CONTENTS 



PART T. 

 FORESTRY AS A NATIONAL QUESTION 



The; Forest in the Life oe a Nation 3 



President Roosevelt. 

 The Generae Need oe Forest Preservation-. 13 



James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. 

 The Forest Poijcy oe France 22 



J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador from France. 

 Attitude oe Educational Institutions Toward Forestry 29 



B. L. Wiggins, Vice-Chancellor, University of the 

 South. 

 Importance oe the Forests to Agriculture 42 



John Lamb, Member of Congress from Virginia. 

 Dependence of Business Interests Upon the Forests.. 51 



Howard Elliott, President,- Northern Pacific 

 Railroad. 



PART II. 



IMPORTANCE OF THE PUBLIC FOREST LANDS 

 TO IRRIGATION. 



The Close Relation Between Forestry and Irrigation 53 



Guy E. Mitchell. 

 Forests and Reservoirs 60 



F. H. Newell. 

 Relation of Forest Cover to Stream flow 67 



J. B. Lippincott. 

 Rights of Way in Forest Reserves 81 



Morris Bien. 



