. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. C A N y\ I) A I -1: M i'> li \< M AX .\ X I) W f )•() I) W O !^ K Scijti-mlur I. the largest size, while no less than sixteen will measure 8100 tons each. These ships are being built at Halifax, New (ilasgow, Levis, Three Rivers, Montreal, Kingston, Welland, Collingwood. Port Arthur, T'rince Rupert, Vancouver and Victoria, and are giving em- ployment to many Canadian workmen. When the ships are named each will have the word "Canadian" pre
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. C A N y\ I) A I -1: M i'> li \< M AX .\ X I) W f )•() I) W O !^ K Scijti-mlur I. the largest size, while no less than sixteen will measure 8100 tons each. These ships are being built at Halifax, New (ilasgow, Levis, Three Rivers, Montreal, Kingston, Welland, Collingwood. Port Arthur, T'rince Rupert, Vancouver and Victoria, and are giving em- ployment to many Canadian workmen. When the ships are named each will have the word "Canadian" prefixed, and will thus advertise the Dominion in every port they visit. Seven of these steamers are already in commission and have made voyages to the West Indies, South America and across the Atlantic. By the end of this year it is expected that the Canadian Merchant Marine will have twenty ships afloat, aggregating 100,000 tons. It is hoped and believed that before the end of another year the present objective of 300,000 tons will be reached. This fleet will help to take care of the greatly increased production that is expected and of the increased imports that are sure to come, and at the same time will serve as a very necessary complement to our great lines of railways. Meanwhile, our provincial shipyards are as busy as pos- sible turning out an entirely different class of vessel, but one that is very useful in its way, and whenever one is launched it may be taken for granted that no time will be lost in providing it with a cargo for the British market. Historic Lumber Co. Re-org^anizes The oldest son of the late Al- fred McDonald, lumberman,- of Peterboro, Ont., is J. R. McDon- ald, who for a number of years ha"fe taken an active interest in the business and will continue to do so. The estate of Alfred McDon- ald has now been wound up and the business handed over to hi:i family consisting of Mrs. Mc- Donald and three sons, J. R., A. D. and C. McDonald. The firm will b
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