40 SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 



land states, of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland; has 

 entered and gained a foothold in Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, and 

 threatens the destruction of this valuable timber tree in our own State; and. 



Whereas, North Carolina and the other States not yet reached by the in- 

 fection are justly entitled to every possible help and protection which Con- 

 gress and the States themselves may be able to employ in saving their chest- 

 nut timber from attack: therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association pledges its support 

 in arousing the public to recognize and combat this disease; and. 



Resolved further. That this Association urges the Representatives of North 

 Carolina in Congress to support a bill now pending before that body appro- 

 priating $80,000 for the use of the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 to be used in a thorough study and investigation of this tree disease, with 

 the view of devising ways and means to combat its further spread, and to 

 subject it to possible control. 



Resolved further, That this Association bring this matter as soon as possi- 

 ble to the attention of the next General Assembly of North Carolina, with a 

 view to making an appropriation, if then found advisable, towards protecting 

 this State from this disease. 



Resolutiox No. 6. 



Whereas, The indiscriminate ranging of stock through the open lands of 

 both Eastern and Western North Carolina is a menace to the perpetuation 

 of the forests of these regions through the destruction of the seed and young 

 growth by stock, and because many of the forests fires indirectly result from 

 this ranging: be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association heartily favors 

 the extension of the stock law to those parts of the State which are now with- 

 out this advantage. 



Resolutiox No. 7. 



Whereas, Numerous fires are caused by sparks from locomotives: be it 

 Resolved, That the Legislative Committee be instructed to prepare a bill 

 to be presented to the next General Assembly, requiring railroads to place 

 spark arresters on all locomotives within one year after such act is passed; 

 and, 



Resolved further. That this Association request all civic clubs and similar 

 associations to hold meetings with this object in view, and endeavor to pledge 

 their Member of the General Assembly to support such bill when introduced. 



Resolution No. 8. 



Whereas, The pine timber in many of the counties of the State has suffered 

 enormous injury from the attacks of the Southern pine beetle, to the serious 

 loss of the farmers and other timberland owners of the State; and. 



Whereas, The United States Bureau of Entomology has studied this ques- 

 tion thoroughly and worked out a method of control, which, if carried out, 

 would free our State from this pest, and has advocated this plan both in the 

 press and in public meetings in this State: be it 



Resolved, That the North Carolina Forestry Association recognizes with 

 appreciation the efforts of this Bureau to suppress this pest in North Caro- 

 lina; and. 



