. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. K. J. Shirton, Dunnville, Ont. New Vice-President H. Boultbee, Toronto, Ont. F. B. Van Dusen, Brockville, Ont. Director G. P. Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. Director cultural community suffered severely, the prices of agricultural pro- ducts dropping away below pre-war standards. Uncertain demand and fluctuating prices of raw materials forced manufacturers to close their factories; unemployment became gener
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. K. J. Shirton, Dunnville, Ont. New Vice-President H. Boultbee, Toronto, Ont. F. B. Van Dusen, Brockville, Ont. Director G. P. Davidson, Ottawa, Ont. Director cultural community suffered severely, the prices of agricultural pro- ducts dropping away below pre-war standards. Uncertain demand and fluctuating prices of raw materials forced manufacturers to close their factories; unemployment became general; banks and loan com- panies began to withdraw credits and call in loans. At present, conditions are slowly improving. The big problem to-day is one of convincing the public that we have reached the bot- tom and the only way we can accomplish this is to work and get our prices down. The lumber trade is doing its part, but unfortunately labour and a great many other staple industries are not making the effort which they should to approach pre-war standards. It is not my intention to take up much of your time discussing this as our Secretary, Mr. Boultbee, will give you a report in detail and 1 am, therefore, going to comment briefly on our activities during the past year. Mechanics' Lien Act During the year we have made good progress with this. Our solicitor, Mr. Jennings, prepared a bill and had it submitted to the Government through Mr. W. E. N. Sinclair, M. P. P. This bill re- ceived two readings and was then submitted to a committee of the house. This committee has met twice and we were represented by Mr. Jennings of Toronto, Mr. Lucas, of Columbus, Ohio, and a large deputation of our Toronto members. We have impressed the Gov- ernment with the fact that the present act is obsolete and they are at present preparing a new act. We believe they will incorporate the best features of our draft bill. New Sales Tax Bill On May 10th, 1921, the new Sales Tax came into effect. It wa
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