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Canadian Forestry Journal, October, ipij. 



men in the coast district for 1915 

 l)een excelled. 



Mr. Campbell also' complimented 

 the men for the efficient work and 

 he said the steady increase noted in 

 the efficiency of the Dominion forest 

 service must be credited very large- 

 ly to the rangers. 



■■[ The conservation of forests was a 

 serious business, he pointed out, one 

 that demanded the best in each man 

 and the duties of a ranger did not 

 consist of merely fighting the fire, 

 b)Ut of educating the people of his 

 district to a realization of the value 

 •of forest conservation. 



: In Europe, said Mr. Campbell, the 

 forestry departments had fire protec- 

 tion down to the highest degree of 



efficiency, had in fact learned all 

 there was to know on the subject, 

 and could now turn their attention to 

 other matters. Places that not so 

 long ago were huge sand wastes, 

 were now green forests, protecting 



thousands of acres in vineyards 

 which had once been barren lands. 



Tzvo Vital Factors. 



Mr. R. D. Craig said the Conser- 

 vation Commission was endeavoring 

 to secure an accurate estimate of the 

 value of the timber in the province. 

 Nine-tenths of the province was be- 

 ing utilized in the growth of timber 

 and the necessity for its conserva- 

 tion could be seen by comparing 

 the area being used for agricultural 

 purposes which formed the other 

 tenth. 



Mr. E. W. Beckett, who presided, 

 said the careless setting out of fires 

 by settlers was a very grave ques- 

 tion, in fact .it was getting so bad 

 that some drastic measure was ne- 

 cessary and he favored a change in 

 the act if possible, so that the onus 

 of proof would be on the settler to 

 show that he did not set the fire on 

 his land. 



THE FOOL AND OUR FOREST DOLLARS 



By E. T. Allen, 

 Forester, Western Forestry and Conservation Association. 



Good-by to the fool with the empty 

 gun ; 

 Forgotten his bid for fame. 

 Though he kills his friend, it only 

 counts one, 

 And that, nowadays, is tame. 



The fool who playfully rocks the 

 boat 

 Is on the front page no more. 

 He may rank high with the fools 

 afloat 

 But his glory is gone ashore. 



There's the fool with women, the 

 fool with wine. 

 And the fool who games with 

 strangers. 

 A.nd the joy-ride fool (he does well 

 in his line 

 By combining these ancient dan- 

 gers). 



But they're all still down in the 

 primer class. 

 Mere novices taking a flyer. 

 Compared with the prize-taking 

 criminal ass. 

 The fool in the woods with fire. 



A few hearts break for the deeds 

 they've done 

 In their pitiful amateur way, 

 But fire slays dozens where they 

 slay one 

 And scourges a state in a day. 



For the ruined home and the smoke- 

 less stack 

 And the worker unemployed 

 Know a hundred years shall never 

 bring back 

 The things that his match des- 

 troyed. 



