Canadian Forcstii/ Journal, April, 1917 



1061 



A New Binder Twine 

 The binder twine, used everywhere 

 in the United Slates in conncclion 

 with harvesting our crops, is at pres- 

 ent made from sisal imported from 

 Central America and Mexico. As a 

 result of the disturbed conditions in* 

 Mexico, American twine manufac- 

 turers are seriously embarrassed for 

 raw material. A substitute has been 

 sought in paper twine, and experi- 

 ments in this direction are still under 

 way. 



Strong cordage, ropes, burlap, and 

 similar articles can be made from 

 paper, and, in fact, are being made 



from it. Our common burlap and 

 course bags are ordinarily made from 

 imported jute. Shortly after war was 

 declared the price of burlap bags in- 

 creased so greatly that one large 

 grain dealer seriously considered tak- 

 ing the profit to be derived from the 

 sale of his reserve stock of bags and 

 going out of business. In the case of 

 a war of our own, the United States 

 should be in a position, through its 

 enormous supplies of wood fiber, to 

 meet all, or at least the great part of, 

 its needs for the twine necessary to 

 harvest its crops and for substitutes 

 for burlap bags and hemp ropes. 



Contributing Members of the Canadian Forestry 

 Association for 1917. 



Dr. Frank D. Adams. 

 Sir James Aikins. 

 P\ H. Anson. 

 W. E. Bigwood. 

 Walter A. Black. 

 A. W. Boswell. 

 Geo. Boulter. 

 Reginald R. Bradley. 

 Mark Bredin. 



E. R. Bremner. 

 Bronson. Company. 

 W. R. Brown. 



F. J. Campbell. 

 R. H. Campbell. 

 Thos. Cantley. 

 H. S. Cane. 



R. S. Cassels, K.C. 

 R. J. Christie. 

 A. E. Cross. 

 M. L. Davies. 

 J. S. Dennis. 

 E. N. Dechene. 

 W. M. Dobell. 

 Edward L. Drewry. 



G. Durnford. 

 Chas. E. Edmonds. 

 T. H. Estabrooks. 

 Thos. Flynn. 



J. D. Flavelle. 



Mrs. R. C. Fisher. 



C. E. Friend. 



W. I. Gear. 



Geo. H. Gooderham. 



J. L. Goodhue & Co., Ltd. 



J. R. Gareau. 



Hope Lumber Company. 

 Lt. Co. J. W. Harkom. 

 Claude C. Hockley. 

 Peleg Howland. 

 A. Jephcott. 

 R. M. Kenny. 

 Keenan Bros., Ltd. 

 James Kynock 

 Herbert Langlois. 

 Clyde Leavitt. 



La Compagnie de Pulpe de Chi- 

 coutimi. 



Montgomery & Sons Co., Ltd. 



Miss McL&nnan. 



Pearce Company. 



Robt. E. Perry. 



Wm. Pearce. 



W. Gerard Power. 



Powell River Lumber Company. 



Capt. Wm. Robinson. 



R. W. Reford. 



Wm. Russell. 



P. D. Ross. 



Shives Lumber Company. 



Chas. E. Spragge. 



A. J. L. Trigge. 



H. H. Wickkeed. 



Life Members of the Canadian Forest- 

 ry Association m 1917. 



Robert Dollar. 



David Gillies. 



J. S. Gillies. 



Godbout Lumber Company. 



R. A. Snowball. 



