That it be made a prominent part of the work of this 

 Association to urge the establishment and perpetua- 

 tion of a general system of farm forestry throughout 

 the State ; and 



That this Association act in harmony with the Amer- 

 ican Forestry Association and with the National 

 Bureau of Forestry, realizing that in so doing we will 

 further the cause of forestry in general and in this 

 State. 



The Michigan Forestry Association 



Special expresses its hearty thanks: To the 



Resolutions City of Grand Rapids for its generous 



hospitality, and its active interest as 



shown by its large membership and attendance. 



To Park Church for kindly and liberally providing 

 a comfortable and convenient place of meeting. 



To the Library Commission for the use of the Assem- 

 bly Room of Ryerson Library, and the special expo- 

 sition of books dealing with forestry and allied subjects. 



To the Kent Scientific Museum for the loan of the 

 beautiful material, and the valuable assistance in the 

 decoration of the convention hall. 



To the United States Forest Service for sending its 

 able representative, Mr. Alfred Gaskill, to assist in the 

 Convention. 



Especial thanks are due to the members of the press 

 for their able and active assistance in acquainting the 



Eublic with the objects of the Convention and in the 

 aithful report of its meetings. 



Mr. Perry F. Powers, of Cadillac, 

 Editors spoke of the invaluable work of the 



Made press of Michigan in supporting the 



Members contentions of the Association, and 



assured the membership that the edi- 

 tors of Michigan could be counted on as a strong ally 

 in furthering the business of the Association. After 

 some comments by several members on motion of Mr. 

 Powers, the editors of Michigan, upon application, will 

 be made active members of the Association, without 

 payment of dues. 



Complimentary remarks were made by several gen- 

 tlemen referring to the active work of the temporary 

 chairman of the Convention, of Prof. Fi4ibert Roth, 

 Mr. Thornton A. Green and Chas. W. Garfield. 



Following which the Association adjourned, sine die. 



Opinions of Prominent Michigan Men 



Mr. Benton Hanchett, of Saginaw, 

 The Duty in commenting on the meeting in 



of the Grand Rapids said: 



State "It was impossible for me to be 



present at the organization of the 

 Michigan Forestry Association, but I desire not to be 

 understood as indifferent to the objects of the Associa- 

 tion or to the work of reforestry which the Association, 

 seeks to promote. The restoring of the same barren, 

 lands now held by the State from which the former 

 growth of timber has been removed and which have- 

 returned to the 'State from the owners who removed 

 the timber as not worth the State taxes on them, seems 

 to me to be of very great importance to the people of 

 the State. That large portions of these lands are unfit 

 for agriculture is shown by the efforts which have been 

 made to farm them and which have proved to be fail- 

 ures. The evidences are certainly satisfactory, that 



