. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1920. Veteran Manufacturer of Lumber Mr. Joseph Hercule Daiisereau is one of the oldest lumber manu- facturers in P. y. lie commenced his business career in the lumber trade in 1885 when he operated a sawmill at Vercheres, P. Q. Iti 1895, Mr. Dansereau built a Moat- ing mill, and for two years was located at Calumet, manufactur- ing lumber from logs purchased on the Red River. From there he transferred his
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1920. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER September 15, 1920. Veteran Manufacturer of Lumber Mr. Joseph Hercule Daiisereau is one of the oldest lumber manu- facturers in P. y. lie commenced his business career in the lumber trade in 1885 when he operated a sawmill at Vercheres, P. Q. Iti 1895, Mr. Dansereau built a Moat- ing mill, and for two years was located at Calumet, manufactur- ing lumber from logs purchased on the Red River. From there he transferred his operations to Liu- seville, P. Q., where he was en- gaged for five years in manufac- turing lumber in the same mill, the logs coming from the Riviere du Loup district. Later Mr. Dansereau went to Three Rivers, where he built a sawmill at the mouth of the St. Maurice, the mill having a capa- city of 12 million feet per annum. This mill is in operation today Mr. Dansereau aiso purchased limits upon the St. Maurice. In addition to these, he acquired large limits upon the Jacques Cartier River and built a sawmill with a capacity of 20 million feet per annum at Pont Rouge, County of Portneuf. Last year he disposed of this property to the Donnacona Paper Co., Ltd. J. H. Dansereau, Montreal Industrial Alchohol From Wood Waste The removal Iby the Government of most of the restrictions on the manufacture of denatured alcohol ought to lead to a great de- velopment of chemical and other industries dependent upon it. The Society of Chemical Industry claims that with duty-free alcohol Can- ada may undertake the manufacture of over 150 chemical compounds in common use here, and that completely denatured alcohol oflfers a cheap fuel for motors and automobiles. Owing to Government restrictions which increased the cost the use of alcohol for industrial purposes in Canada hitherto has been limited. Last year the Inland Reventie Department manufactured 643,700 gallons, but Germany in 1917 used 1
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