be an item of much expense to many who now are 

 able to depend on the forest for fuel. 



Trees also are a great air purifier as they absorb 

 the carbonic acid gas and throw off oxygen which is 

 the life-giving portion of the air. 



Northern Minnesota is noted for being one of the 

 best recreation grounds in the country. There are 

 several different places where parties can start with 

 canoes and travel every day for a month returning to 

 where they started without traversing the same river 

 twice. On a trip of this kind you can catch land- 

 locked salmon weighing as much as thirty pounds, 

 pickerel measuring as long as four feet, also pike, 

 perch and black bass. You will see moose, deer and 

 bear that you can get close enough to to take pictures 

 of, both in the timber and lakes You can also see 

 beaver and once in a while a caribou. 



Now, with the forests gone, the lakes would in time 

 dry up. Also the animals mentioned above would be 

 gone as they live mainly in the forests. 



By not protecting the forests, we would soon lose 

 the birds and mostly all of the fur bearing animals 

 also. 



The loss of the fur bearing animals would necessar- 

 ily increase the price of fur in the markets. 



So for the interest and welfare of the people in 

 Minnesota as well as throughout the other states, for- 

 ests must be planted and protected. 



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