158 NEW BRUNSWICK FORESTRY CONVENTION 



"because a forest properly treated will yield a safe investment at no less than 

 -5J compound interest. 



(3) I would advise a system of astronomical block lines be run, blocks 

 to be divided into say two mile blocks valuation surveys to be made 

 each year. By this system a certain amount of stock taking can be 

 had year after year. It must appear apparent that a system must be 

 adopted to keep in touch with the management of our Crown Lands. 



(4) A chief forest ranger should be appointed, also forest rangers, 

 whether they be forest ranger or forest estimators. New ideas must be in- 

 fused into the management of the Crown Lands to get the best results and 

 to suit present conditions and above all to prepare for the future forest crop ; 

 that in our next generation will be a source of pride as well as one of 

 revenue. 



These forest rangers should be employed jointly by the Government and 

 ihe licensee tliey should have cart blanche for calling assistance necessary for 

 putting out fires, and also stopping the wasteful cutting by the operators. 

 They must be men competent to report how much timber was damaged and 

 the location of same so that the Licensee can cut the ensuing year. They 

 should also be able to value and put an upset price on any piece of timber 

 land at the Crown Land sales, and no Crown Land should be sold, without 

 some report made of same. 



(5) The Licensee should not be allowed to cut a log down by the old 

 method of the axe, the modern saw method together with taking out the top 

 even as low down as in some cases to 6 inches should be enforced, especial- 

 ly where Pulp Mills are in evidence. The exact diameter depends whether 

 logs are to be used as saw logs or for pulp and on local conditions, but as the 

 present price of spruce it is a poor business policy to leave merchantable 

 timber in the woods. It can therefore be seen that by adhering to the saw 

 method and taking out the tops that a stand of spruce or pine timber, say 20 

 trees to the acre there would be saving over 1,000 feet to the acre to the 

 owner of the land. 



(6) Great care should be exercised in making and laying out lumber 

 roads and as few built as necessary to get the logs. Too many roads net 

 only destroy more timber, but add greatly to the cost of maintaing in time 

 of winter, no logs should be left in the woods. The average size of logs 

 placed upon the market today tells the tale, as compared with years gone by- 



