Canadian Forestry Journal, August, iqi6 



697 



Liberty of Settlers. 

 Stratford "Beacon," Aug. 5. 1916: 

 The recent forest fires in Ontario 

 have brought out the inadequacy of 

 the present system very clearly. 

 Settlers are apparently at liberty to 

 burn slash without any special re- 

 striction being put upon them, 

 whereas in the Province of Quebec, 

 in British Columbia and in several 

 States of the Union, a license must 

 first be obtained before such fires 

 are set out. The result is seen in 

 the freedom from forest fires of 

 these States and Provinces. What 

 has been destroyed would pa}- the 

 cost of an army (>i rangers and in- 

 spectors. 



The A^ortli Laud's Reputation. 

 "Toronto Daily Star." Aug. 1. 

 1916: The great fire in the north 

 country will have the effect of injur- 

 ing the reputation of that region 

 unless the Government can take 

 such measures as will make it rea- 

 sonably certain that similar disas- 

 trous fires cannot again occur. 



IVhat About the Xext Forest Fire? 



"Ottawa Evening Journal." Aug. 

 12: What guarantee will be given 

 by the Ontario Government that 

 1917 or 1918 or any future year of 

 great drought will not repeat the 

 unspeakable horrors which have 

 just been enacted in the north? 

 Above and beyond every other 

 question, that one must be answered 

 before the confidence of the settlers 

 in the Clay Belt can be restored. 



No settler should be allowed to 

 start a clearing fire between April 

 and November without a permit 

 from a qualified ranger. 



One Real Benefit. 



Montreal "Financial Times." Aug. 

 5. 1916: The disaster will not have 

 been wholly in vain if it results in 

 a determination on the part of Cana- 

 dians to engage in conservation 

 work for the prevention and limita- 

 tion of forest fires upon an unprece- 

 dented scale and with unheard-of 

 energy. 



R. O. SWEEZEY 



(B. Sc, M. Can. Soc. C.E.' 

 FORESTRY ENGINEER AND 



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