. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 68 CANADA LUMBERMAN J. H. Cole Expires After Long Illness John H. Cole, managing-dir- ector of Knight Bros. Co., Ltd., Burks Falls, Out., passed away recently alter an illness of several weeks. He was well known in lumber circles and enjoyed the re- spect and esteem of a large num- ber of friends. Mr. Cole was born in Georgetown, Ont.( in 1881 and was educated there. He joined the staff of Knight Bros. in 1899, acting for them as shipper and lumber
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 68 CANADA LUMBERMAN J. H. Cole Expires After Long Illness John H. Cole, managing-dir- ector of Knight Bros. Co., Ltd., Burks Falls, Out., passed away recently alter an illness of several weeks. He was well known in lumber circles and enjoyed the re- spect and esteem of a large num- ber of friends. Mr. Cole was born in Georgetown, Ont.( in 1881 and was educated there. He joined the staff of Knight Bros. in 1899, acting for them as shipper and lumber inspector and later as cost accountant until the spring of 1904 when the company's plant was destroyed by fire. Then he took charge of the office of the Magnetawan Tanning & Electric Co., at Burks Falls. Four years later he was transferred to the head office in Toronto and ap- pointed secretary both of that company and of Tobey, Limited, Collingwood. In 1916 Mr. Cole resigned his position as secretary-treasurer of the Magnetawan Tan- ning & Electric Co., in order to take the position as manager of Knight Bros. Company's activities at Burks Falls where he was up until the time of his death. He leaves a wife and four children. Mr. Cole was a member of the Masonic Order, and in religion was a Baptist. He was always interested in clean sport and was president of the Burks Falls Baseball Club, and the East Parry Sound League and his in- fluence was always for The late J. H. Cole, Burks Falls, Ont. Sudden Death of Planing Mill Man George W. O'Neill, president and manager of the Risteen Co., Limited, dropped dead recently while crossing the floor of his home in Fredericton, Mr. O'Neill was born in Fredericton 67 years ago and for the past 45 years has been engaged with the Risteen wood- working factory, devoting his attention to the practical work of manu- facturing until 21 years ago when he was appointed manager of the plant. Later he was elected president and ma
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