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believe that the movement in Canada in favour of putting an export duty 

 on pulpwood, or prohibiting its exportation is not likely to be successful, 

 because it is not founded on any sound or just principles, and we further 

 believe that if it should be successful, it would result in such great injury to 

 Canada that such a policy would be short lived. 



"One of Canada's greatest assets is her forests, but they are only profit- 

 able to her in so far as they are productive. We sympathize with any bona- 

 fide desire on her part to perpetuate her forests and are willing to submit 

 to any reasonable restrictions in our operations in the Canadian woods, 

 which have that end in view,, but Canada has a very great area of timber 

 lands, and they can produce a large annual yield without impairing them 

 all that her mills and ours will want for generations to come. 



"Canada is exporting $33,500,000 worth of forest products a year and 

 is doubtless eager to increase her markets for lumber, etc., and her exports 

 thereof. Her exports of pulp wood in 1907 amounted to about $5,000,000. 

 It looks inconsistent to say the least, for her to seek to increase her exports 

 of lumber generally, and to check the exports of one particular variety; 

 especially as pulp wood is very generally distributed throughout the Domin- 

 ion. The consumption by the United States is comparatively insignificant 

 compared with Canada's extensive supply. 



"We are therefore forced to the conclusion that the opposition to export- 

 ing pulpwood is not based on any genuine apprehension on behalf of forest pre- 

 servation. On the contrary we have conclusive evidence in published state- 

 ments of the exponents of this policy that the real motive is to hamper the 

 industry in the United States in order to build it up in Canada. The move- 

 ment is supported by the Canadian paper and pulp manufacturers, who desire 

 to increase their output and to secure a market for it in the raw in the 

 United States. In other words, they wish to with-hold from us the raw 

 material which we desire, and force us to take the manufactured product. 



"Although the Province of Ontario has actually prohibited the export 

 of pulpwood cut from tfee Crown Lands, and the Province of Quebec discrim- 

 inates against us by charging 25 cents more per cord for stumpage on pulp- 

 wood if it goes to the United States than if manufactured in the Dominion, 

 it seems improbable that either the Canadian people or the Government will 

 ever sanction so unfriendly and unusual an act as placing a general prohi- 

 bition or embargo upon the exporting of pulpwood. 



"It would seem, however, to be only the part of prudence for this 

 country to prepare itself should hostile action be taken. We advocate, 

 therefore, that the countervailing duties provided for in section 393 and 396 

 should be remodelled so as to make their application more sweeping in case 

 Canada assumes an aggressive attitude. Should your committee desire our 

 views more in detail as to how this should be done, we shall be glad to sub- 

 mit them." 



I would also quote from Dunn's Bulletin for December 10th, 1908: 

 "FORESTS MUST BE PROTECTED. Those Americans who are con- 

 tending for free trade in lumber between Canada and the United States, 

 says the "Monetary Times," do not attempt to hide the fact that they would 

 denude the Dominion of her forests if they got the chance, and this would 

 happen if they were given unrestricted entrance. Last week a deputation of 

 the Pacific Coast Lumbermen conferred with the Ways and Means Commit- 

 tee at Washington, and Gifford Pinchot, on the Lumber Tariff. 



