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who are in close touch with the situation in Washington is that 

 an excellent impression was made upon Congress by the delega- 

 tion, and members of the committee have led us to anticipate a 

 favorable report of the measure at an early day. The bill is 

 already before the Senate, supported by a favorable report from 

 the committee on forest reservations, whose chairman, Senator 

 Brandegee of Connecticut, has it in charge in that body. We 

 are assured that it is likely to pass the Senate without much 

 opposition. A continuance of evidence of the urgent desire for 

 the passage of the measure by the people of the eastern States 

 seems likely to secure its passage. 



Respectfully submitted for the Massachusetts delegation, 



Theophilus Parsons, Chairman. 



Edwin A. Start, Secretary. 



Publications. 



As rapidly as information about the forest proljlems of 

 the Commonwealth is gotten together, it is published in 

 concise form for the use of woodland owners and such other 

 citizens as may take an interest in forestry. 



These publications have not only been in demand in this 

 State, but requests for them have come from other States 

 and foreign countries. The publications to date are as 

 follows : — 



" Forestry in Massachusetts," Bulletin No. 1 



«' Forest Thinning," Bulletin No. 2 



" Report of the Committee of 1905 on the Taxation of 



Forest Lands," Bulletin No. 3 



♦ ' Practical Suggestions for the Massachusetts Tree 



Planter," Bulletin No. 4 



" Forest Fires," Bulletin No. 5 



"Arbor Day," Leaflet No. 1 



" Shade Trees," Leaflet No. 2 



" Forestry and the Schools," Leaflet No. 3 



The number of copies published amounts to 35,000. 



The report on the taxation of forest lands was first printed 

 as House Document No. 134. Requests for copies were so 

 numerous that the supply was soon exhausted. Later it was 

 published as a bulletin of this office. 



