. Canadian forest industries January-June 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 118 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 Government Aid in Marketing Lumber By The Hon. William R. Ross, Minister of Lands, British Columbia. Hon. W. Ross, Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. C. The enormous quantity of mer- chantable timber in the province, the fact that lumbering is our pre- mier industry, the importance of our forest revenue—all these con- siderations combine to make the marketing of British Columbia lumber a matter that demands th
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 118 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER June 1, 1915 Government Aid in Marketing Lumber By The Hon. William R. Ross, Minister of Lands, British Columbia. Hon. W. Ross, Minister of Lands, Victoria, B. C. The enormous quantity of mer- chantable timber in the province, the fact that lumbering is our pre- mier industry, the importance of our forest revenue—all these con- siderations combine to make the marketing of British Columbia lumber a matter that demands the closest co-operation of .the Pro- vincial Government. Therefore, since it became evi- dent that the existing markets for our forest products were hope- lessly insufficient, one of the main duties of the Government has been to discover the reasons why, and to set to work in a practical way to remedy conditions as far as possible. Investigation showed the need for tariff reciprocity with Austra- lia. It revealed the grip which the shipping companies of San Francisco and the Pacific States had gained, by organization, upon the sea-borne lumber trade, so that British Columbia was almost excluded from markets within the Em- pire that should be naturally hers. It showed how little was known in foreign countries concerning a mysterious wood described as Doug- las fir. The most grotesque misconceptions about our timber were found to be prevalent among some foreign buyers. Thus two things were clearly revealed—firstly, that a general advertising campaign to stimulate the demand for British Columbia lumber must be carried on in every accessible foreign market; secondly, definite action must be taken to supply the shipping without which the commercial ex- pansion of our lumbering industry is impossible. With 350 billion feet of standing timber and a mill capacity of 2]/2 billion feet a year, stagnation will continue to be inevitable unless adequate ocean trans- portation is provided
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