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Canadian Forestry Journal. 



Minister of Agriculture; Mr. Gifford Pin- 

 chot, President of the National Conservation 

 Association of the United States; Mr. Henry 

 S. Graves, Chief of the United States Porest 

 Service; Hon. W. R. Ross, Minister of 

 Lands, British Columbia; Mr. R. H. Camp- 

 bell, Director of Forestry, Ottawa; Dr. B. E, 

 Fernow, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry of 

 the University of Toronto, and Mr. E. A. 

 Sterling, Forester of the Pennsylvania Rail- 

 road Company. Other acceptances are being 

 received daily. 



; In regard to the program it is the en- 



i deavor to make it as practical as possible, 



'and among the subjects to be discussed will 

 be: the separation from politics of the vari- 

 ous forest services of Canada by placing 



ithem under civil service regulations; the 

 consideration of what constitutes a fair ap- 



i propriation for the maintenance and devel- 

 opment of forest reserves in Canada ; federal 



1 versus provincial control of forest lands; 

 and the most effective forms of legislation 



(for the suppression of forest fires in organiz- 

 ed and in unorganized territory and along 

 railway lines. Discussion on the last named 

 will arise upon the presentation of the Re- 

 port of the Committee on Forest Fire Laws. 

 This Report was prepared for submission 

 to the Quebec Convention of 1911, but ow- 

 ing to lack of time it could not be reached. 

 It was published in the appendix to the An- 

 nual Report of 1911, and members who de- 

 sii^ to consult it in advance may turn it up 

 in the Report. Should members have mis- 

 laid their copies of the Report or should any 

 persons desire to have extra copies of the 

 Report on Forest Fire Legislation it may be 

 stated that a supply has been printed and 

 that copies will be sent to any one apply- 

 ing. 



The Banquet. 



On Wednesday evening, Feb. 7th, there 

 will be a banquet which will be participated 

 in by the members of the Canadian Lum- 

 bermen's Association as well as the members 

 of the Canadian Forestry Association and 

 the friends of both. It has been decided 

 to put this on a ticket basis so that all 

 desirous of attending may have an oppor- 

 tunity of so doing. The price of the tickets 

 will be three dollars ($3). Tickets may be 

 obtained from the Secretary. It is request- 

 ed that applications for tickets be made as 

 early as possible so that full accommodation 

 may be provided in advance. 



Annual Business Meeting. 



The annual business meeting of the Cana- 

 dian Forestry Association for the passing of 

 accounts, election of officers, transaction of 

 business, etc., will be held in the Railway 

 Committee Room on the afternoon of Thvirs- 

 day, Feb. 8th. 



Notice is given of two motions, one to in- 

 crease the number of Directors and another 

 to place the decision as to place and date 

 of holding annual meetings and conventions 

 in the hands of the Directors. 



Washington; M. H.-S. Graves, chef du ser- 

 vice forestier des Etats-Unis; I'Hon. W.-R. 

 Ross, ministre des terres de la Colombie An- 

 glaise; et d'autres personnages eminents et 

 experts en sylviculture. 



Le mercredi soir, il y aura banquet. Le 

 prix des billets sera de $3.00; on pourra s'en 

 procurer en s 'addressant au Secretaire, qui 

 les delivrera. Les personnes desireuses d'as- 

 sister audit banquet devraient demander 

 leurs billets aussitot que possible, afin que 

 I'on puisse aviser convenablement au cote 

 materiel des preparatifs. 



Une entente a ete conclue avec les che- 

 mins de fer pour que les personnes qui vien- 

 dront assister ^ la convention n'aient a 

 payer qu'un seul passage qui leur donnerait 

 droit a 1 'aller et au retour, et ce du 3 au 8 

 fevrier inclusivement pour I'arrivee, et jug- 

 qu 'au 12 f c-vrier inclusivement pour le re- 

 tour. 



Les delegues devront done acheter un bil- 

 let de premiere classe, simple, pour Ottawa,:, 

 et fe faire delivrer un recju sur la formula 

 de certificat etablie pour de telles circonsr 

 tanees, ce qui pourra etre obtenu de I'un 

 quelconque des agents de chemins de fer. 

 Ces certificats seront signes, par la suite, 

 par le secretaire de 1 'association, a Ottawa, 

 ce qui donnera droit a tout delegue d'ob- 

 tenir, gratis, un billet de retour: sur simple 

 presentation dudit certificat, et remise de 25 

 cents au representant du chemin de fer au- 

 quel il s'adressera. Pour plus amples in- 

 formations, et pour avoir un programme 

 detaille, priere de s'adresser a 



JAMES LAWLER, Secretaire. 



Association Forestiere Canadienne, Canadian 

 Building, Ottawa. 



Railway Arrangements. 



Arrangements have been made with the 

 railways which enable the Association to 

 promise a rate of a single fare for the round 

 trip to all attending the Convention from 

 all points in Canada east of Port Arthur. 

 This rate is, of course, open to ladies at- 

 tending the Convention. 



In order to participate in this reduced 

 fare, delegates must purchase first class one- 

 way tickets to Ottawa, and secure certificates 

 to that effect on the Standard Certificate 

 form from the railway agent selling the 

 ticket. Railway ticket agents are supplied 

 with these certificates and are instructed to 

 issue them on application. 



These certificates will be presented to the 

 Secretary at the meeting, and after being 

 signed by him will entitle the delegate to a 

 free return ticket upon the presentation of 

 the certificate with a fee of twenty-five cents 

 to the railway representative who will be in 

 attendance. Tickets will be good going Feb. 

 3rd to 8th inclusive, and returning until 

 Monday, Feb. 12th. 



(See page 168, second column.) 



