The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-05
Why Not Take the
Surest Means to ~
Save the Forests?
Al Other Means viii Eventually
Fall Unless the Tariff Is Taken
on. Which Would Spare Both
OUR Timber and the
n Consumer. n


Michigan those citizens welfare the
5oresaon grabbing for means to the end desired
attempted stop sale of title lands by the state that
these the itself for the purpose OF growing
81 timber where possible
This idea good but there would have TO be further
step and that by government
long ago Roosevelt called all the governors of
nj the Washington for conference the matter OF
conservng ouny including of its forests
another of the to be held at the capital
the preservation of the
remaining States concerned that there is
being wasted much breath much much railroad fare on the
of and much of their time and the presidents
essential being taken all other steps in
the direction of of the forests will avail naugh
WHY WOULDN'T 1T BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE THE
MDUTY OFF FOREIGN LUMBER?
Some interesting correspondence regard the international
question repeating the duty lumber and other
products given the National Forest Conserva
League taking position that the first in forest
is repeal the tariffs which prevent American con-
from freely drawing the forest products OF other coun
NJ tries
This correspondence is between Senator Edwards,
Canadian parliament of Rokland Ontario and
lumber and pulp Canada and the secretary
Il Of the League.
Senator Edwards official representative of the Do
the Conservation Commission Conference in Wash
& jngton
From this correspondence appears although
ufacture object repeal of the
tariff lumber alleging inability with Canadian lun
Canadian market has this been flooded with American
lumber being duty rough lumber such
Canadian manufacturers have been undersold
home and have had their market ruined
consequence lumbermen of Canada made effort to
have a retaory placed lumber but this agita
largely said of the remarkable telegram
by Senator Edwards to Sir Wifrid Laurer
is stated that the Canadian mportatons OF American lumber
have chiefly grades competition which, the lurbermen
before and committee said they most
December Senator Edwards writes to the
H secretary of the League
ss,ss s the s % y:s 49,
ssss'i :. S
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sosuesps; b.. great bsnsd, Buyers
sas
osoW AND sscoMs moss sAtvAsIs
ultimate profit to
following copy of the telegram Senator Edwards sent
Ito Sir Wifrid Laurier:-
Most sincerely and earnestly hope 20. will pay no resd snII;ss
our
.s "s s sss" Of the n o:~,," S
lumber manufacturers sincerely beg you allow one Canadian industry
4 iss product
request permission public the
Senator Edwards wired the National Forest Con-
servation League
are ,,s use Wuss: ais, the ~, 1 S Sir
childish that Canadian will
port duties forc consideration is rdcuous
being published in Witness
Ionea Edwards takes position good
why Canada should place export duty pulp wood
shipped to American pulp and paper mills.
E& Here the situation
Canada has sufficient supply of timber than supply
the needs the Dominion.
The United enough so
patcay criminally the
In few years. experts declare there will
Der left in the states supply FIRE wood
With the tariff removed the Canadian article
spared
Instead the lumbernen of the United States
assistance of Speaker Cannon who
ned telling what left of timber and soaking the
consumer the trade would
and our fading forests spared
t$a claim Canadian be
4 suinous them
E% WHICH is NOT TRUE