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It is not my purpose, in this brief paper, to offer a solution of the 

 problems that are before this conference, but rather to give in a small way 

 a practical view of the retail lumber conditions as have existed in the 

 past, and as now exist, hoping to throw some light on the situation, and 

 to show that by reason of the close touch the retailers of softwood lumber 

 have with the buying public, they are in an excellent position to assist to 

 a considerable degree in the educational work necessary to the successful 

 realization . of any plan thai may be worked out by this conference. 

 (Applause) 



THE CHAIRMAN: That ends our program for this afternoon, I will 

 call for a report of the resolutions committee. 



Mr. Richard Lieber, Chairman, Resolutions Committee: "I will first 

 present a number of resolutions sent in by county fish and game and forest 

 associations of Indiana relative to forest conditions." 



It was moved and seconded that the reading of the report of these 

 resolutions be dispensed with, but that the resolutions be made a part 

 of the record. Motion carried. 



Mr. Lieber then read the report of the resolutions committee which was 

 seconded and carried. 



Resolutions sent in by the following County Organizations : 



Howard County Fish, Game & Bird Protective Association, Kokomo, Ind. 



Clay County Fish, Game & Bird Protective Association. 



Keego Angling Club, Indianapolis, Indiana. 



Foots Lake Pleasure Club, Evansville, Indiana. 



Floyd County Fish & Game Protective Association, New Albany, Indiana. 



WHEREAS, The timber stands and timber resources of the state are 

 being rapidly depleted; 



WHEREAS, Reforesting, both natural and artificial of cut-over and 

 denuded areas is alarmingly inadequate; 



WHEREAS, Private forestry is doing nothing to meet the situation due 

 to increased land values and profits from the grazing industry ; 



WHEREAS, The removal of forests is resulting in greatly lowering the 

 water level with resulted bad effect upon streams and water supplies, which 

 in turn is working to decrease the fish life in our waters ; 



WHEREAS, The disappearance of our forests is removing the natural 

 habitat of wild game with a great decrease in wild life which must soon 

 result in its complete disappearance and cause a loss to sportsmen ; 



WHEREAS, Laws and measures for the control of timber and timber 

 supplies are non-existant, and their absence must soon bring us to privation 

 and want; 



WHEREAS, The present conditions must soon result in the paralysis 

 and death of our great wood-using industries ; 



WHEREAS, The timber and forestry resources and supplies constitute 

 a stupendous and indispensable commodity and have no law or practice to 

 regulate them ; 



RESOLVED, That laws be enacted whereby the state will acquire and 

 plant and cause to be planted forestry acreage sufficient to insure a perm- 

 anent timber supply. 



