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of the forests the climate would be changed so as to be better for man as well 

 as for the crops. 



We wish to make the love of trees more universal and the planting more 

 general. We thank the members of the congress who have come here, and as 

 far as we can we will aid them. 



Mr. W. N. Byers was then called for, but failed to respond. Mr. T. C. Henry 

 was called upon, but excused himself upon the ground that he wished to 

 save his ammunition for some future meeting during the week. 



Wednesday Morning Sessidn. 



The second session was called to order by Hon. Geo. H. Parsons, of Colorado 

 Springs. Hon. G. W. Minier, of Illinois, was nominated as chairman and 

 elected. He made a short speech of thanks. Mr. A. E. Beardsley was chosen 

 recording secretary. 



The following delegates from States and societies were then announced by 

 the committee on credentials: 



Wyoming— Dr. J. H. Hayford, Prof. N. E. Stark, Mr. E. P. Snow. 



Nebraska — Professor C. E. Bessey, S. Barnard, J. H. Masters, J. G. Car- 

 penter. 



Kansas — Hon. Martin Allen (Kansas Horticultural Society), W. S. Tilton, 

 Hon. L. D. Bailey. 



Colorado — W. W. Pardee, Joseph Davis, A. E. Beardsley, J. F. Martin and 

 Blair Burwell. 



Colorado State Horticultural Society — J. L. Barrett, A. E. Gipson, J. S. 

 McClelland, Samuel Wade, Henry Lee, Louis Dugal, Nelson Millett, George 

 Richardson, H. G. Wolff, C. S. Faurot, and N. J. W. Hart, secretary. 



TREES IN NEBRASKA. 



The chairman called for Prof. Bessey, of Nebraska, who responded substan- 

 tially : It is scarcely necessary for a Nebraskan to say that we plant trees. 

 The State which originated Arbor Day need say very little on that subject. 

 1 never have seen a great community in which more trees were planted than in 

 Nebraska Tree planting has from the first been a necessity, and the enter- 

 prise has been fostered. It has been fostered by the State Horticultural So- 

 ciety and also by individual effort. 



Thirty years ago the man who traveled forty miles from the Missouri River 

 reached a country which he reported to be uninhabitable. That is all changed 

 now, and one of the influences has been the planting of trees. We feel that in 

 our way we are solving the problem, not of reforesting, as is the case in the 

 older States, but a similar problem, namely, the foresting of a treeless country. 



Professor Martin Allen, of Kansas, was then called upon. He said : In the 

 western part of our State we have a large amount of territory with but few in- 

 habitants, but not enough timber to supply the inhabitants. We have not done 

 as much in the tree planting as some States, but hope to do more in the fu- 

 ture. 



Ohio was then called and was responded to by Mr. Leo Weltz, a member of 



