TIMBER COMMISSION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 513, 21 May 1909, Page 7

TIMBER COMMISSION.

;| G ,*i\; Industry J v having. traversed, tno "i ; ?HS:t ; ;Upminioh:;.from ;sbuth;tb;hbrthj .commehbed: p ; H!:Sy^terdayf: "IWoilingtori■■''sittings, whicji. |j: 0'0 of Itfe; ideal /iifnbbr yards;. fe.V^':y? B P:3i™ilis"■■weJd : visited difring^thb indrniftgj ;i':,.:];:'Site ; iU p;v ;;!:i: : ?bistliß;;S&art;:Timber l^'^Odlin^-Hhei^^so/"^^ i;.:J^H-H&lleyjahd':;Ewihg;;:y ; ;'-.■-, ■''■'■ - ; V\^i'--^TJieVcomihissi&ff-frhet"iii;■'.'tSS VDbiiiiiilofi M- V r;;-Museum'[at 2 taliihg df cyidehbb; :4The Bofr T. 1? Dfln-; A^-Vs>'-^Vban,-'?'; , :---M;P4' >:(chairmah)i;: ; /Messrs. ";''J: : F;A:•'^ArioHi^:•M;»;^^^^fl:^;P;•;'^BarV■ :^ :^v;vFieia;: :M;P;^::'At' ; ait'iiah^M 'q;Sv;;ntos,'/M.P.;7-W ; vß/'Lbyland,- F.' ; .::Marider,s 1 ;-W;-MprVi^:and ! J. > 8tHll^oft^ : Abdut i ,2o^niembers};.of;;tlio;.mitsitle Tptiblic: '4- f -;vi % attended as.. witnessos : or 'iritor'ested ; ]is'toilcrs^ iSSfIi^^ESSION;:;AT:: M\ fefe-v'^Cieih ':. Mv";^said''ho Hid (iaetf'Spppihydib^..&'nieetihg bf Si-'."':''i^'-vtimber-wbrkeri, : to ;dvidehce.' ; .'..- Thb ; ',tiihr. on. i'; : 4,;\|pregori |>iii6JsKiiild te cojrtsiqerabljiiicroased/- : '.•■''•:'?'j; ; ,'6r.'tho:'ih%brtation- ; StopiB«l "aifcbgcth'ef; ; - ; 5He fartictilarSjbf ; Jnitlie.Dan-: .^'f-.'.Wiio^rkavd v.ifFXi'Tjressed'.'thd;'b^nifethitt.;this.-Was cttirely. !i{'-ft -:ade:iist> tha im^ttetidh : bf.Oregon -■'l-.:'' iiagb^wagaiof'.'lOsi^ |!=>'^/:of-;*agcsr of /: £OO ;4; mdftilK;; Ottier; rdilli pA. jworking ; shprtHaiided; ,aiid '-.frblild; close, 'Sf J-"'■')■■down.unless something -was dote;"-= Hundreds'. <;::;;H-of : toH:;M6',£ufc;sK»Btß,:'affl: mSnyyw-fero, '•h -V,i..eaffiihgv^iily v aOs.. ! a'week;atVrda'd \vdfk, -ili?! •i£y;-:-;steM : «f'i'SS-atisawmillfiig. -^-EvefyvittOffc:6f : v.V : c'--"':Oregon' r lei's'wages: '■■ : vff r -~--:'tm■ --the 'workers..::::;.; ;;"::;.-, ":V--;:'v '.-'■ ■::.:-'::" v". ; 3" 'iiltt "reply-to Mr.t.Fibldi:/th&' wrtfi 6ss: Said .;;.*y.\^ : ";.tn'&'-,wbrTceK fairly • lVell '.';% ri^frOm'.^ne'millers::: Miey^were:getting inbre • ■:}■- •; ■■},■:; thah. ithe; award;::wages<,;, TR6.;workerSrrecog-; /money;:mlgbt' affecy '.:vH;' ■:'■ ite'.tra'de/:-'::Theirs ;' ! :waSvVgenuinß stress :=u r: MvU&Sepiy?topffr; ; 1 ; more -than :;20; present,' aV ,-.' : ■'■ i'"Utheii'ijieotipg Dahfte-'* v Wrf' vifllfe.y'l^here'iftfukl: ;pr6bably i hiive; ■. been xV','<':f ■mbi'e'i,.'.but■-.they, knew: they' ,; would[ibb .asked 'JA':, ;;to?§iibscribe.;for';thi":eXpeJrtSes; ioVilyirig evi r : : ji'Sonio. ..who ■5- v X jididjjiibfc attend,- ho wevef;"'^Ub'sc¥lbed.':;'?;_'; :: ; :S. ;vis-;:,''''i/.'':;:'ited'-Dahhevlrke''sofne ,rh6nths-'%'oj that ; tlie :•';;,'■: timber,:iii 'the':Ui'nnSYirke' disiHct *aS.>pia6-; ' •' ■ ;'' : ?- :'i -V'G | is goodie in'illihg;;bu'sh? lbft •• arpuildSi^ : 'i;----']bailhewrk6; ! ''vV->';:V;^'- , ;.. ; _ {;•;iC;::vMfV^ffifrait'^si4sanlinea/witness-asi to ;th?: ;;■'.,/.; ;■' /-z-'lnbtiroicompß^^ X) "v/" :{Sast,' :i etc;v:''WiimessvSaid 1 such:/; was V.tfob. ■X'-';. ,i:/- ; general' bsnibn': : fe|;iha :W6tkerSj buthocbuld, '-v-'Y,:y;\';-;: : H'aV«'>yau'' ever;';known of atdepressjpn.in' ;: : ::;/ ;»to XIS ;.': months' i ago X;-i::-.. .JNo'nevthat .has.aft'ected.fus .workers; X:X : X-. v-V, ■: ;•: :If,':. : in,^ ■XAX Closed and;/yci-.- vetyt little-; Oregbn: '■': k ■■X' is .^imported; therej - : how.:. would 'ybti- accbuht -:>';4/for^:thatf^lv>^ould;:'be:' : sttrprised. '~AX- .;f'.'-..' . -...:;: •';'■""• ■■ Do. jyoii ■.{ suggest.;-a;; pfbbibitiv©. 'duty :/' : ;;" ■Viaoh'tfthinks.it/wrald/db us - ;-; i .) :: rTvbrke«/'iVv : ;;:^ > -;;.iy,'feV : : ,:" ;, ' : -.f. >■ ;Z:-? '.p. .-..;.' iWouldiyl)u'{faybnr-;an,increa'so ( : ih'thq;pricb 'XX-ooi iget'a faiKprice/'they ' XXX XX''-' :&'AX-^jjo%^^ X :;:";;vi'vMr.': ; 'JeSrlnigsV l ;i)o; tho to >:/;/,v eompetitibn ; frto^ ;*;; v,;- rninionP-7-1 heard ;'sb. XXXX '■"', XXXXX'■■ 'XfXXiXX, 'To.VrMf,." Mbrht: cTho/ mills',could /supply ,!/'/, tiinbor-that/was j'wanted withbut^im-, ' . ; .;ppf.tatM; , ' !jhe pribp'-bf. timber ~s£' .thbwmiils ; XiiJ/ at/,D'an'nevirke now. :V ".:.■"■:•'■ thb':Jniillers,'bould, 'get;.' .;/■;. '',/. --XX'-jX /.'.;'.. ', ;:-/;/■ : /Mr;; "Eli-Mt' /.the '••-.case.Vcf 'the; 'furniture-; /.':w^rnaking-/industry,.'- and/masked ..whether it ;; ..//:iwbnld.:nbt.be.in^ '■X ' fected, if : the'price of timber were m'cre'a'sp'd /::":.';froml3s:.6d.::per 100 ft.; to' per IfJOft;' .:/.,/ :owing;;tp. v -the--.stepping";,'of-.'.yjimportatibna';"-XXX X. I'Witness :said .it/iboMd .aS;if /iifch 'would .be X X:.;: the; case./ ;;t ;>■-\-XXXX'X.XX.-', '/■.'.'-.^: //-';'-_"'- :r ', ,-'- ; '--i /; V; .'-'"'rA3tJ.'the"'Ather, ■meibbers;-"of - the -iioinniission ;;',;/ vii9uesticTOd^he.:i^ I;; /:/.'iriuchi; v infonnatipn-'bf tVatuc.i "'-//:;':•-/:; , X';' ;T/i;:::^';|^ /HenSyX : 'XXX': 'of' the ':.'.''V'./.'nsual 'employs ,iri. his.disliict•' Wore/.'now .!.'■■! : l ;iwo'rkingj//Th9:faEihg.W '.;. ; ; - shortness :si ; or'dpTsi', which. .tihe workers.- had. : .^^^ : .frascauae'd by.; thb / /r'-.jmpbrtafflbn'.of; ; Oregon.'/'There had Been. : a ; :.' : / ; . ailing off-'sitfefe last .NbyeiibOr.;:, Thbre / 'Xh\ ■'-. -'Xveiell niills'rh 'tb'e'immediate.district,; an'd :;.',.;;.' four .of.'.ihem''^ •-.. f .'" [ ■.' others' having"closed down. niontih' he .had K'■ vj>ut';iri eight day_si' : and thfl:other jricii: at.thp /V 7"/. ••'Vsaine'-'mill."had.'done, abbutj.'as .Urii.tb ::' ; :.: '-i-las^/Mayy.vdry/littlei.Oregoh had'cohjb-^in/ .^./" / Siric'&ftWVlmib'thor^ 'and the'rb.h'ad been a;gr'eat'falling';off in (tho i':/ ; v ./millini^ft^ : "■,:. ;.-,■' '■} the. ElfetahWa district ;was sent - to'. Welling-. i. ■'iiX-^\6nV'\!-';'\--"£ I .:\XX : ;^[!--'X'- : Xx^XX./XX'X:?XXI " : ,: |- : & :: iiuNJEMPLQra^ i '■/ ;i//;;/// •■ itere/^ero ; ;",.',',; .;;.out'_of. employmbnt'rin-the district-,, aii'd their ;was ?■; :\, ■ : think "of.-'.-.Mostvof .\theifj' werb.'mar'ried men, :: / -■ i and had,rehl.to pay:-'\Th6y "cpuld not get / \. '■:' other /work' in .'tho neighbourhood;"'as it "was r;. / ;■>. wrying' ■distrtot';''-.. ThoVe'' was -tush Jenoiigb, V> .;'.; to-'gb :oh"*ith.','Bie miirwhereilib was' wbrk--.: i/1:,.// ing-had about^reb^rs^tuttiigiin;sight, •/'.''. andi.tihe: Where'had mbi*;:: This,mill'had not ,-/,,//:been"i'fuhiunglfull tin3'e;,sihcb;last,'November; :.'/':;' r in ; : .'\^ : V''/-J!ifßff!'Zealaiid;'riipU;as' : -ip.-pr^6 :;; helped to,; square rwlbsias long '/:-:. ; :¥ /WSv''^? 3^-^01^^*lengths/been":re<(tiired, '■ -r- in/the. machinery. '. '■• XX "■ :wd-'ciit them:' i"AJoh"g.the' Main: Trunk line' '/;.'-:■', ..jhere. were, plenty, of -trees* that -would afford: ■'.-.//'"je.bgths'up.'to 100ft.,/'New Zealand rimu was :■; ; ;>'--''-'BBtWrA.tbAn:'orMbi;'p4n6i,'i{,'.lt would-.' stand ;:■■■.•; ■ ■ X': . ijnore' strain ''and last longer.': Ho had. noticed ' / .-.!/>'balk prVprSgon jot Die .frharf ; 'fch'at day with :.' -"/J crack-in.itvtnat .he/, could -put his. ; : pocket'- ~,.-,:..-:..-. khife'iflto:' :'Onb'.hevbV'saw, anythinglike 'that / ;■ ;:/"'.' n; ?^ u^Hb ;a, id liow'Oregoh pihei .':.;/-.'toulditake,the plafco ijf Hmu, matail of frhitb 'X''X'-XXi l^-X-AXi';. :t "XX''XXXXX- '~;•.'.;/' .-■■'.'•■'...: -.; ;,:-.'.-.-; //The^rhDlers'a'nd;tn ; iii'-'his district, X -;, * ere .°b amiiable te'Ms. / Tliey had no 'union' ,'/::.'/ : w .award, : ahd"the wages .were not-lbs's 'tSaa'i ■//".■:■ ,os.- J; Mpst-W, the mills:frefe taking .-, v-V ! • fcHedY tiniber;;«ff;>:tbo;s6ttlers'/lands, and. ■■:/•",:.- paying;riyalty:'fof.it; :;i rhb mills! also gave :>' ~ v;. employment to /the settlers. 'He'did• XX- . i X',iot ,think',th6lengths over; 20ft. formed''.bne " //'': !-per,cont,of the output of tho ftv'efhgbmill. .:■ ■■ : ■ Haypvtbu 'come/herd tt 'advocate;iii-iii- ■'• '" ;5 roa ,^- ( »«ty; r ;bn : Oregon; timber P—N6. .; ;I '. ". XX ;noii-jt see what,we;vrantiOrogbh pine.for-at : '''s •■'! on r^bwn;timbers aio"better,Und J we. ;;■ ~.-■ ;.dpn,Vseb.frhy any: others should bo brought' '-.. m I ./Pepplo.have:bi' I ()ught:)n a 'bh'eAp timber XX:-'- ".. a "di«y",.forHhemselves. That's ::-;:.-. what we think: up aur.way;..""/, •■'''; -'. '.;'.;'-' iMroßarber;:-.Could:fiiiP/miilibn'^febt'/of ~•..'/• ; Drcgon.tiWber impbrtetl-into •Wellington, K- ,;/ Hilt/in,- -thb closing, ,of -Vftills.'; pfbducing- .28 ;,/ ( ' hillton doesn't 'look/as; if'it could. 1,1 ,/ /. '.■ Can-'yoii:'explain how/it ,i,s; : we are. told :; ■-;. : . (hat; thore-is/plentj 6f "work ,-ifV the coilht'ry ■ :'•-.:. '-jf. men .will:only go and'look-for it P—That is -,'' i/ -.' juito ; F '•-•.■ : ' '/;:''- ,/:<'.-.. :Witness,:ih'reply; to. Mn,Hnnan, :said he 'duty-Bn Oregon pino, but ; - ~ /tho 1 total prohibition ofits-importation. ',- /;',' : . Mr.:Lcylahd suggested more than. : ./ -60 inillioh. fe«t "Bf timber Wefb ciit in Now . /'..Zealand and as-.out .of., the five '.>...; ,milliori;feet.of:bregoh';impoftetl,, 76'per,cent: ,'",-. displaced- only-.kaXifi, tlierbiforoiltho Oregon ',',": ''iiup.ortation.'am6\iiiteu bftly :t*);aljojtt 2b per V cent.', of tho local outout of -ofJier timbbrs,. or. ....: inot nearly bnbugn to hccoiiiltifpr-the .depf'esf ■--■ sion. ' Be also 'put it td th 6 ,'jvith'ess that-'to. .''..-"■ import; Otbgtth - ' Afiflv thus. release more' ... valuable kauri, for export resulted, in bring-,

ing-fnoiiby, into-thb'country; ; ; Witness'.did not attempt to,argue r "theso points. To Mr.; Clarke: -He would havo tho Government pass an Act;to. prohibit the importation of Orcgou pino, and fix a maximum -price f pr. timber. ""•..■■. .;•.•■'.To'.l'Mf.'.-.Morris.: : Seeing that- Oregon was sold at 175; : 6d.. perTOO,,aritl local : timber at 145.-; hocbuld riot se'd'how.the workbrs:benefited : by'tbe importation. of Oregon as '■ far'; as the'cost"of houses'was concerned. On tho '■yMit .lid .asked/'of ail• c'hiplbyeo ..who.was working there.if.thero.was any work to bVgbt''in" unloading the Oregon from tho ships.'': The reply was that the Yankees unloaded: it themselves. "If I was here," said the':witness, -"I should, want to have a fire alongside'of;that timber.''-.(Laughter.) . ' To'-.M/i-Stdllwdrtliy.:; /Arbitration Court awards' ha'd'.'hatl.;nq effect upon .the industry in;his district. "■ '■.•■":.-'.V: ,':...., i - Tlie ; c.&mmissioni. at: 5.45 .p.m., .adjourned Until..o.SO.-,tliis hiqriiing. '•''■;■-,;■■■: //./ "...■/.'■..