Canadian Forrslri/ Journal, March, 1918 



1609 



Heading Off the Fire Season 



In order to head off the 1918 lire 

 season with as mueh direet education- 

 al work as possible, the Canadian 

 Forestry Association is at present 

 working out the details of an ex- 

 tensive programme by which a num- 

 ber of French Canadian lecturers 

 will be sent through the timliered 

 districts of Quebec, holding public 

 meetings, giving lectures iUustrated 

 with stereopticon and motion pir- 

 tures, with similar work carried out 

 by English speakers in the northern 

 parts of Ontario and New Brunswick. 

 This work was commenced in March 

 by the sending of Mr. J. A. Doucet 

 on behalf of the Association to the 

 northern districts of New Brunswick. 

 Mr. Doucet was released for three 

 weeks' work by kindness of the 

 Dominion Forestry Branch. He has 

 completed an itinerary of Petit 

 Rocher, Bathurst, Grand Anse, Pa- 

 quetville, Caraquet, Lameque, Tra- 

 cadie, Rogersville, Moncton, Mem- 

 ramcook, Jacquet River and Camp- 

 bellton. 



Valuable educational work has also 

 been commenced in the Gaspe Penin- 

 sula, contiguous to the territory in 



which Mr. Doucet has ])een working. 

 Mr. J. D. Brule, I-^astern Manager of 

 the Southern St. Lawrence Forest 

 Protective Association, has been giv- 

 ing a serious of illustrated talks at 

 well-attended public meetings, using 

 a lecture equipment with lantern 

 slides provided 1)y. the Canadian 

 Forestry Association. The Forestry 

 Association hopes to have at least 

 two other lecturers at work in the 

 month of May, through most of the 

 strategic points in the timbered dis- 

 trict of central and western Quebec 

 and in Ontario. 



As an introductory enterprise, a 

 number of motion picture films are 

 being circuited in the outh'ing motion 

 picture theatres of Quebec, each film 

 being accompanied by lantern slides 

 bearing fire warnings, some of which 

 put the argument for forest protec- 

 tion into one or two striking sen- 

 tences. These slides will be supplied 

 in the French and English text and 

 to any readers of the Forestry Jour- 

 nal desiring copies to these. The 

 first group of these slides, six in 

 number, can be secured at thirty 

 cents each. 



Canada's Profits From Her Forests 



By R. S. Pringle, K.C., Paper Controller, at Annual Meeting 

 Canadian Forestry Association, Montreal, Feb. 6, 1918. 



Canada was fortunate in having 

 vast timber resources, and having 

 on the one side the European market, 

 the greatest in the world, at its doors 

 the United States, the second greatest 

 market, and on its Pacific Coast 

 the third greatest market, that of 

 China, Japan and Asia generally. 

 That the Dominion was ready to meet 

 conditions, was shown by the fact 

 that it was the third greatest tim- 

 ber country of the world, Russia com- 

 ing first, and the United States 

 second. 



After the submarine w arfare attain- 



ed great proportions, prices of paper 

 proclucts rose so rapidly that the 

 United States Government appointed 

 a commission to see if there were not 

 a combination to enhance prices. 

 Then, early in 1917, the Canadian 

 newspapers became alarmed at the 

 prices proposed by manufacturers of 

 news print. 



Must Guard Newspapers. 

 "The newspaper has become a ne- 

 cessity in every country," said Mr. 

 Pringle. "It is possibly the most 

 potent factor in keeping up the es- 

 prit du corps of any nation. What 



