. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN. Mr. J. J. McFadden, Spragge, Ont. Progressive Lumberman Who Has Risen Steadily At the head of the newly-in- corporated firm of J. J. McFad- den, Limited, Spragge, Ont., is J. J. McFadden, who for many years conducted operations un- der the name of McFadden & Malloy. As stated in a recent is- sue of the "Canada Lumberman," 1. f. McFadden, Limited, has an authorized capital of $5,000,000. J. P. Gillies is vice-president of th
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN. Mr. J. J. McFadden, Spragge, Ont. Progressive Lumberman Who Has Risen Steadily At the head of the newly-in- corporated firm of J. J. McFad- den, Limited, Spragge, Ont., is J. J. McFadden, who for many years conducted operations un- der the name of McFadden & Malloy. As stated in a recent is- sue of the "Canada Lumberman," 1. f. McFadden, Limited, has an authorized capital of $5,000,000. J. P. Gillies is vice-president of the organization, R. F. Grimes managing-director and P. T. Sey- mour secretary. In connection with the firm, it may be stated that Mr. McFadden is a man of a retiring disposition who has plied his calling for many years quietly and persistently and to- day is one of the biggest and most successful operators in the Dominion. Of Irish extraction, he was born in the pretty little town of Aylmer, Que., on the shores of Lake Deschene. There he went to school, played truant and did most everything else that the active, healthy boys of that day engaged in. Young McFadden was fond of hanging around the local sawmill and always liked to hear the hum of the industry. He learned to run the logs in his bare feet and loved paddling about using some of the big fellows as a craft. When eleven years of age his mother died and he then went to Renfrew where he attended school for several years. Mr. McFadden secured his 'first position, outside of Renfrew, when eighteen years of age, with' J. R. Booth as camp clerk on the Madawaska limits. He soon mastered other ac- tivities and was able to perform any duty in connection with bush work from the felling of a tree to the driving of a team. He also started in to measure logs and became 'a scaler for Mr. Booth and, was later promoted to the position of chief clerk at one of the de- pots on the limits. After four years' service with Mr. Booth, the subje
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