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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



name of the species will be indicated by 

 letters, and the quantity of forest prod- 

 ucts of that species by numbers. 



It is expected that considerable bene- 

 fit will be secured and that duplicatign 



of work will be avoided by the introduc- 

 tion of the standard methods in map- 

 ping within the State. The Committee 

 intends, at an early date, to consid/sr the 

 questions of standard forms to be used 

 in forestry work. 



AN APPRECIATION 



The Lumber World Review of Chicago in 

 an article headed "A Remarkable Number for 

 Lumbermen" says of the October issue of 

 American Forestry: 



"The October issue of the magazine, Amer- 

 ican Forestry, formerly named Conserva- 

 tion, and published by the American Forestry 

 Association, Washington, D. C, is one of the 

 most remarkable issues of any periodical for 

 the perusal of lumbermen that has come to 

 hand for many years. Space will not permit 

 more than a brief reference to these inter- 

 esting articles, but lumbermen who devote 

 any attention to these subjects, and nearly all 

 lumbermen do, should purchase this number 

 before the edition is exhausted, in order to 

 secure the benefit of the splendid articles 

 contained therein. One of the most impor- 

 tant of these interesting writings is the first 

 article in the magazine entitled. 'Why Do 

 Lumbermen Not Apply Forestry?' This is 

 written by Dr. B. E. Fernow, formerly For- 

 ester of the United States and now a member 

 of the faculty of the University of Toronto, 

 Ont. The next article is by George M. Corn- 

 wall, editor of the Tiniberman. Portland, 

 Oregon, on 'Logging Engineering.' This ex- 

 cellent article has been printed in the Lumber 

 World Review within recent time. E. A. 

 Sterling, President of the American Wood 

 Preservers' Association, whose writings have 

 frequently adorned these columns, has an 

 interesting discussion on the subject, 'Wood 

 Preservation as a Factor in Forest Conserv^a- 

 tion.' E. T. Allen, Forester of the Western 

 Forestry & Conservation Association, of 

 Portland, Oregon, some of whose articles 

 have already appeared in this journal, treats 

 on 'Method of Forestry Campaigning.' Mr. 

 Allen also contributes a poem entitled 'The 



Fire Bug and the East Wind.' Henry E. 

 Hardtner, President of the Louisiana For- 

 estry Association, writes on the subject, 

 "South's Timber Disappearing.' George H. 

 Holt, of Chicago, head of the Holt Lumber 

 Co. and American Lumber Co., discusses the 

 subject, 'Is Lumber a Crime?' and devotes 

 special attention to the discrimination made 

 lately in some quarters against wooden 

 shingles. Jerome H. Sheip, a prominent lum- 

 berman and box manufacturer of Philadel- 

 phia. Pa., has an interesting article on 'Amer- 

 ican Forestry.' Fred R. Fairchild, of Yale 

 University, treats on 'Forest Tax Legislation.' 

 Frederick S. Underbill, of Wistar, Underbill 

 & Nixon, leading lumbermen of Philadelphia, 

 Pa., takes as his text 'The Price of Forest 

 Products,' and quotes a member of Congress 

 as stating: 'I want the duty on lumber re- 

 duced that the mechanic may build his home 

 cheaper.' Mr. Underbill says that the Payne- 

 Aldrich bill reduced the duty on lumber from 

 $3 to $1.25, and the price of lumber is much 

 higher instead of lower. Thornton A. Green, 

 of Munising. Mich., President of the North- 

 ern Forest Protective Association and promi- 

 nent in lumber manufacture, contributes an 

 article on 'Put Your Camp Fire Out,' and 

 gives samples of the advertising undertaken 

 by the association to prevent damage to the 

 forests through fires. P. F. Cook, associate 

 editor of the St. Louis Lumberman, writes 

 an unusually interesting article on the 'Social 

 Side of Lumber Life.' C. B. Sweet, of Kan- 

 sas City, Vice President of the Long-Bell 

 Lumber Co., describes the 'Long-Bell Experi- 

 mental Farm,' located near Bon Ami, La. 

 Other shorter articles, containing important 

 information for lumbermen and timber own- 

 ers, abound in this issue." 



A NEWLY FOUND TIMBER AREA 



Away ufy in the northern part of Canada, somewhere around what is known as Spirit 

 Lake, the Canadian Government reports an area of 2,400 square miles on which timber 

 three to four inches in diameter is grozving. The rangers report that this area has been 

 covered several times with forests which have been burned off. The present stand of timber 

 has grown up since the last fire. If this area can be protected from flames a large popula- 

 tion and an immense lumber industry zuill spri)ig up in that country after the forests now 

 groiving have become large enmtgh for manufacturing. Some of the area has merchantable 

 timber growing in protected places, the soil is deep and can always be counted upon to grow 

 another crop of trees if the fires are kept out. 



