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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



They Like American Forestry 



"You certainly are to be congratulated on 

 the new numbers of the American Forestry 

 magazine. Not only is its appearance and 

 form greatly improved; but the division 

 into classified departments is a distinct and 

 notable improvement in itself. There is 

 no doubt that the magazine, in this new 

 form, will increase not only in its circu- 

 lation, but in its usefulness as well." 

 John M. Briscoe, 

 University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 



"When the announcement was made a 

 few months ago that a change would be 

 made in the size of American Forestry, 

 I was not favorably impressed, for I 

 thought it meant another magazine in cum- 

 bersome form. When I received the 

 August number I was greatly pleased with 

 the improvement in the illustrations and the 

 general makeup of the publication. All 

 the numbers since then are also equally 

 satisfactory. I feel that it is due you that 

 I admit the error of my first impression 

 regarding the change of form of the maga- 

 zine, and that I give you whatever en- 

 couragement you may derive from the ex- 

 pression of my satisfaction in the im- 

 provement which has been made in this 

 publication." 



J. P. Kinney, 

 IVasliingtOH, D. C. 



"I am delighted with American Forestry 

 in its new form and think both you and 

 the Association should be complimented on 

 the excellence of the get-up and of the 

 matter and arrangement. It is most inter- 

 esting." 



Ellwood Wilson, 

 Grand Mere, P. Q., Canada. 



"I am glad to take the opportunity of 

 offering my congratulations upon the splen- 

 did magazine you are now turning out, 

 and I hope it is receiving the additional 

 support which it deserves." 



Arthur Smith. 

 Reading, Pa. 



"I am certainly delighted with the new 

 magazine." 



T. D. HOBART, 



Panipa, Texas. 



"I like the improved magazine very 

 much indeed. Keep the good work up." 

 , L. D. Sweet, 



Denver, Colo. 



"1 am reading the American Forestry 

 Magazine with the greatest interest and 

 admire its very beautiful pictures and very 

 good articles." 



Count Louis Ambrozy, 

 Piacca San Marco, 51, Pala::cetto, 

 Venesia, Rome, Italy. 



"Your magazine is elegant in its way, 

 and constantly improving." 



C. B. FlLLEBROWN, 



77 Summer Street, 

 Boston, Mass. 



"We wish to commend you for the 

 splendid work you are doing and the im- 

 provement made in the magazine." 

 The Louisiana Red Cypress Co., 

 Hibernia Bank Building, 

 New Orleans, Louisiana. 



"American Forestry is a very interest- 

 ing and instructive paper. I enjoy reading 

 it as much as a Forester does." 



I. D. Van Valkenburg, 

 Johnstown, N. Y. 



"The magazine has improved wonder- 

 fully during the past year, and I believe 

 the Association has also become more ef- 

 fective than ever." 



H. R. Christie, 

 Forest Branch, Victoria, B. C, Canada. 



"Am delighted with American Forestry, 

 which gets better and better month by 

 month. Here's wishing you every satis- 

 faction and success in your work this year." 

 J. R. Dickson, 

 Forest Branch, Ottawa, Canada. 



"We congratulate you upon the maga- 

 zine you are editing." 



EvERiTT G. Griggs, 

 President, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber 

 Company, Tacoma, Washington. 



"I just can't resist wanting to reproduce 

 your whole magazine every time a copy 

 reaches my desk, all of the stories are so 

 interesting. We are reprinting the ex- 

 tracts in all our editions — English, Spanish, 

 Portuguese and French — so you can see 

 that American Forestry is spreading its 

 good work over the entire hemisphere." 

 Franklin Adams. 

 Editor, Pan-American Bulletin, 

 Pan-.-imerican Bldg., Washington, D. C. 



"I have for some years been reading 

 your magazine, American Forestry, and 

 the insight on forest conditions in this 

 country and subjects relative to them has 

 amply repaid me." 



Robert H. Forman^ 

 Washington, D. C. 



"Surely you are to be complimented and 

 congratulated on the wonderful improve- 

 ment that you have brought about in the 

 American Forestry Magazine. Each 

 number for the past year has shown a 

 marked advance, but your last number 

 stands out as the most readable and most 

 attractive magazine one would want to 

 pick up." E. Cassidy, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



"We read your magazine every month, 

 and we are very much pleased with it and 

 congratulate you on the work you are 

 doing." George W. Hartzell, 



President of the George W. Hartcell 

 Lumber Company, Piqua, Ohio. 



"Permit me to congratulate you upon 

 the very great improvement that you have 

 given your readers in the late issues of 

 your magazine. It has so many excellent, 

 helpful and inspiring features I cannot 

 begin to enumerate them ; I can only ex- 

 press my sense of deep personal gratifica- 

 tion and approval and wish you unbounded 

 success such as your efforts truly merit. 

 I gladly endorse every word and sentiment 

 so beautifully expressed by Mrs. Emmons 

 Crocker in a recent edition." 



Charles S. Mann. 

 Hatboro, Pa. 



Book Reviews 



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Dr. Bailey, of Cornell University, con- 

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A Thousand Years of Russian History. 

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 The authoress, who is a Russian by 

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 and a prominent member of the Russian 

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 annals of the empire and its rulers; a con- 

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 in the hope of interesting readers in the 

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 from the archeological treasures of Rus- 

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 the life, manners, and customs of the 

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 empire is illustrated by a series of maps. 



