. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN September, 1903 A VISIT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS. [By Our Travelling Representative.] After going- throagh Wiscosin I made a rapid journey through Beloit to Peoria and Galesburg, Illinois. From the latter place I went direct south to St. Louis, striking the Mississippi river at Alton. Crossing the famous Eads bridge I saw the waters of the great Mississipi and Missouri rivers rolling their mighty flood onward to the Mexican gulf. St. Louis
. Canadian forest industries 1903. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN September, 1903 A VISIT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS. [By Our Travelling Representative.] After going- throagh Wiscosin I made a rapid journey through Beloit to Peoria and Galesburg, Illinois. From the latter place I went direct south to St. Louis, striking the Mississippi river at Alton. Crossing the famous Eads bridge I saw the waters of the great Mississipi and Missouri rivers rolling their mighty flood onward to the Mexican gulf. St. Louis is wide-awake at any ordinary time, but it was mote especially so when I saw it. Thousands of workmen were there helping to put up hundreds of building destined for the ing and by forest cultivation will be shown. Under the various groups will be shown all the lumbering appliances, including saw mills, logging roads, dry kilns, storage yards, etc. When I arrived at St. Louis the fair grounds presented an animated scene. Many of the larger buildings were already completed and ready for occupancy, whilst the rattle of hammers and machinery on all sides betokened the great enterprise being rapidly pushed for- ward. Canada is expected to put forth her best efforts and as the eyes of all lumbermen are turning to our northern forests it is expected that her exhibit will be a representative Hall of International Congress, St. Louis Worlds Fair. great Exposition. The formal dedication of the grounds took place on the 30th of April. The exposition will open on the 30th of April next. The approxi- mate cost will be over forty millions of dollars, it will be built upon a 1200 acre site. To grasp St. Louis one must know that it is spread out over an area exceeding by far that of New York city, an area of 62^ square miles, twenty miles of river frontage, 8000 factories, a population of over 600,000, with twenty-five railroads. Speaking to one of the officials I asked if it would be l
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