ARBORICULTURE 



171 



Memorial to Congress. 



We have received the following mem- 

 orial to Congress from M. C. P. Wiltse, 

 Newport, Neb., which Akboricultuke 

 most heartily endorses. 



Memorial and joint resolution, request- 

 ing that the federal forest reserve be in- 

 creased ; that forest warden be provided ; 

 that adequate measures be taken for the 

 checking fires in the forest and that a 

 fund be provided for the maintenance of 

 the federal forest reserve, payment of 

 officers and an establishment of a general 

 forest supervision. 



To the Honorable Senate and House of 

 Representatives in Congress assem- 

 bled : 



Whereas, The vast area of natural for- 

 est in the United States is gradually de- 

 creasing, and thousands of square miles 

 of territory formerly covered by dense 

 forests has been shorn ; vast areas are 

 yearly being denuded by forest fires, 

 which have become a menace to indus- 

 tries depending upon lumbering and con- 

 stantly increasing the price of lumber. 



Whereas, It has been the custom of 

 other nations to preserve the natural for- 

 est areas and encourage the growth of 

 timber. 



Resolved, By the Senate and House of 

 Representatives of the State of Nebraska, 

 that our senators and representatives in 

 Congress are requested to secure the 

 passage of a bill that will provide that 

 all forest areas in the territory of the 

 Government of the United States in 

 which the soil is not valuable for agri- 

 cultural purposes, which may exist in 

 tracts of more than one square mile, shall 

 be erected into or made part of a forest 

 reserve to be preserved and perpetuated 

 for the lumbering interests of this nation 

 and its citizens ; that the surplus pro- 

 ducts of federal forest reserves be dis- 

 posed of at market price for lumber, 

 building and fuel by direction of forest 

 wardens. 



Resolved, That an appropriation be 

 made by Congress for the payment of the 

 salaries of forest wardens and expenses 

 incident to the establishment of federal 

 forest reserves. 



Resolved, That forest wardens be ap- 



pointed and provisions be made for the 

 necessary patrol and supervision of for- 

 est areas on all tracts of land belonging 

 to the federal government. 



Resolved, That the commissioners of 

 the Bureau of Forestry be authorized to 

 request the assistance of state authori- 

 ties and the United States army for the 

 suppression of forest fires. 



Resolved, That Congress increase the 

 forest area by planting tracts of Govern- 

 ment land unfit for agricultural purposes 

 to forest trees in sufficient areas to con- 

 serve the increasing demand for lumber 

 in the United States. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 



The editor of Arboriculture resides 

 at Connersville, Ind., where his office will 

 be hereafter. All mail should be sent to 

 Connersville. 



Office of Arboriculture, 

 The Officers' Publication of 

 The International Society of Arbori- 

 culture. 

 Chicago, March i, 1903. 



To the Society : — It has been decided 

 to reduce the subscription price of Ar- 

 boriculture to one dollar per annum — 

 10 cents per copy. 



There is a great interest being awak- 

 ened in forest perpetuation and the plant- 

 ing of trees, through the efforts of this 

 society. We hope to reach a much larger 

 number of readers by this reduction in 

 price, but the high standard of the maga- 

 zine will be maintained. 



We have refused to accept many well- 

 paying advertisements, and under no cir- 

 cumstances will anything of questionable 

 character be admitted to our columns. 



It is hoped your interest will continue, 

 and. if you have not yet paid your sub- 

 scription, that you will remit at once. 



If vou have any communication to 

 send, we will be glad to receive and print 

 it. Very respectfully, 



John P. Brown, 

 Editor and Manager. 



