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A WEIRD (SAN TORTSOTIRY ASS OATH <B>W 

 FRANK GLOVER HEATON, Editor 



CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1 Q 08 



THE EFFECTS ( >F |-:K( >SION 



THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION I'.y Henry Canm-tt ........... 517 



IRRIGATED i.AXD <>!T< )RTl\\ITIES By G. E. Browne .......................... 521 



Illustrated. 



THE CIlAUTAUgT'A AS A PROPAGANDA MEDIUM By T!i..mas Elmer Will.... 5.^1 



TREE SURGERY AS A SCIENCE By Martin I.. Davey ........................... S33 



Illustrated. 



A BEGINNER IX FORESTRY -Paper [By Anno Warner ........................ 540 



OUR WANING COAL SUPPLY By Gen. A. Warner... ...... 54_> 



THE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL FOREST ASSOCIATION Secretary's Page... 54'. 

 EDITORIAL 



The Business Sid>- nf Consi-rvation .............. .1-4 s I "iiisi.-ma's I'roposrd I'orost I.aw ............... .".:,_' 



\- a >Ioiif.v-saviii I'roiM.siiion ................. r,4s National K-.r-'sts in tho East .................. r,r,l 



K'-l'Ti-siation i;i.l r.nsin. ss ................... r,4s Business M.MI Slinnlil Taki- I'art .............. r.rr, 



A I'onnnnont TimUT Sninily ................... r,4'.i The Foresl llolm-ausi .......................... 553 



Wat.-r Transportation .......................... r.."iii ( >li.-tnii-tji,ni^ts K.'tirfil ......................... .":.- 



\\'ati-r-pi.\vi-r an.l \Vatcr\\ :i\ i:\ii-nsinn ......... 551 



COMMUNICATIONS 



\:ir\inu \i.-. ......................................... .-,.-,., >\v,.,.|iin^ \\'niil ..... 



l.atnl >i-lii'in- ......................................... 



NE\\ S AND N( H ES 



A SraM.n i.f Pl-oiiu-lits ......................... ,-ilil I'l.xlllrtioii of I'ic Iron in tln> I'liiti-il Slat. .<.... 



l-'l.Hid |i;ni :,::. iii tli.. South ..................... r.iJl Harry I>ay Fv.-n-ti ............................ 



National i 'oii<frv:ii imi I.i-ai.-in- ................. r>i"2 'I'lie NV\v Mc.xici. Cok>' Iiulnstry ................ 



I'or Autoinol.ilists' Infiirniation .............. .'if.J "il F'i'l,l In\ .--t i-:d ions in I!in7 and I'.MIS ..... 



In' 1 ri'sl-'il in <oiis..rvalioii ................. .-,;:: Int.T.-st ,,f \Vonirn in ( ons.Tvatloii ............ 



Tan-liark Supply Paillnc ....................... r,f.:; I . adini: Nations Import Mm-h I.iiinlxT ......... 



Information I i.'sin-d . . . .............. r,t\\ 't\,,- \Vali-rs of tli.- <;r--:it I :ik-s ............. 



NAVIGATION RESOURCES OF AMERICAN WATERWAYS I'.y Emorj K J.-lm 

 son, I'li.D ........... 



CONSERVATION is the official organ of .he American Forestry A--ociation. Price. $2.00 per rear, including Annual Membership 

 in the Association. Ku:i\ .i;ipli.-d 'or at the Post-off.^ .1: \V . blactoa, D. (.'.. !ais mill matter 



Published Monthly at 



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