. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Waney white pine timber cut in the township of Notman by Wm. Milne & Sons of North Bay. The picture shows the timber on the dump at Tomiko Lakes. It was shipped to a Quebec firm for export to the Old Country receive the same consideration from the management. Upon its pro- per functioning depends not only the quantity produced but also the quality. Just like a high grade costly machine in a factory, it re- quires continued attention by a skilled oper
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Waney white pine timber cut in the township of Notman by Wm. Milne & Sons of North Bay. The picture shows the timber on the dump at Tomiko Lakes. It was shipped to a Quebec firm for export to the Old Country receive the same consideration from the management. Upon its pro- per functioning depends not only the quantity produced but also the quality. Just like a high grade costly machine in a factory, it re- quires continued attention by a skilled operator. It is also safe to say that if more brain work were used in an operation in which many thousands of dollars are involved, the loss commonly resulting in the artificial seasoning process would be many times reduced and the saving would greatly exceed the cost of this service and in addition would lielp to conserve our fast disappearing supply of lumber. British Imperial Forest Policy At the recent British Empire Forestry Conference in London, attended by delegates from all parts of the Empire, it was emphasized that "the foundation of a stable forest policy for the Empire and for its component parts must be the collection, co-ordination and dis- semination of facts as to the existing state of the forests and the current and prospective demands on them. To this end it is of the first importance that a systematic survey be undertaken in each part of the Empire which will not only serve as the basis of the forest policy in that part, but also provide a means for reviewing the for- estry position of the Empire as a ; The destruction of forests in the United Kingdom during the war for military purposes, says the U. S. Consul at London in Daily Commerce Reports, and the dependence upon overseas supplies have led to extensive reforestation plans and given stimulus to govern- mental action toward securing a scientific forest policy based on the economic principles
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