Show american and canadian lumbermen L quebec sept I 1 today probably much of the time of the american corn to the international confer enco will be taken up by the of the lumbermen of the united states the lumber are presented by smith S bandall of augusta malcic S T mcknight of minnesota and charles W goodacre of buffalo these gentlemen say they will present bome very strong to the commission tomorrow against any in abe on canadian lamber ona of them bays that industry in abe united states directly and indirectly indirect Sy eiven employment to more people than there are in the entire dominion of canada over be asserts are in one way or another employed in the lumber industry in abe united states the argument is that abe tariff affecting to important an industry as the lumber trade should be governed Ko verned by an act of congress and not by a treaty an act of abe lumbermen eay maybe repealed while a treaty might stand no matter how great an injury it work to ane interests of the united states they say that abe lumber trade is abe leading in of twelve states of and that canada has of equal per cent to kivette united stated abo lumbermen believe that canada will offer to lower or remove abe duty on american cotton goods for lowering or removing abe 2 per 1000 feet on canadian lumber this they eay would be a bad bargain for abe united states as would be injured by abe free entry of canadian lumber in the united states market while a comparative few would be benefited by abe free entry of american cotton goods into abe market of canada |