g2 THE FORESTER. April, 



Indiana. an executive board, to have entire charge 



tm. t j* t? a f-~~ -roo f the work of the association. It was 



1 he Indiana Forestry Association was , , 



, ,, j . . jj agreed to hold monthly meetings on the 



formally organized at a meeting held in & , . > 



.. r i.i /- i n k ot second Saturday in each month. The 



the rooms of the Commercial Club, at . ' .,, , . ,, iU 



, ,. ,. , T , , annual meeting will be held on the 



Indianapolis, on March 16. txt- j j t u ,, , T 



T , r r ., :; ,-c Wednesday following the second Mon- 



Fhe purpose of the new association is . J & 



/ r , , .1 , r day in anuary next. 



to awaken public interest in the care of J > J 



forests and woodlands; to promote the The present membership comprises the 

 afforestation of land which is at present following: John P. Brown, William Wat- 

 unproductive and to encourage the plant- son Woollen, James A. Mount, Dr. C. A. 

 ing of trees in public parks, private Schenck, Biltmore, N. C. ; J. Clyde 

 grounds and along streets and highways. Power, John H. Holliday, Albert Lieber, 

 A congratulatory letter was read from Alexander Johnson, of Fort Wayne ; 

 Dr. C. A. Schenck, of Biltmore, N. C. A - W. Butler, William H. Drapier, Dr. 

 It is expected that the association will J- W. Bates, Dr. G. V. Woollen, Prof, 

 eventually have a membership of from D. M. Geeting, Eugene J. Barney, of 

 300 to 500. John P. Brown, of Conners- Dayton, O. ; George H. Cooper, Mont- 

 ville, was elected president; William H. gomery Marsh, Prof. John S. Wright, 

 Drapier, Amos W. Butler, John H. Hoi- James G. Kingsbury, Lewis Hoover and 

 liday, Albert Lieber, of Indianapolis, John R. Pearson. 



and Alexander Johnson, of Fort Wayne, The following honorary members were 

 vice presidents ; William Watson Wool- elected: J. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska; 

 len, secretary, and Lewis Hoover, treas- A. J. Brown, secretary of the Nebraska 

 urer ; William Watson Woolen and Forestry Association; Mr. Allen Cham- 

 John P. Brown and Alexander John- berlain, secretary of the Massachusetts 

 son were chosen as a committee on Forestry Association ; Prof. Samuel 

 forestry, while J. Clyde Power and John Green, of the University of Minnesota ; 

 R. Pearson were named as a committee Prof. Ellen Hayes, of Wellesley College, 

 on parks. and Prof. William Trelease, director of 

 The officers elected were constituted Shaw's Botanical Garden, St. Louis. 



Recent Legislation. 



Minnesota. Regents of the University, each of them 

 "An act to encourage the growing and chosen for his knowledge of special 

 preservation of forests, and to create conditions ; and The Minnesota State 

 forest boards and forest reserves" has Forestry Association, the Board of Man- 

 passed the Minnesota House of Repre- agers of the Minnesota State Agricultural 

 sentatives and seems likely to pass the Society, the Minnesota Horticultural So- 

 Senate also. This bill profits by pre- ciety and the State Fish and Game Com- 

 vious forest law and contains mosc of mission are each to appoint one of the 

 the points which the history of the sub- remaining four. There will be a presi- 

 ject in this country has shown to be most dent, vice president and secretary, ap- 

 important or most helpful. Some special pointed by the Board, and an executive 

 points deserve mention here. committee ; the State treasurer is to be 

 There is to be a State Forestry Board the treasurer of the Board. The Town 

 of nine members. The Chief Fire War- Boards of Supervisors and the County 

 den and the Professor of Horticulture at Commissioners, respectively, are to be 

 the State University are to be ex-ofncio town and county forest boards, which are 

 members ; three other residents of the to have such authority only as is ex- 

 State are to be selected by the Board of pressly conferred by legislature. 



