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ANNUAL ADDRESS, 1903, PRESIDENT MINNESOTA 

 FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



CHAS M. LORING, MINNEAPOLIS. 



Members of the State Forestry Association : 



Custom seems to have created a law that your president shall 

 make an address at each annual meeting. It is now my pleasure to 

 perform this duty. First, I wish to thank you for the interest you 

 have always taken in the objects for which this association was or- 

 ganized and for your courtesy to its presiding officer. 



I wish it were in my power to congratulate you upon the com- 

 pletion or even the progress of some noted undertaking, but the 

 want of funds has prevented all but advisory work. I can report, 

 however, that in my judgment we leave each annual convention with 

 some new ideas derived from the experience of our associates and 

 with a stronger desire to do something toward the "encouragement 

 and promotion of practical forestry." 



The most interesting proof of the interest that the people of the 

 state are taking in this work is the increased number of fine groves 

 of timber which surround the farm buildings on the prairies. These 

 groves add much to the comfort and pleasure of their owners and 

 are ornaments much appreciated by the traveling public. There are 

 yet many farms, however, without a tree to shade the buildings or 

 a shrub to ornament the grounds about the house. It is the province 

 of this association to encourage and aid in this much needed im- 

 provement. 



In August last we were honored by the American Forestry As- 

 sociation which held its summer meeting in Minneapolis. At this 

 meeting a great many valuable and interesting papers were read, 

 notably by Dr. C. Alvin Schenk on "Financial Results at Biltmore," 

 proving conclusively that forestry can be made profitable by in- 

 dividuals. Mr. G. L. Clothier's paper on "The Planting on Minne- 

 sota Prairies" is a valuable document to be in the hands of our prairie 

 farmers. "Possibilities of Reforestation in the White Pine Belt" 

 contains much that would interest settlers who are making farms 

 on the cut-over lands of the state. Prof. S. B. Green, of our Agri- 

 cultural College, gave an interesting paper on "Forestry Courses in 

 Agricultural Colleges," in which he gave facts and valuable informa- 

 tion from the educator's standpoint. One of the best papers of the 

 session was by Mr. Herman H. Chapman, of Minnesota, on "The 

 EflFect of the Chippewa Forest Reserve on the Locality." The meet- 

 ing closed with an address by the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of 

 Agriculture, which was listened to by a large audience. Secretary 

 Wilson gave a very interesting account of the work that is being 



