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And if facts will not warrant the assertion that an excess 

 of timber will produce an excess of moisture or rainfall in 

 any particular county, it is a well established fact that tim- 

 ber lands do prevent by the absorbtion in the soil the heavy 

 rain fall which would immediately flow into our creeks and 

 streams if allowed to fall upon bare fields and hillsides. 



The French government found that thousands of acres of 

 their tilable laud was being washed away every year, and 

 large fields in some instances were made nearly or quite 

 worthless by this continued process. Lands were surveyed 

 and either purchased or condemned, and at first much oppo- 

 sition was met with, but now their system of reforesting 

 meets with universal favor, because of the benefits received 

 by more productive fields, and a more humid atmosphere, 

 and also an increasing source of wealth to the government. 



The grove's were God's first temples, and trees and groves, 

 and parks will always be the measure of goodness and 

 greatness of a people whose God is the Lord of Hosts. 



DISCUSSION. 



Geo. J. Kellogg — I wish to offer a resolution embracing 

 the lady speakers of our convention, Mrs. Huntley, Mrs. 

 Tilson, Mrs. Hollister, Mrs. Campbell and also Mrs. J. M. 

 Smith, and move that they be elected honorary members of 

 this society. 



Mrs. Campbell — I want to thank Mr. Kellcgg, but I am a 

 regular bona fide member. 



Resolution adopted. 



Mr. J. C. Kellogg — I want to offer a vote of thanks for 

 these beautiful flowers. I do not know who brought them, 

 but they are worth a resolution. Resolution adopted. 



S. B. Hoxie — I think some of the ladies do not understand 

 that if their husbands are members of the society, and pay 

 their dollar, the ladies have a right to vote. 



H. C. Adams — Before we proceed any further I wish 

 to say that I have felt very much inspired and have been 

 greatly instructed by the address Prof. Garfield has deliv- 

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