 will be held sometime during the latter part of January, 1912, probably at 

 Raleigh. The forestry movement has advanced with leaps and bounds in most 

 of the other states and North Carolina cannot afjord to hold back any longer 

 where she has so much at stake. 



Although the forest fire season is over, State Forester Cox, of Minnesota, 

 expects to have much real work for his rangers and patrolmen during the next 

 five months. The principal work will be to enforce the laio regarding the 

 burning of slash and tops ichere there are logging opoations. 



The Detroit Free Press says: ''A visitor in Detroit recently made the 

 rather striking statement that Uncle Sam is beginning to make money out of 

 his forest reserves, offering as proof the information that the timber cut during 

 the last year will bring in a revenue of $2,000, '^00." 



District Forester E. A. Sherman, of Utah, reports that the wool growers 

 of the San Pete country all unhcsiititinghi state that the range this year was in 

 better condition than it has been at any time since the creation of the Manti 

 Natonal Forest. There teas an abundance of feed for their stock. 



People residing in Minnesota and in several of the adjacent states have, 

 during the past summer, purchased two thousand acres of timberland in 

 Beltrami County, Minnesota. 



