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ment that there were some 125 billions of spruce standing north of the height 

 of land was a surprise to me. I did not think it was there, and I was very 

 glad to hear that it is there. 



SENATOR EDWARDS : It is not there. 



MR. MILLER : If that spruce is preserved, and fire is kept out of it, and 

 it is not given away to settlers, at three per cent, growth it will give us 375 

 millions of spruce to cut per year in the natural growth of timber. It is 

 very questionable in my mind whether, if that timber stands on the 16 

 million acres of agricultural land we hear about up there, it would not be 

 better to preserve that 375 millions annual growth of timber than to open 

 up that 16 million acres for settlement. I think the Province would get more 

 out of it if it kept it for timber purposes. It is possible that we have areas 

 up there where the land is not good for settlement, where it would not be 

 necessary to keep that 16 millions out. That is a question that the commis- 

 sion should take up and look into carefully, and advise the Government as to 

 the best policy. I would now ask Senator Edwards to speak for the lumber- 

 men. (Applause.) 



THE PRESIDENT : Before Senator Edwards speaks, we have a representa- 

 tive from Michigan University, Dr. Mulford, who is going away on an early 

 train, and I am sure we would be pleased to hear from him while he is yet 

 with us. (Applause.) 



Dr. MULFORD : Mr. President and friends, I come with a word of greet- 

 ing and of good cheer from the Michigan Forestry Commission, which is 

 composed of three members ; from the Forestry Club of the University of 

 Michigan, composed of 150 members; and from the Michigan Forestry Asso- 

 ciation, composed of about 800 members. They all send sincere greetings and 

 sincere good wishes. I say that I bring a word of good cheer. There have been 

 some notes of pessimism here, which were intended only for good, of course, 

 intended to stir up further effort ; but it seems to me it is the wrong attitude 

 to take. Anyway, this is the way we feel about it at present we are on 

 the top of a great wave of enthusiasm for Forestry (hear* hear!) the trouble 

 is that we are not fully taking advantage of our opportunities to push home 

 the most vital things. The Forestry wave leads to many peculiar things. 

 For instance, a Michigan pastor just before Christmas said to his congrega- 

 tion, "You must not cut any more Christmas trees." Now, I noticed that 

 yesterday the President of this Association said something against the mat- 

 ter of Christmas trees. 



THE SECRETARY : No, the export of them. 



Dr. MULFORD : If it is only the export, I have nothing more to say. 



