. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December ir>, 1920 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Montreal Lumber Association Holds Annual Interesting Report on Important Matters Arising During Past YearâQuestion of Wharfage Rates Not Yet AdjustedâThe Officers for 1921 The members of the Montreal Lumber Association held their annual meetmg- ni the of Trade on December 6th Mr G W Oner presiding. The following are the main outlines of the report submitted: Tariff Commission Early in Septem
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December ir>, 1920 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Montreal Lumber Association Holds Annual Interesting Report on Important Matters Arising During Past YearâQuestion of Wharfage Rates Not Yet AdjustedâThe Officers for 1921 The members of the Montreal Lumber Association held their annual meetmg- ni the of Trade on December 6th Mr G W Oner presiding. The following are the main outlines of the report submitted: Tariff Commission Early in September, the TarifÂ¥ Commission, composed of Sir Henry Drayton, chairman; Hon. J. A. Calder and Senator Robertson, began their itmerary, visiting the most important centers, gathering data and hearing evidence, for the purpose of revising the tariff This association met on 13th October to decide if any change in the pres- ent tariff regarding lumber would be advantageous to the trade A discussion brought out the fact that the removal of the tariff would flood a certain section of this country with an inferior quality of un- dressed lumber, which the Southern States are able to manufacture much cheaper than in Canada. It was thought, therefore, that no representations need be made by this organization before the Tariff Commission during their sitting in Montreal commencing October Ibth since the tariff now in force was satisfactory to the Lumber 1 rade. Stop-off and reshipping arrangements on lumber, carloads for planning, tonguing, grooving, kiln-drying and sorting in transit. In 1918 the railways proposed to increase the stop-over charge on reshipment to Canadian points for domestic consumption from 1c to 2c per 100 lbs. This was objected to, and no action was taken by the earners. Again in 1919 (see last year's Annual Report) the same proposition was made, and the question was the subject of ?\r^"?oio'*^- 'â ^P'-^f^"tatives of the carriers at Toronto on the 16t
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