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Mr. STEWART. I just want to congratulate the members of the Canadian Forestry 

 Association who advocated our coming to Toronto. I think the success of this meet- 

 ing shows the wisdom of coming here to-day. We have entirely different men here 

 from what we had at Ottawa, and that is the result of moving from one part to another* 

 In past meetings we have been favoured, I think, with very eminent foresters from 

 the United States. Dr. Fernow has been with us, and also Dr. Schenk, and others, 

 unfortunately they have not been able to come to-day. But fortunately we have a 

 gentleman here whom many of you will know from his writings, and who is now a 

 professor in the University of Michigan. He has been kind enough to come here 

 to-day. He is experienced in forestry in Germany, as well as in the United States. 

 Mr. President, I just wish to call your attention to the fact that Professor Filibert 

 Roth is here, and I have no doubt you will give him an opportunity to address the 

 meeting. 



The CHAIRMAN. It gives me great pleasure to call upon Professor Eoth, of the 

 University of Michigan, and before he takes his stand, I would just like to say 1 that 

 here is a sample of pine growth that I gave to Mr. Southworth last year. The piece 

 of pine I got myself, I have retained one piece and gave the other to Mr. Southworth. 

 The rings on this piece show the age of the tree to have been 37 years, and the timber 

 is 22 inches in diameter. 



Mr. LITTLE. How high was the growth taken? 



The CHAIRMAN. I cannot answer you that. 



Mr. BERTRAM. Where did it grow, Mr. President? 



The CHAIRMAN. It grew on the Ottawa river, opposite Jocko river, on the Quebec 

 side. 



Mr. BERTRAM. It was not in any Crown territory? 



The CHAIRMAN. It was grown on the bank of the river, and I think the country 

 had been burnt over a few years ago. It now gives me pleasure to call upon Pro- 

 fessor Roth. 



Professor ROTH. Mr. President, members of the association, gentlemen. It 

 certainly gives me great pleasure to be here with you to-day. It is not only a pleasure, 

 it is fairly an inspiration to be with you. I do not exaggerate, and I say it not 

 to flatter you, but I doubt if I have attended any forestry .meeting in the United 

 States that has come up, in the practicalness of the discussions, or in the enthusiasm 

 or general depth of thought and feeling to this meeting here to-day. I fear that by 

 taking up your time in this way I am interrupting the good work that is going on. 

 I think the papers are of such an important nature and that there have been subjects 

 puf before you of an importance that very few people in the world can realize, and I 

 fear that I am cutting short the discussion and the consequent good that should 

 follow these discussions. I do not wish to. interrupt, therefore, and will merely say a 

 few words concerning our work in the States, believing that perhaps some of the 

 things I shall mention reflect on affairs here in Canada and may thus prove perhaps 

 helpful in these valuable and important discussions. You all know that we are moving. 



