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cautions been taken. Public meetings to discuss forestry questions were also 

 advocated. 



In the unavoidable absence of Dr. A. D. Hopkins, Mr. E. B. Mason, of 

 the United States Bureau of Entomology, gave an address on on the Southern 

 Pine Beetle and Its Control. This question is one of vital interest to the 

 people of the state and already two local associations have been formed to 

 cooperate with the United States Bureau of Entomology in dealing with it. 



The paper by Mr. J. G. Peters, Chief of State Cooperation of the United 

 States Forest Service, dealing with cooperative fire protection under the 

 Weeks Law, brought out the value to North Carolina of the offer which the 

 United States Department of Agriculture is making to the various states. 

 Probably a larger number of navigable rivers have their headwaters in western 

 North Carolina than in any other equal area in the United States, and yet the 

 attempt of the Federal Government to assist in protecting such streams cannot 

 be put into force in North Carolina because no appropriation is made by this 

 state for fire protection. A united effort will be made by the Forestry As- 

 sociation to obtain such legislation next year as will allow the state to receive 

 the assistance offered by the United States Department of Agriculture under 

 the Weeks Bill. 



The question of state-wide stock law cannot be separated from a dis- 

 cussion of forest protection, and the paper by the Hon. Hugh MacRae, of 

 Wilmington, on The Stock Law and Forest Protection was timely, and elicited 

 a great deal of favorable comment. 



The resolutions which were passed embody the sentiments of the Asso- 

 ciation and pretty well covered the subjects discussed at the two meetings. 



In addition to the resolutions, the Association asked for the appointment 

 of a legislative committee, which is to draw up a forestry bill for the con- 

 sideration of the next legislature. This committee will represent all phases 

 of the forestry movement, and a bill endorsed by it and subsequently by the 

 whole association, should stand a good chance of becoming law. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are : President, Mr. E. B. Wright, 

 president of the Butters Lumber Company of Boardman, N. C, and Secretary- 

 Treasurer, Mr. J. S. Holmes, Forester of the State Geological and Economic 

 Survey, Chapel Hill, N. C. 



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