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drawing upon these accumulated resources without 

 stint and without regard for the future. Our popula- 

 tion now is becoming so congested and the demands 

 upon the resources of the country are so great that it 

 is necessary for intelligent and conservative people to 

 study the forestry question and other like propositions, 

 to the end that the natural wealth of the country shall 

 not be wasted to such an extent that the conditions of 

 living by our people shall become more difficult. I 

 know of no single question that is entitled to more 

 consideration, by persons influencing large corpora- 

 tions, than the timber and forestry question. 



Such meetings as the one now being held in Wash- 

 ington will necessarily result in great good in that 

 they will bring to the attention of large numbers of 

 people, and especially people of character and influence, 

 conditions which otherwise might be overlooked or be 

 passed unnoticed. 



