Canadian Forestry Journal, August, 1918 1815 



B. C. Buys Flying Boat for Fire Patrol 



First Official Experiment in Use 

 of Planes for Forest Protection 



In line with the decision announced to be especially within the province of 



some time ago to improve the system an air patrol. The idea has been 



of forest protection, the British sei/ed upon by British Columbia, and 



Columbia Government has contracted will within a month or two be put 



with the Hoffar Motor Boat Company, into operation. 



of Vancouver, for the construction of At first it was thought possible to 



a patrol flying boat to be utilized for arrange with the Imperial Govern- 



forest patrol. ment for the leasing a machine from 



Some two years ago this up-to-date the naval force, one of the obsolete 



method of forest protection was the hydroplanes. But this idea has been 



subject of discussion at a gathering abandoned in favor of the purchase 



of Northwest lumbermen at Portland, of a flying boat type, which will be 



and the idea of an air force of fire better adapted to the purpose. The 



wardens was strongly advocated as machine contemplated will carry the 



both practical, economical and effici- pilot and one fire warden, it will have 



ent. The great stretch of country a wing spread of forty-two feet, and 



that an airship could keep guard over, chord of five feet will develop 100 



and the ability to distinguish the horse-power, and have a speed of 



first beginnings of fire, and rapidly seventy-eight miles per hour, and a 



get help to the spot to prevent its climbing capacity of about 3,000 feet 



spread, were factors that appeared in ten minutes. 



Scotland Ready for Forestry 

 Advancement 



That Scotland has been aroused by the experience of war time to the pressing 

 necessity of national forestry policies is indicated by the following letter: 

 West of Scotland Agriculture College, 



Department of Forestry, Glasgow, Scotland. 



To the Secretary, Canadian Forestry Association, 

 Ottawa, Can. 



Dear Sir; 



I should like to indicate to you that for some time past in the West of 

 Scotland here we have been very much interested in the development of the 

 Canadian Forestry Association. As you are aware we have no analogous 

 Association in Scotland, but there is a feeling at present that such an Associa- 

 tion should be formed, and I had thought that you might be able to assist us 

 with suggestions and advice regarding the formation of such. 



I may say that a very keen interest in the development of Forestry is 

 being shown by business people in the West of Scotland here, and we should 

 value very much any advice sent us. 



Yours faithfully, 



(signed) G. P. Gordon. 



