Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-10-17 | Page 2 | Canadian Lumber Trade

I CANADIAN LUMBER TRADE It Is Prospering Largely Through American Sawmills Washington Oct 161n the course of a few months the export duty on lumber Imposed by the Government of British Columbia has resulted In driving I ing a number of American sawmills acioss the line and largely prospering the Canadian lumber trade A short report to the Slate department from United States Consul Dudley at Vancouver I Van-couver eums up the workings of the new law lo that effect lie says the shingles produced In Canada go Into the United States notwithstanding the duty There Is I a demand for 5000 to I COOO men to work In the mills and logging log-ging camps although the wages or dare I r d-are lower than on the American side I