. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Cniuiflidn Fori'slrt/ JoiinKiL .1 (tiUKirii. 191H 1 195 ^^^ij^lH. ('â Dill li sii "Sunshine" WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA The waters of Lakes Coquitlam and Buntzen being at different levels are connected by a tunnel and a series of enormous pipes, the power house translating the flow into electrical energy^ we shall need much more. We know the rate at which consumption has increased, so that we can figure that in the future, decade by decade, we shall need so and so much timber. We do not yet know
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Cniuiflidn Fori'slrt/ JoiinKiL .1 (tiUKirii. 191H 1 195 ^^^ij^lH. ('â Dill li sii "Sunshine" WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA The waters of Lakes Coquitlam and Buntzen being at different levels are connected by a tunnel and a series of enormous pipes, the power house translating the flow into electrical energy^ we shall need much more. We know the rate at which consumption has increased, so that we can figure that in the future, decade by decade, we shall need so and so much timber. We do not yet know exactly or even approximately how^ much we have. We have reconnaissance figures for British Columbia and Nova Scotia, a guess for Ontario and partial ac- curate estimates for Quebec and New Brunswick. We must ascertain roughly our stock, then we must find out how fast it is growing, the amount which is being added year by year^ and also the amounts w^hich can be predicted for the lands which have been burnt over and cut over. With these figures before us we can then say that the present stock will last so many years and w^e shall have to plant so much per year to meet the needs of the future. The prosperity of not only the timber using indus- tries, but also of the country in general, is bound up in this matter. We have the men who can do the work, all we need is an educated public sentiment which will back up our Governments to spend the necessary money and the amounts needed, considering the value of the work is relatively small, nothing like, for instance, the expenditures on good roads or other public works. Reforestation work, once started, is like the familiar advertisement, "it works while you sleep," piling up value in almost geometrical ratio. The Banker's y lew point Now^ I want to call your attention to some of the things connected with the forests which come within your own special domain. In general, before entering into financial arrange- ments with a
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