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Canadian Uoresiry Magazine, October, ig20. 



British Columbia Will Maintain 

 Its Forests 



By Hon. T. D. Patlullo, Minister of Lands 



How much mercliantablc timber have 

 v/e? This question is being asked 



today the world over. While I write, an 

 Imperial Forestry Conference in Lon- 

 don, England, is trying to fmd the ans- 

 wer, so far as the British Empire is con- 

 cerned. 



To the south of us, State Foresters 

 snd timber experts are seeking to pro- 

 vide Congress with an answer to the 

 same question, as well as answers to 

 further questions arising out of the lead- 

 ing query. 



There has been considerable contro- 

 versy in the various trade journals both 

 as to stands of timber and the best 

 methods of handling them economically. 



One expert makes an estimate, and an- 

 other immediately produces widely dif- 

 ferent figures. That the experts dififer 

 is not the important point — that they are 

 both making a genuine effort to arrive 

 at a fair estimate is the vital fact. 



One of the good results of the war is 

 that a general stock-taking of natural 

 resources is going on, and it has been 

 found that this is particularly necessary 

 in regard to timber. After four years of 

 destruction, during wdiich ordinary work 

 \\'a5 at a standstill, the world is hungry 

 for timber and its products. How long 

 will our visible supply of raw material 

 last? Frankly, we do not know. For- 

 tunately, we are trying to find out. 



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