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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



CANADIAN DEPARTMENT 



EUwood Wilson. 



TREVES have figured largely in religion, in 

 mythology, in social and economic life, in 

 - : art indeed there is no form of human ef- 

 f<jrt that has not been touched with the benign 

 influence of trees. 



'In- this volume has been assembled an extra-^ 

 ordinary body of facts about trees ; a practical . 

 book for its exposition o'f their uses, ahaa'fas-'" 

 cinating book for its continual revelation of their 

 beauty and romance. Illustrated vpith beautiful 

 picture&iiLhijtoric and characteristic trees. 



From a lifetime study and experience that 

 involved travels in all parts of the world, the 

 author has gathered a vast bo^ .of interesting 

 and useful information abou\^ Mpcs. Through- 

 out the aim has been not mer^ to provide a 

 manual, but a book that will presiCntjlie romance 

 of its subject along with detailetP^a^d. valuable 

 information. 4' ; 



Beautifully illustrated from ui^ii^al photo- 

 graphs. Edition limited to 1,000 'numbered ' 

 copies. 



Limited edition. Illuatrmted Net, $10.00 

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The usual annual meetings of The Cana- 

 dian Pulp and Paper Association, and its 

 various sections, and the various Associa- 

 tions federated in the Quebec Forest Pro- 

 tective Association were held in Montreal 

 during the week of January 23rd. While 

 not a great deal was done at these meetings 

 the subjects discussed and the action taken 

 was probably the most important in many 

 years. The general meeting of the Pulp 

 and Paper Association voted the money 

 necessary to finish the textbooks of pulp 

 and paper making, to study a system of 

 actmitting apprentices to the mills for 

 training and appointed two men to meet 

 with a like number from the Quebec Limit 

 Holders Association and arrange with the 

 Minister of Lands and Forests of Quebec 

 for an advisory committee to meet with 

 him at stated times during the year for 

 the discussion of any proposed legislation 

 or change in the po'.icy or regulations of 

 his department. This is bringing Quebec 

 into line with New Brunswick and British 

 Columbia, both of which Provinces have 

 derived great benefit from such co-opera- 

 tion between the Government and the wood 

 using industries. - It is e-x.oected that On- 

 tario will soon announce the formation of 

 such a committee for that Province. 



At the meetings of the Woodlands Sec- 

 tibfl, it was decided to ask the executive 

 council for a secretary who would also be 

 a trained mechanical engineer and who 

 wpuld investigate new or improved logging 

 methcfds. visit regions where such are be- 

 ing carried out, report on their feasibility 

 and success, their costs and adaptability 

 3^ Canadian conditions and distribute such 

 SftTcrmation to the companies represented 

 in the section. He would also act in an 

 -advisory capacity to the various logging 

 departments of the companies. Such in- 

 formation would be most practical and 

 valuable^ and would help to standardize 

 operations and also woods cost-accounting. 

 It was also decided to appoint a new com- 

 mittee to continue the study of a scheme 

 for a ranger-school for the pulp and paper 

 industry where men could receive training 

 for subordinate woods positions. It was 

 decided also to co-operate as closely as 

 possible with the Woodlands Section of the 

 American Pulp and Paper Association. 

 Messrs. Power and McLaughlin read 

 papers on lumbering problems, and Mr. 

 G. C. Piche read a paper and his observa- 

 tions made during a trip to Sweden last 

 summer, when he accompanied Mr. Edward 

 Beck, secretary of the Canadian Pulp and 

 Paper Association. 



A very interesting paper was read at the 

 meeting of the Technical Section on the 



use of jack pine in the manufacture of 

 sulphite pulp. There are quite large areas 

 of this species in Quebec and Ontario and 

 these are increasing as a consequence of 

 forest fires. Heretofore this wood has 

 been used only for lumber, ties and sulfate 

 pulp and it was thought unsuitable for 

 sulfite. Mr. Neilson's experiments, how- 

 ever, show that it is perfectly feasible 

 and economically possible to use it in the 

 manufacture of newsprint, and as it occurs 

 alongside of stands of spruce and fir, it 

 will somewhat cheapen logging operations 

 to bring all of the different species out in 

 one logging operation and will also in- 

 crease the amount of wood suitable for the 

 manufacture of newsprint. In the past 

 the paper makers have often blamed many 

 of their troubles on this species, but Mr. 

 Neilson shows that many of these troubles 

 occur when it is not being used at all. 



At the annual meeting of the Quebec 

 Forest Protective Association papers were 

 read on the ravages of the spruce budworra 

 which is said to have caused a loss of at 

 least 50,000,000 cords of pu'.p-wood in the 

 Province of Quebec. On the use of air- 

 craft in forest surveys and on the forest 

 fire record of the past season. It was 

 shown that the railroads had caused far 

 less damage than in any previous year. 

 Mr. Kingsland, manager of Eastern Lines 

 for the Canadian National Railways, made 

 the statement that he would do all in his 

 power to prevent the lines under his di- 

 rection from setting forest fires. 



The Quebec Government is introducing 

 additional fire legislation at the present 

 session, which should help in fire protec- 

 tion. The most important item is a re- 

 quirement that all persons entering upon 

 Crown lands under license must secure a 

 permit from the local fire-ranger. This 

 will be issued without cost and will entail 

 as little trouble as possible. The idea is 

 to have a check on people traveling in the 

 woods and if they know that the fire 

 ranger is aware of their presence it is only 

 logical to expect that they will be more 

 careful as fires can be traced to them. 

 There is, unfortunately, a strong probabil- 

 ity that this clause will not pass. Another 

 section provides for the establishment of 

 a Government fire-ranger in each parish 

 or municipality near a forested area, who 

 will issue permits for slash burning or to 

 those who wish to enter the woods, and 

 will have charge of fire-fighting operations. 

 It is also proposed that anyone building or 

 clearing new public roads shall clear up all 

 debris on either side for a distance of lOO 

 feet and burn it in the right of way. That 

 fire fighters shall have the right to enter 

 on or cross over all lands in the discharge 

 of their duties. Legislation will also be 



