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by syndicates and other speculators, and their reconstruction 

 on the prairies does not equal their destruction, and 



"Whereas, The people of Minnesota and contiguous states 

 are reaping the effects of such disaster by a change of climate 

 to a more fickle and rigorous one, largely drying up our once 

 numerous springs, lakes and rivers, thus lessening our crops 

 and otherwise retarding all our business interests; therefore, 



' 'Resolved, that this society as the guardian of forestry and 

 "fruit raising in Minnesota hereby declares it its purpose to 

 "give this matter special attention. 



"That while co-operating with the Farmers Institutes as a 

 ' 'powerful ally of enlightenment, we regard the organization of 

 "horticultural societies in all parts of the state as auxiliaries, 

 "and thus making forestry a specialty to complete our work 

 ' 'preparatory to fruit raising. 



"That a committee of three, including the secretary, be 

 "elected from our members, placed under the control and man- 

 agement of the executive committee, whose duties shall be to 

 ' 'collect all facts relative to damages done by disafforestation 

 "and report the same, and by agreed methods of co-operation 

 • 'with Farmers Institutes endeavor to reach the masses on a 

 "large scale in their horticultural instruction, organizing a 

 "Northern Horticultural Association as a counterpart of the 

 "Southern, and the eventual establishment of an experiment 

 ' 'station in the Northern central portion of the state. 



"That said committee be authorized to assist the legislative 

 "committee in formulating a suitable appeal to be submitted 

 "to the present legislature, especially designed to save the 

 ' 'balance of our northern forests and encourage the raising of 

 ' 'new ones among our farmers. 



"That said committee make an earnest effort to procure an 

 "apportionment sufficient for this society to accomplish this 

 "most needed enterprise." 



President Elliot: — You have heard the resolutions, what will 

 you do with them? 



Prof. Green: — I do not want see these resolutions adopted 

 until they have been discussed. I move they be laid on the table 

 until some future time when they can be discussed. 



This motion was seconded and carried. 



President Elliot: — The next paper on the program is by 

 Mr. Underwood on the future of orcharding. 



J. M. Underwood: — In regard to protection, it has been sug- 

 gested that we should follow the teachings of nature, and it re- 



