Canadian Forestry Journal, June, 19/9 



283 



A PERFECT DAY. 



FORWARD STEPS IN NEW BRUNSWICK 



Douglas Malloch, the Lumberman Poet. 



I call just this a perfect day: 



To rise refreshed from dreamless sleep 

 To hear the matin roundelay 



Of birds that by my wmdow keep 

 Their little homes and are so glad — 



And then to greet the morning sun, 

 Forgetting all the woe I had, 



To find a new-born day begun. 



To breakfast simply and go forth 



To lift again the daily task, 

 Attempt again some work of worth — 



What more than this can mortal ask? 

 Then all the day to toil beside 



Some new-found friend, or old and true. 

 And life's ambitions to confide 



In someone who is dreaming, too. 



And then at last to come to night 



Without a hurt, without a wrong, 

 And find the stars are kindled bright 



And all the heavens lit with song — 

 With sweet and well earned weariness 



Again my homeward way to wend 

 And know a fireside and caress 



Await me at the journey's end. 



I do not ask for idle ease 



Or hectic pleasures, ample wealth; 

 I ask such simple things as these. 



As work rewarded, love, and health; 

 Some hope to dream of. faith believe. 



Some friend beside me on the way, 

 And love to greet me at the eve — 



1 call just this a perfect day. 



COMPANIES ENGAGE FORESTERS 



D. C. A. Giilarneau has resigned his position 

 with the Algoma Central and Hudson Bay rail- 

 way and has accepted a position as forester to 

 the St. Maurice Pulp and Paper Company with- 

 headquarters at Three Rivers, P.Q. Mr. Galar- 

 neau is now conducting an extensive forest sur- 

 vey upon the limits of this company. 



A. C. Volkmar has severed his connection 

 with the Riordon Pulp and Paper Company, to 

 become forester to the Canada Paper Company, 

 with headquarters at St. Raymond, P.Q. Walter 

 ab Yberg, who has been connected with the 

 Riordon company for some years, and has lately 

 been in charge of their cruising operations in 

 the Kipawa district, has been placed in charge 

 of the forestry operations of the company, in- 

 cluding the nursery and planting work. Mr. ab 

 Yberg is assisted by H. D. Jewett. 



Lieut. H. S. Laughlin, B.Sc.F., who recently 

 resigned from the New Brunswick Forest Ser- 

 vice to accept the forestership of the J. B. Snow- 

 ball Lumber Co., will conduct a forest survey on 

 their limits by a co-operative agreement, where- 

 by the results will be available to both the 

 company and the government. A somewhat 

 similar arrangement has been made with the 

 Randolph & Baker Co., of St. John, and 140 

 square miles in Madawaska county will be cov- 

 ered before August 1st, through their co-opera- 

 tion. The work will be done by the government 

 survey parties. 



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