. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December, 1903 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '5 the greatly increased cost of production prices must advance if lumbermen are to make anything, or else manufacturing be curtailed. Ottawa mill men have de- cided that they must have an advance of from 12 to 15 per cent, for deals. Considering the cost of stumpage, enormous extra cost in producing the log, and also considering that the largest and best logs only are taken for deals and to make a very reasonable return to the manu
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. December, 1903 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN '5 the greatly increased cost of production prices must advance if lumbermen are to make anything, or else manufacturing be curtailed. Ottawa mill men have de- cided that they must have an advance of from 12 to 15 per cent, for deals. Considering the cost of stumpage, enormous extra cost in producing the log, and also considering that the largest and best logs only are taken for deals and to make a very reasonable return to the manufacturer, this advance would be rather un- der than over the mark. The C. Beck Mfg. Co., Penetanguishene, Ont : Our operations will be on about the same scale as last year, or perhaps a little larger. We were handicapped a little the early part of the cutting season for lack of men, but are now in a better position, and expect to get our full stock out. As a rule, we think operations have been curtailed somewhat this season. A Georgian Bay Manufacturer : So far as we are concerned we went into the bush earlier than usual but have not so many logs skidded as last year at this time. Men have been hard to get and since the wages got so high they do less work, the result being stocks are costing too much to get out. The mill men should early in the fall fix the wages and not be bidding against each other; this kind of thing makes men un- easy and they are continually jumping from one camp to another, which means expense to the lumbermen. men. They will follow up until they get the last tree. Well, why not ? In this respect, how do the lumber- men differ from men in any other line of business ?" Out in Wisconsin a certain justice some time ago vacated his office, moved into the country and siarted dealing in timber lands. This industry having petered out he tried selling lumber, but says he could get none to sell. Then becoming disgusted, he moved back to his old office last sp
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