(Hanabtan iFor^fitr^ JournaL 



Vol. I. 



January, 1905. No. 1.- 



THE CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



By the Editor. 



The Canadian Forestr>' Association presents to its members 

 .nd the pubHc the first number of the Canadian Forestry. Jour- 

 naf .vh.ch wm be devoted to the mterests of the Association 

 and the advancement of the forestry movement generally. It 

 has been felt for some time that a distinctive medium represent- 

 fna theVssociation was imperatively reqmred if it was to bring 

 its obiects and work to the attention of the public m an ade- 

 auate manner, and enUst popular sympathy and support. In 

 Pursuance of ihis object a decision was reached at the annual 

 SnS that such a pubhcation should be undertaken, and m 

 Slfilment of that resolution the publishing committee now sub- 

 mit the first number. • r^-u \e.^ 

 \s this marks an important step m the historv of the Asso- 

 ciation it may be well to take the opportumty of presenting a 

 Wf sketch of its development and the purposes of its organiza- 

 tion The project for the formation of the Canadian Forestry 

 Association was imtiated by Mr. E. Stewart, Dominion Super- 

 ^tendent of Forestry, who called a meeting of a number of per- 

 ils mterested in the subject at his office, on the 15th February. 

 1 ono At that meeting it was decided to form such an Associa- 

 ion an^ on th'sth March following the first annual meeting 

 ™'heki in the Citv of Ottawa, at which the Canadian Forestry 

 Issociation was dulv orgam.ed, with the following staff of offi- 

 cers -Honorary President, His Excellency the Governor-Gen- 

 elaV President,^ Hon. Sir Henri Joly de Lotbimere; ^^^ce-Presl- 

 dent Wm Little; Secretary. E. Stewart; Assistant Secretary and 

 TreaLureT' R. H. Campbell ; Board of Directors. Hiram Robinson. 

 Tho? Touthworth, Professor John Macoun. Dr. \^m. Saundes.r 

 Hon G. W. Allan, E. W. Rathbun. 



The considerations that determined the promoters of the 

 movement to take such a step deserve recapitulation. 



