Canadian Fureslrij JuurnaL Julij, 1918 



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J. Andre Doiicel, B.A., B. Sc. F. 

 Forestry Branch, \vho by courtesy of 

 the Director of Forestry and acting 

 under the auspices of the Canadian 

 Forestry Association, held twenty 

 well -attended public meetings in 

 Northern New Brunswick. The lec- 

 tures were illustrated by stereopticon. 

 The message of forest protection and 

 forest maintenance was brought 

 forcefully to the attention of thous- 

 ands of French-speaking citizens. 



A PROPHECY OF 1656 



An interesting prophecy of Great 

 Britain's drastic experiences in pro- 

 curing timber supply from her own 

 lands is contained in "the Gentleman 

 Farmer," by Henry Home, Lord 

 Karnes, published in Edinburgh in 

 1776. 



"Considering the great quantity of 

 waste land in Scotland, fit for only 

 bearing trees, and the easiness of 

 transporting them by navigable arms 

 of the sea, one cannot but regret the 

 indolence of our forefathers who 

 neglected that profitable branch of 

 commerce, and left to us the necessity 

 of purchasing foreign timber for every 

 iise in life. " 



Gabriel Plattes, in his "Practical 



Victor Baillairge, B.A., a graduate 

 of Laval Forest School, and employefl 

 in -the Quebec Forest Service, under- 

 took a busy itinerary of five weeks in 

 the territory of the Laurentian Forest 

 protective Association, from the St. 

 Lawrence through the Lake St. John 

 region and down the Saguenay. Mr. 

 Baillairge appeared under the joint 

 auspices of the Quebec Department 

 of Lands and Forests, the Canadian 

 Forestry Association and the Lauren- 

 tian F. P. Association. His tour was 

 attended by a lively public interest, 

 and large audiences were met at most 

 points. 



Mr. Gustave C. Tessier, whose 

 portrait is not available for this issue, 

 undertook similar work in the ter- 

 ritory of the St. Maurice Forest 

 Protective Association, and met with 

 first-rate success. 



Husbandry," published in 1656, says: 

 "Now the multitude of Timber 

 brought yearly from Norwaii and 

 other parts does plainly demonstrate 

 the scarcity thereof here: also it may 

 be conjectured what a miserable case 

 the Kingdom will be plunged into in 

 an Age or two hence, for want of 

 Timber." 



