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their joint interests, and afterwards developed into a strong organization
 through the inclusion as members “3 virtually all the lumber
interests of British Columbia. }
It operates in no foreign markets and only interests itself in giving
advice and any help it can to its individual members who may
sngage in forelen business.
It handles all lumber products, all of which have been standardized.
 I am informed that it classes about the same as like American
organizations. :
It handles 90 per cent of the coast manufactures, which include
about all of the Province,
It handles all of the foreign water-borne trade.
The organization does not sell. It advises and assists in securing
markets, prices, etc.
All exports are made by the individual members in their own way.
The claim for its dominant character lies in the quality of timber,
which is generally cut from virgin forests, and the standardization
of all products.
No actual selling organization or cartel bank is maintained and
the organization contents itself with advising as to likely markets,
prices, rates, such as Jrpping and insurance.
It has to meet market conditions as it finds them and sells at market
 prices and maintains no dumping policy.
The organization has no connection with the Government save the
usual obligation. It is composed of the important lumber and
shingle interests of British Columbia and has no relation with either
foreign Governments or foreign business interests.
It has accomplished the standardization of all its timber products
and a more or less uniform price among its constituency, which is
claimed to have resulted in materially increasing both domestic and
foreign sales.
All manufacturers in its line are urged to join the association, and
all important concerns interested in timber products are members
of the association.
The few concerns which do not belong to the association are too
small to compete to any extent.
High freight rates, and more especially a high tariff of 25 per
cent plus war tax of 71 per cent on certain classes of dressed fe
and a war tax of 7} per cent on undressed lumber, would seem to
operate more or less as a deterrent to any very successful competition
 by American firms.
The Government gives no financial aid, but does assist by advice
of experts, by exhibits, and in foreign market extensions.
Members.

Lumber Manufacturers:
Abbotsford Timber &amp; Trading Co., Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Abernethy &amp; Lougheed, Port Haney, British Columbia.
B. C. Mills Timber &amp; Trading Co., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brunette Saw Mills Co.,, New Westminster, British Columbia,
British Canadian Lumber Co., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bulman Lumber Co., Victoria, British Columbia.
Burrard Lumber Co., Vancouver, British Columbia.
Cameron Lumber Co., Victoria, British Columbia.