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In 1887 he was appointed special ag^ent of the Division of Forestry 

 in the U. S. Department of Agriculture to study the forest conditions 

 of the Rocky Mountains. The result of his labors was printed as part 

 of Bulletin 2 of the Forestry Division, in 1889, for the first time giving 

 a detailed account of forest conditions over such a large area, lie was 

 also instrumental in organizing the State Forestry Association, and 

 altogether was the representative of forestry propaganda in the State, 

 although in later years less actively so. 



His friends will remember him as a sincere and thorough gentleman. 



Nkw York Six'Tion oi' thk Sociktn' oi" A^ikricax FoKF.sTr;Ks 



At a meeting held at Utica, N. Y., on March 13, a new section of the 

 Society was organized, to be known as the New York Section, of which 

 Mr. C. R. Pettis was elected chairman and Mr. A. B. Recknagel secre- 

 tary. The following members were present to organize the section : 



Ralph S. Hosmer, Cornell University 



W. G. Howard, Conservation Commission 



A. S. Hopkins, Conservation Commission 

 R. S. Kellogg. New York City 



S. N. Spring, Cornell University 



B. A. Chandler, Cornell University 

 J. E. Rothery, New York City 



J. W. Stephen, N. Y. State College of Forestry 



John Bentley, Jr.. Cornell University 



F. F. Moon, N. Y. State College of Forestrv 



E. F. McCarthy, N. Y. State College of Forestry 



A. B. Recknagel, Empire State Forest Products Ass'n 



C. D. Howe (guest), University of Toronto 



The by-laws, which had been drawn up by Mr. Howard and Mr. 

 Haylord. were unanimously adopted. Two regular meetings a year 

 are planned : one during the summer months and one in the winter. 

 whh such sj)ecial meetings as may be necessary from lime lo time as 

 important forestry problems arise. It is a matter of considerable en- 

 couragement to the entire membership of the Society that a new sec- 

 tion can be organized at this time, and particularly one in New York 

 State, which will give the foresters there an opjiortunity to wield con- 

 siderable influence throughout the country. 



EkraTa 



Tn the last issue of the Joukn.vl the article entitled "I'orestation 

 Practice in Norway." based on "Om Barrtriidskultural i Xnrrland." 

 was wrongly attributed to Norway. It should have been attributed to 

 Sweden. Norrland is a province in northern Sweden, while Norje in 

 Swedish literature refers to the coimtrv Xorwav. , 



