The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
CANADA THINNING HARD.
she Wants to Get Even with 4, for Our rariR
ON "A ed Lumber.

QUEBEC. Canada. Aug. I4.-lntense interest is
manifested in banking AMI numbering circles all
over Canada A. TO the intentions OF the Canadian
Government regarding the proposed export du-
ties on Canadian sawloys. Three weeks expe-
rience OF the operations II the Dinghy law has
served 10 show to Canadians the full effect OF
the clause Of the new tariff imposing a duty OF
81 per thousand feet upon sawed lumber enter
ing the United States, and allowing logs 70 enter
free. The result is CONSERVATION among the
Canadian mill men who saw lumber for the
American market, and a general demand on
their part that the Government ut Ottawa m
meCiately exercise the power which it obtained
from Parliament AT its last SESSION 70 ~reta4late
by imposing a similar export duty on -aw.Ogs.
In view OF the intense An x.ety as to The policy
that will I've followed at Ottawa. THE I cor
respondent has sought interviews on the subject
with leading Canadian sumn"rul-n and members
and supporters Of the administration. The gem
erti impression is that. though nothing is likely
to be- announced officially untli af'Gg the return
OF SIR WIltrid Lnurier from Europe. the retail n
tory Canadian tariff will not be imposed. For
this. however, it Is not 40 mEch Canadian triend-
ship for the United -t,tCs that IA 10 b. thanked.
as the prudent provision OF the Dlnglcy law that
would cause the immediate addition 20 the pre- p
ent import dUty on sawed lumber OF The full
amount o. the Canadian export duty on logs.
John Charlton, VI. p; John bertrtuI. President
conspicuous Canadian lumaermcn are strongly
against the impo-ition OF the Canadian
t'IL 49, -N~" .hASNSA az = AM
lean rate upon inwet Lumber = G.stl-tefG! %
Canadians. how would the situation be improved.
increase that duty 20 - or S5 a thousand feet
This course would be most satisfactory. he said.
70 the American lumber interests that made the
fight for the 81 rate and "on. II would simply
increas Sc their protection and render the impor-
tation OF Canadian lumber impossible. tn
Cnnahian iumbermen dependent upon The Amer.
lean market 1t would mean ruin. A ~ or a 81
export duty. with the necessary accompaniment
Of u 81 or a 10 American import duty. would
amount to a non-interCOlrso act.
Canadians ar also commencing 70 see that. "a
Mr.. Charlton points u.i. me tCLlnn ieminhei Of
their Government by The mill owners and Others
would invite other pr!7lts, J. might rl4l down
interference with he profitable business " run'
vert.ng Jog from the -tlte NJ Maine INTO lGmhcV
al ~. IhhU, y. Il. l. might, too, secure i%ntcrtur
ence NJ some kind with the supply ~ madam
saw mills ~ Rat l'orihgG with ,twlog- from ne
VI nnrsoin aid" ~ the Rainy River valley. Il
mlrht lead 20 the abolition Of The cOnding
privilege en- Owed by Canadian railways IN
the initcd states, and bring about the exclusion
o. Canadian FISH from the ~. rirnn market on
the <rGunt or The u0frieni mess or cana
dim fishery regulations, Signs are now
p rearing that a ngmp"r n the cnnad.,r
.rvarrlv Affected by he saw-l ..mbnl
provision Of the new DinViev 'arltf are comhlu
Ing upoA = DiAn tAar VII en- able them Poo meet II
without either MposIlg F. n export an" On .ogr
or In any Oth"" manner fI.'l.lH- ~" .r"t' '!"n-
that cHll Tor ne imposition ~ ih' .Nh ''l'il re-
nor .r-t man 'n rec - 'L .'-- ' '"'.l.
forests 20 he -iH"r % 4 t0t.a, J. r. not. 'ilt
no E'cdsrnt oci."n VII ne rrnHlron '1r ~. ~ II
'onlt easily D" on" ny f." ,r"Vlnrih 'nYorn
nlrnts. These Dp.n,4 ru.t- have ID" cover To
ai.ar. hy 0rlrr IN r"an.l., q. r"E,&''oGs re-
lnttne 10 the cutting ~ 'i"''r, one %
ing. "And ',r'u,r. under rnna Ion ma
,ae 'a,, 'rr'-'' or rry, ~, a. . ,re d, o,
mny b" g'l""i -a'n "f pr'r' .n'r''', ~
Ontario a g"-,.'''n fn1i 'g- -""iit NJ
In.Crrcd 40, one .t .nr ,on!i am, 90 me -nlo a
limits u I-r" IN "r'''. ID eEI ..-' l's" ,lrir'i