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tween the State, the People, and the Railroads in the Prevention of 

 Forest Fires," and who was prevented by sickness in his family, wrote 

 in part as follows: 



"I am, as you know, intensely interested in conservative forestry and the 

 adoption of scientific methods of forest management throughout the South- 

 eastern States. I believe it is of the utmost importance to our section that 

 its forests should be so managed as to be a perpetual source of supply for 

 raw materials for woodworking industries of all kinds. I am convinced that, 

 with the upward tendency of lumber values, owners of forest lands will find 

 it profitable to adopt conservative methods. 



"If a suitable opportunity shall present itself during the sessions of the 

 convention, I shall be glad to have you express my great interest in the 

 whole subject and my regret that circumstances are such that I can not be 

 present." 



A telegram was received from the president of the John L. Roper 

 Lumber Company as follows : 



"Very much regret enforced absence from Forestry Convention. Consider 

 your suggestion regarding fence law is of utmost importance to all land- 

 owners as well as lumbermen. Wish you success. 



(Signed) "C. I. Millard." 



Mr. F. W. Besley, State Forester of Maryland, wrote : 



"The conference at Harrisburg on February 20-21, in regard^ to the chestnut 

 bark disease, which conference I have agreed to attend, will not permit me 

 to accept your very kind invitation to address the North Carolina Forestry 

 Association at its regular meeting in Raleigh, February 21st. 



"I have often felt that here in Maryland we are very much isolated in 

 forestry work, as the States which are showing the most interest in forestry 

 are the Northern States, in which the forest problems are quite different 

 from those that exist here. It is, therefore, very gratifying to know that 

 North Carolina is taking up the work so earnestly, and I hope that Virginia 

 may do likewise before long. This gives us a certain bond of sympathy and 

 community of interests that can not fully exist with the Northern States, 

 which have problems so different from those we have in the South. This will 

 be an added disappointment in not being able to meet with you in the dis- 

 cussion of the problems that are of mutual interest. 



"I trust, however, that you may have a very interesting and profitable meet- 

 ing, and that under the stimulus of the cooperative arrangement of the 

 Weeks law that you may develop a plan which will be of great benefit to 

 North Carolina." 



Mr. L. T. jNTichols, General Manager of the Carolina and ISTorthwest- 

 ern Railway wrote : 



"I wish to assure you that we are heartily in sympathy with the work and 

 are willing to cooperate with you in any manner our limited resources will 

 permit." 



