. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN New General Manager for Lumber Firm Knight Bros. Co., of Burk's Falls. Ont., has a new manager in the person of John S. Parker, of Toronto, who succeeds the late ]. H. Cole. He recently entered upon his new duties and is meet- ing with well-deserved success in the service of this established firm of lumbermen and wood- workers. Mr. Parker is no stranger to Burk's Falls, having had charge of the mechanical and electrical department of t
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN New General Manager for Lumber Firm Knight Bros. Co., of Burk's Falls. Ont., has a new manager in the person of John S. Parker, of Toronto, who succeeds the late ]. H. Cole. He recently entered upon his new duties and is meet- ing with well-deserved success in the service of this established firm of lumbermen and wood- workers. Mr. Parker is no stranger to Burk's Falls, having had charge of the mechanical and electrical department of the Knight Bros. Company's plant from 1912 to 1916. In the latter year he joined the staff of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Ontario. There he was engaged in the municipal department. In this capacity he served four years as district engineer for the Northern and Eastern systems. For the last two years he had charge of the Severn, Wasdells and Muskoka systems and supervised special development work in New Ontario. Mr. Parker's return to Burk's Falls is welcomed by the citizens of that place for, in his previous residence there, he al- ways took a deep interest in everything that concerned the best welfare of the John S. Parker, Burk's Falls, Ont. Death of John Joseph Whaley The death took place recently in Guelph, Ont., of John Joseph Whaley, of the firm of Knight, Whaley Co., wholesale lumber mer- chants.'' Although he had been in failing health for several months past, he had shown signs of improvement, and relatives and friends were hopeful that he would be able to be around again. The late Mr. Whaley was in his 64th year, and was a native of Milverton, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Whaley. He farmed for a short time and then went to Huntsville, where he entered the lumber business with his brother, the late Thos. Whaley, and his brother-in-law, the late W. J. Passmore. He came to Guelph 23 years ago, and was for some time a member of the firm of Cock- b
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