. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Balata Belting Chappell Bros, recently acquired limits in the county of Bonaventure, Quebec, located across the river from Dalhousie. A public meeting was recently held at Dalhousie to discuss proposed inducements to Chappell Bros. It was decided to take a plebi- scite upon the question. The inducements suggested are the following: 1. A free site, including water sufficient for steam purposes and to cost not more than $8,000; 2. Free
. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Balata Belting Chappell Bros, recently acquired limits in the county of Bonaventure, Quebec, located across the river from Dalhousie. A public meeting was recently held at Dalhousie to discuss proposed inducements to Chappell Bros. It was decided to take a plebi- scite upon the question. The inducements suggested are the following: 1. A free site, including water sufficient for steam purposes and to cost not more than $8,000; 2. Free water and stand pipes for fire protection; 3. Flat rate of town taxation of $5 000 for twenty years; 4. Eight of way to the mill site;; 5. The council to move in'securing dredging services from the government and other minor privileges in consideration of Chappell Bros, agreeing to erect a long lumber mill capable of saw- ing from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 superficial feet yearly, together with a planing mill to give winter employment to the workmen of the town. It is generally ex- pected that the proposal will be carried. ' The annual meeting of the Clyde Biver Pulp & Paper Company, Limited, was held recently at New Glasgow, The report of the secretary showed a very favorable condition of affairs. The mill has been running about two months and in addition a large quantity of pine lumber has been gotten out. Arch. McKenzie was again elected president and Arch. McColl vice-president. Mr. Graham Fraser's tiame was added to the board of directors. A Montreal report states that a $20,000,000 deal is about to be put through i» connection with British Columbia timber. Messrs. G. F. Johnson, and H. J. Alii son, of the firm of Johnson, McConnell & Allison, of Montreal, are now on their way to England in connection with the proposition. Much of the capital, it is said, has already been subscribed. The name of the company is to be the British-Canadian Lumber Corporation. Th
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