. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN ANT) WOODWORKER Death Summons N. A. Rhodes of Amherst, N. S. The death occurred recently at Amherst, , after an illness of little more than one week, of Mr. N. A. Rhodes, vice-president of the Rhodes-Curry Company, Limited, and one of the best known and most highly esteemed business men of eastern Canada. Mr. Rhodes was re- turning from a trip to Sydney, when lie was taken ill on the tram. Several specialists were summoned and an operation for app
. Canadian forest industries 1909. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN ANT) WOODWORKER Death Summons N. A. Rhodes of Amherst, N. S. The death occurred recently at Amherst, , after an illness of little more than one week, of Mr. N. A. Rhodes, vice-president of the Rhodes-Curry Company, Limited, and one of the best known and most highly esteemed business men of eastern Canada. Mr. Rhodes was re- turning from a trip to Sydney, when lie was taken ill on the tram. Several specialists were summoned and an operation for appendicitis was found necessary. After the operation was performed it was ex- pected that Mr. Rhodes would soon recover. Other symptom* developed, however, and in spite of the most skilful attention Mr. Rhodes passed away. Mr. N. A. Rhodes was a self-made man in every sense of the word having lost his parents at an early age and been thrown on his own re- sources when ten years old. He was horn in Amherst, , in 1845. After learning the carpenter trade, he went to the United States, where he remained for ten years, during five years of which he held a respon- sible position as superintendent, with a large building and contracting firm. In 1877 Mr. Rhodes returned to Amherst and engaged in the manu- facture of building materials. Later, he took into partnership his brother- in law, Mr. N. Curry, who became president of Rhodes, Curry & Com-. The Late N. A. Rhodes, Vice-President Rhodes Curry Co., Limited, Amherst, N. S. pany, Limited. The business of this company is varied in character and includes the operation of saw mills, planing mills, lath mills, shingle mills, brick works, car works, machine works and foundry. Mr. Rhodes also held large interests in other enterprises. He was half-owner in a large lumber concern at Sheet Harbor, , where he and his partner, Mr. Curry-, operated on a large scale. He held a large interest in a Newfoundland property, which was subseque
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