. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. March 15, 1916 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 Lumber Case Dismissed An action brought by the New Ladysmith Lumber Company against the Esquimalt ond Nanaimo Railway and the Canadian Pa- cific Railway for damages for the alleged non-delivery of a car of lum- ber shipped over their lines, consigned to Edmonton, has been dis- missed by Justice Clement, his lordship expressing the opinion that the onus of proof rested with the plaintiffs and that they had failed t
. Canadian forest industries 1916. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. March 15, 1916 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 Lumber Case Dismissed An action brought by the New Ladysmith Lumber Company against the Esquimalt ond Nanaimo Railway and the Canadian Pa- cific Railway for damages for the alleged non-delivery of a car of lum- ber shipped over their lines, consigned to Edmonton, has been dis- missed by Justice Clement, his lordship expressing the opinion that the onus of proof rested with the plaintiffs and that they had failed to make out a case against the defendants- The plaintiffs will probably appeal against his lordship's decision. Saskatchewan Companies Doing Well Reports from the leading lumber manufacturing companies in Saskatchewan refer optimistically to the immediate future, which, compared with last spring, shows a decided promise- The Prince Al- bert Lumber company during the winter have employed altogether 15,000 hands and between 600 and 700 teams of horses. Apart from the payroll, the provisioning of this small army creates an industry in itself. Enquiries show that the logging camps which are located in the Shoal Creek and Stum]) Lake districts, are likely to break up at any time now, in any case by the beginning of next month, the com- pany having already secured a full cut of logs. The logging camps report bad weatlTer early in the new year, but say later favorable con- ditions facilitated the work. With the breaking up of the camps, all the old and regularly employed hands will be turned to millwork, the remainder returning to their homesteads. Most of the teams also go back to the harrow, the binder and the plow. The plant at Prince Albert will run night and day throughout the coming summer. Mr. Angus Carss, of the Carss Mackinaw Clothing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont., leaves on March 18th for his annual trip to the Pacific Coast. Mr. Carss has been calling upon the lumbermen throug
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