. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE GJLTZJLDJL LUMBERMAN. My attention has been called to an inaccuracy in the figures I gave in this column recently showing the tonnage of the Manchester Canal. Mr. Frank Southern, of Manchester, from whom I received the data on which the paragraph was based, writes : "I fear I did not make myself clear ; the tonnage mentioned referred to tons of timber imported only, the tonnage of all goods inward and outward being, of course, vastly greater. The timber
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE GJLTZJLDJL LUMBERMAN. My attention has been called to an inaccuracy in the figures I gave in this column recently showing the tonnage of the Manchester Canal. Mr. Frank Southern, of Manchester, from whom I received the data on which the paragraph was based, writes : "I fear I did not make myself clear ; the tonnage mentioned referred to tons of timber imported only, the tonnage of all goods inward and outward being, of course, vastly greater. The timber imports last year reached 212,996 tons, and will probably be considerably larger this ; â * * * I had the pleasure of a chat the other day with Mr. Maitland, the well known lumberman of Owen Sound. I found him in excellent spirits as the result of the prosperity which, in common with others, his firm have enjoyed during the present year. He gave it as his opinion that the year 1899 was the most prosperous during the last twenty years for the lumber trade. In answer to my remark " that all things come to those who wait," Mr. Maitland replied, " Yes, but many could not wait long enough and so went ; He further expressed the opinion that Canada has now reached the point where she can be independent of the United States market as an outlet for her lumber. The only drawback to the trade this year has been the inadequate shipping facilities. The unusual activity in the iron trade had led to the employ- ment of many more vessels than usual for the carrying of iron ore. On top of that came the demand for vessels for shipments of grain. This demand, as usual, came suddenly, and the period for shipments being short, every vessel that could be procured was brought into service ; indeed, many vessels that had gone out of service were refitted to a sufficient extent to be again put to use. Under these conditions great difficulty had been experienced by l
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