Canada’s 1910 Lumber Output by Province
The forestry branch at Ottawa reports 1910 total Canadian lumber production at nearly five billion feet from 2,768 sawmills, worth about seventy seven and a half million dollars. Ontario remains top producer with one third of output, while British Columbia is poised to surpass it.
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Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Dominion
British Columbia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Silk from wood pulp showcases new Canadian Christian Endeavor link
The piece describes artificial silk made from wood pulp imported from Norway, detailing the manufacturing process in the United States and highlighting ventilation, controlled chemistry, and minimal handling. It then shifts to praise for Christian Endeavor in British Columbia, quoting Rev. D. A. Poling and noting calls for East–West unity and revived support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
United States
Wonderful Field for Work in British Columbia Says Rev Poling
Rev D A Poling of Ohio describes a rich field for Christian Endeavor work in British Columbia. He notes the need remains strong and will endure as long as the mountains loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
D. A. Poling
Ohio
British Columbia Medical Association Convenes in Vancouver 1911
The 1911 BC Medical Association convention in Vancouver elected officers led by President Dr J Hamilton and Vice President Dr J Hart with Dr Charles E Doherty as treasurer and Dr A S Monro as secretary. A notable paper by Dr B D Gilles on Tubercular Meningitis sparked debate on cures, relapses, and disease control.
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British Columbia Medical Association
Vancouver
J. Hamilton
Victoria
J. Hart
Charles E. Doherty
New Westminster
A.S. Monro
O. M. Jones
W. D. Keith
G. H. Manchester
B. D. Gilles
R. Eden Walker
Octavius Weld
McCallum
Mental healing history cited by physician speaker
The speaker argues mental healing is ancient and not tied to Christian Science. He claims a 4,500 year old Egyptian mental healer influenced Memphis monuments and that wise physicians have always believed in mental healing. He stresses doctors should guide patients to self healing, not merely decorate with mental concepts.
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Egypt
Memphis
Bottles Overboard Drift Tales of Ocean Currents
Captain Alexander Simpson, a Royal Geographical Society fellow, describes his 26 years of bottle experiments. He has cast nearly 10,000 bottles and recovered about 1,000, with routes from Cape Town to the Shetlands, St Helena to Norway, and Cape Horn to Australia, showing daily drifts of 10 to 22 miles under trade winds and currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Simpson
Royal Geographical Bevelery
Simpson
Capetown
Shetland Islands
St. Helena
Cape San Roquet
West Indian Islands
Gulf of Mexico
Cape Horn
Australia
Atlantic
Indian
PAVING BIDS AWARDED IN VICTORIA
At a city council meeting bids for 153000 yards of asphalt pavement were opened. The Worswick Paving Company bid $1.85 per square yard and was chosen to perform the work.
Land Purchase Notices Skeena District 1911
Notices announce applications by Ellen Ives of Masset Vera Merrill of Chicago Verne Brewer of Vancouver John Henry Patrick O Conor and William H Hargrave for permission to purchase land in Skeena District Coast Range 6 and Lakelse Lake areas including parcels of 640 to 820 acres with described post points and boundary lines.
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Skeena Land District
District of Coast
Alice Munro
Vancouver
B. C
Lakelse Lake
Skeena
Queen Charlotte Islands
Patrick O'Connor
William H. Hargrave
Allan Orr Land Notice in Masset British Columbia
Allan Orr of Masset British Columbia carpenter publishes a land notice describing a 640 acre parcel located 3.5 miles north and 1 mile west from the northwest corner of Lot 992. Description follows a 80 chain grid compass and ends at the starting point, dated July 31 1911.
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Skeena
Queen Charlotte Islands
Burton Vivian Brewer
Vancouver
George S. Mayer
Queen Carlotte Islands
Edgar J. Young
Vancouver B. C
Arthur W. Nelson
Chicago
Illinois
U.S.A
Frank Gray
Blair, Nebrasaka
Wirt A. Stevens
WIRTA
Stevens
Christina Orr
Masset
B. C
Iskeena Land District
Ellen Ives
Joseph C. Merrill
Ain River
Norman Hurst
Verne Brewer
C. Verne Brewer
George 8. Mayer
Harry Martin
Allan Orr
Carpenter
City bids record low asphalt paving quotes
Canadian Mineral Rubber Company offered bids from 1.36 to 1.43 per yard for asphalt paving, the lowest yet received by the city. The firm already has a awarded contract at a figure ten cents higher. Paving men say continental averages run about 1.65 per yard. For job printing see The Journal man.
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Canadian Mineral Rubber Company
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B.C
Prince Rupert
Journal
Christian Endeavor
Nichol
Atlantic Coast
Lewis
Ohio State Union
Christian Endeavor Union of
First Baptist Church
Medical Association
J. L. Parker
Prince Rupert Ian
Frederick Peters, K. C
Hal
L. D
Crown and Bridge
Helgerson
Nickerson-Roerig Company
J. W. Potter
We Law
Butler
H.gordon Munro W
Nicholson Lailey
Prince Rupert, B. C. P. O
Haynor Bros
W. B. Clayton
Westenhaver
Orme’s
Margaret Merrill
John Henry
William Robert Little
Mason
Pont
Commencement
Fred Jackson
Wred Jackson
Skeenaland
Stanley Holbrook
Watrick O'Connor
Ladysmith Coal
Rochester & Monroe
Westholme Lumber
First Avenue
Eighth and
Fraser Streets
Clinton
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