458 AMERICAN FORESTRY 



ACTIVITIES OF THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



FOR JUNE, 1921 



President Charles Lathrop Pack called upon President Harding on June 22, and had a conference upon 

 forestry maJlers, and upon the necessity for legislative action toward securing a National Forest policy. 



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Directors of the Association attended sessions of the forestry committee of the Chamber of Commerce 

 of the United States in New York City on June 27 and 28, to give information on the forestry situation in 

 various parts of the country. 



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The Stark County Lincoln Highway Memorial A ssociation, of Canton, Ohio, reports the planting of 

 820 trees and shrubs near the Highway in Stark County, and generously acknowledges the effort as 

 largely inspired by the American Forestry Association. 



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The Pennsylvania Railroad System was furnished with one hundred reprints of the American Fores- 

 try Association's bulletin on Forest Protection Week, which included President Harding's proclamation 

 urging the protection of the forests. 



The Universal Engineer Magazine republished in May an article on "Wood in Industry" by Mr. Hu 

 Maxwell from the AMERICAN FORESTRY magazine. 



Forest Protection Week as proclaimed by President Harding gave the Association additional op- 

 portunity to emphasize the need of fire protection in the forests which it did with a series of forest fire arti- 

 cles in the newspapers.. These were printed from one end of the country to the other. 



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"American Industries," the manufacturers magazine, printed an extended article on the need of a 

 National Forest policy. The editor informs the Association its data was so well prepared that the forest 

 policy article was the only one used in the big convention number that did not touch on that meeting. 



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"The Banker-Farmer" published an article from the Association on the need of a National Forest 

 policy and its importance to industry and to the banker of the smaller towns. 



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The South Bend Tribune asks for material for conducting tree planting campaigns which is supplied 

 in series form by the Association. The editor congratulates the Association on the good work it is doing. 



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The Permanent Builder requested the Associatio n to send it an extended article upon a National Forest 

 policy, to follow its stirring editorial endorsement of the Snell Bill. 



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With the cooperation of the nature study department of the public schools of Washington, D. C, 

 three thousand children gave a forest protection week demonstration in Rock Creek Park for the Asso- 

 ciation. Senator Willis was the speaker but the rest of the program was handled by the children. 



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Basing its plan of work upon advices of the Association the Oklahoma State Forestry Association 

 was organized in June and will at once start an active forestry campaign in that State. 



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The Secretary attended an important meeting of the Pennsylvania State Forestry Association at 

 Harrisburg at which were discussed plans for the creation of the Allegheny National Forest in North- 

 western Pennsylvania. 



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The Board of Directors ot the Association held two meetings in New York City to discuss forestry 

 measures, and also the development of the magazine and the extension in various ways of the Associa- 

 tion's work. 



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Increased interest in forestry resulted in the Association securing over 1300 new members during the 

 first six months of the year. 



