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CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, British Columbia

THURSDAY, JANUAhY 31, 1952

GORDON ROOT GUEST SPEAKER

tainly the men who are at pres-
ent engaged in the lumbering
industry along the Arrow Lakes
and on the Columbia River have
some questions of their own they
want answered. I will attempt
to anticipate some of these en-
quiries.

AS you are aware, the post
war years have seen the great-
est expansion in timber opera-
tions that British Columbia has
ever known. It has been the era
of the small operator.

It may sound a little fantastic
but the number of sawmill and
logging operations in the prov-
ince today is approximately 10
limes as great as it was in 1945,
and roughly 80 per cent of these
new camps and mills employ
less than 20 persons.

Because the best of the tim-
ber was privately held, these
small operators have generally
purchased government timber,
often in areas that were pre-
viously considered uneconomic.
Some have done exceedingly well
and practically all of them have

exceeded their potential earnings.

as employees. In addition, they
have learned the satisfaction of
independence that comes to any
man who runs his own business,
regardless of its size.

The unprecendented demand
for lumber in recent years has
been the determining, factor in
the establishment of these new
industries — but when that de
mand is satisfied and the price
drops under the pressure of a
highly competitive market, how
many of these small operators
will survive?

Our company has now been
logging in British Columbia for
four years and from this ex-
perience as well as from a prac-
tical study of conditions we be-
lieve that the Celgar develop-
ment will prove a boon to those
who are now engaged in lumber-
ing throughout the district.

Much has been said and writ-
ten of the fate of the small op-
erator in the area covered by a
forest management license but
one fact has not been publicized.
So far, there have been 12 man-
agement licenses granted and, of
these, five can be described as
large projects — areas in which
the annual cut exceeds 10 mil-
lion feet.

Of these five, actual cutting

operations have begun on only
one— the Columbia Cellulose
license on the Skeena and Nass
River watersheds and the
small operators in Terrace, where
we have our main logging camp
have found no reason to join
in the cholus of criticism raised
against the management license
plan.
I believe that the feelings of
the small operctors in Terrace
are best expressed in the letter
written by John Hagen, a Ter-
race logger, and published in the
Van Sun on 8th,
Mr. Hagen said in part, and I
quote “At the very beginning
we, the local operators, looked
upon the Columbia Cellulose Co,
as an intruding octopus who
would change our independent
standards and eventually swal-
low us up.

“Now at the end of nearly four
years of a trial run, the Colum-
bia Cellulose Company is a re-
spected and treasured member of
our community. They are the
main reason for our present ad-
vancement, prosperity and con-
tentment”.

an the whole of the Columbia
River basin there is a large vol-
ume of low grade timber — tim-

ber that is good only for pulp..

At the present time the logger
-— with no niarket for this ma-
terial — is forced to leave it in

the lands for the growing and
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the woods. But with an assured
customer — and the Castlegar
mills will provide just that —
acreage production will be sharp-
ly increased and logging costs
per thousand board feet will
drop proportionately. In other
words the small logger will be in
a much better position to face
the future and a possible declin-
ing market.

Similarly the small sawmill
man will have a market for his
slabs and edgings, materials that
are now discarded as waste in
the district —and the revenue
from these sources will help to
strengthen his financial position.

What: about timber for the
present industries, you ask? You

-will recall that Lands Minister

E. T. Kenny said, in announcing
the Celgar Development, that
both the company and the Pro-
vincial Forest Service are- giv-
ing fullest consideration to the
small operators at present work-
ing in the area, and I can as-
sure you that this was no idle
statement. There will be ample
timber set aside to sustain these
operations.

The nature of the terrain
throughout the district discour-
ages the use of large logging
units and experiencé has shown
that it is more economical to
arrange contracts with small- in-
dependent loggers tharp to at-
tempt to run a group of camps.
It is in our own interests to see
that the existing. operations. are
given every posesible support.

The Celgar Development will
introduce two new features into
the forest industry on the Arrow
Lakes and Columbia River —
conservation and utilization.

Conservation, the basic prin-
ciple behind the forest manage-
ment license plan, is the corner-
stone for a permanent industry,
and permanence means many
things, It means steady employ-
ment and security. It means re-
liable. payrolls. It encourages
merchants and business men to
expand their enterprises. It in-
duces residents to build their
own homes. It will bring a new
era to the Arrow Lakes.

Forest Management is simply
and basically what the name im-
plies. The company each year
will cut only the amount of
timber that can be grown in the
area in a 12 month period. As
oid growth forests are cut, new
trees will be started and by the
time the entire area has been
logged, the second growth will
be ready for harvesting.

It is the duty of the company,
under the contract, to see that
all lands in the license area
that are-capable of growing trees
are planted. The forest manage-
ment license is your assurance
that your_timber lands will not
be denuded and abandoned — a
common sight in other parts of
the provinge.

here are so many unfounded
rumors.about the powers grant-
ed with a management license
that I would like to bring a few
pertinent facts to your attention.
It has been said that the grant-
ing of a license will restrict or
close the area entirely for hunt-
ing and fishing. That is com-
pletely untrue. Section 17 of
the standard Forest Management
License Contract reads, and I
quote, “The License, insofar as
crown lands are concerned, shall
NOT be considered to limit the
the use of the lands at the dis-
gretion of the government for
such purposes as mining, trap-
ping, hunting fishing, hydro-
electric development, or any use
that does not materially preju-
dice the rights granted to the
licensee to employ the use of

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harvesting of timber , under the
terms of this license.’

Similarly, the government has
complete authority under sec-
tion 12 of the contract to use
any lands in the license for rail-
way, highway, power transmis-
sion or other right-of-way’ and
any section of the area that can
be turned to a higher economic
use than the growing of forests,
at any time can be withdrawn
at the discretion of the govern
ment.

Before I close I would like to
Say something about utilization
and what we pay, for timber.
The sawmills that are now oper-
ating in this district are vitally
important to the economic well
being of our community and yet
it is common knowledge today
that sawmills alone are most
wasteful.

No meat packer would think
of slaughtering only the best
steers in a herd and then, after
taking the choice cuts, discard-
ing the remainder of the car-
cass. And yet, that — in effect
— is what happens in the saw-
mills.

Let me make myself clear on
one point. I am not criticizing
the sawmil] operator. He has
no choice. There is no way in
which he can use the low grade
logs because they are not suit-
able for lumber, and Ais slabs
and edgings and sawdust have
no market except as fuel. And
while I have not met all of the
operators in the district I have
yet to find one who has _ the
funds to finance a pulp mill.

The Celgar Development has
been planned to obtain the full-
est possible utilization of the
timber in the district. The low .
grade logs and the waste from
the sawmills will be used to
make pulp and possibly hard-
board. If feasible the bark will
be treated to recover the tan-
nic acid. And if further studies
disclose a sufficient supply of
high grade timber, the district
will have a plywood mill.

It is a simple axion that as
the utilization increases the num-
ber of jobs and the size of the
payrolls will also increase. I
have spoken of the Celgar De

as an a
fact but the implicgtion that it
will proceed as a matter of
course is not entirely true. So
far we have spent_considerable
time and money in' surveys of
the project and we have an-
nounced that we are prepared to
proceed with construction of the
plants if the application for a
forest management license is ac-
ceptahle.

It will be several months be-
fore the government considers
the application and until then
there is comparatively little work
that can be done.

I presume you want to know
when construction will start.. We
feel that, in planning the ex-
penditure of at. least $65 mil-
lion to build an industry that
will combine utilization and con-
servation in the harvesting of the

Mrs. Musselman
Honored at

Grandmother’s Party.

A surprise birthday party in
honor of Mrs. S. B. Musselman,
who celebrated her 85th birthday,
was held at the home of Mrs.
D. Magee on January 19. Twenty-
one of Mrs. Musselman’s friends
(all grandmothers) were .invited
for the occasion. The room had
a spring-like appearance with
beautiful bouquets of daffodils,
tulips and snapdragons which
were sent by Miss Musselman of
Cranbrook. A lovely cake cov-
ered with pink and white icing
with candles forming the number
“85"" was presented to the hon-
oree. Each piece given to the
guests contained a conundrum.
Other games and contests were
enjoyed.

A beautifully decorated basket
laden with lovely gifts was pre-
sented to Mrs. Musselman. As
each guest left, they were pre-
sented with a flower from the
beautiful bouquet received from
the daughter.

Hostesses assisting Mrs. Ma-
gee for the occasion were Mrs.
W. Wright, Mrs. W. Waldie and
Mrs. P. McPhee.

Miss Ann Roberts who has
just graduated from the Jubilee
hospital in Victoria will spend
a few days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Roberts, before
leaving for Pasadena, Fla.

Mr. R. Fenner is a patient in

the Trail-Tadanac hospital:

timber on the Arrow Lakes and
the Columbia River, we are justi-
fied in submitting it.

CYRIL BELL

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St. Rita’s Has
First Baptism
Of New Year

Sunday afternoon, January 27
saw. the first baptism ceremony
of the new year of 1952 per-
formed in St. Rita’s Church,
Castlegar, by ‘the parish priest,
Father Barnes.

The infant son of Mr. and
and Mrs. Albert Geisler received
the sacrament of baptism and
was given.the names Mark Al-
bert. The newly - baptised wore
the christening dress which was
used on the occasion of his fath-
er's baptism.

The god-parents ‘were Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Geisler of Kin-
naird.

St. Alban’s W. A
Enrolls Two New
Members

Two new members were en-
rolled when’ St. Alban’s W. A.
met at the home of Mrs. R. A.
D. West Thursday evening, Jan.
17th.

As the president, Mrs. A. Hors-
will, was unavoidably delayed,
Mrs. L. Killough opened the
meeting with the Litany and
prayers.

Members were reminded of the
“pot luck” supper and annual
vestry meeting in the Parish hall
January 28th.

_ Arrangements were made to
hold the W. A. birthday party at

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the home ‘of Mrs. R. Westwood
on Wednesday, February 6th, at
2:30 p.m.

Mrs. R. Elliott, Mrs. R. Kerr,
Mrs. F. J. McLeod and Mrs. Joe
Killough were appointed to take
charge of the program. Mrs.
J. Kelly will assist Mrs. West-
wood with refreshments and
Mrs. R. West will be in charge
of favors. Members were ask-
ed to remember to bring their
gifts for the birthday box.

Mrs. A. Horswill and Mrs. J.
Kelly were nominated to repre-
sent St. Alban’s W. A. on the
World Day of Erayen commit:
tee.

At the close of the meeting
delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. R. West and Mrs. R.
Elliott.

Deer Park W. I.
Holds Sale

The Deér Park Women's In-
stitute held a community supper
and sale of work at the Deer
Park school January 19th. The
President, Mrs. Florence Brig-
geman, served, with the assist-
ance of other members. The
supper was served cafeteria style.
Sale of work consisted of aprons,
doilies, crockery and so forth.
The institute members are work-,
ing on a flower design patch-
work quilt which they intend
to raffle at a later date. A pro-
spective member Mrs. J. Stockl-
burger donated wool for this pur-
pose. , :

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To get these extra services, a person must have qualified for the Universal Pension. He must also
have a total yearly income* of not more than ¢hat all:
A person must also have lived in B. C. for three years imthediately prior to his application to
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