The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
CANADIAN DEMAND FOR YELLOW
PINE
Beaumont Journal.

GsE mont iOlTnAi-
Carrying Goals to Newcastle has always
been deemed supererogatory perform
ance, but to the average mind It would not
be one whit more unnecessary than haul
ing lumber to Canada, and especially from
/ such remote points as the long leaf yellow
( pine belt OF the South, yet this is being
, done, and the demand in that country for
the Southern product appears to be con
} siderable. Judged by the following taken
| from last weeks issue Of the Timberman.
/ Mr. r.. W. Bennett OF Detroit surprised
( mo the other day by telling me OF the de-
selopment o. quite a demand in Canada for
long leaf yellow pine, especially in tim
bers. Last season be executed a Montreal
order which called for eight carloads OF
3-x4txSb feet. IL vas impossible to get a
Canadian man 10 accept the commission
from local timber. He also showed me the
memorandum OF an order for over 1000 900
!eet. going 10 another Canadian city. The
Canadians are also taking kindly TO yellow
pine flooring. II this trade keeps on de-
SelOping 1t may be that We shall want a
/ lumber reciprocity treaty In lieu OF an i'm
port duty act. For example vi an
other out Of thew shipment of Southern
lumber Mr.. Bennett tells ME that he has
just completed a government order for
yellow pine flooring for the buildings used
in connection with the new locks at the
500"
II will surprise many in this section as
IL did the writer OF the above, to learn
that there is any considerable call for
long leaf yellow pine in Canada, and as
suggested by the writer. it is not improb-
able that ii the trade keeps on developing
a reciprocity treaty may be demanded In
lieu Of an import duty on Canadian lum-
Der. But suppose congress should Impose
a duty on lumber and the Canadian gov
erDmen. should levy retaliatory duty on
American lumber imported into Canada
whom would such action affect? Not the
white pine luDlberman. for they have the
same quality OF lumber In Canada that Is
produced in Michigan. The only sufferer
would be the Southern mllman, who %
now striving to give the white pine manu-
facturer his Canadian logs free OF duty, so
as to cheapen the production OF the white
pine that Will be brought into competition
with yellow pine lumber, and at the same
time give him the benefit Of protective
tariff on finished lumber that ~ enable
him 10 exact OF consumers in territory
tributary 10 white pine manufacturing
centers unreasonable profits Yellow pine
manufacturers. whose product Is making
its way into remote points solely on its
merits and because Of its greater strength
and peculiar adaptabilty TO certain uses
for which white pine is unsuited, would do
we'll to study every feature OF the proposed
lumber tariff schedule before throwing
their influence unreservedly IN its favor
1t is not denied that an import duty on
lumber would be of vast financial benefit
to white pine manufacturers, but will II
benefit Southern lumbermen? That is the
question to be considered. and It will no,
have been considered and yellow pine men
will be in no position 10 Judge OF probable
benefits until they have carefully studied |
every provision Of the proposed act