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Canadian Forestry Journal, September, 1918 



$4,000,000 Yearly for Forest Upkeep 



Washington, D.C. — Receipts from 

 the National Forest on the fiscal 

 year 1918, ending June 30, exceeded 

 those for 1917 by almost 8120,000 

 and totalled over $3,574,000. The 

 increase does not come iij) to the 

 big increase of the vear before, which 

 was more than $600,000, but still 

 shows a healthy growth in most lines 

 of business on the Forests, The cost 

 of operating the Forests was about 

 84,000,000, and was practically the 

 same as in the previous year. This is 

 exclusive of the additional expendi- 

 tures caused by the very serious fire 

 situation and for which a special 



deficiency appropriation of over 5700,- 

 000 was made by Congress. 



This year's increase in receipts, 

 according to the forestry officials, 

 came mainly from the larger num- 

 ber of livestock grazed, altho.igh 

 every revenue producing activity on 

 the forests except timber business 

 and permits for water power contri})- 

 uted its share. The timber business 

 fell off in consequence of the general 

 let-up in private building activities on 

 account of the war, the dislocation of 

 transportation facilities during much 

 of the year, and the labor situation, 

 especially in the northwest, where the 

 timber business is ordinarily largest 



Eastern Forests Producing Poorer Wood 



By Ellwood Wilson in ''American Forestry.'' 



The writer has just been making 

 rather an extensive tour of the saw- 

 mills of New England and Quebec, 

 and has reports from New Brunswick 

 and Nova Scotia. He has been 

 struck anew with the view point of 

 the saw mills that quantity produc- 

 tion is the only end sought. The 

 waste is very large, although steps 

 are being taken at many mills toward 



closer utilization. The quality of the 

 trees left in the woods is growing 

 poorer and poorer and this makes 

 the output worse. The supplies of 

 soft wood are dwindling rapidly and 

 it is high time that the whole ques- 

 tion of our future supply should 

 receive careful study and a plan 

 worked out for the future. 



Jail for Endangering Forests 



The courts of Quebec are vigor- 

 ously punishing settlers and others 

 who disobey the forest protection 

 laws in neglecting to take out burning 

 permits, and for other causes. 



For leaving his smudge fire unex- 

 tinguished, thereby endangering the 

 surrounding forest, Ovila Melancon, 

 of Ste. Anne du Lac, P.Q. (Tapinee 

 River) appeared before District Mag- 

 istrate C.B. Major, at Mont Laurier, 

 P.Q., on the 22nd ult., and was 

 fined 830.00 and costs. 



For burning slash without a written 

 permit from a fire ranger, Hermidas 



Lussier, Ferme Neuve, P.Q., appeared 

 on the same date, and was fined 

 $25.00 and costs, or eight days in 

 jail. He chose the latter and spent 

 eight days in the district jail at 

 Mont Laurier. 



Antoine Pichette of Val Des Bois 

 was fined $25 and costs or three 

 months in jail by Judge Goyette at 

 Hull, Sept. 9th for setting fire to his 

 slash without a ranger's permit. 

 Paul Dubec, High Falls, for a similar 

 offense, was given an equal fine. 

 Both paid the money and were 

 givan their freedom. 



