RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE 



MINNESOTA FORESTRY 



ASSOCIATION. 



January 31st, 1919 



Whereas, the forest regions of Minnesota have again 

 experienced the catastrophe of great forest fires, caus- 

 ing the death of over three hundred of our citizens and 

 the loss of twenty-five million dollars worth of prop- 

 erty, besides millions of dollars worth of young grow- 

 ing timber ; and 



Whereas, the effective and heroic work done by the 

 small force of rangers and patrolmen fighting theflames 

 and rescuing settlers point the way to almost complete 

 safety at reasonable cost : now, therefore, be it 



Resolved, that this Association petition the legisla- 

 ture now in session to appropriate the sums asked by 

 the State Forestry Board for the maintenance of the 

 Forest Service, in order that our still great heritage of 

 forest wealth, and the cities, villages and settlers within 

 the wooded districts may not be needlessly sacrificed ; 

 and be it further 



Resolved, that as an aid to the Forest Service in its 

 efforts to prevent forest fires, legislation be enacted 

 prohibiting the setting of fires during certain seasons 

 in grass, peat, brush or woodland except under permit 

 from a forest ranger. And be it further 



Resolved, that the drainage of peat lands far in ad- 

 vance of settlement be discouraged by appropriate 

 legislation, so that valuable tracts of spruce pulpwood 

 and other timber, much of it owned by the state, may 

 not be killed by over-drainage, and later ruined by fires 



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