. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 154 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1919 Province of Quebec Rich in Timber Resources Total Acreage is 130,000,000, and Wooded Wealth is Estimated at $600,000,000— Location and Character of Various Zones—Facilities for Export By Avila Bedard. Assistant Chief of the Quebec Forest Service —. Hon. Jules Allard, Minister ot Lands & Forests Considered in their entirety the forests of the province of Quebec may be said to constitute one of the richest
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 154 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER May 1, 1919 Province of Quebec Rich in Timber Resources Total Acreage is 130,000,000, and Wooded Wealth is Estimated at $600,000,000— Location and Character of Various Zones—Facilities for Export By Avila Bedard. Assistant Chief of the Quebec Forest Service —. Hon. Jules Allard, Minister ot Lands & Forests Considered in their entirety the forests of the province of Quebec may be said to constitute one of the richest timber sources in the world through the great quantity of softwood suitable for lumber and pulp, and the great natural facilities which are offered to ex- ploit them. It could be added that, thanks to the considerable quantity of water-powers avail- able and of which only a small portion has been utilized so far, the manufacturing of lumber, of ])ulp and paper is greatly facili- tated. They may be divided in three quite distinct zones. 1. The plain zone; 2, the Alleghanys zone; 3, the Laurentian zone. The plain zone coincides with the valley of the St. Lawrence. In this zoiie were the first at- tempts at settlement made, the first farms established and most of the seigniorial concessions, chiefly under the French regime, developed. For these reasons and principal- ly on account of the fertility of the soil, cultivation has made remark- able progress in this region. Such progress, however, could be effect- ed only at the expense of the forest. Consequently, from the earliest days of the colony, the area of the latter has been greatly reduced. At present, the forest does not form a continuous body, but is broken up in a large number of stands where hardwoods or deciduous spec- ies seem to predominate. Here and there are, however, to be found forests of rather great extent and of remarkable richness whose boundaries almost coincide with those of the old seigniorial conces-
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