ANNUAL MEETING, 1900. 491 



Resolved, That his work as superintendent of the Owatonna trial station 

 has been conducted in such an able manner as to command our great respect 

 for his judgment and ability, and that we hereby express our entire confidence 

 that this work has been carefully planned and carried out for what he be- 

 lieved to be the best interests of fruit-growing under our conditions. 



O. M. LORD. 

 SETH. H. KEXNEY, 

 THOS. E. CASHMAN. 



On motion of Prof. Green the resolutions were tmanimotisly 

 adopted by a rising vote. 



Mr. C. G. Patten (Iowa) : I wish to say that I am in hearty 

 sympathy with that resolution, and looking carefully over his work 

 and knowing his feelings and his interest in the horticulture of this 

 country, I feel that this resolution will be an inspiration to Mr. Dartt 

 and give him new courage and hope to live longer that he may see 

 more of the results of his labors. I am in hearty sympathy with the 

 resolution. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen (S. D.) : I was at Mr. Dartt's place two 

 weeks ago, and I was amazed at the wonderful extent of his work 

 of gathering varieties from all over and originating so many hun- 

 dreds of his own. 



MINNESOTA STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, JOINT 



SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 4 o'clock by the president, 

 Capt. J. N. Cross, and the program was immediately taken up with 

 the reading of the president's address. 



"Forestry as Applied to Minnesota Conditions." Capt. J. N. 

 Cross, President Minnesota State Forestry Association. (See in- 

 dex.) 



Mr. O. F. Brand offered the following resolution : 



"Resolved, That this association heartily recommends to the legislature 

 the appropriation, for forestry purposes, of all lands in the state acquired by 

 the state at the forfeited land sales of 1881 and 1900, which lands are evi- 

 dently worthless except for forestry, the same having been abandoned by the 

 owners for from ten to twenty years." 



On motion of Mr. Brand the resolution was unanimously 

 adopted. 



"A Lumberman's View of the Forestry Situation." Col. W. B. 

 Allen, St. Paul. (See index.) 



"Forest Conditions in Germany." Prof. S. B. Green, St. 

 Anthony Park. (Se index.) 



"Wisdom of the National Park ]^Iovement." Leo M. Crafts, 

 M. D., Minneapolis. (See index.) 



