NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 39 



Resolved further, That we hereby memorialize the next Legislature to 

 liberally support this branch of the work of the North Carolina Geological 

 and Economic Survey. 



Resolution No. 2. 



Whereas, The Weeks Act provides an appropriation of $200,000, available 

 until exhausted, to enable the United States Government to cooperate with 

 States in protecting from fire the forested watersheds of navigable streams; 

 and. 



Whereas, No State can take advantage of this offer of cooperation unless it 

 has some paid system of forest fire protection: therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association urges upon the 

 people of the State and upon their Representatives to the General Assembly 

 who are to be elected during the coming summer the necessity of North Caro- 

 lina's passing legislation which will enable her to receive this assistance from 

 the Federal Government for the protection of her forests. 



Resolution No. 3. 



Whereas, We realize that a better understanding of the value of our for- 

 ests and the need for more conservative methods in handling them has got 

 to begin with the younger generation: therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we hereby advocate the introduction into our schools and 

 colleges of elementary courses in forestry, which will give the children of 

 the State a better appreciation of the worth of these most valuable natural 

 resources; and. 



Resolved further. That we heartily second the efforts of the Federation of 

 Women's Clubs to have a forestry course introduced at our State University; 

 and. 



Resolved further, That we heartily endorse the efforts of the North Carolina 

 Geological and Economic Survey to make general the observance of Arbor 

 Day in our public schools, and we do hereby respectfully request the State 

 Board of Education to require the annual observance of Arbor Day by the 

 schools of North Carolina. 



Resolution No. 4. 



Whereas, The annual yield from the forests of this State is exceeded only 

 by the yield of cotton and corn; and, 



Whereas, These forests are being cut at a much faster rate than they are 

 producing timber, which will increase the demand for our second growth 

 forests year by year; and. 



Whereas. Forest fires a,nnually destroy not only large amounts of merchant- 

 able timber, but also immense areas of young growth which ought to be re- 

 served for the future use of our citizens: therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association advocates a State 

 system of fire protection supported by an appropriation of the Legislature, 

 to be administered by a technical and nonpartisan organization for the pro- 

 tection of all the timber lands of the State. 



Resolution No. 5. 



Whereas, A virulent fungus disease, known as the Chestnut Tree Blight, 

 has already infected a large portion of the chestnut region of the New Eng- 



