New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
CANADIAN PULP WOOD
,,rtcncs of Dond"i0"'S F0rcst
''I p.,oarces to the United States.

Recent developments OF q con-
roroHio .,tar are making the forest resources
,,sstsi cH~ subject Of increasing importance TO
:, Cana'@ e.,+es The steady depletion Of the
-, Uni'e' e-s-vwhere in North America; the
sod f-Ft- of the forest product as fuel as raw
.rcvtns - manufacture and in the making OF
-ars-s l'a,- 70. interest now felt in forestry and
rspsr; ine mods Of conserving the supply which
n vs-isi ,.:cn taken by President Roosevelt
-,uans "v - IN the States and by Earl Grey in
,lorg res ,f, ..s removing the tariff on lumber
7snsaa: -,, Ne in the Republic and OF imposing an
saS Eooo = MIN wood in the Dominion form
sxport ea1 - conditions which warrants study.
sruDinsuO .ie.gciars have for years claimed this
Csnao'~ % the richest IN the world so far ss
55oaIp ....tor resources and forrest area are con-
rsaTa MS area has been officially estimated at
crs- ,,rare miles, Of Efich ontario possesses
LES - 7Js.52l: New Brunswick, IA 166; Nova
sEns e. e-s,. prince Edward Island, 7s7; Manitoba,
ss5tz 49,. 49,. Co,,,Tabia 2S5.554, and the two west
So b.'- and the territories Csc, So square
q. provinces
ulss ...ra is still some pine to be found,
II un'-- -. of spruce. birch, poplar and tam
Sc Cur forests Of the Georgian Bay region con-
sraoE - - she pine but are being steadily de-
tan nO. she districts OF Nipissing and Algoma
pie'e~' ,t-,he-ed with pine. birch, cedar. maple,
rs "'-' uo,1ar and taularack- The Teniskaming
nd
pine HiDs ..o,s are well known. In the northern
te7tng ieS &C whole. official estimates place
psi o. ID and white pine at 6,e00.0O0,eO0 feet
tie HHSo HHS1., go 0l0 e9a while in 1904 member OF
) y" -. government estimated the timber
re - -, nroyince at $2rooo0.ooo- Quebec at one
Ees u +.s vast pine forests, and they are still
TEE - fbarrh nres and numbering operations are
stl's1'l s,,,srpg their resources. Spruce abounds
saw 80, the province. as do hemlock maple.
s--v ash. elm, oak. beech, poplar. cedar
nFc-+ 80. Nar ! c LanEelier, an authority upon
anu -a,ons In Quebec. has estimated its total
'''s1 -, -osyction as follows: Sawlogs from soft
EosSi"' ,s.aDOl0 feet Z. N: sawlogs from hard
"o0as -rsaaeJQ b. N: pulp wood. 7-5,493.ce0
"oeN7 Ties 80 no05j9 pieces; poles for cleo
te'0s' CEDAR j. $4,000 pieces; shingle blocks.
80, -, feet B. NJ: square timber So,e"oco cubic
=, e,usjders the value Of is forests az cur
-. r1css TO be about S=5l,@oV".
- .s- Labrador country IS supposed TO be well
.a.s 9Th forests Of spruce. birch and tamarack
= Nsr Brunswick pine has almost disappeared
&c * now the staple OF the lumber trade.
C.,,- Is abundant and young growths OF req plne'
sls- and spruce are coming up in the MIr2Inichi
-. Nova Scotia has spruce and talnarack in
,,,ssYea and Prince Edward Island stil pos
.,..s some good hard wood. AL these provinces
t,vs varieties Of the maple, ash hemloch' birch'
oss poplar and tamaTaCk. In the western prov
ms snd territories the forest and woodland re
-, & very sparsey timbered. except along the
t,-tx Of ri, ,rs and in the far northern basin Of
:. Mackenzie and its tributaries where lies the
r-ssf forest belt OF Canada, with its immense re-
ssr-css in poplar banksan pine and superior sort
=, sn-rce British Columbia has immense forests
If douglas fir in which trees grow TO enormous
,yss Next in commercial Importance IS the cedar.
7,5 there Is also in that province an abundance
q, spruce. henlock. tamarack and poplar with
soas excellent hard wood.
o. the northern regions Of Canada E. Stewart,
svptrntendent Of Forestry. wrote follows IN the
Iris-ior Department repor: for 1906:
I may say however. that in the basins OF the
Athabssca The Peace, the Laird and other tribu-
ts-es Of the Mackenzie. as We'll as in the valley Of
fhst great river ITSELF contained vast quaIti-
ties Of timber. The spruce. white and black pop
s, birch tsmarack and jackpine are the principal
.s-etss the spruce being by all odds the most
valuable Although II was possible for me to
zee bet very small area OF the timber territory.
there can Be no question that these northern re-
fions contain very great quantity Of spruce tim
bsr, iE-ge enough for lumber, and practically
limited supply for pulp TnateTiai.'
According 10 the census Of 1901. the value Of the
forest production Of Canada In that year was
s;laslsSs, including British Columbia, s2.s34157:
New Brunswick s. sss.05s. Nova Scotia, s340s 52s:
ontsrio. S21.S5l.S9S. and Quebec, sIS.969.7IS. In
1895 the exports q forest products totalled s3S-
hil74 Eitl !4,6l2.eI7 OF manufactured articles.
There various important interests dependent
upan The forest product OF Canada and the census