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Mr. Latham : 1 agree with the president that this is a most im- 

 portant matter and should receive more careful consideration than 

 it would if it were passed at this meeting. And I move that this 

 matter be referred to the executive board of the horticultural socie- 

 ty for further consideration with power to act in the premises. 



The motion was duly seconded and, being put to vote, prevailed 

 unanimously. 



The President : We have a forestry board in the state of Minne- 

 sota and a forestry association in the state of Minnesota, and one 

 of the duties of the forestry association is to help the state board, 

 but the forestry association has another duty and that is to encourage 

 the planting of small forests and wood lots on the farms, and to 

 encourage the planting of trees along the roadways and the streets 

 of villages. I think there has been such a great improvement in that 

 respect in the last ten years that the face of the country has been al- 

 most entirely changed, especially in the more thickly settled portions. 

 I hope when the members of this association go to their respective 

 homes that they will make an effort to organize, or reorganize, their 

 improvement associations and agitate the planting of trees on the 

 roadways and endeavor to make our state what it once was before 

 the hand of man took the ax and destroyed it, the most beautiful 

 state of the Union. 



Prof. Green : It is required that the forestry association nominate 

 one member to the governor, whom he may appoint as a member of 

 the State Forest Reserve Board. The position is now occupied by 

 Hon. S. M. Owens, and I move that he be nominated to the governor 

 for the ensuing term, which will begin next January. 



The motion was seconded, and being voted upon, prevailed 

 unanimously. 



Prof. Green : This resolution is submitted by Mr. Frank Gibbs. 

 He asked me to offer it because he is too modest. 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of the members of this society that 

 the protection of the game of the state will strongly promote the 

 public welfare, and we pledge our earnest assistance to the executive 

 officers of the state in the matter of enforcing the game laws." 



On motion of Prof. Green the resolution was unanimouslv adopt- 

 ed. 



The election of officers was then held with the following results. 



President, Hon. S. M. Owen ; vice-president. Prof. T. L. Haecker ; 

 secretary, Mrs. Lydia Phillips Williams ; treasurer, Mrs. W. F. 

 Graves ; executive committee, Wyman Elliot, A. W. Latham, Prof. 

 S. B. Green, A. K. Bush and Clarence Wedge. 



The President : I wish to say to the association that I was on 

 account of poor health entirely unable to write an address, and I 

 wish to ask as a congressman does "leave to print." I think it will 

 do fully as much good in a magazine as though you heard it here. 



Prof. Green : The committee on nominations was very anxious 



