Canadian Torcstrv journal 



Vol. X. Ottawa, Canada, -IrNE-JiLY. 1914. No.s. (I cV: 7 



CANADIAN FORESTRY JOURNAL. 



Published monthly by the 



Canadian Forestry Association, 



Journal Buihling. 



Ottawa, Canada. 



Devoted to the cause of forest conservation. 



Subscription $1 per year. 



Advertising Rates on Application. 



CANADIAN FORESTRr ASSOCIATION. 



Patron. H. R. H. the Governor General. 



Honorary Pres., Rt. Hon. R. L. Borden. 



Honorary Past Pres.. Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid 

 Laurier. 



President, "Wm. Power, Esq., M.P. 

 Vice-President, Mr. F. C. Whitman, 



COXTKNTS: Pago. 



Halifax Convention Postponed 65 



\()va Siotia, Lectures in 6G 



Forest Laboratories New lle.ad 60 



The Late Overton Price 67 



t'orcst Kire.s 67 



Prince Edward County Sand Dunes. . . 6>S 



Queensland Forests 70 



Ponnsvl\;inia Forests 70 



Roche', Hon. \V. J 71 



St. Maurice \alley Protective Asso- 

 ciation 72 



Yukon Tindier Protection 74 



Ontario Beaver in Minnesota 74 



The Summer Camp 74 



Reforestation of Sands Lamia 73 



What is Forestry 76 



British Columbia Forestry Publicity.. 77 



Forests and Mines 78 



Treasurer, Misa M. Robinbon ) Journal Building, 

 Secretarj-, James Lawler / Ottawa, Can. 



Directors. 



Directors: William Little, Hiram Robinson, 

 Aubrey White, E. Stewart, W. B. Snowball, 

 Thomas Southworth, Hon. W. C. Edwards, Geo. Y. 

 Chown, John Hendry, Hon. W. A. Charlton, Hon. 

 W. J. Roche, Hon. Geo. H. Perley, Hon. Sydney 

 Fisher, R. H. Campbell, J. B. Miller, Gordon C. 

 Edwards, Dr. B. E. Fernow, EUwood Wilson, 

 Senator Bostock, F. C. Whitman, G. C. Piche, 

 Alex. MacLaurin, Mgr. P. E. Roy, A. P. Steven- 

 eon, Wm. Pearce, C. E. E. Ussher, Denis Mur- 

 phy, C. Jackson Booth, Wm. Price, J. W. Harkom, 

 A. S. Goodeve, W. C. J. Hall, J. S. Dennis, J. B. 

 White, E. J. Zavitz, Geo. Chahoon, Jr., R. D. 

 Prettie, Hon. N. Curry, A. C. Flumerfelt, H. R. 

 MacMillan, Clyde Leavitt. 



Territorial Vice-Presidents. 



Ontario: — Hon. W. H. Hearst. 

 Quebec: — Hon. Jules AUard. 

 New Brunswick: — Hon. J. K. Flemming. 

 Nova Scotia: — Hon. O. T. Daniels. 

 Manitoba: — Sir R. P. Roblin. 

 Prince Edward Island: — Hon. J. A. Matheson. 

 Saskatchewan : — His Honor G. W. Brown. 

 Alberta: — Hon. \. L. Sifton. 

 British Columbia: — Hon. W. R. Ross. 

 Yukon: — Hon. Geo. Black, Commissioner. 

 Mackenzie: — F. D. Wilson. 

 Patricia: — His Honor Sir Douglas Cameron. 

 Ungava : — His Grace Mgr. Bruchesi, .-Archbishop 

 of Montreal. 



HALIFAX CONVENTION 



INDEFINITELY POSTPONED 



Owing to the disturbed situation 

 caused by the war, it has been de- 

 cided by the President and Directors 

 of the Canadian Forestry Associa- 

 tion to cancel the arrangements for 

 the Forestry Convention, which was 

 to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 Sept. 1 to 4, and to postpone the 

 meeting till further notice. 



'I'wo tliiiij;>i iiiiioiig others aro 

 ii('C(-'S.sary to tlic success of a forestry 

 convention. One is the attendance 

 of a larwe niiinl)er of deleofates, and 

 the other is the reading; of the i*e- 

 ports of tlie papers and discussions 

 by the people who aro not able to at- 

 tend. 



It was felt tliat it would bo impos- 

 sible to secure either of these factors 

 under conditions bound to prevail 

 for some time in Canada. 



Members are urrired to take note of 

 this change and to let it be known 

 that all railway arrangements for 

 the Convention are now cancelled, 

 ;!ud that anyone going to Halifax on 



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