Professor E. G. Cheney left his work at the forestry school 

 in Itasca state park long enough to go to Montevideo to at- 

 tend the annual meeting of the West Central Development 

 Association, June 13. He delivered an address on "Prairie 

 Forestry and Orcharding." He told of the work being done 

 by the farmers in various sections of the state in planting 

 trees. The meeting was devoted to discussion of methods 

 of bettering the life on the farms. 



Fred Sherman, for a number of years chief clerk in the 

 department of immigration, was recently appointed as com- 

 missioner to succeed H. J. Maxfield, who resigned after sev- 

 eral clashes with the board of immigration. There were 

 many candidates in the field but Mr. Sherman was selected 

 due largely to his experience in handling the department at 

 various times. The new commissioner has declared that he 

 is anxious to advertise Northern Minnesota as a summer re- 

 sort region. He is already preparing a new booklet on Min- 

 nesota as the place to spend a vacation. 



The Canadian Forestry Association will hold its annual 

 meeting at Winnipeg, July 7 to 10. Experts from the United 

 States and Canada will be in attendance to discuss the many 

 problems confronting those interested in this important work. 

 State Forester W. T. Cox will be one of the speakers. 



F. K. Herchmer, district forest inspector for the province 

 of Manitoba, Canada, spent about LO days with State Forester 

 Cox a few weeks ago. He made a trip through the North 

 country with Mr. Cox. One of the things that impressed him 

 most was the growth of young pine. 



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