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the stump to the mill doing away witli 

 our huge wood piles, with the expense 

 of piling and unpiling, the loss of 

 interest, the deterioration of the wood 

 and the danger from fire. With our 

 timber areas concentrated the ex- 

 pense of fire protection and adminis- 

 tration would be much reduced and 

 labor afforded for a large number of 

 men. Owing to the much larger 

 amount of wood per acre the logging 

 costs would be much reduced and as 

 only the best trees would be allowed 

 to reach maturity the quality of the 

 wood would be much improved. We 

 would have a steady supply for all 

 time and a uniform cost figure and 



by having our forests near the mill 

 means could be devised to use up the 

 branches and probably even the 

 needles so that like the packing in- 

 dustry which uses everything of the 

 hog but the squeal, we could use all 

 of the tree but the smell. 



That this is an economic possibility 

 I am quite convinced as we can plant 

 trees now for $8.50 per acre, where 

 we have to pay $4.20 for our stock. 

 This w^e can raise for $2.80 per acre 

 making a further reduction. Taking 

 the former figure at 6 p.c. compound 

 interest and we can raise wood for 

 $5.00 a cord which is cheaper than it 

 can be bought to-day. 



STAND OF JACK PINE 

 ALONG THE DAWSON 

 ROAD IN SOUTH- 

 EASTERN MANITOBA. 



