The sun., 1919-07-15
CANADA s PULP AND PAPER TRADE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS DESPITE
SOME SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES
Capital Yearly Output
$1OOO0000 sc Per Cent of Which for All
Grades Strong and Future Prospects Bright
ny j. A. boutwell,.

by j. A. boutwell,,
President Of the Canadian Pulp and Paper
Association.
Written especially for the Cdnodidn Sec
ton Of THE SUN.
The Canadian pulp and paper indus
try, like all other Canadian industries
dependent upon export trade, Is Just at
present badly handicapped in It's efforts
to get into the European market owing
TO the scarcity of eastward bound trans
atlantic shipping and to the abnormal
freight charges demanded for such space
as 10 obtainable The British Shipping
Board still controls practically all of
the Canadian tonnage, as wcll as all OF
the British ships plying between England
and Canada. For n few months follow
ing the arnlistice the board allotted 80
per cent. OF all the cargo space on out
going ships from Canada to general ship
pers, reserving the remaining 20 per
cent. for goods shipped on Government
account. During June this Arrangement
was modified 20 as to permit the use Of
80 per cent of the available space for
general shipping: but on July he old
arrangement OF 20 and 80 was resumed.
and now an announcement Is forthcom-
ing that tho British Government will
shortly commander the entire available
space for its own requirements in order
to expedite the carrying of foodsruffs
and lumber to Great Britain. and that
independent shippers will have to fare
as best they may.
This situation naturally has made It
difficult to get Canadian pulp and paper.
for which there IL a very pressing de-
mand in the British Isles, across the
ocean. But in spite Of this handicap a
good start has been made In rebuilding
ha 40 tn, NY l~h
was interrupted by the war. The Cana
dian Trade Mission in London is exerting
its utmost efforts to improve the situa-
ton, and there 10 some hope that a way
out may soon be discovered.
100000 Tons in One Order.
Canadian newsprirt paper and the
higher grade pulp produced in this coun-
try are in great demand in England.
while there Is also a market there for
all OF the ground wood pulp that can be
got across. One British importer of
pulps who was recently in Canada placed
an order for 100000 tons OF ground wood
pulp to be delivered as soon as prac-
ticable. while other orders for high
grade pulps and newsprint are being
showered on Canada faster than they
can be taken care of under present ON
ditions.
The Canadian Pulp and Paper Asso-
citation has sent It's secretary. a. l..
Dave, to London to assist the Canadian
Trade Mission. while some of the pro-
ducing companies also have their spe-
cial representatives In England and are
doing everything they can to relieve the
situation. Unfortunately for the indus
try. however the British trade Is In
cllned to visit upon the manufacturers
.JaFo tn, nh nd
are due solely to conditions beyond their
control and not to any dereliction on
their part. The situation Is ono requir-
Ing patience, but 1t Is not one that Is
likely TO be unduly prolonged. When
the temporary difficulties referred to are
removed a very large transatlantic trade
in Canadian pulp and paper is'assured.
On. the Pacific coast the same diff
culties are being encountered. though
perhaps to a less serious extent LACK
Of shipping Is hampering the develop
ment OF trade in the Orient and stand
ing In the way OF tho industry's natu-
raj expansion in British Columbia. Or
ders are coming IN, however. and doubt
les some way will be found 20 fill them.
During the current week inquiries wer
received from Japan for the purchase OF
81. 900 tons OF hiGh grade Canadian pulp
while Canadian newsprint paper Is IN
Increasing demand in Australia and New
Zealand-hitherto almost exclusively
supplied direct from Great Britain OF
from the United States. Sir George
Bury. for many years a high Official
in the Canadian Pacific Railway, re.
Gently appointed managing director oil
one OF the largest OF the Pacific coast
pulp and paper companies. is looked to
to ind a solution for the transportation
difficulties in the West, when big de-
velopment may be looked for. as British
Columbia enjoys natural facilities foi
the production of pulp and paper second
to those OF no other province.
Domestic Market Develops.
pulp and paper Notwithstanding, OF
course, tho United States. which Alb.
serbs about Se per cent. Of the totai
output-has developed amazingly In the