. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December 15, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 Annual Meeting of Montreal Lumber Trade Work of Past Year Reviewed—Various Problems with Railways Satisfactorily Ad- justed—Geo, W, Grier Elected President—Wharfage Rates Increase The annual meeting- of the Montreal Luml)er Association was held at the l'>oard of Trade, Montreal, on Decemher 1. P. D. dordon presiding-. The annual report referred to the proposed increase in wharfage rates and the acti
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December 15, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 Annual Meeting of Montreal Lumber Trade Work of Past Year Reviewed—Various Problems with Railways Satisfactorily Ad- justed—Geo, W, Grier Elected President—Wharfage Rates Increase The annual meeting- of the Montreal Luml)er Association was held at the l'>oard of Trade, Montreal, on Decemher 1. P. D. dordon presiding-. The annual report referred to the proposed increase in wharfage rates and the action taken by the association in the direction of ask- ing the Federal Government to assume sufificient of the debt of the port to render unnecessary further advances in the port charges. The question of stop-ofif and re shipping arrangements on lum- ber, carloads, for planing, tonguing, grooving, kiln drying, and sort- ing in transit was again raised by the railways this year, and the views of the trade given to the carriers in a joint letter from the Canadian Lumbermen's Association, Canadian Manufacturers' Asso- ciation, Toronto I'oard of Trade, and the Montreal Lumber Associ- ation, strong objections being made to any increase in the stop-over charge beyond one cent per 100 pounds, minimum $5 per car. The question was the subject of a further conference with the represent- atives of the carriers on May 16, since which date nothing further has been heard from them. Demurrage Rates Pending Stries The Board of Trade Transportation Bureau made an arrange- ment with the Canadian Railway War Board on the subject of Can- adian car demurrage rules as affected by strikes. The question arose over the strike of Montreal teamsters in April, and the following arrangement was approved by the Board of Railway Commissioners: "In the case of delay to cars containing cartage freight other than that for delivery of which the railway cartage companies are responsible, resulting in acc
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