THE FORESTER. 



January, 



increased its membership, and recom- 

 mended tha tthe Forestry Association work 

 along- some such lines. On motion of Mr. 

 F. V. Coville, the matter was referred to 

 the committee on resolutions. 



The proposal of the Board of Directors 

 that the subscription price of the Forester 

 be raised to $2, except to libraries and ex- 

 changes, was also discussed, and referred 

 back to the Board for such action as they 

 might deem best. 



The treasurer called attention to the 

 large increase in membership, in spite of 

 the fact that the balance on hand is only a 

 few dollars larger than a year ago. He 

 explained that it cost very nearly the first 

 year's dues to get a new member, since 

 only about eight per cent, of those invited 

 to join actually become members. Next 

 year the increase in receipts from the 600 

 new members will be apparent. 



An adjournment was then taken until 

 two o'clock, P. M. 



Afternoon Session. 



Mr. Bowers reported for the committee 

 on resolutions, the following resolutions 

 and recommendations : 



1 . Resolved, That the Association earn- 

 estly urges the passage of a bill creating a 

 National Park of the famous Calaveras 

 Grove of the Big Trees of California, as 

 the necessary first step towards the preser- 

 vation of a unique example of tree growth 

 that has interested naturalists and tourists 

 throughout the world, and we recommend 

 that a sufficient appropriation be made in 

 such bill to purchase all property rights in 

 these lands in order to prevent the destruc- 

 tion of the Big Trees, and that there be 

 made also sufficient annual appropriation 

 for their protection against fire and for 

 their proper care. 



2. Resolved, That we favor the early 

 passage of the joint resolution now pend- 

 ing in Congress for the appointment of a 

 Commission to investigate and report on 

 the practicability of establishing the pro- 

 posed National Park in Minnesota, due re- 

 gard being had to the treaty rights of the 

 Indians affected bv the creation of such 



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park. 



3. Resolved, That the action of Con- 



gress in making an appropriation to inves- 

 tigate the forest conditions of the Southern 

 Appalachian mountains meets with our 

 cordial approval, and that we recommend 

 that further steps be taken for the creation 

 by purchase of a National Appalachian 

 Park in the high mountain region of the 

 States of North and South Carolina, 

 Georgia and Tennessee. 



4. Resolved, That we again urge the 

 resolution passed at our last annual meet- 

 ing for the consolidation under one depart- 

 ment of the forest work now carried on by 

 different branches of the Federal Govern- 

 ment. 



5. Resolved, That we express our satis- 

 faction in the formation of an active For- 

 estry Association in Canada, covering the 

 entire Dominion, and hope that the efforts 

 of our sister Association in securing an 

 improved forestry system on the Crown 

 lands of the Provinces and in awakening 

 an interest in forestry will have a speedy 

 success. 



6. Resolved, That the Association ex- 

 tends its hearty thanks to Mrs. L. Z. Leiter 

 for her courteous and highly appreciated 

 invitation to her house on the afternoon of 

 December 13th. 



7. Your committee recommends : That 

 Article III., Section 2, of the By-laws be 

 amended by inserting after the words "Life 

 Members" the words "Sustaining Mem- 

 bers " ; that section 3 be amended by strik- 

 ing: out the words " one hundred dollars " 

 and substituting the words " one thousand 

 dollars " ; also striking out the words "fifty 

 dollars " and substituting the words " one 

 hundred dollars " ; also inserting after the 

 sentence " Patrons and Life Members shall 

 not be liable for annual dues" the words 

 " Sustaining; members shall be those who 

 pay annual dues of twenty-five dollars." 



Tfiat Article IV. be amended by insert- 

 ing in line two after the word " Presi- 

 dent " the words " a First Vice-President." 



(These articles thus amended would 

 read : 



Article III. Sec. 2. Members shall be 

 divided into five classes : Patrons, Life 

 Members, Sustaining Members, Active 

 Members, Associate Members and Honor- 

 ary Members. 



