Annual report of the New Westminster Board of Trade, 1891 . ingles, 8,370,000 lath and 350,000 salmon boxes. Theapproximate cost of these mills was $1,350,000. Number of men em-ployed in mills and in connection therewith, 850. The product ofthese mills, above what is necessary to supply the local demand, isshipped chiefly to South America, Australia, China and the CanadianNorth-west. Several shipments have been made to Winnipeg,Montreal and some of the Eastern and Middle States. The demandfor British Columbia fir and cedar is increasing wherever a knowledgeof the excellent qualities of these w
Annual report of the New Westminster Board of Trade, 1891 . ingles, 8,370,000 lath and 350,000 salmon boxes. Theapproximate cost of these mills was $1,350,000. Number of men em-ployed in mills and in connection therewith, 850. The product ofthese mills, above what is necessary to supply the local demand, isshipped chiefly to South America, Australia, China and the CanadianNorth-west. Several shipments have been made to Winnipeg,Montreal and some of the Eastern and Middle States. The demandfor British Columbia fir and cedar is increasing wherever a knowledgeof the excellent qualities of these woods has gone. For doors andpanel work the cedar is much esteemed on account of its beauty whenhighly polished, and the Douglas fir is almost unsurpassed forstrength and durability. The trees grow to enormous size, and arefree from all blemishes. It is estimated that the mills of this Provinceproduced last year 450,000,000 feet of lumber, 325,000,000 shingles and95,000,000 lath. The value of lumber exported during the last fiscalyear is $325,881. —27—. Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, NEW WESTMINSTER. —28— The product of the fisheries of the Province for 1890 is estimated(including seals and oil) at $6,550,275, as follows : Approximate value offish consumed in the province~$3,oS5,ooo Canned salmon, 400,000 cases, value 2, Salted salmon, 3,800 barrels 41,800 Fresh salmon, 2,000,000 pounds 240,000 Smoked salmon, 13,000 pounds 3,250 Fresh halibut, 750,000 pounds 75,000 Fresh sturgeon, 320,500 pounds Fresh trout, 20,000 pounds 2,000 Other fish, fresh, salted and smoked, 905,000 pounds 90,500 ^.575 150,000 gallons fish oil, value 75,000 Isinglass, etc., value 21,700 Seal skins and other furs, value 500,000 Total $6,550,275 Of salmon canned the principal part is the product of FraserRiver, which amounted to 246,050 cases, or 11,810,400 cans of onepound each, valued at $1,476,300. The balance is made up from can-neries along the coast as far north as Alaska. The produc
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