. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. May, 1897 THE CJ^KTJLIDJL LUMBERMAE 9 EDITORIAL NOTES. The bill proposed to be submitted to the On- tario legislature at its recent session, providing for the better sanitation and inspection of lumber camps, will not become law for another year at least. For some reason, probably known only to a few friends of the government, the measure was not introduced in the House. It is hinted that this step was the indirect effect of the in- validation of the statute comp
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. May, 1897 THE CJ^KTJLIDJL LUMBERMAE 9 EDITORIAL NOTES. The bill proposed to be submitted to the On- tario legislature at its recent session, providing for the better sanitation and inspection of lumber camps, will not become law for another year at least. For some reason, probably known only to a few friends of the government, the measure was not introduced in the House. It is hinted that this step was the indirect effect of the in- validation of the statute compelling inspection of cattle at the expense of owners, inasmuch as it was intended by the act that lumbermen should bear the cost ot inspection of camps and of pro- curing a physician and nurse in case of infectious diseases. Apropos of our remarks in the last issue of The Lumberman regarding the necessity of uni- form inspection rules for the purchase and sale of lumber, the report published in another column of a suit which was recently heard in the County Court at Toronto affords interesting reading. It was shown by the evidence that there was really no general understanding as to what constituted firsts and seconds in birch, and the contentions of the plaintiff and defendant differed widely. The decision declared that sap was not a defect. The learned judge was nonplussed at learning that the lumber business was conducted in such a manner, and suggested that the legisla- ture should sanction some code of inspection rules which would remove the opportunities for law suits such as now exist, and which only serve to divert to the pockets of lawyers the pro- fits which rightly belong to the lumber dealer. This and other similar suits which are fought out from time to time afford a strong argument in favor of some action being taken by lumber- men looking to the adoption of standard rules of inspection. The Ontario government is apparently becom- ing convinced ot the expediency o
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