The sun., 1919-07-15


lar and pine show decreases from the
preceding year. and tamarack and cedar
are reported from British Columbia
for the first time In several years.
The greatest proportion OF the wood
used still goes into the manufacture of
ground wood pulp, although the three
chemical processes are making heavier
demands on the wood supply each year.
In 1915 529 per cent. of the wood was
used in making ground wood pulp. In
1916 this proportion decreased to 48.e
per cent. and a further decrease to
45S per cent is recorded for 1917. The
increase in the proportion of wood used
for the manufacture of chemical pulp
does not represent an equal increase in
the production of pulp by these methods.
Where over ton of pulp per cord of
wood is produced on the average by the
mechanical process only 1.1o5 pounds
are . produced by the sulphate process,
1868 by the sulphite process and only
$40 pounds by the soda process.
The Mechanical Process.
The mechanical process does not de-
rnand the use of the most expensive
grades OF wood, and the average value
tSS.07 per cord) is therefore the lowest
on the list. Certain species such as jack
rine, which cannot be used to advantage
In other processes. are useful in making
kraft pulp: and the average value Of
wood used in the suphate process, SS.1n
per cord, Is also low. The best quality
Of pulp wood goes into tho manufacture
OF sulphite at S10.1S. and soda pulp at
$10.07 per cord
For the mechanical process the highest
average number OF pounds Of pulp pro-
duced per cord of wood was 2,3o5 in
British Columbia. and the lowest, 1918,
In Nova Scotia, the average for the
Dominion being 2,043 pounds per cord.
By the sulphite process In the manu-
facture or paper the highest average
G.137 pounds) is again found In British
Columbia. and the lowest (961 pounds)
In Ontario. the average for the Dominion
being 1903 pounds The sulphate pro-
cess shows highest in Ontario with 1.176
pounds and lowest in Quebec with / 1853
being l.lo5 pounds. The soda process
shows the lowest production, viz. $40
pounds per cord.
The quantity and value Of pulp used
| In the manufacture of paper whether
produced or purchased. includes ground
wood, 617.029 tons with a cost valua-
ton OF se.ss4,5e7; sulphite fibre. 239,l2s
tons valued at S1o,6l3.6l7: sulphate
fibre, 2s,s22 tons valued at sl,773o2s.
and soda fibre. 6O0l tons OF a value
OF s44S,746. The value OF other ma
terials used, such as rags old or waste
paper, alum, &c. was s5,797,445. The
total cost of all materials used was
$2S,6l7,434.
Huge Capital Investments.
The report shows a total capital in
vestment OF sls6,7s7,4O5, of which
ss4.S09,5s4 was in Quebec s72006, s72
in Ontario and s22,bs4.652 in British
| Columbia Land and buildings repre-
sent an investment OF ss4.46l.S37, ma
chinery OF 1876. while working
capital was s15.156.5oS.
| More than &c per cent OF the total
investment is in the class Of combined
| mills ~ per cent In mills producing
pulp only and nearly per cent In mills
making paper only.
Each province. shows an increase IN
capital over 1915 except Nova Scotia,
where the decrease amounted TO $780,
050 British Columbia's capital invest
ment rose from ss,344I6 in 1915 70
| S22,5s4.652 in 1917; New Brunsw!ck's
from sS.e27.s5S TO s7,1Ss277; ontario's
Quebecs from s63.64l,e56 to $751;
| 60s.5s4.
The average total capital invested in
pulp mills was S1,o57.5lO: In pulp and
paper mills, s6,1s?,365; in paper mills,
SS23,2i.
The total yearly capacity Of mills
making ground wood pulp in the Do
minon was l.0ss43l tons, dry weight,
Of which ouebec's equipment represented
| 60l.436 tons. or $50 per cent. Ontario
| represented 357.350 tons, or 32.S per
cent, followed by British Columbia with
| 100000 tons, or ga per cent, New
Brunswick with 21.145 tons, or 10 per
cent. and Nova Scotia with 5000 tons,
or less than l per cent. The actual
output of ground wood pulp in 1917
was 923,73l tons.
| The quantities and values Of the diff
| ferent kinds OF paper products are
shown by the following tables:
x - ~ Tons: Value.