ANNUAL MEETING, MINN. STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 23 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1901, MINNESOTA STATE 

 FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



G. W. STRAND, SECRETARY. 



The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Minnesota State For- 

 estry Association was held in Minneapolis Thursday afternoon, 

 Dec. 5, 1901, in joint session with the Horticultural Society. There 

 was a large attendance, and more interest was manifested than for 

 some time past, which was indeed an encouragement to those inter- 

 ested in forestry matters. 



Pres. C. M. Loring called the meeting to order, and spoke 

 briefly on forest destruction and its consequences, and of the oppor- 

 tunity Minnesota now offered if the government could be prevailed 

 upon to act and place the forest areas still in its power under 

 a practical forestry system. Following this, a resolution was intro- 

 duced and adopted, petitioning our congressmen to look into this 

 matter. 



"The Present Status of the Park Question" was ably given by 

 Mrs. Florence Bramhall, of St. Paul, showing that she had and was 

 giving the subject much thoughtful study. 



Prof. S. B. Green spoke in favor of the establishment of "A 

 Special Course in Forestry in the University," which he demon- 

 strated the necessity of, and believed it would be instituted in the 

 near future. 



The secretary's report showed that owing to lack of funds not 

 much work had been attempted or accomplished by the association 

 during the year ; but that it was still in position to and could 

 be of great service in aiding to obtain the establishment of a 

 rational system of forestry for the state, even as a voluntary organ- 

 ization. 



A committee of three was appointed to draft suitable resolu- 

 tions as a mark of respect and tribute to the memory of our for- 

 mer co-workers, the late Capt. J. N. Cross and John S. Harris. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 



President, Chas. M. Loring, Minneapolis; Secretary and Treas- 

 urer, Geo. W. Strand, Taylors Falls; Vice-Presidents— 1st Dis- 

 trict, Wm. Somerville, Viola; 2d District, C. E. Older, Luverne; 

 3d District, O. F. Brand, Faribault; 4th District, W. P. Allen, 

 St. Paul; 5th District, S. M. Owen, Minneapolis; 6th District, 

 Asa Paine, Carlton; 7th District, O. A. Th. Solem, Halstad; Ex- 

 ecutive Committee — Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis; A. W. Latham, 

 Minneapolis; Prof. S. B. Green, St. Anthony Park; Prof. F. D. 

 Tucker, St. Anthony Park; D. T. Wheaton, Morris. 



