FOREST POLICY. 



long lengths of logs are held out. Railroading is gradually su- 

 perceding river driving. 



Leather industry: 31 firms produce $2,451,000 worth of 

 leather and consume 40.600 cords of hemlock bark, worth $229,- 

 ooo; 4,000 cords of oak bark, worth $28,000; 1,080 bales of gam- 

 bier, worth $7.370; 200 barrels of extract, worth $2,740; 125 tons 

 of sumac, worth $7,675; chemicals, worth $5.615. 



Paper and pulp industry: 35 mills produce in the census 

 year $13,200,000 worth of material and consume: home-grown 

 spruce, 265,000 cords, worth $1,325.000; Canadian spruce, 20,600 

 cords, worth $170,000; home-grown poplar, 49,000 cords, worth 

 $199,000; Canadian poplar, 500 cords, worth $1,700; other pulp- 

 wood, 6.500 cords, worth $21.700. 



6. Forestry movement: Public sentiment is aware of the 

 inter-dependence between the State's prosperity and the safety 

 of the forest; hence forest fires are not allowed to roam at ran- 

 dom. The memory of famous fires, like the Miramichi fire of 

 1825, has helped to mould public opinion. The fire warden sys- 

 tem, however, is still inadequate. 



The public are interested in developing the resort charac- 

 ter of the woods. Pine offspring in farming sections is carefully 

 husbanded. 



Good reports by Chas. E. Oak and Austin Cary in 1894 and 

 1896; by E. E. Ring in 1902. 



7. Laws: The State Land Agent (now E. E. Ring) acts 

 as Forest Commissioner, since 1891. His duties are: 



(1) Forestry education, through public schools. 



(2) Preparation of circulars relative to care of woodlands, 

 to be furnished upon application to any citizen of the State. 



(3) Distribution of fire reports (blank forms) amongst fire 

 wardens. 



(4) Posting fire law notices. 



(5) Collecting forest, lumber and fire statistics. 



(6) Prevention, control and extinguishment of forest fires 

 in unorganized townships. 



Guides are licensed and charged with protection of the forest. 



Fire-wardens are 



(a) In unorganized townships appointed by the forest com- 

 missioner (since 1903), paid by the State at the rate of $2 per day. 

 Helpers summoned by the warden are paid I5c. per hour. An 



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