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through Clinton Prison. Following this the party motored to Platts- 

 burg and again inspected the training camp. 



Thursday evening was devoted to an informal discussion, led by 

 A. F. Hawes, of the possible fuel crisis in the Northeast and the steps 

 that can be taken to ameliorate the situation. It was the consensus of 

 opinion that great stress should be laid on a heavy cordwood cut by 

 woodlot owners during the coming fall and early winter. It was 

 pointed out that not only would this decrease the pressing demand for 

 coal, but would also enable woodlot owners to improve their woodlots 

 and market inferior material at a profitable price. 



The propaganda work along the above lines is being carried on by 

 the various State Foresters and by the forestry departments in New 

 England collegiate institutions. 



An effort will be made to secure the co-operation of municipalities 

 in finding a market for fuel and in lending encouragement to the cutting 

 of wood by timber owners in the vicinity of such towns. 



Friday morning was devoted to an inspection of the railroad's nursery 

 at Bluff Point, which has an annual capacity of more than one million 

 transplants. 



Great credit is due H. R. Bristol, forester for the railroad, for the 

 well arranged and very instructive field trips and for the excellent ac- 

 commodations furnished. 



PuLPwooD Supplies in Quebec 



In a report to the Royal Dominions Commission, Mr. EHwood Wil- 

 son, Forester of the Laurentide Paper Company, develops some statis- 

 tics and facts of interest regarding pulpwood supplies in Quebec. 



The total timber area of Quebec north of the St. Lawrence, the prin- 

 cipal pulpwood area, is given as 303,855 square miles. Of this, how- 

 ever, only 147,247 square miles, or less than 50 per cent, are accessible 

 by water and rail ; the balance "will not be accessible until railroads are 

 built into the far north." 



The whole area can be divided into six watersheds as follows : 



Square miles 



James Bay watershed 73,745 



Ottawa watershed 37,i66 



St. Lawrence watershed 104,806 



St. Maurice watershed 15,925 



Saguenay watershed 35,i57 



Height of Land, east of L. St. John watershed, to 



boundary 37,056 



