152 NEW BRUNSWICK FORESTRY CONVENTION 



stoves, etc., more material required for packing cases and crates as the 

 quickened thr<5b of the lumber pulse announces increasing life. 



The Merchants, wholesale and retail, keep a watchful eye on the lumber 

 business, they follow with interest the rise and fall of the markets, and 

 gauge their baying and the credit given "by the prospects of good or bad 

 year in the sale of forest products. 



But the Farmer how his interest is bound up with the success of the 

 lumber industry. This farming industry that is second to none, and the 

 back bone of the country. 



The lumberman needs his hay, oats, beef, pork, they require his horses, 

 in fact everything the farmer raises. A ready market right at his door and 

 governed by the condition of the demand for lumber. Thjs country should 

 abound in farmers and wealthy farmers, as they have such a handy market. 



We are glad to find the Government encouraging the farmers by grants 

 to butter and cheese factories, importing cattle, sheep and horses, aiding 

 agricultural societies, etc., and we hope the farmers will soon be able to 

 supply the lumber industry with all the hay, oats, beef, etc., needed and thus 

 keep the money in our Province. Heavy draught horses and large cattle are 

 much needed in our country to supply the lumber demands. 



One large concern recently purchased horses for New Brunswick in 

 Montreal and paid $4,200.00 for 18 animals and then did not get as suitable 

 ones as were required. There is a good opportunity in this direction and we 

 are glad to see that the Government intends importing some heavy draught 

 mares for sale in the Province. For successful farming it is said at least 25^ 

 of the country should be wooded. Farmers also depend on the maintenance 

 of forests to preserve stream for irrigation, for the gathering of moisture and 

 to protect from cold winds. 



The laboring classes whether in mill, factory, forest or w r herever em- 

 ployed, look on the lumber industry as the great barometer that tells what 

 kind of days are coming and by it they gauge the prosperity or otherwise 

 of the year. The success of this trade and the increased demand for lumber 

 makes more men necessary and governs the wages and provides the perma- 

 nent daily employment. When we consider that a few years since labor 

 about mills and yards received $1.10 to $1.25 per day while today they get 

 $1.50 to $1.75 and in the woods three or four years ago $18.00 to $22.00 



