AMERICAN FORESTRY 



u , mui The experience of practical lumbermen proves conclusively that 

 Iht . prevention of forest fires will do more to conserve our forest wealth, both 

 ,,,.. and prospective, than any other one thing; therefore, be it 



I . , ., - , -,, That the Empire State Forest Products Association is m favor 

 of strengthening, extending and perfecting the laws relating to the preven- 

 ti ,, n ,, f forest ftrea and the protection and patrol of our forests. 



\\ -nnirvs. The forced interpretation of Section 7, Article 7, of the State 

 Constitution, l.v various State officers, has resulted in preventing the people 

 ,,f this State from enjoying their rights in the Adirondack Park, 



i; ..;.vi:i>, That the Conservation Commission be requested to pass regu- 

 lati.'iis \\-liirh will place an intelligent interpretation on said Section 7, Article 

 7. : m,i permit the use of the dead and down trees for camp fires and other 

 purposes, ami will permit the building of roads and other means of cheap 

 ami ivaily transportation. 



EtosoLvro, That the Empire State Forest Products Association heartily 

 approves MH- farsighted constructive policy of our honored Governor, John 

 A. hix. in creating the State Conservation Commission, and in entrusting 

 to its liamls the management and development of the great natural resources 

 .f i his Si an-, and we heartily pledge our earnest co-operation in this great 



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Tin I. on, in, i, Knglmnl. ^i-.i n dard says: "Steps must be taken to secure a 

 ' / xiit>i>li/ of trained woodmen before any extensive scheme of afforesta- 

 ,:'/>trtl. I'ntil 1904 there was no school in the United Kingdom 



irfi, re i/'iinn/ inn-king men could obtain theoretical and practical instruction in 



fun ttry" 



Tin- second annual meeting of the North Carolina Forestry Association 



irill in- li<-i<l xoinriime during the latter part of January, 1912, probably at 



It'll i<i/i. Tin fnrestry movement has advanced ivith leaps and bounds in most 



In i, HUT xintrx ami Xorth Carolina cannot afford to hold back any longer 



irln / \/ir /K/.S- .so nnich at stake. 



Mth on !/li tin forest fire season is over, State Forester Cox, of Minnesota, 

 r/i'-/.s- in linn much real work for his rangers and patrolmen during the next 

 ft IT ni'tnlhx. The principal work toill be to enforce the law regarding the 

 i>n n,i a <i i, I xlnxh and tops where there are logging operations. 



Tin- l>i irnit I'rce Press says: "A visitor in Detroit recently made the 

 rntlt-r xtriking statement that Uncle Sam is beginning to make money out of 

 hix f<>,-< st > serves, <>ff< ring as proof the information that the timber cut during 

 Hi- lust i/i nr will bring in a revenue of $3,000,^00." 



District Forester E. A. Sherman, of Utah, reports that the wool growers 

 Ban Pete <-n,uttn/ all unhesitatingly state that the range this year was in 

 condition than it lias been at any time since the creation of the Manti 

 tt. There was an abundance of feed for their stock. 



PeopU residing in Minnesota and in several of the adjacent states have, 

 past .unner, purchased two thousand acres of timberland in 

 Beltranu ('nuiiti/, Minnesota. 



