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overflowed lands, and for building the area of production extends from 



waterways. Washington to Florida, ami from 



Here we are facing a timber fani- .Maine to southern California, 

 ine, with more than half a million "Unity of interest and unity of pur- 

 men out of employment, with $500,- pose," said Senator Knox, "an- what 

 000,000 locked up in chimneys, bu- constitute a meeting like this." The 

 reau drawers, and other hiding places Senator closed with a pica for unity. 

 for money. Put the money in United commercial unity, and said that the 

 States postal savings banks at two per country should unite for the benefit 

 cent; reinvest it in reclaiming lands, of the whole, and that one section 

 building waterways, and acquiring should not be pitted against another. 

 forests, that will pay four per cent an- Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of 

 nually and give employment to almost the House of Representatives, re- 

 a million ide men. ceived an ovation when he appeared 



in the banquet hall. He told of his 



YALE FOREST SCHOOL boyhood days in Indiana and com- 

 pared the conditions of those times 



R. C. Lippincott, of Philadelphia, with the present. Mr. Cannon's re- 

 made a long statement describing the marks were in strong opposition to 

 splendid work of the Yale Forest President Roosevelt's aim of preserv- 

 School, which was endowed by James ing carefully, by legislation and public 

 \Y. Pinchot (since deceased). Mr. administration, the natural resource- 

 Lippincott made a plea for further of the country. Mr. Cannon ridiculed 

 subscriptions for the support of the the idea of any necessity for this, and 

 chair, which is known as "The Yale intimated that such agitation is based 

 School of Lumbering and Applied on ignorance. A fuller mention <>f 

 Forestry," saying that they wished to Mr. Cannon's speech will be found in 

 raise $150,000. Mr. Lippincott also the editorial department of this maga- 

 discussed a change in the grade of zine. 



maple flooring. 



RESOLUTIONS 



BAXQUET AT THE NEW WILLARD 



Strong resolutions were adopted, 

 binding the National Wholesale Lum- 



The sessions of the Association were bgr rj ealers ' Association to co-op- 

 brought to a brilliant close by a ban- rrate with the Forest Service in intr ,,_ 

 quet at the New Willard hotel. duci tlu . stud of forestrv in t he 



Mr T. M. Hastings of Pittsburg, ))]ic schoo , ;mil pledging the sup- 

 Pa., the retiring president, was toast- t of the associati , m to tlu . hm ,,,,,_ 

 master, and the speakers included vidi fn ,. t , u , establishment of Xa- 

 Speaker Cannon and Senator Knox. li(ina , Forests iu t , u , Southern V ppa- 

 both presidential possibilities. ladli;m ., White Mountain regions. 



Contrary to precedent in the Lum- The resolution- further urge the 



ber Dealers' banquets, (but an agree- pr , ,,,,, securing of a practical census 



able feature, nevertheless) the ladies o f t ] u . timber of ilu- United Stal 



were invited to the banquet hall to endor.se I 'resident Roosevelt's untir- 



listen to the speeches and toasts. \ u ^ /c; ,i U1 promoting forestry; and 



Senator Knox complimented the commend the Mureau of Enton 



lumbermen on their character and in the Department of Y^riculture 



achievements, mentioning the vastness its n-eful effort- in the inve-ti-ati<>n 



and value of their products, and that of forest and timber in-cct-. 



