evidently made a poor choice in the matter of nesting 

 site. But the nest was in a closely cropped pasture, 

 where the wild mice could build their winter nests 

 nowhere else, but in the moss and grass of a swamp. 



Our Pulpwood Supply 



Mention our failing pulpwood supply to the man on 

 the street and nine out of ten will reply: "Oh, well, 

 what's the difference? We can get all we want from 

 Canada." 



In this connection the plea of Mr. Clyde Leavitt, 

 Forestry Executive for the Conservation Commission 

 of Canada is somewhat enlightening. 



"While there will inevitably be a large development 

 of the pulp and paper industry in the Rocky Moun- 

 tain states and a great increase of existing develop- 

 ments in the Pacific Northwest, including particularly 

 Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, pulpwood 

 supplies in Eastern Canada and the eastern states will 

 always have the material advantage of higher value, 

 owing to the proximity to the great centers of popu- 

 lation, with consequent saving in freight rates upon 

 the manufactured products. 



"Authorities in Canada are already becoming alarm- 

 ed at the increasing difficulty of securing, in the 

 eastern provinces, adequate supplies of pulpwood 

 readily accessible to existing developments. Already, 

 in too many cases, pulpwood placed in the water for 

 driving does not reach the mill until the second year 

 after cutting. This adds to the cost of transportation 

 and to loss by sinkage en route, and is inevitably re- 



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