46 ANNUAL EEPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



there should be the closest cooperation throughout. Such coopera- 

 tion should include not only the question of the creation of new 

 parks out of National Forests, but also fire protection on contiguous 

 properties, game preservation, road building, and other activities. 

 Respectfully, 



D. F. Houston, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 

 The President. 



