Canadian Forestry Journal, February, 1920 



of the various sections of the British Empire. 

 This was designed to aid all foresters in public 

 administrative positions and to inaugurate some 

 method of permanent Inter-communication be- 

 tween them. It was thought also that a logical 

 development of such conferences would be the 

 stimulation of inter-Imperial trade In forest pro- 

 ducts. Thus, it was suggested, there might 

 come about a clearing-house of information on 

 trade opportunities in timber and Its manufac- 

 tures that would prove of great advantage to 

 Canada. The scheme was eagerly taken up by 

 Scottish and English forestry authorities and 

 gained the endorsallon of the British Govern- 

 ment's new Forestry Commission. Recently the 

 Chairman of the Commission was authorized to 

 call an Empire Forestry Conference for July, 

 1920, to take place at the same time as the 

 Empire Timber Exhibit in London. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



The development of membership in the Cana- 

 dian Forestry Association requires constant pro- 

 motion work through every day of the year. 

 There is pr.^.ctically no unsolicited accretion of 

 strength and this is in keeping with the exper- 

 ience of nearly all other associations. The 

 securing of members requires a very large 

 volume of correspondence, quantities of special 

 literature, and the use of local solicitors. The 

 results for 1919 amounted to 3,000 new mem- 

 bers, representing 37|/2 per cent increase in the 

 one year, and 333 per cent increase since the 

 commencement of the war period. We have 

 now a healthy membership strength of 10,000 

 scattered over the entire Dominion. We have 

 also members in India, Ceylon, Russia, Sweden, 

 Denmark, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, 

 France, Spain, 250 in the United States, and a 

 substantial body in the British Isles. 



THE NEW MEMBER.SHIP FEE. 



In the correspondence of new members, abun- 

 dant evidence Is given that the responsibility 

 of the state in administrating the forest re- 

 sources has taken a strong hold upon popular 

 thought. The Association has gained new ad- 

 herents mainly by emphasizing the economic 

 soundness of its policies, its detachment from all 

 government and commercial bodies and the con- 

 sistency of its objects with public welfare. We 

 look forward to an even larger addition to the 

 membership in 1920. It was decided by an 

 almost unanimous vole of the Directors to estab- 

 lish an annual charge of one dollar for subscrip- 

 tion to the Journal, in addition to the dollar 

 membership fee. This is necessary in order to 

 secure from the body of members not only the 



cost of printing the Forestry Journal, but a sup- 

 plementary revenue for the general educational 

 work of the Association. 



The Canadian Forestry Journal, our official 

 monthly, has proved a great factor in holding 

 old members and gaining new ones. It has ren- 

 dered an educational service to which many of 

 our members bear a hearty tribute. Month by 

 month, through text and illustration, the Jour- 

 nal spreads into all parts of Canada the As- 

 sociation's creed In forest protection and admin- 

 istration. We have made a special point of 

 building up public interest in the economic 

 magnitude of the wood-using industries of Can- 

 ada and the need for the fullest public co-opera- 

 tion in maintaining their raw materials of 

 standing timber. 



The Forestry Journal hitherto has been pre- 

 vented from developing its advertising patron- 

 age through lack of circulation. Having suc- 

 cessfully passed the 10,000 mark, the Journal 

 takes on new rank as an advertising medium, 

 according to Canadian advertising experts con- 

 sulted. We expect thereby to cut down the cost 

 of the Journal's publication in 1920. The Sec- 

 retary managed in December last to reduce the 

 printing cost for 1920 by $800 over 1919, and 

 by $1,300 over the best other tender we could 

 obtain. 



As to the collection of special subscriptions, 

 the record for 1919 suggests how steadily the 

 Association's educational work is gaining in 

 favor of observant individuals and companies. 



SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS IN 1919. 



Laurentide Co. $400 



Laurcntian Forest Protective Association 100 



Southern St. Lawrence Protective Association 100 



H. N. Haberer 100 



A. H. Campbell 50 



Wayagamack Co. _ ^J 



W. C. Edwards & Co 100 



River Quelle Pulp and Paper Co 100 



Riordon Pulp and F-*aper Co .:.- 300 



W. H. Johnson HX1 



Si)anish River Pulp and Paper Mills 200 



Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co 200 



J. R. Booth 200 



H. H. Hettler 50 



J. K. McDonald _- 25 



Brown Corporation 200 



N. B. Railway Co _ 100 



Colonial Lumber Co. 50 



James MeLaren Co. 200 



Bale Si. Paul Lumber Co 50 



Shevlin-Clarke Co. 200 



H. A. Calvin 50 



Bathurst Lumber Co. 200 



Pembroke Lumber Co . 50 



