Illustrated Canadian Forestry Magazi)ie. December. ip20 



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Aeroplanes Feature in Quebec's Policy 



At a recent conference of foresters 

 from Eastern Canada and the United 

 States, held at Grand Mere. Mr. G. C. 

 Piche, Chief of the Forest Service for 

 the Province of Quebec, outUned the 

 forestry policy of the new Prime ^lini- 

 ster, Hon. L. A. Taschereau. Mr. Piche 

 dwelt principally upon the monetary 

 value of the wood-using industries to 

 the province, especially referring to the 

 pulp and paper industries. Mr. Piche 

 pointed out that the provincial govern- 

 ment was determined to prevent the 

 timber resources of th-^ province from 

 being wasted or over-exploited and to 

 take full advantage of the opportunities 

 now presented for turning the forest re- 

 sources into actual wealth. It was also 

 stated by Mr. Piche that Forest Posts 

 would shortly be established at Hamil- 

 ton Bay, Ungava Bay and James Bay. 

 from which foresters will go out and 

 make inventories of the forest resources 

 of the province. These posts will be 

 connected by wireless telegraph, and 

 will have the assistance of aeroplanes, 

 which will be used to make photographic 

 surveys. The forest industry holds the 

 second place in the Province of Quebec 

 from the standpoint of value and pro- 

 ducts. Tt is now generally recognizetl 

 that the forest industries of the pro- 

 vince are entering uijon the most pro- 

 sperous period of their history. The 

 next few years should witness a remark- 

 able growth in these industries with at- 

 tendant increase in the general prosper- 

 itv of the Province. 



Death of A. S. Goodeve. 



A most valuable friend of the forest 

 conservali(^n movement was lost in the 

 death of Mr. A. S. Coodeve. a member 

 of the Board of Railway Commissioner-; 

 and Director of the Canadian b'orestry 

 Association. Mr. ("loodeve's interest in 

 the Forestry Movenieni \\;i- rein I dried 

 by his membership some \e;irs iil^o in the 

 British Columbia l^'reslr) Cdinmission, 

 which conducted an in(|nir\ into the 

 forest resom-ces of British I'olumbia and 

 drew up an authoritali\e report o\\ which 



the reorganization of the Provincial 

 Forest Service was based. 



A regular attendant at the meetings of 

 the Directors of the Canadian Forestry 

 Association, Mr. doodeve's counsel was 

 of the utmost advantage and his enthus- 

 iasm for educational propaganda was a 

 great stimulus to the Association's execu- 

 tive stafif. 



He w^as an astute judge of men and 

 afifairs and maintained in his official and 

 personal relations a cordial and sympa- 

 thetic manner. 



Mr. Goodeve's record of service to the 

 cause of forestry was particularly em- 

 phasized in his work as a railway com- 

 missioner. The work of railway fire pre- 

 vention came directly under his charge 

 and gained greatly through his deep con- 

 viction that the guarding of the timber 

 resources from all fonns of destruction 

 was an obligation of primary importance. 



The Directors and Officers of the Can- 

 adian Forestry Association were repre- 

 sented at the funeral and a wreath of 

 flowers was sent as an expression of the 

 profound regret of his association col- 

 leagues. 



Our iif the (ouiiii.itioii> of tlir Hritisli Govrrnmrnt's 

 .TlTi)rcstatioii proKtnmme in the I'nited Kingdom: 

 the Kingswood Nursvry M Hunkcld. Scotland. The 

 Hriti.-;h Forestry I'omniission's nurseries are emel- 

 Ifiitly planned ami in.innged. 



