. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Sale of Timber tire waste was due to 72 fires, practically all in commercial pro- perty. Fires causing damage of $10,000 and over numbered 301, and these again were largelp in business property. A question which every bus- iness man should study is, "Why these fires?" Are we more interested in what we earn than in the means by which we earn it? Are we so intently watching sales that we cannot devote suffi- cient attention to the plants which mak
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Sale of Timber tire waste was due to 72 fires, practically all in commercial pro- perty. Fires causing damage of $10,000 and over numbered 301, and these again were largelp in business property. A question which every bus- iness man should study is, "Why these fires?" Are we more interested in what we earn than in the means by which we earn it? Are we so intently watching sales that we cannot devote suffi- cient attention to the plants which make the sales possible? True, the average business ma True, the average business man carries insurance, but this is charged up to cost of production, and the people pay the insurance, is it fair to the public, however, to increase unnecessarily the cost of living through neglect or careless living through neglect or careless- ness in eliminating fire dangers. Section five of the Criminal Code as amended says: "Every one is guilty of an indictable offence, and liable to two years imprison- ment, who by negligence causes any fire which occasions loss of life or loss of ; The rigid enforcement of this section would probably do more to reduce the fire waste than any other influ- ence which might be brought to bear. TENDERS will be received by the under- signed up to and including Monday, the 16th day of January, 1922, for the right to cut the timber on two small areas of Rainy River Dis- trict, being part of Timber Berths G. 33 and N. 7. Further information may be obtained upon application to the undersigned, or to Mr. J. A. Alexander, Acting Crown Timber Agent, Fort France, Ontario. Beniah Bowman, Minister of Lands and Forests. Toronto, December 21st 1921. 1. Sale of Timber TENDERS will be received by the under- signed up to and including Saturday the 31st day of December next for the right to cut the timber on the East-half of Sheraton Township in the District of
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