. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. n- sive manufacturers of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings and all kinds of house and steamboat work, as well as lumber, flooring, laths, shingles, clapboards, etc. The business was founded forty years ago by Mr. James Shearer, and on the 1st of January, 1896, the present company was organized under the laws of the province, with a capital of $200,000, Mr. James Shearer being president, Mr. JamesT. Shearer vice-president, and Mr. Bert H. Wills secretary and treasu
. Canadian forest industries 1897-1899. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. n- sive manufacturers of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings and all kinds of house and steamboat work, as well as lumber, flooring, laths, shingles, clapboards, etc. The business was founded forty years ago by Mr. James Shearer, and on the 1st of January, 1896, the present company was organized under the laws of the province, with a capital of $200,000, Mr. James Shearer being president, Mr. JamesT. Shearer vice-president, and Mr. Bert H. Wills secretary and treasurer. The plant comprises a four storey planing mill, sash, door and blind factory, shown in the accompanying illustration, and a large lumber yard, bounded by Shearer, St. Patrick, Island streets and canal bank ; while the equip- ment embraces the latest improved machinery, oper- ated by water power and auxiliary engines of one hundred horse power. Steady employment is given to one hundred and forty skilled workmen. The facilities of the James Shearer Company for sup- plying builders and con- sumers with first-class ma- terials are such as can be readily appreciated by those thoroughly understanding the business, and who are enterprising enough to take advantage of every convenience whereby orders may be promptly filled and with satisfac- tion to customers. The situation of their factory commands unsurpassed facilities for the receipt and transportation of supplies by rail and water. This company are also prominent as builders and contractors, and among notable specimens of their work may be named the Merchants Bank of Halifax, corner Seigneurs and Notre Dame Covering Ten Acres. MONTREAL, CANADA many residences. Orders and commissions re- ceive immediate personal attention, to which is due, in no slight degree, the extensive trade of the company both in city and country. President Shearer, the founder of the business, is a native of Scotland, and deservedly prominent as preside
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