THE HISTORY OF GLENMORE FOREST. 9 1 



The part of the forest recently sold occupies the lower slopes 

 of Cairngorm. It was purchased by Messrs Lockhart, timber 

 merchants, for ^10,000 ^ — the same price as was paid for the 

 whole forest in 1786 ; but it is not likely that any of the present 

 timber will find its way to the King's dockyards. It seems a 

 pity, considering the traditions of the forest, that it should be 

 put to such common uses as railway sleepers and boarding for 

 boxes. The timber will be largely manufactured in the forest. 

 To facilitate its removal, a light railway will probably be laid 

 down from the forest to near Aviemore Station, which is about 

 7 or 8 miles distant from the woods. 



12. Discussion on the Utilisation of our present Home 

 Timber Supplies, Restocking of Felled Areas, 

 and the Establishment of State Forests. 



An important discussion took place on the above three 

 subjects at a special meeting of Council, held on the 8th of 

 March last. Mr G. Leven introduced the first subject, Mr 

 Richardson the second, and Mr Price the third. 



Utilisation of our present Home Timber Supplies. 



Mr Leven opened his remarks by saying we are reminded 

 every day that we are at war, and that the prosecution of it 

 in such a way as to bring about a termination of it favourable 

 to Britain and her Allies is of paramount importance. Our 

 whole resources must be freely made available, and, we hope, 

 available in the sense of being used to advantage. 



The utilisation of our home, in preference to foreign, timber 

 in many ways, at home, has long been advocated by this Society. 

 The partial cutting off of our supplies of timber from overseas 

 has always been considered more or less possible. It is there- 

 fore up to us, as a Society, to see to the conservation as well as 

 the utilisation of our home timber, and endeavour to check 

 wanton exploitation. 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society has been at work, 

 for part, at least, of its sixty odd years of existence, trying to 



^ The forest was sold in 1914, but it has not yet been found possible to 

 start felling operations owing to the scarcity of labour. 



