What was the role of the pulp and paper industry?
“Pulp and paper production was Canada’s largest industry by 1925. Newsprint production tripled between 1913 and 1920, and then tripled again before 1929. Ninety percent of Canadian newsprint production was exported, largely to American newspaper markets. The pulp and paper mill at Chicoutimi (?) is a good example of how the industry developed. The mill was constructed in response to growing international markets and the development of new technology for using wood fiber in paper production. In addition to its huge spruce and poplar forests, the Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean region was well suited to the pulp and paper industry because of its hydroelectric power sites, deep-sea shipping port, and railway connections to American markets. Started by a local entrepreneur, Alfred Dubuc, the Chicoutimi mill became part of the North American Pulp and Paper Company in 1915.” Dickinson, John A. and Brian Young. Diverse Pasts, a History of Québec and Canada, Mississauga, Copp Clark, 1995, p. 273. “In
