News and Notes 781 



The recent conference of Federal and States representatives in 

 Melbourne imanimously carried a resolution approving the es- 

 tablishment of a central school of forestry by the Commonwealth 

 and the States, and also that a special training school of tropical 

 forestry should be instituted. The subject of forestry is one that 

 is attracting increasing attention throughout Australia, and all 

 the States are giving it serious attention, though so far small 

 practical resvilts have been achieved. The Minister for Lands 

 of New South Wales has annoimced his intention of submitting 

 to his Cabinet definite forestry proposals, and he states that very 

 shortly three million acres of State forests will be allocated. 



The usual annual Forest Conference imder the auspices of the 

 Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests was held 

 September 5 to 7, at Crawford House in the White Mountains 

 and was well attended by foresters. The main subjects discussed 

 were the woodlot problems by Professors Roth and Toimiey, and 

 questions of taxation. White pine blister rust. State aid in forestry, 

 national parks, ptu-chases and policy in regard to purchases under 

 the Weeks Law. Dr. Femow, reviewing past and forecasting 

 future aims of the forestry movement, suggested the need of a 

 broader, national policy, which would take the form of cooperation 

 between federal and State governments in the acquisition and 

 management of State forests. 



The Western Forestry and Conservation Association held a 

 two-day session in Portland, Oregon, October 24 and 25, followed 

 by a two-day session of the Pacific Logging Congress. Mr. W. 

 B. Greeley gave the leading address, discussing the assistance 

 which the Forest Service is giving the Itunber industry and re- 

 citing statistical information. Post-bellum possibilities were 

 discussed by Dr. Pratt, of the United States Bureau of Foreign 

 and Domestic Commerce, arguing for a great boom to fill a deficit 

 of the European countries of $800,000,000 worth of Itmiber. 



In a bulletin of the United States Geological Survey on "The 

 Flora of the Fox Hills Sandstone in Northeastern Colorado," 

 Mr. F. H. Knowlton concludes from floral remains that in early 

 geological times this region was forested, the remains showing 

 two species of Sequoia, two yew-like trees, a fig, a tree related to 



