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owing to the restrictions in the forestry clause of our State Constitution, no 

 timber cutting could be done, and that in this respect the plan was necessarily 

 inoperative. But after a long and thorough examination of this large tract with 

 reference to its conditions, the forester in making his report deemed it a proper 

 opportunity to indicate the large revenues that could be obtained annually from 

 this forest under an intelligent, conservative management in case the State 

 Constitution were amended at some future time so as to permit the adoption of 

 such a plan. 



The Commission on its part improved the opportunity to obtain for its 

 information and guidance the valuable data giving in detail the amount of stand- 

 ing timber, the different species, the rate of growth, the topographical features 

 of the tract, and other valuable items showing the condition and value of the 

 property. 



In view of the general opposition to any amendment of the forestry clause in 



the State Constitution the Commission disclaims any responsibility for the sugges 



tions contained in the article referred to, although the plan is necessarily only a 



tentative one. 



THE COMMISSION. 



