. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 67 power prices in the equal-rate district surrounding Fort William and Port Arthur. Expenditure of upwards of $60,000 will be undertaken by the McLean Shingle Company, Port Coquitlam, B. C, in the immediate future on the rebuilding of the shingle mill at the junction of the Pitt and Fraser rivers, according to J. H. McLean, manager and pre- sident. The mill was recently destroyed by fire of unknown origin. F. Villeneuve Lumber Co. Limit
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 67 power prices in the equal-rate district surrounding Fort William and Port Arthur. Expenditure of upwards of $60,000 will be undertaken by the McLean Shingle Company, Port Coquitlam, B. C, in the immediate future on the rebuilding of the shingle mill at the junction of the Pitt and Fraser rivers, according to J. H. McLean, manager and pre- sident. The mill was recently destroyed by fire of unknown origin. F. Villeneuve Lumber Co. Limited, of Walkerville, Ont., which was recently granted a charter, was established 20 years ago by F. Villeneuve in his own name. Previous to entering the retail lumber line, Mr. Villeneuve was superintendent and buyer of the Globe Furniture Co., of Walkerville. His associates in the business are his sons, Walter Villeneuve, being secretary-treasurer, general- manager and director and Leo J. Villeneuve superintendent and director. T. J. Villeneuve is a director, while F. Villeneuve is the president. The Abernethy-Lougheed Logging Co. at Port Haney, B. C, are not taking any chances for forest fires this year. They have a number of rangers patrolling the forests night and day and are ex- pending $1500 per month in fire prevention measures. The company is one of the best equipped for fire fighting in the province and $8,000 have been expended in additional equipment this year. Last year there was a serious fire in the company's limits and a large quantity of valuable timber was destroyed. This year there has been only one outbreak so far. An attempt on the part of a farmer, Robert Anderson, to burn out a hornet's nest near Jones Creek, Ont., caused a bush fire which threatened to assume serious proportions and which was responsible for assistance sent from Brockville. During the day a call for assis- tance was also received by the local department from the townships of Leeds and Lans
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