Canadian Forestry Journal, July, 1918 



1795 



Railway Roadmaster Sets Good Example 



If all railway roadmasiers would 

 imitate H. B. Cassidy, in charge of 

 the Canadian Northern line from 

 Quebec to La Tuque and Chiccutimi, 

 railway fires would be of less fre- 

 quency. Following is a copy of 

 instructions sent by Mr. Cassidy to all 

 section foremen. 



In case of fire I want you to assist 

 the Fire Rangers when called upon. 



According to an arrangement be- 

 tween this Company and the heads 

 of the St. Maurice and Laurentian 

 Forest Protective Associations in 

 connection with the lire patrol and 

 care of fire in every respect, you will 

 arrange to co-operate with these 

 people by all possible means, there- 

 fore should the fire ranger happen 

 to call upon you for assistance, him do 

 everything possible to give them 

 what assistance you can and as 

 QUICK AS YOU CAN, because by 

 acting promptly, fires are often 

 controlled before any material dam- 

 age is done. 



It has also been arranged wdth Fire 

 Rangers in certain Districts to assist 

 the Section Foremen in burning 

 grass, old ties, etc., this with a view of 

 showing seciionmen the proper meth- 

 ods of doing this work,, and as you 

 are aware many times when foremen 

 undertake to burn the right of way, 

 they do not always take all the nec- 

 essary precautions to look after the 

 fire and in many cases this involves 

 a lot of extra work, due to carelessness 

 in burning the right of way. 



The object in co-operating with 

 the men employed by the Associa- 

 tions named above, is to learn the 

 best methods and o])tain the best 

 results, as well as eliminating a lot of 

 trouble. Therefore, I trust you will 

 give all necessary assistance when 

 called upon and be governed i>y 

 their instructions with regard to 

 fires in the future. As these people 

 are desirous of assisting us in our 

 work we should also be anxious to 

 assist them in carrying out their 

 part." 



COMMUNITY STUDIES 



One of the economic studies made 

 last year concerned the relation of 

 fores{ utilization to community de- 

 velopment in the Pacific North-west 

 and northern Lake States. The 

 lumber "camp" is the natural result 

 of a nomadic lumber industry. As 

 the forests of any region become per- 

 manent sources of timber supply they 

 become capable of supporting a more 

 stable population. Where the forest 

 is' the main resource the development 

 of permanent industrial communities 

 as sources of labor supply is obviously 

 desirable. In regions where the land, 

 though originally timbered, will be 

 put to its best use through clearing 

 for agriculture, it is desirable that 

 forest utilization should contribute 

 as largely as it may to the upbuilding 

 of organized agricultural communities. 

 To learn both the present actual con- 

 ditions and the possibility of bringing 

 about improved conditions the study 

 was undertaken. — From the report of 

 H. S. Graves, Chief Forester of United 

 States. 



CONQUEROR'S OAK FALLS 



A correspondent of London, Fng., 

 says Canadian Foresters have felled 

 the famous tree which stood in front 

 of Windsor Castle, known as \^ illiam 

 the Conqueror's oak. The tree was 

 reputed to be a favorite of the 

 Norman Duke, who protected it from 

 deer. Old manuscripts show the oak 

 tree existed in the year 900. Latterly 

 the tree became unsightly and was 

 very rotten. After ineffectual at- 

 tempts to have it reinforced with 

 cement, the King ordered its removal. 



The timber is very fine grain and 

 color. One slab is used for a mantle- 

 piece in the small replica of a Cana- 

 dian log cabin built by the Canadians 

 in Windsor Park as a tearoom for the 

 King. A number of souvenirs have 

 been made of the wood. One is a 

 carved platpie of Windsor Castle 

 background and Indian's head. 



