Excerpt from Proceedings of the American Forest Congress: Held at Washington, D. C., January 2 to 6, 1905, Under the Auspice of the American Forestry Association That the time was ripe for such a meeting was proven by the splendid attendance, both in numbers and personnel, from every section of the country. From its inception the plan for the Congress had the approval of the President of the United States, as well as many of the most prominent persons in the official and industrial life of the country. As a result the American Forest Congress turned out to be not only the most important meeting ever devoted to forestry in the United States, but one of the most influential gatherings that has given its attention to an economic subject. It is not too much to say that from the date of this Congress forestry has come to have a new meaning to the American people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.