THE TREE PLANTERS OF AMERICA 



PLAN OF ORGANIZATION. 



The plan suggested is to organize the "Tree-Planters of Amer- 

 ica" largely through the agency or co-operation of farmers' granges, 

 clubs, schools, institutes, educational and co-operative unions, state 

 and local agricultural associations. 



The organization should be composed of groups; each state 

 group to be known under the state name, as the "Ohio Group," with 

 the governor of the state as president, the state forester, or such 

 other state officials as the governor may select, as aids. Then county 

 groups, with the county commissioners or other officials at the head ; 

 then township groups, under control of the trustees or other offi- 

 cials; all to be under the direction of the United States forester, 

 or the chairman of the National Conservation Commission. 



The heads of the township groups should report to the heads of 

 the county groups ; the heads of the county groups should report to 

 the heads of the state groups, and the heads of the state groups 

 should report to the United States forester or the chairman of the 

 National Conservation Commission. Thus will be completed a per- 

 fect chain of organization linking the coming American citizens into 

 one mighty, irresistible force for permanent reforestation, reclama- 

 tion of our water courses and water powers, and advancement of 

 our industries. 



It is suggested that the president of the United States set the 

 machinery for organization in motion by issuing a proclamation of 

 recommendation to the governors, who are to be the presidents of 

 the state groups; the governors to issue proclamations recommend- 

 ing organization of the county and township groups as above 

 indicated. 



Thus has been suggested that which it is hoped may prove to be 

 a pleasant and profitable pastime for "Young America," along the 

 lines of that sterling injunction, "Teach your boys that which they 

 should practice when they become men." 



