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Fromme, D. C. A. Galerneau, S. L,. Moore, A. B. Recknagel, and 

 R. Y. Stuart, of the Senior Class ; C. S. Judd, F. B. Kellogg, 

 C. S. Martin, and W. C. Shepard, of the Junior Class, and 

 Assistant Prof. Marston, of the Faculty. In March three men 

 from the Forest Service were initiated at a Concatenation held 

 in Baltimore. They are, E. J. Clapp, H. M. Hale, and J. 

 DeWitt Warner. In April at Washington, D. C, H. H. Chap- 

 man, P. D. Kelleter. C. A. Lyford, A. S. Peck, and L. Iv. White, 

 joined. 



The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo has a membership of 

 some 20,000 ^men, including the most prominent lumbermen of 

 the country, and is a social organization purely. 



One of the most extensive pieces of cooperative work under- 

 taken by the Forest Service was inaugurated under the direction 

 of R. S. Kellogg nearly a year ago when plans were made for the 

 annual collection of statistics of forest products in the United 

 States. 



The object of the work is to determine the annual drain upon 

 the forests of the country and to ascertain the amount of each 

 species cut and the source of supply, together with other in- 

 formation of interest and value. 



The need for specific information of this character has long 

 been recognized and that the effort to supply it is being appre- 

 ciated is shown by the prompt response which lumberman have 

 made to the request for information and the cooperation rendered 

 by the various lumber associations. 



Aside from the production of lumber itself, statistics on the 

 following forest products have been collected : Railroad cross- 

 ties, tanbark, pulpwood, tight and slack cooperage stock, veneer, 

 charcoal, wood used for distilling purposes, pencils, etc. 



To make the results available at an early date preliminary 

 statements in the form of press bulletins have been issued from 

 time to time, giving the results of the tabulations up to the date 

 of issue. These statements are, as a rule, estimated to represent 

 70% to 80% of the total production. 



The final results of the tabulation will be published within a 

 few months under the title : "Forest Products of the United 

 States." The preliminary statements on a few of the more im- 

 portant industries are as follows : 



Sawed lumber, 27 billion feet, estimated as 80% of the total. 



