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Title: Canadian forest industries January-June 1921
Identifier: canadianforjanjun1921donm (find matches)
Year: 1921 (1920s)
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Subjects: Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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March 15, 19^1 CANADA LUMBERMAN 87 ers, and the results obtained thereby are noticeable. Furthermore, the radical measures taken by the government in charging severe fines for the infractions to the Lands and Forests regulations have certainly helped to get this improvement. The numerous studies made by the Forest-engineers to decide if it was needed, in certain sections, to make exception to the cutting regulations have allov^red us to know better the forest conditions of the stands which were to be lumbered, and to authorize without ex- posing ourselves to compromise the future of the forest. Better Regulations in Logging We are thus coming rapidly towards a better regulation of the lumbering operations, as we must aim that the logging operations will improve rather than impoverish the cutover areas. In other words, we wish to arrive, in the shortest delay possible, to determine in advance what will be the maximum volume of the cut which we can allow to be made per square mile on a given area, so that we will not allow to be removed, every year, more timber than the forest really produces. The inspection of the settlers' lots still gives us a considerable amount of work, as we are compelled to study, every year, at least 25,000 cases of cutting operations made upon private lands, and we must collect the stumpage dues imposed either as a guarantee of good faith or, as a fine, if abuses have been made. Last year, we have thus collected $15,651.00 in fines and $99,235 in guarantee; besides these amounts, after examination of the improvements made on the lots, we have abandoned claims of the timber cut during the process of clearing which would have amounted to $177,000. This policy gives excellent results, as the owners of the location tickets, in order to get their money back, are compelled to make the improvements which many of them otherwise would have been tempted to neglect. We have encouraged the exploitation of maple orchards on the Crown lands, and we expect that this section will take fairly good extent in the near future. On the townships forest reserves, the permit holders cut last winter 2,603,350 ft. B.M. which have given us a revenue of $4,600.82. The classification of the domain has been followed as quickly as our personal could allow. Fifteen townships have been classified in full, as well as one or several ranges in eighteen other townships. The whole represents a total of 6,300 lots classified. Wider Recognition of Reforestation The Berthierville nursery continues to give excellent results and the demands for forest trees are always numerous, and we will be compelled to enlarge the nursery by purchasing one or two adjoining properties, as we certainly lack space. We are convinced that re- forestation is going to be more and more recognized as a necessity for the establishment of a permanent supply of timber and this more so, now that the problem of fire protection is being dealt with greater attention. During the year 1920, the forest fires have devastated an area of about 290,000 acres. We must congratulate ourselves that the dam- ages were not more considerable, because the temperature, during the months of May, June and July, was very unfavorable. We must not forget that quite a number of these fires have gone over lands which had been lumbered or burned recently, so that the immediate damages are not as extensive as if all the lots had been fully wooded. Nevertheless, we must not neglect a single acre of forest land, and take all the means to prevent and combat this plague and also see to repair efficiently the damages within the shortest delay possible. The use of seaplanes in the region of Lake St. John has given very good results and we may hope, thanks to this additional weapon, to exercise a more active patrol upon the remote Crown lands so as to discover the fires at their very origin, and, in case of need, trans- port the necessary men, right close to the fires. The hydroplanes will also render us great services during the reconnaissances to be made of the unexplored territory of the province, where the means of trans- portation lack entirely. Plans are progressing rapidly for the 29th annual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association to be held at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 29th and 30th. Secretary W. W. Schupner states that the response from mem- bers indicates that the selection of Chicago as the convention city was wise and that reports show that a representative attendance from all sections of the country.
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