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' pressing support of the Association's letters is incalculable in holding up the 

 proposals. We urge similar action hands of the provincial authorities will- 

 upon all our members residing in the ing to accede to sensible public de- 

 prairie provinces. The effect of such mands. 



AMOUNT OF TIMBER IN PRAIRIE PROVINCES. 

 (From Address, "Timber in Canada," by R. H. Campbell, Director of Forestry, 



Ottawa, delivered at San Francisco, 1915.) 

 Province Total Land Area. Estimated saw Estimated 



timber area. stand. 



Alberta 161,000,000 acres 5,416,000 acres 21,000,000,000 



board feet. 



Saskatchewan 155,764,080 acres 3,584,000 acres 14,000,000,000 



board feet. 



Manitoba 148,432,640 acres 1,920.000 acres 6,850,000,000 



board feet. 



In the Forest Reserves. 



Alberta 16,711,776 acres 



Saskatchewan 6,197,707 acres 



Manitoba 2,606,400 acres 



Population per 

 square mile. 



Belgium 652. 



France 189.5 



Germany 310-4 



Switzerland 234.8 



Sweden 32.4 



Russia in Europe 64.6 



Percentage ot 

 total area. 

 14.00 

 3.97 



1.75 



Percentage of total 

 area in permanent 

 forest. 

 18.3 

 18.7 

 25.9 

 22.7 

 47.8 

 31.0 



YOUNG MIXED FOREST OF PINE AND SPRUCE IN ATHABASCA RIVER VALLEY, ALBERTA. 



