Periodical Literature. 347 



The Dominion Forest Reserves Act, and An Act Respecting 

 Forest Reserves. Canadian Forestry Journal. September, 1906- 

 Pp. 121-124. and 139-147. 



That Canada, as well as the United States, 



The Timber suffers severely from the depredations of 



Pirate. the timber pirate is shown in an article by 



Hon. W. C. Edwards. The desirability of 

 bona-fide settlement on actual agricultural land in timbered areas 

 is recognized. The mere pretense of settlement, however, as a 

 means of plundering the public timber wealth of the country is 

 severely condemned. The writer estimates that for every tree in 

 Canada cut for commercial purposes at least twenty trees have been 

 destroyed by fire. The majority of these fires are attributed to 

 the carelessness of ostensible settlers upon forest lands, who de- 

 sire to secure title only for speculative purposes. The fire ranger 

 system adopted by the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec has greatly 

 reduced the destruction caused by forest fires. On the other hand, 

 the steady rise in stumpage values gives an added incentive to ac- 

 tivity on the part of the schemer who sees an opportunity to secure 

 control of valuable timber lands under the guise of agricultural 

 settlement, either by himself or by others employed for the 

 purpose. 



In our own country the loss to the Government from this form 

 of fraud has been almost incalculable. However, the possibility 

 of its continuance is being eliminated by the rapid extension of the 

 forest reserve area and by the increased efficiency in the enforce- 

 ment of the law. The Act of June 11, 1906, permitting agricul- 

 tural settlement in forest reserves will not operate to permit the 

 securing of timberlands for speculative purposes, as has been an- 

 ticipated in some quarters. 



So-C ailed Settlement in Forest Areas. Canadian Forestry Jour- 

 nal. September, 1906. Pp. 106-1 09. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Little, indeed, of interest to a forester has 



Forestry Exhibits escaped our German friends who visited the 



at St. Louis Fair. They have made a complete 



St. Louis. catalogue of forest exhibits, large and small, 



whether in the Forest, Fish and Game 



Building, or less prominently displayed in State or foreign build- 



