. Canadian forest industries January-June 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1!)20. Capt. Hunter Pannill, Toronto Toronto Firm Adopts New Idea in Service Specialization is the watch- word of modern business enter- prises and is being developed in the wood products line more and more with the idea of rendering better and more efficient service. A distinct step has been taken in this direction by the Pannill Door Company, who are located at 131 Front St. East, Toronto, and re- port a r
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER February 15, 1!)20. Capt. Hunter Pannill, Toronto Toronto Firm Adopts New Idea in Service Specialization is the watch- word of modern business enter- prises and is being developed in the wood products line more and more with the idea of rendering better and more efficient service. A distinct step has been taken in this direction by the Pannill Door Company, who are located at 131 Front St. East, Toronto, and re- port a remarkably brisk demand for their stock. The company do both a wholesale and retail busi- ness and handle nothing but doors. Their business in this re- spect is unique. The present de- mand is a strong indication that the coming season will be a brisk one in the building arena. The company carry a stock of several thousand doors in all sizes, in plain and quarter cut white oak, red oak and birch and solid white pine, featuring the Korelock and Klimax line, one of their leaders being a three-ply panel birch with softwood stiles and rails. They furnish hotels, hospitals and other larger buildings as well as con- tractors, builders and private Prices are steadily going up owing to the advance in materials and the active requisition from many quarters. The head of the company is Captain Hunter Pannill, who, pre- vious to enlisting for overseas service, was on the staff of the Nor- thern Aluminum Co., Limited, Toronto. He had some thrilling ex- periences during the European hostilities and returned to Canada two inches shorter in stature than when he went away, as the result of a narrow escape from death when in the Royal Air Force. Cap- tain Pannill crossed .the ocean with the 38th Battalion of Ottawa, and in the latter part of 1915 got into the fighting game in France. He took part in all the big events and escaped unscathed until the battle of Vimy Ridge. There, shot
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