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the war, as the value of all woods and all lumber products has increased 

 enormously, and, besides, lumber has been used as a substitute for other 

 materials that were not obtainable. The immense forests in the Car- 

 pathians, on the borders of Russia and Roumania, have increased in 

 importance for exploitation imports. It is calculated that the forest 

 in the part ceded to Austria by Roumania has a value reaching up in 

 the billions. The question is being considered as to the procedure 

 which would be most suitable to exploiting the territory acquired 

 through conquest. 



The following circular of instructions, issued by the roadmaster of 

 the Canadian Northern Raihvay at Quebec, to section foremen between 

 Quebec, La Tuque, and Chicoutimi, illustrates well the modern co- 

 operative attitude of railway companies in forest protection work: 



Quebec, May 17, 1918. 

 Ai,L Section Foremen : 



In case of iire I want you to assist the fire rangers when called upon. 



According to an arrangement between this company and the headsi of the 

 St. Maurice and Laurentian Forest Protective Associations in connection with 

 the fire patrol and care of fires in every respect, you will arrange to co-operate 

 with these people by all possible means ; therefore, should the fire ranger happen 

 to call upon j'ou for assistance, do everything possible to give him what assist- 

 ance you can and as quickly as you can, because, by acting promptly, fires are 

 often controlled before any material damage is done. 



It has also been arranged with fire rangers in certain districts to assist the 

 section foremen in burning grass, old ties, etc., this with a view of showing 

 sectionmen the proper methods of doing this work, and as you are aware, many 

 times when foremen undertake to burn the right of way, they do not always 

 take all the necessary precautions to look after the fire and in many cases this 

 involves a lot of extra work, due to carelessness in burning the right of way. 



The object in co-operating with the men employed by the associations named 

 above, is to learn the best methods and obtain the best results, as well as elimi- 

 nating a lot of trouble. Therefore, I trust j'ou will give all necessary assistance 

 when called upon and be governed by their instructions with regard to fires in 

 the future. As these people are desirous of assisting us in our work, we should 

 also be anxious to assist them in carrying out their part. 



A group of Americans, with Prof. J. C. Merriam, of the University 

 of California, as secretary, have banded themselves together to see 

 what can be done to stimulate interest in securing sufficient funds 

 through private subscription to purchase a tract of redwood in Hum- 

 boldt County, preferably on Bull Creek, containing 5,000 acres or more, 

 now owned by the Pacific Lumber Company. As probably every 



