280 Forestry Quarterly 



A victory for the cause of forestry goes on record in the State 

 of Oregon. After a sharp and prolonged fight, the principle is 

 established that State forest work should be independent of 

 both politics and other state activities. Almost the entire popu- 

 lation stood to the support of the existing, non-partisan, inde- 

 pendent system, from the Governor himself to lumbermen, busi- 

 ness men, women's clubs, etc. Past principles and achievements 

 showed up well in the searching light thrown on them during the 

 last session of the Legislature. 



Vermont is richer by the will of the late Colonel J. Battell, of 

 Middlebury. Ellen Mountain has been presented to the Govern- 

 ment, with one restriction, namely, that its thousands of acres be 

 preserved as primeval forest. 



Middlebury College has been given 20,000 acres of woodlands, 

 with the same proviso, besides 7 farms and $10,000 in cash. 



The State of Minnesota has been presented with 2,500 acres 

 of forest land near the city of Duluth, and the purchase of an 

 adjoining 3,500 acres, useless for general agricultural purposes, is 

 proposed. The plan is to develop a city forest useful for camp- 

 ing, rest and recreation of city residents, and to build working- 

 men's homes in the forest. A recommendation has gone forward 

 from the State House and Senate Committees for the passage 

 of a bill providing for $20,000 annually for two years, to purchase 

 land for this purpose. 



October 20 is to be American Forestry Association Day at the 

 Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco. 



Meetings of the Society of American Foresters, the Western 

 Forestry and Conservation Association and of the Pacific logging 

 Congress will also be held here during the same week. 



The summer meeting of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association 

 was held at Foxburg, Clarion County, June 23-25. 



Mr. H. R. MacMillan, Chief Forester of the Forest Branch of 

 British Columbia, has been given leave of absence for a period of 

 about eight months, during which, on behalf of the Department 



