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Serially in rotting them out, they would not only assist in the forest growth, 

 "but, to a very, very great extent, would prevent the danger of forest fires 

 and aid materially again in preventing the early thawing of the snow in the 

 spring of the year, for a year or two, after which time the young sprouts, 

 coming along, would then protect the snow themselves. This is a thought 

 which I have had in mind for some time and I think that the longer you 

 think it over the more practical you will see it to be and the better opinion 

 you will have of the point that I have made herein. You can see the object 

 in preventing the early thawing of the snow in the spring of the year one 

 year after the logging operation has taken placs, preventing floods and 

 retaining sufficient water power through the summer. This could be gone 

 into very extensively and I feel that it is a point which is really worthy of 

 consideration. 



The Premier read a letter from Filibert Roth, Esq., Michigan Forest 

 Commission, regretting his absence and containing remarks on the subject 

 of Forestry. 



W. P. FLEWELLING, 



Fredericton, N. B. 



DEAR SIR, 



My sincere thanks for your kind invitation to the Forestry Convention 

 and also for the copy of your Forest Act. 



I regret very much that I cannot come as I am to be at Milwaukee on 

 the 20th. 



Your Forest Act is very good and surely will lead to good results. 

 While I am not sufficiently acquainted with your woods and conditions 

 to venture any definite suggestions, you may perhaps be interested in some 

 of our experience here in Michigan, as being helpful in shaping plans, at 

 least in their general features for any district. Allow me to state a few, 

 categorically. 



1 For 70 years the lumber industry of Michigan has been important 

 .to this State. All this time we tried to save money by not spending any on 

 tire protection. We have lost and lost heavily. The tires of 1881 alone 



