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Canadian Forestry Journal, Novemher-December, 1912 



{Coinicsii Anxricav Forestry. 

 The Wood- working Shop, U.S. Forest Products Laboratory. 



A Canadian Wood-products Laboratory, 



Progress of the Project and Some of the Work it May Effect. 



The Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 lion, it will be remembered, at its 

 meeting in February, 1912, passed a 

 resohition endorsing the proposal to 

 fstablish an experimental labora- 

 tory in connection with the Domin- 

 ion Forestry Branch. Even before 

 that the matter had been discussed 

 in the Branch and preliminary in- 

 quiries made as to the establisliment 

 of such a laboratory, the lines of 

 work to be taken up and the facil- 

 ities at present existing in the Do- 

 minion to carry out such investiga- 

 tions. 



McGrill University was known to 

 have done some work in wood-test- 

 ing and other lines, and after some 

 discussion it was decided to effect. 



if practicable, an arrangement witli 

 the university for the use of its ap- 

 paratus, the Branch furnishing 

 other necessaries. Experiments in 

 the manufacture of wood-pulp are 

 also mooted, as well as work in 

 Avood preservation. 



The more such work is considered, 

 the more it seems to be in the gen- 

 eral interest that sucli experimental 

 work should be carried on. In many 

 of the bulletins of the Brancli work 

 in wood preservation has been 

 urged, especially in regard to ties 

 and poles, and it has been shown 

 what important savings could be 

 effected in annual maintenance, 

 were the policy to be generally 

 adopted of using these materials on-' 



