The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-13
HIGH JOINTS
Meet and Talk Over the Lumber Tariff
at Washington.

Washington, Jan. 13-Representatfves
of the American and the Canadian
lumber interests met in conference here
today. Among the American lumber
T. Mcknight, c. A Smith and B. T.
Nelson, of Minneapolis; VIM Irvine, of
Chippewa Falls. Wis; Judge J. W.
Cochran, of Ashland. Wis; J. H. Park
er and W. w. Brown, of Portland. Me;
c. W. Goodyear of Buffalo; Mr.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Mason, of West Virginia;
F. G. Ames, of Puget Sound; Ex-Gov.
f. f Jackson, of Maryland: Alexander
Stewart, of Warsaw, Wis, and Mr.. Dill,
president of the Baltimore Chamber of
Commerce. and VIM s. Harvey of
Pennsylvania, secretary Of the confer
ence- The Canadians were represented
by VIM. G. Edwards, NJ. P; W. Ander-
son, representing the ]. r. Booth Lum-
Der company; j. H. Eagan, A Lums-
den, @ =. Spain; Charles F. Reed Eu-
gene Lafieur and o. Gobiel. all of OF
tawa, and George NJ. CIinky of Mon
treal.
There was also present U. s. High
Joint Commissioner John A Kasson.
Congressman Stewart. Broussard and
Tawney and Mr. Charlton, a member
of the Canadian high joint commission.
Mr.. Charlton. the first speaker. was
and he by Mr.. Edwards
Lumber, it is said, has been the rock
on which the United States and Canad-
ian joint commissioners have split in
-
prOcity treaty. The Canadians have
been willing to make any reasonab BILE
concessions without important recfpro-
cal advantages on lumber. Free adn1iS-
sion to Canada of American forest pro-
ducts and free export of saw logs and
pulp wood are the concessions the
Canadians offer. Pulp wood is now ex-
ported free from Canada but an export
duty has been threatened in retaliation
for the 81 duty on white pine. The pro-
vincial parliament of Ontario, already
has imposed a retaliatory export duty
on saw logs In exchange for the pro-
posed concession, the Canadians at this
mornings session put IN a strong plea
for free lumber. The Americans, how
ever produced data tending to show
that the manufacture of lum Der in Can
ada is much cheaper than in the United
States and that their proximity to the
New England market and the important
concessions granted them by Canadian
roads, places the northwestern and
southeastern product of the United
States at very great disadvantage
and consequently their demand is who'll
ever that the American Iumbermen
rather than that the pending treaty be-
tween the two countries should COM
pletely fail. Will consent to a concession
of ~ cents from the present 81 rate
which would make the rate 81. so thou
sand feet, but under no circumstances
it is said, would they consent to any
further reduction.
The conference came to an end with
no further results than, as one OF the
Americans said. to have had an ex-
change of views and practical exper-
fence socially" After the conference
closed the Americans held a meeting
and 1t was practically decided to make
no representations in the lumber re-
ciprocity matter before the joint high
commission, but Representative Tawney
was requested and will act in the in
terest Of the American manufacturers
IN any inquiry pertaining to lumber
that may come up in that connection