Canadian Forcsdii Journal, Scplcnihci , l^)hS 



1893 



On the way to the Upper Hot Springs, Rocky Mountains Park 



My Personal Stake in Forest Protection 



(From a Canadian Forestry Association Folder Distributed from 

 the C.F. A. Exhibition Car throughout the New Brunswick run.) 



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The object of this Exhibition Car 

 in New Brunswick is to convince you 

 of the need for your personal co- 

 operation in the important business of 

 forest protection. Yoa are aware that 

 a new Forest Service has been organ- 

 ized, with a competent Chief Fores- 

 ter and an adequate staff. This 

 staff is appointed by a non-political 

 Forestry Board where all applicants 

 are disposed of according to personal 

 merits and that alone. The dis- 

 tricts where forest fire hazards exist 

 will be adequately patrolled by men 

 who must make good or forfeit their 

 jobs. Such modern equipment for 

 fire protection as lookout towers, 

 gasoline pumps, motor vehicles, can- 

 oes, etc., are being liberally provided 

 from the public treasury. Every 

 citizen of New Brunswick has reason 

 to regard the Forest Service as one 



of the most progressive and econom- 

 ical steps ever undertaken by any 

 government. It forms, so to speak, 

 an insurance policy upon the greatest 

 money-making enterprise we have — 

 the productive Forest — protecting it 

 against the fire-ruin and careless 

 cutting which ultimately would have 

 left New Brunswick in a deforested 

 and impecunious position. 



70 PER CENT USELESS FOR 

 FARMS 



New Brunswick depends more upon 

 its forest wealth tha^ any other 

 Canadian province except British 

 Colu'mbia. As much as 70 percent, 

 of the total area is non-agricultural 

 in character of soil but, at the same 

 time, of great value for the produc- 

 tion of trees. Obviously the busi- 

 ness of the Forest Service is to keep 



