The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25

II Is rarely n ever that hard and soft woods ore cut
4! ne same time so that eitheI the one or the o,sei
freshly c~uttracts do not appear 10 a novice 10 have
been touched, Smaller trees and bush also re
man Hn, to hold back the waSr 1 he whole "i m asnsst
10 the forests Is fire, and OF all the forest destrucn9n
10 The country. IL is estimated that two hlrIs
y oy hrn Or natural causes sucn as nloH Towns,
more Interested in the preservation OF the volume
anu regularity ~ the flow 81 rivers man per
haps any other class and are doing much 70 over
come ny ortlicial means the natural NaiIatnnS
heH are creating storage reservolrsht the nehu
waters OF many. rivers, The paper makers
realize that with hundreds ~ millions OF dollars
invested in their plants II b.hooyes them more
than anybody else to do all that they can to con
serve the water powers,on which the earning power
Of their plants very largely DEFENDS ,
Coming back 10 the present increased nicr Of
paper, MI, Chisholm said: "Neither the paper IN
duStry a. a whole nor any branch Of II rs exer
clslng any arbitrary power. The advance IN lhe
pnce Of paper is the direct result OF the increase
consumption Of all other commodities both
IN this country snd in Other s1 "nn
for the removal Of the tariff on parr and pTrI
pulr, since under the present conditions II could
not possibly accomplish the end desired nder
normal conditions the prce of paper IN this coun
Try has been so low as 10 give a very inadequate
return upon capital invested"
MIR. Chisholm went on 10 say that inc
folks who are kicking up the disturbance about
the paper industry at the present time are playing
into the hands OF Canada. On this point he said
The Canadian Government, realizing what
an important industry II is, and how valuable II
would b. To build up the paper industry within is
borders, is making the greatest possible effort
10 cripple our mills and foster itS own by
enacung laws 10 that end. The Can
adam Government has, practically PLACED an
export duty on wood pulp by making the license
fee 10 cents percord upon that portion OF the WOOD
which is used in Canada for the manufacture OF
pulp, and N.9o a cord. upon that portion
which is exported % the United States. One OF
the PROVINCES h as absolutely prohibited the eAporta-
ton Of pulp wool cut from Canadian Crown lands,
hoping thereby TO force the transfer u Canadian
soil OF such mills in the United States as have
heretofore received their supply OF wood from
Canada. At the same time en- effort Is beng
made in this country To array the newspapers IN
favor Of free paper and free pulp, and bills tochAnge
or remove the duty have been introduced In
Congress.
II such a thing AZ the transfer Of the pulp and
paper industry from the United States ~ Canada
could be brought about, what would h the poslu"ni
timber lands in canada are owned BY the pro
vincial or General Government, Upon theSr
lands licenses a. cut are granted at a nominal
annual am, rTn,al per SaIa Re, NILE Al u GUY once rm, dn y J u ,ns
year, this price beng paid in addition to thr an
nual rental, The practical meaning OF inns u
that the cost Of wood - regulated every year and
can W. increased from time 10 time 10 any sum
that the may se III to Impose, pla'
ing 1t a~bsolutly w.thin the power Of the Govern.
men, 20 regulate. the pnoe which the consumer
w InIeI III INV 7 Ilt'l nv "'ili u - -
depended upon Canada for either our wood pulp
OF pa per supply"
fhs following despatch from Washington Is
interesting in conneC ton with the last paH oil
tha interview with Mr.. Chisholm
WhsnINGToN, March G. I rbain j. ledeuN,
United States Consul AZ Three Rivers, Quebec.
has made a report L. the STATE Department ON the
imposition by the QUEBEC Provincial government of
an export duty on pulp wood exported - the Tinted
States. The report Is dated Feb. rs. The report
says ON the 18Th ultlmo the quebec Provincial
Cover nput Artlun IDDD tho solicitation oil Cp 7
tain Canadian pulp and paper marlliac tureIS,
has enacted the following order IN Council, virtually
imposing an export duty Of 81 80 on pulp Uupd
exported from the Province OF Quebec u the Tinted
States. 1t Is orde red that the tarlfi Of dues on
pulp wood be- fixed at Sl.m per cord NJ l2h
cubic feet, but that a reduction Of sl.jO per cord
be allowed when tho pulp VOID IL Manufactured
in this province.
As all the pulp wood exported from this province
Is consumed in the lnitsd States, II Is very evil
dent that the measure was enacted 10 discriminate
against the United States by virtually prohibiting
the export of the commodity " the manufacturers
This official measure suddenly enacted m the
middle Of the II NUMBERING season where all Nf'
tract for the cut, transportation, sale and delivering
Of pulp wood had been given and were, IN fact,
executed. came as a thunderbolt upon the Amen
can pulp wood exporters Of this district, and,
unless il is soon amended or repealed. will cause
them considerable losses and injury, These
exporters have a very large amount % capital
invested in the tim Der lands and saw mills Of this
Consular district, and a. costly experiences have
demonstrated u them the fact that the-e cannot
be successfully operated without the redeeming
feature Of the wood pulp industry they will now
be forced 70 curail their operations considerably
and possibly Close down altogether"
The report goes on and gives a history Of the
wood pulp business a. conducted by the Amcri
cans and Of the many previous efforts that hav,
been made by the Canadian Government TO es
tablish an export duty similar 10 the one now i'm
posed. Then i, says:
The real object Of the Quebec Provincial Gov
eminent in imposing .prohibitive duty on pull
wool exported to the United States is TO fore,
American pulp and paper manufacturers 70 manu-
faculre in this province