Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08

to conditions In both countries that six
months after the agreement IS adopted
there will be no complaint from any
quarter
From what source does the opposition
proceed. In the first place. it comes from
two classes of the business interests of
the country, those who own and control
TIE lumber supply Of the United States
and those who engage in the manufac-
ture Of print paper. and of whom the
largest manufacturers own much of the
spruce wood supply OF the United States
from which print paper Is made. And the
second class opposed TO tho treaty nre
those who claim TO represent the farm
ers and agricultural interests Of the coun-
try.
TIMBER IN FEW HANDS NOW.
IN tho consideration OF thcae three
classes of opponents % the treaty, l
should promise that one OF tho great OBJ
Ject!ons Of tho treaty, one OF :Ae Erea.
reasons for Its making and submission to
Congress. was the conservation Of our ma
;ural resources
at Is perfectly evident from the statis-
tics that our general lumber supply and
ing nre being rapidly exhausted and that
Tie effect Of the dminuton Of the supply
and the increase Of demands IS to put too
high a price upon the rough lumber and
wood pulp.
Under tho Payne tariff bill rough lum-
Ter is dutiable at s1.25 Under the recipro-
CRY agreement that dity Is removed. l
submit that as lumber IS essential to all
classes. farmers and merchants, rs the
yricc has gone far beyond what ii ever
vas in the past and as our supply is be-
ing exhausted, we ought, when we can,
to enlarge the sources from which our
people may secure 1t at reasonable prices.
"'The report of the chief of the bureau
Of corporations shows that the control OF
lumber in the United States is IN com
,aratively few hands and that they are
SO friendly to each other that the posi-
biity of monopoly is neither remote nor
improbable. unless we bring to the mar
kcts Of the United States the relatively in
exhaustiblc supply to be found in Canada.
COST OF MAKING PAPER.
Second, as to print paper. The tariff
board has made most exhaustive eX-
animation of the comparative cost of
production of print paper in the United
| States and Canada. Indeed. the report
| is so complete as to Vindicate the Judg-
ment OF those who proposed the use of
| n board for the purpose of determining
| the differences in the cost Of articles at
| home and abroad with a view to assist
| Ing Congress in a rational readjustment
OF the tariffs.
| This report shows that the mills best
| situated in the United States. with the
best machinery. can manufacture print
per ut a slightly less cost than the
mills best situated in Canada: that the
! Canadian mills on an average have new
| or machinery than the United States
mills; that there are quite a number OF
United States mills that use old machin-
cry, and therefore do not conduct theil
business on economical lines that the
average cost Of production in all the
mills of the United States, including the
poorest mills. Is about s. more a ton thar
the cost of production in Canada, witt
it's newer mills; anG that this So IS Just
about the difference between tho cost OF
pul,vood in the United States and thu
cost of pulpwood in Canada.
CANADIAN SPRUCE SUPPLY.
III seems tarIE r'7SoH'ole 10 suppose
w. .''''s .,!c ,.so 80 - ,,,,,,. .,.,,
-, ~, 49,. r-,i.od eta,as ~ W
49, ., -, , ro,r orsons
because Of the drain ~ the United State
| mills. It Is Of the highest Importance
therefore. not only t. the consumers bu
, to the manufacturers Of print paper. Il
order that thov may secure their raw
material NJ \ reasonable price. to secur
lo,tine down q tho bars in Canad
t for the exnortation Of pulpwcod.
2 "The nrovincee Of Canada have con
troll over the crown lands in which nine
$ tonths Of tho nulnwood IS grown. an
+ they have ir,nosed restrictions and ex
a mort dutics of various kinds upon tn
I pulpwood in the crown lands, in orde
t TO prevent tho exnort OF tho wood ex
/ cept in the form ~ PAPER. The agree
S mcnt provides thar whenever the Can
u adian provinces remcvo all restric
tions unop tho axnortntion of pulr
wood then Cauada will permit Unite
h states naper TO come in free into Can
s ada. and the United states will perm
r Canadian nopor 70 came fl free in.
h tho United station
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