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ing dead and down timber, and they were sentenced to prison for two 

 years without the option of a fine. A few years ago a verdict was 

 rendered in the courts against certain parties for the steaHng of 

 twenty milHon feet of timber from the Winnebago Reservation. I 

 found last summer at the base of a magnificent pine tree a Httle 

 tin torch that was set within the hollow of the tree to produce dead 

 and down timber. Men are hired for that purpose. That is the 

 way they get much of their dead and down timber. I have here 

 three photographs that were taken of the three stages in a pine for- 

 est ; one the white pine before it is cut, another showing the slashes 

 and the third showing where the fire has burned the slashes, and 

 they were all taken within a quarter of a mile of each other at Leech 

 Lake. 



I want to say here that Mr. T. B. Walker who owns land along 

 the shore of this lake outside of the reservation has recently signified 

 his intention and willingness to have that land devoted to this pur- 

 pose. In other states in the United States there have been regions 

 set aside as forest reserves. In states further west it has been done, 

 but in this state the United States has not done it. 



If this region is secured as a national park it will be one of the 

 most picturesque spots in the country. I hope every one of you will 

 become an advocate for this national park in the northern part of the 

 state, and that you all fully appreciate the reasons for making it a 

 permanent reserve. 



The President : I am exceedingly sorry we have not the time 

 to hear from Mr. Chapman, who is located in the pine territory and 

 who made an experiment of planting evergreens of all kinds and 

 only one per cent of them have been killed. He has prepared an ar- 

 ticle as I suggested to him, and he has taken photographs since the 

 snow came. He planted fifteen or twenty varieties where the stumps 

 and slashes were left and a good many trees were left in their native 

 state after the lumbermen had got through with them. The experi- 

 ment was very interesting to me. I hope some of the newspapers 

 will take this up and publish it. 



The plant boxes usually set in the window on a broad shelf 

 or sill are liable to warp, to be tipped over or injure the window sill. 

 A better way is to support the plant box even with the sill by strong 

 iron brackets, and to line it with a water-tight zinc pan. This can 

 be made quickly and inexpensively at any tinsmith's. The edges. 

 of the box might be converted into shelves for small pots by nailing 

 narrow strips of wood along the top on three sides. 



