Canadian Forestry Journal, December, 1919 



505 



ITEMS FROM THE DIARY OF OUR EXHIBITION CAR 



The Canadian Forestry Association's Exhib- 

 ition Car, which is a travelling school in forest 

 protection and the value of the forest posses- 

 sions to the Canadian people, completed a short 

 tour of the prairie provinces during October and 

 November under the able dnection of Mr. R. 

 M. Watt, of the Dominion Forestry Branch, 

 Dauphm, Manitoba. 



Mr. Watt was forced to battle against in- 

 clement weather throughout the trip which, of 

 course, interfered with public attendance. Nev- 

 ertheless the journey accomplished a great deal 

 of good educationally, and it is hoped will be 

 resumed next season. 



A few of the items from Mr. Watt's diary of 

 the trip read interestingly: 



Gladstone, Man.: Representative attendance 

 from town as well as scholars with teachers, 

 who showed keen interest in exhibit. 



Swan River, Man.: Succeeded in getting 85 

 per cent of the people in Swan River to see the 

 car. School children came with teachers. 



The Pas, Man.: Public and separate schools 

 and teachers and representative business men 

 visited car and showed great interest. Splendid 

 attendance. 



Melford, Sask. : Raw cold day. Splendid at- 

 tendance. Bankers and business men showed 

 keen interest, also a number of people from 

 the country. 



Shellbrook, Sask.: Arrived at noon. Excel- 

 lent attendance. 



Saskatoon: Busy all day and till 10.30 p.m. 

 Good attendance, practically all business men. 



Stettler, Alb.: Good attendance at car boll 

 from schools and town. 



Big Valley, Alb.: Would say at least 95 per 



cent of population visited car. Between Big 



Valley and Munson had a number of visitors 

 while train was running. 



Drumheller, Alb.: Handled over 300 people, 

 who were very interested. 



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And so the record continues. 



Next season, the Forestry Association will en- 

 deavor to improve its Forestry Car by more elab- 

 orate construction of models and a more diver- 

 sified arrangement of forest products. In fact, 

 we hope to have two cars in operation, east and 

 west. The Association's handicap in this im- 

 portant enterprise is purely one of finance, the 

 present Forestry Coach, even with its limita- 

 tions, having been outfitted and sent forth on its 

 mission only with considerable difficulty as re- 

 gards the provision of funds. 



FROM WINNIPEG. 



"I trust that the efforts of the Forestry As- 

 sociation may bear fruit. Few can realize the 

 extent of the loss already sustained by this 

 country in this matter, and it will take constant 

 and untiring work to impress on those in author- 

 ity and the public at large, whom they repre- 

 sent, the urgent need of a constructive policy." 

 G. B. McCoLL, 

 Land Sun^eyoT and Engineer. 



PREMIER DRURY ON FORESTRY. 



From Toronto Star report of an address by 

 by Premier Drury before the Canadian Club at 

 Toronto: 



"A progressive forestry policy is to he in- 

 augurated by the new Government with a 

 modern scheme of reforestation. New Ontario 

 must be wisely developed." he said. "In the 

 past our treatment of forest resources has been 

 criminal," declared the Premier. 



