. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 163 CANADA LUMBERMAN repair work on the rolling stock and saw mill. The machines are driven by a 25 motor. The company have found it desirable to provide housing accom- modation for some of their employees and are owners of about 25 houses, in addition to a large boarding house and a View of the Fassett Lumber Co's. mill and sorting shed The general office is a short distance from the mill. It is a one storey building, well constructed of w
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 163 CANADA LUMBERMAN repair work on the rolling stock and saw mill. The machines are driven by a 25 motor. The company have found it desirable to provide housing accom- modation for some of their employees and are owners of about 25 houses, in addition to a large boarding house and a View of the Fassett Lumber Co's. mill and sorting shed The general office is a short distance from the mill. It is a one storey building, well constructed of wood, with concrete base and foundations. The officers of the company are:âMessrs. J. S. Fassett, Presi- dent; A. E. Edgcomb, Vice-President; H. S. Thayer, Secretary- Treasurer, and S. J. Staniforthj Managing Director. Riordon Company Has Big Holdings In connection with the pending- reorganization of the Riordon Co., in Montreal, there has been issued to shareholders an interest- ing booklet, showing the possessions of the company. It is stated that the publication was prepared to give those who are or may be interested an adequate conception of the industry in which the com- pany is engaged, its place in that industry, the extent and value of the properties and the potentialities of the enterprise. In connection with the timber holdings of the company, the following facts are given:âRouge River, area 1,239 square miles; Upper Ottawa, area 2,526 square miles; Gatineau River, area 5,873 square miles; total area, 9,638 square miles. In regard to timber holdings, the following information is given :â In 1920, the immense timber holdings and other assets of W. C. Edwards & Co., Limited, and Gilmour & Hughson, Limited, were acquired by the Riordon Co., the stock of which company is owned by the Riordon Co. By this transaction, supplemented by a later purchase from the Dominion Bank, the Riordon Co. secured control of nearly 6,000 square miles of compact limits adjacent and
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