. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 43 Lumberman Who Possesses Public Spirit "Twenty-eight cents is what I earned for the first clay's work that I ever did. It was in the old Fisher sawmill in this town on May 24th, 1875. All the boys were over to Bluevale to a big holiday celebration and I wanted to go too, but I had to pack shin- gles. I got four cents a bunch and packed seven bunches. From that day to this I have been en- gaged in the lumber line, and any success w
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 43 Lumberman Who Possesses Public Spirit "Twenty-eight cents is what I earned for the first clay's work that I ever did. It was in the old Fisher sawmill in this town on May 24th, 1875. All the boys were over to Bluevale to a big holiday celebration and I wanted to go too, but I had to pack shin- gles. I got four cents a bunch and packed seven bunches. From that day to this I have been en- gaged in the lumber line, and any success with which I have met, I attribute to industry and per- ; So spoke J. A. MacLean, of Wingham, Ont., who conducts one of the most progressive retail lumber establishments in west- ern Ontario. In the days before prohibition there was a large hotel right near the G. T. R. sta- tion on the main thoroughfare of the town. Now it is a wood-. seasons by booklets and other literature. For seventeen years he had an office right in the heart of the main street which was moved up to his present stand on his embarking in the planing mill business. He has developed a large connection which is steadily expanding, for Mr. MacLean is always on the job, greeting customers with a smile and rendering efficient service. J. A. MacLean, Wingham, Ont. working establishment owned by Mr. MacLean who acquired it in the spring of 1921, and reports having had a busy season. His plant is well laid out and is run by electricity, a Westinghouse 30 motor furnishing the power. Where midnight revellers used to sing songs and quaff their â thirst with fiery potations, and say "Have this one on me, boys!" j there is now a fine stock of a decidedly different character to that ; which was so popular half a dozen years ago, consisting of dressed 1 lumber, flooring, mouldings, etc. The old dining room, instead of resounding to the clatter of dishes, now gives forth the music of the plane
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