. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, July, 1915 125 The result of this work is that to-day in a most critical situation, the fires reported on railways are incipient and of a negligible character as re- gards amount of damage. I empha- size the word incipient, as it shows that the men are on the spot at the beginning and snufiP out what might, if neglected, be serious fires. The Na- tional Transcontinental is the most dangerous problem in this line which we have to contend with, the eon- tractors have completed their work, the
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, July, 1915 125 The result of this work is that to-day in a most critical situation, the fires reported on railways are incipient and of a negligible character as re- gards amount of damage. I empha- size the word incipient, as it shows that the men are on the spot at the beginning and snufiP out what might, if neglected, be serious fires. The Na- tional Transcontinental is the most dangerous problem in this line which we have to contend with, the eon- tractors have completed their work, the has not taken over the road, and it is not under the control of the Board of Railway Commission- ers of Canada. Nevertheless the Hon. ^Minister of Railways is giving the matter attention and precautions are being taken, but it takes time to con- fer and organize a thorough patrol on several hundreds of miles of rail- way. Some large bodies of pulpwood along this line have been burned, and some other fires are reported, but T am meeting with co-operation from the superintendents and hope to avert any disaster to the forests. Knowing as I do that the staff of officers under me and the fire-rangers have been doing yeoman service dur- ing these trying times and with very good success, it is my plain duty to defend them and make it clear to the public that forest protection in this Province is very far from being "pitifully weak.'' notwithstanding the fact that there are some fires in the settled townships to the north of ^Montreal. The Canadian Forestry Association is very likely the best posted organization as regards forest protection in the Dominion. I would therefore ask the Editor of the Ga- zette to consult that body and get from it an opinion as to whether the Province of Quebec is up to date or not. W. C. J. The Columbia River at Parsaw, , showing overflow in high water Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images th
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