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for this district and he attended to the inspec- 

 tion of all cars in dispute and reported same 

 direct to Geo. Smith, surveyor general at In- 

 dianapolis. Ind., and I have no record of these 

 cars. In most cases his inspection was satis- 

 factory, i^ut in one or two cases he was con- 

 sidered severe on the shipper. 



I have no recommendations to make at this 

 time and hope the association will discuss the 

 matter of inspectors and decide upon whether 

 they want to use the National inspector or 

 the Northwestern inspectors. 



The association went into executive session 

 after the reading of this report, ancl dis- 

 cussed the subject in detail. As not all the 

 members of the Northwestern are members 

 of the National Hardwood Lumber Associa- 

 tion, there was some doubt expressed as to 

 W'hether the Northwestern Association should 

 cease making inspections. As the time was 

 limited, it was finally decided to defer the • 

 settlement of this question to one of the 

 regular monthly meetings later on. 

 Committee on Terms of Sale. 

 The recommeudatiou of President Peterson 

 as to terms of sale was then taken up. All 

 agreed that hardwood dealers should insist 

 on and receive as prompt settlements as deal- 

 ers in other kinds of lumber. There was not 

 time for deciding on a form, and on motion 

 of F. A. Nolan the president was directed to 

 appoint a committee of three to report at a 

 later meeting. This committee will draw up 

 a form for a rubber stamp, which will be 

 affixed to all invoices, stating the rule of the 

 association to be cash within sixty days. It 

 may be decided to incorporate a two per cent 

 discount for payment within ten days. The 

 committee appointed consists of C. F. Os- 

 borne, W. C. Stanton and A. H. Barnard. 



A report from the railroad committee was 

 then called for. President Peterson, who 

 was the only member present, stated that all 

 the members of this committee had taken up 

 eases with the railroads and had met with 

 some success. The committee stood ready to 

 handle any complaint filed by a member. 

 The questions of minimum weights and de- 

 murrage were troublesome, and would come 

 up in various ways. Eoads which have a 

 minimum of 30,000 pounds generally make 

 an exception in cases where a ear full of 

 basswood weighs only 24,000 pounds, but this 

 should be generally provided for. 



A. H. Barnard presented a communication 

 from E. P. Bacon, of the Interstate Com- 

 merce Law Convention, asking the North- 

 western Association to give it financial aid. 

 Mr. Barnard also reported briefly as the 

 delegate chosen to attend the convention at 

 Chicago, saying that he participated as a 

 member of the Interstate Commerce Law 

 Convention, according to instructions, and 

 agreed with its conclusions. 



New Oflacers Chosen. 

 On motion. President Peterson appointed a 

 committee of three to make nominations for 

 officers and committees. W. C. Stanton, F. 

 H. Lewis and I. P. Lennan were named. They 

 retired, and presently reported the following 

 list: President, A, E. Peterson; vice-presi- 

 dent, A. H. Barnard; treasurer, C. F. Os- 

 borne; secretary, J. F. Hayden. Board of 

 arbitration, P. "w. Strickland, W. C. Bailey, 

 E. Payson Smith, T. P. Lennan, F. A. Nolan. 



Membership committee, P. E. Hamilton, W. 

 C. Stanton, F. H. Lewis. 



Secretary Hayden was directed to jjrepare 

 resolutions expressing the regret of those 

 present at the absence of W. C. Bailey, and 

 assuring him of the esteem and good will of 

 his fellow members. Mr. Bailey has not 

 missed an annual meeting for sixteen years, 

 but has been ill this summer and is nmv 

 taking a short vacation in Iowa. 

 The Banquet. 



The meeting then adjourned, and the scene 

 of activity was at once transferred to the 

 banquet hall of the Commercial Club, where 

 all sat down to a feast. Stories and reminis- 

 cences enlivened the banquet, but owing to 

 lack of time no speeches were made. The 

 Commercial Club chef served the following 



viands : 



Oysters on the Half Shell. 



Queen Olives. 



Consomme in Cups. 



Broiled Whitefish, Maitre de Hotel. 



Serpentine Potatoes. , 



Small Tenderloin Steak. Bemaise. 



French Fried Sweet Potatoes. 



Waldorf Salad. 



Neapolitan Ice Cream, Assorted Cake. 



Roquefort Cheese. Bents. 



Demi Tasse. 



D. F. CLARK, PROMINENT IN WORK OF 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Following the banquet, the members went 

 in a body to the Metropolitan Theater, St. 

 Paul, where they took in the performance of 

 "The Maid and the Mummy." All voted 

 the occasion highlj' successful and enjoyable 

 and the St. Paul members were congratulated 

 on the excellent entertainment they afforded. 

 Attendance. 



The following is a list of those present: 



A. E. Peterson, A. E. Peterson Company. 

 St. Paul. 



D. P. Clark, Osborne & Clark. Minneapolis. 



C. F. Osbonie, Osborne & Clark, Minne- 

 apolis. 



F. A. Nolan, St. Paul. 



W. C. Stanton, De Long- Stanton Lumber 

 Company, St. Paul. 



A. H. Barnard, Barnard & Strickland. Min- 

 neapolis. 



I. P. Lennan, I. P. Lennan Lumber Com- 

 pany, Minneapolis. 



N. C. Bennett, Jr., N. C. Bennett Lumber 

 Company. Minneapolis. 



F. H. Lewis. Minneapolis. 



George S. Agnew, E. Payson Smitli Lumber 

 Company. Minneapolis. 



P. Petersen. W. C. Bailey, Minneapolis. 



George P. De Dong. De Long-Stanton Lum- 

 ber Company. St. Paul. 



J. M. Watson, Barnard & Stricklaiul, Min- 

 neapolis. 



H. A. Walker, Osborne & Clark. Minne- 

 apolis. 



J. F. Hayden, Minneapolis. 



Forestry at Michigan Agricultural College. 



The Jliihigan Agricultural CuUege at Lansing 

 offers an exceptional opportunity for the begin- 

 ner in the study of forestry. Facilities are at 

 hand for instruction and demonstration in all 

 the important phases of the subject. Three 

 acres of land near the college have been set 

 aside to be used as a forest nurser.v, on which 

 ,-)Ianting was commenced early in 1903. Two 

 hundred acres of the college farm are under the 

 control of the department. They consist of 

 rid pastures, pastured woods, culled timber, 

 burned-over land and plantations of deciduous 

 and evergreen trees, so that many valuable object 

 lessons are demonstrated right on the ground. 

 The campus contains more than 600 species and 

 varieties of trees and shrubs, many of them 

 being survivors of the primeval forest that in 

 1857 stood where the college buildings now 

 stand. A part of this ground is being planted 

 and laid out for an arboretum. 



Students are admitted to the forestry course 

 of the Michigan Agricultural College under the 

 same regulations as to other departments. Due 

 credit is given for studies embraced in the course 

 which have been pursued successfully in other 

 reputable institutions. General instruction per- 

 tinent to forestry is obtained in other depart- 

 ments of the college. The requirements in lan- 

 fiuages, mathematics, botany, geology, etc., are 

 such as to thoroughly qualify a student, so that 

 vhen graduated he is well prepared to begin his 

 professional work. 



In the freshman and sophomore years the 

 student receives such instruction in botany as 

 will enable him to correctly determine tree spe- 

 cies ; he is taught the proper trees to raise in 

 different regions ; propagation from seed, cuttings 

 ard coppice ; proper management of timber land ; 

 how to determine the height of standing trei's 

 by several methods : use of log rules : how to 

 tell the amount of timber on a given area ; bow 

 to determine the amount a given area is build- 

 ing up each year and therefore whether it is 

 held at a profit or loss ; the kind of land that 

 should be kept in timber ; the adaptability of 

 certain kinds of wood for certain purposes and 

 other subjects that go to make up an elemen- 

 tary course in forestry. With the junior year 

 more advanced work is taken regarding the prin- 

 ciples of forestry, wood technology, silviculture, 

 mensuration, economics, protection and regula- 

 tion, diseases of trees, valuation, and lines of 

 original investigation. The student is expected 

 to visit woodworking plants, pulp mills, wood 

 chemical plants, and to spend some time inspect- 

 ing virgin timber, denuded areas and reforested 

 sections of the state. Considerable instruction 

 is given by text-books and lectures, but as much 

 as possible is taught by actual demonstration and 

 experience in laboratory and field. 



The forestry students have organized a soci- 

 {ty known as the Michigan Agricultural College 

 Foresters, which meets semi-monthly to discuss 

 subjects in connection with their work, or to 

 listen to a special lecture from some competent 

 outside authority. The forestry department is in 

 charge of Prof. E. E. Bogue. Although it was 

 not established until 1902, it has given instruc- 

 tion to a hundred and seventy-five pupils, who 

 are already meeting with success in tlieir chosen 

 line. 



