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stead this work and the results achieved George W. Vanderbilt, of the forestry 



have been from time to time heartily conditions on Mt. Pisgah and addresses 



commended by various lumber and were given at a large public meeting in 



paper trade publications and by the Asheville by President Henry Sturgis 



newspapers and magazines, as well as Drinker and other officials and mem- 



by individuals. bers of the Association. In July the 



During the year the Association took directors held a meeting at Lake Sun- 

 an active part in approving or opposing apee, N. H., in conjunction with the 

 various forestry legislation, both State Society for the Protection of New 

 and National. The effort to take 40,000 Hampshire forests and various other 

 acres of the Pike National Forest from forestry, timberland and fire protective 

 the control of the Secretary of Agri- societies and there forestry addresses 

 culture and turn it over to Colorado were made by its officers and members 

 Springs and Manitou, was successfully at several public meetings. The Asso- 

 opposed, with the result that the two ciation was also represented by officials 

 towns now have the watershed pro- and members at a number of conven- 

 tection they needed while the forest tions of forestry organizations, lumber, 

 on this watershed remains under the timberland, forest fire protective and 

 administration of the Department; val- wood preservers associations and con- 

 uable assistance was given in securing servation bodies during the year, both 

 the passage of forestry legislation in in the United States and Canada, this 

 Pennsylvania; in preventing the New resulting in a wider knowledge of the 

 Hampshire legislature passing unwise Association's activities and a deeper 

 forestry laws which would have ham- appreciation of what it has done, is 

 pered the State Forestry Department ; in doing and is striving to accomplish, 

 aiding the Wisconsin State Forestry Too much importance cannot be at- 

 Department's opposition to political tached to the value of the Association's 

 interference with its work; and in giv- cooperating with the National Con- 

 ing aid and supplying information to servation Congress in securing the in- 

 various forestry organizations, forest vestigation, by competent committees, 

 schools, forestry committees of different of vital questions' in forestry and lum- 

 associations, and to individuals. bering. Several of our members raised 



The Association also opposed reduc- several thousand dollars which enabled 

 tions in the Agricultural Appropriation the forestry committee and its ten sub- 

 bill for the Forest Service work; committees to not only thoroughly 

 and did what it could in enlightening investigate various phases of forest fire 

 members of the 62nd Congress regard- protection, forest planting, State forest 

 ing the States Rights movement, and policy, Federal forest policy, forest 

 various forestry legislation which was taxation, forest investigations, lum- 

 presented or was proposed for presenta- bering, forest publicity, forest school 

 tion to the Congress. Letters from the education, and forest utilization, but to 

 Association to various clubs of the have these reports printed in pamphlet 

 American Federation of Women's Clubs form for general distribution at the 

 resulted in large numbers of letters and Congress here in November, and now 

 resolutions protesting against State con- to be published in book form together 

 trol of the national forests being sent to with the discussions on the reports, the 

 members of Congress. addresses and the resolutions of the 



During the year the Board of Direc- forestry section of the Congress, as a 



tors and the members of the Executive matter of permanent record. Officials 



Committee have been most active in of the Association composed the For- 



looking after the business of the Asso- estry Committee of the Congress and 



ciation and in directing the work. The most of the members of the sub-com- 



directors held a meeting at Asheville, mittees are members of the Association, 



N. C., on March 25, 26 and 27 and while the office force of the Association 



there an examination was made of the gave much time during the fall to aiding 



forest planting on the estate of Mr. in this work, and to the details of ar- 



