The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1910-07-23
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Leoaard Bronson. manager OF the
Nassooal Lunbsr Manufacturers a.
sociatioa. with hsaAeuarters 1t Chi.
caeo. b IN Portland today on n tour
Of The Paciac coast In the interest Of
The oreanisation and tho lumber In.
dustry. ays the Oregon Journal. Mr..
Bronsoa vas for . number OF years.
until January 1st. last. editor In chief
oe The American Lumbsrmsn. and 10
coasidsrsd perhaps the best posted
man pertaining to the lumber indus.
try u the DATED states.
NJ. Broasoa arrived In Portland re-
Gently 70 attend the sesslons Of the
sseeoA annual logging congress and
today he is the guest Of honor at q
lunchson given by the members Of the
Oregon sad wasAinstoa Lumber Man
usaeturees' ASSOCIATION At the Port.
lasA Coumseeial club.
''TAs greatest problem confronting
ths lumber manufacturing industry
oe tAe Unitsd 0tatss today is the dis
posltiea Of the low srads material" "
saiA Mr. Droasoa. IN speaking Of
tso1s eoaditioas. "Thsrs 70 . BIG de-
nanA for high grads lumber. but this
eanael b sald Of the low grades,
whieA enter largely n the manufsc-
turo oe lumber. This = due 70 two
causss. Substitution and the reduction
oe duty on Canadian lumber. The
faet that large quantities OF boxes are
cooiag to be manufaetursd OF other
material than wood b Of no little con.
csrn 70 the lumber industry. Thea
came the reduction In the duty %
Canadian lumbsr. which meant in-
creased competition. psincipally IN
the low grade markets. for while the
Canadian millmen. like the manufac-
turer In the states. could always And
. market In this country for tho high
grade material irrespective Of the
duty. he had dimculty In disposing Of
the low Grade material.
thus the trouble was accsntuatsd
BY the reduction Of the duty. and yet
the Anal consumer was benefited not
II all. II simply meant larger sup.
ply OF low grade material With which
ths market was already abundastly
"This question u one that Win not
b easily solved. and II b serious
matter because it works In direct op-
positjoa TO the movement for the op-
position TO tho movement for the con.
sssvation Of natural resources which
~ lunbsr maaufactursrs ere heart.
~ indoesing and supporting.
"Aattsrs Of this kind ere subjects
Tor The national association 70 study
nd solve u solution can b found.
The association u the senate Of
lhe lunbsr manufacturers associa-
~ ln ~ slatss. snA Il reprsssats all
1oetjons. from the yellow pine dis
lSsets Of the 0outh 70 the ar districts
= 'the PAei1e eoast and tie redwood
nslsieb oe Califeeais.
when the tari2 was up for revi.
~ " fought for rstsntion Of the
1oty o. lumber because vs knew that |
! re6uetion would have an evil eject |
lDoa TIE Industry without materially
Iooelting the consumer. The public |
~ GAinsd the wrong impression Of |
,oa1itioas and IN the Middle states
'oeee vas . CRY for lower tari1. En-
~ removal Of the duty would have
,eea . disastyous blow 70 one Of the
lnst inVogtant industries In the
'osatry without bsnsating anyone ex-
'opt the foreign manufactursrs and
- foreign ship ownsrs."
That the opening Of the Panama
eaal viii bring Oregon ar Into it,
Un b The predietion Of Mr.. Bronson.
- opeaiag Of the canal win b OF
D0eaee importance 70 the lumber
11ustsy. ~ explains. for Il will open
~ - ths osseon lumber manu-
1etufee fSon whieA hs b now ex-
h1e1 by ~ high traaspostation
|aRooA neeeaatated by tho costly
~ oV1g ~ nouatalns.
koDbar noauthetursd 10 Ore.
eooehee ~ Made states ouiy In
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