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Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1917 



CANADIAN WOOD IN FRANCE. 



{From Report of Dominions Royal 

 Commission) 

 "Very little Canadian wood is 

 sold on the French market because 

 it is almost unknown, and, what is 

 worse, in the few places where it 

 is known it has the reputation of 

 being of very inferior quality. This 

 seems hard to believe, but it is only 

 the strict truth. It can be explained 

 by the fact that the Canadian lum- 

 ber exported has been sent almost 

 exclusively to Great Britain and 

 when, from time to time, it was sent 

 from that country to France, it lost 

 its name and passed as the product 

 of other countries. This was the 

 case with our fine woods that brought 

 high prices. It must be admitted, 

 however, that certain shipments of 

 Canadian wood of a most inferior 

 quality were unloaded on the French 

 market at low prices because they 

 could not be disposed of elsewhere. 

 Such proceedings have caused in- 

 calculable harm to the reputation of 

 our products. Unfortunately, our ex- 

 ports of high quality lumber have 

 not been able to counteract this un- 

 desirable reputation, since they have 

 always been credited to other coun- 

 tries. At Contras, near Bordeaux, 

 the following sign is displayed on a 

 large lumber factory: "Bois de I'Am- 

 erique du Nord" (North American 



Wood). It is evident that in France, 

 Canada does not exist as a separate 

 country, only "American" products 

 are known." 



OUT FISHIN' 



A feller isn't thinkin' mean, 



Out fishin'; 

 His thoughts are mostly good and 

 clean 



Out fishin' ; 

 He doesn't knock his fellow men. 

 Or harbor any grudges then, 

 A feller's at his finest, when 

 Out fishin'. 



The rich are comrades to the poor 



Out fishin'; 

 All brothers of a common lure, 



Out fishin'; 

 The urchin with the pin and string 

 Can chin with millionaire and king. 

 Vain pride is a forgotten thing 



Out fishin'. 



A feller gets a chance to dream, 



Out fishin'; 

 He learns the beauties of a stream 



Out fishin'; 

 And he can wash his soul in air. 

 That isn't foul with selfish care. 

 An' relish plain and simple fare 



Out fishin'. 



A view of British Columbia Tree Nursery for the Improvement of School Grounds. 



