of the basic principles of forest management and work- 

 ing plans from now on. Statistics showing the total 

 stand of timber in the U. S. as compared with the 

 total annual consumption will no longer be accepted 

 as justifying short-sighted management leading to the 

 exhaustion of timber in specific localities. It is hoped 

 that such progress can be made in this district in the 

 near future that we may be able to lock the barn door 

 before the disappearance of the horse. 



THE ROYAL NORTHWEST 

 MOUNTED POLICE 



By F. K. Herchmer, District Inspector of Forest Reserves for Manitoba. 



IN the year 1870 the Dominion Government came to 

 an arrangement with the Hudson's Bay Company, 

 or, as they are known under the Charter granted to the 

 Founder, Prince Rupert, in 1670, "The Gentlemen and 

 Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hud- 

 son's Bay", whereby the Government acquired their 

 rights and assumed control of that immense territory 

 over which the charter had given them practically su- 

 preme control. 



When the transfer was completed the Dominion 

 Government realizing that some responsible body must 

 be created to maintain law and order, as the Hudson's 

 Bay Company had done in the past, decided that a 

 mounted force of a semi-military nature would best 

 meet the requirements. In September, 1873, arrange- 

 ments were completed for the creation of the North- 



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