. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 88 AMERICAN FORESTRY. Lumber Milling and Transportation on the Northwest Coast. In the! oreground is the log pond from which the material is supplied to the mill. In the background is the lumber fleet which takes the product of the mill to distant ports. Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., Washington, siifficiently large receiving yards to permit of the rapid unloading of the vessel, and there will be little encourage- ment for the owners of lumber carriers of large capacity to engage in lumber transport until this condition is remedied. The laws of the United
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 88 AMERICAN FORESTRY. Lumber Milling and Transportation on the Northwest Coast. In the! oreground is the log pond from which the material is supplied to the mill. In the background is the lumber fleet which takes the product of the mill to distant ports. Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., Washington, siifficiently large receiving yards to permit of the rapid unloading of the vessel, and there will be little encourage- ment for the owners of lumber carriers of large capacity to engage in lumber transport until this condition is remedied. The laws of the United States regu- lating coast-wise traffic require that the products shall be carried in American bottoms and this fact alone will be deterrent to the rapid expansion of the estem trade because of the limited tonnage of vessels available and because of the greater expense of operating such vessels as compared to those of foreign registry which may carry lumber from British Colimibia to our eastern sea- board. Cheaper operating labor costs are due to the employment of Asiatic labor, lower interest charges on the investment, and a lower insurance rate. According to a statement of the presi- dent of a large steamship company on the Pacific Coast, the reduced expense of foreign vessels will permit the ship- ment of lumber from western Canada, via Panama Canal, to the Atlantic seaboard for about $10 per thousand board feet, canal tolls included. If this low rate is made for foreign vessels, the eastern markets will be more advan- tageous for our Canadian cousins than for the lumber manufacturers of the Northwest. An added advantage has been granted to Canadian lumbermen through the passage of the Underwood- Simmons Tariff Bill which has removed the $ duty on lumber, now admitting Itimber into this country free of charge. While it is admitted by all that the wood products of the western forests will supply a large part of the eastern requirements at some future time, due to the gradu
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