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reproduction. The condition in which 

 the land was left after cutting would 

 also he a factor in the exchange value. 

 The land suitable for agriculture 

 would be opened for settlement, the 

 idea being to make every acre of land 

 sustain either trees or people. 



"The eyes of the nation as never 

 before are focused on the lumbermen. 

 There are no bigger, more broad- 

 minded or patriotic men in any in- 



dustry than are to be found in the 

 lumber fraternity. Let us have the 

 Ijreadth of vision to go forward and 

 give the country an example worthy of 

 a mighty industry which seeks to 

 maintain itself, not for its own sake 

 alone, l)ut for the country's as well. 

 The lumber industry is the one of the 

 few basic industries which has within 

 itself the possibilities of perpetuation. 

 Let us grasp them — NOW."' 



Forests of South May Last 25 Years 



Charles S. Keith, president of the 

 Southern Pine Association, recently 

 made the statement before the Feder- 

 al Trade Commission that the South 

 is denuding its yellow pine forests at 

 the rate of one and a half million acres 

 annually, and further that not a foot 

 of timber is being grown to replace 

 that cut from the virgin forests. Mr. 

 Keith based his principal contention 

 for an advance in lumber prices on 

 the South's rapid inroads on the 

 nation's supply of timber. To the 

 average lumberman, Mr. Keith's 

 further unchallenged statement 

 carries deep significance: That 



within the next twenty-five years the 

 South will become an insignificant 

 factor in lumber production. The 

 high water mark he placed at 1911. 

 Mr. Keith's utterances are deserving 



of consideration in the formulation of 

 a definite national policy to insure our 

 future timber supply. 



As Mr. Keith has so forcibly 

 pointed out, the supply of timber in 

 the South alone is diminishing at the 

 rate of one and a half million acres a 

 year, and reforestation is T.^.ot even 

 considered on private lands as an 

 element in production. 



Canada's While Pine 

 In view of the foregoing statement, 

 it is pertinent for Canadians to 

 inquire how long the white pine forests 

 of Canada will last when thev are 

 called upon to take up the burden of 

 the vanished Southern Pine? Could 

 the entire white pine possessions of 

 Canada last undersuch circumstances, 

 five vears? 



Wooden Fences and Yard Improvement 



In the efforts towards improve- 

 ment of back yard conditions in the 

 City of Toronto, much emphasis is 

 given to the riddance of unsightly 

 back fences and the old-fashioned 

 laneways. A member of the For- 

 estry Association in submitting the 

 accompanying photographs made the 

 following comment : 



"It is hardly necessary to draw 

 attention to the fact that there is a 

 very serious waste of lumber. Not 

 only is there this waste of lumber, 

 there is also a loss in productiveness, 

 and a condition detrimental to the 

 best sanitary state of affairs, and in 

 addition there is a considerable loss 



in community development. The 

 smaller picture shows the .iunction of 

 four back yards with wire fences. 

 When shrubs and plants are in full 

 bloom, the backs of these houses ap- 

 pear like one large garden and the 

 neighbors vie with each other in 

 their maintainance and productive- 

 ness. 



"Can something be done to pre- 

 vent the enormous waste of lumber 

 in this way? Incidentally if open 

 fences were adopted the fuel situa- 

 tion in many communities would be 

 greatly relieved by the use of the old 

 fences." 



