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Canadian Forestry Journal, June-July, 1914- 



Modern Co-Operative Forest Protection — Mr. Henry Sorgius, Manager of St. Mau- 

 rice Fire Protective Association on an inspection trip. This shows method of 

 patrolling rivers and lakes by canoe. 



Another Protection Association. 



Are Associations Necessary? 



> Ou June 4 a meeting was held in Mont- 

 real to consider the question of the foi-ma- 

 tion of a forest fire protection association 

 by the representatives of a number of 

 camping and summer cottage associations. 

 By request the gathering was addressed by 

 Mr. Ellwood Wilson, A^iee-President of the 

 St. Maurice Valley Fire Protection Asso- 

 ciation and the Secretary of the Canadian 

 Forestry Association. The territory lies 

 north and west of Montreal, embracing 

 the Lake Manitou, Trembling Mountain 

 and Mt. Laurier District. A committee 

 was formed to deal with the matter, of 

 which Mr. E. A. Outhet, 54 Beaver Hall 

 Hill, Montreal, is Chairman, and Mr. A. 

 R. Whitall, 734 Mullins street, Montreal, 

 Secretary. As this territory lies between 

 the St. Maurice Valley and the eastern 

 edge of the Lower Ottawa Forest Pro- 

 tection Association territory, it is pos- 

 sible that a new association will be formed 

 here, so that the whole area between Three 

 Rivers and the Gatineau will be covered 

 by fire protection associations. 



Lumbering is the greatest American 

 manufacturing industry and is exceeded 

 only by agriculture -n supplying the essen- 

 tials of life. 



A gentleman writes : ' In regard to the 

 ])lan of improving forest conditions by pro- 

 paganda carried on by an indepndent or- 

 ganization like the Canadian Forestry As- 

 sociation. ' He says : ' Instead of the indi- 

 vidual subscription, helping to make the 

 Hurrah, should not the Government take up 

 the burden? Is it not a most important 

 matter to the Government? Have they not 

 in the past been lax in control, and have 

 they not reaped all the revenues from the 

 forests? and when improvements are made 

 bv reforestry will not they reap the bene- 

 fit? ' 



This is a question frequently asked. 

 Doubtless if our conditions were ideal and 

 all citizens took a keen interest in public 

 , affairs, and governments were truly repre- 

 sentative of this intelligent activity, there 

 would be no need of independent societies 

 like the Canadian Forestry Association. But 

 as it is, those citizens who really care about 

 forests or mines or any other national asset 

 are at present, probably, in the minority. 

 In this case it is the minority who urge re- 

 forms for the good of the whole country. 

 Gradually the public is becoming aroused, 

 and when it is thoroughly awake then or- 

 ganizations like the Canadian Forestry As- 

 sociation can disband, but until then they 

 are a necessity and the larger and more 



