New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-01


through. These he said, would now unite with the
men who opposed 81 duty and they would prob
ao'y succeed in getting the duty reduced to 81. lie
reminded his hearers of the Blaine agreement ac-
goa goa; canadian lumber admitted into the United
an ,Or ~ per THOUSAND feet lie ft sure such
M Iseneht could be made now. II IL were not
f,uanseied by retal!atory courses such this
;, But Mr.. Charlton and the few who stood with
nm were not able TO resist the majority The
TO IS 10 dq the mas ap
ITS adoption In due time the committee did it
sS mar the matter would receive its earnest con-
MICHIGAN INFLUENCE
This put the American holders of limits in On
,ario on the ale"t. Not long after the Ontario
reputation had been received al the Parliament
buildings one arrived from Michigan. headed by
Ex-Governor Rich. At their interview with the
Government no reporters were allowed to be pres
en- en- what they asked or what reply they received
weeks weeks afterward, and then only imperfecty But
issued an order making two changes N
rne regua lions. requiring that only persons
held under license; the other that ali camp sup
Pars used on such limits must be purchased in
w 1t was at once suspected that these regulations
were suggested oy the Michigan depuaion. it
recognized on all hands that they would have
apsoIuley no restrictive effect, ard even their
d'"s trade RSGeF W6aa ' be- u SGr
laboTers T0 re;dTni IN canada does not eScdc
ployed on the limits as long they take up their
ion 70 on b,y This sd" of the line Also the prohibit
sme Iuimoermen themselves and does not put
needed e for the equipment and provisioning of the
SSainps' Only the lumbermen themselves must not
really barred out men from the the" un ic sses q the
amount nhor n OF benefit IT could do Canadian
Egs nsRns an men at nGme ana the trade
porK hour and other provisions It would be un
nroday as the tariff fully protects the Canadian
The new regulations. therefore. are useless. They
are worse, for they will operate injuriousy 10
as breach either Of HEN makes s HS d Sase
doube ns his ass or e
dian lunbermen Will themselves be in constant
em ho 5nS o a wh e v yfpg
c fIs M9fS be- or bona de relass'
~ rsorrH iumoerman be kept In constant state
regulation that does neither Ref hm no
else the slightest degree of good? In the second
Offensive dsrnaon nrans the an of
products Of the United States will not improbaby
for that am!cable settlement OF the question on
which MI cha On and the Ottawa Valley lumber
nothing.
THE GEORGIAN BAY MEN AGAIN.
1t irritated the Georgian Bay lumbermen, who. of
course. would not be deceived placated by any,
thing quite so transparent. They were incensed at
with the Government whereas they themselves
had failed. They called another meeting ostensiby
to receive the report OF the committee that waited
Oh the Government. but really TO express with
more emphasis their demand for the restriction Of
the expectation OF sawogs.
That meeting was held on the 9Th inst. The COM
InLtee reported the reply OF The Government which
a e eject hs no ae Ss Won be TAKEN during the
currency Of EXISTING Licenses ard that the Govern
adopt afterward Some strong speeches were made ma
he licenses
issued after April 80 1898 regulation be included
Of Ontario shall be sawn made into square timber.
or otherwise manufactured in Canada. This re-
Ing. which was made up, nearly ALTOGETHER by
Bay for he AS n9 Of eapof n
on loss and pulp wood during the season OF 1878
This shows that the Georgian Bay lumbermen
are prepared TO stand higher American duty on
the shadowy thing that provincial prohibition IS,
would offer definite amount for the United States
they 90 not look for All their hopes are centred
on the g yernment OF their s own province; where ere
Dominion. where the Ottawa Valley men have the
m any though il Would appear that they
have the least reason TO be. They are not DE-
the same degree as the Georgian Bay men. a. they
have access to the British market from which the
eafre are danoe ben ea e hs B
men, and a great part Of their lumber being Of a
considerable charge for transportation.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
The Ontario Government is thus placed between
two fires II It prohibits the expectation OF logs 1t
will cut off It's income from stumpage dues as the
American umbermen will be likely cease
operating altogether than TO move their mills to
the Canadian side. An embargo on Canadian logs
would stop their mills in Michigan. but il they
moved to Canada the American duty. probably In
creased would almost certainly negative business
there for with the United States marke: closed to
HON m Georgian
by either Canadians or Americana would. In me
present circumstances Of trade and transportation.
have no commercial demand to depend on. pro-
hbItion by the Ontario Government would therefore
be likely TO bring .imber-cut;ing operations on me
Crown lands TO end and extinguish the consider
able revenue derived from sigmPage, dues a., Now'
the Government cannot spare dollar o, its revenue
1t will probably soon have 10 devi:r nc" means OK
iSc "a ,hs bomSn SiSsd e1ed from drown
lands. chiefly from the sale OF timber limits From
age in particular its receipts would shrink under
law prohibiting the expectation OF logs. Such a
ID" On August is last the Government put several
SsThs in NpRRs 5ns Of h the Esy nye Of M
sale was that the timber should all be MANUFACTURED
. 9s Po op month"; R that sodn nas sa
serted until The lumbermen Were assembled to 6d
TSen 'S When aui asssrained thai
were present the condition Vas written n, IN win
had ssG. ba Ss nnnS6S Womb
w aaxf be- dsincned to DO anything to prevent
Kidding going 70 the hSntst point
n on the other hand. the Government should
conclude not to prohibit the expectation Of lops It
viii have against It in the coming elections the all
most so,d lumber interests OF the Georgian Bay dis
trict and OF the many branches OF trade and indus
/. ,hroughout the whole Province strong feeling
Of sympathy with the ontario lumbermen, feeling
in.ensiGed by the conviction that they have been
djscriminated against to favor American lumber
mn In short II he does stop the expectation ct
logs Premier Hardy Will give the Opposition tre-
nondous advantage which Il will not be slow TO turn
20 accoI,nt He would furnish the Conservative
WITH the cry OF "Ontario for its own people. which
IN The circumstances would be extremely popular
one. -, H.. a.
Dinaiev art has made for the Ontario Premier lie
nav either throw away an important part OF his