138 ANNUAL REPORT 



impracticable, not being wisely defined and enforced, making 

 failures the rule and successes the exception; therefore, by the 

 Minnesota Horticultural Society be it resolved 



First — That forestry be nationalized, and classified with agricul- 

 tural, horticultural and waterways improvements. 



Second — That Congress make an adequate appropriation for the 

 above purpose, and for greater encouragement to settlers, includ- 

 ing the merits of the work, for the growing of forest trees on their 

 farms. 



Third — That Congress appoint a board of forest commissioners, 

 representing different states, whose duty shall be to protect and 

 preserve such native forests as they deem necessary for the general 

 welfare, and see that valuable and hardy trees are raised under 

 their surpervision on government lands around our lake and river 

 sources, and over and around our barren hills, mountains and de- 

 solate places, and wherever else in their practical judgment they 

 are needed to mitigate the rigors of extreme heat and cold, and to 

 protect our crops, stock and homes against the hyperborean and 

 simoon winds and storms, to which our prairie country is now ex- 

 posed. 



Fourth — That our society respectfully invite all our sister hor- 

 ticultural societies in the United States to co-operate in this im- 

 portant enterprise. 



Fifth — That printed copies of this preamble, with the resolu- 

 tions, be sent by our secretary to all the congressional members of 

 Minnesota and the Dakotas, with letters asking them to lay the 

 claims of this movement before Congress without delay. 



J. O. Barrett, ) 

 S. H. Folsom, > Committee. 

 F. F. Grimes, ) 



Mr. Dartt. Mr. Chairman, it seems to me it is not best to de- 

 clare the Timber Culture Act a failure. If it is not just what we 

 would like to have it, why, it is better than nothing. Now, my 

 theory is to keep all that we have, that is good, and get as much 

 more as we can; and for that reason I would like to see that ob- 

 jection to the Timber Culture Act stricken out and then go on. 



President Elliot. I think Mr. Dartt must be out of his head, 

 for I never knew him to come up here and propose anything of 

 that kind in that way. He has always taken a different view of 

 every failure, especially in regard to the apple. I think there 

 must be something going tO happen. He has always considered 

 the Wealthy a failure, while the rest of us were willing to hold on 

 to it even if it were a failure. 



Mr. Grimes. I think Mr. Dartt misunderstands the views of 

 the committee that framed those resolutions. We do not suppose, 

 or intend that congress should repeal the present law without sub- 

 stituting something better. 



Mr. Dartt. Isn't what we have better than nothing ? 



