ganization that they have built up for fighting the fires which 

 do start. His paper was full of valuable suggestions which 

 may well be put into practice both in Canada and Minnesota. 

 It should point the way toward a more fire-free forest in both 

 places for that is largely a matter of education. 



Passing Resolutions Not Enough. 



Another paper which seemed to appeal largely to those 

 present was that read by Mr. V. C. Brown of the Commercial 

 Bank of Winnipeg. He offered a few practical suggestions 

 for pushing through some of the plans originated by the as- 

 sociation. His paper was an appeal from the present course 

 of passing resolutions in conventions and then allowing those 

 resolutions to be quietly pigeon-holed and heard of no more. 

 His plan was to have a legislative committee of practical 

 men who would devote their time to bringing the plans be- 

 fore the parliament and forcing them through. 



Entertainment Features Provided. 



The program of the convention included a very pleasant 

 luncheon given to the association delegates at the city park 

 by the citizens of Winnipeg and an excursion to the new agri- 

 cultural school for which the province of Manitoba has re- 

 cently appropriated three millions of dollars at one crack. 

 What would the rich state of Minnesota think of that? 



Are Conventions Necessary? 



While this convention must be considered a great success 

 from the point of view of the association officials, it forcibly 

 impresses upon us the futility of these conventions as such. 

 Many men prominent in the forestry work of the dominion 

 were brought together who incidentally had a number of small 

 group meetings which may result in something worth while, 

 but what was accomplished by the convention as a whole? 

 When the aggregate expenses are figured they will be found 

 to run into thousands of dollars and the gross results are a 

 few general resolutions good enough in themselves, which 

 will probably be filed in some parliamentary desk and never 

 get action of any kind. 



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