THE forestry problem was perhaps the most important 

 subject discussed at this year's session of the Na- 

 tional Conservation Congress held in Washington, D. 

 C., this month. More than ordinary emphasis was placed 

 on the forestry phase. The forestry committee of the con- 

 gress and its ten sub-committees prepared reports of in- 

 vestigations that have been going on for the past year. 



Many Problems to be Solved. 



These reports will undoubtedly be of vast benefit in the 

 solution of many perplexing problems. The question of for- 

 est taxation, a troublesome one for years, received attention 

 as did all of the others that have been bothering those 

 directly concerned in the general subject. 



The contribution these investigations will make to forest 

 conservation and scientific lumbering can hardly be esti- 

 mated. Some of the important conclusions will be published 

 in The North Woods at a later date. 



The Official "Call." 



Regarding the forestry feature of the convention the official 

 "call" had the following to say: 



"Protection of our forests and our waterways is the great 

 conservation issue before us today. Our forests and our water 

 powers are at stake. 



"Within the next few months, the fight for the protection 

 of our forests and our waterways will be in the Congress of 

 the United States and in state Legislatures. Now is the time 

 for all persons who believe in conservation to get together 

 and speak in no uncertain terms on these questions. 



"Conservation originated with forestry. It took form 

 through plans for the protection of the nation's waterways. 



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