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Chamber to have a standing committee to continue study and observa- 

 tion of the subject. 



The recommendations of the Committee were sent to the member 

 organizations in the form of eight definite proposals. These proposals 

 were submitted with arguments on both sides. With one exception 

 the vote showed an endorsement of the proposals, the exception being 

 Proposition V, on which a favorable vote was cast, but not the two- 

 thirds vote necessary to endorse a proposition. 



The recommendations and the vote of the member groups, as 

 announced on January 28, 1924, were as follows : 



I. The committee recommends that the federal government should, for 

 protection of headwaters of navigable streams and to the extent permitted by 

 existing law, acquire, reseed and replant waste lands on which reproduction of 

 forest growth cannot be obtained by natural means, with discretion in the 

 Secretary of Agriculture to prefer lands in states which provide at least an 

 equal amount of funds for acquisition of such lands. VOTE: 1934 in favor; 

 203 opposed. 



II. The committee recommends that states and municipalities should acquire, 

 reseed and replant the remainder of such waste lands. VOTE : 1925 half in favor; 

 207 half opposed. 



III. The committee recommends that Congress should enact new legislation 

 with reference to other classes of timberland, to make provision for cooperation 

 of federal government, state governments, and timber owners in protection 

 and reproduction of timber. VOTE: 1771 in favor; 358 opposed. 



IV. The committee recommends that such new federal legislation should 

 condition use of federal funds upon the state: 



Having a forestry or conservation commission. 



Formulating a code of forest management acceptable to the federal 

 Department of Agriculture and aimed to secure continuous forest pro- 

 duction, observance of the code to be obtained through voluntary agree- 

 ments entered into between the proper public authorities and the land or 

 timber owners of considerable areas within the state. 



Maintaining adequate protection of timberlands from fire, with funds 

 coming from state and private sources at least equal to federal funds used 

 for this purpose. 



Basing taxation of growing timber upon the principle of the yield 

 tax, with reasonable uniformity among the states in such taxation. 



VOTE: 1615 in favor; 517 opposed. 



V. The committee recommends that Congress should create a national 

 forest council to have functions of advice to administrative officials and a 

 membership of nine, one to be the federal forester and others to represent 

 views of public, timber men and foresters, members of the council to serve 

 without remuneration. VOTE: 1385 half in favor; 723 half opposed. 



VI. The committee recommends that Congress should provide for a national 

 survey and inventory of forest resources. VOTE: 1795 half in favor; 318 

 half opposed. 



