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couraging to the principles of forestry as set forth at 

 this convention. This is that many hardwood tracts 

 which have been cut over by manufacturers a few 

 years since, all timber of suitable size having then been 

 cut away, have now, in the space of five or ten years 

 in many cases, attained trees of sufficient size so that 

 mills are again going into these sections, although 

 they had been deserted, as exhausted, by other mills 

 comparatively a few years ago. 



The industries which I represent must have timber. 

 They must have a very great amount of it. They 

 must have it steadily available on a strictly commercial 

 basis. Now what can the principles of scientific for- 

 estry do for these industries in a practical, business- 

 like way which will place no hardship upon the 

 manufacturers, but which will still' preserve the timber 

 indefinitely for their use ? All are greatly interested in 

 this question and are looking to this Congress to 

 furnish at least some advance toward a solution of it. 

 What is the solution? 



