Value of land acquired for Park purposes exclusive of School 

 Sections : 



Cr. 



13,220 acres at $5.00 $66,100.00 



25,000,000 feet of standing timber valued at $10 per M. 250,000.00 

 Donation from Pine Tree Lumber Company of 3,300 

 acres of land, together with all the hardwood timber 

 and all other tiniber under 8 inches in diameter, 



valued at $10 per acre 33,000.00 



Received from sales of timber 7163,9.09 



$356,739-09 

 Less cost of Park to State 131,289.96 



Showing approximate profit to State of $225,549.13 



The Board regards fire protection for Itasca Park 

 Fire Protection, as most important, for the safety of all of the trees 



and many of the improvements within the park. 

 The present annual appropriation for maintenance of the Park is 

 $1,500, which has been carefully expended ; but it has been inade- 

 quate to the pressing needs of the Park, though it has maintained 

 in fairly good condition the stage route of about nine miles through 

 the Park, and cut firebreaks, roads and trails to the extent of twenty 

 miles, and now has a road completely around the Park, not what it 

 should be, yet provides opportunity for fighting fires and to protect 

 from trespass. The Board has co-operated with adjoining towns 

 and with Clearwater County to secure public highways on the 

 border line of Itasca Park for firebreaks. 



The Forestry Board in cooperation with the State 

 Forest School. University established a forest school in the Park, 



which has been very successful, and did much 

 towards the forestry education of young men which the State must 

 have to take care of its great forest wealth. The work done in the 

 Park by these students was necessary for its preservation, was in- 

 telligently performed, without detracting from the wild natural 

 beauty of the Park, and at much less expense than if ordinary un- 

 skilled labor had been employed. Means should be provided where- 

 by these forestry students may be employed in improving the State 

 forests at a small wage ; for without such experience, the University 



