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reach merchantable size and form a future source 

 of local revenue and industry. 



6. The Governments of Ontario and Quebec 

 should be urged to undertake a systematic classifi- 

 cation of land in the Clay Belt in advance of 

 settlement, in order to have settlement properly 

 directed. 



7. A strong effort should be made to secure 

 co-operation between the Dominion Government 

 and that of the Province of Ontario, to solve the 

 problem of protection and recuperation of the 

 Trent watershed. 



8. The extension of forest reservations in the 

 public lands of the west should be forwarded, as 

 the surveys l)y the Dominion Forestry Branch 

 develop their desirability. 



9. The organization of forestry branches 

 should be urged on the two forest provinces. New 

 Brunswick and Nova Scotia, which are still with- 

 out such an agency. 



10. The Commission reiterates its opinion that 

 in the forest services of the Dominion and Pro- 

 vincial Governments, more than in any other ser- 

 vice, the appointments should be based on capa- 

 bility and experience, such as may be secured by 

 civil service examinalions. 



11. Representations should be made to the 

 Dominion Government looking toward the adop- 

 tion of some plan, whereby adequate provision 

 may be made for the enforcement of the techni- 

 cal provisions affectin? lumbering opera. ions on 

 the licensed tim))er berths. 



12. The immediate establishment of a game 

 preserve in the southern portion of the Rocky 

 Mountains, in Alberta and British Columbia, ad- 

 jacent to the Glacier National Park of Montana, 

 should be urged upon the Dominion Government 

 and the Government of British Columbia. Im- 

 mediately favorable action upon this recommenda- 

 tion is imperative in the interests of game preser- 

 vation. 



13. In the opinion of the Committee, an ex- 

 penditure of $25,000 per annum for the next four 

 years is urgently needed, to furnish the basis for 

 formulating and forwarding a forest policy for the 

 Dominion. 



14. In vi&w of the importance for water power 

 development of the forest cover on the upper 

 waters of the Winnipeg River, and especially on 

 the watershed of the Lake of the Woods, steps 

 should be taken to secure a forest reservation on 

 these headwaters, and to segregate as a forest re- 

 serve the area drained by this river. 



GIVING AWAY NATURAL RESOURCES 



Nothing eonld more clearly demonstrate 

 the folly of permitting the Government to 

 part with the natural resources of the coun- 

 try than the experience the United States 

 is now passing through. The Government 

 of that country for many years seemed to 

 be mainly engaged in giving the resources 

 away for a mere song to private interests. 



Every cent 's worth of the natural advant- 

 ages of that territory belonged once to the 

 Government as represented by the peoi^le. 

 Had they been conserved as they shoukl have 

 been, they would have been owned by the 

 Government to-day, and those who wished 

 to exercise their indt;stry in taking the raw 

 products from the earth and finishing them 

 and selling them to their customers would 

 be doing so just as they are to-day — but the 

 Government, instead of particular individu- 

 als, would be receiving the annual value or 

 rental of the resource itself. The revenue 

 from this would be greater than the United 

 States Government ever enjoyed. But be- 

 cause private ownership of a common herit- 

 age has been permitted, the annual value 

 goes to private pockets, and the Government 

 must resort to iniquitous methods, such as 

 imposing income taxes and taxes on the in- 

 dustry of the citizens at large, in order to 

 raise its revenues. 



Canada still has much of her natural re- 

 sources. She can no longer sin in ignorance, 

 with the United States going through the 

 agonies of a readjustment of economic re- 

 lations right before her very eyes. But in 

 Canada as in other countries each citizen is 

 looking after himself. If you or I can see 

 a chance of grabbing a timber area or an 

 iron or coal area or a waterfall we will un- 

 doubtedly do it if the others will let us. 

 So long as they, the plums, are available, 

 and we have a chance to get them we would 



be fit for the asylum if we did not take 

 them. Hence, we' cannot object if someone 

 else gets them. There is nothing to be 

 done, consequently, but to fix it that neither 

 we nor anyone else may get them. In the 

 interests of all and as a most important 

 measure for the protection of the present 

 as well as of the future, the sale of the 

 natural resources of whatever nature of the 

 country must stop finally and for ever. — 

 Toronto Saturday Night. 



VIEWS OF MEMBERS. 



There has been an unusual amount of 

 correspondence of late and the tenor of it 

 indicates a steady growth in forest conser- 

 vation sentimnet throughout the country. 

 A few extracts are appended. 



From an Ontario Senator 



I have read with a great deal of plea- 

 sure of the meeting held in Winnipeg, dur- 

 ing the summer. . . I read about the Mani- 

 toba timber, and I trust that the Association 

 may go on to even greater things in the 

 future. 



From a Lady Member 



You may be sure we are interested in the 

 work being done by you and we wish you 

 the best of success in it. 



From a Montreal Manufacttirer 



I am pleased to notice the good work your 

 Association is doing. It is certainly a very 

 necessary one in Canada at the present time. 



From a Winnipegger 



Enclosed herewith find $1 annual- fee for 

 membership in the C. F. A. You have my 

 warmest sympathy in the work, and I will 

 do what I can to forward this very import- 

 ant development in the wealth of our great 

 heritage. 



