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elation, gave excellent addresses on the future 

 of their respective industries in relation to the 

 supply of forest materials. Mr. Campbell's 

 paper is reproduced m these pages, m part, and 

 Mr. Powers' address will be contained in the 

 March issue. In the absence of Hon. W. R. 

 Brown, his chief forester Mr. L. S. Linn read a 

 paper on "Results of Clear Cutting and Selective 

 Cuttmg." 



The Quebec Forest Protective Association. 



On Thursday morning the Quebec Forest Pro- 

 tective Association and the Woodlands Section 

 opened their meeting under the chairmanship of 

 Mr. Ellwood Wilson. Hon. Jules Allard, Minis- 

 ter of Lands and Forests of Quebec, addressed 

 the meeting and was followed by Brig. Gen. J. 

 B. White, D.S.O., in charge of Canadian Fores- 

 try Operations in France. Mr. J. M. Swaine, 

 Entomologist, in charge of forest insect investi- 

 gations, read an excellent paper on insect injur- 

 ies to forests, emphasizing the importance of 

 slash disposal if insect enemies were to be 

 efficiently combatted. An address on slash dis- 

 posal, prepared by Mr. Ellwood Wilson, was read 

 by Mr. Clyde Leavitt, Chief Forester of the 

 Commission of Conservation. Mr. T. W. 

 Dwight, Assistant to the Director of Forestry, 

 Ottawa, gave a resume of slash disposal opera- 

 tions conducted by the Dominion Forestry 

 Branch in Saskatchewan. Dr. Lyman Fisk of 



Life Extension Institute, New York, spoke on "Is 

 Health Good Business?" The Forestry Journal 

 will endeavor to give portions of these papers in 

 future issues. 



The afternoon was devoted to a very effective 

 address on aerial photography by Lt. Lewis of 

 the Royal Air Force, illustrated by excellent 

 views taken over European and Canadian posi- 

 tions. Upon Mr. W. Gerard Power assuming the 

 chair and inaugurating the session of the Wood- 

 lands Section of the Canadian Pulp and Paper 

 Association, the report of the committee on 

 "Ihiprovements in Logging Operations" was 

 brought in and after much discussion the meet- 

 ing decided to refer back the report to the com- 

 mittee for further consideration. A report on 

 hardwood utilization was read by Mr. Volkmar, 

 Forester of the Riordon Pulp and Paper Com- 

 pany. 



The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society 

 of Forest Engineers on Wednesday evening 

 proved to be one of the most enjoyable and 

 helpful gatherings of the society since its forma- 

 tion. The attendance was especially gratifying 

 and from the reading of Dr. Howe's fine paper 

 to the concluding ceremonies of the evening, the 

 interest of those in attendance was remarkably 

 keen. Mr. Ellwood Wilson presided. The Annual 

 Meeting of the Quebec Forest Protective Asso- 

 ciation was held on Thursday evening. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



An Imperial Forest Policy. By Sir John Stirling Maxwell 56 



The State's Duty in Managing Forests. By Hon. E. A. Smith 66 



The Tree-Soldiers of France. By Major Barrington Moore 68 



World Demand Shortens Life of Our Forests. By F. J. Campbell 79 



The Making of a Spruce Tree. By Dr. C. D. Howe 59 



Australia Steals a March on Canada. By H. R. MacMillan 51 



The Miracle of Gascony's Pine. By Brig.-General J. B. White, D.S.O 61 



The Day After Tomorrow. By Robson Black 74 



A \'ear of Propaganda 82 



The Meeting at Montreal 90 



