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Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1917 



Beautifying the Railway Lines 



In the beautifying of public groands 

 and streets, Canada as a whole can 

 hardly be said to set a world stan- 

 dard. There are, fortunately, suffi- 

 cient local exceptions to demonstrate 

 what excellent effects can be secured 

 when the right kind of initiative is 

 shown. The Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 way has exerted itself to secure the 

 improvement of station grounds, the 

 results of which are visible in almost 

 any rail journey. The Grand Trunk 

 has Interested its officers in similar 

 projects. Along the lines of the 

 Canadian Northern also may be seen 

 the pleasing substitution of beautiful 

 trees and shrubs and flowers for what 

 was recentl^^ an ugly level of slag or 

 patches of coarse grass. 



The accompanying picture shows 

 the good work of Mr. A. W. Gonder, 

 Canadian Northern Agent at Car- 

 berry, Manitoba. There are about 

 200 balsam fir and spruce trees on 

 an enclosed lot of 75 x 300 feet, all 

 in thriving condition. The grass is 

 well kept and the whole aspect of 

 the station greatly improved. An- 

 other evidence of the improvement 

 caused by flower and tree planting 

 may be seen at Rosedale, B.C. on 

 the Canadian Northern Railway. 



A HELPFUL MEMBER! 



From a leading Western lumber- 

 man: "I am a member of the Rotary 

 Club and two or three weeks ago at 

 one of the weekly meetings I called 



attention to the necessity of every 

 member of the Club subscribing to 

 the Forestry Association and taking 

 on interest in its work. I intend 

 calling attention to the Association 

 again in a week or two — and will try 

 tc induce all to join." 



It is estimated there are three mil- 

 lion acres in the state of New York 

 in wood lots. The cut of lumber is 

 about 300 million feet annually. The 

 state owns about 1,800,000 acres of 

 forest land which is in process of 

 being reforested. The bulk of this 

 land w^as purchased at a low figure. 

 The later purchases were made on a 

 basis of $5 to $10 per acre. A bond 

 issue of ten million dollars was sub- 

 mitted and carried by the people 

 with which to furnish funds to pur- 

 chase the denuded forest lands, sus- 

 ceptible of reforestation. 



The problem of reforesting areas 

 that are otherwise unproductive, 

 should be considered by agricultur- 

 ists. Perhaps next in importance to 

 the disposal of brush and slash is 

 the effect of close cutting on hillsides. 

 In many instances, the clearing of 

 trees from a slope has encouraged a 

 washing of soil that not only ruins 

 the slope but also buries the pro- 

 ductive field at its foot and greatly 

 increases the damage done by brooks 

 at flood conditions. 



