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JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



Vol. XIX MARCH, 1921 No. 3 



'flic Society is not responsible, as a body, for the facts and opinions advanced 

 m the papers published by tt. 



STATE UR FEDERAL CONTROL OF PRIVATE TIMBER- 

 LANDS 



Result of the Ballot 



At the annual meeting in New York, on December 20, 1920, a 

 resolution was adopted providing for a ballot by the members of the 

 Society of American Foresters to express their preferences between 

 Federal control of privately owned timberlands, as exemplified by 

 the proposed revised Capper bill, and control by the individual States, 

 as exemplified by the Snell bill. 



The vote, which closed on March lo, resulted as follows: 



Federal 



control 



Fellows 3 



Senior Members 75 



Members 24 



Associate Members 



\VlLLL\M N. SpARIIAWK, 



William D. Stkrrktt, 



Tellers. 



109 195 .'504 



Paul D. Kellhtf.r, Secretary. 



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