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and fire protection and the holding of cut over lands would give 

 many lumbermen an asset of great future value. 



At the Fourth National Conservation Congress held in Indian- 

 apolis in early October the lumbermen and foresters in attend- 

 ance held several independent meetings, at which various specific 

 problems of mutual interest, such as forest taxation, fire pre- 

 vention, legislation, etc., were discussed. Steps were also taken 

 toward a permanent organization which will work along definite 

 lines throughout the year and prevent the lapse of interest which 

 results from confining the work to general papers read at popular 

 gatherings such as the Conservation Congress. A committee, 

 made up of E. T. Allen, Captain J. B. White and H. S. Graves to 

 represent the lumbering, forest fire and government timber in- 

 terests, was appointed. This committee will work in conjunction 

 with a special committee of the American Forestry Association in 

 arranging a forestry program for the next Conservation Congress, 

 and what is most important, in organizing standing committees 

 in various subjects. The final plans have not been worked out, 

 but it is expected that standing committees will be appointed to 

 cover all of the important subjects relating to lumbering and 

 forestry. These committees will, from time to time, submit 

 reports for consideration by the forestry section of the Conser- 

 vation Congress or perhaps by other organizations, and such 

 reports as are accepted will become the basis for definite and con- 

 certed action. 



The American Forestry Association through its magazine and 

 otherwise will give publicity to the work. 



Two international meetings held in New York City during 

 September gave considerable space in their programs to questions 

 of interest to lumbermen and foresters. 



At the Sixth Congress of the International Association for 

 Testing Materials the following papers relative to timber were 

 presented : McGarvey Kline : Forest Service Investigations of 

 American Woods, with Special Reference to Investigations of 

 Mechanical Properties ; W. H. Warren : Australian Timber 

 Tests; J. Janka: Hardness Testing of Wood by the Ball-pres- 

 sure Method ; Danish State Testing Laboratory : Bending Tests 

 on Wood for Scafifolding ; P. Labordere and F. Anstett: Means 



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