The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-22
CANADA'S FOREST EXHIBIT.
GRAND PRIZE At PARIS WAS NOT
UNEXPECTED.
Special Effort Was Made 20 Attract
Attention OF Pulp Manufacturers
High Commissioners srnthconn
SUGGESTS New Enumeration plan.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteilisencer
OTTAWA. Aug, 2l.--The awarding OF
the grand prize 10 Canada for her forest
ry exhibit At the Paris exposition was
not an unexpected event. The exhibit
Is collective one from the whole Do
minion. and II occupies little more than
Loco square feet of space. 1t is made
up OF very complete representation
OF the Canadian woods. with tho prin-
cipai articles exported from Canada In
a semi-msnufactured form. OF the Isl
species OF trees indigenous 10 Canada,
twen,y-six are Included in the exhibit.
the remainder being of small economic
value or OF rare occurrence No other
country Is so rich IN forests. and II IL
not surprising that the Canadian author
tiles bent all their energies In making
this exhibit, complete IN order 10 demon
ssrate TO the world this principal source
OF Canada's national wealth.
Much attention was given in the en-
desvor 10 impress the European paper
manufacturers with the Importance OF the
pulp forests and pulp industries Of the
Dominion This line OF enterprise ia so
new as not only 10 be OF special inter-
est To such visitors at the French capital.
but its vast possibilities for this country
are as yet just beginning 10 be appreciat-
statistics and information upon this sub
teet have been collafed and printed by
the government for distribution from the
Canadian section at the exposition.
The Dominion census Of ISL first. mon
beginning OF the Canadian pulp and fiber
Industry There are now thirtv-six inn
portant pulp and fber mills. some OF the
--latest sae,s , es'anl,shsd being on 4 sixansic
$50 tons OF pulp per day. The total out
put % these mills n now about 100 tons
per day, and. the capital invested In tho
industry is between siS,Do0Q and t1n,-
100000, a considerable proportion Of which
Is American. This development has been
due TO specially favorable combination
or circumstances
Not only is Canadian pulp spruce OF ex-
ccptionaliy good quality fof paper man.
ufacturc. but the forests are the largest
In the world, comparatively easy OF ac-
cess and possessing abundant water
power. The supply In Canada IL virtually
unlimited. and the area OF growth NAV
be regarded as almost conterminous with
minion. From the Labrador peninsula.
on the east and along the northern
shores OF the 81. Lawrence the spruce
grows nbundantiy and extends over that
great triangle between Hudson hay and
tho Atlantic ontario has abundance OF
pulp spruce and II stretches northward
almost 10 where the Mackenzie. river
ellie coast along the mountainous bays
81 British Columbia. the spruce grows
more abundant as exploration Ia pushed
northward. The Douglas hr. although
rartakins moro OF the nature Of baisafn
than spruce. II good pulp wood. and
the trees, towering $50 feet In the air ana
%easurns from thirty :" hs feet z
the timber OF the coast famous.
More ImmsGrants Wanted.
Among the ways IN which the Austrai-
Ian colonies come into. open and active
competition with Canada. in Great Brit
ain. IL In the matter OF Immigration.
Both colonies have great and rich AREAS
recurring settlement. and both are ma
turally inclined To prefer immigrants
from the nlothsTland. That this compe-
titiun IL increasing rather than diminish
inE in It's Intensity Is 90 he seeu from tho
following statement bv Lord Stratbcona.
Canadian high commissioner at London.
mcnt here. He says we have had 10
face the circumstances this year that
the Queensland government has been Of.
ferinE Tree and unaswisted messages 10
agrieuifurists and others. Every adult
passenger who goes 10 Queensland with
free passage costs that country at
least ss1 That the colony considers ~
q desirable Investment seems 10 point 10
tina desIra blIity of considering some
scheme by which greater attractions IN
,he way 2, lower passages could be Of
sible under present arrangements ! am
Inclined TO the opinion that u would
bc OF advantage To the Dominion 10 offer
some such assistance 10 farm Iaborers
and domestic servants. and also 10 farm.
ers who have small means, but not
enough TO start them Immediately they
arrive In Canada"
Lord Sfrathconm's suggestion that Can.
ada should reduce the cost Of passage Ia
immigrants H. not new one bat an
90 the present time the idra has met
with little favor ri The hands 81 this
Canadian government The Canadian
immigration authorities believe IN tho
encouragement ~ voluntary emigration
20 this country and they freely express
tho hope that the growing appreciation
OF the pomlpion beyond he soA viii
cDunteraet the rffer. ~ tho agencies efn-
rloyed by Australia and the United
States.
other classes 81 European Immigrants.
On the other hand which are new pour.
irg into Canada. present n serious men.
ace 20 the workinesnsn The number az
Roumanians who are being brought 10
the city ~ Montreal " rapidly bNcou1-
INK a social problem there which prom
ises 20 extend 20 other Industrial renters
Of Canada. These people are practically
pennilesH and are deprgs1ent upon the
work thc protection afforded them b%
tire Baron a. Ulrsch Institute and ofhsr
Hebrew charitable Institutions
Montreal ~ face to face with aisua~
ton which ~ fuli ~ menace 10 every
wage Garner IN that city. and already
many eases bnvs been reported vhere
Residents ana tsasaeholasrs az Montreal
have heer dismissed from their employ
meat ard deprived ~ livelihood % make
roam far these Rsuusanians who woYk
fyr kAf ~ go that kaa ham s.sfN a.