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Memorandum to association president and members

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  • -2- such printed matter as we had on hand. Letters have been dictated by your ^Secretary to the number cf 648, making a total of 2.458. News paper clipping are on file to the number of/960. z At the last annual meeting we reported that North Carolina',, Geor- J gia and Alabama had passed a bill ceding to the National Government the right to acquire title and exempting the same from taxation, and that South Carolina and Tennessee were still to be heard from. We now have to report that on February 21st South Carolina passed a similar bill and on March 28th Tennessee also passed this bill and resolution. On July 3rd - 10th, 1901 Secretary Wilson visited North Carolina in the interest of the Appalachian National Forest Reserve movement accompanied by the following gentlemen: J. A. Wilson, private secretary to Sec. Wilson; Prof. G if ford Pinchot, Chief of the Government Forestry Bureau; W. J, McGee, U. S. jBu- reau cf ffthnology; F, H. Newell, U. 0, Geological Surrey; Prof. J. A. Holmes, State Geologist, and Hon. Theo. F. Klutz, Member of Congress, The party visited the Smokies and the Blacks, spending one night on the top of Mt. Mitchell, were enthusiastic over the region and gave it as their opinion that the Appalachian National forest reserve was not only a necessity to the Southeastern States but that it would probably be passed at the coming session of Con- 1 1/ -,-&--
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