. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Finlay McGibbon, of McGibbon Lumber Co., Penetanguishene. Manley Chew, , Midland, Ont. district who have passed to the Great Beyond. I have not time to refer to them personally but their memory is fresh and green. They lived useful and honorable lives and the lumber industry today is the better owing to the part they played in its upbuild and develop- ; Continuing, Mr. Laking referred in grateful terms to the ability and faithfulness of
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1919. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Finlay McGibbon, of McGibbon Lumber Co., Penetanguishene. Manley Chew, , Midland, Ont. district who have passed to the Great Beyond. I have not time to refer to them personally but their memory is fresh and green. They lived useful and honorable lives and the lumber industry today is the better owing to the part they played in its upbuild and develop- ; Continuing, Mr. Laking referred in grateful terms to the ability and faithfulness of Mr. Boultbee, secretary of the Ontario, Retail Dealers' Association, and the great benefits accruing from association. He felt that no small amount of praise, not only of the present en- joyable trip, but also of the credit bureau, was due largely to the energy and foresight of Mr. Boultbee. Reverting to the social side of such outings as the present, Mr. Laking said that sociability had been too much neglected in the past, and the present age is moving along in the direction of more sociability and co-operation. The speaker added that he had seen more of life than anyone else in the room and he believed that Canada was the best country on the face of the globe and that Canadians were as good a people as were to be found in any land. Tendering Thanks to the Manufacturers Mr. John B. Reid, in seconding Mr. Laking's vote of thanks to the manufacturers in general, and the Victoria Harbor Lumber Co. in particular, for their hospitality, naively said that the lumber manu- facturers had, at least, learned to appreciate the hard work of the poor retail man. An association has been organized in the retail ranks to do good to the members as a whole and there was no neces- sity of dwelling at any length on the success which has characterized the association. They had evidence of it on all sides in the present gathering. The speaker praised the menu provided by the ladies and the warmth o
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