The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
CAN'T EXPORT CANADIAN LOGS
Ruling Against Outside Lumber Interests
stirs Up Opposition to the Exports.

QuEBEC, Dec 15.-The Michigan umbermen
who contested the right OF the Ontario Govern
ment to prevent the export OF their logs from
their Canadian timber limits 10 their own
American mills In an unmanufactured state
have lost their case in the original law court OF
the Province. but will not rest satisfied Ia un-
derstood until the matter has been carried In
appeal to the highest court OF the empire. the
Queens Prvy Council. The form OF the action
taken by Smylio ct al in this matter WIS Pc
ttion addressed TO the Court. praying 1t TO
order the Government to renew their annual
licenses to cut timber on the lands purchased
from such Government. without including
the conditions OF the new law az to the
working up Of their logs In Canada. The Court
finds that they are not entitled to have their
licenses renewed except upon the contitions
offered by the Commissioners of Crown Lands.
The full text Of the Judgment esta blishes. hrst.
To tn0 hs Log Act s
breach OF contract. and; third. that it is not
Emboldened with this first success In ,ts
legal contest with American capitallsts who
are playing such an important part IN the de-
good a t the se GoSernment Of Ontario now
Canada Of ali the mineral ores o. the province.
There Ia this distinction. however. between
1 pot new n ,hat ssSs the sna s9s
american ISmbcrman before its passage: the
Sr%sT spPhs st o may be fn 20 IN
future. though strong agitatlon Il spr hIsc
H. up IL Save an nn2e rntsSs for
,hs ore nor the the matte can be exported from
Srnmc1 prSt n" s6at tss S ec"t o this orGr
upon the industries of the, province VIII
be yGry far reaching and vii respit In TIE
for the production otnlckel to be used IN build
ING warships for the British Navy The Gov
perinl authorities. under which the Lords Com
missioners OF the Admiralty may ohta'n an IN
In the S thsr % sne
secure mn. unlimited supply ,of nickel FOR
the manufacture OF armor plate and other
war vessels. The. opponents OF the Govern
ment now urge that II u ia goof thing to
rosits as yet undiscovered. II should be equally
good rolcy to have the nickel that has already
been discovered refined in Canada;
As II now stands. the late Order In Council OF
the Ontario Government VIII not prevent tho
large American concern doing business und"-
the name OF the Canada Copper Company from
United States TO refine II. II has control ofthe
most valuable nickel deposits yet discovered,
duty by the Dominion Government, for which
the CnnssryatIve press now asitating and
IOT WhlCn tne onttTlO may ytI
apply. can prevent the company from conduct
ing It's refining operations In the Cnited states
40 long a. II wishes 10 do 40. The rich Sudbury
mines. on the north OF Lake Superior. owned
in fec simple by this COMPANY. were
obtained by u from the Government for the
exempt from royalty. and official statistics
show that the product o. the mines has already
tive parry ia bound, II at NIL possible. to force
the bleeding ~ the company. II y will not
remove It's extensive smelters from New jersey
TO Canada. ia shown by the temper OF Its Lead
ing newspaper, which says:
let both Governments, cease conveying
across tho line the Canadian Copper Com
rany's cars loaded with our matte, and let
them place collector at all the crossings"