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forestry the benefits of research in all scientific lines, and to place 

 before scientists generally the work of foresters and the scientific 

 problems which offer such a wide field for investigation and such 

 promising reward in the way of broad application by Government 

 and other agencies. 



Not the least of the results of the New York meeting must be con- 

 sidered the very general demand which was voiced for some means 

 of correlating all lines of forest research and their results. It is under- 

 stood that as an outgrowth of this demand a Research Committee will 

 shortly be appointed in the Society, to study the needs for correlation, 

 and possibly later to undertake some actual work in this line. 



It is planned to publish as many as possible of the New York 

 papers in the second number of Journal of Forestry for 1917. A 

 statement will also be made of the plan for publishing those which 

 for special reasons should appear in other scientific organs. 



C. G. Bates. 



The San Francisco members of the Society of American Foresters 

 convened on November 11, 1916, for the purpose of forming a Section 

 of the Society. The name of the new Section is California Section of 

 the Society of American Foresters. An executive committee of three, 

 consisting of Messrs. F. E. Olmstead, W. Alulf ord, and E. P. !\Ieinecke, 

 was elected to draw up the By-Laws and to conduct the affairs of the 

 Section. The first meeting was attended by thirteen members. 

 Raphael Zon read a paper on "Forests and Human Progress," which 

 was followed by a discussion. The second meeting, on December 11, 

 was attended by eighteen members and two guests. Prof. D. T. Mason 

 read a paper entitled "Wanted — A CaHfornia Forestry Policy." The 

 Section numbers at the present time twenty-one members. 



BY-LAWS OF THE CALIFORNIA SECTION OF THE SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICAN FORESTERS 



Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the California 

 Section of the Society of American Foresters. 



Sec. 2. The membership of the Section shall be open to all mem- 

 bers of the Society in good standing and holding residence in Cali- 

 fornia. Members of the Society who reside at points outside of 

 California may also become actively affiliated with the California 

 Section upon written application. 



