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ket, the greater the expense made necessary in operating 

 them. If to disadvantage in distance poor roads be added, it 

 is readily seen that the transportation question alone pre- 

 cludes practising modern forestry. The fact that two to 

 three times as large loads can be drawn on good roads as 

 on poor ones, and in many instances more trips can be made 

 in the same length of time, will convince any practical lum- 

 berman or business man of the importance of good highways. 

 The State Forester is under many obligations to the State 

 Highway Commission for courtesies extended during the 

 year to study the State forestry conditions, by being invited 

 to accompany said commission on their inspection tours, 

 which were made by automobiles. 



THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILTMOBE FORESTRY 



SCHOOL. 



The State Forester was the Massachusetts delegate ap- 

 pointed by Governor Guild to attend 'the tenth anniversary 

 of the Biltmore Forestry School. 



This occasion, which occurred at Biltmore, 1ST. C., Novem- 

 ber 26, 27 and 28, on the estate of George W. Vanderbilt 

 proved a most instructive and valuable one. As the " Ameri- 

 can Lumberman " expressed it, " An Extraordinary Outing 

 of ^Representatives of all concerned with Timber, from the 

 Tree to the Trade." The three days were extremely well 

 planned by Dr. C. A. Schenck, the head of the Forestry 

 School, for getting just the information desired. There were 

 representative men present from every phase of forestry in- 

 terests and from all over the country, including Canada. 



It was an excellent opportunity to see just what can be 

 accomplished in forestry in a comparatively short time, and 

 also to have pointed out and discussed wherein failures have 

 been made. 



This occasion marked a new epoch in American forestry, 

 and, without giving further details about the gathering, 

 suffice it to say that the anniversary proved extremely in- 

 structive and valuable, from a great many standpoints. The 

 State Forester felt well repaid for the trip. 



