648 CONSERVATION 



rivers and harbors and of extending which appointed ; and that the president 



such natural advantages by means of of this association be requested and 



connecting canals whenever needed or urged to attend said meeting of said 



justified by prospective requirements of National Conservation Commission, and 



trade between such natural waters. We the Hon Napoleon B. Broward, gov- 



specifically approve and endorse the In- e rnor of Florida, be requested to ap- 



land Waterways Commission. p^nt t i ie president of this association 



That this convention heartily en- as one of the ( i e i e?a tes from the State 



dorses the national policy of conserving Q p^j^a 



all natural resources and especially the That we unreservedlv endorse the 

 sources of control of the water supply . , f h Southern 



of inland streams, and to that end ad- *_, J 



,1 c .1 i T Commercial Congress, to meet in the 



vise that the several states of the Union , ... , . , 



legislate with a view to vesting in the ^ity of Washington December 7 and f 



National Government sufficient author- the purpose of said congress being to 



ity above heads of navigation to ade- bnn S the South ltself . n , lto a clcarer 



quately protect the rights of posterity understanding of its rich possession^ 



as well as the advantages of the pres- an < 1 to bnn to the North and the rest 



ent generation. f tne world a fuller and therefore 



That this association calls upon the jster appreciation of the resources 



governors of the states who have not and opportunities of the South. Said 



named delegates to the approaching liberations, we urge every resident of 



meeting of the National Conservation Southern States to visit Washington 



Commission to do so at once, selecting for this and the other great events of 



suitable persons who will attend the the week beginning Monday, Decem- 



meeting and represent the states from her 7. 



RESIGNATION OF DR. THOMAS E, WILL 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee on October 19 Dr. 

 Thomas E. Will tendered his resignation as Secretary of the American 

 Forestry Association. It was accepted to take effect on October 26. 



Although without connection with the Association since October 26, 

 Doctor Will retains a deep interest in Forestry, and articles from his pen 

 may be anticipated from time to time. 



