. Canadian forest industries 1907. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 62 February, 1907 THE WoocL-Worvkier and Betcdler AMONG THE WESTERN RETAILERS By C. H. Wentz, C HA Wentz. The retail lum- ber business has grown extensively during the past three years in Western Canada and will continue to grow for a num- ber ot years to come. The differ- ent railroad com- panies are open- ing up new terri- tory every year, allowing plenty ot room for dealers already established to spread out, as well as sufficient room for newcomers who
. Canadian forest industries 1907. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 62 February, 1907 THE WoocL-Worvkier and Betcdler AMONG THE WESTERN RETAILERS By C. H. Wentz, C HA Wentz. The retail lum- ber business has grown extensively during the past three years in Western Canada and will continue to grow for a num- ber ot years to come. The differ- ent railroad com- panies are open- ing up new terri- tory every year, allowing plenty ot room for dealers already established to spread out, as well as sufficient room for newcomers who intend going into the business. Some people come into this country not familiar with the constantly changing railway conditions and think where there are two or three yards in a town doing a good business there is room for another. Well, perhaps there is room for a year or so until a railroad cuts off their trade and then they are all there and it's a case of the "Survival of the fittest". With the new country being opened up there should be no difficulty in getting a good loca- tion without crowding. Business will not always be as brisk as it has been for the past three years. Crops have been good and money easy, generally speak- ing, and with the heavy immigration coming into the Northwest, conditions could not be other than good. During the year just past, the greatest difficulty was to get stock. It was not a question of price. There have been three advances in the wholesale price of lum- ber since August 1st, and it is rumored that another advance is about to take place. The price of lumber is getting very high, most of which is due to the large export and railway trade the western mills are enjoying at the present time as well as labor conditions, which from advices are very bad. Some of the mill material can be used without a loss, but drop men state that they can sell all the lumber siding, ceiling and flooring certainly cannot they can cut in large dimension
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