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Live Animals Ready for Shipment from Algouquiu Park. 



One of the best kiiowu residents of the 

 Ottawa ^'alley, Mr. John Gillies, of Brae- 

 sitle, member of the well-known and ex- 

 tensive lumber firm of Gillies Brothers, 

 die<i suddenly at Pembroke, Ontario, on 

 Nov. 17. Mr. Gillies was a son of the late 

 John Gillies, founder of the firm, and 

 brother of Mr. David Gillies, ex-M.P.P. of 

 C'arleton Place, Ontario. The late Mr. 

 Gillies specially devoted himself to the 

 woods department of the firm's business, 

 and, like other members of the firm, was 

 impressed with the inadequate care Cana- 

 <lians have been takintf of their timber 

 wealth. Everybody will recall, at the o'lon- 

 ing of the Cobalt boom, the struggle there 

 was on the part of prospectors ami miners 

 to get the 'Gillies Limit' thrown open to 

 jtrospectors, careless of the results to the 

 valuable tiiidier on the limit. Tiiis was 

 one of the firm's extensive hoblings in 

 Northern Ontario, in regard to the rapiil 

 clearing ofif of which for prospecting ]<ur- 

 poses Mr. Gillies held strong views. He 

 will be greatly missed throughout the Ot- 

 tawa Valley where he was favorably known 

 to everyone who was in any way interested 

 in our forests. 



The total amount .«f land purchased in the 

 Eastern states for fe<leral for'^sts is nearly 

 800,000 acres. So far the principal work 

 on these areas has involved their protection 

 against forest fires. 



Let us remember that the conservation 

 of our natural resources, though the great- 

 est problem of today, is yet but part of 

 another ami greater problem — the problem 

 of national efficiency. — Ex-President 

 Roosevelt. 



SEEKING SUBSTITUTES FOR SPRUCE. 



I'ulj> and paper men in Montreal have 

 been much interested in an announcement 

 from Washington, published in the daily 

 papers, to the effect that the United 

 States Government wood pulp laboratory 

 at Wausau, Wis., is making experiments 

 with a view to fimling a substitute for 

 spruce in the making of wood {'uip for 

 newsprint. Ex]>eriments alon,' the same 

 lines are being made in the •'anadian Gov- 

 ernment laboratory at Montreal, as Canada 

 has immense su{ij>lies of other timber, 

 wliich might be utiiizeil for the purpose 

 if a suitable treatment could be discovered. 

 It is j)ointed out that with the increasing 

 consumption of newsprint in Canada, to- 

 gether with the ever-increasing demand 

 from tJic United States, it will sooner or 

 biter be necessary to utilize other woo<ls. 

 The newspaper with a circulation of fiO,000 

 of 20 pages every day uses the product of 

 foui acres of forest per diem. When the 

 figure is multiplied by the great numiier 

 or iiapers ])rinted on this continent, it will 

 be scon that the drain on forests is enorm- 

 ous. — Paper Trade Journal. 



The Government of Quebec has increased 

 the grant to the Forestry School affiliated 

 with Laval University, Quebec, from $.'5,000 

 to $8,000 per year. The course of studies 

 will be considerably increased. 



The future well-being of Canada de- 

 jicnds on the loyal accejitance In' the peo- 

 ple of the principles which aim at the 

 j.rofitable and scientific development and 

 conservation of her natural resources. — 

 Earl Grey. 



