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Co-operate to Protect Forests. 'ii*», »" 'imM.iiiHtioii i.r tUv |iri>t<-itioii af 



l'<ir<!«M| thi' uiiMjI.I iiihl mil' ' '•• ' till 



111 the <'ro'Mi, hikI «ill a' .,i 



, At a nu'ftiiij,' h.'M at tli.- I'lji.,- \ ly.., th»' .■o^t of lookout -tatiui,.-. u,,.! t.i.i.J.oi... 



I hotel, ill Montreal, on Satiir.lay, Manli "J. lim-v. 

 a iiiimlicr of liiiiit-lioMiTs in the St. Maiiric<' 



V'allcv, C^iiclnT, torn dl a forot protective r* i r- o t 



a^^o.•iatioIl, to lie knouii as the St. .Manri.e DoUglaS Fir VS. Scuthem Pine 



\alU\v I'ort'^t l'rot»'rtive Ai-.'-ociatioii. Tho;e — 



present at the invtinK were Hon. Jules D.M.y'as lir. notes .Mr. I! I: \t ■ AM!;.,. 



Allard, .^llnl^ter ot l.an.ls an<l lore^ts, ami j„ |{„||,.ti„ •• i „f tl).- I 



;Y.r''- \\- '^- V'"',!'' !'■ '■•.< = ';'''*• '■""" ' »he Kepartnieiit of the In..^,.,. 



\\il;-on. Alexan.ler .Ma.Lanrni. II. iJiermans. ,•«„.,, |ian xw.o I exi-tinir in ai.v ., 



L. Pevenyiiy, .1. II. DaiiM-reau ami S. L. „atiiral .|i.alities .. 



.le Caiteiet. .nal.le it to .Ji-pl:. 



The ol.Je.-t ot th(> a^^o.•latlon is to protect i„rnittire I. nil. liny, 



from (ire the tiiiiherlainls of the valley of ^ ^,J^^ |„.,.„ .t„,„,, i,,.,i 



the St. Manri.e river. This river supplies ,|„. ,,hvsi.al .pialities u'hi*.'-h 



a lar;^e aiiioiint of power, 1»\' means of the i\j. y^ |."a-ilv worke.l, :i 



Shaweiieyan Kails, for Montreal aii<l Thiee ;,s MiitaMi- for linish 



Kivers (the latter place 1 eiiiti situate.l at la^ Hr posM.H.M»s the Miechahi.a'l .| 



the .inm-tion of the St. Lawrence ami St. „hi.-h ren.ler vellow pine a-la- • ' ' 



Maurice). The largest pulp an.l pajKT com- l.uil.iiiiK aii.rfor um- in m- 



jianies in the province al>o .lerive their ,|„ral.ilitv. ^ti. i.^'th an.f r^«^i^tal...■ to .«... 



power from the St. Maurice. pres>ion are le.piire.l. 



The as!-ociation is c<imposecl of the fo!- Donylas (jr is alxiiit twenty |n'r cent, 



lowiiiy n.einl.ers: the (^.lel ec aii<i St. Maur- lighter than lon^leaf pine. |{«»n<lin;: ■ ' 



ii-e Imlustrial C'oinpaiiy of La Tui|up, th«> -how that Douglas lir will ^n)lport n . 



St. Maurici' Luml.er Co. of Three Uivers, the vM-iyht without taking a | 



Lauicntiile Co. of (irami .Mere, the I'liion -ill loii>i!eaf pine. an. I 



l!a;i ami I'aper Co. ami the Cues Tails will support almot-t us yreai a tvei^ht a* 



Co. of Three Kivers, the Wayajjainac I'aper yellow pine I efore lireukint;. 



Co. of Three Kivers, tlie Heljio-< 'ana'iia-i Moiiylas lir is not as -tifT an I 



I'lilp ami I'aper Co. of S)iawini<;an Tails, pine an<l will not 



.1. II. Dan.-ereau of Moiitieiil. Willijiiu Touer -nn' par:il!el to tli. 



of (^reliec, ami .1. II. KoiisM-au. Mipport without ^ jnM hf 



The a^>ociation will, through its inana;;rr. aiiie presMiie p.-i ■• •'• " 



patrol tile whole valley, jilacing men on all On the I'acitic . 



tlie larmier streams to follow tlu' river <lriv .oniiiiy into favour loi Xiiuuluiw uiuJiin^ an i 



ers, himtt'rs, li>heru!eii ami prospectors to ■•nrluiihliiiii. 



^ee that they |iut out their cjimp-lires ami hoiiylas lir is e;i 



Miimlyes ami oliserve the yovj'rnineiit re^jii i-a'tiiie.! is fne t; 



lations. These ranyers will also see that the It takes a hiifh | o!i-h ir 



settlers liurii their i-'eariii^- only when it is for all < lic.i 



safe, ami will coiii|:el them to take preiaii t.eilrooni'. 



tioiis to prevent (ires sprealiny. On the -chcKd. lo.lm- un.l 



lailvvays men on ^n^ollne 's|ee.lers' will fol le >tMiiiei| to it. 



low the trains an<l extin^^nish (ires starte.l le stuinpe.l ti. 



I>y sparks or hot coals. Lookout --fatiiiii" 



will lie estaMishe.l on hi;,'h hills from wln.li 



(ires can lie ilete.te.l, ami the*e will lie con »••! 



necteil liy telephone with the inMiret iHl. I _ 



nients so that help can l>e nlitaiii. Minu. tl 



I'lioiie lines ami trails will le liiiilt "'■ 



li^htiiii; tools place.! in convenient 



I'Mucationiil work will le un.lertakcn 



teuih the settlers ami furiners the value • 



the forests ami the noeesoity of protectini; 



them. 



The iiieinliers of the as«.oeiation hn 



ayreeil to a^^ess theinselvi's one fo' ' < >{;»' 



cent per acre for the coining yea ' 



|>rotection. In n»spon.>'e to a leftet •' 

 l)y the asso. iation, explnininc th. 

 a?i.| ii;etho.|<. Hon. .Iiiles .\|l:ir.l \! 

 liaiiils ami Tores t^'. ha* ] 

 ]>rovim-ial >;f>vernn)ent will 



thoiisaml .lollars ($a.(1(i(M»0) to the a- it. n ,..wr tlw 



