498 MINNESOTA STATE HOKTICULTUIiAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. S. B. Green then addressed the meeting upon the subject 

 of "Needed Forestry Legislation." (See index.) 



The President : We have with us this afternoon Judge Douglas, 

 who will talk to us on game preservation in Minnesota forests. 



I have great pleasure in introducing to you Judge Douglas. 



Judge W. B. Douglas, St. Paul, then delivered an address on the 

 subject of "Game Preservation in Minnesota Forests." (See index.) 



The President : There is nO' doubt but what the preservation of 

 the forests would tend to preserve the game. We have a gentleman 

 with us this afternoon who has been at work a great many years en- 

 deavoring to preserve the forests, and we are going to have the 

 pleasure of listening to him for a little while. I have the pleasure of 

 introducing to you Ex-Lieutenant Governor Gideon S. Ives (ap- 

 plause), who will speak on Forest Preservation. (See index.) 



The President : The proposition suggested by Gov. Ives should 

 be acted upon. I refer to the appointment of a commission to inves- 

 tigate the condition of the headwaters of the Mississippi. I think it 

 is an extremely valuable suggestion. We have a gentleman with us, 

 Gen. Andrews, whom you all know and whom you have heard before. 

 We would like to hear a few words from Gen. Andrews, and it is a 

 great pleasure to me to introduce him. (See index.) 



The President : It has been customary to appoint a nom-inating 

 committee, and the chair will appoint Mr. Andrews and Prof. Green. 



Mr. J. M. Underwood : I have a resolution' which I wish to of- 

 fer at this meeting. While we are seeking to encourage tree plant- 

 ing and reforestation of the waste lands of the state there is another 

 question of vital importance to the forests of the state, and to the 

 horticulture of the state, which we should consider, and that is to pro- 

 tect ourselves from some of the insect pests that may possibly be 

 brought to the state and become a source of injury, and I therefore 

 wish to offer the following resolution and make a motion for its 

 adoption. 



"Resolved, That, in view of the necessity of educating our young 

 people and citizens generally as to the appearance of such principal 

 insect pests of forest, shade and fruit trees, which at times threaten 

 them and which have caused and are causing losses amounting to 

 hundreds of thousands of dollars in some of the states, it is the 

 sentiment of members of the state horticultural society and the 

 state forestry association assembled in their fortieth annual meeting, 

 that the state entomologist should be granted an appropriation for 

 having prepared and distributed in Minnesota schools colored charts 

 illustrating such pests and with descriptive texts." 



I hardly think we have time to give this matter extended con- 

 sideration, but it seems to me it must be evident to all that it is a 

 meritorious proposition, and I believe we can pass this resolution 

 without any serious objection. 



The President : This is a very important matter, and it really 

 ought to be considered more fully. 



