ANNUAL MEETING, Ig03, MINN. FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 3 1 



matter be brought to the attention of the approaching State Educa- 

 tional Association. That a committee of five be appointed by the 

 Minnesota State Horticultural Society to present this resolution to 

 said association, and urge it to adopt some immediate plan to 

 systematically educate the children of our public schools on this im- 

 portant matter. 



Mrs. J. B. Hudson, Lake City ; Prof. F. L. Washburn, St. 

 Anthony Park ; S. A. Stockwell, Minneapolis ; Mrs. E. M. La 

 Penoitierc. Minneapolis ; Mrs. Ida Thompson, Duluth. 



Committee. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1903, MINNESOTA FORESTRY 

 ASSOCIATION. 



GEO. W. STRAND, TAYLOR's FALLS. 



* This meeting was held Thursday afternoon, Dec. 3d, in connec- 

 tion with that of the Horticultural Society. Pres. Loring in his 

 opening address reviewed the meeting of the American Forestry 

 Association which was held in Minneapolis last August. He also 

 dealt with the value of road-side planting and recommended that 

 the .state legislature should pass an act to encourage planting trees 

 on our highways. The trees should be not less than sixty feet apart 

 and not less than fifteen feet from the roadway. 



Mrs. Bramhall spoke very ably on the Indian question and the 

 effect of the "Morris Bill." Bearing on this question Mr. Chapman 

 introduced the following resolution which was adopted ; 



Resolved ; That the Minnesota Forestry Association does hereby 

 most respectfully request and urge each and all of our representa- 

 tives in congress to prepare, present and use all honorable means to 

 have passed at as early a date as possible, a bill paying the Indians 

 for the pine to be left standing for reforestation purposes, and pro- 

 viding for payment for timber and lands reserved imder the so- 

 called "Morris Bill" ; and to do any and all other acts and things 

 necessary or advisable to render said law operative and effective. 



Resolved : That the secretary of this association is hereby in- 

 structed to at once send a copy of these resolutions to each of our 

 said representatives. 



Hon. S. M. Owen, Prof. S. B. Green, Gen. C. C. Andrews, Rev. 

 C. S. Harrison and O. C. Gregg spoke on the various phases of 

 forestry, emphasizing the needs of various sections. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : 



President — C. M. Loring, Minneapolis. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Wm. T. Cox, St. Anthony Park. 



First Vice-President — S. M. Owen, Minneapolis. 



Second Vice-President — O. C. Gregg, Lvnd. 



