Pigeon River Lumber Company, Limited
Pigeon River Lumber Company, Limited was a manufacturing company in Fort William operated by W. Robinson in 1920.[1]
Directory listings
| Year | Name as listed | Details | Address | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Pigeon River Lumber Co. | p. 24[2] | ||
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH, DOORS, H. W. ROBINSON, MGR. RETAIL YARDS, VICTORIA AVE., N.W. VICKERS AND PACIFIC N.W. COR. HEATH, WEST PORT. (See page 18.) | Lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors. H. W. Robinson, manager. Retail yards, Victoria Avenue, N.W. Vickers and Pacific N.W. corner Heath, West Port. | p. 63[3] | |
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., Victoria Ave. n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath. (See page 18.) | Victoria Avenue northwest corner Vickers and Pacific northwest corner Heath | p. 78[4] | |
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., Victoria Ave., n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath. (see page 18.) | Victoria Avenue, northwest corner Vickers and Pacific northwest corner Heath | p. 79[5] | |
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., Victoria Ave. n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath. (See page 8.) | Victoria Avenue n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath | p. 80[6] | |
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., Victoria Ave., n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific nw cor Heath. (See page 18.) | shingle dealers, Victoria Ave., n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific nw cor Heath | p. 81[7] | |
| 1907 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., Victoria Ave. n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath. (See page 18.) | Victoria Ave. n.w. cor. Vickers and Pacific n.w. cor. Heath. (See page 18.) | Victoria Avenue, northwest corner Vickers Street and Pacific Avenue, northwest corner Heath Street | p. 82[8] |
| 1907 | Pigeon River Lumber Co sawmill and sash and door factory foot McIntyre St | sawmill and sash and door factory foot McIntyre St | p. 217[9] | |
| 1920 | PIGEON RIVER LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED (THE), Head Office and Mills: Port Arthur W. ROBINSON, Manager, PHONE SOUTH 1022, E. SUTCLIFF, Assistant Manager, PHONE SOUTH 1534, Manufacturers Wholesale and Retail LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES, Dealers in SASH AND DOORS, 1005 VICTORIA AVENUE Cor. VICKERS STREET, PHONES SOUTH 314 and 492. (See front cover and page 27) | W. Robinson manager, E. Sutcliff assistant manager, manufacturers and dealers in lumber, lath, shingles, sash and doors, 1005 Victoria Avenue corner Vickers Street, phones South 314 and 492 | p. 214[1] |
In Papers and Records (1977)
In the 1913 harbour map it appears among the private firms transforming the Fort William waterfront.[10]
Advertisement
1920: advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), pp. 27, 219 and 378.[11]
Daniel J. Arpin, President
Frank P. Hixon, Vice-Pres.
Wm. Scott, Sec.-Treas.
Res.: Grand Rapids, Wis.
Res.: La Crosse, Wis.
The Pigeon River Lumber
Company, Limited
HEAD OFFICE AND MILLS:
Van Horne and Cumberland Streets, Port Arthur
Western Sales Office: 717 Union Bank Building, Winnipeg
Manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail
Lumber
Lath, Shingles
"One Piece or a Carload. No Order Too Large or Too Small."
"Quality the Best"
Dealers in
Sash and Doors
HARDWOODS, INTERIOR FINISH, FLOORING, BEAVER BOARD
The Largest Stock of Lumber and Building Material
at the Head of the Great Lakes
Port Arthur Office and Wholesale Phone North 3
Fort William Manager and Wholesale Phones South 314 and 492
Horace W. Robinson, Manager
Retail Yards:
Van Horne Street. Phone North 104, Port Arthur
Victoria Ave. cor. Vicars St. Phones South 314 and 492, Fort William
People named in the ad: Daniel J. Arpin (president); Frank P. Hixon (vice-pres); Wm. Scott (sec.-treas); Horace W. Robinson (manager); William Scott (secretary-treasurer); H. W. Robinson (superintendent).
1920: advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 214.[1]
PIGEON RIVER LUMBER
COMPANY, LIMITED (THE),
Head Office and Mills: Port Arthur
W. ROBINSON, Manager, PHONE
SOUTH 1022,
E. SUTCLIFF, Assistant Manager,
PHONE SOUTH 1534,
Manufacturers Wholesale and Retail
LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES,
Dealers in SASH AND DOORS,
1005 VICTORIA AVENUE Cor.
VICKERS STREET, PHONES
SOUTH 314 and 492.
(See front cover and page 27)
People named in the ad: W. Robinson (manager); E. Sutcliff (assistant manager).
1920: advertisement in Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 233.[12]
SUTCLIFF, E.,
Assistant Manager The Pigeon River Lumber Co., Ltd. Res. 206 North Harold Street, Phone South 1534.
People named in the ad: E. Sutcliff (assistant manager).
1907: advertisement in Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), pp. 63 and 65.[3]
PIGEON RIVER LUMBER CO., LUM-
BER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH,
DOORS, H. W. ROBINSON, MGR.
RETAIL YARDS, VICTORIA AVE.,
N.W. VICKERS AND PACIFIC N.W.
COR. HEATH, WEST PORT. (See
page 18.)
People named in the ad: H. W. Robinson (manager).
1913–14: advertisement in Henderson's Twin Cities Fort William and Port Arthur Directory, 1913–14 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 437.[13]
CHAMBERLIN, DANIEL W.,
Superintendent PIGEON RIVER
LUMBER CO.,
200 VAN HORNE STREET,
PHONE NORTH 1793
Res., 304 VAN HORNE ST.,
PHONE NORTH 858
People named in the ad: Daniel W. Chamberlin (superintendent).
In Papers and Records (1967)
Joseph Placide Bertrand came to Port Arthur in 1900 to work for the company.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 214.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 63.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 78.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 79.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 80.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 81.
- ↑ Henderson's Fort William City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 82.
- ↑ Henderson's Port Arthur City Directory, 1907 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 217.
- ↑ Randy Wilkie and F. Brent Scollie, "Thunder Bay Harbour, 1913 and 1936: Portraits in Maps", Papers and Records, vol. V (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1977), p. 19. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 27.
- ↑ Henderson's Directory of Fort William and Port Arthur, 1920 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 233.
- ↑ Henderson's Twin Cities Fort William and Port Arthur Directory, 1913–14 (Henderson Directories Limited), p. 437.
- ↑ "Dedication: Joseph Placide Bertrand 1880–1964", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. v. Archived: datum.locker.