. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 6 November, 1897 tion, and then if Mr. Beck wishes to bring in anotherVeso- lution, discuss it separately. AN OTTAWA VALLEY VIEW. The next speaker was Mr. Levi Crannell, representing the Bronsons & Weston Lumber Co., of Ottawa. He said: I had a telegram from Mr. Edwards, who expected to be here, and, personally, I regret his absence very much, because I remember that at the meeting in August he coincided with my views very nicely. Owing to fires in the bush,
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 6 November, 1897 tion, and then if Mr. Beck wishes to bring in anotherVeso- lution, discuss it separately. AN OTTAWA VALLEY VIEW. The next speaker was Mr. Levi Crannell, representing the Bronsons & Weston Lumber Co., of Ottawa. He said: I had a telegram from Mr. Edwards, who expected to be here, and, personally, I regret his absence very much, because I remember that at the meeting in August he coincided with my views very nicely. Owing to fires in the bush, running towards his mill, Mr. Edwards was un-. Dr. Spohn, Penetanguishene. able to leave last night, as intended. He sent the follow- ing telegram : TELEGRAM FROM MR. EDWARDS. " I sincerely regret at the last moment to find it im- possible for me to go to Toronto, earnestly as I desired to do so because of the importance of the occasion. You know my views fully, and I request you to speak and vote for me, as well as for Mr. Whitney, whom I was to repre- sent. I am unalterably opposed to anything of the nature of export duties, or any interference by the Ontario gov- ernment with license conditions, considering such both wrong and dangerous. If true that the Ontario gov- ernment indicated to American holders that under their licenses they could not be restricted for this year's cut, while I would prefer from a selfish standpoint that such should not have been done, at the same time American holders of Canadian licenses are tenants of the Crown equal with Canadian holders, and are entitled to the same rights, and I see no impropriety or wrong in the govern- ment interpreting to American holders their rights under their licenses, and do not consider the government at all censurable if they did so. I sincerely hope that wise counsel will prevail, and that a few men will not be per- mitted to seriously injure or perhaps destroy the whole lumber trade of ; W. C. Edwa
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