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I DRI01KONTO, Ont., Si'pt. 21th, IHOa^ To th«" WILFRID t/AUKlER, O.C.M.O., RIGHT UOS. SIR HIB RiCHARif CARTWRIGHT. K.C.M.U . SIR IX»UIS H. DAVIE8. K.(! M.G.. ■ , f^^^ ■ . HON. JOHN OHARLTOJI.'' CanHclinn CouuiiiiBsioniMn (it Qu«'I»»w. Canada, and '""''^ ««P«^"y "' \**^,VhrSin« iJw u^^^^^^^ th« expfjjta- the mftintenauce or afmifdunment "^^Ll^ ? in ?lHl^Kcm to the dcveh.ii&nt home niannfactuve of our logs and timber. » ...V i„mherinB in- It is unnecessary: to e"'Ph"«'--the^va^m.ivM-^nc.v of^^^ t«re8t and th<> posit on »\"^«T«'' "« J /J^^-d ns tZ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ 6RricuHural rtpvel<>pment, and fostering nanf^a^^^^ T so prom- and political ecunoroists hwe, for ™«ny 7^'^'^''' jXj\,^'" ._„^,^ welfare. They th« future of an industry^so cU'^ely bound up wjtht^^^^^ / ..\-.* „.* prosperity. THp A !»!?.• ^'^^*'™*' "» W'useiiiience ..f Tk ^ '•^*f?''^ the faHiiiir O'lNiiited for 'i-tMliicMfo bv • mduntiy on " t«'iii|M>i,(ry It, it IN how •slJ-Mhtl f,„. '> imVvHt H >;■"•"* ffnuu •H'tn luiopr '•'••t. Whlrh '•V 1 1 ill y \,,. ,1 »'«'H. ilKlV ln' ^K••|J^>ll'■|(.SH "HWk of^JI f»'l/«'IICOII|'- 'OtiiiiiisNion 'i«'f to i... '■'Muhinjf (I ving thoHc 'tjnniife of !i»<»iiH c-on- tfu> U^it. ^l t« «ily »i« •f Olltltl-l'o 'fatoi- (J«.- <>f H duty it the «'ti- tT«tct.-i. It »< intfr««t "inic/iJIy, tuif— tbtf • ioiiMlytts t«'. •»f thoMo » ffeneml lis othfi- f«>t onjy oniotinff ly to »H> i writt^Jii HI ( th) HjtritlK of IKjyj^ which state.s thiit '•In loiiinl iiiiiiihfi's,th<' " amount !»tmntiuK in the i\ r»i'ih WeHtei- n States pri'vious to (he ciil of the puHt " wintt^r (1SJ)^^7) iviw :«.<)()(I,(MHI,II()M feet iui«l t)ie iiiiiount of Pine hiinhei tut at •* th*» uiills ihirjnK t»>e past ten vi-iirs was 77,UHMHNM|H» feet, or two an the riaine " nnthrf^ty, "The auKnlnt of Pine tin ihei- iviiiaininK i» Miehigan \h |i e IWMi,") "pnly ii,tMK»,<»(K»,(X)(» feet -the tre<'N i^t oUv White Pine foiesl ave nunilieiMl '* 'ciWichides the \Viiter.' We van wtite the date now in substantial tiuth — *• HMW-^the year when oiii la«t Pine tiVe is }^ in which he says : "Of an original stand «if about i:4) billion "feet of Pine, about 17 billion feet ( White and Red) are left, besides alwiut 12 " billkm feet «)f Heiiihxik and W billion fj-U of Hardwoof whieh only 2.')() million is " marketable Pine and over oOO million feet Hrtrdwo«Ml, is largely iMilanced by '« natural decay of thi^ old over-ripe timber." The cut iii the year tHt« auiount- ed to 3,50(>,(KJO,()0O feet, at which rate tlieUipply will barely liist five ysars. -. ; , If to supply the loss and keen the li|nib(«r mills of Michigan in ofHuatioin, af)O,O0O,(MK) fjHit in saw logs, werp m one year imported from Ontario In-fore th«< prohibiticm of export went into operation, how nuich greater would Ikj the in' i-oadB tin our forests in the course «»f a few years when the i-emaining supply in the American North-West has disappeai-ed.nnd in Spriice timber for Pulp the ex- portation is mpidly assuming even lai-ger Kn-opfutionsi Under any circum- -- ■-'-7'- ■ ■/■-" l".;xlm.,HtM,h.. ,„„ to LV V . ffi '"';h;««"'!*ti notion of wo,„l Tan.lH gn ' m| " "iV :=te'i.^i;;,S S'^sSrr =-«'^^-^- <>I proti'tai<»n, whi'tJuM- |)v tainr,... ..fi ■ ^•. AsmuiwI »in»I sensihlf, umIiA^ ; »ot or. of induHtrioH wffil Z^, ^^Sd^^^' ^'k** »<.t to encounlg^'S^ K& '"aton.,1. 'fh., «b.„whn. ' , .h.'Iv .f ""*' '"'•' ^"'"'^ t»>o p.VLlp ,T ra v ■ou.aKe„H.„t. Moreover, tl^ Sat nh ^«l»"*^^"«"y W.athy of p„lS'*en: , I I thf [•"f. prii«iiictionir Now York Hnd ufM'i- and |»„|p. «M in thi> foini 'he IMipiiliitinii •Ml tnii NiiW loir pl«* >uiI• till' fiitiiit* lent iifiMn till' I the Ki'owiiiK "f Nlipply wifi I-PHIlltM lin tint 4IH'i'
  • locrtljty k|'t fof th«ir V I lose wuntM itN. villiip^os «' flrnt HtagM ion tlm! «»in- '"■« otlmr iiiiitci-iiil, tu- aro ciin'l(>d si bin policy I' tlio iiiti-o- t'lfff, but to ". niiuiiifiin- y kind of "f'ipiil raw *t with th(' the largest pubJie en- ivitios lire, >".s and th<> iivest. To li« highest •Win place ill value of R> handleH '•p. barrels ik.ugricul- I in which ,,„„lH.r n.lll«..Ma thriveby "•''-•" ''; '*; JvanlaK.H wM. I. w...e .■i»Joy..l by Wv ,H««.-H to Hoii... •J' ;; » "• ;• . : ■; V Hi will. .11. abundant Hum.ly of Mi.blglui iiianiifa.-tu.v.-H «'»' ' ,7;;A,.V,.; .V; i,,,v,. la.k.a kbo .ntorpil'"- Ibal. in Z^ .nat.ilM at t^v | "Hir-. M^^^^^^ ^„,orU.. ..f vu oum tb.li ..aHi.. in. l.u.Kl lie \'^ll''ll'^^^^^^^^^ ;.;.. Mmh bMtUKlii.H. if ina.iguiac. «- kiiul*. .bai..".» buininK. '" "I' .""i'o'r ih,,»Ht"«l b/ fo„> tb.i.'i..oval •''«'»'«J"'^^;'.'!""rrX" aig. ana «M-..k.ii land id tl..- Im.k the -npply rn««»' •»»\''\**'!'' ^ L. biHtiS^^^^ tin- ran an.l i.planting. laitf.'ly »>y natuiai H..tllng. ..f '"' •^^"\ V\^* Vi\l U-iuh thV ba--kwo.KlM i.»'tlb'i th« !:..!*„n'..lif.Kl to uther l»XlT .slim .•« and be ^ ^'tHity o' r.;.-t pi.^ "\';':^t;on'reKi:eiy^-t'h^ at tb.. bent li.tei.-.tH of V l',/ 'V ,Uh b^ng h eady bl.n... market, tlleiv w.aiM pimre ..f a i«-«iaent iH>|nilatl<.n. fmiUHli ng a nua^^X ^ ,.„gag..l in .ulling anj lH.m.T.'ly tb.. lia.U...ra ''•'"''l' "1 , ?w Ke"^ I"'!*" ««» '•'•HkiHe.l la»H.i'. eaiiying away tb.- t inb.-i-. ' \/'; , ''^''^*^'*v .nlTlMW ...1.1 langnisb an.l .b'.ay. TbV p..|mlati..n .l.'p.ive.l '•'f/^'';'^,"^,, ?''V.l' „ am^^^ mi d.-niiabh' to the •'•'"'" •^"•""•V ,; '^a'Sri^iUMei; '"b^^^^^^^^^^ .H.. (un.b..| ...ill. would |.iosiH-ilty ..•r tl»'' ^'" '^"/\..H, ,,,,,,. ti.)i.« ..f a laige mrti'kel, liabb- U» \m l.e llu^king. t»ov..|i..-. ;y,;^'\, 7,E^ n.H nllv .bang ng ^.^,.n,y.H.n.,,.e.cnin ^1 ,.d by «;oin.neicial panit« an.i lainn ;■'"■"",,,. ,„;,i stagnation tlu sysu-in. tb..|-.i W...II. »«• -I''''*';;': '' . ;* V.r. h .' . f iy p.-o.l.i.rs an.l tb. oxt. Tb- M.it.Mid1a.y n.lns n..H. .» \; "' r, '', ,;^',.'avinjs'.,f the l.in.be.'n.»n .w... king up int.. -'''»•»•' ;\\';:,^:,:i;/*^;,\Kv^H^^ '"«<» t»»; . Whicb it iH H.. .leHiiable to V'*' V' ' .*^ ;,n ufa.t.ir.' iv.,uiiing l.iu.her. wonW bugeiand nio.v iii.|H..tant »»'\"'' ♦*\';J,,^,^,^^ "^^^^ (;«niV.lian saw mills. IH. l.aiuncapiM.d by tl... ''V/'V; | I ' '^w • Iw" ..I I s.itT.. fr..in the . .nu.val ..f An.rtbe, impo. ta..t ^J" "I' ' "' J ^ ^f Zm^ Tn Ontai i<. t.. Mi.bigan, is that of the 8aw mill in.bistry ''"'"V,^" 'Vj^,"'";,.^^^^^^^^ a.i.ws tb.- »K.iilei- ai.. si.iii.lf »I..Ht...l the tiM..^|H..t.itioi. .•..mpai.u's '^'^'^ V ,7" 7;;;^'^ V|„. Miebigan inilU When dowu the live.;- an'Th ' L^,^^^^^^^^ <^'»*' >»K"lati..i.s of th.' !lev,«.t«.ti..n .us yapicl ana »»^;^"j^,\\;,;'^;tS S,'.Ta limit J b.m.e inaiket ({..v.MHii.ent w.U iM'ii.iit. Itw "'j'ry /,,.,.,. A,„„< «|,o,.t^ Ameri.an and the making ui. o \7»»M'«'^,^ .^^•*> .'^^ ,^^^^^^^^^ .uitpntwhich.onHtiU.tes he p^^^^^^^^^^^^ „ V.TV '»*ff«7'!!»X^f^tK.IS^^^ WiHc..n«iiiai,d now .Irawn f.-om the fast "•"«lH'« «"'">.' .|,„ vnnlshlnit IH.int s«. n«^ar at hHtid, Minriewjta. When these »Vi;'*'J«"^^,^^„JJf„^^^ emlmrgoo,. .with the $2.(K» duty on huuber st '''""J*^"^^';^^ the ruin ..f the native lc.gs removed, it needs no pm^^^^^ ^it,,i„ that. SS:XSt^;?f»^»^^K.^ -«y •J^o taken t..Miebigan and those artuiH thai can be drawn on by Naw York nitd thp New England Statoii fur Pulpwood. The only element of iniprobabnity in such a forecast U the untenable Hupposition that any b«»dy of Canadian legislattirs would effect such a sacrifice of the plainest and most obvious intei-est«l of the people uf the Dominion and inflict so irrep.irable.au injury on our national prosperity. Should such a proposition prevail in place of al forward policy of encouraging a , great national mdtHtry throughout its higher and more profitable forms «»f ^ne find finished manufacture, making Canada ks she should and might be the Wood-working nation of the world, Wo shall have yielded the vanUige guiund ' already gained, handed over our natural advantages and facilities to a rival and become literally speaking '• mei-e jjeWemof wood and drawers of water" to neighboiB who thrive and prosper at our expense. - The Americans, as the figures I have qlioted show, will have our lumber -whether they obtain it in the fc»rm of saw lois to be manufactured in their own niills or suwn here. This being the caae, ther<-..rguinent that the prohibition «»f the .-xportation of logs Vtntaijs a l«»ss to the cbuntry, requires but little considei- ,lioh. .While their precarious arid rapidly (liminishing supply holds out there uiHy he a temporary falling off in the Importation which can be cheer- fully botnein the knowledge that in a vejy tew years, scarcity of the home •yield will compel thetn to come to our teriA^. ^Should th«»y continue the $3.(M) duty^ it will then be liit the expense of thei| own citizens as, failing a domestic supply, the ccmsmnelr will be conipellertnnity f)f cutftiHg logs f«»r exiMirt, it is an absolute CJd-tainty that the American lunibernuliti, in the default of other sources of mipply, will transfer his sa\V mill enteiin-ises to Canadian soil. In place of C>tnadiiU) mills disappearing, Ihey will be increased by the accession of many who will remove their. investments from Michigan and other exhausted luniber r.igions to the stilt comparatively productive and- profttahle fields of operation III. Ontario, bringing with them populafjion. distributing capital, building up . our rural settlements and in many ways! contributing to the development and prosperity of the c<»nntry. EdtjiblLshinj; themselves here, thev will be more disposed to accept and co-operate witH the policy of putting'the lumbering trade on a permanent and endAiring basit by preserving the forests than if they regaitled their limits h.s mert^ temporary and accidental feeders to an industry having its seat elsewheie. In short, tliey will m>sse8s a stake in the coimtry and a personal, direct interest in its progress which witniialte^hHirvafuaBfe acquisitions instead of transient specultitors in our resources. Previous to the ■change some, extensive American opeiktoi-s had effected a transfer of their inanufacturing establishments to theiij holdings in North-Western Ontario, ^givinga notable stimulus to the trade jmd prospei'ty of the localities in which they are interested. It would be grossly unfair to these men if we should, by a weak concession to the demand of thi 'ir business rivals, put them in a Woi-so position than those who. simply aim ti exploit our resources, with the lejist fMissible returti therefor t<» us. If the f uestion of vested rights is to enter Into the argument, it is one which has tw< > sides. We cannot respect the vested right^of absentee limit-holders,' or eve i of those Canadians wh(» w«>uld export their' logs, without violating those ofl Canadian lumbermen who may fairly claim that the country should affoid every i^asonaMe measure of protection to an industrv threateried by hostile legii^lation abi-oad and like^v^ise those of the American himbermen who have recently transferred their mills frcun Michigan to Canada. Of the two conflicting sets of vested right^s, the latter has decidedly the stronger claim to consideration and the feguTations of the Crown Lands a J artment, it has in every instance been agreed, should govern. \ ' " It if ployed 1 simply legislati portion iniule tl was not interest Michittt where, whose i due, to and nol facta wv the trac spirit t< interna would 1 while fl tcrpeip the des In, reasoiK Crown views f " h»gs i "to be '•to 1( ." indii: "thei "'Nt)ii " as w "that " treat " num " hxen *' shall "fron Tl recent there whoa of wh( contai D waste take c dema] acteri doubt C her f accesi exhai sent ( ■>'■ .'^■ nd Statoii ftir ■«c»8t iv the- Id effect such »eoplH ut the 1 pi-Mspt^rity. icoiiragiiiK m forms of sion of many Hsted hunber I of operation .building up I'lonment and will be .more le lumbering * than if they r» an industry tho countr' leai vdluanle evious to tho isfer of their ern Ontario, ties in which v^'. should, by ni in a woi-se ith the lejist to enter Into et the vested iVtHild export t> may fairly protection to ! those of the om Michigan has decidedly ^'rown Lands Itis to he regi^ttwl that the misleaMjing term *' Retaiiation 'Mias been em- ployed to characterize apolicy. which, In »l»»i^«nf "^«'**""V:-;rnbrPious Mimnlv defensive and seeks only U* protw^t against the effe«|n'*^»-'»«'|' }" whole in&nce the discriminaf.ry pw,vfsl<.n of the tariff «n lumber is entirely due to obtain their supplies of saw logs here, we strengtnen their influence and\ tonU^eiS them t<. cmpeto successfully aarainst our lumber nianii- Sul^^/ijavily handicapped by'Jhe tariff, but p^ the trade from other American operatoi-s who havKMriiicetl no sucn unit u nqiy sbtirtowaiX w Some sacrifices may <><;casionfll!j be miuired to promote K-nSX od fcS ng. but in this i,4ance. aprivflege si.ch as is demanded, would ii^SviHomotc the selfish Interests of a comparatively small cluiue. while at thVLiie Uine putting into, their hands ^he M|Jj«'«X^ tcrpeipetu^e the discrimination against our own rnoducts in their markets lo thedtwtnictionof some of our industries and the injury or all. ,' „ In oonclHsion. permit me to quote a paragraph from the vig.««ms and well- reason^i iXr o/m.-. John Waldi« to »«»";'' >L J* 'S\.^.'Zrd^^^^^ Crown Lantjs for OntariiS, bearing date September l»th, !««. as (-mlK)dyiiig the viewsof the great majority of Oanadian lumbermen:- ♦'It would be impossible for anyone to successfully continue the sawing of •' h,ks into m er in >ntarU. if ccmlclitions allowed Rastern Michigan ni.ll men ..KeSiSrpurchasersof Pine trees w *^«« •"^-'^^.t'mS'l'he '^^^^^^^^^^^^ '• to l(K) per cent, over the Oanadian mill owner. And although the "uniner •' SdX? of Ontario wuuld benefit by having ^ 'f ^"^^•-^^Vi';,^*^*'"^^^^^^^^ "the American market, they are ^^^^ V^'l^^'''^j'\'^?^*'^i V^^^^^^^ "N.. matter how trifling a duty might be suggested. y^^^^Vy'^^'lV,^,"^^^^^^ " as we Would very mutli prefer bearing thelini-den of $^<'s fov a term, than be under contract by " nirthTw.>ybe pernianent under any •■>7Xf tr.'onSioVKrn" «• nmnher of years We are not prepared to consent that the Ontario tiovejn- " Sent shall ^Se fr^m the pos^ticln tH'T have^take,j,,.r th^^^^^^^^^ •' shall goto the United States free un ess the wh{)le line tji od^^ "from the log, as far a.> the planing mill can go. shall he admitted fiee.^ , ^^ This proposition is strictly in accordance with J^- resolution passt^^ recent meeting <.f the Lumbei men's Association of «I\t "' ; . ^f tj" J'^^^f.^i"? ' there \«fere present, at least, twfjrprominent holdei-s of Ontario tiitibei hceiKses, wCairre8?d3 of Michigari. and several Canadian exporters of saw logs, all ywhomraftoi urJxSuistive !"«»' unanimous conclusions contained in the resolutiolis. .... i. Did our forests contain timber of 4n age .ind quality ;^h.ch. to prevent w«ste. could be cut in quantities e^CPe^»"« 'h*^ «'H>'}C'ty "f ^'^"'^^^^^^^^^^^ take out and uianufacture, having re.ujonablevegai;d to the h^^^^ demand or were our forests susceptible <>f that rapid leproUuction cnai acteSic of Uie ordinary pr.Hiucts of the soil, the Association >Vould, no doubt, have come to a different conclusion. ^ ., .. ' Oanadiah lumbermen have alre^uly largely lemoved the im ber fwmv the districts within convenient distances. What remmns at all accessible, to the mills of Michigan, their home preserves o^^^^ exhausted, would be stripped of timber more mpidly than ever, weie the pre sent embargo against the exportation of logs, etc., removed. -ii .• -'r !. ■\ '■ . ., ■ ■ - ■ - tlaimda dot's not ttwiTay possess a stick of kiowjuk timber in excess of what her SfaS^ tho^ willing t<. ei^ct n.ill»»ana fuctorHs within our &le"^ Tan n. W^^^ «s rapidly as the ti-ees i.aeh ^'"^XcSs^^f^fjrstr? to w.irrant cutting, that is, w th due leg.ml- U) those principles of toiestry 4iTFert!iin to Simate. f^^^^^ of s^.tlfwater ,Hnver. nav.KHth.n, and the indastrial developmeift of oi^- own people. ,. .^ I submit, therefows that the only prudent and «afe plan '« t^»^;;"V'V/r J^e Withhold the exportHtioii of our unmanufactured logs and timbei ^intil we Sow P«.slt \elyThiii tiinher, if any, we have to s^wre Whatever the othn- DiGviiiKs may i^c. it appears to iiuvthe duty of Ontario, the provinc^. threatened ly Vhe neSlTof EasrMifhigan. to sUind strong by the crcuh table iK,s.tio« recently taken. ' ,„. , The Pine of Michigan i^ P'^ctically ^hausted, tMt «^^^^^ the norniftl rate of cutting in that stf t♦^. will Ust bit Ave y^^^^^ Minnesot^i can hut very little hmger mamtain >*«/>"» '".^..^V/'S'^^"^^^^^^ the fact that.other kinifs of timlH?i are now and will coUtiuu^ to h«^ « ^^^^^^^^^^^ for White Pine, there wUI be enough of it required *" " Wjen me ative pHces, together with all the benefits attending l^t'^C'V^if P.^^u d Si.iwi boi-dei-8, and particularly so with the supply of b.th V\ hite Pme and JSpiuti, which ai-e yearly becoming more resli icted to Canada. _ Iciuite appreciate the niauv serious difficulties Avhich njeet the "'♦*«J'|»^';^ of theSeriice in their efforts to arrive at ^^'^^^^'^^''''y^fS^J^^tfv^n- question. I take the liberty of offering the f"rm*'PV<'}f*^»^'''}^^\'^'y"\'\ Consideration, with the earnest.hope that, t may be i.f '^^'^V"";;^' '" "'t?*lhe arrive at a solution which may Ik- both l.eiieflcial and honorable to the Dominion which p»u represent iii these importJint negotiations. .llespectfully ypnrs, ; ■ V * K. W. RATHBUN. '■.■ I- , ■ V ■ . i iC excf86 «>f what if H within our vie and quality jlfs of forestry iitlon, and th<' to ctintinm! to iiibf r 'until we ,ever the «)ther iHje threaten«Kl itahht {HiHition consin, even at \ years, while )twith.standlng be, substituted reniuneWitive within our own nv and Spruee, ■t the nieujbers ^tlement of this nicnt for your icT in aiding to irinrahle to the LTHBUN. SUPPLEMENtARV brlSy to iouch upon. J^'^y^J'^^^'J^i^ns there Is ample demw4 for aU available labor '^^^^^'^^^^^^^^iJinLt upon retaining bur taw auxiliary ^''^'«'^'*' ^^^,i^ t^^^^^ t»r labor and the scale of ^.ges be maferial in our own hands WUI ^*».*'^^*7;* '^^„„,acture of lumber in Canada increased- As has been already shown^e^an^^^^ even onethird ot > fosters »"»•"'» <>^'^«^^^P:"*!"^!ll!J^f^^e^^^^ is sawn in Ontario, it the logs, which would, but for the «'»*';'»^°;^,S°bT given to Canadians in 5^ afford more profltabl^niploymei^^^ ^^ baneflt*- the.r own country by the pol^y «' "^^^fj^^ handling the product, derived by our railways, vessels and ^^^^J ^^^^^ ^^x^team^e of the But. perhaps, the -"^ Zln'^L oMaC is the fact that the work^^^^ wgul^tion snot opposed to the intewsw or la.^^ The Canadian work- clL themselves have made no complaint to that eff^^^^ ^ ^^ v>ratch on all logman is very keenly alive to his own "^^^^'''"^^^^X^^, oceans backward pSitical movement that m.y affect h^^^^^^^ ^^2 plenty of willing r„ demanding redress of leg,sb.|V^grieva^^^^^^ ^^^ ^„,.^, «,oke3men on the platform and m the P^^^^I^^^.^itieo during a hotly con- Seence of any demand for the 7»«'*l;^.';^,^P';^^, '^^^^^ the Intelligent tested political campaign U --^;^^^'::^ ^.^^ spUght after, do not wbrkingclass, whose votes, at that tuna, were « ' . rJLowl it as affecting their interests adversely. .... conditions and influences across tha border^ j^^^ ^ / ^.^,^tion of the Lumber Scl^dule in tl^D^^Bai^^m^Ja^ .^p^,jble principles of protection, and. for the *«^J^' » . , ,i ^.,uid b . tange-J that it will be carried into effect. A«* J^'lJ^y '^"^^ J^ tj,9 New EJngUni uot merely the cohsummg^ "1^ ^jLt any S rLe in the duty on lumber. States, whose obvious interest are again^^^^ ^^ Michigan but the entire American lumbering »"»>f ^'«f ^^ J^ J^^^^ While the lumber „.iUowne.. -^^r^r :^^f J^n ^ A^t^n imposing or main- manufacturers M «4.ody may have a ^min ^^^ j^g„ ^„ increase is pro- tainingaduty onlumber,thecaseis Widely «aterea^^^^ p„rpo33 of coercu^g posedL a purely retaliatory measure ft^^^^^^ „».„„fa.t«rels b^ undersea their competitors. -J..\iU^ ' If retaliation is aeriouily proposed, its strongest opptments will be the lumber- men of other states than Michigan vjrho cannot import Ontario sawlogs to advantage. Just as soon as the Am9riortn people at large undarat mi th i true character and effect of the i-etaliato»'y clause of the Dinglejr Bill and apprehend the reas.)Uablea isJ of Mr, Har.ly*3 now d.^p irtui-e in forest preservation and the development ot^G.madlan indu'jtriaHnteiests, they will realize th a justice of our position and sympathize with the policy, which will ultimately h) to their benefit as large uoasilmurs of lumber who must soon look to On tu'io a^ their main source of supply, while they will remember at the same time that the climate of their own country must in large measure be dependent on the effects pi-oduced in Canada by the proper application of correct principles of scientific forestry, \ ,, The question has been asked. Where a market can be found for the pro- duct of the manufactiue of Canadian logs now sawn In Michiganr supposing that industry transferred to Ontario? The increasing requirements of New York and the New Englan4 States m"st be met from some quarter and the with- holding of our logs from the saw-mills of Michigan means an annual shortage of probably 500,000,000 feet of lumber, shingles, lath, etc. The consumers of Che East must either obtain this in Wisconsin and Minnesota at a greatly in- creased freight mileage or they must buy in Canada. The cost for additional mileage practically offsets a considefable portion of the $2.00 per thousand American duty^which portion th