been hauled increasing distances to the mills. A 

 rail and water transport exceeding 500 miles is now 

 not uncommon. 



When overdevelopment of the American industry 

 in the Northeast and the Lake States, as compared 

 with timber supplies within our own borders, pre- 

 vented further development, and when Canada be- 

 gan to take measures to withhold pulp wood for the 

 upbuilding of a home industry, new construction to 

 meet growing demands shifted to the other side of 

 the international boundary, where it was welcomed . 

 by the Canadian and the various provincial govern- 

 ments. Since 1909, the year which marked the sus- 

 pension in American development, Canadian produc- 

 tion has increased from 150,000 tons to 800,000 tons, 

 or approximately 433 per cent. 



The depletion of supplies in the Lake States is 

 clearly indicated in the rapidly increasing distances 

 irom which the pulp and paper mills find it necessary 

 to secure their material. A representatve of one of 

 the purchasing companies which supplies a large 

 number of the Wisconsin mills reports that in 1904 

 supplies were largely obtained within the State. Five 

 years ago it had become necessary to go far north 

 into Minnesota, but it was rarely necessary to ship 

 material from points more than 50 miles north of Du- 

 luth. At the present time, however, a very material part 

 of the supply is secured from the extreme northern 

 part of the State. Spruce from Minnesota is now 

 being hauled from 700 to 750 miles by railroad to 

 the Wisconsin mills, and from Canada up to distances 

 of 1,000 and 1,200 miles. The situation has become 



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