Canadian Forestry Convention 



atid 1 am liappy tu be in C^iu'lirt; to- 

 day, 8o that I may intTraKe my 

 knowlcdffr of tho steps whieli Mliniild 

 be taken to have the foreHts of the 

 ni()ther-pn»vin<'e of the Confedera- 

 tion become a soiircn of inereasin^ 

 revenue to the (lovernment and of 

 prospt'rity to the whoh- country. I 

 trust that your hibors will have the 

 result of convincing; those who. from 

 childhood, have looked upon the 

 forest as the bitter enemy of ajfri- 

 culture that they nuist regard it 



preNent at ho lurK** a ffathering, com- 

 poKcd of repreKcntativoti of every 

 part of thin iinmeniM* Dominion. I 

 (>xtend a speeial welcome to Mr. J. 

 it. peters, of the ForeHt Service of 

 the t'nited StatcM. IIik (jovemment. 

 with its euKtoniary ((''nerotiity. haM 

 been kind enough to place Mr. 

 Peters' MTV ices at our <]iN|)oiial, to 

 that he may aHHiitt iim with hin advice 

 in our effortii to exorcine the destroy* 

 iuK chMuent which has wrought Kuch 

 havoc in this country in the past. I 



P.-\rlinincnt Buildings, Quebec, where the 8««siona of the Forestry Oonvanti 



were beld. 



hereafter as its friend and ally. 



Upon the conservation of our for- 

 ests depend alike the /egular tlow 

 of our navigable rivers and the fer- 

 tility of our fields, and, consequently, 

 the health and happiness of the na- 

 tion. 



Let us hope that from this con- 

 vention, organized, as 1 have just 

 stated, by Sir Wilfrid Laurier. will 

 spring an influence which will rea- 

 lize the aspirations of us all. 



It is a great pleasure to me to be 



am glad to take this o»>'H>rtunity of 

 expressing my deep gratitude to the 

 Govemnu'nt of the Tnited States. 



Gentlemen. I now diH'lari^ this 

 meeting open. 



An official welcome was then ex- 

 tended to the delegates by Sir 

 Lonier Gouin. Premier of the pro- 

 vince of (Quebec. After a few words 

 of formal welcome, he thanked the 

 convention for having selected Que- 

 hec as their meeting place, especially 

 appropriate as the starting place of 



