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Fourth — That the state pay, in the first instance, all of the 



expenses of fire fighting, half to be rebated by the 



towns where fires occur. 

 Fifth — ^Providing that railroad companies pay the whole 



expense of patroling their rights of way. 

 Sixth — That daily, weekly and monthly reports be made to 



the department of fires on matters relative thereto. 

 Seventh — Making town supervisors part of the fire fighting 



force. ' ' 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



A study of the material resources of North Carolina was 

 taken up as early as 1823 ; and the subject of Forestry has been 

 before the citizens of that state for 40 years. 



The following brief abstract of a sketch prepared for this 

 report in March, 1910, by Llr. J. S. Holmes, Forester for Xorth 

 Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, will show the prog- 

 ress of work to the last date given above : 



1823 — An Act of the Assembly authorizing the Board of 

 Agriculture to pay expenses of "geological excur- 

 cursions" for a period of years. Work in charge of 

 Prof. Denison Olmsted. 

 1825 — Removal of Prof. Olmsted to Yale and appointment 



of Dr. Elisha Mitcliel to succeed him. 

 1852 — ^Appointment of Dr. E. Emmons as State Geologist. 

 1860 — Publication by the Natural History Survey of North 

 Carolina of a report on the ''Woody Plants of North 

 Carolina" prepared by Dr. M. A. Curtis. 



1866 — Appointment of Dr. W. C. Kerr as State Geologist. 



1867 — Publication of the ''Indigenous and Naturalized 

 Plants of North Carolina" by Dr. M. A. Curtis. 



1870 — Dr. Kerr's first general report to the Legislature. 



In this report he says, "The time has come to begin 

 the work of repairing the mischief and waste of our 

 predecessors and our own by planting our old fields 

 with seeds of future forests and fortunes." 



