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which is due to the increasing value and limited supply of pulpwood in Scandin- 

 avia, makes it difficult to estimate the enormous future value of the forests of Can- 

 ada and Newfoundland for pulp and paper making purposes, without taking into 

 consideration the increasing value of lumber. 



I fear the majority of our people, as well as our Governments, fail to realize 

 the importance of safeguarding the great resources we have in our forests. It 

 is of vital importance that every precaution should be taken to prevent the destruc- 

 tion of our forests by fire and injudicious cutting; but I would also emphasize 

 the importance of preventing inroads being made in our forests for the purpose of 

 supplying raw material to the pulp and paper mills of the United States, thus 

 depriving our own people of the full benefit of their rich heritage. 



The Newfoundland Government has taken a step in advance of Canada in this 

 respect, inasmuch as it prohibits entirely the exportation of pulpwood from the 

 Island. 



This has resulted in the recent inauguration of two pulp and paper mills, 

 that will be among the largest in the world, with the probability of others being 

 established within a comparatively short period. 



In my opinion Canada should not delay in enacting legislation, either by 

 imposing an export duty on, or prohibiting the exportation of, pulpwood, that 

 would, at least, make it necessary to manufacture into pulp the wood now being 

 exported into the United States. 



Pulp and paper mills in Wisconsin are paying to-day as high as from $12.00 

 to $15.00 per cord for Canadian wood. Nearly half of this cost is paid for trans- 

 portation of material, over half of which consists of waste and water, which, of 

 course, is valueless. 



There is a strong sentiment in the United States now, backed by the President, 

 for the prompt removal of the duty on pulp, for the purpose mainly of preserving 

 what still remains in the United States forests. This will give an extra impetus 

 to the manufacture of pulp in Canada, provided the exportation of pulpwood is 

 prohibited. 



The enormous supply of pulpwood in Canada offers inducement for investment 

 of large capital, in the erection of not only pulp mills, but plants for the manufac- 

 ture of paper on the largest scale. Canadian labour would then receive at least 

 $20.00 per cord of the additional cost in producing the finished article, or over 

 three times the amount they now receive on the wood that is exported. 



I understand that there are people in Quebec now interested in the shipment of 

 pulpwood to the United States who fear an export duty would limit their market 

 and reduce the value of their wood. I believe if Canada took advantage of her 

 position and prohibited the exportation of pulpwood, a number of the United 

 States pulp and paper manufacturers would immediately erect pulp mills in 

 Quebec. This would give the producer a market practically at his door at an 

 increased price, the natural consequence of increased business operated under 

 favourable conditions. 



I have recently put this question to some of the manufacturers of pulpwood 

 in the United States, " What would your Government do if they were in Canada's 

 position, or if the position of the two countries were reversed regarding the control 

 of pulpwood?" They were frank enough to admit that their Government would 

 not hesitate passing a law compelling the pulpwood to be manufactured in their 

 own country. 



Some of our people fear that if the Governmentnnterfered with the unrestricted 

 shipment of pulpwood into the United States, the United States' Government 



