THE MONTREAL FOREST CONGRESS, 



2IST, 22ND AND 23RD AuGUST, 1882. 



The calling of the Canadian Forestry Convention for Janu- 

 ary next, naturally turns attention to the Forest Congress, 

 held in Montreal in 1882, which was the first great meeting to 

 deal with the subject of forestry held in Canada. It was in 

 fact a joint meeting of the American Forest Congress and 

 the American Forestry Association, two separate Societies for 

 the advancement of forestry, and it resulted in a junction of 

 their forces. The selection of Montreal as a meeting place was 

 the result of an invitation given by several Canadians who 

 attended a previous meeting at Cincinnati. 



For the organization and success of this meeting, while 

 credit is due to many, the most active part was taken by Mr. 

 Wm. Little, of Westmount, who was the Vice-President of the 

 Congress. He not only gave unsparingly of his time and en- 

 ergy, but also personalty bore the greater part of the expense, 

 including the publication of a special edition of the Montreal 

 Herald, containing a report of the proceedings and the papers 

 in full. It is to a copy of this special issue that we are indebted 

 for the information from which this article is compiled. Mr. 

 Little is still as strong a supporter of the movement as ever 

 and has held the office of both President and Honorary President 

 of the Canadian Forestry Association. 



In looking over the report and the names of those in at- 

 tendance one is struck with the way in which it links the pre- 

 sent with the past. Some of those whose names appear are 

 still prominent, some have passed into history. Among those 

 on the local committee were Hon. (now Sir) H. G. Joly. Prin- 

 cipal Dawson, Joseph Doutre, Professor Harrington, G. L. Mar- 

 ler, Hon. A. W. Ogilvie, Sir Hugh Allan, Hon. Louis Beaubien, S. 

 E. Dawson, Hon. John Hamilton, Sir Francis Hincks, Dr. T. 

 Sterry Hunt. James Little, Hon. E. H. Spring-Rice, J. K. Ward, 

 N. S. Whitney, A. T. Drummond. Others who were present 

 were: Dr. B. E. Fernow, J. R. Booth, J. G. H. Bergeron, E. H. 

 Bronson, Hon. Geo. Bryson, W. C. Edwards. Rev. T. W. Fvles, 

 Dr. Wm. H. Hingston, Robt. Hamilton, T. C." Keefer. Tas. Mills, 

 W. G. Perlev, A. E. Russell, Wm. Saunders, G. W. Stephens, 

 Peter White.' Hon. J. S. C. Wurtele, E. E. Tach6. W. R. Thistle. 



The papers presented covered a variety of subjects re- 

 lating to forestry, some of a scientific nature, others descriptive 

 and some dealing with practical applications of principles. 



