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The great scope of the work was in- 

 dicated by Mr. Swaine's references 

 to work in New Brunswick, Quebec, 

 Ontario and then across to the Pa- 

 cific slope ; while one of the great- 

 est "finds" in regard to one of the 

 spruce-destroying insects was made 

 in a pile of three million feet of 

 sawlogs on the shore of Lesser Slave 

 Lake in Alberta. The importance of 

 the subject is so tremendous and so 

 much interest was aroused that it is 

 not unlikely Mr. Swaine will be 

 asked to address the club again with 

 particular reference to one part of 

 Canada, and the insects which en- 

 danger the forests in that part. 



The chair was occupied by the 

 president of the club, Mr. R. H. 

 Campbell, director of forestry, who 

 conveyed the thanks of the club to 

 Mr. Swaine. He also explained that 

 in addition to those who originally 

 formed this club, lumbermen and 

 others interested in forestry might 

 become members and participate on 

 the same basis. There were a num- 

 ber of visitors, including Dr. C. 

 Gordon Hewitt, Dominion entomol- 

 ogist ; Mr. B. M. Winegar, of the 

 C.P.R. department of natural re- 

 sources, Montreal ; and Mr. Chrys- 

 tal, assistant to Mr. Swaine in his 

 forest protective work. 



Lasting Qualities of Douglas Fir 



The house shown in the picture was built in 1851 entirely of Douglas Fir, except 

 the roof which was of cedar shingles. It v/as erected by the Hudson's Bay Company 

 near Victoria, P.C. There are practically no parts of the building that have had to 

 be renewed. 



