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Title: Canadian forest industries 1909
Identifier: canadianforest1909donm (find matches)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER n.'U prepared to reap tie benefit of hotter times. There had heen less pirating done by the manufacturer and wholesaler than ever hefore. This be knew had heen the ease in Manitoba and he believed that the same eould he said of Saskatchewan. The association was to be congratulated also upon the good feeling which had prevailed throughout the year. Mr. Stewart spoke of the practice of dealers who had sold out their retail business, commencing a few years later to ship car lots direct to eiistomers. This practice had been decreasing of late, but had only been carried on by small mills and commission men, not by the majority of wholesalers. Retailers ought to appreciate fully the benefit resulting from wholesalers doing business with regular dealers only. Whole- salers had their share of the troubles of the trade and unless the loyalty of the one branch to the other was reciprocated trouble woidd be sure to result. Another evil which was almost on a par with manufacturers shipping direct to the consumer, was that of retailers shipping into the territory of one another, for the sake of getting a little extra business. Referring to his visit to Minnesota to attend a meeting of retail dealers, for the purpose of discussing the adoption of a general code of ethics. Mr. Stewart said that the meeting had been very representative, and that the system of trade ethics, as adopted by it, was one which he believed was absolutely necessary in the United States. The association had performed work of much importance but there was still a great deal to he done in the way of making it work more smoothly and effectively. It was the duty of every member to supply all the information he could, and to act upon any which he obtained. Members should supply the secretary with all the information they obtained, whether it seemed to them important or otherwise. Every- thing which happened to the individual members was of interest to the association. Mr. Stewart spoke favorably of the assistance rendered to the retail trade by the ' Western Lumberman,' complimenting its editor, Mr. Hooper, upon his useful work. A Good Annual Statement. The question of an increase in the price of lumber produced on the coast was discussed on March 19th by the lumbermen in British Colum- bia in session, but no action was taken, though it was the concensus of opinion that the present market prices are too low. On April 13th the California lumbermen will meet to consider prices, and it is likely that shortly after this meeting the lumber manufacturers in British Columbia will again consider the question of raising prices. John Hanbury, the well known lumberman of Brandon, says that in all his fourteen years on the prairies he has never seen lumber so active. He said that if conditions continue so favorable he would build another mill on False Creek, Vancouver, with a capacity of 75,000 feet a day. The demand for lumber was general, he claimed, and the visible supply would soon be exhausted. There was an estimated supply in the moun- tains of 180,000.000 feet, and more on the coast, but there were few plants running at full capacity. According to Mr. Hanbury, orders are pouring into the retailers as fast as they can be filled. His firm recently filled or- ders for fifteen large barns, and, what is better, the farmers are paying cash for their lumber.
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Referring to the annual statement, Mr. Stewart drew attention to ) the encouraging increase in insurance, which amounted to over $1,000,- 000, and urged that every member of the association should carry insur- ance with its department. The annual statement presented by the secretary showed receipts amounting to $11,373.91, and expenditures amounting to the same sum, which included a balance on hand in the bank of $2,013.08. The assets ! of the company were shown to amount to $13,390.79, and the liabilities ' to only $5.16, leaving a surplus of $13,391.03. i The election of officers was then proceeded with, and was unani- mous in every particular, resulting as follows: President—A. K. Godfrey, Winnipeg. Man. Vice-President—A. W. Jones. Moose Jaw, Sask. Secretary-Treasurer—Alan M. Stewart. Winnipeg, Man. Assistant Secretary—S. A. Hamilton, Moose Jaw, Sask. Directors for Saskatchewan—T. B. Patton, Regina, Sask.; H. Van Tassel, Moose Jaw. Sask.; Jas. Mergens, Weyburn. Sask.; H. Meillicke. Dundurn, Sask.: C. H. Wentz, Saskatoon. Sask.; A. W. Sherwood. In- dian Head, Sask.; A. H. Foulds. Carnduff. Sask.; G. J. E. Walker, ; Rocanville. Sask.; E. Baker. Outlook. Sask. Directors for Manitoba—W. J. Robertson. Cartwright, Man.; J. Playfair. Baldur, Man.: J. K. Robson. Treherne. Man.; E. E. Finch, Strathelair. Man.; Geo. Barr, Gladstone. Man.; W. Armstrong. Portage I la Prairie, Man.; E. Wankel. Oak River. Man.; D. E. Sprague, Winni- peg, Man.; G. F. Robertson. Winnipeg, Man. After the election of officers the Convention was adjourned until 2.30 p.m. At that hour, the new President. Mr. Godfrey, took the chair ! and introduced Mr. W. P. Dutton, who read a paper on "Retail Trade from a Wholesaler's Point of View." This paper was received with considerable applause, and a resolution was moved by D. E. Sprague. seconded by A. J. Gourlay, thanking Mr. Dutton and asking that the same be printed.

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