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reproduction. There will be a strong effort to reclaim swamp 

 lands. 



The semi-annual session of the Western Forestry and Conser- 

 vation Association was held December 5 and 6 in Spokane, Wash- 

 ington. The papers and addresses presented at the meeting are 

 given in the American Lumberman for December 17, 1910. 



The forestry world of Canada was once more stirred up by the 

 Prime Minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier, who called a forestry 

 convention at Quebec in January of this year, the arrangements 

 to be made through the Canadian Forestry Association. The 

 meeting was well attended by many prominent men from all parts 

 of the Dominion, and a number of men, mostly professional for- 

 esters, from the States, the Forest Service being represented by 

 Mr. Peters. The Canadian Commission of Conservation was 

 holding its annual meeting at the same place and week, lending 

 additional prestige to the occasion. The educative value of the 

 convention — and that is all that can be expected of such gather- 

 ings — was undoubtedly considerable, not the least on the many 

 lumbermen present. The fire question naturally came in for 

 the lion's share in the discussion, and it appeared that the down- 

 ing of tops at least, if not the burning of brush, was admitted to 

 be not an altogether impractical proposition. 



The Commission of Conservation of Canada held its annual 

 meeting in Quebec on January 17. It was a short business 

 session, at which the chairman, Hon. Clifford Sifton, reported 

 on the work done by the permanent force at Ottawa, which will 

 form the subject matter of a forthcoming report. Amendments 

 to be recommended for legislation in the law defining the responsi- 

 bility of railroads with regard to forest fires were discussed and 

 adopted. A bill to regulate the use of water powers was en- 

 dorsed. 



Silva for July i, 1910, gives Dr. Fernow's "History of For- 

 estry" a highly appreciative review, lamenting only its publica- 

 tion in the English instead of the German laguage. The reviewer, 

 Dr. Jentsch, of Miinden points out that this is the first attempt 

 to give a careful survey of the rise of practical forestry in the 

 various parts of the world. 



