. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. anadian Forestry Journal, October, iQid 759 Better Forest Protection for N. B. The New Brunswick Government is preparing plans for the reorganization of the whole forest protection system. That the provincial forest possessions of over 18,000 square miles merit the most modern and effective safeguards against fire goes without saying. The notion that forests can be left to take care of themselves has been abandoned by nearly every government on earth having authority over timber lands. Once the responsibility for forest p
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. anadian Forestry Journal, October, iQid 759 Better Forest Protection for N. B. The New Brunswick Government is preparing plans for the reorganization of the whole forest protection system. That the provincial forest possessions of over 18,000 square miles merit the most modern and effective safeguards against fire goes without saying. The notion that forests can be left to take care of themselves has been abandoned by nearly every government on earth having authority over timber lands. Once the responsibility for forest pro- tection is admitted, it behooves a gov- ernment to build up the most economi- cal and up-to-date patrol service. The maintenance of New Brunswick's for- est industries depends absolutely upon the elimination of destructive fires. In 1912, before the slump in the lumber trade was under way, New Brunswick produced nearly $7,500,000 of lumber, shingles, pulp wood and lath, not counting fire wood, fence posts, etc. The New Brunswick Government re- ceives an average of about $500,000 a year from forest operations and thou- sands of workmen owe their living to the same source. A very substantial part of the business of our merchants and manufacturers is accounted for by the annual wood harvest. To th"ose who wonder if New Bruns- wick can be freed from serious forest fires, it may be pointed out that a pri- vate association of Quebec Province, the St. Maurice Forest Protective As- sociation, patrolling two-thirds as much territory as the whole forest area of New Brunswick, have reduced forest fires to an extent hitherto regarded as impossible. This was accomplished by good organization, close inspection of rangers, and authority to regulate the clearing fires of settlers. New Brunswick has done much already in the way of forest protection, and can enjoy similar immunity by taking similar measures. Lacking them, no Government can hope to preserve in- valuable timber assets aga
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