National Geographic October 1903

Peary and the North Pole
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine reprints Commander Peary’s proposal for a final trek to the North Pole and the response of Charles Darling, acting secretary of the Navy.
The Influence of Forestry upon the Lumber Industry of the United States
A timber famine looms on the horizon if the lumber industry fails to adopt policies of conservative forestry.
Directory of Officers and Councillors of Geographic Societies of the United States
Geographic Notes includes information on topics such as the skull of a giant mammoth and the progress of the Philippine Census.
The Geographical Distribution of Insanity in the United States
Including maps and ratios, the author contends that insanity is the result of the stresses incident to the progressive civilized state, and that a predisposition towards insanity may be inherited or acquired.