Tete Jaime, B. C,, March 24, 1915. 

 Dear Forest Club Bunch: 



This answer to your committee's letter dated March 6th has been 

 delayed till now on account of my absence in the field. 



First, let me extend to all you "timber beasts" of Washington my 

 sincere best wishes that you -find satisfaction in your chosen profession. 

 After all, fellows, we who work for wages get little else out of our work 

 other than solid satisfaction and occasional moments of real happiness 

 when we accomplish some difficult task successfully. 



But I am wandering from the real business of this letter as per the 

 instructions of the committee which were, I believe, to furnish a statement 

 of activities entered into during the past year. For the past two months 

 I've been located here in the Tete Jaune District, which embraces some 

 eight thousand square miles of good British territory lying in the northern 

 interior of British Columbia. The Germans haven't invaded us yet and 

 we'll be ready for 'em when they try. 



The greater portion of this District may be classed as absolute forest 

 land, there being only a very limited amount of agricultural land in the 

 narrow valleys of the Fraser, Canoe, and Thompson Rivers. There are 

 something over one thousand timber limits within the area mentioned, held 

 by private parties, which are roughly estimated to carry a stand of about 

 ten billion feet. These limits represent, of course, only a small portion 

 of the merchantable forests. 



As yet comparatively little logging has taken place here on account 

 c.f lack of transportation, but now as soon as the present financial 

 stringency incident to the European War lossens up rapid development 

 of the lumber industry is to be expected. The Grand Trunk Pacific 

 and the Canadian Northern Pacific Railways are practically completed 

 through the District and with these ample means of transportation the 

 industry should prosper. 



Prior to being assigned to this District, I was acting as assistant to 

 the District Forester at Fort George, which lies two hundred miles w r est 

 of this point. 



The B. C. Forest Service is a young institution, but during the three 

 years of its existence a great improvement has been made in the pro- 

 tection, administration, and management of the Provincial forests. The 

 Chief Forester, Mr. MacMillan, is a man of resource and action and is 

 supported by an able set of assistants. 



Well, fellows, I guess I have peddled enough to partially satisfy the 

 committee; with greetings and best of luck till we meet, I am, 

 Yours sincerely, 



P. S. Bonney, '13, District Forester. 



Olympia, Wash., March 13, 1915. 

 Members of the Forest Club: 



The following is what I think of the work in the U. S. Forest 

 Service : 



"Since 1911 I have been continually with the Forest Service upon 

 work that has been quite varied as well as greatly instructive. For 

 two years I was assigned to the District Office at Portland, the greater 



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