. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 32 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN August, 1905 FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FORESTRY CONVENTION. At a meeting of the Board of Directors or the Canadian Forestry Association held in Ottawa a few days ago, it was decided, subject to the approval of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, to hold the proposed Dominion Forestry Convention on the 10th, nth and 12th January next. His Excellency has accepted the position of Hon- orary President, and in doing so expressed great interest in the Convention and
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 32 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN August, 1905 FORESTRY DEPARTMENT FORESTRY CONVENTION. At a meeting of the Board of Directors or the Canadian Forestry Association held in Ottawa a few days ago, it was decided, subject to the approval of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, to hold the proposed Dominion Forestry Convention on the 10th, nth and 12th January next. His Excellency has accepted the position of Hon- orary President, and in doing so expressed great interest in the Convention and his best wishes for its success. Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be the president, and the vice-presidents will be Hon. R. L. Borden and Sir Henri Joly. Hon. Mr. Whitney has intimated that the Ontario Government will be represented at the convention, and it is expected that the other Provincial Governments will cooperate. The complete organization and preliminary pro- gramme will be announced later. TRAINED FORESTERS IN DEMAND. The demand for foresters is increasing rapid- ly both for State work and with private owners. Many States now have forest commissions, and several of them have State foresters. A trained forester at $2,400 a year and two assistant foresters at $1,200 each are wanted by California. Wisconsin wants an assistant forester at $1,500, Indiana a forester to take charge of its state reserve, and Washington offers $1,800 a year for a trained forester. In many other States the advisability of creating the office of State forester has been under dis- cussion this year, and it is only a matter of a few years when such an official will be con- sidered a regular part of an efficient State government. The demand for foresters by private timber owners is growing at a still more rapid rate. During the last twelve months seven of the United States Bureau of Forestry force have left to take up work with such owners and four have accepted public positions—two with Massachusetts
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