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Station. A signal by hand was given to the man in charge of 

 the brake drum, who put the engine in motion and hauled the 

 empty bogies to the top of the hill. The drum coiled up the 

 steel cable without any trouble, as this part of the track had 

 no sharp curves. By this means every prop was taken off the 

 hill and a handsome profit was realised on them. Without the 

 pole railway they might still have been standing, as even at 

 the time they were cut they had been permanently injured by 

 squirrels, and that, combined with the difficulty of getting them 

 to the railway station, made it look as if they could not be sold 

 except at a loss. The pole railway solved the transport problem 

 cheaply and effectively, and the cost of upkeep was practically 

 nil. G. J. Cameron. 



Tree Repairing. 



The above is the title of Bulletin No. 73, published by the 

 Department of the Interior, Forestry Branch, Canada. Copies 

 may be obtained upon application to the Director of Forestry, 

 Ottawa. 



Many enquiries are received regarding the methods which 

 should be adopted to preserve and prolong the life of shade and 

 ornamental trees, whether these are in city parks, streets or 

 suburban gardens, or under more open skies in estate parks, 

 avenues or policy grounds. The above bulletin explains how 

 the various forms of wounds and decay should be remedied. 

 The methods are described, and sufficient information is given 

 regarding the causes and processes of decay to enable the 

 operator to carry out any work in tree repairing with under- 

 standing and accuracy. The best results in tree preservation 

 work are obtained when prompt measures are adopted in the 

 case of wounds or the first symptoms of incipient decay. The 

 author points out that "in this connection tree repairs are 

 something like dental repairs. In both frequent inspection and 

 prompt attention will do much to prevent extensive repairs and 

 large bills." 



British Timber Exhibition, 1924. 



Lord Leven and Melville has issued an Appeal for funds for 



a Scottish Forestry and Timber products exhibit at this 



exhibition, and the attention of members is particularly directed 



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