The Detroit times., 1909-01-05
Why Not Take the
Surest Means to
Save the Forests?
AN Other Means VIII Eventually
Fail Unless the Tariff 10 Taken
on, Which Would Spare Both
OUR Timber and the
Consume.

#1 S0n'u"sr' connection with this most inn
portant matter
Michigan the welfare OF the state
forestraon grabbing to the END
have sale of title lands by the state ~
these itself for the purpose OF growing
Il timber where possible.
This idea good there would have 10 be ur'e
step that by the national government.
long ago called all the governors OF
Washington conference the matter OF
conserving countys including OF course It's forests
meeting the be held at the capital
1t strikes The Times that insofar the preservation OF the
forests the United States is concerned tha' eie
being much railroad fare on the
part governors their time and the presidents
being taken all other steps IN
of the forests will avail naugh
WHY WOULDN'T 1T BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE THE
DUTY OFF FOREIGN LUMBER?
interesting correspondence regard the international
aspect question repeating the duty lumber and other
products given the National Forest Consv
League taking position that the first in forest
tariffs which prevent American con-
freely drawing the products OF other coun
This correspondence between c. Edwards
parliament of Rockand Ontario and
large pulp Canada and the
Of the League
Senator Edwards the representative of the Do
inion Conference Wash
ington
this correspondence that although most man
lumber the United States object the repeal OF the
lumber alleging inability compete with Canadian iur-
ber year flooded with American
there being Canadian duty rough lumber such an
Canadian manufacturers have been undsoid
home their market ruined.
In the umbermen of Canada made effort to
retaliatory tariff American lumber but this agta
failed largely said of the remarkable telegram
sent by Senator to Sir Wlfrid Lauer
the Canadian importations of American lumber
chiefly grades competition which, the unbemen
appearing before the and committee said they most
feared.
Under date H. Edwards writes the
secretary of the League
the sss 81 tn. sss 2 y. s % . %
sssr large aspus. Of had called spo him s 0S @
United s which WAS the" , ,S s '. % @
for to so ns.. ,,s . y o rs. Of Ss on
r.: S0S"s ss u o t S ONLY To
xovs OWN ANTs eua 0gHs 4s0 ess e win
rssus In great ultimate profit to US.
The following of the telegram Senator Edwards sent
Ito Sir Wilrd Laurier-
for ds, suh.," pine coming from til. United
business which viii soon pass away n. ] the duty w1ud Do
avareous
q i Il. er ~"a', TO- s it's s.seat
In a request permission make public
Edwards wired National Forest Con-
servation League:
d Tax. ssur ns sos s M PUP D c amy ~y y
Impose export s 0e on ,S o ".on aeooa removes I'M
In the being published Witness
onea Edwards takes the position that there
Canada should place duty pulp
shipped o American pulp and paper mills
Here the situation:
sufficient supply Of timber than supply
the needs of the Dominion.
united States has nowhere enough for
mnay have the forests been stripped
In years. experts declare there will not be sufficient
Der in the supply FIRE wood.
tariff removed from the Canadian article
the Of that turned
Instead however of the United the
of Speaker Cannon who
Knitted to telling left of timber soaking the
under free trade would be
and our fading forests spared
st Our lunbermen Canadian competition be