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Canadian Forestry Journal, May, 191', 



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! New Methods of Forest Operating ! 



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Lecturing recently before the Nat- 

 viral History Society of Montreal 

 Mr. Gustave C. Piche, Chief Forester 

 of Quebec, gave some most interest- 

 ing information as to the necessity 

 for changed methods in order to 

 secure the perpetuation of Canada's 

 present forest values. 



Mr. Piche estimated that Canada 

 held about 414 million acres of for- 

 ests, but this supply, he believed, 

 would not last beyond fifty years 

 unless precautions were taken. The 

 methods to be followed for forest 

 preservation were as follows: — 



Systematic cutting, based on the 

 maturing growth of the forests. 



Proper prevention of forest fires. 



Preparation of proper forest re- 

 serves. 



Reforestation of lands destroyed 

 by fire, or denuded of forests through 

 other means. 



Co-operation of all interested for 

 the protection of the forests, and the 

 employment of forestry engineiers to 

 deal with the matter of forests. 



It was impossible to present an 

 accurate idea of the forests of Can- 

 ada, in view of the lack of knowledge 

 of some sections of the country, said 

 the speaker. Mr. Piche said that 

 one-third of the country was prac- 

 tically bare of trees. This was the 

 polar section, covered by the Arctic 

 glacial period. 



Mr. Piche then dealt with the for- 

 ests that did exist, speaki-ng of the 

 various sections in the two big classes 

 of forestry that belonged to Canada. 

 He dealt with various types, those in 

 this province, and on the Pacific 

 Coast, remarking that the forests of 

 the Pacific Coast were the richest in 

 the world, being a continuation of 

 the great forests of Oregon and Wash- 

 ington States. He touched on the 

 type of trees to be met with in that 

 region. Mr. Piche then dealt with 

 the forest richness of the provinces 

 in detail. 



Mr. Piche, in summing uj), said 

 that it had been judged best to reduce 



the estimate of the forest wealth of 

 the country to 414 millions of acres, 

 but this meant good producing tim- 

 ber. However abundant this forest 

 wealth might seem, it was necessary 

 to take energetic measures as to 

 preservation, and to make an in- 

 ventory of forest contents with a view 

 to maintaining the supply. 



Canada has not one tree too many 

 for present and future needs. We 

 own just one quarter of the timber 

 possessed by the United States. Since 

 pioneer days, the Fire Fiend has 

 robbed us of two-thirds of our original 

 forest inheritance. On what remains 

 the most careful economy will be 

 necessary to meet tjie increasing 

 requirements of the population. 

 Forest protection, then, is just a 

 matter of good citizenship. 



SHANTYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



The ninth annual meeting of the 

 Shantymen's Christian Association 

 was held at Toronto on April 16. The 

 report for the year showed that the 

 work of the association had reached 

 30,174 men during 191(3. in the 

 Prince Albert district of Saskatche- 

 wan, the Rainy River district of 

 Manitoba, from Nipigon east to Sud- 

 bury, and from Sudbury to North 

 Bay, with North Bay as the centre. 

 During the year ended March 31, 

 1917, visits were paid to 685 camps, as 

 compared with 355 in the previous 

 year. The staff of the association 

 tramped on foot in order to carry on 

 this work, 1,775 miles. During the 

 year they employed thirteen mis- 

 sionaries, as compared with eleven 

 in the previous year. The subscrip- 

 tions and collections received during 

 the vear amounted to $5,178, as com- 

 posed with $3,313 in 1916. Officers 

 for 1917 were chosen as follows: 

 President, H. B. Gordon; vice-presi- 

 dent, .J. J. Gartshore; secretary- 

 treasurer, R. D. Richardson; superin- 



