. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January II, l!Mf>. A budget of comment on men and things of moment presented in the interest of our readers, independent of party politics and with malice toward no one. General Bertram has paused to dig a few trenches around the grave of the late lamented Shell Committee and train the heavy guns of his typewriter on the critics of the dear departed. But, sad as it may seem, General Bert- ram's defence, which appears in an open le
. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER January II, l!Mf>. A budget of comment on men and things of moment presented in the interest of our readers, independent of party politics and with malice toward no one. General Bertram has paused to dig a few trenches around the grave of the late lamented Shell Committee and train the heavy guns of his typewriter on the critics of the dear departed. But, sad as it may seem, General Bert- ram's defence, which appears in an open letter to Sir Sam Hughes, is at points strongly at variance with some statements made by D. A. Thomas, who, at the instance of Lloyd George, came, saw and spoke ere he departed. And what he said misled even the Government organs into thinking that certain con- tractors had "striven to get large profits out of their ; But hear what General Bertram says: "For various reasons while chairman 1 have refrained from giving out a statement of prices as compared with prices in England and the United States. But I can assure the public that in nearly every case our prices arc lower in this country. I have before me a comparison of prices which will prove my ; * * * But hold a minute! Perhaps we can reconcile the above with Mr. Thomas' remark that certain manufacturers were getting larger profits than they were entitled to. Perhaps General Bertram is speaking of the prices of to-day. And Mr. Thomas may have been thinking of the prices before those famous inter- views in which Mr. F. P. Jones denies taking so important a part. This really looks like a reasonable conclusion, for further on in his letter General Bertram goes on to say: "As the business developed in Canada, as experience was gained, we were enabled greatly to reduce the cost of production, so much so that on our present contracts we expect to' save the Imperial Government probably $3
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