The Victoria li.C. Conventiuu. 



121 



From tlic oxjuTifiici' ;;aitii'i| in ii r«'fi<iit 

 trip to Ontario Mr. ^utl•^^OIl ilnlan-il that 

 he was satiKfioil British t'oliiinhia ha<l a 

 far greater amount of inon-hantalili- tiiiiti«>r. 

 A lot of timln'r from ^ixfrt'ii ini-lw?* ilov\n 

 was left in tlu' wooils here, Imt the time 

 was near at hand when this wuuhi have to 

 be utilized by the hiiubermen. 



The New B.C. Foue.'<t Skuvice. 



Dr. Fernow assurecl the association that 

 the youTi^ men who had entered the forest 

 service of British Colurnhia were not only 

 trained foresters, but men of common .sense, 

 whose work woidd result in benelit to the 

 lumberman as well as to the i-oiintry }jen- 



ii:ent. Alon^ raiJHay roit>itrui-tiun wotk the 

 government had utaflTN of rant;i*r<> uudrr 

 Mi|K>rviKorii and the companifH panl half the 

 vx{>«'nHe. On Uovernnient n^fcrven the Oo* 

 ernnieiit appointN and pavx all tbr rant;«-r*. 



FoKCMT Hnkmicm. 



Mr. K. II. .Mexatider advo<-at<-i| Ihr |>av- 

 ment of all the root of figbtin|{ fln*< out of 

 the foreht in^urance fun<l. He u|i|M><4-d the 

 alIo^^in^ of settlement on or adja-i-nt to 

 any lands be<>t fitted for timli«*r i;riiMinK. 

 For the lack of market for lower ifradr* 

 of tindier, N!r. Alexander blamed thr roD 

 snmer to a considerable extent an<t the habit 

 »>f (("insj clear Itifidwr th«» hM> i«li«'»> ri(;ht 



(Ic'dar Forest on (loliimhia Ki\ir. IJ.( 



erally. It. I'erno« recalled that in the ear 

 lier days of forest con^e^vation the liimU-r 

 men were not so friendly as they ' 

 become. They did not have a »•■ 

 wide enou^;h to >ay all the uncom|dimeniary 

 things they desired about the fore«ter«» and 

 their |>oli<'y, and m) they invente-l ' denii 



datiis' - 'denude" «ith the "an ndintJ 



as lunatics (lauj;hter>. It »%a.'« "loubly |>lea 

 sant, therefore, to ••hj the npirit of ro 

 operation now manife.st. 



Mr. R. !I. «amp»K'll an.l Mr. A«ibr. 

 White spoko alonj; the same line* and con 

 ijratulated the province on wcurinji Mr. 11. 

 H. MacMillan as chief forester. Mr. NMlite 

 explained that in Ontario the b n 



now [«ay the whole C€)st of lire | >. 



on their limits and anpoint the tire rnnjji-rs. 

 these being un-ler the "upcrvision o( five 

 district rangers appointe«l by the govern- 



hundred or a thou«an'l r«u» to trTo.> whrrr 

 • heap luinl er could be UMtl. 



Mr. l'aler»on warn«««l Ibf 

 againKt the twgui prrrroptor. 



Thief Forester ' 

 gentUMiieii who h:t 

 referenctm to the 

 the liiiiilM<rtiieii •• 

 tion «ith the 



ije.i oO a» (a»t «• 



would Im* |.r..t... !,- i ' 



M •« to et 



|«os«ihle of me n ■i »ai is"**^ 



A t. 

 Mr. W 

 Lum»*rmen *» AwHKiation. 



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