. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July ;>, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Begins Work on Timber Survey in Ontario Roland D. Craig of Commission of Conservation Outlines the Plan of Operation— What the Inventory Will Show and Its Great Worth to the Province. Roland D. Craig, Ottawa Who is conducting the timber survey of Ontario Roland D. Craig of the Com- mission of Conservation, Ottawa, who recently completed a valu- able and comprehensive survey of forest resources of Brit
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. July ;>, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Begins Work on Timber Survey in Ontario Roland D. Craig of Commission of Conservation Outlines the Plan of Operation— What the Inventory Will Show and Its Great Worth to the Province. Roland D. Craig, Ottawa Who is conducting the timber survey of Ontario Roland D. Craig of the Com- mission of Conservation, Ottawa, who recently completed a valu- able and comprehensive survey of forest resources of British Colum- bia is, as has already been an- nounced in the columns of the "Canada Lumberman," now en- gaged in similar work in Ontario. The wisdom and necessity of taking inventories of the wooded wealth of the various provinces of the Dominion has long been recog- nized, but up until the last few years many Canadians believing that the forest assets of the Do- minion were practically inexhaust- ible and that the supply, like Ten- nyson's book, would "go on for- ever," suddenly began to waken up and become, conscious that the former cherished hope was both illusive and dangerous. The aver- age citizen in this connection is like the ordinary adult, who refused to admit, in spite of premonitory symptoms, that he is growing old but gets up some morning to find by a sudden visitation of disease, or other weakness, that he is near- ing the final lap of his journey; then recuperative methods are re- sorted to and every eflfort put forth to prolong his length of days. What is true of the individual in this regard is now finding ex- pression in the attitude and policy of Canadians toward the timber possessions of the Dominion. Belated as has been the start made in this direction, it is grati- fying to learn that commendable progress is being made. Not only will Canada know when the task is completed where she is at, so far as sylvan appraisal is concerned, but she
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