Canadian Forestry Journal, December, igi6 855 



in the whole of British Columbia, in Late John Hendry's Estate. 



the Pacific Northwestern States, and ^he gross value of the estate of the 



m some of the Ontario Reserves. ^^^^ j,^jf„ Hendrv, of Vancouver, a for- 



"In practically all of these areas, the mer President of the Canadian Fores- 

 freedom from forest fire damage to life try Association, was $1,248,829.23, and 

 and property can be ascribed to three the net value was $725,783.63. The 

 main features : usual petition for administration of the 



"Power of control by the rangers estate was filed November 1st, on be- 

 over settlers' clearing fires through the half of the executors, Mr. Eric Werge 

 'permit law-' Hamber, son-in-law, and Mrs. Adaline 



"Centralization of ranger control ; Hendry, the widow. Under the will, 



skilful management; with frequent in- dated June 18, 1914, three-quarters of 



spection. the real and personal estate and effects 



"The development of mechanical pass to Mrs Adaline Hendry and one- 

 equipment, as trails, telephones and quarter to Mrs. Aldyen Irene Hamber. 



lookout towers. J^/, yil^^^^ ^ j^^^^ ^^ estimated as 

 ,,_ . , , , ,. , $o44,337-87 and the daughters as 

 It is to these foundations of every $181445 98 

 successful protective organization now ' ' '. , ^ , ^ 

 in existence that we direct the atten- T^h^ major share of the fortune is 

 tion of Ontario, feeling confident that "^^J^ 7,.°^ ^Jl^^f i" ^j^E, ^".^^^^ (3°^- 

 the Government will not hesitate to umbia Mills Tmiber and Trading Corn- 

 place the forest guarding system upon P^^^' ^^ which the inventory shows the 

 the most modern and efficient basis." testator owned 6 336 shares of a par 



value of $100 and a present value of 

 $150, making a total of $905,400. The 



Loan to Settlers. testator's shares in the British Colum- 



^. r r^•.^/^^^/^ . . 1. .1 bia Sugar Refining Company were 



The first $100,000 set apart by the ^^^^^^ ^^ $12,000; the Hendry Land 



Ontario Government for oans to north- Company at $19,875; the Western 



ern settlers has been apphed for almost Canada Power Company, Limited, 



entirely, according to a summary is- $48,500, and the Yale Development 



sued by Commissioner Dane. Over Companv, $45,000. The total value in 



sixty-two applications were received glares is placed at $1,080,830, and the 



from Matheson. ^.^^1 ^g^^^^ ^^ $148,955. The shares in 



Application forms for loans were the Vancouver, Westminster, and Yu- 



first sent to the Timiskaming district kon Railway Company— 25,020 in num- 



because of the distress following the ber — were given as of no value. 



recent forest fires there, and resulted 



in 258 applications for aid, amounting 



to $92,790, from the district of Timis- Penny Wise— Pound Foolish. 



kaming. (Pulp and Paper Magazine.) 



Application forms are now being In one part of the country we find 

 sent out to the agencies of Port Ar- progressive paper makers and lumber- 

 thur, Dryden, Rainy River and Kenora. men not only carefully guarding 

 The settlers in the burned districts against the destruction of their forests 

 show by their applications that they by fire but planting trees for future re- 

 intend to use the money loaned to them quirements. In another part of the 

 for developing their farms, relying on land we find careless settlers setting 

 the Northern Ontario Aid Committee fires to clear their land, or hunters and 

 for their re-establishment. campers leaving fires which they care- 

 All the applications recorded above lessly allow to spread at will, 

 have received the sanction of the To plant trees for future require- 

 Crown Lands Agent for the district, ments is a most praiseworthy proceed- 

 and the loans are either going forward ing, but to allow millions of acres to 

 or are only held up for technicalities burn down each year makes our efforts 

 regarding titles to the lands offered by at conservation look sick. It is a Pen- 

 the settlers as security. ny Wise — Pound Foolish Policy. 



