Ready For a Rousing Meeting 



ARRANGEMENTS are completed for the meeting of the 

 Minnesota State Forestry Association, to be held in the 

 assembly hall on the ground floor of the court house in 

 Minneapolis, at 1:30 o'clock, the afternoon of December 4. 

 Starting with a discussion of "The Windbreak and the Or- 

 chard," the program will cover a range of topics relative to 

 forests, winds and big game and end with a lantern lecture 

 on "Forests and Forest Industries." There is not one address 

 on the program which should be lacking in matters of interest. 

 The Forestry Association expects to review some accom- 

 plishments in its history and fortify itself for some splendid 

 work in the future. The Forestry Association! Why is an 

 association? Did you ever think of that? Did you ever no- 

 tice that every association that you can think of has an object 

 around which it revolves and toward which it pushes its way 

 as opportunity offers? And lastly, do you realize the object 

 of the State Forestry Association? 



Every new movement, if it is going to succeed, must have 

 backing, good, intelligent backing. At the start this backing 

 is usually in the form of very zealous but widely scattered 

 enthusiasts, each working with remarkable energy, but often 

 at cross purposes with the other supporters through lack of. 

 organization. No matter how capable the individuals may 

 be, they accomplish very little. Concentration of effort is 

 necessary and that concentration is obtained by the formation 

 of an association. 



How the Association Was Organized and From Whom. 



The State Forestry Association was organized in just that 

 way. At first a few individuals realized the importance of 

 our forest resources, realized that our enormously rich for- 



