. Canadian forest industries 1902-1904. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Oeciiieber jS, 1904 Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition HI. BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER. (Correspondence of Ihe Canada Lumberman.} Vancouver, B. C December 21st, 1904.—Conditions in Rritish Columbia in connection with the lumber industry are regarded as worse than ever. It certain- ly is as far as the employees of the mills are concerned, tor with the closing of so many establishments hundreds of men are deprived of wages at a season of the year when money is so essentia
. Canadian forest industries 1902-1904. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Oeciiieber jS, 1904 Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition HI. BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER. (Correspondence of Ihe Canada Lumberman.} Vancouver, B. C December 21st, 1904.—Conditions in Rritish Columbia in connection with the lumber industry are regarded as worse than ever. It certain- ly is as far as the employees of the mills are concerned, tor with the closing of so many establishments hundreds of men are deprived of wages at a season of the year when money is so essential. Over half the plants to Vancouver city are inactive, and the only mill doing any business to speak of is that of Messrs. E. H. Heaps & Company. In Kast Kootenay most of Ihe mills close down anyway for the win- ter, but others which might run have been stopped until spring. On Vancouver island the Ladysmith Lumber Company's mill has suspended operations and 70 men have been thrown out of employment. In the latter instance the shingle mill was stopped but started again to fill some orders. The indefinite period for which these mills are shut down is supposed to be March or April, but before that time the cessation of the industry will be severely felt in British Columbia, and par- ticularly in Vancouver, where the manu- facture of lumber is one of the principal industries. The result will in all probability be that the stocks of lumber will get small, and with increased demand the prices in the Territories will likely go up because of the lack of sufficient supply. A determined effort is to be made to have the Gov- ernment impose a duty such as has been asked for repeatedly for the last eight years. The new schedu'e of prices which was being arranged by the British Columbia Lumber and Shingle Manufacturers' As- sociation came into force yesterday. All of the members have agreed to abide by this, which will do away with the dis- astrous price-cutting that has been going o
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