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Anniversaries, in general, are use- biggest per capita fire loss of any assimilate the idea that the forest is
ful occasions on which to review the country in the world. That is to say, a crop and le to be cultivated as such.
past, take stoelf of the present and we are using up our plant and equip- Perhaps it will not be necessary for
ground andplant
i te c the
future t, 'e
t
tions for thegent Easier than anyother ole us to prepare
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the light of experience. On this, the and a greater proportion of our new trees if natural reproduction it snffi-
53rd anniversary of Confederation, construction IS there replacement and dent, so much the abetter, But we Growth of Assets During
let us take an observation of our not the creation of fresh wealth. Not must give natural reproduction a
poaitioa, write our log -buck up to date only have our manufactured products chance to net. In the fleet place, it
and shape our course to avoid the been thus dissipated but, what is even is quite in order to tackle the virgin
dangers ahead, that the good ship more eerione, the natural resources forest and cut down the bigger trees.
"Canada" may have as smooth and on which our industries depend havo Conservation does not mean mete crease in Capital Stock.
prosperous a voyage as hu.nan fore- been :,e•iously depleted. Canada preservation, A virgin forest has
sight can assure her. started on her rarecr in 1807 with a attained its maximum growth; it is Shareholders Had a Very
We have weathered an awful temp- magnificent dower of unexploited
est. We have been somewhat hal:rorcd natural we;.ith. It was so vast that
and the watchers on the bridge; have the dangerous word "inexhaustible"
had many anxious moments but, en was often applied to it. In those days
the whole, we have eineged safe;;' they could not get the trees out of
and well, The storm has not entirely the way feet enough; now it is a ques-
subsided, but the clouds are 'beaking tion where to find trees to keep the
and we can see blue sky ahead. We lumber mills busy. Then, the waters
have every reason to congratulate teethed with fish; to -day, the Fraser
ourselves on the manner in which our River sockeye, the Great Lakes white -
staunch little frigate has weathered Pleb, the Atlantic shad, to mention
the hurricane in which several proud- only a few examples, are threatened
er versels, and particularly the "Ger- with absolute extinction. No less
mania," foundered and sank. serious is the exhaustion of soil fer-
The war over, are we buckling; tatty. On the western plains, the
down as we should to the problems of "soil -mining" methods of the pioneer
peace? It is to be feared that we are showing their baneful results to -
are not doing our utmost to put day in decreased yields and weed -
things again to rights. We are all choked farms, Thus, the economic
more or less fatigued, no doubt, with problems of the older lands have over -
aur effort; our nerve; are somewhat, taken this country in half a century.
on edge and we are too ntu:.h disposed The remedy for this state of affairs
to wrangle over the ;!cb, But it is is CONSERVATION. We cannot
high time that we were getting over leek up our resources, but it is not
tlr's phase and settling down .ince necessary that they should become
more into our regular routine. progressively smaller and less vale -
The greatest problem of the day is able year by year. It is quite possible
undoubtedly the scarcity of most com-
modities, with resultant high prices
and dear living. The salient fact to
recognize in this conne:.tioa is that
this condition is - only partially a
Remarkable .dear
of Progress
Shown by the
Merchants Bank
19194920 Was Almost as
Q s.r,•ge in Proportion as In-
a ripe crop and needs harvesting. By
taking out the larger trees, we give
the younger ones a chance to develop.
After such selective cutting, the
growth will more than balance the t Strong Position.
decay and we are distinctly the gain-
ers by the process.
It should not be assumed, however,
that proper selection can be attained
by the simple rule -of -thumb method
of imposing a diameter limit, below
which trees cannot be cut. Every of 20%. Not Drily olid the new capital
tree in the forest competes with its 101 20%.ately justify Itself, so fur as
soilows for light, air, moisture and earninge were concerned, but it was
soil food. It follows that all her ina- accompanied by a growth in the total
bees should be removed, whether ma-Ivolume of business which was suf-
ture or not. Further, the spacing of " iciest to ]seep the ratio of capital to
sthe trees that are left must be con- assets unchanged od for the year. The
grow.
Eaeli must have room to assets of the Bank are 18,40% great -
grow. Flenec, what is needed is h1 er than they were at the beginning of
men.est selection directed by trained- the year, having increased from $168, -
men. 725,404.95 to $197,387,855.14. Of thls
A further consideration which growth $24,900,000 is accounted for by
craters into this problem is that the the remarkable expansion in deposits
whole character of a forest can be which largely represent the savings
changed by removing certain species of tine clients of the Bank and which
and leaving others. This process is are bow over $163,000,000.
The Bank was able to maintain a
strong liquid position throughout the
year, Quick assets at the end of
April were ova- $72,697,540.36, and
were at a ratio of 40.81% to the total
public liabilities, amounting to $179,-
988,920.94.
179;988,920.94. The Bank's share in the
task of financing the commercial and
iadustrlal business of the Dominion
was well attended to, the sum of $112,-
198,913 being devoted to current loans
and discounts in Canada. The sunt
of $3,587,401,89 was loaned to Cana-
dian cities, towns, municipalities and
school districts, and $1,117,268.51
loaned otherwise than in Canada.
the crop takes to mature. This is The shareholders benefited largely
not accurately known at present but by the prosperity of the institution.
growth studies, now being under- The annual distribution of profits was
taken by the Commission of Censer- increased by the addition of 1% beans
vation, ars expected to answer the to the 12% dividend regularly In force,
question. It will take three or four while the shareholders also enjoyed
the privilege of acquiring a large is -
be determined. sue of new stock at much less than
The practice of forestry is useless its market value.
without proper fire protection. Since The distribution of profits was, how -
Confederation, it is safe to say that ever, moderate in comparlson with
more merchantable timber Inas been the earnings, which were at the rate
burned than cut. The principal dam- of 20.48% on capital stock, or 10.64%
ago to -day, however, is to the young on the actual investment of the share -
growth, for the fires are mostly in holders, when the Rest Fund le taken
cut -over areas, An efficient fire -pa- into consideration, Of the remaining
trolling force must be provided. But, profits $100,000 was written off the
Premises Account, and $700,000 added
to the Rest Fond, but a portion of the
is most important. All the debris latter amount was derived from the
left after lumbering should be piled profits of previous years, as the
up and burnt under proper supervi- Profits carried forward now stand at
sten. There would then :be far less $60,774.
chance fore fire to start and to Bolin • the shareholders anti the
spread, general public are indebted to the
(Concluded next week), management of this all and conserva-
tive, yet enterprising institution, tor
the constantly Increasing services
which it is rendering to Canadian
business, Its progress during the
past year must be highly gratifying,
not only to the shareholders, but to
Satisfactory Year. Balance
Sheet Exhibits Bank in
The Merchants hank of Canada en-
joyed a very remarkable year of pro-
gress during the twelve months ended
April 301h. The paid-up capital of the
Bank was enlarged during that period
by $1,400,000, representing an Increase
—except in the case of minerals—so actually going on in the pulpwood
to exploit our natural wealth that it areas of Eastern Canada. The coni -
shall never diminish, but shall even ferous trees, especially spruce and
increase. We can cut down trees balsam, are being cut down, while
without sdcetroying the forest; we can less valuable hardwoods are being
legacy of Ake wan•. It did not have grow recipe and leave the soil as ler- left because it does not pay to ra-
ke origin in the war, for the cost of tile as ever; eve can gather a rich move them. Consequently, these hard-
liviri!; -had been rising s{eadi!y since harvest from the tinny tribes and woods now dominate the cut -over
- the last yenr.r of the li'th cel:lury from the furred and feathered world areas and retard or prevent the
right up to the cambri: c of the con- without depleting the parental stock, growth of a second crop of pulpwood.
fit: t, The c :why:ion is [''.t the :Cor .1s regnrds minerals, though, of The best solution of this problem
merely inten.•ifitel and aecc•terats'.l a r"ureo, on; -e used they can never be would be the development of some
tendency already ex!:;tisg, replaced, we can, with care, indefin- economic use for these hardwood
('arse of I'reeent Scarcity. ' hely postpone the evil day of scercity •.trees.
1lndoutrterlly, aha centribtinr; cause • and exhaustion. Let us consider in a Intelligently to cultivate the for-
a the present „salty i etr•a3•a-: little greater detail hot these desir- est, it is necessary to know how long
'1 atilt eiicle may be attained,
game. Ly this tem c :n n_.t.'
merely individrtal thriftleeeneee and: Forestry Practice,
ostentation which, to be sure, in its As regards the forcer, our own men -
accumulative effect, is very impugned; tal attitude towards it is largely to
--but also carte an a lane scale. I blame. We have inherited from
North America Inas handled its re -I pioneer days a disposition to regard
sources in an especially -t•, 1'cs. nosh- -it as something to be cut down to years' however, before the results can
ner. Canada, for instance, has the! make room for settlement, We must
king in such a way, by anointing with
holy oil, as to impress upon him the
fact of the supreme lordship of Je-
hovah, and of the authority of IIis
prophet. And he wrote in a book the
manner of the kingdom. That is to
say, he wrote the ancient laws which
27, I kanm. le; 1-5, guaranteed freedom and justice and as an ounce of prevention is worth a
18.3t. the rights of the omen of Israel as pound of cure, proper slash disposal
against any usurpation of them, or
It is difficult to compare great men exercise of arbitrary power, on the
of different lands and tinges so as to part of the king. And so he made the
do them full justice, Each !s the man1 recognition of Jehovah a fundamental
for his own time and place and serves
his own age. Each has his own dis-
tinctive work to do. But in each and
every case the criterion of true great -
t1,
Review—June
014,
part of the constitution of the new.
kingdom, and he gave to king and
kingdom an ideal character, as the
earthly representatives of the person
gess is set'viee. No man is great who and rule of the heavenly Icing, an
udoes not serve. Christ is our model ideal toward which the prophets of pp
and our example. In flint we see subsequent times continually directed �g yI'!Il c Postage Stamp
greatness in service and greatness the hope and ambition of Israel
through service. "I inn among you," (10: 2a),
He said, "as one who serves." Two great disappointments and April 23rd last was the sixty-ninth Sir H. Montagu Allan, President, HIE.
Judging by this criterion Samuel sorrows cause to ttSnntel. The first anniversary of Canada's first postage O. C. 111acaroty, General Alanages, and
is entitled to be called great. Ile was the misconduct of his °evil sons stamp, the three -penny red. That to the members', 01 rho Bonrd of
served the people of his time through -5 (8: 1-5). The second was the stub- steinp, designed by Sir Sanford Flem- Directors.
out a long life unselfishly and well. i born and childish petulance and evil- ing and bearing the picture of the t
As setvaut in Eli's house, in training fulness of Saul, who refused to be beaver, was first put on sale for the Canada has 78 railways.
for the priesthood; as priest, andiguided by the prophet's counsel benefit of Canadian letter tivriters on,
prophet, and judge of Israel; as unifier: (chaps. •13 and 15), and who for this April 23rd, 1851. The first issue of
of the divided nation; as maker and reason was rejected from being king Canadian stamps were this three -
counsellor of kings; in all these ca_j and another chosen to take his place, penny, a sixpenny with the Prince;
parities he proved himself an honor'- Saul, In breaking with Samuel, sep_ Consort's picture on it, and atwelve-
able and fearless man and a true, scatted himself from one who would penny bearing a portrait of Queen
servant of the people. The boy who i always have been the wisest and mostVictoria. The sixpenny was put on
answered ec readily in the night tad disinterested of counsellors, who had sola in May, 1851, and the twelve-
whe.t he supposed to be the voice of,a very strong hold upon the hearts of penny in June of the same year. Only
hie aged master, Eli, as a man ans-the people, and whose faith would 1,500 copies of the latter stamp v eel,
wered just as readily to the call of 1 have been a constant source of ever pot on solo at post -offices,,
the nation, in which he learnedto I strength and courage, Saul was a though the Government received over;
hear the voice of God. I good soldier, but arms alone cannot fifty thousand copies from the print-
hear
us consider some of his notable stake a nation great. Saul with ern. Where the rest went to no one
deeds. While still it boy, and much I Samuel might have wrought great seems to know. The twelvepennty is i
against his will, he declared the judg-' things. Canada's scariest stamp, good eopiee
stent of God upon the house of thel Some of the sayings of Samuel of it now selling at from four to five
1
old priest Eli, who had allowed his' have been often repented and aro well hundred dollars.
sons to commit gross abuses and worth memorizing. For example:
crimeh at tho Sanctuary, and to bring
the worship of the Sanctuary into
contempt (I Sam. 3). In later years
he endeavored to unite all the people
of the widely scattered independent
tribes of Israel in the pure worship of
Jehovah, to the exclusion of all false
gotta and of all idolatry. For this
purpose he called to Mizpeie, and
again to Rsunssh, a first, second, and
possibly a third assembly of repre-
sentative men of the tribes for coup-
sel and for prayer. He believed that
a unity of spirit, and especially the
unity of a conunon worship, would be
store effective and permanent than a
military or political organization. I•iis hut he was wholly disinterestedand
own commanding personality, and the nnselfrsh, He sought no wealth,
great influence of his name and of. his
blameless character, were strong
.forces making for union. Then matte
the startling and disquieting demand
that he find a icing to lend Israel's
armies. Ile had thought they needed
no doing but Jehovah only (chaps, 7-8),
When the king was chosen and the
attempt wee made to begin .kingly
rule, Samuel did two very important
"Prepare your hearts unto the Lord
and soave him only" (7:3). "Hitherto
hail the Lord helped us" (1: 12).
"Dior the Lord will not forsake His
people, for His great name's sake"
(12: 22). "Ilath the Lord as Brent
delight in burnt offerings and ascri-
fi.ecs as in obeying the voice of. the
Lord? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat
of duns" (15: 22). "For men looketh
on the outward appearance, but the
Lord looketh on the heart" (10: 7).
Samuel's greatness lay in service.
He was a man of his own time, with
the limitations of his age and time,
worldly honor or advantage. Ho might
have been Saul's chief minister if 110
had not been true to iris convictions
rind jealous of the honor and authority
of his divine King and lord. But ss
spiritual and national lender, adient
patriot, and writer of law and history
he made a very great place for him-
self in the life of his awn people, mal
a very great and worthy contribution
things, Ito chose and set apsxl; the to the good of humanity.
Canada has the largest and
most beautiful Mountain No-
tional Parks in the world, thous-
ands of ,square miles in extent,
aptly termed "Sixty Switzer-
lancle in One," exceeding in na-
beral grandeur all other parks
in the wood. Among them,
Canada's Itocky Mountains Park
has an area of 1,800 square
miles; Yolto Paris, an area of
560 square miles; Glacier Paris,
area of 468 square miles; - Revel-
stoke Park, 95 square miles.
Now Canada Got Her Name
The following account of the origin
of the term. "Dominion," as applied to
Canada, is given in a Letter written
on June 28th, 1017, by Leonard P. D.
Tilley, M.P.P., St. John, N.B.., to Geo.
5, Holnnstead, K.C., Senior Registrar,
High Court Division, Toronto, Mr,
Tilley is a son of Sir Leonard Tilley,,
one of the Fathers of Confederation:
"I have your lettee of recent date
asking sae if I can give you any in-
formation in regard to the question as
to who suggested the name 'Dominion'-
for the Dominion of. :Canada at the
time of the drawing up of the British
North America Act. You state that
you have heard and read that my
father, the late Sir, S. L. 'Tilley, was
the oto who suggested this name.
You are correct in this statement so
far as ray knowledge goes, I 'have
heard my father state how 116 Camo to
suggest it at the B.N,A. conference.
When the Fathers of Confederation.
were assembled, discussing the terms
and conditions of the Confederation,
and the drafting of the British North
America Act (this is the story as 1
have personally heard him tell it),
there had been considerable discussion
the day before, and many sag(' actions
as to what the' new United Canada
should be called, gird no conclusion
had been reached. The discussion on
the name stood over until the next
day. The next morer!ng, aa was Sir
Leonard's custom, he rend a chapter
from the Bible, and - that particular
morning he read Psalm 72, ver,ce 8,
'IIo shall have dmrihtion also from
sea to sea: When reading verso 8 of
the said psalm the thought occurred to
him, What a splendid name to give
Canada, the word 'Dominion' of Can-
ada. When ho went back to the sit-
ting of the convention that morning
he suggested the word 'Dominion,'
which was agreed to, and Canada was
tailed the 'Dominion of Canada' This
is the version of tho matter as I
understand 11."
Cana, Icy Country
O Canada, :my country and my love,
O Canada, with cloudless skies above,
Where'er I roam, where'er my home,
My heart goes hack to thee.
i fby lakes and streams, thy boundless dreams,
Thy rivers running free.
10. 0 Canada, 0 Canada,
God pour His blessings on thee from above,
r' 0Cannisi y country and my love.
--Guam and Lt:Col. F. 0. Scott.
(First sung in a S. 1f C..1. rant let Belgium).
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c „ Our Emblem
By OWEN STAPLES.
As early as 1700 the staple was
looked upon as a fit emblem for
Canada. In 1812 the British and Can-
adiana, when fighting in tate woods,
concealed their scarlet uniforms by
cutting slits in the breaats of their—tunics and inserting leaves of maple.
Mire Carnahan notes that the Royal
Canadian Society at Grimsby designed
a banner and painted on it were large
autumn maple leaves, which was ear-
ried in procession October 13, 1853.
In 1859 the maple leaf was placed on
the regimental colors of the 100th
Regiment. As the floral emblem of
Canada the maple leaf dates from
1860, when Edward VIL, then Pring
of Wales, visited this country. Sir
Daniel Wilson, late president of the
Toronto University, relates a most
interesting Indian legend.
The C,hippawas believed the Mother
of their tribe was a great Menitou
made out of a tree. She had three
sons at a birth. The first became a
beaver, who built his lodge by the
river; the second, a fish, who swam
swiftly down the river and was Iost
in the great lake, and the third be-
came the father of the Chippawas.
One day while out hunting, the third
son was met by the Great Spirit, who
told him to shoot the first living thing
he saw, and he would never want for
food thereafter. Iie hunted several
days, but saw nothing, and returned
home to his lodge. His mother came
to meet him, quickly told him he had
not obeyed the Great Spirit, and then
• fled. Suddenly remembering she was
the first living tiring he had seen, he
raised his bow and shot her. Imme-
diately she turned into a sugar maple
tree. When the Indian withdrew his
arrow from the tree trunk the sap
flowed out and he quenched his thirst
and gave of it to his brother the
Beaver,
The Coat of Arras of Quebec grant-
ed by. Royal Warrant, May, 1868,
shows a sprig of three green Maple
leaves on a gold background compris-
ing the Iower third of the entire
shied.
Barlow Cunmberland (History of
the Union Jssck), says "the Maple is
heraldically recognized as the emblem
of Canada, but has no definite place.
on the coat of arms of the Dominion.
It merely appears on two of the four
provincial shield,."
The Government sanctioned in 1870
a green garland of 'Maple leaves on
the Dominion arms. Ordinary civil
usage has given our emblem a larger
freedom --on our coins, postage
stamps, Northwest and Canada serv-
ice medals and in our poetry and
song.
There is an English superstition
respecting the Maple—that long life
will be conferred upon the children
who are passed through its branches.
Its beauty and strength have not
escaped the poet's eye. .Such men.
as Roberts, Ascher, Cannpboli, McColl
and Kirby, Sangster, Lovell, Emerson
and Muir have not failed to grasp its
true emblematic meaning. And what
could be more significant to -day than
the words of the poet Johnson?
"And when its leaves all crimson
Droop silently and fall,
Like drops of life blood welling
From a warrior brave and tail;
It tells how fast and freely
Would her children's blood be shed,
E'er the soil of our faith and freedom
Should echo a foetnai s tread,"
The ''' ; Rte -Throat
Shy bird of the silver arrows of song,
That cleave our northern air so
clear,
Thy notes prolong, prolong,
I listen, I hear---
"I—love—dear—Canada,
Canada, Canada."
0 plumes of the pointed dusky fir
Screen of a swelling patriot heart,
The copse is all astir
And echoes thy part!
Now willowy reeds tune their silver
flutes
As the noise of the day dies down;
And silence etrirgs her lutes,
The White -throat to crown.
0 bird of the silver arrows of song,
Shy poet of Canada dear,
Thy notes prolong, prolong,
We listen, we hear—
«I—love—dearCanada,
Canada, Canada."
—Theodore H. Ranal.
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Canada' is the world's chief produc-
er of nickel, asbestos and molvbcienito.
Canadian 'Corps Pigeon Sericite
employed 1,000, pigeons during the
war.
Canada's field crops yield, 1910,
totalled over 0 billion 'bushels of grant
and over 20,000,000 tons of hay and
corn.
'1
Canada's field crops record, 1919,
both in value of crops and aereage,
was highest on record. value exceed-
ed 1018 by :$75,217,630, or 5 p.c., and
1917 by $809,517,617, or 21 p.c.
The total number of Canadians cap-
tured as aprlsoners of war on western
front, 288 officers and 8,511 otlt
ranks.01 these, 28 officers: and 278
other ranks died in captivity; 1 ail -
tor and 90 other ranks esinepada