232 Forestry Quarterly. 



ernment forestry in Canada is particularly applicable^ since most of 

 the valuable timberlands are still held by the Crown. 



Forestry on Dominion Lands. Canadian Forestry Journal. Feb- 

 ruary, 1906, pp. 35-40. 



That part of Canada lying between New 



Water-Powers Brunswick and the eastern foothills of the 



and Forests Rockies is practically lacking in coal meas- 



in Canada ures. Coal is imported from the United 



States for purposes of heating and power. 



The decrease in wood supplies and the increased use of electricity 



for various forms of manufacturing, transportation, and illumination 



render this economic condition an increasingly unfortunate one. The 



feasibility of transmitting electric power for long distances makes 



practicable a very considerable amelioration of this condition through 



the increased use of water powers instead of coal. 



"At the present time there has been developed in Canada about 

 350,000 H. P. of water-power, which probably, including transmis- 

 sion lines, represents an investment of $25,000,000 or $30,000,000, 

 and considered only on a 10-hour basis, means a saving of at least 5 

 tons of coal per horse-power per year, or 1,750,000 tons of coal per 

 year as compared with about 4,500,000 tons annually imported. The 

 near future will easily see this amount doubled or trebled if intelli- 

 gent and comprehensive plans are adopted for development and dis- 

 tribution." 



Since water-powers are valuable in proportion to the amount of 

 water available at periods of low water, and since forests are instru- 

 mental in regulating and sustaining the flow of streams, it follows 

 that for the future commercial development of Canada it is essen- 

 tial that upon the headwaters of its streams forest conditions be 

 perpetuated on such lands as are of a non-agricultural character. 



The Relation Between Water-Powers and Forests. Canadian For- 

 estry Journal. February, 1906, pp. 49-53. 



