of the people of the state so that now the legislature is al- 

 ways willing to do what is reasonable to .protect the inter- 

 ests of the park. 



What the Last Legislature Did. 



During the last session of the legislature a law was passed 

 providing for the purchase of all land remaining in the park 

 that does not now belong to the state. A sum of $5,000 was 

 also appropriated for the purchase of elk for the park. These 

 elk will soon b placed there. 



The forestry students in the junior class at the state uni- 

 versity make their headquarters in the park every summer. 

 Beautiful lodges have been built and every year the followers 

 of Walton go to the park to fish for the gamey trout, etc. 

 It was a little more than a century ago that the lake was 

 first discovered by the white man. The region is just now 

 becoming the "Mecca" for the white men in the state who 

 love the out-of-doors. 



Torrey pine, a distinct California species, has been found in- 

 only tzvo isolated localities in the southern part of the state. 



One hundred acres on the Florida national forest will be sown 

 to maritime pine seed this fall. Maritime pine is the source of 

 the French turpentine industry. 



San Francisco recently received its first cargo of lumber from 

 the Tongass national forest, Alaska. The shipment consisted of 

 1,500,000 feet of Sitka spruce. 



The Automobile Club of America, through its bureau of tours, 

 is urging autornobilists to use care with fire in timbered regions. 



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