Competition in United Kingdom Morkets Without Digcrimination Asked

By Lumberman

Washington, March l7.-Seven representatives of lum_ ber manufacturing interests today asked that American lumber be given an opportunity to compete in the markets of the United Kingdom and the British Colonies without preferential tarifis or other discriminations.

Appearing before the Committee for Reciprocity Infor_ mation, meeting prior to negotiations for a new trade agree_ ment between the United States and Great Britain, these spokesmen asked for an "opportunity to compete on an equal basis for a fair share of trade in the United King- dom." They were: Wilson Compton, National Lumbir Manufacturers Association; W. B. Greeley, L. E. Force and J. P. Herber, Seattle; E. W. Demarest, Tacoma; A. L. Raught, Longview and W. S. Culbertson, National Lumber Manufacturers Association attorney of export-im- port affairs.

Tracing the fall in domesetic lumber consumption over the past ten years and comparing it with the increased consumption of the same material in the United Kingdom, they showed exports of softwoods to Great Britain to have declined 60 per cent and one-third in our share of the hardwood market.

"Ten years ago the United States, with 3.1 billion feet, was in first rank among world lumber exporters,', said the lumbermen, "a position founded in thevast extent and diversity of her forests and forest products. Now, ten years later, our export trade is in a lowly fifth place, outranked in order by Sweden, Russia, Canada and Finland. Canada, with a national production of about 3l billion feet, is enabled to export nearly 2 billion feet. Our American industry, with abundant present and prospective timber supplies, with an even wider diversification of species of both softwoods and hardwoods, and witha national production of nearly 25 billion feet, is enabled to secure in the same competitive world markets only 1.4 billion feet.,'

Pointing out that the present trade agreement between the United States and Canada has made the total reduction in American lumber tariffs authorized by the Trade Agreements Act, and telling the Committee that ..nothing you can do will be more helpful than to secure restoration to this industry of opportunity for normal trading in British markets," the representatives concluded saying while the lumber industry may not thrive even with restoration of its normal export trade. it "is certain that it rvill not thrive rvithotrt it."

S. F. LUMBERMEN'S CLUB

The San Francisco Lumbermen's Club holds a luncheon every Monday at 12:15 o'clock in the Engineers, Club, M Sansome Street, San Francisco. All lumbermen are invited to attend. There are no dues and no program. Luncheon is $1.00.

President C. C. Stibich reports that there is a good average attendance.

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