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pose, no timber under 12 inches in diameter to be cut from these 

 exempted tracts at any time, and taxation to begin only when log- 

 ging operations are undertaken. 



The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse advocate 

 public control of street tree planting and preservation by munici- 

 palities, arguing that this work should be regarded as coming 

 under street improvements. During last year the College made 

 investigations upon the shade trees in New York City, Syracuse, 

 Binghamton, Amsterdam, Mount Vernon, and Olean. An esti- 

 mate has been recorded that within the cities of the State there 

 are 20,000 miles of streets along which can be planted 5 million 

 shade trees, which would increase the property value $100 million. 



A splendid step forward is being taken by the arrangement 

 now being made between the U. S. Forest Service and the British 

 Columbia Forest Branch for cooperation for fire prevention 

 along the international boundary. On the Canadian side of the 

 line will be included the Vancouver, Vernon, Nelson and Cran- 

 brook Forest Districts and in the United States, in District 6, the 

 Washington, Okanagan and Colville Forests, and in District 1, 

 the Kaniksu, Pend d'Oreille, Kootenai and Blackfeet Forests. 



The Dominion Board of Railway Commisioners require from 

 the Canadian railway companies monthly reports, during the 

 period from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on all fires origi- 

 nating within 300 feet of the track and burning over an area 

 of 100 square feet or more outside the right of way in forest 

 sections. 



It is announced that the Quebec government has sent to limit- 

 holders a notice, stating that the Government wishes to pass 

 an Order in Council making it obligatory on all persons lumber- 

 ing along the right of way of railways to clear away and burn all 

 tops of trees and debris within 100 feet of the right of way. We 

 only wish they could even now go a step farther and include the 

 burning of all debris and slash whether along right of way, in 

 farm woodlots, or elsewhere. The expense annually would be 

 more than reimbursed by the lessening of the danger of forest 

 fires secured by this means. 



