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apecimen of matrimony vine (Lycium 

 europaeum), this being in the shelter of a- 

 five-foot board fence. At ' Gourdeau 

 Park, ^ where the greater part of the trees 

 were planted, all that remains is a few 

 specimens of the Scotch broom (Genista 

 scoparia)y while in the little garden at the 

 main station, where there is some shelter, 

 there remained of the trees planted, one 

 pine (probably Pinu^ cemhra), one Ameri-' 

 •can elm and one Manitoba maple. The two 

 last mentioned were less than two feet high 

 .-and were in the habit of growing up rapidly 

 •each summer, killing back each winter. The 

 pine was about six inches high and two 

 feet broad. 



A danger to be apprehended is that the 

 surface of the island may be wholly swept 

 away (as has already happened in the case 

 of a large part of the original island), 

 leaving an immense area of submerged 

 :shoals. In that case the danger to passing 

 ■vessels would be as great as now, and the 

 possibilities of rescue of shipwrecked per- 

 sons, (with the life-saving station gone) 

 would be reduced to a minimum. 



Is not such a danger worth the spending 

 of many thousand dollars to avoid? On 

 similar plantations (similar, at least, as re- 

 gards the problems presented by natural 

 conditions) France has spent several mil- 

 lions of dollars, and the single state of 

 Massachusetts some hundreds of thousands. 



In the problem presented by Sable Island 

 not only do property considerations enter, 

 but considerations involving the saving of 

 human life. At the least the subject is 

 worthy of continued and persistent experi- 

 ment, and it is to be hoped that the author- 

 ities will not rest satisfied, or torpid, in 

 consequence of the failure of this one at- 

 tempt 



THE WINNIPEG CONVENTION. 



Bailway Arrangements. 



Owing to the fact that the Convention 

 -will be held on the day preceding and the 

 first two days of the Winnipeg Rxhibition, 

 delegates attending from points within what 

 is called the * Winnipeg Exhibition District ' 

 will not be required to secure certificates; 

 They will purchase railway tickets at the 

 special rates in force during the Exhibition. 

 It will be necessary, however, that those 

 travelling on these tickets give their names 

 And addresses to the Secretary for the pur- 

 pose of compiling the railway returns. The 

 Winnipeg District extends from Fort Wil- 

 liam on the east to the Alberta-British Co- 

 lumbia boundary. (On the Canadian Pa- 

 cific Railway these rates extend to Golden 

 And Cranbrook, B.C.) 



From Eastern Canadian Points. 

 Delegates attending from points in Can- 

 ada from Port Arthur eastward can secure 



single fare rates (plus 25c) on the conven- 

 tion certificate plan. To secure these rates 

 delegates will purchase one way first class 

 tickets which will be sold them at the lowest 

 one way first class fare, plus 25c. When 

 purchasing these tickets they mUst secure a 

 standard certificate which the agent will fur- 

 nish upon request, and this certificate when 

 signed by the Secretary in the Convention at 

 Winnipeg as showing that the party was a 

 delegate will be uonored for ticket through 

 to original starting point free. 



Going Dates. — Tickets for going trip by 

 all rail routes will be sold July 3 to 6 inclu- 

 sive; days of sale via lake and rail routes 

 to be announced later. 



Returning. — Standard convention certifi- 

 cates properly filled in and signed by the 

 Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Asso- 

 ciation will be honored at Winnipeg up to 

 and including July 24 for tickets to original 

 starting point free, except that where lake 

 routes are used addtional payment will be 

 required as follows: 



Lale Arhitraries. — The following addi- 

 tonal amounts to be paid at Winnipeg when 

 certificates are honored for return journey 

 if passengers elect to travel via lake routes, 

 viz.:— (Via C.P.S.S. line or Sarnia N. N. 

 Co., and Port Arthur). Going all-rail, re- 

 turning lake and rail, $9.00 additional. Go- 

 ing lake and rail, returning all-rail, $4.00 

 additional. Going lake and rail, returning 

 same route $13.00 additional. 



From British Columbia Points. 



Bate: Certificate plan arrangement; one 

 way first class tickets and standard conven- 

 tion certificates to be issued from starting 

 point to Winnipeg at the lowest one way 

 first class fare plus 25 cents. 



Going Bates: July 4, 5 and 6. 



Return: Certificates signed by Mr. Jas. 

 Lawler, Secretary, Canadian Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, to be honored at Winnipeg up to 

 and including July 12th for free return 

 tickets back to starting point with a transit 

 limit of 10 days. 



NEW USE FOR SAWDUST. 



'Son, why don't you play circus? It's 



great fun. First you make a sawdust ring.' 



'Where '11 I get the sawdust, dadf 



'Here's the saw. Just saw some of that 



cordwood into stove lengths. You can have 



all the sawdust you make.' 



These, then, are a few of the problems 

 to be solved by the forest engineer and I 

 think you will agree with me in stoutly 

 maintaining that he may well be proud of 

 his profession, and that in the practise of 

 it he will find abundant opportunities for 

 the exercise of all the engineering skill he 

 is possessed of. 



