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parent organization through the previous procedure of holding 

 meetings only in the East. 



The program was an exceptionally good one, but space prevents 

 mention of the individual papers, except those presented before 

 the Society.^ For extended report of the proceedings of this and 

 the other sessions during the week, the reader is referred to the 

 various lumbering and forestry publications, particularly the 

 Timberman, Lumber World Reviezv and American Forestry. 



A feature of the afternoon session was the discussion of the 

 forester's duties toward lumbering, and of the lumberman's 

 duties toward forestry. Throughout the papers and the discus- 

 sion ran the constant argument in favor of closer co-operation 

 and a better understanding by each of the work and problems of 

 the other. For the lumbermen, the discussion was led by G. M. 

 Cornwall, and for the foresters by F. E. Olmsted. 



In his paper on the place of logging engineering in forestry, 

 Dr. J. F. Clark showed that low stumpage values are the greatest 

 hindrance to the progress of forestry on this continent. These 

 can be increased in only three ways, namely, raising the price of 

 the product, eliminating waste, and reducing the cost of market- 

 ing. For some time to come, the first two can be expected to 

 change but very slowly. The expert logging engineer finds his 

 opportunity in being able to reduce the cost of marketing the 

 forest crop, chiefly along the lines of reducing the cost of logging. 

 Emphasis was placed upon the possibilities of this relatively new 

 field, and a plea was made for a larger place for specialized log- 

 ging engineering in the curricula of the forest schools. 



In the evening, at the Inside Inn, was held a dinner and business 

 meeting of the Society, at which were discussed various questions 

 involving the policy of the organization. In particular, the old 

 question of requirements for membership was discussed fully. 



Tuesday, October 19, was devoted to the program of the West- 

 ern Forestry and Conservation Association. The entire day was 



'The American Forester — His Opportunities, by C. DuBois. 

 Tiie American Forester — What the Society Has Done and May Do for 

 Him, by D. T. Mason. 



Professional Ethics, by B. E. Fernow. 



Forestry in Borneo, by F. W. Foxworthy. 



The Forester's Duty toward Lumbering, by G. M. Cornwall. 



The Lumberman's Duty toward Forestry, by F. E. Olmsted. 



Place of the Logging Engineer in Forestry, by J. F. Clark. 



