. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ¥00 J -W«. WESTERN RETAIL LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIA TION. The Western Retail Lumbermen's Association assembled in annual convention in Winnipeg on Tuesday, February 9th. The attendance was good, and included a number of manufacturers who are honorary members of the association, among whom were :—D. C. Cameron, of Rat Portage, R. Mather, of Keewatin, Mr. Graham, of Fort William, D. Ross, of Whitemouth, and J. G. Scott, of the Pacific Coast Lumber Co., New Westminster. T
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. ¥00 J -W«. WESTERN RETAIL LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIA TION. The Western Retail Lumbermen's Association assembled in annual convention in Winnipeg on Tuesday, February 9th. The attendance was good, and included a number of manufacturers who are honorary members of the association, among whom were :—D. C. Cameron, of Rat Portage, R. Mather, of Keewatin, Mr. Graham, of Fort William, D. Ross, of Whitemouth, and J. G. Scott, of the Pacific Coast Lumber Co., New Westminster. The president, Mr. D. N. McMillan, of Morden, read an interesting address, going into the work- ings of the association during the past year quite fully. His remarks in part were as follows : Gentlemen :—It affords me much pleasure to welcome you to our sixth annual meeting. I am pleased to congratulate you upon the successful workings of the association during the year now passed, and upon the benefits conferred upon the members in maintaining prices, especially this last year on account of the general depression and scarcity of money ; the demand for lumber and building material being considerably less than other years. Also the determination of honorary and active members to give shorter and less credit has no doubt curtailed the trade to a great extent, but this action in giving less credit has no doubt reduced the amount of slow, doubt- ful and bad accounts, which will in the end have the effect of placing the trade on a firmer and more substantial basis, thereby increasing the credit of the retailer and securing to the wholesaler customers in whom they can have perfect confidence. When your present officers were elected last year we found serious trouble had existed for some time previous in Gretna, Brandon and other points. Members were competing with each other on an open list and were selling at ruination prices, which, if continued, woulcT no doubt have ended in
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