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A Matter oj Jobs 



All forest fires are job-killers. 



We Canadians let loose about 7,000 incipient forest fires every spring, 

 summer and fall — 7,000 volunter job-killers. It isn't the trees that matter,, 

 but the JOBS that are tied to trees. 



Undermine the Canadian Forest with Fire, and you automatically destroy 

 a gigantic paper and pulp and lumber business with 425 million dollars and 

 an army-corps of workmen depending on the forest's safety. 



'"What's my part in this?" 



Just a simple thing or two : 



Next time you are in the woods, build your camp lire in a safe spot ; build 

 it small ; then put it out. . Put it Dead Out. 



Watch every atom of fire — matches and cigarettes especially — as you 

 would in a gunpowder factory. 



Nearly all terrible forest fires began inside a square inch. 



CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



Tlu' alxivc represents mu' oi" a scries of forest ])rotection talks which a])- 

 ],c;ir (111 the nieiin cards in all the dining cars of the Canadian Pacific and 

 Canaiiian National railway systems. Cards bearing the "sermonette"are cli])- 

 ped l(. the menus and are frequently replaced by new text and illustrations. 

 The C.inadian P'orestry Association values highly this substantial favor on 

 the part oi the two great systems. Mr. W. A. Cooper is Manager of the 

 Sleeping and Dining Car Department of the C.P.R., and Mr. Walter Pratt is 

 the responsible officer of the Canadian National system. 



FORESTS OF WEST AFRICA CONTAIN 500 SPECIES 



There are. on the west coast of 

 Africa, from Lil)eria to the Congo, to 

 a (le])th of from 50 to 300 kilometers, 

 forests second only to those of the 

 United States and perhaps Brazil, 

 which are destined to supply Kuropj 

 for a long period. Several firms fami- 

 liar with the qualities of the timber. 

 ha\ e in former years made attempts 

 to market and introduce these woods. 

 It was not until after the quality and 

 comparative cheapness ot these 

 species were recognized that this 

 trade commenced to grow^ assisted l)y 

 the inq)ro\emcnt in woodworking- 

 tools and machinery. 



just l)efore the war Hamburg was 

 the most inqxirtant market for West 

 African tinil)er. J. F. Mueller & Son. 

 Hamburg brokers, took part in the 

 de\elo])ment of this industry. The 

 trade increased in a few years and be- 

 came an economic factor. It is esti- 

 mated that about 500 different species 

 (M' wood grow in the West African 



timber belt, but only an insignificant 

 ])ortion has so far f()imd its way to 

 market. 



Much of this region is not yet suf- 

 ficiently accessible and has not been 

 investigated, and the diffictilties of 

 cutting and transporting the timber 

 to the coast are many. In some re- 

 gions the logs are cut and squared 

 before they are brought out. I>ogs 

 arc rolled by native labor to the wa- 

 terways. In the rainy season sudden 

 rises in the watercourses are taken 

 advantage of t(^ raft the timber to the 

 coast. In the rainy season workmen 

 watch (lav and night for the o])por- 

 tune time to raft the logs down 

 stream, for if an op];ortnnity is allow- 

 ed to ])ass. the logs sometimes lay 

 over f(^r a whole season. 



In 1913, 115,000 tons of okume and 

 30,000 tons of mahogany were im- 

 ported into Germany. The war 

 brought a complete stop to this en- 

 terprise. 



