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"During the year the i\ssociation 

 acquired in E. T. Allen, Forester of 

 the Western Forestry and Conservation 

 Association, a Pacific Coast repre- 

 sentative, and in EUwood Wilson, of 

 the Society of Canadian Forest Engi- 

 neers, a Canadian representative, and 

 the articles they have written and 

 secured for the magazine have added 

 much to its value. 



"The Association authorized a bond 

 issue of S50,000 to provide funds for 

 the further improvement of the maga- 

 zine and increase in its circulation. 

 $16,000 has been subscribed and $14,000 

 has been paid in. S7,000 of this amount 

 was personally secured by President 

 Henry S. Drinker from some friends 

 of forestry. 



"Considerable improvement was made 

 in the magazine during the year, better 

 paper, more and better illustrations, 

 a picture cover and a number of special 

 articles adding greatly to its attractive- 

 ness and its educational value. Thanks 

 are due to Air. Charles Lathrop Pack 

 for a donation of $1,000, and to J. B. 

 White for a donation of $100, to aid 

 in paying for these improvements. 



"The Association is now in a solid 

 condition financially, ending the year 

 without one cent of indebtedness, and 

 having a growing surplus invested in 

 bonds. 



"One thousand three-hundred and sev- 

 enty-eight new members and subscribers 

 were secured during the year, while 

 deaths, resignations and members 

 dropped for non-payment of dues totaled 

 1,012, making a net gain for the vear of 

 366." 



The day was devoted to hearing 

 practical addresses and discussions on 

 what the American Forestry Association 

 might do in furthering its work in 



various directions, and these suggestions, 

 many of them being most valuable, will 

 be carefully discussed and considered 

 by the Executive Committee. The 

 addresses were by Henry S. Graves, 

 chief forester of the United States; 

 C. R. Pettis, forest superintendent of 

 New York State; R. S. Kellogg, secre- 

 tary of the National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers Association; George N. Os- 

 trander of Glen Falls, N. Y., who is 

 identified with the paper pulp and paper 

 business; Dean Hugh P. Baker of the 

 New York State College of Forestry at 

 Syracuse; Prof. S. N. Spring, of the 

 forestry department of the New York 

 State College of Agriciilture at Cornell; 

 Warren H. Miller, editor of Field and 

 Stream, Wm. B. Howland, publisher 

 of the Independent; John 0. LaGorce, 

 associate editor of the National Geo- 

 graphic Magazine; Prof. H. H. Chapman 

 of the Yale School of Forestry. Discus- 

 sions followed and there was general 

 participation in them with the result 

 that every one present was much 

 impressed and pleased by the practical 

 suggestions for the kind of work which 

 the Association might do. 



President Henry S. Drinker presided 

 at the morning session and E. A. 

 Sterling at the afternoon session, while 

 in the evening Charles F. Quincy of 

 New York was toastmaster at the 

 annual dinner at the Hotel McAlpin 

 where addresses were made by Chief 

 Forester Graves, Ottomar H. Van Nor- 

 den of the Camp Fire Ckib of America, 

 Hon. Cabot Ward, president of the 

 Park Board of New York, who repre- 

 sented Mayor Mitchel; Dr. B. E. 

 Femow of the University of Toronto, 

 President Henry S. Drinker of the 

 American Forestry Association; and 

 Dr. J. T. Rothrock of Pennsylvania. 



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