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Forestry was made three years ago under the leadership of C. S. 

 Chan; two years ago the Chinese National Conservation Bureau 

 discussed the matter of reforesting at the headwaters of the 

 Yellow River. The Germans, too, at Tsingtau and Kiaustschou 

 had started plantations which were so successful as to encourage 

 private imitation with plant material furnished by the Germans. 



In this connection, we can refer those readers who are inter- 

 ested to an article by Rosenbluth, published in Forestry Quar- 

 terly^ vol. X, p. 647, on "Forest Conditions in China," and an- 

 other article by P. C. King, a Chinese forestry student at Cornell, 

 suggesting details of an organization for China, in Forestry 

 Quarterly, vol. XII, p. 578. 



To not only extend, but wisely direct the use of wood materials 

 has become a special function of the National Lumber Manufac- 

 turers Association in its Trade Extension Department. This is 

 of interest to foresters especially because this powerful Associa- 

 tion has seen fit to entrust this work to trained foresters. Mr. 

 E. A. Sterling starts with an Introductory Publication entitled, 

 "Structural Timber" (January, 1916), in which he explains the 

 object of this work and pleads for a rational use of wood in 

 construction, analyzing the many engineering phases connected 

 with the use of structural timber. The reference to the fire 

 hazard of wood structures is cleverly handled, the fallacy of 

 drawing conclusions from a comparison with European experi- 

 ence being disclosed. "To say that the annual fire loss in the 

 United States is $2.50 per capita against 58 cents in Europe is 

 to ignore a necessary measure of value. The fact that the United 

 States has about three and one half times the number of fires and 

 also very nearly three times the number of buildings leads to the 

 simple conclusion that Europe has fewer fires because it has fewer 

 (wooden) buildings." Foresters will find much useful reading 

 in these "Engineering Bulletins," which we understand can be se- 

 cured free of charge from the Association. 



Mr. R. H. Campbell, Director of the Dominion Forestry 

 Branch, discussing in the Canadian Engineer the question, "How 

 Long Will Our Timber Last?" very properly considers it futile to 



