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enthusiastic meeting. Including the gen- 

 eral papers and addresses, and the pro- 

 grams of the different sections of the 

 society, over 150 papers were presented 

 before this body. On Tuesday, Wednes- 

 day and Thursday mornings, sessions of 

 general interest were held. 



An important action of the council of 

 the Chemical Society was the organization 

 of the industrial chemists into a Division 

 of Industrial Chemistry and Chemical 

 Engineering, and the undertaking of the 

 publication of a special journal of indus- 

 trial and engineering chemistry. 



The number of resolutions touching mat- 

 ters of general import which were adopted 

 at the Chicago meeting was larger than 

 usual. Of prime interest in this connec- 

 tion is the following letter: 



The White House, 



Washington j^^^ ^l, 1907. 



My Dear Sir: — 



I am sending you herewith copy of a letter 

 which on November 11th I addressed to the Gov- 

 ernors of each of the several states relative to 

 a proper conservation of the natural resources of 

 this country and inviting the Governors, with 

 their experts, to meet in conference on this- sub- 

 ject at the White House on May 13, 14 and 15 

 next. 



I enclose also a copy of a letter recently re- 

 ceived from the Chairman of the National Ad- 

 visory Board on Fuels and Structural Materials, 

 in which he suggests that in bringing this matter 

 before the people of the country I invite the coop- 

 eration of the National Engineering Societies and 

 other national organizations for research and de- 

 velopment. 



The suggestion is an excellent one; and I am 

 led to believe that these organizations can render 

 no more important service at this time than to 

 develop among the people of this country a real- 

 ization of the fact that these resources, upon which 

 the future as well as the present welfare of the 

 nation depends, are being exhausted rapidly, 

 wastefully, and, in many cases, permanently. 



I invite the cooperation of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science in prop- 

 erly bringing this matter before the people; and 

 it gives me added pleasure to invite you, as the 



President of the Association, to take part in this 

 conference at the White House during May 13, 

 14 and 15 next. 



Sincerely yours, 



Theodore Roosevelt 

 The President of the American Association 

 for the Advancement of Science 



Resolutions in accordance with this re- 

 quest were adopted as follows: 



Realizing the rapid rate at which important 

 natural resources of the country are being ex- 

 hausted and the wasteful methods employed in 

 the mining and utilization of other important 

 mineral resources : 



Resolved, That the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science joins President Roose- 

 velt in calling the attention of the people of this 

 country to the need of wisely conserving these 

 resources for the future, as well as the present, 

 needs of the nation; and in doing this the asso- 

 ciation asks the cooperation of its affiliated socie- 

 ties and other similar organizations throughout 

 the country. 



The association also urges upon the federal and 

 state governments the importance of providing 

 for such investigations and the enactment of such 

 legislation as may prove necessary in preventing 

 all unnecessary waste in the utilization of the 

 nation's resources. 



Hesolved, That copies of this resolution be sent 

 by the secretary of the association to the President 

 of the United States, President of the Senate and 

 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives 

 in Washington; to the presidents and secretaries 

 of the societies affiliated with the association, and 

 of other similar organizations in the United 

 States. 



Resolved, That the president of the association 

 appoint a committee of five on the conservation 

 of resources, this committee to take such further 

 action in carrying out this resolution as from 

 time to time the conditions may demand. 



Other resolutions of a public character 

 which were adopted follow: 



Resolved, That the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science reaffirms its resolu- 

 tion passed at the New York meeting, favoring 

 the establishment by Congress of the Southern 

 Appalachian and White Mountain Forest Reserves, 

 and reappoints the same committee to present this 

 matter to the Speaker of the House of Representa- 

 tives and the President of the Senate in an en- 

 deavor to secure at this time at least a beginning 

 of this important work. 



