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One article complained that up to a quarter of the felled timber was left lying where it was felled. Another criticized excessive cut: the dangers of fire breaking out in “neglected felled timber" we call it “slash” in BC. Other observations were made criticizing past history of mismanagement of forest resources. They could have been comments extracted from British Columbia newspapers in the years leading up to the Sloan Commiission Report of 1956, As British Columbia already has done, Russia is now doing, and one passage in Professor Vaall: yev’s article was not at all unlike what one might expect to find in one of our own forest policy state: ments, timber even a hundred years from now. Of course, provided we ob- serve the following three main conditions: “—keep logging fully patterned sources: “—conduct felling strictly with. in the quota: forestation, improving perform: young naturalists say: “ for every tree you cut down plant two’, to have no direct relationship ito the magnitude of the problem. Al- though our commercial forest area is about 15 per cent of that of Russia’s accessible forest area and fore? | had a somewhat similar reaction when | read a recent article on Russian forestry by Professor Prokofii Vasilyev, Head of the Forestry Division of the U.S.S.R. State planning Committee Council for Productive Forces Study. —|look certain differences of geog- ‘management, statement that these newly utilized on the geography of forest’ re- = “accompany felling with re-| Ra ance .and quality —or ag our| ie The size of the resource appears| -Russia’s Forest Policy Similar To Ours | By THE HONORABLE RAY WILLISTON, Minister of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources a strange new place and been ‘that you have been there be- the main difference today is that we had the problemg in hand several years ago, whereas Russia only recently has begun to take the necessary action. In the early years, B.C.’s forest concentrated on the lush Coastal timber stands. Later, as a result of normal development and neces- sity, the industry moved into the Intericy and now is moving stead- ily northward with the growing multi-use of our forests, In Russia's case, if you can over- raphy there similar considerations. The majority of logging had been taking place in her more readily accessible European forests. How- ever, these forests couid not, from | ® the ‘point of view of good forest withstand such a localized drain of resources, Con- sequently, the Soviet government has been encouraging a move into the northern and eastern territor- ies; The extent of this change is indicated in Professor Vasilyev's ‘}and usage very similar to ‘| territories, which previowty vided only a quarter of the z cut, mow account for ' more 7 70 per cent, a Equally important to thej cessful utilization of her fomp is the fact that Rusela hag addae a system of forest administra except that thelr’s is a dig of State responsibility in cori to our successful division befiaam private enterprise in woods im ations and government ads@iee tration of our forest resourdae Russia's solution. has beeriaame separate the timber industry iim forestry by establishing tworme tinct ministries, a move whi expected to produce effectiv 7 sults, ; In a further strengther forest policy, Professor V; advises that “the Presidiuniem US.S.R. Supreme Soviet is 7 ing a bill providing for reguwiae of forest exploitation and ‘en¥imm sic) responsibility for viowiRNg of forestry rules which willie cern both enterprises and ings Possibly even more in thegage tradition was the professor's ing statement: “And with the public lend helpful hand, we have every, “We have,” he sald, “more than | fm enough resources to have enough | i CANADA’S LARGEST # Mutual Fund - soi to take an optimistic view forestry's future prospects.” 4 Investors Mutual} . of Conada Lid. - SAMPLE INCOME - ACCOUNT $7,500 invested in March, 1950, has paid out $50 ,monthly ... a total of $8,900 and is still worth girs as of December 31, ADVANTAGES @ $500 minimum invest- ment, of $15 down and $15 monthly @ Tax-free capital gaing @ Complete liquidity ° Free’ reinvestment. of dividends Anveste P.O. Box : Name The above is no guarantee of future performance Mail Coupon or Phone Alex Grant,. VI 32234 day or evenings | | | | SYNDICATE LIMITE D problems of equal size. 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