The association having been prevented from presenting its memorial in behalf of forest reservations to the President on Wednesday, those members of the association who had not left the city assembled at the Executive Mansion, on Thursday, at 10 o'clock. They were individually presented to the President, and Judge Higley explained the objects of the memorial and expressed the grateful feelings of the association for the interest already manifested. by the President in its work. The President received the members very kindly and assured them of his sympathy with their efforts and his disposition to do all in his power to favor and co-operate with their endeavors.

Eleventh Annual Meeting.

1892.

The association met at the Department of Agriculture, in Washington, D. C., at 10 o'clock, December 20, 1892.

Hon. Edwin Willits, one of the vice-presidents, took the chair in the absence of president Alvord.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The reports of the secretaries and of the treasurer were read and accepted. From the latter it appeared that there was a balance on hand to the credit of the current expense fund of $362.13, and a balance to the credit of the permanent fund of $933.36.

The report of the Arbor Day committee was read and accepted. The report stated that in no previous year had so many schools been engaged in the observance of Arbor Day. Among the most cheering signs of progress was the recent action of the American Educational Association, recommending the universal observance of the day, and the establishment of village and district improvement associations, and the planting of memorial trees.

Discussion followed, and the committee was urged to present at the next annual meeting a list of trees most suitable for street planting, with the proper method of planting and trimming the same.

The report of the executive committee was read and accepted, and after the discussion of the subjects presented by it, they were referred to the executive committee for further consideration and such action as might be deemed advisable.

Arrangements having been made with the Secretary of the Interior for a conference in regard to making additional reservations of the public timber lands, and with the Public Lands Committee of the House of Representatives, Messrs. Little, French, Fernow, Bowers, Pellew, Jones, and Egleston were appointed a committee for this purpose.

At the afternoon session the committee on nominations reported a list of officers for the ensuing year. The report was accepted. and the persons nominated were appointed. Nine new members of the association were elected at the same time.

A minute in regard to the death of Dr. J. P. Lundy, one of the most devoted members of the association, was adopted, and the secretary was directed to transmit a copy of it to Mrs. Lundy as an expression of sympathy.

The publication of proceedings and reports, the legal incorporation of the association, and all other business matters were referred to the executive committee, and the association then adjourned sine die.

N. H. EGLESTON,
Secretary.

Special Meeting at Chicago.

1893.

A special meeting of the Association was held at Chicago on the 18th and 19th of October, 1893, in connection with the World's Fair Congress Auxiliary.

In the absence of the president, Hon. J. Sterling Morton, Mr. Fernow called the meeting to order and occupied the time which had been assigned for the president's opening address by reading a paper on the "Conditions and Problems of the Forestry Movement in the United States." This paper was followed by an address by Hon. John W. Noble, late Secretary of the Interior, on "Our National Parks and Timber Reservations-their Importance and proper Administration.”

Mr. Noble was followed by Prof. William Saunders, of Ontario, Director of the Experimental Farms of Canada, who read a paper on "Forest Conditions on the Plains and Prairies of Canada."

Mr. Aubrey White, Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Province of Canada, then addressed the association in regard to "The Forest Resources of Canada and the Management of the Government Timber Lands."

At the conclusion of Mr. White's address, Mr. Henry L. de Vilmorin, of France, was introduced, who spoke of the selection of seeds for forestry purposes.

At the afternoon session of Wednesday, Mr. J. S. Hobbs, of Maine, read a paper on the forest condition of that State.

Col. Wm. F. Fox, State Superintendent of Forests, read a paper on the forestry conditions of New York.

The next paper read was by Prof. J. T. Rothrock, Forest Commissioner, on the forestry problem in Pennsylvania.

Mr. C. H. Putnam, of Wisconsin, read a paper on the forest condition of the northwestern lumber States.

Mr. W. N. Byers made a brief statement in regard to forest conditions in Colorado.

At the close of the Wednesday session a committee on resolutions was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Hobbs, French, Fox, Bowers, and Ensign.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1893.

At the opening of the session a paper was read by Dr. Gustave Niederlein, Argentine Commissioner to the World's Fair, on the forests of the Argentine Republic.

Mr. William Little, of Montreal, next made an address on the forest resources of Canada. He was followed by Mr. E. F. Hobart, Surveyor-General of New Mexico, who read a paper on the forest conditions and needs of the Southwestern Territories.

Mr. W. R. Dobbin then made a report on the work of the Minnesota Forestry Association and the importance of a forest reservation in that State. Mr. J. O. Barrett, State Forest Commissioner, also spoke briefly on the same subject.

Mr. M. L. Saley, editor of the Northwestern Lumberman, then presented a paper on "The relation of Forestry to the Lumbering Industry."

A paper on "The relation of Forestry to Lumbering and the Woodworking Industries" was then read by Mr. J. E. Defebaugh, editor of the Timberman.

Mr. Gifford Pinchot then made a brief address on the mutual interests of the lumberman and the forester.

Mr. Fernow occupied the remainder of the morning session with a paper on "Timber as a Crop."

THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

The first part of the afternoon session was devoted to matters of business. The selection of the time and place of the next annual meeting was referred to the executive committee.

The committee on resolutions, to whom was referred the resolution of Mr. Hobbs in regard to the exemption of timber lands from taxation, reported the same favorably. After full discussion and some amendments, the resolution was adopted as follows:

Resolved, That the governors of the States of this Union be respectfully requested to recommend legislation in accordance with the following propositions:

First. That the increased value of land arising from the planting of trees, where none were growing, may be exempt from taxation until some profit shall be realized from the plantation.

Secondly. That land covered with tree-growth reserved for farm uses and connected with a farm shall, for the purposes of taxation, be taken at no higher value than if it were without such growth.