166 Canadian Forestry Journal. 



"Since an Omnipotent Providence has placed within the 

 confines of the Dominion of Canada, the most of the best green 

 trees on earth, and has thus given to Canadians an heritage 

 above ground, that is easier of access and is worth all the mines 

 and minerals stored in the bowels of our earth, and all the fishes 

 with which our lakes and seas are swarming, therefore 



Be it Resolved, That the Federal Government be again urged 

 to prohibit the exportation from Canada, of saw logs, blocks and 

 pulp wood, in order that the full benefit of the conversion and 

 manufacture of this raw material may accrue to the advantage 

 of the Canadian Saw Millers and Pulp and Paper Makers, rather 

 than that our saw logs, blocks, and pulp wood be longer allowed 

 to be exported to the disadvantage of the Canadians, but to the 

 advantage and great profit of our commercial competitors to the 

 south of us." 



After discussions by Hon. R. F. Green, Aubrey White, Mr. 

 McKinnon, Duncan Ross, M.P., R. H. Alexander, H. M. Price 

 and D. W. Higgins, the motion was put to a vote and declared 

 lost. 



Evening Session. 



In the evening a banquet was held which was largely in the 

 nature of a reception to His Excellency the Governor General, 

 and was presided over by Mr. John Hendry. 



The toast of "The Forest Interests" was responded to by 

 Hon. Wm. Templeman, E. Stewart and Overton W. Price. Hon. 

 Wm. Templeman said that it was a unique occasion since 21 

 years ago the spot on which they now were was covered with a 

 dense forest growth. Here to-night were present captains of 

 industry, people representative of the great commercial life of 

 Canada. He referred to the time when Ontario was covered 

 with virgin forests, most of which have now disappeared. Some 

 would say that British Columbia was the greatest producer of 

 lumber. This Province had perhaps the largest area of timber 

 of any province, yet the time had come when the rapid depletion 

 should be stopped, and the forests made a permanent source of 

 revenue. He made reference to the great extent of forest wealth 

 which might be converted into pulp. This one feature had im- 

 pressed him and the great necessity of conserving the forests. 

 This, however, was only a small instance. As a result of the 

 recent convention of the Forestry Association at Ottawa, legis- 

 lation was passed creating a forest reserve in the two new prov- 

 inces of the Middle West. This was one great step toward the 

 conserving of the timber resources. He expressed his strong 

 sympathy with the objects of the association. 



