Wednesday, January 9, 1957.
ASS S25

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, BE.

Page 7

‘Agriculturists Form New Branch
Of Professional Society at Prince

Some 30 Central B.C. and
“Peace River agriculturists in in-
.dustry and government service,
formerly attached to the Kam-
loops branch of the A.I.C., met
fecently in Prince George to fin-
ally adopt the charter of the
‘Newly formed Prince George
‘Branch, Agricultural Institute of
Canada, B.C.L.A.

The A.L.C. is the professional
Association to which practising

@griculturists across Canada be;|

long. The B.C. Institute of Ag-
rologists is the provincial body
affiliated with the A.I.C., and
“more particularly concerned with
the immediate activities of the
B.C. agriculturiats.

Chairman of the new group is
Bob Gault, manager of Northern
secretary isp Harvey
Milne, C.N.R. colonization and

FOR CLASSIFIED

agriculture; vice-chairman and
provincial council member is Ron
Tarves, district agriculturist at
Quesnel. Directors are R. S. Say-
age, superintendent of the Ex-
perimental Farm Smithers, and
S. G. Preston, supervising agri-
culturist at Prince George.
With a local branch at Prince
George it will now be possible
for farmers and business men to
become better acquainted with
the serrices available from the
A.I.C. and also for members of
the professional group to better
co-ordinate their activities in
Central and Northern B.C.

The group has chosen as its
Project for 1957 “the beef in-
dustry in Central B.C.” Falling
prices for beef in British Colum-
bia, not in accordance with
prices across Canada and certan-
ly not in accordance with ‘those
paid by the consumer, prompied

Contends Forestry Should Base
Stumpage on Price of Rough Lumber

PRINCE GEORGE —
ber industry will never be
appraisal system based on
dressed lumber.

In a brief presented recently
to the Minister of Lands, the
Northern Interior Lumbermen’s
Association stated that an ac-
ceptable stumpage appraisal eys-
tem must be based upon the ay-
erage market price of rough
lumber at Prince George and
have the average cost of pro-
duction.

The NILA brief contends that
the existing appraisal system is
unfair because it is “based on
the weighted average selling
price of dressed lumber, which
is something which has no exist-
ance in-reality and no meaning
to the vast majority of produc-

first conferring with spokesmen
for the industries which would
be most affected,

The brief goes on to advocate
the setting up of a regional ad-
visory committee here to act as
an industrial consultant to the
forest service. A similar repre-
sentation was made by the NILA
before the Sloan Commission.

“Prior consultation and a con-
sideration of industries’ views
would do much to correct a situ-
ation of general dissatisfaction
which has prevailed for sey-
eral years.”

The northern interior lum-
content with any stumpage
the average selling price of

tinues, ‘‘that it is not beyond the
ingenuity of those who have
formulated the present complex
astumpage procedure to devise a
simple method based on the av-
erage price of rough lumber at
Prince George and the average
costs of producing the same.”

WAIT FOR REPORT

Following submission of the
NILA brief Hon Ray Williston,
Lands & Forests Minister, said
that the existing stumpage ap-
praisal system is under review by
the forest service.

He added, however, that it is
most unlikely that any change
will be made before the Royal

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line has been done by the Do-
minion Economics Branch in
1955 and more recently by Joe
Walsh, district agriculturist at
Williams Lake.

Because practically all tim-
ber in this area is Crown owned,
the lumber industry is placed in
the position of having to depend
on one seller who not only con-
trolls and fixes the selling price,

stumpage is related to a product
they do not sell there will he
discontent and dissatisfaction
with stumpage appraisals.”

“We submit,” the brief con-

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but also the terms and condi-

cedures of the buyer and his
margin of profit, the submission
states.

tye market which is subject to
substantial fluctuations in price
and demand.”

to operate in a free enterprise
economy, “there is a great bur-
den placed upon the forest ser-
vice to ensure that the controls
and regulations imposed on our
industry are:

1. Restricted to such as are
demonstrably necessary to
achieve the reasonable require-
ments of government policy.

2. Based on a policy which is
clearly defined and made known
to industry.

3. Designed to cause industry
the least possible inconvenience
= _ | and—cost= =

4. Accepted by industry as fair
and reasonable in the circum-
stances.”

RIGID CONTROL
No industry, except in the
public utility field, is as rigidly
controlled as the forest industry,
ky the brief continues, and in the
case of public utilities, the judg-
ments of the Public Utilities
T Commission are subject to ap-

peal.

The industry pointed out in its
submission that during World

War I, when government con-

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“On the other hand we must
sell our produce in a competi-

f the industry is to continue

ed through a good program of
the ustial waltzes and quick
steps combined with a big crowd
and lively music to make a rous-
ing success of the dance held in
the Big Creek hall New Year's
Eve. Evergreen decorations and
@ realistic moon and star added
the romantic touch of the out-
of-doors.

Joan Kinkead salvaged the
dollar bill concealed in one of
the colorful balloons which were
released from the ceiling at mid-
night; while Vernon James was
winner of a little buckskin
jacket.

OUT OF HOSPITAL “Sunday,
Dec. 30th, Frank Wittee, accom-
panied by his wife, returned
home on New Year's Day, being
driven in from Williams Lake
by Jack Krysanowski.

Mr. Witte was most thankful
for the good care he received
from the doctors and staff at
War Memorial Hospital, and
will be forever grateful to the
many dear friends who visited
him making his stay there a
pleasant one; =

The following were among the
New Year guests at the follow-
ing places: At Henrys: Jack
Cade of Williams Lake; Murray
Taylor, Jack Casselman and
Scotty. Litterick of Riske Creek;
At Wittes: Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Scott and son Gib of Riske
Creek; At Wilsons: Bob Ketch-
side and a friend from 150 Mile
House,

NORAH WILSON and two
daughters are visiting Mrs, An-
nie Hutehinson at Alexis Creek
for a week, while her husband
gets settled at one of the Kiske
Creek mills.

WM. MAXTED left this week
to spend the remainder of the
winter at the coast.

LYNN BONNER is spending a
few days this week at Church’s
sawmill at Riske Creek, while
Sherwood and Truman Henry
are staying with Murray Taylor

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