. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 156 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 191.) Splendid Wooded Wealth of New Brunswick Aggressive Work of Eastern Provinces in Conducting Forest Survey—Tabulation of Timber of Provinces Gives Interesting Data - Its Potential Value By Hon. E. A. Smith, Minister of Lands and Mines for New Brunswick. Hon. E. A. Smith, Fredericton, The conditions brought about by the world war through which we have just passed have impressed us with a deeper sense of r
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 156 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 191.) Splendid Wooded Wealth of New Brunswick Aggressive Work of Eastern Provinces in Conducting Forest Survey—Tabulation of Timber of Provinces Gives Interesting Data - Its Potential Value By Hon. E. A. Smith, Minister of Lands and Mines for New Brunswick. Hon. E. A. Smith, Fredericton, The conditions brought about by the world war through which we have just passed have impressed us with a deeper sense of respon- sibility as to the duties of con- serving and developing our for- ests along with other natural re- sources of Canada. Undoubtedly the forests of the Dominion form one of the greatest assets of the ]Cmi)ire; have we in the past re- cognized the true value of this heritage and endowment? France saw the necessity of protecting and developing her for- est areas and we are told as far back as the seventeenth century her statutes contained a most comprehensive forest policy, and some English writer has said, had it not been for the magnificent forests of that country, the war could not have been carried on to a successful issue by the Allies. In the trench war-fare, timber played a very important part and the British had to rely wholly upon the French to furnish the neces- sary lumber for her part of the front. We have in New Brunswick about twelve million acres of forest land, seven and one-half million acres of which are still the property of-the crown. It is also estimated that of this forest land, over two million acres today lie unjjroductive because of forest fires. The duty of conserving and protecting the forests of New Bruns- wick from fire has been assigned by law to a Forestry Advisory Com- mission of five members, two of which, Mr. D. J. Buckley and Mr. Archie Eraser, represent the lumbermen and leaseholders of New Brunswick, and one of which is the provincial f
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