. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 1340 Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1917. Beautifying the Railway Lines In the beautifying of public groands and streets, Canada as a whole can hardly be said to set a world stan- dard. There are, fortunately, suffi- cient local exceptions to demonstrate what excellent effects can be secured when the right kind of initiative is shown. The Canadian Pacific Rail- way has exerted itself to secure the improvement of station grounds, the results of which are visible in almost any rail journey. The Grand Trunk has Interest
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 1340 Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 1917. Beautifying the Railway Lines In the beautifying of public groands and streets, Canada as a whole can hardly be said to set a world stan- dard. There are, fortunately, suffi- cient local exceptions to demonstrate what excellent effects can be secured when the right kind of initiative is shown. The Canadian Pacific Rail- way has exerted itself to secure the improvement of station grounds, the results of which are visible in almost any rail journey. The Grand Trunk has Interested its officers in similar projects. Along the lines of the Canadian Northern also may be seen the pleasing substitution of beautiful trees and shrubs and flowers for what was recentl^^ an ugly level of slag or patches of coarse grass. The accompanying picture shows the good work of Mr. A. W. Gonder, Canadian Northern Agent at Car- berry, Manitoba. There are about 200 balsam fir and spruce trees on an enclosed lot of 75 x 300 feet, all in thriving condition. The grass is well kept and the whole aspect of the station greatly improved. An- other evidence of the improvement caused by flower and tree planting may be seen at Rosedale, on the Canadian Northern Railway. A HELPFUL MEMBER! From a leading Western lumber- man: "I am a member of the Rotary Club and two or three weeks ago at one of the weekly meetings I called attention to the necessity of every member of the Club subscribing to the Forestry Association and taking on interest in its work. I intend calling attention to the Association again in a week or two—and will try tc induce all to ; It is estimated there are three mil- lion acres in the state of New York in wood lots. The cut of lumber is about 300 million feet annually. The state owns about 1,800,000 acres of forest land which is in process of being reforested. The bulk of this land w^as purchased at a low figure. The later purchases were made on
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