. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. -A September 1, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 81. The P. Payette foundry and machine shop, Penetanguishene, Ont. expects to have all the timber cut on his 300 acres in about two more years and will turn out between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 ft. besides 6,000 or 8,000 cords of hardwood. Widely Known Saw Mill Machinery Firm The P. Payette Company, of Penetanguishene, are manufactur- ers of general sawmill machinery, lath mills and bolters, carriages a
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. -A September 1, 1919 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 81. The P. Payette foundry and machine shop, Penetanguishene, Ont. expects to have all the timber cut on his 300 acres in about two more years and will turn out between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 ft. besides 6,000 or 8,000 cords of hardwood. Widely Known Saw Mill Machinery Firm The P. Payette Company, of Penetanguishene, are manufactur- ers of general sawmill machinery, lath mills and bolters, carriages and set works, log decking machinery, etc. The business was established by Peter Payette 34 years ago and J. T. Payette, the present pro- prietor, has served 21 years apprenticeship, learning his trade in each shop, such as the moulding, machine and pattern shops. Then enter- ing the office he worked his way up until he became office manager and latterly took a position on the road. On the death of his uncle, Peter Payette, he became manager of the whole factory, which was left to himself and eight other heirs. Geo. E. Copeland and J. T. Payette purchased the interests of the other heirs and four years ago last spring Mr. Payette acquired Mr. Copeland's interests making the former sole proprietor of the plant. The capacity of the industry is now five times what it was five years ago. J. T. Payette purchased some three years ago the gas engine plant of the Adams Launch & Engine Co. and has more than doubled its output. The Payette Com- pany have been doing a great deal of shipyard work and at present have about a year's work ahead of them. They made all the rudder posts for six Toronto ships and also for three Midland ships and turn- ed out all the cast iron slabs for the Dominion Shipbuilding Co. of Toronto and the Midland Shipbuilding Co. of Midland. Mr. J. T. Payette is only 33 years of age and has always taken a deep interest in good horses. He keeps a number of fast step
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