Western Lumberman, Vol. 10
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ISBN13: 9780366818143
Paperback|9780366818143
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Excerpt from Western Lumberman, Vol. 10: Representing the Lumbering and Woodworking Interests of British Columbia, Alberts, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; January, 1913 British Columbia manufacturing interests in connection with the class of lumber upon which it should be possible to collect duty and the interpretation of the tariff in this respect. So far the advantage has been with the prairie dealers and a decision of the Privy Council is now the only legal means by which any change may be made in the classification of rough lumber coming in from United States. The question of bringing in cheap lumber from the United States now wears an altogether different aspect from that presented at the time the legal proceedings were commenced. At that time busi ness was comparatively quiet, the demand was not heavy and most of the B. C. Mills were carrying large stocks of lumber. In the face of these conditions the lumber manufacturers of United States con tinned to ship to the prairies huge quantities of rough lumber billed at prices which it would have been useless, generally speaking, for the B. C. Millmen to meet. Being human, the prairie dealers placed their orders where they could buy the cheapest. No doubt there were some who would have followed the policy of selling only the product of the Canadian mills but this was impracticable if they were to compete with other dealers, although many who thus placed their orders believed it the best policy to build up an all - Canadian trade by sticking to the product of the Canadian mills. To-day the prevailing conditions are entirely different on both sides of the line. The fall - as told of at length elsewhere - was an exceptionally busy one in the prairie trade. The demand increased by leaps and bounds and many mills have been unable to fill their orders. On the other side of the line, the mills have met similar condi tions. The demand throughout the entire western United States has doubled and tripled, the mills have been able to work off their sur plus stocks, and there is every indication that, with the Opening up of business in the Spring, similar conditions will again prevail. It would therefore seem apparent that the United States manufacturers will be no longer in a position where they will be obliged to get rid of their surplus stocks by shipping to the Canadian prairies, cutting the price in order to get the business. It is an obvious fact that the demand of the coming spring and summer will be so heavy that it will probably be a matter of striving to fill orders and of finding considerable difficulty in doing so. Under the circumstances it is not difficult to see that the product of United States mills will take no very conspicuous place in the prairie markets during the selling sea son which is approaching and that the Canadian sawmill men will have a respite from competition from this source. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
| ISBN-13 | 9780366818143 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0366818147 |
| Weight | 2.87 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39 In |
| List Price | $26.72 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 994 pages |
| Publisher | Forgotten Books |
| Published On | 2018-09-12 |
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