B.C. LUMBER WORKER

Ist Issue, May

a high-spirited overthelminal decided action and

The paltical ela cat it had been

daily press merger, tgkea ete after taking the pe Pnene to Bey the set od ee ih done on oe im the NePistative’ halle int to call for a pucere political pro- gram for i dig opposed by only of the 1,619 So : to

Political Action Program Favored

mood, the Canadian Labor Congress

“ade at education policy, at the founding con-

pursue a vigorous political

7 action or education Sa

Race records in 4,850-million board feet,” stated IWA ee . W. Kenney, when consulted by the Dis garding the fa cts relati

KENNEY GIVES SALES FACTS

British Columbia’s

ing to t]

sawmills shattered all previous 1955 with an estim of

a d total

million in 1955, while the Interior mills’ output was up from 1,775 milion in 1954 to 2,075 million in

ake for 1955 are estimated, and the B.C. Forest Service indiz i cated that when all returns are bs es ee the total for us Prov- ceed-

he Interior eae aid

ea “a that work up where} in preparation for ib The Research Director was em- -

The ted resolution instruct-} phatic in his assertion that the; Columbia is that in the Coastal ed the Political Education Com-| industry’s position in relation to! area, responsible for by far te mittee to co-ordinate with “the] available markets was strong | largest proportion of producti CCF or other political parties] enough to warrant improv lumber ucts is decli ime

pledged t saidiin pa importance as a branch of the program of the CLC”, farm or- total 1956 exabe aeaTeorate aint whereas Ree eee a roravives and catadin dumber into the States other non- nist labor] vere fhe Doainton cae is climbing. ripe (the CCL atid ee Rail- meat eae a Lice nage ¢ Interior areas have been way Brotherhoods), to co-ordi-| 983 999 hoard fect which was 487 ae nsible for ee of the in-

nate “action in the feglelative: and | willie ion more than in 1954. A creased lum ane er rodu ction in the pail field.” 5 s past few ye:

luction mmeycrey ar 5 ‘billion board feet 7. The importance of timber and Can: is brou out a recent Umber resources review ‘on ne: sunlted States Fores’ released a

legates enthusiastically sp- otal the Unity Committee

the to- spruce exports almost iden-

micro, to make contribu- es nm ‘he, debate. At one point,

rograms: for assistance, by 1 Edu:

ee a presi ent,

The President of the Ontario CCF, Eamon Park, who was a Steelworkers’ delegate, said that

the D

cation, “ot political action or ata

cation programs undertaken by of the

ing convention of the Canadian Gabor Congress should take an interest in political affairs. The

affiliates CLG and ae all affiliates to continue pas

HUB HUMOR

ate ns tafe a freedom of action to

proposition.” Del R. C. McCutcheon, Ri tail oer, Winnipeg, ointed ost

litical ements it had, at one time, d i

Eastern ani

United States were 180 million feet mi year, the tr exports 223 million

tal 4 the Pr tical with the Douglas fr exports De wages Ase ot | as been centered in the Prince Pie iactetrstted to 1188,, See e ee Sour nore auevor 748,000 board feet (includes both 4, The past year witnessed a

ind Western spruce), th r 1,188,102,000 ieee

the previous

ft. is feitiated that they will pro- duce jo million sq. ft. in 1956.

i) aikely to ‘cavehees Major lum-

continous process of integration more

barkers and as produce a Stee ble sideline that

proralthes ould be used in the expanding aa ngs

ico ee s the the logs tended

ring asttacnaG allen more mills in-

2, British Columbia produced stalled gangsaws, and this pro-

approximately, 7 705 million sq. | cedure has bee wie ily wed in the

f plywood in 1955, and it Tne rior as well vater.

in the ee and on the Coast and = sated nel d to

‘anada ranks third among

a 10 to 12% of the plyw

duction is exported.

The’ United States meeel es approximately three a!

the

7o Oo!

Pl iupwond: and 97% OF lumber.” oe str ube ion of Resource:

B.C. mber Manufacturers

Associates ca that 65% of

NGae amaer rade ‘G5 of a sales are to the ee _Kin xdons)

1955 the volume of ply-

industry's eTeet ataialidepend-

political party. He drew 1 plause from the 1,600 claro when he praised the work in Par- liament and the Manitoba Legis-

on domestic demand during cont years.

48, export of plywood eased as a result of

The Hub, featuring union made

Men's Wear, and ba servic

ea

Serthh which at ae

: te its main competitive advan- by

est industries of British Colum-

bia goes into sawlogs, 15% into pulp and paper, 10% into fuel and 10% into other uses such

Best, nae a is given

re is a decline i atte age of Douglas fir in the to- tal lumber manufactred by the . In 1947, for instance,

in the per

tage, are superceded

honey predicted" that

lature of Stanley Knowles (ITU ; . tiles (M en ssitive tari i's. In 1945, for in-| pyowth smaller logs, B.C. manu-| Douglas fir Sone decd as 3% fee novan Swailes (Musicians), 10 B.C.’s Douglas fi s ‘%o of B.C.’s Douglas fir} facturers will have ite aly of the total sawn lumbe e debate, Bill Fae was exported; last year,| meeting market condi 4, 51%. During the pasado: showy coy said that] less than 10% was export competition with euaitries which) ied: henvek- had. oltmaieahenn e did not think there had ever itn the domestic mar-|have relatively lower costs in| 24.8% to 27.8%, cedar from been ket ae m sufficiently to ab-|terms of labor, ea cts tion 12.8% to 16.9%. the labor movement on what our | 5 at ad provide an| and logging — Russia, inland Loseing Tends goals have been but our enemies saeehtive ioe expansion. Produc- ore et n and Souther Si have tried to divide us on a 133 tion as inereased four times marca av The logging trends in British ated | since World War II; at the same a) Columbia during the past year i tim Lana bike Gar eats, Cae mca Catia sawmills | were towards increasing soy labor ‘movement ve — sump has increased nine shattered alla th eee Bich | ae ae ai the: measures as health e} im 94 OI gl Tae 43360 culion boatd fos TL RESET 15 oC Ths me recent months there have| Compared to 4,482 million board suction at higher altitudes and who vote for people who go to bec signs of a revival a eeu 8 ee eee ne a ei, cee ee ee | nes int Goran ures. “Let us not kid ourselves re-| small logs in the over-a Bretnees Gooldive anyvelue in dom, and a promotion campaign vious year’s production, the big nly to the mill electing a person who says he| i increase was mainly accounte: Econ siderations would support our program and jew. for by rising production of mills} making it worthwhile to go into who then goes to a party caucus se Production in the Interior of the Province. | difficult acer sc would other- which opposes labor’s needs.” of the basic trends in| Coast production climbed from| wise be neglected, at least for Mr, Mal the tune industry in the time ee

political question) is going to confound our enemies.”

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