Canadian Forestrij Journal, February, 1918 



1539 



Forester of the Forest Service, Que- 

 bec; Mr. E. J. Zavitz, Chief Forester 

 of Ontario; Mr. G. H. Prince, Direc- 

 tor of Forestry Division of New 

 Brunswick, each summarizing aptly 

 the wood fuel problem as it affected 

 his province and telling of the steps 

 taken thus far to head oft" what 

 promises to be a fuel crisis in the 

 winter of 1919. 



The point of view of the wood fuel 

 merchant was taken by Lieut. Col. 

 Jekyl, whose remarks are published 

 elsewhere in these pages and Mr. 

 Guy Tombs of the Canadian Nor- 

 thern) Railway undertook to explain 



the transportation problem as ^ it 

 afTected carriage of cord wood to 

 towns and cities. 



The Wood Fuel Symposium con- 

 centrated a great many points of 

 view upon a subject of hrst national 

 importance. It was noteworthy, too, 

 that all speakers dealt with the sub- 

 ject from a most practical point of 

 view and spent no time on any phase 

 of it not related to the nation's 

 immediate requirements. LI. -Col. 

 Harkom acted as chairman during 

 the greater part of the Wood Fuel 

 Symposium as Mr. Power was ob- 

 liged to attend another meeting. 



Forest Conference a Splendid Success 



The history of the Forest Pro- 

 tective Movement in Canada will 

 proba^bly look back upon the Con- 

 ference organized by the Quebec 

 Forest Protective Association at the 

 Windsor Hotel, Montreal, on Friday, 

 February' 8th as one of its chief mile- 

 stones. Not only were the addresses 

 of a thoroughly practical nature but 

 they were given in an interesting 

 form. Motion picture films helped 

 to vary the programme. Mr. Ellwood 

 Wilson, President of the St. Maurice 

 Forest Protective Association offi- 

 ciated as Chairman, and the business 

 of the day was introduced after a 

 brief address on behalf of Archbishop 

 Bruchesi of Montreal. Attractive 

 papers on various aspects of forest 

 protection were read by Messrs. 

 Forrest H. Colby, Forest Commis- 

 sioner of Maine; J. B. Harkin, Com- 

 missioner, Dominion Parks Branch; 

 G. H. Prince, Chief Forester of New 

 Brunswick; E. J. Zavitz, Chief For- 

 ester of Ontario ;W. G. Howard, Com- 

 mission of Conservation, New York; 

 W. C. J. Hall, Superintendent Forest 

 Protective Branch, Quebec; G. C. 

 Piche, Chief of Forest Service, Que- 

 bec; Ward C. Hughson, President 

 Ottawa River Forest Protective As- 

 sociation; W. Gerard Power, Presi- 



dent, Southern St. Lawrence Forest 

 Protective Association and Robert 

 P. Kernan, President, Laurentian 

 Forest Protective Association. 



An unexpected but sterling feature 

 of the day's addresses came through 

 the presence of Major K. E. Kennedy 

 of the Royal Flying (^.orps, who has 

 seen a great deal of service at the 

 Front, and who was prevailed upon 

 to take the platform and tell the 

 meeting some of his impressions as to 

 the adaptability of the modern aero- 

 plane for forest protection. Major 

 Kennedy proved to be a facile and 

 graphic speaker with a thorough know- 

 ledge of his subject. The address,, 

 published elsewhere in this issue, will 

 throw a great deal of light upon the 

 problem of utilizing aeroplanes for 

 such civil undertakings as forest 

 guarding. 



It is a testimony to the rising tide 

 of public interest in forest protection 

 questions that the large meeting hall 

 was completely filled, many visitors 

 standing about the door for lack of 

 accommodation. No previous meet- 

 ing devoted to this subject registered 

 more than half such an attendance. 

 Mr. Henry Sorgius acted as Secretary 

 of the Conference and deserves great 

 credit for its successful outcome. 



