52 CANADIAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. 



"It (the present duty) is not adequate to prevent extensive im- 

 portations of news paper from Canada, as already shown, and any 

 reduction would mean an increase in importation and loss of business 

 for us. It would check the growth of our production, and the removal 

 of the duty would close a number of our mills. We believe that under 

 any conditions, the free admission of paper would compel us to aban- 

 don many of our plants, and either drive us out of business or compel 

 us to build mills in Canada." 



We want every dollar involved in the manufacture of wood, into pulp 

 and paper, in Canada. (Applause, and Hear, hear.) 



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

 profitable to her in so far as they are productive. We sympathise 

 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 would 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 her mills and ours will want 

 for generations to come." 



That is what the International Paper Company said before the Ways 

 and Means Committee, and that shows what they are in a position to do 

 if they were compelled to manufacture their pulp in Canada, or were pro- 

 hibited taking from Canada the raw material to maintain their mills. 



Quebec last year sent one million cords of her wood to maintain foreign 

 labor on the other side of the border. That is a very large amount, and 

 would keep a great number of mills going. 



By looking up the records of the Miramichi Lumber Company in the 

 Chatham Custom House, I find the quantity of pulp wood exported from 

 the Miramichi last year to be 30,500 cords. I think there must be some 

 mistake in the Custom House returns, because we know large operations 

 are taking place, we know the amount cut from their lands, the reports of 

 the amount cut off Crown lands are before us, and we also know how long 

 their mills are going, so that we are perfectly satisfied that some clerical 

 error has been made, and that a very much larger amount went from the 

 Miramichi to the International Paper Company in the United States than 

 is reported. I have no objection to paper makers or pulp men or any one 

 else having interests in Canada, but what we do want is to conserve the 

 forests of this country so that they will be kept in perpetuity for our people, 

 to conserve to the people of Canada the greatest amount of employment 

 from their own forests or any other natural resource the Canadian people 

 are possesed of. (Applause.) That is what I believe to the largest 

 extent "conservation" stands for. And I believe we who are members of 

 the Commision of Conservation have more than the forests to conserve. 

 We must also look after the farming lands, so that the people of Canada 

 will have the advantage accruing from them and from everything in the 

 way of natural resources that we have. Give the Canadian people the 

 largest amount of employment, distribute the money in Canada, give the 

 people the greatest possible returns from the resources they possess. (Ap- 



