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tional forest timber is sold on contracts which range from one 

 to 25 years, and it is paid for as cut. 



Dr. B. E. Fernow, dean of the forest school of the University 

 of Toronto, and Bristow Adams, of the U. S. Forest Service, 

 have been elected President and Secretary, respectively, of the 

 Society of American Foresters, one of the two organizations of 

 professional foresters of the western hemisphere, the other being 

 the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers, of which Dr. Fernow 

 is also President. 



The Seventh Congress of the International Union of Experi- 

 mental Forest Institutes will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from 

 the 7th to 17th September inclusive. Excursions will be made to 

 Szabadka, Palics, Kiralyhalom, Horgosi-Kiralyhalom, Szeged, 

 Temesvar, Karasjeszeno, Vadaszerdoo, Godollo, Garamberzence, 

 Selmecbanya, Besztercebanya, Fenyohaza, Likava, Csorbato, and 

 Tatralomnic. 



The sale of one billion feet of western yellow pine timber 

 from the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona was ap- 

 proved by the Secretary of Agriculture. In order to get this 

 timber out it will be necessary to build a railroad approximately 

 200 miles long. Such a railroad will connect Colorado and Utah 

 with the world-famous Grand Canyon of the Colorado, which 

 hitherto has been accessible only from the south. 



For several years the construction of such a railroad has been 

 considered by various capitalists, but it has been stated that the 

 lack of assured immediate traffic was an effectual barrier. It is 

 pointed out, however, that a contract for a billion feet of timber 

 will overcome this difficulty by providing a commodity for trans- 

 portation which, together with tourist and local traffic, will place 

 the project on a paying basis practically from the outset. 



The U. S. Forester says, however, that the Kaibab Forest is one 

 of the most beautiful in America, and gives assurance that the 

 marketing of the mature crop of timber will not be allowed to mar 

 the scenic beauty of the region. 



The investment necessary to make this timber accessible will 

 amount to more than $3,000,000. By placing this quantity of 

 timber before the lumbermen of the country Forest Service of- 



