. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. September, 1905 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 23. Western Offices of The Canada Lumberman, 720-721 Union Bank Building, WINNIPEG, MAN.; 536 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY. Twelve miles east of the city of Vancouver, on the south shore of Burrard Inlet, is Port Moody, the erstwhile western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Not much is left in the way of building of what at one time promised to be an important city. The ex- ten
. Canadian forest industries 1905-1906. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. September, 1905 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 23. Western Offices of The Canada Lumberman, 720-721 Union Bank Building, WINNIPEG, MAN.; 536 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. THE CANADIAN PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY. Twelve miles east of the city of Vancouver, on the south shore of Burrard Inlet, is Port Moody, the erstwhile western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Not much is left in the way of building of what at one time promised to be an important city. The ex- tension of the westward practically killed the prospects of the town and the most important establishment now existing there is the large saw mill plant of the Canadian Pacific Lumber Company. The location is an ideal one. With the main line of the railway running right through their property, and the harbor nearby, where ocean going vessels can sail right up to within a stone throw of the mill, the shipping facilities are hard to beat. And the company have not been slow to make use of, and improve on, the natural advant- ages ot their location. The first mill was built some ten years ago by the Burrard Inlet Red Cedar Lumber Com- pany, Limited. This mill had a capacity of about 65,000 feet per day of ten hours, and was operated under several different managements until six years ago, when it was taken over by the present company. From that time it was operated continuously until July of 1904, when fire destroyed the saw mill, machine shop, one large kiln, several. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
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