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AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



their forests in time; taking to heart the 

 sad experience of people in other sections. 



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Meeting of Great preparations are 



National Live being made for the fifth 

 Stock Asso- annual meeting of the 



ciation. National Live Stock As- 



sociation, which will be- 

 held in Chicago on December 3d. The 

 attendance promises to be the largest 

 in the history of the organization. The 

 committees appointed some time ago to 

 draft bills for national laws to be sub- 

 mitted to Congress have accepted the drafts 

 of bills as follows : 



Federal inspection on interstate ship- 

 ments of livestock; Government inspec- 

 tion of woolen goods; allowing settlers in 

 the arid and semi-arid districts the right 

 to exchange lands of equal value with the 

 Government so as to solidify their hold- 

 ings ; for a Second Assistant Secretary 

 of Agriculture, who will be required to 

 give his sole attention to the live stock in- 

 dustry ; for a classified assessment of live 

 stock. 



The grazing question will receive close 

 attention, especially the matter of grazing 

 on public lands. Mr. Gifford Pinchot is 

 to be one of the speakers and his subject 

 "Grazing in the Forest Reserves" will 

 attract the closest attention. Mr. Pinchot 

 has studied this question very closely and 

 his views as set forth in a short article in 

 this number, present a most reasonable 

 solution of a problem that at present is caus- 

 ing much trouble throughout the far West. 



The list of speakers already secured for 

 the convention includes the following:: 

 Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture; D. E. Salmon, chief of the Bureau 

 of Animal Industry ; Frederick V. Coville, 

 botanist of the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture; Governor Richard Yates, and 

 Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago; 

 Senator Warren and Col. Torrey, of 

 Wyomingf. 



Tree Planting in An appropriate and en- 

 Memory of Pres- during memorial to the 

 ident McKinley. late President McKinley 

 is proposed by Mr. Orlin 

 M. Sanford, of Pittsburg, who suggests 

 that on Arbor Day and at other times trees 

 be planted in honor of the third martyr 

 President. 



I he suggestion has met with the 

 warmest approval, and letters commend- 

 ing it have hem re< eived by Mi. Sanford 

 from the White House, members ol the 

 Cabinet, Governors of States, superin- 

 tendents of instruction, presidents of state 

 agricultural colleges and main other dis- 

 tinguished men. Hon. James Wilson, 

 Secretary of Agriculture and Presidenl 

 of the American Forestry Association, 

 writes : 



"I think I can take a very important 

 part in your matter I can furnish some of 

 the trees. 1 propose to send out next 

 spring 50 trees through each membei 

 Congress suitable for each locality. If 

 you care to carry out your work further 

 I can say to them that when they send 

 their quota of trees out to their constitu- 

 ents they suggest that the recipients plant 

 one at least in each neighborhood in 

 memory of President McKinley. It is 

 easy enough to get an idea started, but 

 the getting of suitable trees is quite an 

 important matter. I propose to send out 

 long-lived trees oaks, elms, maples, wal- 

 nuts, etc. So I think my contribution to 

 the furtherance of your idea may he worth 

 while." 



Another letter received by Mr. Sanford 

 is from Mr. Gifford Pinchot, chief of the 

 Bureau of Forestry and is as follows: 

 'I assure you of my hearty approval of 

 your proposed plan, and my willingness 

 at all times to do anything in my power 

 to further it. I am pleased to note 

 the many immediate and favorable re- 

 sponses which your suggestion has received 

 and so well deserves. I feel certain that 

 if next Arbor Day is designated as a time 

 for planting trees in memorj of President 

 McKinley the people throughout the coun- 

 try will promptly take up the matter. 

 The appropriateness and value of such a 

 memorial is at once apparent, and Mi. 

 McKinley was so universally loved thai I 

 am sure on such an occasion as the one 

 suggested the number of trees planted 

 would be unusually large. 



In New Mr. Joseph T. Walker, 



Hampshire. Secretary ol the Society 



tor Protection of New 



Hampshire forests has published a re- 

 port, which covers the woik done h\ the 

 Society during the first six months of its 



