. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 Western Canada The Faust Lumber Company, of Moose Jaw. Sask., have purchased the In- dependent Lumber Company's business at Rcgina and 24 branch yards, which gives them control of a large part of the lumber business of the province. One hundred and forty thousand acres of timber land were disposed of last month by an English syndicate to Vancouver capitalists for a figure in the vicinity of $81)0 000. The plans are for the erection o
. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 Western Canada The Faust Lumber Company, of Moose Jaw. Sask., have purchased the In- dependent Lumber Company's business at Rcgina and 24 branch yards, which gives them control of a large part of the lumber business of the province. One hundred and forty thousand acres of timber land were disposed of last month by an English syndicate to Vancouver capitalists for a figure in the vicinity of $81)0 000. The plans are for the erection of pulpwood and sawmills on the property situated on the east coast of Vancouver Island, one hundred miles north of Vancouver. An important convention is to be held in Calgary this month. Representa- tives of the leading firms from the Atlantic to the Pacific are expected to be present It will be one of the most important gatherings of those interested in lumber ever held in Canada, and the occasion will undoubtedly be seized upon to, discuss all matters of general interest, with a view of minimizing the possi- bility of future friction. The Michigan Pacific Lumber Company has been formed in Grand Rapids, with a capital of $1,500,000. Most of the stock is held bv Michigan men. The company undertakes to log and market ,000,000 feet of pine, spruce, cedar and north-western hemlock, covering 51 square miles, in the virgin forests of Vancouver. A logging road, tugs, docks, buddings and a complete lumber- ing equipment are being installed in the district, which lies 30 miles west of Vancouver. During the last week or two a number of lumber buyers from the American side have been in Vancouver purchasing for the United States market the higher grade lumber and shingles, the prices being on the basis of the American list. All of th'- oiders call for delivery as soon as the lumber can be manufac- tured. The demand for British Columbia shingles on the other side of the boundarv line
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