. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. A. E. Roberts, Toronto Many friends will wish Mr. Roberts, who will shortly pay a visit to the Pacific Coast, in order to discuss matters fully with his firm, every success and happiness in his new sphere of activity. Maintaining- Traditions of the Business In every walk of life we find men knocking or belittling the calling or profession in which they are engaged. In the ranks of many large firms thers are employees who have not an appreciative word for
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. A. E. Roberts, Toronto Many friends will wish Mr. Roberts, who will shortly pay a visit to the Pacific Coast, in order to discuss matters fully with his firm, every success and happiness in his new sphere of activity. Maintaining- Traditions of the Business In every walk of life we find men knocking or belittling the calling or profession in which they are engaged. In the ranks of many large firms thers are employees who have not an appreciative word for the boss, the management or the policy of the organiza- tion. There are also men residing in every country who see no future for the land of their birth or adoption, and in each community there live citizens whose chief delight seems to be to engage in destructive criticism, so far as their own town is concerned, and declare that it is a dull, slow, pokey centre. Many other illustra- tions might be furnished of what are known as the "; They belong to the anvil chorus and imagine that, by striking loud and frequently, they are winning applause or making friends. So it is with the lumber line. Like every other line of activity there are those who assert that it is the last business on earth, except the undertaking line, in which any live-wire, red-blooded man should engage. When asked why they are in the business, they state it was wished upon them, they inherited it or are the victim of circumstances from which there was no escape. If they had to begin all over again, they would take mighty good care to separate them- selves as .widely as possible from timber activities. They declare that it is the most hazardous business on earth; greater chances have to be taken in it than in any other, that prices are slashed and competition is world-wide. They also point out that while a few men have become wealthy in its pursuit, the vast majority have lost fortunes and,
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