. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5' suited in such serious loss of life and property at Cochrane and Porcupine, were unfortunately not confined to this locality alone. Extensive fires have occurred in other parts of New Ontario. All along the Canadian Northern, from Sudbury to Sellwood, fire raged furiously, and is reported to have destroyed many millions of feet of timber. The fire even came up to the outskirts of Sudbury and threatened the town itself. At Sellwood th
. Canadian forest industries 1911. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5' suited in such serious loss of life and property at Cochrane and Porcupine, were unfortunately not confined to this locality alone. Extensive fires have occurred in other parts of New Ontario. All along the Canadian Northern, from Sudbury to Sellwood, fire raged furiously, and is reported to have destroyed many millions of feet of timber. The fire even came up to the outskirts of Sudbury and threatened the town itself. At Sellwood the fire was exceptionally fierce' and for a time all communication was cut off. It has since been learned that the splendid new sawmills owned by the Warren Lumber Company at Sellwood were entirely destroyed, and that lumber yards with nearly six million feet of white pine were also con- sumed. It is the intention of the Warren Lumber Company to re-build at once. The insurance on their mill amounted to $63,000. An indignation meeting was held recently at Sturgeon Falls to protest against hte long delay in the liquidation proceedings in connection with the Imperial Paper Mills. This delay has been a serious drawback to the busi- ness interests of the town, resulting in many people moving out and leav- ing empty houses and stores behind. The mills were put in the hands of the receiver four and one-half years ago and repeated efforts to re-organize or sell the plant have been unsuccessful. All parts of the district of Nip- issing were represented at the meeting. The general opinion of the meet- ing was that the mill could be sold, were it not for the fact that a pro- hibitive reserve bid had been placed upon it. A strong committee was formed, headed by George Gordon, , to wait upon the Provincial Gov- ernment and others interested in the sale and ask for immediate relief. All doubt as to which of the two Soos would secure the $4,000,000 paper mill of the Lake Superior Pulp &
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