Canadian lumber agreement welcome news for Western Lumber producers.PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1996--An agreement to limit Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to imports to the U.S. market will help Western lumber producers, an industry trade association executive said today. Robert H. Hunt Colonel Robert H. Hunt fought in the Civil War and later became Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Birth and early life Robert H. Hunt was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1839. His parents emigrated to America in 1847, taking their children with them. , president of Western Wood Products Association, said the agreement between the U.S. and Canadian governments creates a more balanced market for lumber suppliers. "The discussions leading to this agreement took 16 months and a tremendous amount of patience on the part of Western lumber producers. Since 1990, more than 222 mills in the West have closed their doors while subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. lumber from Canada grew to 37 percent of the market," he said. Canadian lumber imports totaled 16.95 billion board feet in 1995, an all-time record. In 1990, 12.08 billion board feet was imported from Canada. The Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports called the agreement "a significant measure of relief to a long-suffering industry." Hunt, who is a member of the coalition's executive committee, said the key value of the settlement lies in the 1.5-billion board foot reduction in future Canadian shipments. He added the U.S. government's commitment to take immediate action should the settlement be violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. is also an important aspect. "Fair competition is in the best interest of all in the lumber marketplace," Hunt said. "This country needs a healthy American lumber manufacturing industry as well as wood products from Canada. The agreement offers an opportunity to have both." Western Wood Products Association represents lumber manufacturers in the 12 Western states. The association tracks industry performance and lumber-related economic trends, and provides quality control and marketing services for Western mills. CONTACT: Western Woods Products Association, Portland, Ore. Robert (Butch) Bernhardt Jr., 503/224-3930 |
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