. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 3° THE CANADA LUMBERMAN December, 1903 PERSONAL. The death occurred recently of Mr. Thomas Brina- combe, who conducted a saw mill at Hayden, Ont. Mr. W. H. Edger, for several years foreman in the saw mill of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, Rat Portage. Ont., has accepted a similar position in the company's new mill at Winnipeg, Mr. John Hendry, manager of the British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Company, Vancouver, is the vice-president for British Columbia of
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 3° THE CANADA LUMBERMAN December, 1903 PERSONAL. The death occurred recently of Mr. Thomas Brina- combe, who conducted a saw mill at Hayden, Ont. Mr. W. H. Edger, for several years foreman in the saw mill of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, Rat Portage. Ont., has accepted a similar position in the company's new mill at Winnipeg, Mr. John Hendry, manager of the British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Company, Vancouver, is the vice-president for British Columbia of the Canadian Manufacturers'Association for the year 1903-4. Mr. Frank Harrison, of the lumber firm of Frank Harrison & Company, Liverpool, England, was a re cent visitor to Canada in the interest of his lumber im- porting business. Mr. Neale,of Chatham, N. B., is the Canadiaif representative of the firm. ©n November 9th died at Guelph, Ont., at the age of 88 years and 4 months. He came to Canada when eighteen years old and settled at Oak- ville, later renting a saw mill at Everton and teaming lumber to Fergus, when there were only a few houses in the hamlet. His late life was devoted to farming. Mr. J. H. Walker, formerly manager at Toronto for the Canadian Rubber Company, has been appointed sales manager for the Dominion Belting Company, of Hamilton, Ont., and will enter upon his duties at once. Mr. Walker's intimate knowledge of this branch of the trade, gained during a long practical experience,should prove beneficial to the interests of the company with which he is now identified. TIMBER FOR RAILROADS. It is announced that the Pennsylvania Railroad has decided to plant 50,000 locust trees along its line, the timber when sufficiently large to be used for ties. The movement has been rendered imperative, it is said, by the shortage in the supply of wooden ties, and the pro- blem has become so serious of late that several com- panies have discussed t
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