By E. G. Cheney, .Sec. Minnesota State Forester Assn. 



THE plans are being laid and the invitations are out for 

 the annual meeting of the Minnesota State Forestry 

 Association. We propose to make this a rousing me'eting 

 full of interest to everyone full of interest because it will deal 

 with questions of vital importance to the welfare of the whole 

 state. 



The question of the development of our forest resources is 

 not a local matter; it is as vital to the farmer on the prairie 

 as to the woodsman in the heart of the forest; as important 

 to the hardwood forests of the southern half of the state, as 

 in the great pineries of the North. The great strides which 

 have been made in this development in the past two years 

 since the establishment of the new State Forest Service, 

 should fill everyone with enthusiasm. Do you know what 

 these strides are? Do you know what has been accom- 

 plished? Do you know what tremendous possibilities there 

 are in the state? Do you know what legislation is needed to 

 carry out this deevlopment? If you don't know all these 

 things, the annual meeting is the place to find out about 

 them. The program of the subjects for discussion will show 

 you the wide scope and vital nature of the questions. You 

 can't afford to miss it. There are things to be taken up 

 which every good citizen should know and be prepared to 

 push. 



Why Good People Belong to the Forestry Association and 

 Support Its Work. 



Members of the forestry association belong to the organiza- 

 tion because they believe in the proper development of our 

 forest resources and because they believe such development 

 imperative to the welfare of the state. These memberships 

 mean the members are willing to lend their support to the 



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