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Canadian Forestry Journal, February, 1917 



from the standpoint of the British 

 Columbia lumber supply, Mr. Graing- 

 er assumed the direction of the work 

 of the forest branch and has been 

 carrying it out ever since. 



In The Klondike. 



Mr. Grainger, who is an English- 

 man by birth and a graduate of King's 

 College, Cambridge, having been 

 twenty-first wrangler in mathematics 

 in 1896, came to Canada the next 

 year and participated in the famous 

 gold stampede to the Klondike. There 

 he engaged in hydraulic mining. 

 When the South African war broke 

 out he returned to England and en- 

 listed as a private in Roberts' Horse 

 and served throughout the war. He 

 possesses the South African medal 

 with six bars. 



After the war he returned to Brit- 

 ish Columbia where he spent some 

 years in the mining and lumbering 

 industries finding time to contribute 

 a number of articles to Old Country 

 papers and also to write an interest- 

 ing book, "Woodsmen of the W>-st," 

 a work which accurately depicted 

 life in the lumber camps and described 

 the vast forest wealth of this Pro- 



vmce. 



Investigation Work. 



As secretary of the Forestry Com- 

 mission which investigated the condi- 

 tions of the industry and the extent of 

 the forest areas of the Province, Mr. 

 Grainger rendered valuable services, 

 the illuminating tables incorporated 

 with that report being special fea- 

 tures of the report. In fact to a 

 great extent the value of the reports 

 issued from time to time by the forest 

 branch are due to his great insight 

 into the industry and his mathemati- 

 cal knowledge. 



In the legislation which has been 

 drafted relating to the lumber indus- 

 try Mr. Grainger has taken a leading 

 part; he played a very important part 

 in the organization of the branch 

 which aimed to be one composed of 

 men techn cally competent and to-day 

 the British Columbia forest branch 

 is recognized as the best in Canada 

 and its status has on more than one 

 occasion been recognized by the other 



provinces which have framed their 

 own departments on similar lines. 



When the organization of the 

 branch was completed Mr. Grainger 

 was appointed assistant chief for- 

 ester in charge of the record office, 

 a position he held until appointed as 

 acting chief forester. 



"Undoubtedly," remarks the Vic- 

 toria "Colonist," "no more popular 

 appointment could have been made 

 by the minister and there are a host 

 of Victorians who will wish him every 

 success in his new office." 



Gerard Power Again Mayor. 



Mr. W. Gerard Power, managing 

 director of the River Quelle Pulp 

 and Lumber Company, St. Pacome, 

 P.Q., and a devoted friend of the con- 

 servation movement, has been hon- 

 ored by the citizens of St. Pacome, 

 by being elected as their mayor sev- 

 eral years in succession. "Through- 

 out his wide accjuaintanceship in the 

 lumber business Mr. Power has a 

 reputation for successful management 

 and for high business ideals which 

 cannot be excelled," says 'Canada 

 Lumberman.' "The result is that 

 the business of his company is one 

 of the best known in the province 

 of Quebec and one of the most pro- 

 gressive. 



Realizing how fortunate they were 

 in having Mr. Power to look after 

 their municipal affairs the people of 

 St. Pacome have again entrusted him 

 with the duties of mayor, having 

 elected him for the year 1917. Mr. 

 W. Gerard Power is a son of Mr. Wm. 

 Power, M.P., of Quebec, P.Q., who 

 is known to lumbermen throughout 

 eastern Canada and in Great Britain, 

 as a member of the firm of W. & J. 

 Sharpies Regd., one of the most im- 

 portant and successful firms of lum- 

 ber exporters in eastern Canada, 

 Mr. W. Gerard Power, therefore, 

 comes by his ability as a lumberman 

 honestly. Three of Mr. Power's bro- 

 thers have taken their share in pro- 

 tecting Great Britain against Ger- 

 many, and have won honors through 

 their efforts and sustained wounds 

 in behalf of the great cause. 



