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values in that region, as compared with the 

 interior and coast. 



'These three increases take place in 1915, 

 and hold good for five years, or until 1920. 

 Then comes the first readjustment based on 

 increase on the actual lumber price of $18.00 

 fixed by the bill.' 



That readjustment is explained in 

 the following clause in the Bill: 'for 

 a period of five years from the first 

 day of January, 1920, the foregoing 

 royalties shall be increased by an 

 amount equivalent to twenty-five per 

 cent of the increase (if any) in the 

 average wholesale selling price of lum- 

 ber, free on board point of manufac- 

 ture, above eighteen dollars. 



Similar readjustments occur in 

 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945 and 1950. 



Hon. Mr. Ross said that coincident 

 with its enactment the Bill would in- 

 crease the timber rovalty between 

 $50,000 and $60,000. By 1914 if the 

 annual lumber cut increased by an 

 average of five per cent annually, and 

 the price went up to $21 per thousand 

 feet, the increase to the Government 

 would be nearly $250,000 per year. 

 He held the Bill was a fair one all 

 around and satisfactory to both the 

 people of British Columbia, for whom 

 the Government were trustees, and to 

 the lumbermen. 



The tie question is becoming a very im- 

 portant one on the railways throughout the 

 country. With the decrease in available 

 timber ties comes the demand for a substi- 

 tute for wood. In a recent report the Com- 

 mittee on Ties for the American Eailway 

 Engineering Association submitted the fol- 

 lowing conclusions, which show that, as yet, 

 a perfect substitute for the wood tie has 

 not appeared. The committee states that 

 the concrete tie, a combination of concrete 

 and metal tie, has not yet proved a success 

 because of fracture caused by vibration, ex- 

 cessive weight, and consequent difficulty in 

 handling, and the deterioration of the as- 

 phalt filling. A combination tie of steel 

 and wood gives promise of developing an 

 economic substitute. They add that the all- 

 Bteel tie has proved a satisfactory substi- 

 tute for the wood ties under heavy medium 

 street traffic. It is durable, line and sur- 

 face can be maintained, has sufficient resili- 

 ency, and can be insulated. The fastening 

 60 far in use can, and no doubt will, be im- 

 proved. — Canadian Engineer. 



ENCOURAGING WORDS. 



In connection with the annual meeting the 

 Canadian Forestry Association is in receipt 

 of a number of encouraging letters from 

 good friends of forest conservation. Several 

 of these are given below. 



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From H.B.E. the Governor General. 



Lieut. -Colonel Farquhar, Governor Gen- 

 eral 's Secretary, writes : ' I am commanded 

 by HIS EOYAL HIGHNESS THE GOV- 

 EENOR GENERAL to acknowledge receipt 

 of your letter of March 9th, enclosing a 

 copy of the resolution passed at the annual 

 meeting of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion. 



'His Eoyal Highness commands me to say 

 in reply that he is very glad to continue 

 Patron of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion, and that he sends his very sincere 

 thanks to the members for the kindly word- 

 ing of their resolution on the restoration of 

 the Duchess's health, which he is glad to in- 

 form them, continues to improve from week 

 to week.' 



From Directors. 



HON. W. J. ROCHE, Minister of the 

 Interior, Canada, writes that he has much 

 pleasure in acceding to the request that he 

 allow his name to be presented for election 

 as Director. 



HON. GEOEGE H. PEELEY, Ottawa, 

 one of Canada's leading lumbermen, in ac- 

 cepting the office of Director, writes: 'I 

 quite agree that the objects of your Asso- 

 ciation are good and that everything pos- 

 sible should be done to impress on the people 

 of Canada the necessity of preserving and 

 perpetuating our forest wealth. ' 



HON. N. CUEEY, SENATOE, of Mont- 

 real and Amherst, N.S., who, as head of 

 several large manufacturing companies, is 

 greatly interested in timber, especially in 

 Nova Scotia, writes that he is glad to accept 

 the post of Director, and adds : ' I am, of 

 fourse, an extremely busy man, but will en- 

 deavour to attend the meetings as far as 

 possible. ' 



From Territorial Vice-Presidents. 



HON. W. H. HEAEST, Minister of 

 Lands, Forests and Mines, Ontario, writes: 

 ' I have your letter of the 9th instant, and 

 am grateful for the honor done me by your 

 Association in electing me Vice-President 

 for the Province of Ontario. 



' I further note that I will be kept in- 

 formed of the work of the Association, all 

 of which will be of very deep interest to 

 me. 



