Letter of Transmittal 



To His Excellency, Leon R. Taylor, Acting Governor of the State 

 of New Jersey and ex-officio President of the State Board of 

 Forest Park Reservation Commissioners: 



SIR I have the honor to submit the annual report of the For- 

 est Commission for the year ending October 3ist, 1913, as re- 

 quired by law. The control of forest fires continues to be our 

 greatest problem, though marked progress has been made. The 

 work of the Commission in practical forestry and on behalf of 

 the shade trees apparently meets with public approval. The 

 eighteen pages of illustrations exhibit more effectively than 

 words the scope and importance of our work. 



Respectfully yours, 



Henry B. Kiimmel, 



Executive Officer. 

 Alfred Gaskill, 



Secretary. 



State House, December 18, 1913. 



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