. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. IV. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition April -6, 1904 BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER. (Correspondenct of the Canada Lumberman.) Vancouver, March 28th, 1904.—Con- ditions in all lines of the lumber industry in this province are at present firm, and there are ample indications that they will remain so. Last year was a disastrous one to loggers, several operators becom- ing bankrupt, and a large number of camps closing down. This, with the deep snow this winter, has caused a scarc
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. IV. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition April -6, 1904 BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER. (Correspondenct of the Canada Lumberman.) Vancouver, March 28th, 1904.—Con- ditions in all lines of the lumber industry in this province are at present firm, and there are ample indications that they will remain so. Last year was a disastrous one to loggers, several operators becom- ing bankrupt, and a large number of camps closing down. This, with the deep snow this winter, has caused a scarcity, and good merchantable logs sell from $6 to $7 per thousand. Even yet there are five feet of snow in the woods, and though one or two camps have resumed oper- ations, it will be another month before the stringency is relieved. Those writing insurance on logs have been heavy loseis this winter. It is estimated by Mr. W. H. Higgins, Pres- ident of the Loggers' Association, that over ten million logs have been lost in the storms which have been so prevalent in the Gulf of Georgia and off the British Columbia coast during past four months. There have been some busy»sessions of the British Columbia Lumber and Shingle Manufacturers' Association during the past week, and for a short time it looked as if there was going to be a cut in prices. A selling pool was talked of fcr the Association, a step further than the com- bine in prices which has befoce obtained, but this has been abandoned because the large firm of E. H. Heaps & Company refused to enter. The members of the Association met morning, noon and night for a week, and Mr. Heaps was inter- viewed at his house by some mill men prominent in the organization, and at last (he announcement was officially made that no pool would be formed, and that every- thing would proceed as formerly. Prices for rough lumber range in the neighborhood of $13, while that for the finished article varies. This figure has been maintained for
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