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Canadian I'orestry Journal, /If^ril, iq20. 



dwellers in all uarts of Canada. 



The subject matter has been treat- 

 ed in two sectiotis. Part I deals with 

 the forests, ihcir economic and 

 aesthetic values, devastation and pre- 

 servation, and includes several chap- 

 ters on tree growing which can be 

 read with profit by those desiring to 

 grow trees under prairie conditions. 

 Part II is comprised of short notes 

 on many of the tree species native to 

 the ])rairie provinces and British 

 Columbia, including a brief descrip- 

 tion of a few exotic trees. 



The book is well illustrated with 

 72 photographs, diagrams and draw- 

 ings. 



"SATURDAY NIGHT'S" VIEW. 



"Four hundred miles of telephone 

 lines are to be laid through the 

 forests of the upper Ottawa district 

 as part of the scheme of the Ottawa 

 River Forest Protective Association 

 for the prevention of forest fires. The 

 decision to proceed with the construc- 

 tion of 200 miles of thes- lines at once 

 was reached at the annual meeting of 

 that organization, which concluded 

 here recently. 



"Arthur H. Graham, Chief Fire In- 

 spector, in the course of his report, 

 stated that last session was one of 

 the worst for forest fires in many 



years. lie said that 20,000 acres, or 

 31 sf|uarc miles, of valuable forest 

 was 1)urn((l by unextinguished lunch 

 fires, careless smoking by campers, 

 travellers and berry-pickers, slash 

 liurning witliout fire rangers' permit." 



Four hundred miles of telephone 

 wire to send messages telling us what 

 fools we are. 



'I'liirty-nne miles of timber making 

 a bonfire in one year to show what 

 fools we are. 



F^•erything we do seems to be — 

 put out fires — why not prevent them? 



The forests of Ontario should have 

 a close season on two things from 

 now to eternity. Cigarettes and strike 

 anywhere matches. The danger from 

 pipes and safety matches is infinitesi- 

 mal, comparatively speaking. Then 

 punish everyone who leaves a camp- 

 er's fire burning, whether damage en- 

 sues or not. It is not laws we want. 

 We want enforcement of such laws ; 

 certainty of punishment even though 

 it be mild is a great deterrent. Drastic 

 statutes with lax enforcement breed 

 contempt for all law% and are worse 

 than no laws at all. 



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When Canadian forests were in their pristine glory and when 

 the canoe was the chief means of wilderness transportation, 

 THE LAKEFIELD CANOE was being made and sold. We 

 build Canoes and Boats for every known purpose and have several 

 models with different sizes in each for every possible requirement. 



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