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According to our Constitution there is to be a meeting held in March 

 to elect the President and Directors for next year. It is understood that Mr. 

 Grimmer's invitation is for 1910. 



The motion was then put and carried. 



THE PRESIDENT : I thank you, gentlemen, for your attendance here, and 

 the courtesy extended to me ; and I also want to especially thank theExecutive 

 for the courtesy of changing the date so as to make it possible for me to have 

 attended this meeting. I have always enjoyed the meetings of the Forestry 

 Association. I get a lot of information. I am myself a lumberman from the 

 Province of New Brunswick. I have not had a chance to study forestry, 

 and I got what technical education I have from Dr. Fernow and the other 

 gentlemen who attend these Conventions. In New Brunswick we are trying 

 to follow out the ideas we get at these Conventions. Both the lumbermen 

 and the Miramichi Lumber Company, who are pulp manufacturers, are doing 

 more in that direction than most people have any idea of. I know that in our 

 own business I have endeavored to change methods that have been in vogue 

 for years, and have tried to get in line with the ideas that are advanced at 

 these meetings, so that we will have in perpetuity the forests that now exist 

 in New Brunswick. Of course we have the disadvantage of the short leases 

 in New Brunswick, as has been mentioned; but I hope that the Hon. the 

 Surveyor-General, after what he has heard to-day, will eventually bring for- 

 ward a policy regarding this matter that will overcome that difficulty. I 

 trust that when we meet in Fredericton you will all come 'down to see us. I 

 am sure you will have a good time there if Hon. Mr. Grimmer is Surveyor- 

 General; as I hope he will be. You will then see how we look at forestry in 

 the Province down by the sea. (Applause.) 



HON. Mr. GRIMMER: Gentlemen: Before leaving this Convocation Hall, 

 after hearing the remarks of our President, after experiencing the pleasure 

 of being with him in this hall for two days, I think it would perhaps be 

 unfair, if not unkind, that after passing votes of thanks in this and 

 that direction we should overlook our presiding officer. You have 

 found from your experience with him that he is not only a lumberman 

 but a gentleman an affable, courteous and pleasant man to meet. (Ap- 

 plause.) I therefore have great pleasure at this time in moving that the 

 thanks of the Canadian Forestry Association be tendered to President Snowball 

 for the able, courteous and efficient manner in which he has presided at this 

 meeting. (Hear, hear and applause.) 



SENATOR EDWARDS : I have much pleasure in seconding the resolution. 

 All in favor of it say so by a good rousing clap of the hand. 



The motion was carried amidst applause, and the President briefly 

 expressed his thanks. 



Convention closed at 5.30 p.m. 



