The Thirteenth Annual Convention. 



AVilli a few words of ciKlorsution 

 of wliat the I'rt'inirr had said and (d* 

 welcome to the (h-h'^'at^-s Sir Wilfrid 

 resumed his seat. 



The [(resident then didivcred his 

 annual address. lie revifwed the 

 work of the society for the year and 

 the proj^rt'ss of eonservation work 

 generally, lie advocated the asso- 

 ciation takinj^ a more a^'^'ri-ssive at- 

 titudf. and su^'«,'('st('d three lines 

 alon^' which they should aizitate, 

 viz., (1) the taking; or tlie forest ser- 

 vices out of polities, (2) a i)erman- 

 ent forest poliey for Canada, (;{) tlie 

 adojition of efficient ineaiis of deal- 

 ing with slash. lie ur^'ed the em- 

 ployment of a trained forestei- l»y 

 the A.ssoeiation. 



A Progressive Forest Policy. 



^\t. Tr. K'. MiirMillan's pai'or, eiititl.-.l 

 'A I'rojjro.ssivc Forest I'olit'V Kequires an 

 Investment of Capital', was then rend, in 

 the al)sence of the writer, hy Mr. H. H. 

 Cani|ihell, Director of Forestry, wlio, in 

 readiii;;: it. made many valuable eomments. 



Mr R. M Campbtll. 



Mr. Mai'Millan drew nttontion 

 fnct that the settii> ' • of f- 



serves was but the ntf of 



Proper administratiuii wl thco rt-M-r 



must III 



nifii and 



Hiijiiii; .Mountain tor<>>t r< 



tobn would produce . . . . i ... ;.. 



ply in perpetuity tl of OtluA i 



and Hull, and yd ' 



Hands of settlers. .\ 



tain forest reserve v\ 



timber than in now \u: 



two provineen of Ontario : 



lumbia, the two forenioHt lun.i.ir j i... luri-n 



of the Dominion. 



Centuries of fore«t nianai;enieiit 

 Kuropo proved that t! ' 

 per acre from fori-sts 

 to the amount spent in prut' 

 aj^ement of the crop. I 

 (|Uoted in proof of the utatemont. 



The first need for < 

 fori'sts was to m;tl ■ 

 Fires nlonj; rnilwa;. 

 Iiv jiatrol and 

 meat, and by n 

 these distrit'ts. Tlie r.-si-r^. 

 accessible in all parts b\ ' 

 (•(mimunicntion must b 

 the use of telephones, 

 plemented by lookout 

 phone connections. 



.*^uch c\ittinir re- . . » . 



fon-ed that tlie I<- 

 fire trap and that • 

 naturally. ."^la-h 

 Scientific study mu.st \ 

 termine the proper met 

 each district, and ex; 

 nuule in, an 

 tion of sa« i 

 sible cxtention of • 

 many other i|ui««ti< 

 utilirntion of the ' 



Above all, the fart rou«l b 



borne in min«l. that » ' 



|iul into for«-slry will 

 in futur< 



of rhurch ot 

 Northern Hi,*.- 

 nn<l in 



in I 



Willi' 



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