THE Canadian Forestry Association held its annual con- 

 vention at Winnipeg July 7, 8 and 9. The meeting 

 was well attended and the 20 odd papers read covered 

 a wide range. There were delegates present from most of 

 the provinces, representatives of the dominion forest service, 

 the provincial service, the Canadian Pacific railroad and the 

 lumbermen. There was also a good sized delegation from the 

 states, especially Minnesota, whose problems are somewhat 

 the same as parts of Canada. 



Railroads Becoming Interested. 



Among the most resourceful of the papers was that of Mr. 

 J. S. Dennis, assistant to the president of the Canadian Pa- 

 cific who explained the interest of the railroads in the for- 

 ests. The paper showed that 'the railroads are beginning to 

 realize the importance of the forests in many phases of their 

 work, directly as ties and other building material and indi- 

 rectly as potential freight and a supporter of other extensive 

 industries. It is something that the railroads, usually so keen 

 and far-sighted, have been very slow to see. Every thousand 

 feet of timber burned in the woods means almost as great a 

 loss to the railroads as to the owner, sometimes more. They 

 should be the strongest supporters of forest protection and 

 first forest perpetuation. 



Publicity Work Explained. 



Mr. E. L. Allen, forester of the Western Forestry and Con- 

 servation Association of Portland, Ore., gave a very good 

 account of the growth and work of his association. He ex- 

 plained their splendid publicity schemes for educating the 

 public to the proper attitude towards forest fires that has so 

 generally reduced the number of fires, and the efficient or- 



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