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Excerpt from Soil Conservation Digest, Vol. 3: Region Ten, California-Nevada Newsletter; January 1937 How does it happen that in September, 1950, a conference was called to discuss a phase of engi neering that would be considered unusual to millions of American citizens? The answer should begin ty giving credit to a similar conference held thirty years ago. In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt called such a conference; and as a result of that gathering the U. S. Forest Service was established, and a system atic program of observation and study of problems pertaining to conservation was started. That was more than thirty years ago, but the years that followed that notable gathering of 1905 were by no means idle ones. Accurate, scientifically conducted experiments were carried on throughout the nation relative to run-off, erosion, flood control, and many other phases pertaining to the conservation of the same natural resources which we are considering today. 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.