LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



Chapel Hill, July 15, 1915. 

 To His Excellency, Honorable Locke Craig, 



Governor of North Carolina. 

 Sir : — I have the honor to submit for publication as Economic Paper 

 Xo. 40 of the reports of the Xorth Carolina Geological and Economic 

 Survey a report on the Forest Fires in North Carolina During lOlJf and 

 on the Forestry Laws of North Carolina. 



Since the passage of the forestry laws by the General Assembly of 

 1915, there has already been an increased interest shown in regard to 

 the forests of the State and their presei-vation. It is believed that these 

 laws can be made effective and that they will be the means of greatly 

 reducing the loss due to forest fires. 



Yours very respectfully, 



Joseph Hyde Pratt, 



State Geologist. 



