Notes. ^' 



injuries annually inflicted on the wooden wealth of Canada bj 

 reckless tree feliing, and the still more reckless startmg of fore t 

 fires whether by sportsmen or settlers. Even m the latter par- 

 to lar our journal may, by assisting in arousing pubhc op.n.on 

 be the means of saving millions of dollars to the country ,n a 

 single year." 



Tbe Lumberman has lived to see and assist in the formation ot 

 a better public sentiment on this question, and great improvemen 

 in the methods of administration. The Lumberman has shown 

 teeU p^ogresive and broad-spirited and that it has the support 

 g nera' V of those interested in forestry and the lumber mdustry 

 fs Iwn in the assistance given by those who prepared the ™ny 

 able articles that appear in the special issue. The Canadian 

 Forest: Association's indebted to The Lumberman or suppor 

 nnd interest in the forestry movement and may well offer all 

 goodtlhes for continued prosperi,- -^n-l e.„andmg usefulness. 



" Canada first." is the name of a new magazine representing 

 the Canadian Preference League, which began publication with 

 the pre ent vear. The objects of the League are to give practical 

 preference to Canadian goods and Canadian institutions to foste 

 the growth of Canadian sentiment, and to educate Pf- "P'" ° 

 „ thl direction in every legitimate way. Naturally the Canad 

 , forest is a subject of premier interest to a '^^g^^Te ™ "clda 

 obiects and it is considered in a well-written article on Canada » 

 Forc-st Wealth.'- The subject is dealt with in a sane and discnm- 

 fnatit manner, and in this and other respects the magazine i 

 a credit to and should be of great assistance in the a.lvancement 

 of the objects of the league. 



Following is an extract from an article on ' _Tho Clinta.e of 

 Alanitoba and the Northwest Territories," by R. F. Stupart. 

 ector of the Dominion Meteorlogical Survey :— 



"In Manitoba the rainfall is greater than in any portion of 

 the Northwest Territories. The normal annual precipitation tor 



Province is approximately 22 inches, and the May and .August 



