Canadian Forcslrjj Journal, March, 1917 



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known authority on Forestry in Great 

 Britain. The invasion by blister rust 

 of the Continent of America, so often 

 predicted by many writers, has at 

 last occurred. Our efforts to combat 



the attack will be watched with inter- 

 est in the Old World. In our vigor- 

 ous Saxon vernacular, it is up to us 

 to show that we are able to hoe our 

 own row, and mend our own troubles. 



New Brunswick Forest Club 



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About twenty men, including 

 graduates and students of the Uni- 

 versity of New Brunswick, members 

 of the Provincial Forest survey parties 

 and others met at the home of Mr. 

 P. Z. Caverhill on the evening of 

 February first when the initial steps 

 were taken for the organization of the 

 New Brunswick Forest Club. 



The object of the club will be to 

 promote better fellowship between 

 the members themselves and between 

 the profession and those engaged in 

 lumbering and allied industries. 

 Speakers will be secured by the Club 

 whenever convenient and the event 

 was an auspicious one in the annals 

 of forestry in the East. 



Mr. Caverhill served as temporary 

 chairman of the meeting, after which 

 refreshments were served and these 

 present became better acquainted. 

 A committee consisting of G. H. 

 Prince, of the Crown Land Depart- 

 ment, Prof. Miller of the University 

 and Edwin Hall of the city of Fred- 

 ericton was appointed to draft a con- 

 stitution and to look up the matter of 

 incorporation the Club in the province. 

 The next meeting was announced for 

 February 16th, at the home of Prof. 

 R. B. Miller. Those present as 

 charter members of the club were: 

 Messrs. Caverhill, Prince, Jago, Mel- 

 rose, Burns, L. Webb, Williams, 

 Brewer and Maxwell, from the Pro- 

 vincial forest survey staff. Hall from 

 the Dominion Forestry Branch, and 

 R. B. Miller, George Miller, J. Smart, 

 Taylor, Crandall, Seely, Christie, 

 Sutherland, H. W^ebb, Wheeler and 

 Stephens, from the University. 



Officers Chosen 

 The second regular meeting of the 

 New Brunswick Forest Club was held 

 at the residence of Prof. R. B. Miller, 



on the evening of February 16th. At 

 this meeting the constitution was 

 adopted and the following ofTicers 

 elected by the Club, whose incor- 

 poration under the laws of the 

 Province may be arranged for: Pres. 

 Prof. R. B. Miller; Vice Pres., Mr. 

 P. Z. Caverhill; Sec'y.-Treasurer, 

 Mr. G. H. Prince, with Mr. Robert 

 P. Melrose as acting .secretary during 

 Mr. Prince's absence in the field. 

 Messrs. Gareau and Hall were elected 

 to serve with the President as an 

 Executive Committee. The following 

 names were proposed as active mem- 

 bers: John Curry, Andover, N. B.; 

 Percy G. Burchill, Nelson, N. B.; 

 Colby H. Jones, Apohacjui, N. B.; 

 Walter W. Gleason, St. George, N.B.; 

 Reginald R. Bradley, St. John; and 

 W. B. and Harry Snowball, o^ Chat- 

 ham, N. B.; also Col. T. G. Loggie, 

 Fredericton, N. B. 



Mr. Gareau' s Address 

 Mr. Gareau, forester for the W. B. 

 Snowball Co., of Chatham, N. B., 

 then gave an informal talk on his 

 work of the past year with that com- 

 pany. The progressiveness of this 

 firm is shown in the fact that it was 

 the first to appoint a regular forester 

 in New Brunswick and the saving 

 that has been effected in the woods 

 alone would seem to justify other 

 companies in doing the same. The 

 main saving effected has been in cut- 

 ting low stumps, taking out tops to a 

 small diameter and in marking off log 

 length more accurately, with an eight 

 foot pole, etc. In addition to super- 

 vision of about 65 camps widely 

 scattered he cruised last summer 

 about "^0 scjuare miles of timber in- 

 tended for cutting operations. This 

 has enabled the company to make 

 better contracts with jobbers, since 



