. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, lOl't A Progressive Lumber Manufacturer Frank Blais Has Built Several Sawmills in Quebec and Directs Many Other Activities With twelve dollars of bor- rowed money in his pocket Frank Blais went to Boston some twenty-five years ago to work in a brick yard. To-day he is a prosperous wholesale lumber merchant and manufacturer in the province of Quebec and owns and operates four saw mills, ex- tensive timber lim
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER December 1, lOl't A Progressive Lumber Manufacturer Frank Blais Has Built Several Sawmills in Quebec and Directs Many Other Activities With twelve dollars of bor- rowed money in his pocket Frank Blais went to Boston some twenty-five years ago to work in a brick yard. To-day he is a prosperous wholesale lumber merchant and manufacturer in the province of Quebec and owns and operates four saw mills, ex- tensive timber limits, a general store and a flourishing pulpwood and hay and grain business. His life story is one of push, purpose and achievement. He is a pro- gressive French-Canadian citizen, of whom the province of Quebec has many, not only in the lumber business but in other lines of achievement. Mr. Blais' first job was, as stated, in a brick yard in Boston. He then drifted into bush work and went to New York state to cut logs and get a prac- tical acquaintance with woods operations. His next move was into the state of Connecticut where he secured a position with a man named C. B. Terrell, who was a lumberman and contractor. Mr. Blais stayed with him for sevefi years doing all kinds of work from cutting poles to running portable .sawmills. Seventeen years ago he returned fo Canada and opened a general store at St. Thecle, Que. This village is located in Cham- plain county, on the Canadian Government Railways. About this time he began to buy pulpwood for the Riordon Pulp and Paper Co., of Montreal, and still continues this work, along with his many other accivities. In 1904 he built two sawmills, one at St. Thecle and the other at Hervey Junction, and for several years supplied railway contractors with all their requirements in forest products and also feed for their horses. He furnished about 400 cars of hay and 25. Frank Blais, Amos, Please note that these images are extracted fro
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