g i/</.i.Y rnni-:*rnY ASSOCIATION 



Canada, and the securing of suitable material for a monthly publication on this 

 subject would be a task of considerable difficulty, so that if any change is made it 

 hardly be possible to attempt more than a quarterly issue at the beginning. 

 Thr in:. \-->ciation for consideration and decision. 



!< FROM FIRES AM) RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. 



The unusually extended period of dry weather during the early part of the past 

 summer caused a great deal of anxiety on account of the danger from forest 

 fine. Fires were numerous and in places resulted in considerable loss not only to 

 timber, but to the homes and property of settlers, and in some cases even villages 

 w*re destroyed. The smoke invaded the cities and interfered seriously with naviga- 

 tion. All parts of the Dominion suffered to a greater or less extent The excep- 

 tionally early beginning and duration of the drought made this result almost in- 

 iiii'lrr piv-rnt conditions, and emphasizes yet again the necessity for con- 

 tinued care and vigilance on the part of the public and officials. It may be stated, 

 however, without fear of serious contradiction, that the fact that the loss during this 

 trying time was not much greater may be fairly attributed to the work of the fire 

 ranging staff, the effectiveness of which has been clearly demonstrated in spite of 

 the fact that the numbers employed are quite inadequate for the large o.reas to be 

 protected. 



The proposed construction of a transcontinental railway through the forested 

 districts of the northern part of Canada and the projection of other lines, brings 

 into prominence the possibilities of danger to the forests consequent on the construc- 

 tion and operation of such lines.' The establishment of a railway line through tim- 

 bered land has usually resulted in disastrous consequences to the forest, largely owing 

 to want of care on the part of the contractors and others in charge of the work of 

 construction, as well as to lack of sufficient supervision by the companies operating 

 the roads for the protection of this valuable national asset. This, therefore, seems 

 an opportune time for the association to consider the question of the relation of the 

 ways to the forest, and to give an expression of its views in such way as to in- 

 pee t* 18 authorities, both governmental and railway, to take sucn action as may 

 prevent the development and extension of the Canadian railway system which is 

 now taking place from becoming an agent in hastening needlessly the destruction of 

 what is one of the largest sources of revenue of the provinces and the basis of one of 

 the greatest industries of the Dominion. 



ADVANCES IN FORESTRY LEGISLATION. 



, ?* m ! i T >rt !?*. advanoe8 in forestr y legislation during the past year in On- 

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tL n V lt^ addlt , 10 u t0 * e Tema ^ mi re <* ot a tract of 3,700 square miles 

 rth and west of the reserve as formerly established, making a total area of 



LT^ 68 '- 01 ' 3 ' 774 ' 00 aCreS ' ^ the Creati n Of a -W reservation " be 

 as the M,ssissaga reserve to the north of Lake Huron, comprising an area 



price reached the sum of $50 per acre Th- T acre '.j hlle * one s P<*ial case the 

 ing value of timber lands a movement w^ L ' *"*?"? f the rapidly increas ' 



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ns a movement w ' 



nd is a strong justification f^ru^ *U f * f^ 6 " 1 throu * hout *e Dominion, 

 in* this vduable asset^f t?e natio? g Utm 8t ****** and vigilance Ptect- 



