. Canadian forest industries 1908. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Inspectors for Lumber and Shingles. Whether it is due to the fact that mill men are more conscientious on this side of the line than in the States, or to the fact that the busi- ness on this side has not reached sufficient proportions yet, it is a fact that the disputes in the east over lumber and shingle shipments from the coast are not suffiently numerous to cause comment. In the United States it is being advocated that inspectors be appointed in the east, by coast
. Canadian forest industries 1908. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Inspectors for Lumber and Shingles. Whether it is due to the fact that mill men are more conscientious on this side of the line than in the States, or to the fact that the busi- ness on this side has not reached sufficient proportions yet, it is a fact that the disputes in the east over lumber and shingle shipments from the coast are not suffiently numerous to cause comment. In the United States it is being advocated that inspectors be appointed in the east, by coast manufacturers, whose duty it shall be to investigate on the spot any dispute of dealers as to the quantity or quality of goods sent on order. This plan, it is claimed, has been tried on many occasions as an experiment, and always with the greatest success, the dealers express- ing every satisfaction with the ruling of the inspector. In British Columbia, where the mills are not so numerous, every firm has already an established reputation, and must sustain that reputation at all cost. There is no other incentive more effective in spurring a manufacturer on to do his utmost to satisfy his customer, particularly when the mar- Ret is governed by list prices, and merit and good service count for so much. There have been remarkably few serious complain on the ground of substitution, short measure or inferior quality, so that the time is not yet ripe to follow the lead of the States in this respect. Another matter which is of great importance along the same line will no doubt have to be taken up in Canada before long between the manufacturers and dealers. That is "trade ; This involves some very serious questions on the other side of the line. So much is this the case that at the end of June a conference of wholesale and retail lumbermen took place in Minneapolis to consider business rela- tions. Both wholesalers and retailers all over the American continent recognize
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