When the legislature of 1913 adjourned on April 24, ten 

 chapters relating to the cause of forestry had been added 

 to the laws of the state. One of these laws provides for 

 the submission of an important constitutional amendment to 

 the voters at the next general election. The other laws in- 

 clude appropriations for state forests, the buildfng of roads 

 and fire lines, the strengthening of the forest act of 1911, and 

 additional duties for the state forester. 



The constitutional amendment provides for the setting aside 

 of non-agricultural state lands for state forests. This amend- 

 ment is one of the important accomplishments of the legis- 

 lature in this field. It is one of things that every one inter- 

 ested in the work will support. The amendment reads as fol- 

 lows: 



"Such of the school and other public lands of the state as 

 are better adapted for the production of timber than for agri- 

 culture may be best set apart as state school forests, or other 

 state forests as the legislature may provide and the legislature 

 may provide for the management of the same on forestry 

 principles. The net revenue therefrom shall be used for the 

 purposes for which the lands were granted to the state." 



Forest Law is Materially Strengthened. 



The forest law of 1911 was materially strenghtened by amend- 

 ments made in Chapter 159. A number of weak spots in the 

 old law had been discovered during its two years of operation. 

 These were remedied in the new chapter. For example the 

 law with respect to slash disposal was strengthened so that 

 in case of failure on the part of companies to dispose of the 

 slash, the state may do the work and collect in a civil suit or 

 oy a lien on the land or timber products. 



The state Forest Service is given more authority in forcing 

 fire protection on the part of the railroads. The railroads must 



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