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8 o e is J n me ) 9 00 y' y en e ns 0 o e + -!:!Hg\ !-!"v -- | . oo FEBRVARY 1 -- | ] \~ _ "But the agreement between!| * | Abitibi and the Government, hand-- : ing back these lands to the Pro-- _ vince, was not signed until June. In the meantime the Lake Sulphite SMAll.SC ALE Company had sought and received _ public subscription on the strength of their Government agreement," _ said Colonel Drew. . PUlP OPER ATOR | Mr. Heenan replied that although the final agreement between the Government and Abitibi was not wenmmemmmmemte mm ce signed until June, the discussions had taken place long before that Spence Requests That and a plan mapped out that was favorable to both the company and T"IOY G..* Preference the Department of Lands and QOver Firms From U.S. Forests. We d Ti YrFETETrE Eies prrngy Colonel Drew asked what had prompted the Minister to reach a MAY B E CALL E D decision regarding the switching of eC i ierrnrvreerrencoments Crown lands from the three com-- panies mentioned to the Lake Sul-- A request that thne special com-- phite Company. "After all, you mittee of the Legislature investi-- didn't use a ouiji board." gating the timber policies of the Mr. Heenan denied that there was Government recommend that the any connection between the alloca-- rights of small pulp operators be tion of land to the Lake Sulphite given preference over United States _ Company and the agreement reach--| companies, was made yesterday by ed with the other companies giving | Frank Spence (Con.. Fort William). hack into the Province's hands' The request came after Colonel Crown land under their control. | Drew had asked Hon. Peter Heenan, "The Government was looking for | Minister of Lands and Forests, what land, easy of access, to cut timber | had happened to the small opera-- for export," he said. "We therefore tors cutting for export on the arranged with these three com-- Crown lands allocated to the Lake panies for some land under their Sulphite Company in February, control. But when the Lake Sul-- 1937. phite proposition came up we be-- "The operators had a license for lieved that it was more important only one year," replied the Minis-- to turn the cutting rights over to a ter. "We allowed them to continue Canadian industry for processing at f cutting long enough to fill con-- home than to keep the land and cut tracts they had on hand, and then for export." they had to get out." Referring back to the plight of "Were these men called in and the small operators forced off the asked to state their views on the land when the Lake Sulphite Com-- case?" asked Colonel Drew. "I know pany came in, Mr. Heenan said that what they would have said without the men employed by these jobbers * calling them in," answered Mr did not suffer, as they were taken Heenan. "They would have stated up by the extra cutting work that they had as much right to cut supplied by the company. over the land as any company. = "Well, haven't they?" said Coloncel PDrew. "You are getting very near advocating the continued export of pulpwood," Mr. Heenan said. "I believe that this committee should look into the plight of the small operators," said Mr. Spence, "whose whole life and business are tied up in their operations. Their 4 rights should receive prcrmonco; over United States companies. I| & believe some of these operators should be called before this com-- 3 mittee to give their side of the | story." | Chairman Paul Leduc, Minister of | Mines, said that if Mr. Spence wish-- ed to call pulp operators to give evidence he had full power to do so. Colonel Drew asked Mr. Heenan | to present the agreements mmle! between the Government and the Abitibi Company, the Provincial Paper Company and the Great «-- Lakes Pulp and Paper Company, whereboy these concerns handed back to the Government Crown lands which were later allocated to the Lake Sulphite Company. The Minister read letters which passed between his department and the Great Lakes Paper Company. "What agreements did you have with Abitibi?" asked Colonel Drew. *Nothing on file," replied Mr. Heenan, "but we had discussions with the company and they didn't disagree with what we were doing." Colonel Drew said that the De-- partment of Lands and Forests had : recommended an Order--in--Council to the Cabinct which resulted in the formation of the Lake Sulphite Company in February, 1937, and that' in the agreement with the company the Government allocated lands formerly belonging to the Abitibi Company to the new con-- cern.