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Branch Office: Room 207 Coristine Building - MONTREAL 1523-4 Traders Bank Building TORONTO Knowles & O’ Neill Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chamb nu to Street, WHOLESALE area (r clophoue Minne decipiens TORONTO, ONT. Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood MANUFACTURERS OF Hi Lumber ana Lath Quebec Spruce and Pie Lumber ALWays ON HanpD Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or Cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Boats: Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. is recognized as the Manufacturers and BEST Wholesale Dealers that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS Lumber a Lath = Shingles H. R. GOODDAY & CO. MIDLAND, ON” Contractors for Railway Supplies Quebec BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER > Wi CAMERON & CO., Linires MANUFACTURERS Everything | in Lumber LUMBER NE = TTIMBER LATH CEDAR POLES BIRCH SHINGLES gasswoon POSTS mitt AND YARD: OPEONCO, ONT. weanorrice: OTTAWA, ONT. ™Hurdman Lumber Co. |! SPRUCE 2222282 Rough and Dressed | We are open to buy Basswood and Birch The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 21 Dorchester Street West e 5 = MONTREAL factured and dry, “also a large OTTAWA, CANADA Limited line of EASTERN Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Fp ee ee eee ber Timber, Lath and Shingles sn kn ‘bul yous taguccacdis eee Oe Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, etc. WESTERN British Columbia Timber C. A. SPENCER at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. ° WANTED—Three or four carloads of 3’ x 7’ and up x 12/16’ Sound erosion ns ah Red Oak, hearts accepted if free from rot. Telephone Main 5554 955 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Spruce We ship by Car or Cargo. Mail orders receive ou Wholesale Lumber Dealers J prompt attention. Sellers of White Pin @, R e d Rough oie N.B. Cedar = Pine and Spruce Shing les Wilfrid Talbot Lumber and Lath Cedar, Pine and Spruce Office and Yard: Outremont and Wiseman SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS L h 74 Nepean Street eee OTTAWA at Montreal, P.Q. WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Spruce au Birch To Buyers Send me your enquiries. I have a large stock to ship from. ° We have a nice lot of 4, 5, 6, and 8/4 x 12/18 good fine dress- ing strips and sidings, also a nice line of 1x6 WRITE ME | and 8 x 12/16 foot mil] run. i. WRITE US. E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS ; OTTAWA, ONT. Wholesale Lumber Dealer W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Muir © Terry WHOLESALE LUMBER White and Red Pine, Spruce, Shingles, and Lath 408 Confederation Life Bldg. TORONTO THE e Wholesale and Retail ae pe Es mper 5 Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Steff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. British Columbia Timber is the best investment to-day. List of timber and pulp limits, reports and blue prints supplied on application to E. A. Haggen REVELSTOKE, B.C. Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine It is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC mite? ; pNADIEN OFFICE BY u oorfu f N uke BANK OFFICE, AURCH LODGE FURNITURE << DR STORE FITTINGS, ND FOR CATAL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff n— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for Let us give you our prompt shipment. prices for anything you require in lumber. We have about 100,000 feet of 1x4, 5 and 6” No. 1 dry Spruce. If you are in the market for any kind of lumber and you want high grade stuff and prompt shipment, send us your re- quirements. Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ont. 22 Teccuke R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto Ferguson Lumber Co. London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH B.C. Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber Let us know your requirements. Prompt Shipments. LEAK & CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers, 35 Victoria St. - TORONTO LET US QUOTE YOU ON YOUR NORWAY PINE WANTS IN lin. and 2in. thick, 4 in. to 12in. wide, 10 to 18 ft. long Piled Separate Widths ALSO 1x12-12/16 White Pine Culls Spears & Lauder MANUFACTURERS OF Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. Try a car of our apecany. raded Cedar Shingles X, XX, XXX, ¥KXX, 16 and 18 inches. ; EAD OFFICE: Street, TORONTO The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. .. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. COLSTON Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 ™ Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Limitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; §”, 1”, 12’, 1}” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. se a = 3 A. W. EYER & CO. E are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East) TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty _ HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of Norta Bay -HAILEYBURY, ONT. talph Loveland, Pres. Le Kk. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF | LUMBER ano SALT ; Mills at Thessalon, Ont. | SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” We are Long! If you are Short on 2in. No.2 Hemlock you'd better write us Better write anyhow! Piled in Separate Widths Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, T oronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada RAILS Poni ind Stora tna YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINGLES A fully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 3% Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing aspecial- ty at current prices. Reliable Veterinary Remedies No logging outfit is complete without a supply of reliable veterinary remedies. Getting the wrong kind means the loss of the use of your horses when time is valuable. Johnson’s Veterinary Remedies are guaranteed never to fail when used as directed. You get your money back if they ever do. They are Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 1. A penetrating Alcoholic Liniment. Put up in one gallon jugs, with full directions, per imperial gal. $4.50 Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 2. A combination of the best oils used as liniments, imp. gallon . $3.00 Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy. sure and speedy cure for colic Imperialgallon...... $5.00 johnson’s Veterinary Healing Oint- ment. Positively the best all-round healing ointment made. In use by the larg- est owners of horse flesh in Canada. Putupin2lbtins,each. . $2.28 or in & lb tins, perdozen.. $3.50 Johnson’s Condition Powders. (Con- centrated). Putupin bulk, per Ib... . 30c. These goods being put up in bulk are more economical than others, as cost of bottling, etc., is saved. CAMP REMEDIES. In addition to our Veterinary Reme- dies we make a line of medicines for lum- bermen, including a strong, penetrating liniment, healing ointment, cholera cure, li r pills. coughsyrup, in fact anything “he form of Camp Drug Supplies. We “ w that thereare no better remedies a + than those we offer. There may be >: "ae Dearly as good, but they lack our gu Swiitee. Satisfaction or money back A trade discount of 10% allowed off all orders 2mounting to $100. Send postal far printed matter. A. H. JOHNSON Wholesale Druggist c wood, - nt. | 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2°72; Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Booth @ Lumber, Lath and Shingles Shannon We have a well assorted stock of lin. and 2in. Hem- ESTABLISHED 1889 Biscotasing, : Ont. lock well manufactured and strictly No. 1 lumber. : 2 - MANUFACTURERS OF We ean also cut dimension in Hemlock and Norway i Pine. Prompt shipment and rock bottom prices. Norway and White Pine eb emanaied 2a Lumber, Lath ana Timber Mills at GoLDEN. LAKE and BARRyY’s Bay, ONT. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. ~The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF YourR ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Satisfactory Building Material The easiest builders’ material to sell is that for which For Sale there is already a large demand. Eatons’ Products are the best and your customer, if he knows them, won't let you say that anything else i is ‘Just as good.” Everything for the wood-work of a building. :: 3: 3: e se - SASHES, DOORS (pine or veneered hardwood), MOULD- A Quantity of No. 2 Pine Culls INGS, CEILINGS, FRAMES, ETC., DRESSED OR ROUGH PINE AND HEMLOCK LUMBER, EMPIRE BRAND HARDWOOD FLOORING. : Pa Pn J. R. Eaton & Sons, om Huntsville Lumber Co. Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Huntsville, Ontario JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. Ss. GILLIES President Vice-President ' Sec.-Treas. ‘te GILLIES BROS. starsie’ ovr. Limited Manufacturers of WHI ; } PIN I ; _ Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N, Y. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER II E. A. LeBel Bs Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. Very Best Yellow Pine E are in a position to supply you with the very finest Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber made. We want your enquiries for Flooring, Finishing Ceiling, Etc. and will win your trade if quality and value count. We can also quote on strictly Long Leaf Yellow Pine Timber dressed on four sides or in the rough. We handle genuine Louisiana Red Cypress from one of the best shippers in the South. Frank A. Arend & Co. 65-66 Equitable Building, Boston, Mass. Savoie @ Co. Wholesale Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and _ Birch 14% in. Spruce Lath - Cedar Shingles - R. R. Ties 8ft. and 9 ft. Cedar Fence Posts "Tamarack and Birch Cord Wood Dressed Lumber a Specialty MANSEAU, QUE. Correspondence Solicited on I.0.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal AN LS MMMM Telegraph Office : ‘ C. P. R. Station : WinpDy LAKE Pine, Ont. BAHNSEN NS ie MANUFACTURERS OF Red and White Pine LUMBER and LATHS Car Flooring, in Required Lengths Our Red Pine, put up Box and Better, is nice stock. Take a Sample Car, and we are assured of further patronage. The Mill Culls, though a little narrow, are otherwise “Choice,” being culled tor little red streak and little wane. They are splendid for Box Manufacture, and the Dead Culls too, with little waste, can beused for same purpese. Try us, we will endeavor to satisty you. MMMM | o rt \ \ We kave our whole season’s Cut to dispose ot. QUAD dodo DNA \. ZZ ec ccccdlccssscccamsmmusggdssidssssils os \ \ /Bally Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short. Leaf _ Yellow Pine| Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day 4 | Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction atid Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. se7-sro Comme Buildng OMreveport, La., U.S.A. Do Not Hesitte! There is one firm, with special facilities for hand- ling Canadian orders of Long Leaf Yellow Pine We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces. BIG SANDY LUMBER C Hull, Alabama, U.S. A. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “owe ve Ee H. HEAPS & CO., itn 2c VANCOUVER, B.C. LIMITED Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, and Finish Specialties: AAI HIGH GRADE SHINGLES and TIMBER | BORED FIR TIMBER-— Recognizing the superiority of timber with hole bored in centre, we have installed special machinery for this purpose, and can bore timbers up to 32 ft. with 3-in. hole. Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited VANCOUVER, B.C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, GEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HIGH GRADE RED GEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG, J. T. MacLAREN, W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited | Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealers in British Columbia VANCOUVER, B.C. FLACK BUILDING, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Hastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building : - = - VANCOUVER, B. C. Bowman Lumber Co. LIMITED REVELSTOKE, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF Cedar, White Pine and Fir Products Shiplap, Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, Lath, Shingles an Annual Capacity, 50,000,000 feet Mills at Revelstoke, B C. Comaplix, B. C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber The Fernie Lumber e e Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of Co., Limited all designs. ALL OF THE VERY BEST Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of quality and finish. A e Fir, Cedar, Spruce and Larch Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is Rough ano Dressed Lumber the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. A ‘ i . Dimension and Bridge Timber Cedar Telegraph and a Specialty Telephone Poles We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of FERNIE - - B.C. our business. The The Pacific Woods Co. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ee Vancouver, B.C. Pin L. ch, Ine, Larc Correspondence Shing les Prompt Ma of. and Fir a Shipments ° : Solicited Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Lumber 5 Lath Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Plining Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Mais ite Several L Blocks for Sale e MPO NEIREIG i arch Sitao, neae Vancouver. Head Office - . Jaffray, B. oF SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co. Pickford & Black's Wharf We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Gloucester House, 2 Bi sages Seale e St. Wt., E.C. —- Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘Tectona,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealersi1 all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Flooring and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. ee Ont. Office : 309 Confeder. Life Bldg., ToRonTO See DOUGLAS, CO, ts Str MonTREAL Cc. é. INDERSON ‘LUMBER CO:, 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, OnT. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red Pine and Spruce Dimension Timber 6.xx6 «to, 122 All Lengths Joisting 2x6 to 2x12x20ft. and up 3x6 to 3x12x20ft. and) up Specification of above on application The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario We have in Stock land Can Ship out Promptly 1,000,000 ft. Micnehaue ae Spruce, 2x 4, 5, 6 and 7 3,000,000 ft. ss side boards, 1x4 and up 4,000,000 ft. I in., 2 in. and 3 in. Spruce and Pine Culls 500,000 ft. 3 x6 apd up, mill run White Pine (culls out) 500,000 ft. 2x6 c¢ ce cs Oe a3 ““c oe ay 25,000,000 Spruce Slab Lath, 4 ft. x 134 x 3%. ASK US FOR QUOTATIONS The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Matin OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE Limited Globe Atlantic Building 180 St. James Street St. John, N.B. Montreal. Que. Wistar, Underhill & Co. Wholesale Lumber - Philadelphia Quartered White Oak Nice Flaky Stuff W. J. ANDERSON, rs28i2ive, London, Ont. ai lle CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 “DEFIANCE” MODERN WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR MAKING Automobile Wheels and Bodies, Hubs, Spokes, Wheels, Wagons, Carriages, Rims, Shafts. Poles, Neck-Yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles oF all canis Insulator: rt Pins, Spools, Bobbins, Table Legs, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. Invented and built by The Defiance Machine Works Defiance, Ohio Write for Catalogue 4 : 48-Neck-yoke and Single Tree Lathe No. 1 Hollow Chisel Mortiser Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) WHOLESALE LUMBER ‘6 HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ’ C777) Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath ‘CONDENSED MILK Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are } : SPECIALLY SUITABLE Tl SSAA AEET KEANE ARR EERE EY Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, T. FRANKFURD STORY, * “":-sc:"" MONTREAL, P.Q. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute purity and cleanliness. Our products a \\" Mt ‘ r j = = | Are You Interested souieneiee i : ae % rket for Mill ul in British Colum- 7 Equipment of hp NS all kinds. Let pe eee CECE EP EELS ECU ote (| TuUiteraaccucauas are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. ° 1g SS bia Trade? ) NS SS us _ Demons- The immensity of the Lumber Industry will trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. within a few years make SN this Province x oN Ta) as Western the most im- S$ wieete Lumberman portant in the ‘. Crowe & Wilson Chambers whole Domin- VANCOUVER, B. C. ion. Branch at Winnipeg John Malcolm & Son St. George, Ontario Boerner eraser eee rer rt re re eee re emer em tere mere rere me EEE ERE NERO ES AMPLE LL ALOT LATO EAPO OOO CE OTA ATO ATA A A Rat Portage Lumber Co. imitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, Tage HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks ae Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tomacac Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Suaeies, Winnipeg Mills cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber, uctBPRESS. RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. D.C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER PER Mach y Go-Lrb LER ONT No. 83 13-inch and No. 87 12-inch Four Sided Heavy Duty Moulder on Base | | : ‘Its a good plan to talk quality, but a better one to deliver it We deliver the Quality in our latest improved Heavy Duty Moulder, without doubt the peer among present Heavy Moulders This machine, like all the rest of the ‘‘ Hespeler Line,’ embodies the best material and highest grade of workmanship, which makes it a favorite with up-to-date mill men. Note Some of the Strong Points of its Construction : The Feed is what is known as the down feed, is positive in its action, and has unusual strength, so much so that all ordinary material will pass through the machine without the use of weights on the lever. The Feed Rolls are 7’ in diameter, the upper ones being made up in sections, the pressure being applied directly over the centre, raises and lowers in perfect parrallel, feeding as strong at the outer end of the roll as on the inside. Hach machine has eight changes of speed varying from 11’ to 50’ per minute. All Gears are cut from the solid, which insures smooth operation and a feed free from vibration. The Feed Control is by levers, one at the feeding in end of the machine aud the other at the side of the table in line with the main spindles, as shown. The Table or bed is of ample weight and length, cast in one piece, firmly gibbed to the main frame and is supported on two large square thread screws. the thrust of which is taken up on roller bearings, which simplifies the raising and lowering. The table is locked to the frame in three places. The End Table with bottom head is adjustable on ways, the outer section having another independent adjustment. The end can be swung out of the way for access to the lower knives without disturbing the guides. The Spindles are all extra large and are made of the best refined steel. The Bearings on the upper and lower cylinders (three in number in each case) are what is known as the White’s patent type, familiar to all users of modern machinery and leaves nothing to be desired. Our Woodworking Machinery insures adequate returns. No millman can afford to operate his plant with anything but the highest grade tools—provided he desires to retain his trade and secure the greatest profits on his financial outlay. “Investigate The Hespeler Line” The Hespeler Machinery Company, Ltd. Hespeler, Ont., Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 oy Lon ’ POCO iA ETON - OTC allan ry oe O Dae We build this style edger 36’, 42” and 48’ between frames and with divided pressure rollers in front and rear if so required. Prices and full speci- fications on application. : : z [56 The Improved Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozed sawdust or mill refuse, than an ordinary draft grate develops from wood or coal. The most modern and economical grate onthe market. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. We are the sole manufacturers for Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces, for this grate. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel used. We will ship our Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on 30 en days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Style ‘‘B” for Mill Furnace Catalogues sent and full information cheerfully given on application. The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. y 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Edger.that Never Encounters a Superior and Rarely Meets anEqual The illustration shows our No. 4 edger with double feed. In the cut the rear table is not shown, but it is always furnished. Every feature of this edger is extremely practical. and there is nothing crude or clumsy about it. 1f you want to saw good straight lumber our No. 4 will do it for you. _ Descriptive bulletin and pricesfon request. The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triymph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. SOO LINE TOOLS SAVE YOU MONEY > — ha, se mee Ever have your men kick on Peavies because the handles are not straight grained, = not turned properly, too clubby, not small enough under the knob? Picks get loose and drop out? Bolts break, jaws in socket wear so hook drops too low? Hook point bend or break? Bill so light, not sufficient weight to draw in when rolling toward you? Same hook wouldn’t catch in both small and large logs? Too heavy, couldn’t get length wanted, etc., etc.? Well, try the Soo Line and get the best. The only line made in Canada where each tool bears a label with a guarantee. Hickory or Maple handles 4 to 6 feet. Are you moving your cars with ‘‘main strength and ignorance” or the best car mover on earth? You can get it from us at lowest prices. Our Log or Load Binder is a time saver, and if you have been using one made of malleable iron, you’d better get ours, its all steel hand forged. CLOSED Soi mn ‘ CMA = QE SS ak um SOO LINE CAR MOVERS SOO LINE BINDERS Canadian Logging Tool Co., Limited, Soo, Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Lath Mill of Quality Ours is the machine that worries competitors, be- cause it is the favorite and always wins out when in competition because of its completeness, accur- acy and durable construction. Very small amount of waste is made with this mill and a very large amount of high class lath—more than any other mill on the market. You will draw some EXTRA LATH DIVIDENDS if you use our mill. It is decidedly a money maker. Are your lath machines all right? Do they fully satisfy you from a production stand- point ? | Are they always ready for the day’s work, or are they continually getting out of order ? If they are not all a good lath mill should be, try one of our mills and you will use no other. Sawmills Completely Equipped McFarlane, Thompson & Anderson Mig. Co. Fredericton, N. B. Patentees and Sole Manufacturers 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER At the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle Simonds Saws Received the only Grand Prize AWARDED ON BAND SAWS, CIRCULAR SAWS and CROSS-CUT SAWS The highest tribute ever paid mill saws SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. MONTREAL, QUE. Vancouver, B.C. MERSHON Horizontal Saw Mill Resaw Hoisting Engines We would like your enquiry when in the market. Our Hoists will stand up under the hardest kinds of service and are fully guaranteed. We have all sizes in stock for prompt shipment. Improved 1910 Model for 10 inch Saws. Wm. B. Mershon & Co. Saginaw, Mich.,, U.S.A. Let Us Quote You F. H. Hopkins & Co., Montreal P. E. Ritchie, Quebec. Dunn Bros., Winnipeg. E. A. 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Vol. 30 Toronto, January 1, 1909 No. I Opposition to the Insurance Bill The lumbermen of Canada have taken up in earnest the campaign against the clause in the new Insurance Act to provide a tax of 15 per cent. on premiums for insurance taken out in unregistered companies. The situation, which has been explained in detail in previous issues of the “Canada Lumberman,”’ is briefly that fire insurance in the lumber mutual companies of the United States, whose rates are mrch lower than the non-specializing companies, will be so taxed, and rendered so , burdensome by the necessity of making detailed reports to the Govern- ment, that it will be rendered unavailable to Canadian lumbermen. The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association are acting vigorously, and in addition to influencing public opinion and seeking to effect the modification of the bill now before the Senate, they are distributing a resolution upon the subject which is being signed by large numbers of interested premium payers. The following is a copy of the resolution, and any who have been overlooked in the distribution by the Association should sign this copy and forward it at once to the secretary of the Association, Carleton Chambers, Ottawa: Resolution :—‘‘Whereas the proposed Insurance Act now before the Honorable Senate and House of Commons of Canada is calculated to prevent the placing of insurance outside Canada without the payment of an exorbitant tax thereon and the filing of certain unreasonable state- ments with the Superintendent of Insurance, the failure to comply with which makes the policyholder liable to fine and imprisonment; and ““Whereas none of these restrictions are placed upon the old line or registered companies; and ‘‘Whereas the proposed legislation does not provide for the disal- lowance or investigation by the Government officials of rates of premium which may be deemed by the insurer to be unreasonable; and AND WOODWORKER | 21 “Whereas, if the proposed legislation become law it will create an absolute monopoly of fire insurance in the whole of Canada. “Be it therefore :— “Resolved, that (I or we) unhesitatingly disapprove of the objection-. able features referred to in the proposed Act, and humbly pray that the Bill be not now further proceeded with, unless amended in accordance with representations to be made by the ‘Committee of Insurance Prem- ium Payers of Canada.’ ”’ That this action of the Association is not based upon any local ob- jection, but upon a widespread belief in the unfairness of the proposed measure, is evidenced by the interest the matter has evoked in all parts of the country. The subject was discussed in detail at the recent meet- ing of lumber manufacturers in Vancouver, when a unanimous resolution opposing the measure was adopted after a spirited discussion of the situation. This meeting and the resolution adopted are reported else- where in this issue. The Rondeau Park Trouble The good intentions of Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines for Ontario, have apparently been sadly miscon- strued by the people of Kent county, or else there has been some mis- calculation on the part of the Minister or his staff, in connection with the proposed timber cutting in Rondeau Park. The situation presents a rich field for misunderstandings. In the first place, there are so many interests to consider that somebody is certain to feel that there is ground for criticism. Of the elements which can enter the case to cause trouble: polities, local interest, Government interest and the interest of the lum- bermen, to say nothing of the interest of posterity and of the users of the harbor at Erieau and the picknickers who resort to the Reserve, have all to be taken into consideration. Hon. Frank Cochrane has probably taken into consideration all these interests, and has decided that, after all, there is only one real interest to be guarded—that of the preservation of the park itself, partly as a forest reserve, but more particularly as an interesting and unique museum of forestry, where many of the primeval trees now fast dis- appearing in other parts of the country, are to be found in stands of con- siderable numbers. Prof. Zavitz was commissioned by the Minister to examine the park, and, from the point of view of a scientific forester, determine what trees it would be necessary to remove to provide for the successful growth of those which are left. Through long years of undisturbed growth the trees in the park have attained great size. Many of them have long since reached maturity and are, as one might say, “in the sear and yellow leaf.’’ Undergrowth has sprung up, and throughout the whole area of over 5,000 acres the necessity for scientific cutting is apparent. ad Prof. Zavitz had not been in the park long before he saw that there1e was need for far more extensive cutting than was expected. Following:d out his instructions, he marked the trees which he considered it wise tcch remove. When he had made a trip of inspection he saw that, according to his own belief, the amount to be cut would be extensive. He proceed- ed with the marking, and at the request of the Minister he made an in- terim report. The people of the county were watching the proceedings with jealous eyes lest their park should be injured, and they quickly came to the opinion that far too many of the trees were being marked. Prof. Yavitz, however, is firmly convinced that if the usefulness anh perman- ence of the park are to be properly preserved, the cutting will have to be increased beyond the amount already marked. He asserts that the amount already marked is only about one-tenth of the amount he would consider neressary. The removal, however, of those already marked, he thinks, will take a long time, possibly exceeding the three years pro- vided for in the conditions of sale. As to the park portion of the reserve, i.e., that portion in which the public are wont to resort for holidaying and picnick, no trees have been marked. The greater part of the timber marked is in the interior portions, where the growth is close and into which the public seldom penetrate. The concern of the people of Kent county may be overdone, but at least it will serve a good purpose in making it more sure that haste is 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER made slowly. The Minister, although well seized with the importance of caution, will be doubly anxious to see that no injury is done. He will receive important deputations of those who are fearing injury to the park and, before the sale, will doubtiess himself have made a visit to the park and examine closely into the actual conditions. Being a trained forester, his own judgment upon the subject will be of much importance. The conditions of the sale and the publicity which the matter has received will probably assure that the park will not be injured. Accord- ing to the conditions of sale, ‘‘all cutting and lumbering operations shall be carried on in a proper and economical manner, with the least possible damage to the forest, and in accordance with the directions of an officer of the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, who shall be in charge of the same.’’ In order to makes economical use of the timber, a portable sawmill will have to be erected in the park. The ideal theoretical ar- The Importance of Guarding The lumber industry of Canada has an advantage, in its extensive untouched timber resources which it would be impossible to overestimate. While the resources which have already been worked are enormous, that which temains is so extensive that it forms one of the most valuable assets of the country. While studying to make the best use of the tim- ber which is being cut for to-day’s requirements, it is essential, therefore, to take the best possible care of that which is to be cut in the future. Much of Canada’s most valuable timber resources are in the great nor- thern country between Hudson Bay and the Rockies, to the north of the Saskatchewan river. The district extends about 1,000 miles east and west, by some 300 to 600 miles (averaging 400 miles) north and south, all of which is more or less forested. ‘‘If the forests of this great region, so absolutely necessary to a northern district, a great portion of which is not even provided with coal, are to be preserved, an appropriation sufficient to provide an efficient and comprehensive patrol must be given, and the interests involved would thoroughly justify the expenditure.’’ These words are used by Mr. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent cf Forestry, in regard to this region, and form part of his contribution to the report of the Department of the Interior, lately laid before Pavr- liament. : Steps have already been taken for the patrol of part of the region, rangers having, in 1908, been kept on the Athabaska, Lesser Slave, Peace and Great Slave rivers, in the region north of The Pas, Sask., and in the country north of Prince Albert, Sask., including the Lac la Ronge district, the scene of the mining excitement. Some of the most important points and routes of travel, however, remain unprotected, such as the whole district surrounding and north of Lake Winnipeg as far as Hudson Bay, the whole valley of the Churchill river and a great part of the Peace and Mackenzie river districts. ; Fire notices have been printed in Cree and Chipewyan for distribu- ‘ tion in the north. A special patrol was maintained along the route of the G.T.P., with the result that no serious fires occurred. Similar precau- | rangement for the conduct of the work would be that the cutting should be carried out by the Government itself. But there are too many prac- tical objections to this course to justify it. The main objection is that however careful the Government may be in-the management of a busi- ness enterprise, practical experience demonstrates that the interests of the public cannot be so well promoted by government management as private. Government employees on such a work are difficult to control in an economical manner, and both loss of money and political inter- ference and wire pulling are so much to be feared that such a plan is usually the last resource to be adopted. The sale is to take place on January 3rd, and in the meanwhile the Minister’s personal inspection of the park and the public interest taken in the matter should be sufficient to assure the people of Kent county that only the most suitable and careful methods will be adopted. Northern Timber Resources tions need to be observed on the many other railway lines projected in the northern country. The importance attached to this branch of the work by the Forestry Branch is shown by the increase in the number of fire rangers from 47 in 1907 to 82 in 1908; these rangers patrol their respective districts, dis- cover and extinguish fires and warn travellers and residents of the danger of setting or neglecting fires. Few serious fires occurred on Dominion lands in spite of the dryness of the season and the consequent risk. The most serious fires were at Salmon Arm, Manson Creek and White Lake, in British Columbia, and in the valley of the Spray river in Alberta. For the British Columbia fires, squatters on timber berths were chiefly responsible and in one case carelessness on the part of a lumber company was a partial cause For the Spray valley fire the carelessness of tourists was responsible. By the British Columbia fires 200,000 feet, board measure, of timber were destroyed and 10,000,000 feet damaged . There is the greatest need for a survey of this northern forest belt, tc say nothing of its protection from fire. An exploration of this tract, similar to the exploration of northern Ontario made in 1900 by the Goy- ernment of that province, could, Mr. Campbell states, be made for $200,000, an amount which, spread over ten years, would mean an annual expenditure of $20,000. Some of the main lines of travel through the country are well known, it is true, but large areas are entirely unknown, particularly away from these routes, and in order to secure adequate knowledge upon which to base proper administration of the country defin- ite knowledge of it is essential. On the forest reserves timber surveys were continued during 1908 and plans of administration for the reserves:are now being prepared in accordance with the results of these surveys. Fire and careless cutting have resulted in the deterioration of the reserves, and a long period of management will be required to bring them back into proper condition. Of the whole area of 10,000,000 acres comprised in the reserves, about 1,250,000 acres have been surveyed. Quebec’s Wise Action in Regard to Pulpwood Export The intention of the Government of Quebec to prevent the export of pulpwood may be considered as definitely settled. Several announce- tents more or less definite have already been made upon the subject, and Hon. Jules Allard, Minister of Lands and Forests in the Gouin Administration, now states that: ‘‘The Government of Quebec will pro- hibit the exportation of pulpwood as a protection to the people of our own province. We will simply say that we have no more wood to sell to foreign countries, and that is all there is to it. It is merely looking after the interests of our people first. With our millions of undeveloped horse power and limitless forests, we think that we can look after our own interests.’’ This decision will be greeted with approval by all who are interested in the rational development of the resources of the country. It is based upon two sound principles of economy; first, the encouragement of Can- adian industry, and, second, the preservation of the Canadian forest re- sources from destruction in the interest largely of foreign capital. All that the Province of Quebec or any other province can do in this direction is to prohibit the export of pulpwood which has been cut from its Crown lands. If a measure were mooted to prohibit also the export of wood cut from privately owned lands, it would have to be fathered by the Dominion Parliament and apply to the whole country. Desirable as such a measure might be from many points of view, it might take a long time to persuade the Government to adopt it, unless extraordinary circumstances should arise, such, for instance, as the enforcing of the maximum clause of the United States tariff against Canadian lumber and paper. Such a contingency is fortunately remote and has been made more improbable than ever by President Taft’s recent peaceable an- nouncement upon the subject. In regard to the Crown lands, however, the situation is different, the provinces having the power to stipulate, when leasing these lands to timber operators, that they must not sell the wood outside of Canada until it has been turned into a manufactured article. That the necessity CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and the wisdom of taking such action is generally. appreciated is evi- denced by the course of events in Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec and. New Brunswick. In Ontario, a measure was passed in 1897 re- quiring logs cut on Crown lands to be sawn in the province. This mea- sure resulted in the lumber industry of Ontario receiving a great stimu- lus. British Columbia only allows the exportation of certain grades of logs upon rare occasions, when the supply becomes too great and the logs in the water are threatened with destruction by marine borers. Que- bes, as stated above, has now decided to prohibit the export of its pulp- wood logs, and New Brunswick is considering seriously the adoption of a similar measure. In ali quarters apparently the sentiment is growing in favor of a more rigid retention of the natural resources of Canada for the benefit of its own people. That Quebec is wise in adopting this policy is indicated forcibly by the increasing demand for pulpwood and wood pulp in the United States. This increasing demand is a result of the increasing use of paper and the decreasing pulpwood resources of that country. Can- adians have no inclination to penalize the United States because of their lack of pulpwood, but naturally enough Canadians prefer, instead of selling 33 to the United States, pulpwood at $6 or $7 a cord, to provide them with wood pulp at $20 a cord, or fibre at. $30 to $32 per cord of wood con- sumed, or better still, paper at $40 to $45 and up, per cord of wood consumed. Even if wood pulp were sent to the States instead of pulp- wood, the benefit to Canadians would be extensive, as will be seen from the statistics of the growth in imports of wood pulp by that country since 1880. In 1880 only $5,000 worth was imported ; by 1890 this value had increased to $1,800,000; by 1900 to $2,400,000, and in 1908, wood pulp to the value of $7,000,000 was imported. The Act to prohibit the export of pulpwood from Quebec Crown lands will not come into force any too soon. A further indication of its neces- sity is afforded by the situation to-day along the lower St. Lawrence, where all the available pulpwood limits are gradually passing into the hands of American capitalists. The activity on these limits during: the present winter will be great, so that as much pulpwood as possible may be taken out and sent to United States mills before the prohibition is en- forced. All this wood will go out of Quebec as raw material worth $6 to $7 a cord, whereas if the measure were now in force it would be worth as paper $40 to $45 per cord of wood consumed. Exports of Canadian Lumber Reflect Improved Trade Conditions | The monthly statistics published by the Dominion Department of ) Trade and Cormmerce show that the expansion in the lumber business, as | indicated by the exports of wood and manufactures of wood, has kept the pace set up already since the spring of 1909 and that in the month of September an even better pace was made. The total exports were greater - than those of any other class of natural produce and the increase over the . same month of 1908 was more than 50 per cent. The reduction in the . duty upon lumber entering the United States has apparently been bene- ficial to Canadian manufacturers. Inasmuch as the tariff came into effect on August 5th, the month of September was the first during which the effect of the tariff was to be appreciated in its entirety. Exports of ) unmanufactured lumber to the United States during September, 1909, amounted in value to $4,287,182, against $2,803,014 in September, 1908. Tn August, 1909, the value was $3,651,459, so that the increase for Sep- tember under the new tariff was $1,484,167. As compared with August, 1909, during most of which the new tariff was in force, but during which there had been little time for adjustment to the new conditions, the in- crease was $635,723. : Exports of forest products to all countries for the month of Septem- ber, 1909, amounted in value to $6,183,648, against $3,982,984 in 1908, and $5,979,198 in 1907. This is the largest total for September on record. The exports of forest products moreover were greater than those of any other class. Next to forest products for September came ‘animal produce, the value of which was $5,966,948. The total exports of Can- adian produce of all kinds in September, 1909, were valued at $23,548,330, . againss $19,9%3,430 in September, 1908. The increase was, therefore, . &% 564,900. The increase in the exports of forest products being valued . at $2,200,664, shows that about two-thirds of the increase in all exports was due to the increase in the exports of lumber. Including the export : of home and foreign forest products, the total value for September, 1909, ' he great demand for Christmas trees in the United States has for- merly been satisfied by the supplies grown in that country, but this year the waning supply in the United States created a demand for the young Canadian spruce, which resulted in thousands of these valuable trees keing destroyed to satisfy the sentiment of a day. It is high time to look into this matter carefully. The slaughter of the young trees involves a _ great waste of valuable timber which in the course of years would be “4 many times more valuable if allowed to reach maturity. The very fact that the State of New York has found it necessary to import large quas- tities of Christmas trees should be a warning to Canada. The destruction of the pulpwood resources of the northern States has been in no small measure hastened by the Christmas tree trade. In the city of New York alone, from 100 to 120 carloads of young spruce trees are consumed each Uhristmas season. The United States Bureau of Forestry has put a ban was $6,196,988, against $3,983,108 in September, 1908. foreign forest products were valued at $13,340. For the six months ending with September the exports of forest products in 1809 were valued at $26,985,491, against $21,844,231 during the same period in 1908. Jxports of animal produce were the only ones to exceed forest products, amounting to $29,026,175. Including foreign ‘| forest produce the exports for the six months were valued at $27,093,542 | in 1909 and $21,976,812 in 1908. Exports of forest prcducts as given by the Trade and Commerce Department include exports of unmanufactured ‘wood and of ashes. The exports of unmanufactured wood amounted in value during September, 1909, to $6,172,280, against $3,969,982 in September, 1908. In August, 1909, the exports of unmanufactured wood were valued at $6,031,621. For the six months ending with September the values of unmanufactured wood exported were $26,937,222 in 1909; $21,793,170 in 1908, and $26,- 062,086 in 1907. In manufactured wood, which includes furniture, doors, sashes, blinds, matches, match splints and wood pulp, the ex ports for September, 1909, were valued at $533,195, against $457,356 in September, 1908. For the six months the value of exports of manufac- tured wood was $2,576,780 in 1909; $2,264,874 in 1908, and $2,510,544 in 1907. The Trade and Navigation report for tie month of October is also to hand and shows a decline in exports of forest products as compared with September, but an increase cf $1,219,714. The total exports of for- est products for October were valued at $5,291,442. During the seven months ending with October the exports of forest products were valued at $32,276,933, against $25,915,959; an increase of $6,360,974 for the period. During the seven months the exports of forest products ranked second, being exceeded only by those classed as manufactures, which totalled $33,383,888. Exports of Time to Prohibit the Indiscriminate Cutting of Christmas Trees upon the cutting of small spruce trees in certain localities. The Pro- vincial Governments of Canada should adopt some. similar measure, as the demand in Canada alone for Christmas trees is very large, and if supplemented by the demand from the United States it would reach dangerous proportions. Even the balsam trees should be protected, as they are by no means so worthless as some people imagine. Balsam lumber is coming into fairly general use and as a pulpwood, balsam can be mixed with spruce in about the proportion of 1 in 4 without fear of gumming the rollers of the pulp machinery. Apparently a small mat- ter, this demand of a few days only has already obtained serious enough proportions to require attention. A large amount of money is devoted annually to methods for preserving our timber resources from the ravages of fire, of destructive diseases, and of wasteful manufacturing. By suving young spruce trees, very direct results could be obtained. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Enterprise in Woodworking at Huntsville, Ontario Development of the Business of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company— Modern Equipment and Enerergetic Methods bring Rapidly Increasing Trade How much Huntsville, Ont., owes to her woodworking industries will never be fully estimated until the history of the town is written and the tale is told of its remarkable progress from a primitive little village of but a few years ago, to its present proud position as one of the most important commercial centres in northern Ontario. Nature has had no small share in shaping the destinies of the town, for had the location been chosen with less regard for the convenience of inland commerce, it is not probable that the important status to which Huntsville has risen could have been achieved. Nestling reposefully at the foot of the great Fairy Mountain, with R. J. Hutcheson, President and Managing Director Muskoka Wood Mtg. Co. W. E. mutcheson, ice-President Muskoka Wood Mfg Co, her manufacturing properties occupying strategic positions on the shores of the beautiful bay, and with the Muskoka river taking its peaceful course through the heart of the town, Huntsville has just reason to claim that no town of similar size in Canada can boast of greater natural beauty, and few of more advantageous prospects for the manufacture of woodenware. The object of this article, however, ig more to bring to the attention of readers of the ‘‘Canada Jumberman’’ the development and import- ance of one of the chief industries of the town of Huntsville. It was back in the 90’s that a small factory, fitted with woodworking Karly in 1901 the factory and equipment were purchased by Messrs. Hanna & Hutcheson Bros., a mercantile firm in Huntsville, and a suc- cessful effort was made to enlarge the output. It was not long before the possibilities of much larger business with extended range of output were conceived, and in March, 1902, with a splendid site secured on the shore of Hunter’s Bay, with lake frontage and piling yard occupying about 15 acres, the firm was enlarged and incorporated under the name of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company, Limited. The company immediately proceeded with the erection of a large and modernly equipped sawmill, and a factory for the manufacture of T. S. Parkinson, Geo. Bushfield, Secretary-Treasurer Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co. Superintendent of Factory, Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co. flooring, handles, dowels, chair parts and other articles of woodenware. It would be difficult to find in Canada a site better calculated to contri- bute tc ihe ease and convenience of handling the product of the forest. By navigable lakes and rivers the company are enabled to bring logs from their own limits at a minimum of cost, and place the finished pro- duct on railway cars or boats without moving off their own premises. The main tine of the Grand Trunk Railway is their eastern boundary, and two main switches, as well as seven spurs, run through their yards, affording 3very convenience for prompt loading and shipping. — The plant has been greatly enlarged and improved. The floor space Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co.’s Mill—View from Yard. and iron repairing machinery, was erected on King William street, and cperated for two or three years under conditions which gave little pro- mise of any marked future growth. The product was chiefly confined to broom handles, and so meagre was the output that the markets were not reached advantageously. One of Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co.’s Switches in the Yard. of the factory has been doubled and the addition of huge dry kilns, storage sheds and improved equipment throughout the mill and factory have enabled the company practically to double their capacity within the past two years. Some idea of the variety and volume of the business may be gained 1 CANADA LUMBERMAN from the following figures, which represent the annual output of the mill and factory : , Lumber, pine, hemlock, mill stuff, hardwood and spruce, 6,000,000 feet; dressed softwood lumber and dressing in transit, 3,000,000. feet; hardwood flooring, 2,500,000 feet; lath, 2,000,000. The product of their manufactury also includes curtain poles, handles, dowels, chair parts, ge cedar telephone and telegraph poles, cordwood and hemlock tan ark. The company’s power plant is a solid brick structure 40 feet x 40 _ Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co.—View of Lumber Yard and Railway Switches from the Mill. feet. The boilers, manutactured by the Waterous Company, carry 125 pounds of steam per square inch. The power developed is about 400 horse power, and is furnished by two Waterous high pressure engines and one John Inglis automatic compound engine. Power to the factory is transmitted by Dodge Manufacturing Company’s rope drive. Electric light is furnished by a Westinghouse generator and extends to all parts of the plant. The fire fighting equipment consists of a Northey duplex pump and the municipal water main, on which there is a pressure of 100 pounds to the square inch. Hydrants, with hose attached, are placed to reach all parts of the yard and plant, and standpipes with hose attached are on each floor. Sheldon & Sheldon fans, with connections to each machine for re- moval of dust, shavings, ete., with endless chains for the removal of euttings and refuse material, keep the plant clean at all times. The dry kilns, one blast and one natural draft, have a holding capacity of 150,000 feet at one time, or about 7,000,000 feet of air dried lumber an- nually. The plant during the winter months is heated by a Sturtevant blast fan using exhaust steam. The sawmill is equipped with machinery from the Waterous and Bird’s Eye View of Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co.’s Plant. William Hamilton plants throughout. One circular with capacity of 40,000 to 50,000 feet per day, 10-inch steam feed, nigger, log loader and licker, double edger, trimmers, overhead slash table, live rolls and all modern equipment. The company carry a stock of from 2,000,000 to 6,000,000 feet of AND WOODWORKER 25 lumber in their yard, and from 300,000 to 500,000 feet of hardwood flooring in the storehouse. In the production of their ‘‘Red Deer Brand’’ kiln dried hardwood flooring the company use the latest approved machinery of American and Canadian manufacture. Their kiln dried product is all jointed, end matched, steel polished, bored for secret nailing, and bundled. This line of flooring is now sold all over the Dominion, from Halifax to Victoria, and a considerable quantity is exported to the British Isles. Its popu- larity is attested by largely increased sales. Birch enters principally into the manufacture of their 13-16 flooring, and from birch and maple of this one thickness alone, they manufacture about 2,500,000 feet each year. Oak is also used in limited quantities. Their standard widths are 144, 1%, 2; 24%, 8 and 2% inches. The thicknesses are 34, °%, 18-16, and 14% inches. The birch of Muskoka and Parry Sound is, they claim, the best on the American continent. By a long and intimate association with the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound, the resident members of the company have been able to make many advantageous purchases of timber lots, and are now sup- plying a large portion of the timber demand from their own lots. The purchases of the company aiso include a large amount of timber from the settlers, most of which is delivered on the shores of lakes or rivers which form part of the chain of waterways leading to their plant. The bird’s eye view of the plant shows to the left of the railway the mill, factory, storehouse, a portion of the lumber yards and the offices. Along the water front are shown the company’s tug and about 2,000,000 feet of logs in a boom, ready to be manufactured. The officers and directors of the company are: R. J. Hutcheson and W. E. Hutcheson, of Huntsville; William Hanna, of Port Carling, Mus- koka; Dr. W. L. Hilliard, Waterloo, and Dr. J. A. Hilliard, Berlin, with T. S. Parkinson, Huntsville, secretary-treasurer. Mr. R. J. Hutcheson is president and managing director. His busi- nesslike management of the extensive affairs of the company has been largely responsible for the position it occupies among the prominent woodworking establishments of the province. He organized the com- pany and has been successful in his choice of lieutenants, having manned the important positions with competent men, who have contributed in no small measure to the success of his management. Mr. Geo. Bushfield has been superintendent of the factory for the past four years, and under his supervision the output has increased to its present standing. Mr. T. S. Parkinson, secretary and treasurer of the company, was born in Thedford, where his father, Thos. Parkinson, banker, now re- sides. He has proved his ability as an expert accountant. Mr. Parkin- son attended the Chatham Business College, where he received a medal for rapid calculation, and after receiving his diploma was employed with Messrs. Hanna & Hutcheson Bros., of Huntsville, where his ability secured for him the responsible position which he has held for the past six years. The company employ the year round an average of about 125 men. Sayward Mills Sold to Michigan Company The mills and entire timber holdings of Mr. Joseph Sayward, of Vic- toria, B.C., have been transferred to the Michigan & Puget Sound Lum- ber Company, the consideration being in the neighborhood of $900,000. Included in the transfer are some 5,000 acres of Crown granted timber and between 15,000 and 20,000 acres of leased timber upon the island or mainland. The purchasing company includes in its membership E. B. Cadwell, C. S. Phelps, Orla B. Taylor, E. B. Moore and one other gentleman, all of whom are millionaire limbermen of Michigan. The company intend to extend the scope of operations of the pre- sent building and to practically rebuild the mill. The output of the mill will be increased from its present capacity of about 15,000,000 feet to 50,000,000 feet a year, and the new structure and plant will be thor- oughly modern. The Importers’ & Merchants” section of the Liverpool, Eng., Timber Trades Association propose that in future contracts the following clause shall be inserted: ‘‘It is hereby mutually agreed that should the wood herein contracted for arrive and be decided by arbitration to be 10 per cent. or more inferior in quality to what this contract stipulates for, the buyer shall in such case have the right to reject the goods absolutely. It is furthermore agreed that any award made by arbitration is hereby guaranteed by the selling brokers. Also, in the case of rejection the sell- ing brokers to be responsible for the return of the cash or acceptance paid in exchange for the shipping documents.”’ S. O. Fisher, of Bay City, Mich., who has been operating in the Georgian bay district of Ontario for several years, returned from a visit to that region recently. Last year he lumbered about 20,000,000 feet, but says he is through in that district as the cost of getting the logs to the mills is so excessive that only the very best grades can be manufac- tured without a loss. Mr. Fisher has disposed of his Georgian bay holdings. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Western Lumbermen meet in Conference at Vancouver Influential Gathering of Manufacturers to Discuss Timely Subjects—Odd Lengths, Insurance Bill and Tariff Dealt with--An Enjoyable Banquet The convention of western lumbermen held in Vancouver on Dec. 10th and 11th will undoubtedly be recorded as the most influential gathering in the interests of the lumber business that has yet been held west of the Great Lakes. It had its inception in the strong desire of the coast men to have a heart-to-heart talk with the prairie and mountain manufacturers regarding matters of live import at the present time. Heretofore it had been the custom for two or three coast delegates to attend at intervals meetings of the Mountain Mills Association at Nelson, and for one or more members of the latter body to put in an appearance oceasionally at the conferences of the coast manufacturers, the result being that whilst both associations admit a community of interests and aims, there was a lack of complete understanding, and the bonds of union were so slender at times as to be almost indiscernible. In consequence of the work accomplished at the convention, and the better understand- ing arrived at between the individual members of the two associations, future relations will be of the most amicable nature. - §o successful was the convention that it was practically decided to make the conference an annuai affair. The discussion on market condi- tions on Friday morning and afternoon made it plain that the outlook for the lumber industry in all its branches next year is exceedingly bright. A number of amendments to the price lists were recommended, but these, if carried into effect, will not involve any material advances. A resolution was adopted to have informal delegates attend the meetings of the two British Columbia conventions in order to discuss general trade conditions from time to time: Mr. A. D. McRae’s Optimistic Address At the opening of the convention the delegates received a welcome from President J. E. Tucker and Secretary R. H. H. Alexander, of the British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Association. Mr. A. D. McRae, president of the Fraser River Lumber Company, Limited, delivered an address dealing with the rapid growth of the western immigration move- ment and what the ever increasing area of the grain fields meant to the men who turned the timber of the provinces into homes. In the course of his remarks Mr. McRae said: “The Canadian Northern will build in 1910, 700 miles of railway in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, exclusive of the main line to the coast. The C.P.R. and GT.P. together will build as much more mileage in the way of branch lines, making 1,400 miles in all. This railway construction will place in 1910, 120 new towns on the map, all wanting lumber, “These towns should average two retail yards or 240 yards in all. An initial stock of 20 cars for each yard would be very moderate, which would make a total initial requirement of 100,000,000 feet. An immigration of 200,000 next year means an increase of 15 per cent. in the population of the prairie provinces. The partial crop failures of 1907 and 1908, to- gether with the panic and the curtailment of credit, have deferred need- ed building improvements for two years. And now, with credit again normal, obligations liquidated and the proceeds of the bumper crop of 1909 available, the sod house of the settler will be replaced by frame, _ the pole or brush barn will also disappear, municipal improvements such as the building of bridges and schools will take place, cities will grow up to keep pace with the development of the country, and 1910 will usher in the greatest building era ever seen in western Canada. “With the improvements in domestic markets, foreign conditions will improve and the demand for coast lumber from far away countries will take much of the product that would otherwise find its way to our prairies. The certainty of improved conditions in the United States will aiso relieve us of that competition. We are undoubtedly approaching the time when, owing to immigration and subsequent development, the de- mand for lumber has again equalled the capacity of the mills. The price of our product rests entirely with oursclves.’’ The Fire Insurance Bill The first important discussion was opened by Mr. A. D. McRae, Fraser Mills, and was upon the subject of the proposed fire insurance bill which has been passed by the House of Commons and will soon be dealt with by the Senate Mr. McRae explained the difference between manufacturers and insurance companies. Manufacturers created, but insurance companies simply conducted insurance business, and, apart from the smal] commission which went to the agent, the balance went to the head of the business. The disposition of manufacturers was to abso- lutely oppose legislation or anything that afforded the resident company protection from outside insurance. They might as well recognize that they were going to get insurance legislation, and he thought it was better to have a compromise bill, which would perhaps cost a little more, and be preferable to the legislation now before the house. There was a well organized insurance trust, and they must meet it with some proposal. The board companies wanted to shut out outside insurance companies — almost entirely. The 15 per cent. tax would be practically prohibitive, and place them almost entirely in the hands of one organization. Mr. Otto Lachmund made a few remarks, in the course of which he stated that insurance in the United States was considerably cheaper than _ in Canada. Canada could not ship lumber to the United States without — a duty, but the United States could ship into Canada without. This was — ; not a matter which affected lumbermen alone. He believed 90 per cent. of all who insured would protest against such legislation. Mr. R. H. H. Alexander protested against the right of the individual to do business where he saw fit, being interfered with. He thought they should fight that matter to the last ditch. It was a fight against a cast iron combine, which was trying to stifle competition. He presented the following resolution : ‘““Whereas a number of insurance companies in Canada, banded to- gether in a cast iron combine to prevent competition in rates, which, through the operation of this combine are unnecessarily high, are making persistent attempts to obtain legislation, which, though ostensibly for the benefit of the insured, is in reality to force parties insuring to pay these rates and to deprive them of the right to contract for their insur- ance elsewhere than in Canada, which can be done at lower rates than insisted on by the aforesaid combination; and whereas such legislation would be onerous and detrimental to those engaged in the lumbering in- dustry, this convention of lumbermen, representative from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, unanimously protests against the legislation asked for, resolves that it is against the best interests of those it is suppoed to benefit, and would add to the burden of an industry which does not receive the full measure of Erotection it is entitled to; and further, that no tax should be imposed on the execution of the hitherto inalienable right to make contracts with any one wherever residing and for any and all legitimate purposes.” Mr. A. D. McRae seconded the motion and after some further dis- cussion it was unanimously carried. Standardizing Odd Lengths of Lumber The question of odd lengths was next discussed. Mr. Victor H. Beckman, Seattle, introduced the subject. Various other members spoke, and Mr. Anstie mentioned that the mountain mills were practi- cally unanimously—95 per cent.—in favor of odd lengths in the upper grades. The following resolution was carried: ‘‘That this convention approves of the resolution adopted by the United States National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Association at Seattle, July 13th, to wit: That in the manu- facture of all lumber, odd as well as even lengths be the standard in floor- ing, ceiling, partition, finish, mouldings, drop and bend siding, and will adhere to same, believing it to be to the best interest of the lumber trade. This to be effective commencing January 1, 1910.’ ”’ A discussion upon the duty on lumber and shingles was introduced by Mr. A. Leitch, East Kootenay, who declared that the matter was simply ‘‘a question of votes.’’ Sir Wilfrid Laurier had said, “There is no question in my mind as to your right, that you are entitled to a duty, but it is a matter of expediency.’’ An interesting discussion followed, during the course of which Mr. J. Cameron said he believed that if the lumbermen of Canada stood shoulder to shoulder in the matter, they could swing the votes which way they liked. A motion was introduced and carried, calling for a duty of $1.25 on rough lumber and 30 cents per thousand on shingles. _ The Banquet In the evening an enjoyable banquet was held at the Dutch Grill. Mr. J. E. Tucker presided, and the guests included a large number of prominent Vancouver citizens, among whom was Mayor Douglas, seated on the chairman’s left. In addition to a capital toast list, many good songs and recitations were contributed. At the close of the banquet the guests were invited to witness a cinematograph reproduction of the Johnson-Ketchel fight, and one and all accepted the invitation. ; After the repast, Mr. A. D. McRae opened the toast list with the loyal toast, which was heartiy received, and was followed by a toast to the Province of British Columbia, to which Mr. Tisdall, M.P.P., re- plied. Mr. Tisdall mentioned the importance of lumbering from a revenue producing point of view, and referred also in complimentary terms to — Mr. T. W. Paterson, one of the well known lumbermen of the province, who had been honored with the appointment of Lieutenant-Governor of the province. ‘ . Mayor Douglass responded for the city of Vancouver, and Mr. Dana cf the C.P.R. spoke for the transportation interests. Mr. R. H. H. pee 2 ase ~a Alexander delivered an interesting address upon ‘‘Lumbering, Past and Present,’? and Mr. Peter Lund spoke to ‘‘Lumbering in the Future.”’ Mr. Sayward, of the Victoria Lumber Mills, an old timer, who is shortly to leave the business, made a few remarks, following upon which Messrs. Leitch and Hackett responded to the toast to ‘‘The Old Timer.”’ Mr. Leitch was humorous, while Mr. Hackett, in more serious vein, told something of the industry in past years. Mr. T. F. Paterson proposed the toasts to the guests of the even- ing, the delegates from the mountain and eastern mills, and visitors from across the line. Messrs. Otto Lachmund, A. R. Cavanagh and V. Beckman responded. On Dec. 11 the convention discussed the matter of a uniform stand- ard of finished sizes for the coast and mountain associations. The sizes were already so similar that it was agreed that a complete scale could be yorked out in a short time. Messrs. McRae and Alexander were appointed a committee to draft suggestions to the C.P.R. in regard to car supply to lumbermen. The code of ehtics adopted by the American Lumber Trades Con-. gress was considered, and it was decided to adopt it in the main with certain alterations by local secretaries in order to meet local conditions. A committee was appointed to look into the insurance situation, and recommend some course of action to the lumber associations. The question of ‘Uniform Terms of Discount’’ was taken up, and it was decided to allow 2 per cent. off for cash in 15 days, and 1 per cent. off in 80 days, with a net price for 60 days. The general feeling of the meeting was that no business should be done with those retailers who refused to accept drafts. a | Personal News of Interest to Lumbermen Mr. H. S. Riddle, Montreal manager of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, was a welcome visitor to the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ recently. Mr. Riddle reports excellent business conditions throughout his field of work. Mr. F. EB. Lucas, formerly connected with the C. C. Manuel & Sons Company, at Escanaba, Mich., has gone to Sutton, Que., to become manager of the new plant which the company is erecting there. Mr. J. M. Hastings, the prominent Pittsburg, Pa., lumberman and head of the J. M. Hastings Lumber Company of that city and the Davi- son Lumber Company, of New York and Bridgewater, N.S., accompanied by Mr. C. O. Shepherd, of New York, spent a fortnight in December going over the extensive holdings and operations of the Davison Lumber Company. Mr. George H. Hager, financial manager of S. A. Hager & Son, lumber and coal dealers, Toronto, and son of Mr. 8. A. Hager, was mar- ried on December 29th tc Miss Georgia Rodgers, of Toronto, soloist at the Central Presbyterian church The wedding occurred in the Bloor street Preesbyterian church. Mr. and Mrs. Hager are spending their honeymoon in New York and Boston, whither the best wishes of their friends and of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ have followed them. Mr. W. W. Bell, one of the leading stockholders of the Mundy Lum- ber Company, of Three Valleys, B.C., recently visited the company’s plant in British Colubmai. On his return to the Hast he was accompanied by Mr. S. A. Mundy, general manager of the company, who will spend some time in the East. The sawmill which this concern lost by fire has been already rebuilt. It is equipped with all the modern conveniences and is a single band mill with a capacity of about 75,000 feet daily. Mr. W. G. Paynes, formerly of the Turner Lumber Company, Toronto, has become associated with the firm of Campbell & Carman, Traders Bank building, Toronto, and will travel for the firm in western Ontario. He and Mr. J. P. Johnson will cover the territory between them. Mr. Paynes has been engaged in the lumber business for the past seven or eight years and, being a young man, 33 years of age, has a promising future to look forward to. During his connection with the ‘Turner Lumber Company, Mr. Paynes has made a wide acquaintance in the trade, all of whom will join in wishing him every success in his new field of work. Dr. B. BE. Fernow, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry of the Uni- versity of Toronto, attended a conference at Washington, D.C., on Dec. 39 and 31, of the heads of a number of forest schools. The subject of the conference was ‘“‘Education in Forestry.’’ Dr. Fernow read a paper on “The Public Responsibility of the Forest Schools,’’ dealing with their relation to the public in regard to the teaching of forestry. Among those in attendance at the conference were: Hon. James Wilson, United States Secretary of Agriculture, who delivered an address of welcome; Chief U. §. Forester Gifford Pinchot; Henry S. Graves, director of the Yale Forestry School; Prof. R. B Fisher, Harvard; Samuel B. Green, Uni- versity of Minnesota; Prof. F. Roth, Dean of the Forestry School of the University of Michigan, and Frank D. Miller, head of the Forestry De- partment of the State of Washington. Mr. G. W. Johnston, formerly with the Wilson Lumber Company of _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. 27 Toronto, has gone into business on his own account. He has taken into the business his son, Mr. Kenneth Johnston, who was formerly manager for the Wilson Lumber Company at Cincinnati, Ohio. The new company will be known as the Johnston Lumber Company, and will have its. office and yard at the foot of John street, Toronto. They will deal in American and Canadian hardwoods and Canadian white pine. Mr. G. W. John- ston will attend to the buying and selling end of the business and his son will be in charge of the office and yard. Mr. G. W. Johnston’s acquaint- ance with the hardwood business, both in the United States and Canada, is of the most thorough nature, as he has made it his life work. His son also has had an extensive experience in the business, so that between them they will be able to handle a large business. Mr. Johnston’s many friends will join the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ in wishing the new firm every prosperity. Mr. M. W. Teufel, managing director of the Davison Lumber Com- pany, Bridgewater, N.S., and New York City, has severed his active connection with Mr. J. M. Hastings and his associates, of Pittsburg, Pa., who control the Davison Company, to become assistant to Presi- dent Edward Hines, of the Edward Hines Lumber Company and its affiliated interests at Chicago. Mr. Teufel will retain his stock interest in the Davison Lumber Company. For years past he has been actively associated with Mr. J. M. Hastings, of Pittsburg, in his business enter- prises, and since the time that the large purchase was made by Mr. Hastings and his associates in Nova Scotia, Mr. Teufel has played an important part in assisting those interests in the development and con- duct of the business, which to-day has grown to be one of the strongest and biggest factors in the export and domestic lumber trade in the East. Mr. Teufel’s departure from New York has led to many expressions of appreciation, among which is the following from a contemporary lum- ber journal: ‘‘During his associations with us the past year or two, Mr. Teufel has made a host of friends. In fact he could not help it. While he had been a visitor in a business capacity in the Metropolitan district for the past 15 years or more through his previous Chicago associations, and latterly his Pittsburg connections, and had through those affiliations en- joyed a liberal local acquaintance, it was not until his permanent location here two years ago and since, that those in the trade with whom he came in closer contact recognized his high characteristics, and we therefore feel that we express the sentiments of the district trale when we say that the loss of Mr. Teufel’s genial and optimistic personality and his royal good fellowship, is sincerely deprecated.” Mr. Hugh A. Rose Reports Improvement in the West Mr. Hugh A. Rose, Torento representative of the Fraser River Lum- ber Company, Fraser Mills, B.C., has returned to Toronto after a visit to the head office and mills. While in the West he attended the confer- ence of lumbermen at Vancouver and also visited the Anacortes Lumber and Box Company’s plant in Washington. Mr. Rose returned to Toronto with a splendid load of optimism regarding conditions in the West. A concrete indication of the state of affairs in the West is afforded by the advancing prices. Already considerable advances have taken place and a further advance was decided upon while Mr. Rose was in the West This is to be effective from. the first of the year and involves an advance of $1 in the price of low grade lumber and $2 to $3 on the upper grades. Speaking to the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman’’ Mr. Rose said: ‘‘For the past three or four years there has been what has been called a ‘buyers’ market’ and the buyers have had it all their own way. They have been persistently knocking down prices and buying at their own figures. Now, the yard stocks on the prairies are all low, very few yards having anything like an average stock, and the same conditions prevail at the coast among the manufacturers. None of the manufacturers have large stocks on hand. ‘The outlook is the best that it has been in years. The manufac- turers have been dominated by the buyers for so long that they are begin- ning to chafe, and now, having turned, they are going to try to make a little money out of their product. The price of logs is steadily advancing and labor is getting more expensive every year. There is a feeling of optimism out in the West that is contagious. Although prices have ad- vanced there is no doubt that between now and the spring further ad- vances will take place. “There was a time when any little mill around the coast could get out almost any kind of a bill with very little difficulty, but at the present time good logs are at a premium and the man who has to go out and buy logs is in poor shape to compete with the man who has his own stump- age. So far as the Fraser River Lumber Company is concerned, we have our own limits and do business exclusively through our representatives. Last year we cut over 90,000,000 feet, and on the first of December we had less than 15,000,000 feet of unsold product. Most of that 15,000,000 is higher grades, and when I left the plant we were getting orders from the line yard companies and others that would clean up our dry stock pretty well. ‘On December 26th the mill shut down for about two weeks for the purpose of making minor repairs, installing new machinery, including a large turbine electrical generator to supply power for individual motors for the machines in the planing mill, and to light the town, We are also installing machinery for the manvfacture of cross arms.” Saas 28 Montreal Lumber Market Inactive Holiday Season makes Quiet Trade —Pine Prices Gradually Advancing Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.”’ December 29th, 1909. With the inventory period rapidly approaching there is a noticeable dropping off in the general activity of the lumber market in Montreal. In some quarters, however, wholesalers report that yards are buying freely, with an evident confidence in the present outlook. The demand for box lumber is greatly improving and dealers view the general situa- tion optimistically. Encouraging reports are received from the Ameri- ¢an market, especially from Chicago and the West. White pine prices are steadily advancing and this lumber is very scarce; with some lines practically cleaned up. 14-inch shipping culls and outs and, to a certain extent, 2-inch sizes, are very scarce. ‘‘O’’ cull pine is also in splendid demand. The scarcity of pine stock in Que- bee this season is very marked, the amount of waney white pine stock cut in Quebec this year was 738,840 cubic feet, as compared with 1,139,- 960 in 1907, and 990,640 in 1908. Furthermore, only 57,520 cubic feet of square white pine is on hand at the present time, as compared with 132,560 cubic feet a year ago. An advance of $8 per thousand over last year’s figures is noted in some grades of pine lumber. 38-inch mill culls are very scarce. A prom- inent mill in the Ottawa district is said to have cut only 20 per cent. of the usual amount. Spruce is very inactive just now. The New England market is be- ing supplied with Southern yellow pine at a very cheap figure, which is altogether too low to allow of competition from Canadian spruce. There is, however, an undercurrent of optimism pervading the Southern mar- kets which would seem to predict a strengthening of the present market condition. Following are revised current wholesale lumber prices for Montreal: l-in., 2-in. and 3-in. pine log run mill culls out lin., 2-in. and 3-in. pine log run dead culls out ............ 24.00 to 28.00 Erigs, “(C2205 7051 ae eee ee 5 0 Oa A Cea «CT 13.00 to 14.00 Eeectcmmec Mater Ba 3 Bye a. MNS Oe, Leah s 5 yells ck CoRR ae a 17.00 to 19.00 Spruce floorme, sheeting; etc., No, 1 ........2).cs... 0. sen 24.00 to 26.00 pigicom logue, shearing etc. Now 2esis) 0) kee ae ees 19.00 to 21.00 Werehantable’ ‘spruce boards. ...........0..2white pine 300 3 25 Lath, mill run : white pine. 275 3.00 Spruce, mill run 2 25 2 50 Red pine millrun 275 300 153 q white pine Sy hy Pee 200 250 No 2 white pine 1 re eee I 75 200 Spyies mill run ain pode e aloo. 2 50 Red Pine mill run 1%"... I 75 200 rake millrun 1 45 200 Basswood ‘“ 200 225 Hemlock YW 1475 2.25 32” Lath.. t0o 1 50 Pine Shingles MER OES es a Aces 35 4 00 Clear Butt 18” 275 43.50 ae tas «aie 2 5° 175 White Cedar SBisstags RARE, 6"... 490 450 Clear Butt, 18” 300 325 BEX Race wis sinc 150 175 Stand’d R’yties6” 045 0 50 Mill run cedar ties 38 00 50 co 20 00 22 00 1x8&gNo.a “ 15 00 1800 Pine mill culls.... Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ No. 2 Railway Ties 00 2@ oo 25 SG). ee ee 21 00 23 00 | Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 co TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet long, 6! to 8” top I 50 go 3 00 - ‘ “ “ nee 40 ae Yih “ 4 75 Ae “ Par iar 50 “ ania 8 50 10 50 ae pee Tr 00 13 50 és “ “4 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 40 feet average...... x" 5° First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according to lineal. 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality...:......... 60 65 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 4o to 45 feet. 70 75 goto 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. p ro inches and up, according to average and quality......... 25 Average 16 inch... .c00 50% 000i ses aeisemn = >\e/o\n\s n1lbininalalelel=)=lsiale 35 BIRCH 1g Inch 2... oe 020 vee swe omens le 0]s a 0'e ne pieis olvisin ole leinielelesisisle/s 16 oo FS ae cio wa wlere/vie/uleie!» al0\s lain (Wiis) eat nleletsinie'sisisisiats sip ipiclotdtani ate Meier eae 24 16 S© i stele cjcioim 1 -) © «wil niwias oinielolain’ o\pimieleisinin(pin]atelsta) tele lstateinia is 26 30 Op ee Muietataseieleleiere vy steseioleregelo\sin/e nieteietl Mata\a| ai ote ietaletalatetpraiela 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and UP see e veer eeee cere eee per M.17 oo 1800 Oddinentsy/.5 sate nd cebinls cele nein pattie ae eee “1450 15 00 Boards, ¥ and/a'inen anne serene sole eine ““ 14 50 1500 BIRCH PLANKS. EHO GUMS. oiois- oa ale sin vinle s\oiele)eleese ep eeaceln ate (neta eral ele = alee nee 18 00 SARNIA, ONT. FINE, COM. AND BETTER. ” x 10” vaeients HSE eae ee 1xX6and 8" ....ccecececes BA Oo, || Seas ee gel 1 in., 8” and up wide...... 62 00 "X13 ene aD: 1% ridin mee 65 00 atl 2 at ON Saatice 68 oo NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER a Ae iiaugitee x8 & up No.1 & better 45 00 | Tite ----- 1-2. sees see ee Nee aa ae oo | 141% and 2” 36 00 43 oo 8/4 » 5800 ape and’? a csrmandemcisne +++ 40 00 Gi r6 a up No. a oF 47 00 | 4 reersrscsncecceracennce 42 00 ia es Fn me OCS 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 ” ae 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” 2 19) AO CON i extant nc pendeen ene mee 29 00 35 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 0g 174 and 2” + 30 00 36 00 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 apa ANA ates 32 00 oe Ct a EE ety ies 53 00 ri in. SB rly Siretatavers 55 00 NO. 3 BARN, 2in. ren ae sale Kee ST ROO. aa, asics ee ye es oo | FAMe wee eee eeenee 20 00 an oe ae aoe 1, 1 and 2”...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS, 1 in., 6” and up wide....-- 3r 00 ae 1YU4" eon agra |||) JNO.x, ax, roan 20 00 27 00 u ag Bac 43 00 | No. x mill yk, a” g Spiers 47 00 1%, 1% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 aM, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Mill runculls, 1”...... 15 00 1% and 13g eect 33 00 | I am 134 and 2”...... 15 00 2 iv SO A aceite 2%, 3 and A “ MILL RUN. x! gg lene detente ehcp "ex mu cin ld:caleinte nfo(al elxunioiniciatele WG: ANd Biecisnsp'sinimsieine WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 tt BRIG aaa mee nteeractemers eseee 1450 1950 2100 19 00 ae Gend ax8 ado nama ree 17 00 17 50 2100 19 00 AX LO soacsethiase case. + «18 00 18 50 at 50 20 00 Pe eC ARMS Com. | MGaqae 18 00 19 00 22 50 21 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring PY ay ¢ Wenenonenaos codec $22 50 | 4+ OF 6 inch No. Teseeeeee $32 00 2X 4-8-14-16............0% 22 50 Se 33 geese 3o 00 2X 4-10-18-20............ 24 00 ‘i seeeeeee 22 50 oe oF Sito ixG recess 22 50 % Shiplap—Finished 4 inch............04.. +e2+ 19 00 Spe oncanoboace . a1 50 Common Boards §,)x0, 12) inchs asec ccosete 22 = g inch, ccadecuieseceoanan's $19 00 A 6 nO a an eine ce tataeteraiare al 50 Siding Be handle seneeeememe aaxo. | 6'inch Nona... .0s0- oes Foc nes oa acento aerate 22 50 CSINOF a) ee ee ee ure creiviete letettermniaione 2a 50 t0" PNo gn Gisasen Lath No.1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce als ip wi dls\a/)acols,enlejato eiaielcetetelateeis ter areyene sea 475 Nowa 86 80. AE ricceiptaielele ieiatets Sleieetss ohtetaistate aa ce eens 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER taft. 14 and 16ftt gx6and 3xX8...00-cccccccnesees 21 50 J Ki LO ws wav nie nie nieloluiv ie qraie'elw efelstateteinielevetttetetaiiete tartare 22.00 Qi K XB a cicieiceenicioiele stein sialele catamielteela(atetelstetttate teeta 22 50 44 COG KBs. catae in oniniy os slates 21 50 4X 10 CO LOX 10... elm ma ai ara wie ccrenas! ocese, Se KO's mo 9.9 Le iaenigiuipir s[eis wae seidas; | oiis.e.wc\e's\esta apa sale go 30 "All Common ‘Cedar’ $2.00 per M. less than Fir. rei FLOORING. o1 &2 Mes OU wee ema enepwaita osiv.ctaen Soa E. G. No. 1 and 2 Fir Flooring................00 eg) eon B. C. Fir E. G. No. rand 2 Flooring . + F. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring........ . Pine or Spier: 8 to 16 ft., 6in. B.C Fir 8” , 10” and 12” Shipla 6. sca vate ee B. C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. i ab ili eee pp BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. 1S. No. 1 Common Pine, 10 inch 3 neg ee mixed w dths . oo 5 “ SHINGLES XXX B.C.Cedar ....... «20.6% 010.09 via\aignisine anette XX B. C. Cedar ..... @ 0 (9 en aecis ee cece, os Wainw aein etal nenn nn XXX Dimension.. oso ee'siaes. 00 a2ce 05 ease ase e No. 1 Mixed W & R P ar 5s : o. 1 Mix INC... oienvicee.cuaseaneees aee eee 4.00 No. 1B. C, Fits.....csccee i ee 4-50 BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers Alav osetia see eee seers Ff CES ¥en oo “5/4 to 8/4... a To. . . ol4 to tals. XPM. cena Selécts:4%4) SFese crus vee 8. Natt 1 Mia ee oe oe CSA TOS gee, eee a ‘10/4 to alae ; i Fine Com mon 4/4.. e s Se vis we A | No.1 Barn 1x 12........ s a ape 4 No. 2 Barn x6 8 8, 1x No. 3 Barks sue ee Box 2x62) ups eee ** “1 KlOl 7p e-p ere ‘" y mraree ‘« “‘PMrgiee wpe The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobb buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: : ising WHITE ASH. tst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to 2inch .. .. 44 00 46 00 | Strips ....... tess 2200 24 00 2% to ginch . 48 00 54 00 | Com. andculls.... 14 00 22 00 BLACK AND BROWN rst & 2nd 6inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 BIRCH 1st & ale white, 6 and up...... Common and good Spris. culls... s..se000e 16.00 18 0, rst & 2nd6inch &- Up) feds) omar 40 00 42 00 ELM, 1st and and, rock, 6 1st and and, soft, 6 joch\and apie sc qalon 35 00 inch and u: RE 28 co Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common ae culls. 10 00 17 00 MAPLE 1st and 2nd hand 20 00 23 oo ist and and, soft. . 20 00 23 00 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls, 12 00 13 co BOSTON, ek WhitePine Uppers, 1 to 2 inch............++..+- $92 00 $94 00 Selects, x toa inch. . 10's... .0-creehenbnreeee iscne 0) SStGG) 84 00 Fine Common, 1 inch,..........-.-- 50 nth suites teat 61 oo 62 00 1% nae % Bee ks 68 00 No. 1 Cuts, 1 inch........ 45 00 F 1% to 2 inch.. 56 00 60 00 No:.a\Cists;, 4 inch. jic.0. .. cceeeeneeee + 2. 35 00 37 00 1% :to a inch, 2......6,ce eee sees 43 00 46 00 Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x 12 51 00 oO. 1, 1X10 38 co No. 1,1x 8 37 00 No. 2,1 x12 No. 2, 1X 10 << os No. 2,1x 8 35 00 No. 3,1 x 12 34 00 _— No. 3,1 x10 29 co No. 3,1x 8 29 00 Spruce, roand rain. dimension.............. eater 27 00 9 in. and under ...... 2.2. seeeeeeeee 24 00 25 00 1o and rain. random lengths, ro ft. and up «s32 @3) 50 24 50° 2X2. aX4, 3x5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random = lengths, 10 ft. and up....... ...... . (ar5ore 22 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, rafter nde fetes) ke) luc hasan aeene + 21 50 23 00 5 in. and u merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 18 19 oo 20 00 Canadian Spruce boards ..............-. Cjeeboe a5 wlicr ©0 24 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched ..___........ ar 5° 1xaand1rx 3 furring p, 18 oe ‘and bundled a= as 22 00 4 ee is weib.ninie eine ee ele eats meteorites 435 450 134” ob, oWeldapioineaaeeeetoee histeiateit estima tpUnS 3 80 NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Extras........ Areocatiecacacucs $3 85 Clem e 5 0. nik: Secselnviclgevne te ca anisene ee eee ete eee 3 25 Second clears...... 2 60 Clear Whites 5 coc)... sites con's cenies bcatre floeleameciemioetae 245 Extra 1s \Clear whites out).. a 25 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) .. .. x 60 BRITISH COLUMBIA SHINGLES. Red Cedar Fae aa butts to a”.......... ps0 oes 390 kas, x aerate 5S CS Perfectoos, Shutte to ato sees cF + & Heretaeeis Sole once ce cccsseses sates ta RREEEE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | Get Next to a Good Thing! Our White Pine is It Fine old growth Pine; nice, bright, dry stock with an exceptionally nice red knot. Gang sawn, assuring uniformity of thickness, even lengths and Tonawanda grades as sorted by experienced Tonawanda inspectors. We can supply shelving, Dressing, Moulding, or No. I Barn, No. 2 Barn, No. 3 Barn or Box, either rough or dressed in any desired way. Fenderson Dressing,—you know how smooth this is. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. © Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. 0 STAIR FRAMING PLATE R. M. Beal Leather Co. —— MANUFACTURERS OF for Transmitting, Larrigans Elevating and Lumberman’s and Prospector’s Boots Conveying. Sporting Boots Lumberman’s Aprons and Tanners of the Celebrated English Oak Harness Leather Rubber Hose for Water, Steam, Galt Machine Knife Works Air Suction, and a Fire Protection. The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR of Toronto, Limited WOODWORKING MACHINES Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Send for Price List Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited - Galt, Ont. Logging Locomotives Designed for all _round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up-keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works, Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA { 4 7 ; { CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. Bee arins and Hubs are made of We have the largest and only com- Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Cheapest in the end ! Strongest pulley on the market— We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, — Friction Clutches, etc-, etc. no Slip. Send for Catalogue. Eclipse Clapboard Sawing Machine If you are a stranger to them and they to you. Get acquainted. Everything for a Sawmill Races: ram Cars be Mill and Bolter ogging and Yard Locomotives [ig are. 7, aw Gummers haking Grates i } iT 9 ai | q Picket Headers, Gang Bolters, Edgers Prompt shipments on all orders. Prices and circulars upon request. “This is One of Three in the Family and Every One a Wonder” Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers R hf H d I W k the other day. He based his opinion on a ‘‘ working ot uss=- owar ron or S acquaintance” gained in their own mill. On the start he was against us but is now another one added to the hun- ‘ e e dreds won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. Williamsport, Pa. SLEEPER & AKHURST - Coaticook, Que. 7 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MANUFACTURERS OF Light Portable Mills Edgers and Trimmers Light Portable Engines Shingle and Lath Machines Heavy Engines and Mills Our saw mills will do just as accurate and perfect work as any mills made. There are no kinks or twists in the lumber sawed by our mills, and it sells at good prices. Write for catalogue and quotations Pays for Itself in One Week ‘‘The Gordon Hollow Blast Grate saved us enough on FUEL the FIRST WEEK to PAY FOR ITSELF, BESIDES increasing the cut of our mill by ONE-HALF.’—Kinsbury & Henshaw, Antigo, Wis. Adds from 25 to 50% to the Efficiency of a Boiler | ““We installed your Hollow Blast Grate System in connec- | tion with our saw mill boilers several months ago. We were VERY SHORT OF STEAM at that time, and were undertaking to burn considerable WET CYPRESS DUST from our shingle mill. After installing the Hollow blast Grate System we HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE with our boilers steaming. We are getting AT LEAST 20% MORE STEAM and could possibly push them to 25% MORE. We consider the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate one of the BEST INVESTMENTS we ever made.”— Aycock Lumber Co., Aycock, Fla. “The blast grates you sold me at Sylvania, O., INCREAS- ED OUR STEAMING CAPACITY 50%, and enabled us to make plenty of steam in the winter time from FROZEN SAWDUST.” —R. C. Gillett, Waverly, Va. Gives as good results with wet, green or frozen saw-dust as a Draft Grate gives with dry wood ‘* We have used your Hollow Blast Grates CONTINUOUSLY since they were installed, which we believe was about FIFTEEN YEARS AGO (The actual period was 16 YRS. 8 MOS. GH. B. G.Co.) Prior to that time we were compelled to SEASON our | Gordon Hollow Blast Grate SEAFORTH, ONTARIO —_—_The—_ > Gordon Hollow Blast Grate The Heaviest, Most Durable and Most Efficient Blast Grate on the Market fuel—the best of WOOD—to have a grade that would make us sufficient steam to keep our plant running, and EVEN THEN were compelled to stop at times during working bours to raise steam. After putting in your grates we make asufficient amount of steam WITHOUT TROUBLE, using GREEN ELM DUST. The grates are apparently in AS GOOD SHAPE AS WHEN IN- STALLED, and we consider them A WONDERFUL INVEN- TION.”—G. V. Griffith & Son, Albany, Ind. Saves Labor in Firing ‘‘Your grates have effected a saving of about ONE-HALF in LABOR in the fire-room, and while using nothing but SA W- DUST and GREEN MILL CLIPPINGS, have given us FULLY 334 PER CENT. HOTTER FIRES.”—The Ohio Wheel Co., Delphos, O. Is Practically Indestructible ‘‘T used your Hollow Blast Grates at stave mills at different points for some TWENTY YEARS, and they are JUST AS GOOD AS WHEN PUT IN, and I can burn any WET BARK AND REFUSE that otherwise COULDN’T BE USED AT ALL. They are the cheapest grate one can use, for they NEVER BURN OUT.”—S. P. Shelly, Holgate, O. The men who have made the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate ; what it is—our president, our secretary and treasurer, our super- intendent,our foreman and our designer—have all been identified with the business since the company was organized, while our vice-president has been with us for fifteen years. Our services are, therefore, those of experts. C GREENVILLE, Ons MICHIGAN ties ee Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated ‘‘Tower” Line of Edgers and Trimmers Conveyers for Saw Mills and————_— Woodworking Plants designed and built to suit your special requirements Send for Catalogue T57 Chains of all kinds made to order. Crushers, Eleva- tors, Screens, etc. J effrey Mig. Co. Toronto Office: 8 Temperance Street New York St. Louis Pittsburg Knoxville Charleston, W.Va.. Chicago Boston Denver Buffalo Montreal, Can. Jeffrey Wire Rope Offal Conveyer : WN The Only A National Journal S Electrical ns ; SS S Paper in Managers PE N/ Ps Canada Superintendents “ei Sy, Electricians Useful to a & Sy and hel Re Subscribers Engineers ~ ¥ : SSeS Profitable to : ee Advertisers Electric Light ae Plants NES ae For free sample copy address N and Exerybody Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Interested in Confederation Life Building, Electricity \ / TORONTO in dressing lumber is to run a narrow surfacer at the fastest feed. This is just what the 15 and 18 inch widths of the new WOODS NO. 59 SINGLE OR DOUBLE SURFACER are designed to do at a feed of 100 feet and upwards. double the output of a wide slow feed machine, will do it better and with half the labor cost per thousand. The patent Round Solid Back Cutter Head gives strength, stiffness and safety, is easily balanced and practically free from distortion due to bolt strains. The Patent Truing Devices joint the knives while running and give absolute assurance of equal cutting by all. This machine will do se, Atlanta | §$. A. Woods Machine Company - Chicago a Grieans The Planer Specialists Seattle Not the Price, but the Service of a Tool Determines its Value : The Best Practice : 1 Cutter head which will stand up to the work on the hardest of woods and fast feeds. Even if the belts to the Cutter Especially is this true about Cutter Heads. They are little things compared with the size of a machine on which they are used, buz are a very important part thereof, if your mill is to be a paying one. The Shimer Cutter heads are built for hard service. They are made honest and trve from start to finish. The billets of steel are forged under a powerful steam hammer refining the grain which is very dense and capable of stand- ing the hardest strains. They are then bored out and turned into shape. This process gives the purchaser a Heads break while the lumber is being fed into the machine (which sometimes happens) the extra strength of the steel forged head prevents the bit seats from being forced out of line. These tools will bear the strictest investigation. They eave the ‘‘make-ready”’ built into them to save time, have lumber, save annoyance, and turn out a finished product equal, if not superior, to any on the market. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Samuel J. Shimer & Sons Branch of Milton, Pennsylvania Galt, Ontario, Canada ‘smec-oy ‘sMmec-dry ‘sie3py ‘s1oyuIO¢ ‘s1oUL]Yg ‘steoejing ‘s1eppnoy] soypyeW ‘s1921G ‘sxapueg NITuad JO suaaTina ORF: dGaLIWNIT ‘SYYOM ANIHOVW NITWAD . ‘purut InoA Ul JSOUWDIOJ STI Axourypoew Suryiom poom aim mou sn agus “SS ‘ON ay} JO Sre[Noysed [[n} noA puss ATpeys [IM oA ‘sdA} sty} JO oUIyOeW e IO} [[ed sj[qQeJepIs -u0d pey IM WOYM WOJ SIOWIOJSND INO jsBuoure JOARJ YPM BurIjsouI s} pue JOO} JwoTJIoK Ue ST 3] c ‘IopulAD wI0}}0q 94} JaAO UMOP poy Aaeay e33x9 ue sey osje PW! pue joo} jo adAj semoysed sty} Joy pousisep Aljeredse aie YIYM sS3] Joyoyeu sey }[ ‘SJOYDJEUI JolAeaYy Ino se SoeUT] [eJoUes oUTeS BY} Buoye yyInq st SS ‘ON 94 L ‘930 ‘aseq ‘Surpjnow un 0} jas 9q osTe ued YdIYM ynq jno Aep pue ut Aep AT[nyssooons SULIOOY SSPID-jSIY UNI [IM YOIYM ouryoeu e sosNbes yey} [Iw ay} 410 Ajyeroedse pousisap s1SS “ON e4L CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | loysyeW pue soURg ANNA Sg “ON | SINNOD ALITVNO NITY ) ° Ye) va bea ee Our Catalogues will Interest You Be Russel Wheel & Foundry Co. | DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Skidders .. Loaders Powerful, Strong and Economical in Operation Our Skidders and Loaders are in successful operation under almost every condition met by loggers to-day. Russel Logging Cars Strength Capacity Durability The Standard among Progressive Loggers EOGCING TOOIS -. i Operating with Horses is Expensive! Patented in Canada and U.S.A. Dunbar Logging Engine. The Alex. Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited Woodstock, N. B. Dunbar Logging Engines will haul upwards of 150,000 feet of lumber, depending on the condition of the road which only requires to be made as for horses’ operations except that they should be nine feet wide. In every case there is alarge saving over the use of horses. The results to be obtained are not based on theory but have been actually obtained and in some cases the saving has been 75%. Our descriptive circulars and photos will be gladly sent upon request. They will certainly interest every lum- berman who recognizes the importance of economical log hauling. We also manufacture Shingle Machines, Rotarys, Stock Gangs, Planers and all Saw Mill Machinery. . 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Save Time in the Giving and Receiving of Orders Northern Electric With your increasing business now that the dull times are over, you cannot afford to carry shavings to the furnace room in the old way. Progressive managers are just realizing the e e Intercommunicating Telephones great saving effected where shavings are handled by the fan system. All the operator has to do is to open a damper in a pipe will do this for you because and the fan does the rest. Floors and machines are kept clean, and space formerly taken up by shavings is kept clean for stock. We would like to tell you what it would cost to install a system in your factory, mill or shop. You get instant communication _ be- tween departments. Dominion Heating & Ventilating Co. You have provision for emergencies— Ke te HESPELER, ONTARIO You can be everywhere at once— You have complete control of your entire plant. Northern Electric Intercommunicating Telephones are simple in operation— reliable in service and inexpensive of installation. Backed by our 30 years’ experience and the most liberal guarantee. MN Our experts are at your service—don’t put up any longer with unhealthy speaking tubes. The cheapest way to skid and load logs isby steam power. The Universal Logger is a combined two line skidder and loader with separate engine for loading with steel skidding boom and steel swinging loading boom. It is self-propelling, spots its own cars and moves rapidly from point to point, saving time and the usual switching expense. Ample water tank capacity is located between the trucks, and the frame is constructed to permit empty cars to pass through the machine for load- ing by means of its own power. : This machine is especially adapted for light steel or wooden rails. May We Send Catalogue? CLYDEJIRON WORKS Sole Manufacturers of the McGIFFERT and DECKER Patent Selt-Propelling Steam Logging Machinery.; Duluth, Minn. C-103 Write for Bulletin 513 HERN ELECTRIC IneAN BLES | MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED Manufacturers and Suppliers of all apparatus and equipment used in the construction, operation and Maintenance of Telephone and Power Plants Address our nearest office Montreal Winnipeg Cor. Notre Dame and Guy Streets 599 Henry Avenue Toronto Regi 60 Front Street West eine Vancouv a i _ Machinery, Safes, Vaults and Vault Doors. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 We received the Highest Awards—Grand Prix and Gold Medals—at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 19009. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Philadelphia, U.S. A. Canadian Works: 112 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Canada New No. 10 Heavy Open Side Molder Our new Illustrated Bulletin describing this S wee Seay AS ae iE ics fe Machine will be mailed proved type. ey yeahs ys re fp é “Bg Ste ae if W434 to persons interested ‘a : 3 Ske i upon request. This machine is of the most modern and im- It is designed to turn Ask for our complete out heavy or light ' - : Moldings, all kinds of ree eer ie arenes ing machinery, just Flooring and Matching. scoping i oe = es ae é — from the press. This Machine has three variations of feed, which may be instantly changed to suit conditions. The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Creig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. W BE M AKE ¥ Wheelock Engines, Corliss Engines, Ideal Engines, Piston Valve Saw Mill Engines, Boilers, Heaters, Tanks, Steam and Power Pumps, Condensers, Flour Mill Machinery, Oatmeal Mill Machinery, Wood-Working Machinery, Transmission and Elevating ASK FOR CATALOGUES, PRICES AND ALL INFORMATION 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. The La t Leather Belt d e eit Ac Gee Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 219-221 Bank St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. Mowry & Sons = Gravenhurst, Ont. | Our Model “D” Steam Feed Valve is the very best Steam Feed Valve in use. It has large steam openings. — They will not leak, stick or kick. Used by hundreds of Saw Mills. We make Steam Feed Cylinders 8 in., 9 in., Ito in.,11 in. and 12in. Bore and any length you want. Carriage Buffers 18 in. Cylinder, will stop any carriage saves wrecks, it gives your sawyer confi- dence, does not cost much. We make up-to-date Saw and Shingle Mill Machinery. Let us know your wants. New Machinery or repairs. Get our prices on large orders or small. We can please you no matter what you want in the Mill Line. Ng Mowry & Sons, Gravenhurst, Ont. \g — A Pneumatic Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty A trial order solicited Write us your requirements 2 (@ ve References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager VSERERE RR NM | \. WGN WV AW) * NY: CANADA LUMBERMAN ATKINS “tress ‘cur SAWS} = ATKINS , INC! = OT} = I UDIU VOUT UNH BUNK VOU UUW UUW are in active demand wherever the finest saws are appreciated. They’re just as perfect as money and brains can make them. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. A PERFECT SAW FOR EVERY PURPOSE. E. C. ATKINS & CO. INC. HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY: INDIANAPOLIS, IND CANADIAN WorRKS — HAMILTON, ONT. CAN YOU BEAT IT? $20 a Day Profit on a $100 Investment The DeLoach “Mustang” Shingle Mill will cut 10,000 Shingles per day with 4 H. P. and 20,000 with 8H. P. and give you as smooth shingle as turned out by any machine on earth that costs $300. It is all steel and durable for a lifetime. The Carriage has ball- bearings, and a coil spring at each end, insuring a Quick and . Easy Stroke. Write for catalog of 254 pages describing Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, Planers, Gang Edgers, Trimmers, Lath Mills, Corn Mills, Flour Mills, Corn Crushers, Water Wheels, Engines, Boilers and Gasoline Engines. DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co. srisspor an. 1909 Model Improved Lumberman’s Snow Plow Seat for driver not shown in cut. Extension Wings also width of Plow made to any width to suit Sleighs. We are prepared to fill orders at short notice now, having all parts ready. Phelps Machine Co. Eastman, Que. The QUEEN CITY pies | 011 CO, Linie Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING DomINioN BELTING Co. Lip. HAMILTON CANADA | PRETROL' UM PRODUCTS Ferablished [SEP “COMMERCIAL She WEEKLY FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL GENERAL TRADE NEWSPAPER Ofe GREAT WEST. Winnipeg, Manitoba All snow that is taken from centre and from runner beds carried to outer ends of Extension Wings. SIDE VIEW. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Saw Machinery We manufacture under our own Patents the most Complete Line of Automatic Saw Sharpeners Saw Stretchers - Retoothers Shears - Swages and all necesary appliances for the Filing Room Covel Manufacturing Company Benton Harbor, Mich. Se” The Covel epee go for "Heavy Band Saws The Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited, Brantloml Ont. AGENTS FOR CANADA Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards, etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—Extra Strong of Thor- oughly Seasoned Hardwood and Bolted Throughout. HN WHEELCO& WROUGHT IRON Hq { DomiNioN ORILLIA.ON fi oy Tike Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in Trains or Singly for Platform Work. Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. Limited TTT Tg ORILLIA E ONT. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Wire Rope All kinds and sizes and tor all purposes. Standard and Patent Lay. ‘Prices Right Prompt Shipments Lang’s Rope Fittings Rope Grease ‘The B. Greening Wire Company HAMILTON, ONT. Limited MONTREAL, QUE. HUTHER BROS. Patent Groover or Dado Head Hollow Ground Combination Tooth Mitre Saw i i 7 ¥ Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel For cutting any width groove from 1/8” to2” wide. Will cut either with or across the grain (Sent on approval). For either Rip or Cross Cutting Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with grain of wood. Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special] work that you wish to do HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., - - - ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B. C. aes THE DEWEY DOOR GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Canadian Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guarante-d the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Canadian Hart Wheels ~ Limited Ni 446 Barton Street East ‘ HAMILTON CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We Make AIl Kinds of Machinery and Tools for the Care of Saws The sectional view of our swage shows our new spring bracket which permits the swage to tip forward during the operation of swaging. In this bracket we have preserved our compact construction features. It is practically as strong as a solid bracket, is impossible to get out of order, and is easily adjusted to give any amount of spring desired, or to be rigid and allow no spring. This new feature of Hanchett Swages still further in- creases the efficiency of a swage which without this improve- ment has for a number of years been quite generally con- ceded to have the lead over any other swage manufactured. The spring bracket, in conjunction with the action of Han- chett dies, proves unusually effective in bending the tooth forward so that it may be faced perfectly with little grinding. Sectional View of Hanchett Band Saw Swage. (Patented January 5, 1909.) With this spring bracket with its perfect adjustments, added to the unusually wide range of adjustment of Hanchett swages, the filer can swage his saws to a nicety, and adjust his swage to place the points just where he wants them, and get any amount of hook wanted. These brackets will fit all the old Hanchett Swages, so that our old customers can avail themselves of this improve- ment by purchasing from us the new spring bracket. We absolutely guarantee our swages and all swage parts, and any part furnished by us which fails to be per- fect in every respect, both in workmanship and material, will be promptly replaced by us without charge. Let us send you our New 1909 Catalog No. 18. It is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Filing Room Catalog in existence. It will interest you. Hanchett Swage Works BIG RAPIDS, MICH., U.S.A. Hanchett Swages Do Good Work 57 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly & Dietrich GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF Ha a MANUFACTURERS OF Circular Saws a Calne | Hand Saws Gang Saws See, | | SF Si Write tor Catalogue SS pete Ss 12 in. Rim, Hound and Bow Bender Combined Spoke & Handle Lathe 48-Neck-yoke and Single Tree Lathe No. 1 Hollow Chisel Mortiser Pulleys for Saw Mills | Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for We make and sell more pulleys heaviest Double Belts. than all other makes put together. Sm. and Hubs are made of We have the largest and only com- Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Cheapest in the end ! Strongest pulley on the market— We also manufacture no Slip. Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Send for Catalogue. Friction Clutches, etc-, etc. Dodge Manufacturing Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. | | Ate You Interested 7. donkey ai (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) in British Colum- j ~ \ Equipment of . Me, AS all kinds. Let WHOLESALE LUMBER bia Trade? LANA 05 Demons: ‘* HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ” (EB ee Gatco y See, BER vertising ser- Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Jj 2g Pin ee % vice. We Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, . Sai please others, Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, we can please The immensity of the Lumber Industry will Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Within. a few ies Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring aS ar oa SEO “S Western . : is rovince SNE 5 j +e bs New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath the inoct:. tt Sx tes Lumberman Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, portant in the S : ay Cc & Wilson Chamb T. FRANKFURD STORY, * ‘“2"i-s"" MONTREAL, P.Q. whole Domin- DV xncouvEn, BG. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE 10n. . Branch at Winnipeg 16 UANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a Here is a Complete Model/Saw Carriage STANDARD NO. 1 LANE SAW CARRIAGE. A FEW REASONS WHY THIS CARRIAGE IS SUCH A FAVORITE: Upright Wood Indicator is supplied with this carriage which shows what lumber their is in each and every log. FURTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED ON REQUEST. The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels . Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. Skidders ... Loaders Powerful, Strong and Economical in Operation Our Skidders and Loaders are in successful operation under almost every condition met by loggers to-day. Russel Logging Cars Strength Capacity Durability Rack and Pinions are machine cut which assures accuracy. Set Works are overhead type. The Standard among Progressive Loggers LOGGING TOOLS Our Catalogues will Interest You Russel Wheel & Foundry Co. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 ogging by Steam Send for Particulars and Illustrations wl CABLEWAY SKIDDERS, SLACK ROPE SYSTEM, SNAKING AND LOADING OUTFITS LOG HANDLING CABLEWAYS, PORTABLE PINE LOCCERS, LOC LOADERS, PULL BOATS, YARDING AND ROAD ENCINES. All Important Features Patented. 52 Logging Machine Patents. Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. Originators and Manufacturers of High-Grade Logging Machinery. 96 Liberty Street, New York, N. Y. AGENCY : Loceinc Macuinery BrancH Housss : Woodward, Wight & Co., Ltd.. New Orleans, La Atlanta Ga. Seattle, Wash. Single ONRETIG SO Endless» “gag Vi-Balata Be — SSa1Owg fae lex go~ Supplied inJan 19036 to one he large TP Soccthevarts. Manuf a cto ring @T? Sole Ma: Sole Canadian Agents Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Co. Woods Western Building, of Canada, Ltd. 219-221 Bank St. Corner Market and Louise Sts., FLECK BROS., LIMITED, 443 Pender St. West, Vancouver, B.C. Ottawa, Ont. Winnipeg, Man. Logging Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up-keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and{uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works, Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER At the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle Simonds Saws Received the only Grand Prize AWARDED ON BAND SAWS, CIRCULAR SAWS and CROSS-CUT SAWS The highest tribute ever paid mill saws SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. MONTREAL, QUE. Vancouver, B. C. SOO LINE TOOLS SAVE YOU MONEY SG = = == 4 : , : : i _ Ever have your men kick on Peavies because the handles are not straight grained, not turned properly, too clubby, not small enough under the knob? Picks get loose and drop out? Bolts break, jaws in socket wear so hook drops too low? Hook point bend or break? Bill so light, not sufficient weight to draw in when rolling toward you? Same hook wouldn’t catch in both small and large logs? Too heavy, couldn’t get length wanted, etc., etc.? Well, try the Soo Line and get the best. The only line made in Canada where each tool bears a label with a guarantee. Hickory or Maple handles 4 to 6 feet. Are you moving your cars with ‘‘ main strength and ignorance” or the best car SOO LINE STEEL SOCKET AND CLASP mover on earth? You can get it from us at lowest prices. Our Log or Load Binder is a time saver, and if you have been using one made of malleable iron, you’d better get ours, its all steel hand forged. aa , Glia y = jn SOO LINE CAR MOVERS oe SOO LINE BINDERS Canadian Logging Tool Co., Limited, Soo, Canada A National Journal Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business. Manager JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: a VANCOUVER - - - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers s J. V. McNAUTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building . F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives : MONTREAL - ----- Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade D. BURNSIDE, Representative WINNIPEG - -- -- Telephone 224. Commermial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. ~~ THE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WooDWORKER is published in the interest _ #f, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely _ 4»formation on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion ‘by its readers. __-__ Special care is taken- to secure for publication the latest and~ most trust- ‘worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at thome and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of wners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworkking factories, pulp mills, ete., THE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WooDWORKER is undoubtedly the most direet and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the «*Wanted’’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisments. Vol. 30 Toronto, January 15, 1910 No. 2 Antiguated Methods in Lumbering ‘There are some extremely contradictory views held by lumbermen iu Canada as to the conditions which have prevailed of late and those which are now prevailing or to be expected. During the last six months trade conditions have improved rapidly. Jt took many months for the ‘trade pendulum to return from its adverse swing, but it has come back with all the more impetus added. Yet there are cautions needed, and ‘tthe purpose of the skeptic is to restrain the over-optimistic and rash Many correspondents of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ have recently given their views on the trade situation, and almost with one accord they join in relating that they have been doing’ well during the last half of _ 1909 and expect to do still better in 1910. But in the midst of congratu- dations comes a communication from a manufacturer who turns out a moderate quantity of stock, and his views are worthy of attention. Probably he is a little too blue, but there is much in what he says which will bear consideration. ‘‘No lumbermen,’’ he says, ‘‘excepting the large pine holders, have made any money (during 1909). The country 4s full of small mills which demoralize the market by supplying job lots of partly manufactured lumber, which the owners are usually forced to sell at much less than it cost to produce it. Nearly always they are men who consider they are producing merchantable lumber, by merely ' dropping slices off the log. Even this is usually done in a very defec- tive manner, because the machinery used is too light and the power _ also. The operator, too, is seldom sufficiently experienced. Such con- ; - ditions, coupled with the fact that such mill men are forced to part the worst paid in the world.”’ Probably there is a modicum of unreasonable pessimism in all this, aside altogether form the pessimism and from the statement about CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 the sawmillers’ profits, there is something to be considered seriously by everyone who owns a mill. Many mill owners are prone to imagine that with a boom of logs and a circular saw they can turn out lumber which will find a profitable market, irrespective of the quality of the logs and the efficiency of the saw. such unscientific methods to bring results, but somehow or other it is different with lumber manufacturing. Possibly the length of time elaps- ing between the cutting of the log and the selling of the lumber make it difficult, for the smaller manufacturers especially, to figure their exact costs. Yet there should be no excuse for doing business without a good knowledge of the cost of production of the article made. A fair know- ledge of the costs would quickly indicate the remedy to the unsuccessful small manufacturer. He is in many cases using machinery and methods which are out of date and satisfying himself with the ‘production of results which at one time may have been profitamle where labor and ma- terials were cheaper, but which to-day mean ruin. If a mill is equipped with out-of-date machinery or is run on out-of-date principles, its owner should either close up or borrow some money and modernize his plant. By continuing to produce poor lumber with expensive machinery he is only postponing the evil day of failure, whereas if he closed up at once he would not involve anyone else in his trouble, and if he decided to adopt more businesslike methods he would probably make a success of his affairs and be a benefit to the community. In these days of keen competition no one has any business, let alone right, to remain for long, a drag on the business community. Continued Improvement in Trade The monthly statistics published by the Department of Trade and Commerce show continued increases in the Canadian lumber trade. The exports of unmanufactured wood during the month of October, 1909, were valued at $5,285,182, whereas in 1908 during the same month the value was $4,065,379. There was, therefore, an increase of about $1,200,000. Of these exports the quantity going to the United Kingdom was valued at $1,604,409, against $1,081,699 in October, 1908. To the United States the exports amounted in value to $3,282,684, against $2,687,826 in October in 1908. Acordingly, it is seen that the exports to the United Kingdom and the United States each increased by about the same amount, although to the United Kingdom the percentage of increas was rouch greater. This is contrary to the general belief that the exports to the United States were increasing to such an extent as to materially | affect the exports to the United Kingdom. Apparently Canadian pro- ducers are able at present to supply both markets easily. The increase in exports of spruce deals to the United Kingdom amounted to about 75 per cent, yet the exports of spruce deals to the United States in- creased from $19,084 to $44,801, and the exports of pulpwood to the United States increased in value from $382,726 to $570,515. The ex- ports of wood pulp to the United States were also increased by about 20 per cent. The principal increases in the exports to the United Kingdom were as follows: Spruce deals, October 1909, $900,897, October 1908, $540,- 824; deal ends, October 1909, $41,695, October 1908, $35,046; joists and scantling, October 1909, $100,220, October 1908, $27,274; white pine square timber, October 1909, $126,351, October 1908, $65,864. To the United States the principal increases in exports of unmanufactured wood were as follows: Spruce deals, October 1909, $44,801, October 1908, $19,084; planks and boards, October 1909, $1,935,977, October 1908, $1,502,288; lath, palings and pickets, October 1909, $244,525, October 1908, $19,978; joists and scantling, October 1909, $106,347, October 1908, $40,031; pulpwood, October 1909, $570,515, October 1908, $382,726 The increased duty on shingles entering the United States has prob- ably been the cause of a decline in this line. The export of shingles to the United States during October amounted in value to $178,199, against $308,921 in October 1908. - For the seven months ending with October, 1909, the exports of unmanufactured wood amounted in value to $32,222,234, against $25,- 858,549 in the corresponding period of 1908, and $31,201,779 in 1907. The exports of unmanufactured wood to the United Kingdom during the seven months were valued at $8,738,601. In 1908 the value was $6,982,526, and in 1907 $9,275,751. The trade with the United King- In no other line of business does one expect — 3 20 dom has therefore nearly returned to the proportions of 1907. To the United States the exports for the seven months were valued at $20, - 573,286, against $16,765,958 in 1908, and $19,038,516 in 1907. There has therefore been a substantial increase in the exports to both coun- tries for the seven months as compared with 1908, but the exports to the United States are increased by a larger percentage than those to the United Kingdom. For the seven months the principal increases were as follows: To the United Kingdom—spruce deals, $1,200,000 ; deal ends, $40,000; joists and scantling, $160,000; white pine square timber, $100,000. To the United States—pine deals, $20,000; spruce deals, $280,000; planks and boards, $2,000,000; laths, palings and pick- ets, $360,000; joists and Scene! $170, 000; shingles, $45,000; pulp- wood, $900,000. The exports of manufactured wood during October 1909 amounted in value to $495,030, against $544,953 in October 1908, showing a de- crease of some $50,000. During the seven months ending with October the exports of manufactured wood amounted in value to $3,071,810, against $2,809,327 during the corresponding period of 1908, and $2,- 952,292 during the corresponding period of 1907. Government Postpones Proposed Sale at Rondeau Park Timber As intimated in the January Ist issue of the ‘“‘Canada Lumber- man,” there will be no unreasonable haste on the part of Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines for Ontario, matter of the cutting of timber in Rondeau Park. The tenders were to have been opened and the matter settled on Jan. 8rd, but so great was the strength of local opinion, in opposition to the cutting of the trees which had been marked, that the Minister decided to satisfy kimself thoroughly by a personal inspection, of the extent to which cut- ting, if necessary, should be carried on. Hon. Mr. Cochrane is a trained forester, and those who are interested in the preservation of the park will be relieved to learn of his decision to proceed only after a personal inspection. A great deal of nonsense has been written upon this question, garding the natural inclination ot the forestry expert to make a study of the conditions in the park and to carry on active forestry measures there. It is said that the whole area should be left alone, neglected, so that nature may have full sway. Nature is set up as a god for wor- ship and the results of nature are pointed to as justifying a policy of letting the park alone. There would be some reason in this if the place were to be left simply as a museum, but as the public understands the cbject of such a park, one of its features should be accessibility on the part of the public, and another should be the encouragement of the best conditions for the growth of the trees. It is unreasonable to claim that an ideal forestry reserve is one in which the old trees are encumbering re- CANADA LUMBERMAN in the having decided to proceed slowly is a cause for satisfaction on all sides. = AND WOODWORKER } = The imports of wood and manufactures of wood, non-dutiable, dur- ing October 1909, were valued at $565,824, and in October 1908 they were valued at $543,837. The dutiable imports of wood and manu- factures of wood for the same period were valued at $277,189 in 1909 and $218,273 in 1908. There was, therefore, a moderate increase in the imports of dutiable and free. For the seven months ending with Oc- tober the imports on non-dutiable wood and manufactures of wood — amounted in value to $4,651,811, against $3,643,650 for the same period of 1908, and $6,873,034 for 1907. The dutiable imports of wood and ‘ manufactures of wood were valued at $1,898,722 in October 1909, against $1,422,944 in October 1908, and $2,057,362 in 1907. There has, there- fore, been a moderate increase in the imports of wood and manufac oS of wood during 1909 as compared with 1908, but as compared with 1907, the figures still show a considerable decline. : The conclusions most readily to be drawn from the above see are that the Canadian lumber trade is making excellent progress toward — renewed prosperity. The exports to the chief foreign markets are in- creasing rapidly and the trade at home is finding satisfactory markets, as indicated by the only moderate increase in imported lumber. the growth of the younger ones. This may not be the case at Rondeau, but according to the opinions of experts it is the case and there is need for some pruning. If men of the calibre of Hon. Frank Cochrane be- lieve that cutting in Rondeau Park is not only wise but necessary, it will take a lot of argument to counterbalance their opinion. Prof. Fernow, m a recent letter, outlines the situation briefly as follows: “‘It is pos- sible that under intelligent management such a park can be made more — effective, more accessible, more fit for its purpose, namely, for exhibit- ing nature’s grandeur. This may be done, not by a landscape gardener’s ~ art, which, as a rule, is formal, but by what I would call aesthetic for- estry, which Bee the naturalness, and merely removes the defective and inharmonious.’ Perhaps the bottom of the trouble over Rondeau Park will be found in a fear that political favor will be exerted and a friend of the Govern- ment found to have secured the right to cut the marked timber. In this regard also the situation falls back upon Hon, Mr. Cochrane, and those who know him will have no cause for alarm along this line. His Possibly those who tendered upon the marked trees are disappointed, but in the end it is safe to say that the cutting will be done to the satis- faction of the public and that there will be no great loss to the tenderers through having been obliged to wait. Whatever the timber is worth they will probably be well content to pay, and no great expense is in- volved by the delay. Factors in Canada’s Growth—An English Expert’s View We are pretty well accustomed in Canada to the receipt of en- comiums from people of other countries who have admired our business conditions and somu of cur institutions, and even though the story is an oft-told one, there is comfort to be drawn from its reiteration by one who is an authority and has studied the subject at first hand. The editor of the London ‘‘Statist,’’ Mr. George Paish, has recently made a first hand study of the conditions prevailing in Canada, and he finds ample justification for the most pronounced optimism. His views are of interest to all Canadians. ‘‘I have visited both western and eastern Canada,”’ ‘“‘and am convinced that this country has entered upon 2 long period of prosperity. From time to time there will doubt- less be checks to the prosperity, but these will always come to states which make rapid progress, and the reactions are necessary to prevent inflation. But there is not likely to be even a check to the expansion for several years. he writes, “The primary factor making for progress is the possession by Canada of great undeveloped resources of natural wealth—agricultural, mineral, forestral and piscatorial. The greatest of these natural resources is the vast tract of undeveloped and virgin lands that are merely waiting for farmers to produce a supply of foodstuffs sufficient to support a great goatee has “The second factor making for growth is the willingness of Great Britain to find all the capital that Canada can profitably employ, and to supply it at a low rate of interest in comparison with the rates of in- terest usually required from young countries. Every man of business — is aware of the advantage to a country of a banker in a position to supply capital freely for development purposes and the special advantage of possessing a banker who will supply capital in practically unlimited quantities at a lower rate of interest than he charges in other countries. — This is the situation to-day: British investors are supplying capital freely for permanent investment in Canada at preferential rates of interest. Hence no difficulty is likely to arise in securing the capital required. — ‘‘A third factor of great import is the ability and far-sightedness of Canada’s statesmen. They recognize that the essential thing to be worked for is to open up the country and to admit population to the — natural wealth. All the energies of the statesmen of the entire coun- try, Dominion and Provincial, are at the moment directed to the exten- sion of railways. This is the platform upon which the ministries have. a — : +. en returned to office, and it is this policy they are pledged to carry ut Everything possible is being done to encourage and to stimulate _ railway construction both in prairie districts and between the prairies and the seacoast, east, west, and north. “A fourth factor of great moment and weight is the world’s special need of new sources of food supplies at the present time and the high prices that are now current for food of all descriptions. This condition “of affairs is mainly the result of the great expenditures of capital from the South African and the Russo-Japanese wars, an expenditure which _ prevented for about seven years the normal rate of capital outlay for le purpose of developing the food supplies of the new countries. In- much as Canada is one of the most promising fields of food production, shortage in the world’s food supplies and the high prices of foodstuffs haying, and must continue to have, a great influence in stimulating he rapid settlement of the new agricultural districts. “A fifth factor exceptionally favorable to Canada is the extent to the resources of the United States are developed. Canada’s slow s in the past has mainly resulted from the existence of the Great and a stretch of country of several miles in extent, consisting em Canada from those of the western States. As agricultural ment proceeded west, this geographical obstacle forced the farmers of Canada into the United States. When railway ex- ms and railway economies made it possible and profitable to raise Itural produce in Illinois and in the western States, the pioneer vers of Canada sold their holdings in their own country and moved ntc the new districts of the United States. Further, when the Da- tas were opened up to cultivation large numbers of Canadian farmers d their developed properties at good prices to take up virgin lands. topographical conditions in Canada been similar to those of the States, these farmers would have remained in their own country ould have proceeded west as railway science advanced and it be- possible to raise foodstuffs for export at an increasing distance 1 the seaboard. Illinois, Iowa and the Dakotas are now highly cul- d and farmers desiring land at low prices have to go still further > ie these circumstances large numbers of the old Canadian farmers Insurance Problems—A matter of insurance could be profitably considered by~ mill s during the winter season, when the fires are out and the plant A sawmill owner is more vitally interested in fire insurance than ba ly any other class of manufacturer. He owns an expensive plant, is highly inflammable in most cases, and upon which the possible of fire are numerous. Not only his plant, but his stock also, is inflammable, and the possibility of fire wiping the whole out of istence is an ever present cause of anxiety. Mill owners know all this, Le nt are none too prone to benefit from the lessons of the experience ft Others. Owners of large mills are much more careful than owners of small sails. The latter, however. are the ones who can least afford the : air of a heayy financial loss. A week or two of study upon the subject uring the winter months would be advisable. ere are two broad ways of utilizing the advantages of fire in- Firstly, one may take out a policy at whatever rate is current risk. Secondly, he may seek to improve his risk. Along the line lies the true solution of all fire insurance problems. A care- ful consideration of the situation will show ways of reducing the risk E: epee which wil! induce great savings in premium costs. Lumber owners or manufacturers are sometimes inclined to think of estruction of someone else’s lumber as a benefit to trade, because just so much lumber off the market. There is no more ghort- point of view possible. One man’s loss is a direct disadvantage to ole trade. Needless fires retard business and reduce the wealth country in a manner which must have a direct effect upon ail So widely distributed, however, is the ease effect that it cted. Only the particular effect, when one’s own property is carries force to the average property owner. There is no and imperative method of reducing business risks than by inst fire and taking every reasonable precaution to prevent osses are to-day receiving the attention of careful business od of rock and water, which effectually cut off the farming districts CANADA -LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 who moved west fron eastern Canada into the United States are re- turning to Canada to dwell in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Furthermore, considerable numbers of American farmers are also com- ing into western Cariada. These pioneer farmers are a great acquisition to the new country. In the first place, they have skill and experience in breaking up the land, and in making it fruitful; and secondly, having sold at good prices the lands they had previously made productive, they have secured large profits and they are bringing a large amount of capital, consisting of farming machinery, cattle, furniture and cash into the new country. “Another factor of no small moment making for rapid development is the fact that the world’s unappropriated lands are. fast becoming ex- hausted and that Canada is one of the few countries which can still make gratis grants of fertile land to anyone who will carry out the simple conditions attached to the grant. “Lastly, the time is favorable for Canada to obtain the large num- bers of workmen needed for railway construction, for extensive building operations, for distribution and for industries. “In brief, every essential to progress is apparently at the service of Canada—natural wealth, a practically unlimited amount of capital at low rates of interest, free markets and good prices for produce, a good supply of skilled farmers and of unskilled labor, together with states- men exerting all their influence and power to attract capital and labor and to develop the natural resources of the country. “One of the great influences which prevented the development of Canada in the past has long ceased to operate. The long winters, the coldness and the liability to frost even during summer months, have entirely lost their terrors. Experience has shown that the large number of hours of sunshine pressed into a few months, more than make up for the shortness of the season, and that there is ample time to sow and to harvest the crops. Further, liability to damage from frost and drought is diminishing as cultivation extends. The recognition that the drawhacks to farming in western Canada have been greatly exaggerated is likely to cause the number of incoming farmers to grow steadily greater from year to year. In brief, from whatever point of view the outlook is regarded, the future of Canada appears to be assured.”’ Profitable Winter Study students as they never did before, yet curiously enough the large and comparatively preventible losses are often neglected. The lumber manufacturer and the lumber owner are both large sharers in the gen- eral fire losses. Last summer the losses to lumbermen throughout Can- ada were widespread and extensive. Canadian lumbermen should be keen to take up any campaign to reduce the annual loss or to lessen the expense of insurance. Apropos of the cost of insurance, is it to be hoped that no stone will be left unturned to dissuade the Dominion Govern- ment from enacting the measure now before it which places a tax of 15 per cent. on the premiums of insurance in companies not registered in Canada. Such a measure would be a calamity to lumbermen. The lumber specializing insurance companies of the United States can give much lower rates than any of the Canadian general insurance compan- ies. No lumber specializing companies exist in Canada as yet and Canadian lumbermen should not be restrained in their right to purchase one of their prime necessities in a foreign market when it can only be had at home from a monopolistic group of insurance companies who — make no specialty of lumber protection and so cannot give lumbermen the advantageous rates they deserve. Every lumberman interested should stir up his local member of Parliament on this subject. Only by systematic and unanimous action can anything be effected in the way of persuading Parliament to go back upon a course which it has already adopted. Canadian lumibermen are so keenly concerned in this matter of securing cheap insurance that it is of vital imporatnce to act at once and with vigor. If they are to be burdened with wnreason- ably high premium rates for the benefit only of companies registered in Canada, which are in many cases foreign companies, they will be the less able to insure andthe less likely to consider insurance as a scien- tific necessity in connection with their business. The passing of this measure would mean a regrettable step backward. - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND, WOODWORKER © Reduced Stocks Reflect Manufacturers in All Parts of Canada Have Small Supplies on Hand Compared with a Year Ago—Splendid Outlook for 1910 Business The good demand for lumber in Canada which prevailed throughout the year 1909, has resulted in the mills being now in an excellent con- dition to carry on a successful business during 1910. The woods opera- tions of the winter of 1908 and 1909 were curtailed in many localities of Ontario and the eastern provinces. This, together with the excellent demand, has resulted in a materially reduced quantity of stocks on hand in the principal manufacturing districts. In Ontario, the demand for the good grades of lumber has been so steady and good that many of the mills, particularly those in the Georgian Bay district, report that their stocks are all sold. Of a total of 51 mills in the Georgian Bay dis- trict which have reported the quantity of stocks on hand at the close of 1909, twelve mills reported having on hand 71,320,000 feet of lumber which was sold, and only 17,984,000 feet which was unsold. These mills included a number of the largest ones in the district, and may be taken as fairly indicative of the actual conditions prevailing throughout the district. i The Georgian Bay District The total quantity of stocks on hand, at the end of the year, as reported by 51 of the larger Georgian Bay mills, is as follows: pine, 249,688,988 feet; spruce, 11,148,955; hemlock, 41,161,358 ; hardwoods, 6,050,160; miscellaneous, 1,482,200; total, 811,481,656. The most in- teresting feature of the reports received is the fact that with but few exceptions the stocks on hand are of the middle and lower grades. Apparently everything in the form of good lumber has been sold, and judging from the continuance of the demand, most of that which has been sold has already gone into consumption. Manufacturers also re- port in many instances that the stocks they have on hand for the winter are being moved out as rapidly as possible. Another point of import- ance is that in many cases the mills reporting state that their output next season will be extensive. Unquestionably, the firm demand and the satisfactory condition of stocks have encouraged Georgian Bay manu- facturers to look forward tc a splendid year’s business. When the manu- facturing season opens, the prospects are that stocks will have been fairly generally depleted. With business expansion and the building increases expected as a result of the good conditions prevailing in 1909. it ig not unreasonable to look for a strong and steady demand for lumber from the spring onward. Manufacturers of lumber in the Georgian Bay district are looking for it, and the more hopeful ones are counting upon having orders ahead for a great deal of their season’s output. Ottawa Valley Stocks The stock of lumber on hand at the important manufacturing points of the Ottawa valley, including eight or ten places between Hawkes- bury and Pembroke, is estimated roughly at 300 million feet. This is 100 million less than last year. Most of this stock is in the immediate vicinity of Ottawa, and it is estimated that over 200 million feet is in the hands of middlemen. A very small portion of this belongs to the class above shipping culls. Six weeks were lost in the beginning of the manufacturing season on account of high water, and there was a larger export An interesting sidelight on the latter feature is afforded by a statement of lumber shipped to the old country from the port of Mont- real. Nearly all this was deal produced in the Ottawa valley. The total is 11434 million feet, compared with 108 million in 1908. Watson & Todd, who handled, among others, the Edwards Company output of deal, sent 85% million feet away, as compared with 2814 million the year before. E. H. Lemay, who handled the McLaughlin Brothers’ cut of Arnprior, shipped 111% million feet, or nearly double the quantity of the previous year. Robert Cox & Company, buyers of Booth’s cut, dropped a little over a million feet, shipping 1834 millions. J. Burstall & Company and W. & J. Sharples shipped 20 million feet between them, dropping half a million each from the year before. Four million of the gain at the Montreal port was made up by shipments not originating in the \)ttawa valley. The stocks of square and waney pine and hardwood wintering at Quebec are given by the Controller of Revenue as follows: square white pine, 29,455 cubic feet; waney board pine, 220,784 cubie feet; red pine, 6,262 cubic feet; oak, 698,097 cubic feet; elm, 88,663 cubic feet; ash, 607 cubic feet; birch, 141 cubic feet; hickory, 1,225 cubic feet. Reports from Montreal and Quebec indicate that the stocks of spruce and hemlock, being wintered, are the lightest that the lumber trade has wituessed for a number of years. The excellent demand from the United States made the markets brisk, especially during the’ latter half of 1909, and as a result the exports were extensive. One of the largest exporting houses in Quebec report that without exception the amount of stock wintering is the lowest on record. The stocks of lumber in western Nova Scotia at the close of 1909 oo)? a A <7 r® ,\) +. cso igh 7 Improvement in were composed principally of South American order lumber, with a — sinaller quantity of lumber sawed for the United States market, and some laths. There was not over 5,000,000 feet of South American spruce in western Nova Scotia, perhaps that quantity of United Sta’ lumber, principally sawed into New York stock sizes, and about 3,000 000 laths. This was distributed from Digby down the shore of the B of Fundy to Tusket, excluding the stocks at Annapolis Royal and Bridgewater. The preparations for getting stock out for the coming — season are about of an average. cae In the eastern part of the province there was at the elose of ° year quite a quantity of stock held, principally deals for the En market and United States order stock. The parties in the woods the east will produce about an average quantity, although the mills the Atlantic seaboard in the eastern part of the province are not ge out more than 20 per cent. of the usual quantity. { : rit The Nova Scotia Situation a A correspondent of the ‘‘Canada Jumberman’’ dealing with the situation in Nova Scotia at the close of the year, writes as follows: — ‘Stocks of lumber on hand in eastern Nova Scotia are extremely light. In fact, the smallest perhaps in 20 years’ time. Taking in all the mills to the eastward of Halifax, or between Halifax and the Strait of Canso, and including sawmills on the Intercolonial Railway tributary to Hali- fax, you could not get 5,000,000 feet of lumber, including refuse and every other description of lumber. In fact, I am inclined to believe that 3.000,000 feet of merchantable lumber of all descriptions would take in everything now on hand. This district usually produces about 100,000,- 000 feet annually. : ‘To the westward of Halifax there are also light stocks on hand, but they will be found heavier than in eastern Nova Scotia. This lum- ber goes largely to South America, where larger stocks are required to get the cargo assortments for such market. .# ‘‘Bastern Nova Scotia lumber goes largely to Europe, in the shape of deals, etc., whilst from the west, South America, United States and West India cargoes are supplied. The Nova Scotia production, yearly, is about half from the east and half from the west.” A prominent New Brunswick operator in the Miramichi district, in a letter to the ‘‘Canada Lumberman,”’ deals with the situation in that province as follows: “‘It is becoming a little more difficult each year to get at the stocks wintering, as parties seem to be more conserva- tive about giving this information. As far as we can find out, there are about nine million feet of English deals wintering on the Miramichi. Most of these are owned by English concerns, who will, no doubt, move them first thing in the spring. At Campbellton and Dalhousie there are five million feet of English deals owned by an English concern and five million of South American stock, all of which we understand is already sold to go forward in the spring. At St. John there are from 25 to 26 million feet of English stock, which will probably go forward by the liners during the winter months. ‘ ‘‘On the whole, the stock of deals in the province is smaller than it has been for a number of years. The fall was a very difficult season for woods operations. We had a great deal of wet weather. Men’s wages are a great deal higher, and all the necessaries, such as beef, pork and hay and oats, are costing more than last year, which we ex-. pect will add considerably, possibly $1 per thousand, to the cost of — the logs. pri ‘We had very little snow and not much frost up to the end of December. The Miramichi river last year, and on an average for the — iast forty years, has been frozen over by the 3rd December. It was — still open late in December this year. The lumber operations in this district are on about the same scale as last year, which will probably — make about 75 million to go forward from here to the English market. This ig quite a reduction, as up to a few years ago we shipped from the Miramichi from 120 to 140 millions annually.” i eae Conditions in the West : Everyone in the lumber business in Canada knows the conditions — which prevail in western Canada. Prices have recently been advance materially on two occasions, and the British Columbia mills have b forced to call their travellers in from the prairies. Stocks are reduced to a minimum and the demand is strong enough to give every promise — of a record year’s business. ie The increasing consumption of southern yellow pine in Canada a the northern States makes it an important factor in Canadian market — conditions. The great quantity of yellow pine shipped to northern mar- kets has recently acted as a strong drag upon any upward tendency of — prices for the woods with which it competes. Canadian producers have — > an a. = aa h P a oa oe 3s RO ae ae ee i. . long been on the lookout for any improvement in the southern horizon. Conditions at present are more promising than they have been for some time. Surplus stocks of good Canadian lumber have apparently been wiped out. and southern lumber looks as though in the near future it will demand a price both here and in the States which will greatly reduce its importance as a disturbing element in market conditions. Authorities who have long been bears on the yellow pine trade are now in the bull camp and predicting that buyers who delay longer in placing orders will probably be heavily penalized. The demand for railroad material is absorbing the output and will probably continue to do so for ‘several months. Predictions are freely made of increases in prices of from $1 to $1.50, to take place before the end of January. ; An estimate of the stocks of lumber on hand at Duluth, Minn., U.S.A., will prove of interest to Canadian lumbermen. The bulk of the lumber manufactured in Duluth is sold early in the season for delivery as soon as it is in shipping condition There is, therefore, very little unsold lumber on hand at the Duluth mills at the present time. A cor- respondent of the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman’’ places the stocks on hand at a rough estimate at 53,000,000 feet of sold lumber and 15,500,000 of unsold lumber. The cut of the Duluth mills during 1909 was in the neighborhood of 240,000,000. In speaking of Duluth lumber, however, 7 Results From Advertising A Journal’s usefulness to its advertisers is measured by results. Below is an example of results from the first insertion of an advertisement in the “Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’. Hespeler, Jan. 10, 1910 The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Ont. Dear Sirs,— Replying to yours of January 6th we are for- warding half tones of Lucas Panel Belt Sander and Cabinet Planer. Try and run these in the next issue on the one page, as they are the best pair of finishers on earth. ae It may be interesting to you to know that we ; have already received seven enquiries from the West, which we can trace up to your paper. Yours truly Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited (Signed) W. G. Chater Manager the custom is to include the inland mills whose stocks are tributary to ‘Duluth, the bulk of which is always handled at Duluth. The annual cut of these mills, roughly speaking, amounts to 525,000 feet, and the cut of a few tributary mills in Wisconsin amounts to 260,000,000 feet. “Other small mills bring the total up to about 1,250,000,000 feet. With such an annual output, the small amount of 15,000,000 unsold at the end _ of the year shows that the trade conditions were most satisfactory. . 1 ‘reference to the Swedish lumber traffic: ‘“‘Large amounts of timber e this year been lying in the Swedish rivers on account of their float- having been prevented through the general strike. It is estimated hat at least 3,000,000 pieces of sawing and pulp timber will not come 5 The Canadian Trade and Commerce reports contain the following + the work at the mills will be considerably reduced this winter: The ort of sawn and planed lumber also suffered very much from the ike. While during the months of January to September, 1908, there s exported 607,552 standards, the export during the same months in 9 was only 484,595 standards. “No material change in the wood market has taken place lately. sh buyers are still very reluctant to purchase at the prices now d by shippers. But Australia and the Cape have come into the to quite an extent, mixed white for Australia being quoted at ‘one of profits. m to the mills this year, and the consequence will, of course, be - them to supply logs for their mill at all times. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 Canadian Pine in the United Kingdom An Englishman’s Opinion Regarding the Increasing Tendency of Shipments to go to U. S. Markets The increasing tendency of Canadian pine exports to go to the markets of the United States instead of Great Britain, is attracting much attention in the old country. Undoubtedly, Canadian shippers have recently found much more profitable markets across the border than in Great Britain, and the indications at present are that this state of affairs will be increased, in the immediate future, and will in all probability become a permanency. The English lumber trade papers have recently been devoting much attention to this matter, and in one of them, the ‘‘Timber Trades Journal,’’ an interesting letter from a Jiiverpool correspondent, was recently published, which gives a brief and unbiased view of the situation. The letter was as follows: ‘‘Sir,—Referring to your notes in your last Saturday’s issue anent the value of Canadian pine, you very properly point out how the con- tinual advances in price have affected the demand in this country. ‘“‘Whilst I hold no brief for the Quebec shippers, who are pretty well able to take care of themselvts, and who for years have played the American buyers against ourselves, I think that your remark: ‘In our opinion it has reached the limit, and if any further advance is made it is an unreal value’—to be somewhat wide of the point at issue, as it ignores those economic considerations which underlie the handling of any wood, and Canadian pine in particular. Of all the pines of com- merce, the one referred to stands unrivalled in its intrinsic utility for the purposes for which it is peculiarly adapted. Your remarks further overlook the growing competition in the States for this wood. At this time it is not possible to give absolute percentages, but it will probably be found at the end of the year that 85 or 90 per cent. of the product has been absorbed by the States. ; “Whilst this condition of things continues, you, sir, will be the first to admit that there can be no finality of value. We hear much about ‘Colonial Preference,’ but it is the colonies who want the preference, and not they to give one; and, as one of the Quebec men admitted to the writer, ‘so long as the States would pay $1 per thousand more than this market, not a stick would he ship here.’ “This is the plain, unvarnished position of the question, and, as your. Liverpool correspondent in his report of to-day aptly remarks, ‘We need hardly say that the producers in Canada hold the right end of the stick as to prices for next season’s shipments.’ “Or course, it must be admitted that this trend will more and more cause the use in this country of Canadian pine to be a diminishing quantity ; but, at the same time, it does not affect the point that, so long as the Canadians find this demand for their natural products, the prices - must be upwards. ‘There is still another factor in the position perhaps not generally recognized—that, although prices are enhanced, it does not follow that the shippers are simply pocketing the difference, as they have con- stantly tc go further afield to secure stocks. The cost of camps is in- creasing, and then there is the intense competition at advanced prices to secure the right of cutting in the Governmental limits. This is at once a national asset—a lesson which we might with advantage apply to the export of one of our own natural products—coal. It is regret- table that we in this country should so far lose our grip as to com-" manding the supply of such natural raw products as are absolutely neces- sary for our industrial supremacy, yet it will serve no purpose to dis- guise from ourselves the fact. It behooves our capitalists to exploit ‘the world, to find substitutes for such woods as are admittedly com- mandin gprices which are a bar to their use in this country.” There is no question about the main facts of the case as outlined in this English correspondent’s discussion of the situation. Apart en- tirely from any consideration of preference, the situation is essentially If the English markets, from the point of view of profits. were as attractive as those of the United States, there would be no rea- son for English importers to worry, as Canadian exporters have for many years shown a strong attachment to English trade, but can scarcely be expected to give it such a preference as to interfere with direct profits. / The Fassett Lumber Company, of Fassett, Que., started their large, _two-band-saw mill, night and day on January 3rd. The company state that this is the only sawmill in Canada running night and day the year round. It has a capacity of 100,000 feet a day of ten hours. The com- pany are stocking a large amount of logs this winter, about 30,000,000 in all. They have a large amount of hardwood, birch, elm, ash, bass- wood and pine. They have just finished a very successful year, and believe the demand and price for lumber will be much better than here- tofore. The company operate a standard gauge railroad, which enables The name of the com- pany was changed on January Ist from the ‘‘Haskell Lumber Company, Limited,’’ to the ‘‘Fassett Lumber Company, Limited.” — 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Montreal Lumber Market Improves Quietness Prevails But Dealers are Opti- mistic—Common Lumber Looking Better Montreal Office of the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman.’’ January 12th, 1910. A fairly quiet tone, in keeping with the holiday season, characterizes the lumber market in Montreal at the present time. Returns for the past year’s business are in some quarters completed and show up well iN comparison with the previous season’s figures. The last few months of 1909 were brisk in the Jumber business, for which the building opera- tions, progressing as they did almost to the close of the year, were in a large measure responsible. Market conditions continue to show signs of improvement, and local dealers, both wholesale and retail, are generally optimistic and cheerful. The English market has strengthened considerably and will bear close watching from now on. From the Quebec and Ottawa district the re- ports received are very favorable, while prices for the 1910 cut have not yet been definitely settled, there is every reason to believe that they will be closed at steady figures. Common lumber is looking much better at present and several large lots are reported to have changed hands recently. All good grades of limber are reported very scarce indeed. The spruce market shows a tendency to strengthen and the different grades are in better demand. Several eastern mills have already closed contracts for their entire cuts. All grades of pine are in good demand and there is an evident searcity of this lumber. Dealers are expecting to see material advances in 1910 contract prices on pine. Laths are reported quite scarce and while prices are not likely to fluctuate until the spring demand sets in, it is expected that there will be an upward movement before the new cut is placed on the market. Hardwoods are quoted at steady figures and are not particularly active just now. Birch planks are the exception and in some quarters are moving quite freely. . The shingle market continues quiet. New Brunswicks are easier and one eastern firm is offering them 10 cents lower than former quo- tations. The American market apparently stocked heavily just before the last additional tariff rates were enforced. British Columbia shingles are firmer and some dealers anticipate a stronger tone to the eastern market at an early date. Existing prices are said to be too low for the profitable manufacture of shingles, and several New Brunswick com- panies have large holdings at the present time. }imension timber will rule higher during the present season. A prominent Montreal firm, who are large dealers in this class of stock, anticipate an advance of 5 per cent. over the figures of 1909. Following are revised current wholesale lumber prices for Montreal: l-in., 2-in. and 3-in. pine log run mill culls out ............ $27.00 to $35.00 28.00 l-in., 2-in. and 3-in. pine log run dead culls out ............ 24.00 to 0! NER EOI EMOULI 8h 20-0220). nad os ene ee eae Pee Te eee 13.00 to 14.00 Rateteraertias rect bg Ah GAs ois «chal oeotec lettin he soe ee 17.00 to 19.00 epencemHoorme, sheeting, ietc., No. I ....a2oe.l 26 Preventing Breaks in Band Resaws Some Practical Pointers on Avoiding Accidents —Lessons from Experience—By J. W. Irwin I have been handling band resaws for one firm about four years with the machine running constantly ten months in the year, and during this four years I have had only three cracks in the saws, two from acci- dents, one being in the centre of the braze. The first two were caused by the saw jumping off the wheels; by a sliver jamming and making it, very hot on the tooth edge and the tower wheel rubbing hard against the back of the saw, case-hardening it. The cracks commenced at these spots, and the one, at the braze I can hardly account for unless the tension had got wrong, as it commenced at the middle of the braze at the centre of the blade. | Previous to my coming to this firm they were quite discouraged with their resaws cracking and breaking and could scarcely get anything done. Well you might ask, how do you manage to keep your saws from crack- ing, as so many band saw filers have all kinds of trouble with their saws eracking and breaking and heating. First: I keep the saws well swaged and shaped with the shaper, and ground with the automatic saw sharpener. Never file resaws with files, as the least cut with the corner of the file in the blade of the saw will start a crack. Second: I keep the saw properly tensioned up to the curved gauge with a hammer or rule, prorerly levelled, and on the back of the saw 1 carry about 1-32 of an inch on a five-foot straightedge. Then, the saw being in a good condition, I put it on the machine, tighten the saw and take a short true straightedge or square (I use the latter myself and find it the best), open up the rules, place the straightedge against the two stationary rules, then draw in the rules till the straightedge comes quite close to the saw. Then I look closely and see if the straightedge shows straight in line with the saw at the bottom of the rules and at the Diagram of a Good Resaw Tooth. top also. If they are out the least bit it is very hard on the saw and the result will be snaky work and this will cause the saw to become hot. “Well,’’ you say, ‘‘is that all there is to it? I do all that, yet they erack and break.” Third: The last and most important of all, in by estimation, is the proper shape to carry the tooth in a resaw. admit this to be a very important part in a band saw. TI include a draw- ing to illustrate this. The tooth for a four or five-inch saw is to be 7-16 of an inch long. The straight space in the throat is to be ¥y%, of an inch long with a little curve on the back of the tooth. The teeth are 13% of an inch apart. Now this style of tooth is very important if you wish to prevent the saws from cracking and breaking. I introduced them in this factory upon the suggestion of a band-saw man from Quebec who was once a filer and is now superintendent of a large manufactur- - ing concern. He explained to me the reason why they were a success and as I saw through the idea at once, I set to work to put my saw teeth in this style. I find that it worked out very satisfactorily. The following Canadian patents, of interest to lumbermen, have been issued by the Canadian Patent Office. Information regarding them may be obtained from Russel 8. Smart, care of Fetherstonhaugh & Com- pany, 5 Elgin street, Ottawa: 122,341--B. D. Stevens, Beloit, Wis.; holding devices for planer head bits; Berlin Machine Works, Limited. 122,473. Smith, Black River, N.B.; sawmills. Some useful and entertaining -philosophy is indulged in by the Berlin Machine Works, Limited, in their monthly bulletin “‘Berlin Quality,” for January. The editor contributes an interesting discourse upon New Year’s resolutions. The other pages are made attractive by illustrations and descriptions of a number of the company’s excellent wood working machines. Frand A. Cutting, 79 Summer street, Boston, Mass., has presented his friends again with a fine large calendar, on which the numbers are displayed in large sized type. At the head of the calendar is an il- Justration of a carload of hemlock bark, which is his business specialty. ie .* “> Aes =) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Many band saw filers will . ‘feet next season. There is very little good manufactured pine on the + eh ae cin r ¢ ee Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen 7 The annual convention of the Canadian Forestry Association is to be held at Fredericton, N.B., on Feb. 23rd and 24th. - The annual meeting of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association was held at Cranbrook, B.C., on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 14 and 15. ie special feature of the gathering.was a ball in the Auditorium on Friday night. The committee of arrangements consisted of Chairntan A. Leite 8 end Messrs. Lund, Ross, Adolph, McNab, Watts, Dubois, Staples : Drs J. HL King. ; The Northumberland Pulp & Paper Company, Campbellford, On es will install a log conveyor in connection with their plant. The con- veyor will carry the rossed wood to the storage yard, and from then when needed to the mill. Jt will be supported on trestles 30 fee and will be 360 feet long from centre to centre. Like all the othe chinery at the mill, the conveyor will have direct electrical drive. “A pill bas been introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. strong, M.P., making it illegal for any member of the Commissic the Conservation of Natural Resources, or any secretary, officer or employed by the commission, to purchase or acquire franchises, p mines, lands or timber limits under penalty of forfeiture of the pr so acquired and payment of a penalty of $1,000 for each violation. The E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, Que., now enforce a examination of their girls’ teeth. Every female worker in the 1 factory has to undergo once a week a specialist’s examination. defect is reported on a slip which is handed to the patient, and latter is obliged to have it remedied as quickly as possible. This is in accordance with the provisions of the law of the Province of Q and the object aimed at is the prevention of necrosis of the jaw, a superinduced by the action of phosphorus fumes or vapor. om Favors an Export Duty on Pulp Mr. Thomas Malcolm, of St. John, N.B., in a recent interview gave his views upon the question of imposing an export duty upon pulp and the situation developing out of the construction of the tic wate Railway. ‘‘The International Railway,’’ he said, 40:4 ‘is not being built: for the benefit of foreigners, and the sooner an export duty is placed — on pulpwood the better I will be pleased. The road is being built to develop: the country through which it runs, and I would much rather see the lumber used by local industries than carried to the United States as raw material. TI believe most strongly in the development of industries in our own country and such development would be of greater — value to the International than anything else. Instead of the shipment _ of lumber to the United States being the chief business of the road, we are doing no such business now, and we are getting more traffic than we can handle comfortably. The chief business now is in connection with the lumbering business, carrying men and supplies. There are. 3,000 men in the woods this winter, and operations are being carried on cn a large scale. The presence of the railway is a great convenience to the lumbermen in getting in their supplies. Formerly they had to get their supplies in a year in advance, as they had all to be hauled,» and this was only possible when the snow was on the ground.” Georgian Bay Prospects are Bright . R. A. Loveland, of Saginaw, Mich., who is identified with exten- sive lumbering interests in Ontario, referring to conditions in the Georg- ian Bay district, reports that prospects are unusually favorable. The season thus far has been satisfactory as regards operations in the woods, — although at the outset men were somewhat unsettled, but they are now doing good work and there is every reason to expect every sawmill in the district will have a full stock of logs to begin the season with in the spring. Loveland & Stone, at Cutler, will manufacture 30,000,000 feet, and the Saginaw Lumber & Salt Company, at Thessalon, 20,000,000 mill docks remaining unsold at the present time in that district. — Not only have large blocks been sold, but contracts for sawing _ millions of feet for delivery during the season have been made by saw- mill men with dealers in the Saginaw valley, Chicago, Detroit, Cle land, Tonawanda and other eastern points. Good pine lumber is hig and there is reason to expect that the better grades will bring still higher prices next season, for the reason that wages and supplies are considerably higher than usual. -Lumbermen state frankly that, aside — from the stumpage cost, the expense of getting pine logs to the mills is not less than $12 and $13 a thousand feet. When sawing, loading freights, etc., are added, it is seen that if the manufacturer gets any reward for his industry prices must be stiff. Then, too, only a com-— paratively small portion of the timber will cut lumber of the better grades Some Saginaw valley lumbermen operating there state that — they are leaving the low grade timber in the woods, as they can not | put it into lumber and come out whole on the deal. : John McLean, of the Port Moody Shingle Company, paid a visit to his old home in Caribou, Me., recently. On his way to the east, he stopped in Toronto and called on a number of his friends among the trade. ; = se ol 2 s The Retail Dealer A Retailer of Wide Experience One of the best known wholesale and retail lumber dealers in western Ontario, is Mr. Wm. A. Hagerman, of London, Ont., who belongs to a family which has been identified with Ontario from its pioneer days. The subject of this sketch was born at Hagerman’s Corners, Ont., in the township of Markham, in the year 1852. He comes of U. HE. Loyalist stock, his grandparents having been U. E. Loyal- ists. The place of his birth was deeded from the Crown, to his great grand- father, about the year 1790, and the two hundred acres then acquired is still held in the Hagerman name by -two uncles. At the age of eleven William. Hager- man removed with his parents to the township of McGillvray, where his fa- ther had taken up some bush land, from the Canada Company. It was there he saw the giant white oaks felled, hewn into square timber, and hauled to the the railroad to be shipped to Quebec, and as it would require four or five good teams of horses or oxen to handle some of these large sticks, one will gather a very good idea of their size. It was there also that his young mind was inspired to be a lumberman, if he grew to be a man. Hemlock timber was in abundanee, as well as oak, beech, birch, maple and cherry, and was of very little value in those days. It was burned in the log heap to clear the land. “— Young Hagerman’s chances for schooling were not of the best. He had three miles to walk to reach the old log school, and this would be _ for about four of the winter months. In the spring, summer and autumn months he was kept at home, helping to clear the new land, and to ___ gather in the harvest, which was hard work in those days before the ____ advent of modern machinery, as everything was done by hand. z At the age of eighteen he started out to face the world, spending the first winter in a lumber camp, owned and operated by the ‘late Dr. Hunter, in the township of Whitechurch. The following spring he re- _ turned to his former home, and helped his brother to clear the land. _ The winter season was spent in the lumber woods. In April, 1883, he removed with his wife to Michigan, and worked in a sawmill, owned and operated by the late William Peter, but as he preferred Canada to a foreign country, in September, 1883, he returned, ; settling in London, Ont., securing a position with the Bennett Fur- S nishing Company, as yard foreman and lumber inspector, and remain- ing ~with them about four years. _ In order to better his condition, and Reairad better posted in the _ Jumber business, Mr. Hagerman engaged with Mr. F. G. Rumball, _ travelling for him for one year. In 1888 he started in business for him- self, im the wholesaling of hard wood lumber, buying and selling in car lots only. He gave his business his whole attention, and soon gained a good connection. avenue and opened a retail yard, handling hardwood, as well as pine and hemlock lumber, and worked up a good business. Since then Mr. Hagerman has built upon his properties formerly used for his lumber yard - Wm. A. Hagerman, London, Ont, ted ‘ How to Prevent the Leaks Success in manufacturing depends as much on watching for detail _ +technicalities as upon a basic knowledge of business conditions. Both are essential. And these little points, which must be watched, spell success or failure in any line of manufacture. The head of a manu- facturing business must discover and catalogue the weak spots where profits are likely to leak away. Raw material buying offers the first big loophole for leaks. You must have more than a knowledge of lumber—or of steel or textiles or oal—whatever you buy. Some managers give to the lumberman a it which rightly belongs to the ‘mills, because they buy only in smal! wntities for immediate demand. Labor must be carefully supervised. Wages cover many leaks. e work time records are valuable, but on many orders, except the » ones, are costly and often misleading in mill work. It. is economy — a ~ ? In 1899 he purchased some property on Queen's’ and His Problems An Enterprising Dealer—Leaks in the Lumber Business to hold good men. Poor workmen are responsible for rejected work. Ordering work into the shop carelessly is responsible for heavy inanufacturing costs in many lines. Arrange work so that each depart- ment is busy’ and not waiting for jobs to come through. In the effort to work to capacity, however, don’t figure too low on jobs. There is a balance to be struck between the cost of idle depart- ments and the cost of making and selling the goods.. Departments can often be kept busy by arranging stock work to fill in the gaps. Manufacturing details naturally must be followed closely. Bad cut- ting—too much kindling wood—is. uneconomical. But too much labor can he expended .in sawing small pieces. Here is another chance to balance the cost of two methods of procedure. Some of this cutting loss is due. to errors in billing work into the shop. Unskilled men, as a con- * sequence, waste time in figuring details. Lack of cost knowledge is a basic cause of an unsatisfactory inven- tory. Don’t figure a job without having sufficient details. Guesses at values, without. knowing the -exact amount of labor required, cause many Josses.. Few men, also,-have a proper knowledge of their general ex- pense. This results in many a-profitless job. The-lump quotation, ‘too, causes heavy losses. All quotations should. be»made on a basis of all millwork required.—C. J. True,-in “‘Factory.’’- A Well Equipped Lumber Firm The most important matter for a retail yard owner to consider is the securing of good stocks. . Energetic methods. and’ good stocks will ensure success anywhere.. A properly equipped lumber yard and planing inill finds it necessary to supply itself with ‘various kinds of lumber that are produced in ‘the States, and should be glad to know of dependable concerns who handle such products, and upon the reliability of whose shipments they may depend. : Among the shippers who are catering to such trade, the firm of Wistar, Underhill & Company, Philadelphia, Pa., stand high, and in the past three or four years have made many good friends among Can- adian buyers. This firm make a specialty of such hardwoods as poplar, quartered oak, plain oak, chestnut and gum. They also handle ex- tensively the output of first class mills manufacturing cypress, longleaf and shortleaf finish, flooring and ceiling, as well as longleat yellow pine timbers. They have their own lumber yards, in which. they carry well rounded stocks at Nashville, Tenn; Crandull, Tenn. ; Dugdale, Va. ; Warrior, N.C., and Evergreen, N.C. Frederick . Underhill, of this firm, is a native Canadian, claiming: Montreal as the place of his birth, in which town he spent his early years. He is personally known to many Canadian lumbermen and has been actively identified with the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association, of which organization he is a trustee. He has also been’ honored by serving for several terms in the office of the 2nd vice-presi- dent of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. Mr. R. Wyatt Wistar and Mr. Thomas N. Nixon, of this firm, are lumbermen with many years of practical training and experience. Mr. James W. Anderson, one of the principal sales representatives of the firm, was brought up and educated in London, Ont. He is well known to many lumbermen and millmen and visits his Canadian friends three or four times each year. Mr. W. J. Anderson, the resident Canadian representative of the firm, has lived in London, Ont.; for the past 25 years. He has repre-_ sented Wistar, Underhill & Company in. Canada for about three years. and has made many friends for himself and his firm. Mr. Anderson - has paid several visits to the mills. These visits enable him to under- stand fully the various stocks that he-has to offer. By a judicious system os disposing of its timber lands the Province of British Columbia has gradually built up an enormous annual revenue. As the demand for timber lands increased the number of licenses to cut ~ if timber grew correspondingly; the stumpage. increased, and in every part of the revenue from tiriber the amount turned into the Govern- As ment treasury jumped. In 1908 the revenue of the province timber de- department from all sources totalled $2,658,381.39. This enormous sum — partment from all sources totalled $2,658,381. While it is not expected that there will be any great increase in this amount during 1909, for the reason that no new timber licenses are being issued, it is safe to say that the figures of 1908 will be equalled if not “surpassed. The revenue from each timber license is an annual one until the timber is cut—the rate being $140 per square mile on the coast and $115 in the interior of the province, besides which the Government collects 50 cents for every thousand feet of timber sawed. Thus the Government is assured of an enormous annual revenue with practically little expense at collecting.— The Mississippi Valley Lumberman. THE MACHINERY WORLD What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Equipment are Doing A Novel Improvement in Logging Machinery The development of the steam cskidder and loader during the past five years indicates that, like the automobile, it has came to stay; and that the operator who keeps his eye on the cost sheet cannot afford to continue the use of old methods. Any engine of sufficient power will skid a log and load it. How many it will load in a day, however, de- pends on many things outside of the engine itself. The Russel Wheel & Foundry Company, of Detroit, Mich., have recently brought out a combined skidding and loading machine, built eS i: a : ae eee Combined Skidding and Loading Machine—The Russel Wheel & Foundry Company, Detroit. for the Ingram-Day Lumber Company, Lyman, Mich., which has a number of novel features, all of which, they assert, have proved to be distinct improvements. The machine, excepting the loading boom, is constructed entirely of steel. I+ is what is known as the straddling ype — that is, it straddles the track, resting.on blocking and is raised and lowered by means of power-operated hydraulic jacks of ample ca- pacity, to ensure rapid aciion. ‘the skiiding is done by means of a Russel special heavy duty log- ging engine, cylinders 9-inch x 11-inch, 150 pounds working pressure mes <- as Combined Skidding and Loading Machine—The Russel Wheel & Foundry Company, Detroit. There are three skidding drums, 30-inch diameter, 30-inch face, two of which only are in constant use, the third being only used in case of a Lroken line to avoid delay while splicing. This engine is also equipped with two drums for tightening the guy lines ting line. On the front end of the inachine is a skeleton steel tower from which . is suspended a vertically hinged jib, or triangle, from which the skid- and drum for a car spot- . ding sheaves are hung at the outer end, on each side of the jib, just over the skidding sheaves, is a guy line sheave. The two guy lines are made fast, one on each side of the machine, to any convenient stump or tree entirely without regard to their relation to each other, the lead of the lines may be backward approximately to an angle of 45 degrees from the centre line of the machine. The guy lines lead through the sheaves on the end of the hinged © jib, through sheaves on the tower to two friction driven power operated drums on the skidding engine. ‘The connection of the hinged jib at its upper end to the tower is not rigid, being provided with a spring ar- rangement similar to the draft rigging on a car. The company claim that by this arrangement the following advantages are secured: first, there can be no interference between the skidding lines and the guy lines; second, the guy lines canuot possibly interfere with the loading boom ; third, all strains due to skidding are absorbed by the guy lines; fourth, all shocks are softened by the spring attachment of the jib; fifth, an operator standing on the deck of the machine watching the hinged jib can bring it into an exactly central position with an equal strain on each guy line; sixth, should one guy line stretch they ean be equalized without any delay to the skidding or loading; seventh, should e guy line break the jib will swing into the line of pull of the skidding line, relieving the tension on it, and allowing the leverman time to release his friction before any strain is transmitted to the tower of the machine. The loading boom is of the swinging type, having a hinged connec- tion at its lower end to a turntable on which the loading engine is mounted and its outer end supported from the top of the tower. The loading engine has two 8 x 10 cylinders for 150 pounds working pressure, and three drums, one operating the loading line and the other two for swinging the boom, by means of two wire ropes leading through sheaves, supported on a steel frame projecting from the front of the lower. 5; The swinging of the boom is controlled by one lever and the com- pany claim that the action is quick and certain—the boom being locked in any position by placing the operating lever in a middle position. When the machine is being moved the loading boom is locked in a central - position by a foot brake. As the capacity of a skidding and loading machine must largely de- pend on the proportion of working hours it can be kept at work skid- ding and loading, the designers of this machine had in mind the pro- duction of a machine with which a maximum amount of time would be consumed in work that would count for results and a minimum con- sumed by time lost in moving or in delays caused by the interference of gay lines and between skidding lines and loading boom. “The accompanying illustrations clearly show how this has been ac- complished, and advices from purchasers of the machine express the highest satisfaction with its operation, design and construction. A Fire Extinguisher which will not Freeze up. Best Steer Brass The illustration published here- with is of a hand fire extinguisher which should find much favor among samwill owners. The chief objection to hand fire extinguishers of the ordinary type has been that the contents freeze at slightly be- low the freezing point of water, which renders them not only use- less but oftentimes damaged be- yond repair. The Arctic, being charged with “ir ugpr Sea! tor plunger rod__ Saunging bracket ~# covering plunger —__ en a mn use I Bross dnc seal como Satety son out | —— — Tested 3500 bs onl Hened smecied ang ~ heavily reinborced with Soxder Ested 000 0s presture Sover bronen to show —- vveled Sear calcium chloride dissolved in water, will not freeze in a tem- ! - perature as low as 30 to 40 below Bate sprung ona 7 zero. Thig solution is also more sash saa —en coer nee efficient than water as 2 fire ©%-— Qo) msaauers Smected and coversd inside mith fore e€ sober protecting rivels and aap aca > Arctic Non-Freezing Fire Extinguisher. tinguisher. The expelling consists of three ounces of liquid carbonic acid gas contained in a steel bottle which has been tested to a pressure of 6,000 pounds. The operation is simply to press with the hand a steel plunger. This plunger has a fine point which pierces the seal of the steel bottle and liberates the gases, generating sufficient pressure to send a stream of water at least 50 feet. The mechanism is very simple, there being no valve springs or levers to get out of order. ’ This extinguisher will appeal as an ideal equipment for exposed _ places where it is impossible to keep the buildings heated at all times, _ or where there is no heat, and for this reason will be especially suitable for sawmills Further particulars may be obtained from Messrs. Archer & Gerow, 8 Temperance street, Toronto, who are putting this extinguisher on the ~ market. Prominent Lumbermen Called by Death Henry Hilliard, one of the best known business men of St. John, N.B., who was extensively interested in lumbering, died at his home on Dec. 22nd from complications following a severe cold. Mr. Hilyard was a son of the late Thomas Hilyard, who, in his day, was one of St. John’s most prominent shipbuilders and laid the foundation of the Hilyard firm, _ which became one of the largest and best known in eastern Canada. _ Mr. Hilyard was born in 1847 and was consequently sixty-two years of age at the time of his death. He received his early education at the _ St. John schools and supplemented this with a professional course at _ Harvard University Law School, graduating with the degree of B.C.L. in 1870. Returning to St. John, he continued to prosecute his legal studies in the office of Byard & Thompson—then a well known legal firm at that place. He was admitted an attorney and afterwards went to Eng- land. On his return from England he associated himself in business with his father, and upon that gentleman’s death succeeded to the business with his brother, Thomas Hilyard, conducting the firm as _ Hilyard Brothers. ‘This firm engaged first in shipbuilding, and a number of wooden ships, famous in their d’y, were built by them. Of late years they have devoted their attention to the lumber manufacturing business and sawmill operations. Mr. Hilyard is survived by his wife, one son, four brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Thomas, who was associated with him in buiness, Arthur and Herbert Hilyard, of the Dalhousie Lumber Com- pany, and William Hilyard, of Florida. Mr. Hilyard left an estate valued at $77,000. His share and in- terest in the firm of Hilyard Brothers is to go at once to the son, so _ that he may succeed his father as partner. - Mr. James L. Burton, one of the best known lumbermen of On- tario, died on January 4th at his home in Barrie. Mr. Burton was for- merly in partnership with his brother, Mr. Martin Burton, of Barrie, _ but severed this connection a few years ago when a company was formed _ which included Mr, J. L. Burton and his son, Major Frank Burton. Mr. Burton, who was 62 years of age, was born at Millbrook, county of Durham, in 1848. He located in Barrie when he was 20 years of age and engaged in the lumber business. In addition to his extensive lumber interests, Mr. Burton was a large shareholder in the new Parry Sound Chemical Works. Mr. Burton also took a lively interest in municipal . affairs and served the town of Barrie as deputy reeve for several years. _ In 1889 and 1890 he occupied the position of reeve. Mr. Burton had been more or less of an invalid for about twelve years, since sustaining a fracture of one of his legs, which never united. Several weeks pre- vious to his death his illness became critical and the end was not un- _ expected. He leaves a widow and one son. Oliver Harper foreman of the milling department in T. A. Burrows’ sawmill, near Grand View, Man., was accidentally killed recently. Mr. Harper was a promising young man, well known in the Dauphin district. He came originally from Pennsylvania, and entered the employ of Mr. Burrows three years ago, remaining with him ever since and working himself up from the duties of an ordinary workingman to those of band- saw filer and foreman. He had a reputation for honesty and reliability which made him many friends. He is survived by a widow and four _ children. F. C. Whitehouse died at Topsham, Maine, recently. Mr. White- house was head of the Bay Shore Lumber Company, an American con- cern, which a few years ago invested a quarter of a million dollars in lumber property in St. John county, erected a mill, constructed barges, and has been making large annual shipments of pulpwood to mills in _ Maine. Mr. J. E. Clement, Provincial Crown Timber Agent, died on Jan. 6 at Montreal, Que., at the age of 79 years. Mr. Clement had been ill for several weeks. He was a native of St. Hyacinthe, and went into business at an early age. For several years he was a leading merchant of St. Johns, Que. Ten years ago he was appointed Crown timber agent. Mr. Clement leaves nine children, three sons and six daughters. George Mann, inspector for the Bradley Lumber Company, of Ham- ilton, Ont., was instantly killed by a M.C.R. express, one mile east of Hagersville, Ont., on Jan. 5. He had been to the bush to inspect lum- ber and was walking back on the track. Mr. John H. Whitten, a well known and wealthy will owner of Man- chester, and formerly of New Brunswick, died suddenly at Manchester > Jan. 5. The Pioneer Lumber & Implement Company, of Moose Jaw, Sask., have disposed of their business to Mr. Frank J. Grobb, a member and partner of the © Mr. Grobb intends to carry on the business as heretofore. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Suit Between Game Club and Loggers—Interesting Freight Rate Case in the United States Courts Inteference with Game Club—The appeal taken by the Riviere Ouelle Pulp Company against the judgment rendered by Judge Cimon in favor of the Ste. Anne Fish & Game Club, was recently maintained in the Court of Appeal and the decision of the lower court reversed. This was a case arising out of the damming of a lake by the appellant com- pany, for the purposes of driving logs. The Fish & Game Club con- tended that the erection of this dam backed up the waters of the lake to high level, and interfered with fishing on the lake and hunting of deer. They accordingly entered action in the Superior Court against the Riviere Ouelle Pulp Company and their contention was maintained by Mr. Justice Cimon. Suit to Compel Payment—William J. McDonald, Hamilton, Ont., has issued a high court writ against Hugh S. Brennen, of Hamilton, to compel him to pay to the Bank of Hamilton $7,500 under an agree- ment between the plaintiff and the defendant by which Mr. McDonald sold and transferred to H. S. Brennen 120 shares of stock in the Missis- sauga Lumber Company, Limited, in consideration of Mr. Brennen agreeing to’ pay the indebtedness of Mr. McDonald to the Bank of Hamilton of over $10,000. The agreement was in writing and was dated Dec. 31, 1906. Since thai time it is alleged that Mr. Brennen has not paid any of the money to the bank, and the bank officers are pressing Mr. McDonald for a settlement. He, in turn, is proceeding against Mr. Brennen. bee ‘Injury to Logging Employee—A verdict for the defendant has been rendered in the case of Elmer Hunter against the Anderson Logging Company, which was heard before Mr. Justice Morrison and a special jury of eight at Vancouver recently. The plaintiff lost an eye as the result of an accident while working for the Anderson Logging Company at its camp on Vancouver Island. Hunter was holding ‘up. a piece of wire which was being cut on the edge of an axe by another man -using a hammer. As the hammer came down a chip of steel broke off and struck Hunter in the eye, which had subsesuently to be removed. Hunter sued for unstated damages under common law and the Employer’s Lia- bility Act, but the jury found that the employer was not liable. He may still seek damages under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Payment of Camp Employee—A shantyman named Isaac Moher, of Peterboro, sued Wm. Creswell, a lumberman of the same place, for balance of $16.66 alleged to be due him for work done in camp. He alleged that he had been engaged at $26 to $28 per month. Defendant claimed that the agreement was for $20 to $26 per month, the exact amount to be settled when the man had shown his capacity. Moher had. proven to be a slow workman and had left the camp on the Thursday sefore Christmas. When an employee did not stay for the whole season it was customary to deduct the cost of his transportation. The magis- trate decided the case against the plaintiff. Unreasonable Freight Rates—A common carrier in the United States charged with exacting an unreasonable rate cannot escape liability on the ground that the shipments could have been transported over a route carrying a lower rate. The Interstate Commerce Commission has or- dered reparation of unreasonable charges upon eighteen carloads of news- paper shipped from Grand’mere, Que., to San Francisco, in the case of i. R. Williar v. the Canadian Northern Quebec Railroad Company. The commission holds that if the rate assessed was in fact unreasonable, the defendants should be required to make reparation, irrespective of the fact that the shipper would have enjoyed a lower rate if his shipments had moved over a different route. ay at, Refusal to Accept Delivery—Messrs. Wood Brothers, lumber dealers and millers, Brantford, Ont., have been awarded $2,777.59, less $200, on a counterclaim against the Gall Lumber Company, Limited, of Toronto, by Mr. Justice Latchford. Plaintiffs sued for $3,000. damages for refusal by defendants to take delivery of certain hemlock, spruce and balsam which plaintiffs contracted.to supply under a contract made in 1907. His Lordship found that plaintiffs had executed their orders properly and that. defendants had no ground for not taking delivery. The counterclaim was for 100,000 feet of lumber short. delivered -in 1906, on which a loss of $2 per thousand for claimed. Timber Limit Case Settled—The timber case of Bowes v. Storrs, which was partially heard before a jury and Mr. Justice Morrison at Vancouver recently, has been settled without a judgment being required from them. The plaintiff, John R. Bowes, alleged that Dr. Henry Storrs, of the United States Immigration Bureau at Vancouver, sold him a tim- ber limit under misrepresentation, and he sued for the cancellation of the agreement, the return of $400 paid and damages. The case was settled by the defendant undertaking to pay the plaintiff part of his elaim. CAMP DEPARTM An Ontario Lumber Camp in January pO Thirty degrees below zero and the sun glittering in the steel gray sky like a ball of fire, but giving forth about’ as much heat as a diamond; this was the way of the weather during the first week in January in most of the lumber camps of northern Ontario, and the men went out to their day’s work at road making with a vig- orous stride. The sun has not yet climbed the eastern slope before the lumber jacks are drawing on their moccasins (unless they slept with them on), by the glimmer of a lantern flame. It is something to think upon afterwards if. one gets a glimpse inside of the men’s bunk house in a northern camp during the winter months just as the men are preparing for the day’s work. A stranger would be struck more than anything else by the odd collection of wéaring apparel hanging from the beams. Moccasins, boots of every description, overalls, weird looking hats, snowshoes, mitts, sweaters, socks, stockings, everything conceivable in the form of clothes and much that is not conceivable to the mind of a city dweller, hang from the rafters. Two rows of bunks, an upper and a lower, line each side of the house. The men, who a few minutes ago were snoring com- fortably in their bunks, get up shortly before six o’clock and begin chat- tering in a dual sort of tongue, for French and English, in a wonderful mixture, make up the language of a lumber camp crew. Without ceremony and with. little of greetings, the men bundle forth from their camps and scamper across the snow to the cook house. Breakfast is eaten by lamplight. Oatmeal porridge, beef stew and pork, bread and butter, doughnuts and syrup are the staple foods, but there are delicacies in the shape of mince pie and apple sauce, prunes and the ever welcome beans, which add variety and leave a lingering remin- iscence on the palate of the lumber jack as he swings his axe in the long day’s work. There is no delay when ihe meal is over, no gossiping over a smoke. The lumber jack is a man of business. The very conditions of his life in the open, with the thermometer trying to touch bottom, make him a vigorous, quick-moving man. Sometimes the foreman is apt to think that a man might get through more work in a day than he does, but on the whole the lumber jack is a serious worker whils the daylight lasts. He lingers no more in the cook house than is sufficient to stock him with warmth-giving food to last until the mid-day lunch. Then he is off again to the bunk house to array himself in his outdoor clothes and strike the trail to the forest. __ As the men trip forth to their appointed gangs, they chatter and _ jeke im a fashion which would seem strange in a corporation laborer. There is none of that dour silence which proclaims the city laborer with his pick and shovel. The lumber jack is a child of nature. He watches for the sun to rise and reads the weather signals in the sky. He talks and sings while he swings along with a firm stride. His muscles are taut and he has a nerve system which would defy the most alluring patent medicine advertisements to indicate a-symptom of trouble. As he tramps along in the morning, daylight breaks upon him guddenly. When he reaches the spot where yesterday’s work was finished he re- sumes the task where it was left off and seems to enjoy, more almost than sleeping and eating, the variety and action of his work among the trees Of course there are lumber jacks and lumber jacks, but the old timer who has been at the work most of his life is‘ a faithful worker, and though he may seem to be doing little more than shovelling snow or clearing away brush, it is a revelation to see how much further the readway or the clearing reaches at the end of the day. In the road making, which is the principal work during the early part of January, smal] gangs are allotted to different parts of the timber limit. Some ten or twelve men form a gang. One or two chop down the trees which obstruct the proposed roadway. Others clear away the brush and tangled roots and trample down the snow. The work progresses steadily and with almost scientific precision. , Weather conditions are all-important in a lumber camp in northern Ontario, as, indeed, they must be in any camp after the trees have been eut. The great thing is to get a good hard lasting frost. During the present season the frosts have been too short of duration to be of much use. The road work has progressed fairly well, however, but the cold Georgian?iBay Lumber Company’s Camp near Bala, Ont. spells have been brief and fol- — lowed by soft weather, so that up — to the first week.in January it was impossible in most places to think of teaming the logs. By the mid- dle, of January, however, it was expected. that the roads would in good shape and the teaming started. Then the horses come — into play and the logs are hauled — from the skidways where they have been piled, and taken to the water's edge. The crack of the whip and the neigh of the horse _ _ will soon be heard and the heart of the lumber jack will commence to beat a little faster as he thinks - of the spring which is drawing nearer. Of all the seasons in a | lumber jack’s diary, the time of the spring drives is the one he loves the best. Many a story is told of his longing to get back again into civilization and squander the money he has earned during the win- ter months, but above even the delights of the town, far and away above them in the mind of the old-time lumber jack, is the enjoyment oe the days upon the river with danger and hard work going hand in land There is nothing more inhospitable looking to the eye of the city dweller than the group of log shanties which he sometimes sees through the window of a passing train. Exposed to the winds and buried in the snow, they have little suggestion of comfort, yet there is nothing more hospitable looking to the eye of the lumber jack as he returns from his day’s work, than the first glimpse of, the shanties as he climbs the last hill and sees the smoke curling upward from the cook house. A good meal and an hour or two of rest are in store for him before turning in for a long night’s sleep. The shanties are well warmed, the food is good, if the cook is capable—and he must be so to keep his position. A library with papers, magazines and books is generally available for those who care for reading. Sleep comes early to a man who is work- ing in the open air from daybreak until dark. The men retire at about nine o’clock and goon nothing is to be heard but a chorus of snores from the slumbering lumber jacks. : ee The illustration appearing herewith is a view of the camp of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company at Nine Mile Lake, a few miles south of Bala, in the district of Muskoka. Some fifty men are employed in this camp. The foreman, Mr. Geo. Lovering, is one of the best known men in the northern camps. He has spent his life at the work and is conversant with all its details. He has a capable crew. Not the least capable, and in the opinion of the men by far the most important, is Mr, J. A. Griffin, the genial cook, who devotes himself to the prepara-. tion of porridge, beef stew and bread, and in the intervals finds time _ to turn out pies, cookies, puddings and other dainties dear to the tongue of the lumber jack. Mr. Griffin is fortunate in having his son for his assistant. Between them these two men encompass a vast amount of work, and upon them depends in no small degree, the health, happiness and contentment. of the men. The illustration shows the camp to be located in a picturesque spot. The houses are snugly built: and comfortable. They are of generous proportions and well ventilated. They include the foreman’s house and iibrary, not shown in the illustra- tion: the cook house, larder, men’s bunk house, stable (for the camp — boasts of many fine horses and an excellent cow), a blacksmith shop and a number of smaller stores, tool houses, ete. = = — wee): When one takes into account the convenient location of this camp, __ being only a few yards from the ©.P.R. railway siding, its splendid: < facilities upon the Black river, which connects directly with Georgian bay, where the logs can be quickly towed to the mill at Waubaushene, — and the comfortable layout of the camp itself, it is little wonder that — the men are well contented with their lot and stay by the camp through-_ out the winter’s work. The limits contain an excellent quality of white pine and a small amount of hemlock, balsam, spruce and tamarac. The ~ nardwoods are only present in small quantities, but are amply sufficient — to keep the camp well supplied with fuel. The Georgian Bay Lumber Company have other limits at Wahnapitae and other points further up the Georgian bay. The Nine Mile Lake limits were not worked last winter, as the men were needed in other camps more urgently. This — . vear, however, a large number of logs will he taken from this camp to help supply the mill during next summer... “i from Powassan. Apply Box 876, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 3 Saw Mill For Sale ARGAIN IF SOLD AT ONCE. SAW Mill, capacity 10,000. Apply F. Hott, Torrance, Ont. . a Log Sawing Wanted WE ARE OPEN TO CONTRACT FOR EARLY Spring Sawing in band mill, good work and lowest lumber insurance rate. FiRSTBROOK Box Co. PENETANG. 5 Timber Limit For Sale ARGE TRACT THICKLY TIMBERED Virgin Forest. Spruce and Jack Pine. North Saskatchewan and Macleod Rivers, Alberta, Can- ada. Write owner, Box 199, STRATHCONA, Alber- ta. 4 Saw Mill and Chopping Mill ee AND CHOPPING MILL FOR sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good ea: nings, everything A. r., run- ning every day. For turther particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tt African Mahogany RITISH FIRM WHO MAKE A SPECIALTY of Mahogany and hold stocks of various kinds suitable for the Canadian market, want to get in touch with firms who would act as their agents in Canada. Box 871, Canapa LumBEeRMAN, Toronto. 3 Timber Lot for Sale pa 20 ACRES CONTAINING ABOUT two million teet of Maple, Beech, Rock and Sott Elm, White and Black Ash. Basswood, etc., situated in the Otter Valley, near Aylmer, Ont. The best piece of timber left in this part of Ontario. Apply Tuomas Broruers Limitep, St. Thomas, int. 5 For Sale IMBER LIMIT WITH ABOUT TWO MIL- lion Green Pine, one million down Pine, one million Spruce and Balsam. 5000 logson skids. Will be delivered in water at mill site, new camps, $5,000 for quick sale, $2.5000cash, balance in lumber. A good opening for man with a mill, Address Box 8go Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 2 Sawmill Interest froR SALE CONTROLLING INTEREST in company operating sawmill in new country. Everything brand new, first-class, and complete. Plant includes houses and stable tor crew and horses together with full equipment. Good supply of tim- ber cheap and close at hand. Fine market for out- put at good margin of profit Owner must dispose of interest for private reasons. Inspection invited. For further information, address Box 883 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 2 How $5,000 will net you $3,000 to $5,000 a year for life READ CAREFULLY ILL SUPERINTENDENT. WE OWN IN Nova Scotia new small complete mill, capac- ity 15,0¢0 to 20,000, lath mill 30,000, located mouth of river, tide water, that will tur: ish spruce and white pine for 25 years guaranteed. Cheap rates Boston and New York. Help—Scotch descent, plentiful. Absolutely no other industry near. 80% wages paid through commissary, which will net $1000 year profit. Owners live a thousand miles away, not tactical mill men, but will market all material at $3 to $4 per thousand, net profit to you. To one or more thrifty economical practical men, this is a chance of a lifetime. Full particulars post office box. 285, Geneva, N.Y. 2 Sale of Valuable Timber Limits In the Lake Temiscamingue District HE UNDERSIGNED OFFER FOR SALE by tender, Berths Number 1 in the Second Range and No. x in the Third Range, Block A., in the Province of Quebec. These births lie immediately east of the interpro- vincial boundary line, for a distance of twenty miles, measuring north from the tenth mile post north of Lake Temiscamingue They have an area, as described by the current licenses. of ninety and one-half square miles, a: d the timber growth is mostly spruce of a superior quality. Tenders will be received up to twelve o’clock noon of the FIRST DAY OF MARCH NEXT. The highest nor any tender not necessarily accepted. Any further intormation as to terms and condi- tions of sale, or other particulars, can be had by inquiry from the owners. THE BRONSON COMPANY. Ottawa, 1st December, rg09. MISCELLANEOUS — Pulpwood Propositions CAN PAPER MILL OWNERS ARE ‘ inquiring tor Quebec holdings because they simply must have the raw material in spite of taruls or anything else. To those interested we Say let us show you the wealth ot pulp tributary to our fown as a manufacturing point and coming either from Ontario or ee waters to Lake Yemiskaming. Cyrit T. Youne, Chairman, Pub- licity Dept.. Board of Trade, Haileybury. 5 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale Timber Limit PINE, HEMLOCK AND HARD- 20,000,000 wood. Address James nce, Parry Sound. ’ § ae ee eee Roofing the Lumber Yard A good quality of lumber piled on the mill yard for drying and Seasoning is usually protected from the direct rays of the sun by what is termed covering boards. As a rule these boards are sound, but not very valuable for lumber, and in a very short time become warped and discolored. The writer recent- ly saw a stock of boards on a mill yard over which a permanent pro- tecting roof had been built of rough boards. Would it not be economi. cally wise, where lumber is to be piled on the mill yard each year for drying, to erect a permanent roof upon suitable posts, using waste boards and covering same with a waterproof and sparkproof paper. Many mill yards are en- tered by locomotives, and such a covering for the lumber would fur- nish a protection against fire from sparks, of considerable value. The mill yard would thus be made per- manent in its defined area, estah- lishing a fixed area around which could be defined a permanent clear space. There would be no un- sightly weather-beaten lumber on the mill yard, and in the long run this better class of protection for the mill product should cost no more than the crude custom of covering each pile with rough boards that will have little or no value after one season’s use. Why not take your present supply of refuse covering boards, create such a permanent spark-proof shel- ter, and thus end your covering. board troubles ? First Aid in the Camps A feature of the work being car- ried on by the Canadian Camp Brotherhood at Vancouver, B.C., is the opportunity offered each member to get hold of some useful information as to what steps to take in case of an accident. First aid lectures are given each Thurs- day afternoon at the rooms of the Brotherhood, by the medical offi- cer, who is also present each day for a certain time in order to at- tend to any cases. The lectures deal with important phases of life in the woods, such ag the arrest of hemorrhage. Often men, whose lives could have been saved hy anyone with a slight knowledge of first aid, have been left to bleed to death owing to the helplessness of their companions, who did not know what steps to take to arrest a hemorrhage. Accidents in the logging industry are common and therefore a knowledge of what to do in case of emergency is an in- valuable asset to all who spend their lives in camps. The lecturer explains the positions of the vari- ous arteries on a living person, and shows them how to bandage, and where pressure should be applied to prevent a person bleeding to death. Common soap is a very good substitute when no other an- tiseptic is available, and cleanli- ness is one of the principal rules to be observed when treating wounds of all descriptions. A Remarkable Tree Among the curiosities of tree life is the sofar or whistling tree, of Nubia. When the winds blow over this tree it gives out flutelike sounds, playing away to the wil- derness for hours at a time strange, weird melodies. It is the spirit of the dead singer among the branches, the natives say, but the scientist white man says that the sounds are due to a myriad of small holes which an insect bores in the spines of the branches. The weeping tree of the Canary islands is another arboreal freak. This tree in the driest weather will rain down showers from its leaves, and the natives gather up the water from the pool formed at the foot of the trunk and find it pure and fresh. The tree exudes the water from innumerable pores at the base o* the leaves. As a result of some recent in- vestigations by the United States Government it has been shown that before creosoting timber it is neces- iary thoroughly to peel off the thin inver bark of the wood if the pre- servative is to be absorbed by the timber to produce its maximum effect. Keele Street - BARS Nin. vue Wy eee MAPLE LEAF STITCHED CoTTon Duck DoMINioN BELTING Co. Tp ii HAMILTON CANADA Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Toronto, Ontario References: Herbert Smith, Manager 33 TIMBER MAPS The undersigned can furnish to order titnber and township maps of any section of New Ontario. Specialty of Abitibi timber maps. The advertiser was five years in the Ontario Survey Branch and knows the country thoroughly. J. H. PATTERSON, Phone Beach 315. 37 Lee Avenue, Tcronto Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa Ihave had an extensive experience in conducting successful timber limit sales, I conducted the last timber limit sale here tor the Dominion Government. Ottawa is thebest place in America to sell timber lands. Wm. A. Cole, auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Phone 163 Ottawa, Ont. Reterences:—Bradstreets, R. G, Dun & Co., The Bank of Nova Scotia. BELTING & Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty A trial Write us your requirements order solicited Dominion Bank, Toronto ESTABLISHED 1878 Hanson’s Woolen Mitts Hull, Que. Manufacturers of The “ Hanson ” Sock and Mitt Nothing in the Market to equal them for Lum- bermen. ALL MY SOCKS BEAR THIS STAMP TRADE MARK My Socks are sold Direct only through Travellers of My Own Ontario There is little to note in the trade conditions in Ontario. ‘The vol- ume of trade is well maintained and prices generally are unchanged. There is evidence of unrest among the retailers, however, who are in- clined tc expect increases in prices. There is a somewhat better feeling in hemlock, the markets in the United States having improved a little. British Columbia timber in Toronto will probably advance in price shortly, as a result of the strong condition of the western markets. Hardwoods generally are in fair demand, with a tendency toward 1m- provement. There is a tendency among buyers of low grade white pine at Ottawa to expect lower prices, but manufacturers are holding out against them. No decrease of price can be expected until the middle of February at least. Box board is steady at about $14 to $17, well assorted 12 to 16- foot legnths, 1-inch by 7-inch and up, bringing the top price. For the same lengths 3-inch to 6-inch wide, the price is from $15 to $16 per thousand. Assorted lengths from 6 to 11 feet, l-inch by 4-inch and up, pring from $183 to $14.50. There is a first rate demand for lath and first quality is scarce. Prices have been tending upwards during the last month and higher prices are looked for early in the spring. An ad- vance of from 30 to 40 cents is quoted in spruce mill run lath 1%-inch, which is now bringing from $2.50 to $2.90. Indications at present are that the log cut this winter will be greater than was expected at first. The absence of hard frost affected only a small number of the lumbering districts. Shanty men have been easy to obtain. Eastern Canada The logging season in New Brunswick so far has been rather an un- satisfactory one, principally on account of the lack of frost during the early part of the season. It was not until the third week in December that frost set in permanently. Acordingly the amount of logs already taken out is smaller than was expected. Much improvement has taken place, however, during the last fortnight and good work is now going on. There is plenty of snow in the northern parts of the province. Log- ging in the southern part of the province, however, is still backward, on account of lack of snow. There ig reason to expect that during 1910 the manufacturing season will be of about the same length as it has been during the last two years. There is a comparatively small quantity of spruce and cedar logs being wintered at St. John. It is not expected that sawing will be commenced until early in May. There is much activity in the spruce lath trade at St. John. Prices are fluctuating more than those of any other product. There is rather a tendency towards pessimism among holders on lath, yet it is just a question whether they are justified in taking such an attitude. There is little doubt, however, that the upward tendency of lath has come to an end and the market is if anything exhibiting a weaker tone. The stocks of spruce lath at St. John are not heavy the total being only seven million at most and 80 per cent. of these are dutiable. The quotations of these are from $2.75 to $2.85 per thousand on the wharf at St. John. Cedar shingles are dull with little indication of any approaching ac- _ tivity before March. Shipments of shingles during the next three months will probably be light. The holdings of high grade cedar shingles at St. John at present amount to no more than four and one-half millions, on which the quotations are from $2.75 to $2.85 for ‘‘extras’’ and $2.20 to $2.30 for ‘‘clears,’’ f.o.b. schooner St. John. Montreal markets are quiet but have a firmer tendency. The Eng- LATH Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL lish demand is reported to be strengthening. Common lumber is firm, spruce is, if anything, stronger. Pine is selling well and is scarce. Hardwoods are steady. Shingles are quiet. Dimension timber is strong. A good spring business is expected at Boston for eastern spruce. Cold weather has set in in the woods and lumbering operations will — probably be about normal. Spruce frames 9-inch and under are being ~ offered at $24 to $24.50, and some business has been done at the latter price. The former price, however, is much more general. . There is no improvement in the Boston market for shingles. Of- ferings are extensive and prices are easy. Although Canadian manufac- — turers are reported to have large stocks, they are not seeking to foree — new business, and are maintaining the price fairly well. Cedar extras are selling at $8.50 and some holders are asking $3.75. Laths are steady and quiet. Western Canada The outlook for a heavy demand from the prairies during 1910 is excellent. Manufacturers on the coast report general conditions to be most encouraging. The stocks in the mills are only about half what they were a year ago and the demand is much bettef than it was twelve months ago. Manufacturers on the coast are expecting a general stif- fening of the market in March or April. A general advance in prices is not expected but an increase is looked for in several grades. Buyers from the prairies have been flocking to the coast, no less than 165 yards having been represented in the visitors who arrived within a few days. The supply of logs is fully equal to present requirements. Good camp run of fir logs are worth $9 and the indications are that before spring they will advance one, and, perhaps, two dollars. Shingles are still unsatisfactory and the prices are low. Good cedar logs are selling at $8 to $11, and bolts bring from $5 to $5.25 delivered at the mill. Great Britain The new year holidays resulted as usual in the timber trade in Great Britain generally being very quiet. What with the new year and the elections, business has been sadly neglected. At Liverpool the little spruce that has arrived has been sold on an unchanged price basis. Dealers are expecting to have to pay higher prices for spruce and pine deals, boards, etc., for next season. The pitch pine business at Liverpool is also quiet as a result of a divergence of opinion regarding values, between shippers and buyers. At Manchester, pitch pine re- mains firm, selling especially well in the good qualities of sawn wood and prime sidings. A Southampton dispatch reports the arrival of the four-masted barque ‘‘Cissie’’ from Vancouver, with a part cargo of 450 standards of British Columbia pine. The lumber turned out in good condition and many inquiries were immediately received from prospec- tive buyers. A« Sunderland a Quebec shipment with waney pine, elm, oak, spruce and pine deals and square pine, is reported, but the demand for them is not strong. Business at Glasgow has been very dull. One or two sales of St. John spruce are reported from the recent import at prices generally steady and some selling has taken place from stored stock, of which there is now very little in first hands. United States Cold weather of the real winter variety has, to a great extent, re- duced the demand for lumber at Chicago. Building is reported to be at a standstill but many new buildings are planned for erection early in the spring and a strong movement of material is expected between now and then. The outlook for northern pine at Chicago is quite encourag- R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Limited 65 Yonge Street, Traders Bank Building, TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 A. F. Houpen, Pres. J. M. Driver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. eyeland - Sarnia Saw Mills Cok, sine: Tramway at Sarnia, Ont. What Do You Need? We cut special bills to order in a hurry in White Pine, Norway and Fir—any length from ten feet to sixty feet. Always ready to quote on heavy construction timber, bridge timber, ship timber, etc. None better at filling your requirements in yard stock. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 36 CANADA ing. There is a steady demand for No. 2 and better, and the prices are stronger. No. 8 also is firmly held, but Nos. 4 and 5 are somewhat dull. It is believed, however, that these grades will have a better market than they had last year. Hemlock at Chicago has become stationary, but inquiries indicate that a good demand is likely to develop in the near fu- ture. The expectation is that prices will be maintained and possibly advanced. There are still quite a number of inquiries being received at Chicago for railway materials, but the business has not increased to any degree. There is a good demand for spruce and stocks are scarce. Stocks of western pine at Chicago are also hard to obtain and market conditions for this wood are unchanged. The southern pine market at Chicago has strengthened materially during the past fortnight, especially in regard to piece stuff of good sizes and lengths. It is claimed that the market is from 50 cents to $2 stronger than a fortnight ago. No. 1 dimension is scarce, but No. 2 is plentiful. The demand for shingles and lath at Chicago is seasonably small. Prices are unchanged. Cooperage stocks are Jow but trade is dull. The Buffalo market for northern pine is stationary. There is a fairly good supply and the demand is about moderate. Low grades have been fairly steadily disposed of and the good grades are scarce. Hemlock is maintaining its position well in the face of the disagreeable weather. So long as prices are substantially lower than those of yellow pine, hemlock seems to be able to find plenty of buyers. Stocks are fairly extensive at Buffalo. Shingles are firm, the best demand being for red cedar 16-inch clears. The hardwood market at Chicago is fairly active and prices art. maintained. Planed oak is still scarce. Quartered white oak is some- what quiet, but quartered red oak is comparatively active. Maple is moving fairly well with steady prices. Basswood is dull and birch is in good demand. Market Correspondence Ottawa Valley News—High Grades are Buoyant Ottawa, Jan, 11.—Manufacturers of lumber in the Ottawa valley are holding out against efforts to buy low grade white pine at less than the prices quoted for the last month or so. Some manufacturers assert that buyers have an exaggerated estimate of the quantity of cull lumber in the district. This would be due to the unprecedented buoyancy of the market for the high grades. While no lumberman denies that the proportion of poor grades is large, they claim no sacrifice will be made. At least, there will be no weakening in quotation until well into Feb- ruary, when the trade will have recovered from the holiday lull. In- quiries show that J. R. Booth has apparently less cull lumber in pro- portion to his output than most other manufacturers. This is largely due to heavy sales he made during the latter part of the season. Box board continues to keep between the old quotations of $13 to $17 per thousand. The top figure is paid only for carefully assorted stuff in 12 tc 16-foot lengths, one inch by seven and up. The same lengths one inch thick ranging from three inches to six inches wide, run from $15 to $16 per thousand. The lowest priced box board is generally assorted in Jengths from six to eleven feet and is one inch by four and up. The price ranges from $13 to $14.50. : The lath market is very buoyant, and although the big producers did not fall behind the quantity sawn in 1908, there is a scarcity of first quality. There has been an upward tendency in prices in the last month and manufacturers assert that next spring will certainly witness higher quotations all round than are given at present. The W. C. Edwards Company cut 25 million lath during the summer but are well sold up. J. R. Booth, the next largest producer, also reports a firm market for No. 1 lath. Spruce mill run, 1%-inch, is being quoted at an advance of 30 or 40 cents. The cold weather has given an impetus to hauling in the lumber camps. Until the beginning of January the temperature had scarcely reached zero at any time, and the drop for a few days to 15 or 20 de- grees below zero wrought a splendid change in the roads and made lakes and rivers safe to cross. Usually the swamp or low lying level grounds are sought by lumbermen as a location for roads. These places are the last to freeze over. J. R. Booth informs the ‘‘Canada Lumber- man”’ that road making has become a very important part of his shanty work and he has many snow ploughs in action in the woods. When the track is marked out the top is sprinkled with water. If the weather is then cold enough to freeze the surface over with a coat of ice the road will be ideal for drawing. The absence of this much desired freez- ing during December was a great hindrance to shanty work. Except in the westerly limits of the Ottawa valley there was plenty of snow. When the cold spell came on there was a great rush of teams and more men to the shanties. J. R. Booth, following his usual practice, is cut- ting all he needs himself. Fraser & Company are not operating in the woods, but will purchase logs enough to cut at least 6,000,000 feet of An OS ere LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER lumber in 1910. As stated in previous correspondence the W. C, Ed- wards Company has reduced its work in the lumber camps. This is the beginning of a gradual reduction in the big firm’s lumber activity. The company has enough logs ahead to saw to its full capacity in 1910, or some 80 million feet, but from then on fewer logs will be handled. The adwards Company is going so extensively into the finer branches of lumber manufacture, such as making sash, doors, etc., and launching into power development schemes, that a curtailment of its activities in the luniber industry is necessary. It is understood that Senator Ed- warde is also considering a venture in the manufacture of pulp, but no — definite statement will be made as to this. Reports from the Hawkesbury Lumber Company, Gilmour & Hugh- ~ son, Perley Lumber Company, and James Davidson show that these firms are taking out about the same number of logs as last winter. The prospects are that the log cut will in all instances exceed early esti- mates. lumbering districts, and camps, as a rule, are free from disease among men and horses. There has been no difficulty in replacing men when © hands returned home. The Perley Lumber Company, whose amalga- mation with the Riordan Paper Company is nearing completion, are taking out logs in the usual way. Approximately 90 per cent. of the — cut will be spruce logs. The co-operation with the Riordan Company on the opposite side of the Rouge river will mean a great saving in ~ handling logs, as timber will always be cut at the most adjacent plant. A feature of the Perley Company’s operations of the past season was the increase in cut of ties from 20,000 to 40,000. ‘There was a cor- responding addition to the company’s production of shingles as a result of handling more tie timber, so that its cut of shingles in 1909 was nearly 5,000,000. The company’s principal mill, at Calumet, cut nearly 12,000,000 -feet of lumber, including such special lines as clapboards, being a considerable increase over 1908. The output of some of its emaller mills fell off a little but altogether the production is about equal to that of 1908. Like Mr. Booth, the Perley firm was always better sold up in low grade lumber than most of the manufacturers. The Montreal market took a large quantity. The Perley Company is now ‘ completely sold out. The Ottawa Lumber Company has sold its stock and leased its retail yard, planing mill and sheds at Hurdman’s Bridge for a term of ten years to W. H. McAuliffe, who is going more extensively into retail and wholesale umber business. The Ottawa Lumber Company will devote its energy to wholesale and manufacturing. Mr. T. F. Elmitt, formerly of Hurdman & Elmitt, is head of a new company capitalized at $20,000. Lucas & Dupont are building a sash and door factory at Aylmer. This is regarded as an important new industry in the town. The great advance in local building promises much business to these new companies. The permits for the past year amounted to $4,500,000, as compared with $1,800,000 the year before. In December alone $104,000 worth of building permits were issued, which is over three times as great as in December, 1908. Lumbermen are almost unani- mous in the opinion that trade, local and export, is about to pass through a buoyant period. New Brunswick News—Logging Season Backward St. John, N.B., Jan. 8.—During the past fortnight a number of events of more than usual interest have transpired in connection with the lumber trade and industry. The most important phase of the industry to local manufacturers at this particular time is the getting out of logs for the manufacturing season of 1910. The present logging season has been a somewhat arduous one thus far, owing chiefly to the lack of frost during November and the first two weeks of December ‘This lack of frost made the season very backward and the work very expensive. The quantities thus far gotten out are somewhat behind the estimates of costractors and other interested parties. During the past three weeks conditions have improved considerably — and much better work is being done; the weather is colder and, in the northern sections of the province, there is sufficient snow in the woods to enable the loggers to do satisfactory work. At the head of the St. John river similar conditions prevail and the work is going on expedi- sticusly. In the southern sections of the province there has been no snow until the last few days, and the work of logging is somewhat later than usual in getting under way. At this time of the year the probabilities for the manufacture of lumber during the coming manufacturing season are always a subject of interest and importance. ae Speaking of local conditions, all indications point to the conclusion — that the manufacturing season of 1910 will be similar in length to the {wo seasons which preceded it, providing that no contingency such as the failure of the logs to come out or in the nature of labor troubles should cause a cessation of work at the mills. The quantity of spruce and cedar logs being wintered at the local storage booms has not been as large during the past three winters as was the case previous to that time, and the present winter is somewhat The absence of hard freezing affected only a limited number of __ New and Bright Stocks — With Quick Delivery Our Best Arguments in Holding your Business A Trial Order Will Convince You a raser River Lumber eee Limited Mills and Head Office - FRASER MILLS, B.C. BRANCH SALES OFFICES : REGINA, Medical Hall Building - - - - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building’ - - - - F. A. SHORE TORONTO, es Northern Building - - - = H. A. ROSE | CALGARY, 633 15th Avenue West - EU NEY - me CLUT TERBUCK 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN similar to the last three in this respect. During those years the starting of the mills hag been later in the spring than hitherto, and such will be the case in the spring of 1910. It will of necessity be early in May before sawing is generally resumed. The trade in spruce lath continues to activity and is showing more life than any other line so far as changes in price and conditions are concerned. While there seems to be a feel- ing of a pessimistic nature in regard to lath, and there are rumors of a weakening in price, it is doubtful if conditions governing the trade in this line are as unfavorable as some of those interested claim is the case. At the same time there is no doubt that the steady climb in the price of lath has come to an end. It might be correct to go somewhat farther than this, and say that lath are slightly weaker, although such a con- dition would apply to the tone and not to any actual transactions which have taken place in the local market so far as is known. Local stocks of spruce lath are moderate in quantity and no one firm is the owner of a quantity so large that there need be any hurry about putting them on the market. The total stocks would aggregate to between six and one-half and seven millions. Of these the much greater part (probably eighty per cent.) are dutiable, and upon this line of goods an enquirer would be quoted from $2.75 to $2.85 per thousand on the wharf at St. John. The chief characteristic of the cedar shingle trade at present writing is monotony. There is little promise of any local activity in this line pefore March. The feeling in regard to this line is, locally at least, of a more hopeful nature, as it is asserted by those most interested that, with the freshening of demand in preparation for the opening of the spring business, prices are likely to reach a higher level. The ship- menis of shingles from this port during the next three months promise to be light and infrequent as the current prices are an incentive to hold rather than to piace shingles on the market. At present writing the total lucal holdings of high grade cedar shingles would not be more than four and one-half millions. An enquirer would be quoted from $2.70 to $2.89 on ‘‘extras’’ and from $2.20 to $2.30 on ‘‘clears,’’ f.o.b schooner St John. be the source of considerable How to Handle Australian Trade Mr. J. 8. Larke, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Sydney, Austra- lia, in a report upon the timber industry at that port says: In the early stages the export of timber was mainly done by San Francisco houses, who financed the trade. Canadian mills accordingly sold their timber to. these San Francisco firms. . They, in turn, sold to large trading firms who made the importation of timber one of the incidents of their business. These latter again sold to timber merchants, men who had timber yards and did a distributing trade to contractors, large builders and smailer timber yards scattered over the city. The importers rarely had such timber yards. The rise of the Sydney middleman was due to the inability of any one merchant to take a whole cargo, as his financial position required considerable credit. The method of trade remains to-day much the same, but the con- ditions have materially altered. The timber merchants have grown in financial strength and in the extent of their business. Owing to the heavier duties on small sizes, a good deal of the timber imported is recut, and thus the timber merchants have had to put in sawmill ma- chinery. Under these altered conditions there should be a change in the methods of trade as,- certainly, there is now no need for so many middlemen between the Canadian mill owner and the Sydney timber -importer. In regard to statistics of the imports of timber, these can only be obtained from the export returns of British Columbia and the States of Washington and Oregon. While these figures can be depended upon as giving the correct total importations, they are worthless as to the country from which the goods came. For example, in 1907, the Hast- ings and Chemainus mills reported shipping 11,111,619 feet in vessels which arrived at Sydney in that year, but the customs returns at Sydney show only receipt of 1,903,941 feet from all the Canadian mills. The balance was credited as coming from the United States. Sydney is the largest importing timber port of Australia, though it does not supply the demands for Oregon in the mines of Broken Hill, which pass through South Australian ports. The domestic production does not affect the Sydney market for such timbers as Oregon, spruce er hemlock. There are pines cut in Queensland, but no quantity is received in Sydney, as the supply is not sufficiently large to cover scarcely more than home consumption. The Canadian share of the market in 1908 was exceedingly small, due to the refusal by Canadian mills of the prices offered. To increase that share, it would be necessary to meet the competition with the Puget Sound mills. There have been too many middlemen in the busi- ness. Years ago circumstances required this, but whether all the mid- dlemen could be excluded would depend largely upon the organization, capacity and capital of the companies exporting. There can be no ques- tion, however, that a local timber yard owned by the mill would have advantages. It would obviate the constant demands for reclamations made by timber merchants for either inferior quality or scant cuts in = 1 AND WOODWORKER the cargoes supplied them. Timber would be sold directly from the yard. Undoubtedly, Canadian mills have lost trade through prices being cut close and inferior timber, or timber not measuring to specifications leing supplied. There is not much money made in such crookedness. The timber merchant is pretty certain to make a claim for losses thus incurred. A survey is held in accordance with regulations that have - been made and the exporter is called upon to recoup the damages that may be awarded. Attempts to have mills represented by resident agents have not been successful since, when orders have been obtained, it has Leen found that the mill has not the capacity to supply the timber in the time required, or else has on hand orders that will prevent it from sc doing. Timber brokers, therefore, prefer to hold themselves open to obtain cargoes from any mill rather than have the control of the output of one. If a lumber company had sufficient capital, capacity and or- ganization, it undoubtedly could increase its trade by direct representa- tion at this port, but the average mill has found it best to utilize the methods now employed in the trade. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain .- the following trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ — may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped en- — velops and stating number of enquiry: 1989. Pine pickets—One of the best known firms of timber dealers in England desire to purchase pine pickets 48-inch x 1/4-inch x 1{-inch. 1955. Agency abroad—A Yorkshire company possessing a connection among buyers, wish to secure the representation, on commission, of a first-class Canadian manufacturer of wooden handles suitable for ham- mers and picks, axes, shovels and hay forks. } 1957. Saws, files, tool steels and machine irons—A Sheffield firm manufacturing saws, files, tool steels and machine irons ask to be placed in communication with Canadian importers. 1982. Timber—A large South African firm of retail house furnishers : and cabinetmakers, desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of the following wood straight from the saw: Ash, bireh, spruce, poplar, pine and cedar. Quotations to be ¢.i.f. Durban. 2008. Box shooks—A Hull firm of importers of box shooks desire to ; get into touch with Canadian manufacturers who could give regular sup- plies. Must be cheap, clean sawn and with good finish. Prices to be quoted for random sizes c.i.f. Manchester or Liverpool. 2006. Coaehware stock—A Leeds firm of coachware merchants and importers (estab. 1857) would consider particulars and prices from Can- . adian manufacturers of bent and straight hickory and ash shafts, oak wheel spokes, rims, and similar wheel stock. . 2008. Handles--A Leeds firm of importers of tool stock, such as — hatidles for hammers, picks, hay forks, ete., would be interested im re- ceiving particulars and prices from Canadian manufacturers. Calendars for 1910 Wilfrid Talbot, wholesale lumber dealer, Montreal, Que., has sent to his friends a dainty little calendar, with an attractive illustration of a pretty girl in red. A handsome illustration of the factory of the Waterous Engine Works Company, Limited, at Brantford, Ont., adorns a large wall calendar distributed by this company. The Waterous Company are noted for their excellent sawmill and pulpmill machinery. “The Story of the Hunt’’ is the title of a splendid picture which adovris the calendar sent out by the Thos. Nagle Lumber Company, Lim- ited, St. John, N.B., and Montreal, Que. The calendar is artistically designed and the color scheme of the picture and mount are very at- tractive. Sadler & Haworth, tanners and manufacturers of oak leather belt- ing, Montreal, Toronto, St. John, N.B., Winnipeg and Vancouver, have distributed a fine large office calendar, embellished with a colored il- lustration of the making of a 72-inch 8-ply belt. The coloring and the designing give a most attractive appearance to the calendar. ‘i Knowles & O’Neil, dealers in lumber and pulpwood, Hochelaga — Bank Building, Quebec, have selected a fine picture, entitled ‘“‘The — Morning After Election,’’ to decorate their 1910 calendar. The picture p shows a number of old men gathered around a man who is reading the returns from a newspaper. The picture is in colors and is well designed. The caiendar pad and picture are mounted on a large brown board, making an attractive ensemble. : Wistar, Underhill & Company, wholesale lumber dealers, Real Estate Trust Building, Philadelhpia, Pa., have issued an extremely practical calendar for 1910. The calendar consists of a large pad show- ing the business days of one week on each page and containing generous space for engagement entries. ‘I'he mount is a handsome red board a with the firm’s name in white. ‘ oa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 308 JEFFREY Reliance” == SAWMILL CHAINS are interchangeable with other riveted chains ot corresponding styles and sizes. These chains are made of the highest quality malleable iron; all links are uniform and true to pitch, For Conveying LUMBER, REFUSE, SAWDUST, SLABS, ETC. Write for Catalogs, Series ‘‘T”, e 2 the Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S. A, NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON ST. LOUIS MONTREAL DENVER Toronto Office: 8 Temperance Street Consider this somewhat interesting FACT the next time you need Saws— EVERY NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT IN SAW- : MAKING HAS BEEN ORIGINATED OR CARRIED P ° P ayette Ss New P atent eNO ee FIRST IN THE FAMOUS DISSTON iS O We * ‘ The lumberman of to-day demands better saw service than ever. EVERY DAY the Disston saw experts are on the alert for some new improvement in saws. Disston SAWS for Lumbermen cannot be matched—they have no equal— always up-to-date. Over two hundred now on the market They have occupied that proud position for some seventy years. You get more work out of a DISSTON SAW simply because ‘‘more” is put into it at the famous DISSTON SAW WORKS. Will dog in all classes Consider the Service a DISSTON gives. SS . N of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any ESSSSSSSSSSSSsssssssssssos description. Booklet for same mailed free to any address upon request. P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. ‘nT SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC — Silicate NOTE :—Almost every dealer carries the Disston line of Saws, Tools and Files, but if your dealer should not have what you wish when you want it, let us know at once, and we shall see you are supplied without the slightest delay. Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guarante-d the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. Canadian (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Hart Wheels — ‘ . ’ PP saaglanid East ; Philadelphia, Pa,, U. S. NG HAMILTON 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBER Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint Roofing Sheeting Sash, Doors, Blinds and Factory Material Write for Prices W. C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills Ottawa, Ontario Robb Water Tube Boiler Straight tubes. Perfect water circulation. Dry or superheated. steam. Half the usual number of handholes. ROBB ENGINEERING CO., LTD. AMHERST, N. S. DISTRICT OFFICES Traders Bank Building, Toronto, William McKay, Manager Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager {e: Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W. Robb, Manager Calgary Block, Calgary, J. F. Porter, Manager EDGINGS Ontario Loveland & Stone, Cutler, Ont., will have a stock of lumber at Sellwood npat season. They are now putting in the stock of logs for the mill at that place. The Temiscaming Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto, capital $75,000, has been incorporated by G. H. Kilmer, J. A. McAndrew and W. H. Irving. barristers, all of Toronto. The steamer Hopkins was obliged to unload a cargo of lumber at the Laidlaw Lumber Company’s wharf at Sarnia, Ont., recently, owing to the boat being unable to get through to Lorain, Ohio, on account of the ice in Lake St. Clair. G. J. Desbarats, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, is receivin2 tenders up till Jan. 29th, 1910, for the supply of 75,000 cubic feet of round white pine timber and 12,000 cubic feet of round spruce timber for delivery at the Government shipyard at Sorel. Seaman Kent & Company, hardwocd finishers, will erect a plant at Fort William, which will employ 100 men and will ship to the west the first year 500 carloads of finished material and 800 carloads a year afterward, provided the city will exempt them from all but a nominal tax. The proposition will Le submitted to a vote of the citizens. Hugh Baird & Sons, formerly of Markdale, Ont., now at Thornbury, Ont., are again entering the lumber business in the spring and expect to put up a new band saw mill of the best fireproof construction. They will carry on a large lumbering business and also expect to deal extensively with the Re- duction Works Company of that place. Mr. W. H. McAuliffe has leased the Ottawa Lumber Company’s retail yard, planing mill, sheds, etc., for a term of ten years, and purchased their retail yard stock of lumber. The Ottawa Lumber Company, Limited, will con- tinue their business under the same name and devote their time exclusively to the wholesale and manufacturing trade. Word was received on January 4th by the Ontario Provincial Government that a fire at Cochrane had burned all the Government offices, with the records and papers relating to mines, lumber and other properties. While the destruc- tion of the official papers may prove embarrassing in some cases, the majority were copies of originals which are in the department, and consequently it is not thought the provincial loss will be serious. Oak timber valued at $200 was stolen by three Indians from Cornwail Island, Ont. Lawrence White, Mitchell Hops and David Point were convicted of the theft. The timber, owned by the St. Lawrence Power Company, had been towed to St. Lawrence Park, and was cut in two by the red men. One piece was brought to Cornwall. Bringing the second piece to town the men were met by officers, who, after a great fight, overpowered the Indians, placing them under arrest. The Beaver Manuiacturing Company, of Beaver Falls, N.Y., which manu- factures wall paper, wall boards and wood fibre, has written to the mayor of Ottawa regarding a proposal for locating there. A representative of the firm has already arranged with two of the Chandiere firms for a supply of pulp which is used in the manufacture of its products, and desires a site near there, and, if possible, near a railway. The firm .nakes a specialty of wall board, which is made out of compressed pulp. J. R. Booth, Ottawa; the E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, and the James Maclaren Company, of Buckingham, are taking out enough pulpwood to keep their mills running to the fullest capacity in preparation for what promises to be a good season. While the trade of two of these firms is dependent to a considerable extent on the attitude of the United States Government with regard to the application of the maximum tariff against Canada, there is little evidence of concern about this matter. Mr. Booth is increasing the capacity of his pulp producing plant by 60 per cent. and expects to use all its output in the manufacture of paper. Eastern Provinces The Austin Lumber Company,.of Thetford Mines, has gone into liquida- tion. Marcil Guennette, lumber merchant, Montreal, Que., is stated to have sold his assets. Fifteen inches of snow is reported on the Restigouche river, in northern New Brunswick. The Jonquiere Pulp & Paper Company, of which Mr. Wm. Price, of Que- bec, is president, have completed their plant for the production of news print paper, and have started operations. The export of pulp wood from the Labrador district, which is under the jurisdiction of Newfoundland, has been prohibited by the Morris Government following the precedent established by the late Bond administration. The Davison Lumber Company, Bridgewater, N.S., are taking out the two rotary saws at the upper mill and replacing them with 8-foot single band saws on the one side and &-foot twin band saws on the other side. They are also adding a horizontal band resaw. The company are operating to their fullest extent in the lumber woods this winter. The Canada Paper Company, of Windsor Mills, has installed an import- ant addition to its power plant. It is now getting from the Shawinigan Water & Power Company 600 horse power, which is transmitted 100 miles. The trans- mission line has been completed and the motors installed. The line works splendidly and the installation is a success in every way. During December the Newfoundland Pine & Pulp Company, operating mills at Badger Brook and Point Leamington, shipped abroad over four million feet of lumber. The greater part of this, 2,800,000 feet, was shipped to South America. The company have now about 225 men in the woods at Badger and Leamington cutting, who are expected to bring out about five million feet, Western Canada Geo. Wright, lumber merchant, Odessa, Sask., is stated to have assigned. The Picneer Lumber & Implement Company, Limited, Moose Jaw, Sask have sold out to F. J. Grobb. as _The Fraser River Lumber Company, Fraser Mills, B.C., have abandoned their appeal against their. personal property assessment, _ All the woodwork in the addition to the Empress Hotel at Victoria will be of timber grown in British Columbia. The timber to be used will be sound fir, free from all defects. The British Columbia Telephone Company is calling for tenders for 2,000 35-foot cedar poles, for delivery in Vancouver. Specifications are to be se- eured from the construction department, Vancouver. The Watts Manufacturmg Company, of Wattsburg and Proctor in the Kootenay district, are installing a wire wound wooden pipe plant in connec- _ tion with the Proctor mill. The plant is nearly ready for operation. Edmonton reports state that it.is not expected that the booms which the Dominion Government are placing on the river will be completed in time to hold the winter’s cut of logs; the cut, therefore, will be curtailed to a cer- tain extent. WY. Cowan & Company, lumber manufacturers, Prince Albert, have re- organized their company and expect to be operating this year under the name _ of “The Big River Lumber Company, Limited.’’ They did not operate at all during the season of 1909. ° The freighter Argyle is sailing from the Fraser River Mills about the middle of this month with nearly 3,000,000 of lumber for Point Pirie, Austra- lia. The cargo consists of 2,500,000 feet for mine cribbing and the balance lumber for general purposes. The Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company has been registered in British Columbia. The head office of the company is at Detroit, Mich, and the capital stock is $50,000 in $10 shares. The head office for British Col- umbia is at 1114 Langley street, Victoria. Mr. John Hanbury, of the Hanbury Lumber Company, Brandon, Man., has . opened the mill in the Duck mountains to the north of Brandon this winter, and has 150 men and 40 teams at work. He expects a drive of five million feet of logs in the spring, all of which will be cut at Brandon. - Kigineers of the G.T.P. who have been working on the Pembina river, west of Edmonton, have arrived in Winnipeg, bringing with them samples of _ petrified rock which are said to be very common in the bed of the river. They: appear to be portions of spruce trees and show each “‘ring’’ of the grain. The Rat Portage Company are reported to have closed down their large lumber mills at Harrison Mills, B.C.. for an indefinite period. A great many men who were employed there have been thrown out of employment for the time being. It is hoped that the company will see their way clear to resume operations in the near future. The steamer Chieftain has been loaded by the Westholme Lumber Com- pany for Mr. Sol. Cameron, and will be taken to Prince Rupert. She carries 400,000 feet, which will be used in erecting buildings at the new city. The Australian mail line steamer Katanga recently loaded 1,800,000 feet of lum- _ ber at Vancouver and Eureka for Sydney, Australia. Puget Sound lumber mills are experiencing the most serious shortage in logs that has confronted them at this time of the year in many seasons. As a result, mills are paying $1 a thousand feet in excess of the association quotations, which are $6, $9 and $12. Although the association has not in- creased its schedule, an advance is expected in February. The Prince Albert Lumber Company have purchased their third ice road steam engine. These engines are replacing the horse in logging operations in the woods north of Prince Albert. Altogether in northern Saskatchewan there are twelve in use. The lumbermen of the district are complaining that the mild weather is severely interfering with their lumbering oprations and they are praying for a good spell of cold weather. Field Bros., of Victoria, B.C., have purchased a large block of timber lands on the east coast of Vancouver island located between Beaver Cove and Rob- son’s Bight, for $8,640, from D. W. Heuston and Steve Cook, of Alert Bay. The timber lands, which have been held for some time by the vendors, are well _ stocked with yellow cedar, a recent cruise by Mr. Heuston showing an average of 22,000 feet to the acre. The timber land sold comprises 1,920 acres and is Iceated a mile and a half from the salt water, the price paid being $4.50 an . acre. W. Butler has secured a contract for supplying the Moresby Island Lumber Company mill at Queen Charlotte with logs for the next three years, the logs to be cut on the limits owned by the Moresby Island Lumber Com- pany on Skidegate Inlet. This company have their entire output contracted for with foreign buyers for several years. The capacity of the mill when the bandsaw is added to its present equipment will be about thirty million feet per year. Several large tie camps will be started at various points of the inlet this year. G. M. Annable, of Moose Jaw, Sask., and G. B. Campbell, of Wetaskwin, _ have taken over the Violin like timber limits from the Church interests. The company will be operated under the title of the Violin Lake Timber Company. A mill of 40,000 feet daily capacity is in readiness to begin operations, and the company are now building a flume two miles in length from the mill to the vailway siding, where the dry kiln and planing mill are located. Approxi- mately 150 men will be employed in the mills and logging camps. The limits are 4,700 acres in extent and estimated to contain 100,000,000 feet of timber. ___ Stocks of lumber throughout the Canadian West are reported to have diminished very considerably and it is feared that the supply of dry lumber _ for use during the building season of 1910 will be inadequate. In view of such a condition, the lumber companies generally are placing as many men in the woods 2s they can possibly handle. Another feature stimulating the logging ustry is the demand for ties. For a supply of these for use in the Canadian st, the three largest Canadian railways are all directing their attention to timber resources of northern Manitoba and northern Saskatchewan. In hese districts during the coming winter over 3,000 men will be employed in getting out of ties and logs. The Prince Albert Lumber Company will haye 1,500 men at work, and the balance will be employed by various lumber companies. The Big River Lumber Company, Saskatchewan, se during next summer erecting north of Prince Albert a mill with a ity of 50,000,000 feet per annum. Plans for this mill are already com- and it is expected, according to a statement made by the manager of any, that the mill will be ready to operate about August next. ‘ _ tang ¥ 7) tain lia webabsarbals bauok OS CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We can make prompt shipment in the following quartered White Oak One to two cars 12 inches and up, First and Second, nice figure and well manufactured. Get your order in early for Chestnut One car 12 inches and up No. 1 and No 2, well manufactured and dry. Here is a genuine bargain in Poplar 200,000 feet 4/4 No. 3 Common. Can be shipped surfaced or in the rough, Another chance on Heart Rived Cypress Shingles 300,000 each 6 x 20 and 7x 24. Can ship immediately. What abaw: No. 3 Common Poplar and Bass mixed? We have five to ten cars ot 6/4 and 8/4. If you are in the market tor Cherry get prices on 2 cars 4/4 No. 2 Com- mon and 1 car 4/4 Common and Bet- ter. How are you fixed on Red Oak We have about 6 cars each 6/4 and 8/4 No. 1 Common and Better and 100,000 feet 8/4 No. 2 Common and better—all dry and good lengths and widths. ; There is a lot of Yellow Poplar at one of our outside points— 5 to6 cars 5/8 No. 1 Common 2 to 3 cars 5/8 No. 1 and No. 2. 2 cars %, 18” and over 1 car %, No. 1 Common and Better 100 M feet 4/4, No. 2 Common If you are in the market for Chestnut get prices on 4oo M fect each 4/4 and 6/4 Sound Wormy and No. 2 Common, 200 M feet each 6/4 and 8/4 No zCommon and Better; we also have 2 cars Common and Better. Get prices on this Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and lengths. One to two cars each of 10/4, 12/4 and 16/4 No. 1 Common and Better. _——————————S—S Ask us about our Log run Bass We have 4 cars each 4/4 and 8/4— mill culls out—running from 50% to 60% No. 1 Common and Better. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” The Alligator Steam Warping Tug J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS The Twin Screws are arranged with Philadelphia, Pa. 41 flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY WEST & SIMCOE - PEACHEY ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ee TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: x inch No. x 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better. 58 co 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better... ..... 60 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2” No. a Cuts and Better.... 50 00 1%” No1,2& 3 Cuts 38 oo 2” No. 1,283 Cuts 44 00 ; in Pine Dressing 24 oo and better shorts 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 0° 1x6 common ane dressing ....-- 26 00 1x8 common and dressing ....--- 1x10 com & dr's'g 29 CO 1X12 com &dr's'g 33 00 ry x1oand 12 mill cull stocks......---: 18 00 ax 10 common.... 26 oo 2zand3x1zcommon 26 00 1x8 1 ox & common 23 00 1 x 10 inch box and common . 24 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 i” mill run sidings 23 00 1x10and ra mill culls siding.... 17 00 x’ dead cullsidings 12 5° 1% inch flooring 25 00 x” mill run Norway 2! ae “ Spruce mill run ..- Spruce mill culls.. Menilock 1x4 to 8in. 14 00 ax4 to 8in.,10to 16ft, 16 00 2x4 to 10 inch 18ft. 19 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 26 00 19 00 13 00 HARDWOODS—PER Mi: Ash white, 1sts and 2nds, 1% and 2” ........+-+++: Ash. white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, 1sts and ands, 4/4 ..2-2----+s+-e5 Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, ists and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, common and bet- ME ANA rats oe wielnfejeserielas Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 OLAS. cada atee tee Birch, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 .. - eg ists and ands, Pecawood. No. mon and better, 4/4....-- Basswood, No. 2 and 3, common Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds.......+...- a Elm, 1sts and 2nds, "3 Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ......+--- Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, common Sott Elm 6/4 and 8/4.. a Elm, 1sts and ands a Elm, No. 1 com- mon and better. 4/4.... Rock Elm 1sts and znds, 6/4 and 8/4......-----++ Pine good sidings: rin. x7in andup 45 00 1%" and 134" x 8 and lider 52 00 a’ x 7 and uP 55 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8” PAST IALPD! isin ise = ee 34 00 Eine "good strips : aeneea niet ean wie’ 38 00 " and 134”’.. 42 00 Pine good shorts : 1'x7" andup.. 3 1% x 4" and up.. I Hh" and 14”. 2 A AOE eae 45 00 7” to 9”A Sidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-.-- 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips . ; Pine. No. dressing shorts. . Pine, 8 8.C. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’ . Pine, 7 up s. c. sid- ee 1 23 00 Pine, s. oe [og Pine, s. c. shorts... nee: c. and better, 23 00 aheae . 26 00 xx 8 up 6-n1'. are 00 a ssf" 12 -16! 15 00 x! & up 12'-16' 14 50 1x xa Sie 1 barn., 30 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 feet 48 00 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 1X14, 12 X 12,12 X, 60 00 014,14X14,14X16.. 34 45 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 65 00 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 48 00 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20.. 34 95 54 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 40 00 ZO) on/s(eieiaid abies mil 35 45 48 00 | 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 27 00 12x20, 14X20 & 16 MAC aiute iaiaie wee 35 95 TOXZO) hy) Wie eater 36 45 25 00 6x18, 8x18. Seamer 36 3 6X20, 8X20. ......:+> 379 28 00 Lengths over 32 {t. take the Pi lowing advances; 33 to 3g ft., 27 00 goc.; 36 to 40 lt., $1; 41 to4s tt., 31 0 $3; "46 to 50 ft., $5 3> 00 Fir Hlooring, edge Wefeisteieiercts 45 00 20 00 | 134’ PNo.. 1 4 ft, Pine 2700 | Lath .. .....-; 25 28 00 er No. 2 4ft. lath 3 5° 24 00 | 14%” 32!’ pine.... 1 60 1%" No.1 aft. 25 00 hemlock lath. . 3°75 28 00 14” mill run hem- 25 Oo “Tock lath, oscar 3 25 X Pine Shingles.. 1 10 18 00 | XXPine Shingles 2 10 13 00 XX B.C. Cedar 27 0° | Shingles ........ 2 55 20 co XXX é butts to 2” 2 90 22 00 XXXX 6 to 23-16” 3 25 20 00 XXXKX 5 to 2”... 395 14.00 | Red Pine, ¢c & c # af Sele rekee go 00 rEiaa |) ee = era eae. 31 00 16 50 cA ss see Seite 32 00 20 00 Red Pine, common 18 00 22 00 65 50 FEET, CAR LOTS. Soft Maple, ists and 55 00 PAIS IA Ane intaielaisishaletelo arse 23 00 45 00 | Soft Maple, common and Detkers Aer nes he cents 19 00 40 00 |, Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 27 co | xstsand 2nds.......- 27 00 Hard Maple, ists and 45 00 BOS) Ald. cere a 19 00 Red pine millrun 275 3 00 No.1 ete ; 21 00 EE ea Se 200 250 No.2 white pine : a2 00 1S | ae oe 175 200 we Spe mill run ‘ 1 L7/ ye ROO Tey 2 Red Pine mill “° * © 24 00 fin 14". k Yee OO Pauiarac ‘mill run 1 75 200 25 00 Basewood ‘“ 200 2 25 Hemlock | L775 2 25 24 00 32” Lath.. Pe fers aie 5 Pine Shingles . 28 00 0 ot Se {2) 0° - | Clear Butt 16 275 pee ARCOM em RK Go sentigts « ‘oO ¥ 52 White Cedar Shingles : ac lal 17 00 nt it MOIS 400 450 fore) Mt 33 - close, Bult, 18’ 3 325 1x8 & 9No.2 “* 2000 22 00 | Stand'd R'y ties6” 045 0 50 Pine mill culls.... 15 00 18 00 Mill run cedar ties 38 00 50 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ No. 2 Railway Ties 00 20 00 25 X t20) eee 21 00 23 00 | Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 co TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet long, 6” to 8” top...... 002 cence sneer tenses 30 mA HE SPOS rec AEO TI © Ragpnbo o. oc 35 “ se TP EENEE Py Pak oom. a6 tes 40 yy pil Bee glolejdeiaiein aR ec eerie eto 45 OOOO. 1 ee sc care bi a eres Chen eae 50 ia eee cys cn sel ale te @)8 a. ao -egne Ape TOaiss SI eaele te aie 55 a) Oe upca astm aa Mie. Mekmiaitas oh site ies Taine ka Rao 60 oe 0, Oe ire kine everifeaby alate a) 01 Gho incite [chet etadlea ctet ett QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts Square white pine, measured off, 30 to go feet average...... 40° 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to ca and quality...........-- 60 65 LM. By the dram, according to average and quality,4o to 45 feet. 70 "5 goto 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. 10 inches and up, according to average and quality......-.. 25 Average 16inch... 6.6. eee eee cree renee teeta eee ene arts anes 35 BIRCH Lg ANE. «45,5 0/0:5)0/ie's «'0 ware «01> vaieleloinfelna cous «e/a mislsieleryo: alge eMiele 16 00 15 8 pvc eeeie ce sigitieascicinus eee eselece sane ein sie eae aie em when Maa 24 1G. Sm safeteyarsiate vies eine vnta chete'= sim Pekgonp, taieigs iim Pecntascr as ton 26 3° UG | nui tobsiclatalaentees ere coon oe conto omptdtel 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up per M.17 co 1800 Oddinenttsi ieee satin aerate ove slow cote al akin S Tdgo: 1500 lSET Ve CHOe Lee READ G ae seoneor ator ounean dacs S ‘* 34 50 15 00 BIRCH PLANKS. B EO/ALTIDs, rave’ eyoyepetnpsveness\syeye/ucaia’ 6 5/ie ebthoie la es =\ale ste yetage a0 Meta ae 18 SARNIA, ONT. FINE, COM. AND BETTER. Met ame otic anc ag 90 a GlaR ee 54 00 a : LA le eneias etree gi 00 r in., 8” and up wide...... 62 00 13 and-up.... «+ +... SELES 14% and 144" ee ee ee 65 00 I Te ae wetter eeee 30 CO a Ce peor 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER 2 4/4 x 8 & up No. 1 & better 45 00 BAM, co ccer cece: econ 31 CO 42 00 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 hy 194 and 2”. 36 90 43 00 8/4 a 58.00 2heand CME OR Ea. C00 40 00 64 x6 & up Nov a + «47-00 4d sa leiaienie micrevsieisenn iste statis 42 00 8/4 ” ” 1, 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1) 42 00 8/4 ” ” ” 46 rele} NO. 1 CUTS. r in,, 8” and up wide..... 47 00 1% 3 in, © See eee 53 00 1¥ in, a OC 55 00 2in. EA co creRondis 57 00 F alg andi (en es mg 00 | Fine... tacecee 23 00 28 00 Afr ‘ A 1%, 1% and2”...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 31 00 Boe 4" OF tide) gx lool| INO: x, ag 14, 2" 20 00 27 00 144" Ee a 43 00 | No. 1x millculls, 1, 2! ee tee 47 00 1%, 1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 aM%, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, r”...... 15 00 r%andx4"”“ i. 33 00 | 1,1%4,134 and 2”...... 15 00 all £0 ph ae ae 33 00 1s, Aisin vohs tarster ante “arate nee es) 14 00 2%, 3 and 4” “' 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN LATH u" u" he Cr S| Nee ee pie "x6 and8"........ St ay oot NGstneinee eae 7 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR §. 1 S. AND 1 E: 6 ft 8 tt to ft 14x 16 tt BEB calare veel aaciaincecsjae aries 14 §0 17 50 21 00 19 06 ax Band a8. << scecamoscr i700 17 xO 2100 19 00 18 50 2t 50 20 00 19 00 22 50 21 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring AUK) AmUA em crasiaieclon sie cisrsiele $22 5o | 4° 6 inch No. x BK AHO 0 acclaim n’ainie oie 22 50 a fain 2X 4-10-18-20............- a4 00 SSB tise 2x6 F 2x 8 4 inch 6 “e 8 “ae ro" ra “ No. x Cedar, Pine, Spruce Wotan oe BMAD. cecvesseneccererveccere 4x4to6x8 4X10 CO TOXK IO... cere cence reese err e ert eececcenes 8x8 6x 14 up to gz ft BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S$, AND Es aX 4, 2x6, 2x8, 8 to x6 ft “ 18 to gaft.. 2x 10,2x 12, 8to 16ft..... 18, 20, 22 ft. sq, 26, 28)240) Ge oeinic weniveioue nn 2x 14 up to 3a ft azo ite oe 3x 4 to 4 by 12, 8 to 16 ft..... Peer Nredoroe So 3x4 to 4X 124, 18 to ga ft. 8x6106 x isp to ga ft X14, 62 B. C. FIR TIMBER—ROUGH. 8x 8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12, 10X Xe 12x «+ 21 50 23 00 in. and “0 merchantable boards, ‘8 ft. & up, P, 1S 19 00 20 00 Canadian Spruce boards ..........0++0rsteeeeeeee 23 00 24 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched .. —_.---..-. 2 00 ai 5° 1x2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundled as oo 22 00 — 1¥%” Spruce laths ......ee.eere tere nee teres 4 35 4 50 é ggiuclbinlomecle x lnobote tate alata aonoe woe 3 75 3 80 : NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES BExtrasse' onjo dies ehigorersiole woleic meep csioibaninb teres 3 60 $3 85— Clears ti. 25 aawit Are tebicers wots manae aera 3 10 3 25 Second clears... Clear Whites 2 30 Extra rs (Clear whites out)........-- : : poet a5 2 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) Starrs wee TRC ogee oe) NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR S' a eee Red Cedar Extra, 16” | g butts te to aa Re “ Eurekas, 19” ae Pertectic ny CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | 43 If You Aim to have a Full Line—of Lumber the same is not complete without our Spruce, White Pine, N.B. Shingles, Lath Sahae SPRUCE, you know — the same old reliable stock, small, tight-knotted, smoothly dressed, | the article that’s helped you build up your trade. THE PINE, you should know if you do not—a beautifully tight-knotted board, good grades, and a smooth job of dressing, if you wish it dressed. THE SHINGLES-—smoothest sawing, best grades, the shingles that made Fenderson famous. THE LATH—made from slabs, a nice uniform article, in 14% in. and 13s in. widths. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P ~ ~ Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER "The Best Sana | in dressing lumber is to run a narrow surfacer at the fastest feed. This is just what the 15 and 18 inch widths of the new WOODS NO. s9 SINGLE OR DOUBLE SURFACER are designed to do at a feed of 100 feet and upwards. This machine will do double the output of a wide slow feed machine, will do it better and with half the labor cost per thousand. The patent Round Solid Back Cutter Head gives strength, stiffness and safety, is easily balanced and practically free from distortion due to bolt strains. The Patent Truing Devices joint the knives while running and give absolute assurance of equal cutting by all. S. A. Woods Machine Company - Boston Atlanta Chi i Wea oaks The Planer Specialists Seatile older This machine is of the ae i = i ie: « = ae st pom S ; aS G we vy Bulletin describing this See Ose Aaa SS ema ||P Bea j : ee ai ES Machine will be mailed proved type. eee S. - § a os tak “O) 7 to persons interested : ; upon request. It is designed to turn Ask for our complete Moldings, all kinds’ of eet (eee wa ae catalog of ae : ‘ Z a eee ing machinery, just Flooring and Matching. sgt 5 — from the press out heavy or light This Machine has three variations of feed, which may be’ instantly changed to suit conditions. The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Creig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. W E M AKE Wheelock Engines, Corliss Engines, Ideal Engines, Piston Valve Saw Mill Engines, Boilers, Heaters, Tanks, Steam and Power Pumps, Condensers, Flour Mill Machinery, Oatmeal Mill Machinery, Wood-Working Machinery, Transmission and Elevating Machinery, Safes, Vaults and Vault Doors. ASK FOR CATALOGUES, PRICES AND ALL INFORMATION CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 The Money Maker That is just Another Name for our @ | at ] é Y OU might just as well have a couple of of our mills in your establishment making money, instead of smoke, out of your refuse. This mill, like our well known Original “Dunbar” Shingle Machine, is an ideal speci- men of what careful workmanship, _ best materials and a knowledge of the requirements, can produce. Deeds count more than words — that’s why our Lath Mill and our Shingle Mill are first in their fields. — Sawmills Completely Equipped McFarlane, Thompson G Anderson Mfg. Co. Sole Manufacturers F reder icton, N 5 B. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Berlin Quality Counts 94X Fast Feed Planer and Matcher The 94x is not the highest priced matcher on the market. It has features which can not be found elsewhere, yet we are not asking as much as you can pay for other machines on the market to-day. In the 94x you are offered the following features which are distinct advantages over all other flooring machines: 1. A matcher of proven capacity which will turn out perfect work at 150 to 200 feet per minute. 2. A matcher, the construction of which is such as to absolutely pre- vent the tearing out of knotty or cross-grained places, thereby raising the grades. 3. Cylinder and side head construction of proven capacity. And we furnish eight or twelve bitted side heads designed by ourselves. 4. Aside head mechanism which cannot be choked down at 200 feet per minute. And notwithstanding that you are offered the above as a fair representation of what you purchase, the actual cost in dollars and cents is less than some other machines offered you. One 94x will actually turn out more well finished lumber than three ordinary matchers because it runs steadily hour after hour and not several hours with tie- ups for break downs and time losses for sharpening knives. A short time ago a firm put in one 94x to do the work of four light machines. Consider the saving in labor. The expense of maintaining the 94x is also less because there are fewer parts to give trouble. We would like to show you where the 94x matchers are going in. A circular will give you all the details and show you why the machine is making such a success. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton ; Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 ANG Aan = 1 Np PM ReeeT: oripe NT ae lice ee 4 6 POs v >» , Need ta Apes ‘machine guides. Economical Woodworking To get the most economical results in your establishment you should put in the hands of your men the best tools—tools that will save the men’s time in getting started on a job— that will do the work without causing delay and expense—that can easily be expanded or contracted for the next patterns to be run. The Shimer Cutter Heads have been keeping pace with the growing needs of the wood- worker, whose success depends upon the out- put of his mill and his freedom from ‘‘ Fit and Try”’ worries. The special features of these tools consist of little details designed to make easy, convenient, methodical use of every matcher, moulder or tenoner and assist the operator in the economical use of such ma- chines. You may make Flooring with almost any of the heads that are gratuitously given with a matcher or moulder, but when you want some- thing for economy—real economy, mind you— then get a Shimer Cutter Head. Our aim has been to make it so good—so convenient—so cheap—that you can’t afford to make flooring with any other. Don’t Burn Your Moulding Blackened edges so often found in hardwood Mouldings indicate the use of inferior tools, which friction and burn because of their failure to have proper clearance, The Shimer Reversible and Non-Reversible Cutters are made of the finest tool steel by experienced workmen. In design and con- struction they are superior to anything on the market. They cut well and retain their shape until worn out. Send us drawings or wood samples for estimates on special cutters. Many useful designs, with prices, are given in our catalogue. Ship Lap Heads to give you the best service must be of a kind that is always ready and to interchange with matcher and other Heads you may have fitted to your machine, thus avoiding a change of This is one reason why the Shimer Ship Lap Heads are so generally used. The other reason is that they do work so satisfactorily that all who know their convenience take them in preference to others. Price with 4 bits to each head, the set, 114 in. thick $34.84 ae ot Ns ee se «21h in. thick 35.88 Thin Steel Knives Advanced ideas referring to the planing and surfacing of lumber have developed into the use of the thin blades, made from high speed steel, which when properly tempered and treated, serve for one or two days of work on hard maple, oak or hickory. These blades are known as our Bedee Knives and are recommended by users as the best that can be procured. For the benefit of those desiring to use this style of a knife we have facilities to furnish them in any length or thickness. Write us about your requirements. The Shimer Shear Cutting Cylinder Made to fit any Planing and Matching Ma- chine, Saves Power, Material and Labor, besides putting a smooth surface on the lum- ber. The cut is made with first one knife shearing the chip in one direction across the face of the board, and is followed by the next knife which shears the chip in the opposite direction. This distribution of the work reduces jars on the machine and belts, gives smooth action, and results in better work. Box Board Matcher Heads The Shimer Cutter Heads for Box Board matching will make a uniform cut and a close fit in every instance, as well after years of use as when the Bits are new. There is no fric- tion upon the Bits, therefore no loss of power, no waste of material. The Bits can be expanded for thicker material, with corres- ponding change in the thickness of the tongue and groove. Price for two Cutter Heads with 4 Bits each complete to match % to % inch, $29.15. We also furnish when desired a Yoke Man- drel with self-oiling boxes, boxed f. o. b. Milton, Pa., for $11.05. : Bolts, Wrenches, etc. We carry a full stock of supplies and can fill orders promptly for anything in our line, such as Wretches, Planer Head Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Gauges, Set Screws, Brass Washers for under Bits, ete. Following are a few Net Prices of Tools which will be made after your measurements and guaranteed to fit your machine and to match your samples. MATCHER HEADS—“‘Best of All” Figs. 22 and 23 with concave bit seats, without Bits .......... $24.31 Figs. 202 and 203, with Expan- sion, $2.60 extra, each Head having 4 bit seats. Bits for Ceiling, the set of 8.. 10.40 Bits for Flooring, the set of 8.. 11.44 a for 2 inch Plank, the set of SHIP LAP HEADS Fig. 38 and 39, 4 bit seats to each Head, price net ....... 22.88 Additional bit seats and bolts, only 65 cents extra each. Bitse for eloumtine ea 4 nese. sole 5.20 Bits’ for Rabbetine: 4° 5)o5.2.2.2 6.76 JOINTER HEADS Figs. 54 and 55, 4 bit seats each $20.80 Additional bit seats with bolts, only 65 cents each. Jointer Bits, 1% in. wide, each.. 1.30 Jointer Bits, 2 in. wide, each.... 1.56 DOUBLE CEILING HEADS These tools double the capacity of a matcher in working ceiling. Price, 2 Heads with 4 bit seats CA CHM erate eee vie tacts ceoke 24.30 PLAIN MATCHER HEADS The original design of the Shimer Matcher Heads, Figs. 1 and 2, solid flange, without bits..... 16.00 Bits for Ceiling, the set of 8... 9. Bits for Flooring, the set of 8.. 10.00 Bits, for 2 in. Plank, the set of 8 10.00 DOOR HEADS Hien 82. solid: Hanee:, ous. sso es 10.75 Fig. 84, with Expansion ....... 13.35 Bits to work 1 in. to 1% Doors C4) Erapaneete tenn cise ehee ois areual Siatceamiee 7.28 DOOR COPE HEADS Fig. 83, upper and lower copes to fit any tenoner (set 2 Heads) 12.90 Bits; xtra 4 ose. ccmiee tease ns 5.72 SASH HEADS Hige- SOs SONG Milame eres isterele tee © 9.75 Fig. 206, with Expansion...... 12.35 Bits extra to work 1 to 1% in. Sash (2 Moulded Bits, $4.30; 2 Rabbeting Bits, $2.86.)..... 7.16 SASH COPE HEADS Fig. 87, to fit lower cope spindle 6.45 BTiS Cruisers as fetus Cae vs a saie 2.86 The dealer who accepts your order for the Shimer Cutter head and supplies you with another means to deceive you in no small matter Look for the Name and Trade Mark ‘“‘ The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—send it back— demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 40 years of upbuilding and improvement. It costs no more. Ontario, Can. amuel J. Shimer & Sons “Ontario, « 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Service and Satisfaction Come to the Users of Hespeler Band Resaws They Work even Better than They Look Made in three sizes carrying saws 3, 4 and 5 inches wide. They embody all the newest conveniences and attachments for any kind of resawing within their capacity. They have ample power both on the blade and on the feed works for all important demands. These are some of their important features: The Frame is cast in one piece, cored out hollow underneath, is heavily ribbed and perfectly rigid. The Wheels are cast solid of ample strength, and are so designed as to give a large factor of safety when running at the tabulated speeds. The lower wheel (it will be noticed) is very heavy with a solid web in the centre. Faces and Edges of both wheels are accurately ground on their own journals and balanced as near per- fectly true as human ingenuity will permit. The Feed Works are driven by belt and changing from one feed to the other can be accomplished by simply turning a hand wheel one quarter of a turn. Hach machine has five changes of feed. The Rolls are driven by spur and bevel gears all cased in. All gears cut from the solid and as near noiseless as possible. Six Feed Rolls carry the stock to the saws all of which are driven by gears cut from the solid. The right hand rolls are rigid in their boxes, but the left hand rolls have enough elasticity to grip all uneven stock. The Self Centreing Attachment is so arranged that by one movement of handle the rigid roll becomes adjust- able so that you can have a complete self-centreing machine, or by one movement of the handle the right hand roll becomes rigid again. This does away with the use of a wrench in making the machine self-centreing. f°. HESPELER *. The Rolls will tilt from 0 to 1 inch in 6 inches to e : a & allow for the successfull sawing of clap board and general MACHINERY Cole: 3 bevel work. HESPELER a . ONTARIGE =. 8 Ee The Tension on the blade is accomplished by a ee Je oF double acting knife balance levers with detachable weights. The Guides have adjustable hardened steel back flat rollers with front and side blocks, adjustable or planed ways. The upper one is counterweighed and iustantly adjustable vertically to the width of the stock. The Saws runs within 1 inch of the centre of the back roll, cutting the stock while it is firmly held. When doing bevel sawing the feed works can be drawn back by a lever to prevent the saw striking the rolls and the safety lock is so arranged that the rolls can not be tilted until the feed works are drawn back from the saw. Cleaners are provided on both wheels. A packing box is attached to the lower wheel guard, which should be kept filled with oily waste to soften the gum which often collects. We are the sole Canadian licensees for some of the most approved types of American Wood Tools. We pay for and secure the patterns and designs and run no risks of mistakes. Prompt shipments of complete outfits for planing mills, sash and door factories, carriage, wagon, piano and furniture factories made to all parts of Canada. We have both the GP. R. aad G.. TK. at our doorway, which insures rapid delivery to the far East or the far West. “INVESTIGATE THE HESPELER LINE” The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Manufacturers of High Grade Wood Tools Hespeler, Ont., Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER When Renewing Your Tram Car Wheels for the coming season Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels fitted on. Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of treating them after casting, makes a wheel that will outlast anything on the market. Further information on request. :: The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Pays for Itself in One Week “The Gordon Hollow Blast Grate saved us enough on FUEL the FIRST WEEK to PAY FOR ITSELF, BESIDES increasing the cut of our mill by ONE-HALF.”—Kingsbury & Henshaw, Antigo, Wis. Adds from 25 to 50% to the Efficiency of a Boiler “We installed your Hollow Blast Grate System in connec- tion with our saw mill boilers several months ago. We were VERY SHORT OF STEAM at that time, and were undertaking to burn considerable WET CYPRESS DUST from our shingle mill. After installing the Hollow Blast Grate System we HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE with our boilers’ steaming. We are getting AT LEAST 20% MORE STEAM and could possibly push them to 25% MORE. We consider the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate one of the BEST INVESTMENTS we ever made.’”— Aycock Lumber Co., Aycock, Fla. . “The blast grates you sold me at Sylvania, O., INCREAS- ED OUR STEAMING CAPACITY 50%, and enabled us to make plenty of steam in the winter time from FROZEN SAWDUST.” —R. C. Gillett, Waverly, Va. Gives as good results with wet, green or frozen saw-dust as a Draft Grate gives with dry wood ** We have used your Hollow Blast Grates CONTINUOUSLY since they were installed, which we believe was about FIFTEEN YEARS AGO (The actual period was 16 YRS. 8 MOS. GH. B. G.Co.) Prior to that time we were compelled to SEASON our We are in the market for all the wants of every kind that you have, and we can satisfy them every one. Do you want a Job? Do you want some Lumber? Do you want some Machinery ? Do you want a Business Opportunity ? If you do NOT want anything you MUST have something for sale. A small advertisement in our ‘“ WANTED AND POR SALE” DEPARTMENT will do the trick. A trial will convince you. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto = Canada The The Heaviest, Most Durable and Most Efficient Blast Grate on the Market fuel—the best of WOOD—to have a grade that would make us sufficient steam to keep our plant running, and EVEN THEN were compelled to stop at times during working hours to raise steam. After putting in your grates we make a sufficient amount of steam WITHOUT TROUBLE, using GREEN ELM DUST. The grates are apparently in AS GOOD SHAPE AS WHEN IN- STALLED, and we consider them A WONDERFUL INVEN- TION.”—G. V. Griffith & Son, Albany, Ind. Saves Labor in Firing “Your grates have effected a saving of about ONE-HALF in LABOR in the fire-room, and while using nothing but SA W- DUST and GREEN MILL CLIPPINGS, have given us FULLY 334 PER CENT. HOTTER FIRES.”—The Ohio Wheel Co., Delphos, O. Is Practically Indestructible ‘I used your Hollow Blast Grates at stave mills at different points for some TWENTY YEARS, and they are JUST AS GOOD AS WHEN PUT IN, and I can burn any WET BARK AND REFUSE that otherwise COULDN’T BE USED AT ALL. They are the cheapest grate one can use, for they NEVER BURN OUT.”—S. P. Shelly, Holgate, O. The men who have made the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate what it is—our president, our secretary and treasurer, our super- intendent,our foreman and our designer—have all been identified with the business since the company was organized, while our vice-president has been with us for fifteen years. Our services are, therefore, those of experts. GREENVILLE, Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Co., Renton Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated “Tower” Line of Edgers and Trimmers 4D CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. 50 PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, Manufacturer of Logging Tools Eclipse Clapboard Sawing Machine If you are a stranger to them and they to you. Get acquainted. ee | 5 CA ATCT A ' i | ey 2; | mina a: a i I = LT iy “This is One of Three in the Family and Every One a Wonder” Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers the other day. He based his opinion on a ‘‘ working acquaintance” gained in their own mill. On the start he was against us but is now another one added to the hun- dreds won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. SLEEPER & AKHURST - Coaticook, Que. (SRG Sa SS HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to z inches or over Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remiove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in noreae with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., RocHESTER, N.Y., manufacturers Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. Pembroke, Ont. It is Performance You Want not Claims Latest and Unusually most Well Improved Built Type Keystone Gang Bolter. Our new Gang Bolter is designed to saw slabs for lath, pickets or kindling wood bolts, at one operation. We have shown others the superior features of our Bolter and we can show you. Mandrels are made of best steel 28 inches in diameter and run in self-oiling boxes. Our new catalogue is yours for the asking. Rothfus-Howard Iron Works Williamsport, Pennsylvania SPECIALTIES Sawep HemiLock Rep CEDAR SHINGLES Waite Pine LAatH Bass AND PopLaR SIDING JAMES GILLESPIE Pine and Hardwood Lumber | LATH ana SHINGLES North Tonawanda, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1892. we OILLE & McKNEEN % Wholesale Lumber NORTH TONAWANDA, - N.Y. TRADE WITH CANADA SOLICITED. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and operated on the bench by hand 5! Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you 0 ee. ag WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, KELLEY ROUTER BUFFALO, N. Y. STAIR FRAMING PLATE y N ei aii ara anna etantomineint eee EE TTD. CAN YOU BEAT IT? $20 a Day Profit on 100 I CONDENSED || * 2/00 Investment Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute purity and cleanliness. Our products are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. John Malcolm & Son St. George, Ontario SAE RN EASES Aes tenn eeenecny Spares a OO I ee ee q: NY ally j jit °~« rite Lae Ap i aa B POOUE THERE CERES A CUAL WELL The DeLoach “Mustang” Shingle Mill will cut 10,000 Shingles per day with 4 H. P. and 20,000 with 8 H. P. and give you as smooth shingle as turned out by any machine on earth that costs $300. Itis all steel and durable for a lifetime. The Carriage has ball- bearings, and a coil spring at each end, insuring a Quick and Easy Stroke. Write for catalog of 254 pages describing Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, Planers, Gang Edgers, Trimmers, Lath Mills, Corn Mills, Flour Mills, Corn Crushers, Water Wheels, Engines, Boilers and ‘Gasoline Engines. DeLoach Mill Mfg ° Co. fideeesee 18 SSE See NE VE RES re me EE fer Seren rr re Ie SEES ERE poe All snow that is taken 1909 Model Improved Lumberman’s Snow Plow from centre and from runner beds carried to outer ends of Extension Wings. Seat for driver not shown in cut. Extension Wings also width of Plow made to any width to suit Sleighs. a— We are prepared to fill orders at short notice now, having all parts — — 2 ae Phelps Machine Co. Zoe _ Eastman, Que. SSG SSSS Ga a a Hd CS y y j SIDE VIEW. 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Sheldon Slow Speed Exhaust Fans The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario <=" PERKINS| & CO. GRAND AAPIOS|. MICH. a ON, Ey CO. tp 5 You'll Draw See Extr Shingle Dividends if you make your shingles on this machine, because The Columbia will produce more and better shingles from the same stock in less time and with less labor, than any other shingle machine made. Let us prove this to your own satisfaction. Write PERKINS & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Winni t. Paul, Minn. and Vancouver, B.C. ‘Agena seer With your increasing business now that the dull times are over, you cannot afford to carry shavings to the furnace room in the old way. Progressive managers are just realizing the great saving effected where shavings are handled by the fan system. All the operator has to do is to open a damper in a pipe and the fan does the rest. Floors and machines are kept clean, and space formerly taken up by shavings is kept clean for stock. We would like to tell you what it would cost to install a system in your factory, mill or shop. Th Dominion Heating & Ventilating Co. HESPELER, ONTARIO a The cheapest way to skid and load logs is by steam power. The Universal Logger is a combined two line skidder and loader with separate engine for loading with steel skidding boom and steel swinging loading boom. It is self-propelling, spots its own cars and moves rapidly from point to point, saving time and the usual switching expense. Ample water tank capacity is located between the trucks, and the frame is constructed to permit empty cars to pass through the machine for load- ing by means of its own power. : This machine is especially adapted for light steel or wooden rails. May We Send Catalogue? CLYDE IRON WORKS Sole Manufacturers of the McGIFFERT and DECKER Patent Selt-Propelling Steam Logging Machinery. Duluth, Minn. C-r103 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 |R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea = — St. Catharines, Ont. —.- We are the Sole Manufac- = 9 in the Dominion turers of Saws under the Simond S Process of Canada There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSER TED TOOTH SAWS Notice the improved shank. We call particular Ae Bo ii | | i ) attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest part and which gives it more wear than the old style. | , ad TT al iii co Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws pertectly. SHINGLE SAWS The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine manufacturers in Canada are using them. ; Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. The Simonds Temper CROSS-CUT SAWS ee THE “NARROW LEADER” \WB the “Leader” the fast- REFINED SILVER STEEL. \ y est and easiest cutting == SAW manufactured. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We build this style edger 36’, 42” and 48” between frames and with divided pressure rollers in front and rear if so required. Prices and full speci- fications on application. $ : : 5 : : The Improved Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozen sawdust or mill refuse, than an ordinary draft grate develops from wood or coal. The most modern and economical grate onthe market. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. We are the sole manufacturers for Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces, for this grate. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel used. We will ship our Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on 30 days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Catalogues sent and full information cheerfully given on application. The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Style ‘‘B” for Mill Furnace Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mi Steam Actuated . : ‘Sa eRe | _ Single and Double | | . it Our Stationary Niggers are built single and double cyl- inder, in sizes to fill the re- G quirements of any mill. ‘The Cylinders are provided with steam ports instead of outside pipes, thereby avoiding leaky joints and loss of steam. They are _ made 8 in. and roin. in ‘ diameter, cast especially ___ Strong where necessary. Guide Rods of forged steel shafting, same diameter as piston rods, are carried with one end attached to the ! upper cylinder head to make ' the machine more rigid and | self contained. | Cross Heads, extra heavy, | bored to fit piston rods and . guide bars, and provided | with patent improved oiling . arrangement. . ‘Valve Gearing and Valves of a newer and stronger de- sign. Steam is admitted through a check valve, ‘ which regulates the exhaust . ‘to provide a steam cushion to the piston at both ends of the cylinder. This elim- imates any danger of the cylinder heads being forced out by the piston. The _ valves operate easily and ; > pte by one lever only. Valve travel is short and _ the same distance in each cylinder. Nigger Bars of cast and wrought steel, wider and stronger than the old style ] bars, fitted with forged steel 1 teeth, hinged to drop back out of the way as the bar recedes. ‘New Spring Cushion Floor Plate, extra heavy, con- structed to take up shock of | the bar on the spring cush- | ioned end pieces. All Cyl- inders and Valyes are thor- oughly tested before. ship- ment. . < Q << z < ve 2 « -] re - Zz < a 2 NOTE: The accompanying cut has been used merely to show the general arrangement of our Stationary Nigger, as the cuts for our new Nigger, described above, are still at the Engravers. We Manufacture a Complete Line of Niggers : Log Turners Sees 1 Kicker Cant Flippers sae i) J } Log Stops Board Lifters at | ia Log Loaders | ; _ . Write Us for any Information desired = - Catalogues and Prices sent on request | W aterous Engine Works Co. Limited ee Brantford, Canada ee FOR LUMBERMEN BY LUMBERMEN | DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you, how to iipaowe your risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. PY ae Ale ae Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. FIRE INSURANCE THE LEATHER BELT THATS KNOWN Easy Money When you stock Batts products everybody will deal with you. Staved Columns Veneered Doors Sash Interior Finish Newel Posts A trial order will convince you. Prices and particulars on application. BATTS LIMITED 50°Pacific Avenue - West Toronto MONTREAL TORONTO ff WINKIPEG VANCOUVER H. WALTERS & SON, wou, canon VANCOUVER BRANGE: Comer Power and ae Streets. AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE "KNIVES, ALL KINDS LUMBERING & econ TOOLS — LONG DISTANCE BONY We supply the Largest Lumbermen in Canad ‘ J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, Ont:; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior ; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull ; "A. & B. Gordon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Co., Oitawa, Ont.; Hull Lumber Con Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Big wood & Co., Bypg Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Os Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Go. Markstay, Ont. MACHINE WRITE FOR KNIVES: CATALOGUE H.WALTERS & SONS Mmmnnuags WMULL .QULE. LOGGING TOOLS Files Branded American : Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith are rapid cutters made by NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Globe - Port Mope, Ont. The Babbitt pk has the confidence of the Public “aroric METAL It Satisfies It is Reliable ia Ta * Seay Every Belt Guaranteed. a ie ie Made endless to order in Two a | Days in our own factory. Mill Supplies of every descrip- Se Pe tion. D. K. McLaren, Limited Stock Dgports: eal Toronto Quebec . West aoo King St. "West ar St. Peter St. Vancouver, B.C 418 Abbott St. 309) 9 Cr + FF in 6 he Jonny ee St. apr ek Lee "eee WINNIPEG nada ¢ Wood Time is Money The rapid cutting File is the economical File Toronto, February 1, 1910 ARCTIC METAL FOR COOL BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermen’ s and Contractors’ Supplies Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. | Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada ia LUMBERMEN'’S, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES — Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Watecproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, rey, (aeeiclie Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw Ticks, g Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, Moccasins, Etc. sae anadian Madaiactucers of the Mt Window Tent for Consumptives. J. J. TURNER @ SONS Cor. George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can. jumberman Worker No. 3 We Cannot Compel You to Come in---But your decision after full investigation will be correct’ and satisfactory to us. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass. 40% of the premium now paid back to Policy Holders. Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH on TWNIFORMITY BRELIABILITY HE NDURANGCE TEST IT TRY IT TAKE IT ONCE, AND YOU WILL . NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE' CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a \specification Gf py our BELTING requirements. ons HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. _, SADLE RsHAWORTH TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS. OF OAK LEATHER BELTING | ce A —=FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Hamilton Steam Tension Band Mill | \ a! aN ., \ am mill is being followed by the same good , fi results that accompanied the introduction _ of steam operated log handling machinery | eR Fo os . 2 Our band mill has two steam cyliageee one for operating the top wheel and one to raise and lower the upper guide. Being steam controlled, these parts must move _ quicker than same parts operated by any | purely mechanical device, such as frictions, gears, levers, screws, etc. © ewe : Re - and steam feeds. , Beni 5 This means time saved to you every day—time for you to use in sawing, or, in other words, more lumber at the same op- erating cost. a The mill is simply and strongly built, ~ and any good sawyer can run it successfully. — If you will notice-how the top wheel is supported, you will see that we have en- tirely eliminated vibration. | There are many other good features about this mill, and we think you will be interested in them. Shall we send you a A “catalogue? CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a eg ect nee ee General View of Logs and Saw Mill The Finest Pine Timber in Northern Ontario You cannot make good lumber without timber of real merit, and it is because our limits are furnishing us with the best’ that we are able to give you such satisfactory service. Our stocks are well assorted and in good shipping condition. | TRY US FOR Rough or Dressed Norway and White Pine Lumber | Railroad and Structural Timbers Flooring, Ceiling, Moulding, Siding, Cross Arms, etc. | With a daily capacity of 190,000 feet of lumber, 65,000 pieces of lath, besides box boards, pickets, etc., we are in a position to fill orders of any size without delay. George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario CALIADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps AT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - - TORONTO, ONT. QUALITY We feel sure there are none who cau excell us in Interior Finish, Doors, Sashes, Casings, Box Shook- ing, Cratings, etc. We manufac- ture from lumber from our own limits. J 2th Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario Our Hardwood Flooring is made accurately, being supervised by experienced men. When your cus- tomers once order our flooring from you, they will want to get it always. Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watopie, President. R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ‘emacs Lumber, Lath and Shingles mee Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. John Carew, “ont F. N. WALDIE, PRES. R. S. WaLprE, VicE-PRES. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufeoess ot T NuoNber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER wn me = ———— \\Yy \ xy SAINI \ oN eNeNt \\\ WIT \\ = RR : \ y » ‘ \ \ 4 \ \ Norway and White Pine HOW IS YOUR STOCK OF 1x4 Mill Run White Pine - 1x4 to 9 Common Sidings also—2x 4, 6 and 8 10-16 ft. Norway You may want this resawed and dressed. We can do it. WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES DRY PINE SLABS AND BUNDLED’ EDGINGS Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Parry Sound Lumber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, ar Lory eam Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 T O R O N F O ) O N TT’. ee Bee Acesican 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHN DONOGH, JAMES P. connie A. H. MACABE, President. ce-President. Secretary. Oyamel Company Wholesale Dealers Only B. A. Scorr, Vice-President and General Manager. John Donogh Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Stocks at Latchford and Penetang Limited WHITE PINE - RED PINE - HEMLOCK f SPRUCE - LATH - SHINGLES f Mills at Head Office: Office: —1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Phones: Main 7733 - Main 4896 Savoie @ Co. Wholesale Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and Birch 14% in. Spruce Lath Cedar Shingles - R. R._ Ties 8ft. and 9 ft. Cedar Fence Posts Tamarack and Birch Cord Wood Dressed Lumber a Specialty Correspondence Solicited MANSEAU, QUE. on I.0.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood MANUFACTURERS OF Ri otter: Lumber ana Lath Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALways ON HaNnD Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. J. L. CAMPBELL D. E. CARMAN J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell G Carman AAI. B.C. Shingles XXX Celebrated Heaps Brand As well as taking orders we fill them. Pleased to quote. 1523-4 Traders Bank Building TORONTO Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea | National Life Chamb 25 T to Street, ae Chetcpkone Manes ner oe TORONTO, ONT. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. aes LC ee PLAYFAIR «& WHITE | BEST Wholesale Dealers | that can be obtained anywhere initiates Regul eaten Lumber - Lath - Shingles | = MIDLAND, ONT. | H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec BILL TIMBER a Specialty Contractors for Railway Supplies CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CAMERON & CO., Linen MANUFACTURERS LUMBER Oe CE LATH POLES HEMLOCK CEDAR a SHINGLES passwoop POSTS mitt AND YARD: OPEONCO, ONT. wean orrice: OTTAWA, ONT. ™e Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited TIMBER Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS 74 Nepean Street - - - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath | ROUGH OR DRESSED We have a nice lot of 4, 5, 6, and 8/4 x 12/18 good fine dress- ing strips and sidings, also a nice line of 1x6 and 8 x 12/16 foot mill run. WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS = OTTAWA, ONT. Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed We are open to buy Basswood and Birch The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 21 Dorchester Street West MONTREAL A large and pee. stock of 8 in., 1 in., 14 in., 2 and 3 in., in millrun or cull, well manu- factured and dry, also a large line of Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. in 2 in., 2 in., ~ in., 14 in. or 1 in., full thickness all planed 2 sides, polished, bundled and in widths and lengths to suit your trade. Let me quote you on above or on your requirements in Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, etc. C. A. SPENCER WHOLESALE LUMBER Telephone Main 5554 95 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal We ship by Car or Cargo. Spruce Mail orders receive our prompt attention. Rough or Dressed N.B. Cedar Shingles %a Wilfrid Talbot Office and Yard: Outremont and Wiseman P.Q. Cedar, Pine and Spruce Lath Montreal, Spruce and Bir ch To Buyers Send me your enquiries. I have a large stock to ship from. WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. THE . Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumber, Lumber Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. . Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. British Columbia Timber is the best investment to-day. List of timber and pulp limits, reports and blue prints supplied on application to E. A. Haggen REVELSTOKE, B. C. Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine It is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE R. Laidlaw Pembroke Lumber Co. Lumber Pembroke, Ontario Company > Manufacturers of Limited Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material Ferguson Lumber Co — Dimension Bill Stuff in=—= London, Ont. Pine, Spruce a and Hemlock peyeer ATH B.C. Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles A full line of dry lumber in stock for 35 Victoria St Saal prompt shipment. Let us give you our LET D8 QUO ee Let us know your requirements. } f | f i i Prompt Shipments. | Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber Y 3 NORWAY PINE WANTS IN prices for anything you require in lumber. lin.and 2in. thick,4 in. to 12in. wide, 10 to 18 ft. long Piled Separate Widths ALSO 1x12-12/16 White Pine Culls Spears & Lauder Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. Try a car of our jally graded Cedar Shingles X, XX, KX, XX, 16 and 18 inches. 22 Toronto Street, TORONTO Basswood |—i.c..- Specialty Co., Limited W i n ter Cut Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, i i |i f We have 75,000 feet of 1 inch dry, winter Handles, Poles, ae ee : 4 Stock, Cheese Box Hoops cut BASSWOOD. Will quote prices on Heaaing, Backeta, Eas grades No. 1 Common and Better, and Write, Telegraph or Telephone ur orders on No. 2 Common. ee Oe Ont. To Consumers Only If you are in the market for this lumber AMOS J. COLSTON uilding 1 | and want high grade stuff and prompt Hochelaga Bank B shipment, advise us of your requirements. QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box ; Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and } The Lon £ Lumber Co sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, e General and Real Estate Agent. | CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED - Hamilton, Ontario P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 | The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on §”, 1”, and 2’ Spruce; §”, 1”, 1}’, 1}” and 2’ Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. = A. W. EYER & CO. E are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manuufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. _LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock bag 0 ag ss 's, Doors, Sashes and Cedar Poles and Ties. es Pine , a a Specialt Interior Trim Mil Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE AND SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can _supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. ~ Ih Loveland, Pres. . Loveland, Nice -Pres. Cc. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - -_ MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘Well bought is half sold” That 2 in. No 2 Hemlock is all gone but we can supply a few cars 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Dry Assorted Widths Assorted Lengths Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ine and Hemlock Lumber 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, T oronto, Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the _Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No troutle too great to make your Salea success. Write for inf. rmation. Wm. A. Cole, ‘Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. Gill G Fortune Wholesale | and Retail Lum ber Trenton, Ont., Canada RAIL For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 3% Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. Reliable Veterinary Remedies No logging outfit is complete without a supply of reliable veter- inary remedies. Getting the wrong kind means the loss of the use of your horse when time is valuable. JOHNSON’S VETERINARY REMEDIES are guaranteed never to fail when used as directed. You get your money back if they ever do. They are Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 1. A penetrating Alcoholic Lini- ment. Put up in one gallon jugs, with full directions, per imperial gallon $4.50 Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 2. A combination of the best oils used as liniments, imperial gallon $3.00 Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy. A sure and speedy cure for colic Imperial gallon Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Oint- ment. Positively the best all-round healing ointment made. In use by the largest owners of horse flesh in Canada. Put up in 2 lb. tins, each $2.25 or in \ lb. tins, per doz. $3.50 Johnson’s Condition Powders. (Con- centrated). Put up in bulk, per lb....30c. These goods being put up in bulk are more economical than others, as cost of bottling, etc., is saved. CAMP REMEDIES. In addition to our Veterinary Remedies we make a line of medi- cines for lumbermen, including a strong, penetrating liniment, heal- ing ointment, cholera cure, liver pills, cough syrup, in fact anything in the form of Camp Drug Supplies. We know that there are no better remedies made than those we offer. There may be others nearly as good, but they lack our guarantee. Satisfaction or money back. A trade discount of 10 per cent. allow- ed off all orders amounting to $100. (Send postal for printed matter.) A. H. JOHNSON Wholesale _Pruaaics Collingwood, 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2.":2* Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak - Wirite, Wile on Bhema geal ne sue Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath 2.4 Timber ake LumberGo. Limited The Golden L MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have a well assorted stock of lin. and 2in. Hem- lock well manufactured and strictly No. 1 lumber. We can also cut dimension in Hemlock and Norway Pine. Prompt shipment and rock bottom prices. ESTABLISHED 1889 ‘eg eg e Send us your inquiries ‘“& Ne p Ne Mills at GotpEN LAKE and BARRyY’s Bay, ONT. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. Your ENQuirRiES SOLICITED sy Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury } e Th F s Why Waste Your Time and Money Are You Interested = Fa a : : ; ° o,e ket for Mil experimenting with other makes when in British Colum- K pein: 7 “EMPIRE BRAND” HARDWOOD FLOORING ° \ all kinds. Let bia Trade? US SX us Demons- will give perfect results? Made in Birch, Maple and Oak 3/8” ee > SSY trate our Ad- end matched. We also manufacture strictly high grade A SS x x , vertising ser- Veneered Hardwood Doors, Pine Doors, Mouldings The immensity 4s CZs oe We Sashes, Frames, Ceilings. Pine and Hemlock (rough of the Lumber please others, or dressed.) . Industry will we can please within a few Fas : ialty of Planing, ing, ing, Re- i We make a specialty of Planing, Matching, Moulding, Re-Sawing yenremmaice this Province Sea ; ORILLIA, SR IAS the most im- 3 % J. R. Eaton & Sons, ONTARIO era, ax SQ Lumberman Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 whole Domin- > ance Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. ion. Branch at Winnipeg JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President b Sec.-Treas. “a GILLIES BROS. siarsine onr. Limited Manufacturers of WH I i bs Dd PIN EK Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N, Y. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; II E. A. LeBel tu Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or cat! up Long Distance Phone. MAMMINW AEG ANOHAUT h S S Ee Z Telegraph Office : ° C. P. R. Station : Ogi \ WinbDy LAKE Pine, Ont. if BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. NM TP’ Z Z Z Z Z g A Z Z iA Z Za Z Z g Z Z Z zm Co CLL LL ccc ccccccccceleccasmug iain Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASONS CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles Office and Vards : South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. ig 7 | Wi Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) WHOLESALE LUMBER “* HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ”’ Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, Shreveport Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath Yell Pi "T. FRANKFURD STORY, “ “<"".22"" MONTREAL, P.O. e€ OW ine Lumber Do Not Hesitate! Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day Chas.” Lomber™ Co. iat 1 / \ ae / \ ‘Ball . \ fs a ‘\ : . Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf There is one firm, with special facilities for hand- ling Canadian orders of Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if @ desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory ong Qa e OW ine Stock of all kinds a specialty, also We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the ; : : business. of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. BIG SAN DY LUMBER C °y spe men Sor sto) Connect Shreveport, La., U.S.A. ank Building 2°Rat Portage Lumber Co. .imitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber, HEAD orrice RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN D.C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. HEAPS & COQO., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AA] BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St, Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Pacific ‘Const Lumber Mills, Limited VANCOUVER, B.C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, GEDAR AND SPRUGE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HIGH GRADE RED GEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG, J. T. MacLAREN, W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealers in British Columbia FLACK BUILDING, - VANCOUVER, B.C. : re! . _ G MRS ’ Ly 6 —~ fy Ii: p 4 DE h if ; MAUR Ane P 41 = 4s EN WO, Fis al - = hee] =) ae fd Md = = > , hy f Lat iM a ee eee Lee PB Fle POS YAN, Ss ae Wis — a mr a ee = Se Gin ( a) : i= en ee = ae * Ae or: ee a Si pa ty a 10 os NZ , ft - = or SA St 7 * Lumber, aq ae 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. €e : eet 9 Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - - - - VANCOUVER, B.C. President and General Manager Assistant General Manager THE HASTIN GS SH IN GLE D. - ey pa cs as Vancouver MANUFACTURING CoO. gaa Sal | Winnipeg Limited Vancouver, B. C. The Rat Ie ortage ee Lumber Co., Ltd. Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, "with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Manufacturers of Fir, Cedar and ee LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random Car Sills and Sheathing Cedar Siding widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is ’ the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of Vancouver B. C. an d Harrison River B C our business. ? ’ »D.v. The Pacific Woods Co. East Kootenay Lumber Co. femsted Limited im Head Office : 205-206 Loo Bldg. Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. : Pin ine, Larch, Bi gondonce Shing les Peoittet — and Fir——— Solicited Shipments Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Lumber iS Lath Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Pl:ning Mill at Jarrray, B.C. i . . Ss aL Blocks for Sal e eee Painits FG. win sites, near Vancouver. Head Office’ - Jaffray, B.C. MANUFACTURERS OF 14 SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD ACENTS Cable Address: HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black's Wharf ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Gloucester House, 2 Bishopaeats St. Wt., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TECTONA,” Glasgow A1 and A BC Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers 1 all kinds of Timber Lands . Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 < Soon re Bldg., TORONTO E DOUGLAS, CO, ae deg MontTREAL 22 Se 5 Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER COo., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red Pine and Spruce Dimension Timber 6X6 to. te oe All Lengths Joisting 2x6 to 2x12xKZ0 Tt; ane aap 3x6 to 3x12x20 ft.) anda Specification of above on application The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario We have in Stock and Can Ship out Promptly 1,000,000 ft. Merahee aoe Spruce, 2x 4, 5,6 and 7 3,000,000 ft. ui: side boards, 1x4 and up 4,000,000 ft. 1 in., 2 in. and 3 in. Spruce and Pine Culls 500,000 ft. 3 x6 and up, miil run White Pine (culls out) 500,000 ft 2x6 ‘* 6&6 ats oe 6c “ce 3 sé 25,000,000 Spruce Slab Lath, 4 ft. x 136 x 3%. ASK US FOR QUOTATIONS The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. BRaNcH OFFICE Limited 180 St. James Street Montreal. _e. W Main OFFice Globe Atlantic Building St. John, N.B. Louisiana Red Cypress The wood of the Past and the Furure We are eager to answer your enquiries Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 “DEFIANCE” HIGH GRADE WOODWORKING MACHINERY FOR MAKING Automobile Spokes, Rims, Wheels and Bodies, Carriage and Wagon Hubs’ Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons, Carriages, Shafts. Poles, Neck Yokes’ Single Trees, Hoops, Handles, Spools, Bobbiis, Insulator Pins, Table Legs, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes, and for General Woodwork. Complete Equipments Furnished Invented and Built by OQ ] ; fe hy The FA = Defiance Machine Works ‘S7 A ° F Defiance, Ohio = SSS Send for Catalogue ——— = eee Automobile Wheel Facing and Boring Machine 12 in. Rim Hound and Bow Bender RUBBER BELTING for Transmitting, ‘CONDENSED MILK Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are Y: SPECIALLY SUITABLE \ AU \ FOR LUMBER CAMPS 5 to Elevating and Conveying. Rubber Hose They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. ‘ We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute ae purity and cleanliness. Our products rAuUKOHKLT (ACELL are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. The John Malcolm & Son Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. St. George, Ontario of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. MANUFACTURERS OF Light Portable Mills Edgers and Trimmers Light Portable Engines Shingle and Lath Machines Heavy Engines and Mills Our saw mills will do just as accurate and perfect work as any mills made. There are no kinks or twists in the lumber sawed by our mills, and it sells at good prices. Write for catalogue and quotations - SEAFORTH, ONTARIO 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Furniture manufacturers everywhere take off their hats to the improved Cabinet Planer of the Whitney Type ‘oe ; a! 2 i>: J =a oa ~~ (ee svecer Macn’y Co.b tne} . MESPELER ONT; : y fe Sakae ae se 4 = ag - : - : % A : pr ) aan aan 300,006 300/000 cee cece eee eetee 400,000 800,000 yee eee teers 60,000. - 60,000 ee cece dec ese ene venetian 750,000 I eee cece ec eens soa ae A Ree ee ) i d A 2 ema iu inne cod enews 3,125,000 3,280,000 ee 3,550,000 4'450,000 SE 4,175,000 3/592,000 er 165,000 — Move ol li eee neces eae 8,373,000 6,500, iG ficgie ge lhe ee eee 300,000 300,000 Se nn 1,000,000 1,500,000 a 3'500,000 3,000,000 Me ee. ee 500,000 300,000 ee 2,780,000 ee, 46,003,000 54,257,000 Mr. Jos. B. Picard, lumber merchant, Quebec, has left for the stern States, visiting Denver, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles, where nds to stay for three or four months, returning via Seattle, Van- r and the Canadian North-west. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER -old surplus of logs for the mills. 25 Ottawa Valley lumber mills had a hard fight against high water in the early spring and but for the favorable season which followed, +#e production in 1909 would have fallen far below the usual quay As it was, the amount was about 500,000,000 feet. The most n contrast with the previous year is afforded by the Hawkesbury Lu Co., whose output jumped from 33,000,000 in 1908 to 56,000,000 in 190y. The Hawkesbury mills were idle for a long time, towards the close of the 1908 manufacturing season on account of low water but, last sum- mer operations were helped by an abundant water supply. The large volume of the Ottawa rivers and tributaries had a beneficial effect on the industry in all sections, once the early floods passed off. There was no delay at any of the manufacturing points, waiting for supplies of logs. J. R. Booth was unfortunately closed for six weeks during the early freshets, and his mill was never able to overcome the setback. The output consequently fell some 12,000,000 feet. The W. C. Edwards Co., which heads the list in respect of quantity had a steady season and was not affected by flooding. Sheppard and Morse Lumber Co., added 8,000,000 feet to their cut, the extra amount being turned out of the Fraser ‘Co. mill, at Deschenes. The cut of the Fraser Co. for its own purposes advanced from 2,000,000 to 6,000,000 feet and many other small advances are recorded at Ottawa Valley points. The cut of Lath and Shingles was about an average and there was some increase in the cut of rilway ties. In ties the Edward’s Co. cut 250,000 and J. R. Booth 100,000, an average production, but the Perley Lumber Lumber Co. doubled their output of ties, reaching the 40,000 mark. Gillies Bros., of Braeside also turned out a splendid cut of ties. With the exception of the W. C. Edwards Co., shanty operations are proceeding at the usual pace. The lumber manufacturers unite in expressing most optimistic views for the trade next season. The Edwards Co. will cut as much lumber as in past years drawing on an The stocks are better sold up than for many years past. The only lumber held in considerable quantities is box and mill culls and some recent heavy sales in these sorts have given a better tone to the market. The lath trade promises to be buoy- ant, judging from demand and the low stocks. The duty of 20 cents extra imposed by the American Government on shingles hindered ex- ports somewhat, and a few of the lumbermen were affected adversely by it. Ottawa Valley Lumber Ete 3 1909. BE Kt. W. C. Edwards Co., Rockland and New Edinburgh.... 80,000,000 80,000,000 Se Eva OO OA WIA pa cee tetete an ile eual ams Saree be aaa oe 80,000,000 68,000,000 Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkesbury .............. 33,000,000 56,000,000 Melaughiin (Bros. Arnprior .-.....0.00..005n-4050.- 60,000,000 60,000,000 St. Anthony Lumber Co., Whitney ................... 28,721,546 24,676,759 Gillies @Bros ci Braesid ei. ce ctu we cistien cds Lakers te 29,000,000 30,800,000 Guirmonms seen chson! sul eee as geen asa caias ot 25,000,000 25,000,000 Pembroke Lumber Co., Pembroke ................... 17,000,000 15,000,000 G. W. C. Perley & Co., Calumet, ete. ................. 16,000,000 15,000,000 IEatGce AMMLULCHILG, AnyAIMAGIe .eeeas nTAt crtnk Mauieleteerskne teste te gta, c 14,000,000 13,000,000 James (McLaren Co., Buckingham .................... 25,000,000 25,000,000 Rideau Mumibers Coy, Otbayiantase a9 oe vari ec sta ae 5,000,000 8,000,000 Shepard (én Morse Ottawa occa e.c oc cee ethane os 25,000,000 33,000,000 Aras Gre Or 10 rns OVUM aes eer cecreu ucRice eecay'e , omereeeseweueheue ore 5,000,000 6,000,000 James Davidson, Fort Coulonge ..................... 8,000,000: 8,000,000 Colonial Lumber Co., Pembroke ..................... 20,000,000 20,000,000 IBirekmamy iOS: je Wilt LIeiyas -eeelary eer ete seine sare > ieee 4,000,000 4,000,000 Barnete Cos sisiul 6: eakGiy.s ony. ce siete safe eseeeip ped dh orn eaet 3,000,000 3,000,000 Arundel Lumber Co., Weir, Que...............0..200- 3,000,000: 3,000,000 M. M. Brennan & Son, Rainy Lake .................. 3,000,000 3,000,000 TEU Tees Goya VN TSTS rai cc szysurltet ea oqeteie sh omstiacatoksteiarees, sus eve ausstvea sass 1,500,000 2,000,000 Otel Meh Ges Mente tee mys Sean hery hidwters ss wie tiseels 485,221,546 502,476,759 Ottawa Valley Shingle Production aha ine Pieces. Pieces. Wea Cri eyreird Se Onc cersrare, ars diane airs cj Guayererete tere cece tity «5 ened 25,000,000. 25,000,000 iio HRs IBIOVONENL Sicne Gab Ais Gd Bae octet acct ca RA ORNS chen OIC RRERE 9,000,000 9,000,000 Perl Siva lau ere COW me eae te nkerctalre.airw diac as vis sar cyere eee 2,250,000 4,500,000 PAMMES MDA AGSONY ye. ceatemrsuamrees s/o ny athe see) sic aarot ests aha 3,000,000 3,000,000 IBEW Ene agd IMIGERIST (AES Ooh carmary 4-3 tans Coy SAIGON EOTA TRIS OOO oto 250,000 1,000,000 niglenyn IOWA Ie MOOS Goo cnmeocueroaasempuocsomnoaao oe 8,000,000 6,500,000 Grlllnes BrOs,, MEPACSIC CS Tees iccei crs ees so ae em ciislersiers eis 18,000,000 21,000,000 WING teed Waterers Meant, vin darrspoe stati tcn espana eke ses rsucicn eachay a aloo, Sr eee 65,500,000 70,000,000 Ottawa Valley Lath Production ate - Pieces. Pieces. 5 CL Bele: Cae Sia pee So Onto etn a microto eon code 25,000,000 25,000,000 I B Booth io Wy des gr 2couns tesa ict © PUN ail cieges ar eek ue otal 10,000,000 10,000,000 Sheil Ce MGS Apgeasentousbpouos cub ecco acgodm 8,000,000 9,500,000 (Chubinowie Ao ASE S OU aoe oma nd orolas 6 oboe addadunoet 5,000,000 5,000,000 Ciolkonmmll Iien] Net OC NAG eareceens Exc InN mien od oho Ooo lacie 3,000,000 3,500,000 Perley Lumber Co. ...... Sa IG ee On nurs ROPE SCS) Gin OSIORCEEC 2,000,000 mee JaiSs DARA SOTIN, sic eaten «orNelortacarieha ahteaueeye cmette here cla 'es « 2,000,000 2,000,0 ue RM AIS rege ape CoD sie weedy creeks otic nye eMegcnol oy omor ool -. 3,688,082 10,728,448 *10,728,488 ALG ek ios <8 HS. y Atel tao caer _ 854,665,207 306,445,756 315,779,788 *Harvey statement for 1909 has not been received. The same cut as 1908 has therefore been credited to this place, so as to assist in making the totals. If the figures for Harvey are omitted altogether, the total is 305,051,300 feet, or prac- tically the same as the total, including Harvey, for 1908. Compared with three previous years, the total shipments for last year were as follows:— No. of Deals, ete. Vessels. Tons. Sup. ft. Sota dei le cigniShc ce nnca.« 379 754,274 420,182,246 WSO Peeve erctoracs otal a ialatovete tana nie 312 722,157 354,665,207 CNS Bebb ooo emma co oO oe 296 720,904 306,445,756 ODO aescyectshate elas ateyel ais rhage are 332 807,982 315,779,788 The value of shipments of lumber to the United States from New Brunswick during the years 1908 and 1909 is given by the American Consul at St. John as follows:— Canadian Lumber— 1908. 1909. ESO SRELVOOC NE tf, Scie gE esta dove tele lana ep eere0 age el «adel hehe tent $500.00. DIETS |iG2iIES Bron meads omoedboc po noon dbo STA0OF “SF ete Cond and) fire: wO0d! ice cece seis ete 832.00 1,335.00 NSU Aiea e sso. cw, SERRE ues ol oteis ete eeaenciet ea 234,720.00 336,933.00 PNSEUSOT, roa fe av cis: Se Slee esos ioneuseale ekehe wa att 167,251.00 376,777.00 AMINA rae ?a, Beer Aare ravane ss oneve che toiete Mone ove. aia 11,752.00 5,410.00 Pulp Ply) wood! G4) leeue eee solo eer 63,865.00 117,112.00 Anes Mow ase on ece te Poe on oe 402,995.00 674,539.00 SAGA US AN Oa SIne os Dor omeigaie Bae 3 7,657.00 53,726.00 6 ity Ieee pg pmerodadaccacog sed SDDS. TG.nclamocl 2,056.00 Spruce, unmanufactured ..:.......6000. sseeenes 2,000.00 SIDERED ct Cgc EDC PR PROILIEC: Scaatin ch rooms CF 2,384.00 988.00 Mortal Ganaddam .vacrs)<1s purine sevens $891,530.00 $1,571,376.00 Products of American logs:— TL TIDES 2 epee et ae Raab or cite Stk Oe $65,006.00 $127,436.00 TATED CCUG anne A ANE aie iteciemyT sain tygloty.b's 535,918.00 850,076.00 RRL IAL CED at 6 eel iser IS soe OAV lays cteheroeNskerPes 23,657.00 80,163.00 DECI Gono See ee OPE a OOO BEAN Rc olodcs 136.00 Total American ...........+-.-..--$624,581.00 $1,157,811.00 Total Canadian and American ....$1,516,111.00 $2,729,187.00 Emerease in 1909 . 2.0.00. ese. ee eet $1,213,076.00 : The deal shipments from St. Johi to the United Kingdom during the years 1907, 1908 and 1909 were as follows:— 1907. 1908. 1909. Sup. ft. Sup. ft. Sup. ft. John E. Moore & Co., Ltd. .......... 70,294,047 43,727,541 48,182,020 ee 75,017,207 40,060,416 42 548.238 George McKean .................... 24,822,944 15,970,059 26,662,679 RIGID. 25-2 -- eee ees ee 29,915,822 25,173,212 20,238,517 ss + Se. 7,004,612 10,677,743 7,300,000 207,054,632 135,608,971 144,931,454 During 1909 the shipments of birch timber from St. John amount- ed to 3,292 tons compared with 2,249 tons in the previous year and ™ 2,820 in 1907. In 1906 the total was 4,507 tons. of 363 tons all of the birch timber was sent to Liverpool. Moore & Co., forwarded 2,045 tons, and Mr. George McKean 1, The falling off in 1908 was due to the unprecendeted depr the British lumber market. In 1909 conditions improved cons and accounted for the corresponding increase in exports to th. try. : y The shipments from the Miramichi during 1909 were as folloy Ft. BW, EB. Neale: ay. soc «2%: cp 0 0% avis oe Ion eee ee 26,000 J. B. Snowball 'Co., Ltd. .. 5.042. ses ae eee ene 20,347 D. & J. Ritewie & Cor. cc ie an ce ieee 11,22 T.) Layamich:: & ' C05) . vj. tei ove » el wiere as Oe ee eee Geo. Burchill & Sons J. A. Rundle Total... ou si «lec litte siete atelauaste) ouele leat esas ee 77,516, In addition to this there were 31,500 cords of pulpwoo by the Miramichi Lumber Co., to the International Mills in States. This pulpwood was rossed on the Miramichi, The stock wintering at Miramichi at the end of the year 1$ as follows: Merchantable spruce, 8,070,000 feet, mercha 2,827,000 feet, 4th quality, 428,000 feet, ends, 665,000 1,286,000, scantling, 633,000 feet, birch, 117,000 feet, heml total, 14, 668,000. The quantity of lumber on hand at St. John at the b the year, available for shipment, was about 25,000,000 feet. The English market during the year 1909 was by no While 1909 shipments exceeded those of 1908 by some feet, the shipments during 1908 were very small. Prices English market have not been entirely satisfactory, as a Riga goods. During the year 1909 the freight rates were low, which in a manner assisted the shippers, otherwise the trade would have been disastrous. During the coming year ed that with favourable weather conditions the New Bruns be about an average. New Brunswick is expected shortly to follow On the matter of prohibiting the export of pulpwood from Premier Hazen in a recent speech referred to the matter ‘‘The time has arrived when New Brunswick should a that will have the effect of causing the raw material of be manufactured ‘by our own people and in our own pro now time to put a stop to the export of pulpwood from th at least. I believe the government of New Brunswick wou in sympathy with public sentiment if it placed a restri duty on all pulpwood and raw material cut on crown lands. The Canadian Forestry Conventon The Eleventh Annual Convention of the Canadian For iation will be held in the Legislative Buildings, Frederic February 23 and 24. The sessions will be opened at 10 23rd by addresses from the representatives of the govern pal, educational and commercial institutions. Mr. Thos. of Toronto, president of the Association, is expected to others who have signified their intention of taking part ford Sifton, Chairman of the Commission of Conservation; Hor Allard, Minister of Lands and Mines, Quebec; Hon. W. ©. E mer, Surveyor General of New Brunswick; Dr. B. E. Fern the Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto; Mr. E. Forester of Pennsylvania Railroad; Mr. W. C. J. Hall, Bureau of Forestry, Quebec; Prof. Gordon Tower of the l Maine; Prof. R. B. Miller, of the University of New Bru Special rates have been granted by the railroads and al ance is expected. Further information may be had by ade secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, Mr. James Lawle will be at Fredericton till after the close of the Convention. A. B. Smith, died at Dundurn, Sask. on January 18th. came to Saskatoon only a few weeks ago from the coast, where been engaged in the lumber business. The E. R. Burns Saw Company, Limited, have recently a lot of special machinery and have introduced some new a: date features in their works—all with a view to making “Bu more popular than ever, ? = Nova Scotia’s 1909 Lumber Output Exports Amount to Nearly Three Hundred Million Feet—Prosperous Outlook for 1910 During the last two or three years there has been little money made in the lumber trade in Nova Scotia. The manufacturers are, in fact, waiting for the return of normal conditions, such as those which pre- vailed before the recent slump in the values of the world’s commodi- fies. At present, however, stocks of manufactured lumber in the hands cf both producers and consumers in the world markets are low and the lack of demand is all that is keeping prices low. It is expected con- stantly that as soon as the demand for lumber products improves the values will necessarily advance satisfactorily, as the demand is practi- eally certain to outrun the supply. Spruce, the staple lumber of Nova Scotia, has not fluctuated in price during the last two years to the same extent as other woods, notably hemlock and birch. During 1909 spruce remained at quite an even price, which was just sufficient to pay the operating expenses, whereas hemlock and birch were operated only at a loss. As a result very little hemlock and birch will be cut during the soming year. The cut of spruce will be normal, but no more. It-is expected that the smaller portable mills will do more work this winter than last. Production of the larger stationary mills will be smaller. During the year 1909 it is estimaetd that the cut of lumber in Nova Seotia amounted to 220,000,000 superficial feet. About one-half of this went to Europe, Great Britain and the remainder to the United States, south America; the West Indies and the local markets. Notwithstanding the depression in the export trade with England and a very slack demand during part of the year from the United States, the shipments were extensive and stocks were cleaned up to an extent which will result in the coming year’s business depending upon the present winter’s cut of logs. The lumber exports from Nova Scotia during 1909 were as follows: Port. Feet. Port. Feet. ULE a 3 Re 40,000,000 Lunenburg County ......... 38,800,000 BMETPIOOKE . 2 66.5.5... feorcee Shelburne... 06.0.0... es 3,500,000 ems County ............. GevOe 000 Annapolis—. i... ee ee 16,000,000 UM ees chee cs es css es Desa, fal Digby County ..03......... 30,000,000 erent tats cess e's mgs PAaTYShoTO 2. 6 stews. esa 34,000,000 10 Shoot deme aber aj000000 Tiverpool 2 ...6.0cee nee 15,000,000 Wamwor Hebert ............. 4,500,000 Yarmouth and Tusket Wedge 13,000,000 Reo Ss oa oes visas oye seis ces 5,500,000 ———— TO Walter cert hast slers etn ares 298,404,278 The above figures do not include the export of laths, shingles, piling and some square timber and hardwood. These, taken together with the local consumption, would materially increase the value of the output. In the county of Colchester, N.S., the lumber business is one of she most important industries. The cut last season in that county is astimated at 37,000,000 feet. During the current season it will prob- bly be about 62,000,000 feet. From Cumberland county, N:S., the shipments of lumber were as follows: From West Bay, 34,000,000; from Pugwash and North Port, 25,000,000. One of the most important events to the lumbermen of Nova Sco- ja during the year 1909 was the taking of a forest survey for the whole srovince. This work was placed in the hands of Professor B. EH. Fer- 10w, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Toronto University, who with a staff of provincial timber experts and forestry students, cruised the whole province and are now preparing their report, which it is expected will be presented shortly. Nova Scotia is the first of the maritime pro- vinces to undertake a work such as this. Another matter of consider- ible importance which developed during the year was a proposal for miting the lumber operators of Nova Scotia in some manner which would eliminate competition at the selling points. It is felt generally -hroughout the province and through Nova Scotia, that some such step s imperative if the lumber business is to be continued upon a paying oasis. A large Nova Scotia exporter reports, under date of Jan. 19, that n western Nova Scotia trade has been good and stocks are well cleaned up, with some heavy shipments now loading for South America. Sup- dlies for the coming year will depend on the winter’s cut of logs. Since he first of the year it has been good logging in the woods, but there is i break in the weather now and the snow, which was not over a foot, aas been wiped out. We have escaped entirely the blizzards and heavy storms recently occuring in the Eastern States. South American sched- iles are being placed at $18 to $20 f.o.b. Cuba stock random boards ut $15 f.0.b. There is no business in deals in this part of Nova Scotia. Mhere will be quite a large cut of hemlock and spruce for the American mapest. : J. A. Humbird, president of the Victoria Lumber and Manufactur- ig Co., with E. J. Palmer, the company’s manager at Chemainus, B.C., ‘spent several days inspecting the properties of the company, Iting with its representatives in respect to business affairs. mbird left later for his home in Minneapolis. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Newfoundland and Labrador Much attention was directed during the year 1909 to the forest resources of Newfoundand and Labrador. The most notable event of the year in this direction was the opening of the extensive pulp mills established at Grand Falls, Newfoundland, by Lord Northcliffe, the well-known Englisher publisher. These mills are now producing large quantities of paper at what is said to be a surprisingly low cost. The Albert Reid Company have also established in Newfoundland one of the most modern paper mills in the world. The Labrador Pulp & Paper Company, a large British-American concern, of which John Me- Martin is president and R. H. Rein vice-president, have taken over extensive tracts of land in Labrador, and will engage in the manufac- ture of pulp and lumber on a large scale. About 2,000 square miles of well timbered lands are expected to supply plants at Sandwich bay and Hamilton inlet with an annual output of 140,000 tons of pulp and 30,000,000 feet of lumber. Manufacturing will begin early in 1910, and already a large part of the output has been contracted for, one Italian concern ttaking 50,000 tons of pulp annually for seven years. The rest is expected to be sold in England. About 2,000 men will be employed from the outset. The Newfoundland Government has taken active steps to draw public notice to its forest resources. In a statement regarding the islands pulp areas, recently issued, it says: ‘‘In the Gander watershed are about 1,700 square miles of timbered country comprising the best pulp areas on the island, with unequalled water powers.’’ Jt is claimed that it is impossible to find 10 per cent. of waste land in this area. Nine hundred square miles of this district are held by the Timbers Estates Company, and 800 by W. H. Taylor, of St. Johns, Newfound- land. The holdings of H. ‘C. Thompson, of Philadelphia, whose pulp territory is located at Bay du Nord, are described as follows: ‘‘Opera- tions will shortly begin on the 600 square miles owned by this com- pany, which has excellent pulp and timber reserves iand splendid water power to aid it in its development work.’’ Another recent incorpora- tion is the News Pulp & Paper Company, with a capital of $1,000,000, which is to engage extensively in pulp manufacture. The location of the mills and limits is not yet disclosed. An event of much importance was'the recentt receipt of information by the Government that there is a pine belt of 2,000 square miles, run- ning through the Exploits and Gander valleys, containing the best grades of white pine on the market, which is worth from $50 to $55 per 1,000 feet. The remaining pine in the country appears to be inter- mingled with other woods. To get it out, therefore, involves more labor, and it is unprofitable unless the other woods necessarily cut at the same time are also utilized. The export of wood from Newfoundland amount to about 45,000 tons annually, valued at $350,000, in the form of lumber, laths, and shingles, and about 3,500 tons, valued at $40,000, are imported each year. There is also an annual importation of mast pieces to the value of $8,000. The woods exported go to the United States, United King- dom, and Argentina, and the wood imports come principally from the United States and Canada. Serious Lack of Snow in New Brunswick A despatch from St. John, N.B. dated Jan. 25, states that the present winter is viewed by the lumbermen of the province as the most disma! prospect which they have ever experienced. ‘‘It is a death blow for the lumbermen,’’ said Mr. A. McLeod, a practical operator of thirty years’ experience, ‘‘I have closed down my camps near Annandale, on the Central Railway, and my men are all idle, with the exception of a few who are chopping in the yards. The fact that the little snow we have had is gone would not be so serious were it not that there is no frost in the ground at this advanced point in the season, and there is therefore very little prospect of good hauling before spring. Even tail dragging can hardly ‘be attempted. The only winter I can remember which aproached this is that of just 25 years ago, when I was operating in Nova Scotia. ‘On January 23rd of that year, there was not a handful of snow in all Nova Scotia, but the ground was very hard, and snow be- gan to fall heavily the next day, with the result that I had every stick of lumber out by March 17th, and paid all my men off in Parrsboro that night. No good luck of that nature can be expected this year. ‘“There are a number of large lumber operations along the Central this year, and all are now in the same position as my own. I was in Moneton to-day, and met there great numbers of men who had come out of the woods from about Harcourt. because of the closing of the camps. There is simply nothing doing. Themen who get lumber out this spring wil make money out of it, for prices will be very high, ow- ing to the searcity.’’ Mr. Fred M. Thompson, of Teeswater, Ont., is on a business trip to New Brunswick. He will also visit Ottawa and a number of places along the St. Lawrence where he will make shipments of hardwood lumber to his Old Country firm: . 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Review of Quebec’s Lumber Trade for the Past Ye: Trade Increased and the Home Market Improved—Statistics Show Total Exports of Nearly Two Hundred and Fifty Million . The season of 1909 in the Province of Quebec was in practically every respect a most satisfactory one for the manufacturers and dealers in lumber and pulp. The exports were greater than those of 1908 and the demand was materially improved, especially from the home market. Among the more important events of the year the most noticeable was the fact that the Premier of Quebec, Sir Lomer Gouin, at the begin- ning of the summer stated that when the present agreement with pulp wood manufacturers had come to an end, no more pulpwood would be exported from Crown lands. Since that time the Premier and several members of the Cabinet have repeated this statement and legislation is now in course of preparation which will give this decision the effect of law at the coming session of the Quebec Legislature. It is believed that this law will have the important effect of inducing large American in- terests to establish modern pulp and paper mills in the Province of Quebec. The importance of this measure may be gathered from the fact that the province has 200,000,000 acres of Crown lands. Among the industrial developments of the year, possibly the most important was the beginning of an industry at La Taque which is now being established and which is known as the Quebec St. Maurice Industrial Company, in which two million dollars is being invested, and which will have ma- chinery of the most modern type for the manufacture of chemical pulp. The output will be fifty tons a day and the plant is expected to be in operation by the middle of July. The output from this plant will be shipped to the New England States. In the matter of forest and bush fires, Quebec, like the rest of Canada, escaped much more easily during 1909 than in previous years. Better methods of forest ranging and a plentiful rainfall reduced the possibility of fires spreading. It is of in- terest to note also that the Quebec Government has under consideration the adoption of more strenuous laws to safeguard the forests from fires. An event of much interest tc lumbermen during the year was the sale by the Quebec Government of the timber cutting rights upon 508 square miles of the Crown lands along the line of the National Trans- continental Railway. The awards were made in each case to the highest bidder and the prices were unusually satisfactory. The Government stipulated in connection with this sale that all timber taken from the land must be manufactured in Canada. This sale was, to some extent, a part of the Government protection plan. By cutting the forest ad- jacent to the railway, it is hoped materially to lessen the danger of forest fires. The prosperity which prevailed through Canada during the year 1909 had much to do with the improved prices of lumber. This im- : provement was general throughout all lines, red pine in particular ad- yancing materially. Hemlock, white pine and box lumber also showed a strong movement towards higher prices. The end of the year found a most encouraging demand for oak. In fact, throughout the year it had been in better demand than for some time past. At the close of the year the prospects were that prices on all lines of lumber would advance during the next few months. In the matter of pulp and paper, the main interesting feature was the business in ground wood pulp. The poor supply of water in American manufacturing centres caused an active demand for this commodity. During the year 1909 there were exported from the Province of Quebec through the port of St. John’s to the United States, 149,866 cords of pulpwood, all of which was entered at Rouse’s Point, N.Y. Through the ports of Alburg, Fort Covington, Rouse’s Point and Malone, there were cleared 10,614 cars of pulpwood at an average of 11 cords per car, or about 116,000 cords; thus making a grand total of 265,866 cords from the province. Statistics of square timber measured at the office of the Supervisor of Cullers, Quebec, show that the falling off in shipments has continued. The total shipments during 1909 were 31,865 pieces ,the total in cubic feet being 1,544,040 against 1,985,120 in 1908. Totals of the timber measured at the Supervisor of Cullers’ office during 1909 are as follows: Description of "Timber. Waney white pine Square white pine Square red pine Square oak : Square elm : Square Waney : Waney birch Waney whitewood Cubie Ft. 738,840 37,520 37,520 568,960 108,080 520 520 60,840 et tens 2 eR ss ta wee wa he 1 80 No. of Pieces. 31,865 1,544,040 The particulars of the Quebec lumber trade as furnished by J. Bell Forsyth & Company’s cirevlar published by the Quebec Chronicle Print- ing Company show that the total quantity of timber exported from Que- Ee ee ae : bec during the past season was about the same as during the previeu year. Compared with other years this shows a material reduction. increase shown in the total export of wood goods from the St. Law is attributable to larger shipments of spruce deals. The general in the United Kingdom showed improvement, although the advan wood gods there barely kept pace with the increase of the cost o1 side of the Atlantic. Values in the United States markets hay vanced in sympathy with the better trade and the improved fim situation. The following statistics in relation to the Quebec tra taken from the circular above referred to. ; The Canadian export trade of wood goods from the St. Law ports for the season of 1909 were as follows: East of I ‘Shippers. Montreal]. Montreal. Ft. Bd. W:-& J. Sharples, . .fte. up ooeeoane 9,665,706 30,717,167 40,2 Dobell, Beckett & Co. ..........00--- 5,313,065 21,875,007 vig J. Burstall & Ce. ..)..50. ee 10,573,598 6,404,059 The McArthur Export C.o, Ltd........ 3,148,311 6,595,788 Price! Bros: '& iCox plitdl. sivas ae ee eee ee 38,643,000 H. RB. Goodday & Co. i <.2- bias nceteehien sone 20,701,766 Harold. Kenmedy’. 00. cq-.04s sche sie ete pees 7,116,770 Wiatson! &-"Todid <7 curen sss siete eteneienee 35,542,107 Pos See NSA 0 aan COMER aA Oo Onion abe sp 18,804,045''° | 7. eee EH. Juemay’ 20. idee ee 11,449,989 meee Be Ms Nicholson 7 /5-mclseie ieee are 6,594:976. | | 2 Saree Cox, Longe Gon octyl eter rteretetane 914,432, | - | Sate Graddon GiOwens .2.0 52-82. nse G7 L716 © ~~ ieee Railways, st’mships & sundry shippers 12,372,960 — ........ Totals 1909. >. a-tecie case emetde 115,045,905 132,054,327 Shipments, season 1908 .......... 108,606,459 105,867,292 Tnerease 1909. 2... q-ie0g eee 6,439,446 26,187,085 2 Canadian exports via ports outside the St. Lawrence are not ineluded in - above, and complete returns of Spruce shipments from ports below Quebee are r obtainable. . The stock of lumber in the port of Quebec, including merchanta and culls on the first of December, 1909, was as follows (the quanti being given in cubic feet for all but spruce and pine deals), which a given in Quebec standards: White pine, square, 29,455; waney, 220,’ red pine, 6,262; oak, 698,097; elm, 88,663; ash, 607; birch, hickory, 1,225; red pine deals, 868; pine deals, merchantable, ‘ culls, 1,280; spruce deals, meachantable, 221,956; culls, 63,052 ; and spruce plank, 1, 14%, 14% and 2-inch, 4,663,183 superficial feet. White Pine—The stocks of both Waney and Square Pine are of record ness, and the supply seems certain to be under the very moderate figures past year. The price of this wood must continue to advance, provided the ine cost to consumer does not seriously diminish present consumption. Supply. Export. 1909—Square ... ............. 57,520 1,038,750 Wianey.*.5° t's sehen aie 738,840 1908—Square ...°.........0.0- 132,560 1,098,779 . Waly. icy... =>) eee 1,060,880 - 3 Red Pine.—The business in this wood is now inconsiderable. The prod is small in absence of demand, and the export very limited. : Supply Export.. Stock. — 1000. i.e eee 8,680 6,624 6,262 — 1908 5 oc 7eteieiein eee 8,200 9,022 4,591 Oak.—The supply has considerably exceeded the export, leaving | stock on hand. This accumulation can only be cleared off by an increased ¢ for export, which will come as soon as improved trade conditions in the States restrict the shipment of sawn oak scantling to the United Kingdom. time producers need only make what they are prepared to hold for the : very limited quantity of large wood seems likely to be the extent of p Supply. Export. ‘Stoe OOS teiets Rieti =n 568,960 242,837 698,0$ 1908. doa ee 596,160 317,453 395,75 Elm.—The stock remaining is a much reduced and exceptionally light supply seems certain to be moderate, though probably larger than the one of recent years. There seems every probability of present advan being maintained, as the increased value of standing timber and cost of » turing would make lower figures unprofitable. Stock. — Supply. Export. : TON Sek Ga sob 305° 108,080 214,682 88,663 oa RU Lt: SEAS Se Bolg c 87,640 193,781 193,730 Ash.—The supply and demand seem to have almost come to an end, and 1 production nor export show any signs of revival. Supply. Export. Stock. 1900 4.4.0 teers 520 5,390 607 OOS. iki teias 8,040 7,671 -. 3960109 Birch.—For some years past the export business in this wood has va. . profitable to shippers. It cannot be produced at reduced prices, and unless export yalue increases, a reduction in quantity shipped must follow. F Supply. Export. Stock. RRO sres Foie. od 189,500 193,652 141 DUS ei ane ee 150,920 145,285 4,190 Spruce Deals.—An established advance in the value of Baltic White Deals should assist manufacturers and shippers in obtaining better prices than those recently current. Prospects have materially improved. The stock given only covers the deals wintering in Quebec, in accordance with usual returns. The ex- port returns are by no means complete as representing the entire St. Lawrence shipments, Montreal, Three Rivers and many Lower St. Lawrence Mills making no separate returns of Spruce Deals shipped. Supply. Export. Stock. ee 2,998,818 2,714,810 284,008 Os Trea 2,217,134 2,469,722 249,890 Pine Deals.—The figures given only include Quebee returns. The business of that port in Pine Deals is insignificant. The produce of the Ottawa Mills is shipped from Montreal, and the export returns from that port do not separate Pine Deals from Pine Sidings or Spruce Deals. The production steadily tends towards lighter figures, as the three-inch Pine Deal is replaced by Pine Sidings, two inches and under thick. Supply. ‘Export. Stock. IG 6,295 1315 8,580 LS 3,960 6,583 3,600 Sawn Lumber.—The year has been a satisfactory one for mill owners. A considerable improvement has been established in prices of all but the lowest grades of pine lumber. Good sidings have further advanced and touched record figures, owing to reduced percentage produced by mills, and strong demand at very full figures from the United States. At present time value is too high for profitable export, though there has been a marked improvement in the United ‘Kingdom. Poor Business Methods of Small Mills ‘A short time ago The ‘‘Canadian Lumberman”’ in an editorial, drew attention to the unbusinesslike methods, followed by many of the smaller mills throughout the country. There is no question that failure to appreciate the fundamental principles of business success, is an all too common matter among small lumbermen. Frequently, letters of compliment along this line are received by the ‘““Canadian Lumber- man,”’ and it seems to be our unwelcome duty to continually call atten- tion to the matter. There is no reason under the sun, why a lumber manufacturer large or small, should not sit down and figure out min- utely the probabilities in favor of his being able to sell his lumber at a price which will pay all his operating expenses and a sufficient profit to make it worth his while continuing in business. Beyond a doubt, if he does not do so he will lose money, and in the end come to serious erief. But the purely personal side of the matter is the least important one. The feature which is most disturbing, is the effect which these operators have upon the lumber trade in general. Among the letters received upon this matter of late, by the ‘‘Can- ada Lumberman’”’ is one from a large manufacturing company in On- tario, who are very bitter upon the subject. In the course of their let- ter they say: ‘‘In this connection we would remark that we believe the miserable little portable mills, operated as a rule, by men who know next to nothing about the lumber business, are responsible for a good deal of the unsteadiness and irregular prices. They are here to-day and gone to-morrow, have no taxes to pay, and as the farmers and others supply them with logs at prices barely sufficient to afford them wages, without any idea of the stumpage value, the lumber is sold to the small jobbers and middlemen accordingly, who use the prices paid in these small transactions, to keep down the prices of properly manufactured stock, to such a figure, that it leaves very little, if any, margin of profit. This is especially the case in Hemlock.’’ If it were not for the depressing effect, which this sort of business has upon trade in general, there would be no reason to complain. As it is, when markets are dull, mills which are run on these principles add greatly to the depression. In times of brisk trade they share in the general improvement, and possibly consider themselves as carry- ing on a sound business. It is sound, only because business is good. Tf the operator does not know to a nicety what is the difference between his cost of manufacture and the price he secures, he is a meriance to the trade, and every effort should be used by those who follow reasonable business methods to have them shown their error. The small portable mill when properly run, is an important factor in lumber production, but when run as is so often the case, on a basis which takes little ac. count of business conditions and principles, it is a disturbing element. __ An American exchange has this to say with reference to the coming Season’s trade. between Canada and the United States. ‘Canadian lumber shippers will flirt more persistently with the American markets ms year than last. A promised broader consuming demand in the ted States and in Great Britain, coupled with that concession of venty-five cents in the tariff charge, makes the U. 8. look pretty 0d to the lumbermen across the border.” Mr. H .McHart has built a new mill at Bedford, N.S., which is I] equipped and ready to start manufacturing lumber. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Eastern Canada’s New Vicegerent Activity and Geniality His Leading Traits— Thirty Five Years in the Lumber Business Thomas Patterson, the origin- al of the accompanying cut, who is the new vicegerent Snark of the concatmated order of Hoo Hoo for Eastern Canada, arrived on this scene of trouble about fifty years ago, just a few miles from where our mutual friend, Sam Higgins, first struck terra firma. This was in the County Tyrone in the north of Ireland, and after a sojourn of some ten years in the Emerald Isle, he took ship with the rest of the family for this land of promise, and in due course landed in the present City of Hamilton, where he has struggled and wrestled ever since and has mostlv been on the job. His first introduction to the mysteries of green and seasoned, culls and common was through the medium of a tail sawyer, at the age of thirteen years, in a planing mill, from which after a two years’ course he graduated into a general utility stop gap. This held him down for another couple of years when he blossomed into a bench hand on sash and doors. At the age of about 20 years he embarked in the business of contractor with his brother John, forming the firm of Patterson Bros., which carried on a contract- ing and mill business for some fifteen years, when the senior partner, John, withdrew, and the firm of Laking and Patterson was formed, Mr. Laking retiring in 1905, and Mr. Tilley, an old office employee, being taken in, since which the firm has been known as the Patterson Tilley Co. This experience of thirty-five years, Mr. Patterson thinks has been about as strenuous as almost any occupation can furnish, and his ad- vice to any young man looking for an easy job is to keep out of the lumber supply business, particularly the planing mill and joiner work end of it. However, he has survived the ordeal, and can look back with satisfaction as being instrumental in furnishing a large share of the material which has built up the ambitious city of Hamilton. As a member of Hoo Hoo, his first experience was at a concatena- tion held at Honey Harbor, where he and a friend from Hamilton, Guy Long, posed as practical jokers and paid their initiation fee in coppers (two thousand pieces, just think of it), but before the ceremony of initiation was over they came to the conclusion that the joke was on themselves as they certainly got everything coming to kittens. Mr. Patterson has attended the annuals, with two exceptions, since his initiation, also the late meeting of delegates at Chicago, and speaks highly of the camaraderie and goodfellowship which exists amongst members of the order, with whom he came in contact at these meetings, and would recommend members who plan a trip for September next, to take in the annual at San Francisco, and bring along their wives and daughters. Thos. Patterson, Vicegerent Snark for Eastern Canada Important Interswitching Decision A decision recently reached by the Board of Railway Commission- ers of Canada, in connection with the interswitching charges of the railways at Montreal, which applies to all other parts of Canada where interswitching is done, is of great importance to lumbermen. By a decision dated September 1, 19$8, the Board of Railway Commissioners issued an order to the effect that the charge for interswitching between a distance of four miles should only be ten cents per ton on the shipper instead of the 20 cents that the railways were charging. * For switching between such points as Mile End and Hochelaga the railways refused to apply this ruling, claiming that they were exempt because these were separate terminals. Complaints were made by the Transportation Bureau of the Board. of Trade and also by individual shippers of Montreal to the railways, and finally to the Railway Com- mission, that the rule applied between any two stations whether sep- arate terminals or not. The Board has now upheld this contention. Since Sept. 1, 1908, the railways have been exacting the higher charge, and the ‘amount of traffic interswitched during that time in and about Montreal has been enormous. Many shippers now declare that they will enter action for the difference of ten cents per ton, which they have been paying during that period., The total will probably run into a great many thousand dollars. 32 The consumption of wood in the United Kingdom, was again small during 1909, but all reports agree that the trade in 1909 was far more satisfactory to importers than in 1908. Prices rose gradually, but re- gularly from the beginning of the year to the end and there was less inconvenience from an oversupply than for many years past. The end of the year found stocks moderate and shippers asking increased prices for 1910 deliveries. The Following table shows the quantity of wood imported into the United Kingdom from 1906 to date: 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. Loads. Loads. (Loads. Loads. Colonial deals, battens, ete...... 1,425,112 1,128,544 1,000,356 1,050,106 Colonial timber and hardwoods.. 73,539 45,086 39,660 34,045 Foreign deals, battens and boards 5,267,148 4,856,879 4,488,091 4,671,975 Foreign timber and hardwoods.. 3,174,247 3,467,898 3,843,665 3,394,116 Colonial and foreign staves ..... 139,041 171,721 147,028 126,339 Totals, im loads ...........: 10,079,087 9,670,128 9,518,800 9,276,581 Wile SRS Rat carne Ae Digoicetae Oo £25,580,239 £24,873,976 £22,081,622 £21,799,880 London’s Lumber Trade More Satisfactory The following diagrams showing the perodical estimates of the duration of supply, in comparison with the averages of the same, at the same time in the previous five years are based on the monthy statistics issued by Foy, Morgan and Company, London. 40 eee TS a SS Ea 2B ——— a 2 B =10 = Fi 5 = AVORAGE OF PRECEDING S YEARS. T mime 5 po cent the av BSaeRRSBeaw a! 7 5 FERRER SSORaS) 1S : CI 2 = —— a Pa Ea ae a . i: £0 a EJ 50. CI tae AEGeSneEeiias Peal TT Te TT TT Lol tt? ae be GE OF PRECEDING 5 YEARS. || J) Canadian Spruce. The lumber trade in London, during 1909 is dealt with by Denny, Mott and Dickson, Limited, in their wood market report as follows: ‘‘Business during 1909 has been of a less anxious and onerous charac- ter than obtained in 1908. The expected expansion in the demand was not realized to any very appreciable extent, but ight supplies at most of the shipping ports removed the danger of excessive imports and consequently, unduly keen competition in quitting the generally modest landed stocks in the United Kingdom, with which the year opened. A soundly legitimate trading profit has therefore been generally realiz- ed, and this fact has greatly compensated for the want of expansion in the volume of consumption. It is to be noted, however, that some branches of the timber trade are contracting to unfortunately small dimensions, owing to the great cost of the timber, however unavoidable such increase in cost may be, so driving consumers to seek substitutes, not necessarily other woods. Such important shipbuilding woods as Teak an Waney Pine Timber are notable instances of the dwindling of what used to be very appreciable factors in the business of the tim- ber merchant. Waney Pine—The import of 1st class timber has been light, ™ owing to the shortage of stocks in Quebec. The demand has been nor- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘The Past Year’s Lumber Trade of the United Kingdom ee Gradual but Healthy Improvement in the Demand—-Slight Falling off in Im- ports—Prospects Encouraging for 1910 —Statistics from the Large Ports \ ii - mal for the short wood required in the Liverpool and Manchester tricts, and stocks are light. The long deckwood has, during the |, Autumn, been in demand, and stocks are very reduced in the chief porting centre—the Clyde. Shippers report that the quantity for sl ment this year will be still less than that of last year, and still hig prices will be required; if so, there is no doubt the consumption ° be further restricted, as already the cost of the converted ma has reached an almost prohibitive level. Oak.—the demand has b unsatisfactory, and prices, both to shippers and importers unremu ative. Stocks are likely to be fully sufficient for all likely requirem Elm.—Imports have been less than usual, as stocks on this side in th early part of the year were excessive. The demand has not been sa factory, and stocks still remain more than sufficient for the indifferent rate of demand. : ; ee Spruce.—Stocks throughout last year have been generally below the average of the previous three years. Prices have not fluctue to any large extent and, with average deliveries, the market has in a sound and healthy state, as stocks have not accumulated and th has not been no undue pressure to realize. There has been a quiet demand for Oregon pine, and prices have been generally strengthened by the steady improvement in the f.o.b. rates, owing to the very large home consumption. The U.K. kets during the first half of the year were stady with fairly light stocks, but owing to several large cargoes arriving during the autumn, prices have been reduced, and until the excessive stocks go into consumption there is little prospect of any improvement in the present unremuner- ative rates. Importations of Canadian woods into London during 1909, and previous years, were as follows: * 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. St. Lawrence— Pieces. Pieces. Pieces, Pieces. Pieces. Pine deals, ete......... 738,000 898,000 891,000 521,000 612,000 Spruce deals, etc....... 1,764,000 . 1,967,000 1,081,000 815,000 857,000 Birch deals, etce........ 162,000 217,000 318,000 208,000. 243,000 New Brunswick, ete.— ; Spruce deals, ete.. ..... 604,000 389,000 884,000 434,000 459,000 Birch deals, etc........ 239,000 255,000 219,000. 198,000 266,000 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909, Timber. Loads. Loads. Loads. Loads. Loads. Loads. 3. Yellow pine from Quebec 1,124 341 254 1,009 58 at 74 Red pine from Quebec. . 26 Sc of a 34 a 8 Elm from Quebec ..... 2,627 1,222 1634 1,336 1,075 1,162 Ash from Quebec...... 260 6 90 75 252 210 Hickory from Quebec .. ce 63 — Ac Aig me Oak from Quebec ...... 1,921 185 609 212 8 Be Birch from Quebee .... 2,050 1,306 905 3,259 837 899 Birch, Nova Scotian, ete. Ds 139 212 802 123 310 Messrs. Churchill & Sim in their annual London cireular say: ““T record of the pine deal market for 1909 is a repitition of that of previous four years. A small importation, a grudging demand at ve high prices, and a small stock kept in docks and mills to supply t demand in retail as it rises. Prices have perhaps gone a little higher in 1909 than ever before, but they were so high already that the differ- ence is not very appreciable. Of Spruce deals the importation into London has again been a very small one. They have been in bet demand elsewhere, and prices have gradually appreciated during t year. With anything like a normal consumption this tendency wou have been much more pronounced, there having been less selling pr sure than usual. It has been the lack of this consumption which prevented a good year’s trade. The prospects for the near future favourable, and ‘any revival in general conditions would lead to a1 lively market in 1910. For Birch planks the market has been p steadier than usual during the year. The supply has always bee ciently ample to prevent much rise of price, but it has been w through quietly, and the remaining stock is a small one. Bireh have not been in much favour, ‘and the stock has accumulated 1908. Elm also has been in rather fuller supply than a feeble has been able to take off. Yellow Pine timber and the rest of the woods, including Oak, are negligible, so small has been the trading in them during the past year.’’ A Quiet Season in Liverpool Trade At Liverpool the trade of the past year was not such as to importers much satisfaction. After a quiet and featureless year members of the wood trade, generally report that their business is dull and unsatisfactory. The coming year, however, shows many h ful indications. Imports of Quebec, square and waney pine have | exceedingly light, amounting only to 87,000 feet, compared with 134; in 1908, and 177,000 in 1907. The consumption of these wood declined to 115,000 feet in 1909, as compared with 163,000 in 1908 and 186,000 in 1907. The stocks on hand at the close of the year were 86,000 feet for 1909; 114,000 for 1908 and 143,000 for 1907. New Brunswick, &c., spruce and pine deal imports amounted to 35,600 stand- ards against 35,080 in 1908. Stocks on hand at close of the year, were 5,800 standards, compared with 7,760 at the end of 1908. Quebec pine and spruce deal imports during the year were 20,580 standards, against 23.150 in 1908 and 26,690 in 1907. Stocks amounted to 15,800 at the close of the year, compared with 16,140 at the close of 1908 and 12,260 at the close of 1907. Following is a table showing the consumption and import of Canadian Lumber deals, &c., in Liverpool, Birkenhead and Garston, for the month and year ending December 31, 1909: Consumption. Import. Jan. 1 to Dee. 31. Jan. 1 to Dee. 31. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1907. 1908. 1909. Quebee square pine ....Ft. 186,000 163,000 115,000* 53,000 27,000 19,000 Quebec waney pine .... ‘ 124,000 107,000 68,000 St. John’s pine ........ SU | osha o. \GTep Atte si gee Alle ee 500 soo i ef 7,000 MOOOE® ois. 16,000 GLOOM ee ae Wremon ipime ........... «¢ 319,000 295,000 211,000 208,000 335,000 284,000 Oak, Canadian and U.S.. ‘‘ 308,000 182,000 125,000 327,000 273,000 63,000 SL od oe «¢ 51,000. 31,000 31,000 51,000 25,000 24,000 Peronpeauey ........--.. «¢ 251,000 220,000: 231,000 204,000 187,000 238,000 Birch; planks .......... “¢ 344,000 306,000 361,000 252,000 348,000 377,000 (OS 0 so oe AS *¢ 163,000 134,000 151,000 155,000 127,000 144,000 N. B., ete., spruce deals.Stds. 35,640 34,480 37,560 31,180 = 35,080 = 35,600 N. B., ete., pine deals... ‘ Quebee pine deals...... ce —S- 27,180 =619,270 §=s 21040 819,430 20,400 16,580 Quebec spruce deals .... ‘‘ 7,260 2,750 4,000 At Manchester the imports of Quebee Board Pine during the year, showed 1a considerable decline, amounting to only 447,000 feet against 473,000 in 1908 and 661,000 in 1907. Stocks however, were also light at the end of the year, amounting to 286,000 feet, against 323,000 in 1908 and 383,000 in 1907. Spruce and pine deal imports for the year, were 60,680 standards against 58,430 in 1908 and 67,110 in 1907. Stocks on hand at the close of the year were also lighter, amounting to 15,420, as compared with 19,010 in 1908 and 21,600 in 1907. Following is a table, showing the consumption and import of Canadian timber deals, &c., at Manchester Docks, &c., for the year ending December 31, 1909: Consumption. Import. Jan. 1 to Dee. 31. Jan. 1 to Dee. 31. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1907. 1908. 1909. Quebee board pine ..... Ft. 556,000 533,000 484,000 661,000 473,000 447,000 Oak, Canadian and U.S..‘‘ 32,000 32,000. 22,000: 39,000: 23,000 6,000 rel dags............. «© 48,000 93,000 71,500 46,000 90,000 73,000 Birch planks .......... «¢ 180,900 183,000 231,000 128,000 154,000 369,000 Spruce deals ......... Stds. 67,930 56370 58,930 61,450 52,490 55,390 Pine deals ............ “7280 4,650 5,340 5,660 5,940 5,290 Stoeks, of Spruce and Birch in Liverpool and Manchester at the close of the year, were as follows: Spruce 1905. 1906. 19.07. 1908. 1909. Manchester . . 13,640 26,580 20,100 16,220 12,680 Liverpool . 8,380 11,620 7,160 7,760 5,850 22,020 38,200 27,260 23,980 18,480 Stds. Birch logs— Manchester . a 220: 180 120 150 “Liverpool . . 320 1,700 1,040 380 520 320 1,920 1,220 500 670 Loads Birch planks— Meamchester ... ....... 67 879 564 388 1,224 Liverpool . . . . 182 800 249, 497 594 249 1,679 806 885 1,818 Stds. Oak log imports dwindled to 56,640 cubic feet. Demand was re- stricted, but prices were firm. Stock amounts to about 75 ,000 cubic feet. ond, class oak was very difficult to sell. Elm, (square rock), was imported sparingly. Consumption was small and stocks are light. Round wood was in better request. Ash, (square hewn), was in poor demand, but a good business was done in "the round log from the United States. Quebec Birch was imported moderately and the demand was dull, with prices low. Stock is light. Maple, has been in moderate demand, though the flooring business was extensive and prices have improved. Sycamore, Chestnut, &e., were imported only in small quantities. - _Quebee pine deals, sidings, boards, red pine, ete., was imported in smaller quantities than in 1908, viz., 19, 670 standards in 1909, against From Messrs. Farnworth and Jardine’ s annual timber ‘cireular, the following information relating to the Liverpool and Manchester ade in wood goods during 1909, is obtained: The estimated tonnage employed i in the timber trade to the Mersey , and the Manchester ship canal, was less in volume than the pre- g year; being as follows, 1909, "690, 000 tons; 1908, 779,000 tons; 824, 000 tons. the business of 1909 proved to be another year of inactive quiet although, on the whole, of a steadier nature ‘than the two prev- rs. Imports generally, were not overdone, though quite ample. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER S)5) The consumption in the aggregate, shews a decline of about 3 per cent., as compared with last year, but a little increase in spruce deals and Sawn pitch pine. The general demand remained weak, and the building trade very dull throughout. Stocks, with few exceptions, are moderate, but sufficient for probable requirements. Freights ruled steadily low ‘throughout thee season, Quebec Yellow pine timber imports showed a further shrinkage, although, practically on a par with 1904.. Stocks are now light and prices high. Waney pine, first class was imported moderately, and demand was quiet, but stocks are now light. Square pine is very dull, and imports have fallen off. Red pine was not imported, and is seldom called ‘for. Demand for pine deals continued poor, until late autumn, when a better demand brought higher prices. ‘Stocks are too heavy. Red pine deals and boards arrived freely, and the demand was dull, though im- proving towards the end of the year. Stocks are ample and prices firm. Spruce deal imports were 7,400 standards, a little more than in 1908. Prices were steady. Stock is light. St. John and other N. B. and N. S. ports, pine imports were prac- tically nil and enquiry was very light. St. John Birch log imports were 182,000 cubic feet, against 142,000 cubic feet in 1908. Demand was dull and prices were low. Stocks are light. Birch plank imports were ‘too heavy. Demand was dull and prices were low. Stocks are too heavy. Birch squares were in limited de- mand, Spruce deals (N. B. and N. 8.), were imported a little more ex- tensively than in 1908, being about 89,000 standards aginst 86,360. At the beginning of the season stocks were fairly moderate and values steady. This continued with little variation throughout the year. Stocks are moderate. Hemlock was in fair request with prices low. Pine deals from New Brunswick were imported more freely, and better shipments met with favor. Stocks are not too large but are ample. B.C. and Oregon pine imports were considerably less than in 1908. The demand was dull throughout the season and the consumption small, about 30 per cent. less than in 1908. The stock of logs and planks on hand is very large, being about equal to two year’s consumption, on last years figures. Decking also was reported moderate, but the demand was limited. Uneventful Trade in 1909 at Glasgow The lumber trade of Glasgow is dealt with by Messrs. Edmiston and Mitchell in their yearly timber circular, in part as follows: ‘“The year now ending may be described as having been of a com- paratively uneventful character, the outstanding feature of the market being one of almost uninterrupted depression throughout. At this time last year we ventured to predict that the chances of early trade improvement were of remote character—unhappily borne out by events —pbut it is gratifying to be able to state on this occasion that the pros- pects for 1910 are much more favourable, there being indications that the prolonged trade depression is nearing an end. Prices were for the most part steady, with a tendency to advance as the season drew to a close—notably so in the case of Teak, Waney Pine, Mahogany, Spruce Deals, and American Hardwoods, ‘““The consumption of wood goods of all descriptions shows a re- duction of nearly 45,000 loads compared with last year, but, as trade was dull then also, it is necessary to make comparison with an average year to appreciate the enormous shrinkage properly. Taking the aver- age consumption of three years— 1903, 1904, and 1905—which amount- ed to approximately 300,000 loads of log timber and lumber, the com- paring figures for the present year are 174, 000 loads, or a difference of no less than 126,000 loads. ‘‘Imports were also considerably lower than in 1908, the most pro- minent examples being Quebec logs and deals, and in the case of Ameri- can Hardwoods there is a drop of nearly 30,000 loads alone. The stocks on hand are somewhat similar to those of last year, and may be describ- ed as light all over, with the exception of pitch pine of which vhere is about 15 months’ supply on hand at the present rate of consumption Certainly from a statistical standpoint, everything appears to favour the maintenance of prices, and the probabilities are that an increased demand will have a tendency to bring about an advance. ‘‘For some years past there has been a steady decline in the con- sumption of Canadian pine in this market, and while this may be at- tributed to some extent to the prolonged dulness in housebuilding, still a contributing cause has been the high price demanded, particularly for the lower grades, which appear to ibe out of proportion to the price of first quality. Whatever the reason, however, the fact remains that year after year the figures steadily decline, the reduction i in 1909, com- pared with 1908, ‘being 36 per cent., while it is only a little over half the consumption in 1907. By going back a few years further, some idea is conveyed of the great drop in the consumption, which in 1902 was, of Quebec Pine and Spruce, over 30,000 standards, against 8,500 standards during 1909.. Examples of other woods, which for various reasons have steadily lost ground in public favour of recent years, are American Black Walnut, Canadian Ash, Honduras and Tobacco Mahogany, Hewn Pitch Pine and Austrian Oak, while instances of a tendency towards i ne * 34 ereased consumption, chiefly on the score of cheapness, may be mention- ed African Mahogany, California Redwood, Oregon Pine Planks, and the lower grades of American Hardwoods. As regards the market prospects during the coming year, the feeling is hopeful that there will be a general trade revival throughout the country, which timber-con- suming industries will participate in with others.’’ From Messrs. Calder, Henderson and Livingston’s annual timber market, report the following facts, relating to imports of Canadian woods at Glasgow are obtained: _ Waney Yellow Pine imports were about an average.. Demand was good. Consumption was more than double that of 1908. Stocks are low. Square Yellow Pine was in little demand. Stocks are not heavy. but ample. Red pine has nearly gone out of consumption. Stock is low. Prices were low but firmed considerably towards the end of the year. Elm imports and consumption were about an average. slightly reduced. Oak stocks are decreasing. demand is slow. Ash imports have been light. competition of Gaboon Mahogany. : Birch (St. Lawrence) has been in fair demand all year. Imports have not been heavy. Consumption has been good and stocks are in a healthy condition. Birch planks were imported freely and consumed readily. Deals Battens and Boards (St. Lawrence) were imported moderate- ly. The demand was steady but never strong. Stocks are heavier than a year ago, but are not excessive. Spruce (St. Lawrence) imports were moderate and consumption was good. Stocks are heavy compared with a year ago, but are still moderate. Prices are steady with a firming tendency. Birch logs (N. B. & N. 8.), were imported extensively. Prices were lower early in the year and hard to move but with lighter deliveries as the year advanced, tthe prices firmed up. At the close of the year, stocks in the public yards were nil. Birch planks (N. B. & N.8.), were imported moderately and well consumed, so that the stock now on hand is light with prices firm. Pine deals and Battens (N. B. & N. S.), were imported moderately, but the demand was practically non-existent. Stocks on hand are heavy and prices inclined to sag. Spruce (N. B. & N. 8.), was imported on a moderate scale and prices were steady. ‘Consumption was fair and the stock now is moderate. The stock of timber in Clyde at 31st December, 1907-8, and 9, in- cluded the following: Stock is Imports were practically nil. The Prices have been low, because of 1907. 1908. 1909. Logs. Cu. Ft. Logs. Cu. Ft. Logs. ‘Cu. Ft. Quebee waney board pine .... 1,677 98,981 2,092 116,956 1,339 68,605 Quebee square yellow pine... 376 16,388 588 22,841 658 27,005 Quebec red pine ............ 41 1,401 14 670 8 427 BRED CIOS) oiava4.ciersvcrane aichetens 1,186 59,454 2,528 141,953 1,379 70,962 Pieper CLM Oe i sci6 ecw o,0'< oes 3,269 136,084 2,596 109,736 2,244 90,119 Ash (Que. and U. S.)........ 1,409 19,091 1,619 18,346 215 4,186 Quebee and lower port birch. 1,296 25,654 1,294 27,909 651 11,830 Oregon pine timber ......... 2,459 207,904 1,511 129,596 3,462 287,818 Oregon pine planks, pes...... 7,903 23,249 20,409 84419 31,950 136,623 The stock of deals, ete., at Glasgow and Greenock at 31st December, 1907-8, and 9, included the following: St. Pet. St. Pet. St. Pet Pieces Stds. Pieces Stds. Pieces Stds Usii JE Rae BIeS ceeeeinein oe 43,100 676 43,755 637 42,026 590 PRAM ATION 3. 34 slacie see bin tietake 5,960 114 10,769 202 25,584 439 SMMUME SATU TL Zo. 2./ds ils: oS ehded ek 4,669 67 10,233 179 22,140 414 4th Pine and unassorted ..... 1,486 29 18,246 364 30,184 604 Pine planks & boards, all qual. 144,447 1,163 191,824 1,282 171,762 1,147 REPO THC aYo\eie o,f ave\srore ste /e cceree 36,294 611 21,803 343 9,291 173 Quebee-sprice ..6i..2...0 0 110,738 1,362 52,195 655 101,993 1,318 Lower port spruce .......... 472,622 5,537 126,249 1,678 155,922 1,937 Lawer port pine....:........ 6,906 50 73,112 809 98,866 1,159 Quebec and low. port, bch. plks 109,946 1,053 48,345 477 19,658 186 A St. John, N.B., despatch, dated Jan. 26th, says: Next week will See a situation in the sawmill business here which men in business can- not remember to have ever developed before. Every sawmill about the city will be closed down at the same time. Cushing’s big mill and Stet- son & Cutler’s two mills at Indiantown and Pleasant Point respectively usually saw all the year arourid, with stops of a few weeks during the winter to make repairs. They have all three been running to date, al- though the other eight mills have been closed for some weeks. Both are to be closed down, however, before the end of the present week, and there will then not be a saw working in the mills of the city. The exact date for the suspension of operations has not yet been decided on by any of the mills. All have plenty of limber on hand and lots of orders. The celay, which will probably last for a month or six weeks, is altogether due to the absolute necessity for repairs. i - Messrs. Graves and Bigwood recently visited Sudbury, and took a trip through the lumber camps. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER aa ra Le sa on = = a * The Fortnight’s Trade at Montrez Trading Limited Chiefly to Small Transactions — Prices — Steady — Montreal Lumber Association Meeting © Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canadian Lumberman’’ — January 28th, 191 There has ‘been very little activity in local lumber circles du the past week or two, and trading has been chiefly limited ‘to small sactions. Dealers, however, continue to anticipate a-good spring with a consequent upward movement in the prices of all classes ber. The scarcity of pine in practically all grades is forming sorbing topic. The news comes from Ottawa that in the spring, on pine stocks, from shipping culls and better, will be advan all round. This news is not favourably received, for while, it is fe that the relative scarcity of pine warrants, slight price increases, it felt that a heavy drive, such as 'the one contemplated is more market would stand. At the new figures pine would be offered er prices than ever before, and it is felt that substitutes would b from among American woods. ; The outlook of spruce, in Quebee, is for higher prices. Hy been the ‘case for years, and in the ordinary course of eye cut is average, the stocks being wintered this season are lighter should have a strengthening tendency on the market. The lath market continues buoyant. There is an evident se of the first quality, and those who have stocks are holding at figures. Prices of Lumber, generally are unchanged at Montreal. Sizing up the American lumber situation for 1910, the que supply and demand, looks to be the ruling feature. If the dem lumber is normal, the mills will apparently be able to keep a of all orders, but should there be larger consuming powers during there will be a scarcity of lumber and as a result a bullish market. — Pulpwood Situation On February Ist, President Taft’s Commission will visit Cai and make a report upon the pulpwood situation in this country. decision will be awaited with interest, since it will have an impor bearing upon the tariff problem. It is not felt here, that Uncle Sa will impose a duty of 25 per cent. upon our pulpwood, because any r taliation on the part of the Dominion Government would be more kee ly felt by our neighbors, since we are greater buyers, by far from market than they are from ours. It is true, the States complain that t French treaty gives France advantages in our market that they do n possess, but it is the general opinion that the present tariff with rega: to pulpwood will not be disturbed. The outlook for the pulpwood trade was never more promising, than at the present time. The demand for both ground wood and s1 phite pulps is excellent. Newspaper mills are runnig to full eapacit and book mills have more orders than they ean fill. The price fi ground wood pulp is quoted at, from $18 to $19 at Canadian mill points, and sulphite pulps are worth from $38 to $40. i Successful Issue to Tarriff rate Question in Sight The Freight Rate Issue At a meeting of the Montreal Lumber Association, of the - of Trade, held on January 24th, a favourable report was received fi the Board of Railway Commissioners, regarding the readjustment « local freight haulage rates. The Association have worked almo cessantly since the new rates were enforced, to have them low re The Railway Companies maintained that the new tarriff was fram¢ in order to give them a consistent schedule, and not for the purp of increasing their revenue. The association clearly demonstr, that the increases were chiefly between points where the largest h ber traffic was handled, as for instance, Montreal and Ottawa, and rates were left unchanged between points of no consequence lumber shipper. The Railway companies professed a willing draw a fairer schedule, and the commission now announces James Hardwell, has framed a new tariff on behalf of the r, authorities. a? Representatives from the Railway Companies, the Montreal ber Association and the Railway Commission, will meet in sometime in February, to discuss the new schedule, and pass upon it. Mr. Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lum Association of Ottawa, Mr. Walsh,, transportation expert, of adian Manufacturers’ Association and Mr. W. 8S. Tiltson, ma: the Transportation Bureau of the Board of Trade, have been aw ed to act for the Montreal Lumber Association. Mr. Tiltson is o receive, and would welcome any suggestions from Montreal * trade, when the final adjustments are made. In regard to the ex rates, the Railway Commission informed the association that a fu hearing of the question would be necessary before any decision ¢ be rendered. | Ae i. . Nicolet Falls Pulp and Lumber Co. -t The annual business meeting of the Nicolet Falls Pulp and Lumber Company, was held in Danville, Que., recently. Among those present were the following: Hon. P. 8S. G. McKenzie, Richmond; J. A. Bouthel- lier, Sherbrooke; B. Quinn, Windsor Mills; J. H. Crepeau, St. Camille; F: B. Chadsey, Nicolet Falls; O. Lamoureux. N.P., South Ham; J. H. Vilandre, Danville; Joseph EK. Lepine, St. George de Windsor. Satis- factory reports of the operations of the company for the past year were received. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: O. Vilandre, president; B. Quinn, vice-president; F. B. Chadsey, treasurer; O. Lamoureux, secretary; with the following board of directors; F. N. MeCrae, Sherbrooke; Philias Milette, Windsor ‘Mills; J. H. Crepeau, St. Camille; E. W. Tobin, M.C., Bromptonville; and J. E. Lepine, St. George de Windsor. Personal and General News from Montreai Mr. C. A. Spencer, is at present making an extended business ‘trip through Ontario. Messrs. G. A. Grier and Son, report that they practically are not wintering any stocks at ‘their La Chute Mills. Mr. J. Brosseau, one of Montreal’s lumber merchants, is an aspir- ant for aldermanic honors and is a candidate in St. Dennis Ward. Mr. Daniel W. Robinson, who died recently in Burlington, Vermont, was well known in Canada. He was president of the Robinson-Edwards Lumber Company. A delegation from Chateaugay, Que., recently waited upon the Ottawa government with the request that the Chateaugay River be deepened four feet from Chateaugay Village to the New York Central Bridge, a distance of a mile, in order to permit small vessels to pass. The Government promised to have their engineers investigate and re- port upon their request. _ Personal The annual meeting of the Montreal Lumber Company, was held recently, and the following officers were re-elected. President John McKergow; vice-president, Geo, Dewar, managing director; W. K. Grafttey ; secretary-treasurer, H. Brown; The report of the year’s busi- ness was received and proved very satisfactory indeed. The company have a fair stock of lumber on hand for the coming season’s trade. The death of Mr. Owen E. Owens, which occured in Montreal on Jan, 18th, removes one of Quebee’s well-known lumbermen. He was born about 47 years ago, in the village of Stonefield, Que., and at the time of his death was the manager of the Owens Lumber Company, at Montebello, Que., a position which he had held successfully for a num- ber of years. He was a brother of Mr. W. D. Owens, of the firm of Graddon and Owens, of Montreal, and nephew of Senator Owens of Montebello. Henry S. Graves, director of the Yale school of forestry, has been appointed chief forester of the United States to succeed Gifford Pin- ehot, removed. It is a striking fact in connection with the new chief forester, that he is a protege of Mr. Pinchot, His appointment therefore is looked upon as a master stroke ‘by President Taft, which may have an important effect upon the involved situation which has followed Gifford Pinchot’s removal. The new otcial takes up his duties on February 1. Albert F. Potter, of California, will be appointed assistant forester. Arch. Milne, a well known and prominent Arnprion, Ont., resident dropped dead at Kippewa on January 12. The late Mr. Milne was in the employ of MeLachlin Bros. as manager of supplies for their Kippewa camp. A widow and two children survive. Montreal, Jan. 25, 1910. The value of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ to its readers and advertisers is based upon its widespread circulation. Evi- dence of the fact that it is very widely read is afforded by the following letter :— ; The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker, Toronto, Ont. Dear Sirs: Received the extra copies of your valuable paper, for which I desire to thank you, also for the kindly way in which you have written up the biography. It will interest you to know that I have heard from an old friend of mine, from whom I have not heard for fifteen years, all through the sketch placed in your valuable paper. Again thanking you and wishing you continued success, Yours truly, E. L. TODD, (Watson & Todd, Montreal.) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Prominent Lumbermen of Canada Mr. E. H. Lemay of Montreal—Twenty-Five Years in the Lumber Business- A Pioneer of the Trade With the history of the Can- adian lumber trade, are associated the names of a great number of men who have attained success and won their way to fortune through its ranks. Many of these men were pioneers in the industry and their careers were checked with many thrilling incidents of the early ‘“‘lumber making’* days. Others have won their success in the quieter field, which takes care of the distribution of the finished product of the forest. To this latter class belongs Eustace Hugh Lemay, who twenty-five years ago, loomed upon the lumber trade’s horizon. Mr. Lemay’s capital at that time time was not extensive, but he set to work with a determination to succeed, and his every deal was carefully planned and thought out. 3 With that successful lumberman, E. B. Eddy, of Hull, P.Q., his first business training had been gained. Step by step he strengthened his position, until he was placed entirely in charge of the firm’s Montreal business. After a time with a confi- dence in his ability, that has always proven a vast asset to him, he launched out in business for himself. His first transactions were small, but gradually he extended his field of operations. Twenty-five years is not a long period to look back upon, but in that time Mr. E. H. Lemay has made good and to-day is numbered with Canada’s successful lumber dealers. He ships lumber extensively to various English and American points. His position has not been achieved without hard work. . Untiring devotion to his business inter- ests, coupled with his shrewd qualities as a buyer, have in the main, been the essential factors in his upbuilding. He was born 62 years ago, of French and Scotch parents in the little Quebec village, of St. Mar- tins. He served the city of Montreal for twelve years on the Board of Harbor Commissioners, and is to-day a director of the Banque de Hochelaga, and of the Montreal Herald. E. H. Lemay, Montreal. Practical Foresters Wanted Editor ‘‘Canadian Lumiberman.?’ _ Dear Sir,—I notice in a brief report from ‘‘Indianhead,’’ the dis- tributing point now instead of Ottawa, that two and a half million trees have been sent out from the forest nursery station. This would be about one-half the number of trees destroyed for ‘‘Christmas trees’’ during ‘the same season. This is not gaining very fast on forest destruction. The report further says, ‘‘In 1911 it is hoped to begin the distri- bution of coniferous trees,’’ ete. The questions that are now being asked at Washington, D.C., are: What has been accomplished in the way of reforestation and tree culture during the past ten years; and what is there to show for the large appropriations made from time to time and the vast sums of money paid out in salaries to scientific forresters” What have the people got to show for it? Some such questions might be properly asked of our own Cana- dian forestry servants. Hight years ago Mr. Ward, a millionaire lum- berman of Pontiac, Mich., set out fruit trees on 2,000 acres of what was said to be worthless sand plains around his lumber headquarters near Otsego Lake, Otsego Co., Michigan. About this time Mr. Ward was said to be insane and application was made to the authorities to have him committed to.an asylum and this reforestation act on his part was cited by his relations, friends and neighbors in support of the testimony as to his mental condition. , Last season, 1909, there was sold from this 2,000 acres of trees $45,000 worth of fruit. These are facts susceptible of proof, and Mr. Ward is reported to be somewhat better of his malady. It is plain to me, therefore, that what we most need in this country is nof scien- tific foresters of the Pinchot type, but more crazy men of the Ward stripe. Yours truly, O. E. ELSMORE. George K. Heard, a prominent lumber merchant of Strathroy, Ont., passed away on January 14th, after a week’s illness, Mr. Heard is sur- vived by a widow and young family. The Disstons’ New Canadian Plant It will be interesting news to lumber manufacturers throughout Canada to learn that the firm of Henry Disston & Sons, Limited, have moved into their large new factory at the foot of Frazer avenue, Toronto, and that they are now equipped to handle everything in the way of orders for saw and planing mill supplies, which was formerly handled from their plant on Adelaide street, Toronto. The new plant gives them W. E. Radcliff. S. Horace Disston. abcut five times the capacity that they had formerly. Their property includes four acres of ground with sidings from all the railroads enter- ing Toronto. The new plant is divided into two large buildings with an enclosed passageway between. The larger of the two buildings is 260 by 60 feet, two storeys high. ‘The other building, which includes the office and the furnace room, is 177 by 60 feet, one storey high. In this building also is located the shipping and stock room, which is 50 by 60 feet. The whole plant is practically of fireproof construction and has been laid out in a manner which ensures the most economic handling of the work. The polishing room, which is all enclosed so as to avoid the spreading of the thick heavy dust which results from the operation of polishing is 8C by 25 feet. The most interesting section of the whole plant is the band saw | room, which is located in the second storey of the larger building. It is ign ge cn Band Saw Department—Disston Works, Toronto. | = 60 by 260 feet, and is all clear space, not a single pillar being there to cbstruct the workmen or the light. All the band saw steel which is used in this department is brought from the Philadelphia plant already tem- pered, ground and polished. So soon as the Canadian business is ex- tended sufficiently to permit of carrying on this work at the Toronto plant, the tempering, grinding and polishing will be done there also. It is a most important point for mill men to know that in their band saws they are obtaining identically the same product from Toronto as THE MACHINERY WORLD What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Equipment are Doing (me A —— 29 from Philadelphia, and the company therefore make a point of drawing attention to this fact. The buildings are most comfortably ventilated and heated, the heating being done by hot air blast. An indication of the care which the company take to provide absolutely uniform and per- fect results, is afforded by the fact that instead of using the ordinary type ot forge they have what is known as an American gas furnace which is” heated entirely by gas and gives results which can be depended upon to be identical in every case. ‘These furnaces give a perfectly smooth sur- face and ensure an absolutely perfect braze. Similar care is taken in the matter of providing heat for the tempering and hardening furnaces. Fuel oil is used for this purpose and by this means a perfectly even heat t 5 re. ee eee The Disstons’ New Plant at Toronto. is obtained from one end of the day to the other. The moving of all the heavy materials is effected by means of compressed air. One of the most interesting machines in the plant is a band saw sharpener which will sharpen band saws up to 20 inches in width. This machine is indicative of the company’s whole equipment and methods. iiverything is of the most modern type and the most recent improvements which have been found to give practical results at the Philadelphia plant have been adopted for the Toronto plant. The power for the various departments is provided by Westinghouse electric motors. The toothing and grinding departments are run by 50 Circular and Gang Saw Department—Disston Works, Toronto. h.p. motors. The polishing department is run by a 40 h.p. motor and Ay the band saw department by a 30 h.p. motor. As soon as possible separate departments for the manufacture of ~ ‘\ cross-cut saws, machine knives and their other lines will be added which will necessitate occupying the whole of their four acres. In their plans the company are making everything as thorough and modern as possible. An indication of this is afforded by the fact that the whole plant has been equipped with intercommunicating telephones to ensure promptness. In opening their new plant the company are manufactur- ing circular, band, gang, and mill saws. Mr. W. E. Radeliff, the manager of the Toronto plant, is well - known to sawmill men throughout Canada. All of the company’s Can- adian business is in his charge. Mr. 8. Horace Disston is superintend- ent of the works, and much of the excellence of the Disston products is due to the minute attention which he gives to the details of manufac- turing. The company have also opened a Vancouver office and factory at 128 Cordova street west, where they will do repair work and carry what they claim will be the best stock of saws on the Pacific coast. Mr. W. B. Terrell is in charge of the Vancouver office and Mr. C. E. McGahey is associated with him in that work. Mr. J. Kennedy Hill is the com- pany'’s travevller in the eastern provinces and Mr. R. O. Stevens is their representative in Ontario. Mr. Stevens is taking Mr. Cecil Dixon’s place in Ontario, and Mr. Dixon, who has a large acquaintance among sawmill men throughout the province, will in future devote himself to ‘office work at the Toronto plant. The company have spent already $175,000 upon the Toronto plant, and are now running full force, with 100 hands in their employ. They eame to Toronto some three years ago. Since then they have been continually expanding their capacity. Their business increased so greatly that it was only by obtaining a large plot of ground and building a com- plete new plant that they were able to handle satisfactorily their in- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER By, Side Heads, one should write to the company for a copy of their cata- logue which by means of excellent illustrations and carefully prepared description, gives a good idea of the machine and its capacity. An Efficient Panel Belt Sander Among the most important machines in a woodworking establish- ment, the belt sander takes a prominent place. The Lucas Panel Belt Sander, which is built in two sizes, is claimed to be one of the most efficient sanders upon the market to-day. It is manufactured in Canada by the Hespeler Machinery Co., of Hespeler, Ont., who have secured the Canadian rights and who, after investigating it thoroughly, satisfied themselves that it is a successful money saver. Among the claims which they make for this machine are, that its work approaches the nearest to hand-sanding of anything on the market; that hand-sanding and scraping are eliminated; that it is simple, durable and easy to operate; that by its use it is possible to sand irregular shaped panels, tops, pan- elled doors, mouldings, frames, swelled doors and door fronts. ‘Tilie machine is built to sand stock up to 6-ft. 2-in. x 52-in. x 16-in., and 8-ft. 2-in. x 52-in. x 16-in. The large size is particularly adapted for Lucas Panel Belt Sander. creasing business. Toronto may be well pleased at having so extensive and progressive a firm among its manufacturers, and Canadians in gen- eral will be gratified by the production of Disston products on a large scale in Canada. Woods Convertible Disc Side Heads The 8. A. Woods Machine Company, Boston, Mass. have issued an attractive catalogue relating to their Convertible Disc Side Heads in which they explain this new patent in detail, and claim that it represents one of the greatest improvements in planing machine devices ever plac- ed on the market. The catalogue is attractively prepared and the read- ing matter is exceedingly instructive. For many years the capacity of flooring machines has been limited by the capacity of the side heads to turn out acceptable edge work, and in many cases the feed has been kept down to accommodate the side heads. Probably the greatest ad- ‘Vance in recent years in planing machines has been the ability to joint or true off the knives while running. There were no side heads on the market upon which this feature could be accomplished and the 8. A. ' Woods Company undertook to design a head with this idea in view. The development of these features led to a number of others that _ showed unexpected advantages, and resulted in the head being brought to a high state of efficiency. The idea of having the head made up of detachable members that will readily build up into combinations with er members, for various classes of work, gave the head an unlooked Tange and carried its possibilities beyond the original conception fa tonguing and grooving head for flooring machines only. _ In order to understand the special features of the Convertible Dise sash, door and house trim factories. Of the two sizes mentioned above, the former is known as No. 257 and the latter as No. 259. On account of the simplicity of this machine it is claimed that it does not require an expert machine man to operate it. While the sand belt is running, no other parts of the machine are in motion until pres- sure of pad is applied to the sand belt by the operator. Short or long strokes, or no stroke at all, are produced at the will of the operator. There is no dead pressure on the work and heavy pressure is possible, with but little effort on account of the leverage device on the carriage. A fine finish, it is claimed can be produced on uneven surfaces, thus preventing the danger of cutting through the veneer on stock which is not perfectly flat. Mouldings can be sanded: on this machine by using forms. Readers who are interested will do well to communicate with the Hespeler Machinery Company for further particulars. The woodworking factory of Hamilton & Gay, St. John, N.B., was destroyed by a fire on January 28, caused, it is thought, by the back draft forcing open the furnace doors. The fire reached the paint room and an explosion blew the factory doors across the street. Besides the factory, the dryhouse and stock room were badly damaged, and it is estimated that 300,000 feet of lumber were destroyed. Mr. R. Richardson, of Bedford, N.S., will be manager for the new mill erected by Mr. H .McHart at Bedford. N. S. Clarke, manager of the Fort George Lumber & Navigation company, is visiting Vancouver. ——————— a ee SS Ss lree,rlrtltletm Se eee WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wan- ted” or ‘‘Emplyees Wanted’’will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per line each insertion, on the basis of 14 lines to an inch, payable in advance. When four or more consecutive inser- tions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will b= allowed. Advertisements ot ‘Employment Wanted will be inserted at the rate of ome cent a word, net. Cash mustaccompany order. It Canada Lumberman box number is used, enclose ten cents extra for postage in torwarding replies Advertisements of ‘‘ Employees Wanted” will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash mus accompany the order, Advertisements must be received not later than the roth and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED—LUMBER, ETC. Hard Maple Wanted | es iis QUANTITY HARD MAPLE SAWN to order tor delivery as soon as dry. Box 869 Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 Cedar Posts Wanted CORDS CEDAR POSTS 5 AND UP AT 200 the small end. Address Box 836, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Wanted Hard Maple and Beech WANTED SEVERAL GOOD STOCKS OF Hard Maple up to 1,200,000 ft, and a quantity of Beech. Apply Box 888 CanapA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Basswood and Ash Wanted ” WINTER SAWN BASSWOOD, 1%” ASH. Will pay good price tor good stock. Cash less 2% on cars inspection at mill. Box 873, CANADA LUMBERMAN. 3 Pine, Hemlock, Etc., Wanted WANTED—PFINE. HEMLOCK, SPRUCE, Basswood, Lath, lowest price. Box 906, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Torono. 3 Wanted White Pine Culls NCH No. 2 WHITE PINE MILL CULLS» Sidings and Stocks. State quantity and price F,O.B. cars shipping point. Box 902, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 Basswood Wanted WO MILLION FEET OF WINTER CUT Basswood. Can use full run of logs. _Cut to order. For particulars address Box 879, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt Lumber Wanted *PRUCE AND HEMLOCK LUMBER. Spruce and Pine Lath. Cedar Shingles or will contract for millcut. Write with full particu- lars. Box 887 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 Spruce Wanted ANTED—ABOUT 500 M FEET B.M. OF round long Spruce Timber zo feet and up, 107 at smallend and up, delivery by water during next summer, Address JAMES SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. 5 Birch E ARE IN THE MARKET FOR 300,000 to 400,000 tt. dry Birch of all thicknesses for this winter's shipment. State lowest prices with tull particulars re quality, etc. Address THz Lonpon Lumser Co., London, Ont. 3 Wanted—C. and B. Winter Cut Basswood ANTED 15 TO zo CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- W mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For further particulars apply to Box 889 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Soft Elim Wanted E REQUIRE ONE MILLION FEET OF W Soft Elm sawn to our sizes for delivery as soon as shipping dry; will pay good price for choice stock. Parties in a position to supply some ot this, please apply for further particulars to Box 849 Canada Lumberman, Toronto. tt Logs Wanted IRCH AND MAPLE LOGS DELIVERED at railroad or convenient for water shipment. Highest price for right quality. Box 850, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, 4 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mre. Coy., Huntsville, Ont. tf Pine and Hemlock Logs Wanted WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR PINE or Hemlock Logs to be sawn during May or June on Georgian Bay—State quantity. First- BROOK Box Co., Penetang. 5 Soft Elm Wanted ANTED 12/4, 14/4, 16/4, No. 1 com. Soft Elm, bh pee shipment, also 20 cars Soft Elm x12” and up in lengths 6%, 7, 8, 14 and 16 ft. Lucas E, Moore StTavE Co., 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y, 5 Hardwood Squares Wanted ARTIES IN POSITION TO SUPPLY Hardwood Squares of various sizes and dimen- sions kindly send for list of sizes required to Box 886, CanaDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Lumber Wanted for Early Summer Delivery. 800 M ft. 1” Hard Maple, ccmmon and better. 300 M ft. 2! ry ae “a “se 250 M ft. 134" ae “ “es “ee : 300 M ft. 3! ae oe te ae . 200 M ft, 3%" “ ae “ “ 5 60 M ft. 3%" ‘ “ee oe “ i 30 M tt, 4” “es “ ae ae 800 M ft. 1” Birch common and better. 500 M ft. 1’ Basswood “ gs “ 50M it. 134” .s ist and ands. also 50 M 3” Soft Elm 1st and 2nd or No. 1 common and better. Highest cash price paid, say how much you can supply. Apply to Box 892, CanADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. Wanted Birch, Basswood, Brown Ash for next summer delivery 500,000 feet, 1 to 4” common and better Birch 500,coo ‘* t” log run Basswood, M. C, out 200,000 ‘“* 1” log run Brown Ash, M.C, out 500,000 ** x” mill cull Hardwood Send us your stock list of any dry lumber and quote us your lowest cash price either for prompt or later delivery, It you have large stock, will send our inspector to take up the lumber. Cc. E. CROUSE LUMRER CO. 6 : Canastota, N. Y. FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Spruce and Pine For Sale OR SALE, ON GEORGIAN. BAY, 2 million feet of Spruce and one million feet of Pine. Canbecut to order. Reply Box 894 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Lumber For Sale 40 M. feet 14%” Soft Maple dry 100 M. feet 1” Soft Elm dry 40 M. feet 14” Beech dry Apply Box 46, MARMora, Ont. 3 Long Leaf Yellow Pine OR SALE FOUR OR FIVE CARLOADS OF 5x5" and 5”x6" 16 ft. to 35 ft. long, Long Leaf Yellow Pine. This timber could be resawed to suit purchaser. Address JAMes SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. 5 For Sale 1,100,000 XX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 223,000 XXXX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 225,000 18” White Cedar Shingles C.B. 12,000 4/4 Log run Basswood 1,800 6” and 7” x 8’ long Cedar Ties. Address LAWRENCE BrotHerRS, LimiTeD, Folger, Ont. 5 For Sale 200 M tt. 1” M. C. Ash too M ft. 1” No. 1 Common Ash 1 car 3” Hard Maple C. & B. 200 M tt. 1” Birch Common and Better 100 M ft. 1%4x1z2 White Pine 1 car,1}4x10 and up Birch C. & B. ¢c Gro. C, GoopreLttow, Montreal. Basswood, Ash and Maple 2 cars 6/4 x 8 and up 12/16 Log Run Pine 1 car 2X 8 and up 12/1 6Log Run Pine 6 cars 4/4 Soft Maple 2 cars 1% and 2” Soft Maple. To be graded good, mill run or common and bett- er to suit purchaser. Address box 863 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt Yellow Pine For Sale Prices on application 4 cars 1X6 to 12 B, and better rgh. fiinish. a “ 2 TKAo OS Bee EY) “ “ “ “ mn 2 e Ix12 ae “e ae “ “oe Everytning in Yellow Pine. Don. J. Macpbonatp North Tonawanda, N.Y. , 6 Basswood for Sale E HAVE THE FOLLOWING WELL manufactured dry stock of Basswood for sale, for shipmeni atter March 1sth, 11,200 ft. 1X4 and up, C. & B. 18 tt. 3,900 ft. 114{x1” x 4 and up C. & B. 18 ft. 4,600 ft. 14%x7and up C. & B. 44,200 ft. 1x6 and up C. & B. 30,000 ft. 1x4/6 C. & B 53,900 ft. 1x7 and up C. & B. 87,300 ft. 1x4 and up C, & B. 4 Let us quote you on the above. Tue Ec & Jarvis LumMBEeR Co., Ltp. 18 Toronto St., Toronto, Got Anything to Sell FOR SALE NOTICE IN THIS DE partment means that the article advertised is as good as sold. We havesold for others hundreds of thousands ot dollars worth of machinery, lumber and timber lands through our columns and we will be pleased to sell yours. CanaDA LuMsERMAN, Toronto, Canada. tf WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Band Saw Mill Wanted ECOND HAND BAND SAW MILL IN first class condition. Capacity 25,oco feet per day in hardwood with or without the other necess- ary machinery or all complete. Address Hucu Baird & Sons, Thornbury, Ont. 3 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Going! Going! Gone! ND WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS ADVER- tisedin a modern way. A little wanted or tor sale advertisement on this page will get you what you want or sell what youdon’t want, CanaDa LumBERMAN, Toronto. tf Machinery for Sale 50 H.P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work. One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. - tt Machinery for Sale MALL BAND SAW MILL COMPLETE with Steel Carriage, Saws and Filing-room Tools, Live Rolls, Gang Edger, Slab Slasher, Butting Saws, Steel Conveyor Chain, Shingle Machine, Jointer and 2 Packing Boxes. Lath Machine and Bolter, Shafting and Belting, etc. Also the complete outfit of Hardwood Flooring Factory, Planers. Matchers, End-Matcher, Boring Machine, Band Rip Saw, Surfacers single and double, Cut Off Saws, Knife Grinders and Balancing Tools, Dry Kiln Outfit with Steel Cars, ete. Buzz Planer, Turning Lathe and other tools. All will be sold cheap for cash or lumber taken in ex- change. Apply to J.S. Finptay, Owen Sound, be t For Sale Two Band Mills i tise SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MIL one Right Hand and one Left Hand, 8 wheels for 1:2” saws. Mills in first class condition; will sell cheap. THE CLeveLann-Sarnia SAW MILLS Co , Limited, Sarnia, Ont. f Three-Saw Edger for Sale | Big eee se THREE-SAW SAW MILL Edger for sale, only used one season. - dress MANniTouLIN LumBER Co., Limited, Walker ville, Ont. oy Heavy Saw Carriages Rebuilt and Refitted For Sale 1 Sawmill Carriage, left hand, W.E.W.Co. make. Reliance style, three heavy cast iron logseats, 40” opening, knees 28” high, boss dogs, Waterous double acting set works, double axles, 14” steel wheels, 50 ft. heavy track, heavy wood frame, in good condition. ‘ x1 Sawmill Carriage, left hand, Hamilton make, three heavy cast iron logseats, 46” opening, knees 26” high, boss dogs, double acting Waterous set works, four axles, 13” wheels, 50 ft. heavy track, heavy wood frame in good condition. : These Carriages are in stock and have been re- built, in first class shape. THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO. Brantford, Ont. tf FOR SALE SAW, SHINCLE AND LATH MILLS refitted No. o Bell, R.H. three block sawmill refitted No. 1 Lane, L.H. three block sawmills refitted R.H. three block sawmill nearly new 16! carriage tor No. 2 sawmill refitted heavy cast iron sawmill frame refitted American automatic sawing machine refitted 12”x 16” twin engine steam teed refitted 48” gang edger, 16” saws new double edgers. 16” saws new horizontal shingle machine, 40” saw refitted upright swing shingle machine, 40” saw refitted Boss automatic shingle machine, 40” saw refitted automatic shingle machine, 36” saw refitted Canada Favorite shingle machine, 35” saw refitted Smallwood automatic shingle machine refitted tour knife shingle jointer, 42” wheel new shingle jointer, 40” saw nearly new shingle jointer, 40” saw refitted six knife shingle jointer, 34” wheel refitted four knife shingle jointer, 34” wheel nearly new adjustable hingle packers new No. 2 lath machine and bolter nearly new No. 2 lah machine and bolter new wood frame lath machine and bolter refitted self-teedlath machine nearly new No. 2 lath bolter, 24” saw refitted wood frame lath bolter, 20” saw nearly new lath trimmer, 26” saws SAWMILL BOILERS 48”x20' semiportable fire box boiler 42”x16'6” semiportable fire box boiler 36"x13'3" semiportable fire box boiler 36” x 13’ semiportable fire box boiler 48"x11'6" semiportable return tube boiler 60"x16' horizontal tubular boiler 60x14’ horizontal tubular boiler 60” x 13’ 8” horizontal tubular boiler * 54”X12' horizontal tubular boiler 52x14’ horizontal tubular boiler 50”x14' horizontal tubular boilers 52”xx1' horizontal tubular boiler SAWMILL ENCINES are 12” and 24”x30” R.I. Corliss automatic engine 12"x30” R. or L.H. Corliss automatic engine 12”x28" R. or L.H. Corliss automatic engine 10”x24” R. or L. H. Corliss automatic engine 8’x24” R.H. Brown automatic engine 8”x24” L.H. Wheelock automatic engine 16x18” C. C. horizontal slide valve engine 16”x24” L.H. horizontal rocking valve engine 12x15” C.C. horizontal slide valve engine 12”x1a2" C.C. horizontal slide valve engine 114%"x14" L.H. horizontal slide valve engine r1’x15” C.C. horizontal slide valve engine HOISTING ENCINES 10x12” double cylinder, single drum reversible hoisting engine without boiler ~ 8”x12” double cylinder, double drum steam hoist with boiler Z 7x12” double cylinder, hoist with boiler 7x12" double cylinder, single drum hoisting engine without boiler 6%"x8” double cylinder, single drum reversible hoisting engine without boiler : A copy of our supply catalogue or machinery stock list for the asking. ‘ td. ance vi r ee ee HRM OOO Oe » H ~ double drum s' ~ ” H.W. PETRIE, Montreal Vv Toronto Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 5 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. 7o H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator iping. “i {Peerless Engine lixlo, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4’ x 1244” fly wheels,complete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16x 24,8; R.P M., 10x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit- tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. CANADA PAPER Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.6 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. TED POSITION AS _ FIRST-CLASS W Band Saw Filer. Address Box 899, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. q WANTED SITUATION—FOR THE COMING season by an experienced band saw filer, a2 years’ experience, best of references, address Box 905, CanaDA LumBEeRMAN, Toronto. 4 ANTED BY A _ PRACTICAL MILL- W wright a position as foreman in charge ot building or operating saw mill. Twenty-four years experience in mode:n high capacity mill Address Tuos. SIsSONS, 89 Church Ave., Verdun, P.Q. 6 YOUNG MAN OF TWENTY, EDUCATION, ability and business experience, seeks position with wholesale lumber company offering an oppor- tunity of thoroughly learning business and eventu- ally acting as salesman. Have had several months yard experience at retail end. Address Box 909, Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 3 Situations Wanted BY HARDWOOD LUMBER BUYER AND Inspector of twenty years’ experience shipping to all markets, export included; am also a good salesman. Box gor, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Wanted OSITION WITH GOOD LIVE LUMBER firm, by a party thoroughly experienced in lumber business trom office to stump. Eighteen years experience. At present manager of a plant witha capacity of 100,000 per day. Apply to Box 875, Canapa LuUMBERMAN. Toronto. tf Experienced Lumber Accountant eS POSITION FOR MAY sst, 110. Seven years experience in charge of large manufacturing offices. Now employed in that Capacity. Conversant with French and English languages. Can supply best of references. Apply to box 872 Canapa LumBERMAN, Toronto. 3 Pulp Wood Saleman ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO represent itinthe States. Haslarge acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the business thoroughly. Guarantees to sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- man, Box 856 CawaADA LumBERMAN, Toronto tf WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Wy Anrep MANAGER FOR RETAIL YARD . in country town. State experience, age, single or married, references and salary expected. Address lock box 1928, Calgary, Alta. 5 WANTED — AN EXPERIENCED LUMBER Salesman and Buyer; apply stating age, firms Previously employed with and for how long, habits, etc, Box 107, Hamilton, Ontario. 4 A® AMERICAN FIRM HAVE A GOOD 4 opening for a salesman either on commision or Straight salary tor sale of Sawmill Specialties in Canada. Correspondence stricily confidential. Box 891, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 WANTED PRACTICAL MAN TO TAKE entire charge of sawmill plant in British Columbia. _ Must understand the business from stump to office. State experience, reference, etc. Address 895 CanaAva LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 3 WANTED STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS MAN YY with a record, to take charge ot flooring and ior finish tactory, Would prefer party who imyest $2,000.00, although this is not essential. with erences to Box 885, CANADA LumBER- . 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WANTED LUMBER SALESMAN TO _handle Yellow Pine and Hardwoods in the Dominion of Canada on a commission basis. Box 897, CANADA LuUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Saw Mill A NEW SAW MILL, 50 H.P., 7 MILES +>. from Powassan. Apply Box 876, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 3 Log Sawing Wanted WE ARE OPEN TO CONTRACT FOR EARLY Spring Sawing in band mill, good work and lowest lumber insurance rate. FIRSTBROOK Box Co. PENETANG. 5 Timber Limit For Sale ARGE TRACT THICKLY TIMBERED Virgin Forest. Spruce and Jack Pine. North Saskatchewan and Macleod Rivers, Alberta, Can- ada. Write owner, Box 199, STRATHCONA, Alber- ta. 4 Saw Mill and Chopping Mill AWMILL AND CHOPPING MILL FOR sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good eainings, everything A. «., run- ning everyday. For further particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tt African Mahogany RITISH FIRM WHO MAKE A SPECIALTY of Mahogany and hold stocks of various kinds suitable for the Canadian market, want to get in touch with firms who would act as their agents in Canada. Box 871, Canapa LumBerman, Toronto. 3 Timber Lot for Sale BOUT 120 ACRES CONTAINING ABOUT two million feet ot Maple, Beech, Rock and Sott Elm, White and Black Ash Hasswood, etc., situated in the Otter Valley, near Aylmer, Ont. The best piece of timber left in this part of Ontario. Apply Tuomas Broruers Limitep, St. Thomas, nt. = Sawmill snd Timber Limits For Sale *T- WO OPERATING SAWMILLS AND OVER 40,000 acres of the most desirable Timber Lands (carrying over 500,000,000 tt. B.M.} in the interior of British Columbia, together with all plant equipment and appurtenances. Easy terms over anumber of years. Apply for particulars to Box 910 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 For Sale RARE CHANCE—SAWMILL AND FACTORY situated in one of the best points bordering the St. Lawerence River Railroad and water connec- tions direct to yard. Business running the year round. About fifty hands employed, trade for double, with bright prospects tor the future. Best of reasons fur selling or wil] hold half interests with a desirable person. Address, Box go4, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 For Sale Timber Limit and Lumber Business 8000 ACRES OF HARDWOOD TIMBER lands, Consisting of Basswood, Ash, Elm, Hemlock, Birch Mapleand Cedar A Circular Saw Mill which cut 3,000,000 teet last year, Complete Logging Outfit, also General Storedoing a business ot $20,000. Thisis a going concern and will stand inspection, don’t write unless you mean business. can give best reasons for selling. Address Box 908 CanaADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Sale of Valuable Timber Limits In the Lake Temiscamingue District HE UNDERSIGNED OFFER FOR SALE by tender, Berths Number 1x in the Second Range, and No. x in the Third Range, Block A., in the Province of Quebec. These births lie immediately east of the inlerpro- vincial boundary line, for a distance of twenty miles, measuring north trom the tenth mile post north of Lake Temiscamingue. They have an area, as described by the current licenses, of ninety and one-halfsquare miles, and the timber growth is mostly spruce of a superior quality. Tenders will be received up to twelve o’clock noon of the FIRST DAY OF MARCH NEXT. The highest nor any tender not necessarily accepted. Any turther intormation as to terms and condi- tions of sale, or other particulars, can be had by inquiry from the owners. THE BRONSON COMPANY. Ottawa, 1st December, tgo09. 3 For Sale Splendid Lumber Business and Timber Lands 2 000 ACRES AT WIDDIFIELD ON T. & ? N. O. Railway, 14 miles from North Bay, on large lake, no driving, largest drawing 3 miles. All but 300 acres is virgin consisting of Spruce, Balsam, Birch of first class quality, Basswood, Hemlock, large quantity of Cedar, also about goo,c0o feet of Pine purchased from settlers and more available, Business also includes shingle tac- tory, planer and other machinery, pulp-wood peeler, 50 h.p. engine and 60 h.p. boiler, Waterous; 4 horses, wagons, sleighs, camp outfit and good buildings allin first-class condition, also a contract for 1200 cords of pulp-wood. This is an opportunity of a lifetime for a practical man with some capital. For further par iculars apyly box goo CANDA LUMBER- MAN, Torcnto. 3 MISCELLANEOUS For Sale Timber Limit 20,000,000 PINE, HEMLOCK AND HARD- wood. Address James LupGaTE, Parry Sound. 5 Timber Limit Wanted WANTED TO CORRESPOND WITH PAR- ties having a block ot from15,000,000 to 30,000,- ooo feet of timber for sale. Apply Box 903 CanaDa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Standing Timber For Sale 1 000 ACRES UNCULLED TIMBER, BIRCH, ? ’ Basswood, Maple, Hemlock, Spruce, etc, nine miles from railway. This includes 600 acres land part cleared, good houses, two barns. Good Winter road to railway. Will sell entire block for $6,000.00 cash or easy payments for good security. Apply Box 898 CanaDA LumBerman, Toronto. 6 Pulpwood Propositions yA NES PAPER MILL OWNERS ARE l inquiring tor Quebec holdings because they simply must have the raw material in spite of tariffs or anything else. To those interested we say let us show you the wealth ot pulp tributary to our town as a inanufacturing point and coming either from Ontario or Quebec waters to Lake Temiskaming. Cyrit_T. Younc, Chairman, Pub- licity Dept , Board of Trade, Haileybury. 5 Timber Properties for Sale "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to 12 o'clock noon on SATUR- DAY, THE r2tH DAY OF FEBRUARY, ro10, for the purchase of saw mill with equipment and of the following timber properties in the Township of Machar, namely :—Lots 31 and 32 in the oth Con- cession; lots 17 and 18 in the 10th Concession; timber on lots 22 and 23, Concession 9, andon lot 24, Con- cession 10; timber on lots 22 and 23, Concession 10; timber on lots 24 and 25, Concession 9; timber on lots 24 and 25, Concession 11; saw mill on lot 22, Con- cession 8, with lease of property. The mill is up-to- date and well built and well equipped. This parcel includes all plant, buildings and equipment. Any further particulars desired may be had from the undersigned. TERMS OF SALE,—Cash ten days after accept- ance of tender, when conveyance will be delivered. For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to W. E. Bucxincuam, 5 Douglas Street, Guelph, Solicitor for Mortgagee. 3 Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. Ue, BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. TIMBER MAPS The undersigned can furnish to order timber and township maps of any section of New Ontario. Specialty of Abitibi timber maps. The advertiser was five years in the Ontario Survey Branch and knows the country thoroughly. J. H. PATTERSON, Phone Beach 315. 37 Lee Avenue, Troonto I MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING DomINION BELTING Co.Litp, _HammTON CANADA. ‘Ther.’ at QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limitea Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PRETROLEUM PRODUCTS t Ontario The market for all the good grades of white pine in Ontario continues good in spite of the fact that the present is usually a dull season. Stocks are moving satisfactorily and there is an indication of a stiffening ten- dency in prices, which may result in increases before spring. Hemlock is looking better. B. C. cedar shingles in Ontario have advanced ten cents, but it is a question whether the prices will be obtained very gen- erally. The only thing that can keep the price of B. C. cedar shingles up will be a strong demand from the prairies. If the demand of last fall continues the situation may improve, but the present situation is none too pleasant in Ontario. The lumber business at Ottawa improved somewhat towards the end of the month of January and prices went up slightly for the more popu- lar high grades. There was an especially good demand for 1-inch good pine sidings, some lots bringing $50 per thousand. The thicker sorts of good pine sidings were also in good demand. 2-inch stock 7-inch wide and up sold at $60. l-inch good strips advanced about $2 and are very scarce. In fact, good pine shorts have been drawn upon to fill some of the gaps. The improvement in the demand for the upper grades has also been felt among the No. 2 cuts, which are now selling at from $25 to $28. Lower grades are also holding firmly. The box lumber and mill cull situation is attracting much attention at Ottawa. Dry box lumber stocks are being rapidly reduced. Shingles are also advancing in spite of a reduction in export. White cedar XXXX, 18-inch, are quoted at 25 cents higher than at the first of January, and the corresponding brand of white pine are firm at $8.50 to $4. ‘here is a large stock of low grade lath at Ottawa, but inquiries indicate that it will move fairly well. Dry lath is rather scarce, especially the good qualities. The best white pine lath is selling at an advance of 50 cents over last year. Eastern Canada Trade continues stead at St. John and Hastern Canada points. The demand from the United States markets is quiet. Bos- ton dealers report that inquiries for spruce lumber are scarcer than they have been for many months. A few large orders for frames have appeared, but buyers generally are not placing much business. Present indications are that fair sized orders might be placed at about $23 or possibly a little less. There is, however, a feeling that as soon ag some of the large orders have been placed the mills will become firm holders and the smaller buyers will have to pay higher prices. The de- mand for random at Boston is quiet and so is the demand for spruce poards. There are rumors of sales of shingles at reduced. prices at Bos- ton. Good extras are obtainable at $3.50 and holders are quite ready to sell at this price. Lath have been quiet and good lath are reported cheaper for 1%-inch. The prices asked are from $4 to $4.15 and for 14-inch lath $3.50 to $3.60. Western Canada The lumber situation in British Columbia was never in a more sat- isfactory condition. The present season, which usually is very quiet, is as active as a good summer season. Prices on all good classes of lumber have been advanced. within the last fortnight and the indications are that they will yet go up further. There is a bright prospect for the log- ging industry. The year opens with strong demand for lumber from all sources, domestic, local and foreign, and naturally there is a call for logs. Lumber is now quoted at $13.50 foreign, while it goes about $12.50 for domestic. The shingle situation is not so attractive. De- |LATH Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL en sd 4 mand is sluggish, and stocks are too plentiful. Prices are inclined to b easier and it is difficult to secure the list quotations. Great Britain The course of forward buying was not seriously interfered with | the elections in Great Britain. Importers, however, continue to de that there are few signs of any special improvement in the b trade, although they admit that the indications for 1910 are brighter the they have been for two or three years past. General trade, moreoye is on the upward grade, and the prevalent opinion is that business approaching a period of prosperity. Messns. Churchill & Sim recentl resumed their auctions at London, and 3x9 3rd Montreal pine so £18. Fourth quality brought on an average £10 15s., and 3x7 sold 5s. Montreal spruce sold at £10 10s. for 3x11, 2nds. 3rds b £9 16s. Common St. John, 9-inch, sold at £7, and 244x7-inch at £6 105 An improvement all round is lookea for at Liverpool. The pol excitement is only expected to have a momentary effect. There is witl out doubt a more hopeful tone to trade. A small cargo or two of spruc deals have been sold at west coast points at prices which could noi obtained a few weeks previously. Stocks at Liverpool are moderate. | is reported that some of the Miramichi and neighboring cuts have b sold to large operators at extremely high prices. Dealers in Canad pine deals are quietly awaiting fresh arrivals when the next open sea sets in. In the meantime there is nothing to note in trade conditi Pitch pine is quite quiet. Shippers’ demands are too high for buy ideas and no future business is being transacted. At Manchester it reported that the trade settled down to business gradually after the } Year’s holidays, and a considerable improvement was noticeable, y some advances in price, particularly for yarded spruce, of which 4-1 3-inch was selling at £8 per standard ex-canal yards. Other sizes selling in proportion. Large cossignments of spruce by St. John Halifax liners were expected and further shipments from Riga, and it was believed that the improvement would be well maintained. :' At Glasgow there is very little progress in business to report since the holiday season. Some apprehension was felt at the approacl visits of representatives of Quebec shippers to arrange for the con season’s business, as it was thought that the reported advance in prices would interfere with contracts. . = United States _ The condition of most of the markets in the United States at pre: is one of expectancy. From the number of inquiries being receiv is evident that the spring trade will inaugurate a healthy movement lumber. Yard dealers and large contractors as well as the railroad and in fact all heavy yard buyers, are carefully ascertaining the tendency of prices, and there is apparently enough current demand to absorb dry stocks and prevent accumulation. The market for northern pine at hi- cago is quiet, which is usual at this time of year. Prices for the be grades remain strong, but there is no improvement in Nos. 4 an At Buffalo there is a good demand for white pine. The demand is tending to the lower grades, the high grades still selling strongly. New York the demand for northern pine is fair and prices are firm. tail stocks are light. CW Hemlock at Chicago is rather quiet on account of the cessation of building operations, yet the current demand is very satisfactory. A spring trade is confidently expected. Mill stocks are not heavy, and yellow pine prices advancing, hemlock is expected to become firmer. At Buffalo the demand for hemlock is better than was expected. Top R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. TORONTO Traders Bank Building, “si:cct?° TX, & Tus\ PHONE Large Stocks - Complete Assortment CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 A. F. Ho.wpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. | Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co,, sini TOT ga Tramway at Sarnia, Ont. What Do You Need? We cut special bills to order in a hurry in White Pine, Norway and Fir—any length from ten feet to sixty feet. Always ready to quote on heavy construction timber, bridge timber, ship timber, etc. None better at filling your requirements in yard stock. | Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited | SARNIA, ONTARIO prices are expected to hold well until the open season. Prices are not excessive as is shown by the fact that Canadian producers are exper- iencing difficulty in shipping to Buffalo at a profit. The yellow pine situation at Chicago is fairly satisfactory. Inquir- ies have been rather plentiful and orders are expected to materialize shortly. Piece stuff is much stronger and the demand is good. Car material also is in fair demand. Prices are undoubtedly stronger by about $1 to $2 than they were three weeks ago. At Boston, southern pine business is quiet, but dealers are prepar- ing for higher prices before long. Red cedar shingles at Chicago are quiet at unchanged prices, viz., $3.32 for clears and $2.84 for stars. White cedars are selling fairly well at firm prices. Lath is strong. At Buffalo, shingles and lath are both stronger and the deman1 is good. Stocks are fair and a good spring trade is expected. Market Correspondence * Ottawa Valley News—Dry Box Lumber Disappearing Ottawa, Jan, 27.—Although the month of January was devoted to stock taking more than marketing, lumbermen of tle Ottawa valley found business good enough toward the end of the month to send quo- tations up a few notches for the high grade stock most sought. One inch pine good sidings were in very brisk demand and $50 per M was paid for scme lots. There was also active buymg in the thicker sorts of good pine sidings and $60 per M was freely paid for 2-inch stock 7-inch wide and up. The market is almost sold out of one-inch good strips, which are quoted at a couple of dollars advance. In a few instances buyers were unable to get supplies and the stores of good pine shorts were drawn upon to meet the demand. ‘T'wo-inch good strips were a little firmer, too, with a shade advance in price. In sympathy with the buoyancy of these upper classes of stock, No. 2 cuts are firmer. The general rate for them is now given at from $5 to $8 per M. Shipping cull shorts and strips are maintaining their prices, although the market is better furnished than with better qualities. Both these qualities in two-inch have brought as high as $22 per thousand, but a dollar or two dollars less is usuai. The chief topic among lumbermen is the future of the market for box lumber and mill culls One of the large manufacturers and dealers told the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ that dry box lumber was being rapidly reduced and that before spring buyers would have to search before get- ting all they want. One concern has just disposed of over two million feet at a favorable figure, this being one of the largest transactions in that stock since the market for it became dull. The prospective good demand for box lumber in the spring will likely maintain quotations at their present standing at least. This is a much better outlook than when the mills closed down in the autumn. The prices of shingles are moving upward despite a reduction in ex- port due to the additiona} American duty. Some of the Ottawa valley mill owners who had been realizing $4 per thousand on white pine and cedar found themselves unable to do so under the increased customs tax and consequently the trade fell off. Still white cedar XXXX, 18-inch, is now quoted 25 cents per thousand higher than at the end of 1909, and the corresponding brand of white pine is firm at from $3.50 to $4. J. R. Booth is well sold up in the XXXX varieties, which has a strength- ening effect on the market. There is considerable low grade lath in some of the yards, but the prospect is that much of it will soon be disposed of. Inquiry shows that dry Jath is rather closely shipped and good quality is scarce. The Ottawa valley is benefitting by the fact that the Georgian Bay stocks were sold out at prices which met the market early, and the docks were cleared SS a a SE Re, a oe Contracts for the best white pine lath are being closed at 50 cents advance on last year. In preparation for a bigger cut next summer the Shepard & Morse Lumber Company are removing two old band saws that have given ser- vice for 18 years. They will be replaced by a pair of the newest and latest improved double cut band mills of the Waterous Engine Works Company, of Brantford, Ont. J. R. Booth is also installing one of these saws in the overhauling of his mill. The James Maclaren Company, of Buckingham, Que., which usually closes its pulp mill for a while each winter to make repairs, will not suspen doperations at all this year, so exhaustive were the improvements made last season. The tendency to construct houses wholly of wood is fast on the decline, as shown by the building statistics of Ottawa just compiled. Out of a total of $4,527,590 in building permits issued in 1909, the value of ‘‘wood or frame’’ structures was only $139,575. During 1908, when the total building permits were only $1,794,000, the value of “‘wood or frame’’ structures was $125,000. The value of solid brick or stone buildings last season was $2,762,400; brick veneer, $1,253,840; concrete, $352,075; iron clad, $18,700. There was an increase of 167 permits over 1908, or a total of 683. An impetus was given to con- ~~ 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER there while there were still many well filled yards in the Ottawa district. ° struction of tenement rows and apartment houses on account of the excessive demand for these dweilings among the middle classes. he city is now well supplied with them, and unless a rapid growth of popu- lation is in sight investors will not put much money in dwellings. Some of the largest buildings started in the past season will not be completed till 1910, and the demand for finishing lumber will not be felt until then. The large manufacturers do not, of course, have to depend on local de- mand for business. No boom could be great enough to affect them, but the middlemen and smal] manufacturers see plenty of reason in the easy money market and general prosperity for believing the onward etrides of the city will bring about a building season as active in ( as in 1909. The municipality voted $10,000 to be spent annually o advertising for industries, and the Ottawa Board of Trade is raising a equal sum to make the city a bigger commercial centre. There is con sequently a good prospect for new factories and homes for their ployees before long. a The weather of the past fortnight has not been severe enough t suit lumbermen. The roads are poor and the hauling will recei setback unless early freezing occurs. The work in the woods was a at a standstill when the cold spel! in the early part of January br relief. Now the reports from the upper Ottawa lumber regions are than at any time before this season. The hiring of teams is dull. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Governnient Trade and Commerce reports con’ the following trade enquiries. Readers of the “‘Canada Lumbe: may obtain the names of enauirers by writing us, enclosing stamped en- velope and stating number of enquriy: a 23. Maple logs and planks—A Manchester firm asks for dimensi and prices of maple logs and planks from Canadian exporters. 81. Spruce deals—A Mancheeter firm asks for dimensions and prices of spruce deals from Canadian exporters. 32. Pine logs—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of pine logs from Canadian exporters of same. ; 28. Pine sidings—A Lancashire firm asks for dimensions and prices cf pine sidings from Canadian exporters of same. a 34. Birch squares—A Manchester firm asks for prices of birch squares from Canadian manufacturers. ; 47. Pine lumber, doors, etc.—A north of England correspondent in- quires for the names of Canadian shippers of pine lumber, doors and turned goods. * ¥ é ¥ Publications and Calendars Received The Climax Manufacturing Company, Corry, Pa., have issued an illlstrated catalogue of their patent geared locomotives, which are m ; for any practical gauge. ‘The catalogue will be of much interest to ging operators. It also deals with the company’s excellent logging c which are made for any gauge.and have a number of special featu to recommend them. ; fc The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, have issued two interesting booklets, Nos. 83 and 84, descriptive of their wire cal conveyors (33) and standard elevator buckets (34). The booklet wpon wire cable conveyors will prove of much interest to lumber and pulp manufacturers, as these conveyors are excellently adapted for convey- ings logs, lumber, bundles of pulp, ete. : F. Reddaway & Company; manufacturers of stitched canvas belt- ing and linen fire hose, 56 St. Francois Xavier street, Montreal, have favored the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ with a fine large calendar. An teresting illustration on the calendar shows one of their 12-inch “Cam belts which was installed in April, 1890, and which, although expose to the weather, is still running and developing from 75 to 100 h.p. ‘Clearing Up the Title’ is the subject of a fine large colored ture, which decorates the calendar sent out this year by Edward Cl & Sons, wholesale dealers and manufacturers of lumber, Toronto. T painting is a reproduction of an excellent work by Wm. Verplanck ly, A.N.A., exhibited in the National Gallery, 1908, and reprod Osborne Art calendars. ‘The picture and calendar pad are moun a handsome light greyish-blue board. The Seaman, Kent Company, Limited, Meaford, Ont., entert their staff and factory hands at a banquet on Friday, Jan. 7th. * was the first of a series of annual banquets and from the success wh ttended the occasion it is certain that all who were present will an pate future similar events with much pleasure. About 150 guests present and in addition to the good cheer and fellowship, they ap ated greatly an announcement by Mr. Kent that the company | working out a co-operative plan whereby those who had been in t employ a certain number of years would obtain important advan The banquet and the toast list were greatly enjoyed by the guests. | speeches reflected the prosperity which the company has been en, and indicated a future full of promise. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 You'll Have the Business That 1910 will be a Year of Great Prosperity there is now no _ doubt. s a z : Prospects for Big Business were never brighter. Already you are receiving greater volume of trade. Orders and inquiries receiving your attention foretell an early depletion of your stock and to make the most of present opportunities, you will require to hustle. We have the Best Manufactured Stocks—Send Us Your Orders Early Fraser River Lumber Company, Limited 2 FRASER MILLS, B.C. BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - H. A. ROSE 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Keystone mesw Double Edgers are ina class by themselves BAT ph Built with Heavy, Solid, | (yay egg Driving Pulley, well propor- i i eB x % ui Set-Works, tioned frame etc. 2 or 3 Saw Double Edger The above cut represents the most up-to-date and accurately constructed edger on the market to-day THE KEYSTONE The arbor is made of forged steel and runs in long self-oiling boxes, is double key seated and carriestwo saws. Feed works are very simple. Wheel-set works. Spiked rolls on tables and fluted on the machine always keeps the lumber in place. Rothfuss-Howard Iron Works Williamsport, Pennsylvania We are in the market for all the wants of every kind that you have, and we can satisfy them every one. you want a Job? you want some Lumber? you want some Machinery? you want a Business Opportunity ? If you do NOT want anything you MUST have something for sale. A small advertisement in our ‘‘ WANTED AND FOR SALE” DEPARTMENT will do the trick. A trial will convince you. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto - - Canada Mountain Lumber News Convention — A most successful convention of the Mountain Lumbermen’s As- sociation was held at Cranbrook, B.C., on January 14. During a morning the secretary presented his report for the year 1909 and alse a number of comparative statements of production and consumption for the last four years. The election of officers resulted in the present officers being re-elected for another year as follows: President, Otte Lachmund; vice-president, Otis Staples; secretary-treasurer, W. A Anstie. In the forenoon a lengthy discussion took place upon the subje of grading. No changes were made, but a committtee represen the whole of the interior was appointed to prepare a set of standar rules for grading lumber. Strong resolutions were adopted regar the necessity for tariff protection against the dumping of Ame lumber into Canada, and against the proposed insurance bill, which Canadian fire insurance combine is trying to have passed, whe! premiums on foreign insurance will be taxed 15 per cent. Seeretary Anstie in an interview, after the convention said it had been extremely successful from every standpoint and th had been gratified in being able to report to the members that aggregate business for the year 1909 was the largest in the his’ the mountain lumber industry and further, that the outlook for - promised an even better year, In the evening a most enjoyable ball given in honor of the delegates, at which the attendance was very large. Much of the success of the ball and of the convention was due to the efforts of the chairman of the reception committee, Mr. A. Leitch. The annual meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ As- sociation of the United States, will be held at New Orleans, , es on April 19th and 20th. The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association Convention The annual meeting of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, which is taking place in Ottawa, on February 1, is an event of the greatest importance to the lumber trade. An excellent programme was arranged and a large attendance of representative Lumbermen, from all parts of the country was assured. A detailed report of the meeting will appear in the ‘Canada Lumberman”’ of February 15. In addition to the regular business of the programme, the following interesting features were included for discussion:— Reference from directors meeting, held October 29th, 1909, regard- ing organization of credit rating and trade report bureau. Organization of collection bureau. Resolution regarding amendments to by-laws R. and Y. with refer- ence to longer notice being requisite for annual and special meetings. (Mr. J. B. Miller). Terms of sale and discount. (Mr. J. B. Miller). Issuing of a circular for the retail trade, with reference to being fully covered by insurance, at all times. Discussion regarding men sent to woods, whose railway fares, ete., have been advanced by the employer, deserting en route. ‘ Odd lengths in lumber. Trade ethics, as adopted by the American Lumber Trades’ Con- gress at Chicago, June 9th, 1909. Relations between Manufacturers and Retailers, (Mr. V. R. Ma shall). Settlers, war veterans, ete., occupying timber limits as agricultural fl lands. The proposed duty on lumber and shingles, from the United States coming into Canada. Payment of Directors’ and Members’ of Cbehaakige expenses in- curred, in attending meetings. Campaign Against Insurance Bill Makes Progress Active preparations are being made in Ottawa to campaign agair the proposed insurance bill now before the Senate, which propos mong other things to place a tax of 15 per cent. on premiums companies not registered in Canada. The sub-committee in charge 0: matter recently held a meeting. The secretary read resolutions pass' by the Lumbermen’s Association, and by the Western Lumbern Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which approved of the course taken. The following committee was selected to take charge programme before the Senate Committee at Ottawa: James D Chairman; F. Hawkins, Secretary; B. P. Heaton; A. K. Cameron A. Gunn; E. F. Sise; Raymond Willis. The following were selected speak on behalf of their respective interests: D.C, Cameron, for Lumbermen; C. M. Bowman, and Francis King, for marine inter R. M. Ballantyne, and John McKergow, produce; William MeMas industrials; Joseph Quintal, grain; A. Laporte, wholesale groce: James Gardner and Mr. Fraser, dry goods; J. W. Flavelle of W Davies Co.; Mr. Gordon of Gordon, Tronsides and Fares, for the p ing interests ; John Goldie, millers, and Mr. Lindsay of Holt, Renir and Co., Quebec. It was resolved to secure as many concrete | e possible to lay before the Senate Committee. Burns A Lumberman from Ottawa Valley writes us as follows: DEAR SIRs: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- ° chased from you last spring have been doing first class work ever since. I have never had any trouble with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- 4 pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. It will cost you nothing to have one of our Cata- logs mailed to your address. It points out a good many fea- tures that we cannot describe here. :: Sherbrooke - Special Rates to Lumbermen St. Catharines. - Works: Sherbrooke, Que. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Saws - Such letters as this prove s TR The Steam Log Canadian Patent No. 108676. comml 1 Was ew Nepumabie: “Lis Skis bey trauler by bin: \ Ah. GO cols © \ 2 KY f Ve: Wwoed: ue | lead ‘200 000 Lbs ee ok si le, 55 00a . Yow es Cobalt - Vancouver - St. Catharines, Ont. Lumber Insurance Co. of New York Only Lumber Specializing Company regularly licensed by the Dominion Government. Deposit at Ottawa $100,000 in Ontario Government Bonds Canadian Branch: 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. General Agent, E. D. HARDY Ontario and Quebec Get a Burns Saw and Montreal - 45 that Burns Solid Tooth Saws are as famous as their In- serted Tooth Saw, contain- ing genuine Hoe Fittings. forget your Saw Troubles Hauler This machine is built in Canada under Patent No. 108,676. Write or wire Our nearest sales office. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Rossland Write for Rates on Your Lumber Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : J. A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. ' es Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland: J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N. S. LET US QUOTE YOU RATES a ee rte LUMBER Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint Sash, Doors, Roofing Write for Prices Blinds and Sheeting Factory Material W. C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills Ottawa, Ontario It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. ’ The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Plants at St. Thomas, Ont. Midland, Ont. Londonderry, N. S. Hamilton, Ont. Fort William, Ont. Three Rivers, P. Q. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “ EDGINGS Ontario Considerable timbering is being done in Henwood Township, near New c- eard, Ont., this winter. Among those engaged in the work are Messrs. Rob Coles, George Roach, McChesney, and Irvine. P. The Sawyer-Massey Company, Limited, Toronto. Capital, $7,000,000, 1 been incorporated to carry on business as manufacturers of, and dealers in gasoline and oil engines, and also in timber, wood and metal. Incorporators, Lovell, accountant, W. Bain, book-keeper and R. M. Coates, all of Toronto, Oni The Munn Lumber company, of Orillia, Ont., consisting of a number of © lia, Toronto and Peterborough gentlemen, are reported to have purchased the tire business of the St. Anthony Lumber company, of Whitney, comprising — mills, railway yards and limits, a large part of the latter being situated in A quin Park. : The Fort Frances Lumber Company’s contract, which was awarded by the under the impression that it was lower than it actually was, has been ratified b the board of control. The wrong impression was conveyed by an error in copy made in the city engineer’s office. But even after being rectified, the tender mains the lowest received by the city. : Contracts were recently awarded in Toronto for electrie light poles at the fol- lowing prices: 30-foot, $2.35; 35-foot, $3.90; 40-fioot, $5.25; 45-foot, $6.50; 60-f t $9, and 65-foot, $11 each. Pine lumber was contracted for at $23.37 a thousa: for inch and 2-inch lumber and $25.37 for 3-inch lumber. Hemlock of the same dimensions was contracted for at $18 to $20.37 a thousand. q Eastern Provinces J. A. Gillis, of Gillis and Wall, Lumber Merchants, Halifax, N.S. is stated to have assigned. lt is reported that negotiations are in progress between Curran Brothers an d the Swedish Canadian Lumber Company, for the purchase by the latter of the for- mer’s large sawmill and lumber business in Rexton, Kent, N.B. The Nepisguit Lumber Company, Springfield, Mass., have awarded the contract for large Corliss and Tangye engines, 1,200 horse power, for their new mill Bathurst, N.B., to Mr. Herbert Evans, of the Leonard Company, It is reported that Mr. J. W. Logan, the well-known hardwood lumber manufac- turer of Earltown, N.S., may lease the mill of the Canada Iron Corporation at Folly Lake, Should he do so, he will run both mills. Mr. Logan was at Londonderry recently. } W. H. Rowley and G. H. Milton, joint managers of the E. B. Eddy Company at Hull, Que., are contemplating the location of branch factories in the West. For William and Winnipeg are being considered. Mr. J. B. Persse, is Winnipeg rep sentative. nM It is reported that a deal has been closed by which the firm of S. St. C. & H. Joacs, Weymouth, N.S., have obtained possession of the Douglas property at Caledonia, N.S., and that the purchasers have already commenced working the property. It is understood that the price paid was about $20,000. It is stated at St. John’s, N.B., on good authority that Farnsworth and Jar- dine, of Liverpool, are negotiating for the purchase of the Bank of Montreal S interest jn the business of the Alex. Gibson Railway and Manufacturing Company and if the deal can be arranged they will shortly assume entire control of the property. The water power in the Rouge River at Huberdeau, P.Q., has been sold to the _-rundel Lumber Company, Limited, of Ottawa, for pulp development purposes. ‘A head of 26 feet can be obtained and about 2,500 horse-power and the company owns limits in the river sufficient to supply the mill. Mr. W. E. Bradley, C.E., of Montreal, was instrumental in putting the deal through. t p a" L b Western Canada Logging is active in the Kootenay, and the Yale-Columbia Lumber Company wants 12,000,000 feet. , H. Joyce, Quesuel, B.C., has purchased a sawmill which he will locate at Quesnel, early im the spring. a The large mill at Genoa Bay, B.C., has been put into running shape, and a num- ber of improvements have been made to the plant. i The Huntting Lumber Company’s mill, which was burned some time ago, will be rebuilt on Burrard Inlet, a site having beem secured near Barnet, B.C. J. H. Latremouille has secured a splendid mill site on Newikalliston Creek at Little Fort, B.C., and in the spring will install a sawmill at the Fort. He w do custom work as well as sawing lumber for sale. % of J. Reid’s implement warehouse and the office of the Beaver Lumber Co mi: pany, at Deloraine, Man., were destroyed by fire on January 22. The loss will be about ten thousand dollars; well covered by insurance. . A sale has been concluded whereby 16,640 acres of timber on the Cheakan River, B.C. have become the property of the Detroit-Vancouver Timber Compe The sale was negotiated by Mr. Percy Frazier of Frazier and MeNair, real agents, Vancouver, and Mr. J. F. Reed, of Seattle. J. W. Hargrave, of the firm of J. G. Hargrave and Co., Winnipeg, who charge of the firm’s wood camps along the C. N. B., reports that operations bush are progressing satisfactorily but are rendered somewhat expensive Own the great depth of snow throughout the entire district. J. G. Robson, of New Westminster, B.C., after experimental shipments vie the Tehuantepec to the eastern states, has shipped 500,000 shingles by the Lonsd: to Mexico en route to the Atlantic coast. He used to ship by rail but find can save about 40 cents per thousand by the southern route. The French barge Empereur Menelik is loading at ‘Chemainus for Austr She has already taken on at Seattle 300 tons of California redwood to be usec pallast instead of sand. The experiment of taking wood for ballast on deep voyages is being watched with interest by the shipping men. a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 etters patent have been issued incorporating Daniel E. Sprague, lumberman; ce W. Sprague; Harold C. H. Sprague, lumberman; Daniel B. Sprague, lumber- man; and John D. Sinclair, lumberman, of Winnipeg, under the name of Sprague Lumber Company, Limited. The capital stock is placed at $1,000,000. 4 The MeInnis Lumber Company, of Edmonton, Alberta, secured a contract from the Colfax Northern railroad for 340,000 ties, 500,000 feet of hedge timber, 150,000 feet culvert timber and 140,000 feet of fence posts. This is one of the largest contracts let recently and 400 men will be employed until spring, when the Inmber is expected to be delivered. Are you in the market for Birch There are 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 Common and Better at one of our outside yards. Very fine stock, con- taining good percentage of red. Get your order in early for this Common and Better Ash 20,000 feet 4-4 to 5 8,000 teet 8-4 Common and Better 18,000 feet 10-4 Common and Better 5,000 feet 12-4 Common and Better _ The Manitoba Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the J. J. Crowe Company, Limited, Newdale, Man., to acquire, manufacture and deal in lumber, How are you fixed on Here are some mighty good pulp, brick building and construction materials, and supplies. ‘Capital, $20,000. Maple bargains in Berere tore, J. Es Se ee Newdale, R. J. Gourlay, manager, J. Bhs ahi ag At i Poplar eee oe reary, DO POPC Ee Run Railroad. 1car 4-4 No1 and No. 2 1 car 8-4 No.1 and No. 2 Y car 6-4 No. 1 and No. 2 % car 6-4 No 1 Common Application isw being made to the British Columbia Legislature for the incor- tion of a company to build and operate a standard gauge railway, either Tie or steam to carry logs, timber and lumber, goods and merchandise from We can make prompt shipment on 1 Car 5 4 No. 1 and No. 2 Menzies Bay, Vancouver, by the most convenient route to the junction of the Hick 1 Car 5-4 se 1 Common Salmon River and Memekay River and from Menzies Bay to a point on the icKory ee Cotte Beye Two cars 5-4Common and Better. - Quinsan River. The sailing vessel William H. Smith which recently left Victoria with a cargo - of one and a quarter million feet of lumber loaded at Chemainus for Port Natal, was found dismasted and drifting ashore by a passing steamer a few days later near, the mouth of the Columbia River. Assistance was sent to the disabled vessel and she was finally towed into port at Astoria, after having lost a considerable portion of her deck load. . An extensive addition to the premises of the Cameron Lumber Company, Victoria, B.C., is reported to be under consideration. The company find that the extension is necessary on account of their growing business. They have purchased three acres of water front property to the north of their present property, and a large addition to their yard room has also been secured. The company have also recently installed additional machinery. 1 Car 21 to 23 inches 1 car 4-4 Common and Better 1 car 4-4, 18inches and over, No. 1 and No, 2 You can get a good price on this 2 cars 5-8 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 5-8 Clear Sap Quartered White Oak 4cars 5:8 No, 1 Common 3 A 1 car 5-8 No, 2 Common 4 eae ae inches and over, No. x Soke Vellow. Poplar, \az.ceo fect 4-4 3 Cars 4-4, 12 inches and over, No. 1 No 1 Common and Better- and No 2 A 2 cars 4-4 Common Strips 4 cars 4-4 No. 1 and No, 2 3. cars 4-4 Common’ . Get prices on these 1 car 4-4 No. 2 Common 3 cars 4-4 No. 1 Common Poplar Wagon Boards 1 car 4-4, 8 to 12 inches 1 car 8 to 12 inches 4,000 feet 13 to 17 inches 1 car 5-¢ Comm »n and Better, bone dry ; 2,000 feet 5-4, 12 inches and over. _ sortions of the Dominion timber leases of various lumber companies will be flooded as a result of the building of the dam of the Western Canada Power com- y, of Stave Lake, B.C. In consequence, the Dominion government has notified them that the timber thereon must be removed before April, 1911. To this several of the companies have replied that the time is inadequate. Several homesteads in the same area will also be inundated by reason of the building of the dam. a _ Edward Brown, formerly of Portage la Prairie, Man., has paid $65,000 for the unsold stock of the North Star Lumber Company, whose properties are principally tu the Hast Kootenay, B.C. The directors of the North Star Lumber Company are: John Hanbury, of Brandon; and J. A. M. Aikins, R. T. Riley, Andrew Kelly and W. A. Windatt, Winnipeg, The sale was carried through by O’Grady and Ander- sen, brokers, Winnipeg. You can’t beat our figures on th’s What about Cherry Walnut 1 car 4-4 Common and Better. 2 cars 4-4 Log Run M_C.O., very fine SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. : ° c Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Negotiations for the sale of the Canadian Pacific Lumber company’s mill at Port Moody, B.C. are reported to be under way between the owners and Messrs. Meredith and Irwin, who are largely interested in the Anglo-American Lumber Company of Vancouver. Details concerning the transaction are not at present available, but it is reported that matters have progressed so far that the intending hasers have made arrangements to take over the operation of the mill immedi- ately, and it is expected that the transfer will be formally effected within a short time. A eoroner’s jury at Winnipeg found that Andrew Coleman died as a result of exposure, and that his death was due to carlessness on the part of John Comlins, who was in charge of a party of laborers en route to Comlin’s camp. The evidence showed that the laborers arrived with a number under the influence of ‘liquor, and started on an eight-mile march to the camp from Darwin. The deceased strayed at dusk, falling a few feet from the road, where he was found frozen stiff in the morning by volunteer searchers. It did not appear that Comlins made any effort to find the missing man. Comlins was arrested on a coroner’s warrant, charging him with manslaughter. A new sawmill of 60,000 feet capacity is being erected at Galloway, eight miles from Elko, B.C., on the Crow’s Nest Pass railway, the owners being the Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber company, with headquarters at Wardner, B.C. The mill is being equipped by the Waterous Engine Works, through their western manager, Mr. H. B. Gilmour, of Vancouver. It will have gunshot feed, niggers, kickers, log loaders, heavy edger, slab slasher, trimmers, lath machinery, and a full set of conveyors. The plant will be ready to commence cutting about the 1st of March. This will make the third mill operated by the Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber Company —No. 1 at Wardner, 150,000 feet daily capacity; No. 2 at Marysville, 40,000 feet daily capacity; and No. 3 at Galloway. In pursuance of its new policy of selling by auction, timber lands within the tailway belt, the B. C. government, through its agent Mr. James Leamy, held the Ke first public sale in the history of British Columbia on January 9th. The timber = : i lands consisted of 14,400 acres near the confluence of the Lillooet and Pitt Rivers, S situated a few miles north of the Canadian Pacific tracks, where the latter cross the Pitt River. The timber went to Mr. J. C. Shields, representing the Indepen- © 4 dent Lumber Company of Regina, a large concern, which already is owner of a e 1ga Or number of crown-granted timber areas in the Westminster district. The price paid was $24,000. This was reached after lively bidding, im which Mr. Shields and Mr. " Holden of Vancouver were the chief participants. The upset price was Steam Warping Tug The rg C. Gagette gives notice of the SL eae ee eee oe panies: The Canadian Lumber Company, Limited, capita ,000; The B. C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited, $50,000; The Canadian Cedar Lum- SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS ber Company, Limited, capital $50,000; The Enterprise Timber & Trading Company, Limiied, capital $10,000; The East & West Lumber Company, Lim- £ : it eel aw ggh ; Eburne aes Limited, scape oe ; cheese The Twin Screws are arranged with Manufacturing Company, Limited, incorporated to take over the building : +e . : : , ete., of the Sidney Sash & Door Factory (unincorporated) at Sidney, flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage yy Sawmill Company, Limited, capital, $25,000; Kernaghan Lumber Company, ; ited, capital, $25,000; Warwick Shingle Company, Limited, capital, $100,000; MANUFACTURED BY d Building, Limited, incorporated to build, equip, furnish, etc., mills, ade ‘ es, capital, $300,000; The B. C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limite Y ip $50,000; The Sidney Manufacturing Company, Limited, incorporated, to WEST & PEACH E on the business of furniture, sash, door, lumber and general wood-workers ding business; Fort George and Alberta Telephone and Electric Company, SIMCOE * = ONTARIO eaptital, $250,000; B. C. Fir and Cedar Lumber Company, Limited, capi- ),000; The Gordon Pasha Lumber Company, Limited, capital, $30,000; | Canada Bag, Envelope and Boxboard Company, Limited, capital, $250,000. $+ _ Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. 1% cuts and better. 58 oo 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 60 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2” No.2 Cuts and Better.... 50 00 1%”No1,2&3 Cuts 38 00 2" No. 1,2&3 Cuts 44 oo x in Pine Dressing 24 00 and better shorts 1x4 and 5common and dressing.. 1x6 common and dressing 38 common and dressing ....... 24 00 26 00 48 00 60 00 65 00 48 00 54 00 40 00 48 00 27 00 25 00 27 00 < 10 com & dr's'g 29 00 310 1 X 1a com &dr's'g 33 00 1 xroand 12 mill cull stocks.......-+- 2X 10 common.... zand3x1zcommon 26 00 1x8 Hox &common 23 oo 1 x ro inch box and common.. 24 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 17 mill run siding~ 23 00 1x10and 1a mill culls siding.... 17 00 x’ dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring 25 00 re mill run Norway uw peruse millrun ... ruce mill culls.. Pre mlock 1x4 to 8in. 2x4 to8in., 10 to 16ft. 2x4 to 10 ‘inch 18ft. Clear inch B.C. 19 00 13 00 14 00 16 00 cedar, kiln dried 50 50 65 50 HARDWOODS—PER Mm: Ash white, ists and 2nds, 1% and 2” Ash, white, No. 1. Ash, brown, sts Snie 7p oagHideee cone Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, Wee ea and bet- ter, 4 Birch, a and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ....----- yaa ists and 2nds, Bapawncd: No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. zand 3, common Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds............ Soft Elm, :sts and 2nds, and better, ala Been yee Soft His, No. 2 and 3, comm Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/4.. Rock Elm, rsts and ands 4/4 Rack: Elm, No. 1. com- mon and better, 4/4 . Rock Elm ists and 2nds, G6/4-and'8/4........ 062-2. 35 oo Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 feet 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 x, OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: an. ye See 45 00 and14”"x gv and up 52 00 a’ x 7” and UP 55 00 . a cuts 2x8” and up pea "god strips : Pine good shorts: v rath andup.. 40 x 4” and uP 30 " and 1%”... a 7’ 'to9”A Sidings oe Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings........- 33 Pine, No. 1 dressing Stripes 2... --+>. 2 Pine, No.1 dressing shorts. . 22 Pine, 8 s.c. and bet- ter 12’ to 16'.... 23 Pine, 7 UD S.C. sid- ae rid Pine, Ay ee a Beye jes te Pine, s.c. shorts... 16 00 ocnses » 43 00 Le & up 6-17". 33 oo "x! to 6",12'-16' 15 00 1x7 & up 12'-16! 14 50 50 00 24 00 28 00 14 50 16 50 17 00 014, 14X14, 14X16, . 35 45 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 35 95 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 HAO oietelaiels=l-)aeleiaic 36 45 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12X20, 14X20 & 16 K BOs cia ocieneenrie 36 95 TOKZO i fepicice es sean 37 45 6x18, 8x18). 0% ee 37 2 6x20, 8x20......... 38.9 Lengths over 32 ft. take the fo lowing advances; 33 to gs ft., soc.; 36 to 4ott., = 41 togs ft., $3; 46 to so ft., Fir flooring, aiee! grain ......... 45 00 14" No. 14 ft. Pine IGE tt an bogonua 4 25 14! No, 2 4ft. lath 3 50 1o ‘ pine.. 1 60 To I qtt. Be lai 375 14%” mill run hem- lock lath........ 3 25 X Pine Shingles.. 1 10 XXPine Shingles 2 10 XX B. Cedar Shingles ........ 2 65 XXX 6 butts to 2” 3 00 XXXX 6 to 23-16” 3 35 XXXXX 5 to 2”.. 4 05 Red Pine, c & cfr"... go 00 ‘ ree aaensc 3I 00 Ce dee oY 1 Senne 32 00 Red Pine, comniae 18 00 22 00 FEET, CAR LOTS. Soft Maple, rsts and BAGS, ANA. 2, Suaiaseleck ook 24 00 Soft Maple, common and bettemva/4icc. see ene 19 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and ands . 28 00 Hard Maple, ists and ECW lp an apoanree obo go 00 Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .......... 24. 00 Cas Maple, 4xq4-10 to Persist 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, rsts and 2nds ...... 40 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and 2NdS,i4 4s eitsfenisurerieee 52 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ANG 8/4. Rea eet 5 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and znds, 12/4 and 16/4 .. 65 00 bere plain, Eats and ands, 4/4............ 2 00 White Oak, plain, | ists 3 and 2nds, 1% and 2” .... 56 00 White pest plain, ists and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. 65 00 White Oak, ¥% cut tists y andiands 4/4 eee eee 83 00 White Oak, Ye cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and ards. . 85 00 White Oak Y¥ cut 12/4 and 16/4«sts and 2nds.. 5 00 dpickery, ists and 2nds, Ncialale,sleveVaret tctatarsterca (cette 60 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, rsts andiands > ame ee 75 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to x1’ Kisirol we Roem 21 00 23 00 1 x8 & 9 No. rbarn 25 00 28 00 UC euleses and white Pine..... Il 00 13.00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out.... 15 00 18 50 Spruce, 1x q’ '&up I5 00 17 00 pruce, x” stocks, 4, 8, g and 10” .. 17 00 19 00 Spruce x” clear (fine dressing and B) 22 50 25 00 Hemlock 1”. 5... II 00 14 00 Hemlock 2X4, 6, 8 10, 2a/x6" 50... 13 00 16 00 amatact 9. ste IZ 00 15 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out.. 18 00 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out... 22 00 26 00 irchyt/. 25.) eee 18 00 22 00 Soe ,common, and better1,1%,2” 20 00 24 00 Ash, black eae is and betterr” to 2” 25 00 28 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 19/8 oc ee 375 400 No. 2a white pine 300 3 25 Lath, mill run white pine. . 2475 3 00 Spruce, mill run 2 50 290 Red pine millrun 275 3 00 No. 1 white pine LE re, yn 200 250 No. 2 white pine 1 a a 75 2 00 Red raga 175 200 Tamarac millrun 1 75 2 00 Basswood ‘ 200 225 Hemlock “s 175 2.435 ga Soath,,..~- somty eK LOO" TRO Pine Shingles RAK KO oie csc 3.50 400 pioae Butt 18” 275 3.50 As eee Oeer 50 81 75 White gers Siisgias! ER, XG - 5. as 4 25 Oo Clear Butt, 18” 3 00 # oe TS GUEK coe sss. TKO XONe oe 1x10 No.1 barn.. go 00 33 00 | Stand’d R’y ties6” 045 0 50 1x10 No. 2 23.00 2600 Mill run cedar ties 38 00 50 co 1x8 &oqNo.2 ‘ 2000 2200; No.2Railway Ties‘o0 20 00 25 Pine mill culls.... 15 00 18 00 | Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 co TELEGRAPH POLES ge “ef Ze “ “ be gle eee co: Aor s “et a“ “a SG ee QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts Square white pine, measured off, 30 to go feet average...... 40 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 65 ELM. By the dram saccording to average and quality, 4oto45feet. 70 75 30 to 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. ro inches and up, according to average and quality......... 25 Average x6/1nchisis.. vee «reine al'n.«/a/0 ale Sis alu ole =]e =tslols lal sie eletei=te lel sTtes 35 BIRCH WA UMMCD nfs) aisle nie wlevese aces wia}aer=/>)e ini fstaiatinin\slefetateletsiatate als sieleleterelaieys 16 oo Tj Oe) i Save wieatule nin ls nlm s)s)e sine sUwie)0)s\v\u/e/e\shaleintalntalal ad aikelat nei 22 24 16) “F8 cieteiesa stele xin ala wiaiaqein(ate’nin in e/ein\ wa /atn a calm atiarete states ielatsie 26 go pee Sl be ieeces 5 cacy t's mtn os ate tere recta 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up..........:...s1s0s per.M.17 00 1800 Odd interes or naiseiee cise raieleleinislelefe sas chads isnt tolastetnetavere “1450 15 00 Boards, Vand aims, csre cslevevie erste delelereleit espa tn elas “14 50 1500 BIRCH PLANKS. ik Lely 65 0 oe Bp SH oEEAPnannO nab Ookiomac tc conostesarae co 18 SARNIA, ONT. FINE, COM. AND BETTER. s x 10” PAPER AGUEC Pe Abou 29 00 rx6and 8" .....,...+40e- 54 00 ae nde Oe coneee reer sat 1 in., 8” and up wide...... 62 00 1X 13 pa fe i ne ease ae via and Tie ON care 65 00 i 1%, 156 an CSOD OD ENO. 30 Severance 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND wet Lise aes x8 & u No. I better FC a fee Tear GO oes & om No. 1 & better me oo 1%, 1% and a”. 36 00 43 00 8/4 58.00 2heand Bc cnleiyanern seme 40 00 Gla x6 &'up No. A “a 47 OO, ||) Be 2 e\ei2\014 sinlelwinini«re'ale/v\eisdo’siare 42 00 » 49 00 ela 6& up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” 3, 46 00 4 XUAN tele we eaye abretoy 29 00 35 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 14%, 1% and ae 30 00 36 00 x in,, 8” and up wide..... 47 00 aye ANARn cerenen Teenie 32 00 1% i gens EE aniGAacidac 53 00 18 i in, - rateearere 55 00 NO. 3 BARN ae EE eH a es KAU Sate terest peteeee 23 00 28 00 nf 1 ae ae mara 1%,1% and2”...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 31 00 ry” CE Pe RSeaubrt 41 00 ne alee 20 00 24 00 13" «6 6a: 43 00 o. x mill S, 1, a A ate Pee hs 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 a%,3and 4 10 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. . MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrun culls, r”...... 15 00 1% andr eee 33 00 | 1,1%,1% and 2”...... 15 00 2u 1 in Wee 33 oo 2%, 3 and 4 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN, 10 rds econ eee egies AOD Ce eae ietaiatals Bienietercic 25 00 x’ x6 and 8"...-.... dele oa ayo MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC WINNIPEG, DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR §. 1 S. AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14 x 16 ft DKA icvetate(aimisttietalntalsioteetete vise) XE 5O 18 50 22 00 20 00 ax6and ax8 Banarocccr 18 00 18 so 22 00 20 00 Je.) CaaS ose SOAS Oa cs 19 00 19 50 22 50 21 00 Oe Benen donc Ste a 19 0o 20 00 23 50 22 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring BK. deka or ss waste ssler erent? $23 50 | 4 OF 6 ‘inch Nee Tessseeee $32 00 aixiq-Ba14atG. occas sisie ciate 23 50 2X 4-10-18-20............- 25 00 so gt Sto 16........... 23 50 Common Boards ginchh, cco dsesoeniee $19 00 D> oe iaseie Saialetaus els eects ar 5 Siding Bere aera ele ne etemenete aavisa) |) (G-inch) Nov xucae sesso eee 32 00 LON Rc, can anemaeieitee 22 50 SE NOs cue nee go oo Kad Gig ie eh wane sence te 22 50 8. INGA i ee eee 25 00 Lath No. x Cedar, Pine, Spruce is elataioteTetssJepaars(sle] aie biaie(< Goata)niai Teen area 475 Novia 66 AG a resetaladetatsi=i Mie leis egei7s)aetetsteleeeh eee eee 325 14 and 16 ft 3 X/Giand 3 RB. oj soias pieiatere sereestela 2450 @ KOs cccve ae saiajaeao ese aise aan eee eae aia 23 00 BOR AAs “oss wus cieclele'e /e\e\s7stelo slulainin Mixtala/aipialele'siainis/eiialnts 23 50 4x4to6x8...... Senate 22 50 4x 10 to10X 10.. 23 50 $x\8 So -ce 23 50 6x 14 up to 42 tt. 31 00 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS, S. 1 9S, AND Ei 2X 4, 2X6, 2x8, Bitow6sts 2... jecicg anaemia miata eae E. G. No. 1 and 2 Fir Flooring. mo B. C. Fir E. G. No. rand2 looring.. = F. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring........... we E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring........ aphe SHIPLAP. Pine or Spruce........-...---++ 2804.00 cin eeeey. use sean S'to x6 ft, 16 tae. one ap B. C. Fir 8”, 10” and 12” Shiplap 10/16"... esi aeuoeeee B.. C, Fir 6” Shiplap ro/16'- 1.2 .-0e-00 ssc neeess) eee BOARDS—ROUGH OR §S. 1S. No. I Common Pine, to inch..... sveccse caves “4 es mixed w dths . ov ecnact weed sarwimee sg as cceewe sas seeees SHINGLES SEX Bi CoCedar.- sas. + ok uC. Gedar s..sos) eeae XXX Dimension............... aXi: LATH. No. 1 Ra ete R. Pines. £2 ss oisiec se ose cleeee een No. 1.Bi Cs Bir, donenoeee oo ones o's bie.'e mela pinta siete aetna BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price, Uppers ALA ds wits ioe Dressing 5/4........ 5/4 to 8/4.. 0/4 to 12/4... Selects ag we hiaecatehv eae 0° No. 1 Moulding f(g /ato Bae, eee oh a 10/4 to 12/4 a Fine Common G)a cae opar No. Sidcscendes e “e ‘ 6/4. Z “oe st as 8/4. No. No: 1 Guts\4/4. couse ene : OS. « Wasa a Sf, 1 SO Gases ae eee No. “ SS SABLA SSS Sean tates UEXOs desl No. 2 Cuts 4/4.. No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8, x ae fe | eNO SE RE ad oscar Box 1x6 & up. SS SOP" BASS eee if ax 20). Duta No:.4 Catsis/aticcs meses ‘* pe rae sees f= $C 16 fae sae een “ pxxg dips (OSE UB ee ¢ The followin k } quotations on hardwoods represent the jo buying price at ’ uffalo and Tonawanda: WHITE ASH. rst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 eae 1% to 2inch... .. oo 46.00 | Strips .......6.. 25 00) a4 2% to 4 inch co 54 00 | Com. an - T1400 2 BLACK AND BROWN _ rst & 2nd 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. — culls 14 00 BIRCH rf ‘ 1st & and6inch & . ist & and, white, 6 - 1ip;/ Teds escenaee 40 00 42 00 inch and up... ... go oo 32 Common and good +++ sesseneee 16.00 18 ELM. ‘ ist and and, rock, 6 ist and and, soft, 6 inch and up. .... 3200 35 00 and up.... 26 00 | Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common an - 10 00 | MAPLE rst and znd hand 20 00 23 00 ale 1st and and, soft. . 20 oo Common and culls 14 00 15 co | Common and culls. 12 00» BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 to 2 ee Selects, 1 to 2 inch. Fine Common, t inch 1Y% toa pa sine eple so eC No. 1 Cuts x inch.. oe a ele s/elaleisiaiaiaiere ape ba 1% to2 inch ;.. «dss eee Sewer tes No. 2Cuts, x inch?. .cu2 cocci eee 1% to a inch..... Sone otic wvicie s bintelste’s NagTCRE Barn Boards, No. Spruce, to and 12 in. dimension.......-+-+- g in. and under ...... .--. s++ seeeee 00 ) ro and 12 in. random lengths, 10 ft. and up. oss 29) See 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 2x6, eee and 3x4 random . lengths, 10 ft. and up....... ...... Aes All other canons lengths, 7 in. and under, ro ft... andup ce sie pia. and up Fier haniable: boards, ‘Bit. & up, P, 18 19 00 anadian Spruce boards .........-..cesseeseeeess Vermont Spruce boards, matched . 22 00 1x 2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped “and bundled 20 00 I aot eae a 435 21 50 NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Clear Wiites'jcoscnes ccc atucelsmmeneriee wietealedeib'omee Een Extra 1s \Clear whites out) Extra rs (Clear whites in) NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to 2”.... “« Eurekas, 187 “ “© oe ac us Perfection, 5 butts to 2 + —_ |=" © CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | Many are called— but few get up Just so in the manufac- ture and sale of lumber— but few The same good uniform make good Quebec Spruce st sn: sy e@ e : which leads us again to remind you White Pine Nice knotted, well graded that our “Quality Lumber and Shin- ~ ‘Tonawanda grades,” dry stock. gle products” are all manufactured Something with the Fenderson reputation behind it. and sold under our strict personal We want you to know it! supervision and with a full apprecia- tion and regard of the requirements ave Pee stictest retail buyer. White Cedar Shingles - Spruce and White Pine Lath John Fenderson & Co., Inc. sad anal ee P.. Sayabec, BE: Q. gb ace eee Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. 0. U.S. A. ; OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada . : : 7 | 50 3 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and operated on the bench by hand KELLEY ROUTER POW Peal Leather. Co: LINDSAY Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Larrigans Lumberman’s and Prospector’s Boots Sporting Boots Lumberman’s Aprons and Tanners of the Celebrated English Oak Harness Leather Machinery Knives OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR WOODWORKING MACHINES Send for Price List The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited - Galt, Ont. Logging Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works, Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up-keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. STAIR FRAMING PLATE We Are the Sole Owners of and are prepared to manufacture at our factory in Hamilton, Ont., and to supply the Canadian trade with any of the devices covered by the following patents of the Dominion of | Canada: CANADIAN PATENTS No. 107,380, Sept. 10, 1907, Cutter Head Knife Sharpener. No. 108,490, Nov. 12, 1907, Band Saw Tensioning Device No. 109,194, Dec. 19, 1907, Adjusting Means for Planer Heads. No. 109,845, Jan 24, 1908, Adjusting Means tor Planer Heads. No. 110,215, Feb. 11, 1908, Variable Speed Mechanisms, No. 110,217, Feb. 11, 1908, Variable Speed Devices. No. 113,311, Aug. 4, 1908, Driving Mechanism for Planers. No. 113,478, Aug. 11, 1908, Sanding Machines. No. 115,919, Jan. 5, 1909, Knife Holder for Cutter Heads. No. 117,080, Mar. 9g, 1909, Multiple Board Gauges. No. 120,47, Sept. 14, 1909, Multiple Gauges. No. 120,468, Sept. 14, 1909, Locking Mechanism for Gauging Devices. No. 120,610, Sept. 21, 1909, Feeding Mechanism for Saws. | ~ No. 121,235, Oct. 12, '909, Feeding and Adjusting Mechanism for Saws. No. 121,236, Oct. 12, 1909, Adjusting Means for Saws. j No. 122,023, Nov. 23, 1909, Adjusting and Grinding Planer Knives. No. 122,172, Nov. 13, 1909, Feed Rolls for Planers. ; No. 122,341, Dec. 7. 1909, Holding Device for Planer Head Bits. Berlin Machine Works, Limited - Hamilton, Ontario | A National Journal bees: we Paper in Managers Canada Superintendents Pee reaped pia Subscribers Engineers of. Profitable to Light ? Plants For free sample copy es aoe Sere Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. — Interested in Confederation Life Buildi Electricity TORONTO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 |The Shimer Cutter Heads and Special Tools ————— Cost Reduction Business men everywhere are giving attention to reducing cost of manufacturing by installing labor- saving and time-saving tools. _ The Shimer Cutter Heads remove many of the troubles and worries incident to the business of the machine wood- _ worker and place in his hands the power to increase his productive capacity in the manufacture of flooring, ceiling, siding, wainscotting, door and sash patterns, etc., besides sav- ot ti ing much of the material that formerly reached the offal pile. oe a Look over this page carefully, or examine our cata- it a i | logue and see if there is not some tool you need to help in ! d N the work of cost reduction. If your work is special write us about it. Almost every week we adapt the Shimer Cutter Head to the making of Specialties, or design some new fixture to further its usefulness. Filing Stand and Tracker This is a neat little device to fasten to a Expanding Dado Heads The Shimer Cutter Head for O. G. These tools are arranged with Cireu- work bench for holding a Head when filing Batten and Siding lar Bits and saw spurs for edging up the Bits. It holds the Head with a stub hese 7 i. Sem 5 oe. : the square shoulder of the groove when spindle and is better than the ordinary 0.G ae reads are especially designed to work O. G. Batten or cutting across the grain of the wood. pinch vise which, in time, mars the surface Panes tine, having three circular cutters in line of the cut, The Bits will expand to nearly double or a Head. The Tracker Attachment sets epee ane army bolted to one side of the head flange. ! the thickness of the narrowest groove the Bits to share alike in the cutting. & make them to suit any matcher or moulder. They turn { they make, and with wider or thicker ; : sh out O. G. Battens as regularly as our matcher heads work Cireular Bits their range of. expansion Price, plain Filing Stand...$ 4.87 tongue and groove flooring. Give measurements same as for is readily increased up to 2” or more. Price, Filing Stand with £ flooring heads; or, if flooring heads are already in use on your See then to ft any saw mand. HUGG SC Gone ip tre embed coon Ale 11.37 machine, give their record numbers, and send a cross section of al tom fi : Prige xtra Stubs. ..6 65. 1.00 the batten—wood sample or drawing. ; g or short. Price, complete, Pri j } = 8” diameter or less, net, $21.45. In ordering give the number stamped on B pice: or. each Cutter Head, without bits, $9.75. 0. G. your Shimer Cutter Head. atten Bits to mould %4” deep or less, net each, $2.08. The Shimer Shear #}/ Cutting | Cylinder chip in the opposite direction. This distribution of the work reduces jars on the machine and belts, gives smooth action, and results in better work. | Send for further information, and let us quote you prices. With your inquiry give us the length and diameter of your cylinder, stating whether you use one or two drive pulleys. Made to fit any Planing and Matching Machine, Saves Power, Material and Labor, besides putting a smooth surface on the lumber. The cut is made with first one knife shearing the chip in one direction across the face of the board, and is followed by the next knife which shears the | Panel Rai Bea Box Board Matcher Heads The Shimer Cutter Head for . ane aiser eads The Shimer Cutter Heads for Box Board Matchin Reversible Glue Joints We are putting out an excellent tool that will matching will make a uniform cut and a close s work nicely on any panel raising machine with fit in every instance, as well after years of use turns out a most satisfactory fitting of the ; vertical spindles. It is made in two sections, as when the Bits are new. There is no fric- tongue and groove, interlocking from the same the one having a central hub, upon which the tion upon the Bits, therefore no loss of power, piece of matched material, requiring but one : other section is slidingly mounted and fastened no waste of material. The Bits can be Head with Bits to produce. The jointed material ; with a set screw. The knives for Jointing ex- expanded for thicker material, with corres- will fit together when the pieces are sawed to | tend from the flange on one section to the other, ponding change in the thickness of the tongue Icngth by simply turning the one piece end to ' held by means of special dovetail shoulders which and groove. end. encircle each knife near its ends. It carries a Price for two Cutter Heads with 4 Bits each Glue Joints must depend upon accuracy as well heavy shearing cut, and works smoothly across complete to match % to \% inch, $29.14. as permanency of pattern. We guarantee both. end of panel as well as with the grain. We also furnish when desired a Yoke Man- Rate range re suas ce santo ae . : : drel with self-oiling boxes, boxed f. o. b. it Head, and trom . 0 . or a hea Price, each Head with Bits complete, $18.20 Milton (Pay for $1105. ) ike 6 [emi secoapiees The dealer who accepts your order for the Shimer Cutter head and supplies you with another means to deceive you in no small matter Look for the Name and Trade Mark ‘“‘ The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—send it back— demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 40 years of upbuilding and improvement. It costs no more. amuel J. Shimer & Sons &##,Sutario, Can 2) ECE. P 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 We could tell you some very good stories but we would prefer to show you how to reduce tha cost of lubricating your plant by the use of ‘‘ PURO LUBRICANTS” and our ‘SPECIAL GREASE CUPS and BEARINGS.” ‘* Puro Lubicants” cannot be wasted by the oilman’s special friend, the carless workman. Will save you 50 7% on the cost of lubrication and 100% on the cost of application. Has a melting point so high as to cling to hot bearings until — ground up and worn out. Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange ; Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty | “S \ BS A trial order solicited For application on etatonae ae use plain pressure cup, on beasiuee ae inmotion use { 3 ‘ae a = * spring pressure cup, for line shatts and special bearings we have our special cup. When 1 { } Write us your requirements inquiring state whether pipe or bolt thread is required on shank, also size of shank. References and prices furnished on application phase NK | References: Dominion Bank, Toronto “A. be mat vA ee NS SD des, Herbert Smith, Manager METROPOLITAN OIL CO., 34 Atlantic Ave., Toronto ~ Soo Line Logging Tool News ( If - - —— eee Do you know that we have been constantly ; ; improving all lines of Logging Tools, and we have . added many new lines. We make the largest variety of Loggers Supplies on the market. We illustrate one of our Loading Blocks which sells for a dollar and a quarter, sheet steel shell, reinforced ; with iron billett, through wh'ch swivel is riveted. Soo Line Cant Hooks, Peavies and Lug Hooks Heavy Link and Grab Hook, Solid Iron Sheave, _————— either for rope or chain. Hole in sheave is drilled not cast rough. Special 5 in. Steel Bolt. Our . | aa new 1910 Catalogue will be ready for you in Sey , ae a few weeks and you'd better get one. Don’t : 8 place your orders for Peavies, Pike Poles or extra __ . B77Z Handles until you investigate our line, nor don’t F be afraid to ask tor free samples, sent by prepaid - | express. . 4 Evener D Us , Soo Line Loading Block Select Maple, Elm or Hickory Handles Swamp Hook Canadian Logging Tool Co.. Ltd., Soo, Ont. JEFFREY] [ATKINS SW 5" SAWS CONVEYERS are the Best for handling Logs, Lumber, Refuse, etc. wv i Wi VE Catalog T 57 B are in active demand wherever the finest saws are appreciated. They're Reliance Saw just as perfect as money and brains can make them. Mill Chains" Send for Illustrated Catalogue. errs A PERFECT SAW FOR EVERY PURPOSE. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Compan | . Canadian Office and Works - be ede aa Ms Es C. AT Kl N S & CO. | N C. " - ar Toronto Office - - 8 Temperance Street HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY: IN DIANAPOLIS, IN. ~ Main Office and Works - COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S.A. CANADIAN WorKS — HAMILTON, ONT. a4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 + Woods New No. 20 Planer and Matcher WITH THE ONE SIDE DRIVE PATENTED A High Speed Machine of Great Capacity Equipped with special features which provide for a faster feed than the ordinary and a higher standard of quality ‘ Ss. A. Woods Machine Company - Boston nc The Planer Specialists Sen tiet STRONG HEAVY SIMPLE DURABLE OUR YG PLANER, MATCHER and MOULDER is especially designed, having in view the heavy demands made on modern machines, for fast, powerful feeding, combined with first class work. No loose gears running on studs are found, on this machine. An important feature. Cylinders run in long extra heavy bearings. Moulding cylinder is heavily mounted and can be adjusted while Machine is running. Matcher works of latest design, can be adjusted to any position on table. —— Ma : She. THe Gay ‘iy SOUR, : 6 omuals 9 WY cGy ON, THE MacGREGOR, GOURLAY CO., LIMITED -_ Galt, Ont. We also manufacture a full Line of Iron Working Machine Tools, Punches and Shears, Presses, Etc. [pene ‘uoyuey - ‘gpeul ouIyoeU SuUIIOOY poom yos jyseq oy} Nok MoYs OF |VdUeYD F | sn soars Pt pue voryesygo Aue sapun nof aorjd jou saop sty} suloq ““np-o1 xX $6 “YN fO wjnr49 aaygisssap s0f 4s ‘IOYOJeI pue Joue[g p9ay4 ysey XV6 sy} Woy oynurw sad 4293 [eauty OSI ye Yom jo Ajppenb ysouy oy} pooyuesens oie nox _ WOODWORKER AND ah "i : s A : N N 5 ge CANADA LUMBERMAN epeues) ‘uoYIUIeyy ul ope] ~SLNNOOD ALITVNO NITHAG — a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up ready for business in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct improvements that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves, they are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of this jib has a spring connection to the tower that reduces shocks. All strains due to skidding are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine s raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented geared jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. ' This machine is without question the strongest and fastest machine of RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., Detroit, Mich., U.S. A. | Gordon Pays for Itself in One Week **The Gordon Hollow Blast Grate saved us enough on FUEL the FIRST WEEK to PAY FOR ITSELF, BESIDES increasing the cut of our mill by ONE-HALF.’—Kingsbury & Henshaw, Antigo, Wis. Adds from 25 to 50% to the Efficiency of a Boiler “We installed your Hollow Blast Grate System in connec- tion with our saw mill boilers several months ago. We were VERY SHORT OF STEAM at that time, and were undertaking to burn considerable WET CYPRESS DUST from our shingle mill. After installing the Hollow blast Grate System we HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE with our boilers’ steaming. We are getting AT LEAST 20% MORE STEAM and could possibly push them to 25% MORE. We consider the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate one of the BEST INVESTMENTS we ever made.”— Aycock Lumber Co., Aycock, Fla. “The blast grates you sold me at Sylvania, O., INCREAS- ED OUR STEAMING CAPACITY 50%, and enabled us to make plenty of steam in the winter time from FROZEN SAWDUST.” —R. C. Gillett, Waverly, Va. Gives as good results with wet, green or frozen saw-dust as a Draft Grate gives with dry wood ‘© We have used your Hollow Blast Grates CONTINUOUSLY since they were installed, which we believe was about FIFTEEN YEARS AGO (The actual period was 16 YRS. 8 MOS. GH. B. G.Co.) Prior to that time we were compelled to SEASON our Hollow Blast Grate Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated “Tower” Line of Edgers and Trimmers ~ ———The——_—_ The Heaviest, Most Durable and Most Efficient Blast Grate on the Market fuel—the best of WOOD—to have a grade that would make us sufficient steam to keep our plant running, and EVEN THEN were compelled to stop at times during working hours to raise steam.’ After putting in your grates wemakea sufficient amount of steam WITHOUT TROUBLHE, using GREEN ELM DUST. The grates are apparently in AS GOOD SHAPE AS WHEN IN- STALLED, and we consider them A WONDERFUL INVEN- TION.”—G. V. Griffith & Son, Albany, Ind. Saves Labor in Firing “Your grates have effected a saving of about ONE-HALF in LABOR in the fire-room, and while using nothing but SA W- DUST and GREEN MILL CLIPPINGS, have given us FULLY 334 PER CENT. HOTTER FIRES.”—The Ohio Wheel Co., Delphos, O. ; Is Practically Indestructible *‘T used your Hollow Blast Grates at stave mills at different points for sme TWENTY YEARS, and they are JUST AS GOOD AS WHEN PUT IN, and I can burn any WET BARK AND REFUSE that otherwise COULDN’T BE USED AT ALL. They are the cheapest grate one can use, for they NEVER BURN OUT.”—S. P. Shelly, Holgate, O. The men who have made the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate what it is—our president, our secretary and treasurer, our super- intendent,our foreman and our designer—have all been identified with the business since the company was organized, while our vice-president has been with us for fifteen years. Our services are, therefore, those of experts. C GREENVILLE, Oz, MICHIGAN 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Intercommunicating . Telephone System eo simply press a button, put the receiver to your ear and—there’s your man talking to you. How often each day do you have to talk to others around your ofice—how many minutes —steps—would such an office—or factory — phone system Save you? You figure it out— you're the man who knows best — go into it with a pad on your own desk right now. Northern Electric Intercommunicating Telephones are inexpensive to install, reliable in operation and low in maintenance cost. Write for Bulletin No. 513 if you are interested. We'll gladly send it FREE. “NORTHERN ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING CO. LIMITED Manufacturers and Suppliers of all apparatus and equipment used in the construction, operation and Maintenance of Telephone and Power Plants Address our nearest office Montreal Winni Cor. Notre Dame and Guy Streets plage ee 7 Toronto Regina Vancouver 60 Front Street West 918 Pender St. West Calgary HERE is no machine that is more profitable around your plant than a first-class freight elevator. It makes space in the upper floors just as valuable as space on the ground floor, and solves the perplexing problems, which constantly arise, where there is no elevator in- stalled. We manufacture freight elevators of every descrip- tion and of all capacities, and we guarantee our eleva- y tors to be better than anything on the Canadian market. We are an independent Company and sell our eleva- q tors at independent prices, and this accounts for our 7 rapidly increasing business and pleased customers. If you have not room enough in your factory for an : elevator, ask us to submit plans for placing one on the -| outside of the building. The Parkin Elevator Co., Ltd. Head Office: Hespeler Offices in all the leading Canadian Cities The cheapest way to skid andload logs is by steam power. The Universal Logger is a combined two line skidder and loader with q separate engine for loading with steel skidding boom and steel swinging loading boom. It is self-propelling, spots its own cars and moves rapidly from point to point, saving time and the usual switching expense. a Ample water tank capacity is located between the trucks, and the frame is constructed to permit empty cars to pass through the machine for load- ing by means of its own power. This machine is especially adapted for light steel or wooden rails. May We Send Catalogue? CLYDE IRON WORKS Sole Manufacturers of the McGIFFERT and DECKER Patent Selt-Propelling Steam Logging Machinery. Duluth, Minn. C-103 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKER un ~I Our Log Jack is a Great Favorite This cut represents our No. 3 Log Jack gear and friction driven. It is designed to handle with despatch either heavy or light logs. SS en This machine is well planned and will do all we claim for it. STRONG DURABLE COMPACT Write for our literature The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Ltd. Lindsay, - Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. New No. 10 Heavy Open Side Molder Our new Illustrated Bulletin describing this Machine will be mailed to persons interested upon request. This machine is of the most modern and im- | proved type. | It is designed to turn Ask for our complete catalog of wood-work- ing machinery, just from the press. out heavy or light Moldings, all kinds of Flooring and Matching. | 4 This Machine has three variations of feed, which may be instantly changed to suit conditions. | The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited See Sats ee GALT ONTARIO CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Creig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. ) q a hw Wheelock Engines, Corliss Engines, Ideal Engines, Piston ‘Valve Saw Mill Engines, Boilers, Heaters, Tanks, Steam and Power E MAKE Pumps, aac Flour Mill Machinery, Oatmeal Mill Machinery, Wood-Working Machinery, Transmission and Elevating a _ Machinery, Safes, Vaults and Vault "Doors. ASK FOR ATALOGUES, PRICES AND ALL INFORMATION 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. _ é Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and et oe o workmanship. The La t Leather Belt d e che aes ees Large Stocks Carried at all Branches in Canada | The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 219-221 Bank St. Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts. Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B. | | Mowry’s Jumbo Edger and Gang | Separate or Combined | HIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MACHINES manufactured in Canada. We have sold quite a | number of these machines and have some splendid recom- | mends for them. Mandrel is 4% in. diameter by 10 ft. | 6 in. long. Drive pulley is 20 in. x 20in. The machine | is five feet seven inches inside of frame. It has two water boxes. Two stationary and two movable saws | (or more if desired). It has eight stationary saws forthe | gang side (or more if desired). It will rip up cants to eight inches thick. Take a slab off two sides of your small logs and run the log through the ‘‘ Jumbo” and it will come out in boards. It is impossible for the cant to fly back. It has reverse gear so that if a cant binds the operator can touch a lever and run the log back. 24 in. or 26in. saws are used. Prices quoted on application, J} with or without saws. | > q H | | | | | | | | oft We make all Kinds of up-to-date Saw Mill Machinery Send for our Catalogue and Prices ¥ Mowr yY ron Sons, Gravenhurst, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly & Dietrich GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Circular Saws =—— = Pa REL Saws Gang Saws eel = — | Buck Saws Mill Saws iii Band Saws Cross-Cut Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws Straw Knives Maple Leaf Saw Set MANUFACTURED BY SHURLY & DIETRICH, Galt, Ont. Directions.—Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- panying cut, and strike a very light blow witha tack hammer. If you require more set, file the tooth with more bevel. “DIETRICH = If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake. Be sure and not E bal strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt MBINED PATEyTe t of 40 cents we will send one by mail. “1876 MAR ion, * ’ SSS spurs Rt ONT We are the only manufacturers in the world export Saws in large quantities to the United States. i - - OTTAWA Rough or Dressed N.B. Cedar wa Shingles | wittrid Talbot Office and Yard: Cedar, Pine and Spruce Outremont and Wiseman Lath Montreal, P.Q. WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Spruce aw Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I Can uSe. Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common ; and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly WRITE ME 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. E M N e cee... - M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS = - — OTTAWA, ONT. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman an inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. THE e Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumber, Lumber | Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Steff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. British Columbia Timber is the best investment to-day. List of timber and pulp limits, reports and blue prints supplied on application to E. A. Haggen REVELSTOKE, B. C. Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine lt is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC jLOG STAMPS OUR SPECIALTY SUPERIOR MFG. 60.0 RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS TORONTO, ONT. SENO FOR CATALOGUE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —Dimension Bill Stuff in— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. We can sell you anything from a Bull Pup toa Fence Post Talking about fence posts, we have 3,000 or 4,000 pieces 9 and 10 feet long, 7 inches and up top, cut out of green timber. Let us quote you prices. The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto Ferguson Lumber Co. London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH B.C. Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber | Let us know your requirements. Prompt Shipments. LEAK G CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers, 35 Victoria St. - TORONTO LET US QUOTE YOU ON YOUR NORWAY PINE WANTS IN lin. and Zin. thick, 4 in. to 12in. wide, 10 to 18 ft. long Piled Separate Widths ALSO 1x12-12/16 White Pine Culls Spears & Lauder Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles uotations solicited for Hemlock Bill tuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. Try a car of our specially raded Cedar Shingles X, XX, XXX, ¥KXX, 16 and 18 inches. 22 Toronto Street, TORONTO The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. .. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. COLSTON: Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 ™ Figie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea _ 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce ; 8”, 1”, 12’, 14” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. Ks a A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A W. EYER & C0. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. _ RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty _ HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER vig a7 ey Yellow Pine, Hemlock > Doors, Sashes and Fat Cedar Poles and Ties. ws Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Min Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. | -Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles con of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. - . Ral oy ae Loveland, Pres. Loveland, Vice. -Pres. roe A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. aginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF _ LUMBER anv SALT BS Mills at Thessalon, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold”’ That 2 in. No 2 Hemlock is all gone but we can supply a few cars 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Dry Assorted Widths Assorted Lengths Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber ~ 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. ressed Lumber, ate ooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. RAILS Poncriny Seon Wing YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont. Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 25."s:: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only 4 Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Booth @ | Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have a well assorted stock of lin. and 2in. Hem- ESTABLISHED 1889 lock well manufactured and strictly No. 1 lumber. A quantity of Norway Pine and Spruce Lath; also X and O White Pine Cull. Norway and White Pine <_< io ee Lumber, Lath ana Timber MANUFACTURERS OF Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRy’s Bay, ONT. Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Head Office: = Eg anville, Ont. Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbur For Sale Do Not Hesitate! Dr y Birch and Har d Maple There is one firm, with special facilities for hand- ling Canadian orders of If you are in the market for 1st and 2nds in Dry Birch and Hard Maple, we have Long Leaf Yellow P ine several cars and would like to have your We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to ORILLIA, 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces. J . R. Eaton & Sons, ONTARIO P te ee BIG SANDY LUMBER CO., ™t/2"" Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. | Inquiries. B JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas. | “no GILLIES BROS. srarsive, ow: 1873 BRAESIDE, ONT. | Limited Manufacturers of WHI : } PIN i . Cedar Shingles and — | Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR , 1 New York City 1 Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway | MORRISTOWN, N, Y. Wholesale Dealer in E. A. LeBe Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or cat! up Long Distance Phone. i A a Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles Ofice and Yards Sut of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can searcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. f you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L.A. DeLaplante Limited 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 The Fernie Lumber | ~Co., Limited Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of || Fir, Cedar, Spruce and Larch | Rough and Dressed Lumber Dimension and Bridge Timber a Specialty Cedar Telegraph and Telephone Poles We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment FERNIE - - B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER II [xs np a NT en ee AE he 2 ——— \ = SS —— Sy ZEA ————— “GG = NN 3 \\ \ Telegraph Office : hd C. P. R. Station : G Winpby LAKE Pine, Ont. BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. \ Sg 2 ANNAN TATA, : Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. MOMMA NaF EA \ ZL Wns edu seeemicizviciecccccccccccccccccceecccccicaiise N , . y bs as: N \ we . J \ \ y i 1 Lumber: R Co. wees / \ Bally. Shreveport - TRADE MARK Louisiana Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity: 500,000 feet per day Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. 507-510 Continental Bank Building Shreveport, La., U.S.A. Bowman Lumber Co. LIMITED REVELSTOKE, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF Cedar, White Pine and Fir Products Shiplap, Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, SS Lath, Shingles ==> Annual Capacity, 50,000,000 feet Mills at Revelstoke, B. C. Comaplix, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St, 7 Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, GEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HICH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES -HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG, J. T. MacLAREN, W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealers in British Columbia FLACK BUIDING, - VANCOUVER, B.C. —— vis CEs ae e—-_- - 3 4 . 1-50 are 5 =a Milt y q Meigs i N c : ——- € SS libs aie af > oe a = Sd us * |: ee RyS = = Sf ae SH : 4 a eS »S | {. Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541_ Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office: Suite 215 Winch Building . : : : VANCOUVER, B.C. President and General Manager Assistant General Manager D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg Wo. ROBERTSON, Vancouver THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Secretary-Treasurer, WILSON BELL, Winnipeg The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Vancouver, B. C. 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SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘ Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black's Wharf We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd- Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Dashwood Hou oa Gi Becades t., E.G. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTONA,” Glasgow A1 and ABC Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers 1 all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : gage onteder ation Life Bldg., TORONTO DIE DOUGLAS, CO, GT hn Street, MONTREAL Cc. G. SNDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, ONT. 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Montreal, P.Q.-Vancouver, B.C. 13.108 FEET =< 24” wide 7,000 FEET x 36° WIDE 1,944 FEET oe ee to face, of a character which they have not before in Canada had to ght to any great extent As in the United States, the formation of lumber specializing companies in Canada would unquestionably be fol- ~ lowed by a lowering of the rates charged by the old line companies, and -Tumbermen would become more than ever in the habit of insuring in these companies. It would, in the end, be a benefit to the lumbermen of Canada if they established their own mutual companies to handle the usiness which they now have to send abroad. From this point of view ey have little to fear from the bill now before the Canadian Govern- nt but they have good reason to complain that they and other Can ian manufacturers should not be put to the trouble and expense of such a course when the only object to be obtained is the protection of ra > The export of pulp and pulpwood will be made the subject of a ‘debate in the House of Commons on Feb. 21. Two members of Parlia- ment have resolutions upon the order paper, dealing with the matter and the debate is pretty sure to bring out some interesting ideas. It is searcely to be expected, however, that in the present delicate condi- tion of the relations between Canada and the United States, the Govern- ment will declare itself definitely one way or another. It will be thought by some that it is unfortunate that the debate should be brought on at present, when, by waiting for another month, the United States position upon the question may be beiter understood. After March 81, the maxi- mum tariff of the United States will come automatically into force against those countries which are not specifically designated by the ‘Tresident, as treating the United States as favorably as other nations. Bithough it is scarcely to be expected that the maximum tariff will be im- posed upon the products of Canada, yet there is an element of doubt i about the situation and there are one or two disquieting elements, such as the Franco-Canadian treaty, which complicate the situation. If it had been possible therefore to postpone the debate in the House of ‘Commons until the United States had shown their hands, it might have been better. The difficulty about delay, however, would have been that it impossible to have the matter brought up at all. A thorough canvass of the situation, however, will probably do more good than harm, as it is certain to show the strength of the Canadian position. Conviction comes with seeing, more than in any other manner. Any Canadian who doubts the wisdom of keeping our pulpwood in Canada and manufacturing it into paper by Canadian labor, should visit a large papermaking a Once he has seen the logs going into the grinders and the huge rolls of paper growing at the end of the papermaking ma- chine, he should become a confirmed advocate of any plan to prevent the _ pulpwood of Canada from going across the border to supply work and make profits for a foreign people. As a commercial proposition alone the demand for preventing the export of pulpwood is sound. As a means of protecting our forests from rapid destruction it is also important. While upon the question of duty it is interesting to note that there are more points of view than one regarding the outlook for the lumber trade in Canada, as affected by the tariff situation. The outlook for the lumber trade in Ontario is pretty generally accepted as being splen- did; better, in fact, than it ever was. Here, however, is the view taken by a mill owner living in the United States but operating extensively in Canada. “‘In our opinion,’’ he says, ‘‘the outlook for 1910, as concerns Ontario lumber manufacturers, is contingent largely upon the course of _ the yellow pine market, but much more so on the interpretation placed on the United States tariff bill as regards imports from Canada, and it Seems to us that Canadians generally, and Canadian lumber manufac- - turers i in particular, are taking entirely too much for granted when they assume that the duty will certainly remain as it is now. The United States certainly does not want a tariff war with Canada, and assumes at Canada does not want a tariff war with the United States, but as matter of fact, it is a pretty well defined opinion on the American side the line that the United States can stand such a tariff war much more y than Canada, as it imports from Canada a great deal more than it ris to Canada. There is also a feeling among American manufac- that the Canadian authorities are discriminating against certain erican goods to a greater extent than would be indicated by the lum- ‘by the end of March the session might be so far advanced as to make — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 the insurance companies of Canada in what is already virtually a strong monopoly of the insurance busines. The position taken by the insurance companies is not only an unfair but an illogical one. They object particularly to Canadian premium payers securing the benefit of the 38 rates charged by the lumber mutual in- surance companies of the United States. They declare that they should be allowed to do all the Canadian business. When they handle risks which are too large they themselves can reinsure in foreign companies and take advantage of the low rates. They would, however, make it a penal offence for Canadian premium payers to follow a similar course. A report of some of the evidence given before the Senate’s Banking and Commerce Committee appears elsewhere in this issue. - The Pulp Wood Situation and the United States Tariff ber tariff. For instance, in marine boilers, it is rather notorious that an American boiler will not be allowed the steam pressure that is allowed a Canadian boiler of exactly similar specifications and test. There is also a feeling on this side of the line that Canada is rather going out of her way to make it difficult for the President to construe the American tariff bill so as to admit Canadian goods on the minimum duty. The 2s- portation prohibition on pulpwood and logs could be overlooked, because, although obviously aimed at the United States, it would apply also to any other country, and also the preferential duty in favor of England could be overlooked by the President, owing to the obvious relations between England and Canada, but the French treaty and others may prove a decided stumbling block. “The Canadian lumbermen in Canada seem to take a view that if any tariff disturbance between the two countries is precipitated it will come from the United States, and so far as it can be done it is the duty of the Americans who are operating in Canada to see that nothing of the sort occurs. Several of them have added, in talking with the writer, that it would not make much difference to them anyhow, as their market is in Canada and England, and they ship very little to the United States and don’t care whether there is a high duty or not. We think they are wrong on both of these points. If Canada gives preferential duty to other countries, which discriminate against the United States, it is im- possible for the Americans who are lumbering in Canada, or for anybody else to change the interpretation of the American tariff law until Con- gress could repeal it, and we do not believe it would be repealed. We think that if the Canadian lumber manufacturers do not want their pro- duct discriminated against in entering the United States, it is up to them so far as possible by their influence with the members of Parliament from their districts, to prevent the essential cause of such discrimination, and the matter is really in their hands “As to the effects of the maximum duty on Canadian lumber upon Canadian manufacturers, who ar2 now selling their lumber primarily in Canada, we think that in case the maximum duty were imposed by the United States, that they would find their market a vastly different thing from what it is now. A very considerable amount of lumber is produced in Canada by Americans, or former Americans, who, knowing the Amer- ican markets, naturally ship their lumber to those markets and leave the market in Canada practically free for Canadian manufacturers. If the American market was taken away (it would certainly be by a maxi- mum tariff, which would be prohibitive), they would naturally seek the Canadian market, and we do not believe it would take two weeks after & maximum duty was enforced for every American manufacturer in Can- ada to have one or more salesmen seeking orders from the customers of the Canadian manufacturers. There could be only one result to th’s, of course.’’ This is a very reasonable treatment of the matter from the writer’s point of view, but it should be kept in mind by Canadians and Americans alike, that the question at issue is not which country could stand a tariff war the easier, but how each country can preserve its own interests with the least injury to the other, There is really only one stumbling block in the road at present, viz., the Franco-Canadian treaty. It should be pos- sible to find a method of preventing this from precipitating a tariff war. As to the prohibition of the export of pulp from Canada, it is inconceiy- able that any country would take offence at a measure of caution taken to preserve for Canadians their own birthright, John Hendry, Vancouver, New Vice- President of the C.L.A. Lt.-Col. J. B. Miller, Toronto, New President of the C.L.A. Noteworthy Convention of C. L.A. / Second Annual Meeting Attended by Representatives from Many Parts of Canada—Discussions upon Various Important Business Problems—Mr. J. B. Miller of Toronto, the New President : The second annual convention of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation was held in Ottawa cn Tuesday, Feb. Ist, and was successful in every respect. The attendance was encouraging and the interest taken by the members present in the important subjects which were brought up for discussion showed that the Association is already a most important factor in their work. The attendance was representative of the lumber interests in many parts of Canada. The meeting was of a character that one might expect from an in- stitution which had already been in existence for a number of years. ‘he reports presented by the officers and committees showed that the period of organization was well passed and that the Association had en- tered vigorously upon a period of active campaign in behalf of the inter- ests of its members. The matters discussed included such interesting sub- jects as ‘‘credit rating,’’ ‘‘the establishment of a trade report bureau,’’ “the establishment of a collection bureau,’’ ‘terms of sale and discount,”’ ‘“insurance,’’ ‘‘the manufacture of odd lengths,’’ ‘‘trade ethies,’’ ete. ‘he executive of the Association during the past year have done ex- cellent work and have go imbued the members with confidence in their work that practicaly all large questions taken up for discussion were finally referred to the new executive for the taking of definite action. The new executive thus come into office with a number of clear-cut lmes of action to follow during their term of office, and at the end of the year will no doubt have an interesting report to present showing prac- tical advance along the lines laid down by the second annual meeting. Mr. Gordon C. Edwards, president of the Association, occupied the chair during the annual meeting and was much assisted in his work by the secretary, Mr. Frank Hawkins. After the reading of the minutes, the president read his report, which was in part as follows: “We had our first annual meeting on May 19th last, and it is now my pleasing duty to again preside at your annual meeting. While we have only about eight months to record, I think you will find the various reports of sufficient interest to warrant me m saying that the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association has come to stay. Those reports and the details which will be the outcome of the discussion thereon I shall leave for your particular information. I would merely like to draw your atten- tion to one or two points which I consider very important, “With a view of increasing the membership, the secretary was sent out to British Columbia and as a result of the good offices of our friends in the West the membership was increased very considerably. D. C. Cameron, Winnipes) Wicks President of the C.L.A. ee - —- —— ——————E———————— ES | : ell ‘“A question as to the organization of a credit rating and trade report bureau in connection with this Association has received very careful con- sideration, and our secretary visited New York for the purpose of in- vestigating the question. ‘This Association is indebted to Mr. E. F. Perry, secretary of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association of New York City, for his courtesy and advice. “The matter of forming an insurance company or companies in connection with this Association to specialize on lumber risks has been taken up by your directors. In view of the pending legislation it was decided to let this matter stand until the annual meeting, when the whole question could be thoroughly discussed. “You will remember that when we last met, our freight rate case before the Board of Railway Commissioners was adjourned from May 18th to Sept. 21st, and although the final order of the Board has not yet been issued, we cannot look upon the result as anything but a com- plete vindication of our position “The question as to who should pay for the costs of providing stakes and fastenings for lumber, etc., ioaded on flat cars, was made the subject of an application to the Board of Railway Commissioners, and the case was heard April 6th, 1909. On July 24th the Board issued Order No. 7599, directing that the matter was one of rate and not of equip- ment. This: necessitated filing a new application, which was done by the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, Dec.. 20th, 1909. The fol- lowing associations are parties to the application: The British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers, Limited; the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association of British Columbia; the Montreal Lumber Association; the St. John, N.B., Board of Trade, and the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation. This matter will be heard on the 15th of this month, and if any of you have not already submitted your evidence in support of contention I would urge upon you doing so immediately. When I to you that the lumbermen of the United States paid their legal advi $25,000 in fighting a similar case before the Interstate Commerce Com- rnisgion, and that they are now appealing to Congress for relief, you will understand what this Association is trying to do for the trade in Canada, and so far there has not been one cent of extraordinary expense in con- nection with the prosecution of the matter. “You will also be called upon to discuss the question of a customs duty on lumber imported into Canada. In this connection I think it well to call your attention to the clause in the United States tariff pro- f viding that automatically on March 31st, the maximum tariff of 25 per cent. imposed by the bill will apply to imports from all countries. which are not specifically exempted by proclamation of the President. We should endeavor to avoid the appearance even of irritation. At the same time we should remember that Canada is for Canadians. “The business manager of the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman and Woad- worker’ wrote your secretary Jan. 6th, 1910, regarding the possibility of this Association considering the question of making rules for the erad- ing and inspection of lumber. If it is your pleasure to take this matter up, possibly some member present may move a resolution to that effect. “As this Association has now members in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, it would appear advisable to consider the appointment of provincial presidents ‘as pro- vided for in Article VI. of the constitution. The suggestion ig made for your consideration. “Before concluding, I would like to take this opportunity of thank- ing you for the honor done me in electing me as your first president and re-electing me at your first annual meeting to that office. I would like aiso to tell you that I consider our secretary, Mr. Hawkins, the right man in the right place. He has» worked very hard in connection with this Association.”’ In the course of his report, President Edwards also stated that he wished particularly to refer to the interest taken by Mr. Jolin Hendry, of Vancouver, in the work of the Association and to the assistance which he had given to the secretary, Mr. Frank Hawkins, during the latter’s visit to British Columbia. This visit had resulted in the addition of 23 new members to the Association Before resuming his seat, Mr. Edwards also added to his report the following remarks: ‘‘I consider it an honor to be president of this: Asso- ciation, and I will be glad to help it in any way I can in the future. The zood work done by Mr. Hawkins during the past year is deserving of the strongest commendation. He has worked early, late and hard in connection with the matters that we have had to deal with, and I think that you will all agree with me that the work could not have been done better. The next president will have some idea of what Mr. Hawkins is He is the most persistent worker I have ever known. I think lie is the right man in the right place.”’ At the suggestion of the chairman the secretary was instructed to send a telegram of congratulation to Mr. W. J. Bell, of Sudbury, one of the members of the Association, who was injured severely in the recent railway wreck at the Spanish, river, but who is now recovering rapidly from the effects of the accident. This was done, and a telegram of thanks was received later from Mr. Bell A letter of sympathy was also sent to Mr. Bremner, one of the members of the Association, who is at present undergoing treatment at the Protestant hospital at Ottawa. The annual report of the secretary, which was read by Mr. Frank Hawkins, was as follows: “Since our last meeting the work of the office has, I believe, pro- gressed. The membership has been substantially increased and I trust that during the coming year we shall add considerably to our member- ship. May I say in this connecticn that each of the members can render service to the Association in this respect, and I would now urge that Capt. R. G. Cameron, Ottawa Treasurer of the C.L.A. Geo. Gordon, M. P., Cache Bay, Ont. New Director of the C.L.A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a3 the time has arrived when a vigorous canvass to increase the membership should be made. Undoubtedly there are a number of the smaller mills which would gladly respond to an invitation to join this Association, and I would suggest the advisability of forming a committee of three to fur- ther this object. “Since November the 9th, 1909, this office has been sending out to all our members, details referring to lumber and allied industries in inquiries which appear in the weekly report issued by the Department of Trade and Commerce. The number of addresses which have been fur- nished in response to these circulars is 38, and the number of members to whom these 88 addresses have been furnished is 14, and would seem to indicate that the results justify a continuation of this policy. “It would serve no good purpose to attempt to enumerate the many services rendered by this Association. Suffice it to say, that your secre- tary holds himself ready at any time to attempt to solve difficulties under which the membership of this Association may be laboring. The Association is yours to use in the best interests of the trade. Your sec- retary desires to express his very keen appreciation of the confidence and loyalty which it has been his fortune to receive at your hands. For the coming year I bespeak your very hearty co-operation, and if there 18 one point which you will allow me to suggest, it would be the prompt reply to letters or circulars sent from this office.”’ The report of the treasurer, which was presented by Mr. R. G. Cameron, was brief, and showed that the Aesociation was in a satis- factory financial condition The committee on the constitution and by-laws presented a printed copy of the constitution and by-laws as drawn up by them. This was adopted by the Association with two amendments, relating to the time for calling the annual meeting. These amendments were made in order to give a longer notice to the members living in western Canada. Notice of the annual meeting, acccrding to these amendments, will be sent to each member at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting, and if a special meeting is called, the notice will be tewnty days at least in advence. The report of the committee upon transportation was received and adopted. The report was as follows: “The prosecution of the freight rate case before the Board of Railway Commissioners, after having been twice adjourned, was brought up for ’ fo) ss < 5 final argument Sept. 21st, 1909. The complete analysis of statements (2 z : = a of actual shipments during the months of June and September, 1908, and ‘February and March, 1909, which had been furnished by the railway companies, proved conclusively that the effect of the tariffs complained of was to increase rates very materially. The effect of these increases was particularly noticeable between large shipping and consuming points and also on all export business. The importance of this application will be noticed when at the end of four months after the final hearing the Board of Railway Commissioners had not been in a position to give the final order in the matter. Your committee, however, is pressing them for an early and final dispcsition. ‘Another matter of very grave importance to the members of this Association has been the prosecution of an application to which your A SR OES I A Dwight J. Turner, Toronto, New Director of the C.L.A. SA Sa at b4 GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Association is a party, regarding the furnishing of stakes and fastenings for flat cars. To your committee, there is no doubt about the injustice of requiring shippers to provide these stakes and fastenings, but the regulation imposed by the railways and the custom so well rooted, is often very difficult to overcome. Evidence has been asked for from our members, and when the case comes up for hearing we hope to be in a position to present the matter in a manner which will result in immediate relief to shippers. “Though not a party to the application, your Association was repre- sented at the hearing before the Board of Railway Commissioners pro- testing against the effort on the part of the railways to raise the classification on joiners’ work from 6th to 5th class. The application of the railways in this matter was disallowed by the Board. “The question also came up, of an application to the Board by the telegraph companies for an order specifying that on all words not dic- tionary words, tolls should be collected at the rate of five letters to a word on all land line ‘‘code’’ messages. This application, we feel, was the result of an abuse on the part of certain code makers, whereby a com- bination of letters in certain series produced a remarkable word, which the telegraph companies claimed was detrimental to their business. We therefore had no objection to raise, and the order of the Board does not interfere with nor increase the rates on our telegrams. ‘“‘Commencing with October Ist, 1909, the new form of bill of lading which was authorized by the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, in Order No. 7562, came into general use on Canadian railways subject to the jurisdiction of the Board. The simplified bill of lading is a distinct benefit to every freight shipper in Canada. Instead of the complicated clauses which characterized bills of lading prior to October 1st, 1909, we have now a bill with only eleven clauses. It is conceded that the interest of both shipper and carrier are fully protected, and one of the principal features of the new bill is the fact that the initial car- rier is responsible for loss or damage to the freight. This simple bill of lading is the result of the work by the Canadian Shippers’ Bill of Lading Committee, of which the secretary of this Association was appointed a member. It is gratifying to know that the Intercolonial Railway, which is not under the jurisdiction of the Board of Railway Commissioners on local traffic, has also adopted this bill of lading. The suggestion is thrown out that it would be in the interests of the shippers of this coun- try if all railways, whether Government or otherwise, were subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada.”’ Insurance Committee’s Report The report of the committee upon insurance was then submitted, and the secretary read a communication from the committee of premium payers of Canada, which, he explained, represented all the large sections of Canada. The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, he said, had been asked to have a representative on that committee, and had agreed. The tinal decision of the committee had not yet been made known. A meet- ing was to be held very soon, when a plan of campaign would be definitely mapped out. The committee had asked the Association to make a grant of $50 as their share of the expenses of the compaign. After some dis- gassion upon the subject, it was decided that this grant should be made aud that if a further grant were necessary the executive should be em- powered to deal with the matter. The report of the Committee on Insurance was as follows: ‘“‘The insurance bill which passed the House of Commons at the last session of Parliament, but which failed to become law through Parlia- rent proroguing before the bill could pass through the Senate, has again ‘keen brought up at this session of Parliament and is now before the Senate’s Banking and Commerce Committee, having been read by that body a second time. There had been numerous objections to clauses 70 and 139, and your Association was asked to join a committee which was being formed in the city of Montreal for the purpose of conducting a cam- raign looking towards the protection of the premium payers of Canada. The discussion of these two clauses has not yet been reached by the Senate committee, and inasmuch as the committee of insurance premium payers of Canada are preparing to present the case of the policyholder when the objectionable clauses are reached, your committee suggests that this will be the most effective way of defeating such legislation. As this is practically the only matter of legislation which has come up during the year it has been decided by mutual arrangement between the committee on legislation and this committee that the one report would suffice for both.”’ The secretary drew attention to the fact that the insurance com- panies made a strong point in their campaign of the fact that most of the industries of Canada were already thoroughly protected, and that they, the insurance companies, were entitled to similar treatment. The lumber manufacturers of Canada, however, were not protected at all, and it might be advisable that in addition to assisting the premium pay- ers’ committee as much as possible, the representatives of the Canadian luumbermen’s Association upon the committee should be empowered to take an independent stand if necessary. Mr. W. H. Rowley, of the E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, Que., agreed with the secretary in this regard. He did not think, however, that there was any possibility «f the insurance bill being passed by Parlia- ment in its present form. ‘I'he insurance companies, however, were taking a more determined ground, and had issued a pamphlet claiming that the clause calling for a 15 per cent. tax upon premiums paid companies not licensed in Canada, was not stringent enough. Mr. Rowley believed that this claim would help to ridicule the companies and might result in the bill being thrown out of Parliament. After further discus- sion the matter was allowed to drop without a definite decision being reached, the chairman remarking, however, that he did not think it was necessary to pass any resolution upon the subject as it was the sense of the meeting that the representatives of the Association should have a free hand. ; The Credit Rating of Lumbermen The question of forming a credit rating bureau was then taken up The secretary in this connection gave a brief report of his visit to York, during which he had made some ensuiries into the system operated there. He said that the credit rating bureau in connection with the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association of New York was a very complete affair. He had been given copies of all the forms used in the conduct of that business. ‘These forms indicated the tre- mendous amount of detail which was necessary in order to have a thor- oughly equipped and organized bureau. The bureau was in communi- cation with a number of rating companies in different parts of the coun- try and had a complete corps of solicitors, attorneys, etc., of their own. They were also in communication with all the banks and with every possible source of infromation regarding the financial standing of people engaged in the lumber trade. It was indeed a very complete bureau, and the organization of such a bureau would be an extremely expensive matter. There was no doubt whatever that the formation of a credit rating bureau in connection with the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association would be a very desirable step, but the Association was only a young institution at present and it was a question whether they should go to the expense involved in a matter of this kind immediately. The members of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association of New York levied a separate subscription of $50 to cover the expenses of the bureau Tf the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association were to establish such bureau their membership was much too small to be able to meet the expense with such a small payment. It seemed to him at the presen time a little beyond the Association’s reach. In addition to this, there was also another feature of the matter to be considered. The National Association were covering the ground in Canada pretty thoroughly. It was possible that eventually the Association might make some sort 0 an arrangement with the National Association to take over the Canadian reports as a nucleus for a Canadian credit rating bureau, and they might make some reciprocal arrangement to supply the National Association with Canadian reports in return for United States reports. At the same time, however, his advice would be to pass the matter over for a little time at any rate. Mr. J. B. Miller, Toronto, agreed with the secretary in this regard. He believed it would be cheaper for the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation at present to join the American Association, and get their reports, which would be much better than the Canadian Association could pos-— sibly get for themselves for some time to come. After five or six years perhaps, when the membership of the Association had become large enough, they might be able to go in for a separate bureau. The organization of a collection bureau was also discussed. The secretary explained that he had details of the method in which this work was carried on by the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association. They charged a regular schedule of fees for the collection of debts. It was a question at the present time whether the Association was disposed to organize such a bureau It would not, of course, call for so great an expenditure. i 4 b> The president remarked that the value of the collection bureau was based largely on the fact-that a great many people would rather pay their bills than have it become known that their accounts had been put in the hands of a bureau for collection. However, this could also be attended to by the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association. After some further discussion the subject was dropped without any action being taken. ; ; A short discussion followed upon the matter of arranging the date af the annual meeting so that it can be held at the same time as the Forestry convention. It was decided that the Association should in with the proposal that the two conventions should be held on suc- ceeding days, but-it was thought best rot to alter the date of holding the Association’s meeting. It is understood that it will be possible t have the Forestry convention follow the meeting of the lumbermen and to arrange for a joint banquet. Terms of Sale and Discount An interesting discussion occurred upon the matter of terms of sal and discount. Mr. J. B. Miller introduced the discussion by calling attention to the difficulties which arose out of the different ways tha different firms had of doing business. Mr. John Hendry thought the matter could not be successfully at- tended to by the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association. In British Col umbia, the local associations were attending to it, and the conditions were gradually improving. The circumstances of the trade were be- coming such that they cculd not do away with the different rates pre- vailing in different sections, and he believed that the local associatious were the only ones which could handle the matter with any success. Mr. H. J. Bartlett, Orillia, said that they had to consider the means of the people to whom they were selling. They could not tie up money tightly or else they would loose business. Frequently a little difference in discount decided a sale. The difficulty seemed to be one ‘upon which they were not able to unite. The secretary stated that the Western Canada Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation at their meeting in December had passed a resolution fixing the rate of discount at 2 per cent. for 15 days, 1 per cent. for 30 days, and net for 60 days; renewals to be subject to 8 per cent. interest and exchange. This was for the retail trade Mr. Hendry remarked that this resolution had been passed all right, but at the same time they did not always adhere to it. Mr. Peter Whelen, Ottawa, was of the opinion that any change made by the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association would be premature. The chairman asked what Mr Whelen would think of changing the net rate from 60 to 90 days. Mr. Whelen did not think it would work out satisfactorily in the Ottawa, trade. The chairman replied that he thought the day was coming when they should lave uniform terms and enforce them. He believed it was a mistake to have different terms. Insurance Carried by Retailers Mr. Walter Laidlaw, Toronto, brought up the important subject of the insurance carried by retailers on their stocks. The matter was very vital to the wholesalers and manufacturers. They were themselves try- ing to secure reports from their travellers as to the amount of insurance carried by their customers. They found it a difficult matter, however. Tf they tried to interest their customers individually, the latter would say that they would buy from someone else, and accuse them of trying te “‘plug for the insurance companies.’’ He thought the Association might issue a little pamphlet with a view to educating the retailers. If a fire occurred in a retail yard it might wipe the company out and the firms who had given them credit would lose their money. The chairman said that the matter was very important because they were dog business all the time more or less with men who were “not carrying insurance. On the suggesiicn of Mr. Laidlaw, it was decided to get out a little circular calling the attention of retailers to this matter. The circular is simply to be suggestive, calling the attention of the retailer to tne fact that, if he is not carrying sufficient insurance, he should look into the matter at once. Losses by Jumping of Lumber Jacks A letter was read from Mr. W. J. Shepherd, of the Georgian Bay Lumber Commany, Waubaushene, Ont., calling attention to the preva- lence of the habit among men employed to work in the woods, of de serting after they have secured their transportation to some point which they wish to reach. This was the cause of the loss of a great deal of money to operators annually. He hoped the Association would take the matter up and see if they could devise some means which would ensure that the men should go to the woods to work if they had been advanced the price of their railway fare. Under the present conditions the men simply walked away and the employers had no recourse at all against it. He suggested that a circular should be sent to lumbermen to secure their opinions upon the subject. The conditions prevailing to-day were not only costing the operators a great deal of money but were having a bad effect upon the men, by turning many of them into tramps. A similar letter was also read by the secretary, which had been re- ceived from Mr. Melville Bertram, of the Collins Inlet Lumber Company. Collins Inlet, Ont. One of the members present remarked that until five Years ago it had been a criminal offence for the men to desert after securing their railway fares, but since then it had been only a civil offence and the men simply jumped. The operator might sue them, but that weuld be no use, as the men had no money. Their company had lost $200 in this way last year. The secretary announced that the Association had sent out a number of circulars in regard to this matter and had received several replies, which indicated that the practice was apparently a very general one. &. Mr. J B. Miller said that his company found it necessary to sen an agent to look over the men before hiring them. In that way they got é off a little better, but still they lost a great deal of money. _ The secretary stated that one of the letters he had received was from the Booths, saying that they lost a considerable sum of money _ ennually in this manner. Another was from Mr. Gillies, suggesting that a clearing house should be established with a clerk in charge or a ate agency of the Association, to send lists of all the firms who ald agree to give information upon the matter. Mr. Miller said that would be a very difficult matter because the men so frequently ged their names The only thing to do, he believed, was to send : their own men to look over the employees before they were taken on Soe K, Egan, Ottawa, said that the system of hiring men was a The agencies which supplied the men got two dollars for each > dey i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 25 man they sent out. They did not care who they hired or how they hired them. This was the weakest end of the whole lumber business. He did not know how it could be remedied. He believed, however, that under the common law they could arrest a man who deserted in this . manner, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Rewley asked why the employers should accept men who had come from some other camp. The employers could stop the trouble pretty much themselves without having to call in any lawyers, if they would refuse to take a man who had deserted from some other camp. Tf the operators would agree with one another not to hire men who had deserted, it would pretty soon put a stop to the whole business. Mr. Laidlaw suggested that the secretary should write to the Min- nesota Lumbermen’s Association about the matter. He understood that a few years ago this Association had taken up the same matter and had adopted a remedy which had turned out very satisfactorily. If the secretary were to write to the Minnesota Lumbermen’s Association ask- ing for information upon the subject it might help them materially. Mr. Laidlaw’s suggestion was adopted, and upon the recommendation of the chairman the question was left in the hands of the executive, with instructions to appoint a committee to deal with the matter at once. The Manufacture of Odd Lengths The matter of manufacturing odd lengths of lumber was taken up next. The secretary read a letter from the Oregon Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation pointing out that a resolution had been adopted by that associa- tion, calling for the manufacture of odd lengths of flooring, ceiling, sid- ing, rustic and finish. At a meeting of the Western Canada Lumber Manufacturers in December last, a resolution had also been adopted ap- proving of the course taken by the United States Association, and pledg- ing its members to adopt a similar course from January 1, 1910. An interesting discussion followed this, at which it was brought out fully that odd lengths were already being manufactured in various parts of Canada, particularly in the Ottawa valley and the Georgian Bay district. The chairman thought that the question was one which should be left in the hands of the executive. Mr. Miller was inclined to disagree. The manufacture of even lengths only, involved a loss of two per cent., and pine was becoming scarce enough already. Mr. Bartlett took issue with Mr. Miller. In Ottawa, he said, the manufacturers got less money for their lumber, because they included the odd lengths. Manufacturers had to take into consideration the archi- tect, and he was a very peculiar individual. They could not get away from him. The chairman thought it would be a hard matter to deal with be- cause in some sections it was customary to quote with the odd lengths included, and in other sections without them. Mr. Bartlett said it was too local a matter for the Association to deal with. The chairman added that he thought it ought to be left in the hands of the manufacturer. Mr. Bartlett did not think the manufacture of even lengths only, involved a waste. He had looked into the matter very closely and found that often a board which might have stood 16 feet was cut down to 15 feet. This was not always the case, but it occurred sufficiently often to say that the man who makes even lengths was not losing that odd foot. Moreover, those who.made odd lengths gold their lumber for less money. They might not realize it, but the buyer always had in con- sideration how the lumber would fit into his market. No definite action was taken upon this subject. The adoption of a code of trade ethics was next discussed. The code recently adopted by the American Lumber Trades Congress was sub- mitted to the members and after a brief discussion it was referred to the executive committee, with instructions to appoint a committee to deal with it. Relations of Wholesalers and Retailers A discussion upon the relations existing between manufacturers and retailers was introduced by a letter from Mr. V. R. Marshall, of the Brockville Lumber Company, who was unable to attend the meeting. He stated in his letter that manufacturers frequently sold direct to con- tractors and builders. Unless some rules were adopted to protect the middleman in some measure, he said, it would be of no use to them to belong to the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association. Mr. Geash, of the Brockville Lumber Company, enlarged upon the same point. The chairman explained the difficulty connected with the matter. His company were retailers as well as manufacturers, and there wer many others in the same situation, so that the matter was a very diff- cult one to adjust. Mr. Geash complained that when a private individual sent a bill to ~ a manufacturer for one or two buildings, they would quote on it as soon as they would to a retailer. The chairman said that these quotations were made from the retail department. Individuals submitting bills in this manner did not get the wholesale prices. His company’s travellers sold to the retail trade only. They never went to the contractor. \y 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mr. Laidlaw said that it would not pay wholesalers to sell to build- ers and contractors. His firm, however, had a retail department, and several retail yards. These yards received retail bills and quoted retail prices on them. As wholesalers they thought it was not to their own interests to interfere with any of their retail customers. He believed, however, that it might*be a good thing if the secretary would write to the members of the Association and suggest to them that they confine their trade to the retailers strictly. On Mr. Laidlaw’s suggestion, it was decided to refer the matter to the executive. At the afternoon session, the first matter taken up was the situa- tion arising out of the failure of- the Government to take reasonable measures to prevent the abuses existing in connection with settlers and veterans who take up land which is not suitable for agriculture, remove ali the timber and then, being unable to obtain a living upon the land, move to some other locality and repeat the process. In this way limit holders are subjected to the loss of large quantities of timber. The situation is really one of legalized thievery. The settlers take off timber which the limit holders have already purchased from the Government. Having no mills, the settlers simply sell the timber back to the limit holders, who have already paid for it once. The discussion upon this matter was brief. The members were of one opinien only upon the matter, being persuaded that they are being unjustly ucprived of that which actually belongs to them by right of purchase. The matter was left in the hands of the legislation com- mittee. Duty on Lumber Entering Canada The duty on lumber and shingles coming into Canada from the United States was next discussed. The secretary read a communication from the British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers, Limited, stating that they concurred in the resolution adopted by the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association upon the subject, which was as follows: Item 502 —That the words ‘‘shingles of wood’? be struck out (from the free list.). Item 503 —Planks, boards, beams, joists, and similar timber or lumber of wood, n.o.p., when not otherwise manufactured than sawn, split or cut, whether creosoted or treated by any preserving process or not.—Free in all tariffs. Item 504 —Planks, boards, beams, joists, and similar timber or lumber of pine, not elsewhere specified, spruce, cedar, fir, larch, hem- lock, or tamarack, when not further manufactured than sawn or split, whether creosoted or treated by any preserving pro- cess or not —General tariff rate $1.25 per M. Item 504A—Shingles of wood.—General tariff rate 30 cents per M. Tiem 504B—Laths of wood.—Genera! tariff rate 20 cents per M pieces. Growth of Mutual Insure in the U.S. Outline of the Movement Among Lumbermen—Successful Reduction of Rates and Consequent Saving— Address Before C. L. A. by Justin Peters of Philadelphia The most interesting and important part of the afternoon session ef the convention of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Ascciation was that devoted to a discussion of insurarce matters. The critical situation pro- duced by the insurance bill which has been passed by the House of Commons and is now before the Canadian Senate has aroused the lum-— bermen of Canada to an anxious realization of the dangers which are ahead of them if the proposed legislation is not amended. If the bill in its present form is allowed to become law they will be subjected to a heavy tax upon their insurance, and they are already casting about for a remedy to this situation if they are unable to prevent its occurrence. The most logical course will be for the lumbermen to consider the estab- lishment of a lumber specializing insurance company of their own. With a view to studying the feasibility of such a course, the secretary of the Association recently visited the United Sates, and while there made the acquaintance of Mr. Justin Peters, manager of the Pennsylvania Lum- ber Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. Mr. Peters gave him much valuable information and kindly consented to come to Ottawa and address the Association upon the subject. Mr. Peters said that he had come to say a few words regarding the success which had-been attained by the lumber insuring companies of the United States. The present movement really dated back to the early 90’s, and the reason for it was that the old line companies had made exceptional charges to lumbermen for their insurance. It was thought at that time that the formation of mutual companies would re- lieve the situation. In Philadelphia, scarcely had the . Pennsylvania Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company been organized before the old line companies made a substantia! cut in their rates. The Pennsylvania company began in 1895. A+ about the same time the Lumber Mutual Hire Insurance Company of Boston was formed. A little later came the Lumbermen’s Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Mansfield, Ohio, and the Lumbermen’s Mutua! Insurance Company of Indianapolis, which has been eminently successful. They had accumulated good cash assets = ee Item 504C—Clapboards of wood.—General tariff rate $1.25 per thousand super- ficial feet. ; Ikem 504D—Pitch or southern pine, when imported by manufacturers of agri- cultural implements, or span manufacturers, for use only in their own factories in the manufacture of agricultural imple- ments or spars.—Free in all tariffs. Mr. Hendry said that he did not think there was much to be said upon the matter just now. It appeared to be impossible to get the Govy- ernment to act in connection with the lumber tariff alone. The Manu: fucturers’ Association was trying to get the Government to appoint 2 tariff ccimunission. After a brief discussion it was agreed to leave the matter in the ha of the executive, with a suggestion in favor of their appointing a mittee to work in conjunction with the committee of the Manufacture Association upon the question. Uniformity of Grading Systems , “he desirability of adopting a uniform system of grading lum throughout Canada was next discussed. The secretary drew attention the varied nature of the grading systems in use in different parts of th country and said that he believed the matter would be a very difficult one to arrange. Y Mr. Hendry said that in British Columbia they had dealt pretty fully with the matter, both in regard to foreign trade and in regard to the rail trade. Their grading, of course, would not apply to eastern lumber In British Columbia they had different grading rules for the mountain and coast mills. They believed that they had arrived at a very successful grading te suit the lumber they were handling, but it would be pretty difficult, without making further enquiry, to know whe- ther the same grading would apply all over Canada. He did not think that grading rules could be adopted which would apply all over Canada. He proposed, however, that they should communicate with the different local associations and have them submit their grading rules. The mat- ter could then be taken up at the next meeting in Ottawa and they might be able to do something effective in the way of systematizing the grading rules for the different localities. The chairman said that it would certainly be a decided advantage if they could arrange their grades somewhat after the manner of the grading adopted in the United States, viz., No. 1, 2 and 8 barn, ete. Mr. Egan said that he did not believe they could succeed with it for some time to come. It would necessitate a considerable amount of education before they could carry it out. On the suggestion of Mr. Hendry the matter was left in the hands — cf the executive, with instructions to secure the grading rules in use in the various sections of Canada. and were paying, the first three mentioned, a 40 per cent. dividend, and the Indiana company a 35 per cent. dividend. The Indiana company also hoped to reach a 40 per cent. basis at the end of the present year. The — effect upon the rates in the districts in which these companies were oper- — ating had been a lowering of the charges which the old line companies - made. In fact, at the present time there seemed to be a general in- clination to reduce rates to such a competitive basis that the mutuals doubted the propriety of following these rates. In talking the matter over with lumbermen whose rates had been reduced, it was a pleasure for him to learn that they showed a spirit of loyalty to the mutual com- panies. The lumbermen recognized that if they did not support the mutuals it would be only a matter of time before the mutuals would have to go out of business. The old line companies would then have the lumbermen at their mercy. 2 The success which the mutual companies had had, was largely due to the care which they had exercised in the selection and inspection of — their risks. The movement had been largely an educational one. They found to-day that it was much easier than it had been at first, to get the policyholders to adopt the suggestions of their inspectors. An im- portant factor in the success of the movement had also been the af that the mutual companies kept their expenses down very low. ' standard of character also among lumbermen was higher perhaps. doubt it was higher than in the general lines of business, and the mo risk was not so great an element in their business. Last year the Pe sylvania company had only been paying a 35 per cent. dividend, but a few weeks ago the board of directors had increased the rate by 5 per cent. They had paid out last year $84,000, and had added to the sur- plus, which was nothing more or less than undivided profits, $52,000, making their surplus $290,000. They had increased the amount of theit insurance in foree by $2,000,000, and had paid $40,000 to their premium account, and were well on the way towards the half million point in their assets. “_ thie company had not had as much insurance in Canada as they would like, as they were not licensed in Canada. During their 15 years they had written in Canada about $45,000 in premiums, and they had -had losses amounting to $11,000, which was about a 25 per cent. loss ratio. Of course, with the mua companies there was the assessment liability, but the companies mentioned had limited this liability to an amount equivalent to three times the amount of the premium named in the policy. On account of the assets which it had been deemed prudent the managers to accumulate, there had been a corresponding decrease the likelihood of any assessment becoming necessary. Even if they . obliged to make an assessment to-day, ‘the money which they had saved to their policyholders in the way of dividends would make the as- ment seem infinitesimal. ~ The Lumber Underwriters of New York, a Lloyd’s company, also been very successful. They had accumulated substantial assets and had made some little money for themselves. The Adirondack Lumber Insurance Company of New York, and the Toledo Fire & Marine Insur- ance Company were stock companies organized and run by lumbermen, and they also had been successful. All of the companies he had men- tioned had from time to time had their bad years, but, generally speak- ing, the movement had been successful. had American Companies not in Position to Deposit One of the members of the Association present asked Mr. Peters whether, if a law were passed in Canada requiring the mutual compan- ies to make a deposit of $100,000 or to cease doing business in Canada, the United States companies would pay the deposit. In reply Mr. Peters said that they had exactly similar conditions to consider in the United States already. The State of New York was a very desirable one in which to do business, but in the past they. had been unable to secure a license in that State. Recently the State had passed a law which permitted mutual companies organized in some other State to carry on business in New York State, if they would deposit $200,000 with the Government. The managers of his company, however, had felt that they were handling their policyholders’ money. They were trustees for that money, and it would be very unwise for them to make a deposit of $200,000 for such a purpose. That sum would represent a very con- siderable portion of their assets. He was quite sure, however, that if there were any method by which the mutual companies could be’ allowed to do business in Canada without making a deposit they would be very glad to do it. In the United States, deposits were required by the vari- ous states, which varied according to the state. The policy of the com- pany in which he was interested had always been to invest in assets which could be readily realized vpon. They were invested in railway bonds and municipal bonds. They had no investments in stocks at all. They wanted their assets in securities upon which they could realize in half an hour a sufficient sum to tide them over any period of misfortune. There was nothing which had been more closely watched by their presi- dent and board of directors than this one matter. It might be, however, _ that they would reach a position some day where they would feel justi- fied in placing some of their money on deposit with governments for the ‘purpose of obtaining licenses in other States or countries. The Lum- bermen’s Mutual Insurance Company had a million dollars of assets and they had deposited $200,000 with the State of New York. It had _ been held, however, that a citizen of the United States had a right to _ insure his property in any company he chose so long as the company was [censed to do business in some particular State and the contract was made in the State in which the company was licensed. For a long term ’ of years the Pennsylvania company did not secure admission to any other State. All their contracts were made in Philadelphia, and they were licensed under the laws of Pennsylvania. The policies were made there and sent through the mails to the policyholder. Mr Rowley remarked that a company to be of any use to Canadians Cif the proposed bill were passed), would have to be one that would do business in the country. The point was whether the companies in the United States would be likely to comply with the law and make a de- posit that would enable them to do business in this country. Mr. Peters replied that they would not do so at the present time, and in answer to Mr. Rowley’s question why they would not, he said that he thought it was all right for the Canadian Government, if it wanted to do so, to require a deposit, but in their present financial posi- tion he would recommend his board of directors. not to make a depcsit, because they had only between $400,000 and $500,000 of assets and ht to keep it intact until some time when one or two hundred thousand ars did not represent quite so much to the company. He believed that could get a great deal of business in Canada if they wanted to. Mutuals or Stock Companies for Canada ‘The chairman asked Mr. Peters what he would recommend Can- | umbermen to do. Would he recommend the formation of mutual nies in the different provinces ? . Peters replied to the effect that they would get a ete deal alty from policyholders when the latter felt that they were part el of the company, than when the company was a stock com- policyholders would do more for a mutual company. They improvements in their property which they would not make - CANADA ee ae AND WOODWORKER 27 if they thought that they were only making money thereby ee somebody else. At the same time they should consider that one of the greatest advantages accruing to lumbermen from branching out into the field of msurance would result from having a company backed up by some as- sets from the outset. It had been very slow business for them in the United States when they had started out to do business without any as- sets. While they had been succeéeful even in the early days, in getting the old line companies to reduce their rates, he was satisfied that they would have greater immediate success in Canada in inducing the old Ine companies to reduce their rates, if they had a stock company or- ganized to go right out among an belnen and say, “‘here, we have such and such resources, and we want your business.’’ The old line companies would follow the competition more quickly. At the same time, however, he thought that the mutual company would be more advantageous because it would be entirely independent of the old line companies. Mr. Dwight J. Turner brought up the matter of reinsurance. He asked whether, supposing this law were to go into force and they were to form a company of their own they would not probably have the same privileges of reinsuring with outside companies as other companies had. Although they might only be able to assume small risks themselves, they would be able to reinsure with other companies and thus obtain their cbject. That was the cause of one of the strong objections they took to the bill. The old line insurance companies were able to insure them for 2 per cent. and reinsure them for 1 per cent., and they could not do so themselves. If they had a lumbermen’s insurance company could they not reinsure with the mutual companies in the United States and thus give the insurer a large amount of insurance ? Mr. Peters said that he thought they could. He would not like to say so pesitively without looking into the matter clcsely, but he believed they could. In answer to a question as to how many risks would make a fairly safe number to commence business upon, Mr. Peters said 100 risks would be more than they had in Pennsylvania to begin with. They considered the retail yards the cream of the business, and they took risks also upon sash and door factories, planing mills, and all kinds of woodworking establishments so long as they came up to their require- ments. It would be a good plan in Canada to have two or three mutuals in different provinces. It might not be necessary at first, but as the business developed it would ne a good plan. In conclusion, Mr. Peters said that has company had been. classi- fying its business"for the last few years and hoped soon to be in a posi- tion to show some very interesting figures regarding the Icss on each class. He assured the Association that the company’s books and experi- ence were at their service if they wished for further information. The chairman, on behalf of the Association, thanked Mr. Peters for his kindness in giving them the assistance of his advice and the benefit of his company’s experience. After a few minor matters had been dealt with, the meeting was concluded and the directors held a meeting for the election of officers. The officers for the year 1910, as elected by the directors, are as follows: President, J. B. Miller, Toronto; Vice-Presidents, J. C. Browne, Ottawa; John Hendry, Vancouver; D C. Cameron, Winnipeg; Alex, MacLaurin, Montreal; Secretary, Frank Hawkins, Ottawa; Treasurer, R. G. Cam- eron, Ottawa; Directors—Ontario: G. C. Edwards, Ottawa; J. B. Miller, Toronto; J. S. Gillies, Braeside; J. C. Browne, Ottawa; J. J. McFad- den, Renfrew; H. K. Egan, Ottawa; W. C. Laidlaw, Toronto; Dwight J. Turner, Toronto; George Gordon, Cache Bay; W. H. Rowley, Ot- tawa; W. A. Firstbrook, Toronto; Quebec: D. H. McLennan, Montreal; Alex Machlaurin, Montreal; Wm. Power, Montreal; British Columbia: John Hendry, Vancouver; Otto Lachmund, Arrowhead; A. D. McRae, Fraser Mills; Wm. McNeill, Vancouver; D. C. Cameron, Winnipeg, and Wm. Cowan, Prince Albert Sask. At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Eagle Lumber Company, Limited, held at their. Montreal offices, 97 St. James street, Feb. 7th, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Leonidas Villeneuve ; Vice-President, J. I. Dupre; Secretary- Treasurer, Joseph H. Poulin : Directors: Leonidas Villeneuve, Arthur P. Beaupre (Managing Director), J. I. Dupre. The secretary reported a very successful year of business for 1909, and the results, as shown by the - balance sheet, proved very gratifying. For 1910, the company say that the outlook is very promising. The Eagle Lumber Company manufac- ture spruce and hemlock, and handle extensively white and Norway pine and white cedar shingles. The annual meeting of the Log Picking Association was held re- cently at the Queen’s Hotel, Toronto. The chair was occupied by Mr. Dwight J. Turner. The members present were: Mr. D. J. Turner, Mr E Leatherby, Mr. Carney, Mr. Guy Moulthrop, Mr. Ralph Loveland, Mr W. E. Bigwood, Mr. Fred Waldie, Mr. W. J. Sheppard, Mr. Chas. Moore, Mr. James Playfair, Mr. Wells, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Lovering, Mr. W. A. Firstbrook, Mr. Bell, Mr. Arnold, Mr. G. G. Gladman. The profits on operations concluded during the year amounted to $21,251.74. This was distributed among the members and the balance on uncon- cluded operations is being held for working capital. 25 Lumbermen Gather at Annual Banquet Joyful Celebration of Second Birthday of the C. L. A.—Interesting Addresses by Hon. Clifford Sifton, Mr. Wm. McNeill and Mr. Thomas Southworth On Tuesday evening, February Ist, the annual banquet of the Can- adian Lumbermen’s Association was held in the Russell House, Ottawa. There were about sixty guests present, and the event was a most suc- cessful one. The retiring president, Mr. G. C. Edwards, Ottawa, occu- pied the chair, and the seat of honor upon his right was occupied by Hon. Clifford Sifton, chairman of the Commission of Conservation. To the left of the chairman sat Mr. Wm. McNeill, of Vancouver. Among the others seated at the head table were the following: Thomas South- worth, Toronto, president of the Canadian Forestry Association, and former Director of Colonization; A. J. Hendry, Vancouver, president of » the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association; Hon. Senator W. C. Edwards, Ottawa; George Gordon, M.P., Cache Bay, Ont.; J. F. Orde, K.C., solicitor for the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, Ottawa; R. H. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent of Forestry, Ottawa; J. S. Gillies, Braeside, Ont.; D. Murphy, Ottawa; Justin Peters, manager of the Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pa. ; H. K. Egan, Ottawa; J. C. Browne, Ottawa; Peter Whelen, president of the Ottawa Board of Trade; Dwight J. Turner, Toronto, and W. A. Firstbrook, Toronto. The others present includ- ed the following: William Power, Quebec, Que.; J. B. Miller, Toronto, Ont., president Canadian Lumbermen’s Association ; J. B. Hunter, Deputy Minister Public Works; W. C. Laidlaw, Toronto, Ont.; Ward C. Hughson, Ottawa, Ont.; H. W. Gays, Ottawa, Ont.; J. H. Redfern, Montreal, Que.; J. FE. H. Barnet, Renfrew, Ont.; C. J. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, Toronto, Ont.; Frank Hawkins, Ottawa; W. H. Rowley, vice-president Canadian Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, Ottawa, Ont.; Leslie Macoun, Ottawa, Ont.; Cecil Bethune, Ottawa, Ont.; Thomas Wilson, Ottawa, Ont.; E. L. Leetham, Ottawa, Ont..; S. Thompson, Ottawa, Ont.; Gorman Wilson, Ottawa, OntaSade Montgomery, Ottawa, Ont.; A. D. Huff, Ottawa, Ont.; R. G. Cameron, Ottawa, Ont.; Dwight P. Cruikshanks, Ottawa, Ont.; W. H. Bromley, Pembroke, Ont.: W. R. Beattie, Pembroke, Ont.; M. P. Kinsella, Ot- tawa, Ont.: W. J. Sherman, Ottawa, Ont.; — Geash, Brockville, Ont. ; F. X. Plaunt, Ottawa, Ont.; D. Mclaren, Toronto, Ont.; W. A. Cam- eron, Ottawa, Ont.; BE. A. Dunlop, Pembroke, Ont.; — Patchen, repre- senting New York journals; W. S. Tilston, Montreal, Que.; W. A. Home, Quebec, Que.; H. B. Poliwka, Quebec, Que.; W. M. Ross, Ot- tawa. Ont.: A. E. Cates, Toronto, Ont.; — Hughson, Ottawa, Ont.; A. FE. Maxwell. Ottawa, Ont.; Horace Boulltbee, Toronto Ont., represent- ing ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’; Donald Heins, Ottawa, Ont.; Alex. McCall, M.P.; Thos. Walklate. Lumbering and Conservation After the loyal toasts had been enthusiastically disposed of, Hon. Clifford Sifton was called upon, and he delivered a forcible address upon forestry and conservation. Mr. Sifton said that he was pleased to have an opportunity to say a few words upon a subject which had engaged a great deal of his attention during the past year and probably would en- gage more of it in the future, namely, the resources of Canada. It had been said that in Canada we had been late in waking up to the idea that our resources should be conserved and taken care of. There was some- thing in that possibly. In some respects we had been late in waking up, but there were many excuses to be made for that fact. A country situ- ated as Canada, had not been able to take the time or to spend the money necessary to carry on the work in a careful, far-seeing and scientific ranner. One of the abuses which had been allowed to exist and which should be remedied was the entering of settlers upon land which was not fit. for agriculture. He could imagine no greater crime than allowing «ny land which was unfit for anything but growing timber to be entered for by settlers. It was not agricultural land. You could not carry on agriculture on a little moss-covered rock. ‘There was nothing that could be done to more seriously injure the country than to permit settlers to enter such land. Jt injured both the land and the people who were sent there. The families could not possibly earn a living, nor could they grow up in such a way as to become desirable citizens. There were some parts of the country with which he was tolerably familiar. He had travelled between Ottawa and Winnipeg during the last 40 years from 10 to 15 times a year, and had seen what was going on in that country, much of which was of the character he had spoken of, and he had put forward in the strongest way he could the claim that that territory should be made use of for hte only purpose for which it could properly be made use of, that was for the purpose—most of it—of growing timber and providing for the amelioration of the climate and the regulation of the waterfall. A few months ago he had thought that it would be interesting to try and make some computation of the timber resources of the United States and Canada that would be satisfactory to himself. He need not eay to CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 other materials, the quantity of lumber used per capita of the popula- them how hard it was to obtain anything of a reliable nature. Ulti- mately he had come to the conclusion that, making every possible al- lowance for mistakes, he had secured something like an approximation cf the real figures. The highest estimate of the total supply of mer chantable timber in the United States was about twenty-two hund billion feet, board measure, and the annual consumption of the Uni States was about one hundred billion feet. The allowance for gro was about thirty billion feet annually. The net annual consumpt was therefore about seventy billion feet. There was therefore about years’ supply of merchantable timber standing in the United States at the present time. This conclusion was based on the assumption tha the consumption of the United States would remain the same as it was at the present time. But it would unquestionably largely increase. In the next 25 years the United States would add 25,000,000 to their popu-— lution beyond a doubt. Unquestionably the consumption of lumber — would increase. Notwithstanding the very great increase in the use of tion continued increasing. In Canada he had examined every official record that he could secure, and had made every allowance that he thought necessary. Taking the country by provinces, he had come to” the conclusion that the available supply of merchantable timber was as follows: Prince Edward Island, 600,000,000 feet; Nova Scotia, 12,000,000,000 feet; New Brunswick, 22,000,000,000 feet; Quebec, 75,000,000,000 feet; Ontario, 35,000,000,000 feet: Dominion lands, 150,- 000,000,000 feet; British Columbia, 200,000,000,000 feet, total 494,- 600,000,000 feet. The pulp wood resources were about as follows: Quebec, 500,000,000 cords; Ontario, 300,000,000 cords; British Columbia, — 300,000,000 cords; Dominion lands, quantity unknown; total, 1,100,- 000,000 cords. While the supply of lumber standing in the United States would last that country for 30 years; in Canada we could supply them for seven years after their own supply had been exhausted. There was no question of doubt that the figures he had given in regard to the United States were quite large enough. His own opinion was that perhaps the supply in Canada was much less than the figures — he had given would indicate. They showed that we had in Canada a supply of timber for our own use sufficient for a long time to come, but they also indicated that the time would come, before a very great while, when the governments of this country would have to decide whether they — would allow the lumber of Canada to be exported or cut, faster than was required for their own population. Within a very few years this ques- — tion would become an acute one for the Dominion of Canada. In conclusion, Hon. Mr Sifton spoke of the work of the Conserva- tion Commission. The members of the commission intended to work at the problems conservatively and carefully, but they were going to stay at the work. They were going to fight the question of fire and the ques- tion of the destruction of the forests all along the line until they had won a complete victory. The Governments and the Lumbermen Mr. J. B. Miller called upon Mr. Thomas Southworth, president of the Forestry Association, for an address. Mr. Southworth spoke inter- estingly of the work of the Forestry Association, and in the course of his” remarks made use of a thought, which, coming from one who for so” many years was in close touch with the forestry and lumber policies of - the Province of Ontario, should carry much weight. Speaking of the matter of the dissatisfaction existing among lumbermen regarding the policy of the Governments of Ontario and Quebec in connection with permitting settlers to enter their limits and strip large areas of their timber, he said that it ought not to be a difficult matter for the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association and the members of the Ontario and Quebec Governments to get together and effect a solution of that difficult prob-— lem and also come to a mutually satisfactory solution of the uncertainty existing regarding the manner in which the old licenses are to be treated. A solution of this matter might be reached on a basis which would per- mit of the lumbermen going in for the practice of reforestry. F Mr. Wm. MeNeill, Vancouver, was called upon in the absence of Mayor Hopewell, of Ottawa, to make.a speech in his stead, on behalf ot the city. Mr. MeNeill filled the gap perfectly, and made the most humorous and interesting speech of the evening. His humor was broad and catching and was pleasantly interspersed with patriotic utterances which appealed strongly to the guests. Speaking of British Columbia, he declared that within the-last few years the people of that province had discovered in its northern section resources which would make the province one of the brightest jewels in the diadem of Britannia’s crown. — Short addresses were delivered by the members of the press and the banquet was concluded with a brief speech by the chairman in reply to a toast to his health, proposed by Mr. Murphy. : Thomas F. Strong Called by Death Thomas F. Strong, general © - manager of one of the largest lumber companies in northern New York, and president of the Marine Transportation Company, which operates a fleet of lumber carriers on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river, died of heart failure at his home at Og- _ densburg, N.Y., on Saturday, Feb. 5th. The late Mr. Strong was well _ known in Canada as vice-presi- dent of George Gordon & Com- pany, Limited, lumber manu- facturers, Cache Bay, Ont. He was a captain of the lumber in- dustry across the border. Mr Strong was born in that great lumber centre, Cincinnati, O.. in 1856, and had spent most of his life, over 34 years, with the Skillings, Whitney & Barnes Lumber Company, at Ogdens- burg. Since the death of Mr Tibbets, in 1908, Mr. Strong had been general manager of the company, of which the ex- — ecutive committee of the hcard _ af directors consisted of himself and Messrs. J. D. McLaurin, treasurer, _ New York, and Henry J. Bartlett, Canadian general manager, Orillia. Ont. The Skillings, Whitney & Barnes Lumber Company commenced _ business in Ogdensburg, N.Y., in 1856, and is therefore one of the very few companies which have been in existence over fifty years. Tn addition to the Skillings and Gordon companies, Mr. Strong was connected with the following business concerns: President of the Mar- ine Transportation Company, Ogdensburg, N.Y.; director of the Camp- Fell-MeLaurin Lumber Company, Montreal; vice-president of the Caven- dish Lumber Company, Limited, Lakefield, Ont.; director of the Temagami Lumber Company, Orillia, Ont., and president of the Strong Lumber Company, Orillia, Ont. The late T. F. Strong of Ogdensburg. James Workman died recently in New Toronto. He was seventy- _ two years old and one of the early pioneers in the lumber business in the Georgian Bay district. He was manager for Burton Bros., of Barrie, until four years ago, when, owing to ill health, he retired. James Robb a prominent Ontario lumberman, died recently aged eighty-two years. He was an old resident of the Stony Lake district _and was buried at Norwood, Ont Listless Lumber Markets in Montreal Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.”’ February 12th, 1910. The present excellent demand for hardwoods required for interior finish is the feature of an otherwise listless market. All lines of hard- woods are selling well but the outstanding demand is for birch and chest- nut, with the latter practically off the market. One-inch chestnut is extremely scarce and commands almost as much as 2-inch and 2¥4-inch stock. The shingle market continues inactive but dealers view the situa- _ tion hopefully on account of the increasing number of enquiries that are coming to hand. The Ontario trade is just now showing an interest in _ eastern shingles and constant enquiries are being received from that direction. ; The lath market continues firm. As reported in the previous issue of the “‘Canada Lumberman,”’ last season’s cut was just the same as _ that of 1908, and it is but natural that with the increased demand during the past season there will be a scarcity before the new cut is ready for use. Latest reports from Ottawa state that practically no lath are avail- able at that point. . Good grades of pine are still quite firmly quoted, while common stocks are showing a steady improvement. i The spruce market, on the whole, is showing an improved tone. Enquiries are coming in with a greater regularity and vards are buying to replenish their stock. Hemlock, on the other hand, continues dull = and very little improvement is reported. Mr. A. S. Williams, Montreal, Canadian manager for the Lidger- vood Manufacturing Company of New York, was in Toronto last week d favored the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ with a call. Mr. Williams re- ts an excellent outlook for business. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Protest Against The Insurance Bill Prominent Lumbermen Give Important Evidence Before Senate Committee— Counter Proposal by the Companies Ottawa, Feb. 10.—The Senate Banking and Commerce Committee to-day heard the vigorous protest of the lumbermen of Canada against the clause of the new insurance bill imposing a 15 per cent. tax on prem- lums earned by companies not registered in Canada. Mr. Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation, gave effective testimony and filed voluminous documents which the senators will peruse at leisure, “In the last seven months,’’ he said, ‘‘I have travelled through much of Canada and come in touch with most of the lumber trade. I am therefore in a position to assert that the whole lumber industry of Canada is unalterably opposed to the terms of this bill restricting prem- ium payers from getting insurance where it is least expensive. We are equally opposed to the proposal of the Canadian companies to substi- tute a provision requiring us to offer cur risks to four-fifths of the com- panies in the province before being free to go elsewhere for insurance.’”’ Mr. Hawkins placed in the hands of the committee the correspond- ence of some 70 lumber manufacturers, all of whom showed that by their own operations they were saving money by enjoying the liberty of iusuring in mutual companies or by reciprocal arrangements. J. R. Booth had informed him that he was insured to the amount of from two and a half to three millions. The desire to insure as fas as possible in Canadian concerns was apparent from the fact that not more than $600,000 of this great amount was carried by companies not registered in Canada. And of the $600,000, there was $300,000 which would not be taken up by Canadian companies The Brunette Sawmill Company, of New Westminster, B.C., wrote that it carried $127,400 insurance, which at present cost $4,722. Jf the present clause of the Insurance Act be- came law the same policies would cost $6,554, or an increase of 89 per cent. The firm now has its risks covered in a lumber indemnity ex- change which has members in Washington State and British Columbia. Gillies Bros., of Braeside, sent a strong protest against lumbermen who enjoyed scarcely any tariff protection being imposed upon by so burdensome a tax ag provided in the new insurance bill. A Toronto firm insured for $223,000, stated that $96,000 of this was in Canadian com- panies and $127,000 in United States companies. ‘‘We cannot pay Canadian rates, they are so high, so we are bound to go to the other side,’’ the firm stated. Mr. D. C. Cameron, Winnipeg, of the Rat Portage Lumber Com- pany, stated that all companies in which he was financially interested carried in all some three million dollars insurance. A short time ago he had to go to New York to get insurance, and before he went told the Canadian agent in Winnipeg that he was willing to pay 5 or 10 per cent. more rather than change to companies outside Canada. Still, that was not sufficient inducement to the Canadian companies, and he was obliged to place the major portion in New York. In connection with lumber, he saved 30 per cent. by this. : Lumbermen were pleased at the violent attack made on the con- tentious feature of the bill by Mr. Geo. Gibbons, K.C., on behalf of the dry goods men. Never before was insurance legislation looked upon, he said, except as something to protect the public, and not the companies. All the premium payers pin their faith to the following clause, moved this forenoon by Mr. Aime Geoffrion, representing people who insure with reciprocals ° “Notwithstanding anything herein, any person may insure any pro- perty situated within Canada with any foreign unlicensed insurance company cr underwriters or with persons who reciprocally insure for protection only and not for profit; and such risk may be inspected and any loss incurred in respect thereof adjusted; provided such company, uniterwriter or persons do not, in Canada, solicit or advertise for in- surance “The fact that an unlicensed insurer solicits or advertises in Canada for insurance shall not affect the validity of any insurance contract made hy such unlicensed insurer, but shall subject him, his agents, representa- tives, inspectors or adjusters to the penalties provided for in section 70 ot this Act.”’ Mr. Geoffrion contended in his address that for practical purposes there was effective combination among the licensed companies, in spite of the claim that there was competition between the tariff, non-tariff and mutual companies. The first two days of the committee’s sitting were devoted to hearing the evidence of the insurance companies. A proposal was made by the jngurance companies to substitute in place of the contentious clause im- posing a 15 per cent. tax on premiums paid to companies not licensed in Canada, a clause permitting the owner of property to go outside of Canada for insurance after applying to four-fifths of the companies in his province, Waterous Company’s New Double Cutting Band Mill A new double cutting bandmill which has appeared on the market within the last few months and is rapidly establishing a record for itself among Canadian and American millmen, is the Waterous 1910 model bandmill, manufactured by the Waterous Engine Works Company, cf Brantford, Ont This firm, the pioneers in double cutting mill con- struction in this country, were th» first to conceive the idea of supplant- ing by a rigid mill the old telescopic bandmill which was at one time considered the solution of the double cutting problem. A movable upper guide which could be swung about the exact centre of the saw blade, and a lower guide containing the same feature, were first produced by this company, and, attached to a rigid mill, gave splendid results as a double cutter. From time to time, as this mill erew in popularity, improvements were added, with the result that the ~ Waterous mill became an established standard of excellence as a double cutter. These special features have been incorporated in an improved state in the new 1910 model. The mill has been entirely redesigned to em- body them in the most efficient manner and to do away with all ginger bread constructions. The wheel supporting columns are hollow, con- taining within them the raising and lowering mechanism and tensioning device, which are thus kept entirely free from clogging by sawdust. The columns ate massive and rigid and carry the mandrel-bearing posts in babbitted housings above and_be- low the mandrel bearings. This construction permits a very wide range of adjustment for the upper wheel without loss of rigidity. The top guide raising and lowering me- chanism and front and rear rolls are power driven, both rolls and all drive mechanism being carried on the frame. The tensioning device has sev- eral features of excellence. All fulerum points are knife edged and tension weights are spring cush- ioned, so arranged that vibration and jar are taken up gradually by the springs without throwing. a sudden extra tension on the saw. This tensioning device has been mest successful, and has met with general approval wherever it has been installed, one mill cutting 2,000,000 feet in the last season, finishing the cut without cracking a saw. The upper and lower guidés, which have made this machine an excellent double cutter, are unique in design and contain features which, ae company claim, are found in no other guide manufactured to-day. They are arranged to swing about a centre which corresponds to the exact centre of the saw blade. They can be adjusted instantaneously to crowd the saw into or out of the log, and can be opened—with one motion —extra wide to let slivers and sawdust pass. All adjustments are made from the tail sawyer’s side, and the levers are arranged for convenience and speed. The upper guide is particularly rigid throughout its entire construction, and will permit absolutely no vibration in the saw blade. It is raised and lowered by power mechanism, but can be arranged to be moved by steam cylinder. The care and attention that the manufacturers have given to the minor details in the design of this mill which are conducive to ease and rapidity of handling, recommend it to the operator. Although this miil has been on the market only since the middle of last year, it has had an extensive sale throughout the country. Sawmill owners who were the first to try the new design are enthusiastic over the cutting capacity and the perfect lumber turned out by this mill, and the manufacturers are in receipt of several re-ovders which were sent in as an answer to a request for a testimonial. Waterous New Double Cutting Band Mill. “Burn your sawdust and sell your wood’’ is fast becoming the slo- gan of the manufacturers of lumber in all parts of the country. The Gorden Hollow Blast Grate, manufactured by the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Company. of Greenville, Mich., makes it easy to run a plant with the sawdust, even if wet, green or frozen, while the proceeds of the slabs, etc., represent a very handsome income in itself. In fact, the company claim that it would be difficult for a sawmill operator to make the same amount so easily in any other way. Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing Cas - _ ne Ore 4 7 5 te ae Lidgerwood Machines to be made in Canada by Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Ltd. The Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company, builders of stea.a log ging machinery, have recently made arrangements for the future con- duct of the rapidly increasing sale of Lidgerwood logging machinery in the Dominion of Canada. : Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limitea, of Montreal. will henceforth have sole rights as agents in the Dominion for this m chinery. They will conduct a logging department similas to that of Lidgerwood Company, with a full corps of practical loggmg men to amine timber holdings and specify and install suitable machinery their operations All regular and special forms of logging machinery will be handled. The regular types include the tandem and compound geared yarders, C-D and direct friction drum roaders, cableway skidders, portable ground skidders and loaders, incline hoists, sleigh hoists, log handling cable- ways, log handling derricks, log transfers, log loaders and unloaders. All machines will be built either for steam or electric power. ; Mr. A. S. Wiliams, to whom the introduction of Lidgerwood systems in Canada is largely due, will be manager of the logging department of Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Cornell University in forest engineering, and has had wide experience in logging and loggng machinery. Previous to his association with the Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company, he was forest engineer for the Berlin Mills Company, large lumber operators in New England and Canada. He is’ further known to those interested in logging and forestry through his numerous writings on this and kindred subjects in the technical jour- nals. He is an associate editor of the Forestry Quarterly, and a member of Hoo-Hoo, of the Society for the Protection of the New Hampshire Forests, American Forestry Association, Canadian Forestry Association. Society of American Foresters, ete., etc. The high efficiency of Lidgerwood logging machinery is recognized by all steam logging operators. By the new arrangement Canadian lum- bermen will be able to secure this high class machinery at a price com- oaring favorably with other machines, and will be benefitted by the prompt attention to their inquiries from experts locally resident. General information and catalogues of the Lidgerwood logging and log handling svstems can be secured from Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited, through their Montreal and Vancouver offices. : Henry Disston & Sons, Inc., Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel & File Works, Philadelphia, Pa., have recently opened branch houses in Seattle, Wash.:; Portland, Ore.; and Vancouver, B.C., to better facilitate the filling of orders and to take care of their constantly increasing trade. These branches will devote their attention exclusively to the mill yoods business, such as inserted and solid tooth circular saws, band- saws, crosscut saws, cylinder saws, mill saws, stave saws, saw. tools, machine knives, files, steel, etc., etc. The new Disston factory in Toronto, which was described in the ‘‘Canada TLumberman”’ of Feb. 1, is already very busy with a large number of orders. The Hespeler Machinery Company, Limited, Hespeler, Ont., manu- facturers of high grade wood tools, have issued catalogue “‘A,’’ which gives a very thorough and attractive description of the excellent products of this company. The catalegue is of the loose leaf type and is strongly bound. It also is very attractively gotten up. The illustrations are yumerous and instructive and the descriptions given of each machine cannot fail to prove valuable to ail who contemplate the installation of woodworking machinery. A Campbellton, N.B. despatch says that the lumber cut on the Restigouche this season is 25 per cent. greater than last year and amounts to 100,000,000 feet, as compared with about 75,000,000 feet last year. There are 2,000 men in the woods west of Campbellton and if conditions had been more favorable at the early part of the season the cut would be even greater than it will be. i Messrs. White, Frost & White, wholesale lumber dealers, North "'onawanda, N.Y., have favored the “‘Canada Lumberman’’ with a copy of a handy and attractive calendar and stamp case. The souvenir is small enough to fit the vest pocket and will be very welcome to those who are fortunate enough to obtain one. The mill owners of the State of Washington have joined with those. oi Oregon in their determination to manufacture odd lengths of lumber, and to insist upon retails accepting at least 15 p.c. of odd lengths. a : = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER You ll Have the Business That 1910 will be a Year of Great Prosperity there is now no. doubt. “: -: -- Prospects for Big Business were never brighter. Already you are receiving greater volume of trade. Orders and inquiries receiving your attention foretell an early depletion of your stock and to make the most of present opportunities, you will require to hustle. Make Sure You l Have the Stock We have the Best Manufactured Stocks—Send Us Your Orders Early F raser River Lumber Company, Limited FRASER MILLS, B.C. BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - = C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - - : a F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - . H. A. ROSE FOR SALE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than “Employment Wan- ted” or ‘‘Emplyees Wanted’’will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per line each insertion, on the basis of 14 lines to an inch, payable in advance. When four or more consecutive inser- tions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements ot ‘Employment Wanted ‘ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. It Canada Lumberman box number is used, enclose ten cents extra for postage in forwarding replies Advertisements of ‘‘ Employees Wanted” will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash mus accompany the order. Advertisements must be received not later than the toth and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Cedar Posts Wanted CORDS CEDAR POSTS 5 AND UP AT 200 the small end. Address Box 836, CANADA LumBERMAN, Toronto. 5 a EE Wanted White Pine Pump Squares yn, 6x6" AND 5/x5”. HIGHEST MARKET mice paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND PUMP Co., Toronto tf Wanted Hard Maple and Beech WANTED SEVERAL GOOD STOCKS OF Hard Maple up to 1.200 ooo ft. and a quantity of Beech. Apply Box 888 CANADA LuUMBERMAN, Toronto 5 ees Wanted White Pine Culls NCH No. 2 WHITE PINE MILL CULLS! J Sidings and Stocks. State quantity and price’ F,O B. cars shipping point. Box go2z, CANADA LumsBeRMaAN, Toronto. 4 peo SS Pine and Hemlock Logs Wanted WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR PINE or Hemlock Logs to be sawn during May or June on Georgian Bay—State quantity. First- BROOK Box Co., Penetang. 5 See a Basswood Wanted WO MILLION FEET OF WINTER Basswood. Can use full run of logs. _Cut to order. For particulars address Box 879, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt CUT Hemlock Wanted 1.000 000 FEET OF HEMLOCK 1: INCH ? ’ and 2 inch trimmed and edged. Cas less 2% Send tull particulars to Box 911, Canaph LuMBERMAN, Toronto. A Rock Elm and Hard Maple WANTED —TO CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY ) ot Rock Elm and Hard Maple Plank 3” and 2%" thick for bending purposes. Quote prices to N. M. Currie, Box 304, St. Marys, Ont. 5 Birch Wanted \ K 7ANTED—SEVERAL STOCKS OF GOOD Birch to be cut to order. Any quantity up to two million feet fornext summer 'sdelivery. Apply Box 918, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 Wanted Basswood and Maple QUANTITY OF INCH BASSWOO)) 4/4, A 6/4, 8/4, Hard and Soft Maple, for immediate shipment, also half million feet of same stock for next summer delivery. R. W. Baxter, Chatham, Ont. 5 Lumber Wanted *PRUCE AND HEMLOCK LUMBER. S Spruce and Pine Lath. Cedar Shingles or will contract for millcut. Write with full particu- lars. Box 887 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 Spruce Wanted a ered soo M FEET B.M. OF round long Spruce Timber 20 feet andup, 10” at smallend and up, delivery by water during next summer. Address JAMES SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. 5 Logs Wanted IRCH AND MAPLE.LOGS DELIVERED at railroad or convenient for water shipment. Highest price for right quality. Box 850, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 Soft Elm Wanted Wen 12/4, 14/4, 16/4, No. 1 com. Soft Elm, prompt shipment, also zocars Soft Elm 1x12” and up in leneths 6%, 7, 8, 14 and 16 ft. Iucas F. Moore StAvE Co., 11 Broadway, New York, N. Y. S Hardwood Squares Wanted ARTIES IN POSITION TO SUPPLY Hardwood Sauares of various sizes and dimen- sions kindly send for list of sizes required to Box 886, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Wanted—. and B. Winter Cut Basswood WANTED 153 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and hetter white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For further particulars apply to Rox 889 CANADA LUMRFRMAN. Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm WANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT two cars 2” and 2” Hard Maple Plank, als> tor shipment anv time during toro, unto fifty cars Soft Elm. 1/7 x12” and up wide x 6%’ 7’ 8 13° 14! and 16’ long. Address Rosert Bury & Co.. Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf “Hardwood Wanted” AN BE VERY EASILY BOUGHT OR SOLD by placing a small advertisement in this de- partment. For example one of our patrons placed a small ad inthis column and ina fewdays he had received 17 replies. Let s print your want and it will be filled, Canapa LuMBERMAN AND Woonp- WORKER, Toronto, Canada. 4 Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple TE REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to a”, shipment when dry. can use LOG RUN DEAD CULI.S OUT. Inspection at mill. Box g19, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Brown Ash for next summer delivery 500,000 feet, » to 4” common and better Birch 500,,00 ‘* 1” log run Basswood. M. C. out 200,000 * 1” Jog run Brown Ash, M.C, out 500,000 “rx” mill cull Hard wood Send us your stock list of any dry Jumber and quote us your lowrst.cash price either for prompt or later deliverv, Jf vou have !arge stock, will send our inspector to take up the lumber. Cc. E. CROUSE LUMRER CO. 6 : Canastota, N. Y. FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Lath For Sale 4oo M1” SPRUCE LATH, DRY AND WELL manutactured of first class quality. Address, Box 309 SORFL, QUE. 4 Spruce and Pine For Sale poe SALE, ON GEORGIAN. BAY, 2z million feet of Spruce and one million feet of Pine. Canbecutto order. Reply Box 894 Canara LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to so ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mee. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf Long Leaf Yellow Pine For SALE FOUR OR FIVE CARLOADS OF 5’xs" and s”x6" 16 ft. to 35 ft. long, Long Leaf Yellow Pine. This timber could be resawed to suit purchaser. Address James SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. z 5 For Sale 1,100,000 XX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 223,000 XXXX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 225,000 18” White Cedar Shingles C. B. 12,000 4/4 Log run Basswood 1,800 6” and 7” x 8! long Cedar Ties. Aadvene LAWRENCE BROTHERS, LimiTeD, Folger, nt. 5 For Sale 200 M tt. 17 M. C. Ash roo M ft. x” No. 1 Common Ash 1 car 3’ Hard Maple C. & B. 200 M ft. 1” Birch Common and Better 100 M ft. 14x12 White Pine 1 car-14%x10 and up Birch C. & B. c Gro. C. GoopFeELLow, Montreal. Yellow Pine For Sale Prices on application 4 cars 1X6 to 12 B. and better rgh. finish. Ze rae ‘ “ ‘moe “ pf seh “ “ “ “ “ 2‘ xxr2 “ “ “ “ “ Everytning in Yellow Pine. Don. J. MAcponacp, North Tonawanda, N.Y. 6 Basswood, Ash and Maple 2 cars 6/4 x 8 and up t2/16 Log Run Pine 1 car 2 X 8 and up 12/1 6Log Run Pine 6 cars 4/4 Soft Maple 2 cars 1% and 2” Soft Maple. To be graded good, mill run or common and bett- er to suit purchaser. Address box 863 CANADA LuMmBERMAN, Toronto. tt Basswood for Sale WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING WELL manufactured dry stack of Basswood for sale, for shipmeni atter March 15th, 11 200 ft. 1x4 and up, C. & B. 18 tt. 3,900 ft. 14x1"” x 4 and up C. & B. 18 ft. 4,600 ft. 14% x7 and up C. & B. 44,700 ft. 1x6 and up C. & B. 30,000 ft. 1x4/6 C. & B 53,900 ft. 1x7 and up C. & B. 87,300 ft. 1x4 and up C, & B. 4 Let us quote you on the above. THE Ercme & Jarvis LumBER Co., Ltp. 18 Toronto St., Toronto WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC. Wanted Shingle Machine VA ANTED—A GOOD SECOND-HAND Shingle Machine. Address, WM. BuTTON Colborne. 4 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC. Three-Saw Edger for Sale IRST-CLASS THREE-SAW SAW MILL Edger for sale, only used one season. Ad- dress MANITOULIN LUMBER Co., Limited, Walker- ville, Ont. ~ 6 Machinery for Sale ~MALL BAND SAW MILL COMPLETE with Steel Carriage, Saws and Filing-room Tools, Live Rolls, Gang Edger, Slab Slasher, Butting Saws, Steel Conveyor Chain, Shingle Machine, Jointer and 2 Packing Boxes. Lath Machine and Bolter, Shafting and Belting, etc. Also the complete outfit of Hardwood Flooring Factory, Planers. Matchers, End-Matcher, Boring Machine, Band Rip Saw, Surfacers single and double, Cut Off Saws, Knife Grinders and Balancing Tools, Dry Kiln Outfit with Steel Cars, etc. Buzz Planer, Turning Lathe and other tools. All will be sold cheap for cash or lumber taken in ex- change. Apply to J.S. Fivpray, Owen Sound, puis t Heavy Saw Carriages Rebuilt and Refitted For Sale x Sawmill Carriage, left hand, W.E.W.Co. make. Reliance style, three heavy cast iron logseats, 40” opening, knees 28” high, boss dogs, Waterous double acting set works, double axles, 14” steel wheels, 50 ft. heavy track, heavy wood frame, in good condition. : Sawmill Carriage, left hand, Hamilton make, three heavy cast iron logseats, 46” opening, knees 26” high, boss dogs, double acting Waterous set works, four axles, 13” wheels, 50 ft. heavy track, heavy wood frame in good condition. These Carriages are in stock and have been re- built, in first class shape. THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO. : Brantford, Ont« t For Sale Two Band Mills OR SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MILLS one Right Hand and one Left Hand. 8 wheels for 12” saws. Mills in first class cond will sell cheap. THe CLEVELAND-SARNIA SAW Co., Limited, Sarnia, Ont. The Best Way O SELL SECOND-HAND MACHINERY 1S ta place a small advertisement under this heading. _ People in the market for machinery always look to this page for opportunities to purchase: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WoopwWorKER. Toronto, Canada. ea Eor Sale Oe COWAN No 227 DOUBLE SURFACE Fast Feed Planer and Matcher cost $1.,00 Only ruz three months, everything about it in per- tect order the sameas new. Will sell for $1.000 S Coreg, Nantel, Que. ra Machinery for Sale 5 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 40 h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work. One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 2 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGI] & THRESHER CO., Lrn., Seaforth, Ont. tt Machinery For Sale 1 Shaper, iron table, 44x50” Ballantine Make - ‘ ‘ . o 2 44x42 I Mu = ** 54”x40” MacGregor, Gourley make, 1 Shaper, ‘ “41x42” Cowan make 3 Saw Tables iron frame, Ballantine make 1 Dado Machine, MacGregor Gourley make 1 Defiance Knife Balancer 1 Hollow Mandril Chuck—2z heads 5 Wood Lathes 1 Sand Drum 1 26” Band Saw 1 12” Pony Planer 1 Band Saw Set 1 Swing Saw 1 Vertical Chair Borer 1 Tumbler 31” 1 Single Surfacer 24” Also a quantity of Hangers, 2” Shafting, 2” to 7” Lea. Belting and a number of Reeves Wood Spli Polleys. All above in good condition THE RIDER & KITCHENER CO, LIMITED Lindsay a Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. A be 1—Brown ‘Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. 7o H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine 11xlo, 75 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4! x 1234” flv wheels,complete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. E 1—Slide Valve Engine lo 5/16 x 24, 84 R.P M., 10 x16” flv-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, ete. Canada PAPER Co Limited. Montreal], Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.6 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a qord per insertion. 4 WANTED. POSITION | AS FIRST-CLASS Band Saw Filer. Address Box 899, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. aa 1 Raucci MILL FOREMAN WANTS position for the coming season. Apply Bo 914, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. IRST CLASS BAND FILER WANTS work for coming season, capable of doi number one work. Address, Box 916, CAN. LUMBERMAN, Toronto. his WANTED SITUATION—FOR THE COMING season by an experienced band saw filer, a2 years’ experience, best of references, addr Box gos, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. RITISH COLUMBIA—YOUNG MAN WI seven years’ sawmiil experience seeks where services and capital would be profitabl employed. Apply Box 912, CanapA LuMBERMAN Toronto. Bae S TED BY A PRACTICAL MILIL- } wright a position as foreman in charge ot building or operating saw mil]. Twenty-four years experience in modern high capacity mill. Tuos. SIssONS, 89 Church Ave., Verdun, P.Q. 6 “A SMALL SUM INVESTED IN AN ADVER A tisement under this heading may result in many dollars for you. [t has been the means of placing many men in good positions and can do the samefor you, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WooD- WORKER, Toronto, Canada. 4 Situations Wanted BY HARDWOOD LUMBER BUYER AND Inspector of twenty years’ experience shipping to all markets, export included; am also a good salesman. Box gor, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Position Wanted * BAND SAWYER FOR RIGHT HAND A rigg wants position for coming season or will act as spare man doing other work and be ready in case a sawyer takes sick or hurt to take his place. Apply Box 917, CANADA LUMBERMAN, , Toronto. 7 - Wanted OSITION WITH GOOD LIVE LUMBER P firm, by a party thoroughly experienced in Jumber business from office to stump. Eighteen years experience. At present manager of a plant with a capacity of 100,000 per day. Apply to Box 875, CANADA LuMBERMAN. Toronto. tt Pulp Wood Saleman ‘ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO represent itinthe States. Has large acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the business thoroughly. Guarantees tO sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- _ man, Box 856 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto tf WANTED—EMPLOYEES Aduertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. ; | eee MANAGER FOR RETAIL YARD in country town. State experience, age, single or married, references and salary expected. Address lock box 1928, Calgary, Alta. 5 WANTED — AN EXPERIENCED LUMBER Salesman and Buyer; apply stating age, firms previously employed with and for how long, habits, etc. Box 107, Hamilton, Ontario. 4 N AMERICAN FIRM HAVE A GOOD opening for a salesman either on commision or straight salary tor sale of Sawmill Specialties in Canada. Correspondence strictly confidential. Box 891, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 \ ANTED STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS MAN with a record, to take charge ot flooring and interior finish tactory, Would prefer party who could invest $2,000.00, although this is not essential. Reply with references to Box 885, CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto. 4 WANTED-A GOOD ALL ROUND YOUNG man with experience as Assistant Manager and Sales Agent tor Toronto Office ot a Wholesale Hardwood Lumber Company doing business in United States and Canada. Must be familiar with grades and prices of northern and southern lumber, one with knowledge of stenography pretered. State age and expe-ience, must be highly recommended. A good opportunity for promotion to right man. Witson Lumsper Company, Toronto Canada. 4 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Timber Limit For Sale ARGE TRACT THICKLY TIMBERED Virgin Forest. Spruce and Jack Pine. North Saskatchewan and Macleod Rivers, Alberta, Can- — Write owner, Box 199, StRATHCONA, Alber- _ 4 Saw Mill and Chopping Mill AWMILL AND CHOPPING MILL, FOR sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good earnings, everything A. 1., run- ning every day. For further particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tf Sawing Contract to Let WANTED—A MAN WITH A FIRST-CLASS saw mill outfit capable of sawing 25 M ft. per day, tosaw by the M.tt. Will have 750 M ft. or _ more this season with two or three more years cut _totake out. Write or call and see BLack & WAGAR Mileage 8% T. & N. O. R. R. New Ontario. 4 Timber Lot for Sale BOUT 120 ACRES CONTAINING ABOUT 4 two million feet ot Maple, Beech, Rock and Sott Elm, White and Black Ash, Basswood, etc., sil ed in the Otter Valley, near Aylmer, Ont. it piece of timber left in this part of Ontario. pply THomas BrotHers Limitep, St. Thomas, 5 Address | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ANTED LUMBER SALESMAN TO _handle Yellow Pine and Hardwoods in the Dominion of Canada on a commission basis. Box 897, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Log Sawing Wanted WE ARE OPEN TO CONTRACT FOR EARLY Spring Sawing in band mill, good work and lowest lumber insurance rate. FirsTBROOK Box Co. PENETANG, 5 Sawmill snd Timber Limits For Sale "T’WO OPERATING SAWMILLS AND OVER 40,000 acres of the most desirable Timber Lands (carrying over 500,000,000 tt. B.M.) in the interior of British Columbia, together with all plant equipment and appurtenances. Easy terms over a number of years. Apply for particulars to Box g10 CANADA LUMBgERMAN, Toronto. 6 For Sale ARE CHANCE—SAWMILL AND FACTORY situated in one of the best points bordering the St. Lawerence River Railroad and water connec- tions direct to yard. Business running the year round. About fifty hands employed, trade for double, with bright prospects for the future. Best of reasons f r selling or will hold half interests with a desirable person. Address, Box go4, CANADA LumBgRMAN, Toronto. 4 For Sale Timber Limit and Lumber Business 8000 ACRES OF HARDWOOD TIMBER lands, Consisting of Basswood, Ash, Elm, Hemlock, Birch Mapleand Cedar A Circular Saw Mill which cut 3,000,000 teet last year, Complete Logging Outfit, also General Storedoing abusiness ot $20.000. This is a going concern and will stand inspection, don’t write unless you mean business, can give best reasons tor selling. Address Box 908 Cavapa LumBerMan, Toronto. 6 Timber and Saw, Planing and Lath Mills British Columbia 15 SQUARE MILES TIMBER —120 MILLION teet—$100,000.00 cash or $1.00 per M,, pay- able when cut Sawmill and residences, and 100 acres fruit land adjoining $45,000.00, Terms cash $25,000.00, balance on easy terms. Good opportunity for profitable trade in sashes, doors and box making. Apply Box gts CANADA LUMBEMMAN, Toronto. 4 MISCELLANEOUS For Sale Timber Limit PINE, HEMLOCK AND HARD- 20,000,000 wood. Address JAMES LuDGATE, Parry Sound. 5 7OR SALE BY OWNER LARGE EXTRACT ot good License Timber on Vancouver Island. Fine milling proposition. Only principals. Address No. 25, Vicroria, B.C. 7 Timber Limit Wanted WANTED TO CORRESPOND WITH PAR- ties having a block ot from15,000,000 to 30,000,- ooo feet of timber tor sale. Apply Box 903 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 For Sale Saw Mill and Stock OK SALE SAW MILL STOCKED WITH about one million feet ot hardwood logs, capacity of mill eight to ten thousand. Situated on the P.M. R. R. at Merlin. Timber enough in the vicinity to stock the mill for several years. Will sell mill with without stock. For turther information address, Joun Dent, Merlin, Ont. 4 Pulpwood Propositions MERICAN PAPER MILL OWNERS ARE inquiring tor Quebec holdings because they simply must have the raw material in spite of tariffs or anything else. To those interested we say let us show you the wealth of pulp tributary to our fown as a manufacturing point and coming either trom Ontario or Quebec waters to Lake Temiskaming. CyriL T. YouNG, Chairman, Pub- licity Dept., foard ot Trade, Haileybury. 5 While serious resulis from. the ac cidental breaking of small band saws do not often occur, it is a splendid idea to have both the top and bottom wheels hooded, to pre- vent them. It helps reduce the cost of casualty insurance and adds materially to the safety of operat- ing such saws. Canadian Pine in Engiand English advices state that some of the new manufacture of waney board pine has been placed with shippers at o8/4d. net per cubic foot delivered at Quebec in the ralt. This price is equivalent to selling the produce of the log from first quality to culls at over $64 per 1,000 teet board measure, de- livered at Montreal, about £26 10s. per Petersburg standard. The or- dinary deal log will produce 10 to 15 per cent. of good sidings, a good lime of shipping cull sidings, bal- ance box lumber, culls, etc. Good sidings at present are dear and scarce, $60 per M. feet at the mill being asked, shipping culls $24 to $28 per M. feet, and balance of the output of the log from $12 and upwards. From these figures it must be evident that making waney board pine, which is less costly to produce and handle, must be more profitable, if suitable tim- ber is available for the purpose, than converting the log into sawn goods for the U.S.A. market. The Rest Cure for Belts Apropos of the rest cure for belts, which is being argued lately, it is a question, according to the evi- dence submitted by its advocates, whether the benefits are not offset by the drawbacks. In a recent let- ter to ‘“‘lhe Woodworker,’ J. A. says after letting his belts rest they were “entirely too tight to run, but after two months they were all right, and we had no trouble.’’ If they were too tight to run, it is reasonable to suppose that there was trouble of some kind, very likely hot bearings, but at any rate there was more strain and wear on the bearings, more power was con- sumed, and if there was two months of trouble on account of too-tight belts, it would not seem to me that the benefit was a suff- cient reward for the trouble; and after the experience of the belts it is a question if they were in any better condition than if they had been left on all the time.—‘‘The Woodworker. ’”’ An advance in the price of fir logs became effective on Puget Sound Feb. Ist. This was the first advance in log prices made on the Sound since last fall. The price of flooring logs is now $14, an ad- vance of $2 per thousand over the old list. Merchantable was ad- vanced 50 cents to $6.50. Loggers say that stocks on the Sound are light and that the demand has shown material improvement since the first of the year. Lumber prices are also higher, particularly in the cargo branch. The total production of lumber in the United States during the year 1908 is given by the Forest Service ag 33,224,369,000 feet. This is about 7,000,000,000 feet less than was produced in 1907, and was cut by 81,231 sawmills. The average value f.o.b. mills was $15.37 per 1,000 feet. In a bulletin issued by 33 the lorest Service on the subject of the forests of the United States and their use, the statement 1s made that the industries which subsist nearly or wholly on wooa, pay the wages of more than l,- 90U,000 men and women, and that the industries which use wood wholly or mainly in manufacture represent an investment of $2,- 250,000,000 and yield a product each year worth $8,000,000,000. The Pine Lumber Company, Pine, Ont., near Cartier, report that the manufacturers in that section are enjoying an unusually favorable season for logging. There is not too much snow to hinder the cutting of logs even at this ad- vanced time of the season, and yet enough to make roads for good hauling except in rough country. During the month of January last, 749 timber leases were issued in British Columbia west of the Cascades, bringing to the treasury receipts of $104,910.65; while east of the Cascades 554 leases were put through, bringing in receipts of $68,782. Transfers swelled the monetary total by $420, and pen- alties contributed an additional sum of $1,225, making the total receipts for the month $170,337.65. TIMBER MAPS The undersigned can furnish to order timber and township maps of any section of New Ontario. Specialty of Abitibi timber maps. The advertiser was five years in the Ontario Survey Branch and knows the country thoroughly. J. H. PATTERSON, Phone Beach 315. 37 Lee Avenue, Troonto BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. SJ References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- i streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, { |. The Bank of Ottawa. QR h~ TF MAPLE LEAF Stitcuen Cotton Duck ~ BELTING DOMINION BELTING Co. Lip. HAMILTON CANADA Review of Current Trade Conditions Ontario The quiet trade which usually characterizes the lumber business. at this time of year is not by any means so noticeable now as it was in 1908. On the contrary, conditions in Ontario to-day are unusually healthy looking and there is nothing to cause any fear that they will not continue so for some time to come. The most satisfactory feature of the situation to-day is the improvement which is noticeable in shingles. he demand is active and prices are well maintained. Quotatons in Toronto are firm at $3 for XXX British Columbia cedars and $2.20 for XX. A large Toronto dealer who handles many carloads of British Col- umbia cedar shingles, received a wire a few days ago cutting in half the quantity of cars his company will be able to ey at present prices. The demand for lumber also is excellent. A Toronto dealer who re- cently made the rounds of some of the Geonsiat Bay mills found that stocks were pretty thoroughly cleaned up. Nearly all stocks are now reported to be in the second hands. Wholesale firms at Tonawanda are making enquiries of wholesalers at Toronto for stocks that they cannot secure at the mills. It is a long time since this was the case before. There is a great scarcity of everything in the shape of one-inch pine uppers and seconds. Hemlock also is stronger. Stocks of hemlock are pretty well picked up. The cut was small last year and the increased trade will take up all the stock. Retail men seem to have awakened to the fact that if they want stocks they will have to buy quickly. In southwestern Ontario trade at present is rather quiet, as a result prob- ably of the heavy mantle of snow. Inquiries, however, are plentiful and a heavy trade is expected, immediately on the opening of spring. The situation among the camps in the Georgian Bay has not been encouraging, but with cold weather from now on, it will be possible to catch up to the work which was planned at the beginning of the winter. The soft weather in January was a serious drawback to logging operations. At Ottawa there is considerable mterest taken in the independent aititude of the lumber manufacturers, and middlemen are showing some concern about the situation. One large manufacturer is asking an ad- vance of 15 per cent. over last year’s prices on the better classes of lumber, and an increase of from $2 to $3 per thousand on all lines. Middlemen are inclined to believe that these demands are too high. Much will depend upon the price quoted by J. R. Booth. Good sidings and strips are selling to-day at $10 more for 1-inch than a year ago, and there is a general advance of $5 a thousand on everything better than shipping culls. Middlemen find themselves unable to secure stock. HEx- tensive sales of box lumber and mill culls have recenty been made at fair prices and the market is benefited greatly by the movement of these lines. Lath continue very strong at Ottawa. No. 1 white pine has ad- vanced a trifle, and before the new cut arrives it is believed that the price will reach $4.25. The upper grades are particularly scarce. There is a good demand at Ottawa for New Brunswick shingles and an excellent demand for shingles manufactured at Ottawa. Eastern Canada Lumber trade circles are more concerned at present about the log- ging situation than anything else. The unusually mild weather which prevailed during much of the month of January brought the logging in- dustry to a temporary condition of stagnation. The disappearance of the snow and the thawing of the ground made the lumbering roads useless. Tt is feared that unless snow becomes plentiful again at once, the re- sults will be disastrous. The delay which has already resulted will cause a material reduction in the winter’s output of legs. Many portable mills have already had to suspend operations. LATH Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL io) “English”’ deals are attracting attention at present. It is believed that rapid changes in market conditions may be expected at any time in the spruce deal trade. Prices are already firmer, though no importan\ advances have occurred. The improvement is gradual but steady. The poor prospects for logging operations are looked to, to have an eff upon the prices of spruce deals. At present the quotations are abom $15.50 to $16 for the usual specifications f.o.b. St. John. Stocks ava’ able at St. John total from five and one-half to six million feet. There is a firmer tone in the market for eastern spruce at Boston Reports indicate that manufacturers are considering increases in price The general lack of snow is responsible for a tendency to hold prices firmly. The base price is $23, although some business has been d at $22.50, and even an occasional transaction has been made at Cedar extra shingles at Boston in some cases are being held up to $3 but buyers are not to be found at this price. The actual business p vary from $3.40 to $3.50, with some business doing at a little less than” the lower figure. The demand fo rlath at Boston has been dull for several weeks, and prices are inclined to be easy. For 1%-inch, the prices range from $3.85 to $4. For 14-inch, the range is from $3.50 ‘. $3.55. Western Canada The British Columbia demand for logs continues to be good. Graded fir and spruce logs are quoted by the B.C. Loggers’ Association at $7, $9 and $12; camp run at $10, and cedar from $9 to $10. These prices are expected to continue for a month or two, when a further advance is. looked for in the better grades. Independent logging firms say that the price of camp run logs varies from $9 to $11. Common lumber is selling now at $13.50 net at the mills, and this price is expected to continue for some time. Many of the prairie buyers are holding off their purchases until later on, and this is expected to make the ‘demand in March very strong. The shingle situation is still rather doubtful. Advances have been made of late, and in eastern Canada they have been fairly well maintained. Ata recent meeting of the shingle manufacturers it was estimated that the actual “dead level” cost of shingles loaded on the car with all charges paid, was in no case less than $1.75 per thousand. In place of this, sales had been going on at a rate averaging $1.65. The result was that a number of operators closed their mills at. once, and the diminution in production has already had a good effect. Stocks now, are not heavy, and improvement is looked for as” soon as the building season opens. Bolts are selling at from $5 to $5.50. The two-dollar mark is looked for, for British Columbia shingles when the spring arrives. im Great Britain. The lumber business at London continues within narrow limits and the uncertainty resulting from the elections is having the effect of pre- venting the restoration of business activity. Consumption buying is on the smallest possible scale and forward buying is proceeding on very cautious lines. At Messrs. Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale, 3 by 7 unsorted Quebee spruce was sold at £8 10s. and £8 5s. At Liverpool the passage of the political excitement has permitted business to resume its natural course. Spot values of spruce deals are unchanged but there is a strong tendency for c.i.f. values to stiffen, although there has been no improvement in the demand. Values for parcels by liners are firmer now than they have been since the beginning of the liner season and apparently are likely to remain so. It is expected that f.o.w. prices will be considerably higher. Quebec pine deals are quite firm in spite of a moderate demand. Stocks are being firmly held and it is expected that R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Limited Traders Bank Building, “si-:®° TORO N1 C | J US ‘ PHONE Large Stocks - Complete Assortment a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER’: A. F. Ho.pen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Ass't. Mgr. eveland - Sarnia aw Mills Co. vine. View of Mill Property from rear. Your Spring Requirements We would like to quote you on yard stock or to submit you figures on special bills. We have long made a specialty of cutting special bills to order and have this down toa science. If you want work of this kind properly executed, try us. We can furnish anything you need in White Pine, Norway or Fir—any length from ten feet to sixty feet. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO lat ei ea So 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER prices will advance gradually. There is a somewhat better demand for birch, particularly for planks, though the prices remain unchanged. The stocks are not too heavy but there is only a small variety of thicknesses, the majority being 3-inch, with a few 4-inch and 2-inch, and almost no 24-inch. Stocks of logs are growing smaller and prices are improving slightly. At Manchester the lumber trade is marking time, the weather hav- ing been greatly against trade. There is a hopeful feeling, however, in many quarters. Spruce is firmer. Scantlings are valued at £8 5s; 7-inch and 38-inch at £8 15s., and other sizes in proportion. United States The lumber trade hag been moving rather more freely in many of the United States markets during the last fortnight. The satisfactory weather conditions have been to some extent the cause of a renewal of activity. Northern pine at Chicago has been only in fair demand, but is expected to become brisker shortly. Dealers report a number of in- guiries. Prices remain firm for tne better grades, while the lower grades are still rather dull. At Buffalo the demand for Northern pine is fair, but present yard prices are not considered very profitable. At New York the volume of business is rather light, but a gradual improvement is in- dicated by the orders received. New York stocks are light and whole- salers are looking for fair prices. The hardwood situation at Minneapolis is characterized by an inde- pendent feeling among wholesalers, particularly in regard to the upper grades. Birch and basswood uppers are scarce and in good demand. Prices have advanced but the sales continue actively. ow grades are still dull. At Cincinnati there is a steady tone to the hardwood market, and transactions are fairly active. There is a good movement of red oak, quartered sawed and plain, and a steady increase in price is noticeble. At Buffalo, the hardwood trade is strong and higher prices are looked for. Quartered oak and high grade birch are selling well and there is a fair volume of trade in chestnut. The hemlock outlook at Chicago is promising. At Buffalo, dealers report quite a good demand for hemlock. The price is well up to the list and no decline is expected. The market for fir, spruce and cedar at Chicago shows a firming tendency and prices are growing stronger regu- larly. The Buffalo trade in west coast products is improving right along. The best demand is for Washington fir. The yellow pine trade at Chi- - cago is improving and there is a fairly active demand for special stock, while the railroad and car stock demand is responsible for a large volume of orders. Shingles and lath at Chicago are doing fairly well. White cedar shingles are steady, with a tendency to improve. Red cedar shin- gles are rather quiet and unchanged. manufacturers regulating the price. Lath continues scarce, with the Market Correspondence Ottawa Manufacturers Asking High Prices ~ Ottawa, Feb. 10—The independent attitude of the lumber manufac- turers in respect to prices for the cut of 1910 is giving much concern to middlemen who are looking around for supplies for the coming season. Jt does not appear, that outside of deal, many large contracts have yet been closed for the output of mills along the Ottawa river for the ap- proaching summer. This is by no means the sign of a dull season, but quite the reverse. Mill owners are holding on to stock more firmly than at any other time since 1906. One producer of some 20,000,000 feet a year was offered a considerable advance on last year’s prices for all pine better than shipping culls, but he replied with quotations amounting to 1% per cent. advance on the better classes and at least from $2 to $3 per thousand of an increase on all lines. A middleman who refused to buy at this advance, told the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ that he was not sure whether he would be able to get stock at better rates, but that so far the increases seemed too steep. Buyers from the United States have spoken encouragingly about conditions across the border and are doing a lot to make local dealers satisfied with the stiffening quotations. J. R. Booth has been approached by many agents, and he has a lot of lumber upon which the price hag not yet been settled. His prices for 1910 will have a steadying effect on the market, and other producers of smaller quantities will then close contracts speedily. At this time last year buyers were able to get slight- reductions on upper grades compared with the previous season, but now the reverse is the case. Many dealers have paid $10 more for one-inch good sidings and strips in the last week than they did a year ago. There is an all-round advance of $5 a thou- sand on nearly everything better than shipping culls. Many orders are refused by middlemen who cannot get the stock. A leading manufacturer of Ottawa, in an interview with the “‘Canada Lumberman,”’ expressed regret that there was an evidence of mill owners over-estimating the favorable market conditions and asking un- warranted prices. He fears reaction. ‘While the outlook has been promising indeed,’’ he said, ‘“‘I am afraid some of them are too optimistic as to the boom. The chief danger a | a in the way of the lumber trade is that both manufacturers and dealer are ready to believe that the best conditions are upon us. On this basis they are asking big advances for lumber on hand and for new cutting The result is that the trade is now hesitating about buying. In the meantime should there be unfavorable legislation in the United States either in respect of tariff or interference with the methods of companies and organizations, the ful! benefit of what promises to be a prosperous year in the lumber trade would he lost. The tariff situation is not th only one to be watched, for, more important to us, is the state of capite over there. Anything that would cause a panic would seriously 4 the buying of Ottawa valley lumber. So I think it is a blunder tom some of the good prices offering now. I infer from correspondence American buying houses during the last few days that there is a litt uneasiness being felt already.’ The sale of several large lots of box lumber and mill culls, amountir to a million feet altogether, by one of the Ottawa mills this month relieved the local market of some of its most burdensome stock. of this was sent to Montreal in 200,000 feet lots, and more was shi across the border. There is, however, a considerable quantity of the 1907 and 1908 low grade pine not yet sold, and until this is disposed of there will be no substantial improvement in prices. The Montreal mar- ket is expected to buy heavily in three-inch plank for cheap house con- struction. The local manufacturers who sold dead culls last year fo $13 delivered in Montreal, want a slight advance on that figure for the coming summer’s cut. This quotation looks high to dealers who can dispose of stock on hand, but tie brisk building season promised m make them change their minds. There are many orders for delivery lumber after March 15th, the opening of the building season. An evyi- dence of active building in store for Ottawa was shown in the January building permits, amounting to $60,000, or double the number for the corresponding month last year. The increasing buoyancy in the lath trade is disturbing the plans of many speculators in that line of goods. Some have lost heavily by dis- posing of stock a month or so ago after holding it during a comparatively long period. No. 1 white pine has advanced a shade, and will likely go up to $4.25 before the new cut comes in. So many of the dealers are sold out that the market is in a very uncertain condition. Quotations are 50 cents higher than a year ago. With the exception of spruce mill run, which is made at 114-inch, the stock is 13{-inch. The upper grades are especially scarce. The demand among local builders for shingles shipped from New Brunswick is much stronger than for British Columbia shingles, but the shingle made in local mills is ousting both of these classes. It is claimed that as soon as Ottawa valley manufacturers begin to make a special of shingles, and not treat them so much as a side line, they will be able to hold the local market entirely for themselves. Dealers claim that Ottawa shingles are much better value than outside stock, but the latter, nevertheless, is in good demand. , The difficulty created by thaws all season were accentuated by the soft weather of the second week of February. The great damage to road making hinders operations. Very likely logs taken from the shanties in most of the camps will be fewer than was expected. J. R. Booth’s shanties report that were it not for the couple of extremely cold days that preceded the last thaw their work would be seriously set back. In his presidential address te the Ottawa Board of Trade on Feb. 1st, Mr. Peter Whelen pointed out the necessity for the speedy com- pletion of the conservation works at the head waters of the Ottawa river. He said the construction of the Temiskaming dam was not proceeding rapidly enough to suit the lumber interests. The loss from the spring floods of 1908 and 1909 were at least half a million a year, and there should be no risk of having them again. The dams under construction will add, according to Mr. Wheien’s estimate, 700,000 cubic feet per reinute to. the flow at the head of Lake Temiskaming. In all, eight dams are under contract to be built, at a total cost of half a million dollars. Serious Logging Situation in New Brunswick ; St. John, N.B., Feb. 9th, 1910—The most interesting feature of the situation in connection with the lumber trade and industry, is the stag- nation in logging circles caused by the remarkably unseasonable weather which has prevailed throughout New Brunswick for the past fortnight. During that period the mercury was for many days above the free point. What snow there was disappeared with great rapidity; the frost came out of the ground; lumbering roads became impassable, and con ditions generally were such as might be expected to exist late im the month of March or early April. The effects of the long continued thaw have been far-reaching an mos} vita! in their nature. The immediate result has been an almo entire cessation of logging operations throughout the province. In places where cperaticns are being continued, the work is extremely arduor and expensive. : At this particular time, when the work of hauling off the yards is usually about to begin, the delay is of tremendous consequence, and un- less there should be snow in the near future, -the results will be such (Continued on page 40) A Lumberman from Ottawa Valley writes us as follows: DEAR SIRS: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- chased from you last spring have been doing first class work ever since. I have never had any trouble with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. It will cost you nothing to have one of our Cata- logs mailed to your address. 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Further information on request. +: The “Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. iS WOODWORKER EDGINGS AND Ontario The estimates for the Crown Lands Department of Ontario show that dit ing 1910 $25,000 will be spent for forest managin 2 es, and $20,000 for fire aneg ging, $20,000 fer tore ae __ The Arthurs Company, Limited, Powassan, Ont., have been incorporate with a capital of $20,000, to carry on the business of timber merchants, et The incorporators are J. N. Arthurs and J. Arthurs, both of Powassan. _The lumber yard on the corner of Hess and Stuart streets, Hamilton, Ont which is 260 by 75 feet, has been sold to Mr. Wise, of Freelton, who has quit an extensive lumber trade and intends to open a large yard in Hamilton. ra One of Dr. Fernow’s staff of the Forestry Department of the Universi Toronto has been called upon by Chancellor Boyd to assist the official gua i Mr. F. W. Harcourt, K.C., in determining the need for cutting timber on an estate in Houghton township, Norfolk county. The Rainy River Lumber Company have over 1,000 men at work in woods in the district around Fort Frances, Ont. A well known lumbe states that there are 4,000 men in the woods in the Rainy Lake country, tributary to Fort Frances, and that still more are wanted. _The condition of some of the lumber and railroad camps of western tario has caused much alarm. It is alleged that the typhoid epidemics seized a number of the northern Ontario towns were caused by unsanitary ditions in the camps. An inspector of the Medical Health Board has been to the district. ; sect The following new company has been ineorporated in Ontario: Kingstor Shipbuilding Company, Limited, Kingston, ineorporated e: pital $500,000. corporators: W. J. Fair, insurance manager; H. A. Calvin and J. McKel merchants, all of Kingston; J M. Smith, Collingwood, manager ; imon ment, Barrie, and A. McDougall, Duluth, Minn. The Ontario Gazette reports the incorporation of the Munn Lumber with capital stock of $100,000. Incorpora A. E. Munn and H. J. Bartlett, lumbe As noted previously this company is formed to p Lumber Company of Whitney, Ont. — agriculture. town to buy this land and to plant on it red oak, poplar, quick growing trees, \ of about twenty years. a similar plan. A conference has been arranged between the officers of the Railway Com- mission, the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, and the railways, to 4 j some points arising out of the protest of the lumbermen against an. in freight rates. The matter has been in the hands of the chief traffic offi cf the commission to work out a new tariff, and he has succeeded pretty save for certain points. It is not desired to argue all the case over again. After the conference the new tariff will probably b announced in a short time. The water commissioners of the city of Guelph, Ont., are undertaking reforest 168 acres of farm land where the springs, which are the source of the city water supply, start from the side of the hills at Arkell, four miles out of the city. Some of the land will reforest itself and.the rest will be planted with white pine and other select trees which are being obtained in Germany. By this means the city hope to protect their water supply, to provide an attractive forest park, and also to make money out of the timber in years to come. he cost is placed at $8 an acre. Mr. M. W. German, M.P. for Welland, and Mr. B. N. Lewis, for West Huron, Ont., who have resolutions standing on the order paper of the House of Commons, the former’s to prohibit the export of pulp and pulpwood, and the latter’s to place an export duty upon them which may be abrogated in favor of any country which admits Canadian print paper free; held a confer- ence recently with members of both parties in the House who are in favor of their views. It was decided to bring up the resolutions for debate on Feb. 21st and to insist upon a vote. ; P. P. Elliott, timber contractor, Fort Frances, Ont., has opened an office im the postoffice block, recently vacated by the Telephone Company. Mr. A L.. White, late of Mackenzie & Mann’s office, Winnipeg, is in charge. Elliott has a contract to take out 250,000 ties for the Canadian Northern way Company, and has several camps at Banning now cutting. The Northerr Construction Company have a contract to take out 400,000 ties for the sam company and have a number of camps in north and west of Banning. These two large contracts make things pretty lively in the woods at that point, there being over 1,000 men employed. —_——_ Eastern Provinces Brodeur & Company, lumber, St. Hugues, Que., have registered. The Emile, sawmill proprietors, Montmagny, Que., have sustained a los by fire. The Austin Lumber Company, Cap St. Ignace, Que., office fixtures, pe sold 8th inst. Monette, Cardinal & Company, stated, have dissolved. ] W. Girardin, fils, lumber merchant, St. Edwidge, Que., and L._ Valer Foucher have registered. 1 Geo. Moore & Son, general store and lumber, Lisgar Station, Que., it i stated, will sell their assets. 1 The sawmill of Mr. A. Beaumont, near St. Augustine, Que., was recent destroyed by fire, causing a loss in the neighborhood of $6,000. The Canadian Dart Company. Limited, of Montreal, Que., have been corporated with capital of $50,000 to build, construct and equip public an private works, to erect, hold, etc , manage and dispose of timber limits, S@ ir. Vi P a otal builders’ materials, Montreal, Que., it i . s, stone quarries, etc. The incorporators are: W. Dart, civil engineer; F. Jefferson, engineer, and W. H. Brunning, architect, all of Montreal, Que. Lieut.-Governor Tweedie will open the convention of the Canadian Forestry Association which is to be heid in the Legislative Buildings at Fredericton, 'B., on Feb. 23-24. Two sessions will be held daily, one at 9.30 a.m. and one at 2 p.m. - The Riordon Paper Company, Limited, Montreal, Que., have been incor- po ated with capital of $6,000,000, to carry on the business of lumbering, etc. _ The incorporators are G. W. MacDougall, Kees; LL. Macfarlane and Chas. Pope, advocates, all of Montreal, Que. The Fletcher Pulp & Lumber Company, Limited, Sherbrooke, Que., have en incorporated with a capital of $300,000. The incorporators are C. H. tcher, R. A. Ewing, R. H. Fletcher and Harold Bruce Fletcher, lumbermen, of Sherbrooke, and J. W. Parker, lumberman, Portland, Maine. _ Forty employees of A. E. Bawailten, St. John, N.B., here offered to work 9 weeks, and forty more one week, without wages, to aid in rebuilding his odworking factory which was destroyed by fire recently. Mr. Hamilton has t+ decided whether to accept the offer or not, though his loss was heavy, but 1e will rebuild the factory. The sample rolls of paper manufactured for Lord Northcliffe’s publications his mills in Newfoundland, were utilized in printing part of the edition of 4 e London, Eng., ‘‘Evening News’’ on Jan. 27, and the test declared it in “every way successful. The paper was tried under the strictest practical con- di tions, and pressroom experts declared that for all purposes of newspaper printing the paper from Grand Falls was as -fine as any they had used in their experiences. The annual business meeting of the Nicolet Falls Pulp & Lumber Com- pany was held at Danville, Que. Satisfactory reports of the operations of the apany for the past year were received. The officers elected for the ensuing r are: O. Vilandre, president; B. Quinn, vice-president; F. B. Chadsey, easurer; O. Lamoureaux, secretary, with the following board of directors : F _N. McCrae, Sherbrooke; Philias Milette, Windsor Mills; J. H. Crepeau, St. ; Camille E. W. Tobin, M.C., Bromptonville, and J. E. Lepine, St. George de Vindsor. _ The E. B. Eddy Company, Hull, Que., have under consideration a plan for the establishment of a new plant in northwestern Ontario. The only town y mck so far has been named as a probable location is Fort William. The new mt would manufacture entirely for the markets of the western provinces. rh e company already have a large warehouse at Fort William, and on account their increasing business the present plant at Hull has during the last few os been taxed to its limit. It is planned to produce in the new factory matches, paper and fibre ware for the western market, and the Hull plant aa then be better able to handle export trade. A St. John, N.B., despatch states that Hon. Charles E. Oak, of the Mira- Smichi Lumber Company, says that his company have at the present time more than 1,000 men working in the Miramichi lumber woods. They expect to cut about 26,000,000 feet, or 4,000,000 feet more than last year. He reports, how- ever, that the recent soft weather has sreatly hurt operations in the woods. Hon. Mr. Oak is considering an. offer of the position of manager of the New ‘Brunswick Railway Company’s lands. The New Brunswick Railway Company eis 1,000,000 acres of lumber lands in York, Carleton, Victoria and Mada- es. granted by the King Government as a railway ’ subsidy in the early Seven 1es. Western Canada The Bowman Sine Lumber Company, Limited, Herbert, Sask., have been burned out. J. ©. Graham Company, Limited, sash and door manufacturers, Winnipeg, _ Man., have increased their capital from $50,000 to $100,000. Wm. Cooke & Sons, Limited, Crossfield, Alta., have recently bought about 0,000,000 feet of timber in a limit near Abbotsford, B.C., which they are preparing to operate. The Saskatchewan Provincial Government are co-operating with the Dom- inion Forestry service in the matter of setting aside forest reserves, and an amendment to the Game Ordinance Act is under consideration setting apart the eerie forest reserves, known as the Beaver Hills, the Pines, the Moose Mountain and the Porcupine Reserve as game refuges. wt ah prominent Japanese merchant, named Mr. Tenda, of San Francisco, while on a visit to Vancouver recently stated that he believed that the markets __ of Japan in the future would take great quantities of British Columbia timber and paper. - The Dominion Government is sending out Mr. Fred Axford, homestead inspector, to Fairford Mission, 200 miles north of Winnipeg, to arrange for _ homestead entries by settlers and to report upon a large area of Government nber land in that locality. The North Star Lumber Company, whose property is located in the Crow’? s Nest Valley, are planning for the immediate construction of a large new saw- - mill. Mr. John Hanbury, of the company, recently made an insvection tour es aged property with the object of arranging details in connection with this wor! The Alberta Government have refused to issue a permit to the Emovire Supply Company, of Edmonton, contractors for the supply of ties and bridge _ timber on the Alberta & Great Waterways Railway, to cut timber along the right of way for such purposes, and have threatened to impose a fine of $3 for every tree cut. The Fraser River Mills, Fraser Mills, B.C., will appeal to the Department the Interior in connection with Crown timber leases held by the comnany d affected by the projected construction of the Stave river dam bv the West- n Power Company. The company, in common with the E. H. Heaps Com- ay, of Vancouver, and the Brunette sawmills of Sapnerton, have heen given ice to clear the timber off 2 portion of their leased lands near Stave lake April 1st, 1911. eA deputation representing the British Columbia Loggers’ Association is josing to the Government the necessity for making several changes in s of scaling and having easier examinations for donkey engineers. An- tter which will be urged is that any genuine loeger be permitted to nall tracts that were overlooked in his original staking. Menv of these cts can be profitably logged in connection with adjoining claims where not be profitable to log them unless with larger claims. = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Are you in the market for Birch There are 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 Common and Better at one of our outside yards. Very fine stock, con- taining good percentage of red. How are you fixed on Maple We can quote interesting figures on 6-4, 8-4, 10-4, 12-4 and 16-4 Log Run Railroad. We can make prompt shipment on Hickory Two cars 5-4Common and Better. You can get a good price on this Quartered White Oak 4 Cars 4-4, 10 inches and over, No. 1 and No. 2 3 Cars 4-4, 12 inches and over, No. 1 and No 2 2 cars 4-4 Common Strips 4 cars 4-4 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 4-4 Common 1 car 4-4 No. 2 Common 3 cars 4-4 No. 1 Common 1 car 5-4 Comm )n and Better, bone dry 2,000 feet 5-4, 12 inches and over. You can’t beat our figures on this Cherry 1 car 4-4 Common and Better. Get your order in early for this Common and Better Ash 20,000 feet 4-4 to 5 8,000 teet 8-4 Common and Better 18,000 feet 10-4 Common and Better 5,000 feet 12-4 Comm~n and Better Here are some mighty good bargains in Poplar 1car 4-4 Nor and No. 2 1 car 8-4 No.1 and No. 2 Y% car 6-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥% car 6-4 No 1 Common 1 Car 5-4 No. 1 and No. 2 1 car 5-4 No 1 Common 2 cars 4-4 No. 1and No. 2 1 Car 4-4 Common 1 Car 21 to 23 inches 1 car 4-4 Common and Better 1 car 4-4, t8inches and over, No. 1 and No, 2 2 cars 5-8 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 5-8 Clear Sap 4cars 5 8 No. 1 Common tcor 5-8 No. 2 Common Soft Yellow Poplar, 225.000 feet 4-4 No 1 Common and Better- Get prices on these Poplar Wagon Boards 1 car 4-4, 8 to 12 inches 1 car 8 to 12 inches 7,000 feet 13 to 17 inches What about Walnut 2 cars 4-4 Log RunM C.O., very fine SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. 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In some of the southern portions of New Brunswick there has been but one week this season when there was sufficient snow to make hauling possible on the logging roads. While at the head of the St. John, on the Restigouche, and in the northern sections generally, conditions have been somewhat better than this, there has been a great deal of unfa- vorable weather and the season, particularly during the past fortnight, has been an extremely difficult one for the loggers. The attention of dealers and manufacturers is turning more than ever to the ‘‘English’’ deal trade. When business has settled down after the elections are at an end, it is confidently expected that changes will materialize, probably with rapidity, in the spruce deal trade as well as in other lines. That trade and business generally have been dull while the elections were pending was usual and natural, and that 4 change will now take place is to be expected. The sentiment in regard to ‘‘English’’ spruce deals has been, par- ticularly during the last few weeks, indicative of greater confidence. Greater firmness is consequently an accomplished fact, although no im- portant increase or advance in prices has yet materialized. The gain has been slow and steady and it may now be safely said that the out- look for this line of goods is more promising than has been the case at any time during the past two or three years. It is expected that the poor prospects for the getting out of a cut of any importance at the portable mills will be apt to have an effect upon the local prices of “‘English’’ deals. An enquirer would be quoted not less than $15.50 and probably as high as $16. on a specification of ‘‘English’’ spruce deals containing say. 50 per cent sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines, balance elevens and wides, f.o.b. St. John. At present writing the available local stocks of ‘“‘Fnglish”’ deals are fairly heavy. Five and one half to six millions of feet would cover the quantity. Bad Weather in New Brunswick The present unseasonable weather is playing havoc with the lumber industry of Nova Scotia, and the cut will only be about 60 per cent. of the estimate, according to the opinion of a well known lumberman. The cut for the province was estimated at over two hundred millions, but owing to the soft weather it is feared that only about one hundred mil- lions will reach the market. The loss to the province will be nearly two millions and the direct loss to the operators will be nearly a million. Even if cold weather sets in now the loss cannot be made up, as the cut so far this season is not up to the average. This is due to the fact that owing to the lack of frost the men have only been able to cut on high dry ground, work on the low land having to be abandoned. Operators who have mills in the woods will not fare so badly as those who have long hauls, as they can twitch their logs a short way and convert them into lumber, while those who have long hauls to the rivers will have to wait for frost and snow. A large number of lumber- — men have contracted to deliver their stock at the railway station during January and February, and many have already broken their contracts and stand to lose heavily. Fearing a scarcity, the English and American importers have already advanced prices, and if the present weather con- — tinues much longer the men who are fortunate enough to have a supply on hand are sure to make up for the low prices of the past few years. ‘The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Boston, in their finincial statement recently presented, show a net cash surplus of $387,792.73. Their cash assets total $576,184.59, and their contingent assets amount to $982,834.59, making the total assets $1,559,019.18. The amount of insurance in force at present is $13,807,933.82, the premiums upon which amount to $327,611.53. During 1909 the losses amounted to $82,760.03, and dividends to policyholders amounted to $110,036.44. The gain in the net cash surplus for 1909 was $83,634.41. From 1895 to 1909 inclusive, the total losses paid to policyholders amount to $600,457.24, and the total dividends paid to policyholders amount to $505,383.05. The company is now paying dividends to policyholders on terminating policies at the rate of 40 per cent. At the recent annual meeting of the British Columbia Loggers’ Association the following officers were elected: President, C. A. Me- Kinnon ; Vice-President, J. A. Smith ; Secretary-Treasurer, D. J. O’Brien; Executive Council, Messre. Kiltz, J. O’Brien, Magneson, Dempsey, Wilcox, D. A. Smith, Black, Patterson Buck and Norton? The following were elected members of the association: Messrs. Harland, Joliffe. Parks, J. B. Dugan, C. B. Dugan and H. D. Blackford. | Keystone Gang Bolter Durable Reliable Compact Accurate Gang Bolter This cut illustrates our New Gang Bolter for sawing slabs for Lath, Pickets, Kindling, Wood Bolts Bolts for from 60,000 to 100,000 lath can be cut in one day. OTHER KEYSTONE MACHINES: Combined Bolter and Lath Mill, Circular Saw Tables, Pole Road Tram Car, Picket Header Rothfuss-Howard Iron Works Williamsport, Pennsylvania We are in the market for all the ‘‘For Sales” of every kind that you have, and we can sell them all for you. Do you want to Sell some Lumber ? Do you want to Sell some Machinery ? Do you want to Sell a Business Opportunity ? Do you want an Employee? Ifyou have nothing for sale you MUST want something. A small advertisement in our ‘*‘ WANTED AND FOR SALE” DEPARTMENT will do the trick. A trial will convince you. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto - - Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Robb Water Tube Boiler Straight tubes. Perfect water circulation. Dry or superheated steam. Half the usual number of handholes. ROBB ENGINEERING CO., LTD. AMHERST, N. S. 607 Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W. Robb, Manager DISTRICT | Traders Bank Building, Toronto, William McKay, Manager OFFICES | Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager Calgary Block, Calgary, J. F. Porter, Manager P. Payette’s New Patent Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any % vA Z % 5 % ll Z Y Y = 14) alliZ iA 4 by, description. Booklet for same mailed free — to any address upon request. P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO.LOTS White Pine: x inch No. 1 cuts & better........ $43 oo 48 00 1% inch No. cuts and hatter. 58 00 2’ No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 60 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2” No.2 Cuts and Better.... 50 00 1%” Nox (2 & 3 Cuts 38 00 2” No.t 283 Cuts 44 00 y in Pine Dressing 24 oo and better shorts 1x4 and 5 common and dressing... 1x6 common and dressing 8 common and dressing ....... 26 00 10 com & dr's'g 29 00 1X 12 com &dr's'g 33 00 x xroand 12 mill cull STOCKS) 5:02. -652.5%- = 18 00 2x 10 common.... 26.00 2and3x 12common 26 00 1x8 l'ox & common 23 00 1 x ro inch box’ and common.. 24 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 1” mill run sidings 23 00 1 x10and 12 mill culls siding.... 17 00 r’ dead cullsidings 12 50 136 inch flooring 25 00 rtd mill run Norway 2! Spruce mill run.... Spruce mill culls.. emlock 1xq to 8in. 2x4 to 8in., 10 to 16ft. 2x4 to 10 ‘inch r8ft. Clear inch 24 00 19 00 13 00 14 00 16 00 19 00 .C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 65 50 60 00 65 00 48 00 54 00 4° pele] 48 00 27 00 25 00 28 00 27 00 gro 35 00 20 00 27 00 28 00 24 00 25 00 28 oo a5 co 18 00 13 00 27 0° 20 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 3 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 2 feet o14,14X14,14X16.. 35 45 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 35 95 i ek 12x18, 18 aleintela\cagininjaia’s 36 45 alee 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20 & 16 X ZO. cweeeeceeves 36 95 KOXZO fal, aPlerecwveels 37 45 6x18, 8x18 , qiapiaiweiatats 37 95 6X20, 8x20,....+-.5 38.95 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, ists and 2nds, 1% and 2” Ash, white, No. 1. Ash, brown, sts ands, 4/4 ...--:--e22se00* Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, 1sts ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, 1sts and 2nds, Birch, common and b A Par paaovonceicn Birch, rsts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, ists and 2nds, 12/4 and ane da ‘ists and 2nds, aad No. mon and better, 4/4.....- Basswood, No. 2and 3, common Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds.......+...- a Elm, ists and 2nds, g a Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ......---- Soft pie, No. 2 and 3, comm Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41&2” Rock Elm, 1sts and znds 4/4 Rock Elm, No. 1 com- mon and better. 4/4. Rock Elm. 1sts and ands, Gis ANd 8/4 ss ee ee wee Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.........- ai Lfoypareesr Bpeoncocee 6/4 1st & ands 6/4 No. 1 com.......- . 8/4 1st & ands.......... 8/4 com No. 1 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- 12/4 No. 1 com 55 00 45 00 37 oo 27 00 45 00 go 00 26 00 32 00 35 00 go oo 25 00 15 00 42 00 go co 26 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: ae pn andup 45 oo 4 andi” x 8" and UP secs 52 00 2a’ x 7 and up 55 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8’ ANG TIP? ose we.’ 5 00 Bane "00d strips: iC Anc qb rae 38 00 ug! and 14%4”.. 42 00 SUaROpADBBeS 45 00 Pine good shorts : v zt, andup.. 40 00 Li “and up.. 30 00 1%" and 1%”... 41 00 2 4 4 to 9A Sidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....---. 33 00 Fine, Be: 1dressing NENTS oie p cinieiasn's © 26 00 00 oo Pine, shorts SB caine 2 22 Pine, 8 8. Cc. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’.... 23 Pine, 7 up S.C. sid. x §.. Pa a c. and better, 1x6 oes AIO. 50 00 58 00 60 00 38 00 42 46 888 28888 8 8 § 8 8 88888 Wa biste tte 45 00 14" Ne 14 ft. Pine ath 2. ckevor 4 25 144" me. 2 ait. lath 3 5° 194" ’ pine.. 1 60 1%" To x gt. hemlock fath. 3°75 1%” mill ran hem- lock lath........ 3 25 X Pine Shingles.. 1 10 XXPine Shingles 2,10 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ 2 20 XXX 6 butts to 2” 3 00 XXXX 6 to 23-16” 3 35 XXXXX 5 toa”... 495 Red pine, c&cfx"......- Jo oo fe aes tet 31 00 Be pe ME ROPE? Vani cie n\blor's g2 00 Red Pine, Conan 18 00 22 00 Soft Maple, sts and. QndS 14/4. dx teamieaiecilers 27 00 Soft Maple, common and better: 4/45 ..--@ sss “ 20 00 Soft ares 6/4. and 8/4 ists and 2nds.......- 28 00 Hard Maple, rsts and ANGE Ald: oi Sesle pala ae kee go oo Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .......... 24 00 Hae Maple, 4xq-10 to 35 00 Hace ‘Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, rsts and ands ...... 42 00 Red Oak, plains, rsts and AHAawalC ryt rete ees. 52 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 8/4)... apr ane ieee 55 00 Red Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 4/4. 0.6 0000 wi 53 00 White Oak, plain, ists and 2nds, 144 and 2” .... 5600 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. 65 00 White Oak, \% cut ists and ands, 4/425... each 83 00 White Oak, 4% cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and 2nds.... 85 00 White Oak ¥% cut 12/4 and 16/41Sts and 2nds.... 95 00 ee ists and ands, Sag esay@e/giain salen eetaatelanee 60 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts and ands; astern scares 75 00 White woed 4lq4 ust & ands .....:.. 57 00 4/4 No. 1com........-- 47 00 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 00 6/4) No. x (com, nt eee 48 00 6/4 1st & 2nds........ 60 co Glg Nov :1com.s.-cn Since 8/4 1st & ands.......... 62 co 8/4 No.1 com.......... 52 00 Pine, box boards.. 1’xq4 & up 6-11'.. 13 00 14 50 7x3" to6", 12'- 16' 15 co 16 50 "x7" & up 12'-16' 14 50 17 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to x1’ R10 . th echeeeeer 21 00 2300 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn 25 00 28 00 O. culls red and white Pine..... II 00 13 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out.... 15 00 18 50 Spruce, 1” x 4" '& up 15 00 17 00 ate xr stocks, 4,8,9 and 10” .. 17 00 19 00 Sommers clear (fine 5 = dressing.and B) 22 50 25 00 Hemlock 1”........ 11 00 14 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 10, 12/16! Sieapets 13 00 16 00 Tamarac)... pene 13 00 15 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out.. 18 00 20 00 Basswood log run _ mill culls out. 22 00 26 00 rvs) WARD CoH ooann oe 18 00 22 00 Sott Elm, common, and better1,14%,2” 20 00 24 00 Ash, black common and betterr” to 2 25 00 28 00 Lath per M: No. x Be pine 113/87 x4’: tomes 3 85 400 Lath, ‘mill run white pine.... 300 3 25 Spruce,millrunt44” 285 3 0v Redpinemillrun 275 3 0° Tamarac millrun 1 75 2 08 Basswood ‘“ 200 225 ae _ Hemlock 175 225 Pine, s.c. and better, Pine Shingles WAAR eee scenes 22 00 24 00 EXER IO canes 3.50 400 Pine, s.c. and better, Cie Butt 18” 275 3 50 Beh ossnancrone 25 00))) ORK) vecemeoeuiins mses R75 Pine, s.c. and better, White Cedar Shingles: ie Reman aL ne 23 00 24 00 xxxx, 18/ ax 445 Pine,s.c.and better Clear Butt, “18” 300 325 CRO: Sone <0 26 00 28 00 187, xx Vaal ft agole hese 1X 10 No. x barn.. go 00 33 00 Stand’d R’y ties6” 045 0 50 x10No.2 ‘“ 23.00 2600 Mill run cedar ties 38 00 50 co 1x8&gqNo.2 ‘ 2000 2200; No.2Railway Ties 00 20 co 25 Pine mill culls.... 15 00 18001! Sprucelogs (pulp) 12 00 14 09 TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet long, 6" to 8” COP. sve eee e neers eee eete ne ee ens ees 100 1 50 C {ad Parte Or Crs “Roth w/c Ato Ut ne 160 3°.¢0 35 Oe a AO sali lntele Sr ois Baten eo ea 250 400 40 < | MAE ior Che ao aacicto loco ococr. 425 475 45 a 1 tO Neare <2 eh le eee Ela je 28 6 35 50 Fy RPE ARE Serio sek oc OOO .. 8 50 10 50 55 * RE Goon mong de Oren Coon ..IT ©O 13 50 60 du 6 Oo odin wwe alt a aTOORTa RS ote Bol Pees Tales Neale 16 50 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 40 feet average...... “ 5° First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according to lineal.. 76 .OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, agcording to average and quality...........-- 60 65 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 4oto45feet. 70 7. goto gs feet. 50 55 ASH. ro inches and up, acoording to average and quality Average 16 inch cieiaaueletpicte at ieleleye’e clelwidyel@ic.e.mis s\aiainiats/dle e\s\via\vle: qi. sle 8i0\alpas iar oo ae 24 AAR ancircanee nconnC go 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up........-.eeee reser per M.18 oo 1g 00 Oddlatpritis foe oie gieine a ch noise ite ane > remote “1500 16 00 Boards, 1 AMG 24M... 2. a cece cee ce twee enn anne “15 00 1600 BIRCH PLANKS TPiGOVALME cele crv'e osi0is viv» c/s\eleme|s ctelaiers wyole we oie meiela(m ia s/emisieielans I SARNIA, ONT FINE, COM. AND BETTER. WE X10" AoateameiaeelaAne 2g 00 " 4 5 ar GA Me aS rep aDOCe gr 02 1x 6and8 ce Sepia ee cite 54 00 i reese os rin., 8” and up wide ovate 42 00 ENE CA eee, 30" on 3 1 and 134" Kis S 5: 6g 00 foniae ofan eiaete eta go 00 Cee atoyerata 68 oo NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND yee Ca Ag A 4/4 x 8 & up No.1 etter 45 00 DICE OOO = COCO 3 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 114, 134 and 2! 36 00 43 00 Bia eBlog aheand a Se a a a 40 0° 65. x6&up No. 2 - 7G AG n he pCO Ea OIC IS SUC Ie 42 00 8/4 ” ” 1» 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 »y 4200 8/4 1 ” 1» 46 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 1 in. US eel 53 00 1¥% in. = ice 550g 2in. Be GPa acne 57 00 aeandigy “| ine. 45 00 4 in. og 5, js 80:90. NO. 2. CUTS. BOX. 1 in., 6” and up wide.....- 31 00 “i! : iit... 42 ee No. 1, 1, 1%, 134, 2” 20 00 27 00 1%” ss cers 43 00 | No. x mill culls, 1, 2" DU ae 47 00 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 al, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 No. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”...... 15 00 tin day) “tes 33 00 | 1.1%, 134 and 2”...... 15 00 ae Rees se RE ohete 3% 00 a Anini<'p niaiw's'n nia als vtetslareletare 14 00 234, 3and 4” “ 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH ker Ame. acetates eas 23 00 ING? ity Gal i vse weeistevaneeieador 1 50 OK SY wwe een eeeseeeeens 25 00 No. z AS". ICE wae cee 3 a ee GAN OIB e aicie telex elelee 27 00 No. 1, 48” pine....... Ae ciety) WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S., AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 tt 10 ft 14x 16 ft ee) enieeie nisteinisiteleivtaesels 15 50 18 50 22 00 20 00 ax6and 2x8 er ec ++++18 00 18 so 22 00 20 00 ax. Kons Riis clneiin aetna 19 00 19 50 22 50 21 ©o Pi RT ee ecocienmo.. hay ae SUEROT 1900 2000 23 50 22 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions _ . Flooring ai ReARK Ain, ac tienines acaleteaitlors $23 50 | 4 oO 6 .inch No. x aX 4-B-14-16.......-000 02 23 50 os i, ye 2X 4-10-18-20........020 25 00 3 ae 3 Sito ns. eases 23 50 ‘ Shiplap—Finished a inc No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce atin cepa SoceMGOUROnOAeT Rn OCS SHBAcr, 475 No.2 88 aaa nee cienin cn enit tc nisine tis dieieize sien 3 25 14 and 16 ft ax Ganka se wes 22 50 3x10... 23 00 3x12. .- 23 50 4x4to 6x38.. 22 50 4x 10 tO 10X 10....- setae Seteees 23 50 23,50" BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S. AND E. Sta x6 ft cneare 18 to ga ft. 2x 10, 2x 12, 8to 16ft...... 48; 50, aa Khe tarde oteiie sise cele Ad, 26, 2B) GOi/9A, 00 wn oe cuscusencs 2x 14 up to 32 ft 3X 4 to by 12, 8 to 16 a ale 3x4to4x 12, 18 to gatt.. 6x6to6x12upto ites, a x 4,2x6,2x8, “ “ae Led FLOORING. 2 Red Pineserg Siemon) etedicloinsie's\ajele'n asain’ Sma aa oe hee No. 1 and 2 Fir Floorin 2 Gs Fir E. G. No. rand 2 .G. No. rand 2 Flooring.......+.0.0ssss0s008 aja cca - and SG. INO sg PIGOrI sain sate « ofe nos o's 2.00 als suede eae SHIPLAP. ne or Serie WAnonars aie aio eae anoint esate to 16 ft., .C Fir 'e”, er and 12” Shiplap iofx6' .. . C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. . BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. 15S. ~ Boe Mam No. 1 Common Pine, TO ICM sw on sete sere “3 4 at at ee Oey = mixed w dths Beco User") ae aad eee SHINGLE XR BC. Cedar. - 5255.82 NGLES ee EY XB Ct Cedar cas soe cee ween "aCe XXX Dimension. . Phpo- on Po LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pines .sicise o's on cu ne velsesniebee eels No. x B.C. Firs... «- aolata ois oS cpio sn o4 wale aie eee ee BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers Ala) aiasadio tic teeta 00 Dressing Les Ais shana ee RE ; 5/4 to 8/4.. 92 00 shee 2 o/4 to 12/4. etree. 97 O00 Sais eee: Selects -4la9 svnetensss iter 84 00 No, 1 7 Micedioae Bis 58 oC ‘5/4 to'S/4s; - 82 co ‘* yo/4 to 12/4...... 92 00 Fine Common Albarn iora.niardss 61 00 { Seer No. 1 Barn rx 12........ oa < 21x6& No. 2 Barn xe i 8. The following quotations on. hardwoods represent the jobk : eas, price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: a WHITE ASH. - 40 00 4200 “i 46 co | Strips Pr ks . 48 00 54 00 | Com.andculls... 1 rst & and, 1 ee: 1% to 2inch . 2% to 4ginch BLACK AND BROWN rst & 2nd 6 inch up.40 co 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 BIRCH rst & 2nd6inch & 1st bags) white, 6 up, red, .......- 40 CO 42 00 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 ist and and, soft, 6 inch and up....- 32.00 35 00 inch and up...» 26 00 re Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common - 10 00 17 CO MAPLE : ist and 2nd hand 20 co 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 oo ne Common and culls 14 00 15 00 | Common and culls. 1a co = ~ BOSTON, WhitePine Uppers, 1 to2 inch Selects, 1 to zimch............. Fine Common, x iuchtss..cneeeneeeee . 1% toa inch.. No. x'Cuts x ineh....208 > 1% to2 incl. c.0- os ee MASS. oO. FACS Spruce, to and ra in. dimension 9 in. and under 1o and 12in. random lengths, 10 ft. “and Mp cae 2X2. 2X4 2X5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4q4 random lengths, 10 ft. and up......- ..-..++ owe All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, xo ft... andup +. 21 50 5 in. and up merchantable boards; ‘8 ft. & up, P, 1S 19 00 Canadian Spruce boards ........-.-.+++steereeees 23 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched - 22 00 1x 2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundled 20 00 1%” Spruce laths ......ee.eees eeeeeeeeeeeee 435 Bxtrannns ce Clears ....-..... Sl SRA AO Clear Whites. Extra 1s Clear whites (0) Nescees tans Extra 1s (Clear whites in) vary weze Mase Red Cedar Extra, as butts to 2”, Eurekas, 18” Ny CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | MEd caee buy our Spruce, Shingles and Lath Trade builders every one of these articles. WE CATER Do not take our word for it—try a car and have the TO proof. PEOPLE Made from the best stock grown — by the best WHO machinery known—grades are tip-top — You'll KNOW like it sure-pop. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. _ Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.O St. Moise, P: 9. Sayabec, P. Q. Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. ' U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, ‘Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 44 epeuey ‘uoyrUeY - ‘GL’1 ‘SMYOM ANIHOVN NITeaa | ‘JOYOJEY, pue JOUeTg psdy ysey XV6 sy} WO aynurus Jad yaaj [eaut] OSI ye YIOM Jo Ajsyenb jsouy oy} poojuesenS oie nox % : SLNNOD ALITVWNO ed CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 a Woods New No. 20 Planer and Matcher WITH THE ONE SIDE DRIVE PATENTED A High Speed Machine of Great Capacity Equipped with special features which provide for a faster feed than the ordinary and a higher standard of quality Mc Orleans The Planer Specialists | Seattle Me A. Woods Machine Company - Boston, U.S.A. Chicago Atlanta For Cabinet and Furniture Factories this Planer is Unexcelled Sectional or = = et 2 Se S | maw Planes 1/16 Plain Rolls ee er : Se es —- in. to |; ee ooo: 5 os 7 in. thick Cut Gears Made in 24 é \ : in., 30in., Table on In- . » @ LL ae [ee ex: si = = 36 in. and cline Slides i yi, Ge = “Lt 2 c/s Pie nig fl 48 in. widths No Gears ieee Running , | A oe | Self-Oiling - on Studs ea Se 4 = Pek Bearings Heavy .. eee ' r XZ Heavy Planer and Smoother f THE MacGREGOR, GOURLAY CO., LIMITED Galt, Ont. We also build a very large Line of Metal-Working Machine Tools > Se CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER il i ee DISSTON CROSSCUT SAWS Will run easier, cut faster and last longer than any other crosscut saw manufactured They are made by a special process in our own works. In every department of manufacture, the highest order of skill is employed. Practically every improvement or better- ment of saws that has been adopted during the last half century, had its origin in the Disston establishment. . We shall continue to lead the world in progressiveness, in the quality of our product and in service to the buying public. HENRY DISSTON & SONS, INC. (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. Canadian Works: Frazer Avenue, Toronto, Canada No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited se LT Wes 248 McDermott ad WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Gre = » MONTREAL, QUE. ONT ASS Anal Robert Hamilton re ee » VANCOUVER, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Practical Suggestions for Woodworkers means profit to you. wood to another. built into Shimer Cutter Head takes care of. May we send you full particulars and prices of You will find much to interest you. these tools ? Bit Grinding Machines For sharpening Bits tempered too hard to file, and to lighten and hasten the work in the filmg room, we make two styles of Grinding Machines. 2 No. 1 is a strong and complete machine with every needed adjustment. Price, net, with coun- tershaft, f. 0. b. Milton, Pa., $104.00. No. 2 machine is lighter, yet sufficiently strong to meet the average need. Price, com- plete, $45.50 net, f. 0. b. Milton, Pa. The Shimer Planing Mill Activity Idle machines spell L-O-S-S. The wheels have to go round and round in order to earn dividends on your investment. your requirements and are organized to meet them. Shimer Cutter Heads keep the machines going by doing away with the tedious and costly filing to shape at each sharpening of the cutters, also the adjusting of the cutters by the old slow process when changing from one kind of This, and more, the make-ready We understand ‘il Sn Our Bedee Knives recommended by users as the best thin steel knives on the market, can be fur- nished in any length or thickness on short notice. Write us about your re- quirements. Expanding Dado Heads These tools are arranged with Circu- lar Bits and saw spurs for edging up the square shoulder of the groove when cutting across the grain of the wood. The Bits will expand to nearly double the thickness of the narrowest groove they make, and with wider or thicker Circular Bits their range of expansion is readily increased up to 2” or more. We make them to fit any saw mand- rel, long or short. Price, complete, 8” diameter or less, net, $21.45. Our Beading Machine with milled bits applies to any four- sided cylinder. It is carefully made to fit into the slot of the head side and fastens firmly the knife and attachment with a single bolt. Price (2) Attachments with Bits completernet src .s sci aoe $5.20 Hsctra) (Bits) each s.)-ie-..6 4 aa eee Complete with Flooring Bits. Ceiling—% at $1.05 each and Bits for 2” thick plank at $1.33 each. These popular tools are the ‘‘Best of All’? Shimer Cutter Heads, the Bits of which are held securely within conical duplex bit seats. ‘‘vise like’’ grip of our fixed bolt and nut assures rigidity and strength for all emergencies, in the working of every kind and variety of cross-grained and knotty lumber. Price with 4 bits to each head, the set, as cuts above, $40.95 ee ag é ce The 6 8 ce ce ce ce 49.27 57.60 The Heads will also receive Bits for thin The Shimer Cutter Head for O. G. Batten and Siding These heads are especially designed to work O. G. Batten or O. G. Siding, having three circular cutters in line of the cut, seated and firmly bolted to one side of the head flange. We make them to suit any matcher or moulder. They turn out O. G. Battens as regularly as our matcher heads work tongue and groove flooring. Give measurements same as for flooring heads; or, if flooring heads are already in use on your machine, give their record numbers, and send a cross section of the batten—wood sample or drawing. Price for each Cutter Head, without bits, $9.75. Batten Bits to mould 34” deep or less, net each, $2.08. ORG: Door, Sash and Coping Tools That save all the hand fitting. No changing of patterns, there- fore, no trouble in framing the door and sash parts when they are matched up with the Shimer Cutter Head. We relieve you of that detail of the business, when we place the mould in count- erpart within the contour of the Bits. The Bits are filed only to sharpen and being set by means of a gauge give accurate and uniform results. Prices very reasonable. The Shimer Reversible Cutters for Single Spindle Shapers, Variety Moulders or Friezers, are carefully moulded opposite to the shape of the mould to be produced, in such a way as to have only the cutting edge touch the lumber. They are complete— inexpensive—time saving. We also make One-Way Cutters for the Double Spindle Shaper. Shear Cutting Cylinder Made to fit any Planing and Matching Machine, Saves Power, Material and Labor, besides putting a smooth surface on the lumber. The cut is made with first one knife shearing the chip in one direction across the face of the board, and, is followed by the next knife which shears the This distribution of the work reduces jars on the machine and belts, gives smooth action, and results in better work. chip in the opposite direction. Send for further information, and let us quote you prices. With your inquiry give us the length and diameter of your cylinder, stating whether you use one or two drive pulleys. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive, you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Ontario, Can. | Samuel J. Shimer & Sons 6, sta, This cut represents our No. 3 Log Jack gear and friction driven. It is designed to handle with despatch either heavy or light logs. This machine is well planned and will do all we claim for it. STRONG DURABLE COMPACT Write for our literature The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Ltd. Lindsay, . Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. Results Are What Count A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up ready for business in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct improvements that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves, they are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going ont. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. Our Log Jack is a Great Favorite The uppermost leg of this jib has a spring connection to the tower that reduces shocks. : All strains due to skidding are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented geared jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. . This machine is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., Detroit, Mich., U.S. A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Our New Triple Drum Sander 1s fully advertised in our New Sander Catalog No. 82 which every Sander user is invited to write for. Our No. 225 has the Automatic Take-Up Drum and the power hoist to the bed frame, giving easy access to the drums. Our Machine has every improvement (and a few more) that is found on any other 3-drum sander. 49 Write for Catalog To-day New No. 225 Triple Drum Sander. 465-485 W. Front St. J. A. Fay & Egan Company Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. 5° PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, : Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Are Your Boilers Overloaded ? If so, your cut is not what it should be What Disposition are You Making of Your Sawdust, etc.? Why don’t you run your mill with it? Are You Burning Your Slabs, etc.? Why not sell them instead? The old reliable Gordon Hollow Blast Grate increases the efficiency of a boiler 25% to 50%: gives as good or better | results with wet, green or frozen sawdust as a draft grate gives with dry wood; saves labor in firing: and is practically i indestructible. | Sold on Approval. Thirty days’ trial given. We pay the freight both ways, if rejected. Adapted for either sawdust or slabs, for plain furnaces or Dutch ovens, and for any number of boilers, from one up. No change in construction required. Easy to install. Can be fired on when the boiler is idle. We will submit a proposal upon receipt of the following data: | How many boilers have you? Have you furnaces or ovens? What are the width aud length of your grate surface or surfaces ? Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Co., Greenville, Mich. Also Manufacturers of the Celebrated “Tower” Line of Edgers and Trimmers (Please Mention this Publication.) HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to 2 inches or over SPECIALTIES Sawep HEeMLock Rep CEDAR SHINGLES Waites Prine Latu Bass aND Poplar SIDING JAMES GILLESPIE ’ Pine and Hardwood Lumber LATH ana SHINGLES North Tonawanda, N. Y. ESTABLISHED i892. Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. ] sale mber This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satistaction on all classes of work. No Screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in - competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. P NORTH Tcawa: a HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., ROCHESTER, N.Y., manufacturers TRADE WITH CANADA SOLICITED. Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and _ operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N.Y. STAIR FRAMING PLATE This Means Money CONDENSED for You MILK AAAS SEE ee ee ee eey meee ee en een eee een eee” Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute purity and cleanliness. Our products are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. John Malcolm & Son St. George, Ontario Zins reeee eens cet CUA LUCCA cece! wore | ermawrrse Wem L AMEE APACE OEOEEPATT A OAAPOCPAOP AAT a thé i g 4 5 4 y 4 s 4 j y) f f Y ; 4 f 4 Y 4 Yj 4 4 4 j f 5 4 j 4 Y y ; j Y 4 f f f 4 Y 4 4 j 4 4 f 4 y 4 4 4 y Y 4 j 4 4 L 4 f j y) 4 Y y 4 f y 4 4 4 f f 4 4 y) 4 5 4 4 4 Y 4 f 4 j 4 4 4 j Yj f y f 4 4 y f 4 4 A yi 4 } Y The Wanted and For Sale Department of this paper is a market where you can buy or sell lumber, timber limits, mill proper- ties and second-hand machinery. We are constantly hearing of important deals effected through an advertisement in this department. YOU should be in this market with the rest of the wide-awake people. ‘< S@© SZ Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Canada Eclipse Clapboard Planer If you are a stranger to them and they to you. Get acquainted. “This is One of Three in the Family and Every Onea Wonder” Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers the other day. He based his opinion ona ‘‘ working acquaintance” gained in their own inill. On the start he was against us but is now another one added to the hundreds won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. SLEEP ER & AKHURST Coaticook, Que. 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER HERE is no machine that is more profitable around ¥ haust Fans your plant than a first-class freight elevator. It >.< makes space in the upper floors just as valuable as space on the ground floor, and solves the perplexing problems, which constantly arise, where there is no elevator in- stalled. We manufacture freight elevators of every descrip- tion and of all capacities, and we guarantee our eleva- tors to be better than anything on the Canadian market. We are an independent Company and sell our eleva- tors at independent prices, and this accounts for our rapidly increasing business and pleased customers. If you have not room enough in your factory for an elevator, ask us to submit plans for placing one on the outside of the building. The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. P ° EI] C L d They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- e ar nh evator 0., t e dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption oe of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Head Office: Hespeler Descriptive circulars sent on request. Offices in all the leading Canadian Cities Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario The cheapest way to skid andload logs is by steam power. The Universal Logger is a combined two line skidder and loader with separate engine for loading with steel skidding boom and steel swinging loading boom. It is self-propelling, spots its own cars and moves rapidly from point to point, saving time and the usual switching expense. _ Ample water tank capacity is located between the trucks, and the frame is constructed to permit empty cars to pass through the machine for load- ing by means of its own power. : This machine is especially adapted for light steel or wooden rails. May We Send Catalogue? CLYDE IRON WORKS Sole Manufacturers of the McGIFFERT and DECKER Patent Selt-Propelling Steam Logging Machinery. Duluth, Minn. Grog Do You Want More Shingles from the same stock than you are now getting? If so, you want a Columbia Shingle Machine For the Columbia will produce more and better shingles from the same stock than any similar machine, not only that, but it will produce them quicker and more econom- ically too. Until you’ve made shingles on a COLUMBIA, you don’t know what true shingle producing economy really is. PERKINS & CO., Granda Rapids, Mich. Waterous Engine Works Company, Brantford, Winnipeg, Man., t. Paul, Minn. and Vancouver, B. C. Agents. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea -_ St. Catharines, Ont. —_ We are the Sole Manufac- Si qa Pp in the Dominion turers of Saws under the Imon Ss rocess of Canada | There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSERTED TOOTH SAWS Notice the improved shank. We call particular attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest | part and which gives it more wear than the old style. Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws pertectly. SHINGLE SAWS The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine manufacturers in Canada are using them. Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. CROSS-CUT SAWS THE “NARROW LEADER” REFINED SILVER STEEL. The Simonds Temper and style of tooth make the ‘“‘Leader”’ the fast- Mm est and easiest cutting saw manufactured. i ig | =I NIND Ps ERE A ee mani CN OTTO an A WU A FcR sinaied oot. 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We build this style edger 36’, 42” and 48" between frames and with divided Prices and full speci- pressure rollers in front and rear if so required. fications on application. The Improved Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozen sawdust or mill refuse, than an ordinary draft grate develops from wood or coal. The most modern and economical grate onthe market. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. We are the sole manufacturers for Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime — Provinces for this grate. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel ~ used. We will ship our Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on 30 days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Catalogues sent and full information cheerfully given on application. The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Style ‘‘B” for Mill Furnace Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, 2 St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Suitability 2S Se - ee ee MEDIUM DOUBLE EDGER 40 in.-48 in.-56 in. Openings 20 in.-22 in. Saws Yeu wouldn’t file_a saw with a manicure set—neither would you use a hand machine to edge 8 in. and Io in. Cants. If you are running light stock on a heavy edger, half your machine is idling—you are wasting floor space and you are not getting full returns for your investment. On the other hand, if your machine is too light for your work—you are forced to crowd it—your saws will heat and bind and your lumber will be snaky and uneven—you suffer in both cases. _ We have had 60 years experience as Canadian Saw Mill Mill Builders. We manufacture a complete line of Edgers or —hand, light, medium and heavy style—varying in size from 30 in. to 96 in. opening. No matter what stock you are handling, we have the Edgers—in style and size— most suitable for your work. LIGHT DOUBLE EDGER or ee 3 18 in. Saws-30 in. Opening ie Our Bulletins on request. # WRITE US AND LET US ADVISE YOU Waterous Engine Works Co. Limited if ee Brantford, Canada Eee ieee Wedctuver, nc. S Winnipeg, Man. FOR LUMBERMEN ‘| DID YOU READ our last advertisement About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS ° on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you, how to improve your risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. :: :: i: 3: Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. FIRE INSURANCE REDUCED RATES THE LEATHER BELT House No. 680 Broadview Ave., Toronto. The above cut shows some of our large columns. We are especially well equipped ' MONTREAL TORONT 0 for the manufacture of these columns and are deccead HeEe columns of afhy desired WINNIPES 7. NCO UVE Fi The JG, McLaren Belting Co." BATTS LIMITED = Manufacturers West Toronto Genera! Mill Supplies MONTREAL H. WALTERS & SON, Huu, canaoa VANCOUVER: Sesh hee Corner Pov and McLean Streets. UFACTURE AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, “ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCING TOOLS LONG DISTANCE PHONE. We supply the Exeeat Lumbermen in Canada. J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior ; ; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull ; "A. & B. Gardon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Cos, Oliawas Ont.; Hull Humber Cos Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, EB: O.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Big wood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Tuner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Benther Go; , Markstay,Ont. : MACHINE WRITE FOR KNIVES: «8 CATALOCGUE| | H.WALTERS s SONS LUMBERING & PALULL . QUE. LOGGING TOOLS ‘Vol 30> 3 | ' Toronto, March 1, 1910 No.*5 anada [umberman Worker Time is Money We Cannot Compel You me. os ee oe) he ar’ ———— j er ee ; : pak ; : | The rapid cutting File is the economical File to Come in---But a : Files Branded your decision after full investigation . American FE ‘Arcade - Eagle - Great Western will be correct and satisfactory to us. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. "NICHOLSON F ILE COMPANY _ of Boston, Mass. Port Hope, Ont. 407% of the premium now paid back to Policy Holders. i "Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith Hr) Sa * are rapid cutters made by ; “The Babbitt that has the confidence Every Pound Guaranteed of the Public Try it ARCTIC METAL —&*= Tallman Brass & Metal Co. __ It is Reliable It Satisfies ARCTIC METAL HAMILTON, ONT. FOR COOL BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH TWNIFORMITY BRELIABILITY EU NDURANCE Lumbermen’s and Contractors’ Supplies FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. ~ a t Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. ya Every Belt Guaranteed. e) Made endless to order in Two _____Days in our own factory. — Se a ee poses htt . a re J.J. TURNER @ SONS Safed a Mill Supplies of every descrip- Peterborough, Ontario pay tr ; os tion. The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in TAKE (T. : Canada in LUMBERMEN’S, CONTRACTORS’ and ee eae ee D. K. .McLaren, Limited | | .,.... ,..,. SURVEYORS surPiies eet Caer eat ‘ents,Awn at f Covers, Oiled Clothii : sak ‘Depors: Hotes te a se Blankets, Mane ishiner Grats. Baga: ‘oul FOR WET or DRY WORK. ; Mo: pcs rontd Quebec Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED 309 309 Craig St. West 260 Kner St. West ax St. Peter St. lke Witidow ‘Téak fou Consumptiven. - TURNER @ SONS Cor. George, King& Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. 64 Prince William St, 418 Abbott St. WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING 6 recvicemens HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL’ YOU. SADLERsHAWO RYH tyes TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF sect OAK LEATHER BELTING ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG VANCOUVER | MONTREAL TORONTO ou | ——FACTORIES =~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER é ‘ f ¥ q , 4 cs 7 oo. opal ae ' phe LIMITED | t 7 ® @ c se oe | Combination Gang Edger| On this arth you can put cants up to 8 inches thick through a cluster = ie of saws and do your edging at the same time. It is also largely used for making flooring from small cants. It helps you solve the small log problem. On one side there is a battery of as many fixed saws as required, and the — other side is arringed as an edger with movable and stationery saws. Both the feed and press rolls are divided and the feed rolls on gang side - can be run at any speed independently of speed of edger rolls. | There are two driven fluted feed rolls in front and two in rear of saws. ee The top press roll behind saws is driven and is equipped with safety device so that lumber cannot fly back. | Catalogue? Remember We Build Everything for a Sawmill B.C. Agents: A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Limited, Vancouver, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 il if SSS | View in the Lumber Yards Red Pine for Prompt Shipment We have on hand a large stock in all the standard lengths and sizes and can fill your requirements with despatch. Everything you get from us will be found properly manu- factured and graded and well seasoned, Our timber and milling facilities are such that we can give you absolutely satisfactory service always. eorge Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - fie Ontario 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps at POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - - TORONTO, ONT. z eae You Can’t Make Georgian Bay a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. uU m e r O Experience and careful supervision is behind all ° our products. We manufacture the best : Shingles, Sash, Doors and Waubaushene, Ontario Frames, Mouldings, Turned Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Limited Manufacturers of High Grade : We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch. Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. 14 | mH er “f+ If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. and L a t h S F. N. Wa toni, President. R. S. Watpiz, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company mec“ Lumber, Lath and Shingles ae Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. John Carew, “ont. F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturers of Lium ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. “re, CANADA LUMB ————— —= SSS ————S SSS \iiivanay - = SS ee <= ——————>———S ————_S=— == ERMAN AND WOODWORKER a gr ee ee eee ———— SSS SE —S —= ———_ ——S——— ee —SS>FE~__SS—HDHZ= —— a —a— Norway and White Pine 1x4 to 9 Common Sidings. HOW IS YOUR STOCK OF Also 2x4 and 6 10-16 ft. Norway You may want this resawed and dressed. We can do it. WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES DRY PINE SLABS AND BUNDLED EDGINGS Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Traders Bank Building, Phone Main 1016 J. B. MILLER, Presipent Parry Sound Lumber Co. W. B. TINDALL, Secretary-TREASURER Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DrREssED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the TOR HEAD OFFICE : ONTO, ONT. Telegraph Codes : Lumberman’s Standard ' Anglo American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHN DONeer, JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM, A. H. MACABE, sident. Vice-President. wer Oyamel Company ey B. A. Scorr, Vice-President and General Manager. John Donogh Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Stocks at Latchford and Penetang Limited | Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles WHITE PINE - RED PINE - HEMLOCK SPRUCE - LATH - SHINGLES Mills at Head Office: Office: —1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Phones: Main 7733 - Main 4896 Savoie @ Co. Wholesale Lumber Spruce, Hemlock and Birch 14% in. Spruce Lath Cedar Shingles - R. R. Ties 8ft. and 9 ft. Cedar Fence Posts Tamarack and Birch Cord Wood Dressed Lumber a Specialty Correspondence Solicited MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson successors TO Campbell & Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. ; 1523-4 Traders Bank Building TORONTO Knowles & O’ Neill Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chambers, 25 T to Street WHOLESALE gc “(reiephone Main 604). 0 Street, TORONTO, ONT. Lumber, Ties Pulpwood MANUFACTURERS OF Sa Lumber ana Lath Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays on Hanp Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. VUES, Se PLAYFAIR & WHITE Macgecit ats and B ES A i Wholesale Dealers that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS Lumber 5 Lath . Shingles | H. R. GOODDAY & CO. | MIDLAND, ONT Contractors for Railway Supplies Quebec BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN CAMERON & CO., Limite MANUFACTURERS LUMBER sPnce TIMBER LATH CEDAR POLES BIRCH | ASH | 3 SHINGLES BASSWOOD POSTS mitt AND YARD: OPEONCO, ONT. ean orrice: OTTAWA, ONT: *Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. F raser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers “White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FoR FRASER & Company, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS 74 Nepean Street - - - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. WVholesale Dealers in | White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath aT: ROUGH OR DRESSED - Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common:and dressing dry red pane WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS © - —OTTAWA, ONT. AND WOODWORKER We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL eiBihe. Spruce Hemlock, Lath Kiln- Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF ©. A. Spencer WHOLESALE DEALER IN Rough and Dressed aneee, Lath and Shingles 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal We ship by Car or Cargo. Spruce Mail orders receive our prompt attention. Rough or Dressed N.B. Cedar Shingles wa Wilfrid Talbot Office and Yard: Outremont and Wiseman , P.Q. Cedar, Pine and Spruce Lath Montreal Spruce a. Birch To Buyers Send me your enquiries. I have a large stock to ship from. WRITE ME - E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BuILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. pee Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumber, Lumber Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stoff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada Nearwhite Yellow Pine lt is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT,.MICH. E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON. QUEBEC JOOURT HOUSE DRUG STORE FITTINGS, dag : = Col =a FINE: OFFICE Scnooe Ds : BANK.OFFICE HURCH & LODGE FURNITURE < 2 ame J ONES~ TOR, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —=Dimension Bill Stuff n= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. We can sell you anything from a Bull Pup toa Fence Post — Talking about fence posts, we have 3,000 or 4,000 pieces 9 and 10 feet long, 7 inches and up top, cut out of green timber. Let us quote you prices. The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario R, LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. Que . UMBER ATH B.C, Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber Let us know your requirements. Prompt Shipments. LEAK & CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers, 35 Victoria St. - TORONTO LET US QUOTE YOU ON YOUR NORWAY PINE WANTS IN lin. and 2in. thick, 4 in.to 12in. wide, 10 to 18 ft. long Piled Separate Widths ALSO 1x12-12/16 White Pine Culls Spears & Lauder Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles uotations solicited for Hemlock Bill tuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. Try a car of our specially aod Cedar Shingles X, XX, XXX, XX, 16 and 18 inches. EAD OFFICE: 22 Toronto Street, TORONTO The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. .. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. COLSTON | Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P, 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea 18 Toronto St.. TORONTO : oe Well bought iS half sold 9 Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2’ Spruce; 8”, 1”, 12’, 14” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ = || That 2 in. No 2 Hemlock A. W. EYER & CO. . AIS WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of lumber,will contract tor all gone this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. but A W. EYER & CO. | 43 Adelaide Street East we can supply TORONTO, ONT. a RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE few cars LOVELAND & STONE 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Lumber Manufacturers Dry CUTLER, ONT. ' Assorted Widths Dimension Timber a Specialty Assorted Lengths HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Graves, @ Big wood Clement A. Foster nie Fn & Co. SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can MANUFACTURERS OF supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North ‘Bay ween “|| Pine an Hemlock ILEYBURY, ONT Pine and em Oc sek Hovchn, VicePee Lumb er aginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. LUM BER AND SA LT : Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW _.- - MICH. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 3% Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. Reliable Veterinary Remedies No logging outfit is complete without a supply of reliable veter- inary remedies. Getting the wrong kind means the loss of the use of your horse when time is valuable. JOHNSON’S VETERINARY REMEDIES are guaranteed never to fail when used as directed. You get your money back if they ever do. They are Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 1. A penetrating Alcoholic Lini- ment. Put up in one gallon jugs, with full directions, per imperial sallon ss... +e. 6 $4.50 Johnson’s Horse Liniment No. 2. A combination of the best oils used as liniments, imperial TON Ts ote cate aiensre sternusieianete $3.00 Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy. A sure and speedy cure for colic Empeérial jgallon in..u< ss «i $5.00 Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Oint- ment. Positively the best all-round healing ointment made. In use by the largest owners of horse flesh in Canada. Put up in 2 lb. tins, each $2.25 or in \% lb. tins, per doz. $3.50 Johnson’s Condition Powders. (Con- centrated). Put up in bulk, per lb....30c. These goods being put up in bulk are more economical than others, as cost of bottling, etc., is saved. CAMP REMEDIES. In addition to our Veterinary Remedies we make a line of medi- cines for lumbermen, including a sirong, penetrating liniment, heal- ing ointment, cholera cure, liver pills, cough syrup, in fact anything in the form of Camp Drug Supplies. We know that there are no better remedies made than those we offer. There may be _ others nearly as good, but they lack our guarantee. Satisfaction or money back. A trade discount, of 10 per cent. allow- ed off all orders amounting to $100. (Send postal for printed matter.) A. H. JOHNSON Wholesale Druggist Collingwood, Ont. Qh TF MAPLE LEAF Stitched Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion BELTING Co.Lirp HAMILTON CANADA. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co.*:"* Montreal,Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your EnguiriEes SOLIcITED Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbur The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have a well assorted stock of lin. and 2in. Hem- lock well manufactured and strictly No. 1 lumber. A quantity of Norway Pine and Spruce Lath; also X and O White Pine Cull. “eg ez ge Send us your inquiries Nev ae Ne ESTABLISHED 1889 Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRyY’s BAy, ONT. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. For Sale Are You Interested essai ; : in British Colum- aera en Dry Birch and Hard Maple ; mee Las trate our Ad- If you are in the market for 1st and 2nds vertising ser- vice. We please others, | we can please | you. in Dry Birch and Hard Maple, we have The immensity several cars and would like to have your ofthe unieer ea Industry will Inquiries. Se ae years make this Province Western : ORILLIA, ; . the most im- J. R. Eaton & Sons, onrario ie ae Lumberman Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 whole Domin- wl eS s f ol * Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. ion. ranch at Winnipeg JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas. | we” ~=—Cs GILLIES BROS. srarsoe oe 1873 e BRAESIDE, ONT. Manufacturers of Limited WHI j k PIN i Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City iening Pa verd @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway i MORRISTOWN, N, Y. 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND er ON II A ; ,e Whol in ™ . B el Dee f ; S er Co: Pine and Hemlock Lumber, € Co x S I / \\ Telegraph Office : Pi C.P.R. Station: Gey : ine, Ont. i Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts ey ae y BAHNSEN Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of Red and White Pine stock write or cat! up Long Distance Phone. —= 2 ———— = i ‘ \ " AINA QD Only One Million Feet Left. Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles Z g Z , z g Z g Z Z Z Zg Z Z g cA Z Z Z 4 ce EEE EEE ————————E———E_E_E_EIEY™YEYTTee> Office and Yards : South of Elevaton Sarnia, Ont. P ine D OOors This Means Money We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his or ou order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. The Wanted and For Sale Department of Door Making is our Specialty this paper is a market where you can buy or sell lumber, timber limits, mill proper- We have equipped our plant with the best door ties and second-hand machinery, Weare machinery made, and we are turning out doors that constantly hearing of important deals effected are right in quality and right in price. through an advertisement in this department. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every YoU dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on should be in this market with the rest of Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you the wide-awake people. NN INT Ne on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. LE A. DeLaplante Limited Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Canada 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 Rat Portage Lumber Co. imitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, Tage HARRISON RIVER, KENORA. RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And al) kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber, ibSite RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN D.C CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. | Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES } B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER % Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS: OF FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUGE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG, J. T. MacLAREN, W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealersin British Columbia FLACK BUILDING, VANCOUVER, B.C. a ee als Son 7 - , i = 5 ' ee 3 2b a r % Zz - 7; —— 1h aR abe, Paes p, aera alae = a + el MLSs Tula ee ; sh Pah iS 3S = - [SE = = Mined SS tates Rar npnrSea a U, L ~ SS To SSS ~ SSS f= a = ae ert Cont wy " : My oo SSS ee SZ TRADER AVaeaae Ae, ee SSS =/ = S piss : A mn Sa Te WIGS ee = SSS SS, = on = Raab 3? (ae A ge Sette) mes 7m SS at.9.0 wt = » The Wis rad —— hg, = 9-090 a ——— = f : eT — ~ 7 if Saas SEL = = Ks q as Salo FZ “Salty * OP ZAWe = SS Leas > = ra bein : = Lumber, Ee Me: 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO BANKERS—EASTERN BANK IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. TOW NSHIPS OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. qualled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. With our numerous mill connections we have une A trial order will make you a permanent customer. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ’ with the market. Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. - The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office : 205-206 Loo Bldg., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. Correspondence Prompt Solicited Shingles Lumber and Lath We have Several Large Blocks for Sale with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Shipments | Timber Limits Yellow VANCOUVER, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. 507-510 Continental Bank Building Shreveport, La., U.S.A. The East Kootenay Lumber Co. Pine, Larch, 7 and F a Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Plining Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Jaffray, B.C. Head Office SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘ HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black's Whart Walmer,” Liverpool We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spare Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Dashwood House, 9 Br cad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW {Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘“TECTONA,” Glasgow Ar and A BC Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers 1 all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., ToRoNTO : EADIE DOUGLAS, CO, 2a St. John Street, MonTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, ONT. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE | Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Red Pine and Spruce Dimension Timber 6 x6. tOseT 2aeerZ All Lengths Joisting 2x6 to 2x12x20ft. and up . 3x6 to 3x12x20 1h) anduamp Specification of above on application The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario We have in Stock and Can Ship out Promptly 1,000,000 ft. Merchantable Spruce, 2x4, 5,6 and 7 3,000,000 ft. ss side boards, 1x4 and up 4,000,000 ft. 1 in., 2 in. and 3 in. Spruce and Pine Culls 500,000 ft. 3x6 "and up, mill ace White Pine (culls out) 500, 000 ft. 2x6 6 “ce «6 . “e “ce “ce 25,000,000 Spruce Slab Lath, 4 e x1384x ¥%. Ask US FOR QUOTATIONS The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. BRANCH OFFICE Limited 180 St. James Street Montreal], Que. MaIn OFFICE Globe Atlantic Building St. John, N.B. Louisiana Red Cypress The wood of the Past and the Future We are eager to answer your enquiries Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. || Do Not Hesitate! (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) There is one firm with special facilities for hand- WHOLESALE LUMBER ling Canadian orders of ‘* HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ” e voupescrga ioctl tares™* |! Long Leaf Yellow Pine Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- 3 : E equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces. Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, T. FRANKFURD STORY, * ‘“<*".::""" MONTREAL, P.Q. BIG SANDY LUMBER CO., "4%" LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE None Just as Good’ as Our Products Staved Columns Veneered Doors Newel Posts Interior Trim Sash Pine Doors Our high standard of quality never varies. You can always depend on us to give you the best and at com- petitive price. The ‘‘V” locked joint of our staved column prevents shrinking and warping. Our hardwood veneered doors and interior trim are manufactured with great care and they are good sellers. BATTS LIMITED 374 Pacific Avenue - - West Toronto ATKINS 9H63 $F" SAWS Door No. B. L* 310 Conveyers for Saw Mills and———_—_— Woodworking Plants designed and built to suit your special requirements Send for Catalogue T57 Chains of all kinds made to are in active demand wherever the finest saws are appreciated. They’re just as perfect as money and brains can make them. eae Se eae Send for . Illustrated Catalogue. ‘The A PERFECT SAW FOR EVERY PURPOSE. Jeffrey Mig. Co. COLUMBUS, OHIO Jeffrey Wire Rope Offal Conveyer Toronto Office: 8 Temperance Street New York St. Louis Pittsburg Knoxville Charleston, W.Va. Chicago Boston Denver - Buffalo Montreal, Can. E.C. ATKINS & CO. INC. HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY: INDIANAPOLIS, IND CANADIAN Works — _ HAMILTON, ONT. 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “DEFIANCE” HIGH GRADE WOODWORKING MACHINERY ueerein Automobile Spokes, Rims, Wheels and Bodies, Carriage and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons, Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck Yokes, Single Trees, Hoops, Handles, Spools, Bobbits, Insulator Pins, Table Legs, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes, and for General Woodwork. Invented and Built by The Defiance Machine Works Defiance, Ohio Send for Catalogue : SS — Automobile Wheel Facing and Boring Machine 12 in. Rim Hound and Bow Bender A PAOLA ALLOA OLD AAT TPA EOE OPAL LAE LTA OAT for Transmitting, Elevating and Conveying. MILK Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute Ge Weert purity and cleanliness. Our products ARUN Ue are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. John Malcolm & Son St. George, Ontario = “= qe « ~ .% = o ‘ - * BITS - AW Rubber Hose for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. h Rubber Mfg. Co Gutta Percha & of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver re ee ee re re rr ee rm re re ree ee ee men ee eee nenenseee AAA AA et ~ bw laatts atm ameeee MANUFACTURERS OF Light Portable Mills -Edgers and Trimmers Light Portable Engines Shingle and Lath Machines Heavy Engines and Mills Our saw mills will do just as accurate and perfect work as any mills made. There are no kinks or twists in the lumber sawed by our mills, and it sells at good prices. © Write for cataloue and quotations Head Office and Works : - SEAFORTH, ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 | | The Sturdiest Planer of them all is the | Hespeler No. 31 The sooner you order a Hespeler No. 31, Heavy Duty Double Cylinder Endless Bed Planer, the sooner you'll profit by the good work it does. No prospective buyer will be disappointed if he looks carefully into the merits of this planer. It acknowledges no superior in either the United States or Canada; it is guaranteed to stand the heaviest work, and has a capacity far beyond the ordinary machine. It is 26 inches in width and will take timber 14 inches in thickness. All the upper works are so arranged that a cut 1 inch thick can be taken by the top cylinder. We strongly advise those who contemplate purchasing a machine of this charac- ter to get in touch with us immediately. Full description sent on request. If there is a probability of your needing any woodworking machinery during rg10, you ought to send for our new catalogue showing nearly 50 up to date types of high grade wood tools. Our machines are at all times in stock or under construction. Reasonably prompt deliveries assured to purchasers in all parts of Canada. Direct shipments by C.P.R. or G.T.R. The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Circular Saws We have been helping millmen solve their -sawing problems for nearly three quarters of a century. Whatever your timber or climate may be, we have had experience with similar conditions and have created a Saw that will do your work at the min- imum expense of time and labor. We will not only sell you Disston Saws, but at the same time give you the benefit of Disston experience in every part of the world, with every kind of timber that’s cut. Steel for all Disston Saws is made by a special process in our own plant. If you have the slightest delay in getting a supply The above cut illustrates various styles of teeth for circular saws of the DISSTON Line of Saws, Tools or Files, please notify us. made by the Disston Establishment. HENRY DISSTON & SONS, INC. (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. Canadian Works: Frazer Avenue, Toronto, Canada DODGE Elevating and Conveying ——Machmery_ se We manufacture a very complete line of Machinery for the handling of Materials of all kinds economically Belt Conveyors, any length, any capacity. Bucket or Cup Elevators, any capacity. We are headquarters in Canada for Chain, Sprockets, Take-ups, Head Pulleys, Car Pullers, Friction Hauls, Belt Tighteners, Rope Sheaves, Gearing all kinds, Friction Clutches, Manilla and Wire Transmission Rope, Car Pullers, &c. &c. Send for our B7 Catalogue, also Chain and Sprocket Catalogue. Dodge Manufacturing Co. Toronto and Montreal CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 See the Endless Chain Moving : in Planed Ways in the Table ? THIS CONSTITUTES OUR EDGING DEVICE. which is driven by a sprocket chain and gearing from the same shaft that runs the feed rolls, thereby carrying the stock straight across the table, leaving a true, straight edge. If you want to use the machine, just as a Band Rip Saw, the movable chain adjusts slightly below the surface of the table, where it remains inactive and out of the way. The above machine is called our No. 202 Band Rip and Edging Saw. It has all the well- known features found on all our late Band Sawing Machines, viz.: Solid Lower Wheel, Knife- Edge Straining Device, Square Form of Column, ete. Capacity: Will rip material 24 inches wide and 12 inches thick, Write for Descriptive Circular J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 20 Inserted Point Saws Are you buying a new saw this winter? Then listen to Some of our friends may be over enthusiastic, but there what some other mill men say about the Simonds Saw. We you have their own words. Isn't it enough to cause you to quote from their letters. ‘‘As near perfection as one could be hesitate and learn more about the Simonds before buying any made for our mill.” ‘‘ Miles ahead of any other—would not other make? Really he who uses this saw profits much more take $100 in gold for it.” ‘‘Our favorite saw in the mill.” by it than do we in selling it. Youhave more to gain than we. “First class, works fine.” ‘‘ Runs equally well winter or sum- mer.” ‘‘ Your saws have proved the best I ever used.” ‘‘It’s An attractive little booklet fully describing these saws can the only saw I can get to stand up in frozen timber.” be obtained by addressing our nearest office. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. MONTREAL, QUE. Vancouver, B. C. MERSHON Horizontal Saw Mill Resaw “Davenport” Locomotives Our Locomotives are guaranteed to haul more cars than any others of equal size. ‘e vw xg x Sil 4 NUE . 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For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etce., ‘“The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted” and ‘‘For Sale’”’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, March, 1, 1910 No. 5 Maximum ‘Tariff—Canada’s Position As March 31st—the date for the imposition of the maximum tariff by the United States—draws nearer, the position of Canada in connec- ' tion with the situation becomes more interesting. The stand taken by the United States is not one which will please Canadians until it has been definitely proved that it is not hostile to Canadian interests. Upon its face the attitude of the United States is neighborly enough, but it is cpen to two interpretations, and the proper position for Canadians to assume is one of dignified indifference. President Taft’s secretary has addressed a note to the British Am- bassador at Washington expressing the desire of the United States to take up negotiations for an adjustment of tariff relations with Canada. Tt is to be presumed therefore, that the Canadian Government will soon have the matter before it. ‘The note as reported by the press has been variously construed. It is considered in some quarters to be a neighborly notification of a desire tc open negotiations. In other quarters it is subjected to suspicion and declared to be in the nature of a dictatorial order for Canada to show cause why she should not be subjected to the maximum tariff. It does not make a great deal of difference, however, what interpretation is placed upon the note. Canada’s position is a pas- Sive one. Canadians have only tc sit tight until the United States show their intentions. It would be lacking in dignity on Canada’s part and a dangerous bit of policy also to do anything but afford to the United States a courteous and fearless treatment. The situation is purely one of the United States’ own making and they must be the ones to find the solution, with the aid of whatever assistance Canada can reasonably give: Tf they see fit to penalize Canada for what they man consider to be ‘‘un- due discrimination,’’ Canada’s time for action will have come. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 Considering the trade situation as a whole, there is nothing for Can- adians. to be seriously concerned about in regard to the tariff. Canada is a pretty good customer for the United States, and that country will think long before opening tariff hostilities with us. During the nine months ending with December 31st, Canada imported from the United States, ” goods to the value of $161,012,916, and during the same period the United States bought from Canada goods to the value of $86,348,264. The balance of trade was in favor of the United States during those nine months, to the tune of $74,664,652, or nearly as much as the total pur- chases of the United States from Canada. This balance must have gone into the United States in the form of coin, or credit upon which interest is to be paid, and the United States will certainly hesitate before inter- fering with such a source of wealth. As a nation of buyers, moreover, Canada is growing rapidly, and the United States, which is above all things, a nation of sellers, will be quick to realize the importance of en- couraging a good customer. If the United States imposes a maximum tariff against Canada it is their own concern. Canada has a long and strong tariff arm, and can strike a strong blow whenever necessary. Germany has found this out of late, and has cried “‘peace’’ after a decade of fruitless struggle. The United States is a big country, but Canada is a country of self- reliant independent people, who will stand together and maintain their right to deal with other countries individually, on the merits of each particular case. If the United States wants treatment from Canada on the “‘most favored nation’’ basis, it must treat Canada in the ‘‘most favored nation’’ fashion, which is very different from the treatment given in the past. The lumber situation in Canada is one which it may be thought would suffer seriously if a tariff war were inaugurated between the United States and Canada. The exports of food and manufactures of wood to the United States during the eight months ending November 30th, 1909, were valued at nearly $28,000,000. During the same period the imports into Canada of wood and manufactures of wood from the United States were valued at a little over $7,000,000. The balance of trade was, there fore, strongly in favor of Canada, and it would be natural to suppose that if the maximum tariff were placed upon Canadian wood products entering the United States, the lumber business of Canada would re- ‘ceive a severe blow. This would perhaps be go to some extent, yet there are features of the case which should be borne in mind by all who desire to take a business-like view of the situation. An example has recently been given of the working of an increased tariff by the case of shingles. Canadian shingles have been subjected to a duty of 50 cents a thousand instead of 80 cents, when entering the United States For a time it looked as though the shingle industry of Canada would be greatly injured by this move. When necessity arose, however, new markets were found in Canada for the goods which could not be sold in the United States Moreover, the manufacturers of the United States and their employees are now doing their best to secure for themselves as much of the 20 cents advance in duty as they can. The result is that Canadian shingles are finding their way back into the markets from which they were temporarily excluded. It is not to be presumed that Canadian lumber with an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent., added to th. $1.25 per thousand already imposed, would sell so readily in the United States markets. It is to be expected, however, that with the extra protection given to United States lumber in the United States markets, manufacturers in that country will raise their prices as high as the consumers will allow. The markets of Canada will not then be so attractive as they have been, and yellow pine, which has flooded the ‘Canadian markets during the last few years, will be a much less trouble- some factor in Canadian trade. Canadian producers will find their own markets correspondingly improved. There is the pulpwood situation also to be considered. Pulpwood is a necessity for the paper mills of the United States, and they cannot secure all they need from their own country. They must have Canadian pulpwood or their mills must close. In this matter Canadians have a strong position. Naturally the people of Canada want to sell to the United States the finished product, paper; instead of the raw material, pulpwood. Jf the United States desire to secure cheap paper there will 22 only be one way to get it. They will not be able to complain that Canada is treating them unfairly by protecting her own pulpwood resources and encouraging her own paper making industries. Canada has given fair treatment to the people of France because France has shown an inclination to seek such treatment, and Germany has at last become reasonable and secured the removal of the surtax. Premium Payers Win Before Senate Committee. Lumber manufacturers in Canada will be greatly pleased with the report from Ottawa that the Senate Committee of Banking and Commerce have decided against the clause in the proposed insurance bill which pro- vided for a tax of 15 per cent. upon premiums paid to foreign companies unlicensed in Canada. The insurance situation so far as lumber manu- facturers and dealers of Canada are concerned has been greatly simplified by this action on the part of the Senate Committee. Ever since the in- surance bill was introduced last session in the House of Commons the lumbermen of Canada and the premium payers generally have been of- fering their strongest opposition to this clause. In spite of their objec- tions, however, the bill passed the House of Commons and was sent to the Senate. On account of the widespread objection to the 15 per cent. tax clause, it was then decided by the Senate to leave the bill over until the present session, so that a better idea could be obtained as to public cpinion upon the subject. The Senate committee has now decided firmly in favor of permitting Canadian policy holders to insure wherever they please. The question was taken up last week and the decision in favor of striking out the 15 per cent. tax clause was unanimous. Those who were opposing the clause hardly expected to meet with so much success. They believed that their case was a strong one, but hardly hoped for a unanimous ver- dict. That the committee have taken this view, will probably set the Preserving the Young Tree A correspondent from St. John, N.B., writes to the ‘‘Canada Lum- berman and Woodworker’’ as follows: ‘‘I see that you refer to the cut- ting of Christmas trees and the preservation of the forests. Well, Christmas trees cut no ice alongside the steady cut in this country of the young and middle growth, the so-called lumbermen are cutting for pulp- wood for export to the United States. This is a steady drain on one of the most valuable assets that the coming rural population or generation could be possessed of, and the people, or the government of this country may not realize it until it is too late. It is one of the causes of the younger population leaving the country. With the big timber gone and the hope of new growth destroyed by the export of pulpwood, the farmer’s son sees a scarcity of fence poles, firewood, etc., and goes either west or to the city. “Actual facts tell. First let me give you two instances. No. 1. A _ poor farmer, only 15 years ago, wanting city life, sold his farm and house for $1,400. The man who bought it only cut the largest overgrown tim- ber. In 1909 he sold one-half the cut or stumpage on one-half the total acreage for $4,500, retaining all the ground and buildings and the other one-half untouched. No. 2: A farmer who all his life farmed and was not given to cutting the young growth, recently died, leaving his family comfortable, industricus and with good education. The family decide to The trade statistics published by the Department of Trade and Commerce, continue to indicate an encouraging improvement in lumber trade. The export of forest products show substantial gains for the month of December and for the nine months ending with December. During December, 1909, the exports amounted in value to $3, 636, - 980, against $2,930,217 during December 1908. For the nine months ending December 31, the exports were valued at $40, 577,768, against $33,528,675 in the corresponding period of 1908. The free imports of forest products during December, 1909, were valued at $542,515, and for the nine months ending December, 1909, they were valued at $5, 835,690. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a _ companies unlicensed in Canada, they would have been deprived of Trade Statistics Indicate Expansion of Lumber Business The United States will be seeking their own interests best, by following 2, similar course. Canadian lumbermen have been told that they should use their influence to persuade the Dominion Government to prevent a ' tariff war. They should do nothing so foolish, but should back up the Government in taking an attitude of dignified indifference to the United — States tariff measures. a matter at rest for a long time to come. It is scarcely to be expec after so decisive a defeat in the committee, that an effort will be m de to re-insert the clause when the bill again comes before the Senate. __ Lumbermen were greatly concerned in this matter. If they had keen obliged to pay the tax of 15 per cent. upon premiums with fore most acceptable form of insurance and would have been obliged to ac whatever terms they could get from Canadian companies regulated Dy the Underwriters’ Association. They will be able, if the view of the co mittee is made into law, to continue insuring with the lumber mutual — companies of the United States which specialize in lumber risks a which have, by so specializing, been able greatly to reduce the cost o insurance. be The Senate committee also took up two other phases of the ¢: ase. They decided that foreign fire companies unlicensed in Canada should be — prohibited from siliciting for insurance, either directly or indirectly in — Canada. They also decided in favor of requiring insurers taking policies — with fire companies unlicensed in Canada to make a return of the — amount of insurance thus taken, but not to make a return of the amount of the premiums paid. With the proposed tax of 15 per cent. removed, Canadian premium payers will not be in a mood to object greatly to the necessity for making the returns thus required. an Growth—A Wise Economy accept one of the many offers for the standing timber, and it brings $20,000. 7 “What better inheritance could there be than the preservation of the young growth of spruce, pine, etc., of this country, especially when — the big revenue from it goes to the pulp and paper manufacturers of a foreign country, and what emigrant will be foolish enough to buy a farm — with the young growth cut off. There is also to be taken into considera- tion, the effect this has upon the waterfall, climate, etc. It is up tothe governments of the provinces to enact laws to preserve these assets for the millions yet to come. The present generation is better served by cut- . ting only to a certain size, and giving more attention to the soil. In this way the farms will become more productive and the cost of living kept down.’ The cutting of young growth is a matter which the governments ‘Gage a not taken sufficient care about in the past. Rigid measures are certainly | needed to prevent the destruction of such a valuable asset. The whole =, problem of conservation is a vast one. If it is taken in hand vigorously — by the Conservation Commission there 1s yet time to save our valuable assets. Our correspondent and hundreds of others have been disappoint- ed in the past by the failure of the governments to do their duty in this e regard. a co The exports of forest products during November showed a slight fall- — ing off, being valued at $4,663,855 against $4,682,499. During the 8 months ending with November however, there was a substantial increase, — the values being, 1909 $36,940,788; 1908, $30,598,458. The figures for the two previous years also indicate that during the 8 months under © consideration in 1909, the export trade entirely recovered from the de- pression of 1908. The exports in 1907-6 were valued at $35,807,093 and — ; $36,185,054. During 1909 the 8 months exports were greater in value — than at any time in the previous decade. 7 Details of the 8 months export trade afford several interesting facta. The pine deal exports were valued as follows; 1909, $1,575,817, of which © = “ee ue saa ue > ro $1,488,815 were to the United Kingdom and $73,799 to the United States; 1908, $1,557,386 of which $1,488,124 was to the United King- dom and $54,038 to the United States; 1907, $1,546,872 of which $1,- 478,063 was to the United Kingdom and $66,682 to the United States. Practically speaking the volume of exports of pine deals therefore, has been stationary during the past three years. Spruce deal exports during the same periods were valued as foliows: 1909, $5,383,382, of which $4,849,848 was to the United Kingdom and $484,268 to the United States ; 1908, $4,236,183, of which $3,879,761 was to the United King- dom and $201,084 to the United States: 1907, $5,856,706, of which 45,300,326 was to the United Kingdom and $881,900 to the United States. The falling off which is noticeable for 1908 was therefore almost recovered during 1909, and in the case of the United States the exports to that country were considerably increased. Exports of planks and boards during the eight months were valued as follows: 1909, $17,460,042, of which $13,223,251 was to the United States; 1908, $14,512,545, of which $11,212,010 was to the United States; 1907, $17,257,640, of which $12,964,984 was to the United States. The falling off in 1908 was therefore more than recovered during 1909. The exports of laths, palings and pickets during the eight months CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 were valued as follows: 1909, $1,644,564; 1908, $1,249,302 : 1907, $1,- 483 636. The exports of shingles show the effects of the increase in the United States tariff. The values were as follows: 1909, $1,896,185; 1908, $1,- 961,684; 1907, $2,143,088. Pulpwood exports show a steady increase for the eight months. They were valued as follows: 1909, $4,764,108; 1908, $3,530,177; 1907, $3,167,464. The exports of wood pulp also in- creased, being as follows: 1909, $3,327,134; 1908, $2,844,726; 1907, $2,792,277. The total exports of unmanufactured wood were valued as follows: 1909, $36,877,203; 1908, $30,584,938; 1907, $35,743,489. The total exports of wood and manufactures of wood for the eight months show that the export trade has recovered and surpassed the position of 1907. The exports were as follows: 1909. $40,758,172; 1908, $33,888,977; 1907, $39,140,494. The imports cf wood and manufactures of wood during the eight months increased nearly two millions over those of the corresponding period of 1908, but were two and one-half millions less than during the corresponding period of 1907. The totals were as follows: 1909, $7,- 562,732; 1908, $5,757,165; 1907, $10,072,039. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers ‘The odd lengths campaign is gaining way. In the United States, the mil] owners of the State of Washington have given their adherence to the movement and given it a strong lift. In Canada the Western Canada Lumber Manufacturers’ Association have committed themselves to the movement. The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association have discussed it seriously, but taken no definite stand. The reason for this is largely that in Eastern Canada odd lengths in many parts of the country are just as standard as even Jengths. Certain markets demand odd lengths ~ and when markets make a reasonably firm demand, manufacturers lose no time in accommodating their methods to it. If the markets generally are educated to a taste for odd lergths, all discussion about whether they involve a saving or a waste will be forgotten, and shipments including odd lengths will not be looked at askance or subjected to lower prices. Tt begins to look as though the ball is now rolling and will gather mo- mentum by its own weight. Tt is second nature for some lumber jacks to ‘‘jump.’’ When they kave come to a suitable stopping place, which is convenient to some _ camp or other place where they can secure employment, they are sorely tempted to forget their obligation to the company which has paid their fares, and they think too seriously about the possibility of having to pay the fare back, out of their wages, in case they don’t find it convenient _ tostay in the camp all winter. Even in the early days, when lumber jacks were of a more capable class, ‘‘jumping’’ was common enough, but with the multiplication of camps and railroads and the increasing opportuni- ties for securing employment, the ‘‘lumber jack’’ as a class has deterior- ated sadly, both in his sense of business honor and in his usefulness as an employee. Lumber operators do not expect to ever rid themselves of this source of worry and loss. They can do a great deal, however, to reduce it The most reasonable method is that of personal inspection of the men who are employed, instead of accepting them in bulk as they are supplied by the employment agencies. A careless, haphazard system of securing woodsmen is not only unbusinesslike and wasteful, it is unfair to the men, good and bad alike. The conscientious, valuable woodsmen suffer in their reputation by reason of the suspicion cast upon them as a class by the less honorable ones, and the latter are improperly placed in the way of temptation, if careful attention is not given to the matter by employers. ; A letter from a correspondent, published elsewhere in this issue, takes up the time-honored problem of the waste caused by the destruc- tion of packing cases. ‘‘Everybody has to line up and pay his share for the millions of feet of lumber which are turned yearly into the packing case business, and destroyed after being used once.’’ This is the plain truth of the matter ,and it is contrary to the genius of modern business ‘that the waste should be allowed. The remedy suggested is a slightly nore durable case, iron bound, which can be returned flat to the whole- sealer. Probably the reason why this simple improvement of business methods has not long ago been adopted is the extra trouble to which the wholesaler would be put in caring for and keeping track of the cases. After some progressive wholesaler, however, has adopted this principle and proved it thoroughly, the extra trouble will be forgotten, as the profit grows. This waste is one of those matters which it ig impossible to understand. The remedy will come sooner or later, and in view of the increasing anxiety about lumber scarcity, the sooner it comes, the better. If some large wholesale consumer of packing cases and some large manufacturer would agree to try out the scheme, the result would probably be a quick revolution in the packing case business. The loss of trade to the manufacturer may appear as though it would be serious, but there would be important offsets in the form of more economical use of lumber, a more satisfactory class of trade, a higher grade of product, bringing better and more uniform prices, and the possibility of charging more for labor, to say nothing of the saving in storage space. It is a continual source of surprise to many people, that so much waste is still permitted in the manufacture of lumber. once, but to-day it is entirely without excuse. The waste was reasonable It is hard to realize that a body of business men like the “‘All Canada Fire Insurance Federation’’ should feel justified in putting forth some of the reasons they presented to the Senate of Canada in favor of placing a tax upon insurance policies taken with companies not licensed in Can- ada. The most unreasonable claim they made is that the proposed tax of 15 per cent. was not high enough. They cannot have given the matter fair consideration. This tax would have been a calamity to Canadian lumber manufacturers. A company paying $15,000 in premiums would be taxed to the extent of $2,250. If this tax were taken out of the in- surance companies’ coffers instead of the policy holders’, they would quickly understand that it was quite high enough. With a show of being more reasonable they come forward with a new proposal, to permit in- tending insurers to take pclicies with foreign unlicensed companies if they had previously applied in vain to four-fifths of the licensed compan- les in their province. What a useful sourse of complication this would be. The burden of making application to four-fifths of the companies would be greater probably even than the burden of the 15 per cent. tax, as it would involve delays and uncertainties innumerable and would be a Serious handicap to the insurer. The principal object of the insurance bill should be to encourage insurance business, and make it more easy to secure. The insurance conipanies put the matter in a false light by making it appear as though the object were principally to protect them aginst competition, and by so doing made it clear to the Senate that their claims were opposed to the public welfare. The decision of the Senate committee to eliminate the provision for a tax on foreign business was the reasonable result of the evidence presented to them. 24 Double Cut Band v. Single or Circular PRM ey Ky re Soro Development of the Modern Two-Edged Band Saw—Difficulties which 4 had to be Overcome—lInteresting Opinions from many Manufacturers The increasing adoption of the double cutting band mill in the manu- facture of lumber is one of the most important developments which have taken place in the lumber business of recent years. The idea of having cutting teeth on both edges of the band saw is an old one and was tried by different parties from time to time throughout the sawmill world, but with little, and in most cases without any degree of success. The idea was therefore abandoned, especially as the experimenters were either without financial backing, or because necessity, the mother of invention, was not present to push them towards success. About twelve years ago the idea was taken up seriously by large manufacturers, and from that time to the present, much thought and money have been devoted to the task of working out a practical double eutting mill. Careful observation of the saw when cutting, led to a con- vietion that the saw could stand a greater feed when cutting near the edge of the upper wheel, as the saw, in this part, is most difficult to move, for the same reason that a belt is most difficult to move at the point where it is leaving the pulley. This led to the designing of a new band mill in which the top wheel was brought as close to the log being cut as possible. The new type became known as the ‘‘telescopic’’ band mill. Its new feature was that the mill moved up and down on vertical slides mounted in the centre of a large base plate. The machine was lowered by gravity and raised by an hydraulic cylinder located under the mill. The whole was counter-weighted so as to use a comparatively small cylinder to do the work. This machine had the advantage that the entire mechanism carrying the wheel was moved up and down, so as to bring the point where the saw leaves the upper wheel, as close as possible to the top of the different sized logs. The object of this was to get a short rigid saw blade to keep the saw above the cut as short as possible at all times, and to keep the surplus length of the blade below the lpg. This type of mill was used for some years without any saw guide, as the saw was thought to be rigid enough to withstand the feed. Many mills of this class were put in operation and numerous com- plaints of snaky lumber were made. To overcome this, a top saw guide was attached, to prevent the saw from being thrown by centrifugal force beyond a line at which it would leave the top wheel. The applying of the top saw guide made it clear that the saw nearest the top wheel is just as liable to make poor lumber as any part between the upper and lower wheels. As the logs came in great variety to the carriage the mill had to be moved, sometimes twice {to four times in a minute. Every mill man working around the band mill knows that sawdust is thrown against the machinery part with great force. This sawdust seems to be peculiarly adapted to cling to any surface that is exposed. As the mill had to move up and down three columns, these columng were more or less covered with sawdust, which made the meving of the mill difficult. To overcome this a little the guides were eased up. This introduced another defect in the mill, as it ceased to be rigid, and so produced uneven, snaky lumber. The manufacturers, after studying this feature of the question, came tc the conclusion that the proper way of cutting lumber would be with a double cutting saw running over a stationary frame. This principle was adopted and developed and numerous improvements were introduced, until to-day double cutting band mills are being produced which are credited by the large majority of users, with producing good lumber much faster than the single cutting band mill, and at a smaller cost. The extra expense of a more efficient filer and an additional man, is apparently more than offset by the increased profits. An advocate of the double cutting band claims that the advantages secured are many, among them being the following: No offset is required on the carriage; the carriage travels at.a more uniform rate of speed in both directions, which relieves it of the usual rack and strain caused by the high rate of speed at which the carriage is engaged; this uniform rate of speed is beneficial to the carriage, to the man riding on the car- riage and to the sawyer; the double cutting band saw is safer because it cuts its own clearance with either edge when the carriage is in motion; the double cutting band saw gives the filer an even tension on both ends. The most important advantage claimed by the advocates of the double cutting band, however, is that it cuts from 15 to 35 per cent. more lumber, the range depending on the kind of timber sawed. In order to secure some practical opinions regarding the service given by double cutting band mills, the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman and Wood- worker’ recently addressed letters to a number of lumber manufacturers who have installed them. asking for their views and experience. The result was the receipt of a number of interesting letters, bearing out in practically every regard the claims made by those who have advocated CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - double cutting bands from the first. A number of the replies received are published herewith: Pia The Mundy Lumber Company, Three Valley, B.C.:—Our experience has been very satisfactory. We find that the double cutting band saw increases the output of our mill at least twenty per cent. ‘The timber we saw is about 75 per cent. cedar, and logs that will average about five to the thousand. There is” no question about the success of the double cutting band saw, providing y have a thoroughly competent filer. ‘They aie very much harder to keep up th the single cut, as you will understand that both edges must be alike, the sion and the strain, and we have found few men as yet who are really cap of keeping the saws in order. We have been obliged to pay as high as tel dollars per day for such a man. They are to be found, however,,and if care is ‘ taken to select the right man, there is a nice clean profit in using a double — cut over a single cut. ca The Revelstoke Sawmill Company, Limited, Big Eddy, B.C.:—We use a double cutting band mill and much prefer it to the single cutting. It cuts more lumber in the same length of time and the workmanship is equally as good. We believe a double cutting band requires a better filer than the single cutter, but there are no unusual differences in keeping it in good condition. Most of our logs are cedar, but there is a percentage of fir, pine and hemlock. So far as results are concerned, they are satisfactory regardless of the kind of wood being cut. / Mr. F. W. Walsh, Ottawa, Ont.:—Your letter of the 7th inst. to the Long ~ Lake Lumber Company has been handed to me for a reply, as I installed their — double cutting band mill and ran it for the season, and had excellent results. 1 have had a varied experience with single and double cutting band mills in both pine and spruce timber, and find that the double cut mills give good satis- faction if properly installed, and if a competent man is employed for filing up the saws. It requires a more experienced, and therefore a higher salaried man, to fit up double cutting saws, but the difference in amount of lumber cut will amply repay, as, with the same number of men, the mill will turn out about — one-third more lumber per day. Also, there is practically no danger of ever — pulling off a double cutting saw, as it will cut its way out, whereas on a single cut band mill, if the setter happens to set up coming back, or the offset on the carriage does not work, the general result is that the saw comes off before the carriage is stopped. Also, a double cutting mill is much easier on the sawyer and on the carriage men, as a steady gait is maintained all day, both forward — and backward. With a single cutting mill, full speed must be used going back so as to keep the saw working, and this is often the cause of accident. The Big Bend Lumber Company, Limited, Arrowhead, B.C.:—Replying to — your enquiry for our opinion re the relative merits of single and double cutting — band mills, we beg to express our belief that each of these appears to have its particular field in which it produces the better results. For such timber as we have been sawing we believe the double cut will give the better results. It is a fact, however, that we find it necessary to make our boards rather thicker than with a single cut, to allow for the little variations between the head and back cut. Again, when cutting cedar logs which have been in the water for any length of time, we find that the bark is a source of great trouble. We believe that the double cut works better under such condi- ~ tions, as there is less likelihood of pulling off the saw. : Where the timber is clean and the logs of average size, we think the single — cut will give better restlts. The lumber can be cut thinner, as the cut is truer, and less saw kerf can be carried. This tends to conserve the timber and over- oe any little advantage the double cut may have in the greater number of eet cut. Booth & Shannon, Biscotasing, Ont.:—We have been using a double cutting band mill since spring of 1902, and we are perfectly satisfied with the work done by it. The first few years that we used 1t, we found some difficulty in securing filers, who thoroughly understood the care of them, but of late years we have had no trouble in getting good. competent men, who can give satisfactory re- sults. One of the advantages of the double cut is an increased output over a single cut. z The River Ouelle Pulp & Lumber Company, St. Pacome, Que.:—Our experi- ence has been limited to the use of a double cutting mill, and consequently can- not say anything in reference to a single cut. In the year 1904 we installed a double cutting mill, and thereafter sawed double shift (night and day) for three seasons; and have been sawing day shift — only since 1907. We saw practically nothing but spruce, which is very much — more difficult to saw than pine, and a good deal smaller in the average size of — the log. The size of the logs makes a great difference in the quantity of lumber turned out; sawing logs 9-inch and up in diameter, we turn out about 60M feet — in a ll-hour shift; when sawing logs under 9-inch, we cannot do better than 45M feet; this is when sawing lumber from 1-inch to 2-inch in thickness. Of course, the larger the logs are, and the less turning the operator has” to do to the log on the carriage, the more there is to be gained with a double cut over a single cut. Everything else being equal,, and sawing logs 10-inch and up in diameter, we figure there shoudl be a gain of 10 per cent. to 15 per cent. — in favor of a double cut over the capacity of a single cut. én We consider it-very difficult to compare the cutting capacity of establish- ments, be they band mills or otherwise ; as we do not suppose there are any two mills that have the same local difficulties to contend with. The only way arrive at a comparison between single and double cutting mills, is to get t experience of an operator who has the two styles in his establishment, and is” cutting the same timber with both. Mr. H. CG. Lindsay, mill superintendent for the Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber | Company :—Your letter regarding double band mill was handed to the writer by the Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber Company. The writer has been for the last ten years constantly in charge of sawmills using the double cut band for manu- facturing lumber out of all kinds of logs that are grown 11 the mountains be- tween the Rocky Mountains and the Cascades; this includes the hardest kinds ‘ of Rocky Mountain fir that grow high up and are full of shakes, altogether a _ different kind of fir than that which grows on the coast. ; One winter, at Wardner, B.C., the mill ran all winter, cutting logs that were frozen and then thrown into the water, lying there 24 or 36 hours, then brought into the mill and sawed up. Our misscut in that season’s run with a double cut band did not exceed two per cent. The writer thinks, with the erperience he has had with all kinds of lum- ber, working under the same conditions, that the double cut band will cut, al- ways, fully 20 per cent. more than the single cut ,and it only takes one more _ man in a double cut mill than it does in a single cut, but it requires a better - mechanic to take care of the saws. The amount that can be turned out with a double cut band depends on the size and kind of logs, and the kind of lumber that is manufactured. [ have averaged with a double cut band 80,000 a day of ten hours, 50 per cent. inch stock, the other 50 per cent. would be two-inch, logs ‘six to the thousand, log scale, scaling with the Scribner rule. The mill using double cut costs no more than the single cut, that is if you figure the number ef feet each saw will cut before being worn out. . If the writer was going to build a sawmill for himself he would never “under any consideration put in single cut bands, but there are some mill firms that have changed the double to single because they claimed they could not make any good lumber with double cut. The writer thinks if the truth were known and the mill companies had changed some of the men in the mills, fore- man, and filers, etc., they would have had no occasion to change double cut for single cut. The Conger Lumber Company, Parry Sound, Ont.:—About ten years ago we installed a single cutting band to replace a circular. We ran this for about three years and then had it converted into a double cutting band. We were so well pleased with this experiment that we took out our gang, replacing it with another double cutting band. We have now two double cutting bands and they are giving us entire satisfaction. We know of no disadvantages that the double cutting saw has compared with the single. It will make just as good lumber, and a great deal more of it; is just as easily kept in repair and is easier-on your carriage and men, as you do not require to drive it back quickly in order to make time. We are noted for the way we manufacture our lumber, it being remarked by all who examine it, how evenly it is cut, and we say ‘“‘use a double cutting band every time!” We use 14 gauge saws, 11 inches wide, for cutting hemlock. The Campbell Lumber Company, Weymouth Bridge, N.S.:—We have used double cuttinz saws both of Canadian and New York manufacture, and, I think, one French saw, and I am not positive but what we had one from England also, nearly all of which came guaranteed to us, and nearly every one has been satis- factory. Our principal sawyer (who has worked for us some 15 years) demonstrated to us that this band saw yielded us over 12 per cent. more lumber than the old rotary which it superseded. In other words, we had double the sawdust with the old rotary, and consequently double the waste, so in a cut of twenty _ or thirty million, we estimate we have saved at least 2,000,000 feet of lumber, nearly all of this has been cut both ways. We have never used anything but a double cutting band saw, but I notice the sawyers in cutting up what we call a “flinty’’? spruce, and sometimes in sawing hardwood or perhaps a knotty pine log, will only saw one way, or if the saw happens to get a little dull on one edge, will only saw one way; but as a rule, I think at least 90 per cent. of the cut has been done at both edges—a board or plank being cut going up one edge and hack another, cutting on the other edge, so that the saw is practically in con- tinual cut with the exception of the time shifting the gauge for the next plank, or changing the log. The only difficulty we had at first was to get a good filer, who, of course, nast be a good man to anneal or weld broken saws. I have seen a log a saw cut CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a to satisfaction made out of seven pieces, so perfect was the work in splicing. Remember, we have sawn all times of the year, frozen timber in the winter, as well as the summer’s cut, with the saw cutting back and forth on both edges. The Lindsay Lumber Mills, Lindsay, Ont.:—We replaced our circular saw in our new mill with a double cutting band, which we think is far superior to either single cut or circular saw. The Arrow Lakes Lumber Company, Limited, Arrowhead, B.C.:—We are aware that a number of mills on both sides of the line have discarded their double cutting band saws and are using only the single cutting now. As for ourselves, we have no complaint to make of our band sawed lumber, though we hardly think that the best of cutting by a double band is as well and evenly manufactured as gang-sawed lumber, or that made by a single cutting band. The trouble probably most often lies in the difficulty of getting the tension on both edges alike. We have yet to see a double cutting band that does better work than the one we have in our mill here, and yet we must confess that even here, the lumber does not quite equal in evenness that which is cut by a single cutting band, but it does come so close to it that we would not think of throw- ing out our double cutting saws. It is supposed that a double cutting band will produce one-third more lumber, and I think where it does what is called good work it will come pretty near doing it. Our experience is, that in this country, fir and hemlock cuts out better than cedar—that is to say, more evenly. The Tomiko Mills, Limited, Tomiko, Ont.:—We are now getting as good and even better results from the double cut saws as the single; we get as even lumber and upwards of 10,000 feet more per day. We have been getting 50,000 feet of white pine from each saw, per 10 hours, in good timber. We experience hardly any extra difficulty in keeping the double cut in order. Theo. A. Burrows, Crandview, Man.:— 3-1square CORRUGATED BARS 1 z Lote ra teh bay | beg cw “ ROUND Section Through Roof Slab Section of Beam “A.” Cross Sections of Columns Marked “D” and “E.” ready money will appear well worth accepting without saying anythi about the discount. The wholesaler in such cases frequently accepts remittance rather than raise the question of discount. The positic which a wholesaler is placed in by such a course is an embarrassing o1 and one which an honorable dealer, taking proper consideration of t wholesaler’s business, should hesitate to place him in. This hesitation lowever, is none too often found. The practice on the other hand rather on the increase in some sections. Aside from its particular effec upon the trade of the retailer himself, this practice has a very gene! effect upon the trade at large. The wholesaler, like every other busine man, is a borrower, and if he does not secure his money in paymen goods provided, either within the cash period or with a proper inter added after the discount period has passed, he loses money. The no other way of looking at it. If he continues his leniency, he n come to grief, or else in.order to secure himself against loss he m advance his prices. There are only two horns to the dilemma, and t wholesaler is amply justified in taking the one which points to self pro- 2x 3!" NAILED TO PANEL ELEVATION Plan and Partial Elevation of Typical Column “Form."’—Scale, % In to the Foot ' Partral Longitudinal Section on Line G-G of the Cross Section. tection. To the retailer therefore, the result in the long run is gains nothing and pessibly loses by advanced prices and by the the wholesaler’s confidence. A retailer who asks a favor of this sort only once in a long ti in a different situation. If he has been generally prompt with his ments, any reputable wholesaler will be quick to accommodate him, the man who makes the trouble is the one who makes a business p! of securing as much as possible, both of the time allowance and discount. If a retail firm is unable, through some fault of its o make payment within the stipulated time, it is not fair for them to the wholesaler.to pay the interest upon the money. The retailer at least under such circumstances buy a draft from the bank or ¢ some similar means of either paying the wholesaler or accepting the in- ereased rate. If the retailer would only stand in the wholesaler’s shoes for a few days he would realize that in this matter he has an excellent opportunity for the application of the golden rule. Another matter of equal importance is that relating to the cancella- _ tion of orders after work has, been commenced upon them. Every year, wholesalers have many of these cases to deal with. Having once given an order to a wholesaler the retailer should look upon the contract as a sealed bargain and should stick to his part of it faithfully. Instead of this, retailers are often known to look about for still better prices than eS - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND ‘WOODWORKER 8) the ones they have obtained, and, if successful in their search, to go back to the wholesaler with a request for a lower price. Again the wholesaler is put in a very hard position. The proper guide for the re- tailer in such transactions is that he should act no differently when ob- taining an offer of a lower price after a contract has been made than he. would if the new price were a higher one. A reliable wholesale firm will protect the retailer against any general decline in the market, and the retailer should reciprocate by protecting the wholesaler against any simi- lar decline, i.e., against a competitive price secured after the contract is made. _A Progressive Firm of Kingston Retailers S. Anglinf{and Company’s Modern Plant for Handling Lumber—Over Half a Century of Success — How a Wide-spread Retail Business has been Built Up N ; E : i Lumber(- Road 3 Lumber(onconcrare foundations) LI umber( - : Road oa y \ Coal Shed BS 8 : B ay Street. 2 Lumber | + evant S &s &s wK ey % 3 8 ® s & = IN a S & - 8 SS a) Ss S Samuel Anglin, Kingston, Ont. 2 Story Planing Mell Plant of S. Anglin and Company, Kingston, Ontario. One of the pioneer firms in the retail lumber business in eastera Ontario is that of S. Anglin & Company, Kingston, who have built up a widespread and successful business in that city. It is indicative of the business ability and wide experience of the company that they have not Confined themselves solely to the retail lumber business. There are _ other lines of business which of necessity grow out of the lumber supply business and which a wideawake retailer makes into profit producers. S. Anglin & Company not only handle lumber of many kinds, fence posts and firewood, but they are large dealers in hard and soft coal, Portland cement, sash, doors, stair work, verandah work, etc. With all these varieties of building materials they are able to present a strong argument _ t contractors who are always quick tc realize the advantage of buying 4s much as ‘possible from one firm. ; Mr. Samuel Anglin, the head of the firm, gained his first experience in lumber at Battersea, Frontenac county, where he operated a water ‘mill for a few years. About the year 1866 he moved to Kingston and ntered into partnership with his brother, Mr. Wm. B. Anglin, under name of W. B. & S. Anglin. At that time, the chief feature of the , F. R. Anglin, Kingston, Ont. ‘Chas. S. Anglin, Kingston, Ont. 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a business was a circular sawmill which was supplied with logs obtained on the Rideau and St. Lawrence rivers and nearby waters. Mr. W. B. Anglin managed affairs at Kingston, while Mr. 8. Anglin commanded a steamboat, towing logs, carrying wood and other freight. When a few years later the Grand Trunk and Kingston & Pembroke Railways en- tered the city and the city business had improved, Mr. 8. Anglin gave up command of the boat traffic and devoted his whole time to the saw- mill, wood and lumber interests at Kingston. Adjacent property was gradually acquired, buildings were erected ,planing machines installed and other improvements made; and now the firm have one of the finest | retail yards and woodworking factories to be found in eastern Ontario. The growth has been slow but steady. Mr. W. B. Anglin died in 1886. A few years later the title was changed to S. Anglin & Company, and subsequently Mr. S. Anglin’s sons were received into partnership. The second son, Mr. Wm. H., died early in 1909, leaving the business in - eare of Mr. Samuel, Mr Francis R. and Mr. Charles S. The plant, which covers three acres near the heart of the city, is situ- ated on an excellent bay on the Rideau river, where it includes splendid concrete docks for loading and unloading cargoes of coal, cement, brick and lumber. It also has two railway sidings, connecting with the Grand Trunk and Kingston & Pembroke Railways. The lumber yards, which are well laid out and drained, are intersected with good hard roads or alleys, which allow free access to all the piles and concrete foundations on which the lumber is kept dry and ready for use. There are several _ two-storey lumber sheds for dressed and matched lumber, moulding, etc., which contain hemlock, spruce, white pine, red pine, southern yellow pine, plain and quartered oak, cypress. cedar, whitewood, birch, maple, ash, basswood, cherry, walnut, etc. The coal sheds have a capacity of 3,000 tons and are well built and floored with solid concrete. The sash and door factory was added about ten years ago, and this branch has proved so successful that it now employs 15 men, and contains more than 20 machines. Many kinds of wood goods are made here—boxes, newels, balusters, grilles, porch columns, ladders, stairs, counters, veneered doors,interior finish for office, stores, churches, schools, etc. This department has sent its manufactures to various points in Ontario and the Northwest. The saw and planing mill has been recently en- larged and improved, and a new Waterous saw carriage added. The firm prides itself on having one of the most commodious office buildings in the city. Forty to fifty men are employed the year round in the different branches, and handle a great variety of lumber and timber brought in from the Pacific coast, the Maritime Provinces, the southern States and various other points. Mr. Samuel Anglin, the senior partner, is well known in Kingston, where he was born in 1842. He started mercantile life without a dollar and is a fine example of what energy, honesty and economy can ac- complish. He represented Cataraqui ward for 14 years on the Public School Board, of which he was chairman in 1886. He also sat for one year in the City Council. Mr. F. R. Anglin obtained the degree of B.A. at Queen’s College in 1895, and since that time har given especial attention to the office work of the firm. He is now a member of the Board of Education and Board of Trade. Mr. Charles S. Anglin, after completing his school course, spent two years studying mechanical drawing and architecture, which are of con- siderable advantage to him in his duties as manager of the mill and factory. He is an enthusiastic autoist, a member of the Automobile Club and of the Oddfellows’ Association. Western Retailers Object to Odd Lengths At the recent convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Asso- ciation at Winnipeg, the following resclution was unanimously adopted : “That in the opinion of this meeting, after hearing the arguments on both sides, it is not to the best interests of the lumber trade and of its customers, the consumers, that the short and odd lengths be shipped as proposed by the manufacturers.’’ At the invitation of the president, Mr. A. K. Godfrey of the retailers, who was in the chair, several representatives from British Columbia ad- dressed the meeting. Mr. A. D. McRae, of Vancouver (Fraser River Mills), Perry D. Roe, of Port Moody ( Canadian Pacific Mills), T. F. Paterson, of Vancouver (Terminal Lumber Company), and W. A. Anstie, of Revelstoke, secretary of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association, were the speakers. ‘ Mr. C. H. Wentz, of Saskatoon, was the first to take up the argu- ment for the retailers. He said the western retailers entirely failed to see where any saving came in. They rather believed that the loss would actually be greater and it would have to be borne eventually by the con- sumer. The consumers were accustomed to the even lengths and it would be most difficult to get them to change. He claimed that the actual waste on the standard 16-inch and 2-foot centres would be much greater with odd lengths and he was certain the consumer simply would not stand it. Mr. E. C. Ingram, of Sauk Centre, Minn., president of the. Western American Lumber Association, also failed to see any benefit in the odd 4q Nengths. Even admitting that they could be forced on the trade, he could not see any saving or extra profit to the salesmen. He claimed that the profit to the mills would be so small that he was inclined to think that the whole proposition must be a joke on the part of the mill- — men. Hither that or there was a ‘‘nigger in the wood pile.’’ He advised — the retailers to answer to the millmen that they could not handle the odd ~ lengths. Even if it could be shown that there would be a saving, it would be more than outweighed by the inconvenience and the labor and energy required to sell the odds to people that did not want them. J. A. Dure, on behalf of Winnipeg retailers, took a similar stand, as also did Mr. W. Alsip. Many others took part in the discussion an eventually the resolution given above was passed. - The officers of the association were elected as follows: President, A. K. Godfrey, Winnipeg; Vice-President, C. H. Wentz, Saskatoon. ; lg 6 on, . = Victor Beckman, of Seattle, Wash., secretary of the Pacific Coast Tumber Manufacturers’ Association, has been carrying the odd lengt] gospel to retailers recently and has been received in many cases like a missionary on a cannibal island. However, he was fortunate enough Lo visit Canada. His treatment here was more kindly and induced him to refer to it as follows in a recent address to the Yellow Pine Manufactur- — ers’ Association: ‘‘We are nol easily discouraged. We started an educa- — tional campaign, and I have travelled from California to British Columbia. — We have signed up a total of 24,000,000 feet of a total daily capacity of 26,000,000 feet on the Pacific coast, and I even went over to a meeting — et, Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 11, and signed up every association west — of Ontario, and they were talking about making it a law out there. They — are pretty good people up there in Canada, I will tell you.” As At a meeting of wholesalers and retailers recently held in Portland, — Ore., a compromise agreement was reached in connection with the odd lengths matter, which is intended to apply to the country west of the — Rocky Mountains. It was agreed that a certain amount of education would be necessary in connection with the introduction of odd lengths. Tt was decided that for six months the wholesalers should supply the trade with such odd lengths up to 15 per cent. in each car as they might — elect, charging for it the price of the next lowest even length. In return — for this assistance, the retail trade is to go on recard as accepting, so far ag reasonable, after such a period, the odd lengths at prices carried in the February 1 price lists. After the six months, both branches of the trade will be in a better position to discuss the question. Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen The failure of the McGili Chair Company, of Cornwall, Ont., is 7 reported. A number of Montreal firms are interested. ‘“‘A Brief History of Forestry’’ in Europe, the Uniteed States, Can- ada and other countries, by B. E. Fernow, LL.D., has been published hy the Forestry Quarterly, Cambridge, Mass., and the University Press, — University of Toronto. 4 Vancouver and Victoria reports state that trade all along the coast holds an active tone, and the prospects continue good for an excellent spring business. Considerable activity is reported from lumber camps and the trade is looking forward to a heavy demand for the finished product. At the twelfth annual convention of the Associated Boards of Trade of Eastern British Columbia in Nelson recently, a resolution was passed calling for the Dominion Government to impose a duty of $2 a thousand on rough lumber as a protection against dumping by United States manu- facturers Mr. J. W. Molson’s new mill et Shawbridge, Que., is rapidly nearing completion. It is expected that the machinery will be installed and in — operation by the spring. Their sesson’s cut will include hemlock, spruce, pine, cedar and hardwoods. = The receipts of stock by vessel at the Haines Lumber Company’s — yard, North Tonawanda, N.Y., next season will not be confined entirely to lumber from lake ports, as the company contemplates bringing som from its plant in New Brunewick by boat during the latter part of t summer. Considerable stock ig being brought from the Bathurst, N.. mills by rail. ‘‘Even when we effect all possible economies in utilization, the great problem of the hardwood industry will remain unsolved. Unless means — are put into effect to renew the forest as it is cut away, the hardwood in- dustry is founded upon sand. J do not refer especially to the planting of trees; you might plant trees with your entire force of men during the whole planting season, but that would not solve the problem. Nature is the great tree planter. She plants millions to our one. What we need to do is to remove the obstacles to the natural reproduction of the hard- wood forests—one of the greatest of these is fire. We must abate the fires by State laws where necessary, and by combined action among our- selves.’”’—W. L. Hall before the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association. 4 , sae ‘ So Query and Comment Will you kindly let me know what bird’s-eye maple is mostly used for? I have about 50 trees, and would like to know what it is best to cut them into. Bird’s-eye maple is used almost exclusively in the manufacture of furniture. Occasionally it is used for the manufacture of inside shutters. Ié should be cut into one-inch lumber, ten to twelve feet long, six inches and up wide and graded firsts and seconds. Often the bird’s-eye mark- ing shows only on one side of the board. By cutting into one-inch boards there is a better chance of securing the marking on both sides.. pees s Would you kindly tell me where I could get a spool machine that will make one spool per second or nearly so? Is the white birch which is used in spool making in the United States, the same as ours? Would yellow birch work in spools or pill boxes? How much plumpage is allowed for shrinkage and turning? Spool or box lathes making 60 or more spools a minute can be se- cured from Jackson & Caron, St. Alexis des Monts, Que. A spool lathe costs about $250 and a box lathe $240, f.o.b. factory. The white birch in Canada is the same as that used in the United States. The yellow birch is not fit to make spools of, as it is too hard for the tools. It is used sometimes, however, for making pill boxes. The allowance for plumpage is generally about as follows: 1-16-inch on squares (bars) from 1-inch to 13{-inch. From that size up to 83-inch square the allowance is generally Y%-inch. For instance, if the market ealls for 24%-inch spool bars, they are made 25{-inch. In connection with this subject the following paragraph from a re- cent report to the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce by Mr. J. M. Mussen, trade commissioner at Leeds, Eng., is of interest: “Various firms in this district use considerable quantities of birch bars for the making of spools and bobbins, and Canadian manufacturers should be able to take advantage of the trade which offers in this direction. Birch is described as being the mest suitable wood, as it is said to dry quite white, although rock maple might be taken as a substitute. The bars, which should be tied in bundles of twenty to facilitate handling during transit, usually measure 1, 1144, 13%, 1% and 2% inches square and from 2 to 4% feet long, in multnples of 6 inches.”’ We would be greatly obliged if you could give us information re prices of hemlock, tamarac and cedar ties now being paid by the C.P.R., G.T.R., and O.N.0O., at Ottawa and Georgian Bay-points. We would like the prices on 7- inch x 7-inch x 8 feet, and 6-inch x 6-inch x 8 feet. Can you give us also prices now being paid for 8-foot cedar posts 44-inch and up top, peeled; also 5-inch and up top, peeled? The railroads are now paying at Ottawa and Georgian Bay points from 30 cents to 40 cents for ties of the varieties mentioned, delivered alongside the tracks. The variation in prices is regulated almost solely by the locality. The 7-inch square size is most in demand. For 8-foot cedar posts the price paid is at present 10 cents. This applies to both the 44-inch and the 5-inch variety, the latter being most in demand. at do you understand as to the American tariff on lumber? Is or will the maximum tariff apply to Canada? This is a question which no one can answer at present. On March 51, 1910, the maximum tariff is to apply automatically to imports from foreign countries not specially exempted by proclamation of the Presi- dent of the United States. The President’s proclamation of exemption _ is to apply to countries which impose no restrictions upon the importa- tion of United States products and do not unduly discriminate against the United States or its products, or do not pay an export bounty or impose an export duty or prohibition upon the exportation of any article to the United States which unduly discriminates against the United States or its products. The maximum tariff includes the regular duty and, in addition, 25 per cent. ad valorem. Whether Canada will be especially exempted by the President's proclamation on March 31, it is not possible to foretell. The only light to be had upon the situation is from public utterances by President Taft and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, both of whom have done their best to allay any fear of a tariff war between Canada and the United States. Those who fear that Canada will not be exempted base their fears upon the prohibi- tion of the export of logs from certain Canadian provinces, the proposals __ ef other provinces to adopt similar measures, and the commercial treaty ___ between Canada and France, which is considered in some quarters as - unduly discriminating against. the United States. _ President Taft’s words, referred to above, were in. part as follows: “T conceive that this power was reposed in the President with the hope that the maximum duties might never be applied in any case, but that the power to apply them would enable the President and the State De- partment through friendly negotiations to secure the elimination from ‘the laws and the nractice under them of anv foreign country, of that h is unduly discritainzatory. No one is seeking a tariff war or a con- ion in whith a spirit of retaliation shall be aroused.’’—See also the ‘orial reference to this matter in this issue. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Personal News of Interest to Lumbermen Mr. G. W. Robinson, manager of the Berlin Machine Works, Hamil- ton, has gone on a trip to the Pacific Coast. He will be away for about six weeks. Hon. C. W. Robinson, leader of the Opposition in the New Bruns- wick Legislature, in the course of an interview recently declared in favor cf a law to prevent the export of pulpwood from Crown lands. C. M. Edwards, J. B. Fraser. R. G. Edwards, W. H. A. Fraser, H. xobinson, H. K. Egan, R. L. Blackburn and Russell Blackburn, of Ot- tawa, are the incorporators of « company to be known as the Ottawa & Montreal Power Transmission Company. Victor Stewart Patton, of the Beaver Lumber Company, Winnipeg, was married on February 8th to Miss Evelyn Powell, younger daughter of C. Berkeley Powell. The honeymoon was spent in the Eastern States, after which Mr. and Mrs. Powell took up their residence in Winnipeg. Mr. J. M. Curry, who has just been elected mayor of Amherst, N.S., is a man of sterling business ability and experience. He is secre- tary-treasurer of the Rhodes-Curry Company, at Amherst, and also vice- president of the Toronto-Cuban Grape Fruit Company, Limited, of Toronto. A. P. Ebert, hardwood manufacturer, Wiarton, Ont., favored the ‘Canada Lumberman”’ with a call last week. Mr. Ebert states that the prospects for the coming season’s trade in his district are unusually promising. The winter has been a good one and the operators haye been able to obtain a very large cut. L. P. Graves, of Graves, Bigwood & Company, Buffalo and Toronto, is at Augusta, Fa., but he expects to return home soon. The Canadian logging camps of Graves, Bigwood & Company are doing well, the snow uot being extremely deep, so that the full cut of 65,000,000 feet or so is Ekely to be made. Lieut.-Col. J. B. Miller, president of the Parry Sound Lumber Co., and of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, left Toronto with his family on Feb. 10th for a trip to the old country. The party sailed by the Adriatic from New York, and will be away about two months. Their present istention is to go on a motoring tour in England and also in France. Mr. T. A. Wilson, general manager of the Western Canada Lumber Company, of Regina, Sask., took a trip recently to the Pacific coast, and visited his brother, Rev. R. J. Wilson, pastor of St. Andrew’s church, Vancouver. He will extend his trip to Victoria and other points upon the island, and will also visit the larger mills of the State of Wash- ington. A number of changes. are announced in the Woods and Forests branch of the Ontario Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. Mr. Chester Dies, who has been with the department for some time, suc- ceeds Mr. Harry Cartwright as assistant registrar of the department. Mr. Harry Gillard takes the place of the late Mr. Kenneth Miller as ac- countant of the Woods and Forests branch, and Mr. John Houser suc- ceeds Mr. Gillard in the latter’s old position in charge of the fire rangers. Mr. George Harris is made Mr. Houser’s assistant, and Mr. Stanley Meeking, a new appointee, becomes junion clerk of the department. Henry Eaton, of Fitchburg, Mass., a wholesale lumber dealer, was im St. John, N.B., recently on a purchasing trip. Speaking of the pros- pects of the American lumber market, Mr. Eaton said that it showed signs of being strong, provided serious strikes in New York did not inter- fere. One big strike was now on there in the building trade, but it seemed ag if it would reach an amicable settlement shortly. The New York mar- ket was so big that its condition always made prices for the Eastern States. Lumber of the style used in the United States, nine feet and under and nine inches and under, was selling now at $23 per thousand. A Detroit despatch reports that at a meeting of the board of mana- gers of the Lumber Carriers’ Association, certain by-laws of the associa- tion were changed to conform with federal anti-trust laws. The meeting was held behind locked doors and was attended by 23 or 25 of the 28 members of the board. The old by-laws of the association provided for the maintenance of uniform rates for carrying forest products on the great lakes, and though these by-laws have been in effect for some time, their elimination was accepted without dissension. No official statement was obtainable relative to rates for carrying lumber during the coming season, but it is understood that shippers will find individual members of the association quoting a rate of $2.50 per thousand feet from the head of the lakes to Lake Erie points. Some chartering of tonnage for next season on the Great Lakes is being done at North Tonawanda, N.Y., but thus far only where boats outside of the Lumber Carriers’ Association are offered. Chartering is reported by local dealers who have stock to come from the Georgian Bay ~ district at a rate of $2. This rate is regulated largely by the announce- ment that tonnage is to be obtained from the head of the lakes at $2.25. These figures are offered only for the first loads. pi is ————— ee 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Railways Ignore Claims by Shippers ’’:We were pleased with your edi- torial on lumber freight difficulties. They certainly do demand a remedy, especially in connection with flat cars. It is a daily occurrence for ship- pers to be supplied with flat cars that are covered all over their decks with from two to six inches of frozen cinders, ballast and ice, for which the railway people alone are responsible, and it is impossible for the shipper to “clean them off until warm weather thaws out the frost. We frequently write on our weigh bills that there is the above on the cars, but no attention is given the matter, and that is a profit to the railway and an unjust tax on the man who pays the freight. Careless weighing is another common occurrence, and always a gain to the railway. An- other example: We received a box car of hay, for which we were charged by the shipper 12 tons, and paid freight on 13 tons. We shipped a cus- tomer two cars of dry slats cut of the same pile. One ear contained 16 cords, and the freight was less than $1 per cord. The other car had 11 cords, and the freight on it was $18. We could give you scores of items eimilar. Editor ‘‘Canalda Lumberman’’ :—For the past two or three years we have had very little experience in car shipments from Canada, our lum- ber having largely come forward by water. We only know by former experience that the Canadian railways pre-suppose every claim to be un- founded, and instead of taking the subject up in a spirit of fairness to- wards the shipper, their Aten: agents consider it their duty to avoid the payment of all claims, whether just or unjust. The American railways act on an entirely different principle. They believe that the railways, like others, make mistakes, and that shippers frequently are entitled to a fair adjustment of claims. Some of the roads are very prompt and lib- eral indeed in the adjustment of matters of this kind. The editorial dealing with lumber freight rate difficulties which appeared recently in the “Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ brought out the two letters published above. The first is from a large firm of manufacturers in On- tario, and the second from a wholesale house in North Tonawanda, both of whom desire that their names be not published. The subject is of vital im- portance to the lumber trade and cannot be given too much publicity. If you have had troubles along the same line it would be a good thing to let us publish an account of them and help to bring the question before the Dominion Board Editor ‘‘Canada) Lumberman _of Railway Commissioners. Mr. James Lawler, secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, in a recent address before the Canadian Club of St. John, N.B., urged _that as soon as possible a survey should be made by the province of all the land in the hands of the Crown and a decision arrived at as to whe- ther it is fit for agriculture or not. If not fit for agriculture it should be set apart for a permanent timber reserve and all efforts of settlers to get into it should be resisted. If they are honest settlers, it is a crime to let them go into places where they wiil be unable to make a living, and if they are dishonest they intend to commit a crime in skinning off the timber when they pretend to engage in farming. Canada’s Lumber Production During 1908 The Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior has issued a bulletin upon the forest products of Canada for 1908. This is the first attempt of the Forestry Branch to gather detailed statistics of this na- ture, and consequently the figures are not to be relied upon as absolutely correct, but they are stated to be close approximations in most cases. The figures given were secured entirely through correspondence and are based upon reports received from 1,409 lumbermen distributed through- out the Dominion as follows: Ontario, 591; British Columbia, 148; Que- - bec, 277; New Brunswick, 180; Nova Scotia, 112; Alberta, 40; Manitoba, 40; and Saskatchewan, 26 No replies were received from Prince Edward Island. The total lumber cut of the Dominion by provinces is given as follows : M. bd. ft. Av. value Value per M. VET TY, PSION ET oe Ree roel ale ead 1,294,794 $18.84 $24,399,077 BOOM One toch of auke apie uc arate 690,135 15.70 10,838,608 Brtish Columbia’ .....500.5.4-.-- 647,977 14.05 9,107,186 emi BTUnSWICkK ..2 sc. .dlesescoe ses 308,400 UBEOe) 4,081 402 RUSTIC TIAN. ces occa Souda t+ sions eae 216,875 13.25 2,873,730 BARKATCNOWAN 65 66. cs oe cessed 91,166 17.29 1,576,820 MENEEESIASEIYRR Cts « Piaucc cies. a's she ne Baynes 56,447 15.38 867 ,969 ch SES: ge Se a 42 382 13.99 593,244 ROTA er ce ea ee 3,348,176 $16.27 $54,338,036 The production of shingles and Jaths. was: 1,499,396 shingles, valued at $3,101,996; 671,562 laths, valued at $1,487,125. Statistics of cross ties purchased in 1908 are given in the bulletin. They were secured from reports from 47 steam railway companies having a total of 25,772 miles of track, and 32 electric railways with 818 miles of track. The steam roads purchased 13,738,157 ties, at a cost of $5,- 189,674, and the electric roads purchased 240,259 ties, at a.cost of $92,011, giving a total for the Dominion of 13,978,416 ties, valued at $5,281,685. The total pulp production was 363,079 tons, valued at $2,931,653. _ Of this quantity, 278,570 tons was mechanical, 82,331 tons sulphite, and 2,178 tons soda pulp. - sd i i ‘a “ The total production of lumber, lath, shinigion cross ties, poles pulpwood was as follows: Material Quantity Lumber’ 256207 ta de.. geaea no ee ee Mb. 3,348,176 Shingles.40aukn Peete a M. 1,499,396 La tly. «inte pteteliitou ioe ids Ohara ana M. 671,562 Cross): biestixtnus ace ade nee: eee pes 13,978,416 Poles, | 25 tiytiezzentie epic SRS. ache Re ca + « (pes 185,807 Pulpwood! 25 U%s cote on: eae ee cords 482,777 Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the lowing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘Canada Lumberman” may obtain names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and stating n ber of enquiry: 100. Mahogany, walnut and Spanish cedar—A Mexican exporter 0 hogany, walnut and Spanish cedar, the latter suitable for nai b boxes, is desirous of getting in touch with Canadian importers of same. tations could be made c.i.f. St. John, N.B. 147. Box shooks, wood, ete.—A London firm handling large qua box shooks, and also of manufactures of wood generally, invites nei Canadian manufacturers. 148. Maple wood—A London company who are large ‘bayeee of me would be glad to hear from Canadian shippers. 190. Agency abroad—A correspondent in Egypt ee a good that country for Canadian paper and cardboard, and would like to touch with manufacturers in the Dominion optn to send supplies. . 217. Maple flooring—A Manchester firm asks for prices and i maple flooring from Canadian manufacturers of same. 222. Pine scantlings—A Lancashire firm asks for prices and dim n pine scantlings from Canadian shippers of same. : 225. Pine deals—A Mauchester firm asks for prices and dimens: ‘ deals from Canadian shippers of same. 226. Spruce boards—A Manchester firm asks for prices “and | di spruce boards from Canadian exporters of same. “ 231. Pine sidings—A Manchester firm now buying in the Un asks for prices of best pine sidings 2 inches by 8 inches to 20 inche adian exporters of same. 232. Wood pulp—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with? exporters of wood pulp. 233. Pine sidings—A Manchester firm asks for prices of pine sidings, 14-inch, 1%-inch and 2 inches, from Canadian ene of same. Effect of New German Tariff Upon Lumber Under the new tariff arrangement with Germany which goes in effect on March Ist, the following are among the reductions effected the duty upon imports of Canadian products into that country: Timber sawn longitudinally or prepared in some other way mn planed: Hard from 1.25 to 72 marks and from 10 to 5.76 marks - cubic metre. Soft from 1.25 to 72 and from 7.50 to 4.32 per cubic metre. Wood for casks, etc.: Of oak, from 30 to 20 and from 2.40 to 1 per cubic metre. Of other hardwood, from 40 to 30 or from 8.20 to 2.40 per cubic metre. Of soft wood, from 2.40 to 1.80. Semi-pulp (semi-paste for the manufacture of paper or cardboard), soft or solid, whether bleached or dyed, ‘of wood straw, esparto or ot vegetable fibres, mechanical or chemical, from 3 to 1.25. pa Mill board (pasteboard), moulded or pressed cardboard, ete., ere board, glazed, vuleanized fibre, etc., remains for present at 6 marks. F Chogica or mechanical wood pulp cardboard, ete., from 4 to marks. Wood spirit, methylic aleohoi. crude and acetoneride, from 5 marks | : tc free. Wood spirit, refined, from 20 to 8 marks. . Exports of wood and manufactures of wood to Germany bas ' ada are not extensive, and they fluctuate greatly from year to ; During the last five years their values have been as follows: 1909, $3 "O54 : , 1908, $82,374; 1907 (9 months), $3,385; 1906, $34,916; 1905, $57,146. 50 The Standard Caul Box The ‘‘Insurance Standard Woodworker,’’ published by the lum insuring mutual companies of the United States, gives the following scription of the standard caul box, for drying and heating lumber b glueing it together: ‘‘The steam pipes should be about 24% feet the floor and should rest upon iron pipes. The sides of the box shoul tend 6 inches below the steam pines. There should be no bottom to box; the inside of the box should be lined with tin, like a fire door. 1 moisture escapes and anything that falls through the pipes drops to floor. The tin lining reflects the heat upon stock to be dried. This — would not serve for drying vreen lumber, but is most efficient for heating and redrying of dry lumber, such as is used in glue rcoms.” The utility of this type of caul box is attested in a letter receit recently by the Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Bost from the Hughes & Son Piano Manufacturing Company, of Foxcroft, Me., which was in part as follows: ‘“‘Our experience with the standard caul box has proved more than satisfactory. Before making the change were compelled to use about 10 pounds of steam to get the box hot enou for our stock. Now it is much more satisfactory with 2 or 3 pounds steam.’’ : eine a: x 3 f Se A High Grade Triple Drum Sander J. A. Fay & Egan Company, the well known woodworking machin- ery manufacturers, are introducing to the trade their new triple drum sander, which is designed to meet the highest requirements in furniture piano and woodworking shops of all kinds where a perfect surface is wanted either for varnishing or painting. We are pleased to illustrate this new sander and call our readers’ attention to some of the leading fea- tures of this machine as shown in the manufacturers’ new catalogue. The most noteworthy feature on this machine is an automatic take New No. 225 Triple Drum Sander. up device which holds the paper tight under all working and atmospheric conditions. The drums are made of iron and steel and are covered with specially prepared non-stretchable, combination rubber and felt, which makes a cushion for the sand paper. The drums are designed with a de- vice for placing the sandpaper.about them and giving it the proper ten- sion in the shortest possible time. It is said that all three of the drums ean be covered with sandpaper by any ordinary mechanic in seven min- utes. The oscillators are pivotted on a rigid shaft so that all weight is taken off the drum shafts, thereby preventing wear in the drum shaft bearings. Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing The oscillator bearings cannot wear, as the shaft does not touch the walls of the bearings, which are lined with vulcanized fibre felt. The bed frame is made to lift by power, clear of the drums. ot repairs. as This | gives easy access to the drums, which is a great advantage, if in need | The opening made when the bed frame is hoisted, is large — enough to permit of removing the drums from the machine without dis- | turbing the table plates. This feature is said to be found only on the Fay & Egan machine, and is clearly illustrated in the manufacturers’ catalogue. In this catalogue, the manufacturers call special attention to the column, which ig made extremely heavy, with the metal so distributed as to eliminate all vibration. They claim it to be the heaviest and strong- est column known to a sander of any make. Feed consists of eight rolls, four tep and four bottom, all powerfully geared. The lower rolls are placed one on each side of each drum. The upper rolls are carried in a frame, and are vertically adjustable to re- ceive material up to 8-inch thick. The machine is made in eight sizes, 80-inch, 36-inch, 42-inch 48-inch, 54-inch, 60-inch and 80-inch wide. Readers are invited by the Fay & Egan Company to write for their new catalogue, which will be sent postpaid. The address of the company is 465-485 west Front street, Cincinnati, Ohio. A New Planer, Matcher and Moulder. The MacGregor Gourlay Company, Limited, Galt, Ont., have got | out an entirely new planer, matcher and moulder, which should prove | of much interest to woodworkers. In their catalogue the new machine is known as “‘¥Y G Planer, Matcher and Moulder.”’ It planes 24-inch wide, 8-inch thick and matches 14-inch wide and has an adjustable moulding head. All its gears are cut from the solid, and all its journals are machine ground. a medium priced self-contained planer and matcher, and the company claim that it is remarkable for its power, convenience and serviceability. The frames are heavy, well ribbed and braced and extend to contain coun- | tershaft, giving long driving belts. The bed is cast in one piece with deep and heavy ribs. It is gibbed to the planed ways in the frame and is raised and lowered by heavy screws supported on ball bearings, which are operated by shafts and gears at a convenient point. The main cylinder is forged from solid steel slotted on two sides re- voiving in long self-oiling bearings and lined with genuine babbit metal. The journals are 1 15-16-inch diameter and are driven on both sides by 5-inch belts. The moulding head is adjustable and can be regulated to steel, and its journals are 1 11-16-inch diameter, slotted on four sides and any depth without stopping the machine’ Tt also, is forged from solid driven by 5-inch belt. The feed is made up of four 44%-inch diameter New Planer, Matcher and Moulder Manufactured by MacGregor-Gourlay Company. The machine is designed to meet the demand for | used, and all adjustments are made while the machine is running. 34 _ feed rolls, which are all driven by heavy cut gears. Three changes of feed are provided by sectional pulley, namely, 31, 46, and 61 feet per _ minute. . The matcher spindles are made from high grade steel and revolve in long self-oiling bearings. They have improved foot step support and _ can be moved to any position on the table. The latest design of chip breaker and hold down pressure bars are The _ gears are all carefully covered and none of them run upon studs, but are fastened to shafts running in bearings. The machines are each provided with one pair of himer heads or brass slotted heads as desired. Fast and loose pulleys are provided 12 by 6%-inch, and should make 900 revo- lutions. The weight of the machine is 5,950 pounds, The Rathbun Company, of Deseronto, Ont., have ordered a portable ground skidder and loader from the logging machinery department of Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited, Montreal. This machine is of the slid- ing type, being designed to travel over the tops of the cars, and will be used principally by the Rathbun Company for hauling their logs from the Jakes and streams, down which they have been driven, and from some convenient point, hauling and loading them upon the cars for transporta- tion to the mill. The machine will be practically of entire steel or other metal construction, and wil! be furnished with return line apparatus to take the grabs back to the point where they are to be hooked, thus re- ducing labor to the minimum. It wili be furnished also with a special high power spotting drum and apparatus for tightening the guys to the boom. The Rothfuss-Howard Tron Works, Williamsport, Penn., manufac- turers of sawmill and special machinery, have favored the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ with a copv of their calendar for 1910. The calendar is at- _tractively designed, and the decoration includes a colored picture entitled “The Call,’’ which depicts an elk standing near the water in a wild mountainous country, listening to the call of its mate or possibly the de- coy call of a hunter. The picture and calendar pad are set upon an __ attractively decorated brown mount. 5 y . Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Mr. Justice Gregory and a special jury, at Victoria, B.C., have awarded Samuel Guthries, a shingle sawyer, $1,250 damages from the Huntting Lumber Company for the loss of two fingers. Wrongful Sale of Stock—Mr. H. H. Heath has succeeded in hig suit _to obtain judgment at Vancouver, for $3,000 against Mr. R. H. McKee. former president of the North Arm Lumber Company, paid for stock sold to the plaintiff a month before the collapse of the company. Alleged _ misrepresentation of the company’s financial condition was the ground of the action. Breach of Contract for Sale of Lumber—In the case of Wood Bros. ~ v. Gall Lumber Company of Toronto, whch recently came before Judge _Uatchford, the defendants had purchased from the plaintiffs certain logs to be cut into timber and paid for at stated prices per M. feet. The defendants put forward many grounds as absolving them from perform- ance of contract. The court held that the defendants had failed to give shipping orders simply because they could not make sales, and having refused to give shipping orders, the plaintiffs were justified in selling the lumber at a loss; defendante were liable for said loss, $2,577.59, with interest and costs. An International Booming Suit—A suit involving the sum of $100,- _ 000 toll on logs and booming charges, has been commenced by the Rainy _ River Boom Corporation against the Rainy River Lumber Company, be- if fore Mr. Justice Mulock in the non-jury sittings at Toronto. The plain- _ tiffs, who claim they have the sole rights for the booming of logs brought down by the lumber companies operating in that district, set out that the defendant company refused to pay the charges entailed during the years of 1906 and 1907. The case has been carried through three courts in Minnesota where a final judgment was given in favor of the plaintiff company. The defendant company claims that it is not bound to pay the tolls because of the fact that the booming is done on an international boundary line. Verbal Agreement for Sale of Limit—In the action of Smith v. ‘Trainer, which recently came to court in Vancouver, the court has to consider whether an agreement respecting timber limits can be made verbally and be binding. The action was brought to force the defendant to complete a contract for the sale of timber limits, and Mr. Justice Gregory has continued a temporary injunction until the trial case will be argued. The plaintiff states that the bargain was verbally made and it was afterwards put into writing but not signed. The defence pleaded the Statute of Fraude, which requires an agreement for the sale of land and also for goods to be in writing, and to this Mr. Griffin replies that it is the generally conceded opinion that timber limits are neither lands nor goods and that an agreement with respect to that kind of pro- _perty can be made verbally. Litigation Relating to Water Power Lease—David and Alex. Mc- - falls, each of the brothers owning half. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER laren, lumber manufacturers of Buckingham, Que., have taken action to have the lease of a water power sold by the Provincial Government to _ {Janson Bros., of Montreal, revoked. Mclaren Bros. claim the water power of Paughan Falls, a rapids on the Gatineau river, on the ground that they own all the land around the falls, and, therefore, as the river is not a navigable stream, they own the water and bed of the river at the In this district lots traverse the river, the owner of the land being the owner of the bed and water of the river in the area traversed by their land. This will be another point used by the plaintiffs in their plea. As it is, McLaren Bros. own the land right to the water level, and Hanson Bros. own the water power, and neither can develop the resources of the river at this point. American Capitalists Investing in B. C. Timber The acquisition of British Columbia timber limits by American capi- talists continues to occur frequently. Wm. F. McKnight, a priminent operator of Grand Rapids, Mich., accompanied by Col. Catrow, of Dayton. Ohio, reached the coast recently to investigate a number of timber propositions. Col. Catrow represents large Ohio banking interests. Tf their quest is successful several million dollars will be invested on Van-— couver Island and the mainland during the next few months. Mr. McKnight is already heavily interested on Vancouver Island. last year he was the moving spirit in organizing a syndicate which acquired vast timber holdings in the Jordan river district on the west coast of the sland. The limits were vested in the Michigan-Pacific Lumber Company, with a capitalization of $1,500,000. Mr. McKnight is secretary of th company. : A Since his last visit to the coast several months ago, Mr. McKnight, - in conjunction with Michigan, Chicago and Salt Lake capitalists, organ- ized the New Miami Lumber Company, with, a paid-up capital of $500,000. In this corporation, of which Mr. McKnight is president, is vested the ownership of eight hundred million feet of timber in the Jor- dan river district. The company has not elaborated its plans, but in all probability a large mill cutting for the domestic and export trade will be erected next year. In the meantime, the company intend to engage in logging operations. ; “There will be a great deal of American capital invested in British Columbia timber limits this year.’’ said Mr. McKnight in an interview. “Our leading operators have already made a start and their example is to be followed by others. Although stocks are light in the eastern and middle States, the demand is not exceptionally good, but I look for marked improvement shortly in harmony with the activity in other in- dustries.’” Mr. McKnight also had a large share in the purchase of the Vancouver Island limits of Messrs. Sayward & Company. The properties have been turned over to a new corporation styled the Michigan, Puget Sound Lumber Company, with a capitalization of $1,250,000. The mill plant is to be enlarged. 7" On February 18th a splendid concatenation of Hoo-Hoo was held at Winnipeg in the Travellers’ Hall. On account of the presence of a great number of lumber in the city to attend the convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, the attendance at the concatenation was large. After the eyes of all the young kittens had béen opened and - the black cat hud finished her capers, an enjoyable banquet was held and a smoking concert was given which included a lively programme of vaude- ville sketches and an interesting boxing match. , John Norris on the Tariff Tangle Mr. John Norris, chairman of the committee on paper of the Ameri- — can Newspaper Publishers’ Association, in a recent address to the Ohio Daily Newspaper Association, said that if free competition and normal conditions should prevail in the paver trade, news print should be de- livered in pressrooms at $35 a ton, or $1.75 per 100 pounds. He charged that newspapere were taxed $8 a ton above that figure on one million cons, or $8,000,000 pe: annum, because of the ignorance and lax methods of print paper makers, and that the same causes were imposing a penalty ot $50,000,000 per annum upon the users of all kinds of paper, including book and writing, and thereby taxing knowledge. More than $2,000,000 per annum was paid by newspaper publishers for atmospheric moisture in print paper, he declared. Mr. Norris pointed out the practicability of converting pulp into paper at New York harbor at a cost of $35 a ton, delivered in New York pressrooms, and said the tangle with Canada as 4. pulnwood supply was an embarrassin® development in that direction Hon. Clifford Sifton, in a recent interview at St. John, N.B., re- lating to the matter of forest protection, said: ‘‘The first step is to stop fires. Our information is that the destruction of forests by fires along the Intercolonial Railway is very great. One of our committees passed a resolution which will be forwarded to the Government, and I am sure the Government will adopt it. In regard to other railways, it will be neces- sary to proceed by legislation. The ground the Commission took was that the Government railway ought to be treated the same as other rail- ways. That is, it should either furnish efficient fire protection, or pay for the cost of such protection.” ; . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Burns A Lumberman from Ottawa Valley writes us as follows: Such letters as this prove that Burns Solid Tooth Saws are as famous as their In- serted Tooth Saw, contain- ing genuine Hoe Fittings. DEAR SIRS: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- chased from you last spring have been doing first class work ever since. I have never had any trouble with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. Get a Burns Saw and forget your Saw Troubles The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Canadian Patent No. 108676, This machine is It will cost you a Glia fay oulen . cuncl Ges Vue She toe res i thi t h RS st Veduted © by him om NU guankan Nia thick” 2 : : built sie Canada | : nothing to have You ? 60 couls “| ne bu weed ~ a under Patent one of our Cata- — : } : : No. 108,676 i re f 5 ’ s ‘logs mailed to \ i} your address. It points out a good many fea- tures that we Write or wire Rien tee cannot describe S : [Ee Wark | lrad oo 000 Ure our nearest sales bere. <:: :: : SKedsile; 95 000 — Office. :: :: The Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. Lumber Insurance Co. of New York Only Lumber Specializing Company regularly pecctal Rates licensed by the Dominion Government. Write as Rates oO a Lumbermen Deposit at Ottawa $100,000 in Ontario Government Bonds - Your Lumber Canadian Branch: 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. General Agent, E. D. HARDY Ontario and Quebec Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland : J. A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. LET US QUOTE YOU RATES J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N.S. - and Cedar, Tamarac or Spruce Logs. WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Cedar Posts Wanted 200 CORDS CEDAR POSTS 5 AND UP AT the small end. Address Box 836, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares 7x7", 6"x6"” AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Wanted Hard Maple and Beech ANTED SEVERAL GOOD STOCKS OF Hard Maple up to 1,200,000 ft. and a quantity of Beech. Apply Box 888 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Pine and Hemlock Logs Wanted WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR PINE or Hemlock Logs to be sawn during May or June on Georgian Bay—State quantity. First- BRooK Box Co., Penetang. 5 Basswood Wanted WO MILLION FEET OF WINTER CUT Basswood. Can use full run of logs. _Cut to order. For particulars address Box 879, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt Hemlock Wanted 1 000 00 FEET OF HEMLOCK 1: INCH ? ? and z inch trimmed and edged. Cash less 2%. Send tull particulars to Box 911, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Rock Elm and Hard Maple ANTED—TO CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY of Rock Elm and Hard Maple Plank 3” and 3%" thick for bending purposes. Quote prices to N. M. Currie, Box 304, St. Marys, Ont. 5 Logs Wanted WANTED TO PURCHASE FOR SPRING delivery, Sawlogs in Red and White Pine, Spruce or Jack Pine. Delivery at Haileybury or in Montreal River, EmpirzE LumBer Co,, Lrp. Latchford, Ont. Birch Wanted ANTED—SEVERAL STOCKS OF GOOD Birch to becut to order. Any quantity up to two million feet for next summer'sdelivery. Apply Box 918, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 Wanted Basswood and Maple QUANTITY OF INCH BASSWOOD 4/4, gan 6/4, 8/4, Hard and Sott Maple, for immediate shipment, also half million feet of same stock for nextsummer delivery. R. W. Baxter, Chatham, Ont. 5 Spruce Wanted ANTED—ABOUT 500 M FEET B.M. OF round long Spruce Timber 20 feet andup, 10” at small end and up, delivery by water during next summer. Address JAMES SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. 5 Logs Wanted ANTED TO BUY OR SAW BY THE thousand, one million feet of Hemlock. Pine Good harbor on Georgian Bay, rail and water shipment. sda _ Box 931 CANAvA LumBERMAN, Toronto. Norway Pine Wanted WANTED TWO MILLION FEET 2”X5” AND wider, sound knotted dry Norway Pine. Lengths—75% 9, 10, 18 and 2o ft. 25% 12, 14, and 16 tt. Send memorandum of stock and advise lowest mill pice, quick. THe GeRMAIN Company, Pitts- burg- 5 Soft Elm Wanted Reo aeEe 12/4, 14/4, 16/4, No. 1 com, Soft Elm, prompt shipment, also zo cars Soft Elm 1x12” and up in lengths 6%, 7, 8, 14 and 16 ft. Lucas E, Moore StaveE Co., 1 Broadway, New York, N. Y, 5 Hardwood Squares Wanted ARTIES IN POSITION TO SUPPLY L Hardwood Squares ot various sizes and dimen- sions kindly send for list of sizes required to Box 886, CanaDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Wanted—C. and B. Winter Cut Basswood WA ANTED 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut_ Basswood to be plump, x inch thick when dry. For turther particulars apply to Box 889 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during 1910, upto fifty cars Soft Elm, 17x12” and up wide x 6%’ 7 8’ 13' 14’ and 16’ long. Address Rogert Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple Ii REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box g19, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Brown Ash for next summer delivery 500,000 feet, 1 to 4” common and better Birch «« 1” log run Basswood, M. C, out 500,coo 200,000 ‘* 1” log run Brown Ash, M.C, out 500,000 ©“ x” mill cull Hard wood Send us your stock list of any dry lumber and quote us your lowest cash price either for prompt or later delivery, It you have large stock, will send our inspector to take up the lumber. C. E. CROUSE LUMRER CO. 6 Canastota, N. Y. FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Lath For Sale goo M x” SPRUCE LATH, DRY AND WELL manufactured of first class quality. Address, Box 309 SOREL, QuE. 7 White Oak For Sale Reus 75.000 feet WHITE OAK LOGS 10 TO 16 ft. long. Will cut into bills this coming spring. Apply Davip Conxtin, Kingsville, Ont. 5 Spruce and Pine For Sale OR SALE, ON GEORGIAN BAY, 2z million feet of Spruce and one million feet of Pine. Canbecutto order. Reply Box 894 CANADA LuUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mre. Coy., Huntsville, Ont. tf Long Leaf Yellow Pine OR SALE FOUR OR FIVE CARLOADS OF 5’x5" and 5’x6” 16 ft. to 35 ft. long, Long Leaf Yellow Pine. This timber could be resawed to suit purchaser. Address JAMes SHEPPARD & Son, Sorel, Que. 5 Ash, Birch, Maple ro cars 4/4 L. R. Brown Ash 5 ‘* 4/4 No,2and No. 3 Com. Ash. 5 ‘* 4/4 No.2and No. 3Com. Elm. rep ear, xe, a? anda” (Lik, Bitch. Address, Box 863, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf a For Sale 1,100,000 XX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 223,000 XX XX, 18” White Cedar Shingles 225,000 18” White Cedar Shingles C.B. 12,000 4/4 Log run Basswood 1,809 6” and 7” x 8’ long Cedar Ties. so LAWRENCE BROTHERS, LimiTeD, Folger, nt. v For Sale 200 M tt. +” M. C. Ash too M ft. 1” No. 1 Common Ash 1 car 3’ Hard Maple C. & B. 200 M ft. 1” Birch Common and Better 100 M ft. 144x1z White Pine 1 car714xto and up Birch C. & B. c Gero. C. GoopFeELLow, Montreal. Yellow Pine For Sale Prices on application 4 cars 1x6 to 12 B. and better rgh. fiinish. 2" 1x4 “ a ** “338 “ “6 “ “ “a “ I1XI2 Don. J. Macponatp, 6 “ “ “ “se or 2 Everytning in Yellow Pine. North Tonawanda, N.Y. WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Second Hand Machinery Wanted BY SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE AND THE best way to locate that ‘‘someone” is to ad- vertise in this column. This plan has sold machinery tor scores of others and will do the same tor you, Canapa LUMBERMAN AND WoopwoRKER, Toronto. 5 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Three-Saw Edger for Sale IRST-CLASS THREE-SAW SAW MILL Edger for sale, only used one season. Ad- dress MANITOULIN LUMBER Co., Limited, Walker- ville, Ont. 6 Machinery for Sale E HAVE THE FOLLOWING MACHINES for sale from our sash and door department, almost new:—Smith sander, 42”; door sticker, door clamp, sash clamp, post boring machine, rip saw; veneer press 18”, 24 screws, ten bench clamps, Grand Rapids Box Boring Bit, iron vice, eleven work benches, hand mitreing machine, band saw filing vice, hand saw filing vice, thirteen bench trus- sels, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, tenon ma- chine, sash sticker ; we will make the payments to cover a period of two years if necessary. GOLD MerpAL FurNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Toronto, 5 Machinery for Sale MALL BAND SAW MILL COMPLETE with Steel Carriage, Saws and Filing-room Tools, Live Rolls, Gang Edger, Slab Slasher, Butting Saws, Steel Conveyor Chain, Shingle Machine, Jointer and 2 Packing Boxes. Lath Machine and Bolter, Shafting and Belting, etc. Also the complete outfit of Hardwood Flooring Factory, Planers. Matchers, End-Matcher, Boring Machine, Band Rip Saw, Surfacers single and double, Cut Off Saws, Knife Grinders and Balancing Tools, Dry Kiln Outfit with Steel Cars, ete. Buzz Planer, Turning Lathe and other tools. All will be sold cheap for cash or lumber taken in ex- change. Apply to J.S. Finptay, Owen Sound, Ont t Machinery for Sale 2 Boilers (tubular) 35 H. P. each Engine 12”x16” slide valve and go. H. P. Engine 9’X12” slide valve and all connections Saw Frame and Mandral Lumber Carriage and Track Double Edger—Three Saws Set Lumber Trimmers, complete Lumber Transter Chain and Gear complete Log Jack Chain and Gear complete Slash Table Outfit complete ee) » 200 teet more orless Carrier Chain in good order - and Gear complete, and a quantity of Shafting and Pulleys in good order. In sawmill close to C.N. Ry. siding Fawkham, Ont. Apply to W. B. Tispace, Orillia, Ont. 6 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell_ portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tt For Sale Two Band Mills FO SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MILLS, one Right Hand and one Lefc Hand, 8 ft, wheels for 12” saws. Mills in first class condition! will sell cheap. THE CLeveLanp-Sarnia SAW MILLS Co , Limited, Sarnia, Ont. Machinery For Sale I Shaper, iron table, 44”’x50” Ballantine Make 2 . ae “e . “en = “ “ ty make. 1 Shaper, 4 41"x42” Cowan make 3 Saw Tables iron frame, Ballantine make 1 Dado Machine, MacGregor Gourley make t Defiance Knife Balancer t Hollow Mandril Chuck—z heads 5 Wood Lathes t Sand Drum 1 26” Band Saw 1 12” Pony Planer 1 Band Saw Set 1 Swing Saw 1 Vertical Chair Borer 1 Tumbler 31” 1 Single Surfacer 24” Also a quantity of Hangers, 2” Shafting, 2” to "ti Lea. Belting and a number of Reeves Wood Split Pulleys. All above in good condition THE RIDER & KITCHENER CO, LIMITED Lindsay 7 x4 > 54”x40” MacGregor, Gourley a “ Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. . 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. jo H.P. complete with usual valves, Sitting and indicator piping. - 2 1 ~ Peerless Engine 11xlo, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4’ x 1214” fly wheels,complete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16 x 24, 84 R.P.M. 10x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. ew" PAPER Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.6 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. IRCULAR OR GANG FILER, GOOD HAM- i merer, wants job. Box 362 Midjland, Ont. 6 ECHANICAL MILL FOREMAN WANTS position for the coming season. Apply Box 914, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tt AND SAW FILER WANTS POSITION as helper to band saw filer,five years experience in filing room. Address box 927, CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto. 5 7IRST CLASS BAND FILER WANTS work for coming season, capable of doing number one work. Address, Box 916, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Turonto. = AND SAW FILER,NO.1 BANDSAW FILER wishes to make a change. Can commence at once. State wages. Address, Box 932, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 AND OR CIRCULAR SAWYER,OPEN FOR engagement for coming season, 13 seasons ex- perience, also filer on round saws. Address J. Mercer, Larchwood Ont. 5 ECHANICAL MILL FOREMAN WITH 15 years experience, wants position for coming season, strictly sober habits. Address Box 926, CanapDA LUMB8ERMAN, Toronto. 5 WANTED SITUATION—FOR THE COMING season by an experienced band saw filer, 22 years’ experience, best of references, address Box 905, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 4 OSITION WANTED—A BAND SAWYER tor right hand rigg wants position for coming season or will act as spare man doing other work and be ready in case a sawyer takes sick or hurt to take his place. Apply Box 917, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 XPERT BAND SAW FILER WANTS position, strictly sober, eXperienced on band, gang and lath mill allkinds of timber. Capable to keep up mill. Six years in present position. Best salary expected for first class work. Address, Wm. H. Russet, 1347 West iroth St., Cleveland Oke WANTED POSITION AS _ FIRST-CLASS Band Saw Filer. Address Box 899, CANADA LuMsERMAN, Toronto. 7 ANTED BY A_ PRACTICAL MILL- wright a position as foreman in charge ot building or operating saw mill. Twenty-four years experience in modern high capacity mill _ Address Tuos. Sissons, 89 Church Ave., Verdun, P.Q. 6 ~ITUATIONS WANTED BY HARDWOOD lumber Buyer and Inspector of twenty years experience shipping to all markets, export in- cluded; am alsoa goodsalesman. Boxgor, CANADA LumBErRMaAN, Toronto, 6 ANTED POSITION WITH GOOD LIVE lumber firm, by a party thoroughly experi- enced in lumber business trom office tostump. Eigh- teen years experience. At present manager of a plant with a capacity of 100,000 per day. Apply to Box 875, Canapa LuMBERMAN. Toronto. tf AND SAWYER WANTS POSITION eleven years experience on the best band mills in the States, and have always given the best of satisfaction both as to quantity and quality I am 35 yearsof age, can give good company reterence it necessary. I have spent my entire life in the lumber manufactures. Am experienced in all work from stump to mill. I prefer to run a band saw. Please state wages and particulars for a man that can bring results. Address Box 928 CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto, Canada. 6 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. ANTED MANAGER FOR RETAIL YARD in country town. State experience, age, single or married, references and salary expected. Address lock box 1928, Calgary, Alta. OREMAN WANTED—TO COMMENCE duties April rst. a first class planing mill fore- ‘man, Only one who can handle all planing mill machinery and men, ata minimum cost, need apply State references and salary expected. Apply Box 923, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 ANTED LUMBER SALESMAN TO handle Yellow Pine and Hardwoods in the Dominion of Canada on a commission basis. Box 897, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES For Sale or Rent LANING MILL RUNNING WITH FIRST class trade connection, especially equipped tor sash and doors, up-to-date plant in every respect. Satistactory reasons. Investigate. Address Box 924 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tt Sawmill Interest for Sale Wg chosen INTEREST IN NEARLY new saw and shingle mill,capacity 10-12 m {feet per day, also similar interest in 600 acres spruce, tamarac, cedar, birch, black ash, etc. Steady mar- ket for product in Cobalt and surrounding towns. Good thing for live man understanding the business. Address Box 925 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Saw Mill and Chopping Mill AWMILL AND CHOPPING MILL FOR sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good earnings, everything A. 1., run- ning everyday. For turther particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tt Sawing Contract to Let WANTED-A MAN WITH A FIRST-CLASS saw mill outfit capable of sawing 25 M ft. per day, tosaw by the M.tt. Will have 750 M ft. or more this season with two or three more years cut to take out. Write or call and see BLack & WAGAR Mileage 81% T. & N. O. R. R. New Ontario. q Timber Lot for Sale BOUT 120 ACRES CONTAINING ABOUT two million teet ot Maple, Beech, Rock and - Sott Elm, White and Black Ash. Hasswood, etc., situated in the Otter Valley, near Aylmer, Ont. The best piece of timber left in this part of Ontario. Apply THomas Brotuers Limitep, St. Thomas, nt. 5 Sawmill snd Timber Limits For Sale 7T’WO OPERATING SAWMILLS AND OVER 40,000 acres of the most desirable Timber Lands (carrying over 500,000,000 tt. B.M.) in the interior of British Columbia, together with all plant equipment and appurtenances. Easy terms Over anumber of years. Apply for particulars to Box 910 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 al Pulp Wood Selesman ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO represent itinthe States. Haslarge acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the business thoroughly. Guarantees to sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- _ man, Box 856 CANADA LumMBERMAN, Toronto tf CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Log Sawing Wanted WE ARE OPEN TO CONTRACT FOR EARLY Spring Sawing in band mill, good work and lowest lumber insurance rate. FirsTBROOK Box Co. PENETANG. 5 For Sale Timber Limit and Lumber Business 8000 ACRES OF HARDWOOD TIMBER lands, Consisting of Basswood, Ash, Elm, Hemlock, Birch Mapleand Cedar A Circular Saw Mill which cut 3,000,000 teet last year, Complete Logging Outfit, also General Store doing abusiness ot $20.000. This is a going concern and will stand inspection, don’t write unless you mean business, can give best reasons for selling, Address Box 908 Cas apa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Timber and Saw, Planing and Lath Mills British Columbia 15 SQUARE MILES TIMBER~—120 MILLION teet—$100,000.00 cash or $1.00 per M,, pay- able when cut Sawmill and residences, and 100 acres fruit land adjoining $45,000.00, Terms cash $25,000.00, balance on easy terms. Good opportunity for profitable trade in sashes, doors and box making. Apply Box 915 CANADA LuMBEMMAN, Toronto. 7 MISCELLANEOUS For Sale Timber Limit PINE, HEMLOCK AND HARD- 20,000,000 wood. Address James LUDGATE, Parry Sound. 5 ; OR SALE BY OWNER LARGE EXTRACT - of good License Timber on Vancouver Island. Fine milling proposition. Only principals. Address No. 25, Victoria, B.C. 7 Timber Limit Wanted WANTED TO CORRESPOND WITH PAR- ties having a block ot from15,000,000 to 30,000,- ooo feet of timber for sale. Apply Box 903 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, 6 Pulpwood Propositions MERICAN PAPER MILL OWNERS ARE l inquiring tor Quebec holdings because they simply must have the raw material in spite of tariffs or anything else. To those interested we say, let us show you the wealth of pulp tributary to our town as a manufacturing point and coming either from Ontario or Quebec waters to Lake Pemiekaning. Cyrit T. Younc, Chairman, Pub- licity Dept., Board of Trade, Haileybury. 5 Timber Limit For Sale 50 000 000 FEET MOSTLY WHITE AND 2 ae Norway Pine, near Geogian Bay. Quick drive and under old license. Principals only considered. Box 922, CANAPA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 To Let ECOND FLOOR OF FACTORY WITH complete machinery and power. In Ottawa Suitable for furniture or woodworking business. Railway siding, low rent.. This isan unusual op- portunity for some firm to start branch tactory in Ottawa at lowcost. Apply quickly, Box 929, ,CAN- ADA LumMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 Timber Limit For Sale HEN ADVERTISE IT IN THIS COLUMN and you are sure of getting results. This pageis a splendid market for buying or sellirg anything in connection with the lumber industry. CaNnaDA LuUMBERMAN AND WoopworkeR, Toronto, Canada. 5 For Sale Large Timber Limits and Saw Mill Estimated amount of timber about 240.0c0.coo teet. Millsand limits situated in Ontario, the price is right For further particulars address W. B MacLean, Brockville, Ont. % N. B. Principals only. 6 Oak Flooring Oak floors laid nearly 200 years ago in Versailles and Fontainebleau are still in excellent state of pre- servation. The famous colonial mansion ‘‘Adena’’ at Chillicothe, Ohio, which was built in 1805, still has the original oak floors well preserved. With the advent of the use of white pine, oak was used to a less extent for flooring except in the finer houses. At this time when kiln drying was almost un- known the more modern methous of heating are said to have been injurious to oak floors. The first oak flooring was made by hand, and later it was made from boards which were matched by machinery after being ripped to width. Most of such flooring was manufactured at local planing mills and was cut for each separate or- der. A Wisconsin manufacturer began the practice of cutting hard- wood flooring and ceiling into shorter lengths and butting the ends of the pieces by machinery. This was soon followed by end matching of pieces, which was per- fected by a Chicago firm and pat- ented. The patent was contested in the courts and at first upheld but later the decision wags reversed and the manufacture of flooring be- came an important industry. The present high demand for oak and other hardwood floorings is largely due to the construction of more sanitary floors. Not Always the Teeth Tt hag been said that a band resaw cutting out of a true line in stock as narrow as 8-inch, needs attention to the teeth, as such work shows that the teeth are filed too long on one side. This can hardly be exactly right in all cases, as, for instance, a saw is fitted on a 37 machine where all the teeth are of an exact length and finished square across, with the emery wheel. The writer had to make quite a long trip to correct just such trouble. The fitting of the teeth was as good as one ordinarily finds; so the fault was laid on the feed rolls of the machine, for want of some other excuse for the bad work. The man taking care of the machine did his own filing, and that was all he did, as he knew nothing about tension- ing the blade. After the saws were properly tensioned they ran all right, at more than double the feed, with no change to the ma- chine.—Sawyer, in ‘‘The Wood- worker.’’ BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success, Write for information. ‘Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. hite Pine Southern Yellow Pine American Hardwoods Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal _ | Review of Current Trade Conditions Ontario Lumber prices generally in Ontario are well maintained. A few lines are becoming exceedingly scarce, notably 1x4-inch, 5-inch, 6-inch and 12-inch mill run strips, whick are reported to be pretty well worked out of the market. 8 and 10-inch are not long, but the supply is fairly good. 1)4-inch, 1!4-inch and 2-inch in all grades of mill cull and better are reported scarce. Lath are also scarce, and the demand is good. The outlook for the spring trade :s very promising. A traveller who recently visited some of the woods in the Georgian bay district reports that a number of the lumbermen will not get out their full stock of logs. Last week several concerns had six weeks’ hauling still to do, and the pros- pect was that they would only have about three weeks to do it in. Quite a number of enquiries are being received for white cedar shingles. British Columbia shingles are still in an uncertain condition although there is an indication of an improvement. The demand for hemlock is steadily improving. At Buffalo it is quite strong. In fact, the demand for all classes of lumber at Buffalo is good with the possible exception of 1-inch mill cull pine, which is somewhat sluggish. It is ex- pected that the spring trade in northern New York will be excellent and that a lot of box lumber will be required. Supplies of mill culls are quite abnormal, although the price is still low. It is thought that two or three months of good trade in boxes might bring about a scarcity of dry mill culls. Many large enquiries are being received by Ontario manufactlrers from firms in the northern States. One firm reports an enquiry for all their lath and also for 30 cars of hemlock. Enquiries have also been re- ceived for other large shipments, for instance, 3,000,000 hemlock lath, 1,000,000 cull hardwood and several millions of mill culls. At this season of the year such large enquiries indicate a busy season ahead. The demand for white pine dead culls at Ottawa is extremely brisk and a large block has been sold at $12 per thousand. Mill culls are, on the other hand, weaker, as farmers are making use of dead culls where formerly they used the mill culls. The price of dead culls is ranging from $11 to $13 at the mill, and mili culls are being quoted at $17 to $18 to the wholesalers. The upper grades of white pine continue in ex- cellent demand. There is not a very heavy movement of lumber at present, however, but inquiries are quite numerous. The market for lath continues firm. No. 1 white pine are being quoted as high as $4 for the 1910 cut. Shipments of 1909 lath have been very heavy. In shingles . there is a strong demand for XX pine and cedar and the upper grades are also holding their own. . Eastern Canada More than two complete weeks were lost in New Brunswick by the interruption of logging operations which resulted from the mild weather, and beyond a doubt this will have an important effect upon the cut of the coming season. The St. John mills, with two exceptions, are still idle and the prospects for an early resumption of sawing operations are rather poor. . The trade indications point to some improvement in the demand for American deals and plank and better prices are expected, though at this season very little business is being done. Prices for long lumber for the American market are firm. The Boston and New York demand for lath cargoes is more active. There is a fairly active movement of spruce lath. St. John stocks shrank considerably during February. Prices are * steady, and the indications are that if a change occurs it will be in the direction of an advance. Stocks of lath at St. John total about four and a half millions and quotations on the dutiable article are from $2.80 to LATH Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL $2.90 per thousand on the wharf at St. John. Cedar shingles remain quiet with prices unchanged. Stocks of high grade shingles are only moderate, amounting to abcut two and one-halt million ‘Extras’ and one and one-half million ‘‘Clears,’’ for which the quotations are about $2.60 to $2.70 for ‘‘Extras’’ and $2.10 to $2.20 for dutiable ‘‘Clears’’ f.o.b. steamer St, John. ‘a There has been some improvement during the last fortnight in the spruce market at Boston, and in some cases higher prices are being asked by the manufacturers. Some orders have been taken at an advance of 5U cents a thousand. ‘The general price for frames is $23, and some manufacturers are asking $25.50. It is generally believed that spruce will harden. Yard orders have recently been taken at $22.50. Matched boards are firm though the demand is not really active. Random is qui at New York but the spruce market is firm and a number of enquiri are already in the market for early spring vessel shipments. The demand — tor shingles at Boston is quiet, as it is believed that prices are too high. — Some Canadian manufacturers are asking $3.50 for the best cedar extras but buyers are not willing to go over $3.40 in most cases. There is a feeling, however, that the market will be firmer with the opening of spring trade. Lath are dull, the prices asked being generally $3.75 to $3.90 for 12-inch and $3.45 to $3.50 for 14-inch. ‘ae Western Canada The lumber business in British Columbia is brighter than it has been for the past two years. Several orders running into the millions of feet have had to be refused within the past fortnight owing to inability to supply. The difficulty is that logs are abnormally high. Last summer a number of the smaller logging camps had to shut down owing to the poor demand for the logs, and the bad weather has prevented their starting up during the winter. This has caused a scarcity and the prices have soared. With the advent of spring new camps will be opened up and the prices will again become normal. Shingles have not picked up much. — There are a great many enquiries for timber, few purchases having been made this year so far. A number of parties are investigating available limits, but the majority will wait for spring before sending in their cruisers. ; : Great Britain Quiet still prevails in the lumber market of London, although the amount of business being transacted is fairly good and merchants are rather cheerful regarding enquiries. The amount of actual transactions is also encouraging. Prices for good stock are firm and no one appears tc be overloaded with stock. No large new purchases are occurring, but merchants are steadily improving their stocks with a view to future im- provement in business. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale, prime unsorted Oregon 6-inch and 4-inch was sold cheaply at 1s. 6d. and Is. 5y4d. 38x11 brought only 1s. 4d. Unsorted Quebee 3x7 was sold at £8 15s.; 8rds brought £8 10s., and 4ths £8. 2nd Quebec birch was sold at ls. 44d. At Liverpool the revival in trade is quite encouraging. Spruce values remain frm. ‘The imports are confined to liner shipments, which were a little heavier during January than in January, 1909. The deliver- ies are satisfactory and stocks at Liverpool and Manchester are moderate. _ The position of pine at Liverpool continues as firm as ever and the ad- vanced prices asked by leading people are firmly maintained. The lower grades, perhaps, are a trifle easier. At Manchester the business of late has been rather quiet but is moving along steadily in the right direction. Enquiries are coming in more freely. Pine sidings are unusually firm. Spruce, which is in good demand, is also very firm, the bulk of the stock being held in few hands. R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Limited Traders Bank Building, “x TORONTO 4 4. Sf Ne Gj OQ e */ ws PHONE Large Stocks - Complete Assortment CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 A. F. Hoxpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Mleveland- Sarnia ills Co., Limited View of Mill Property from rear. Your Spring Requirements We would like to quote you on yard stock or to submit you figures on special bills. We have long made a specialty of cutting special bills to order and have this down toa science. If you want work of this kind properly executed, try us. We can furnish anything you need in White Pine, Norway or Fir—any | length from ten feet to sixty feet. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO ~ eause there is nothing attractive left to sell. well and stocks are somewhat low. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER As far as deliveries are concerned, sawn pitch pine logs are moving freely. Spruce and Baltic white wood are also being delivered exten- sively. An improvement is looked for in exports almost immediately, a number of liners being due, according to latest advices. The lumber market at Glasgow has not presented any feature of importance during the last week or two. Transactions are fairly numer- ous but not of large dimensions and the prevailing tone is quite satisfac- tory. The February business was not quite so brisk as January. Prices on spruce deals are showing a tendency to stiffen, but have not really made any advance. The winter liner shipments from St. John have been sold at prices which were current several months ago. There has been some contracting business in Quebec spruce for summer delivery and prices are reported to be high. The same applies to pine goods. There is very little buying of pine goods from stock at present, principally be- Quebec red pine deals have been in fairly good demand but the supplies are small. Prices for red pine deals for summer shiment are higher than they have been for a couple of years, but very little contracting business has yet been re- ported. Birch, both in logs and planks, are in good demand and early shipments will probably be easy to sell. United States. The prospects for an excellent building season in the summer of 1910 are already causing activity among the retail lumber dealers. Throughout the winter the general demand for lumber has been good and there is a promise in the early spring of a rapid movement of lumber. At Chicago the prices for all northern pine stock are firm and although the trade is not extensive many orders are being placed for No. 2 and better. The lower grade is moving slowly but the situation is considered to be in strong hands. At Buffalo there is a good demand for white pine, especially for the high grades, and in some cases prices have advanced. Low grade pine is also improving, but stocks are extensive. New York wholesalers report increased inquiries for northern pine, but orders are light’ and the general disposition 1s to hold them until spring. There is a fair demand at Chicago for hemlock and the outlook for spring trade is good, the expectation being that prices will advance. The same is true of the hemlock trade at Buffalo and at Boston. the winter the sales of hemlock at Buffalo have been good. At Neew York there is a fairly active market for hemlock, the demand being par- ticularly strong for the long lengths. Boards, however, are a trifle weak. The market for fir, spruce and cedar at Chicago is brisk and healthy. Enquiries are numerous and the outlook is encouraging. Prices are firm and steady with an upward tendency. Business, however, has not opened up on a normal spring basis as yet. At Buffalo there is a good demand for nearly all kinds of Pacific coast woods. The demand for red cedar, shingles and siding is fairly good. There is no improvement to note in the southern pine situation in Chicago. No. 1 and No. 2 dimension and small timbers are selling fairly well. Considerable improvement is looked for in the spring. The hard- wood situation is gradually improving at Chicago, where dealers say it ‘s easy to sell lumber if they have the right kind. Hard maple is im- proving and birch is quite active At New York, hardwoods are selling The hardwood trade at Buffalo is also good. Quartered oak is so high that plain oak and other woods are taking its place. Sap birch stocks are very low and the demand is strong. Lumber and basswood also are scarce. There is not much improvement iu shingles at Chicago, but the spring trade is expected to improve matters. Good Demand for Dead Culls at Ottawa Ottawa, Feb. 23.—The largest or second largest cut of white pine dead culls of the Ottawa valley has been sold at $12 per thousand. Last year the price was $11. Middlemen, discussing this transaction, regard it as a good omen for trade in the lowest grade of white pine. It is not expected, however, that all mills will receive as good a price for their dead culls, especially those which grade very low. February witnessed a considerable boom in dead cull business. All this stock remaining over from 1908 and 1909 is now in the hands of a very small number. and with bright prospects ahead for selling on the Canadian market, there is no probability of a relaxation in prices. The manufacturers’ quotations range from $11 to $18 at the mill, but some producers whose grade has not the highest reputation, may sell at a lower figure or else pay the cost of transportation to the place of consumption. The improving market for dead culls is at the expense of mill culls. Ottawa middlemen who cater to the local country trade find that farmers are using dead culls almost exclusively where they used to buy mill culls. Since the price of mill culls went up to $17 or $18 to the wholesaler, quotations for the consumer advanced to what appeared to many prohibitive prices. In fact mill culls have been accumulating in the Ottawa valley yards since 1907 and 1908 and some holders of the stock are now considering selling off at cost price, with a resolution to be more cautious in 1910 buying.’ Most dealers are able to offer lots of mill culls at cut rates while nearly all the dead culls are in the hands of a small number The buoyant condition of the market for upper grades of white pine Throughout | a |) ee 5 i shows no sign of change Reports of general prosperity in Canada and the United States encourage Ottawa valley manufacturers to look for a busy season. One of the reasons for the strengthening of prices for high quality cf lumber is the expanding market for Ottawa valley producers. It is noted that a larger proportion of the output will be shipped to such dis- tant points as Detroit, Buffalo and Ohio markets than in former years. The readiness of American purchasers to close contracts shows that little fear is felt on the other side that the maximum tariff clause will be en forced against Canada. 2 The movement of lumber is quiet at present, though orders and en guiries are much more numerous than a year ago. Wherever possib! buyers will wait until navigation opens before asking delivery. The O tawa valley was seriously affected by the increase imposed by the rai ways in their revised tariff, which is still awaiting adjustment by th Railway Commission, : , Retailers claim that they are not deriving any benefit from the st market for lath. Some manufacturers are asking $4 per thousand No. 1 white pine lath for 1910 cut, although the same quality bo cheaper last year is being retailed at that figure. The general s of lath, however, suggests higher prices for local consumers before ] While the cut of lath was very large in 1909, the shipmients have very heavy. The especially fine winter favored building operatio such an extent that many structures were rushed through to compl and are now being lathed. Middlemen report an advance of 30 to per cent. in sales of lath compared with a year ago. In shingles the demand is for XX variety of pine and cedar, but the upper qualities holding their own. Shanty operations, though not suspended to any great extent in locality, are being hindered by the mild weather. The E. B. Eddy C pany was obliged to use summer roads for delivering provisions t camps, but was not seriously affected m hauling logs. J. R. Booth w compelled to abandon many of the old routes over swamps and ri which never froze solid enough to carry teams. The snowfall was h on the Madawaska river and, in fact, jack of snow was not complained ~ of anywhere in the forests, though precipitation was light in other parts of the province. J. R. Booth has brought the usual quantity of logs rail to his mill pond to be sawed next summer. : Mr. Booth’s new cardboard mill, erected during the last two years — at a cost of $235,000, started operations last week. The mill has a pacity of 40 tons a day and contains four beater engines, three refini engines, and a paper board machine. The plant is run by the new pow house, capable of developing 9,000 horse power. The completion of ¢. power house also means the inaugurating of a series of platform lighti around the lumber mill. Unfavorable Logging Conditions in New Brunswick St. John, N.B., Feb. 21.—The present month has been a remark- able one in the history of the lumber industry as far as logging conditio are concerned. Beginning with mild weather and very little snow, t: temperature rose and the weather continued spring-like until the gro was entirely bare and all traces of winter had disappeared. Lumb operators, owners of portable mills and all those who had lumber or lo to haul, were in sore straits For more than two weeks logging ope tions were practically at a standstill. All the logs chopped during t winter were lying on the yards anr could not be moved. ' ; These conditions existed for upwards of two weeks, which peri was practically an entire loss to the loggers. For the past ten days ¢ ditions have improved greatly because of several falls of snow and t work is being rushed with all possible speed. On the whole, the logging season of 1909-1910 has so far been very unfavorable one, and it is a certainty that the lumber manufactur of this province will be far short of the quantity of both spruce a cedar logs upon which they figured when making their estimates | fall. December was a very unfavorable month, especially during the fi three weeks, and the conditions which existed during the first half of the present month have tended still farther to cut down the results of — the winter’s work. Work in the woods has been very expensive and the logs will cost more at the mills than has been the case for several seasons In local manufacturing circles there seems to be little promise of activity in the near future. Two mills only are running, as has been case since December. In only a few cases has there been a begin made on the repairs to and overhauling of the plants, which indicates an early resumption of sawing operations. ; The local prospects for trade in American deals and plank seem te point to more briskness and better prices, although at this season little the prospects of business during the coming spring and summer. Local the prospects of business during the coming sprang and summer. Local people who saw for the American long lumber market state that prices are firmer and the demand is brisker for both Boston and New York car- goes, and that the prospects in that direction are of the brightest. Trading in spruce lath is fairly lively and quite as much so as is usual in February. There have been some heavy shipments of spruce lath during the month and local stocks are shrinking with considerable rapi a we ie Pe ae, en” Oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ql. * Get in the Game” Are you to be one of those to reap the benefit of present prices? Men who know are ordering now. — Why not make it a prosperous year by getting— early—. GOOD STOCKS The Greatest Building Record in all Canadian Cities is in progress. Prices must advance. Stocks are light in both mills and yards throughout the west—but WE HAVE THEM 30,000,000 feet Best Manufactured Stocks Communicate with our nearest representative who will telegraph your requirements to us and we will give you Immediate Delivery. ‘< Fraser River Lumber Company, Limited FRASER MILLS, B.C. BRANCH SALES OFFICES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - C. BRUCE MANITOBA, Canadian Northern Building - - - - F. A. SHORE EASTERN, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 ee ity. Prices of spruce lath are steady and, locally, at any rate, are fully holding their own. It is generally felt by local people that the next change will not be a shrinkage in price, but that it is very apt to be in the other direction, although there is always an element of uncertainty in regard to lath which makes prophesy a difficult matter. At the same time business in lath is very quiet and it is felt that there must be a de- cided change in this respect before local prices will show any tendency to climb. Local holdings of lath total to between four and one-half millions and five millions. An enquirer would be quoted on dutiable lath from $2.80 to $2.90 per thousand on the wharf at St. John. The trade in cedar shingles continues without feature of note or mo- ment. Prices remain in a groove and little change is looked for until the beginning of the spring weather, when this line of goods may always be counted upon to move more briskly. Local stocks of high grade shingles are by no means heavy. Two and one-half millions of ‘Extras’ and one and one-half millions of ‘“‘Clears”’ would be the correct figures to cover all in sight at local yards. The present local value of dutiable ‘‘Extras’’ is from $2.60 to $2.70 per thousand, and of dutiable ‘‘Clears’’ $2.10 to $2.20, f.o.b. schooner at St. John. A Quiet Period in Montreal Lumber Trade Montreal, Feb. 24.—The lumber trade is passing through a period of quietness at the present time and very little movement is reported in lumber circles. Dealers are looking forward with every confidence to a good spring trade and are preparing their plans accordingly. The earlier reports received from the architects’ offices showed that building operations would be extensive during the coming season, in the Montreal district. The outlook now is even more hopeful than antici- pated. Architects generally have on hand a great amount of work and in some instances the designing offices have had to refuse work. February is usually a quiet month with lumber dealers, but the showing so far has been apparently up to the average, and there is every prospect that the spring trade with the builders will be excellent. Lath continue in good demand and considerable trading in all grades is reported. It is stated on good authority that lath have been shipped into Ottawa from Hawkesbury. This would indicate the great scarcity of this article that exists at present, as the Hawkesbury lath are not the usual length used in the Ottawa district. Spruce continues buoyant and the demand for both merchantable and mill cull grades is improving. Pine, both in merchantable and mill culls, is gradually improving, and quite a large number of sales are re- ported. ““O”’ culls, on the obher hand, are the weak feature of the pine market. Miscellaneous News from Quebec Province Mr. B. C. Howard, of Quebec, it is stated, will build a pulp mill at St. George de Beauce, Que. Mr. Henry Dorion has been appointed Provincial Crown Timber Agent, to succeed the late Mr. Clement. The planing mill and residence of Mr. Treffle Bergeron, were recently destroyed by fire at Murray Bay, Que. The planing mill machinery, dry kiln and several thousand feet of lumber were destroyed, and the total loss, estimated at $70,000, was wholly uninsured. It is expected that the mill will be rebuilt at once Reports from Quebec state that the Chaudiere Improvement Com- panv have recently completed the purchase of about 130,000 cords of pulpwood. The prices said to have been paid are $5.25 per cord for rough wood and $7.25 for hand-peeled, f.o.b. Chaudiere. The deal was completed through the Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company. The new dressing mill which Mr. Wilfrid Talbot is constructing in Outremont, is nearing completion, and it is expected that it will be in operation by the first of April. Messrs. Ross & Greig, of Montreal, have installed a 100 h.p. Wheelock engine and two 75 h.p. return tubular, Goldie & McCullough boilers; also pumps for fire and boiler feed purposes. Messrs. J. & W. Duncan report that logging operations in the vicinity of their mill at Sixteen Island lake are being carried out under very favorable weather conditions, and already they have three quarters of their logs out of the bush. This firm are rapidly shifting their Mont- real headquarters to the yard at 1833 Ontario street east, which they recently purchased from Mr. A. Viens. The formation of a branch of the Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada, to look after the interests of the retail lumber merchants of Montreal, is being discussed. The branch of this association which exists in Toronto has succeeded in working out a number of reforms for the ~ protection of the retail lumber trade, and there is every reason to be- lieve that by the establishment of a branch in this city similar improve- ments could be made to the existing conditions. The annual meeting of the Tourville Lumber Company was held at the head office in Montreal on Feb. 8th, when the following officers were elected: President, Rudo!phe Tourville, Montreal; Vice-President and General Manager, Edward Ouellette, M.P.P. , Montreal : Secretary-Trea- surer, Arthur Tourville; Directors: Joseph Lamothe, Montreal, and J. L. Rush, Whitehall, N. Y. The reports received of the company’s bs ness during the past year were very satisfactory and an excellent season in the lumber business is anticipated. Practically all their season’s has been disposed of, the contract for their pine deals which go to Montreal firm, having been signed a few days ago. Weather conditio: in the district where their mill is situated have been very favorable for logging operations. q Lieut. J. B. Miller, the C. L. A.’s New President Lieut.-Col. John Bellamy Miller, president of the Parry Sound Lumbe Company, who was elected president of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Ag sociation at the annual meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 1, occupies a@ ver important position in the development of the timber and iron resou of Ontario. In addition to being president of the Parry Sound Lu Company, he is largely interested in the Polson Iron Works of Toronte of which he is the president. Mr. Miller was born at the village of Athens, Leeds County, Ont on July 26th, 1862, his father being Superintendent of Woods and Fores in the Government of the Province of Ontario from 1869 to 1871, and subsequently a mill owner, lumber merchant and M.P.P. for Mus from 1878 to 1883. He is a descendant of United Empire Loyalists both his father’s and his mother’s side. Mr. Miller was educated at the model school and Upper College, Toronto, and entered the service of his father in the lur business. Upon the death of his father in 1884, he succeeded hi president of the company. Besides his many business affairé, Mr. M takes an active interest in military and social affairs. For some time was a member of the Queen’s Own Rifles, in which he held the of captain, and is now Lieut.-Colonel of the 23rd Regt. of Nort Pioneers, with headquarters at Parry Sound, which regiment he largely instrumental in raising some seven years ago. He is a mem of the National, Ontario, the Granite, the Ontario Jockey, and the Re Se cee Yacht Clubs, as well as a member of the Toronto Board of Trade. d Dwight J. Turner, one of the C. L. A.’s New Directors. Mr. Dwight J. Turner, of the Turner Lumber Co., Toronto, is well _ known to the lumber trade in Canada as one of the most active ; successful men in the lumber business. He started in 1900 at Midland a with the Turner Lumber Company, of which his father was presidama : After the death of his father he became president in 1905. The Tu Tumber Company was organized in 1900 by Mr. Turner’s father, who | had been in the lumber business all his life. Mr. Dwight J. Turn learned the lumber business at Bay City, Mich., in the various mills and lumber yards with which his father was connected. In addition to bei ng connected with the Turner Lumber Company, Mr. Turner has been for several years and still is a director of the French River Boom Company, the Sauble & Spanish River Boom & Slide Company, and the Vermilion - Improvement Company. He has also been for a number of years a direc- tor in the Lumber Insurance Company of New York, a licensed company doing business in Canada. . ‘Some three or four years ago Mr. Turner took charge, as chairman, of the committée appointed to look after gathering lost logs on the Georgian Bay. This committee is known as the Log Picking Associa- tion and it has had an extremely successful career. At the annual meet- — ing, held in Toronto recently, Mr. Turner in his financial statement showed that he had saved out of the lost property no less than $53, 000 in three years. These logs are turned into lumber for the joint account of those interested. Mr. Turner is a member of fe transportation committee of the National Wholesale Lumbermen’s Association of the United States. He has taken a great interest in the forestry school of the University of — ‘Toronto and gives lectures there every winter to the students. ; makes practical use of the forestry school by having the students do his estimating and cruising and make all the maps for use on his li So great a faith has he in the work of these students that he emp them every summer in this work. Mr. Turner was born in Bay City, Mich., in 1876. He gradu from the University of Michigan in 1898, taking the degree of LL Although he was born in the United States and educated there, he has made Canada his home. He takes a keen interest in sports, being ¢ of the most active supporters of the Ontario Hockey Association, which for some time he has been president, and he takes just in the fact that the association is one o fthe best run amateur orga tiors in Canada. Mr. Turner is also a member of the National Clu Toronto, of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, and of the Lambton & Country Club. He also is a member of the Zeta Psi Fraternity, w he joined at the University of Michigan and which has two very s chapters in Canada, at McGill and Toronto Universities. Mr. Turner was elected as one of the new directors of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association at the recent annual meeting, and his cont vices upon the board will doubtless be of great assistance in connection with.the many problems which will come up from time to time. — us i a4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER |The Shimer Cutter Heads A Permanent Investment No one knows how long a Shimer Cutter Head will last, because some of the first Heads made are still ren- dering good service, and barring accidents will last indefinitely. These popular tools have been made continuously for nearly forty years and have been growing stronger ing and better as each new pattern has been evolved. Made from the best of Steel Forgings, and strengthened in design and make-up there is practically no limit to the life or usefulness of the latest patterns. They make a permanent investment, in which only the cutters form an expense item for wear, and they wear well—work well, proving themselves to be actual time-savers, lumber-savers and labor-savers. Tf our catalogue has been mislaid send for another and start the season with the Shimer System—a system that will help your mill to earn dividends. Our Filing Stand & Tracker Is an inexpensive, but very useful little device with which to hold the Shimer Cutter Heads when sharpen- It will hold any head for fitting, filing or setting the knives. It is especially fitted with a tracker attachment to set the knives in perfect cutting line, and for accur- acy cannot be surpassed. Peering Stand ......:........ $4.87 Filing Stand and Tracking Attach- TLE) ocala $11.37 MUMS 2 ce ee es When ordering give the record number you find stamped on the Heads you have. Don’t Burn Your Moulding Blackened edges so often found in hardwood Mouldings indicate the use of inferior tools, which friction and burn because of their failure to have proper clearance. The Shimer Reversible and Non-Reversible Cutters are made of the finest tool steel by experienced workmen. In design and con- struction they are superior to anything on the market. They eut well and retain their shape until worn out. Send us draw- ings or wood samples for estimates on special cutters. Many useful designs, with prices, are given in our catalogue. Interchangeable Matcher and Ship Lap Heads A Cutter Head that is either a matcher or Ship-Lap Head, according to the kind of bits placed upon it. Each kind of bit has its seat on the head which thus does double duty. Works as well for Flooring as for Ship-Lap. A convenience and saving to the man who wishes one pair of heads to serve the purpose of two. Price, set of two Heads complete with Matcher Bits, $32.24. Ship-Lap Bits, extra, $11.96. MUTT ml, Thin Steel Knives Advanced ideas referring to the planing and surfacing of lumber have developed into the use of the thin blades, made from high speed steel, which when properly tempered and treated, serve for one or two days of work on hard maple, oak or hickory. These blades are known as our Bedee Knives and are recommended by users as the best that can be procured. For the benefit of those desiring to use this style of a knife we have facilities to furnish them in any length or thickness. ' Write us about your requirements. The Shimer Shear-Cutting Cylinder Made to fit any Planing and Matching Ma- chine, Saves Power, Material and Labor, besides putting a smooth surface on the lum- ber. The cut is made with first one knife shearing the chip in one direction across the face of the board, and is followed by the next knife which shears the chip in the opposite direction. This distribution of the work reduces jars on the machine and belts, gives smooth action, and results in better work. Rosette Cutter Head Our new Head and other tools for the purpose of making Rosettes should interest you if you do any work in this line. The Head is made with interchangeable milled Bits and turns any substantial wood turning lathe into a Rosette Making Machine with large capacity. Corner and Plynth Blocks with turned Rosettes are always in good style for interior house finish and are quickly and neatly made with this new Head. Price, Head complete, $11.75. Box Board Matcher Heads The Shimer Cutter Heads for Box Board Matching will make a uniform cut and a close fit in every instance, as well after years of use as when the Bits are new. There is no fric- tion upon the Bits, therefore no loss of power, na waste of material. The Bits can be expanded for thicker material, with corres- ponding change in the thickness of the tongue and groove. Price for two Cutter Heads with 4 Bits each complete to match % to 1% inch, $29.15. We also furnish when desired a Yoke Man- drel with self-oiling boxes, boxed f.o.b. Mil- ton, Pa., for $11.05. - 43 Following are a few Net Prices of Tools which will be made after your measurements and guaranteed to fit your ma- chine and to match your samples. MATCHER HEADS—‘‘Best of All.’’ Figs. 22 and 23 with concave bit seats; without Bits ........... $24.30 Figs. 202 and 203, with Expansion, $2.60 extra each Head having 4 bit seats. SHIP LAP HEADS. Fig, 38 and 39, 4 bit seats to each Figs. 54 and 55, 4 bit seats, each. . $20.80 Additional bit seats and bolts, only 65 cents extra each. Bits) forsgombmne sche eee eee 5.20 Bits for Rabbeting, 4........... 6.76 JOINTER HEADS. Figs. 54 and 55, 4 bits each ....$20.80 Additional bit seats with bolts, only 65 cents each. Jointer Bits 1% in. wide, each.... 1.30 Jointer Bits, 2 in. wide, each...... 1.56 DOUBLE CEILING HEADS. These tools double the capacity of a matcher in working ceiling. Price, 2 Heads with 4 bit seats CACH Rotemieter ce tcradticneeers eabers sata, aie $24.30 Prices. Bitsipextray. Saisie faye see 16,64 PLAIN MATCHER HEADS. The original design of the Shimer Matcher Heads, Figs. 1 and 2, solid flange, without bits ..... $16.00 With Expansion, each Head extra.. 2.60 Bits for Ceiling, the set of 8..... 9.88 Bits for Flooring, the set of 8... 10.00 Bits for 2 in. Plank, the set of 8.. 10.00 DOOR HEADS. Bip. 825 solid, flange, 252) 2 oi). cs 6 $10.75 hig. 84, with Expansion ........ 13,35 Bits to work 1 in. to 1% Doors (4) 17.28 DOOR COPE HEADS. Hig. 83, upper and lower copes to fit any tenoner (set 2 Heads) ..$12.90 IBitsmextrat (4 e ie5 ae ste case ce cs wee 5.72 SASH HEADS. Big. (86; solid tlanze. mae o-2-- 6 $ 9.75 Fig, 206, with Expansion ....... 12.35 Bits extra to work 1 to 1% in. Sash -(2 Moulded Bits, $4.30; 2 Rab- beting Bits, $2.86) SASH COPE HEADS, Fig. 87, to fit lower cope spindle. $ 6.45 STUS ORLY AMES cpa recites os ce elets a creda 2.86 Ontario, Can. | Samuel J. Shimer & Sons &!, 0x, Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint { Sash, Doors, Roofing Write for Prices Blinds and Sheeting actos Material W. C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills Ottawa, Ontario It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Plants at St. Thomas, Ont. . Midland, Ont. Londonderry, N. S. Hamilton, Ont. Fort William, Ont. Three Rivers, P. Q. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; . awaiting the opportunity to get them to the dumps on the rivers. One or two EDGINGS Ontario 1 = T. Short, Limited, Cobalt, Ont., lumber dealer, is reported to have as- _ signed. . The Pembroke Lumber Company, which recently installed some new and — up-to-date machinery, now have a gang of forty men employed. ; The Dominion Power & Transmission Company, Limited, has placed an order for 30 cars of cedar ties with the Long Lumber Company. q The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company, Ottawa, are installing two double cut band mills in preparation for enlarged operations next summer. ¥ J. H. Comlins, of Ottawa, reports that there is a serious shortage of men at present, for the lumber camps operated by himself and his brother along the C.P.R. He states that the camps could easily employ between 100 and 200 men. } Berth No. 139, owned by the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, Victoria — Harbor, Ont., has been sold to the Cutler Bay Lumber Company for abow $325,000. The limit is 36 square miles in extent and is tributary to the § pent river. ; a Hon. J. S. Duff, Minister of Agriculture, was waited upon recently by a deputation which asked the Government to take steps to reforest about 14,000 — acres of waste land in the county of Durham. The deputation pointed out that the waste lands in the northern portion of the county were once covered with trees, which had all disappeared. The soil is loose and sandy, and the winds are blowing it about, and spoiling tne good agricultural land, The Ontario Department of Lands and Mines has issued a new map show- ing the timber plan of the townships in the Temagami forest reserve in the Nipissing District. The area shown on the map comprises 16 townships, which were surveyed by Herbert J. Beatty, of Egansville, in 1909. Much information pertaining to the timber of the several townships is given on the map, and it should prove of value to those interested in this section of the province. The timber license for the limit on the Township of Carscaden in the Dis- trict of Algoma, Ont., has been sold by the Turner Lumber Company, of To- ronto, to Cochran & Shields, of Sudbury, Ont., for about $315,000. The license covers 36 square miles and is estimated to contain over 60,000,000 feet of choice virgin white pine. The timber is tributary to the Spanish river. The pur-— chasers will probably take out board timber and logs during the coming summer. Robert D. Stewart, of Guelph, Ont., has had plans prepared for the erec- tion of a two-storey planing mill, 60x250 feet, at Welland, Ont. The cost of equipment and erection of the mill will be about $50,000. About 75 men will be employed. Each machine will be equipped with a separate dynamo. Besides decors and sashes and the rougher materials for houses and factories, special attention will be given to the finer indoor trimmings, and the western trade will be looked after generally. A Thessalon, Ont., report says that it is feared that some of the lumber companies will be unable to get their logs out of the bush before spring. The snow coming before heavy frost set in prevented the small lakes from making thick ice, and the low grounds from solidifying, making it difficult to secure firm roads for hauling; hundreds of thousands of logs are still on the skidways of the companies took in steam haulers and have been unable to use them. The Thessalon Lumber Company, however, hope to get practically all of this sea- son’s cut into position for the spring drive. Much will depend on the weather conditions during March. The company have now over 400,000 logs cut. The Petawawa hotel site has been bought by the Hawkesbury Lumber Company, McLaughlin Bros., of Arnprior;.J. R. Booth, of Ottawa; J. W. Fraser, of Ottawa; Ritchie Bros., of Aylmer, and other firms interested in the territory which is tributary to the Petawawa river. Logs coming down that river are most easily boomed in the Ottawa just east of the mouth, and the run- ning of logs down to this boom so interfered with the water frontage of the hotel property that frequent complaints were being made against the lumber- men. As a way out of the difficulty the whole property was taken over by the interested lumbermen jointly, the deal being effected on their part through Mr. Harry Smith( who for the past eight or ten years has had the contract for booming all the logs coming down the Petawawa river. Eastern Provinces The business formerly carried on by, and under the name of R. H. Fletcher, at Sherbrooke, Que., has been acquired by the Fletcher Pulp & Lumber Com- pany, Limited. : Negotiations are reported to be under way for the purchase by an English syndicate, of the Wm. Richards Company’s milling properties, timber limits, etc., at Campbellton, N.B. ‘ J. A. Bothwell, formerly manager of the Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, and now manager of the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company, has, in > association with F. N. McCrew, B. C. Howard and E. W. Tobin, purchased the interests of the Etchemin Lumber Company. Recent Dominion incorporations include the Riordon Paper Company, Lim- ited, Montreal, Que., capital, $6,000,000; Gordon Walters MacDougall, K.C., L. Macfarlane and C. A. Pope, all of Montreal. The Metal-bound Box Company of Canada, Limited, Montreal, Que., capital, $700,000; incorporators, C. G. R. McMichael and R. O. McMurty, advocates, both of Montreal. : Mr. 8. Cole, of Nantel and Morrison, Que., is rebuilding his mill at Morri- — son, Que., and expects to have it finished by April 15th. He is putting in band > p saws, in place of circular, and is also installing one 8-foot double cut, and one — 6-foot double cut, with steam piston feed, with edger, slasher and trimmers. He intends to have the new mill thoroughly up to date. , The sawmill at Masson, Que., owned by the McDonald Bros., has been sold to the W. S. Kelly Lumber Company, of Buckingham, Que. The mill has — been shut down for the past few years, owing to the owner’s timber limit being exhausted. The new company will employ from 60 to 100 men all the year round. Improvements are being made and the mill will open in the spring. The planing mill and residence of Treffle Bergeron, at Murray Bay, Que., , were destroyed by fire on Feb. 20. The fire is supposed to have started in the a roof of the living room from an- overheated chimney and was soon fe _ eated to the planing mill below. The building and Eontetite, including Howeetela goods, planing mill machinery, dry kiln and several thousand feet of lumber were a total loss, estimated at about $70,000, with no insurance. The mill and residence will be rebuilt at once. 7 Reports are to hand concerning large sales of pulpwood to the Quebec & St. Maurice Industrial Company, as representatives of the Chaudiere Improve- ment Company. The negotiations, which involve a total of about 130,000 cords : ef wood, are being carried through by the Chaudiere Improvement Company, in which B. C. Howard, the Chaudiere Lumber Company, Silsby Lumber Company and the Beauce Pulp & Lumber Company are interested. The prices named are said to be $5.25 per cord for rough wood and $7.25 for hand-peeled wood, f.o.b. Chaudiere. Whether this deal will affect B. C. Howard’s proposed plan to build 2 pulp mill at St. George de Beauce is, it is understood, not settled at present. 3 Mr. A. E. Hamilton, whose large woodworking factory at St. John, N.B., was recently burned, is making good progress with the work of rebuilding. About forty men are at work, and Mr. Hamilton claims that he will be ready to do business early in March. The new mill will be larger than the old one the main building being 80 x 100 feet and two storeys in height. The dry kiln will be 55 x 42 feet. Mr. Hamilton intends to put his business into a stock company with a capital stock of $75,000, of which $25,000 is to be preferred and the remaining $50,000 common stock. Twenty thousand dollars of the pre- _ ferred stock is to be sold in St. John, and among those who have already pur- chased are T. H. Estabrooks, Thomas Nagle, W. B. Tennant, J. Willard Smith W. E. Earle and J. M. Queen. ; Western Canada Dunn Bros., builders’ supplies, Winnipeg, Man., have dissolved. The Independent Shingle Company, Limited, New Westminster, B.C., have sold out. W. L. Martin, lumber dealer, Wapella, Sask., has been succeeded by the Corona Lumber Company. It is reported that McKenzie & Mann may erect a sawmill at Stewart, B.C., in order to secure railway ties. : Chas. W. Steele, lumber merchant, Bethune, Sask., has sold his business to the Beaver Lumber Company, Limited. Alexander McRae, of Revelstoke, has sold nineteen timber limits in the Big Bend and Arrow Lakes districts. Kootenay, for $86,000 cash. Louis Blue and P. S. Deschamps, sawmill owners of Rossland, B.C., have disso'ved partnersh’p, and the latter has taken over the business. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: Nazional Paper Mills, Limited, capital $250,000; Pioneer Lumber Com- pany, Limited, capital $75,000. The Sturgeon Lake Lumber Company, Sturgeon Lake, Sask., will move their mill to a point two miles up from the mouth of the Red river. A. J. Bell is in charge of arrangements. John Hanbury, of Brandon, who has mills at Cranbrook and Elko, and whose mill in Vancouver was burned down two years ago, will proceed with the construction of his mill on False Creek. The cost will be $125,000. The plant and site of the Independent Shingle Company, New Westminster, R.C., have been sold to a local purchaser for a consideration in the neighbor- hood of $45,000. The site is an ideal one, having transportation by two railways and several hundred feet frontage on the north arm of the Fraser river. The Fort George Lumber & Navigation Company, which started with the Nechaco last year, is putting two new steamers on the northern inland waters this spring. The head office of the Fort George Lumber & Navigation Company lias been opened in Vancouver and there will also be agencies in Ashcroft and Fort George. i The steamer Otter recently took from Swanson Bay, B.C., 250 tons of pulp produced by the new mills. This is the largest shipment of pulp ever sent out by the mills yet. 150 tons were taken out about the same time by another vessel. This pulp is being sold in Washington and California and is said to be superior to the Scandinavian product with which it competes. _ he Prince Albert Lumber Company, Prince Albert, Sask., are changing the arrangements of the boom at the mill. In place of the three piers in use at present, one pier will be used and piles will be used in place of the piers. B) the proposed changes, the boom will be narrowed and there will be a wider channel for boats. There will also be less risk of logs getting away. The Dominion Forestry Department is taking measures to prevent forest fires along the routes of the Canadian Northern Railway in Alberta, and along the great waterways north as far as Fort McMurray. The increasing arrivals of homeseekers and prospectors in the country is considered to threaten serious fires, and fire patrol parties will be sent out to guard against them. ? Messrs. J. O. Searn and C. W. Frees, of Vancouver, are opening an office in the Exchange Building, Hastings street, under the name of the Hearn-Frees Company. Both gentlemen have been practically reared in the timber business. _ Mr. Hearn is now on a trip to the east with a view to opening branches of _ their business in the principal cities of the Dominion. On his return to Van- - couyer he will leave almost immediately for Australia for the purpose of pro- moting the lumber interests of British Columbia in that commonwealth. . A Vancouver despatch announces that the various mills embraced in the B.C. Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers’ Limited, with possibly one exception, _ have completed the organization of a selling agency to act as brokers. Ivan D , —— — oe ey a ee ll a el tte, i ie. ee al lt Ms —— — s ) Smith, formerly purchasing agent for Mason & Gordon, of Montreal, has been placed in charge. he effect of the new arrangement has been the retirement of a score or more of travelling representatives of the various mills. A number ber of them, however, have been transferred to the service of the new agency, and will act in a similar capacity. The new move will probably have the effect of driving local brokers out of business. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the British Canadian Wood Pulp ‘& Paper Company, held recently at Vancouver, Mr. Greely Kolts, who organ- ized the company, and who has acted in the capacity of fiscal agent since its inception, recommended an immediate issue of debentures so as to enable the ‘company to develop water power, to erect an eight-grinder pulp mill, and to stall an additional paper machine with a capacity of 35 to 40 tons of news nt per day. At present the company are confined to the manufacture of No. nd No. 2 manilla, drab and colored fibre, drug and laundry paper. Mr. ts pointed out that the demand for news was so great that no delay should de by the company in getting into this important and profitable line. > CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Are you in the market for Birch There are 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 Common and Better at one of our outside yards. Very fine stock, con- taining good percentage of red. How are you fixed on Maple We can quote interesting figures on 6-4, 8-4, 10-4, 12-4 and 16-4 Log Run Railroad. We can make prompt shipment on Hickory Two cars 5-4Common and Better. You can get a good price on this Quartered White Oak 4 Cars 4-4, 10 inches and over, No. x and No. 2 3 Cars 4-4, 12 inches and over, No. 1 and No 2 2 cars 4-4 Common Strips 4 cars 4-4 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 4-4 Common 1 car 4-4 No. 2 Common 3 cars 4-4 No. 1 Common 1 car 5-4 Common and Bet bone dry 2,000 feet 5-4, 12 inches and over. You can’t beat our figures on this Cherry 1 car 4-4 Common and Better. WOODWORKER Get your order in early for this Common and Better Ash 20,000 feet 4-4 to 5 8,000 feet 8-4 Common and Better 18,000 feet 10-4 Common ard Better 5,000 feet 12-4 Comm-n and Better Here are some mighty good bargains in Poplar 1car 4-4 No1 and No. 2 1 car 8-4 No. 1 and No. 2 Y car 6-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥% car 6-4 No 1 Common 1 Car 5 4 No.1 and No. 2 1 Car 5-4 No 1 Common 2cars 4-4 No. 1and No, 2 1 Car 4-4 Common 1 Car a1 to 23 inches 1 car 4-4 Common and Bett«r 1 car 4-4, 18inches and over, No. 1 and No, 2 2 cars 5-8 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 5-8 Clear Sap 4cars 5-8 No. 1 Common 1 car 5-8 No. 2 Common Soft Yellow Poplar, 225.000 teet 4-4 No 1 Common and Better- Get prices on these Poplar Wagon Boards 1 car 4-4, 8 to 12 inches 1 car 8 to 12 inches 7,000 feet 13 to 17 inches What about Walnut 2 cars 4-4 Log RunM C.O., very fine SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS The Twin Screws are arranged with Philadelphia, Pa. 45 flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY WEST & SIMCOE - PEACHEY ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals ' Pine, No. 1 dressing - Pine, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: x1 inch No. 1 cuts r inch No. 1 cuts and better, 58 co a” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 60 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2” No.2 Cuts and Better.... 50 00 1%" No1,2& 3 Cuts 38 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 44 00 x in Pine Dressing 24 oo and better shorts 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 24 oo 1x6 common and dressing ...... 26 00 8 common and dressing ....... 26 00. 10 com & dr's'g 29 oo 1 X 12 com &dr's'g 33 00 1 xroand 12 mill cull stocks........-- 18 00 ax 10 common.... 26 oo 2and3x1acommon 26 00 1x8 KBox &common 23 00 1 x ro inch box and common.. 24 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 1” mill run sidings 23 00 1x10and ra mill culls siding.... 17 00 1” dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring 25 00 x” mill run Norway 2! “e Spruce millrun.... 19 00 Spruce mill culls.. 13 00 emlock 1x4 to 8in. 14 00 ax4to8in.,roto 16ft. 16 00 2x4 to 10 inch 18ft. 19 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kilndried 50 50 48 00 60 00 65 00 48 00 54 00 40 00 48 00 27 00 25 28 0 27 00 glo 35 00 20 0O 27 00 28 00 24 00 25 00 28 00 a5 co 18 00 13 00 27 0° 20 oo 22 00 20 00 14 00 15 00 16 50 20 00 65 5° | | | | Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to ga feet 8x8, 10 X 10,10 X 12 : IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14x16,. 35 45 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 35 95 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 KQO coceccorecess 3 45 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x40, 14X20 & 16 KX BO sic wie cjeivjewiee ve 36 95 TOX2O we: -2 concen 37 45 6x18, 8x18 ........- 37 95 6x20, 8x20......... 38 95 Lengths over 32 ft. take the fol- lowing advances; 33 to 35 ft., 5oc.; 36 to 4° ft., $1; 41 to4s ft., $3; 46 to so ft., $5. Fir flooring, edge grain ...... noe 45 00 14" No.1 4 ft. Pine Bc AUE 0s) isjeieisie nie 4 25 1%” No. a 4ft. lath 3 50 1%" 3a‘! pine.... I " No. 1 4ft. hemlock lath... 3 144” mill run hem- locklath........ 3 25 X Pine Shingles.. I 2 XXPine Shingles 10 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ 22, XXX 6 butts to 2” 39 XXXX 6 to 23-16" a3 XXXXX 5 to a”... 40% Red pine, c& cf 1”......- go °° “ ‘ u ed S Levies sieixe gro we RU a eateiyes 32 0° Red Pine, common 18 00 22 00 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, rsts and ands, rand 2” .......206050: Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, 1sts and ANS, 4/4... -00se cere eres Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ Birch, rsts and ands, 4/4 Birch, common and bet- ROR AG sect «ols «itartelsniate Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 PARE SYA: 5 cin: aaimle)oieiwie etaimistn/e a Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.... - Basswood, rsts and 2nds, Ey No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4.....< , Basswood, No. zand 3, MOMANON os gsincs sce se se Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds....... Onane Soft Elm, ists and 2nds, oft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ....--.--- Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, common Cae Wel Sock mon and better, 4/4 ...- Rock Elm, 1sts and 2nds, Cherry 4/4 1st & ands....-..--- 4/4 No1cem.,....----- 6/4 1st & ands......... 6/4 No. 1com....---- - 8/4 1st & ands........-- 8/4 com No.1 .....--- 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- 1a/4 No.1 com.......- Soft Maple, ists and OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES 1in.x7in andup 45 1%" and 134) x 8” andup...... 54 a’ x 7 and up 55 No. a cuts 2x8” and up ........ Pine good strips : Bday Saienisin cles 38 1%" and 14".. 42 Pine good shorts : 1'x 7" andup.. 40 1%x4" and up.. 30 r ws" and 14%"... 41 Meee aia\winin'e\sis 4 4’ to 9’ A Sidings 25 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-.-- 33 strips ....++- ass 26 o. 1 dressing shorts....---..- 22 Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 1a’ to 16’.... 23 Pine, 7 ups. c. sid- MS SOK eyo cipieietol ai 50 Beers) Se ee eres) BOs esse oS Pine, s.c. strips... 18 00 AS NL ee 21 00 Pine, s.c. and better, pacenaisepnein 20 00 1X4 _ Pine, sc. and better, EPEOsis otaipiecic nse ++ 23 00 50 00 BSBe a 2 28888 8 8 8 8 8 88888 888 AUIS SA /Aivcts,s creitusiele aicters eve 27 00 Soft Maple, common and ete tic dg (Ao ivins tess. ca olactere 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and ands....... ne 28 oo Hard Maple, ists and erty Cy Geerobdccboqhags go oo Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .......... 24 00 Hard Maple, 4xq4-10 to HOSEA Ae Ber cogdauoaNt code 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, sts and 2nds ...... 45 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and 2NGS yA Arctenteataicieiaiercie 52 co Red Oak, plain, rsts and anda: (S/arccsecsceeccees 55 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 eet ie plain, rsts and 2nds, 4/4............ oo White Oak, plain, ists as and ands, 1% and 2” .... 56 00 White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. 65 00 White Oak, Y% cut ists and ands, 4/4............ 82 00 White Oak, &% cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and 2nds.... 85 00 White Oak, Y% cut 12/4 and 16/41sts and ands.... 95 00 Hickory, rsts and ands, Ald entostenmeeh, soeenont 60 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts andiands site eee tee 75 00 White wood 4/4 st & ands ........ 57 00 4/4 No. 1com.......... 37 00 5/4 1st & 2nds 58 00 5/4 No.1 com..... 39 00 6/4 1st & 2nds 60 00 6/4 No,1com......... 39 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... 62 00 8/4 No.1 com.......... 42 00 Pine, nek boards.. 1”x4 & up 6-11'.. 13 00 1x3" to 6",12'-16' z oo 6 = 1¢x7" & up 12'-16' 14 50 17 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ KI s ise ste arty wie aI 00 4300 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn as 00 ar 00 Se and white Pine..... II 00 Red Pine log run, ak mill culls out.... 15 00 18 50 Spruce, 1”x 4” & up 15 00 147 00 Pues iy aoe s, 78,9 and 10”... 17 00 1 Spruce u’ clear (fine i ressing and B) 22 Hemlock EZ Siinein as , 11 ps e Ps Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 ro, 12/16 13 00 16 00 Panaracer eens 13 00 15.00 Basswood log run, dead culls out . 18 00 20 00 Basswood log run _ mill culls out. 2200 26 00 ITCH 5 v:aieldniee Oe eee 18 00 22 Set Elm, common, a and betterr,1¥%4,2” 20 00 24 00 Ash, black Be pk : and betterr” to2 25 00 28 00 Lath per M: tte pine KIB’ M4i os. sure 8 oo Lath, mill run ey white pine.... 3 3 25 oo Spruce,millrun1¥4” 285 3 06 Redpine millrun 275 3 00 Tamarac millrun 1 75 2 09 asswood “ 200 2 25 mlock - 175 2 a5 32 Ccwttien ten iO. ene Pine, s.c. and better, Pine Shingles i sf bposopadcrce 22 00 24 00 EXER, GS enlaces 3.50 400 Pine, s.c. and better, Clear Butt 18” 275 3 50 LANIER SL i olaeetaerslelels 23 00 25 00 Ey a eeaisiense pen, £60 °% 75 Pine, s.c. and better, White Cedar Shingles: 5530.4 econ geen 23.00 24 00 xxxx, 18/...... 415 425 Pine, s.c.and better Clear Butt, 18” 300 3 25 ERKOG. cecaries 26 00 28 00 18”, xx Pees ai} 175 1x10 No.1 barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Stand’d R’yties6” 045 0 50 x10oNo.2 “ 23 00 2600 | Mill run cedar ties 38 00 50 co 1x8 &g9No.2 ‘‘ 2000 2200; No.2Railway Ties 00 20 oo a5 Pine mill culls.... 15 00 18 00 | Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 co TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet long, 6” to 8” top I 5° go. “ “ “ 3 00 35 “ “ “ 4,00 40 se 4a 4 45 45 “ ee 5, Oras 50 a Hee 8 50 10 50 55 ie poms It 00 13 50 60 “e o “cc QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 40 feet average...... 40 ~—=s«geo First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 74 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality......-.-..-- 60 65 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality,go to 45 feet. 70 75 “ “ “ oe go to 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. A 10 inches and uP, according to average and quality.. Average 16 inch....... 000 e eee cece rene eee cee eereteesneeae oo 24 30 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up per M.18 oo eae QOddimenits osccleia:.'s'ele nis 01.0.0 clieigiew ea sisiainnininintet=sipiniele “1500 16 00 BOards,) x att ay ithe, oc) ice ins clsiclsiebsleioisiet=iel=7e\eiae)atersiae “15 00 1600 BIRCH PLANKS. E'GOg/IM, 2-co ote ois oles in aisleta 01m viele ciate o ols etelelola(ers oletslstesetetatslatetere 15 00 16 Oo SARNIA, ONT. FINE, COM. AND BETTER. ie m2 10" wictojare tee ctalisiemcetate 1x6and8"..... HepSUCeRO 5400: ||) 5 xe CE eae aig 1 in., 8’ and up wide...... 62 00 | * ye ned om ri andi" 8. cae 65 00 | 1% 14 and 2 2” ES asters 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. ee curs nee gre tin aileatgn on Are up No. x etter 45 00 SeGreasist: ACSC 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 oo | 14? 1% and a”. ... 36.00 43 00 8/4 i = ee abeand 3 Basins 40 00 6/4 x 6 & up No. 2 ty 47 00 > * tatelaictuintctpistoiniin otetstaieteret eta 42 00 8/4 ” ’» » 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” 21> §AOIOO! ©) Oa ire eee eee 29 00 35 00 NO. x CUTS. 1%, 114 and a” ...... 30 00 36 00 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 47, 00 ag and 4 ccsiscisnincemeies 32 00 1¥ in. cu tis iais ss SQROO rig in, i Bet antaete + 55 00 NO. 3 BARN, 2in. ie Wa ricn otic 57 00 2 athandig’ 0. Laeseecs yg 00 | Fins... ..5... greene 23 00 28 00 4 in. “ Sere iSa\ 60, ||) 224s Xoa asi ae samt 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS, I in., 6” and up wide...... 31 00 N ie 1% OO ibe ahaa 41 00 0. 1, 1, 1%, 13%, 2” 20 00 27 00 14" ee ses. 4300 | No. t valle; I, a’ < sesees 47 00 1%,1% and a”.... 16 00 19 00 a¥%, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 No. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 oo | Millrunculls, 1”..... * 15 00 1% and 13g" a 33 00 | 11%, 13 and 2”...... 15 00 a’ oe Re ES 33 00 QTAh cc\elnielvicielela' Wieele atvicia nie 14 00 2%, 3 and 4” * 43 00 48 00 ee MILL RUN. LATH WO 4 amit siscieniehicion 23 00 INO ath. gale coe caifunn cae ” Se ccleics aretteereeeeees 25 00 No. ae aa” Sh inwreretthate moeions a rs 17 -x/G:and(S¥oanc.csneesne 2700 | No. 1, 48” pine............ 4 25 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E, Ei gs ae ro ft 14x 16 ft ee ee ee ed eee 2200 axGand 2x8) 5s. accecsteee 18 00 18 so 22 00 Bote BiKXOs iste) eistateislslelantaisieie'a +++0.19 00 19 50 a2 50 21 00 BX 12... .cccces Auge: Seeerioec 19 00 20 00 23 50 22 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions . , Flooring Pid 7 3. Pesaqnononerost sar $23 50 | 4 OF 6 inch No. 1.....+-- $32 00 ax 4-8-14-16...,........++ 23 50 Parr Sic00700- Some ax ieee Sure steieleiste siete a5 00 Beeeeeeee 22 50 pe st SiitonsGs sen ocite +s. 23 50 Shiplap—Finished inch. ..........20e0e0e es 19 00 = aia\e(nie{e/ela\eis\sis (aisielene . aI 50 Common Boards 8, 10, 12 inch............ . 22 50 No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce............-- Sialfeielelainwicielatetaaieeeerets 475 No.fay =" % oS aes gooncocny® Uisiniele «loleisislenettnemieeae 3.25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER raft. 14 and 16ft gx6and 3X8. .cccceeeee ee eeeee amipty ++22 50 22 50 ke 2) Ce Sa ecceccececuccces +- 2300 2300 BZ KID. ceccserececwcecrcrcssesscencssessesces ane 24 50 23 50 4x4to6x8.... +2522 50_ 22 50 4X10 CO TOK 10... eee eee etteeeees +0034 50 23 50 BX 8... ceccccccarsccccece vecesecee-B4 5O 23 50 6x 14 upto gaft.....-++.. mmowsle’ Neste btwehicen MGR OD -1xaand1x 3 furring p, 18 RITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S. AND E. x 4, 2x0, 2x8, 8 1Giivesouerers “se ‘ 66 8) 0. gdifE oastisc ose we tee waupeetee tenon ax10, a5: 14,Stock My cscuseeeees caneaacs ae 18, 20, aa ft. ...... 6)6'0'n eign Msieldinibielein'c w'u,Seicna datpeiars me elite adey o's 24, 26, 28, 30, 32......+ Dine aaa aarp snieas we bging.c ia soemealewielaiy 2x 14 up to ga ft esis vid Vee rievane : 3x4 to4 by 1a, 8to 16 ft...... pb cabs 3x4to4x12, 18togaftt.. . 6x6to6x 12 upto ga ft. FLOORING, 1 & 2 Red Pine, gin ... ...... eppiais «'nieia/siokx’ olsen halen G. No. 1 and a Fir Flooring........ i C. Fir E. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring... G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring.......... and F. G. No. 3 Flooring............. 43 wejan.aiaiduas ae ete We : SHIPLAP. netor, Sprices Uses /eace eatee cereiees O16 fhe (Gitte. Mine tees acme oats -C Fir 8”, 10” and 12” Shiplap ro/16’........-+. 20 » C,, Fir:6” Shiplap \r0/16' Jc\-0)- ses) svcceeieeeeeene BOARDS—ROUGH ORS. 1S. Zz ° ico heoeoli ca] Ory page ee et aw No. 1 Common Pine, to inch « \idaee ana ae te rl = “ae “e 3 oe “ae Lis x 4 ‘“* mixed w dths .. ‘ oe 5 “ XXX B.C.Cedar .... wks Bs: IC, \Cedarioncsen, @ cosenee XXX Dimension ......... eo rrr) LATH. No. 1 Mixed'W & R: Pine... <<... c0s00ssss eee eee No. 1 B. C, Fir.... BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA,N.Y. — WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. © Uppers, 4/40 s....+.02eeoder $04 00 ( Dressing 5/4........-+...- ; “ 5/4to'8/4. 02.0. se + 92 00 S eae cane ae 10/4 to 12/4...... 97 00 “ s/4x12. .++ §2 00 Selects 4/4 ........000008 84 00 No. 1 Moulding 5/4. f «5/4 to 8/4 82 - pee Soren ; ees Fine Common 4/4 No. 2 Moulding poe Sod “ee “ its e “oe “e gf: ete «a No. 1 Barn 1x 12... No « “e I x6 - & C a a IOs oaseans x No. 2 Barn1x6 & 8..... ‘> “ <6 eee ne “y No. 3 Barn1x6& 8..... ra “e IX10........ 29 00. 5 Box: 1x6\& ups ae a a 24 00 No. 3 Cuts Gig: oe 56 Eas nee 26 00 - vt Gla Rocc8eepeee - 37 00 “ px1g @&up....c...6- 25 Ont C BA). atuiapornten 37 00 | The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobb: _ buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: s eS WHITE ASH. tst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to 2inch...... 4400 4600 | Strips ........... 2200 24 00 2% to ginch .... 48.00 54 00 | Com. andculls.... 14 00 22 00 BLACK AND BROWN ‘ rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 2000 © BIRCH ‘ rst & and, white, 6 “s 42 00 inch and up...... 30 00 32 00 Common and g ] eres cateeeeeenee 6 00 18 0 o ist & and6inch & py KOs) cise iatels 40 00 ELM. ; 1st and and, soft, 6 35 00 inch and up.... 26 00 28 co 17 00 Common and culls. 10 00 17 00 MAPLE 23 00 1st and and, soft.. 20 00 a3 00 15 co | Common and culls. 12 00 13 00 rst and and, rock, 6 inch and up. .... 32 00 Common and culls. 15 00 ist and and hand 20 oo Common and culls 14 00 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch........ seeeeeeee+$92 00 00 Selects, x. to ainch., . 2.00 cnae's veieidvictie telsieente 83 00 oo Fine Common, 1 inch..........-- BPs Gn acc 61 00 00 _ U% toa inch.... cies 2: Reker ROSIE co No. 1 Cuts: x inch... .... 2. sncneseeente aoe ne + 45 00 x 1¥% to 2 inch. - No. 2 Cuts, 1 inch....... 1% to a inch idle clipped and bundled 20 oo . $94 84 62 68 60 00 37 00 43 oo Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x12 51 00, No. 1,1x10 38 00 No. 1,1X 37 00 NO. 2) (XK 13 apiverwnpicen nie pieintetaieta 41 00 42 00 No. 2, 1 X 10 36 00 Nowa, 1°) Budaceete . 35 oo No. 3,1 x12 34 00 No. 3,1 X10 29 ‘a No. 3,1x 8 29 00 Spruce, to and rain. dimension. 27 00 | g in. and under ...... a4 1o and rain. random lengths, ro f 24 50 ax2. 2X4, 2x5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random 7 lengths, 10 ft. and up....... ...... pine acy RAO 22 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, ro ft... andup, .....<. : foe MRL Aen ae Soe +. 21 50 . 23 00 5 in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 18 19 00 20 Canadian Spruce boards ........--.++eesteeeeeeee 23 00 24 Vermont Spruce boards, matched ..___.......- 2a 00 a1 a2 ¢ 4 3 e ye, Spruce laths .. 1 ’ Py FA weet eee e eee Extras.......-. . Cleare-a5 iets nic’n galt ais ouisininivisialenatnle se nistelete inv sists elaine ite Second clears.. Extra 1s (Clear whites out)........-- A Adtaptetcos ieee stat Extra 18 (Clear whites in)_.. -...-- .++-eee++ eeeees 1 50 ae wnnd Red Cedar Extra, 16”'5 butts to 2”..... Seetesae eee « Eurekas, 19” “© “© “* Perfection, 5 butts to 234........ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | that when you adopt Fenderson’s ‘Quality’ Policy you are adopting a policy which insures you increased patronage; insures your doing business without the trouble, friction, complaints and discounts of old. Insures you a better profit on your stock; easier and quicker sales. Insures you pleasant business relations with your customers. This “Quality Policy” is one you cannot afford to pass by. It isn’t a question of whether your business can get along without this Policy, IT IS a question of the big assistance it would be in anybody’s business. “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY’”’ is our motto and we live up to it WRITE US John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.O St. Moise, P. 9. Sayabec, P. Q. Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 47 KELLEY ROUTER R. M. Beal Leather. Co. LIN DSAY Limited —— MANUFACTURERS OF Larrigans Lumberman’s and Prospector’s Boots Sporting Boots Lumberman’s Aprons and Tanners of the Celebrated English Oak Harness Leather The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel Logging Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. STAIR FRAMING PLATE Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses Work Horses Our Specialty A trial order solicited Write us your requirements References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager The Only A National J 1 ati ourna Electrical 198 Paper in Managers Canada Superintendents Electricians “ig Useful to ang Subscribers Engineers of Profitable to Electric Advertisers Light Plants For free sample copy address and Everybody Interested in Electricity Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Confederation Life Building, TORONTO Limited Combining the Advantages of Several Built to Work 12” or 15” Wide by 6” Thick A Producer S. A. Woods Machine Co. The Planer Specialists CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE Our Patent Truing Devices applied to these machines, true to the knives so that each does its full share of the work. Friction Power Hoist Divided Roll Bed Raises and Lowers on Four Large Screws Expansion Gear of Modern Construction No Gears Running on Studs Feed Rolls 6 in. Diam Surfaces 26” Wide by 10” Deep THE MacGREGOR GOURLAY CO., LIMITED : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER OPERATING SIDE No. 107. A High Speed Inside Machines A Labor Saver Boston, U. S. A. X. G. DOUBLE CYLINDER SURFACER REAR VIEW No. 107. We also build a very complete line of Iron Working Machine Tools, Punches and Shears, Presses, Etc. = Woods No. 107 Moulder Slotted 4 Knife . Cylinder All Cut Gear Powerful ~ Feed Long Self- Oiling Bearings Large Jour- nals Machine Ground Weight 6400 Ibs. AGENTS The A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Ltd. Vancouver, B.C. The Stuart Mach- inery Co., Ltd. Win- nipeg, Man. Williams & Wilson, Montreal, Que. Geo, H..Evans, St. John, N.B. Galt, Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER epeue) ‘uoyIWeL - “CLT ‘SWYOM ANIHOVW NITIAG ~ ‘JOYOJEIAL pue Joue[g pI24 Jsey XV6 ay} wos aynurw sad 393 yeauty] OSI ye YOM jo Ajenb ysouy oy} poajuesenS oe nox ye ‘ { yw «§ AILPPPLLIL LE ¢ ‘ ie ad ne. 7 J epeuesy ‘uo}yIUIeLY ul ope] | SLNNOOD ALITVNO NITYA ee Ooo = ——————, ——____ .CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 Results Are What Count A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up ready for business in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct improvements that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves, they are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of this jib has a spring connection to the tower that reduces shocks. All strains due to skidding are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented geared jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. This machine is without question the strongest and fastest machine’ of RUSSEL WHEEL G FOUNDRY CO., Detroit, Mich., U.S. A. Are Your Boilers Overloaded ? If so, your cut is not what it should be What Disposition are You Making of Your Sawdust, etc.? Why don’t you run your mill with it? Are You Burning Your Slabs, etc.? Why not sell them instead? The old reliable Gordon Hollow Blast Grate increases the efficiency of a boiler 25% to 50%; gives as good or better results with wet, green or frozen sawdust as a draft grate gives with dry wood; saves labor in firing; and is practically - indestructible. Sold on Approval. Thirty days’ trial given. We pay the freight both ways, if rejected. Adapted for either sawdust or slabs, for plain furnaces or Dutch ovens, and for any number of boilers, from one up. No change in construction required. Easy to install. Can be fired on when the boiler is idle. We will submit a proposal upon receipt of the following data : How many boilers have you? Have you furnaces or ovens? What are the width and length of your grate surface oe or surfaces ? 4 Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Co., Greenville, Mich. Also Manufacturers of the. Celebrated “Tower” Line of Edgers and Trimmers (Please Mention this Publication.) 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Old Way HERE is no machine that is more profitable around your plant than a first-class freight elevator. It makes space in the upper floors just as valuable as space to get an employee was to hang out a on the ground floor, and solves the perplexing problems, shingle stating what help you wanted which constantly arise, where there is no elevator in- stalled. ~ {EE ‘I ey The Modern Way We manufacture freight elevators of every descrip- a ee, x. by if tion and of all capacities, and we guarantee our eleva- ——— te is to advertise it in our ‘“‘WAN- tors to be better than anything on the Canadian market. TED AND “FOR; “SARE Ee Department” and you are sure We are an independent Company and sell our eleva- = of satisfaction. tors at independent prices, and this accounts for our 2 LE rapidly increasing business and pleased customers. Next time you want an employee or If you have not room enough in your factory for an wish to improve your present position, elevator, ask us to submit plans for placing one on the let us print your want and prove to outside of the building. you the power of this paper. Canada Lumberman The Parkin Elevator Co., Ltd. and Woodworker Head Office: Hespeler Offices in all the leading Canadian Cities Toronto - - Canada RAIL For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES gsiNess John J. Gartshore IF your ISNT WORTH 58 Front St. W., TORONTO ~ ADVERTISING, ie. S QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO Sa : Its High Daily Average, Ios acepiee arate ‘ae “a : - : ‘skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER : Best in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader HIGHEST GRADES OF a tS BN Ee prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity e. ‘ ; at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- % y si a " ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. R FFI N F D 0 IS eee ; 3a : ie Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet F see Cet ae BRANCH OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFICE be - WAREHOUSE CLYDE IRON WORKS SAVANNAH, GA, NEW ORLEANS, LA. cove MANUFACTURERS OF THE LUBRICATING OILS} | Tram Car Wheels | ner gan DULUTH, MINN. made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, AND ALL lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and PRET samples of metal. ROLEUM PRODUCTS Niland tae Midland, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 Our Log Jack is a Great Favorite This cut represents our No. 3 Log Jack gear and friction driven. It is designed to handle with despatch either heavy or light logs. This machine is well planned and will do all we claim for it. STRONG: ‘DURABER (CORIPACT Write for our literature The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Ltd. Lindsay, . Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Repyesentative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood sparen ete CC ; Tex GOLDIE & MCCULLOCH Co. a LIMITED GALT, ONT. cANAaA, There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. = Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO _ CANADA 5 wy Western Branch: Quebec Agents: : B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B.C. 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Ete. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore > Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. The La: t Leather Belt d e Dm ee Caneaar ee wae Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 219-221 Bank St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. MOWRY & SONS, Gravenhurst, Ont. We Can Supply Your Wants in Saw Mill Maehinery, Saw Carriages, any size, Niggers, Kickers, Loaders, Edgers Trimmers, Slash Tables, etc. e> Rabat eager eg sh 4%, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MANUFACTURERS OF Circular Saws Gang Saws Mill Saws Band Saws Cross-Cut Saws The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly & Dietrich GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws Buck Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws ae WES g § . DIETRICH ' COMBINED PATENT SS 401876 MAR ion, * ° SS = 2. 187, (ee SH pre Oe TRicH SS RAZOR STEEL 40g $100 _FORONE CUT. oo $5 EN > 9 0 THe wor” ig = GROUND THIN ON BACK . Save Labor Save Gumming Save Time Save Files ‘This Saw Stands Without a Rival FASTEST CUITING SAW IN THE WORLD! Its Superiority consists in its Excellent Temper. It is made of ‘‘ Razor Steel,’’ which is the finest ever used in the manufacture of Saws. We have the sole control ot this steel. It is tempered by our secret process, which process gives a keener cutting edge and a toughness to the steel which no other process can approach. Zamill| a | nil Directions.—Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake. Be sure and not Straw Knives Maple Leaf Saw Set MANUFACTURED BY SHURLY & DIETRICH, Galt, Ont panying cut, and strike a very light blow witha tack hammer. If you require more set, file the tooth with more bevel. strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt of 40 cents we will send one by mail. We are the only manufacturers in the world who export Saws in large quantities to the United States. SAPLAD AA Tempered by our Secret Process. Made of Refined Razor Steel. We have the Sole t Right for the Dominion of Canada. We Manufacture HIGH GRADE BAND SAWS Of All Widths and Lengths. These Saws are made ot Refined Razor Steel, and tempered by our Secret Process; for Fine Finish and Temper are not excelled. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 2 ke, SAW MACHINERY The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel Jf at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same q | tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this J machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Headis Jf constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that Wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Hvery wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a | straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted toa 45 J degree hook. ; J | Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be | ~ easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we tnvite your inguiries and ask’ permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards. etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Ct, ee ETE a : : = Dominron WROUGHT IRON WHEEL In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor =o—o)I"/ sl = oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout \ ne | ) 1 a ah We a | Three Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. | Limited ORILLIA - - — ONT. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE WNT I Greening’s Alligator Rope is the Strongest and Most Durable It is made by experts in the oldest and best equipped plant in Canada. Greening Ropes are guaran- teed perfect in material and workmanship. Why run risks by using inferior ropes? Protect yourself by using Greenings. ROPE FITTINGS ROPE GREASE The B. Greening Wire Company HAMILTON, ONT. Limited MONTREAL, QUE. HUTHER BROS. ‘ Patent Groover or Dado Head S = : La , NN Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel For cutting any width groove from 1/8” cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with to 2” wide. Will cut either with or across For either Rip or Cross Cutting Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- grain of wood. the grain (Sent on approval). Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., - ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC age Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guarantezd the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart nife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian Hart Wheels | Mf Limited B arton Street East HAMILTON CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SF We Make All Kinds of Machinery and Tools for the Care of Saws “‘Hanchett”’ Circular Swage Shaper TRADE MARK TT U.S.REG,59,352. JAN 6,1907 A very useful tool in every filing room is the ‘‘Hanchett” Circular Swage Shaper. It combines all the necessary qualities for the giving of a perfect finish to the work of the saw swage. By its use every tooth is pressed into perfect shape, as ina mold widest on face, widest at extreme points, tapering downward from the points and backward from the face. In this manner a perfect shape and a perfect clearance is obtained and the shape of all the teeth is absolutely uniform. The ‘‘Hanchett” Circular Swage Shaper is adapted for side dressing log, shingle and small circular saws, and makes the successful cutting of good smooth lumber possible. The shaper is easily adjusted to the circular saw. When the saw swage has done its work, it is removed from the pin and the shaper is substituted. Simplicity and speed are distinctive qualities of the shaper. From 30 to 40 teeth per minute can be dressed with it. “Hanchett” Adjustable Circular Saw Swage HANCHETT U.S.REG,59,352, JAN 6,1907 That filers everywhere appreciate a good machine, has been demon- strated to us by the phenomenal success of our swages. The ‘‘Hanchett”’ Circular Saw Swage is easily the most desirable in the market. The special points of excellence that are combined in this machine are: Simplicity of Construction, Great Speed, Ease of operation, Perfect adjustment, Remarkable durability. LET US SEND YOU OUR NEW CATALOGUE NO. 6. LARGE, UP-TO-DATE, INTERESTING. TELLS ALL ABOUT MODERN FILING Room EQUIPMENT. Because of the trouble arising through the manufacture of im- perfect parts by outside parties, we have adopted as a trade-mark the name ‘‘Hanchett,” so that our customers can prevent themselves from being imposed upon by being supplied with inferior parts. and here- after all our dies, clamp screws and anvils will be stamped with this name ‘‘Hanchett,” and if any of our customers receive these parts without our name stamped upon them, they may know at once that they are not genuine, and they should be returned and the proper parts secured from us. We absolutely guarantee our swages and all swage parts, and any part furnished by us which fails to be perfect in every respect, both in pete ee and material, will be promptly replaced by us without charge. Hanchett Swage Works BIG RAPIDS, MICH., U.S.A. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER sAEE MONG MEIC, Gy ~ - ORILLIA ONTARIO “60 We build a full line of Lath Machin- ery, and will be pleased to submit full particulars on application. This machine speaks for itself. Improved Hot Blast Grate This is the latest production in the line of Hot Blast Grates. With this grate the blast is evenly distri- buted over the whole surface of the grate so that when sawdust is being used for fuel, it requires little if any attention, as it is evenly consumed. This is not the case with other styles of Hot Blast Grates where the blast is not evenly distributed. Our Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozen sawdust or mill refuse than an ordinary draught grate develops. from wood or coal. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel. We will ship our Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on aa ee 30 days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Style “‘B" for Mill Fursiace Catalogue Sent and Full Information Cheerfully Given on Application The E. Long Manufacturing. Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘ a... to edge 8 in. and 10 in. Cants. ie If you are running light stock on a heavy edger, half your machine is idling | investment. On the other hand, if your machine is too light for your work = al are forced to crowd it—your saws will heat and bind and your lumber WRITE US AND LET US ADVISE YOU ( uae ‘ na a ‘ ~ ; iw Bey ; 2 ee The \- Beeeterons Engine Works a _ Brantford, Canada Branch: Winnipeg, Man. rere A H. B. Gilmour, Vadeguee: B.C. ‘ ae en ~ ~\ . A FOR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you, how to apes et risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. 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There are two driven fluted feed rolls in front and two in rear of saws, The top press roll behind saws is driven and is equipped with safety device | so that lumber cannot fly back. ; Catalogue? \ te a | B.C. tik. A. R. Williams ree Co., Limited, Vancouver, B. & ia | at + a OORT ELE EEA SEO : ; a Remember We Build Everything for a Sawmill CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ANS \\ A AY \ ( (MHC [ de TT Ail # i” i — gas View in the Lumber Yards Red Pine for Prompt Shipment We have on hand a large stock in all the standard lengths and sizes and can fill your requirements with despatch. Everything you get from us will be found properly manu- factured and graded and well seasoned, Our timber and milling facilities are sch that we can give you absolutely satisfactory service always. Cache’ Bay eorge Gordon & Company, Limited Ontario 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Ratt OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at } Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. i Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - = TORONTO, ONT. es You Can’t Make Georgian Bay a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. U m e r O Experience and careful supervision is behind all © our products. We manufacture the best Limited Shingles, Sash, Doors and Waubaushene, Ontario Frames, Mouldings, Turned Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Manufacturers of High Grade j We can also quote you some close prices on ; rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch. Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. 14 | mM er If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we j have some good news for you. and L a t h S F. N. Wa pig, President. * R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. 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The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Inserted Point Saws quote from their letters. made for our mill.” take $100 in gold for it.” ‘First class, works fine.” Are you buying a new saw this winter? Then listen to Some of our friends may be over enthusiastic, but there what some other mill men say about the Simonds Saw. We you have their own words. Isn't it enough to cause you to ‘‘ As near perfection as one could be hesitate and learn more about the Simonds before buying any ‘‘Miles ahead of any other—would not other make? Really he who uses this saw profits much more ‘““Qur favorite saw in the mill.” by it than do we in selling it. 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MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. ; Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘“The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker”? is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted” and ‘‘For Sale’? advertisements. No. 6 Vol. 30 Toronto, March, 15, 1910 Tariff Matters—Negotiations Begun Lumbermen on both sides of the mternational boundary are watch- ing closely the developments at Ottawa and Washington in connection with the tariff situation. Negotiations up to date have been of the most encouraging nature and have assisted in creating a general belief that there is little likelihood of a tariff war being started. It is still necessary for Canadians, however, to stand firm and hold out for nothing short of absolute refusal to make concession to the United States in consideration cf thé being placed upon the minimum tariff list instead of the maximum. The Canadian Government is apparently taking a firm stand in the mat- ter and it behooves the Canadian people to back them up in every pos- sible manner. The opening negotiations at Ottawa in connection with the subject were exactly what one would have expected between the representatives of two important countries, Messrs. Emery and Pepper, who have been conducting negotiations at Ottawa on behalf of the United States Gov- ernment, were received with all the hospitality for which Ottawa is cele- brated. They were wined and dined, and the unofficial opening negotia- tions taking place over an enjoyable and informal dinner. The representatives of the United States were also entertained by vice- royalty and were finally given every opportunity to make themselves con- yersant with the Canadian tariff situation. A number of interviews were held between them and Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Hon. W. 8. Fielding, Canadian Minister of Finance. Expressions of friendliness were indulged in on both sides and the visitors were impressed with the fact that the sentiment of the Canadian people is strongly in favor of continuing the sant relations with the people of the United States which have pre- ed of late. They also could not have failed to realize that the people nada, in their hearts, do not believe that the tariff concessions which AND WOODWORKER 19 have been given to France can be fairly termed “‘undue discrimination”’ against the United States. realized that the people of Canada do not consider that they have re- It is safe to say also, that the visitors quickly ceived any important favor as a result of the recent reductions in the duty upon some Canadian articles going into the United States. These veductions have been made for the benefit of the American consumer, and whatever benefit Canadians may have secured has been only a neces- sary result. The visit of the United States representatives was for the purpose cf investigation solely. Upon their conclusions will be based the advice which they will tender to President Taft, whose duty it will be to declare It would be unwise to suppose that the mutual good-will which has prevailed at Ottawa and at whether Canada is to enjoy the minimum tariff. Washington will, of necessity, have the result which Canadians hope “Pace with honor,’ many complicating conditions which may make trouble, and the Presi- dent of the United States has a task which few will envy him. He is in an extremely delicate situation and his course is being closely studied by peoples and parties of the widest diversities of opinion. Canadians, how- ever, have fortunately no part to play in the matter unless the result for. is the desire of both countries, but there are should be unpleasant to them. The Timber Situation in B. C. Hon. W. J. Bowser, Attorney-General of British Columbia, in his recent speech upon the budget, referred at some length to the timber and lumber situations in the province. His remarks upon these subjects which were in part as follows, will be read with interest: “Two things mainly acounted for the great depression in the lumber trade which took place in the latter part of 1907, and continced more or less during 1908 and the earlier part cf 1909. periodically in times of prosperity; another was the partial failure in restricted a market One was overproduction, which recurs crops in the Northwest in 1907, which- seriouly already well supplied. Another contributing cause was the competition cf the spruce mills of Northern Saskatchewan, which for the first time began to be a factor in that market, and the flooding of prairie markets from the United States. During 1907, however, the market, owing to the abounding crops on the prairies, began to improve again, and may now be described as being in a normally healthy condition, with prospects of still further improvement, dependent, of course, upon the crop returns in the Middle West. and downs on account of variable conditions already hinted at, but in the The lumber industry is peculiarly subject to ups main, for obvious reasons, the lumber output must continue to expand. and when the Panama canal is completed we may look for such an impetus as will make it easily the most profitable of our staple industries, and the government, | may say, will see to it that as profits to the lum- bermen increase, the country will share proportianately im the revenues that should flow to the treasury from the splendid natural assets of our forests. Reverting to the question of special licenses, as to the wisdom of which a variety of opinions is held, and on account of which the govern- ment’s policy was serverely criticized, I may say that, we have no apol- ogies to make. The experience as to financial results has been most gratifying, and the great bulk of the evidence given before the Forestry commission goes to show that the policy is a wise one, the best, in the circumstances, that could be adopted. It is true, that under the tem- porary excitment of speculation, the system, until restricted by reserve of timber, was overdone; but it cannot be shown even at that, that the country has been the loser, rather has it been very considerably the gainer. It is a mistaken idea that because timber has been alienate: by license it is lost to the province. and this is where our opponents have been weak in their criticisms. In the ordinary way, the timber is not cut until it is required for legitimate commercial purposes. In the mean- time the treasury is receiving a splendid revenue from license tees. which otherwise it would not get at all. When the timber is cut the Government receives a substantial returm from royalties, which it has the power to increase, and which will increase as the profits to the lum- bermen increase. Even in regard to the excessive alienation complained of, in the excitement of timber prospectors to get claims, a good deal of land was staked, some of which may have been worthless, and a good deal is of a character that would not have been staked by bona fide f a * CT er. Je oe he 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER cruisers, and the Government reaped, and is still reaping, large revenues from such lands. I do not say that it is in the best interests of the coun- try that such land should be staked merely to sell, and that is one of the reasons why we stopped it, but I refer to it to point out that financially the country lost none of its assets as a consequence, but, on the other hand, made money by it. “T am not going to refer at length to the general timber policy of fhe Government. That matter is in the hands of the forestry commission, and we shall have, I hope, a complete and luminous report presented to us before the next session of the legislature upon which to base a per- manent and comprehensive code governing every phase of the forestry question. In the meantime, the chief commissioner of lands, acting upon an interim report of the forestry commission, decided to recommend tu the Government the making of the tenure of the special licenses per- petual or for as long a period as there is timber to cut. The evidence given before the commission, by independent as well as by interested jarties, was practically unanimous on that point as in the interests of the conservation of the timber ,and we now look forward to that co-opera- tion between the holders of timber and the Government as shall greatly tend to the objects we have in view—the best possible results to be ob- tained from a scientific husbanding of an asset that we hope to make perpetual. The fact that the holders of licenses will be entitled to renew from time to time until the timber has been taken off the land will offer no inducement to the licensee to slash or slaughter the trees in order to make the most of it during a restricted term of 21 years. The longer he holds it an] pays license fees the greater will be his desire to protect the Pulpwood Export—An Inexcusable Waste of Raw Material The export of pulp wood from New Brunswick, it is to be hoped, will be definitely prohibited by the Legislature in the near future. The Goy- ernment have intimated their intention of taking such steps, and it is to be hoped they will carry it out at the earliest possible opportunity. The securing of large tracts of pulp wood property in Canada by foreign companies who export the raw material, has become a serious matter. In New Brunswick, during recent years, the International Pulp & Paper Company have secured a number of important properties, including those of the W. Richards, E. Hutchinson and the Dalhousie Lumber Companies. These properties comprise a large number of square miles and, with the exception of the W. Richards Company, are all Crown lands, on which there is stumpage of $1.25 per M. feet and an annual niileage of $8 per square mile. The company have erected some modern plants for cutting and rossing the wood, after which it is exported by steamers to Portland, Me., whence it is taken to the company’s mills, which are situated several miles inland. This is a state of sffairs which in the first place should never have been allowed to develop. The pulp wood resources of Canada are much too valuable to allow them to be indiscriminately exploited for the benefit of a foreign people. The value of pulp wood is increasing rapidly with Burning the Slashings—Ontario Operators will Investigate There is a disposition among the owners of timber limits in Ontario, tc adopt a system of burning slashings in connection with their logging operations, in order to reduce the danger from fires. This question arises perennially and has frequently been discussed in a theoretical fashion without definite results. The reason for this is not far to seek. Lumber- men are not inclined to take steps to burn their slashings unless a general movement in this direction is taken. Individual efforts can be of no value and any money spent individually would be wasted. The logger might burn all his slashings and yet be in almost as much danger from fire as he was before, because on the adjoining limit the slashings might be left in the woods and cause a fire which would destroy his timber. In order to make it worth while for any timber owner to burn his slashings all other owners must take « similar step. The case is essentially one for Government action. If a law were passed making it compulsory to burn slashings during operaiions, there is no question that the effect would be a great reduction in the annual loss from fire, at a cost which would. be infinitesimal in comparison with the fire loss. Investigations have been made of late in the United States which depending upon the amount of hardwood that it was necessary timber and to co-operate with the Government in all measur conservation and reproduction of trees on forest areas. By the ment to the Land Act brought down by the chief commissioner th petuity of title in these special licenses is subject to terms and condition: that may from time to time be imposed by order-in-council, particu with reference to rentals and royalties, and the right has been by the Government to take back all areas suitable for agricultural poses and fit for settlement It will be seen, therefore, that the ests of the public have been protected in every way possible, and t long as these timber licenses are held the public will reap a reven portionate to the profits reaped by the lumbermen. I cannot at anticipate the report of the forestry commission, but we hope result of its recommendations that the whole subject will be with that a very complete and comprehensive code of forest reg will be put into effect, and that we shall have a forestry burea shed that in its scope and general character will, in ee the policy of this Government in regard to all its: departments, b ee modern and progressive in methods. “The industry last year, as I] have already stated, was p: The output of lumber for the whole of the province was, for 450,000,000 feet, and for the Mountain mills 325,000,000 feet, or ¢ of 755,000,000 feet, valued at $12,000,000; approximating the 1907, the banner year for British Columbia, viz., 846,000,000 100,000,000 feet in excess of 1908. At the present time the ou so favorable as to anticipate that the production of lumber for 1910 exceed that of any previous year in the history of Brtiish Columbi: the demand for raw material for paper-making and with the rapid! creasing supply. It will be necessary, therefore, for the provinces Canada and for the Dominion to watch their pulp wood resources wi a jealous eye, never permitting anyone to cut, when such cutting involv an injury to the reproducing power of the timber stands. It is little wv © der that the people of Eastern Canada are keenly anxious about th pulp wood resources and that they are backing up their Goyernmen efforts towards prohibiting the export of the raw material. The situation is briefly summed up by a Correspaaaaay of the “Gane ada Lumberman’”’ in the fcllowing words: “It seems a pity that wood is going from the province in practically a raw state, as, if it w manufactured here, it would give employment to a large number of m Our New Brunswick Government have been considering the manip: increasing the stumpage on wood exported in this way, but as y nothing has been done. Under the present tenure, the Crown fea sé here have still eight or nine years to run, and at the expiration of th a¥: time the Government will have to decide whether the lands shall be pi up to public competition as heretofore, or whether they should have thoroughly cruised, and give the present lessees (who have invested ly in plant, etc.), the chance of buying at the Government valuatio lead to an almost certain conclusion that the plan is not only feasible but advisable. Experiments recently made on the Cass Lake Indian r tion in Minesota brought out results which were in the nature of lution to many lumbermen. One large company made a contr the piling and burning of its slashings at the rate of 18 cents per M. | of logs. They found out later, however, that they could do the cheaper, and did so at a cost ranging from 15 to 30 cents per M. f The timber was white and Norway pine. Another company burned slashing on its private holding for 15 to 50 cents per M. feet, the v in making roads. Another company gave evidence to the effect the piling and burning of slashings could be done at 18 to 35 cent M. feet, and another company did the work at 50 cents per M. feet the Minnesota national forest, one-half white pine and one-half Nor the burning of slashings costs nothing because it clears the ground makes it easier to skid the logs. On this contract 5,000,000 feet of | were put in last winter at a cost of 22 cents per M. feet. One operator on the Cass Lake reservation burned his slashings as he cut his timber, figuring the cost at 20 cents per M. feet. In a rough winter the cost would have been 35 cents per M. feet. Another operator * testified that he burned slashings at a cost of 17 cents per M. feet, and he said that he would make a contract to burn slashings at 25 cents per M. feet of logs cut ,and would burn the heavy hardwood slashings at 50 cents per M. feet. From the evidence that has been obtained it is apparent that it would be necessary to give the loggers considerable latitude in the ap- plication of a law to make burning of slashings compulsory, on account Sir Lomer Gouin, Premier of Quebec, has added to the satisfaction of those who object to the export of pulp wood, by a definite statement that, ““The pulp wood cut from the Crown lands will not be allowed to leave the country in any cruder form than pulp.’”’ By manufacturing the pulp in Canada, instead of sending the wood abroad to be manufactured, Canadian industry will be extensively benefited. The benefit would be still greater and just as reasonable if the Government went still another step further, and allowed only the manufactured paper to be exported. A well known firm of lumber manufacturers in Nova Scotia, refer- ring to the duty upon lumber going into the United States, write to the “Canada Lumberman’”’ as follows: ‘‘The particular feature of general importance to the lumber trade at the present time, in which many pro- vineial shippers are interested, is the attitude to be taken by the Ameri- ean Government in regard to the imposition of the maximum duty and the effect it would have upon trade in this province. While we do not consider the American markets of especial importance in view of certain contracts that have been made for deliveries during the coming season at American points, it would materially affect the merchants if the maxi- mum duty were to be imposed.’’ Lumber grading is a matter in which there are few lumbermen who cannot still learn something to their advantage. Absolute honesty in grading is something which is hard to define, but it is certain that the nearer one comes to it the greater will be his profits. There are some dealers who think it is good business to grade their lumber in such a manner as to get rid of their off-grade stock to the very best advantage. The lesson of experience, however, will be that the man who makes the most of his off-grade stock is the man who always makes a point of put- ting a doubtful piece in the grade below. The reason for this is a simple piece of logic which often escapes the notice of the man with a grasping disposition who thinks that the secret of success is in always getting for his goods a little more than they are really worth. The retail dealer who _ does not go over his stock and try to advance it all a grade will have the least trouble with his customers and will probably make money while his competitors are having a hard time to make ends meet. Washington reports state that since the reduction in the tariff on lumber, only a small increase has occurred in the imports of Canadian lumber. “There is a lesson in the report of the Department of Commerce and Labor for those who urged the repeal of the lumber tariff with such great frenzy,’’ says a United States exchange. ‘‘Developments have shown that a slight increase in the movement of lumber across the Can- adian border has resulted from a reduction in the duty. The imports will never be great enough to affect lumber values materially. The out- put of the Canadian mills is estimated at somewhere between 3,000,000, - 000 and 4,000,000,000 feet. The product of mills of the United States ranges from 35,000,000,000 to 40,000,000,000 feet, and it is impossible for the smaller quantities completely to regulate the value of the larger. At the same time, the removal of the duty or its material reduction _ enables Canadian manufacturers, located on the lakes or having access to water or cheap rail transportation, to dump their low grade products into this country and further congest the markets.’ Apparently the pulp resolution which was carried by the Canadian _ Forestry Association at its recent convention in Fredericton had its CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 of the variations in conditions in different localities at different times of the year. Prevention of forest fires ig one of the most important factors in connection with the value of timber holdings. If a feasible method can be devised without prohibitive cost it will be a great boon to timber holders and it is of much interest, therefore, to learn that some of the large operators in Ontario are taking the matter up seriously. If their investigation proves that the plan is feasible—as it seems certain that it will—the Government should be able to see their way clear to make a practical test of the scheme. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers fangs drawn before passage. In its final form it is little more than a declaration that the time has come when something should be done to limit the cutting of lumber and pulpwood on Crown lands. Everyone knows already that this time has arrived and it would have been more in accord with a truly economic sentiment to pass a resolution calling for active measures to prevent the export of pulpwood in its unmanufactured state. It is reported that the mild nature of the resolution is a conces- sion to the feelings of those who are afraid of the result upon their trade with the United States. It is a pity that the feelings of a few should be allowed to override the interests of a large body, at a time when the mat- ter at issue is one of the utmost importance to the whole country. By permitting its deliberations to miscarry in this manner the Forestry Association leave themselves open to the criticism of failing to serve the true interests of the people whom they are expected to represent. “‘With the opening of tariff negotiations with Canada this week there is naturally considerable speculation as to what the outcome will be, especially so because of the rather firm attitude on the question already taken by the Canadian press Just now the newspapers in the Domin- ion are loudly maintaining that there is no undue discrimination against the United States in their tariff arrangements. In taking this stand the newspapers are backing up the attitude of the Laurier Government. We may therefore expect to see many arguments advanced within the next few weeks that the treaty with France contains nothing that can be held to be an undue discrimination against the goods of the United States. Just how this can be explained away we dare not venture to surmise, still we fcel safe in predicting that Canada’s French treaty will be shown to be due and not undue discrimination. ‘‘Because of the necessity on both sides for an amicable adjustment of differences, it is hoped that a settle- ment of these differences will be speedily arrived at, and that the hatchet that is now flourishing will be buried as effectively as it has been in the case of Germany ’’—The ‘‘Paper Trade Journal.”’ While strikes are in the air it is interesting to consider the strike of the shingle weavers which recently took place on Gray’s Harbor, Wash. When the increased duty upon Canadian shingles entering the United States was imposed, it became possible for the shingle manufacturers of Washington to consider improving the quality of their product, and they decided to do so. Then the shingle weavers found a grievance which in these days when the chief characteristic of business is improvement of methods, is rather astonishing. ‘lhe weavers claimed that under the new rules they were unable to make as much money as formerly, when the slipshod methods of cutting and packing prevailed. While this state- ment might be true, it was a strange illustration of the weakness of the position of the strikers. They were apparently unwilling to forego a tem- — porary advantage and could not see that if they allowed the manufactur- erg to turn out a better article than formerly, their dwn position would, in the end, be to that extent improved. The benefit is certain to be re- flected upon the employees in a short time, if they co-operate with the employers. The strike shows an entire lack of mutuality of interest ex: isting between the employees and the manufacturers, and is a striking ‘nstance of that lack of foresight which has done so much to interfere with the successful working out of the principles which have led to the development of trade unionism. There could of necessity be only one solution to the strike. It was contrary to the genius of modern business principles and could not succeed. /eiiae EE 22 Valuable Work done on an Ontario Company’s Limits—Mapping and Locating Information — Interesting Description of the Work—By Dr. B. E. Fernow Can foresters be of use to lum- bermen? This question is often Per NEEL T Tan ID vile asked, and by those least compe- JARS | || | Pack eat Doe tent answered in the negative. It seems most difficult to make people Wie realize that a forester is in reality GS nothing less (although he is some- thing more) than a lumberman, whose business is to secure revenue from the forest. The only differ- ence between the two is that the lumberman, as a rule, exploits his timberland wastefully, takes out what he thinks will pay him now, mest tartwonts SY #5 40 pt and leaves the property in poor aves condition — often, with the help of oN fire, a ruin—while the forester has the obligation to avoid waste and, as far as possible, to leave the pro- perty in a producing condition for the future. The lumberman works only for the present, figures only for the short run; the forester cal- culates on the long run. How far he may be able to live up to these obligations, how far he will allow the interests of the future to influ- ence his practice in the present will depend on economic conditions sur rounding each property. He will at least try to proceed in an order- ly, systematic manner; he will try te avoid waste an1 to secure closer ultilization, which appears a smal] matter, but in the aggregate produces tangible results; and he will leave or attempt to leave the woods in better shape for the future. The forester, then, is an educated lumberman, and why ehould he be less valuable in the woods than the less educated ? Here is where the ‘‘practical’? man puts in his spoke. According to » him, the education which a young man gets at the forest school is of no use. He knows only one kind of education himself, namely, the slow toilsome, uphill and narrow road of experience which he hag travelled. the most costly because slow; making him efficient, to be sure, for the narrow sphere in which he has worked, if he be of the right stuff, but not as efficient or as widely efficient as he might have been had he had bet- ter chances. a aw ZI a4) Over Blom) Smeoth Aut lop fe Thiok ee y 1 Yellow biohite . © Rurck As there are many roads to Rome, so there are many ways to secure an education. These practical men make the mistake in supposing that the young man coming from a professional school is, or at least thinks he is, educated for the business .and may, therefore, at once assume or attempt to assume a managership. Would you want a young medic just -from school to operate on your appendix? Would you engage a graduate issuing from the engineering courses to build the Quebee bridge? Do these men, indeed, think they are fit to undertake such tasks, or do they not go out engaging in subordinate positions to gather experience first ? Just as an engineering school does not turn out engineers, or a medical school physicians, but only men who are prepared to become engineers and physicians, so a forest school cannot expect to do more than prepare men to become foresters; experience, judgment, practical knowledge come only from practice and are te be learned in practice. But the man who has the mental training which a course in a university gives, or . cught to give, should be able—if he is otherwise of the right kind—to se- cure this practical knowledge in a short time when the opportunity comes ; and then his training will also tell in that he will be able to see and de- vise new ways, where the so-called practical man, who is lacking in the theory which leads to new practice, would continue in his old routine. If we merely state what the finished forester is to know, perhaps the lumberman may see that eventually such a man must be useful in the woods. Let me quote my own words as to what is finally expected of a forester : “Ae must. of course, know his trees, where and how they grow, their life history, and how much they produce. He must be able to survey, to describe, to measure an1 to estimate timber. He must know the character and use of wood and by-products in the various industries ow Lee = “¢ eee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Py a Good Pine Girth nage Hard w ner Ha R wh Prve land Spr Section of a Map Prepared by Forestry Students. ay He must be a consummate et: oe ox ger; he must know what i miller can produce from his what the manufacturer does y his products. He must know tc market it, and be fami LM. Be, teed we transportation problems. £1: th Zee Pas know more than his own | ae aie world in respect to forest and their supplies. He w derstand the relationship of whick may influence the - hc must be a seer into for. which he works. know how to handle w important of all he must 1] to reproduce his crop in dition than he found nat and this knowledge is difficult to attain, and «¢ perior judgment, for it i ly by planting, but by the cutting, the harvest old crop, that this must le must know how to pi crop against damage by sects, fungi, frost and dro how to advance it in ly, he must be a fi ultimate object of like that of any bu earning of a revenue; operations must be shov duce a profit. Since th element in the production of the forest crop defers the he period which is so distant as to change all economic conditions, confronted with a compound interest calculation, requiring a great of judgment in the choice of the factors to be used.” y Of course, the young student just studying or even wh college knows of these things, but ‘does not master them un had experience Yet, there are some things he can be employe confidence, just as the engineer student may do certain classes satisfactorily. MWe Wy Ali We ni Vile Spruce Swa mp. Mostly Flooded. Mapping out an Ontario Timber Limit The proof of the pudding is in the eating! What have fore cents done in the employ of luambermen ? Two summers ago, Mr. president of the Turner Lumber Company, employed three then in their junior year, as fire patrols and incidentally to s formation regarding his limits. He found the information so he discontinued their employment as fire patrols and let them all their time to mapping ard locating information regarding his In his letter after the work was finished, he stated: “We do not believe that we could hire a timber cruiser gineer in Canada who could get up a map as valuable to use for pose for which it will be used.. We sincerely hope that ne will be able to recommend to us students from your depar do similar work for us on this township and on others, as we are, to have all our holdings examined and maps made of them ir accurate and intelligent manner as the work performed by Better than words of praise, the same company did call for ; party of three men the following sunamer—thnas juniors. T ee did : For the purpose of securing information and details for a x country was travelled svstematicelly by the familiar method of ber estimator, viz., running, by means of compass and pacing, lines, whose ends were accurately located on the blazed lines of ivinal township surveys. This was considered the mcst convenient of looking over the whole area, and, at the same time, locating 1 fair amount of accuracy topographic and other features of the A sketch map was drawn in the field of the country traversed wh ning the line, and in camp, a continuous map was constructed b bining the information secured on the different lines. The final combined a sketch of topographic features, a description. of the chara of the ground and forest growth, and information designed to ags logging operations. Tn order to show clearly these details, the map | - drawn to a scale of eight inches to the mile—four times as large as the printed township maps. The skeleton of the map was formed by the outlines of lakes, swamps, and the courses of streams. On the remaining land surface, the hills, slopes, and valleys were indicated in such a way as to give a picture of the actual lay-out of the ground. Directly on the map were printed brief phrases indicating the composition of the forest, the occur- rence of important kinds of trees, especially pines, and the relative abundance of hardwoods and softwoods. The condition of the woods was also mentioned with regard te previous lumbering and merchantable con- dition of the trees. The character of the ground was noted, especially one district, which was near a settlement, the areas fit for farming were located, and for each lot, the percentage of its area of that character was determined. From this varied information, tables were made showing for each lot: first, the percentage of rocky country, farmland, swamp and water; and, again, the percentage of virgin, partially lumbered, heavily lumbered, and burned woodland. Practical Information Secured Of interest in connection with active lumbering there were indicated on the map the position of existing log roads, tote roads, camps, dams and other river improvements, etc. In the virgin areas the location of these same features as proposed for future operations was depicted. The watersheds, which were already indicated by the topography shown on the map, were drawn distinctly in order to block off the areas from which the timber would haul in one direction. On each of these areas the main hauling routes were approximately located, showing the necessary length cf haul and the general plan which the work of cutting, skidding, and hauling would have to follow The location of proposed new camps and tote roads was also shown. Such maps can be made for from $10 to $25, according to conditions. In virgin pine woods, the merchantable timber was estimated at the same time as the surveying was done. The basis for the estimate was the measurement of diameters of all merchantable trees on sample areas comprising 5 per cent. of the total area. In this method, which is spe- cially developed by foresters, a more or less accurate examination of a definite area sufficiently large and well distributed to give a correct and reliable average of the whole area is substituted for the judgment formed from general observation of the country travelled, which estimators use to a large extent, and which is only valuable when done by a man who has had long experience in the particular region. The sample areas were located along the compass lines, either in the form of a narrow strip the full length of the line or of quarter acre plots at different points. Varia- tions in height, defects. crookedness, etc., were duly allowed for when encountered in trees. A table showing the average number of board feet in trees of different diameters was constructed from careful mea- surements of felled or wind-blown trees. This gave the information necessary to compute the actual amount of timber on the sample areas. Then the timbered area in each lot was determined from the results of the survey, and by the use of the samples, the total amount of timber on each lot was obtained. The amount in each logging block was separately computed to show the amount tc come over each of the main hauling roads. The timber killed by a recent fire was also separately determined. To represent the distribution of the timber more graphically than in the tables summarizing the exact results of the estimates, water colors were used on the map to show the amount of timber on different areas. Different shades of green represent stands averaging less than 2.000 feet per acve, 2,000 to 5,000 feet, 5,000 to 10,000 feet, and over 10,000 feet. This added the final touch to the map. The Value of a Detailed Timber Map The design of such a map has in view its use by the owner or mana- ger of the limit, to give him right in his office at a glance, as much in- formation as could be given on paper, about his forest holdings. It is to assist him in directing his business and the operations in the woods with as much intelligence as possible, by representing to him this informa- tion, to obtain which he could not travel the ground in detail himself. It is clear that such a map, a sample portion of which is given here- with, must afford the owner a much more definite understanding of the reports brought to him by his employees of operations in the woods. The map by indicating the distribution of the timber and the direction of hauling routes, would show plainly the reasons for locating camps and tote roads in certain places, and would allow the owner to form an opin- ion of the wisdom of his foremen’s choices. The calculation of the prob- able cost of operations would be assisted as the average length of haul and other factors could be determined readily from the map. It should be borne in mind in considering this particular piece of work that it was done with certain ends in view, and that the method and scope of the work could be readily altered to meet new conditions of lo- eality, time, and expense, or to satisfy different demands on the part of the lumberman. This accentuates the advantage of having a work of this kind done by men with forestry training, whose education aims to e a broader outlook and greater adaptability to new methods by a arative study of methods followed in different regions. The lum- , therefore, hag in the trained foresters a class of men who can CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 28 Incidentally, during the work on the Turner Lumber Company’s limits, an estimate of the waste of high stumps was made, based upon the measurements of 4,356 trees on 390 quarter-acre sample plots dis- tributed over eight square miles. At present, the stumps are made two and one-half feet and over. The amount of good lumber that is wasted by that practice was found to be, allowing 20 per cent. for butt rot, 9.278,000. feet B.M. on the whole township, over 10 per cent. of the whole cut. The extra length of the tops left in the woods, when cutting stumps lower, would be more than balanced by the larger number of top logs which would be taken out. The total saving by a change of practice, it was figured, would amount at $10 stumpage, to the tidy sum of at least $92,770—worth while looking into! This represents over $4 per acre, which could be used to burn the brush for better protection of the future and still leave a handsome profit This is, to be sure, only one class of work. There are others in which these men, eager to learn and to show their worth, to bring intelligence into the woods, can be made useful. Sometimes this employment comes in most unexpected directions. I may be allowed to point out one, of which I have always been proud, namely, that of one of my former stu- dents, Mr. Asa S. Williams, who, graduating in 1902 from Cornell Uni- versity, has just come to Canada as manager of the logging department of the Allis-Chalmers Company at Montreal, introducing the Lidgerwood steam skidders. The Lidgerwood Company was alert enough to discover that a trained forester was the best man to judge forest conditions and the suitability of their various logging apparatus to the particular case, and after only two years’ experience Mr. Williams was advanced to the re- sponsible position, and can now give points to any experienced logger. If lumbermen would only realize that not less than 70 per cent. of their expense in producing lumber is spent in the woods, the importance of bringing this part of their business into greatest efficiency should eppear. So far the paper mill men have realized this more fully. The Rior- don Paper Mills have for two seasons employed a forest engineer (a graduate from the N. Y. College of Forestry at Cornell University) with a crew of eleven men to survey and plan their woods work, and the Laurentide Paper Company have done so for three years. Boston Market Somewhat Uncertain The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company, Boston, Mass., report under date of March 7th as follows: ‘‘The changes in lumber prices have not been very great lately. The general trend of the market here is a little uncertain at the present time. We think things look fairly good but the drop in the stock market a little while ago set everybody to think- ing and wondering what was coming, and it has made strongly for con- servatism. People are not taking on large contracts ahead as they would otherwise, and general business has slackened up to some extent, still we are having a good fair lumber trade and haven’t much to complain of. The only thing that seems to have shown much of any inclination to advance lately seems to have been hardwood flooring. There have been decided advances in nearly all grades of maple and birch flooring, par- ticularly maple. “Shingles seem to have been at their worst. We were obliged to make some quotations a little lower than before, in fact in one instance where parties pressed a car on the market to be sold we know of extras being sold as low as $3.35 Boston rate, New Brunswick shingles. Since the advance in the duty on shingles there have been more red cedars coming into this section from Washington and less from British Columbia. The advance in duty has had a very serious effect on the business in B. C. shingles here, and if things keep as they are we should judge they might be very largely shut out of this market, as the prices are higher than they are on the Washington shingles and Washington mills have gradually learned to put about as good an article on the market. Spruce plank and dimension timber is selling hard and random is lower.’’ White Pine Prices Advanced at Minneapolis | Minneapolis manufacturers have made a move for higher white pine prices. Changes in the price list are not considered important in respect to inch common lumber, but mainly affect inch finish, thick se- lects, siding, piece stuff and timbers. B select inch finish, at the advance, is quoted at $65 and $70 a thousand; inch shop common, $27; No. 1 thick shop, $48 and $50.50; B and better siding, $30, and C and better Norwal siding, $20 a thousand. In the piece stuff, or framing dimen- sion list, the advances were: 2x4-16, $1; 2x4-20, $2; 2x8-20, $1; 2x12- 18, $1; 8x12-16, $1, and 4x10 and all large timbers, $1. LEight-inch No. 8 boards were reduced 50 cents; 12-inch No. 2 boards, 14 feet long, ad- vanced $2.50; 12-inch, No. 2 boards, 10 to 20 feet long, inclusive, ad- vanced $1, and 12-inch No. 3, 50 cents. No. 2, 4-inch 16-foot fencing, was advanced $1; 4-inch, No. 2, 16-foot, reduced $1; 4-inch, No. 3, 10-foot and longer, advanced $1. Advances on inch finish in the several grades, including shop common, ranged from $1 a thousand in the com- mon grades to $4.50 for B selects. Advances in third selects ranged from $1 for No. 3 to $3 for B select and better. Select common white pine piece stuff was advanced from $2 for 2x6 to $8 for 2x12. in, _ a ee ee ee ; ; 24 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER an ie Lumber News From Maritime Provinces Less Cold Weather than for Sixty Winters Back — Spring Toning-up in Pro- gress Among the Mills—St. John Shipments of Lumber—-Forestry Resolutions The unseasonable weather in the maritime provinces during the win- ter season which is just about over has caused a great deal of concern to the manufacturers and to the trade in general. One firm who manu- facture extensively in Nova Scotia, deal with the subject in a letter to the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman”’ as follows: ‘“The nature of the winter, both in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has been such as to seriously cur- tail the annual cut. While the cut in Nova Scotia is, we take it, around the 500,000,000 mark, and hag been that quantity for a number of years, we doubt if more than one-half that amount will be secured during the present season. Not in sixty years have we had as little cold weather and frost as during the present winter. During the latter part of Janu- ary our lakes broke up after 9 long continued rain, and boats were plying on them carrying supplies to various points where usually supplies are conveyed by teams over ice 12 to 18 inches thick. All lowlands and swamps are impassible and only those whose timber is on high, dry ground can log to any advantage.’ Trade Notes—Mill Owners Making Improvements Messrs. C. E. Crowe and Ira S. Crowe are building a double cutting band sawmill at Brooklyn, Hants Co., N.S. Messrs. Dickie & McGrath, of Tusket, Yarmouth Co., N.S., are kuilding a new sawmill to replace the one lost by fire in the early part of 1909. Clark Bros., lumber dealers, Bear River, N.S., will commence a thorough toning up of their mill during the present month and complete it early in April. St. Croix Lumber Company, Limited, Halifax, N.S., have just com- pleted and are now operating a ground wood pulp plant with two grinders in conjunction with their business. Mr. John Millard, lumber manufacturer, of Liverpool, N.S., reports under recent date that there has been very little lumbering going on in his part of the province during the past winter. This is the ‘result largely of the mild open and broken weather which has prevailed. He estimates that the cutting of timber for that district during the past winter will not exceed 60 per cent. of the average cut. Messrs. Blackadar & Company, Meteghan Station, N.S., have bought the limits of John W. Lowe & Son, at Aylesford, N.S., which amount to about 4,000 acres. The purchase also includes a new mill. Messrs. Blackadar & Company are overating this property and it is reported that J. W. Lowe & Son, Limited, are looking at two other properties in Nova Scotia, one of which they will probably buy for immediate operations. The Campbell Lumber Company, Limited, Weymouth Bridge, N.S., contemplate installing an electric plant at their upper site, known as Sissiboo Falls, to generate electricity for their lower pulp mill and supply light for the neighboring towns. ‘They also intend to increase the capacity cf their dams in order to give a continual flow of water during the dry season. This will enable them to increase their pulp mill, installing new machinery such as sliver screens and save-all, so as to utilize their waste completely. With this new machinery the company will have one of the most economical plants in Canada. Mr. Geo. Rawlings, lumber manufacturer of Musquodoboit Harbor, N.S., has recently completed a number of additions and improvements tc his mill. The power has been changed from water to steam. For- merly the mill was driven by two 86- inch turbine wheels. The power was so uncertain that a new 125 h.p. boiler and a 100 h.p. engine were sub- stituted, which are now giving good satisfaction, cutting between two and three million feet per year. Mr. Rawlings has also added a new im- proved rotary. The other machinery includes a patent edger, two trim- mers, lath machine, shingle machine, a large planer, and a moulding machine. The annual cut on the Musquodoboit river is about 10,000,000 feet of spruce, hemlock and pine, which is manufactured into deals, di- mension stuff, boards, laths, shingles and planed, grooved and tongued spruce, hemlock and flooring. Resolutions Passed at Forestry Convention Among the resolutions passed at the recent convention of the Can- adian Forestry Association were the following : ‘‘Resolved, that the association endorses the project set forth in the report of the parliamentary committee of the House of Commons recom- mending that the available forest land upon the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains be converted into a permanent reserve.’ ‘Resolved, that in the opinion of the forestry convention the Dom- inion Government should pass more stringent laws to compel railway companies to take more precautions to prevent forest fires along the line of their railways, and also that the Intercolonial and the Prince Edward ft OY a Island Railway should be placed in the same position as other railway and that these railways should have to conform to the fire laws of f#l eeveral provinces through which they passed, and that the Intercoloni Railway and Prince Edward Island Railway should carry the fire dens free of charge and drop them at any pomt where they desire.”” — “Resolved, that this convention urge upon the Dominion G ment and the Governments of the several provinces the necessity serving the timber lands at the headwaters of the rivers and streams s as to maintain the regular flow of water.’ A recommendation was also passed that the executive of the . ciation should be instructed to take into consideration the appoi of a committee of five members to study the advisability of having versal log’ rule for the whole Dominion. Recent oe ae from St. ee Vese] and Destination ‘Ga Feb. 19—Peter C Shultz, New Haven.. 185,569 feet spruce deals 450,000 spruce lath 125,000 cedar shingles Feb. 19—Lavonia, Las Palmas .......... 314,628 feet pine and spruce Feb. 21—Canada Cape, South Africa ... 229,895 feet spruce deals 476,520 feet pine boards ~ Feb. 22—Manch’r Mariner, Manchester. . 248, 587 feet spruce deals Feb. 22—Rebecca M. Walls, New York.. 402, 739 feet spruce boards, ete. 83, 436 feet pine plank Feb. 23—Stella Maud, Quincy, Mass.... 27, 977 feet spruce boards 1,000, 000 shingles Feb. 23:-—lLake Michigan. = ..-.+. asec 333, 989 feet spruce deals Feb. 23—Tunisian, Liverpool ........... 327, 931 feet spruce i Feb. 24—Salacia, Glasgow ............. 37,867 plank Feb. 25—Dunmore Head, Dublin ....... 144, ,661 feet deals Feb. 25—Bengore Head, Belfast ....... 95,991 spruce deals Mar. 1—Manch’r Importer, Manchester. .1,087,751 spruce deals Mar. 2—Sardinian, London and Havre.. 50,572 spruce deals Query and Comment I wish to install a band mill for sawing spruce and pine. I want to put in an 8-foot wheel with 12-inch saws, or 14-inch. What speed would you give saw, also what pitch and what space on the teeth? What tension is best to use? Would you carry your saws straight on the back? I also want a 6-foot band resaw. What size of saws and speed would you use? The speed of a saw for an 8-foot wheel with a 12 or 14-inch. would be 8,000 to 10,000 feet per minute, the general practice be about 9,000 feet. The proper pitch is a matter of opinion. As to space of the teeth, this will vary from 144 to 2 inches, depending up the pressure of the saw. It would be best to leave this to the mill men to determine, as they should know the requirements exactly. For cut- ting spruce, however, it is necessary to have a saw with a good cle ance. The proper tension is also a difficult matter to determine wit careful consideration of the particular circumstances. It will depend largely upon the filer and the condition in which he keeps his saws. It will also depend upon the speed. In general, however, the following d li- rections can be depended upon: At 9,000 feet per minute a 12-inch saw at 15 gauge, will require 6,769 pounds strain, and a 14-inch saw, 15 gauge, 7,897 “pounds. At 10,000 feet, a 12-inch saw, 15 gauge, will require 7,520 pounds strain, and a 14-inch saw, 15 gauge, 8,775 pounds stra: As to the question, ‘‘would you carry your saws straight on back ?’” impossible to answer this as the question is somewhat obeure. [If it : fers to the advisability of using a double cutting band mill, the 1 conditions would govern the matter largely. In most cases, ho the double cutting mill is to be recommended on account of its capacity. For detailed information on this subject read the article double cutting band mills in the ‘“Canada Lumberman’’ of March 1 In regard to the band resaw, we understand that the largest made in Canada has a 5-foot wheel, which is considered large enough the largest mills. The size of the saw for such a resaw is 7 inches. T speed is 500 revolutions per minute. For a 6-foot band resaw the of the saw would be 6 inches and the wheel should be run at 425 : lutions per minute. Mr. M. M. Stearns, of Wynyard, Sask., has sold his lumber business tc the Beaver Lumber Company, and has moved to Hutchinson, M to manage his father’s lumber yards in that district. Mr. B. D. Brans- combe is representing the Beaver Lumber Company at Wynyard. ~ = Ly —-._ . . - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 26 A Uniform Log Rule for Canada Interesting Proposal Brought Up at Forestry Con- vention — Inconsistencies of Present Systems Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ : At the forestry convention recently held at Fredericton, some men- tion was made of a Canada log rule tor use throughout the Dominion, but the matter was not discussed. This seemed to the writer a good suggestion, and he would be interested to know what other lumbermen think of it. In New Brunswick, the contents of a log nine inches in diameter inside the bark at the top end is three times its length in feet, ten inches four times its length, eleven inches five times its length, twelve inches six times its length. Obviously this is not an equitable rule, as it bears too hard on the buyers of small logs, and every tree has one small log, however large the tree may be. If the difference in scale between a 12-inch log and one of 11 inches is equal to the length of the log, cer- tainly the difference between a 10-inch log and one of 9 inches must be less. _ The Quebec rule is much more favorable to the millman, and as both provinces meet in competition in the world’s market, Quebec has greatly the advantage, especially when the difference in stumpage charges on Crown lands is considered. Will you invite comment through your columns? SUBSCRIBER. The views of readers of the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman”’ upon this subject are invited for publication. The Georgian Bay Canal Situation _ Ottawa, March 10—The lumber interests of the Ottawa valley were especially concerned in the renewal of the appeal to the Dominion Gov- ernment to do something to ensure the starting of the Georgian Bay Canal, made by the Canadian Federation of Boards of Trade and Muni- cipalities on March 2nd. The result was what was expected. Sir Wil- frid Laurier reaffirmed the statement made by the Finance Minister recently in the House, that there was not yet enough money at the dis- posal of the Government to give the necessary aid to such an enterprise, on account of the large obligations involved in the construction of the Transcontinental and. Hudson Bay Railways. No company would under- take the work without a Government guarantee of bonds, and this he was not prepared to sanction. ‘“‘My only regret is that we cannot start to-morrow,”’ said Sir Wilfrid, asserting his strong approval of the scheme. He added that the improvement since the last financial crisis warranted him saying that there was no reason apparent why the canal should not be soon started. Hon. Charles Murphy, Secretary of State, regarded the building of the conservation dams along the route as commencing the project. Hon. William Pugsley’s view was that the portion between Ottawa and Montreal should first be built and then the stretch between French River and Lake Nipissing. Before the deputation saw the Government, the Federation passed a resolution reaffirming its position with regard to the canal. Mr. Peter White, of Pembroke, blamed the members for not contributing more money for the purpose of educating the public to the advantages of the canal. Only a thousand dollars had been subscribed, while ten times that amount was needed. In order to raise more money the membership fees of the Federation were raised from: Municipalities and corporations. $10 to $50; Boards of Trade, $20 to $100; firms and corporations, $10 to $50; individuals, $5. Mr. Peter Whelen was re-elected president of the Federation, and Mr. Arthur J. Forward, secretary. Insurance Bill Passed by the Senate -Uttawa, March 10—The Senate to-day passed the third reading of the insurance bill. The measure was subjected to a couple of hours dis- cussion, but there was not a word of dissent against the amendments which relieved premium payers from the onerous 15 per cent. tax on premiums when they insure with foreign unlicensed companies. A few changes were made in the Act, but nearly all related to life insurance. The bill now goes to the House of Commons and, in the natural course of events, will be sent to the banking and commerce committee of that chamber. Clause 1389 as now amended is as follows: “Notwithstanding anything in this Act contained, any person may insure any property situated in Canada with any British or foreign un- licensed insurance company or underwriters, and may also insure with persons who reciprocally insure for protection only and not for profit; and any property insured or to be insured under the provisions of this section may be inspected and any loss incurred in respect thereof ad- ' yusted; provided such insurance is effected outside of Canada and with- out any solicitation whatever, directly or indirectly, on the part of such company, underwriters or persons by which or whom the insurance is made. 2. Every person so insuring property situated in Canada shall make a return to the superintendent, giving the location and a brief descrip- tion of the property insured, the amount of the insurance, and whether _ insured in Lloyds, or some similar association, or in mutuals, reciprocal or other class of insurers, such return to be made by delivering or mail- ing it in a registered letter, addressed to the superintendent not. later than the first day of March in each year for the year ending on the pre-. ceding 3lst day of December. “3. Blank forms for such statements shall be supplied by the super- intendent. “4. Default in compliance with the requirements of paragraph 2 of this section by the insured shall subject him to a penalty of $10 for each day during which default continues, recoverable and applicable in the manner prescribed in sub-section 2 of section 69 of this Act.’’ The permission given to outside companies to.send inspectors to ex- “mine properties “‘insured or to be insured” will be to the insurance ““deration in Canada the most objectionable of all the changes. Thew Jaimed before the committee that every inspector or adjuster of a for- eign company was virtually an agent. Still the committee could not find a practicable way of carrying on insurance without a system of inspec- tion, even before insurance was entered into. Death of Mr. S.R. Higgins Mr. Samuel Ruddell Higgins, travelling salesman for the Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, died on Tuesday, March 15th; at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, after a brief illness. The news of his death will be. learned with much regret by many warm friends whom he had made throughout the lumber trade in Ontario. Mr. Higgins was one of the most genial characters upon the road, and his visits were looked forward to by all whom he favored with a call. He started in the lumber business with the firm of McCraney, McCool & Wilson, of Toronto. After being with them a short time, he became so conversant with the business that _he was sent out on the road Some time later Mr. Higgins joined the staff of the Victoria Harbor Company, of Toronto, and with the exception of about two years, during which time he was associated with J. G. Cane & Company, wholesale lumber dealers of Toronto, he represented the Victoria Harbor Company as their travelling sales agent. The late Mr. Higgins was a well known member of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. He was also a promin- ent Mason, being a member of Zetland Lodge. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. Higgins was 51 years of age and unmarried. J. M. Musson, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Leeds, England, reports that, providing prices are competitive, there would appear to be an outlet in this district for the sale of vehicle wood stock of Canadian manufacture. At present some of these goods are made locally, but, at the same time, there are importations, chiefly from the United States, the trade, so far as this district is concerned, being in the hands of a few reliable merchants who would be interested to learn what Canadian manufacturers may have to offer in this direction. It is, perhaps, hardly necessary to state that the timber should be of prime selected quality, wheel spokes being preferably in oak; rims from hickory or white oak, and the hubs either from rock elm or oak. Bent and straight shafts, poles, felloes and whole wheels are further lines, the sizes and dimensions varying in accordance with the kind of vehicle for which they may be intended. Mr. Dwight J. Turner, of the Turner Lumber Company, Toronto, attended the convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ As- sociation at Cincinnati on March 2nd and 3rd. Mr. Geo. B. C. Sharp, the well known lumberman of Moose Jaw, Sask., has purchased a ranch from the chief of police of Revelstoke. The Burrard Lumber Company, Limited, have appointed H. A. Rob- son chief agent in Manitoba. The Rat Portage Lumber Company, under recent date, report that the demand for all grades of stock is increasing very rapidly and that prices are being firmly held, with a probability for increases in the near future. The indications, they say, are that this will be one of the largest, if not the largest, building years in the history of Winnipeg. Conse- quently the outlook is for 1 very large demand for lumber and corre- spondingly high prices. Mr. T. F. Paterson, one of the delegates from the British Columbia coast mills to the recent convention of retailers in Winnipeg, has re- turned to Vancouver. Jn an interview referring to his trip Mr. Paterson said: ‘‘Prospects for business have, I think, never been better for west- ern lumbermen in the prairie provinces. The meeting of the retail jumbermen was largely attended from all parts of the country. Those present were very optimistic as to the outlook for business on the prairies - during the year. In fact every man is a booster; they all have the Van- couver spirit down there. The greatest development in the history of the world will, I think, take place in the prairie west during the next 15 years.”’ A correspondent of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ in a recent letter asked for information regarding the proper methods of storing hardwood flooring. He stated that his firm had received complaints about their fiooring, notwithstanding that it had been stocked in upper bins away | from the ground and the best care taken of it. They believe that they have the best, or one of the best, lumber sheds in Ontario. Their floor- ing is stored on the second storey to keep it as far as possible from the ground, and notwithstanding this, after it had been in stock for a month or so and was taken to the building where it was to be laid, there was a shrinkage and consequently a great deal of trouble. The proper method of handling hardwood flooring is a question which | has occupied the thought of a great many manufacturers. The difficulty caused by shrinkage is a most troublesome one, yet it has been success- fully overcome by many manufacturers. With a view to obtaining the results of practical experience letters were addressed by the ‘Canada Lumberman’’ to a number of manufacturers in Canada asking for their views upon the matter, and they are practically unanimous in stating that the only vause for shrinkage after a floor has been laid, is that the flooring has absorbed moisture while in the warehouse and possibly also ‘2 the building where it is used. One of the most frequent causes of shriakage in flooring after it has been laid is the habit of putting flooring | in a new building »efore it has been properly dried out. This is an evil which is entirely beyond the control of manufacturers of flooring, and which is almost certain to result in the flooring absorbing moisture from the building. At a later period, when the building is dried, the flooring will of necessity shrink. These views and a number of others which are of practical interest to all who are in the business of manufacturing hardwood flooring are expressed in the letters received by the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ upon the subject. Among the letters received were the following : The Bryan Manufacturing Company, Limited, Collingwood, Ont.: We are not manufacturing hardwood flooring at present, therefore have not given the matter much consideration. Of course we handle quite a lot of hardwood flooring and have had consider- able experience in using it and know that any kiln dried lumber, and especially hardwood, is very susceptible to moisture and should not be put in any build- ing until the plaster is perfectly dry. Most of our good work is smoothed up and filled before it leaves the factory, which is the only way you can ensure it not absorbing moisture and swelling. If hardwood flooring is kept on hand after it is manufactured, the building it is stored in should be heated, as this is the only way we know of that it can be kept from swelling and shrinking again after it is laid in a warm building. John Piggott & Sons, Chatham, Ont.: It is quite easy to account for hard- wood flooring shrinking after being manufactured. The air in the good shed that your subscriber speaks of must be drier than the air in the place that it came from before being manufactured. If his lumber had been properly kiln dried, instead of shrinking, he would undoubtedly have been troubled with it swelling. To keep dry material in a proper shape, it should be kept at a proper temperature, that is about the same temperature and humidity, as it may be expected to be in when used. By properly drying and filling the pores of the wood and then putting a finish on the four surfaces, namely, both sides and the edges, thereby closing the pores of the wood, you can in a measure prevent shrinking and swelling, but even when that is done, if there is a superabundance of sap and water in the material used it will eventually shrink if kept in a dry building. I can give . you an illustration: ‘I had a walnut chair in my house for four years, without | showing any signs of shrinking. One night some person left it near a register, | which started a joint in the centre of the seat. Next winter the joint opened the whole length. Watching that chair carefully, I found that in the winter season (when the air is drier than in the summer months) it shrinks, and swells again in the summer, and this varies from 1-16 to 1-8 of an inch. I have had this chair now some 25 years, and the variation still continues, although well finished and polished: it is affected by climatic changes. I would advise your subscriber to season his hardwood flooring better than he has formerly done and keep it in a dry building, and he will find that he will be troubled a little with swelling instead of shrinking. To keep it properly he should have it in a closely covered building and kept dry and continually at about an even temperature. A Toronto Manufacturer: It would be impossible for me to suggest any- thing without seeing the conditions under which your subscriber is working, also the way he handles his stock, but from what I can gather from your letter, I would say that if the lumber is thoroughly dried through to the centre (not baked in a kiln), and_left ten hours after coming out of the kiln to cool off before machining, he should not have the difficulty that you speak of. John Harrison & Sons Company, Limited, Owen Sound, Ont.: We find that bardwood flooring gives best satisfaction when taken promptly from machine to building, and also find it necessary in this territory to carry steam heat in the flooring warehouse. There is no doubt that hardwood flooring will absorb moisture from the air unless the dampness is removed by the air being heated. The trouble referred to by your customer is no doubt caused by the fact that the flooring absorbed a certain arount of moisture while in his warehouse and probably also in the building where it was used. The absorption of this moisture will cause the Iumber to swell a little and it will afterwards, when the building is heated, shrink back to its original size. While we think hardwood flooring should be kept in a heated atmosphere 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i i The Proper Care of Hardwood Floorin : How to Prevent Shrinkage and Swelling—Methods adopted by Leading Manufac- turers—Trouble Frequently the Result of Laying in Buildings Before they are Dried ~ until laid, there is no doubt but that hardwood flooring and finish is being into new buildings before the buildings are thoroughly dried out. A Manufacturing Firm, who wish not to have their name publish I'looring warehouses should be steam heated, but flooring that is prop dried will not shrink in a month’s storage. If it does, it is not prope dried. Flooring should swell, not shrink; if it is dried properly it shrink. It is impossible. There must be moisture in the wood te shrink, therefore if the moisture is all dried out it cannot shrink, z stored in a warehouse when kiln dried, and absorbs moisture, it wi your subscriber’s flooring shrinks, there is only one cause: the lum dry. Geo. Rathbone, Toronto, Ont.: Your subscriber states that he store house for his flooring, and he uses the second storey to keep sume the store house is properly enclosed to protect the flooring { mosphere. If such is the case, the shrinkage may not arise from in the building, but if the store house is exposed to the atmosph way, the kiln dried flooring wil! absorb the moisture and this will « swell. Consequently, when the flooring is put down in a dry buil naturally shrink again. : My own experience is as follows: I thoroughly kiln dry all my lumber before it is worked into fooring. After it is worked I put storeroom over my boiler house. This room is entirely free from moist I find it a good place to keep kiln dried materials in. Some of the that make a specialty of hardwood flooring have store houses bui for storing their kiln dried hardwood flooring. These store houses heated. This system is a very good one and excludes any possibility affecting the lumber. Oftentimes manufacturers of hardwood flooring a wood finish have complaints made about their lumber shrinking, w not to blame, the fault arising from causes over which they have 1 For instance, a manufacturer may send a consignment of kiln drie trim, doors, etc., to a new building the materials having been f great care and having left the factory in excellent condition. The which the materials are intended is not in a fit condition to receive has not been properly dried out, and consequently when the kiln terials, that are very susceptible to moisture, are put into a dz they absorb moisture very quickly and swell. After a time, when dries out, the lumber shrinks back to the original size it was when to the building, and the manufacturer is blamed for the shrinkage. It is impossible to dry lumber to meet all conditions. Take, as an a consignment of hardwood flooring for a dwelling house. Properly it is put down in the chambers apartments and it stands all right, e¢ around the radiators where the heat is the greatest. Then you con ground floor, and the flooring will be all right if there is a dry bi cept the portion that is laid over the furnace room, and this part shrinks, as the heat under that part of the floor is greater in the than any other part of the building. Another difficulty with kiln dried flooring sometimes arises, when it | too near the ground. It absorbs the moisture to such an extent buckle up. Then the manufacturer gets into trouble because it is too JT have stated before, 1t is impossible to dry lumber to meet all condi if the manufacturer exercises all the care that is possible in. the | and care of the lumber, he has fulfilled his part. If the owners and will see that their buildings are properly dried out before they put ¢ hardwood flooring, they will get better floors and less shrinkage. The Boake Manufacturing Company, Limited, Toronto: Unless the floor is stored in a warehouse that is heated to at least the temperature of the ing in which the floring is to be used, it will absorb moisture, and w jected to the heat will again shrink. The flooring does not necessarily moisture in consequence of it being piled near the ground, but will on day absorb the moisture if piled in the top of a three or four-storey unless there is sufficient heat to counteract the effect of the damp The Georgian Bay Shook Miils, Limited, Midland, Ont.: While it is able that the party who handles hardwood flooring does not take ey caution to keep the dampness from the stock, yet it is a pretty well s that most of the so-called kiln dried hardwood is only partly dried, More material is not given proper treatment as it passes through the dry ki . it never give satisfaction . fi The Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company, Limited, Hunts There are a great number of persons who have handled lumber p: their lives, men who are not kickers, who are liable to feel bitter to manufacturer before they have disposed of the first car of kiln dried flooring which they put into stock. The trouble usually arises from chasers not realizing that when hardwood is kiln dried it should ; posed to a damp atmosphere until after it 1s placed in the floor and oi When flooring is thoroughly kiln dried every particle of moisture out. The sap and heart contain greater and less amounts of moisture one strip may contain both heart and sap, the lumber is uneven when out of the kiln. The machines dress this steck, making it straight 2 in thickness and perfectly smooth, and when it arrives at its des may be, and probably is, stored in a shed a few inches from the grou with one entire side of the shed open, or what is equally bad, put into building with the first coat only of plaster on, and allowed to stand couple of weeks. The result is that a fur arises all over the wood. T absorbs more moisture than the heart and twists the flooring. The ~ swells larger and the groove smaller, and the flooring will not lay without 2 deal of extra work. If the building is warm before the floor is laid a it may have shrunk, to make a very unsightly floor. Kiln dried flooring or hardwood lumber will absorb moisture as quick salt, and if dealers wish to make a success of handling hardwood flooring will find it necessary to store it in a perfectly dry room with a considera space between the ground and the flooring, and during the fall and spri other wet seasons, the storeroom should be artificially heated. Kiln « Hooring should be oiled as quickly as possible after being laid on the floor. a a aa - * & Seasonable Activity at Montreal Early Opening of Navigation will Stimulate Trade— Decidedly Firmer Conditions in the Lath Situation Montreal, March 10—The prospect of an early opening of the navi- gation season in the harbor of Montreal is being hailed with delight in lumber circles. The unusually short winter season and the non-forma- tion of an ice bridge at Cap Rouge, lends strength'to the report. In Lake St. Peter only 18 inches of ice have formed, as compared with 30 inches in former years From the office of the Shipping Federation, which is in constant touch with the conditions existing in the Gulf, report comes that at West Point and South Point the ice is closely packed, but at Southwest Point, near Anticosti, it is broken everywhere and is moving westward. In the harbor of Mortreal, the usual conditions exist, although the ice is much thinner. The main channel is open to Victoria Bridge. On the whole, the reports indicate that the river is fairly open. Navi- gation will shortly be open from Quebec to Three Rivers, and from the ‘present outlook boats will be able to ply between Montreal and Quebec by the end of the present month, with general navigation open by the middle of April. The lumber market in this district is gradually assuming a brighter aspect. Considerable trading is reported in the various classes of lumber although at this season of the year there is a tendency on the part of retailers to withhold their orders for the coming season’s needs until a later period, on the expectation of making their purchases at Jower figures than wholesalers offer them at present. With the extent of building operations that have continued through- out the winter season in Montreal, wholesale dealers are at a loss to understand why retailers are not ordering more freely. The logical con- clusion would be that the latter are working off their old stocks. On good authority we are informed that a deal was recently put through, whereby a large mill cut of spruce was sold at a figure slightly in advance of those obtainable last year. ‘The prospect for a satisfactory tariff settlement is having a buoyant effect upon the market at the present time. With the issues at stake successfully dealt with, the present year should prove an excellent one to the lumber trade. However, aside from the effect which the tariff arrangements will have, we must not overlook the especially bright pros- pect of a good building year in the Montreal district, which should result in the consumption of unusually large quantities of lumber, required for building purposes. Spruce in all grades is reported to be moving quite freely, and pine lumber, with the exception of ‘‘O’’ culls, is in excellent demand. Lath continue to be in good demand and those who have held on to their stocks are beginning to realize the price for which they were hold- ing out. An advance upon present quotations would not come as a great surprise. The better grades are especially scarce and on these prices are showing an advance of about 50 cents over last year’s quotations. Personal and Trade Notes from Quebec Provinces A fire that is thought to have originated from an overheated steam pipe, utilized for the purpose of drying lumber, recently caused damage ‘to the extent of $7,000 in the lumber yard of the Gignac Lumber Com- pany, Limited, Quebec, Que. Mr. P. D. Gordon, of the firm of Mason, Gordon & Company, re- cently returned from an extensive business trip through Western Canada to the coast. Mr. Gordon reports an exceedingly optimistic feeling in lumber circles throughout the British Columbia district. Mr. S. Cole, of Nantel, Que., gave the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ a friendly call while in Montreal last week. Mr. Cole has mills at both Nantel and Morrison, Que. This year his cut of birch comprises 4,000,- 000 feet of logs, and Mr. Cole states that he has arranged for their dis- posal to a well known firm of lumber exporters. Mr. F. M. Libby, representing the Champion International Company, of Lawrence, Mass., recently visited Quebec City and completed ar- rangements for the purchase of an extensive timber limit. The company are manufacturers of coated papers for the American market. The limit purchased by this company was the property of Mr. E. Joly de Lotbin- iere, at Pointe aux Plateau, about 25 miles from Quebec City. J. & W. Duncan, manufacturers and wholesale and retail lumber dealers, Montreal, have bought new premises ,and have moved their yard and office to 1833 Ontario street east, adjoining the C.P.R., on the property formerly owned and occupied by the Mount Royal Box & Lum- ber Company, and by Antoine Viens. They will continue their retail and wholesale lumber business at the new address. Having a railroad siding in the yard and a mill for preparing the lumber and making mould- ings, they will be well equipped to give their customers good satisfaction and attractive prices. : The increase in value of property on the St’ Maurice river is shown y the recent value put on land owned by the Gres Falls Lumber Com- ‘the Canadian Northern Railway Companies. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 pany by the city. This year’s figure shows a valuation of $80,300, as against $66,100 for last year, or an increase of over 20 per cent. The base for the valuation was $175 per acre. This shows the importance cf Three Rivers as a centre of the lumber trade. To-day it is almost impossible for an outsider to buy mill site property on the St. Maurice. as the lumber companies already hold all available sites in the neighbor- hood of Three Rivers and values have increased. Representatives of concerns desiring to operate on the St. Maurice have been obliged to go elsewhere for sites, a large part of the land on the St. Maurice being now blocked by the Government booming operations. The Eagle Lumber Company, Montreal, organized in December, 1909, have contented themselves up to the present with purchasing large cuts of white pine, spruce, etc., from various mills. They have met with much success in their carload business, but have felt themselves handi- capped on many occasions by their inability to fill orders from the smaller yards for mixed cars of various stocks. To meet this difficulty they have recently decided to construct a modern plant and intend to cut annually a large quantity of spruce, pine, cedar and hardwood. Complete ma- chinery will be installed for dressing lumber of all dimensions and for the manufacture of clapboarding, laths, shingles, ete. They will make a specialty of dressing spruce, and as their cut of logs will be of virgin stock, the material produced will be of superior quality. The head of the company is Mr. Leonidas Villeneuve, who has had a long experience in the lumber business and has taken an active interest in the public affairs of Montreal. The managing director-is Mr. A. P. Beaupre, and the secretary Mr. J. H. Pullin, both of whom have been in the Jumber business for many years and have become conversant with all its details. One of Montreal’s Successful Young Lumbermen Of all commercial pursuits in Canada to-day, there is perhaps none affording so many opportuni- ties for advancement and success as the lumbering trade. It is not a matter of surprise, therefore, that enterprising young men have se- lected this field as affording attrac- tive scope for their business abili- ties. These younger men _ have come into the field under different conditions from those experienced by the pioneers of the industry. Their course has been free from the early hardships, but they have been brought face to face with a keener competition than characterized the earlier trade. Charles Allan Spencer, the subject of this sketch, is new blood in the lumber trade, but is rapidly making his influence felt through- out Ontario and the eastern pro- vinees, and he has established for himself a solid business reputation with the trade. It is not unnatural that he should have entered this field. Before him, his grandfather and great-grandfather were lumher manufacturers, dealing in lumber in the pioneer times. Mr. Spencer was born in Ottawa about 28 years ago. His education was obtained at the Montreal High School, from which he matriculated into McGill University. Prior to entering the lumber business he was engaged in various capacities with the Canadian Pacific Railway and With the latter company his position enabled him to gain a wide experience of the lumber require- ments of a modern railway company. His eight years of railway work gave him an insight into traffic matters and the general geography of the country, which has stood him in good stead in his lumbering business. Mr. Spencer handles the various classes of lumber, including pine, spruce, hemlock, basswood, birch, British Columbia fir and cedar, yellow pine, American oak, lath and shingles. He devotes particular attention, however, to a special line of kiln-dried spruce flooring and V or beaded sheathing, which is manufactured and finished at shipping point, thus reducing weight, on which freight has to be paid. An interesting fact in connection with the manufacture of this lumber is that it is dressed by a Norwegian process, the only one of its kind in use in Canada. The rough board during this process encounters a stationary knife instead of revolving knives, so as to ensure an evener surface than the usual me- thod. A polished surface is obtained by passing the dressed boards be- tween rollers. Mr. Spencer is also exclusive eastern selling agent for J R. EKaton & Sons, of Orillia, Ont, manufacturers of the ‘Empire Brand’’ of hard maple and birch flooring. During the time Mr. Spencer hag been with the lumber trade, he has been able to extend his trade continually; and during the past few years in particular it has grown very rapidly. : Charles Allan Spencer, Montreal. = Location of a Retail Yard—By L. S. Heywood In this article I shall speak of a yard in a country town—one having a yearly sale of from $40,000 to $75,000 and carrying a stock of $10,000 to $380,000. We must first consider, before locating a yard: Is there a demand for a yard that deals in lumber and other kinds of building materials ? In determining this. we must take into consideration several things. First, is the surrounding country tributary to the proposed location growing in the matter of new buildings? Are the large farms being cut up into smaller tracts, sold to new settlers who must have homes, barns, sheds, fences, and the thousand and one things that consume lumber? Are the wealthy class building better houses and stables and do the people as a whole take on the thrifty, neat appearance of prosperity? If so, the .ndicationg point to a demand that only a regular lumber dealer can sup- ply. If, however, the farming district is limited and the small village or town in which you propose to locate is composed of retired farmers, who are living on the interest of money loaned to the surrounding community and who are satisfied to live in the same old comfortable house from year to year and to bring their water from the spring under the hill in a tin water bucket instead af pumping it into a tank with a gasoline engine or electric motor, and who tear their hair and scold every time an automobile sends their hens and geese cackling over their ¢ron fences, then think several times before investing your money in that place. | The location being favorable and prospects good, the next thing is, Where does the lumber supply come from? Is there another yard at the piace, or does the general store take orders for prospective sheds, barns : and houses and order the lumber as soon as the larger part of a car has been ordered, putting the unsold part of the car out in the back yard as : stock? If it is another yard, perhaps you can buy it. If not, perhaps : enough trade will develop to make two yards pay. Only the condition and size of the surrounding country can decide this. However, the in- terest of your competitor is the same as yours, and if you are friendly with him you can both get a profit on what you sell. And I say I find that it pays to be friendly with our competitors in business. Always call on him when you pass; never mind if he is rather cross with you. Perhaps he thinks you cut tne price on that bill you sold to Tones yes- terday, and perhaps you did_ So if that is the case you owe him a cigar and can put in thirty minutes of your time to cheer him up a bit. And when you go away he will think better of you for your friendly call. If, after all, two yards do not pay, you can sell or buy and get rid of one yard. On the other hand, if it is a store handling lumber you are up against it. A bad condition. Ten to one they are using their lumber line to sweeten their general trade and are not trying to make that part of their business pay any profit. You can not buy them out, for they won’t sell to you. You cannot meet their prices on the little lumber they bave on hand, for they are selling at about the cost point. So you have got to keep a better stock than they do, give better service to your cus- tomers. hustle for business and wait patiently for an act of providence to relieve your troubles. Never ask a customer for pay, or rather don’t dun him at your place of business. If he is behind in his payments go and see him at his home or write him. Give him fits, if necessary, but when he comes in your + yard greet him with your best smile. But collect! This word should be printed in capital letters and pasted in your hat. I never lost a cus- 7 tomer that I forced to pay me. Use judgment, give him a chance to pay and then push him until he does pay. He will think more of you than : he will if you allow the old account to stay on your books year after year. And as long as it stays there he is afraid to do business with you, and you have lost his trade. Just whom to give credit. to I cannot say; that part is up to you. You must use your own individual judgment, and upon the correctness of your estimate of human nature depends your success. Al] men pay someone. Jf you can win their favor, all well and good. They will pay you. If you take no chances and only sell to gilt- edge customers, you won’t do much business. Always try to look at the matter as if you were loaning money. Do not leave any uncertainty as to the agreement for payment, and inquire into the purchaser’s prospects and how he expects to get the money to pay you. If you find that his expectations will probably be realized you will likely get your pay about as he thinks he can pay. If, however, you find too much doubt regard- ing his expectations you had better not take the chance. i Give as much personal] attention to the selling as possible. Every- one who buys wants to get as close to the owner or ‘‘boss”’ of the yard as he can, and the more cranky the purchaser is, the more necessarv for the boss to get hold of him. Twenty-five per cent. of the purchasers do not know what they want when they come for lumber. They only _ know what they are going to build, and much depends upon the sales- man in getting them supplied with proper material. T never quote a ~The Retail Dealer and His Problema Where to Locate a Retail Yard—The Odd Lengths Problem customer on grades. I show him the lumber and when he has seen different grades and gets the prices of each he then can tell what is 1 able for his purpose, and the price is usually satisfactory. If, how as sometimes happens, the customer is a chronic faultfinder, do not your temper. Tell him the knots were in the tree when it was cut; t no one is to blame, as trees always grow that way, and if, after all can see he still is sour and continues to wish he had “‘gone to the yard,’’ why, smile and let him go. Pray that he may never con again, as I have some occasional customer like this that I am sory to see coming into my yard, and glad to see going to my yard across the way. I believe that it pays to deliver lumber. You are able to w: lumber that the customer would refuse to take if he hauled it hir Now, I don’t propose to deliver anything that is not fully up to but in a bill of, say, fifty pieces 2x6-16, several pieces can go rather poor, as they will do to cut up for braces or trimmers ,2 get quite a per cent. of such lumber in every car, you have got of it somehow, and you will have quite a time convincing most haul their own lumber that they should take anything not stric class. IT do not see how a small yard can keep house without a ri using electric motor where you can and gasoline engine if electricity to be had. JI have even used one with a horse power, until my was spoiled and my language addressed to the horse something ing. We use the saw for ripping anything we may be out of, : making batten, cutting bridging, etc., and if you run a carpent with your yard the rip saw will be of much use to your carpen works in the shop. ) i Every small yard must have connection with a jobbing yard t sash, doors and many such things that the small yard does not ar not, able to buy direct from the manufacturers, as it would not pay 1 load up with a carload at one time. J have bought from several ya during the 16 years I have been running a retail yard. Most of them aft you had phoned your order into them at an expense of 25 cents, wor say: ‘‘We are just out.’’ I am pleased to say now that when I send : the yard I buy the most of my special material from, I know that I w get it if it is to be found in that city. If they have not got it in they go after it and hunt it up. In so doing they serve me well and are enlarging their trade with many other small yards where I am acquainted The Contractor’s Interest in Odd Lengths That the retailer would be face to face with considerable diffic in educating his customers to use odd lengths is admitted even by tl manufacturers, but that the difficulty is not insurmountable is firm believed by many of them. The point of view of the consumer is doubtful element at present, yet it is only reasonable that he choad willing to adopt odd Jengths if it means a saving to him. That this cs be expected to be the case is indicated by the following reference to question in the ‘‘National Builder,’’ of Chicago: Since the early establishment of the lumber manufacturing in in the United States, it has been the general custom for manufac to produce lumber only in lengths of even feet. Probably no singl in the production of lumber has been so unnecessarily wasteful as th one. Manufacturers have long recognized the wastefulness of the pra tice, but not until recent years has the knowledge of the rapid exha of our timber supply brought about sufficiently deep interest in the tion of improved methods of manufacture as to lead to the curtai of such unnecessary waste. 7 The last annual meeting of the National Lumber Manufactu sociation, at Seattle, Wash., in July, recommended that odd as even lengths be made standard in flooring, ceiling, partition, fin moulding, drop and bevel siding, and urged its affiliated association adopt odd lengths as standard in these forms. The Pacific Coast I Manufacturers’ Association immediately adopted the tecommen: and began an active campaign for the universal manufacture of o well as even lengths in several forms of planing mill products. At the present time practically all of the largest mills operating the Pacific Northwest have begun to manufacture odd lengths in floorin ceiling, siding, finish, and rustic, and are placing such lengths on th market. This is an important advance step in the policy of timbe servation. 7 In order to show the actual amount of the saving, an investiga was made by the United States Forest Service at a number of mill the States of Oregon and Washington before the manufacture of oc lengths was put into practice. The figures compiled as a result of investigation, were obtained by observing the trimming of the v forms of planing mill products at the trimming saw in the mill, a keeping an accurate record of the amount of clear material of each form which was wasted, because of the custom of manufacturing even lengths cnly. ‘ a the manufacture of flooring, it was found that the waste amount- ed to 1.67 per cent. of the total amount manufactured; in rustic, 1.66 per cent.; in ceiling, 2.81 per cent., and in siding, 2.7 per cent. The average waste in all forms investigated amounted to 2.07 per cent. of the material run through the machines. This percentage, while seem- inely small, assumes large proportions when it is considered that approxi- mately 750,000,000 feet of lumber is manufactured into planing-mill pro- ducts annually, in the States of Oregon and Washington. The yearly waste in the manufacture of this amount of lumber, ac- cording to the figures of the Forest Service, amounts to 15,000,000 board - feet, in these two States alone. This amount is equivalent to the annual growth of wood on approximately 30,000 acres of good timberland in that region. As a matter of conservation, this item is of great importance because the waste is absolutely unnecessary and represents the highest elass of clear lumber. While Pacific Coast manufacturers are doing their best to save this waste, the retailer, in certain instances, is strongly opposing the manu- facture of odd lengths. It is his contention that the present building practice is founded upon even lengths and that the saving of the manu- facturer, by the new practice, is merely transferred as a loss to the con- sumer, and that, after all ,there is no real gain. Tn reply to this it must be said that the number of odd length pieces manufactured forms only from 10 to 50 per cent. of the total amount produced ; the average number being approximately 20 per cent In the construction of modern frame buildings, it is customary, espe- cially in that section of the country which is subject to severe weather conditions during the winter season, and generally throughout the coun- try in the construction of first class residences, to use sub-floors and sheathing, as a nailing base. It is well known also, that the dimensions of rooms or walls of a building are as likely to be in odd feet as in even feet, and therefore it is reasonably certain that all of the odd length ma- terial which would be manufactured could easily be used, resulting in an ultimate saving, not only to the manufacturer, but also to the consumer. The Forest Service is deeply interested in this matter inasmuch as it affects directly the conservative use of the country’s timber supply, and convinced of the practicability of using odd lengths, it fully endorses the action of coast manufacturers in undertaking their manufacture and sale. Studies are under way to discover what the loss is in the southern States where pine manufacturers have not as yet begun the manufacture of odd lengths, except for the export trade which demands them. ' The odd lengths movement can be greatly encouraged by a demand onthe part of the consumer for this class of material when it is practical fr him to use it. If the consumer would demand odd length material for such parts of his buildings as actually require such lengths, the de- mand could hardly be supplied if all mills adopted odd lengths as standard. Ontario Markets in Good Condition A prominent manufacturer in the Georgian Bay district, giving his views upon the conditions of the Ontario lumber trade at present, reports as follows: ‘“The markets are decidedly healthy. There is less common and better white pine left unsold to-day than there has been for some time past. There is a general conviction that the building trade is going to be good this year and that the demand for stock for structural pur- poses will exceed perhaps anything we have had for the last two years. Tn that connection the demand from the car companies is to be noted. They are taking large quantities of spruce and Norway and the prices have advanced 10 to 15 per cent. j “Tt looks as though the export of Canadian products to Great Britain was taking on a considerably improved tone. We are finding inquiries to-day from sources which have been practically dormant for two or three years past; for instance English buyers are taking quite an interest in stock for boxes and shooks, and for doors, frames, etc. In the United States also the conditions of the lumber market are encouraging. “Tumber stocks on the whole are in a much better condition than they have been for some time. There are less of the slow items on the list. Dealers have been able to clean house, as it were, and to get the old corners swept out. A year ago at this time, we were just in the midst of the inaugural period at Washington and there was a good deal of ex- pectaney as to the results in connection with the tariff measure. Dealers were confident that the outcome would be satisfactory and were inclined to boost trade. The activity noted at that time was something in the nature of discounting future prosperity. To-day there is perhaps not much more activity than a year ago, but as compared with that time, the activity to-day is better founded. To-day there is undoubtedly a feeling of confidence that is not qualified or tinged by any apprehension. The prospects for renewed activity are excellent and the whole trade is look- ing forward to a gradual but healthy improvement in business.”’ Reports from British Columbia state that in some localities, especial- ly in the neighborhood of Vancouver, recent snowfalls have seriously in- fered with logging operations. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Discussion of B. C’s. Timber Bill Hon. Mr. Ellison’s Interesting Outline of Existing Conditions — Strategic Position of the Province The bill for making timber licenses perpetual in the British Columbia Legislature was put through its second reading last week and Hon. Mr. Ellison, in speaking to the measure, made several important references to the timber situation. In the course of his speech he said in part: “‘In 1900 there were cut from licensed lands, leased lands and Crown granted lands in the province, 250,647,493 feet; in 1909—a space of but nine years having elapsed—this has grown to the enormous total of 579,310, 960 feet. In 1900 the total revenue from timber was $145,766, being nine per cent. of the revenue of the whole province; while in 1909 the total revenue from this great asset of timber was $2,345,907, or 43 per cent. of the entire revenue of the province. During the same period the total acreage under license showed-a growth from 143,000 in 1900 to 9,500,000 aeres in 1909.” “In 1908, the forest revenue of British Columbia amounted to $2.- 660,000. Those of Ontario were $1,230,000; of Quebec, $980,000; of New Brunswick, $2,660,000; of Dominion forests, inclusive of British Columbia, the revenue received was about 47 per cent. of the total rev- enue of the Dominion.’’ ‘“‘We have in the province the largest area in all the world for the successful manufacture of wood pulp and paper.”’ “Indeed, the full portion of our lumber industry will not be reached during the present century.”’ mii “Tt has been estimated that in ten years, approximately, in the United States the timber held by private individuals will have been ex- hausted, and the people of the United States will naturally become cus- tomers of British Columbia for a larger portion of their lumber demands. T think that the Government of this province acted very wisely indeed when they decided upon the prohibition of the export of unmanufactured logs, for thereby they have to a great extent encouraged and increased the proportions and the importance of the timber manufacturing industry in British Columbia, with a necessarily large distribution in wages, main- taining an industrial population and working out in a variety of ways for the development and the prosperity of the province and our own people. The proportions of our lumber industry will grow—are bound to grow— and when we take into consideration the related importance of our re- sources in wood pulp areas some idea may be formed of what this great natural resource means to us and the province. Let me quote Prof. Gifford Pinchot in reference to this special subject of pulpwood. He says: ‘We are already depending upon Canada for much pulpwood. Nearly seven-tenths of the wood we use for paper is spruce and one-third of the spruce pulpwood is imported from Canada. It is highly important that we should have free pulpwood in the future as in the past, and that Canada should impose no export duty on nulpwood.’ “Tn this,’’? Hon. Mr, Ellison continued, ‘I must disagree with Prof. Pinchot, who speaks, of course, from the American standpoint. IT con- tend that our pulpwood should be manufactured in Canada and in British Columbia preferably as the part of Canada best suited by all cond- tions for the successful prosecution of the manufacturing industry. Not only have we here the finest and largest areas of suitable pulping woods, but we have also the great essential of large water powers. and water so pure and good as to make the very best kind of paper produced. At the present time two pulpwood manufacturing enterprises are in operation in the province, one at Swanson Bay and the other at Port Mellon. The first of these, that at Swanson Bay, is devoted at present wholly to the manufacture of pulp, while that at Port Mellon is making both pulp and paper. On the matter of conservation it is also to be noted that our dis- tinctly pulping wods grow so quickly, so rapidly. that the supply cannot be threatened with exhaustion: these woods grow so rapidly in the Bri- tish Columbia climate and under the conditions generally prevailing in this province, that we have only to take care to protect the forests from the inroads of fire.” “T am quite satisfied that the time is coming when the public will much more fully realize the immense value of our great wealth in tim- ber. -At a conservative estimate I may say, the 15,000 special licenses now in force carry at least 140.000.000,000 feet of standing timber, this giving an average of some 14,000 odd feet to the acre.. British Columbia’s timber acreage being estimated at 180,000,000 acres, taking an approxi- mate figure of 10,000 feet to the acre, would give a grand total of 1,- §00,000.000,000 feet. ‘The timer acreage of Canada is estimated at 1,657,000,000 acres: that of the United States at 450,000,000 acres; European Russia, 527,- 000,000 acres; Norway and Sweden, 58,000,000 acres; Europe, 720.- 000,000 acres; India, 140,000,000 acres; Australia and New Zealand, 40.000,000 acres; Japan, 28,000,000 acres, and British Columbia, 180.- 000,000 acres. “There are at present in British Columbia 215 sawmills, with a daily capacity of 4,429,000 feet, and 59 shingle mills, with a capacity of 3,- 885,000 thousand. ‘This gives a lumber manufactcring capacity for this province of 1,300,000,000 feet. cut per annum. The provincial timber inspector estimates the actual cut for 1909 at 750,000,000 feet.” THE WOODWORKER Solid Circular Saw Fitting* The proper fitting of solid tooth circular saws is an art that has been very much abused. Its study has been neglected, by a very large per- centage of smaller mill men who are either careless or indifferent to the proper care of the tool, which is, to my mind, the determining factor in the making or unmaking of the mill man. The teeth of all saws wear narrowest at the extreme points, con- sequently they must be kept spread, so that they will be the widest at the very extreme points of the teeth, otherwise the saws will not work successfully. The points of the teeth are variously fitted with full swage, spring set, or half set and half swaged. There are doubtless conditions where any one of the three forms may prove preferable to either of the others, but in general practice the full swaged tooth is the only thing to run. Plenty of hook; as deep a gullet as is consistent with a good strong tooth will, in my opinion, be the saving of power, on the one hand, and has the power of saving dollars, on the other. Trying to make lumber with a saw whose teeth are devoid of sufficient throat room to chamber the dust, and which has no hook and a high back into the bargain, so that the teeth !ook like “‘potato mashers,’’ is one of the most annoying sights in a saw mill, (see figure one). For hardwood there should be more hook, higher back and less spread or set on the teeth than for softwood. Pitchy or springy timber requires much more set or spread than any other wood. A saw swaged full on both corners a Yih FIG.4. SBLONG GULLET LANCE TOOTH THE RIGHT WAY : JY ¥F1G. 2 THE WRONG way Diagram Illustrating Methods of Filing. THE RIGHT war will do the fastest cutting and make the smoothest lumber, but re- quires the most power. It is not always possible to spread points of teeth exactly alike when swaging, but they may be reduced to uniform width and levels by the use of a file dresser or swage shaper. This insures smooth cutting and strong fuil corners that are not liable to break off in hard cuts. Mill men who run solid tooth saws, no matter what the capacity - of their mills may be, or how poorly equipped otherwise, should have an eccentric swage, and swage shaper, also an emery gummer. These three little tools will save more than double their cost in one good sea- son’s cut. Without the use of a gummer, one is liable to lessen the hook of the tooth, and to cause the teeth to become high on the back eventua- ally, producing a heavy blunt tooth, which is the hardest thing on power. Strange as it may seem, the men with the weakest power in their mills are the very first to commit this offence. The regular use cf a saw gummer will keep the gullets round and large enough to cham- ber the dust properly and prevent the filing of sharp corners in the throat. This mistake has ruined thousands of saws. Always bear in rind when filing sharp corners in the gullets of your saw teeth that you are starting a possible crack in the blade (see figs. 2 and 3). When gumming saws, use care not to glaze or case-harden the steel, for this is also liable to cause cracks and breakage. With a gummer one can shape the teeth properly, and maintain the hook and throat room so es- sential to successful log sawing. With an eccentric swage one can pro- duce a uniform spread of the teeth, in one quarter of the time taken when using an upset swage, besides giving far better satisfaction, and leaving the teeth of even length; whereas upsetting produces long. and short teeth, causing the saw to be out of round. To get the best results it is absolutely necessary always to joint your saws and keep them per- *Second of a series of practical articles on saw management, by R. W. Schoening, saw maker and traveller for the Orilha Saw Repair Works, Orillia, Ont. - - — fectly round, so that each tooth does its share of the work, and is in every way. A swage shaper is also more up-to-date and efficient — a side file dresser. It makes the point of the tooth strong, prod perfect bevel and magnificent corners on the extreme points of the The greatest wear of a saw 1s on the under edge of the tee the wear under the points is in proportion to the amount and of the feed. Thus, if a tooth at each revolution takes out one-ei an inch, it will tend to become dull for one-eighth of an inch be point, or more or less as you diminish the feed. File to a point, to a thin wire edge. Do nearly all the filing on the under sid teeth, and see that they are well spread at the point. File sq have the corners project alike on both sides of the saw. Don run dull saws, for a few minutes spent with a file or emery wh save tenfold the amount of time and labor consumed in forcing saw, besides making a saving in power consumed and a he centage of difference in the quantity and quality of the lumber is just as important to keep a saw sharp as it is to keep up steam in your boiler in order to drive your mill properly. As requires less set, takes less power, cuts cleaner and smoother, in every way superior to one not in good condition. — Most men file their cut-off or slab saws on a bevel, both on fr back of tooth, but in order to have a strong point some of the fi found that a bevel filed on the front, with a few brushes of square across the back has given far better results. Others h square on front and bevelled the back with good results, but im case do not file to a slim wiry point. It won’t last. File merely ' point and no more, ta A cut-off tooth for all around work, such as slabbing, slashing, as shown in fig. 4, is in my opinion the easiest of all teeth to file. It is practically a V-tooth with an oblong gulle in itself is on the rip tooth hook. There is no danger of filing this sty of tooth on sharp angles in the gullet. Thus cracking is avoided. Th tooth has given better satisfaction than any of the other various s teeth used for circular cross-cut purposes. There is no saw that is abused and roughly used than the cut-off saw. If men would use time keeping the cut-off saw in proper shape, which they spend i that long sharp bevel into the throat, there would be a large savi saw bills annually by the milling fraternity. A rip or edger saw is fitted in various styles, spring set and square on the face and slightly bevelled on back. Some are filed Some are half set and half swaged. Others are swaged full on corners. It is difficult to say which method is the best. The full is in general use in the large mills where they have more than of saws, and is apparently the easiest and most convenient — under the circumstances, but in the small mills where there is set of saws, and where they are fitted on the mandrel, the sprir bevelled on the back, seems to be the proper thing. The inserted toot edger is fast displacing the solid tooth edger in all parts of Canada. Mery Packing Cases Too Expensive for Firewood Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ : Under this heading it would be very interesting to have sor said by persons interested in manufacturing the case, as well as retailer who has to pay a fancy price for the case—which is of no to him once he has removed his goods, ‘‘except for firewood.”” On many occasions a merchant will receive $5 worth of goods pay 50 cents for the packing case, which amounts to 10 per cent. of t purchase. a ; We may say, ‘‘the packing case business is a good business, good profits when well equipped, using a large amount of comm: ber, and should be kept up.’’ Very well; we know the case is Everybody has to line up and pay his share for the millions lumber which are turned yearly into the packing case business, stroyed after being used once. We find every day the necessity o: tecting our lumber resources, and the time has come when we sho able to do something to get good wear and usage from the lumbe for packing cases. , Why not make these cases well built, strong and durable? By ing a little ironwork they can be made to fold compactly SO as” returned in good condition to the wholesaler, who will credit the tomer with the cost. : The manufacturer could charge more for his labor, and gain siderable space in the handling of made-up cases, and the cost wo less for shipping them to the wholesaler. The latter would also ¢ considerable space in storage. Let us look at it only on the lumber-saving side. Suppose cases will make ten trips in place of one. Here is a saving of 90 cent. on the lumber, and a similar saving on nails. I understand there are quite a variety of shipments for which it will not tppear prac- ticable to apply this rule, but by giving this question fair consideration, we could in a short time bring about a considerable saving.—N. J Millette. More Solutions of the Washboard Problem The article upon ‘‘washboard’’ ridges which appeared in a recent is- sue of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ brings forth an interesting reply from one of our readers. In order to make the article clear, the illustratiou appearing with the original article is reproduced herewith. The reply is as follows: It is quite difficult to judge exactly the cause of said ridges, without haying more description about the condition of the saw teeth. If the writer looks at the ridged sawn boards, he should find them of wavy pature in the grain of the wood and sidings of butt logs, and the fact that the ridges are greater in the centre of the board indicates the case quite clearly. The saw that makes ridges is usually ‘‘spring set,’’ and when it has been in use for some time the extreme point at the outer edge of the tooth gets ‘‘rounded off.’’ The saw, then, has a tendency to follow the - grain of the wood. The ‘‘swage set’’ tooth would do the same when not properly side dressed. To overcome this difficulty, if the saw is ‘‘spring set,’’ change the set of the saw frequently, that is, bend the tooth pointing out one way to the other, and vice versa. In this way we make the side of the saw just like new, having a straight side of teeth that will cut clean through Wh Y Y, Y/Y YY) YY MME //// ha s/s Yt _ZMue!._ MY)" = VM/)/MaaY), Wt. LMMHEYL — TMU Jj Os Mu“e“ewue“’...._ M##@=@=~_>_ @@# 9 | LLM. TJ! ULLAL “ut 6 /8- Gage Saw Washboard Markings on Lumber. the wood. The same rule applies to all band scroll saws as well, when the saw gives trouble in following the given line. The shape of tooth as illustrated in the article is a little weak. More stock could be left at the back of the tooth without affecting its cutting facility and clearance. I hope these few points will give some light on the case, and if necessary I would be pleased to give further information. —N. J. Millette. Largely a Matter of Filing Another correspondent writing upon the same subject says: “‘I see in a recent issue an article on sawing, entitled, ‘“‘What Causes the Ridges ?’’ and a picture representing an appearance on the sawn surface like a washboard. It is some defect in your saw tooth points. A saw will run nicely and do smooth work even if it is deficient in good timber, but you get cross grained timber with twisted grain. The teeth must be perfect. Have you examined the tooth points? If some teeth are the ~ least bit short they will make the trouble. If they are lacking at the ex- treme cutting points to any extent they will do it though the tooth may be full width back from point. To work straight through all kinds of timber you must have a flush full square corner at the extreme point of the tooth. “My experience is mostly with circular saws. Once I had a first class shingle sawyer. He got beaten on a shingle saw, a new 42-inch saw. Tt began to make shingles like a washboard and so much so that the saw ceeasionally would go into a perfect quiver. He was cutting pine, large Llocks, and some blocks would work all right and others come out wash- board like. I hesitated to try it, as he was a man of great reputation, but what could I do? I took the saw off, fitted on another, and let him go on with it and left the other off for the time. When I got him away CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 one day I fitted on the other and examined it. I found that at the ex- treme opposite sides the teeth were longer, and consequently the saw quivered and trembled. I trimmed the saw, filed it up and put it to work and it worked perfectly. When the man returned he was surprised to see the saw work so nicely. I’ve never been beaten with any saw that’s fit to cse at all in shingles. I believe in swaging enough to harden the extreme cutting point so as to keep the corners good, unless the saw is — a hand one. Then I believe in a set that holds its place. A man who is considered a good shingle maker, told me recently that he stripped the saw every day. One day just such a man came into the mill and went at advising me in this manner. I told him such a man in my way of work would just stay long enough for me to make out his time. Then again, some saws won’t stand a spring. set. Such saws are the very best. Every day finds them doing nicer work, smoother and truer. [| can set any saw, and I’ll let it run until it must be set again, and that, with fair usage, won’t be often. I file a saw, never reduce the extreme cutting point, bring it up there, then stop unless some accident takes place to alter the points.’’—Hugh Cameron. A Shop-made Belt Shifter. The following description of a belt shifter is submitted by a reader of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’: The illustration shows a belt shifter which I constructed in my shop. I have never seen anything else like it. It shifts the belt on a wood lathe and works almost instantaneously. You pull the lever and the roller lifts the belt off the pulley, making the move easily. A is an arm, say 2-inch x 4-inch wood, through which are bored two holes to allow studs S.S. to pass through tightly. XX are rollers of wood running Diagram of a Shop-made Belt Shifter. loosely on studs S.S._ B. is the belt. P.1. is the tight pulley, P. the loose pulley. L. is the lever. The angular rollers will ship a belt in- stantaneously. Power Transmission for Woodworkers Power transmission is just as important as power itself. After the power is obtained, the question that concerns the woodworking plant is how best it may be transmitted. There is a wide difference of opinion as to the merits of the several ways of sending power through a plant. First, there is the belt transmitter, which is again subdivided into three kinds: Leather, rubber and canvas. Second, there is the rope drive; third, the friction drive; fourth, transmission by chains and gear wheels. Some factories use nearly all these types, and most factories employ more than one kind. The chief difference lies in the kind of belts pre- ferred, rather than in the specific style of transmission; for example, there are mill owners who will not allow anything in their plant but a leather belt, while there are others who pin their faith to rubber or canvas. As there are different types, so are there different points of merit. In the plant where all leather is used operators are sticklers for an expensive belt. For high speed machines and a medium short belt, leather is regarded as preferable. In fact, some mill owners argue that there is no other belt but leather that will carry the speed without slipping. There should be, in overhead work, a good distance between shafts. On this kind of a drive it is stated that it is a waste of money to buy a leather belt, because a rubber or canvas. belt will do all that is required “without trouble. In a number of cases the belt will have to be run in a | half-twist, and this the leather belt will not carry without great wear. A painted canvas belt will stand great abuse, though they stretch easily. However, if the belt runs horizontally and there is the proper dis- tance between shafts this stretching or sagging will not bother much, It SS. 32 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER it will in reality give more power. One concern ran a 14-inch red canvas belt from one motor to the line shaft, transmitting some 30 horse power. There was a 10-inch pulley on the motor and a 42-inch pulley on the line shaft, and the distance from centre to centre was only 21 feet. There was a good deal of trouble with this arrangement. The belt was not long enough and the drive pulley was too small for the load. The belt, however, stood the strain for over a year. The concern next tried an endless double leather belt about 15 feet longer than the canvas belt and the motor had to be moved back to accommodate it. For the first few weeks there was much slipping, but later it became perfectly ad- justable and not since, some three years ago, has it given any trouble. ‘For overhead counter-shafting rubber belts are found satisfactory, in most cases. After a rubber belt begins to split it might as well be thrown away, for it will not last long. Double leather belts are very good but they should not, according to many mill owners, be used on pulleys under eight inches. On smaller pulleys there is too much slippage, more than is really noticed, and the belt wears away on the under ply. Rope transmission is fast coming into use. Its specific place in the factory is from the engine or motor to the line shaft; and for this pur- pose it is considered as just the thing. The use of the tighteners does away with slipping and the drive can be extended almost to any distance and around all kinds of obstructions. The friction drive for special purposes is also coming into use. It is a positive drive, with variable speed, and can be used on several kinds of woodworking machinery. - In the case of the quarter-turn belt there is much dissatisfaction. Mill owners, as a rule, do not favor it, and have discarded it wherever possible. The subject of belt dressings is one in which every mill owner is in- terested. It has caused considerable trouble and probably will cause more. The dressing tends to rot the belt, and with due regard to the firms manufacturing these dressings, the fact remains that the mill owners have usually found them unsatisafctory. Canvas. belts should be painted every two or three weeks with red paint mixed with oi]. Rosin is best for rubber belts, though this has many disadvantages and is shunned by operators. Summarizing things helpful and things not, it may be stated that mill owners do not favor belt tighteners hecause they ruin the top side of the belt and stretch one side as against another.. A belt clamp should be a part of the equipment of every shop. They are made in sizes to fit almost any belt and they add to the life of the belt if laced on the pul- leys. Machines should be built with a sub-base so that it would be pos- sible to take up the slack without having to cut out a piece of the belt. Tf equipped this way, endless belts could be used on pretty nearly every piece of machinery besides lessening half the belt troubles.—Hardwood Record. Heavy Coping on a Tenoner Some who read this will call to mind many of the troubles inci- dental to the ordinary cope cutters, curved and projecting out far beyond the head, and how often they have bent and changed the fit of the cut, and, when the work was put together, found that it was quite a job to make it look even partly decent, if it would go together at all. The coping arrangement shown in the sketch is the result of such troubles as mentioned above, and does the work accurately and quickly, without that peculiar feeling that goes through one when he hears the ordinary cope cutter chatter while in a heavy cut, when the thought is, -will it break, will it fly out, or will the springing of the cutter change the shape enough to do any harm or spoil the fit? A careful study of the drawing will show that it takes more than a heavy cut to change this machine. You may stop it, but that is all; you do not change it. Fig. 1 shows a coping attachment to the ordinary tenoning machine, but a great deal more powerful and accurate. It will be noticed that in this arrangement only one spindle is. used, instead of two, as is usually the case, and that there are three bearings instead of two, also there is a bearing on each side of the cut, thus preventing any leverage movement, as is always the case when there is no bearing on one side oi the cut. It will be noticed that the cutters—which are milled—are fastened similarly to fastening an ordinary plow saw. The size of the tenon is regulated by the size of the collar between the cutters—see ©. The balance of the arrangement is simple and needs very little explanation. This device can be made very powerful by simply increasing the width of the belt; the rest speaks for itself. Fig. 2 shows how the cutters.are made. The teeth or cutting parts are all milled in a circle, whose radius points are at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The full lines and dotted lines represent two cutters. As will be noted in fig. 1, A and B are two separate cutters, and each has four cutting points; thus making eight cuts above the tenon and eight below it at one time, against four or eight, as is usually the case, and only using one-fourth or one-half the power to do the same work. Note the great..stifiness in these cutters. The back being milled from the same circle on al] cutting points, ensures accuracy. All that is 7 oe a » necessary to sharpen them is to file or grind on the inside. With a care one can always maintain accurate shapes and the coping will be the same. This style ensures long life to the cutter before it i cut; it also shows a great amount of clearance for shavings. : In fig. 1 is shown a rail in position being cut, cutters in place, ete. ; it also shows it to be veneered or built-up stock, and any one who has had much to do in tenoning this kind of stock knows how hard it is on a cutter. The glue is very bad for ordinary cutters, and that, coupled up with hardwood edges and hardwood veneers, and to this added kno common core stock, makes it necessary that there be something b than the ordinary cutters and machine arrangement to do heavy of this nature. y While not absolutely necessary, it makes the cut easier, to sw points towards the tenon a trifle, to prevent the body of the cutter n bing on the tenon. It is also well to swage the points of cutter A t cutter B, in order that there can be no space between the two Zeal | ASS Cutter |A Cope Cutters |B es | ol Arrangement for Heavy Coping on Tenoner. left uncut. These cutters can be made any shape desired and i thickness, or solid, single, and with more or less cutting points, work may dictate or the pleasure of the operator suggest.—The W. worker. P How to Find the Strain for a Band Saw In an article some time ago some one asked the question, “‘V is the rule for finding the strain to be carried on a band saw?” . ‘What the strain should be on a 16-gauge 8-inch saw ?”’ product by 10, for light or medium work, or 12 for extra heavy wor result will be approximately the number of pounds strain. In the case of the 16-gauge 8-inch saw, which is .065-inch t 8 x 65 x 10=5,200, or 5,200 pounds strain; or for extra heavy 8 x 65 x 12= 6,240, or 6,240 pounds. Perhaps some one may know ter rule, but this is what I estimate the weight by, and find it satisfactory. For an 18-gauge 8-inch saw, the strain would be estimated as lows: 8x 49 x 10=38,920, or 8,920 pounds—approximately 4,000 p A 19-gauge 6-inch resaw, 6 x 42 x 10=2,520, or approximately pounds. Knowing the width and thickness of the saw, it is a very easy me to figure the strain required.—L.R.B. in the ‘‘Woodworker.”’ ' P. A. Paulson is putting in a $100,000 sawmill at Kitchener, B.C. Construction has begun on the Joyce sawmill, six miles from Quesnel, B.C : a "| - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 “Delivery Specialists” SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN . C. Bruce, Representative WINNIPEG, C.N. R. Building . - F. A. Shore, Representative TORONTO, 2 Toronto Street - - H.A. Rose, Representative Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing The Home of The Dodge Wood Split Pulley The illustrations accompanying this article will give one an idea of the extensive and well equipped plant of the Dodge Manufacturing Com- pany, which is located at West Toronto. The location is splendid for manufacturing purposes, being very convenient to the railroads which serve Toronto. It is now some 24 years since the company established their first factory on Adelaide street west. The growth of their business since that time has been a constant source of encouragement to them- selves and has attracted a great deal of attention from the public. -At the time when the company first established their factory in Toronto there were many people who wondered what the Dodge pulley was. It was not long before they were informed. In fact one of the most im- View of Machine Shop, Dodge Mfg. Co. portant causes of the company’s rapid growth has been the fact that they have consistently and continually made a point of educating the public regarding their product by means of a well considered advertising cam- paign. The result is that to-day, practically everybody in Canada is well acquainted with the Dodge pulley and its numerous merits. From the date of its establishment the factory was obliged to work overtime in order to keep up with its business. In 1889 the company constructed what is now the older portion of their expensive plant at West Toronto. The plant had a capacity of 200 wood pulleys per day and it was not long + Bae Heavy Rope Drive Tightener, made by Dodge Mfg. Co. for Canadian Rolling Mills before even this output had to be exceeded. In 1900 the capacity was increased to 300 pulleys per day, and since that time further increases have been made and still the demand grows larger. About one-half of the product is consumed in Canada, the other half being exported to Great Britain and the colonies. ; The plant covers something over six acres. The wood pulley works are substantial brick buildings 270 feet by 60 feet, with three main floors and an annex 60 feet x 60 feet. The machine shop is one of modern design, a handsome brick building 200 feet long by 80 feet wide. It is excellently lighted and heated and is supplied with electric motors throughout. A 10-ton 3-motor travelling crane covers the entire centre floor. The tool room is equipped with the most modern appliances and with 1a general equipment of machine tools which they claim are unsur- — passed in any shop of its proportions. A large turning and boring mill, weighing over 80,000 pounds, with the assistance of the travelling crane, handles a 16-foot wheel as readily as a 2-foot pulley might be handled in Heavy Rope Drives, made by Dodge Mfg. Co. an old time shop. An important feature of the plant is a mammoth planer weighing over 30 tons, and among the other interesting appliances which are included in the equipment are high grade turret lathes, ppe- cial pulley lathes and massive shafting lathes. With such an equipment it is not to be wondered at that the company are able to produce pulleys and shafting of excellent quality in large numbers. The foundry is of the most modern type, being of substantial brick It is equipped with a 10-ton 3-motor construction with monitor roof. . ‘ ia _ Do Se oe SS Two Car Loads of Dodge Grain Elevator Belt Conveyors ready to go West. travelling crane which runs the full length of the centre span; two modern cupolas, one ten tons per hour, the other five tons per hour; separate blowers motor-driven, three modern core ovens, moulding machines, crane scales and everything of the latest and best type. The supplies of pig iron, scrap, coke, sand, etc., are brought by train along the company’s siding and unloaded directly into their alloted places. The plant includes also a castings cleaning room, blacksmith a = CANADA LUMBERMAN shop, pattern shops, pattern stores, a huge wheel storage rack where 300 or 400 tons of steel shafting (rough and finished) are carried in the yard outside the plant. ‘There is also installed a 20-ton yard crane for hand- ling heavy material. This, together with a complete industrial railroad connecting the shops and the travelling cranes and numerous gib cranes, reduces the handling to a minimum. The office building is 60 by 40 feet two storeys and separate from the rest of the plant. In this building the manager's office, board room, and general offices occupy the ground fioor and upon the floor above are located the engineering, draughting and advertising departments. A very complete system of office tele- phones connects the various departments with one another and also connects the plant with the city office on Bay street. The company pro- duce their own electric power and light. The Dodge wood split pulleys have come to occupy a unique position in the industrial world. They are used everywhere throughout Canada and many other countries. In their manufacture the company use enor- " mous quantities of hard maple, much of which is secured in Canada. The wood is all kiln dried in the company’s own kilns, so that there is no pos- sibility of shrinkage. The wood is then cut up into small sections which when assembled constitutes the pulley rim. The centres and shafts of the pulleys are made in the moulding room and when the rims and cen- tres have been assembled the rim is turned and smoothed. After this eomes the varnish and painting process and the pulley is then complete. The company carry in stock large numbers of pulleys ready for imme- diate shipment, finding that this is absolutely necessary because great numbers of their customers, being well acquainted with their products, order pulleys from stock just as an ordinary man would order a pair of boots or shoes. A visit to the company’s plant is a liberal education in this particular line of industry. It provides a most excellent example of the effectiveness of modern business systems. From the purchasing of the raw material to the selling of the finished product, every process is subjected to a rigid systematic treatment. The result is that the mana- gers are in personal touch with every detail of their business. A repre- sentative of the “‘Canada Lumberman”’ recently visited the plant and was most courteously received by Mr. C. F.Wheaton, secretary-treasurer and general manager, who conducted him personally throughout the plant and explained in detail all the interesting particulars of the work.’ The substantial construction of the ‘‘Tower’’ Edgers, which are manufactured by the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Company, of Green- ville, Mich., is strikingly demonstrated by the fact that, notwithstanding the large number of them that are constantly being shipped, and the distances they are being transported, breakages in transit are unknown, while orders for repairs are confined almost entirely to those whose mills have been destroyed by fire. Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Delivery of pulpwood, ties, etc.—The case of Beauleau v. Auger, on appeal from the Court of Review at Quebec affirming judgment of Sir Francois Langelier, C.J., awarding $4,279 to respondents in the action for account and damages for breach of contract for delivery of a quantity of pulpwood, railway ties and square timber, was recently heard in the Supreme Court at Ottawa. The appellant contends that contracts have been miscontrued in courts below and that there was a compromise deed ‘executed which accorded satisfaction and that there was no reason for awarding damages. Interpretation of Contract—Judgment in the case of McKean v. Dalhousie Lumber Company, Dalhousie, N.B., has been delivered by Mr. Justice White. His Honor gave a verdict for defendant of over $300 on the off-set that the company put in. The cause of action was alleged breach of a contract between Mr. McKean, a director of the Dalhousie Lumber Company, and Mr. Arthur Hilyard, managing director of the company. The company had a quantity of logs left over in 1906 from _the previous year, and during the winter of 1906 they were getting out a large quantity of timber, the estimated cut being between seven and eight million feet of spruce. At a meeting of the directors the proba- bilities of the cut were discussed. Mr. McKean made an offer for the season’s cut, and by resolution of the directors, Mr. Hilyard was author- ized to close with him, which was done. The formal agreement drawn up with him was for between seven and eight million superficial feet, without any reference being made to season’s cut of logs from which lum- ber was to be sawed. Between losses which resulted through working through the Restigouche Boom Company’s boom and hang up of the ‘drive, the company was only able to cut four million or four million five hundred thousand superficial feet during the season of 1906. lowing spring Mr. McKean demanded the balance, amounting to over 8,000,000 feet. The company refused to give him any part of the cut of 1907. As a result the action was instituted. Defendants relied upon some late English cases to the effect that if a contract is made on the _ basis of events turning out a certain way and they do not turn out that way, relief will be afforded even though it is not stated in the agreement the contract is on the basis of these events transpiring. The plain- tiff contended that the contract could not be varied and should have sen carried out as written. The fol- . AND WOODWORKER 35 Wholesalers’ Interesting Addresses at the Cincinatti Gathering — Insu- rance Problems Discussed—R. H. Higbie the New President National Convention The 18th annual convention of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association was held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 2nd and 3rd. Delegates were present from many parts of the United States and also trom Canada. President George F. Craig, of Philadelphia, in opening the convention, gave a resume of the year’s events so far as they con- cerned lumbermen, remarking that the most prominent feature had been the irregularity of trade. For the coming year there was a promise of much better things. The work of the association during the year had gone on satisfactorily and their financial situation had been materially im- proved. The secretary, Mr. E. F. Perry, delivered an interesting and detailed report, during the course of which he referred to the Canadian members of the association as follows: ‘‘Our members in Canada continue to avail themselves of the membership privileges and each year this business seems to interweave itself closer with that of the States, and we have seen almost a reversal of conditions in the last few years, large quanti- ties of certain kinds of lumber being constantly shipped to Canada.”’ Reports were presented by the bureau of information, the committee of marine and insurance, and the committee on fire insurance super- vision. The latter report, which was presented by Mr. Geo. H. Holt, was one of the most interesting which the association had ever had presented to it. Mr. Holt stated that he was convinced that the present system of insurance operates as a great injustice to and a handicap upon all commerce and industry throughout the United States. The amount of money taken out of industry and commerce in the way of insurance premiums amounted to double the fire loss. Lumbermen in other coun- tries were able to secure their insurance for one-tenth of the cost in the United States. He advocated strongly the movement for State-made rates for insurance. While this might involve some hardships at the be- ginning, they would not be greater than the hardships which had to be borne to-day, and in the end they would probably secure rates based upon fire cost conditions. He spoke strongly in favor also of having a correct record of fire losses according to hazard, so that the rates might be based upon the cost of insuring the property and not upon “‘what the traffic will bear’’ as a business proposition. If they could establish such a condition, under which the hazard would measure the rate, he believed that competition would do the rest. He suggested that the association, through a committee, should investigate the proposition and that the local State organizations should be invited to co-operate. The report of the committee on terms of sale and trade ethics re- commended the adoption of the code of ethics as revised and adopted at Chicago on June 8, 1909, by the American Lumber Trade’s Commerce. Mr. N. H. Wolcott presented an interesting report upon trade rela- tions. After summing up the difficulties prevalent in the relations be- tween wholesalers and retailers, he said: “‘We believe that most of the wholesalers are loyal to the retail trade, and most of the retailers appre- ciate the wholesaler who protects their interest. We believe also that the relations between the buyer and seller in the lumber business to-day are as cordial as at any time in its past history.”’ On Wednesday a banquet was given to the delegates and a most en- joyable evening was spent. Thursday morning was occupied with the presentation of further reports by committees, one of which was that of the committee on fire insurance, which stated that the lumber insuring companies and lumber mutuals had all passed a very successful year. Competitive insurance facilities afforded by these companies had materially reduced the rates of stock companies, so that all members of the trade, whether policy holders or not, had benefited. On Thursday afternoon the trustees held a meeting after the general convention had adjourned, and chose the following officers for the en- suing year: R. H. Higbie, president; F. R. Babcock, 1st vice-president ; ¥F. E. Parker, 2nd vice-president F. W. Cole was re-elected treasurer and EH. F. Perry secretary. H. W. Lightbourne & Company, Liverpool, Eng., report under date of Feb. 24th as follows: “Jt is predicted that the production in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will be greatly curtailed owing to the unfa- vorable winter for operations in the woods. What the extent of the curtailment may be, cannot thus early be stated with certainty. The United States market did not recover so quickly as was by many ex- pected, from the depression due to the 1907 financial panic. The position is, however, steadily, though slowly, improving, so that an increased demand may be looked for from that direction. There has been no set- back to the prosperity of Canada, which uses, and will, we believe, con- tinue year by year to use an increasing quantity of spruce for local con- sumption. Manufacturers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have demanded, and obtained, a very considerable increase on last year’s price. Baltic and other markets have also opened on a materially higher level. We trust, therefore, it is not unreasonable to expect a commen- surate rise in the price of spruce. WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 2x7", 6’x6"” AND 5”x5’. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Basswood Wanted WO MILLION FEET OF WINTER CUT Basswood. Can use fullrun of logs. _Cut to order. For particulars address Box 879, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt Logs Wanted WANTED TO PURCHASE FOR SPRING delivery, Sawlogs in Red and White Pine, Spruce or Jack Pine. Delivery at Haileybury or in Montreal River, Empire Lumser Co,, Lrp. Latchford, Ont. 6 Birch Wanted WANTED—SEVERAL STOCKS OF GOOD Birch to be cut to order. Any quantity up to two mitlion feet fornextsummer'sdelivery. Apply Box 918, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 Wanted O BUY FOR CASH, STOCKS, 1910 CUT» Birch 1’to 4” thick. Also 300 to 400 M. 1” to 2” Common and Better dry stock to ship at once. Write Box 268 North Bay, Ont. 9 Spruce and Hemlock Lath ANTED—SPRUCE AND HEMLOCK Lath for prompt shipment. State dryness and price delivered Albany, N. Y. Box gq2, Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto, 7 Logs Wanted ANTED TO BUY OR SAW BY THE thousand, one million feet of Hemlock. Pine and Cedar, Tamarac or Spruce Logs. Good harbor on Georgian Bay, rail and water shipment. Address. Box 931 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 Wanted—C. and B. Winter Cut Basswood ANTED 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For further particulars apply to Box 889 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple E REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box g1g, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Brown Ash for next summer delivery 500,000 feet, 1 to 4” common and better Birch 00,coo * tft” log run Basswood, M. C, out eed 1” log run Brown Ash, M.C, out 500,000 “ — x” mill cull Hardwood Send us your stock list of any dry lumber and quote us your lowest cash price either for prompt or later delivery, If you have large stock, will send our inspector to take up the lumber. Cc. E. CROUSE LUMBER CO. 6 Canastota, N. Y. Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during 19ro, up to fifty cars Soft Elm, 1’ x12” and up wide x 64’ 7 8' 13' 14 and 16 long. Address Ropert Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Lath For Sale 4oo M1” SPRUCE LATH, DRY AND WELL manutactured of first class quality. Address, Box 30g SOREL, QUE. 7 Square Oak Timbers For Sale Fos SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mre. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf 8 to 25’. Ash, Birch, Maple 10 cars 4/4 L. R. Brown Ash 5 ‘ 4/4 No,2and No. 3 Com. Ash. 5 ‘ 4/4 No. 2and No. 3 Com. Elm 1s “ x, 1\%", 14%”, 2” and 3” L. R. Birch. Address, Box 863, CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf For Sale zoo M tt. 1” M. C. Ash roo M ft. 1’ No 1 Common Ash x car 3’ Hard Maple C. & B. 200 M tt. 1” Birch Common and Better 100 M ft. 14%4x12 White Pine 1 car,14x10 and up Birch C. & B. c Gro. C. GoopFELLOw, Montreal. Yellow Pine For Sale Prices on application 4 cars 1X6 to 12 B. and better rgh. fiinish. “ “6 2 1X4 Sparc s= “ “ “ “ “ pia ee mea “ “ “ “ “ Everytning in Yellow Pine. Don. J. Macponatp, North Tonawanda, N.Y. 6 WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Sawmill Wanted HERE IS A MAN SOMEWHERE WHO wants that second-hand sawmill of yours now lying idle cut in the shed. If you will let us print a little advertisement about it you will soon get rid of the sawmill. Try it. Canana LumMBERMAN AND Woopworkgr, Toronto, Canada. 6 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC. Three-Saw Edger for Sale IRST-CLASS THREE-SAW SAW MILL Edger for sale, only used one season. Ad- dress MAniTouLiIn LuMBER Co., Limited, Walker- ville, Ont. 6 Engine and Boiler For Sale ) Fok SALE—BOILER 48” x 12’, ENGINE 12x14. Boiler first-class inspection. Engine fair. Specially low price tor quick sale. Tur McLean Lumgrer Co., Lrp., Windsor, Ont. 6 For Sale Two Band Mills OR SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MILLS, one Right Hand and one Left Hand, 8 ft, wheels for 12” saws. Mills in first class condition! will sell cheap. THE CLEVELAND-SarniA SAw MILLs Co , Limited, Sarnia, Ont. tt Single Surfacer 24 in. FOR SALE—SINGLE SURFACER 24”, MAC- Gregor, Gourlay & Co, make. Heavy ma- chine, too heavy for our work. Price reasonable. Apply Meaxins & Sons, Hamilton, Ontario. 9 Cash for Machinery HE MOST SATISFACTORY MEANS OF turning second-hand equipment into cash is an advertisement in the ‘‘ Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper. Next time you have some second-hand machinery for sale, give this column a chance. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Woop- WORKER, Toronto, Canada, 6 For Sale 48” Cowan Band ReSaw,4”saw, with two extra saws. Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co. 3 saw Edger. MacGregor Gourlay Double Surfacer, Boston Dry Kiln with 90” A.B.C. Fan. 2 Turning Lathes. Vicars SHEAR LuMBER Company, Arthur, Can. 9 Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11/6", 52 3” tubes Dome. 148 x12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6” 39 344” tubes Dome. 1 48x 12 32 3” tubes Dome. I 54X12 52 3%” tubes Dome. I 54X14 52 3%” tubes Dome. 2 58X12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf Machinery for Sale MALL BAND SAW MILL COMPLETE with Steel Carriage, Saws and Filing-room Tools, Live Rolls, Gang Edger, Slab Slasher, Butting Saws, Steel Conveyor Chain, Shingle Machine, Jointer and 2 Packing Boxes. Lath Machine and Bolter, Shafting and Belting, etc. Also the complete outfit of Hardwood Flooring Factory, Planers. Matchers, End-Matcher, Boring Machine, Band Rip Saw, Surfacers single and double, Cut Off Saws, Knife Grinders and Balancing Tools, Dry Kiln Outfit with Steel Cars, etc. Buzz Planer, Turning Lathe and other tools. All will be sold cheap for cash or lumber taken in ex- change. Apply to J.S. FinpLay, Owen Sound, Ost t Machinery For Sale 1 Shaper, iron table, 44”xs50” Ballantine Make Bs . “ ag! xq2! = “ I a ‘ ** 54”x40o” MacGregor, Gourley make, 1 Shaper, ‘ 41"xq42” Cowan make 3 Saw Tables, iron frame, Ballantine make 1 Dado Machine, MacGregor Gourley make 1 Defiance Knife Balancer t Hollow Mandril Chuck—z heads 5 Wood Lathes 1 Sand Drum 1 26” Band Saw 1 12” Pony Planer 1 Band Saw Set 1 Swing Saw 1 Vertical Chair Borer 1 Tumbler 31” 1 Single Surfacer 24” Also a quantity of Hangers, 2” Shafting, 2” to 7” Lea. Belting and a number of Reeves Wood Split Pulleys. All above in good condition THE RIDER & KITCHENER CO, LIMITED Lindsay _ 4 “ Machinery for Sale Boilers (tubular) 35 H. P. each Engine 12”x16” shde valve and 30. H. P. Engine 9X12” slide valve and all connections Saw Frame and Mandral Lumber Carriage and Track Double Edger—Three Saws Set Lumber Trimmers, complete Lumber Transter Chain and Gear complete Log Jack Chain and Gear complete Slash Table Outfit complete 200 feet more orless Carrier Chain in good order and Gear complete, and a quantity of Shafting and Pulleys in good order. In sawmill close to C.N. Ry. siding Fawkham, Ont. Apply to W. B, Tispate, Orillia, Ont. 6 eS) ” Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 go R.P.M. yo H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine 11xlo, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4’ x 1214” fly wheels,complete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16x 24, 8, R.P M. 10'x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. Canada PAPER Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.6 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler o: wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 bi Saw Mill complete. Tue ROBT. BELL ENG & THRESHER GO., Ltp., Seaforth, Ont. Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. | IRCULAR OR GANG FILER, GOOD HAM- > i’ merer, wants job. Box 362 Midland, Ont. 6 £ WANTED_ POSITION AS FIRST-CLASS | Band Saw Filer. Address Box 899, CANADA LumBERMAN, Toronto. 3 7 M ECHANICAL MILL FOREMAN WANTS position for the coming season. Apply Box 914, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tt i WANTED _A POSITION AS BAND OR Gang Filer, with fitteen years experience, Can furnish references. Address, Geo. L. NICHOLS, Rock Island, Ill. 8 Wat ae AS FOREMAN ON © River, 15 years experience, best of references and strictly temperate. Address, Box 934 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 WANTED —POSITION AS LUMBER IN- spector or foreman, seventeen years exper- ience with large wholesale lumber firms Address — J. Hector Latour, Midland, Ont. 10 WANTED SITUATION—FOR THE COMING — season by an experienced band saw filer, 22 years’ experience, best of references, address Box gos, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6% ANTED BY A_ PRACTICAL MILL- wright a position as foreman in charge ot building or operating saw mill. Twenty-four years experience in modein high capacity mill _ Address THos. Sissons, 89 Church Ave., Verdun, P.Q. 6 >ITUATIONS WANTED BY HARDWOOD lumber Buyer and Inspector of twenty years’ experience shipping to all markets, export in- cluded; am alsoa goodsalesman. Boxgor, CANADA LumBeRmaN, Toronto, : 6 \ ANTED POSITION WITH GOOD LIVE lumber firm, by a party thoroughly experi- enced in lumber business trom office tostump. Eigh- teen years experience. At present manager of a plant with a capacity of 100,000 per day. Apply to Box 875, CanaDa LUMBERMAN. Toronto. tt * OSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER Company, with view of obtaining interest. Have experience from stump to office, best of ref- erences as to ability, etc. Capable of taking charge of all branches. Box 944, CANADA LUMBERMAN Toronto. a OSITION WANTED— A BAND SAWYER tor right hand rigg wants position for coming season or will act as spare man doing other work and be ready in case a sawyer takes sick or hurt to take his place.. Apply Box 917, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. : D XPERT BAND SAW FILER WANTS position, strictly sober, experienced on band, gang and Jath mill allkinds ot timber. Capable to — keep up mill. Six years in present position. Best — salary expected for first class work. Address, Wm. H. Russet, 1347 West troth St , Cleveland ce AND SAWYER WANTS POSITION eleven years experience on the best band mills in the States, and have always given the best of satisfaction both as to quantity and quality. I am 35 years of age, can give good company reference if necessary, I have spent my entire life in the lumber manufactures. Am experienced inall work from stump to mill. I prefer to run a band saw. Please state wages and particulars for a man that — can bring results. Address Box 928 CANADA LUM- BERMAN, Toronto, Canada. age WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. 4 “ a ~ALESMAN FOR RETAIL LUMBER Office, must be able to figure accurately. Apply by letter stating experience. The BOAKE MANUFACTURING Co., Ltp. Toronto, 6 ANTED—DOUBLE CUT BAND SAW Filer and Sawyer for season commencing April 15th, 1910. Address, S. Cote, Nantel, Que. : "a4 Te WANTED A FIRST CLASS MAN TO VV look after Planer and Matcher for the com- ing season, work to begin April 1st. Write for particulars. Austin &-NIcHOLSON, Chapleau, “a BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES For Sale or Rent canlegts MILL RUNNING WITH FIRST class trade connection, especially equipped tor sash and doors, up-to-date plant in every respect. Satistactory reasons. Investigate. Address Box 924 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tt an For Sale Planing Mill, Sash and Door Factory LANING MILL, SASH AND DOOR FAC- tory for sale, with first class trade connection. Address Box 945, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 9 NE Saw Mill and Chopping Mill pela AND CHOPPING MILL FOR sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good ea: nings, everything A. 1., run- ning every “ps For further particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tt Sawing Contract to Let WANTED—A MAN WITH A FIRST-CLASS saw mill outfit capable of sawing 25 M ft. per day, to saw by the M. tt. Will have 750 M ft. or more this season with two or three_more years cut to take out. Write or call and see BLack & WaGaR Mileage 8114 T. & N. O. R. R. New Ontario. ” Cooperage Factory for Sale GREAT INDUCEMENT FOR COOPERAGE Factory at Maniwaki, P. Q., close toC. P. R. tracks. Any amount of cheap wood can be ob- tained at low prices for many years. Plenty of cheap labor in town. Electric power at low rates, For information please apply to M. Joanis, Mayor. Maniwaki, P. Q. 9 ee Sawmill snd Timber Limits For Sale r~WO OPERATING SAWMILLS AND OVER r 40.000 acres of the most desirable Timber Lands (carrying Over 500,000,000 tt. B.M.) in the interior of British Columbia, together with all plant equipment and appurtenances. Easy terms over anumber of years. Apply for particulars to Box 910 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Pulp Wood Salesman T\ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO represent itinthe States. Has large acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the business thoroughly. Guarantees to sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- man, Box 856 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto tf For Sale Timber Limit and Lumber Business 8000 ACRES OF HARDWOOD TIMBER lands, Consisting of Basswood, Ash, Elm, Hemlock, Birch Mapleand Cedar A Circular Saw Mill which cut 3,000,000 feet last year, Complete Logging Outfit, also General Store doing abusiness ot $20.000. This is a going concern and will stand inspection, don’t write unless you mean business, can give best reasons for selling. Address Box 908 Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 6 Timber and Saw, Planing and Lath Millis British Columbia 15 SQUARE MILES TIMBER— 120 MILLION teet—$100,000.00 cash or $1.00 per M,, pay- able when cut ‘ Sawmill and residences, and too acres fruit land adjoining $45,000.00, Terms cash $25,000.00, balance on easy terms. Good opportunity for profitable trade in sashes, doors and box making. Apply Box gts CANADA LUMBEMMAN, Toronto. q MISCELLANEOUS f° SALE BY OWNER LARGE TRACT ot good License Timber on Vancouver Island. Fine milling proposition. Only principals. Address N. 25, Vicroria, B.C. 8 Timber Limit Wanted WANTED TO CORRESPOND WITH PAR- ties having a block ot from15,000,000 to 30,000,- ooo feet of timber for sale. Apply Box 903 CANADA Lumeerman, Toronto. 6 Timber Limit For Sale 8 000 ACRES OF HEMLOCK, BIRCH, BASS- ? | wood, Pine, Spruce, Ash, etc. In Parry Sound District. Address Box 946, CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto. 9 Timber Limit For Sale 50 000 000 FEET MOSTLY WHITE AND ? ] Norway Pine, near Geogian Bay. Quick drive and under old license. Principals only considered. Box 922, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, 10 Timber Limits for Quick Sale IMBER LIMITS CAN BE VERY EASILY sold by placing a small advertisement in this column. We are continually hearing ot parties who have disposed of large timber limits by advertiseing them here. If you have a limit to place on the market let us printan ad about it. Canapa LuM- BERMAN AND WoopwWorRKER, Toronto, Canada. 6 Timber Berth For Sale ‘TIMBER BERTH, TOWNSHIP OF SERVOS, on new line of Canadian Pacific Railway, Toronto to Sudbury. This town was lumbered many years ago when timber was not cut as it is to-day, and affords an excellent opportunity for a small mill, being timbered with a mixture of pine, spruce, cedar and some hardwood; also large amount of dry and down timber. For information, write JouN McLeop, Sudbury. 6 Sawmill and Timber Limit for Sale OR SALE TIMBER LIMIT AND SAW Mill property in Muskoka onG.T.R. Fitteen hundred acres of timber, Hemlock, Hardwood, Spruce, Balsam, Cedar and Pine Saw Mill, Siding, Houses, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Horses; Sleighs. Wagons, Boom Chains and all other working out- fit About tour hundred thousand ft. of logs at mill. Agood going business. Will sell reasonable on easy terms to right party. None but those meaning business need apply. For further particulars apply Box 943, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 11 For Sal | Large Timber Limits and Saw Mill - Estimated amount of timber about 240,000.000 feet. Millsand limits situated in Ontario, the price is right For further particulars address W. B MacLean, Brockville, Ont. : a N. B. Principals only. ; 9 Melting Wood . It is now claimed to be possible to melt wood, by heating it in a vacuum, producing 1 hard bomo- geneous substance that- apparently has an industrial future before it. The history and present status of the process are given by Francis Marre in ‘‘La Natur,’’ Paris. To melt wood ‘‘appears at first sight to be an impossibility,’’ he. re- marked, ‘‘but it is, in fact, pos- sible and practicable. Melted wood has been hitherto only a laboratory curiosity, but it may well be that industry shall presently discover practical applications of the great- est interest.’’ He continues: ‘‘Although wood is eminently in- flammable, it melts at a relatively low temperature, but in precise conditions, and only when it ia ab- solutely removed from contact with oxygen, so that its combustion is impossible. This may be under- stood when we remember what its composition is. When its immedi- ately soluble. constituents have been removed, by means of alco- hol, for instance it gives, on analysis organic acids, water, oily essences, silicates, sulphates, phos- phates, chlorids, and hydrocarbon- ates of lime, potash, soda and mag- nesia, carbonic acid, carbonated hydrogen, etc., that is to say, solely bodies susceptible of being evapor- ated by chemical affinity in the formation of determinate sub- stances. “Starting from these data, Messrs. Bizouard and: Lenoir, the former an electrical engineer, the second a printer, studied in 1891 - exhausting the air. : GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER the problem of the fusion of wood, and after a year of investigation succeeded in producing a sample of melted wood which, although obtained without special apparatus, still had remarkable peculiarities. The details of the process are not exactly known; they operated in a closed vessel at, a relatively low temperature — that is about all that we can gather from the techni- cal journals of the period. “But their work has been taken up by others, and now there is a full operative technic that enables us easily to obtain excellent re- sults. A metal receiver, a sort of boiler having a double bottom through which superheated steam passes, is filled with bits of wood; it is closed by a lid similar to that used in -autoclaves, and provided with a tube and stopcock com- muuicating with an apparatus for When the wood thus kept in vacuum is heat- ed above 284 degrees F. the water and other volatile substances are given off first, and are drawn off by means of the exhausting appar- atus, after which the heating is continued for about three hours. There then takes place a complex series of reactions and phenomena analogous to these that accompany the distillation of wood in a closed vessel, and in this wayy all the so- called pyrogenous products are separated ; these in turn are drawn off, condensed, and separated so that they may be utilized commer- cially. There then remain in the receptacle only the fibrous skeleton -of the wood and the mineral salts, which, taken together, constitute a fusible mass. This is allowed to cool slowly, out of contact with the air, and then placed in a second boiler which, after the air has been exhausted, is filled with. nitrogen under a pressure of 1.5 to 2 atmo- spheres. The whole is heated to 1,500 degrees F. for two hours, and at the end of this time the wood is melted into a homogeneous, hard mass.”’ The melting process may also be performed, we are. told, without drawing off the distillation pro- ducts, resulting, in about two hours, in the formation of a solid amorphous mass of fused wood. Melted wood, the writer goes on to say, has an undoubted industrial future, as it has a fine grain, takes a high polish, and is hard and re- sistant. _ It takes printing in,readily and may be cleaned with potash, soda or turpentint. Tt may also be easily cast and moulded into all sorts of shapes; and by adding preservatives to it during the melting process it may be rendered practically indestruct- ible. Ravages of the Mistletoe It is reported that the common American mistletoe has attained such abundant growth in the south- west, especially along the southern border of the great arid region, ac tc be an actual pest to tree growth. It is a fortunate fact that this para- 37 site thrives best in intense sun- light, for in that way its harmful growth is limited to trees leading isolated lives. As a cons2quence. the damage to forest growth is negligible, as there the moist shady conditions force its success- ful germination to the topmost branches of tall specimens; its ra- vages are confined almost wholiy to shade trees. _ This parasite is unique in that it has green foliage, and as a conse- quence merely steals undigested food of its host and not the el::bor- ated product as is usually the cas with parasites. The mistletoe se2a is encased in a pasty substanv2 which causes it to stick to any bod on which it is deposited. Its ger- mination seems to be general on all species of tree growth. To germin- ate, the seed must fall in some wound in the bark of its host and with this start the dissolvant en- zyme contained in the root tips soon forces a channel to the vitals of the tree. Once well establishet it igs only a question of time wher the growth will say the "fe, first of the limb on which it lives and then, if the growth is abundant, _of the whole tree. Announcement is made by the Union Pacific that all future orders for passenger equipment will be for steel cars. Recently these cars have been given a trial by the road, which has decided to do away en- tirely with wooden cars. Extensive orders for new steel cars already have been placed. In adopting this poliiy officials of the road declare that it is merely in line with the general policy to do away with equipment which is susceptible to easy destruction in wrecks or fires. The new steel cars, it is claimed, will afford greater comfort to passengers. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand RAIL YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W.. TORONTO Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. EE ss Review of Current Trade Condition Ontario There is a fair amount of business being transacted throughout Ontario and in some qearters a decided improvement is reported. Many of the wholesale dealers are looking for higher prices, especially for good lumber, but no marked advance is expected for the lower grades until such time as the manufacturing establishments increase their demand for boxes, crates, etc. There is rather a difference of opinion regarding the conditions prevailing in the Georgian Bay district. Some reports indi- cate that the’ mill men will have difficulty in getting out their full cut of logs, as the cold weather has practically come to an end. Other manu- facturers, however, who have recently visited the camps, state that all the logs will be got out and that the log crop will be a large one. The probability is that this is the case, but that securing the logs will be somewhat more expensive this year than last, as a result of the unfa- vorable weather. Among the retailers there is some anxiety apparent to make contracts for good lumber for this year’s delivery. This applies to Ontario, while in the northern States there has been in the past fort- night, something of a reduction in the activity of the lumber markets. Prices generally are unchanged, with, if anything, a slight tendency to- wards stiffening, for hemlock and for shingles. At Ottawa the upper grades of white pine are firm and apparently the United States buyers are closing contracts subject to a settlement of the tariff. Lumber manufactcrers are asking from 10 to 15 per cent. more for their product than at this time last year. Good sidings are selling at from $47 to $50 per M , stocks of the better grades are some- what low. No. 1 dressing sidings are also scarce and the prices firm at $35. Red pine is firm, selling as high as $20 for 1)4-inch stock. Box lumber is also slightly improved. Dead culls continue strong, especially for the l-inch. Shipping culls are in fair demand. No. 1 lath are also selling well, and No 2 are scarce. Both pine and spruce are somewhat firm. There is a strong demand for railway ties, the 6-inch standard tie is selling at 45 and 50 cents. Eastern Canada. There is now considerable activity in the logging business of New Brunswick. Favorable weather prevailed during the past fortnight, en- abling operators to overcome some of the trouble which they had experi- enced during much of the winter in connection with getting out their logs. There is practically no manufacture in progress at St. John, and will be none during the present month. Manufacturing, generally, will not be resumed until the middle of April, which is the usual period for the melting of the ice. The first of the up-river logs are expected during May. Winter liner shipments were light during February. St. John trade in English deals is quite promising. Much active business is expected shortly and stiffer prices are clearly indicated. The values at present are strong and all the deals offering are sold readily. St. John offerings will be smaller than in previous years, owing to the late starting up of the mills. The stocks of English spruce deals at St. John are light, amounting to about 4,000,000 superficial feet. The price varies from $15.25 to $15.75 per M. superficial feet on the customary specifications. One-inch merchantable spruce boards are fairly active and have been shipped extensively during the past month, with prices steady. An im- provement is looked for, however, in the New England markets, which is expected to stiffen the price of spruce boards. The dutiable article ig now selling at from $12 to $12.50 per M. superficial feet. * _ There is little change to note in the price for eastern spruce at Bos- ton, the general price asked for frames is $23, some business is reported N. B. 16 in. Cedar Shingles Pine Lath Spruce, Flooring, Siding, etc. Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL at $22.50, and in other cases as high as $23.50 is being asked. 1 is only steady. Spruce boards are in moderate demand and — Matched spruce boards are reported tc be selling at $21.50 to $22 covering boards at $19. There is an encouraging amount of busin spruce at New York and prices are well maintained. Stocks of sh and lath at Boston are fairly plentiful and prices are inclined to easier. The best cedar extras are quoted at $3.40 and $3.50. Western Canada The outlook for business in British Columbia is excellent and - facturers are expecting that 1910 will be one of the most prospero they have ever had. The coast mills are well stocked with ord it is believed that the prairie yard men are holding back in the h slight reduction of prices in the spring. This, the manufacture a mistaken policy. The shingle situation is being rapidly impr the better conditions of trade generally. It is difficult to point ticular factor that is bringing about the improvement in shing credit must be given to the wisdom of a number of manufactut helped to reduce the surplus stocks by closing down their mills: Great Britain No improvement in the demand for lumber at London has during the past fortnight.. The weather and the political have been greatly against any improvement in business. Pri however, are well maintained. At Churchill & Sim’s ree sale, 5th quality Quebec spruce sold at £8. 8 x 7 unsorted 10s. ' At Liverpool, the political disturbance which prevails h the effect which was expected in the direction of interfering Pine and spruce deals continue very firm and stocks are lo tively speaking. In spruce, a shortage in stocks is particularly among the favorite sizes, which, of course, is natural at this year. Spruce shipments by liners from St. John and Ha riving in small quantities. They are finding ready sale upon at about £8 2s. 6d., for specifications consisting of 65 to 70 3 x 7 and 8-inch, balance wider. The market for pitch pine at is steady but there is very little business being done. : At Mrechester, there is practicaliy nothing fresh to no what move:nent there has been is, if anything, indicative ment. All wood goods are scarce and dearer, practically wi tion. Best quality pine sidings, especially in 1-inch, are in cemand and have advanced materially in price during the la or two. United States. There has been a decided awakening in the lumber trade a: during the past fortnight as a result largely of the return of weather, the demand for northern pine is active and the indic spring trade continue very encouraging Prices are reported to h vanced from $3 to $5 on shop and better, while sales of No. 2 ported at $1 higher than was obtained a short time ago. Nos. 3 boards, however, are somewhat lower. The hardwood marke cago also shows great activity, there being quite a revival of lai tracts for future supplies. Maple and birch are still the leaders northern hardwoods. Rock elm is steady and basswood is unc Plain red oak remains strong, and quarter-sawed oak is advancing oak is selling well. Hemlock at Chicago is bringing higher pric result in the improvement in the yellow pine trade. The country is reviving and wholesalers report that they are shipping out a R. Laidlaw Lumber Co, Traders Bank Building, 65 Yonge Street, & JN. ry é PHONE Large Stocks —_- —" CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A. F. Howpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Asst. Mgr. Meveland - Sarnia aw Mills Co., iini.s Your Spring Requirements We would like to quote you on yard stock or to submit you figures on special bills. We have long made a specialty of cutting special bills to order and have this down toa science. If you want work of this kind properly executed, try us. We can furnish anything you need in White Pine, Norway or Fir—any length from ten feet to sixty feet. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 39 : F | ? ; 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER nn hemlock. hemlock may be somewhat curtailed this summer as a result of delays in delivery by the railroads. There is a little more stir in the demand for shingles at Chicago. Yard stocks are moving freely. Red cedar shingles Lath are still scarce and the demand is in- ere somewhat improved. creasing. Market Correspondence White Pine Prices Firmer at Ottawa Ottawa, March 10—Though many contracts for the summer’s cut of lumber are in the process of making, local mill owners and dealers are much more absorbed in the deliberations going on over United States tariff relations than in. price making. It is understood that many Ameri- can buyers decline to close bargains unless subject to the action of the American tariff board on the maximum clause. Most of the local manu- facturers say there is no need to worry for Americans cannot permanently shut out Canadian lumber. Prominent officers of the Canadian Lumber- men’s Association advise the same independent attitude. Inquiry among the Ottawa lumber merchants by the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ representa- tive, found that exporters to the British market were as much alarmed as any over the possible attitude of the United States, because if the product of the mills is barred from the United States enough lumber will Le thrown on the British market to depress trade. Lumbermen are a unit in stating that any exclusion of their product from the American market could not last longer than a cocple of years, but some assert that even in that time prices would become seriously disturbed. But it is cnly conjecture with lumbermen, as with all others, as to what the Presi- dent of the United States will do, and they all look upon the enforce- ment of the maximum tariff clause as of remote possibility. The tariff commissioners, Messrs. Pepper and Emery, who were in Ottawa con- ferring with the Government, left no inkling as to what they would say lo the tariff board when they returned. They told all inquirers outside of official circles that their mission was one of investigation, and they left the impression that they were not clothed with power to ask or grant tariff concessions. A visit of the two United States tariff delegates to the lumber and pulp mills of J. R. Booth at the Chaudiere, indicates that the lumber and pulp question is occupying a prominent place in their investigation. While Ottawa Jumbermen are intensely interested in these negotiations, it would be an error to give the impression that any of them are fearful of the results or are bothered by anything more than the uncertainty created by having the tariff rates so much of an uncertainty. The circumstance of upper grades of white pine growing firmer in price at the Ottawa valley mills every day seems to confirm reports that United States buyers are closing contracts subject to the settlement of the tariff issue. Otherwise they would shrink from paying such high prices. The faith Ottawa manufacturers have in the outlook f-r a friendly settlement of the tariff is reflected in their general demand of 10 or 15 per cent. more for lumber than last year. Pine good sidings, one-inch x seven and up, are quoted at from $47 to $50 per thousand. Sales for especially sorted stock have been made as high as $53. It is not always easy to get full orders of the upper grades of pine even at the advancing prices quoted in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.’’ These stocks are low. Most of the sales are made nearer the maximum of the price list than the minimum. A very smal! margin would be needed to include all the . prices of the high class stock, were it not for the low standard of grading in some of the mills. No. 1 dressing sidings are nearly as scarce as the ‘‘good’’ variety and the market is firm at $35 per thousand. Contracts were closed re- cently in Pembroke at this figure, and it does not appear that there is much more in the Ottawa valley to be sold. Red pine is firmer than heretofore, and 14-inch stock sold as high as $20 per thousand. There was also a slight improvement in the better class of box lumber. The firm market reported last month for dead culls continues and the demand is especially strong for one-inch. A brisk demand was noted at’ Booth’s for shipping culls and better. The stock was bought for remanufacture into sash and doors. In fact, ‘‘cut ups’’ are at a premium. In the same quarter the demand for No 1 lath is strong and No. 2 is much searcer than earlier in the winter Both pine and spruce lath went up a little and manufacturers are looking for further advances. The brisk trade in material for sash, door and furniture factories is manifest in some importations of poplar to be used in manufacture of furniture and office fittings. The stock comes in free of duty in the rough state. Some choice stock bought this month in Boston in sizes 4 x 5 inches, was imported at $50 per thousand. Many dealers are awaiting with interest for the final announcement of J. R. Booth’s prices. The ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ learned that while the prices were not finally determined, the contracts might be closed any day and a standard be fixed for the summer. There is not much doubt that the figures will be 10 or 15 per cent. in advance of last year It is anticipated that the supply of western fir, spruce and . ee _- for the higher grades of white pine. This will be in keeping with creased price for first and second quality of deals sold to British a few months ago. Mr, Booth’s operations in the mill during t¢ ing summer promise to be extensive, if not hindered by floo most of the Ottawa valley manufacturers, his cut in the sha curtailed slightly, but he has enough logs in the streams to k sawmill going without drawing on the past winter’s cut. In ad 100,000 logs came down from Madawaska by train, which will be in the mill as soon as the gum dries out of them. The usual quan ties will be made, but no telegraph poles. The demand for tieg i and the standard railway tie, 6 inches, is firm at 45 to 50 cents The portion of the Bryson estate limits at Fort Coulonge wh been advertised for sale for some time, is reported sold to the ville Lumber Company, for $60,000. This will increase the et the Papineauville mills. Another sign of increased activity lower province is the erection of a $20,000 lumber mill near Ayl McMaster Bros., of Kemptville. The lumber camps were handicapped all winter by lack of the heavy rainfalls of early March were a serious setback. Th that the freshets will escape too early to serve to the best advar carrying out the logs. The snowfall measured at one Ottawa va was 2214 inches in February, 1910, as compared with 164% in o the previous year. The mild weather of the present season, has reduced the snow and ice available for water supply and tk are for a lighter flow of water than last year. No news of ca ing up has yet reached the city. Improved Logging Conditions in New Brunsw St. John, N.B. March 9—The fortnight has been mark activity in logging circles in all parts of the province. Condit been more favorable than at any time during the winter and progress has been made. At the same time, the season rapidly and, in nearly every case, lumbermen find their log tions far behind what they figured would be the case at this raking plans last fall. The favorable conditions which have the past two or three weeks have proved a great boon and a | of such conditions is hoped for. In northern New Brunsy portion of Quebec province which borders upon the headwater John river and the Restigouche, there have been very hea snow and at some points along the St. John there is as m feet of snow. In the more southern portions of the provin much less, the depth ranging from 15 inches to 2 feet, until ago, when a heavy fall of rain reduced the quantity somew! leaving enough for fairly good hauling on the logging roads. _ Manufacturing is entirely at a standstill at present wri local mills being closed down. ‘This condition of affairs has some weeks past and will continue during the present mo Practically all the spruce logs owned by local manufacturers storage booms at South Bay, and at Milledgeville, and will n able until the ice melts out, which usually occurs between th 20th of April. Until that time manufacturing will not be ge: sumed and several of the mills will do little sawing until the fi up-river logs arrive, which will be in May. “yi During the month of February shipments by the winter liners ¥ moderately light, much of the goods coming from outside points. — iargest shipment of spruce deals of the winter was that which w ward on the S.S. Manchester Importer, which shipment con 1,087,751 superficial feet. The local trade in English deals is marked by a tone of which has a decided leaning in the direction of optimism. Co the early development of brisker business and higher prices is and unmistakably indicated by the operations of local dealers. I values are strong and have a tendency toward greater firmness the deals that are offering find ready sales. Offerings from local will be lighter than for several springs past, owing to the late the local mills as mentioned above Receipts from outside been moderately heavy during the past month owing to the ditions for moving lumber from inland points. Local stocks of English spruce deals are moderately light, being between three and one-half and four millions of superficial local value of English spruce deals, in a specification conta per cent. sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines and 15 per cent. | and.wides, would be from $15.25 to $15.75 per thousand superfi The trade in one-inch merchantable spruce boards has show siderable activity during the past month. Shipments have — for this line of goods. Prices continue very uniform, although it pected that the promised betterment in the New England mark have the‘natural effect upon the local prices of spruce boards. ent local value on dutiable one-inch spruce boards is from $12 to per thousand superficial feet. Freight rates on long lumber to Boston Sound ports an1 New respectively, are $2.50, $2.75 and $3 per thousand feet. This w mean 25c. per thousand on shingles to Boston and 60c. per thousand on lath to New York City. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4ie aws Such letters as this prove that Burns Solid Tooth Saws are as famous as their In- serted Tooth Saw, contain- ing genuine Hoe Fittings. A Lumberman from Ottawa Valley writes us as follows: DEAR SIRS: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- 7 oor chased from you last spring have 4 } \\\ been doing first class work ever x\ since. I have never had any trouble N with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. Get a Burns Saw and forget your Saw Troubles Lombard Rieain Log Hauler Canadian Patent No. 108676, | fs ee te Ata ey : o | This machine is Bewillcost you ie tani hs eka ede built in Canada nothing to have re. | Di . by ees a : under Patent 3 : eS j — ae No. 108,676. logs mailed to a6 =e i, ‘irae | ae Soak 60 cords e| hy one of our Cata- your address. It points out a good many fea- tures that we Write or wire cannot describe @ Moz, | = toad 007000 bes = our nearest sales here. :: :: oe Le: = Medsile: 55 000 office. Hawlecl V0 vies oie ene ny ; : oy Cu The Jenckes Machine Company, Limites Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland. Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. SAW 7 GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Canadian Hart JEFFREY ep “Reliance” = SAWMILL CHAINS are interchangeable with other riveted chains ot corresponding styles and sizes. These chains are made of the highest quality malleable iron; all links are uniform and true to pitch, | Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian , Hart Wheels | Limited Barton Street East HAMILTON For Conveying LUMBER, REFUSE, SAWDUST, SLABS, ETC. Write for Catalogs, Series ‘“‘T”. me Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S. A, NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON ST. LOUIS MONTREAL DENVER Toronto Office: 8 Temperance Street 42 Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint | | Sash, Doors, Roofing Write for Prices Blinds and sicetine!| inaelaee Material W.C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills Ottawa, Ontario When Renewing Your Tram Car Wheels for the coming season Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels fitted on. Our special grade of Char- | coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of treating them after casting, makes a wheel that will outlast anything on the market. Further information on request. :: The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. hes | -EDGINGS Ontario : Clauaee & Hillock, lumberers, South River, Ont., are stated to have ; signed. i McMaster Bros., of Kemptville Ont., are erecting a $20,000 mill ne Aylmer, Que. -, ia The Colonial Wood Products Company have completed the erection of t pulp mill at Thorold, Ont. The Georgian Bay Shook Mills, Midland, Ont., are considering tion of an additional dry kiln. . The Sarjeant Company, of Barric, dealers in lumber and building are opening a branch at Midland, Ont. The first grinder has been started at the new pulp mill of W. P. Pulp Company, Thessalon, Ont., and the first commercial factured is pronounced to be of a very fine quality. Hugh Baird & Sons, formerly of Markdale, now of Thornbury asking the town of Thornbury for a free site and exemption from return for which they propose to erect a sawmill. The timber in is maple, birch and rock elm. : The Victor Steel & Wood Products Company, Limited, Wall have been incorporated with capital of $401,000. The imcorpora I’'linn, attorney; N. G. Begle and Frankhn T. Chapman, manufa Detroit, Mich., and KE. C. Kenning, barrister, Windsor, Ont. The Pembroke Lumber Company have opened the ground to Depot, near Grand Lake on the south branch of the Petawawa in 3,000 bushels of oats and 80 tons of hay. The company -will ber camps in operation in that neighborhood next season. One will be on Kennedy Bay and one on Karkajou Creek. ‘ The Elmira Interior Woodwork Company, Limited, of Elmiz been obliged to call a meeting of their creditors. In a letter to they state that this has been breught about as a result of lack of tal and by unexpected losses. The mecting will be held at Eln 11th, when the company will make a statement of their affairs. that suitable arrangements have been mate with the company’s h vances for the future, providing that the present indebtedness fastorily arranged. A deputation representing the Grand River Improvement As: ed upon the Ontario Minister of Public Works recently with steps should be taken for the conservation and restoration of the head of the Grand River, sc as to prevent the destructive years have been visiting the cities and towns along the river be tation was headed by the Hon. Clifford Sifton, chairman of the | Commission. Hon. Dr. Reaeme assured them that the matter <0 yincial importance and that it would be brought to the attention ernment. j : ‘ Eastern Provinces Letourneau & Camire, lumber merchants, d’Israeli, Que., I Leclair & Bourgue, lumber dealers, Ely, Que., are stated to | The Western Lumber Company, Montreal (Leon Gagne, jr.), I tered. _ : The Horwood Lumber Company, Limited, are making ap New Brunswick Government for the use of two water powers Campbellton, Notre Dame Bay. Mr. M. C. W. Kaye, of Belleisle Creek, N.B., is installing a ne The sawmill of J. H. Gignae & Company, Quebec, was recently fire to the extent of about $70,000. The lumber cut on the Miramichi for the present winter Mr. W. B. Snowball at 50,000,000 feet, or 25 per cent. less than There is a reduction in the cut all over the province as a weather and the light snowfall. ‘ The Bryson Estate, of Pontiac County, Que., have sold part o limits at Fort Coulonge to the Papineauville Lumber Company f $60,000. This property has been in possession of the Bryson E: century and has valuable timber. 'The new owners will bring the - their mills in Papineauville. : : One of the largest lumber deals affecting the Eastern Tow concluded in Montreal. The Guelph Patent Cask Company, of 7 bought out the timber limits and other property of the Great N Company, of Scotstown. The deal involves several thousand limits, beside several large mills. The company will start ope Geo. W. Fowler, ex-M.P., has purchased at auction the i. L. Wright Lumber Company, Limited, of Salisbury, N.B. was $45,000. The property includes 9.000 acres of granted lands, of Government lands, and 500 acres of farm lands. The cruisers to have estimated that the property was worth $80,000. The W Company is in liquidation. A meeting of the members of the Canadian Wood Pulp Asso recently in Montreal at which a discussion took place upon the in the freight rates on wood pulp and rossed or peeled wood sh ada. It was claimed that the same rate should apply for both cla as they were both raw material. It was decided to make represen the matter to the Board of Railway Commissioners. The York & Sunbury Milling Company. Limited, of Gibson, built an addition to their mill and installed therein a trimming machi clipping lumber to exact lengths up to 24 feet lone. The cylinder of th engine has been rebored and fitted with new piston rings, its speed in and the receiving pulley on line shaft enlarged, so_as to maintain the speed on the machines. The mill has been overhauled during the winter now in good condition for the season’s run. Stetson, Cutler & Company, who lease their mill on the Mispee ri = 7 i. GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER e city of St. John, N.B., did not make application for a renewal of the lease March Ist, the last day for doing so according to the terms of the lease. fheir present lease will run out on June 1st, and it is currently reported that they have decided not to operate the mill any more because of lack of water nower from the river. The mill employs about 600 men and the situation there- a is rather a serious one. The city is looking into the possibility of increas- ing the power by means of storage dams, etc. Many United States investors have recently been visiting Quebec province on the lookout for timber limits. Several deals are being negotiated, among them being one for the purchase of the seignorial timber holdings of Edmund Joly de Lotbiniere, by the Champion International Company, of Lawrence, _ Mass. Their limits are at Pointe au Plateau, on the south side of the St. Law- rence, about 25 miles above Quebec. The Champion International Company import annually about 1,500 cords of pulpwood from Canada for the manu- _ facture of coated papers in the United States. ; be Western Canada The Reliance Lumber Company have finished building a lumber shed and " offices at Waldron, Sask. _ T. K. Smith has purchased the Wyatt sawmill at Hullear, B.C., and log- - ging operations are in full swing. Smith, Davidson & Wright have secured a 20-acre site on the Fraser river, near New Westminster, for a paper mill to employ 100 hands. The B. C. Tie & Timber Company have been awarded $31,000 insurance on their. claims in connection with the recent burning of their plant. $63,000 in all was claimed. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: Cedar Cove Sash & Door Company, Limited, capital, $15,000; Okana- gan Lake Lumber Company, Limited, capital, $100,000. Five years ago George Huscroft of Creston, staked out five timber limits on Sullivan Creek, and these claims, which were owned by Mr. Huscroft, G. M. Benny and I. J. Schermerhome, were recently purchased by W. H. Craw- ferd for a considerable cash sum. H. J. Rossi, of Idaho, acting for a party of Washington and Idaho capital- ists, has completed a deal for some timber and lands in Cariboo, B.C., for which ‘the price paid was over $190,000. It is the intention of the purchasers to erect sawmills and other industries and to develop both the timber and land properties. . _ M. Hutchinson, of Vancouver, has just completed negotiations for the sale of a timber tract on the mainland, 175 miles north of Vancouver, comprising 120 claims, the timber being chiefly fir, hemlock and cedar, and running 40,000 feet to the acre on an average. The amount of the purchase consideration ex- - eeeds $1,000,000. | = Edward Brown, formerly of Portage la Prairie, paid $65,000 cash for all the unsold treasury stock of the North Star Lumber Company, which has valu- able timber limits in the Kootenay and mil! at Elko. he directors of this com- pany are John Hanbury, Brandon; J A. M. Aikens, R. T. Riley, Andrew Kelly and W. A. Windatt, Winnipeg 2 The British Columbia Government has cancelled four timber licenses of J. S. Emerson and one of Mr. Mann, on the ground that logs were shipped to the American side contrary to law. Andrew Haslam, timber inspector, declared that after learning that the logs were to be shipped to Bellingham he put no- tices on the logs. He was carried off in a tug, but discovered that the timber was sent over just the same, some of the notices being still attached. The Government has decided to reopen Mr. Emerson’s case and give him an oppor- qunity of putting in a statement. The Moresby Island Lumber Company, which recently secured an Australian contract to supply 10,000,000 feet of lumber, comprising spruce, cedar and hem- lock, is having its mill at Queen Charlotte City thoroughly overhauled. A new plane has been installed, and the machine 1s in first class shape to turn out all kinds of dressed lumber. New concrete beds are being laid in the engine room, and a new truck for the carriage, and it is intended to tear down the black- smith shop and build a new ore. The company will also improve the port’s shipping facilities, extending the present wharf 1,000 feet into the sea, so that vessels can be loaded on all conditions of the tide. : Trade Enquiries D The Dominion Government Trade and Commerée reports contain the fol- lowing trade enquiries. Readers of the “Canada Lumberman’’? may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and_ stating number of enquiry : 284. Agency abroad—A manufacturers’ agent in South Africa reports an extensive market for basswood planks of first quality. 996. Wheel stock—A Yorkshire firm largely interested in the sale of light wheel stock, such as rims, hubs, spokes, shafts and other bent timber, would consider particulars and prices from Canadian manufacturers. . 397. Timber—An Irish firm of brokers and agents, with first class con- “nection for over 24 years amongst other timber importers, is open for spruce _ in eargo or smaller lots, gang sawn for preference, either Quebec, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick shipments. Can guarantee large trade, mostly in following sizes, about 10-15 per cent. 3x11, 50-55 per cent. 3x9, 20-25 per cent. 3x7, _ * 15-20 per cent. 3x6, with some 2x4-inch thick, also take large lots of scant- lings, say about 60 per cent. 1%x4%, 20 per cent. 2x44, 10 per cent. each in - 4'% and 2inch x 5%-inch, and an average length from New Brunswick district of about 14-14% feet, and from the other districts of 10 to 16 feet, mostly 12 feet. Also dressed flooring, etc., mostly 5 to 11-inch wide x 1l-inch thick nominal planed one side and two edges, and in ceilings %x4%-5-inech nominal _ planed R. & V., also T.G. & V-jointed. Could also do a large trade in spruce ends 2 feet and up to suit box factories. 398. Hardwoods—An Irish firm requires Canadian hardwoods, as oak for coffins, cabinet and wagon purposes. Maple flooring, beech flooring, hickory in ogs and planks, birch logs, 16-18-inch, average prime rock.elm logs about 40 ¢ thc feet, also planks 2%-incli to 4-inch thick, ash logs and boards, walnut logs and boards, all in carload or mixed car lots. 836. Birch bars—A firm of timber brokers in the north of England are open » hear from a manufacturer or shipper in Canada of birch bars for spool and bbin making. Sizes 2 to 41% feet long, in 1, 144 and /4-inch squares. : 369. Excelsior—A Liverpool firm would be pleased to receive samples and otations from Canadian manufacturers of excelsior. Get your order in early for this Common and Better Ash 20,000 feet 4-4 to 5 8,000 teet 8-4 Comn:on and Better 18,000 feet 10-4 Common and Better 5,000 feet 12-4 Common and Better Are you in the market for Birch There are 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 Common and Better at one of our outside yards. Very fine stock, con- taining good percentage of red. How are you fixed on Maple We can quote interesting figures on 6-4, 8-4, 10-4, 12-4 and 16-4 Log Run Railroad. Here are some mighty bargains in Poplar 1car 4-4 No1and No. 2 1 car 8-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥y car 6-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥Y car 6-4 No 1 Common 1 Car 5-4 No. 1 and No. 2 1 car 5-4 No. 1 Common 2 cars 4-4 No. rand No. 2 1 car 4-4 Common 1 Car 21 to 23 inches 1 car 4-4 Common and Better 1 car 4-4, 18inches and over, No. 1 and No, 2 2 cars 5-8 No. 1 and No. z 3 cars 5-8 Clear Sap 4cars 5-8 No, 1 Common 1 car 5-8 No. 2 Common Soft Yellow Poplar, 225,000 feet 4-4 No 1 Common and Better, good We can make prompt shipment on Hickory Two cars 5-4Common and Better. You can get a good price on this Quartered White Oak 4 cars 4-4, 10 inches and over, No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 4-4, 12 inches and over, No. 1 and No 2 2 cars4-4 Common Strips 4 cars 4-4 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 4-4 Common 1 car 4-4 No. 2 Common 3 cars 4-4 No. r Common 1 car 5-4 Common and Better bone dry 2,000 feet 5-4, 12 inches and over. Get prices on these Poplar Wagon Boards 1 car 4-4, 8 to 12 inches 1 car 8 to 12 inches 1,000 feet 13 to 17 inches What about Walnut 2 cars 4-4 Log RunM C.O., very fine You can’t beat our figures on th's Cherry 1 car 4-4 Common and Better. SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. f “ Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadlphia, Pa. Red and — White Pine Southern Yellow Pine American Hardwoods Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE ih pcs ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals This Means Money for You The Wanted and For Sale Department of this paper is a market where you can buy or sell lumber, timber limits, mill proper- ties and second-hand machinery. We are constantly hearing of important deals effected through an advertisement in this department. YOU should be in this market with the rest of the wide-awake people. ‘e e rg Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — Robb | Water Tube Boiler | Perfect water circulation. Half the Straight tubes. Dry or superheated steam. usual number of handholes. ROBB ENGINEERING CO., LTD. | AMHERST, N. S. ( 607 Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W. Robb, Manager | DISTRICT | Traders Bank Building, Toronto, William McKay, Manager | OFFICES eee Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager | a 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter, Manager } P. Payette’s New Patent Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market | 4 Will dog in all classes of timber, whether Ih hardwood, pine or Ju, > y “a, Y iy \ frozen timber, of any Y, h 4 Z Z Z g Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 4 Y Z r4 Z Y y, (0 ' a ax 7 description. Booklet 4 for same mailed free to any address upon request. P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Our Line of Woodworking Machinery Insures Adequate Returns No manufacturer can afford to operate his plant without the highest grade tools—provided he desires to retain his trade and secure a profit on his financial outlay. A Model of Compactness Adjustments Within Reach of Operator and Solidity No. 246, 36 in. Band Saw Main frame well designed and proportioned for strength. Wheels not affected by vibrations of belt or saw. Table extra heavy and well trussed. Shafts,*pulleys and guide practically perfect. Reasonably prompt deliveries to all parts of Canada. Best railway connecti. ns. The Hespeler Machinery Co., bien Hespeler, Ontario, Canada _ _ a ae a i i rapes aici ‘G.L'1‘SWUOM ANIHOVW NITIG JOyOJeIA pue Joue[g pee4 ysey XV6 oy} Woy synurw Jad aaj eouT] OSI ye Ysom jo Aj;;enb ysouy oy} psajuerens ose Nox “eer ‘ ~ : Tore N s N > ‘ s t id RMAN AND WOODWORKER ad ri 4 [jIIDLA LMA 4 r \ | CANADA LUMBE epeue’) ‘uoyIUIe Ty ul opel SLNNOOD ALITVNO NITYAE See eee 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 | PERKINS & CO. _ Its High Daily Average, its ability to always keep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by Itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. The Columbia Single-Blocker THE WHOLE STORY of the superiority of Perkins Shingle Machines is told in four words—MAXIMUM OUTPUT, MINIMUM EXPENSE. Our hand feed machines, Single, Double and Ten-Block, Shingle Machines will produce more and better shingles at less expense of operation than any other machines made. Write for catalog and proofs. PERKINS & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Shingle, Heading and Box Board Machinery Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet se iets co GLY DE ARON. WORKS. savannan. - ca: NEW ORLEANS, LA, cove MANUFACTURERS OF THE MCGIFFERT AND DECKER PATENT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM Loaa@iNG MACHINERY. DuLUTH, MINN, The Shearing or Shave Cut Provided for in—_—_—— The Shimer Cutter Head does away with much friction produced by the straight cutter, the consequent burnt and blackened edges, the tendency to roll up fibers of the wood when operating on soft pine or greenlumber. A larger per cent of No. 1 lumber can be graded from each batch run through yout machine, thus saving lumber, The Bits or Cutters on the Shimer Cutter Head are divided into upper and lower series from a central line of the cut, and are set upon seats inclined to give the leading points a perfect clearance, acting the same as a saw tooth when set. Each Cutter is seated to line up perfectly, presenting self clearing bit points to match any and every variety of knotty, cross-grained single tongue and groove flooring. Shimer Cutters being circular, carry the exact counterpart of the mould in the contour of the Bits. They retain their natural cutting positions on the Head, and being filed to suit a guage when sharpening, to agree with certain indicated lines and angles, they work as well after years of service as when new. Made of Steel Forgings the Shimer Cutter Heads represent the greatest possible strength in compact and workmanlike manner. Strong and well proportioned in all the details of construction, they can be run at high speed and will stand a rapid feed. We make Heads of every conceivable size and style to fit on your matcher or moulder. For your satisfaction we recommend a trial of | 30 days, and if they do not prove to be the best Cutter Heads you have ever used, send them back. i Hi Cc SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “ The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell ae you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Samuel J. Shimer & Sons, _ Branch of Milton, Pa. Galt, Ontario, Can. i i 4 iy a 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS Douglas Fir | Dimension Timber up to 32 fe White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts & better... ..:: $44 oo 48 00 | 8x8,10x 10,10 x 12 1% inch No. IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, cuts and petee 58 00 60 00 014, 14X14,14x16, . 35 45 2” No. 1 Cuts and 6x10, 6X12, 8x10, 8x etter.......-« 60 00 65 00 12, 10x16, 12X16, 16 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 48 00 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 2” No.2 Cuts and 18x18 & 20x20... 3 95 Better.... 5000 54 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 1%” Nor ,2 & 3 Cuts 38 00 40 00 RAG sc selene tetera 3 45 2” No. 1,283 Cuts 44 00 4800 | 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 1 in Pine Dressing 24 00 27 00 12X20, 14X20 & 16 and better shorts Fe 7 wen ceop coud ae 95 1x4 and 5 common Ioxz0. . 37 45 and dressing.. 24 00 25 6x18, 8x18 37 a 1x6 common and 6x20, 8xz2o0.. 38 9. dressing ...... 26 00 280 Lengths over 32 ‘{t. take the fol 8 common and lowing advances: 33 to 35 ft., dressing ....... 26 00 27 00 50c.; 36 to 4olt., $1; 41 to4gs ft, 10 com & dr's'g 29 00 310 $3; "46 to 50 ft., $5 1X 12 com &dr's'g 33 00 35 00 Fir flooring, edge 1 x1oand 12 mill cull grain ........- 45 00 Stacks... «.<+-+< 18 00 20 00 14’ *No. 14 ft. Pine 2x 10 common.... 26 00 27 00 Z| Bae coas 4 25 2and3x1zcommon 26 00 28 oo yi" No. 2 4ft. lath 3 50 1x8 Nox &common 23 00 24 00 yr" g2'’ pine.. 1 60 1 x ro inch box and 1%” No.1 common. . 24 00 25 00 hemlock lath. . 3°75 1X12 box & common 27 00 2800 | 134” mill run hem- 17 mill run sidings 23 00 25 co lock lath........ 3 25 1 x1oand 12 mill | X Pine Shingles.. 1 10 culls siding.... 17 00 1800 | XXPine Shingles 2 10 1” dead cullsidings 12 50 1300 | XX B.C. Cedar vs inch flooring 25 co 27 0® Shingles ........ mill run Norway 20 co XXX é butts to 2” 2200 | XXXX 6 to 23-16” Spruce mill run. 19 00 2000 XXXKX 5 to a”.. ruce mill ilenllas: 1300 1400 | Red Pine, c & cfr! emlock 1x4 to 8in. I4 00 15 00 ae : 2x4 toBin.,10to 16ft. 16 00 16 50 SS 3 2x4 to 10 inch 18ft. 19 00 20 00 Red Pine, ara 18 00 22 00 Clear inch B.C. ° cedar, kilndried 50 50 65 50 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, ists and 2nds, Soft Maple, rsts and 1% and 2” ........---+++ 55 00 BINS, AVA as craaveiantasncee 24 00 “Ash, white, No. 1. com. 45 00 Soft Sarin Common and Ash, brown, ists and better g/4uee reek eeeee 20 00 on (yy. leeennnpacoeringde 37 00 Soft Mopla: 6/4 and 8/4 Ash, brown, C & B..... 27 oo | rstsand a2nds........- 28 oo Ash, brown, ists and Hard Maple, rsts and ands, 6/4 and GI sacodoug 45 00 C0 Ear. YP I Pie ee 30 00 Birch 1stsand ands, 4/4 3000 | Hard Maple, common Birch, common and bet- and better, 4/4 .......... 24 00 aR ine aes agdoencanged 26 00 Ho Maple, 4x4-10 to Birchexstsvandeands, 6/4 9 || Qa hesceme se ees 35 00 BATA B/ 4), ore clialexelenieieiesal=-° 32 00 Had Maple, 12/4 and Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 16/4, rsts and ands ...... 45 00 and 16/4 « sSan09 35 00 Red Oak, plain, sts and Basswood, sts and ands, Bnds Wag ane oy ty 5 ee 52 00 ir. pasoderbeesecgpor go co | Red Oak, plain, rsts and asswood, No. 1, com- AndsiS/470 Crane: 55 00 mon and better, 4/4...... 25 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, No. z2and 3, ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ....... 65 00 Po MMOK h -,a)ajaccieicisiserers.e ots 15 00 | White Oak, plain, rsts Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, and ands, 4/4............ 53 00 ists and 2nds............ 42 00 | White Oak, plain, ists Soft Elm, 1sts and ands, and 2nds, 1% and 2”... 56 00 ATR ASSO BP ROR OIE GOIN oc go co White Oak, plain, rsts oe Elm, No. 1 common and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. 65 00 andbet tér, 4/4 ....------ 26 00 White Oak, &% cut rsts eee klm, No. 2 and 3, andiands, 4/4......-..... 82 00 PAIN tian = acter 15 00 | White Oale, Y% cut 5/4 Soft Elm,6/4andz 8/41&2" 3200 | and 6/4,:1sts and ands. | 85 00 aa Elm, rsts nd 2nds White Oak ¥% cut 12/4 A ROCCE OIC OS 40 00 | and 16/41Sts and 2nds.. 95 00 fk Elm, No. 1 com- Hickory, ists and ands, puaniand betker:, a/aisnee 865100. || A/Alona sce etcine wee ccnae 60 00 Rock Elm, 1sts and 2nds, Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, rsts G)aand 8/4. 5502+ --m --2- AalOon eaiadvands tener oak 75, 00 Cherry Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands......---- 85 00 4/4 1st & ands ........ 57 00 4/4 Noxrcem......---- 75 00 4/4.No. xcom.......... 37 00 6/4 1st & 2nds........- 87 co 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 00 6/4 No. 1 com.....--- + 77 00 5/4 No. x com 39 00 8/4 1st &ands........-- 87 00 6/4 1st & ands. 60 oo 8/4 com No.1 6/4 No. 1 com. nokae 12/4 1st & 2nds.. 8/4 1st & ands... 62 oo 12/4 No. 1 com 4INo.xricomen. oe 42 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good mes Pine, oe boards. . rin. x7in andup 47 00 50 00 1’xq4 & up 6/-11'.. 1 1%" andi" x 1”x3” to 6”, 12'-16' Es BA 4 S 8” andup...... 54.00 5800 "x7!" & up 12 ~16" 15 50 1800 2“ x 7 and ay 58 00 6000 | Pine Shorts 6’ torr’ 0. 2 cuts 2x8” DS (0 fp Me tein 2100 2 aC eure) Sapcpese 35 00 38 00 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn 25 00 ale Eine "good strips : O. culls r & wp 11 00 13 00 mits airs & ae'ela's 38 00 42 00 Red Pine log run, uy! and 134”.. 42 00 46 00 mill culls out, 1” 15 50 17 50 “CIC BEDS 45 00 5000 do 1” 18 00 20 00 Pine good shorts: Spruce, 1 x4" & UP 15 00 17 00 ee = ies andup.. 40 00 42 00 Spruce, 1’ stocks, oc 32 00 7, 8, 9, and 10” .. 18 00 20 00 00 43 00 Spex clear (fine 5.00 5000 ressing and B xf | ee e 00 27 00 Hemlock 1” pha a a Pr 2 re Pine, No. 1 dressing : Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 sidings.....-... $3.00 35 00 to, 12/16! , 13 00 16 00 eae Me: 1dressing Tamaraci... 1300 15 00 st ve erie eet es oo 31 00 | Basswood log run, Pine, No.1 dressing dead culls out . 18 00 20 00 “fa. Se aeee nee 22 00 2600 Basswood log run Pine, 8 8. C. and bet- mill culls out. 22 00 26 00 ter 1a’ to16’.... 23 00 2500 | Birch.............. 18 00 22 00 Ene, 7 24 8. c. sid- ee ,common, Ditiainiiaveie 21 50 25 00 an etter1,1 2” 20 Pine Ss. “, ‘Sidings Ng Ash, black eee Sg ae cin es jo 00-32 00 and betterr” toz 25 oo Pine, s. es strips ” 1 38 co 2000 | LathperM: 5 ies 14%",1¥%" and 2” 20 00 23 00 No.1 white pine Pine,s.c. shorts. Bs 5c | ae ae elope 385 400 and up 6to1r.. 14 00 17 00 Lath, ‘anil run Pine, s.c. shorts, 2 20 00 22 00 white pine.. 3325 375 Pine, s.c. and better, Spruce, millrun134” 285 325 RUE Ae icinieje.cininiecasinis 20 00. 21 0O Redpinemillrun 275 3 00 Pine, sc. and better, Tamarac millrun 1 75 2 o9 MR Se ie’c aes ob e.ss 21 00 Basswood ‘“ 200 2 25 Pine, sc. andbetter, Hemlock ~ sins alae 1X6......+++4444 23 00 25 00 — SO EEGOD ED ES 100 1 55 Mill cull shorts, ae Pine, s.c. and better, & ie up, 11’ ,, 12 00 IX Tosceccsveees 22 00 24 00 13 5° P ne,s.c. andbetter, Pine Shingles ip eanepmectcs 23 00 25 00 XKKK) RO ona 350 400 Pubs: c.and better, Clear Butt 18” q 75 350 etic 23 00 24 00 aa Son eepis oh aes, Ome Pines s.c.and better White Cedar Shingles: MALO} ocayciemmalsieisia 26 00 28 oo Poo Oia (st PEED 415 425 1x10No 1 barn.. 3000 3300 | Clear Butt, 18” 300 3 25 1x10No.2 ‘ 2300 2600 | 18”, xx a3 160 175 1x8 &9No.2 ‘“‘ 2000 2200 Stand'd R’y ties ‘6! 45 © 50 Pine mill culls strips | Mill run cedar ties 38 00 45 & sidings, Hi, No. 2 Railway Ties 00 20 00 20 up,r2’ &up.. 1500 1800 | Sprucelogs (pulp) 12 00 14 05 TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet Jong, 6" to 8” top I 50 30 3 00 35 “ “ “ 4 00 4o “ yt 475 45 “e oe ae 6 25 6 “ “6 10:50 55 “e “ oe 13 5° 60 “ee ae “a QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 4o feet average...... 40 += 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. ay 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality..........-.. 60 65 ELM. By the dram yaccording to average and quality,4o to 4s feet. 70 75 goto 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. \ xo inches and up, according to average and quality......... 25 Average 16 inch LASIGH 5s cre.cisie e otn\e = se) e[0/eie/elm [n1s\n)a\e,le alolalellojo aiele)e(aivie)¥IsTvheinim\ele6le 00 HG Te” od wiisie'p s «jeje wta(nfelatoietatatal 24 See mnricridgacricosas> Oiiain apn ore cieis wi c7elain| ol nlelete ovelaiel=ieiwoal@n etait 26 go ee arsyetetetetniel eters > 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feetand up x 3x9 and up..........-.-+ee0ee> per | M. 18 00 1900 Oddments. .......-..:ceeeeceeeerecteeesseens seer « 1 15/00 16 00 Boards, 1 Ania 10.2 o. ots,one slerels oes clvivintn sul biaiuiolvtel 15 00 1600 BIRCH PLANKS. YCOALIELS 5 Siyesa)a in Ole ctaietotw's Shale olnlo/ore ola nlcletnisfetofeleinip\s’slecafetaietnials 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. 7 INE, COM. AND BETTER. XO RTO eeerstsn irene 1x $ard8"....... fopusoo 54 00 _ : 12" oven eee ee 1 in., 8’ and up wide. ses» 62 00 13 aap ih and TL IE Ooic 65 00 | * eae a BS scenic 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BEER = ee 4/4 x 8 & up No.1 etteri4n 00.5) ais cole eras 6/4 x8 & up No. see letier 00 1%, 1% and 2”. 36 00 43 00 8/4 y §8.00 ees BaPacan cS seieisieie, 40100 Gia emeap NOs ye 700 | 4 teeter eceeeeee Bea OnDG 42 00 14, ” ” 1 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” 1» 4600 i. NO, 1 CUTS. co rin., 8” and up wide...... 47 00 oo 1% nr |) el Greece 53 00 1¥% in. Sf sresciee 55 00 2in. Site w= Mice yoete 57 00 2iZrandig’ Ss) sve. cern 15 00 eo 4 in. Rn” Webacanics 80 00 oo NO, 2. CUTS. xX, 1 in., 6” and up wide BO 14" Of M ites ay i s Th a 2 20 00 27 00 “ “ Oo. s, I, aig es I Ki and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 2%, 3and 4” “ NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, r”...... 15 00 ai ind re OP aan 33 00 1,1%,1% and 2”...... 15 00 Bialslevele 33 00 Oe Zorn cescseececcceceses IG OO 2%, 3 and 4” “ 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH, WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 ft DKA ailalals sieis)aialentaaterontere eeeees 15 50 18 50 2200 20 00 ax6and 2x8 e+eescceeee IS CO 18 so 2200 20 00 MVEA IOs e earedniale eee «+2219 00 19 50 22 50 21 00 aiX (ray cleemies ae alsa, wae eeeceeates 1900 2000 23 50 22 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK % Dimensions Flooring BK) ASK wats sie Cus)orareleisiayerare $22 50 | 4 OF 6 inch No. Rene aeteminls $32 00 BK G-SrX4aXG. » oi'sie sins nivaicis 22 50 a 2X 4-10-18-20...........0 24 50 6 ae 3} 8'to x60 cde science 22 50 Common Boards raft. 14 and 16ft 22 50 22 50 3 23 00 23 00 Bonen. / Ve{er 4x4to 6x8. sie init Sse aes 4X 10 to 10 x10, RO, cicicielsjuia ciaivie0 sle'siatoereieta ott eeeeseee ee 24 GO 23 50 bite) EOC ICOM ECS SOM eH eine Roce Bemcoccioon 1) 6x 14 upto qatt . stale roisiee! slo, slavaal a stetmice nia taletera Eee mace PRICES-WHOLESALE — ae er -~ RITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS. S, 1 S. AND La 24, 5 16 ft ee ar (6 AE Baraat nas eee aX 310, a%14, Sto! fiesscueeanne 18).20, daitt.,. 5 . - We build a full line of Lath Machin- ery, and will be pleased to submit full particulars on application. This machine speaks for itself. Improved Hot Blast Grate This is the latest production in the line of Hot Blast Grates. With this grate the blast is evenly distri- buted over the whole surface of the grate so that when sawdust is being used for fuel, it requires little if any attention, as it is evenly consumed. SRT eee eS SSS a e " This is not the case with other styles of Hot Blast Grates where the blast is not evenly distributed. Our Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozen sawdust or mill refuse than an ordinary draught grate develops from wood or coal. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel. Boe. wal ed Oa ae, We will ship our. Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on 30 days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Style SB te ee oor ae ae Catalogue Sent and Full Information Cheerfully Given on Application The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. ~ ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER You wouldn't file a saw with a manicure set—neither would you use a hand machine to edge 8 in. and to in. Cants. Tf you are running light stock on a heavy edger, half your machine is idling ~ —you are wasting floor space and you are not getting full returns for your investment. On the other hand, if your machine is too light for your work —you are forced to crowd it—your saws will heat and bind and your lumber will be snaky and uneven—you suffer in both cases. We have had 60 years’ experience as Canadian Saw Mill Builders. We manufacture a complete line of Edgers—hand, light, medium and heavy * style—varying in size from 30 in. to 96 in. opening. No matter what stock you are handling, we have the Edgers—in style and size—most suitable for your work. Our Bulletins on Request. WRITE US AND LET US ADVISE YOU The Waterous Engine Works Brantford, Canada mek: pennies, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Sareguder B.C. FOR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ our last advertisement About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve your risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. ie7. ee FIRE INSURANCE Keystone THE =: LEATHER BELT Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. Gang Bolter Gang Bolter For sawing slabs for lath, pickets or kindling wood bolts at one operation. This machine is a great worker and will cut bolts for from 60,000 to 100,000 lath in one day. Driving Pulley 12x12 inches and should run about 2,200 revolutions per minute. SEND -FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE Rothfuss-Howard Iron Works Williamsport, - Pennsylvania WINNIPEG VANCOUVER The J.C. McLaren Belting oun Limited - MONTREAL TORONTO General Mill Supplies MONTREAL | H. WALTERS & SON, tuutcanana =< VANCOUVER BRANCH: Corner Powell and McLean Streets. \ MANUFACTURERS OF ’ AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCING TOOLS LONG DISTANCE Eaoet We supply the Taree Lumbermen in Canada. J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior ; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull; A. & B. Gordon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Hull Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. MACHINE WRITE FOR KNIVES: « @ caTaLocue|| H.WALTERS 3. SONS LUMBERING & LOGGING TOOLS ie ees id a ‘ade ‘endless to order in Two "heed Days in our own factory. J. J. TURNER @ SONS Test it T me Mill Supplies of every descrip- Palsthoroush: Ontario i IT : tion. The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in AKE IT anada in Zz LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and 1 SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES D. K. McLaren, Limited Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Toronto, April 1, 1910 Time is Money Lumber and Woodworking The rapid cutting File is the economical File Insur ance 2 Hes Brand pe aa Moras American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western a ¥ | Globe - Kearney & Foot ; - McClellan - J. B. Smith Present dividend 40 per cent. are rapid cutters made by For full particulars. apply to The bi _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. PY 2st Port Hope, Ont. of Boston, Mass. : Ee é . The Babbitt that has the confidence Hvery Pound Guaranteed ne of the Public Try it | ARCTIC METAL -&— Tallman Brass & Metal Co. ‘It is Reliable It Satisfies ARCTIC ME TAL HAMILTON, ONT. FOR COOL BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of - DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH TONIFORMITY BELIABILITY EE NOURANCE For Exposed Situations, Laundries, etc. 4 ae use 5 - Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. - Every Belt Guaranteed. ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. eed al Horse Blankets, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, = Queb: Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: sop Montrgel ray io rants. West rs Petes St Moccasins, Etc. Sole Cesadion Manufacturers of the Walsh THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver bd John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. 64 Toy illiam St. 418 Abbott St. WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING ceguiremenss. HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. (ee A SADLERSHAWORTH TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF ine se OAK LEATHER BELTING. ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG —== FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL - -TORONT CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. ee Improved | a | f Hamilton” Will cut 70,000 » tah BY ~ AAMT; GION F MFG CO” PETERBOROUGH on. ten hours. oot he Wate focaaie bulletin ~ ustrating a complete line ~ lath machinery tor mill: any capacity. Os: Our Grand Triumph Shingle Machine is famous wherever shingles are sawn. - Will cut 30,000 shingles in ten hours. No spalt is left at the end of the bolt —the whole thing is sawn into shingles. — It is worth your while: to investigate. B. C. AGENTS A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER || Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. Red Pine for Prompt Shipment Our stocks in Red Pine are somewhat broken, but-we have yet a quantity of Ix 4in., Ix5in., 1x 6in.,,2x5&up, 2x 6in, 2x7 in., 2x 8in. and 4in. x 4in., etc. You may want this dressed. We can do it. We have a limited quantity of timber in the following sizes :—6x1I0in., 6x 12in., 8x8in., 8x 10in., 8x12in., 12x 12in., 12 x 14 in. etc. Write for prices. It will give us pleasure to quote requisitions. LIST OF MACHINERY FOR SALE 1 Buzz planer 16 in. (Builder, R. H. Smith & Co., Smithsville, N. J.) 1 Mortising Machine. 1 Tenoning Machine. 1 Large Glue Vat. 1 Adjustable Arm Sander. Machine Co., Beloit, Wis.) 1 Door and Sash Clamp, (McGregor Gorley). 1 Railroad Butting Saw. Sash sticker, (McGregor Gorley). Eight Screw Veneer Press. Combination Rip and Cross-cut Saw. Butting Saw. 30 in. Double Surface Planer (made by Berlin + et The above machinery has only been in use about three months _| George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway : Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - - TORONTO, ONT. 5 CEES Hy: Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited You Can’t Make a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. Experience and careful supervision is behind all our products. We manufacture the best Shingles, Sash, Doors and ~ Frames, Mouldings, Turned - Goods, Box Shooking, Crat-— ings, Casing, etc. Waubaushene, Ontario Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watpiz, President. R. S. Wa.piE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company mee*Lumber, Lath and Shingles a Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch. Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. John Carew, “ox: F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Mawtcwresof | Yon ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. f CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ——al = _———=—— — —— “\\ ae —— YY MY ° Cen x TASS WAN ‘ : : A A Sh \) f of VA S ANN \ ‘ / Uf Z 2 Ht FAA LZ] iD AN a AY Ss ‘ 2 ZZ Bi Lil ox oe ase \ fa —— ee fR X\ ( | Ween : O \ YK EN im \ Wis \\ \\ SEZ | : / + 2: Ont ) \\ <\ \ \ \ eee antl 7 —= = —S— —— z = ne ANS Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT W. B. TINDALL, SEcRETARY-TREASURER The Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF RouGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the “14° HEAD OFFICE: : Traders Bank Building, ee . Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. Anglo American Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec | Mills at J Roberval, Lake St. John Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & QO’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays ON HanpD Rough and Dressed Lumber An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © QUEBEC SPRUCE JOHN DONOGH, JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM, A. H. MACABE, President. Sec 1 Vice-President, retary. Wholesale Dealers Only John Donogh Lumber Co. Stocks at Latchford and Penetang : Limited WHITE PINE - RED PINE - HEMLOCK SPRUCE - LATH - SHINGLES Office: —1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Phones: Main 7733 - Main 4896 J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson Successors to Campbell & Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. 1523-4 Traders Bank Building TORONTO Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National ite Saree d mS ie Street, TORONTO, ONT. Lumber an Lath Rail or Lake Shipment | in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CAMERON & CO., Limiren MANUFACTURERS LUMBER Seine TIMBER LATH CEDAR POLES BIRCH SHINGLES Sasswoon POSTS mitt ano yaRD: OPEONCO, ONT. weavorrice: OTTAWA, ONT" The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS 74 Nepean Street - - - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS : OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL DRY: Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Lath Kiln- Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE DEALER IN Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B. and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Globe Atlansic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. Spruce o. Birch To Buyers Send me your enquiries. I have a large stock to ship from. - WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trde MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator THE 2s | R. Laidlaw Pembroke Lumber Co Lumber Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath C oO p a and Shingles. mM a y Lists and consignments solicited. ~ Willsell on aly or commission. Pem broke 9 Ontario Limited i Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited London, Ont. — Dimension Bill Stuff n—= Lumber Merchants HINGLES Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, UMBER Sydney and Halifax ATH B.C. Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber Let us know your requirements. Prompt Shipments. BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine Pine, Spruce and Hemlock AMHERST, N.S. Br kville Wholesale and Retail LEAK é& CO. roc : : Peniher Lumber, A full line of dry lumber in stock for iS Views. Company Lath, prompt shipment. Let us give you our LET US QUOTE YOU ON ¥OUR LIMITED Shingles, prices for anything you require in lumber. lin. and 2in. thick,4 in.to 12in. Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff 7 wide, 10 to 18 ft. long Piled Separate Widths ALSO 1x12-12/16 White Pine Culls And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune ad real LUimber Trenton, Ont., Canada Spears & Lauder —-- MANUFACTURERS OF Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles uotations solicited for Hemlock Bill tuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- “ting. Try a car of our specially graded Cedar Shingles X, XX, Xx, XXXxX, 16 and 18 inches. Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine It is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. EAD OFFICE: 22 Toros Street, TORONTO he Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Did You Say 2 x 6 Pine? a ee eae Well cnhoeee | ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, 524,000 feet at one point that we are going Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- 5 Stock, Cheese Box Hoops nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, to scatter at any old price. Heading, Baskets, Etc. a Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short < : halt and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- If ror order 10 cars we will make you a Write, Bp Telephone wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- resent of an Enolish-bull ings, Pulpwood Ties, and ca Poles. ne ae The eS diag Ee Orillia, Ont. AUGER & SON that we do this. 1 QUEBEC Say, write for prices anyway. AMOS J. COLSTON - i, Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 -} The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario P.S.—We will throw in a muzzle CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 ™ Flgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., rimitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Bruce Mines “Well bought is half sold’’ Sawmill Co. Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2’ Spruce; 8”, 1’, 12’, Limited 1}” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2” Hemlock, also posts and Th Bruce Mines, Ontario See at lath. 2 in. No 2 Hemlock | A. W. EYER & CO. 2 J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of WE = sy me oon and pay LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES : the highest cash. prices for ll pty edueprd Planing Factor Ae in connec- allkinds of lumber,will contract for a gone re = Dre eA Lumber vicensy ne in Ee , . , wood or emiloc eL Ss, Ss this aaa he ad ee you Beet Dear rs, Mouldings, Weod Tur anes ae aoW have ae eo Ce Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- with mills solicited. ut ty at current prices. A. W. EYER & CO. ] 43 Adelaide Street East we can supply i * gee or Tramways, Sidings, Etc. TORONTO, ONT. RAILS *°New'ina’Second Hand a YARD LOCOMOTIVES RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE hn J. Gartshore LOVELAN D ST 0 N E few cars a te St. W., TORONTO & 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Lumber Manufacturers The#a% Dry : CUTLER, ONT. Assorted Widths () Dimension Timber a Specialty Ass orte d L en gth s U E E N C | T Y HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. OIL CO., Limited ) LUMBER AND TIMBER Head Office: TORONTO White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, preniock Oak Mouldin 's, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine oad a. Specialt Interior Trim Mil Work. HIGHEST GRADES OF = Bigwood REFINED OILS & Co. | LUBRIGATING OILS MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE. ‘LUMBER AND ALL Dimension Timbers and Plank, 0 . Circular and Gang. ' Have fully equipped Planing Mill cs can MANUFACTURERS OF PET RO LE U M PROD UCTS supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming rgd miles pat of North Bay fo |) PineaaHemlock | ww, Bpiatiaie Lumber MAPLE LEAF posing = & StitcHEeD Cotton Duck a 0. ae 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. B FLT | N G LUMBER AL ills: Byn ‘Inlet, nt. ea anp SALT pape haae: loleb Ont Doninton Bextine Co. Lirp Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW = - - MICH. 3 | B Haminton CANADA 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — H Mason, Gordon & Co. 2." Montreal,Que. | : Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak | A Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices = Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. : The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Booth 2) ' Limited : : *] ——______—___- J ANU FFACTURERS OF ———————_ Sh an n O n > Lumber, Lath and Shingles Biecotssinam ea ee repost eee ee nee A quantity of Newey Fine and Spruce Iath; alto Norway andl Ogee ‘ge e ~ Send us your inquiries ‘“& oe Lumber, Lath ea Timber Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRyY’s Bay, ONT. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. Your ENQuiIRIES SOLICITED Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? DON’T have your lumber ruined by giving it to a millman with inadequate - equipment. We have the latest improved machinery for MOULDING PLANING trate our Ad- MATCHING RE-SAWING es The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- ion. please others, we can please you. and can handle your lumber to the best advantage with our recently built railway sidings. Orillia is a good stop over point for ‘‘ Milling in Transit” as we ave at the junction of the Midland and Northern lines of the G.T.R. J. R. Eaton & Sons, onranio Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. ranch at Winnipeg White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch also B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers Our stock in White Pine and Hemlock is complete at this time from last year’s sawing. It will pay you to get our prices before placing your orders. Enquire for our prices on B. C. Cedar Shingles. > ns ied ow or Tue ~BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited °TW2,0Nn | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER + E. A. LeBel 3x Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca‘! up Long Distance Phone. Telegraph Office : 2 C.P.R. Station: — u i Windy LakE Pine, Ont. Baunsen Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. i ui AHANNAAATANANANATAANODW MW y Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles AWOOAAAANWWoooOM DF} Do o™>®DWODDE RX) Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. EE rrrmnm ool Eek, Pine Doors There is a Man We have long appreciated the fact that price is not . who is as anxious to buy your timber limit, the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can sawmill, lumber or machinery as you are to searcely be considered a bargain at any price. sell. The surest and quickest way to find Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door your man is to let us print a condensed adver- tisemeni about what you have to offer. Our machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Wanted and For Sale Our doors need no commendation. They prove Department themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. is buying and selling for others, everyday and If you have not received our latest quotations on : ; Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you it will do the same for you. We reach the on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. people. : L. A. DeLaplante Limited Canada Lumberman and Woodworker 212 Main Street, T @) R 0 N T 0 Toronto, Canada Phone Beach 230 &-R atPortage Lumber Co. timitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lnmber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. weapPREsSS.. RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. * D.C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 a l , q E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited | Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAI] BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER ‘ Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St, | Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. : Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC HICH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG J. T. MacLAREN, CALGARY W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. ‘ P . — . . : —" i ae? 2S aaa eee 2. Ta age 3 —- — - = : i AR paca oS - Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealersin British Columbia. | Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited 712-713 Dominion Trust Building : VANCOUVER, B.C. we ye. ont ; + 3 : ins, Mesias ae Oey ay re > a i Re ; Ni 3 32 OT een 4 : ee S77 i Vea A ) Ps ee f j —_ — I a MBER (0.1 | Sd oe 9 Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, | Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands _ - VANCOUVER, B.C. a i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. : “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office: Suite 215 Winch Building : ; : : VANCOUVER, B.C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up all Berens. pee OF THE VERY BEST to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if quality and finish. desired. | Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory a x y ] i i 1 ; Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random Piver ob Be widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. A Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. our business. so7-sxo Continentalang Ohreveport, La., U.S.A. Th id ifi d 18 e Pacific Woods Co. East Kootenay Lumber Co. ; Limited Limited 3 585500 Loo Bla MANUFACTURERS OF ce: 205- 00 g., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B. C. Pi : | ne, Larch, Correspondence Ing eS Prompt ae a and F a Solici ; : — Spipaes Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. 2 Lumber and Lath Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. ; Plining Mill at JAFFRAY, B.C. ay Ea We have Several Large Blocks for Sale ~— e 3 Timber Limits with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Head Office ‘a Jaffray, B. C. SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL W00D AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Picktord & Black's Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Dashwood ous SiBtoad © t., E.C. Cant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TECTONA,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Bs, Matches: FIOOPING 222 Bunsiea Siemon Bros., Lta. aaa Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto fata DOUGLAS, CO, t. Montreat Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER co., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF White and Red Pine Spruce and Hemlock Dimension Timber Rough and Dressed Lumber Lath and Pickets . Send us your Enquiries The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) WHOLESALE LUMBER ‘* HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ” Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, T. FRANKFURD STORY, * “2. MONTREAL, P.Q. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE Louisiana Red Cypress The wood of the Past and the Future We are eager to answer your enquiries Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia You'll be after us with future orders because OUR builders’ supplies are the kind that your patrons always want. Staved Columns Sash, Pine Doors Newel Posts Interior Trim AND Don’t Forget That First Order BATTS LIMITED 374 Pacific Ave. - West Toronto Door No. B. L. 307 Door No. B. L. 310 a TIME AND MONEY WASTED to search the country for your spring supply of White Pine, Spruce and Hardwoods when we can ship you promptly ae our choice stock of nearly 20,000,000 feet. Our lengths and grades are well proportioned. Our shipping facilities unsurpassed. In short, we aim to make it unnecessary for you to carry heavy stocks. Our prices will please you, but our lumber will pleasa you still better. Let Us Fitt Your. Next ORDER. DeLaplante Lumber Company, Limited Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : IANCE” D MODERN WOODWORKING MACHINERY ; FOR MAKING Automobile Wheels and Bodies, Hubs, Spokes, Wheels, Wagons, Carriages, Rims, Shafts, Poles, Neck-Yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Insulator Pins, Spools, Bobbins, Table Legs, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes, and for General Woodwork. Invented and Built by The Defiance Machine Works . Defiance, Ohio = ; = : Write for Catalogue ; ; 12 in. Rim Hound and Bow Bender Combined Spoke and Handle Lathe 48-Neck-Yoke and Single Tree Lathe No. 1 Hollow Chisel Mortiser JEFFREY CONVEYERS are the Best for handling Logs, Lumber, Refuse, etc. Catalog T 57 B Reliance Saw Mill Chains made in all standard sizes. Write for Price List. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Canadian Office and Works = - MONTREAL. Toronto Office _- - 8 Temperance Street Main Office and Works - COLUMBUS, OHIO, U.S.A. Its High Daily Average, its ability to always keep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the Do Not Hesitate! . i CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER ina class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader xs prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity There is one firm with special facilities for hand- ; at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- : - ; # ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. ling Canadian orders of Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet S*Mwanenouse — OLYDE IRON WORKS == cavannan. ca © = é on NEW ORLEANS, LA. cove MANUFACTURERS OF THE ss ’ MCGIFFERT ano DECKER PATENT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DULUTH, MINN. We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces. BIG SANDY LUMBER CO., *U2%"" JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas. “sx” GILLIES BROS. sraesive, om 1873 BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHI : me PIN K ; Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties | RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N.Y. | JR. FAY & EGAN CO-5 ooo. { CINCINNATI, O.2.5 iE Write for Sheet No. 19-T. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER This New Sand Belt can be used to advantage in Cabinet, Furniture, Desk and Planing Mills, BUT WE FIND The Box Manufacturer can use it to greater advantage than any other class of woodworkers. After the box is completed —its entire outer surface can be sanded on this machine and the corners may be rounded if desired. CAPACITY: Sanding surface is 14 in. wide and 24 in. high Designed Especially for Planing Mills and Box Factories CAPACITY: 24, 27 and 30 in. wide by 8 in. thick The general work of the planing mill and box factory requires a planer of special construction. It must be so well made that it will stand up ser- enely to the roughest kind of usage, and at the same time so finely made that it will do light and delicate work perfectly. This Machine, known as our No. 140 Double Surface Planer, is made that way Write for Sheet No. EB J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE EXCELLENCE OF DISSTON SAWS IS A MONUMENT TO SEVENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS Henry Disston, founder of the great Disston industry, was a man with an ideal. He wanted to perfect a tool which would represent the best attainment in the artisanship of that day. That was his first thought. - If the acquirement of property had a place in his mind, it was second place. Yet through doing one thing better than any other man could do it, he built a business that has to-day grown to proportions of which he never dreamed. “g This success, founded upon striving for an ideal, would have been impossible had there been the slightest | lessening of effort on the part of those who succeeded the founder or those who, in turn, succeeded them. Every notable improvement in saw-making originated in the Disston establishment. From steel making to finished product, the best brains of the country has contributed, in every detail, their share. No other saw is just like a Disston. No other saw is so well thought of. No other saw so well deserves that public patronage and trade-confidence which constitutes an impregnable monument to seventy years of consistent progress. HENRY DISSTON & SONS INCORPORATED (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. Canadian Works: Frazer Avenue, Toronto, Canada DODGE Elevating and Conveying ———Machinery = We manufacture a very complete line of Machinery for the handling of Materials of all kinds economically Belt Conveyors, any length, any capacity. Bucket or Cup Elevators, any capacity. We are headquarters in Canada for Chain, Sprockets, Take-ups, Head Pulleys, Car Pullers, Friction Hauls, Belt Tighteners, Rope Sheaves, Gearing all kinds, Friction Clutches, Manilla and Wire Transmission Rope, Car Pullers, &c., &c. Send for our B7 Catalogue, also Chain and Sprocket Catalogue. Dodge Manufacturing Co. Toronto and Montreal . M CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 You'll get the Right Service out of a Planer, Matcher or Moulder if you put the Right Machine into Service ESPELER Mach y Colrp HESPELER ONT. The Hespeler No. 56 Single Cylinder Planer and Matcher is right from the view point of both the buyer and the maker. It is of good design, medium priced, and heavy enough to meet all the requirements within its capacity. as se" ; Lee ER? “Macks. pater The Hespeler No. 83 Four Sided Heavy Duty Moulder is the most substantial moulder on the market to-day. Some moulders cost more to buy, but none cost more to build. Bulletins and prices on any woodworking machine you require will be promptly furnished on request. _ The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 20 = DFe = Q_ PA ORL » Montreal Are you buying a new saw this winter? Then listen to Some of our friends may be over enthusiastic, but there what some other mill men say about the Simonds Saw. We you have their own words. Isn't it enough to cause you to quote from their letters. ‘‘As near perfection as one could be hesitate and learn more about the Simonds before buying any made for our mill.” ‘Miles ahead of any other—would not other make? Really he who uses this saw profits much more take $100 in gold for it.” ‘‘Our favorite saw in the mill.” by it than do we in selling it. You have more to gain than we. ‘First class, works fine.” ‘‘ Runs equally well winter or sum- mer.” ‘‘ Your saws have proved the best I ever used.” ‘‘It’s An attractive little booklet fully describing these saws can the only saw I can get to stand up in frozen timber.” be obtained by addressing our nearest office. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. MON TREAL, QUE. Vancouver, B. C. No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood Tue GOLDIE:! a) Mecur Ech Ce Aa $ ei : ) ED ra = xs ‘GALT, PONY. CANADA: There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited | GALT ONTARIO CANADA + Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B. C. Selling Agents: is 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. h ewe 4 A National Journal Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by “HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers = as HUGH GC. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. ae THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. = JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER - - - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers : J. V. MeNAULTY, Representative ‘TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2862. Confederation Life Building F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL ------- Telephone Main 2299. B84 Board of Trade 3 HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. TWENTHPEG - ---- Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F HiLL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives HONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - <8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘“The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’? is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘“‘Wanted” and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, April, 1, 1910 No. 7 Overweight Lumber Freight Charges The inquiries which have recentiy been made in many countries about the increased cost of living have naturally been directed partly towards an inquiry into the advanced price of lumber. No one in the. jumber industry for a minute expected that any inquiry would result in ‘the discovery that there was in existence anything resembling a lumber trust, or an agreement among manufacturers to inflate prices. From time to time there have been inquiries into the existence of alleged lumber trusts, and they have all been abortive. There is one feature of the lumber industry which could reasonably be examined closely, and probably the result would be a discovery of one of the most prolific sources of increased cost, not only of lumber but of practically every article which enters into commerce. The grip which the railroads have upon the commerce of every nation is admittedly a serious evil. A single instance will serve to indicate how, through their freight charges, they are able to add materially to the cost of living and at the same time to se- eure profits which are not legally theirs. The actual freight rates set forth in the schedule of the railways are, in most cases, not very exces- sive, but in thousands of cases the scheduled freight rates are not the ‘real basis of charge. By means of an elastic system of detérmining weights of freight, the railways are able to make charges very much ac- cording to their own inclination. In Canada, for instance, and we be- lieve this applies equally to the United States, a shipment of merchan- dise, such for instance as lumber, is frequently made and upon arrival at its destination, the railway makes a guess at the weight and errs fre- , quently upon the side of over-weight. The consignee accepts the ship- ment because he needs the goods, and also because in making payment of the freight he knows that the shipper will repay him the total freight hharge. He is not concerned at all in the question whether the charge s excessive or not. If any claim is to be made for over-charge, it has CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a1 to be done by the shipper, and it is then subjected to interminable delays on the part of the railway, so that in the end, even if the money is re- funded, the expense to the shipper is largely increased. The railway in this manner obtains money for the carriage of freight for which it ig not entitled and for which it gives nothing in return. The cost of the material is thus increased, and in the end the consumer finds that the cost of living has been advanced enough to cover all such unfair charges. In fact, the system of business has everywhere now been adapted to this evil Beyond a doubt if it could be remedied there should be brought about a reduction all along the line of manufactured articles. In the matter of lumber, as probably in the matter of every other manufactured article, there should be brought about an improvement if not a remedy of this evil, if an arrangement could be made to alter the relationship between the shippers and the consignee, if lumber were ship- ped at & ‘‘f.o.b.”’ rate at the point of shipment the consignee would have to pay the freight and be responsible for it. He would take good care that the charge was correct before he made payment and the railway being anxious to deliver the freight and receive its money and also to recover its empty cars, would be careful to see that the freight charges were correct. Unfortunately, to-day lumber is shipped almost at a “‘de- livered’’ rate and none of this checks upon the accuracy of the weight. There is not enough recognition of mutual interests between the re- tailer and the wholesaler or manufacturer. It too frequently happens that the retailer becomes, tc all practical purposes, a representative of the carrier instead of a representative of the shipper. This is a result of long established usage and- it is a direct cause of the arrogant stand taken by the railways when claims for a refund are made to them. The rail- way companies realize that they are reasonably safe so far as the future is concerned, because they can generally depend upon the consignee pay- ing the freight charges without question. It would be otherwise if an arrangement were made to render the Buyers of iumber could, without serious trouble to themselves, take such action consignee more responsible for incorrect freight charges. as would relieve shippers of the necessity of fighting claims of this char- . acter. A little more interest in the welfare of the shipper would induce the buyer to protect his interests. In fact, when the buyer receives lumber and pays out another man’s money for the freight, he should legally be held responsible for paying out only so much as the carrier is entitled to. The only way to bring this about would be to change the method of sale so as to have prices quoted f.o.b. at the place of shipment and have the freight charged to the buyer. This would do away with the unfair overcharges by the railways, the trade as a whole would be bene- fitted and the retailers would secure their stocks much cheaper. Yellow Pine “ Dumped” in Canada An Ontario traveller for a lumber manufacturing firm recently called upon a large manufacturing company which use a great deal of lumber in the course of the year, and found that they needed a good sized bill of tank joists and timbers. He figured on the bill as closely as possible and told the manufacturer what it would cost. When the interview end- ed he felt fairly satisfied that he would secure the order. In the course of a few days he returned, expecting to close the contract, and found to his disappointment that a traveller for a southern pine concern had struck the trail of the consumer and had offered his goods at prices which cannot be approached by the Ontario mills. There was not a sin- ele item in the list on which the prices of the southern pine were not two or three dollars per thousand feet less than the prices-of the Ontario mill and on many of the items the difference was as great as $15 per thou- sand feet. ‘Tank joists, 4-inch x 16-inch x 24-foot, were offered in On- tario white pine, selected bill stuff, for $46. The southern pine price was $32. For 38-inch x 16-inch x22-foot the Ontario pine price was $44, and the southern pine price $31.50. For timbers, the prices were not sc wide apart, an example being: 6-inch x 16-inch x 22-foot, for which the Ontario pine price was $39 and the southern pine price $32. It must be borne in mind, however, that the southern pine price was ‘‘de- livered,’’? while the Ontario price was f.o.b. mill, which means that another $2 or $3 would have to be added. There is no possibility of talking against an argument of this nature and the Ontario traveller had to leave without an order, in spite of the — ee — Nee 22 fact that the Canadian mills seemingly had the great advantage of a short freight haul. In spite of this, the southern firm was able to quote a lower price, freight included, than the Canadian manufacturer could quote f.o.b. cars at the mill. Is the Canadian manufacturer asking too much for his lumber, or is the southern firm asking too little? Certainly the former is not the case. Canadians have lost enough money in the last two or three years to justify them in asking every cent they are asking to-day. The cost of manufacturing is sufficient to warrant the prices which are being quoted by Ontario mills. The trouble is that the southern manufactur- ers are making a convenience of the Canadian markets and are still at the old game of dumping their lumber here at almost any figure so long as they can secure money in return. They must have money to meet the demands of their bankers, and are selling lumber for anything they can obtain. There is no question that the southern pine is being “dumped’’ in Ontario. The price of 6-inch x 16-inch x 22-foot, for in- stance, was $32. The same material was sold in Boston recently at $38. With a $10 freight rate from the south, there would only be $22 of the Ontario price left for the cost at the oN whereas in the south, an average price is $23.50. ; 3 This dumping, however, has been going on for many years, and one in the southern States being cut apparently at a wasteful rate, but in would expect that long before this time many of the southern manufac- turers would have reached the end of their resources, or rather of their borrowing powers. This is the real puzzle in connection with the situa- tion which Canadians are unable {o solve. The best solution seems to be one which was recently given by a Canadian on his return from a trip through the south. He thinks that it is easier for a promoter to secure capital for doubtful enterprises in the States than in Canada. Appar- ently new capital is being interested from time to time, as the old capital goes out of existence, and it begins to look as if this process could be Lumbermen United in Opposition to Tariff Concessions By the time this issue reaches its readers the tariff situation between -Camada and the United States will have, in all probability, reached a definite stage and we shall know the worst or, let us hope, the best There are, at the time of writing, two very distinct features of the situa- tion which are impressed upon those who are giving it study. The first is the extreme delicacy of the problem which President Taft, through the peculiarities of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, has been obliged to solve, and the second—more important far, from a Canadian point of view—-the imperative necessity for Canadians to persist to the end, in their demand that the Canadian Government shall refuse to make to the United States, any concession whatever, without an ample “quid pro- Le quo Throughout the first stage of the negotiations the Canadian Gov- ernment has taken a firm stand and has been supported by Canadian public opinion from every quarter. But there will be a feeling of anxiety until the settlement is reached. There has been a note of uncertainty about the Government’s stand, because of its disposition to consider the question of making any concession at all, even in return for concessions from the United States. In the past Canadians have felt that conces- sions made by the United States are more diplomatic than real. For this reason, only a complete and unquestionably satisfactory solution of the difficulty will relieve the anxiety in Canada. That there is anxiety in Canada regarding the result it would be useless to deny, but that _ anxiety is more concerned w:th an honorable settlement of the difficulty than with any fear of the commercial results of a tariff war. Increased Exports of Canadian Spruce and Pine Deals - Details of the export trade in lumber, etc., for the nine months end- F ad Dec. 31st, afford a number of interesting comparisons. The pine deal exports were valued as follows: 1909, $1,584,663, of which $1,494,- 10 was exported to Breat Britain, and $76,656 to the United States ; 08, $1,575,145, of which $1,504,708 was to the United Kingdom, and },033 to the United States. Accordingly, there was a slight falling off the nine months in the eo to Great Britain and an extensive The exports to the United CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ta 2 eee a y hae kept up almost indefinitely, especially if a fair living price» in United States markets. There are other features of the situation which are of Canadians. Visitors to the South all agree in criticizing the rate at which the lumber of that country is being cut, and they co dict the reports which are frequently published regarding a red the quantity of timber being taken out. The Canadian referred states that one of the most surprising sights of his trip was ¢ amount of lumber laden traffic which his train, going south from passed on the way. Practically every ten miles a freight train and over 50 per cent. of the freight was lumber. Not only i is the manufacturing process there is far more waste than there lumbering districts. The mills in the majority of cases are follow the timber. Large modern permanent mills are not machinery is not up-to-date, and the lumber is frequently une Coming back to the Canadian end of the cituation, one wonders why it is that lumber which can be offered at such compared with the Canadian product, does not completely the market. There is first of all one simple reason. A man a bill of southern pine may get it in a few days, and he ma for months. Delivery is a very uncertain matter. If he ot lumber he can depend upon delivery within a reasonable quently happens that after ordering southern lumber a Ca sumer secures some of it after a long delay, and in the end h; Canadian lumber to take the place of the balance of the o cannot secure in time for his work. ‘For this reason C been able in the long run to hold the sales of yellow pine d chief evil in connection with the sale of yellow pine in the kets ig the disturbance which it introduces into trade co viding a factor for the depression of prices and by. acitey — trade disturbing factor. If any argument were needed to show the feeling uppe adian ideas upon the tariff issue it would be readily found in ‘aken by the lumber producing and selling interests of the sumably no inlustry in Canada would be more seriously in hostilities, yet the lumbermen of Canada, to a man, have su Government in the stand against making concessions to States. Over thirty million dollars worth of wood and manu: wood are exported annually to the United States, and from th about nine millions worth are imported. If this trade were a tariff war, the loss of the United States markets would matter to Canadian lumbermen. Readjustments would in a s ( be possible and much of the lost trade could be compensated for» quarters, but no one is desirous of meeting these difficulties. tude of the lumbermen of Canada therefore is one of = lo should have great weight at Ottawa. ™ Similarly, the attitude of the lumber interests of the no is important. These people are largely dependent upon Ca: supply of white pine. This wood is so universally used acer that it has become an actual necessity. The lumbermen of t States have been urgent in their demands upon the Pre should not impose the maximum tariff upon Canadian pi out Canadian white pine, thousands of United States citize employed in the woodworking and allied industries would ae employment. States for the same nine months in 1907 amounted in value to $7 so that for 1909 the figures are not quite as great as for 1907. 1 ports of spruce deals for the same nine months in 1909 ama value to $5,806,769, of which $5,263,647 was to the United and $493,504 to the United States. In 1908, the exports were § 621, of which $4,181,894 was to the United Kingdom and $245 the United States. There has therefore been in spruce deals a |: crease both in the export to Great Britain and that to the Uni . _ — ees iS )hlUA . ‘in the latter case the total being exactly double. As compared with 1907, the exports of spruce deals to United Kingdom were about station- : ary, and to the United States they showed an increase of nearly $100,000. The exports of planks and boards for the same period were valued at $19,701,837, of which $1,314,304 was to the United Kingdom and $15,102,249 to the United States. During the same period in 1908 the total was $16,161,811, of which $1,350,305 went to the United Kingdom “and $12,545,450 to the United States. In the same period in 1907 the was a little over $19,000,000, of which $14,000,000 went to the ‘ States. The exports to the United Kingdom, therefore, have al- + remained stationary during the last three years, while those to the States fell off in 1908 but have more than recovered the difference ing 1909. The exports of shingles to the United States during the nine months ne with December, 1909, were valued at $2,010,325, as compared w $2,119,882 in 1908, and $2,285,068 in 1907, so that there has ap- parently ‘been a slight decline during each of the past two years. The exports of wood for pulpwood during these months were as follows: 1909. $5,055,692; 1908, $3,059,424; 1907, $8,415,970. During 1909, there- fore, there was a very considerable increase. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 23 The total exports of unmanufactured wood for the nine months were as follows: 1909, $40,509,866; 1908, $33,463,964; 1907, $39,128,614. The portion of these exports going to the United States was as follows: 1909, $26,698,175; 1908, $22,105,404; 1907, $24,281,139. To the United Kingdom the values were as follows: 1909, 10,047,118; 1908, $8,681,497 ; 1907, $10,827,597. The exports to the United States have therefore in- creased materially during 1909, whereas to the United Kingdom, although they are greater than 1908, they show a slight decline as compared with 1967. Among the exports of manufactures of wood, the most interesting article is wood pulp, for which the figures for the nine months are as follows: 1909, $3,799,324; 1908, $8,207,411; 1907, $3,174,335. The portion going to the United States were as follows: 1909, $2,954,280 ; 1908, $2,077,598; 1907, $2,775,551 During those nine months, there- fore, the exports of pulpwood were about $1,250,000 greater in value than those of wood pulp. The imports of wood and manufactures of wood during the nine months totalled $8,357,982 in 1909; $6,440,581 in 1908, and $10,977,597 m 1907. They show, therefore, an increase of about $2,000,000 for 1908 and a decrease of $2,600,000 as compared with 1907. “Tn the lumber business there is great need of uniform grading and uniform prices. In the planing mill and factory work there is great need of uniform style and quality of production, and a uniform price jist.” "These are the views of a correspondent of the ‘Canada Lumber- man.’’ It would be a difficult and probably dangerous thing to try to regulate prices, but uniformity of grades, quality and styles. would prob- - ably go farther towards improving trade conditions and regulating prices than any other conceivable reform. “Tt is within our power to resort to retaliatory measures that woull mean Canada’s commercial ruin. It is hoped, however, that it will be ‘unnecessary to resort to such extremism, and that Canada will be amen- able to the sense of equity and fair play.’’ The above will be recognized as an example of the opiniou of some uninformed citizen of the United 4 States. ‘It was published by a reputable journal, however, and. to that extent represents a fairly general belief in the power of the United States to dictate terms to Canada. Fortunately few men of such ignorance ever get into Congress. The acute stage of the negotiations in connection with the tariff be- tween Canada and the United States resulted during the third week in March in the Board of General Appraisers in New York marking time in the matter of the duty to be levied upon wood pulp and pulpwood im- ported from Ganada. The matter had come up as a result of the inter pretation of the collector at Detroit, who had decided that the maximum rate should be imposed upon these Canadian products. The Treasury Crown land product only. The International Paper Company appealed from the Detroit finding to the Board of General Appraisers. The Board decided to take no action until the tariff issue had -been settled. The reported solution of the tariff difficulty between the United States and Canada is welcome news to the lumber industry of Canada. No single industry in either country would have been go adversely af- ected by a tariff war as that of lumber, and-the cloud which has been is over the trade for almost two years has now been dispersed. mbermen, however, in common with all others in Canada, will not be y relieved until the solution has been worked out publicly and it is n that peace has been secured without any sacrifice of honor. The ssions to the United States will be regarded with suspicion until effect is known. Canadian interests have been sacrificed to the Inited States so often in the past that further sacrifices will not be erated by a patient and long suffering public. : fore the Board of Railway Commissioners the Railway companies da ruling on March 15 which is quite in line with their general milking the public whenever possible, no matter how. small the ee Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers Department ruled subsequertly that the maximum should apply to the — “building companies within a recent period amount to between 20,000 and stream. They applied for and obtained an increase in the charges for transit shipment charges from 25 cents per car per day to $1 per car per day. They saw in this an opportunity to add a tidy little sum to their profits without any additional cost and knowing that manufacturers and dealers were not agreed on the question, except with a reason, to meet little opposition. They also took good advantage of the opportunity to make themselves appear in the light of generous Samaritans by claim- ing that what they charge the $1 for, cost them in reality $2.30. It would tax them severely to prepare a reasonable statement showing how this $2.89 is made up. English importers have been inclined during the winter to view the increased prices asked for Canadian lumber with doubt as to their being justified. The logic of conditions, however, is proving to them that the advances are sound. The London ‘‘Timber Trades Journal’’ of recent date says: ‘‘Quebec shippers have made some wholesale. clearances of their stocks, and, from what we can learn, appear inclined to hold any balances for an advanced price in most lines, especially with regard to pine deals, sidings, etc. We understand that in hardwoods, whilst birch and rock elm have gone off satisfactorily, there was at first some stagna- tion in the oak market. ‘The rather heavy stock wintering in Quebec made buyers nervous, but now it is seen that the quantity beimg manu- factured will assuredly be so light, there is more dispesition to buy. The very extraordinary expansion of railroad requirements in the United States is already affecting commodities in that market, and a change in 4 the sawn oak position appears likely to occur with the improved demand. This, of course, will immediately affect oak timber.” The operations of the railroad companies of the United States reflect the general trade conditions of the country pretty accurately. They are additionally interesting to lumber manufacturers because of the large quantities of lumber they consume for new cars. Orders for new equip- ment for both passenger and freight service and inquiries by United States railroads for prices on further large amounts of equipment have lately reached such proportions that delivery cannot be made by the equipment companies for months to come. Inquiries from railroads in all parts of the States reaching the car 25,000 cars, in addition to the cars for which orders have been placed. ‘he figure named represents the new business on which the railroads and the equipment building companies are figuring at this time. The greater freedom with which the railroads are buying indicates a feeling of greater confidence on the part of railway managers. Some of the western roads are reported in need of more rolling stock than they have in service, and the new York Central lines, it is said, could at this time profitably use 5,000 more freight cars, although delivery of several thousand cars has been made to these lines since the opening of the year. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ The Forester’s Value to the Lumberman Second Article upon The Practical Application of Forestry Knowledge to Lumbering Operations — Estimating the Expense of Woods Work — By Dr. B. E. Fernow eee ee eee We must accentuate what, of course, 1s well known to lumbermen, namely, that the lumberman’s main expense ig in the woods; that some 70 to 80 per cent. of the cost of lumber now, since stumpage values have come nearer to their true value, is spent in producing the logs. Here, therefore, should be employed the greatest intelligence in finance cal- culations. Here is where even the inexperiencd forester, if given a chance, may usefully apply his academic knowledge. The question at what diameter to stop cutting down trees so as to make them still pro- hitable is often asked. Where is the dividing line between profitable and unprofitable trees? What lumberman can give a well-based answer? Now, this is a problem worth while, for it means immediate dollars and cents. There is no trick in finding it out, but it takes a systematic, intelli- gent analysis of the problem, for which most practical lumbermen have not the time or inclination, and which requires just the investigating spirit which is cultivated in the forestry student. Here is a sample of his work, on this problem, which is contained in a modest and simple bulletin of the United States Forest Service, and which every logger should read and ponder over. It gives the results of an investigation into the grades and amount of lumber sawed from trees of different diameter of yellow poplar, yellow birch, sugar maple and beech. Since the three last mentioned species are our own, and the information has been gathered in the Adirondacks, where conditions correspond essentially to our own growth conditions in many localities, the information is directly applicable to much of our eastern conditions. The data were secured by following the logs cut from measured trees—a sufficient number of each diameter class—from the woods through the mill. The data were collected in 1904, and prices then ruling were used. The lumber was cut into 5/4-inch boards, except that from the 8-foot and 16-foot birch and maple logs the heart was cut into railroad ties, by which a part, which would otherwise be principally culls and make a smaller output, becomes more valuable. The mill practice (at a spruce mill) was nct very efficient, and the logs not in best con- dition. Hence, the results are below the average condition ordinarily attainable in a band mill sawing hardwoods. The inspection rules of the National Hardwood Lumber Association were used. In each diameter class a number of trees, varying between 16 to 57 were carefully tallied and the actual amounts and grades sawed at the mill noted. The prices then prevailing at the mill were: Birch, firsts and sec- ends, $23 ($33 for red); No. 1 common, $14; shipping culls, $8; mill culls, $6. Maple, for the same grades, $20, $14, $8 and $6; and beech, $14, $10, $7, $6. Railroad ties were figured at 40 cents, or $9.12 per thousand feet board measure From the elaborate tables we select the following data: Table I. gives the amount and in parenthesis the per cent. of grades cut from trees of different diameters, the diameters being measured breast high. TABLE I. Yellow Birch ’ Diameter Ist&2nd Ist-& Com. Shipping Mill Sound Total breast-high red 2nds. mon. culls. culls ties. yield. Ft-p.c. Ft--p.c. Ft--p.c. Ft--p.c. Ft--p.c. Ft--p.c. ft. 14 inches ...... oo. 7—7 (7T7 7-7 87—89 37—39 95 16 inches ...... sieyoumnte 16-11 12-8 8-5 388-26 7249 146 18 inches ...... 2-1 28-15 17—9 95 36—19 94-51 186 20 inches ...... 8—3 44-18 24-10 11—4 55-22 108—43 250 22 inches ...... 26— 8 66-20 31—9 15—5 74—22 119-86 9331 24 inches ...... 48—12 86-22 36—9 18-5 8823 112-29 388 26 inches ...... 81—19_ 97-22 42-10 20-5 98-23 96-22 434 28 inches ...... 116—23 110—22 53-10 22-4 118-23 86—17 505 30 inches ...... 139—24 1382-22 64—11 24-4 155-26 7413 588 Sugar Maple Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft. Liameter lst &2nd. Commons. Shipping Mill Sound Total breast-high. culls. culls. ties. yield. 14 inches ...... 6— 5 12—10 5— 4 21—18 75—63 119 16 inches ...... 15— 9 16—10 6— 4 25—15 100—62 162 18 inches ...... 35—17 21—10 8— 4 33—16 110—53 207 20 inches ...... 60—24 29—11 ll— 4 41—16 114—45 255 22 CUES %..\.... 97—30 38—12 16— 5 538—17 115—36 319 24 inches’ ...... 129—34 48—12 23— 6 71—19 111—29 382 26 inches ...... 156—36 56—13 28— 7 92—21 98—23 430 28 inches ...... 186—42 64—14 31— 7 108—24 58—13 447 Beech 13 inches ...... 2— 2 6— 7 4— 5 29—35 42—51 83 14 inches ..... A 4—3 8—7 5— 4 80—27 115 ~ ia - ee 4 . - Diameter 1st &2nd. Commons. Shipping Mill. Sound breast-high. culls. culls. ties. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.c. Bd.ft—p.e. Bdi 16 inches. ...... 10— 6 i3— 8 7— 4 34—20 103—62 18 inches ...... 22—10 19— 9 ll— 5 41—19 118—56_— 20 inches ...... 47—17 26— 9 18— 7 57—21 127—46 _ 22° inches....... 77—21 38—11 24— 6 78—22 142—40 24 inches ...... 106—22 70—15 30— 6 99—21 168—36 From these data it appears that birch grows longer in quality w increase of size, than the other two species, for while at 24-inch, furnishes the same percentage of high grade lumber as the birch, 34 per cent., the birch continues still for another two inches to at the rate of 2 per cent., while the rate in maple has sunk to 1 With this table and the given prices for the different grades, at once possible to calculate the gross lumber value of any tree of diameter in the following table, namely by multiplying the amour each grade by its price, and adding up. TABLE II. Value per tree. Per thousand board Diameter Yellow Sugar Beech Yellow Sugar breast-high birch. maple birch. maple 14 inches ...... $ .89 $1.17 $1.60 $ 9.37 $ 9.83 15 inches ...... 1.22 1.41 1.27 9.76 9.93 16 inches ...... 1.52 1.68 1.50 10.41 10.37 17 inches ...... 1.78 1.97 1.72 10.92 10.71 1&8 inches ...... 2.13 2.30 1.95 11.45 nla tea nb 19 amehes' 2.2... 2.56 2.66 2.24 11.80 11.47 20 inches. ...... 3.06 3.02 2.60 12.24. 11.84 21 imehes’ 72..0.. 3.98 3.48 2.99 13.40 12.30 22 inches ...... 4.51 4.01 3.45 13.63 12.57 23 imehes ...... 5.19 4.52 4.02 14.30 1277 24 inches ...... 5.80 4.92 4.58 14.95 12.88 25 inches ..... 6.39 5.30 oe 14.95 12.93 26 inches ...... 7.15 5.62 16.48 13.07 27 inches ...... 8.03 5.90 17.09 13.26 28 inches ...... 8.80 6.07 17.43 13.58 2G imches ...... 9.57 eee 17.568: eee 30 inches ...... 10.34 17.59 The columns per thousand board feet are secured by multiplying the contents of the tree (last column of Table I) with the ascertained aver- age value per tree, and really represents the quality increment. With each increase in size, the relative amount of better grade material in- creases, and hence, the average value per thousand feet increases. birch, this increase is small from 14 to 15 inches, but from 15 to inches it rises at an average rate of nearly 5 per cent., then it sinks, a: when the 30-inch diameter is reached there is no more increase. In- deed, probably before, decay has set in. In maple, the quality inere- ment averages only 2/4 per cent. per inch, and in beech hardly 1% per cent. The ‘‘Per Tree’’ column, combines volume and quality increment, and represents the value increment. This, up to 18-inch for both birch and maple, proceeds at the average rate of 11.5 per cent. from ineh to inch, and as it takes from 12 to 13 years under ordinary conditions to make that inch, and 7 to 8 years under favorable conditions, the value increment of trees of 14 inches is hardly more than 1 per cent. per year, that is to say, with present lumber prices they are over-ripe. Indeed, these lumber prices are much too low, if they are to pay for cost of pr duction, i.e., for growing the wood itself, as we may show on some oth occasion. Indeed, it does not pay to cut all trees down to 14 inches, the following calculation will show, for which a forestry student can collect the necessary information. j By a count on sample areas, as referred to in the former arti he will establish the number of trees of different diameter classes oceur- ring on a timber limit per acre on the average. ; Such a count on well stocked hardwood areas in the Adirondacks and in our own northern hardwoods under certain conditions, might give ak the following results per acre (Stand Table) : Total t Diameter, breast-high,inches ......... 14 16 18 20 22 24 11 Birch, number 2455 15-n- eos se sere A : a z Le at si Maple, number 2).<.. = sa ctnctncla detec tte ee ae z Beech, number Totals By applying the values per tree (Table II.) he will determine — ne participation of each class in the total value per acre, and by apply ee ee m7 — aa fs 7 ‘the contents per tree (Table I) to the Stand Table, he determines the yield of each diameter class, as in Table III. The values of the different diameter classes and their contents would be found to be: Ontario’s Woods and Forests Revenue Diameter breast-high, inches 14 16 18 20 22 24 Sen .....-. _ 3 eee $1.78 $4.56 $4.26 $6.12 $4.51 $5.80 PIG) oe ews 7.02 6.72 6.90 6.04 4.01 4.92 8 eS 2.00 1.50 1.95 2.60 ce ets Value of each class....... $10.80 $12.78 $13.11 $14.76 $8.52 $10.72 Volume of each class, bd. ft. 1134 1253 1204 1285 650 770 The log values of each diameter class being thus figured out and compared with the average logging expense, one sees whether it is still possible to log it profitably, and what the profit is per acre and per thou- sand feet. With a cost of $10 per thousand feet for the operation from stump to lumber pile, the 14-inch class, producing 1,134 feet, hence occasion- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 ing a cost of $11.34, does not pay for its removal, for its value is only $10.80. The 16-inch class, costing $12.53, leaves a margin of 25 cents; the 18-inch class leaves a margin of 1.07 cents; the 20-inch class $1.91, and so on. If cutting down to 14-inch the 6,296 feet per acre produced would leave a margin of $7.53 per acre; if cutting to 16 inches, the re- sult would be $8.07; if to 18-inch, $7.82; if to 20-inch, $6.95. Hence the most profitable cut would be to 16 inches, unless other than im- mediate financial considerations make the removal of the 14-inch class desirable. ‘The lumberman knows exactly where he stands financially on the operation. This example will show how a forester approaches the subject of logging, not being satisfied with old fixed notions that have grown up in the bush as to what pays and what does not pay; and even forestry stu- dents just graduated can work out such problems as these, if given a chance. re rc ee Report of The Minister for Ten Months of 1909—Timber Trade Shown to have Improved Materially—Forest Rangers’ Effective Operations The report of the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines of Ontario for the ten months ending Oct. 31, 1909, has been presented. Referring to woods and forests, the report says in part: “™he total revenue from woods and forests for ten months was $885,892.44, consisting of: Bonus, $285,571.41; timber dues, $529,- 422.50; ground rent, $68,528.53 ; transfer fees, $2,370. The revenue from timber dues, being for ten months only, ending 31st October, is small as compared with amounts appearing in previous reports. The ex- planation is that the accounts for the previous season’s cutting were not collected, as they do not accrue due until the Ist December following the winter in which the cutting took place. The bonus consists of de- QUANTITY AND. DESCRIPTION OF. TIMBER. Area tion of the United States will have when applied remains to be seen. The output of the season of 1909-10 is estimated to be from sixty to one hundred millions in excess of the previous year.”’ Dealing with fire ranging the report says in part: “Tt is a testimony to the good effect of the service on licensed lands that very few fires are reported as having been caused by clearing of land by settlers.’’ “In the Mississaga forest reserve, as well as in the Temiskaming forest, fires occurred. The quantity of timber damaged in the Mississaga would probably be 75,000,000 feet. As the fire ran in streaks, it was necessary to sell the green timber interspersed through the burnt. There were a few fires in the Temagami reserve, which damaged small quan- agwered Saw logs. Boom and Dimer sion timber Square timber. | " = = = —= or: a4 | Piles. Pile timber. Agencies. uaa Pine. Other. Pine. Other. Ash, birch, oak an Pine. | license. 3 eS a = hemlock. : i | § Fi | | z | al Pieces. | Feet B.M. Pieces. | Feet B.M.| Pieces. | Feet B.M | Pieces. | Feet B.M. | Pieces. | Cubic feet. | Pieces. cule Eine Pieces. |Feet B. M. | | | | | ; 1 Western Timber } A 61 1,452 ___ District ........) 11,6493) 7,490,545) 320,979,340} 1,180,815)43,753,119) 183,775)26,013,634 43,854] 5,995,045) B 41 1,213) 5,949) 314,068) 3,580} 5,961) 630,707 Belleville Timber) | @ i 30 | SPEIER tes sss 6s: i 919} 136,424 9,913,602 50.712) 1,443,542 943 274 , 878 498 77,599 A 1 55 RTE GOLDS ltcacierors-oe nye lersraerare el sm aveCorneneners Ottawa Timber - ; District... ««.- | 5,553) 1,613,175) 100,677,638) 372,704/12,028,069| 47,962) 5,885,686 9,567) 1,174,573) H DSBS yer ros siete! sll orocstscopsees DSABG. coe vererall etter Pee 9,240,144) 431,570,580) 1,604,231 57,224 ,730| 232,680)/32.174 198 53,919) 7,247,217 f 62 1,507) 5,996 316,226 5,716) 5,961} 630,707 are 4] 1,213 | | 0 1 30 { ; H 2,338 General Statement jof Timber.—Concluded. Cordwood. ag a J a a Sy 5 8 eee. a Bi é aS of 5 Amounts accrued. =a VY Agencies. Hard. | Soft. a ay % a8 a3 2 _-) ee i=) eee" Au ca n Au Ee = ; | ] : - | Deposits | a ' Cords. | Cords. | Cords. Pieces. | Cords., Pieces. | Cords. | Cords. Sesh: Interest. | Trespass. Jae Bonus. : ee Loe hoend i Total. | i | | x Western Timber | te. $ ¢ $c. $c. SmeeCal ei ICs $c. $c. $ c. District Mecca: » ,988) 11,722 7,689 1,363 542 157 1,852 4,128 59,591 |1,653 00 9,492 43] 42,587 39] 784,486 59/63.179 59, 273,525 00| 45,418 00 1,220,342 00 Belleville Timber! : Disirich<...... | eon 311 337 5] 25 4 9} 112 00 480 52 298 72 11,281 42 LOUEG Ti Scene 3,966 00 16,330 63 Ottawa Timber i Mistriet.......| 2.182 9,325 50 9,474 56 TOO ee itterstese 6 12,238] 605 00 52 70 510 76} 129,577 47 DOO Ne hte naeeer 19,001 00, 150,072 66 i 10,170! 21,047 8,050) 1,373,353, 264 2,076 4,132); 71,838 \2,370 00} 10,025 65) 43,396 87 925,345 48/63,697 29 273,525 00) 68,385 00| 1,386,745 29 lets ; posits made on account of the sale held in the month of September.”’ Referring to the timber sale held on Sept. 15th last, the report says: “The sale was very successful, in that good prices were obtained, much _ beyond what was expected in many instances. The damaged timber is now being cut so that the fire loss will not be large.”’ tities of red and white pine of the Crown, ahd spruce and jack pine, the property of the pulp concessionaire. The quantity of pine was offered for sale and is being cut this winter. It is expected between two and three million feet will have to be cut. It was impossible to establish the origin of the fire or bring it home to any particular person.”’ “Until quite recently the great pulpwood forest lying on the height of land and extending on both sides, has been quite safe from danger, “The lumber trade is in a better condition because there is an in- demand and an advance in prices. What effect the tariff legisla- Pe | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER there being no dangerous element there. Now the region has been pierced by the Transcontinental Railway from one end to the other, thousands of men being employed, a large proportion of whom are foreigners with- cut any knowledge of our laws or efforts to preserve the forests from de- struction, and caring nothing whether it is burnt up so long as they can use fire to suit their object. They have no interest in or care for public yroperty. This makeg the whole line of construction a menace to the forests on each side of it. Not only so, but tote roads are built which are veritable lines of danger to the forests on each side. The province is not responsible for this danger, as the railway builds under Dominion legisla- tion, and we cannot enforce our legislation with respect to efficient pro- tection. It was hoped, as the danger was caused by the construction under the Dominion Government, that in common with other railways they would bear a share of the expense of fire protection, but so far no contribution has been made. “The fire ranging on leensed territory, as heretofore, has been con- ducted by men selected by the timber licensees. The work has been efficiently performed and continues to give satisfaction to the limit hold- ers. The number of rangers on forest reserves was 185, and the cost was 965,992.22. The number on railways was 187, and the cost was $66,- 712.49. The number on licensed lands wag 450, costing $66,114.71. The railways refund the expense, except the Transcontinental, which con- tributes nothing. The licensees pay half the expense of fire ranging on their limits.”’ “The revenue collected during the ten months was divided as fol- lows: Western collections at Department, $791,127.03; western collec- tions at Quebec, $36,666.78; Belleville collections, $7,545.96; Ottawa collections, $56,552.67; total, $885,892.44.’’ The following tables show the quantity of timber cut and the amounts Practical Economics in Saw-milling Modern Methods used by Campbell Lumber Co., for Utilizing Every Inch of its Raw Material The accompanying illustrations are of the mills and property of the Campbell Lumber Company, Limited, Weymouth Bridge, N.S. One Ulustration gives an idea of the lower mill and the other shows the upper mill and the falls at which the company intend to erect their electric plant. As previously stated in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman,”’ this com- pany are putting into operation the most economic methods possible in connection with their work. In the first instance, they have a band saw installed in one side of the mill which makes very much less kerf than the old fashioned rotary. At the end of the mill they have a carrier which takes all the slabs direct from the sawmill into the barking room, Where the bark is taken off by a special holding device. The operator The Campbell Lumber Co., Weymouth, N.S.—The Lower Pulp Mill Falls uses this device, instead of turning the large slabs into lath, where a lot of material is wasted in sawdust, boltings and edgings. By manufactur- ing the slab into pulp it is possible for the company to utilize the whole block. The new apparatus which the company intend to install at their pulp mill will include electrical"direct drives on all the machines, to save belt- ing, oil, shafting, etc., in order to economize in production ; also a sliver grinder and a pneumatic save-all, so as to utilize every bit of waste that is encountered in pulp mills. The electric power is to be secured from the upper pulp mill, which is six miles away. By this means it will be possible to run the plant the whole year round. During the dry sea- son one line of grinders will be run by electricity and the other by water accrued from timber dues, ground rent and bonus during the ten mon ending October 31, 1909: Belo Reports of the work of a number of the Department’s land sury ors are contained in the report, and several interesting references ¢ made to the timber resources. Chief among these is a report upon ft] timber in the Mississaga forest reserve. Surveyor J. S. Dobie in hig re port says in part: ‘‘There is a very large amount of valuable timber y in the limits of the survey. There are some large burnt areas resulti from fires which apparently swept the country about twelve or fit years ago, but taken as a whole, the country is largely a virgin forest ‘The first base line, east of the meridian line, runs through ¢ tinuous green timber. Spruce, balsam, birch, etc., are the p varieties, and the white pine is of enormous value. On this Jin pie of good quality is nearly always to be seen, and appears to for a long distance both north and south of the line. This is timber area encountered during the season. West of the first the line runs through a forest of spruce, birch, balsam, cedar, et considerable white pine threughout as far as the eleventh mile a small area of brule is crossed and then green timber continues the end of the line. From the eleventh mile west there ig not s pine visible from the line, but more hardwood is. seen than on ar other lines. There is some very good pine between the seventeen the twenty-first miles, but from the twenty-first to the twenty- mile the line runs through a series of hardwood ridges. The tim 2 these ridges is maple and yellow birch, but the quality is poor. — “East of the first meridian the second base line runs th: green area with spruce, balsam and jack pine predominating. 1 considerable white pine scattered throughout, but the white pine so plentiful as on the lines further south. The best white pine between the tenth and twelfth miles.”’ : power from the same water that drives the generator at the upper In other words, the water will be used twice over for power. a The company also intend to provide electric light for the neighborin; town with the surplus current which they estimate to be able to procur The Campbell Lumber Co., Weymouth, N.S.—Vessels Loading at Pier No. 5 from their upper mill. In order to ensure a steady flow of water they are planning to increase the capacity of their dam, up the river, at t lakes. . The contracts for the electric plant and for the new machinery | not yet been let. The Campbell Operators Delayed by Lack of Sn The Lumbermen’s Association of Western Nova Scotia held their annual meeting in the Board of Trade Rooms at Halifax on March 16. The most noticeable feature of the meeting was a strong endorsation of the Provincial Government’s policy of forest conservation. A resolution was adopted congratulating the Government on deciding to grant no more Crown lands, and many speakers expressed the opinion that this would result in a great benefit to the forestry wealth of the There was practically unanimity on this point. All the speak- ‘ets expressed themselves as in full accord with the policy and thought that apart from financial benefits to the province from the adoption of a - gtumpage system, the resources of Nova Scotia would be immensely in- ereased thereby. Two sessions were held during the day, and in the evening there was a dinner at the Halifax hotel at which addresses were delivered by At- torney-General Maclean and Dr. Magill. Much routine business was transacted at the two sessions of the society. Tn the morning the president, F. C. Whitman, of Annapolis, de- livered hig annual address, in which he said that from past experience there would seem to be little prospect of an export from Nova Scotia of pulpwood, either in the round or rossed, but whatever was cut for pulp- wood would find a market at the local pulp mills. “With the prospect of no lack of demand for all kinds of lumber,”’ he said, ‘‘and anticipating an active export market and with an increas- ing demand in our local markets, it should be the settled policy of this aesociation to do all that possibly can be done for the preservation and conservation of our commercial timber supply. I also think that the manufacturing members of this association must concede that it is good business to be satisfied with an output in fair proportion to their timber holdings, with the prospect before them of a good demand at advancing prices for the future.”’ "Mr. Whitman was re-elected president, F. C. Mills was elected sec- retary, and the following executive was chosen: T. N. Macgrath, A. D. Mills, D. H. Forsman, W. G. Clarke. A largely attended banquet was held in the evening. N.B., were as follows: Cargo. Recent shipments by vessel from St. J ohn, Vessel and Destination. Mar. 1—Man’r Importer, Manchester. ..1,087,751 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 2—Sardinian, London & Havre.... 50,572 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 3—Emp. of Ireland, Liverpool.... 212,370 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 3—Montcalm, Avonmouth ....... 514,763 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 4—Harry Miller, New York....... 204,131 ft. spruce plank. : ae 635,900 spruce lath. Mar. 4—Jessie Lena, Vineyard Haven. 1,649,200 spruce lath. Mar. 4—J. K. Stetson, New York ..... 327,218 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 4 Tay, Boston ..............---- 142,900 ft. spruce plank. Mar. 7—Everett, C., Stamford, Conn... 304,248 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 8—Rappahannock, London ....... 38,111 ft. spruce deals. “Mar. 8—Abbie ©. Stubbs, New York ... 389,953 ft. spruce deals. Mar. &—Mt. Temple, London & Antwerp. 215,887 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 9—Cassandra, Glasgow .......--- 49,000 ft. birch plank. 98,000 ft. birch plank. 20,000 ft. pine lumber. ( 143,387 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 9—Corsican, Liverpool .......---- 435,071 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 11—Laura C. Hall, Boston......... 117.586 ft. boards and plank. “Mar. 11—H. C. Chamberlain, New York.. 233,922 ft. spruce deals. Mar. 11—Calabria, New York .......-.- 2,082,800 lath. Mar. 12S. A. Founes, Sutuate, Mass. .. 119,962 ft. spruce plank. 50,000 lath. Mar. 14—Brookline, Salem, Wiassaoce sos 2,600,400 lath. Mar. 14—Ida Barton. New London, Conn. 125,877 ft. spruce plank and boards _ Mar. 14—-Rewa, Bridgeport, Conn. ..... 0,390 ft, plank and seantling. Mar. 15—Pomeranian, London & Havre.. 40.875 ft. birch plank. 11.800 ft. maple lumber. _ Mar. 15—Norembega. Vinyard Haven _. 1,703,800 spruce lath. " Mar. 16—Arthur M. Gibson, New York.. 376,087 ft. spruce deals. _ Mar. 16—Lakonia. Gisseow ©... it ea te 64,475 ft. spruce deals. ° 2 : The snow in the lower sections of New Brunswick had all practi- disappeared by the middle of March and a number of the lumber ators were then compelled to cease operations. Their success in get- out their cut depends chiefiy upon the way in which they located he fall. Those who have divided their operations up So as to be near S railroads or on the highwaye« will get-out a good average product. will be able to get their lumber to the highways if it is not located far from them, and by taking portable mills to their brows, will be to saw and take their stuff out on wheels during the summer. In eases they will have to resort to building tramways from the rail- es in to their brows. It is the general sense of reports that the fully up to the average, but that every one will experience great — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 umber News from Maritime Provinces ee SS eo Annual Meeting of the Western Nova Scotia Lumbermen’s Association— ow—Recent Shipment from St. John difficulty in getting his lumber to the markets. There is now great com- petition to secure portable mills, upon which the situation depends, and © the owners of these are having a great season. A. Mcleod, who is cutting at Annandale, on the N. B. Coal & Rail- way Company’s line, for Malcolm Mackay and George McKean, is one of the lucky ones. He will get out all of his 2,500,000-foot cut by using a tramway for 800,000 feet ot it. The others near him have not been so fortunate, however, and will have to abandon much of their cuts. Parker Glasier, M.P.P. for Sunbury County, reports that many of the operators in the neighborhood of Fredericton will lose largely, al- though the price which the shortage will cause should help them. The amount of the cut was all right, but few will be able to get out more than half of their cut. Cornelius Hagerman, operating on. the Lepreaux, left about 1,000,- 000 feet in the yards, nearly half of his cut. Personal and Trade News from Down by the Sea George Cushing, of Andrew Cushing & Company, St. John, N.B. was a visitor in the Boston and New York markets recently. Mr. J. CG. Calhoun, a well known lumberman of Gaspe, fas married on March 16th to Miss Mary Trites, daughter of Mr. Jas. Trites of the 1.C.R., at Moncton, N.B. Robt. §. Coryell, of the R. 8. Coryell Lumber Company, manufac- turers and wholesalers, Newark, N.J., recently visited Nova Scotia, here his company have just opened a branch office at Halifax, with Mr. Alfred C. Oliver in charge. Mr. BR. A. Klock, a western lumberman, has been appointed by the C.P.R. to take charge of the newly organized department for the hand- ling of its business in ties, telegraph poles, tiles and fence posts, sawn lumiber and finished product. Mr. Klock’s headquarters will be at St. John. Sheriff O’Brien, of Nelson, N.B., reports that the lumbermen of the northern part of New Brunswick are not at all pessimistic about the outlook for the coming season. The winter was far more favorable for them than for the lumbermen in the lower section of the province, as they had a generous supply of snow. Charles E. Oak, of Bangor, Me., who has been prominently identified with the lumber business of that State for thirty years, has severed his connection with the International Paper Company to become manager of timber lands in New Brunswick for the New Brunswick Railway Com- pany, which own 1,600,000 acres. Mr. Oak was Forest Commissioner for Maine from 1892 to 1901. He wiil make his home in Fredericton, N. B. Justus A. B. Cowles, a member of the Bay Shore Lumber Company, Salmon River, N.B., reports that the company’s cut at Salmon River amounting to 6,000,000 feet, has already been got out. The only place where he anticipated any difficulty in getting the lumber out was at Black River. In the other places the cut has been got out to places from which it can be easily hauled. The company have had 125 men yorking in the woods arourd Salmon River. The mill will probably gtart work about the middle of April. Mr. MacLachlin, M.P.P. for Northumberland, introduced a motion ‘n the New Brunswick Legislature on March 17th requiring that all pulp- wood and wood for pulp making cut on Crown lands should be manufac- tured in the province. He advocated putting on such a duty as would curtail export and cause pulpwood to be manufactured at home. Sur- veyor-General Gimmer admitted the importance of the matter, but said shat it was doubtful if the Legislature had the power to carry out the resolution. A committee of the Government, he said, had the whole question under consideration. The motion was finally passed unani- mously. The suspension of ‘payments by the St. Stephen Bank, of St. Ste- then, N.B., has ‘nvolved a number of lumber operators in an unpleasant situation. They had depcsited large sums of money in the St. Stephen Bank, with which they intended to pay their men this spring. Some of the men were paid off recently by cheques on the St. Stephen Bank, and could not get a dollar when they took the cheques to town to be cashed. The lumber operators are endeavoring to make satisfactory arrangements, but, as several of them will require large amounts, they will probably experience some difficulty. One of the largest lumber operators on the Si. Croix waters had deposited the money in the St. Stephen Bank to pay his men. 28 The most interesting event at the recent convention of the Can- adian Forestry Association at Fredericton, N.B., was the discussion upon the pulpwood situation in New Brunswick. The gubject was introduced by Hon. Charles E. Oak, of Bangor, Maine, and Chatham, N.B., who spoke strongly in opposition to the prohibition of the export of pulp- wood, claiming in particular that paper mills could not be conducted successfully in New Brunswick, because of lack of water power and the high price of coal. His views were successfully opposed by Mr. W. B. Snowball, of Chatham, N.B. Senator Edwards, of Ottawa, followed Mr. Snowball, and upheld Hon. Mr. Oak’s arguments. The following is a resume of Hon. Mr. Oak’s address and the discussion which followed : The pulpwood question, Mr. Oak said, was the most important one to be discussed at the convention. Without blaming anyone for the present state of affairs, which was due to the conditions of the trade in the past, Mr. Oak said that since only by selecting the best could the lumbermen hope to make profit, the forests of New Brunswick had been cut over, leaving high stumps and with insufficient regard for the amount cf destruction caused. There was now a general opinion that there should be a change in the methods of lumbering so as to conserve the forest, and to select the right course demanded the utmost care. Mr. Snowball’s Forcible Reply Many people supposed that paper making meant deforestation. If so, he would oppose paper meking, because the deforestation of New Brunswick, either by axe or fire, would mean disaster of incalculable magnitude. Spring freshets and summer droughts would destroy agri- culture, and with lumbering and farming destroyed, what would be left ? Paper making did not mean deforestation. On the other hand, paper makers were among the best friends of the forest. They were trying to conserve the forest, and sawmill men, seeing the results, were copying their economical methods to some extent. The advent of paper making had compelled the felling of trees with saws instead of axes, thereby saving at least 24% per cent. of the tree. Tops were taken out to a much smaller size, which lessened fire risks and added to stumpage revenue. George M. Mason, lumber manufacturer, Ottawa, is eytended holiday in Bermuda. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent of Forestry, 19 addressed the Minnesota Conservation & Agricultural - Congress in St. Paul on the progress of conservation work in T. F. Elmitt, head of the new Elmitt Lumber Compan, promoted from the rank of lieutenant to captain, in the 43rd Cornwall’s. Own Rifles. He is among the half-dozen of the best shots and has been at Bisley. Controller James Davidson, of Ottawa, head of the lu Davidson & Thackeray, mamnufacturers of sash, doors, etc. new dwellings this year, which will make him possessor of 1 Cttawa, all built in the last few years for renting purposes. Mr. John Hanbury, recently of Brandon, Man., has mov vouver, so as to be able to complete a number of radical ch business. He has secured in Vancouver a mill which he ste completed, will be the most efficient sawmill in the coast pr a capacity of 75,000 feet per ten hcurs. Vice-gerent Snark Thomas Patterson, of Hamilton, has hold a concatenation of the Order of Hoo-Hoo for eastern Hamilton, on April 22. Already a number of new members raised to join and the prospects are encouraging for a good The activity among the members of eastern Canada ‘pr the prospects of the annual meeting of the order which it is be held in Winnipeg in 1912. Mr. S. Kirk, formerly accountant of the staff of the Big B Company at Arrowhead, B.C., has joined the Gibbons Tur pany, who recently purchased the Dominion timber berths 5 Bend Company and have taken an option on the remainde property, including over thirty provincial timber limits. Iumber Company have temporarily located their business rowhead in’ the premises of the Big Bend Lumber Company. It is reported that the C.P.R. intend to establish a brane service, to be known as the Tie and Timber Department, in E umbia. The intention is that the new department will man for its lines on the lands in British Columbia. The report Mr. G. Erickson, formerly superintendent of the Creston been appointed superintendent of the department and that he x in conjunction with the chief timber ranger, Mr. E. Mallanc Cranbrook. A further report states that the C.P.R. will have thoroughly explored this summer, and may erect several tie mills to the one now operating at Wardner. Mr. George Young, a well known timber dealer, of Victoria, B.C., | ported to have sold a large tract of high grade timber in the San A Gordon river valleys. This timber is believed to he one of the holdings near Victoria. : iy ¢ " ze es » >» of March Ist, to which I would like to refer. and educating, A Uniform Log Rule for Canada “Timber” Suggests Adoption of Doyle’s Rule — The Railways and the Forests—Laws should be Enforced Controversies through the columns of our journals are interesting whether referring to lumber or anything else. “Subscriber” making the suggestion that a “‘Uniform log rule for Canada’’ should be adopted, is worthy of consideration by the lumber- men. Perhaps one of the provincial rules might be appropriated to serve all. ‘‘Subscriber”’ speaks of a rule used in New Brunswick, which he ‘terms as being unfair to the buyer.’ How about the seller? He also takes mention about the Quebec rule. But how about the Ontario ‘rule? Might this not perhaps be the fairest of all? Might it not serve oe both buyers and sellers satisfactorily * oe = The basis of the Ontario (Doyle’s) log rule is as follows: . Deduct 4 inches from diameter of log, meaning 2 inches on each ‘side, for squaring the log. This will not nearly square a log of any large size, but is considered to be a fair equivalent for the necessary slabbing, and so itis. Square the remainder, same as you would a piece of square timber (arithmetically), and the result represents the number. of feet contained in a 16 ft. log, thus: 20-inch — 4-inch 16-inch, 16 x 16 = 256 feet. In the ordinary sense of computation a piece of timber 16-inch x 16-inch x 16 feet contains 341 feet board measure, but 25 per cent. is deducted for sawdust. Depending on, the thickness and size of the lum- ber and timber, into which you may be sawing your logs, this allowance may be more or it may be less than you will actually lose, by taking it altogether, I am under the impression that this rule is about as fair a rule for general application as can be adopted. The seller of small logs perhaps may not approve of it, but he must not forget that the buyer yrould rather not buy his small logs at all, but prefers the large sized jogs, and for these, computed by this rule, the seller is getting as great a number of feet as the buyer will be able to produce in his sawruill, and more, if all is cut into 1-inch lumber. Taking all points into consideration, I consider the Ontario (Doyle’s) rule the fairest rule for general application, and think its adoption throughout the country would be highly commendable. Might I suggest, that somebody say something about the enforce- ment of one of our laws as it stands on the Statutes of Ontario, “‘An Act to Preserve the Forests’’ ? The effect of the violation of this law is making itself felt more and more every year. Millions of feet of our valuable timber resources are going up in smoke annually. The framing of that or any other law is worth nothing if not enforced. Is this enforced? Is every smokestack cf the railway companies’ locomotives provided with a hood or screen of 22 wires per square inch? Not much. Are the ash pans of the loco motives closed? I am sorry to say they are not always closed. Legislators, stop legislating until you make some provision for these all-destructive railway companies to comply with the conditions of this much important Act, the same as you are making the lumbermen carry out the laws, no matter how hard and unjust some of them appear to be. If these all-important railway companies are not to live up, to these conditions or laws, why have them framed at all? Would they not better be simply erased ? - Mr. Editor, I would like to say more, but perhaps have already said too much to be allowed space in your paper. Yours truly, TIMBER. Double Cut Bands Make Good Timber — I notice an article on pages 24 and 25 of the “Canada Lumberman” One writer, stating his that he had to make his experience with double cut band saws, says lumber thicker to save mis-cutting, or else it would make some of the boards thin. I have looked after both, and I find that if the double cut saw is properly arranged for cutting, with a good carriage, so that there is no lost motion, and if it is well aligned, it will not need any favor from a single cut. rot make two boards alike. When a saw is working in this way, either single or double cut, there is something wrong. Before going too far the sawyer should look around. ‘Some filers notice that the lumber is bad, and they put more tension in the plate, when probably the saw is all right. By so doing they spoil the saw and abuse it so that it cracke. Then they say the saw is no good, when it may be one of the best. I find it is better to look over everything about the saw and carriage care- fully, and thus save trouble. If he does so, the sawyer will be able to make as good lumber with a double cutting saw as with a single cutting saw, and will have one-third more lumber for every day that his mill runs. Twill guarantee that this is right.—A. EB. Cartmill. - Reports under date of March 16th from Three Rivers, Que., show the shanties were then about to close and the lumber jacks had al- c y commenced to leave the camps. : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER In my time T have seen single cut saws that would . Important Concentration of Selling Interests Ottawa, March 18—In order to reduce the cost of marketing their iumber the W. C. Edwards Company, of Ottawa, and the Hugh McLean Company, of Buffalo, have merged their sales departments in New York. The amalgamation includes the Bathurst Lumber Company, of Bathurst, N.B., and the Cascapedia Manufacturing Company, of Bonaventure and New Richmond, Que., the ownership of which companies is practically identical with that of the W. C. Edwards Company. The only outside interest included in the new distributing company is the Buffalo busi- ness. The product of all these mills has been sold on the New York mar- ket under separate management up to the present time. The union of the offices in the big commercial centre will amount to a large “saving and other incidental advantages. The significance of the amalgamation was over estimated in some of the daily papers which announced that three separate Canadian com- panies had merged their interests. The ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ learned from inquiry of the W. C Edwards Company that the combination of in- terests would have no more than an internal effect on the trade and did not con:ern the manufacturers in general. As to what effect a hostile tariff wou'd have on thc venture it was deemed not prodent to surmise until the United States had taken a stand on the maximum tariff clause. Senator W. ©. Edwards is president of the new company; Hugh Mclean, Buffalo, Ist vice-president; Gordon C. Edwards, Ottawa, 2nd vice-president; Christopher Cox, assistant secretary. As well as doing away with the cost of individual selling departments, the united com- panies expect to be able to engage more successfully in export trade and meet competition, especially in the territory of southern New York, New Jersey and the city of New York. The organization will be known as the Manufacturers’ Lumber Company. Many Applications for Young Trees Ottawa, March 22—The applications for young trees for shade pur- poses on western farms are coming in so rapidly to the forestry branch of the Interior Department that it will be necessary to decrease the number usually allowed to settlers. The bigger volume of requests is the na- tural outcome of growth in population and the spread of education re- garding the value of the trees. It is probable that between 800 and 1,000 trees will be given to a settler in the distribution which will be made the coming spring. The territory benefitting by this distribution les wholly in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the. railway belt of British Columbia. Ash grown at the nursery at Indian Head and cotton wood imported from the United States, are useful for transplant- ing, and will be much used. The demand has greatly outgrown the ca- pacity of the nursery. This work was begun in the interests of the prairie farmer in 1901, and since then 14 million trees have been planted on 9,000 farms. Regular inspection by Government officers is made to show that the applicant has the ground cultivated fit for the trees before the distribution. He must also sign an agreement that he will give the trees due cultivation in order that the work expended in his interests by the Government shal] not be lost. Annual Meeting of Forestry Association At the eleventh annual meeting of the Canadian Forestry association, held in Ottawa recently, the most important business transacted was the passing of several resolutions favoring better fire protection along rail- road lines, the preservation of water powers and the preservation of forests. In all, five such. resolutions were passed. They were im favor of making a forest reserve. of the eastern slope. of the Rocky Mountains, of fire protection along lines of Government railways, of the preservation of water powers, of the reservation of forests on the head waters of " atreams, and lastly, in favor of establishing of forest reserves In areas suited only for forests. . ~- : ae a The consideration of the fire laws, and suggestions for their improve ment was left to committees appointed at the meeting. The work of the new permanent secretary, Mr. James Lawler, in organizing and delivering ‘Hustrated lectures throughout the Dominion was pronounced a decided sueeess, and Mr. Lawler. was highly compli- mented on his first year’s work. The publication of pamphlets and per- ‘odic literature will be extended during the coming year. Officers were elected for the coming year as follows: Patron, Earl Grey; honorary president, Sir Wilfred Laurier ; president, Senator Ed- wards: vice-president. Geo. Y. Chown; registrar of Queen's University, \ on. nie board of directors was increased from 15 to 21, and the follow- ing new directors were elected: Thomas Southworth, Toronto; Aubrey White, Deputy Minister of Crown Lands, Toronto; Mr. R. L. Borden, M.P.; A. P. Stevénson, Dunstan, Manitoba; G. CG. Piche, Crown Land Forester, Quebec; F. C. Whiteman, Annapolis Royal, N.S. ; Alex. Mac- Laurin, Montreal; Carl Roirdan, Montreal. At the annual meeting of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau held recently in Seattle, Mr. R. H. Alexander, Vancouver, B.C., was honored with election to the office of first vice-president. The Kelley Electric Routing Machine The Kelley electric routing machine is a portable, electric, high- speed motor, driving one or two cutters and operated by hand on the bench. It will be appreciated in the mill and furniture factory for its wide range of usefulness, time and labor-saving qualities and quality of the finished work produced. The machine, taken in its entirety, represents a new idea, new prin- ciples of applying the cutters direct to the work, and is capable of being guided with accuracy to within a limit of a hundredth of an inch. The Fig. 1. Electric Routing Machine principle of the double spindle, driving two cutters, allows for making taper or other irregular cuts in one operation. The machine is operated with ease and perfect safety, which is a feature that equally appeals to the users and owners of woodworking ma- chinery. The cutters, embracing many forms and meeting many re- quirements, are the result of liberal experimenting and are noted for great tensile strength and ability to satisfactorily hold the edge against speed, friction or heat. Their form and construction, and the fact that they are driven at high speed, ensure perfect and smooth cuts in any wood. The Kelley router has stood the test of three years’ constant use. Its work embraces routing cuts, moulding, dovetailing, fluting, inlay cut- ting and carving. Mention may appropriately be made of the pioneer users of this machine whose interested efforts are largely responsible for its great efficiency and wide range of usefulness. The list includes: The Fig. 2. Stair Framing Plate Blonde Lumber & Manufacturing Company, Chatham, Ont. ; R. Laidlaw & Company, Toronto; Montgomery Bros. & Company, Buffalo; Chas. C. Kellogg & Sons Company, Utica, N.Y.: Union Builders Co-operative Contracting Company, Dunkirk, N.Y.: Beach Lumber Company, Rome, N.Y.; Geo. B. Monks Company, Allegheny, Pa.: Homestead Lumber Company, Somestead, Pa.; C. H. Rugg Company, Rochester, N.Y.: John Luther & Sons Company, Rochester, N.Y.: True & True Company, Chicago; W. F. Hurd Company, Detroit; S. Karpen & Bro., Chicago: Toledo Desk & Fixture Company, Toledo, Ohio; G. Woolford Wood Tank Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia. The stair-framing plate is thickness of stock, having which are ajustable for the adjustable to any range of pitch, width or O.G, half-round and square nosing forms, overhang of the tread. The machine makes Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing a tapering cut in one operation. The time on curly birch for each cut, — ready for stock, being given at 20 seconds. a The dado frame allows for taper—dovetail cuts and blind ho sings, the machine working equally well on wooden patterns, which gives an unlimited range for design, due to its portability, its nature and con- struction overcoming all vibration. - The Kelley router is manufactured by the Kelley Electric Mach Company, Buffalo, N.Y. It was invented by George L. Kelley, wh large experience in woodworking machinery and acquaintance among woodworkers has made possible this very ingenious and reliable electric _ machine. A Historic “Tower” Edger There are very few machines of any kind or make so well known among sawmill men as the “‘Tower’’ edger, made in 72 sizes and styles _ ty the Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Company, of Greenville, Mich. Much interest, therefore, naturally attaches to the accompanying letter, in rela- uv tion to the first one of these machines ever made: A “Weidman, Mich., Nov. 20, 1909. _ “Gordon Hollow Blast Grate Company, Greenville, Mich. : ‘‘Gentlemen,—I am sending you to-day the shaft that carries the | shifter sleeves; also the sleeves themselves. Please turn up the shaft and fit the sleeves with new brasses and return to us at once. me “This is a part of the first Tower edger made, which has edged 135,-— 000,000 feet of lumber. , ‘ ‘ “Yours very truly, : “ay “‘“John S. Weidman.” A correspondent of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ writing from Liver- pool, N.S., emphasizes the necessity for portable rotary gang saws in lumber manufacturing in Nova Scotia. The operators in his district are using a lot of one-saw rotaries. The saws are very thick and cause a great deal of waste. A gang saw, he says, will not make more than one- half the amount of sawdust, and will give one more board for every log. If a portable rotary gang were installed, a light single rotary would have to go along with it, to take two slabs from the log, after which it would be turned down and put through the gang. The gang could be all put in a frame and driven by one belt. The foundation for the gang could be made of cement. = * . A New Vertical Sand Belt Machine We are pleased to introduce to our readers a new machine manu- factured by the J. A. Fay & Egan Company, called their No. 246 verti- cal sand belt machine. The manufacturers designed this machine for use in cabinet, furni- ture, desk and box factories, planing mills and general woodworking shops for sanding boxes, finishing and fitting drawers, accurately squar- ing them and sanding irregular surfaces and framed work, etc. ' The sanding surface of the- machine is 14 inches wide and 24 inches high. The column is a heavy, cored casting with broad base and stands free from vibration. The drums are made of iron, covered with wood and carpet and ac- curately balanced. The driving drum is carried on a shaft of large dia- meter running in self-oiling bearings. The idler drum shaft runs in self- oiling bearings carried on trunnion yokes, ensuring perfect alignment and J.-A. FAY & EGAN CO. , CINCINNATI, 0. a Gi Tons Ey er. D6 Fay & Egan’s New Sand Belt Machine are atranged with simultaneous or independent adjustment from the cperator’s side for tracking or tightening the sand belt. The sand belt platen is mounted on the column with four threaded posts, giving accurate adjustment for aligning. The table is fitted to the column in a devetail slide for vertical ad- justment, and is arranged to angle above and below the horizontal. The fence is slotted, and with holes tapped in the table, any angle to the surface of the sand belt may be obtained; thus, in conjunction with the angling of the table, double angles may be obtained. Those who desire further information should write the manufactur- ers for their large illustrated circular, and should mention the “Canada Lumberman.”’ The proper address of the company is 465-485 West Frout street. Cincinnati, Ohio. New Simons Canada Saw Co’y Catalague The 1910 catalogue of the Simonds Canada Saw Company, Limited, Montreal, Que.; St. John, N.B., and Vancouver, B.C., is now being distributed among the saw and planing mills and woodworking factor- ies where saws, knives or files are extensively used. Rearranged, re- vised, brought up to date, with many new articles added, the catalogue presents a complete list of the articles manufactured. The items of spe- cial interest are a new showing of inserted tooth and band saws. The catalogue includes also a more complete list of one-man cross-cut saws, -eross-cut saw handles,.saw tools, three new monufarturers’ brand hand saws, ne fully arranged and listed in a practical way. Several sizes have been w pruning, compass, keyhole and nests of saws, and wood saws, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 added to the hack saw line. listed completely. The catalogue is printed on a good quality of coated paper and the half-tone illustrations bring out the detail construction of the goods. Much valuable information is contained in tabular form. Several pages are devoted to technical descriptions and instructions regarding the eco- nomical use of Simonds products. A copy of this book should be in the hands of every superintendent or filer who has constant use for saws or knives. The Simonds Manu- ees Company will send a copy free to any millman who will write or it. Metal cutting saws for all machines are Miscellaneous News of the Machinery Trade _ The firm of Shurley & Dietrich, well known saw manufacturers of Galt, Ont., has been dissolved Mr. C. J. Shurley is retiring from the business, which will in future be carried on by Mr. J. C. Dietrich, who will form a joint stock company with increased capital. The Newfoundland Government has placed on the free list of entry, raachinery of all kinds pertaining to the lumbering industry. As a lum- bering country, Newfoundland is rapidly coming into prominence. Large tracts of country are being opened up in the interior, which are rich in lumber supply, and mills of all kinds are being started in many parts of the country. The Government of the country are very anxious to develop this industry to its full extent, hence the removal of the import tax on: lumbering machinery. Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited, Montreal, Que. Canadian Manu- facturers of Lidgerwood logging machinery and also one of the leading manufacturing firms of all kinds of electric machinery and apparatus, and of flour and saw mill machinery, have favored the ‘‘Canadian Lum- berman”’ with a copy of their calendar for-1910. The calendar is attrac-— tively designed and bears a reproduction of an oil painting, entitled ““The First Engineers’. The picture shows a number of beavers busily at work in felling trees and erecting a dam. In connection with the article upon double cutting band mills which was published in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ of March 1st, it is inter- esting to note that the pioneers in the manufacture of these machines were the Waterous Engine Works, of Brantford, Ont. This company were early convinced of the importance of the double cutting principle as applied to band saws. They investigated the problem thoroughly and devoted a great deal of time and money to its study, so that to-day the lumber manufacturers of Canada are indebted to them for this important advance in manufacturing methods. ‘Berlin Quality’? for March, the breezy bulletin of the Berlin Ma- chine Works, Limited, Hamilton, Ont., reached us last week, with its cheerful collection of persuasion for prospective purchasers of Berlin machinery. The editor of the bulletin never fails to infect his readers with hig seasonable enthusiasm for Berlin Quality machines. This time he indulges in some enticing talk upon fast feed matchers. Two hun- dred feet per minute is the capacity of their new ‘‘No. 90,”’ and it appar- ently handles this feed with ease. Several other interesting machines are described in the March issue, which, as usual, is not only cleverly edited, but attractively printed and illustrated. How long will it be until the production of poor lumber by anti- quated mills and methods, ceases to be a factor in the regulation of at present it is hopelessly in the future. A prominent firm of Ontario manufacturers, instances thie as the one great problem before the trade to-day. They lay great stress upon the difficulty of contending against the numerous producers of poor lumber and planing mill goods. Parties possessing little capital and a poor outfit of machinery flood the markets with lumber which should never be manufactured. It is not that they produce low grades, but that in many grades the make is badly sawn and unsuitable for any purpose. If they struggle along they injure the market continually. If they fail, their stocks are thrown on the mar- ket and the temporary injury to trade is sometimes extensive. Why cannot they at least practice the old maxim, ‘‘What is worth doing, is worth doing well ?”’ On March 15th the Board of Railway Commissioners at Ottawa took up the question of charges for transit shipments, and increased the rate from 25 cents to $1 per car per day, after 24 hours. For many years the railway companies have made a charge of 25 cents for holding lumber and grain in transit for orders. Some time ago they advanced the rate to one cent per hundred pounds. On the complaint of the ship- pers this was put back by the Board to the old rate. The railways again brought the matter before the Board, making a personal application to the chief commissioner, and asked that the charge should be made the’ same as the Board had ordered for reconsignment, namely $3 per car. The railways claimed that the service cost them something like $2.39 per car, and stated also that the per diem charge per car had been in- creased from 25 cents to 30 cents and 35 cents. After listening to the case as presented by the railways, the Board decided as above stated, to make the charge $1 per car. The Retail Dealer an His Problem: S A Well-known Woodstock, Ont. Dealer—Ontario Retailers Organize A Successful Ontario Lumber Merchant Mr. John Butler, of Woodstock, Ont., whose portrait we are pleased to publish herewith, is one of the best known lumber dealers in west- ern Ontario. He was born in the town of Brighton, Northumberland ccunty, and comes of North of Ire- land stock. He received his early education at the public and gram- mar schools at Brighton and sub- sequently at a business college at London, Ont. At the age of 20, Mr. Butler went into business for himself in Brighton as a baker. Subsequently he moved to Wood- stock, where he conducted a suc- cessful retail grocery business for a number of years. This business he disposed of and in company with his brother, Mr. R. E. Butler, formed a partnership to carry on a wholesale and retail coal, wood and lumber business in Woodstock. It was not long before the new business was extended to the town of Mitchell. Mr. Butler made annual trips to the Pacific coast in the interest of his firm, and succeeded in establishing an excellent wholesale trade in British Columbia shingles. The business was ultimately restricted to wholesale and retail lumber and shingles. In July, 1906, Mr. Butler retired and shortly afterw ards established a wholesale business for himself in pine, hemlock, spruce, lath and shingles, a business which he is still conducting with much success. Mr. Butler has made his home in Woodstock for a quarter of a cen- tury and has taken a keen interest in the business life of the community. He has been instrumental in inducing several industries to settle in that city and has subscribed liberally to the stock issues of these companies and in some instances has occupied positions upon their directorates. Mr. Butler has also taken an active interest in civic affairs, having been an alderman for three years and mayor for two years. At present he is an active member of the Board of Trade. He has also been frequently appointed as a member of important deputations to the Dominion and Provincial Governments, which in all but one instance have been suc- cessful. Mr. Butler is a prominent member of the Independent Order of Foresters, and also of the Masonic Order. Mr. John Butler, Woodstock, Ont, Toronto Retailers Organize The retail lumber dealers of Toronto have formed a “‘Lumbermen’s Section’”’ of the Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada, so that they will be better able to cope with all the retail difficulties that they have to contend with. The plan adopted follows along the lines of the Canadian Manufac- turers’ Association, or the Trades & Labor Congress, by having all per- sons of one class under one organization so that the entire weight of that class can be applied when a subject of common interest concerns them all. For instance, any change in the Assessment Act that was not fair to one class of retailers would affect them all, and the Association would yoice them, all in presenting their case before the Legislature, or the Dominion Parliament. An instance is afforded by the recent bill intro- duced whereby every retail merchant would have been made responsible for any accident thet might happen to one of his employees or drivers while in his service. This measure was injurious to all retailers alike, and they registered their opposition to it. Another instance was the Co- operative Societies bill, which they recently defeated at Ottawa, when over five hundred retail merchants filled the House of Commons, pro- tested against the passage of the bill, and succeeded in having it thrown out. These and similar measures constantly receive their vigorous at- tention, and as every bill that is introduced comes under the notice of the Provincial and Dominion Secretary, they are in a position to watch legislation that is injurious to their interests. In addition to taking care of legislative matters, each section hold their own meetings separately, and the luambermen’s section discuss mat- ters pertaining to the welfare of the iumber trade. At present they have several important matters under consideration, which will be referred to in the “‘Canada Lumberman’”’ from iime to time. They have also a credit reporting department, which tabulates all. hose persons who do not settle their accounts. This list is distribute all the members. The work of the lumbermen’s section at present fined to Toronto, but as soon as the local organization is co their intention to call meetings in various districts and appoint P and Dominion committees. : The local officers elected to present the lumbermen’s section of # Toronto branch are: G. W. Booth, chairman; G. G. Miles, Ist ¥i chairman; G. W. Boake, 2n4 vice-chairman; W. J. Hetherington surer; E. T. Rathbone, secretary. Mr. E. M. Trowern, 21 Ri street west, Toronto, is the provincial secretary, and has charge organization work. Any retail lumberman wishing further i concerning the organization can obtain it either by writing to ] ern or to the Editor of the ‘Canada Lumberman.”’ The Art of Making a Sale Of all the problems that concern a lumber salesman, the a duct of a transaction is the mest difficult. Having come inte with a possible customer, how can he be converted into an ac chaser? Here are the ideas of an experienced salesman, pi the benefit of his fellows: First, get a customer’s attention. Second, know your g believe your goods, for if you know them as you should you in them. This company does not think it is buying wo The receiving of goods will be told by someone else, also them; but ae man who-can only sell one kind of lumber-from section of the country is no salesman and should not labor impression that he is. Every kind of lumber is used to build place where it grows, and is all right for the use for which it ; factured. Not only that, the poorest is used at home and we best of the product. On this point I have to say frankly, if you the lumber we furnish you the fault is in you, for 1. can produce that what a community demand to a large extent’ is what thinks is the best. For instance, when one of our men tells n Hye sell a certain class of drop siding: because ‘‘the paint won’t ’ I know that instead of getting posted and exploding # nates he has allowed the customers to make him believe it } The man who really sells ooads because of his personality manship talks very little about those goods, for the reason alive and posted on the quality and- adaptability of his goods ceived. By being thus posted and: believing in what he has approaches his customers with an air of positiveness and conf Watch him sell goods. The conversation is ,““Have that ?’’ ‘‘Yes, sir,’’ in a positive manner, and in nine cases they are soon loading up, but they are talking about the horses, latest topic, ‘and the last thing you: would hear those lows discussing would be the knot-holes. In selling be positives else can I show you ?”’ not ‘“‘That is all, is it ?”’ The salesman knowing the intricate processes which th through before reaching their perfect state in which he is of to the customer, never allows the price to stand out between { the man in selling the watch told his customer how many m springs a ton of ‘that especially prepared steel would make, many miles long they would be if placed end to end; then gi glass for his eye had him look into the watch, and when class, on account of the beauty and perfection of the wate tomer marvelled that it could be sold so cheaply. When a customer comes in who is strong on the catalog proposition, don’t go into a panic for fear of his supposedly le The catalogue house prices are only low on account of the qu member that here is the hardest proposition in our business. U: have a friend (a third party) who will say a word for you and you it is up to you to know your goods so well and be posted on t fellow’s so thoroughly that you can show him where the diffe There has been too much of meeting the catalogue house pri less of quality. They are not cheap where quality of goods is and this brings us back to what I want to impress upon you, th the proper acquaintance, personality and standing in your com: you will be able to show customers these things so they will what vou say and see things as they are. Ce a ee, ee ee A report from Fernie, B.C., relating to the business outlook in” Crow’s Nest Pass, states that the market for lumber looks exceed encouraging. *Read before Western Retail Lumbermen’s Aenean CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Lumberman from Ottawa Such letters as this prove Valley writes us as follows: that Burns Solid Tooth Saws are as famous as their In- serted Tooth Saw, contain- ing genuine Hoe Fittings. WH wv DEAR SIRS: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- chased from you last spring have been doing first class work ever since. I have never had any trouble with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. Get a Burns Saw and forget your Saw Troubles The Lombard Steam Log Hauler Canadian Patent No. 108676. This machine is built in Canada under Patent No. 108,676. ~ Y t : ; ¥ cota i : kh A ea thou , ounce 41 5 WL. 8 arr, Sade caelhe xi raked b is in im Wiiu inn tA “his Aiek Sead % 60 cout e| Hay | a . ' It will cost you nothing to have ulp woed. 4 ey one of our Cata- ; logs mailed to your address. It points out a good many fea- tures that we Write or wire cannot describe our nearest sales Weryie | boa vy ou 000 ion i Skedsile $9,000 L he is 10 ieee | reeves pen Mera eres 3: 3: Oficeriash<: | The Jenckes Machine Weiss fae Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. Lumber Insurance Co. of New York Only Lumber Specializing Company regularly eects! Rates licensed by the Dominion Government. Write ae Rates oO : Lumbermen Deposit at Ottawa $100,000 in Ontario Government Bonds Your Lumbe Canadian Branch: 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. _Geneal Agent, E. D. HARDY Ontario and Quebec Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : nin er eds Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland : us A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. LET US QUOTE YOU RATES J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N. S. WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Lath For Sale 4oo M1” SPRUCE LATH, DRY AND WELL manufactured of first class quality. Address, Box 309 SOREL, Que. 7 Square Oak Timbers For Sale FrOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL Single Surfacer 24 in. FOR SALE—SINGLE SURFACER 24”, MAC- Gregor, Gourlay & Co. make. Heavy ma- chine, too heavy for our work. Price reasonable. Apply Meaxins & Sons, Hamilton, Ontario. 9 For Sale 48” Cowan Band ReSaw,4”saw, with twoextra saws, Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co 3 saw Edger. MacGregor Gourlay Double Surfacer, Boston Dry Kiln with go” A.B.C. Fan. W ANTED—POSITION AS LUMBER 1N- . spector or foreman, seventeen years exper- ience with large wholesal- lumber firms Addr J. Hecror Latour, Midland, Ont. or (= INSPECTOR WITH PRACTICA : experience from stump to office, including pla ing mill work, would like to take charge ot wholesale or retail yardin Toronto. Best of references. Addre Box 947 CanapA LumBERMAN, Toronto. \\ HAT DO YOU WANT? IFITIS A POSE tion, just send us an advertisement stating the class of work you desire and we will insert it in this word, net. Cash must accompany order. If kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers = 1 c y : Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- 8to25’. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. 9 2 Turning Lathes. column for the price stated in the headline. Canapa close ten cents extra for postage in forward- Vicars SHEAR LumBER Company, Ltp. Port LUMBERMAN AND WoopworkeR, Toronto, Cai ada. 7 ing replies. Arthur, Can. 9 —____-_ = ae Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ Cedar Ties for Sale OSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER ~ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a OR SALE 13-0 PIECES SOUND SMALL Machinery for Sale Company, with view of obtaining interest se word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut HIGHEST MARKET Cedar ties. Write Box 569, Lindsay, Ont. 10 Tamarack and Spruce for Sale *~ARLOAD 2” x 4” 10/16 SPRUCE: ALSO large carload 2” x 4” and up Tamarack, $15.00M, good stock, McDonaLtv-Rowr1anp LuMBER Co Owen Sound. 10 Shingles for Sale ONE MILLION GOOD SOUND AND DRY Cedar shingles, quality No. 1, well manufact- ured, at very low price, address ALFRED COSSETTE, MITH SANDER 42”, SASH CLAMP, POST boring machine, ten bench clamps 134” screw, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring bitt, patent iron vice, 8 work benches, hand saw filing vice, 13 bench trussels, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, sash sticker, 8chain clamps. Gorp Mrepat Furni- TURE Co. Toronto. 10 Machinery for Sale 42 Smith Sander, sash clamp, bench clamps, swing saw, wood benches, bench tfussels, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring bitt, patent iron vice, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, chain clamps, cut oft Have experience from stump to office, best of ref erences as to ability, etc. of all branches. Box 944, CANADA LUMBERMAN Toronto. 7 OSITION WANTED—A BAND SAWYER tor right hand rigg wants position for coming season or will act as spare man doing other work and be ready in case a sawyer takes sick or hurt to take his place. Apply Box 917, Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 5 AN WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF sawmill and lumber business. Best refesences i 7x7", 6’x6" AND 5x5”. Bowe Vel All th hae ° d diti d a f re = a+ ; Me - 4 P 7 33, Valley field, Que. 7 saw. the ab veare in good condition and prac rom big firm. Age 34. Reason forleavin ition; Bae aad, eae and ia ee moe bo ‘tically new Gotp MrpaL Furniture Mrc. Co., firm has sold. Address LEOPOLD PrPin, Manager ARIO WIN f ae SSS SS Toronto. 10 Great Northern Lumber Co., Scotstown, Crompton = FOR SALE SSS Oe ae Birch Wanted WANTED—SEVERAL STOCKS OF GOOD Birch to becut to order. Any quantity up to two mitlion feet fornext summer'sdelivery. Apply Box 918, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. Tue Muskoka Woop Mee. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf Ash, Birch, Maple Machinery for Sale 5 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE 7 F.XPERT BAND SAW FILER WANTS — position, strictly sober, experienced on band, gang and lath mill allkinds ot timber. Capable to keep up mill. Six years in present positicn. Bcst salary expected for first class work. Address, Wm" Wanted otaie gl LORAB TO AcE & THRESHER CO., Ltn., Seaforth, Ont. tt H. RUSSELL, 1347 West 110th St , Cleveland — T° BUY FOR CASH, STOCKS, roo CUT, —§ thy pee eee = a i haan Sr Birch 1’to 4” thick. Also 300 to 400 M. 1” to 1 i iY" 14" 3" and 3% L. R. Birch. Second Hand Boilers For Sale 2” Common and Better dry stock to ship at once. Write Box 268, North Bay, Ont. 9 Spruce and Hemlock Lath Address, Box 863, CANAI‘A LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf For Sale 200 M tt. r” M. C. Ash In good condition. I 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11/6", 52 3” tubes Dome. 148x112 8 3” tubes Dome. WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two tents a word per insertion. Capable ot taking charge - : teu vu ee eee Nb eee Toot 652 Nowe Gammon ACH ee Ee eee -ANTED—DOUBLE CUT BAND SAW Reiisace! adayenca Albasg NOY, eon Bye i aaa, Pare Mepe CaS 1 54x12 52.334" tubes Dome. eva Filet and Sawyer for season commencing ENS ; : fc ° tt i GAwApa’ Lumnerman, Toronto. 5 ac ee eas yy ommenias etter 1 54 x "4 52,394" tubes Dome. pril 15th, r910, Address, S. Cote, Nantel, sane 1 car.14%x10 and up Birch C. & B. famher/and Lath Wanted c Gro. C. GoopreLtow, Montreal. WATEROUS ENG Cone COM WANTED FIRST Class “Ca aaa SAW , ammerer and Filer, for ist May. State ex- ‘ILL PAY CASH FOR LUMBER AND erien dwa ked. B Lur- lath of all kinds, send us lists ofanything you For Sale DERisan, hae eee Fey = 995 mi have to sell. Leak anpD Co., 18 Aberdeen Cham- 30,000 feet 4/4, 6/4, 8/4, d 16/4, Birch, B. Ash - bers, Toronto. to and R. Oar, tied together” kee ‘ Machinery For Sale AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED A Boon SP POY cau pe er White eae al mars 4g! xqo! “ “ openings for all kinds of experienced men. Wanted No. 2 Shop and Better, all cut from timber taken © * Shaper, * ““ 4r”x42" Cowan make Send your address stating what position you can fill. . and Cedar, Tamarac or Spruce Logs. | See QUANTITIES OF 1” SOFT ELM lumber, ¢% to 14 feet in length, tor which special cash price will be paid anywhere in Canada. Correspondence solicited, J. S. FinDLAy, Owen Sound, Ont. tt Logs Wanted V ANTED TO BUY OR SAW BY THE thousand, one million feet of Hemlock. Pine Good harbor on Georgian Bay, rail and water shipment. Address, Box 931 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. Wanted—C. and B. Winter Cut Basswood V ANTED 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For turther particulars apply to Box 889 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Lumber Wanted 1’ and 2” Hemlock No. 1 1” and 14%” black Ash 1", a’ and 3” Elm 3 out for export. Bonedry, cheap for quick turn- over. Boxg50, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 For Sale 14400 ft, 3 x 8, 12/16’ No. 1 Hemlock, 21200 ‘* 3x g, 12/16’ No 1 Hemlock, * 3x 10, 12/16’ No. 1 Hemlock, 26100 * 186co ‘* 3 x 11, 12/16’ No, t Hemlock, 7joo “* 3x 12, 12/16’ No. 1 Hemlock, About 75% stock 16’ lengths. Extqie & Jarvis LumsBER Co., Toronto, Ont. WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC. Alligator Wanted WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR SECOND hand Alligator. Must bein goodconditionand price right. Reply promptly to Granp Pasos LumBer Co., Pabos Mills, Que. 7 3 Saw Tables iron frame, Ballantine make 1 Dado Machine, MacGregor Gourley make 1 Defiance Knife Balancer t Hollow Mandril Chuck—z heads 5 Wood Lathes 1 Sand Drum 1 26” Band Saw 1 Band Saw Set 1 Single Surfacer 24” Also a quantity of Hangers, 2” Shafting, 2” to 7” Lea. Belting and a number of Reeves Wood Split Pulleys. All above in good condition THE RIDER & KITCHENER CO, LIMITED Lindsay CT] WANTED-EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. 1 Swing Saw WANTED POSITION AS FIRST-CLASS Band Saw Filer. Address Box 899, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 7 ECHANICAL MILL FOREMAN WANTS It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. AnsTigz, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 WANTED PRACTICAL MAN TO TAKE charge of lumbering Operations of pulp and Paper mill in Quebec Province. English speaking man conversant with French preferred. Permanent position for right man. Apply stating experience, age, wages required also send references. Box 95: Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 \ ANTED FOR THE GENERAL MANA- GER'S staff of large Ontario Corporation, first class all around Lumberman, conversant with woods and saw mill operations. Must have good knowledge of accounts, and be able to generally su- pervise Main and Subsidiary industries, good salary to suitable man. Applications, which will be treat- ed with corfidence, to be sent in first instance to Box 954 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, 7 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES i 3. : position for the coming season. Apply Box . 3 Oe ae ae vd 914, CANADA LuMBERMaN, Toronto. tt Sawmill and Logs For Sale rate: S Terms oath SAWMILL, STOCK OF LOGS AND STAND- eral ss Toronto St.Forosia, 8 Waiting for Machinery? WANTED A POSITION AS BAND. OR ote e eee iene Box «5 Secnees ee : T IS GENIUS TO WAITTILL YOU HAP Gang Filer, with fitteen years experience, ome a 39 : + 3 : 3 PEN Can furnish references. Address, Geo. L. NICHOLS, Wanted to run across the machine you want, but it is Rock Island. Ill. painess to sae cmeee for it. Thiscolumn is a splen- ? For Sale . P id place to’tell several thousand people what you Birch, eco Ash, Elm want. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND} WoopWorKeR, ITUATION WITH LUMBER FIRM-SHIP- EST SAW MILL Stee an apie Toronto, Canada. 4 per or yardman; long experience; understand ped ett ah ole NEG evil alec IX REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” national inspection. Apply Box 948 Canapa Lum- water, and half billion feet of timber. Saw Mills and timber tributary thereto. Address, Bo On tensecann nt wal, Bow : : Oe Seen 7 “Lumberman,” Daily News Office, Nelson, B.C. 7 DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box y y é, eo eA Leen ema, Toronto. ‘tf FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Was TED A POSITION BY A FIRSTCLASS a Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT V two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during rgto, up to fifty cars Soft Elm, 1x12” and up wide x64’ 7 8 13! 14 and 16 long. Address Rosert Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf For Sale Two Band Mills ; OR SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MILLS, one Right Hand and one Left Hand, 8 ft, wheels for 12” saws. Mills in first class condition! will sell cheap. THe CLEVELAND-Sarnia SAW MILts Co , Limited, Sarnia, Ont. Band Saw filer with 20 years experience in saw shop and saw mills. Address, W. D. SEa.r, 89 Turgeon St., Montreal, Que. 7 poss EXPERIENCED ON HANDSAWS wants position as assistant in sawmill, or to take charge of saws in woodworking plant. Address Box 13a PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. 9 Cooperage Factory for Sale GREAT INDUCEMENT FOR COOPERAGE Factory in all its branches, and cheese box manufacture at Maniwaki, P. Q., close to C. P. R. tracks. Any amount of cheap wood can be ob- tained at low prices for many years. Plenty of cheap labor in town. Electric power at low rates. For information please apply to M. Joanis, Mayor, Maniwaki, P. QO Sawing WE ARE OPEN TO CONTRACT FOR MAN" ufacturing Lumber and Lath at our French River Mill. Commence on opening of navigation. Write us giving quantity of stock to be sawn. THE Ontario LumBer Company, Limited, 35 Home Life Building, Toronto, Ont. 7 For Sale or Rent panne MILL RUNNING WITH FIRST class trade connection, especially equipped for sash and doors, up-to-date plant in every respect. Satisfactory reasons. Investigate. Address Box 924 Canapa LumBerman, Toronto. tf For Sale Planing Mill, Sash and Door Factory LANING MILL, SASH AND DOOR FAC- tory for sale, with first class trade connection. Address Box 945, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 9 Saw Mill and Chopping Mill AWMILL AND CHOPPING MILL FOR S sale in good locality, no opposition, good reas- ons for selling, good earnings, everything A. r., run- ning every day. For further particulars apply Box 195 JORDAN, ONT. tt ' Sawing Contract to Let WANTED—A MAN WITH A FIRST-CLASS saw mill outfit capable of sawing 25 M ft. per day, tosaw by the M.tt. Will have 750 M ft. or more this season with two or three more years cut to take out. Write or call and see BLack & WaGaR Mileage 8144 T. & N. O. R. R. New Ontario. 1 Pulp Wood Salesman ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO represent itinthe States. Haslarge acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the -business thoroughly. Guarantees tO sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- man, Box 856 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto tf Timber and Saw, Planing and Lath Mills British Columbia 15 SQUARE MILES TIMBER—120 MILLION teet—$100,000.00 cash or $1.00 per M,, pay- able when cut Sawmill and residences, and too acres fruit land adjoining $45,000.00, Terms cash $25,000.00, balance on easy terms. Good opportunity for profitable trade in sashes, doors and box making. Apply Box gts CanaDA LumBEMMAN, Toronto. 7 MISCELLANEOUS Timber Limit For Sale 8 000 ACRES OF HEMLOCK, BIRCH, BASS- ? wood, Pine, Spruce, Ash, etc. In Parry Sound District. Address Box 946, Canapa Lum- BERMAN, Toronto. 9 General Store and Stock, Sawmill, Timber Limits and Lumbering - Outfit and Farm Property for sale by Tender On account of the death of Wm. Richards and to wind up the partnership of Wm. Richards & Son, there wiil be offered for sale by tender the following property: 1. General Store situated in the Township of Grattan, in the County of Renfrew, about six miles from Caldwells Station on the G. T R. with large storehouse, cold storage, drive shed and stable con- nected therrwith 2, Contents thereof consisting of groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, hardware, farm produce and other goods usually found in a country general store as per inventory $5767.16 3. Frame sawmill and good water power with following machinery, saw frame and carriage, rope feed, double edger, shingle mill, planer, hasher and waterwheel allin good working condition also black- smith shop and sundry blacksmith tools therein 4. 22Square miles of timber limits situated in the County of Renfrew where the Townships of Grattan, Griffith, Sebastopol and Brougham meet 5. Lumbering outfit consisting of tents, blankets, cooking utensils, sloops, waggons, chains, river boats and rafting rigging 6. Farm cOnsisting of part of Lots 7, 8 and 9, Con. 2, Township ot Grattan, with new bank barn 40x 50 and a frame dwelling house. Formany years Wm. Richards & Son,(Dacre, P.O.) have carried on a lucrative business in connection with the above property. Sealed Tenders marked ‘Tenders for William Richards & Son's property” will be received by the undersigned until noon of May 2nd. 1910. Tenders may be tor one or more of the above parcels, the tender for the stock in store to be at arate on the dollar, Terms of sale ten per cent. on acceptance of offer, balance within thirty days on completion of sale. Inventory of stock in the store may be seen at the <5 oa the office of the undersigned. e at Renfrew this 15th day of March, rg10. CHOWN & GEALE, © Solicitors for the Vendors 4 \ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER OR SALE BY OWNER LARGE TRACT _ of good License Timber on Vancouver Island. Fine milling proposition. Only principals. Address N. 25, Victoria, B.C. 8 Timber Limit For Sale 50 000 000 FEET MOSTLY WHITE AND i) ’ Norway Pine, near 4ceogian Bay. Quick drive and under old license. Principals only considered. Box 922, ANAPA “LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 Property For Sale A VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, having a water trontage of over a mile on the River Restigouche, affording excellent boomage and shipping facilities in tidal waters, a desirable position for Saw Mill purposes, Apply to A. R. FRASER, Box No. 1, Quebec. 8 Timber Berth for Sale NAN SQUARE MILES WITH AN ESTI- mate: f eight million teet of white pine. Two complete sett of camrs and plant. River drive of twenty five miles to Georgian Bay. Apply Box 40. Pembroke, Ont. 10 Sawmill and Timber Limit for Sale k OR SALE TIMBER LIMIT AND SAW Mill property in Muskoka onG.T R. Fifteen hundred acres of timber, Hemlock, Hardwocd, Spruce, Balsam, Cedar and Pine Saw Mill, Siding, Houses, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Horses,- Sleighs. Wagons, Boom Chains and all other working out- fit About tour hundred thousand ft. of logs at mill. A good going business. Will sell reasonable on easy terms to right party. None but those meaning business need apply. For further particulars apply Box 943, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto 11 For Sale Large Timber Limits and Saw Mill Estimated amount of timber about 240.000.000 feet. Millsand limits situated in Ontario, the price is right For turther particulars address W. B. MacLean, Brockville, Ont. N. B. Principals only. 9 Overhead Drive Although much has been said and more has been written com- demning this absurd and antiquat- ed method of transmitting power to machinery in general, and wood- working machines in particular, says, J. M. N. in ‘“‘Timber’’, still there are few shops or mills even now that do not furnish us with at least one example of overhead drive.. Quite apart from the fact that it is bad for the belts and very bad for the brushes, and for the quality of the work, there is more danger attached to it, as I have reasons to know. Let me recall a few instances of misfortunes from actual experience with this partic- ular drive. The machine in ques- tion was a large plain driver from countershaft on roof by two 4 in. belts, one on each end of the plain- er cylinder. The striking gear was also fixed on roof above mach- ine. It will be quite easily seen that belts running to such disad- vantage had to keep fairly tight, or they would not pull their load. Well, those belts break now and then (nothing unusual in that), but running at such a high speed they wander about a bit, like a snake in agony, and then lie down. Once or twice they have dropped into the mouth of a planer and got mixed up with the _ revolving knives. That is bad enough to have a good belt chewed to pieces, but when the metal fasteners come in contact with the cutters, there is something doing, and to make matters right you require a few feet of belting and take off cut- ters for regrinding. On one occa- sion, a belt dropped from striking gear on roof; this also got mixed up with cutters, with dire results to both, also to lips of cylinder, which had to be replaned to get the kinks out. This example has convinced me that overhead drives will not do for that machinery any more, although, I am sorry to say, we shall have our pediodical dis- play of fire-works in the future. Ravages of the Mistletoe It is reported that the common American. mistletoe has attained such abundant growth in the States of the Southwest, especially along the southern border of the great arid region, as to be an actual pest to tree growth. It is a fortunate fact that this parasite thrives best in intense sunlight, for in that way harmful growth is limited to trees leading isolated lives. As a con- sequence, the damage to forest growth is negligible, as there the moist, shady conditions force its succesful germination to the top- most branches of tall specimens; its ravages are confined almost wholly to shade trees. This para- site is unique in that it has green foliage, and as a consequence mere- ly steals undigested food of its host and not the elaborated product, as is usually the case with para- sites. The mistletoe seed is en- cased in a pasty substance which causes it to stick to any body on which it is deposited. Its germina tion seems to be general on all spe- cies of tree growth. To germinate. the seed must fall in some wound in the bark of its host, and with this start the dissolvant enzyme contained in the root tips soon forces a channel to the vitals of the tree. Once well established it is only a question of time when the growth will sap the life, first of the limb on which it lives and then, if the growth is abundant, of the whole tree. Big Pennsylvania Tree, 325 Years Old Recently the largest tree in Winslow township, Jefferson coun- ty, was. cut down. It was located in the Paradise settlement. When lying down it was found that its height when standing had been 140 feet; spread of limbs, 72 feet; dis- tance to the first limb, 36 feet. It was 5 feet through seven feet above the ground. The tree was an elm. According to the annual rings it was between 320 and 325 years old. Mahogany Tree Rings H. N. Thompson, conservator of forests for southern Nigeria, says that in his observations he has no- ticed that mahogany trees-grow three or four rings each year, cor- responding to the four seasons. Both forest trees and those grown in the botanical garden exhibit the same phenomenon. On the site of the town of Ijaye, destroyed sixty years ago, a forest has grown up ‘sumers. 37 containing” mahogany trees with trunks exceeding 10 feet in girth. Match Trade of Norway in 1909 The production of matches in Norway for 1909 amounted to 60,- 000 or 65,000 cases, of which one- sixth were taken by the home con- The export markets were dull during the first half of the year, and sharp competition be- tween overstocked factories result- ed in lower prices. The general strike in Sweden and the strong demand from Germany, prior to the introduction of the new match tax, bettered the situation consid- erably during the summer. The stronger tone resulting from the cleaning up of stores at that time has been kept up since then. Whether or not this will be the case during all of the new year. is, however, impossible to tell as vet. There are signs which seem to show that production and con- sumption will in the future be more uniform than they have been for some time, especially this may be hoped in the case of first class goods. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success, Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. Get our prices and see how you can save money as we want to move the following stock quickly : 500m, 1x 10and 12”-10/16 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 80% 12” and an extra good grade zoom. 2x4, 6, 8 and ro”-10/16 feet Com- mon and Dressing White Pine. Widths piled seperate. 75m. 3x8 and ro-1o/16 feet Common and Dressing White Pine also 2x1oand 12-10/18 teet Norway, dry 2x4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway, dry Width piled seperate LEAK & CO., 18 Aberdeen Chambers, Toronto, Ont. Wanted Basswood, Elm, Ash and Oak For delivery soon as ship- ping dry Write us for specifications TERMS CASH The Johnston Lumber Co., John Street, Toronto terfere with the drive. Review of Current Trade Conditio: ; Ontario ~ The uncertainty relating to the tariff situation has given quite a stimulus to the export of lumber from Ontario during the past fortnight. Many United States buyers have been in Ontario lately making exten- sive purchases, which axe being shipped across the border as fast as possible. The purchasers of this lumber have nothing to lose in case the maximum duty is not imposed, as the markets for white pme in the United States are very active. On the other hand, in case the maximum duty is imposed they will be gainers to the extent of the duty on all that they are able to obtain. One large firm of Georgian Bay manufacturers made a sale of half a million feet of white pine mill run, mill culls out, and obtained the price they were asking. The same firm made extensive sales of lath. In one day they disposed of fourteen cars of lumber and lath. All these shipments are given the preference in despatch, so that they may not be held up until it is too late. The firm referred to above, had to make considerable increases in its shipping staff in order to handle the temporary rush. This extra business has cleaned up their stocks of two lines.. It is reported that the same conditions are prevailing among a number of other manufacturers. One large Philadelphia firm recently had its‘representative in Toronto looking for stocks. He made an offer of $4 in advance of last year’s price for white pine strips, but could not secure stock at that price, as manufacturers were asking $2 higher still. Tf it were not for this feature of the trade it is thought that the lumber business would be a little bit slow. Travellers report that the retail trade throughout the province is looking very bright and that stocks in the retail yards are diminishing. White pine in all thicknesses of shop lumber and better is exceedingly scarce and is being held at a premium. At Ottawa, the manufacturers continue to call for high prices for white pine, and in some of the scarce varieties the price has advanced a little. 2-inch white pine good sidings are so scarce that they can hardly be secured at all. There is an active trade in pine, good shorts and strips over l-inch.. The price of shorts is about ‘the same as that for siding Mill cull strips and sidings, 12 feet.an1 up, are firm at $16 to $18. Eastern Canada The mild weather has continued during the month of March in New Briinswick. Everywhere there has been snow it has not been suitable for hauling. Latest advices are that logging operations will come to an end very shortly. It is feared also.that the early spring weather will re- sult ‘n the spring freshets being much smaller than usual and thus in- The mills at St. John will be about a month later than usual in starting up. The market for spruce lath is still fairly active, though nothing of any importance is occurring. Stocks are disappearing quickly, amounting now to only about 134 millions on the wharfs. Shipments of lath during the last month have been fairly heavy, probably the lath will all be cleaned up before the mills resume manufacturing. Dutiable spruce laths at present are quiet, at from $2.75 to $2.85 on the wharf at St. John. Trade in cedar shingles is quiet. The winter shipments have been light. St. John dealers are holding their stock in the expectation of a better demand with the opening of spring trade. Stocks at present at St. John amount to 2,000,000 ‘‘extras’’ and 14% million “‘clears,”’ for which the prices are from $2.55 to $2.65 for dutiable ‘‘extras’’ and $2.05 to $2.15 for dutiable ‘‘clears.”’ The spruce market at Boston is improving considerably of late. Prices have become quite firm. Manufacturers are asking higher prices for frames, 9-inch and under. The minimum price asked is about $23.50 N.B. 16 in. Cedar Shingles Pine Lath | Spruce, Flooring, Siding, etc. Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Co. A fortnight ago it was difficult to obtain this price. A few man ers are asking and securing $24 There is not-much call for but it is expected to become active shortly. Spruce boards are but are slightly firmer in New York. ‘The spruce market i the building situation is improving. Shingles are still dull cedar extras cannot be sold at more than $3.50, and it is dil tain this price. The demand for lath is also quiet, but holders clined to stiffen their prices. Several holders are asking $3 inch, but $8.80 is nearer the market. Prices for 114-ineh $3.45 to $3.50, but the trade is quiet. ae Great Britain The trade returns for Great Britain show for the mont and for the two months ending with February, the quant landed was greater than during the corresponding period © trade returns in general give every reason for confidence showin, in almost every case, considerable increases. = In London the lumber business continues rather quiet bui weather which has recently prevailed has given it some ulus. The demand shows signs of improvement especially quantity of business transacted is considered quite satisfact are well maintained. At Liverpool the general inquiry fe been fairly good, but actual orders are not so extensiv. wished. It is reported that the Liverpool market is at p with ash logs on consignment which are being offered at l iar logs which are arriving on contract. Good hickory scarce at present. Several sawmills which have been time are now again on full time. There has not been ai in pitch pine sawn logs, as shippers are holding out f There ig good demand for 12x6-inch pitch pine. The liverpool remains firm and stocks are low. Prices for the spot remain stiff. Many of the stocks have run o sizes. Long length deals are particularly scarce. __ At Manchester the timber and building trades are prices are none too satisfactory. There is little disp of the sellers to make any concession. At Glasgow the are not quite so satisfactory as a short time ago, and trade has fallen off slightly. It is believed, however, likely to hold, and even to increase considerably. It time of year to report a considerable number of contrac delivery, but this year the enhanced idea of values by United States shippers has contributed to keep down the engagements. It remains to be seen whether this will by heavier consignments later in the season. = United States Seasonable improvement is reported in the trade sit Prices are showing a tendency towards advance. Stocks at Chicago are in strong hands. No. 2 and better are as” they ever have been. The trade in white pine is good. — the upper grades is excellent and the lower grades are is reported that the winter stock of good pine is running York the trade in white pine is moderately good. Stocks ai and prices are satisfactory, but the market is rather dull. market at Chicago has opened in much better condition The advanced prices are well maintained. The impro pine has assisted the hemlock market. At New York an demand for hemlock is rather quiet. Southern pine at Ch R. Laidlaw Lumber C Limited 65 Yonge Street, Traders Bank Building, | Large Stocks CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 SAE DAMES SS OT A. F. Houpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Mleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co.,, iin. Your Spring Requirements We would like to quote you on yard stock or to submit you figures on special bills. We have long made a specialty of cutting special bills to order and have this down toa science. If you want work of this kind properly executed, try us. We can furnish anything you need in White Pine, Norway or Fir—any length from ten feet to sixty feet. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER proving. Timbers are exceptionally strong and there is a better tone in the demand for finish. The movement of shingles at Chicago is improving steadily. Clears are selling at $3.45 and “‘stars’’ at $2.89. White cedars are quiet but prices are steady. There is a good demand for lath and they are firmly held. At Buffalo, shingle dealers find the trade improved by the open weather. The demand is fairly active and the indications are that prices will be firmer. Shortage of stocks is about the only unsatisfactory feature of the hardwood market at Chicago. In other respects everything is very satis- factory. Plain oak is in excellent demand and stocks of rock elm, soft elm, birch and maple are short. ing is firm and in good demand. continues satisfactory. Basswood is rather dull. Maple floor- At Cincinnati the hardwood market Market Correspondence Manufacturers Keep Prices Firm at Ottawa Ottawa, March 22—This is the day which by long practice has come to be regarded as the season’s end to Ottawa valley shanty operations. The many thaws during the winter kept lumbermen in a state of anxiety lest roads should break up before the bulk of the logs were hauled out. With McLaughlin Bros., of Arnprior, this did happen, but in most in- stances conditions were more favorable to log-making in the woods than would seem from the dearth of snow and frosty weather in the more settled districts down the Ottawa river. .The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company report no serious hindrance to lumber operations from the mild weather. : The firm attitude of manufacturers in respect of upper grades of white pine has forced prices up a few notches in the scarce sorte. Two- inch white pine good sidings can scarcely be procured locally. One of the largest producers of this stock told the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ to-day that he could not quote as low as $60, although that was considered to be a fair maximum quotation. It was a’ reasonable price he admitted, but when the lumber could not be bought, customers naturally had to offer more. Pine good shorts and strips over l-inch are buoyant, and quotations show an upward tendency. For all thicknesses the prices given for shorts are about the same as for sidings. 114 and 1%-inch good strips are firm at $45, and the same price has been paid J. R. Booth for good shorts of similar thickness. 2-inch stock of this class is $5 higher, and is scarcer on the local market. Shipping cull strips and shorts are quoted a little higher than early in the month, in the thick sorts. 2-inch shipping cull shorts brought $24 last week, or as much as strips, including 144, 143 and 2-inch. A number of orders have been placed with J. R. Booth by local wholesalers, agreeing to take certain lines of his output at whatever price he finds the market conditions to warrant. Wherever Mr. Booth has declared prices they confirm the an- nouncements in the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman”’ to the effect that lumber would advance 10 or 15 per cent. The dead culls in Mr. Booth’s mill are assorted, 7 inches and up, and in lengths of 12 to 16 feet, and buyers are willing to pay a dollar or more a thousand for them than for the cuts of mills containing a large percentage of narrow and short boards. In Hull and Braeside local dealers have bought dead- culls, but with an aver- age of one-third short lengths. The prices are based on the method of sorting. Some very poor dead cull stock is held in the Ottawa valley, however, which middlemen will not ask their customers to accept, and this could be bought in large quantities at a low price. One dealer told the “Canada Lumberman’’ that he would like to get rid of dead culls and mill culls at a few dollars less than cost. He also gold lath below cost a few months ago. Both were bought at the high 1907 prices. Lath has since advanced almost to what it stood at during its bést period. Some of the manufacturers find it advantageous to sort mill culls in shorts, 1-inch by 4 and up, 6 feet to 11 feet, which variety is worth the same as the selected dead culls. Mill cull strips and sidings, 12 feet and up, are firm at $16 to $18, and are in active demand. Lumbermen figure on an early start with the drive. The men who were hired for the regular shanty work will in most cases be available for river work, although the rule with most companies in hiring is to leave the men free to elect for themselves in the spring. It has been found that many good hands do not want to bind themselves so far in advance, although they are usually willing to remain when the spring arrives. The record high water of last season resulted in clearing the river of most of the logs. With the exception of a lot of timber on the Kippewa, nearly all the logs were advanced to the main stream last year. When the drive closed last autumn, all the 1907-8 logs were in the lower waters of the Ottawa river, and the cut of 1908-9 was landed in the Ot- {awa river and brought out of the Temiskaming waters. When the mills closed last year there were more than the usual number of logs en route, _ so that there is no danger of a scarcity of material, even though some logs are left in the bush owing to the mild winter. The fear of a tariff war with the United States is expected to further ' ra. & ’ ms a enhance prices according to local opinion among the | there be no friendly settlement of the tariff problem, the ] is likely to go ahead without disturbance, judging from pearances and the views expressed cautiously by lumberm ter, however, not to discuss the critical situation at W. C. Edwards, Mr. J. R. Booth and Mr. Peter ‘Whelen, of the Ottawa valley lumber industry, have declined to their views as to how the lumber trade would be affected by American tariff. However, Mr. Booth, in an interview belief that Canada should not let its raw material leave out getting a return. This return would appear to be an Canada’s manufactured paper and lumber. Mr. Booth st view of the lumbermen was that the Government should ple American lumber coming into Canada if the United Stat adian product. He added that England, South America Zealand were prepared to take more and more of Can lumber, but declined to give an estimate of the possible ‘umbermen by having a 25 per cent. ad valorem duty isting barrier against Canadian lumber crossing the bor N. B. Mills will be Late in Sta St. John, N.B., March 24—The month of March sO continuation of remarkable weather conditions throughout wick. The weather has been unseasonably warm since tl in a great section of the province the snow has entirely where there is snow it has been unfavorable for haulin slumpy condition of the swamps and lakes. From | there has been practically no snow since the 12th. FB that date tell of two feet of snow on the Tobique, three of the Aroostook, from three to four feet on the St. a half to three feet along the Restigouche. The snow |} rapidly, and it is generally thought that a complete tions will come early. The early setting in of spring b larly hard on the smaller log operators in the lower who were obliged to cease work when the snow went of logs in the yards. In the more northern portio longer and the work of hauling went on. ihe Local lumbermen who have iogs to be driven f districts are somewhat uneasy in regard to the driving. It is feared that, with the warm weather snow in the woods will melt gradually and that, conse freshet season arrives, there will be no snow to i ume of water for driving. For this reason all int more frosty weather, a week or two of which would of things in this respect. : sae The manufacturing season at the local mills is this year. None of the mills have yet started and ing until the ice is out of the storage booms at points, except-in the case of one or two mills the o S some logs outside the booms, where they are more easily : son, Cutler & Company will begin sawing at their P and also at Indiantown during the first week in April Company will start their mills about the 83rd of April Gregory about the same time. ‘These will be the first m ing. Others will begin when the booms are open, betw 20th of April, while a number will not get started unti new logs arrive from up-river, which will be about the r At present there are no mills sawing. -*< Local trading in spruce lath continues fairly brisk, of any exceptional features. With none being produced, spruce lath are dwindling rapidly, and at present writi more than from one and three-quarter millions to seen on the wharves. There have been some fairly hes lath during the last month, and the probabilities are goods will be entirely cleaned up before the mills m present local value of spruce laths, dutiable, would $2.85 per thousand on the wharf at St. John. The cedar shingle trale shows few features of inte have been light all through the winter and particule past three weeks. With the light local holdings t¢ tuken as an indication of the ability and willingness hold their stocks until the spring has brought an’ increase probably better prices. At present writing local stocks w two millions of ‘‘Extras’’ and one and one-half millions < Upon these an enquirer would be quoted at $2.55 to $2.65 grade and at $2.05 to $2.15 on the ‘‘Clears,’’ dutiable go John. $ _ The opening of the Quebec Legislature took place on Me and the speech from the throne stated that the foundation of a forestry would be authorized. Premier Gouin stated that an ¢ hibiting the export of pulpwood would be ratified during the sion and would become operative on September Ist. — at. = : ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Here 1s the Band Saw You Should Use | ATKINS | Sterling SAWS Made in Cinads “The | Finest on Earth” Tough, hard steel—they go right ahead and stand up to their work. You can’t afford not to use Atkins Sterling Saws. Write us for quotations. We'll make it easy for, you to get them. E. C. ATKINS & CO,, Inc. MAKERS OF STERLING SAWS Canadian Factory, ° Hamilton, Ont. Filers! Mill Men! ane Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over. the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- oe eee ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Swage Works Big Rapids, Mich., U. S. A. Send for Catalogue No. 6 42 Lumber Matters in the Law Courts The Meaning of ‘‘ Government Standard ”’ Ties—Loss ; of Logs Causes Dispute—Interpretation of Contract Contract for the Sale of Railway Ties, etc.—In the case of Hallisey v. Musgrave, which was recently tried in the full court of Nova Scotia, the question at issue was whether the contract for the delivery of rail- way ties, involved ties of ‘‘Government standard.’’ The matter was _ entirely one of fact, depending upon the terms of an agreement which had been made verbally and subsequently had been reduced to writing. In the lower court, judgment had been given for the plaintiff to the effect that the ties were not specified as of ‘‘Government standard ties.’’ The contract called for 2,000 ties, and two carloads were supplied and paid for without any question arising, the balance were supplied and payment made on account, and a portion of these were not in size up to the stand- ard. The plaintiff alleged that he closed the contract verbally and did not agree to Government size. The defendant claimed that a letter sent subsequent to the verbal agreement, stating that the ties were to be of usual Government standard, regulated the contract. The court held that the contract had been for the supply of Government standard ties, and that the judgment of the lower court should be set aside with costs. The plaintiff was entitled to recover $112.67 with costs, and the defendant’s damages on a counterclaim were fixed at $100. Contract for the Sale of Logs—The case of {he Royal Bank v. Schaff- ner & Company, which was recently heard in the full court of Nova Scotia by Judges Drysdale and Meagher, has been decided in favor of the defendants. The case was an appeal from judgment in a lower court to recover balance claimed in connection with a logging transaction. The question at issue was whether the quantity of logs delivered exceeded cr was less than 500,000 feet, the quantity mentioned in the agreement. The evidence showed that the total had been short of 500,000 feet by about 85,000 feet. The defendants had already paid $2,125.74 out of the total of $2,500 which would have been due for the 500,000 feet. The shortage in the quantity delivered reduced the account so that Prince, who had contracted to deliver the logs, would be entitled to collect $3.39, provided no deductions were made for other causes. It developed, how- ever, that Prince had broken a contract to saw and haul the logs and that the defendants, being obliged to have this work done elsewhere. had suffered a loss amounting to $300. Accordingly the Royal Bank, to whom Prince had assigned his claim, were not entitled to any payment from the defendants, and judgment was given accordingly.’ A further claim, relating to some supplies and work furnished by Prince in respect of another quantity of logs, was also dismissed by the court, inasmuch as the supplies and work had been furnished on a joint venture, in which Prince was to share either in the profit or the loss. There had been a loss on this transaction and the court had decided that the most that Prince was entitled to was an accounting. Action for Loss of Logs--The Dominion Paper Company, of Kingsey Falls, Que., are suing Barney Quinn for $13,000 on account of a large auantity of their logs which went out of Nicolet river. It appears that the wood of the plaintiff and the defendant went down the river to- gether. When it arrived at the defendant’s place it was sorted, and the wood of the plaintiff allowed to gc down the river some ten miles. When the high water came last spring it carried the wood over the boom, and they now claim compensation from the defendant. The latter contends that he cannot be held responsible for the amount sued for, nor for the _ loss of the logs. ; Forest Fire Record in the United States Fire played less havoc.in the woodlands of the United States Na- tional Forest States last year than it did in 1908, although the number of fires was 410 greater. The Department of Agriculture has just com- pieted the statistics. The protective value of the work of the depart- ment is shown in that (1) almost 80 per cent. of the fires were ex- tinguished before as much as five acres had been damaged; (2) less than one and one-half acres to the square mile of national forest land was burned over; (3) and the amount of damage done to the burned-over area averaged but $1.26 per acre. For the twelve-month ended December 81st last, there were 3,138 fires on the forests, 1,186 caused by locomotives, 431 by campers, 294 by lightning, 181 by-brush burning, 97 by incendiaries, 88 by sawmills and donkey engines, 153 by miscellaneous and 758 by unknown agencies The area burned over was, in round figures, 360,000 acres, of which about 62,000 were private lands in national forests, as against some 400,000 acres in 1908. Some 170,000,000 board feet of timber were consumed, _ cf which 33,000,000 feet were privately owned, as against. 230,000,000 in the previous year. The loss in value of timber destroyed was less — than $300,000, of which close to $50,000 was privately owned. The loss of the year before was about $450,000. Damage done to reproduction and forage shows a remarkable decrease, less than $160,000 being the record for 1909 and over $700,000 that for 1908. The largest number of fires occurred in Idaho—991; but the great increase over 1908 in that State, namely, 573, is entirely attributable CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Se wt to fires in the Coeur d’Alene, which were extinguished without damage. Locomotive sparks were accountable for 611 of the this forest last year. The explanation of the increase in the total : forests is to be found in this Coeur d’Alene increase. ‘ The Report of the Forester for 1909 said of the fire record of 19 ‘That year was one of prolonged drought during the summer and of disastrous forest fires throughout the country. The na ests suffered relatively little —About 232,191,000 board feet of cr 0.06 per cent. of the stand, was destroyed—A total of 2,728 reported, of which 2,089 were small fires confined as a rule to of fire acres or less. The cost of fire fighting, exclusive of the of forest officers, was $73,283.33. This sum, added to the propo the total salaries of rangers and guards properly chargeable to pai fire fighting, was less than one-twentieth of one per cent. o: of the timber protected, estimated at an average stumpage va per thousand.’”’ List of Belfast Importers The Department of Trade and Commerce has commenced lication of lists of the principal importers in countries in which trade commissioners are located. These lists should be of mu Canadian manufacturers. In the latest issue of the weekly trac the following names of importers at Belfast are given, whi interest to Canadian lumber and wood goods exporters. Deals, ete.—J. P. Corry & Company, Limited, 5 Gre B ec street; Thos, Dixon & Sons, Limited, 105 Corporation. street; Dowell & Company, 25 Great Patrick street; Robb Bros., 1 tion street; Irvine & Sellers, 7 Gamble street; Lytle & Pollock, | bar street; D. Dorman & Company, 104 Corporation street Harvey & Company, 58 Corporation street; McCue, Dick & Riley’s place; Stephens & Walkington, 8 Victoria street. Pulp Board—Wm. Strain & Sons, Limited, Great Vict McCaw Stephenson & Orr, Limited, Castlereagh road; W & Company, Belfast; John Cleland & Company, Belfast. Staves—Cantrell & Cochrane, Victoria Square; Mitchell & C pany, Limited, 67 Corporation street. ¢ bk Paper and Boxboards, ete.—P. O’Reilly, Limited, Pool Cherry & Smalldridge, Limited, Seville Place. _—a Timber, ete.—T. & C. Martin, Limited, North Wall; R. | Company, Rogerson’s Quay; Thos. Dixon & Sons, Limit Brooks, Thomas & Company, Limited, Sackville street; W. & Limited, South Richmond street; Thomas Archer, Wapping Ls »s How to Write a Business Letter ‘‘How to write a business letter,’’ is a matter upon v are few people who would not be the better for a little advice. with the above title, which has just been published by Gies & C of Buffalo, N.Y., the author, Chas. R. Wiers, of Buffalo, has concisely and in an interesting manner, many of the salient — letter writing. His ideas are those of the modern American. ip man, and are necessarily tinctured with American ideals, but principles are those upon which successful business letter wri They are set forth clearly and forcibly, so that in the greater instances they admit of no contention. A strong point is m common habit of using useless expressions, which have received tion of long use, but which mean nothing and are really only a rance to letter writing and reading. This class of expression » auickly recognized from a few examples, viz.: ‘‘We would say beg to say,”’ ‘‘allow us to explain,’’ ete. These forms have ably from a desire to improve the form of a sentence, or to ini cubject gradually, but they have become meaningless, with and if one examines them critically they are worse than as they are not sincere. Considerable stress is laid upon for brevity, courtesy, clearness correct spelling, sincerity, — cellent feature of the book is a large number of examples of | lustrating the ideas which are dwelt upon. The book itself i mended for following the suggestions it contains. It is bi clear and well arranged, so that it is sure to be of value to an} man. The Grand Trunk Railway System have issued tariff I.C.C. a competitive joint tariff in conection with the Delaware & Huds pany and the Williams Line, applying on softwood lumber, shingles in lots of four cars and over from Grand Trunk stations ada to New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and other points reack water from Albany, N.Y., via Rouse’s Point and the Delaware & Company. Allowance is made for planing in transit at Rouse Whitehall, Plattsburgh or Albany, N.Y.. The rate applies on bas hemlock, pine, spruce and tamarack, varying from 13 cents to 17 on lumber to New York and from 15 cents to 19 cents on lath and s to New York. For lumber under 6 feet in length, 2 cents addition for lumber 6 to 11 feet in length, 1 cent additional a hundred pou \e charged over the lumber rate. An additional 14 cents will be et for thin lumber. re <7 ~ — ee F | ? 3 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN - C. Bruce, Representative WINNIPEG, C.N. R. Building . . F,A.Shore, Representative TORONTO, 2 Toronto Street : - H.A. Rose, Representative Ol —————— 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBER Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint { Sash, Doors, Roofing Write for Prices Blinds and Sheeting lFactory Material W. C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills Ottawa, Ontario ° It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. fi The Canada Iron _Corporation Limite Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. St. Thomas, Ont. | ae oa Londonderry, N. S. Hamilton, Ont. Fort William, Ont. Three Rivers, P. Q. - killed by lightning as they stood in their stalls at one of the company’s camps. EDGINGS Ontario The Queen City Planing Mill, Toronto, Ont., has been burned out. ; ite Tobermory Lumber Company, Tobermory, Ont., are stated to have as- Signed. : : _F John E. Williscroft, lumberman, St. Edmunds Township, Ont., has as- signed to G.'T. Clarkson. . ; The James McFayden Lumber Company, Dryden, Ont., has been succeed- ed by David Anderson. 4 Campbell & Carman, Toronto, Ont., wholesale lumber, have been succeeded by Campbell & Johnson. Galbraith & Airth, Chatsworth, Ont., will move their sawmill and sash and door factory to Owen Sound in the near future. Madden Brothers & Moore, 312 Queen street west, Toronto, have sustained _ a_loss by fire in their planing mill and lumber yard. The damage amounted to about $5,000. ; Eddy Brothers & Company, Blind River, Ont., are installing a new gang edger, which will increase the capacity of their mill considerably. They are also making improvements to their fire room. The Ontario Gazette gives notice of the’ incorporation of the John Carew Iumber Company, Limited, Lindsay, Ont.; capital, $200,000 ; incorporators, Jchn Carew and F. J. Carew, of Lindsay, Ont. The National Bag & Paper Company, Limited, Ottawa, Ont., have been — incorporated with capital of $200,000. The incorporators are: W. Anderson, J. F. Booth, lumberman, and W. H. Dwyer, merchant, all of Ottawa. The White Pine Lumber Company, Blind River, Ont., have been making a number of improvements to their plant during the past winter. They have been installing a new engine, two new boilers, and a new trimmer, as well as a wooden one which was torn down. The improvements will increase the ca- pacity of their mill at least 15 per cent. j , J Eastern Provinces Corey & Campbell, Bedford, Que., sash and door manufacturers, have dis- solved. - The A. L. Wright Lumber Company, Limited, Salisbury, N.B., have sold their assets. Thomas MacKarell & Company, lumber merchants, Montreal, Que., have dissolved partnership, ~The Rhodes, Curry Company, Amherst, N.S., have completed their con- tract of 500 box cars for the G.T.R. Work will be begun shortly on a contract for the C.N.R. The British Empire Timber Company, Limited, Montreal, has been incor- porated with capital of $1,500,000. The incorporators are: G. V. Cousins, ac- countant, and P. F. Brown, both of Montreal. The lumber cut in Western Cumberland, N.S., this year will amount to nearly twenty million feet. The largest operators are J. N. Pugsley, ©. I. White & Son, the Robinson-Wright Company, and S. P. Kelly & Sons. J. W. Kilgour & Bro., Limited, Beauharnois, Que., capital $300,000, have been_incorporated to carry on a lumber and timber business. The incorporators are John Wilson Kilgour and James Wilson; both of Beauharnois, Que. The Quebec, New Brunswick Pulp, Lumber & Lands Company, of St. An- toine Abbe, Que., have been incorporated, with capital of $20,000. The incor- porators are: Francis Toupin, contractor, and Rev. J. Brady, priest, both of Montreal. Ten horses belonging to the firm of Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, Que., were 80 miles north of Maniwakh. The horses were all good animals, and the loss is estimated at nearly $2,000. Wood from New Brunswick will soon be exported to Bath, Maine, to be made into pulp. The mills are ready to start, and four barges have been char- tered to bring the lumber down the Great Salmon river and down the coast and thence up the Androscoggin river. The News Pulp & Paper Company, which was incorporated last fall for the manufacture of pulp and paper, has taken over the St. Raymond Pulp & Paper Company, which went into liquidation in 1909. The News Pulp & Paper Company is now busy installing additional machinery for the manufacture of pulp, and it is expected that the paper mill will be started about the middle of ~ April. Application will be made to the Quebec Legislature for the incorporation of a company to be known as ‘‘Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited,” with a capital of $250,000, to carry on a lumber manufacturing and selling business. The appli- cants for incorporation are Donald Fraser and Archibald Fraser, lumber mer- chants, of Fredericton, N.B.; Donald Fraser, jr.. lumber merchant, Plaster Rock, N.B.; W. Mattheson and A. Brabner, of Cabano, Que. Western Canada H. G. Wyatt, Armstrong, B.C., has sold out his sawmill to T. K. Smith. The Galvin-Watson Lumber Company, Limited, Wadenap, Sask., have been sneceeded by C. A. Carpenter. ge eee The Graham Sash & Door Company, Winnipeg, suffered a loss of $30,000 by fire in their lumber yard recently. The Export Lumber & Shingle Company, Limited, of Vancouver, ‘B.C., have recently removed their head office to 712-713 Dominion Trust ' Building in that city. ‘ The city council of Victoria, B.C., have recommended that the contract for paving blocks be awarded to the Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company, the lowest tenderers. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the Cedar Cove Sash rv Door Company, Limited, capital $15,000; and the Okanagan Lake Lumber ompany, Limited, capital $100,000. _ * The British Columbia Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the fol- - lowing companies: John R. Bowes Timber Company, Limited, capital $10,000 ; _ The Howe Sound Timber Company, Limited, capital $50,000. A tie mill, which will employ about 40 men, is being erected about three miles east of Yahk, B.C., by Chas. Biesel, superintendent of the Snowshoe Mine. The mill is to be portable and operated by electric power. Mr. F. L. Buckler and a syndicate of Vancouver people have purchased 1,300 feet of water frontage at $70,000, and intend to erect a lumber mil] thereon. ft reported that the mill will be one of the largest in the district. A Victoria despatch states that 47 square miles of timber at Quatsino “Sound have been sold by W. B. Garrett, of Victoria, B.C., to K. Eade, of Van- wer; J. Montgomery, of Texas; J. W. Britton and B. A. Siger, of Seattle, for $175,000. On March 23 the second auction sale of timber berths in the Westminster istrict was conducted by Timber Agent Leamy. The berth to be sold was No. 3, located to the east of Lillooet lake. It comprises four blocks, containing acres. The upset price was $6,044.93. a. Fifty men are engaged and a 24-hour shift is being worked at the British Canadian Wood Pulp & Paper Company’s plant at Port Mellon, B.C. The out- put at present is from eight to ten tons daily of wrapping paper. In the near . future it is expected to increase this to 40 tons. Owing to the deep snow the Elk Lumber Company closed down all their jogging camps temporarily early in March. The past season was favorable for logging and a large cut was made. The Fernie Lumber Company also ceased operations in the woods at the same time. The heir to an Irish estate worth $1,250,000, a young man named Lloyd, has been located by a detective especially sent out from Ireland, at the logging camp of the East Kootenay Lumber Company, near Aldridge, B.C. The young man, who had quarrelled with his uncle, came to Canada to make his own hving. He is 24 years of age and will return to Ireland at once. The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia has signed an order of can- eellation on four timber licenses covering property valued at from $100,000 to $150,000, which belonged to J. S. Emmerson and the Emmerson Lumber Company, of Vancouver. The Government took this step as a result of evi- ve to the effect that logs from these limits were being exported to the United ates. Work has been commenced on the erection of a new sawmill for Mr. John Hanbury, of Brandon, on False Creek. The plant will be installed under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Kendall. The plant will consist of a sawmill, a planing mill, sash and door factory, and three dry kilns. It will be the first mill of its kind to be erected in British Columbia, being what is known in the east as a “‘short-log’’ mill. The plant will cover a space 400 feet in width by 600 feet in length and there will be in addition retail yards and business of- fices. It is expected that the entire cost of the plant will be $200,000. The Hanbury Manufacturing Company, of Brandon, Man., are also increasing the «capacity of their plant. In connection with the purchase of 70,000 acres of mining, lumbering and agricultural lands in British Columbia by H. J. Rossi, of Idaho, which was re- ported in the last issue of the “Qanada Lumberman,”’ it is further reported that the purchasers intend to build a railway 116 miles long, connecting their new properties in Cariboo, B.C., with Barkerville, and also to build a number of new mills to handle their timber interests. Their plans have already been considerably advanced. A town site, which is to be named Fraser City, has already been planned, near the junction of the Salmon and Willow rivers, with the Fraser. An extensive logging railway will also be built in connection with aa saw and planing mills, and it is probable also that they will erect a pulp mill. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade inquires. Readers of the “Canadian Lumberman” may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and stating number of enquiry: 419. Wooden Handles.—A London firm of importers ask to be placed in communication with Canadian manufacturers of wooden handles of all descrip- tions and also of household woodenware. 493. Pine pickets.—One of the largest firms of timber and wooden goods mmporters in England is open to purchase large quantities of pine pickets of Canadian manufacture. 433. Carts and carriage stook.—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian exporters of carts, carriages and carriage stock, in- cluding wheel rims, hubs, spokes and felloes. 452. Wood pulp.—A German firm wishes to purchase supplies of Canadian wood pulp, and would like to hear from exporters in the Dominion. 462. Pine boards.—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of pine boards from Canadian exporters of the same. 464. Spruce lumber.—A Lancashire firm desires to correspond with Cana- dian exporters of spruce lumber. 465. Laths—A Manchester firm asks for dimension and prices of plaster- ers’ laths from Canadian exporters. 466. Pick handles. —A Manchester firm handles from Canadian manufacturers. _ 467. Spruce battens.—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Cana- dian exporters of spruce battens. 468. Spuce deals——A Manchester firm desires to obtain dimensions and prices o fspruce deals from Canadian exporters. ___ 469. Pine deals.—A Manchester firm asks for prices of pine deals, Ist, 2nd and 3rd quality, sizes 3-inch x 7-inch, up to 10-inch, from Canadian exporters. __ 470. Birch lumber.—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of birch lumber from Canadian exporters of same. 476. Cornice poles.—A Manchester firm asks for catalogues and prices of cornice poles from Canadian manufacturers. 479. Pine pickets —An English firm of wooden goods importers are in the market to buy pine pickets in sizes of 48 inches by 1% inches by 1% inches; 50 inches by 1% inches by 1% inches; prices and particulars desired from adian exporters for shipments to Newcastle-on-Tyne. 481. Agency abroad.—An English firm of timber agents, having branches in is and Antwerp, would undertake the agency of a firm exporting spruce, pine and other Canadian timbers. References and all other information asks for sizes and prices of pick CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Are you in the market for Birch There are 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 2 Common and Better at one of our outside yards. Very fine stock, con- taining good percentage of red. Get your order in early for this Common and Better Ash 20,000 feet 4-4 to 5 8,000 teet 8-4 Common and Better 18,000 feet 10-4 Common and Better 5,000 feet 12-4 Common and Better How are you fixed on Maple We can quote interesting figures on 6-4, 8-4, 10-4, 12-4 and 16-4 Log Run Railroad. Here are some mighty good bargains in Poplar 1car 4-4 No1and No. 2 1 car 8-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥ car 6-4 No. 1 and No. 2 ¥% car 6-4 No 1 Common 1 Car 5-4 No. 1 and No. 2 1 car 5-4 No 1 Common 2cars 4-4 No. 1and No. z 1 car 4-4 Common 1 Car 21 to 23 inches 1 car 4-4 Common and Better 1 car 4-4, r8inches and over, No. 1 and No, 2 2 cars 5-8 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 5-8 Clear Sap 4cars 5-8 No. 1 Common 1 car 5-3 No. 2 Common Soft Yellow Poplar, 225,000 feet 4-4 No 1 Common and Better, We can make prompt shipment on Hickory Two cars 5-4Common and Better. You can get a good price on this Quartered White Oak 4 cars 4-4, 1o inches and over, No. 1 and No. 2 : 3 cars 4-4, 12 inches and over, No. t and No 2 2 cars 4-4 Common Strips 4. cars 4-4 No. 1 and No. 2 3 cars 4-4 Common 1 car 4-4 No. 2 Common 3 cars 4-4 No. 1 Common 1 car 5-4 Comm on and Better bone dry ,ooo feet 5-4, 12 inches and over. Get prices on these Poplar Wagon Boards 1 car 4-4, 8 to 12 inches 1 car 8 to 12 inches 7,000 feet 13 to 17 inches What about Walnut 2 cars 4-4 Log RunM C.O., very fine You can’t beat our figures on this Cherry 1 car 4-4 Common and Better. SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. : é Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Red and White Pine Southern Yellow Pine American Hardwoods Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: cuts and better. 62 co a’ No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2” No.2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 14” No1,2&3 Cuts 42 00 2’ No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 25 00 1x6 common and dressing 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 oo 1X ta com &dr's'g 35 00 1 xioand 12 mill cull 2x 10 common ... 27 00 2and3x1z2common 28 00 1x8 . 0x &common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common . 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 1” mill run siding> 24 00 «” dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring 1” mill run Norway “ Te ae an 2 Norway, c&cf 1’ “ “ 1h Uy “ “ as aren Spruce millrun ... 19 00 Spruce mill culls. 13 00 Hemlock 1x4 to 8in. 15 00 2x4 to8in., roto 16ft. 17 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kilndried 50 50 HARDWOODS—PER Ash white, 1sts and ands, RNAS a eres a nines siniel> Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, sts PANIC NAY BS claseiciosalsis afeleswisiin @ Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, common and bet- t/ 1 Ceeb pees pa aaonoe Birch, rsts and 2nds, 6/4 BENE SS) Ais che aialelstalelois nla laurfeicie Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.... Basswood, tsts &2nds,4/4 Basswood, No. °1, com- mon anq better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, CoporG) U6. Sapa oneEene Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ......---- Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, common Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41&2” Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, mon and better, 4/4.... Rock Elm, 1sts and znds PGC RE ie DCEO herry 5 4/4 1st & ands........-- 4/4 Nox com,.....-- +3 6/4 1st & 2nds......... 6/4 No. 1 com.......- 5 8/4 1st & ands.......... 8/4 com No. 1 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- 12/4 No.1 com........ 52 00 64 00 69 00 48 00 59 00 44 00 52 00 26 oo 28 00 go 00 32 00 37 00 20 00 29 00 go oo 22 00 24 00 28 00 a6 co 14 00 28 00 20 oo 22 00 32 00 34 00 34 00 20 00 14 00 17 00 18 50 65 50 | | | 2x4 to 1o inch 18ft. 1” Good Shorts.... 34 50 1” Mill Run Shorts Douglas Fir 20 08 37 5° 19 oO Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14x16.. 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 ZO) ais se/aiee- misis is 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14x20 & 16 10X20 OXI18,{BXIS So). sne so’ 6x20, 8x20.......-- 35 95 36 45 36 95 37 45 37 95 38 45 39.45 Lengths over 32 ft. take the fol- lowing advances: 33 to 35 ft., soc.; 36 to 40 ft., $1; 41 togs ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5. Fir flooring, edge No, > sit. iath I o. 2 4ft. la aoa 2'' pine. a 1%” No.1 4ft. saieey ate lath... 1%” mill run hem- Jocklathirna..j X Pine Shingles.. XXPine Shingles XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ XXX 6 butts to 2” XXXX 6 to 23-16” XXXXX 5 toa”... . FEET, CAR LOTS. Soft Maple, rsts and andsy 4/4 soe eee ceeens Soft Maple, common and betitens A/4ovisiesls)sicse seers Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 rsts and 2nds.....-. Hard Maple, ists and 16/4, rsts and ands ...... Red Oak, plain, 1sts and TICLES 14) Aira i tettata ol olebeterstaloye Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4........-- Red Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4...... White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 4/4............ White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 1% and 2” .... White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. White Oak, % cut rsts and 2nds, 4/. White Oak, 4% cut 35/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.... White Oak. Y% cut 12/4 and 16/41Sts and 2nds.... Hickory, 1sts and 2nds, andiandaye esac ce soneine Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands 4/49Non icons nen eee 5/4 1st & 2nds 5/4°No. x Com.......+. -. 6/4 ist & ands........ OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: rin. x7in andup 47 00 14%" andi" x 8’ andup...... 54. 00 2a’ x 7 and up 59 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8” and up ........ 35 00 Pine good strips yi sina: Pe 38 00 ih" and 134”.. 42 00 Peni sa ni<' «0 45 00 Pine good shorts : 1x7” andup.. 40 00 1x4’ and up.. 30 00 r %" and 1%”... 2 a SOOO 4 7/ tog” ASidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....- :++ 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips ....--- sone Pine, No.1 dressing shorts Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’.... Pine, 7 ups. c. sid- 23 00 al 50 Pine, s. c. strips 1” 14%",1%" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 90 Pine, s.c. and better, FY GRAB PROROCAIC Pine, sc. and better, EEK ave seis si vic. Pine, sc. and better, RR Got taslaipiaraisia’o 01 AG OO) 50 00 58 00 62 00 38 00 42 00 46 00 5° 00 42 00 32 00 45.00 50 00 27 00 35 00 31 00 26 00 25 00 a5 00 33 00 20 00 24 00 17 00 24 00 21 co 22 00 25 00 Pine, box boards.. 17x4 & up 6'-11'.. 1’x3" to 6”, 12'-16' "x7" & up 12-16! Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ KAGE Solace 21 00 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” do ry" Spruce, 1”x 4” & up Spruce, 1’ stocks, 7, 8,9 and 107 .. Spruce 1” clear (fine dressing and B) 22 so 13 00 18 00 Hemlock 1”........ Ii 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 XO, 02/16/ ..... 13 00 Tamaraess.:.-.-.. 13 00 dead culls out . 18 00 Basswood log run _ mill culls out, 22 00 AECKU ss slash ieee 18 00 and better1,11%4,2" 20 00 and betterr” to2 25 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine gai87 x4) ee 3 85 Lath, mill run white pine.... 3 a5 Spruce,millrun1¥%” 2 85 Redpinemillrun 2 75 Tamarac millrun 1 75 Bswoo a 2 00 175 14 50 16 50 18 00 23 00 27 00 13 00 17 50 20 00 47 00 20 00 25 00 14 00 16 00 15 00 20 00 26 Oo 22 00 24 00 28 00 4 00 375 3 00 'oros a Millcull shorts, 1”x4” 5d AROS AR ABO 22 00 24 00 & up, 6’ torr’ ,. 12 00 13 50 Pine, s.c. and better, Pine Shingles AO pe ements 23 00 25 00 EXEX) 010) see's 35° 400 Pine, s.c. and better, Clear Butt 18 2175 3 50 WX Qacleremereccte 2 24 00 EX; yeast HOG setae Pine,s.c.and better White Cedar Shingles : leh aananntopas -26 00 28 00 XXXK, 36/0) cee “ike 405 1x10No x barn.. 30 00 3300 | Clear Butt, 18” goo g 25 tx10No.a “ 23 00 2600 18”, xx co TE, 18 'CO. 1x8 &9No.a2 ‘* 2000 2200 | Stand’d R’y'ties6” 45 o 50 Pine mill culls,strips | Mill run cedar ties 38 00 45 & sidings, 1”x4” No. 2 Railway Ties 00 25 00 30 & up,r2’ & up... 1500 18 00 | Sprucelogs (pulp) 12 00 14 05 TELEGRAPH POLES 25 feet long, 6” to 8’ top............. . 100 1 50 30. ¥¢ uy OU rae -+.. 160 300 C) i ieee eS ranesante 36 con24 40 45 50 55 60 “e QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, o to 4o teet average...... 40 = 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 74 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO, By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 65 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality,4o to 45 feet. 7o 75 “ “ “ “6 go to 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. ro inches and uP, according to average and quality......... 25 Average 16 incl is aj ciie.s stale nulaisicvets sa erste leleiect elle aeiolete eee 35 BIRCH I tita Weaemtcnanaponsnb sos cse ASCE bso eseqsboeoucoseaceysectu: 16 00 yi ee IS ORONO CIDACIEb spoT annAcsoresc sfc A pone, aoa 62 24 ee ~Banoe aacrcats ODAC CORN OnFISIOAOR oaksobacneaonero 26 go poet) Teese te a.” > Wrojsveleiaredisiss ORE ee Oe Sears 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS rafeet.and up x4X9 and up.....c..0.cccsseeean per M.18 co 1900 (Oye (61s Ran Sa MAROE AERA MBEA a onoadcracancagcr ‘1500 16 00 Boards) xand/a mss) oss ocsscoagoceren eee ene “5 00 1600 BIRCH PLANKS. ECOG UINE: Jc sg SercemsG oun annie ¢ v's heb See a eRe ae era 15 00 16 Go SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER, Tae a CLM re A ihe Pee 3 29 00 Ries gi EES Sreine 54. 00 ” KW are seteietoleiate = 0/eieleve gr 00 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 6200 | 1x13 andup —.. ... gr 00 wKandi" 65 00 mean 4-6 1: UP ee go oo 2” oe datoraletele 68 00 : NO. 1 BARN, sete ee ee RA 4/4x Ser bekter a ioo a leer Sanise 6/4 x8 & panes 1 & better 56 00 1%, 134 and 2”. ... 36 00 43 00 8/4 5 a ee GD akeand 3 EMEC APES 6/4 x 6 & up No. 2 oI OO | A wisieelairieine -'eie 8/4. ” ” » 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 » 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” i) OCOD Byereaiitopietaraiae ++s2+ 29 00 35 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 1% and 2” ...... 30 00 36 oo 1 in., 8’ and up wide..... 47\00§| 272 20d ayer are neeceenee 32 00 1¥ in. Oe Pa ae 53 00 1% in, ee wBll aeee 55 00 NO. 3 BARN, 2in. i” eee 2 oe 57 00 x aihand.a? , <0) Saree 75 00 DMB ayn iee automreeta ets 23 00 28 oo qin. “ Salo 1%, 1% and 2”...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. 1 in,, 6” and up wide FO Bye Pt : No. 1, 1, ihe 1s 2" 20 00 27 00 146" us No. 1 mill culls, 1, ay ee 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 2%, 3 and 4" “e NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. rin., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”...... 15 00 1% and rg ee a5 poms 33 00 | 1,1%,1% and a”....., 15 00 2 fe See gg 008 | INO: asp sansicn os eee ate 14 00 _ 2%, 3 and 4” “ 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. RLERVAM ola leinameieteleonere aeeee 23 00 Y 25 00 x” Xi6;and SUpse een teens 27.00 ——_.___ WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 tt 10 ft 14X 16 tt DKA. ws as alernieloateetenees seeee I5 50 18 50 2200 20 00 ax6and 2x8 @ «8000000021800 18 so 2200 20 00 2X WO... es cev cave feeeeee «+-+.I9 00 19 50 a2 50 2100 DX IA)... ecveae Bic ++ee++1900 2000 23 50 22 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH : F MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring aK AGNES feloseiniolei=ieiales(ciaistae $22 50 | 4 Or 6jinch No.r........ $32 00 OX 4 Br4axG) 2 conse eae 22 50 Ei couie 2B cvisitise = 3° 00 2x 4-to:1hae Boro orcaco eo a4 50 © Bite eene 23 50 See ay BitouxGy seca 22 50 ; Shiplap—Finished inch......... Sotdiicte +ee+ 19 00 8 ug ta tase ee elas y Siding 6 inch No. 1... oO Non asa. a6 Ome Bio ceaate cee Lath No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce....... : ovaees ae SOD «Sew eicttioicte siiale » etlei sia carols SE eee 6 PINE—RO 14 and 16 ft 22 50 2300 . 23 50 sia’ ate) 5 =! ine int tet te eee eee eee 22 50 22 50 4% toto 10°K\s052 js eee Wels wpcicccecses seen e124 JO 23 50 SAB aecie caro iments eb ceeeces R450 23 50 GIZIF4 UP £0: ga fbi... sisin acle cniee deer iseeee ca ene teen ea eee 31 00 tie = BRITISH COLUMBIA FIk DIMENSIONS. S, 1 S. AND E, — 2X4, 2ax6, 2x8, 8to16ft. .. “ “ “ 18 o 32 ft 2x10,2x12,8to tt, 18, 20, 22 ft. 46,60 a0 :50j0 «m6 ain'S cd weaene pera 24, 26, 28, 30, 32........ aia (aipidiw a dig 2x 14 up to 32 ft aaa 3x4 to4 by 12, 8to 16 ft. 3x4 t04x 12, 18 to ga ft.. 6x6to6x 12upto gaft...... 00 ee + e- cescses Steere ee et ee sete eeeseee re FLOORING. Nox &2 Red Pine, 4in . E N B F G. No. C. Fi G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring.............. veaeee and F.'G. No.\3\Flooring:) 5. 1.00ee eee aed pee tate aa atsl aes sees 7 ir 8”, 10” and 12” Shipl (Fs G. Fir 6” Shiplap sah one BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. No. 1 Common Pine, 10 inch oe 2 te ae “ef E Pine B “ 3 “ “ “ a 4 - mixed w dths Pee XXX B.C.Cedar .. XX B.C. Cedar ..... F XXX _ Dimension L. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pin. em No. 1 B. C. Fir... . Uppers 4/4 sé pao ibe to/4 to 12/4...... Selects das Sapretes : Spear: ** 5/4 to 8/4... ’ 10/4 to 12/4...... Fine Common 4/433 ceeee 37 00 | The following uotations on hardwoods buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: 1st & and, rinch... 1% to 2inch .. .. 2% to 4 inch BLACK AND BROWN | st & 2nd 6 inch up.40 00 4a 00 | Com. good BIRCH ist & and6inch & Up; Cedar -n ws Jace 40 00 rst and and, rock, 6 inch and up..... 32 00 Common and culls. 15 00 1st and 2nd hand 20 oo Common and culls 14 00 ole > BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 to 2 inch......... } Selects, x toainch................ Fine Common, r inch........ . ™% toa inch.... No. 1 Cuts 1 inch.... 1% toa inch. ./ 1, .5-58 No. 2 Cuts, 1 inch A All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, to ft... é rte. sn =n ls intealale) efoto eae § in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & ; Bso. Canadian Spruce boards ... are a AERO AE Rick 2 = = co matched .. Beer i 1s clipped and bundled 20 00 22 3 Cras 50 ia Seals leecon ~ Second clears. ...:5¢252.. Clear Whites. .. ...... eeaieh sivas site tees Extra 1s \Clear whites out)..........: ....... Extra rs (Clear whites in) Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts “ Eurekas, 19” ‘ “Perfection, 5 butts to 23 to 2" re _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | Many a Shingle has been meented Out FE Be ersdrr s N.B. | Cedar Shingles because we give you the count If you must fight for business, why not have the proper things to fight with. If you are selling shingles as well as the best grade of why not handle a shingle that will help sell. itself. Shingle you can buy. That's the kind we are manufacturing; it’s the most satisfactory kind for us, the most satisfactory for you. No need of handicapping yourself and your business with an inferior article. BUY FENDERSON’S Remember :-— If It’s Fenderson’s—It’s Right John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. e Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada Se 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Are your horses of use to you? | exten- This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always sively used in Canada than “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: all other makes of type- writers combined. No matter what machine you have Johnson’s Reliable used, or are using, you will ultimately buy the Under- Veterinary Remedies wood. United Typewriter Co. Jono ine eee Adelaide Street E., TORONTO Se aera ae: Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 lb. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses . 5.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 4 doses ; 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2 1b. tins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson's Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk ; .30 Ib. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufscturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. sINESS if YOUR iow wort ADVERTISING aoe. PUA ke made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. RUBBER A. H. Johnson, vr22t° Collingwood, Ont. for Transmitting Elevating and, Conveying. aoe Gi2 By = ale Rubber Hose me The Alligator | Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS roa a é for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage he Gutta Percha G Rubber Mig. Co. of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver MANUFACTURED BY WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE rr ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals ot eee ome Combining the Advantages of Several Built to Work 12” or 15” Wide by 6” Thick A Producer S. A. Woods Machine Co. Boston, U. S. A. The Planer Specialists CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE Our Patent Truing Devices applied to these machines, true to the knives so that each does its full share of the work. For Seational or - Plain Roll Cut Gears ' Table on In- cline Slides No Gears Running on Studs Heavy Cored Frame Planes 1/16 in. to 7 in. thich Made in 24 in., 30 in., 36 in. and 48 in. widths. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Woods No. 107 Moulder OPERATING SIDE No. 107. A High Speed Inside Machines A Labor Saver REAR VIEW No. 107. | Cabinet and Furniture Factories this Planer is Unexcelled Long Self-Oiling Bearings Convenient to Operate AGENTS: The A. R, Williams Machinery Co., Ltd. Vancouver, B, C. The Stuart Mach- inery Co., Ltd. Win- nipeg, Man. Williams & Wilson, “Montreal, Que. Geo. H. Evans, St. John, N. B. XZ Heavy Bished and Smoother THE MacGREGOR, GOURLAY CO., LIMITED ? We also build a very large Line of Metal-Working Machine Tools Galt, Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER epeued ‘uoyMmeY - ‘CLT ‘SWYOM ANIHOVW NITIAG Seay Sh ae: ae Aes 4 Jaye pue Joue[g pee4 jsey XV6 9y} Woy aynurw sod ya93 peau] OSI ye YJOM jo Apyenb ysauy ay3 peojuesen ose no AK pa - LS 4 . 54e\ a. Vo 270\ CAPA AL ELE DLP LI >} > NI 3 > Ny > ~ epeue’y ‘uoyrurepy ul opel] | SLNNOO ALITVNO NITY CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed Sg - = : - ee entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and : z i zs Sit - sae} fastest machine of the day. ~ ashe re Your Boilers Overloaded ? If so, your cut is not what it should be What Disposition are You Making of Your Sawdust, etc.? Why don’t you run your mill with it? Are You Burning Your Slabs, etc.? Why not sell them instead? The old reliable Gordon Hollow Blast Grate increases the efficiency of a boiler 25% to 50%; gives as good or better teed ee Boy results with wet, green or frozen sawdust than a draft grate : ke, Blew, Sark, ¢ tite Z om it, Win us + io oy ty TAS) AF, r af)D . SFC wes UY ak Y 2S ATS eee a pS ARM 1 NS. aT lea SR SarPoNs ass ] a a Bh ie ane oe ir cet a 5 2 he a ae rs a ae are: ; , a as sage | ‘ : ; . A aly ; Te « oE tee ad \ Wee mere Pet 2 . \ iy Tena aL ier f Stade vy one rit : : fp F t d od iets , ay 7 f i i Ne hs ( M KU Rag bf aa A ee aa couldn't file a saw with a manicure set—neither could you_use a hand _ machine to edge 8 in. and to in. Cants. ‘ oe you are running light stock on a heavy edger, half your machine is idling Soke are wasting floor space and you are not getting full returns for your investment. On the other hand, if your machine is too. light for your work you are forced to crowd it—your saws will heat and bind and your lumber ei be snaky and uneven—you suffer in both cases. ' We have had 60 years experience as Canadian Saw Mill Builders. We ~ manufacture a complete line of Edgers—hand, light, medium and heavy Senin in size from 30 in. to 96 in. opening. No matter what stock WRITE US AND LET US ADVISE YOU 7 “~ a Ses osm J “4 at 7 ang —— P - e / eters wat UG ON AN eet Oe Dee Cee ee eet RMR eee] oer ? — chiotusecret oe " vik ie ache osm sacs “ 4 1 Hs , a » ¥ fT, 4 The -Waterous Engine Works Brantford, Canada Branch: a eee Man. HEE H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. {FoR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ our last advertisement About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to MrREe eS Jee risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. FIRE INSURANCE REDUCED RATES | Keystone THE Sawmill Machinery LEATHER BELT Keystone Gang Bolter Keystone Saw Grinder Keystone Two Saw Trimmer or Equalizer Ae ONT ig E AL T 0 i 0 td T 0 A knowlege of what is expected of saw mill machinery com- bined with careful workmanship and the best possible materials Wi i hy t 4 Ee & VA B C 0 U VE e has enabled us to place on the market the best line of mill machinery made. Write to-day for our New Catalogue. | Th : Rothfuss Howard Iron Works e J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Williamsport - Pennsylvania General Mill Supplies. 3 MONTREAL | oe ; “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting; loading, etc. PINX’S FEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. ea BEAL’S PATENT TOGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any mas : THOMAS PINK, - Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools | Gn \ Time is Maney _ ‘The rapid cutting File is the economical File Files Branded wee - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western foe: Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith are rapid cutters made by i NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. Toronto, April 1 5, 1910 jumberman No. 8 Worker Lumber and Woodworking Insurance Policy. holders constitute the company and participate in its profits. Present dividend 40 per cent. For full particulars apply to The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. a of Boston, Mass. ‘The Babbitt that has the confidence Every Pojind Guaranteed of the Public _ ARCTIC METAL It is Reliable It Satisfies 4 Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Sleeping Bags. eieay Belt Guaranteed. -Made endless to order in Two 01 BRAS Days i in our own factory. rs oe ~ Mill Supplies of every descrip- . oa tion. D. K. McLaren, Limited Srocx Depots: a Toronto Quebec = West 200 King St. Wes ax St. Peter St. ita ae B.C. 418 Abbott St. Moccasins, Etc. Window Tent for Consumptives. J. J. ‘St. John, N.B. Prince William St. [eae iawn ARCTIC HET FOR COOL META WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest Wholesale Mareecuntgye and Diebler in ana LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES Tents,Awnings, Flags, Sails, Watecproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh TURNER. @ SONS Cor.George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can Try it - Tallman Brass & Metal Ge: HAMILTON, ONT. DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH | ONIFORMITY TRELIABILITY FGNDWRANGCE FOR Tarpaulins, Clothing, Underwear, Blankets, TEST IT TRY IT TAKE IT 2 if ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING cecuisenents. ' HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. SADLERSTAWO RAH eS Sane AT ST.JOHN N.B. TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OAK LEATHER BELTING | —=FACTORIES =~ WINNIPEG MONTREAL TORON; ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Improved “Hamilton” Lath Mill Built for service. Will cut 70,000 lath in ten hours. . ~ Write for our bulletin ill- ustrating a complete line of lath machinery tor mills of any capacity. | : Our Grand Triumph Shingle Machine is famous wherever shingles are sawn. Will cut 30,000 shingles in ten hours. No spalt is left at the end of the bolt —the whole thing is sawn into shingles. It is worth your while to investigate. B. C. AGENTS A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. Red Pine for Prompt Shipment Our stocks in Red Pine are somewhat broken, but we have yet a quantity of I x 4in., Ix5in.,1x6in.,2x5&up, 2x 6in.,2x7in., 2x 8in.and 4in. x4in., etc. You may want this dressed. We can do it. We have a limited quantity of timber in the following sizes :—6x1I0in., 6x I2in., : eee, & x 10in., 8X 12 if,, 12x I2in., 12x I4in. etc. Write for prices. It will give us pleasure to quote requisitions. LIST OF MACHINERY FOR SALE 1 Buzz planer 16 in. (Builder, R. H. Smith & Co., Smithsville, N. J.) 1 Mortising Machine. 1 Tenoning Machine. Butting Saw. 1 Large Glue Vat. 30 in. Double Surface Planer (made by Berlin 1 Adjustable Arm Sander. Machine Co., Beloit, Wis.) 1 Door and Sash Clamp, (McGregor Gorley). 1 Railroad Butting Saw. Sash sticker, (McGregor Gorley). Eight Screw Veneer Press. Combination Rip and Cross-cut Saw. Ce | The above machinery has only been in use about three months | George Gordon & Company, Limited | Cache Bay : - Ontario — 4 CALIADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts atT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps at POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited — MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - > - - TORONTO, ONT. The === s oe z You Can’t Make Georgian Bay a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. ul m e r O e Experience and careful supervision is behind all our products. We manufacture the best ; Shingles, Sash, Doors and Waubaushene, Ontario Frames, Mouldings, Turned Limited Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Manufacturers of High Grade : We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch. Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. iy Mm er If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. and L a { h S John Carew, “oni F. N. Watpiez, President. R. S. Watpiz, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ‘anecoese! Lumber, Lath and Shingles “* Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PRES. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED vautewesof T roMber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. ee == ———— : = = SS —————— = yy Fe \X\\ \\; (\ . ‘\ A ANS . as A YS AN A Pa —— Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Serr we NT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada J. B. MILLER, PREsIDENT W. B. TINDALL, SEcRErARY-TREASURER The : Parry Sound Lumber Co. | Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business_as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, fo Sa pam Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 © ; TORONTO, ONT. RET Bee American € “a Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Head Office: Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. Rough and Dressed Lumber on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood Etc. COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND - An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHN DONOGH, JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM, A. H. MACABE, President. Vice-President. Secretary Wholesale Dealers Only John Donogh Lumber Co. Stocks at Latchford and Penetang Limited WHITE PINE - RED PINE - HEMLOCK SPRUCE - LATH SHINGLES Office: —1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Phones: Main 7733 - Main 4896 J. L. CAMPBELL W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson Successors to Campbell & Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. J. P. JOHNSON 1523-4 Traders Bank Building TORONTO Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chambers, 25 Toronto Street, pies (Telephone Melee. ‘ TORONTO, ONT. Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR «& WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 CAMERON & CO., Limes MANUFACTURERS LUMBER FINE LATH CEDAR BIRCH SHINGLES TIMBER POLES Basswooo POSTS The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath Setting AGENTS FOR FRASER & CoMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS 74 Nepean Street - - - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS : OTTAWA, ONT. mit ann YARD: OPEONCO, ONT. neanorrice: OTTAWA, ONT. 8 in., 1 in., 1} in., 2 and 3 in., in millrun or cull, well manu- factured and dry, also a large line of 202 Board of Trade We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL A large and assorted stock of e e e e Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. in 2 in., 2 in., % in., 14 in. or 1} in., full thickness all planed 2 sides, polished, bundled and in widths and lengths to suit your trade. Let me quote you on above or on your requirements in Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, etc. C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE LUMBER Telephone Main 5554 55 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B. and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Branch Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Spruce au Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. _ WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | oe W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pembroke Lumber Co. Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. . Lists and consignments solicited. oO Willsell on salary or commission. Pembroke, ntario Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and ae Satisfaction guar- Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material THE R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia Buffalo Manufacturers of a Rhodes, Curry & Co. Ferguson Lumber Co Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Dressing White Pine also 2x10 and 12-10/18 feet Norway, dry 2x4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway, dry Width piled seperate LEAK & CO., 18 Aberdeen Chambers, Toronto, Ont. Limited ‘ Lumber —= Dimension Bill Stuff n— benioa) at Merchants HINGLES Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, @ ci asyddey acd eluliter. UMBER BUILDING MATERIAL of all kinds Ine, pruce ATH ried in k. W re buyer. Beastie Mkiowood.emlaiadd Telegraph Poles, Pllng eal Conga imam i Tr: s, Pili er Pine Let us know your requirements. AMHERST, N.S. H | : Prompt Shion Br k ‘tl Wholesale and Retail Get our prices and see how rock ville ‘ . you can save money ‘ Lumber Peaster, A full line of dry lumber in stock for eh tae to move the following stock e . 500m, 1X 10and12”-10/16 feet White Pine Company Lath, prompt shipment. Let us give you our Bill Culls,80% 12” and an extra. good 5 . 5 : . goom. 2x4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet Com- umiteD ~—_ |: Shingles, prices for anything you require in lumber. nonfed Dee 75m. 3x8 and ro-10/16 feet Common and Gill & Fortune vd Resi WUMber Trenton, Ont., Canada Spears & Lauder —— MANUFACTURERS OF Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles uotations solicited for Hemlock Bill tuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. "Try a car of our RK Bae a Cedar Shingles X, XX, 16 and 18 inches. Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine It is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. ~ HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. 22 Toronto Street, TORONTO he Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- Did You wad 2 x 6 Pine? =a acd Cates Sees: Spruce, Well we have it. Manufacturers: ite Pine, ite and Basswood, Ash, . 7 Lumber, Hardwood Floorin Cadas, Douglas Ft, Beech, Birch, Wal 524,000 feet at one point that we are going Handles, Poles, Bed rae nut, erry, hestnut, ottonwood, A Stock, Cheese Box Hoops Hemlock Male Nocway Pine, Short to scatter at any old price. Heading, Baskets, Etc. ee an ong ea ecliow ine, ak, ea- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- If you order IO Cars ae will make you a Write, Tere or Telephone ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. present of an English-bull Puppy worth ih Orie Ga ” be UGER & S $150.00. The ‘‘Lumberman”’ will see = A _ SON that we do this. AMOS J. COLSTON Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED ja Say, write for prices anyway. LOG STAMPS The Long Lumber Co. OUR SPECIALTY - e e Hamilton, Ontario SUPERIOR MFC. €0.0° RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS TORONTO, ONT. SEND FOR CATALOGUE P.S.—We will throw in a muzzle P..0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 ™ Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on §”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; §”, 1”, 12”, 14” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2” Hemlock, also posts and lath. = 2 A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A, W. EYER & 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldin 's, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE. ‘LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles oe of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. Le Iph Loveland, Pres. veland, Vice.-Pres. roe A. “Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” That 2 in. No 2 Hemlock 1s all gone but we can supply a few cars 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Dry Assorted Widths Assorted Lengths Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Tram Car Wheels Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. HIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers ot LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES A fully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 3% Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. . For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont. Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont. fe) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23.':; Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Booth 2) Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have a well assorted stock of lin. and 2in. Hem- ESTABLISHED 1889 lock well manufactured and strictly No. 1 lumber. A quantity of Norway Pine and Spruce Lath; also MANUFACTURERS OF < and O White Pine Cull. Norway and White Pine 32 EEE EE Lumber, Lath ana Timber Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRy’s Bay, ONT. Your ENguiriEs SOLICITED Head Office: = Eg anville, Ont. | Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let - us Demons- trate our Ad- 66 Em pir e Br an d” Are You Interested in British Colum- Hardwood Flooring in 3-8 in. end- ° ? matched. Birch, Maple and Oak bia Trade H We also Manufacture Pine Doors Stairs NG ade Hardwood Doors Meuynae The immensity ashes lings Frames Pine nad Hemlock of the Lumber Milling in transit a specialty including Industry will Planing Moulding within a few Matching Re-sawing years make this Province ° e a on ons, ONTARIO portant in the Crowe & Wilson Chambers B. C. VANCOUVER, B. Branch at Winnipeg Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 whole Domin- ion. Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch also _ B.C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers Our stock in White Pine and Hemlock is complete at this time from last year’s sawing. It will pay you to get our prices before placing your orders. Enquire for our prices on B. C. Cedar Shingles. 2 Tce BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited °77*”3.0N..... CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER II JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. .GIELIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas. Established GII I IE. S BR O Ss. Mills @ Head Office 1873 BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHI j EF PIN k | Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties | RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway ; MORRISTOWN, N.Y. Money [alks, Listen! How much money do you lose by stocking poor lumber that falls short of the caany expected by your - customers? Come to us and you will know what you are getting. With our choice stock of 15,000,000 feet we can make prompt and complete deliveries. | We solicit your First order, future orders will come unsolicited. DeLaplante Lumber Company, Limited Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA Yale-Columbia Lumber Co. Do Not Hesitate! . Limited Head Office: NELSON, B.C. There is one firm with special facilities for hand- Mills at Nakusp, Westly, Cascade and Nelson, B.C. ling Canadian orders of = Long Leaf Yellow Pine All Kinds Rough and Dressed Lumber, ‘ We are backed by modern equipment and an ad- Mouldings, Lath, Etc. equate supply of pine timber for supplying orders of any size. Wecan satisfy you. Timbers up to 36 feet in length and 6 x 12 surfaces, Dealers in Cedar and Fir Piles, Telephone and Telegraph Poles, Fence Posts, Etc. BIG SANDY LUMBER C vale eee 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, GEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HIGH GRADE RED CEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block,WINNIPEG J. T.MacLAREN, CALGARY W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank ss TORONTO Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited = Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealers in British Columbia 712-713 Dominion Trust Building - VANCOUVER, B.C. : ae Ai pan i hie * Te cent bia. a LP bas \ abl hist | ; = uae | ae dane it chy Bee : “i | hela : a SSS se = —= ——— Figs ee: a e's “os ess cay ie ut =e Se aot ee ongae Si teoatae Fs = ie = lr ¢: Me ge ir os 3 a sal Heap on fa at ae cton OP Lumber, nia BR 2 0h 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building 2 : 2 : VANCOUVER, B.C. President and General Manager Assistant General Manager THE HASTINGS SHINGLE D. , ae: oe ne ia Saar: Vancouver MANUFACTURING CO. ee | ete Limited Vancouver, B. C. The Rat P ortage ae Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath eT Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office : 205-206 Loo Bldg., Gon Hosting ma Abbot st, Vancouver, B.C. Correspondence Shing les Prompt Solicited Shipments Lumber B Lath Z - __*, ~~——~We have Several Large Blocks for Sale Timber Limits with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Pine, Larch, of aes tad Fir Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Planing Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office - Jaffray, B.C. SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘ Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Picktord & Black's Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad $t., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTona,” Glasgow Ax and A B C Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUG BLBS, CO, a St. John Str MonTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON. ‘LUMBER co., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, OnT. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE | Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Coloinal Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF White and Red Pine Spruce and Hemlock Dimension Timber Rough and Dressed Lumber Lath and Pickets Send us your Enquiries The Colonial Lumber Co. ' Pembroke, - Ontario Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mase.) WHOLESALE LUMBER ‘6 HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ” Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, Plain and Quartered Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, T. FRANKFURD STORY, * ‘c"tacr"" MONTREAL, P.Q. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE Louisiana Red Cypress The wood of the Past and the Future We are eager to answer your enquiries Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Wholesale Dealer in E. A. LeBe Pine and Hemlock -. Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar Shingles Sarnia, Ont. Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. We have equipped our plant with the commendation. They prove builders Our doors need no themselves. They are business for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L.A. DeLaplante Limited | 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 The Fernie Lumber Co., Limited Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Fir, Cedar, Spruce and Larch Rough and Dressed Lumber Cedar Telegraph and Dimension and Bridge Timber Telephone Poles a Specialty We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment FERNIE B.C. 15 wz Ls = LEZ 27, = a SS=> =< —— AAT Telegraph Office: WinpDy LAKE 2 C.P. B.S i : Pine, Ont. it ae Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. NNT AND Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. AN SNQYANAONNAAAAN ANNONA NAAN gO OUNTNATANATTRANT EE ET Te Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity: 500,000 feet per day Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. Shreveport, La., U.S.A. 507-510 Continental Bank Building Bowman Lumber Co. LIMITED REVELSTOKE, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF Cedar, White Pine and Fir Products Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, A Lath, Shingles ss » Annual Capacity, 50,000,000 feet Mills at Shiplap, Revelstoke, B. C. Comaplix, B. C. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “D EFIANCE” HIGH-GRADE WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY FOR MAKING AUTOMOBILE SPOKES, RIMS, WHEELS and BODIES, Carriages and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons. Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck-yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Bobbins, Spools, Table Legs, Insulator Pins, Bulusters, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. Invented and Built by B_(\/) The Defiance | Vy Machine Works | Defiance, Ohio Send for Catalogue and Prices 24 in. Handle Lathe No. 1 Hub Lathe ; Automatic Long Handle Lathe Pneumatic Spoke Driver DODGE Elevating and Conveyng ———Machinery——— We manufacture a very complete line of Machinery for the handling of Materials of all kinds economically Belt Conveyors, any length, any capacity. Bucket or Cup Elevators, any capacity. We are headquarters in Canada for Chain, Sprockets, Take-ups, Head Pulleys, Car Pullers, Friction Hauls, Belt Tighteners, Rope Sheaves, Gearing all kinds, Friction Clutches, Manilla and Wire Transmission Rope, Car Pullers, &c., &c. Send for our B7 Catalogue, also Chain and Sprocket Catalogue. Dodge Manufacturing Co. Toronto and Montreal ESTABLISHED 1878 Hanson’s Woolen Mitts Hull, Que. Manufacturers of The “Hanson” Sock and Mitt Nothing in the Market Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario ‘Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty to equal them for Lum- TRADE bermen, fandbon A trial order solicited Write us your requirements “ALL MY SOCKS BEAR THIS STAMP MARK References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager My Socks are sold Direct only through Travellers of My Own | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 LIDGERWOOD LOGGING SYSTEMS Cableway Skidder or Yarder Taib TREE HEAD SPAR TREE WILL SKID ANY TIMBER— ANYWHERE BRANCH OFFICES: Seattle, Washington Chicago, Illinois AGENTS: ->\ aa Eee Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Ltd. 2 aoe Dee ay) eae ee Montreal, P.Q. and Vancouver, B.C. ie Be 3/3 -- Phe = en a ae fs ier ¢ wr ee = et = eee awit ee LIDGERWOOD MANUFACTURING CO., 9 Liberty street, New York 13.108 Feet < 24” wipe 7,000 FEET x 36 WIDE 1,944 FEET « 42” WIDE This series of BELTING was supplied in one order by The SOUTHWARK MANUFACTURING Co.L= 28,soulhwark Bridge Road LONDON ENGLAND B 300FeEr-24 309rEEDZA “a E L T I N G SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: : Lege #0 ene SEE et ORE The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 219-221 Bank St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA No. The Goldie & 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Inserted Point Saws Are you buying a new saw this winter? Then listen to what some other mill men say about the Simonds Saw. We quote from their letters. ‘‘As near perfection as one could be made for our mill.” ‘‘ Miles ahead of any other—would not take $100 in gold for it.” ‘*Our favorite saw in the mill.” ‘“* First class, works fine.” ‘‘ Runs equally well winter or sum- mer.” ‘‘ Your saws have proved the best I ever used.” ‘It’s the only saw I can get to stand up in frozen timber.” MONTREAL, QUE. Some of our friends may be over enthusiastic, but there you have their own words. Isn't it enough to cause you to hesitate and learn more about the Simonds before buying any other make? Really he who uses this saw profits much more by it than do we in selling it. You have more to gain than we. An attractive little booklet fully describing these saws can be obtained by addressing our nearest office. SIMONDS CANADA SAW ©CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood & 5 7 ee ay eI Waar 2 A ae yur GOLDIE & MSCULLOCH Co LiMiTED GALT, ONT. CANADA: There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. GALT Western Branch: McCulloch Company, Limited | — ONTARIO — Quebec Agents: Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. CANADA B.C. Selling Agents: Vancouver, B.C. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. = Gnada fumberman A National Journal Worker Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER -- - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building : F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives eee yeATs -.- > -- - - Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is published in the. interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information ‘on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the “‘Wanted’’ and ‘“‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, April, 15, 1910 No. 8 The Tariff Issue Settled The settlement of the tariff issue between Canada and the United ' States will have a good effect upon the lumber industry in both countries The lumber industry was concerned in the issue more than any other. For more than a year the lumber industry has been retarded by the un- vertainty prevailing about the tariff. In the first place the lumber busi- ness was depressed by many other causes a year and a half ago, when the United States opened up the tariff question with a view to drawing up @ new tariff Act. All classes of industry were immediately affected by the uncertainty which resulted and which continued from that time until the passing of the Tariff Act on August 5th, 1909. It had been hoped that the passage of the Act would put an end to the uncertainty and clear the way for a gradual improvement in trade conditions, toward which a good crop and a general return of financial confidence were tend- ing. But the tariff issue was only settled temporarily. A maximum clause gave the United States almost eight months longer in which to continue their investigations into the tariff affairs of foreign countries, so as to secure the best possible terms for their own exports. This apparently innocent provision was the cause of all the trouble, and had it not been for the inclination of Canada’s Finance Minister to make concessions tc the United States in return for a minimum tariff on Canadian imports, this provision might easily have led to a most embarrassing situation in Wnited States politics. This, however, is now fortunately a matter of the past. } In Canada, opinion has been pretty well worked up. Political in- elination has been allowed to influence calm judgment. present that, so far as Canadians are concerned, the success of Mr. Fielding’s policy still remains to be proved. If Canada has made con- cessions to the United States in return for what is simply a reasonable: attitude on their part, and is not to receive a fair return in the form of CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER It seems at = reciprocal trade relations with that country, Mr. Fielding’s policy will be a failure. On the other hand, if the few concessions that have been made have really cleared the way for reciprocity, it may be that the course pursued by Mr. Fielding will go down into history as the first diplomatic success that Canadians have secured in their dealings with the | United States. There is one view of the situation which seems to have attracted very little attention but which deserves to be considered. Many ex- planations have been given for Mr. Fielding modifying his “‘stand pat’’ attitude. Little has been said of the influence of the banking institu- tions of the country and their part in the affair. It has been reported, however, that the banks brought pressure upon the Government in favor of adopting a conciliatory attitude towards the United States. It would not surprise any one if this had been the case. The banks were reported to fear the effect of a maximum tariff upon the large industries of Can- ada, especially the lumber industry. Some of the banks have very ex- tensive interests in the lumber business and would naturally seek to avoid any interference with: the lumber markets which might result in shrinkage in the value of their investments. It is possible that such an argument was presented to the Govern- ment, yet it should not have been sufficient to persuade them to change their attitude. It would have been quite possible for the banks to have carried the lumberman over any temporary depression resulting from a tariff war. Canadian industry in general is on the eve of a great wave of prosperity. It could have survived a year or two of tariff war. In the end the United States would have been obliged to retreat from their un- tenable position. They need our products more than we need theirs, and they could ill afford to lose our extensive markets. Under a tariff war we should have become more eelf-reliant and the United States would have been benefited by a more forcible lesson in neighborliness than the mild warning with which they have escaped. ’ Taking the situation as it stands to-day, however, the lumber in- dustry has nothing to complain about. The outlook for trade revival is excellent. During the past year and a half lumber stocks have been greatly reduced at producing and consuming points. The mills have a fair supply of logs to work on for the coming season, though there is no over-supply. Business in general is improving every day and with the tariff issue out of the way we can expect an improvement in demand and .a continuation of good prices. Serious Car Famine Threatened The prospect of a car famine in the near future is commencing to loom up in a threatening manner. A year and a half ago it would have been quite a relief to the dulness of trade, to have been threatened with a shortage of cars, but to-day, when business is increasing rapidly and everything else is encouraging, it is a serious matter that business ex- pansion should be checked by a lack of the means of transportation. With manufacturers turning out a great quantity of finished products and the consuming public anxious to buy these products, a great loss will be involved if the transportation link is incomplete. This affords a problem which it is apparently very difficult under present conditions to solve. The whole situation was put in a nutshell, from the railway’s point of view, in an interview which was given by J. J. Hill, who stated that he believed the railways would experience next fall and winter the greatest traffic congestion in their history. He saw no possible way of preventing it. “‘The tonnage which is being of- fered the railroads for transportation is constantly on the increase,’’ he said, ‘‘and there is little doubt that the railroads will be called upon this year to furnish more transportation units than they have ever been asked to furnish. From all indications it seems certain that by next fall or early winter the railroads will be totally unable to furnish any- thing like the amount of transportation facilities which will be demanded by the country. “T do not think that the railroads are to be blamed for this situa- tion, for it is next to impossible for them to raise the money needed to provide the additional facilities. The railroads of the country really ought to have about $1,800,000,000 annually to spend for the next few years in order to catch up with the growing demands upon them, but it is a well known fact that they cannot get this money under present con- ditions. Until railroad credit shall have been restored and until the 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN American public shall have gained confidence in railroad securities, the public will have to continue to suffer for the lack of railroad facilities.”’ Mr. Hill’s explanation of the matter makes it appear that those who have blamed the railways for not spending money enough in the equip- ment of rolling stock may have been barking up the wrong tree. If the railways have not capital enough and cannot gain the confidence of the money owning public, they must be content with what they have and the public must get along as best they can with the accommodation that is provided. These arguments, however, will not apply in all cases, and the public will be slow to take Mr. Hill’s view of the situation. It may be the case in the United States that some of the railways cannot get credit enough to add to their rolling stock as many cars as the growing traffic demands. In Canada it is different. The great railways of Canada are not suffering from lack of credit. They are, if anything, suffering from too rapid an era of expansion, with which they cannot keep up. The eredit of the Canadian roads is equal to almost anything in the form of Payment Against Documents Wherever lumber is sold, difficulties are sure to arise out of ‘‘terms of sale.’’ The difficulties vary according to the different countries. In the British timber trade, for instance, the ‘‘terms of sale’’ give rise to a number of difficulties which are in a certain measure peculiar to so ex- tensive an importing country and which frequently make the lot of the timber merchant far from pleasant. ‘‘Payment against documents,”’ is a favorite form of transaction with exporters to the British markets. The English timber merchant gives to the consumer of lumber very long term credits and thus the merchant himself is ground between the upper and the nether mill stone. The ‘‘Timber Trades Journal,’’ discussing the subject recently, said. “Regarding many of the pitfalls which beset the path of the im- porter, we agree with the pessimist that nothing in the way of united action is to be expected; but on the general question of payment against documents we submit there is a crying need for reform, which would benefit timber importers of all descriptions. In an enormous number of cases shippers’ agents demand’ cash or acceptance against documents, which means that-payment is made in full before the importer gets an cpportunity to inspect the goods. In the case of a cheque payable direct to shipper the money passes out of the country, and in any case, a diffi- cult and unpleasant task presents itself, should it be found impossible to obtain payment of an awara following arbitration. In the case of ac- ceptances there is the extreme course of making payment into court in England, but this practice has much to be said against it by way of con- demnation, and is further complicated when bills have passed into third hands. At this stage of our little inquiry into this matter, we can imagine the shipper saying, ‘Why don’t you buy from good shippers,’ and the broker adding, ‘If you won’t deal with brokers who are strong enough to’ see you through it serves you right.’ (That has a very familiar ring and will be recognized as current in thig country.) These contentions are all well and good, but if importers are to be virtually tied to buy through New Customs Regulation for Lumber Entering the United States An order has been issued by the United States Treasury Department in connection with the measurement of lumber entering the United Siates, which is of the utmost interest to Canadian exporters, and which it is feared will give rise to a great deal of dissatisfaction inasmuch as it places « seriotts burden upon Canadian exporters. The order referred to requires that a tally sheet or specification shall be supplied in all cases for any kind of lumber exported to the United States on and after May Ist, 1910 This information is to be given to the Customs officer at the port of entry and should accompany the bill of lading. The clause of the order dealing with the subject is as follows: “On and after May Ist, 1910, officers will require importers to file upon entry of lumber imported by railway cars, a copy of the tally sheet showing the actual lading of each car, or, in lieu thereof, a specification of the number of pieces of each size and length of lumber laden thereon, and also showing whether such lumber is rough or planed, and if the lat- ter, the number of sides so planed. by English Lumber Importers AND WOODWORKER maintaining an adequate supply of rolling stock. The great money mar- — kets of the world are wide open to them and will be quick to make ad- vances to enable the railways to keep up with their increasing business. Only the speed of the country’s expansion can be put forward as an ex- cuse for failure on the part of the prime railways to avoid a car famine. It is the part of wisdom for the merchants of Canada to be fore- warned and forearmed in this matter. If there is to be a congestion of traffic next fall and winter, merchants can do a great deal to assist in reducing the ill effects. By the prompt unloading of cars and by the courteous consideration of the interests of the railways, they can reduce the congestion to a considerable extent. In many classes of business” much can be done in the way of making shipments before the congestion comes about. Retail lumbermen fill save themselves both trouble and — money by estimating in advance,.as far as possible, the quantity of lum- ber they will need and putting their stocks in early. certain strong and wealthy brokers and from well established shippers of high reputation, it will be seen that herein lie elements of restriction and monopoly, which are very serious from the point of view of the shipper who is striving to establish a position in the trade and the smaller im- porter who has not the entree to the strong and wealthy broker. For without the reputation of the first class broker to ensure that arbitration awards are properly and honorably dealt with, payment against docu- ments involves risks of no light nature. Firsts in a contract are not al- ways firsts, or for that matter, seconds, in ship’s holds; and ag we have said, the only real protection against an unscrupulous shipper is the strength and reputation of his agent on this side. Legal proceedings in a foreign country, say Russia, for instance, are not a profitable side line in our trade, and shippers of the order who would deliberately load goods inferior to contracted quality have a way of equally deliberately disap- pearing up-country if the occasion be sufficiently profitable.”’ A suggestion is made by the ‘‘Timber Trades Journal’’ that to over- come these difficulties, a timber trade clearing house should be estab- lished, guaranteed by importers of reliable standing and supported by fees charged forthe protection afforded. Contracts should be made pay- able so much per cent. against documents and the balance to be paid into the clearing house, to be held by that institution until the cargo or shipment is discharged and found according to contract. By this method the English importer would be insured that a reasonable portion of his money was being held as security against contravention of the contract, and that in case of a dispute and an award being made in his favor, he would get prompt and certain payment. It is probable that the suggested method for payment in England would be better than that in vogue in some cases, viz., make payment of a certain percentage of the net invoice, retaining the balance as a guar- antee against shortage in measure or poor quality in grade. It would place the disputed amount in the hands of an impaais mediator, to be paid by him to the purchaser or to the seller. A ‘“‘Unless such tally or specification sheet is filed as above required all cars containing lumber should be unloaded and the quantity of lum- ber contained therein ascertained by a tally of the number of pieces and sizes therecf, to be made at the time of unloading.’’ The following letter, which was written to the collector of Customs at the port of Plattsburg, N.Y., from the Treasury Department, has reference to this matter: ‘‘The Treasury Department has instructed that in no instance should the expense of unloading and reloading of lumber be paid by the Government. It was learned that the cost of unloading and reloading of lumber imported in the railway cars and destined to points beyond the port is paid by the Government, unless a greater quan- tity was found upon measurement than stated in the invoice. This practice, which is understood to have also been in practice at Ogdens- burg, N.Y., will be stopped by the new decision from the Treasury. The order in part reads as follows: ‘‘if you have good reason to believe that the quantity is intentionally mis-stated in the invoice with a desire to — | avoid payment of the proper amount of duty, the expenses of weighing, gauging o apecpetring should be paid by the owner, the agent or the consignee.’ It will be seen from the above report that Canadian exporters of lumber will be put to a serious inconvenience and to a considerable ex- pense if the order, as issued, is strictly enforced. It would involve a great deal of trouble to provide a tally of the nature required, as much of the lumber exported is never tallied. Shorts and sidings of all widths and lengths are always estimated in a general manner, by the rule, and CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 tallied in hundreds. If a car has to be unloaded and each of these pieces measured separately, it will be a great hindrance to trade. Possibly the Treasury Department does not intend that this class of lumber shall be measured in detail but that the higher grades only shall be subjected to such a tally, and it may be that they will accept a duplicate of the ship- per’s invoice, in all cases where they have no reason to suspect mis- statements. If this is the case, no great harm would be done, but, as pointed out, if the order is enforced minutely it will impose a serious hardship upon Canadian exporters. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers Let me tell you something, brothers. Go over your books and figure up the total of all the bad accounts that you have counted as lost and collected during the past year, and leave your business cares behind. Take your wife along and go out and have one devil of a good time. Enjoy yourself to the extent of your findings and I'll bet next year you try to collect up a better per cent. of your bills so you can have a, still better time. Don’t let a lot of dead beats get your good money; instead, you and your wife have a good time out of that amount. Get busy now, and go and have your frolic, and then you can enter into the season fresh as a morning glory—The Lumber Doctor. The St. Louis ‘‘Lumberman,”’ dealing with the alterations in the timber license regulations in British Columbia, says: ‘‘It is interesting to learn that in British Columbia advanced ideas are being proposed and recommended by those who take the deepest interest in the subject of forest preservation. An interim report has recently been presented by the British Columbia Forestry Commission to the Government, some of the features of which will undoubtedly be well worthy the consideration of lumbermen generally, and particularly those who take an active in- terest in the forestry problems now being so widely discussed in all sec- tions of this country.”’ é The demand that odd and short. lengths of lumber be accepted as standard in shipments of lumber originated on the American side of the line on the Pacific coast, just as did the demand for an, increased import duty on Canadian shingles, says the ‘‘Lumberman’s Review,” which continuing, says: ‘‘It is a peculiar and interesting fact that since the duty on shingles was increased 20 cents per thousand the market for shingles has been weak and the selling price has been lower. In this odd and short lengths proposition the Pacific coast’ is vitally interested. for the coast mills have no adequate outlet in the form of box shooks for the accumulations of odd stuff at the mills. In addition to resulting in a material economic loss to the mill man, there is a failure to save the full product of the-log for market uses, and to this extent there is room for application of modern conservation ideas. The odd and short lengths campaign has been started along right lines, and should slowly win its way toward general adoption. The ‘“‘American Forestry Journal’’ in a recent editorial commends the course of the Dominion of Canada and the provinces in the matter of preserving their forests. After discussing the various measures taken in Canada, it says: ‘“The moral of all this ic that, like all the rest of the civilized world, Canada is measuring her timber resources and preparing to protect them by progressive and drastic measures against exploita- tion for the benefit of wasteful foreign countries, including her next door neighbor. We cannot look to the north for our salvation. We must husband all our remaining resources and plant trees wherever they can be grown more profitably than other crops, in order that our own future may be assured. That is the only way. Canada has not the resources for her own needs and ours too, and she is sufficiently wide awake and intelligent to guard her own. The only way that our timber resources and Canada’s can be made inexhaustible is by the application of the highest scientific knowledge and the broadest common sense.”’ A plan worthy of widespread consideration is that recently adopted by the mills of the Pacific northwest in the United States. They have formed what might be called an ‘formation bureau, through which all the plants in the organization are furnished with an honest statement of sales made in various districts, although the names of purchasers are withheld. This movement is a very wise one for all concerned. It is not at all in the nature of a combination to affect prices directly, since such would be illegal, but is a generally initiated action on the part of manu- facturers who, when advised by their competitors of the exact prices re- ceived in any certain locality, would not allow themselves to be so short- sighted as to sell in that district at a lower price. The retailers will readily recognize the fact that this combined action will prove a veritable godsend to them in every way. The result, pre-eminent above all others. will be marked stability, so that retailers can purchase their stocks on a visible parity with their competitors and be reasonably certain that the market will not suddenly drop from beneath them, thus entailing serious losses, such as have occurred during the past year and more. The importance of the movement for the establishing of lumber mutual insurance companies in the Untied States and the success which they have had since their establishment some twelve years ago is clearly illustrated by the report of the work for the past year. four lumber mutual companies, viz.: The Lumbermen’s Mutual Insur- ance Company of Mansfield, O.; the Pennsylvania Lumbermen’s Mu- tual Fire Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pa.; the Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Boston, Mass, and the Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company, of Indianapolis. On January 1, 1910, these com- panies presented in their combined statement the following figures : Insurance in force, $47,913,804; premiums in force, $1,117,383; cash assets, $1,729,874; cash surplus, $1,116,538. Since their organization these companies have paid to their policyholders: For dividends, $1,500, - 183; for losses, $1,905,276; total, $8,405,459. These figures, satisfactory as they are, do not represent all the good which has been achieved for the lumber trade by combined mutual and lumber insuring companies The competitive insurance facilities which they have afforded the lum- bermen have materially brought down the rates of stock companies so that all members of the lumber trade, whether they are policyholders or not, have benefited. There are now Some of the United States paper trade publications have extracted a grain or two of comfort from the omission of any reference to the pro- hibition of the export of pulpwood, in the speech from the throne at the recent opening of the Quebec Legislature. They are ill-advised in this because Premier Gouin has already announced himself publicly as fa- voring prohibition of export. In speaking to the speech from the throne, moreover, he said that prohibition of the export of pulpwood was in the interest of the province. What he had said at the Montreal banquet upon the subject was not the last word to be expressed upon the question and the House would have an opportunity of studying the whole affair later. It is scarcely fair for the United States interests to make such a howl about confiscation of the capital they have invested in Canadian pulpwood. They knew accurately, or should have known, the situation. nefore investing. The United States have helped to create Canadian sen- timent in favor of sn export duty by their duty on paper. Moreover, the interests of Canada in its pulpwood resources may by many times more important than the investments of United States citizens. The talk about confiscation is not straightforward criticism. It is used simply to cloud the issue. If too much of it is not indulged in, it is pos- sible that a solution may be found that in the end will do a great deal of good and very little harm. The Forester’s Value to the Lumberman Third Article upon The Practical Application of Forestry Knowledge to Lumbering Operations—Estimating Contents and Growth of Trees — By Dr. B. E. Fernow — a2 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER On April 21st, after the closing of the academic year, some 24 stu- dents of the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Toronto, with their instructors, will leave for four to five weeks practice work in the woods. This year, through the courtesy of the Georgian Bay Lumber Company, a logging camp, located close to rail on Nine-Mile lake, near Bala in Wood township, has been secured for this purpose. The situation is unique—a virgin forest of solid white pine, some 800 acres, close to rail within four hours’ ride from Toronto. It might interest the lumbermen’s fraternity to know what precisely will be done by these eventual successors. of theirs during this phase of their education. The work is done as far as practicable by schedule, as in the University, but, besides the scheduled work, every opportunity is used to become familiar with woods work of various kinds such as the surroundings offer. Unfortunately, logging operations have ceased by this time, but the drive is on and may be observed, the dams and other contrivances inspected, the location of tote roads and logging roads studied, and, while these men are not to become wood-choppers or lum- berjacks, the opportunity of learning how to use axe and saw and how to fell trees properly, how to run logs, etc., is not neglected. To make clear what the scheduled work is like, perhaps no better method can be adopted than to quote substantially from the report of one of the students on last year’s work. The location last year was as unique in another way as the present year’s. It was secured at Franks Bay, Lake Nipissing, by the courtesy of J. B. Smith & Sons, who loaned their commodious depot, and of Mr. H. J. Bartlett, of the Strong Lumber Company, who offered their limits for a practice ground. Here is found a virgin stand of practically pure Norway pine, which, as an investigation developed, was the result of a sweeping fire about 175 years before; as was ascertained from a study of the fire scars of a few of the older trees, which had remained and furnished seed to grow this magnificent stand. The most interesting first fact observed was that the ground was covered by a quite young regeneration of white pine, the seed coming from a few trees scattered over the area. This showed that the red pine cannot reproduce itself under its own shade if the stand is dense and that the white pine can endure that shade. This silvicul- tural fact immediately suggests the proper manner of working this tract, namely, to cut the whole area clean, leaving perhaps one well selected wind-firm seed tree per acre of red pine or white pine. Mr. Bartlett had supposed that the trees of small diameter (say below 8-inch), were young trees, and that the proper policy would be to cut to a given diameter and let the ‘‘young’’ stuff grow on. As a matter of fact, these small diameter trees were found to be of about the same age as the larger sizes, having been kept in suppression by the latter. t was evident that they could not have ‘‘grown on’’ because they had too small crowns to be able to utilize the light advantageously if it were given to them; and that they would not have ‘‘grown on,’’ because they would have unquestionably been thrown by the winds. Here, then, was a clear case where cutting to a diameter limit would be absolutely wrong; whereas the clearing and careful burning of the brush would establish a fine new growth of white pine with a small admixture of red pine. The season was unfavorable for getting into camp; the ice becoming unsafe quite early and being slow to go out. After waiting for some time, it finally became necessary to walk out with packs the 26 miles from Powassan to Franks Bay, mostly without trail over rough rocky ground— no small endurance test for ‘‘green’’ hands, students and instructors, just from the city. Along the route, attention was called to the different forest types as they were passed, and other matters of interest that presented them- selves. The time of waiting in Powassan was improved by measuring off two quarter-mile distances, one on a road, the other in the woods, and each man pacing these several times to secure knowledge of his pacing; and in marching out, count was kept of paces to learn the distances in length and time, besides using pedometers. Having got camp in shape in the forenoon of the day of arrival, the afternoon was devoted to what is called stump analysis, namely, count- ing rings on the stumps of cut trees to ascertain the approximate age of the stand. Some 22 stumps were counted. In addition, the age of some 30 young plants was ascertained in order to determine how many years ought to be added for the height of the stumps, and by plotting-the re- sults in a curve, it was found that to a stump height of 1 foot corresponds an age of 5 years; of 1.5 foot to 7; of 2 feet to 9; of 2.5 feet to 11; of 3 feet to 13 years. : Some time was then spent in estimating the heights, diameters and volumes of trees and then checking the estimates by various instruments ¥ es s of precision as well as by the more commonplace methods for determin- — ing heights, such as a jack-knife bent to 45 degrees and pacing to the tree, or by the peculiar method of the German forester, looking through his legs and moving forward and backward until just the top is seen, when the distance to the tree gives the height. : The next day, surveying practice was begun by locating a post on a concession line and running a side line for 144 miles by hand compass. and graduated rope (not chain), setting stakes every 20 chains and sight- ing at right angles from these stakes to indicate where subsection lines for 40-acre lots should be run; each student getting a chance in shifts to perform each part of the operation, line trees helping to correct the sighting, and the end post the length of the line. Then staff compass — and chain was substituted to check and correct the results of the first — crude method, to complete a survey of a row of forties, and finally-of a 400-acre plot, which was laid out by various methods and subdivided. Later, each senior had a 40-acre plot assigned to him to work out — the topography and a detail description. For the purpose of establishing relationships between the age and height, age and diameter, age and volume, diameter and volume, and of determining the average taper for 16-foot logs, careful measurements and counts were made upon 25 well selected trees. The result of this study is shown in the following table: No. of Age. H’ght. Diameter inches at different log lengths Total Trees 2ft. 4% ft. I8ft. 341+. 50 ft: 66 ft) S28 item at ie ee cet 132 88 10.38 10.0 9.2 8.2 7.6 6.5. 332 e2eeea A Ses sty 3 eae 133) _ 88 WS aos 9.6 9.0 (gil 6.9. E95 eius8 ed Tao * 82. A9.5. (18°5) 720)” 16V3) ales 8.3... Soe eeselo rae eae 9 128 80 10.7 10.5 9.7 8.9 8.1 6.8 2.1 30:27 esto oataet 132" “86 72 O87 9.6 9.0 i 6.8 1.9 30.89 Creer 1384 85 9.9 9.8 9.3 8.2 7.6 6:4 1.0 2748 (fete acioas 127 =79 9.0 8.1 8.4 7.8 5.4 4.56). eee Siete 125 88 10.0 9.4 8.1 a6 7.0 3.8 0.5 22.67 OQhese pein aene 136 66 7.4 6.9 6.2 Beil! 4.4 0.5. 3.2. 15.06 LOM eS irs 138 92 9.8 9.6 8.9 8.1 Ta 5.8) UTS 26: OF ear ance ae 143, (90) AOS 0p al 9.6 8.6 7.9 6.5 3.8 30.24 Te area 142 74 V4 DO 7 Ge sa a 51° ee aro: 1 IG eae 243° 93. 1959 “A8-7: 1629) lose elieere 9.8 ~4oe. 79714 AS ec 58h eeseee 125.4 87> “LOLS OAs 9.2 8.4. Vip 6:0) 270" °28:90'"- Nae earcieeee 132 85 9.8 9.1 7.8 7.2 6.2 years, during which the seeding had taken place; and that the average age was 135 years; their average height 81 feet, and their average dia- meter 11 inches. Meanwhile, estimating of diameters and heights, checked by instru- ments, formed a daily practice. Then in order to secure an idea of esti- mating density of stand, countings were made on small circular sample areas, laid out by pacing, and the results of countings by different men eompared. When only one-quarter-acre areas were taken (58 feet radius) the counts tallied pretty close to each other, but when extended to one- half and whole acres, the difference became considerable. Then count- ings were made on measured sample plots, laid out in’ various ways, and finally a careful count and diameter measurement with caliper on a sample acre carefully laid out were made, giving the following results : Red pine, d.b.h., inches.. 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Red pine, No. trees ..... § 15 16 30 21 32 30 35 301211 5 3 2 1171 247 trees White pine, d.b.h., inches... 6 7 8 OmOplomtee, sete dokGel{MSirty seers White pine, No. trees..... Gem oem, pled. hes. bo Te cat 18 trees Total basal area red pine, 164.4 square feet, average basal area, 0.685, whence from table of areas of circles, the diameter of average tree=11.2 inches. There were, then, on the whole acre 265 trees, a remarkably fine stand, about half of which was of merchantable saw timber size. By a careful calculation of the cross section area corresponding to the dia- meters it was found that the diameter of the average tree was 11.2 inches. Such a tree was then felled and sectioned into 8-foot lengths, to deter- mine more precisely its volume and to get other data of interest as re- gards rate of growth applicable to the stand as a whole. The sample tree of 11.3-inch diameter was found to be 185 years old, its total length 85 feet, 64 feet of which were merchantable, i.e., over 6 inches in diameter; 48 feet was clear of limbs; the per cent. of bark was 4.5. Its volume inside bark was 29.9 cubic feet; its merchant- able contents 63 feet B.M. by Doyle rule, and 126 feet B.M. by Serib- ner rule. The total cubic contents of the sample acre with 265 trees was therefore 265 x 29.9=8,022 cubic feet. Some other trees (windfalls), of larger diameter, were also sectioned and measured. A 13-inch tree, 89 feet high and 145 years of age, being found to have a total volume of 48.79 cubic feet, 42.11 cubic feet of which was merchantable (64-foot logs) figuring according to Doyle rule, 119 board feet; according to Scribner rule, 265 board feet, the former tule making hardly 3, the latter more than 6 board feet to the cubic feet of forest grown material. On this tree the rate of height growth was also determined, being 20 years for the first 18 feet, 22 years for the next 16 feet, and continu- ing at a rate of about 1 foot per year for another 32 feet, then declining to 2.5 to 3 years per foot of height growth. Finally, a rainy day was used to tabulate all the data and calculate the contents of the sample acre for which the data had been collected as representing the best condition. This gave the following. interesting results which exhibit the difference in the different log rules, the Inter- national rule being undoubtedly the one nearest the actual truth. Tt should, however, be understood that the International rule is based upon %-inch kerf, while the other rules are probably figured with Y.inch kerf, and in order to make the International rule comparable to the others about 10 per cent. needs to be deducted from its readings. Contents of a Sample Acre Feet Board Measure per log. . Diameter . Logs. Cuft. Intern’l. Doyle. Scribner. |). ice) 2. SSG Seg ORE Eee 121 Bie 20 4 18 7 0° 05 | 5 aeeguees Oe 4.3 30 9 28 (2 6 Ane 109 5.6 45 16 32 0 108 tO 55 25 40 WUMMIRARTESI RE ce ce ee eee 83 8.7 70 36 50 (0 SE 4S 62 10.6 90 49 65 O00 hi) 2) | 33 12.6 105 64 79 5 GSR 16 14.7 130 81 97 oe 6A 4 ileal 150 100 114 MMMMEPIPNIGH ee eee 4 19.6 175 121 142 9° 9 05, See 3 22.73 200 144 159 (00) 1 95.2 225 169 185 Total contents red pine ....... 658 450.3 35,745 16,873 26,963 Contents white pine ....... 3,275 1,821 2,440 Migediweantonis of acre ...6. 2... 56s cee sec nees 39,020 18,494 29,403 These contents make no allowance for defects. hibits as nearly a perfect stand as may be found. It appears from these calculations that in the average it takes a eubic foot to make 8 board feet, or 125 cubic feet of wood to make 1,000 feet B.M. by the International rule with 74-inch saw kerf, i.e., 66 per cent. of the wood is recovered in useful shape, the rest being slab and saw waste. But, according to Doyle rule, the cubic foot makes only 4, according to Scribner, 6 feet B.M. Now a systematic cruising of forties was begun, by the sample plot method, in which, by pacing, 16 equally distant stations in the forty, each 5 chains from the other, are taken and one-quarter acre carefully This showing ex- -eounted and estimated. The total count of the 16 quarter-acres on one _ of the poorest forties gave the following results: ' CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 Contents of 16 Quarter-Acres Volume Feet B.M. Diameter. No. of cubic ft. Total Doyle Total Logs. per log. per log (Sh THRO everch Oe ee oe eI eR ea 200 Bell 620 4 800 WRG OS os corey teice cece oes 219 4.3 942 9 1,971 BU ARCMOS = a 78. nse Se hide ee te 147 5.6 823 16 2,352 OMe wee reek on as Ls 113 7.0 791 25 2,825 WWE! <-.e kl seer eae pes 70 8.7 609 36 2,520 THES TeTCer are A NO AS) ee met yen ee 41 10.6 435 49 2,009 te SOMO See vere vic: tw Sanya ae 28 12.6 353 64 1,792 Hee aINCTOS, 0c ous sis ots e ee 16 14.7 235 81 1,296 He PAITEGRGS ech wate ht 2& cones ets 11 17.1 188 120 1,320 By PUES ea eerie Geen) Sere kes nee 6 19.6 118 PAL 726 ida manic ac Sok ews eae ees 6 das} 134 144 864 ofc TSiETS 712) Ge OR Bae oe ae 3 2572 76 169 507 PSS eTTOINOD F nay a seasick: ee ee aw a 2 28.3 57 196 392 OTMMEHES: Ay.n.ck Chron e wees 1 SiN} 31 225 225 CU MSIRGHOSE Tbe g ee caso ooh oh Se 1 34.9 35 ne OME MITITES SN eats oe eta eo eon 1 38.5 38 289 289 QOV CHGS as kate Noss am nt Sones i AD, 42 324 324 93) -inches'su-henak Se Senet ee 1 46.2 46 361 361 856. 5,573 20,573 This forty, one of the poorest, therefore ran only 1,230 cubic feet, or only 5,090 feet B.M. to the acre. Another forty was found to run 8,800 feet. Then, on another forty, both the sample area and the strip method were employed, which latter consists in a party travelling in a given direction and calipering and estimating logs of all the trees within a belt of ¥4-chain width, when, upon having travelled /4-mile, one acre will have been measured. The results of the plot and strip method compared were (Doyle rule), 16,070 feet B.M. by the strip method, and 15,457 feet B.M. by sample plots, or 3.8 per cent. lower. This shows that the sample area method is a tolerably reliable one, and as one or two men can operate it, much cheaper than the strip method, which is worked with four men. On May 26th the record states that the day was occupied in fighting -fire, three to four miles south of Frank’s Bay, giving an unscheduled cpportunity to learn something of the methods of fire fighting. Most interesting to the forester, and not yet appreciated by the lumberman, is the question of reproduction, and to this phase of the subject several days were devoted. It has already been stated that under the red pine a fine white pine reproduction had started. To ascer- tain its character, small sample plots of four square rods were carefully examined, with the following results: Age, years ..... S35 06007) So 9 10.11 1913-14 16 17 18 dome No. of plants.. 90 240 230 230 190 150 170 120 80 170 110 80 50 30 10 10 30 There were then over 2,000 seedling trees per acre, from 3 to 20 years of age—a number which a German forester would perhaps have chosen +o plant. In addition to these “‘seedlings’’ there were some young trees, 2 to 20 feet in height, and 20 to 40 years of age, scattered over the area. On another set of 20 sample plots of one square rod in area, on a neighboring piece of ground which had been lumbered and very nearly cut clean some 25 years before and then burned over, conditions were very different, the count being per acre: Dominant. Suppressed. Total. \NVnuiiey FUG) “I ae Se oco awn nc obb do pe rote 105 80 185 IRECl Goel sco so noas eb eoono as sOsDOmeD smrae 50 29 79 RPoplate theta ee oe eae Beaccx Seite Set RE TREN 54 Se, 54 ESI Re ys tered sic oke Thanh hs sere aunas tetas ze 18 > 18 MNiaplowt cactrsen erty eee tees see oretea cies os 6 sic 6 233 109 342 Some of the young red and white pine specimens were cut and sec- tioned. They were found to be 18 to 22 years old, from 8 to 20 feet in height, with diametens of from two to less than five inches, and mostly less than half a cubic foot per tree. The forties having all been worked up in detail, a topographic map made, the logging roads laid out, an estimate of the stand and descrip- tions made, the last task was to run a regular rapid reconnaissance sur- vey of about 3,000 acres of adjoining territory, which was made by hand compass and pacing, several parties paralleling each other within one- quarter mile and then comparing and mapping notes. By that time the black flies had taken full possession of the woods and drove the party out, or rather into other portions of the forest regions for their summer jobs. ° i That the students of the Forestry Department of the University of Toronto are well trained is proven by the fact that the Pennsylvania Railway Company has written to Dr. B. E. Fernow, asking him to send two graduates and a number of student assistants to assist in the work of reforestry and aforestation being carried on by the railway. About shree years ago the Pennsylvania Railway decided to institute a forestry department for the purpose of making the small farms secure on the right-of-way along the line, and for the purpose of planting tie timber along the line of the railway. Mr. E. A. Sterling, of Toronto University, was made head of the department, and he has written to Dr. Fernow ask- ing for more men. A number of the men from the University have ac- | { 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumbermen’s Views on Current Affairs — The Interest of the Community in the Prevention of Forest Fires—Export of Cana- dian Pulpwood—A_ Proposed ‘Wholesaler’s Association — Overweight Freight Charges Prevention of Forest Fires As forest fire protection is an interesting subject to all wholesale and retail dealers, as well as the lumbermen, and as at the present time the Governments of the different provinces are considering amendments to the present laws relating to the conservation of the forests, we would suggest that it might expedite and help to get better laws enacted and more public interest aroused if you would publish a series of articles on the subject. We take the liberty of enclosing an article combined from several addresses given at different places, that we feel explains one of the ways in which the public should look at the subject. If you see fit to publish it, it should help to arouse an interest in the subject and get the people thinking about it; especially if you were to add to it some- thing calling on the people to ask their local and federal representatives to help enact better laws and ask for their being better enforced. Yours truly, John Fenderson & Co., Inc., Sayabec, Que. The above letter was accompanied by the following interesting article : Timber makes pay checks. Timber burned up. pays no wages; moral: Do your best to prevent: fires. Would you set fire to any man’s house in your town? If you saw his house afire would you pass by without doing anything? Do you rea- lize that timber is quite as valuable to the owners, and much more so to the community and to you? He can build a new house but not a new forest. The owner of the timber destroyed may suffer a loss of $3 a thousand feet if his timber is readily accessible. If that timber was marketed there would be paid for the logging and driving an average of about $5 a thousand feet. Four-fifths of this would be for lumber and supplies, _ which would be disbursed on the ground and a large part returned to the towns and hamlets in the immediate vicinity, from which the individual would benefit directly or indirectly. In the further manufacture of logs into lumber an additional $2 to $3 would be spént at some point not far distant. This likewise would be spent for labor and supplies that would go toward the upbuilding of towns and cities and furnish markets for the homesteaders or farmers at some distance therefrom. Furthermore, the profits of logging and _ from $2 to $5 would be expended. saw milling largely would be returned to the community. In the transportation of the lumber to the markets of the world If by water, this would operate to- wards the creation of a merchant marine that would render more valu- able the agricultural lands tributary to our seaport towns; would create markets for farm products and aid in their wider distribution. If by rail, 't would, outside of the local expenditures of the railroads for labor and supplies, invite more capital and more railroads to our province. Every increase in the transportation or manufacturing industries of the province renders more valuable every foot of land within its borders, regardless of location. The interest of the community in every foot of standing timber in _ this province is fivefold greater than that of the individual owner, and it _ mill, 100 miles away. is this interest which, when once crystallized into public opinion and enacted into laws, will demand the thorough and adequate protection of our forests. Pulpwood Exports to the U.S. I have read your article on ‘“‘The Pulpwood Situation and the United States Tariff’’ in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ of February 15th, and was very much interested. I can sympathize with those Canadians who do not believe in the exportation of pulpwood to the United States. In a certain part of this State (New York) there is a large rossing mill run- ning six or seven months in the year. The wood is shipped to a paper When the river is closed by ice, in the month of November, operations cease, and the men are thrown out of work. These men are then compelled to remain idle during the winter, or go to the woods. The paper mill coritinues running the entire year. The approximate aggregate daily capacity of the pulp mills in the Lake Champlain and Hudson river valleys is 1,269 tons of mechanical and chemical fibres. The estimated amount of wood to supply this ca- pacity is 1,952 cords daily. An idea of the business done by the large paper companies in the United States can be formed from the following: The American Writing Paper Company operates 29 mills and the United Box Board & Paper Company, 23 mills. The last named concern control the American Straw Board Company, who have 15 mills, located principally in In- diana and Illinois. The International Paper Company operates 29 mills. These are located in the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu- setts, Vermont and New York. The daily production of the above named company is 1,700 tons of news, manillas and miscellaneous papers. The reader naturally asks, ‘‘Where does all this paper go to?’ Some time ago, a writer in one of our leading magazines estimated the amount of paper required for the daily papers of the city of New York as 135,000 tongs per year. When we add to this the amount re- quired by the book and magazine publishers, we can readily see that New York City alone uses the combined output of a great many paper mills. The present winter’s output of pulpwood in this district (within a radius of 20 miles of St. Regis Falls) will approximate 45,000 cords. The greater part of this will be rossed at the latter place by the St. Regis Paper Company, and then shipped to their mill at Deferit. During the past winter $6.50 per cord was paid for peeled poplar by the Excelsior Mills at Malone. The Malone Paper Company paid from $5 to $6 per cord for unpeeled wood. This was not received by car, but delivered by farmers in small amounts, the price varying, according to kind and quality of wood. A certain lumber firm here, had an offer of $7 per cord for unpeeled wood f.o.b. cars, or $9 per cord for rossed wood. To decide which was the better price, a cord of 4-foot wood was cut into 2-foot lengths and rossed. It was repiled and measured, and showed a shrink- age of one-third. Of course they decided to ship it with the bark on. Nearly all soft timber here is measured by the cord, whether it be for pulpwood or lumber. Wages in the pulpwood camps have been as fol- lows: Teamsters, $35 and $40 per month; road men, $30. From $2 to $3 was paid for man and team. This included board for man and team. ‘shortstops, otherwise known as camp-jumpers, received $18 to $26. George B. Oberton, : North Bangor, N.Y. _ The above interesting letter, bearing indirectly upon the tariff situation, gives an idea of the great extent of the paper making industry of the Eastern States. During the past year there was exported to the United States through the ports of Rouse’s Point, Alburg, Fort Covington, and Malone, 277,234 cords - of pulpwood from the Province of Quebec. The mills of the Lake Champlain and Hudson river valley districts, according to the figures given by our cor- respondent, produce annually about 400,000 tons. It is readily seen therefore, that the supplies derived from Quebec Province form a very important portion of their necessary raw material. The 400,000 tons produced by these mills would include about 320,000 tons of mechanical and 80,000 tons of sulphite pulp. The latter would need approximately 150,000 cords of pulpwood. Alto- gether therefore, about 480,000 tons of pulpwood would be consumed in the manufacture of the 400,000 tons of pulp. Estimating a cord roughly as equiva- lent to a ton, the 277,234 cords imported from Quebec would constitute about 58 per cent, of the total consumption of the district under consideration. Should Wholesaler’s Organize? = Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’:—For some time past we have felt that the wholesalers of the province have not had sufficient opportunity for getting together to discuss trade matters generally. We would like to see something done along this line, and would suggest that you get an expression of opinion from the wholesale trade generally, as to the ad- visability of such meetings. Our idea is, that an informal luncheon should be held, say once a month at some central point, such as Toronto, when matters of interest to all of us could be discussed. We know of two or three cases where money might have been saved, had there been an opportunity to com- pare notes. i Then there is the social side Competition is keen. ‘John Jones’’ takes two or three orders away from us and we get sore; don’t like him a little bit, whereas the fact is ‘‘John’’ ig a decent fellow, and a social mix once a month would make us bosom friends. What do you think of the idea ? Yours very truly, The Long Lumber Company. The above letter should be read with interest by the wholesale lumber ~ dealers of Ontario. The views of other wholesalers would be gladly received and published in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.’’—Kditor. How Did the Overweight Charge Originate? The J. D. Shier Lumber Company, Bracebridge, Ont., in a letter to the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ upon the matter of the weighing of cars of lumber, say: ““We notice, however, that customers are now asking for shipment to be made in box cars much more frequently than in past years, claiming that heavy rains in the summer season and snowstorms in winter very much increase the weight of the load. On a recent shipment of two cars of lumber which was apparently in the same condition, loaded on a flat and in a box car respectively, there was a difference of 500 pounds per M. feet in the weight, in favor of ihe latter. This, on a ten cent rate, meant a loss of 50 cents per M. feet to our customer, and could only be accounted for by the weather conditions, and not making a proper al- lowance when weighing.’’ Stumpage Dues Will Be Increased Ontario Government Decides to Advance Dues on Old Licences to Take Effect at once The Ontario Government has definitely decided to increase the stumpage dues upon timber limits which were issued prior to 1903. What the increase will be, had not been decided at the time of going to press, but it was learned on a reasonably certain ground that it would probably bring the dues on the old licenses up to $1.50. Licenses se- cured before 1892 were subject to stumpage dues of $1 per thousand | feet, and licenses secured between 1892 and 1903 were subject to stump- age dues of $1.25 per thousand feet. In addition to this there are the bonus and the ground rent charges. The licenses secured since 1903 are subject to stumpage dues of $2. These will probably be left as they are, the object of the Government being to bring the payments on the old licenses closer to the new ones. The licenses all expire on April 30 of each year, and whatever changes are to be made will be decided upon before that date, so as to apply to the renewals of the licenses for the coming year. ; This move has been anticipated by the lumbermen of the province for some time, but they have not been able to dissuade the Government from its proposed course A deputation of several prominent license owners recently interviewed the Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines to present their arguments against the proposed increase, but though the Minister recognized the importance of the subject to them, he was unable to agree with them that the stumpage dues should be left alone. Possibly the increases will be in the nature of a compromise, by means of which the Government will obtain a greater revenue from the timber, but which will still leave the dues on the old licenses lower than those on the licenses secured since 1903. Whatever is done, it is certain that the owners of old licenses. will be severely hit, more especially those who have recently purchased them , from former owners, on the expectation that the stumpage dues would not be altered. Whatever the Government does now, it should at least give some definite assurance that the charges to be made are to be con- sidered ac definitely settled. The cost of timber in Ontario is already exceptionally high, and with any element of uncertainty the manufac- turers are greatly handicapped in their operations. Those who are manu- facturing lumber from limits held under the old licenses will, by the new regulations, be subjected to a greatly increased tax on their operations, amounting to from 25 cents to 50 cents a thousand feet, according to the reported intention of the Government. It will cost them exactly that much more to produce their lumber and they will be that much less able to compete against other manufacturers and especially against the cheap lumber from the United States, which comes into Canada free of duty. Rondeau Park Policy Modified The Ontario Government’s policy of reforestation on Rondeau Park will not be abandoned, but will be proceeded with on a different basis. ~ Tt will be remembered that some time ago the Government announced its intention of cutting out a lot of trees in the park, and commissioned Prof. EB. J. Zavitz, dean of the Department of Forestry at the Ontario _ Agricultural College, to mark the trees which in his opinion ought to be removed. Tenders were then called for for the purchase of this timber. A storm of protest at once arose from the people of the district. They maintained that far too many trees were to be cut, and that the park would be spoiled. So strong was the opposition that the Govern- ment thought it wise to drop the subject for the time being. It is now announced that some trees in the park are to be cut, but only those ap- proved by Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Only trees which have grown old and timber which is deteriorating will be cut. Mr. Cochrane has been over the ground in person, and will supervise the work. There was considerable difficulty with the tenderers for the timber, who protested warmly against the Government’s change of policy. Messrs. McKillop Bros., of Bismarck, tendered again after the change was made, and finally agreed to accept the Government’s conditions. The work will not be commenced until next season, as the park will have to be.gone over and the trees re-marked. Quebec Prohibits Export of Pulpwood Premier Gouin announced in the Quebec Legislature on April 12 the new policy of the Government as regards pulpwood. The Premier said it had been decided to prohibit the exportation of all pulpwood cut on Grown lands, before it was manufactured in Canada; secondly, to in- crease the stumpage dues by 60 per cent., and, thirdly, to increase the ground rent per square mile from $3 to $5. The order-in-council deal- ing with the matter will be issued during the present session of the House. ‘‘It is the intention of the Government,’’ he said, ‘‘to prohibit the exportation of pulpwood cut from Crown lands before it is manufac- tured in the Province of Quebec, in the same way as the prohibition applies in Ontario. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 -be at least 265,000,000 superficial feet, and may run as high as 280,- Lumber News from the Maritime Provinces The export of lumber from St. John, N.B., to transatlantic ports for the first quarter this year was twenty million feet, or about two mil- lions less than for the like quarter last year. The British lumber market is reported in good condition. Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Surveyor-General for New Brunswick, announces that the lumber cut on the Crown lands of that province will 000,000 feet, and that the reports show that the former figures were the net amount on which stumpage would be paid to the province this year. These figures are in excess of anything ever before heard of in the Crown Lands Department of this province. Hon. F. MacLeod, Solicitor-General of New Brunswick, who re- cently attended the Interprovincial Conference at Ottawa, stated in an interview that he was personally opposed to the exportation of any pulp or pulpwood from the Crown lands of the province. Under a proper policy paper mills would soon spring up in the province, which would be large enough to consume all the natural product. They had many valu- able water powers in New Brunswick, the value of which was only just beginning to be realized. The annual meeting of the St. John River Log Driving Company which has formerly always taken place in Fredericton, was held this year at St. John, on April 6th.. The estimates of cuts during the past winter showed that from both Canadian and American lands there will be more lumber coming down the river this year for the St. John River Log Driving Company to handle at the booms and on the drives than last year. The news from Aroostook County, in the State of Maine, is that the operations on the St. John and Allegash rivers this year are, like all the others in Aroostook, larger. The St. John Lumber Company is the largest. operator and has cut 45,000,000 for use in its mill at Van Buren. The cut this year that is going down the St. John to be manu- factured in St. John, follows: W. H. Cunliffe’s Sons, Fort Kent, 16,- 000,000 feet; Albert M. Currier, Seven Islands, 7,000,000; Neal McLean, St. Francis, 2,500,000; Nazarre Pelletier, St. Francis, 2,000,000—all for Stetson, Cutler Company, of St. John; Andre Cushing Company, St. John, 20,000,000 for their own mill at St. John. The St. John, N.B., market claims quite a number of logs cut in Maine. They are driven down the river under the provisions of the Pike law, and manufactured in St. John by American citizens and shipped back into the State free of duty. Next year, under the provisions of the new law which is to replace the Pike law, American logs cut in Maine and manufactured at St. John, will be subjected to the same duty as any Canadian lumber, and will have to pay $1.25 a thousand when shipped back into Maine. The new law will work a great hardship, it is claimed, to the American lumber manufacturing concerns of St. John, of which the Stetson, Cutler Company is the largest and best known. It is understood in Aroostook county that notwithstanding the duty the concerns are planning on continuing the cutting in Maine and manufac- turing in St. John at least for one year. Under the Pike law there was for a great many years an average of over 100,000,000 feet, board mea- sure, going from Maine to New Brunswick to be manufactured. After the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad was built the amount was decreased more than one-half, and now it will not average much more than 30,- 000,000 feet a season. Fraser River Mills and Limits Sold The Fraser River Lumber Company, whose mills at New West- minster, B.C., are the second largest in the world, have sold all their holdings to the Canadian Western Lumber Company, which recently secured incorporation ‘papers at Ottawa. The personnel of the pur- chasing company will be Canadian. It is understood that at least one Toronto man, Mr. D. D. Mann, wil! be interested in the buying company. Jt is also probable that the bonds will be floated in England. Mr. Mc- Rae, who is well known in Toronto, left for the west immediately upon the completion of the transfer. It is said that the transfer involves be- tween $17,000,000 and $20,000,000. A detailed announcement is ex- pected in about a week, and will be published in the next issue of the “Canada Lumberman.”’ In connection with the reported intention of the Quebec Government to establish a Chair of Forestry, the Hon. Jules Allard, Minister of Lands and Forests, in a recent interview said that the plan of the Government was to found a Chair of Forestry in Laval University in Quebec City. The plan is not completed as yet, but it is reported that Mr. Piche will be appointed professor of forestry. Mr. Piche studied for two years at Yale and is an experienced forestry engineer. The course is to cover two years and to be free of charge. It is hoped that at least a dozen students will be secured for the first year. Plans are being discussed for the amalgamation of all the American organizations of lumber manufacturers on the Pacific coast. The associa- tions at present existing have a combined memberchip of from 350 to 400, and they represent mille with a yearly output of 1,000,000,000 feet. Warping of Wood—Its Prevention Of the several changes that take place in wood during seasoning, none is more worthy of study than the phenomenon of the warping of boards, planks, ete. Of course, warping can be induced by agencies outside of the wood itself, such as the exposure of one side of a board to heat or moisture, irrespective of the structure or grain of the piece affected, but such warp- ing is obviously easy of prevention. It is otherwise with the natural warping due to the arrangement of the cells, fibres and rings of wood in the trunk of a timber tree, a brief description of which may be interesting. Tf the cross-section of a Jog of unseasoned timber be placed in a warm, dry room for a few weeks, one of two things is pretty certain to Fig. 4. Quartered Sections When Warped Fig.5. Warping of Planks Fig. 6. Variation in Shrinkage oceur to it. Hither it will be filled with a number of small shakes or checks. radiating from the heart toward the bark, as in fig. 1, or one large cleft will appear, as in fig. 2. If the cross-section of the fresh log be sawn through the heart and the two halves left to dry, no shakes will appear, but instead, the sawn face of each piece will assume the shape shown in fig. 38. If the log had been quartered instead of halved, as in the plan de- scribed above, each piece when dried would appear as in fig. 4. Here it will been seen that the original right angles have become acute ones. Fig. 8. Grooves as a Precaution Fig. 7. Battens Across Grain Fig. 9. Clips Sliding in Batter —sz Still another method might have been adopted and the section sawn into planks and dried. Then it would present the appearance of fig. 5. The centre plank containing the heart has not appreciably changed its form, but the pieces of each side of it have warped their edges away from the centre plank. What is the reason or law for the changes of form in these various examples? They are all due to the simple fact that the shrinkage across the grain is much greater in the direction of the lines aa in fig. 6, than from the heart to the bark b. Or, to put it in scientific phraseology, the tangential shrinkage aa is from three to five times greater than the radial shrinkage b. If this fact be understood, the behavior of the various pieces already illustrated can be readily explained. It will also be recognized that the only piece in fig. 5 which has not warped is a true radial piece, or, as a woodworker would say, is a ‘‘quartered’’ board. Quartering is, of course, chiefly practiced to dis- play the silver grain or medullary rays of certain woods. But a quar- Fig. 10. Batten Rabbeted for Buttons Fig. 11, Dovetailed Key ‘ tered board is better than a ‘‘slash-cut’’ one, because it does not warp —at all events, not so naturally and readily as the other. Various mechanical methods for preventing the warping of thin Fig. 13. Correct Tonguing Fig. 14. Hiding the End Grain Fig. 1b. Strengthening with Iron Strip boards are in use by woodworkers. . The commonest is that shown in fig. - 7, where a plain ledge or batten is nailed or screwed across the grain of the piece which is to be kept true. For broad pieces, such as draft- —="*" ¥ig.17 The 3-ply Board Fig. 16. Reyersing the Grain ing boards, the screw holes in such battens should be slotted to allow of the expansion or contraction of the board as it is influenced by the changes of moisture in the atmosphere. Pas As an additional precaution another device is often used in conjunc- 7 v7 -: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ny tion with the battens or drafting boards, and is shown in fig. 8, where grooves have been made in the under side every two inches or so. Fig. 9 shows another useful method for drafting-board: Small metal clips being inserted in grooves in the batten and screwed to the back of the board in lieu of screws through the battens. A variation of this is sometimes seen on large drafting-table tops, the batten being rabbeted fer wooden buttons as in fig. 10. A dovetailed key, fig. 11, finds favor with many, and if well fitted is an effective method. Flush clamps across the end grain are used in a variety of situations and are attached by a groove and tongue joint. A common mistake is to form the tongue on the clamp, as in fig. 12, instead of on the end grain of the board, as in fig. 13. In first class work flush clamps are often mitered, fig. 14, so as to When to Install New Machinery Suggestions for Those Who Contemplate Re- placing Old Equipment by Modern Devices This is an age of new and improved machinery. The railroads are constantly abandoning locomotives and cars which are only partly worn, for the purpose of installing more up-to-date rolling stock. The pub- lishers of the big newspapers are forever remodelling their plants with the latest patterns of speedy printing presses to replace presses which are still in excellent running order, but are not up to the times. And so it is in the metal working shops and the woodworking establishments. The flour mill and the stone works are all in line for modern machinery ai the sacrifice, so to speak, of old and only partly worn machinery. The writer bas given this matter of new machinery for woodworking establishments some attention of late. He found that practically all of the enterprising woodworking mills were being refitted with various new types of machinery as a regular thing. At nearly all plants, one will ob- serve a number of new machines in crates or in process of being set up to take the place of some machine which seemed to be in good running condition, but which was not of the latest pattern. The era of new machinery for old is not restricted to boilers, en- gines, waterwheels, planers, band saws and other machinery of the mill, but includes the small tools. The new tool era is also in vogue. Second- hand dealers in woodworking machinery and tools are doing a flourish- ing business in buying up partly worn machines and tools for sale in the country mills. The latest and most approved designs of saws are con- stantly in request in the modern shops, whereas you will find specimens of discarded saws of an off-pattern thrown aside, though still in fair working condition. - Some would say that money is lost because of the throwing aside of some partly used gimlets to make room for the better patterns. The per- fected mitre scales are required to replace scales which are still service- able, but which are not quite up to the times. Bit braces on which some minor fixture has been improved are demanded because of a little time gained or a little better work done by the new brace. Chisels of all kinds must be quite accurate to meet the needs of the modern woodworker. Un- less the plane possesses several economical features and is capable of doing fine work, it is abandoned to make space for a better grade. It is simply the woodworker’s fad. Special taper files and other modern tools are the only kind supposed to be serviceable in the improved city shop. The older kinds of tools may still be in use in the small towns and re- mote plants. We find the same ideas prevailing also with respect to the machinery of the modern plant. You can speak with any of the interested parties on the subject with the same results. All argue the advantage of having new machinery and tools and the disadvantage of old machinery and tools. A superintendent has a good excuse for making little profit on the work when he is handicapped with old apparatus. And he uses that excuse every time the owner has anything to remark concerning the pro- fits and losses of the shop. Sometimes new machinery is put in and still the results are poor, due to defective driving gearing. I saw a good, up-to-date mortiser run- ning badly in a shop because the driving wheels of the overhead shaft were in the shape shown at fig. 1. As soon as the driving wheels were fixed level; the mortiser ran steadily and with good speed. The worn wheel had to be turned out in the hub and a bushing put in as at B, fig. 2. ; A party let a gasoline engine shafting get too hot and run dry in a mill. It was an up-to-date engine, but was running badly, due to the worn places, C, on the shafting, fig. 3. It was not an old engine. The outfit was not ready for the junk heap. We have to distinguish between worn out devices and devices in which some particular part may be worn, as in this instance. In this case, the remedy consisted in replac- ing the worn shaft with a new one. In another case the shaft was worn, as at D, fig. 4. This was fixed by shrinking on a sleeve, E, fig. 5. In a self-feed rip saw, the feed roll show no end grain. This is necessary when the edge has to be rounded or modelled, as in tables and desk tops. For common work, a rough but effective method is to plow a groove across the end grain and insert a strip if iron as in fig. 15. | Where neither battens on the back nor flush clamps are desirable a very good plan is to glue up narrow strips, fig. 16, the grain being re- versed in alternate strips as indicated in the illustration. Any consideration of the methods of preventing warping would not be complete without a reference to the now familiar three-ply boards. which are used for such a variety of purposes to-day. Usually of three © thicknesses of stout knife-cut (peeled) veneer, glued together with the inside piece across the grains of the outer ones, fig. 17, it forms perhaps the most effective method at our command to-day for holding wide poards true and straight.—T. B. Kidner, in ‘‘Wood Craft.”’ was giving trouble and one man claimed that the machine was out of date. Not so. The feed roll which made the trouble was in bearings adjusted as in fig. 6. The bearings were slightly worn. The caps were a little too loose. The oil holes were plugged with gummy matter. All that wa necessary in this case was to have the bearings washed out, the caps reset, the parts cleaned and then the machine ran satisfactorily so far as the feed rolls were concerned. In another rip saw a spur wheel of the pattern in fig. 7 gave trouble, due to the wearing of the points of the spurs. But this did not condemn the machine. New spurs were put in, and then the chain driving gear- XY { Fig 12 ing bothered and the party in charge wanted to give it up. The chain | links were found to be worn at the bearing ends, as at F, fig. 8. The | pins were worn, as at G, fig. 9. A new driving chain brought the mechan- — ism up to date and no further trouble ensued at this point. Sometimes a glance at the belting of the sawmill or carpenter shop will reveal the condition of things. I saw some woodworking plants in | which the belting was in the order shown in fig. 11. This. illustrated the average order of the driving machinery and the apparatus in general. In this plan there was a hanger in use, like that in fig: 10, with a single centre support. In order to brace this hanger, the bar, H, was bolted at | each end. When you see braces bolted on like this you can determine the nature of the driving mechanism of the shop. I was greatly aston- | ished to see a common wagon wheel used as a balance wheel on a certain woodworking machine in a plant, as in fig. 12. It seems that the ma- | chine lacked a steady motion, due to defective driving of the main power mechanism. But the boss thought differently. Therefore he happened | to get his hands on an old wagon wheel, and this he had bolted to the belt wheel of the machine. This fly-wheel did not help steady the ma- chine at all. But the boss said it did, and that had to go. All such devices are money losers to the owners of the plant. New and improved machinery, tools, and devices for the woodworking plant are suggested. These are the remedies for all patchwork of bosses, me- chanics, carpenters, and_tinkerers.—George Melrose, in the ‘‘Woodwork- ers’ Review.”’ Arrangements have been completed for the annual meeting of the | National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, at New Orleans, Louisiana, | from April 19 to 21. An interesting programme of reports and addresses | has been arranged, and a number of attractive entertainment features have been designed. A large attendance is assured. _. willing to take further business. situation to again put their prices up. and for the favorite roller rink - 28 General Improvement in Lumber Trade Reports from many Sources Tell of Splendid Prospects for 1910 Trade—Re- tailers in the West will Need Large Supplies—Canadian Spruce in England A W. A. Anstie, secretary of the Mountain Lumbermen’s. Association, who returned recently from a business trip to Winnipeg, Calgary and other points east of the Rockies, in an interview said: “The outlook for business is excellent. The retail men throughout the prairie province have had a winter better than usual for business, on account of the comparatively open season this year, and I anticipate a good spring demand as there is every indication of a large immigration. The railway extensions under way will open up a large territory tributary to the mills of British Columbia. At the present time stocks are very low and the season will open with a large amount of business ordered ahead. From present reports business will be very satisfactory. Present indications are that the cut this year will be from 50 to 75 per cent larger than last year. We are well on the way now to satisfactory condi- tions. If seeding conditions are good on the prairie, the whole of the lumber mills will be running full blast. This, in turn, will have an im- mense effect on commercial conditions generally in this part of the country. The feeling on the prairies is good everywhere. Prosperity is in the air. Winnipeg, Calgary and Lethbridge, in particular, are looking for a great deal of building. In Calgary a competent authority told me the building this year would be equal to that of the two previous years.” A United States View of Canadian Trade A United States view of the outlook for the Canadian lumber trade is given in a recent article in the Seattle ‘‘Post-Intelligencer,’’ which deals with the subject as follows: ‘“The general forward movement which marked Canadian trade last year was not missed by the lumber exporters, for they also profited by the trade improvement in the United States and England. For the current year the genera] outlook for the Canadian lumbermen promises great activity and expansion in the lumbering in- dustry of the whole Dominion. “From all accounts, stocks of lumber throughout the country have diminished very considerably, and the fear is expressed in some quar- ters that the supply of dry lumber for use during the building season of 1910 will be inadequate. In view of such a condition, reports from Bri- tish Columbia say that lumber companies generally are placing as many men in the woods as they can possibly handle. A feature stimulating the industry is the demand for ties. For a supply of these the larger Canadian railways are directing their attention to the timber resources of the western provinces. In northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan more than 3,000 men are employed in getting out ties and logs. One company alone has 1,500 men at this work. “In the Ottawa valley the independent attitude of the lumber manu- facturers in respect to prices for the cut of 1910 is giving concern to middlemen who are looking around for supplies for the coming season. It does not appear that many large contracts have yet been closed for the output of the Ottawa river mills for the approaching summer. Mill owners are holding on to stock more firmly than at any other time since 1906. Buyers from the United States at this time last season were able to get slight reductions on upper grades, as compared with the season previous, but now the reverse is the case. There is an all-round advance of $5 per thousand on nearly everything better than shipping culls.”’ Good Demand for Canadian Spruce in England The ‘‘Timber Trades Journal.’’ London, Eng., dealing with market conditions, says: ‘‘There is every indication that the market for spruce deal goods is stronger both as regards c.i.f. and spot values. Parcels recently to hand have been sold at 2s. 6d. to 5s. per standard more, and we hear that shippers will not accept any reduction for the few parcels now on the way. We notice particularly that what parcels are arriving at West Coast ports are only of very moderate proportions, very few reach the 200 standards mark, and, from what we can gather, are being keenly competed for by the importers. We should not be at all sur- prised to hear that these shipments by liners tail off considerably during the remainder of what is termed the liner season. If this should be the case, and as stocks are by no means heavy, we venture to suggest that prices will be likely to advance still further. We have not heard of any contracts having been made for cargoes for early shipment, although we have heard that shippers’ ideas are above those values which are ruling to-day. “Judging from the demand which etill exists for maple flooring, we are still some way from the end of the skating rink boom. It would, per- haps, be hardly correct to say that of the making of new rinks there is no end; but even at the tail end of the winter season bold speculators are to be found preparing for a return of the craze next winter. Just now some of the large producers are so full up with orders that they are un- Shippers have taken advantage of the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — — eo eee — a = Ge = 7 aa — ~ _ widths (1x24 and 234 inches) shippers are now asking round about £20 _ 5s. per standard c.i.f. Liverpool or Manchester, with the usual extras for London, Hull, Glasgow, and similarly placed ports. For 1x3%-inch a — reduction can usually be obtained of about 25s., or 30s. per standard. New York Taking Plenty of Spruce J. L. Christy and J. Douglas Moir, wholesale dealers in Canadian spruce on the New York market, recently made a two weeks’ trip through the Province of Quebec, where they obtained over 50,000,000 feet of spruce for their 1910 trade. In discussing the matter, Mr. Moir was most — enthusiastic, and stated that in all his experience in the lumber business _ he could not remember having made so successful a trip. In addition to acquiring the stocks and entire output of those mills from which they have been able to ship during the past two years, they made arrange- c ments by which they are to act as sole sales agents for the Iberville Iumber Company, of New York, whose large new mill at Sault-au-Mou- _ ton, on the Lower St. Lawrence, has a capacity of from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000, and for Messms. G. A. Grier & Sons, Limited, of Montreal. In addition to having made these purchases and contracts, Christy, Moir — Company sold for export to the European trade at satisfactory prices, a block of six and a half million feet of the spruce output of the Iberville — Lumber Company’s mill. They reported the lumber trade in Montreal to be very active for this time of the year. In nearly every case mill — owners and dealers were preparing for and confidently expecting a pros- perous period of business. Brisk English Market for Waney Pine Messrs. Denny, Mott & Dickson, Limited, London, Eng., report under recent date as follows: Canadian timber—The chief feature in this market has been the brisk demand for waney pine, and ag the stocks on this side have been practically cleared out, forward contracts for next season's supply have been sufficiently important to already dispose of the bulk of the looked-for supply for shipment all this year. Unprecedented 7 prices have been paid, and it seems that consumers who haye not al- ready covered forward will have to fall back on any second-class timber that may be available in Quebec, now that the first-class timber is ex- r hausted. Elm has been selling at hardening prices, and the shippers _ have been obtaining an appreciable advance on contract rates for next > season’s supplies of this wood, as compared with those of last season. Oak has remained stagnant, both for demand from stock and in respect to forward supplies. Spruce—This market has been quiet and without any fresh feature. F.o.b. prices are perhaps not quite so firm as they were at the opening of the year. Poles and Posts Moving Actively There is a good demand for telegraph poles in Ontario, because of the recent destruction of a number of poles by storms, and because of increased railway building. Wholesale prices of ties and poles at Ot- tawa are as follows: Ties—Standard railway ties, 6-inch Mill run cedar’ ties’ ....\0 22 seaseeeeeeen oan 0.38 to 0.45 No. 2 railway Yelegraph poles, 25 feet long, 6-inch top ....................- 90e. to $1.00 ‘ 30: feet. long, (G-ineh top, 2 ix./% daha chan ee eee 1.25 ue 35 feet. long) 7-inek “top, age. Sasa neo. oe ee 1.76 ue 40 feet long,” 7-inch top. 756.22 20s. oe 2.50 se 45° feet Jong, 7ameh top! .. 25 202 ot ak of. Ser 3.00 rs 50 féet long A7amebittop, cals os inishtc woe ce 3.50 Prices for telegraph and telephone poles are quoted as follows, f.o.b. shipping points, in Quebec. Telegraph poles,380 feet poles, 6-inch top ..................-+- $2.25 to $2.50 se 35: feet poles! = 74-inch topes. scene See 2.40 to 2.70 ee 40" feet: poles; 7-inch “top. se...) ao eae 3.25 to 3.50 as 45. feet’ poles; 7-inch> tap’). st eae eae eee 4.50 to 4.75 ¥ 50 feebypoles;, 7-inch’ top. so: ch “ea evee wernt 5.75 to 6.00 Since the removal of the surtax on goods between Canada and Ger- many, Montreal pulp and paper men are receiving inquiries for wood pulp and box boards. Under the new tariff arrangements these can go | | into Germany at very favorable terms, and there is no doubt that acon- siderable amount of business will be worked up along these lines. ; Nee . 4 rr. = Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing Lidgerwood Skidders for Fraser River Company The Fraser River Lumber Company, of New Westminster, B.C., have just placed an order for two Lidgerwood ‘‘skidders,’’ popularly known as ‘‘Flying Machines.’’ This is the machine that is attracting so much attention among the Washington loggers, a number of them having been recently installed in that State. From the success they are having, the indication is that the ‘‘skid- der’’ will shortly replace the ‘‘donkeys’’ now so generally in use on the coast. This ‘‘skidder’’ clears 40 acres at a setting, yarding and loading the logs through the air, so that no sniping or swamping is necessary, and the logs are delivered free of grit. While the regular crew is only 14 men, as with a yarding donkey, the daily capacity is from 60,000 to 100,000 feet. The Fraser River Lumber Company’s machines will be the largest ever built, in order to suitably handle their timber, and some idea of the great size of these machines may be gained from their weight, which is approximately 90,000 pounds each. The new logging camp to be opened by the Fraser River Lumber Company will be the largest in British spever Macn’y Co,Lrpe) ‘ HESPELER ONT. Mr. A. D. McRae is Jolumbia, with a daily capacity of 400,000 feet. general manager of this operation, which also has the largest sawmill in British Columbia. An Improved Cabinet Pianer The Hespeler Machinery Company, Limited, of Hespeler, Ont., pro- duce an excellent improved cabinet planer, of which an illustration is given herewith. It will be noticed that the general design of the machine is symmetrical and finished in appearance. The feed consists of four rolls 5-inch in diameter, driven with gears cut from the solid. The cylin- der is made from the best grade of steel and runs in bearings 2 15/16 of an inch in diameter by 10 inches long. These bearings can be adjusted in a few seconds, so that the wear will be taken up evenly for the entire length. The table is of unusual length, 56 inches long, is made in three pieces and is raised or lowered on long wedges on each side. It is ad- justable by means of a hand wheel, which is clearly shown in the ilhu- stration, geared up in such a manner that a child could raise or lower it. It is locked in position by a small hand wheel, which is shown on the out- side of the larger one. This machine will take any material from 44-inch to 7 inches in thickness, and deliver it clear of the machine. The chip breaker and pressure bar are of the latest type, working on a circle and admitting of the finest and easiest adjustment It will be noticed that the weights are on the inside of the machine, so situated as to be easily removed and entirely out of the operator’s way. The gears are of ample proportion, and are all cut from the solid. “Seki %: . Thtictenracstaiennns | simatiansinuinee / iis ena Rea EE Hespeler Machinery Coy’s Improved Heavy Cabinet Planer The machine is built in three sizes, viz.: 48-inch, 36-inch and 30-inch, | the approximate weights of which are respectively: 7,500 pounds, 6,300 pounds, and 5,400 pounds. The 36-inch machines are kept in stock at | all times, or are under construction, and intending purchasers can ex- amine them thoroughly before buying. The 48-inch machine occupies a floor space of 7 feet 6 inches square; the 86-inch a space of 6 feet 6 inches by 7 feet 6 inches, and the 30-inch — machine a space of 6 feet by 7 feet 6 inches. These machines have al] — tight and loose pulleys, 12-inch x 844-inch face, and should run 750 | r.p.m. The company guarantee every machine to do its work in a satis- factory manner. .Those who desire further information will do well to communicate with the company, mentioning at the same time the ‘‘Can- ada Lumberman.”’ Saw Complaints—An Instructive Discussion Speaking of complaints—a man called at the Disston Saw Works — some time ago, carrying a Disston handsaw. He seemed very much agerieved and complained bitterly about their sending out such a saw — as the one he had. ““Why,’’ he said, ‘“‘it will not cut wood; in fact, it will not cut any- | thing.”’ This struck the Disston folks as being rather curious, for in their 70 years of saw making, some millions of saws have been made and sold by them. Upon examining the saw, however, the cause of the difficluty was readily apparent. The Disston representative casually asked the visitor if he thought the saw would cut iron. ‘‘No. of course it won’t,’’ said the visitor emphatically. Asked if he could wait a few minutes, he said he could. Disston’s | man took the saw out in the shop, had it specially filed to cut iron— ‘notice the specially filed part)—brought the same saw back, took the visitor to the machine shop, got a piece of iron bar about two inches in diameter, placed it in a vise, tightened it up, put the saw to work, and in short order neatly sawed the bar in two without any trouble whatever, and the teeth were still in fair condition. The visitor was utterly amazed. ‘‘Well,’’ said he, “I wouldn't | have believed it.’”’ ; After an explanation of the trouble—simply a matter of the condi- tion of the teeth in the saw—he asked: “‘Can you put it in proper con- dition for sawing wood ?”’ “Yes.”’ ‘‘Well, do it, and I will never complain about a Disston saw again.”’ The majority of users do not know or give little thought to the fact i a j : ) ha SE ee 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER that to obtain the best results in any particular class of work the saw must be specially toothed and filed for the sawing to be done. Years of experimentng have determined just what shape or space, angle and bevel should be given to the teeth, as well as the amount of set best suited for this or that class of sawing; that the tooth best adapt- ed for sawing soft woods is not at all suitable for cutting hard woods. Of course, the work could be done after a fashion, but the result would not be as good as that obtained by the use of a saw properly toothed for its particular purpose. You can take a rip saw and crosscut with it, but note the difficulty. In line with this, it may be noted that even a saw blade made for cutting soft metals is not at all adapted for sawing the harder metals, nor will a saw made for sawing wood stand the work of cutting a com- bination of wood and metal without injury to the points of the teeth. thereby spoiling it for further use in making a clean, sweet cut in wood. A saw that it ‘‘fitted-up’’ for sawing wood has the teeth filed with a tevel back and front, given a proper set, enabling it to do fast cutting. A handsaw for sawing metal has no set on the teeth, but is ground for clearance and filed straight across the front of the tooth, while to a lim- ited extent it would cut wood, but not in a manner that a mechanic de- sires In other words, it is not adapted for wood cutting and its temper also is different from that of a wood cutting saw. Tt is for these very reasons that various patterns of saws are made and specially toothed for the different kinds of work. Experience in this line is the best teacher. Take a saw fitted up for sawing wood, try it on a piece of metal. No matter what kind of a saw it may be, or whose make, it positively will not do as good work afterwards in sawing wood without being re-fitted. The Michigan Sprocket Chain Company, Detroit, have furnished the “Canada Lumberman”’ with a copy of their general catalogue No. 6. The The catalogue is substantially bound and attractively published on cal- endared paper, which shows up the numerous illustrations with great distinctness. sprocket chains, riveted drive, pintle and carrier chains, log-haul-ups, sprocket wheels, clutches, take-ups, ete. Lumber manufacturers will be interested particularly in the company’s log haul-up, whieh is clearly illustrated and described. Lumber Matters Interesting Descision Regarding Meaning of “ Mill Run”—Shanty Men Lose Wages after Leaving Camp Interpretation of ‘Mill Run’’—The Divisional Court of Ontario has upheld the judgment of Latchford, J., in the case of Wood y. Gall Lum- ber Company. The defendants had purchased from the plaintiff certain logs to be cut into lumber and paid for at stated price per M. feet. De- fendants put forward many grounds as absolving them from performance of contract. Latchford, J., -held that defendants had failed to give ship- ping orders simply because they could not make sales and that the plain- tiffs were thereore justified in selling the lumber at a loss and that the defendants were liable for said loss, $2,577.59, with interest and costs. Judge Riddell in delivering judgment, said: ‘‘The case is wholly one of fact, and depends on the interpretation to be given to the expression ‘mill run.’? Had it not been for the letter that has been frequently re- ferred to we should, perhaps, have found that the parties had not agreed in-the use of the expression; and it might them have become a question ac to how far a contract had beer. actually entered into. It seems plain, from the evidence, that the expression ‘‘mill run’’ is used sometimes, at least, as including the whole run of the mill in merchantable lumber, including ‘mill culls.’ It seems plain that the plaintiffs used the expres- sion; in this sense, and the letter referred to, taken in connection with other circumstances, makes it plain that defendants also had the same view of its meaning. A contract was therefore made whereby defend- anta undertook to purchase the lumber by ‘mill run,’ including therein ‘mill culls.’ They refused to accept this lumber; and it cannot be suc- cessfully contended that plaintiffs acted in an unreasonable way in dis- posing of the lumber as and when they did. The conclusions arrived at by the learned trial judge are right; and the judgment should be affirmed with costs.”’ Responsibility for Payment—Judgment was rendered in the Quebec Superior Court recently in the case of Oscar Villandre, of Danville, against Joseph Villeneuve, of St. Roumauld, by Mr. Justice Hutchinson. This was an action for the sum of $1,524.82, being the balance of an ac- count amounting to $8,493.04 for pulpwood sold to defendant in the year 1907. The defendant contended that the wood he purchased was not for his own benefit, but for the benefit of the Joseph Villeneuve Company, of which he was the manager. The court held that when the transaction took place the Joseph Villeneuve Company had not been formed, and that the contention of the plaintiff that the defendant did not inform him that he was only purchasing the wood on behalf of any company wae established. The declaration of the plaintiff that he had made out drafts as payment for a portion of the wood, in the personal The company manufacture a wide range of detachable . in Law Courts name of Joseph Villeneuve, was also proven, and no objection had been — made to this by the defendant. he court found for the plaintiff and ordered the defendant to pay to him the sum sued for, with interest and costs of suit. : Loss of Logs During Towing—In the case of the Barnett-McDonald ] suumber Company v. the Union Steamship Company, recently heard in — a trial court in British Columbia, the action of the plaintiff was for negli- gence in towing a boom of logs, whereby the defendant lost 342 cedar logs belonging to the plaintiff. Judge Gregory found the defendant — guilty of negligence and gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs for the 342 logs, and stated that the defendant’s captain, Daniel Donald, — had started with an improper fastening boom and without calling atten- tion to the defects. : Payment for Sawing—Mr. Thomas Hodgson, of Orillia, Ont., was awarded $2,144.49 against the Wood Products Company, of Toronto, Mr. J. A. C. Cameron, official referee, recently. Mr. Hodgson’s clai was for wood cut for the company. The sum of $2,100 had already be paid by the latter, but Mr. Cameron found that plaintiff was entitled 5 $4,244.49 altogether. j Shantymen Lose Case—At Maniwaki, recently, Judge Goyette dis- missed the case in which a number of employees entered an action against the East Templeton Lumber Company. The men left the com- — pany, it is alleged, on account of the poor board, and were suing for wages. The defendants entered a plea that the men had deserted. Injury to an Employee—Rhine Fakkema has been awarded $4,500 — damages in addition to all doctor bills, costs, ete., from the Brooks, — Seanlon & O’Brien Lumber Company, Victoria, B.C. The plaintiff re- ceived injuries while working in one of the defendant company’s logging camps. ¥ i= j a Sees Improvement Expected in Cooperage Trade ‘The Sutherland-Innes Company, Chatham, Ont., report as follows under recent date: ey “The reports which we have received from our own mills and out- side mills, give the stock as very light, partly on account of timber get- ting more scarce all the time, and partly on account of the unsatisfactory prices for cooperage stock. Quite a number of the mills formerly manu- facturing cooperage stock are putting their elm into lumber and veneer this season, as elm lumber is a better proposition than cooperage stock. __ _ The same applies to birch lumber and birch veneer bringing higher prices proportionately than if the logs were put into staves. Very little ‘hardwood has been taken out for staves this season, and a fairly careful compilation of the anticipated outputs in the north would show a very serious diminution in the output as compared with last year. ‘‘The weather in the south for lumbering has been very unfavorable, and there has not been much done in the way of manufacturing up to the present time. From present indications, the output in the south, however, will be almost on a par with 1909, as while some of the mills have gone out of commission, others have started up, and while the spring cut will be light, if the market warrants it, the summer and fall cut can be increased considerably. ‘‘A great many of the large consumers have now placed their con- tracts for the year at about the same prices as a year ago, in some lines 9 little higher, but the average will be about the same as last year. Most concerns have contracted for more stock than a year ago, as they look for very much better business this year. “The carload trade for the past two months has been very good, and dry staves are bringing from 25 to 50 cents per 1,000 higher than during the latter part of 1909. ey ‘Apple barrel stock is being offered at very low prices for prompt shipment, but the manufacturers are asking a considerable advance for later shipment. i, \3 ‘Hoops are stiffening somewhat, but there is very little change in. the price of heading. ‘Both the manufacturers and coopers are of the opinion that the consumption of stock this year will be very much in excess of last year, and if this is correct, we may look for better prices, as these have been very unsatisfactory to the manufacturers for some time, curtailing the output, turning logs into lumber or veneer as against cooperage stock. ; ‘The wet weather in the south has had quite an effect on the pro- — duction of tight cooperage, and prices have advanced considerably all along the line. The demand for white oak staves, especially, has been very brisk during the last two months, some lines being entirely cleaned out, with quite a strong demand, which the manufacturers are unable to — fill. The bad roads have prevented the stave makers from getting their goods to the railroad, and until there is better weather very few staves will be taken out; we, therefore, look for very much better prices in white oak staves than we have had for some time.”’ The British America Mills & Timber Company, Limited, have moved their head office at Winnipeg, Man., into new offices on the sixth floor of the Somerset Building. . is: ‘i oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when buying haphazardly. To provide for filling all our orders promptly and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly—a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited Fraser Mills, B. C. “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - - ah = F. A. SHORE - TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut "x7", 6’x6" AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Pine Lath Wanted WANTED TO BUY FOR CASH No’s z2 AND 3 Pine Lath in car lots. Address Box 961 Canava LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 Birch Wanted WE WANT TO CONTRACT WITH. A number of mill men for their 1910 cut of Birch no stocks too large and none too small to consider. Write with full particulars, THE Lonpon Lumprer Co., London, Ont. 11 Wanted Sieg BUY FOR CASH, STOCKS, 1910 CUT, Birch x"to 4” thick. Also 300 to 400M, x” to 2’ Common and Better dry stock to ship at once. Write Box 268 North Bay, Ont. 9 Lumber and Lath Wanted ILL PAY CASH FOR LUMBER AND lath of all kinds, send us lists ofanything you have to sell. Leak anp Co., 18 Aberdeen Cham- bers, Toronto. 10 Wanted | Beaters QUANTITIES OF 1x” SOFT ELM lumber, 6% to 14 feet in length, tor which special cash price will be paid anywhere in Canada. Correspondence solicited, J. S, Finptay, Owen Sound, Ont. tf Logs Wanted ANTED TO BUY OR SAW BY THE thousand, one million feet of Hemlock. Pine and Cedar, Tamarac or Spruce Logs. Good harbor on Georgian Bay, rail and water shipment. Address. Box 931 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. Wanted—c. and B. Winter Cut Basswood ANTED 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, x inch thick when dry. For further particulars apply to Box 889 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Lumber Wanted 1” and 2” Hemlock No. 1 1” and 134” black Ash 1", 2” and 3” Elm 1” and heavier Birch 17, 1%", 1%" Basswood 1” Spruce Terms.Cash Jas. LAUDER, 22 Toronto St., Toronto. 8 Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple WE REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill 30x gtg, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Eim ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during 1910, upto fifty cars Soft Elm, 1” x 12” and up wide x 614’ 7 8 13’ 14’ and 16 long. Address Rosert Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf Basswood Wanted : WANTED 1o TO 15 CARS 6/4 No. 1 COMMON and Better Winter-Cut, White and dry. Ad- dress Rox 958, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 Canada. Birch and Elm Wanted ANTED 250,0-0 FEET OF BIRCH AND Elm, cut to order for summer delivery. Apply Box ‘‘A” Canapa LUMBERMAN, B-34 Board of Trade Building, Montreal. 9 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Square Oak Timbers For Sale FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers 8 to 25’. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. 9 Cedar Ties for Sale OR SALE 1300 PIECES SOUND SMALL Cedar ties. Write Box 369, Lindsay, Ont. 10 Cedar and Shingles Eor Sale 600“: XX 16” CEDAR SHINGLES, SOUND knot, good sellers, $1.00 per M. also 350 M. Pine 4x16”. Cedar $2.85 per M. J. Austin & Sons, Kinmount, Ontario. 9 Pine and Sawlogs For Sale 214 MILLION FEET PINE SAWLOGS, CUT 2 from virgin limit, on Vermillion River, near Sellwood Junction. Can be driven or railed to Georgian Bay. A. McPuerson, Longford Mills, Ont. 8 For Sale 3 cars 1” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars 1” Commonwood, 1's and 2's ro cars %” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1's and 2's 3 cars 1” Qt. White Oak, 1's and 2's 35 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common c Gro. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal For Sale 10 500 SAW-LOGS, MIXED (HEMLOCK, ’ Spruce, Cedar, Pine and Elm). Also one carload of Telegraph Poles, 25 to 60 feet. Ww. Pctrer & Son, Tottenham, Ont, Ir Tamarack and Spruce for Sale *ARLOAD 2” x 4” 10/16 SPRUCE: ALSO C large carload 2” x 4” and up Tamarack, $15.00M, good stock, McDonaLp-RowLtanp LumBER Co Owen Sound. 10 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to so ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. Tue Muskoka Woop Mee. Coy., Huntsville, Ont. tf Ash, Birch, Maple 5 4/4 No. 2 and No. 3 Com. Elm. : r ‘“ x, 1%", 1%", 2” and3” L. R. Birch. WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC. Band Resaw Wanted gNxv HAND FOR SAWS 8’ OR OVER WIDE, together with saws, and saw fitting equipment. Must bein good condition. Lathe: gap or engine screw cutting roto 16 ft. bed. Give full particulars and lowest cash price. MUTCHENBACKER BKOS., Mafeking, Man. 9 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC. For Sale Two Band Mills {OR SALE: TWO PRESCOTT BAND MILLS, one Right Hand and one Left Hand. 8 ft, wheels for 12” saws. Mills in first class conditicn! will sell cheap. THE CLEVELAND-SARNIA SAW MILLS Co , Limited, Sarnia, Ont. tt Machinery For Sale HOULD BE PLACED ON THE MARKET where it will be noticed by the greatest number of people. A small adve tisement about what you have to offer under this heading will prove the best market you can find. Tryit. Canava LUMBERMAN AND WoopworkeRr, Toronto, Canada. Single Surfacer 24 in. FOR SALE—SINGLE SURFACER 24”, MAC- Gregor, Gourlay & Co. make. Heavy ma- chine, too heavy for our work. Price reasonable. Apply Mgaxkins & Sons, Hamilton, Ontario. 9 For Sale 48” Cowan Band ReSaw,4”saw, with twoextra saws, Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co. 3 saw Edger. MacGregor Gourlay Double Surfacer, Boston Dry Kiln with 90” A.B.C. Fan. 2 Turning Lathes. Vicars SHEAR LumsBer Company, Ltp. Port Arthur, Can. 9 Machinery for Sale MITH SANDER 42”, SASH CLAMP, POST boring machine, ten bench clamps 144” screw, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring bitt, patent iron vice, 8 work benches, hand saw filing vice, 13 bench trussels, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, sash sticker, 8 chainclamps. Gorp MEpaL Furni- TURE Co., Toronto. 10 Machinery for Sale 42 Smith Sande~, sash clamp, bench clamps, swing saw, wood benches, bench trussels, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring hitt, patent iron vice, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, chain clamps, cut oft saw. All the ab»veare in good condition and prac- tically new. Gotp Mrpat Frrniture Mee. Co., Toronto. 10 Machinery for Sale 50 H.P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrn., Seaforth, Ont. tt Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44X12 9g 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11/6”, 52 3” tubes Dome. 148x 12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13’ 6” 39 344” tubes Dome. 1 48x 12 52 3” tubes Dome. 154 X12 52 3%” tubes Dome. 154X134 52 3%” tubes Dome. 2 58X12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf Machinery For Sale 2 Shapers, iron table 44”x42” Ballantyne make. 1 Shaper, ‘ “41x42” Cowan make 3 Saw Tables. iron frame, Ballantine make 1 Dado Machine, MacGregor Gourley make 1 Defiance Knife Balancer 1 Hollow Mandril Chuck—z heads 5 Wood Lathes 1 36” Band Saw 1 Band Saw Set 1 Swing Saw Also a quantity of Hangers, 2” Shafting, 2” to 7” Lea. Belting and a number of Reeves Wood Split Pulleys. All above in good condition THE RIDER & KITCHENER CO, LIMITED Lindsay 8 Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and cemplete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. yo H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine 11xlo, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4/x 1214” fly wheels,cemplete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16 x 24, 8; R.P M. 10x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. © Canada PAPER Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.8 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT | Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion ECHANICAL MILL FOREMAN WANTS position for the coming season, Apply gh t 914, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, ~ expected, W ANTED—POSITION AS LUMBER IN- spector or foreman, seventeen years exper- ience with large wholesal- lumber firms Address J. Hector Latour, Midland, Ont. 10 ILER, EXPERIENCED ON HANDSAWS wants position as assistant in sawmill, or to take charge of saws in. woodworking plant. Address Box 132 PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. 9 WANTED _A POSITION AS BAND OR Gang Filer, with fifteen years experience, Can furnish references. Address, Geo. L. NICHOLS, Rock Island, Ill. OUNG MAN 23 YEARS OF AGE desires position with lumber firm. Three years experience in lumber office. Knowledge of book- keeping and References, Box 957 CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto. 10 WANTED—POSITION AS LUMBER -ESTI- mator, Inspector, or Salesman. Fifteen years experience, well up in ofice and yard work, can furnish references. Address Box 959 CANADA LeM- BERMAN, Toronto, Ontario. 8 AND SAW FILLER WANTS POSITION good references. 159 Bradford Street, Barrie.g UMBER INSPECTOR WITH PRACTICAL Zk experience from stump to office, including plan- ing mill work, would like to take charge ot wholesale orretailyardin Toronto. Bestofreferences. Address Box 947 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 8 XPERT BAND SAW FILER WANTS ~ position, strictly sober, experienced on band, gang and lath mill allkinds of timber. Capable to keep up mill. Six years in present position. Best salary expected for first class work. Address, Wm" H. Russet, 1347 West troth St , Cleveland Ohio. 8 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnde~ this Heading two cents a word fer insertion. WANTED FIRST CLASS “CIRCULAR” SAW Hammerer and Filer, for 1st May. State ex- perience and wages asked. Box 955 CANADA Luy- BERMAN, Toronto 8 WANTED CAPABLE AGENTS FOR RETAIL Lumber yards in Alberta and Saskatewan. State experience, age, whether married or single, Pieces and salary expected. Box1, Bic Eppy, . . It WANTED-—LUMBER INSPECTOR, TO IN- spect lumber at trimmer, capacity of mill7oM, feet per day. Apply stating references and salary Bruce Mines Saw Mitt Co,, Limited, Bruce Mines, Ontario. 8 WANTED—BAND SAW FILLER, WHO IS out of a job, to advertise under this heading and get one. CanapaA LumBERMAN & Woop- WORKER, Toronto, Canada. 8 ~ALESMAN WANTED—A COMPETENT saw mill machinery salesman thoroughly fami- liar with saw mil] machinery, Boilers Engines and supplies. Apply Box 956 CanaDA LUMBERMAN. Toronto. 8 WANTED 2 BAND SAW SETTERS AND 2 Edgemen. Address Prince ALBERT LUMBER Co., Limited, Prince Albert, Sask. 9 AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fill. It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. AnsTig, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 WANTED PRACTICAL MAN TO TAKE charge of lumbering Operations of pulp and Paper mill in Q:ebec Province. English speaking man conversant with French preferred. Permanent position for right man. Apply «tating experience, age, wages required also send references. Box o51 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Cooperage Factory for Sale GREAT INDUCEMENT FOR COOPERAGE Factory in all its branches, and cheese box manufacture at Maniwaki, P. Q., close to C. P. R. tracks. Any amount of cheap wood can be ob- tained at low prices for many years. Plenty of cheap labor in town. Electric power at low rates For information please apply to M. Joanis, Mayor Maniwaki, P. Q. 9 oo a? —— tT. bere ee Leninad aa, Agents Wanted RITISH MANUFACTURERS OF GRIND- ; ing wheels for sharpening wood saws are anxious to getinto touch with parties in Canada who would be open to undertake the sale of these articles. Box 960, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 11 Planing Mill Business For Sale 7 GOOD LIVE VILLAGE IN WESTERN Ontario; nearest opposition 12 miles ; machinery in running order; low price for quick sale. Address Secretary Board of Trade, Wroxeter, Ont. 8 For Sale White Pine WO TRACTS OF FOUR MILLION EACH. One on open river close to Mills and to Geor- gian Bay. The other on the Canadian Pacific Rail- road Price $15,000 each. Splendid bargains for small operators. Address J. A. Smpson, 99 Canfield Ave., Detroit, Mich. Ir For Sale Planing Mill, Sash and Door Factory LANING MILL, SASH AND DOOR FAC- tory for sale, with first class trade connection. Address Box 945, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 9 Pulp Wood Salesman T)ESIRES POSITION WITH FIRM TO representitintheStates. Has large acquaint- ances among paper mills and understands the business thoroughly. Guarantees tO sell 25,000 cords or better the first year. Apply to Pulp Sales- man, Box 856 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto ti MISCELLANEOUS Timber Limits For Sale WE WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH people everywhere who own timber limits and desire to sellat once. The way to get quick buyers is to advertise under this heading. Its a great place to buy and sell Timber Limits. Canapa LumMBER- MAN AND WoopworkKeER, Toronto, Canada. 9 Timber Berth for Sale jl ape SQUARE MILES WITH AN ESTI- mate. f eight million teet of white pine. Two complete sett of camrs and plant. River drive of twenty five miles to Georgian Bay. Apply Bex 4o. Pembroke, Ont. 10 - Sawmill and Timber Limit for Sale OR SALE TIMBER LIMIT AND SAW Mill property in Muskoka onG.T R. Fifteen hundred acres otf timber, Hemlock, Hardwocd, Spruce, Balsam, Cedar and Pine Saw Mill, Siding, Tlouses, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Horses, Sleighs. Wagons, Boom Chains and all other working out- fit About tour hundred thousand ft. of logs at mill. Agovod going business. Will sell reasonable on easy terms to right party. None but those meaning business need apply. For further particulars apply Box 941, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto It General Store and Stock, Sawmill, Timber Limits and Lumbering Outfit and Farm Property for sale by Tender On account of the death of Wm. Richards and to wind up the partnership of Wm. Richards & Son, there wiil be offered for sale by tender the following property: 1. General Store situated in the Township of Grattan, in the County of Renfrew, about six miles from Caldwells Station on the G. T R. with large storehouse, cold storage, drive shed and stable con- nected therrvith z. Contents thereof consisting of grocéries, dry goods, boots and shoes, hardware, farm produce and other goods usually found in a country general store SRMEIMIRTEMELENN Tl cic cis cvcnen env cvnsces $5767.16 3. Frame sawmill and good water power with following machinery, saw frame and carriage, rope feed, double edger, shingle mill, planer, hasher and waterwheel all in good working condition also black- smith shop and sundry blacksmith tools therein 4. 22 Square miles of timber limits situated in the County ot Renfrew where the Townships of Grattan, Griffith, Sebastopol and Brougham meet 5, Lumbering outfit consisting of tents, blankets, cooking utensils, sloops, waggons, chains riverboats and rafting rigging 6. Farm consisting of part of Lots 7, 8 and 9, Con. 2, Township of Grattan, with new bank barn 40x 50 and a frame dwelling house. Formany years Wm. Richards & Son,(Dacre, P.O.) have carried on a lucrative business in connection with the above property. Tenders marked ‘‘ Tenders for William Richards & Son's property” will be received by the undersigned until noon of May 2nd. r910. Tenders may be for one or more of the above parcels, the tender for the stock in store to be at a rate on the dollar. Terms of sale ten per cent. on acceptance of offer, balance within thirty days on comp'etion of sale Inventory of stock in the store may be seen at the store or at the office of the undersigned. Dated at Renfrew this 15th day of Marck, 1910. CHIOWN & GEALE, Solicitors for the Vendors CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Timber Limit For Sale 8 000 ACRES OF HEMLOCK, BIRCH, BASS- ? _Wood, Pine, Spruce, Ash, etc. In Parry Sound District. Address Box 916, CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto. 9 ;OR SALE BY OWNER LARGE TRACT ot good License Timber on Vancouver Island. Fine milling proposition. Only principals. Address N. 25, Vicroria, B.C. 8 Timber Limit For Sale 50 000 000 FEET MOSTLY WHITE AND ? , Norway Pine, near Geogian Bay. Quick drive and under old license. Principals only considered. Box 922, CANAPA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 Property For Sale A VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY: having a water frontage of over a mile on the River Restigouche, affording excellent boomage and shipping facilities in tidal waters, a desirable position for Saw Mill purposes, Apply to A. R. FRASER, Box No 1, Quebec. 8 For Sale Large Timber Limits and Saw Mill Estimated amount of timber about 240.000.coo feet. Millsand limits situated in Ontario, the price is right For further particulars address W. B. MacLean, Brockville, Ont. N. B. Principals only. 9 For Sale Shingle Mill in British Columbia Two and one half acres ground, 400 feet deep water frontage with trackage. Wili be sold for a short time at a snap. For further particulars address The J. G. Gisson BroxkeracGe Co., Limited Room 61, 429 Pender St., Vancouver, B.C. 9 So-Called French Walnut The finest and most costly of the veneer woods is French walnut —a wood that does not come from France, but from Persia and Asia Minor. The tree is. crooked and dwarfed, and is solely valuable for the burls ‘that can be obtained from it. These are large, tough excrescences growing upon the trunk. In these the grain is twist- ed into the most singular and com- plicated figures. The intricacy of these figures, combined with their symmetry, is one of the elements that determine the values of the burl. Color and soundness ar other elements of value, which varies very widely.. Burls worth from $500 to $1,000 each are not rare, and in Paris some time ago one burl weighing 2,200 pounds was sold for $5,000, or upwards of $2 a pound. In buying. burls much care is necessary to guard against fraud. Often decay or malforma- tion results in leaving hollows in the very centre, which, of course, greatly lessens the value. These hollow places are sometimes filled by fraudulent dealers with sub- stances resembling the wood, and the whole is sold at a very much higher price than it is worth. Com- pressed manure is one of the ma- terials used for this purpose. An even worse fraud than this is that of placing stones in the hollows to increase ‘the weight and thereby enhance the value of the burl. This not only cheats the buyer, but is liable to ruin the valuable knives used in cutting the veneers. There are rosewood, circassian, and ma hogany burls, but unlike those of the French walnut, they are but of little or no value. In _ those woods it is the trunk of the tree that is prized; the knots are dis- carded. Pencil Wood Wanted With a view to replenishing the supply of woods adaptable to the manufacture of lead pencils, the Forest Service of the United States has perfected plans for testing a number of the national forest woods in co-operation with several lead- ing representatives of the pencil industry. It ig stated that the supply of red cedar, which furnishes practically all the wood for the annual output of 325,000,000 pencils, will be ex- hausted within five years. In view of this situation, a substitute must be found which has all the neces- sary qualities of pencil wood, and which grows in sufficient quantities to meet the manufacturers’ de- mand. Among the woods in the national forests to be experimented with are Rocky Mountain red cedar, al- ligator juniper, western juniper, redwood, incense cedar, western ce- dar, Port Oxford cedar and Alaska cypress. The specimens collected will be sent to four different manu- facturers who have agreed to test them. The Forest Service is assisting in this experiment, because there are in the national forest large quanti-. ties of juniper and cedars which may be suitable for pencil manu- facture. What Timber Did for the Railroads Before the State of Washington had direct rail conections with the Kast, one could give cedar logs away. They used to let them run out into the sea to get rid of them. Because low rates gave value to them, the price has gone up to the present figure. These rates added later billions of dollars to the north Pacific States. Resources were de- veloping the people of the interior, as it had a more abundant supply of better lumber at low price than ever before, and there was an un- precedented growth of popularity and prosperity upon the Pacific. When the railroads undertook the task of building up a trade between the United States and the east coast of Asia it was absolutely ne- cessary for them to have a favor- able transportation rate. How this. was made possible by the Pacific coast lumber industry is told by James J. Hill in an article in the January number of the ‘‘World’s Work.’”’ The lumber business of the Pa- cific coast made possible the nam- ing of a rate that should open to us the closed doors of the Trans- 33 Pacific East. There were 400,000, - 000,000 feet of standing timber on the Pacific coast. It could not pay the 90-cent freight rate to the East at that time, when lumber prices were but a fraction of what they are now. ‘The railroads could not afford to haul empty cars west to carry that lumber east. It costs, roughly, $160 to haul a car $2,000 miles across the continent. But they could afford to carry lumber temporarily at a low rate rather than bring cars back empty. And if in this way the lumber business could be developed, it, in turn, would make possible later a low west bound rate, on which trade with the Orient could be built up. RAILS Foy cromyge. Sidings, Ft YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Qn MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING OMINION BELTING Co. Lp. HAMILTON CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank ot Ottawa. Wanted Basswood, Elm, Ash and Oak For delivery soon as ship- ping dry Write us for specifications TERMS CASH The Johnston Lumber Co., John Street, Toronto ra as Fi 34 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER An Opening For Canadian Goods English Market For Small Wood Goods Might Be Developed—Some Details of the Trade W. A. MacKinnon, Canadian Trade Commissioner at Birmingham, Eng., in a recent report to the Department of Trade and Commerce, says: ‘‘It is often said that the day of small things is over. But it 1s cer- tainly not true if the small things are handled in a large way. Attention has recently been directed to the important trade now carried on, and the still greater possibilities awaiting development, in connection with sundry small items of wood goods. A firm of selling agents, who have a large business in the Midlands and other parts of Enlgand, supply the following examples of their individual sales of certain articles, as giving some idea of the vast total trade in these lines: Wooden Box....2% inches high by 1% inches diameter...... 20,000 gross eoden Box... - inch high by 1% inches diameter ........ 20 to 75,000 gross Wooden Box....1% inches high by 1% inches diameter ....9,000 gross. Wooden Box....2 11/16 inches high by 9/16 inches diameter. . 15,000 gross. Wooden Box....2% inches high by % inch diameter........ 5,000 gross. Curt’n pole ring.2% inches inside diameter........-.-+--+.-. 20 to 30,000 gross. *Spindle........ 29/16 inches long by 13/16-inch over PUBS Se 1,000 gross. Wooden Spool. ..11/16-in. long by 11/16-in. dia. (bored through) 10,000 gross. Wood Turning..1 inch diameter with projection............. 60,000 gross. *Also used in similar quantities 2 inches long between shoulders with same tenons. ‘Canadian exporters must be prepared to meet the competition of the United States and Sweden. The former produce the right class of goods, but have caused great dissatisfaction by delayed and insufficient deliveries. Herein, it is confidently asserted, lies Canada’s opportunity ; if she will make a serious bid for this trade, taking ‘prompt deliveries’ as her cardinal principle, there is the certainty of a tremendous and sat- isfactory business. Sweden, on the other hand, gives less cause for complaint as regards deliveries, but Swedish goods are stated to be in- ferior in finish and in carefui selection to those from the United States In this matter also Canadian firms should be able to learn from the fail- ure of others, and turn out first class goods from the start. “Tt must be understood, however, that no such profit can be charged on these small goods as might be appropriate in the case of elaborate manufactured articles. It is assured that 10 per cent. net profit should be the highest aimed at, and that while it would be unsafe to attempt more, the turnover should, if the articles are manufactured economically, be sufficient to make that rate highly remunerative to the manufacturers. ‘According to the best information obtainable, the chief difficulty lies in the fact that each of these small articles may require an expensive machine, and that no mill is likely to install the requisite plant for turn- ing out so many articles. As mentioned above, it has been found that United States deliveries are irregular, even in the case of one important firm which has nine separate factories to draw upon. “The inference is that no single mili has a chance of successfully se- curing and maintaining a place in this market. The natural solution suggested is that there should be a combination of factories for the pur- pose of this export trade, each to install one special machine only, and make one line of goods on a large scale. It is pointed out and empha- sized in this connection, casual sales, even of very large quantities, are of no use, and lead to nothing. Success is promised only if a serious and permanent business is established, and the trade here assured of an adequate capacity at the source of supply. If these conditions are created, and supported by prompt deliveries, there appears to be every prospect of success. A gentleman, who is prepared to interest himself in the enterprise, outlines the following plan: A combination of Canadian manufacturers, having: An office and showroom in the centre of the cabinet-making trade, some- where near Great Eastern street, London, in charge of A treasurer, to be a Canadian, and have entire supervision of finances, but work in co-operation with An English sales manager and staff, including one or more travellers. It is pointed out (and I fully endorse the opinion) that the sales manager and others who are to come in direct contact with the trade here, must be men who by long experience and association are familiar with the ways, customs, and manners of those with whom they will have to deal. Individual orders being very large, it is likely that one traveller could book all that his factories could supply, during at least the first years of the enterprise. _ ,in case the storage accommodation of the warehouse above mentioned were limited, a temporary stock can always be kept on hand at the docks at a nominal charge of one cent per case per week—the average case being about the size of an ordinary roll-top desk. Sales are effected on the basis of cash against documents, and prices should be quoted c.i.f. docks, London, Bristol, Liverpool, or as the case may be. ‘‘Such confidence has the gentleman referred to in the trade to be done in Birmingham, London and particularly in High Wycombe—the seat of the chair industry—that he is willing on samples and quotations being submitted, and approved, to undertake the work of sales manager for Great Britain, and to make it a condition of his engagement that he shall guarantee minimum orders of an amount to be agreed upon during “3 negotiations. Ags an illustration he offers to find a trade in chair dowels” alone of £3,000 ($15,000) per annum, or more. 7 “Samples of the goods referred to are being sent to the Department of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa.’’ Mr. Fielding on the Pulpwood Question Hon. W. §. Fielding, Canadian Minister of Finance, when reporting the result of his negotiations with President Taft, regarding the tariff, referred to the pulpwood question as follows: ‘‘There was one question cf importance which engaged our attention to a limited extent. I refer to the pulpwood question. The United States would have been pleased if we could make some friendly arrangement with the Provincial Goy- ernments whereby the restrictions now. made or likely to be made re- specting the shipments of pulpwood to the United States might | modified. We had only to point out that this is a matter of provin concern ; that we have no right, and would not claim any right, of in ference with the provinces in this matter, and so, after a little dis sion, it was recognized that this was not a matter with which we co deal, and no demand was made on the part of the United States G ernment.”’ a A question was asked by Mr. W. F. Maclean, if the Governme was requested to do anything in connection with an export duty on pv wood. Mr, Fielding in reply said: ‘‘The United States would have been exceedingly pleased if the Government of Canada could help them in any way to greater freedom of shipment of pulpwood, but we have made no arrangement of any kind on this point. The right of the Parliament of Bie t to levy such export duty or to prohibit export remaing un- touched.”’ i: . ra English Imports of Wood Goods = Imports of timber into Great Britain from Canada during February . and the two months ending February were as follows: Quantities ; : Month-ended February Two months ended Feb. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1908. 1909. > -19t0s Hewn fir, oak, etc. .... 529 813 255 1,144 1,180 410 Sawn or split, planed or Lay dressed. 3.5 A ncenete - 20,712 18302 11,793 51,112 41,294 35,900 Values—In Pounds. id z Hewn, fir, oak, ete. .... 2,239 3,811 1,702 4,496 4,976 2,865 — Sawn or split, planed or dressed 56,662 52,662 34,570 145,698 115,301 An Excellent Annual Issue The 87th annual special issue of the ‘“Timber Trades Journal’’ forms a bulky volume of over 300 pages. The retrospect of the course of the timber trade during the preceding year is, as usual, one of the leading features. The report of a special commissioner sent last autumn to Sean- dinavia gives in a light chatty style an account of the development of the wood industry in Finland, and his articles are illustrated with in- teresting reproductions of photographs of forest scenery, sawmills, etc. — Other articles are ‘‘Methods of Drying Timber’’ and some curious par- ticulars concerning the construction of the wooden sashes which formed the framework of the Crystal Palace Building—formerly used for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Jmprovements are constantly being made in woodworking machinery and wood cutting tools, and electricity also be- gins to play an important part in the driving of sawmill machinery, so that the finely drawn illustrations of the latest construction of machinery — and tools, accompanied by descriptions, which appear in this special issue, will doubtless be much appreciated by all engaged in the wood- working trades. The price of this special number is one shilling, and it — is published at 164 Aldersgate street, London, E.C. : 102,001 —i Montreal Personal News Mr. George W. Goodfellow has returned from a short trip through ~ the Southern States. . é J. J. Murphy & Company have opened an office in the Board of — Trade Building and will carry on a general lumber business. Mr. C. L. Smith, for many years treasurer of the Robinson-Edwards ~ Lumber Company of Burlington. Vermont, has been elected president — and general manager of the company. a Mr. E. M. Nicholson has returned from his annual business trip to the Old Country. Mr. Nicholson states that the English lumber market shows much improvement and dealers generally hold optimistic views — of the coming season’s trading. . The interests of the Lumber Association of the Montreal Board of Trade before the Railway Commissioners, when the lumber freight rate — case again comes up on April 19th, will be looked after by Mr. W. S. — Tilston, manager of the Transportation Bureau of the Board of Trade. Mr. Dwight J. Turner, of the Turner Lumber Company, Toronto, — has been appointed a member of the forestry committee of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association. : ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs. The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCK WORTH, YMIR, B.C. Ontario During the past fortnight there has been just a normal market for lumber throughout Ontario. In fact, with the exception of the disturb- ance caused by the tariff uncertainties there have been no influences at work either to stimulate or to depress the markets. Previous to the tariff settlement there was a temporary activity on account of the desire of United States importers to secure stocks before a maximum tariff could be imposed. Now that there is no danger of a maximum tariff the trade has reverted to a noral basis. The city trade at Toronto is good but the country trade is a trifle quiet. The early starting of the mills will probably put a lot of lumber on the market sooner than is usual. Until the arrival of the new lumber it is expected that there will be just a healthy normal activity such as prevails at present, and under which dealers have to exert themselves extensively to secure the orders that ar turning up. The shingle situation shows no signs of improvement. Pacific coast manufacturers at a recent meeting decided to continue quoting $3.10 for XXX, but it is clear that this price is not being secured to any great extent, as some manufacturers are offering their stock for $3. The tariff settlement has in a small way caused an improvement in business, because many of the retailers, expecting that a tariff war would cause a slump in prices, remained out of the market. They are now coming forward with their demands. ' At Ottawa, prices for all grades are well maintained and the upper grades are holding their advances firmly since the trade in the United States picked up. The scarcity of good sidings, strips and shorts is be- coming greater. An excellent sign of the improvement at Ottawa is the fact that manufacturers being unable to fill all orders for the upper grades, are permitted to substitute lower grades. There is still a large stock of mill culls at Ottawa and prices are shaky. Orders for large lots to middlemen are filled at $15 and $16 for 12 feet and up, assorted widths. There is a good demand for wide spruce stocks. Telegraph poles have advanced for the short pieces, $1.75 being paid for 25-foot poles. The Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners have issued a notice that the freight rate case between the lumber shippers of Canada and the railway companies will be heard again on April 19th. It is hoped that the matter will then be finally disposed of. : . Eastern Canada The extensive parcel shipments of ‘‘English’’ spruce deals by liners during the winter have greatly reduced the stocks at St. John. Present indications are that the sawing season which has just opened will be a good one for ‘“‘English’’ deals. It will take some time, however, for the mills to increase the stocks to any important extent, as none of them were well under way until the middle of the present month. It will be the middle of May therefore, before any considerable quantity is available for shipments. Prices for ‘‘English’’ spruce deals continue steady with a firm tone. In the St. John markets prices are somewhat high. An ordinary specification would be quoted at about $15.50 per M. f.o.b. St. John. It is estimated that stocks at present amount to 3,500,- 000 fect at the outside. ; There is nothing new to report in the trade conditions of cedar shingles, except possibly that business locally at St. John was a shade more active during March. Very little of the higher grades have been exported of late to Boston, and probably business in that direction will be late in opening up. Higher prices, however, are expected. St. John dealers are asking $2.60 to $2.70 for dutiable ‘‘extras’’ and $2.05 to $2.15 for dutiable ‘‘clears’’ f.o.b. schooners, St. John. Uneasiness still con- | N.B. 16 in. Cedar Shingles | Pine Lath Spruce, Flooring, Siding, etc. Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL tinues regarding the volume of water at the head waters of the rivers in New Brunswick, as the snows have melted away very rapidly and it is feared that there may not be enough water for good stream driving. ; There has been quite an improvement in the market for eastern spruce — at, Boston and higher prices are expected. Several mills have contracted for their entire supply of logs and are out of the market until last winter’s supply reaches them. Frames 9-inch and under are selling at $24. The demand for random is slow. Large lots of Canadian random were im ported before the tariff settlement was reached and offerings therefore are large. Spruce covering boards are firmer at $19. At New York the purchases of Nova Scotia spruce are not heavy but inquiries for cargo lots are coming in very frequently. The outlook is satisfactory. Cedar extra shingles are selling at Boston at $3.40 to $3.50, and clears at $2.90 to $8. The lath market is quiet, with sales of 15{-inch at $3.90. Very few buyers, however, will offer more than $3.80. Some business — to $3.50. has been transacted at $3.85. The price for 144-inch varies from — Great Britain At London, the lumber trade has been showing some activity of — late. The Easter holidays interfered with the trade to some extent, but the dry weather helped to make things look more cheerful and the de- mand for stock was slightly improved. Prices for regular sizes in good condition remain quite steady, but it is difficult to dispose of stocks that are at all off grade. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale a lot of 8x7 and 8-inch first spruce sold at £14 10s. 8x11 brought £10 and £9 15s., and the 9-inch sold at £9 10s. 3x8 Que- bee brought £9 5s., and the 4th St. John, 3x11 and 9-inch, sold at £7 5s. 8 and 7-inch brought £6 15s. Dry Quebec birch planks were in poor de- mand and brought only 10% and 10d. Prime unsorted Oregon sold at Is. 5d. Arrivals at Bristol by liners have been quite light and the trade gen- erally has been quiet. Some of the inland buyers have been making en- quiries, but have apparently decided not to buy at present. The almost certain prospect of another general election is acting as a disturbing ele- ment. The Easter holidays interfered considerably with the trade at Liver- pool, but the market is fairly active. Here also the political situation is interfering seriously and it is not expected that any material improvement will occur until the next elections are over. The wholesale business at Liverpool has been very dull. Stocks of spruce deal at Liverpool on the docks and in the yards are lighter than they have ever been and no im- portant transactions are occurring. The larger importers are holding aloof from the market. There is nothing new to report regarding the position of Canadian pine as all the large transactions for 1910 were closed some time ago. Sales from stock, however, are very small, which is usual at this time of year. There is a scarcity of Quebec birch logs and new imports will probably meet with a good demand. There has been a fairly active demand for Quebec pine of good quality, particularly in the siding sizes. Stocks of l-inch and 14-inch better grade siding have almost disappeared. , At Manchester, prices are steady, especially for spruce deals. The week preceding Easter was, as usual, a quiet one. However, the stocks are moving very nicely and empty spaces are showing up in several of the storage grounds. 5 There is little or no change to report in lumber trade conditions at R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Limited Traders Bank Building, 65 Yonge Street, TORONTO & 4. & &; e “lus PHONE Large Stocks Complete Assortment Unsorted bright Quebec ~ | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 A. F. Hotpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. i Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited Why Not Have the Best? To hold the confidence of your trade you must be able to back up all your state- ments with the goods, and that’s where we can help you out. When you want anything in White Pine, Norway or Fir—and want it right—let us have your order. We can furnish any length from ten to sixty feet. If there is anything on earth we pride ourselves upon, its the prompt way in which we fill orders. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO | bs Glasgow. Stocks are moving at an apparently steady pace. The position \ of the market on the whole is healthy. United States j Lumber trade conditions at Chicago during the past fortnight have been marked by considerable improvement, as a result largely of the continued pleasant weather. The retail trade is very active and the in- dications are that the building season will be a splendid one. Prices of northern pine at Chicago show a tendency towards advance and the volume of business is greater than it was a year ago. March, in fact, was 3 splendid month. Prices for northern pine are very firm for everything from No. 2 and better up. The trade in hardwoods at Chicago is very active and there is a scarcity of brown ash, rock elm, soft elm and birch. Oak continues scarce, especially plain sawed, both red and white. Com- mon quartered white oak is plentiful, but first and seconds are selling well. White ash is in good demand and scarce. Hemlock at Chicago is also enjoying a good demand as a result of the fine weather and the con- sequent increase in building. Prices are better than they have been for some time, and it is confidently believed that the weakness of last year has been entirely overcome. The upper grades of southern pine are moving well at Chicago, especially the heavy construction material, and prices are strong. There is encouraging activity in shingle and lath at Chicago. Red cedar shingles are stiffening, especially for the clears, whick are 5 cents a thousand higher. Market Correspondence Tariff Settlement Assists Ottawa Markets Ottawa, April 12.—‘‘A very good thing for the lumber industry that H the tariff trouble with the United States was settled. Good for the lum- ber industry, because it is good for business of all kinds in this country. That is my view as a lumberman of the agreement just made which saves Canada from the penalty of the United States maximum clause.”’ So spoke Senator Kdwards, large lumber manufacturer of the Ot- } tawa valley and a very prominent Government supporter. Senator Hd- l wards does not take the view that the Ottawa valley is dependent on the United States for a market for limber, but appreciates keenly the dis- turbance in trade conditions that would follow a tariff war. i Mr. Peter Whelen, manager of Shepard & Morse Lumber Company, i and president of the Ottawa Board of Trade, affirmed that the termina- } tion of the long period of uncertain tariff conditions would give an im- petus to the lumber trade. | of prices, for many lines were very firm, but naturally American buyers } were unable to place orders while the maximum tariff was hanging over their heads. | A prominent Ottawa dealer asserted that the greatest effect on the lumber trade caused by tariff conditions was noticed in the business with | Montreal. Dealers there depended on a tariff war to produce a slump in Ottawa valley prices and held back. They are in the field now, and . buoyant trade is the reward of manufacturers who resisted the attempt to force down rates when the lumber outlook was vague. Leading Ottawa manufacturers are looking forward to the mterna- tional conference on the tariff to secure a reduction in the tariff on lumber . entering the United States. That the tax of $1.25 a thousand is far from triflng was a point one of them strongly urged. In order to place the lumber business on a paying footing he claimed that the American tar- iff would have to be wiped out. According to this authority, the bulk of the lumber is sent across the border on a margin of profit far less than the $1.25 duty charged by the American Customs officer. This appears to be especially the case with low grade lumber. It is claimed that since wages took the marked ascent a few years ago and shanty supply ad- vanced, low grade lumber hag been manufactured at a loss and the mills are only run on a paying basis through the better market for fine-stock. Any arrangement that would stiffen the prices for middle and low classes of pine would confer a boon on the trade and enable lumbermen to make the profits realized a few years ago. In other quarters it is argued that unnecessary cutting of prices has placed cheaper lumber in the position of making loss for the producer. Nevertheless, a request for freer access to the American market is gen- eral among the lumbermen. With the American market secured, even on the former basis, all current rates are well maintained. Upper grades, though they have advanced more than medium classes, are very firm. The scarcity of good sidings, strips and shorts is all the more accentuated since the trade across the border has assumed normal conditions. Manufacturers are not able to fill all orders for the higher qualities, but the demand igs keen enough to permit of stock being substituted when it comes near to filling requirements. There is no better sign of buoyant trade. Mill culls are still plentiful. The prices are uncertain and big lots can be obtained from middlemen around $15 and $16 for assorted widths, 12 feet and up. The stocks are heavy as a result of the over-optimistic views of dealers in 1907, who have held on to lumber ever since. 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The lumbermen had no complaint o make . , A strong demand prevails for wide spruce stocks. There is a large — movement of this lumber since the spring shipping began and local con- sumption is heavy. The active buying of telegraph poles for repair work and prospective railway building has advanced the prices in short pieces. 25-foot have sold as high as $1.75 each. and dealers find it difficult to fill all the orders. It is probable that many lumbermen will sort out more eedar than last year for poles. At $1.25 and lower, cedar had produced more profit when manufactured into shingles or standard ties. Since the de-— struction of many hundreds of poles last year by a blizzard on the C.P.R. west of Peterboro, the Ottawa valley stocks of poles have run low. The present session of Parliament gave incorporation to the Rideau Valley & Brockville Railway Company, which proposes to run from an iron mine ten miles north of Ottawa to Brockville, and commence construction at once. ‘There are enough railway projects in the vicinity to warrant a very good market for both ties and telegraph poles. . ‘ J. R. Booth has just received word from the foreman of camps which broke up a couple of weeks ago’ and he finds that a much larger propor- tion of logs than he expected will be delivered to the streams. If the season had been an ordinary one most of the manufacturers would haye — put in another month in the woods. The demand for river drivers is — strong and employment agents report that the log movement will be more rapid in the early part of the spring than usual. The season is a full month ahead of 1910. March last year gave a snowfall of 24 inches in the Ottawa valley, compared with 5 inches this year. The mean tem- perature was ten degrees warmer this year. This had a remarkable effect on towing logs. On April 2nd the tug Cliffside, owned by the Ottawa Forwarding Company, left the foot of the Rideau locks to tow a big boom of logs up from the mouth of the Salmon river. The steamer Victoria, of the Ottawa River Navigation Company, made its initial trip of the season from Ottawa to Thurso on the same day. The Hawkesbury Lumber Company also brought a tow of logs down the river a month earlier than any spring of recent years. The Ottawa river has been rising since the middle of March, but there is no sign yet of the north waters, which will make the most pronounced rise of the year. If there is no interference with the operation of the mills through flooding, the approaching summer promises to witness a large output of lumber. Me- Laughlin Bros., of Arnprior, have arranged to begin sawing next week, which will give them a month’s start on last year. The Ottawa mills will also get an earlier start, a circumstance that greatly helps shipping when the dry lumber in certain lines is scarce. W. J. Mohr, of Killaloe, is building a new mill at Barry’s Bay. It will be nearer the source of supply than the present plant at Wilno. W. H. McAuliffe, who recently leased the yards of the Ottawa Lumber Com- pany, has purchased the retail business of the Stewarton Lumber Com- pany. The latter was put on the market when its manager, George A Little, was appointed street superintendent of the city of Ottawa. Rates quoted for dry pine from Ottawa to New York are $2.50 per thousand. Last season the rates ranged from $2.50 to $3. The pros-— »ects are that there will also be advances on the present schedule of the Inland Seaman’s Union. Frequently vessel owners have declined to send a boat unless an advance of 25 or 35 cents is made on the schedule rate. The Ottawa Transportation Company are making no change in their tariff. The company have no published schedule, but the contracts with individual shippers are being made on the same terms as last year. One new barge, the ‘‘W. Rutherford,’’ is being completed for the sum- mer’s work. The early spring has no effect on the beginning of river transportation, as the company has to wait for the opening of the canal al Grenville on May Ist, as usual. Manufacturing Started at St. John St. John, N.B., April 8.—The past fortnight has marked the open- ing of the manufacturing season, Messrs. Stetson, Cutler & Company — having begun operations at their Indiantown mill and at their Pleasant Point mill a few days ago. The month just ended has been the quietest month in sawing circles for many years, there having been absolutely nothing doing in this line all through the month, a very unusual cir- cumestance. The winter liners will have soon resumed their trips to the St. Law- rence and shipments of ‘‘English’’ deals through the channel will have ceased for the season. Shipments of this nature, usually consisting of. parcels from $25,000 feet tc 300,000 feet, have been very frequent all through the winter. The largest of these shipments consisted of a few — thousands over one million feet—an exceptionally large parcel to go for- — ward in this manner. ; Owing to the frequency of the parcels shipments by the winter liners, local stocks of ‘‘English’ spruce deals have been greatly reduced, the quantities which have gone forward having been greatly in excess of those received from outside provincial points. : = The prospects for manufacture of “English” deals in this section — indicate that the season will be a good one in this respect providing, of course, there should be no failure of the drives or any like contingency, although, with local stocks greatly depleted, it will be some weeks before they are augmented to any important extent, as none of the mills which J CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 Camp Supplies O the lumbermen we wish to point out our superior advantages for supplying all the requirements for the provisioning of the Camp. 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FLEMING BROS., Chemists TORONTO, CANADA \ 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER saw ‘‘English’’ stock will be well under way until the middle of the pres- ent month. Under these circumstances it will probably be the middle of May before any important quantity of ‘‘English’’ will be available from local sources. Local values of English spruce deals continue unchanged, although quite firm and with a tone that indicates confidence in the situation on the part of those most interested. Prices in local market circles are high—higher perhaps than might be compatible with prices in other parts of the province. The present local value of “‘English’’ deals, in a specification con- taining say 50 per cent. sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines, balance elevens and wides, would be in the vicinity of $15.50 per thousand super- ficial feet, f.o.b. St. John. The present quantity of local stocks in this line would not aggre- gate more than three and one half millions of feet. The trade in cedar shingles has been marked by no developments of an important nature, although local business was brisker during the month of March than for some time previous. In the higher grades there has been little business for export to Boston and vicinity. Business in that direction, it is expected, will be somewhat late in opening up, but it is thought will bring higher values. It is generally felt that, nominally, the value of shingles has been higher, but so little has been doing that there has been no improvement in price that could be called general. Tocal dealers are quoting dutiable ‘‘Extras’’ at $2.60 to $2.70, and duti- able ‘‘Clears’’ at $2.05 to $2.15, f.o.b. schooner St. John. The conditions at the head of the rivers in New Brunswick are such as to cause considerable uneasiness. The snow has dwindled to such an extent that it is feared there may not be enough to make a good run of water for stream-driving. As the time approaches when operations should begin the anxiety of those most interested becomes more acute. It is stated that it will be a ‘‘rain freshet’’ this year, this term meaning that the freshet will be caused more by the rains than by the melting of the snow, as is ordinarily the case. Continued Improvement at Montreal Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.’’ April 11th, 1910. A steady improvement continues to be noted in lumber circles in Montreal and vicinity. Retail yards report a.splendid business for the month of March, and in some cases dealers state that their sales are 50 per cent. in advance of the same period last year. 222 building per- mits were issued in March, reaching a value of $676,804, compared with March, 1909, these figures show a growth of 103 per cent. For the first three months of the year the value of the permhits issued totalled $1,- 093,244, while for a similar period in 1909 the permits aggregated $731,- 725. The retail yards are not buying very extensively from the whole- salers, but in many cases this is because they have carried surplus stocks from last year. Manufacturers state that lumber is moving a little more freely to the American side. The satisfactory adjustment of the maximum tariff difficulties has resulted in a brisker movement in lum- ber. Enquiries are now more numerous and the Boston market is buying spruce boards fairly freely. The shingle market is still quiet, but pros- pects are brightening considerably. Lath are still scarce and commanding high figures. The present season’s cut will not do much to relieve the pressure, as was expected, most of this stock having been sold in advance. Several of the large Ottawa dealers are not in the market this year with lath. All hardwoods are fairly quiet with prices steady. Quartered white oak is in good demand and continues to bring stiff prices. Considerable speculation is being indulged in as to the ultimate pulp- wood policy that will be adopted by the Quebec Government. It is re- ported that the exporting of pulpwood to the United States will be pro- hibited and that as there will also be substantial increases to the rental asked at the present time for Crown timber limits, stumpage dues, it ig further stated, will be increased. Government timber limits are re- leased year by year, the lessee having the right to renew, provided all stumpage dues have been paid. In 1900, at the request of limit-holders, an order-in-council was passed by which the Government agreed not to increase the rental over a period of ten years. This agreement expires in September, and it is expected that higher figures will be asked. The present stumpage on pulpwood cut on Government lands is 65 cents per cord, with a rebate of 25 cents for that manufactured in the province. It is anticipated that a prohibitive duty on pulpwood would lead eventually to the establish- ment of mills at Canadian points by several of the large American concerns. Lumber manufacturers state that log driving conditions throughout the Province of Quebec, with the exception of the south shore district, are not particularly favorable at the present time. Low water conditions exist, and practically all the snow has disappeared, so that the salva- tion of the spring logging operations is dependent altogether upon the amount of rainfall within the next month. In the Gaspe district several of the manufacturers are still engaged in hauling logs. Pa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Burns A Lumberman from Ottawa Valley writes us as follows: DEAR SIRS: The Solid Tooth Saws I pur- chased from you last spring have been doing first class work ever since. I have never had any trouble with them. The Burns Saws are the best, as they are evenly tem- pered and will keep an edge longer than any other make of saw used here. Yours truly. aws Such letters as this prove that Burns Solid Tooth Saws are as famous as their In- serted Tooth Saw, contain- ing genuine Hoe Fittings. Get a Burns Saw and forget your Saw Troubles Lombard It will cost you nothing to have ae one of our Cata- wi logs mailed to your address. It points out a good many fea- tures that we cannot describe here. :: 2: JEFFREY Conveyers are the best for handling Logs, Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood, Refuse, etc. See Catalog No. T 57 B. The Jeffrey Mfg. Company, MONTREAL CK beg Hole rune 4 SW brag Shibreet oe i by TA ; , ake. 2 . oad 1 60 cords a it ; ae Canadian Office and Works: Main Office and Works: Columbus, Ohio Toronto Office: 8 Temperance St. Steam Log Hauler Canadian Patent No. 108676. This machine is ect built in Canada a : under Patent No. 108,676. win was Write or wire \ Loud ‘2 90.000 Ls our nearest sales “T Skedsile:, 55 000. office. coi The Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt Works: Sherbrooke, Que. d Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland St. Catharines, Ont. SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Canadian art Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian Hart Wheels Limited Barton Street East HAMILTON 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBER Pine, Spruce and Hemlock EDGINGS Ontario The Keewatin Lumber Company’s mill at Kenora started for the season’s run on Monday, April 4. A good supply of logs is one hand and a splendid season’s run is anticipated. The Western Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto, Ont., has been incor- porated. The incorporators are: Gerard Godfrey Ruel and Geo. Frederick Macdonnell, barristers-at-law, Toronto, Ont. _ The Owen Sound Lumber Company, Limited, Owen Sound, Ont., has been incorporated with capital of $50,000. The incorporators are Harry Edgar Row- land and John Morris Rowland, lumber merchants, Owen Sound, Ont. _ The Lepage Lumber Company, of Wabigoon, Ont., of which J. S. Lepage is president, have purchased the lumber business of Alphonse Lemay, at St. Boniface. The company have retained the services of Gedeon Lemay as manager. _The Crossen Car Company, Cobourg, Ont., have been incorporated with capital of $1,000,000, to carry on business of contractors and lumber manu- facturers. The incorporators are Alexander Falconer, advocate, Westmount, Que., and Benjamin Ginsberg, Montreal, Que. F. C. McInnes, Leeburn, Ont., has rented his mill to Hector McDonald, of Rydal Bank, for the year 1910. Mr. McDonald has over 200,000 feet of hard- wood to saw this season and will add an edger to the plant. Mr. McInnes re- ports an improvement in the hardwood market. The National Timber & Pulp Company, Limited, Toronto, Ont., has been incorporated with capital of $500,060. The incorporators are: William Perey Gillespie, broker, Toronto, Ont.; Hubert Chas. French, contractor, Winnipeg, Man., and Ivers Philip Lawrence, wholesale lumberman, Fitchburg, Mass. The Ludlam-Ainslee Lumber Company, of Leamington, Ont., will erect a plant at Hamilton. A site in the annex district has been secured by the com- pany and building operations are to be begun at once. As a start, about 100 hands will be employed. In the near future the capacity and the number of em- ployees will be doubled. The railway committee of the House of Commons have approved of a bill for the incorporation of a car ferry company at Morrisburg, Ont. The ferry is intended to carry Canadian wood pulp across from Morrisburg to Waddington, N.Y., where there is a considerable amount of paper manufacturing. It will connect the Grand Trunk and New York Central railroads. McCamus & McKelvie, New Liskeard, Ont., are building a new mill at North Cobalt. Part of the timber from their limit comes out on a chain of small lakes, which come within a few rods of both the T. & N. O. Railway and the electric line. The new mill is a circular of about 30,000 M. capacity. At their New Liskeard mill they will saw the logs that are put on Lake Temiskaming. Messrs. F. Kent and M. B. Seaman, members of the firm of Seaman & Kent, of Meaford, Ont., manufacturers of hardwood flooring, visited Fort William, g Ont., during the first week of April, for the purpose of meeting the city council to discuss the establishment of a factory in Fort William. Construction work will shortly be commenced on the factory, which will be one of the largest buildings of its kind in Canada. The factory in Fort William will employ 200 a Lumber and Dimension Timber Lath and Shingles V. Joint Sash, Doors, Roofing Write for Prices Blinds and Sheeting Factory Material W.C. Edwards & Co. Limited New Edinburgh Mills QOttawa, Ontario : > men at the start, and additional men will be hired as the work demands. It It will pay: Oy ce y our Tram Cars it hoped that the factory will be ready by the first of August. ; with our special It was expected that if the favorable weather conditions continued, Eddy Bros. & Company, and the Moulthrop Lumber Company, both of Bay City, would start their Ontario mills by April 15th, as these two concerns have large quantities of old logs carried over to enable them to begin sawing. All the mills in their district are expected to be in commission by May 1. Eddy Bros. & Company’s plant will cut over 12,000,000 feet of lumber for E. B. Foss & Com- pany, of Bay City. The firm’s private cut will go to the Mershon, Eddy, Parker Company, on the Saginaw river. Foss & Company have stocked the Burtis & Company sawmill at Thessalon, Ont., for several years. Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels Eastern Provinces ‘ " The Talbot-Allard Lumber Company, Limited, Outremont, Que., have been incorporated with capital of $300,000. The incorporators are: Wilfrid Talbot, trader, and Jos. Charbonneau, agent, both of Outremont, Que. The Tourville Lumber Mills Company, Limited, Montreal, Que., have been incorporated with capital of $250,000. The incorporators are: Rodolphe Tour- j ville and Arthur Tourville, manufacturers, Montreal, Que. ee le pees — od The Verdun Lumber Company, Limited, Verdun, Que., has been incorpor- axles, or furnish new axles and wheels ated with capital of $20,000. The incorporators are: Messrs. L. J. Marchand, ~ ] manufacturer, and Geo. N. Monty, accountant, of Emard, Que. sa id a th The Manitoba Land & Timber Company, Limited, of Montreal, Que., have : : A ‘ been incorporated with capital of $400,000. The incorporators are Geo. Vipond Price, quality and service consid- Cousins, accountant, and Patrick Francis Brown, clerk, Montreal, Guess i _W. 8. Montgomery, of Dalhousie, N.B., estimates that the lumber cut eres We CAD See eee and mop: on Real tye will be larger this year than ever before. He states that : it would be hard to imagine better conditions for cutting and hauling than pre- Further particulars on request. vailed during the past winter. A malignant type of diphtheria is reported to have broken out in one of the lumber camps on the Tobique River, N.B., at the close of the logging sea- After two men had dicd, the rest of the crew deserted, and, in order to 7 son. The prevent the disease spreading, the buildings in the camp were all burned to the ground. F ( d ] ti The latest reports from Campbellton, N.B., were to the effect that the ~ ana a ron orpora 10on option obtained by outside parties upon the lumber business and properties of Limited the Wm. Richards Company has not been exercised, but that a request had been male fot Pea of the option and it is still possible that a deal may ice: 1 Idi be put through. : ae Seems eace:, Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. It is expected that within a very short i Hoe exienavs tae mill “3 Plants at Seven Islands, Que., which has been in course of construction 10r SIx years past, St. Thomas, Ont Be ae Londonderry, N. S will be completed. Some $2,500,000 have been expended upon the pe ce ; ; ae ee ge Nine cargoes were shipped last year and it is expected that 150 tons daily wi Hee Oe Fort William, Ont Three Rivers, P. Q. be the regular output when the mill is in full running order. It is reported that Mr. I. C. Prescott, the well known lumberman of Al- — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; 43 McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment bert, N.B., is considering the sale of his property at an early date to an Ameri- can company which has made a deposit of $3,000. The property contains one of the most valuable timber areas in that part of the province, including about 30,000 acres, 14,000 being in fee simple and 16,000 held under license from the - Government. The price asked is understood to be $75,000. : B. M. McCraith and M. L. Parnell, of St. John’s, Newfoundland, were visi- tors at Toronto recently. They report that several large plants for the manu- facture of wood pulp will be established in Newfoundland this year. While in j Montreal they completed a sale of 500 square miles of Newfoundland spruce lands to Dr. J. H. F. Blue, of Montreal. They report also that Mr. D. Mc- Martin, of New York and Cobalt, will establish a pulp mill this summer on the 3,000 square-mile limit which he purchased last year in Labrador. Send in your order promptly for Red Oak White Ash e a 3 cars 4-4, Dry, Common and Better acars 4-4, 12 inches and up; bone 2 cars 8-4, Common and Better dry ee 4 cars 8-3 Common and Better 2 cars 5-4 Common and Better Get your order in early for TAs ee We have 3 cars of 12-4 Log Run Hard Maple Ask us for prices on * Ask us for prices Soft Yellow Tennesse Poplar 2 cars 5-4, Firsts and Seconds Western Canada The Elk Lumber Company, Fernie, B.C., will run their mill night and day during the present season. G. B. Gordon, lumber manufacturer, Gilbert Plains, Man., has been suc- ceeded by Logan & McDonald. The Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber Company expect to make a record cut of 35,000,000 feet of logs this season. i The Fraser River Mills. at Fraser Mills, B.C., are reported to have cut 6,445,000 feet, and sales are reported to have been very brisk. ' The city of Nelson, B.C., has closed a contract with the Doukhobors for 10,000 feet of cedar. The timber will be rafted from Waterloo to Trail. The Corona Lumber Company, Winnipeg. secured the contract recently for the supply of lumber for the construction of the new grand stand at the In- Get our prices on White Oak 2 Cars 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone dry. Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered White Oak 2 Cars 4-4, 12inches and up 1 Car 5-4. 12 inches and up Dry, good lengths, well figured and y How are you fixed on nicely manufactured dustrial Exhibition. Red Gum and Cottonwood The Porto Rico Lumber Company started a couple of their planers in the We have a large block of 4-4 in mill at Mayo, B.C., on April 1st, and will commence operating the complete We have several cars of 4-4 the above. mill about May Ist. The forestry department of the C.P.R. will spend a large amount of money. this year along the right of way from Moose Jaw to Medicine Hat and Cal- gary in planting rows of trees to replace the temporary storm fences now in use. The logging operations in the northern woods of Saskatchewan came to a conclusion this year earlier than any previous year in the history of the lumber industry. They were practically completed by the third week in March, whereas in 1909 they continued until the first week in April. The Hanbury Sawmills, at Brandon, Man., which have not been operated for the last three seasons, will be running again this year. Extensive improve- ments have been made in rebuilding the log boom in the river just above the mill. Hanbury’s timber cut during the winter was about three million feet. Reports from Strathcona, Alta., state that the up-river camps have secured a cut of between eight and ten million feet. The sudden arrival of spring left many of the camps more or less stranded in the woods or that they had very difficult work getting back to town. The winter was an ideal one for lumbering. Statistics of the timber transactions for the province of British Columbia during the month of February show that 638 licenses were issued for areas west of the Cascades. The receipts for them were $89,556.25. For the areas east cf the Cascades, 466 licenses were issued, bringing $53,780.10 to the treasury. Timber transfer fees produced $538; penalties, $2,175. A number of improvements are being installed this spring by the Brunette Saw Mill Company, at Sapperton, B.C., so as to increase its capacity for pro- ducing dressed lumber. The improvements include a number of the latest de- e sign of planing machines, operated by electricity. During February the mills Can Offer B AR AIN cut about 2,000,000 fect of lumber and sold about 1,750,000 feet. G In The Timber Land Lumber Company, of New Westminster, B.C., which has recently been organized, has purchased a mill and timber holding from P. De- z - : ; : voy and F. Owens. They will increase the capacity of the plant to 50.000 feet I1in. X 4 1n. I in. X 5 1n. Pins’ On: a day. The stockholders in the new company are: A. J. Craig, B. W. Craig, W. K. Craig, H. H. Oraig and J. A. Gibson. A. J. Craig is managing director. The Yale-Columbia Lumber Company started its mill at Nelson, B.C., about e e e the middle of March with a full force of 75 men, cutting about 60,000 feet per day. They expected within a month to operate both night and day for the ] un ] e Ine balance of the season. About 5,000,000 logs have been cut for its mill at Creston. The mill at Cascade will be run on time and a quarter all season. About 15,000,000 feet of logs have been cut for it. The Red Fir Lumber Company, of Nanaimo, B.C., are opening two new log- ging camps in the north. Many improvements have been made in the mill during the past year and its capacity is now 45,000 feet per day. A new drying ki has been completed with a capacity of 50,000 feet per dav. Two new machines, a sash sticker and an inside moulder, have been installed, and pre- parations are being made for the improvement of the present engine, so as to add 35 per cent. to its power. Mr. ©. G. Kay, of Vancouver, has anno:nced that the National Paper Mills hos Mackarell will erect a pulp and paper making plant near the Fraser River Mills, B.C. e 0. jenpu ela will be eee in the enterprise and the mill ig expected ey he ready in about 12 months. The plant will have a capacity of ten tons o 5 paper per day, and will employ about 30 wen. which will be increased subse- 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., oa to 100 men. Others associated with Mr. Kay in the enterprise are 0 M | r. Wright and Sylvester Cropper, of Vancouver. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- ttawa ontrea panies: The Howe Sound Timber Company, Limited, capital $50,000; the Quance Lumber Company, Limited, capita) $30,000; Trout Lake Lumber Com- pany, capital $100,000; Slocan Lake Lumber Company, Limited, capital $100,- 000; Cedar Cove Sash & Door Company ,Limited, capital $15,000; Fort George Supply Company, Limited, to build and contruct sawmills, etc., capital $50,- 000; John R. Bowes Timber Company, Limited, capital 10,000. The British Canadian Lumber Company, Limited, a newly organized com- P. S. Of course we have a pany, have purchased the Pacific Coast Mills, one of the largest in the Pro- vince of British Columbia. The price paid is in the neighborhood of $600,000. The property includes the buildings, plant and stock on hand and the valuable mill site on Coal Harbor. The only Vancouver representative in the new com- pany is Mr. F. L. Buckley. The op a ae a pecan 000, and Mr. Buckley is e e to be manager. The capacity of the plant, which has been greatly improved R d d Wh P during the last few months, wili be 150,000 feet of lumber and 300,000 shingles. e an ite ine The British Canadian Lumber Company intend to oven their'own lorring camns immediately and to build several miles of railway. In the meantime. while this is being, done, they are making contracts for all the logs required for im- mediate use. Red Cedar at interesting figures. Write us We have a large block of plain —______ Red and White je have just receiveda large block Quartered Oak Soft White Pine all thicknesses, bone dry; and can make immediate shipment from our edt koodiwidthea vid leagiigr Can hie aa eam oe ea ship separate or mixed cars. Store: “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mecllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. c - Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. P hiladelphia, Pa. complete stock, all sizes 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE 22s TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 2x4 to ro inch 18ft. 20 00 1 inch No. 1 cuts 1’ Good Shorts.... 34 50 37 50 & better........ $48 00 52 00 uv Mill Run Shorts 19 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 X 10,10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, O14,14X14,14X16.. 35 95 1% inch No. 1 , cuts and better. 62 co 64 00 ai a” No. 1 Cuts Be Better........ ©0 69 00 1%” No. Bee OE a. 48 00 2” No. 2 Cuts and 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x Better.... 54 00 59 00 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 1%” No1,2& 3 Cuts 42 00 44 00 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 2 No. 1,283 Cuts 48 00 52 00 18x18 & 20x20... 36 45 1x4 and 5 common oe 8x14, 12x18, 18 and dressing.. oy eet al) ESC oh Sdogseaaricce 36 95 1x6 common end Cae x16, roxz8, dressing ...... 26 00 28 00 12X20, 14X20 & 16 1 x 8common and HAO uae a laisre sieee ow 37 45 dressing .....-. 28 00 30 00 H@®.€%) Gnansecoono* 37 95 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 00 32 00 6x18, 8x18 ........- S es 1X12 com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 6x20, 8x20......... r xsoand 12 mill cull Lengths over 32 ft. take the ee } stocks......---- 18 00 20 00 lowing advances: 33 to gg ft., ax 10 common.... 27 00 29 00 50c.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 togs ft., aand3x1zcommon 28 00 3o 00 $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5 1x8 1 ox &common 21 oo 22 00 Fir flooring, edge x x ro inch box and grain ...-..:.- 45 50 common . 23 00 24 00 A} No. 14 ft. Pine 1X12box & common 27 00 2800 | Lath.. ......- 4 25 1” mill run sidings 24 00 a6co | 1% r Ro, . 4tt. lath 3 50 ~ 1" dead cullsidings 12 50 14 00 pine: 1 60 uf inch flooring 28 0° att. mill run Norway 20 00 Mane eh 3°75 2! 22 00 14%” mill run hem- Norway, c&cf x”, 32 00 | lock lath........ 3 25 hi: 34 00 | X Pine Shingles... 1 10 “ ae 34 00 XXPine Shingles 210 Spruce mill a ... 19 00 2000 | XX B.C. Cedar Spruce mill culls.. 13 00 14 00 Shingles ........ 2 10 ecnilack 1x4 to 8in. 15 00 17 00 XXX 6 butts to 2” 3 10 2x4 to8in.,10to 16ft. 17 00 18 50 | XXXX 6 to 23-16” 3 35 Clear inch B.C. XXXXX 5 toa”... 495 cedar, kilndried 50 50 65 50 | HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, rsts and 2nds, Soft Maple, xsts and migiand 2” J..000+ce esse BR OO Mandya quem steleser seer 27 00 Ash white, No. 1. com. 45 00 Soft Maple, common and Ash, brown, ists and bettenw4/aie erste terest 20 00 PAUAB TAS so s'e sin (oiniole'=-inisisle 37 00 | Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 Ash, brown, C & B..... 27 00 ists and ands. 28 oo Ash, brown, 1sts and Hard Maple, sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 451a0. |\Pands; 4/agee eee 30 00 Birch, rsts and 2nds. 4/4 30 00 Hard Maple, common Birch, common and bet- and better, 4/4 .........- 24 00 (any AE abasposaeooden 26 oo | Hard Maple, 4xq4-10 to Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 16° |, Macdpasee Moeeeer 35 00 PANIC (SS/ Ai lofts ole) -isinle\cinisie sat 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and Birch, rsts and 2nds, 12/4 16/4, tsts and ands ...... 45 00 PAI XO/ 4) sleek fo deresnisin= 37 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, ists &2nds.4/4 go 00 ANNGBs Ald (ceca cunlesrceinaraets 52 co "Basswood. No. 1, com- Red Oak, plain, rsts and mon and better, 4/4.”.... 27 00 ands, 6/4 & 8/4.......... 55 00 Basswood, No. z2and 3, Red Oak, plain, rsts and PEVINANIGDL 4. foc sare tal cise aden 15 00 ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4 White Oak, plain, rsts ists and 2nds............ 35 00 and ands, ala pee oe Shee 53 00 Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 White Oak, plain, ists common and better go co and znds, 1% and 2” .... 56 00 White Oak, plain, ists Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 30 co and 2nds, 2/4 and 16/4.. 70 00 S ft Elm, No 1: common and better, 4/4 ......-.-- 26 00 | White Oak, ¥Y% cut ists Soft klm, No. 2 and 3, andl ands 4 faeeeeeeeee 83 00 PENTITII: ee LS kes setels a 15 00 White Oaks Y% cut 5/4 Sott Elm 6/4 and 8/41&2” 32 00 and 6/4, 1sts Eel ands.. 85 00 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds White Oak ¥Y% cut 12/4 AV” SS GREE DDE OC TOTOOOE 40 00 and 16/4:Sts and 2nds.. 95 00 R ck Elm, No. 1 com- ree ists and ands, mon and better 4/4. 35.00 || alah cee Saad nace 60 00 Rock Elm rsts and 2nds, Hic kory, 6/4 and 8/4, xsts PA rANIGIS Ae ialste:sys alain eie\ee 42 00 andiands $e eh... Seer 75 00 Cherry Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands.......-.. 85 00 4/4 ist & ands ........ 57 00 4/4 Noxcom.......--- 75 00 4/4 No. rcom.......... 37 00 6/4 1st & 2nds.. .. 8700 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 00 6/4 No. 1 com.......- . 77 00 S/AWNOs it conse see 39 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... . 87 00 6/4 1st & ands........ 60 00 8/4 com No.1 .......- 777 00 6/4 No: ixicoms.......08 39 00 , 12/4 1st & 2nds........ go 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... 62 co 12/4 No. 1 com ........ 80 00 8/4 No.1 com.......... 42 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: Pine, box boards., 1in.x7in andup 47 00 50 00 1”x4 & up Geni 13 0 ny andi Py W'X3”" to 6”, 12'-16! ss a io es 8’ andup ..... 54 00 58 00 "x7" & up 12 ‘-16" 15 50 1800 2’ x 7 and Sy 59 00 62 00 | Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ No. a cuts 2x8” KiXG) 7 he enecee 2100 2 ANAGUD os ita ciao. 35 00 3800 | 1 x8 &9No.1 barn 25 00 ave eae "00d strips: O. culls r & w P II 00 1300 PRR wigips'niacn 38 00 42 00 Red Pine log run, " and 134”.. 42 00 46 00 mill culls out, 1” 15 50 17 50 a COD ODOR BOR 45 00 5000 do 1%” 18 00 20 00 Pine good shorts : Spruce, 1’ x4" & UP 15 00 17 00 ux ag and up.. 40 00 42 00 Spruce, 1’ stocks, 1x4’ andup.. 30 0c 32 00 7 19 and 10” . I 1 ie" and 14%”... 42 00 45 00 Beacon clear (fine See aes See beieiaie\ssinlni 45.00 5000 ressing and B } 1 7’ ‘tog”ASidings 25 00 27 00 | Hemlock A apOS = rss a = Bene: 1 dressing Hemlock 2x4, 6, -8 sidings......... 33 00 35 00 Io; 12/16"... Pine, No. 1 dressing Paar oleate eA 5 sf = rs 26 00 31 00 Basswood log run, | Pine, No. Ydressing dead culls out.. 18 00 20 00 : SHOCKS: -)2 1-2-6 22 00 26 00 Basswood log run Pine, 8 8.C. and bet- mill culls out... 22 00 26 00 ter 12’ to 16 23 00 25 00 Bitchy sh) 18 00 22 00 Pine, 7 Up S. C. sid- Sott Elm, common, Tf ee D eee 21 50 25 00 and ketter 1, 1 Ws ' Pines. e , Sidings “Ee Ash, black mes Be. cP A ee 00 32 00 and betterr” t Pine, s. fae strips ” 1 38 oo 2000 | Lathper M: ce oe : 14%",14%4" and 2” 22 00 24 00 No. 1 white pine Pate, »: c. shorts. 1x4 31854 ae 385 400 and up 6torr. ;, 14 00 17 00 Lath, mill run Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 24 00 white pine. 3.45 “g4s eee: c. and better, Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 DOLE ARO 00 21 00 Red pine millrun 275 300 Pine, sc. and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 POOR TD CE 21 00 22 00 Bewood ‘ 200 225 Pier and better, Hemlock ‘“ 175 225 Ee ache cis, wonae AAIOOMARIOM ee Oh ives awe Millcull shorts, 1x4" & up, 6’ torr’... 12 00 13 50 Pine Shingles Rings: c.and better, eee tee a5 00 XxX, 1875.01.08) 13 150400 ices c.and better, Chess Butt 18” 2 ae 3 50 nb C peren cation @3°0O: 24 °GO) |) EX eects ements 1 75 Pinel s.c.and better White Cedar Givaciews: EXINOwelaisieiealsictele 26 00 28 oo BAKE, XS ee 415 425 1x10No 1 barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Clear Butt, 18” 3 ©0 63:25 1x10No.3 ‘ 2300 2600 | 18”, xx 175 190° 1x8&gNo.a ‘' 2000 2200 | ‘ Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 05 Pine mill culls,strips & sidings, 1”x4” | & up,12’ & up .. 1500 17 00 | QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 4o feet average...... e 5° First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 65 ELM. By the dram, acoording to average and quality,4o to 4s feet. 70 75 gotogsfeet. yo 55 ASH. ro inches and u up acconting to average and quality......... 25 Avverage 16)1mcbi stars el «ictaiwielsie/eictele elalslasiele taleleleleiajatclats tae aimee 35 BIRCH LAUNCH <7sisha\oiainjareieseio-a/e aleleieisia/nlete tererere lantarnoa sant ieiete sete ceitetee 16 20 LG) “th dstaicialactolelslela’siv.«\ e/eloleiejeiaiatate sis \ctelstsieisintate tele “sonoacariecs 22 24 16°F — Sakieajcrasinitia) voninicierele ayelsieie ciclo etttciatel se mela aier ee terstehsiom 26 jo 1B acietaaeisiaie) tee | aimajantebywin)eiatmtalaiay Uisteleraiiayel > ecaletatataiaie 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up............eceeeeee per M.18 co 19 99 Oddimentts, a Cask vs cicts iets ats aleinaly)s sin ia aR eiareranos ‘* 1500 16 00 Boards, xaadialinien. sheelree vtemiielelemereeitelestetetercs “15 00 1600 BIRCH PLANKS. OY Wi tobias QUEEN OAL SMOGUODOODOOC ICE otic Ot Scam seme: 15 00 16 on SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. ise x 10” ae gece na snake 29 00 1x Be ae Se one 54 00 we * RAG (ate eintm nta,a(efole: elsiafalatale gr 00 1 in., 8’ and up wide.. 62 00 13 and. To a Pies mL OCT 31 00 uy and 134!" 6 00 Os ere ajaiajalejsiatletelote go 00 ae retaiaiats 68 00 NO. 1 BARN CUTS AND BETTER Bis 4uearaates 4/4 x 8 & up No.1 & better 45 00 | TMAeser ss teers 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 174, 134 and 2”. ... 36 00 43 00 8/4 See Boo _ 2ygand 3 alnia\weefotajs siete 40 00 6/4 x 6 & up No. 2 F700 | 4 steer tec e eee eeeeee ene es 42 00 8/4 ” ” ” 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN 8/4 ” ” 2 AOIOO/ S| A eee ee a 29 00 35 00 No. 1 CUTS. 1%,1% and 2” ....4. 3O 00 36 co 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 | 272 and3”.......,...-.... 32 00 r¥ in. re a, inate 53 00 1% in. jee We ae ot 55 00 NO. 3 BARN. 2in. endl a focono 57 00 2%and3z “ see ee IOO ILM civsiesislan ne sie otate 23 00 28 00 4 in. “ ee Sea rf. iad sss. 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. BOX. I in., 6” and up WAGE: 6 5/4. tO.8/4: a0 /siesslatee a ei : oe a 10/4 to rake Ta 97 00 Selectsi4/4 77) attceea. ose 84 00 No. of 5/4 to 8/4... e. ose’ 82400 ¢ 7 ‘UY solq ‘tol yale. Po. 92 00 SS Fine Common Ald.iscbeone 61 00 No. 65 00 aa 65 oo “ 67 00 No. «» 5000 ae -+ 57 00 Me Oe » (3X. oooaee oo + 59 00 No. o Bes ee 33 00 -..+ 61 00 eaceee 35 00) -* 35 00 | No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8 bos we 27 00: 45 00 1X10 47 00 Box 1x6 & up., 51 00 © PX. eheee 37 00 “ 3 3a «+ 37 00 “ 1x13 &up.. 37 00 | The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobb buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: " epher WHITE ASH. ist & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to 2inch - 44.00 46 00 | Strips | selon 2 00 24 00 > 2% to 4inch 48 co 54 00 | Com. and culls.... cant 22 00 BLACK AND BROWN rst & 2nd 6inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 ; BIRCH 1st & and, white, 6 inch and up... sss 30 00 32 00 Common and culls. - s.se00e. 16.00 18 00 rst & and6inch & Up PEGs games = 40 00 42 00 ELM. 1st and and, rock, 6 inch and up..... 32.00 35 00 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 ist and ak soft, 6 inch and up.... 26 co 28 oo Common ee culls, 10 00 17 00 MAPLE 1st and 2nd hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 00 23 oo Common and culls 14 00 15 00 | Common and culls. 12 00 13 co BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 to 2 inch.............-..-- 2 00 co Selects, 1 toa ea a o'se'sia/ais a slots elbintels (ala niet aaa %3 86 00 7 0 Fine Common, 1 inch..........--+-..++ 62 00 = 1% toa inch.... 71 00 Nowr Cuts: 1 inch... «9. 040. Jee ; x = 1% to a inch Pe race nono c rc a 60 00 'o; .a)'Cuts,, x inch.2.20.cncseneee co 1% to a inch... 3 00 Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x12... $1 00 No; 3,°%-:40 205.2005 eee 38 00 Nov. 2555 Bite eae 37 00 . NOs.a) Ril. S costs we daca ee 43 00 INO.:2), 25K XO). oxiscfalos once ete 37 00 f No. aju8 Bicekccce 35 00 INO: 4 X 3a. ce se 34 00 No Syl KO oes ouescsco sieislaiereiaee 29 00 No. 3,1x 8 29 00 Spruce, to and rain. dimension 27 00 9 in. and under ...... - 24 00 ro and 12in. random lengths, 1o ft. and up «.+- 23 50 24 50 2X2. 2X4, ax5 2x6, 3x7 and3x4 random lengths,” 10 ft. ‘and tip. -..e.. seeicceeaein 20 50 21 50 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, 10 0 ft... andup +. 21 00 21 50 5 in. and up merchantable boards, ‘Bit. & up, p, 1s 18 50 19 00 Canadian Spruce boards .............00sseeeeeeee 23 00 24 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched . a1 50 1x2 ene 1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundled 20 00 22 0° ra’ Spruce: laths) ~..5)smasmsmi) onal teaaee 4 00 14" , ” i 3 60 NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES EREKCAM «= aicis is a oiscratoia ates amet $3 70 Cleans 5 oc 502d om abate ican nao cna erie ereteeae 3 20 Second. clears .i5...5cnc0ceen0a6 2 60 Clear Whites.... .. Bean see cenue Extra 1s \Clear whites out)...... Extra rs (Clear whites in) stall at siata can ester ala wala RIC Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to a! cn Sage erates " EBurekag, 18” oo sete i “Perfection, 5 butts to 23% CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | eC an ~ at the Wheel is steering the course of your business. To the best of his knowledge he has picked the straighest and smoothest road leading to your objective point, viz: Profitable and Satisfactory business. a a 3 oF cp 2: If in some manner you find yourself on the wrong road, getting more than your share of the bumps—better stop short and get straightened out. The “Quality” Way Is not only the easiest but the best way,from the viewpoint of both satisfaction and profits. For your needs on SPRUCE, PINE, NEW BRUNSWICK WHITE CEDAR SHINGLES and SPRUCE LATH why not do business with the “ Quality” House. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.O St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. Q: Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. 9. U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~ == jaa || oe lt Bey Na The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS A customer says :—‘‘ We have used one of your vertical high speed engines, English Type forced lubrication since 1907. The engine runs at 425 revolutions per minute almost constantly nightandday. Ithas given us every satisfaction and so far has cost us nothing for repairs.” ROBB ENGINEERING CO., LTD. AMHERST, N.S. The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY | WEST & PEACHEY | SIMCOE es ee ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals DISTRICT Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Wm. McKay, Manager OFFICES Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter. Manager P. Payette’s New Patent. Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market That Old Machinery in the Shed that is not being used might as well be sold Will dog in all classes . | aiid, iy: Do ; AW of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any description. Booklet There is sure to be somebody who wants just the machine that you have for sale. The way to find that ‘‘ somebody ” is to advertise in the for same mailed free to any address upon “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this request. paper. Canada Lumberman and Woodwooker Toronto - . - Canada P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. © CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 The Height of Reliability is Reached in espeler Band Re-Saws They do the Best Work at the Least Expense These Band Re-Saws are made in three sizes carrying saws 3, 4 and 5 inches wide. Thcy embody all the newest conveniences and attachments fer any kind of Re-sawing within their capacity. They have ample power both on the blade and on the feed works for all important demands. These are some of their important features: . The Frame is cast in one piece, cored out hollow under neath, is heavily ribbed and perfectly rigid. The Wheels are~cast solid of ample strength, and are so designed as to give a large factor of safety when run- ning at the tabulated speeds. The lower wheel (it will be noticed) is very heavy withasolid web in the centre. Faces and Edges of both wheels are accurately ground on their own journals and balanced as near perfectly true as human ingenuity will permit. The Feed Works are driven by belt and changing from one feed to the other can be accomplished by simply turning a hand wheel one quarter of a turn. Hach ma- chine has five changes of feed. The Rolls are driven by spur and bevel gears all cased in. All gears cut from the solid and as near noislessas possible. Six Feed Rolls carry the stock to the saws allof which are driven by gears cut from the solid. The right hand rolls are rigid in their boxes, but the left hand rolls have enough elasticity to grip all uneven stock. The Self-centreing Attachment isso arranged that by one movement of handle the rigid roll becomes adjustable so that you can have a complete self-centreing machine, or by one movement of the handle the right hand roll becomes rigid again. This does away with the use of a wrench in making the machine self-centreing. The Rolls will tilt from 0 to 1 inch in 6 inches to allow 4 are * HESPELER for the successful sawing of clap board and general bevel i te e = work. _& wr nail, pees t \ MACHINERY €°17° ; : ‘ 1 yr hk? \* HESPELER The Tension on the blade is accomplished by double 4 G ONTARIO - acting knife balance levers with detachable weights. iy The guides ‘have adjustable hardened steal back flat rollers with front and side blocks, adjustable or planed ways. The upper one is counterweighted and instantly adjustable vertically to the width of the stock. The Saws run within 1 inch of the centre of the back rolls, cutting the stock while it is firmly held. When doing bevel sawing the feed works can be drawn back by a lever to prevent the saw striking the rolls and the safety lock is so arranged that the rolls can not be tilted until the feed works are drawn back from the saw. Cleaners are provided on both wheels. A packing box is attached to the lower wheel guard, which should be kept filled with oily waste to soften the gum which often col- lects. Our high grade Wood Tools eliminate all troublesome features. They insure largest life and highest efficiency. We supply complete outfits for planing mills, sash and door factories, carriage, wa'gon, piano, furniture factories, etc. Shipments made to all parts of Canada on short notice. Direct connection with G.T-R.and,G P_R: The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER erlin Quality Counts A Moulder with “Get-At-Able” Adjustments Neither an inside nor outside machine but a combination of the good features of both. WORKS GANAPA BERLIN MAGHINE HAMILTON, -~ BE LOLT, WIS. 2 SSE ne é ee + Se A Re Time was when moulding at 40 feet a minute was considered phenomenal. The work was pretty rough but the capacity was there. There are a good many moulders in use right now that do well to turn out even 40 feet a minute. One of our salesmen had an experience the other day that was interesting. : He called on a large concern manufacturing refrigerators. The manager said there was nothing needed in the machinery line but invited him to go through the factory. In their walk, they found a moulder running about 40 feet a minute. Picking up a piece as it came from the machine, our salesman said ‘Mr. Manager, that’s pretty rough work. WE’RE MAKING A MOULDER THAT I WILL GUARANTEE TO DO BETTER WORK AT 75 FEET THAN YOU’RE NOW GETTING AT 40 FEET.” That set him to thinking, for if he could get better work at twice the feed and with the same machine crew, he could reduce productive cost at least 50%. That man to-day has a No. 108 running in his factory. Perhaps conditions in YOUR plant are similar—you may not realize just what our No. 108 Open Side Moulder will accomplish. There are many details of the machine worth investigating. We’ve a large folder showing front and rear views, and which contains a complete description. Write for one—to-day—or ask us to send a representative to talk it over with you. erlin Machine Works, Limited | Hamilton - Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Here is the Band Saw You | Should Use Wy ATKINS | Sterling SAWS] Made in Canada “The Finest on Earth” Tough, hard steel—they go right ahead and stand up to their work. You can’t afford not to use Atkins Sterling Saws. Write us for quotations. We'll make it easy for you to get them. E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. MAKERS OF STERLING SAWS Canadian Factory, a Hamilton, Ont. ‘K E BO’ BALATA BELTING ‘‘K EB O’”’ Balata Belting is spec- ially adapted for wet-drives,—even re- sisting the effects of SALT water. ‘“*KEBO?’’ is absolutely the strongest Balata Belting made—will out- last any leather and stretch less. ‘‘K E BO’? Belts are made endless —and Every root of ** KEBO”? is FULLY GUARANTEED. i 1 it bili 1 Its High Daily Average, [ts 20 ue its of loss skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet Brancn orice NO CLYDE IRON WORKS == cavannan, ~ aa. NEW ORLEANS, LA, cove MANUFACTURERS OF THE McGIFFERT AnD DECKER PATENT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DuLutH, Minn. Give us an idea of what you need—we will gladly send you further particulars and quotations. J. R. Baxter & Co. Mill Supplies < MONTREAL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 50 ‘ssoid oy} jjo ysnf{ ‘eonZoyeyes Mou ANO 10J aPIM OLIeJUC ‘U0}se1g ‘poyuury ‘Aueduio7 2p oulnueyed uyor "paq plos & sv psi sv ape os pue surely oy} pUe SULUNJOS INO} 0} pexSo] oq Uvd IIGQeI BY], “soyoueM JnoYITM apis SUIYIOM JY} WOI spe oie s}USUT snfpe [[Y “pasn JaAsJaYyA o}ANOAR} v YW ayeU AVI]IGIsso0v pue Y}SUaI}s pay[eAluN s}I pu sjuewysn[pe sz [Te Jo Ayoyduris ayy ‘ajnurur sad yooy 06 310 0g ye unt Suraq Auvul ‘Surpsey jsey pue Yom auy 0} pajdepe stj] *JoYTLW BY} UO ss¥IO szI Jo DUTYSeUT JsoIARaY oY) uoldgoxe yNoYYA si Jappnow sy 7 esegq UO Jeplnoy FOL “ON "SOD ZTOYM 9Y} SI 4SOS jSiij ES me | par aay JOUI HT ‘syed [BIjU9SS9 JSOU 3} UI se sjrejap jso]Tews 94} Ul psJonI}JsuO. Ay[njo.res se oie Aayy Jo} , 1342: reoX s9ye reaf 4no Aep pur ut Aep ‘HUNT tay} 0} dn 3y.811 y10M 01 uo papuadap AJaynjosqe aq uvo Aoy], Pres MS aqeroy ere sounpeyy ouljuRyeq * CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER OPERATING SIDE No. 107. A High Speed Inside Combining the Advantages of Several Machines Built to Work 12” or 15” Wide by 6” Thick A Producer A Labor Saver S. A. Woods Machine Co. Boston, U.S.A. The Planer Specialists Our Patent Truing Devices applied to these machines, true to the knives so that each does its full share of the work. RESULTS ARE REAR VIEW No. 107. WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. — - 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . W yaa T. 3 co LIMITED LINDSAY ONT. e MFG. THE MADISON WILLIAMS This cut represents our No. 3 Edger This machine is built for those requiring a very neat, compact and substantial edger. The arbor runs in 3 long bearings, the main pulley being between two of them. There are 3 saws 16 inches diameter, one stationary and two movable. Made in two sizes, 36 inches and 42 inches. WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. It’s Worth Your While to investigate the merits of the Shimer Cutter Heads, especially their efficiency in maintaining uni- form patterns, and banishing trouble from the mill. The Permanent Make-Ready Your Investigations built into the Shimer Cutter Head saves the filing and will also prove to you that the Shimer Cutter Heads are worthy fitting to pattern each time you sharpen the cutters. of careful attention as a means ot reducing operating ’expense and increasing output. The illustrations herewith show how compact and workmanlike these tools are constructed—how ment, if your machines are not fitted with tools to enable the vital principle of clearance is applied to all leading Bit you easily to maintain UNIFORM PATTERNS you points—how the alternate and shearing effect of the cut reduces to a minimum the tearing out tendency in working cannot hope to attract and hold the better class of patrons. cross-grained and knotty lumber. No matter how modern you may consider your equip- We will be glad to have you write us explaining what your Cutter Head requirements are. Our pleasure in hearing your troubles will be equalled only by your pleasure when they are removed. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stimped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Branch of Milton, Pa. Samuel J. Shimer & Sons, Galt, Ontario, Can. j CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 This New Sand Belt can be used to advantage in Cabinet, Furniture, Desk and Planing Mills, BUT WE FIND The Box Manufacturer J.A.PAY & EGAN CO., , CINCINNATE ©. a ‘| i & can use it to greater advantage than any other We eL = class of woodworkers. After the box is completed —its entire outer surface can be sanded on this machine and the corners may be rounded if desired. CAPACITY: pee os Sanding surface is 14 in. wide and 24 in. high Write for Sheet No. 19-T. Designed Especially for Planing Mills and Box F actories CAPACITY: 24, 27 and 30 in. wide by 8 in. thick The general work of the planing mill and box factory requires a planer of special construction. It must be so well made that it will stand up ser- enely to the roughest kind of usage, and at the same time so finely made that it will do light and delicate work perfectly. This Machine, known as our No. 140 2 | Double Surface Planer, is made that way fier ie J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. 54 PINX’S PEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TOGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, - Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Improved Dust Collector Systems Sheldon Slow Speed Exhaust Fans a a with Low Power, Slow Speed Fans for handling Shavings Saw- dust, etc. Our systems are noted for their power-saving features. They will separate finer dust with less back pressure on the fan, and are lvss liable to clog than any other col- lector on the market. They are noted for Efficiency, Durabil- iiy and Economy Compk te systems designed, manufactured and installed. Old systems remodelled. Supplementary systems ad- ded where present systems are outg own. Detective sys- tems corrected and put in proper working order. The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less. than any other exhaust fan. Let us estimate on your next work Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to z inches or over SPECIALTIES Sawep Hemiock Rep CEDAR SHINGLES White Pine Latu Bass AND PopPLaR SIDING JAMES GILLESPIE Pine and Hardwood Lumber LATH ana SHINGLES North Tonawanda, N. Y. Limited 76 and 78 Richmond Street, East, TORONTO ESTABLISHED 1892. Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. ] b ‘ This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No : Ser pdistmenr geet eiserent Wek grooves, suey eget or eae sea oC eae Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. ill send on approval, in - z competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. a NORTH TONAWANDA, N ¥. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., ROCHESTER, N.Y., manufacturers TRADE WITH CANADA SOLICITED. Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 “The Kelley Router” | Electrically - driven and _ operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, KELLEY Bean BUFFALO, N. Y. The above cut shows the office of a large lumber firm who had placed an advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department of this paper, for a lumber salesman. If YOU want a lumber salesman, shipper, bookkeeper, superintendent, sawyer, filer or any other em- ployee, you know how to get him. The Columbia Single-Blocker THE WHOLE STORY of the superiority of Perkins Shingle Machines is told in four words—MAXIMUM OUTPUT, MINIMUM EXPENSE. Our hand feed machines, Single, Double and Ten-Block, Shingle Machines will produce more and better shingles at less expense of operation than any other machines made. Write for catalog and proofs. PERKINS & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Shingle, Heading and Box Board Machinery Canada Lumberman and Woodwooker Toronto - - S Canada Eclipse Clapboard Planer If you are a stranger to them and they to you. Get acquainted. “This is One of Three in the Family and Every Onea Wonder’ Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers the other day. He based his opinion ona ‘“‘ working acquaintance ” oained in their own mill. On the start he was against us but is now another one added to the hundreds won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. ; SLEEPER & AKHURST Coaticook, Que. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER NO COMPROMISE There is no such thing as a “ good enough” standard in the great Disston establishment—a thing is RIGHT or it is WRONG. There can be no compromise. Followed for 70 years, this principal has built the Disston Enter- prise from a one-man-shop to the greatest saw, file and tool industry in the world. Even if we could not save you money in many ways, it would be to your best interests to associate yourself in a business way with such an organization. But Disston Saws DO work marked economies for every user. They do more work, faster work, better work than any other saws made. They save power in every mill that uses them. More work goes into a Disston—more comes out of it. HENRY DISSTON & SONS INCORPORATED (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, U.S. A. Canadian Works: Frazer Avenue, Toronto, Canada For Cabinet and Furniture Factories this Planer is Unexcelled Sectional or Plain Roll Cut Gears Long Table on In- Self-Oiling cline Slides —— Bearings ~~ Ne / _ No Gears Z i > / “ iN b +3 fea Convenient Running an ' gt to Operate on Studs AGENTS: Heavy The A. R. Williams Cored Vanna ae Frame The Rae Ie Planes 1/16 nipeg, Mane in. to Williams & blo 7 fa thich Montreal, Que ra Evans, St. Made in 24 To. in., 30 in., 36 in. and 48 in. widths. XZ ies Planer sad Smoother THE MacGREGOR, GOURLAY CO., LIMITED - Galt, Ontario We also build a very large Line of Metal-Working Machine Tools : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 3 |R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea _ — St. Catharines, Ont. — We are the Sole Manufac- - 4 in the Dominion turers of Saws under the Simond Se Process of Canada There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSERTED TOOTH SAWS Notice the. improved shank. We call particular attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest | part and which gives it more wear than the old style. | Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws : | ! U SHINGLE SAWS ‘The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine manufacturers in Canada are using them. ) ri : 4 = } Vv pertectly. Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. CROSS-CUT SAWS “THE “NARROW LEADER” |REFINED SILVER STEEL. | The Simonds Temper m and style of tooth make- | \ the ‘‘Leader” the fast- est and easiest cutting ni Ne 4, saw manufactured. QO. , Catharines, Ont. RAL ELONG Eo age CO. uy ~z4 4 ~~ ORILLIA ONTARIO "> We build a full line of Lath Machin- ery, and will be pleased to submit full particulars on application. This machine speaks for itself. — SA = ee aa eee Improved Hot Blast Grate This is the latest production in the line of Hot Blast Grates. With this grate the blast is evenly distri- buted over the whole surface of the grate so that when sawdust is being used for fuel, it requires little if any attention, as it is evenly consumed. This is not the case with other styles of Hot Blast Grates where the blast is not evenly distributed. Our Hot Blast Grate develops more heat from green, wet or frozen sawdust or mill refuse than an ordinary draught grate develops from wood or coal. Increases steaming power of boiler 50 per cent. It will save you money regardless of the kind of fuel. We will ship our Hot Blast Grates to any reliable person or firm on 30 days’ trial, to be returned at our expense if not as represented. Syke 2? fo ae Catalogue Sent and Full Information Cheerfully Given on Application The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., __H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. ; Winnipeg, Man. _ Vancouver, B. C. atl hf \ \ | 1 T esi couldn’t file a saw with a manicure set—neither could you use a hand chine to edge 8 in. and ro in. Cants. Tf you are running light stock on a heavy edger, half your machine 1s idling _ you are wasting floor space and you are not getting full returns for your _ investment. On the other hand, if your machine is too light for your work _ you are forced to crowd it—your saws will heat and bind and your lumber will be snaky and uneven—you suffer in both cases. : | ae We have had 60 years’ experience as Canadian Saw Mill Piers We = - manufacture a complete line of Edgers—hand, light, medium and heavy et, in size from 30 in. to 96 in. opening. _ No matter what stoc k / you are handling, we have the Edgers—in style and size—most suitable for — work. -QOur Bulletins on Request. | ee ie > x we eee ae BR A Pees, OP Beer een pa ete ae. ne “ . ~“, Wee 4 2s WRITE US AND LET US ADVISE YOU The _Waterous Engine Works - Brantford, Canada Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. . BY LUMBERMEN | FOR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ our last advertisement About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve your risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. +: 2: ) ti | 3: ‘ Lumber Underwriters ik REDUCED RATES | FIRE INSURANCE 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. THE LEATHER BELT Keystone Gang Bolter Accurate Speedy Gang Bolter Designed with a view to turning out high grade work at a maximum speed. This machine is very strongly built and always lasts well. To those interested in bettering their output and MONTREAL T 6 R 0 NT B increasing their capacity we will gladly send full WINNIPEG VANCO UVE R particulars. Rothfuss Howard Iron Works The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. MONTREAL Williamsport - Pennsylvania General Mill Supplies H. WALTERS & SON, Huu carson VANCOUVER BRANCH: Corner Powell and McLean Streets. MANUFACTURERS OF AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCINC TOOLS LONG DISTANCE PHONE. We supply the Largest Lumbermen in Canada: J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Go., Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull; A. & B. Gordon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Hull Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. -J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St: Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. MACHINE|# ALL WRITE FOR KNIVES:\§ KINDS. caracocue\ H.WALTERS & SONS LUMBERING & WODLL QUE. - LoGgGIne TOOLS — Toronto, May 1, 1910 No. 9 [umberman Lumber and Woodworking _ Insurance Policy holders constitute the company and _ participate in its profits. Present dividend 40 per cent. For full particulars apply to nada é Wood _ Time is Money 7° The rapid cutting File is the economical File “ i Files Branded American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith are rapid cutters made by NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass. The Babbitt that has the confidence Sart of the Public ef A R 4 Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. oTIC METAL “et ceric It Satisfies ARCTIC METAL FOR COOL BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH =n NS Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ ONIFORMITY * ; Supplies FOR FRELIABILITY GENUINE\|OAK & Including— EG NDURANCE > : Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, iT? @ a? ; 99 Overalls, Shirts,- Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, ; Genuine Oak Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Every Belt Guaranteed : F Z i LEATHER BELTING eae OTTAWA, CAN. epee FULL STOCK OF ‘| Pressed Steel Pulleys and ‘ : Mill Supplies J. J. TURNER @ SONS AUSF tests Peterborough, Ontario Y FSG y TAKE IT The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada in OF EVERY DESCRIPTION LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and LS tp ONCE, AND YOU WILL SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES = Z NEVER USE ANY OTHER Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Wat f Covers, Oiled Clothing, FOR Horse Blankets, Grey Blankets, Nose Baga, Grain. Bags, Coa OR WET or DRY WORK. Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, SOLE-CANADIAN AGENTS: Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Window dee for Consumptives. Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines J. TURNER @ SONS ae Cor.George,King & Water Sts,, Peterborough, Ont, Can Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver Toronto Quebec Vancouver, B.C. ~ | D.K. McLaren, Limited St. John, N.B. WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING cecuirements, HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. EE i Owes TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG Siamese oo: OAK LEATHER BELTING —=FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL TORONTO i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND. WOODWORKEK Wey a } ASLEEP AMET Preentnbe ere LEY *, A a Improved “Hamilton” | Lath Mill ra Built for service. es eae ILTON. MFG CO” ONy, yan Will cut 70,000 lath i in we: 3 ES PETERBOROUGHS : ten hours. Write for our bulletin ill- ustrating a complete line of 7 lath ‘machinery for mills of | any capacity. “a Our Grand Triumph Shingle Machine is famous wherever shingles are sawn. Will cut 30,000 shingles in ten hours. No spalt is left at the end of the bolt —the whole thing is sawn into shingles. It is worth your while to investigate. B. C. AGENTS A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. d Pine for Prompt Shipment Our stocks in Red Pine are somewhat broken, but we have yet a quantity of Ix 4in,, Ix5in.,, 2x5&up,2x6in,2x7in., 2x 8in.and qin. x4in, etc. You may want this dressed. We can do it. We have now commenced sawing, and we are in a position to quote on bills, and fill any bill required. Write for prices. It will give us pleasure to quote on requisitions. LIST OF MACHINERY FOR SALE Buzz planer 16 in. (Builder, R. H. Smith & Co., Smithsville, N. J.) - Sash sticker, (McGregor Gorley). eo . Eight Screw Veneer Press. t ; F 3 ‘ erin hee ae Combination Rip. and Cross-cut Saw. I I 1 Large Glue Vat. D euiee Saye Adjustable Arm Sander. ; oles Bee ae Door and Sash Clamp, (McGregor Gorley). 1 8 in. (F. A. Woods) Sticker a i | The above machinery has only been in use about three months eorge Gordon & Company, Limite Cache Bay - - Ontario 4 CALIADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RatL OR WaTER SHIPMENTS. Yarps at POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - -— TORONTO, ONT. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited You Can’t Make a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. Experience and careful supervision is behind all our products. We manufacture the best Shingles, Sash, Doors and Frames, Mouldings, Turned Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Waubaushene, Ontario Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watopig, President. R. S. WaALpIE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company =u" Lumber, Lath and Shingles “™* Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. We can also quote you.some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch. Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. John Carew, “622: F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Mawtcwresof I ygonber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. . oe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 5 —-— = SS —.. SSS So UY L, Wf le: Wp piven H A\\ | \ NK \ . NAN \ AOA \\\ Ca Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF RoUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, cage ek Wi Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 T O R O N T O $ O N a Lea Bee American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHN DONOGH, JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM, i A. H. MACABE, President. Vice-President.’ : Secretary. Oyamel Company wieipiiStnaes Oe B. A. Scorr, Vice-President and General Manager. John Donogh Lumber Co. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Stocks at Latchford and Penetang Limited WHITE PINE - RED PINE - HEMLOCK ~ SPRUCE - LATH - SHINGLES Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Head Office: Office: —1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Phones: Main 7733 - Main 4896 Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Cnt. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ..4 Timber Your ENQuIRIES SOLICITED Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. ESTABLISHED 1889 Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. Rough and Dressed Lumber M ANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Knowles & O’ Neill Tue Turner Lumber Co., Limitea Gunn National ae CME e eae Street, TO RONTO, ONT. Lumber, Ties, Pul wood MANUFACTURERS OF d Lumber and Lath COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Cate ALways ON HanpD Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Correspondence Solicited. R ’ Hachelae Bae Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized. as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 We are open to buy CAMERON & CO., Liweren Dry Basswood LUMBER PINE TIMBER ne reer HEMLOCK Everything in Lumber LATH CEDAR POLES BIRCH SHINGLES Gasswoon POSTS mitt AND YARD: OPEONCO, ONT. wean orrice: OTTAWA, ONT. Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Z A large and assorted stock of § in., I in., 14 in., 2 and 3 in., in millrun or cull, well manu- factured and dry, also a large line of Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. in 2 in., 8 in., Z in., 1 in. or 1{ in., full thickness all planed 2 sides, polished, bundled and in widths and lengths to suit your trade. Let me quote you on above or on your requirements in The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, etc. C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE LUMBER Telephone Main 5554 55 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal aromas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B. and Montreal, P.Q. Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. SeLtInc AGENTS FOR FRASER & CoMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Main Office Brosck Offices 74 Nepean Street - Ss - OTTAWA Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade _ MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer WRITE US. | WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Spruce «. Birch 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS” - OTTAWA, ONT. - W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. —— Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BuILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. THE - Wholesale and Retail Brockville ab Lumber, mper : Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds of SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. v Gill G Fortune Wholesale Lumber and Retail Trenton, Ont., Canada Use Nearwhite Yellow Pine lt is soft and almost as light in weight as White Pine. C. A. SPALDING & CO. HAMMOND BLD. DETROIT, MICH. E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC | Pembroke Lumber Co. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material = Dimeatan Bill Stuff in—= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Did You Say 2 x 6 Pine? Well we have it. 524,000 feet at one point that we are going to scatter at any old price. If you order 10 cars we will make you a present of an English-bull Puppy worth $150.00. The ‘*Lumberman”’ will see that we do this. “Say, write for prices anyway. The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario P.S.—We will throw in a muzzle R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH B.C, Red Cedar and Ontario Cedar Shingles Telegraph Poles, Piling and Cedar Timber Let us know your requirements. Prompt Shipments. Get our prices and see how you can save money as we want to move the following stock quickly : f 500m, 1x 10and 12”-10/1 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 82% 12” and an extra good grade zoom. 2x 4, 6, 8 and 10"-10/16 feet Com- mon and Dressing White Pine. Widths piled seperate. 45m. 3X8 and ro-10/16 feet Common and })ressing White Pine also 2x1o0and 12-10/18 feet Nerway, dry 2x4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway, dry Width piled seperate LEAK & CO., 18 Aberdeen Chambers, Toronto, Ont. Spears & Lauder MANUFACTURERS OF Henildele Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles uotations solicited for Hemlock Bill tuft. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cut- ting. Try a car of our =a graded Cedar Shingles X, XX, XXX, XXXX, 16 and 18 inches. 22 cont ‘Street, TORONTO The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: ‘ Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Hanales, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. . Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. GOLSTON Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184. |e I I I LP A TT _— The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Limitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2’ Spruce; 8”, 1”, 12’, 13” and 2’ Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. OE a A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A.W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Moul ings, Doors, Sashes an Blinds, Cedar Poles ‘and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Mil Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming Railway, 10 miles a of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. a= Ser Pres. veland, Vice. -Pres. ¢ A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Caginaw Lumber & Salt Co. LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. .— CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” That 2 in. No 2 Hemlock is all gone but we can supply met few cars 2 in. No.1 Hemlock Dry Assorted Widths Assorted Lengths & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 1006-8 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Graves, Big wood Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario BRACEBRIDGE, ONT Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES sn) equi ee Planing Factory in connec- Dressed Lumber, ri ine, Het d eid or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. RAILS Pon ciny Second Heng” YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO BP he vcs QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Rahn T MAPLE LEAF StitcHeo Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion BELTING Go _Haminton © cise 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 25.3: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) WHOLESALE LUMBER ‘* HIGH CLASS STOCK FOR HIGH CLASS TRADE ” MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have in stock lin., 2in. and 3 in. No. 1 Hemlock 1 in.,2in. and 3 in. Norway Pine X and O. White Pine Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. Louisiana Red Cypress, Long Leaf Hard Pine Timbers and Kiln Dried Stock, Whitewood, Cottonwood, White Ash, Plain and Quartered-Red and White Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. Kiln Dried Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Spruce, Lath Your inquiries solicited Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRyY’s Bay, ONT. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. Address all correspondence to our Canadian Representative, T. FRANKFURD STORY, * “2":.sc:"" MONTREAL, P.Q. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE There is un- Are You Interested Pern oe market for Mill in British Colum- Equipment of bia Trade? ONS OS a slp aE Mg WON “Empire Brand” Hardwood Flooring in 3-8 in. end- trate our Ad- matched. Birch, Maple and Oak We also Manufacture Pine Doors Stairs Veneered Hardwood Doors Mouldings Sashes Ceilings Frames Pine and Hemlock Milling in transit a specialty including Planing Moulding Matching Re-sawing J. R. Eaton & Sons, Stitt - Nn. Caton OMS, ONTARIO Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- ion. vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch also B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers Our stock in White Pine and Hemlock is complete at this time from last year’s sawing. It will pay you to get our prices before placing your orders. Enquire for our prices on B. C. Cedar Shingles. NEW YORK CITY Bible House, Astor Place BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limite OTTAWA, ONT. Citizen Building CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 11 LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN e | KN SEs Pine and Hemlock Lumber, } \ Telegraph Office : Pin e, Ont. C. P. R. Station : AFD). Winpy LAKE SS BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. OOOO OOOO OO LL Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar, Shingles Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. gotten OE ee ccc cceccltcclcccreceaccecascaddddsss uuu Pine Doors||: Jae .°. We have long ‘appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his | I . order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can wanting | \auae'/ | wanting ' searcely be considered a bargain at any price. eX. Employees Employers Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that When you send us an advertisement for an employee are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove ® themselves. They are business builders for every We Smile dealer who handles them. When you receive a pile of applications If you have not received our latest quotations on 2 Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you You Smile on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. When one of the applicants get the position L. A. DeLaplante Limited He Smiles 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. &%eR atPortage Lumber Co. timitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. achPPRESS.., RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. D. C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. i Rui PE eta cman NR Xs 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAI BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at : Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St, Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Pacific Coast Lumber Mills, Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF FIR, CEDAR AND SPRUCE LUMBER, LATH, MOULDINGS, TURNED WORK, ETC. HIGH GRADE RED GEDAR SHINGLES HEAVY DIMENSION TIMBER A SPECIALTY THOS. GIBSON, 414 Ashdown Block, WINNIPEG J. T. MacLAREN, CALGARY W. J. LOVERING, 1312-13 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Representative for Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Representative for Alberta. Ontario Representative. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealersin British Columbia 712-713 Dominion Trust Building - VANCOUVER, B.C. Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building : : : : VANCOUVER, B.C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity: 500,000 feet per day - Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up all Besigns- a OF THE VERY BEST to 40 feet in length and can dress "4 sides up to 14 x 30” if quality and finish. desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory ; MW ki ial Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random Btooitol aysinds:s seas pas widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. our business. so7-sro Continental = Shreveport, La., U.S.A. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office: 205-206 Loo Bldg., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. Correspondence Shingle S Prompt Solicited Shipments Lumber and Lath Timber Limit S We have Several Large Blocks for Sale with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. The East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF —— Pine, Larch, —_— and Fir — Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Plining Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office’ - Jaffray, B.C. SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WO00D AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Picktord & Black's Wharf We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTOoNA,” Glasgow Ar and A B C Codes used McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., ToRonTo EADIE GLAS, CO, za St. John Street, MONTREAL C. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, ToRONTO, OnrT. Our Prices will Interest you ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We Want to Move 50,000 ft.—2 x 6 x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. 150,000 ft.—2. x 5 ft andemp xa27t ame up Mill Run Red Pine. 250:000 ft. —2 x 8 x 12°ft, ana up aneml Run Red Pine. also Quantity 1 in., 1% in., 1% and 3 in. Red Pine and Spruce. Write for Prices The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario Louisiana Red Cypress The wood of the Past and the Furure We are eager to answer your enquiries Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia W. J. Anderson Canadian Rep. - 288 South St. London Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses Work Hawes Our Specialty _ A trial order solicited Write us your requirements References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager A # z : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i | ———— | a > LT” A ml t) STOUT H(i YU n (I iF | cq sunt INitinenreraatl —— = —— ———— <= Se == [PMarvvearsnt( corer Attu! avn Hae net fl Mi A | Ne He i i it lt R. Laidlaw Lumber Co. Red and White Pine Hemlock ana Hardwoods Large Stocks Complete Assortments & a = Prompt US Shipments PHONE GENERAL SALES OFFICES: - Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. SARNIA, ONT. BUFFALO, N. Y. J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson Successors to Campbell and Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. 1253-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO White and ‘ Red Pine. and Lath Phone Main 460 Inquiries Solicited Offices : 34 Victoria Street ALG eaPLVVONTROY 2HKPRANTOF | \ 1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers, John Donogh, — ee — aoaeoOo0qqaqQqQ=>wooQeeeeeaaeeeeee = SaaS eee eee SS ee SS = ———— ee OOD | | | | eS Eo | i ‘ | | | Wy anesrnc” Yl T ’ MYtumrzysusrscxenstof } Vue || | John Donogh Lumber Co. Limited —WHOLESALE DEALERS—— White Pine Good Strips, Good Sidings, Good Shorts for Factory Trade - Toronto, Ontario James P, Cunningham Vice-President. A. H. Macabe President. cretary. Hardwood Lumber Wilson Lumber Co., Limited 1 Spadina Ave., TORONTO Hardwood and Hemlock TORONTO, CANADA 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES “ GILLIES BROS, aaa Limited Manufacturers of WHI : ¢ PIN i | Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway > MORRISTOWN, N.Y. BE CONVINCED We have shown others let us show you. If you haven’t stocked our lumber then there is something good in store for you. Some of our - competitors do not like it because we are given preference when quoting. We cannot help this. It is all in the quality. Wise buyers rather pay a little more if necessary and get satisfactory stock. Are you wise ? ‘ We ship from a choice stock of 15,000,000 feet. DeLaplante Lumber Company, Limited Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA Sparks are Dangerous if uncontrolled, but they are harmless if handled by the Thompson Improved Spark Extinguisher This is the only attachment for the tops of chimneys and stacks that is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and not affect the draft. It is a necessity where wood is used for fuel. i ce a :° 22 SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET GEO. W. REED & CO., Limited, Dept. B. Craig Street West, Montreal CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 24 in. iHiandle Lathe No. 1 Hub Lathe y wy Machine Suet FOR MAKING AUTOMOBILE SPOKES, RIMS, WHEELS and BODIKS, Carriages and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons. Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck-yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Bobbins, Spools, Table Legs, Insulator Wes. Baluster S, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. Invented and Built by ) The Defiance | Defiance, Ohio Send for Catalogue and Prices Automatic Long Handle Lathe Pneumatic Spoke Driver Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Strongest pulley on the market— no Slip. Send for Catalogue. The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel A National Journal for Managers Superintendents Electricians and Engineers of Electric Light Piants and Everybody Interested in Electricity We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. Cheapest in the end ! We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. The Only Electrical Paper in Canada Useful to ay “D EFIANCE” HIGH-GRADE WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY Subscribers Profitable to Advertisers For free sample copy address Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Confederation Life Building, TORONTO 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Inserted Point Saws Montreal Are you buying a new saw this winter? Then listen to Some of our friends may be over enthusiastic, but there what some other mill men say about the Simonds Saw. We you have their own words. Isn'tit enough to cause you to quote from their letters. ‘‘ As near perfection as one could be hesitate and learn more about the Simonds before buying any made for our mill.” ‘‘ Miles ahead of any other—would not other make? Really he who uses this saw profits much more take $100 in gold for it.” ‘‘Our favorite saw in the mill.” by it than do we in selling it. Youhave more to gain than we. ‘First class, works fine.” ‘‘ Runs equally well winter or sum- mer.” ‘* Your saws have proved the best I ever used.” ‘‘It’s An attractive little booklet fully describing these saws can the only saw I can get to stand up in frozen timber.” be obtained by addressing our nearest office. SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO., LIMITED St. John, N. B. MONTREAL, QUE. - Vancouver, B. C. No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood tec GOLDIE & M°CULLOCH Co LIMITED There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. The Goldie G McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO = CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. - A National Journal Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager . OFFICES AND BRANCHES: @nada jumberman - VANCOUVER - - - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL ------- Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade i HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance ; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘“The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the “‘Wanted” and ‘‘For Sale’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, May 1, 1910 No. 9 Ontario’s New Regulations The decision of the Ontario Government to increase stumpage dues and ground rents in connection with the old timber limit licenses and the transfer fees for all timber limit transactions, and also to make the jicense owners pay for ihe entire maintenance of the fire ranging system, has been received with general dissatisfaction by the owners of timber limits in Ontario. Briefly, the effect of the new arrangements will be to impair the fire ranging system, to encourage license owners to get out all their timber as fast as they can, to reduce the actual cash value of licenses and to place a tax of some $300,000 a year upon the lumber in- dustry of the province. er It was to be expected that such a measure would meet with: disap- proval on the part of Ontario jumbermen. There are some features of the new regulations, however, which will be met with disapproval not only by the lumbermen of the prevince but by the public in general. From the point of view of the public the most serious feature of the new gituation is the change which will be brought about in the fire ranging system. The owners of licenses are in future to bear the cost of fire - ranging instead of sharing it with the Government. When the Govern- ment paid half of the expense of fire ranging it was considered that the system could be developed into an ideal one. Now that the Government has placed the burden entirely upon the license owners, the situation is yeversed. The Government own large quantities of timber adjacent to imits which are under licenses and are to that extent concerned in the prevention of forest fires. Not only are the public interested in seeing that this timber is properly protected, but they have a considerable in- terest in the timber upon limits which are under license. Every timber Timit which is being worked gives employment to hundreds of men, and the mills which are supplied with raw material from the limits are the mainstay of numbers of thrifty and busy towns. The public therefore CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 19 are closely concerned in the proper protection of these limits against forest fires. The destruction of Government-owned timber involves a loss only of the actual timber destroyed. When a timber limit which is being operated is devastated by fire, the disturbance to trade and the loss of employment is almcst as serious as the loss of the timber itself. The Government have a direct duty to the public to see that timber both on licensed and unlicensed land is protected according to the most effective methods. No one for a moment will claim that by throwing the whole cost of fire ranging upon the owners of the limits, the Government are doing their whole duty to the public. They are, of course, saving for the public the money which formerly they would have spent in paying for their half of the cost of fire ranging, but they are placing an unjust tax upon the owners of the licenses and to that extent encouraging ill- feeling which is certain to be reflected in some cases in a decreased in- terest on the part of the license owners in the effectiveness of the ranging system. If the Government were not concerned in the prevention of forest fires, and the only parties interested were the license owners, the situation would be very different, but the license owners have every reason to: complain when they are compelled to shoulder a burden which does not properly belong to them. With the example of the Govern- ment before them, the license owners may be excused, if they, too, ex- hibit less interest in the fire ranging system than they have in the past. One would. have expected at least that the supervising fire rangers, whom the Government are to appoint to see that the others do their work properly, would have been maintained by the Government; so that their services might be considered absolutely disinterestd. However, even this is not to be, and the license owners have to pay for the main- tenance of these supervisors. As to the increase in the stumpage dues on the old licenses, the ef- fect of the change can be definitely gauged. With. an increase of 25 cents and 50 cents a thousand feet in the stumpage dues, the owners will be just that much poorer on every thousand feet of lumber which they market. The activity of competition will prevent them from passing along this tax to the consumer, and the effect of this increase will there- fore be reflected upon the value of the limits. The limits will be ren- dered just that much less valuable to those who purchased them years ago, in the firm belief that they were purchasing an equity in the lumber, the value of which they could depend upon. In this belief they have conducted their operations and have invested much money in plants. Large sums have been borrowed from the banks on the strength of these licenses. When the lumberman goes to the bank now for a renewal of a loan, or to secure a fresh loan upon his timber properties, the first ques- tion which the bank will ask will be as to the value of the license now that the dues and rents have been increased. The answer will be less satisfactory to both parties. In brief, there will be just that much less of valuable property for the banks to invest their money in, and the licensees will be that much poorer. Those who have been dependent upon the lumber industry for employment will be injured by the diver- sion of capital to other industries. The Government have pledged themselves not to increase the dues and rents again for a period of ten years. This is done as an encourage- ment to the lumbermen, and will probably be used as an argument to demonstrate the good faith of the Government. Ten years, however, is a short period in the life of any industry, and the effect of this respite will not be very advantageous to the owners of licenses. Having al- ready been deteriorated in value by the increased taxes, the licenses will still further deteriorate as the ten-year limit approaches its con- clusion. By way of justifying themselves, the Government argue that upon these old licenses the unearned increment resulting from the in- creased value of timber has been so great as to bring much wealth to their owners. It may be that those who have held limits for speculative purpceses have turned them over at good profits, but it is just as certain that those who have operated on their limits systematically and continu- ously have not secured any unearned increment great enough to war- rant the Government in its latest move. During the last three years, in fact, any unearned increments that had accrued in previous years were probably wiped out of existence by the Icsses which lumbermen sus- tained when forced to carry on their business throughout a period of commercial depression. ‘The lumber business is notoriously one of ups 20 and downs. The periods of low prices come with great regularity and counteract the profits which are to be made during the prosperous years. Even when business is extremely active, the lumbermen of Ontario are subjected to such keen competition from other lumber producing dis- ‘tricts, notably the Southern States, than the fabulous profits which some people imagine them to secure do not exist. If the Dominion Goy- ernment protected the lumbermen of Canada against foreign competition there might be some reason for thinking that the lumber industry pro- vided large profits, but the lumber industry is attacked on both sides. For the sake of the consumer, protection is refused, and for the sake of Government, taxation is imposed. In both instances the Governments have gone to the extreme. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The general belief among lumbermen is that the new regulations will encourage rapid cutting of the timber and will discourage any tendeney towards conservation. The licensees will not relish paying $5 a mile in taxes for the privilege of holding the limits until the young trees have reached maturity. The Government need not be surprised if they cut off all merchantable timber as rapidly as possible and allow the li- cense to revert to the Crown. This is probably something which the Government has in mind, and, of course, being supreme, they are per-_ raitted to adopt such measures if they see fit. The public, daowever, will — reasonably look upon such a course as one of confiscation-and- will ques-— tion the justice of such a method of dealing with men whovin the past have shown an intelligent interest in the preservation of their limite. Quebec Lumbermen Pleased With Prohibition of Export The announcement by Premier Gouin, of Quebec, that in future the exportation of pulpwood cut from Crown lands of the province would be prohibited, has met with a very general approval among the lumbermen of Quebec. The example provided by the case of Ontario, which took a similar step in connection with the exportation of sawlogs in 1897, justi- fies the course now adopted by Quebec. It is to be hoped that the result will be the adoption of a definite policy of protection of the forest re- scurces of the province from reckless exploitation in the interests of the consumers of a foreign country. If properly cared for, the forest resources of Quebec will provide a perpetual supply of pulpwood sufficient to fur- nish paper not only for the province itself, but for many outside markets. Undoubtedly history will repeat itself in Quebec and we shall see in the near future the establishment of large paper mills in various parts of the province, to turn into finished product the raw material which until now has been shipped to the paper mills of the United States. The increase of 60 per cent. in the stumpage dues and the addition of $2 a mile to the ground rent, making it $5 a mile, which have been an- nounced in connection with the prohibition of export, are expected to bring to the province an additional annual revenue of at least $750,000. This feature of the regulations has not been received with any more ap- proval in Quebec than the similar action which was taken at almost the same time by the Ontario Government. Jiumbermen throughout the provinces of Quebec and Ontario have good reason to claim that the in- crease of the Government charges to cut timber is uncalled for. Profits in the lumber business have been continually growing smaller as a result of keener competition and the rapidly increased cost of manufacture. During the last two or three years no profits have been possible to lum- bermen, and if the Government believed that they were not securing sufficient revenue from their forest resources they should have delayed for a time, until the industry had recovered sufficiently from the recent de- pression. With the prohibition of the export of pulpwood, however, lumbermen may find their industry so greatly benefited that they will overlook the increase in the stumpage dues and ground rents. If the business de- velops in anything like the proportion that the lumber industry in On- tario did after the passage of a similar regulation in 1897, the lumbermen of Quebec have a period of unexampled activity to look forward to: Legislation prohibiting the export of pulpwood was not only neces- sary but imperative, if the industry was to be saved from extinction. United States paper mills have been for years the only industry to se- cure the benefit of Quebec’s pulpwood. Naturally, the people who are interested in United States mills are:now confusing the issue with their own political affairs. Papar manufacturers of the United States are ac- cused of having contributed to the present situation by clamoring for a high protective duty upon paper, and for free import of pulpwood. It is argued along the same line that the prohibition of the export of pulp- wood by Quebec, is an act of discrimination against the United States which would justify the impcsition of the maximum tariff, if it were not for the fact that the Governments of both countries are now considering the feasibility of introducing a measure of reciprocal trade relations, which will perhaps include a settlement of the pulpwood question. The people of the United States are drawing the wool over their own eyes in connection with this matter. If the action of Quebec in prohibit- ing the export of pulpwood were in reality an act of unneighborliness and not one of self-protection, there might be reason for complaint on the part of the United States, but there is no question that the people of Quebec are adopting the only reasonable course for the preservation of their natural resources, and that, irrespective of any question of mutual good-will, it is imperative that this prohibition be continued even at the expense of the paper making and publishing industries of the United States. The interests of the people of Quebec are paramount in the pre- servation of their own resources, and those who finally have to deal with the matter in the United States should he easily convinced of this. That the action of Quebec was not influenced one way or the other by the tariff question is illustrated by the public utterances of Premier Gouin and several others of his Government, who stated long ago that the present action would be taken before September, 1910. Premier — Gouin, in making his announcement regarding the matter in the Legisla- ture, shed further light upon the situation by saying that the reason for his delay in making an announcement upon the subject was that he wished to avoid any interference with the tariff negotiations which have only recently been concluded. Canadian Exporters Criticized by South African Merchants The Canadian Trade Commissioner at Durban, South Africa, in his latest report to the Department of Trade and Commerce, remarks upon the continuing improvement in South African trade. He takes occasion at the same time to emphasize the number of serious criticisms which he has heard from South African ‘merchants regarding the business methods of Canadian shippers of lumber. Many Canadian firms, he says, appar- ently think the South African market of no importance. At least, this is assumed to be the case “‘in looking for a reason for the slipshod, un- businesslike methods of some who have been apparently endeavoring to form connections. Hither this, or the alternative is that they are satis- fied to remain in the most crass ignorance of the rudiments of the export trade.”’ Dealing with the subject of shipments of lumber, the Trade Com- missioner, Mr. H. R. Poussette, says: “On a recent trip to the Transvaal, constant complaints were heard directed against the methods of Canadian exporters and the quality of the goods shipped. Some of the timber merchants were most indignant at the treatment meted out to them, and stated that there is the greatest difficulty in obtaining timber up to specification. If conversations with some of the leading merchants of South Africa are to be taken as a cri- terion, it has to be regretfully concluded that the reputation of Can- adian lumber exporters here ig anything but savoury. Dealings with Swe- den, on the other hand, appeared to be much more satisfactory, and there seemed to be little trouble in procuring the material as ordered. Although they refrained from so expressing it, it simply meant that the practices of the Swedes were considered more honest than those of the Canadians. the specification charged for, and with an inspector’s note attached, is. right. : “One large firm stated that they had recently imported a shipment Certainly no one will contend that to send out lumber below - 2 ¢ 4 of lumber from an Ontario firm. As it was intended for a large govern- ment building, in which only good material was being used, they speci- fied the best,.and paid from $72.50 to $80 per 1,000 feet. However, when forwarded to the building contractors, much of it was rejected as being scaley. To verify his statements, hig partner who was discussing the subject, showed me the correspondence. He said that if he could be recommended to a reliable exporter he would place a trial order at once, and, if this arrived satisfactorily, would follow with large ones. He also mentioned that they paid cash in New York, and neither asked nor wanted credit. It can be accepted as a fact that there is plenty of cash business awaiting reliable Canadian lumber exporters here. “Another firm, when interviewed, made the statement that they were highly pleased with a shipment of planks recently received from another Ontario shipper, and intended cabling over to repeat the order. A jew days later, however, in answer to a request from this office for permission to hand the name of this shipper to the importers mentioned above, they replied by an invitation to come over and inspect the lum- ber. On going through the shipment more carefully and putting it through the sawmill before sending the cable, much of it was discovered to be poor ‘shakey clear’ instead of ‘carpenter’s clear,’ a fact easily patent even to a novice. It is needless to say no repeat order was de- spatched.’’ The mines of the Rand use large quantities of lumber and Mr. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 Poussette suggests that a firm of Canadian shippers who would send out a thoroughly capable representative would, if they could compete with the United States shippers and could guarantee their material, easily recoup themselves through the resulting business. If a round trip were taken on one of the Canada-Cape steamers there would be ample time to interview importers in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Dela- goa Bay. A large trade is done also in pine doors and it is suggested that a traveller should carry a miniature sample or bring a number of doors with. him. If samples were guaranteed, substantial orders could be secured at once. There are also excellent prospects for trade in hammer handles and a number of inquiries have been received for maple floor- ing. The latter class of business has a good prospect for developing ex- tensively. Inquiries are being made by furniture manufacturers for walnut, poplar, birch and other furniture woods. This industry is just commencing to assume importance and Canadian exporters might form profitable and lasting connections. The Trade Commissioner service is performing a most useful office in bringing matters of this nature to the attention of Canadian manu- facturers. Such complaints as those referred to above should be en- quired into carefully and the danger involved to a prospective lucrative trade eliminated without delay. Canadian lumber has an excellent name in Great Britain and should without difficulty obtain the same reputation in South Africa, Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers At the recent meeting of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association at Nelson, B.C., one of the most important questions discussed was that of grading. No one question is of greater importance to the trade to-day. Realizing this, a definite and commendable step was taken in adopting: the grading rules in use in the Mississippi valley, on the better classes of pine lumber. It has been reported from Washingtcn that the United States Gov- ernment will attempt to open negotiations with the Quebec Government on the question of the prohibition of the export of pulpwood. Premier Gouin on hearing the report declared that the province would not change its stand. “If they want to negotiate with us,’’ said the Premier, ‘‘of course we cannot refuse. We are willing to meet representatives of the United States Government, but I can say that the province will not change its attitude in the slightest. We have decided on the policy after thoroughly considering the question, and will not consent to alter our programme in any particular.”’ “The conditions are better now than when we were in Seattle (a year ago),’’ said Mr. Edward Hines, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, in his address at the annual meeting held on April 19th and 20th at New Orleans. ‘‘We have not quite reached the end of the bitter tariff campaign then; now, we know the worst, and that worst is not quite as bad as we feared. Then, we were in’ the depths of a business depression; now the country is at least across the threshold of a new era of prosperity, though the lumber industry is lagging some- what behind the rest. Then the business sky was overcast, though the clouds were breaking a little; now the sun is shining clear.”’ Referring to the prohibition of the export of pulpwood from the Pro- vince of Quebec, the ‘‘American Jiuumberman’”’ in the course of an edi- torial says: ‘‘The situation has one particularly bright feature. In the event that all the eastern provinces place an embargo on the exportation of pulpwood, the paper manufacturing industry of the United States will receive a tremendous impetus. Woods not now considered available for the manufacture of paper will be tested and, as an outcome of the in- vestigations made, many kinds of material and much of the mill refuse, which is now burned, probably will be rescued and made into pulp. With pulpwood commanding a high price, the question of the disposition of the low grade material, in so far as wood suitable for paper is concerned, will _ have been solved.”’ It is wonderful to what extremes ignorance of actual conditions will lead some people in argument. Take, for instance, the matter of the tariff troubles between Canada and the United States. The ‘‘Southern Lumberman”’ in a recent article, the object of which was to take a round out of President Taft, said: ‘‘It will be conspicuously seen that lumber, of which our exports to Canada have been amounting to something over four millions per annum, is not to go at the intermediate rates. On our lumber we pay Canada’s maximum rate. On the other hand, imports from Canada which are to receive the lowest of our rates include nearly sixteen million dollars worth of lumber, four and a half million dollars worth of pulpwood, three and a half million dollars worth of wood pulp, two and a half million dollars worth of shingles, one and a half million dollars worth of timber and several other articles related to the lumber business, and amounting to several million dollars.’’ ‘The brutal truth of the matter,’’ to use the “‘Southern Lumberman’s’’ own phrase, is that whoever wrote this article did not know what he was talking about. Lumber coming into Canada from the United States does not pay Can- ada’s maximum rate of ruty. Jt comes in free. Canadian lumber going into the United States pays a duty of $1.25 per thousand feet, which, though lower than the duty in force previous to the recent change in the tariff, is a very heavy tax upon Canadian lumber when seeking to enter United States markets. United States lumber coming into Canada, by reason of the absence of duty, is able in many cases to play havoc with Canadian markets. So, after all, the shoe is on the other foot and Presi- dent Taft may not be so black as he is painted. That the alarmist views expressed by Mr. J. J. Hill regarding the danger of a car shortage during the coming autumn were greatly exag- eerated, is borne out by the opinion of a number of freight and trans- portation officers both of the Grand Trunk and the C.P.R. Interviews with a number of these officers indicate that even if Mr. Hill’s deduc- tions were true for the United States they would not apply to Canada. It is admitted on all hands that the traffic movement is steadily in- creasing and that with a big harvest in 1910, it is not unlikely that the railway companies of Canada will be severely taxed to meet the situa- tion. They do not expect, however, to have to deal with anything like a car famine. The C.P.R. and the Grand Trunk are steadily adding to - their rolling stock, increasing their mileage and improving their trans- portation facilities generally. An indication of the efforts that are being made in thig direction is afforded by the speed with which the C.P.R. is securing new cars. They are being turned out now at the rate of fifteen per day, and the company have recently given an order for $1,- 000,000 worth of cars, to the Dominion Foundry Company. Both these crders are to be completed so that the cars will be available for this year’s harvest. 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Quebec’s New Timber Limit Regulations Details of the Amended Rules Regarding Manufacture of Timber Cut from Crown Lands—Stumpage Charges which will be in Effect After September 1, 1910. The following is a summary of the regulations recently passed by the Government of Quebec in regard to the leasing of Crown timber lands: 1. Licenses to cut timber are subject to an annual ground rent of $5 per square mile after September 1, 1910, and are to run for 12 months from the 1st of May. 2. Licensees may renew their licenses any time between April 30 and September 1, if they have conformed with the existing regulations. 3. If a limit is destroyed or injured by fire it may be annulled by the Minister. 4. Transfers must be made in writing and are subject to the ac- ceptation of the Minister and the payment of a transfer bonus of $4 per square mile. No transfer can be made if the licensee is indebted to the Crown. 5. A licensee may make a conditional transfer as guarantee of the repayment of advances, without paying any bonus, provided he has set- tled in full all arrears to the Crown. 6. Crown timber agents are to keep a register of all licenses issued for their agency and all transfers made, to which the public will have free access. 7. Licensees must inform the department before December 1 of their operations for the current season. Licensees are to furnish the Govern- ment with a sworn statement of all timber cut during the preceding log- ging season; sworn statements of the quantity, description and origin of all timber cut; sworn specifications by cullers of said timber; an affidavit by the licensee or his representatives corroborating the sworn statement vf his employees; and a sworn statement of his limits not worked. These statements are to be furnished by June 80 each year, or in cases where waters flow into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, into the ocean, or traverse other provinces or adjoining states, the information is to be furnished before the drive. 8. Cullers must measure all timber cut and make detailed reports: of each measurement, leaving a-copy at each camp. Licensees must report all timber cut and not hauled. Stumpage dues are to be levied on all stumps of more than two feet above the ground, and all timber of more than six inches left in the tops; of all lodged trees; of all trees oe for skids or fot the building of shanties, and of all logs left in the woods. 9. Bush rangers and other officers authorized by the Minister to superintend lumbering operations. must be facilitated in their work. 10. Licensees must produce a specification or statement from the Supervisor of Cullers at Quebec or by other accepted method of measure- ment, showing accurately the quantities of square and waney timber for exportation. Otherwise each piece will be considered as containing 50 eubie feet. 11. Before the removal of wood from the agency the owner must report to the local Crown timber agent, and, if required, declare under oath the quantity of each description of timber intended for transport, its destination, etc., in order to exempt from Crown dues the timber procured from private lands. 12 Licensees are forbidden to cut on Crown lands white or red pine measuring less than 13 inches, spruce, hemlock, cedar, maple, birch and other trees of less than 8 inches diameter at the stump measured two feet above the ground. 13. All timber cut on Crown lands after May 31, 1910, must be manufactured in Canada, that is to say, converted into pulp or paper, into deals or boards, or into any article of commerce or merchandise as distinguished from timber in its raw or unmanufactured state. Timber shall not be considered as ‘‘manufactured’’ when merely cut into lengths or logs piled up, barked or otherwise worked preliminary to the fabrica- tion of pulp or paper, of deals or boards, or of any other articles of com- merce; nor waney timber, nor pcles, but actual square timber and rail- way ties will be considered as manufactured. Any time that, on satis- factory information, supported by an affidavit, the Minister or author- ized officer have reason to believe that timber cut in virtue of a license on public lands is not to be manufactured in Canada, in whole or in part, this timber may be seized and placed under custody by any agent of the department. When timber has been go seized the interested parties must give two good and sufficient securities that the timber will be. manufactured in Canada. If the securities are not given within two months the timber shall be sold at public auction after a notice of at least 15 days. The purchaser at such a sale will be required to manu- facture the timber in Canada and the proceeds of the gale will be handed over to the person entitled to the same after a deduction of the cost of seizure and cost of sale and any sum due to the Crown by the license holder. After seizure the burden of proving that the timber is to be manufactured in Canada lies on the owner. 14. In the measurement of timber for sawing, the timber shall he reduced to the inch board measure according to the Quebec table. Logs 18 feet long and less shall be measured at the small end, the diameter > of the same being taken. Logs over 18 feet in length shall be measured as follows, viz.: by adding the diameter of the butt and top. together anc ’ dividing the product by two, which shall be considered the mean dia- meter. For the purpose of measurement a fraction of three-quarters and more is considered as a whole, but a lesser fraction is not considered. Failing special measurement for long timber, the said timber will be charged two cents per lineal foot for spruce, hemlock, balsam, cypress, cedar, silver birch and poplar, and four cents per lineal foot on all other descriptions of timber. ve 15. All wood goods cut in virtue of a license after the Ist of Sep-— tember, .1910, are subject to the following charges : (1) Square or waney timber, per cubic foot: ote & a. White pine, oak, hickory, walnut ........:.+....0.- $ .06— b. Red pine, elm, ash, cedar, basswood, birch, maple, HAIMATAC di sean oie p dpe ele Soe hae le «+ 7pm ae ce. Spruce, balsam, grey pine or cypress, hemlock, white birch, aspen poplar <....... 2.0... 20.2. ry fo ee (2) Saw logs and boom and dimension timber in the raw state, ‘ per thousand feet board measure: a a. White pine, oak, walnut, hickory ............ssseee 2.00 b. Red pine, elm, ash, cedar, basswood, birch, maple, GtAMATAC . 22.0 cc0cceec sles voce stu ape cleite——an Lay ce. Spruce balsam, grey pine or cypress, hemlock, white birch, aspen poplar ........+...4.0+005=e 1.05 (8) Firewood per cord of 128 cubic feet: a. Hardwood ....02.se0ee eee ue oe on 40 ele see .20 | b. Soft wood 9... 26.2006 00 0's oes » =ieisleeei nn 10 (4) Rails not exceeding 12 feet in length, per 100: a. Cedar raile .......08eeceene cs oes ole m alee 80 b. Rail of other varieties of lumber ...........+..++-s-- 15 (5) Pickets, per 100: a. Cedar picketa .......0.00e esses) a enter 15 b. Pickets of other varieties of timber ...........+.++. 10 (6) Poles of more than 18 ft. in length, not exceeding 10 inches in diameter at the small end, each: a. Thirty feet and less in length ........-++-+eeeeeeeees 15 b. Thirty-one to forty feet in length ......... <3. 25 ce. Forty-one to fifty feet in length ..........+++++++++. -50 d. Fifty-one and over in length ........+.+++eeeeseees 1.00 (7) Shingles, per thousand ........... tna ol Pree (8) Railway ties or sleepers not exceeding 9 ft. in length, each 05 (9) Hemlock bark, per cord of 128 cubic feet ..........+..-. .60 (10) Knees, curves, futtocks and other shipbuilding material and all wood goods not enumerated in foregoing list, add valofem «oie. que sy oi ses vn hie ai percent. 15 The English cord of 128 cubic feet is taken as an equivalent to 600 feet board measure for rough or unbarked wood, and 700 feet b.m. for rossed or peeled wood. 16. The present rate of ground rent for licenses to cut timber shall not be increased until the 1st of September, 1910, and all license holders who have conformed and shall conform to the laws and regulations on Crown lands, shall have, up to that date, the privilege of renewing their licenses at the same rate of ground rent; and the dues now exacted by the regulations shall not be increased before the said date of Ist of Sep- _ tember, 1910, but the rate of ground rent may at all times be increased _ for the license holders who do not operate their limits, the Crown re- serving the right to determine the quantity of timber which must be cut to constitute a sufficient lumbering operation. 2 4 17. Interest is to be charged on stumpage remaining due and unpaid after November 80. 21. In the event of timber being cut in trespass in good faith on public lands, the Minister may effect a settlement. ot 93. All persons are forbidden, unless they have previously obtained — special authorization from the Minister to settle, squat, or clear land, or cut any timber, on unsurveyed territory, or on surveyed territory not cpened for sale, comprised within the boundaries of the province, and under license to cut timber; the said timber being the exclusive property of the license holders who have the right to prosecute any one violating this regulation. j j “ ‘The rest of the regulations referred to matters of surveys and forms of licenses, etc. The omitted sections are of minor importance. aS The imports of lumber at Liverpool, Birkenhead and Garston during January, 1910 amounted to 450,780 cubic feet, an excess of 17,820 cubic feet compared with the imports in January, 1909 ‘ > —— ’ to readjust rates and remove anomalies. ~ th Railway Freight CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 Argument Concluded Companies Fight the Lumbermen to the Last Ditch—Decision of the Board Expected Soon—Practical Mileage Scale Presented by C.L.A. Secretary Ottawa, April 20—What is assumed to be the last evidence the Railway Commission will require, to reach a decision in the long drawn out battle between the lumber interests of Canada on one side and the C.P.R. and G.T.R. on the other, was heard yesterday. The contest lasted all day, with Commissioners Scott and Mills presiding. The fea- ture of the hearing was the new and unexpected tack of the railway companies. They adduced voluminous testimony to justify increases in lumber freight tariffs, while their defence at the last sitting was that no advance on the old rates was intended, the new schedule being merely The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, which is acting for the lumbermen, was prepared to meet the new line of defence, but asked for time to prepare a statement in re- buttal. The fact that the court ruled that the lumbermen’s request was reasonable, and still did not grant an adjournment, is taken to mean that the new course of the railway companies will have no serious effect. This fight of the lumbermen against the railway companies had its origin in a new tariff for lumber made effective on May Ist, 1908. The lumber companies filed an application against the rates on December 29th of the same year. The first hearing was on April 18th, 1909, when an adjournment was made to May 18th. Another adjournment delayed the trial till September 21st last. On that occasion Chief Commissioner Mabee came to the conclusion that the railways would collect some $49,000 more per year from the lumbermen than under the old rates. Up to that time the railways took the stand that the revised schedule did not contemplate increases. ‘The whole affair was then referred to the parties concerned and the traffic officer of the Railway Commission, with instructions to draft a schedule of rates that would come within reason- able bound of the old one. Mr. Mabee said he would sanction a schedule that would not exceed the old one by more than $5,000 a year. At yes- terday’s sitting it was reported that the trafic officer, after a conference with the railway officers and lumbermen on February 15th, had failed to reach any tariff that would satisfy both parties. One of the tables submitted by the railways to justify increases in rates set out comparative advances in lumber prices. during the last 11 years. This, they asserted, showed diminishing railway freight rates in ratio to wholesale lumber prices. It was set out that the wholesale price of Canada white pine in 1899 was $10 per M; in 1901, $15; in 1906, $20; in 1910, $24. The price for Canada spruce during the same years was given at $9, $12, $14 and $15 respectively. Hemlock prices were a dollar less than spruce. The freight rates per 100 pounds (a) from Mid- land to Toronto were 71% cents till 1910, when they increased to 8 cents ; (b) from Penetang to Montreal, 10 cents till 1910, when they increased to 1214 cents. The strong point sought to be made by the railways was that the percentage of freight rate to prices on Midland-Toronto ship- ments in 1899 was 20.2 per cent. for white pine, 25 per cent. for Canada spruce, and 28 per cent. for Canada hemlock, while these percentages _ thad dropped in 1910 to 9 per cent., 16 per cent., and 17 per cent. re- spectively. On shipments from Penetang to Montreal the percentage ef freight charges to value of lumber was in 1899, for white pine, 27 per cent., and at present only 14 per cent. Spruce dropped from 33 per cent. to 25 per cent. according to the same table. Mr. G. F. Shepley, K.C., arguing for the railways, dwelt on the proportion shown by these statements which were vouched for by the purchasing agents of the rail- way companies. He contended that the railway companies strong rea- sons for adding to the tariffs when the cost of so many other commodities - as well as lumber, such as labor, rolling stock, etc., were considered. The answer of the lumber association to the table of proportionate charges was that it did not cost any more to carry a load of lumber when it was worth $24 than when it was worth only $10. The increases in wages, cost of living, etc., were causes for the higher price of lumber. As to the cost of rolling stock, Mr. J. F. Orde, K.C., who appeared for the lumbermen, argued that the improvement in the quality of rolling stock would account for the increased cost. The railways continued to ‘pay large dividends, so that their earnings should have increased just as rapidly as the increased cost of commodities and the cost of living. Mr. Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, refuted the railways’ contention as to increased cost of operation, with statistics from the Dominion Government report. They show that the cost of operation by the Canadian railways in 1909, the last year given, was around 70 per cent., or the same as the average for the last 35 years. A striking retort was drawn from Mr. Hawkins by an interruption of Mr. Shepley. The lumbermen’s secretary remarked that the rail- way companies. He contended that the railway companies had strong rea~ when the land grants were computed at 50 cents an acre. He intimated that the lumbermen of the country contributed a big portion of this great national subsidy to the railway companies. i‘. Bristol: Maple flooring, ‘“‘And what did the lumbermen get?’’ asked Mr. Shepley. ‘‘Here’s what we get,’’ responded Mr. Hawkins, and he started to vead from a daily newspaper the announcement of the Ontario Govern- ment’s decision to increase the lumber dues from $1 to $1.50 per M. ground rent from $3 to $5 per acre, etc. The latter part of his reply was lost in the noisy merriment the sally created. The outstanding argument for the lumbermen was contained in a mileage scale presented by Mr. Hawkins. It was a schedule of suggested charges based on the Dominion Government statistical report on the average rate per ton per mile on all commdoities. This average rate is 727 cents per mile, and the average haul 197 miles, taking the returns for 1909. The graded scale prepared for the lumbermen’s case showed that for a haul of 175 miles at 5 cents per 100 pounds the rate per ton per mile would be .571 cents. ‘his is only half a cent less than the average rate in the Government report. In order to demonstrate the un- fairness of the new schedule of the railways, the Lumbermen’s Associa- tion submitted suggested rates for seven specified hauls up to a maxi- mum of 175 miles, which produces the exact average of .727—the Goy- ernment figure. In every instance the new schedule of the railway com- panies ig nearly double. The suggested scale shows a regular and con- sistent lowering of rates per mile as the mileage increases. It is interesting to note that as the long hauls are reached the rates of the jumbermen and the actual terms of the new schedule coincide. But the rates on long hauls are of little concern to the lumber industry on account of the insignificant amount of shipping over these distances. Following is the table of the lumbermen: Mileage scale on which present tariffs are Suggested mileage claimed to have scale been based Rate per Per ton Rate per Per ton roo lbs Per mile too lbs Per mile Wprto 40 miles... 2... -ee tere oem 1.000 5 2.500 Alton 60) miles) .. se ee mes oe ee alee 2% .833 5% 1.833 GIP GOP COMICS) Feels sceasrevenelewere nse tions 3 .750 6% 1.625 Sil pom OOmmnleser, ae tyessia teiustam ets ook BA .700 CB, 1.500 LOte toy Up emiilesies, ..lwerle cists ato ate ori 4 .640 8 1.208 NAG Sto 150) Sivoo gare oesen sou zon aes 4% .600 8% 1.133 ISL ea IGS TITIES ens dio obo noe corn 5 571 9 1.029 Average rate per ton per mile of above rate up to 175 miles..... S1hPAlf 1.547 MG) to ZOOM MICS. ete usye er eks ks Gel ty ove 5% .500 9% .950 SOM tomeeourmilesa ser wiateneds sealers a=! = 6 .533 10 .888 BS Po) 50) TIES: obo codayenosonagceT a .560 10% .840 Dik ea) iar als! bog soo e doo oo Ooe aoe 8 .585 11 .800 OIG tonsOOmmiles: Semiccr testis 16 sersi-vn 9 .600 11% .766 SON gray G Orel ean od oan oped oneuucan 10 OTL 12 .686 B5i) tor 400" milesi cis... ese w ee eee 11 .500 12% .625 AQ to 450 miles cae. sce. n2 se ae ese 12 033 13 578 HUG eer YOO) Tawi Gon aocee soo ooneouoaue 13 .520 13% .540 502 to 600 mules’. ...2....0.4-....--.- 15 .900 15 500 600 miles and up ............-------> 17 .486 ig .486 Comparison of the rates of the two columns shows that the applica- tion of the lumbermen for restoration of the old tariff was not unreason- able. The figures in the first column were not designed as a tariff, al- though they appear to fill the requirements of the lumbermen. As lum- Ler is in the lowest classification and free from claims for losses, it is contended that when it compares so favorably with the Government fig- ures the demands of the railways must be extortionate. A comparison with the rates on cement was made. The lumbermen pointed out that the quantity of cement shipped was only one-sixth that of lumber and that the former produced many claims for damages. At the end of the hearing it was announced that a ruling would be given on the evidence heard. Those attending the final trial were: J. B. Miller, president of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association; J. C. Browne, vice-president ; W. M. Ross, of J. R. Booth’s firm ; R. G. Cameron; E. R. Bremner, of Watson & Todd; J. E. Walsh and W. S. Tilston, representing the lum- ber interests, in addition to those already mentioned. W. H. Biggar, G.T.R.; E. W. Beatty, C.P.R.; John Pullen and C. A. Sayes were present for the railways. The weekly report of the Canadian Department of Trade and Com- merce contains the following addresses of dealers in wood goods at Heber, Denty, Limited; May & Hassell. Spruce deals, Jones and Wainwright; May & Hassell, Limited; Taylor & Low. Bros.; Heber, Denty, Limited; G. H. Perrin & Company, Star Build- ings; John Scadding & Sons, Eugene street, Pennywell road; Howes & Company, Western Wharf, Hotwell Road. White wood, Woodman & Sons. : 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Evolution of Modern Saw Milling Its Developement from the Primitive Pit-Saw which Turned Out 100 Board Feet in Twelve Hours—Discription of the Methods of Working a Pit Saw 7 By I. N. KENDALL The start of the lumbering industry in Canada was on the north side of the St. Lawrence river, about 25 miles above Quebec City. French engineers located there, and commenced manufacturing lumber with pit saws. From this small beginning, of one saw operated by two men, able to make about 100 feet b.m. in 12 hours, has grown one of the great- est industries in the world. Compare this mode of making lumber with one of the modern saw mills, with concrete frame, and the modern band saw, with a speed of nearly two miles per minute, operated by only five men and cutting 50,000 feet in 10 hours, or in less time than it took to VN ae " 1.—The First Canadian Saw Mill—The Pit Saw cut 100 feet. If we watch the log from the time it is moved in the water to the jack chain, until the product is delivered in the storing yard, we shall find that very little manual Jabor is required, for live rolls and transfer chains and other labor saving devices do nearly all the hard work. But to bring all this about, required much thought, and a good deal of experimenting by the mill men. First came the pit saw; second, is —y 2.—Diagram Showing Motion of Pit Saw. 3.--Proper Shape of Pit Saw Teeth ee ee eee the English gate, with one saw; third, the muley saw; fourth, the cir- cular saw; fifth, the gang of a number of saws, both straight line and oscillating, and last, the band saw, both single and double cutting. In the near future another great change will have occurred, when the power for driving the saws will be electricity. I will take up the different subjects-as enumerated above, the first being the pit saw. I enclose a few sketches, to make the meaning clear- er. We have learned that the first pit saws used in Canada were made parallel, about 4 inches wide and 5 feet long. On account of their being so narrow they were hung in a frame made of wood. The frame was about 3 feet wide between the stiles and iron stirrups were attached to the girts or cross pieces at both ends to strain up the saw. The weight of the saw together with the frame and iron hangers made this contri- vance very heavy. It would weight 25 or 30 pounds. Some might say that if it were even heavier it would be so much the better, for the extra weight would serve to help force the saw down through the cut. But we have found in practice, that the less weight we have, providing the teeth of the saw are made the proper shape and kept sharp, the better. I have found in a long experience that teeth shaped as in diagram No. 3 are the best for all kinds of timber, both hard and soft. We find many saws coming from the shop with teeth as in diagram No. 4. I never could make them do good work in any kind of timber. In diagram No. 2 I have tried to show the proper motion a pit saw should have. We will start at the extreme upper limit of the stroke, and follow the dotted line on A, at the same time following the arc of circle on B to the down limit. Line C shows the edge of the saw commencing the down stroke, and line D shows the edge at the finish of the down stroke. In commencing the up stroke, A follows the are of the circle and B follows the dotted line. The reason for A following the dotted line down is to shorten his arms and give more power to force the saw down. While the arms of B are at full length out, when the saw is down B fol- lows the dotted line up, which shortens his arms and consequently gives 4.—Shape of Teeth Often Found on New Saws. him more power to lift the saw up, while A follows the are of the circle up. There are few men who will not learn to follow those lines in a short time. I have cut a great quantity of lumber with pit saws, in places where it could not be procured otherwise. It is always necessary to have pro- per pit saw files, which are made for the purpose of fitting the saw in the shape as shown in diagram No. 3. They are called pit saw files, and can be procured at any good hardware store. The best pit saws I have used were made in Canada by Canadian manufacturers. They seem to know what the country requires. The above article is the first of an interesting series which will be pub- lished in the ‘(Canada Lumberman.’’ ‘The author, Mr. I. N. Kendall, of Ot- tawa, who has been a constant reader of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman and Wood- worker’’ since the first copy was published, has acted in the capacity of super-— intendent millwright in all parts of Canada and in Newfoundland. For 54 years he has constructed and operated sawmills and has had experience in every branch of the lumber business from the stump to the market. Many of the machines in the modern mills are of his invention. He is therefore eminently capable of giving useful and practical information to readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman and Woodworker.”’ S. P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of April 9th as follows: Lumberstuffs—No arrivals have taken place during the fortnight, and stocks are being gradually reduced. White pine is not in heavy supply and a cargo or two would probably do well. Spruce —This class of lumber is in fairly good demand, owing to crop require- ments, and as there are only light stocks in market, there is an opening for a couple of cargoes. Pitch pine—No arrivals, but we understand there is a cargo now on the way, which has been already contracted for. Shingles—Receipts consist of 70,000 Long Gaspe for which consignees obtained $4.93, and 150,000 cedar laying, imported by dealers for their own requirements. Shooks—No receipts. Wood hoops—No arrivals; stocks are ample for this season. oak a Li 4 Pe Saw kerf CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 A Uniform Log Rule for all Canada What Rules Could Best be Adopted ?—Would the International Rule Suit —Suggested Adop- tion of Cubic Foot Measurement—Interesting Discussion of Subject by A. H. D. Ross Editor of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’,—I am very much interested in the suggestion of ‘‘Subscriber’” that a uniform log rule should be adopted for the whole Dominion, and wish to say something regarding the matter that may be of interest to your readers. Up to the present time, I find that no less than 54 different rules have been devised for the purpose of estimating the contents of logs of given diameters and lengths. Some 46 of these may be described as board measure rules, and the remaining 8 as volume rules. The board measure rules profess to give the number of “‘board feet’’ of inch lum- ber that may be sawn from logs of given dimensions, and the volume rules give a more or less accurate estimate of the cubic contents of the logs. : As milling operations extended into new regions and as improve- ments were made in the machinery used, it was found necessary to de- vise new rules to suit the changed conditions; hence the great number of rules in use in the different lumbering regions. Of the 46 board mea- sure rules, 17 may be described as formula rules, 17 as diagram rules, 8 as mill tallies, and 4 as combination rules. What I have designated as formula rules include the International, Champlain, Universal, British Cc'umbia, Preston, Baxter, Doyle, Ake, Square of Three-Quarters, Square of Two-Thirds, Cumberland River, Forty-five, Ropp, Vermont, Winder, Stilwell and Orange River Rules. A comparison of the formulae upoa which these 17 rules are based brings out some very interesting regu- lations, but space forbids our going into the subject at this time. To the diagram class belong the Scribner, Maine, Bangor, Parsons, Quebec, Spaulding, Favorite, Hanna, Drew, Baughmann Rotary Saw. Baughmann Band Saw, Derby, Partridge, Wilson, Finch and Apgar, Warner and the Younglove Rules. The mill tally rules include the Carey, Chapin, Dusenberry, Saco River, Northwestern, Wilcox, Herring and Schenck. From the nature of the case, these rules have only a local value. In the combination class we have such rules as the Doyle-Scribner, Doyle-Baxter, New Brunswick and Boynton. The first of these has been adopted by the National Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, be- cause the hardwoods are generally very defective. It is a combination of the Doyle figyr-s up to 28 inches and the Scribner figures above that diameter The New Brunswick rule is a combination of the Vermont figures from 11 to 18 inches and the Maine figurer from 19 to 24 inches, but is too limited in its range to be of much practical value. The volume rules include four ‘‘standard’’ rules: the Ohio River Cube, the Constantine, the Ballon and the New Hampshire. The Nine- teen-inch Standard, or ‘‘Market’’ is equivalent to the volume of a log whose middle diameter is 19 inches and whose length is 13 feet. As the volumes of logs of other dimensions vary as the squares of their dia- ‘meters and directly as their lengths, it therefore follows that if D is the diameter of the log in inches and L is its length in feet, it will contain D/ 19 x D/19 x L/13 Standards, or ‘‘Markets.’’ In the case of the Twenty- cne Inch Standard, the standard diameter and length are 21 inches and 18 feet; in the Twenty-two Inch, 22 inches and 12 feet; and in the Twenty-four, 24 inches and 12 feet. With such a welter of rules—many of which are grossly inaccurate and no two of which agree—is it any wonder that there is a widespread desire for the adoption of a universal standard of measurement ? ; Factors that Should be Considered In the framing of a board measure rule, the following factors should be taken into account: (1) An accurate knowledge of the volume of wood inside the bark; (2) The percentage of the wood that will be converted into sawdust by the sawing of the log into inch boards; (3) The amount of waste in slabs and edgings; (4) The minimum width, or minimum board measure, of the boards to be included; (5) The effect of the taper of the logs upon the amount of lumber that can be sawn out; (6) The effect of normal crook in diminishing the amount of lumber that can be obtained from perfectly straight logs. In all cases, we presuppose the use of good machinery, the emplcyment of skilful sawyers, and that the logs are sound. Discounts for such defects as ‘butt-rot,’’ “‘ring-shake,’’ “oum-seams,’’ etc., must necessarily depend upon the experience and judgment of the scaler. The saw kerf waste is always some fraction of the area of the end of the log, and consequently increases as the square of its diameter. Some of the first saws in use cut a kerf of almost half an inch and consequently wasted 33 per cent. of the wood in separating the log into inch boards. Simple arithmetical calculations show that the percentage waste for saws of given kerfs is as shown in the following table: PPE 1-2 7-16 3-8 5-16 1-4 8-16 5-32 1-8 17-64 3-82 Percentage waste 33 30 27 24 20 16 13 W 10° 86 From these figures it will be seen what a saving may be effected by the use of thin saws. The deduction necessary for the square-edging of the boards is found to be almost proportional to the bark surface of the log, and therefore increases directly as its diameter. Curiously enough, the only rules which provide for the edging allowance in a rational way are the International, Champlain, Universal, British Columbia, Baxter and Preston. In the International it is computed from the circumference of the log at its middle point; in the Champlain and Universal from the circumference at the small end; and in the British Columbia, Baxter and Preston at certain depths beneath the bark. The most peculiar thing about the whole business, however, is that the International is the only rule which properly takes care of the allowances which should be made for the taper of the logs, and the normal crook found in nearly all classes of timber. It assumes that in 12-foot logs the taper averages 114 inches, and that the average major crook is also 14% inches. The saw kerf al- lowance for this rule is one-eighth of an inch, with a safety factor of 1/16 of an inch for uneven sawing and the shrinkage of the boards in drying. This makes the volume of the untrimmed boards 16/19 of .7854 D? x L/12 =.6613 D? x L/12. When L=12 feet, this formula becomes .6613 D?; or for each four-foot section, .22D?. The amount of the surface waste was calculated geometrically, checked by means of diagrams, and tested at the mills. The result showed that it amounted to 2.12 D for 12-foot logs, or .71D for each four-foot section. The extra short boards had to be at least 3 inches in width or contain at least two board feet. The formula for each four-foot length is .22D?-—.71D, and the rule has been computed for logs varying from 8 to 20 feet in length, and for diameters varying from 8 to 60 inches. To effect a saving in the clerical work of computing tallies, the figures were then rounded off to the nearest mul- tiple of 5—the error being compensating where a considerable number of logs is measured. Being the only log rule which takes into account the factors that influence the amount of lumber that can be produced from normally straight and sound logs, I have not the slightest hesita- tion in championing the cause of the International. I do not hold a brief for the author, of the rule, but judge it simply on its merits. A test of it was made in one of the mills in the Ottawa valley and showed that the rule is an éxceedingly accurate one. The theoretical scale of 402 white and red pine logs of average quality, measured as they came to the saw carriage, was 82,920 board feet. The sawyer was reckoned by his employers to be a good man, but not the best in their employ, and the actual product in square-edged boards was 83,288 board feet—thus over- running the scale by 4/10 of one per cent. Some 245 of the logs were from 6 to 20 inches in diameter and 157 of them from 21 to 33 inches. For the sake of comparing this rule with the Champlain, Scribner and Doyle rules, the diameters between 6 and 17 inches are overlapped in the following table. Diameters of small Number Percentage over-run of saw-cut as com- ends of logs. of logs pared with the scale by tested International Champlain Scribner Doyle 6- 8 inches ...... 28 2.6 10.3 33 143 7- 9 inches ...... 54 2.3 8.8 35 115 8-12 inches ...... 101 0.0 fic! 34 72 10-17 inches ...... 104 —11 4.7 23 45 18-20 inches ...... 90 0.5 6.7 14 24 21-24 inches ...... 126 i 5.2 14 18 25-33 inches ...... 31 —0.5 3.3 i, 10 These figures show that the Scribner and Doyle rules are not at all suitable for small logs; and the logs are becoming smaller and smaller all the time in Canada, as most mill men know to their cost. Another point in favor of the International rule is that, being based upon a correct mathematical formula, it can be modified to meet the case of saws with a different kerf from that upon which the rule was built up. In this connection, I recall an amusing instance of a friend of mine who made a most elaborate calculation to prove that the kerf of the saws has nothing to do with the amount of the surface waste. A little reflec- tion would have shown him that the width of the edged boards depends entirely upon the distance between the saws and is quite independent of the width of the track they cut. If the kerf of the saws which separate the log into inch boards is % of an inch and the scale is 1,000 feet board measure; then, with saws cutting a kerf of 7/64 inches it will be 1,018 feet; for 3/16 inch, 950 feet; for 44 inch, 905; for 5/16 inch, 864; fori, inch, 826; and for 7/16 inches, 792 feet. The Champlain and Universal are the only other rules which can be modified to meet cases of this kind, but, unfortunately, neither of them takes into account either the taper or the crook of the logs. The Doyle, Square of Three-Quarters, Square 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER of Two-Thirds, Ake, Cumberland River and other formula rules are based upon formulae which are purely arbitrary. The Doyle rule, in particular, may be defined as a regular mathematical monstrosity! Its formula is (D-4)? x 3 x L/12; which may be written in the form (D-4)?' x L/16. In the case of 16-foot logs this becomes (D-4)?. If we now take the case of a 4-inch log the scale would be 0, which is manifestly -absurd. The following table compares the Doyle scale for 16-foot logs with the actual scale and the Scribner, Quebec, Champlain and Interna- tional scales, and proves rather conclusively the unsuitability of the Doyle rule for the smaller sizes of timber: Diameter of 16-foot Doyle Actual Scribner Quebec Champlain Intern’] logs scale scale scale scale scale scale 4 inGhes .....5. 0 6 Ft 12 8 5 SIMeNeS. -. | soe il 12 13 15 14 15 Gunehes:.... 2.!: 4 19 18 16 22 20 einG@hiegn 45 23% 9 30 24 24. 32 30 BeeimGhies: “sc. 16 40 32 32 43 45 Geinehes: . os... 25 55 42 45 56 55 WGminehesi ss . . -'- 36 67 54. 59 70 70 1emekes: 0.0). « 64 101 79 80 105 105 14 inches -...... 100 154 114 120 146 150 From these figures it may be argued that the Scribner rule should be adopted as. a compromise between the Doyle and actual scales. As a matter of fact, it has been in use for some years now, in the work con- nected with the National Forest Reserves of the United States. This does not necessarily mean that it is a satisfactory scale, but rather’ that it has been adopted for sake of uniformity in the work of estimating tim- ber, making tables of growth, ete. Being a diagram rule (as is also the Quebec) its values cannot be readily corrected so as to make them con- form to new or special conditions of manufacture. The Cubic Foot Unit of Measurement From: what has been said, it will be seen that there are real diffi- culties in the way of adopting any particular board measure rule as the standard unit of measurement throughout the whole Dominion. What I would suggest is the adoption of the cubic foot unit. It has been used for many years now for the measurement of square and waney timber, and everybody understands it. For the sale of pulpwood, extract wood, fuel, etc., it ig a most satisfactory unit of measurement, and the pur- chaser knows exactly how much he is paying for. Even if all the parties interested could be got to agree upon any one of the log rules at present in use, much would depend upon the method of applying it; particularly in the case of long logs. In South America, in Japan, in the Phillipine Islands and throughout the greater portion of Europe, timber is generally sold by the cubic metre. As we would find this unit of measurement. rather confusing, and are already familiar with the cubic foot unit, I should say, by ail means, let us adopt it. Logs with the greatest diameter would naturally command the greatest price, as is already the case with poles, posts and spars; and the manufacturers would soon find converting factors if they wished to saw them into boards. People in other countries find a cubic unit of measurement a most satis- factory one, and there is scarcely any doubt that the Canadian people would fmd the cubic foot the most satisfactory unit of measurement. Such unit would be fair to both buyer and seller and it would be a mat- ter of supreme indifference to the seller whether the buyer saws them into boards, plank or deal; converts them into railroad ties, dimension stuff, scantling, lath, pickets or shingles; grinds them up for pulp; slices them into veneer; or burns them. A. H. D. Ross. The Rosedale Lumber Mills Accident The importance of taking every precaution to prevent accidents to lumber employees was forcibly brought out by the verdict returned by the jury in an inquest held at Toronto on April 27th, into the death of J. A. Leslie Smith, who was killed by the falling of a load of lumber at the Rosedale Lumber Mills, Toronto, on April 20th. The jury’s ver- dict was as follows: “We find John A. Leslie Smith came to his death as the result of injuries received during the discharge of his duty as a member of the night crew at the Rosedale Lumber Mills on April 20th. “We find the direct cause of the accident was the imperfect and uneven position in which. the load of lumber was placed on the receiving car, causing it to give way and to precipitate the lumber on the deceased. “We further find there was no mechanical device or safety locking arrangement whereby the car could be held in safe and proper position during its loading from the mill. “We also find that the lighting facilities at the mill were sadly im- perfect and that it was impossible for the deceased to properly adjust the load, or to discharge his other duties in a satisfactory manner.’”’ At the time of the accident another employee was also injured, who died subsequently. The evidence of Leslie’s fellow employees was to the effect that no carelessness had been exercised by the deceased. The ear which was being loaded, they said, was an exceptionally strong one, and the accident had happened, they believed, from its not being put into the stall as far as it should have gone. 7 «ae et, a ee Ontario’s New Stumpage Charges Details of the Changes Which Have Been Made— Outline of the Former Regulations As indicated in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ of April 15th, the Ontario Government has decided to make substantial increases _ in its charges for stumpage dues, ground rent, and transfers, in con-— nection with timber cutting licenses. The stumpage dues on the old licenses which were secured prior to 1903 have been increased to $1.50 per thousand feet. There will, therefore, be two classes of stumpage dues now, instead of several, viz., $1.50 and $2 per thousand feet. The history of the stumpage dues in Ontario since Confederation is brief. From 1867 to 1869 limits were leased with dues of 50 cents per thousand feet. From 1869 to 1887 the dues were 75 cents; from 1887 to 1902 they were $1, and from that date till the following year they were $1.25. Un-— der the sales since 1903 they have been $2. These latter are left un- changed, but on all the limits held under licenses secured previous to 1903 the old dues have been replaced by a uniform charge of $1.50 per thousand feet. ; “4 Ground rents have been increased from $3 to $5 per mile. For the ~ limits leased at the sale of 1903 the ground rents were already $5, but — for previous sales it had been $3. The $3 rate was fixed in 1887, prior — to which it had been $2 back to $1869. From 1867 to 1869 the ground rent on limits sold was 50 cents. All these old rates of ground rent have — now been replaced by a uniform rate of $5 per mile. Transfers of leases will now cost $5 a mile. Formerly the price of a transfer was $1 per mile. In addition to stumpage fees, ground rents and transfer fees, the Government makes an extensive revenue from the sale of timber limit — licenses, by means of the bonus. Lumbermen are invited to bid upon limits and the license goes to the party offering the largest bonus per thousand feet. Formerly the bonus was estimated at so much per square mile. This was changed in 1905 to a bonus per thousand feet, so that the Government might secure payment more nearly on the actual value of the timber. From still another point of view the new regulations will be re- munerative to the Government. In future owners of timber limits must pay for the fire ranging on their limits. Formerly the Government paid one-half the cost and the owners one-half. The regulations outlined above relate to pine saw logs. The dues on square timber have been increased from $20 to $50 per thousand cubic feet. The dues on hemlock have been increased by 25 cents per thou- sand feet, and are now 75 cents. A number of other small changes have been made. The dues on square timber of elm, ash, tamarac and maple have been increased from 2 cents to 3 cents per cubic foot. On square timbers of birch, basswood, cedar, poplar and all boom timber the dues are now 24% cents per cubic foot. Formerly they were 14% cents. On square timbers of red and white pine and jack pine, the dues have been increased from 2 cents to 5 cents per cubic foot. Al! other woods in square timber are to be charged at 2 cents instead of 1 cent per cubic foot. The only other increases are for basswood and poplar. The dues on basswood are raised from 75 cents per thousand feet b.m. to $1, and on poplar from 50 cents to $1 per thousand feet b.m. Under the old regu- lations the dues on all other woods were 1214 cents per thousand feet b.m. They have now been increased tc 50 cents. The new dues will apply on all leases, from the time of renewal on May 1, 1910, and will not be changed for a period of ten years. The new stumpage dues in detail are as follows: Square timber, black walnut and oak, per cubic foot, 3 cents; elm, ash, tamarac and maple, per cubic foot, 3 cents; birch, basswood, cedar, poplar and all boom timber, per cubic foot, 244 cents; red and white pine and jack pine, per cubic foot, 5 cents; all other woods, per cubic foot, 2 cents. Basswood and poplar sawlogs, per M. feet b.m., $1; pine sawlogs, per M. feet b.m., $1.50; maple and oak sawlogs, per M. feet b.m., $1.25; hemlock, tamarac and other woods, per M. feet b.m., 75 cents; spruce, per M. feet b.m., $1; cordwood (hard), per cord, 20 cents; cordwood (soft), per cord, 12/4 cents; tan bark, per cord, 80 cents; spruce pulp- wood, per cord, 40 cents; railway ties, per tie, 5 cents. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Boston, Mass., in their financial statement for the year ending March 31, 1910, show insur- ance in force amounting to $14,406,488.37, on which the premiums amount to $337,366.60. The net cash surplus amounted to $411,239.78. The company’s total assets amounted to $1;606,357.10.. During 1910 the company’s losses amounted to $21,514.48, and the dividends to policy holders amounted to $35,007.03. During 1910 the gain in the net cash surplus was $28,517.05. From 1895 to-1910, inclusive, the com- pany’s payments were as follows: total losses paid to policy holders, $621,971.72; total dividends paid to policy holders, $540,390.08. The rate of dividend to policy holders on terminating policies is 40 per cent. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 A Quiet Fortnight at Montreal Lumber Trade Marking Time While Awaiting Naviga- tion Opening—Shippers Making Active Preparations SS ————————————————————— Montreal Office of the ‘“‘Canada Lumberman.”’ April 27th, 1910. Awaiting the opening of the navigation season, there has been a noticeable lull in lumbering circles during the past week. The require- mente of the retail trade have not been particularly heavy, but it is com- forting to learn that their present stocks show signs of depletion and that retailers must soon be in the market for a replenishment of their stocks. Undoubtedly a great deal of lumber is being consumed locally and build- ing permits continue to be taken out at an average rate of 80 per day. Active preparations are being made by the shippers to take advantage of the first available water facilities to get their work started for the season, and on all sides criticisms are heard of the slowness of the Gov- ernment in getting the canal service under way. One or two shippers are already preparing to make preliminary shipments and it is reported that one of the first vessels will leave here on April 29th partly loaded, and will finish loading at Tourville, for the English market. The announce- ment recently made by Major Stephens, chairman of the Harbor Com- missioners to the effect that when the present improvements to the harbor are completed they expect to extend the navigation season in the port of Montreal to eight months instead of six, as at present, is weleomed on all sides. The English market situation continues to show a slight improvement and rather more enquities are reported. Pine timber, especially the bet- ter grades, is in excellent demand. The local lumber situation is prac- tically unchanged. Mill cull pine 3-inch x 7-inch and up, is reported to be moving quite freely just now Dry merchantable spruce, 1-inch x 4-inch and up, is in splendid demand, and 1-inch x 12-inch in the same lumber is reported quite scarce. Trading in American yellow pine is unusually dull for this season of the year, but a more hopeful outlook is anticipated. Lath continue to be in good demand and are quoted quite firmly. Hemlock lumber is not in frequent demand, and dealers are not realizing their quoted figures. The shingle outlook, while quiet at the present time, is expected to show a steady improvement owing to an impetus it will likely receive through the Ontario trade requirements. Personal News and Notes from Montreal Mr. GC. A. Spencer is cn a western Ontario business trip. Mr. Rudolphe Tourville has returned from a two weeks visit to New York. Mr. C. B. Gradden, of Messrs. Gradden & Owens, is at present mak- ing a business trip through Ontario. Mr. W. K. Grafftey, manager of the Montreal Lumber Company, Timited, has returned from a two weeks visit to New York. Tt is stated that Mr. Menier, proprietor of the Island of Anticosti, will erect a large and up-to-date pulp mill on the island shortly. The Tourville Lumber Company state that their log drives are well under way and they expect to commence sawing at their Louisville Mills, Quebec, about May Ist. The Western Lumber Company, 180 St. James street, Montreal, have completed their arrangements for the disposal of this season’s spruce lumber to the New York market. _ The report that Mr. E. H. I.emay, the well known lumberman, was about to retire is absolutely without foundation, according to Mr. Lemay himself in a statement to the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.” The Emberton Lumber Company, of Lake Megantic, have recently purchased from the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company all their timber limits in the township of Louise at the head of Lake Megantic. Messrs. J. & W. Duncan have commenced sawing operations, at their mill at Sixteen Island lake, thus getting under way one month earlier than last year. Their cut this year comprises about 60,000 spruce logs which were taken close to the vicinity where the mills are situated. Tt is stated that almost all the pulp mills in the Quebec district are preparing to increase their output materially in view of the increased de- mand expected from Quebec as a consequence of the Government’s action in prohibiting the export of unmauufactured pulpwood cut on Crown lands. Plans have practically been completed by the L. J. Marchand, Inc., lumber manufacturers, Davidson and St. Patrick streets, for the absorp- tion of the Verdun Lumber Company. It is expected that the change will take place about May 1st. L. J. Marchand, Inc., was recently chartered with a capital of $20,000. ; The demand on the part of the United States custome regulations that a tally sheet showing the number of pieces, with their size and length, which each car of lumber shipped into the United States contains, is not generally regarded as a hardship by the Montreal shippers. In fact, as far as the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ could ascertain the new regu- lation is welcomed by a majority of dealers, who at present compile such a tally list for all their shipments, both foreign and domestic. While it involves a little trouble to make out, this list is extremely ser- viceable in checking up errors should they occur, and the enterprising firms appreciate the new move that will compel all shippers to follow suit. Miscellaneous News of Interest to Lumbermen Responsibility for the starting of bush fires has been changed by the British Columbia Legislature from the owner of the land to whom- ever starts the fire, whether he be owner, occupier, agent, servant or contractor. A permit must be taken out as before. The wholesale lumber and marine \usiness of E. A. LeBel, Sarnia, Ont., has been incorporated under the laws of Ontario, and hereafter will be called LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Company, Limited. The officers are: EK. A. LeBel, president and manager; H. Turnbull, vice-president ; J. H. LeBel, secretary-treasurer. About 60 miles-up the Saskatchewan river from Strathcona, Alta., a large force of workmen has been engaged during the past winter build- ing storage booms for the annual cut of logs in the timber limits farther up stream. The booms will, however, be far from complete when the spring drive of logs is ready to be sent down and they will be of no as- sistance this year in the event of danger arising from high water. When completed, which will probably be some time during the coming summer, the storage booms will have a storage capacity for 30,- 000,000 feet of logs and will ensure against any future loss to lumber- men during the flood season. The drives will be steered into a long lagoon bordering the north side of a big island and will be retained there by coffer dams and booms. A fair amount of progress is reported by the Dominion Forestry — Branch in this season’s work of collecting statistics regarding the use of — wood in the various woodworking industries during the past year (1909). Some 33 per cent. of the total number of schedules have so far been returned. The number of responses received from the different industries varies greatly. Manufacturers of agricultural implements, furniture and veneer, head the list in returning the schedules. sent to them, while the lumber manufacturers rank rather low in this respect. A number of pulp manufacturers also have-still to report. Steam and electric rail- ways occupy an intermediate position. A second circular is now being prepared to be sent to those estab- lishments that have not yet sent in their replies, and the department hope that prompt replies will be received to this, so as to enable them to publish their returns for 1909 promptly. The information given in response to these circulars is treated as strictly confidential, and the use made of this information in making up the totals can easily be seen from a reading of the Forestry Branch’s Bulletin No. 8 (‘‘Forest Pro- ducts of Canada, 1908’’), of which a copy may be had gratis by anyone on application to the Superintendent of Forestry, Ottawa. = The Canadian Trade Commissioner at Melbourne, Australia, Mr. D. H. Ross, in his latest report states that renewed activity has been evinced in the inquiry for spruce at Melbourne. Four large importers at that city were, at that time, open for cargoes of from 500 to 700 stand- ards each. It was to be regretted that Canada could only offer one cargo at an advance on former quotations, viz., £10 10s. ($51.10)—less 2% per cent. on the f.o.b. value—ex-ship Melbourne per the St. Petersburg standard of 1,980 superficial feet. A cargo of 600 to 750 standards was placed at that figure. Further inquiries met with the reply that stocks were exhausted owing to the demand from the United Kingdom. Box makers had experimented with various varieties of lumber and had now returned to spruce, considering it the most suitable for box making. It was therefore unfortunate that Canadian supplies could not be secured. Canadian exporters of spruce could ship by the new line of cargo steamers to Australia. By this line Canadian mills should be encouraged to cut 83-inch deals, especially for the Melbourne market. Good business could be done with regular monthly shipments if prices were satisfactory. There is an increased demand for imported lumber at Melbourne, and British Columbia Douglas fir or ‘‘Oregon’’ is much favored. The latest quotations for Oregon was £4 3s. 6d. ($20.32) per thousand superficial feet, ex-ship Melbourne, based on schedule E. The building trade is reported to be very active and large quantities of “‘Oregon”’ will be re- quired. The Edgewood Lumber Company, of Edgewood, on the Arrow Lakes, B.C., have purchased a band mill with a capacity of 75,000 feet per day, from the Vancouver Machinery Deport,. Vancouver. The sawmill machinery is being made by the Prescott Company, of Menominee, Mich. When completed, the mill will be one of the most modern in the country. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: The Shortreed Shingle Company, Limited, capital $10,000; the Mc- Lelan Lumber Company, Limited, capital $50,000; Fort George Supply Com- pany, Limited, capital $50,000, to carry on business as lumbermen, sawmill men and dealers in lumber, shingles, etc. ; Slocan Lake Lumber Company, Lim- ited, capital $100,000. 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER News From Maritime Provinces Annual Meeting of St. John River Log Driving Com- pany — New Brunswick Cut will Show Increase The annual meeting of the St. John River Log Driving Company was held in the Board of ‘l'rade rooms, St. John, N.B., recently. The old board of directors were elected with the exception of George A. Hilyard, who takes the place of his father, the late Henry Hilyard, on the board The board of directors consists of the following: J. Fraser Gregory, F. C. Beatteay, John A. Morrison, Charles P. Baker and George A. Hilyard. At a subsequent meeting of the board, J. Fraser Gregory was elected president and L. H. Bliss secretary and manager. John 8. Scott, who has had the co itract for the driving operations for the past four years, has been given the contract again this year. The meeting was taken up largely with routine business. Last season one hundred and twelve million feet of logs was the result of the season’s work. Operations will be started at once and it was said after the meet- ing that work was probably already begun. Lewis H. Bliss, of Frederic- ton, secretary and manager, said that it was early yet to give any idea as to what was to come. There had not been as much snow in the woods as last year, which would, of course, be a detrinent. He said, however, that matters sometimes worked out so that what might look an unfavor- able season turned out all right in the end. Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Surveyor-General of New Brunswick, an- nounces that the lumber cut on Crown lands of the province for 1910 will amuont to 265,000,000 superficial feet at least, and may run as high as 280,000,000 feet. These figures are in excess of anything ever heard of in the Crown Lands Department and will be at least 60,000,000 feet greater than last year’s cut. Hon. John Morrissy, Commissioner of Public Works for New Bruns- wick, estimates that the lumber cut on the Miramichi will be at least one-third larger than last year. While the cut in Northumberland has been above the average, that on the Restigouche is, according to Mr. Morrissy, still more remarkable. The opening of 80 miles of International Railway facilitated operations greatly, 4,000 men having been at work along the line throughout the winter. Mr. F. C. Whitman, president of the Lumbermen’s Association of Western Nova Scotia, estimates that the lumber cut this year in Nova Scotia will be about 60 to 75 per cent. of the normal crop. Kittens Splendid Concatenation of Eastern Canada Hoo-Hoo in the Ambitious City—An Enjoyable Programme Seventeen at Hamilton > Editor, “‘Canada Lumberman,’’—It was the writer’s privilege to preside at a Concatenation of the celebrated Order of Hoo-Hoo, held in Hamilton on the evening of April 22, and at which there was quite a representative attendance. Amongst those present were our worthy and honored Snark of the Universe, W. A. Hadley, and several past Vice- gerents, namely, H. P. Hubbard, D. Ferguson, J. G. Cane, W. J. Mac- Beth and J. L. Campbell. The Nine was composed of the following: Snark, Thos. Patterson ; Senior Hoo-Hoo, Herbert Capewell; Junior Hoo-Hoo, Donald Ferguson ; Bojum, James G. Cane; Scrivenoter, Jesse Tilley; Jabberwock, G. H. O’Neil; Custocation, G. M. Ingram; Arcanoper, J. Lauder; Gurdon, Jas. B. Leitch, and the way the work was carried out reflected credit on all concerned, particularly our friend with the big voice, who filled the position of Junior Hoo-Hoo, The Seance in the Onion Bed At the Seance in the Onion Bed, seventeen dead-game sports were put through the transforming process and all emerged with flying colors. This enlightened group are known to their friends as follows: William “Weakling’’ Barron, Hamilton, Ont. ; Herbert. Scott Brennen, Hamilton, Ont.; Harry “‘Bargain’’ Biggert, Hamilton, Ont.; Joseph ‘‘Baserunner”’ Bowman, Dundas, Ont.; William Alexander Chisholm, Donald, Ont. ; George Horace Hollister Hills, Buffalo, N.Y.; E. Palmer Kinsman, Hamilton, Ont.; Herbert Arthur Leak, Toronto, Ont. ; William ‘‘Caruso’’ Paynes, Toronto, Ont.; Henry ‘‘Whirlwind’’ Slater, Waterdown, Ont. ; William Andrew Workman ‘“‘Shingle’’ Smith, Hamilton, Ont.; Roy Rob- ert Stewart, Hamilton, Ont.; Robert, Wallace Simpson, Leamington, Ont.; Kurven “‘Crossarm’’ Shirten, Dunnville, Ont.; Horace ‘“Terrible’’ Terry, Toronto, Ont.; William Bruce Swanton, Donald, Ont.; Charles Harvey Zimmerman, Hamilton, Ont. | At the conclusion of these preliminaries, all hands adjourned to the banquet hall, where a tasty menu put everyone in good shape to enjoy a fine programme of music interspersed with several snappy, impromptu, five-minute speeches, in which a number of good suggestions were made that might add very much to the usefulness of the Order. Snark of the Universe Hadley spoke in his usual happy manner, and impressed on the members the advantages of a trip to San Francisco the - next Annual and the pleasures of meeting the members and their wives who usually turn out on these occasions. Mr. Hadley also spoke feél-— ingly of the gap caused by the absence of two familiar faces from the gathering, namely, our late brothers Higgins and Wilson. Mr. Campbell pointed out the advantages of a mutual insurané arrangement amongst retailers and showed how this had reduced the — rates in the West more than 50 per cent. Life Insurance for Hoo-Hoo Members Mr. Ferguson also advocated something in life insurance on simi lines to that of the commercial travellers, and also pointed out, and with good reason, the necessity of some better understanding between the wholesalers and retailers with regard to a legitimate dividing line betw their customers, and instanced several cases which pointed to a mu better arrangement of this feature on the American side of the line. The musical entertainment, under the care of Brothers Crosthwaite, Long and Taylor, was particularly enjoyable. The members present were: W. J. Aitchison, A. S. Brennen, J. L. Campbell, Jas. G. Cane Herbert Capewell, H. K. Crosthwaite, H. Fonger, D. Ferguson, A. E. Gordon, H. M. Gray, H. P. Hubbard, W. A. Hadley, Geo. M. Ingram, J. P. Johnson, J. C. Keenan, C. S. Kilgour, J. B. Leitch, Jas. Laud Guy H. Long, J. T. Leckenby, A. Laidlaw, W. J. Lovering, W. J. Me- Beth, G. H. O’Neil, Thos. Patterson, E. S. Smith, J. J. Shortreed, J. — L, Stewart, Fred Taylor, Chas. H. Taylor, Jesse Tilley and — Whaley __ After the conclusion of the programme, all hands joined in singing» the National Anthem, and were unanimous in their praise of the enjoy- able evening just closed, and expressed their wish that they would have a similar opportunity to enjoy themselves some time in the near future. — Thos. Patterson, Vicegerent Snark for Eastern Canada. Decrease in St. John Exports The United States consul at St. John, N.B., has issued a statemen showing the exports from his consular district to the United States. T total shows a falling off of $60,000 in comparison with the correspondiny quarter of 1909. The exports of lumber and lumber products for the quarter were as follows: eae 1910 1909 Box WOOd 3 s'es\. vie bu els de ee wile e alpen nea $ 500.0 BES oo. oa ed oelaitn cw ee 48,217.05 67,508. Latter <6 5, «<3 «sccm 5 us ees ee 64,721.19 89,969.11 Pulp: wood. . 53 cree» oie aie sean SPE e+ 9,436.15 Shingles .cy. #aaue eee L5 ee 1,044.34 8,584.48 Ship Kknegs) ..:: isn'. 4 help eee eee 14 teens 891. Wood pulp o....4 0 see o Bee 161,898.89 116,264 Total Canadian products ...... $275,881.47 $293,154.38 Products of American logs: yt Lathe... sors ya << seach cae ee $ 18,388.82 $ 43,046.35 Tataber 9, ce ns nein tees lee 153,177.15 168,687. Shingles! .... ss.¢61s 0 ess oe ere 15,043.65 13,148.0! pega ee . otals’ 2s ee $186,609.62 $224,881.99 Lumber Shipments from St. John Shipments of lumber from St. John, N.B., during the first two weeks of April were as follows: ‘ Vessel and destination Cargo. April 1—Margaret May Riley, New York.. 243,085 spruce plank and scantling April 1—Pandora, Bostom........2.2.--1.+ 126,951 spruce plank and boards April 1—Winnie Lawrie, New York ...... 253,027 feet spruce deals . April 1—Witch Hazel, New York ........ 200,369 feet spruce deals 65,223 feet spruce boards 134,642 feet spr. plank and seant’g 220,920 feet spruce deals : 180,389 feet birch planks 84,341 feet spruce deals 2,922 pieces elm lumber 3,133 pieces birch plank 87,120 feet birch plank 427,841 feet spruce deals April April April April 2—Priscilla, Salem, Mass. .......... 2—Shenandoah, London............ 5—Salacia, Glasgow 5—Montezuma, London April 5—H. B. Cousens, Vineyard Haven. .1,947,100 spruce lath April 5—Irishowen Head, Belfast ....... 9,939 pieces deals April 5—Peerless, New York ............ 286,000 lath April 5—Cora May, New York .......... 152,346 feet spruce deals April 5—Manuel R. Cuza, New York ....1,400,000 lath April 6—Victorian, Liverpool ........... 554,534 feet deals April 6—Manches’r Mariner, Manchester.. 213,066 feet deals April’ 6—Georgie Pearl .................. 153,703 feet plank and scantling April 6—Hunter, New York ............. 213,207 feet spruce deals t April 8—Thomas Hix, Quincy, Mass...... 100,961 feet scantling and plank April 8—Grampian, Glasgow ............. 388,677 feet spruce deals April 8—Lake Champlain, Liverpool...... 223,377 feet spruce deals .. 400,306 feet spruce deals April 11—J. A. Stubbs, Bridgeport, Conn. .1,017,000 lath i April 12—Sardinian, London and Havre.... 20,153 feet spruce deals April 12—Oriole, New Bedford, Mass..... 142,925 feet spruce boards April 13—E. Miriam, New York ...... .. 344,622 feet deals : j Oe ee? re News Details of Transfer of the Fraser River Lumber Company —Manufacturers Confident of a Good Season’s Trade from the Sunset Province In connection with the reorganization of the Fraser River Lumber Company, of New Westminster, B.C., it is interesting to note that the personnel of the company will be very little altered. The officials of the new company are: President, Mr. A. D. Davidson; Vice-president and general manager, Mr. A. D. McRae; Secretary, Mr. James D. McCor- mick, now general manager of the Columbia River Lumber Company at oe Directors—Mr. William Mackenzie, president of the Canadian forthern Railway Company; Mr. D. D. Mann, vice-president of the same railway; Mr. R. M. Horne Payne, president of the British Columbia Rlectric Railway Company; Mr. D. B. Hanna, of Toronto, third vice- president of the Canadian Northern; Mr. A. R. Davidson, president of the Saskatchewan Land Company of Winnipeg, and Mr. Peter Jansen. The present shareholders of the company will remain, taking stock in the . company in lieu of payment. The bonds will probably be ated in England, but details have not yet been made public. The Fraser River Lumber Company recently purchased the timber limits of the Chemainus Lumber Company in the Comox valley, Van- eouver Island, comprising 75,000 acres and extending from Comox to Campbell river, a distance of 32 miles. This is reported to be the largest single timber transaction ever closed in British Columbia, the price being about $4,000,000. The tract is considered to be the finest area of Doug- las fir in existence, containing between four and five billion feet. The Fraser River Lumber Company had previously acquired about 25,000 acres of timber limits in the Comox valley. The combined holdings give them the largest and most valuable tract in the province, the value of which is estimated at $6,000,000. One of the most important moves which the company intends to carry out is the erection of a large cedar mill in connection with their present mill, the estimated cost of which is $250,000. The proposed im- rovements also include a sash and door factory, a shingle plant, a box actory and a veneer plant, to be built within 100 feet of the company’s present plant and to be operated by electricity. These improvements and additions, it is claimed, will easily make the company the largest jumber manufacturing company in the world. The sash and door fac- tory is to have an initial capacity of 1,000 doors and 2,000 sashes per day, which will be increased as the business demands. The shingle mill will be equipped with 15 shingle machines and will have a capacity of about two carloads of shingles per day. The power for the new mill will be furnished by an electric turbine generator of 1,000 k.w., and all the machines will be operated entirely by electricity. A force of about 200 ' men will be employed in the new cedar mill, which will have a daily capacity of about 100,000 feet. The reorganization of the company is meeting with some legal diffi- culties in the form of a writ issued by Mr. Lester W. David. for an in- junction to prevent the carrying out of the proposition. Mr. David, who is now in Europe, has cabled instructions for the issuance of the writ, on the ground that there is due to him on account of the purchase of the Fraser Mills property by the present holders something like $215,000 without interest. The company claim that on account of a shortage in the amount of timber turned over to them by Mr. David there is due ° to them compensation in the sum of $250,000. Will Enforce Law Strictly Arrangements are being perfected by the British Columbia Attor- ney-General’s Department, for a much more stringent and effective en- forcement of the law prohibiting the export of unmanufactured British Columbia logs, the machinery of the law in this regard having been ma- terially strengthened and improved at the recent session of the legisla- ture. In the past, steamers found with booms in tow suspected of being bound for a foreign port. have merely given bonds and escaned. it being impossible, as a general thing, for identification to follow the logs. and eonvictions as a rule being attended with the utmost difficulty. Here- after the Government proposes to accept no more bonds. but to seize th steamer and tow where infraction of the law can be brought home, sellinc both logs and vessel as equally guilty princivals. It is also in- tended to commission almcst immediately two fast steamers for con- tinuous patrol duty in the Gulf of Georgia, so that defiance of the law that has done so much toward promoting the manufacture of British Columbia timber will henceforward be attended with infinitely greater fisk than in the past. y Good Prospects in the Interior The lumber situation throughout the interior of British Columbia as the spring opens out shows a very marked change for the better. W. A. Anstie, secretary and manager of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Associa- tion, stated recently that the only drawback at the present time was the dearth of common unskilled labor at the sawmills of the interior, covering _ & wide section of the province. “T am speaking conservativelv,’’ he said. ‘‘when T say that there is steady work for from 1,000 to 1,500 men at the lumber mills at the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 present time. We want white labor and prefer it, but find it difficult to get anything like sufficient men. For common labor, the kind now wanted everywhere in the district, the wages paid run from $2.25 to $3, and the average pay for good men is about $2.75 per day. All the saw- mills are in operation and very many are working night and day, but are handicapped by the scarcity of common sawmill help offermg. If we can get the men quickly there will be plenty of work for them this sea- © son and the lumber mill business will boom.’’ Mr. Otis Staples, of Wycliffe, B.C., in a recent interview, stated that prices of lumber were certain to advance during the approaching summer. He also expressed himself forcibly upon the matter of the de- struction of the forests. If the destruction continued at the rate which was prevalent now, he said that the time would come when the timber resources would be exhausted. Artificial reforesting, he believed, how- ever, would not be: necessary, as some people thought, if proper care were taken to guard against forest fires. If the fires were prevented the trees would seed themselves as fast as they were cut down. ‘The laws in British Columbia, however, at present were not stringent enough upon this matter. Errors and omissions in the lumber tariff schedules of the United States and Canada are responsible for the building of the plant of the Rainey Lumber Company at Bellingham, Wash., which will be started within a month or so. The plant is to utilize lumber classified under the American tariff schedule as neither log nor timber, that is timbers with eight inches or more square surface each way. In the tariff schedule this is the only timber that can enter the United States duty free, and this because the tariff law is silent upon the subject. The William J. Rainey mill will receive supplies from the Davidson & Ward mill in Bri- tish Columbia. Only in this way can lumber manufactured from Can- adian timber reach the American market free of duty charge. Mr. R. H. Alexander, in an address at the annual meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade, stated that the lumber produced in British Columbia during 1909 was estimated as amounting in value to $12,- 000,000, which is equal to the best year in the history of the industry. The outlook for 1910 was so bright that a considerable increase might de anticipated in all branches. Mill owners were complaining that, not- withstanding active business, there had been little or no margin of profit for them, but that the retailer secured the lion’s share. In the interests of the industry it was desirable that, without increasing prices, a rea- sonable proportion of profits shou!d be received by all engaging in it. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade ard Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of enquiry: 564. Maple floormg—A South African Government department desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of maple flooring. Quotations to be cif. East London, net prices, shipping gross weights, samples and any other useful information must be sent. The flooring will shortly be required, hence exporters are requested to expedite matters. 569. Wood pulp. A well known firm of German import agents in Berlin de- sire to get in touch with Canadian exporters of wood pulp. ‘ 574. Wet wood pulp. A prominent firm of pulp dealers in London wish to get quotations on wet wood pulp, f.o.b. or c.i.f. Rouen, France. 610. Lumber.—A Newfoundland firm is open to purchase all kinds of lum- ber in the rough. _ 629. Picture mouldings—A North of England firm largely interested in the import of picture mouldings ask for prices and particulars from Canadian manufacturers of picture mouldings (except oak). 631. Veneer—A firm of large buyers of veneer in the North of England will consider samples and prices of three and five-ply from Canadian manufacturers. 679. Lumber, ete.—A promipent commission merchant in Guadeloupe, West Indies, desires to hear from Canadian exporters of lumber snitable for the West Indian market. Is also prepared to ship West Indian products to Canada. 689. Furniture timber—A South African firm of house furnishers desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of furniture timber, such as walnut and light satin walnut. 693. Oak planks—A South African firm of furniture dealers and cabinet makers desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of oak planks 1- inch, 1%-inch, 1%-inch by 3-inch and 4-inch, in the rough. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John. . 694. Poplar boards—A South African firm of furniture dealers and cabinet makers desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of l-inch poplar boards. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John. 695. Butter boxes—A large South African firm, with several branches. de- sire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of butter boxes 15 x 10% x 11%. This firm are prepared to guarantee to purchase 10,000 hoxes the first year and 20,000 the second, cash against documents in New York. Quotations f.o.b. Montreal and St. John. 700. Pine doors—A South African firm desires to be vlaced in touch with Canadian shippers of pine doors. Quotations to be f.o.b. steamer. and the ocean shipping rate to Delagoa Bay must be given. Cash against documents New York or Montreal. ; 701. Clear white pine—A !arze South African firm desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of clear white pine. Quotations to be f.o-b. steamer Montreal and St. John, and the ocean shippine rate to Delagoa Bay must be given. Cash against documents New York or Montreal. 702. Clear pine—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of carpenters’ clear pine. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John, and the ocean freight rate to Delagoa Bay must be given. Pay- ments cash against documents Montreal or New York. The Retail Dealer and His Problems — “asa we ’ al Necessity for a Retailers’ Association in Ontario—Credit Rules Credit Rules for the Retail Dealer The following rules to assist a retailer in determining eredit and col- lections were formulated by V. R Smith and delivered at a recent con- vontion : 1. First impressions are best. has his pockets full of references. 2. Commercial agencies If the reports are followed a great many losses will be saved. 3. Investigate carefully and refuse to sell, if there is any doubt. 4. Lumber in yard is worth four times as much as an account on the books. 5. Push colections. Don’t be afraid to offend. 6. Use the very best judgment, giving much weight to moral char- acter; if he promises to pay at a certain time, see that he does it. 7. Open accounts are better than notes, because they are due every day, while a note is due only at a certain time, and if held by the original payee, he will have to prove delivery of the goods if he sues. The man who is a dead-beat usually A Retailers’ Association Needed in Ontario One of the first essentials in the conduct of any line of business is straightforward dealing. In the sale of lumber, it is perhaps more im- portant than in some other lines. There is so great an element of doubt about lumber in the matter of grades that misunderstandings are every day occurrences and unless one is both straightforward and frank in his business methods he is likely to encourage among his business connec- tions a feeling that his trade is not worth going after. Between the re- tailer and the wholesaler perhaps, the possibility of this sort of thing is greater than in other branches of the business, because both are fairly conversant with the grades of lumber and cannot in the long run be de- ceived more than once or twice. In Ontario the relations of the retailer and wholesaler are far from satisfactory in many cases and yet the diffi- culties are not so much those which arise from unfair business methods as from lack of co-operation. The retailers of Ontario are working largely at cross purposes so far as any consideration of their mutual interests is concerned. There is nothing in the form of co-operation. More than anything else probably, the retailers are in need of an association by means of. which their mutual interests may be promoted. Take, for instance, the matter of insurance alone, the cost of insurance for the retailer in Ontario is so high that he cannot in the majority of cases carry anything like the amount that is necessary. As a result, he is continually anxious about his position. A fire may wipe out in a few hours all the profits that he ever made, and render him financially incapable of continuing in the business on the same scale as formerly. This matter also concerns the wholesaler very closely. In the retail yards all over the country there are large quanti- ties of stock for which the wholesalers have not yet been paid, as they give the retailers fairly extensive credits. If a fire wipes out the re- tailer’s stock, the wholesaler has no security for his money. He must take his position along with the rest of the creditors and bear his share of the loss. Something should be done at once to organize a retail lumbermen’s 4ssociation in Ontario on lines similar to those of the Western Retail Tumbermen’s Association, the headquarters of which are at Winnipeg. One of the first steps taken by this association was to form an insurance branch. The results were encouraging from the outset. The rates of insurance were greatly reduced and retailers were enabled to carry an amount of insurance far more commensurate with their liabilities to loss. The wholesalers being no longer in great fear of loss of stock for which they had not been paid, were able also to give the retailers far more satisfactory terms of credit. A plan of this sort could be worked in On- tario more satisfactorily than in the prairie provinces because of the sreater compactness of the population. At the recent meeting of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association this question was brought up and the discussion showed that the wholesalers considered the lack of insurance carried by retailers as one of the most serious drawbacks to their business. There is, however, an even more vital problem for wholesalers to solve, and that is the elimination of the man who is always making un- founded complaints about the grades of the lumber he receives. A wholesaler will ship a carload of lumber to a retailer and in many cases receive word shortly afterwards that the lumber is not up. to specifica- tion. This may be the case sometimes, but the occasions are far too frequent when it is not so, and the object of the retailer is to,secure a rebate on the price, to which he is not entitled. Many a wholesaler now makes a practice of visiting the retailers personally when such a com- -plaint has been made and sometimes he finds that not only is the lum- ber not below grade, but the retailer has not even looked it over. He has made the complaint, in fact, as a matter of course, without knowing anything about the lumber. Such chronic kickers are doing great mis- chief to the trade and should be put out of the business by refusal on the part of the wholesalers to ship them stocks. of whom fortunately there are a large number, should take this matter up. It can only be done by the formation of some sort of an association which will, by personal attention to the matter, be in a position to co- operate with the wholesalers for the improvement of the trade. As matters stand to-day, the wholesalers must either make a personal trip to investigate a complaint or remain in the dark and frequently sell their — lumber at a loss. There is something in the class of business which the retailer has to | Respectable retailers, — carry on which has a tendency to make him a kicker unless he is scrupu- lously careful about his methods. In his dealings he is continually meet- ing with people who do not know enough about lumber to understand the various grades, and who often imagine without reason that they are be- ing sold an inferior article. The irritation which naturally arises from this must either be borne patiently by the retailer or passed along to someone else, and the wholesaler is the unlucky ‘‘someone else.’ The formation of an association of retailers is the only method by which these troubles can be overcome and they could be dealt with so effectively in ie manner that it is a wonder that these steps have not long ago been taken. Buying Retail Lumber stocks One of the most important features of buying lumber is to be sure that the buyer is in need of the stock and that the seller has the stock on hand, or can soon produce it, in such grades and specification as de- sired by the buyer. Ae The first requisite ig a business acquaintance between the parties interested, each having confidence in the other, and especially is it neces- sary on the part of the buyer to know that the seller is able to produce the goods. In the first place, when a buyer makes up his mind that he wants to buy stock of certain kinds he should decide upon what class of con- cern he should buy from, namely, if he wants to buy pine lumber he should buy it from a mill producing pine lumber, and the same condi- tion should prevail on any ether class of material; that is, he should buy from those who manufacture the kind of stock wanted; in other words, don’t go to a dry goods store to buy groceries. Fr. ; After having selected 2 number of concerns of equal quality, it is then time to solicit prices by mail, personal call, telephone, conversation with salesmen. All of these methods are usual and generally produce satisfactory results. : In a general way, this subject might. be handled under, the follow- ing captions: it a nit First: Business relations existing between the buyer and seller. Second: Equitable terms of sale.. . , Third: Other methods. ae — Fourth: Kinds of stock most profitable to handle in a retail yard. Taking up the first question in discussion, namely, business relation existing between buyer and seller, I believe that cordial business rela- tionship existing between parties to any transaction is always a great help in arriving at the best results. It is not necessary for his relatign- ship to be carried further than the office, at the same time I believe we will all find many of our best personal friends among people with whom we do business. Much has been said about the retailer and the manu- facturer of lumber, but still they are only human beings, and if standing side by side a stranger would see no particular difference in their make- up. They are both playing the game to make a profit on the money they have invested in their particular industry. In the majority of stances both retailer and manufacturer are adherents of the Golden Rule, but the few exceptions in both classes are sufficient to make it an important part of any transaction that all its details be thoroughly understood. ” In asking the seller for quotations, it is always better to specify exactly what you want, whether your request is made by mail, telephone or personal interview. For instance, if you ask a man for a price on’ a quantity of 8-inch finish of a certain grade without specifying lengths, and his reply indicates a satisfactory price, it would not be fair when making up the order to specify lengths, and should lengths be specified — for~@ I would ‘not be surprised to have the order returned with request revision to agree with the original enquiry. Summing up this question, I believe that should the retailer order a a car of flooring or any other material, specifying such lengths as he re- quires and paying the additional price demanded by the manufacturer. 2 it should be the duty of the manufacturer in case he is unable to supply the material as ordered, to so notify the buyer, and not ship a car con- taining such lengths as is best suited to the manufacturer’s stock, with- — : 2 . 7 ' particular in the placing of his orders. out first securing such prviilege. The foregoing is in line with the ideas of many retailers, and also with some manufacturers with whom I have come in contact, as to the question of odd lengths that has recently caused so much stir in the ranks of both manufacturer and retailer, Now, just a few words relative to this odd length matter. A man should be permitted to buy anything he wants. It is necessary for the manufacturer to charge more for stock if all in even lengths; we are un- able to prevent it; but a retailer should not be obliged to buy odd lengths and stand a loss where his trade absolutely refuses to use such material. Taking up the second topic, namely, terms of sale, for discussion, I am obliged, in conjunction with the majority of retailers, to admit that _ the manufacturers have the right to fix the terms of sale. I believe that _ settlements for cars where discount is taken, should be made within five - days after arrival at the yard, and in most cases in our territory this condition prevails, and I do not believe many manufacturers would ob- ject to the further time elapsing in the isolated cases where cars are _ delayed. Taking up the subject of order methods, I wish to lay particular stress upon the fact that the American Lumber Tradés Congress have “passed on certain ethics which should obtain between the buyer and seller. Among other things, each order should, as far as possible, con- stitute a contract and should be signed by the buyer and acknowledged by the seller, either in the form of an order acknowledgement or letter, stating that such order had been received and would be executed accord- ing to its specifications as to grades, lengths, prices and time for ship- ment. This will avoid a great many controversies which otherwise arise between the buyer and seller. It is very essential for the retailer to be He should specify exactly what lie wants in the customary terms used by the manufacturers in the par- ticular territory where the stock is manufactured. If the retailer would be particular about specifying just what he wants in regard to grades, lengths and kind of material wanted, it will eliminate in a great measure all arguments arising through the question of odd lengths, terms of sale and many other differences of opinion occurring through improper con- struction of the terms of the order. In all cases the seller should acknow- ledge receipt of orders and should send the buyer copies as interpreted by him, thereby giving the buyer a chance to see exactly how the order ig understood by the seller. ; In concluding this topic, I would suggest that in the matter of ordering all items outside of regular stock, or for which you have a con- mtant call, that you be very careful in ordering and not accumulate a large surplus of unsaleable goods, otherwise termed ‘‘cats and dogs,”’ and if you do not do this, when inventory time comes you will find much of the same stock that you had at the last inventory that you would be very glad to dispose of at even less than cost. In conclusion, a few words should be said relative to the adjustment ci complaints on shipments and canceilation of orders. In most. cases where complaints are made as to grades or shortages, all the evidence possible should be shown up fairly and frankly to the shipper. In many cases where this is done and there is justice in the complaint, very little trouble will be had in making an amicable settlement. If, however, you have made a claim which you are satisfied is just and the shipper refuses to entertain it, then arbitration, as provided for in the code of ethics “adopted by the American Immber Trades Congress, should be the reme- dy, and on the other hand, whenever the shipper is satisfied that the buyer is making an unjust claim, he should resort to the same procedure. _ In cases of cancellation of orders by either the buyer or seller with- out just cause, then the same procedure should obtain as in the matter of adjustment of claims. However, I am speaking only of the isolated cases, and there are very few in either branch of the industry who are in the habit of cancelling orders without just cause. I cannot conclude this discussion without the simple reference to the fact that you reap what you sow, and if you treat your constituents _ Squarely you will in most cases find them coming back to you with a = _~ ~ to get a square deal you must act upon the square yourself. ‘ ; a square deal and looking for more business;-in other words, if you expect A Useful Device for the Retailer A writer in the ‘‘American Lumberman,’’ dealing with useful de- vices for the retail dealer, describes an unloading deck, which, though seldom seen in a yard, is a decided convenience. ‘‘To save demurrage,” he says, ‘‘or if for some other reasons, it is necessary to hustle the lumber out of a car in quick time, it can be thrown out on this platform. On an average I think I see one of these unloading decks about cnze a year, and by good rights, as my grandfather used te say, I ought to see them oftener. $5,000, and the builder said it had been his aim to incorporate in it all! the modern shed conveniences. Having looked it over, I asked him where his unloading deck was, that as he was located he ought to make good use of such a deck. ‘Unloading deck! What is that?’ he asked. He pever had seen one, and as he had not read an up-to-date lumber journal he had not read of one. When the use of the deck was explained to him he said he wished he had it. The water that would have turned the wheel, however, was away down stream, and he had lost out on a valu- able shéd adjunct because he had not read. . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER I travelled a long distance to see a shed that had cost fully — 31 “Some reader may ask, ‘What is it?’ We will suppose that along- . side of your shed runs a spur track and from a car standing on this track you can shove the lumber into the shed. This process, including proper piling, shoving the car back and forth that it may stand not far from the bin into which the stuff is to be unloaded, is necessarily rather slow work. Your foree may be so busy you can’t well spare the time to do it. You. might go out and hire extra hands, provided you could find them, but this would cost extra money and help to swell the expense account. Here is where the unloading deck comes in at its best: The lumber is shoved from the car onto this deck, and possibly before it is placed in the bins much of it will be moved directly to the jobs. When there ig a lull in rustaess the lumber that remains on the deck can be piled where it be- ongs. “Tf the railroad track runs through your yard, and the regular thing is to shove the lumber from the car to the ground, thence haul it to the sheds, you might think you could not afford to give a penny for an un- loading deck; that you would want it only when the track runs along side your shed, though I have seen one in a yard, the lumber being put from the car onto it instead of on the ground. In a fine shed in Illinois, this unloading deck is built in the centre of the shed. This deck is de- ficient, inasmuch as it has no roof. Lumber on a deck of this kind may remain a rough pile for days, and in the meantime it should be under cover.”’ ; The Rip-Saw in the Lumber Yard Many dealers are heard to express themselves as being adverse to the installation, in their yards, of machinery of any kind, maintaining that it is a nuisance and that no profit accrues from their use. Perhaps in forming their opinion they have observed instances wherein unwar- ranted expenditures have been made for tools for which there ig not a daily use or in the installation of machines that require the services of a skilled, and consequently a high-waged, operator. One tool, which I believe is almost indispensable to a well operated yard, is a small combination rip and cross-cut saw, and the retailer who hag not availed himself of this convenience—if I may not say necessity— has been pulling his purse strings too tightly to admit the entrance of additional profits which rightfully belong there. The cost of installation is not prohibitive. A suitable combination machine can be purchased for from seventy to one hundred dollars, and it can be operated at a surprisingly low cost, with either an electric motor or a gasoline engine. In some nook or corner of the yard, every dealer has a “‘scrap pile,”’ into which he throws the accumulation of odds and ends and short pieces of broken boards and dimension and perhaps a few sheeting boards and some dimension which have been returned by one of his good customers, after it has lain around his building, during course of construction and having been subjected in turn to snow or rain and the twisting influence of the rays of Old Sol, and which, as a result, are unsaleable. Disposition of these ‘‘scrap piles’? has been subject for discussion, both in retailers’ conventions and through our trade journals, and eratified, indeed, are the dealers if they realize the actual ,first cost. Right here is where the rip-saw will be found to be of inestimable value, by enabling the dealer to run the scraps into something for which there is a ready demand, thus making it possible to dispose of it quickly and at a profit. Scarcely a day passes but that demands are made for items of stock of special dimensions which are very seldom kept in stock. Perhaps the very customer who returned the depreciated material is in need of some 1x2, or 2x2, for furring, or some short pieces suitable for bridging. At very small expense, the scrap pile can he worked to requirements and the customer pays a profitable price for material which originally would not have been accepted at all. At times a stock of some particular dimension or length is entirely exhausted, either through an unusual demand which could not be an- ticipated in advance, or through delayed shipment. In these instances, ii is a great convenience to be able temporarily to supply the shortage by ripping some of the wider widths. Just at this time forest conservation is being vigorously the retailer is expected to do his share toward eliminating sary waste of building materials. agitated, and any unneces- Men, if you will install a rip-saw and ‘utilize the odds and ends around your premises and which are not in- frequently consigned to the kindling pile, you will be deserving of equally as much credit for aiding in the real conservation of our forest products as is the wholesaler who insists on your relieving him of the short and odd lengths. No attempt will be made to enumerate, further, any of the thou- sand and one uses which will be found for this machine—in fact, they are limited only to the resourcefulness of the operator. U. 8. Consul Alfred J. Fleming, Yarmouth, quotes a Boston man who made a trip through the apple section of Nova Scotia, contracting for some of the 1910 crop, as stating that indications are for an un- usually large yield, which means probably about 1,000,000 barrels. Last year there was a short crop, and 600,000 barrels were exported. and Matcher, built on a one piece frame and composed of as few parts as possible. No superfluous pieces— every part and adjustment is valuable in the 94X pro- ducing the finest quality of flooring at 150 feet per minute. THE CYLINDERS. Our 6 knife Round Cylinder is the stiffest on the market. Unlike other cylinders, it will not spring un- der action of the cut. Nor ean the screws expand the metal of the head. We claim the following distinct advantages of this head over any other head: The No. 94X is a powerfully constructed Planer 1. That the method of knife holding affords greater pressure with less action on the screws than any other. 2. That it is the only method of knife holding where the pressure is with and not against the cut. 3. That it is the only head where the centrifugal force helps the screws to clamp the knives tighter. 4. That when this head is equipped with Pyt’s Steel Knives, properly beveled for your work, you can handle stock at twice the feed of a soft steel knive machine, and at the same time save 15 per cent. to 30 per cent. in grades. . That this head at any feed will not tear out stock, no matter how knotty, cross-grained or stringy the fibre of the wood may be. OU Another point is that there is no opening or crack back of the gib. The gibs form the lips for the under side of the knives, leaving no place for pitch or slivers to accumulate. ; BERLIN CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER No. 94X Fast F Equipped with Berlin | Fast Feed Side Heads, i Planer and Matcher 1 quality of flooring at I right up to the we Still another point. This is the only 6 knife round cylinder in which the knives are set at such an angle that the proper degree of ‘‘scrape’’ may be obtained for all classes of work. THE SIDE HEADS. We are equipping the 94X’s with 12 bit side heads designed especially for this fast feed work. At a feed of 200 feet a minute they will not tear out even the knots and cross grained places as much as other heads will at 60 feet a minute. And then again, it won’t matter if the stock is somewhat twisted or uneven for the 12 bit heads will take as much ‘as an inch cut when they are put to the task. The most convincing testimony we can give you of the efficiency of the 12 bit side head is to quote you an extract from a customer’s letter. He says: ‘And as for flooring, it does the remarkable stunt of 200 lineal feet per minute and makes perfect flooring.” AUTOMOBILE CHAIN DRIVE. Tn order to help make the 94X stand up to this ter- rifie speed of 200 feet per minute, we had to get away MACHIN: Hamilton q Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Jointers, Edgers, F = ia 'D C —- aner & Matcher utee our 94 X Fast Feed 1 out for you the finest per minute, and stand _ planer feed works. BERLIN | s, Surfacers, Planers, Shapers, Re-Saws, Saw Mills. Berlin Cylinders and 12 bit morning fill night. from the heavy grind of the gear drive. We worked out a method of successfully driving the feed works with chains and we style the device our Automobile Feed Drive, for it is not unlike the driving mechanism of the ereat racing cars. The durability of this drive is proven. There are many instances of chain driven cars carrying an inter- mittent load over 20,000 miles of rough roads, without the least repairs. In providing such a drive for the 94X you are assured continuous service and long life. Tt does not have to stand up to the intermittent service, heavy shocks and instant changes of speeds. Tn the Automobile Drive, we do away with the en- tire gear train. There are only twelve gears on the entire machine. Another of the valuable features of the chain drive for a matcher feed works lies in the fact that it sets up no vibration to be transmitted to the cutter heads. The chain drive runs more quietly and with less vibration than the gear method and is exactly adapted to driving WORKS, Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Quality Counts Still another valuable feature is that you don’t have to tear down the machine to reach any part of the feed drive. Every part of the driving mechanism is enclosed but is instantly accessible. Considering it from all points of advantage the Automobile Feed Drive is superior to all others. No. 94X. The No. 94X all through, is the very essence of economy in the manufacture of flooring, novelty siding, “V? joint, and beading. And if you are in any way interested in the manufacture of these above mentioned products you should know what the 94X will do for you. We shall be pleased to send you all information you. may require. INQUIRE NOW. We will gladly send you large descriptive circular of the 94X if you are interested. You may also have samples of the class of work which we guarantee the 94X will turn out for you. Sign and mail us this clip- ping: The Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton, Ontario. Gentlemen : Please send me large descriptive circular of the 94x Fast Feed Planer and Matcher. 33 Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing A New Planer and Matcher The firm of J. A. Fay & Egan Company have a model planer and matcher on the market (illustrated herewith), which they claim pos- sesses many points. of especial merit. The machine is designed to meet the highest requirements of planing mills and other woodworking plants for working in either hard or soft wood. It is claimed by.the company that for its size and weight it cannot be surpassed by any,machine on the market. It is not only a fine general purpose tool, but,a first-class floorer as well. It will also work mouldings up to 144-inch deep, making: it adapted to the working of patent drop siding, carpenter's mouldings, baseboards, casing, flooring, etc. This machine is made in four sizes, to work material 10-inch, 16-inch, 20-inch and 24-inch wide, and 8-inch thick. ett The frame is of the open box type, giving easy access to. all parts. Tt is strongly and heavily built and stands perfectly rigid under operation. The eylinders are made from golid crucible steel forgings, four-sided. PATENTED |qranzo 1900 Imay27 1902 SEPT251906 oor 231906 penne EGAN GO | FAY & Pimiane | 4 U,S/Ay oe A Good Belt for Lumber Mills There has recently been placed on the Canadian market an inter-— esting Balata Belt, the Kebo brand, which, the manufacturers claim, is the most reliable and economical lumber mill belting ever introduced. — A common trouble with textile belts lies in the fact that the plies readily come apart, involving trouble and expense and waste of time in the re- pair shop, very often necessitating delay when it can least be afforded. — The plies of Kebo Balata are uniformly and permanently bound together by a special compound which the makers claim is the strongest adhesive known for this purpose. In addition to using this special solution, each individual ply of the belting is passed through heavy calendars immedi- _ ately after the solution is applied, instead of merely compressing all the plies together, as is sometimes done with ordinary belting of this na- ture. By pressing each ply separately uniform distribution of the solu- tion between the plies is secured, giving close and firm contact. “Special strength is also claimed for this belt as well as freedom from J. A. Fay & Egan Coy’s New Double Cylinder Planer and Matcher. and slotted on each side. Both are provided with take-up for end motion for cutting mouldings. The upper cylinder bearings are rigidly yoked together and are raised and lowered on powerful square threaded screws mounted on ball bearings. The lower cylinder is vertically adjustable, and, with the bar, after the cut, draws out at the side of the machine, a feature of much convenience in sharpening and setting the knives. If desired, the company can furnish their circular safety cutter head fitted with their high duty tungsten steel knives ,with grinding and truing at- tachment. The pressure bars are adjustable to allow for 1%-inch projection of knives beyond normal cut on upper cylinder—%{-inch on lower cylinder, and 1-inch on side heads. The matching spindles are adjustable across the machine and may be drawn clear to the side, out of the way for surfacing the full width of the cylinders without removing heads or clips. The left spindle is fitted with their improved matcher clip. The feed consists of six double geared rolls. Only heavy pitched, wide faced gears are used, and all are keyed to shafts. They employ no studs. The two upper in-feeding rolls are carried on a pair of side hous- ings, and are both raised or lowered at the same time and are never out of alignment. The out-feeding rolls are driven from the in-feeding end of the machine by chain and sprockets. For further information, readers ghould write to the manufacturers, at 465-485 West Front street, Cincinnati, Ohio, who make a standard line of woodworking machinery. - Mich., who have been producing cedar poles for 30 years. stretching. Each belt, before being sent out from the factory, is thor- oughly stretched and seasoned. cs os The manufacturers draw particular attention to their claim that Kebo resists moisture and water, even withstanding the effects of salt water. 7 ate me The Canadian agents, J. R. Baxter & Company, of Montreal, State = that the makers of Kebo Balata were especially careful to avoid imita- tions and to originate a Balata belting which would stand out from the rest on its merits. Judging from recent severe tests which it has suc- cessfully undergone, they are convinced that it will command an ex- tensive sale in the Dominion wherever a high class belting is in demand. “Poles of Sterling Quality’’ are interestingly described in an il- lustrated booklet published by W. C. Sterling & Company, Monroe, They carry in stock 125,000 to 150,000 poles, always ready for immediate shipment, in addition to 200,000 cedar ties and a large quantity of posts, shingles and lumber. Their yard, they claim, is the nearest to the market on the Michigan-Ohio line, and there are only a few days haul for poles to Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Canada. The booklet con- tains some interesting reading matter relating to cedar poles, from which the following is gleaned: ‘‘Experiments show how rapidly cedar seasons. When cut, winter cut poles weigh about 38.9 pounds per cubic foot, sea- soned 10 months they weigh 25.5 per cubic foot. The average time it takes to grow a 80-foot cedar pole is about 190 years. This was deter- mined by a count on 114 poles. Green cedar poles lose the larger por- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when _ buying haphazardly. To provide for filling all our orders promptly and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly—a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. - We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited Fraser Mills, B. CG, “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - - ee ie F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - : ~ - H. A. ROSE 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER tion of their moisture from the sapwood. Experiments show poles held and seasoned will gain in strength and durability, and checking during seasoning has no particular effect on the strength of the pole. A United States Government report says the number of poles purchased during the year 1906 was 3,574,666, valued at $9,471,171 at point of purchase. These figures do not include poles under 20-foot, used by local lines and for temporary work. The report goes on and says, cedar and chestnut are the principal trees cut for round poles; the sapwood of pine decays rapidly. An Effective Spark Extinguisher The problem of preventing the occurrence of fire as a result of sparks escaping from smoke stacks, has always been one of the most vital im- portance to lumber manufacturers and woodworkers. One scarcely ever reads a newspaper nowadays without coming across an account of a lumber manufacturing plant or woodworking factory being destroyed or seriously damaged by fire. For this reason manufacturers are giving a great deal of attention to this particular problem and it is gratifying to note that, as a result, the demand for an effective spark extinguisher to be installed at the top of smoke stacks has been greatly increased. It is gratifying at the same time to note that to meet this demand, there has been manufactured for some years a practical and satisfactory spark ex- tinguisher. This instrument is known as the ‘“‘Improved Thompson Spark Extinguisher,’’ which is manufactured by O. V. Hooker & Son, St. Johnsbury, Vt., who have also a splendidly equipped branch for the manufacture of the spark extinguisher at Montreal. The company have devoted many years of careful study to the basic principles involved in the extinguishing of sparks from smoke stacks, and claim that their extinguisher is the only appliance for the tops of chim- neys and smoke stacks that is warranted to extinguish all dangerous sparks without choking the draft. This appliance is not an untried ex- periment. Hundreds of them are now in use, which have been giving satisfactery service continually for 12 years without a penny for repairs As an indication of the effectiveness of this appliance the company point with pride to the fact that it has proved itself thoroughly satisfactory when applied to wood-burning locomotives, and also to the fact that most of their sales are now traced directly to enthusiastic recommendations from satisfied users of years of experience. It will be of practical interest to those who contemplate the installa- tion of such an appliance to learn that the lumber underwriters of New York and a number of other companies which insure lumber risks, make a 5 per cent. reduction in premiums on policies issued with a clause con- taining a guarantee to equip with the “‘Thompson Improved Spark Ex- tinguisher.’’ When one considers the great amount of fire loss annually occurring in the United States and Canada, it will not be a matter of surprise to learn that the demand for such an effective appliance is rapidly increasing. The company also make a specialty of designing and installing com- plete shaving exhaust systems and furnace feed arrangements, handling the material direct from the machines. They have equipped some of the largest plants in Canada, among them being the Canadian Pacific shops at Montreal and Winnipeg. Manufacturers who wish to look into this question closely will be serving their own interests by communicat- ing with the company at their Montreal branch, 837 Craig street west. Automatic Wood Bending Machine The accompanying illustration re- presents the patent 12-foot automatic wood bending machine manufactured by the Defiance Machine Works, De- fiance, Ohio. This machine has been designed to meet the requirements for bending of felloes for automobile, carriage and wagon wheels, wagon hounds, carriage bows, reaches and other similar classes of bent wood stock. It is capable of bending the lightest felloes for carriage wheels or the heavy work required for farm wagon, truck and artillery wheels, bending hardwood as large as 5 inches thick, 12 inches in width. It is pro- vided with adjustments sufficient to accommodate changes from 138%-inch to 72-inch circles ; also wagon hounds to any circle required, and carriage bows from 36 inches up to 44 inches wide. The form for this work is ad- justable to bend any widths between the sizes specified. The frame is a massive casting 9 feet 9 inches high. The floor space occupied is 14 feet long and the greatest width is 6 feet. A foundation of masonry is not required as an average floor, well supported, is suffi- cient. The machine provides a drastic longitudinal stress upon the timber to be bent, which can be raised to an aggregate of 6,000 pounds. The chain drum is driven by powerful bevel and spur gears, The vertical = — Defiance Bending Machine 7 7 tte) See ee “« lever shown is used to control the frictions and start, stop or back down | the bender arms. The forms for the bending of felloes are of cast iron. turned true, and with collapsible sections at each end of the arc, to secure — the easy removal of the stock afier bending. This makes it possible to use stock about 9 inches shorter than can be bent with an ordinary form, — which effects a large saving in material. After the operation of bending is — completed the machine can be set to run down to the position for the — succeeding operation and automatically arrested. A swinging crane with hoist attached is furnished with each ma-_ chine, which enables the operator to easily place the forms in or out of the machine. The machine has a capacity for bending about 2,500 fel- loes 14-inch, or about 1,200 wagon hounds, in 10 hours. Timber to the amount of 12 inches in width, either in one piece or pieces aggregating that amount, can be bent at one operation. The friction pulleys are as” follows: one for running the arms up to 24-inch x 6-inch face; one for running down 18-inch x 5-inch face. The speed of the pulleys is 300 turns a minute. One horse-power is required to drive the machine, and the space occupied is 172 inches x 72 inches x 107 inches high. ‘ Neat and Strong Cross-Cut Saw Handles A new cross-cut saw handle, known as No. — 6, which is being marketed by the Simonds Canada _ Saw Company, Limited, of Montreal, Que.; Van- couver, B.C., and St. John, N.B., is rightly de- scribed as neat and strong. The illustration here- with shows the mechanical construction. It is — made with malleable iro. loop casting, the loop screwing up into a thread :d ferrule at the bottom of the handle. The ferrule is made exceptionally strong, bringing liability of breakage down to a minimum. This handle was designed by an ex- perienced woodsman and is so practical that it has met with immediate success, as is demonstrated by a large demand from hardware and supply stores. W) CCONCG ="S.MF Simonds Cross-cut Handle Definition of Log Run for Hardwoods The bulletin of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association in a re- cent issue gives a definition of the term log run, which it is hoped will put an end to all the uncertainty which formerly prevailed on this point. The definition is as follows: “Log run means the full run of the log with all boards excluded that will not cut 50 per cent. into sound cuttings, except walnut and cherry, which allow a minimum of 3314 per cent. sound cuttings. “For further information, we designate to you the woods which are contained under this jurisdiction of the specifications of 50 per cent. sound cuttings and better, minimum cuttings: Woods What Log Run Means Ash, \..%. sk sb eee No. 3 common and better Basswood .. es +--+ pina eee eee No. 3 A x BOGE 5... Be ae seein SA ee No. 3 ih Se ifn Wes... Gece ei ee ees No. 3 x: a Buckeye: ~~ ..'.0 5. ses ae No. 3 = a Butternut 2.5% S40 eee No. 8 i m2 Cherry: -... . 3s yee No. 3 4 is Chestnut | 7.0 ie See No. 2 - iv Cottonwood’. . «2.52 ee eee No. 2 = ki Film, soft .. . .. tie eee No. 3 a a Bim; rock... ase eee ee ie No. 2 om a Gum. .. cia. .3: See ee No. 2 * Hickory and‘ Pecan ......:..... No. 3 * , Maple ..\Ssieee nee see ree aes No. 3 ae rm Maple, ‘Bot. sahaGose es eps akin No. 2 * om Oak,, ile? ae ote rade es See ae No. 3 - he Oak, quartered“) j.ce..% ak Aan: No. 3 = - Poplar 0022. Sate nating be ae en 7 a Sycamore, ‘plains ..22 wean see No. 3 “e me Sycamore, quartered ........... No. 3 Ry Es ‘Wralntit, 22 iis ove meine = cee ore No. 8 a gs Alex Macdonald, of Winnipeg, in a recent interview predicted a splendid business season for 1910. ‘‘We on the prairie,’’ he said, ‘‘will take every foot of lumber you can cut. The only trouble is that there are not enough mills in the country to cut as much as we want to buy. We have the money to pay for it, too; last year’s 300,000,000-bushel crop has brought an immense amount of cash. Even if this year’s crop should be a failure we would still have the money out of what is left over from last year’s. One contractor at Lookout told me he would want 12,000,000 feet, and. when I mentioned this to a friend here in the lumber business, he told me that he could not touch it, because he had already booked all the orders he could fill.’’ . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37 ye vaccine 83 00 PIM MON «Joe sie + cepa ais 15 00 | White Oaks, Ye cut 5/4 Soft Elm. 6/4 and 8/41&2” 32 00 and 6/4,1sts and ands,... 85 oo Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, White Oak ¥Y cut 12/4 BU ee ptaciacins isis crae's 40 00 and 16/4:Sts and ands.... 95 00 eck: Elm, No. 1. com- Hickory, tsts and z2nds, mon and better, 4/4. 35 00 AYA ops cre iat ess Oa cee eae 60 00 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, rsts Pa AU S/4 os onew eee 42 00 and andeeor secon seer 75 00 herry Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 4/4 1st & ands ........ 57 00 4/4 Noxcom........-- 75 00 4/4 No. 1com.......... 37 00 6/4 1st & 2nds.. 87 00 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 00 6/4 No. 1 com......-- . 97°00 5/4 No.1 com.........- 39 00 8/4 rst & ands.........- 87 00 6/4 1st & 2nds........ 60 00 Bi4icom, NOX ... -. ses 777 00 6/4 Nowxricom,..) 54... 39 00 12/4 1st & 2nds......-. go 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... 62 00 13/4 No. 1com........ 80 00 8/4 No.1 com.......... 42 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: Pine, box boards. . 1in.x7in‘andup 47 00 50 00 0X4 & up 6’-1 1’.. 13 00 14 50 1%" and1¥4"x x Sy to 6%,12'-16' 15 co 16 50 8" andup.....- 54 00 58 00 ” & up 12'- -16" 15 50° 18 00 2’ x 7 and up 59 00 6200 Pine Shorts6 torr’ No. a cuts 2x8" x aah, sthonees at 21 00 23 00 andupi.\...t6.. 35 00 38 00 1 x8 & 9 No.1 barn 25 00 24 00 pane "good strips : O. culls r & wp 11 00 13 00 Wirt eas 38 co 42 00 Red Pine log run, x! and 114’ 42 00 46 00 mill culls out, 1” 15 50 17 50 RO OUL DEP REL 45 00 5000 do 1%" 18 00 20 00 Pine good shorts: Spruce, 1”x 4" & up 15 00 17 00 1’x7” andup.. 40 00 42 00 Spruce, 1 stocks, 1x 4” and up.. 30 0c 32 00 7,8,.9 and 10” . 18 00 2000 1 ie and 14%"... 42 00 45 00 Spegcent! clear (fine ts. ci5 ereie 3: 45 00 50 00 dressing and B) 22 50 25 00 5 ‘tog’ASidings 25 00 27 00 Hemlock) sane 11 00 14 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing _| Hemlock pe 6, L sidings Ricisisteraince© $3.00 35 CO 10, 12/16 Pi co. 16 00 Pine, No. x dressing ‘Laniarde., eee 13 00 15 00 BIRENTSA te pies /=)a\.» 26 00 31 00 | Basswood log run, ~ Pine, No.1 dressing dead culls out.. 18 00 20 60 BROCE cl ioeix's.« 22 00 26 00 Basswood log run Pine, 8 8. C. and bet- mill culls out.:. 22.00 26 oo ter 12’ to 16'.... 23 00 25 00 Birch. 6 WSiac cagica Pine, 7 up S. C. sid- Sott Elm, common, MAO KE oa cwin es 21 50 25 00 and better 1,1%,2” 20 00 24 00 Pine s. c. Sidings 1% Ash, black common fe) ee , 32 00 32 00 and betterr” to 2 25 00 28 00 Pine, s. c. strips a ’ 18 00 20 00 Lath per M: 1%",14%4" and 2” 22 00 24 00 No. 1 white pine Pine,s.c. shorts, 1x4 13/8" x 4'...... 385 400 and up 6to1r.. 14 00 17 00 Lath, mill run Pine, s.c. shorts, 2! 22 00 24 00 white pine. 325 3°75 oe c. and better, Spruce,millruntlZ” 2 85 3 25 Saat ote se aves 20 00 21 00 | Redpine millrun 275 300 Pine, sc. and better, Tamarac millrun 145 200 SEG es Sosa ses 21 00 22 00 Bswood ‘ 200 225 Pine, sc. and better, Hemlock ‘“ 175 245 SIMD: «Sex hoodie Gi ae AREER TOON oe iccdi tes x 50 WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, zo to 40 feet average.....- " 5° First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 76 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 ~ 65 ELM. By the (dram, according to average and quality, 4ato 45. ee 75 go to-g5 fee 55 ASH. 10 inches and up, according to average and quality......... 25 Average 16 inch......-..2-0eeeeeeeee airs oN cistias alerts 35 BIRCH Pit 1) RRO HER AE cdnADOneR I pocr oscar ant cseocsunnc sayoom. 16 20 1584 cieojeiu fais vitholeinye mnis)aioseon,>/aistaialCoyaleleieoa als ioled cele alee Crm ates 22 24 16: 68 ce ssaie tie e(arsleieieulols.a o\ejeleininje’s(aln olutetele p oleie mist eisiolatnisiatstnie]siai-d a6 go PENA 5 Foy, ot heintnl le iwlare olelstaye ici tateleyeraidicuetslaeielebetete 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up.,..........- mariana toate per M.18 00 190° Odduwniénts cc srecise sores aslintnctp wane een “See “1500 16 0° Boards, ::¥ Aud a) Ware vac toietaieDictele(miaials's abel os ateoye “15.00 160° BIRCH PLANKS. Mi oy 6) REBAR ASO OcAG Teno aoe wcrracrsecdnade fac cur 15 00 16 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. : x 10” ier Oo oes ag 00 1x Vo! ler eso a 54.00 | TX 12 oe. eee eeee rere es gr 00 rin., TONE Cae x13 andup.... .- «+: StSe 1 and 134 | eats 65 00 ag ie cid ae Rare aaosesn go 00 BO ee ica Se 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND re NEEES aha: grkcoiaaioo 4/4 x 8 & up No. 1 etter 45 00 DOGO oh eae. No. x& patler oo 1%, 134 and 2". 36 00 43 00 » §800 | 2 ARG lino enlelnsocsveis seins 4000 6l4 x6 &'up No. a Bey Pid he eae aU Obes BOuRC CG AO PIC 42 00 8/4 + 49 00 a 6& up No. a 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. ” ” yn SE COME any © ace ae eee 29 00 35 00 No. 1 CUTS. 1%,1% and 2” ....4. 30 00 36 00 1 in., 8” and up wide.....- 47 00 a}g and 3”........000e eee 32 00 ek Ait MTS OC e5 53 00 1 in. tees 55 00 NO. 3 BARN 2in. 4 i ee 88 SG 57 00 : 4 8 mi! 2 nm | See eteiie's DAD acme Acie ealesle es 3 00 28 00 one < 50 GP Beene & ae 14%,1% and 2” ...0.. 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. BOX, 1 in., 6” and up wide...... gi 00 ry" Sa Bee 41 00 No. 1, 1, vhs 14, 2 18 00 26 00 144" - eons 43 00 No. «x mill culls, 1, a” pO Perstents 47 00 1%,1% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 2%, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 No. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”...... 15 00 tp and Sila * Soncon 33 00 | 1,14, 134 and 2”...... 15 00 anne 33 00 CBr Reidsocrnrnyaanrccses 7) Ge 2%, 5 aay 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH, u x 4” Poth rcateie s ncew\eieis 21300)! Now; gas eee eneeneatmenie f 5’ ianton piaialeaisai ae (+ ee ee+02+222000 20 50 23 50 22 00 Fie de ¢ a neciotic MODEL ae Rae rae 20 00 21 00 24 50 23 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring aX 4-12 500 |, aor 6 inch No. ROI D $3a 00 ax 4-8-14-16 5° > Es My Beteeeees go oo 2X 4-10-18-20 + 24 50 Rsasnnse 23 50 2x6 - ae ene 5° fe Shiplap—Finished No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce Slalcteter« 5 combination which per- - Jee Write for 3 mits the use of an extre- Sheet No. 1-N mely thin blade at a terri- which illustrates Se ‘ and describes fically high speed without Our No. 109 any danger of breaking it. in full. No. 109 Patent Aut. Band Rip Saw—Capacity for material 28” wide and 14” thick. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 582 Pender St., West, New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B.C. | 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER No. 111 8’ x 16” Four Sided Moulder There’s Real Satisfaction in Using a Hespeler No. III Four Sided Moulder _ If you're looking for quality in a four sided moulder you are sure to find it in this machine. twentieth century wood tool. efficiency; and we believe it superior to anything The Frame is substantial and strong, doing away with any ten- dency to twisting usually found in machines of this size. It is machined and bolted together in such a way that the bearings are kept in perfect alignment. It is provided with heavy‘column in the front of the machine, which is a substantial support fov the table, under head, ete. The outside bearing for the support of top arbor ex- tends to the floor line, is planed and firmly bolted to the main frame, and is locked and bolted through the machine and table from side to side. The Feed consists of, Four 5” rolls, two top and two bottom, all driven by our superior system of gearing, the motion being continuous and strong at any position of the table. It is simple and ‘not liable to get out of order, and is controlled by a tightener locked in a position convenient to the operator. The Arbors are of large diameter running in large bearings pro- vided with oil space. The top bearing being 1?’ in diameter, bottom bearing 1” in diameter, and the side head bearings are 13” in diameter. The Top Head has a lateral adjustment, and the bottom head has lateral and vertical adjustment, both controlled by a wheel placed convenient to the operator. The Under Head has an outside bearing extending outside the driving pulley, making three bearings in all in the bottom cylinder. Side Heads raise and lower with the table in the usual manner, and have also independent vertical adjustment. Both inside and It’s truly a We have spared no expense in bringing this machine up to its present point of of its type yet offered. outside spindles can be adjusted while in operation and set at an angle. The inside head is free from all trappings and easy of access. There is ample space to permit of the using of all ordinary bits on almost any kind of work. The Chip Breaker is of the weighted type and is adjustable, but for all ordinary work it will not require adjusting and moves back- wards and forwards with cutter head and is always ready for work. The Guide Springs are adjustable by simply turning the handle, both guides moving together. The Shoe or Bonnet is adjustable to and from the head, or can be swung clear out of the way giving access to the knives, The Main Table or bed, is well gibbed to the frame, and is raised and lowered on a large screw of the square thread type resting on ball bearings, and will drop 16’ below the cutting surface of the top cylinder. The End Table and the bottom head are adjustable on the ways, : the extreme outer section of the table having independent vertical ad- justment, the whole arranged so that it is swung out of the way for access to the head without disturbing the guides Drive Pulleys both on top and bottom cylinders, and side heads are of the anti-pneumatic type. Tight and Loose Pulleys are 10’ in diameter x should run at 900 revolutions per minute. Floor space 5’ 4” x 5’ 4”. Ki 53” face, and 2 Horse power required 4 to 6. Approximate shipping weight 2700 lbs. We also manufacture a complete line of Surface Planers, Planers and matchers, Combined Planers, Match- ers and Moulders, Moulders, Buzz Planers or Jointers, Mortisers, Tenon Machines, Sash and Door — Clamps, Shapers, Band Resaws, Self-Feed Rip Saws, Saw Tables, Band Saws, Borers, Sanders, etc. The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada 55 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, KELLEY ROUTER BUFFALO, N. Y. for Transmitting Elevating and, Conveying. Rubber - ; its ability to always oe: | : | H Its High Daily Average, {ts,abllity to always ae te ose skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places thé FRY F : CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity ° 4 Re a ee Se 1 1 at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both moy- C3yi-F yg ee ie : wy a Air Suction, and ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. F - ; a1 Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet = : - ¢ ; q | Fire Protection e orwancrouse OLYDE IRON WORKS = savannan. a ‘ a NEW ORLEANS, LA. sore MANUFACTURERS OF THE MCGIFFERT AND DECKER Patent SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LoGGina MACHINERY. DuLuTH, MINN. x : The Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. | — of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver for Water, Steam, Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. i i Ai ee th Montreal Locomotive Works Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 A High Speed Inside Moulder Combining the Advantages of Several Machines Built to Work 12” or 15” Wide by 6” Thick A Producer A Labor Saver S. A. Woods Machine Co. Boston, U. S. A. The Planer Specialists CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE Our Patent Truing Devices applied to these machines, true to the knives so that each does its full share of the work. REAR VIEW No. 107. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. — 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Hides, Oak Tanned Mills, Ete. workmanship. The Largest eed mae = Large Stocks Carried at all Branches Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 219-221 Bank St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. McDonough Horizontal Band Resaw Machine The above cut herewith shows the McDonough Hori- zontal Band Resaw Machine. This is the most practical and efficient horizontal re- saw manufactured. Equipped with saw wheels seven feet in diameter, weight 24,000 pounds; also built with sixty- inch wheels, weight 16,000 pounds. We also handle smaller Resaws for factory use from 44 up to 60 inches. The Resaw is one of the best pay- ing machines in the saw mill. It is a lumber saver. We are the sole Canadian Agents for this machine and we solicit your enquiries as to price and the work that it will do. At the same time, remember that we are builders of up- to-date Saw and_ Shingle Mill Machinery. We build Saw Carriages from $200.00 up as high as you like. Edgers from $125 to $1,250.00. We also make Log Loaders, Kickers, Niggers and _ all the machinery for a first-class mill. Let us quote prices on anything that you want. Large or small orders will be attended to promptly. MOWRY & SONS - j - Gravenhurst, Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly & Dietrich ‘GALT, O MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws Buck Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws Circular Saws Gang Saws Mill Saws Band Saws Cross-C ut Saws Straw Knives » Maple Leaf Saw Set i) MANUFACTURED BY milly Nu J aa sf A yi A 6 A > SHURLY & DIETRICH, Galt, Ont. . a . ! § SSS Directions.—Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- aS." 2 on husaita aiaes eet, Sle ee ee aa SSS BIETR : AS If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake. Be sure and not : DP strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt —— = 0 SB te = of 40 cents we will send one by mail. 4 8 T) es Q agitate y— || We are the only manufacturers in the world oe Vie export Saws in large quantities to the — SS United States. | (— Tem db s Pp M File, : ; pere y our secret Process. ade GROUND THIN ON BACK ee of Refined Razor Steel. We have the Sole Save Labor Save Gumming ee P ee for the Dominion of Canada Save Time Save Files ge tee We Aton Its Superiority consists in its Excellent Temper. It ; is made of ‘‘ Razor Steel,” which is the finest ever used in - the manufacture of Saws. We have the sole control ot Of All Widths and Lengths. this steel. It is tempered by our secret process, which process gives a keener cutting edge and a toughnessto These Saws are made ot Refined Razor Steel, and tempered by our Secret the steel which no other process can approach. Process; for Fine Finish and Temper are not excelled. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side ot the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45 degree hook. Saw rest is moved upand down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards. etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels In %, 3{ and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout : ce ROUGHT IRON WHEEL COu ORILLIA,ONT- | Three Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. ORILLIA oer ONT. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE CANADA KEYSTONE SAWMILL MACHINERY Keystone Two-Saw Trimmer Best Machine on the Market For Pointing Pickets and Shingles Keystone Picket Header Circular Saw Mills Trimmers Lath Mills Saws Head Blocks Edgers Picket Header Gang Bolters Saw Grinders Two or Three-Saw Double Edger Pole Tram Cars Two-Saw Trimmer or Equalizer Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport iS Pennsylvania That Old Machinery in the Shed that is not being used might as well be sold oi shee Paes There is sure to be somebody who wants just the machine that you have for sale. The way to find that ‘‘ somebody ”’ is to advertise in the “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper. Lumberman Canada and Woodwooker Toronto 4 23 é Canada LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 D XXX Protect Your Windows from all danger of accidental break- age by using Greening’s Wire Guards We can supply you promptly with any size or shape in any quantity you may desire Our prices are very close. Get our quotations. These guards will soon pay for theinselves in les- sened window-repair bills. Catalog No. 4. Sent Free on Request The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited YM}. «~Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. y y iA NY Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel For cutting any width groove from 1/8” y Pye For either Rip or Cross Cutting Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- E J . cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with b ill cut either with or across grain of wood. the grain (Sent on approval). Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to. HUTHER BROS. Hollow Ground Combination Tooth Mitre Saw Patent Groover or Dado Head ROCHESTER, N. Y. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., : Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. THE DEWEY DOOR Cranbrook Sash and SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC cas | Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian Hart Wheels Limited Barton Street East HAMILTON 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SSS! ~ AS SS 48” EDGER WITHOUT FRONT TABLE We build a full line of EDGERS and will be pleased to sub- . | ~ mit specifications and prices _—_ - on application. SSS 48” EDGER WITH FRONT TABLE The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. 8 3 | *4 Gg “4 = | h Time is Money = _ The rapid cutting File is the economical File iemercan - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith are rapid cutters made by NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. | Present dividend 40 per cent. For full particulars apply to The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass. Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. The Babbitt that has the confidence of the Public ARCTIC METAL ‘It is Reliable It Satisfies { WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH UNIFORMITY BRELIABILITY EG NDURANCE Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. “Cenuine Oak” LEATHER BELTING Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Every Belt Guaranteed ; FULL STOCK OF : Pressed Steel Pulleys and Mill Supplies TEST IT TRY IT TAKE IT J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest. Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in : anada in ONCE, AND YOU WILL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION _- — = LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES | D.K. McLaren, Li mited Quebec WA) BELTING een il Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Watecproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh Window Tent for Consumptives. J. J. TURNER @ SONS Gor.George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can ‘ NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. Johy, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING eguivements. HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OAK LEATHER BELTIN —=FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL TORON CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Improved “Hamilton” — Lath Mill — Built for service. | z Bee | Will cut 70,000 lath in | GON MFG co.” ten hours. A. RANT; ~ PETERBOROLG UG Write for our balienn ill ustrating a complete line of lath machinery tor mills of any capacity. Our Grand TGaeuh Shingle Machine is famous wherever shingles are sawn. Wilf cut 30,000 shingles in ten hours. No spalt is left at the end of the bolt —the whole thing is sawn into shingles. It is worth your while to investigate. B. C. AGENTS A. R. Williams Machinery Co., Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. We're Ready to Fill Your Orders for 1910 Cut 7 We have the TIMBER and the EQUIPMENT that enables us to turm out RED and WHITE PINE that will please your trade. Our stock is carefully manufactured, strictly up to grade, and is just the kind of lumber you require to bring you repeat orders. Prices yours for the asking. Better let us quote you on your needs now RUSH BILLS A SPECIALTY George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario CA:LIADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Ratt OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - = - - TORONTO, ONT. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited You Can’t Make a Mistake when you order your building aicaias from us. Experience and careful supervision is behind all * our products. We manufacture the best Shingles, Sash, Doors and Frames, Mouldings, Turned Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Waubaushene, Ontario Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watpie, President. R. S. Wa.pig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Mamacwesol Fambpber, Lath and Shingles me Bills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. John Carew, “onzio F. N. WALDIE, PRES. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PRES. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED vrewesot Luyonber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 —— —— = = —— = oa = ae = = = ss ——— = SSS ; = : = = 2S —— SS 3 i TTT = SS SSS SS Y Yt [ [7 a \iiveaang —— SS SS a eae —< ea as Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Slew EN TS BY -RATL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Parry Sound bier Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, ice, Wak bea Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONTS eee Nnglo American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited Mf WHOLESALE DEALERS IN ViteSes Ae \ Pine and Hemlock Lumber, ’ iN Telegraph Office : Pine, Ont. C. P. R. Station : ey Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts = oe : i aa : Red and White Pine Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of : Only One Million Feet Left. stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar, Shingles NNT WDE DD atin es ee eee eS Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. | Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. Rough and Dressed Lumber MAN SEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Mills at Head Office: Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tie Furner Lumber Co., Limitea National co Chambers, 25 Forout Street, TORONTO, ONT. elephone Main 6244 Knowles & O’Neill Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST ‘that can be obtained anywhere JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. WRITE.US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have dry for immediate shipment Birch No. 2 C. and B. Hemlock No. 1 160 M ft. 4/4 in. 4/4 in. x 4in., 5 in., 6 in., 140 » 5/4 in. 7 ins, O' 1. 11 ine 1I5 1 6/4 in. 8 in., 10in., 12in., 40 1 8/4 in, 8/4 in. x 6 in., 7 in., g in., Ii in, 8in., 10 in. Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Te Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS 74 Nepean Street - - “ OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS ; OTTAWA, ONT. We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL ~ Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Lath Kiln-Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF C. A. Spencer WHOLESA Rough and Dressed Lahey Tath and Shingles 535 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Branch Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Spruce au Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. ‘WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade Wholesale Lumber Dealer MONTREAL 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited R oom 913 Traders Manufacturers of Bank Building, Toronto and Arbitrator Willsell on salary or commission. inspector. Satisfaction guar- € eee — My ee ee ahaa itins ity Nba _waterfrontage, and, including tide flats, about 80 acres of land Lumber News from Sunset Province Coast Loggers Forming an Association—Emerson Lum- ber Company’s Plans—Offshore Trade of Vancouver -An association of British Columbia coast logging interests, to be known as the British Columbia Log Brokerage Company, is now in pro- cess of formation in Vancouver. In a few days the company will com- plete incorporation and the work of active organization will be immedi- ately proceeded with. In some respects the work of the organization will be along the lines followed by the Puget Sound Log Brokerage Company, the membership of which includes all the logging interests of the Puget Sound country, large and small. It is reported that practically all the loggers on the coast are associating themselves with the British Columbia Log Brokerage Company. One of the principal objects of the company is the securing of information respecting logging and lumbering market conditions not only in British Columbia but elsewhere, wherever such may have a bearing upon the local logging industry. The general aim of the association will be to place the logging industry of the coast of British Columbia on a more stable basis than it has occupied for a num- ber of years. A plan of the organization is that it shall act as selling agent for the log output of its members. It is also the object of the company to provide that in future there shall always be a plentiful sup- ply of logs for the trade. The formation of the association is looked on _ by business men and lumber manufacturers as being a step in the right direction—as one of the most important moves made by logging interests in a long time. The membership of the company will include both large and small loggers, the big companies operating with railways and dozens of logging engines, and the individual working on a comparatively small seale. The members will rank on an equal basis no matter how large or small their operating interests’ may be. Washington Mills all Closed Down The shingle situation on the Pacitic coast of the United States has reached something of a crisis. Practically every mill in the State of Washington has suspended operations indefinitely as a result of a cut of 20 cents in the price, announced by whoiesalers. Virtually the only mills running are the combination plants which turn out lumber as well as shingles, and the owners of these mills have agreed to store all shingles manufactured, with the exception of those called for in mixed orders. Full cars of shingles will not be shipped until the market recovers. At a conservative estimate, more than 9,000 men have been thrown out otf employment temporarily as a result of the shutdown. The wages of these men amounted to at least $30,000 daily, and the shutdown is caus- ing a loss of about $10,000 a day to the mill owners. The loss to the associated industries is also considerable. It is said that the action of the mills is prompted by a proposal on the part of jobbers to take advantage of the low prices and lay in large stocks as to cause a shortage and then sell to the retailers at a high figure. The loss thus occasioned would fall on the manufacturer and consumer. Eastern retailers have declared themselves in favor of the movement and may refuse to handle Washington shingles until the market becomes steady. If the manufacturers are unsuccessful in the shutdown movement there is still ancther avenue open to them. A move- _ment is on foot among them to organize an association which will sup- plant the jobbers, by establishing selling agencies to deal with the re- tailers. This would eliminate the middlemen and steady the market. The growth of the Vancouver, B.C., lumber trade to offshore points is shown in a statement issued by the British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Company, operators of Hastings mill, from where all Van- couver’s offshore lumber is shipped. During 1909 the lumber shipped from these mills was 34,677,385 feet, valued at $472,200. This analyzes as follows: United Kingdom and Europe, 4,947,503 feet, value $79,428; Australia, 9,368,405 feet, value $119,159; New Zealand, 636,065 feet, value $10,095; Pacific Islands, 2,738,141 feet, value $49,815; Africa, 4,268,758 feet, value $56,762; Japan, 1,855,140 feet, value, $20,145; China, 4,268,710 feet, value $46,401; Chile, 7,094,693 feet, value $90,- 395. The largest customer for lumber was Australia, which took nearly twice as much as the United Kingdom and Europe. Africa and China imported practically the same amount, the former taking only 48 feet more than the Celestial Empire, and next to Australia the biggest im- porter was Chile. Sale of the Emerson Properties _ The properties of the Emerson Lumber Company and Messrs. Perry D. Roe and Robert Abernethy, of Port Moody, B.C., have been re- cently acquired by the National Finance Company, of Vancouver, for a consideration of $600,000. The realty comprises over half a pale ve e Emerson Lumber Company announce their intention of retaining the use of the mill site property for the next three years, a clause in the agreement of sale to that effect having been inserted, during which iod ample time will be afforded to secure another location and build a new mill which, Mr. J. S. Emerson says, will be much larger than the one being operated at present. * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 The lumber industry is in full swing at Queen Charlotte City, B.C., where the Moresby Island Lumber Company is making foreign ship- ments of clear spruce and hemlock and is scarcely able to supply the local demand. J. KE. Corlett, general superintendent, is in Queen Char- lotte making his regular tour of inspection, and renewed energy will be devoted to the logging camps. the demand, a third crew will be put in the woods. The new wharf is out over 500 feet, and will be rushed to completion within the next ten days in order to accommodate the deep sea vessels now chartered for taking cargoes from this point to Australia. The Victoria branch of the Vancouver Island Development League has received memoranda of two more resolutions passed by the Alberni branch of the League, advocating the reservation of.a game and timber reserve around Cameron lake. These are in accord with the resolutions and sentiments of the members of the local branch of the League, mem- bers of which etated recently that despite the fact that it might, as pointed out by the Government, cost two millions or more to make the reservation, it would be worth the expenditure to coming generations to have this reservation as a magnificent monument to the resources of the island. John Arbuthnot, J. M. Savage, J. C. McGovin and H. G. §8. Heis- terman, of Victoria, have sold out their interests in the Red Fir Lumber Company, Limited, at Nanaimo, B.C., to a New York syndicate. Geo. W. Hartzell, of Dayton, Ohio, is in Nanaimo looking after the interests of the company, and will eventually take over the management. T. A. Smith for the present will have charge of the details of operation as heretofore. Cooperage Outlook is Improving T. W. Mitchell, Forest, Ont., manufacturer of hoops, staves, head- ings and lumber, reports as follows: ‘‘There is, as far as I can learn, a large stock left over from last year, especially staves and headings, which makes it very dull at present. I think that the market will be all right in the near future, as the stocks of logs taken out last winter are very small and I understand quite a lot of cooperage manufacturers are cut- ting some lumber, which will make the present cut very small. With a fair apple crop and the-good outlook for a crop of wheat, the slack cooperage market will be good next fall.”’ The Trenton Cooperage Mills, Limited, Trenton, Ont., report under date of May 9th as follows: The market for Canadian cooperage in On- tario is necessarily largely governed by the prospects of the apple crop. There is always a demand for No. 1 stock, for the cereal and sugar trade. Mill run and No. 2, however, are used principally for apple barrels, and a shortage in the crop soon makes itself felt. The promise this year all over is for a very general crop. Many things may happen, however, as the season advances, that will destroy the crop. In many districts, the crop was light last year. In the appie belts in southwestern Ontario and east of Toronto the crop was also light. Ji the promised crop this year materializes, there will be by no means too much cooperage in stock, and we may expect a decided advance in prices. The past winter in many districts was not a good one for lumbering elm, the winter being open until quite late, and no hard frest occurring until after a heavy snowfall, making it impossible to get into the swamps. Last year the lower grades of cooperage sold cheap towards the end, and for that reason many coopers are holding back in ordering. When the business comes, it will come in a rush, making an advance in prices. The Sutherland-Innes Company, Chatham, Ont., report as follows: Business has opened up this spring very briskly, and there seems to be a genera] revival of trade throughout the world. Dry stock of all kinds, excepting some low grade, is pretty well cleaned out from the mi'ls, and new stock that can be got ready for the market is moving as fast as it is fit to ship. The high price being obtained for elm lumber has curtailed the manu- facture of elm staves and hoops greatly, and the weather in the south has been unfavorable to get stock on the market. There are rumors of damage to the fruit crop in Michigan and IIli- nois; these rumors as yet are not authenticated, but New York State and Ontario have certainly not been affected, as never did apple and pear trees promise better. Prices remain stationary on staves. Hoops and heading are very much firmer with better prices obtaining. Keg hoops still continue scarce and are worth $2 to $3 per 1,000 more than a year ago. There has been quite a demand for potato and truck barrel stock, which has cleaned out a lot of low-grade material. White and red oak staves of all kinds are in good demand. Some lines are much higher than a year ago; in fact, all lines will average from 5 to 20 per cent. better. Cooperage men generally, are looking forward to a banner year, pro- vided there is no setback to the crops from the cold weather during the last few days. If the present two camps will not supply © 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Pioneer . Ontario Lumberman Brought up from Boyhood in the Lumber Business - Mr. Jacob Kaufman of Berlin, Ont. Mr. Jacob Kaufinan, of Berlin, Ont., whose portrait we reproduce herewith, is one of the best known lumbermen of Waterloo county, Ontario. Mr. Kaufman was born in the county of Perth in 1848, and spent his early days on the farm. On leaving school he started work in a carpenter shop, working there in summer and spending every winter in the lumber camps, so that from his earliest days he has been connected with the lumber industry. In 1877 he moved to Berlin and started the present planing mill. Success seems to have attended his efforts from the very first, as progress has been made each year, and from a small mill his plant has grown to be the largest in the county. In order to cope yith his rapidly increasing business, Mr. Kaufman has found it necessary 40 build an addition to the present building. This addition will be of re- inforced concrete, 100 x 40 feet, four storeys high, and will be equipped with the most up-to-date machinery. Not only in the lumber business has Mr. Kaufman been successful. In .1900 he became interested in the Berlin Rubber Company, and in 1903 was the founder of the Merchants’ Rubber Company of that town. After operating for several years, they were finally sold out to a syndi- cate, and in 1908 was started’the Kaufman Rubber Company, one of the largest of its kind in Canada. Of this company Mr. Kaufman is now president. At different times Mr. Kaufman has been honored by his fellow citizens with a seat on the town council, and for several years was a member of the Board of Light Commissioners. Mr. Kaufman is a self- made man in every respect. He started life as a poor boy and with no material assistance has gradually risen in the financial world, until to-day he ranks as one of Berlin’s most wealthy and respected citizens. Jacob Kaufman, Berlin, Ont. Lumber Matters in the Law Court Judgment given in Deadman’s Island Case —An Agent’s Position when buying Timber Purchase of Timber by an Agent—In the case of Marsh v. Lloyd, which recently came before the Court of Appeal of Ontario, judgment has been given in favor of the plaintiff. The case involved the purchase of timber on two farms in King township for $4,500. The defendant _acted as agent for the plaintiff before the sale, but claimed that on the date of the sale the plaintiff backed out and that he (the defendant) made the purchase on his own account, borrowing the money therefor from the bank. In the trial court, the defendant’s case was upheld, but in the Divisional Court this judgment was reversed. The Court of Ap- peal has now upheld the Divisional Court judgment. An Engineer’s Qualifications—J. H. McRae, of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, at Vancouver, B.C., had recently to answer a charge - of infringing the Steam Boilers Inspection Act. The charge was that he failed to notify the boiler inspector when running the mill without a duly qualified engineer. Mr. McRae testified that he had endeavored to se- cure an engineer, but had not be able to, and argued that the Act al- lowed him 30 days to report to the inspector. The prosecution testified that the wages offered, $75 per month for a third-class engineer to take charge every night for 13 hours, was inadequate. After hearing the evi- dence the magistrate decided that’ Mr. McRae was allowed 30 days by the Act to make his report. He therefore dismissed the charge. Lumber Accounts in Dispute—Chief Justice Falconbridge has re- served judgment in the suit of Allan McPherson, a lumber dealer and manufacturer, of Longford Mills, Ont., against A. McGuire & Company, Annie McGuire and Andrew Devine, of North Bay, to recover something over $4,312 in a dispute over accounts. The defendants set up a counter- claim of $6,450 for wages, commission on the sale of timber limits and rental for mill. Workman Seeking Compensation—For injuries received by being struck by a piece of timber while working on the Massey river, Joseph Bloom, of Ottawa, is suing the Massey Lumber Company, Massey, Ont., for $1,500 damages. Blocm was working on a ‘‘keep over’’ or log house when the accident occurred. He had three ribs broken on the right side of the breastbone. Damages are sought under the Workmen’s Compen- sation Act. The Deadman’s Island Lease—Judgment has been given by Judge Morrison in a trial court of British Columbia in the well known Dead- man’s Island case. The Vancouver Lumber Company’s lease on Dead- man’s Island is held to have been a breach of the trust imposed upon the Dominion Government when the property was transferred to it by — the Imperial Government. ‘The court holds that the Vancouver Lumber Company knew of the subsisting equities to which the property was sub- ject. The Crown must be held to have been deceived, misled or mis- taken and the lease to the company is declared void. Liability for Workmen’s Injuries—The Nova Scotia Legislature has” passed an Act making employers of ten or more men, liable for the par- tial or total disability or death of their employees by accident. : Payment for Lumber Delivered—tIn the case of M. Giberson v. the Toronto Construction Company, which was heard recently by Judge Barry at Andover, N.B., judgment was given for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,098.75. Mr. Giberson was suing for $2,000, which he claimed was due him for lumber delivered by the defendants on the Na- tional Transcontinental Railway. The defendants claimed that in their dealings with the plaintiff that they were represented by a sub-contractor named Ferguson, who should be responsible for any payments due to — the plaintiff. It is expected that the case will be appealed. Ownership of Timber Berth—A timber berth six miles square, valued at $50,000, on the north shore of Lake Huron, is the basis of an action which has been commenced before Hon. Justice Teetzel in the Non-Jury Court of Toronto. The plaintiff is Patrick McDermitt, of South River, and the defendant Rheinard Cook, of Berlin, formerly a partner of the plaintiff’s. Prior to September, 1907, the right to cut the timber was held by Ira S. K. Weber and Rheinard Cook, of Berlin, but on that date Cook assigned his half interest to Weber as security for an advance of $30,000. In February, 1909, Patrick McDermitt, of Parry Sound, a former partner of Cook, secured a judgment against him for $12,673. As it is still unsatisfied, he brought a second action asking for an accounting between Weber and Cook on the timber limit transaction, or a declara- tion of his own right to redeem Weber and sell the property to satisfy the judgment. The case was enlarged in order to obtain further evidence. Statistics of Interest to Lumbermen Imports of timber into Barbados during 1909 from Canada were valued at £3,719. From the United States timber valued at £3,414 was imported. The export of Canadian timber to China in 1908 amounted, accord- ing to official Chinese figures, to 1,710,873 square feet. In 1907 the total was 3,392,162 square feet. No figures are given for 1906, but in 1905 the total was only 51,747 square feet. Canada should get credit for a large amount of the timber coming from Hong Kong, as this is only a distributing centre. But, unfortunately for statistical purposes, all goods landed or transmitted there, are classed in the customs returns as from Hong Kong, and the identity of the country of origin is lost. The production of logs on the British Columbia coast during March was slightly less than in February, but higher than in January. For the first three months of the present year the number of feet scaled exceeded the number scaled during the same period of last year by about 45,- 000,000 feet. The figures by months are as follows: 1909, January, 16,179,114 feet; February, 19,793,851 feet ; March, 35,078,978 feet. 1910, January, 37,349,092 feet; February, 39,938,638 feet; March, 38,334,973 feet. The total for first three months of 1909 was 71,046,658 feet. For the same period of 1910 it was 115,622,708 feet. : During the last nine months of the calendar year of 1909 Canada sold the United States $5,000,000 worth of pulpwood as compared with a shade over $3,500,000 worth for the corresponding months of 1908. There was no other customer for Canadian pulpwood. In wood pulp the United States bought in the last nine months of the year just closed $3,000,000 worth, or just four times as much as Great Britain bought. The total sales of wood pulp in the last nine months of 1909 were $3,- 800,000, as comparel with $3,200,000 in the corresponding period of the year before. The United States and Great Britain each bought $750,000 in the last three quarters of 1909. Canada’s importations of paper in the last nine months of 1909 amounted to nearly $3,500,000. The United States sold her $2,225,000, and Great Britain $750,000. The total buy- ing exceeded the nine months of the year before by $750,000. The death is reported of Captain Thos. Thompson at Port Bruce, Ont. Mr. Thompson was at one time a sailor on the Great Lakes and afterwards a successful merchant, shipbuilder and mill owner at Port Bruce. He was ninety years of age. in Full Swing Season Now Under Way Expected to be Satisfactory to Shippers—Improvements to the Harbor Facilities Montreal Exports , Montreal Office of the “‘Canada Lumberman.’ May 11th, 1910. The export lumber season is now practically in full swing. In the short space of a week, operations have been resumed and every move- ment is being carried forward as smoothly as though there had been no interruptions occasioned by the winter season. The harbor front once again presents an animated scene, with the familiar barges tied fast to the big ocean liners, and the longshoremen busily engaged in transferring their cargoes for shipment to the old land. Water, too, has been turned into the Lachine canal, and water shipments to American points will soon be commenced in earnest. The export men are naturally looking forward hopefully to having a good shipping season. The English market is expected to prove a large purchaser of our lumber, although at the present time Knglish orders show a tendency towards conservatism. Perhaps the recent elec- tions and the death of His Majesty King Edward VII. will not be with- out their depressing effect upon the English market. Since the close of navigation last year the harbor commissioners have not been idle and numerous improvements have been made along the docks that are greatly appreciated by the lumbermen. A noticeable feature has been the installation of elevator lifts to raise wagons and teams of horses to the second floor of the harbor sheds. This is filling a long-felt want and proving of vast service in the expeditious handling of the different freights. The local lumber trade is still rather quiet, but shows evidences of improvement. Hardwoods are, if anything, in slightly better demand. Furniture manufacturers are asking particularly for 14-inch and 1)4- | inch birch and maple. These sizes are not, however, in frequent de- | mand and are said to be quite scarce. | Lath are still quoted firmly, while locally the demand for cull lath | is excellent at the present time. Spruce lumber is reported to be selling well and 2x10-inch merchant- able stock is especially sought after and is quite scarce. The building figures for the month of April are just to hand and compared with the same period during the previous year show the splen- did gain of $710,191. ' They are as follows: 1909, new buillings, $1,016,- 856; alterations, $95,035; 1910, new buildings, $1,647,295; alterations, $174,787. Totals, 1909, $1,111,891; 1910, $1,822,082. Montrealers Organizing a B. C. Company The Pacific Pulp & Power Company is just being organized in Mont- real. The new company have extensive limits in the neighborhood of Prince Rupert, B.C., owning twelve sections on the Skeena and ten sec- tions on the Naas rivers, two streams to the north of Prince Rupert which approach quite close to that town. Reliable cruisers who have thoroughly investigated this district have made an excellent report re- garding the extent of the lumber available. It is principally pulpwood and fine clear cottonwood, chiefly located on numerous small islands in the rivers, and quite easy of access. Mr. A. 8S. Goodeves, a British Col- umbia timber commissioner, who has investigated this land, estimates that 45,000 feet to the acre can be cut. Based on a more conservative estimate of 40,000 feet to the acre, the Pacific Pulp & Paper Company have 600,000,000 feet of timber on their property. Mr. James Robinson, ex-M.P., of Miramichi, N.B., is at present the largest shareholder in the new syndicate, but it is stated that Montreal capital is being largely interested. t As well as carrying on a general lumber business, the company intend to generate a large amount of horse power (the first development to be about 15,000 horse power) at Union creek, 16 miles from Port Simpson and 30 miles from Prince Rupert. The head of this development is ob- tained from four lakes, the Union, the Deep, the Second, and the Fourth. The power developed will not only be utilized in operating their sawmills, but they intend also to supply electric light to Prince Rupert and Port Simpson, as well as operating an electrical road between these two places. In fact, their operations will extend for a radius of 75 miles around Prince Rupert. Mr. A. Scott Ives, of Montreal, is organizing the company, whose total holding comprises approximately 15,000 acres of timber land. Champoux Interests Sold to Brompton Company The Brompton Pulp & Paper Company have just completed arrange- ments for taking over the Champoux Lumber Company’s interests along the St. Francis river, consisting of sawmills and 20,000 acres of timber lands. Mr. J. A. Bothwell, the general manager, also states that the Brompton Company have commenced the construction of a new ground wood mill and electric power station at a point known as the Upper Power, about half a mile above their present plant, where there is a 40-foot head available for development purposes. The company are proceeding with the installation of special pulp conveyors in their Hast Angus mill and, with other changes completed which the company have 4 <@ = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 under way, the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company will have one of the most up-to-date pulp mill properties on the continent. Their holdings, —— at the present time, are about 275,000 acres, half stumpage and the bal- © ance freehold. Countervailing Duty Removed from Pulpwood . : To meet the new conditions imposed on May Ist by the Province of Quebec on exports of pulpwood, the United States Treasury Depart- — ment has made a decision removing the countervailing duties of 35 cents a ton on print paper made from pulpwood cut from the Crown lands in that province. Quebec was the one Canadian province which imposed an export tax of 25 cents a cord on pulpwood cut from Crown lands. The recent action of the province in prohibiting exports of pulpwood naturally an- nulled the tax on such exports. ‘I'he !'reasury Department’s decision simply meets the new situation, removes the countervailing duties of 35 cents a ton on print paper and leaves pulpwood, wood pulp and print paper in the same situation in Quebec as has been prevailing in the Pro- vince of Ontario, which also prohibits the exports of pulpwood. ‘l'his decision means in effect that from both provinces print paper from pulpwood cut from Crown lands pays a tax of $3.75 per ton, the regular duty, plus the additional duty provided by the tariff bill, bringing the total duty on a ton of print paper trom Canada to $5.75. The same restrictions exist on the importations of wood pulp into | the United States, as have existed before trom both provinces. Wood pulp and pulpwood cut from private lands: can be imported into the | United States entirely free of duty, but the tariff on print paver made © from pulpwood cut from private lands in Canada remains at the Payne law provision of $3.75 a ton. Dominion Box and Package Company, Limited The box manufacturing businesses of Messrs. Wm. Rutherford & Sons’ Company, Limited, and the Montreal Wire Bound Box Company, ‘have just recently been amalgamated under the name of the Dominion Box & Package Company, Limited. The offices of the new company will be located in the Canadian Express Building, and the officers are as follows: President, Wm. Rutherford; Vice-president, Shirley Ogilvie ; 2nd Vice-president, Geo, H. Anson; Managing Director, 8. I’. Ruther- ford; Secretary, F. Sketon, Managing Directors, D. Lorne McGibbon, F. H. Anson, §. A. MeMurty, Montreal; James Playfair, Midland, and C. A. Anderson and Cushing Adams, New York. The Wm. Rutherford & Sons’ Company, Limited, will still continue to operate their sash and door factory and lumber business. Personal and Trade Notes from Quebec Province Messrs. Watson & Todd, Limited, have commenced the export of lumber from this port. This year their shipments will be extended to a number of Continental ports and they are also anticipating an excellent season’s trading with South Africa. The Riordan Paper Mills, Limited, have removed to their new up- town offices at 1 Beaver Hall Square. Mr. E. H. Lemay was in Ottawa during the week. The Montreal Lumber Company, Limited, will shortly move into new premises. Mr. C. A. Spencer has returned from a trip through western Ontario. The sash and door factory of Mr. Poudrier, at Black Lake, Que., was recently destroyed by fire, and with the lumber also destroyed caused a loss of approximately $15,000, only partly covered by insurance. Reports from the West state that British Columbia lumbermen will take 2,000 men from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, with their families. Lack of men is said to be seriously handicapping western mill men, and this move was recently decided upon at an important con- ference at Fernie, B.C. It is expected that at least 5,000 men will be taken out within the next few years. S. P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of April 28rd as follows: Lumberstuffs—White pine—The only arrival dur- ing the fortnight has been the schooner Moravia, from Liscombe, N.S., with 102 M. feet, for which consignees obtained $30 and $22.50 for merchantable and second quality respectively. Market is strong and we can recommend shipments on a moderate scale. Spruce—No receipts, and as market is only lightly supplied, a couple of cargoes would sell . well. Pitch pine—The trn, schooner A. H. Barteaux arrived on the 21st inst. from Scranton with 367 M. feet which had been contracted for some time ago. Shingles—Receipts consist of 93,000 Long Gaspe, which were sold at $4.82. No receipts of cedar laying, but a cargo consisting of 1,- 500,000 has been sold to arrive at $1.95. Shooks—The 8.8. Coppename brought 318 bundles and the S.S. Korona 50 bundles, both of which were imported by dealers for théir own requirements. Wood hoops—Receipts consist of 1,050 bundles by the Serrana, imported by a dealer . A large quantity of very choice logs are being driven to the mill of Mr. J. Carew, at Lindsay, Ont. These logs were secured on the Ken- nedy farm in Ops and are said to be the finest that ever came into Lind- say. The logs are being driven in the old fashioned loose manner, as they have to be passed singly through the sluiceway at the locks. 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LE ROI EST MORT—VIVE LE ROI “The King is dead—with knell of passing day He crossed into that bourne from which No traveller, howso exalted, may return, Leaving a nation—nay he left them all Sorrowing that the world had lost a King indeed. We who remain— Following the ancient rule, may shout in time “Vive le Roi!”—but for a cloud of years There will remain a pungent sorrow in the words: ‘The King is Dead.’ ” Personal News of Interest to Lumbermen Mr. H. T. Trotter, sales manager of the McNeil Lumber Company, Buffalo, N.Y., made a business trip through the Georgian Bay district during the past fortnight and also called upon the trade in Toronto. He reports much activity among the mills, and states that dry mill culls are growing scarce. At Buffalo, he says, trade is going along well, and hemlock is moving well. They are handling much more western hemlock this year than ever before. Mr. C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier street, Montreal, made a business trip through Ontario during the first week of May, and included the “‘Canada Lumberman”’ in the list of those whom he favored with a eall. He reports that he found spruce moving very well at fairly firm prices, and he expects to see an advance before long. One-inch dry spruce random lengths, he said, was going for about $19.50 under favor- able conditions, and could be sold at $19 without difficulty. Two months ago it could be had for $17. Lath, he reports, to be very strong, No. 2 white pine selling at $3.60 for l-inch and 1}4-inch. No. 1 was selling at $4.35 for 114-inch. The Lumber Underwriters, of 66 Broadway, New York, have been fortunate in securing the services of Louis H. Parker, of Chicago, as deputy attorney and associate manager in their New York office. He at present is general agent at Chicago of the Svea Fire & Life Insurance Company, Limited, but has resigned that position to go to New York with the Lumber Underwriters. His experience as an underwriter and Louis H. Parker, New Associate Manager, Lumber Underwriters, New York general manager fully equips him to assume his new duties, and at the same time gives the Lumber Underwriters a man of unusual force and executive ability qualified to keep pace with the organization’s growing business in their field of lumber fire insurance underwriting. Lumber Golfers to Hold Tournament The Lumber Trade Golf Association will hold its two days’ annual golf tournament either on June 14th and 15th or June 21st and 22nd, at the Country Club of Springfield, Mass These annual events have been looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure by all lumbermen who play or who ‘‘play at’’ the game. There will be the usual number of prizes to be played for this year and special entertainment will be pro- vided for the visiting lumbermen golfers, and especially for the lumber- men’s wives who may accompany them. Notices will be sent to the members and also will appear in the lumber papers later, giving the full programme, etc. Mr. I... P. Rider, of 1. Madison avenue, New York City, is president, and W H. Smedley, of Frankford, Philadelphia, is treasurer. The Canadian Trade and Commerce Department’s weekly report gives the following list of importers of lumber in Newfoundland: E. H. & G. Davey, Job’s Cove, off Water street east, St. John’s Nfid.; Empire Woodworking Company, Limited, Water street, St. John’s, Nfld.; Hor- wood Lumber Company, Water street. St. John’s. Nfld.;: W. & G, Rendell; 75 Water street east, St. John’s, Nfld.; Henry J. Stabb & Company, Water street, St. John’s, Nfid. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29) ¢ Lumbermen Lose Freight Rate Case Railway Commission Decides against Claim that New Tariff is Excessive on Domestic Rates— Export Charges to be Lowered Ottawa, May 12.—An order of the Railway Commission was issued to-day dismissing the appeal of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association — against the tariff schedule of the railways made effective May 1st, 1908, which increased rates from 25 per cent. upwards, in so far as the ap- peal affected lumber for domestic use. The railway companies are called upon to file a schedule, not later than June 15th, 1910, providing a lower general rate for lumber shipped to Montreal for export. The order is a surprise to lumbermen who remember Chief Com- missioner Mabee’s statement that there was a substantial increase ($49,000) shown in the rates collected by the railways under the new schedule. This increase was shown to the satisfaction of the Commis- sion last September. At a previous hearing the chairman had stated that if it were shown that higher rates were charged it would not take long to dispose of the case. The lumber interests inferred that their views prevailed to some extent with the Chief Commissioner. The rea- sons for the order are not yet known. It is signed by Assistant Com- missioner D’Arey Scott. delivered in a week or go. Since the new schedule took effect, there has been no more favorable rate for export than domestic lumber. Formerly the export rates were much reduced, as they are in the United States. If the old rates are restored there will be a substantial gain, but this remains to be settled. The C.P.R., G.T.R. and C.N.R. are the railways concerned. Death of Quebec’s Chief Ranger 1c. Langelier, Superintendent of Forest Protection Service, Suddenly Called while on Tour of Inspection Mr. J. Chrysostome Langelier, Superintendent of Forest Rangers of the Province of Quebec, died on May 7th. While on a tour of inspec- tion at New Carlisle, Mr. Langelier suddenly became ill, and though his condition was critical for a while, he seemed to be recovering. Death came suddenly as a result of syncope. The deceased, who was 65 years old, was the son of the late Captain Louis S. Langelier, and brother to Sir Francois Langelier, Chief Justice, and Hon. Chas. Langelier. He leaves one son, Mr. Gus Langelier, and a daughter, Mr. D. J. Perry. Mr. Langelier had a well-earned reputation as being an expert authority on forestry and had written several valuable works on this subject. Mr. Langelier was one of the ablest and most versatile of the repre- sentatives of a most distinguished family. He was born at St. Rosalie, county of Bagot, Que., in 1845, and was therefore 65 years of age. He was educated at the College of St. Hyacinthe, where he took a complete classical course. He studied law at Laval and Victoria Universities, and was admitted to the provincial bar in 1870, but never practiced his pro- fession, as his tastes ran rather in the literary groove. Mr. Langelier took up journalism and edited ‘‘Le Courrier de St. Hyacinthe,’’ ‘‘La Nation,”’ ‘““Le Canadien,’’ etc., besides acting as a frequent contributor to the columns of ‘‘L’Election,’’ ‘‘e Soleil’? and other well known and influential French newspapers published in the province. In fact, he soon became a power in the press, as well by his readiness and force as a writer, as by his wonderful knowledge of all the facts and information that bore upon the questions of the day, and by his untiring energy and industry.- He published a great many valuable pamphlets on agricul- ture, colonization, railways and the resources generally of the Province of Quebec and of the Dominion. He knew practically every nook and cranny of his native province. No one was better acquainted with its forests, water powers and lumber trade, and he amply deserved the nick- name of the ‘‘walking encyclopedia’’ which was applied to him by his friends. One of his most important publications was a paper on the “pulp industry in relation to our forests,’’ which was read before the Canadian Forestry Association. Mr. Langelier was of a most unassuming and retiring disposition. He might easily have entered the Legislature or Parliament, but repeat- edly refused to become a candidate for public office. From 1887 to 1892 he occupied the important cffice of Deputy Provincial Registrar, during which time he compiled and published a ‘‘Description of the Surveyed 2 Townships of the Province of Quebec,’’ one of the most useful of the official blue books of the province. In 1897 Mr. Langelier was appointed Superintendent of the Forest Rangers of the province, and in. that capacity. displayed great ability, vigor and activity, besides carrying out a number of important reforms which contributed largely to the successful administration of the depart- ment of Lands, Forests and Fisheries. Mr. Langelier was an expert in all matters relating to the pulp industry. By his reports to the depart- ment and his writings in the press he did much to promote the interests of this industry. Both as a servant and ag an important factor in the forestry movement of the day, Mr. Langelier will be greatly missed. a The formal judgment, with reasons, will be Plans for a Sash and Door Factory A correspondent of the ‘‘Woodworker’’ recently asked for sugges- tions concerning a factory to employ 75 to 100 men. In the absence of more definite information for such a plant, as size of lot or ground, di- rections of streets, etc., and the kind of work to be done, the writer has taken it for granted that it is to be one to manufacture wooden articles =< ——s — B —=J En 2 = =) ———— ere ———— SS eS a Buiding Material Factory.—First Floor Plan. such as sash, doors, mouldings, frames, etc., such a line calling for a great variety in machinery and kinds of work to be done, the work rang- ing from common boards to high-grade interior finish. To begin with, I have used the same dimensions as suggested. 60x150 feet, and the dry kiln in line with the planer. Note the arrange- ment of building supports and machinery, also the arrangement and size of doors. The writer has in mind that no material is to be carried, but for all long stock lumber trucks are to be used, and for shorter stock, after being cut, factory trucks are to be used. The factory is to be two storeys high, with lower floor about 1 foot 6 inches above the surrounding ground. A small incline makes it pos- sible to push a loaded truck into the factory and up to the machine, and work therefrom, without unloading and in turn reloading another lumber or factory truck. Note the arrangement of machinery and direct course from kiln or otherwise to planer, direct discharge for resaw, moulding or stock-cutting department. The arrows indicate the direction in which these machines receive and discharge the stock, ready for the next ma- chine to receive it, without extra handling. Note also the central loca- tion of the elevator, making the route as short as possible for receiving and delivering materials. The location of stairs and superintendent’s office is central and gives control to this official and saves steps in direct- ing work. At the second floor we unload stock from the elevator in either direc- tion, also reload in the same manner, if desired, for unloading wagons, but as this is a two-storey factory, most of the finished stock will be loaded on wagons from chute, with side steps to wagon, and no elevator used. The writer has found this to be a very handy arrangement, and saves time. The various departments explain themselves. Those using the larg- a a lel ATM ee Building Material Factory.—Second Floor Plan. Turning Laine est volume of material are closést to the elevator. A new departure and a good one, is the veneer and glue room, centrally located for the con- venience of the bench men _ It is also convenient to the sash and door departments. This feature is a money-saver, for as time goes ou, more THE WOODWORKER and more glue work will be the rule. Then, too, the temperature must be different for this room from that for other parts of the factory. The drawings will explain more readily than words. ; j Woodworking Machinery—Its Proper Care By N. J. MILLEeTT ; Give proper care to your machines and you will have less complaints to adjust. Spend more time keeping your machines at the highest de- gree of efficiency, and the surplus output of your plant will more than pay the expense. How many hours will your machine run in a day of ten hours? Figure the maximum capacity of your machine, when running well, and compare this figure with your weekly production. If the percentage of time lost is greater than the percentage of money you care to lose on that part of the capital invested, find the reason why the production is not equal to the maximum capacity. There are several reasons by which we lose efficiency on high speed machinery, and it would possibly be interesting to consider a few of these as briefly as possible. If the machine loses speed under heavy duty, the drive is not powerful enough. If the stock is not jambed by the setting, and yet the feed travel eee the machine is not strong enough to do such work economi- cally. If you lose too much time setting the machine and taking care of the cutters, it would possibly pay to invest in shaped cutters and proper grinding tools. The operating shafts should be ground occasionally, scraped to have full value of bearing available. Watch the oil supply. This is the ‘‘bug bear’’ of all machines. Good facilities for oiling are essential and the method by which the oil is distributed to every part of the machine is of great importance. This point is very often overlooked or neglected on cheap grades of machines, built to meet competition more than to establish a standard. Give the belts special attention, as the drive is the most important factor on high speed machinery. A belt laced too tight will require un- necessary energy, wear the boxes and shaft faster, and ruin the machine in a very short time. If tight belts are required on a weak machine to operate, the proof is quite clear that the work is done at a disadvantage. On the other hand, if the belts are allowed to run too loose, they will slip or run off the pulley, and become damaged and defective in a very short time. It is advisable to keep records on belts in use, with details of their running. If in some particular place too much wear is noticed, investigation should be made to find the cause of the damage. It may be a shaft out of alignment, driving pulley too flat, or a rough casting too close to the belt to allow free travel. If by accident a part of the machine breaks, make a close investi- gation of the damage to find the cause. Tf it is a miscalculation of the operator, take the necessary steps to overcome a second accident. If it is a weak part or a defective casting, repair it so that the machine will not lose strength or value. Make it stronger if possible. In every case, a machine should be maintained in perfect running order and not allowed to ‘‘grow old.’ It can become out-of-date or superseded by a machine of better design, possessing greater facilities for operating, but the machine will always be able to do what it was in- tended for, providing it receives proper care. box linings well Some Advantages of Electric Drive One is impressed, in making a study of the various examples of elec- tric drive in connection with woodworking machinery, that electric transmission is. doing much to lighten and simplify the mechanics of such an institution. One can practically see the end of the old long lines of shafting, heavy belts and pulleys, and all the complicated tasks of placing machines and shafts so as to equalize strains and ensure steady running without hot journals and strained shafting, or other trouble here and there. Each machine and its driving apparatus is practically self-contained, and the belts are almost the same as the old machine belt proper, with the main driving belts eliminated. Of course, there come certain new requirements on the part of the millwright or designer of the plant. Sometimes he needs a certain kind of electric machinery, and also from time to time there are improvements in planers and other machines which call for special knowledge, and sometimes _ these improvements are more intricate than the older machines. Yet, with all that, with all the new ideas and complications involved in elec-_ trical machinery and improved designs in old machines, the task of pre- paring a setting for and setting up of a woodworking plant is much : _ simpler now than it was ten years ago. The machines themselves are not lighter, and there are always some heavy weights to handle, but the machinery equipment is lightened considerably by eliminating heavy pulleys and shafting and the belts that go with them. In fact, it looks almost like play to the old-time millwright when it comes to the modern equipment. There are very few belts over 6-inch in width, no shafting over 1 15/16-inch, and very little as heavy as that. Those who read his- tory in the future will look back to views of manufacturing plants ten years ago, the modern ones of to-day and those of a few years hence, and wonder about the striking changes that have taken place, especially about changes which are due directly to the use of electric transmission for turning belts. They will see more light and greater simplicity of ar- rangement, each machine set where it is wanted, and not distributed so as to help balance up a line of shafting, or something of that kind. Bench Roller for Handling Lumber The handling of lumber on a bench can easily be accomplished with the aid of a small roller or bench support. The dimensions given in the accompanying sketch will make up a very good sized support. The roller 1s turned from hardwood and fitted with metal pins for axles, which turn in metal bearings made in a U-shaped piece of stake iron. A round pin is securely fastened to the centre of the U-shaped iron and the projecting end passes through a hole in the bench clamp and is ad- just2d with a set serew. The bench clamp resembles a carpenter’s clamp and has a piece of 3/16-inch metal fastened with screws at the base of the opening, which has a metal pin riveted in one end. This pin is used to hold the support at any length on the bench. Holes are bored at various places in the edge of the bench to receive this pin, and, when the support is set and the pin pushed in a hole, the stock may be run over the roller instead of sliding on top of the bench. Suggestions from Our _ Readers Care of Double Cutting Band Saws—How Much Lumber can be Cut from 16 Inch Logs P Editor “‘Canada Lumberman’’—I noticed a few remarks in the - “Canada Lumberman”’ recently which I would like to continue. The writer states his experience in ‘double cutting band saws, saying that he had to make his lumber thicker to save mis-cutting or making some boards thin. I have looked after both, and I find that if the double cutting saw is properly put up for cutting, with a good carriage, so that there is no lost motion and well aligned, it will need no favors from a single cut. In my time I have seen single cut saws that would not make two boards alike. When a saw is working this way, either single or double cut, there is something wrong and before going too far, take a look around. Some filers, noticing that the lumber is bad, put more tension in the plate, whereas probably the saw is right, and by doing so they spoil it and abuse it so that it cracks. Then they say the saw is no good, when it may be the best. I find it is better to look over everything carefully about the saw and carriage before trouble comes. You will seldom have trouble then, and will be able to make as good lumber with a double cut as a single, and a third more of it in every day of 10 hours that your mill runs. This I will guarantee to be right by experience. A. E. Cartmill, Coldwater, Ont. Editor ‘“‘Canada Lumberman’’—Quite recently a lumberman called me up, and said he had a quantity of choice white pine logs, which ‘would average about 16 inches diameter. He asked me to tell him how much more lumber could be made from them if they were cut into 8- inch deal, than if they were made into 1-inch, 14, 14% or 2-inch lumber. The saw he used was a 60-inch Hoe circular No. 8 gauge with No. 2% bitts, which would take a kerf of 9/32 of an inch, in order to be correct as near as possible. I made five diagrams, the full diameter of the log, viz., 16-inch, allowing 1/12-inch over in the thickness, and ¥j-inch over CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3t in the width of each piece, except the °-inch, which I made % and reckoned them as 14-inch in thickness, but allowed 14 in the width, the same as the other dimensions. Another query he wished answered was: How much more lumber would he have, were the logs cut with a 14 gauge saw. In order to answer both questions, I made the diagrams as shown, the upper half for the 14 gauge saw, and the lower half for the - 8 gauge saw. In the figures submitted below, I give the whole contents of each log, %, 1, 14%, 14%, 2 and 3-inch, in board measure. If any of your many readers have a better method of finding the contents of the above log, as here set forth, I shall be pleased to hear from them through the col- umns of your paper. Contents of diagrams Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1,000 logs, with 8 gauge saw: 3x12, 146,000; 2x12, 137,000; 144x12, 182,000; 14x12, 128,500; 1x12, 123,500. Contents of diagrams Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1,000 logs, with 14 gauge saw: 3x12, 154,000; 2x12, 146,000; 144x12, 142,500; 14x12, 142,000; 1x12, 137,000. Length of logs, 12 feet. I. N. Kendall. Canada’s Trade in Forest Products Canada’s trade in forest products for the 12 months ending with February, 1910, amounted in value to $47,088,822. In previous years the values were as follows: 1909, $39,018,687; 1908, $44,126,797; 1907, 45,483,364. Exports for 11 months ending with February were as follows: Articles Exported. 1909 1970 Total. To United To United Kingdom. States. (PE Ree kes Me, ee $ 863,657 $ 878,602 $ 36,262 $ 840,952 Lumber— Deals, pine .......... 1,676,082 1,632,568 —1,536,228 82,437 Deals, spruce & other 4,920,479 6,097,159 5,011,847 526,987 Laths, pilings, pickets 1,682,276 1,951,624 16,204 1,899,184 Planks and boards ... 18,040,313 21,674,554 —«1,357.221 —«16, 538,450 Shingles. ss.6. Po 2,388,164 2,183,639 1,259 2.152.878 Timber, square .......... 996,026 830,478 806,801 20,538 Wood blocks for pulp .... 3,930,930 5,635,879 OSHC b 5,635,879 Weodepulp 2.00.50... 3,877,814 4,581,378 821,962 3.667.279 Total exports of wood and manufacturers of wood for the 11 months were valued at $49,605,277, against $41,389,902 in the same period of the previous year. Of this total the exports to the United States were valued at $33,127,650 and 1o Great Britain at $11,697,336 The imports of wood and manufactures of wood for the 11 months were valued at $10,000,776, against $7,681,365 during the same period in the previous year. Of this total $9,514,580 was from the United States and $221,234 from Great Britain. The Canadian West Lumber Company, Limited, which ig the name of the new company taking over the Fraser River Lumber Company, have just placed on the London market a loan amounting to about $7,- 000,000. The issue is £1,500,000 five per cent. first mortgage debenture stock at 88, repayable in 35 years. a ee eee The Retail Dealer In giving the history of the Holton Lumber ~ Company, Limited, Belleville, Ont., one might as well tell the history of the city of Belleville, as since its formation under the name of Flint’s mill in the dawn of the 19th century, many of the firm have risen to noteworthy public posi- tions. Hon. Billa Flint, the organizer, was one of the or- iginal members of the Doxnin. ion Senate after Confeder- tion. His son, J. J. B. Flint, who succeeded him in part- nership with C. P. Holton, under the firm name of Flint & Holton, is a prominent law- yer who was police magistrate G. H. Holton, Belleville, Ont. COAL. SHED ' ENTRANCE WAT ER A Pioneer Belleville Company—Well Laid Out Yard SASH & DOOR PLANING MILL aw a | and His Problems | a sash and door factory, propelled by electricity. In addition to retailing lumber, lath, shingles, fence posts, slabwood,. etc., they have a large trade in Portland cement, sash, doors. stair work, grill, verandah and cabinet work, building papers, fencings, felt and metallic roofings, ete. — There is no outside capital in the company and it is solely through straightforward’ business methods that they have obtained their success. The plant employs a competent staff of expert workmen and the out- put, which, it is said, is the largest of any lumbering concern in the mid. land section of Ontario, has a high reputation for excellence both of workmanship and material, among the trade, as well as among builde and contractors. In addition to the plant in Belleville, there are in ests. belonging to the firm elsewhere. It will be seen from the plan of the company’s plant and yards which accompany this article, that their equipment is an excellent one and that they have secured an excellent arrangement of their yards, for carrying on their business effectively. * G. H. Holton, the capable manager and secretary-treasurer, whose portrait is published herewith, is a man eminently well suited to fill the responsible position. He is a native of Belleville. It might be said that — he grew up amongst the lumber piles and, though not an old business man, he is one of Canada’s young business men who has given evidence FACTORY SHINGLES SHED Plan of the Yards of the Holton Lumber Company Limited, Belleville, Ont. of Belleville for a quarter of a century, who sat in the council chamber as alderman for several years and who wore, as a climax to his muni- cipal public career, the gold chain as the mayor of the city of Belle- ville. Mr. C. P. Holton, in 1885, bought out the other member of the firm and conducted the business for 23 years himself. In 1908 Mr. Holton died and the business was formed into a joint stock company, known as the Holton Lumber Company, Limited, with Sir Mackenzie Bowell, K.C.M.G., Senator and ex-Premier of Canada, as president, and G. H. Holton, son of the late C. P. Holton, as secre- tary-treasurer and manager. The head office of the company is in Belle- ville, where they have extensive yards and docks splendidly situated on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. They can thus ship by water as well as by rail, as Belleville is 4 divisional point on the main line of the G.T.R: -This firm conduct not only an extensive retail:and wholesale lumber business, but have recently added an up-to-date planing mill and ‘of sound judgment in his business affairs, and is ‘considered’ by other — business men of the city as an influential factor in Belleville’s commer- cial circles. ot vied eh wine _ Mr. J. T. LePage, of Wabigoon, Ont., who recently took over the business of A. LeMay at St. Boniface, is running the yard as the LePage ‘Lumber Company, so as to keep the yard separate from the manufac- turing and wholesale business, which still continues as J. T. LePage. © Mr. F: D. Poole, who is in charge of Mr. LePage’s wholesale business at Winnipeg, and has general oversight over the retail yard, has had a long experience in the lumber business in Canada and the United States, and is recognized as a leading authority on all classes of lumber.. Mr. LePage © will shortly move to Winnipeg and make his’ headquarters there because of the increasing importance of that end of his business: He reports that he has on hand-a good’stock of dry red and: white pine at Wabigoon, ~_ a % 2 oth the starting point and the inspiration to eareful piling. Pointers on the Piling of Lumber Modern Methods of Protecting Lumber from Damage by Weather—Economies that Count _ Some day we will probably reach the point where practically all lumber purchased and carried in stock for manufacturing purposes will be carefully housed or piled under shelter so as to protect it from damage by weather, soot, and dirt. Some manufacturing institutions that use high grade stock are already housing quite a lot of their raw material, but the box factory, using as it does quite generally low grade lumber in large quantities, is not now in shape to even contemplate the idea of storing this stock under shelter. It is a matter of piling out in the open, and as the stock is rather low in grade anyway, too frequently the piling is carelessly done and much unnecessary damage to the stock results. Tt may not be so important to carefully pile low grade lumber as it is the higher grades and more valuable stock, but to-day it is worth while to pile even the low grades so that there will not be loss from exposure to the weather and improper piling that will amount to more than it would cost to pile it properly There are two common sources of damage and loss to lumber after it is received in the box factory yard in connection with the piling. One is piling on board foundations down close to the ground so that the bot- tom of the pile damages from the moisture coming up out of the ground. The other is lumber damaged through lying around loose on the yard either because it is not properly piled up or stock from piles that have been partly torn down to get at certain lumber, and then left scattered about. . ‘ Begin with Foundations The place to begin the campaign or system of proper piling and caring for lumber is with the foundations. In some box factory yards there is enough lumber damaged and goes to waste at the bottoms of piles from moisture to well pay the cost of putting in some good pile foundations. And speaking of good pile foundations, this is an expres- sion that probably needs qualifying, too. Any pile foundations to be good should be up clear of the eround, and the ideal foundation should be built of something else than lumber or timber. Instead of throwing down a lot of cull hoards or pieces of half rotten timber, the ideal in a pile foundation would be to make pillars underneath of some hard dur- able material, stone, brick or concrete. The concrete may be used either in the monolithic form or one may use concrete blocks. Tt is even bet- ter to use wood piles or posts and let the ends extend above the ground than to lay timbers flat on the ground. Then the ideal support for the lumber would be railway irons. Some old T rails. These may be put either on concrete, stone or brick piling foundations and they will fur- nish a permanent substantial support for lumber piles that are worth while and will keep the lumber up and dry. A good plan to follow is to start some idea of this kind in an empty corner of the yard. Where a pile or two has been cleaned out, put in a foundation of the ideal kind, put it there permanently and then keen on until in the course of time you will have practically the entire yard provided with excellent founda- tions. Then you will be in shape to start into saving all your lumber and keeping it in the best shape to work it. With straight, permanent foundations and a supply of piling strips, you should be able to pile low grade lumber so that instead of losing in quality much of it would im- prove or gain. Some that hac already been exposed and become warped and crooked may by careful piling in this way be straightened out con- siderably and in the course of time be really better for the factory than when first received. ; a oa ; Sorting before Piling In the matter of systern and sorting and keeping up a lumber yard the plans differ in various box factories. Some sort lumber carefully as it is unloaded from the car. And this is an excellent plan, too, because the more thoroughly the lumber is sorted before piling the less likely you are to have piles torn down and scattered about the yard from time to time. The thorough sorting makes it so that you can find at any time any particular kind of lumber that may be wanted, and as it is in a separate pile of its own there is no need to tear down some pile to get a part of it. This is one of the strongest arguments in favor of carefully sorting lumber. It saves it from being torn down and scattered around to find some given thickness or width to fit a certain job. Also, it saves the time necessary to tear down piles and put them up again, so that really, sorting, even though it is made very elaborate and seemingly is very expensive, is much cheaper at the beginning when stock comes from the car than any other time. There are a whole lot of things about the details of piling that might be gone into, but if cone will start with the right kind of foundation and with the intention of piling the lumber so that it will get better instead of worse as it stays on the yard, these other details will suggest them- selves right along and will need no emphasis laid on them. They will naturally follow in order. So, really, foundations carefully laid out are Make a _ study of the subject, starting from the idea suggested herein. Study it CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 in relation to your yard and the materials most convenient out of which to make foundations, then do some experimenting with it. Take some corner of your yard that has been emptied and start to work. It will not cost much to make a good foundation or two, and after you once make a start you will probably get so interested in the subject that you will continue without any further urging. And if you do, you will probably find that it pays iust as well to have modern up-to-date pile foundations © | just as it does to have a modern mill and up-to-date machinery. —Packages. Sudden Death of Mr. M.S. M. Long Prominent Young Hamilton Lumberman Succumbs After Brief Illness—Close of a Promising Career News of the death of Mr. M. S. M. Long, of the Long Lumber Com- pany, Hamilton, Ont., will be received with regret by his many friends in the lumber trade. Mr. Long, who was one of the best known of the younger lumbermen of Canada, and who had already been most suc- cessful as a business man, died on Friday, May 18th, after an illness of only about two weeks’ duration. Deceased was only 31 years of age. He was the head of the Long Lumber Company, wholesalers, and of the Consumers’ Lumber Company, retailers, in which businesses he was associated with hig younger brother, Mr. Guy H. Long. Mr. Long was The Late M. S. M. Long SRST ERROR NE) OE the son of the late George Long, who for many years conducted a suc- cessful wood and coal business in Hamilton. He was educated at the Hamilton public schools, the Hamilton collegiate, and the Hamilton Business College. At the age of 16 he found a position in a lumber yard. He was marked for promotion at once, and at the age of 19 was foreman of the yard. In 1901 the Nipissing Lumber Company was formed, and he was appointed secretary. He was engaged both at the mills and camps for three years, and in 1904 commenced business for himself as a wholesale dealer in pine and hemlock. His business expanded rapidly and he soon took his brother into partnership. Mr. Long was prominently connected with the Masonic Order, being an officer of Acacia Lodge A.F. & A.M., and a member of Murton Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix Chapter, and the Moore Consistory. He was secretary-treasurer of the Hamilton Driving Association and vice-presi- dent of the Hamilton Tigers Football Club. He also took an active in- terest in rowing and bowling and a number of other sports.. His death occurred at the home of his father-in-law, ex-Ald. W. J. Macdonald, and was due to a complication of diseases. He is survived by his widow and one brother. The Quebec Minister of Lands and Forests, Hon. Jules Allard, in his official report draws attention to the heavy loss by forest fires and states that the whole question of protection from fire losses will be taken up by the Government at an early date. It is their intention also to adopt the most modern methods of dealing with forest: reserves, 34 Se Wy, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER = = = Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the fol- lowing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and stating number of enquiry: 703. Pine shelving—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of pine shelving. This firm will be prepared to give a trial order of a car load to any firm guaranteeing the quality of their stuff; and large orders will follow if satisfactory. Payments cash against documents Montreal or New York. 708. Handles—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian exporters of pick, hammer and axe handles. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John. 710. Furniture timber—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of furniture timber, such as poplar, satin walnut, black walnut, oak. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal, and ocean freight rates to Delagoa Bay must be given. 711. Panelling and cornices—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of panellings and cornices.. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal, and ocean freight rates must be given to Delagoa Bay. 713. Handles—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of pick, hammer and axe handles. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal, and the ocean shipping rates should be given to Durban and Delagoa Bay. 716. Handles—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Can- adian shippers of pick, axe and hammer handles. Quotations to be c.i.f. Hast Tiondon and Durban. 726. Furniture timber—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of furniture timber, such as walnut, figured oak, black walnut, poplar. Cash against documents London. Quotations c.if. Durban and Delagoa Bay. 727. Veneers—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of 3-ply veneers. Cash against documents London. Quota- tions to be c.i.f. Durban and Delagoa Bay. 728. Table tops—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of 5-ply table tops. Quotations to be c.if. Delagoa Bay. Cash against documents in London. 735. Pine doors, white pine, ete-—A South African firm desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of pine doors, yellow pine boards (rough squared 12-inch, and from about 12 feet to 20 feet long), white pine, oak, wal- nut, black and satin walnut boards, maple flooring. Quotations to be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John, and ocean freight rates should be quoted to Delagoa Bay. ~~ 748. Birch planks—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of birch planks from Canadian exporters of same. 746 Pine ends—A Lancashire firm asks for prices of best pine ends, 3-foot up to 5-foot, from Canadian shippers of same. 747. Spruce lumber—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Can- adian shippers of spruce lumber. 755, Roller blocks—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Can- adian manufacturers of maple mangle roller blocks, and will contract to take 50,000 or 60,000 in the following sizes: 22-inch x 5%-inch, 22-inch x 6%-inch, 23-inch x 5%-inch, 24-inch x 6%-inch, 25-inch x 6%-inch, 26-inch x 53-inch, 26-inch x 6%-inch. 756. Maple logs—A Manchester firm desires to correspond with Canadian shippers of rock maple logs, and will contract in carload lots, dimensions 8-foot long and up, 80 per cent. to be 24-inch at small end and up, remainder not less than 22-inch diameter, and asks for price per ton c.i.f. Liverpool and Belfast. Also one carload of second growth rock maple logs, 7-inch to 9-inch at small end and nothing larger than 11-inch at bottom. Price per ton c.i.f. Liverpool and Belfast. 787. Pick handles, hammer handles and axe handles—A South African firm of hardware merchants desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of pick handles 36 inches long, hammer handles 12 inches to 20 inches long, and axe handles. The firm would like to see a sample each of the two former. Ocean freight rates to Durban and Delagoa Bay. 788. Pick handles, hammer handles and axe handles—A South African firm who are agents for a large New York commission house, desire that Canadian exporters of pick, hammer and axe handles should communicate with their principals, quoting f.o.b. prices for these goods delivered to South African ports. Samples of the first two, both in hickory and ash, should be sent. 789. Canadian or red oak.—A South African Government Railway Depart- ment desires to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of red oak for car riage building, ete. Quotations must be f.o.b. Montreal and St. John and ocean freight rates to Durban and Delagoa Bay must be given. 799. Birch and other square timber—A north of England firm manufactur- ing chairs and tables, make inquiry for the names of Canadian firms able to supply birch and other square timber. 817. Hammer handles—A South African firm of mining material importers desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of hammer handles to fit English hammer heads. Ocean freight rates to East London and Durban. 818. Pick and axe handles—A South African firm of mining material im- porters desire to be placed in touch with Canadian shippers of pick and axe handles. These should be made of hickory, if possible, but otherwise ash will be taken. Ocean freight rates to East London and Durban. Directory of Manchester Timber Importers The principal importers of timber, ete., at Manchester are given by the Dominion Trade and Commerce weekly report as follows: Timber—J. W. Southern & Sons, 38 Store street, London Road ; Southern & Nephew, Collier street, Liverpool road; Wheeldon & Sons, Rennie street, Salford; J. & W. Bellhouse, Hulme Hall Lane, Miles Platting; Grant & Aldcroft, Lissadel street, Pendleton; Maddock & Tunaley, Blank street, Ancoats; H. Newsum Sons & Company, Traf- ford Park; Illingsworth, Ingham & Company, Whitworth street west; Peace & Norquay, New Islington; Imperial Lumber Company, Hanging Ditch; G. Evans & Sons, Limited, 761 Oldham road; Mallinson & Eck- ersley, Worsley street, Salford; Cooke, Laidham & Company, Royal Exchange; L. Lighthill & Company, Fawcett street, Ancoats; F. Parker & Company, Little Newton street, Ancoats; Felber, Jucker & Com- pany, 29 Peter street, Manchester; R. A. Naylor, Limited, Warrington; — R. & J. R. Creighton & Company, Limited, Alexandra Sawmills, Car- lisle; W. Evans & Company, 182 Eccles New Road, Weaste; T. H. Helsby & Company, Ducie street, Piccadilly, Manchester, R. G. Tickle . & Company, Limited, Blackstock Sawmills, Liverpool; James Lancas-_ ter, 40 St. Vilas Road, Blackburn; John Kelly & Sons, Limited, Little Newton street, Manchester; Wilson Bros., Bobbin Company, Limited, Garston, R. Bury & Company, Limited, Spencer street, Bootle, H. Hughes & Company, 12 Paradise street, Liverpool; F. W. Wilson Company, 23 John Dalton street, Manchester. = Box -Boards—Co-operative Wholesale Society, Limited, 1 Balloon ¢ street, Manchester; Crossfields, Warrington; Summers & Company, Stalybridge, Nr.; J. W. Southern & Sons, Limited, 38 Store street; H. Stephenson & Sons, Limited, Pollard street, Ancoats; Felber, Jucker & Company, 29 Peter street; G. W. Goodwin & Son, Ivy Soap Works, Ord- sall Lane, Salford, Manchester; Maypole Dairy Company, Godlee; H. © Nestle, Limited, Tulbury; Robinson & Sons, Limited, Wheatbridge — Mills, Chesterfield ; James Kelly & Sons, Limited, Little Newton street; — J. Wheeldon & Sons, Regent Road Sawmills, Manchester; Ayrton Saun- — ders & Kemp, 34 Hanover street, Liverpool; R. F. Sanderson & Company, — Limited, 8 Peter street, Manchester. Wood Doors—Illingsworth Ingham & Company, Whitworth street west; J. & W. Bellhouse, Hulme Hall Lane; Grant & Aldcroft, Lissadel street, Pendleton, Nr.; J. W. Southern & Company, 38 Store street; Felber, Jucker & Company, 29 Peter street, Manchester; R. A. Naylor, Limited, Warrington; J. Lancaster, 40 St. Vilas road, Blackburn ; Collier & Proctor, 18 Kempston street, Liverpool; J. Wheeldon & Sons, Regent Road Sawmills, Salford; F. Parker & Company, Limited, Little Newton street, Manchester; H. Hughes & Company, 12 Paradise St., Liverpool. Match Splints—J. Sankey & Sons. Bilston; W. J. Morgan & Com- ‘pany, Limited, Crumpsall Vale, Blackley, Nr.; T. Wilson & Company, 33 John Dalton street, Manchester. aft Wood pulp—H. Newall & Son, Market Place; H. B. Wood & Com- pany, Limited, Cathedral street; Werthein & Company, 3 Cross street; Kellner Partington Paper Pulp Company, 9 Newmarket lane; Blydt Paus & Pace, 137 Portland street; Olive Bros., 19 Cannon street; An- drews & Company, Cross street; Henderson Craig & Sons, 52 Corpora- tion street; S. W. Royse & Company, Limited, 20 Albert Square; A. Rabey & Mather, Corn Exchange Buildings; J. BE. Salvesey & Company, Limited, Corn Exchange Buildings; A. B. Wood & Company, 57 Hilton street; J. Kelly & Sons, Limited, Little Newton street, Ancoats, Man- chester; Ayrton Saunders & Kemp, Limited, Hanover street, Liverpool ; Robinson & Sons, Limited, Wheatbridge Mills, Chesterfield; A. Burgon & Company, Limited, 75 Sackville street; Premier Box Company, Wors- ley street, Hulme, Manchester; Blake & MacKenzie, Limited, Hanover street, Liverpool; H. Stevenson & Company, Limited, Pollard street, Ancoats, Manchester. Paper Pulp Boards—W. Ibbotson, 21 Cannon street; H. & L. Slater & Company, 12 Dantzic street; Spicer Bros., 11 Lower Mosley street; W. Evans & Company, 3 Cross street; E. Hulton & Company, Withy Grove; A. B. Wood & Company, 57 Hilton street; J. Kelly & Sons, Limited, Little Newton street; A. Burgon & Company, Limited, 75 Sackville street; T. G. Nuttall, Commercial street, Manchester; Robin- son & Sons, Limited, Wheatbridge Sawmills, Chesterfield; Premier Box Company, Limited, Worsley street, Hulme; Hugh Stevenson & Com- pany, Limited, Pollard street, Ancoats, Manchester; Blake & MacKenzie, Limited, Hanover street, Liverpool. Ash Boards, Squares, ete.—Harrison, MacGregor & Company, Albion Iron Works, Liverpool; F. Parker & Company, Limited, Little Newton street ; Fitzgerald Bros., Ashton Old Road, Manchester. Barrel Heads and Staves—P. Hickey & Company, 48 Oswald street, — Manchester. Picture and other Mouldings—S. Hildesheimer & Company, 63 Miller street; C. Rowley & Company, 5 Barton Square, St. Ann’s Square; Horatio Davies, Ordsall Lane, Salford; John Heywood, Deansgate, Man- chester; Boots, Limited, Nottinghom; Baxendale & Company, Miller street; R. Ashworth, 48 City Road, Manchester; J. Roberts, Limited, Bolton; J. Davie & Company, 31 Rochdale Road; J. R. Cohen & Com- pany, 12 Dantzic street, Manchester; J. Lancaster, 40 St. Vilas Road, Blackburn; H. Hughes & Company, 12 Paradise street, Liverpool. ; - Timber Importers in the West Indies The Dominion Trade and Commerce weekly report gives the follow- ing list of importers of lumber in the West Indies: Barbados—Barnes & Company, Bridgetown; Collymore & Wright, Bridgetown; Herbert & Howell. Bridgetown; Manning & Company, Limited, Bridgetown: H. EB. Thorne & Son, Limited, Bridgetown; Wil- — kinson & Company, Bridgetown. Grenada—Martin, Dean & Company, St. George’s; Thomson, Han- key & Company, St. George’s; A. Hubbard & Company, St. George’s; William Steele & Company, St. George’s, King George as a River Driver The succession of Prince George of Wales to the throne of Great Britain will recall to the lumbermen of Canada one of the most inter- esting and picturesque features of his visit to Canada. When the Prince visited Ottawa he was given a thrilling experience in the form of a ride upon a timber raft, down the boiling waters of a timber shoot. Every possible precaution was taken to ensure strength and careful guides for the raft on which the Prince was to rush down the shoot. Only the immediate members of the suite and a few gentlemen, in all about 20, were allowed to make the trip. When these were fairly ‘settled down, the Prince sitting on a raised plank, between the Duke of Newcastle and the Governor-General, the rope which held the mass of timber was cut, and instantly the raft began to move. At first it went with a slow stately motion, but gradually as it en- tered the narrower parts of the shoot, where the incline began, the speed quickened, and everyone held fast as the first jump and steep descent drew nearer. The following description of the event is reprinted from the version given by N. A. Woods, special correspondent of the ‘‘London Times”’: p “Before you could well say it was coming, the mass tipped up, and slid over the edge with an uneasy kind of gliding leap, like a huge por- poise, faster and faster till there was another jump, and then a straight run which plunged the beams under water, wetting some of the royal party to the knees. “Quicker and quicker the banks flew by, all thronged with people cheering and ‘waving handkerchiefs, and faster and faster the raft plunged down, groaning and creaking, now half hidden by the boiling water, into which it dashed at the end of each sheet, gliding rapidly along the logs of the straight runs with jerks and thumps, as if it was being forced over rocks, till it came to another steep incline, taking each one faster than the others in one grand long sort of flying whirl which gave it a motion of irresistible force, and made each passenger seem, as it were, a component part of raft, and rapids both. “To go down the rapide of the St. Lawrence is nothing, but to go down the rapids of a timber shoot, to keep pace with the flying waters and see them hissing and rushing up over the raft beneath your feet, is the most exhilarating adventure in all the repertoire of American travel. “Tt is something which partakes of flying and swimming; the im- mense speed of the whole mass——the rush of the waters, the succession of shoots stretching out far down beneath you, like sloping steps of stairs, the delight of flying over these with the easy skim of a board—the rough, long straights in which the raft seems to dive and founder and letting the water up and over it behind, until it is again urged forward, and their comes another incline of water which you whirl madly down as if you were in a swing. “To steady yourself on the narrow plank amidships and hold on with might and main when the timber snaps and works like a bundle of weeds, getting a momentary rest with each quick incline, and again thumping over the straights with sharp, uneasy struggles, is to experience such a heap of new sensations as neither the Prince nor the Duke had known before: such a whirl as only three-quarters of a mile down the great timber shoots of the Ottawa can ever give. “All on the raft with the Prince, to whom the sensation was as novel as it seemed beautiful and terrible, were delighted, and the only regret which His Royal Highness expressed when the raft did condescend to stop in the centre of the river below the falls, was that the shoot was not at least a mile longer.”’ A Strange Vehicle in the Lumber Camps During the first months of this year a very peculiar yellow vehicle, something like a Noah’s ark on runners, was seen at various points in the woods in the Parry Sound district, and later, in the woods north of Georgian Bay. When the cadge teamsters saw it in the distance they usually looked for the best turnout, and cleared the road, watching in silent amazement at is drove past. When, upon nearing a camp 10 turned on to a draw road, the ‘‘sandpipers’’ stopped work to gaze at it, and the same astonishment was visible when camp was reached, and a curious group would gather while the spokesman of the party would, in the polite phraceology of the woods, enquire: ‘‘What in hell do you call that rig?’’ or they would suggest among themselves that it was prob- ably ‘‘a moving picture show,’’ “‘a booze wagon,”’ ‘‘a new fangled patent water tank,” etc. After a hard passage through the water and slush on top of the ice in Lake Nipissing, when it arrived with the horses tails loaded with ice and the rig with a liberal coating of the same, the boys were sure is was a special fishing outfit. When camp was reached and after a tent had been hooked to the sides, two bunks folded outwards and a fire started, amazement changed CAMP DEPARTMENT to admiration, expressed in some such happy expressions as ‘‘Well, I'll be d if that isn’t the completest outfit I ever seen in the woods,” ‘“‘Say, Jack, wouldn’t that be a great rig for the drive?” Then possibly it would occur to one to seriously ask what it was anyway, and the reply that it was a Gospel van, and that the men in charge were missionaries, would cause some of the most profane to quietly retire from the immediate vicinity. If the cig excited curiosity, the composition of the party aroused still more. The three men who assisted the leader had all been lumberjacks themselves, and a few years ago had been no better or less profane than the average lumberjack. The singer of the party was a blind man with an exceptionally good voice, ‘‘Jack Nicolson,’’ of Bruce Mines, who lost his eyesight while prospecting a few years ago. “There is no use your coming here to-day,” was the first greeting at one camp when the party arrived. ‘‘Why not?” was atked. “Oh, you can’t do any business because the clerk is away and there is no one to take up a collection.’” This opened the way to explain the greatest curi- osity of all, viz., ‘“That no collections were asked for anywhere,’’ and by this policy the suspicious greeting was in this case, and in the others, changed into a hearty welcome, and Roman Catholics and all crowded into the meetings, and issued earnest requests to return again. In conclusion, this movement to carry the Gospel to the camps is not supported by any church, though the members of the party are all church members. Neither, as some supposed, is it backed to any extent by wealth lumbermen. It is simply the result of the efforts of a few missionary enthusiasts who think the fumberjacks need the Gospel just as much as any other people. It would certainly pay the employers to encourage work of this kind. Anyone wishing more information should write to William Henderson, Burks Falls, Ont. May Fine Railways for Forest Fires An important meeting of the Forestry Committee of the Commis- sion of Conservation, to consider the question of fires set by railways, was held in Ottawa on May 2. The following members of the commis- sion were in attendance: Hon. Clifford Sifton, chairman of the Commis- sion of Conservation: Senator W. C. Edwards, chairman of the Forestry Committee: Hon. F. L. Hassard, Premier of Prince Edward Island; Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Surveyor-General of New Brunswick; Mr Frank Davison and Dr. B. HE. Fernow. The committee recommended that the following sections be added to clause 297 of the Railway Act (Consolidated Statutes, 1906, chap. 37) : “Tn addition to the foregoing provisions, and any other provisions applicable thereto, and without affecting or impairing the same, or any of them, it is hereby declared: ‘“*(1) For each and every case in which a fire is started by sparks from a railway locomotive, and either begins outside the right-of-way or spreads therefrom to the adjoining land, the company which is operat- ing the railway at the time when the fire is started, as aforesaid, shall be liable to a fine of $1,000, to be recovered by summary prosecution before a stipendiary magistrate or two justices of the peace. “Provided, that it shall be a sufficient defence against any such prosecution if it be shown by the railway company: (1st) That the com- pany has used upon the locomotive the best available modern appliance for the purpose of preventing sparks spreading therefrom; (2nd) that no negligence has been shown by the engineer or fireman of the locomotive, or any other servant of the company, conducing to the starting or spread- ing of the fire, and (3rd) that the company has maintained a sufficient staff of fire rangers, properly equipped with all suitable appliances for fighting fire and efficient means of travelling from place to place along the line of railway, and that the said staff has been prompt and diligent in taking all possible means to prevent the fire from spreading.” The committee further recommended that the Act Respecting Gov- arnment Railways be amended to provide: ‘*(1) That the Government railways maintain an efficient staff of fire rangers, properly equipped with all suitable appliances for fighting fires, and proper and efficient means of travelling from place to place along the line of railway; and (2) that the Government railways shall provide free transportation for all pro- vincial fire guardians, properly certified as such, while travelling in the discharge of their official duties.” Tt was also recommended that the committee again press upon the attention of the Government the desirability of taking immediate action to form a reserve of the forest’ land on the east slope of the Rocky Moun- taing and afford efficient fire protection for the same. Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer stated after the meeting, that legislation embodying these recommendations would be introduced at the next ses- sion of Parliament by the Commission’s representatives in the House of Commons. The Universal Use of Cutter Heads The Shimer cutter head, which is a tool well known wherever wood is worked by machinery, has been on the market for about 40 years. Al- though the first heads were crude in design as compared with those of to-day, some of them are still in service and doing good work. The changes and improvements were only made gradually as a result of ex- periment and to meet the necessities suggested by practical use. The first heads were made principally for matching, and their use was gradu- ally extended until almost every phase of machine woodworking is now attended to by Shimer cutter heads so as to save the time of the men and to make a more perfect product. ‘ Experiment with different metals resulted in the adoption of the steel forging for the head proper. Steel with 60,000. pounds tensile strength is forged and shaped under a powerful steam hammer until the grain is further solidified and refined, making a tool which has no equal for strength. The adoption of this metal necessitated a change of me- thods in manufacturing and the establishment at heavy expense of a special department for their manufacture. The Shimer cutter heads are made upon the interchangeable plan for quick changing from one class of work to another without altering machine guides or disturbing alignments. ‘They are also made with a complete expansion feature whereby the cut of the bits can be expanded or contracted to suit different classes of work or material without taking the heads off the spindles. All cutting bits are of high grade tool steel, tempered to file. They hold an edge exceptionally well in working wood of every class and their circular outlines maintain uniform shapes and patterns of the finished Figs. 202 and 203 with Four Bits each and the Expansion Feature. product. sharpen the bits, which requires about the same skill as that of filing a No filing or fitting of the parts other than that required to saw. These tools are manufactured only by Samuel J. Shimer & Sons, Milton, Pa., to whom those interested in having further information * should write. Simonds to Build a New Steel Mill The Simonds Manufacturing Company, of Fitchburg, Chicago and Montreal, have completed plans for the erection of a new steel mill at Lockport, N.Y., which will enable them to double the capacity of their shingle mill at once and before long to increase the first Lockport out- put. The building is to be completed and machinery installed ready for operation on November Ist. The initial investment will be fully a quar- ter of a million dollars. This announcement will be of much interest’ to lumbermen, saw and planing mill operators, etc. The new plant, by its central location, will serve as an economical distributing plant to the company’s factories. In addition to the three plants and the new steel mill, the Simonds Manufacturing Company have branch houses at New York, Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Wash.; New Or- leans, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C.; St. John, N.B., and London, Eng. The Lockport location for the new steel mill was decided upon after considering all the factors of labor, power, land and water. On the item of power, the electric service direct from’ Niagara Falls assures the company a supply of flexible power such as it requires: The land se- eured by the company provides an opportunity for further enlargement. As to transportation, the plant will lie between the New York Central and Erie Railroads, having direct track connection with both, and a pri- vate siding for the company’s special use. In addition to this, the Erie Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing ; - saws ; 230 8-inch gang saws. canal runs directly along the Simonds’ property. The company will build at once 50 houses for their employees on the best lines that can be found for dwellings of that type . The first Simonds plant was established 78 years ago in Fitchburg, Mass. In less than a decade its business had extended to such an ex- tent that a new plant had to be erected and the old one discarded. The new plant has been enlarged and is now feeling the strain of the excessive demand upon it. The Chicago plant, the steel mill, was erected in order that proper business advantage might be taken of labor, coal marke etc. The Montreal plant was added to serve the demands for Simonds’ products in the Canadian markets. Extensive as all this equipment has been, it is now found to be inadequate, and the Lockport plant has been built on lines to meet the immediate demands and provide for long fu- ture growth. Miscellaneous Machinery News | _ ‘Berlin Quality’’ for May contains the usual amount of interesting illustration and description relating to Berlin woodworking machinery. The front page is devoted to a bright article upon Halley’s comet, which is said to resemble Berlin machinery closely in that there is only one Halley’s comet and only one Berlin line of woodworking machinery. The Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Company, Orillia, Ont., have favored the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ with a copy of their catalogue of detachable lumber trucks, lumber buggies, log and lumber wagons, etc., with wide-tire steel wheels. The products of this company are cele- brated for their superior quality, strength and lightness of draft. The catalogue, with its illustrations and descriptions, will be of much interest to the trade. 4 The United States Graphite Company, of Saginaw, Mich., have issued an attractive booklet and an illustrated catalogue dealing with their products and properties, which will be of interest to everyone who uses lubricants. The catalogue explains clearly the importance of using amorphous or non-structural graphite, if perfect lubrication is desired. The booklet upon ‘‘Graphite Mining in Mexico”’ is extremely interesting and well illustrated. Henry Disston & Sons, Limited, Toronto, have secured the con- tract for supplying the outfit of saws for the new plant of the Nepisiguit | Lumber Company, Bathurst, N.B. The order, which amounts to about $3,500 worth of saws, includes the following: 6 60-inch circular cut off saws; 8 12-inch bandsawe: 8 8-inch band resaws; 6 38-inch solid tooth circular resaws; 36 20-inch chisel tooth edgers; 8 50-inch solid tooth twin circular saws; 36 24-inch trimmer saws; 10 36-inch lath trimmer saws; 28 12-inch lath saws; 10 20-inch lath bolters; 14 46-inch slasher Dayfoot Company Reports Good Demand for Boots The firm of Dayfoot & Company, of Georgetown, Ont., manufac- turers of river drivers’, cruisers’ and surveyors’ boots, report business — this year to be the best it has ever been in their history. The name of Dayfoot is well known all over Canada in connection with the boot and shoe industry, the business having been started in 1845 by the late J. B. Dayfoot, father of the present proprietor. In 1892 the firm name was changed to C. B. Dayfoot & Company, and with the introduction of new _ and up-to-date machinery they have been extending their business, until now the products of this firm are to be found from coast to coast. The secret of their successful business career, Mr. Dayfoot believes, is in the quality of the goods turned out. The best of material is used in their manufacture, together with the finest workmanship, and in no instance is quality sacrificed in order to meet competition in price. The firm an- ticipate putting out in the course of a few weeks a fully illustrated cata- logue of their different lines of manufacture, which will prove a great — convenience to their many patrons. ‘ie _ The blacksmith and woodworking shons of Messrs. Shields & Hat- F field at Summerland, B.C., were destroved by fire recently, with a loss of upwards of $4,000. a The following is a list of Canadian patents oranted on March 15. 1910. ef interest to lumbermen, and furnished by Fetherstonhaugh & Company, 5 Elcin street. Ottawa: Russel S. Smart, Resident: ; . 124,420—S. Ashdown, Varcouver, Icgs or the like to a hauling tackle. : 124,491—S. Ashdown, Vancouver, B.C.; automatic log releasers. q 124,466—A. BE. Hooue, Toronto, Ont.: sawing machines for sawmills. 4 125.162—Ben Roberts. West Bank, BC.: combined saw sets and gauges. 125.180—Harry Wilson, Vancouver, B.C.; logging sheave blocks. _ B.C.; means for removing attaching — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ai For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from yon. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbadoes Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. ' | Wholesale Grocers H. P. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts, TORONTO ‘Tubular Boilers Vertical Boilers in all sizes from 4 to 60 H.P. Locomotive Type Boilers from Bietouroo EL. P- Larger sizes built to order. Mitite* for our. -new. Boiler Catalogue. Horizontal Tubular Boilers in all Sizes from 10 to 250 H.P- for medium or high pressure. High Pressure Tubular Boilers from 80 to 250 H.P. our specialty. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limite Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. | WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 4"'xn", 6’x6" AND 5”x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Cargoes of Hardwoods Wanted E ARE OPEN TO PURCHASE CARGOES of Elm, Maple, Birch. Basswood, etc, straight or mixed, cut to order to be brought to dock here. McDona.tp-Row.Lanp LuMBER Co., Owen Sound. 12 Wanted 2x 3—9 Hemlock or Spruce 3x 4—9 Hemlock or Spruce 4’ Plastering lathes, Hemlock or Spruce Cuas. F Fein & Co., 325 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 10 Birch Wanted WE WANT TO CONTRACT WITH A number of mill men for their rg10 cut of Birch no stocks too large and none too small to consider. Write with full particulars, THE Lonpon LumpeEr Co., London, Ont. II Lumber and Lath Wanted ILL PAY CASH FOR LUMBER AND lath of all kinds, send us lists ofanything you have to sell. Leak anp Co., 18 Aberdeen Cham- bers, Toronto. 10 Wanted ARGE QUANTITIES OF i” SOFT ELM lumber, 6% to 14 feet in length, tor which special cash price will be paid anywhere in Canada. Correspondence solicited, J. S. FinpLay, Owen _ Sound, Ont. tf Wanted—c. and B. Winter Cut Basswood ANTED 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For turther particulars apply to Box 889 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple WE REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET x” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box gtg, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during 1910, upto fifty cars Soft Elm, 1’ x12” and up wide x 6%’ 7 8’ 13' 14’ and 16’ long. Address Roperr Bury & Co. Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. t} Wanted 1% INCH GOOD SOFT ELM 6” AND UP 2 wide. Either dry or tobe manufactured. Apply Box 976, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf FOR SALE—LUMBER, ETC. Cedar Ties for Sale | Phe SALE 1300 PIECES SOUND SMALL Cedar ties. Write Box 569, Lindsay, Ont. 10 Hemlock For Sale OR HEMLOCK BILL STUFF UP TO 30 FT. try ARTHUR SHERK, Whitehall, Ont. 12 Square Oak Timbers For Sale FOR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers 8 to 25’; and all sizes of Long Leaf Pine. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. 13 For Sale RED PINE PILES CUT TO ORDER AND loaded on Cars at once. Lenghts 20 to 60 feet, Diameter: any size. Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LuMBER Co., Limited, Papineauville, P. Q. 12 Wanted Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. ANTED—FIVE MILLION FEET OF DRY Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, also Lath, Shingles and Posts. Address Box 964 CANADA LumsBerman, Toronto. 12 White Pine For Sale R ANY OTHER KIND OF LUMBER MAY be quickly disposed of by placing a small ad- vertisement about it in this column. Canapa Lum- BERMAN AND WoopworkKER, Toronto, Canada. 10 For Sale cars 1” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 14” cars 17 Commonwood, 1's and 2's cars 4%” Crating Spruce cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1's and 2's cars 1” Ot. White Oak, 1’s and 2's cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common c Gro. C. GoopFreLLow, Montreal w - MANO For Sale 10 500 SAW-LOGS, MIXED (HEMLOCK, ? Spruce, Cedar, Pine and Elm). Also one carload of Telegraph Poles, 25 to 60 feet. Wm. PctreR & Son, Tottenham, Ont Ir Tamarack and Spruce for Sale ARLOAD 2” x 4” 10/16 SPRUCE: ALSO large carload 2” x 4” and up Tamarack, $15.00 M, good stock, McDonaLv-RowLanp LuMBER Co. Owen Sound. 10 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to so ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mrc. Coy., Huntsville, Ont. t¢ FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Machinery For Sale 1 42 in. Smith Sander oe Clamps 1 Grand Rapids box frame pulle i i 1 Patent Iron Vice Pe eee 8 Work Benches 1 Hand Saw Filing Vice 13 Bench Trussels 1 Arm Sander 1 Woodcn Rip Saw Table to Chain Clamps 1 Cut Off Saw 1 Swing Cut Off Saw 1 Transmission Rope Drive Equipment complete 1 48 in. Iron Pulley for Wire Cable 1 48in. Wood Pulley, 2 grooves for cable Practically all good as new. Apply Gotp Mgepar Furniture Mr'G Co, Limirep, Toronto. Ont. to Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. 70 H. P, complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine 11x1o, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4’ x 12/4” fly wheels,complete with usual valves fittings and indicator Piping. 3 1—Slide Valve Engine 1o 5/16 x 24, 84 R.P M. 10'x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. Canad PAPER Co Limite, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.10 Machinery For Sale 1 Buzz planer 16 in. (Builder, H. B. Smith & Co., Smithville, N. J.) 1 Mortising Machine 1 Tenoning Machine 1 Large Glue Vat 1 Adjustable Arm Sander 1 Door and Sash Clamp, (McCregor Gourlay) 1 Sash sticker, (McGregor Gourlay) t Eight Screw Veneer Press 1 Combination Rip and Cross-cut Saw 1 Butting Saw t go in. Double Surface Planer (made by Berlin Machine Works, Beloit, Wis.) 1 Railroad Butting Saw The above machinery has only been in use about three months GEORGE GORDON & CO., Limited Cache Bay, Ont. 10 Machinery for Sale ee SANDER 42”, SASH CLAMP, POST boring machine, ten bench clamps 114” screw, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring bitt, patent iron vice, 8 work benches, hand saw filing vice, 13 bench trussels, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, Sash sticker, 8chainclamps. GoLp MEDAL Furni- TURE Co., Toronto. 10 Machinery for Sale 42 Smith Sander, sash clamp, bench clamps, swing saw, wood benches, bench trussels, Grand Rapids box frame pulley boring bitt, patent iron vice, arm sander, wooden rip saw table, chain clamps, cut oft saw. All the aboveare in good condition and prac- tically new. Gotp MrpaL Furniture Mre. Co., Toronto, 10 Machinery for Sale 5 H.P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 40 h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THE ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Ltp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. I 48 x 11/6", 52 ay ae Pome. 148 x 12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6” 39 34%” tubes Dome 1 48x 12 52 3” tubes Dome. I 54X12 52.3%” tubes Dome. 154X114 523%” tubes Dome. 2 58x12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion RACTICAL MILLFOREMAN DESIRES position ; thoroughly experienced in millwright- ing and the handling of men, Good references. Box 9€8 Canapa LumMBERMAN, Toronto. tf ANTED-POSITION AS LUMBER IN- spector or foreman, seventeen years exper- ience with large wholesale lumber firms. Address J. Hecror Latour, Midland, Ont. 10 Pesos WANTED IN CONNECTION with the lumber trade can be easily tound by printing your want under this heading. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WoopWORKER, Toronto, Canada. . 10 HOLESALERS—YOUNG MAN OF TWEN- ty, education, ability and business experience seeks position witha reliable firm offering advance- mentin sales department. At present, head ship- per and yard foreman of a thriving Toronto retail tirm. Write Box 972 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto 10 WANTED POSITION AS MANAGER OF company cutting about a million feet per sea- son, by a well educated young man who can do his own bookeeping, blacksmithing, millwrighting and lumber selling. Can supply best of references from present employer. Address Box 973, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto, II MAN WITH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN sash and door tactory and planing mill, 12 years experience in lumber business trom stump to office, can take off a bill of quantities trom plans, fi- guredthe millwork speaks French and English, lives in Montreal, P. Q., desiresa position Address Box 975, Canada Lumberman, Toronto, Ont, WV 7JANTED CAPABLE AGENTS FOR RETAIL Lumber yards in Alberta and Saskatewan. State experience, age, whether married or single, references and salary expected. Box:1, Bic Eppy, AX GS It BAND SAW FILER WANTS POSITION. Good reference. 159 Bradford St., Barrie, Ont, GAWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTE D openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fi It will be listed free of charge. Address W. Anstigz, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manuta urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C, WANTED PRACTICAL MAN TO TAKE charge of lumbering Operations of pulp and © paper mill in Quebec Province. English speaking man conversant with French preferred. Permanent — position for right man. Apply stating experience, — age, wages required also send references. Box 951 Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Capital Wanted ANTED A LUMBERMAN TO INVEST $8000,00 in well established business. Apply Box 971 CANADA LUMBERMAN. Toronto. 1a Planing Mill for Sale $5200 PLANING MILL FOR SALE IN A live Western Ontario town. A goingcon- cern at a sacrafice if sold at once. Good trade with local demand for side line. Address Box 967 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. : 10 Agents Wanted R{ITISH MANUFACTURERS OF GRIND- ing wheels for sharpening wood saws are anxious to getinto touch with parties in Canada who would be open to undertake the sale of these articles. Box 960, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. pat Steam Saw Mill to Lease N CHATS LAKE, NEAR ARNPRIOR, capacity 30M feet a day, ro hours, fully equip- ped with excellent piling grounds. For full infor- mation apply Box 963, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 Planing Mill and Lumber Yard GOING CONCERN DOING GOOD BUSI- ness, good reasons. B. J. McCormick, Welland, Ont. 13 For Sale 1400 ACRES OF TIMBER CONSISTING ot Hemlock, Elm, Birch, Ash, Spruce, Basswood, Cedar, Etc, 60 per cent. good Hemlock. A new saw mill at the railroad. For particulars ap- ply Box 531, ORILLIA, ONT. 13 For Sale White Pine WO TRACTS OF FOUR MILLION EACH: One on open river close to Mills and to Geor- gian Bay. The other on the Canadian Pacific Rail- road _ Price $15,000 each. Splendid bargains for small operators. Address J. A. Smmpson, 99 Canfield Ave., Detroit, Mich. II ‘Timber Limit and Saw Mill For Sale E OFFER OUR TIMBER LIMIT AND saw mill for sale together with machinery tools camps and camp equipment, about tive thou- sand logs located 35 miles from Ottawa, This is a good opportunity tor lumbering. Low LuMBER Co., Low, P.Q. 10 For Sale Saw and Planing Mill, premises and plant situate in the Town of Preston, which is one of the most progressive Towns in Western Ontario. The following machines (comparatively new) with belive: pulleys and hangers complete comprise the ant. F 1 Surface planer, 1 Dimension Saw, 1 Planer and Matcher, 1 Power-feed Rip Saw,1 Swing Saw, 1 10” four side Moulder, I 20” Jointer, Grinders, etc. Engine, Boiler and Saw Rig (inserted tooth saw) Capacity of Mill 10,000 feet. ‘ Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Railway con- nections. For terms apply to H. C. Edgar, A, Preston, Ont MISCELLANEOUS Timber Limits Wanted F YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A timber limit, either large or small, an advertise- ment under this heading will get itfor you. CANADA LuUMBERMAN AND WooDWORKEER, Toronto, Canada. » I Drawer 10 ara and = - Wood aS Timber Limit For Sale 50 000 000 FEET MOSTLY WHITE AND ? , Norway Pine, near Geogian Bay. Quick drive and under old license. Principals only considered. Box 922, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. co Timber Berth for Sale INE SQUARE MILES WITH AN ESTI- N mate of eight million teet of white pine. Two complete sett of camps and plant, River drive ot twenty five miles to Georgian Bay. Apply Box 40. Pembroke, Ont. 10 Sawmill and Timber Limit for Sale -~OR SALE TIMBER LIMIT AND SAW k Mill property in Muskoka onG.T.R. Fitteen hundred acres of timber, Hemlock, Hardwood, Spruce, Balsam, Cedar and Pine. Saw Mill, Siding, Houses, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Horses, Sleighs. Wagons, Boom Chains and all other working out- fit About four hundred thousand ft. of logs at mill. Agood going business. Will sell reasonable on easy terms to right party. None but those meaning business need apply. For further particulars apply Box 943, CANADA LuUMBERMAN, Toronto. 11 Asphalt as Lumber The term *‘lumber’’ formerly was appled only to wood, but 10 has now been combined with the word asphalt to form a term so new as to be capable of copynght. it means a board-like product which, while composed of layers of a spe- cial long nbre felt saturated with a composition of asphalt, can be cut, worked, jomed and nailed like wood, This material, originally designed for roofing, and absolutely water and weather proof, is manufactured in a stock size, 86 inches wide and 6, 8, 10 or 12 feet long. The boards are made with a one inch rabbet, running full length on either side, enabling the material to be matched up readily and quickly, while a special asphaltic cement applied along the rabbeted joint makes the joints practically a part of the solid board. Such a material naturally has many wider applications than those merely of roofing construction, and it is available in all building operations demanding waterproof structure, capable of resisting heat or cold, and unaffected by the action of acids, gases, fumes, etc. The material is compressed in the course of manufacture to such a solid consistency that it may be classed as a fire retardent, while it may be surfaced with sand, gra- _ vel, or mastic, as may be ordered. In the manufacture of asphalt board there are used four layers of saturated felt, three of parchment- ized cellulose and six of cementing composition to which are added two weather coats applied to the out- side. Wood Preservation A new method of treating wood has been invented and tried with much success in Australia. The essential part of the process ccn- sists in boiling the wood and al- lowing it to cool and absorb a sac- charine solution, after which it is dried, rendering the wood thor- oughly seasoned within a few days after cutting, increasing its strength, and stopping all warping shrinking. The sap in the od is driven out and replaced by an antiseptic, owing to the sac- arine solution boiling at a higher CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER temperature than water, thus mak-- ing the wood impervious to dry rot and to the attacks of white ants and other parasites which },rey on ordinary lumber. During the past four years a number of pieces of lumber were tested by the Government of West- ern Australia in localities where white ants are very numerous. The treated pieces remained sound while the untreated ones were de stroyed. Supply of Hickory Decreasing According to a report sent out recently by the United States For- est Service, the users of hickory have, during the past few years, become very much alarmed over the decreasing supply. So far it has been impossible to get accurate statistics either of the quantity of hickory remaining in the woods or of the amount produced and used each year. This is partly because a great deal of hickory is cut by small portable or stationary mills, which, after consuming the timber available in their immediate vicini- ty, are either sold or moved to new locations. Much hickory is also split into billets for spokes, han- dles, etc., instead of being sawed into lumber. Altogether, there- fore, it is difficult to make even a fair estimate of the total hickory consumption. The National Hick- ory Association and the Forest Ser- vice have, however, secured some statistics which are significant. They indicate a consumption of about 132 million feet annually for special purposes, and the manu- facture of about 200 million feet of hickory lumber, making a total of about 332 million feet. American Sawmill Methods Writing on the subject of North American Forestry, Prof. W. Som- erville, Oxford, says: ‘‘At Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria and elsewhere I had the opportunity of seeing large sawmills, and the. rapidity and ease with which the largest logs are brought to the saw bench and handled there was a revela- tion. In most cases the logs are floated, in many instances for hun- dreds of miles, to the foot of an inclined plane, up which they are transported by endless chains to the saw bench. Even where float- ing is not the means of conveyance, it is found desirable to construct a pond, into which the logs are thrown from the trucks. The pond serves many purposes. In the first place it is the means of clearing the logs from adhering grit, it of- fers the most convenient opportuni- ty of sorting the timber, and it is a suitable place of storage for logs that it is desirable to hold over for some months. From any lot of timber felled in a virgin for- est a considerable proportion is ‘pumped,’ ‘wormy,’ ‘foxy,’ or otherwise defective, and to get the largest proportion of sound, or fair- ly sound, boards, the logs have to be frequently turned over on the saw bench. This is done by means of a steam ‘nigger,’ which takes various forms, but is often a great notched bar of iron that comes up from below the bench at the will of the operator, and turns over and otherwise manipulates logs weigh- ing a ton or more, as easily and quickly as a man could move corks.”’ West Indian Timber Conditions It is said that the islands com- posing the West Indies at the time oi their discovery were covered with dense forests of mahogany, cedar and other valuable hardwoods. Parts of these forests, in the small- er islands, are still standing, ac- cording to a recent report of the Canadian Trade Commissioner. Two-thirds of Dominica, the larg- est of the leeward group, is still under virgin forest. Tropical for- ests are generally too damp to be subjected to fires. Certain conces- sions have been granted a large syndicate to operate the timber in- dustry in the centre of the island. The undertaking includes the op- eration of light railways to bring the timber from the interior to the coast. Only a limited portion of the original forest exists in An- tiqua at the present time, and no important belts of second growth are noticeable. Grenada, the spice island of the West Indies, accord- ing to the report, abounds in every description of tropical fruit trees, and has in addition an important area of virginal forest, consisting of mahogany, logwood and galba. The trees of the West Indian forests are for the most part ungregarious. A forestry department, acting with the Department of Lands and Mines, prepares regulations under which licenses are issued for ob- taining timber and the valuable byproducts, rubber and __balata. Greenheart, which is one of the most valuable timbers of this is- land group, is especially protected, and no tree can be felled without special license. Fire protection ap- pears to be unnecessary on account of the absence of grass and under- growth. Woods and Forests of Jamaica The physical features of Jamaica resemble those of Trinidad and of the other volcanic islands of the West Indies. Mountain ranges of great height, extending throughout the island along its greatest length, form its watershed. The areas of cultivation lie below the valleys and on the lowlands along the coast and on the rivers. The forest por- tions still remaining are in the in- terior and on the crests and slopes of the mountains. In character the flora and forest trees are the same as in Trinidad, and occur in nearly similar, vari- eties. Encroachments on the for- est lands and clearing have gone on as in the other Antilles, due to the requirements of unsystematic cultivation and the pressure of pop- ulation. The removal of the trees has been followed by the same ir- regular water supply and variabili- 39 ty of climate. Forest laws have been slow of introduction, but at the present time a system has been developed which is accomplishing something in the direction of pre- serving what is left of the wood- lands. The recovery of estates that have been leased and aban- doned or in any way alienated from the Crown is one of the features of the present laws. The forests that remain on these estates are being conserved, and reforestation is progressing on the denuded por- tions. Already the good effect of the present law is being observed in the improved output from these lands and the increasing area now growing up into forest. Logwood Largely Exported Logwood was introduced into Ja- maica at the begining of the 18th century, and has so taken root in the lower lands as to exclude all naturally indigenous species and to yield a large amount for export. Of late years the export has been largely met by the extraction of root wood, which is now found very valuable. The present export will probably be kept up as long as the demand outside continues. It gen- erally acquires in from 10 to 20 years a diameter of nearly one foot, so that it is of easy and rapid growth. As a dye-wood it is in- ferior to that of British Honduras and Campeachy. The fustic is an- other tree of special importance in the island. Unlike logwood, it does not propagate itself to the exclusion of other species, and re- quires a longer time to arrive at maturity. The export of the wood is quite large. The trees are found of about 8 feet in diameter and of a height of about 60 feet. It yields a yellow-brown timber, which is close-grained and used lo- cally in carriage building. Its ex- port is chiefly as a dye-wood. For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. RAIL New and Second Han YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea uccess. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. ee fl Ontario The lumber trade in Ontario is at something of a standstill. Tra vellers who have been about the province during the last week report that retailers are very indifferent. In the months of February and March, business was exceptionally active and travellers were so optimis- tic in their talk that retailers, fearing an advance, laid in large stocks. The result was that for a short tune the movement of lumber was even greater than it was three or four years ago during the good times. The pace was too fast to last and something of a reaction has set in. There is little likelihood of an increase in prices being made now. Manufac- turers, being in close touch with the situation, will scarcely attempt’ to raise prices at present, as the market would not stand it. The markets in the United States which take Ontario lumber are also dull. A Tonawanda traveller who spent some time around the Georgian Bay mills last week, stated that he was simply looking about to get an idea of the state of affairs. He was not doing any buying at all. The falling off in the demand will probably mean that prices gener- ally will remain quiet until the fall, though, of course, an active building season may bring about a stiffening up. The indications at. present, however, are that the building season will not increase the demand great- ly. In some of the cities of Ontario, London for instance, there are a great many empty houses, which, of course, have their effect in keeping down the building activity. Lath, which were strong until a few weeks ago, are a shade easier now. Shingles are selling at $3.20 for 8X, but the trade is quiet. In western Ontario there is a little better demand for mill culls, the price for 1-inch to 2-inch being now $16. Mill run also are about $1 higher, at $32 for l-inch x 12-inch and 1-inch x 18-inch. At Ottawa, pine good shorts, l-inch x 7inch and up, have eased off a little, from $40 and $42 to $38 and $40. Pine box boards are also easier. l-inch x 4-inch and up, 6-feet—ll-feet, are 50 cents lower, at $12.50 to $14. 1-inch x 38-inch to 6-inch, 12-feet—16-feet, are bringing $16 instead of about $16.50. 1-foot x 7-inch and up, 12-feet—16-feet, are about a dollar lcwer for good lots, selling at $15.50 to $17, instead of $15.50 to $18. Travellers report a strong demand for lath. White pine No. 1, 1%- inch, is selling at $4.35, and No, 2, l-inch and 14-inch, at $3.60. An increase has taken place in the price of flooring. Manufacturers are asking $2 per thousand more for all grades of birch and maple flooring. There is a good demand for Quebec spruce in Ontario. Prices are about $2 a thousand higher than they were in March. There is a great scarcity of high grade white pine in the Ottawa valley and prices are very strong. It is probable that advances will be attempted in the near future. Export busines is extremely brisk on ac- © count of the opening of navigation. The trade in 2X pine and cedar shingles is much improved. Prices range from $1.50 to $2, and per- mit of exports being made to the United States in spite of the increased duty. There is not much export in clear butts and 4X are also quiet. Low grade shingles are finding their way into the United States markets extensively. Birch and basswood are improving and the trade in ash and elm is moderate. There is a scarcity of hard maple, but the trade is quiet. Birch for flooring is in active demand at firm prices. Pine mill culls and dead culls are too numerous The hardwood situation in Ontario is rather quiet owing to the scar- city of dry stocks. New stocks are not yet in shipping shape. Enquiries, however, are very good, Eastern Canada The log driving situation is the most interesting feature in connection with the lumber business at New Brunswick at present. The recent rains have swelled the rivers so that there is no longer any fear of a shortage of water for the drives. In some places, in fact, the opposite has been the case. Taking things generally throughout the province, the drive situation is favorable. A good demand for bank logs has de- veloped at Fredericton, $15 per thousand feet being paid for deal logs. This is only of a temporary nature, however, and indicates the desire of manufacturers who are short of logs at this time of year to obtain a small quantity in order to keep their mills going until their own logs arrive from farther up the river. At Campbellton, N.B., a deal charter was recently made to the West Cvnst at 30s. 6d. per standard, a remark- ably low figure. : Log driving throughout Quebec has been very slow and in many places there will be little water unless plenty of rain falls. The indica- tions are that logs will be stuck for the season in many of the creeks. New York reports a fair demand for eastern spruce and prices at mill points are said to be firm on account of available supplies being low. Yards are not buying much more than they actually need, preferring to: wait until the season is a little older. The building outlook is some- what uncertain. Spruce, hemlock, yellow pine and general building: lumber are selling fairly well. Oak, ash, birch, chestnut and poplar are among the leading hardwoods. The balance of the list are also doing a oe Ca a fairly well. At Boston there is a more active demand for spruce frames, 9-inch and under are reported as selling at $24. For quick delivery, $24.50 and even $25 has been obtained. Random is also stronger and in good demand. Sales of 2 x 4 have been made at $21 and $21.50. Spruce boards are improving. Shingles are only about steady. © Some holders are looking for higher prices, but the buyers are holding off. Cedar extras are quoted at $3.40 to $3.50, but the outside figure is vei seldom secured. Laths are in moderate demand. Dealers are asking” $3.85 to $3.90 for 154-inch, and sometimes $4. For 14-inch there is a moderate demand at $3.50 to $8.60. set 2 med = Western Canada — There is considerable concern among the lumbermen of British Col umbia regarding the poss!ble shortage in the supply of lumber for | prairie provinces. During the past six months the demand has been extensive that many mills have been compelled to refuse orders for early shipment. On account of the early opening of the season, logging was — interfered with to a considerable extent in Saskatchewan, reducing the — probable cut by 25 per cent., which will throw an additional demand upon ~ British Columbia mills. During the last two or three months, prices — have been stiffening and the wholesale market is now from $38 to $5 © higher than a year ago. While higher prices are expected, it is believed — that the total output of western Canadian mills will be the largest in the — history of the lumber industry. Reports from the Fernie district indi- cate that the mills are being worked to their fullest capacity to supply the demand for mining timbers and building. The export business from — Victoria is increasing. Coast mills are running full time and large quan- tities of lumber are being shipped to the north, both on steamers and scows. Nelson reports an unprecedented activity in the lumber business of the interior. Many of the Canadian mills are working night and day. Laborers are reported to be very scarce. In the mountain district. alone ~ there are said to be at present vacancies for 1,500 sawmill laborers. Great Britain There is a good deal more business being done on the London lumber markets and business conditions are much more promising than a fort- night ago. The contract building trade is making more inquiries and the packing case requirements are fairly brisk, so that, taking things all round, there is an encouraging move in the right ditection. Prices are maintained very steadily. Importers are not doing much in the way of forward buying, being satisfied to take chances on the market later on. The market is considered to be very sensitive on account of the high prices, which make everybody cautious in their buying. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale, 3 x 7 unsorted Quebec spruce sold at £8 10s. Unsorted Oregon pine, 8 x 12 and 3 x 9, sold only at 1s. and 3d., and 8/16 x 1-inch sawn laths at 8d. Plain boards also sold well. Some good stocks of floorings were offered and prices were quite up to recent sales. At Southampton, the timber trade is reported to be progressing on fairly steady lines with a further slight improvement noticeable in the building trade. Quite a variety of woods have arrived by liner parcel during the past fortnight at Bristol. Much interest is being taken in the inaugura- tion of the new turbine steamship service of the Canadian Northern be- tween Bristol and Canada. Sailings commenced on May 12th and will continue fortnightly. : A satisfactory trade is being done at Liverpool, though there is no indication of a boom. Some anxiety, however, is felt in regard to the effect of the disasters which have happened in the cotton market, as, upon the soundness of the cotton industry depends in a large measure the prosperity of the timber trade in Lancashire. It is too early at pres- ent to estimate the influence of this factor but it is assumed that it will have an important bearing upon many industries. Spruce deals continue steady. Stocks generally are of broken specifications which is usual at — this time of year. Stocks of 11-inch and 9-inch deals are practically all of 14 feet and under. Supplies of 10 x 3-inch are plentiful and there is a fair quantity of 3 x 7 and 8-inch. The market is practically bare of anything longer than 18 feet. There is also a scarcity of 38 x 2-inch and wider, which are in good demand. The supply of 2% x 7-inch has in- creased, but prices are still good. 38-inch scantlings in all widths are scarce and readily bought. Stocks of scantlings are mostly 2 x 4 and 6-inch and 21% x 5 and 6-inch. Even these sizes are, however, not any too plentiful. The higher grades of Canadian pine deals are moving off x better than formerly, and 3rds and 4ths are attracting some attention at current prices. The pitch pine market for arrival is practically stag- nant. Birch c.i.f. values are firm and inclined to advance. Fresh logs are selling readily at slightly better prices. Stocks of plank are much re- duced. being composed entirely of 3-inch. -. The imports at Glasgow are very small. The market has quieted somewhat during the past fortnight. Arrivals are quickly taken into 7 consumption from the ship’s side and stocks are steadily decreasing, Prices are maintained easily at the highest price. Pine deals and sidings a © CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A. F. Ho.pen, Pres. le M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Asst. Mgr. |Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co. Limited Why Not Have the Best? To hold the confidence of your trade you must be able to back up all your state- ments with the goods, and that’s where we can help you out. When you want anything in White Pine, Norway or Fir—and want it right—let us have your order. We can furnish any length from ten to sixty feet. If there is anything on earth we pride ourselves upon, its the prompt way in which we fill orders. eveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 41 A _ the American barges had better take their loads. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER are scarce but the sales are not extensive. Spruce also is scarce and sales are only moderate, buyers being inclined to hold off on account of high prices. United States The spring rush is about over in the lumber markets of the United States but it is believed that the vast amount of building in progress will maintain a fair volume of trade throughout the season. Retail trade in northern pine at Chicago is quiet, the demand from the country being dull. Better business is expected towards the end of May. The city trade in Chicago is fairly active. are pretty well broken, but this will be altered on account of the open- ing of navigation and the arrival of fresh stock. At Buffalo, white pine is moving fairly well, the higher grades being most in demand. Uppers and selects are reported as saleable at whatever prices are asked, but the demand becomes decidedly weaker as the grade declines. The low grades are not expected to show any improvement until the box trade is doing better. At New York, the trade in white pine is irregular with prices unsatisfactory. Hardwoods at Chicago have eased off a little in demand during the last fortnight, but business is still very brisk. Prices, however, are well maintained. The values for uppers throughout the list are steady. Plain oak is a little firmer and may poasibly go still higher. The bad weather of late has interfered somewhat with logging operations and a curtail- ment of the output of oak, ash, cottonwood and gum is expected. Northern stocks are firmer. Birch and maple are better than the rest of the northern woods. Soft elm and rock elm are steady, but basswood is a little dull. At Buffalo the hardwood demand is still quite active and prices are strong. The greatest demand is for oak. On account of the searcity of oak, chestnut and birch are being more freely bought. Elm, basswood and maple are quite strong and none too plentiful. The de- mand for hickory is rather light, though stocks are searce. White ash is fairly active. Black ash is scarce. At New York, the hardwoods are stronger than the rest of the list, but the actual consumption is light. Beech is firm and scarce. Plain and quartered oak area little firmer. The hemlock situation at Chicago is steadily improving. Stocks at northern mills are reported to be broken, and also those in the yards. The demand for hemlock is improving by the firmer position of yellow pine and white pine. At Buffalo, the trade in hemlock is easy on ac- count of plentiful supplies. The demand, however, is good and is in- creasing. West Coast spruce and cedar lumber at Chicago are in excel- lent demand and stocks are badly broken. There is a complaint on ac- count of delayed shipments. At Buffalo, the demand for Pacific coast lumber is increasing. ‘Trade is rather uncertain. ; Shingles and lath at Chicago are dull and the curtailed supply from the coast has not had much effect. Dealers are asking $2.78 for Stars, but the price is about $2.73. Clears are selling around $3.24. At Buf- falo, shingles have declined since the opening of navigation. 'The demand is still fair for the red cedar clears, though the cheaper grades and.longer lengths are not much wanted. Market Correspondence Scarcity of Good White Pine at Ottawa Ottawa, May 11.—Many of the highest grades of white pine are scarcely purchasable in the Ottawa valley at any price. The manufac- turers have had their own way in the making of prices for this class of stock for several months. Quotations are strong, of course, but con- sidering the dearth of the lumber sought they are moderate. Manu- facturers and dealers very often refuse orders in preference to trying to get the stock looked for. This is a healthy sign for the price list, and some advances may soon be recorded in the quotations of nearly all the upper grades of pine. The orders that were held in the city for navi- gation are being attended to. This makes export exceedingly brisk. Some orders are waiting for American boats. It was announced by a private member in Parliament, two months ago, that New York canals were open to Canadian bottoms, but shippers are still of the opinion that No authoritative state- ment on the matter hag been received by the local transportation com- panies. They want a test shipment received on the other side before they ean regord the American canals as open to them. There has been a big improvement in the trade of XX pine and cedar shingles. Ranging from $1.50 to $2 per thousand; they can be imported into the eastern United States, freight and increased duty paid, and still be comparatively cheap. The export trade in clear butts and XXXX is quiet. The exporters of low grade shingles find that they do not have to meet the competition of similar stock from the lumber region of the western United States. The cheap shingles would nut stand the long haul, and consequently the market is left pretty much to the Ottawa valley. The demand for birch and basswood is improving. Ash and elm Prices are well maintained and stocks- -regulation permits of the same invoice being used for several cars as — * Crown lands of his province did not warrant the reports current to the trade is moderate. Hard maple is scarce, but eo little is used that the price is not affected. The cale of birch for flooring is on the increase and present quotations are very firm. Pine mill culls and dead culls are on the increase and dealers find sales hard to make. Mill owners asse oe that current prices are so low that middlemen will have to bear the — losses if they cannot obtain a margin. 'The increased dues to be collected — by the provincial Governments furnish reasons for maintaining the — present prices to the wholesalers. : Mr, J. Fred Booth states that the water supply is abundant at the Chaudiere and reports splendid results from the dam built two years ago. The flow of water is increasing five or six inches a day from heavy rains of early May. The volume of north waters which last year flooded the mills and shipping yards will not be so large this season, and no serious result is looked for. The E. B. Eddy Company had reports from the Rouge and Upper Ottawa last week indicating the most favorable driv- ing conditions. Ritchie Bros., of Aylmer, have 350,000 logs on the Peta- wawa river in two sections. The first lot is expected down in a couple of weeks. The season’s logs are just reaching the mill of the Colonial Lumber Company at Pembroke, and that company will then run at full capacity. . The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association made representations to Consul-General Foster of the United States regarding a ruling of the — U. S. Treasury Department, effective May 1st, calling for a more de- tailed statement than heretofore attached to the consular invoices, ac- companying lumber shipped from Canada to the United States. The new before, but calls for tally sheets showing the actual lading of each car. — The proceeding necessary in the absence of these sheets would be to unload the cars and measure the lumber before it was released from bond. It would have to be unloaded and loaded again, entailing a lot of expense. The Ottawa valley lumber is sold f.o.b. Ottawa, so that at the outset, at least, the importer*would be the loser. In time, no doubt, — the exporter would have to make allowances for this extra outlay, so that it would be in the interest of all parties to have the extra handling — of lumber obviated. The Consul-General told the ‘‘Canada Lumberman” that he had forwarded the views of the Canadian lumbermen to Wash- — ington, and up to May ‘7th had received no reply. In the meantime the © Ottawa exporters have supplied forms of specifications which have passed muster with the American Customs officers, and it ig possible nothing further will develop from the ruling. - Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Survevor-General of New Brunswick, who was in Ottawa this week, expressed the view that the inquiry so far made into the question of prohibiting the export of pulpwood from the ~ effect that New Brunswick was likely to follow the example of Quebec in this respect. Owing to the funeral of Mrs. Albert MacLaren, wife of the president of the James MacLaren Lumber Company, of Buckingham, the business places of the town closed on April 30th. A special train from Ottawa brought a number of friends to the funeral. Among the lumbermen were Senator W. C. Edwards, Peter Whelen, E. S. Leetham, R. G. Cameron and W. H. McAuliffe. Ample Water for New Brunswick Drives _ Chatham, N.B., May 4.—Since last writing the most important feature of the lumber industry, the log driving, has changed materially. Instead of a scarcity of water, as was reported a fortnight ago, there has been ample water in the brooks and rivers for driving purposes. A week of almost continual rains was responsible for the change. During that time, the water rose rapidly and the progress with the drives thus made possible saved the lumbermen of the St. John river, the Miramichi and ~ the Restigouc:s from having a general hang-up of their logs. The water in the St. John reached its highest point on the 29th of April, and then — began to fall rapr‘ly. During the ensuing six days, it continued to fall, and at present writiag it looks as if more rain would be needed to ensure the getting out of all the drives. However, conditions are not such as to cause great anxiety. Good progress has been made with the drives on the St. John and its tributaries and, at this stage, even a moderate rain — helps a great deal. A number of drives have already reached safe water. — The Scott Lumber Company, of Fredericton, received word some days — ago that their drive, consisting of 2,000,.00 feet, was out on Cranberry — brook, which flows into Magaguadavic lake. J. A. Morrison, of Freder- icton, has received word that the rear of his drive has reached Sweeney’s, and is now practically in safe water. On the Nashwaak river, the Nappa- — doggan drive, consisting of 5,000,000 feet, is out into the main river. r William C. Noble notified A. Cushing & Company, of St. John, the © owners of the logs in his drives on Baker brook, some days ago, that he expected to get out into the main St. John river without difficulty. J. * R. McLaughlin is out of Three Brooks into the Tobique with his drives. Charles Miller’s drive on the Tobique is out of the brooks and it is Pa expected will be gotten out into the main St. John without difficulty. — John Kilburn, who takes charge of the drives of several St. John mill _ owners on the Quebec branches of the St. John river, has notified the — 7 - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when buying haphazardly. To provide for filling all our orders promptly and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly—a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited Fraser Mills, B. C. “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - : = F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE ——! So 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC an | Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian Hart Wheels Limited Bartod Street East HAMILTON Larrigans -Leggins That Last Weare prepared to back up every claim that is made for our products because we do all our own tanning and know we can deliver the goods. Our larrigans and leggins are strong, well made and will outlast other makes. Try us on your next order Also Tanners of English Oak Harness Leather R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario The Only Electrical eS Paper in ™. Managers ows! ONS Canada Superintendents 71 SNR Electricians A National Journal for Useful to Ee Subscribers Engineers of a Se . Profitable to Electric - eS O She Advertisers Light ‘ ° Plants For free sample copy address d eo pad tverybody Se Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. interested in Confederation Life Building, Electricity TORONTO owners of the logs that he had, up to the end of April, experienced good driving conditions and that his logs were all out of the brooks. “ Conditions for driving on the Miramichi, following the week’s rain, were very favorable, but during the last week in April cold weather set in and the water along the river fell four feet. These conditions retarded somewhat the progress of the drives. While conditions are not yet criti- cal, more rain would greatly expedite the work. ‘The drives on the Tabusintae and Bartibogue and all the other important down-river branches of the: Miramichi, are out into the main river. Of the up-river branches, the drives are all out of Sabbies river and Cain’s river into the southwest boom. Iynch‘s drive on Salmon brook is also out. he Miramichi Lumber Company have their drives out of the Sister’s and Trout brooks ,and their Taxis river drives are also well under way, while a number of the other more distant drives are considered practically in safe water, there is no such volume of water but that a hang-up of a great volume of logs is quite within the possibilities, as the water in the Miramichi and its branches, during the past few days, has been just high enough to make driving possible by hard work. y On the Restigouche there is a good volume of water for driving, and many of the drives have already reached safe water. For several days following the heavy rains of a fortnight ago, the rush of water was so great that the logs were held in the booms with great difficulty. Tt is estimated that 30,000 pieces worked through the booms. Some of these were picked up about Campbellton, but a large quantity went to sea and were lost. — The strike of the workmen at Stetson, Cutler & Company’s mill at St. John came to an end a week ago after the men had been out about ten days.. The strikers demanded an increase of 10 per cent. in their wages, but resumed work at the old rate. se A record price for bank-logs has been paid at Fredericton, the figure being $15 per thousand feet for deal logs. Although this would indicate a great demand for logs, it is not so important as might be judged. The eagerness to obtain these logs is due to the fact that there are always manufacturers who are short of logs at this time of year, who require only enough to keep their mills going -for a few days days until their logs arrive from farther up river, and who will pay even such an extrava- gant price rather than shut down their plants and have their crews scat- tered. : Your correspondent was informed a few days ago that a deal charter had been made from Campbellton, N.B.. to the West Coast at 30s. 6d. per standard. This is probably a record figure, at any rate a remarkably low one. The steamer Whitefields arrived at Newcastle on the Miramichi on May 1st to load lumber. The Whitefields is the first steamer to load on the Miramichi this year. U.S. Paper Men Anxious About Pulpwood At the recent meeting of the American Newspaner Publishers’ Asso- ciation its president was instructed to send the following statement to Congress : **As a result of a strike in the mills of the International Paper Com- pany the price of news print paper for transient needs has advanced an- proximately $9 per ton within the last five weeks, a condition approach- ing a paper famine is imminent. What is aggravating the situation is the official announcement of the Province of Quebee that pulnwood cut from Crown lands after May 1, 1910, cannot be exported, The Ameri- can supply of pulpwood is almost exhausted. Many of the American mills are dependent upon Canada for their supply of raw material, so that the action of the provincial authorities of Quebec brings to the print- paper industry of the United States a menace which the special com- mittee of the House of Representatives, after a ten months’ consulta- tion, seeks to avert by its unanimous recommendation for legislation. “Tf the final action in adjusting this print-paper matter with Can- ada is deferred for ratification and approval ‘by Congress until next win-_ ter. it is probable that the newspapers’ loss due to this will represent millions of dollars. We ask that you promptlv act on the bill proposed by the chairman of that committee, James R. Mann. authorizing the free entrance of wood pulp and printing paper from Canada, providing all restrictions on the exportation of pulpwood and wood pulp are re- — moved. The good faith of Congress was pledged to adopt the recom- mendations of that special committee.” Charles Bates, Goderich, Ont.. reports as follows: ““Trade with me just at present is quiet, with prevailing prices fair. I make fruit barrels but until the season opens up I am pressing hay. A heavy frost here recently formed ice on the river from one-half to three-quarters of an inch thick and as the fruit buds were well advanced the frost may have - injured the coming crop.”’ ig The Dominion Cooperage Company, Brigden. Ont., say: “‘Business with us at present is just moderate though somewhat better than at the same time last year. No. 1 stock prices are fair, but No. 2 prices are very low. We are, however. looking for better trade later on and think the demand will be very good this year.’’ 3 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Extract from Letter received from Eastern Canada GENTLEMEN :— We received your No. 2% Chisel Tooth Saw and have tested it very thoroughly and are pleased to write that it is the most perfect saw we have ever had. The tension is the finest. It is the only saw we have ever had to stand up and do good work with the heavy feed we carry. as) // We are sending you saws of another make and would ask you to hammer them the same as the one you sent us. When we need new Saws, you get the order. This was a Burns No. 2" Chisel Tooth Saw giving satisfaction under very heavy feed To Become Familiar With You Will Find More Money in the retail yard business if you stock our Fleming’s Guaranteed Stock Remedies is to become a steady customer for them. They are adapted for prompt use in Contractors and Lumber Camps, covering every e urgent need, thoroughly reliable and effective. Write us for in- Colonial formation. A handy stable list for emergencies is :— i} Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil Columns it For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price - - - $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price - - $1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Spavins and Soft Enlargements. Price - $2.00 Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides Heaves. Price - - - $1.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. = 3 : Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lotion Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price 50c The ‘‘ Lock-joint”’ used in the manufacture of these columns is more than a name, it is a real ‘‘ Lock- joint” that does its duty thoroughly. Stocked in Oak, Birch, Chestnut, Pine, Etc. $1.00 All Remedies can be sent by Mail. FLEMING’S VEST POCKET VET. ADVISER. ; Devoted to Diseases of Horses and Cattle will be mailed free. Write for a copy. FLEMING BROS., Chemists TORONTO, CANADA A card will bring full particulars Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M. C.R. R. - DETROIT, Mich. The Spark Extinguisher shown in illustration was sold by us about a year ago to the Chicoutimi Pulp Co., Limited. It has been so satisfactory that we have just shipped two others to the same company for use at other mills. If you use wood for fuel you cannot afford to be without this apparatus. It is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and will not affect the draft. Made to fit any stack or chimney. . SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Geo. W. Reed & Co., ijauted Dept. B Craig Street West, MONTREAL 4 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER N. B. 16 in. Cedar Shingles Pine Lath Spruce, Flooring, Siding, etc. Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Plants at Midland, Ont. Fort William, Ont. St. Thomas, Ont. Hamilton, Ont. Londonderry, N. S. Three Rivers, P. Q. HIS machine wil cut your billing expense in two. It will save 50% in time, in paper and in filing space. It gives legible, ac- curate typewritten entries in your sales- book. Consult our Billing Experts. Their Advice is Free. UNITED KEYSER eines TEP Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East Ai of Ip = / Scr nf) Saw The Underwood Biller -EDGINGS Ontario Culliton Brothers’ sawmill at Loon Lake, Ont., is now complete. fe ee A. Mackle & Son, woodworkers, Toronto, Ont., have assigned to N. L. artin. H. A. Clemens Company, Limited, Guelph, Ont., lumber merchants, are stated to have assigned. ‘ _ The Hope Lumber Company, Thessalon, Ont., are building a large board- ing house for the accommodation of their employees. Fire which broke out on May 4th in Robert Baleom’s lumber and planing mills at Vienna, Ont., destroyed the entire plant. The loss is partly covered by insurance. : The Herman H. Hettler Lumber Company, of Chicago, have secured an extra provincial license to carry on_business in Ontario, with capital limited at $250,000. T. Harrison, of Kenora, states that the mill will give employment to a large force of men this year and will be in full operation all summer as a good supply of logs is on hand. The Rodney Woodenware Company, Limited, Rodney, Ont., have been in- corporated with capital of $15,000. The incorporators are J. J. Mistele and G. R. Whitton, merchants, and L. Miller, wood merchant, all of Rodney, Ont. Mohr & Company, of Killaloe Station, Ont., whose mill is located at Barry’s Bay, Ont., have installed a new band mill which carries a saw 6 inches wides, 18-inch—19-inch gauge, with a saw kerf of 3/32 of an inch. This mill is to replace a circular saw and the company expect by means of it to effect a saving of 15 to 20 per cent. The Foley-Rieger Pulp & Paper Company, which has recently been estab- lished at Thorold, Ont., will shortly re-open the factory which was formerly used by the Artistic Wood Turning Company. Mr. E. P. Foley, of the new company, has been for several years manager of the Davey pulp mill at Thorold and has been unusually successful in his work. Fire recently destroyed the planing mill, store and heading factory of John Pierson, of Stevensville, Ont., together with all the contents, including a quan- tity of valuable machinery and a large stock of lumber, some of which was partly manufactured and the balance stored in piles. Mr. Pierson carried no insurance and the loss will be heavy, being between eight and nine thousand dollars. The property destroyed included a new saw costing $180 and a quan- tity of oak lumber worth $300. The Dominion Salt Company, Limited, Sarnia, Ont., a new incorporation with a paid-up capital of $100,000, will operate the plant purchased a month ago from the Empire Salt Company at Sarnia. The purchase was made by the Cleveland-Sarnia Sawmill Company, and the new incorporation is affiliated with the latter company. Mr. J. M. Diver, of Sarnia, is president, and the man- agement will be in the hands of Mr. C. H. Rogers, formerly treasurer of the Dominion Salt Agency of London and secretary of the Empire Salt Company. The Owen Sound Lumber Company, Limited, which was recently incorpor- eted with an authorized capital of $50,000, will take over the business formerly conducted by Mr. H. E. Rowland under the name of the Owen Sound Lumber Company. They will engage entirely in the wholesale lumber business, selling principally to furniture and implement manufacturers in Canada and the United States. Mr. Rowland’s business had assumed large proportions and he was unable to take care of all the business offered. The new company will be in a position to handle the increased business and also develop new lines of trade. The provisional directors are Mr. H. E. Rowland, Mr. W. Sherriff, formerly of Taylor & Pringle Company, who will be secretary-treasurer of the new com- pany, and Mr. J. Rowland, who has been identified with his brother in the business since its inception two years ago The offices will continue to be in the new Kilbourn Bleck. : Eastern Provinces G. A. Grier & Son, lumber manufacturers, of Montreal, Que., have dis- solved. The Austin Lumber Company, Cap St. Ignace, Que., have sold part of their assets. It is reported that Mr. Menier is about to build a large pulp mill on the Island of Anticosti. F. M. Pope & Son, lumber merchants, Bury, Que., have registered, F. M. | Pope and Osborne L. Pope. The William Rutherford & Sons Company, Quebec, Que., have been incor- porated with capital of $60,000, to carry on the business of manufacturers and dealers in lumber, wood, timber, etc. a P ee le Lumber Company, Limited, Montreal, have secured permission tee Been Gavernaent to increase their capital from $20,000 to $90,- 000. The increase consists of 1,400 shares of $50 ae : F tion which outside parties had on the lumber business and proper- ties ar William Richards & Gana, Limited, Campbellton, N.B., was not exercised. After it expired on April 1, they were given until April 15th to buy, but on that date the parties could not come to terms and the deal fell through. athe Laurentian Chemical Company, Montreal, has been incorporated with capital of $590,000, to. produce and dispose of products and_ by-products ob- tained by the distillation of wood, etc., and to carry on the lumber industry. The incorporators are A. D. Gall, Westmount, Que. ; R. Prefontaine and F. E. Lovell, all of Montreal.; 3 i * 4 ae itoba Land & Timber Company, which was recently organized wi pe eee ‘Montreal: owns 30,000 acres on the line of the C.P.R. about 45 miles east of Winnipeg. They intend to cut the timber and haul it to Win- nipeg and also to operate a portable sawmill. Senator MacKay, Randall Davidson and others of Montreal are interested. 4 nee : ; largest timber limit sales recorded in Que in recent years was cs at cnerbeacke recently, when the. Champoux Company sold to the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company all their river limits in the St. Francis ¢ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER river and Quebec central districts. The limits comprise about 18,000 acres of land and a fine mill at D’Israeli. The price will be fixed by two arbitrators. Application is being made-to the Lieutenant-Governor in council of New Brunswick for the incorporation of the A. E. Hamilton Company, Limited, to take over the woodworking business of A. BE. Hamilton, St. John. The stock will be $50,000 ordinary, in $100 shares, and $25,000 preference in $100 shares. The provisional directors are. A. E. Hamilton, St. John, contractor and woodworker; Thomas Nagle, St. John, managing director of Thomas Nagle Lumber Company, Limited; Stephen B. Bustin, St. John, barrister ; J. Willard Smith, St. John, ship broker and commission merchant; Stanley KE. Elkin, St. John, manager of the Maritime Nail Works. The Swedish-Canadian Lumber Company have purchased from Curran Bros. their large mill at Rexton, N.B., formerly owned by J. P. Jardine, as well as their timber limits, chiefly on the Kouchibougac, and last winter’s cut of lum- ber. The price paid is said to be in the vicinity of $70,000. The Swedish- Canadian Company some time ago purchased the O’Neill and Vaughan timber lands on the Richibucto river, which they have been operating during the last winter, and their cut will be sawn at the Rexton mill, this making a large and busy season. Im all, they will handle about 6,000,000 feet. Frank Curran, of Curran Brothers, will be manager of the company at Rexton. Western Canada M. McIntyre, lumber merchant, Phoenix, B.C., has sold out to C. A. Ross, Rossland, B.C. Robinson & Lequime, of Grand Forks, B.C., who operate a mill on Smelter lake, have this season cut nearly 80,000,000 feet of logs up the North Fork. Arrangements have been made by the West Lumber & Supply Company to open a fully stocked lumber yard at Shell Brook, Sask., at once under the management of Mr. W. B. Crombie. Mr. E. H. Heaps, the well known lumberman of Vancouver, B.C., is presi- dent of a new company called the A. B. C. Elevator Company, which has taken over the Canadian-Mexican Steamship line. The mill of the Yale-Columbia Lumber Company at Cascade, B.C., will be worked time and a quarter during the present season so far as is known, but may over-run this as the season progresses. Fire broke out in the Rogers sawmill at Creston, B.C., recently, and re- sulted in damage estimated at about $10,000, partly covered by insurance. The company will at once start to build a new mill. Preparations are being made at Stamp River, B.C., for the erection of a large sawmill in that district which will employ a large force of men and open up another portion of the country tributary to Alberni. The Fraser River Lumber Company, Limited, Fraser Mills, B.C., made a new shipping record recently, when in one day they loaded off 32 cars and re- ceived 40 empties, making 72 cars handled by the shipping department. The McClelland Lumber Company, Limited, has been incorporated in Mani- toba with capital of $40,000. The head office is to be in Winnipeg. The di- rectors include R. Burritt, G. S. Alexander, H. A. Dangerfield and J. Doolittle. It is reported that another sawmill, with a capacity of 50,000 feet a day, is to be built at Nakusp, B.C. Cleveland, Ohio, capitalists are said to be interested. The company have already secured extensive limits on the Kus- koonaux creek. There will be an increased demand for British Columbia Timber limits this summer, according to Mr. H. R. Earle, a Detroit, Mich., broker, who visited Vancouver recently for the purpose of negotiating the purchase of various tracts of timber. The Cranbrook Sash & Door Factory, Cranbrook, B.C., are about to build a new mill alongside their old one and erect a new dry kiln. The new mill will be fitted up with the latest and best machinery, including a re-saw, rip saw, new moulder, double surfacer, two planers and matchers. : The Edmonton Lumber Company’s mill at Strathcona, Alta., was totally destroyed by fire recently. Mr. W. H. Clarke, manager and part owner, places the loss in buildings, machinery and lumber at $20,000, with only about $5,000 insurance. The loss on machinery alone amounted to about $10,000. The mill will be rebuilt at once. The British Columbia Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the fol- lowing companies: Seaboard Timber & Trading Company, Limited, capital $25,- 000; the Shortreed Shingle Company, Limited, capital, $10,000; the M. P. Cotton Company, Limited, capital $100,000, to carry on all or any of the fol- lowing businesses: contractors, builders, dealers in brick, timber and other building requisites. The Michigan Prairie Lumber Company and other large business concerns of Victoria, B.C., are endeavoring to arrange for the introduceion of a system which will give them direct rail connection with the E. & N. This, they claim, should be possible without inconveniencing anyone, and would enable them to handle orders from outside points much more expeditiously. The necessity of this, 1t is pointed out, is evinced by the fact that the lumber companies are so rushed now that it has been necessary for most to keep their plants in opera- tion night and day. Fire destroyed the Deschamps sawmili, planing mill and yards at China ereek, near Rossland, B.C., recently The sawmill and planer were under one roof, and the fire started on the roof of the planer, the entire plant being de- stroyed, together with 1,000,000 feet of dry lumber in the yards, ready for shipment. ‘The loss is $35,000, the insurance carried amounting to $8,000. J. §. Deschamps, sole proprietor of the business, will build a temporary mill at once in a new location near the site of the plant that was burned. Mr. Des- champs bought out his partner, Mr. Bleu, about two months ago, the firm formerly being Bleu & Deschamps. The business was established seven years ago. The second detachment of French-Canadians to be taken to the Pacific coast to handle lumber for the Fraser River Mills is being recruited in Quebec by Rev. Father W. P. O’Boyle, who will secure 30 married men and induce them to go to British Columbia. Father O’Boyle is on his second trip of a like nature, and with the experience gained from his previous visit will be in a position to make even more satisfactory arrangements than the previous time. When the first party of Quebec workers went out last year, it-was found there was 2a number of single men among them, and while they were as good workers as their married brethren, they are not considered as likely to become a fixture in any one place. The French-Canadians who go west under Father O’ Boyle’s rdianship will find ready-made homes awaiting them on arrival, and will have everything made easy and pleasant for them. McILVAIN SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Get your order in early for Red Oak 1 car 4-4, 12 inches and up; bone dry 4 cars 8-; Common and Better 2 cars 5-4 Common and Better Ask us for prices on Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar 4-4 to 4 inches Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered White Oak 1 car 4-4, 12inches and up I Car 5-4. 12 inches and up Dry, good lengths, well figured and nicely manufactured We have several cars of 4-4 Red Cedar at interesting figurese Write us We have just received a large block "Soft White Pine 44- to 8-4 Dry, well manufactur- ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. Send in your order promptly for White Ash 3 cars 4-4, Dry, Common and Better 2 cars 8-4, Common and Better 10-4 to 16-4. 10 cars Hard Maple Also same amount of Soft Mill. Ask us for prices. Get our prices on White Oak 3 cars 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone dry. How are you fixed on Red Gum and Cottonwood We have a large block of 4-4 in the above. We have a large block of plain Red and White Quartered Oak all thicknesses, bone dry; and can make immediate shipment from our yard to parties in a hurry for dry stock. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa J. Gibson Mecllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Thos. Mackarell & Co. Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal White Pine Red Pine Spruce Can take a few orders Red Pine Dimension up to 35 feet: Philadelphia, Pa. 47 -—~ff----- - 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Laide in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities ‘of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs. The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. - TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique Opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. 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We make four different sizes and styles of these machines, One of these is sure to meet your requirements. ti inth oe Write for circulars giving full particulars The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 KESBD BALATA BELTING KEBO is the only Balata Belt in which each individual ply of canvas is treated with adhesive solution, and is compressed singly. Hence there are no ‘‘weak spots” in KEBO, the plys do not come apart, the belt is absolutely waterproof,and will outlast any leather belting. Every foot of KEBO belting we sell is backed up by the strongest guarantee we can give. Is the belt you use as good? Let us tell you more about KEBO J.R. BAXTER & CO. Mill Supplies =: MONTREAL Jeffrey Conveyers for Sawmills and Woodworking Plants Partial view of Jeffrey Wire Cable Conveyer, 1830 feet centers, recently completed for the Anglo-Newfoundland Developement Co. The wood is delivered to storage by cable on the upper run and reclaimed by the return cable which travels through a tunnel underneath the pile as shown. Send for our illustrated supplement 57B. It contains descriptions of modern methods for handling Lumber, Refuse, Pulpwood, Logs and all other materials used in the Lumber industry. The Jeffrey Mfg. Company Columbus, Ohio Chicago Montreal Boston St. Louis Pittsburg New York Denver Charleston, W. Va. Birmingham TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better, 62 oo a’ No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 6. 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2'’ No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 1%” No 1,2&3Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 25 00 1x6 common and dressing 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 28 00 1x10 com & dr's'g go 00 1X ta com &dr's'g 35 00 1 xtoand 12 mill cull stocks........-- 18 00 ax 10 common.... 27 00 2gand3x1z2common 28 00 1x8 Pox & common 21 oo 1 x xo inch box and common.. 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 1” mill run sidings 24 00 1 dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring x” mill run Norway 2! nl “ “oe Norway, c&cf v”... “oe “ 144". “4 Biers “ “cc Spruce millrun ... 19 00 Spruce mill culls | 13 00 Hemlock 1x4 to 8in. 15 00 2x4 toB8in., roto 16ft. 17 00 Clear inch ~C. cedar, kilndried 50 50 14 00 17 00 18 50 65 5° | 2x4 to 1oinch x8ft. 1” Good Shorts.... 1” Mill Run Shorts Douglas Fir CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—~WHOLESALE 20 tole} 34 50 37 5° 19 oo Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14x16.. 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 aR nG oo Crean 6x16, Iox2o0 .. . 6x18, 8x18 .. I oO. 1 aft. hemlock lath. .. 114” mill run hem- lock lath X Pine Shingles.. XXPine Shingles XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ XXX 6 butts to 2” XXXX 6 to 23-16" XXXXX 5 toa”... HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS, Ash white, rsts and 2nds, r36 and 2” ......0sseeees Ash, white, No. 1. Ash, brown, sts ANG ALE cic enc cue cunseess Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, No.1 common and ether, 4/Avcis,amrecieiayeie pies Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 ANNA era aiavel ora ier elahoyeurtalole Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 ne 26/8 Sn 7P 8. coe tee Basswood, 1sts &2nds.4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, OMMNAOLN Fo eiciose ie sic vistatn nein Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better-......... Soft Elm,:sts & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .......--- Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, common Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, 6/4 8/4... rene ere eecnnee Rock Elm, No. 2 com- monand better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......--+ 4/4 Nor1com......-.-- 6/4 rst & 2nds........- 6/4 No. 1 com......-- : 8/4 1st & ands.... * 8/4 com No.1 ......-- 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- 12/4 No. 1com.......- 55 OO 45 00 46 00 35 00 50 00 32 00 26 00 35 9° Soft Maple, sts BUS VA! gies ale stele oP Soft Maple, common and Bette rs: 4//4) ci incinjeicleinie elvis Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds..... Hard Maple, 1sts ands, 4/4. ..0.2cine sion and Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 ...... Hard Maple, 4x4-10 to Anda WA Avett Red Oak, plain, rsts ands, 6/4 & 8/4.:.... Red Oak, plain, 1sts ands, 12/4 and 16/4 .. White Oak, plain, and ands, 4/4........ White Oak, plain, and 2nds,.1% and 2” .... White Oak, plain, and ands, 12/4 and 1 White Oak, \% cut and ands, 4/4........ ists 6/4.. ists White Oak, 4% cut 3/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.... White Oak 4% cut No. 1 COMMON ..... cee eee e eens and ands)... see's oa Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands ... 4/4 No. 1com..... 5/4 1st & ands ... 5/4 No.1 com..... 6/4 1st & ands... 6/4 No, 1com,. 8/4 1st & ands... 8/4 No.1 com..... OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES rin, x 7in andup 47 00 x 8’ andup...... 54 00 2’ x 7 and up 59 oo No. 2 cuts 2x8” and up ....-... 00 Pine good strips : ig A 4 and "wi" 4a ehalnwela's\s ale ape 45 Pine good shorts : 1” x7" andup.. 38 8 8 8 8 88888 888 sidings Vaavowstc 33 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips ....-+-+. 26 Pine, No. 1 dressing Oe 2a Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’.... 23 Pine, 7 ups. c. sid- RSE 2 cie'eios oy aI 50 ap Be AnOD oo Pine, s. c. strips 1” 18 00 14%",1%" and 2” 22 oo Pine,s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 Pine, s.c. and better, 20 00 21 00 EEGs facdseccesus 23 00 50 00 25 00 Pine, box boards., 1"x4 & up 6-11’... 1"x3” to 6”, 12'-16' t/x7" & up 12'-16' Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ Ki woes eysiaeloeete 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn O. cullsr & wp Red Pine log run, mill eats ace fel I “ Spruce, 1x4" & up Spruce, 1’ stocks, 4, 8,9 and ro” .. Spruce 1” clear (fine dressing and B) Hemlock 1”........ Hemlock 2X4, 6, 8 10, 12/10 ...4. Tamaraew, cen Basswood log run, dead culls out . Basswood log run mill culls out. . Birch .\s. vinta +++ 25.50 24 50 4xq¢to6x8.......---ce.0 see “ - 23 50 sees 4X 10 tO IO X 10.....++- 00s ee eeeateeeeee se eeeee ee 25 50 24 50 eat See ence gore 25 5° 24 50 Nalelelstelsatetsle|) aGD 6x 14 up to ga ft BRIfisa COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S. AND E, 2X 4, ax 6, 2x 8, 8 to 16 ft. and Seaescecrecensanendccasece: $2 SOM “18 to gaft...... shan saan sai aldan wares aX 10,2 X 12, 8to 16 ft.....eseeeeee Pr 18, 20, 22 EPP er 26 50 24, 26, 28, 30, 32...... 28 so 2x 14 up to ga ft 3x4 to 4 by 12, 8to Git. 3-2 ee ee ee 3X40 4X 12, 18 to Ja ft. ieee cccccs consanscares ag Oo 6x6to6x 1aupto 3 26 00 FLOORING. : Nox &2 Red Pine, 4in....-....seeeeeeee sr S a eae: a aie sajeta i ats ote lata ate . C. Fir E.G, No. vand'a Flooring...... 2... siso=. sesme F, G. No. 1 and 2 Moats atc sean eaae oe sits aera pe E, and F. G. No. 3 Flooring........ Wo oe n0s/s\¢ o0s\ns eee ie) SHIPLAP. BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. 1S. No. 1 Common Pine, £0 MCLs cw aicinv a o'ceis Saat eee 2 ee ee eee eee 4 3 Ae aa SO Bebe oe ewww ene a“ * mixed widths... << <10.cccsseces-seeaeee ine og Md a veecesscos eheedas sue RUC SHINGLE XXX B. C. Cedar < XX B.C. Cedar ... XXX _ Dimension.......... PPO LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pines os. 0. cae. ccnscbeemiineeneeneee No. 1B. C. Fir......... wa BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers Ala. clanramce Dressing 5/4........++.... 46 00 . * 5/4X10.. « 51 00 Selects 414 .......00-00+« No. 1 mcdaeeyae ae % oo % eS 4.e++.. 58 00 Bierce. 58 No. 2 Moulding Sh tat a a ae 47 00 No.1 Barn 1x 12........ 2 : “ “ “ bes ~ 38 ec oe No. “e ee No. 2 Barn 1x6 & 8, o IX1IO........ 35 00 No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8..... a * “6. SL ee eae Box 1x6 & up.......... 24 00 ‘*'- $° ROL canoe bennes eae eee 60° PRD, aw neeeke ce ce eee “ 2x3 g Oe pe emansa S No. “ “ “ No. The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobb buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: oe me WHITE ASH. rst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1X¥% to ainch...... 44.00 4600 | Strips .......+...- 22 00 24 00 2% to 4inch .... 48 00 54 00 | Com. and cull BLACK AND BROWN IS.... 14 00 rst & and 6 inch up .40 00 42°00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 BIRCH ist & and6inch & ist & and, white, 6 Up, keds e-em 40 00 42 00 inch and up...... go 00 32 00 Common culls, ........00. 16.00 180 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 rst and and, soft, 6 inch and up..... 3200 35 00 inch andup.... 26 00 28 00 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common and culls. 10 00 17 MAPLE ust and 2nd hand 20 00 23 00 rst and and, soft.. 20 00 23 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 | Commonand culls. ra 00 13 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch...... v.00 60 0b came QaTOS Selects, 1 to ainch,..... aa ‘ Fine Common, t inch 14% toa inch.... No. 1 Cuts 1 inch..... Leer vida no salar ean sees 45 00 1% toa inch......... 2 nn.0ide sen) | ed Ne ORO No. 2 Cuts, 1 inch...........-++ Deaeaen cece ue $500 1% to a inch; ...sencdseses oa/taisa ene Barn Boards, No. 1, 1X12 -eeeeeeeeeee- senses 50 00 eseee 36 CO gessssessess 88e8 Ca wattkot 2 pesesgasasecase veed No. 3, 1X 12.......- No. 3,1 X10....... No. 3,1x 8... .. 0° Spruce, ro and rain. dimension 9 in. and under. ...... ois Gib) aero ro and 12 in. random lengths, 10 ft. andup .... 23 50 2x2. aX4, 2x§ 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random lengths, ro ft. and up....--- --.+++++.+«. 20 §0 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, 10 ft... andup .....- wae satehg Roh eee +. 21 00 § in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 18 18 50 00 Canadian Spruce boards .......++.+++0++ caeseeet 23 00 oo Vermont Spruce boards, matched .._ .......-. so ‘ 1x aand1x-3 furring p, «8 clipped and bundled 20 00 o %” Spruce laths ......-eseeeeeeeeee cinas'a renee Sm C my”, Reatinsoscanteacae cicije ela aaiaiesnioeinet ene 60 2 ; NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES q Extras... 0.0.00 cccccccccecees sacgersosecsvetsces PS 40 $3 Pak wad Clear Whites Extra 1s \Clear whites out). Extra rs (Clear whites in) -. kn Bish ro ut Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to 2”............--.. 390 as urekas, 1 ae ee NA “Perfection, giblitte to229/ incr eesnone 2 y ’ > 7 w ~ 4 ‘ Pk = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 [MaNUFMeTURERS oF QUALITY LUMBER AND suINcLes | Me et Logical ‘ee Combination in the conduct of a successful retail lumber business is Fenderson’s “Quality Lumber and Shingle Products” and Good Trade One begets the other and your customers take to YOU as the darky does to the watermelon. | ) i ) Da a | 1 SOS HH HOU WS N . WAS pty y Vs bats % ARI We VSEQDN ~ It’s natural—because our pro- ducts are manufactured under our own personal supervision and with an eye to pleasing the most critical trade. Quebec Spruce, White Pine, And, best of all— We Are Doing It N.B. Cedar Shingles, Spruce So when ordering your next and Pine Lath. supplies just REMEMBER . Wee Ls Some of Our ‘‘Quality Products’’——— If it’s Fenderson’s—lIt’s Right John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P.Q. Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. Ll aa | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada eee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER What We Offer ina “Utility” Resaw Several years ago we became interested in the future of the Band Saw business and, after having studied the field closely, established a Band Saw Department, and then proceeded to hire the best mechanical talent in the country. A careful study of conditions and competi- tive machines brought us to this fact ; that the machines offered were not built as good as pos- sible and then sold at a reasonable price—they were built to sell at a certain price. We know that a policy of that nature could not make good to the fullest extent. So instead of putting on wheels that are cast (rim, hub and spokes) together, we made a radical departure— actually had SreeL Rims made elsewhere at a greater cost for the rim alone than we could have cast an entire wheel. We found that staggered steel spokes in combination with the steel rim, would give a Hamilton perfectly balanced, very stiff, light running wheel. That was a point scored for us. Then the straining devices in use at that time were cumbersome, weighted, etc.,—every- thing but simple. We remedied this by perfect- ing the simplest straining device on the market. Every part is balanced over knife edges and the force is exerted in straight lines—direct from weight to fulcrum and from fulcrum to upper — bearings. Other points—the superiority of which can be seen by even a novice, arethe Variable Speed __ Device, Safety Saw Guide, Frame Without Overhang, Double Wheel Bearings, Roll Con- struction—in fact there is no reason why we shouldn’t be busy in our Band Saw Department. The ‘341’, cut of which is shown, carries a 6-inch blade and because of its having the lightest wheels and carrying a short saw, it has the greatest capacity of any machine in its class and in many classes of work, we will put it up against any 8-inch blade. It has all the good features of our heavy saws combined in a medium priced, medium sized machine. It will do twice the work of a circular resaw and make better lumber. It is the busiest machine in any planing mill or box factory. But the ‘‘341” is just one of our big line. Just write us for details of any kind of a Band Resaw you require. Ask us to send your operator a copy of our booklet ‘‘Fitting and Operating Band Saws.” It is a booklet well worth his careful reading. - Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizes, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. Berlin Machine Works, Limited = ee Berlin Quality Counts CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 THE TRIBUTE OF A GREAT NEWSPAPER THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD _ [ ®t avisnents ] PHILADELPHIA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1910 WORLD’S BEST SAWS ARE MADE HERE Kolling me Lireular Sal PIGTES | Hiling, laathing aad tiling LULU GAMF LEELA! Viel DF WE Disstan Fal . Warks Gridntiag Cireiler as Sraztag ani Fitting BAND SIMS He was the great improver and developer who placed Philadelphia made saws in their present position at the head of the markets of the world for quality, finish and cor- rectness of pattern—a position which his successors so ably main- tain.” In the rapid whirl of events which have world wide interest and signifi- cance, itis seldom that the management - of a great metropolitan newspaper is profoundly impressed by the methods and achievements of an_ individual enterprise. But on February 6th last, the Phila- delphia Record—one of the foremost journals of the nation—employed an entire page to illustrate and describe the Disston saw works; to tell the deeply interesting story of its founder organization which occupies so and his successors ; of their purposes, high a place in the commercial theiridealsand their accomplishments. Here are has kept ahead of all others in the processes and and manufacturing world; an organization some of the editorial statements that weremade: i#Ventions for sawmaking. that expends so much time and effort to serve In the beginning, Henry Disston made saws to : fits patrons, is an asset for ever ““There are various reasons for the growth of live, later, when wealth came, he lived to make the interests of its _p : wees. this Philadelphia industry from nothing to the saws. Hestudied his art—for it is an art—as a pain- merchant and mill owner who handles or uses greatest of its kindin the world. One is that it ter studiescolors. And he produced a masterpiece. saws, files and tools. HENRY DISSTON & SONS |. INCORPORATED ' (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. Canadian Works: Frazer Avenue, Toronto, Canada Disston saws, files and tools give longer and more efficient service than any other imple- ments of similar character manu- factured. Business association with an Filing Long Sas _ CANADA LUMBERMAN For Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Ship Lap, Double Ceiling, Doors, Sash, Blinds, etc. the Up-to-Date Lumbermen use The Shimer Cutter Head Because of the complete mechanical features and very low prices at which it is placed before the manufacturing trade. It is kept in first-class working order with less labor and expense than others and offers one of the very best invest- ments, for a little thing, that can be found to-day. Any size or style, made to fit machine, will be sent on trial 30 days to any responsible lumberman in this or any other country. Lock tor the NAME and TRADE MARK “ The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head weturn out. A dealer who wouldsell you an imitation means to deceive you —Send them back anddemand the genuinearticle with our guarantee for your protection, Samuel J. Shimer & Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. AND WOODWORKER - New No. 4 Saw Carriage | A Machine , worthy of a place in the world’s larg- The Madison Williams Mfg. Co. Limited Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St, Montreal, Que. Western Representa- tive: e Canadian Fairbanks Co., Van- couver, B.C. TENDERS A few dollars spent in advertising your proposals in the CONTRACT RECORD would result in additional competition, which might save your city or town or your client many hundreds of dollars. Published Two Dollars Every ¥, a Year Wednesday Proposals for Waterworks, Sewerage, Bridges, Electric Light Plants, Railway and Canal Construc- tion and Buildings of all kinds are advertised in the Contract RECORD. For sample copy address The Contract Record Confederation Life Building Toronto CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 A High Speed Inside Moulder Combining the Advantages of Several Machines Built to Work 12” or 15” Wide by 6” Thick A Producer A Labor Saver S. A. Woods Machine Co. Boston, U.S. A. The Planer Specialists CHICAGO, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS, SEATTLE Our Paterit Truing Devices applied to these machines, true to the knives so that each : does its full share of the work. REAR VIEW No. 107. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. & The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time eh and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding ie 4 sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end aes of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set whiie skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All me skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Repairs — J A customer says :—‘‘ We have used one of your vertical high speed engines, English Type forced lubrication since 1907. The engine runs at 425 revolutions per minute almost constantly nightandday. Ithas given us every satisfaction and so far has cost us nothing for repairs.” ROBB ENGINEERING CO., LTD. AMHERST, N.S. ( 607 Can. Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W.Robb, Manager DISTRICT Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Wm. McKay, Manager OFFICES | Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager . 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter. Manager P. Payette’s New Patent 1 Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any description. Booklet for same mailed free to any address upon request. P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE - ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals To pee ww To yo yO Employees , ly Employers Wwawe”, wanting \ wanting | Neale Employees Ny IL. Employers When you send us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants get the position He Smiles Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. A CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 If You Need a Heavy Band Rip Saw, Look into the Merits of Our No. 109. In our large descriptive Circular—Sheet No. 1-N particular attention is called to the massive and substantial construction of our No. 109 Patent Aut. Band Rip Saw It is made for heavy ripping in bridge, ship and car shops or wherever a heavy rip saw is required. The general construction of this machine, its Massive Square Column Solid Lower Wheel Patent Sensitive Straining Devise Strong Feed make it a superior tool for all lines of heavy work Two noteworthy fea- Feed is the strongest | imaginable and consists } of two heavy, fluted upper | rolls and three lower ones il a of large diameter, all “ gNPPty power driven. f eae y is © CINCINNATI,O. oe & Write for a — Sheet No. 1-N which illustrates and describes Our No. 109 in full. tures on this machine are our Patent sensitive Straining Device and Solid Lower Wheel, a combination which per- mits the use of an extre- mely thin blade at a terri- fically high speed without any danger of breaking it. No. 109 Patent Aut. Band Rip Saw—Capacity for material 28” wide and 14” thick. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY A65-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. - SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 582 Pender St., West, New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B. C. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich., Evansville, Indiana 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bidg., San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINX’S PEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TOGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, ~ - Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Sheldon Slow Speed Dus Exhaust Fans Collector Systems with Low Power, Slow Speed Fans ‘for handling Shavings Saw- dust, etc. Our systems are noted for their power-saving features. They will separate finer dust with less back pressure on the fan, and are less liable to clog than any other col- lector on the market. They are noted for Efficiency, Durabil- iiy and Economy Complete systems designed, manutactured and installed. Old systems remodelled. Supplementary systems ad - ded where present systems are outg-own. Detective sys- tems corrected and put in proper working order. The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Let us estimate on your next work W. E. Dillon Company Limited 76 and 78 Richmond Street, East, TORONTO Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to z inches or over SPECIALTIES Sawep HEeMLock Rep Cepar SHINGLES Waits Ping Latu Bass anp Poprar Sipinc JAMES GILLESPIE | Pine and Hardwood Lumber LATH ana SHINGLES North Tonawanda, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1892. % OILLE & McKEEN Wholesale Lumber NORTH TONAWANDA, - N.Y. TRADE WITH CANADA SOLICITED. Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No screw adjustment. For different width grooves, ees remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., RocHEsTER, N.Y., manufacturers Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. Improved — { CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 “The Kelley Router” Electrically - driven and _ operated on the bench by hand Stair Routing and Interior Trim Column and Pilaster Fluting Cabinet and Furniture Work Its accurate work and Time Saving qualities will surprise you WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Kelley Electric Machine Co. 36-38 West Seneca Street, KELLEY ROUTER BUFFALO, N. Y. STAIR FRAMING PLATE / That Old Machinery in the Shed that is not being used might as well be sold Its High Daily Average, its ability to always keep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER ; : Tiere cure tobe samebody who wants! just in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader . prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity the machine that you have for sale. The way at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ‘ 66 ee : : ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. to find that somebody is to advertise in the ——— ae Ys) “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this Brae Cross” GLYDE IRON WORKS = cavannan. ca saCN NEW ORLEANS, LA. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE paper. McGIFFERT ano DECKER PaTeENT SELF-PROPELLING ‘ STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DuLuTH, MINN. Canada Lumberman and Woodwooker Toronto - - - Canada Eclipse Double Bed Clapboard Planer If you are a stranger to them and they to you, get acquaiuted. “This is One of Three in the Family and Every Onea Wonder” Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers the other day. He based his opinion on a ‘“‘working acquaintance” gained in their own mill. On the start he “ was against us but is now another one added to the hundreds 3 won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. Sleeper & Akhurst, Coaticook, Que. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Here 1s the Band Saw You Should Use ATKINS Sterling SAWS Made in Canada “The Finest on Earth” Tough, hard steel—they go right ahead and stand up to their work. You can’t afford not to use Atkins Sterling Saws. Write us for quotations. We'll make it easy for you to get them. E. C. ATKINS & CO,, Inc. MAKERS OF STERLING SAWS Canadian Factory, meee Hamilton, Ont. A. R. WILLIAMS MACHINERY CO., Agents, Vancouver, B.C. W.C. BIRDSALL, Resident Representative, Vancouver, B.C. Rip Saw | 20 rates of feed instantly available f F . | The heaviest, strong- est and fastest feeding saw ever made at the price. Rips 1g 1-2 inches wide, 5 1-2 inches thick, and from 6 inches long up. ee FOR FS ‘ ind! =z Price and full par- ticulars for a postal NEW COMPLETE CATALOG ON REQUEST JOHN BALLANTINE & CO.., Ltd., Preston, Ontario i A full line of “THE BEST” Wood-Working Machinery CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 \R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea ~_ St. Catharines, Ont. —= We are the Sole Manufac- Sim ad Pp in the Dominion turers of Saws under the on S rocess of Canada There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSERTED TOOTH SAWS Notice the improved shank. We call particular | attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest part and which gives it more wear than the old style. f é wat | eee SAWS The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine { Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws pertectly. manufacturers in Canada are using them. Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. The Simonds Temper i and style of tooth make | : the ‘‘Leader”’ the fast- \ est and easiest cutting ) | CROSS-CUT SAWS THE “NARROW LEADER” REFINED SILVER STEEL. =, saw manufactured. =f (=m Hn; =e = = Serv Wl bine NaN None SS scrivi Ly B H.SMITH CO. times St. Catharines, Ont. 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 48” EDGER WITHOUT FRONT TABLE We Oobuild aé full line of EDGERS and will be pleased to sub- mit specifications and prices Z on application. 48” KDGER WITH FRONT TABLE The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. a Ae yh ea} er Le Wey yee! 7 < 4 tA. o®. ® £ . aoa — \ = Z bh CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The base extends completely around the mill. The ypper wheel is supported above and below mandrel. Top Wheel has extra wide range of adjustment. The tensioning device is double knife-edged. The upper wheel is mechanically tilted froin front of rear Both guides are saw-centre swing, single or double cutting. Upper guide is absolutely rigid, non-breakable, water cooled. Operating mechanism is direct, rapid and power driven. No belts to gum or slip. : | All mechanism is enclosed within column. | OR, Lower Guide is extra high and opens instantaneously. Every part is accessible. This Mill is completely described in Bulletin No. 102. Send a post card for it. Beers ‘The -Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited. Brantford, Canada | pee Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. v3 FOR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to impiors Box risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced_rates. = Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. FIRE INSURANCE REDUCED RATES: It’s Your First Order THE We're After LEATHER You'll be after us with future orders because OUR builders’ supplies are the kind that your patrons always want. Staved Columns Sash, Pine Doors Newel Posts ‘Interior Trim AND MONTREAL TORONTO § Don’t Forget that First Order WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Batts Limited 374 Pacific Ave. 3 WEST TORONTO The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited ; General Mill Supplies MONTREAL | 3 H. WALTERS & SON, Hutt canapa VANCOUVER tiie Conner hots and eine Streets. AXES, ALL mun’ AXE HANDLES, MACHINE "KNIVES, “ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCINC TOOLS NG DISTANCE gear We supply the areas Lumbermen in Canada. 7--R. Booth Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior ; E. B. Eddy Coz, Limited, Hull; wa & B. Gordon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Hull Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. : MACHINE | WRITE | FOR KNIVES: «0 CATALOGUE\ | H.WALTERS s& SONS LUMBERING & PAVLULL. QUE. Lpcoes Toor. Toronto, June 1, 1910 2 lu No. 11 nada ; @ ¢ Wood Time is Money The rapid cutting File is the economical File mberman Worker Lumber and Woodworking Insurance ~— Policy holders. constitute the company and participate in its profits. Files Branded _ American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith & Present dividend 40 per cent. For full particulars apply to The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass. are rapid cutters made by NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. The Babbitt that has the confidence of the Public ARCTIC METAL It is Reliable _It Satisfies ARCTIC METAL FOR COOL BEARINGS Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Cantiaetirs’ STRENGTH x : FoR UNIFORMITY ~ aN Supplies BELIABILITY me ba Including— EG NDURANCE GENUINE OAK & | Tents, Fiags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, ea - 6 apt 288 99 Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets Genuine Oak Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down LEATHER BELTING Be, ax FULL STOCK OF ) TEST IT J.J. TURNER @ SONS | Pressed Steel Pulleys and = 0 Se Sains ie Tv 3 Mill Supplies The Largest Wholesale: Manufacturers and Dealers in | OF EVERY DESCRIPTICN LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and ONCE. AND YOU WILL ~ SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES NEVER USE ANY OTHER a Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothin FOR 4 D K. M L Li it d Hope Blankets, Grey Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal WET or DRY WORK. . traw icks eeping ags, oboggans, nowshoes, SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: . Se Cc aren, mil e Wceeavinn Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED s Montreal Toronto Quebec Window = for 1 TUR NE R @ SONS : Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines 4 . St. John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. z Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver a ’ Cor.George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING csivonens HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS BELTING S| ersce" OAK LEATHER BELTING) ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG [cash Sapuersttawore i —==F AC TORIES =5 MONTRE Al _ ; i hai | eg aerate ee , = ‘ md ae i Toe A ee § ¥ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER reas a = a oe A light man, with this machine, can cut — more and better lumber than the strongest setter you ever had More lumber, because—It is steam operated. That means it works quicker than any man possibly can. —It cannot tire—a man using it cuts as much lumber the last hour of the day as during the first hour. : —It will set up to four inches with one throw of the lever, instead of only . two inches as all hand machines do. (2 Better lumber, because—the travel of thé piston must be exact, and therefore it is a mechanical impossibility for the machine to make uneven lumber. E 4 | Then you are not dependent upon big, strong men only to do your setting. You can employ a setter for | . our A his ability regardless of his size. Shall we send our catalogue ? William Hamilton Company, Limited PETERBOROUGH, - ONTARIO = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 . Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. We're Ready to Fill Your Orders for 1910 Cut We have the TIMBER and the EQUIPMENT that enables us to turn out RED and WHITE PINE that will please your trade. Our stock is carefully manufactured, strictly up to grade, and is just the kind of lumber you require to bring you repeat orders. Prices yours for the asking. Better let us quote you on your needs now RUSH BILLS A SPECIALTY George Gordon & Company, Limited . Cache Bay - - Ontario CAIADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Rait OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Wa pig, President. R. S. Watpik, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company We have a complete stock on hand at . : ; : TORONTO, ONT. You Can’t Make a Mistake when you order your building supplies from us. 9 Experience and careful supervision is behind all our products. We manufacture the best Shingles, Sash, Doors and Frames, Mouldings, Turned Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. John Carew, “orzo Manufacturers of = Limited Lumber, Lath and Shingles 7: Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PRES. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PRES. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. Te WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED toweewesot Trugnnyber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 \ Ly Le 6. & ‘ww wf x == ~~ << WSS e Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Stem PNT BY, RAIL «OR. WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Parry Sind ii-amber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber | Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, Aectinl S aal Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. paket ee Kimerican 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar, Shingles: Ont. Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Rough and Dressed Lumber Cedar Fence Posts Knowles & O’Neill Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec C. P. R. Station : BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. Telegraph Office: Winbdy LAKE Pine, Ont. Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. ATT oD 5D DQ DB \ al \ EEE Ec ccc claccdeasussssugsdssatiddssaalas GLLLTADEA Oyamel Company B. A. Scorr, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Mills at Roberval, Lake St. John Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National ie Chambers, 25 Toronto Street, TORONTO, ONT. elephone Main 6244). Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. | Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have dry for immediate shipment Birch No. 2 C. and B. Hemlock No. 1 16. M ft. 4/4 in. APAtie SAG. 5 in, ©. in, 140 1 5/4 in. 7 in., 9 in. IT in, m5 ou | 6/4 in. 8 in., 10 in., 12in., 40 1 8/4 in, 8/4 in. x 6 in., 7 in., 9 in., Pines Seine. NOL: Head Office Mill and Yard OTTAWA, ONT. OPEONGO, ONT. AND WOODWORKER 7 We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & ComMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St. - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath : ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS z OTTAWA, ONT. DRY Pine, Hemlock, Lath Spruce Kiln-Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE DEALER IN Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Spruce aw Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BuILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. THE 5 Wholesale and Retail Brockville om Lumber, umper Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stuff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Whois Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada Yellow Pine Timber Yellow Pine Finish 2 Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boacls €. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : soa Gora aee pe Bide, ToRoNnTO DIE DOUGLAS, CO 2a he John Street, MontREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, ONT. Our Prices will Interest you CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —=Dimension Bill Stuff in—— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 R,. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto . | Sarnia Buffalo Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Wanted Basswood, Elm, Ash and Oak For delivery soon as ship- ping dry Write us for specifications TERMS CASH The Johnston Lumber Co., John Street, Toronto E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC he Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. . . Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. COLSTON | Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 | ™ Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., ximitea 18 Toronto St.,. TORONTO Let us quote you on §”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; 8”, 1”, 14”, 14” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. : as A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay ' the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut’or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East) TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND LOVELAND & STONE Lumber E. A. STONE Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty - HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock re) - Mo ede Cok Doors, Sashes and ar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Panter * Specialty. rior Trim Mi ll Work. leis, FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also . Circular and Gang. Have fay equipped Planing Mill ae can supply any grade as Stock On = ade wa miles nae rth’ of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. — Loveland, Pre L. K. Loveland, Vice. ‘Pres. cA: Kent, Sec. and Tre ies Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF - LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold”’ To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. . Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. ORME ATE Ont. urers LUMBER “LATH 'AND SHINGLES peeeye equipped Plan Be Ue en sae tion. Dresse d Lu mikes , Flooring i fen ocd or Hemlo ck, ¥% Ce ilin nes Bp ch and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Tur Dre ssing to rere andes e-sawing a ne ae ty oe, current pri RAIL For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO “Pie a QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO Fa HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Ce Vr MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion BELTING Co.Lirb. HAMILTON CANADA Fs CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23:3 Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) MANUFACTURERS OF ———————_ Wholesale Long Leaf Lumber, Lath and Shingles Yellow Pine, Timber and Joists Bills for yard stock and factory construction our specialty. The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited We have in ees lin., 2in. and 3 in. No. 1 Hemlock 1 On and Ocime Now way Pine X and 0, White Pine Can aupein anything in yellow pine finish, rough or dressed Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. Ask for prices on Your inquiries solicited Oak Maple Flooring — Chestnut Lousiana Red Cypress Poplar New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRyY’s BAy, ONT. Address all inquiries to our Canadian Office : Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. 135 Laporte Ave., Montreal Que. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED J. R. EATON & SONS Milling in Transit a Specialty Matching Re-sawing Planing Moulding We have every facility for this ESTABLISHED 1889 work and will execute your orders promptly. Sidingsfrom the railways run to our factory J. R. Eaton & Sons, ontario Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch also B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers SPECIAL We are in a position to accept car orders for Clap Boards, Flooring, V-Joint and Dressed Lumber from White Pine, I. 1%; 1% and 2 nghee _wewrvorc cry = BA RTRAM BROTHERS, Limited 27 Guo vviane Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER II “SNAP” Do You want a Genuine BARGAIN Here are the Facts— To make piling room on two of our sidings, we have to move a few hundred thousand feet of Dry, Bright, Well Manufactured WHITE PINE Lumber. Any person sending us a block order, within the next 10 Days for iecare) x 4/5) in. 10/16 ft. White Pine 1909 Cut Te) ne On ine te Ne sf 1 SS AKT 79201" ins 3 ty oe We Xe Omit : os ss I ce I xX-lo in. “6 66 66 will receive lumber at a price Lower than can be bought from any other Manufacturer. Be CONVINCED by Telephoning— Wiring or Writing DeLaplante Lumber Company, Limited Phone Main 5937 Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA Write or Wire | Hocken Lumber Co., Ltd. Otter Lake Station, - Ontario (Phone Parry Sound 8) Did You Say 2 4 6 Pine ? for Well we have it. 524,000 feet at one point that we are going to scatter at any old price. HEMLOCK If you order 10 cars we will make you a present of an English-bull Puppy worth any lengths ro to, 30 feet $150.00. The ‘‘Lumberman”’ will see that we do this. Say, write for prices anyway. Timber a Specialty The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario GOOD QUALITY PROMPT SHIPMENTS P.S.—We will throw in a muzzle 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St, Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Riper Lunia & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealersin British Columbia 712-713 Dominion Trust Building - VANCOUVER, B.C. Aight | MBE, | JS DY A ie Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. eR atPortage Lumber Co. timitea | (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. Hea erence RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. D. C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent cus = giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent tomer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building VANCOUVER, B.C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office : 205-206 Loo Bldg., : Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B. C. @ ; Correspondence Sh les Prompt Solicited Ing Shipments Lumber and Lath ve Timber Limi ts We have Several Large Blocks for Sale with Mill Sites, near»Vancouver. ' ° Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf _ Yellow Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides:up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. ath SEE eae ding Shreveport, La., U. S. A. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ——— Pine, Larch, — and Fir ———— Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, ORANBROOK. Planing Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office - Jaffray, B.C. 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SMITH & TYRER ee Want to Move Cable Address : ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool 50,000 ft.—2 x 6 x 12 ft. and up Mill Run HALIFAX, N.S. Office: : Smith, Tyrer & Co., Red Pine. Picktord & Black's Wharf * SS at. Ge ere a reer. 150,000 ft.—2 x 5 ft. and up x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. Weare Bary 250.000 ft. — 2x 8 x 12 ft. and up Mill Hardwood Lumber Run Red Pine. Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) ] alSO Staves, Hoops Heading Quantity 1 in., 11% in., 1% and 3 in. Red JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Pine and Spruce. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad $t., E.C. C Write for Prices ant& KemP!|| The Colonial Lumber Co. 52 St. Enoch Square Limited GLASGOW Pembroke, - Ontario Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTONA,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used Oak Ash Poplar AR NWO RTH Plain or quartered Cyptess & JARDINE Lovfsiana Red Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool We have the above ready for PRompt shipment. When we say prompt we mean it. Every shipment is care- WOOD BROKERS fully inspected.‘ and MEASURERS ADVISE US OF YOUR REQUIREMEMTS 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and FS a Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool Wistar Underhill & Co. England Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia W. J. Anderson Canadian Rep. - 288 South St. London British & Foreign Import & Export Co. Central Buildings, Liverpool, England Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty is prepared to receive con- signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms A trial order solicited Write us your requirements References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager D " DRUG STORE FITTINGS. ¢ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | f = = = = ~) = y wl LAMA {I{{ i I qqypnungenan ttt INtiueareraatl Hi i NN ij t Ny Danese ANN eararrernceltt A 5 th | i i John Donogh Lumber Company, Limites WHOLESALE DEALERS White Pine Good Strips, Good Sidings, Good Shorts for Factory Trade John Donogh James P. Cunningham President Vice-President A. H Macab 1204-5 Paves) 5 Traders Bank Chambers - Toronto, Ontario J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON ees The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Toronto, Ont., Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. Campbell & Johnson We havein our Toronto yards for immediate Shipment— ; feet 1” sts. and 2nds. Quarter Cut White Oak. Successors to Campbell and Carman oatap. yen enor Oe) a a cme : Se ee Gere XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine = ” to2” No. 1 Common ee S S 30,000 “ : 1” ists. and ands. Plain Red Gals 15 fofete) as 14" ae ¥ “e ‘ ae “e 14,000 ‘ 14! Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. rue Eemaniet Bo 2zcoo ‘ 1” to 3” Log Run Mahogany. 1253-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Also have at our Mill in the South two million feet dry lumber for direct shipment. et us have your inquiries. Spears & Laud er Get our Prices and See how you can Save Money Manufacturers of Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood as we want to move the following stock quickly: 500m, 1 x 10 and 12’-10/10 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 80% 12’ and an extra good grade. 300m, 2 x 4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet, Common and Dressing 2 White Pine. Widths piled separate. 75m, 3 x 8 and 10-10/16 feet Lumber Lath and Shingles Common and Dressing White Pine also 2 x 10 and 12-10/18 feet Norway, dry 2x 4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway,dry. Widths piled > Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuff. We have also stocks separate. of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cutting. Trya car of ee ously graded Cedar Shingles, X, XX, XXX, XXXX, and 18 inches. LEAK & CO. Head Office: 22 Toronto Street, - TORONTO 18 Aberdeen Chambers Toronto, Ont. It is necessary for us to move the following White Pine Lumber Let us give you our special quotations : 1 x 4 Choice Mill Run 1 x 5 Choice Mill Run Au «Once 1 x 4/up (wide) No. 1 Culls 1x 8 Dry Mill Run t 4 ne By | JOHN H. EYER 'a a Toronto, Canada 16 JOHN GILLIES President Established 1873 RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR Planing Mill, Yard @ Office MORRISTOWN, N.Y. N N N eS ie § SARA KEARSE EEE SES EEE SENEEEG pe eee ees coee en (AEVLAT LE ULECELEN ( CULL COEOCCALL SRAAA RARE ERE: leatas Are You Interested ‘in British Colum- bia Trade? The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- on. GILLIES BROS. sl PFET RT Poo aT OO TT 'CONDENSED John Malcolm & Son CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER J. S. GILLIES Sec.-Treas,. Mills @ Head Office BRAESIDE, ONT. DAVID GILLIES Vice-President Limited Manufacturers of WHITE PIN Cedar Shingles and — Railway Ties New York City CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway Planing Matching Ceiling | Flooring Novelty Siding Mouldings We make the best line of medium size Planer, Matcher and Moulders on the market. When you buy @ Cordesman-Rechtin Planer, Matcher and Moulder you are assured on four points: lst—That you are getting the latest and most improved machine built. 2nd—That you are getting a well designed, well made machine, and one that won’t give you any sort of | trouble. 3rd—That youare getting a machine that will do good work and lots of it. 3 4th—That you are getting a machine that is fully guar-— anteed. : We make four different sizes and styles of these machines. One of these is sure to meet your requirements. MILK Our Banner and Princess brands of condensed milk, and our two brands of powdered milk are SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute purity and cleanliness. Our products are the best that skill and science can produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory prices. Write for circulars giving full particulars The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. St. George, Ontario Oak 45,000 feet 1 X to and up, 1st and 2nd Quartered White, uniform color, flashy figure. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and and Quartered White. Yellow Poplar 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. « 20,000 feet 1 x 24” to 27’ Panel & No 1. 15,000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No tr. There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Equipment of 90,000 feet 4/4 15¢ and 2nd. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. « Com. Qr. White. 5 Sifiinde: Let 80,000 ee alt aa aad Select. 60,000 ae 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. ° go, 000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. ite. : us Demons- 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. 150,000 feet 4/4 1st and and plain White. 40,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd, 2” and up. 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and Select. 50,000 feet 6/4 1st and and, 40,000 feet 6/4 1st and 2nd, 12” and up. 60,000 feet 8/4 rst and 2nd. 100,000 feet 4/4 No. r Com. plain White. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. 80,000 feet 4/41stand and finish White. : 70,000 feet 5/4 No. x Com.and Better plain White 1 Com. or Better plain trate our Ad- vertising ser- i feet 6/4 N ees We 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. 122 oC White. ame § please others, 8o ooo feet 10/4, als and 16 Com. and Better go 000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White we can please 200,000 feet High Grade Boxing. 80,000 feet 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com. and Better — p Special Sizes Cut to Order plain White. P 3 Special Oak Bills, sizes ro to 4o feet. j you. Ash P Hi 40,000 feet 4/4 No. ! Com. and Better. 7 W t 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. Cherry ra estern 45,000 fet 6/4 eee I ea ae Been 4/4 0 10/4 all grades. i 0,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. an etter. : Lumberman zl : Pi Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C i fe Branch at_Wiuniger Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. The American Lumber & Mfg. Co. are “DEFIANCE” CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 32 in. Spoke Lathe MODERN AUTOMOBILE SPOKES, No. 6 Bolting Saw FOR PRODUCING RIMS, WHEELS and BODIES, Carriage and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons. Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck-yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Bobbins, Spools, Table Legs, Insulator Pins, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. Invented and Built by The Defiance Machine Works ) Defiance, Ohio Send for Catalogue Automatic Turning Lathe WOOD-WORKING ee 28 in. Band Saw | Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Strongest pulley on the market— no Slip. Send for Catalogue. The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING ~ Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel to shunt your car when one with man can do it Dillon’s Samson Car Mover Shipped on ten Days Trial R. DILLON & SON, sath Dihawa. Ont. We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. Cheapest in the end ! We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ILLA PITTI I LLL AAA A Ah A A bdhchchdhubdhahebdbabelbcbebabebafafadd, LL ff, IITA ee L ehhh Ld hhh hhh di dbhrldbbekgherkehehdtufek (Ls mnt 7 IVIL LALLA bh bh hd bddabbbedrbgholbgbehyd (Ls a, TIT IILILILCAAMMAA AMADA AA ASA SS-+-/4 $f (Lid {4 7 | By the building of our new steel mill in Lockport, N. Y., the expression— : Made of Simonds Steel VIFAITLIATALAMMAAAD DD TD dbebrdch bok {f TIZTIIIL LALLA LAALIAA ANNA AAA Lh ‘a we r 0 age 8 8/0, f, (®) : az. ATi h hhh bhbdgh TILIA AMMAN will have a wider range of influence. More of our Saws can be made with this increased supply of the fundamental material. Quicker. deliveries may also result. Year after year we have been alert to furnish millmen with Saws above the average in quality. Our policy has been conservative, yet every Saw improvement of real merit has been instantly taken up by us and brought before the trade. _ We prove first to our own satisfaction that a Saw, Knife or File is right. Then—but not until then—we let the mill have it. Our experience and endorsement are accepted by buyers everywhere as_a guarantee of quality. Our pocket size catalog should be in every mill. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Ltd. f\/ Montreal, Que. | a” a Lh TAL h hh hh hb bebohehbbbebch IIIA AAA NNN LL A debe bb4 heheh bodes IYITIALALLLAALA AMMAR Lh Mohelelrlyhoduk TTTTIA ALAA AAA A ALA hd fh berkakghehghghphyhaferh TILALAL IL A AAA AALS (LLh Lh db hefdrbers wes waa u R epee Monten male Vancouver, B. C. St. John, N.B. VITIT ITS TREAL® MSITTTIIIITIT ILL LAL, papaya yt t ye psauugguecveuuasan LL bh Ah A A bbe eS assem LILLIA ILA ALAIN {) TITTLE AAA ALAAMLMA hh hh hhdhd tbh tth-hbh4t tts thtdh {Gebel Tf, fF, VWeiditithhh hh ha dhdid bb bh ht bbaidubabababalhababahahahabalababababalabababalad war (Lf No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. The Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robrt Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. absé pe, 7 hie » 'y _ _ owners and operators of saw and planing mills, A National Journal @nada [umberman Worker Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER - - - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life : F. W SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives Building MONTREAL - - - - - - - Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives LONDON, ENG. - - - - - + - + 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely i in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., ‘‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker” is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted’”’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, June 1, 1910 No. 11 Record Trade for Eleven Months ’ The statistics of the lumber trade of Canada for the month of Feb- ruary, 1910, and the eleven months ending with February, show that al- though a temporary lull in trade occurred during February, the trade for the eleven months had broken all previous records. proof in these figures that the. quietness prevailing of late, though some- what in the nature of caution, is largely a between season matter. It is, in fact, something of the nature of a rest for the consuming public who have been using up great quantities of lumber of late and now have a great deal still on hand to get rid of before coming back for more. Exports of forest products for the month of February, 1910, amount- ed in value to $1,509,084, a decrease of about $230,000 as compared with February, 1909, and an increase of $123,000 over February, 1908. The exports of forest products for the eleven months ending February, 1910, amounted in value to $44,490,538, as compared with $37,090,119 in the eleven months ending February, 1909, and $42,391,537 in the period ending February, 1908. ‘The total for the eleven months ending February, 1910, was the greatest yet recorded, and was only approached in 1907, when the total was $43,948,066, and in 1909, when the total was $42,391,537. In all other years the total was lower than $40,000, - 000. Exports of forest products for the eleven months were exceeded only by two other classes of exports, viz.: agricultural products and ani- mal products. Exports of wood and manufactures of wood during February, 1910, amounted in value to $1,977,998, against $2,101,517 in February, 1909. For the eleven months ending February, 1910, the exports of wood and manufactures of wood amounted in value to $49,843,271, against $41,- 39,491 in the same eleven months of 1909, and $46,981,401 in 1908. 5. Exports of unmanufactured wood for the eleven months ending Feb- 2 geet, were valued at $44,412,848, against $37,014,913 in the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER It aims at giving full and timely. There is good | 1 eleven months ending February, 1909, and $42,315,026 in 1908. Ex- ports of manufactured woods for the same periods were as follows: 1910, $5,430,478; 1909, $4,624,578; 1908, $4,666,375. The export of other unmanufactured and manufacturel wood was therefore increased over each of the two preceding years. Exports of logs increased during the eleven months by $18,000 over. 1909, and $271,000 over 1908. Pine deal exports showed a slight de- crease from 1909, of about $45,600, and a decrease from 1908 of about $14,000. The decrease in pine deal exports was largely in the trade with the United Kingdom, the totals of which were as follows: 1910, $1,536,228; 1909, $1,600,737; 1908, $1,561,207. Pine deal exports to the United States during this period were valued as follows: 1910, $82,- 437; 1909, $59,941; 1908, $83,603. Exports of spruce and other deals show an increase of $1,176,680 compared with 1909, and a decrease of $360,000 as compared with 1908. To the United Kingdom the spruce and other deal exports were as follows: 1910, $5,511,847; 1909, $4,- 545,106; 1908, $5,865,662. ‘To the United States they were as follows: 1910, $526,987; 1909, $279,463; 1908, $405,291. There has thus been, . as compared with 1909, a fair increase in the exports of spruce deals to both the United Kingdom and the United States. As compared with 1908 the exports to the United Kingdom show a slight decrease, whereas to the United States they were considerably increased. Exports of planks and boards for the eleven months ending Febru- ary, 1910, amounted in value to $21,674,554, an increase of over $3,- 000,000 as compared with the same period in the previous year, and $1,300,000 as compared with 1908. Shingle exports to the United States amounted in value to $2,152,878, as compared with $2,328,820 in 1909, a very creditable showing considering the increase of 20 cents a thousand on shingles entering that country. Wood pulp exports to the United States for the eleven months end- ing February, 1910, amounted in value to $3,667,279, against $2,690,324 in 1909, and $3,263,735 in 1908. Pulpwood exports to the United States were valued during the same pericd at $5,635,879 in 1910; $38,930,930 in 1909, and $4,037,076 in 1908. This is a very material increase, which, however, may be expected tc be reversed when the figures for the pres- ent year are published, as a result of the prohibition of the export of pulpwood cut from Crown lands in the Province of Quebec. Imports of wood and manufactures of wood (furniture included) during the eleven months ending February, 1910, amounted in value to $10,000,776, against $7,681,365 in the same period of 1909, and $12,- 304,553 in 1908. Still More Tariff Disturbances Although the Tariff Act of the United States is still some two or three months short of a year old, the Republican party has been so alarmed by the opposition which it has developed, particularly in the States along the Canadian border, that it has decided apparently to open the whole question once again, and it seems probable that all the trade disturbances which resulted during the year previous to the passage of the Tariff Act of August 5th, 1909, will be repeated. Possibly this is a pessimistic view of the situation, and the move of the Republican party in having a tariff board appointed may be more of a political nature than of an economic one. It remains a fact, however, that the appointment of the board has been decided upon and a sum of $250,000 appropriated to meet its expenses in inquiring into the ecst of production of all kinds of manufactures in the United States and abroad. Beyond question, the serious condition of the paper industry in the United States, depending so largely as it does upon Canadian pulpwood for its raw material, has been one of the most important factors in bringing about the dissatis- faction, so generally felt with the new tariff in the northern States. The imposition of a duty of $3.75 a ton on print paper entering the United States, while intended as a measure of protection in favor of United States mills, turns out to have been futile, because the United States forests cannot supply those mills with raw material. There was some sort of an idea among United States paper users that this duty and an extra duty of $2 per ton against countries which prohibited or taxed the export of pulpwood or paper, would bring Canada to her knees with an offer of free'export. This idea has not worked out, but Canadians have taken advantage of their position to preserve their pulpwood re- a sources for Canadian paper mills and the paper manufacturers of the northern States are up in arms against the tariff. They have secured : widespread support and the Government has, as a result, been defeated in some important elections which have recently occurred in districts closely affected by the paper situation. That Canadian paper manufacturers have more than held their own in spite of the high duty is shown by statistics from Washington. There paper into the United — has been a large increase in imports of printing States from Canada since the passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act. During March, 1910, the imports of Canadian printing paper amounted to 11,551,041 pounds, whereas in March, 1909, the total. was only 3,- 431,588 pounds. For nine months ending March 81st, the totals were: 1910, 57,278,541 pounds; 1909, 26,272,038 pounds. At the same time the imports from Germany have shown a material decrease and those @ The Freight Rate Judgment—Lumbermen Will Fight It is understood that the Canadian Lumbermen’s Ascociation will not i submit to the decision of the Railway Commission in the lumber freight case. The reasons for the judgment are being considered by lumbermen and counsel. So far, ne official statement is obtainable as to what course may be taken. umber shippers and all others even indirectly i interested in the sale of lumber give private views to the effect that the i; judgment is most unsatisfactory. Unless the appeal be based on some legal point, recourse to the Supreme Court appears to be cut off. There --. is, however, the means of seeking an order in council, which can be re- t sorted to in extreme circumstances. The judgment of the Board of Railway Commissioners, which is signed by Commissioner Scott, commences with a recital of the events _ which occurred during the various hearings of the appeal of the lumber- men, paying attention particularly to the opportunity which was given to the railway companies to justify the reasonableness of their new rates. Continuing, the judgment says in part: “There was an admitted necessity for a revision of the tariffs as they existed prior to May Ist, 1908, the rates in many instances were much lower than the average rates for other commodities for similar distances, and the total increase of approximately $40,000 per annum on domestic and export shipments over the two roads amounts to but 3.14 per cent. of the gross revenue from lumber movements earned by the companies during the first year of the new tariffs. & “The companies, in justification of their new lumber tariffs: (a) compared them with the tariffs of lumber carriers in the United States ; (b) compared their rates on lumber with the rates on other building ma- terial, and the percentage of freight.rate to the value, of the one to that of the other; (c) established the very great increase in the value of lum- ber, and the comparatively small relative increase in the rates thereon during the ten years prior to the effective date of the new tariff; and {d) showed the increase in the cost of the maintenance and operation of railways during the same period of time, and especially that feature of ia ‘it which is due to the increase in the price of ties and of the different kinds of lumber required in building cars. “a our “T shall not attempt a review of all the evidence submitted; but I may point out a few features which impressed me: ‘““(A) The railways showed over 20 rates on lumber in Kentucky and Tennessee, for distances varying from 28 to 273 miles, and com- pared them with Canadian lumber rates for similar distances. In no case, did a Canadian rate exceed the American rate; in many instances, ‘the Canadian rates were lower. Of course, the cost of the maintenance and operation of railways and the volume of traffic moved in those States, as compared with similar items in Canada, would have to be gone into before any very reliable conclusion could be drawn from such a compari- son; but I presume it is some evidence of the reasonableness of the Canadian rates. “(B) In their statements showing a comparison of values and rates _on lumber and other building material, we find the following: The value -of a carload containing 20 tons of hemlock lumber at Owen Sound, at $14 per thousand, is $186.60; the cost of hauling it to Toronto is $32, which makes the freight charges 17 per cent. of the value of the. com- - modity. The value of a car of 20 tons of coursing stone or of dimension 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a ert _ Owen Sound is worth *$148.60 for a 20-ton carload, hemlock af ‘ton, ee sie “re Poe 2 + ie = re +." ae — aes, «= - = a : 4 from other countries a slight increase. The figures go to show ver clearly that Canada is in an ideal position to supply the United S$ . with its printing paper, and it is a matter for congratulation that Can adian labor will be.employed.in future in the manufacture of Cana dian pulpwood into the finished product. — This situation was surely foreseen by the framers of the Payne-A rich Tariff Act, and pointe plainly to the conclusion that the Act- w intended rather as a big stick to be wielded in international nogotiationl S. than as a workable measure of protection. There are many other | serious, but considerably disconcerting, features of the tariff which ye made it something of a boomerang, and one is not surprised that even this early date the United States Government should attempt to its face by appointing a tariff board to enquire whether its ines arif is not something of a failure. a stone at Owen Sound is $100, and the freight charges to Toronto on coursing is $28 and on the dimension $40—showing the freight to b per cent. of the value in the case of the coursing and 40 per cent. case of the dimension stone. Similar comparisons of the values of ( modities from Penetang to Montreal show that the ae he bear the following percentages to the values of 20-ton carloads: stone, 54 per cent.; dimension etone, 72 per cent. ; cent. ; spruce, 25 per cent., and white pine, 14 per cent. spruce $200, and white pine $355.60. In each case, the freight char to Toronto are $32. The percentage of this charge to the value of th commodity is as follows: Cement, 2114 per cent. ; hemlock, At per ‘cer spruce, 16 per cent., and white pine 9 per cent. Similar comparisons 0 of building brick and lime with lumber show practically similar results. ‘‘(C) In my opinion, the strongest evidence submitted by the com- panies in justification of the increased rates on lumber was the | large increase in the value of lumber during the past ten years. value of the commodity hauled is an element that may properly be con- sidered in rate-making. In general, the greater the value of the artic] the greater the rate may be. There are, of course, many other elemet tc be considered in deciding on the reasonableness of a rate, which may in some cases outweigh the element of increased value of the commodity. ‘“‘The companies put in very voluminous statements showing the in- crease in the cost of the maintenance and operation of their lines for the ten years following 1897. They were unable to give the ine lear. rying capacity of their trains during the same period, which the lu bermen’s counsel asked for; and the Statistical Branch of the Railwa S and Canals Department. is unable to supply me with the information. The carrying capacity of trains mus? undoubtedly have increased con- siderably in the past ten years; and the volume of trafic moved by the railway is, of course; enormously: greater than ten years ago. Neverthe- less, taking the case of the rates on lumber alone, where the increase — has been so small, it is fair to attach some importance to the ies. in- crease in the cost of maintaining and operating railways. : y ‘“‘The lumbermen were not prepared to discuss the figures submitt by the companies, as they did not know beforehand what evidence wou 1 be submitted. I, however, believe the statements put in by the com-— panies to be true in fact; and, therefore, even if the lumbermen had previous notice of the character of the evidence to be submitted, T not think it would have made any material difference. . “Very elaborate and carefully prepared statements were submi by the lumbermen to show that the lumber rate per ton per mile on t total of freight movements in Canada. Taking the general average per ton per mile as a basis of comparison, we find there are a number of individual rates in the new tariffs which appear without explanation be excessive; but, as I understand it, this enquiry is into the reasonable- ness of the new tariffs as a whole, and not into the reasonableness or unreasonableness of each individual rate taken separately. - ‘‘Speaking generally, then, of the new tariffs as a whole, I am of t opinion that the railway companies have succeeded in justifying t) creases they show in rates on lumber for domestic use; and that, er oe 1. Mies Os - : : ar re 2 . ety os Pag A far as the domestic rates are concerned, the tariffs should remain ef- fective and the application be dismissed. “Unjust discriminations or undue or unreasonable preference may exist in these new tariffs; and the decision in this matter will not pre- elude anyone, who thinks himself aggrieved, from laying a complaint against any individual rate in the tariffs, which complaint will be care- fully considered by the Board. The attack in this case was made on the tariffs as a whole; and, in my opinion, that attack, in so far as it relates - to the domestic rates, has failed. “The justification of the domestic rates carries with it, to some ex- tent, the justification of an increase in the rates for export; but it does ‘not justify a greater percentage of increase of the new export rates over - the old than has been made in the domestic rates from the same points, nor does it justify the action of the companies in abolishing the differ- ence which existed between the domestic rates to Montreal and the ex- port rates to that point. One reason for doing away with the lower rate to Montreal for export given by the railway companies, is the fact that they must now pay the harbor commissioners a rate of $2.50 per car for switching, which they had not to pay when they performed that ser- & q CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 vice themselves. This is quite true; but that service must have cost them something. I do not think they told us what it cost them; but it is not unfair to assume that it must have been somewhat near the amount charged for the service by the harbor commissioners. The state- ments put in in September show an average increase in the rates per car for export on the Grand Trunk of $3.98 and on the C.P.R. of $2.86. In my opinion this has not been justified. It is a much greater increase than in the case of the domestic rates. Furthermore, the fact that the companies maintained for many years export rates to Montreal which were considerably lower than the domestic rates to that port, creates a presumption that such a condition was reasonable, which has not been rebutted by the companies. ‘Export rates lower than domestic rates are maintained to other Atlantic ports, and I see no reason why Montreal should not receive a similar advantage. ‘In my opinion, the companies should re-establish export rates to Montreal which will, on the whole, be lower than the domestic rates; and I think they should be ordered to file tariffs for that purpose within a »”? reasonable time. ; Valuable Report Upon Quebec’s Timber and Forestry One of the most valuable and interesting governmental reports on “subjects of forestry and lumbering operations which has ever been pub- lished in Canada is contributed by Mr. G. B. Piche, to the annual report of the Minister of Lands and Forests of Quebec, which has just been issued. This is the first annual report of the Forestry Service of the Province of Quebec. Under the direction of Mr. Piche a number of agents and forestry students supervised the lumber- ‘ing operations of a portion of four Quebec counties, viz.: Montcalm, Jolliette, Berthier and Maskinonge. The information which they gather- ed and the suggestions which Mr. Piche bases upon this information are of the utmost importance. These counties contain a forestry region at the gates of Montreal; that is to say, close to an excellent market, and they have been for the most part ruined by fire and useless deforestation. As Mr. Piche points out, it is high time to adopt energetic measures to put an end to so pitiful a state of affairs. What he says about these ‘counties will apply with almost equal force to many other districts in various parts of Canada. The governments of to-day will have no avail- able excuse to offer to the people of Canada if they fail to adopt mea- sures which will be genuinely effective in preserving the forest wealth which remains. Publicity has gone far of late to assist in the preserva- tion of the forests, but the people of Canada to-day, and those who are to come after us, have lost vast quantities of forest wealth which can never be replaced. In the face of the increasing scarcity of timber in all parts of the world, there is no more manifest duty for the governments to perform than to see that the resources which remain shall be saved. The saving of the forest wealth of the country depends mainly upon two things; economic methods of lumbering and efficient fire protection. As to protection from fire, much has been done and greater efforts are being made each year. Not, however, until the fire loss has been reduced to a minimum will the people of Canada feel that the governments are doing their duty. Expenditure upon fire prevention in the past has been ridiculously inadequate. The matter is one which has not seemed to _ touch the public purse quite so closely as many others. As public sen- __ timent was slow to appreciate the importance of the subject, a small ap- ___ propriation has generally been considered sufficient. It is encouraging to note that after a long course of education, public opinion is awakening to the situation and governments in general are showing an inclination to devote larger sums of money to this purpose. Many times the present + sums will have to be voted and wisely expended, however, before-we can enjoy the satisfaction of feeling that we are doing everything that is possible. Another subject which Mr. Piche devotes considerable attention to, is the necessity for having a proper working plan in connection with timber cutting operations. This matter has not been given nearly as much attention as it deserves. It is no exaggeration to say that in scarcely any section of the whole of Canada, has the timber which has n cut in the past been secured at a possible minimum of cost. The thods in use to-day in many parts of the country are those which pre- Cas os < vailed when the lumber industry was in its infancy. This does not apply of course to the sawing of lumber, in which great advances have been made, but it does apply forcibly to the woods work. In eastern Canada if statistics were available, it could probably be easily proved that the lumber which has been cut in the past and sold at what afforded an actual profit for the operator, has involved a loss to the country in wasted timber not far short of the profits by the lumbermen. In fact, it is ques- tionable whether the cost to the country of the disappearance of the white pine can ever be adequately estimated. With scientific methods of lum- bering, the white pine which has disappeared in many sections of the country might now have been providing an additional supply for future generations, and the less valuable woods, by means of economic lum- bering, would serve to meet the rapidly increasing demand which to-day is causing so much anxiety and fear of a lumber famine. Mr. Piche is therefore deserving of sincere thanks from the people of Quebec for making this subject the foremost consideration in his first forestry report. By his investigations he has found that the companies _ which are cutting lumber in the four counties under discussion have been working entirely in the dark, knowing little or nothing of the re- sources upon which they may depend, and running a serious risk of de- preciating these resources to such an extent as to ruin their business. He makes a strong argument in favor of having skilled foresters draw up a working plan for all Jumbering operations. By such means only, will it be possible to avoid in the future, what has so often occurred in the past, the dismantling of many a fine mill for the simple reason that the timber in its region has been wastefully cut and can no longer supply ma- terial for operations. Foresters and lumbermen have to-day learned that if they had handled their cutting operations in a scientific manner in the past, limits which have now been abandoned would in many cases be ~ providing a perpetual supply of good marketable timber. There is no _ room for doubt that lumbering operations to-day demand the services of skilled foresters who can advise as to what should be cut and what should be left to increase in value. Without such advice the timber owner will lose money and the country will be deprived of its resources. Through the employment of such men alone, can the country look forward to the solution of those problems which have been like nightmares to lumbermen in the past. Above everything else, so far as the personal interests of the lumbermen are concerned, it will be a natural outcome, that the vexed question of the clashing interests of lumbermen and set- tlers will be solved. With the definite advice of a trained forester as to which lands are best suited for lumbering and which for settlement, no government will be able to distribute timber berths indiscriminately to its friends under the guise of settlers’ land grants. This and many others of the evils which have been connected with the lumber industry in the past are dealt with by Mr. Piche, and his report gives good promise of inaugurating a period of indispensable reform in Quebec. The example of such reforms will be pregnant with importance for all other parts of Canada. 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “4 _ Stratford as a Lumber Consuming Centre Three Furniture Factories Alone Used Four Million Feet in. 1909—Favorable Location Assists Companies to Secure Trade—Wholesale Dealers Prospering It may prove somewhat of « surprise to readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ to learn that as a lumber consuming centre the city of Stratford, Ont., stands in the front rank both as to the volume of busi- ness done and the amount of lumber actually consumed. In this city there are located several large furniture factories, which employ hundreds of men the year round, and which consume lumber totalling to millions of feet annually. In 1909, three of the most important factories there, the Geo. McLagan Furniture Company, the Globe-Wernicke Company and the Stratford Chair Company, consumed 4,000,000 feet, the great majority of which was hardwood, which was purchased in the United States. Over 1,400,000 feet of oak alone were used in the manufacture of different kinds of furniture, while of mahogany, maple, cherry and kindred hardwoods, about an equal proportion of each was consumed. One of the chief reasons for the phenomenal growth of the lumber consuming business is found in the favorable local conditions. A furni- ture dealer ordering from Stratford enjoys the privilege of a lower freight rate on his goods proporticnately than from many other centres. This has been accomplished by an understanding between the three large firms, which allow a mixed carload of furniture to be shipped from their dif- ferent warehouses in combination. Furniture dealers have not been slow to take advantage of this unique system. Thus, if a dealer needs a car- load of different classes of furniture, he is not obliged to go to different places and pay increased freight rates, but can have it all shipped from one point. The reduction in the freight rate is considerable and has led to a large and increasing amount of trade being directed towards Strat- ford which otherwise might have been diverted into other channels. In Stratford also are located several large and flourishing planing mills which supply the local demand. In three of these mills in 1909 over 3,000,000 feet of lumber were consumed, of which 2,500,000 feet were pine, the remainder being hemlock. These mills report a very busy season and claim that 1910 will; according to present indications, almost double 1909 in volume of business. In order to give the readers a first hand knowledge of the extent of the trade in this connection, carried on in Stratford, we publish herewith a brief description of the various firms interested in the lumber industry. The Geo. McLagan Furniture Company The story of the growth of the Gecrge McLagan Furniture Company in Stratford is a remarkable one. Mr. Geo. McLagan, the head of the concern, is an old Huron county boy, who went to Stratford from Clin- ton as a young man and made his first start as a manufacturer of furni- ture in 1886. On March Ist, 1900, Mr. McLagan’s first plant, a frame structure on the present site of Oman & Easscn’s mills, was consumed by fire. This was replaced by the new and now widely known Geo. Mchlagan Furniture Company, whose products are sold from ocean to ocean and have an enviable reputation. Over 200 men find employment with this firm. D. M. Wright Sec-Treas. Geo. McLagan Furniture Co., Limited, Stratford James J. Mason, Pres. and Gen.-Man. Globe-Wernicke Co., Lt’d Stratford Mr. McLagan himself is recognized as a business man of the highest calibre and though his business occupies a large amount of his time, no citizen in Stratford is more zealous in the city’s welfare. He is chair- man of the Park Commission, 1s an active supporter of Baptist Church work, and takes a keen interest in Y.M.C.A. work. — +f At the present time the company are building a large addition, 160 Geo. McLagan, Pres. and Man-Director. Geo. McLagan Furniture Co., Limited, Stratford H. L. Merritt of Merritt & Co. aa Stratford = | x 60 feet, four storeys high, of solic brick, which will increase the floor ‘space of the factory by two-fifths. They will also install at the same time a modern veneer plant. - The firm are among the largest consumers of lumber in Stratford. During the year 1909 over two and a half million feet of lumber were ‘made up by them into furniture. Three-fourths of this was hardwood ‘and was purchased in the United States market. This year the output promises to be much greater than that of the previous year. The Globe-Wernicke Company One of the big, solid and progressive industries of Stratford is at the Globe-Wernicke factory, where the well known branch of office fur- niture of the same name are manufactured. The present large factory building was begun in 1902, and now employs 120 hands. The output ‘of this factory finds a market all over Canada, the company having agencies in all the principal cities and towns of the Dominion. At the opening of the Globe-Wernicke works in Stratford, Mr. J. J. Mason -eame from Montreal as manager and principal owner. He has become one of Stratford’s foremost citizens and leaders in every movement for the advancement of the city’s interests. He was born in England, but has spent the greater part of his life in Canada. The company is also a large lumber consuming one, over 700,000 feet annually being used ‘in its factory. Stratford Chair Company Another large and growing industry located in Stratford is the Stratford Chair Company, of which Mr. Geo. McLagan, of the Geo. - McLagan Furniture Company, is general manager, and W. J. Anderson -secretary-treasurer. A few months ago the size and capacity of this fac- tory was doubled by the amalgamation with the Central Furniture Com- _ pany, and now employs 135 hands. As a lumber consuming plant it stands in the front rank. Last year over 1,000,000 feet was used, of which the majority was elm, maple and plain oak. As with the majority, they buy their hardwood in the United States. Quite recently this firm installed several new and up-to-date machines and are fully equipped - to turn out the large orders that are pouring in from coast to coast. Neilson Mills and Lumber Company ___ Oceupying a creditable position in the industrial activities of Strat- ford is the Neilson Planing Mill. The proprietor, Mr. C. Neilson, is a native of Mornington township. From 1895 to 1902 Mr. Neilson was en- gaged in contracting work at the Soo, and later ran a sawmill at Lis- towel. Moving to Stratford in August, 1908, he bought the defunct Stratford Mill & Lumber Company’s plant, which he has turned into a ‘flourishing industry. The machinery of the plant has been overhauled and several new time-saving machines installed. _ Although last year was practically the first full year Mr. Neilson had in Stratford, over 500,000 feet of pine and hemlock was handled. The outlook for the firm in 1910 is very bright, as already they have handled as much lumber as all last year’s output, which they bid fair to double. : Ruston & Company One of the most flourishing mills of Stratford is that of Ruston & Company, who enjoy a large local trade, as well as shipping some of _ their product to other points in the county. The manager, Mr. T. M. Ruston, is a native of Stratford, and has been in business there for over ‘fourteen years. Last year 1,500,000 feet of soft pine were consumed by the mill alone, which goes to:show the volume of business that passed through the hands of the company. ‘ ‘ Pfeffer & Company Althougli only located in Stratford for three years, the firm of Pfeffer & Company has succeeded in building up a large local trade, which is ‘yearly increasing in volume. A planing mill is run in connection with the _ lumber yard, and last year over 1,000,000 feet of lumber, principally hemlock and pine, was handled. Mr. C. E. Pfeffer, the principal mem- : of the firm, is a native of Wilmot township, County of Waterloo, and $ spent over eighteen years in the lumber business. Merritt & Company The firm of Merritt & Company is pushing rapidly ahead to a fore- ‘most place in the city’s industries. Although located in Stratford only four years, the business was formerly carried on in Blenheim, where it was established in 1897. This firm specialize in slack barrel cooperage stock, of which they turn out a large quantity, their output finding a market from coast to coast as well as many parts of England, to the ets of which they ship in large quantities. Over 2,000,000 feet of ferent kinds of timber was used by this firm during the past year, the ater part of which was soft elm. The prospects for this year are | brighter. Quite recently they bought out the Chatham Bent Goods mpany, who have been in business there for some years, and will oper- there under the firm name of Merritt & Company. ae} ; Wholesale Lumber Firms : Among those interested in the lumber industry in Stratford are two lesale firms, both of whom do a considerable business through- tern Ontario. ‘ : > J rers’ Lumber Company is a comparatively new or- * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 ganization, having been in existence about four or five years. The mana- ger is Mr. J. E. McFadyen. Mr. William Gordon is a wholesale operator who has been inter- ested in lumber for many years. He is a very prominent citizen of Stratford and has several times been mayor of the city. During his first administration he was successful in negotiating for a very large addition to the G.T.R. workshops, which are an important feature of the indus- trial life of Stratford, employing a large number of men. Busy Firms in Western Ontario Active Developments in Trade of Wingham, Wiarton, Owen Sound, Palmerston, etc. — Extensive Additions to Plants On May 20th the town of Wing- ham, Ont., passed a by-law grant- ing a bonus of $1,800, a fixed assessment of $2,000, and a 2] years’ lease of .a large portion of land, to the firm of C. Lloyd & Son, wholesale door manufacturers, of that town. It had been the in- tention of the firm to remove their plant to another town where better inducements had been offered them, but Wingham has been able to retain this industry, which will immediately enlarge to five times its present capacity. This ig an old established firm, having been first started in Wingham in 1888 by the late C. Lloyd. In 1903 it was reorganized, when Mr. A. HE. Lioyd, son of the late proprietor, joined a partnership with Mr. F. Buchanan, for many years a well known resident of Toronto, and the business has been carried on suc- \essfully ever since. Mr. Buchanan has been business manager of the ¢ mpany for many years. The new addition which the firm will erect, will be 150 x 50 feet, (ft reinforced concrete and brick and there will be installed the very lutest machinery pertaining to this industry. ‘The firm of C. Lloyd & Sons have in the past been in the lead in the door making industry, and with their enlarged and improved facilities will be in a position to cater to the trade very thoroughly. Keenan Bros., of Owen Sound, Ont., have purchased the steam tug ‘‘Winana,’’ which they are having rebuilt. It will be put in commis- sion on the Georgian Bay for log-towing. The steamer has been re- named the ‘‘Keenan,’”’ and will be operated by the Keenan Towing Company. One of the progressive lumbermen of Wellington county is M. Wooldridge, of Palmerston, Ont., who conducts a planing and sawmill at this place. Mr. Wooldridge has been in business in this town for thirty years, and every year has seen an increase in the business and an ex- tension to his plant. During the past year an up-to-date veneer plant and a cheese box plant were added to meet the requirements of the business. Mr. Wooldridge also has a wholesale lumber yard at this point and handles builders’ supplies of all kinds. Mr. Paul Leinberger, formerly manager of the Interior Wood Fae- tory, of Elmira, Ont., has purchased the planing mill of Spiesz Bros., F. Buchanan, Wingham, Ont. ‘Hanover, and wili eonduct the business on a much larger scale than heretofore. G. S. Sinclair, & Sons, of Wiarton, Ont., manufacturers of lum- : bermen’s machinery, whose factory was, a short while ago, badly dam- aged by fire, has added a splendid new addition to the former building, and intend enlarging their present plant. It is their intention when this is done to go in for the manufacture of lathers, bolters, trimmers, and shingle packers, as well as their line of patent couplers, which are so well known throughout Ontario. Geddes, Tyson Lumber Company is the name of a new lumber firm, which has started operations in Owen Sound, Ont. They have yards at this point, and will deal in lumber of all kinds. Messrs. Geddes & Ty- son were formerly of Wiarton, Ont. ; Serious bush fires in Saskatchewan, during the last week of May, de- stroyed over 150 square miles of timber south of Mistatim, Sask. The mills of the Gowan Construction Company had a narrow escape from destruction, being saved only by a change in the direction of the wind. A considerable quantity of ties and lumber were destroyed along the line’ of the C.N-R. The limits destroyed are Government property under lease to Mackenzie & Mann. 2 eee \ 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN Hemlock Prices Have Advanced Producers in Georgian Bay District Ask Higher Prices and Secure Them with Little Difficulty—The New Schedule An informal meeting of about 20 of the larger manufacturers of hem- lock in the Georgian Bay district was held recently to discuss market conditions. The low prices which have been received for the last year or more were considered and the general consensus of opinion was that, on account of increased cost of production, the old prices could not be continued much longer without forcing the manufacturers out of business. The manufacturers discussed the situation in detail and finally a basis of prices was drawn up, which will be followed for the pres- ent. No hard and fast agreement was made to adopt these prices, but those present realized that these prices were the lowest that could be accepted without losing money. The schedule as drawn up is as follows: No. 1 Hemlock A-and -5-inch x 9-40 16) feet) « ..0. «- costo sist pioneer oteeneenae $13.00 1x x Ginch, 9 to 16 feet: 2.5.5.» «.cistelsm a ostelets oleae ane 15.00 tex S-inch, 9 to U6 feet... . 2 .....- 16.00 fx 19-inch, Oto 16 feet 22. ..0 lies oes ote s Sle oem eee ee 16.00 ix 7, 9- and 11-inch, 9 to 16 feet . 000. osc emer etgen er et 15.00 1 x 4-inch to 9-inch, including 6 and 8-inch .................. 14.50 2 x 4-inch to 12-inch x 9, 10 and 16 feet, exclusive of 6-inch x Oland LO ‘feet... 6. ocd nest eta ooo ol Ote eee eer ier eee 16.00 Sex Acinch to 12-inch, x 12% and] V4) feet crc tienen ime ratn 15.00 Ox 4sinch- to 122inch:. x 18 feet) sae ac «cis meee nee ee eee eee 18.00 pex 4sinch to 12-inch! x QO" feet 2. ie acim iee eetneIene nner eerste 20.00 Rex td -inch x’ 12-inch: x22 feet 2. sac eee ee iene 22.00 Sux G-inch x 9 and. 10 feeb: ssi. cicnotesie Meee cE ee peenne ears 14.50 No. 2 Hemlock A/4-x G-inch, 16 feet. 2.220050 2 2 e+ + ont wanes nore cielo ole nin ieee 10.00 2 x 4 to 12-inch x 6 to 16 feet, assorted widths ................ 11.00 BP Me IMIN, 5 ork, iG ae 10.00 2 x 6 to 12-inch x 6 to 16 feet, unassorted Important Announcements Regarding Conservation Several important announcements by public men in a position to speak with authority in respect to the conservation of natural resources were conveyed to the public meeting in Convocation Hall of the Uni- versity of Toronto, May 18th, held under the auspices of the Ontario Forest, Fish and Game Protective Association. The chairman, Hon. Frank Cochrane, Ontario Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, stated that it was the intention of the province to blaze the trail in provincial co-operation. ‘‘We have been taking stock,’’ he said, “‘with a view to action. We are realizing that a strong and helpful policy may be evolved ic grapple with our share of the conservation problem in conjunction with the promotion of public health. We propose, in the near future, to do something to dispel the erroneous theory that God only made great tracts of our wild, unopened country to hold the balance of it together.”’ Mr. Byron E. Walker urged upon the Minister a proposal that the Government should turn over to the University of Toronto a large area of land in order that its forestry department may try the practical ex- periment of turning it into a dividend-producing perennial forest, the re- sults to lighten the cost of education. “Tt will not be hard to persuade the Government to act upon that suggestion,’? commented Hon. Mr. Cochrane promptly. ‘“‘The subject is before them, and a practical and successful demonstration has been made of its possibilities by the forestry students of the Ontario Agri- eultural College.’’ Hon. Clifford Sifton, chairmen of the Conservation Commission, in the course of an interesting address said: ‘‘We have counselled the Canadian Government that the most prolific cause of the appalling de- struction of forests is fire, and recommended an amendment to the Rail- way Act requiring every railway company to maintain an efficient fire- fighting force along every mile of its lines, and placing the companies under a very heavy penalty for fires started by their locomotives. It is a pretty radical measure, but I am pleased to be able to tell you it has met with favor from the Government, and we may expect the legislation at the next session of Parliament.’’ ' Hon. Mr. Sifton had another Ottawa announcement of importance. The Commission had urged upon the Dominion Government the estab- lishment of an immense forest reserve on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. ‘‘This,’’ he declared, ‘‘is to be carried out almost immedi- ately.’’ The reserve would be 400 miles in length, and from 50 to 150 miles wide. ‘‘It will be the greatest forest and game preserve in the world,’’ stated Mr. Sifton, ‘‘and will be national property for all time to come.’’ He suggested that Ontario take some such action relative to the district between Sudbury and Port Arthur. ‘‘We have now two such reserves,’’ commented Hon. Mr. Cochrane, ‘‘and I am pleased to assure Mr. Sifton that before another year goes round the Provincial Government will probably adopt a policy under FN — NT a ae ee £ Z , yee i es = AND WOODWORKER which each reserve as it is set apart will become likewise a fish and game preserve.” > ‘“‘We are standing on the threshold of a new national era,’’ was Mr. Sifton’s prompt declaration. ‘‘We are getting rid of the old shibboleths. Net methods must prevail. The great questions which divide political parties are either dead or solved. We are aiming at a comprehensive and systematic plan, of laws and regulations to be so framed and carried out that the permanent assets of the people will be administered in such a way as to prevent monopolistic control, and inure to the public benefit for all time to come.”’ ; University Foresters’ Summer Plans Mr. A. H. D. Ross, of the faculty of forestry, University of Toronte has gone to British Columbia, where he will be engaged in forestry during the summer. He will take four of the university students a forestry with him. ; The Canadian Conservation Commission will be represented at the Tnternational Association of Forest Experiment Stations at Brus Belgium, by Dr. B. E. Fernow, head of the Department of Forestry the University of Toronto. Dr. Fernow will also represent the co mission at the International Congress of Geology to be held shortly at Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. B. E. Fernow, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry of the Univer of Toronto; Mr. A. H. D. Ross and about 20 students who had be camp at Nine Mile Lake, Muskoka, have returned to Toronto. work was prosecuted vigorously and enthusiastically by the students the course was completed a few days earlier than was anticipated. was the more satisfactory as a number of the students have been en- gaged for the summer by the railways, the governments or pri parties, and are anxious to get away to their work. Dr. Fernow, Mr. J. H. White, Dr. C. D. Howe, and Mr. T. W. Dwight, one of the gradu- ates of the Department of Forestry, Mr. A. Joly de Lotbiniere, a senior student, and Mr. W. Kynoch have gone to Nova Scotia to complete the forestry survey which was commenced last summer. Dr. Fernow wil) return shortly and then leave for a trip to Europe. a : . * United States Lumber Production in 1909 The annual statistics of lumber production and stocks in the United States for 1909, compilated by the ‘‘American Lumberman,”’ include a — report for 7,459 mills, as against 5,547 a year ago, an increase of 1,942. or 34.46 per cent. In addition, 677 mills were reported idle during the — year, and 675 cut out, burned, dismantled, etc., so that 8,811 mills are represented. > The aggregate cut of soft woods was 23,170,482,000 feet, against — 15,751,834,000 feet for 1908, a gain of 47 per cent. ; the stocks at the end of the year were 6,794,050,000 feet, as against 5,389,475,000 feet, a gain of 26.05 per cent. The hardwood cut was 4,649,616,000 feet, against 3,619,870,000 feet, a gain of 28.48 per cent., while hardwood stocks were 1,590,431,000 feet, against 1,415,125,000 feet, a gain of 12.38 per cent. Considering both hard and soft woods together, the aggregate gain in production was 43.62 per cent., and in stock 23.21 per cent. Relatively the yain in production is greater than the increase in number of mills, while the gain in stocks is less. The average mill, therefore, cut more — lumber but had smaller stock on hand at the end of the year. za The average mill cut 3,729,804 feet during the year, against 3,492,100 — feet. for 1908, shows a gain of 6.77 per cent., and mill stocks at the end % of the year averaged 1,124,070 feet, against 1,226,710 feet at the end of 1908, or 91.68 per cent. of the product. i Much Lumber is Wasted in Production of Sawdust Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’—I visited a mill the other day in ~ which they were using a circular saw, 54-inch diameter, which is not un- usual in this country, for manufacturing hemlock and spruce lumber. — In conversation with the setter on the carriage, who was at liberty for a few minutes while the saw was being sharpened, I made the rem to him that the saw appeared thick. He said it was 8 gauge, and during the winter he was employed in a mill using a band saw 14 gau and band resaw 18 gauge. In the latter mill he could make nine boards out of a log, which in this mill he could not get eight out of. further remarked that in logs from 12 inches to 20 inches there was ber enough turned into sawdust to pay one-half the men employed, w they were cutting one inch jumber. This man knew well what he talking about, for if there is one man more than another about a n who should know what can be made out of a log it is the setter. Bei on the carriage for years he becomes so expert that he can tell exactl where to place the standards to receive a log coming on, and can exactly what can be made out of a log before it is placed on the carria under ordinary circumstances. ‘This man remarked, ‘‘I would like receive 10 per cent. of what could be saved with the other or thin saws for my pay.” ear In these letters, Mr. Editor, I wish to state nothing but fac they are brought to my notice at the mills—I. N. Kendall. ~ @ * od ry es ‘ poe pw ae ae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 ‘Straight Line Saws— Methods of Care Principles of the Pit Saw Followed in Filing — Difficulties met with by Early French Engineers in Canada—By I. N. Kendall In this article I shall endeavor to show how all the straight line saws followed out the principles of the pit saw, the only difference being that the latter ones were driven by other than man power. As the first pit saws were made narrow and parallel, and had to be strained in a 9 frame of wood to give them the proper tension, so it was with the power _ driven saws, or the English gate. as illustrated in diagrams 5 and 6. The 5 French engineers in Canada did not use the pit saws very long before y finding that they could not supply the demand for lumber. As they were located near a river which, by improving, would give them a fall _ of water of about 20 feet, they decided to erect a mill. Being wholly _ unacquainted with the manufacture of lumber in this country, as they _ were the first to go in for it, they found a number of difficult problems _ to solve, not so much in the improvement of the water power, for they were expert in that, but in the mill. A vast amount of difficult work _ had to be done. They deserved great credit, for there were no machine shops in Canada at that early date, where necessary machinery could be ordered, and no concrete for foundations. Nearly everything in the line _ of iron work had to be brought from France. There were no steamers on the Atlantic, making a round trip in two weeks. The shortest period in which an order could be filled was two months, and often three, depend- ing on the weather. By hewing most of their requirements out of the trees of the forest they succeeded in overcoming the difficulties. Only a few months ago I saw on the place where the mill stood, an old shaft of wood, the iron gudgeons in the ends, with remnants of wheels still on them, the whole bearing marks of being a part of that mill. To develop Serine Ser the water power, they constructed a dam across the river and dug a canal through an embankment of earth and gravel about 12 feet wide _ and about the same depth, by about 500 feet long. To-day trees 18 or _ 20 inches in diameter can be seen growing in the canal. At the lower _ end of the canal they erected a bulkhead and flume and placed a water _ wheel, as shown in diagrams 3 and 4, except that the crank, bands and tail gudgeon were of iron. 1 submit herewith a list of the ironwork: 1 wrought iron crank, 4 bands, 1 tail gudgeon, the pin and straps connect- _ing the pitman and saw frame, the stirrup straining the saw in the frame, 3 dogs for holding the log on the head blocks, 1 ring of iron three _ inches by me-half inch, with notches cut in outer edge, and about four _ feet diameter, to answer for a ratchet wheel to feed the log forward; 2 Saws and 2 iron bars about four feet long, constituted the whole list of wonwork except what an ordinary blacksmith could produce on the pre- _ mises. But with this simple list of iron, work was started, and one of the industries which has made Canada great was inaugurated. To-day if the same work was to be repeated, no better men could be found than the descendants of the men who first braved the Atlantic in a small Sailing vessel, and after landing in the forest, endured great hardships to build up under such adverse circumstances 60 great an industry. a We come now to the care of the saw, or the pit saw which T have mown by diagram in a former article, i.e., the best shape of teeth guit- @ to the conditions governing that saw. If the shape of the teeth on a determines the amount of output it is equally as necessary to he teeth of every saw in the best condition to suit the circum- 2 stances, regardless of the kind of power driving it. At the time we are writing about, there were no appliances for fitting up saws, like we have to-day. When the teeth became short, and shaped like tooth No. 5 in diagram No. 2, with square gullet, which in all cases. is liable to start a crack, a small hole was drilled. The saw was placed on a bench, teeth upward. Commencing at the point, the dotted line was followed down with a cold chisel. This was the primitive way of gumming saws, but it had advantages, for the process did not expand the saw on the edge, like the press gummer, or the emery wheel. Had it done so, much more trouble would have been in store for the mill man, for the art of hammer- ing saws at the mill was not thought of, and the saws were hard and brittle. The points could not be spread or widened like those made to- day, to form a point or swage like the diagrams, showing light and full swage. They had, of necessity, to be fitted with spring set. The saws - mill ran the year round, or both winter and 26 hung in the frame, and again at night after the day’s sawing was done. In this way the teeth soon wore down to the shape of tooth No. 5, diagvam No. 2, when they were again taken out and the gumming process repeated. For many years the mills in Canada were a copy of this one. I have in mind one in the Hastern Townships, which averaged 1,000 feet per day for 28 years, with only one man doing the filing, sawing and all the repairs necessary. That summer. Some extra re- pairs were then done, mostly on the water wheel and flume, and the mill continued to run for some years longer. The cost of living was much less then than now. The man referred to above had only $1 per day to commence with, and board himself. But after a while his pay was raised to $1.25, where it remained while I knew him; that was at the end of 25 years’ service. Lumbermen-can draw their own conclusions from this, as to whether, to-day, Jumber is being manufactured cheaper than it was 30 or 40 years ago with the old style of mill, and, I may add, the old style of man. 5 were filed at the noon hour as they At that time mill men commenced work at ! o’clock in the morning, had one-half hour for breakfast at 7 o'clock, one hour for dinner, and worked until 7 o’clock in the evening, or 1244 hours work for $1.25, and board yourself. I did this myself for many years in the commencement of my sawmill career. I am not writing these articles to advocate short or long hours of work, or in the least to interfere with the labor question. I can only give my own experience, after being many years in the sawmill business, which is: if a man takes as much interest in any calling in life as he should, the hours of the day will pass unno- ticed. But I have found that it all depends on the interest a man takes in what he is doing. If we find a man who is ever ready to find fault with his surroundings, be they what they may, we have a man who will do only what he is compelled to, by close watching of his employer. Such men are not profitable under any circumstances. -They may be well qualified to fill positions requiring skill, but they cannot be depended upon to stay with it for any length cf time. Therefore they have, of necessity, to take a place at common labor, at the lowest pay. Then they complain because they are not advanced. On the other hand, I have known men to commence in the mill, carrying slabs, and in a few years advance, by taking an interest in the work, to be superintendent. Tf they were wanted tc do some work for an hour or two after the mill closed down at night, they did not confront you with the question, shall T receive double pay, the first thing. They are the very men who do receive double pay, in the end, for no honest man would wish to have their labor without recompense Montreal ‘Trade eau is eee oe 2 FF Rare SO Retail Yards Buying Conservatively—Building Outlook Favor- able—Export Trade Satisfactory—Higher Prices for Lath Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman. May 26th, 1910. The past fortnight has been productive of very little change in local lumber circles. Retail yards, according to a majority of the wholesale dealers, continue to buy conservatively, and are not stocking and re- pleting their yards to any great extent. The building outlook is exceptionally favorable and with the prcs- pects already announced, coupled with those known to be pending, there should be an aggressive demand for lumber in all the required grades for building purposes. Exporters are now shipping freely, and are in receipt of favorable reports from the different continental ports whither their lumber is being dispatched. The recent decision of the Railway Commission in announc- ing that the railway companies must submit a new tariff of rates by June 15th of this year, for lumber shipped into Montreal for export purposes, is heralded with delight. Undoubtedly, exporters have for years been martyrs to the railway companies in respect to the rates charged. Market Conditions Lath—Most of the mills in the Quebec district have now disposed of their 1910 cut of lath at prices considerably higher than obtained last season. Lath are now held at firm figures and the outlook at present points to high-priced lath for the coming fall. The demand is sure to be good on account of the large amount of. building under way and in prospect. Dry lath, too, have practically all been shipped out from the mills, which leaves no old stock on hand to fall back on, as was the case last year. Hemlock—This class of lumber shows no evidences of improvement and wholesalers still find themselves with heavy stocks on hand. Pine—Mill and dead cull pine are still sluggish, but the demand for 3-inch mill culls is generally reported very good. 1-inch shipping culls are moving slowly at present, but there is an active demand for 5-4-inch, 6-4-inch and 8-4-inch sizes of shipping culls, and these stocks are being closely held. Upper grades of pine, in all thicknesses, are in good de- mand at high figures, with very little stock offering on the market. Spruce—l-inch dry spruce continues to control good prices, par- ticularly when in stocked widths Prices on 2-inch and 3-inch spruce CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , Bias a is Rather Quiet— are quoted quite firmly, and cull spruce is also selling freely. Birch—1-inch dry birch is in fair demand and commands figures from $2 to $3 higher than those obtained last year. Basswood—All grades of basswood are finding a good sale in the present market and the prices are much stiffer than those of the previous season. New York Market—Recent reports from New York markets show 2 somewhat similar condition to that existing in Montreal. Retail ye rds have not been buying to any great extent and in consequence their sto are comparatively low. In view of the fact that the building outloo particularly good, dealers are looking forward to some good bus from the big metropolis in the near future. The indications are spruce timber will rule higher than the present figure, and it is I to see the prospect realized within the next month or so. ” School of Forestry for Quebec The Quebec Government has approved of a resolution to make grant of $4,000 towards the support of a provincial school of forestry, be established at Laval University. An arrangement has been co with the university officials for a two years’ course, and the p will contribute $8,000 annually to assist in its maintenance. I several etudents studied forestry at Yale University at the expens province, and one of these, Mr. Piche, will be placed in charge new Quebec school. Mr. Bedard will be associated with Mr. Piche. two members of the staff also graduated from the school in Liege, gium in 1905. It is proposed to select the first ten members for the 1 course by competitive examinations and to give them their course » of tuition charges. Graduates will be known as forestry engineers an find employment with the Government and with the various lu companies throughout the province. Contractor in Difficulty Mr. Thos. Wand, a well known Montreal general contractor, re assigned for the benefit of his creditors. An investigation of his ¢ reveals liabilities of approximately $85,000 and-nominal assets of $54 000. Several local lumber merchants are interested, one of them be the largest creditor. The condition of Mr. Wand’s finances comes great surprise, since he has heen in business for a number of years has always met his obligations promptly. The aftair is being handled by the Dominion Mercantile Protective Association, Limited, and the fol. lowing committee has been nominated by the creditors: Messrs. K. § son, N. Sarrisan and J. K. McNutt. It was at first deemed advis by the creditors to effect a settlement and to give Mr. Wand a release he could pay thirty cents on the dollar. Some cf the creditors, howe considered that it would facilitate matters to have Mr. Wand assign the regular way, and this wae accordingly done. If, however, the estate pays thirty cents on the dollar Mr. Wand will be given a release. Personal and News Notes a : Mr. W. K. Grafftey, of the Montreal Lumber Company, was in Ot- tawa on a short business trip recently. Mr. Will Duncan of Messys. W. & J. Duncan, spent a few days at Sixteen Island Lake recently in search of the wily trout. ‘ Mr. H. W. Gross, Montreal representative of the Thos. Nagle Lum- ber Company, Limited, has purchased a handscme four-seated Buick” car to facilitate his business operations. Mr. GC. A. Spencer and office staff have located in enlarged pre- mises at 55 St. Francois Xavier street. The offices are finished with oak flocring of very handsome appearance. Fire destroyed the sash and door factory belonging to Mr. T. V. Reed, at North Hatley, Que., recently, and about 75,000 feet. of lum! was destroyed, besides the building. The loss is estimated at $10,000. The $2,000,000 plant of the International Paper Company, at C inth, Saratoga county, near Schenectady, N.Y., was destroyed by f recently. 2 The Wanukesha Pulp Company has been incorporated with a Dominion charter. The headquarters will be located at Montreal an company will manufacture and deal in forest products. ’ ators are: Messrs. W. Kearney, J. M. Collins, M. J. McCreary, P. Mil T. D. Tansey and R. E Elliott, of Montreal ; Owing to the extensive applications received by the Provincial partment of Lande and Forest to dam up certain rivers and to works which would effect the flow of the different streams and the Quebec Government will probably appoint a permanent comm shortly to bring in an extensive report upon the best methods of h: these problems. The commission is expected to consist of two hydr experts and one forestry expert. : What is claimed to be the largest jeather belt made in Canad been turned out by the J L. Goodhue Company at Danville. It inches wide, by 178 feet in length, 3-ply, and weighs nearly 3,000 poun Some 330 pieces of leather were used in its construction. It took men three weeks to put it together after the pieces were cut and This belt is being shipped to the North Pacific Lumber Com their sawmills at Barnett, B.C. nt ie al ’ - s oe > teeth of saws more effectively, and without in the least degree drawing the temper. : A Useful Trade Souvenir Messrs, Sadler & Haworth, the well known tanners and manufac- turers of oak leather belting, mill supplies, etce., are issuing a neat tele-_ phone directory cover. which is sure to be appreciated by the recipients. — On the inside back cover a useful table is found which gives the price list per running foot adopted by belt manufacturers of Canada in 1907, — also for solid, twist and cut lacing. ; eae ‘ ; Bales and Posts in Good Demand : Longer Lengths Selling at Advanced Prices in Ontario— Prices Firm at Ottawa—Activity in Quebec There has been a considerable advance in the prices of the longer lengths of telegraph poles in the Parry Sound district during the past few weeks. The advance applies to all sizes of 35 feet and up. For 35- foot poles an increase of 25 cents has taken place. 40-foot poles are 50 cents higher, 45-foot poles 75 cents higher, and 50-foot poles $1 higher. 30-foot poles are not in such good demand, and the price has declined by about 35 cents. 25-foot poles are about 25 cents cheaper. Wholesale prices of telegraph poles at Parry Sound are as follows: Telegraph poles, 25 feet long, 6-inch top .............-.-.+.-- 65c. to $0.90 aa poles, 30 feet long, G-inch top ...............-.+5-- 80c. to 1.00 elegraph poles, 35 feet long, 7-inch top ...........-.-.--.-.+see see 2.00 Telegraph poles, 40 feet long, 7-inch top ........-.-.-.-.+0seeeeeeees 3.00 Telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top .......-.-.-......s sees eee 3.75 Telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top .........-...-...e sees eee 4.50 In the Ottawa district poles and posts are selling well at prices which show little change. The 50-foot length, however, has advanced about $1, and is selling at $10 to $11. Wholesale prices of ties and poles at Ottawa are as follows: MUNG DU railway -bICS) .. 2... 1 ee eee eee ees 0.25 to 0.30 Cedar telegraph poles, 25 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 1.25 to 1.75 Cedar telegraph poles, 30 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 1.75 to 3.00 Gedar telegraph poles, 35 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 2.50 to 4.00 Cedar telegraph poles, 40 feet long, 7-inch top ..............- 425to 4.75 Cedar telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top .............-. 5.25 to E Cedar telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top Cedar telegraph poles, 55 feet long, 7-inch top Gedar telegraph poles, 60 feet long, 7-inch top At-Quebec shipping points,. telegraph poles, in 30, 45 and 50-foot lengths are not in active demand and show no tendency to advance. 35 and 40-foot poles with 7-inch tops, on the other hand, are finding a ready sale and are now commanding much higher figures than heretofore. Prices for telegraph and telephone poles are quoted as follows, f.o.b. shipping points in Quebec: Ties—Standard railway ties, 6-inch .......---2.--- seers essen $0.45 to $0.50 _ Mill run cedar ties 0.88 to 0.45 Telegraph poles, 30 feet long, G-inch top .....--:-----++++5++5 $2.25 to $2.50 ‘Telegraph poles, 35 feet long, 7-inch top Telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top .....-.+--++-+++++++> 4.50 to 4.75 Telegraph poles, 40 feet long, FeraGue TOPMen ts foes es tere eee ee 3.50 to 3.75 5.75 to 6.90 Telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top ....--..------++++++: Conservation Idea Spreading ~ Conservation has obtained a strong hold upon the people of Canada during the last year or two. The latest encouraging symptom was the public meeting held in Convocation Hall of the University of Toronto on May 18th, when Hon. Clifford Sifton, chairman of the Conservation Commission, and Hon. Frank Cochrane, Ontario Minister of Lands, For- ests and Mines, made important announcements regarding the conserva- tion of forest wealth. Mr. Sifton’s announcement is of great national importance, involving no less than the preservation of a tract of forest land on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, 400 miles in length and from 50 to'150 miles in width. This will be the greatest forest and - game preserve in the world. Hon. Frank Cochrane intimated that On- tario intended to lead the van in the direction of provincial co-operation by establishing a large forest area for use of the students: of the Uni- versity of Toronto and by continuing its policy of setting aside extensive forest reserves. Confusion in Names of Various Woods The commercial names of some varieties of wood give rise to much ‘confusion. Products of coniferous trees are designated indiscriminately as pines or firs, without regard to their botanical distinctions, and the trade names also vary in different countries, says the “Timber Trades Journal,”’ of London, Eng. For instance, the yellow pine of the Ameri- ean trade is our pitch pine, and our yellow pine is known on the Ameri- ean continent as white pine. Again, what is called here British Colum- bian or Oregon pine, is called Oregon fir in the districts 1m which it grows. The many ‘“‘whitewoods’’ on the market, coming from widely separated parts of the world, might with advantage be specialized and more defin- itely designated. In hardwoods, it ie even more puzzling still to identify many imported varieties by their trade names, on account of their greater variety and the characteristics which many of them possess m common. In accordance with a resolution passed at the annual meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, in New Orleans, La., recently, the official proceedings of that meeting are being published in hook form. This book will contain about 300 pages, and will be indexed 0 that all matter may be readily referred to. It will be sent, while the edition lasts, for 50 cents a copy, to anyone who applies to the National umber Manufacturers’ Association or Leonard Bronson, manager, Ficher ding, Chicago. a Ds a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 - way from Oxford House to Split lake, inspecting the timber en route: All _ Securing the Cooperation of Employees Mr. A. £. Watts, president of the Wattsburg Lumber Company, Proctor, B.C., has formulated a plan by which each man in the employ of the company will have an opportunity to share in the earnings of the” company, in addition to his wages. Mr. Watts proposes to set aside each year a percentage of the net earnings of the company, which per- sentage will be determined upon a sliding scale in ratio to the amount of such earnings, the ratios being as follows: Up to $10,000, 10 per cent.; over $10,000 and under $20,000, 15 per cent.; over $20,000 and under $30,000, 20 per cent.; over $30,000, 20 per cent. ; over $50,000 and under $100,000, 25 per cent. The amount thus set aside will be divided among the men in proportion to the scale of wages earned by them. If any of the men desire to acquire a direct interest in the busi- ness, they will be given an opportunity to purchase the ordinary stock of the company and thus share in its total earnings. A further induce- ment is offered by the company to attract men and their families to make a permanent home at or near Proctor, which place is the centre of a fruit-growing district. Employees are offered land in small or large lots on the easiest terms of purchase, with lumber and all necessary supplies to build houses for themselves, the time for payment for which can be arranged to suit the purchaser or, if he chooses, he ean hold the land under perpetual lease at a small rental. Forestry Survey on Hudson’s Bay Railway In anticipation of the early construction of the Hudson’s Bay Rail- way, the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior has sent out this year four parties with instructions to make an inspection of the tim- ber along the proposed route of the railway. The parties are composed of trained forest engineers, experienced timbermen and fire rangers. Of the four parties, two will proceed by way of the Pas, the present ter- minus of the C.N.R. line, toward Hudson’s Bay. One of these will start its inspection at the Pas and proceed up the Nelson river. The other will make at once for Split lake. The other two parties will go in by way of Norway House, at the north end of Lake Winnipeg. One of these will make its headquarters at Oxford House, and will proceed to inspect the timber around Hayes river, God’s lake, Fox river and other streams, reaching up as far as York Factory. The other will make its the parties will, in addition to inspecting the timber, keep a sharp look- out for forest fires and will have authority to appoint and employ fire- rangers where they think necessary. Two of these parties, and probably a third, will winter in the territory they traverse, and will be on the spot ready to continue operations next spring. Woods’ Which Have Overcome Prejudice “Under the spur of necessity, how readily we change our ideas of the value and desirability of using material which we formerly considered of little or no use.’’ This rather sage observation was volunteered by the same gentleman, suggested doubtless by his previous remarks. Elab- crating, he continued: ‘‘Even during my brief connection with the lum- ber business I can remember the time when hemlock was regarded as of no value whatever. Everybody agreed that it was too hard, brittle, and that its tendency to warp and twist made it of no use as a building material. A good share of the woods that grew in the northern forests were rejected for various supposed good reasons. There was even a pro- nounced prejudice against Norway, white pine being regarded as being the only real serviceable lumber. To-day hemlock, balsam, fir, jack pine, poplar and almost anything that can be used to produce a stick of lum- ber four inches square is utilized and goes into consumption without any protest. Even some of the cull birch, which a few years ago was dis- posed of as mill wood, now is used for sheathing purpcses. Think of the carpenter who used to kick because he had to drive nails into hard hemlock now using bone dry birch that cannot be penetrated with any ordinary wire nail. Speaking of using birch, I remember the first time T had occasion to use this material for interior finish. Naturally for some time previous various kinds of hardwood had been utilized in the construction of fine residences in the city. In the country towns, how~ ever, white pine had been plenty good enough for us, although some lit- tle basswood for siding and interior finish had come into use. In using this birch, we took a good deal of pains to prevent it being marred by nail holes. With a small brush we used alcohol to moisten the woced at places where we were to drive the nails. Then with a sharp instrument we cut into the grain of the wood and lifted up a good sized sliver. In this aperture we drove our nails and glued the sliver back into its place. When finished you could not possibly detect that the wood had been dis- turbed.’’—Mississippi Valley Lumberman. The London, Eng., agency of the well known business of J. Burs- tall & Company, of Quebec, has been converted into a private company. Neil Watson, cooperage manufacturer, Mull; Ont., reports as fol- lows: ‘The condition of the market is looking brighter. Business with us is very good. For No. 1 stock the prospects are good, but No. 2 steck baed will be a little slow. : 2 e CAMP DEPARTMENT Lumber Camp Labor Troubles—A Solution Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman,’’—“‘I am sick and tired of being asked to do things for the shantymen. They are the most unsatisfactory men to deal’ with one could imagine. We pay them double the wages they used to get a few years ago, and give them better board than we have in our own homes, and yet they are not satisfied. The mere expenses of taking men into the camps to supply the place of ‘jumpers’ runs into thousands of dollars a year.”’ The above sentiments of an Ontario proprietor of lumber camps have been uttered time and again by many others, when their patience has been unduly taxed by the unreasonableness of the men in the camps, and that there is good cause for such complaints the writer very well knows. After thirty years of business experience, during mcet of which time he had numbers of men working under him, the writer’s attention was attracted to conditions in the wcods. Being a business man first and preacher second, he preferred to earn his own support while doing mis- sion work amongst the men, rather than ask them for collections. In the -course of his work as accountant in various offices and camps, he was struck with amazement by what to him seemed preventable losses, in running camps. Drawing one proprietor’s attention to these, the answer he got was, ‘‘How can you help them with the class of men we have to deal with ?”’ The Only Remedy for Camp Troubles There is only one answer to this, namely, get a better class of men. ; ‘“‘Oh!’’ one replies, ‘‘that is easier said than done. The good men we would like to get are not attracted to the woods.”’ ‘“Why are they not ?’” There is no place in Ontario where a man can make money quicker than working in the camps, while the board is far -in excess of what men get in the cities. The hours of labor, taking the whole season through, are not unreasonably long, and the nature of the work appeals to every strong, healthy man. If good men are not at- tracted by the work, there must be a reason, and in the writer’s opinion it is not hard to find. The lumberman has been treated as if he was an animal rather than aman. That is to say, no provision has been made for the cultivation of his mental or moral nature, and the men to-day are just what their en- vironment has made them. During the day his work has been in the best possible surroundings, but as soon as night comes there is no place for him to stay except in a dingy sleep camp, so poorly lighted generally that reading is only possible by the use of a stable lamp hung in the bunk. On a wet day or Sunday in mid-winter, the same thing is true. For intellectual food he has to sit and listen to the foul stories told by men who have been already degraded, so that some are even lower than the brute beasts in their habits. Everything good and holy is a subject for ridicule and contempt. For relaxation the only game is poker, which is a good training to turn the young man into a gambler. Even in the rules that are for his good, he is treated like a child rather than like a responsible man. In case he gets sick, 50 cents a month is taken off his wages to pay the doctor, and he has no say in the matter. To make his cleanly, another 75 cents a month is taken -off to pay for his washing, whether he has any done or not. To prevent him making a beast of himself, strict rules prohibit whiskey coming into camp. Thus at every turn the poor lumberjack is shown he is an irre- sponsible creature not to be treated as a free agent, and when a man is treated so, all history shows he will take delight in asserting his manhocd by breaking such laws every chance he gets. If he can do so no other way, he will ‘‘jump’’ about once a month to prove to himself and others that at all events he is nct quite a slave. Evil Tendency of Camp Influences Here are two young men from the farm. One goes into the city, is surrounded at once by good influences, by church and Y.M.C.A., and while his physical strength may deteriorate, he becomes a morally strong - able man, and is one who supplies fibre to the city. His* brother goes to the camp because there is more money in it. The influences he is surrounded with, every lumberman knows, and to counteract these, he possibly never sees a missionary from the time he goes in till he comes out. One of two things happen. He either goes with the tide, becomes a drinker and profane, or else he quits the work in disgust, and can’t be coaxed to return. In either event this is a loss to the i aes who needs just such men as he is. Tf he is not from the farm, he may be, as hundreds are, some hearty young immigrant, with a good education and robust health, quite com- - petent to make an expert limberman in two or three years. (I may say here that I am personally acquainted with one Scotch lad who never had an axe in his hand before coming to the woods, and who, after three - seasons, could hold his own making timber with any Canadian.) These . i | a men have been used to plenty of reading and entertainment, and the monotony of camp conditions either ruins them or drives them elsewhere. The consequence is that while in other lines of business the compara- tively young man in the prime of life has come to the front to mana large enterprises, the proprietors of lumber camps have to fall back foremen on men who are not in their prime, but whose experience |] been gained by long years in the bush. This is probably also the on line of business in a civilized country where thousands of dollars sometimes placed in control of men who cannot read or write, and other cases cannot be trusted to leave camp for fear of their getting on spree. No wonder that there are frequently heavy losses. We must confess that we are filled with admiration of the executive ability of many of these men, but when they drop off in the course of nature, we see no promising young men coming along to fill their places. ; In my opinion, the remedy is to give some attention to the high nature of the men. You will soon have a better class. The raw terial as supplied from the farms and elsewhere ig the very best possi and if it was simply recognized that this side of a man needs atten the results would soon be evident. * Get the Men to Help Themselves The underlying principle upon which the Shantymen’s Christi Association has been organized is that ‘“‘The only true way to he man is to get him to help himself.’’ In every other spasmodic effo help the men in this line, this vital principle has been lost sight of, consequently they have failed. In conversing with no less an authority than the Governor-Gener al, Earl Grey, on this subject, the writer was asked, ‘Will you not frighten the men by using | the word Christian ?’’ Our reply was, ‘“No, we are cer- — tain we will not.’’ Two years experience since then has confirmed us i *. the same belief. No matter how low a man has sunk in this land, she does not like to be regarded as a heathen, and therefore the word weer ian will be approved by them. Besides, we may frankly state here our conviction that only as religion is the base of an organization will it ore al itself a permanent success. Where we have sounded the men them- selves we have invariably found their response enthusiastic. That the Y.M.C.A. principle has not failed is evidenced by the way the business men of Toronto have recognized its usefulness. It is evi- denced by the way the railroad companies have encouraged the forma-_ tion of associations, and given large contributions to them. The police, — soldiers, sailors and postmen all have their Christian Associations, and these have been approved and helped by their superiors in office. Hf you want a better class of shantymen, let them have one also. Any one de- — siring information can write William Henderson, Burk’s Falls, Ont. > B.C. Improving its Forest Service The Government of British Columbia are taking active steps to im- prove the forest service in that province. The force for fighting forest — fires has been largely augmented as a result of the liberal vote of $75,000 — for this purpose which was passed at the recent session of the Legisla- ture. The entire forest defence force 1s now under the direction of one chief fire warden, Mr. Wynyard C. Gladwin, under whom the province * is divided into four divisional districts. The coast and northern districts = constitute the first division, which is under the direct control of the re i fire warden. Vancouver Island comprises the second division, and is _ under the charge of Mr Wm. F. Loveland, of Victoria. Yale-Cariboo e and the Okanagan constitute the third district, which is under the ch: 7 of Mr. J. K. McLean, with headquarters at Revelstoke. The fourth dis- trict is comprised of east and west Kootenay, and Mr. R. J. Long, Creston is in charge. These men have large and competent staffs” wardens in their employ, and they travel during the season from secti to section, assisting in guiding the wardens in their patrol work. T close season for setting out fires for the purpose of clearing land cor menced on May Ist, and cortinues until the end of September. In dition to these safeguards, an arrangement has been made with Public Works Department whereby all road foremen are appointed assistant fire wardens and are required whenever danzer threntens, join in the work of fighting fires. The equipment earried by road gangs will be of great utility in the work of fire fighting. The more I study this subject of private forestry, the more i am convinced that what is needed is not immediate legislation, but an imme ‘ diate beginning of the practical operation of forestry, and I am convinced — that the results of such a Geass will be conclusive evidence th lumber trade and from that of the continued eiaietee of the ‘bie large.—H. 8. Graves, Chief of the Us 5. Forest Service. - sale ee Tae 5 a a ee, n = a * * “s et 4 » ° ~ “\* 506 eee ee ere 1 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when _ buying haphazardly. To provide for fillmg all our orders promptly ‘and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly—a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited | Fraser Mills, B. C. “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - - - C. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - - - - F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE vv Ee WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be Inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED—LUMBER, ETC. Wanted at Once BOUT 100,000 FEET 2-INCH BIRCH OR maple lumber, must be dry; to measure 12 feet long and from 7 to 12 inches wide. The ALasKa FeatueR & Down Company, Limited, 400-432 St. Ambroise Street, Montreal. 14 - Wanted Red or White Oak For PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY - in the following sizes: 1”, 14”, 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 956 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. t.£ Wanted White Pine W TANTED-1 CAR 4x4. 5x5 AND 8x8 QUARTER cut Dry Pine. Apply Box 984 CANADA LuMxuERMAN, Toronto, Ont. bat Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also for shipment any time during 1910, upto fifty cars Soft Elm, 1’ x 12” and up wide x 6%’ 7 8’ 13' 14’ and 16’ long. Address RospertT Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Pine Piling CAN SUPPY LARGE QUANTITIES PINE Piling any length uptosay 7oft., on cars C.N.O. R. Applyto A. PRENTICE, 649 Bathurst St., Phone, Col.5729 or A. Mc? HERSON & Co., Longford Mills tf For Sale NAIL KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square orcircled, Box 990 Canapa LumBeRMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 For Sale Cedar Shingles and W. P. Mill Culls 1,000,000 18” Good C. B. Cedar Shingles 500,000 « x 7” and up 12/16 Mill Culls 500.000 1 X 12” and up 12/6’ Mill Culls Box 983, CANADA LUMBENMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Hemlock For Sale OR HEMLOCK BILL STUFF UP TO 30 FT. try ARTHUR SHERK, Whitehall, Ont 12 Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash E DESIRE TO PURCHASE AT ONCE good Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash lumber, all sizes. Write us and tell us what you have. Bartram Bros, Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont. = 14 Wanted Soft Elm, Birch and Spruce Soft Elm, Good 1% x 6” and up Birch, 4 x 4, 5x 5,6x6, 1%" 114" 2” 3” and 4” Spruce, Clear 2 x 4” and up Box 983 CANaDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. t ft Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut a'xn", 6’x6"” AND 5"x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Cargoes of Hardwoods Wanted i E ARE OPEN TO PURCHASE CARGOES o Elm, Maple, Birch. Basswood, etc, straight or mixed, cut to order to be brought to dock here. McDonatp-RowLanp LuMBER Co., Owen Sound. 12 Birch Wanted WE WANT TO CONTRACT WITH A number of mill men for their 1910 cut of Birch no stocks too large and none too small to consider. Write with full particuiars, THe Lonpon LvMRER Co., London, Ont. It Square Oak Timbers For Sale FoR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers 8 to 25; and all sizes of Long Leaf Pine. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. , 13 For Sale RED PINE PILES CUT TO ORDER AND loaded on Cars at once. Lenghts 20 to 60 feet, Diame er: any size. Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LumBerR Co., Limited, Papineauville, P. Q. 12 Wanted Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc ANTED—FIVE MILLION FEET OF DRY Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, also Lath. Shingles and Posts. Address Box 964 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 12 For Sale 3 cars 1” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars x” Commonwood, 1's and 2's o cars ¥%” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1's and 2's 3 cars 1” Ot. White Qak, 1's and 2's 5 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common c Gro. C. GoonpFELLow, Montre:l For Sale 10 500 SAW-LOGS, MIXED (HEMLOCK, ? Spruce, Cedar, Pine and Elm). Also one carload of Telegraph Poles, 25 to 60 feet. Ww. PctreR & Son, Tottenham, Ont, II Wanted ARGE QUANTITIES OF x” SOFT ELM lumber, « % to 14 feet in length, tor which special cash price will be paid anywhere in Canada. Correspondence solicited, J. S. Finptay, Owen Sound, Ont. 11 Wanted—c. and B. Winter Cut Basswood abana 15 TO 20 CAR LOAD No. 1 COM- mon and better white winter-cut Basswood to be plump, 1 inch thick when dry. For turther particulars apply to Box 889 CaNava LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm and Maple IE REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1x” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOC: RUN DEAD CULLS OUT Inspection at mill. Box gig, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted—Spruce and Pine WE DESIRE TO CONTRACT WITH A FEW mulls tor their whole output in Spruce and White Pine. Baxrram Bros. Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont. 14 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mec. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part of ONE 20 x 42 HAMILTON CORLILS EN- GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. rro volts direct currant dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surtacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40X100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but willsellseparate. Address, RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 Boiler for Sale NEW McDOUGALL HORIZONTAL RE- “turn Tubular Boiler 56” x 15 ft., shell 7/16,” with 72—3%4” tubes, 125 lbs. working prsssure. com- plete with fittings.—The Jonn Mcl)oucatt Catr- DONIAN IRON Works Co., Ltp.. Montreal, Que. 14 FOR SALE ONE LOMBARD STEAM LOG HAULER and ten sets of big sleds complete, all in good condition. This log hauler and outfit has been operated successfully for the past three seasons in the Megantic district. Have finished my opera- tions there and have no further use for it. Will sell at abargain. Price less than 50% of whata new output ot this description would cost, This is a rare chance for lumber operators who want an up-to-date hauling outfit. For further particulars apply to Howarp & Craic, Sherbrooke, P.Q. 11 Machinery for Sale 5 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. 1 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11/6", 52 3” tubes Dome. 148 x 12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6” 39 314” tubes Dome 148 X 12 52 3’ tubes Dome. 1 54X12 52 344” tubes Dome. 1 54X34 52 3%” tubes Dome. 258x12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion A YOUNG MAN, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD, knowing book-keeping and mathematics, speaking and writing both languages, would like to get a position in some lumber office in the Eastern Canada, having seven years experience and can fur- nish first-class references. Address Nit ASSELIN, Box 14 Agnes Co., Beauce, Que. 12 BAND SAW FILER WANTS POSITION. Good reference. 159 Bradford St., Barrie, Ont. II WANTED POSITION AS MANAGER OF company cutting about a million feet per sea- son, by a well educated young man who can do his own bookeeping, blacksmithing, millwrighting and lumber selling. Can supply best of references from present employer. Address Box 973, Canada Lum- berman, Toronto, II WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fill. It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. Anstiz, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 WANTED CAPABLE AGENTS FOR RETAIL Lumber yards in Alberta and Saskatewan. State experience, age. whether married or single, references and salary expected. Box1, Bic Eppy, B.C. It WANTED AT ONCE COMPETENT SETTER who can act as substitute sawyer, also Trim- merman who can operate levers. Address Box 988, CaNnapA LUMBERMAN. Toronto, Ont. 11 WANTED—BOOK. KEEPER TO TAKE charge of depot for large lumber and pulp industry; sobriety essential; must have experience. Address Box 992 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 W ANTED—AGENT TO TAKE CHARGE OF woods operations of large lumber and pulp industry; must have experience and references. Address Box 991, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 WANTED IMMEDIATELY A GOOD ENER- getic lumber salesman to handle Pine, Spruce and Hemlock. Must be Montreal and Toronto markets. well acquainted with State age and experience. Application treated confidential. Apply. Box 989, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 WANTED GOOD WHITE PINE SALESMAN well acquainted with Mills and Canadian trade, must be well up on grades. Give experience st-te salary wanted. Confidence tully respected. Address Box 993 CanapvA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 14 \ ANTED—IMMEDIATELY, FIRST CLASS VV circular sawyer, familiar with steam feed, nigger, etc. Good wages paid to right man. Apply to Box 985, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. Ir WANTED -EXPERIENCED LUMBER AND flooring salesman for the West. Position permanent Must furnish best of recommerdations state salary. Apply Box 980, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Capital Wanted y ANTED A LUMBERMAN TO INVEST $8000,00 in well established business. Apply Box 971 CANADA LUMBERMAN. Toronto. 12 Planing Mill for Sale $5200 PLANING MILL FOR SALE IN A live Western Ontario town. A going con- cern at a sacraficeifsold at once. Good trade with local demand for side line. Address Box 967 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 10 Agents Wanted 4 RITISH MANUFACTURERS OF GRIND- ing wheels for sharpening wood saws are anxious to getinto touch with parties in Canada who would be open to undertake the sale of these articles. Box 960, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. oT Planing Mill and Lumber Yard — GOING CONCERN DOING GOOD BUSI- ness, good reasons. B. J. McCormick, Welland, Ont. 13 For Sale 1400 ACRES OF TIMBER CONSISTING otf Hemlock, Elm, Birch, Ash, Spruce, Basswood, Cedar, Etc. 60 per cent. good Hemlock. A new saw mill at the railroad. For particulars ap- ply Box 531, ORILLIA, ONT. 13 For Sale White Pine WO TRACTS OF FOUR MILLION EACH. One on open river close to Mills and to Geor- gian Bay. The other on the Canadian Pacific Rail- road Price $15,000 each. Splendid bargains for small operators. Address J. A. Simpson, 99 Canfield Ave., Detroit, Mich. ir Timber Limit and Saw Mill For Sale ; E OFFER OUR TIMBER LIMIT AND saw mill for sale together with machinery tools camps and camp equipment, about tive thou- sand logs located 35 miles trom Ottawa, This is a good opportunity tor lumbering. Low LuMBER Co., Low, P.Q. 13 For Sale—Planing Mill and Lumber Yard H4s AN. EXCELLENT BUSINESS, CON- tracts on hand to be finished and requisite lum- ber in yard. Apply Box 1456, GUELPH. 14 For Sale In the Province of Quebec A 10,000 HORSE POWER WATER POWER undevelopeda d 400 square miles Spruce Limits on the same river, capable of turning out 80 to 100 tons n-wspaper daily. Railway tacilities on the spot. Apply to X. Y. Z care Canapa LumBeRMAN, B 34 Board of Trade Building, Montreal. ur Planing Mill For Sale 1 THE THRIVING TOWN _ OF ORILLIA, a convenient, modern planing mill, complete with drying kiln plant, and equipped with the best American machinery. G. T. R. sidings running through both ends of mill The C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railroads are now being built through the mill yard within 60 feet of the mill. Reasons for selling, owner giving all time to distant lumbering interests. Apply to P. O. Box 716, Orillia. rh ee ee For Sale PLANING, SAW AND CHOP MILL. FOR full particulars apply to Joux -McCormick, Lawrence, Ont. - et 3 Ae hie x Ps Pree es Pore ee res eee se er Oe a a ‘cid ee ee MISCELLANEOUS For Sale—Timber Limit BERTH 3, TOWNSHIP OF GUARD, PARRY Sound District, containing hemlock, birch (black) maple, red oak, basswood, spruce, and cedar. Apply Box 1456, Cuelph. 14 Timber Limits For Sale NINE SQUARE MILES ON CHERRY Creek and North Fork of Spallumcheen river Osogvos division, Yale district, British Columbia, about so miles East of Vernonand 20 miles west of Upper Arrow Lake. These limits are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills and contain about 100 million feet of the finest of Cedar, with a fair proportion of Hem- lock, White Pine and Fir and are very conveniently Situated for logging, with easy slopes toward streams. Thisis one of the most desirable proper- ties in the Yaledistrict and is steadily increasing in value. For further intormation address, BEATY TIMBER COMPANY, 4 Wellington St., East, Toronto. 14 Sawmill and Timber Limit for Sale OR SALE TIMBER LIMIT AND SAW Mill property in Muskoka onG.T R. Fitteen hundred acres of timber, Hemlock, Hardwood, Spruce, Balsam, Cedar and Pine Saw Mill, Siding, Ilouses, Stable, Blacksmith Shop, Horses. Sleighs. Wagons, Boom Chains and al] other working out- fit About tour hundred thousand ft. of logs at mill. Agood going business. Will sell reasonable on easy terms to right party. None but those meaning business need apply. For further particulars apply Box 943, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto 11 The Growth of a White Pine The State Forester of Vermont recently received from Middlesex, in that State, a cross-section of a white pine 32 inches in :diameter and 77 years old, as shown by its rings. From the tree were cut 495 feet. seven 12-foot logs, measuring 1,- An analysis of the growth of this pine throws light on the growth of trees in general. Its diameter in- side the bark at various ages was as follows: Ten years, 344 inches; 20 years, 944 inches; 30 years, 144 inches; 40 years, 1834 inches; 50 years, 223% inches; 60 years, 26% inches. This shows that the greatest diameter growth was made during the second decade. In fact, during the first 20 years of the tree’s life, the rings averaged near- ly Y%-inch in width. As a matter of fact, however, the production of lumber in a tree is not propor- tional to the diameter growth, but the growth of the whole cross-sec- tion, or the square of the diameter. Now, the cross-section of the base of this tree at various ages was as follows: 10 years, 7-100 of a square foot ; 20 years, one-half of a square foot; 30 years, 1 1-10 square feet; 40 years, 1 9-10 square feet; 50 years, 2 8-10 square feet; 60 years, 3% square feet; 70 years, 4 6-10 square feet; 77 years, 5% square feet. In other words, the growth of the cross-section in the second decade was 4-10 of a square foot; in the third decade, 6-10 of a square foot; in the fourth decade. 8-10; fifth, 9-10; sixth, 95-100; seventh, 85-100; and in the last seven years, 65-100. The rate of the growth of the tree culminated, therefore, between the ages of 50 and 60 years, while a superficial examination of the rings would lead one to think that it reached its _ maximum growth by the age of 20. Tt must also be remembered that in addition to the growth there is increasing quality in- Not only do the lower CANADA LUMBERMAN limbs drop off in the early life of a tree grown in the forest, thus mak- ing the older lumber clearer; but boards two feet wide are no longer common and are worth more per thousand feet that boards a foot wide. The growth of this particu- lar tree is no doubt largely due to the fact that it happened to have the best amount of light and. mois- ture during the first half-century of its growth. It is probable that had the forest been properly thin- ned at that time the same growth might have been maintained dur- ing the next quarter-century. Increased Demand for Low Grade Oak It is probable that the grades of oak below firsts and seconds and No. 1 common hereafter will re- ceive more attention than during the last year. This will be true of the wider cuts, since consumers will be able to work the wider and lower grades more economically than the narrow first and second stuff, for which high prices must be paid. Medium grade furniture manufacturers are finding that they are having to pay too much for good oak for profitable manufac- ture and are turning to the cheaper grades of lumber as an escape from the dilemma. From Nashville, Tenn., it is re- ported that the demand for the lower grades of oak is rising and such lumber is selling in increased volume. In former years cheap oak was a quick seller in all furniture manufacturing centres, both plain and quarter sawed. But for the last two years, or more, high grade stock has had the call, and the lower grades were inclined to ac- cumulate. Now if the cheaper oak can be made to move off with fa- cility it will be a boon to the hard- wood mill operators. French Walnut The so-called French walnut, a tree which really grows in Persia and Asia Minor, is considered the finest and most costly of all woods. In appearance it is warped and much contorted, and the sole value lies in the large tough excrescences growing on the trunk in the form of burls. These burls, when cut, present a singularly complicated and twisting grain, the intricacy of which, together with the symme- try, is the determining element in fixing values. Color and sound- ness also enter into the question to a large extent, as trees of this sort are more than liable to be un- sound at the heart. A figure of from $500 to $1,000 is not excep- tional for a good burl, and one re- cently sold in Paris, weighing 2,- 200 pounds, for $5,000. The pro- ducers of burls are apt to resort to dishonest methods in order to get a higher price. Often decay leaves large hollow spaces in the centre, which, if discovered, will, of course, reduce the value. In order to guard against discovery of these hollows as much as possible, they are often filled by fraudulent dealers with AND WOODWORKER weighty substances which. closely resemble wocd. In this way the burl is brought up to a more nor- mal weight, and the suspicions of the buyer are not aroused. Often- times stones and other hard sub- stances are used as fillers, and the innocent purchaser is not aware of the fact until he starts to cut his log, when his valuable veneer knives or saws are completely ruined. Wood Pulp Market of Norway There has been a little livelier inquiry for chemical lately, though prices are so far practically un- changed. The delivery on contracts has been quite considerable, Three large mills have balanced their books for 1908; the result is not encouraging. In mechanical, the first half of March shows a good many sales for 1911 and 1912. But prices continue unsatisfactory, con- sidering the cost of production, and the question of a reduced produc- tion has been under discussion in the organization for some time. There appears to be a strong dis- position towards an agreement of this kind. Lumber Market in Denmark The lumber market in Denmark during 1909 was similar to that of 1908. The prices were rather high- er during the fall and culminated during December, when consider- able business was done. In Janu- ary of this year, it was more quiet. The importers only covered their immediate wants on account of the high prices asked by the foreign ex- porters. The prospects for imports during 1910 are fair, so it is thought it will reach the normal. Palmetto Wood for Furniture Palmetto trees cover thousands of acres in South America, and hitherto have been considered worthless except for building piers. Experts have been working for years and much money has been spent in seeking to give the trees a commercial value, but their chief value seemed to lie in giving the scenery of which they are a part a picturesque feature. A plan has, however, been adopted for making a commercial hardwood from the fibred trunks of the trees. The wood has artistic grain resembling Mexican onyx, and is being used in the manufacture of furniture. Mahogany Much Prized In the past Jamaica mahogany was much prized in the English market, and commanded a higher price than that of Central Ameri- ea on account of its hardness and curly mottled grain. At present the export has dwindled to an amount which is hardly worth men- tioning, but in former times a very large amount was exported. Iso- lated trees are still found of a cir- cumference exceeding 20 feet, but rarely exceed 4 feet in diameter. As timber, the present stock is in- ferior to the Honduras variety, 1 * 37 having neither grain nor toughness, but with age it becomes of a good color, however, and is a handsome wood. It is nowhere found in great quantity. Bitter Wood Insect Proof Bitter wood is found to grow to. ac great a height as 80 feet in Ja- maica, with a diameter of 2 feet. The wood is largely exported and forms the ‘‘Quassia’’ of commerce. It is exported for use in beer manu- facture and for making drinking cups, which render left in them. Locally the wood ‘s used for ceilings and furniture, as it is objectionable to insects. Timbers of Jamaica The timbers of Jamaica may be summed up for the most part as hardwoods, with a comparatively small number of soft woods, of which only a few possess strength and durability sufficient to bring them into general use. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. — I buy at HIGH and sell at LOW prices all kinds of Hardwood Lumber If you want to deal, I do. Write and te’l me all your troubles J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario STL LEE RE I I EIS IE EE I A IT ES Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea uccess. Write for inf rmation. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of - Iron, are stronger, longerlived, _ lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other ‘wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. | Midland, Ont. bitter water Ontario The hemlock situation in Ontario is much more promising than it has been for some time. A general advance of about $1 a thousand has been made and manufacturers find thai the trade are accepting it much better than was anticipated. There is a scarcity of dry hemlock and the cut of hemlock this year is expected to be small, as a result of the diffi- culty which many of the manufacturers experienced in getting out logs last winter. Other lines are moving steadily. All lines of good lumber are doing well and even the intermediate grades are in fair demand and selling at prices considerably in advance of a year ago. Mill and dead culls, however, are still trailing behind. Lath are very strong, but the shingle situation continues uncertain. Box lumber has been in fairly good demand at Ottawa during the past fortnight, and an extensive sale of narrow width was made to an American purchaser at a price very nearly as good as the price of a year ago. This is expected to assist materially in reducing stocks of box lum- ber. All stocks above shipping culls are moving satisfactorily. Prices for the upper grades of white pine are firm, but the movement of lumber is not brisk. Mill cull strips and sidings, l-inch by 4-inch and up, 12 feet and up, are selling steadily around $15 per M., and box lumber is varying from $12 to $16. The demand for pine deals for the English market is rather dull. : i a ee Eastern Canada The log driving situation is rather less favorable on the St. John, _ Restigouche and Miramichi rivers than it was a fortnight ago, The waters are rather low and there is much need for a heavy rain. As a result considerable quantities of logs are reported as being held up. The English _ market for New Brunswick spruce deals is unchanged and dull as a re- sult largely of the succession of political events which have interfered _ with market conditions and of the interruption to trade which has re- sulted from the death of King Edward VII. Shipments by liners from St. John during the winter were very heavy and as a result stocks at _ the opening of the manufacturing season were somewhat light, amount- ing to about four and a half million feet. Stocks at the Miramichi are _ light on account of several heavy shipments during the past fortnight. The stocks amount to about three and a half million or four million feet. English spruce deals on the wharf at New Brunswick shipping ‘points are valued at from $14.75 to $15.25 per M. for the usual specifications. The Boston spruce market is not so firm as it was a fortnight ago. Prices have declined a little and frames are selling at $23.50 to $24, but _ very few purchasers are paying the top price. It is believed that $23.50 will be the general price for a few weeks. With easier prices, a better demand from the yards is expected. There has only been a slight de- io for shingles at Boston, and sales have been at lower figures than formerly. Buyers look for a still further decline. The best cedar ex- tras are ranging from $3.40 to $3.50. The demand for lath is light, 14%- inch selling at $3.50 to $3.60 and 15{-inch at $3.80 to $3.85. At New York, the stocks of northern pine are light. Prices are fair but compe- tition is making business very difficult to secure. A large amount of _ building, however, is in progress and stocks in first hands are quite light, So that increased activity will probably bring higher prices. There is an improvement in the demand for spruce at New York. There is a mod- erate inquiry only for small sizes in random, and prices are rather easy, _ the, general selling price is $20 but some dealers are asking 50 cents more. The supply of dry spruce boards is small and prices are well main- tained. A Boston correspondent of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ who is in close touch with the situation, writes as follows: ‘‘There is not very much change in the way of prices. The general market conditions here have been to a certain extent uncertain and there has been a general feeling that finances were not in the best state possible, as well as a feeling that government interference with large corporations and general govern- ment interference with business was likely to make rather dull trade. Still there seems to be a pretty fair volume of trade, and on the whole prices are well maintained with the exception of eastern spruce, dimen- »sion timber, etc., which we think is rather weak and shows a sign of further weakening. Also eastern shingles seem to be very weak. We think $3.50 is the maximum price for any ordinary first class. shingle and it is pretty hard work to get over $3.40 and $2.90 for extras and clears, even on very nice shingles. To get a higher price takes a very fancy gilt-edge well known brand. There is a feeling here that when Congress adjourns conditions are hikely to improve all round. We note a little better trade in the New York market lately for Canadian spruce. We are in receipt to-day of quite a number of orders at a pretty fair rice.’’ Western Canada ' Reports from the prairie provinces continue to indicate that the de- mand for lumber for building purposes will continue strong for some time. A shortage of lumber during the next few months is not unex- Review of Current Trade Conditions — rT : | | * : i y ‘ ia 7 “o pected, as the demand during the past six months has been much greater than was anticipated. Stocks generally are considerably broken. Some — of the coast mills have been refusing orders for prompt delivery. The — output in Saskatchewan will be reduced by 25 per cent. by the early spring, which destroyed the ice roads before the logs were all drawn Prices at the British Columbia mills are accordingly stiffening and are now from $3 to $5 higher than a year ago. At Winnipeg, prices show an advance within the past few weeks of from 50 cents to $1 per thou- sand. Winnipeg dealers report that the spring trade has been very brisk, and the demand for lumber is increasing every day. From present pros- pects, one large manufacturing company state that they expect one of the best years they have ever had in the west, with correspondingly good prices and easy sale of stock. British Columbia manufacturers are seri- ously hampered by the scarcity of labor. 7 Great Britain The death of King Edward had a depressing effect upon trade in - general, as was to be expected. The lumber trade was no exception. is noticeable, however, that there is a steady and encouraging trade - progress. At London, the result of the early opening of navigation many lumber shipping countries is seen in the large overside delive at the docks, both in deals and floorings. Prices generally are sai along on a very even keel with a tendency towards advance, as a resu of the large proportion of the production which has already been place At Liverpool, the timber market of late has not been particular buoyant. Prices, however, have been pretty well maintained. Spru 1% deals are still selling at £8 5s. per standard c.i.f. Stocks are mainly short lengths, in 8 x 9 and 8 x 11-inch, and a rather larger proportion of 3 x 10-inch than usual. 3 x 7 and 8-inch are also more plentiful than Ps a couple of months ago, ranging from 11 to 17 feet in length. 24x 7 are in good demand, especially in Manchester district. 3-inch scantlings are somewhat scarce, but 2 x 4 and 6-inch are plentiful. There is a good demand for birch planks c.i.f., and the tendency is towards a stiffening of prices. The spot market is rather slow. In fact, planks ex-stock are being sold at less than importers are asking for goods on the quay. The demand is only moderate and is confined to the favorite thicknesses. The sae demand for birch logs has fallen off somewhat but the import is not iy heavy. Stocks are light and prices firm. Quebec pine is much steadier, especially for the better qualities. Second quality goods in all sizes are _ also in better demand and stocks are somewhat short. There is a steady - demand for thirds and prices are firm, but fourths are a little easier. Red pine continues firm with an improvement in the demand. ie ts At Manchester there is a general tendency to believe that the cotton _ dispute is nearly settled. Prices are firm in the lumber market but there is no great haste about purchasing. Arrivals of spruce have been plenti- _ ful but business is somewhat dull. Floorings are firm at £10 2s. Gag... basis c.i.f. Arrivals of wood goods generally have not been heavy. It is felt that the season has been commenced strongly, as the quantity of timber moving from the quays is much greater than the average for this _ time of year. It looks also as if this state of affairs will continue foxi-— some time. aan At Glasgow, the business during the past fortnight has only been moderate. Supplies of pine and spruce are small and prices are quite firm. Buyers, however, are somewhat diffident, as they hope to secure more favorable prices later on. It is not expected that pine prices will — be any easier. Spruce, however, does not look quite so firm. ath United States The customary decrease in the volume of the lumber trade through- out the United States at this time of year has been making itself felt during the past fortnight. On account of the early spring, dulness has __ come a little earlier than usual. The trade in northern pine at Chicago” is somewhat quiet, largely on account of the fact that farmers are busy | with their crops. There is no important change in the hardwood situa- bie tion at Chicago, orders coming along quite regularly. Prices are well — maintained, though the volume of trade is not so great as — i an y would desire. A slight advance in hemlock has been put into effect at _ Chicago and looks as though it will be maintained. Fir, spruce and Hi cedar are moving fairly well, with an upward tendency. Southern pine is still dull. Very few orders are being placed for Washington shingles © or lath. Quite 65 per cent. of the Washington mills are still closed. ~s, At Buffalo, there is a fair demand for northern pine and prices are — firm. As usual the higher grades are much better sellers and the low — grades are too plentiful. The hardwood trade is quiet. There is a firm — demand for oak and also for birch and chestnut. There is no noticeable — deterioration in the trade generally and an improvement is rather to be __ looked for. Black ash is active. ‘There is a moderate demand for white | ash and the supply is not large. Hemlock is moving quite actively and prices are well maintained. Shingles are more active and an effort i being made by some of the dealers to advance the price to $2.60 or (0, peg | Sie CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 A. F. Hoxpen, Pres. J. M. Driver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mer. Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co, sini. Why Not Have the Best? To hold the confidence of your trade you must be able to back up all your state- ments with the goods, and that’s where we can help you out. When you want anything in White Pine, Norway or Fir—and want it right—let us have your order. We can furnish any length from ten to sixty feet. If there is anything on earth we pride ourselves upon, its the prompt way in which we fill orders. eveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO cedar clears. _. the price. 4 There is a moderate inquiry for staves and heading at Chicago and _.shipments are light. Flour mills are not buying many barrels and - coopers are finding it difficult to keep their men employed. The tight _barrel trade is also rather quiet, although the price for staves at present is very little higher than for common oak lumber. The closing of the Pacific coast mills has not yet stiffened Market Correspondence Box Lumber Selling Well at Ottawa Ottawa, May 25—An important sale of narrow width box lumber has _.been made by a leading Ottawa valley manufacturer to an American _ buyer at a very small reduction on last year’s prices. By this transaction the local mill has got rid of a lot of old stock which to some extent* had burdened the market, and the order is big enough to take all the: nar- row box lumber he will cut this season. Manufacturers have no anxiety about disposing of stocks above the shipping cull class. Consequently, __ this and other recent sales of box and mill culls have given more encour- “aging outlook to the trade in low grade lumber, compared with conditions _ during the early part of May. Prices are firm in the upper grades of “pine, and mill owners have confidence in the season’s prospects. Still _ the movement of lumber is not brisk. ‘There has been a falling off in _ demand in both Montreal and the New York markets compared with the trade of April. A representative dealer explains that any falling off in buying would quickly come to an end if a final settlement was reached between Canada and the United States in tariff matters. With a modi- fication of the existing duty on lumber proposed, American buyers seem inclined to wait till something definite is known. The duty of $1.25 per thousand is understood to be baffling orders for box and mill culls. Any marked increase in demand for these would soon clean up the stock in the Ottawa valley. While there is a large variety of the low grade stock no single line is large. Mill cull strips and sidings, 1-inch by 4 and up, 12 feet and up, are firm around $15 per M. Box lumber runs from $12 to $16 according to sorting. A large number of American barges have been chartered by Ottawa valley exporters to deliver lumber at United States points. They are expected about the first of June. Complaints are numerous about car shortage. Orders have been delayed for some days. They are usually _ such that they cannot be delivered by water route or shippers would _ turn to barge transportation. If the car shortage were to continue for _ any considerable length of time some shipments would be diverted to _ the canals that would otherwise be carried by rail. The loading of deal for the English market is going on at the same _ rate as last year. The demand is slack compared with four or five years _ ago when at this time of year green deal would be taken direct from the mill to the wharf instead of being piled in the yards. The first of this _ year’s cut of higher grades of deal will not be removed until about the middle of July. Transportation on the Rideau canal was obstructed by a washout at Hog’s Back on May 16th, and boats had to make a circuitous route to _ reach Ottawa from the St. Lawrence. Lumber shipments to Kingston _ were delayed somewhat. ‘The river overflowed its banks at Eastview and relief had to be sought by removing the stop logs at the W. C. Ed- wards Company mill in New Edinburgh. The Ottawa river is only nine feet deep at the foot of the Rideau canal, as compared with 24 feet at this time last year and the year be- fore. The outlook for navigation is not comparatively bad, for usually high water at this time of the year means a waste which will be needed later on. The logs are coming down at the usual pace and some of the ‘smaller mills are waiting for a supply. The quantity which remained over from last season, however, insures the big manufacturers enough to keep their mills going. Between Pembroke and Ottawa it is esti- mated that there are as many logs as the boom company can put through in one season. J. R. Booth is drawing gradually on the logs hauled by train during the winter and piled on the ice above the mill. It was the intention to let them season a while longer, but the wind drives them ‘out of the storing place and they have to be handled. J. R. Booth has 300,000 pieces of pine and pulp wood entering the Ottawa river from the _ Montreal river. This large consignment is the output of three camps. Mr. Booth’s cut of spruce timber is on the increase yearly owing to the expansion of his paper plants. In order to keep up the supply of pulp _he is completing a new mill which will be run when enough water power is available. Fraser & Company, Deschenes, are cutting entirely for ‘Shepard & Morse Company. 5: i! McLachlin Bros., of Arnprior, made an increase of ten cents a day in the wages of their employees. The change will affect 500 or 600 men and will add about $10,000 to the cost of the summer’s operations. In- _quiry of Mr. J. Fred Booth as ‘to the pay of sawmill hands in general, - elicited the information that $1.50 a day was the minimum, the same as last year. This applies to drivers of single horses and unskilled hands 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and the labor situation was never in a more satisfactory position than at on May 20th in observance of the funeral of King Edward VII., wk , of the deceased King would be properly served. This course was ado’ also at the request of the mill hands, who preferred not to lose the mill for a majority of the hands runs from $10.50 to $14 per week. Sawyers and large circular saw hands and a few others are paid $2 or $3 more than this. These rates have been current for the last few years ; of various kinds. The Booth pay roll shows, however, that wages in the — present. A slight boom was given to wages in Arnprior by the hiring of 4 sawmill hands for the Ross Saskatoon Lumber Company, of Waldo, — B.C. From $2.75 and up was offered, and some 60 young men went away. . " The lumbermen of the Ottawa valley were considering closing down the intimation was given by His Exceliency Earl Grey, that if they lowed the example of the C.P.R. and suspended operations for three m utes at a fixed time of the day the purpose of recognizing the obsequie The whistles of the E. B. Eddy Company, W. C. Edwards Company Library Bureau and Gow & Bayliss mills, situated. in four locali remote from each other, were blown at 1.30. This was the signal not only the lumber ‘establishments, but all-mills and factories, to s pend activity for three minutes. Loads of lumber throughout the were halted at the signal and men everywhere paused till the whi again gave the token that work might begin. George H. Perley, M.P., head of the Perley Lumber Company, w mills at Calumet and other points, has been appointed outside whip of — the Conservative party. The office is a new one. Mr. Perley will look — after the interests of the party from Ottawa. oo . H. I. Flynn, of Hull, has purchased a timber limit on the Gatineau consisting of 300 acres, from J. B. Cousolles, for $10,000. The purchas includes a mill and water power at Red Chute. oe |. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Company, Limited, wholesale lumber PR. a; ers, Ottawa, have recently removed to more commodious offices in the Castle Building, 58 Queen street, | e.? ) of Driving Conditions in New Brunswick Less Favorable Ae Chatham, N.B., May 24—Conditions in regard to the log driving on — the rivers of New Brunswick are not nearly so favorable as was the case at last writing a fortnight ago. The water in the streams has fallen off with much greater rapidity than was expected and it is now known that — some large and important quantities of logs will be hung up on the St. John and the Restigouche. A drive owned by the Shives Lumber Com- pany, of Campbellton, and consisting of 2,000,000 feet, is hung. An- — other drive of 4,000,000 feet, owned by different parties, is also hung. If the situation grows no worse the hang-up of these quantities will not seriously curtail the manufacturing season at any of the mills on the Restigouche, as it seems at present writing that beyond those mentioned — no important quantities will be caught. ; a a The water in the St. John river has also fallen rapidly and condi- tions are causing some anxiety for the drives. The river is now very low for this time of year. Several large drives are already hung and the crews which were bringing them out have, in some cases, left them to be brought out in the fall or next spring. There is a hang-up of about 10,-— 000,000 feet at Black River Rapids. This is owned by St. John and — Fredericton manufacturers. Beyond this hang-up, reports are fairly favorable, although growing less so day by day. Rain is badly needed and several driving crews are staying by their drives in the hope that it — will come. t On the Miramichi the driving is very arduous, but so far the total - hang-up could not be correctly figured at more than 500,000 feet. Con- ditions on the Miramichi are somewhat similar to those on the St. John and on the Restigouche; the water is falling but considerable progress — has already been made with the drives. A heavy rain and its attendant rise of water would, however, relieve the situation and ensure (what is — now by no means too certain) a supply of logs great enough to ensure a full manufacturing season. 7 The English market for New Brunswick spruce deals, always the — + . the most important feature to New Brunswick lumber manufacturers and. a dealers, has, judging from local and provincial indications, shown no re- markable changes for some weeks past. At the chief buying and manu- facturing centres of this province the trade in this line has one charac- : teristic which stands out, that of monotony. The English market, it is stated by those in thorough touch with conditions on the other side, has — been subjected to a long series of unfavorable conditions, and it is gen- — erally felt that, no matter what other conditions existed in regard to supply or other usually vital elements, the situation would perhaps be — little different from that which exists at present. Following a partial recovery from the slump of three years ago, the elections. came on; after — the elections, the crisis in the House of Commons and House of Lords caused a continuation of conditions which could not but be unfavorable — to business. The death of the King has added to the general unsettled condition of the affairs of the nation, and the effect of all is felt in all lines — é of business. As usual, the lumber trade was the first to feel the i . ence and, while values have not suffered to any extent, the brig erick, en te rer F ry Sl CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from yon. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants | Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbadoes Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. Wholesale Grocers Hi. r. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts, TORONTO THE ADAMS BAGNALL Regenerative Long Life Flame Arc will displace four or five ordinary arcs at a saving of 1500 to 2000 watts per hour. 70 hours per trim of carbons. Burns singly oa 110 volts direct or alternating current. 54 amperes direct current, 7 amperes alternating current. Unequalled for lighting all large spaces, shops, mills and railroad yards. Enquire at nearest sub office for bulletins and prices. Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Ltd.— The Canadian Fairbanks Co., * Montreal, Torouto, New Glas- Limited—Montreal, St. John, gow, Winnipeg, Calgary and N.B., Toronto, Winnipeg, Cal- ; Vancouver. gary and Vancouyer. pA . Gorman, Clancey & Grindley . Central Electric and School ceitod. : b = Supply Co.—Toronto. Limited, Edmonton, Alta., Nel- son, B. C., and Calgary, Alta. R. E. T. Pringle—Montreal. George A. Powell— Winnipeg 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; ae International Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. 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To Employers ff Employees Kafer Dak wanting Employees \ When you send us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants get the position He Smiles wanting Employers Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. - clusion that available quantities of “‘English’’ spruce deals are fairly — of demand and betterment of trade in ‘‘English’’ spruce deals is slow in ; coming, although it was confidently expected by Canadian manufacturers — and dealers that this spring would bring these more favorable conditions. — In regard to supply, a review of the situation would lead to the con- light throughout the province—at some points decidedly so. From St. — John the shipments by the liners during the winter were very heavy and _ the opening of the manufacturing season finds stocks somewhat deplet- — ed. From four and one-half to five millions of feet would cover the * gregate. At the Miramichi, stocks are about as usual or somewhat lighter — than is usual at this season of the year. Several heavy shipments have been made during the past fortnight and all that is now available for market purposes would be a quantity of from three and one-half to four and one-half millions of feet. 5 4 The present value of English spruce deals on the wharf at shipping points in New Brunswick, on the usual specification, 50 per cent. sevens — and eights, 35 per cent. nines, and balance elevens and up, would be from $14.75 to $15.25 per thousand superficial feet. a Owen Sound and Wiarton Mills are Busy That lumber trade conditions in the Georgian Bay district are brisk and encouraging was evidenced on all sides, when a representative of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ recently called upon a number of the com-— panies. At Owen Sound, interviews were had with the principel lumber merchants and mill owners, all of whom were unanimous in the one ~ remark, ‘‘Business is good.’’ One has only to take a casual glance ~ around the town to be made aware of the fact that Owen Sound is an important lumber centre. Every mill was busy in operation; every lumber yard gave evidence of extensive sales and frequent purchase of fresh stocks to bear out the assertion that business had been brisk during the spring. A factor that has impeded lumber operations somewhat in the past at Owen Sound was that no arrangements could be made be- tween the C.P.R. and G.T.R. regarding the handling of lumber by the two railways. ‘It is now learned on good authority that negotiations are progressing between the two railways, and there is a good prospect that in the near future satisfactory interswitching arrangements will be made. This will prove a great advantage to local lumber dealers. The Edward Hines Lumber Company, which is a branch of the extensive United States lumber concern of the same name, are confident as to trade conditions this year. Mr. Hartingh, the manager, states that last year this branch handled almost 1,500,000 feet of lumber. Over two-thirds of their output is disposed of in Ontario, not being shipped across border as generally supposed. - The Owen Sound Lumber Company state they have three times as much stock bought now as compared with this time last year, and the outlook for the future is very bright. Keenan Bros. are among the largest lumber consumers in the Owen Sound district. They are at present operating three sawmills, one at Miller lake, one at Maxwell, and one at Owen Sound. They have also several auxiliary factories in Owen Sound, one turning out woodenware and another folding boxes. Another busy lumberman in Owen Sound is Mr. J. S. Findlay, who has for some time past been operating a sawmill at this point. He is closing down the sawmill and going exclusively into the wholesale lum- ber business, making a specialty of export trade. 2 The Rixson, Ainsley & Stoddart Lumber Company also conduct a large business at this point. They have several sawmills in the northern country and also are large dealers in all kinds of lumber. The McDonald-Rowland Company are also important lumber deal- ers. Beside other woods, the firm handle a large amount of basswood, and altogether over 3,000,000 feet was handled by them during the past year. They are at present contemplating the erection of a mill in _ the southern States so that they may be in a position to supply their customers with the first quality of hardwood from southern lumber centres. Among the many large consumers of lumber at Owen Sound none are better known than John Harrison & Company, manufacturers of all kinds of lumber, interior finish, sashes, doors, etc. They have been long — established, and year by year a steadily increasing business has testified — to the excellent quality of the material turned out. Owen Sound is undoubtedly one of the most important lumber cen- tres in the Georgian Bay district, and a safe estimate of the amount of ~ lumber consumed there within a year would be 50,000,000 feet. Another important lumber centre in this district is Wiarton. Many — sawmills line the shores of the Georgian bay at this point, and in the town of Wiarton there are five large mills working overtime to meet the demand. A few complaints are heard this season regarding the scar- city of logs and firms which were not fortunate enough to secure a full supply earlier in the season are now finding it difficult to procure them. Wiarton also possesses emong its industries several firms which are large consumers of lumber. Siemon Bros. are very large manufacturers _ of hardwood flooring, and are at present building a new factory at this — point, which will greatly increase their facilities. cps ; 2. ee < « . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account : Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia: Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits aa Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British isis aa from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. > The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. . Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs. The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may_be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: . In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. - The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. < 5 , a ts rr. f ‘y tease ON Satake ar ae te CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Jeffrey Improved Equipment for the Lumber Industry Larrigans 5 and | Leggins That Last We are prepared to back up every claim that is made for our products because we do all our own tanning and know we can deliver the goods. Our larrigans and leggins are strong, well made and will outlast other makes. We recently installed this Wire Cable Conveying System for handling pulp wood Let us furnish complete plans for a serviceable and economical conveying system to handle your Lumber, Try us on your next order Logs, Refuse, Pulp Wood, Slabs, Sawdust, etc. Also Tanners of English Oak Harness Leather R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited Installations described in Catatogue 57B, will interest you, send for copy. The Jeffrey Mfg. Company Columbus, Ohio Canadian Office & Works: Montreal Toronto Office: 18 Temperance St. LINDSAY, Ontario KEYSTONE | When Renewing Your aan eared Tram Car Wheels for the coming season Secure Our Prices Best For Pointing a a. ie tes Old shafts straightened and new wheels ‘on the and : Market Shingles fitted on. Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of ' ii Vsader 5 treating them after casting, makes a wheel * that will outlast anything on the market. ; Circular Saw Mills Trimmers ce Lath Mills Saws Further information on request. 4 Head Blocks Edgers 4 : Picket Header Gang Bolters “- Saw Grinders Th Two or Three-Saw Double Edger e Pole Tram Cars 6 Two-Saw Trimmer or Equalizer Canada Iron Corporation Limited ron Works os Rothfuss Howard I c Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Williamsport - Pennsylvania Oo ———eee_e 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER By Using the ae | i Lidgerwood Skidding Method | The machine shown in the cut above will pull itself on snow or bare ground wherever a pair of horses could take a drag sled, dray, jumper, skidding or single sled. From any location alongside such a road it will ‘reach to the stump a distance of one-quarter mile or less in every direction and will skid all trees in full length or in log lengths. It will place the logs on skids or sleds or in the stream or lake as desired. It will re-yard logs, either taking the logs direct from the teams or from the skidway, or where left by itself at a previous setting. It operates throughout the year and is absolutely independent of ground conditions; that is, such as windfalls, underbrush, rocks, cliffs, ravines, or the steepest slopes, operating under such conditions almost as cheaply as over smooth ground. All swamping, rolling, sliding and expensive cant dog or other hand work is eliminated. It does not fill the logs full of gravel and it does not break or otherwise damage them. It requires a skidding crew of eight men, uses for fuel one and one-half cords of wood per day. It will skid the largest tree or a cord of pulpwood, or several small log's at each trip. It will clear 40 to 60 acres at each setting, moves itself quickly from setting to setting, operates independent of weather conditions, does not ‘‘eat” when not working, does not have to be ‘‘sprung out” and has a working life of fifteen years. WRITE US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ; Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limitea | Manufacturing Agents for Lidgerwood Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y. Montreal, P. Q. Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 New No. 4 Saw Carriage A Machine worthy of a place in the world’s larg- est sawmill The Madison Williams Mfg. Co. Limited Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative H. E. Plant, 1790 St James St, Montreal Que. Western Representa- tive: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Van- couver, B.C. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. La. oe j The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time Fe a and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding eee sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end : of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so hey do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of he jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. | RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. -.,. ; ‘ SEG, 5. cccop ecm Seeoe 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—-WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts & better........ $48 00 1 % inch Ch cuts and better, 62 co 2a” No. 1 Cuts and Better. ws. as 64 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 2’ No. a Cuts and Better.... 54 00 146" No1,2& 3 Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1x4 and 5 common and dressing... 1x6 common and 25 00 dressing ...... 26 00 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 28 00 1x10 com & dr's’g 30 oo 1X 1a com &dr's'g 35,00 1 x1oand x2 mill cull ax 10 common.... 27 00 2and3x1zcommon 28 oo 1x8 Kox & common 21 oo 1 x 10 inch box and common.. 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 1” mill run sidings 24 00 x” dead cullsidings 12 50 136 inch flooring 1” mill run Norway uu ae Norway, c&cf 1’ me ae aprus mill out % 19 00 ruce mill culls.. 13 00 Pe mlock 1x4 to 8in. 15 00 2x4 to8in.,roto 16ft. 17 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 52 00 | | 34 00 | = 8 | 65 50 | 2x4 to 1oinch 18ft. 20 00 1” Good Shorts.... 34 50 37 50 1.” Mill Run Shorts 19 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 teet: 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14X16.. 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12,10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 KAG saislsjav ay sites 6x16; 8x16, 10x18, 12X40, 14X20 & 16 Iox20 . 6x18, 8x18. Be aiteice. 6x20, 8x20. 36 50 37 00 37 00 38 oo 38 co 39 00 © 00 4 Lengths over gz {t. take the fol- lowing advances ; 33 to gg ft., 50C.; 36 to 4oft., $1; 41 togs ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5. Fir flooring, edge 1% Ro 14 ft. Pine a No. 2 att. lath iz 32 yes No. att. henileek lath, 14%” mill run hem- logkilathi jcc eoe X Pine Shingles... peg Shingles B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ XXX é butts to 2” XXXX 6 to 23-16” XXXXX 5 to 2”... * HARDWOODS—#ER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, 1sts and ands, 1% and 2” Ash, white, No. 1. Ash, brown, 1sts NGS) A) Ao wicie wan «riesiele ne = Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, ists and ands) 6/4 and 8/4 ........ Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, No.1 common and Detter AA le ndth cranlinr in Birch, rsts and 2nds, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 « Basswood, ists &2nds.4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4.....- Basswood, No. 2and 3, ECHELONS oeeeyetas henl= ool Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands.........:.. Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better ..-.. Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ....------ Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, common Sott Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, Gg x84... 2. ncccenecnens Rock Elm, monand better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 xt & ands.......--- 4/4 Nox com... 60.6. 6/4 1st & 2nds.. 6/4 No. 1 com.......- . 8/4 1st & ands.........- 8/4 com No.1 .......- 12/4 1st & 2nds 1a/4 No, 1 com 55 00 45 00 46 00 35 00 50 00 32 00 26 00 35 (00. Soft Maple, xsts and ands) 4/4) anc eniey meters Soft Maple, common and bettersiq/ae numero ae Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds..... Hard Maple, ists “and BG yA Aire fencer Sopra Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .........- Hard Maple, 4x4-10 to Hae Maple, ‘12/4 and 16/4, rsts and ands ...... Red Oak, plain, 1sts and ANS 14/4). Ac nvinciasiueneae Red Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4 .......... Red Oak, plain, rsts and znds, Tale andiin6/a)n cee White Oak, plain, rsts And andsy4/4o.ccdey eee White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 1% and 2” .... White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 12/4 and 16/4. . White Oak, % cut ists and ands; 4/40). aouee White Oak, 4% cut 5/4 and 6/4,«sts and ands. . White Oak & cut No. x CORAMION ooo sniviele eis we ln kan: 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts andtandsiia. ates Whitewood 4lq ust & ands ........ AJAONOsGe COM con nee 5/4 1st & ands ........ 5/4 No. micom!). 4.6. cue. 6/4 1st & 2nds.... 6/4 No, 1com 8/4 1st & ands 8/4 No. 1 com OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good siding: rin, x 7in and np 47 00 1%" andi 8 and Wf vesiaode 54 00 2a’ x 7 and up 59 00 No. a cuts 2x8’ Ci) VU oeenoee 35 00 Cod "00d strips: ease of =.9'a8 38 00 iy and 1%4”.. 42 00 he OP RAOn 45 00 Pine good shorts: ris x7" andup.. 38 00 1 x 4” and up.. 30 00 1" and ot ee re 00 ACR 00 = ‘to 9”A Sidings A oo Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings........- 33 00 Eas pe: 1dressing Se Py OA Oree 22 00 Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 1a’ to 16’.... 23 00 Pine, 7 up hats sid- ings 1” foe soi, Sidings ie Agendas 3 Pine, s. c. strips a ’ 18 00 1%",14%4" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6to rr. ;, 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 Peas. and better, X4. Pine, sc. and better, a1 09 ete eeweeee <5. Pine, sc. and better, Pine, box boards.. "x4 8 up 6'-11'.. 12 00 v3" to 6”,12'-16' 14 00 7” & up 12 ‘16! Pine Shortec’ torr’ X Xo Ses cope al oo 1 x8 & 9 No. 1 barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” do ry" Spruce, 1’ x4" & up 15 00 Spruce, 1’ ‘ stocks, 7, 8, g and 107 . 18 co Spruce 1" clear (fine dressing and B) 22 so Hemlock 1”........ 11 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 10, 12/16) nonae 13 00 Damaracs .eeeeae 13 00 Basswood log run, © dead culls out 18 00 Basswood log run _ mill culls out. 22 00 AUCH etcetera te ete 18 oo Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 114,2” 20 00 Ash, black common and betterr” to 2 25 00 Lath per M: No. x white pine PAL So Ca oe 3 85 No. 2 White Pine.. Mill run white pine 3 25 Spruce, millrunt%” 2 85 Red pine rasta 275 Tamarac millrun 1 75 No 2white Pine MAGE es some 3 45 5° 4 25 3 5° 1 60 3,75) 3 25 I 10 2 10 2 10 3 20 3 35 4 05 27 00 20 00 28 00 30 00 25 00 35 00 35 00 55 00 60 oo 65 00 55 00 60 00 65 00 86 00 88 00 55 00 60 00 75 00 57 90 37 00 58 00 39 00 60 00 39 00 62 00 42 00 Pine, s.c. and better, Basswood ‘* 200 250 rte. a cea crtio 22 00 24 00 Hemlock +3 175 2 25 Pine, s.c.andbetter, =") eee I 50 [4 ee ee ey 23 00 25 00 | Millcullshorts,1” bee Pine, s.c, and better, & up, 6’ tour’ .. 12 00 13 50 EXO sun wacelete 2300 24 00 | Pine Shingles Pine,s.c.and better RxxK, VIS. ce 359 400 EX NOr cause haleehar 26 00 28 00 Dea Butt 18” 275 3.50 1x 16.No 1x ‘barn... 30 00 gg\G0° “Se axieenoean eee 5° 1 75 1x10No.2 ‘* 2300 2600 | White Cedar Shingles: 1x8 & 9No.a ‘‘ 2000 2200 Xxxx, 18/ 15 425 Pine mill culls strips | = ‘Butt, 18” E co 63 25 & sidings, x7 x4! | 18”, 175 190 & up,r2’ & up.. 14 00 1600 | vee (pulp) 12 00 14 0§ QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 4o feet average...... cS 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 65 ELM. By the dram yaccording to average and quality,4o to4s feet. 70 75 go to 35 teet. 50 ASH. 10 inches and up, according to average and quality......... 25 Average XG IChie. olcicrie crs o.picle ism sale slslns ohete eratctamtatatate Weliticte alate als 35 BIRCH UM AMICHI sia! np ate», /j0/ola'e.otalavalalereie(ohcleheteletatalalotetslaieleie Glee stall aeretelsuare 16 18 BS SE 1 5 ekaseiaies)ataiwsciepotelin\pvatlalnceinis’sialete/nrministe er biatct xn Sieiamnals aes 22 24 5 LSS ERP ROCA CO any weocoodoni 22 sa8Sn cde a6 28 1B) SRS TERR ERS le ms Cieiatayn eka lene avin eee mentee alitte inter ter EE 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up Oddments ‘“““xgico 26 Boards, 1 and 2 in “45 00 16 BIRCH PLANKS. eo” tht: RRS RO AA MrIROA A HOnOL Houten noc dod cacao 15 00 16 Oo SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. Mh BON! YH enon doa ob bce ‘ 8” bes Xi Sh aia shies ols eitcciva ion eae seam statietstert ate 7 n I te 8” and up wide teense 6a oo sate aoe ee uf and 134" 5 oe 65 00 14%,1% and 2”.... Soe apinies 68 00 ; NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER ios ai Bevtaee 4/4 x 8 & up No. 1 & better 45 00 Dieta t age ee 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 | 1%: 1% and a”. ... 36 00 43 00 8 DANA” ans os soeeieeane 40 00 4 ” ” ” 5° 00 u 6l4 x 6 & up No. a fy 47 00 | Fete t eee ee ee alptoheger seat 42 00 8/4 1% 4900 ola 6& up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN 8/4 ” ” 1 46 00 KUM, ioe ae al raaetaoey 29 00 36 00 Noe Guns: 14%,1% and a” go 00 36 co niin Ge eal up ite nie he 47, 00 ANd 47. aes comdenineeiee 32 00 yi In) ee ean 53 00 1% in. a} heap steko 55 00 NO. 3 BARN. 2in. ay as chan 57 00 stand (peas 75 00 Cie: cies: cena we poses 23 00 28 oo Mee LW la tk Sco 15 1% atid’a®...cc. 25 00 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS. B id 6” and up wide...... 31 00 nN, he Rp | A Pena tate 41 00 0.1, 1, 1A, 1 2” 18 00 26 oo 1g" “ a. 43 00 No. 1 ane: I, 2! a a 47 00 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 a4, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 ; NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”...... 15 00 1% and 14!" ka hata 33 00 1, 1%, 134 and 2”...... 16 00 Sas 33 00 NOs loisininsa:s Sestcsie ae tae aie alana fs 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN, LATH ; Nor 5,42 donc ee eee I 50 ING: (a, 4S por Cee 3 50 0. 1, 48" pine ..........0. 4 25 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S, AND 1 E. 6 ft 8 ft to ft 14x 16 tt nvaletatatetaronie sGiesevesaseiawen ty OO) | eaotao! 23 50 21 50 ee eand ax8 PCE EN 20 50 wes ieeas BK IO... cc wewcccevecs wees +2100 21 50 24 50 23 00 ax 1a mails Rtas avanco mt ales 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring Py a tie be onduee Reetattetleseed $22 50 | 4 0r6 ‘inch No. r..... 2X 4-B-1g-16...... 2c cee ee - ze eagle 2X 4-10-18-20 as 2x Sp 8 to 16 “a2 50 Shiplap—Fi ax Bf 2 tO 16......6. slate 5 I iplap—Finished ue See cerccecccccss *.e- 20 0O Common Boatds @ to, 19 tah 5s cee Siding 6 inch Noi 2 2S telacees 33 00 No. 2 “ 3 ie eigen ae ses 2 35.50 24 50 4 see ee cette ere ee eres sees ene 23 50 23 50 4x10 to10x to. vgabebeysgeadtaiae Jute S So neat Rassias 24 50 Sixi8u-cite- nv es eases 6x 14 up to ga ft see eececesccrecenvessscsces BE 5O ee eee eee ee ee er rt BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S. AND E. 2X 4, ax 6, ax 8, 8to (6 ft. 257 oo 0 ~ a *h.- 18 Goh ga Ih comana one a islets icin ele ois ale J Ae aX 10,2 x 12, 8to 6it...... F 18, 20, 22 tt. 24, 26, 28, 30, 32..... 2X 14 up to 32 tt . 3x4 to 4 by 12, 8to 16 ft-0 as 3x4to4x 12, 18 to 32 tt.. 6x6to6x 1aupto gaft.. Nox yy &2 Red Pine, 4in .. E. G. No. orgies Floorin B. C. Fir E, G. No. 1 and 2 ge 1 Pine or Spruce....... setaoeee 5 8 to 16 ft., 6in.. on B.C Fir 8", 10” and 12” Shiplap 10/6... padeaehe ican tik B. C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’ .. Sin'ee’ 0 0\sie s\n! wnat eee BOARDS_ROUGH OR S.1S. No. 1 Common Pine, 10 inch 2 es “ee “ “ “ go | ae ee eee ree shusce sie. a ¥f 4 4 mixed w dths 00.0. ec.-vnssss: oven anys Pe Se: “ oa 08» eece Canoe SHINGLES XXX B.C.Cedar . XX B.C. Cedar .... XXX _ Dimension.. ois aoa “LATH. = ag No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine... Wo..« BNC) Hara worsuue cate dead cele an - w BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. v4 WHITE PINE : (Wholesale selling price. con Uppers BA ice aaa tee D ose wn aaienes oe 5/4 to 8/4......... ot aes bis TOs ansieeee pee eee ee ot |) ee 97 00 = “ - sit x 19.c..35.2.8 aoe ie NUN cic ace ee °. oe”. Seto Ble ster ap er ink B22 ") c20/4 to: aapa, doen 92 00 be A? Fine Common Ra Soe 61 00 No. 2 Moulding 5/4. wf oe 1x6 (8 FRAG... a. BTS No. 2 toes ime fe Bere pete P No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8 Sones ee aM 3 xn a Box 1x6 & up..... LE lOcierctaniew hie he eer ‘* geg Spee The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobber buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: a Sat WHITE ASH, rst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to 2inch...... ae 46 co | ee seevecsecess 223 00 2% to 4ginch BLACK AND BROWN ist & 2nd 6inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 BIRCH a ist & and6inch & rst & and, white, 6 ip, redy sede 40 00 42.00 inch and u -sse2 30 00 . mmon ‘ood sees 16 00 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 1st and and, soft, 6 inch and up... .. 32 00 35 00 inch and up... . 26 00 Common and culls, 15 00 17 00 Common and culls. 10 oo MAPLE 1st and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 00 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 00 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch............ ++..++$96 00 Selects, x toa inch... <5. ..\co.< ceca eens .. 85 00 Fine Common, t inch...........+.- erences tecoee O4K00 1% toa inch...<. «<5. 2s een Now's Cute) 2 anch.. 7. 7.6,7.4: eee o.0i0 S's ep oe sa a%( to'a inchi. ..c Sayabec, P.O St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. ° Springfield, Mass., 3 Salmon Lake, P. Q. Cedar Hall, P. 9. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER To Become Familiar With Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Fleming’s Guaranteed Stock Remedies is to become a steady customer for them. They are adapted for prompt use in Contractors and Lumber Camps, covering every urgent need, thoroughly reliable and effective. Write us for in- formation. A handy stable list for emergercies is :— Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies — Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. an Large size. Price - - - $1.00 1 Ib. bottles 8.00 doz: ao Fleming’s Colic Cure 2 Ib. bottles 15.00 doz. & + A prompt remedy for both Spasmodie Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) | and Flatulent Colic. Price - - $1.00 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 4 & Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid 1 Ib. bottles - 6.00doz 5 - An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. | Spavins and Soft Enlargements. Price - $2.00 Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy. eee 4 a A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic » es Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. i A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier 1 ‘lb: bottles 4° doses 8.00 doz a that cures a score of ailments besides 2 Ib. babiles 8 agad 15.00 dae r Heaves. Price - . 5 $1.00 ; AG ees Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) \ Fleming’s Sweeny Cure 2 1b. tins 2.25 per tin al A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder 4 oz. tins- B50 doz. ' a cecguaea es Weeirea es Johnson's Condition Powders (Concentrated) Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lotion Bul Ib. a Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price 50c Johnson’s pee and Household Reniedien’ such ys All Remedies can be sent by Mail. as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache FLEMING’S VEST POCKET VET. ADVISER. Devoted to Diseases of Horses and Cattle will be Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are ‘in use all over Canada, from the DY Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than | those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders | FLEMING BR ra S., Chemists receive prompt attention. | . CANADA mailed free. Write for a copy. TORONTO, A. H. Johnson, ‘Sirscist’ Collingwood, Ont. You Will Find More Money in the retail yard business f> if you stock our Colonial Columns The ‘* Lock-joint”” used in the manufacture of these columns is more than a i name, it is_a real ‘* Lock- Hi joint” that does its duty li thoroughly. i The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS | Stocked in Oak, Birch, Chestnut, Pine, Etc. ~~ $ Re 5 a Wf depos Stl nc intent 2 an ib ae nse 53m oA etn tr Os ttt Di EB tea cate : M “Wh: ; : ia ' The Twin Screws are arranged with 7 Acard salt base pk pee flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage eee WEST & -PEACHEY SIMCOE - miei <> Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M. C.R.R. : DETROIT, Mich. om ea (Ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 Here is the Band Saw You |. Should Use ATKINS Sterling SAWS a .. Made in Canad “The Finest on Earth” 2 Saae Tough, hard steel—they go right ahead and stand up to their work. . You can’t afford not to use Atkins Sterling Saws. Write us for quotations. We'll make it easy for you to get them. _|E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. 4 MAKERS OF STERLING SAWS Canadian Factory, rr Hamilton, Ont. i A. R. WILLIAMS MACHINERY CO., Agents, Vancouver, B.C. 7 W.C. BIRDSALL, Resident Representative, Vancouver, B.C. Filers! Mill Men! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. | We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works e Send for Catalogue No. 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U. S. A. + won F CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER What We Offer ina “Utility” Resaw Several years ago we became interested in the future of the Band Saw business and, after having studied the field closely, established a Band Saw Department, and then proceeded to hire the best mechanical talent in the country. A careful study of conditions and competi- tive machines brought us to this fact; that the machines offered were not built as good as pos- sible and then sold at a reasonable price—they were built to sell at a certain price. We know that a policy of that nature could not make good to the fullest extent. So instead of putting on wheels that are cast (rim, hub and spokes) together, we made a radical departure— actually had Stree: Rims made elsewhere at a greater cost for the rim alone than we could have cast an entire wheel. We found that staggered steel spokes in combination with the steel rim, would give a Hamilton perfectly balanced, very stiff, light running wheel. That was a point scored for us. Then the straining devices in use at that time were cumbersome, weighted, etc.,—every- thing but simple. We remedied this by perfect- ing the simplest straining device on the market. Every part is balanced over knife edges and the force is exerted in straight lines—direct from weight to fulcrum and from fulcrum to upper bearings. Other points—the superiority of which can be seen by even a novice, are the Variable Speed Device, Safety Saw Guide, Frame Without Overhang, Double Wheel Bearings, Roll Con- struction—in fact there is no reason why we shouldn’t be busy in our Band Saw Department. The ‘341’, cut of which is shown, carries a 6-inch blade and because of its having the lightest wheels and carrying a short saw, it has the greatest capacity of any machine in its class and in many classes of work, we will put it up against any 8-inch blade. It has all the good features of our heavy saws combined in a medium priced, medium sized machine. It will do twice the work of a circular resaw and make better lumber. It is the busiest machine in any planing mill or box factory. . But the ‘‘341” is just one of our big line. Just write us for details of any kind of a Band Resaw you require. Ask us to send your operator a copy of our booklet ‘‘Fitting and Operating Band Saws.” It is a booklet well worth his careful reading. Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizes, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. Berlin Quality Counts Berlin Machine Works, Limited | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Are YOU Interested in a Good Band Re-Saw? Then Study * -HESPELER . e T \ MACHINERY C°17° \* HESPELER ONTARIO- This One! A close examination of the cut will show you what a com- plete, strong and well built re- saw this is. Made in three sizes Viz: No. 230, wheels 54 in. 1n diameter carrying saws 5 11. wide. No. 232, wheels 48 in. in diameter carrying saws 4 in. wide. No. 234 wheels 42 in. in diameter carrying saws 3 in. wide. THE FRAME is cast in one piece, cored out hollow underneath, is heavily ribbed and perfectly rigid. THE ROLLS will tilt from o to 1 inch in 6 inches to allow for the successful sawing of clap boards and general bevel work. Better Drop us a Line The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada 55 <6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Spark Extinguisher shown in illustration was sold by us about a year ago to the Chicoutimi Pulp Co., Limited. It has been so satisfactory that we have just shipped two others to the same company for use at other mills. If you use wood for fuel you cannot afford to be without this apparatus. It is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and will not affect the draft. Made to fit any stack or chimney. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited pep.s ? Craig Street West, MONTREAL RUBBER BELTING for Transmitting Elevating and, Conveying. Rubber Hose Its High Daily Average, {ts ability to always keep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER ina class by itself. Its absolute. independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both move ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet BRANCH OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFice WAREHOUSE CLYDE IRON WORKS SAVANNAH, ~ GA, NEW ORLEANS, LA, soe MANUFACTURERS OF THE MCGIFFERT AND DECKER Patent SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DULUTH, MINN. Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver L L tives | Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works Limited it a Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 Perfect alignment tothe upper in-feeding rolls is absolutely essential to the production of fine surfacing YOU GET THIS WITH OUR No. 275 cis Planer and Matcher where the two upper in-feeding rolls are raised and lowered simultane- ously by hand wheel, giving neither roll a chance to get out of line This patented feature together with many others enable our No. 275 to meet the highest requirements of planing mills and other woodworking plants for working in either hard or soft wood. It will be found a most excellent tool for all such work as Patent Drop Siding, Carpenters’ Moldings, Baseboards, Casing, Flooring, etc. Capacity for material 10—16—20 and 24 in. wide and 8 in. thick Let us tell you more about this new machine in our large illustrated circular—Sheet No. 8—C : No. 275 Double Cylinder Planer and Matcher J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., New York City Chicago, Ill. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. 582 Pender St., West, Vancouver, B. C. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. aes “ The La Leath r Bel d e OOS Gaetan a naa Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. Mowry’s Jumbo Edger and Gang Separate or Combined HIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MACHINES manufactured in Canada. We have sold quite a number of these machines and have some splendid recom- mends for them. Mandrel is 434 in. diameter by ro ft. 6 in. long. Drive pulley is 20 in. x 20in. The machine is five feet seven inches inside of frame. It has two water boxes. Two stationary and two movable saws (or more if desired). It has eight stationary saws for the gang side (or more if desired). It will rip up cants to eight inches thick. Take a slab off two sides of your small logs and run the log through the ‘‘Jumbo” and it will come out in boards. It is impossible for the cant to fly back. It has reverse gear so that if a cant binds the operator can touch a lever and run the log back. 24 in. or 26 in. saws are used. Prices quoted on application, with or without saws. We make all Kinds of up-to-date Saw Mill Machinery Send for our Catalogue and Prices Mowr y @. Sons, Gravenhurst, Ont. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly & Dietrich — GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws Buck Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws Circular Saws Gang Saws Mill Saws Band Saws Cross-Cut Saws Straw Knives — : Maple Leaf Saw Set ZREGIS TER Eb RADE MARK ass T MANUFACTURED BY SHURLY & DIETRICH, Galt, Ont. Directions.—Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- panying cut, and strike a very light blow with a tack hammer. If you require more set, file the tooth with more bevel. If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake. Be sure and not strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt of 40 cents we will send one by mail. COMBINED PATENT. : etl EDR Be : SHURE a ONT TRicH yl oto > MaroR ereeL A We are the only manufacturers in the world who ) rt yok export Saws in large quantities to the . United States. (i l l - wh | SS== Tempered by our Secret Process. Made GROUND THIN ON BACK of Refined Razor Steel. We have the Sole Save Labor Save Gumming hy Right for the Dominion of Canada. Save Time Save Files : This Saw Stands Without a Rival EY AND IS THE We Manufacture FASTEST CUTTING SAW IN THE WORLD! : HIGH GR ADE BAND SAWS Its Superiority consists in its Excellent Temper. is made of ‘‘ Razor Steel,” which is the finest ever used in F the manufacture of Saws. We have the sole control ot Of All Widths and Lengths. this steel. It is tempered by our secret process, which process gives a keener cutting edge and a toughness to These Saws are made of Refined Razor Steel, and tempered by our Secret the steel which no other process can approach. Process; for Fine Finish and Temper are not excelled. 59 : 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45 degree hook. Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels ‘For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards, etc. | | Dump Carts for Saw Mills i ide Ti 1 Wheels ae with Wide Tire Steel W - lr noon WR.UGHT IRON WHEL CO Se a RILLIA,ONT: In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- ¢ mts asa ma oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout We Three Wheel asmber (a with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. ers = wo Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. mk. tae WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Protect Your Windows from all danger of accidental break- age by using Greening’s Wire Guards We can supply you promptly with any size or shape in any quantity you may desire. Our prices are very close. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 Get our quotations. These guards will soon pay for themselves in les- sened window-repair bills. | Catalog No. 4. Sent Free on Request The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. VN KN NG N XN YN] works” a Pr HUTHER BROS. P ; Patent Groover or Dado Head You can soak “KEBO” belting in water indefinitely—even in salt water, and the plies will not come apart. You can use “KEBO” for wet drives, where there is constant dripping and dampness, which added to the wear and motion of the belt would soon ruin an ordinary make. Even under these conditions we positively guarantee every foot of ““KEBO” you buy. Is the belting you use backed up so strongly? We are glad to tell you more about “KEBO.”’ For either Rip or Cross Cutting Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- For cutting any width groove from 1/8” cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with to 2” wide. Will cut either with or across A 4 - grain of wood. E the grain (Sent on approval). Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. ° ° HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 5 ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mill Supplies ° MONTREAL | | Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS aa Do you iknow that l had quite DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY a lot of second-hand machin- ° i ery that was no use to me Lumber Shingles . \ sol put a small ‘‘ad” in the Lath “Canada Lumberman” and sold the whole line? The ‘‘ad” only cost me a couple of dol- lars and_I got ever so many Address Cranbrook, B.C. ) replies. Why don’t you sell those old machines of yours, there are lots of fellows who would be glad to get them? The “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper is buying and selling second hand equipment every day. Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. THE DEWEY DOOR SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Canadian | Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guarantezd the best wheel -__onthe market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers Write for Sample Copy ROGERS - HART Advertiser Non Advertiser Canada Lumberman and Woodwooker Toronto - - - Canada Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders Grinding Machinery Canadian Hart Wheels Limited Barton Street East HAMILTON 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We build a full line of EDGERS and will be pleased to sub- mit specifications and prices on application. Se 48” EDGER WITH FRONT TABLE The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., H. W. Petrie, Limited, St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. ee ee ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER es Our 1910 Model Band Mill is the most up-to-date, most compact, easiest operated, and fastest cutting mill as noe Because— - The-base extends completely around the mill. The upper wheel is supported above and below mandrel. ‘Top Wheel has extra wide range of adjustment. The tensioning device is double knife-edged. The upper wheel is mechanically tilted from front or rear. Both guides are saw-centre swing, single or double cutting. Upper guide is absolutely rigid, non-breakable, water cooled. Operating mechanism is direct, rapid and power driven. No belts to gum or slip. | All mechanism is enclosed within column. Lower Guide is extra high and opens instantaneously. Every part is accessible. eee. ee ( : 2 CR ee Pc aS i, a ceoatetae s ee D ba at se 2 —— nl This Mill is completely described in Bulletin No. 102. Send a post card for it. a a ;: | | The 7 ( _ Waterous Engine Works Co., er | | Limited. Brantford, Canada 5 Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. ae : <> ees FOR LUMBERMEN DID YOU READ About Lumbes Fire Insurance" we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to Ln BEORS ied = from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. Lumber Underwriters FIRE INSURANCE 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. |. BATTS LIMITED |. TEATHER Staved BELT Columns made with our ‘‘V”’ Locked Joint giving a larger glueing area. Even thickness in our column is obtained by using more staves than other manufac- turers. The well seasoned wood in our products prevents checking. Our products will prove Great: Séltece MONTREAL TORONTO ie WINNIPEG VANCOUVER} fe ia 3 BATTS LIMITED The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. 374 Pacific Ave. - WEST TORONTO General Mill Supplies. MONTREAL “Trident” Steel Loading ca These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TOGS for handling ere ties, or light logs of any kind, THOMAS PINK, Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Toronto, June 15, 1910 No. 12 jumberman Worker nada G ¢ Wood Time is Money ‘ . The rapid cutting File is the economical File Lumber and Woodworking Insurance Policy holders constitute the company and Biles. Bean sed participate in its profits. American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith are rapid cutters made by _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. Present dividend 40 per cent. For full particulars apply to The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston, Mass. Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. The oe. er has the confidence f the Public “ARCTIC METAL ft FOR COOL ETA WOODS LIMITED] Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH TWNIFORMITY RELIABILITY EGBNDURANCE Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. GENUINE\(OAK & “Genuine Oak” LEATHER BELTING Every Belt Guaranteed Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. FULL STOCK OF Pressed Steel Pulleys and Mill Supplies OF EVERY DESCRIPTION -D.K. McLaren, Limited Montreal Toronto Quebec St. John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. TEST IT TRY iT TAKE IT J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest Wholesale nso deed te and Dealers in LUMBERMENS’, sagt ag and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, Grey Blankets, ne Bags, Grain Bags, Bags, Straw Ticks, fercacs Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, | Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh Window Tene for oR URNER @ SONS Cor. cae ie Whe Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER. FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE CANADIAN AGENT THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. Joha, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver - ; : *: . mea " . y ¥ -_ ——_ = ut —— = _ ee (4 ded Se eee eee = he dats ee Se aan + ‘¢ > w —_ ° v2 ‘ re =~ oa a 5 ‘ \ ° F ' r S ; i WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING requirements HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST, TO TELL YOU. __ SADLER HAWORTH \ WES TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF ST. JOHN N.B. OAK a a BELTINGS ae ) = => SS WINNIPEG FACTORIES MONTREAL TORONTO® bite os fe CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOR Pied 0" Hit it yah, t | ae | A light man, with this machine, can cut ie more and better lumber than the . strongest setter you ever had + y = Bey "aa ° pt : ie saa. t, , ~” * rf ‘ an BS is More lumber, because—It is steam operated. That means it works quicker than any man possibly can. a —It cannot tire—a man using it cuts as much lumber the last hour of the day 5 as during the first hour. , 5 ; —It will set up to four inches with,one throw of .the Sle instead of only “. two inches as all hand machines do. Better lumber, because—the travel of the piston must be exact, and therefore it is a ier eae ae impossibility for the machine to make uneven lumber. y Then you are not dependent upon big, strong men only to do your-setting. You can employ a setter for , : a! his ability regardless of his size. Shall we send our catalogue ? | William Hamilton Company, Limited i PETERBOROUGH, - ONTARIO === 8 J +: A vata | Rae ‘fa Ny eae oa As hee = = a : ; yay eR t ot Ry ae pry \ ‘9 ) ht Sp es a nae mony pat C8 Pay Ne 4 { : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. e’re Ready to Fill Your Orders for 1910 Cut We have the TIMBER and the EQUIPMENT that enables us to turn out RED and WHITE PINE that will please your trade. Our stock is carefully manufactured, strictly up to grade, and is just the kind of lumber you require to bring you repeat orders. Prices yours for the asking. Better let us quote you on your needs now ; RUSH BILLS A SPECIALTY George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario 4 CATADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Ratt OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps AT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - = - - TORONTO, ONT. oe You Can’t Make | Georgian Bay a Mistake | when you order your building supplies from us. uU m e r 0 Experience and careful supervision is behind all . our products. We manufacture the best Shingles, Sash, Doors and Waubaushene, Ontario Frames, Mouldings, Turned | Goods, Box Shooking, Crat- ings, Casing, etc. Limited Manufacturers of. High Grade . We can also quote you some close prices on rough or dressed lumber in Maple, Ash, Birch, Elm, Hemlock, Basswood, Pine and Cedar. W mM e ty If you are interested in Hardwood Flooring we have some good news for you. and L at h S John Carew, oi. F. N. Wa pig, President. R. S. WatpiE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company =" Lumber, Lath and Shingles ae = i Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WaLp1g, VICE-PREs. G. E.. CLEMENS, SECY. - WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Mantewesot I ugonber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 SSS ee SS a — See SSS SSS SSS SS SSeS wy as A : NY ‘< Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT W. B. TINDALL, SEcrErARY-TREASURER Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF RouGH: AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. ° Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, a a Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. Tigh ae aaa Anglo American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or ca!! up Long Distance Phone. TelegrapliOffice : s C. P. R. Station : WINDY LAKE P ine, Ont. BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. ' Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar, Shingles Office and Vards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Ont. (ALL UTL TDL AA LLP TUDTALPOOOLYDDDLDPSLLOLD ADT PD Oyamel Company B. A. Scott, Vice-President and General Manager. Cedar FencePosts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and MAHiFactliPers of oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. 44) Ask for our quotations Lumber, Pulp Wood, ° Ratlwe Ties, Telephone Poles Savoie @ Co. || (oo 2 aa Rough and Dressed Lumber MANSEAU, QUE. Mills at Head Office: on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec ee 9 © Knowles & O’Neill Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea | WHOLESALE National Tits sievhane Maintay °° TORONTO, ONT. Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood MANUFACTURERS OF eee... Lumber ana Lath Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber Auways on Hanp Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have dry for immediate shipment Birch No. 2 C. and B. Hemlock No. 1 16. M ft. 4/4 in. 4/4 in. x 4in., 5 in., 6 in., = tat, me in. in., 10 in., 12 in., 4o 1 8/4 in, 8/4 in. xX 6 in., 7 in., 9 in., 11 in, 8in., 10 in, We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. DRY *Hurdman Lumber Co. Pine, Spruce OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Hemlock, La th EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Kiln-Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. n : Good Stocks Prompt Shipments Timber, Lath and Shingles siggpeeeeee WESTERN C. A. Spencer British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. 55 St. Rough and Diessed Tumors ‘Lath and Shingles Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Thenae Nagle Lumber Co. Wholesale Lumber Dealers Limited Sellers of : ; St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. White Pine, Red We have an exceptionally large stock of * Pine and Spruce Dry Spruce and Pine Lumber and Lath for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. SeLiine AGENTS FoR FRASER & ComPpANy, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Main Office Branch Office Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA Globe Atlantic Bldg. Monttfeal, P.Q. WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & 60.|| Spruce au Birch Wholesale Dealers in To Sellers White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath Send me your list, there ROUGH OR DRESSED is probably something I Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common wk ae ee ae and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. e E. M. Nicholson WRITE US. 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS 7 OTTAWA, ONT. Wholesale Lumber Dealer aie W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Rhodes, Curry & Co. Limited Lumber Merchants Yards at Amherst, Little Forks, Sydney and Halifax BuILDING MATERIAL of all kinds carried in stock. We are buyers of Ontario Basswood, Elm and Pine AMHERST, N.S. THE . Wholesale and Retail Brockville ‘citath Lumber, umper Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stuff And all kinds of SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada Yellow Pine Timber Yellow Pine Finish se Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co., Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Hardwood Flooring s Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS, CO, 2a St. John Street, MonrREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO.,, 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest you CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —= Dimension Bill Stuff in—= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Wanted Basswood, Elm, Ash and Oak For delivery soon as ship- ping dry Write us for specifications TERMS CASH The Johnston Lumber Co., John Street, Toronto E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles, AUGER & SON QUEBEC he Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring, Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. .. Write, Telegraph or Telephone * your orders Orillia, Ont. AMOS J. COLSTON Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed; Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 rm 4 a he St .. 3 ™ Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; §”’, 1”, 12’, 14” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also aaa and lath. = : A. W. EYER & CO. E are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Tuamber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldin 's, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles ier of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. ay hh Loveland, Pres. . Loveland, Vice.-Pres. roe A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold”’ To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, 1 oronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of LUMBER LATH AND SHINCLES re fully equipped Planing Factory i in connec- on. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hard wood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. Qh T MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion BELTING Co. Lip. _Hammuton CANADA. Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill: at Rainy Lake, Ont. Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont, 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23" Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office : — 615. Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. Limited ee (Head Office, Springfield, Mass.) MANUFACTURERS OF ————————— _ Wholesale Lumber, Lath and Shingles Long Leaf Yellow Pine Timber and Joists Bills for yard stock and factory construction our specialty. A ine ee ae ange 2 No: oe ee} Can supply anything in yellow pine finish, rough or dressed Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. Ask for prices on Your inquiries solicited | Oak Maple Flooring ena Chestnut Louisiana Red Cypress Mills at GoLpEN LAKE and Barry’s Bay, ONT. Poplar New Brunswick Cedar Shingles Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. | | “°° "°°" T3o'Taporte Ave, Montreal Que. Ciesla aR There is un- doubtedlya big market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- | trate our Ad- | Are You Interested J. R. EATON & SONS Sa in British Colum- Milling in Transit a Specialty bia Trade? Matching Re-sawing Planing Moulding - + SYS We have every facility for this The immensity work and will execute your of the Lumber orders promptly. Sidingsfrom Industry will the railways run to our factory within a few years make please others, | we can please you. es i oe ORILLIA this Province bas n b , the most im- umberman | J ° R. Eaton & Sons, ONTARIO portant in the c , . rowe & Wilson Chambers Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 whole Domin- VANCOUVER, B, C, | Branch at Winnipeg ad Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. on. j Nea White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch | also B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers SPECIAL If you are needing anything in sound dry White Pine Box 1, 1%, 1% and 2 in. Write us we are sure we can interest you. pietine setae ~BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limite OTTAWA, ONT. Citizen Building _ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 11 “SNAP” Do You want a Genuine BARGAIN Here are the Facts— To make piling room on two of our sidings, we have to move a few hundred thousand feet of Dry, Bright, Well Manufactured WHITE PINE Lumber. Any person sending us a block order, within the next 10 Days for car I x 4/5 in. 10/16 ft. White Pine 1909 Cut tex ©) 1 I I r) 8! 9 x 9SO- Pil in. e os ; Z I Th, 3 8 in a3 ec oe cs ce 66 will receive lumber at a price Lower than can be bought from any other Manufacturer. Be CONVINCED by Telephoning—Wiring or Writing DeLaplante Lumber Company, Limited Phone Main 5937 Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA Write or Wire Hocken Lumber Co., Ltd. Otter Lake Station, - Ontario (Phone Parry Sound 89) Did You Say 2 x 6 Pine? for Well we have it. 524,000 feet at one point that we are going to scatter at any old price. HEMLOCK If you order 10 cars we will make you a present of an English-bull Puppy worth any lengths 10 to 30 feet $150.00. The ‘‘Lumberman” will see that we do this. Say, write for prices anyway. The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Ontario Timber a Specialty GOOD QUALITY PROMPT SHIPMENTS P.S.—We will throw in a muzzle 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C... VANCOUVER, B.C. Export Lumber & Shingle Co, Limited Wholesale ——— Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealers in British Columbia 712-713 Dominion Trust Building - VANCOUVER, B.C. eae s F Ett SE eLNR Mile Oiieenan ieee == mabe a = SS4 aa oe Oe x SSS ‘ Te ase SY : FA Ss, LDL | » Q D ¢ —YW py Sp ~ Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. Bowman Lumber Co. LIMITED REVELSTOKE, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF Cedar, White Pine and Fir Products Shiplap, Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, Lath, Shingles Annual Capacity, 50,000,000 feet Mills at FERNIE - See: ee Revelstoke, B. C. Comaplix, B. C. The Fernie Lumber Co., Limited Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Fir, Cedar, Spruce and Larch Rough and Dressed Lumber Dimension and Bridge Timber Cedar Telegraph and a Specialty Telephone Poles We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the Eastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office: 205-206 Loo Bldg., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. ®@ ~vee Shingles 2 Lumber and Lath 3 5 ge We have Several Large Blocks for Sale Timber Limits with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B.C. President and General Manager Assistant General Manager D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg Wm. ROBERTSON, Vancouver Secretary-Treasurer, WILSON BELL, Winnipeg The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF = Pine, Larch, —— and Fir ———— Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, ORANBROOK. Planing Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office’ - Jaffray, B.C. SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black's Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad +t., E.C. Cant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TECTONA,” Glasgow Az and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS| 2 Dale Street, Liverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England British & Foreign Import & Export Co. Central Buildings, Liverpool, England is prepared to receive con- signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms “SLOG STAMPS OUR SPECIALTY SUPERIOR MFC. CO. RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS TORONTO, ONT. SEND FOR CATALOGUE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We Want to Move 50,000 ft.—2 x 6 x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. 150,000 ft.—2 x 5 ft. and up x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. 250.000 ft. — 2x 8 x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. also Quantity 1 in., 1% in., 1% and 3 in. Red Pine and Spruce. Write for Prices The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario LET US FIGURE on your requirements for Quartered Oak Plain Oak Poplar Ash _ Louisiana Red Cypress We can ship anything in the above promptly and properly. All shipments carefully inspected. BETTER DROP US A LINE Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St. London, Ont. The Yale-Columbia Lumber Co. Head Office: NELSON, B.C. _——Limited Mills at Nakusp, Westly, Cascade and Nelson, B.C. We use American Lumberman Telecode. Manufacturers of All Kinds Rough and Dressed Lumber, Mouldings, Lath, Etc. Dealers in Cedar and Fir Piles, Telephone and Telegraph Poles, Fence Posts, Etc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ f nen nnn evecare eNO CATTLE LLITLE LALOR PLLT OOP ETE TA Ween KZ SRA RA ere ee es =: warns | Uaeranarrre Yellow Poplar Oak 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. 1 ,ooo feet 1 X ro and up, rst and and Qu 20,000 feet 1 x a4” to 27” Panel & No 1. ie: White, uniform a ler, flashy oe 15 000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No t. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd Quartered White. 9 90,000 feet 4/4 15t and 2nd. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. — 80,000 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. 60,000 feet 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better, Qr. 90,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. White. a 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and and. 150,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd plain White. 40,000 feet 5/4 rst and 2nd, +2” and up. 100,000 feet 4/4 No. x Com. plain White. 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and Select. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. S ; 50,000 cc bi =i ee anys nde 80,000 i afaret and 2nd ie wn 40,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd, 12” an . 70,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain ite ESTABLISHED 1889 ; Biscotasi ng 5 @ ] nt . 60,000 feet 8/4 1st and 2nd. 140,000 feet 6/4 No, 1 Com. or Better ‘plain 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. : ite. 80 000 feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White MANUFACTURERS OF 200,000 feet High Grade Boxing. 80,000 feet 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com. and Better N d Whi = Special Sizes Cut to Order _plain White. orway an ite Pine Ash Special Oak Bills, sizes 10 to 40 feet. 6 40,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. Lumber Lath and ! imber 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. Cherry ? 45,000 feet 6/4 No, x Com. and Better. 4/4 to 10/4 all grades. 80,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com, and Better. The American Lumber & Mfg. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 LIDGERWOOD LOGGING SYSTEMS FOR ALL CONDITIONS OF TIMBER AND GROUND Special Canadian Types Sleigh Hoists Cableway Skidders Ground Skidders Pacific Coast Types Yarders Cableway Yarders and Loaders Roaders Bee in. The Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. hae Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Ltd. ALASKA BUILDING Montreal P.Q., Vancouver B.C. 96 Liberty St., NEW YORK Seattle, Washington “VLBALATA’ — (REM A GIGANTIC ORDER PRO) 3oreew24;, SS RecH24. 320eeev A? BNOreen2s’ BSreen24 330recr4?2 13,108 Feet ~< 24" WIDE § ae: a 8 7,000 FEET x 36 WIDE 1,944 FEET 2%. .-..55 vst. ame tpte ofa tiene 4.00 Total, per “1000 ‘feet. «. hice amseeienee $20.00 The average price of basswood lumber is $24 per 1,000 feet, leaving a profit of $4 per 1,000 feet. Making Heading— Cost of logs pér 1,000 feet 2.05 /s0 se eee $16.00 Cost of making 350 sets heading, at 2 cents.. 7.00 Total per 1,000. feet... 2 ccesse eee ay ‘2s. $23.00 The average price for heading at the present time is 5 cents pe set, netting $17.50, or a loss of $2. 50 per 1,000 feet. I might say, however, that in making heading, quite a ene top logs and bolts are used, which would not go into lumber, conse quently there is a small margin in manufacturing heading even at 5 cents q per set, but not enough to make a living for the manufacturer, and unless” heading will average 6 cents per set, there is nothing in it. In an ordinary year, with a good apple crop, heading will average this price, and consequently the manufacturers of heading live in hopes’ of being able to make something. In making hoops there is a fair margin for the manufacturer, first, because there is a protective duty of 25 per cent. against hoops from the United States; second, because good hoop timber is somewhat scarce, and fair prices can be obtained for hoops. ’ There is no doubt that a considerable impetus could be given to the © manufacturer of cooperage stock in Canada, by the Customs Depart- ment giving a sensible ruling under what class staves should be admitted into Canada. Even a 10 per cent. duty would put things in shape so ~ that the manufacturers would be able to compete with cheap southern staves, as, while in the south they have the advantage of cheap stumpage ~ and cheap labor, the rates of freight are high to the consuming points in Canada, and the difference in freight would help to offset the higher cost of stumpage and labor. There is very little chance of getting the Minister of Customs to listen to reason at the present time, as the elections are too far away. There is no question that this matter will right itself before a great many years © have passed, as gum timber is coming to be used for a great many other purposes, and in the past ten years has advanced from 10 cents per 1,000 feet stumpage for timber to $3 per 1,000 feet. This, however, is a very light cost of stumpage as against from $10 to $12 per 1,000 feet stump- — age in Canada, where the same situation exists, namely, good level | ground and easy lumbering. Good Outlook for a Large Apple Crop The Sutherland-Innes Company, Limited, Chatham, Ont., give the following report of the cooperage stock market : This is the quietest season of the year in the cooperage stock in- — dustry, and business is not likely to improve to any extent until about the first of July. The prospects for future business at the present time are excellent. The crops look well. There is every prospect of a good apple crop, and trade throughout the courtry is improving all the time. The production this year will be lighter than for years, partly on account of the high prices of stumpage, but more particularly on account of the low prices at which cooperage stock is selling. There was very little stock carried over from last year in staves and hoops; considerable heading stock was carried over, but the decreased production this year will no doubt soon get rid of the surplus. ’ Prices are about the same as they have been for the last 12 months, — and there is not likely to be any change for some time. The ‘consump: . tion of certain grades of stock throughout Canada is increasing, while — the sugar trade is not using as much material as it did some years ago. The pure food law in the United States and the campaign in con- nection therewith have opened the eyes of the consumers of food products — to the advantage of the barrel as a sanitary package, and consequently more flour barrels and cereal barrels are being used than ever before in the history of Canada. Some of the sugar refineries are also beginning to use more barrels, : and as the consumers realize the great advantage from a sanitary point, and also the great convenience in handling, the use of the barrel in Can- ada will continue to increase. Nothing has been found so satisfactory as the barrel for shipping winter apples, and with the good apple crop which is in prospect, this year there will be a complete clean up of Ml the stock which is manufactured in Canada this season. . The store of the Rat oe Lumber Company at Grassy Lake | has been sold to a Mr, Anderson. : e > x CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 Lumber News from Maritime Provinces Reported Sale of the Dickey Properties—Destruction of Mills of St. Anthony Lumber Coy. by Fire—Recent Rainfalls have Improved Logging Situation The lumber market conditions at Boston are referred to in a letter to the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ from a large Boston firm as follows: The developments in trade here are not very marked in any respect except that eastern spruce is weaker, that is, dimension stock. Boards, we think, are fully holding their own. Canadian spruce seems to be hold- ing its own. Shingles are weak at quoted prices. There seems to be considerable overstock of shingles and it is freely predicted that the east- ern shingles will go decidedly lower before midsummer. Vermont matched spruce boards are rather scarce and we think $21.50 is rather below the market. $22 is nearer the figure, though they may still be sold at $21.50. Eastern hemlock has been scarce and firm, i.e., hemlock boards. Pine is very little changed. General conditions here seem to be still of a rather uncertain character. Although most people are having a fair amount of business, everybody feels they cannot tell on just what to count. The stock market’s having gone so decidedly wrong, rather affects general sentiment. The fear of adverse legislation add the strict enforcement of some of the anti-trust laws has kept business in a rather uncertain state. Sale of the Dickie Properties Announcement is made that the Dickey limits of Nova Scotia have been taken over by the Dominion of Canada Securities Company, com- posed of the Earl of Denbigh, John Howard, Agent-General of Nova Scotia in London; Sir Frederick Borden, A. K. Maclean and several Lon- don financial men. The properties covered by this deal are located at eight different points, seven of them east of Halifax harbor, and one in the western part of the province. The eastern areas cover 345,000 acres, and the western 60,000 acres. Approximately they are as follows: Stewi- acke, 80,000 acres; Musquodoboit Harbor, 50,000 acres; Lawrencetown, 10,000 acres; Ship Harbor, 45,000 acres; Moser River, 20,000 acres; Liscomb, 50,000 acres; Sherbrooke, 90,000 acres; Tusket (Yarmouth), 60,000 acres; total, 405,000 acres. Fach of these areas has a thoroughly equipped mill. It is also re- ported that the same company is negotiating a deal with the Nova Sco- tia Government for the construction of the Nova Scotia Eastern Railway between Halifax and Country Harbor, running through the Pictou coal country. The approaching completion of the National Transcontinental Rail- way in New Brunswick is a matter of much importance to the lumber- men of the province. The road taps the richest lumber lands of the province, and already a large number of inquiries are being received re- garding prospects for lumbering operations and allied industries. The - certainty of getting out lumber by rail more than compensates for the extra cost over stream driving, and operators will be anxious to avail themselves of the opportunities offered by the road as soon as direct connection is made with St. John. Mr. C. O. Foss, district engineer, believes that the road is destined to revolutionize the lumber business of the province and make river driving a thing of the past. It will make extremely valuable in the future immense quantities of hardwood stand- ing in the interior of the province and now worthless because of the im- possibility of getting it out. Destruction of St. Anthony Mills The mills of the’ Anthony Lumber Company at South Maitland, N.S., were destroyed by fire on June 5th. The loss will be $90,000, on which the insurance is about half that amount. The chief owners of the mill are New Yorkers, A. S. Horsley of that city being the managing director. The mill was the best in Nova Scotia, with one exception— that of the Davisons on the la Have. The fire carried off the mills in half an hour from the time the blaze was first observed. The advance of the flames was so-rapid that four cars of lumber ready for shipment could not be pulled out of the shed, and were destroyed with the rest of the property. The power house, which was of brick and steel, escaped, but not a stick besides was left. The company have three million feet of lumber ready to be cut. The output of this mill found its market almost exclusively in Boston and New York. The mills were built some five years ago. S. P. Musson, Son & Company, Barbados, report under date of May 2ist, regarding lumberstuffs as follows: ‘‘There have been no arrivals in any class of lumber during the fortnight. W. pine—Stocks of this are getting low, and first arrivals should fetch good prices. Spruce—As mentioned in our last, a couple of cargoes have been sold to arrive, but another one would probably sell well. Pitch pine—Supplies are suff- cient for present requirements. Shingles—No arrivals of either Gaspe or cedar laying, and both are in fairly good demand. Shooks—No ar- rivals, and supplies are sufficient for requirements. Wood Hoops—Re- ceipts consist of 45 bdls. imported by a dealer.’’ James Robinson, of the Miramichi, who was recently in St. John, reports that heavy rains have aided materially in getting out the lumber drives. There are now, he says, only about 2,000,000 feet of lumber hung up along the Miramichi and tributaries. About 1,500,000 of this is along Sabby’s river; 300,000 in the southwest branch of the Miramichi, and 200,000 in Barnsby river. The remainder of the logs are now within a very short distance of the booms. Mr. Robinson says that so far this season the driving operations have cost the lumber merchants three times as much as they did last season. It is expected that a new sawmill will be built at Chatham, N.B., by J. H. Crandall, of Moncton, who has practically closed with Edward Barry for the purchase of a mill site at Morrison’s Cove, which is situ- ated on the river about a mile above the town. Mr. Crandall owns ex- tensive limits on the northwest branch of the Miramichi and has 2,000,000 feet of lumber in the river. The proposed mill will contain a rotary and lath machine, The scale of the lumber cut on Crown lands of the Province of New Brunswick during the past season will total 280,000,000 feet, according to an announcement made by Hon. W. C. H. Grimmer, Surveyor-Gen- eral. Last year the cut of lumber on Crown lands was scaled at 205,- 000,000 feet. The city council of St. John, N.B., has passed a recommendation that Stetson, Cutler & Company be given a lease of the Mispec Pulp Mill for three years. Lumber Exports from St. John Exports of lumber from St. John, N.B., from May 18 to 31, were as follows : Vessel May 18—Orozimbo, Boston May 19—Genevieve, Salem ............. May 19—W.E. & W.L. Tuck, New York. Cargo 127,020 s.p. feet spruce board. 167,918 s.p. feet spruce scantling. 103,753 s.p. feet spruce scantling. 1,273,110 spruce lath. 2,715,400 spruce lath. 2,056,600 spruce lath. 324,530 feet spruce deals. 386,829 feet spruce deals, ete. 152,455 feet spruce boards and scantling. 144,411 feet spruce boards. 161,788 feet spruce scantling, etc. 27,027 feet spruce boards. 763,000 cedar shingles. 215,240 feet spruce planks and scantling. 262,969 feet spruce deals. 2,053,500 spruce lath. 119,032 s.p. feet spruce boards. . feet pine boards. May 19—R. M. Walls, Vineyard Haven. . May 19—J. A. Beckerman, New York... May 19—Preference, New York ........ May 19—Arthur M. Gibson, New York.. May 20—Romeo, Fall River, Mass....... May 20—Helen G. King, Quincy, Mass. . May 28—Georgie Pearl, N. Bedford,Mass. May 28—Beulah, Boston May 25—Hunter, New Bedford, Mass.... May 27—Winnie Lawry, New York .... May 27—H. B. Cousins, Vineyard Haven. May 28—Nellie Eaton, Boston May 30—Trebia, Buenos Ayres 131,493 s.p. feet spruce plank. 1,006,972 s.p. feet spruce scantling. May 30—Flyaway, Neponset, Mass....... 158,140 s.p. feet spruce boards. May 30—Shakespeare, Irvine, Scotland 641,315 s.p. feet spruce deals. 17,969 s.p. feet spruce ends. 2,042,600 spruce and pine lath. 1,696,949 feet spruce deals. 132,972 s.p. feet spruce scantling. 96,100 s.p. feet spruce ends. 192,794 s.p. feet spruce boards. Archibald Eakins, son of Arthur W. Eakins, of Parker, Eakins & Company, Yarmouth, N.S., was accidentally killed in his mill at Kalis- pell, Mont. Deceased was engaged at Kalispell in the lumbering and milling business, with his father-in-law. He was 35 years of age and leaves a widow and one child. May 30—R. Bowers, Vineyard Haven ... May 31—Arkansas, Brow Head Pulp and printing paper manufactured from wood cut on Crown lands in the Province of Quebec prior to May Ist last is subject when ~ entering the United States to the countervailing duty of 25 cents per cord, or its equivalent of 25 cents a ton, in the manufactured state as print paper, as provided by the new tariff law, according to a decision of the U. 8. Treasury Department. Like products manufactured from wood cut on Crown lands in Quebec after May Ist are not subject to the coun- tervailing duty. There are large blocks of wood on hand in Quebec (one estimate is 1,200,000 cords) cut prior to May Ist which can be exported, and as to such the export duty would attach. Therefore, it was ex- plained at the Treasury Department, Quebec still collects the discrimin- ating license fee of 25 cents per cord on wood cut on Crown lands before May Ist. For this reason the additional or countervailing duty has been assessed on the products of the wood cut prior to the date mentioned. neighborhood of the State of Montana. 28 B. C. Commission Resumes Work Important Evidence Received on Logging and Pulp Problems—Proposed National Park in the Kootenays The British Columbia ‘Timber and Forestry Commission, composed of Messrs. F. J. Fulton, K.C., A. C. Flumerfelt and A. S. Goodeve, M.P., has resumed its sittings. The first matter to come up was a proposal made by G. H. Chapman, of the Canadian Géological Survey, for the establishment of a provincial national park in Kootenay, in conjunction with the Dominion Government, which has set an area apart in Alberta, and the United States Government, which has established one in the The area which Mr. Chapman suggested might be profitably utilized for this purpose runs from the Arthur, of the British Columbia Loggers’ Association. intersection of the summit of the Rocky Mountains and the international boundary northward to the Kootenay Pass, thence westerly approxi- mately to the Flat Head river and down the river to the boundary. In this there would be about 200 square miles. The second question brought up was introduced by Secretary Mc- He urged the necessity for a reform of the British Columbia log scale, claiming that ~The Government also suffered a similar loss. it does not adapt itself to modern fine saw conditions. The scale now in use, he said, involved a loss of about 29,000 feet in a million-foot boom. It was proposed that in- stead of the fixed allowance of 14% inches on the small end of all logs for saw waste, 124 inches should be retained for 16-inch logs and smaller ; 1 inch for logs of 17 to 24 inches, and 14% inches on 25-inch logs and upward. Mr McArthur also presented a petition that bona fide operators } whose timber is exhausted should be allowed a stand not to exceed one square mile of reserve timber, conditionally upon their beginning to re- move the timber within 90 days and complete such removal as quickly as possible until no merchantable timber remains. This was specially urged on behalf of the small logger, who was stated now to be practi- eally without timber to work or except at a prohibitive price. An application was also presented by Mr. McArthur for permission to export rough cedar, for which purpose an appeal was unsuccessfully made to the executive recently. A fourth point raised was in respect to the fire patrol system, Secretary McArthur urging that the conditions _of the trade made it impossible for the loggers to sustain heavier burdens. Commissioner Flumerfelt asked how one cent per acre would suit | the trade, and the loggers’ representatives agreed that this seemed rea- sonable. “Tf the logger is compelled to burn his brush,’’ said Mr. McArthur, “St will cost more than the logging and they will simply be driven out of business.”’ The third witness of the day, Mr. J. O’Brien, offered the prediction that within two years the duty would be lifted on lumber going into the United States, and also stated that mills in British Columbia would very soon be manulactluring the low grade cedar. It was urged that much timber now in the water would be ruined if permission to export were nos granted, and Commissioner Flumerfelt inquired whether, if the Gov- ernmens granted a suspension of the law to prevent the stated inevitable loss, the lumber would give a guarantee that they would not take this as a precedent and urge similar concessions from time to time. The loggers were not disposed to give such guarantee and Commis- sioner Flumerfelt expressed himself as not in favor of requesting the Goy- ernment to deliberately set aside the statutory law unless such a condi- tion was agreed to. At a subsequent sitting of the Commission, evidence was presented _by Mr. Bremner, of Vancouver, regarding his application for a concession | lj tive success of such a company. _seemed inclined to doubt the chances of success and pointed out that so _far very little had been done by the four organized companies which had covering 20,000 acres of Government reserved land and 20,000 acres of ee abandoned’’ lands, for the manufacture of fibre pulp. He stated that he represented a company who wished to go into the manufacture of pulp and in his evidence he gave carefully prepared details as to the prospec- The members of the Commission obtained similar concessions. Interesting evidence was given by Mr. W. J. Sutton, in regard to the extent and character of the standing timber throughout the province. Mr. Sutton estimated that there were now about three hundred billion feet of available standing commercial fimber in British Columbia. He believed that in the past loggers had had too much latitude. Licenses had been taken up here and there in the valleys and an unsatisfactory patchwork of the province had resulted. His own view of the matter was that timber allotments should be made in such a manner as to secure solidity of character. Further than this, he considered it wrong to allow the logger to pick out the choice trees. The eastern system of logging was not applicable to British Columbia. All classes of trees had to be logged at the same time to prevent danger and waste, leaving nothing larger than a 12-inch minimum butt standing. Jack pine alone would spring up after bad fires and if the land was not replanted this weed of the forest would soon obtain control. He suggested that fire swept CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - against the timber license system as putting the Government in the posi- — i.e., the crest of the Rockies, and the eastern boundary is an irregular areas or areas which had been cleared, should be planted with white — pine. He also thought that a general provision should be made for deal- ing with pulp mills, and the Government should not be called upon to make particular arrangemients with particular companies. He was em- phatically opposed to permitting the export of cedar logs to the United States, claiming that Washington mills were running short of their raw material, and if the Government persevered in their timber protection policy the mills of Washington would ultimately have to move to British Columbia. This would never be brought about so long as the export of cedar or any other timber in the log was permitted. The loggers had been well aware of conditions when they put their logs in the water and — could have held them standing at an ultimate greater profit. British Columbia timber was now in a transition stage and daily becoming a more valuable resource as the general timber famine throughout the United States made itself felt. Mr. Sutton expressed himself as strongly — tion of financing the timber speculator. Instead, he advocated actual sale outright with certain safety guarantees. 2 § New Forest Reserve on Slope of Rockies The entire slope of the Rocky Mountains from the international boun- | dary northward to a short distance north of 54th parallel of latitude is now reserved from settlement or occupation, and will be administered entirely with a view to the proper utilization and reproduction of forest protection of the water supply of the prairie provinces and related ob- jects. This is the effect of an order-in-council just passed by the Dom- inion Government. The total area of the district now reserved from — settlement along the eastern slope of the Rockies in Canada is about — covered to a large extent by forest, which is of great value for the supply _ square miles similarly reserved by the United States Government and known as the Glacier National Park. 7, Of the area reserved in Canada the Rocky Mountain park (an area — of 4,500 square miles) Jasper Forest park (area 5,000 square miles) and Waterton Lakes park (54 square miles in extent) have been reserved for some time. The area now put under reserve for first time is thus about 4,850 square miles (8,100,800 acres). The entire area, 14,400 square miles, comprises an area over two-thirds the size ef Nova Scotia. The most northerly boundary of the reserve is situated between 40 and 55 miles north of the latitude of Edmonton, and about 100 miles to the northwest of Yellow Head Pass. The western boundary of the reserve is the boundary between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. line fixed by the order. The width of the strip set aside varies from ten to thirty miles from the international boundary up to the latitude of Cal- __ gary, and from there northward widens out to from 30 to 50 miles and continuing almost to the northernmost boundary he The lands included in the tract are for the most part elevated and rocky, and generally not suited for agriculture. The area, however, is 14,400 square miles. Adjoining this to the south is an area of 1,400 of wood and lumber to the prairie country lying eastward from the base of the mountains and for the requirements of coal mines and the pro- tection of the sources of the main streams of the central west. On the additional 4,800 square miles just reserved, the effect of the reservation will be to witidraw the lands from homestead entry or sale, and the tim- ber from disposal under license, and it is intended to withdraw the re- sources of the area from use. For hunting and trapping it will be neces- sary to have a permit. . Miscellaneous News from Western Canada The latest official returns place the output of British Columbia fir timber and lumber at 648,000,000 feet, board measure, at $14 a thou- sand. This does not include the $1,500,000 worth of shingles, and almost $250,000 worth of lath. While this is only about half the output of On- tario, the Ontario output is consumed more in smaller contracts. During the last year the railways of Canada bought about 14,000,000 cross-ties, for which they paid over $5,000,000, at an average price of 40 cents each. , The second annual session of the Pacific Logging Congress will be held in the Forestry Building, Portland, Ore., on July 21, 22 and 23. The objects of the congress are to prornote an exchange of ideas, to de- velop fellowship and good feeling, to record experiences and improve- ments in the engineering of logging, and to cement the bonds of fra- ternity among those engaged in the ludustry. The officers are: H. P. Blake, president, Seattle; Frank H. Lamb, vice-president, Hoquiam, Wash. ; Geo. M. Cornwall, secretary-treasurer, Portland; Executive Com- mittee—British Columbia, Arthur J. Henry, Vancouver; California, W. W. Peed, Eureka; Idaho, William Deary, Potlatch; Oregon, J. S. — O’Gorman, Portland; Washington, J. F. Ives, Seattle. A long list of — ‘ addresses on matters of interest to loggers will be included in the pro- gramme. A. J. Hendry, of the British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading © Company, Vancouver, will speak on “‘Logging in British Columbia.” Mr. Otto Lachmund, general manager of the Arrow Lakes Lumber _ Company of Arrowhead and Revelstoke, B.C., reports the sawmill busi-_ Ay « & =? _— oo. * 7 en’ bs - = ness in the interior to be in a very flourinshing condition. ‘‘Formerlv.”’ he said in a recent interview, ‘‘the mills of the interior had something like a struggle to obtain recognition, but now things seem to be coming their way. Speaking for my own firm, the increased demand for lumber on the prairies has made an open market for all that the mills of the interior ean supply. Buyers have made contracts for later delivery agreeing to pay any advance in prices that may be decided upon by the mill men between contract and delivery.”’ Mr. Lachmund contrasted the lum- bering conditions in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, and remarked that Bri- tish Columbia has an assured future, the outlook for trade never having been so bright. Mr. Lachmund predicts that on account of the ample water power supplies in the interior and on the coast, the time is not far distant when the mills will electrify all their power plants. Mr, James W. Davidson, president of the Crown Lumber Company, Jiimited, in an interview upon the lumber situation in Alberta, states that the shortage in building materials shows little sign of improvement. Owing to the early spring, with warm days and cold nights, the snow melted gradually, and consequently the streams did not reach the height necessary for the successful driving of logs. The output of several camps, therefore, was considerably reduced. Meanwhile the demand was larger than ever and labor scarcer and more expensive than last year. Although the mills offer from $2.25 to $3.50 per day for unskilled labor, they cannot obtain sufficient help to operate at full capacity. This is due to the great amount of work everywhere and the inclination of laborers to work in cities. The mountain mills have made a further increase of $1 per thou- sand in the wholesale price, with prospects of a still higher price if the situation does not improve. Stocks of dry lumber are badly broken and some mills will try to cope with the situation by paying extra freight, and shipping this year’s supply out while still green. Despite the diffi- culties mentioned, the total output of western Canadian mills will be greater than last year, and as there is much building activity in all cen- tres, the summer’s production can scarcely meet the demand. Railway construction contracted for, totally some $30,000,000, will also consume a great deal of lumber, decreasing the amount which would ordinarily be available for the retail market. The deal between the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Company and the American Securities Company of New York, negotiations towards which were started last year, is reported as finally concluded. The pro- ject involves the construction of 23 miles of railway from tidewater to the site of the timber limits on Cowichan lake, and the transfer to the New York company of some 54,000 acres of timber land. The railway is to be completed and ready for operation next year. The sawmill will be built and operated by the Empire Lumber Company, a subsidiary company to the Securities syndicate. The timber lands are all tributary to Cowichan lake, and when log- ging is started the timber will be rafted and towed from the points where it is put in the water to the foot of the lake, where it will be loaded on flat cars and carried over the railway to the mill to be erected at tide- water. In this latter connection persistent rumors were afloat last fall to the effect that Crofton had been chosen as the site for the mill. H. Kurtz, president of the American Securities Company, in several inter- views with the ‘“‘Times’”’ last summer, said that the company would create a considerable town at the site of the mill, and that therefore ‘such point would have to be of a character to permit of houses being erected for the families of the workmen who will be employed at the mill. An Interesting New Catalogue The Canadian Fairbanks Company, Limited, have just completed their general catalogue, which will be ready for distribution on July 1. The catalogue is an artistic production and should prove of general in- terest to every manufacturer and purchasing agent throughout Canada. It is profusely illustrated and shows the many and varied lines handled by the company. The catalogue is divided into the following sections : Fairbanks scales; electrical apparatus and supplies; pumps, steam, belt and gasoline; valves and steam goods; railway and contractors’ sup- plies; small tools and supplies; power transmission appliances ; safes, vaults and metal office furniture. In addition to the general catalogue, small sectional catalogues as listed above the being issued. The general catalogue consists of approximately 1,200 pages. A heavy coated paper is used in both the general and sectional catalogue, so that all engrav- ings are shown up to best advantage. The general catalogue is bound in cloth cover, the sectionals in heavy cover stock, richly embossed. As a reference book it will prove of much value in every manufacturing plant. A glance through its pages will bring to mind stronger than ever the position occupied by the Canadian Fairbanks Company, Limited, as Canadian distributors. A copy of this catalogue will be mailed free to these who are interested in receiving it. Capt. W. B. Sifton, of Swan River valley, Alta., Government forest ranger. reports that the fires about May 27 were not really so destructive as at first reported. While not professing to give an accurate estimate, he thinks the total losses, instead of aggregating a million dollars, would be approximately covered by half a million. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Archibald Leitch Suddenly Called The death occurred on May 30th, at his home in Cranbrook, B.C., of Archibald Leitch, presi- dent of the East Kootenay Lum- ber Company. The news of his sudden death came as a start- ling shock to his large circle of friends. He was about to re- move his coat to go to lunch when he fell to the floor. his son, Archie Leitch, Jr., lift- ed him up he was dead. He time and intended going east for medical advice the day after that upon which he died. ada’s veteran millmen, was well known in his youth in Ottawa valley district, where he first commenced lumbering. He neer days, following the railway into the mountains in 1887, and transporting his Golden to Cranbrook over almost impassable trails. He was a man of sterling qualities and greatly respected by all whom he met. Mr. Leitch was the founder of the lumber business in East Koot- enay. In partnership with his brothers, of Oak Lake, Man., and his The Late Archibald Leitch brother-in-law, James Mundie, of Montreal, he erected the first per- | manent lumber mill on St. Joseph’s creek, about a mile and a half from | In a short time this concern was found too small for the | erowing business, which was carried on under the name of the Cran- Cranbrook. brook Lumber Company, with a capital of $20,000, and new mills had t» be erected on a greatly increased scale. Again, the expansion of the business required an increase in productive capacity, with the result that the mills at Jaffray and Loco, now running night and day, had to be erected. As long ago as 1902 he conceived the idea of amalgamating all the lumber mills in the Crow into one company to handle all the tim- ber comprised ir the British Columbia southern land grant to the C.P.R., | an area of 3,700,000 acres. This plan—now recognized as easily feasible. | When | had been in poor health for some | Mr. Leitch was one of Can- | moved to the West in the pio- | sawmill from | —met with opposition in some quarters and ended in the Cranbrook | Lumber Company, the Park-Mitchell Lumber Company and the Mc- Nab Lumber Company uniting to form the East Kootenay Lumber Com- pany, of which he was the head. Mr. Leitch was 62 years of age, and leaves a widow, four daughters and three sons. Important Hardwood Inspection Agreement On May 81st an important conference was held in New York City at | which a definite arrangement was reached in connection with the in- | spection rules for hardwood lumber. The following organizations were represented: The Eastern Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association, the New York Lumber Trade Association, the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation of United States, and many individual interests. rules of the Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association were taken for the basis of the agreement. They were carefully gone over and after a num- ber of changes had been made, were adopted. In a general way the changes decided upon were as follows: 1. When the question of grade only is in dispute, only that part of the shipment intact, complained about, may be held, but when the ques- tion is one of quantity, the entire car must be held intact until an agree- ment is reached. 2. The standard rough thicknesses were adopted as shown by the book and to this was added that 10 per cent. of the shipment may be 1/16-inch scant of the standard thickness. Another important change was to define the percentages of firsts in the combined grades of firsts and seconds of different kinds of lum- ber as follows: Poplar, 50 per cent.; basswood, soft elm, Mexican ma- hogany, and cottonwood, 380 per cent.; African mahogany, 35 per cent. ; white ash, birch, hard maple, chestnut, sycamore, red and sap gum, 3314 per cent.; soft maple, brown and black ash, Cuban mahogany, 25 per cent.; beech, butternut, rock elm, hickory, pecan and walnut, 20 per cent. It was argued by the eastern lumbermen that the percentage of short lengths admitted by the rules was not entirely in line with the re- auger of buyers, accordingly the percentage under 10 feet was re- uced. The grading rules as adopted by this conference are to remain in foree for five years. J. W. Turnbull, lumber dealer, Asquith, Sask., has sold his business to R. G. Fletcher. The grading Foor OF CuPOL.g4 ae To Surroxy CUPOLA OVER AiseyH Se The Retail Dealer and His Problems | Plans for Lumber and Building Material Sheds Fe] Fel & ae] F H IH | Bed = tS ae | Sl TELE rane Resa aco ee —— Pa ae ¢ ae pti 1 a V N rms Tae Rook war ail | | | c Wi | staf 4 : ae HS i] | | x RET ALLEY Aly | HS ALLEY C ALLEY D KE 0 a 0" —18-0— —kE-2-0- hE 3-0 if nyaaieryaiel —-/6-0— --- so-so s 0B 3-0 — 0 I — —.- : /49-0 —. a EE GROUND PLAN OF LUMBER BINS FRONT ELEVATION SHOWING CONSTRUCTION A Retailer’s Office and Storage Buildings The accompanying plans will be of in- terest to those who have occasion to handle and take care of lumber and building mater- ial stocks, and also those who are ealled upon to plan or construct buildings of this kind. This building was erected for a retail dealer after plans prepared by himself. It is stated that the building was built with very little deviation from the plans and has proved | to be an entire success. The bins for finish lumber, which are closed up tight and keep the stock in the very best condition, have been especially satisfactory. The owner, a lumberman of many years’ experience, says that if he were to build an- ether building of this class, he would not know how to please himself any better than to copy this one. The cost of the building at the time of its erection in 1904 was about $4,500, and it houses a $30,000 stock of building material of all kinds in the very best of shape, every article of which is accessible and readily load- ed upon wagons. This stock includes a gen- eral lumber stock, sash and doors, lime, ce- ment, brick, etc. The drawings show the general arrangement of the storage bins and the method of construction. a = SEE 6-0-4 DOORS 70 SLIDE UP 5'24- /3 0- Belt Lacings I have in use four different kinds of belt pte which we will place in three classes, for belts working in dampness, for: belts Seine in a temperature of 120 degrees heat and over, and for belts working in dry places and in normal temperature. Regarding the ~t—-/2 -0 —+-—-— 18-0 — —- ISA (UB MSGI POT DETAIL OF ' LUMBER BINS TTT eee ‘FREE SESRS DESEEE: COREE ae eae | | = " 7 \@LLEY' ane =F sre — eS eee 140-0" Oe yea 7 149-0" — first, I use mostly rubber belts with rawhide lacing. I have found iron and steel clamps to be absolutely useless for any belt that is wet. The same applies to belt-lacing machines using wire, the principal trouble being where the clamps or prongs pierce the he It, as rot is likely to set in and necessitate eutting out a piece of the belt in a short time. Regarding the second type of belt, I have several working in a tem- perature of from 150 to 200 degrees. I have tried lacing with rawhide clamps and also machine spiral belt lacing, the latter being the best for leather belt, as the rawhide lacing soon dries up and breaks, while clamps burn and tear the helt. A ood canvas-woven helt has given me hetter “ Ground Plan, Lumber and Building Material Warehouse results than leather in such heat, but it was a case of using rawhide | lacing, as the spiral belt lacing has a tendency to unweave one end of ~ the belt and in time pulls out and leaves a very ragged end. For ordinary running belts I use principally leather, the best lacie for which I find to be the spiral lacing. By sewing on the machine and sinking the lacing in the belt, a perfect joint is obtained, and the belt is able to run on a smaller pulley than would be possible with clamps. e T have several leather belts running at a very high speed. which are. laced by hand with wire lacing and sunk into the belt with a hammer. When using spiral lacing on these belts I find the hinged joint wears too fast. I have also had excellent results with canvas-woven belts in damp places by using metallic lacing. I generally lace them three-quarters of an inch from the joint, and for leather belts, from 10 inches to 24 inches. I have one 20-inch belt driving a 120-kilowatt generator. The driving pulley is 104 inches in diameter and operates at 140 revolutions per min- ute. The driven pulley is 20 inches in diameter. From centre to centre of the shafts is 12 feet. I think this is rather severe service on such ex- treme pulleys and short centres of shafts, as the belt must be kept very tight, yet the metallic lacing has been in two years and given no trouble. Fuel End of the Retail Business “The Fuel End of Our Business’’ was the title of an address by Mr. A. W. Robinson before the Western Retail Lumbermen at their recent convention. Mr. Robinson said: While studying the. question it oc- curred to me if I were to change the title a little I could get up a better paper, and so I decided to change it to read, ‘“The Business End of Our Fuel.”’ We sell coal, cordwood and slabwood. The coal and cordwood is handled so nearly in the ordinary way that the details and our methods would not be likely to interest you. Owing to the shape of the ground we have our coal sheds on, it is not a very up-to-date shed. However, it keeps the coal covered and we get along very well. Its shape is a triangle, the base 60 feet, the perpen- dicular 80 feet, and the railroad the hypothenuse. There is quite a large portion of the shed that we are compelled to fill with wheelbarrows. Tt costs 124% cents a ton to unload. We handle a great amount of cordwood, and we find that quite a pulling power when it comes to selling. We have to pay 50 cents for sawing from the car, and charge $2 more a cord for the sawed wood than for four-foot wood. It is worth that much more considering the cost of extra labor and shrinkage. We give a full cord of sawed wood. We charge the man who comes to the yard and hauls the wood away - the same as we do where we deliver it, as we find that the man who hauls his own wood will get enough more wood to offset anything you save in labor. Tam aware that in some sections it may be customary to sell short cords of wood to allow for shrinkage, but we think it better to sell a full cord and charge enough to cover the difference in measurement. The customer may say, “‘He charges a big price,’’ but he will have to add, ‘“He gives good measure.’”’ I have now come to what I call ‘‘The Business End of Our Fuel’’ —Slabwood. My reason for calling it the business end is that the slabs are a by- product of the mill and it is good business to sell stock which accumu- lates around a mill so that all the product of the log may be put to good use and not wasted. We are fortunate in one point, regarding our slabwood—there is no bark on it (I do not mean by this that bark is not good fuel, but have reference to the selling quality and drying quality of the wood), as we find that our argument about the waste in splitting makes good with most people. Owing to the way we handle the wood, the drying feature _is a great point. We use a machine that cuts four-foot slabs into three pieces at one operation; it is fed with a chain feed and has an extension table that reaches into the car. - When things are running smoothly, it keeps two men very busy feeding the machine fast enough to make the saws cut any way nearly full time. The wood is carried in an elevator that deposits it in a pile 40 feet high at the apex. This pile wili accommodate about 550 cords. You ean readily see that drying qualities are a very important point. Our slabs dry out bright and sweet and look very nice when they come out of the pile. Sometimes we get a few slabs that have the bark on them and we find that these slabs are practically as wet when we come on to them in the pile as they were when sawed. Not only that, they damage the ones lying near. We use a 20 horse-power motor to run the machines and elevator, but intend to put in a separate motor for the elevator the coming season, as many of the slabs are too large for the power we now have. In delivering, we have used the ordinary wood rack and have corded the wood up in it We find this a very expensive way to handle the wood and are considering having some dump carts large enough to hold a cord when piled in on the ground. We will then throw the wood in _ and dump it at the place of delivery. By having a number of these carts and haying an extra man to load, we can in a rush get rid of a lot of wood with one team and save on the present cost of handling. } T have said nothing yet about the profit. There is something you -eannot get around—you have to sell at a price that includes a profit or you won’t have any. Now we conduct our business on the theory that our stock is as good anyone’s else; that we are entitled to a profit for being in business, we ask it, and what is more—get it. JT am going to give you a tip - ve ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER $i now: If you have the right kind of slabwood and handle it properly you will find it a very nice side line, particularly in times when building ma- terial linvs ar. dragging. Now to sum up the fuel question. We have found— 1. It pays to get the best fuel you can obtain; 2. It pays you to give full measure and charge for it ; 3. That prompt delivery and good stock will draw the better class of trade, regardless of price; 4. That you cannot afford to have any terms other than cash on your fuel; and, : 5. That if you live up to the other four, you will get and hold a fair portion of the business and your trade will grow continually. Three don’ts. Don’t take orders that you cannot fill when promised. Don’t fail to send goods fully up to the quality you sold. Don’t forget to say: ‘“Did you want to pay for it now ?”’ That puts it up to them to either pay or give a good excuse for not doing so. Of course—if you see them reaching for the money, this won’t be necessary. Planing Mill Work By GEORGE E. GARY There are but few of us who know, in the fullest sense, what a plan- ing mill is, and I am not of those few A wise man, indeed, in his day and generation, is he who can run a planing mill successfully. It is very simple, though, once you learn how. Get the best town you can find, where you can get an insurance rate of 1 per cent; get the best foreman you can find, one that doesn’t ask for solid time; get the best crew you can find, that will work twelve hours if you ask it; the best machines, the best material, the best line of customers (the kind that don’t kick); the best railroads (that kind that pays for all breakage and that will let you ship sash in the same carload at dressed lumber rates). Have a dust-arrester and a planer that will make just enough fuel to run the boilers without coal, with no trash left over, and where the exhaust will make it just warm enough in the shop in zero weather and not one degree too high on milder days. Have a clock that doesn’t slow up in the night and get all the move on at 11.30 a.m.; a whistle that stops automatically when a nearby citizen thinks ‘‘damn.’’ Easy, isn’t it? Tsn’t it beautiful? Yet, I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory could never run one like unto the above. You might have the best dry kiln on earth; beware, it may be too good. The worst kick I ever had was on a bill of fine oak finish for a residence. It was shipped out bone dry, put into a brick house with green walls, and the panels swelled and burst the stiles and rails apart on $10 doors. Whose fault was it? Mine, of course. They swore the lumber was green. Have had the same thing happen to costly cabinet mantels, which the customer put up against green chimneys. Whose fault? Same against same. The most logical and rhetorical letter I ever wrote was to convince a customer that excessive dryness was not a defect in lumber, but the said customer carried his point. The planing mili operator runs a charity bazaar—a kind of corre- spondence school. He has to educate every man who builds a house, initiate him into woodcraft. The trouble with house building, as you know, is that the owner seldom gets the benefit of his own experience. So few of them build twice, and the poor planing mill man (P.M.M.) foots the knowledge bill himself. Did you ever have a fellow write you rejecting an entire house pat- tern because the door stops were planted on, even though it gave him a thicker jamb, by the depth of the rabbet? Again, Y.P. means yellow poplar instead of yellow pine, if you happen to send yellow pine, and the fellow who ordered the door ‘‘P.G., 4 panel,’’ didn’t want “‘P.G. stick- ing,’’ but wanted primed and glazed, of course, and wanted it painted one coat and glazed with hevel plate. So, know all men by these presents, that the P.M.M.’s life is not a happy one, that there are other ways of getting rich and serving the Lord. Let a “‘big stick’’ panic strike the country and the planing mill proves the most sensitive business in the land. Residences immediately become catalogued as luxuries that in a pinch can be dispensed with. and new business houses and plants are not wanted, for there is not enough business for the old ones. Once the night rider gets abroad in the land, and down goes plan- ing mill stock again with a dull sickening thud. Nobody wants to build houses to be burned by mobs and have their fire insurance contracts repudiated by Mr. Underwriter. T had $8,000 worth of orders cancelled in one week after the burning of the depots along the IT. C. Railroad. Tf a local crop fails, the planing mill first feels the effect of it, and it looks as if there’s nothing that gives a man a keener appetite for bankruptcy than to get in debt to the poor P.M.M. Fire, wind and water are the sworn enemies of the P.M.M., and on account of the terms he is on with the fire fiend, he is liable to be given a back seat by R. G. Dun. However, there are some bright spots in the checkered career of the P.M.M. All the putty does not drop out of his sash. The late J. es CANADA LUMBERMAN K. Forbes, a senior partner, who was the sawmill man of the firm, upon being asked which he liked best, the fiddle, the piano or a brass band, replied that neither was to be compared to a sawmill. The merry song of the planer makes Damrosch’s orchestra sound like cats fighting, and the smell of poplar shavings is sweeter far that the costliest scents on my lady’s dressing table. Occasionally the pleased smile of a satisfied cus- tomer brightens his pathway, and now and then the balance shows up on the sunny side of the ledger. The modern floring machine that can match and end match, dress, polish, sand-paper and dust off a carload of hardwood flooring in a ten hours’ run makes sweet music to the ear of the owner, but all the same. it chants a requiem over the passing country planing mill. I repeat, it takes a versatile genius to make a successful P.M.M. He must be a judge of lumber and of men, a master mechanic and ma- chinist, a good mathematician, a shrewd buyer and seller, a high type of executive, an early riser and a late worker, a patient man, a sober man, an honest man. Scarce. Buying for a Retail Yard “Buying for a Retail Yard,’’ was the subject under discussion at the meeting of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, and after the reading of an interesting paper by one of the members, Mr. J. C. Weeter opened the discussion with the following practical talk : During the reading of the paper several thoughts came to my mind —matters that have agitated me and some of my friends in the retail business a good deal, in the last vear, and one is the matter of stock. Another is the matter of varieties or different patterns of stock carried, or to be carried, by the retail dealers. Now I find that a great many retailers are disposed to be extravagant in the number of patterns of, for instance—rustic or its substitute, flooring, ete. Now in our section of the country we carry, or rather are supposed to carry, eight inch chan- nel stock, and in other sections of the country they use drop siding. Some earry 8-inch channel rustic in the No. 1 and No. 2 grades; 6-inch in the No. 1 and No. 2 grades, and in some yards, I find that they carry the novelty rustic in the No. 1 and No. 2 grades—6-inch, also in some yards they carry the drop siding—6-inch in the No. 1 and No. 2 grades. That makes about eight or nine different kinds of siding or rustic that some of the yards in our section of the country are carrying at this time. Now I want to say to you gentlemen, that I do not believe that this is good business policy and I do not believe that it is absolutely necessary to carry more than four or five kinds of rustic or drop siding, or exterior covering of that kind. When we carry a large number of patterns of the various grades, we are materially increasing our investment. I be- lieve this -can be eliminated by the dealers in the various towns getting together and agreeing upon just what they will carry. If we do not do this and our competitors put in drop siding, and there is some little de- mand worked up for it, then we are obliged to put it in and the next thing you know some one is going to go one better and put in something that is not carried. Now J think this is a matter of the most vital import- ance to the retail dealer. I think it is good business management on the part of the retail yard to keep stock down to a minimum investment in order to make satisfactory profits. By putting in these various lines of rustic you very materially increase your stock and your investment, taxes, insurance, etc., but you do not materially increase your business. I would therefore urge upon you that in order to get the best results from your retail business, you should keep down so far as possible, the dif- ferent varieties of the different articles that you handle. Now, then, in rezard to flooring, I find that in our section of the country we carrv No. _2 and No. 8 four-inch V.G. flooring. Many of us carry No. 2 and No. 3 slash grained flooring in the four-inch. Now I do not believe this is good business. I do not believe we ought to do that. The difference between No. 3 vertical and No. 4 slash grained is so small that one will answer in almost every instance for the other, and I do not believe it is a good idea to double up on them. TI believe the yards ought to adopt the policy of handling one or the other, in every town or community in which they operate. Another matter I would like to mention in this connection is this: we find from experience that the mills manufactur- ing the standard grades of stuff in this section of the country do not manufacture uniform grades. In a number of instances where we are ourselves sending out ceiling on jobs from three different mills, we find each of them differ. We have sent out flooring from different mills which would not match. I have seen floors as large as this room that had to be re-planed and re-surfaced in order to have smooth surface. Now this is wrong, and shows a lack of consideration for the retail men, on the part of the sawmills of the country. J think we ought to urge to the best of our ability upon the manufacturers that they get together and that they manufacture uniform standards. Mr. W. R. Smyth, M.P.P., who has large lumber interests in the district of Algoma, in a recent interview expressed himself as being in favor of reciprocity with the United States, but he would not for one moment consent to endanger the industries of Canada to obtain that benefit. ‘‘Our interest in reciprocity,’’ he said, ‘‘is confined almost en- tirely to lumber. We would be very glad to get. our lumber into the United States free of duty, and consequently we are in favor of a certain Ss) ~ = 4 (2 eed AND WOODWORKER ee amount of reciprocity. I would be absolutely opposed to amy tel which would endanger Canadian manufactures. The Americans take our lumber anyway. As a result of the policy of the Ontario ernment, in prohibiting the export of timber from Crown lands, came over and built their mills on our territory. Now they own 90 cent. of the larger mills in our part of the province. Of course, they. American citizens, are strongly in favor of reciprocity in lumber, T is not one-seventh of the total cut of Ontario which is exportable the regulations. The patented lands have been largely exhausted, consequently almost all the timber comes from Crown lands. This m our position in Ontario specially strong.’’ Personal News of Interest to Lumbermen Mr. Jas. Keenan, of the well known firm of Keenan Bros Sound, was in Chicago the past week on a business trip for his_ O. H. Robertson, of St. Paul, Minn., is looking into the business in Winnipeg. Mr. Robertson is chief shareholder in the U Lumber Company, St. Paul, Minn. \s Mr. J. L. Campbell, of Campbell & Johnson, Toronto, is on a | to Manitoba to visit his western yards and other interests. He w ably extend his visit till the end of June. : . J. A. Robertson, son of Wm. Robertson, of the Rat Portage Company, Vancouver, B.C., is among the coasters who have gone new mining camp at Stewart, B.C. Mr. Guy H. Long, of the Long Lumber Company, Hamilte will continue the business formerly carried on under the same n himself and his brother, M. S. M, Long, whose sudden death was the cause of widespread sorrow among his numerous warm 1 in the lumber business. Mr. C. G. Anderson, Toronto, has recently opened an office at 112, Manning Chambers, where he is manager of the Ontario the British America Mills & Timber Company, Limited, of The company are doing an extensive business in Ontario as Mr. A is well known to the trade as a successful business getter. Mr. John Diver, the well known lumberman of Sarnia, Ont painfully injured in an automobile accident near Galt on Saturday, Ju 4. The machine skidded and, striking an obstruction, threw Mr. Diy out over the front. His chest was bruised and it was feared he was in- ternally injured. He took the train immediately for Sarnia. Several members of the Faculty of Forestry of the Uniy Toronto have left for Calgary, where they will engage in surveying ” boundaries of the forest reserve on the eastern slope of the Rocky _ tains for the Dominion Government. The party is composed of lowing: Mr. G. H. Edgecombe, C R. Mills and W. J. Vandus Toronto, and Mr. A. Belyea, of the forestry department of the Uniy sity of New Brunswick. ) Dr. Fernow, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry of the Univ Toronto, has returned from Nova Scotia, where he started the foresters upon the reconnaissance survey of the eastern part of t vince. It is expected this will be completed along with Cape Bre’ the end of September. In Halifax, Dr. Fernow saw Hon. A. K lean, Minister of Crown Lands. who looks forward to most satisfac results from this survey It is likely a forestry convention will be in Halifax during the coming winter to acquaint citizens with the for a progressive forest policy. Dr. Fernow will remain in Toronto about July 1st. when he leaves for Europe to study recent developm in England, France. Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. and to at the meeting of the International Association of Forest Experiment tions at Brussels, Belgium. The body of John McLean, lumber agent, of Ottawa, was floating in the Ottawa river at Pembroke on June 9th. The was connected with the Manufacturers’ Lumber Company, a formed Ottawa firm with New York connections, and went to on May 26th to buy lumber. The late John McLean was a wel figure in Ottawa lumber circles. For many years he was agent } Colonial Lumber Company, of Quebec, and left their employ to agent of the Manufacturers’ Lumber Company. He was 40 ye age and was born in Quebec. He leaves in Ottawa a widow children, a son and a daughter. J. A. DesRivieres, whose planing mill in Ottawa was burned | 27th, is a loser to the extent of $26,000. The property was co to be too great a risk for insurance men, and they had refused to e The destructive blaze had its origin in the drying kiln. Half a feet of lumber were burned and $12,000 worth of machinery. Ten lings near by were also burned. Fraser & Company, of Deschenes, - stable through fire on June 8, the loss amounting to $2,000. The was protected by the company’s own equipment. A curious seq the last of two fires within a month in the Shepard & Morse lu yards is the prosecution of a youth for setting the latter fire. in the two fires amounted to about $5,000. i 24 >" “oe om. pe | Ph - electric companies also. he was now back at work earning as much money as before. recalled that he was in the Legislature when the Act was introduced Telegraph Poles in Good Demand Electric Distribution and Railway Companies Buying Large Quantities—Prices Advancing for Long Sizes The brisk demand for 35 and 40-foot telegraph poles in the Ottawa valley keeps the ruling high prices firm. The 25 and 30-foot lengths are more plentiful and quotations are proportionately moderate. The long- est variety are so difficult to procure in any large quantity that holders ean practically make their own prices. There is a wide variety of opin- ion as to the future of the pole market. United States customers have been buying 35 and 40-foot lengths in such large quantities that an ad- vance is likely to take place. These are the sort much used by local There is frequently a wide margin in the prices received by a company which advertised for a limited number of poles, 7-inch top, delivered in the city: 30 feet long, $2.40; 85 feet long, $3.50; 40 feet long, $4.80; 45 feet long, $6.10; 50 feet long, $8.50; 55 feet long, $10.50. The two latter quotations are low compared with wholesale quotations, but it is learned that the tenderer did not propose to fill the order in respect of these two varieties. Other instances are quoted by dealers when asked to tender for supplies. A conclusion as to wholesale rates may be drawn from the following figures in a tender given here where poles could not be supplied at prices in outside markets. Wholesale prices of ties and poles at Ottawa are as follows: Srandard railway ties, G.inch ............0.0.0e eee enews 0.45 to 0.50 Doo ks Grain WS eee 0.388 to 0.45 5) vp 7oP WNGE: SS BERS Orns aise ones eeoe 0.25 to 0.30 Cedar telegraph poles, 25 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 1.00 to 1.50 Cedar telegraph poles, 30 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 1.75 to 2.50 Cedar telegraph poles, 35 feet long, 6-inch to 8-inch top ...... 2.50 to 4.00 Cedar telegraph poles, 40 feet long, 7-inch top ............... 4.25to 4.75 Cedar telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top ............... 5.25 to 6.00 Cedar telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top ............... 9.00 to 10.50 Cedar telegraph poles, 55 feet long, 7-inch top ............... ages to 13.50 Pea ee eae 6.50 Cedar telegraph poles, 60 feet long, 7-inch top The demand for telegraph poles at Toronto is exceptionally strong and the supply is very small. Last winter very few poles were taken out, because of the difficulty there had been in selling poles for several years previous. The result is that supplies have been greatly depleted by the good demand now existing. The city of Toronto has bought 4,000 poles already this year, and have reported that they will soon need 90,000 more. These are being used for the Hydro-Electric power dis- tribution. Wholesale prices at Toronto are as follows: Telegraph poles, 30 feet long, 7-inch top ..............-.- eee eee eee eee $ 2.00 Telegraph poles, 35 feet long, 7-inch top ..............-.--.- esse eee eee Telegraph poles, 40 feet long, 7-inch top ............-. esses eee eee eee Telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top ...... ..--- 6. eee e eee e eee es 5.25 Telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top ..............-. seer eee ee nes Telegraph poles, 55 feet long, 7-inch top ........--...-...- sees eee eee Telegraph poles, 60 feet Jong, 7-inch top .........-..-..- ee seer eee ees At Quebec shipping points, telegraph poles, in 30 and 45-foot lengths are not in active demand and show no tendency to advance. 35, 40 and 50-foot poles with 7-inch tops, on the other hand, are finding a ready sale and are now commanding much higher figures than heretofore. Prices for telegraph and telephcne poles are quoted as follows, f.o.b. shipping points in Quebec: » Ties—Standard railway ties, G-inch ................cesee eee eee $0.45 to $0.50 SMC TEE TOS ete so). n cc 2x ce wis ese one Sister ale, pre clwienwuelaiasa ne 0.388 to 0.45 Telegraph poles, 30 feet long, 6-inch top ...............-...-- $2.25 to $2.50 Telegraph poles, 35 feet long, 7-inch top ...........-..--++--. 2.75 to 3.00 Telegraph poles, 45 feet long, 7-inch top ..........--.----+++. 4.50to 4.75 Telegraph poles, 40 feet long, 7-inch top ............-.+-++5-. 3.50 to 3.75 Telegraph poles, 50 feet long, 7-inch top Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Interesting Decision Regarding Delivery by Railway —Emmerson License Cancellation to be Fought Out Workman’s Compensation—An interesting and important case re- garding the Workmen’s Compensation for Injuries Act is before the courts in British Columbia. Application has been made in the Supreme Court for the appointment of his Honor, Judge Howay, as an arbitrator under the Act to fix the amount of compensation due to Jacob Ward, a planerman from the Fraser River Mills, who had his hand damaged. The application was opposed on the ground that there was nothing to arbitrate. The Workmen’s Compensation Act was not an Act for the remuneration of suffering, but for loss of wages and earning capacity Tn this case the man was tendered the 50 per cent. of his wages that he was entitled to under the Act during the time of his disablement, but The judge CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 and he regarded it as a sort of insurance scheme. It fixed a large lia- — bility upon the employers and he was very much surprised to see that it © was suggested that suffering or future incapacity should be taken into | consideration. He thought the Act was only concerned with the differ- ence in the earning capacity. Counsel for the applicant urged that his lordship must take cognizance of the fact that the man’s earning capacity | had as a fact been diminished, although he had been paid wages equal — to those he had received before. They had not put him back at his old © work, but had given him work at which they were paying him more than — the regular rate of wages and they were doing so in order to defeat the © man of his compensation. That question should be allowed to go to the arbitrator. Mr. Justice Murphy pointed out that the common law — and the Employer’s Liability Act remained, but reserved his decision. Liability for Delivery of Lumber—A case of much interest to lum- — bermen, involving the liability of a railway company to deliver lumber on a connecting carrier, has just been decided in a Divisional Court of © Ontario before Sir Wm. Mulock, C.J., Hon. Mr. Justice Clute and Hon. © Mr. Justice Sutherland. The case was an appeal from the judgment of © Hon. Mr. Justice Magee in the trial court, where the action of the plain- — tiff, Mr. Laurie, a lumber manufacturer of Parry Sound, against the — Canadian Northern Railway Company was dismissed. Mr. Laurie sought — for loss of profit on a shipment of lumber which the company had car- — ried as far as Selwood, on its way to Gowganda. The plaintiff held that — the C, N. O. were liable for delivery at Gowganda and the defendants relied upon the terms of the shipping bill, wherein it was agreed that — they did not contract for delivery except upon their own lines. Owing to an accumulation of freight at Selwood, the Gowganda Transportation Company was unable to forward the lumber from Selwood to Gowganda. The railway company thereupon returned the lumber to Parry Sound — and repaid to the plaintiff the sum of $643.45 which he had paid them for freight. Mr. Justice Clute, in giving the judgment of the court, stated there had been a limitation of the defendants’ liability, under the contract, and he dismissed the appeal accordingly. Ownership of River Bed—Mr. Justice L. I. Champagne has rendered judgment in the case of Maclaren v. Hanson Bros. in which the owner- — ship of the bed of the Gatineau river was at issue. The plaintiffs are declared to be the rightful and legal proprietors of that portion of the — river which was involved in the case. By the judgment the Province of Quebec will be the principal loser, as it precludes the government of — that province from selling the extensive water powers along the Gatineau and rivers of a similar character to parties desiring to obtain possession | of them for development or for speculative purposes. The claim of the © plaintiffs was that they were the owners of those portions of said lots — adjoining the Gatineau river; that the river was neither navigable nor floatable, and not a dependency of the Crown domain; that as a conse- | quence the lots of land in question extend to the middle of the river and include the bed thereof, the islands and water powers therein to the middle of said river. Employer’s Liability—The case of R. Macfarlane & Company, Lim- | : ited, Montreal, appellant, and Burnell, respondent, has been argued on | appeal in the Court of Appeal, from the decision given in the Superior — Court at Montreal. The case arose over an accident to the respondent, who fell from a ladder, while employed by the appellant. The Superior Court held both parties liable and fixed the damages, one-third upon Burnell and two-thirds upon the company. The respondent claimed that the company had been negligent in providing a ladder without spikes » and not furnishing a man to hold it from slipping. The company held — that the ladder did not slip, but the respondent turned around and over- | | balanced it. They claimed also that a spiked ladder was available and — the respondent could have used it. ment was reversed. Cancellation of Licenses—Mr J. S. Emerson, of the Western Lum- ber Company, Vancouver, has decided to test the validity of the action of the British Columbia Government in cancelling the licences on two of his large timber limits on a charge of his having exported timber con- trary to the Timber Manufacturers’ Act. He has continued to cut tim- ber on these limits. The loggers in two of his camps, who worked under his instructions, have all been summoned to appear at Vancouver on June 8. Mr. Emerson is reported as saying that this opportunity to test the matter before the courts is what he has desired, and that he will fight the Government to the end. The licenses of the two limits were cancelled on the evidence of Chief Timber Inspector Haslam. Writ to Set Aside Sale—The Nipissing Lumber Company have is- sued a writ against James Turnbull, Henry M. Watson, William Milne, Wm. Milne & Sons, Limited, William Lees, and the Bank of Hamilton to recover $125,000 damages to set-aside the sale of the Spanish Mill | property and the Cache Bay property, or to prevent completion of such | sale, and for an accounting; also for a declaration that the acts of the © Bank of Hamilton have beer in contravention of the Bank Act. Mr. D. Murphy, ex-M.P. and president of the Ottawa Transportation Company, sailed on Saturday June 11th, via the ‘‘Laurentia,’” accom- panied by his family and will spend some time abroad. After argument by counsel, judg- | THE WOODWORKER Knife Combinations It would seem that the subject of knife combinations could never grow stale to the moulder man, for it is an ever-present problem with him to turn out his patterns of mouldings with the least amount of grinding possible. As has been intimated before, he should have a good assort- ment of hollows and rounds, straights and bevels which will work on any pattern which they will fit. In fig. 1 is shown a combination for making a heavy stair rail and the illustration is for a two-run method. Old sticker men need not be told that it is folly to make a full set of knives for every pattern of moulding, especially the big ones having short runs. It takes less time to run the stock through the second time than it does to set up the other side to run it all at once, and then there is the saving of the bits and the time to grind them. Returning to fig. 1, it will be seen that the rail is intended to be run on its side, the knife A cutting half way over the top, and the knife D cutting the plow for the fillet and balusters in the bottom of the rail. It will also become apparent that the knives A, B and C cut the pattern for the side, as shown by their arrangement. Whether the finishing cut on the bottom of the rail is made during the first or second run depends somewhat upon the condition of the stock to be run or upon the taste of the operator. If the stock has been jointed and sized before coming to the sticker the finishing cut may be left until the second time through, which will be some help if the plow in the bottom of the rail is made It sometimes occurs that in order to use some an arbitrary shape and we with the inside head. knives in stock the arrangement assumes ————- - 1 ' 1 e-o-oo ore ee ee 1 crc-ccclflc ce i Fig. 2 7 | have no choice about running the top or bottom to the inside; but a study of the figure will show that if the top of the rail is the inside of the machine, the first cut will not interfere with putting it through the second time and still preserve the alignment of the several members of the moulding. An inspection of the bottom of the rail will show that the surfacing knife cuts clear across the face of the moulding so that if an eighth of an inch should be cut off during the first run, there would be that much of an offset in the cross-section of the moulding, provided the bottom was run next the fence. Now when this becomes necessary the remedy is to take a strip of smooth wood, about as wide as the face of wood to be run against the fence, and plane it to the thickness of the surfacing cut of the side head, and make it long enough to reach back to the inside head. Now saw away a strip from the edge of this piece nearly to the end, the object of which is to hook against the front end of the bed of the machine and keep the fillet from feeding through with the stock. When this is inserted by the side of the piece from which a cut has been taken, it will keep it cut to its original position so that the section of the moulding will show a balanced arrangement of the members. . Fig. 2 illustrates a set-up for the same rail as fig. 1, with the ad- ditional difference that it is arranged to cut the whole pattern at a single run through the machine. If this should be a stock pattern so that large _ quantities of the same size and ehape are required, it would be economi- eal to fit up for the single run. Studying the figure, we find that the top of the rail is made by means of two quarter-round knives, a and a, and could be made with a full round knife, although the latter will continually grow larger with wear, and unless it is persistently ground along its whole edge will soon be- come unfit for use on this particular pattern. The quarter-round knives can always be brought to place, and while it requires more care in set- ting, they may be used on any other job having a quarter-round detail of that size. In this run there is no separation of the knife cutting the side below the centre of the head of the pattern, although it may be made Fe ee — up of smaller members, such as the side head will hold. The kniv and b are rather large; but as the setting of the side is not so easy as the top, it will help some in that way to have them solid. On the bo tom head are the surfacer, which should balance d, and the level eutte ¢ and c, which should have each a balancer of its own. For the r of good balancing, the moulder man should have a good assortm bevel cutters, among them some as narrow as may be, and allow for bolt slot and strength besides. Fig. 3, A, shows one of the patterns that most moulder men do particularly love. It is not so difficult, but there are eight or mor A. Fig. 3 ters to a small moulding, and then it must be made so as to fit toget with its mate, both together being a pair of astragals for sliding d Fig. 3, A, shows the arrangement and also suggests the system of ancing, but this latter requirement any good operator can manage in various ways. Perhaps I may tell about a few of them soon. oe Fig. 3, B, shows the cut of the face side of the male member of pair of astragals, and it is designed that the one straight knife balance the two bevel cutters. The balance of the setting would be like fig. 3, A. The shaded part of fig. 4 is the cross-section of greenhouse raf and is one of the set-ups which the moulder man would gladly sides if it were possible The runs on this kind of work are usually of considerable len and it will pay any large shop to fit up a set of knives to do this | Referring to the drawing, it will be necessary for the reader t close attention to the way the different knife outlines are sl 2 Mis , * be mie a mene is somewhat confusing to endeavor to show nine cutters at work all in one figure. Tt will be noticed that the moulding is tipped down to an angle of 45 degrees, and in order to hold it and feed it through the machine in - this. position a shallow trough is made use of, as shown by the lightly shaded part under the moulding. This should be made of smooth, hard wood, extending the full length of the machine, and the side and bottom heads set up to it after it is in, so that the cutters will cut away the sides and bottom of the trough at their respective positions in order to make the necessary cut in the moulding and at the same time have the trough strong enough to serve its purpose. One of the difficulties in running this pattern is the tendency of the stock to halt in the trough on account of excessive friction, but this can usually be overcome by using hard oil or axle grease in the trough and _@ spur feed in the upper corner, where the glass rabbet comes in the rafter, 43 shown at a. a In making this setting the operator must not forget to make allow- ance for the thickness of the trough when making his knife projections _ for the bottom and outside cuts. The top and inside are the same as usual. The faces that are usually cut with straight knives are worked in this case with bevel cutters, as shown at a, b and ¢ on the top head, d on the outside, and e and f on the bottom head. i The two gutters are cut by g on the top head and h on the outside head. The straight knives i and k cut the bevels on the lower corners of the rafters. Some factories leave the bottom of the rafters square, and in such cases the use of the bottom head might be dispensed witih entirely, provided the inside head will swing a cutter long enough to make the same cut from the side as the knife f does from the bottom. Tt will be noticed that the arrangement of the knives as shown in the figure are as they would appear when the operator is looking at the set-up from the front of the machine. Perhaps another word in regard to the trough may not be amiss, for some men might not foresee that the moulding will not fit the same channel that accommodates the blank stock, and that after the stock passed each cutter it will be about %-inch smaller on that side. This may be provided for before the set-up is made or it may be delayed until the knives have cut through the trouzh, as already suggested. Some YY inch thick strips of hardwood tacked onto the inner face of the trough will do the business and enable the pressure bar to hold the stock gently yet firmly until it drops clear of the machine. Tf a moulder man makes his first. set-up on this moulding in half a ‘day’s time, he will do well, but once having got his knives in the proper place he should never take them off before making a template or card for each head, showing the exact position of each cutter. so that he should be able to make the second setting in half an hour instead of half a day. Do not depend upon a sample piece to slip into the machine and set the knives to, for it is an abominable practice to attempt upon . the planer patters. It sometimes happens that these rafters have to be made out of lumber already dressed two sides to thickness, and in that case the cut- ters c and e may be dispensed with. Also the thin strip should be put in the whole length of the bottom, so as to bring the finished line to the same place as in the case of rough stock. The necessity of this. occurs on account of using the templates of cards with the record of the previous settings, for if the set-up was made the same as for rough stock, each “member would be approximately an eighth of an inch too high up on the moulding, and it is just as easy to put on the extra slip as it is to take the one off that is already on the back end of the trough. End rafters which have the rabbet and gutter on but one side may be run in the same trough by throwing off the outside head and the straight knife from the bottom head. As the end rafters are usually made of thicker lumber, it will be necessary to move the trough out from the inside of the machine and lower the bed until the gutter and rabbet knives cut at the proper places and depth. >< os ™ a eee Pres \ Agel paar AY * ea $42 a fo en 2 ‘aa = = 3 Bs ; i : : I give the following as some of the chief reasons, which may applv to either power or hand feed machines; but practical readers will doubt- less be readily able to add to the number, savs a correspondent of the ‘‘Timber Trades Journal’’: 1. Excessive vibration arising from poorly designed or constructed machines or faulty foundations. 2. Bad saws. 3. Saws of too thick a gauge for the diameter of the wheels. 4. Want of sufficiently elastic straining tension in mounting the saw wheels. 5. Too great, too little, or sudden straining tension, or the surface of the wheels worn or out of order. 6. In overcoming the inertia of starting the top or non-driven saw wheel, or from the top wheel over-running the bottom wheel and saw. 7. From the expansion of working and the omission to slacken the aw blade as it contracts after finishing work. 8. From lumps on the saw or wheels, or from imperfect brazing and joint being thicker than the other part of the }lade. 3 Some Reasons for Band Saws Breaking or Doing Bad Work. iS CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 9. From chips dropping between the blade and the bottom saw wheel, or from an accumulation of dirt or gum. 10. Insufficient or improper adjustment of the guides for the saw as it enters or leaves the cut. 1. Improperly shaped teeth or wrong width of blade for the wood or work to be done. 12. Improper gauge or uneven sharpening and setting. Insufficient set will cause the blade to heat, run wavy, and set up cracks. Cracks will also be caused by too much set. 13. Insufficient gullet space allowing the sawdust to chamber and bind the blade. Rounded gullets are less liable to crack than angular ones. 14. Saw teeth burnt in sharpening by forcing the emery wheels. 15. Insufficient or too much strain on the blade by the counter- weight: ¥ 16. Irregular roller or hammer tension in the body of the blade, leaving tight or slack spots. 17. Too much tension in saw teeth, or-too long a back. Hammer tension applied too heavily. 18. Saw blades or guides out of line with travelling carriage or feed rollers. ; 19. Irregular wear on the lower saw-wheel bearings from the pull of the belt or slack top bearings. ; 20. The use of the cross line throwing the blade in a twist and causing it to rub harder against one guide than the other, and thus erystallizing the steel. 21. Allowing the blade to get convex on the tooth edge. 22. Forcing the feed, using dull saws, too much ‘‘hook,’’ too slim teeth, ete, 23. Improper speed. 24. An inefficient operator. In conclusion, given in the first instance a well-constructed ma- chine, with an operator capable of running it on what may be termed scientific lines, with a good saw blade run at the proper speed and cor- rect for the wood and feed in shape of teeth, sharpening, tensioning, setting, gauge, width, and temper, there is little doubt that a band saw is one of the most money-earning and valuable of all woodworking ma- chines. Positive Gauge for Moulder Bed In a recent number a correspondent said the material he is putting through the moulder does not wish to follow the fence at back of machine. I also had quite a fight with this same trouble, says Geo. Hawley, in the ‘‘Wood-Worker,’’ and the remedy is this: First see that the feed rolls are swung so they lead the stock just a trifle toward the back of the machine. The rolls of every machine should be adjustable Diagram of Positive Gauge for Moulder Bed in this respect. Then see that the pressure shoe just back of the top head is square and in line with the bed clear across, and not worn off on the side next the fence. ‘Then, instead of using only the regular springs provided for holding up the stock, make a piece of hardwood about 3- inch wide, 14-inch thick, and the length from the chip breaker of the side head to the back of the machine, like sketch herewith, with a couple of slots cut crosswise. Drill and tap a couple of holes in bed of machine to take a couple of 4%-inch cap screws, with washers under the head, which will go down through slots to guide, but must not be tight, as guide must be free to work backward and forward on these bolts. Now put the pressure springs of machine tightly up against this guide. This will give an equal pressure on stock the entire distance through machine. Another set of holes may be also bored in the bed, to allow of changing the guide for wide or narrow stock. ° Mr. E. J. Darby, Crown timber agent, Ottawa, in a letter to the “Canada Lumberman’’ on the question of log rules, says in part: ‘‘The logs are getting smaller in average diameter year by year and in this agency 14 inches is the maximum average. Taking, therefore, a log 13 feet long and 14 inches in diameter as an illustration, there would be a difference of 12 feet b.m. between the Doyle and Scribner rulé. Doyle rule gives 81 feet b.m. and Scribner 93 feet. The Doyle rule on logs over 23 inches diameter gives a less measurement than the Scribner, but in these times logs of that diameter are in the minority. The Quebec rule is from diagram, and cannot be worked out by rule, whereas the Doyle rule can be worked out by figures.’ CAMP DEPARTMENT Camps Should Insist on Goods in Wooden Packages Low grades of lumber are always so difficult to sell that it is a won- der the manufacturers do not systematically assist in the production of a market by insisting upon having their goods shipped in wooden boxes instead, as frequently is the case, in fibre boxes. Probably the reason is that the manufacturers who conduct camp supply stores have not yet awakened to a complete appreciation of the influence they may exercise 1n this manner. A large cereal manufacturing company in the United States recently gave instruction to its salesmen to offer its goods in wooden or fibre containers to suit the customers’ wishes. This is an in- dication that the work which has already been done in the way of fighting the fibre box has had good results. It shows also that by persistently following up a campaign of this nature the demand for box lumber can be considerably increased. This attitude is a perfectly reasonable one for lumbermen to assume. If the manufacturer fails to find a good mar- ket for his lower grades he comes in for a lot of criticism on the score of wasteful manufacturing. But what else can he do? Unless he gets a good market for the lower grades he must increase the price on the up- pers and sacrifice the lowers. The amount of merchandise bought yearly for camp supplies is enormous. It is of practically every variety and a large share of it could be shipped in wooden cases. If operators would instruct their supply buyers to insist upon wooden packages there would be an immediate benefit secured. Organizing a Lumber Camp Y.M.C.A. Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ : It has occurred to me that anyone reading the article in your last number entitled ‘‘Camp Labor Troubles,’’ might very naturally ask the question, ‘‘How do you propose to set about the organization of a Shanty- men’s Christian Association in the lumber camps?” and therefore a brief outline of our plan might be appreciated. First of all then, the whole field must be divided into suitable dis- tricts. For example, take the Parry Sound district. In this district there will be some twenty or more camps. We purpose as soon as funds are available to place a light wagon, in charge of two suitable men, whose business will be to visit and hold religious service in each camp once a month. These men will be preferably such as have acquired a know- ledge of men and conditions by actual manual labor themselves, either in the camps or among similar men, so that they can have sympathy with them, and speak to them out of their own experience. The services they conduct will be of the simple, old-fashioned type that always have appealed to men of all generations. As soon as they find the interest of the men themselves aroused in their own improvement, and have the consent of the proprietors to do so, they will find out whether the men will become members of the Association and pay a membership fee of, say, one dollar each to subscribe for reading material to be used in a reading room. Three years ago, after holding a service in one of Burton’s camps north of Magnetawan, the writer distributed leaflets giving a brief out- line of the plan of forming an association, and asked the men to read them. The next day he went to where they were ‘‘dinnering out’’ and spoke somewhat as follows: ‘‘In regard to the Association, you will see that for a commencement it is nothing more than a reading club. You ean pay $1 each to one of your own number, who will be elected secre- tary. He will get a list of magazines from some agent and you can have a meeting and decide just how your money shall be spent. Then, if you have a reading room you can make suitable rules regarding it, and ap- point different members each night whose duty it will be to see a fire is started in good time and lights lit. Now. provided I can get Burton to put up the room, how many will chip in $1 a piece to provide reading matter, etc.’”’ Out of a camp of 30 men, 29 expressed their willingness to do this The writer went to Barrie to see the Burtons, and got a promise that the matter would receive consideration, but before anything was done the financial troubles of three years ago gave sufficient other ~ matters for consideration to crowd this out. Once a reading room is established under the auspices of the Asso- ciation it has to be understood that it is at the disposal of either priest or approved Protestant missionary to hold a service in, and when any man in camp will do so a Bible class will be held in it on Sundays. Two years ago, when we outlined our plans to such gentlemen as Mr. John McClelland, lately of the Parry Sound Lumber Copmany, we had no difficulty in getting the names of a number of prominent men to use as a General Council. but recognizing the uncertain condition of the lumber market then, we satisfied ourselves with merely attending so far as we could to the religious aspect of our work. We feel. now that confidence is restored, that the time is ripe to make a real effort to organize our Association as above outlined, and we are convinced that it would be the very best business investment prc prietors of camps could make, to take hold of this movement in ea and give us needed funds to develop it, not in one district alone, bu several. The writer has suitable men in view to man three or four out fits if he only had money to purchase them and to pay a modest all ance to the workers. In its infancy this work only appeals to the yer best men, as it means hardship, but such men ean be found. ‘S During the past few weeks the writer has had opportunities of pr senting this work to the attention of many in various churches, and | practical result has been the formation of a local committee in Ha with F. W. Brennen as chairman, and another in London, while time of writing negotiations are in progress for other committees in | stock and Brantford. These people are preparing to do what th to support the work because of its religious aspect. The propri camps are merely asked to consider it as a business proposition. A contented set of men throughout a season would mean the say in railwa; fares, etc., of some thousands of dollars to large operators good moral sentiment in a camp would mean another great saving an advance in the intellectual standard would mean greater ecot everywhere If any of the readers of this article are in sympathy with the w views, or have objections to raise to them, he would be glad to hear them.—William Henderson, Burk’s Falls, Ont. Perhaps one of the things that attract French-Canadians to B Columbia lumber camps is that the prunes are fresher there, not so far to come from California. Once a French-Canadian lumber - was hired by the foreman of a lumber camp. ‘“‘Is de chuck good asked the boss, when the matter of wages had been settled. “‘Oh, ye answered the foreman. Later Bachees went in to dinner, and saw prunes on the tables. With a shanty oath he turned to the foreman: “Sacrement! You call dat de good chuck, no prune on de tab’?” afl Progress in Lumber Camp Comforts Life and conditions in Maine lumber camps have been greatly r lutionized in the last decade as a result of the steady march of progres and it is doubtful if one of the old time woodsmen would recognize t! lumber camp of to-day as the lumber camp of the past, says a M exchange. Most everything has been changed around, and the lum jack of the present day lives almost in luxury compared with his com- patriot of ten or a dozen years ago. To begin with, the axe of the woodsman has seen its best day. For- merly the spruce and the pine were felled to the ground by the use of the axe, but now the cross-cut saw has taken its place, and thereby greatly simplified operations. Where it took minutes to bring a tree to the ground it now requires only seconds, and at the same time it is possi to save much valuable lumber by being able to cut closer to the ground with the saw. What would the old time lumber jack say if he should see on the water wagons used on the roads now to make the sledding easier? the old days, when it was necessary to make hauling better, the roa were iced by hand or other laborious means were used to accomplish - purpose. Now lumbermen provide their crews with a water wagon they have long, hard hauls, and by using one of these contrivane before night the road is sure to be in apple pie condition the next with cold weather. s | a The telephone has at last reached the lumber camp, but it has b a long time getting there. Practically all operators now maintain phone lines where it is possible, and thereby save quite a bill of ex The Great Northern Paper Company has its camps all connect ’phone and finds that it is a great labor saver and convenience. — pendent operators, who maintain two or more camps, usually have a lin connecting them, and they find that they cannot get along without it telephone in a lumber camp saves probably more steps in the co a day than a similar outfit would in the city in a week. Getting down to the easy side of life, who would have suppos years ago that spring beds would be fashionable for the clerk and man of the crew? However, such an innovation is quite generally in the woods at the present time, and the clerk or foreman doesn’t h to think of getting fresh boughs for his bunk every so often. The crew in a present day camp are fed much better than the of ten or a dozen years ago. Fresh beef, pies and other table luxt were little known in the average camp of years ago, but now the lun jack who finds them missing from his daily fare is liable to give up h job or else do some “‘knocking’’ on the side to ease his feelings. Ba beans and pork still form the piece de resistance of the lumber ca menu, but the woodsman who has outgrown his appetite for them enough variety on the table to satisfy his appetite. ae oj CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from yon. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbadoes Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. Wholesale Grocers H. :. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts, TORONTO We again appeal to the lum- berman, not to leave the ques- tion of purchasing one of these Log Haulers until late in the fall. Write us now as it will give us an opportunity to meet your delivery. They are really wonderful money savers. Can we quote you? Write for complete Catalog. Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Sherbrooke - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Montreal - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE: Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted a eee HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET 1% and 2” logrun hard maple dry ornew. State best cash price on cars, Box 102 CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont. 15 White Pine and Hemlock Lath WwW. WISH TO BUY THE ABOVE IN CAR lots. Address, THE McDonaLv LumBeER Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 15 Elm Wanted ANTED—LARGE QUANTITY PARTLY green to green elm lumber, cut 13 or plump inch. For further particulars apply to THz ORILLIA CoopreracGE Co, Box 113 Orilla, Ont. 12 Wanted at Once BOUT 100,000 FEET 2-INCH BIRCH -OR maple lumber, must be dry; to measure 12 feet long and from 7 to 12 inches wide. The ALASKA FeatHer & Down Company, Limited, 400-432 St. Ambroise Street, Montreal. 14 Wanted Red or White Oak Fok PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 14%”, 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6xg” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 986 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash WE DESIRE TO PURCHASE AT ONCE good Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash lumber, all sizes. Write us and tell us what you have. BarRTRAM Bros, Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont. 14 =: Wanted Soft Elm, Birch and Spruce Soft Elm, Good 1% x 6” and up Birch, 4.x 4, 5x 5,6x6, 1%" 114" 2” 3” and 4” Spruce, Clear 2 x 4” and up Box 982 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 4! x7", 6’x6” AND 5/x5’. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Cargoes of Hardwoods Wanted Ve ARE OPEN TO PURCHASE CARGOES o Elm, Maple, Birch. Basswood, etc, straight or mixed, cut to order to be brought to dock here. McDonaLp-ROWLAND LUMBER Co., Owen Sound. 12 Elim, Birch, Basswood Wanted 5 cars 1 inch Common and Better Soft Elm oe | “Birch meat, # “ “ “ ee tne as ‘* Basswood 2 “fy “* Cull Elm Must be dry for immediate shipment. WiILsoNn Lumser Co. Limirep, Toronto. 12 Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Em and Maple E REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box gtg9, CANADA LumBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT, two cars 2” and 3” Hard Maple Plank, also tor shipment any time during 1910, upto fifty cars Soft Elm, 1’ x12” and up wide x 64’ 7 8' 13’ 14’ and 16’ long. Address Ropert Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf Wanted—Spruce and Pine WE DESIRE TO CONTRACT WITH A FEW mills for their whole output in Spruce and White Pine. Bartram Bros. Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont 14 FOR SALE—LUMBER, ETC. Pine Piling CAN SUPPY LARGE QUANTITIES PINE Piling any length up tosay 7oft., on cars C.N.O. R. Applyto A. PRENTICE, 649 Bathurst St., Phone, Col. 5729 or A. McPuerson & Co., Longford Mills. tf Hemlock Logs Fok SALE FROM SIX TO EIGHT THOUS- and Hemlock logs, wi'l saw to specifications. For further particulars apply to Box 195, Junge Ont. tek. For Sale NAIL_KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square orcircled, Box 990 Canapa LumBeRMaAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 For Sale Cedar Shingles and W. P. Mill Culls 1,000,000 18” Good C. B. Cedar Shingles 500,000 1 x 7” and up +2/16! Mill Culls 500,000 1 X 12” and up 12/16’ Mill Culls Box 983, CAnaDA LuMBENMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Hemlock For Sale }h OR HEMLOCK BILL STUFF UP TO 30 FT. try ARTHUR SHERK, Whitehall, Ont. 12 Square Oak Timbers For Sale FoR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers 8 to 25’; and all sizes of Long Leaf Pine. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. ; 13 For Sale RED PINE PILES CUT TO ORDER AND loaded on Cars at once. Lenghts 20 to 60 feet, Diame‘er: any size. Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE Lumser Co., Limited, Papineauville, P. Q. 12 Wanted Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc ANTED—FIVE MILLION FEET OF DRY Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, also Lath. Shingles and Posts. Address Box 964 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 12 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to fe ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE usKoKA Woop Mre. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf For Sale 3 cars 17 Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars 1” Commonwood, 1's and 2's ro cars 544” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1's and 2's 3 cars 1” Qt. White Oak, 1's and 2's 5 35 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common c Ggo. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal 300,000 feet Pine must be moved at once Mostly 2 x 4,2 x 6, and 1 in., 10 to 16 ft. Common and better $14.00 No. 1 Mill Culls 11,00 No. 2 Mill Culls at your own price F.O.B. 11%c. rate to Hamilton Terms 2% 30 days THe Lone LumBer Co. Hamilton, Canada 12 WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Second Hand Log Road Wanted ANTED—SECOND HAND LOG ROAD, say 10 miles track Must be cheap and in good order. Can also take six cars Apply Box 101 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronte Ont. 13 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, For Sale PORTABLE SAW-MILL, 30 HORSE POWER, single edger, slab saw, all complete first class shape. J. R. Cameron, Arkell, Ont. 15 Boiler for Sale NEW McDOUGALL HORIZONTAL RE- turn Tubular Boiler 56” x 15 ft., shell 7/16,” with 72—3%4” tubes, 125 lbs. working prsssure, com- plete with fittings.—The Jonn McDoucart Care- DONIAN Iron Works Co., Ltp., Montreal, Que. 14 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Ltp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11'6", 52 3” tubes Dome. 1 48x 12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6” 39 3%” tubes Dome 1 48x 12 52 3” tubes Dome. 1 54X12 52 344” tubes Dome. 1 54X14 52 3%” tubes Dome. 258X 12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf Modern Paning Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part of ONE zo x 42. HAMILTON CORLILS EN GINE Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. r10 volts direct currant dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40X100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address, RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. 7o H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1.- Peerless Engine 11xlo, 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4’ x 1244” fly wheels,-cmp!ete with usual valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16 x 24, 84 R.P M. 10x16" fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. © Canada Paper Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.12 WANTED-EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. Position WANTED BY UNIVERSITY Student for July, August and September. Five years experience with lumber manufacturers as stenographer, shipper, estimator. Box 103 CANADA LUMBERMAN Toronto, Ont. 12 VV OUNG MAN WELL EXPERIENCED IN retail or wholesale yard, or saw mill, wishes to hear from firm needing his services. Apply Box 999 Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. Ia POSITION WANTED BY _ LUMBER traveller experenced in all kinds of foreign and native woods. Apply Box 997 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 UUMeeE= INSPECTOR OPEN FOR A position looking after a seasons cut, and ship- ping same. Apply Box 998 CanapA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. I 2 A YOUNG MAN, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD, knowing book-keeping and mathematics, speaking and writing both languages, would like to get a position in some lumber office in the Eastern Canada, having seven years experience and can fur- nish first-class references. Address Nit ASSELIN, Box 14 Agnes Co., Beauce, Que. 1a WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. WANTED YOUNG LADY AS ASSIST, : bookkeeper, knowledge of lumber business. etc. Apply by letter to the BoakE Manura 1nG Co., Toronto, Ont. WANTED—BOOK-KEEPER TO TAKE é charge of depot for large lumber and pulp — industry; sobriety essential; must have expixieeeal ; a Box 992 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto nt. 12 ANTED—AGENT TO TAKE CHARGE OF ; woods operations of large lumber and pulp industry; must have experience and references. pores Box g91, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, at. 12 ANTED IMMEDIATELY A GOOD ENER- getic lumber salesman to handle Pine, Spruce and Hemlock. Must be well acquainted with Montreal and Toronto markets. State age and experience. Application treated confidential. Apply Box 989, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 WANTED GOOD WHITE PINE SALESMAN well acquainted with Mills and Canadian trade, must be well up on grades. Give experience state salary wanted. Confidence tully respected. nace Box 993 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. 14 ANTED -EXPERIENCED LUMBER AND flooring salesman for the West. Position permanent Must furnish best of recommerdations; state salary. Apply Box 980, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 12 AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fill. It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. Anstiz, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Capital Wanted ANTED A LUMBERMAN TO INVEST $8000,00 in well established business. Apply Box 971 CANADA LuMBERMAN,. Toronto. 12 Planing Mill and Lumber Yard GOING CONCERN DOING GOOD BUSI- ness, good reasons. . McCormick, Welland, Ont. 13 For Sale 1400 ACRES OF TIMBER CONSISTING ot Hemlock, Elm, Birch, Ash, Spruce, Basswood, Cedar, Etc. 60 per cent. good Hemlock. A new saw mill at the railroad. For particulars ap- ply Box 531, ORILLIA, ONT. 13 Timber Limit and Saw Mill For Sale W E OFFER OUR TIMBER LIMIT AND saw mill for sale together with machinery tools camps and camp equipment, about tive thou- sand logs located 35 miles from Ottawa, This is a good opportunity tor lumbering. Low Lumper Co., Low, P.Q. 13 : 4 ya 2. Ys : 4 9 For Sale—Planing Mill and Lumber Yard H4s AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS, CON- tracts on hand to be finished and requisite lum- ber in yard. Apply Box 1456, GUELPH. 14 Planing Mill For Sale IN THE THRIVING TOWN OF ORILLIA, a convenient, modern planing mill, complete with drying kiln plant, and equipped with the best American machinery. G. t. R. sidings running: through both ends of mill The C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railroads are now being built” through the mill yard within 60 feet of the mill. Reasons for selling, owner giving all time to distant lumbering interests. Apply to P, O. Box 716, Orillia. a ee aS eee For Sale . PLANING, SAW AND CHOP MILL. FOR full particulars apply to JoHN McCoRMIcK, Lawrence, Ont. ie a ¥ ~ MISCELLANEOUS For Sale—Timber Limit ERTH 3, TOWNSHIP OF GUARD, PARRY B Sound District, containing hemlock, birch (black) maple, red oak, basswood, spruce, and cedar. Apply Box 1456, Cuelph. 14 Automobile For Sale R WOULD TRADE FOR LUMBER OR O timber land, 4 cylinder Darraqu, soh. p. Used only a short time and in excellent condition with all equipment including leather top. gas tank and exta tires. Co t $5,000.00, will sell for $2,500.00. Box 994 Canapa LumBeman, Toronto, Ont. 12 For Sale oo LANDS, EIGHT HUNDREDACRES, five of this is heavily timbered with mixed bush, Hemlock. Birch, Spruce, Pine, ctc. Situated nine miles from Martin's Siding ; Black Creek Dump, one and a half; Huntsville, fifteen. This is a fortune for asmall millman. Good clearing frame house and rn. For other particulars apply to owner, Compton, Aspdin, P.O., Ont. 12 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN " timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. We control valuale timber properties on brador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jos Broruers & Co., LimiTep, St. John's, N. F. 23 Timber Limits For Sale NINE SQUARE MILES ON CHERRY Creek and North Fork of Spallumcheen river Osogvos division, Yale district, British Columbia, about 50 miles East of Vernonand 20 miles west ot Upper Arrow Lake. These limits are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills and contain about 100 million feet of the finest of Cedar, with a fair proportion of Hem- lock, White Pine and Fir and are very conveniently situated for logging, with easy slopes toward streams. Thisis one of the most desirable proper- ties in the Yale district and is steadily increasing in value. For further intormation address, BEATY TIMBER COMPANY, 4 Wellington St., East, Toronto. 14 ‘Ratio of Rough Lumber The United States Department of Agriculture in connection with a study of the wood using industries of various States, is learning what part of the rough lumber output of American sawmills passes through a second process of manufacture before it is ready for the consumer. The study is regarded as having an important bearing on the extent to which more economical use of our forest resources can be brought about. So far, the results obtained show that more than five-eighths of the rough lumber sawed is to be counted as the raw material for ether industries which convert it into a more highly finished and more valuable product. In the United States, waste in the woods, the mill, and the fac- tory is so great that two-thirds of what was in the tree is lost on the way to the consumer. The heavi- est part of this loss takes place in the sawmills. Much of this mill waste is unavoidable under pres- ent conditions, but the greater the demand for the product and the higher its value, the better will economy pay. Waste in manufac- facture is very small compared with that at the sawmill. Study of the demands of the wood using indus- tries may be a means of finding out how the mill may profitably market a part of what now goes to the burner in sawdust, slabs, and trimmings. Statistics of the wood using in- tries of Massachusetts, Mary- nd, North Carolina and Wiscon- , lately gathered by the Depart- CANADA ment of Agriculture in co-operation with these States, show that of their total sawmill output 36 per cent. is used in the form of rough lumber and 64 per cent. is manu- factured into other forms. of out- put. If the same ratio holds for the entire country as for these States, about 13,000,000,000 feet of lumber is used yearly in rough form and 238,500,000,000 feet is further manufactured. This is the first time that de- tailed figures have been obtained on this subject. The study which has yielded these figures has also in view to ascertain what commodi- ties are made wholly or partly of wood, the various kinds of wocd used, their origin, and their cost, as well as other data of value to the growers of timber and to the sellers and buyers of lumber. In making up the figures, lum- ber used as bridge timbers, house frames, farm fences, trestles, board walks, walls and_ similar classes of structures, with only such cutting and fitting as is given it by carpenters, was classed as rough lumber; that made into flooring, finish, siding, sash, doors frames, panels, stairs, boats, ve- hicles, boxes, baskets, turnery, woodenware, cooperage, musical instruments, farm implements, furniture, spools, handles, and like forms, was placed in the class of finished lumber. ‘Salting’? Oak Lumber The practice of ‘‘salting’’ mines for the purpose of deceiving the prospective ‘“‘tenderfoot’’ buyers has so long been used by the hard- ened miner and prospector as to have become common knowledge, though it is still a favorite prac- tice among a certain class. This same principle, however, has come to be used in an entirely different connection, and by a dif- ferent class of men; namely, such lumbermen as are not above de- ception in order to further the gale of stock which otherwise could not be marketed. Thick oak and some other woods, when piled with strips for some length of time, are liable to shrink with extreme rapidity, in which case deep cracks invariably form along the medullary rays. As a result, dirt and dust and foreign matter of all kinds will introduce themselves, and fungus growth will be started, to the great detriment of the stock. The lumberman soon finds that in place of a quantity of high grade material he has on his hands a badly damaged pile of lum- ber Instead of disposing of such ma- terial as rejects, if he is wise to the ways of some men he proceeds to take down the pile, and, after sprinkling a liberal coating of salt over the surface of all the boards, he dead-piles the stock. The de- liquescent properties of salt are well known, and it is due to this fact that sufficient moisture is drawn to the surface of the boards to cause them to swell sufficiently to close the cracks on the outside and thus gives the lumber a solid LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER appearance. In addition, the salt acts as a preservative, in that it prevents dry-rot, and thus makes it possible to leave the stock piled solid for a considerable period. Even an expert and experienced lumber dealer might easily be de- ceived if he made but a superfi- cial examination of the pile, as the only way to detect deception of this sort is to saw a number of the pieces in two in the middle and plane the exposed surface. Or- dinary hand sawing would usually not sutfice, as a rough surface left would not indicate the condition. There is one case on record where a lot of 15,000 feet of three-inch oak, which had been purchased for high-grade material, was sawed, and actually yielded but 1,000 feet sufficiently sound to be used for the purpose for which it was intended. The remainder was not only full of cracks and checks, but was abso- lutely worthless. Waste Products in Papermaking It is common knowledge that the wood used for papermaking con- tains a large quantity of oleo-resin, sometimes as high as from 25 per cent. to 80 per cent., suitable for the manufacture of soap, paint, varnish, etc. The separation of this valuable residuum from the pulp has not hitherto been found possible without great waste and expense, but a process has been recently patented by which prac- tically the whole of these products can be saved. The manufacture of paper from wood pulp is now an in- dustry of such huge dimensions that the new process has obvious- ly a great future, to the benefit, it is to be hoped, of producer and consumer alike. The tendency of the times is to take more woodworking machinery into the woods, and more skilled workers to handle it, to have lots of side industries to saw milling to help utilize our timber resources better. These special side lines are excellent things for the skilled woodworker to post himself on, as many of them are conducted on a profit-sharing basis and form op- portunities for the competent man to grow into a business man as well as a skilled worker. RAILS norms: Sais YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. I buy at HIGH and sellat LOW prices all kinds of Hardwood Lumber If you want to deal, I do. Write and tell me all your troubles J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal If you handle shingles why not have the best ? If you want the best, get our Famous Metis Shingles. Extras, Clears, 2nd Clears, Specials, Extra No. 1 & No. 1. To the man whvu puts them on his roof they are worth from 25 to 50c per M, in the wear-out over any other Shingle on the Market. In Spruce, we have it planed and matched, Novelty Siding, Ship Lap, Sheeting, etc. Also Hemlock rough and planed,’1 side Feather Edged Clap- boards, Lathes, etc. Write us for prices, it will pay you. Shingles in 25 car lots. Special prices on Yours for Trade KEDDY & KENNEY HEMMINGFORD, QUE. -as a minimum, and No. 2 at $2.75. Ontario The advance in prices of hemlock which were made a fortnight ago are being maintained fairly well. Manufacturers are short of dry stock and as there is a good demand it is expected that the better prices will continue. With the exception of hemlock there is no feature to the market. Trade throughout the province is still rather quiet, as a result largely of the retailers being well stocked. Across the boundary line, there is a fair trade only, dealers being affected by the unsettled finan- cial and political conditions. In southwestern Ontario trade is better than elsewhere throughout the province. Reports from that district are that trade was never better and prices are ruling firm. Low water on the upper Ottawa and its tributary streams is causing considerable anxiety regarding the getting out of the logs. Fortunately, most of the larger companies always have a year’s supply of logs ahead and therefore will not be inconvenienced. The export of lumber by barges to New York State has commenced, but there is considerable un- certainty as to what class of lumber the barges will carry. Stocks of well-seasoned pine and lath are very plentiful. There is also a large supply of spruce, much of which, however, has been sold for water de- livery. Trade at Ottawa has been very quiet, although the better grades have been moving off steadily. There is still a very heavy stock of low grades and sales are made from $1 to $2 a thousand less than a year ago. Mill culls and box lumber are lower than they have been for some time. Dead culls are being bought by wholesalers at from $10 to $18 f.o.b. Ottawa. Local building activity is extensive. The building boom in Montreal has also improved the demand for 3-inch mull culls. Mill culls 3x 7 and up, 6 to 16 feet, are being quoted at $15 to $16. 3 x 11 of the same length are quoted at $16.50 to $19, and 3 x 11, 14 to 16 feet, at $18 to $20. Lath are unsettled, although inquiries are numerous and are helping to keep up quotations. No. 1 white pine is selling at $3.75 The higher class of shingles are a shade easier, stocks being large. Eastern Canada There has been anencouraging improvement in the condition of the drives in New Brunswick during the past fortnight. Heavy rainfalls have changed matters materially and although the expense of securing logs has been much greater than usual, the danger of a shortage has been greatly reduced. The St. John river drives did not benefit as much by the rains as those in other parts of the province. The first section of the corporation drives, consisting of 25,000,000 feet, reached Freder- icton on May 81st, but there occurred an extensive jam at Black river rapids which held up from 12 to 15 millions of logs. The trade in spruce lath is improving. They are selling at from $2.55 to $2.65 per thou- sand on the wharf on the Miramichi and at St. John the price is from $2.65 to $2.75. Supplies at both these points are moderate, amounting to about 31% millions at St. John and from 1% to 2 millions at Chatham and its vicinity. There is a fairly good demand for merchantable spruce boards at Miramichi points, the price varying from $16 to $16.50. Stocks are stil: rather light as the mills have only been sawing for a few weeks. Reports frcm Boston indicate that the spruce market has become much quieter. Buyers are not increasing their stocks. A reduction of 50 cents is frequently offered but it has not resulted in any noticeable increase of business. Some of the dealers, however, will not offer this reduction and as a result trade has been checked. Lower prices are locked for by many of the dealers. The price most generally asked at present for frames 9-inch and under is $23.50. There has not been much demand for random. Small sizes vary from $20 to $20.50 but business at the higher figure is very scarce, while some business is being done at less than $20. Large random is rather frm. The demand for spruce boards is quiet. There is a good outlook for eastern spruce at New York but orders are rather small at present as dealers seem to pre- fer to take their chances on higher prices later on. The cargo business is much lighter than is usual at this time of year. Wholesalers are find- ing it difficult to obtain business at the prices which mills are requiring. The shingle market at Boston is still unsatisfactory as buyers will not pay the prices which are asked. Canadian manufacturers are wanting as much as $3.75 for cedar extras. Yet sales of good shingles have been made as low as $3.30. The general price asked ranges from $3.30 to $3.50, but there is very little business being done at any price. Lath have declined and the demand is still quiet. Manufacturers are asking $3.75 to $8.80 for 15-inch and $3.50 to $3.55 for 14%4-inch. Great Britain The fine weather throughout England has had a stimulating effect upon the lumber trade. The consumption of wood for building purposes has obtained encouraging dimensions and in some of the metropolitan suburbs house construction is quite brisk. Throughout the provinces also, the building trades are considerably improved. In London the Review of Current Trade Conditions | lumber business along with others is assuming a settled appearance once more. Prices in general are maintained steadily and stocks are some- — what moderate. Arrivals also are fairly light, so that there is encourag- — ing prospect of continued improvement. An interesting feature of the lumber trade in London during the past fortnight was the sudden ¢ extensive demand for lumber for the erection of seats from which to view the funeral procession of King Edward. No less than 1,000 stand- ards of timber were utilized in this manner. Foy, Morgan & Comp held a one day’s auction sale recently at which 8x11 third Mont pine regulars sold for £16 10s. and £16 5s., with fourths at £11 and £11 10s. 2-inch Montreal birch could not go beyond 1s. At Surrey commercial docks there has recently been much more activil than for many months past. In addition to arrivals from Contine ports, there has been a fair quantity of Canadian wood goods by usual liners. = a At Liverpool the most satisfactory market of late has been that for spruce deals, which have been firm and in good demand. Consump is continuing steadily and fresh arrivals are disposed of quickly from quay. Spruce c.i.f. prices for cargoes continue firm and an advance expected with the opening of the import season. There are practic no stocks of any lengths of a respectable average. Very few of the cent liner arrivals have averaged more than 1344-foot lengths, and i expected that cargo specifications will sell at advanced prices. Ther still a shortage of 244 x 7-inch battens, with a good demand. 3 x ‘ inch deals are also somewhat scarce. Other sizes are fairly plenti There are not too many sawn boards on the market and values s an inclination to advance. Extensive contracts for New Brunsw spruce deals of ordinary specification have recently been made on a b of £8 5s. and upwards, c.i.f. to the Mersey for June loading. Holders stock are felling correspondingly assured. Ae: (* The Canadian season has opened with the first arrivals by direct liners from Montreal. One parcel went direct into consumption pee the quay, but it is reported that deliveries are not occurring to the ex-— tent which importers desire. C.i.f. values for Quebec pine logs, waney- square, are very firm and higher than those of a year ago. It is expected that they will advance still further. First quality deals are reported to be rather dull but first quality sidings are in good demand and scarce. — Second quality deals are also in fair demand and not any too plentiful. Second quality sidings are rather quiet. No improvement has occurr in the demand for lower qualities, although it is fairly steady for deal Red pine has improved and values are slightly higher. The market for birch planks is unchanged. Fresh deals are in somewhat better demand and prices are firm. The stock of last year’s planks is still fairly ex- tensive and prices may decline somewhat as the stocks do not improve with keeping. Stocks of birch logs are disappearing rapidly, the de- — mand having improved. Prices are fairly steady though inclined to be — easier. At Manchester spruce deals are arriving in steadily increasing quantity, but as stocks were very light, values are not expected to show is any. decided alteration. & There is little new to report in the market conditions at Glasgow the movement of lumber being on rather restricted lines. Quebec ship- — ments to hand so far have consisted principally of contract goods 2 have disappeared directly from the quays. A few sales of pine dea birch logs and planks are reported ‘at firm prices. Spruce is beco quite scarce and some fancy prices are being quoted as a result. F woods are moving steadily, though rather slowly, and are confined stored stocks. od Pe a United States Generally speaking, the lumber trade throughout the United Stat is more active to-day than it was at this time a year ago, though it characteristic of the conditions now existing that they are not by means uniform. In the north Atlantic States the demand for lw is reported to be rather of a hesitating nature, which is characte of conditions at this time of year. The most important feature in ¢ nection with the demand for northern pine is the general call for h grade stock. Better grades are reported to be scarce and the kh grades, too plentiful. At New York there is only a light demand fo white pine. The local stocks were low and the buying is of an inter mittent character. There is a fair trade in white pine at Buffalo the Tonawandas and high grade stock at those points is light. In consumers are compelled to substitute other woods for white pine. of them make use of cypress and Pacific coast woods for this pur There is much activity in high grade stock at Toledo and also at Cle land. At the Saginaw points there is a healthy trade and shipm are. more extensive than they were a year ago. ; There has been a remarkable increase in the lumber receipts a shipments at Chicago this season. The total receipts from January to May 28th were 1,025,373,000 feet, an increase of 189,940.000 over the receipts of the corresponding pericd of last year. The shipments from January Ist to May 28th were 424,798,000 feet, « alin Vv - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 TF A. F. Hoipen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Cleveland - Sarnia aw Mills Co. sinc. Be ea We go after GOOD LOGS and manufacture them into GOOD LUMBER You have got to carry a good line of lumber if you expect repeat orders. Come to us and you'll get the best. Special bills cut to ordet, any length ten to sixty feet, White Pine, Norway or Fir. -Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO in fair demand, while elm and basswood are rather dull. eedars are the most active. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER - Sa with 352,413,000 feet a year ago. Apparently the lumber business at Chicago for the present year has been a great deal more satisfactory than that of 1909. Upper grades of northern pine are very firm at Chicago and are readily sold at full list prices. Stocks are low. The lower grades con- tinue in poor demand. The demand for hardwood at Chicago is fairly active. Plain sawed oak is in the best demand and stocks of dried lum- ber are scarce. Quarter sawed white oak is also in fair demand in the upper grades. Quarter sawed red oak is moving well for Ists and 2nds. Hickory is quiet but steady and a moderate demand is reported for white ash in good inch and thicker.. Pacific coast woods are selling well at Chicago and prices are firm. Western pine is especially strong. Yel- low pine is rather slow with prices anywhere from 50 to 75 cents lower than they were two months ago. Shingles and lath are about steady at Chicago. White cedars are unchanged at $2.90 for extras and $2.45 for standards. Red cedars are quiet. Clears are bringing $3.32 and stars $2.84. The hardwood trade at Buffalo is quite satisfactory, though sales are rather light, as is usual at this time of year. Oak is in good demand and scarce. Birch and chestnut are also somewhat scaree. Cherry is Stocks of The demand for shingles at Buffalo maple are light. Walnut is quiet. is good, and better prices are being anticipated. The supply, however, is extensive and quotations at present, are unchanged. Washington red The price of white cedars is rather low. Market Correspondence Low Water Causing Delay in Ottawa Drives Ottawa, June 11.—The low water situation has become so acute on Upper Ottawa streams that the log drive has been abandoned on sev- eral tributaries of the Ottawa. Logs are left on Blanche river, Bryson creek (which empties into the Quinze), Jocko and Schyan rivers. More than the usual number of logs will also be left on the Petawawa and Kippewa rivers. The Hawkesbury Lumber Company, Pembroke Lum- ber Company and A. & F. Fraser, of Pembroke, own a considerable quantity of the drive left behind, but the two former have enough ma- terial already in the Ottawa river from the previous season to ensure continued operations all summer. McLachlin Bros., as in former sea- sons, will not remove last winter’s cut of logs from the Petawawa river. The company keeps a year’s supply of logs ahead. The circumstance is fortunate this year on account of the low water. A. & F. Fraser, of Pembroke, are starting the manufacture of lumber this season. Any time they will lose waiting for logs will be devoted to cutting for. other lumbermen. The Upper Ottawa Improvement Company, which has charge of the drive, gives assurance that in no case will there be any interruption tc sawing as a result of the delay in getting logs out of the upper tributar- ies. The drive is being expeditiously handled in the main stream, al- though in some places the dearth of water is felt. On June 20th a new tug, the ‘‘Hiram Robinson,*’ will be employed in the vicinity of Sand Point with a greater capacity than the “John L. Murphy,’’ which it replaces. The first American barge of the season arrived last week laden with coal, and five more came this week similarly laden, all to go back with cargoes of lumber. Three of these barges are being loaded with spruce for points in the State of New York. The total number of American barges which will call for lumber at Ottawa river points in June is estimated at 50. This was the number last June. The start of the shipping season was thei greatly delayed by abnormal floods which tied up navigation and kept the sawmills idle for a month. This year the American barges were kept back almost as much by delay in getting through the Cham- plain canal. All but the first half-dozen of barges will leave their car- goes inward at Montreal. There is no certainty as to the kind of lum- ber the Araerican barges will take back. There is enough well seasoned pine and lath tc furnish freight for another month. Spruce is also plen- tiful and much of it has been sold for delivery by water. The Ottawa Transportation Company is doing a steady, quiet business in lumber, delivering at Montreal and Lake Champlain points. Quietness pervaded almost every branch of the lumber market in the last fortnight. The statement that good lumber could be sold very easily is the first response made to the inquirer by all the local manu- facturers. Some have an optimistic view of the immediate future for lower grades, but the fact remains that a great deal of that stock is on hand. Sales are made from $1 to $2 per thousand less than a year ago. Mill culls and box lumber are passing through a duller period than the extreme low grade of all, dead culls, if one may judge from the condi- tion in some yards. Local consumption of dead culls is increasing and the farming community buy them heavily. The price to wholesalers runs from $10 to $18 per thousand f.o.b. at Ottawa. There never was a brisker period in local building. Last month’s construction permits Ne he ee amounted to $651,150, or $23, 000 more than last May, which at th time was a record. The building boom in Montreal too, rs improved the demand for 3-inch mlll culls, nased there for house and sidewalk con- struction. One large mill owner produces from five to six million feet of these per season, many of which are now being shipped by barge te Montreal. Quotations for mill culls, 3-inch x 7-inch and up, 6 to 16 foals long, are $15 to $16; 3 x 11-inch, same length, $16.50 to $19; 3 x 11. inch, 14 to 16 feet long, $18 to $20. The lath market is very unsettled. It would be easy to buy a fey millions of last year’s stock from some of the dealers. There are mam inquiries which keep quotations up, and manufacturers are not weaken ing. Local dealers have lost in the Jast couple of years by selling off lat] when the market looked dull and they are not likely to make the sam mistake again. The output of the Ottawa valley mills will be normal or something better than in 1909, when floods stayed production durin the month of May. No. 1 white pine has not sold lower than $3.85, an the minimum price for No. 2 is $2.75. A slight decline has been na in the higher class of shingles. The stock is much larger than at th time last year. Rainfalls Improve New Brunswick Log Driving Chatham, N.B., June 9.—Driving conditions, as is usual at time of year, are now the most interesting phase of the lumber indu to the manufacturer and also, in a less direct way, to the dealer. U a week ago it looked as if there might be considerable hang-ups on tk principal rivers of New Brunswick. During the past week there have been rainfalls of sufficient magnitude tc considerably change the presen conditions and the outlook. The driving season has been a most arduou: Us one and the time occupied in getting the logs out has been much longei than usual. As well as being long and arduous, the season has been most expensive and the increase per thousand in the cost.of logs will be — a substantial one. . The rains of last week showed particularly good results on the Mira- — michi. The water rose two feet on the main river and many drives tha i were having a hard time came out with ease, while work on others wh had been left was resumed, with the result that they will soon be i safe water. While there may be hang-ups at different points, the indi. cations are that no one firm will have ‘enough logs hung up to ae cripple their sawing operations during the coming summer. On the St. John river conditions have also improved but the rain had no such favorable effect as was the case on the Miramichi. More ~ rain is needed on the St. John to ensure the getting out of all the drives. There is a jam at Black river rapids consisting of twelve to fifteen mil- ; lions of logs, owned by St. John and Fredericton concerns, which lode are still far from being in safe water. The first section of the corporation drive, consisting of 25,000,000 feet, reached the booms at or on May 81st. On the Restigouche driving has also been materially aided by the rains, and while it is thought possible that there may be a million folk or slightly more hung up, there will be enough come out to keep i? mills sawing. The wages paid to stream drivers this spring ranged from $2.25 fe $2.75 per day. In some cases, it is stated, exceptionally good men were paid as high as $38 per day. The spruce lath trade is attracting a great deal of attention. This © line seems to have a tendency in the direction of greater firmness. The local value of spruce lath in this section would be from $2.55 to $2.65 per thousand on wharf on the Miramichi. At St. John the price would range from $2.65 to $2.75. Supplies at both these principal points of — shipment are properly described by the word moderate. At St. John — the aggregate would be in the vicinity of 3,500,000, while available ntockeay in the vicinity of this town would range from one and one-half to two millions. Freight sales from this port to New York range from 80c. to 90c. per thousand on lath and from St. John to New York the prevalent ra: are 6244 cents and 65 cents. d Merchantable spruce boards are in fairly good demand and the local value runs from $16 to $16.50 per thousand superficial feet. Trans- " Atlantic shipments have not been remarkably heavy, but as the spruce mills have been sawing for only a few weeks, stocks in this line are by 7 no means heavy. Trade for spruce boards in the Magdalen Islands and i Prince Edward Island promises to show considerable life during the sum- mer and the probabilities are that there will be a number of shipments to the markets of the United States by water. The Riordon ae Company, Limited, have not yet come to a definite conclusion about the pulp plant which they contemplate ball Fe ing at Merritton, Ont. At present they have the plans drawn up roughly, — but they will not come to a definite decision about building until the — plans have been worked out in detail. Clendenning Bros., of Calgary, Alta., have purchased the mill and ‘ limits of Pugh & Livingstone at Dorr, B. C. They will plant an expen mental farm of 300 acres on their prone: at bye. Meese CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 -_Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when buying haphazardly. To provide for filling all our orders promptly and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly—a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You Fraser River Lumber Co., Limited Fraser Mills, B. C. “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : SASKATCHEWAN AND ALBERTA - - - - Cc. BRUCE WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building” - - - - F. A. SHORE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN Montreal Retailers Trade Active Season’s Trade To-Date has been Good—Rains De- pressing Export Business—Building Permits Increase Montreal Office of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman.”’ Montreal, June 11, 1910. The continual rains of the past fortnight have considerably retarded the movement of local lumber and complaints of the weather are heard on all sides. The work of the export men, which must proceed at all costs is made doubly arduous. In both wholesale and retail circles trade is reported extremely sluggish and this condition of affairs is charged wholly against the weather man. : Retail men generally, state that to date they have enjoyed a good season. The building in both the northern and eastern parts of the city has been quite extensive, with the lumber requirements greatly in ad- vance of last season. The building permits given below show a splendid gain and it should be noted that these figures do not include several large structures which will be built this year, such as the Windsor station, Yorkshire building, Dominion Express building and Place Viger sta- tion, so that the present outlook may be considered quite satisfactory. The building activity in Montreal shows encouraging increase, Dur- ing the month of May and the first five months of the year, the figures were as follows: 1910 Permits Value 1909 Permits Value New Buildings .... 329 $1,574,615 New Buildings .... 203 $1,107,790 Alterations ....... 124 128,585 Alterations ....... 124 161,714 January Ist to May 31st, 1910. January 1st to May 31st, 1909. Permits Value Permits Value New Buildings .... 1093 $4,171,509 New Buildings .... 659 $2,691,191 Alterations:........ 390 450,117 Alterations ....... 368 421 929 Increase 1910, $1,508,506, or 48.45 per cent. Retail yards, in point of stocks carried, show a wide variation. There are many which are still quite heavily stocked and will not be buying to any extent for some time, while on the other hand there are those whose stocks are much lighter than usually carried at this season of the year. This latter condition being partially attributed to the recent unsettled condition, due to the tariff issue. Market Conditions All classes of lumber show little variation from recent quotations. The spruce market, particularly 1-inch dry, is a buoyant feature at the present time. Southern pine in sympathy with the American market, is held at stiff figures. Birch and basswood are quoted firmly. The New York market is reported to be giving signs of once again resuming a busy tone and enquiries are coming in freely for lath, basswood and hardwoods generally. The 183-foot spruce market is holding up well and dealers are looking for some good business in this line. ' In the Boston market the demand for lumber is reported to be only fairly active, with buyers in some cases holding their orders for an anti- cipated drop in prices. Hemlock boards are a feature and are bought up as offered. Shingles have shown a tendency to weaken and prices are a shade lower, extras being quoted at from $3.80 to $3.50. Southern pine is moving quietly at firm prices, while the hardwood situation is prac- tically unaltered. ‘ Pulpwood Movements The following barges and steamships with cargoes of pulpwood con- signed to New York State ports have been registered at the local canal offices since the opening of navigation: May 2—Barge Frank D. Ewen ................... cords 650 May 14—Stearrer Georgetown ................0055. cords 745 May 14—-Barge Ben Harrison .................+.5-, cords 501 May 19—Steamer Waccaman ................2++05: cords 764 May 20-—Steamer Querida © 0.05 Hee pteletncleucca miter cords 1,065 May 21—-Steamer Tonia) 4): colin ml cickey ere eene ears cords 185 May 26—Steamer Russel Sage ..................-55 cords 550 May 31—Steamer Keyport) = ..:0 5.0.0.2 acne seers cords 960 june 2-Drownine: Maud or: aanmeniceirter nee rette cords 650k es. June 6—Steamer R. FB. Holcomb 5..22.4..--..4--- cords 275 June 6—Steamer Georgetown .........-..+-.--1+% cords 734 June 6—Barge Ben Harrison |... ...oscne oer cords 483 For the initial shipping month of the year the total of lumber ex- ported from the port of Montreal during May makes a good showing. The shipments in standards (1 standard=1,980 feet) with a list of ports to which cargoes have been consigned, follows: Liverpool, 2,183; Glasgow, 1,599; London, 469; London and Ant- werp, 714; Leith, 214; Bristol, 264; Manchester, 505; Dublin, 162; Hull, 256; Belfast, 342; South Africa, 310, Avonmouth, Havre, Dundee, Ham- burg, 215. Total, 7,233 standards, or 14,821,340 feet. A large delegation of lumber merchants conferred with the Quebec Government on May 30th, and complained that the increase in stump- age dues provided for in the Government’s new law would seriously in- jure the lumber industry, and would be especially prejudicial to the are pia oF - wl Meee ee wt AND WOODWORKER ae 3 lumber merchants of the Gaspe coast. They asked that the old 1 of 65 cents on cedar should remain and not be increased to $1.40, provided in the law, claiming that shingles were being manufactured at a loss and that a great many mill owners were carrying over shingles” that they had last year. An increase in the dues, they said, would simply — mean the shutting down of the mills. In addition, they asked that the atumpage on fir be limited to forty cents. They claimed that the reduc- tions in dues should be particularly applied to the Gaspe coast, where circumstances made lumbering unprofitable and rendered it difficult te compete with other lumbermen of the province. Special encouragement they contended, should be given to those who erected pulp mills on the Gaspe coast. Companies willing to invest capital in the erection of m should be given a 20-year guarantee from the Government, instead of years, under the present regulations, so that the owners might be an opportunity to float their bonds, it being impossible to raise mone; for pulp and paper mills with a 10-year guarantee. : Personal and Trade Notes from Quebec Province The marriage of Miss Winifred Hall Price, daughter of Mr. H Price, of Quebec, to Mr. A. W. Jamieson, of the Royal Canadian lery, Halifax, was solemnized the first week in June. Mr. and Jamieson are enjoying a honeymoon trip in England and Scotland. Mr. Arthur H. Campbell, managing director of the Campbell-Me- Laurin Lumber Company, spent a few days in New York recently visi the company’s office at No. 1 Madison avenue, which is in charg: Mr. M. H. Gatchell. The New York situation, he reports, continues show promise of improvement. The building permits are increasing at a healthy rate and generally the demand for lumber is better than was the case a year ago. | L The Fletcher Pulp & Lumber Company, of Sherbrooke, have dis- posed of their cut of dry birch at Magog, to a Montreal wholesale firm The Dominion Textile Company are considerably enlarging Magog plant and factory, and have placed an order for their lumber re- quirements with a Montreal lumber house. —— Mr. J. C, Siemon, of Toronto, president of the Siemon Company, Limited, manufacturers of high grade hardwood floorings, was in Montr for a few days recently. = Congratulations to Mr. Herbert J. F. Grier, son of the late Mr. ‘Heo heir Grier, who was married on June Ist to Miss Coles, of Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. Grier are at present on an extended wedding trip through the Unit- ed States. ; The marriage of Mr. Horace Hartley to Miss Lason, of Montreal, — was celebrated on Wednesday, June 8th. Mr. Hartley is quite well | known in local lumber circles and the ‘‘Canala Lumberman’’ joi in extending heartiest congratulations. Mr. J. P. Dupuis, formerly secretary-treasurer for Messrs. Latour & Dupuis, wholesale lumber merchants, and manager for the Tobin Manu facturing Company, has opened a lumber office at 340 Church avenue, Verdun, with a general retail yard in connection. About $5,000 damage was occasioned to the plant of the Nicolet Falls Pulp & Lumber Company, near Danville, Que., recently. By the — energetic work of the employees the brick factory building was saved, — but the boiler house and dry house with the boiler anl machinery, were completely destroyed. The property was insured. a The barges ‘‘Dakota’’ and “‘Iorula’”’ have arrived from St. Augustine, — Florida, loaded with pitch pine consigned to the Canada Car Company, ~ Limited. This lumber will be utilized for the construction of the numer- ous orders for cars which the company have on hand at present. The “Yola,’’ with a similar cargo, is on the way from the south, The mill of the Beauce Pulp & Lumber Company, the property Messrs. Gooday & Foy, of Quebec, situated at Scott’s Junction, Beauce county, was completely destroyed by fire recently, together with a quan- — tity of pulpwood. Messrs. Gooday & Foy estimate their loss at about — ‘$40,000, covered by insurance. s <— Campbell-McLaurin Coy’s Annual Meeting At the annual meeting of the Campbell-McLaurin Lumber Compan} held at the head office, Montreal, on May 31st, Mr. Maurice Welsh elected to the directorate in place of the late Thos. F. Strong, of ( densburg, N.Y. Mr. Welsh is not new to the company’s interests, h ing been in charge of their Ontario business, with headquarters Toronto, since the organization some years ago. The other officers wer re-elected, as follows: President, Alex. McLaurin ; Vice-president, J. D. McLaurin; Managing Director, Mr. Arthur H. Campbell. The rectorate is composed of these officers and Messrs. Geo. F. Ryan Maurice Welsh. Very favorable reports covering the past year were ceived. At the conclusion of the meeting in Montreal an inspection was made by the directors to the company’s large planing mill and plant at Drummondville, Que. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 Extract from Letter received from Eastern Canada GENTLEMEN :— We received your No. 2% Chisel Tooth Saw and have tested it very thoroughly and are pleased to write that it is the most perfect saw we have ever had. The tension is the finest. It is the only saw we have ever had to stand up and do good work with the heavy feed we carry. We are sending you saws of another make and would ask you to hammer them the same as the one you sent us. When we need new Saws, you get the order. This was a Burns No. 22 Chisel Tooth Saw giving satisfaction under very heavy feed To Become Familiar With : Do You Sell Fleming’s Guaranteed Stock Remedies is to become a steady customer for them. They are adapted for © prompt use in Contractors and Lumber Camps, covering every urgent need, thoroughly reliable and effective. Write us for in- formation. A handy stable list for emergencies is :— Colonial Columns? i : : : Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price - - - $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price - - $1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Spavins and Soft Enlargements. Price - $2.00 If you do and have not stocked our pro- ducts, you are losing a whole lot of trade that you should be getting. Don’t let another day Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides Heaves. Price E - = $1.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. : $1.00 Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lotion Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price 50c All Remedies can be sent by Mail. FLEMING’S VEST POCKET VET. ADVISER. Devoted to Diseases of Horses and Cattle will be mailed free. Write for a copy. FLEMING BROS., Chemists TORONTO, CANADA The Spark Extinguisher shown in illustration was sold by us about a year ago to the Chicoutimi Pulp Co., Limited. It has been so satisfactory that we have just shipped two others to the same company for use at other mills. If you use wood for fuel you cannot afford to be without this apparatus. It is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and will not affect the draft. Made to fit any stack or chimney. pass without writing for our catalogue. The ‘‘Lock-Joint”’ in our Columns prevents shrinkage and check- ing and forms a perfect surface. i =—Don't forget about writing us Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M. C.R.R. - DETROIT, Mich. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited ves. Craig Street West, MONTREAL 46 -Cross-Grained and Knotty Lumber is well finished with The Shimer Cutter Head It reduces the number of culls as no other Head can. The Cutters work alternately with side clearance; ply their way through the worst lumber that you may find for high grade finish. The bit seats and their bit and bolt combinations supply the make-ready for every emergency. For tight and loose fitting of tongue and groove joint, a single turn of the Expansion ring will suffice, with automatic stop and lock. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TrapeE Mark “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we tu n out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Samuel J. Shimer G Sons GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. Branch of Milton, Pa. -|Cedar Shingles | Campbell - MacLaurin Lumber Co. Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HERE have been 22 champion- ship contests for speed _typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. : Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- va ency in the more or- The Underwood Biller dinary uses. UNITED TYPEWRITER CO., LIMITED IN ALL CANADIAN CITIES Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 EDGINGS Ontario The Rathbun Company will not operate their mill at Bancroft, Ont., this summer. The logs are being shipped to Deseronto to be cut into lumber. ' Mr. R. J. Manning, of Owen Sound, has opened negotiations with the in- dustrial commissioner, with a view to the establishment of a wood pulp fac- tory in Peterborough. “4 The Canadian Hardwood Company, Limited, Toronto, Ont., has been corporated with capital of $490,000. The incorporators are Strachan Johns and Reginald Holland, solicitors, Toronto, Ont. It is reported that some 64,000 acres of timberlands at Klock, Ont., wh two years ago cost $48,000, have been sold by the Algonquin Lumber Com to Rung Brothers, of Buffalo, N.Y., for $240,000. The United Paper Mills, Limited, Toronto, Ont., capital $40,000, hay cured incorporation. ‘The incorporators are Morley P. Wilkins, accounta and R. I. Finlay, merchant, both of Toronto, Ont. The Toronto Kiln Dried Lumber Company, Limited, Toronto, Ont., capit $40,000, has secured incorporation. The incorporators are Robt. S. W merchant, and Wm. D. Wilson, manufacturer, both of Toronto, Ont. The Canadian Consolidated Mining, Lumber Utilities Company, Lin Toronto, Ont., capital $4,000,000, have secured incorporation. The ince ators are W. ©. Coleman, accountant, and H. S. Pritchard, barrister-a Toronto, Ont. J. R. Eaton & Sons, Limited, Orillia, Ont., have secured incorporation w capital of $100,000, to carry on the business of lumber and timber merchant builders and contractors. The incorporators are James R. Eaton and Ed R. Eaton, manufacturers. John Pirson, lumber manufacturer, is building a new mill at Steven Ont., which, when complete, will have cost from $6,000 to $8,000. The chinery which is being installed includes planers, heading turner, join packer, two heading saws, and stave and hoop machine. Eastern Provinces J. A. Roy & Fils, lumber dealers, Montreal, Que., are reported to have — assigned. a Limoges & Freres, lumber dealers, Terrebonne, Que., are reported to have dissolved. a P Dobell, Beckett & Company, wholesale lumber dealers, Quebec, Que., are reported to have dissolved. Xa Falstrault & Landreville, sash and door manufacturers, Longue Point, Que., are reported to have dissolved. y rf S. G. Paulin, of St. John’s, Que., a practical mill man, is looking for a — timber limit and a suitable site for a sawmill near Nelson, B.C. After spend- — ing a short time in Nelson he is now visiting the neighboring country. ys, The mill of the Beauce Pulp & Lumber Company, the property of Messrs. Gooday & Foy, of Quebec, and situated at Scott’s Junction, Beauce county, | was completely destroyed by fire recently. Messrs. Gooday & Foy estimate their loss at about $40,000, covered by insurance. - The Silliker Car Company, of Halifax, N.S., have been awarded a con- tract by the Grand Trunk Railway for 500 freight cars. The Silliker works — have contracts in hand which include Pullman coaches for the I.0.R. and pas- — senger and freight cars for the Canadian Northern Railway. iM Fire did about $5,000 damage recently to the plant of the Nicolet Falls © Pulp & Lumber Works, situated about two miles from Danville, Que. The brick factory building was saved, but the boiler house aand dry house with — the Mt and machinery were completely destroyed. The property was in- sured. The capital of the Wm. Rutherford & Sons Company, Limited, Montreal, which was recently reincorporated, is $150,000, not $60,000, as at first re- ported. Under their new incorporation the company have secured slightly ex- tended powers. They are carrying on their business, however, in practically the same manner as heretofore. oe The Eastern Canada Lumber & Construction Company, Limited, a New — York corporation, has taken over the Prescott property in Albert County, N.B. The property includes 20,000 acres of valuable timber lands, a large sawmill, — stores, dwellings, five employees’: tenement houses, barns and a general store — doing business of more than $50,000 a year. The corporation has also pur-— chased 3% miles of branch railway connecting the sawmill with Harvey wha There is 40 feet of water at this wharf at high tide, and the new owners pian to load their product into vessels for direct shipment to local and foreign mar- — kets. The price paid was more than $100,000, and extensive improvement and the installation of a larger plant will bring the expenditure up to $200 Negotiations have been in progress for some time. The final papers were si on May 31. Officers of the company are: W. H. Malcolm, president ; James Moran, vice-president ; Archibald Tippett, treasurer, and James W. Clow, § retary, all of New York State. -. 4 Western Canada William Ellis is building a sawmill at Hazleton that will cut 1,500 feet of lumber daily. 3 F The freight sheds of the Victoria Lumber Company, at Chemainus, B:.' have been destroyed by fire. 4 The Otis Staples Lumber Company are erecting ten model cottages for their employees at Wycliffe, B.C. ; The British Columbia Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the B. GC. Timber & Land Company, capital $100,000. me. A sash and door factory will be starte at Chemainus, B.C., shortly. It is said that the factory will be the largest of its kind on Vancouver Island. The sash and door factory of S. Hill & Son, Saskatoon, was totally ¢ CANADA LUMBERMAN stroyed by fire recently. The loss will be heavy, as a large stock of lumber was carried. Campbell & McKay have opened a lumber yard at Salmo, B.C. They also intend to erect a sawmill near the town, on limits owned by Mr. Campbell. The B. C. Casket Company propose to establish a manufacturing plant on some location on Burrard Inlet. They will utilize British Columbia timber in the manufacture of the caskets. Negotiations are pending fcr the purchase by an English company of the Dundy Lumber Company interest at Three Valley, B.C., and the timber limits of the Eagle Valley Lumber Company. The combined lumber mills on the North Arm of the Fraser are petitioning the Dominion Government to have the river deepened to 15 feet. Boards of Trade of neighboring cities are supporting the request. Fire completely destroyed the plant of the Selkirk Match Company at Selkirk, Man., recently. The loss was $25,000, with only $2,000 insurance. On account of the heavy loss the company will probably not rebuild. A new issue of Dominion Sawmills £800,000 6 per cent. bonds at 85, is be- ing placed by the Canadian Bank of Commierce and Lloyds, bankers on the [ag Board at London, Eng., for McRae, Hodges & Munday, British Col- umbia. Another British Columbia lumber proposition shortly to be launched in London, Eng., is the British Empire Timber Company, of which $500,000 seven per cent. preference shares are about to be issued to the public at 97%, through Parr’s Bank. The Rat Portage Lumber Company have decided to add two more storeys to their plant in Norwood to meet the demands of increased trade. Other im- provements will be made to the plant, the present capacity of which is 3,000 windows and 1,000 doors daily. The B. C .Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: B. C. Atkins & Company, capital $600,000, incorporated to carry on the business of saw manufacturers, machinery, tools, etc. A. C. Frost Com- pany, capital $10,000, incorporated to construct logging railways, electrical works, tunnels, etc. Robinson & McKenzie, of Cranbrook, B.C., have taken contracts for the supplying of logs for the Sovereign Lumber Company, of Savona, for both the Sayona and the Annis mills. Camps will be opened on the Shuswap lake limits, controlled by the firm, and a large number of men employed. It is the inten- tion of the firm to erect a sawmill at some point on the South Thompson, when a suitable site can be procured. The buildings at Mackinnon’s logging camp at Knox Bay, Thurlow Island, B.C., have been destroyed by a bush fire. The employees of the camp lost everything but the clothes on their backs. None of the camp equipment was damaged. A fire had been running in a westerly direction through a slashing —and away from the camp—for two weeks before, and not much attention had been paid to it. The wind veered, however, and blew strongly from the south- east, driving the flames back on the camp. The plant of the Pacific Coast Sulphide Puln Company, at Swanson Bay, B.C., closed down recently. About 40 men were thrown out of employment. It is uncertain when operations will be resumed. The control of the company is held by English capital. Mr. Mackinnon, of Vancouver, the organizer of the company, resigned the general managership several months ago. He was suc- ceeded by Mr. James Wood, of Newcastle-on-Tyne Mr. Maurice Quinn, a wealthy American owner of 35,000 acres of some of the richest timber land on Vancouver Island, paid a brief visit to Victoria re- cently, returning from a trip of inspection to his holdings in the neighborhood of Alberni. Mr. Quinn has held his timber acreage for the past nine years. His present visit to the coast is for the purpose of finding out about the pros- pects of transportation in and around Alberni, and it is understood that as a result of his visit he will form a syndicate of capitalists to erect a sawmill and commence shipping timber from the western terminus of the E. & N. Railway. Important work in the Dominion railway belt between Revelstoke and Kamloops, B.C., will be undertaken this summer by the forestry branch of the Department of the Interior. I+ will include a report on the suitabiltiy of that region for general agriculture and fruit growing, as well as the collection of data as to the best points for making forest reserves in order to conserve the timber and the water supply. The work will be in charge of Mr. G. A. Cronie, ‘of the forestry service. He will be assisted by three forestry students of the University of Toronto. Mr. Cronie will begin his work at Revelstoke. He is a graduate of the forestry department of Yale University. The National Paper Mills, Limited, a newly organized company with head office at Vancouver, B.C., proposes to erect in the vicinity of the city a paper mill with a very large capacity. Among those interested are Hon. F. Carter- Cotton, M.P.; James A. Mitchell, John A. Lee, mayor of New Westminster, and L. D. Taylor, mayor of Vancouver. Most of the pulnwood required, it is expected will he obtained from the Fraser River Lumber Company. Mr. Charles J. Kay, Vancouver, who has had 20 years experience in the paper making business, is to be manager of the company, and Mr. Sylvester Crop- per, who has had 30 years experience, will be general superintendent. Messrs. Robinson & McKenzie, formerly sawmill operators at Cranbrook, B.C., have secured one of the largest logging contracts ever undertaken in the interior of the province. ‘They have contracted with the Monarch Lumber Company, at Savona, and the Sovereign Lumber Company, at Annis, to de- liver in boom on Shuswap lake one hundred million feet of logs at the rate of 20,000,000 feet each year for five years, the total value of the output being over $700,000. The contractors already have one camp established at the head of Seymour Arm, in which district the limits from which the logs will be drawn are situated. Other camps will be opened as soon as possible and all modern appliances will be used for getting out the logs. The Swanson Bay Forests Wood Pulp & Lumber Mills, Limited, recently incorporated at a million and a half capital, has ambitious plans for lumbering in British Columbia. The comvany, formerly styled the Canadian Pacific Sulphite Puly Co., comprised of English men, has been operating under a pro- Vincial license from the British Columbia Government. The increase of capi- tal amounts to about 75 per cent., most of it being subscribed in the old coun- try. Now that a Canadian charter is obtained, five prominert lumbermen re- siding in Ottawa and Montreal will comprise the Canadian directorate. The Names of these men will not likely be announced. The company after four years’ operation found that it could reduce the cost of production by expanding the business. Thousands of acres of timber limits are under control. The sutput of the mills is pretty well contracted for ahead. There is no intention f going into the manufacture of paper. AND WOODWORKER AT McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment é Send in your order promptly f Get your order in early for Ba ses ve e Pe sere White Ash Red Oak 3 cars 4-4, Dry, Common and Better 1 car 4-4, 12 inches and up; bone 2 cars 8-4, Common and Better dry 4 cars 8-4 Common and Better z cars 5-4 Common and Better 10-4 to 16-4. 10 cars Hard Maple Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask us for prices. Ask us for prices on Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar 4-4 to 4 inches Get our prices on White Oak interesting quotations on d I car 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone ry. Quartered Oak 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. How are you fixed on Red Gum and Cottonwood We have a large block of 4-4 in We have a large blo k of dry the above. ! Chestnut No. 1 Common and better, 4-4 to 8-4 Prompt shipment. Here is your opportunity to get We can make prompt shipment on White Oak 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and better, plain, dry, good widths and lengths. Tennessee stock. We have just received a large block Soft White Pine 44- to 16-4. Dry, well manufactur- ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. 5 : Yards : Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa White Pine Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal Red Pine Spruce Can take a few orders Red Pine Dimension up to 35 feet: 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or — investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Jeffrey Improved Equipment for the Lumber Industry prcaape eertee - [ | We recently installed this Wire Cable Conveying System for handling pulp wood A customer says :—‘‘ We have used one of your vertical high speed tee TES oe FORNECS plans fora serviceable and engines, English Type forced lubrication since 1907. The engine runs economical conveying system to handle your Lumber, at 425 revolutions per minute almost constantly nightandday. Ithas Logs, Refuse, Pulp Wood, Slabs, Sawdust, etc. iven us every satisfaction and so far has cost us nothing for irs.” i . ne eet ae ee ee Installations described in Catatogue 57B, will interest ROBB ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. ac” AMHERST, N.S. The Jeffrey Mfg. Company 607 Can. Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W.Robb, Manager Col b Ohi DISTRICT | Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Wm. McKay, Manager olumbus, 10 OFFICES Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager Canadian Office & Works: Montreal Toronto Office: 18 Temperance St. 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter. Manager P. Payette’s New Patent 1} Mill Dogs | Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS RAE RAN we description. Booklet for same mailed free to any address upon request. The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE ge we ONTARIO Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals P. Payette & Company Penetanguishene, Ont. 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better. 62 00 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 14” No. 2 C & B 46 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 1%” No 1,2& 3 Cuts 42 00 2’ No. 1,2& 3 Cuts 48 oo 3x4 and 5 common and dressing. . 25 00 1x6 common and dressing ....-- 26 00 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 28 00 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 00 1 X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 1 x1oand 12 mill cull stocks........-+ 18 00 aX 10 common.... 27 00 2and3x1zcommon 28 00 1x8 Kox &common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common.. 23 00 ae box & common 27 oo mill run sidings 24 00 v” dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring x” mill run Norway 2! oe Norway, c&cf Ree uate Spruce mill ced : 19 00 Spruce mill culls 13 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 2x4 to ro inch 18ft. 1” Good Shorts.... 34 50 v! Mill Run Shorts Douglas Fir 52 00 64 00 14 00 65 5° 20 00 37 5° 19 00 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014, 14X14,14x16.. 36 50 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12x16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 37 00 6x14, 8x14, 12X18, 18 XA snleiolateRinn lasses 37 00 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x20, 14X20 & 16 KAO... can sens 38 00 10X20 38 00 6x18, 8x18 . ce tole) 6x20, 8x20... Lengths over 32 ‘ft. take the ee lowing advances; 3g to 35 ft., 50c.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 togs ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5 Fir eS edge Jontiee ete 45 5° is No. 14 ft. Pine Lath .. ....... 4 25 14" oa 2 4tt. lath 3 5° 14%" y Ene 1 60 ao No. gt. Renilock lath. 3°75 144” mill run hem- lock lath......-. 3 25 I 2 X Pine Shingles.. 10 HARDWOODS—#ER M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, rsts and 2nds, 1% and a” Ash, white, No. 1. Ash, brown, 1sts and Brida, AWE en anoe docs obi’ Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, rsts and anita 6/4 and 8/4 ........ Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, No.1 common and ELEC ALA Te scicaisiaiestelelsiale's Birch, xsts and 2nds, 6/4 SEAL ES A ta tafalnivieie cletfsialateleisi=ve Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and ra soatatere Basswood, ists &2nds, 4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, RS ISTONOMN Ce ieisteo al e/-lsip ciel Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2ands............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better ......... Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .......-.- Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, commo!) Sott Ble 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, ists and 2nds, monand better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.........- 4/4 Noxcem........-. 6/4 rst & ands......... 6/4 No. 1 com.,......+ 8/4 1st &ands.........- 8/4 com No. 1x .......+ 12/4 1st & 2nds.. 12/4 No. 1 com 55 os 45 00 46 oo 35 00 50 00 33 00 26 oo 35 0° 40 00 35 oo 26 00 16 00 37 00 go oo 24 50 33 00 26 00 15 00 36 00 50 00 35 00 85 oo 75 00 87 00 717 0° 87 00 77 00 90 00 80 00 XXPine Shingles 10 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ 2 10 XXX 6 butts to 2” 3 20 XXXX_6to ag 18% 3 35 XXXXX 5 to 2”.. 4 05 Hemlock No. 1: 1 x4and 5in.x 9 to 16 ft . 15 5° 1 x 6in. x 9 to r6tt. 17 50 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. 18 00 1X toand 121n, x 9 to 16ft.. 18 50 1x7,9gand 11 in. x gto 16ft..... 17 5° 4/4 x 6in., 16 ft., INCH Chao coe si 12 50 Soft Maple, rts and 2NdS, 4/4 aacinren semis e 7 00 Soft "Maple, Common and better. 4/4 ......---2-295 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds. 28 00 Hard Maple, sts and BUGS Alain sie moines = 28 00 Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 ....-....- 25 00 Hard Maple, 4x4-10 to Cn te tenene trie eae isl 5 00 Hard Maple, 12/4, and 16/4, rsts and 2nds ...... 35 00 Red Oak, plain, 1sts an NAG; 4 Aico clastalarelrialereisile= 54,00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4........-- 60 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 4/4..........-- 55 00 White Oak, plain, | ists and ands, i and 2” .... 6000 White Oak, plain, 1sts and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. 70 00 White Oak, % cut ists and ands, 4/4......--+.+ 85 oo White Oalk, Y% cut 35/4 and 6/4,:1sts and ands.... 87 00 White Oak 4% cut No. 1 COMMON ... 2... eee eee eee NG ANdS- ieee rp etislawlctele Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands 4/4 No. 1com.......... 5/4 rst & 2nds jai NG, 1 COM, . sence 6/4 1st & 2nds 6/4 No, 1com.,... 8/4. 1st & ands.......... 8/4 No.1 com,......... OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: rin. x 7in Pave 47 00 1%" andi¥% 8" and up dope to 54 00 a’ x 7! and up 59 oo No. a cuts 2x8” ANAC NADP) sp hon c.nsais 35 00 daa "good strips : Pe is tla sine 38 00 134" and 1%4”.. 42 00 Beast a tele 45 00 Pine good shorts : i x7” andup.. 38 00 1’ x4’ andup.. 3 1 ol and 1%”... 42 00 eee teow eeeeee 45 00 , ‘to 9”A Sidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-.-. $3 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips .... . Pine, ie. I dressing shorts Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 12a’ to 16’.... 23 00 Pine, 7 up S. c. sid- rl) en ae ee ar 50 Pine s. c. Sidings 1% Baca se stata ehen ole , 30 00 Pine, 8. c. strips ” ’ 18 00 1%",1¥%4" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. ant and up 6to1r.. 14 00 P-ne, s.c. shorts, 2! 22 a0 ne,s.c. and better, Gre ae atotersioleles 20 00 bd ° 388 Pine, box boards.. r"xq4 & up 6-11',. 12 00 13 09 1/x3” to 6",12'-16' 14 00 15 04 "x7" & up 12'-16' 15 00 16 og Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ K IO sees cael 21 00 22 00 1 x8 & 9 No.1 barn 25 00 27 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 50 17 50 do 1" 18 00 20 00 Spruce, 1”x 4" & up 15 00 17 00 Spruce, 1’’ stocks, 4, 8, 9 and 10” 18 00 20 00 Spruce ve clear (fine ressing and B) 22 50 25 00 Hemlock 1”....... Ir = a (ore) Hemlock pig 6, 8 ~ 10, 12/16’ ..... 1300 16 00 Tamaraccyecenoe 13 00 x5 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 1800 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out. 2200 26 00 Birch Log run..... 18 00 22 00 Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 1%%,2” 2000 24 00 Ash, black log LUM... sical 25 00 28 00 Lath per M: No. x Spe pine 1.418) Mae 375 400 No. 2 White Pine.. 2%§ 300 Mill run white pine $35 3 78 Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 Red pine miflcud 275 300 Pine, sc. and better, Tamarac millrun 1 75 rind) ocr @a0bdS 21 00 22 00 No. 2 white Pine Dine: sc. and better, lath Soca Snaeitagla sme 25 00 Basswood ‘“‘ 200 250 Pine,s. c.and better, Hemlock ky 1475 225 oa Bebe Otc AO a2 00 2400. || eeaerees 1 50 Pine, s.c. and better, Millcull shorts,1”x4” EKG ee ne eesines 23 00 25 00 & up, 6’ torr’... 12 00 13 50 Pine, s.c.and better, Pine Shingles Santc.ate reise 24 00 XEXK, 18’ 5.0.5. 350 4 0C Pineve c,and better ieee Butt 18” a o 3 50 Peles We ered ieheaci a6.00 (a8)00) || » SR sul cinatoe imine 175 1x10 No x barn.. 30 00 33 00 White Cedar Staagies s 1x10No,2 ‘ 23 00 26 00 XXxEX, AS so nee 400 «4 25 1x8&9No.2 ‘‘ 2000 2200 Clear Butt, 18” a 00 325 Pine mill culls,strips 186 KE Vena 175 190 & sidings, 1”x4” Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 14 00 & up,r2’ &up.. 14 00 16 00 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... 40 ~—=—«go First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 74 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 95 ELM. By the dram yacoording to average and quality, 40 to45feet. 70 75 go to 3s feet. 50 ASH. ro inches and up, acoording to average and quality......... 25 Ss Average!16 ich ...\5. «9 oc,0.vieia'n acisi= i= 1% and 2" 8/4 y §8.00 | 272and 3M... ..... eee sree bax GkacpiNoss of 47 00 ee 8/4. ” ” » 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1» 42 00 8/4 ” ” 1 46 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 ane BAO sitet 53 00 et in. SU ateaacc 55 00 2in. beg ete. 57 00 24%and3’ ‘ 75 00 4 in. “ 80 00 NO. 2. CUTS, 1 in., 6” and up » TAOS. sie 31 00 BOs ry" Chae Chee) No. 1, 1, 1h 1%, 2” 18 00 26 00 14%" ae 43 00 No. 1 mill culls, 1, 2” Sy estate 47 00 14%,1% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 a¥%, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 : NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”...... 15 00 tp eel Via Sate 33 00 1,1%,1% aia hate aie : 16 00 ee eeee 33 00 No. Deve ceebeenscereceeeee 14 OO Am g and 4” “* 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH, WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E, _! 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 tt Jone ssrioderusausas veces I 00 20 00 23 50 Sa eenl axe Sieh: toetGlusbeROIsG 20 50 soe. ae 21 50 24 50 23 00 22 00 25 00 24 50 ‘PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring 2% 4qBGi sive states ween aes $22 so ps 6 inch No. 1 2X 4-8-14-16...........05- a2 50 es 2X 4-10-18-20..........005 24 50 = se 2x6 ae 3} Sito x6.ce one 5° Common Boards Wh na seebogeso6 aialsla hate $19 00 we are sina ion Ie alates eins ote al 5 Siding By Oe SG cehephetae a2 50 | 6 inch Now ri eee 33 00 Cea ASP ane CSAC HUcON EOS 2a 50 ING. as ochie eon 31 00 Kaa) OS amet otter ietaciseaee cre 2a 50 1 INO. Bina ceeeeate 24 50 Lath No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce Sierele'e plete tarsjete srataiete (eis taulie easieieie eG rertas 5 00 Nos ae To SE 6 Talore eine tats EIeete axe sie ofy ainte wlalefate sisters] Sem 3 25 d16t 3x6and3x8 wees, BXIO..+6 Pee ccccnes ceereccsee: 24 00 @uKiXSeldasistens 4x4to 6x8.. Sainte pike 4X 10 tO 10 X 10.0. eneveeeeeeees ea Reon: weet e cece 25 90 24 50 BIO B ie ctactetoinie, ren ctedimocats omer ossRacod aborts ” 2559 , 2450 6x 14 up to 4a ft Ato nite eas ciael melas sha) sch ofall shea atem ege 200 ip vee BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK DIMENSIONS. S, 1 8. AND E. 7X 4, ax 6, Pick pte a Reece ana 8 to gett... ae said ox See P 18, 20, 2a ft. . 24, 26, 28, 30, 32.......- oseeee 2x 14 up to 32 ft Bemdosin oo Sclecieee» ocv os enslaimile 3x4 to 4 by 12,8 to 1606). o. oe ccercnemence 3%x4to4x 12, 18 to ga ft.. axe ees eee Peiciee, a seeeee FOr ete ee ere ewan ee soe eew + we eetee HR eee ee we ween ee ee ee ee er rey FLOORING. o1 &2 Red Pine, g4in.... ..... . G. No. 1 and 2 Fir Floorin . C. Fir E, G. No. rand a Flooring..... .. .... .G. ae Gnd Meinicleasole Jon ota siete oe\ewe Cia . and F. G. No. 3 Flooring........ a0 ene css casero eee SHIPLAP. ine or Seo ae Fee ae ois ae ir 8”, 10” and 12” Shipla: C5. ee B. C, Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. La aD sof Sa atone pe BOARDS—ROUGH OR §S. 1S. No. 1 Common Pine, 10 inch. wey MZ tenet eee tate ee ew ee Ce 2 i wie e/nulvs s Aaletate oan ana we mixed w dths once ee | 5 A OE ee ee Pree eo: : SHING , XXX B.C. Cedar .. __SHINGLES "— ve XX B.C. Cedar ...... . .secaccenaveel top an XXX Dimension. . LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine.... mee No. 1B. C. Fir... ee BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers alge Re ia ec te eee $94 00 Dressin Bees 5/4 to 8/4......... + 92 00 * Siow a ‘0/4 to 12/4...... 97 00 speteesee §2 00 Selects Bl A. sis Sritats SROs 84 00 No. 1 1 Moulding Bases. e 5 5/4 to 8/4.......... 82 00 Ai. a * Vz0/4 toWra/gee oo. 92 00 re = ee Fine Common 4/4........ 61 co | No. 2 Moulding ae “s “y 8/4 nena AS No. x Barn 1x 1x2. ee re “1x6 &8.... 35 00 ac ‘xe s-nse 39 OO No. 2 Barn 1x6 & 8..... 33 0 IXIO..,...... 35 No. 3 Baru 1x6 & 8..... 27 00 Sle on wae Box £x6 & UP eves. aa “ The following quotations on hardwoods re: t th buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: a “i jobber WHITE ASH. ist & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to ainch ..... 44.00 4600 | Strips ...... ... 24 2% to 4inch 48 00 54 00 | Com, andculls... 14 00 22 BLACK AND BROWN ist & 2nd 6inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 BIRCH ist & and6inch & rst & and, ahd up, red. ........ 40 00 42 00 inch and u) Common a: Calls: -S,, ccxnsnyneee 16 § 00 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 ist and and, soft, 6 inch and up aes 32.00 35 00 inch and up.... 26 oo Common maa culls. 15 00 17 00 mmon and culls. 10 00 MAPLE ist and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 00 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 0° BOSTON, ese WhitePine Uppers, 1 to 2 inch.............. .. ++ $96 00 $98 00 Selects,)x to!a inchs... 0c cmtiee aan 2. or ofan lise re eee 86 00 Fine Common, r inch...........- o che alnie't Se hclehe SineenaEa ae 64 00 1% toa inch.. we Sect ae ee 71 00 No. 1 Cuts. inch? 30 tee ia dels eee ++ 45 00 war 1\% to2 tach... 3.02 eee 60 00 No, 2 Cuts, 2 inch... ¢ciccn sees eee 37 00 1% to 2 inch,. Bo. Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x12. 51 00 oO. 1,1X 10 38 00 No. 1,1x 8 37 00° Os ay 2 XT ods vase pleekuee epee ; 43 No. 2, 1X 10 37 90 No. 2,1 x 8 35 00 No 31X12 34 00 No. 3,1 X 10 go 00, No. 3,1x 8 29 00. Spruce, toand 12in dimension g in. and under ...... 23 00 24, ro and 12 in. random lengths, ro ft. and up sees 23 00 24 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random lengths, 10 ft. and up...... .......- 20 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, ro ft... andup +. a0 50 5 in. and up merchantable boards, Sit. & up, p, 1s 18 50 Canadian Spruce boards ..........0+e0cstereeeees 23 oo Vermont Spruce boards, matched . I 50 1 X2and1x3furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundledial 20 00 ” See tH Senora | leita ane sarc ans 3°75 13g” a PP eto rir seit Scr 3 50 NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Clear Whites s, oo. spac v2 vss btaleaide as oensee men +2 2 30 Extra 1s \Clear whites out). : Extra 1s (Clear whites in) aici A aie: og Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to 2” Pawar eo my Eurekas, 1 Stat, URRY micreaae “Perfection, 5 butts to 2%. 0.2.0... CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Se / a = & | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINCLES CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF YOUR -5\ WANTS IN Quebec Spruce White Pine N. B. Cedar Shingles Spruce and Pine Lath These stocks produced by the very latest machinery, under the most careful personal super- vision. The very smoothest manufactured. Can you afford to be without them?P NO!! John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. © Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. | OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc.. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada Berlin Machine Works, Limited CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Berlin Quality Counts What We Offer ina “Utility” Resaw Several years ago we became interested in the future of the Band Saw business and, after having studied the field closely, established a Band Saw Department, and then proceeded to hire the best mechanical talent in the country. A careful study of conditions and competi- tive machines brought us to this fact ; that the machines offered were not built as good as pos- sible and then sold at a reasonable price—they were built to sell at a certain price. We know that a policy of that nature could not make good to the fullest extent. So instead of putting on wheels that are cast (rim, hub and spokes) together, we made a radical departure— actually had Sree, Rims made elsewhere at a greater cost for the rim alone than we could have cast an entire wheel. We found that staggered steel spokes in combination with the steel rim, would give a Hamilton perfectly balanced, very stiff, light running wheel. That was a point scored for us. Then the straining devices in use at that time were cumbersome, weighted, etc.,—every- thing but simple. We remedied this by perfect- ing the simplest straining device on the market. Every part is balanced over knife edges and the force is exerted in straight lines—direct from © weight to fulcrum and from fulcrum to upper bearings. Other points—the superiority of which can be seen by even a novice, are the Variable Speed Device, Safety Saw Guide, Frame Without Overhang, Double Wheel Bearings, Roll Con- struction—in fact there is no reason why we shouldn’t be busy in our Band Saw Department. The ‘341’, cut of which is shown, carries a 6-inch blade and because of its having the lightest wheels and carrying a short saw, it has the greatest capacity of any machine in its class and in many classes of work, we will put it up against any 8-inch blade. It has all the good features of our heavy saws combined in a medium priced, medium sized machine. It will do twice the work of a circular resaw and make better lumber. It is the busiest machine in any planing mill or box factory. But the ‘‘341” is just one of our big line. Just write us for details of any kind of a Band Resaw you require. Ask us to send your operator a copy of our booklet ‘‘Fitting and Operating Band Saws.” It is a booklet well worth his careful reading. Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. * of CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 POINTS OF SUPERIORITY THE FRAME is made from 4 inch by 8 inch timber, joints mortised and bolted together SAWS are 20 inch diameter placed 12 feet apart. Speed 1800 revolutions per minute FEED which is double geared, is very powerful and can be stopped and started instantly by the operator with a clutch and lever as shown in cut WRITE FOR OUR LITERATURE The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars P laning with our special Charcoal Chilled Novel Cast Iron Wheels iding Mouldings We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels We make the best line of medium size Planer, Matcher and ratel sepa y: Moulders on the market. When you buy a Cordesman-Rechtin : ; ; : Planer, Matcher and Moulder you are assured on four points: Price, quality and service consid- 1st—That you are getting the latest and most improved ered; we can save you time and money. machine built. 2nd—That you are getting a well designed, well made : Bs machine, and one that won’t give you any sort of Further particulars on reque t trouble. 8rd—That youare getting a machine that will do good work and lots of it. The 4th—That you are getting a machine that is fully guar- anteed. & We make four different sizes and styles of these machines. Canada lron Corporation One of these is sure to meet your requirements. Litdited Ceiling Flooring Write for circulars giving full particulars Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. O Plants at The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. St. Thomas, Ont. Midland, Ont. Londonderry, N. S. , Cincinnati, Ohio. Hamilton, Ont. Fort William, Ont. Three Rivers, P. Q. a SD 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE LIDGERWOOD 66 Handy 99 LOGGING ENGINE It It It It It It It It will climb any hill | requires no wider road than eats less (in dollars) than requires the same crew as lives as long as costs no more than weighs no more than does the work of Lo ON AU HW N A Horse will Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses The ‘“‘ Handy” Logging Engine is designed and built for the rough logging of New England and Canada to replace horses in all of the general work of the camp not now done by the Cableway Skidder, the Sleigh Hauler, the Sleigh Hoist and the Long Haul Engine—that is: Skidding short distance Decking on skids Loading Sleighs or Cars Breaking down landings Building Camps or Dams, Etc. The smallest——lightest most portable and all around useful logging engine in the world Write for further information to Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, timitea Manufacturing Agents for The Lidgerwood Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y. Montreal, P. Q. Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : 55 eee KEYSTONE | International || sawmmt macinery Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil ‘ Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- Best fp Bot fiammation and all flesh wounds. elie ass b Machine eee | International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. on the | International Distemper Cure Market For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Coal Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. | International Compound Absorment | Greatest Curb cure on Earth. For Pointing Pickets and Shingles Keystone Picket Header Circular Saw Mills Tri International Gall Cure : lath ae nome Cures while horses work or rest. Head Blocks Edgers | International Foot Remedy 3 Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. Picket Header Gang Bolters | International Harness Soap Saw Grinders Gives new life to old harness. Two or Three-Saw Double Edger All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Pole Tram Cars Write for Special Prices Two-Saw Trimmer or Equalizer International Stock Food Co., Limited Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Toronto, Ont. Williamsport - Pennsylvania | A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting 4 and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time ia and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. — “a2 b- . ‘ ‘ 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ao Perfect alignment tothe upper in-feeding | | rolls is absolutely essential to the | production of fine surfacing YOU GET THIS WITH OUR q No. 275 ow Planer and Matcher where the two upper in-feeding rolls are raised and lowered simultane- ously by hand wheel, giving neither roll a chance to get out of line ee This patented feature together with many others enable our No. 275 to meet the highest requirements of planing mills and other woodworking plants for working in either hard or soft wood. It will be found a most excellent tool for all such work as Patent Drop Siding, Carpenters’ Moldings, Baseboards, Casing, Flooring, etc. Capacity for material 10—16—20 and 24 in. wide and 8 in. thick Let us tell you more about this new machine in our large illustrated circular—Sheet No. 8—C | Ney Bee PRR cei GO| ys 4 MA FAY & EG 4 ~ a wINGINNA } a i WSBe nid ° * x No. 275 Double Cylinder PlanerZand Matcher J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY 465-485 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 532 Pender St., West, | New York City Chicago, Ill. ’ ~Vancouver, B. C. bY 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana | 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg., | i San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. 4 Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Disston Chisel Tooth Circular Saws A few reasons why they have held foremost place in the milling industry in every part of the world: Unfailing precision in milling and machin- ing of V in Shank. The shank or holder fits perfectly, and has a bearing along entire line of socket. Gauging of bits is so accurate that a saw can be fitted with a new set and put to work without side dressing of any kind—you can readily understand, therefore, the smooth cut that is a notable character of these Chisel Tooth Saws. Design of the tooth is different from all others. . The bit is nearer to the line which gives least resistance in cutting. After it is cut, the chip will move down- ward with a minimum of friction. Designs which cause wrong chip direction retard power. Dust chambers are so large they will easily hold all dust that can accumulate in one cut. When chambers are small, they clog and choke down the saw. Disston Chisel Tooth Saw blades are made of high grade cructble steel. _ We make chisel tooth saws that are specially adapted for work in all parts of the world and with every kind of timber - bits alone are made in several hundred different sizes, gauges and widths of cutting edges. Size of tooth is varied to suit the work. HENRY DISSTON & SONS INCORPORATED (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Canada Larrigans BAUATA BELTING You can soak “KEBO” belting in water indefinitely—even in salt water, and the plies will not come apart. You can use “KEBO” for wet drives, where there is constant dripping and dampness, which added to the wear and motion of the belt would soon ruin an ordinary make. Even under these conditions we positively guarantee every foot of “KEBO” you buy. Is the belting you use backed up so strongly? We are glad to tell you more about “KEBO.” J.R. BAXTER & CO. Mill Supplies ct MONTREAL Leggins That Last Weare prepared to back up every claim that is made for our products because we do all our own tanning and know we can deliver the goods. Our larrigans and leggins are strong, well made and will outlast other makes. Try us on your next order Also Tanners of English Oak Harness Leather R. M. Beal Leather Co. : Timited LINDSAY, Ontario 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOKKER Sheldon Slow Speed Exhaust Fans , The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario ES SS HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to z inches or over Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS.,, SAW MBG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., RocHEsTER, N.Y., manufacturers Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. ee e Eclipse Double Bed Clapboard Planer If you are a stranger to them and they to you, get acquainted. “This is One of Three in the Family and Every Onea Wonder” Said the head of one of the leading Clapboard Manufacturers the other day. He based his opinion on a ‘‘ working acquaintance” gained in their own mill. On the start he was against us but is now another one added to the hundreds won over and convinced—as we want to convince you. Sleeper & Akhurst, coaticook, Que. W. E. Dillon Company Limited 76 and 78 Richmond Street East, TORONTO Cut shows part of plant installed by us in the Mickle-Dyment Lumber Co's. mill, Toronto, and is one of the most complete plants in Canada. We make a specialty of dust collecting systems and have expert mechanics on this work. Systems designed and installed. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR WORK ~ SPECIALTIES Sawep HEMLock Rep CEDAR SHINGLES Whuite Pine Latu Bass and Popiar SIDING JAMES GILLESPIE Pine and Hardwood Lumber LATH ana SHINGLES North Tonawanda, N. Y. ESTABLISHED 1892. sa OILLE & McKEEN % | Wholesale Lumber NORTH TONAWANDA, - N.Y. TRADE WITH CANADA SOLICITED- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TOGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, Its High Daily Average, its ability to always 4 eep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER ina class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet Steen CLYDE IRON WORKS | .cmrano”™,., NEW ORLEANS, LA. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE MCGIFFERT ANO DECKER PaTenT Setr-PROPELLING STEAM LoGGING MACHINERY. DutuTH, MINN. SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Comndian | Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart Knife Grinders inding Machinery Canadian i | Hart Wheels == Limited i 2 3i-toa Street East HAMILTON 3 Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Say Old Chap! Do you know that I had quite a lot of second-hand machin- ery that was no use to me sol put a small ‘‘ad”’ in the “Canada Lumberman” and sold the whole line? The ‘‘ad” only cost me a couple of dol- lars and I got ever so many replies. Why don't you sell those old machines of yours, there are lots of fellows who would be glad to get them? The “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper is buying and selling second hand equipment every day. Write for Sample Copy | Advertiser. Non Advertiser Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto ~ - ° Canada A National Journa The Only for Electrical Paper in Managers Canada Superintendents Electricians - and Useful to Engineers Subscribers of Profitable to Electric Advertisers Light Piants For free sample copy addres d dverybod gace sneumbady Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Interested in Confederation Life Building Electricity TORONTO és CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Atkins Sterling Saws Made in Canada Don’t let anyone persuade you to believe there that are any finer Saws made than Atkins Sterling Saws. If you are using them—you know it. If you are not using them, you ought to know it. The best way to find out is to try them. That's easy to do. Write us. Every saw guaranteed perfect. E. C. ATKINS & CO., Inc. U. S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. H amilton, Ont. aaack® , No. 156 Power Feed Rip Saw 20 rates of feed instantly available The heaviest, strong- est and fastest feeding saw ever made at the price. Rips 19 1-2 inches | wide, 5 1-2 inches thick, > and from 6 inches long up. i Price and full par- ¢ ‘*, ticulars for a postal 3 NEW COMPLETE CATALOG ON REQUEST JOHN BALLANTINE & CO., Lid., Preston, Ontario A full line of “THE BEST’ Wood-Working Machinery CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. 61 R. H. SMITH CO., Limited Ps St. Catharines, Ont. —= We are the Sole Manufac- ~ 9 in the Dominion turers of Saws under the Simond S Process of Canada There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSER TED TOOTH SAWS Notice the improved shank. We call particular attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest i ") part and which gives it more wear than the old style. j SHINGLE SAWS The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine A manufacturers in Canada are using them. Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws pertectly. Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. The Simonds Temper CROSS-CUT SAWS THE “NARROW LEADER” the ‘‘Leader”’ the fast- REFINED SILVER STEEL. @ est and easiest cutting 4 Saw manufactured. _demereer sp eran Male Write for prices 0. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ae 48’ EDGER WITHOUT FRONT TABLE £ =) a! We build a full line of 4 EDGERS and will be pleased to sub: — mit specifications and prices © on application. Ss fa 48" EDGER WITH FRONT TABLE ‘ The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. ; Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec ‘ Manitoba and Western Provinces British Columbia Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., Robt. Hamilton & Co. St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B. C. LN WOODWORKER ie ; | : teel Carriages With Trout Power Set Works and All-Steel Head Blocks Built with knee opening'of 36 in., 42 in., so in., 60 in. and 72 1n. Frame, selected oak, 8 in. x6 in. stringers, iron band faced. Log Seats extra wide with taper nose and reversible liners, all-steel. Knees, very high, with 6 in. taper movement, Boss Dogs and Nigger Hook, all-steel Rack and Pinion, cut steel, pinion split to eliminate back lash. Trout Power Set Works, rope driven, continuous acting, no lost motion, no stooping. Set Shaft, best low carbon forged steel,extra heavy, full carriage length. Steel wheels, steel axles, adjustable, babbitted, self-feeding axle bearings. Built for single and double cutting mills of large capacity. With any numberjof head blocks. Arranged for rope or steam feed. be \ WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION The “Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited. Brantford, Canada “e | - Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. FOR LUMBERMEN About Lumber Fire Insurance on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve Oe risk DID YOU READ our last advertisement we are SPECIALISTS from an insurance standpoint and how to’ secure reduced rates. FIRE INSURANCE | BATTS LIMITED Staved Columns made with our ‘‘V” Locked Joint giving a larger glueing area. Even thickness in our column is obtained by using more staves than other manufac- turers. The well products prevents checking. Our products will prove Great Sellers BATTS LIMITED 374 Pacific Ave. seasoned wood in our Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. THE MONTREAL WINNIPEG WEST TORONTO H. WALTERS & SON, Hutt, canaoa VANCOUVER BRANCH: Corner powell and McLean Streets. NUFACTURER: AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, “ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCINC TOOLS LONG DISTANCE aaa We supply the Tait Lumbermen in Canada. J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co , Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros., Arnprior; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull ; "A. & B. Gordon & Ca. Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet! Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawhes: bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Cor, Ottawa, Ont.; Hull i anibee Coz, Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Ganada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial-Com., Limited, Sault.Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co . Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. MACHINE ANIVES: KINDS. catracocue| H.WALTERS s SONS RMAVLL .QLE. The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited SS General Mill Supplies MONTREAL * LEATHER BELT TORONTO & VANCOUVER LUMBERING & LOGGING 19 Toronto, July 1, 1910 No. 13 jumberman Worker Time is Money Lumber and Woodworking The rapid cutting File is the economical File Insnrance Policy holders constitute the company -and seta Matern participate in its profits. American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western x Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith Present dividend 40 per cent. iz are rapid cutters made by For full particulars apply to os The ee NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. ed | Port Hope, Ont. of Boston, Mass. Med The Babbitt that has the confidence of the Public GRROTIO METAL (6, Rt TH BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Every Pound Guaranteed Try it Tallman Brass & Metal Co. HAMILTON, ONT. Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalis, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down GENUINE\[OAK & “Genuine Oak” Powers! 4 tS mee all Sleeping Bags. ns Canada _ | LEATHER BELTING re awe Pee ae Every Belt Guaranteed ick’s Balata Belting ag ae oe See FULL STOCK OF “a8 be Fairbanks c a ood-spli ulleys J.J. TURNER @ SONS Ls Pressed Steel Pulleys and ia has rhe eNO Vint oete San a Mill Supplies The Largest Niyeotesale: Mamubactarers and Dealers in Giant Hangers ek OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ery Sheree, and Ly VEYORS’ SUPPLI i A loge Sane) vElaes Blankets, Nose Bs carer Diled Sear > < orse nke ee A 8, ose bags, rain ags, ° . ~ e m Bags, Straw. Tick Bags, Tobo Snows The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Limited ‘DK K. McLaren, Li ited Meceaains, Ete. “Sate Bre ioe Soadoenoe, of the Walsh Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Eneines Safes and Vaults Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver Toronto Quebec ie N.B. Vancouver, B.C. WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING ccssivemcats HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL’ YOU. TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OAK LEATHER BELTING 3 ST.JOHN N.B. ein —=—FACTORIES =~ WINNIPEG MONTREAL TORONTO. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Our Steam Tension Band Mill wi increase the cut of any plan e Because—The top wheel is steam operated and it can be lowered and raised in ten seconds, when changing saws. : Because—A seperate steam cylinder operates the upper guide. Steam is bound to operate faster than any friction drive. Therefore, the oftener you have to move your upper guide, the more time the steam tension mill will save you. ; Because—For the above reasons you have more time for sawing. Send for special catalogue wy has © William Hamilton Company, Limited PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO 7 ‘ 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5) =e ~ — 2 a SEL R ae A Moe es Anything That We Miss in sawing a log you can rest assured isn’t worth sawing. As a result we can give you anything you want from Lath to Timbers a good supply of carefully manufactured, well graded stock is constantly carried in our yards. If you desire high grade Red or White Pine we can supply you promptly. Drop us a line telling us your wants, and we will gladly quote you prices. George Gordon & Company, Limited Lumber Manufacturers Cache Bay Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - : * - TORONTO, ONT. | \ a de. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario 300,000 feet Pine must be moved at once Mn aE Lc hae eos of High Grade Mostly 2x 4, 2x 6, and 1in., 10 to 16 ft. Common and better $14.00 No. 1 Mill Culls $11.00 No. 2 Mill Culls at your own price F.O. B. 114%c. raté~ to Hamieon Terms 2% 30 days and L ath S The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada F. N. Watpig, President. R. S. Wa.pig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Manufacturers of Lumb er, Lath and Shingles Limited Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. —- a F. N. WaALpIE, PREs. R. S. WaALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturers of Lum ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East; TORONTO, ONT. A Bargain in White Pine CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a = SSS — —— Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada W. B. TINDALL, SEcRETARY-TREASURER Sound Lumber Co. Limited J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT MaNnuFacTuRERS OF RouGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, pass Bt ae Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 T O R O N T O 9 O N be dais ee cap 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Pine and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Cedar Posts Car and Cargo lots only. When in need of stock write or cat! up Long Distance Phone. Specialty: 16 and 18 in. Ontario White Cedar, Shingles Ont. Office and Yards: South of Elevator, Sarnia, Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Rough and Dressed Lumber Knowles & Q’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood Etc. COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec QUEBEC SPRUCE Telegraph Office : Windy LAKE Pin e Ont C. P. R. Station : LJ BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. Try our nice Red Pine. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE Mostly Choice White Pine. | i iit i Oyamel Company B. A. Scott, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Roberval, Lake St. John Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chambers, 25 Toronto Street, : (Telephone meieens 7 TORONTO, ONT. Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes.. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for.quick shipment No. 1 Hemlock—Dry White Pine—Dry “1 in., and 2 in. thick rin. in M. C. and Box stock widths 1¥4% in. in Box and S. C. 1% in. in Box and S. C. 2in.in S C. and Dressing Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office Te Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Seliers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR F'RASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St. - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and: up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE. US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS = OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Zi We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL SPRUCE Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. in gin., 8 in., $in., 14 in. or 1% in., full thickness all planed 2 sides, polished, bundled and in widths and lengths to suit your trade. Let me quote you on above or on your requirements in Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, ete. C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE LUMBER Telephone Main 5554 55 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal A large and assorted stock of 8 in., 1 in., 1} in., 2 and 3 in., in millrun or cull, well manu- factured and dry, also a large line of The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Branch Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Spruce an Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL — Wholesale Lumber Dealer 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER FE. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath amd Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto charges moderate. Fifteen years turers o experience as salesman and Manufacture f "eae ga Satisfaction guar- Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. I buy at HIGH and sell at LOW prices all kinds of —=Dimension Bill Stuff n= Hardwood HINGLES Lumber UMBER ATH, Ete. If you want to deal, I do. Write and tell me all your troubles J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario Pine, Spruce and Hemlock B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit a - Wholesale and Retail Wanted Brockville HL ep : 7 ee Lumber ' A full line of dry lumber in stock for asswood, ’ Company Lath, prompt shipment. Let us give you our Ash and Oak or delivery soon as s ee ping dry Write us for ee TERMS CASH The Johnston Lumber Co., John Street, Toronto LIMITED Shingles, . 5 : ‘ Brockville, Ont. prices for anything you require in lumber. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill & Fortune wees Lumber Pine Doors Trenton, Ont., Canada E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- We have long appreciated the fact that price is not Yellow Pine Timber ~. the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. Yellow Pine Finish a i order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. AUGER & SON QUEBEC C. A. SPALDING & CO. tae: go oun" io, ——DETROT, MG Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door he Canada Wood McLennan Timber Lands machinery made, and we are turning out doors that Specialty Co : Limited and Lumber Co., Limited are right in quality and right in price. Manufacturers: , F Lumber, Hardwood Flooring,. Selling a Se ms ao in Our doors need no commendation. They prove Handlenl Poles, Bed pad d Po ee themselves. They are business builders for every Papi — ig a eading, Baskets, c. a Timber Lands dealer who handles them. Write, Telegraph or Telephone : your orders Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. If you have not received our latest quotations on Orillia, Ont. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited 212 Main Street, TORONTO Phone Beach 230 AMOS J. COLSTON: Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED P. 0. BOX 78 PHONE 1184 Hardwood os FIOOPING — 224 Benatea Siemon Bros., Ltda. WIARTON, Ont. Office : goat Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto ADIE DOUGLAS, CO, 2a Se John Street, MonTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont: Our Prices will Intere-t you CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Limitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Bruce Mines Ge = eS “Well bought is half sold”’ Sawmill Co. Limited Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; 8”, 1”, 14’, 1}” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. cs 3 Bruce Mines, Ontario To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. A. W. EYER & CO. WE ais in she, market and pay White Pine Boards LUMBER “LATH ‘AND * SHINGLES ate ally equipped Planing Factory in connec- Dressed Lumber, Fl g in Pine, 2 eet eae ate Hiacdwrood of Hemlock 96 (Calis ea:) Seek this seasons cut or buy wha you and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. now have to sell. Correspondence and Strips A. W. EYER & C0. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices RAILS fnew ind’Sccond Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not Lumber reach you please write, a Manufacturers phone or wire your in- The . CUTLER, ONT. ee () U E EN C ; T Y Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. OIL LU, Limited a. Graves iy White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oe uldings, Doors, Sashes 9 and Cedar Poles and Ties, Yellow Pine ppailver fe! Special or Tri “ Mill Work. =|! Bigwood ||, Clement A. Foster WHITE PINE & Co. LUBRICATING OILS SPRUCE. ‘LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill aa can Paes eee PETROLEUM PROD UCTS supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming Railway, 1 es settee of North Bay HAILEY BURY, ONT. Pine and Hemlock Ee = as , Lumber MAPLE LE AF Saginaw Lumber & SritcHen Gorton Duck Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF A Leite ine ee Toronto, Ont B E LT | NG Mills: B Inlet, Ont. hee os a ae Mika tjyic) DoMINION BELTING Co. Lit. ‘| sacimaw =. | Mica. | HAMILTON CANADA AND ALL 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%:*2 Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. READY FOR SHIPMENT: The Golden Lake Lumber Co. ca Wels aie ee pee ies Limited pate lcar28in. andup No. land Panel. 1 car 24 in. to 27in. No. land Panel. lcar 20in. to23in.No.1land Panel. 1 car 18 in. to20in. No. 1 and Panel. 1 MANUFACTURERS OF ‘ : Soft Wide Yellow Pine, Short Leaf Finish (rough) ‘ 1 car 1 x Gin. and wider Steam | Dried, Bright (75% 101 in. and u 4 Lumber, Lath and Shingles Res grt (i P) 2 1 sé 13 i in. 66 se oe é We have in stock lin., 2in. and 3 in. No. 1 Hemlock 1 1 a a a i: -- iy in.,2in. and 3 in. Norway Pine X and O. White Pine , “ ayy ? Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. Long Leaf Yellow Pine Timber and Joisting - Your inquiries solicited WRITE OR WIRE FOR PRICES TO : Mills at Gotpen Lakr and Barry’s Bay, ONT. F d S M Lu b C ue ane o red S. Morse mber LO. | | e e * Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. MONTREAL, QUE. . ¢ “ Empire ” Hardwood Flooring ouhiy Just Rockhard Facts When you want Maple or Beach Flooring of ‘‘Empire” Quality. flooring which has made from good lumber and has been kiln dried and manutactured properly, and grades which have not been ‘‘blended” to meet price competition—send us your orders. Competitive stock bought at a lower price is not a good advertisement to you ifit results in a dissatisfied customer who will soon forget th= diffe ence in price but he will not forget the poor flooring. Regardless of price our high standard of quality will not be changed, nor shall we try to fool you by mixing grades. Empire” Quality results from good lumber, superior millwork, years of experience, and the most careful and systematic attention to detail exactness. PRICE and QUALITY are not equivalent J. R. Eaton & Sons, ontario Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED a is ESTABLISHED 1889 Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury ‘White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch also B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers - eaet> 245° 4 inte a SPECIAL If you are needing anything in sound dry White Pine Box 1, 1%, 1% and 2 in. Write us we are sure we can interest you. oie ammeaes soe sere BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited 27 ee sne CATADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | We still have some of that inch dry White Pine Lumber left. Positively this lumber is being offered below its value. Get your order in for a car before this particular batch is moved, and you will agree with us You can also buy at attractive prices, all 1908 and 1909 cut 8 cars 1” No. 1 in White Pine mill cull sidings 5 6s 1” No. I and 2 66 66 6 66 66 Ae 2x5, and up Ls ‘¢ com. and dressing (ay a oe e¢ «© mill cull stock RES 87 Ws Noh Ca ‘¢ mill run shorts (mostly wide) 3 cars 1 x 8” and up White Pine Panel cuts Let us quote you prices for your requirements. Worked or in the rough. F.O.B. our mill or F.O.B your siding. Write—Wire or Phone DeLaplante Lumber Co., Limited Phone Main 5937 Continental Life Building, TORONTO, CANADA 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER EH. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAI] BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. QR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. Export Lumber & Shingle Co., Limited Wholesale —— Lumber and Shingles Weare the oldest established strictly wholesale dealersin British Columbia 712-713 Dominion Trust Building VANCOUVER, B.C. J i] ~+$F . at ? Tay Fidel Pim ACs Ui ‘ iN ps Pe ein is ans Light : SEA hy hy aih YZ 4 ~ p "J wow bk Fiat) vine f r SOS ye agit F) he Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. Ohe “eR atPortage Lumber Co. timitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. Heav orrice RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. D. C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER. — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency, Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles RAIL OR CARGO IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. - BANKERS—EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK OUR SPECIALTIES—Extra Long or Big Timbers for Scow Building, Dredge Spuds, Derrick Arms, and Lockgate Construction. Railroad and Structural Timbers. Car Material. Clear Fir or Cedar. B.C. Cedar Shingles. With our numerous mill connections we have unequalled facilities for giving you prompt shipment of satisfactory stock at prices consistent with the market. A trial order will make you a permanent customer. We understand the requirements of the EKastern Trade. “Everything in B.C. Coast Forest Products ” : Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - - - - VANCOUVER, B. C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of : Leaf J ‘ coe soaiecenteen * 4 ‘ } A | iy | | "| MN M John Donogh Lumber Company, Limite WHOLESALE DEALERS White Pine Good Strips, Good Sidings, Good Shorts for Factory Trade } John Donogh James P. Cunningham A. H Macabe President Vice-President Secretary 1204-5 Traders Bank Chambers - Toronto, Ontario J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Campbell & Johnson oe Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. We havein our Toronto yards for immediate Shipment— Successors to Campbell and Carman 40,000 feet 1” ists. and 2nds. Quarter Cut White Oak. 8,000 # 14" “ “ ae “ “sé ae 10,000 “ 1” oe “ec “ce “oe e. Ingles, rine a “Strips 18,000 ‘ 1%” No. 1 Common s ae ce Oe 9,000 ‘ 1%” to2” No. 1 Common ** OS an ss 30,000 ‘ 1” rsts. and ands. Plain Red Oak. 15 000 ‘ 14" “ “e ‘ ue rn Hemlock, Cedar P 1 es dae hea emlock, Cedar Fosts, etc. Bue eae eines sty 2azooo * 1” to 3” Log Run Mahogany. 1253-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Also have at our Mill in the South two million feet dry lumber for direct shipment. et us have your inquiries. Spears & Lauder Manufacturers of Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuff. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm,Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cutting. Trya car of our specially graded Cedar Shingles, X, XX, XXX, XXXX, 16 and 18 inches. Get our Prices and See how you can Save Money as we want to move the following stock quickly: 500m, 1x 10 and 12’-10/10 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 80% 12” and an extra good grade. 300m, 2 x 4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet, Common and Dressing ‘White Pine. Widths piled separate. 75m, 3 x 8 and 10-10/16 feet Common and Dressing White Pine also 2 x 10 and 12-10/18 feet Norway, dry 2.x 4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway,dry. Widths piled separate. Head Office: 22 Toronto Street, - TORONTO LEAK & CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers Toronto, Ont. We want to move the followin well gS seasoned Hemlock—Get our prices Ix 4 x 10/16 50,000 ft. [x x 15/16 50,000 ft. I x 6 x 10/16 50,000 ft. Lx 10°%' Fo/16 50,000 ft. I x 4-up (mill cull) 50,000 ft. JOHN H. EYER Toronto, Canada 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. SS) GIELIES President Vice-President Sec. -Treas “a GILLIES BROS. sracse, onr. Limited Manufacturers of WHI : i PIN if Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN. N.Y. ALLE A APLC lOO AAALAC A A AAO AA A EAA L PAOLO AT APL AOA wie = ie J ri i sit H = ta = anes “= = s 2) Write or Wire ‘CONDENSED MILK Our Banner and Princess brands $ Eis 4 of condensed milk, and our two 7 . ! a ! muy brands of powdered milk are SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR LUMBER CAMPS They can be used for every pur- pose with as much satisfaction as fresh milk. We manufacture under favorable conditions and guarantee absolute oe cunenerse® purity and cleanliness. Our products CUCCAK CELE CUCECUENES ’ are the best that skill and science can ceantitte produce. Write for full particulars about our various brands. Prompt shipments and satisfac- tory, prices. John Malcolm & Son St. George, Ontario Hocken Lumber Co., Ltd. Otter Lake Station, - Ontario (Phone Parry Sound 89) Pe — AAAS SE nese eee eee eee for HEMLOCK any lengths 10 to 30 feet ee en ee te en en Timber a Specialty Dower er ree ee tn rere etree tr trite ree mn eee GOOD QUALITY PROMPT SHIPMENTS Yellow Poplar Oak 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. 1 20,000 feet 1 x 24” to 27” Panel & No x. If you handle shingles why not have the best ?- 45,000 teet 1 X ro and up, rst and 2nd Quartered ; BP Ged sn Bocalee hite, uniform color, flashy figure. 15 000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No. «. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and and Quartered White. If you want the best, get our Famous Metis eS 90,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. Extras, Clears, 2nd Clears, Specials, Extra No. 1 & No. 1. S eae hae a Sap Sears. 60,000 det. Si 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. ite. To the man who puts them on his roof they are worth 30,000 feet 5/4 rst and and. 150,000 i 4/4 1st and 2nd plain White. from 25 to 50ec per M, in the wear-out over any aay Shingle oo pegs re and ae = andee. 100,090 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. plain White. aitho Marvel: 30,000 re at ap a ect. 150,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. so it Re ae raadi Seoooteet /stetand and tnieh Wie In Spruce, we have it planed and matched, Novelty Siding, bc, 000 feet 8/4 1st and 2nd. <3 Tee ws eae Come Sees be Ship Lap, Sheeting, etc. 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. 140 000 feet 6/4 No 1 Com. or Better plain 4 80 000 feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better Also Hemlock rough and planed, 1 side Feather Edged Ulap- 200,000 feet High Grade Boxing. eS eee ne eee boards, Lathes, etc. , Special Sizes Cut to Order _ Plain White. . : , f , ecial Oak Bills, t feet. Write us for prices, it will pay you. Special prices on Ash. . mabe Shingles in 25 car lots. . 40,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. Ch 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. erry Yours for Trade 45,000 feet 6/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 4/4 to 10/4 all grades, g2,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. KEDDY & KENNEY HEMMINGFORD, QUE. The American Lumber @ Mfg. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. Ly FOR PRODUCING ‘pute eam j j Built by Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Strongest pulley on the market— no Slip. Send for. Catalogue. The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO bia Trade? The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- on. MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel AUTOMOBILE SPOKES, RIMS, WHEELS and BODIHS, Carriage and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims and Wheels, Wagons. Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck-yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Bobbins, Spools, Table Legs, Insu- lator Pins, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 “DEFIANCE” MODERN WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY THE DEFIANCE MACHINE WORKS | 3 Defiance, Ohio # — LY bi 997) p= od ; SaaS —— ; Send for Catalogue ~ “il = CAE MET UB MB nif QE Insulator Pin Lathe 26 in. Single Surface Planer Hoop and Basket Strip Cutter Variety Turning and Boring Lathe Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed t 2 We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put.together. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. Cheapest in the end ! We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. Are You Interested ue There is_un- doubtedly a big market for Mill in British Colum- . ’ ~ . , . ¥ . Ls “. . ’ Pe Nats ry a8 ee eae a _"t eae tela ® ani : a es - 2 pa opie 4 . . . , ° . ae : a : Ny : : a ge . . . . ° ae . Ran 2 . . . ~ Ker . 5 , © " . . oe . rye . gic Cee) e. Le) a Y ———<$<___. ee ’ , “ . paso asia a ea, . aay . ’ . es: dine ‘ e ’ ‘4 . . Py es ’ . x ‘ . . ‘ - a nL . en , hm Sarak gph e- SS eee Pr oe SSNs BP Ch , . - . aie * . . °6 i = aes e . LJ . . a - ay . ‘ . e . . A . : . EA ws ae ma = Weed a @ Fy -—___———————— 10 hours of mixed sizes, but principally 1-inch. I learned that the logs were assorted, the rough and small being cut in this mill, which would in some measure account for the small output. (Prescott mill.) No. 2 is from a 14-gauge saw in the E. B. Eddy Co. mill, double cutting. It was cutting over 50,000 feet in 10 hours. (Waterous mill. ) No. 3 is a 14-gauge in the Gilmour & Hughson mill, single cutting. It was making about 35,000 feet of spruce, mostly 1- inch, ‘and doing very good work. (EK. P. Allis mills, made by Waterous.) . No. 4 is a 14-gauge saw in J. R. Booth’s mill, single cutting, making about 35,000 mixed 1-inch, 2-inch and 3-inch. The saws were being fed fast enough i in this mill ‘to cut much more, but on account of friction CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER és Uniformity of Practice in Band Mill Double Cutting Saw—Comparative Diagrams Prepared by I. N. Kendall information in many different sources, but the lumber journal, with fi one purpose of furnishing us with the latest facts, figures and sy: we need. Its different departments cover almost every phase of business—buying, handling, and selling our stock. The best writer: pack the pages with ideas, with which we can again and again turn the farmer’s mind away from the Catalogus Company’ s $14.00 dimension The retail departments are mighty near as interesting as a Nick Ca: detective story, and the department covering Retail Advertising ¢ fascinating to a real lumberman as a love story is to a high school boy ‘“‘The journals keep us in touch with the lumber business of th whole country. We no longer think of ourselves as isolated lumb dealers, each in his own little yard, but we are all part of a great f ternity of lumber merchants. These magazines keep us alive, and pf us in the forefront of our profession. This may sound like poetry, the poetic side of business is a pretty good thing, apa whe en increases the dividends at the end of the year.’’ use in Ottawa Mills—Praise for the feed and friction nigger canters, much time was lost in working 1 carriage and niggers. (New Waterous mill.) No. 5 is a 14-gauge saw in Fraser’s mill, double cutting. This mil and a resaw were making about 85,000 feet of mixed lumber, a oa percentage being 1-inch. (Telescope mill, by E. P. Allis Co.) No. 6 is a 14-gauge saw in the Shepherd & Morse mill, double ew ting, 2 new Waterous 8-foot band mills and a 6-foot Mershon upri resaw, cutting about 150,000. There is so very little difference in the shape of the teeth in chad = six impressions that it is hardly worth mentioning; but as your paper reaches so many isolated places, where an expert saw-fitter may be difficult to procure, and as the above saws are all being fitted by men who thoroughly understand the business, and who have had a long experience with the care of band-saws in all the branches, I thought it might help someone out to have this published. The names of the n who are in charge are: No. 1, James Kendall, for the E. Edwards Cc (single) ; No. 2, R. Mulligan, The E. B. Eddy "Co. (double eut) ; No. 3, Wm. N. Earls, Gilmour & Hughson (single) ; No. 4, R. M. MeCollum, J. R. Booth (single) ; No. 5, J. Guer, Fraser’s (double) ; No. 6, And Urquhart, Shepherd & Morse (double). You will note there are three single and three double-cutting romps and after close inspection of the lumber from both, I can say with a assurance that the lumber made by the double- cutting mills was in ev respect as good in manufacture as that made by the single-cu ti mills, the only difference being that the double cut was in each eas turning out more lumber. All the saws were running at a speed? of 10,000 feet except the first, or No. 1. I was informed by those in che of the double-cutting saws that saw-makers were grinding their sea S almost a perfect parallel in the thickness of the plate, and no tou was experienced in keeping them in order for double-cutting mills. The superior nature of many Canadian products is pobre indicated by a letter written to the Secretary of the National Slac Cooperage Stock Manufacturers’ Association, and read at their recent. annual meeting. al CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumbermen Who are critical in their demands always find in our method of selling direct to the regular trade, the close attention to the minutest details so absolutely impossible to secure when _ buying haphazardly. To provide for filling all our orders promptly and satisfactorily, we have large and well assorted stocks on hand constantly--a feature that can hardly help pleasing you. We want to prove to you that we are different from the others in many ways. A Trial Will Convince You CANADIAN WESTERN LUMBER CO., Limited | Fraser Mills, B. C. “DELIVERY SPECIALISTS ” BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : ALBERTA - - - - - - A. MONTGOMERY WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - ~ - - C. BRUCE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - - - H. A. ROSE ee . WANTED FOR SALE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted HREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET 1% and 2” log run hard maple dry ornew. State ‘best cash price on cars, Box 1o2 CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont. 15 Lath Wanted WANTED 3/8 x 1%4—4' Lath. 10 cars No. 1, 20 cars No. 2, and 10 cars No. 3, either rail or water shipment. ALLEGHENY LuMBER Co., Pitts- burg, Penn. 13 White Pine and Hemlock Lath E WISH TO BUY THE ABOVE IN CAR lots. Address, THe McDonaLp LumBeER Co. Pittsburg, Pa. Ig ANTED—A QUANTITY OF ROCK ELM: Birch. White or yellow preferred, and Mapje, 3’ plank, for bending purposes. Quote prices on carload lots to N. M.Currir, Box 304, St. Marys, Ont. 13 Wanted at Once BOUT 100,000 FEET 2-INCH BIRCH OR maple lumber, must be dry; to measure 12 feet long and from 7 to 12 inches wide. The ALAsKa Featuer & Down Company, Limited, 400-432 St. Ambroise Street, Montreal. 14 Wanted Red or White Oak OR PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 14%”, 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 956 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash E DESIRE TO PURCHASE AT ONCE good Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash lumber, all sizes. Write us and tell us what you have. Bartram Bros, Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont, 14 Wanted Soft Elm, Birch and Spruce - Soft Elm, Good 1% x 6” and u Birch, 4 x 4,5 5,6x6, 14%" 114" 2" 3” and 4” Spruce, Clear 2 x 4” and up Box 982 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut !’x7", 6x6” AND 5x5’. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto te Wanted Birch, Basswood, Ash, Em and Maple E REQUIRE THREE MILLION FEET 1” to 4”, shipment when dry, can use LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT. Inspection at mill. Box gig, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Wanted Hard Maple and Soft Elm ANTED FOR IMMEDIATE*SHIPMENT; two cars 2” and-3” Hard Maple Plank; also tor shipment any time during 1910, up to fifty cars Soft Elm, 1” x12” and up wide x 634’ *7/ 8’ 13' ‘14/ and 16 long. Address Rogerr’ Bury & Co., Lock Box 408, Teeswater. Ontario. tf Squares Wanted HARD. MAPLE, BEECH, OR BIRCH 1-1/8 x 1-1/8x 42 and 1x 1x50 and 1% x1{% x so— Basswood 1% x14% x50. Parties who can supply any of these sizes will pleasesend for complete speci- fications We can give you sufficient number of sizes to work up all your slabs, edgings, etc. Box 104, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 Wanted—Spruce and Pine WE DESIRE TO CONTRACT WITH A FEW mills for their whole output in Spruce and White Pine. Bartram Bros. Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont. 14 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Hemlock Logs OR SALE FROM SIX TO EIGHT THOUS- and Hemlock logs, will saw to specifications. For further particulars apply to Box 195, sel Ont. t.f. For Sale NAIL_KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square orcircled, Box 990 CanapDa LumBerRMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 For Sale Cedar Shingles and W. P. Mill Culls 1,000,000 18” Good C. B, Cedar Shingles 500,000 1 x 7” and up 12/16’ Mill Culls 500,000 1 X 12” and up 12/16 Mill Culls Box 983, Canapa LumBenman, Toronto, Ont, tf ee ee ee Square Oak Timbers For Sale FoR SALE HARDWOOD LUMBER OF ALL kinds. Wanted orders for Square Oak timbers 8 to as’; and all sizes of Long Leaf Pine. Address Box No. 275, Fort Wayne, Ind. 13 FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to 50 ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. Tue Muskoka Woop Mrc. Coy., Huntsville, Ont tf eS EI WE REE A TE a) 7 For Sale 3 cars x” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 14” 4 cars 1” Commonwood, 1's and 2's 10 cars %” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1’s and 2's 3 cars 1” Qt. White Oak, 1’s and 2’s 35 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common Geo, C. GoopFELLow, Montreal _ WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Mijsnine 2 Alligator and Boom Chains Wanted N ALLIGATOR IN GOOD CONDITION anda quantity of 54” boom chains wanted. Box 109 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 16 Second Hand Log Road Wanted WANTED-SECOND HAND LOG ROAD, say 10 miles track Must be cheap and in good order. Can also take six cars Apply Box tor CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto Ont. 13 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, For Sale PORTABLE SAW-MILL, 30 HORSE POWER, single edger, slab saw, all complete first class shape. J. R. Cameron, Arkell, Ont, 15 For Sale 1-50 h. p, return tubular boiler 1-45 h, p. high and low pressure engine Formerly run planing mill, also several other boilers and engines of different sizes. The Evan Co., Limited, Sudbury. Ont. am Logging Outfit For Sale (CAMP COOKING UTENSILS, BLANKETS, sleighs,harness,chains, anchors, alligators, etc. Our woods operation being completed we wish to clear this stock all out. A good opportunity for a party in the business. Stock sheets sent on request. The Cavenpisy Lumzer Co., Limited Lakefield, Ont, ; tf Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44X12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48x 11/6", 52 3” tubes Dome. 1 48x12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6" 39 3%” tubes Dome 148x 12 52 3” tubes Dome. 1 54X14 52 334” tubes Dome. 154X134 52 344” tubes Dome. 258x 12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf Boiler for Sale NEW McDOUGALL HORIZONTAL RE- turn Tubular Boiler 56” x 15 ft., shell 7/16,” with 72—34” tubes, 125 lbs. working prsssure, com- plete with fittings.—The Jonn McDoucart Cae- DONIAN IRON Works Co., Lrp., Montreal, Que. 14 Machinery for Sale 50 H.P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Modern Paning Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part of ONE zo x 42 HAMILTON CORLILS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. r10 volts direct currant dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40x100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address, RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. tex cents extra. WANTED SITUATION AS LUMBER BUYER and inspector, references furnished. Apply Box 107, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 15 POSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER Company. Have experience trom stump. to office, best of reference as to ability etc. Capable of taking charge of all branches. Box 106, CANADA LumMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 14 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. WANTED GOOD WHITE PINE SALESMAN well acquainted with Mills and Canadian trade, must be well up on grades. Give experience state salary wanted. Confidence tully respected. rae Box 993 CANADA LuUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. 14 AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fill. It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. Awnstig, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 HELP WANTED—SAWMILL FOREMAN, manager for small plant in interior. Only thoroughly competent and experienced man need apply, as any other cannot hold job. Wages $:25 per month, with all the year round employment. Send full particulars to box 105 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, I WANTED=4 FIRST CLASS HARDWOOD lumber salesman and buyer to handle both Canadian and Southern Hardwoods. Must have ex- perience and a good connection with Toronto and Western Ontario Manufacturers, also to be familiar with grades and values. Good salary to right man. State age, experience and salary wanted. THE Wi son Lumser Co. Limitep, Toronto, Ont. t.f BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Planing Mill and Lumber Yard GOING CONCERN DOING GOOD BUSI- ness, good reasons. B. J. McCormick, Welland, Ont. 13 For Sale F°8 SALE. BOX FACTORY AND SMALL farm, factory is equipped with machinery for making butter boxes also with shingle and lath machinery, located in good timber section and doing good business, steam power, farm of 15 acres, good state of cultivation, good buildings, running water, located on C. P, R., cheap to immediate purchaser. Good opening for sash and door factory or clap- board mill, Apply to W. L. Fish & Son. Johnville, Que, 13 For Sale 1400 ACRES OF TIMBER CONSISTING of Hemlock, Elm, Birch, Ash. Spruce, Basswood, Cedar, Etc. 60 per cent. good Hemlock. new saw mill at the railroad. For particulars ap- ply Box 531, ORILLIA, Ont. 13 Timber Limit and Saw Mill For Sale E OFFER OUR TIMBER LIMIT AND saw mill for sale together with machinery tools camps and camp equipment, about tive thou- sand logs located 35 miles trom Ottawa, This is a good opportunity tor lumbering. Low LumsBer Co., Low, P.Q. 13 For Sale—Planing Mill and Lumber Yard H4s AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS, CON- _ tracts on hand to be finished and requisite lum- ber in yard. Apply Box 1456, GUELPH. 14 Planing Mill,For Sale N THE THRIVING TOWN OF ORILLIA, a convenient, modern planing mill, complete with drying kiln plant, and equipped with the best American machinery. G. T. R. sidings running through both ends of mill The C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railroads are now being built through the mill yard within 60 feet of the mill. Reasons for selling, owner giving all time to distant lumbering interests. Apply to P. O. Box 716, Orillia. 14 _ MISCELLANEOUS For Sale—Timber Limit BERTH 3, TOWNSHIP OF GUARD, PARRY Sound District, containing hemlock, birch (black) maple, red oak, basswood, spruce, and cedar. Apply Box 1456, Cuelph. 14 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. We control valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers allinformation regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jos Brotuers & Co., Limirep, St. John’s, N. F. 23 Timber Limits For Sale NINE SQUARE MILES_ON CHERRY Creek and North Fork of Spallumcheen river ‘ Osogoos division, Yale district, British Columbia, about s0 miles East of Vernonand 20 miles west otf Upper Arrow Lake. These limits are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills and contain about 100 million feet of the finest of Cedar, with a fair proportion of Hem- lock, White Pine and Fir and are very conveniently situated for logging, with easy slopes toward streams. This is one of the most desirable proper- ties in the Yale district and is steadily increasing in value. For further intormation address, BEATY TIMBER COMPANY, 4 Wellington St., East, Toronto. 14 A leading centre for rock elm is Cadillac, Mich. Dealers buy the trees only, at so much a eubie foot. They hire gangs who are specialists in this line of work, who travel from one section to another as fast as the rock elm and white pine have been converted into square timber. This timber is all exported and is used in constructing ships. Rock elm is the strongest timber for shipbuilding that grows, a 4 by 4 being equal to a 5 by 5 oak. Rock elm is very scarce, growing only in central Michigan and in Wiscon- sin. This timber brings a high price, and as the waste is compara- tively small, it is one of the most valuable timbers growing in Michi- — q gan. 7 3 paaipes ae we ~ Red Cekar Growing Scarce Red cedar, which is the mainstay of the pencil manufacturers, is giv- ing out, and, according to the United States forest service, a des- perate effort is being made by the pencil manufacturers of the coun- try to find a satisfactory substitute. To this end the forest service has been called on and samples of a large variety of woods are to be tested by the pencil makers to see if there is not something that will take the place of red cedar, the supply of which will be totally ex- hausted within five years. It is a fact that the makers of pencils have never found anything to take the place of red cedar. It is the material of which pencils have been made since there were pencils. There are 325,000,000 pencils made in the United States yearly, and the supply of wood is a seri- ous problem. Red cedar has been going up in price as the supply has diminished, and two years ago the Department of Agriculture called attention to the situation. It was explained then that the pencil manufacturers were buying up the old cedar fences in New England and making them into pencils. These fences were built in a day when red cedar was more plentiful than it is now, and when pencils were not such a large pro- duct. The pencil makers were glad to replace the old fences with wire and pay for the wood in addition. The need now is for a wood that is neither spongy nor unduly hard, that is free from knots and that is sufficiently plentiful for the needs of the trade. Among the woods to be tried are Rocky Mountain red cedar, alli- gator juniper, western juniper, redwood, incense wood and Alaska cypress. Wood specimens collected from the forests will be sent to four leading manufacturers, who have agreed to make pencils of them. The manufacturers will keep a rec- ord of the tests and report to the forest service the results, as well as their judgment as to the fitness of the individual woods. The Use of Hickory in United States The United States Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with the National Hickory Asso- ciation, has recently completed a canvass of the chief users of hick- ory in that country to ascertain the annual consumption of this wood. The rapidly decreasing supply in recent years has caused no little alarm among the manufacturers of products requiring hickory; how- ever, it has been impossible up to . the present to get statistics which could be considered authentic, either as to the yearly consump- tion or the‘ total remaining stand of this wood. This can be at- tributed partly to the large num- ber of small mills, which after cut- ting all the hickory within a rea- sonable distance, are either sold or moved to new localities. The large CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER amount split into billets for spokes, handles, etc., instead of being saw- ed into lumber, is also the cause of considerable trouble among the census takers. While it is not claimed by the department that the figures re- cently compiled are compiete, they at least give an indication of the prevailing conditions. All lines of manufacture requiring a strung, tough material are regular and large users of hickory stock. Un- der this heading can be quoted the manufacturers of vehicles of all sorts, and of handles and similar articles. The figures compiled by the department state that the esti- mated amount of hickory used by these establishments in the manu- facture of their special products is annually about 131,600,000 board feet. In addition there are about 200,- 000,000 feet sawed into hickory lumber each year, and it can be said that most of this stock is re- manufactured. The total amount, therefore, consumed annually in the United States is about 330,000,- 000 board feet. According to the Census Bureau reports, hickory lumber sells at an average figure, at the mills, of $30 per thousand, while selected stock, used in the special industries, is worth a mini- mum of $50 a thousand. The hick- ory industry, therefore, is annually productive of about $12,000,000. While hickory is one of the most useful woods of the North Ameri- can forests, it constitutes only from two to five per cent. of the total stand. As was the case with vari- ous other hardwoods of quality, the favorite source of production, and the locahty in which the best and most abundant stock was found, was formerly Indiana and Ohio. The supply in these states, how- ever, has been very materially re- duced, so that, while the tree is found generally throughout the Eastern hardwood forests, the state of Arkansas at present furnishes by far the largest yearly shipments of hickory. Next in order of im- portance can be named ‘Tennessee, indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Dry Rot in Timber As a destroyer of timber used in the construction of dweling houses, the fungus popularly known as ‘dry rot’’ has been well known for many years. Notwithstanding modern improvemnts in ventila- tion, etc., the disease appears to be gradually gaining round. Infection with the dry rot fun- gus sometimes takes place in the forest, when felled timber remains stored there for some time. The first evidence of such infection is indicated by the presence of red stripes in the sawn wood. If such wood be thoroughly seasoned the mycelium present in the red stripes is killed. On the other hand, the fungus is’ by no means rare on old beams and boards stored in woodyards, ete., and it is mainly from such sources that spores, or portions of the spreading mycelium, are intro- duced into buildings by new wood which has become infected. : During the building of a house the danger arising from the pres- ence of dry rot may be reduced to a minimum by taking proper pre- cautions. A thorough system of ventilation and the avoidance of damp, stuffy places is of primary importance. Perhaps the planted source of danger arises where the ends of joists are built into a wall near the basement of a house, and this is more especially true where there is evidence of red stripe in the wood. As a precaution, the ends of joists should always be treated with creo- sote. A frequent cause of trouble is the use of damp deadening ma- terial, or ‘‘pugging,’’ and covering it over with boards before all the moisture has evaporated. Such material should be used as dry as possible, coarse sand being the best tor the purpose. The spreading mycelium of the dry rot fungus can be checked by the application of carbolic acid, and when its presence is once de- tected all woodwork that can be reached should be thoroughly satu- rated with the same substance. Woods Used in Car Building While all-steel cars, both for rail- roads and street car service, are constantly coming into more gen- eral use, the older style of wood and steel cars are still vastly in the majority. Cars of this type embody 90 per cent. of wood in their construction. The heavy framework, underbody, ete., is of pitch pine, side sills being reinforced with heavy steel plates. The centre sills are frequently I beams, either with or without wooden fillers, the general framing timber usually being steel, rein- forced. Wide poplar stock has an extensive demand for sheathing, panels, signboards, roofing, etce., though the general interior finish is of a variety of materials. White ash in natural color, cherry, oak and mahogany are favored in the order named. In headlining, different stock is utilized, and when expensive woods are used they usually are in three- ply veneer. Maple and oak are ex- tensively employed in this connec- tion. Thin steel casing and various patent wood pulp facings are used to a limted extent. French Walnut The so-called French walnut, a tree which really grows in Persia and Asia Minor, is considered the finest and most costly of all woods. In appearance it is warped and much contorted, and the sole value lies in the large, tough excrescences growing on the trunk in the form of burls. These burls, when cut, present a singularly complicated and twisting grain, the intricacy of which, together with the symmetry, 37 is the determining element in fix- ing values. Color and soundness also enter into the question to a large extent, as trees of this sort are more than liable to be unsound at the heart. A figure of from £100 to £200 is not exceptional for a good burl, and one recently sold in Paris, weighing 2,200 Ibs., for £1,000. The Output of Oak The cut of oak in the United States in 1908 was but little more than three-fifths as much as in 1900, and it is probable that the total cut of oak lumber will never again be as great as it was in that year. The supply of oak in the Northern States has been largely cut out, and now the Southern States are being heavily drawn up- on. In 1900 Indiana ranked first in oak production, with 649,794,000 feet, or nearly four times as much as in 1908, and in the same year Ohio was second, with 596,618,000 feet, or nearly three times as much as in 1908. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices. G.S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success, Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. Ontario Trade conditions throughout Ontario are not quite so satisfactory as might be desired, especially in regard to hemlock. The recent advances in the price of hemlock appear to have worked against orders so far as manufacturers are concerned. Wholesalers, however, who have extensive stocks, report a good trade. There is a normal amount of trade, and conditions are expected to adjust themselves to the new prices before long. The only danger is that some of the manufacturers may need to sacrifice hemlock stocks to provide room for ine. i Pine conditions are good. Prices show no change, but the demand is good in all intermediate and better grades. Mill and dead culls are still stagnant. In the United States markets, particularly at Buffalo and Tonaw anda, there is a fair amount of trade in progress. Crop indications are ’ good, and are encouraging a feeling of optimism. Laths continue strong, and shingles are enjoying a good demand. There is a steady volume of lumber shipments going on from the Ottawa Valley, but business is not by any means brisk. Birch has been selling more actively than any other line, and good pine sidings are also in strong demand. Sound white pine box and assorted spruce are also selling well. As high as £55 has been obtained by one # dealer for 1” x 8” and up, good pine sidings. It is expected that 1”, 114” and 114” will continue at firm prices. 1” x 7” and up have i advanced between one and two dollars per thousand. Pine box boards are selling well in the 12 to 16 feet lengths. Dry birch is rather _Searce. Log run is firm at $20, Ash is selling rather well at $29 per M. _log run. Shipping and mill culls are easier. In the Ottawa markets spruce and hemlock are being substituted for pine shipping and mill culls. Low grade pine, in fact, is still a drug on the market, and promises to remain so for some time. Lath, shingles and railway ties are easier. Lath and shingles declined frcm 10¢. to l5e. for the grades which are in largest supply. Tie manufacturers, however, are main- . taining their prices and hoping for a better market. Telegraph poles continue scarce. Eastern Canada A rather more promising situation is developing in the Maritime Provinces in connection with export business. The trade with the United States, however, is not so satisfactory as would be desired. Those who depend upon the English markets for their demand are doing much better than those who ship to the United States. Ship- | ments of long lumber to Boston and New York are rather quiet, on account of the frequent pessimistic reports relating to United States _ trade and politics. United States buyers are, for the most part, . contenting themselves with hand-to-mouth orders. It is expected, however, that before long buy ers will commence to lay in stock for ' the fall, and an improvement is looked for in this direction. Merchant- . - able 1- inéh undressed spruce boards (dutiable) are quoted at $14 to | | $14.50 per M. at Miramichi. Spruce random for the Boston markets is fairly firm, being quoted at $17.50 to $18.00 for non-dutiable 2- inch, f.o.b. schooner St. John. Cedar shingles are unchanged The produe- tion has been light so far this season. The trade in high-grade shingles is quiet. Beired are steady at about $2.65 for dutiable extras and $2.15 for dutiable clears at St. John. Miramichi figures are $2.40 and $1.90 for, extras and clears. Quite a number of shipments of shingles are _being made to the West Indies from New Brunswick. This trade is steadily growing. It takes a low-grade shingle, such as No. 1’s, which ‘sell at $1, and extra No. 1’ s, which sell at $1.35. The New York yards continue to purchase Eastern spruce for | immediate purposes only. There is no buying for future use. Mills are | holding out strongly, and the yards are rather weak in their demand, so that the wholesalers are finding business rather unsatisfactory. A , considerable quantity of West Virginia spruce is being sold at prices | showing a concession from the published list. Stocks ‘of 13- ft. spruce /in the Adirondacks and in Canada are reported to be light. The ' demand fuss these w a is only moderate, with the exception of 2x De 5 hare The market is Piso 9, scarcer. weak. Other i sizes are in wre atone oe orders are promptly filled. There is not / much improvement to be noted in the demand for Eastern spruce at Boston. Retailers are diminishing their stocks extensivelv, and if ' business continues even on a moderate scale they should soon begin ‘to replenish. The price of frames has declined a little further during ' the last fortnight. They are now bringing $23.00 for 9 inch and ' under, and some of the dealers predict even lower prices. Manufac- ' turers, however, say they will shut down rather than allow-a further decline. Random is in quiet demand, selling at about $20 for stocks “under 7 inches. The price of matched boards is from $21.50 to $22.00. The demand for shingles at present is still unsatisfactory. There are large stocks in the hands of manufacturers, and it is reported that _ they are beginning to show greater anxiety to sell, Buyers are awaiting Review of Current Trade Conditions | and 4 inch thick, with a few 3 inch. ‘increase. J a + developments before placing extensive orders. Cedar extras are quoted - at $3.25 to $3.50 and clears at $2.75 to $3. The demand for lath ia quiet and prices are easy. The price of 1 1/8” ranges from $3.70 $3.75, but even at these figures buyers are not —— much interest. For 114” the price is from “$3. 45 to $3.50 Great Britain The liner season for spruce deals is practically at an end. Reece nt parcel arrivals have sold at prices very little below market value, im spite of the fact that rumours to the contrary have been frequ Recent parcel arrivals have been of very short average length, cont ing a lower proportion of 9 inch and wider deals, and the quantity seantling sizes has also been small, the majority being 2 inch, 214 1 C.it. prices for cargoes remain unchanged, but show a tendency toward firmness. The Londo on market is rather quiet, but the demand is steady. Useful every-day sizes are still scarce. At Foy, Morgan & Co.’s recent auction sale 3 x 10 second Quebec sold at £9.10s., and 3 x 7 unsorted brought £8.5s. , The lumber trade at Liverpool seems to have improved consider- — ably during the past fortnight. Spruce values are fairly steady, but prices are not very encouraging to the importer. They should, there- fore, show a tendeney to improve, as it is not usually necessary to cut prices at this early stage of the season. ‘‘ Contracts to arrive ”’ > are being made upon the basis of £8.5s. per standard ¢.if. for or specifications from St. John, N.B. From other New Brunswick ports — and Nova Scotia, sales are being made to the Mersey and other good ports on the Lancashire coast at slight variations from this rate. There is a better demand for birch goods, and prices are somewhat improved, especially for spot values. Birch cargoes are in steady demand and firm. Quebec pine deals are a little easier in price th they were at this time last year, the lower grades being the least in demand. Quebec red pine is improving in demand, as it is being substituted wherever possible. Stocks are low and prices are advanc- ing. Pine logs are higher than a year ago, and seem to have a tenders to advanee still further. At Glasgow there has not been very active business during the past fortnight. Arrivals have been confined to one or two liner ship- ‘ ments from Montreal on contract. A small quantity of Quebec spruce also arrived recently and sold readily at good rates. Quebec pine is rather dull, particularly for the lower qualities. Firsts are scarce, and — whatever small consignments arrive are quickly sold at good prices. _ ? United States The hot weather, as usual, is having a tendency to diminish the buying of lumber in United States markets. During the past fort- — night trade has been gradually decreasing, although up to that time | the quantity of shipments had been fairly satisfactory. The most noticeable decrease is in the country yard business. Even at this, however, the trade is not as yet discouraging. At Chicago, good north- ern pine is firmer, the demand being better than ever before. No. 1 and No. 2 common are also in good demand No. 3 has improved — considerably, but there is only a poor enquiry for Nos. 4 and 5. The activity of the farmers in the country district accounts largely for the quietness in the country yard trade. The good crop reports give encouragement for a large. fall and winter business The hardwood — markets at Chicago are quiet. Furniture factories are buying almost. nothing. Plain oak seems to be a little weaker, but prices generally are maintained. Quarter-sawed oak is selling fairly well. Cotton- wood and gum are also in good demand. Birch and maple are the best sellers among northern hardwoods, and prices are strong. Hard- wood manufacturers report good business. There is an excell demand for hemlock at Chicago. Supplies of dry lumber are light ad ; prices are well maintained. West coast products are moving actively at Chicago. Western pine shop lumber remains firm, with orders fairly plentiful. The good weather of the past fortnight has impro the demand for Southern pine. A large amount of this wood is be consumed in building operations, and the door manufacturers and shops are also buying it extensively. Trade in shingles and lath rather dull. Red cedars at Chicago are lower than they have been some time. Clears are selling at $3.27 and stars at $2.79. The cooper- age trade is extremely dull. White pine dealers at Buffalo find a better demand for Paci coast stock than for northern lumber. Good white pine is in demand; prices quoted by manufacturers are firm. The hardw situation at Buffalo is unchanged, and it is still a matter of considerab difficulty to get rid of the low grades. Firsts and seconds of varieties of hardwoods are selling fairly well in moderate «uantities. The trade and prices for hemlock at Buffalo are steady. There is a good demand, and the popularity of this wood seems to be 0 Washington fir is firm, Western pine at Buffalo is se an en CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A. F. Ho.pen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Cleveland Saw Mills - Sarnia Co.., Limited We go after GOOD LOGS and manufacture them into GOOD LUMBER You have got to carry a good line of lumber if you expect repeat orders. Come to us and you'll get the best. Special bills cut to order, any length ten to sixty feet, White Pine, Norway or Fir. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO : a little more actively; the supply is plentiful and prices are not too high to interfere with good business. There is a fairly active trade in shingles and lath at Buffalo. Stocks, however, are plentiful and prices remain somewhat slack. Red cedars are in the best demand, and are easily keeping the lead. Market Correspondence Ottawa Valley Trade—Business Quiet Ottawa, June 25.—Lumber shipping from the Ottawa Valley is steady, as a rule. Here and there manufacturers report the market active, but nowhere is to be found any trace of brisk business except in odd lines. Recently the heaviest buying has been in birch, one inch good pine sidings, sound white pine box and assorted spruce. One 5 dealer reports pine good sidings, 1 in. x 8 in. and up, as high as $55 per M. He states 1 in., 1144 in. and 114 in. good pine sidings are likely i, to maintain very firm prices. The brand 1 in. x 7 in. and up has taken . a general advance of $1 or $2 per M. Pine box boards, in lengths 12 to 16 feet, are active. Sizes 1 in. by 3 in. are quoted at $15 to $16, and 1 in. x 7 in. at $16 to $17.50. Some of the latter has sold as high as $19. Bartram Bros. have loaded several barges of the best box . lumber for New York, and they report the market keen there. The | same firm handles birch extensively, and reports dry birch searce and sales plentiful. Log run is firm around $20 per M. There is consider- able business in ash. The log run is worth $29 per M., and common and better, 1 in. to 2 in., as high as $40 per M. Slight reductions have been noted in several sorts of shipping and mill culls. Locally, spruce and hemlock are being snbstituted to a large extent for them, as builders get a sounder lumber for the money. The mill run spruce, when sorted, commands a good price for re-manufacture, and is eagerly sought for building. Lengths 12 to 16 feet are firm at from $16.50 to $19 for 1 in stock. Thicker spruce com- mands considerably more. One manufacturer reports the sale of two and a half million feet of spruce within the last few days, while it would have been very difficult to sell as much low-grade pine. In contrast with this, the opinion is freely expressed that low-grade pine is destined to remain a drug on the market unless some phenomenal consumption sets in or production is suddenly stayed. Lath, shingles and railway ties are all a little weaker than a month ago. Shingles and lath have suffered a drop of ten or fifteen cents in the most plentiful brands, but makers of ties are holding prices up till a better market strengthens quotations. Many railway projects are in the air, but none of them have advanced sufficiently to warrant buying of building material. Telegraph poles are scarce, and some of the leading firms dealing in them are offering none for sate at present. Considerable of last yinter’s cut is now being taken out of the river. Rains have helped to keep up the water level in the Ottawa, which in dry spells sinks at the rate of three inches a day. The mills are running under favorable conditions in respect of power and log supply, and there is likely to be a good average production of lumber. The increase in the number of craft on Lake Deschenes, near the popular resorts of Britannia and Aylmer, has brought the partially | sunken logs in this water into prominence. Complaint is made in the local press that the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company should remove the logs. It appears that the percentage of these ‘‘dead heads’”’ is very small, taking into account the great quantity of timber brought to the mills below Lake Deschenes, and that especial pains will have to be taken by some party if the stream is to be kept absolutely clear. The Lumber Supply Company and Chaudiere Lumber Company are now incorporated under the new name of the The McAuliffe-Davis Lumber Company at $200,000 capital. W. H. McAulifte, the well- known Ottawa lumberman, retains a big interest in the company. Others in the company are A. G. Gill, A. M. Davis, R. R. Williams, D J. O’Donaghue, G. H. R. Wilson and M. E. Davis. | Practical demonstration was given at the W. C. Edwards Company lumber yards to F. M. Halstead, United States Customs Officer, of the advantages of the former way of measuring and invoicing lumber shipments compared with the method ordered by the U. S. Treasury Department on March 21 to become effective on May 1st. Fortunately for all concerned the U. 8S. Government had ordered their Collectors of Customs not to enforce the new’regulation strictly until the repre- sentations of Canadian lumbermen were looked into. Mr. Halstead was commissioned to ascertain these views. About the middle of June he came to the Capital and had conferences with Mr. Frank Hawkins, Secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, and the U. S. Consul General, Hon. J. G. Foster, The order of the Treasury Depart- ment had called for a copy of the tally sheet showing the actual lading | of each ear, or in lieu thereof a specification of the number of pieces of | each size and length of lumber. The copy was also to show if the lumber was rough or planed and the number of sides planed. If the 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a. sheets containing these particulars were not forwarded the cars w to be unloaded and the particulars obtained by examination. Ottawa Valley lumbermen regard this proposal as useless, unnece; and confusing. Through Mr. Hawkins the views of the Canac lumbermen, which were all similar, were made known to Washing From the explanations made to Mr. Halstead and the sympathy manifested, he is convinced of the reasonable attitude of the Canadia He saw the simple and complete method, long in use, of measuring actual number of feet board measure in each piece when loading, seemed to approve of it. Mr. Halstead also visited J. R Booth’s yard and interviewed the veteran head of the business. The result of hi investigation is expected to be made known shortly. New Brunswick News—Good Business Outlook Chatham, N.B., June 18th, 1910. The lumber industry and trade have many features which point i the direction of a healthy and prosperous business for the rest season. This applies, generally speaking, to the province at although in sections where the manufacturers and shippers depe: part upon the American markets, the out!ook is not as encouraging to those who depend chiefly upon the English markets to dispose their stocks. To the manufacturers and dealers of St. John, vicinity, who have long or short lumber manufactured from ‘‘ Am can ’’ logs the prospects are, while by no means of a diseourag nature, not so attractive as to the lumbermen of Nova Scotia, the nort shore of New Brunswick and other points where no logs eut on the American side are sawn. Trading at St. John and vicinity for long lumber (spruce deals for the New York market, spruce scantling and boards for the Bos market) for export to the Eastern States is quiet and has shown li sign of improvement during the past month. Too many rumours ané reports of a pessimistic nature are in circulation in regard to the American markets to expect any immediate improvement. It is stated that the big buyers on the American end are buying only such quan- tities as they need for immediate orders. At any rate there is no snap to the demand in St. John or other provincial points. Mannfactur who are interested in the American trade are by no means disgruntled at the many reports of a discouraging nature, and express their con- fidence that business will settle down and values reach a higher level as soon as buying of a nature preparatory and in advance of the fall demand for eastern spruce begins. An enquirer would be quoted on merchantable, one-inch, undressed, spruce boards (dutiable) from $14.00 to $14.50 per thousand superficial feet at St John and from $14.25 to $14.75 per thousand superficial feet at Miramichi ports. Values on spruce random for the Boston markets are, considering that the outlook on the other end is not as rosy as might be, fairly and with no tendency toward greater weakness. An enquirer would quoted from $17.50 to $18.00 for non-dutiable random two-inch sp f.o.b. schooner St. John. The market for cedar shingles has shown no new features of impor ance for some weeks past. Production throughout this province been quite nominal so far this season, and, judging from all ind tions, will be much the same or slightly less than the total output of last year. Trade in high grade shingles, ‘‘ Extra’ and ‘“ Clear ”’ is quiet, but prices are holding their own, and no lower quotations than at present current are looked for. An enquirer would be quoted dutiable ‘‘ Extras ’’ $2.65, and on dutiable ‘‘ Clears ’’ $2.15 at John. Ata Miramichi port the quotations would be $2.40 and $1.90 per thousand for ‘‘Extras’’ and ‘‘Clears.’’ u A considerable trade in cedar shingles is being built up between New Brunswick and the West Indies. A number of large shipments have been made during the past few months, and the trade is steadil growing. The trade calls for a low grade shingle, and the greater p rt of the shipments consist of Ex. No 1’s or No. 1’s, such as sell in the province at $1.35 and $1.00, respectively, per thousand 24 = S The dispute between the Powell River Pulp Company and the ward Milling Company, in respect to the use of booming grounds Powell River, which was argued before the British Columbia Fxecut recently, has been finally disposed of by the Cabinet While fi appreciating the position of the Sayward Company, the gove felt that it would not be justified in the adoption of a policy that w: hamper or delay the realization of the benefits to the province expected from the prosecution of the pulp company’s enterpri there is another available booming ground half a mile or so down the river, it is ordered that the Sayward Company re thereto, the pulp company putting in for the timbermen the neces new railway, the route for which will be selected by the provi government engineer. The railway must be constructed and pleted to the satisfaction of this official and at the expense o Powell River Pulp and Paper Company. The company in quest is required to give the right of way for the new railroad, and the § ward interests are to be allowed ten years in which to complete the haulage out of their logs. = = e vd . e's CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from yon. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbadoes Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. Wholesale Grocers H. r. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts. TORONTO We again appeal to the lum- berman not to leave the ques- tion of purchasing one of these Log Haulers until late in the fall. Write us now as it will | give uS an opportunity to meet your delivery. They are really wonderful money savers. Can we quote you? Write for complete Catalog. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limite Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER International Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil _ Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limitea Toronto, Ont. To Employees \ wanting ee | wanting Employees ‘ Employers When you send us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants get the position He Smiles Employers | Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. Elmira Excelsior Cutting Machines (Continued from page 34) The speed should be 200 to 225 revolutions per minute. The capacity is from 40 to 70 lbs. excelsior for one table per hour. This depends largely on the speed, feed, kind of wood being cut and attention of workmen operating it. The floor space of single machine is 3 x 1 ft., | double machine 5 x 1 ft. The height of the machine is 9 ft. 8 inches, but they can be made higher or lower to suit height of building. The power generally needed is between three and five horse-power for each double machine. The weight of the single machine is 900 Ibs. and of the double machine 1,800 lbs. | . Improvements to Disston’s Philadelphia Plant Henry Disston & Sons are making improvements to their establish- ment, the Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works, in Philadelphia, which will represent an additional investment of about $500,000. his: includes the building operations completed in the last fourteen month , which takes in the erection of a storage warehouse, a pattern storage building, a blacksmith shop and a new machine shop with up-to-date equipment. f Foundations are now being laid for a two-storey structure, 180 x 43 feet, which will be another addition to the extensive file-making depart-— ment. The building will be equipped with all modern operating — machinery, all of which has been designed and built by the Disston organization. i In a few days work will be started on a two-storey building, 290 x 633 feet, with an L 181 x 694 feet, to accommodate the Machine Knife and Jobbing departments. Incidentally, a large amount of new machinery, perfected by Disston experts, is being installed in all departments of the establish- ment. At an early date, work will be started on a new building for the Cold Rolling department. ‘““The new buildings have been specially designed with a view to obtaining the maximum amount of light and the best possible ventilation. It is a notable fact that all buildings in the big plant recently erected by Henry Disston & Sons in Toronto, Canada, are model struc- tures in respect to light and ventilation. The old works there having been outgrown in the three years of its existence, the new buildings, in a more desirable location, with better transportation service, were planned, looking to increased and better facilities for the manufacturing of mill goods, such as circular, band, gang and cross-cut saws, ete. . Lidgerwood Skidders for Fraser River Company The Fraser River Lumber Company, of Fraser Mills, B.C., have just placed an order for several ‘‘Lidgerwood Skidders.’’ This is the machine that is attracting so much attention among the Washington loggers, a number of them having been recently installed in that State. From the success they are having, the indication is that the ‘‘Lidger- wood’’ will shortly replace many donkeys now so generally in use on the coast. This ’’Lidgerwood’’ clears 40 acres at a setting, yarding and loading the logs through the air, so that no sniping or swamping is necessary, and the logs are delivered free of grit. While the regular crew for both skidding and loading is only fourteen men, the daily capacity is from 60,000 to 100,000 feet. The Fraser River Lumber Company’s machines will be the largest ever built, in order to handle their timber suitably. Some idea of the great size of these machines may be gained from their weight, which is approximately 90,000 pounds each. The new logging camp to be opened by the Fraser River Lumber Company will be the largest in British — Columbia, with a daily capacity of 400,000 feet. Mr. A. D. McRae is president and general manager of their operation, which has the largest sawmill in British Columbia. The firm of saw manufacturers, which has so long and favorably been known as Shurly & Dietrich, of Galt, Ont., have changed their — name, and will in future carry on their business under the name of Shurley, Dietrich Co., Limited. The officers of the Company are J. C. Dietrich, President; W. W. Janney, Vice-President; J. Charles Dietrich, Secretary, and P. G. Dietrich, Treasurer. The original Company was — established in 1873. F y The new steam sawmill being built for the Nepisiguit Lumber Company, at Bathurst, N.B., is now receiving its finishing touches, and is expected to be ready — to begin sawing early this month. This mill has been built upon the site of the old Adams-Burns sawmill at Bathurst, which plant with its timber rights was taken over by the interests represented by Fred 8. Morse, of Springfield, Mass. The new mill is large and modern in every respect, and is equipped specially te cut spruce for the American markets. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Planing Matching Ceiling Flooring Novelty Siding Mouldings We make the best line of medium size Planer, Matcher and Moulders on the market. When you buy a Cordesman-Rechtin Planer, Matcher and Moulder you are assured on four points: 1lst—That you are getting the latest and most improved machine built. 2nd—That you are getting a well designed, well made machine, and one that won’t give you any sort of trouble. 3rd—That youare getting a machine that will do good work and lots of it. 4th—That you are getting a machine that is fully guar- anteed. We make four different sizes and styles of these machines. One of these is sure to meet your requirements. Write for circulars giving full particulars The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. When Renewing Your Tram Car Wheels for the coming season Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels fitted on. Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of treating them after casting, makes a wheel that will outlast anything on the market. Further information on request. The Canada Iron Corporation Limited | Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Disston Chisel Tooth Circular Saws A few reasons why they have held foremost place in the milling industry in every part of the world: Unfailing precision in milling and machin- ing of V in Shank. The shank or holder fits perfectly, and has a bearing along entire line of socket. Gauging of bits is so accurate that a saw can be fitted with a new set and put to work without side dressing of any kind—you can readily understand, therefore, the smooth cut that is a notable character of these Chisel Tooth Saws. Design of the tooth is different from all others. The bit is nearer to the line which gives least resistance in cutting. After it is cut, the chip will move down- ward with a minimum of friction. Designs which cause wrong chip direction retard power. Dust chambers are so large they will easily hold all dust that can accumulate in one cut. When chambers are small, they clog and choke down the saw. Disston Chisel Tooth Saw blades are made of high grade crucible steel. We make chisel tooth saws that are specially adapted for work in all parts of the world and with every kind of timber— bits alone are made in several hundred different sizes, gauges and widths of cutting edges. Size of tooth is varied to suit the work. HENRY DISSTON & SONS INCORPORATED (KEYSTONE SAW, TOOL, STEEL AND FILE WORKS) PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Canada 43 | | | | 44 il There’s Rais Like it for Strength, for Puree for Fast Cutting, for Quick Adjustment, for All-Around Work The Shimer Cutter Head With Expansion, Solid Steel Forged Stands in a class by itself. Once tried is always used. Known the world over to every woodworker who has been in business any length of time. An old friend of the experienced workman. If you are acquainted with any of the old styles, you will be still better pleased with the latest product. Stronger than ever now because made from solid steel forgings. Better than ever because you can do a greater variety of work with them. The dealer whoaccepts your order for the Shimer Cutter Head and supplies you with another means to deceive you in no small matter. Look for the Name and Trade Mark ‘‘ The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—Send it back —demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 40 years of upbuilding andimprovement. I[t costs no more, Samuel J. Shimer G Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. Campbell - MacLaurin Lumber Co. Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HERE have been 22 champion- ship contests for speed __typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- my ency in the more or- The Underwood Biller dinary uses. TY UNITED | {°S5 WRITER CO, LIMITED Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : EDGINGS Ontario Mr. Bull’s sawmill, at Skibbereen, about 12 miles from Cobourg, Ont., was destroyed by fire on June 16. A London cable announces that the Dominion Sawmills issue has been under- written to the extent of about 40 per cent., at about 3 per cent. discount. J. D. McArthur’s fifty-thousand- acti sawmill at Atikokan, Ont., on the. a Canadian Northern, was burned to the ground on June 18. The planing mill and piles of lumber were saved. The mill will be rebuilt at once. 7 The McAuliffe-Davis Lumber Company, Ltd., Ottawa, Ont., have been incor- ye with capital of $200,000. The incorporators are Wm. H. McAuliffe, Alla 1 . Gill and Albert M. Davis, ‘Lumber merchants, all of Ottawa, Ont. Fire destroyed the sawmill and lumber yard of Charles Mitchell at Powassan 4 Ont., on June 23. The mill and machinery are a total loss, and a large quanti of lumber was destroyed and damaged. The loss is about $7,000, partly covere - by insurance. a Fire at the Scholey Bros., Ltd., planing mill, on Ontario St., Toronto, caused $3,000 damage recently. The loss is covered by insurance. The fire started in the engine and boiler room. A large amount of timber in the dry kilns was burned — and the machinery was damaged by water. The Parry Sound Lumber Company will have a stock of about 10,000,000 feet cut at the mills of the Ontario Lumber Company at French River this sum- mer. The stock will be one-half pine and one-half hemlock, The hemlock has all been sold, we understand, to the American market. Mr. Bull’s sawmille at Skibbereen, in Haldimand Township, about twelve miles from Cobourg, Ont., was totally destroyed by fire recently. Two large traction engines, shingle mill and chopper, and a quantity of tools were burned. There was no insurance, and Mr. Bull’s loss is heavy. Fire did much damage to the Dyment-Baker factory on Bathurst Street, London, recently. The fire started in the sawdust and shavings. It is supposed that a spark got into the shavings The plant was destroyed once before, in 1905, and has since been rebuilt. The loss will not be heavy. The Dunbar Lumber Company, of Elk Lake City, Ont., has assigned to E. R. C. Clarkson & Sons, assignees, of Toronto. The assets are estimated to be about $20,000 and the liabilities approximately $15,000. A statement of the affairs of the company is being prepared and reorganization is anticipated. The installation of an automatic sprinkling system in all new planing mills will probably be recommended by Building Inspector Fotheringham of Ottawa. The Board of Control recently decided that J. A. Desrivieres should be given a permit for the erection of a mill to replace the one recently destroyed by fire. The Canadian Crocker-Wheeler Co., Limited, which has just completed its plant at St. Catharines, Ont., has secured the contract for the complete equipment of the Big River Lumber Company’s plant at Prince Albert, Sask., in which Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann are interested. This company owns over 500 square miles of timber, about fifty miles north of Prince Albert. A branch of the Canadian Northern is now being built into these limits, and a large sawmill and planing mill are in course of construction. The question of reforestry is becoming a live one in Simcoe County, Ont. E. J. Zavitz, Professor of Forestry in the Guelph Agricultural College, addressed the County Council recently upon the possibility of profitable reforestration of the sand lands in the county, which are estimated to contain all told over fifty thousand acres. Mr. Zavitz held that reforestration would be a profitable invest- ment and told what had been done in other counties and in Ontario. He was followed by James Lawler, secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association. A representative committee of six was appointed to deal with the matter. An organized effort is to be made by the motor boat owners of Britannia and Aylmer, on the Ottawa River, to get ride of what they regard. as a dangerous nuisance, the numerous dead heads and other logs and timbers in Lake Deschenes. They are talking of affiliating with the Ottawa Motor Boat Association and get- ting that organization to work in their interests. ‘‘Some of these dead heads have been there for years,’’ said one boatman in an interview. Logs become water soaked and they turn up on end, and sometimes lie with the end a little below the water, thus becoming more dangerous than if they were partly visible. A gang of river sweepers could clear away all the dead heads in the lake in a few days, and thus remove a constant menace to life and property. Eastern Provinces It is expected that J. H. Crandall, Moncton, will shortly erect a new sawmill at Morrison’s Cove, near Chatham, N.B. The White Lumber Company, of Sussex, N.B., are reported to have bought the mills and timber areas of George D. Prescott, ‘at West River, Albert County, : for about $85,000. A special meeting of the Bathurst Boom Company was held at the office of Adams-Burns Co., Ltd., in Bathurst, N.B., on June 30, for the purpose of electing — directors and the transaction of other business. The ’general annual meeting was not held at the regular time. te 2 J. P. Mullarkey, Ltd., Montreal, Que., have been incorporated with capital: of $500,000, to carry on the businesses of timber, lumber, iron, etc., and to con x struct, operate, etc., water-powers, buildings. The ’incorporators care John il. oS and John H. Brittle, accountants, Montreal, Que. : Various eastern railways, including the Boston & Maine, and also my Canadian Pacific, have agreed to postpone the date of a proposed increase of 10 per cent. in lumber rates from June 15 to August 1 in order to give the Interstate Commerce Commission an opportunity to investigate the proposed — increases. It is reported that American capitalists are negotiating for the purchase of the mills and lumber lands of the Seott Lumber Company, of St. John, N.B., owners of 35,000 acres and with 15,000 acres under lease. The lands are on th at Shogomoe and Oromoco rivers, and there is a large block near Magaguadavic Lake. . & . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 The company are also the owners of the Victoria Pulp Mill in St. John, which is at present closed down, and they are operating a well-equipped mill at Maga- guadavic. W. H. Taylor, who returned recently from England, is reported to have disposed of two timber properties while over there, one consisting of about 300 square miles, situated-near LaPolle Bay, and the other, 345 miles, at Bay St. George, Newfoundland. Both were sold to private parties, who will operate mills for the manufacture of pulp. Engineers are now on their way to examine the properties, locate sites and do all preliminary work in connection with the opening _of the mills. Western Canada T. S. Lawley, lumber dealer, Blucher, Sask., has been succeeded by Lawley & Dunsted. The Monarch Lumber Co. will start a new mill at Savona, B.C., in the near future. Stone Bros., lumber and implement manufacturers, Rapid City, Man., have been succeeded by H. Hindson. The Fort George Lumber and Navigation Co. are constructing another two- storey office building on Second Street, South Fort George, B.C. Sparks from a bush fire ignited a sawdust pile, and the flames spread with such rapidity that Greer Bros.’ sawmill at Mack, 88 miles west of Fort William, and 4,000,000 feet of lumber, the property of Vigars-Shear Lumber Company, were totally destroyed recently. The building and lumber were fully covered by insurance. : Mr. John Hanbury, manager of the Hanbury Mfg. Company, Brandon, Man., and Mr. J. H. Hines, financial manager, visited Montreal recently on business in connection with the Hanbury Securities, Limited. This is a financial concern organized for the purpose of controlling all the business interests of the Hanbury Company. Negotiations are under way at present through which it is likely that the Hanbury lumber and manufacturing concerns will greatly extend their opera- tions. The transfer of the Atberta Lumber Company, of Edmonton, Alta., from Carruthers, Round and Co. to Mr. Geo. W. Boughton has been effected, and the price paid is $12,000. Mr. Boughton, who is the president of the General Con- tractors’ Association, has had much business experience in the East, having been associated with a number of enterprises in the cities of New York and Boston. The Alberta Lumber Company has been in existence about five years and has been eminently successful. During the last year they have been working to capacity. The plant is situated on Boyle Street. Mr. Theo. A. Burrows, lumber manufacturer, Grandview, Man., whose inten- tion to erect a new mill was recently announced in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman,’’ reports that he will erect one of the most complete mills of its size in Manitoba or Saskatchewan. He expects to put in two double cutting Waterous band saws with a cluster edger taking a 12 inch. cant. The boilers and engines will be enclosed in a cement cut-off, and he will install thoroughly up-to-date machinery in keeping with these machines. At present he will run a small rotary mill to take care of his immediate needs until the larger mill is completed. The greater bulk of his machinery will be supplied by the Waterous Engine Co. The lath mill will be of Payette make. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of enquiry: 1062. Pitch pine planks—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Cana- dian exporters of pitch pine planks. 1063. Hickory broom handles—A Manchester firm asks for prices of hickory broom handles from Canadian manufacturers. 1064. Pine deals—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of pine deals from Canadian exporters. 1067. Oak hubs—A Lancashire firm asks for prices and dimensions of oak hubs from Canadian manufacturers. 1068. Pick and spade handles—A Manchester firm asks for prices of pick and spade handles from Canadian manufacturers. 1069. Birch squares—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian manufacturers of birch squares, sizes 1-in. x l-in. up to 3-in. x 3-in. in lengths of 2 feet to 4 feet. 1075. Empty barrels—A Liverpool firm wishes to correspond with Canadian shippers of empty barrels. 1078. Spruce deals—A Manchester firm asks for prices and dimensions of spruce deals from Canadian exporters. 1079. Planed and rounded lapping boards—A Manchester firm wishes to cor- respond with Canadian exporters of planed and rounded lapping boards. 1080. Wood pulp boards—A Manchester firm asks for prices and samples of wood pulp boards from Canadian manufacturers. 1081. Spruce deals—A Manchester firm asks for prices of spruce deals, all sizes, from Canadian exporters. 1083. Builders’ hardware, wood working machinery, railway motor cars, etc.— A firm in New Plymouth, New Zealand, are in the market to purchase various goods under the above headings from Canadian firms. Bank references. 1086. Long ash handles, broom handles, etc.—A prominent firm of export for- warding agents in New York city can do large contract business in the above goods and would like lowest quotations, cash discounts, etc., from Canadian manu- facturers. 1101. Cask and barrel shooks.—A fish packing firm in Venezuela wishes to obtain supplies of cask and barrel shooks from Canada, and invite quotations from Canadian manufacturers. 1104. Agents—A Sheffield company manufacturing saws and machine planing irons for wood, of heavy description, seek Canadian resident agents to act for them on a commission basis. 1035. Wood pulp—aAn Italian firm desires to import wood pulp from Canada. At present they import largely from Germany aud Norway, but they wish to hear from Canadian exporters. 1050. Brown wrapping paper—A London firm wishes to be placed in communi- eation with Canadian manufacturers of brown wrapping paper who can offer supplies for the Australian market. McILVAIN’S SPECIALS . For Prompt Shipment Ask us for prices on 150,000 to You can get a good price on this 200,000 feet of 4-4 genuine No. 1 Common and Better tough Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar White Ash good widths and lengths, ready for 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely for immediate shipment. Firsts and Seconds We have also a large st ck of No. 1 and No. 2 Common % Poplar. 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. Hard Maple Get your order in early for Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask Red Oak us for prices. 2 Cars 5-4 common and better. Get our prices on Here is your opportunity to gct White Oak interesting quotations on Quartered Oak : I Car 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone ry. 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. How are you fixed on Red Gum and Cottonwood What about We have a large block of 4-4 in the above. Chestnut We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4 No. 1 Common and Better bone dry for prompt shipment. We can make prompt shipment on We have just received a large block White Oak of Soft White Pine 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and 4-4 to 16-4 Dry, well manu factur- better, plain, dry, good width d ed, good widths and lengths. Can jen “tie eae aiaydls pte ship separate or mixed cars. Soke ee) “We have it if it’s Hardwood ” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. : : Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., Ottawa Montreal White Pine Red Pine Spruce Can take a few orders Red Pine Dimension | up to 35 feet: 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty | Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways,.and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 3 Saw Power Feed Bolter x e ; HE Man MADISON WILLIAMS “4 SAANS MS Canine poo ial A SUBSTANTIALLY AND WELL BUILT MACHINE Th Madison Williams Mig. Co., Limited Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. | MOWRY & SONS =| Gravenhurst, Ont. We Can Supply Your Wants in Saw Mill Machinery, Saw Carriages, any size, Niggers, Kickers, Loaders, Edgers, Trimmers, Slash Tables, etc. - © i = | 4 Also Lath and Shingle Mill Machinery Our Catalogue and Prices 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “It’s the Quality that Counts” The uniform high quality maintained from year to year in our Lumber Camp Ranges and Heaters has given them the first place among lumbermen in all parts of Canada. i = We can assure our patrons that the same quality of workmanship and material will be maintained in the future as it has been in the past and we solicit a continuance of your orders. We make all kinds of stoves for either large or small camps. No. 10—36 Six Hole Leader Range and ee | I i e | AW Reservoir ti hau | for either coal or wood. Fire-box for wood 28 inches. Without feet and hearth. Size of oven 24x 28x16. Size of FE top, 54x 30. Shipping weight, | NAGA AT (ie aii Aba wood linings only, 450 Ibs, Shipping weight, coal and wood linings, 550 Ibs. Further par- ticulars and prices in our cata- logue. Write for it. oe Rin AANA * oe 2 eli « + = 6 sills Il miiieiiia 2 P. ae La No. 10 — 90 Ten Hole Double Oven Range for either coal or wood. Fire-box for wood 28 inches. Size of oven 24x 28x16. Shipping weight, square 1,260 Ibs. Shipping weight, with high shelf, 1,360 Ibs. Shipping weight, with warming closet, 1,380 Ibs. Fuller particulars and prices in our Catalogue. Send for it to-day. We want every lumberman to write for our new Catalogue showing the most extensive line of lumber- man’s Stoves, Heaters, Stove Furniture and other utensils for the lumber camp. We guarantee absolute satisfaction to every purchaser. Deal with a firm that has a good reputation to sustain. ADAM HALL, Peterborough, Ont. Manufacturer of Ranges, Heaters, etc., for Lumber Camps, Hotels, and Railway Construction CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 The Moulder Without a Peer Our Four-Sided Heavy Duty Moulder Bo .Ge _.) SS \ eo @ 6; ; = | $ { en MacH’y Co. Erp Jf -pLER ONT, BF Hesrs saat f Everything essential to a strong and well built machine is included in this moulder The Feed is what is known as the down feed, is positive in its action, and has unusual strength, so much so that all ordinary material will pass through the machine without the use of weights on the lever. All Gears are cut from the solid, which insures smooth operation and a feed free from vibration. The Feed Control is by levers, one at the feeding in end of the machine and the other at the side of the table in line with the main spindles, as shown. The Bearings on the upper and lower cylinders (three in number in each case) are what is known as the White’s patent type, familiar to all users of modern machinery ‘and leaves nothing to be desired. The End Table with bottom head is adjustable on ways, the outer section having another independent adjust- ment. The end can be swung out of the way for access to the lower knives without disturbing the guides. Have you a copy of our Catalogue? The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER To Become Familiar With Fleming’s Guaranteed Stock Remedies is to become a steady customer for them. They are adapted for prompt use in Contractors and Lumber Camps, covering every urgent need, thoroughly reliable and effective. Write us for in- formation. A handy stable list for emergencies is :— Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price - - - $1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price - - $1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Spavins and Soft Enlargements. Price - Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier that cures a score of ailments besides Heaves. Price “ - * 5 $1.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, ete. = » E Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lotion Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. $2.00 Price 50c All Remedies can be sent by Mail. FLEMING’S VEST POCKET VET. ADVISER. Devoted to Diseases of Horses and Cattle will be mailed free. Write for a copy. FLEMING BROS., Chemists TORONTO, CANADA Do You Sell Colonial : Columns? Seis atone SRS If you do and have not stocked our pro- ducts, you are losing a whole lot of trade that you should be getting. Don’t let another day pass without writing for our catalogue. The ‘‘Lock-Joint” in our Columns prevents shrinkage and check- ing and forms a perfect surface. eee Don’t forget about writing us 2 ee ee Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M. C.R. R. . DETROIT, Mich. SS esi) Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 lb. bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson’s. Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 lb. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2\b. tins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson's Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk -30 Ib. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufscturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. A. H. Johnson, Wholesale Druggist, The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage MANUFACTURED BY WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE 2 ates ONTARIO Cables Carried in. Stock for Renewals Collingwood, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 9 Larrigans Leggins That Last Weare prepared to back up every claim that is made for our Modern Conveying Systems of Jeffrey design and construction will reduce the cost of handling materials in your Saw Mill and Woodworking Plant. products because we do all our own tanning and know we Catalog T57 treats directly on this subject, illustrating and describing systems operat- can deliver the goods. ing under many different conditions, common Our larrigans and leggins are strong, well made and will in the Lumber Industry. If you are inter- outlast other makes. ested in a new conveying equipment we will gladly send you a copy of this catalog. Try us on your next order Specify “T57” Also Tanners of English Oak Harness Leather R. M. iol Leather Co. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Canadian Office and Works: Toronto Office: Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts., Dineen Bldg., 8 Temperance St., Limited MONTREAL TORONTO LINDSAY, Ontario KEYSTONE TENDERS SAWMILL MACHINERY A few dollars spent in advertising your proposals in the CONTRACT RECORD would result in additional competition, which might save your city or town or your client many hundreds of dollars. Best For Pointing Machine Pickets Published Two Dollars on the and Every . Market Shingles Wednesday "or Keystone Picket]Header Circular Saw Mills Trimmers Lath Mills Saws Head Blocks Edgers ; Picket Header Gang Bolters Proposals for Waterworks, Sewerage, Bridges, jk eee Electric Light Plants, Railway and Canal Construc- Two or Three-Saw Double Edger tion and Buildings of all kinds are advertised in the Pole Tram Cars Contract REcorpD. Two-Saw Trimmer or Equalizer For sample copy address Rothfuss Howard Iron Works The Contract Record Williamsport . Pennsylvania Confederation Life Building Toronto CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—-WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS. White Pine: 1 inch No. 1% , cuts and better, 62 co 2” No. 1 Cuts rave: Bet 4 oO 146” No.2 C& B #3 00 No. a Cuts and Better.... 54 00 146”No1,2&3Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,283 Cuts 48 oo 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 25 00 «x6 common an dressing ...... 26 00 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 28 00 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 00 1X ta com &dr's'g 35 00 1 xioand 12 mill cull 2X 10 common.... 27 00 2and3x1zcommon 28 oo 1x8 ox &common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common... 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 ” mill run sidings 24 00 rt dead cullsidings 12 50 1% inch flooring 1” mill run Norway ays Norway, mee Boece mill i. + 19 00 Spruce mill alles 13 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 ax4 to 1oinch 18ft. 1” Good Shorts.... 1” Mill Run Shorts Douglas Fir 34 50 52 00 64 00 Dimension Timber up to ga feet: 8x8, 10 X 10, 10 X 12 IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, ©14,14%14,14x16,. 36 50 6x10, 6x14, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 37 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 Mas wie eee eles 37 00 6x16, 5x16, *x0xx8, 12X40, 14X20 & 16 RACs aiaionmelsstele 38 00 TOKO We ence acre 38 co GXNS) SRUG).~ Nees nlca 4 oo 6xz0, 8x20. .... 00. Lengths over gz ft. take die tole lowing advances: 33 to 35 ft., 50c.; 36 to gott., $1; 41 togs tt., $35 46 to 50 ft., $5. Fir flooring, edge pe Netercie/el 45 50 dN 14 ft. Pine ath race ten 4 45 wer No, 2 aft. ms 3 50 1 60 e gi ‘ pine.. Gee ar 3 1%” mill run hem- locklath..... 5. 3 25 X Pine Shingles... I XXPine Shingles 2 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ a 10 XXX é butts to a” 3 20 XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 35 XXXXX 5 toa”... 495 Hemlock No. 1: 1 X4ands5in.x 9 HARDWOODS—#ER M, FEET, CAR LOTS, Ash whites ists and 2nds, | RAAT GUE ain Cainer Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, rsts and TGA ie peaaocr snoades Ash, ee Cher BS Ash, brown, ists and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, 1sts and ands, 4/4 Birch, No. common and BPEECOL APA winle ainieialsieiaibie\stsie Birch, 1sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 6/42: Basswood, ists &2nds, 4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, Common ...........02005 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .......... Soft Elia. No. 2 and 3, comm Sott Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, 1sts and ands, MARS Mic wa pisia si sisteta sien ae Ruck Elm, No. 2 com- mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......... 4/4 No1cem, ae 6/4 1st & ands.. 6/4 No. 1 com........ 5 8/4 1st & ands.......... 8/4 com No. 1 | 12/4 1st & 2nds........ 1a/4 No.-1com........ 55 00 45 00 46 00 35 00 50 00 33 00 26 oo 35 00 40 00 35 00 26 00 16 00 37 00 go oo 24 50 33 00 26 00 15 00 36 00 50 00 35 00 to 6tt..... 15 50 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. 17 50 1 x8in. xg to 1€ft. 18 00 1X toand 12 in. x g to 16 ft.. 18 50 1x 7,9and 11 in. x 9 to 16 ft.. 17 50 4/4 x 6in., 16 ft., No. 3)52 20+ A 12 50 Soft Maple, rts and ANAS 14/4 eae cere He a aytevinre 27 00 Soft Maple, common and DEUGeRs ALA wicie ase oje.cin mae 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and ands. 28 00 Hard Maple, ‘sts and ands, 4/4....+-++.eeceees 28 00 Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .......... 25 00 ard Maple, 4x4-10 to met Walatelzioenlataya 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, 1sts and 2nds ...... 35 00 Red Oak, plain, ists and ANOS, ALA sain asin otalv = sierelstala 54 co Red Oak, ene ists and ands, 6/4 & 8/4........-. 60 00 ‘Red Oak, neh ists and ands, 12/4 and 16/4...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 4/4 Sete sine aers 55 00 White Oak, orga ists and 2nds, 1% and 2” .... 6000 White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. 40 00 White Oak, ¥% cut ists and ands, 4/4............ 85 00 White Oak, % cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.... 87 00 White Oak &% cut No. 1 EOWIRION oc dose cunnedsivincs 55 00 rer ists and ands, Aohtnddnotaon, MoAIAcoL 70 00 kor: 6/4 and 8/4, sts ANGiANGS. cic). vesicle 75 00 Whitewood 4l4 ust & ands ........ 57 00 4/4 No. 1com.......... 37 % 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 0 5/4 No.1 com........+. 39 0° 6/4 1st & 2nds........ 60 0° 6/4 No, 1com......... 39 0° 8/4 »st & ands.......... 62 0° 8/4 No.1 com.......... 42 or OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: 1in.x7in andup 48 oo 14%" andi" x a’ x 7” and UP 59 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8’ BD Mand OP ..l600.. 35 00 “ged "good are Pine (good shorts : rida 4 vy andup.. s 1’ x4” and wpe: 1 4 aad 1%"... eine ning = « Ae 7 to 9”A Sidings 25 Pine, No. 1 dressing _ sidings.....-.-. 33 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips Pine, No. 1 dressing shorts. . aa Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 1a’ to 16'..°. 23 Pine, 7 up 8, Cc. sid- MR oss sce ar Pines s.c. Sidings 4 & 2 8 ; 8 8 seeee es an ° 8% Pine, 8. c. strips ” = 14%",134" and 2" 22 8 _ Pine,s.c. shorts. ame and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 90 Pine,s.c. and better, An dactasationxys0), 00 53,90 Pine, box boards. . "x4 & up 6'-1 me f 1x3” to 6”,12'-16' "x7" & up 12/-16/ Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ UAB ST ear ena eanare 2100 22 00 1x8 &gNo.1rbarn 25 00 27 00 O. culls r & wp Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 50 16 50 ri,” 17 50 19 50 Mill run Spruce: ex 1x4” & up, 6'-11'.. 14 50 15 50 1"x4"-8" & upta’-16 16 50 18 50 u id= “ i 0x9/"=10) 18 00 19 00 1%"x7-B-g"” ‘* 18 00 20 00 1%"x10" ne 18 50 20 00 174" 8&al"x1a" “e Spustey 1” clear (fine ressing and B) 23 00 2 Hemlock 1”........ aS Il 00 14 00 Hemlock ax4, 6, 8 : 10, xa/16! 2... 14 00 16 50 Tamarac. «asaesns 13.00 15 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out Basswood log run mill culls out. Birch Log run..... Sott Elm, common, and better 1,1%,2” 20 00 24 00 Ash, black log 18 00 20 00 PAIN cies eee 26 00 29 00 Lath per M: No.1 white pine 1918" xe uss ca 360 400 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x5 2100 2a 00 | No.2 WhitePine.. 275 3 co Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 00 25 oo | Millrun white pine 325 3 75 Pine, s.c. and better, Spruce,millrust4” 285 3 25 ALM eters taleTevnreitia es 22 00 24 00 Redpinemillrun 275 3 00 Pine, s.c. and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 SERS sine cian)s/< sine 23.00 a5 0O Basswood “ 200 250 Pine,s. c.and bette, Hemlock ee 175 225 eee e's «.wiaiels 00 24 00 sto ete I 50 Piae, s.c.and ener: Pine Shingles (nts bs PER a5 50 27 00 xxxx; 5870 jen 5° 400 1x10No 1 barn.. go 00 33 00 pores Butt 18” 275 3 50 1x10 No.2 ‘ 23°00 26.009) | RRs 50s. onidenlesiet 150 175 1x8&qNo.a ‘* 2000 2200 White Cedar gar se Pine mill culls,strips xxxx, 18 425 & sidings, 1”x4” Clear Butt, “18 300 325 & up.12’ & up.. 14 00 16 00 18", xx. 1 ee. 1 85 Mill cull shorts, 1x4” Spruce logs (pulp) 1 14 6O & up, 6’ torr’.. 11 00 12 50 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... - 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according tw lineal.. OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 60 865 ELM. By the dram yaccording to average and quality, 4o to4sfeet. 70 75 go to 35 feet. 50 ASH. ro inches and up, according to average and quality Average x1G6)inchi, 30 tisjayelsteine aretatetat et aicts See octet 24 See ee Ctr terre Mori niae Rey une RIAA re ons ate 5 a6 28 Been Oar ietstelstocis Meee ROE Os nchitie Snore Bano mon ote ae haac 32 35 QUEBEC SPKUCE DEALS 1a feet and up x 3X9 and up............0ceeeees per M.18 co 19 Oddments....... staf c\a/assialafais\ela\eie¥atele/als/atelstatsleletele ricay in “4500 16 Boards): rianid saints. cs choc catcie assiate\nre le mpsleieuie ioe nies “£8 00° 16 BIRCH PLANKS. BAEC ASE Yara oe! aig hoselaietal=/e(e/e\arotula|etelsietahe ofetmfajatetalatelstsisst ee are 15 00 16 0° SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER, Wi X10" 1... ag 00 iL x Rie: Lee 54.00 | 1x 12” Ghocsernantgednese 33 00 1 in., 8” and up wide...... 62 00 x 13” and MD iccte iete'>: je sis 33 00 yh feral 1%" ey ee at 65 00 lh 1% FT (> Le ine een jo oo tS eatatatha 68 00 NO. 1 BARN, CUTS AND BETTER a 4/4 x 8 & up No. x & better 45 00 ROME /n} sine + 31 00 42 co 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 50 00 Le Ee apa 36 00 43 00 8/4 = » §8.00 afeand 3” Me Poteemete se 40 00 64 x6 & up No.'s 1» 47 00 tenet eeeeceee OCH ORODAS 42 00 8/4 » 49 00 clas 6& up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN, 8/4 a a) » 46 00 rin... stse++ 29 00 36 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 1% and ae iaans go 00 36 oo 1 in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 | 2% and3”................ 32 00 r¥ in. A : 53 00 154 i in, SO NA facetivetste 55 00 NO. 3 BARN. ain. OP a daebs 57 00 . aW%and3? “ |... 715 00 VidMs Aa aeecden peseeee 23 00 28 00 4in. “ Stan 1%, 1% and 2"...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS, I in., 6” and up wide...... 31 00 BOR: 1% ee aan 41 00 No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2” 18 00 26 00 14" a 43 00 No. 1 Age S, 1, a’ as Barerrere 47 00 1%, 14% and a”.... 16 00 19 00 a, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 No. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Mill runculls, x”...... 15 00 - and rg" Rane 33 00 | 1,14%,1% and a”...... it 00 ER BOERS 34 00 On .lerorsleldincaweerestertiee 14 00 adG qianille es 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH see eceeeeees Se/esie's) 200) |) NOwix iqaianemneee ieee eisieielels 24 00 No. a 4a? ee ne Pais tain teses 27 00 | No. 1, 48” pine............ 4 25 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S, AND 1 E, ax oo pe a eo Saistetotuirietatsistavateteinievore sale 2 ax6and 2x8 teneoee ++2.2000 2040 wind ae MELO ap iiacietalstsinistelietsiae teeee2E00 = 21 50 24 50 23 00 BVI \Yalvere aiviereiese sieley ws | favatatstere 2100 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH 3 : MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring Py i oie Wem acnin” Wield lactone 4 or 6 inch No. 1 ax 4-8-14-16..........0006 ss ax 4-10-1820... a st 8 to 16 @ inch say cease Gee mera ie winlatnio cea SOC. teeeeeeeseese 22 §0 | Ginch No. 1........, KO) 9 AS, cio e nipisieselele ateniststoibieisi SM SO | mCMnn n SIN Gta ene ee Bat Pe cts aasantenwaleaebeiies No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce soapies pial dtola wi ataleratatevaye etstatele Civecsesees 5 00 NGi ie eee” yi hee creme bewiniele die avis vieralqsitintanie teeceesee 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER 3x6and3x8..... phe ere ZX Ow sc cenccnewuloesseesnicevcisis Gs 'e (m) sieiule\sininle e/w els 24 00 3 x12 . er ed QRA tO 6x Bea iota A 4x10 to10x 10 ries Bix Be tiara ners 24 50 6 x 14 up to 4a ft 200 ong Fe es : BRITISH COLUMBIA FI1K DIMENSIONS, S. 1 9, AND E. X 4 2x6, ik eae rott., ... wee enaeve 0s. Seles am *¢. 48.fo.ga tt. niu or. ooan ee seme coe ax ‘o/saaitol RG Mevicocecarateals areencwne 18, a0, aa 86 «decease Wy 4 nasa si niga ae oe ciet fun 24, 26, 28, 30, 33.......26 sits, oG pole giai.m Sie Peis ine 2x 14 up to ga tt oe se anese nes 3x4 to4 by 12, 8to 16 ft.. 3x4 to4x 12, 18 to ga ft.. sed 6x6to6x 1aupto gaft . BE ace ee No x & a Red Pine; @ id. «co "ass sas oes as dae ee A ae No. 1 ae a Floorin ne or Spruce. terete Po Poag a 1 AD teil ir 8”, 10” an Shipl tate: Perr =~ : C. Fir 6” Shiplap 2a 8 aes ap zal ; . ee eece cues. sonata BOARDS—ROUGH OR 5S. 1S. No 9. 1 Common Pine, to inch. atahiacs Rraetete S96 ae 2 anaes eC et 4 a mixed w dths .........- senses one 5 <3 cone tees SHING XXX B.C.Cedar .. __ SHINGLES XEOBiC; Cedar su. 5 Seles. XXX _ Dimension. rr ir ae ee ry LATH. INO. ce cccccevnccvecsacsscsenes= sacs No. 1 Mixed W & R Pi No. 1B. C. Fir... tenes ee er rr peeree et AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. WHITE PINE . : (Wholesale selling price. ppers 4/4 .. 0... eee $94 00 Dressin da BSahperea oer a gi ere » 92 00 est 00 oO, O 12/4..... ~ oo Selects mae ven eyine a al aiittes 3 Bee pa §/4to 8/4... 0... 82 co 00° ‘10/4 to 12/4, 92 00 se ae <7 a enSS COnm Fine Common 4/4. 61 co | No.2 Moulding ae 47 00 P: is ry ee 65 00 “ CR pes : 7 G) gos ache 65 00 . $ fe+.0.. 47 00 Bia. Sse 67 00 No. 1 Barn-1x 12, Jules. a4 0.CgR No. 1 Cuts 4/4..... sales 51 00 “1x6 & 8... 35 00 2 = SA vslaciciants a sat Oaharey «e (!) 2 Ropes oan = GiAS vomnd eae + 59 00 No. 2 Barna 33 00 8/4. ade sateen + 61 00 xr = No. 2 Cuts Py Fe EE 35 90 No. 3 Rar sae ©) Lean S/he sgaticenee \*) Ones actu eee Box 56. Soaps aieroesi ea “1X00. s. opwener doce ‘* 3 Bao teeeines * 1x13 &up..... pin tae ob. Bec eens - 37 00 | The following quotations on hardwoods t buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: agi ae jobber WHITE ASH. sa and, ane - 40 00 4200 I © ainc -» 44.00 46 00 Strips .... 22 00 a to 4 inch . 48 00 54 00 | Com. and culls . 14 00 BLACK AND BROWN 1st & 2nd 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 BIRCH rst & and6inch & 1st & and, white, 6 lip; red. cosueeee 40 00 42 00 inch and up...... 30 00 32.00 Common and gi * c s+sseseersesere 16.00 18 00 ELM. i} rst and and, rock, 6 1st and and, soft, 6 inch and up... .. 32 00 35 00 inch and up.... 26 00 Common and culls, 15 00 17 00 Common a culls. 10 00 MAPLE rst and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 oo Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 00 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, « toa inch........ oe abo cee ego on Selects, 1 to ainch............0cccecncees be aida ee OS aS Fine Common, 1 inch.............-.. seees oeoees 63 OO 1% toa inch.... |... yar.) eeenGeiees 4 No. 1Cuts rinch.,. =... Sain eae aoe 1% to2 inch... .ccsendeces No. 2 Cuts, 1 inch...... we 1% to a inch..... Barn Boards, No. 1,1x12.... .. iO. 1,1 X30 . J sccepeeeee Now 2, tS eee No. 2,1 x12.. No. 2,1 xX 10,. oe eri \ iene coer oer paren No 3, No. 3, No. -3,1x 8 Spruce, to and rain. dimension..... 9 in, and under ..: é ro and 12 in. random lengths, : 10 ft. and up «see 23 00 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 yo 2x7 and3x4 random sgseessserass so9ee SSSRSSSRSS8E8 BEG8 lengths, 10 ft. and up. —........ 00 All other random lengths 7 in. and under, ro ft. - a aoe Wevieschd danas. Natnch: Uc eee +. 20 00 i 23 00 Vonneat Spruce boards, matched . He I 50 1 x2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundied a 00 in ie foals laths Clear: Whites)... ... saute suns oRannee operas eee 2 30 Extra 1s (Clear whites out)........2-2 cece ce cceccuce 145 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) ssinnkkveseiaulton st keane ate ISG Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to a” 375 Eurekas, 19” ‘ nce nara ‘Perfection; 's butts‘to'a3Z7.s ces scccce. 0 ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | So get a-board, or better yet, a car of boards or shingles and lath from our Quebec or New Brunswick mills A little talk with a “Silk Finish” about our Fenderson Mill Products This mill is still doing business at the old stand, sawing the same nice, small sound knotted Spruce, and turning out the finest dressed ‘‘ Silk Finish”? Spruce coming from Canada Spruce to-day. A full stock of 1 in., 1-1/4 in., 2, and 3 in., in any width always on hand. You can’t stop it—the trade want it because its the best. e e Old growth, gang sawn White Pine with a sound red knot of an excellent White Pine character, good dry stock—Tonawanda grades—and can be worked as desired. This is real good goods. Shin les Our Fenderson 16 in. New Brunswick White Cedar Shingles are the same uniformly g good shingles that we have always supplied. The Old Reliable Brand. Lath The very best Canadian Spruce Slab Lath. Any or all of the above in the same car Remember! If it’s Fenderson’s—it’s right John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: , Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P.Q. Sayabec, P ° ° Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, ete. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “YSBAA ‘919989g Sapling 9IU AA SOF eueipuy ‘O[[IASUBATT ‘eT ‘SUBa]IQ MON ‘|BQ ‘sojeSuy sory ” ‘OW ‘stnoT 4¢ *1eQ ‘oosiuRag weg “SPId ‘09 ISNAL, FY UV VLGIEGIH 76-126 ‘qaaqyg sa[esuV SOT *N FOL “pig eoseurmI0y Jo Ateg “VN ZIF-OLF ‘Jo01j§ PUESUMOL, BFT-6ET "YOIW, ‘W10I30q ‘O ‘@ ‘Woanooue A ‘TIT ‘o8eoryO Aq1) YOK MON “4g eBplaqpooA 36 489A “IS Jopued Es “Pid AU “YBN [eloreuruI0g zg Avapeorg Ot “Spd e1qeqmby SaOIdAO SATVS OIHO ‘ILVNNIONIO 99°95 301] 189M S8P-S9F “OD NVOA @ AVA V ff ‘ojo ‘Suey “ul -Aooiry ‘Suiddoiy ‘SurmesS [IAI ‘sullog ‘surqjno -ssory ‘suiddry ul qusweaoiduil paplo pee Puno ee pue mes Ajoriea Jayjo Aue J2A0 Sjuowysnf{pe 93e.1n9 -se pue yornb ul sa.dejueApe sassas -sod ouryseu sty J, MVS ALATVA 092 “ON “°N 22O ‘AJauleu *930‘sdoys suiqgol ‘sar1oj0Rj xoq Ul yIom Ajo -I1eA 10} Ajpetoadsa pew ouryoew mou pueig & 0} UOTUR} -je imo ]jeo aM ‘apis Apeys oy} uo AeMe_ sJopi0 XOq JO }SBDI0Y9 9y} wolj suiInjol Aue ynd Ayyensn [yf1M sI9pi1o asey} uo sjyoid oy} pue g[puey 0} a]qGe 9q JIM Meg Ajole A 2 Aj oO Worl M ‘Ajjeuorseso0 doys EU ee YOM 19430 jo Aol -IeA & Jng ‘syooys pue soxoq sulin} -oejnuew ut Ajuo Jou ‘aagavs AduoW pue owl e sI qf jt Jnogn JD S]jaq YI14YM Y-[][ 40jnI41y sof ajtam of nok apiaur ay MVS ALAIVA 092 “ON “PN MPO Aja A. pow pae ang [PM e 1 A10}IV,J XOG & OJ SJUaUNJsaAUT jseq ey} JO 9UQ “i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 Atkins Sterling Made in Canada Don’t let anyone persuade you to believe there that are any finer Saws made than Atkins Sterling Saws. If you are using them—you know it. If you are not using them, you ought to know it. The best way to find out is to try them. That’s easy to do. Write us. Every saw guaranteed perfect. U. S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. H amilton, Ont. Filers! Mill Men! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works Send for Catalogue No. 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U.S. A. ! CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . 4 ; its ability to always Its High Daily Average, Keen a sunetea tiene skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet BRANCH OFFICE AND BRANCH OFFICE WAREHOUSE CLYDE IRON WORKS SAVANNAH, GA, NEW ORLEANS, LA, co.e MANUFACTURERS OF THE McGIFFERT AND DECKER Patent SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DuLuTH, Minn. am — ee iene areca SR oe : Log ging The Spark Extinguisher shown in illustration was sold by us about a year ago to the Chicoutimi Pulp Co., Limited. It has be-n so satisfactory that we have just shipped two others to the same company for use at other mills _ If you use wood for fuel you cannot afford to be without this apparatus. It is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and will not affect the draft. Made to fit any stack or chimney. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited pens Craig Street West, MONTREAL Say Old Chap! - Do you know that I had quite a lot of second-hand machin- ery that was no use to me so I put a small ‘‘ad” in the “Canada Lumberman” and sold the whole line? The ‘‘ad” only cost me a couple of dol- lars and I got ever so many replies. Why don’t you sell those old machines of yours, there are lots of fellows who would be glad to get them? The “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper is buying and selling second hand equipment every day. Write for Sample Copy Advertiser Non Advertiser Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto 7 ~ Canada Locomotives Designed for all round service in logging operations. The minimum number of moving and wearing parts insure low up- keep cost, and their short rigid wheel base make them suitable for roads with sharp curves and uneven tracks. Finished, interchangeable repair parts always on hand. Montreal Locomotive Works Limited Bank of Ottawa Building, MONTREAL, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 | Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long The Largest Leather Belt ever made in Canada Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time aad trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER INVESTIGATE THE NEW METHOD WER uIN MAGE NE : HAM PRELOIT: Wis No. 90 Planer, Matcher and Profiler You can make the highest quality of flooring on the new Ne. 90 Planer and Matcher at 200 feet per minute. We will prove that you can do this. Our guarantee of proof is conservative because flooring has been run on the No. go at more than twice this feed in our own factories. The machine is built strongly enough and is powerful enough to stand up to a feed of 500 feet per minute—so when we say that youcan run ‘‘A1” flooring at 200 feet per minute, you see that our statement is really conservative. All your outline work (drop siding, beaded partition, lap rustic, V ceiling, casing, etc.) can be run on the No. go at 150 feet per minute! Think of it! And even at this very fast feed you will get better work than you can get from any moulder or four head matcher at 50 feet per minute. In other words, you can do much better work and three times as much of it with the No. go as you can get from any other four head machine. Stop and think this over! It means a whole lot! The No. go is a simple, substantial machine built for speed and hard work. Every part performs a duty—there are no superfluous pieces. The machine is equipped with the powerful Automobile Chain Drive. It is also equipped with the ‘‘ Berlin” 6-bit Round Top and Bottom Cylinders which will handle twice as much stock as a soft knife machine and at the same time save you 15 to 30 per cent. in grades. For flooring, we furnish you 12-bit side heads especially designed for this fast feed work. At a feed of 200 feet per minute they will not tear out even the knots and cross-grained places as much as other heads will at 60 a minute. If you have not received a copy of the June ‘‘ Berlin Quality” Bulletin, you should write for it NOW. It contains four pages of description about this Fast Feed Working of Flooring and Outline. It is worth your careful reading. erlin Machine Works, Limite Hamilton 2 Canada Builders of Berlin a Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 The Maple Leaf Saw Works Shurly Dietrich Co., Limited GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws Buck Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws Circular Saws Gang Saws Mill Saws Band Saws Cross-Cut Saws Straw Knives eae Maple Leaf Saw Set MANUFACTURED BY SHURLY DIETRICH, CO., LIMITED Directions. —Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- panying cut, and strike a very light blow witha tack hammer. If you require more set, file the tooth with more bevel. If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake Be sure and not strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt of 40 cents we will send one by mail. We are the only manufacturers in the world who export Saws in large quantities to the United States. GROUND THIN ee gli. : MMT — effi eI CIT Save Labor Save Gumming Save Time Save Files Tempered by our Secret Process. Made of Refined Razor Steel. We have the Sole This Saw RR Stands Without a Rival AND IS THE Zl We Manufacture {ts Superiority consists in its Excellent Temper. It is made of ‘‘ Razor Steel,’’ which is the finest ever used in the manufacture of Saws. We have the sole control ot Of All Widths and Lengths. this steel. It is tempered by our secret process, which process gives a keener cutting edge and a toughness to These Saws are made ot Refined Razor Steel, and tempered by our Secret the steel which no other process can approach. Process; for Fine Finish and Temper are not excelled. The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45 degree hook. Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back fred shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Con Ltd. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Vards. etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout : Three Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels H Used in trains or singly for platform work. Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel ORILLIA pi ONT. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE =a y We 4s a 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 - Don’t imagine that one kind MEENIING of rope 1s good for all purposes. Different purposes demand WIRE ROPE... different grades of rope. To get . asound knowledge of the best ropes for all purposes consult the Greening Company. We make all kinds of wire rope andin all sizes. Our stock of stand- ard rope is very large and we can ship orders with unusual promptness. Write tor Catalog No. 1. The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. HUTHER BROS. For wet drives there is no belting made to equal KEBO Balata. KEBO Belts are stretched in the making. Patent Groover or Dado Head Each ply of Canvas is treated separately thus thoroughly impregnating the canvas with the adhesive solution and making the finished belt uniform and impervious to moisture. Even long soaking in brine does not impair “KEBO.” We hack up our claim for KEBO by fully guaranteeing every foot you buy. Write us about your belting needs—the first order will mean repeat ones. Orders for KEBO satisfy both you and ourselves. For either Rip or Cross Cutting Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- For cutting any width groove from 1/8” cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with to2”’ wide. Will cut either with or across J R BAXTER & CO grain of wood. the grain (Sent on approval). ° e e Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. fs A HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., - ROCHESTER, N. Y. Mill Supplies = :: MONTREAL i MW Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. for Transmitting Elevating and, Conveying. THE OEWEY DOOR Rubber Hose SAW GUMMING WHEELS made by 3 processes VITRIFIED - ELASTIC —— Hl Silicate Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guarantezd the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? Saw Filers ROGERS - HART for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. The Canadian & Hart | mete Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. “4 Canadian of Toronto, Limited Hart Wheels | Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO ores it Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver Sirton Street East HAMILTON 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 48” EDGER WITHOUT FRONT TABLE We build a full eee EDGERS and will be pleased to sub- mit specifications and prices on application. 48” EDGER WITH FRONT TABLE The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. | Represented as follows: Maritime Provinces Province of Quebec Manitoba and Western Provinces pee rt fer oe y Geo. H. Evans, Williams & Wilson, Stuart Machinery Co., eae: ee ager 5 B.C St. John, N. B. Montreal, Que. Winnipeg, Man. Vanconvel, = Re ip oe > tats Li eee eee iy." ay Pe an "CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Built with kneg opening of 36 in., 42 1n., 50 in., 60 in. and 72 in. ‘rame, selected oak, 8 in. x 6 in. tones iron band faced. og Seats extra wide with-taper nose and reversible liners, all-steel. Knees, very high, with 6 in. taper poveae Hs Boss Dogs and Nigger Ae Hook, all-steel. : ss and Pinion, cut steel, pinion apie to eliminate back lash. Power Set Works, rope driven, continuous acting, no lost | motion, no stooping. i .. Bees: steel axles, adjustable, Babbitted, self-feeding axle bearings. [ as Ne for single and double puke mills of large capacity. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION oS es Bite ; 7 Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited. Brantford, Canada anch: Se mipee: Man. StS H. B. Gilmour, Va demadee. B.C. ~~ “ - 1 =] a fe *~4; ry 74 ‘fe Fiey) Bees 5 aint rat il \ i | | LY. Pia ™ ; 4 4 - : S26 - a ——— OOO = ee 4 4 Atl ae he . < ae ti x ~ 9 pei > *, 4 4. FOR LUMBERMEN DID You READ ay ERE About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you_how to peat Bergh risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced_rates. 3 Lumber Underwriters a FIRE INSURANCE 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. ~ REDUCED RATES THE BATTS LIMITED EATHER Staved BELT =—sisés§ Columns made with our ‘‘V” Locked Joint giving a larger glueing area. Even thickness in our column is obtained by using more staves than other manufac- turers. The well seasoned wood in our products prevents checking. Our products will prove Great: Sciléts MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER BATTS LIMITED The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. ATS Packiit Ave,» ar Aree cen eae General Mill Supplies MONTREAL “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HADLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. E BEAL’S PATENT T9Gs for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, Fa Pembroke, Ont. tt Manhufactarer of Logging Tools ip oe Toronto, July 15, 1910 No. 14 mberman Worker Time is Money. Lumber and Woodworking The rapid cutting File is the economical File Ins urance Policy holders constitute the company and ih, eee aie participate in its profits. American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western 3 Wat Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith Present dividend 40 per cent. are rapid cutters made by For full particulars apply to "NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. a Port Hope, Ont. of Boston, Mass. The Babbitt that has the confidence Hyery Pound Guaranteed of the Public Try it .;CTIC METAL Tallman Brass & Metal Co. It is Reliable It Satisfies ARCTIC WE META L HAMILTON, ONT. FOR COOL BEARINGS WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies STRENGTH TWNIFORMITY BRELIABILITY EE NDURANCE FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalis, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down “Sleeping Bags. GENUINE|( OAK & _ “Genuine Oak” ATHER BELTING | Every Belt Guaranteed Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. FULL STOCK OF J.J. TURNER @ SONS 4 TEST IT Pressed Steel Pulleys and Ber sitbaGak: Oivecis Tay iT The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada in ever CONTRACTORS’ and URVEYORS’ SUPPLIES Tents, Awnings, ony Sails, Waterproof Cavers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, Grey Bieri Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw Ticks, eee Bags; Toboggans, Snowshoes. Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh Window oa ey me ott ex. URNER @ SONS Cor. George, ve Lids Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can eo. Mill Supplies ; = . OF EVERY DESCRIPTION >. D.K. D. K. McLaren, Limited Toronto Quebec 4 a. N.B. Vancouver, B.C. ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER) FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY; LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU ‘send us a specification of your BELTING cesuicements. : HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. Sp Vez Or HES TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF Betting S| onA"oar OAK LEATHER BELTING ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG ——FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL TORONTO; Our Stim Ten Band Mill ill | increase the cut of any plant ae ie og > SPR mee or Because—The top wheel is steam operated and it can be lowered and raised in ten seconds, when hanes Saws. Because—A seperate steam cylinder operates the upper guide. Steam is bound to operate faster than any friction drive. Therefore, the oftener you have to move your Uap guide, the more time the steam tension mill will save you. Because—For the above reasons you have more time for sawing. Send for special catalogue William Hamilton Company, Limited : PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. Dressed Lumber and Flooring If you haven't stocked our lumber then there is something good in store for you. We can ship PROMPTLY from our large stock of choice lumber, our lengths and grades are well proportioned. Good Lumber from Good Logs. \g \g \g \g Prices yours for the asking. Better let us quote you on your needs now. RUSH BILLS A SPECIALTY George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - + - - TORONTO, ONT. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario A Bargain in White Pine 300,000 feet Pine must be moved at once Manufacturers of High Grade Mostly 2x 4, 2x 6, and 1 in., 10 to 16 ft. Common and better $14.00 No. 1 Mill Culls $11.00 No. 2 Mill Culls at your own price 4 F.O. B. 11%c. rate to Hamilton Terms 2% 30 days and Lat hs The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada F. N. Wa oir, President. R. S. Watpiz, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company | Mantewersel Ta mber, Lath and Shingles a Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PRES. . CLEMENS, SECY. a WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturers of Lumber and Lath in Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 fr YS | . VAG sz Ss SS ee se ———_ . Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Soe MENT. BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada J. B. MILLER, PrEsIDENT W. B. TINDALL, SEcRETARY-TREASURER 3 The Parry Sound Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. - Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, ates 2 aga Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 T O R O N T O $ O N T. rag ee ee ccicas 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,oco peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, ce’ar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I1.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O'Neill Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays ON HAND Rough and Dressed Lumber An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec If you handle shingles why not have the best? —a (is (aA \ i 20 er 0% seg | Telegraph Office ° ©. P. R. Stati “Oe Winpy LAKE Pine, Ont. aa cS BAHNSEN Red and White Pine Only One Million Feet Left. It will please you. NEXT SEASON’S CUT FOR SALE > Mostly Choice White Pine. Try our nice Red Pine. If you want the best, get our Famous Metis kT Extras, Clears, 2ud Clears, ‘Specials, Extra No. 1 & No. To the man whv puts them on his roof they are pe . from 25 to 59¢ per M, in the wear-out over any other Shingle on the Market. In Spruce, we have it planed and matched, Novelty Siding, Ship Lap, Sheeting, etc. Also Hemlock rough and planed, 1 side Feather Edged Ulap- boards, Lathes, etc. Write us for prices, it will pyy you. Special prices on Shingles in 25 car lots. Yours for Trade KEDDY & KENNEY HEMMINGFORD, QUE. Oyamel Company B. A. Scorr, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Head Office: Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chamb: 25 Ti onto Street, iter 8 cre TORONTO, ONT. Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Maxisfdctured at Midland and South River, Ont. | CANADA LUMBERMAN Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment No. 1 Hemlock—Dry White Pine—Dry 1 in., and 2 in. thick rin. inM C. and Box stock widths 14 in. in Box and S. C. 1¥% in. in Box and S. C. 2in. in S C. and Dressing Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office Te Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN : Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER. MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red ‘pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS 7 OTTAWA, ONT. AND WOODWORKER 7 We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL A large and assorted stock of 8 in., 1 in., 14 in., 2 and 3 in., in millrun or cull, well manu- factured and dry, also a large line of Kiln-Dried Flooring, Sheeting, etc. in gin., 8 in., $in., 14 in. or 1{ in., full thickness all planed 2 sides, polished, bundled and in widths and lengths to suit your trade. Let me quote you on above or on your requirements in Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, etc. C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE LUMBER Telephone Main 5554 55 St. Francois Xavier St., Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. Spruce au Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. ; WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. I buy at HIGH and sellat LOW prices all kinds of Hardwood Lumber If you want to deal, I do. Write and te!l me all your t oubles J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, . Ontario THE ~ : Wholesale and Retail Brockville om Lumber, mper Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill & Fortune Wrees Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limite Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS, CO, za St. John Street, MonTREAU Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff n== Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in’ stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for omen: dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 EAST TORONTO Planing Mills: Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak. Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. ma Yellow Pine Finish vs Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. DETROIT, MICH. 69 BUHL BLD. The Canada Wood ~ Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, / Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont Phone 1184 Po 4 Un mw elt Pe The Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., Limitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO - Let us quote you on 8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; 8”, 1’, 12”, 1}" and 2” Pine; 1” and 2’ Hemlock, also posts and lath. : = A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of lumber,will contract~ tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. MBER AND TIMBER White As. Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialt Interior Trim Mi Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. | Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE AND 4 SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, so Lath. Circular and Gang. Have — equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stoc On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles facthe of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. mal h “swe Pres. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER ann SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario SS SS ee J. D. SHIER LUMBER et Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ON Manufacturers of Lumber, Fath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Biboring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 9% Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING DOMINION BELTING Co. Lit. HAMILTON CANADA Gira cs Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont, Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23:"2: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. READY FOR SHIPMENT: The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Soft ‘Wine kaa 1 car 28in. andup No. land Panel. 1 car 24 in. to 27 in. No. land Panel. lcar 20in. to23in.No. land Panel. 1car18in. to20in. No. 1 and Panel. = Soft Wide Yellow Pine, Short Leaf F inish (rough) Lumber, Lath and Shingles 4 car t rg ing and wider Steam Dried, Bright (75% 10 in. and up). MANUFACTURERS OF if “6 13 in. “eé se e We have in stock lin., 2in. and 3 in. Nee eee 1 Pin, “ “ “ in.,2in. and 3 in. Norway Pine X and O. ite Pine j F i Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. Long Leaf Yellow Pine Timber and. Joisting Your inquiries solicited WRITE OR WIRE FOR PRIEEE Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BaAaRRy’s Bay, ONT. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. e e i Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. MONTREAL, QUE. Booth (2) Hardwood Flooring ‘Gung Just Rockhard Facts When you want Maple or Beach Flooring of ‘“Empire” Quality, flooring which has been mave from good lumber and has been kiln dried and manufactured properly, and grades which hade not been ‘‘blended” to meet price competition—send us your orders. Competitive stock bought at a lower price is not a good advertisement to you ifit results in a dissatisfied customer who will soon forget the diffe ence in price but he will not forget the poor flooring. Biscotasi ng 5 0] nt. Regardless of price our high standard of quality will not be changed, nor shall we try to fool you by mixing grades. “‘Empire” Quality results from good lumber, superior millwork, years of experience, and MANUFACTURERS OF ———————__ the most careful and systematic attention to detail exactness. Lumber, Lath .:a Timber ee ie J. R. Eaton & Sons, ontario Phone 54—after business hours 205 and 220 Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. ESTABLISHED 1889 Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers SPECIAL If you are needing anything in sound dry White Pine Box 1, 14, 1% and 2 in. Write us we are sure we can interest you. as Aster Pace BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limite Ora ae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ce pug Ntrvnuzaernatttt en ~>eraiicn repeated again and again. The point has now been reacl.., however, where the operating depart- ments of the railroads ars 2 * _ wero a ea ke ie” 2 7 asks the lumbermen to point to any features of the new rates that are not substantially in accord with the judgment. The lumbermen take the attitude that the railway companies are obliged to make their tariff conform with the order, and are not likely io compile a tariff, or part of a tariff, for them. In respect of the G. T. R., there is the omission of filing any new export tariff at all for transportation from points in Quebec to Montreal or west of Ottawa. When the matter comes to be finally adjusted, the lumbermen y insist on the reduction for export rates being made according to views of the Railway Commission expressed during the hearing of case. The Commission intimated at one time that the percentage of increase in export rates should be no greater than the percentage of increase in domestic rates. In the old tariff there was often a marke: difference in the two rates. When the increases went into effect, special export rates were practically withdrawn, the shippers of lu for export suffered most. The attempt at readjustment in the schedule filed last month provides a shade of preference for ¢ lumber from some points, but the percentage of increase remains above the ratio of increase for domestic lumber. ° ; Until these issues are dealt with, the question of reimbursing the lumber shipper for overcharges will remain in abeyance. vill [he # Ontario Sash and Door Association Formed The sash and door manufacturers of Ontario held their second meeting in Toronto on June 30, and after considerable discussie decided to form an association, to be known as the Ontario Sash ané¢ Door Manufacturers’ Association. The following officers were elected: President, W. D. Cargill, of the Cargill Planing Mill Co., Cargill, Ont. ; Sec.-Treas., F. W. Brenuen, of the M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co , Hamil- ton; Executive, R. E. Truax, of R. Truax & Son, Walkerton; C. Lloyd of C. Lloyd & Son, Wingham, and J. Evans, of P. W. Gardiner & Son, Galt, Ont. The principal object of the association will be the better- ment of trade conditions by means of periodical meetings, at which various matters of importance may be discussed and dealt with. The association involves no binding requirements whatever upon any of its members. B. C. Shingle Men Defended Editor ‘‘ Canada Lumberman.’’ Sir.—We have read with interest your extract from a letter dealing with British Columbia shingles, published in your issue of May loth. We, of course, do not know from whom the complainant has been buying his shingles, but in justice to the established and reliable firms that are now, and have been, manufacturing shingles for a num- ber of years, this complaint requires an answer. It is beyond question that a great deal of thought and careful attention has been given and I don’t think any of the well-known B. C. firms would allow the packing of shingles of a known lower grade inside bunches marked as a higher grade. As B. C. red cedar shingle manufacturers, we believe in our goods, and claim there are none better. We also believe there is no ordinary- priced material that can compare with a good shingle as a roofing material, We are sorry to find that some dealers are buying Star A Star shingles for use in our good Canadian market, and respectfully submit that the handsome profits made by Mr. Retailer on shingles will at least warrant his buying a make of shingles that he can guarantee to his customer, and thus avoid his troubles. We would respectfully suggest also that more buying be done direct from mills instead of ee brokers, some of which buy any shingles they can get cheap enough, B. C. shingles are to-day (with all the benefits of grading associa- tions in Washington), commanding a higher price in the United States than the Washington-made article—a result of persistent maintenance of uniformity of both grade and manufacture. . ee ALBERT COTTON, Vancouver, B.C. _ The above letter should be read in connection with the le appearing on page 26 of the ,‘ Canada Lumberman ’”’ of July iis ing with the same subject from another point of view. There question of the excellence of the major portion of the output of B shingles, but unfortunately there is also no question that there pirates in this business, as in all others, who trade upon the reputation of others and do a great deal of harm. Public disev of the matter will, it is hoped, assist in making it difficult for people to carry on their dishonest methods.—Kditor. The British Columbia Provincial timber inspector estimates actual cut during 1909 at 750,000,000 feet. The cut in 1900 f licensed, leased and Crown-granted lands in the Province was 250 493 feet, while in 1909 it reached 579,310,960 feet In 1900 the (Provincial Government) revenue from timber in the Province amo ed to $145,766; in 1909 it reached $2,343,907. aa - Fire Fiend Takes Heavy Toll Gillies Bros. West Yard Destroyed—Heavy Losses at Tomiko — William Milne and Sons Lose their Mill Ottawa, July 5.—In one of the worst lumber yard fires in the history of the Ottawa Valley Gillies Bros., of Braeside, forty miles up the Ottawa river from the Capital, last evening, lost between 25 - and 30 million feet of lumber, chiefly white and red pine. The flames _ were confined entirely to the west yard. The east yard, cedar yard and Malloch’s yard, were undamaged, and both of the enmpany’s mills escaped, so that taking everything into consideration the com- _ pany feel that they escaped fairly well. The east and west yards - eontained, roughly, about 43 million feet of lumber, almost all red - and white pine. Of this the east yard contained approximately from 12 to 15 millions, leaving 25 to 30 millions in the west yard, which was destroyed. The value of the lumber burned was from $500,000 to $550,000. The insurance was carried on both yards as one risk and amounted to about $740,000. It is divided among about fifty com- panies. The lumber burned was probably one-half s. ¢ and better (No. 3 barn and better), the balance being box and mill culls. About 75 per cent. was white pine. The quantity of lumber consumed is about equal to a good season’s output of the Gillies mills. sf Tt is understood that the firm was in fairly good shape as far as stock taking is concerned. This will greatly facilitate settlement with the several insurance companies involved. Despite the large insur- ance the blow to the lumber company will be serious. About 500 men were employed in the lumber manufacturing and shipping at Braeside and all these are temporarily thrown into confusion. Although the _ lumber was insured, the loss of tracks (of which there were over four miles in the yard), piling frames and rollers, pile bottoms, ete., is estimated to involve about $50,000 and the company also have to take __ into consideration the loss from the mill being idle, which wil! be con- _ siderable. The company immediately commenced work on repairing _ the damage to the yard and have now a couple of tracks in shape, so that they may start sawing almost immediately. Gillies Bros., Limited, have been at Braeside for thirty-seven years and this was their first fire of any consequence, a fact which speaks volumes for the careful and business-like management of the company. The yard visited by the fire is known as the old yard. It is about a mile long, beside Chat’s Lake and 100 yards from the main line of the C. P. R. Railway tracks run into the piling grounds. Herein lies the only explanation of the conflagration. At six o’clock a C. P. RB. shunting engine was in the yard coupling a number of cars loaded with pine. An hour later the fire was discovered near where the engine had been. Very soon the blaze had possession of several acres of the dry lumber and the reflection was visible fifty miles distant. Fire brigades from Arnprior and Carleton Place were on the scene within an hour. Their efforts, with the labor of hundreds of individual fire fighters kept the flames from reaching the new piling ground of the Gillies firm, a few hundred yards nearer to Arnprior. A great quantity of pine and cedar are stored there. No lumber was piled in the yard, now fire-swept, since last August. The space between the two yards served as a barrier to the fire. Tf the flames had gained the second yard the town of Arnprior would _ have been threatened. The C. P. R. lost five loaded cars of lumber and four empty cars. The great loss has renewed the advocacy for the Railway Com- mission enforcing better regulations for the protection of lumber and _ forests from the menace of engines. There is no certainty of the fire _ being caused from engine sparks, but no other cause is apparent. : On June 30, a disastrous fire broke out at Tomiko, Ont., which _ destroyed about 20,000,000 feet of lumber, valued at $250,006, at the Tomiko Mills. The owners of the lumber were Ferguson & McFadden, the Temagami Lumber Company, and The De Laplante Lumber Com- _ pany of Toronto. The wide space maintained between the mill and _ the lumber piles was the only thing that saved the former from destruction. The lumber was well covered by insurance. About a _ quarter of a million feet of lumber was all that was saved in the _ yard. The lumber destroyed was very largely high-grade stock. A full season’s supply of logs is on hand, and the mill, which is a large Fione, with two double cutting bands, will soon have stock enough produced to meet the more urgent demands of the market. The capa- eity of the mill is about 100,000 feet a day. The fire is believed to haye originated from sparks from the lumber company’s yard engine. The saw mill of Wm. Milne & Sons, Limited, Spanish River, on the C. P. R. Soo Branch, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is forty thousand dollars, and the insurance thirty thousand. The lumber piles re saved. The origin of the fire is unknown, but an investigation ul be held into allegations of threats from discharged employees. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 New machinery had just been installed, and the mill was working day and night at full capacity, making even a greater loss just at this season. A disastrous fire broke out recently in Joliette, Que., resulting in the destruction of the Copping saw mill, with a loss of about $75,000. There is no insurance. For a time the Poitras mill and other buildings were in serious danger. Seventy-five men are temporarily thrown out of employment. The mill will be rebuilt at once, as from 250,000 to 300,000 logs are floating in the river awaiting sawing. The Atikokan Lumber Company’s big mill at Atikokan, Ont., on Rainy River, was destroyed by fire on June 30. The large timber limits of the Hines Lumber Company, one of the best in the section, were swept by the flames One hundred men worked three nights and days to save the village of Mine Centre, and the saw mill at that place, with success, although the smoke and heat were intense. Fire recently destroyed the saw mill and lumber yard of Charles — Mitchell, at Powassan, Ont. The mill and machinery are a total loss, and a quantity of lumber was destroyed and damaged. The loss is about 7,000, partly covered by insurance. The manager of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, of Winnipeg, reports that the company’s loss by bush fires in the Rainy River district exceeds $2,000,000. A portable saw mill and 12,000 feet of pine lumber were burned near Brockville recently. The mill was owned by W. Warren, of Lansdowne. B.C. Fire Warden’s Report Chief Fire Warden, Wynard C. Gladwin, has transmitted to the British Columbia Minister of Lands his general report of the work done throughout the province by the divisional and district fire war- dens during the month of May. In this report it is pointed out that the extremely dry weather during April rendered conditions especially dangerous during early May, and it was during this period that most - of the reported damage was accomplished. This was especially the case of the interior, and while excellent work was accomplished by the fire wardens, as shown by the returns, the organization was not yet perfected in the early period, as the districts have all been rearranged, and reallotted, and the new fire wardens have yet to become acquainted with their territories. In all 129 fires took place, originating from causes as follows: Twelve from campers, nine from donkey engines, thirty-two from settlers, twenty-eight from railway locomotives, and forty-eight from unknown causes. The amount of standing timber destroyed was 1,300,000 feet; 65,000 feet cut logs on brow. The amount of cordwood destroyed was 142 cords; 15 cords shingle bolts. The quality of timber destroyed was 1-3 good, rest fair. The value of timber destroyed was $6,000. The number of men engaged fighting fires, 471; wages, $2,024; expenses incurred by owners of timber lands, $1,000; expenses of fire wardens, $2,447.25; miscellaneous, $270.10. Rates for fire insurance on lumber camps will probably be con- siderably increased when the new schedules are published by the companies, as a result of the recent conflagrations in the northern forests. Mr. John A. Robertson, secretary of the Fire Underwriters’ Association, states that it is probable the rates on Jumber camps will be increased, but that there is no change contemplated in the price for insurance on lumber itself. The rate on lumber camps at present is five per cent. Forestry Secretary on Tour in the States Mr. James Lawler, Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, is making a tour in the United States. He will visit Washington to study the methods of organization of the American Forestry Associa- tion and to meet the officers of that association. He will also study the method of management of the Bureau of Forestry. Mr. Lawler will also visit Philadelphia and meet some of the officers of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association. He will then go to the Yale sum- mer school at Milford, Pa., and spend three weeks studying there. Afterwards Mr. Lawler will return to Toronto for a few days and then go to Ottawa where in future he will make his headquarters. Nipegon Pulp Limits to be Sold The Ontario Government will shortly advertise for sale the right to cut pulpwood in the Nipegon Limit, which is tributary to Nipegon River and along the shores of Nipegon Lake. The successful tenderer will have to erect and equip a paper mill at a cost of $500,000, and no export of the products will be permitted except in the form of paper. This concession was advertised for sale two years ago, but the tenders were not satisfactory. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4 Lumbering Progress in New Brunswick Active Developments in the Restigouche and Miramichi Districts—An Eighty Mil- lion Foot Boom—Interesting Details Regarding the Principal Saw Mill Companies From a lumbering standpoint, the Restigouche and Miramceihi Rivers are probably the most im- portant ones in the Maritime Pro- vinees. All aleng the shores these two rivers are dotted with saw mills of every size, all just now busily engaged, and some work- ing at night as well as at day. The very dry weather which pre- vailed this year in March; seri- ously interfered with logging operations, making it difficult to get the booms down stream, and consequently rendering the timber more expensive by the time it reached the mills, A visit to the Restigouche River would hardly be complete, from a lumber standpoint, with- out a view of the immense boom brought down the river annually by the Restigouche Boom Com- Dan yenel nie : hate ~~" It was the privilege of the representative of the ‘‘ Canada Lumber- man ’’ to view this boom recently, and it is only when one sees this mass of 80,000,000 feet of logs, that an adequate idea can be obtained of the immense business done in the lumber line in the vicinity of the town of Campbellton, N.B. This year’s drive will exceed 100,000,000 feet, and is all consumed by the Campbellton and Dalhousie mills. The Restigouche Boom Company, Limited, is capitalized by the lumber firms of these two places and operates under a Dominion charter. Its incorporation has minimized the work of the different firms, which heretofore brought their logs down separately. After the logs are cut by the owners, they are taken charge of by the Boom Company and brought down to the mouth of the river. Until this year the company could only use one side of the river for rafting purposes, which made the drive down very slow and tedious, but a new charter has been secured, and from now on the entire river can be used for rafting purposes, thus greatly facilitating the bringing down of the logs. Campbellton, on the south side of the boundary river, Restigouche, A. H. Hilyard, Manager of the Dalhousie Lumber Company A Section of the Restigouche Boom Coy’s 80,000,000 ft. Boom is a town of over 4,000, and is rapidly growing. Its chief and practi- cally only industry is lumbering. Here are located several large lumber concerns. One of these is the Shives Lumber Company, Limited, the largest lumber consumers in New Brunswick. Over 45,000.000 feet are annually used by this firm in their three mills, in which 400 men find employment. Around their largest mills, just on the outskirts of the town, there has grown up quite a village, all owned by the com- pany and called Athol. Here they have built houses for their em- ployees, which are given them at a nominal rental a schoolhouse, a church, and other modern conveniences. Their long lumber mill is one of the most up-to-date in the provinee, fitted with all the latest machinery, and capable of an output of over 250,000 feet per day. The products of this firm find a market all over the world, in England, ~ South America, and Australia, as well as our own continent. Long-Lumber Mill of the Shives Lumber Company, Campbellton The William Richards Company, Limited, are also large mann- facturers located at this point. They make a specialty of deal lumber and shingles. They have several mills and employ a large number of men. Although a comparatively new concern here, operating only about a year at this point, the firm of K. & V. Nordin, Limited, are running to their full capacity. They are now building two new kilns to hold 90,000 feet of lumber, and are also putting in a new planer, which will double their capacity for next year. The Alexander Lumber Company, who have heretofore specialized in shingles, are adding a long-lumber plant, with which they will be in a position to turn out all grades of lumber. The Chaleur Bay Mills Lumber Company, operating on the oppo- site side of the river from Campbellton, have a fine mill, which is oem- paratively new, the old mill having been destroyed by fire about a year ago. Other operators at this point are: B. A. Mowat. W. H. Miller and J. & D. A. Harquail Company, the latter bemg a woodworking estab- lishment. Long-Lumber Mill of the Dalhousie Lumber Company P Coming down the river to Dalhousie, we find located one of the ~ most progressive lumber firms on the Restigouche, the Dalhousie Lumber Company, Limited, the vice-president and general manager of which is A. H. Hilyard, one of the best known lumbermen in the Maritime Provinees. Mr. Hilyard has been connected with the limber industry for over a quarter of a century, coming to Dalhousie from St. John in 1903, when the Dalhousie Lumber Company first started operations, having bought out the business of Geo Moffatt. About ~ four years ago the plant was destroyed by fire, with the result that — on the site there has now been erected a most up-to-date mill in every ~ particular, fitted with the very latest machinery, which turns out over 25,000,000 feet of long lumber a year. Besides their long lumber mill, the company also operate a shingle mill at this point, and last year’s - output in shingles alone was over 40,000,000. Their shingles are con- sidered standard, and find a ready market. They also manufacture a _ large quantity of pulpwood yearly. Over 300 men find employment in __ their mills. y Operating at this point also are Bearinger & Chain, of which C. A. Doyle is manager. This firm intend in 1910 to treble their output, and are preparing for one of the largest cuts since they started in business. It will thus be seen that the Restigouche is a most important lumber centre. Over one hundred million feet will be sawn by these firms this season, made up of spruce, fir, cedar and pine. The Miramichi River is also the centre of a great lumbering industry. On its shore there are a large number of mills, having a tremendous output. To mention all separately would be practically an impossible task within the scope of this article, but many changes and additions are being made which are worthy of note. At South _ Nelson, three large firms are at present operating: T. Lynch & Co., _ Geo. Burchill & Sons, and John O’Brien. Mr. O’Brien has lately pur- chased a new planer and matcher, which will trehle the capacity of his mill. Mr. O’Brien has been in the lumber business for over forty _ years,, was for fourteen years a member of the Provincial Government, and is at present sheriff of Northumberland County. This year he has had built a splendid steam tug-boat, which is named the ‘‘ J. O’B.”’ _____ The present month will see a number of additions to the already _ large number of mills on the Miramichi. Messrs. D G. & G. D. Buckley are erecting a new saw mill at French Fort Cove, which will add materially to the volume of the lumber output. as well as provide work for a large number of men. The mill will contain a stock-gang SB d rotary, and will have a daily capacity of about 45,000 feet of long lumber and 30,000 to 35,000 of laths. — WW. &R. Walsh, of Chatham, have also started a new mill. It is only partly fitted out as yet, their lath machine being the only part | Logging j CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 of the plant in operation. The firm are somewhat uncertain as to their future operations, owing to a doubt as to whether or not the Government will expropriate their property in connection with the new banch line of the railroad. As soon as this is settled they will install a rotary for the manufacture of long lumber, as well as a box machine for the manufacture of box-shooks. J. H. Crandall has started a new mill at Chatham, which is a portable with a lath machine. The capacity will be about 20,000 feet of long lumber per day and 15,000 to 17,000 of laths In addition to the already large mill property now owned by the J. B. Snowball Company, of Chatham, they have purchased the saw mill at Millerton owned by Vanderbeck & Sons, of New York. This mill is equipped with a rotary and a lath machine, and has a daily capacity of 25,000 superfiicial feet of long lumber and about 12,000 to 14,000 of lath. The power is supplied by a boiler with a capacity of 150 h.-p., and an engine of 85 h.-p. The mill was built three years ago at a cost of $18,000. Included in the purchase is a valuable tract of timber land. This firm have also recently started a box plant in connection with their Chatham mill. The Swedish-Canadian Lumber Company of Nordin have added another saw mill to their property, having bought the mill at Rexton formerly owned by Curran Bros. Since the above article was written a fire has completely wiped out the town ot Campbellton, N.B. The fire occurred on July 11, having originated in the William. Richards Company’s shingle mill. $2,500,000, and it is reported that seven lives were lost. The buildings destroyed included the William Richards, Shives and Mowat mills and a number of smaller lumber manufacturing plants. The fire continued throughout July 11 and the day following. The town is nearly a mile long, and it is reported that not a building is left standing. Assistance was sent from Dalhousie, several miles distant. Fire also broke out in Dalhousie, but was subdued by hard work. A fire broke out also in the Miramichi Company’s pulp mill at Chatham on the same day and consid- erable damage was done. Machinery in''Canadian Woods Increasing Adoption of Steam Power Methods Indicates a New Era 4 in Woods Work—Companies which are Doing the Pioneer Work Zz Probably the most significant feature of the lumber business in During the past six months much interest has been taken in other _ Canada to-day is the extent to which manufacturers are inquiring into _ the advantages of adopting machinery for their logging operations. In British Columbia logging by machinery has already become general, and the most modern methods are in use. This cannot be said, how- _eyer, of Eastern Canada. Although the lumber industry in Canada "had its beginnings in the East, it can be said of the manufacturers of Ontario, Quebee and the Maritime Provinces, that they have been ? very slow to take advantage of the benefits to be obtained from the use of logging machinery. Nor is it in one sense peculiar that this _ should be the case. Logging methods have been established by long custom in the East, and it is a difficult matter to persuade a man that the methods which have been giving satisfaction for a hundred years or more are in need of a change. The very antiquity of the logging methods of Eastern Canada, however, is the greatest barrier in the path of improvement. In newer districts, where the lumber _ industry is, comparatively speaking, of recent growth, those who have _ gone into it have naturally considered, first of all, the question of efficient and economic operation. They have been brought face to face with the problem of logging by machinery, and, not being infiu- enced by the traditions of fathers and grandfathers who had been in _ the business before them, they have been more amenable to the argu- _ ments in favor of using machinery. _____In Eastern Canada, however, of late, especially in Ontario, the larger operators have been looking into the machinery matter, with the result that to-day a number of them have adopted the use of Machinery, and are securing encouraging results. One of the most enterprising firms in Ontario, the Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Company, are using practically the same efficient machinery and ra‘lroading 7 methods as are in use in the Southern States. Thev have a combined eableway, skidder and loader for handling their white pine timber up to 60 feet in length. This they are operating in verv smooth ountry, which is especially suitable for such work. They have been sing machinery, in fact, for their logging during the past five years, 1 report that they have been well satisfied with the results With use of 20 men they are skidding and loading on an average of 0,000 feet of logs a day, averaging from 40 to 60 feet in length. fr main cable is 1,100 feet long, and cleans up on one line a space a 200 Ofeet by 1,100 feet. With one setting of the machine they n clean up an area of about 60 acres, or, in other words, they can rele with a diameter of 2,200 feet. They are using this skidder, in connection with their railroad operations, and consider e best propositions that a lumberman can use. Yen sections of the country in these methods, and several machines of various types are being introduced, mainly in the Province of Ontario. Among the companies introducing them are Eddy Bros. & Co.; at Blind River, large operators from Bay City, Mich., who have used the cable- way skidder to clean off the trees in rough mountainous localities, where the timber has been inaccessible in the past, thus saving a large amount of timber and greatly decreasing its cost. This company are, furthermore, considering the complete elimination of the use of horses in their woods, by hauling their sleighs by steam. They have already one machine for this work, and are performing other functions by steam, such as loading and unloading sleighs, building dams. ete. Another company at Blind River, the Hope umber Company, have also installed a combined ground skidder and sleigh hoist. The White Pine Lumber Company, also, at Blind River, are using logging machinery on their limit back of Webbwood. They have two locomo- tives and twenty-five logging cars, all of standard gauge. They also have one steam logging loader, and expect to install a steam skidding machine during the coming season. — In connection with the use of logging machinery, the White Pine Lumber Company, in a letter to the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman,”’ say: ‘“ We have had very good success with our railroad so far, and expect to put in about ten million feet with it this coming summer, running one camp all season. We have had some trouble on account of the roughness of the country, but as vet have had nothing we could not negotiate, and more than keep our camps clear of logs. ‘““Tn the summer time we figure on building our railroad branches so as to have fair skidding distances between them and log right from the stump to the car without decking. In this way we keep our outfit working all summer, and have no idle horses eating their heads off. We have operated three years with a 15-ton locomotive, and this winter have taken in a 36-ton locomotive, which will enable us to negotiate steeper hills and sharper curves, which will be necessary in the new country we are opening up at the present time. We also have an alligator, with which we do’all of our towing, as well as towing for other companies.’’ The White Pine Lumber Company estimate that they can log at least $2 per thousand feet cheaper with the machinery that they have installed than they could with horses. The Serpent River Lumber Company, of Massey, Ont., have in- stalled two cableway skidders on their limits, and intend in the future to conduct practically all their logging by steam. This company are exceptionally well favored to save money by the use of machinery, The loss is reported to be over _ 28 because their ground is very rough and their timber is thick and of good quality. J.R. Booth, of Ottawa,-has recently been looking into this ques- tion closely, and expects to be able within a short time to adopt some of the devices for logging by machinery which are now on the market. In view of the varying character of the territory in which his lumber- ing is carried on, he is naturally giving the question the closest possible study before ordering machinery. In a recent interview with the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman,’’ Mr. Booth stated that to his mind the manufacturers of logging machinery had displayed great ingenuity in the design and construction of their machines. In view of the continually decreasing cost of labor, he said, it was well worth while looking into the economical advantages of the use of machinery for logging. A prominent firm of manufacturers of logging engines and mill machinery, in a communication with the ‘‘ Canada Iumberman,’’ upon this subject, recently said: ‘‘ Handling logs in the woods by machinery is coming more and more into favor with the lumbermen every year. We know this from enquiries we have from time to time for our logging engines. When we first started building them we would only get one or two enquiries per ‘month, but now we get as many as ten and twelve per A Cableway Skidder Conveying Logs to the River . +) | day. There is not the slightest doubt but that in the very near future all lumbering operations, of any size, will be done with steam instead of horses. ‘* One of our engines will easily do the work of twenty teams (forty horses), and the first cost is greatly in favor of the engine. The engine sells for $6,000, and sleds for a large opeartion will cost about $4,000, or a total cost of $10,000. Horses, such as are used in the woods, would cost $500 per team, or $10,000, and then there are sleds and harness to buy and keep in repair. ** Now, as to the cost of operating. It takes a driver and team- tender, at least, with each team, or forty men in all, who have to be fed and kept, while three men are all that are required with the engine; an engineer, fireman, and man to steer. You will readily see the advantage of the engine in this one item of operating expenses alone. ** Another great advantage with the engine is that when the operations stop, the expense also stops, while with horses it is not so. They have to be fed and taken out of the woods, and often kept with only enough work to give them exercise till the next year’s lumbering starts. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘‘ One party using our engine says that the cost of operating is as $45 is to $112 per twenty-four hours in favor of the engine.”’ With a view to presenting the case in favor of the use of logging machinery to readers of the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman ”’ as clearly as possible, a large number of inquiries have recently been made, both of the users of logging machinery and the manufacturers. The result is, as above shown, a convincing argument in favor of this development of the lumber industry. The following discussion of the subject is a compilation of the points which have been gathered as a result of the above inquiries. The factors which have led to the increased cost of logging im Eastern Canada of recent years may be classified under three general heads: First, the poorer class of men going into the woods; second the increased cost of supplies, and, third, the increased logging ; culties. In the past the class of men who entered the woods in the winter season were either from the farms, farmers’ boys, or mill hands. — They obtained good wages in the woods, and were well fed and healthy, and, until even the past six or eight years, it was easy to obtain good woods men. Recently there have been so many public works, railways, etc., constructed, on which high wages were paid, that the men have gone to this work very largely, and only the seum ‘ have gone to the woods. The old-time lumber jack has died off and gradually disappeared, so that the labor question now is a very serious y one, and it is a difficult matter to get good men of the proper quality, © ee and even to get enough men of any quality. From the Eastern Pro- vinces a large number of the good men have gone to New England, and a similar migration has occurred throughout the whole of the — country. It has been necessary for the lumbermen of the Georgian Bay region, for instance, to send to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and even Quebec, for men. This entails considerable expense to the labor agent and to the railway. If they could figure simply on the expense of the absolute number of men they wanted, it would not be so bad. But suppose the agent sends a crew of fifty men. They run the ri of having the men desert at any town they come to. When ™ leave the train at the nearest point to the camp the men may he sto by a neighboring operator. Again, men who have had their expense: paid frequently jump in order to avoid having to pay the transporta- tion money back. For such reasons as this, securing labor has become a very heavy item in the cost of labor. Where fifty men are needed, it may be that ~ 250 must be secured. The question is, therefore, how can machinery affect this situation? It does not at first seem as though it could, but it can be of assistance in the case of the operator who works from ~ - men. September 15th to March 15th, which is the rule in Eastern Canada, on aceount of the fact that they operate only so long as they can use cold weather, snow and ice. By using machinery, the operator can carry on his work throughout the entire year, every day of the year, if he wants to, because he has the power. He can log with machinery just as cheap, if not cheaper, in June as he can in January. So, instead of having a-certain number of men for six months of the year, he can have one-half that number for twelve months. He can. under such circumstances, obtain a different class of men, as he is able to offer them steady work throughout the year. The man who has a family to consider is far more apt to look for a permanent position of this sort. Instead of having to send out for men every two or three months, the operator will therefore obtain a good class of permanent woods This has been shown to be the case in the Southern States, where machinery has been introduced practically everywhere, and where they even have schools, shower baths, Y.M.C.A.’s, and other public buildings right in the woods. Machinery, therefore, would in- directly affect the labor question by reducing the number of men required and rendering them more easy to secure eventually. More- over, a man of that class would give a far better day’s work. The labor question is again influenced by machinery, from the fact that by its means work can be performed with the aid of a much smaller number of men. One-half, one-third, and even as low as one- fifth, the number of men can in certain cases, do the work with machinery. With the use of machinery, the young men are not only successful, but often make better workmen than the old-timers. They take hold more quickly and perform their operations better. So, instead of having to hunt for old lumber jacks, the youngest boys of the farms, cities, saw mills or machinery shops furnish the best labor. The second influence in the increased cost of logging is the increase Everyone knows that the cost of supplies of the cost of supplies. Steam Log Hauler Drawing Logs to the Mill or River has increased greatly in the past few years. A smaller amount of labor will consume a smaller amount of supplies. This point is of still further importance, in that operations are always pushing back further from the base of supplies; that is, from the railways. It can easily be seen that if it costs a dollar per hundredweight to ‘‘ tote ’’ in supplies a distance of thirty miles into the woods, when you go back sixty miles the cost will more than double. This is of even more importance where horses are used, because the feed is a heavy item, and it becomes very expensive to feed horses when they are taken far back into the woods. The third point to be considered is the increased scarcity of timber. This has an important effect upon the increased cost of logging. The more accessible timber having already been cut, the operations are pushing back, as above mentioned, and not only are _ they going further back, as a matter of actual distance, but they are going further back into the hills and mountains and into the inacces- sible localities, and the conditions in every way are becoming more severe for the operator, as the ‘‘ hauls ’’ and the ‘‘ drives ’’ are becom- ing longer. Furthermore, the timber is becoming smaller, not only from the fact that they are going into localities where the timber grows smaller, but also from the fact that the increasing price received _ for the timber allows them to cut smaller trees and also to eut further up into the tree. The usual way of handling logs in Eastern Canada is, of course, _ by horses, or, in some backward sections, by oxen. The cost of logging ‘by steam. The trees are frequently brought to the mill_in full length CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOKKER 29 with horses is increasing even more rapidly than the cost of supplies or of labor. A good team of logging horses to-day will cost in different sections of the country from $350 to $700, with perhaps an average of $475 during the past year. The question then arises, how can machinery decrease this cost? The present system of operating in Eastern Canada is mainly by winter logging and driving the logs to the mills on the stream in the spring. There are a few railroad opera- tions, but they are so few in number in the Eastern Provinces that they may be left out of consideration. In general the operations are conducted, beginning at the latter part of the summer or the early part of the fall, and continuing throughout the winter months, so long as the cold weather lasts, the logs being piled upon the banks of the streams or the lakes, and by means of floatable water, increased by dams, sluices, ete., driven to the mills. There has been from the earliest days practically no change in regard to the logging industry in general in the eastern provinces of Canada. Practically no improvements or radical changes have been introduced until the present decade. The lumberman of to-day is handling his logs in the woods practically in the same manner as did his grandfather. This is a statement which in iiself, to any practi- eal business man, should attract great attention, and make him realize that there is something radically wrong. It is practically the only industry of any size in regard to which such a statement would have any truth. There have, of course, been slight changes in the construc- tion of sluices or improvements in the building of roads, dams, ete., and there have been changes in that horses are used instead of oxen, and the methods in a general way have increased in efficiency, but there has been no radical change such as all other industries have shown. Yet lumbering is one of the largest industries in the country. It handles a very bulky product, a product of great weight, and which, in comparison to its usefulness, weight and bulk, is exceedingly low in price. It would, therefore, seem that it is the one industry whieh should demand the most efficient power devices for its conduct, vet, as above stated, until the past ten or fifteen years there have been absolutely no improvements, and at the present day such improvements as are in use are very local in their application. In contrast to this condition in the north, we have in the Southern and Western United States, and in other foreign countries, exactly opposite conditions. In fact, while the first logs in North America were hauled in Northern New England and Canada, and the logging industry has only within the past few years been introduced in some of the Southern States and Mexico, it is found that the most efficient operations in the woods are carried on in these new sections. All Canadian lumbermen are familiar with the invasion of the yellow pine into Canada a year or two ago, and know how their prices were completely upset and sale almost absolutely prevented by the introduc- tion of this foreign product. The fact that this magnificent timber could be shipped thousands of miles and undersell lower grades at the place of production in Canada, was astounding, and it certainly should mean something to the Canadian producer. The reasons of this, of course, are several. The invasion was at a time when sales had to be made. Yet, at the same time, they were made at some profit. Stumpage is said to be cheaper there, and, as a matter of fact, yellow pine stumpage to-day can be bouglt from $2.50 to $4 per thousand feet, which is considerably less than the cost of well- situated Canadian timber. Milling costs approximately the same as in Canada. It would cost more from the point of view of the poor and highly paid labor which is used there, but that the mills are very modern and splendidly situated for cheap production ‘There are addi- tional. costs, moreover, which are very important, such as the fact that dry kilns are necessary, and other special processes for handling the lumber because of the climatic conditions which prevail The great difference, however, between the two regions is in the cost of logging. In the State of Louisiana, yellow pine during the past year has been cut, skidded and hauled to the mill, a distance of 30 miles, for less than $1.50 per thousand feet. This, of course, can be explained, in a measure, by the fact that the ground is smooth, devoid of underbrush, rocks and other difficulties, and that operations, therefore, are easily conducted. But we find, however, among other timber in the south, very nearly the same difficulties as exist in Canada. The almost impenetrable cypress swamps, where animals cannot be used for operations, and where men can'hardly get around, are exploited at a most astoundingly low cost. While not quite as low as the cost for exploiting yellow pine, many of the cypress mills will cut, skid and haul their logs a distance of eight or ten miles to the mill for from $3 to $4 per thousand feet. Cheap labor has nothing to do with this, in that, while the ordinary negro labor is somewhat cheaper, ranging from $1 to $1.50 per day, it is less efficient than northern labor, and the necessary white labor is very much more expensive; so that probably the average labor costs in New England and Canada are considerably less than in the South. The main reason for the low cost of production in the woods of the south is the fine organization, equipment and power methods which are utilized. The only manual operations in the majority of cases in the southern exploitations of forests is in the felling of the trees. Every other operation is conducted ss 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . irc, Round Timber Measurement Metho ds Various Systems Used for Computing Contents of Logs -Some Complicated Formulae and Some that are Simple—Two Methods which are Practised : sh y oe A y +. PP ae Ole By A. H. D. Ross, M. A., M.F. 4 In a former article I pointed out how widely the best known of the log rules differ from one another, and how grossly inaccurate most of them are for the estimation of the board contents of the smaller logs. Attention was also drawn to some of the difficulties which stand in the way of adopting any one of the 54 rules now in existence as a standard of measurement throughout the Dominion; and the suggestion was made that the cubic foot unit of measurement should be adopted. In estimating the amount of earth or other material in a cut, a fill or an excavation, we generally use the cubic yard unit because it is a definite and fixed quantity and everybody understands it. If we were to state the number of wagon loads, instead of the number of yards, we would at once be asked the size of the wagon box, how full it was, how closely the material in it was packed together, ete., ete. In a somewhat similar manner, when we estimate the number of ‘‘board feet’’ in a log of given dimensions much will depend upon what log rule we use, how it is applied, and the dimensions of the material sawn out. Even if we assume that the product is to consist of square-edged boards one inch in thickness, the estimated number of board feet in a log 16 feet long and with end diameters of 8 and 10 inches, lies anywhere between 16 and 49. This is about as unsatisfactory as to say that a given volume of earth will fill a wagon box anywhere from 16 to 49 times—the earth to be packed equally close in each case and the box to be filled to the same level. Then, again, as nearly all the log rules in existence are designed for inch lumber, they do not give any idea of the quantities of plank, deal, lath, etc., that may be sawn out. In the ease of our sixteen-foot log, with diameters of 8 and 10 inches, it would be much more satis- factory to state that it has a volume of 7.16 vubic feet and let the buyer decide for himself what use he will make: of it. If, then, it is admitted that the cubic foot is a definite and under- standable unit of measurement, it will be in order for us to make some inquiries regarding the simplest and most accurate methods of comput- ing the volumes of logs of given dimensions. Quite a number of formulae have been developed for this purpose—some of them very simple, others quite complex; but fortunately they all agree to within about two per cent. of one another. In the case of square and waney timber, each stick is a frustrum of a pyramid, whose height and basal areas are known, and the volume can be determined readily enough. Jn the case of round timber the end sections may be considered as circles of given diameters, and a table giving the number of square feet in circles of these diameters enormously simplifies the work of computing their volumes. If the stick were a perfect cylinder its volume in cubic feet would be its length in feet multiplied by the number of square feet in either of the circular cross-sections. It so happens, however, that the basal areas are very seldom equal and that the surface lines, running from one end, of the log to the other, are very rarely straight. These lines are, as a rule, slightly convex, and the form of the log approximates more or less closely to that of a frustrum of a paraboloid. If cut from a tree which has grown in a crowded stand it may be almost cylindrical; if from one which has grown in the open it may be nearly conical, or even approximate to the form of a neiloid. Hence it will be seen that formulae for the determination of its volume will depend upon those for the volumes of the frustra of paraboloids, cones and neiloids, or of solids which resemble them more or less closely. We will say nothing whatever about the derivation of these for- mulae, but will endeavor to reduce them to as simple expressions as possible, and apply them to the case of a log 12 feet in length whose end diameters are 18.5 and 17 inches, for the purpose of comparing results. We will furthermore assume that the diameter of our log at 2 feet from the large end is 18.4 inches; at 3 feet, 18.3; at 4 feet, 18.2; at 6 feet, 17.9; at 8 feet, 17.6; at 9 feet, 17.5; and at 10 feet, 17.8 inches. These figures show that the surface lines are convex and that the taper in- creases towards the top of the log. One of these formulae, which is much used in France, is known as the ‘‘Fifth Girth’’ formulae, and may be written: V—=2UL( < )2, where V is the volume in cubic feet, and L and C are its length and circum- ference in feet. With a middle diameter of 17.9 inches the circumference will be 411-16 feet. Hence a fifth of the cireumference will be 15-16 feet, and the volume is 2*12%15-16%15-16=21.098 cubic feet. This estimate is higher than for the formulae which follow. Newton’s formulae is one of the most accurate, and applies to any sort of a frustrum, but necessitates the measurement of the length and three diameters. From tables giving the number of square feet in circles _ of given diameters we can find the ‘‘basal areas’’ of the cross sections of the log at its ends and middle point, and substitute these numbers in the formula V=1-6 L (B+4B,,.+b). This gives a volume OI 12-6 (1.867+4*1.747-+1.576 ) 20.862 cubie feet, or 1.1% less than tha given by the Fifth Girth formula. - ; ¥ Schiffel gives the formula V=%L(B+ 2By + 2By + 2By+b) Applying this to the case of our 12-foot log, whose diameters a1 given at +, 4 and ? its length, we get a volume of 7 ™/g [1 867+ 2(1 826+ 1.747 + 1.676) + 1.576] =20.893 cubic feet. Breyman’s formula is V= %L[B + 3(B,,, =F By; y+] Applied to the above example, it gives a volume of 20.896 eubie Oetsel gives the formula V= '/, L(5By + 3By +b) which gives a volume of 20.955 cubic feet. Le, A still more complicated formula is that of Weddel, viz.: V= '/,,.L[B+B,, +B, +5(B% +B 5/6 )+6By] which works out to 20.838 eubie feet. Simony’s formula, YL(2By = By+ 2By ) gives a volume of 20.980 eubie feet. Hossfeldt’s formula is V= 4L(3B,; +) and gives a volume of 20.991 cubic feet. “ae : Rudorf’s formula is very complicated, but may hé reduced to the orm 4 V =0.1963L[(D +d)? + %(D-d)? | where D and d are the end diameters of the log in feet. volume of 20:590 cubic feet. ; Walter’s formula is also a complicated one, but may be written — ‘ V =.1963L[(D+d)? +(D —d)? ( _ + 4/5)] This gives c L It gives us a volume of 20.662 cubic feet. The objection to most of the formule given so far is that they are too complicated. for ordinary use, and necessitate a good deal of measur ing. It will be observed, however, that they all give practically the sa result. The question therefore arises: ‘‘Is there a single formula wh will be sufficiently accurate for all practical purposes?’’ There are t such formule. One of these is Huber’s, and may be written V=LB,,,. In the above example, it gives our log a volume of 12x1.747=20.964 cubic feet, which agrees very closely with the Newton, Schiffel, Breyman, Oetsel, Weddel, Simony and Hossfeldt formulae. — only objection to it is that it is sometimes inconvenient -to get the diameter of a log at its middle point. , Smalian’s formula is V—}L (B+), and in our example gives a volume of 20.658 cubic feet. This is 1.4% less than that given Huber’s formula. For logs less than 20 feet in length, Smalian’s formula is sufficiently accurate for most practical purposes. All that it is neces- sary to know is the length of the log and its end diameters, and ap the formula, V—3L(B-++b), The values of B and b (in square feet) are then picked out from the table for the Areas of Cireles, added together, and their sum multiplied by half the length of the log. Where the middle diameter can be easily obtained, it is of course preferable to pick out the value of B} in square feet, and multiply by the length of the log in feet. From this it will be seen that the number of cubie feet in a of round timber can be found quite accurately by applying the si kind of arithmetic to measurements of its length and diamet properly-selected points. In the case of long sticks, like masts, s telephone poles, ete., the work is greatly simplified by chalking the into ten-foot sections, measuring the diameters at the middle po the sections, and applying Huber’s formula. For example, if we that our stick is 56 feet long, that the mid-diameter if the five sections are 17, 15, 14, 12 and 9 inches, and that the mid-diameter o 6-foot section is 7 inches, then the stick contains - 10(1.576 + 1.227 + 1.069 + .785 + .442) +6 x .267 = 50.99 + 1.602 = 52.592 cubic feet... : In the above formulae the fractions coming after the letter B indic position in the log at which the basal area of a cross section is estimate instance, BY means the basal area of a cross section in the middle of th Z flethods of Quarter Sawing Oak Plans Adopted by an Experienced Saw yer—Compar- isons of Results Secured by Two Different Methods There are scarcely two experts on the quarter-sawing of oak logs who will agree exactly as to the best methods of sawing. The head of one large oak-manufacturing institution has made repeated tests of _ yarious systems, and has repeatedly employed the methods illustrated in the two diagrams accompanying this article, savs the Hardwood Record. In the method illustrated in Figure No. 1 the log is split one side of the heart, and the minor portion dropped onto the log deck. Four to seven or eight boards are then cut through the centre of the log; the half section is again split in halves, and the quarter thrown onto the deck. The remaining quarter is then sawn; then the half Section is split and the same process ensues. Many advocates of this _ system contend that a larger amount of wide stock, and less waste results than by any other means. In the second method, illustrated in Figure 2, the log is split SSS SSS eee SSS SSS sane ox “ ae SO YQ Y 4, $' ‘y Uy sate CTL METHOD NO. 2. METHOD NO. 1. _ absolutely in the centre and the half dropped onto the log deck and each half is sawn without removal from the carriage. The gentleman referred to has made repeated tests of these two methods and his deduction is that method No. 2 affords the hest net _ result in quality and economy of time in sawing. These results are indicated in the following tables and show very closely what has been achieved in scores of tests. It will be noted that the prices shown are’ lower than the present average values on quarter-sawed stock, but the comparison is just as valuable: ' ; Method No. 1. wiog 12 ft. long, 43 in. diameter, containing................... 1,046 ft. NE PR Da nate cre ek ciele soe Sale e ee eee eee 810 ft. = UL St 2 PEER We Es Pai Akash s arelid ss icaieatoe ewe 236 ft. and voepcs.. aver. 11.9 in.; 689 ft. at $75...6.....002 eee ee 85% oer. pes., aver. 6.5 in., 95 ft. at $45......... 0000 eee 12% 3% Senco ——) 9 pcs., aver. 3.2 in., 26 ft. at $25.............2... Important Development of Siemon Company The Siemon Company, of Toronto, with capital of $1,000,000, __ which has recently been formed, is planning to develop the operations _ of Siemon Bros., Limited, of Wiarton, in such a manner a sto make __ them the most complete of their kind in Canada. They intend not only _ .to continue and enlarge the operations at Wiarton, but to take over _ the plant of Geo. Niebergall & Son, of Parry Sound, where they will _ manufacture lumber and veneer. The plant will be considerably in- _ creased, and by this means the company will be enabled to use a great ‘deal of the inferior lumber which would otherwise go to waste, for _ the manufacture of the cheaper grades of furniture. The Wiarton _ plant will also be increased considerably. At the Parry Sound plant a large patent veneer drier will be installed. This will be 100 feet long and will cost about $15,000. It will be ready for operation this fa The company intend next year to build a new factory at Parry Sound for furniture and flooring. At Lakefield they recently secured a bonus of $15,000 from the town and will erect at that place next fall a furniture ad flooring factory. They have already secured a mill site and mill at Lakefield alongside of the canal. This was the property formerly of Lillicrap & Tate, both of whom will remain in the busi- . About $50,000 will be spent upon this plant. Mr. William ebergall will continue as superintendent of the saw mill end of the iness at Pary Sound. ~The eompany have also been making arrangements to secure an nsive supply of lumber for their mills and factories. They have CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 Se Cc RL? SRS ayes = gos. 0 6 SHS 6.0) 1c, ofeEs a tet sees eau lel oka sama Product. —1 and 2— 10 ft. OME: No. 1 Com. LOvbte 12 ft. No. 3 Com. 10 ft. 4 3 Ae siete see ae a 1 3 ‘L + pL eco. _ i=} POOMnmMH WFR RAID CO LD Pee ys ix PRO ES ie hit 3 a8 Method No. 2. Log 12 ft. long, 42 in. diameter, containing Lumber cut Loss, 20.4% SRN MA A St MGs laine Ne seni acs Product. —1 and 2— 10 ft. 12 ft. No. 1 Com. 10 ft. L2atts No. 2 Com. £0 ft. Be 5 fi Meeps ster ac sidetienes ons) She a ; ae 4 : *! aiielial ie) "ej ) © 6) /e ee 6 « 2) (8) 6] 40) [al 8) S00) ee) wis! 6 er) DRED RNYWODDARAINM: - The following comparative statement of timber, measured and culled to date, is provided by the Supervisor of Cullers’ Office, Quebec, under date of July 5:— Cubic ft Cubic ft. Cubic ft. 1908. 1909. LOO eee Waney White Pine ............ 551,160 583,000 236,240 Whites Pine ines ees Sohae ee 96,040 51,240 9,640 RedaaPine. wr cect te oe tt: 8,000 5,400 4,76) | LOIN AO Ss be eer ee eo ee 129,000 408,160 67,049 1S lool Pe he toc eee eee eet he Re eee 44,080 61,880 224,630 ANISIINS S55 sohed cite dsl eg eae ee 4,000 480 720 Bireht rand) Wiapleter aa. sts enc ces 59,880 45,080 40,680 taken over limits at St. Joseph’s Island amounting to 5,000 acres, of which 3,051 is freehold. They own also on St. Joseph’s Island a town site at Milford Haven, which has an excellent harbor with large up-to- date mill capable of cutting 40,000 feet hardwood per day, and they have a mill also at Mud Lake. They are taking over also a tract of 60,000 acres of hardwood on the north shore which is held under one of the old Government leases, and which contains large quantities of maple and birch of excellent quality, and also considerable amount of young pine, which will be allowed to grow for some vears before cutting. These arrangements will provide the company with sufficient _ timber to last them for many years to come, making their business complete in every way and enabling them to handle all their lumber from the stump to the finished product. They have in mind also plans for the utiliation of several of their bi-products, at Wiarton in the manufacture of various lines of small specialties. This plan will be worked out in the near future. In connection with all these developments, Siemon Bros., of Wiar- ton, will be continued under their former name and their capital has been increased from $100,000 to $300,000. The company have found their export trade increasing so rapidly of late that they have been obliged to make these arrangements in order to keep up with the trade. They are going in extensively for export business, and are already shipping large quantities of their products to Great Britain and South Africa. By means of their enlarged capacity they will now be able to develop their export business considerably. The Retail Dealer Storing Finished Lumber—The Manufacturer and his Customers Storing Lumber and Handling Shavings By James F. Hobart I recently watched the erection of a small shed for the storage of finished lumber. The method of construction, manner of laying out, and the general arrangement of the whole business appeal so strongly to me that they are given here for the use of anyone who may be interested in a similar proposition. The structure. as shown by Fig. 1, is of balloon frame construction, about 72 feet long, 20 feet wide and has a height of 20 feet, divided into two 10-foot stories. The lower story, as shown by the halftone, is open along its entire length, on one side. The building is on the west side of a street, running north and south, therefore the building is open to the west, and “‘ the front of Fig. 2—Arrangements of Interior Framing Fig. 1—General View of Lumber Shed the building is on the back side, and the back or rear of the structure faces the street.’’ The Storage Structure The storage building is divided into bents of about 6 feet each, giving twelve spaces for piling material, each 6 by 10 by 20 feet deep. The foundation of the building is monolithic concrete and it was de- posited in a trench, or trenches, along the 72-foot way of the building, and across each end. Five trenches were made, 5 feet apart. They were 12 inches deep. Plank molds or forms were used to keep the conerete in shape during the placing of that material. The plank forms were carefully leveled and the concrete smoothed off level with the upper edges so that a fairly level surface was obtained upon all of the lines of concrete. The sills which were placed upon these concrete foundations were made of 2-inch plank, 8 inches wide, and each line of plank extended the entire length of the 72 feet and was anchored to the conerete by bolts spaced every 5 or 6 feet. Fig 3 show sthe manner in which the foundation and sill arrangement was made. The bolts, one of which is shown at A, were 14 inch diameter and 4 inches long. They were placed after the concrete had been deposited in the forms. Hach bolt EN (es ——— ca ‘A \ A \\ wooo CRAFT BSS Fig. 4—Details of Interior Framing Fig. 3—Foundation and Sill Arrangement was pushed down about 14% inches and the conerete smoothed off and packed closely around each bolt. The lower layer of plank B was bored to receive the bolts which were pushed through the holes and then the nuts were screwed home and cut into the second layer of plank C which was then spiked to the first layer and care taken to break joints in all cases. The top layer of plank was thus made smooth and free from all bolt heads or nuts. The anchor bolts were put in to keep the several lines of sills in place under the impact of pieces of lumber, however vigorously the latter may be piled by the laborers. The sills also formed the bearings upon which the lumber was piled. Thus there are four sills for lumber piling, the rear sill not being and His Problems. | | available for this purpose except when the lumber is exceptionally long. By means of this arrangement of sills, there is no danger of any of the piling bearings ever getting out of place. As the conerete is raised a few inches above the surface of the ground, there will ne be any danger of flooding the stock even during heavy summer showers or winter thaws. i Overhang of Shed It will be noted, by referring to Fig. 1, that the front of the build- ing overhangs several feet—about five or six—and this shelter permits lumber to be piled in the lower story without any danger of its getting wet. The convenience of the overhanging shed, during rainy weat needs no advertising. But the great value of the overhang is in fact that it keeps rain off the ends of the lumber piles, something which — the ordinary open shed does not do. ci The method of arranging the interior framing of the shed, together with the placing of the concrete foundations and the diagonal braces, — are plainly shown by Fig. 2, in which two of the sills and the bracing are visible. By this method of bracing, short lumber may be piled, without the danger of its falling down between the posts which are supposed to hold it in place. ae | The manner in which the interior framing is put together is shown in detail in Fig. 3. It will be seen that the overhang of the building, a distance of five to six feet, is carried entirely by the second-story floor joists. ‘At first sight this seems to be a very poor arrangement, but a little study of the overhang, as shown at A, makes it at once apparent that not only is the seecond-story amply supported but that there is no need for much support under the overhanging portion of the building. This matter may be figured as follows. The overhany A which extends from B to C can never be heavily loaded, therefore, it will never require very strong support. Simple and Direct Frame é As shown by Fig. 3, there are two sliding doors in the upper por- tion of the structure and this makes it necessary that an alley or © passageway be kept clear at all times along the front side of the build- — ing. This means that the support C must earry all the load in the front — portion of the building and as no load can come upon the overhang, — consequently there is no need of any heavy timbering to support this portion of the structure. The simplicity and directness of the framing in this building appeal — .very strongly to the designing engineer. It is evident that the building was planned by someone who was thoroughly conversant with the needs of storage structures and the limitations of balloon framing and — its very light material. The load is carried direct hy the line of posts, one of which is shown at D, and the beam or plate € is held in position by both the patch ledger and the diagonal bracing E. .. Directness is also shown at post F where the load is earried by the beams G which are spiked to post F, and still further directly sup-— ported by the pair of scantlings H, which in turn are spiked to post F. The sill I is made wide enough to receive both the post F and scantlings H and also the diagonal bracing E. These are all toenailed or spiked to the posts and to the sills and to the scantlings. The latter, with the posts, form the racks or sides of the spaces in and against which the lumber is piled. By means of this arrangement, short lumber, down to three or four feet long, is easily held in place when carefully piled, one of the posts or braces being almost sure to engage any piece of lumber of the length stated. Lights and Landing Referring again to Fig. 1, it will be noted that there is an outside stairway leading to the upper story. The landing or platform at the head of the stairs is formed by extending outward the timber ©, Fig. 4, together with the plate A and the ledgers G. This makes a very solid landing and posts are unnecessary. The upper story of the storage building is served by two large sliding doors whieh are pl visible in Fig. 1, and as may be seen in the same engraving the ligh is by means of single sash windows placed high up frem the floor. Only windows enough are provided to give light for piling stuff and getting around in the building when the large sliding doors are el High up windows in a storage shed are pretty good preventatives dampness to stored dry lumber. x Electric Drives . The structure was designed and erected for use in the ordimary run of business. The company have also recently added a new jobb shop, driven by electrical motors, which take current from high- sure mains, a bank of transformers just outside the new shop ser to reduce the 14,000 street railway current to a voltage which can handled by the shop motors. Current is supplied by a hydro : a Pm, 4 = ‘ed transformed down to 14,000 volts to supply the street railway sub- stations and, incidentally, any local concerns which are fortunate enough to acquire a right to use the water-power er:rrent. P The running of the shop by electric motor left a problem for solu- tion in regard to the quantities of shavings and sawdust made in the shop. The absence of the usual boiler, for steam generating purposes, left the disposal of the shavings an unsolved problem and it was finally decided to put in an exhaust fan and a system of piping from each and every machine. This was done in the usual way, but the main _ pipe leading from the fan was carried out of the shop through the ‘pitch of the roof about 25 feet from the ground, a dust collector was installed at that level and the shavings discharged into it and thence to a dust bin of sufficient capacity to run the shop for several days - without being emptied. Disposal of Sawdust This bin possessed all the novelty there was in this arrangement. It was located at a height above the ground which permitted a team attached to a large box wagon to be driven underneath the storage room. Means were provided to chute the shavings into the box wagon __ whieh was then driven to a nearby boiler-house and the contents dis- charged, to be consumed under that steam generator. A deal was made with the owner of the boiler and the wood-shop manager was enabled to dispose of the shavings and sawdust made in his shop at a figure which more than paid for the teaming and the interest on the overhead storage bin. ’ i. podid, 4 Handling the Waste In many localities it used to be the custom to discharge the waste into a “‘ hell ’’ wherein the refuse was consumed. It must he pretty far in the backwoods, nowadays, when this form of disposal will pay or even be tolerated. Wood is worth too much to be disposed of in this manner and some kind of a market can always be found for the waste, even though it is only to the livery stable men for bedding to their horses.— Woodcraft. St ee ee Deceptions by the Buyer By Alex Lendrum This is a subject which may be construed from many angles, but it is not my intention to make an attack on any buyer personally or reflect on the buyers of veneers generally. I regret that there are some buyers in the country who are attempting to, and in some cases are, taking advantage of the manufacturer of veneers, and my remarks are confined exclusively to this class of buyers. I would divide the deceptive buyer into two classes: First, the buyer who attempts to _ deceive the manufacturer by misrepresenting quotations or prices which he may or may not have received; second, the buver who attempts so to manipulate his specifications as to force the manu- facturer to quote on, or furnish a proportion of sizes which it is impossible for even the best grade of logs to produce or to consume the product of the log. As to the buyer who misrepresents quotations and prices he had received, it might well be argued that this is a proposition which must be met by the individual salesman or the sales department, and until such time as the manufacturers of veneer realize that they are being worked by this class of buyers this condition will continue. We all know how often when we make quotations on a specification of veneers that if our quotation is $10 a thousand feet the buyer will ad- vise that it is probably the highest quotation he has received, and he is offered from many sources the same stock by reliable concerns at $8. I regret that there are some manufacturers that as soon as this occurs figure to themselves that if Jones can produce this bill of veneer profit- ably at $8 they can do likewise. This practically permits the buyer to make the price upon the manufacturer’s product, and as long as the buyer is permitted to make this price, the mannfacturer can not receive a profitable figure for his stock. ; As to the second class of buyers, who, through manipulation of their specifications try to secure stock in greater proportion than the logs will produce, this is a condition which the manufacturer is actually responsible for. I refer particularly to the buyers of 14-inch door stock. We are all fully aware that, regardless of how good the quality of logs may be in birch, ash, gum or oak, only a certain amount of stiles -and panel stock can be secured from the logs and that the amount of small stock in rails and panels from the log must necessarily he taken’ _ care of, or it will in a short time result in the manufacturer having _ his warehouse piled full of little stock. For instance, we divide door _ Specifications into classes; that is, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 panel doors, and _ from the average run of logs which are available (and this I think applies to almost every locality) the product of the log will just about be consumed on a 5- and 6-panel door. If we quote the buver on a 45-panel door complete, that is, four stiles, ten cross rails, ten panels and bottom rails at a given price, and 2-panel doors. consisting of four , four cross rails, four panels and two bottom rails, at a propor- _—, vi Ee nd ae ee at, . eee TL» CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 tionately higher price, then we must secure this exact proportion to take care of the product of our log, and the price on the 2-panel door must be proportionately higher to take care of the waste of cutting over the 5-panel door. Further, where buyers wish to secure stiles or panels in excess of proportions required in these respective doors, the manufacturer must then secure a price that will permit him to produce the stock. For the last few months a great many specifications have been sent broad- east over the country for door stock in which would be combined a certain percentage of 5- and 6-panel and a percentage of 1- and 2-panel doors, and unless the manufacturer will carefully figure out these specifications and figure the proper proportion of stiles that would be admitted in each size, likewise the panels, it is a very difficult proposi- tion upon which to make an intelligent quotation, and evidently from some of the quotations which have been sent out by the manufacturers this careful analysis of the specifications has been overlooked. We received recently an inquiry with specifications for approvimately 400,000 feet of 4¢-inch door stock which purported to be several differ- ent sizes of 5-panel doors. By a careful checking up of the proportions of the sizes in this specification we discovered that there was an excess — of stiles of almost 60,000 feet, so that this particular buyer had attempt- ed to secure from the manufacturer this great exvess of stiles in the price of a 5-panel door; this, probably for the reason that he was able to buy from some other manufacturer a large emount of accumulated small sizes at a very low price, and then hoped to work in his next regular specifications a sufficient excess of stiles to work with the small cheap stock. I do not attach any blame to the buyer for attempting to buy this stock in this manner, but I do attach blame to the manu- faecturer who is willing to have such a deal put over on him. I have referred in this matter almost exclusively to the subject of door stock, because that is our principal business and the only one with which we are fully familiar, and I have no doubt but what it applies — equally to all other woods and other specifications. I have overlooked, but by no means forgotten, the buyer who after he secures your stock makes all sorts of claims and complaints as to grads, shortage of feet, ete. This really is the worst condition with which the manufacturer has to deal, because after you have shipped your stock and it is in the possession of the other fellow he makes such a complaint that it is an — exceedingly difficult matter to handle. Fortunately for the veneer _ manufacturer these buyers are few, and they will become fewer by close affiliation of the manufacturers in giving their experiences as to the methods of various buyers. I have in mind still another buyer who puts before the manufac- turer his specifications for veneer and asks for quotation on sample shipment, and would lead the manufacturer. to believe that he is a very large buyer of veneer, which he specifies. Frequently he may be a small consumer, requiring only 10,000, 20,000 or 20,000 feet for his season’s consumption, yet he will state that if the quality, ete., is satisfactory it will lead to large future business. On receipt of your quotation, based on prices f. o. b. plant or freight allowed in carload lots, he will then attempt to get the manufacturer to deliver this sample * shipment in less than ecarload, that he may see the quality, ete. A great many manufaeturers have made this concession, which in many cases is a very large one, and then found that six months or perhaps a year would pass before the buyer would again be in the market. There is yet another class of buyers who are quite necessary to the trade, but at the same time one of the most difficult problems which the veneer manufacturers have to contend with. I refer to the com- mission men and jobbers. Naturally the commission man’s main effort is to make sales and to obtain his commission by any means he sees fit —his existence depending on his commissions. He will consequently make sales at any hazard, all his efforts being to please and stand in with the buyer, very often to the disadvantage of the manufacturer. In a great many cases he will seeure tentative orders from the buver and then manipulate these options among the manufacturers, often making the manufacturer believe that he is getting the best price obtainable, and then is probably agreeing to deliver the goods at less price than his competitors would take for the order. The commission man succeeds in making the sale, breaking the market price for the stock, thereby sending the manufacturers tumbling over themselves to cut prices to— secure the next order. Frequently the commission man will visit the manufacturers with a tale of woe that Jones and Brown are quoting stock at a less price than any manufacturer can profitably produce the - stock. The result often is that the manufacturer may authorize this cemmission man to place his goods at that price, or a little lower and possibly gives extra dating to secure the business. The commission man will often make representations to the buyer as to the grade of goods and will take orders for a class of stock that can not be pro- duced by the manufacturer. He will then represent to the manufac- turer that the buyer is not particular as to the grade or quality, and © even though the price is low the manufacturer will obtain better results - than if he had sold to the buyer who paid the market price and required actually the grade of stock he was buying. I do not believe there is anything so disastrous to the manufacturer as to make a conncetion or fall into the hands of an unscrupulous commission man, ; 34 Lumber News of Western Canada Outline of Properties of Canadian Western Lumber Coy. —Output of B.C. Coast— Big River Company’s New Plant The share capital of the Canadian Western Lumber Company, Limited, under which name the Fraser River Lumber Company, of New Westminster, B. C., has been reorganized, amounts to $10,000,000, of which $2,500,000 is 6 per cent. cumulative preferred stock and $7,500,000 common stock issued and fully paid up The recent issue which was floated in England by Mr. W. Mackenzie, President of the _ Canadian Northern Railway, was £1,500,000, 5 per cent. first mortgage _ debenture stock at 88, repayable in 35 years at par, or sooner, by means of sinking fund. ‘- In the prospectus recently issued by the company its assets are estimated as follows: 5,500,000,000 feet of timber at $7.50 per 1,000 ft. ................... $41,250.000 mooOwacres of land (at $id an acre: inte aot sanpencte else sb hoe ene nee 1,125,000 Estimated value of lumber, logs and merchandise on hand .. ......... 1,020,000 Saw mill, planing mill, dry kilns, tramway, docks, railway equipment, } stores, warehouses, dwelling houses and town site of 425 acres....... 2,500,000 i : ‘ $45 895,000 - The prospectus states that the company was formed to acquire certain blocks of freehold land, aggregating about 75,000 acres, upon which is a valuable body of timber, and also a number of valuable timber leases and licenses upon 60,460 acres partly granted by the Dominion and partly by the Province. The company’s land and timber - is in easily accessible blocks, mostly in the Comox district, the larger portion lying in the valley of the Tsolum and Oyster rivers and their tributaries. The total cut has been estimated at 5,500,C00,000 feet of good _ merchantable timber, about 75 per cent. of which is on the company’s _ freehold land. The principal growth is fir, which, according to the _ prospectus, scales from 3,000 to 15,000 feet of lumber per tree. The _ trees are said to run to a good percentage of No. 1 iogs. The situation _ of the land is such that when the timber is cut most of it is expected _ to become readily saleable for agricultural purposes The prospectus _ states further that the company expect to derive a profit of $7.50 per _ thousand feet upon the timber after allowing for all expenses, and _ that the land will realize an average of $15 per acre When the establishment of a plant now in course of erection in the. Comox district is complete the Canadian Western Lumber Company, with which Messrs. Mackenzie & Man, of the Canadian Northern Rail- _ way system, are principally identified, will have the largest logging - outfit on the Pacific Coast. The plant will be ready by October 1st, when 500,000 feet will be shipped daily to the Fraser River mill of the company, situated some two miles above New Westminster. Twenty-one miles of logging railroad running from Comox Harbor to berth 29 on the Tsolum River is now being constructed. Steam skid- ders are being installed, and the water power of Wolf Lake is being developed to supply the logging camp with electricity, a feature which ’ will make it unique among logging camps in the province, Mr. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent of the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior, recently visited the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains where the Dominion Government in- tends to establish a huge forest reserve. Speaking of the district Mr. Campbell said: ‘‘ The timber in this reserve is to be used. It is for the purpose of providing an area which will be given over entirely to the production of timber that the reserve is being established. No settlement will be allowed in the reserve. The placing of this great area on a basis that will be permanent will allow of a complete organization for the protection of the timber from fire. Another pur- pose to be served by the reserve will be the protection of the water- sheds. All the small streams which have their sources in the Rockies are dependent on the preservation of the surrounding timber. Once the mountains are denuded of their timber there will be no small _ streams which provide water for the prairie country below. The Big River Lumber Company, Big River, Sask., of which Mr _ Wm. Cowan is the President, are progressing rapidly with the con- struction of their new mill. The mill will be one of the largest in the world, having a capacity of 500,000 fect a day. The company have _ purchased a planing mill outfit from the Berlin Machine works. con- _ sisting of some twenty machines, including a number of Berlin 94x fast - feed planers and matchers and some-of their latest No. 90 fast feed be shipped by September Ist and installed immediately. The machines will all be provided with a direct motor drive, each havine an in- dividual motor. Filer & Stowell, Milwaukee, have the contract for the sawmill outfit. The Canadian Crocker-Wheeler Company, St Catherines, Ont., are supplying the motors, which consist of two 75 h.p., planers and matchers with profiling attachment. The machinery is to CANADA LUMBERMAN AN tos eda x Se OSE one hy i ine, 5 D' WOODWORKER) >) 0lle eee wt out ae - eleven 50 h.p., one 35 h.p., one 25 h.p., six 20 h.p., two 10 hp., and 5 h.p. motors. The product of the mill will imclude flooring. ¢ shiplap, car siding, dimension stock and timber. . Pacific Coast Daily Output The following estimate shows the daily cut of the principal mi in the Vancouver, Victoria and Fraser River Districts: VANCOUVER DISTRICT. Name. Canadian Pacific Lumber Co Burrard Lumber Co. Heaps & Co. ores Seas © a0 ons 60d e 0 ie sw pinaliol nelle iain taikt net are Re Se OC EN rr ee C0 4 we 8 B00 © 2 0 ole es oes e182 0.066) 0 ae aie s lap mM alelal sles # leis) atala a helene ane ote eee © 6.90 © © sitsia © a8 mip @ieia Mle) sta, @gtlele ia halal eee cele 2 dete ope 0 8 as 66 6 0 0 atele 4 dle = 6) ysl sib pig si ple is s pig sae Cee eee cee we aele 6 wise © sain Mie olm ev 6 ss) 0 Sy minis eee False Creek Lumber Co. Vancouver Lumber Co. Stewart Lumber Co. Patterson Lumber Co. Emerson Lumber Co. Ce ee ee ows cas 8s oe a6 des a ow mic dulee 6 © aS wis 6s aialeteineee 96 © 0 2 00.0.5 \0:0 6 6 00 6 06 © sis sss 6 ols inic a « sys @ 6) wiseislelaee i ee ee ee ee eMC hee Core e cee swe es RB ewe e ens e se ewer ee 8 65 6 = sins wine alee ee a ee en ee Oe CM ee ee VICTORIA DISTRICT. Michigan-Puget Sound Lumber Co., Victoria Lemon & Gunnason, Victoria... ../)<.- «2s > «+c =~ css oe ce eee Leigh & Sons, Victoria... 0.) » cleisalels «7s ctsiel= « «esheets ete : Chemainus. Ix te Vietoria. Lumber & Manufacturing Wo. .2;...-sseese-. 2. sae 100,000 Sydney. - i oe ee ee ee SO Mw ho On a i ra) Sannich Lumber Co. International Lumber ©o. (not operating) ........ 22.2. esse ‘ Nanaimo. FRASER RIVER DISTRICT. Canadian Western Lumber Co., Fraser Mills Brunette Sawmills, Sapperton Small & Bucklin, New Westminster Delta Lumber Co., Lacdners Royal City Mills, New Westminster Red Fir Lumber Co. 22.2... . ce ve cn cee «® y eileie © cleo oie cneiee nanan i i ei i re ii ie airy Harrison Lake Lumber oz “2 i5:).22 sc «oe ci clele © close nian tener In this estimate no effort has been made to figure the utilized in the manufacture of shingles. 75,000 cedar logs — ' & Miscellaneous News from the West Sixty-nine million feet of logs were measured by the British Columbia sealers durmg May. This is a record, exceeding the best — previous total by seventeen million feet. At nine dollars per thousand — this output is worth $621,000. oa Because of the slack condition of the market, shingle manufac- turers of British Columbia decided to close down on July Ist for indefinite period. The effect of this cessation of operations will mea a large decrease in the production. In the Saskatchewan Lumber Company’s mill at Crooked Rive recently, with one circular saw and one 8-inch horizontal band resa and one man edging, the record cut of 104,008 feet of spruce lumb in ten hours was made. The lumber was cut into one inch and inch. el. The mills at Edmonton, cut during the past winter, ter. million © feet of logs, an increase over that of the winter previous, conditions having been very favorable. With the burning of the mill of the Edmonton Lumber Company, a short time ago, the output of that district will be curtailed and there is likelihood of a shortage of lumber A Vancouver committee, assisted by Rey. Alf. Hall, of Toronto, | has commenced a campaign to raise one hundred thousand dollars for the new Strathcona Sailors’ and Loggers’ Institute. Negotiations for amalgamating all the seamen’s interests into one movement were s oo An anonymous donor starts the fund with ten thous: lollars. The cracking of a saw at the collar line is unusual, but may sibly arise from the saw not being up to its proper speed when in cut and the feed of the timber being too fast for it, causing it to m out and wedge the timber against the fence, thus creating conside rabl lateral pressure. If the speed of the saw is reduced from any the speed of the feed should at once be reduced in proportion Bo - also caused by improper tension of the saw plate, for ing dull saws, ete. Care must be taken that the saw has a sufficie number of teeth in proportion to the rate of feed. - A saw will heat at the centre from a variety of causes, such as (1) bearings not in good order; (2) saw too ‘‘ open ”’ in the body for the speed; (3) speed too slow.to properly expand the rim; (4) teeth wit insufficient set; (5) saw improperly lined as regards the log: (6 improper packing. . : A Heavy Band Rip Saw The accompanying illustration shows J. A. Fay & Egan Co's. largest band rip saw, which has a capacity for material 28 in. wide and 14 in. thick. The machine is adapted to reducing large timbers to those of smaller dimensions, ripping wide lumber into strips of varying widths, resawing from the side of timber, ete As shown by ; the illustration, the column is very heavy, cored, and it is free from vibration. The most important feature on this machine is the manufacturer’s patent knife-edge straining device, which enables their No. 109 to run a very thin blade at a great speed without danger of buckling or breaking. The feed is very powerful, consisting of five 8 in. rolls. There are three driven feed rolls in the table. The upper rolls are No109 ep SEG, py XG CINCINNAT,0, USLA. heehee J. A. Fay & Egan Coy’s Largest Band Rip Saw adjustable up and down instantly, and may be raised from the board stopping the feed, or lifted quickly out of the way for use as a hand feed rip saw by a single movement of a long lever conveniently located for the operator. For further particulars readers should write to the manufacturers for their large illustrated circular. The proper address of the company is 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Another Emery Wheel Factory for Canada Arrangements have recently been made for establishing a factory for the manufacture of grinding wheels in New Toronto. The com- pany is composed of Mr. J. R. Baxter, of Montreal, President; Mr. A. T. McCutcheon, of Springfield, Ohio, Vice-President, with Mr. BH. W. Sawyer, formerly factory superintendent for the Safety Emery Wheel Company, of Springfield, Ohio, as General Manager. Mr. Sawyer has been with the Safety Emery Wheel Company for the last seventeen years, his expert practical knowledge having been an important factor in its success. It is his intention to turn out in Canada the me high grade of wheels as manufactured by the Safety Emery N] eel Company. The Dominion Abrasive Wheel Company, Limited, Machinery and Equipment 3 What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing will make a feature of wheels for sharpening saws, planer knives, etc., and claim that they have a wheel for this purpose which will grind rapidly without burning the tool. They already have factory arrange- ments well advanced and anticipate commencing to maunfacture almost immediately. We understand they have appointed Messrs. J. R. Baxter & Co., of Montreal, as their representatives for the Province of Quebec. An Improvement in Wire Cloth Screens While wire cloth has the advantage over perforated metal for sieving purposes, in many cases the rough or uneven surface of the former has been a great disadvantage. This has been overcome by passing the cloth between heavy rolls to flatten the crowns of the wire. The B. Greening Wire Company, Limited, of Hamilton, Ont., have always done more or less of this work, and lately, finding the demand for same largely increased, they installed rolls to take care of the demand for medium weight screens. This proved such a success that the firm was encouraged to put in heavier rolls. These rolls are now installed, and are claimed to be the heaviest rolls to be found in any wire cloth plant on the continent. The installation of these rolls marks the completion of a wire weaving plant that the company assert is equal to that of any concern in the world making the same class of work. An Attractive Huther Catalogue Huther Saws are interestingly and attractively described in a new catalogue issued by the Huther Bros. Saw Manufacturing Company, Inc., of 1190 University Ave., Rochester, N.Y. The catalogue, which is attractively bound in a red paper cover, contains a generous amount of illustration, showing the various band, circular and special grooy- ing saws, for which the Huther Company have become so well known, and a number of excellent illustrations are also included to accom- pany the descriptions of the company’s special saws for the cooperage trade. The catalogue also contains descriptions and illustrations of the saw fitting machinery produced by Huther Bros. Sawmill men and all who are in any way interested in the use of saws will do well to write to the company for a copy of the catalogue 128,350 Laths in Ten Hours The C. Beck Lumber Manufacturing Company, of Penetang, Ont., on a trial cut recently, made 128,350 4 ft. laths 114 in. x 3% in., in ten hours, counted, tied and piled. The lath mill foreman was Mr. Dan MeMillan and the mill foreman, Mr. Fred Peacock. This enormous cut was made on one of P. Payette’s No. 1 four saw bolters and No. 2 five saw lath mills. The lath mill crew and the maker of the lath mill and bolter deserve special commendation, as this, the company claim, is the largest output of laths that have ever been manufactured in ten hours eutting. The market for spruce deals in Great Britain is dealt with by the Timber Trades Journal in a recent issue as follows: ‘‘There is no change to report in the cif. market for these goods, values remaining unchanged but firm. The few liner parcels which have arrived since our last report have been placed at rather better prices than those previously ruling. With regard to the spot market, this is not in altogether such a satisfactory condition. The demand is by no means so good as anticipated; expectations for a ready sale of early cargoes have not been fulfilled and consequently there has been perhaps «more cutting than usual to obtain orders. Probably the importers would rather dispose of these early arrivals at cost, and get their profit on later deliveries, than yard them right at the commencement of the import season. Whatever the cause, it appears t»> us, if the reports we hear are true—and we have no reason to donht them —that the majority of sales of decent lines ex quay have been made at prices which, if not actual cost, do not show a working margin of profit. The state of things cannot last all through the season, and values will be regulated more than-ever by the law of demand. The chief wood which competes with spruce on the West Coast is, as is well known, Riga and kindred white deals, and as these are excep- tionally firm, there is nothing to fear from that quarter. Further, as cif. values at present are firm, the market will require very careful watching, for if the demand does not improve very considerably, we shall not be at all surprised to see spruce easier later on; but if the demand even becomes normal we cannot see any justification for pre- dicting a falling off in values. WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. ' Advertisement musf be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED—LUMBER, ETC. Lath Wanted WANTED 3/8 x 1344—4' Lath ro cars No. 1, 20 cars No. 2, and 10 cars No. 3, either rail or water shipment. ALLEGHENY LuMpER Co., Pitts- burg, Penn. 13 Wanted at Once BOUT 100,000 FEET 2-INCH BIRCH OR maple lumber, must be dry; to measure 12 feet long and fronr7 to 12 inches wide. The ALASKA FeatHeR & Down Company, Limited, 400-432 St. Ambroise Street, Montreal. 14 Wanted Red or White Oak OR PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 144”, 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 956 CANADA LUMBERMAN. Toronto, Ont. t.f, Birch, Basswood, Oak and Ash E DESIRE TO PURCHASE AT ONCE good Birch, Basswood, Oak ard Ash lumber, all sizes. Write us and tell us what you have. BarRTRAM Bros, Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont. 14 Wanted Soft Elm, Birch and Spruce Soft Elm, Good 1% x 6” and up Birch, 4 x 4, 5x 5,6x 6, 1%" 144" 2" 3” and 4” pruce, Clear 2 x 4” and up Box 982 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 4x7", 6’x6" AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Squares Wanted HARD MAPLE, BEECH, OR BIRCH 1-1/8 x 1-1/8x 42 and 1x1tx 50 and 1% x1&% x so— Basswood 1% x 14% x50. Parties who can suprly any of these sizes will please send for comolete speci- fications We can give you sufficient number of sizes to work up all your slabs, edgings, etc. Box 104, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 Wanted—Spruce and Pine WE DESIRE TO CONTRACT WITH A FEW _ mills for their whole output in Spruce and White Pine. Bartram Bros. Limited, Citizens Building, Ottawa, Ont 14 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC, Hemlock Logs OR SALE FROM SIX TO EIGHT THOUS- and Hemlock logs, will saw to specifications. For further particulars apply to Box 195, Jordan Ont. t.f. For Sale NAIL KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square or circled, Box 990 Canapa LumegrRMaNn, Toronto, Ont. 16 Pine Shingles for Sale 600 M.3x Pine Shingles at $2.75 per M this seasons cut aoo M.3xPine Shingles at $2 50 perM Iast seasons cut 400 M.x x Pine Shingles at 80c.per M both seasons cut Prices F. O. B. Cars, Powassan, Ont. 14 PORTER & CO, For“Sale Cedar Shingles and W. P. Mill Culls 1,000,000 18” Good C. B. Cedar Shingles 500,000 1 x 7” and up 12/16’ Mill Cullster™™ 500,000 1 X 12” and up 12/16’ Mill Culls Box 983, CANaDA LuMBENMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf FOR SALE 2500 CEDAR AND TAMARACK POLES suitable for Piles and Telegraph Poles, 25 to so ft. long, and 6 inches and up at top end. THE Muskoka Woop Mre. Coy.. Huntsville, Ont tf For Sale—Must Move at Once 800 XX Shingles. 2 cars 4/4 Cu'l Ash. 2 cars 8/4 Cull Ash. THE JoHN Carew LumpBeER Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario. 17 For Sale 3 cars «” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars 17 Commonwood, 1's and 2's 19 cars 54” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Ot. Red Oak. 1's and 2's 3 cars 1” Qt. White Oak, 1’s and 2’s 35 cars 1” Plain Oak. No. 1, Common c Geo. C. GoopFEtLow, Montreal WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Alligator and Boom Chains Wanted AN ALLIGATOR IN GOOD CONDITION anda quantity of 4%” boom chains wanted. Box 109 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 16 Alligator Wanted E ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A SMALL _alligator in good condition, please send description and price to Box 110 CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ontario. 14 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, For Sale PORTABLE SAW-MILL, 7o HORSE POWER, single edger, slab saw, all complete first class shape. J. R. Cameron, Arkell, Ont. 15 For Sale 1-50 h. p. refurn tubular boiler 1-45 h. p high and low pressur c s:ine Formerly run planing mill, also several other boilers and engines of different sizes. The Evans Co. Limited, Sudbury Ont. , 14 Logging Outfit For Sale (CAMP COOKING UTENSILS, BLANKETS, sleighs,harness,chains, anchors, alligators, etc. Our woods operation being completed we wish to clear this stock all out, A good opportunity tor a party in the business. Stock sheets sent on request. The CavenvisH Lumzer Co., Limited Lakefield, Ont. tf Machinery for Sale 50 18h Jeb MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted One No. o light Portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie > Corliss 15 x 30 with r4 ft. 6 i wheel, Corliss gear with double erventiiea ake for indicator and compl a u ete valves, etc. 12) with lubricators and 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 900 R.P.M “ l 90 R.P.M. 70 H. P. eee with usual valves, fitting and indicator 1 -Peerless Engine 11x10 H 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M two 4’x 12%” fly wheels, 1 i =“ fittings and indicator pioie pices a ES tie naive Engine lo wbx 24, 84 R.P M. ‘ Ve » com t 4 tings and indicator ee Te hee egmee ee Apply tor Prices, etc. CANADA Paper Co Limitea, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.12 Boiler for Sale NEW McDOUGALL HORIZONTAL RE- turn Tubular Boiler 56” x 15 ft., shell 7/16,” with 72—3%4” tubes, 125 lbs, working prsssure, com- plete with fittings.—The Jonn McDoucatt CALE- DONIAN IRON Works Co., Ltp., Montreal, Que. 14 Second Hand Boilers For Sale In good condition. I 44 X 12 49 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 11/6”, 52 3” tubes Dome. 148 x 12 48 3” tubes Dome. 1 48 x 13/6” 39 34%” tubes Dome 1 48x 12 52 3” tubes Dome. 1 54X12 52 3%” tubes Dome. 154X134 52 3%” tubes Dome, 258 X12 78 3” tubes Dome. WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS COMPANY Brantford, Canada tf Modern Paning Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE zo x 42 HAMILTON CORLILS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw..rs0 volts direct currant dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double mat cher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 4ox100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address, RED CLIFF LUMBER CGO., Duluth, Minn. 22 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. te. cents extra. and inspector, references furnished. Apply Box 107, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 15 POSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER Company. Have experience from stump to office, best of referer ce as to ability etc. Capable of taking charge of all branches. Box 106, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 14 OUNG MAN HASEXPERIENCE AS BOOK- keeper for lumber and general store business, has done considerable inspecting and shipping, de- sires position as Bookeeper for lumber office. Apply Box 114 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Can. 14 ITUATION WANTED BY PLANING MILL manager—capable of handling large plant, in veneered stock, doors and sash, cabinets, special knowledge in veneer and planing mills. Conversant with English and French languages. Able to guarantee benefit and stand responsible for admin- istration. Ready to take charge after reasonable notice, Confidence fully sespected. Box 113 Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto Ont. 14 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnde+ this Heading two cents a word per insertion. WANTED GOOD WHITE PINE SALESMAN well acquainted with Mills and Canadian trade, must be well up on grades. Give experience state salary wanted. Confidence tully respected. Address Box 993 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 14 AWMILL AND LOGGING HELP WANTED openings for all kinds of experienced men. Send your address stating what position you can fill. It will be listed free of charge. Address W. A. AnstTiz, Secretary, Mountain Lumber Manutact- urers’ Association. Nelson, B. C. 14 HELP WANTED—SAWMILL FOREMAN manager for small plant in interior. Only thoroughly competent and experienced man need apply, as any other cannot hold job. Wages $:z25 per month, with all the year round employment. Send full particulars to box 105 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 14 ANTED—TWO SAWERS WITH GOOD references, one for circular saws and one for Band-Saws. Both to work with Steam-Feed Nigger and Loader. Address to J. H. DANSEREAU, Three Rivers Que. ; 14 GoeoP LUMBER SALESMAN FOR WEST- ern Ontario. Good salary toright man. State age, experience and salary wanted Box 112 CanapDa LumMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 17 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES | f-]= Investment Opportunity A: RELIABLE B. C. LUMBER FIRM RE- } require an_ experienced lumberman to take management of a retail yard in Saskatchewan. Must be willing to invest about $10,000.co, For particualrs write Box 592, Vancouver, B. C. 14 For Sale—Planing Mill and Lumber Yard H4s AN EXCELLENT BUSINESS, CON- tracts on hand to be finished and requisite lum- “ berin yard. Apply Box 1456, GUELPH. 14 Planing Mill For Sale | THE THRIVING TOWN OF ORILLIA, a convenient, modern planing mill, complete with drying kiln plant, and equipped with the best American machinery. G. T. R. sidings running’ through both ends of mill The C. P. R. and Canadian Northern Railroads are now being built through the mill yard within 60 feet of the mill. Reasons for selling, owner giving all time to distant lumbering interests. Apply to P. O. Box 716, Orillia. 14 _MISCELLANEOUS Forest Estates Wanted MPORTANT SYNDICATE OPEN TO purchase for cash large forest estates in Canada Especially those suitable for wood pulp. Send full particulars and price to LYNDALL, 62 Rue De La Chaussee D’Antin, Paris, France. 14 For Sale—Timber Limit BERTH 3, TOWNSHIP OF GUARD, PARRY Sound District, containing hemlock, birch (black) maple, red oak, basswood, spruce, and cedar. Apply Box 1456, Cuelph. 14 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF -THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making ~ and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. We control valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jon BrotHers & Co., Limirep, St. John’s, N. F. 23 Timber Limits For Sale NINE SQUARE MILES ON CHERRY Creek and North Fork of Spallumcheen river Osogoos division, Yale district, British Columbia, about 50 miles East of Vernonand 20 miles west of Upper Arrow Lake. These limits are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills and contain about 100 million feet of the finest of Cedar, with a fair proportion of Hem- lock, White Pine and Fir and are very conveniently situated for logging, with easy slopes toward streams. This is one of the most desirable proper- ties in the Yale district and is steadily increasing in value. For further intormation address, BEATY TIMBER COMPANY, 4 Wellington St., East, Toronto. 14 Mississipi supplied more than one-fifth of the cottonwood lumber output in 1908, and Louisiana about one- eighth. Over one-half of the total production, 232,475,000 feet B. M., was reported by these three states. Persons contemplating the manufacture of excelsior should know that it is essential to have perfectly dry stock for the ma- chines to do the work, and the straighter the grain of the wood the better the grade of the pro- duct. The timber should be split up into bolts and stacked at least one year before being eut into excelsior. Second growth white poplar makes good stock and meets with a ready sale. , and Arkansas each ~ hagigiegtio American Ash. Ash is widely distributed throughout the eastern half of the United States, and no state or group of states distinctly leads in its production. The output, 225,367,000 feet B. M., for 1908 was a decrease of nearly 27,000,- 000 feet, or 10.6 per cent., from the cut in 1907. Michigan and Ar- kansas each furnished 9.4 per cent. of the total, and Ohio and Indiana almost as much; slightly more than 8 per cent was cut in Wiscon- sin, and nearly 7 per cent. each in Tennessee and New York. The total eut in 1900 was 269,120,000 feet, or 43,753,000 feet more than the cut in 1908. Of this produc- tion in 1900, however, Michigan supplied 85,753,000 feet, or more than four times as much as was eut in that state in 1908. Mahogany in Mexico. The sources of supply of all var- ieties of Mexican mahogany are fast being depleted. All the streams from the port of Tuxtan south to Progreso, down which mahogany and cedar logs can be floated, have been stripped of mer- chantable timber of these species. Even as far back as Oaxaca, the old mahogany and cedar stumps, standing at a considerable dis- tanee from the river, indicate how thoroughly the merchantable sup- ply has been exploited; while far- ther back from these streams there still are numerous indivi- dual trees, the cost of transport- ing them to the only means by which they can be got to market, namely, water courses, prohibiting their being cut. Most of the claims made by the land agents, that the mahogany and cedar on their lands are in themselves worth the price they ask for the land. are usually not based on facts. Nevertheless, a considerable number of mahogany and cedar logs are floated down the Usuma- cinta River in Tabasco, and the port of Laguna, in Campeche, also ships a lot of these species, in ad- dition to the dye woods. Con- trary to the popular belief, nearly all the mahogany and cedar in Campeche even has been cut and hauled to the limit of the mer- chantable stand. The same condi- tion prevails along the streams in this state as in the other states previously mentioned; and only when more modern methods of logging have been introduced and old methods of hauling by mules and oxen done away with, will it be commercially profitable to log any further inland. Back from the coast, along the railroad lines, there are, however, large bodies of mahogany, cedar, and other valuale hardwoods close enough to the tracks to be econ- omically handled. _ Beginning at Yucatan and ex- tending 300 miles in a line north- east and south-west, with an aver- width of 100 miles, there is an of about 35,000 square miles good a growth of mahogany » or : ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER cedar, and mixed hardwoods as ean be found in any locality. This tract commences at Yucatan and extends into Campeche, reaching over the Tabasco nearly to the Usumacinta River, and almost half of it lies in Guatemala. The stand on this area is of exceptional quality, and there are probably very few mahogany and cedar for- ests covering so extensive an acre- age. Patches have been encounter- ed where trees stretch for a mile, with practically nothing but ma- hogany. The old methods of handling these woods are not only ‘wasteful, but are prohibitive of exploitation; and with the intro- duction of new appliances there is a great field for enterprise in this industry. Redwood. The name ‘‘redwood”’ is used commercially to cover two distinct species, the coast redwood, which grows chiefly in a narrow belt along the coast, north of San Fran- cisco, and the ‘‘big tree,’’ which is confined to a limited region on the western slope of the Sierras. Only a small amount of ‘‘big tree’’ lum- ber is manufactured, however, nearly all of the commercial sup- ply of redwood being furnished by the coast species. Redwood is unique in that it is cut in only one state, California, and in very re- stricted portions of that state. Teak for Interior Trim and Fur- niture. The latest fad, and by far the most expensive in interior trim and high class furniture is teak wood. The modernness of this fad, however, applies only to the Unit- ed States, as for a thousand years or more in China as well a sother parts of the Orient teak has been the highest prized wood for furni- ture, shrines and religious objects. The famous blackwood furniture of that part of the world is made of Siam-or Java teak. In Europe, more especially in England, the highest class of bank fixtures have been invariably made in teak wood. In the southern part of Cali- fornia, in Los Angeles, San Diego, Pasadena and thereabouts, teak has been used in a large number of the magnificent mansions erect- ed by wealthy eastern people in that section, so aptly termed the millionaire’s play-ground. In the majority of these palaces teak wood is used for interior trim, staircases, ete., with artistic es- pecially designed teak furniture to match. The beautiful new Havens residence in Oakland is being fitted up with doors, wains- cotting, beamed ceilings and floors of teak and hand-carved furniture of the same wood. One of the San Francisco furniture makers is busy at the present time on a large order of special designs in teak wood furniture for one of the wealthiest and best known fam- have always possessed the most ilies. The members of this family correct taste in matters of art, and a number of the designs were drawn by the two talented young daughters of the house. - This spe- cial furniture, by the way, is verv costly, as teak wood in the plank is worth $250 per M. feet and is the highest priced wood known. The finished article, however, is well worth the money and labor and artistic effort expended upon it, as there is nothing in the world in the line of house furnishing in which more refined taste and in- dividuality can be displayed than in the designing and selection of earved teak wood furniture. Varnish Resistance and the Wood. If you would observe a striking illustration of one of the many varnish intri¢acies, take a piece of yellow pine, and finish it with any hard tough varnish. Then run your fingernail across the finish, and you will find that part of the surface is easily scratched, and the rest is not affected at all. Upon examination, you will note the varnish that is scratched rests up- on the soft grain of the wood, while the scratch-resisting varnish covers the hard grain. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Your Vacation Film The success of your vacation _ pictures depends, most of all, upon your film. Look to it, if you hand over your Kodak for loading in a strange store, that no inferior substitute film is in- serted. The quality of your pic- tures ts at stake. ‘Kodak film” means more than merely a film to fit your Kodak camera; it means film that is made by the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak film is the film used the world over by explorers, by war correspon- dents, by hunters of big game, the film used by every expedi- tion where adverse conditions demand absolute dependability in photographic equipment. Experiment with no experiments. Look for “‘Kodak” on the spool end and N.C. on the box. Canadian Kodak Co. Limited TORONTO, CANADA a7 For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. RAIL New and Second Han YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Rank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. . 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal SPECIALTIES. Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James _ Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. Established 1892 Oille & McKeen Wholesale Lumber North Tonawanda, N. Y. Trade with Canada Solicited ‘S 5 } Review of Current Trade Conditions | Ontario. lumber trade of Ontario, unless it be a weakening in the price of shingles, and some uncertainty about the exact condition of the market for hemlock. British Columbia shingles have probably commenced to 4} | There is, as usual of late, nothing important to note in the general i} feel. the full effect of the United States tariff. Manufacturers in British Columbia anticipated being able to advance and maintain higher prices early in the season. Apparently they did not reckon on the competition from the East, or even that from the manufacturers of patent rofing. In country districts, moreover, corrugated iron as a roofing material is an important trade factor. The shingle men do not seem to have given it enough consideration. The result is that shingles have weakened, and there is talk of some of the mills closing down for a time. Three X shingles are selling now at $3.05, and in some cases $3. Lath give good indications of holding at about the same price as last year. There is no danger of an over-supply of lath so long as many of the firms turn their slabs into pickets, as they are - now doing. Norway prices are firm. Frequent reports are being made of logs being held up by lack of water. ye SS - : . ae — , a June 23—Ronald, New York.......... 1,701,000 spruce lath. _ June 23—Annie Blanche, Boston ..... 84,691 sup. ft. hemlock. _ June 24—Nellie Eaton, Salem, f.o..... 114,822 sup. ft. spruce boards and scantling. _ June 24—Moama, Vineyard Haven, f.o.. 2,381,300 spruce lath. _ June 25—Gladiator, Brow Head, f.o.... 2,660,955 ft. spruce deals. June 25—Wavonia, New York ........ 1,697,000 spruce lath. _ June 25—Roger Drury, Vineyard Haven 1,883,700 spruce lath. _ June 28—Peter C. Schultz, New York.. 213,425 ft. spruce deals. " June 28—Hunter, Mystic ............ 156,808 ft. spruce plank. 200,000 spruce lath. = 200,000 cedar shingles. _ June 28—Abbie C. Stubbs, New York.. 1,100 pieces piling. ef June 29—Flyaway, Hingham, Mass.... 43,615 ft. spruce plank and j scantling. 7 1,100,000 cedar shingles. _ June 29—Lilla B. Hirtle, Barbadoes... 1,135,000 cedar shingles. June 29—Orthia, Glasgow ........... 1,805,478 ft. spruce deals. A band saw after runninng a few hours becomes longer in the back edge on account of the back pressure from saw guide, which gradually brings the tension more and more toward the teeth or saw- img edge. If any. little cracks exist by reason of improper finishing ey will increase and the flaw will break. If the manufacturers of ad saws would study the matter they would soon find out that the lies in the method of making the steel and preparing it for the CANADA LUMBERMAN ‘ AND WOODWORKER McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment You can get a good price on this No. 1 Common and Better tough White Ash 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely Firsts and Seconds Ask us tor prices on 150,000 to 200,000 feet of 4-4 genuine Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and lengths, ready for for immediate shipment. We have also a large st-ck of No. 1 and No. 2 Common % Poplar. 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. Hard Maple Get your order in early for Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask Red Oak us for prices. 2 cars 5-4 common and better. Get our prices on Here is your opportunity to get White Oak interesting quotations on ra é = I car 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone Quartered Oak dee 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. How are you fixed on Red Gum and Cottonwood We have a large block of 4-4 in the above. What about Chestnut We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4 No. 1 Common and Better bone dry for prompt shipment. We can make prompt shipment on We have just received a large block White Oak ° Soft White Pine 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and 4-4 to 16-4. Dry, well manu‘actur- better, plain, dry, good widths and ed, good widths and lengths. Can lengths. Tennessee stock. ship separate or mixed cars. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. 6 ° Yards: Fifty-eight and ‘Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., Ottawa Montreal White Pine Red Pine Spruce Can take a few orders Red Pine Dimension up to 35 feet EEE 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7. To Become Familiar With i Fleming’s Guaranteed sim Stock Remedies = is to become a steady customer for them. They are adapted for prompt use in Contractors and Lumber Camps, covering every urgent need, thoroughly reliable and effective. Write us for in- formation. A handy stable list for emergencies is :— Fleming’s Veterinary Healing Oil For Cuts, Galls, Wounds and Sores. Large size. Price . - - 1.00 Fleming’s Colic Cure A prompt remedy for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. Price - - $1.00 Fleming’s Spavin Cure Liquid An active Blister for Splints, Curbs, Spavins and Soft Enlargements. Price - $2.00 Fleming’s Tonic Heave Remedy A thorough Tonic and Blood Purifier Knotty Lumber The Shimer Cutter Head that cures a score of ailments besides Heaves. Price - - - $1.00 Fleming’s Sweeny Cure A mild blister, cures Sweeny, Shoulder Lameness, etc. = « 2 is the Only Tool You Can Rely Upon It has strength, Durability and correct working principles. It feeds faster, works smoother, cuts true to pattern. No fitting, no trying—no filing to shape. You sharpen the Cutters with a file and set them with a gauge—plain as day. Fleming’s Veterinary Eye Lotion Everybody profits by their use. For Flooring, Ceiling, Cures Inflammation of the Eyes. Price 50c Siding. For Ship Lap, Jointing, Double Ceiling. For Doors, All Remedies can be sent by Mail. Sash and Special designs. Coping Heads to match. FLEMING’S VEST POCKET VET. ADVISER. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE . Devoted to Diseases of Horses and Cattle will be Look tor the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped mailed free. Write for a copy. on every Heai we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demind the genuine article with our guarantee for your pro- TORONTO, CANADA Samuel J. Shimer G& Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. xe > —S ~ 2 = Colonial | Columns THAT ARE To To Employers Employees wanting | wanting Employees , Employers | When you’send2us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants gets the position He Smiles Graceful, Stately Strong and Lasting Our columns are made for those demanding a strictly high grade article, and they are giving good satisfaction wherever used. If you don’t stock our columns you are missing a lot of trade you should have. Weare also the manufac- turers of Pedestals Newel Posts, Spindles Bulusters Write us to-day. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker | TORONTO, Canada. 4 | Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. ae Holden Ave. and M. C.R. R. - DETROIT, Mich. Sacked or Bulk Oats If you get quotations on your season's require- ments NOW you receive benefit of Lake and Rail freights. one Our specialty is Oats for lum- bering and logging operations National Elevator Co. Limited WINNIPEG, MAN. It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. The Limited Plants at Midland, Ont. Fort Wiliiam, Ont. _ St. Thomas, Ont. _ Hamilton, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER -| Canada Iron Corporation Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. Londonderry, N. S. Three Rivers, P. Q. Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario Lumber Horses and Work Horses Our Specialty A trial order solicited Write us your requirements References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Herbert Smith, Manager Planing Matching Ceiling Flooring Novelty Siding Mouldings We make the best line of medium size Planer, Matcher and Moulders on the market. When you buy a Cordesman-Rechtin Planer, Matcher and Moulder you are assured on four points: Ist—That you are getting the latest and most improved machine built. 2nd—That you are getting a well designed, well made machine, and one that won’t give you any sort of trouble. 3rd—That youare getting a machine that will do good work and lots of it. 4th—That you are getting a machine that is fully guar- anteed. We make four different sizes and styles of these machines. One of these is sure to meet your requirements. Write for circulars giving full particulars The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. Excelsior Cutting Machinery MANUFACTURED BY The Elmira Machinery and Transmission Co. Elvira “Gut. Write for Circular and Prices 47 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Abeoum Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada Fhe undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States’ border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of . British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. ‘ TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. » CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 P. Payette’s New Patent Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market Reduce the Cost of handling Materials in your Saw Mill and Woodworking Plant— Install a Jeffrey Conveyer Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or frozen timber, of any description. Booklet for same mailed free to any address upon Catalog T57 Illustrates and describes convey- ing systems for handling lumber, pulp wood, refuse, etc. Each equipment operating under entirely different conditions. request. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. P. Payette & Company Canadian Ofice and Works: Toronto Office: Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts., Dineen Bldg., 8 Temperance St., MONTREAL TORONTO Penetanguishene, Ont. The Alligator Steam Warping Tug SIDE WHEELS OR TWIN SCREWS A customer]says :—‘{We have used one of your verticalZhigh speed engines, English Type forced lubrication’since 1907. The enginezruns at 425 revolutions per minute almost constantly nightandday. Ithas P ; given us every satisfaction and so far has cost: us nothing for repairs.” The Twin Screws are arranged with flexible joint to raise up in crossing portage ROBB ENGIN EERING COo., LTD. MANUFACTURED BY —s WEST & PEACHEY 607 Can. Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W.Robb, Manager | ONTARIO Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Wm. McKay, Manager SIMCOE - 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter. Manager Cables Carried in Stock for Renewals DISTRICT | OFFICES Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager aE J ion Puig CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ate a CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts 1% inch No. 1 _ cuts and better. 62 oo 2’ No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 1%” No 1,2&3 Cuts 42 00 2’ No, 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1x4 and 5 common and dressing... 1x6 common and 25 00 dressing ...... 26 00 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 28 00 1x10 com & dr's'g jo 00 1X 1a com &dr's'g 35 00 1 x1oand 12 mill cull BUDCKS,\.0 0500 18 00 ax 10 common ... 27 00 zand3x12common 28 oo 1x8 1 ox & common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common . 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 1” mill run sidings 24 00 1” dead cullsidings 12 50 136 inch flooring oe mill run Norway wo Norway, a oie Spruce millrun ... Spruce mill culls Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 2x4 to 1oinch 18ft. 1” Good Shorts.... 34 5° v" Mill Run Shorts Douglas Fir 19 00 13 00 52 00 64 00 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 | | | | IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, O14, 14X14,14Xx16.. 36 50 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 37 00 cage 12x18, 18 BO aciduleslnajsivie 37 00 xe, 8x16, 10x18, 12X40, 14X20 & 16 KAO. va clesiviee vei’ 38 00 10X20 38 00 6x18, 8x18 2 00 6x20, 8x20... Lengths over 32 ‘it. take the eae lowing advances; 33 tw 35 ft., 50c.; 36 to go tt., $1; 41 togs ft., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5 Fir a edge BEARD WO OCS ete M. FEET, CAR LOTS. Ash white, rsts and ands, OM and a” 0. 2s. cence eens 55 00 Ash. white, No. 1. com. 45 00 Ash, brown, rsts and PANIC WE) Ole since iolaieisieteletsinielns= . 46 00 Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 Ash, brown, 1sts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 50 00 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 33 00 Birch, No.1 common and Meter, AUT sus see eee c ses 26 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 ZUG) RENN One appacics 35 00 Birch, sts and ands, 12/4 and Ce Sagan 40 00 Basswood, 1sts &nds, 4/4 35 00 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... a6 00 Basswood, No. 2 and 3, BOUMMNION oy e1n/e pyesreleiels's plein 16 oo Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands............ 37 00 Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better 30 00 Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better ......... 24 50 Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 33 co Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .....-..... 26 00 Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, aT Oe MN EGhon cocnor 15 00 Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 3600 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, SOSA atten asie'nnien ieee 50 00 Rock Elm, No. 2 com- monand better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 4/4 No1com.......... 75 00 6/4 rst & ands.. 87 00 6/4 No. 1 com. + 77 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... 87 00 8/4 com No.1 ........ 7] 00 12/4 1st & 2nds........ go 00 12/4 No. 1com........ 80 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: pe x7in PAE 48 00 1Y%! "andi 8 andup...... 54 00 a’ x 7" and UP 59 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8’ RATELY. dla s oe 35 00 eine "good strips sees eeerces 38 00 a and 134”.. 42 00 aaWistd cies 45 00 Pine good shorts: 1” x7" andup.. 38 00 1’ x4” and up.. 30 oa 1 me and 1%’ 42 00 "pape 5 00 7 ’tog’ASidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-... 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing ERE M esis apse a6 oo Pine, No. 1 dressing ANOTIMs.s -.-+0. a2 00 Pine, 8 ® Cc. and bet- ter 1a’ to 16’.... 23 00 ce, 7 wee c. sid- apa h tb art 50 a a nstarteid's en 50 Pine, s. ia ones ne 17 00 14%",14%" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. ens and up 6torr.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2’ 22 00 Pine,s.c. and better, EGo'e'o o's x.9500'7 15:48, 00 ‘ RRS acdoad 45 5° use No. 14 ft. Pine AED. Ee eeisietare 425 yr ao. 2 aft. lath 3 5° 136" 3a!! a 1 60 1%" No. att. Reale lath’ 375 1%” mill run hem- logkilath........ 3 35 X Pine Shingles.. 95. XXPine Shingles I 95. XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ 1 95 XXX 6 butts to a” 3 95 XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 20 XXXXX 5 toa”... 3 80 Hemlock No. 1 : 1 x4and5in.x 9 to 16 ft ..... 15 5° 1 x Gin. x g to 16ft. 17 50 1x8in. xg to 1€ ft. 18 00 1x toand xr2in, x g to 16 ft.. 18 50 1x 7,9and 11 in. X gto 16 ft..... 17 50 4/4 x 6in., 16 ft., No. 2,...06+6 12 5° Soft Maple, sts and ands, 4/4 2... «++ s+eeeees 27 00 Soft Maple, common and better. 4/4 .......-+.+++> 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds. Hard eee sts and ANS, (4/4 cecis acle nse Looe 28 00 Hard uiveis, common and better, 4/4 ....--..-- 25 00 Hard Maple, 4x4-10 to spaautale laa le e 35 0° tad Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, ists and 2nds...... 35 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and AUR 4/4. iciatateinse niats(nieiete 54 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4.......++ 60 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 4/4..........++ 55 00 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 5/4 and 2” . 60 00 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, TAL: and 16/4.. 70 00 White Oak, \% cut ists and ands, al4 ey staisfotaste 85 00 White Oak, 4% cut 3/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.. 87 00 White Oak & cut No. 1 COMMON ep platceisariie 55 00 ae ists and ands, Age chon odode Gon sOS0S 70 00 Pekar: 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts ANG aust: lecwidee-1leme a 75 00 Whitewood 4/4 ust & ands ........ 57 0 Ala NOnx CONT. oci| 1% 134 and 2”. ... 36 00 43 00 8/4 58.00 Che ar eenotionn duce 40 00 Git x6 & up No. A 99. 47 OO) | 4. seleccweneewesicasansinnss 42 00 ” 49 00 ae 6& up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” ” 46 oo I in rine Souler +++++ 29 00 36 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 1% and 2” ...... 30 00 36 oo x in., 8” and up wides.... 47 00 | ? ain ea sical fates aloes 32 00 OR eiing Seem orit008 53 00 15 i in. Sona Wk Naeepafem 55 00 NO. 3 BARN. 2in. See Poetical 57 00 aland'yey-s\ enaes 15 00 Titickiyy create preeeee 23 00 28 oo Het Ne ee Bo oo |: Ske mie anidia” kee) aptensediad NO. 2. CUTS. 1 ify 6” and up wide...... 3I 00 BOK 1% SAS uence 41 00 No. 1, 1, 1%, 134, 2” 18 00 26 00 144" ~ : 43 00 No. 1: m Toate xp a a) 2 ees 47 00 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 aM, 3and 4” 60 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLs. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 | Millrunculls, 1”..... 15 00 tf and oe hs Raen sa 5 33 00 | 1,1%,1% and a ecacce re 00 Widen e rnleiae 33 00 INOi aiesnsSas shea ee eee 14 00 aié, g.and 4 $s 43 00 48 00 ae MILL RUN 1 AN alelein sisi= olersisinaiein sia e aX (OO: No. ig 7 MAR eres ween eee eee 24 00 mek Ps ag Poa Gari (8 ereiaian chalice eee 27 00 ! No, 1, 4 Y" pin WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S, AND 1 E. 6 tt 8 tt 10 ft 14x 16 ft aXx4- TMB era ees oe 20 00 2 ax6and 4x8. +++2000 20 50 aS set Bi KMTOs cic stalaiaieleloisieioreinae tee022100 21 50 24 50 23 00 @xpraeecemeasse Scie < eee0++2100 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring 2X 4-IZ,...006 malblote(sipietsipte $22 50 | 4 OF 6 ‘inch No. Tile Sleleage $33 00 2x 4-8-14-16.............- a2 50 a p WRB donde ZI 00 2X 4-10-18-20...........45 24 50 ere bk te Fenty sc 24 50: a ay 8 to 16 ini ax Bf 2 tO 16...--.. ee 50 s Shiplap—Finished IMCD. 6... cece eens eeee os oo: cais.s bicialeelapip tate ‘0. 8, 10, 1a inch. -...02...04. a rs No.1 Cedar, Pine, Se, No. 2 ee PINE—ROUGH TIMBER s x6 ands xOn 4; Pes ewceineensnis pigs og BK O. neces rccerccnsvcvcccesce: ocr ccectesscsns . anos 3 E14. wee. oe eee s weeececens 24 50 4x4to 6x8... BOAO mer A 23 50 4X10 to10x 168 coves sccteedesacen SSeenseeeccinr 5 eat Rannnce SRCrEOROTCr Boone. oO 24 50 Gxriupto gaft .........0.. 0000 aia‘el nimieisinn) 9 -QmOCK Ag i oe BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK — DIMENSIONS. S. 1 3. AND E. X 4, ax 6, 22% CitcnG fee Se anes Mee vies Sune e - $43 5 ee) ee ee ee ax 10,2Xx sven XGIts) sae 18, 20, 22 ft. Me a oh ch ged SSD nn ORC aaa 2x 14 up to 32 ft 2 ove 3x 4 to 4 by 12, Sto 16 ft... FOES ea 3% 4to4x 12, 18 to gatt . 6x6to6x 1aupto ae Bac, Z o' 1 & 4 Red Pine; 4m...) sans cone aes re Cs pe 1 and 2 Fir Flooring..... : . C. Fir E. G. No. rand Flooring .. . = . G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring........ Kee F. G. No. 3 Flooring............ orm mots oS o ° iad wn ~ rs :8 ™ a 2 men hi a me Fir 8”, 10” ” and 1a” Shiplap rol sepa deeds . Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’... rsa Reem BOARDS_ROUGH OR S.1S. O14 Common Pine, to inch...... AOS ae o “e aaé feet eee ES aw 4 “ mixed ¥ dths & 5 “oe XXX B. C. Cedar XX B.C. Cedar .. XXX Dimension an SHIN GLES co sciccineeve. _ nk. ee Fine Common rt ee, 61 00 No. 2 Moulding 5/: Si4ixéinnle 47 0c Aevcces 47 Se... No. 1 Barn rx ee By aig SS Je 35 “es “ a9 (33 IX10,....... 35 No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8..... 27 00 of EFM, se ne Ae Box 126 & Upys . uae EKO. 6 ccvee ves cssiaas 24 00 KE XA iain d ute wip aia wih ote, - 1x13 & p.ss sce 00 “ “ IX10.... No. 2 Barn 1x6 & 8, “e “ The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobber buying price at uffalo and Tonawanda: es WHITE ASH. rst & and, rinch... 40 00 4200 | 2 1% to 2inch ..... co 4600 | Strips .. =. ee 22 00 2% to ginch .... 48.00 54 00 | Com. andculls.... 14 00 on BLACK AND BROWN : 1st & 2nd 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good patie 14 00 an BIRCH + ist & and6inch & rst & and, white, 6 UP); Tous» enn oe 40 00 4200 UP... cmb 00 omimon 4 go 00 320 -+- stecsee 16.00 18 0 ELM, rst and and, rock, 6 ist and = soft, 6 in and up...+. 3200 35 00 inch up.... 2600 28 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 | Common 10 00 17 © d and hand a id rst and and hand 20 00 23 00 st and and, soft. . Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Cou and culls. ti a K o BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 to a inch. vnetse stl eee Selects, 1 to ainch........ 5 Fine Common, rt inch....... a+» 63 _ oe code toa inch...) cau wae pee o. x Guts x inch...) a aeeeee safes’ sian cml mange x34 to\a: inch. .\.. .oaeeeasees aa ss pa No. 2 Cuts. RCH oe a'ei.<\ sc ee eee to a4 inch... sc .eece Bone scr eee at c Barn Boake ae woven poke No. 2,1x 8 Nog) 3 X,%0 hone Nos 3, 1% 10's. ososneee aca eae de ne eae No. 3,1x 8 anew cette 28 Spruce, to and rain. dimension......... Pe 9 in. and under ...... o 22 Venice ony Od ro and sain. random lengths, 10 ft. and up .... 23 00 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 2X6, 2x7 and3x4 random lengths, 10 ft. and up...... ......0.---- 19 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, ro tt. os andup . ° oa ORE § in. and up merchantable boards, ‘Sit. & up, p, 1s 18 50 ‘Canadian Spruce boards ............+.-- : - Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited Manufacturing Agents for Lidgerwood Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y. _ Montreal, P.Q. | Vancouver, B. C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 4 “YSBAA ‘28199805 “eT ‘suvaIQ MON ‘[8Q ‘sojos8ay soy ‘OW ‘sInoT 49 . ‘18D ‘oospueiy weg Sarprmg FAA STOP ‘SPI "OO JsnAy, Y YUVY VluseqrHy ZZ6-1Z6 ‘qee14g Se[esuy SOT 'N FOL “Spi eorsurM0g Jo YTV “FN ZIF-OLF *}00145 PUOSUMOT, BFI-6ET BuBIpUy A “Gol, “s101990q7 ‘O ‘q ‘deanoouBe, ‘IIT ‘o8vo1qo AYO AIOK Moa OT[TASUBA TT 4S epUqpooM 86 9M “8 Jopued Eg “SPId AAV “GUN [Blosemmo0y zg ABmpvoig ZI Or oe eae Sa0I4AO SATVS OIHO ‘ILVNNIONIO ‘39°43 OL] 89M S8PS9P “OD NVDA ® AVA ‘V T Jt JnOoqDv JD S]J2q YIIYM Y-[] 40jnI41') sof ajiam of nok apiaut ay MVS ALAIMVA 092 “ON “ON Soc or see, ‘ya ‘SuLIoy YY “Sur -aooin ‘suiddoiy ‘SUIMBSG [VAIG ‘Sullog ‘sulyynd -ssory ‘suiddry ut yuswaA0Id ul papro ee pue mes LANING MILL GOODS P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 . Correspondence Solicited inspector. Satisfaction guar- aa ee ee Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material HELLO! Ferguson Lumber Co. MR. MANUFACTURER! ‘ ‘é . 2 London, Ont. It is just possible 1 can furnish you with Dimension Bill Stuff In inet , the HINGLES Hardwood Lumber P} S pee that you are in need of an will be , Etc. > meee har rg ou and hak ye Ine, pruce : te Hithiky B.C. Red Cedar Shingles | Owen Sound, - Ontario d H | k Always in Transit r) THE C ; a Wholesale and Retail ¢ Brockville | |g te : Amos J. Colston| — Pah ees A full line of dry lumber in stock. for Hochelagr Back Eee umper th, ee ee ' QUEBEC 7 Company PP : pes ; et ae . abe you our Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched J uitzp | Shingles, prices for anything you require in lumber. Shock, Hardwood Flociag Bont sat mE HGF : Gi ortune E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ¢ Wholesale ot Lumber and Timber in Can- : ada and United States: Spruce, ; eee Lum ber White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- 4 Trenton, Ont., Canada nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short We have long appreciated the fact that price is not and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his , order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can McLennan Timber scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. A UGER & SON pe ane Damaber Co, Door Making is our Specialty ae Selling Agency and Dealers in ail’ kinda of We have equipped our plant with the best door Yellow. Pina ‘Tenens ; : machinery made, and we are turning out doors that Yellow Pine Finish .*. = 4 Timb er Lan ds are right in quality and right in price. Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Our doors need no commendation. They prove C. A. SPALDING & CO. 3 Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. themselves. They are business builders for every 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. : a dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited] Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Seqanacee “|| L.A. DeLaplante Limited Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS, CO, 2a St. John Street, MonTREAU Head Office Manning Arcade TORONTO C. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., gee aE Welt ee ae on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr. eae Planing Mills: | EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 Orillia, Ont. | Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co., timitea 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on §”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; §”, 1”, 12’, 13” and 2” Pine; 1” and 2” Hemlock, also posts and lath. 2 re A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for allkinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White ad | tee Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak M s, Doors, Sashes and Bide C. *4 Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty Interior Trim Min Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles nash of North Bay HAILEY BURY, ONT. Ralph Loveland, Pres. «. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, 1 oronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. ressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc, Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. i Tramways, Sidings, Etc. Ne RAIL yaad Second Hak YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO he 4.26 QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limitea Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon &Co.333."s:2: Montreal, Que. | Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. For low prices and prompt shipment of The Golden Lake LumberCo. Limited Yellow Pine Timbers © Short Leaf Finish Chestnut Hardwood Flooring MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles We have in stock lin., 2in. and 3 in. No. 1 Hemlock 1 in.,2in. and 3 in. Norway Pine X and O. White Pine Cull. Can now quote on bill orders in Hemlock. New mabeaia Shingles 4 Your inquiries solicited Pi 7 Mills at GOLDEN LAKE and BARRyY’s Bay, ONT. Fred S. Morde Lumber Co. { Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. MONTREAL, QUE. * if 22D RE EER eae es Se ee ieee 2 : . : Booth @ || DURABLE FLOORS wééo : | Thin “Empire” Flooring . 4 Shannon RH ee i ildi Bi t . re) t rpets : sree ieee mt pile gc health. san nikaanbear isco asing, nt. . Car epets pee Made and deter: Hardwood floors are an asset of — Br hd antewe oF ? Pte ag se the house cleaning horror, Hardwood floors emancipate No rway an d Whit e Pin e ss Your Customers Will Appreciate e hin “Empire” Flooring : Lumber, Lath ..a Timber rant So al : Your Enguirigs SoLIcITED J. R. Eaton & Sons pe 7 Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. 2 eRe. Xavier St. ‘ ¢ = White Pi S F Ite Fine, Spruce, Hemlock, Birch | also - . B. C. Douglas Fir and Cedar Timbers SPECIAL If you are needing anything in sound dry White Pine Box 1, 1%, 1% and 2 in. Write us we are sure we can interest you. pile tine, aver Pace BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited ©T44,°87., CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i LAH {\{ i} a punt ATID tueorecnatll NY ] 3 ————_ and. fir . ® Correspondence Shingles Prompt Shipments Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Solicited Lumber and Lath Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. : Planing Mill at JarrrAy, B.C. C Seite We have Several Large Blocks for Sale e Timber Limits with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Head Office = Jaffr ay, B. C. Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. Rat Portage Lumber Co. timitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. Aporrice RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. HEAD OFFICE d ~ D.C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER r3 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles Our Specialty IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. Fir Railroad and Structural Timbers Send us your enquires and orders for “ All B.C. Coast Forest Products” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building = = - = VANCOUVER, B. C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity : 500,000 feet per day Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. rs Cpt saay Shreveport, La., U.S. A. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas ee GILLIES BROS. sraesine. on: eis e BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHIT ie . PIN i Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties _ RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N.Y. 14 SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black's Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office : Dashwood House, 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant & Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TeEcTona,” Glasgow A1 and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, imenasel and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England British & Foreign Import & Export Co. Central Buildings, Liverpool, England is prepared to receive con- signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms OUR SPECIALTY 4 LOG STAMPS SUPERIOR MFC. C0.17 RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS TORONTO, — ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER We Want to Move 50,000 ft.—2 x 6 x. 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. 150,000 ft.—2 x 5 ft. and up x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. 250.000 ft. —2 x 8 x 12 ft. and up Mill Run Red Pine. also Quantity 1 in., 144 in., 1% and 3 in. Red Pine and Spruce. Write for Prices The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at Nashville, Tenn. We Can Ship You Promptly Any of the Above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE ‘WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St. London, Ont. WHAT’S ° THIS Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood WHERE ? Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, N. B. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. Yellow Poplar Oak 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. x i feet 1 X 10 and t and 20,000 feet 1 x 24” to 27” Panel & No 1. alae an Bee a oeene ee one White, uniform color, flashy figure. : 15 000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No 1. MANUFACTURERS OF goer fed us = and foe ve an is Ae ae Whe gic ,000 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. goiseo teeth) Naor Com. 60, rong 6 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. e = Hy i 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. Pods st : Fir and amarac, um ber 40,000 feet 5/4 rst and 2nd, 12” and up. Topess feet 4s fae ee pe Ryne. AGO 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and He 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. Tim bers Pilin Etc 50.000 feet 6/4 rst and aes 80,000 feet 4/41st and 2nd finish White. 9 9 e 40,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd, r2” and up. 70,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain White 60.000 feet 8/4 rst and and. 140 ooo feet 6/4 No 1 Com. or Better plain 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. White. 80 ooo feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White 1 = ; 200 ooo teet High Grade Boxing. Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B.C. RnR Smet ig aire Boycoo feet (4 and ia[4 No. 1 Com, and Better Ash Specia Oak ills, sizes 10 to 40 feet. Send in your orders for Sawn Lumber, Sash, Doors and Factory fee RESELL Noe ebm audlBetter. Cc eee Material to 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. erry ° 451000 feet 6/4 No. 1 Com, and Better. New Michel, B. C. §o, ooo feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. sis toro iaall exades: or to e THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO., Ltd., Calgary, Alta. The American Lumber G Mig. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. We can supply Donald Fraser ||... iS. & Sons, Limited Silo Material to your liking CABANO, QUEBEC Dressing done to your order Complete Stock MANUFACTURERS OF Hemlock L 0 n 2 L um b c r Prompt Shipments Rough and Finished Three railroads to ship by, C.N.O. C.P.R. & G.T.R. TO" ton 4orieeL WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE Shingles, Clapboard, Hocken Lumber Co. Limited etc. Otter Lake Station, : Ontario LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades Sharp Curves Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE LIDGERWOOD “Handy” LOGGING ENGINE It It It It It It It It will climb any hill requires no wider road than eats less (in dollars) than requires the same crew as lives as long as costs no more than weighs no more than does the work of I ON AN HW N we Horse will Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses Horses The ‘‘Handy”’ Logging Engine is designed and built for the rough logging of New England and Canada to replace horses in all of the General work of the camp not now done by the Cableway Skidder, the se Hauler, the Sleigh Hoist and the Long Haul Engine—that is: Skidding short distance Decking on skids Loading Sleighs or Cars Breaking down Landings Building Camps or Dams, Etc. 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Given an idea of the kind of woods to be cut, the machine on which the knives are to be used, and the dimension, we guarantee to give you Simonds Knives that will be perfect in balance and temper exactly right to do the greatest amount of smooth cutting with the least amount of wear and care. When you buy Knives, always buy Simonds * Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited Montreal, Que. St. John, N. B. Vancouver, B. C. No. 11 Heavy Flooring Planer and Matcher Designed for Fast High Grade Work in Hard or Soft Wood Tw rGOLDIe het pall ;CULLOCH Ce. GALT, ‘ONT. CARAT There is no better Hardwood Flooring Planer than our No. 11 on the market. Ask for Catalog giving complete Detail and large illustrations. The Goldie G McCulloch Company, Limited GALT ONTARIO CANADA Western Branch: Quebec Agents: B.C. Selling Agents: 248 McDermott Ave., WINNIPEG, MAN. Ross & Greig, MONTREAL, QUE. Robert Hamilton & Co., VANCOUVER, B. C. A National Journal (Gnada jumberman Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER - .- .- - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2862. Confederation Life Building F. W SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL -- - - - - - Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives LONDON, ENG. - - - - +--+ - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites ftee discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted’”’ and ‘“‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, August 1, 1910 No. 15 Refining Lumber at the Mills Increasing freight rates, and the hopelessness of ever inducing the railway companies to act upon reasonable, honorable lines, in the matter of estimating the weights of cars, are placing too great a burden upon the shippers of lumber, and of many other commodities for that matter, that an extra impetus has been given to the move- ment toward refining lumber as completely as possible at the mill before shipping it. This problem of refining lumber is, in fact, about the most important matter which the lumber manufacturer has to consider to-day. When freight charges are so exorbitant, and pro- mise to become even more so in the course of time, it is all important that nothing should be shipped which is not in its most economical shipping form. This means simply that at the producing end, knots and other defects which go to.waste in the factory, should be cut out. In a general way, it means cutting dimension stock for factory use in the woods. The freight item being an important one in the lumber industry, and the low-grade stock being something of a bur- den and bringing only a small price, a price frequently below the cost of logs, and the quantity of this stock increasing in proportion as the timber resources are cut out, these reasons are leading mill men to figure more seriously on ways and means for realizing more out of the low-grade. Formerly, when there was only a comparatively small percentage _ Of it, because the timber was better, low-grade lumber found a ready ‘market, at a low price, it is true, but it all helped out a little, so “not much attention was paid to it. Now and then a furniture factory y would conclude to go into the mill business and cut its stock to _ specific dimensions in the woods. Unfortunately, some of these ventures did not prove very successful, because too much was ex- pected of the saw milling end, and there was too little specific CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i9 knowledge of saw milling by the people undertaking it. Also, lumber values were lower and there was not the same inducement to go to extra trouble about it. Some furniture facories persisted in it, how- ever, and others have from time to time arranged with mill men to cut certain regularly used stock into smaller dimensions in the woods, thus saving freight and furnishing better material, too, because it dries.up better. Much greater importance, however, has been given to the subject because of the continually increasing percentage of low-grade lumber. It is a very questionable undertaking to ship to the factory, some- times a long distance away, lumber which will produce perhaps only 50 per cent. of clear cuttings. The 50 per cent. of waste could much more profitably be thrown away in the woods than at the factory, where it costs money to deliver it. For these reasons a general tendency has sprung up of recent years among mill owners towards the working of specific small dimensions at the mills. Hand in hand with this has appeared the movement, now well under way, in the direction of utilizing so far as possible every by-product of the saw mill. It is possibly a matter only of a few years now before larger and more sucessful mills will be entirely revolutionized in these directions.. Sash and Door Trade Troubles Every branch of business connected with the manufacture of lumber or lumber products has its own peculiar troubles, which at first thought one would imagine could be easily removed. Enquiry, however, almost inevitably leads to the conviction that the remedy is nearly as compli- cated a matter as the disease. As a fair example of this, take the busi- ness of manufacturing sash and doors. In Ontario recently the manu- facturers held an informal meeting, at which the only point upon which all were thoroughly agreed was that there was no profit worth mention- ing to be secured at present, nor had there been for some years past. When it came to suggesting a remedy there was some sort of agreement that a uniform price list should be prepared and every member of the industry should undertake to live up to it. But there was a strong impression prevalent that it would not be possible to induce all the manufacturers to observe the requirements of such a price list. The same thing has been tried in the past, and while at times it has been briefly successful, the end has always been the same, and every man in the business has at one time or another awakened to the unpleasant knowledge that some of his fellow-manufacturers were cutting his busi- ness throat. Broadly speaking, these are the troubles of the business to-day, and there are many minor factors helping to bring about this result. From a purely business point of view one of the most important causes of trouble is that the demand for doors is too varied. There are far too many of what are known as custom orders and too few stock orders. One might imagine that custom orders would be profitable, but such is not the case. Even at a higher price the custom orders do not com- pensate for all the rearrangements that have to be made in machinery to turn out the special products. Doors and sash for stock orders may be run out in great quantities with rapidity and ease and under reason- able conditions they should afford good profits. Many of the manu facturers to-day, therefore, are discouraging the special orders. One of the reasons for the excessive cost of manufacturing custom doors is the fact that the laborer of to-day is not as skilled as he was some years ago and he is slow to adapt himself to the necessary changes in the machines. It is a constant source of surprise to the purchaser of doors that the custom work is so expensive. It is none the less a matter of fact, that will be vouched for by allt manufacturers, that the cost of a stock door is less even than that of a custom door of smaller size. Specializing, therefore, is the only remedy. When a manufacturer can refuse all but stock orders his manufacturing costs will be greatly reduced. And when custom orders are all handled by one manufacturer the cost of producing them will be likewise reduced, by the fact that laborers will become better able to adjust themselves quickly to the necessary changes in the machines, when they are employed entirely upon this class of work. There are many other difficulties which make the manufacturing of - going out of date more quickly than almost any other. 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER — dooors a perilous matter from the profit point of view. The cost. of machinery is a very serious matter, and one which it is very difficult to foresee or regulate. The specialization which prevails in the manu- facture of machinery has resulted in wonderful improvements. So rapidly have these been made that door-making machinery has been The cost of manufacturing has advanced until it is quite double that of wages. Coincident with this is the trouble caused by the small manufacturer, without sufficient capital to renew his machinery. He turns out a poor door at a high cost, finds he has to sell below the general market price to induce anyone to take his doors, and by so doing makes trouble for everyone concerned. The tendency towards specialization in manufac- turing and the increasing amount of capital needed in the business will British Columbia’s Practical Forestry Policy Premier McBride of British Columbia, in a recent address before the Victoria Board of Trade at their annual meeting, spoke of the resources and development of the country. The most interesting portion of the address, from 4 lumbermian’s point of veiw, was the reference to the work of the Timber Commission. Premier McBride’s announce- ment that the commission’s report is expected in a few months, and that the Legislature will pass effective legislation based upon the report, gives promise of the settlement of many of the difficulties which have long been a source of worry and expense to the lumberman. The granting of renewable licenses at the suggestion of the Commission in its interim report, indicates that both the Government and the Commission have realized that the interests of the people and the interests of the lumber- man are the same. If the governments of other provinces could be induced to take a similar view of the matter, the lumbermen would be more likely to take a keen interest in their properties. Another refer- -ence of Premier McBride’s showed that both the Government and the Commission were working carefully upon a plan for reducing the loss of timber by fire. It is probably safe to conclude that, in addition to increasing tthe fire-fighting staff, this plan will involve extremely strict regulations regarding the railroads, which have been proved to be one of the greatest causes of fire. Premier McBride’s references to lumber matters were in part as follows : ‘«The timber industry of the province is a subject which it is difficult to deal with in a few words. The output of lumber for 1909 was 775,- 000,000 feet, valued at $12,000,000. Of this, 450,000,000. were cut from coastt mills and 325,000,000 feet from mountain mills. The total cut is All for the Settler—The Lumberman Ignored An interesting press despatch emanating from Englehart, a New Ontario town on the T. & N. O. Railway, recently told of the prosperity which awaits the energetic settler in Northern Ontario who buys a quarter-section of land from the Government. The description was an optimistic one, indicating that, for an initial outlay of about $100, a capable settler could depend upon a fairly comfortable living, with a prospect of independence in the not too distant future. The reason for this is that the land is densely covered with valuable pulpwood, and until the produce of the land is sufficient to sustain the settler, the sale of pulpwood can be depended upon to keep him in funds. An average of from $3,000 to $4,000 worth of pulpwood is found on each quarter- section. The Government of Ontario*is fortunate in possessing such fertile and valuable lands to attract settlers, and yet when one comes to con- sider the revenue-producing value of the timber on much of the land in Northern Ontario, he is led to question the wisdom of the policy, which, up to date, has been followed by succeeding governments. There is naturally an overlapping, in many localities, of the imterests of settlers and lumbermen, and in these places the Government’s duty is to see both that the lumberman receives fair play and that the settler who secures the right to cut timber is a bona-fide settler, whose presence will be a lasting benefit to the district, rather than a timber thief, whose in the course of time eliminate the small manufacturer, but in th time he is a thorn in the flesh of the large manufacturers. Last but by no means least of the worries of the sash and dooor manu facturer is the difficulty of figuring costs accurately. The costs change from day to day and are so elusive that one must be on a perpetual hunt "4 in order to keep them properly checked up. This is the result, more than anything else, of the mixing of custom and stock work in the same factory. Once these can be separated the cost finding bugbear will be dispelled. It is clear to anyone from these few considerations that what the business needs more than anything else is a mutual understanding by manufacturers of each other’s special conditions. The recent form tion of an association of sash and door manufacturers in Ontario will perhaps lead to a solution of some of these difficulties. an increase of 10,000,000 feet over 1908. The outlook for the Me ont year is particularly bright. ‘In connection with the timber industry, the Government is special pains to secure the best means of conserving this resource by means of a Commission, which will report on the best methods to pursue, so that the wisest legislation may be enacted. We are fully determined to protect this unrivalled asset. The Commission has visited every portion of the province and collected data of a varied description. It has also visited Washington and had a conference with Mr. Gifford Pinchot, until recently chief forester of the United States Government. It has been to Ottawa and consulted with timber experts there. ne Government expects that the report will be ready within the next few months, and at the next session up-to-date legislation to protect the timber wealth of the province will be brought down. “To guard against the danger of forest fires there is a staff of fifty- three district fire wardens, three divisional fire wardens and one chief fire warden. This is nearly double the force of a year ago. The vote for fire fighting is $75,000. Besides this all road foremen have been appointed as assistant fire wardens with instructions from the Public” Works Department to put on crews to fight fires im case of necessity, thus giving a good reserve force when required. Other precautions have been taken by way of circulars and making it necessary for settlers to take out permits for clearing, thus helping to check indiscriminate burn- ing. In the new timber bill we hope to incorporate provisions which will considerably reduce the present cost of fire protection, and which will have for their object the conservation of the timber wealth of the province. ’’ = Y Lee, only object is to.sell the timber on the land and move along to pastures new. Those who have not come into ante: with the actual conditions prevailing in the north will not believe that men who have skinned the timber in this manner can move along and secure further permission from the Government to do the same thing over again. But this is the real state of affairs, and the timber license owner is* despoiled of his own property by men whom he knows to be thieves, who know them- selves to be thieves, and whom the Government, unless abnormally stupid, must also know to be thieves. Every license owner in the Georgian Bay district can cite numerous cases where fake settlers have been given the right to cut timber on limits which they (the lie owners) have paid for themselves. The situation is notoriously unjust, but the Government simply snaps its fingers and asks, ‘“What are yo going to do about it anyway?’’ Instead of stopping this continu legalized robbery, they look to their own affairs, and impose iere; stumpage dues and ground rents upon the lumbermen, at the same © saddling them with the total cost of protecting the timber from a burden which the Government ought to share. Somehow or other, tl lumberman is impotent in the matter. His interests seem to be of no account. Why he should be singled out for penalties on all sides : puzzle. He is no longer able to make large profits, even though © e early days, good profits were possible for the pioneers. These i _ pioneers, who risked everything and denied themselves everything, were entitled to a generous measure of success; but what success they had has turned the heads of the Government and the public, who have come ~ to consider them in the light of millionaires. It was an unlucky day for the lumberman when the term ‘‘lumber king’’ was coined. It did _ more to bias. the public than any other factor. kings are passed. . The situation of the manufacturer of lumber is in j _ fact precarious. He must make a large profit in good business years to enable him to survive the periodical lean years. But the Government _harrasses him unceasingly, and there is no possibility of laying up profits to guard against times of depression. The result is that when The days of lumber - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 a bad year or’ two come, the manufacturer of lumber, and with him wholesalers and retailers in general, live in continued anxiety, with the chance of failure continually threatening. This may seem to be a pessimistic picture; yet there is not a lumberman in the land who will not recognize in it the picture he has been facing for many years. The Government of Ontario and the governments in general, should look to their own interests less selfishly and more patriotically in these matters of taxation, and protection against thievery. The lumber manufacturer is an asset of great importance to the country, and it would not be unwise to adopt not only a policy of conservation of our timber, but one of conservation of the rights and interests of the men who turn it into a necessary article of commerce. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers According to Mr. E. F. Stephenson, inspector of crown timber agencies, 240,408,390 feet of lumber were cut on Dominion lands during the departmental year ending March 31 last, an increase of 58,980,930 feet over the output of the previous year. ‘These figures are but a partial indication of the total amount cut, as many lumbermen prefer to draw their main supply of logs from their provincial holdings. In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta 943,843,098 feet of lumber was marketed last year, about half of this coming from British Columbia. The number of logs cut on Dominion lands last year is estimated at about 4,000,000 pieces. Mr. Stephenson thinks that unless some great fires sweep the Canadian forests there is a supply of timber for a great many years yet. The fire loss this year has been very small so far. British Columbia’s new Companies’ Act, requiring that companies doing business in the Province shall pay a license fee, graded according to capital, from $50 to $250, has stirred up a hornets’ nest of opposition. The measure was intended as a protection for British Columbia manu- facturers against competition from large extra-provincial companies. It seems, according to the criticisms which have been published, that it will either be disallowed by the Dominion Government or prove some- thing of a boomerang by inducing other provinces to enact similar legislation, aimed against British Columbia. It is interesting to imagine what would happen to the lumber trade of the Province if the markets of the prairies and Eastern Canada were cut off. It is not likely, how- ever, that any such serious situation will be reached. The united and widespread opposition to the measure is likely to result in its being repealed after a short trial, or disallowed by the Dominion Government. The burden of low-grade stock is again agitating the saw mill world. For a while just preceding the panic furniture factories, box factories and other consumers that work up lumber, were using prac- tically all the low-grade the mills could supply, and not much worry was felt over its disposal. Now, however, it seems that partly because of low-grade timber, partly from the. fact that the mills are cutting up the timber cleaner, and the lumbermen claim, partly because of the fact that the tariff was reduced and let in more low-grade from Canada, there is gradually accumulating more of the low-grade lumber than the mills seem able to dispose of comfortably. It will gontinue to be quite a problem from now on, and how much worry it may cause will depend some on the success and progress made with efforts at refining low-grade at the mill and reducing it to small dimensions of one kind and another.—The Woodworker. Pulpwood producers will be much. interested im a recent statement by John Norris, of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, in an ‘address before the representatives of the associated dailies of New York State. Referring to the increasing price of news print paper, he said that the manufacturers, by means of an agreement were limiting the output. ‘‘Within three years,’’ he said, ‘‘we have had three print- paper famines. In twenty months the print paper makers of the country have kept the stock of paper on hand for all the newspapers to an aver- age supply of less than eight days. The mill owners admit that they have produced only ninety-two per cent. of their capacity. The penalty that publishers are temporarily paying for this restriction of output and artificial stimulation of prices may be stated approximately at five dollars per ton. In New York State we are cutting timber five times as fast as it is being reproduced. If we continue, we shall not have a sawing stick left in the State in twenty years.’’ A scientific study of the cause of shrinkage, warping, checks, etc., in lumber, as a result of drying either in the air or in kilns, has of late | been undertaken by the Grand Rapids Veneer Works of Grand Rapids, Mich., with the result that they have been able to reach an accurate knowledge of the causes of these injuries to lumber, and have produced a process of kiln-drying which turns out lumber without any of these defects. An interesting circular relating to this matter has been issued by the company, which will give the reader a very good idea of the causes of these defects and of the proper method for preventing them. — Years of experimental work, with the results carefully tabulated, were necessary to enable the Grand Rapids Veneer Works to reduce their Vapor Process to an exact science. Simple but reliable methods of testing have been developed, which show the manufacturer when it is safe to work his lumber. If these tests are followed, the company claim, there is no possibility of trouble in the finished product. Glue joints, they say, become as safe a proposition as solid wood; gum dries permanently flat; oak and cypress may be resawn without fear of cupping or internal checks. Those who are interested in the drying of lumber will do themselves a service by communicating with the com- pany and looking into the claims which they make in connection with their Vapor Process. In an editorial, entitled ‘‘ American Methods,’’ the Timber News, of London, Eng., has stirred up something of a hornets’ nest among the lumber journals of the United States. The burden of the article is the statement that ‘‘ British timber agents and importers have on many occasions good cause to declare that they have been swindled out of their money by certain lumber shippers in various American ports, timber often being sent (and for which shippers have drawn the money before it has been received on this side) which on arrival has turned out to be of a very low grade, and far from what the shipper, according to his contract, ought to have supplied.’’ An instance is quoted of a Hamburg firm which has taken civil and criminal proceedings against.two New Orleans lumber companies, and already been awarded £5,000 damages in the civil case. It looks as though the Timber News had been a little hasty in taking up arms, but from the result of this particular case, and from the haste and energy with which several of the United States journals have eriti- cized the London journal for its article, it would also appear that the shoe pinches in spots. Whatever the facts may be, the result will be beneficial, as too much publicity cannot be given to the few unscrupulous members of the trade whose methods may have far- reaching evil effects. The fact that the defendants in the civil suit had to pay $25,000 for the liberties they took with their customers in Hamburg, is a strong indication that the laws and customs of the United States, if rigidly enforced, are quite sufficient to protect foreign purchasers. : 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber News from Ontario Points Railways Standing Pat on Freight Tariff Matter—South Af- rica Trade Opportunities Neglected— Algonquin Park Limits Ottawa, July 23—Lumbermen are still in doubt as to what action the C. P. R. and G. T. R. will take to comply with the order of the Railway Commision calling on them to file tariffs restoring lower rates for lumber sent to Montreal for ocean export. The tariffs filed on June 15 purporting to meet this demand of the Commission have been objected to by the lumbermen in letters to the railway companies. These protests brought no redress. Further action was taken this week by Mr. Frank Hawkins, on behalf of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Associa- tion. He made an appeal to the Railway Commission calling attention to the fact that in the opinion of the lumbermen the railways were not complying with the order. A similar letter was sent on behalf of the Montreal Lumbermen’s Association. Now the lumbermen are wait- ing for the Railway Commission to act. Ottawa, July 23——J. R. Booth has denied two rather sensational stories regarding the closing of his lumber mill consequent upon the G. T. R. not being able to clear away the lumber on account of the strike. In one quarter it was stated that Mr. Booth contemplated legal action for damages against the railway. The lumber king declared this report was foundationless. On the other hand, it was alleged that Mr. Booth need not have closed his mill at all unless he wanted to add to the evil effects of the strike, thus creating sympathy for the G. T. R. and hostility to the men. Mr. Booth answered this by saying that he had nothing to do with the railway, and was looking after his own interests. The reason for the mill being closed, he asserted, could be seen in a hundred loaded wagons and fifty loaded cars, which could be moved only by the G. T. R. Canada’s Trade with South Africa The Canadian Lumbermen’s Association is drawing the attention of its members to the trade in wood goods with British South Africa. In a circular letter recently issued, the secretary says: ““The figures below, taken from the latest monthly report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, show that, of a total import of unmanufactured wood into British South Africa, amounting to $2,429,- 937 during the calendar year 1909, the United States furnished 264%, while Canada’s share amounted to only a fraction over 6%. In manu- factured wood, the difference is still greater, United States having supplied 27.3% of the total import, whilst Canada only furnished 2.3%. Are you satisfied with your share of the British South African trade? The figures are as follows: Unmanufactured— 1908. 1909. Motal -iMpoLisy sas) ee kha «Peas $1,994,487 $2,429,937 Of this quantity, United States supplied ..... Sr iegnt ate 525,298 642,395 Cattada: spppliedh V4 2G oa. 2. eee 105,067 149,066 Manufactured— Totaljamiports: 5.57. Ste seamen ae 693,305 757,084 Of this quantity, United States supplied ............ 162,702 207,301 Canada, ‘supplied <) a0 dsesemec een 15,238 17,072 “The Canadian- Government maintains a trade commission service in South Africa, and the resident representatives are: John A. Chesley, Rhodes Buildings, Cape Town, Cape Colony, S.A.; H. R. Poussette, Durban, Natal, South Africa. The Canadian Government also subsi- dizes a direct steamship line, with regular sailings the year around. Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co., of Montreal, P.Q., will gladly give full information regarding space, rates of freight, sailing dates, ete., ete. If you are interested in opening up trade with British South Africa, you are invited to communicate with the above-named commissioners and steamship people in Montreal.’’ Algonquin Park Timber may be Saved Negotiations for the extinguishing of the timber licenses in Algon- quin Park are in progress, and the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines has scalers on various limits in the park measuring the standing timber so that a valuation can be made of it. Measurers are now _ said to be at work on the limits of the Munns Lumber Company, of Orillia, which is controlled by J. B. Tudhope, M.P.P., of Orillia. This concern is one of the licensees cutting in the park. These licenses, which originally were for pine only, were extended later to include hardwood. The Tudhope concern is now getting out hardwood and floating it along a stream to mills on the Canada Atlantic division of the Grand Trunk. It is reported that the Department contemplates the purchase of ee TD aa - | the Munns lease in order to end, for the present at least, lumber operations in the park reservation. Mr. Tudhope’s company has alr: refused cash offers. Notwithstanding this the plan that is now con- templated in official quarters, it is understood, is the purchase of the Munns and other licenses by the issuing of debentures for about half a million dollars. Hon. Frank Cochrane, the head of the department, has expressed himself more than once, as being utterly opposed to any lumbering operations in the park, which is the watershed of several rivers. As a result of the rejection by the Munns Company and other licensees of all offers to sell out, scalers have been put to work to measure the timber so that an inventory can be made of its actual va me Lumbermen in Jovial Mood—The Laidlaw Picnic The R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, of Toronto, held their annual picnic at Beaverton, on Lake Simcoe, on Saturday, July 16th. A spe train carried them thither, and during the journey to and from that p an excellent extemporary programme was carried out upon the tr. The morning was an unfavorable one, but in spite of this about people turned out to take advantage of the picnic. The programme o the train was very diverse, and was opened at the hour of 7.30 a.m., y a selection on the pipes by real live pipers, Messrs. Murray and M Donald. This was followed by a pleasant half hour with pipes another class, which the gentlemen of the party regaled themselves y in the first car. Mr. C. G. MacBeth was the next entertainer, and delivered an inspiring address up on ‘‘The Senators,’ referring with much feeling to the long list of Conservative Senators who had died since © the election of the first Laurier government. Mr. Robert Wallace fol- lowed, with a recitation entitled ‘‘Tommy-rot Talk on Sorting.”? It should be explained that the title of this address does not infer that Mr. — Wallace’s remarks were unimportant. In Mr. Wallace’s vocabulary, ‘‘Tommy-Rot’’ is a synonym for ‘‘tamarac.’’? Mr. John Storey followed Mr. Wallace, and delivered an appreciative address upon ‘‘Bowmanyille — —Its Manufacturing Interests and Its Beauty,’’ paying particular atten- tion to the latter. AL The most interesting event of the trip was a competition among the — ladies, which commenced at 8.50. Mr. J. D. Coupland was given the deli- cate task of deciding a contest as to which of the ladies was the owner of the sweetest smile. The prize for the fortunate winner was a bottle of perfume. It is instructive to note that this competition was open + ladies of all ages, and that it was easily won by a very little girl. next contest was a mathematical one, which has not yet been deci The problem submitted was, ‘‘How many bales of shingles (90 pov to the bale) in a pine log 20 inches in diameter and 16 feet long. person sending in the first correct answer to the secretary will entitled to lose $10. , hs Mr. A. C. Gordon then made quite a hit with a voeal selection entitled — ‘“The Old Grey Bonnet.’’ : 4 Another important contest was one which took place among the men as to who was the owner of the sourest face. Mrs. W. Markle was the lady to whom was given the difficult duty of judging the contestants. After very carefully investigating each face, she was about to bestow the reward (a bottle of vinegar) upon her own husband when she discoy- ered the features of Mr. A. E. Eckhardt trying to make themselves — pleasant at the far end of the car. Mr. Eckhardt was promptly pre- — sented with the prize. : . Mr. R. Campbell delivered an interesting monologue entitled ‘‘Mo- — hawk,’’ explaining to the company why Mohawk Park, near Brantford, — had not been selected as a site for the picnic. Upon arrival at Beaverton, — the picnickers made straightway for the grounds, and from then until the time of departure everyone had an enjoyable time. The events of the afternoon included a keenly contested baseball match between two teams — selected respectively from the east and north yards and the west and > belt line yards. The west and belt line nine were the victors. Games and races of many other varieties were also indulged in. i During the afternoon an event of unusual interest occurred, when — Reeve A. W. Talbot, of Beaverton, visited the picnickers and presented them with a gigantic wrought-iron key, symbolical of the fact that the — freedom of the town was thereby conveyed upon all the visitors. At about 7 p.m. the return journey was.commenced, and from then until 9.15, when the party reached Toronto, the hilarity continued unabated. Benjamin Lewis, a marker in the James MacLaren Company mills — at Buckingham, was instantly killed on July 21st by falling on a revolving saw. The victim was an experienced hand. The fatality happened just after the mill had started for the day. While walk past the saw Lewis missed his footing and fell on the saw, which ut off both arms and mangled the victim’s body almost instantaneously. — The Wallaceburg Cooperage Co., of Wallaceburg, Ont., are running © full blast, two stave knives, hoop machinery and heading machinery, and report business as very good for this season of the year. Lumber Affairs of Eastern Canada Quebec’s New Forestry School—Arrangement of Alex- ander Gibson Company’s Matters Nearing Completion Mr. G. C. Piche, the director of the new forestry school established " by the Quebee Government, in a recent interview gave some interesting _ particulars regarding the work of the school, the sessions of which begin during the coming autumn. This school will be affiliated with Laval University, and will have four professors, two in forestry, one in mathe- matics and one in forest law. Lectures will be given in the lecture rooms of the university. The regular course covers two years, previous to ¥ which the students in this course must have had a year’s practical ex- _ perience in the woods. The course will embrace forestry in all branches, ~ sylviculture, forest management, forest utilization, ete., mathematics, Pa caral and applied science, forest law, construction of buildings, dams, roads, ete. Students are to be adtnitted to the regular course by exami- nation, held in August of each year. During their year of preliminary work in the forest they are to receive a salary and expenses from the government. Candidates must be twenty years old, enjoy goood health, be of good moral character and speak and write correctly both French and English. Students will also be admitted to special courses, without having to pass the examination for admission, but these will not receive the diploma and degree (Forestry Engineer) as the others do. The nucleus of the school has existed for some two years past, a number - of young men having been in the employ of the government as ‘‘stu- dents’’ and occupied in the supervision of cutting and enforcement of government regulations, work in the nursery at Berthierville, ete. —s Alexander Gibson Company Arrangement The affairs of the Alexander Gibson Railway and Manufacturing Company are rapidly nearing completion. The case of the Royal Trust Mills of the Alexander Gibson Company. Company and others v. the Alexander Gibson Railway and Manufac- turing Company, Alex. Gibson, the Bank of Montreal and others, which came before the Supreme Court in Chancery at St. John, N.B., has been settled out of court. The action was commenced some time ago on a ‘motion to foreclose the mortgages held by the Bank of Montreal, Messrs. _ Farnworth and Jardine and the Canadian Colored Cotton Mills. The bank has a first charge on the property of the Alexander Gibson Com- pany of $689,848.55, Messrs. Farnworth and Jardine a somewhat lesser sum, and the Canadian Colored Cotton Mills $207,926, a third charge. _ The property comprises, besides a railway equipment and mills, fous _ hundred and fifty thousand acres of timber limits. The terms of settle- - ment are that the property is to be sold and out of the proceeds Alex- _ ander Gibson is to receive $5,000 per year for life. He is to have the __use of his house and grounds at Marysville during his life. The balance _ will be divided among the mortgagees. Personal and Trade News from the East J. F. Steeves, of the well-known Timber firm of Church E. Gates & Co., of New York, is spending a short vacation with his sons at his old x home, Hillsborough, N.B. 4 The Smith Lumber Company of Woodstock, N.B., have practically Zl rebuilt their mill within the past year, putting in a new boiler and new machinery, which now makes it a thoroughly up-to-date mill. __P. G. Mahoney, the well known New Brunswick lumberman, is ving his saw mill at Calhoun’s, N.B., thoroughly overhauled, and new improvements added, which will make it one of the most up- o-date in the vicinity. _ Mr. A. Dufresne, Forestry Engineer, who has been in the employ he Canada Paper Company, of Windsor Mills, Que., for the past CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 ten years, has resigned his position with this firm and accepted one with the News Pulp and Paper Company, of St. Raymond, Que. Forest fires along the C. P. R. from Fredericton, N.B., to McAdam Junction, were responsible recently for the loss of 1,000,000 feet of manufactured lumber owned by J. S. Scott of Fredericton. The loss is estimated at $20,000. The lumber had all been sold to the A. C. Dutton Lumber Co. of Springfield, Mass., who were to make payment upon deliv- ery, which was to have taken place in a few days. Mr. Arthur Hilyard, of Bathurst, N.B., visited St. John on a business trip recently. He states that lumbering conditions on the north shore are bright both in fact and in prospect. The entire cut has been ordered by English firms and shipments are heavy in spite of the usual mid- summer slackness. He considers the prices of the English market very satisfactory and the prospects good of their remaining so, as the English stocks have been greatly reduced, A farewell banquet was recently tendered to W. H. Doherty, iste manager of the Sussex Manufacturing Company, at the Depot House, Sussex. Mr. Doherty subsequently left for Galt, Ont., where he will be general manager of the new Canadian Machinery Corporation, Ltd., which has a capital of $4,000,000. The woodworking machine depart- ment of the Sussex Manufacturing Company will be included in the new company. A working agreement has been arrived at between the National Trans- continental Railway Commission and the Ontario Government for the payment by the Commission of a portion of the cost of fire-ranging along the tracks of the railway in Northern Ontario. The G. T. R. and C. P. R. already pay the entire cost of this service on their lines, and it is hoped before long to complete the system under which all railways will pay for the preventive work that is absolutely necessary if the forests of the north are to be perpetuated. The Campbellton Situation The recent fire at Campbellton, N.B., which swept a town practi- cally out of existence, will mean a serious temporary check to the lumber industry in that centre, where were located several of the leading lumber firms of New Brunswick. Fortunately the long lumber mill of the Shives Lumber Company was located several miles above the town, and so escaped. The Shives Lumber Company had two double- gang shingle mills, located in the town, which were lost. An immense quantity of shingles were also stocked here awaiting shipment. While nothing has been definitely decided upon, it is almost certain that the Shives Lumber Company will rebuild their shingle mills at Athol, along- side the long lumber mill. The heaviest loser among the lumber firms will be the Wm. Richards & Co., Limited, one of the oldest firms in the provinces. Their shingle mill and splendid long lumber mill both were completely wiped out, at a total loss, as no insurance was carried. It is improbable that the com- pany will rebuild, which will mean “&@ great loss to the many people who have previously found employment there. B. A. Mowatt and C. Miller also had their shingle mill destroyed. It is estimated that over one million shingles, held up in Campbellton awaiting a better market, were burnt. The great bulk of the manu- factured stock was insured. While the town has been given a decided check by the catastrophe, there is no question as to Campbellton’s future. Situated as it is on the bank of the Restigouche, ideally located from a lumbering stand- point, in a short while, a newer and better Campbellton will be erected where the old town stood. Already dozens of buildings are being rushed to completion and ready temporary assistance is being secured from outside sources. The prospectus has just been issued of the Swanson Bay Forests, Wood Pulp and Lumber Mills, Ltd., of which the general manager in British Columbia is Mr. James Wood. The eapital is $1,500,500. This company is being formed to acquire, and work pulp and timber leases at Swanson Bay and other adjacent parts of the coast of British Columbia, equipped with a pulp mill and saw mill now in operation. The leases comprise over 86,000 acres of specially selected pulp and timber lands, estimated to contain over 3,000,000 feet of excel- lent timber suitable for the manufacture of pulp and lumber. ‘The company also acquire 506 acres of freehold land at Swanson Bay. Swanson Bay is 400 miles north of Vancouver and about 130 miles south of Prince Rupert. The purchase price payable by the company (under the contract for sale between Messrs. John William Robson and Walter Maclachlan and the company), for the leases, pulp mill, saw mill, freehold property, wharf, lots, and all the plant. stock, and other assets, is £50,000 in cash, £150,000 in fully-paid first mortgage sterling bonds, and 300,000 fully-paid shares. The whole undertaking will be taken over from The Canadian Pacific Sulphite Pulp Company, Limited, as a going concern as from January 1, 1910. 24 Logging Machinery in Canadian Woods CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER , Various Methods Available for Increasing Output of Camps and Reducing the Cost — Comparisons of Efficiency —Concluded from Previous Issue The Canadian operator in considering this broad question of power logging and the possibilities of reducing cost thereby has always reasoned that such devices as are used in the Southern States and certain foreign countries and in the Western States, were not adapted to the rough northern conditions. This has been the truth. It would be as fooolish to try and use a large portable pine logging machine in Canada as it would be to use an ocean liner in one of the Muskoka lakes, and it is only within the past two or three years that machines have been changed and adapted to the rough conditions existing in this country. It will, Logging with Cableway Skidder. therefore, be in line here to give an idea of the various machines adapt- able to Canadian conditions and their uses. The first operation in logging, outside of the road and camp consid- erations, etc., is the felling of the tree. At the present time there is no power suitable to do this with the small timber and rough conditions prevailing in the eastern provinces of Canada. When trees are felled they are cut up into logs. In the large timber of the West this eutting up is possible by power with some saving. In the Eastern Provinces it is not. However, the trees need not be cut up where they are felled. They may be conveyed to the roads, to the streams, or to the mill, in tree lengths, and at one of these points cut up by power with a saving of a major cost of this operation. It may be argued that trees of full length cannot be skidded. This is erroneous, as is shown from the fact that most timber in New England is skidded in that way, under conditions almost identical to those found in the Eastern Provinces. It is, more- over, not more expensive to do this, but cheaper, when the methods are properly understood. Moreover, the steam methods of skidding, to be discussed hereinafter, will allow the handling of trees in full lengths, and in fact such full length operation is more desirable than the hauling in the log lengths. The next operation is skidding the logs. This is done in various ways in different sections, but is ordinarily done by one or two horses hauling the logs singly or several chained together or dogged in tandem upon the ground or upon small sleighs, the rear end dragging upon the ground. The logs are then conveyed a short distance, usually less than a quarter of a mile, and piled on skids for the sleigh haul, if further than this distance from the driveable streams. The skidding of the logs is the most expensive operation in the woods. The expense increases very rapidly with the roughness of the ground and the small size of the timber. In very mountainous regions the logs frequently have to be hauled by the men themselves, rolled or pushed or sledded off the hills at great expense, and with, moreover, frequent damage to the logs and to the standing timber. To illustrate this, there have been camps in Northern Ontario where logs had to be thrown off rough bluffs four or five times before they reached smooth ground where they could be suitably handled by the teams. Under such conditions the cost of skidding will frequently run as high as $5 or $6 per thousand feeet and the percentage of damage as high as 15 or 20 per cent., to say nothing of the grit which works into the logs, frequently causing damage to the saws in the mill. The machines that can be used for skidding are of three kinds. Two of these, which are known respectively as snaking machines and slack rope machines, drag the logs upon the ground as do the horses. They merely change the kind of power without greatly changing the method } of work. The third machine is a cableway skidder which raises the logs and conveys them through the air in part or whole suspension. It will be readily seen that the first two methods are for comparatively smooth ground, ground where horses could convey the logs by the old method, or ground not very much rougher or steeper. In all these three methods the steam engine is used, supplied with suitable drums and attachments in the way of wire ropes, blocks, ete. This engine must be very portable in order to pull itself about the rough country, and must be strong and efficient. In the snaking method logs are drawn in by a single wire rope. This ” ‘ rope is pulled out to the stump either by horses or by men. The logs are then attached singly, or a number, and drawn in by the main strength of the engine. Such a system has practical efficiency for a distance of 1,000 feet on rough ground and 1,500 feet on very smooth ground, such as is found in the pine plains. It is not very suitable to any country with rough bluffs, precipices, bolders or similar ground encumbrances. In a general way it may be said that the eastern provinces of Canada present very few conditions where this method in itself is suitable. There may, however, be localities throughout any of the territory where it may be used to advantage, and it may furthermore be used for very short hauls in connection with the systems described hereafter. The second system is the slack rope system, which also draws ‘the logs upon the ground, but differs from the snaking system in that the pulling cable is returned to the stump or other place where the logs are to be attached, by a return cable—this cable passing through blocks at the further end. This has several points of advantage over the snaking system. First, the pulling line is returned much more rapidly to the place where the logs are to be attached, no men or horses being needed for the work. It can, therefore, be brought back over rougher or steeper ground than the line for the snaking system. Secondly, it is a method suitable to much longer hauls—hauls up to one and a quarter miles in length being possible in the conditions which prevail in the Eastern Provinces of Canada, while in the far West, with the large timber there found, this method is now being used up to two miles. Thirdly, the return line serves as a brake upon the load in gomg down very steep or rough places, thus preventing the logs from running away - Handling Pulp Wood in the Cord. and tangling themselves in standing timber or being damaged. With this point in its to the Eastern Provinces than the snaking method, so that in a broad way it may be said that nearly all the flat country or steep country of smooth surface is suitable for this system. This machine, therefore, 1s one by which any relatively smooth ground logs can be taken directly * ye oe favor the slack rope method.becomes one of wider use a from the stump and hauled a distance not to exceed one mile, to the | sleigh road or to the driveable waterway. It may again be used under local conditions frequently found where lakes occur close together but without water connection. The logs may be landed in one lake, floated to bs % : 54 a g the nearest point to the other and dragged from the first lake to the second or into other waterways. By such a use of this machine drives may be frequently shortened and timber rapidly brought from one watershed into another. The third machine above mentioned is a cableway skidder. It is the most versatile of the three machines and the one most suitable to the conditions of the eastern provinces of Canada. Its great versatility is due to the fact that it can at any time be used also as a slack rope or as a snaking machine, while the other two machines cannot be used as a cableway skidder. The cableway skidder conveys the logs in suspension instead of dragging them upon the ground. In addition to the suitable engine it consists primarily of an overhead cable, which is stretched from the tree at the engine, and the place of log deposit, to the farthest point from which these logs are to be skidded, and is there attached to a second tree, there being no intermediate support. oh We “Rk cote thE” “* = Pe A iar 4 : ines a CANADA LUMBERMAN e tent as his financier by supplying him with the cash for his lumber as fast as it leaves the mill. There are also other matters of more or less ‘importance that enter into this question, such as risks in credits, the ‘necessity of having intricate knowledge of freight rates, if one is to sell to the retailer at delivered prices, the handling and tying up of capital in claims for freight overcharges, etc. A Benefit to the Retailer T have thus dwelt on the various benefits accruing to the manufac- turer by reason of the existence of the wholesaler, not because it directly affects retailers or has any particular interest for them, but because, in the first place, the advent of the wholesaler in the lumber business is primarily and largely a result of these benefits and thus, to a great extent, answers the question, ‘‘Why is there a wholesaler?’’ In the second place, if it can be shown that the wholesaler is really of such benefit to the manufacturer that the latter sees fit, through necessity or choice, to market his product through him, it necessarily follows that the retailer must also recognize him as an important factor in the trade if he will avail himself of all the best sources of supply. In other words, the retailer is obliged to buy lumber from the wholesaler or confine his _ purehases entirely to those manufacturers who will sell him direct. Right here I wish to state for your information that there is to-day more dumber being marketed through the wholesaler than ever before, and the percentage is constantly increasing as time goes on, and the mills them- selves realize the benefits that accrue to them by pursuing this policy. Still further, it is a fact that more than half, and I have heard it said that at least 75 per cent., of all the yellow pine lumber that is shipped to the retail yards from the mills located east of the Mississippi River is now marketed through the wholesaler. This is for the simple reason that those mills are so situated that they can better afford it, or are obliged to do so for the reasons that I have heretofore given. Manufacturers Selling Direct “Knock” This brings us to the real subject ‘‘trade relations between the wholesaler and the retailer.’’ Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the retailer is enabled to exercise his own choice between the two by _ either buying his lumber from the manufacturer who will sell him direct or by buying through the wholesaler, which you all know is not a fact, the first proposition that confronts the retailer is the relative merits of the two bidders for his trade, and the advantages, if any, to be gained by buying from the one as against buying from the other. There are manufacturers who do sell direct and still think that is the best policy, and recognize the wholesalers as their strongest competitors, and as a result are oftentimes disposed to ‘‘knock’’ him by trying to convince the unsuspecting retailer that he can buy cheaper by placing his orders direct and thereby saving the middleman’s profit. But when you stop to consider the difference which I have related between selling the retailer direct and selling the wholesaler, from the manufacturer’s stand- point, to say nothing of the fact that no mill is going to the extra 7 trouble to sell the retailer direct unless there is something in it, you will readily see that such an argument is an insult to any man’s intelligence. In the language of the railroad traffic manager, it matters not whether he is a manufacturer or wholesaler, he is going to charge “‘ all that the , traffic will bear.’’ Further proof of the falsity of this argument is to be - found in the very existence of the wholesaler. Another, and I might say about the only argument that has any merit to it is that by buying direct the retailer not only knows what he is going to get in the way of grades, ete., but he is assured of a reason- able uniformity in the grading and working of his stock. But even this argument will not stand unless the retailer confines his purchases ex- elusively to certain mills indefinitely, and you all know this would not ordinarily be a very good policy to follow from a buyer’s standpoint. As a matter of fact, there is only one condition under which the retailer could better afford to buy direct from the manufacturer, and that is ‘where he is able to buy as economically from one or more particular manufacturers from year to year, as elsewhere, and where he could always be assured of obtaining a supply from the same sources at any time and in such quantities as his requirements might demand. With very few, if any, exceptions, you all know that such conditions do not exist. Such conditions are rather for you to dream about than for _ you to try to find existing in reality. ‘ Therefore, if the facts I have given are correct and my arguments are sound, we must reach the conclusion that there is no real advantage to be gained by the retailer by buying direct as compared with buying from the wholesaler, so long as the latter can supply him with his wants at market prices and in an otherwise satisfactory manner. Advantages in Buying from Wholesalers We now come to the question as to whether or not there are any vantages to be gained by buying from the wholesaler instead of direct m the manufacturer. I think I can show you that there are. In the f place, the source of supply of the wholesaler is only limited by the total output of all the mills that will sell him. Secondly, the nature of lis business is such that the success of it largely depends on his keeping the closest possible touch with stocks in all the manufacturing sections tf, . AND WOODWORKER 29 as well as the tendency of the market in all consuming sections. The source of supply of the manufacturer, on the other hand, is limited to the output of his one plant. Thus it is plainly seen that the wholesaler is not only in better position to supply you with your wants at all times and in every item, but is able to lay before you information as to special stocks that are suitable to the peculiar requirements of your trade. You may be needing something special or some item that is very scarce, and although you communicate with a dozen manufacturers at considerable expense in time and money, you may not be able to find it. But when you make your wants known to the wholesaler who is already in touch with all the mills, the chances are he knows right where to put his hands on the very stock you need and at a satisfactory price, thus relieving you of a great deal of trouble and worry and possibly save you some real money as well. Still further, we will assume you have a car of lumber to buy, and you have an equal opportunity of placing your order with a manufacturer direct or with a wholesaler. Suppose you give it to the manufacturer, and after waiting some time for shipment he notifies you that by reason of a fire, strike, accident, or other providential cause he finds himself unable to fill your order. He has pleaded provi- dential causes, and you therefore have no legal recourse against him. It is therefore necessary for you to go to the trouble and expense of purchasing elsewhere, waiting on someone else to ship, and in case the market has advanced, you will suffer a financial loss as well. On the other hand, if you have placed this order with a wholesaler, with whom you have not agreed for shipment to be made from any particular mill, the latter cannot plead providential causes so long as there is a mill from which he can get your lumber. The wholesaler may encounter a plea of providential causes from the mill he places your order with, but that is his fight and not yours. That is one of the penalties he sometimes pays for his existence. This may delay the shipment of your order somewhat, though he is in better position to replace the order to best advantage than you are, but you eventually get your lumber at the price at which you originally bought it regardless of market advances. Acts as an Arbitrator Again, in case of complaints as to quality or manufacture of stock, the wholesaler stands between the manufacturer and retailer as an arbi- trator. He hears both sides of the controversy and sees to it that justice is done to both sides. The wholesaler has no reason to show favoritism to either side, as he is under as much obligation to the one as to the other. He must see that the mill is treated right, if he would continue to purchase from that mill, and he must see that the retailer is also treated fairly if he would retain his trade. As a rule, when a retailer makes a kick on a car he does so in good faith and thinks he is right. On the other hand, the manufacturer has an equally abiding faith in his grades, and therefore does not at all times see the possibility of error on his part, and is inclined to look upon the complaint with suspicion. If the car in question has been purchased direct from the manufacturer, it is a case of the retailer’s opinion against that of the manufacturer, with each considering the matter from his own point of view, and neither one inclined to give much consideration to the views of the other. Each considers the other’s opinion biased by reason of his pecuniary interest in the lumber in dispute. In such eases it is often difficult for the two to get together on an amicable adjustment, which results in a long- drawn-out controversy, with probably a compromise of some sort in the end, whereby one side or the other suffers a loss. On the other hand, if the stock has been purchased from the wholesaler, the latter comes along and looks over the same as a more or less disinterested party, and ascertains the true facts in the case. If the retailer is wrong, he points out his error to him and the matter is quickly and satisfactorily settled. If the manufacturer is at fault the wholesaler reports the facts to him and he usually has sufficient confidence in the ability and dispo- sition of the wholesaler to see that he is treated right to cause him to accept his report on a complaint without further question. Will do More for Customers : Though possibly of somewhat less importance, yet I think you will agree with me that there is less of the spirit of independence in the attitude of the wholesaler toward the retailer in his dealings with him than is the case of the manufacturer selling him direct. The manufac- turer is only interested in seeking a suitable outlet for his own product, and that product is composed of the items he figures it pays him best to manufacture. If you want something special and he does not think it will pay him to get it out for you, he is inclined to let you go else- where for it. If you get hard up, and want an extension on your account or note, he is disposed to cut you out and sell to those who are in position to pay promptly according to terms of sale rather than grant you an accommodation, even though you are perfectly willing to pay the interest for the overdue time. In other words, the number of re- tailers available for him to sell to is very great as compared to the required number to absorb his output; consequently, when something comes up that does not suit his peculiar taste, he takes on another customer in the place of the one who has displeased him in some manner. With the wholesaler, on the other hand, the success of his business depends largely on the volume of business he can do. Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing A New Brunswicker’s Successful Career At a time when New Brunswick is looking forward to securing her share of the great increase in Canada’s population and wealth, it is fitting to express appreciation of the efforts of those men who by their individual effort have added to the general prosperity of the province. The merger recently effected, by which the Sussex Manufacturimg Com- pany’s woodworking machinery plant is to be associated with others in Ontario and elsewhere, gives promise of bigger and better things. It suggests also the name of Mr. S. H. White, a man who has done much to make Sussex one of the most progressive towns in the province. Mr. White has many thousands of dollars invested in the town and gives employment through his varied interests to scores of men and women. He is a retiring type of man, but what would mean disaster to other men calls forth in him a quiet determination to overcome difficulties, and he has on more than one occasion overcome almost unsurmountable diffi- culties and won from apparent failure the most pronounced success. His achievements speak for themselves. Mr. White is best known to New Brunswickers as the president of the New Brunswick Telephone Company. A son of Mr. C. T. White, the well-known lumber operator, he commenced business in a small way as a Sussex general storekeeeper. He was associated with Mr. G. H. White for some time and later with Mr. W. J. Mills. Following his connection with the latter firm, Mr. White conceived the idea of establishing the Sussex Mercantile Company, which stands out as one of the very best departmental stores in New Brunswick to-day. It carries all classes of stock, and its fourteen stores and branches at Elgin, Havelock and Petitcodiac handle an immense volume of business. Mr. White’s other interests are many. He is president of the Sussex Manufacturing Company, which has continued expanding and increas- ing its lines of output until it is now one of the best assets of that town. He is the head of the Sussex Mineral Springs, with its yearly growth in trade, and has made it the big producer of mineral waters in New Brunswick. He enters the provision world as principal owner of the Maritime Dairy Company and the Sussex Packing Company. Mr. White has also a large lumber connection and has considerable business interests in St. John. His latest venture is as a leading associate in the Acme Ladder Company, which has won instant recognition in Canada and the United States, with factories at Sussex, N.B., and Worcester, Mass. Mr. White has his own strong faith in New Brunswick to thank for all his success. Official details in connection with the consolidation which is to comprise the companies in Canada that manufacture this lighter grades of woodworking machinery and tools has been made public in an official announcement by Mr. Garnet P. Grant, who arranged the negotiations. The new company will be known as the Canada Machinery Corporation, Limited, and with its headquarters at Galt, Ontario, will comprise the MacGregor, Gourlay Company, Limited, of Galt, Ontario; the John Ballantine Company, Limited, of Preston, Ontario; the Hespeler Machin- ery Company, Limited, of Hespeler, Ontario, and the Woodworking Machinery Departments of Goldie & McCulloch Company, Limited, of Galt, Ontario, and of the Sussex Manufacturing Company, Limited, of Sussex, N.B. The capitalization of the new company will be as follows :— Now Authorized. Issued. First mortgage, 6 per cent. sinking fund bonds. .. .$1,000,000 $400,000 Preferred stock, 7 per cent. cumulative............ 1,500,000 850,000 Common stock 1,500,000 625,000 The Board of Directors of the new company includes among the Vice-Presidents Mr. Harry Cochshutt, of Brantford, managing director of the Cockshutt Plow Co., Limited, and vice-president of the Frost- Wood Co. The appraisals of the Canadian American Appraisal Com- pany show the reproductive value of the plants to be $1,500,000. This which is over two and a half times the present bond issue of the com- pany, which amounts to a total of $400,000. The different companies are being taken over free from all floating liabilities and the new company will have ample working capital. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Main Office and Works, Co- lumbus, Ohio, are changing the location of their Denver office from No. 1711 Tremont Place, and after August 1st will occupy a commodious suite of rooms in the First National Bank Building. This Company, besides maintaining a large selling force in over a dozen of the leading cities of the United States, also maintains a corps of engineers at their a ee — * Branch Offices in the following’ cities: Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Montreal, Pittsburg, Charleston, W.V., Boston, New York and Birming- ham. There are also nearly 100 Jeffrey Agencies in additional cities in the United States and other countries. A Growing New Brunswick Firm One of the most progressive firms in the Maritime Provinces at 1e present time is that of Alexander Dunbar & Sons Company, Limited, of Woodstock, N.B., whose well-known ‘‘Dunbar’’ brands of loge engines and mill machinery of all kinds are known and used from F = ey 3 a i oe oT Factory where ‘‘ Dunbar” Logging Engines are manufactured to coast. The present manufacturing business was started in 1889 in a small machine shop by Alexander Dunbar, Sr., and year by year, as the reliability of the machines manufactured became generally known, the business expanded rapidly, until to-day all kinds of mill machinery are turned out in addition to the logging engines. In 1905 the present company was incorporated, and in 1906 they first started to manufacture logging engines. Continual improvements have been made to the Dunbar engine where experience has shown them necessary, and no time or expense has been spared to make it second to none manufactured. One of their latest improvements, which is to be found in no other engine, is the raising and lowering device, whereby the water in the boiler is kept at the proper level in going up or down grades, thus doing away with burnt tube ends and erown sheets. An illustration showing this will be found on another page of this paper. : The steel castings for these engines are all made in England from the rte pin, ing PTE + a £ ga Logging Train Drawn by Dunbar Engine finest quality steel, and the boilers are built in Scotland under Lloyds’ — Marine Inspection. “s Recently this firm were defendants in a law suit with an American concern, arising from an alleged infringement in patents on logging engines. A verdict was given in favor of the Dunbar Company by the Supreme Court in Equity, thus vindicating them and proving that they hold the only patent in Canada on logging engines. By this decision it — is proven that any other patents that were held were obtained by false ~ pretences. The firm have now in course of construction at their works in Wood-— ode! ~ lumber is quartered. dealers in Horse Furnishing Goods. ; : “ c ; stock several of these engines, which they are rushing to completion in order to meet the demand next fall. The shingle machine manufactured by the Dunbar Company stands out conspicuously as one of the best on the market. Several firms manufacture the original Dunbar machine, but this firm are the only manufacturers of the Original Dunbar Improved Machine. One of the principal improvements is the steel slab catchers, which are fitted elose, so that there is practically no waste of lumber. The set rolls are made double-ended so that they may be changed when worn, thus doubling the length of service. All the feed pinions are cut from the solid, and the machine is fully guaranteed in every way. This shingle machine is in use all over the country and gives great satisfaction. Their clapboard machine is the only one of its kind on the market and the only machine that does not require the logs to be turned. This machine should prove of great advantage in Western Canada, where the In addition to the several lines mentioned, the firm manufacture practically all kinds of mill machinery, and their past record for turning out first-class machines in every way should popu- larize their machines even to a greater extent than at the present time. The Leading Saddlery House in Eastern Canada Among the enterprising and successful industries of St. John, N.B., noted for more than sixty years as one of the most representative busi- ness concerns in the Maritime Provinces, is that of H. Horton & Son, Limited, manufacturers of Harness and Horse Collars, and general ad j= ae ie eS ee An IRA SADDLERY -HARDWARE ——S C= oo ae —_ ii re i it Factory of H. Horton & Son Limited, St. John, N.B. The business was established in 1847 by the late H. Horton, father of the President and General Man- ager of the business at the present time, Mr. Geo. A. Horton, who entered the employ as a clerk in 1875. Here Mr. Horton laid the foundations of the business training which has led him on to success, until to-day the business stands as the largest of its kind east of Montreal, and its well- known line of manufactures are known from coast to coast. In con- nection with this enterprise, a building of five storeys and basement is utilized, the fourth and fifth floors being devoted to manufacturing operations. The firm are wholesale and retail dealers in saddlery hard- ware, carrying a full and complete stock, embracing everything included under the general heading. They are also manufacturers of harness of all kinds, from the cheapest to the finest grades. Another important specialty is the manufacture of blankets, the firm importing the raw materials from jute factories in Scotland. Messrs. H. Horton & Son, Limited, make a specialty of the lumber CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 camp trade, and throughout the Maritime Provinces their trade in this connection is large. They carry a line of goods in blankets, harness, etc., that is specially suited to the lumber camps, and there is now hardly a camp in the Provinces in which the products of this firm will not be found. In addition to the lines which they manufacture, the firm are also sole agents for the Maritime Provinces for Newlands & Co., of Galt, Ont., manufacturers of the celebrated Saskatchewan Robes and Coats, which are specially suited for the lumber camp trade. These goods have the biggest sale of any similar line made in Canada to-day. The firm also handle Bishop’s Fur Robes and Coats. In connection with their saddlery, hardware and manufacturing departments, the firm publish a very large illustrated catalogue, and price list, which shows the many lines handled, and which will be mailed free upon request. A representative of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ had the pleasure of a visit to the manufacturing department of the company while in St. John recently, and was shown through by the President of the Com- pany. He was much impressed by the extensive stocks carried, and the up-to-date facilities employed by this firm in their different depart- ments. At the forthcoming Dominion Exhibition in St. John a large space will be devoted to this company’s different lines, and the publie will be given an opportunity to see the expansion which has been, and is still being, made by this progressive oncern. Shipments of Lumber from St. John, N.B. Recent shipments of lumber from St. John, N.B., were as follows: Cargo. 159,269 sup. feet spruce deals. 904,000 spruce lath. 373,343 sup. feet spruce plank. 175,717 sup. feet spruce deals and plank. 5—Arthur J. Lord, New London.... 225,832 sup. feet spruce deals. 6—Charles C. Lister, New York ... 978 pieces spruce piling. 7—T. W. Cooper, Boston........... 66,830 sup. feet spruce boards. 750,000 cedar shingles. Vessel. June-30—Romeo, Fall River.............. July 2—Vere B. Roberts, New York..... July 2—Lucia Porter, New York........ July . 5—Clayola, Salem, f.o............. July July July July 7—Georgia Pearl, New York....... 172,121 sup. feet spruce deals. July 8—Minnie Stanson, New York...... 364,050 sup. feet spruce deals. 59,789 sup. feet pine boards. July 8—Cora May, Quincy, Mass........ 152,061 sup. feet spruce deals. July 8—Genevieve, New York........... 176,074 sup. feet spruce deals. July 8—Trongate, Havana ............. 6,736 pieces pine boards. 75,572 sup. feet spruce boards. July 8—Manchester Port, Manchester, via Philadelphia ............. 751,340 sup. feet spruce deals, ete. For Philadelphia— 10,053,800 spruce lath. 2,592 pieces pine deals. July 8—Erandeo, Brow Head, f.o........ 2,423,520 sup. feet spruce deals. July 8—Albert D. Mills, New York...... July 9—Walter Miller, Lynn, Mass...... July 11—Preference, New York.......... July 11—Mary Miller, New York......... 491,072 sup. feet spruce plank. 146,060 sup. feet spruce deals. 347,938 sup. feet spruce plank. 342,534 sup. feet spruce deals and scantling. 322,451 sup. feet spruce scantling, etc. 179,000 spruce lath. 265,000 sup. feet spruce deals. July 11—Elma, Elizabethport ........... July 12—William L. Elkins, New York... July 12—Sallie E. Ludlam, Bridgeport, (Coming. a Sd ean sae OD on Ooo July 12—Amanda Willey, Philadelphia.... July 15—Maple Leaf, New York......... July 15—Brookline, New York........... 240,867 sup. feet spruce deals. 2,208,200 spruce lath. 1,384,000 spruce lath. 2,005,700 spruce lath. 149,600 sup. feet spruce deals. © 357,549 sup. feet spruce deals. 252,690 sup. feet spruce deals. 60,460 sup. feet spruce deals. 42,523 sup. feet spruce plak. 28,425 sup. feet spruce scantling. 1,598,900 spruce lath. July 18—Margaret May Riley, New York. July 18—Winnie Lawry, Greenwich, Conn.. July 18—R. bowers, New York........... The Riverside Lumber Co., Ltd., at Calgary, Alta., manufacturers of sash and doors, are now giving special attention to detail work. They have lately added to their equipment the latest and best woodworking machines and are extending their already large connection to all points in the West. They have profited by the experience of the older factories and their machinery is of the latest design. The New Michel Saw Mill Co. have now in full operation their | recently erected mill at New Michel, B.C. With easy logging and the || most up-to-date machinery, combined with almost unbounded wealth of lumber at hand in the immediate vicinity of the mills, it is easy to fore- | see a bright future for this company. The mill is now working to full | capacity, and it is proposed to put on a double crew at an early date. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Boston, in its financial statement for June 30, 1910, shows a net cash surplus of $418,543.14, an increase of $30,820.41. The payments for 1910 include losses amounting | to $57,903.11, and dividends to policyholders of $71,574.99. The Lumber Jack at Close Range it Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ f Mr. Henderson’s letters in “4H ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ bring to the front the much-discussed problem: ‘‘ How to better the condition of | the shantymen.’’ Some time ago, in order to study the lumberjack at _ close range, I visited a hardwood lumber camp. There were ninety men at this camp, of whom 50 per cent. were Americans, 25 per cent. _ Indians, and the remainder Canadians. The bunkhouse seemed to be swarming with vermin, in spite of the fact that quite a number boiled their clothes every Sabbath. This ceremony was performed in a large _ potash kettle, situated back of the camp. The literature, what there was of it, was confined to the cheapest kind of novels, of the ‘‘ Diamond Dick’’ variety. Two stables were filled with a fine lot of horses, but no _ provision had been made for keeping them dry. The roofs were. covered with the cheapest kind of tar paper, improperly put on. Obviously, the stables were wet and unsanitary. The foreman, if things did not go right, usually accompanied his orders with an oath. His policy, in order to get the work done, was to make the men afraid of him. Another camp, which I will instance briefly, was occupied by a crew of pulpwood makers. This was located in a private park, a tract where signs were posted to keep out trespassers. In order to study conditions here, I hired as an ordinary hand. I arrived at the camp with another - friendly lumberjack, and we were directed to the office. In answer to my inquiry about wages, the foreman replied: ‘‘We pay from $25 to _ $35 per month, and if you are good men and stay a month you will get _ $35. He then pointed to a long row of crippled axes (the souvenirs of departed lumberjacks), and told us to take our pick. The men at. this camp were composed of Indians, Americans, and Canadians. There was an abundance of food, with plenty of ‘‘prune on de tab.’’ They were cutting and skidding the spruce in twelve-foot lengths, and later on were to cut and peel ‘the balsam. Both kinds were bunched at $6 per cord, delivered to the river. Now I heartily coincide with Mr. Henderson relative to a Shanty- men’s Christian Association, not only in Canada, but in this country as well. It would be a good thing, if possible. Looking at it from my _ standpoint, it seems a complex question. One goes to the camps to earn = a some money, oftentimes a farmer’s son, who has, heretofore, never been - away from home. Usually he sees evidences of dishonesty on every hand. The men shirk their work. When the day’s work is given in at the office, a false number of logs, or cords of pulpwood, is often reported. In the camp, after the day’s work, he hears obscene stories and profane language. I will go on record by saying that the average lumber camp, as it exists to-day, is not a decent place for any respectable young man. And, again, oftentimes the employers are not strictly honest. While at the pulpwood camp above-mentioned, I noted the men who quit and called for their time. In nearly every instance they were short in their time from one to three days. A man who did not stay a month did not _ know what he was going to get. Under such circumstances, was there anything to conduce to the betterment of a man’s morals or principles? Do I believe in helping to better the social environment of the shantymen? Yes! A thousand times yes! I believe that ‘‘good can - come out of Nazareth.’’ When the conditions of camp life are changed for the better, the woods will attract a better class of men. Conse- quently, better men means steadier men—more willing workers—less shortstops and camp jumpers. My observations have not been taken from a circumscribed circle here in the Adirondacks, but especially _ from what I have seen throughout the Adirondack region and the Lake States. In the foregoing, I have taken two typical camps as an illus- tration. Perhaps conditions are different in Canada. GEO. B. OBERTON. North Bangor, N.Y. A Lumber Jack Minister _ ‘That ‘‘As the twig is bent the tree’s inclined’’ is an old saw particu- larly applicable to the lumber trade. This truth is exemplified by the story of the Rev. William Matteson, which comes from Galeton, Pa. Mr. Matteson originally was a lumberjack, and had the reputation of being the champion punk peeler of the Potter County woods. The surround- ings of the lumberjack are not of a nature to inculeate the seeds of Christianity, nor to encourage their development should any exist. Mr. Matteson is said to have been no more spiritually inclined than the other men in his camp, but happening one day to drop into a church, and listening to the sermon, he became convinced of the error of his way, was converted, and dec ided to de svote his life to spreading the Gospel. Later he became regularly ordained. __ For a number of years he preached in various Pennsylvania churches, finally being given the pastorate of the Sweden Valley Methodist Church. | CAMP DEPARTMENT ‘put is reported from the woods of Northern Maine, where lumber camps — i Tae He finally became convinced that he could do more good among the lumber camps by intimate association with the men of the woods than he could accomplish in any church. He therefore gave up his church and is now working in the woods of the Lyman Run district. He talks to the men as he works with them during the day, and in the evenings reads and explains the Scriptures to all who will listen. Being a prae- tical woodsman, and thoroughly understanding the vicissitudes and — temptations by which they are surrounded, he is especially adapted to this work, and if reports are to be believed, is doing a great deal of good. The Telephone in the Lumber Camps One of the most interesting uses to which the telephone has been find it an invaluable aid during the logging season. Many and varied are the tasks which the ’phone has been called upon to perform since its use has become universal, but this case is unique. Travelers in the heavily wooded sections of Maine have lately noticed the wires strung along with the trunks of trees for support. These connect with the c ties on the streams down which the logs float. Should there be.a sudden jam in the mass of lumber making its way down the stream, the telephone is at once pressed into service, and the man at the dam is notified to hold up all the logs until the lumbermen above have had time to straighten out the tangle. In former days this service was performed by relays of shouters. Men stood on the banks of a river at intervals small enough to allow each to be heard by his nearest neighbor. Sometimes the dis- tances from the lumber camp to the log jam and from that to the nearest dam were very great. It can be easily seen what an enormous advantage the loggers with telephones have. The most important thing to be considered in the new system of warning is the degree of efficieney of the tree-to-tree telephone service. So it is that the lumbermen take great care in installing their apparatus and stringing the wires. An application of the telephone method was witnessed recently on the west branch of the Penobscot River. The water pursues its way over a rough and uneven course, so there are many rough spots over which the logs are to be guided. The men of the crew keep a strict watch on the glut of logs as it nears some big boulder in midstream. Perhaps it will pass down the river and avoid the obstable. If so, well and good. If the logs hit the obstruction and begin to pile up, then it is time for quick action on the part of the crew. To shout along the banks of the river for the man away below to shut the gate and keep the lower logs from passing through used to be the procedure. Nowadays the man at the telephone gives three long rings, and this attracts immediate attention at the dam. He hurries the order to keep the channel closed ; dynamite is applied to the jam, and when tthe course is clear, another telephone message starts the logs floating down stream again. Maine is also finding the telephone useful in her war on forest fires. The land agent and forest commissioner at Augusta recently had in- stalled a number of telephone sets on look-out stations in the northern part of the State. Men are posted at these commanding spots with telescopes and keep a vigilant lookout for trouble. At the least sign of blaze or smoke they telephone to the nearest fire-fighting station for help. Without the ’phone the woods would have to burn until aid was brought by a courier. The campaign against forest fires in Maine is more determined than ever before. Eight watch towers have been erected, each with its tele- scope and telephone connection. The watch towers are on the highest points of land in Hancock, Washington, Somerset, Piscataquis, Aroos- took, Penobscot, Franklin and Oxford Counties, all of which have felt the effects of the fires in past seasons. The Washington Forest Fire Association recently sent out the following advice that should be heeded: Close season, June, July, August and September. Don’t toss away burning matches or tobacco. Don’t make a camp fire in leaves, rotten wood, or against.logs, where it may spread or where you cannot be sure it is out. Never leave a fire until it is out. Don’t burn your slashing in the dry season without a permit. Put out any fire you find if you can. If you can’t, notify a fire warden, some public officer, or the land owner. If you don’t know the fire laws, send for them. Help enforce them. The lumber output of British Columbia during the first three months of 1910 was 115,622,703 feet, against 71,046,650 for the same months of — 1909. This development is ascribed to the advent of standard gauge — railways and strong financial companies in the woods of British — Columbia. < aA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Delivery Specialists” < ALBERTA = - - - A. MONTGOMERY, Representative WINNIPEG, C. N. R. Building - - - . BRUCE, Representative TORONTO, 3 Toronto Street - - . H. A. ROSE, Representative 1% ! i} [ 2 a — fl —— PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to imsure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Wanted Red or White Oak For PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 14", 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 986 CanApa LumBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Rossed Poplar Ny ANTED: FOR EXPORT, 2 FT. ROSSED Popular. Must be fairly dry so as to save freight.—The Howett Company, Ogilvie Building, Toronto, Canada. 16 Wanted Soft Elm, Birch and Spruce Soft Elm, Good 1% x 6” and u Birch, 4 x 4, 5x 5,6x6, 1%" 136" 2" 3” and 4” Spruce, Clear 2 x 4” and up Box 982 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf Maple and Birch Squares WANTED—TWO OR THREE CARS OF hard maple and birch squares, quarter cut, grade to be fir-ts and seconds, sx 5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8. Quote lowest price BarTRAM BRos., LimiTepD, Ottawa, Ontario. 15 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 1x7", 6'x6"” AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Squares Wanted HARD MAPLE, BEECH, OR BIRCH 1-1/8 x 1-1/8x 42 and 1x 1x50 and 1% x 1% x 50— Basswood 1% x14 x50. Parties who can sup: ly any of these sizes will pleasesend for complete speci- fications © can give you sufficient number of sizes to work up all your slabs, edgings, etc. Box 104, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Hemlock Logs OR SALE FROM SIX TO EIGHT THOUS- and Hemlock logs, will saw to specifications. ea further particulars apply to Box 195, Jorda nt. teks For Sale AIL KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square orcircled, Box 990 Canapa LuMBgERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 For Sale 3 cars 1” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars 1” Commonwood, 1's and 2's ro cars 544” Crating Spruce 5 cars x” Qt. Red Oak, 1’s and 2's 3 cars 1” Ot. White Oak, 1's and 2's 5 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common c Geo. C. GoopFELLtow, Montreal Birch arid Pine for Sale a cars 5/4 No. 1 Common. 3 cars 5/4 No. 2 Common. 2 cars 5/4 No. 3 Common 1 car 4/4 No. 3 Common. 5 cars 2X5 Good Common and Dressing White ine. 3. cars 2x4 Good Common and Dressing White Pine. Quincy Apams Lumper Co., Limirep Longford Mills, Ontario, 16 For Sale Cedar Shingles and W. P. Mill Culls 1,000,000 18” Good C. B. Cedar Shingles 500,000 1 x 7” and up 12/16 Mill Culls 500.000 1 X 12” and up 12/16’ Mill Culls Box 983, CANADA LuMBENMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf For Sale—Must Move at Once 800 XX Shingles. 2 cars 4/4 Cu’) Ash. 2 cars 8/4 Cull Ash. Tue Joun CAREw LumBerR Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario. 17 _ WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC. Alligator and Boom Chains Wanted AN ALLIGATOR IN GOOD CONDITION anda quantity of %”’ boom chains wanted. Box 109 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 16 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Jointer for Sale FOUR-WHEEL JOINTER IN GOOD RE- pair. Box 17, BoTHWELL, Ontario. 18 For Sale PORTABLE SAW-MILL, 30 HORSE POWER, single edger, slab saw, all complete first class shape. J. R. Cameron, Arkell, Ont. 15 Logging Engine, etc., For Sale FOR SALE— TWO. LOGGING ENGINES, also several sets of sleighs. JoHN BREAKEY, Breakeville, P. Q. 16 Engine for Sale GELF CONTAINED STEAM ENGINE, CY- linder 8x8, almost new, in perfect condition. Will sell cheap for cash. J. Roperick & Son, St. John, N.B. 18 Engine for Saw Mill DIRECT ACTION SAW MILL ENGINE FOR sale. Husxke frame and carriage, light rig, easily moved and set up. Box 17, BOTHWELL, Ontario, 18 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THE ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrtp., Seaforth, Ont. tt Portable Mill and Lath Mill $600 00 GOOD PORTABLE SAWMILL FOR ° sale, shafting and belting complete. $300.00 nearly new Savoie Guay Lath Mill, two parts, cuts small logs, shafting and belting. Cost. over $500.00. R H. Grauam, 852 College Street. Toronto, 18 SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE ' in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 3%” tubes. 1 48x 12 52 3” Wu I 54x 12 Ie ee 1 54 .X 14 52.G io ey 2 58X 12 78 3” BS 1 60X 14 74 3” “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Branttord, Canada. Teitste Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20 x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN- GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One -16 kw. r10 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher * One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40X100, three tracks And all appliances including 1oo two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO,, Duluth, Minn. 22 Logging Outfit’ For Sale ‘ i CAMP COOKING UTENSILS, BLANKETS, sleighs,harness,chains, anchors, alligators, etc. Our woods operation being completed we wish to clear this stock all out. A good opportunity tor a party in the business. Stock sheets sent on request. The CavenpisH Lumuzer Co., Limited Lakefield, Ont. tf WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra, WANTED SITUATION AS LUMBER BUYER and inspector, references furnished. Apply Box 107, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 15 POSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER company. Have royears practical experience from stump to office with large concern, capable ot taking charge of all branches. Box z19 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 17 WANTED—-EMPLOYEES §& Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Go LUMBER SALESMAN FOR WEST: ern Ontario. Good salary toright man. State age, experience and salary wanted Box 112 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 17 (our. MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept, rst. Box 115, CANADA LuMBERMaN, Toronto, Ont. t MiANSGER WANTED FOR LUMBER OP- erations in Western Canada. Must have experience in bush, river and mill work, cutting about three million feet per year. State age, ¢x- perience, with copies of reterences. Address, Box 116, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 15 oO EXPERIENCED LUMBER SALESMAN, wanted to sell stock, largely mill rup; rough lumber, from sawmill in Canada, in the larger towr's of Ontario, like Toronto, Hamilton, etc. Reply fully stating experience, references, age and salary wanted. Address, Box 117, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 15 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Planing Mill for Sale N UP-TO-DATE PLANING MILL. WILL sell cheap for cash. Box 275, Powassan, Ont. Ig Portable Mill Wanten AT ONCE, PARTY WITH SMALL Portable Mill. THe BRADLEY COMPANY, Hamilton, Ontario. 16 MISCELLANEOUS A Pulpwood Klondyke "HE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN ~ timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jos Brotuers & Co., LimiteD, St. John’s, N.F. 23 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands Six HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED_. with Spruce and other Pulpwoeds, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions |. as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping.. For quick Sale to close an estate. Special price quoted. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. os a 2 AVE YOU ANY".STOCK WHICH YOU } wish to sell? It so, make the fact known probable ‘buyers by plating an advertisement the Wanted and For Sale Department. Ad Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto. Sale of Pine Timber on Metagami Indian Reserve ENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the rst DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Red, White and Jackpine timber over eight inches in diameter on the Metagami Indian Reserve situate — the Me‘agami River in the district of Sudbury. For particulars, descriptions, conditions, etc. apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister of Lands, Forests and M nes, Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, Toronto, July 13th, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 18 Tenders for Pulpwood Concessions "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 7TH DAY ‘ OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Pulpwood on a certain area tributary to the Nepigon River in the District of Thunder Bay. Tenderers — should state the amount they are prepared to pay ‘ as bonus in addition to such dues as may be fix from time to time for the right to operate a pulp and paper industry on the territory. Successful — tenderers will be required to erect a mill or mills on the territory, and to manufacture therein the — wood into paper. y Tenderers will be required to deposit with their ‘ tender a marked cheque payable to the Treasurer of Ontario for twenty-five per cent. of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering — into agreement to carry out conditions, etc. i The highest or any tender not necessarily accep- ted. For particulars as to description of territory, capital required to be invested, etc., apply to undersigned. : F. COCHRANE, d Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. 7 Toronto, 8th July, 1910. , No unauthorized publication of this notice will — be paid for. 19 7 € : ¥ f ¢ : Heating of Saws : There are a considerable number ; of reasons for saws heating at the — rim, such as (1) improper shaped teeth for the wood; (2) insufficient eullet space; (3) saws not ‘‘open”” enough in the body for the speed of the rim; (4) an accumulation of gum on the teeth; (5) insufficient set; (6) backs of the teeth allowed to get too,.high;,, (7) improper ‘“packing”’ or bolls Hot proper. turned ;: (8) ‘too-high Wispeed or rapid a feeds,(9), saw,of too thin a gauge; (10) Saw leading too much into the log or too long a fence; (11) dull saws. Atherton Cedar Atherton cedar, which is well known all over Australia, is a very valuable timber tree. Many thous- ands of superficial feet are shipped annually from Cairns, Queensland, to other ports of the Common- wealth, and the felling and dress- ing of the logs employs hundreds of men. One tree, which was felled recently on the banks of the Bar- ron River, measured 35 feet in cir- cumference at the base. The log was so large that it had to be split into four with blasting powder be- fore it could be conveniently trans- ported. Two trees growing about 30 yards apart, which were re- cently felled, contained 11,000 and 13,000 superficial feet of timber respectively. Many other valuable timbers are found in the Atherton scrub. Causes of Saw Cracks Saws may set up cracks from a variety of causes. Perhaps the most general is having angular in- stead of rounded gullets, and pos- sibly they may not be sufficiently large to allow the sawdust to escape freely. Again, if the saw is al- lowed to get out of round or bal- ance, and some teeth are longer than others, great straifi is thrown on these, and eracks result. Cracks may also arise from the steel being of too hard a temper, from striking a nail, improper shape of teeth for the wood, too quick a feed in diffi- cult wood, ete. In some mills the chief object appears to be an enormous output; consequently the saws are some- times forced and heated. If the saws are well suited to the wood and in first-class order, they should not heat, and cooling is therefore unnecessary. In gummy and diffi- cult woods, however, a slight spray of water can often be used with ad- vantage; it should never, however, be used in large quantities. _ There is no doubt that small diameter saw collars are a mistake. By using large collars extra sup- port is given to the saw; conse- quently, one of a thinner gauge can often be used with safety. The collars should by preference be made of steel, as they are less liable to spring when tightened up. The tight collar should be turned flat and the loose one slightly concave. Split or Rived Shingles In commenting upon the fact that the outside walls of bungalows are occasionally covered with cy- press shingles which are split or rived instead of sawn, a writer makes the point that while the cost is very much greater than where other kinds of shingles are used, the expense is justified by reason of the more attractive effects pro- duced. ‘‘The sawn shingle,’’ he says, ‘‘is apt to get a dingy, wea- ther-beaten look under the action of sun and wind, unless some treat- ment such as oil or stain is given to it in the beginning. But the ed shingle has exactly the sur- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER face of the growing tree from which the bark has been peeled, or, to be more exact, of the split sur- face of a trunk from which a bough has been torn, leaving the wood exposed. ““This smooth natural surface takes on a beautiful color quality under the action of the weather, as the color of the wood itself deepens and shows as an undertone below the. smooth, silvery sheen of the surface, an effect which is entirely lost when this natural glint is cov- ered with the ‘fuzz’ left by the saw.’’ Cemented Belt Joints A correspondent writes to the Timber Trades Journal: ‘‘I find that cemented belt joints give th. truest run for sticking high-class moldings, but the cement I have is not quite catisfactory. If you can recommend me a good one it would be esteemed.’’ He received the following reply: “We think you will find the fol- lowing satisfactory: Mix 10 parts of sulphide of carbon with one of oil of turpentine, add enough gut- ta-percha cut into small pieces to make a tough, thickly flowing liquid. Carefully remove all grease from the joint, apply the cement to both faces, bring the surfaces into contact, and aply pressure un- til the joint is dry. “Tf the belt runs over small pul- leys it is an improvement to pare the joint to the round of the small- est pulley over which they run, as the buckling action which takes place at the joint is thus modified. A wood used largely in Jamaica is that yielded by the blue or moun- tain mahoe, a tree rising to from 50 to 80 feet in height and with a diameter of about 3 feet. Of a dark blackish-green color, with a succession of lighter and darker bands when polished, it is found valuable for furniture and cabinet work, for interior work in houses, for railway sleepers and _ for shingles. The bark yields a good fibre suitable for short lengths of rope and cordage. The United States is the greatest user of mahogany, and about 75 per cent. of the world’s output is marketed there. Their mahogany supply comes chiefly from Africa; through Liverpool, where it is sold at periodical auctions. The Ameri- ean dealers, being the heaviest buy- ers, get the best. Shortage and the increasing demand have pushed prices at present to the highest point known. There is probably no other class of lumber shipped from the United States for the Continental trade which is at the present moment a more prolific seller than satin wal- nut or red gum. This can be at- tributed, probably, to the fact that it is usually better manufactured and more thoroughly seasoned be- fore shipment than the usual American output, and as a direct consequence there is a constant and increasing demand for this wood. At some of the largest and most modern plants in Wisconsin and Minnesota a system of economy is employed that goes far toward proving that practical conserva- tion comes from utilization. Dead and down timber and short top logs are sent to the mill. These are thrown on to the carriage, split, and transferred to horizontal band resaws. There they are sliced into boards, passed to the edger, thence to the trimmer, and out into the yard. At some points the mills are turning out sizes ranging from one by three, two feet long, to heavy timbers. Multiply the width of the saw in inches by the number of thou- sandths of an inch in thickness, and multiply that product by ten, when the work is to be light, or by twelve, in case of heavy work. The resulting figure will approximate the number of pounds strain to which the saw will be subjected. For example, take a 16-gauge saw 8 inches wide. The thickness will be .065 inch; therefore multi- ply 8 by 65 by 10, and the result will be 5,200, which will equal the number of pounds strain in the first case noted. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- torics. Write for circular and prices G.S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. MAPLE LEAF HAMILTON CANADA | =a St. Clair Construction Co. DEALERS IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Yard and Planing Mill: Campbell Ave. and Davenport Road Davenport Station, G. T. R. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. 35 Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success, Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Your Vacation Film The success of your vacation pictures depends, most of all, upon your film. Look to it, if you hand over your Kodak for loading in a strange store, that no inferior substitute film is in- serted. The quality of your pic- tures ts at stake. “Kodak film” means more than merely a film to fit your Kodak camera; it means film that is made by the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak film is the film used the world over by explorers, by war correspon- dents, by hunters of big game, the film used by every expedi- tion where adverse conditions demand absolute dependability in photographic equipment. Experiment with no experiments. Look for “‘Kodak” on the spool end and N.C. on the box. Canadian Kodak Co. Limited TORONTO, CANADA Limited TORONTO Review of Current Trade Conditions | Ontario Midsummer dulness has prevailed very generally during the last fortnight in the lumber trade throughout Ontario. There has been, if anything, a falling off in the volume of trade, and prices in practically all lines are only holding their own. This, of course, is to be expected at this particular time of year, and it is not causing manufacturers or wholesalers much anxiety. The only decline worth noting is in the price of shingles. XXX B. C. cedars are now selling at $2.90 to $3, and even at that, the demand is light. Hemlock is moving fairly well, but prices are somewhat disturbed. In white pine, the trade is only of a ‘‘hand-to- mouth’’ nature. Dealers are well stocked, and their orders are very searce. 1x4 common and dressing is selling at $24 to $25, and 1x8 at $27 to $29, which shows a decline of about $1 during the last fortnight. The railway strike has not as yet caused any great inconvenience to shippers of soft woods. In the Georgian Bay district, manufacturers at most points will be unable to ship their lumber until the strike is over, but this is not thought to be a serious matter at present. Stocks through- out the province are pretty well distributed, and dealers can get along for several months without making further purchases. In Toronto, the stocks are sufficient to carry the trade along for two or three months anyway. Of course, from the manufacturers’ point of view, the situation is an unpleasant one, as it would not take long for their yards to become choked up if they were unable to ship out their product. This has, in fact, already occurred at Ottawa, where J. R. Booth has been obliged to close his mill because of the accumulation of stock in the yards. In the hard- wood trade the strike is a more serious affair. Hardwood dealers are much more in the habit of carrying only sufficient stock to meet actual demands. Toronto hardwood wholesalers have already experienced con- siderable inconvenience on account of car loads being delayed. Unless the strike is short-lived the hardwood dealers will be seriously affected. The month of July has been rather a dull one in the lumber trade at Ottawa. Some dealers say it has been extremely so, and that they are not looking for much activity until prices begin to improve. For this reason there is not much concern felt about the effect of the railway strike, as prices are low and trade is not desirable, so far as the manu- facturer is concerned. There is an over-supply of all common grades. From the wholesaler’s point of view the season has been a satisfactory one. Up to the end of June, the sales were much greater than for the corresponding period of 1909. Even the most successful salesmen, how- ever, now find it rather difficult to secure trade, as buyers are well stocked. Prices in general are steady, though low. Mill culls and box lumber are weak, but if any decline occurs it is not expected to be more than 50 cents per thousand. The supply of pulpwood in Ontario has been somewhat heavier than the demand, and prices have shown a tendency to decline. Quotations at Niagara Falls at present are about as follows: Rough wood, $8.50 to $9.00; peeled wood, $10.00 to $10.50; two-foot machine, rossed, $12.00 to $14.00. Eastern Canada The manufacturing season in New Brunswick has so far been quite favorable, and an average output is expected, as a good percentage of the logs cut last winter were gotten out in the spring, and are available for sawing. Labor troubles, also, are conspicuous by their absence, so that conditions generally are quite favorable. Manufacturers have been further encouraged by the gradual improvement in the trade in spruce deals with the English market. The output during the present season will probably be about the average of the last three years, or perhaps a , little greater. The larger part of this will be for the English markets. The sawing of spruce deals for the American markets will be rather less than usual on account of the dullness of the spruce deal markets in New York, Boston, etc. In spite of the generally favorable market conditions, the mills which are sawing for the English trade are not showing any signs of loading up heavily. In fact, the opposite is the case. None of the manufacturers are inclined to hold a large quantity of deals for better prices. The output of the Restigouche district will, of course, be considerably decreased by the conflagration which recently wiped out the town of Campbellton. So far as manufacturers can learn, the English market for spruce deals, though showing little indication of change, has a tendency towards firmness. Higher prices, therefore, are looked for. Stocks of ‘‘ English’’ deals are rather light, and shipments during the last fortnight have been heavy. The price of ‘‘English’’ spruce deals in ordinary specifications at New Brunswick ports would be about $15.75 to $16 per M: superficial feet. Spruce at Boston is somewhat steadier than it has formerly been. Buyers, however, are still disinclined to come into the market at present prices. This seems to be rather a mistaken policy, because the manufac- “the lumber business. - ie... = aa = . ‘ ¥ j i = Pe fide # ie i =e on turers are rapidly curtailing their output, the estimate of curtailment being about 1,000,000 feet per day. The price for frames, 9 inch a under ,is $22.50. There is not much demand for random, and prices 4 a little uneasy. Spruce boards are in fair demand only, but steady. New York, the arrivals of Canadian spruce have fallen off during past fortnight, but stocks are still plentiful, and purchases will probabl continue to be for immediate needs only. The building demand is quit up to the average. The demand for shingles at Boston shows no improy ment, as buyers refuse to come back into the market, even at low Cedar extras of the best quality are selling at $3.25, and in some ¢aj excellent shingles have been sold at $3 and $3.15. Lath are fairly strong, although prices have been shaded a trif For 18 inch, the price varies from $3.60 to $3.65, and for 1} inch fro $3.35 to $3.45. Great Britain at The volume of trade in the lumber markets of London is fair, an deliveries continue to be extensive. Prices are inclined to stiffen, in the near future a very fair opportunity of doing profitable bus is expected. This applies both to floorings and deals. The pay demand and the packing case requirements are still very active. Churchill and Sim’s recent auction sale, 3x11 first Quebec spruce at £16 15s.; 3x7 to 10 inch brought £14, and 4 and 5 inch sol £14 5s. The sawmill machinery trade is reported to be extremely One of the leading woodworking machinery firms report that they working overtime on contracts. The building trade, though not unusually brisk, continues to do its share in the consumption of lumber. At Liverpool, the holiday season, though in full swing, is not inter- fering materially with the course of general trade nor with that of th timber trade. Recent arrivals of spruce have not met with quite satisfactory a demand as would be desired, but a considerable proporti of the pine arrivals is going into consumption. There is no scare noticeable at present, though 9 and 11x3 inch are less plentiful tha other lines. Birch has been unchanged of late. There has been a deel in the demand for logs, but planks are in rather better inquiry, fresh arrivals are firm at advanced prices. Arrivals of Quebee pine ¢ red pine are plentiful, and prices are about steady, though the de has been none too good. There is an indication, however, that it gradually improve. At Manchester, the building trade is somewhat easier, and is caus a shrinkage in timber merchants’ profits. Red deals are offering. freely, but prices are still very high. Spruce deals are somewhat easier, as a result partly of the large quantity now on the quay, and the objection on the part of dealers to paying heavy yarding charges. Arrivals pitch pine are very large and prices are somewhat reduced. In Glasgow, business has become rather dull, and the sawmills there and.in the neighborhood are doing very little business, as a result alm entirely of the midsummer holiday season. Shipbuilding is showin; some slight sign of returning prosperity, but the house-building situation is very unsatisfactory. The result is that a feeling of considerable uncertainty pervades the timber market. The quays at present are quite active as a result of the arrivals of a large quantity of Montre al goods. These, however, are on contract, and consignment parcels on the quays are not likely to change hands. United States a Prolonged warm weather and recent heavy rains have combined to produce a generally satisfactory condition in the various crops through out the United States. This situation has had a beneficial effect w The indications are that the fall trade will be gc with an excellent demand for building woods. In Chicago there is n decidedly strong demand for pine, but considering the season, its satisfactory. Good lumber is still bringing strong prices, and deale are assisting to maintain the prices, because they find whenever have to replenish: their stock that they themselves must pay h prices. Lower grades of pine are still unsatisfactory and slow. demand for hardwood in Chicago is not strong. Dry plain oak fair demand and steady in price. Quartered white oak is just steady, and cottonwood and white ash are quiet. Prices, however, sh no change. The hemlock situation has improved at Chicago, oy ing the recent heavy demand. Higher prices are expected later on, as at northern mills are reported to be only moderate. There is a demand for spruce and fir siding, and railway material and heavy ti are also selling well. A good fall trade is expected in Southern pine 2 Chicago, as farmers are fairly certain of a full crop. Prices have al stiffened somewhat, and a number of the large concerns have raised from $1 to $1.50 on a number of items. The red cedar shingle dem is only steady. Clears are selling at $3.27 to $3.32, and stars at Chicago basis, White cedar shingles are in good demand at unché i. co / ‘ os i oe o Nebel ne ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 37s A. F. Hoxpen, Pres. J. M. Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co,, sini.: Good LOGS Make Good LUMBER WE Have Good Logs We cut Special Bills to order in a hurry in White Pine, Norway and Fir —any length from ‘ten feet to sixty feet. Can we quote you on Heavy Construction Timber, Bridge Timber, Ship Timber, etc. Yard Stock is a specialty with us. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO oat sor a ca ee 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER prices. Lath are strong and firm. The cooperage market shows an indi- eation towards improvement in the demand for oil staves. Beer staves have been detrimentally affected by prohibition and the cool weather. Apple barrel stock is not in particularly good demand, the frost damage in the spring having injured this trade. At Buffalo there is a fair demand for white pine, considering the time of year, particularly for the high-grade stock. Low-grade continues to be difficult to dispose of. Box ‘factories are fairly busy, but are using a great deal of the low grades of the other woods, as well as white pine. Hardwood lumber continues rather dull at Buffalo, and no improvement is looked for in the immediate future. The demand, however, is active enough to keep the trade fairly busy in all lines, and preparations are being made for the fall trade, which is expected to commence actively during August. At present the most important demand is for oak, birch and chestnut house trim, the oak and birch being used largely for door veneers. Dealers in elm, basswood and maple, how ever, are also fairly busy, and their prices are firm. The demand for white ash is good, but consumers are slow in agreeing to pay high prices. The supply, “however, is light. Hemlock at Buffalo is moving actively, which is an indication that the building season will be a busy one. Lake dealers are able to sell at prices which keep Pennsylvania hemlock pretty well out of the market. Washington fir and spruce are both finding a good demand at Buffalo. The shingle trade is steady; 16 inch clears are in good demand, and 18 inch are glso fairly easy to dispose of. At New York, the trade in Northern pine is inclined to be dull, and is not expected to improve until the fall. Retailers are at present fairly well stocked. There is a good demand for hardwoods in the better grades. Retailers and wholesalers are both holding light stocks, and if the demand should improve materially, there might be considerable excitement in securing supplies. flooring is selling fairly well. Oak is in good demmade and maple Ash, birch and chestnut are steady. Market Correspondence Railroad Strike Affects Ottawa Business Ottawa, July 21, 1910.—The closing of J. R. Booth’s lumber mill on July 19, as the result of the strike on the Grand Trunk Railway, was the outstanding feature of the lumber industry in the Ottawa Valley in the last fortnight. At the time of writing, the mill has been closed three days, but it is expected that not more than another day or two will elapse before arrangements will be made to allow the mill to resume operations. Mr. Booth produces nearly half a million feet of lumber every 24 hours, and this is conveyed to the piling grounds by Grand Trunk cars. He devised this means of clearing the mill platforms some years ago when the city required him to obtain yards outside the cor- poration limits. At that time Mr. Booth was the chief owner of the Ottawa section of the G.T.R.—then the Canada Atlantic—and he built sidings from his mill to the railway and continued them into his lumber yards. These tracks were purchased by the G.T.R. when it bought the C.A.R., and since then Mr. Booth has been depending on the G.T.R. for removing the output of his lumber mill. The platforms around the mill are not capable of holding more than 12 hours’ cut of the mill. Lumber barges call near, but the lumber is not loaded on them till it has seasoned a few months in the piling grounds. Mr. Booth has had daily conferences with the local management of the G.T.R. since the strike occurred, with a hope of getting special attention paid to his lumber, but as the Company gave first attention to passenger business, no freight matters could be considered. When asked by the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’”’ if the C.P.R. would not clear the mill platforms, Mr. Booth said that as the G.T.R. owned the tracks, no such arrangement could be made. He gave the opinion that a cessation of manufacture would disturb the trade in general, and no doubt in- erease prices eventually. The closing of the mills threw 2,000 men out of work and left 200 teams idle. Mr. Booth owns three yards—one on Concession Street, one in Nepean, and one called the Fraserfield. The haul is two or three miles to each, and it was customary for the cars to get loads in the daytime and be unloaded at night. A deputation from the Board of Trade, accompanied by Mr. J. R. Booth and Mr. Peter Whelen, the president, sought the influence of the Minister of Labor to get relief from the lumber situation. The Minister thought a small number of railway men could serve the lumber mill, but Superintendent Donaldson of the G.T.R. said it would be more difficult than the Minister supposed. Mr. Booth kept all his other plants going, using wood to feed the paper mill boilers, instead of the sawdust. Other lumbermen were also affected, but to a much smaller extent. The Shepard & Morse Co. were also put to inconvenience, piling lumber Booth supplies are left in the river, blocking the passage of other logs. The Shepard & Morse Co. were alos put to inconvenience piling lumber in the yards that otherwise would have been removed by the G.T.R. A PR Al he en oe i Py A, in yen eens ee TY continuance of present conditions would mean the closing a8 n 0: of the Shepard & Morse mill. The W. C. Edwards Co. was affected at Rockland to some extent, but as all their shipping from Ottawa is done by C.P.R. and by barge, no local troubles were reported. The Export Lumber Co. had one train of lumber left in the yard the day of the’ strike, but the C.P.R. also serves them, and the whole of this Company’ 8 shipping, which goes to South America, was diverted to the other line. The Rideau Lumber Co. has lumber available at so many points reached by the C.P.R. and by boat that it suffered only a comparatively trifli delay in shipping due to the strike. The output of the E. B. Eddy Co.’s paper plants is largely carried by the C.P.R. to points of delivery by rail, but a few shipments given to the G.T.R. were delayed. Paper makers will suffer if the strike continues to affect freight movements, some material ordered by G.T.R. is held up en route. Sash and door factories are free from trouble consequent upon the strike, except 1 in isolated cases. The month of July has witnessed marked quietness in selling < shipping of lumber. ‘‘ The output this year will be very light, as labor was scarce, last year’s prices kept a good many stave makers from going into business last winter. ‘‘ Southern staves are quieter, the export trade from the § being exceptionally light at the present time, stocks in New Orle however, are very heavy and prices are being maintained by m facturers and dealers. It is expected there will be quite a rush export during August, so as to take advantage of freights before ¢ begins to move. ”’ The Nepigon Pulpwood Sale The tenders for the right to cut pulpwood on the Nepigon | which have been called for by the Ontario Department of Lands, F and Mines, will be received until October 7. Tenderers are requi state the amount they will pay as bonus, in addition to Crown d the right to operate a pulp and paper industry on the ter Tenderers will also be required to deposit with the tender a mark cheque for 25 per cent. of the tender, payable to the Treasurer | Ontario, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into agreeme to carry out the conditions. ; The conditions, as reported in the previous issue of the ““C Lumberman,’’ involve the erection of a. pulp and paper mill when equipped, not less than $500,000. The mill must be operat as to produce daily at least 150 tons of paper, and to employ 250 hands on an average for at least 10 months of each year suecessful tenderer is to have the right to cut and remove spruce, ] or whitewood, and banksian or jack pine, 9 inches and upwar diameter, 2 feet from the ground, sufficient to supply the mills for a period of 25 years. No wood cut on the limits shall be ¢ or sold, but used only for supplying the mills erected. The limit the territory extending for five miles in depth on both sides of Nepigon River, and extending back a distance of five miles fro: shores of Lake Nepigon. and extending back a distance of five miles the shores of Lake Nepigon. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Canadian Headquarters for Lun:ter Insurance Lumber Insurance Co. of New York 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. | Canadian Deposit | E. D. Hardy, Canadian Manager | Dominion License | Ontario and Quebec Superior Inspection Service Fair Adjustments Prompt Settlements Reasonable Rates Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland : J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N. S. Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : Write for Rates on J. A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. 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See ye Pole Tram Cars Two-Saw Trimmer or Equalizer Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport - Pennsylvania There is un- doubtedlyabig market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- — vice. We please others, we can please you. Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the whole Domin- on. i e MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel Western Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C Branch at Winnipeg 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 Ae = Where Quality Counts If there is one place where quality is at a premium, itis in Cutter Heads. To have a good Cutter Head—the best that can be produced, should be a thought first and foremost with the planing mill operator. The Shimer Cutter Head Is the one Head that will show results when placed upon your mat- cher or moulder. It will make a record for you in matched single tongue and groove Flooring, exceeding in quality and quantity the product of any other tool and do it with less effort on the part of the operator. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look tor the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your pro- tection. Samuel J. Shimer G Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. Cedar Shingles Campbell - MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HERE have been 22 champion- ship contests for speed _typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- ency in the more or- dinary uses. basi Dinder wood Biller TYPEWRITER CO., LIMITED UNITED IN ALL CANADIAN CITIES Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East ~~ ~ QS lb LOE a vor ia % ~*.* - EDGINGS Ontario E. Cawley, sawmili proprietor, Beaverton, is advertising his business for sale. Arthur Cook’s residence, saw mill and a large amount of timber and lumber, at Devlin, Ont., were burned recently. Al. L. Merritt, of Stratford, Ont., has purchased the Chatham Bent Goods. Works and is now making waggon and buggy material. Mr. W. H. Langford, of Mt. Brydges, and Mr. Samuel Oakes, ex-reeve of the — township of Caradoc, have purchased the planing mill business of Baskerville & Son, at Strathroy, Ont. - The furniture factory of Baetz Bros. & Co., at Berlin, Ont., was completely destroyed by fire recently, with a loss of about $30,000. The insurance amounted — to $27,000 on the building and contents. 4 A permit has been issued for the new factory for the Continental Bag & Paper Company, at Ottawa, Ont. The building will be of solid brick, two storeys high, and will be 121 by 82 feet. Cost will be $30,000. 7o The old mill of the Rat Portage Lumber Company at Norman, Ont., was destroyed by fire recently, with five small frame houses. The mill was dis- — mantled five years ago and not in use, so that the loss is trifling. of, The two dry kilns attached to the extensive woodenware and basket factories — of the Keenan Woodenware Company at Owen Sound, were burned recently. — The buildings were full of staves ‘and headings for tubs and pails. The fac- tories and shipping warehouse were saved. The loss is variously estimated from — £10,000 to $15,000, covered by insurance. : ; Mr. J. L. Leitch has commenced the manufacture of veneer wood, boxes\ — and baskets at London, Ont. Twenty-five men are employed. Mr. Leiteh states that if he can secure timber in the district he will locate a mill for the manu- facture of veneer wood at London in connection with his factory. The Canadian Cooperage Company, of Galetta, Ont., are figuring on erecting another stave and hoop plant, at a point which has not yet been definitely decided upon, as there are two towns desirous of securing the mill, and the com- pany’s timber is nearly equal distance from either of these two points. The Hope Lumber Company of Thessaion, Ont., report that they are having an excellent season’s business. They are running two shifts, 70 men being em- ployed by day and 50 men by night. The daily output is about 160,000 feet of lumber. and a large quantity of lath. The mill has been entirely overhauled of late. The company recently built a large and comfortable boarding house for their employees, and an up-to-date stable; lengthened their trams and are now building a second dock from which the lumber from the south yard will be shipped. In all the company have spent upwards of $25,000 in improvements. It is understood that Mr. Foss, who is principal of the company, intends in the future to manufacture the output into the finished product, which will add about fifty men to the pay roll. cin . A company which will be known as the Meaford Transportation Company, — Limited, is being organized at Meaford, Ont. A charter has already been obtained, the applicants for which were Captain J. F. Lunan, Col. H. R. Cleland, W. T. Moore, C. T. Sutherland and Homer Reid, the first three being the pro- visional directors. Every year there is carried to Meaford by outside boats probably ten or twelve million feet of lumber, the carrying charges for which would be of great benefit to the town if the business could be kept there. With this object in view, and with the intention also of taking contracts for the transportation of lumber to other ports, it is proposed to purchase a boat with a carrying capacity, approximately, of about 700,000 feet of lumber. Eastern Provinces The sawmill of J. Morrison, Montreal, was recently destroyed by fire. C. J. O. Couture & Frere, lumber merchants, Amqui, Que., are stated to have assigned. ; Recently issued Canadian patents include a patent for chain saw mortiser issued in the name of V. Varin, Montreal. The Scott Lumber Company’s sawmill, at Fredericton, N.B., the Bank of Nova Scotia, was destroyed by fire recently. ; The plant of the Miramichi Pulp & Paper Company, at Chatham, N.B., was recently damaged by fire to the extent of about $3,000. A building permit has been issued to Rhodes, Curry & Company, of Sydney, N.S., for the erection of buildings for the Imperial Oil Company, on King’s Road. Cost $2,000. Fire destroyed three hundred thousand feet of lumber belonging to Hill Brothers at their mill at Folleigh, N.S., recently. The loss is estimated at $75,000, and is covered by insurance. Paul Lea Company, Limited, of Moncton, N.B., who own a large woodworking factory there, intend to erect a branch warehouse at Compbellton, N.B., to meet the demand which will be occasioned by the recent fire. ; The Blue River Lumber Company, Limited, with G. A. Forbes, of Montreal, at its head, has been organized to develop 65 square miles of timber on the North Thompson river, along the route of the Canadian Northern Railroad. ts An extensive sale covering some 2,264,000 acres of timber and pulpwood ~ lands in Newfoundland has been almost completed by Mr. Henry I. Crowe, a — Newfoundland lumberman, to a well-known mine-owner interested in Ontario’s northern mineral fields. ; A company is seeking permission to construct a dam at Cascapedia, Que., and erect a lumber mill, the whole to cost about $200,000. Hon. Jules Allard, Minis- — ter of Crown Lands; Senator Edwards, H. G. Turner, engineer, New York, and Angus McClean, Buffalo, are interested parties. ra The Cummings lumber yards, situated a mile above Maniwaki, Que., were destroyed by fire recently. Over 2,000 cords of pulpwood and seven hundred saw logs were destroyed. The mill being some distance from the burned area was untouched, but it is estimated that the damage will be several thousand dollars. About 450,000 feet of timber has been cut in the vicinity of Lake Echo, ~ N.S., since May 1st, by Gilroy Bros., owners of the lumber mills at Springhill The timber is good quality and includes fir, spruce and hemlock. Since the — middle of May, 350,000 feet has been hauled in, The daily turn out at the mills operated by © is about 14,000 feet. It is the intention of Mr. Gilroy to keep the mill in operation until late in the fall. A serious fire took place recently at Rooth Station, on the C.P.R. main line, between Fredericton Junction and McAdam Junction, N.B. Between 800,- 000 and 1,000,000 feet of manufactured lumber cut during last winter at a new mill erected there by John S. Scott, of Fredericton, was destroyed. The loss is estimated at between $15,000 and $20,000. The lumber, which was all white pine, had been sold to the A. C. Dutton Lumber Company, of Springfield, Mass., who were to make payment on delivery, which was to have taken place in a few days. The insurance amounted to about $10,000. Western Canada The Nicola Valley Lumber Company, of Cranford, is to build a new mill. Fire near Creston, B.C., recently destroyed about $10,000 worth of timber and logs. Kreyscher’s shingle mill at Nelson, B.C., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss was about $5,000, with no insurance. The B.C. Gazzette gives notice of the incorporation of The Dominion Saw- mills & Lumber Limited, capital $5,000,000. Horace Smith’s sawmill near Comox, B.C., has been destroyed by fire, the loss being complete, as no insurance was carried. For the timber limits of Three Valley and the sawmills of the Mundy Lum- ber Company, an English company has paid $1,250,000. The Sprague Lumber Company, of Winnipeg, will locate at Fort George, B.C., and have recently made application for over forty acre sawmill leases in the country surrounding Fort George. Serious bush fires are reported from the Lake Lumber Company’s property at Galena Bay, Arrow Lake, B.C. The report states that the company’s camps and supplies and two months’ cut of logs are destroyed. The Hill Manufacturing Company, Saskatoon, Sask., whose sash and door fac- tory was totally destroyed by fire recently, will not rebuild at present. They are considering the advisability, however, of rebuilding in the autumn so as to be ready for the spring trade next year. An extra provincial license has been granted by the B. ©. government to The British Empire Lumber Company, Limited, with capital of $1,500,000 and head office for the province at Vancouver. Mr. A. H. MacNeill, Vancouver, is attorney for the company. The head office is at Montreal. The Arbuthnot sash and door factory at Vancouver, B.C., was destroyed by fire recently. The factory, stables, sheds, stock, lumber and machinery were all destroyed, the loss amounting to $20,000, which was only partly covered by insurance. The factory had only been running a few weeks, but was greatly rushed with business. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: The Barkley Sound Power Company, Limited, capital $101,000; New- port Timber Co., Ltd., capital $400,000; British Columbia Log Brokerage Co., capital $100,000; Cranbrook Sash and Door Factory, capital $100,000; Portland Canal Lumber Co., Ltd., capital $50,000. The work of the crown timber office at New Westminster, B.C., has been practically cut in half by the creation of an office at Revelstoke under the man- agement of R. J. Katson. The new office deals with the railway belt, starting at a point about ten miles east of Lytton and extending to the boundary of Alberta. The Nicola valley remains under the jurisdiction of the New West- minster office. Reports have recently been published to the effect that the Barclay Sound Cedar Company, which owns extensive limits on the west coast of Vancouver Island, would shortly erect a large mill at Port Alberni. These reports are in- correct, as the company do not intend increasing their plant at Port: Alberni at the present time. St. Louis parties have purchased 20,000 acres of timber in the vicinity of Port Renfrew, B.U., for a consideration of over $100,000. The deal was put through by C. C. Michener, president of the Red Fir Lumber Company, of Nanaimo. It is understood that a logging railway will be built from the pro- perty, the logging of which will commence shortly, to Port San Juan to provide water transportation in the event of the Canadian Northern choosing the inland route. The Patterson-Eckert Lumber Company, Limited, and Macken Bros., of Chilliwack, B.C., have just completed transactions whereby they will dispose of their retail businesses to a new company, recently organized, which will be known as the Macken-Smith Lumber Company. The members of the new firm, W. L. Macken and W. I. Smith, have been actively engaged in the lumber business for several years. The new company will control the outputs of the mills operated by The Patterson-Eckert Co., and Macken Bros. The North Pacific Lumber Company’s plant at Barnet which has been closed since the fire in May last, is now ready for operation. The management of the mill took advantage of the destruction caused by the fire to thoroughly reno- _ vate their plant. The mill was always one of the largest and best equippped 4 “ on the coast, but many improvements had been made in milling machinery since it was first built. The present plant is one of the most modern on the coast. The new mill will have a capacity of 125,000 feet a day. It is entirely operated by electricity.. : Archibald Marshall, the timber expert sent to British Columbia by the Daily Mail of London, to report on the timber possibilities of British Columbia for that journal, left Vancouver for Quebec en route for London recently. Mr. Marshall is of opinion that British Columbia is going to experience a great advance in timber values, and that a pros- ‘perous time can be looked for. He is taking a Queen Charlotte Islands timber proposition with him to submit to his friends. This proposition provides for the purchase of timber licenses covering 29 square miles of timber lands in the Queen Charlotte group. Most of the timber is very igh grade spruce, and it is intended to erect a mill at a site on False ay. ’ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Ask us for prices on 150,000 feet 5-4 and 8-4 No. 1 Common and Better. Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and lengths, ready for immediate shipment. Get your order in early for Red Oak 2 cars 5-4 common and better. Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered Oak 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. What about Chestnut We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4, also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone dry, tor prompt shipment. We have just received a large block Soft White Pine 4-4 to 16-4. Dry, well manufactur- ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars, You can get a good price on this o. 1 Common and Better tough White Ash 200,000 teet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely Firsts and Seconds 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. Hard Maple Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask us for prices. Get our prices on White Oak I Car 4-4, 12 inches and up. Bone dry. How are you fixed on Red Gum and Cottonwood We have a large block of 4-4 in the above. We can make prompt shipment on White Oak 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better, plain, dry, good widths and lengths. Tennessee stock. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Thos. Mackarell & Co. Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal White Pine Red Pine Spruce Can take a few orders Red Pine Dimension up to 35 feet - { *. , a a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER When Renewing Your Tram Car Wheels - for the coming season Planing Matching Ceiling Flooring Novelty Siding Mouldings Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels We make the best line of medium size Planer, Matcher and Moulders on the market. When you buy a Cordesman-Rechtin Planer, Matcher and Moulder you are assured on four points: fitted on, Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of 1st—That you are getting the latest and most improved g a, treating them after casting, makes a wheel machine built. 2nd—That you are getting a well designed, well made machine, and one that won’t give you any sort of trouble. 3rd—That youare getting a machine that will do good work and lots of it. that will outlast anything on the market. Further information on request. :: 3: 4th—That you are getting a machine that is fully guar- anteed. We make four different sizes and styles of these machines. One of these is sure to meet your requirements. The Write for circulars giving full particulars Canada lron Corporation The Cordesman-Rechtin Co. Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. — Cincinnati, Ohio. The Mam moth Growth of the DISSTON SAW INDUSTRY re =e Ss ew ee —— = Tey <3 satiety i is not the result of chance; it is not because of In every part of the civilized world to-day KY priority in the field ; it is because Disston Saws Disston Saws are in use, running the gamut of ris have been consistently good and consistently saw superiority from the smallest hand saw, eB improved every year since the foundation of butcher saw or hack saw to the largest circular y the business. and hand saws. The pioneers-who cut their way through Knowing how to make a, particular Sa) the forests of the West, rearing cities where saw best for the purpose for which 6 Jee ee WV there were only wildernesses, relied upon the used—and making the steel that goes zone ar, yes Disston Saw as one of their chief mechanical also best for that purpose—and subjecting: vi aids. every one to rigid tests—is the chief ‘‘sales- AR manship” in the Disston business. If you are unable to obtain the Disston Brand, write us and we will see that you are properly supplied. HENRY DISSTON & SONS Incorporated Keystone, Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works PHILADELPHIA, PA. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Canada | My ae ati Fm RY Ae aN a i) N¢ i ! 1 . f Eee. S ZZ ee 0) ens B eo ra See a5 FITS Litt —— Le ZA 4° 714 - oY 7 — 2 iy oD, a pred er CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | 45 | | | i International Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee To To Employers Employees Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. wanting \ International Stock Food wanting We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International ; regularly. Employees Employers International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure ee ds, and Distemper. When you send us an advertisement for an employee injeruational Colle Care ; uaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. We Smile International Compound Absorment elas ceasatiats Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy You Smile Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. e All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. He Smiles When you receive a pile of applications When one of the applicants gets the position Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited | | CanadaLumberman and Woodworker Toronto, Ont. TORONTO, Canada. (REGISTERED! * GARSS MACKINAW. See This Mark and Be Safe All ‘*Carss” Mackinaws are labelled with a registered label which means that our factory makes the garments, and that we are responsible for the tests to which they must be subjected. d ‘‘Carss”’ Mackinaw goods bear the ‘‘ Carss’ trade mark, not only because the maker is proud of them, but more particularly to make it easier for buyers to recognize quality. Our new booklet tells you all about ‘‘Carss” Mackinaws, and the easy way to buy them through our mail order department. Write for it to-day Thirty years in making the “only Genuine Waterproof Mackinaw in Canada” : : , © be 4 + ‘@ : | Carss Mackinaw Clothing Co., Limited, oxrazi : 46 ; aig eye ) Se Se eee - ft CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and store access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 Hespeler Planers and Matchers Produce Superior Work at Less Cost and in Less Time No. 31 Heavy Duty Double Cylinder Endless Bed Planer If you want a planer to stand the heaviest kind of work this No. 31 is almost certain to meet your require- ments. It is heavy and substantial, and has a capacity far beyond the ord- inary machine. It is 26inches in width and will take timber [4 inches in thick- ness. The Frame is extra heavy and well ribbed, the cross grits are all planed and strongly bolted together, and the whole frame is so designed so as to insure maximum strength and solidity. No. 56 Single Cylinder Planer and Matcher | Shipping weight 5,600 lbs. i | Sos Hes > om \ os pa ack SLE TN Cute This machine is of good design ce os ee and heavy enough to meet all requirements within its capa- city. It is tree from useless trappings, but at the same time it embodies all conveniences and adjustments that are necessary, or desirable. 1t has a capacily to plane 24 inches wide, 7 inches thick and matches 18 inches wide. It has 2 changes of feed, 33 and 60 running feet per minute. Complete outfits for furniture factories and planing mills supplied on short notice. Write for descriptive circular and any woodworking machine you may require. q The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada | ve i 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The New Atkins Catalog Now Ready You should have this new book on Saws. It contains the very latest information, lists and description cover- ing Saws for all purposes. Send For It To-Day tne d. ae Drop a postal to the address below and we will send the book free of charge. Whether you buy Atkins Sterling Saws or not, you should have the book on your desk. Write for it now before you forget it. E. C. Atkins & Company U. S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Hamilton, Ont. E Lumber Camp Ranges and Heaters If you haven’t our Catalogue you should write for it to-day. For many years we have specialized on these and our Catalogue shows a line in which you are sure to be interested CK an! 5 Winnie MOERSOy Nata MAN We make all kinds of Stoves for either large or small camps THE LUMBERMAN HEATER. NO. 10-90 TEN-HOLE DOUBLE OVEN RANGE. Built with heavy boiler plate body and ends of Will burn either coal or wood. Fuel-box for wood, heavy cast metal with large fire door. Made in 28 inches. Size of oven, 24 x 28 x 16 inches. Body of four sizes, taking wood from 30 to 48 inches. very heavy English steel. Top of extra heavy cast iron. We do business throughout Canada. Do not hesitate to write us, no. matter when you may be operating. ADAM HALL, Peterborough, Ontario Manufacturer of Ranges, Heaters, etc., for Lumber Camps, Hotels, and Railway Construction arrigans Leggins That Last Weare prepared to back up every claim that is made for our products because we do all our own tanning and know we can deliver the goods. Our larrigans and leggins are strong, well made and will outlast other makes. Try us on your next order Also Tanners of English Oak Harness Leather RM. Beal Leather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario Say Old Chap! Do you know that I had quite a lot of second-hand machin- ery that was no use to me sol put a small ‘‘ad” in the “Canada Lumberman” and sold the whole line? The ‘‘ad” only cost me a couple of dol- lars and I got ever so many replies. Why don’t you sell those old machines of yours, there are lots of fellows who would be glad to get them? The “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper is buying and selling second hand equipment every day. Write for Sample Copy Advertiser Non Advertiser Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto = ° - Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 The Longest Wire Cable Conveyer Ever Installed Partial view of Jeffrey Wire Cable Conveyer, 1830 feet centers, recently completed for the Anglo Newfoundland Development Co. The wood is delivered to storage by cable on the upper run and reclaimed by the return cable which travels through a tunnel underneath the pile as shown. Catalogue T57 illustrates and describes systems operating under many different conditions, copy will be mailed you on request. Specify edition T57. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Canadian Office and Works: Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts. MONTREAL Toronto Office: Room 6, Dineen Bldg., 8 Temperance St., Headquarters for Lumbermen’s Harness and Horse Blankets Now is the time to order these goods—which we offer at lowest market prices. Write for catalogue and price list. All correspondence promptly attended to. H. Horton & Son Limited Manufacturers 9 and 11 Market Square - ST. JOHN, N.B. White Pine: 1 inch No. 1% a cuts and better. 62 co 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 ' 1%"No 1,2&3 Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 3x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 1x6 common and dressing 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 27 00 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 00 1X t2 com &dr's'g 35 00 1 x1oand 12 mill cull StOCKS.. 1. sa5<= ax 10 common.... 27 00 2and3x1zcommon 28 00 1x8 Kox &common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common.. 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 1” mill run sidings 24 00 4 Mill Run Shorts ” dead cullsidings 12 50 uf inch flooring mill run Norway 24 00 Norway, c&cf Xun 14". “ act * Spruce mill run. Spruce mill culls... Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 2x4 to roinch 18ft Douglas Fir 1. 19 00 13 00 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 Ash white, rsts and 2nds, “SECT ARS SeeAnSoor Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, ists and ande, Hi) Se ears apason 357 Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, ists and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 Birch, No.t common and BOTS aie esusitictsine nels Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, 1sts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 .. Basswood, ists &2nds,4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2 and 3, COMMON. . 5.22.0. 22s oan Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds..........:. Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .........- gett Eka, No. 2 and 3, comm Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, PE IRRBSSS De anicb anaes Rock Elm, No. 2, com- mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......... Aj42No x COM, (01: seer 6/4 xst & ands 6/4 No. 1 com. 8/4 1st & ands.. 8/4 com No. x 12/4 1st & 2nds.......-. 1a/4 No. 1com........ Pine good sidings: si x7in andup 48 oo yw andi Ve 8 and $n! aia 54 00 a’ x 7” and UP 59 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8’ IIAP 0% isis oats 35 00 ps good strips : Sala \ae wards alanis 38 00 x! and 134’’.. 42 00 “8 Be AOOaeRe 45 00 Pine good shorts: 1” x7" andup.. 38 00 1’ x4” and up.. 30 00 x ae and 1%”... 42 00 ips mao peepee 45 oo 7’ ‘to 9”A Sidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings......... 33 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing CV OVAL aeeee 26 00 Pine, No.1 dressing shorts.......... 22 00 Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’.... 23 00 Pine, 7 up s. c. sid- ro, oa 21 50 Pine S.C, _Sidin s # &2 ats Pine, s. c. strips xi + 00 14%",1%" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2! 22 00 Pine,s.c. and better, Ar cl einie cto ot ++. 20 00 52 00 64 00 69 090 48 00 59 90 44 00 52 00 45 00 25 00 28 co 29 00 32 00 37 00 20 00 29 00 go 00 22 00 24 00 28 90 a6 co 19 00 14 00 28 00 20 o@8 22 00 32 00 34 00 34 00 20 00 14 00 65 5° 20 00* Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 55 00 45 00 46 00 35 00 50 00 33 00 26 00 35 00 40 00 35 00 28 00 16 00 37 00 33 00 24 50 33 0° 26 00 15 00 36 00 50 00 35 00 85 00 715 00 87 00 717 00 87 00 52 00 HARDWOODS—#ER M., FEET, CAR LOTS, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER } 7 — ~ GURRENT LUMBER PRIGES-WHOLESALE. TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, ©14,14X14,14x16,. 36 50 6x1o, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20.. 37 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 MAG aia lela, os isis ai 37 00 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12X40, 14X20 & 16 Per GhaMr nas aGo 38 00 OX@O. s'5,180.0) viaieisieiss 38 00 6x18, 8x18 . Sranoeae 2 oo 6x20, 8x20......... Lengths over 32 ft. take the iol lowing advances; 33 to 35 ft., 50c.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 to4gs tt., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5. Fir ee edge A AceosoL 45 5° wr Noo 14 ft. Pine Vyathycin, ys visrins 4 25 1%" No. 2 aft. lath 3 5° 14" co pine 1 60 1g" git. neipek lath. 3°75 14%” mill run hem- logkiath........ 3 25 , X Pine Shingles.. 95 *XXPine Shingles I 95 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ I 95 XXX é butts to 2” 290 300 XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 20 Hemlock No. 1 : 1 x4ands5in.x 9 tOnG 2b J5..6 15 50 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. 17 50 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. 17 50 1x toand 12in. x 9 to 16ft.. 18 50 1x 7,9 and 11 in. x gto 16ft..... 17 50 1” No.2, 10 to 16 12 50 Soft Maple, x1sts and ANAS, 4/4 20-0010 00 asleincdls 27 00 Soft Maple, common and betters 4/40 os seas silane 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds........- 28 00 Hard Maple, ists and ADAG Ay AL ier ainielela(etoiriniee\a 32 00 Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 .......... 27 00 Hard Maple, 4x4-10 to PRES Renee ent ORe 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, ists and 2nds...... 40 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ANB 4 / Ae eeiatatetaaa) yee 54 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4.........- 60 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 4/4............ 55 00 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, 1% and 2” .... 6000 White Oak, plain, rsts and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. 70 oo White Oak, ¥% cut ists anidiands, 4/4. 5.0; ent. «= 85 00 White Oak, 4% cut 5/4 and 6/4,1:sts and 2znds.... 87 oo White Oak % cut No. 1 COMIMION cite siesta cise == 55 00 rea ists and ands, Be Sees Sein dees trates 70 00 Pickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts mand andy.) \jcciecocaeae 75 00 Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands ........ 57.0 A/4/No. x'cOm.. «2.20.2 37 0° 5/4 1st & 2nds 58 0° 5/4 No. x com, 6/4 rst & ands. 6/4 No, 1com.... 8/4 1st & ands...,...... 8/4 No. r come... 6.50.8 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine, box boards.. r’x4 & up 6'-11'.. 12 00 13 00 1"x3” to 6",12'-16' 15 50 16 00 "x7! & up 12'-16' 16 00 =17 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ (Les CRE ROLE 21 00 22 00 1 x8 &9No.rbarn 25 00 27 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 Red Pine log run, mill outta Bee 15 50 16 50 I I oO x (2) Mill run a ple: a xa" ’& up, 6'-11'.. 14 00 15 50 1 yal -8/& upra’- “16 16.00 18 50 1"x9"-10! 18 00 19 00 1%"x7-B-9" “ 18 00 20 00 14"x10" a 18 50 20 00 1%" & 2" x12" “ 23 00 25 co Spruce 1” clear (fine dressing and B) 23 00 25 00 Hemlock 1”........ I1 00 14 00 Hemlock ax4, 6, 8 10, Ka/i6! s..0. 1400 16 50 Tamarac. ods i-eat 13 00 15 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out.. 18 00 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out... 22 00 26 00 Birch Log run..... 18 00 22 co Sott Elm, common, and better1,134,2” 20 00 24 00 Ash, black log FU cae 200 29 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 1.9/8" &4 hee 360 400 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x5 21 00 22 00 | No.2 White Pine.. 2 75 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 00 25 00 | Millrun white pine 3 25 3 75 Pings s.c. and better, Spruce,millrunt¥” 285 3 25 Lat Sq SRE 22 00 24 00 Redpinemillrun 275 3 00 Ping s.c. and better, Tamarac millrun 1 75 200 Me SCO AIe seine cin 23.00 25 00 Basswood ‘‘ 200 2 50 Pine, s.c.and better, Hemlock “ 145 225 EXO Uae sere @3,00 24 0p) || 5) eee I 5° Pine, s.c.and better Pine Shingles EEO. ite etslscler is 25 50 27 00 XXXx, 16m! 35° 400 1x10No x barn.. go 00 33 00 ee Butt 18” as50 325 1x10No.2 “ agco 26 60 | ©» EE: 00s seen Iso «75 1x8 &9No.2 ‘' 2000 22 00 White Cedar Shingles: Pine mill culls ratribe XXXx, 18! Sees OO) rs 25 & sidings, x" pa Bad 18” 250 300 & up, 12’ fup. 13 00 15 00 18", 160 1 85 Milleull shorts,1” 7 Spruce tone (pulp) 1200 14 co & up, 6’ torr’ .. 11 00 12 00 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. Pa 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 55 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality,4o to4sfeet. 70 75 go to 35 feet. 50 ASH, ro inches and u uP, acoording to average and quality......... 25 IMIS Vf Gp tele ainnaocadonicncd sgn op idcnabansccencqnecnseer 35 BIRCH ’ suclstelereivieqste ine Slele,o oleh ioTetetejeitaje|\alaisieve lets ' eiate eieva ata aera 16 18 HasanCnpnpoobUonoc Doro cDcasocanceapemra ocd jada An 22 24 Fone aa ne aio Yoniot oorindr daonscc seo ccbee 26 28 nln fatelstabalartie tala(elararmtere,o ete stateretaiaiete wars 32 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3X9 and up..............0000e per M.18 00 19 Odd ments oor ysjcfarayere a nis 01m e miele vie bre «is sfern\s/ re elatesialsiel= ‘*__ 1gia0.~ 16 Boardsy and ayans delve cacwelsisisaicle Weisisiedist ties dente “15 00 16 BIRCH PLANKS. KEQVAVIN y, vainiateie ele « a/erelalniefeleleteleleia(eWio’elolatstetdtetateletetaiatets eistatetete 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER, WX: 1G ea Maes eee eee ag 2° 1x See be eae 1" x 2" Be anodseanncooné 33 00 x in,, 8” and up wide... "xX y ae MP cio -'r'e sieie 33 oe Wane a She aietatet 1%,% Use Senonacs go ae and 1h ee Shiai ; NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER 4/4 x 8 & up No. 1 & better 45 00 a x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 ZI 00 42 00 36 00 43 00 » §8.00.| and 3”..............00. 40 00 6l4 x6 & up No." A fs M00) | Ay evetseenparcecddlasl «ciel 42 00 8/4. » 49 00 Slax 6& up No. zi 1 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” ” ” 46 cole) rin va, site eleiaaieeoniata BY 29 00 36 oo NO. 1 CUTS. 14%,1% and a” +s 30 00 36 00 tins, 8” and up Wade 47 00 aba andg7 unt. ceiises os c0m 32 00 AZ ee WN deco, 53 00 1¥ in. Be ays CODD EE 55 00 NO. 3 BARN 2in. JO). SRS 57 00 argidudiaeer MO walacetes 75 00 TPN c.cjateet sale Meiers 23 00 28 oo qin. ine wae aotee 14%, 1% and 2”...... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS. rin 6” and up wide...... 31 00 B a I ASV SMD a sigtachere 41 00 re hy 2” 18 00 26 00 rh, oo ae ae fe a a” ee) | poe 47 00 NO, eee 16 00 19 00 2%, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS, 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 Mill run culls, x 15 00 1% and 14%” “ 7 chs 1% and 3" 2! 16 oo a” 6} wewaee 3g 00%) INO.:2, ceeeemen eee oc 14 00 2%, 3 and ru “ oe MILL RUN te x 4, Siajelsisiaim atayel ate emieretaete ae 1, %, aes ate I 50 tee et anes a, Aoepmnns Ry XiGiand 8 ented No. 1, 48” pine ............ a WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND I E. a ate ke: ro ft 14x 16 ft seem e cere wer eee ewes evens. fe} ax6and 2x8 tese+2000 2040 pate pe BH LO... rece cecccccccee . 2100 21 50 a4 50 23 00 MRO EE ve de ate cave ty lemiaeeeee 2100 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH 7 F MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring Bi KAmUA, |.) cin dsialeielelssicieteiers $22 so | 40°F 6 inch No. Tessseeee $33 00 WK 4-B-14W16. 0's pie cinineintisins 22 50 ie Eg, Me lslelsteternie 3t 00 2X 4-10-18-20........0.005 24 50 Se ll 5 sae eine 24 50 2x6 et Bitor XG. is cnticees 50 Shiplap—Finished No. x Cedar, Pine, Spruce No.a ‘“ 3 X(G ANG 1912'S vi cfernci0\x 0 cinhtai5is'<'s)=n plat Wbtels(a\ Bla t0/8/4....0. ee ice 82 00 Gig Gee a9 10/4 to 12/4,..... 92 00 3. 4 ee 58 00 0 Fine Common Alk. ene 3 61 00 | No. 2 Moulding 5/4....2. 47 © : 65 00 s O/4...... 47 © ca 65 oo J “ ‘ : No. 1 Cuts 4/4 5st oes Te ee ey «++ 57 00 “> (REOde. Sea. eae nS : 59.00 No. 2 Barn 1x6 & 8B... = 38 noo | \ 0 tee eee No + 35 00 iy 45 00 TR Og as fe 47 00 Box rsa ope ‘4 « BE = No..g Cutsislsseiceossanes = oe “ axaa.c ee 2 - i O/4 a. wanes 37 00 ‘ 2 xag & lpi ees ese ee Shy se. eoabee 37 00 | . The following quotations on hardwoods represent th buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: "a . jetties WHITE ASH. - 49 00 42 00 - 44.00 4600 | Strips ....... - 48 00 54 00 | Com. and culls ist & and, 1 es 1&% to 2 inch.. 2% to 4 inch BLACK AND BROWN rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com, good culls BIRGH ist & and6inch & ist & anal: white, 6 Up KEG ce eeens 40 00 42 00 inch and UP...... 30 00 on and good Culls, .....cc0senn002 16:00 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 ist and and, soft, 6 ; and up..... 3200 35 00 inch andup.... 2600 2 Common and culls, 15 00 17 00 Common wane culls. 10 00 MAPLE ist and and hand 20 00 23 00 rst and and, soft. . 20 oo 00 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 00 13 09 BOSTON, ee WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch....... Selects, 1 to ainch.......... Fine Common, 1 inch..... 14% toa inch. No.'x Cuts; x inch..;2.- scoce eee ‘1% toa inch 7.52% j.cne spaadee No. 2 Cuts, aire neleehtoun Senn 1% toa Inch yoentaener oe weeeeces 00 Barn Boards, No: x, xx 14)..<~ seuss eee eee # 00 Spruce, ro and rain. rage ar , 9 in, and under 2 0' win bien «0 29 GG ro and 1a in, random lengths, : ro ft. and up .... 23 00 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 uC 2x7 and3x¥4 random lengths, ro ft. and up................-.- - All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, ro ft... andup +. 20 00 5 in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 18 18 50 Canadian Spruce boards ............... Vermont Spruce boards, matched . I 50 1X2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bundied iz oo i, ag laths .... 1g 00 ry (Clearinso 3 OSs Sag. Seen moe oe eee eens eee eee Extra 1s \Clear whites reve Extra 18 (Clear whites in) .. . .........seeeeeeeeee 1 50. Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to Eel Sa a sf urekas, 1g” ‘ oe % tee neee . a ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 4 _ rT Ae Re ET ET , , P : | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | | There’s No Need When You Have Stock That Speaks for Itself “Quality Stocks” are the easiest and most profitable to sell—give the best service and the most satisfaction after being sold. The man or concern working for a good name, satisfactory business, and fair profits handles “Quality Stocks.” They speak for themselves and are their own best advertisement. If you value the welfare of your business handle the lumber with a reputation. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P S bi Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. 9. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Alex. Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited View of Logging Engine on heavy gradeshowing the advantage of our Patent Raising and Lowering Jack, the only en- gine fitted with this appliance manufactured to- day. WOODSTOCK = New Brunswick MANUFACTURERS OF The Dunbar Improved Logging Engine; The Dunbar Shingle Machine; The Dunbar Clapboard <3 Machine; The Dunbar Clapboard saat =—Planer; Dunbar Double Balanced Stock Gang. Wk SUNS COLE Sig One of our cus- tomers who is using two engines says: ‘‘In this engine you have the very thing that lumbermen require.” The only Patent Logging Engine in Canada to-day Patented in U.S A. and Canada Hisonill LU Dunbar Improved Shingle Machine Manufacturers of all kinds of Mill Machinery Write for Quotations Dunbar Stock Gang CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 Are you sure you are getting maximum Sacked or Bulk | satisfaction from your Oa ts Belting e Packings 1 | ih Emery Wheels? you get quotations on your season s require- ments NOW you receive benefit of Lake and pee retghts. We are confident we can save you. trouble and expense in these lines. It doesi.'t cost you anything to give us a trial because we guarantee satis- faction. Our specialty is Oats for lum- bering and logging operations National Elevator Co. J. R. Baxter & Co. WINNIPEG, MAN. Montreal Colonial Columns THAT ARE Graceful, Stately Strong and Lasting Our columns are made for those demanding a strictly high grade article, and they are giving good satisfaction wherever used. Not altogether what we say but what Users say If you don’t stock our columns you are missing a . lot of trade you should have. Weare also the manufac- turers of ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen on waters of French River or similar streams.”’ Pedestals Balusters Newel Posts, Spindles Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE ~ - - ONTARIO Write us to-day. DETROIT, Mich. 54 CAITADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ~ Bacon ¥e eos No. 90 Planer, Matcher and Profiler You can make the highest quality of flooring on the new Ne. 90 Planer and Matcher at 200 feet per minute. We will prove that you can do this. Our guarantee of proof is conservative because flooring has been run on the No. go at more than twice this feed in our own factories. The machine is built strongly enough and is powerful enough to stand up to a feed of 500 feet per minute—so when we say that youcan run ‘‘ Ar” flooring at 200 feet per minute, Ty tay e—ipe you see that our statement is really conservative. + All your outline work (drop siding, beaded partition, lap rustic, V ceiling, casing, etc.) can be run on the No. a go at 150 feet per minute! Think of it! And even at this very fast feed you will get better work than you can % get from any moulder or four head matcher at 50 feet per minute. 7 In other words, you can do much better work and three times as much of it with the No. 90 as you can get a from any other four head machine. Stop and think this over! It means a whole lot! 4 The No. go is a simple, substantial machine built for speed and hard work. Every part performs a duty—there J are no superfluous pieces. : ’ The machine is equipped with the powerful Automobile Chain Drive. ’ It is also equipped with the ‘‘ Berlin” 6-bit Round Top and Bottom Cylinders which will handle twice as much stock as a soft knife machine and at the same time save you 15 to 30 per cent. in grades. For flooring, we furnish you 12-bit side heads especially designed for this fast feed work. At a feed of 200 feet per minute they will not tear out even the knots and cross-grained places as much as other heads will at 60 a minute. Mel ety he If you have not received a copy of the June ‘‘ Berlin Quality” Bulletin, you should write for it NOW. It contains four pages of description about this Fast Feed Working of Flooring and Outline. It is worth your careful reading. Berlin Machine Works, Limite Hamilton - Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 (Sar 3 Saw (i we Power Feed Be Bolter A SUBSTANTIALLY AND WELL BUILT MACHINE The Madison Williams Mig. Co., Limited Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. Filers! Mill Men! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. . We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works | Send for Catalogue No. 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U.S. A. ~~, . “ 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a a Everything for the Saw Mill sl Ll Our Lath Mill Our Two Saw Edger Saw Mill Machinery Slash Tables Saw Carriages Shingle Mills Saw Sharpeners Shingle Packing Boxes Saw Jointers Saws Lath Mills Niggers Loaders Trimmers | Kickers Edgers We can equip your saw mill with everything from the motive power to the trimmer. Our complete line of saw mill machinery cannot be surpassed. Every machine is | complete, simple and a model of good workmanship. Write for our literature and prices, they will interest you MOWRY & SONS “owt CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 eardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of. material and workmanship. Tho, Largest Leather Belt d : Cod, Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B.C. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding*and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All arse ae Dee Se skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO., DETROIT, MICH. 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Circular Saws Gang Saws. Mill Saws Band Saws Cross-Cut Saws MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws Buck Saws Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws. Straw Knives cs DjV. Ja Hart Wheels —— Beets ctcest East ihe fi HAMILTON i Ui i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 lb. bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 lb. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 \b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson's Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) ins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk .30 Ib. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufacturers. receive prompt attention. Letter orders A. H. J ohnson, Seis Collingwood, Ont. for Transmitting Elevating and Conveying. Rubber Hose for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. Th Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Heavy Duty Lath ORILLIA CAN, , S— This machine ne has so many good points that our space will not permit us to tell about them. We will, however, be glad to send a full specification on application. The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it than in any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them :— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily . removed, which permits the saws being @pEELONG MPG? Cg x taken off the mandrel for filing. This oniuusd “OnTaRIO, "0 _ ; does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding ‘this machine or anything else in our line ~ you may require, cheerfully given on application. sf ee a : f/ Wa ie Wid y ay, ey yg ee PEE ae 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 _ LHe Sey a Vt a ene JA LUMBERMAN) ; AND “WOODWORKER Bale with knee opening of 36 i, -42%n, SON, Oo in. and 72-1. Fame, erlscies oak, 8 in. x 6 in. stringers, iron band faced. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION oN Limited. ee Brantford, Caanda cs . anch: Ba iarhbee: Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. oe DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS . on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to” improve O25 risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. 5 Lumber Underwriters 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. BATTS|| ia Limited WEST TORONTO L EAT H E R Manufacturers of Staved Columns Veneered Columns Newel Posts Sashes Flooring Trim Cypress Green House Materials Pine Doors and Frames Turned Newel Posts MONTREAL TORONTO and Balusters wife’ tod Gul canna WINNIPEG VANCOUVER “C 5 DOOR NO. B. L. 310 Ret BATTS LIMITED MANUFACTURERS 374 Pacific Ave. - WEST TORONTO General Mill Supplies “Trident” Steel Loading Chain These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. ae BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind d. THOMAS PINK, Pembroke, O y Manufacturer of Logging Tools Toronto, August 15, 1910 | Time is Money Your business credit demands the _ The rapid cutting File is the economical File a best in fire insurance a a: _ Files Branded American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western We can satisfy the most critical. Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith Dividends to Policy Holders now 4o per cent are rapid cutters made by _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Port Hope, at 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. B.c.AGENTS. WOOD , VALLANCE TIC METAL. LEGGAT VANCOUVER. OL BEARINGS IT’S RELIABLE WOODS LIMITED DICK’S. BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ STRENGTH FOR TWNIFORMITY Supplies RELIABILITY TS NDURANCE GENUINE\ OAK & Including— ' r she ee aut dia, Slane - “Genuine Oak” Aas, Moccasins, Woods Celebrated Eider Dows eeping Bags. . cere k BELTING 4 Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Every Belt Guaranteed ¥ FULL STOCK OF Seeiied Stecl Pulleys and J.J. TURNER @ SONS Test it ZA, - TRY !T.. ; Peterborough, Ontario Jat, AY TAKE IT Mill. Supplies The Largest Boy aaa e me npubsctarets and Dealers in ; OF EVERY DESCRIPTION LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SS F ONCE, AND YOU WILL SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES , a NEVER USE ANY OTHER sale As nists: Hag Blank gcd abeibeien oe pied ee ook FOR WET or DRY WORK. ts, nkets. | D.K. K. McLaren, Limited | | 2)S2r "sc? spine “baes” Tolbzeane, Sao ing Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, SOLE CANADIAN AGENT Moccasins, Etc. Sole anadian Manufacturers of the Walsh Toronto Quebec i THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED TUR NE Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Vv B.C. J. NER @ SONS des ed Cor.George, King vue Sts., Peterborough, Ont , Can saree St. John, N.B. Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING cecuivemests HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. SADLER SHAWORTH OY HE ES TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS =F es Vimy S| onan OAK LEATHER BELTING. ST Onn N.B. ne Bae ea j ALGARY WINNIPEG oz Sncbover MONTREAL TORONTO a ES ce ie va pe shs FY MTT ee ba NG THEM HAMILTON MANUFACTURING Colca ot Garland Gang Edger ee ‘Built in all, widths, and saws shifted by levers or hand wheels. Will edge lumber perfectly and will handle anything up to six inches thick. . Notice how mandrel is carried at pulley end—the whole machine is made in the same ae i Combination Gang Edger | How do you handle your small cants ? Is it costing you more than you think it ought to turn them into boards? ass By Here is a machine on which you can cut cants as large as eight inches thick into boards, and at the same time you can edge the lumber coming from your band or circular. It is a very handy machine in a great many mills. Would you like to know more seaae it? William Hamilton Company, Limi PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 ee Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. ood Timber, Modern Equipment and Skilled Workmen are Essential _ to the Production of Good Lumber We Have Them All Rough or dressed Norway or White Pine Lumber, Railroad or Structural Timbers, Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, ete. SEND US YOUR ORDERS George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts atT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps at POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - + = - TORONTO, ONT. —__—__——. The ——_—_—__—_ eorgian Bay Lumber Co. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario . A Bargain in Pine 300,000 feet Pine must be moved at once Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watpie, President. R. S. Wa pis, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Manufacturers of 4 Limited Lumber, Lath and Shingles Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. — Mostly 2x 4, 2x 6, and 1 in., 10 to 16 ft. Common and better $14.00 No. 1 Mill Culls $11.00 No. 2 Mill Culls at your own price F.O. B. 11%c. rate to Hamilton Terms 2% 30 days The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada F. N. WALDIE, PREs. R. S. WALDIE, ViCE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED woofers of Tym ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE. ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 = ———— Ss — SESS SEES ee EB eee — —— — Se ee = See ————— —— ———— = Se SS LU Hy ees pills idee LA PA Vie ‘ Ze is f \\ : & i iN N Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs Hl We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Sr temMmeENT) BY RAIL OR. WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT : W. B. TINDALL, SEcRErARY-TREASURER Parry Sound Lumber Co. e e Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the “74: FFICE : ' Traders Bank Building, a Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. eae: Ee American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties. Pulpwood Etc. Rough and Dressed Lumber COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays ON HaNnpD An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. R , Hochelaga Hane Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec If you handle shingles why not have the best ? If you want the best, get our Famous Metis ete Extras, Clears, 2nd Clears, Specials, Extra No. 1 & No. To the man whu puts them on his roof they are worth from 25 to 50c per M, in the wear-out over any other Shingle on the Market. In Spruce, we have it planed and matched Novelty Siding, Ship Lap, Sheeting, etc. Also Hemlock rough and planed, 1 side Feather Edged Ulap- ~ boards, Lathes, etc. Write us for prices, it will pay you. Shingles in 25 car lots. Special prices on Yours for Trade KEDDY & KENNEY HEMMINGFORD, QUE. Oyamel on B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Mills at ; Roberval, Lake St. John Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chambers, 25 Toronto Street, ST Or : (Lelseinne ie TORONTO, ONT. Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLE, TIM FFR, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment No. 1 Hemlock—Dry White Pine—Dry 1 in., and 2 in. thick 1 in. in M. C. and Box stock widths 14% in. in Box and S. C. 1% in. in Box and S. C. 2in. in S C. and Dressing Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath Se_itinc AGENTS FOR FRASER & ComMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS - OTTAWA, ONT. We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Spruce, Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, Yellow Pine it Lath Shingles ! B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles LUMBER—Rough or Dressed C. A. Spencer Wholesale Lumber 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Limited i St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. i) | The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. | | | We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. enquiries. Send us your Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. Spruce au Birch To Sellers Send me your list, there is probably something I can use. WRITE ME E. M. Nicholson 202 Board of Trade MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealer W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Will sell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER! It is just possible teen furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me_ Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, . Ontario THE 5 Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumber, Lumber Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stuff ' And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada Wholesale and Retail McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros,, Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS, Co, a2 St. John Street, Montreac C G, ANDERSON LUMBER Co., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr, Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. | Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —= Dimension Bill Stuff n—= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 EAST TORONTO Planing Mills: | Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Ferguson Lumber Co | London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak. Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. ace Yellow Pine Finish oe “i Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. The Canada Wood | Specialty Co., Limited | Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. A. W. EYER & CO. WE are in the market and pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of lumber,will contract tor this season’s cut or buy what you now have tw sell. Correspondence with mills solicited. A. W. EYER & C0. 43 Adelaide Street East TORONTO, ONT. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty ~ HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. Retgh Loveland, Pres. «. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal CANADA LUMBERMAN ANI) WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold’’ To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario Ee ———— EE —————— J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. Qh T | MAPLE LEAF i StitcHen Corton Duck aay - BELTING DOMINION BELTING Co. Lit. HAMILTON CANADA Tram Car Wheels| — made from a special mixture of iy) Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. _ Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont. Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23.732 Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. For low prices and prompt shipment of The Golden Lake LumberCo. Limited Yellow Pine Timbers Short Leaf Finish Chestnut Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Shingles MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles Dry Norway Pine at a bargain. We have in stock 95m. feet 2x 6x 12/16; 55m feet 2 x 8 x 12/16; 40m feet 1 x 7and up 12/16; 50m feet 1x 4,5 and 6 x 12/16. Also gcod assorted stock of Hemlock, Basswood and Spruce. Your inquiries solicited Head Olgee, . Eganville, Ont. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. DURABLE FLOORS sabe or Thin “Empire” Flooring Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Cnt. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury This Hooring is % inch thick, just a little thicker than a carpet, and can be laid on an old floor without disturbing or multilating the interior woodwork. Also used largely in new buildings. Carpets wear out. Hardwood floors last a lifetime. Carpets are not sanitary. Hardwood floors conserve health. Carpets soon fade and deteriorate. Hardwcod floors are an asset of increasing value. , arpets cause the house cleaning horror. Hardwood floors emancipate the housewife. ESTABLISHED 1889 Your Customers Will Appreciate Thin “Empire” Flooring Please Send for Samples and Prices J. R. Eaton & Sons, ontario Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock We have 2,000,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1”, 2” and 3” Can saw special bills up to 12” x 12” in Short Lengths. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1”, 1%, 1%" and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. putetowe, ance Pace BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited (Tor Sane a ee —— Pee peep ip a ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “ti , is wth U ” UTS” =S a] = — = ;—] = = =z acre 1 Uttara! ((Slansanne p (f \ il will i\ | : | cua i | y ) ii "ty {! | John Donogh Lumber Co. | Limited Wholesale Dealers speciaty White Pine In all grades for factory and retail trade Shipments direct from mill to customer 1204 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Elgie & ovis Lumber Co. Limited 18 Toronto St., TORONTO Let us quote you on 5/8", 1”, and 2" Spruce; emery it/4, 11/2’ and 2” Pine; 1 Hemlock, also post and lath. NW and 2” Spears & Lauder Manufacturers of Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuff. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm,Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cutting. Trya car of our specially graded Cedar Shingles, X, XX, XXX, XXXX, 16 and 18 inches. Head Office: 22 Toronto Street, - TORONTO Our special grade of LET US DESCRIBE THIS STOCK AND QUOTE OUR PRICE JOHN H. EYER ea 34 Victoria Street / *, in. Red Pine Crating Lumber is fine stock and excellent value A National Journal G@nada fumberman Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by HUGH. C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH OC. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER -- - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO ®- - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building ¥F. W SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives Worker MONTREAL - - ---- - Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, ete., ‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker”’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘“‘Wanted” and’ ‘‘For Sale’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, August 15, 1910 No. 16 Exports Show Extensive Increase Statistics of Canada’s foreign trade in lumber, as given by the report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, for the twelve months end- ing May 31, show an encouraging improvement. The exports of forest products for the twelve months ending May 31, 1910, were valued at $48,457,227, whereas, for the corresponding period ending a year pre- viously, the total was $40,663,705. The figures indicates, therefore, that $8,305,000. The exports for the two years preceding that were: 1908, $43,656,320; 1907, $44,663,705. The figures indicates, therefore, that the trade has pretty well recovered from the period of depression which prevailed in 1908 and 1909. For the two months ending with May 31, the figures are equally encouraging, being as follows: 1910, $5,161,685 ; 1909, $4,221,491; 1908, $3,737,540; 1907, $4,251,590. The exports of forest products for the twelve months stand third in the list, being exceeded only by those of agricultural products and animal produce, and surpassing those of the fisheries, the mines, and manufactures. Imports of wood and manufactures of wood for the two months period were as follows : 1910, $2,644,329; 1909, $1,721,620. Of the 1910 total, $2,517,553 came from the United States and $57,676 from the United Kingdom. Details of wood goods exported show extensive increases in every elass except shingles, wood pulp and square timber. Shingle exports decreased from $429,969 in the two months ending May 31, 1909, to $291,383 in 1910. The decrease practically all occurred in the exports _ to the United. States, and may be accounted for largely by the increase in the duty upon shingles entering that country. Exports of wood pulp for the two months were valued at $458,639 in 1910 and $494,07 2 in 1909. The greatest increase in exports is shown in planks and boards, for which the figures for the two months are as follows: 1910, $2,493,414; Of the 1910 exports of planks and boards for the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 to the United Kingdom at $162,985. Exports of pine deals showed only a slight increase, the totals being: 1910, $173,296: 1909, $171,849. Exports of spruce and other deals were valued at $669,686 in the two months for 1910, and at $479,936 in 1909. Wood blocks for pulp were exported to the value of $684,635 for 1910, and $522,271 for 1909. Fire Losses—A Plain Moral The extensive losses by fire which have occurred during the last month or two in Canada among lumber mills and yards should carry a lesson to those who have anything to do with the lumber industry. Two instances may be taken as affording instructive texts for a sermon upon the importance of carrying protection against fire and doing all that is possible to prevent its occurrence. The fire which occurred in the Gillies Company’s yards at Braeside, Ont., involved the loss of an enormous quantity of lumber. The disappearance of this lumber from the market cannot, of course, be remedied. It is a serious loss in itself, but its actual money loss has been so distributed by means of insurance policies in a great number of companies that it is not a serious blow to the lumber trade. In a comparatively short period of time conditions at Braeside will have been brought back to the normal and the business will be going along as though nothing had ever occurred. In Campbell!- ton, N.B., the recent conflagration which wiped out the whole town originated, according to report, in the William Richards Company’s shingle mill, which was itself completely destroyed. It is reported that this company carried no insurance, and that probably the mill will not be rebuilt. If such is actually the case, not only has a serious loss been caused by the destruction of the mill and the stock, but an important industry upon which many people depended for their livelihood has been destroyed. It even becomes a question, to what extent a company is justified in failing to carry insurance when the livelihoods of so many people are involved. The gospel of fire insurance has been spread so widely by the insur- ance companies during the last decade or two that it is hard to under- stand the reason which induces the owner of a large industry, particu- larly amenable to fire, to fail to take so easy a means of protecting himself and all those who are concerned from ruin. The day was, not very long ago, when a lumberman might be excused from insuring because the rates of the insurance companies were exorbitant. To-day this has all been changed. In the lumber mutual companies insurance may be secured which is both safe and cheap. Profits to shareholders and large salaries to agents have been done away with ,and by educat- ing the policyholder in the most effective methods of protecting his property from fire, much has been done to reduce the risk on lumber properties. Even greater reduction in the cost of lumber insurance will be made possible as the mutual movement grows. In the old days the profits on lumber were perhaps large enough to justify some manu- facturers in neglecting the matter of insurance, but to-day profits have been reduced to a minimum and insurance is the only practical method of preventing complete business ruin. Tally Sheet Order Withdrawn There will be quite a feeling of relief among those sections of the lumber trade of Canada and the United States which are concerned in the selling of Canadian lumber in the country to the south of the border, now that the Treasury Department of the United States has decided not to insist upon a piece tally sheet accompanying each car of Cana- dian lumber which goes across the border. The following instructions have been issued by the Department regarding the matter: ‘‘ On and after July 30th, 1910, Customs officers will require that the commercial description and kind of lumber, the number of pieces and the aggregate number of feet, board measure, laden in each ear, shall be accurately stated upon entry, and also whether such lumber is tongued and grooved, rough or planed, and, if planed, on how many sides.’’ The order which made it necessary to accompany each car of lumber with a piece tally sheet was as follows: ‘‘ On and after May Ist, 1910, officers will require importers to file upon entry of lumber imported by railway cars, a copy of the tally sheet showing the actual lading of each car, or, in lieu thereof, a specification of the number of pieces be CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : “ae of each size and length of lumber laden thereon, and also: showing whether such lumber is rough or planed, and if the latter, the number of sides so planed. Unless such tally or specification sheet is filed as above required all cars containing lumber should be unloaded and the quantity of lumber contained therein ascertained by a tally of the number of pieces and sizes thereof, to be made at the time of unloading.” In the new regulation the ‘‘ commercial description ’’ referred to ~ would cover the sizes of the lumber—that is to say—if it were 114 by 4 inches and up, 6/11 feet, this would be looked upon as the ‘* com- mercial description,’’ and is only the information that has been given heretofore by shippers. This modification of the order is the result of the recent visit of Mr. F. M. Halstead, of the Division of Customs of the Treasury Department at Washington, and the conference held in the office of the Consul-General at Ottawa between the Honorable J. G. Foster, Mr. F. M. Halstead and a representative of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association. This meeting was brought about as a result of the interest taken in the matter by Mr. Ward C. Hughson, chairman of the C. L. A.’s committee on Dominion legislation; Mr. Peter Whalen, of the Shepard & Morse Lumber Co.; Mr. W. M. Ross, of the J. R. Booth Co., and others. If the regulation requiring the tally sheet had heen left in force, Canadian exporters of lumber would have been subject to a vexatious and useless inconvenience. The object of the regulation was apparently to make sure that all lumber entering the United States was properly entered at the customs office and the full duty paid. It is not unlikely that from time to time misstatements are made by exporters from Canada or by United States importers. There is no question, how that a very large majority of the lumber crossing the border pays full duty, and that most of the people engaged in this trade can be depended upon to act honestly with the customs departmen. It was unfortunate, therefore, that the department should have seen fit to intr 0- duce a measure which would have penalized the whole trade for the shortcomings of a few of its least scrupulous members. Under th regulation a great deal of difficulty would have arisen in connec with providing a tally for shorts and sidings of various widths — lengths. These classes of lumber are estimated in a general man by the rule and are tallied in hundreds. A detailed statement co of course, have been given, but it would almost have involved a gre: cost than the value of the lumber itself. Fortunately the United Treasury Department decided to make further investigation | enforcing the regulation, and they, no doubt, have come to the clusion that, not only would the regulation be unjust, but that same object may be obtained by the employment of a few Secret § officials, whose duty it would be to watch suspicious dealers and mal sure that the customs regulations are properly enforced. The deci: of the department reflects considerable credit upon the executive of Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, who lost no time in bringing the attention of both the United States Government and the lumber trade in general, the difficulties and injustice which the repauete involved. This is another of a long series of instances which prove conclusively the great value of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association to its members. i Fire Prevention Essentials for Steam Power Mills ‘‘ Tuumber Insurance,’’ in its issue for July, contains the following timely and practical article upon fire prevention for steam power mill owners:—Are you doing everything practicable to keep your boiler room cut off tight from the mill or other exposed property? If you must have an opening, see that you have a fire door, and one that closes automatically. Do not permit the door to remain open even temporarily. A back-draught may occur or the promiscuous spark may get loose during the temporary opening. Is the shaving vault tight at all times when not opened in the regular course of operation? A stray spark lodging in a shaving vault causes the most serious effects. Keep the vault tight with an automatic closing door. Have an unfailing steam- jet or sprinklers. Now is the dryest season of all the year. Do not wait for the msur- ance inspector to check up the condition of your private fire apparatus. Is the man responsible for the correct condition of your protection proving his reliability? He is not performing nis duty if part of your barrels are temporarily half filled.. Are the fire extinguishers properly charged? If it is over a year since the last charge their efficiency is doubtful. Have you ‘‘ No Smoking ”’ signs? Is there a sentiment among your men to observe the rule? Is the yard now in its cleanest condition, or are you allowing the busy season to jeopardize the interests of your anti-fire spirit? There are plenty of Jumbermen who believe that the insurance companies’ rating schedules do not take enough account of the ‘‘ personal equation,’’ believing that good management Contractors Would Benefit by Stock Size Sash and Doors The manufacturing of stock sizes of sash and doors was dealt with in a recent issue of the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman,’’ and the point was made that manufacturers would be well advised if they made a practice of discouraging custom orders as much as possible, and went in largely for the making of stock sizes. Any one who has been in the sash and door business during the last five years in Canada is well aware of the unsatisfactory condition of affairs which has prevailed so far as profits are concerned, yet no one, until quite recently, has taken it into his head to apply the remedy. The recent formation of an association of sash and door manufacturers in Ontario was the first step in the right direction. It is to be hoped that the men who have formed the nucleus of the association will receive the co-operation of all others who are of physical conditions about a plant especially contributes to make the risk light. If you are consistent in thinking your risk belongs to . preferred class, the suggestions in this paragraph have already occurred to you, and have been acted upon long before the first of August. - To the lumberman who has never had oceasion to call the fire depart- ment, would it not pay to try out the hydrant system about your plant? Do you know how many streams are available for effective service? Is the pressure all that it ought to be? Have you some dead end hydrants? If so, what would it cost to make the system circulatory? What is the most practicable way to bring about this improvement in your outside protection? If you find that it takes longer than you supposed for your department to prepare to resist a fire at your plant, consider whether it would not be wisdom to correspondingly improve the private protection. Had such a test been made by one lumber firm whose planing mill burned in May, the fire would have been extin- guished with a very small loss. The fire broke out in glue pots. The owner immediately turned on the water through a one-inch hose con- nection to a ‘‘ dead end’’ system; the fire was under control when the town department arrived at the nearest hydrant some distance away. The fire department innocently shut off the valve making the connection - for the supply of the one inch pipe at the mill, then made it attach- ment and stretched the hose to the mill—only to find the fire then beyond control because the dead end connection had been eut off. ; Make your fire department familiar with your plant. this. engaged in this business, for without complete co-operation amon large majority of the manufacturers nothing will be accomplished is even to be hoped that the movement will not be confined to On as similar difficulties are found wherever sash and doors are m factured and associations could profitably be formed in every province of the Dominion. : That this matter of encouraging the use of stock sizes is of gr importance is borne out by the attitude taken by contractors and k ers. In purchasing materials for a building the contractor will, as possible, try to get stock sizes, for he knows that the usefulness the building and the satisfaction given by it to the owner will be in way impaired by their use. He knows also, on the other hand, ~/ ae os ay Pras: ar * 2 A = « ~ special sizes will not only involve extra expense, but will introduce an ‘element of uncertainty into the work which it is his constant aim to prevent. As an instance of the practice of contractors and builders in this regard, the following extract is reproduced from ‘‘ The National Builder,’ a publication which makes a point of presenting building matters in the most practical manner to its readers: «« The use of stock sizes of doors and windows is frequently advised. While this advice may be considered as applying more to architects than to the average carpenter, I think that we can all look into the matter _ of stock sizes not only of doors and y PE but of mill work generally, and of ordinary lumber. «Tt might be desirable to have all of our work laid out by profes- "sional architects and to work entirely from the blue prints and specifi- - the workman asks: ‘ cations, but the facts are, that a great deal of common work is done without any blue prints or specifications, the carpenter and owner doing the planning, and doing considerable of it right on the job. For instance, How large is the window to be?’ The owner wants it of such a size that it can be secured readily and economically at the local mill, but probably does not know what size that would be. It is the same way with the doors. In such case, the man who knows is appealed to whether his knowledge comes from long experience or from = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER oo 2I study, he has a great advantage over the man who does not know. ‘« To make my idea clear, a few words of explanation may be offered. Stock sizes of doors and windows, and in fact all mill work, are such sizes are made up in quantities and kept on hand, in stock, ready for immediate delivery when ordered. It will be seen that a mill can make up, say 100 or 500 doors of a given size and pattern much more cheaply than it could make the same number of different sizes. ‘¢ Haying these goods already made, your order can be filled quickly and at the lowest price, while if you order odd sizes they must be made up. To do this, the machinery may need more or less adjusting and re- setting. All this takes time and must be paid for. A mill may have a good supply of every stock size, but if some one orders an odd size door or window it must be made, and the chances are that it will cost for time and labor, as much as several of stock size would cost for the same item. ‘‘ Of course, z= is sometimes necessary to order odd sizes to fit the openings already made, and the mills must fill such orders, but there is no need of using odd sizes on new work.’’ The article concludes with a description of the various stock sizes of sash and doors, showing conclusively that the benefit of all concerned would be best secured by encouraging their use as much as possible. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers Veneer has come to stay and shows an increasing popularity in all lines, but it is in the manufacture of panels that the most remarkable | progress can be noted. So rapid has its adoption there been that the consumption of veneer for interior work is now probably four times as great as it was in 1907. The Nineteenth Century Review for July contains an article by Arthur Hawkes, of Toronto, on ‘‘The Strength of American Enter- prise in Canada,’’ which is intended to show the English reader the immenisty of American investments and projects and their inseparable connection with the prosperity of the Dominion. Among other interest- ing statistics, the article estimates the aggregate of American capital invested in Canadian enterprises at $250,000,000, of which $58,000,000 is represented by mills and timber in British Columbia. The Government of the Province of Quebec is reported to have pro- hibited the exportation of pulpwood from lands held by settlers on ticket. Where full payment for lands has been made, and ownership passes to the buyer, the prohibition does not apply. The action of the Quebee authorities is said to be the second step in their movement to prohibit the exportation of pulpwood, which is used largely in the United States for the manufacture of printing paper. A previous prohibition had been placed on the exportation of wood cut from Crown lands. Together, the Crown lands and settlers’ lands have heretofore furnished about 47 per cent. of the pulpwood brought from Canada to the United States. - Every year brings its quiet season during the midsummer months, with a corresponding rush in the lumber business commencing about the first of September. Just as this rush begins, the wheat crop and other heavy crops in the country commence to move, merchants begin ordering in their stock for the fall and holiday trade, and a car shortage therefore congests business. This condition could be obviated if more of the retailers would place a part of their fall business during the month of August, and there would be, as a consequence, less trouble at both ends and in the middle of the line. Crop conditions and the general prosperity of the country: determine the volume of lumber sales, and by the middle of July the stability of these business barometers may orders for the fall trade. I turers to produce odd as il as even ieee of flooring, ceiling, ara bevel siding, finish, partition and molding, the United States be estimated with a reasonable degree of certainty to justify placing - Department of Agriculture undertook an investigation to determine the | effect of this movement on saving in waste in lumber production. It was found that under conditions on the Pacific Coast the cutting of odd lengths would increase the output by 2.07 per cent. In the yellow pine district in the South, a possible saving of 1.21 per cent. may be effected. Estimating that planing mill products are about 22 per cent. of the total output of yellow pine, the figures obtained by the government in- vestigation indicate that approximately 30,000,000 feet of planing mill material might be saved annually by manufacturing odd lengths in both saw and planing mill. At $20 per thousand, the value of this material would reach $600,000. In hardwoods it has been demonstrated that the saving would be even greater. The report shows that there is a reason- able basis for the manufacture of odd lengths, as there is a saving of wasted material in manufacture of odd lengths, as there is a saving of besides. If this is true in yellow pine, the same results would hold in the cutting of other woods, and it remains for manufacturers, retailers and consumers to get together and agree on means of bringing odd lengths into general use. The forest service of the United States from time to time produces bulletins upon subjects which are of widespread interest to lumbermen. A recently investigated question may not perhaps seem extremely prac- tical, and yet it does bear importantly upon the lumber trade in general in such a manner as to make the investigations along this line both interesting and valuable. The bulletin referred to gave the results of a study of the timber crop of an acre of land, in comparison with farmers’ crops, as a freight producer. If statistics of this nature were compiled continually for a number of years, they would afford an interesting side-light upon the growth or diminution of the lumber business. The figures presented in this bulletin show that, next to cabbage, onions and potatoes, the lumber crop from an acre of land in a territory embracing Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, yields more tonnage than anything grown in the cultivated field. Here are the weights set down for the various items, in pounds, per acre: Cabbage, 21,000; onions, 19,950; potatoes, 4,680; lumber, 3,000; hay, 2,710; corn, 1,728; barley, 1,219; oats, 886; tobacco, 877; rye, 848; wheat, 792. The method in which these figures have been reached is not clearly shown, and it does seem that 3,000 pounds per acre is rather small for a lumber crop; but prob- ably these statistics have been gathered over an area which is very broadly inclusive, so far as timber growth is concerned. It would be interesting if similar figures were compiled in Canada, which would take into consideration the heavily timbered areas as well as those in the more settled districts. They would perhaps do something towards giving the public a proper appreciation of the importance of the lumber- ing industry to the commercial progress of the country. i = 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Timber Industry in Nova Scotia Increasing Importance of Trade with West Indies—Pulpwood Resources Suffi- cient to Produce Nearly Two and a Half Million Cords Annually Forever The Specially written by our own representative The outlook for the lumber industry in Nova Scotia this year Is bright, and the amount of exports along that line promises to equal if not overreach that of last season, which was a good one for the Eastern province, when 225,000,000 feet were exported to the different markets. Year by year Nova Scotia is developing a growing connection in lumber with the West Indies, where the lumber of the province finds a ready market. Last season the Pickford & Black line of steamships earried 1,669,693 feet from Halifax to West Indian ports, as against 1,228,958 feet for 1908, and from present indications the figure for 1910 will be far in advance of either of these. The bulk of the Nova Scotian lumber shipments finds an English A Nova Scotia Pulp Mill—La Have Pulp Co., Bridgewater market, and it is claimed that there is far more lumber in comparison shipped from Nova Scotian ports across the water than from New Brunswick. The three principal points of shipment in Nova Scotia are Parrsboro, Halifax and Bridgewater. From Parrsboro last year 55,000,000 feet were shipped, which practically represents the total cut in that section of the country. From Halifax last season 42,000,000 feet were shipped and from present indications that figure will be largely increased in 1910. Bridgewater is a most important shipping point, as well as Nova Scotia Lumber for South America—A Shipment of 1,444,000 ft. Liverpool, located about 30 miles farther down the coast—40,000,000 feet from the former and 25,000,000 feet from the latter having passed through customs in 1909. This will be greatly increased during this year, and it looks as if Bridgewater will be at least 20,000,000 feet ahead of 1909. Unlike her sister province, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia’s large timber areas are being gradually cut out and reduced, which accounts up into boxes for the American factory. for the large number of portable mills operating throughout the pro- vince. The larger class of mills, which are to be found in great numb in New Brunswick, do not play such an important part in the lumbering operations of Nova Scotia. - To give an idea of the forest product there, the following statisties show the names of the counties of Nova Scotia and the approximate of forest lands: Annapolis, 166,000 acres; Antigonish, 100,000 ae Cape Breton, 159,000 acres; Colchester, 251,000 acres; Cumberland, 226,000 acres; Digby, 120,000 acres; Guysboro, 181,000 acres; Halifax, 264,000 acres; Hants, 236,000 acres; Inverness, 291,000 acres; Kings, 73,000 acres; Lunenburg, 212,000 acres; Pictou, 155,000 acres; Rich- mond, 120,000 acres; Shelbourne and Queens, 107,000 acres; Victoria, 111,000 acres; Yarmouth, 65,000 acres; total, 2,800,000 acres. As the cutting of the larger timber is being reduced the attention of the public is being more and more drawn to Nova Scotia as a source for the supply of pulpwood. The soil and the moist and equable climate are favorable to rapid growth of spruce. As an example of the pulpwood capabilities it has been stated on authority after examination that the section eight miles west and twenty miles back to the headwaters of Broad River will yield 225,000 cords. The second section, 11 miles west along the shore and north by West Brook a distance of 20 miles, will cut 175,000 cords. The third section, west of Granite River stream into Sable River and including the Tom Tigney, a distance along the shore of six miles and 25 miles north to West River, will yield 500,000 cords. The fourth section, west to Jordan River nine miles, and 25 miles to head of that river, will yield 400,000 cords. The fifth district, west of the Jordan to the Shelbourne 7 miles, to the headwaters 15 miles, will yield 250,000 cords. The sixth district, west of Shelbourne River to the Clyde 15 miles, and north 25 miles to the headwaters, will yield — 750,000 cords. Thus 1,200 square miles will cut 2,300,000 cords. It is usual to esti- mate an acre of fair land to produce 10 cords of wood. Estimating the burnt-over portions of granted land as equal to the producing portions of ungranted lands, there are for 2,800,000 acres a present growth of 23,000,000 cords of pulpwood. As the growth of this wood from five inches to eight inches requires about 12 years, it is a reasonable caleula- tion that Nova Scotia could supply 2,333,000 cords per annum forever, if the fires were kept out of the forests. Against this the present annual local demands are: Sissiboo Pulp Mills, 6,000 cords; N. S. Pulp Mill (Mill Village), 5,000 cords; Le Have Pulp Mills (New Germany), 5,000 cords; St. Croix Paper Pulp Mills, 1,000 cords; McLeod Pulp Mills (Milton), 8,000 cords; total, 25,000 cords. While the figures relating to the present extent of pulpwood growth are only approximate, it must be evident that if the growth be conserved by protection from fires, by judicious cutting and by replanting, the annual wood crop of Nova Scoia will compete with their great mineral output for the foremost place as an employer of labor and a producer of wealth. While pulpwood is found in every county in the provinee, the locali- ties in which it is chiefly cut are Queens, Digby, Shelbourne and Hants. Large quantities are also cut in Cape Breton for export. The demand has doubled the price within the past fifteen years. Both the demand and price are likely to increase in the future, so that the owner of a productive timber property is likely to make money by holding it and protecting it against fire. Trade News irom Kastern Provinces ‘ Mulhall-Mack-McClearn, Limited, lumber operators, of Liverpool, N.S., are building a water sluice from their timber limits to the railway siding at Pleasant River, N.S., on the Halifax and South-Western Rail- way. The sluice will be nine miles long when completed. The company plan to cut 5,000,000 feet of lumber this coming winter at this mill. The Sable Lumber Company, who are operating at Wilkin’s Siding. N.S., have completed arrangements to sell their whole year’s output to a large American boot and shoe manufacturer. The lumber will be made Mr. Geo. 8. McClearn, of Liverpool, N.S., recently sold his Brooklyn property, located near Liverpool, to J. W. Lowe & Son, of Aylesford, who are building a new mill on the site. The mill will contain a rotary and stock gang, and it is anticipated that over 3,000,000 feet will be eut there this coming winter. The Davidson Lumber Company, of Bridgewater, N.S., intend in- stalling a rossed lumber mill in their plant at Bridgewater in the near CANADA LUMBERMAN future. This company are now operating three mills, two at Bridge- water, and their largest one at Springfield. At their latter mill they have recently replaced their rotaries with band saws. Last year the company’s output was about 30,000,000 feet, but the present year’s out- put will be in the vicinity of 50,000,000 feet. _A Halifax despatch announces that the Andre Cushing lumber mill, at St John, and the extensive lumber limits and logs in New Brunswick, comprised in that property, have been sold by the Union Bank of Halifax to a syndicate headed by W. B. Tennant, of St. John. The Union Bank assumed the control of the property when the Cushing Company assigned and the bank took over the assets some months ago. The price has not been divulged, nor the plans of the purchasers, but it is thought the figure is in the vicinity of $300,000. An American firm offered a figure under $200,000, which the bank would not consider. The Cushing business was established many years ago by Andre Cushing, a citizen of the State of Maine. The mill at St. John is one of the best in the country. The claim of the Union Bank against the Cushings was about $750,000. A Prosperous Nova Scotia Industry Silliker Car Company of Halifax—An Extensive Con- sumer of Lumber—Mr. Silliker’s Successful Career _ Positively the greatest single industry in Halifax, and one of the most valuable to Nova Scotia, is that of the Silliker Car Company, Limited. No other industry in that city equals it in the number of hands AND WOODWORKER 23 contracting business, and for fifteen years conducted a general contract- ing and building supply business in Amherst, N.S. From small begin- nings he gradually rose in the business world, until, three years ago, he decided to move his plant to Halifax and add to it the car department, which is now being carried on so successfully. Mr. Silliker is a practical man in every sense of the word. He believes in direct supervision of all departments, and early morning till evening will find him at the plant, personally supervising the different departments of his extensive business. Selling to a Farmer A well-known Western Washington lumber manufacturer has been having a controversy over some sales of lumber to a party who was not a regular lumber dealer in Eastern Washington. When the matter was brought to the attention of the manufacturer, he replied as follows: ‘“We do not know whether he is a farmer or a secretary of som2 lumber association, nor do we care. We did not ask him any of these questions ; we are here manufacturing and selling lumber to the highest and best bidder. We consider we have no right whatever to protect any retail yard in any place where they do not buy lumber from us. This man came here with his bill for lumber and asked us to make him a price, which we did, and he accepted it. Now, we do not consider that we are duty bound to anyone, and we are thankful to say there is no man on the face of the earth has any strings on our business in any shape on manner. I own timber, railroad and mill, manufacture my own lumber, and sell it for the best price I can get. As I said to you once before this, we do not think we will go to Spokane or make any inquiries who we should sell lumber to; all we have to do is to look in Bradstreet C. J. Silliker, President and General Manager, Silliker Car Co., Limited The company employed nor in the amount of money paid out in wages. have only about entered their third year, yet their business extends all over Canada and Newfoundland, and they have on hand large contracts for freight cars, first-class passenger cars and sleeping cars for the Canadian Northern Railway, the Intercolonial and other transportation systems. As a lumber consuming firm, the Silliker Car Company stands out prominently among Nova Scotia firms. During the year of 1909 over five million feet were used by them, comprising both hard and soft woods, and this year that figure will be much increased. Not only do the company manufacture railway coaches and cars of all descriptions, but building materials of all kinds. Included in their plant is a woodworking mill, where, in addition to the preparation of material for cars, the general business of woodworking and cabinet making is carried on. This mill is equipped with all the latest machinery, enabling them to turn out the highest grades of office, bank, shop and ehurch furniture and cabinet work. _ The head of the company, Mr. C. J. Silliker, under whose practical ] agement such splendid results are being obtained, is a native of New wick, haying been born in Bay Verte about 58 years ago. For rreater part of his life Mr. Silliker has been connected with the and see how they are rated; if we think they are perfectly safe, we will ship our lumber to them. But will say this in conclusion, if any re- tailer, running any lumber yard, anywhere, buys any lumber from us we will protect him, but will not protect any yard where they do not buy lumber from us. ‘“Now, you can take this in any way you see fit. you my opinion of how I handle my business. It would not cut any figure if I did not sell any lumber nowadays. I have a good body of timber, and I think I would be as well off not cutting up. A little more I will say: I am not in favor of downing the market. I try to get as high a price as I possibly can for my lumber, but will say that I can put lumber on a car as cheap as any mill in the State; that is saying a good deal, but I can do it. That cuts no figure here nor there. That does not say that I will sell my lumber.cheap. I think, when you con- sider the matter all over, you will think about the same as I do. [ remember stepping into a yard one day and asking them what they were selling cedar shiplap for. They offered it to me for $25. Before I got through with them I offered to ship it to them for $17. Oh, no, they said, we can do better. Now, you see they were only getting $8 more than I was asking them. Should I protect those fellows, who never buy a foot of lumber from me?’’ I have just given — 24 Free Pulpwood a Dead Question Americans who Hope for Removal of_ Export Prohibition by Quebec, Laboring Under a Delusion 5S ata I a AD NEB ART CS 2 TREES “Tt is reported on apparently good authority that Canada is willing to negotiate a reciprocity treaty.’’ Where’s your authority? The action of Canadian provinces in placing prohibitory exactions upon the export of commodities after the United States has applied the minimum features of the tariff doesn’t smell overly strong of reciprocity —Bay City Tribune. I should say not. If the paper manufacturers and news publishers in the States believe there is going to be any reciprocity arrangements between the States and Canada, whereby the export of pulpwood will be allowed from Canada, they are simply nursing a delusion. Nowhere in Canada at present is the slightest interest being manifested in reci- procity, so far as pulpwood is concerned, and it has been pointed out that pulpwood is the ‘‘bone of contention.’’ There may be some international arrangement entered into, whereby Texas steers can be exchanged for Canadian horses, coal for iron ore, and cotton for cabbage or sunflowers, but there is nothing in the States that Canada can afford to swap pulpwood for, one very good reason being that it is beginning to dawn on the Canadians that they have but little more forest resources than will be needed for home consumption. The people in general seem to know but little about the question, and care a good deal less. They are more interested in potatoes just now than planning for reciprocity, and it will require as many years to educate the masses up to the question of reciprocity as it will to explain the meaning of the term, “‘ Conservation-of-our-natural-resources.”’ Hereafter, those owning timber in Ontario or Quebec provinces will be required to manufacture it in Canada, and that is all there is to it. It ought not to need an order-in-Council to compel timber owners to do that which is manifestly to their own best interest. Any practical lumberman will tell you that the nearer you manufacture your forest product to the stump the cheaper you can do it, as a rule. Why not manufacture paper just as cheaply as possible, the same as we manufac- ture other forest products? It will be no more a hardship for paper manufacturers of the State of New York to move their plants to the Province of Quebec than it was for the sawmill men to move their plants from Michigan and Wisconsin to Ontario when the timber was required ‘‘to be manufactured into lumber in Canada.”’ Only those who owned mill property and depended on Ontario for stock were affected. And this little bunch have been beseeching Congress at intervals ever since to enact some legislation that would force Ontario to allow sawlogs to be towed from Georgian Bay to Michigan waters, a business that has long since passed into history, never to be revived. Those owning timber limits in Ontario found it more profitable to move their mills to the timber and manufacture in Canada than move their timber to the States to be manufactured there. History seems to be repeating itself in the question of pulpwood supply for paper mills, and those interested in the manufacture may as well reconcile themselves to the existing conditions. Those having paper manufactories in the States, who are getting destitute of stock, will feel it a hardship to be obliged to move their plants to Quebee Province. But pulpwood, like any other commodity, must be obtained where it is, if at all, and not where it no longer exists. Any country that is good enough to negotiate reciprocity with is good enough to do business in, and Canada is just as good as any. Every foreign corporation or individual has the same right to purchase prop- erty and carry on business and enjoy the full protection of the law in common with the native Canadian. Capital and labor are studiously encouraged and protected. A foreigner owning timber in Canada can eut as much or as little as he likes, transfer his title to others or retain it himself, so long as he obeys the law. There is abundant water-power and timber for sale at a reasonable price now. And it will never go lower, but, on the contrary, must increase in stumpage value from year to year. Minerals are being discovered every day, but the forests have all been discovered, and practical foresters know approximately how long the timber will last. But very few realize these facts. O. E. Elsemore. A census of the forest products of Canada will be taken on June Ist, 1911, which will embrace square, waney or flat timber, logs for lumber, and miscellaneous products. In the first class are included ash, birch, elm, maple, oak, pine, and all other timber cut as square, waney, or flat, which, in the enumeration, will be reported for cubic feet and value. Logs for lumber, which are included in the second class, are in such woods as elm, hickory, hemlock, oak, pine and spruce. They will be enumerated in the census by quantites of 1,000 feet board measure, with CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : value in the same unit. Miscellaneous products of the forest include bark for tanning, fence posts, firewood, hoop and hop poles, masts and spars, piling, pot and pearl ashes, railroad ties, staves, stave-bolts and heading, telegraph poles (including telephone and other poles for elec- tric wires), wood for pulp, and the furs and skins of forest animals undressed, and they will be enumerated by number or quantity and value, The census of forest products will be taken chiefly from farmers and the lessees of timber limits. 4 na The lumber shed of the Rainy River Lumber Company, Rainy River Ont., with its contents, the surrounding platforms and five box car: the Canadian Northern were consumed by fire at midnight on Aug. The united efforts of the brigades from Rainy River and Beau Minnesota, were required to save the town from destruction. The is estimated at $100,000, partially insured. The shed was filled with finished lumber ready for shipment. Supreme Nine and the Ancien Import Subjects Dealt with at Recent Meeting —Proposed Changes Regarding Annual Meetings a ee A meeting of the Supreme Nine and the House of Ancients of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo was recently held at Chicago, at whi Snark Hadley, of Chatham, Ont., presided. In his address, Snark Had- ley referred to a number of important subjects which are at pre under consideration. The principal of these was the death benefit | suggested recently by Mr. Leonard Bronson. This subject was diseu by the meeting, and it was decided that the plan should be immedia put into effect through the Scrivenoter’s office at Nashville. The death benefit plan involves a voluntary contribution of $2, which will be asked from each member of the order in good standing, to create a fund fro m which will be paid to the designated beneficiary of each subscriber who may die the sum of $250. Instant payment is to be made, with no further formality than proper identification of deceased. No health certificate is to be demanded. hei In connection with the place of holding the annual meetings of the order, Snark Hadley said that it seemed to be the opinion of a large majority that the original date should be changed. He believed that this would be a proper move. He thought that they might consistently arrange for having the meeting at some central place, particularly along the Great Lakes. This would materially aid in having a larger atte d- ance at future meetings. It would mean that the meetings would be held in such cities as Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Toledo, Mackinaw, Toronto, Duluth, and Buffalo. ‘a The programme for the approaching annual meeting at San Francisco was approved. The meeting will open on Thursday, September 8th, and continue until Monday, September 12th. The programme includes a number of interesting side trips and a series of baseball games, as well as the regular important business sessions. a A resolution was adopted in accordance with Snark Hadley’s sug gestion about the place of the annual meeting, to the effect that a recommendation be made at the next annual meeting, that all future annual meetings be held at some one of the principal Great Lakes cities, and that the meeting be made the occasion of a week’s excursion on one of the popular lake steamers. Quebec Lumber Cut Statistics The following comparative statement of timber, measured and culled, is furnished by the Supervisor of Cullers’ Office, Quebee, under date of August 3rd: : i ed, 1908 1909 1910.» - Cubic Feet Cubic Feet Cubic Feet Waney White Pine ........ 669,840 622,560 438,360 — Wihtha ete are. ty cn a8 97,120 51,840 8,080 odweine’ - tess aan wee 4,080 5,680 21,880 Oak Espresso ieee er 342,560 455,840 67,040 FOLIA eas ERE ve oe 74,080 51,880 246,800 eee ep oe ot ee a 4,000 520 é Birch and Maple .........- 59,880 57,240 40,680 Telegraph Poles in Good Demand The demand for telegraph poles in Ontario continues very strong, supplies are scarce the prices are firm, at the following, f.o.b. Toronto: TELEGRAPH POLES. 25 £t. long, 6 im. top .......-.. $1 60 40 ft. long, 7 im. top ......-+-+ 25. ft. long, 7 im. top .....-+s-- 190 45 ft. long, 7 in. top .....---+- 30 ft. long, 6 in. top ........-- 210 50 ft. long, 7 in. top .....--«+: 30 ft. long, 7 in. top .......... 300 55 ft. long, 7 in. top .....-.--+ | 85 ft. long, 7 in. top......--... 475 60 ft. long, 7 in. top ......---: I Cedar posts are steady at 17c. for 8 ft. lengths 4% in. and up. Gedar ties are firm at 55c. for 6 in. and up face, 6 im. deep, No. 1, a for 5 in. and up face, 6 in. deep, No. 2. THE WOODWORKER The Care of Planer Knives By J. Crow Taytor It goes without saying that one of the most important points con- nected with the operation of a planing machine is in the care and adjustment of the knives. Machines can do bad work even with the knives properly ground and adjusted because of derangement in the bed, the feed rollers, chip breakers, or something, but they can’t very well do good work unless the knives are properly fitted. So one of the first things for the novice in charge of a planing machine to learn is the proper care of knives. The care of the knife really begins in its making and tempering, for knives are to-day varied in temper as well as in design to suit different kinds of work. There is a certain temper for hardwoods, another temper for soft woods, and then there is what is called a compromise temper where both hard and soft woods are being worked and the work all done on the same knives. The careful knife maker likes to be informed as to the class of work that is to be done with the machine so that he can temper the knives in such a manner as to insure their run- ning and holding their edges longest. This means not only better work but less grinding. Grinding—Proper Bevels One of the first things a man has to learn is how to grind knives, how much to bevel them, ete. For smooth work generally the less bevel on a knife the better. That is, just make enough bevel so that the heel of the knife won’t hit the face of the work. These are the natural points in knife grinding, however, that one would pick up and come to as progress is made in the work of caring for knives. Generally your knives and cutters are ground to a bevel that is twice the thickness of the knife. For example, if a knife or cutter is 2 inch thick the bevel would measure ¢ inch from point to heel on the face of the bevel. This bevel may be varied as judgment dictates to suit local conditions. Only be careful about getting too long and keen a bevel, because, while it may make a machine run lighter, it doesn’t add to the quality of the work and it: makes the planer knife more likely to develop gaps. With the modern knife grinding machines not much difficulty need be experienced in grinding knives to whatever bevel may be desired to grind them perfectly true. Also with a cup-wheel grinder one can grind a bevel on the knife perfectly straight or hollow it out concave to what- ever extent is desired. Usually it is not desired to do much coneaving, because this is the same in effect as grinding the bevel too long. It helps out, though, to concave the bevel slightly so that after the knife runs a while it can be whetted and made sharp again on the machine with a little work, whereas if it is ground perfectly straight, whetting would be quite a job or else it would necessitate snubbing off the ‘point a little, which would make the knife run heavy and pound in the cut. Not Too Fast One thing to guard against rigidly in grinding knives is against grinding them too rapidly and thus taking the temper out. It is the easiest thing imaginable to get in a hurry and take the temper out of a knife by grinding too rapidly. When you see the edge of the knife turning blue or blue spots appearing on the face that is being ground, you may know from this that you are taking out the temper. Take it slow, that is the secret of good knife grinding. It doesn’t cost any more either, the modern machines are made automatic, so you can set them to cut as slowly as desired and let them run. It is better to spend an hour or two grinding one knife than to burn a spot on it for the sake of get- ting it ground sooner. In grinding strive to keep the planer knife the same width at each end. It don’t matter if there comes a gap in one end, and seeming that end needs more grinding done than the other. Grind the knife down Just the same its full length. This is essential to keep a good running balance in your knives, because if they are ground until they are wider at one end than at the other, and consequently heavier on one end, even if you do make the knife on one side of the head balance with the knife on the other side of the head there will not be what is termed a true running balance. There will be an unequally distributed weight which sets up a strain on the cutter head. So keep your knives the same width from énd to end. Or, more correctly speaking, the same weight or as near as you can from end to end. Balance the Knives As soon as the knives are ground and you are ready to put them on the machine, we come to a point where practice divides itself. Some whet the knives up perfectly before putting them on, and others prefer to put them on the machines and do the final whetting afterwards. This, how- er, is a matter which you can be governed in by your own inclinations and experience. The first thing to attend to is to see that the knives are marked pairs, the ones that go opposite each other, and then lay the knives and the bolts and washers in place just as they go, and see that each pair balances, one with the other. Don’t take it for granted that because they were carefully balanced before they can’t be much out of balance in one grinding and let it go at that, but make sure. Balance them carefully, and if there is the least bit of difference in the weight get rid of it. If the difference is in the knives, measure them carefully and see if the heavy one is broader on one end than at the other. If it is, grind it off on the back top corner of the heavy end. Or if it is longer than the other knife, you may grind it off at the end itself. If the differ- ence in the weight is in the bolts or washers. instead of in the knives, make the corrections in them; don’t grind the knives to humor the bolts. Usually bolts and washers that come with a machine are all carefully made of exact size, and consequently balance very nearly so that they do not require any attention. In the course of time, however, when some bolt may be strained or broken and it is necessary to put in a new one, the balance may be disturbed by this means; then one should look care- fully after these bolts and washers. If a new one is put in, have it made not only exact in size, but make it weigh exactly the same as the others, no matter how much time or work it might take to do it. careful attention to these small things that one can insure perfect work at the planer. It is only by © | When it comes to putting the knife on the cutter head the first prob-— lem that presents itself is that of how far to let the edge of the knife } extend beyond the lip of the cutter head, and the next question is what means to use to insure setting both ends of the knife and all the knives on the head so that they will extend the same distance and cut evenly with each other. Proper Extension The first problem, that of how far a knife should extend beyond the lip of a cutter-head, is one that lots of ink has been used in arguing about by technical writers. These discussions have thrown considerable light on the subject, even though they have never resulted in any unanimous — opinion as to the extension which is best for general work. The same | theory applies here as applies in the use of a hand plane. In the hand plane with the cap that tightens down on the bit the practice is to take the jack plane used for roughing off and set the cap back 4 inch or more — so that the plane will cut freely and clear itself readily. The smoothing — plane used for finishing off on the other hand has the cap set down very close to the edge of the knife, sometimes as close as 1-32 inch, so as to insure smooth work and break the shavings quickly, so as to prevent the bit digging into the wood. That’s the way it is with the knives on the cutter-head, the lip of the cutter-head occupies the same relation to the knife that the cap does on the bit of a hand plane, and for rough work and light running the knife may be allowed to extend anywhere from 4 to 5-16 inch. But for smoothing planers, where it is desired to do nice work, the knives should be set back close, say, extending something like 1-16 inch beyond the lip of the cutter-head. Adjusting the Knives As to what means one should use to insure getting both ends of the knife set out the same and keep the knives all set the same, so that all may cut evenly, there are a dozen different methods and appliances. The old-time method is to take a finely graduated rule and measure from the point of the lip to the point of the knife edge for the primary setting, then after whetting, make the final test by putting a smoothly dressed strip on the bed-plate, usually two strips being used, one on each end or near the end. These are put under the cutter-head and the bed adjusted so that the knives will just barely tip the face of the strip, then by carefully turning the cutter-head each knife can be adjusted. ‘Where one shows a little out either way the bolts can be slacked just a little and the knives set, either in or out, by a light tap with the hammer. The later practice for this work involves the use of rigid gauges for set- ting knives, some made to hook over the back of the cutter-head and extending over the body of the knife to furnish a stop gauge in front of the edge. There is, in fact, a great variety in gauge designs, and some are gotten up elaborately for very accurate measurements and undoubt- edly assist materially in not only setting knives correctly, but in getting the work done in less time than is required by the older method. It has come to be recognized of late ‘years that this knife setting is really the most difficult job about the adjusting of a planer, and there are technical experts who claim that it is really impossible to set four planer knives perfect enough with even the best of gauges that each knife will cut exactly the same as the other. In fact, this idea had so strong a hold that at least one well-known manufacturer of planing machines has designed machines in which, after the knives are carefully set with microscopic gauges, they are then put in operation and jointed off while ” | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a in the machine to get all of the edges absolutely even. This, however, is getting down to finer points than the new man in the business, especially the man operating a small plant, will probably go in for at first. Still, they are good things to know about, because it gives one a better under- standing of the great care that should be taken in fitting and adjusting _ planer knives to insure good work. Safety and Saw Guards Again we refer to the subject of saw guards, says Factory Items. One of our most valued employees was noticed a few days since running a saw with the guard carefully laid away. Being asked why he did not use it, he replied, ‘‘I never thought of it.”’ The editor supposed that he had harped upon this subject so much that it never would be forgotten, but it seems that not enough-_has yet been said. These guards were put on the machines with the intention that they be used whenever possible, and you MUST use them. In this connection it will perhaps be of interest to state that the factory manager recently enquired of the ‘‘ New York State Commission on Employers’ Liability and Causes of Industrial Accidents ’’ as to the responsibility of employers in connection with accidents where guards were provided but not used, and was advised that in all laws providing for compensation or insurance of workmen against accident by employers there is a provision excepting accidents due to ‘the gross and wilful misconduct of employees,’’ use guards duly provided would come. We therefore reiterate our recent statement that we will not assume any doctor’s bills nor pay for lost time arising from accidents due to this cause. Dry Kiln Experience As a rule, men in the shop are not very much interested in what the yard-men do with the mill product, be it flooring, finish or framing, but ~ sometimes things are advocated that are so at variance with what we of the mills know is good and safe practice that it makes one think it is no wonder we get kicks at times on the matching of flooring or ceiling, or that some people get in all sorts of trouble by trying to do things the nature of which is a profound secret to them, says a writer in Wood- eraft. It has been advocated as a good thing to have a “‘warm room’’ to store lumber in to keep it dry and in good condition. To get this room dry and warm it is said to be a good thing to havea stove or heater of some kind, to maintain the heat and in many respects make of it a dry- kiln. It is not many steps from this ‘‘hot room’’ to an actual dry-kiln, and on the possible merging of the two hangs a tale—not such an appendage as graces a mule, but rather one that might be called ‘‘a tale of one city.’’ Some time ago a certain mill-man who had come into the possession of a dry-kiln concluded that the argument of a hot room to dry dressed stock had in it all the earmarks of a success. When a customer made a big kick about the presence of too much moisture in a big lot of pine flooring he had ordered and was ready to lay, the thought came to this mill-man that here was a chance to demonstrate the usefulness of the kiln and satisfy a customer. The flooring was hauled back from the building and carefully piled in the kiln. At the end of two days this mill-man had on his hands a lot of fiooring that was dry, but the pitch in the pine had all been drawn to the surface and had exuded and hard- ened, leaving a coat that required running through the machine again to remove. As the flooring shrunk more or less and was of an unequal thickness, the machine left it in a state that defied matching. It is not out of place to suggest that yard-men try to get the kiln or hot room at work on stock while it is in a rough state, especially if handling yellow pine or when confronted by the same difficulty as is here related. The drying of finished stock is quite a different matter. How Much Steam for Stave Bolts The question of the proper amount of steaming for stave bolts was discused by ‘‘ The Barrel and Box,’’ in a recent issue, and a corre- spondent, writing upon the subject, says: “ While I agree with you that most manufacturers do not steam their bolts sufficiently to cut smooth staves, there is danger of steaming the bolts too much. As an instance of this, through the carelessness of some of my help, I found the bolts from one of our steam boxes had been steamed too much, and the results were as unsatisfactory as an under-steamed bolt when these bolts were cut into staves. An examination of the staves showed that a bolt steamed too long has too much of the life taken out of the wood, and causes the stave to cut in a manner known to the trade as ‘feathery.’ While the feathery stave would not be objectionable for certain classes of trade, yet it could not be classed as a No. 1 stave, and consequently, with bolts that are steamed too much, you have the same results as those that are steamed too little, viz., a smaller percentage of No. 1 staves. My experience in the stave business has lead me to believe that one of the prime features of the business is knowing just how much to steam stave bolts, and unless they are properly steamed, no manufacturer, regardless of his equipment, is able to produce the best in which classification deliberate failure to . results and get the largest number of No. 1 staves out of his stock. I hope slack stave manufacturers will give this matter careful con- sideration, as it is to the interest of all of us te see to it that the highest grade stock is made in every mill in the country. This will go a long way in boosting the barrel, and it is a matter that we need to look to with more serious thought than any other feature of the business at the present time.’’ I don’t think there is a factory or mill of any sort anywhere in which men will not or do not carry matches in their pockets, and this is particularly the case where young fellows are employed and the cigarette is in evidence. In my travels through the northern part of this country ‘% I have had many people ask me if Southern mill men did not smoke a eood many cigarettes. A man doesn’t have to go South to see them. — There are more of the vile sort smoked in the North among the mill men than in the South or West, because—there are more boys to smoke them. — But carrying the matches to the shop is what I am writing about. One of — the rip sawyers had a habit of carrying his matches in his watch pocket, — tips down. One day he got busy and rubbed those tips together, and in > an instant his oil-soaked apron was blazing. He rolled in the shaving — : pile to put out the fire, and that set them off, and we had the hardest sort of a time to save the shop. The damage to the shop was nothing, but the amount of skin that man had to wait on to grow back taught him a lesson on the match subject, and incidentally broke him of smoking. Crowley. Logic of the Resaw That little, insignificant machine known as the table ripsaw plays a more important part in connection with saw milling than formerly ; also, it is made better use of in factories working up lumber, says The American Lumberman. The ripsaw is a simple machine of compara-— tively few parts, but it has probably been improperly used more than any other machine connected with woodworking. This applies to the ripsaw not only as a single ripsaw on a small table, but to the ripsaw used as a side edger, and to the gang ripsaw used as a ripping machine proper and as a gand edger in the sawmill. The most common fault in connection with the use of the ripsaw is the using of too much saw. According to the true logic of the rip, a man should have only enough saw extending above the table to reach through the thickness of stock being ripped. Means to this end are provided in some of the modern ripsaw rigs by having appliances either for raising or lowering the saw mandrel, or for raising or lowering the table to adjust for different thicknesses on the same saw. Where these attachments are not on the machine, provision can be made by the use of saws of different diameter to cut the different thicknesses required. Instead of resorting to this means as much as we should, however, it is too commonly the practice to use large saws, and to use them just the came on thin stock as thick, while smaller saws that would do much of the work better than the larger ones are thrown away. This is bad policy and false economy for a number of reasons. The greatest improvement ever made on the ordinary table ripsaw is the power feed, with a driven roll behind as well as in front of the saw. Why this is the greatest improvement ever made can be easily demonstrated if the safety of the operator of the ripsaw is taken into consideration. he ripsaw is one of the most dangerous machines of sawmill or factory, and most of the danger comes from material catching the back of the saws and throwing the stock and strips at the operator, who stands in front. The power feed ripsaw, with its driven roll behind as well as in front, furnishes about the best provision that can be made against this throwing-back tendency of the ripsaw, especially if it is made heavy, so that it will hold firmly and feed out both the strip and the ripping, so that it may not be shaken or pulled into the saw by the careless boy or man taking away behind. Besides this factor _ of safety, which is, if properly looked at, the most important factor, are enough advantages in having a power feed ripsaw with feeding out roll behind, as well as feeding in mechanism, to make it worth the extra cost. Those users of ripsaws who give the subject careful study realize this” point and buy the better-equipped saw tables. : As an explanation of why others do not use the better class of ripsaw more extensively, and why manufacturers do not push this type more than the smaller and less expensive ones, it is claimed that the buyers — of ripsaws look too much at the first cost, and it is difficult to get them — to pay enough extra for the better machine. The desire for economy on — first cost was probably once good logic from a business standpoint, but the situation and sentiment of buyers are undergoing a change. ; The ripsaw is being called more into play in connection with working up lumber at the sawmills, in working up scrap stock, and in the hard- wood flooring plants, and the machinery using public realizes the advantages of the properly equipped power-driven machine. If the signs read right the public will do more buying of this class of machinery than it has heretofore. The most important point in connection with — ripsaws is more than the matter of initial cost, which, after all, is a small item in the life of the machine. a The Retail Dealer and His Problems Importance of Little Matters—A New Association Idea Small Things are Important A retailer in any line of mercantile business has necessarily to do with a good many small things during a day’s business, but, though smaller in themselves than others of a directing nature, they are just as essential to the success of the day’s work, says C. H. Ketridge in The Mississippi Valley Lumberman. We vary in our ability in this regard. One man may make an excellent ‘‘boss,’’ and yet be a failure in the earrying-out of details. I presume that in the majority of retail yards the owner or manager has to exercise both of these functions of being, ““boss’’ and detail man all in one. He bosses himself in this respect, and where such a one is found, you can bet he is a first-class man. Many such are not easy to find. I have often run across men who were most efficient in looking after and carrying out the mass of details, but were poor hands to initiate and direct any general policy of a business. Yet these very same men are absolutely necessary to carry into effect the plans and policies of those who have only the planning and guiding ability. The majority of yards require but two men to do the business; the rest require three or more. Where this is the case the second man becomes the yard foreman, and on him is usually placed the responsi- bility of seeing that the details are properly carried out. However this may be, though, the head of the concern should know enough of these little details himself to be able to see when and where they are being neglected, or otherwise. But this does not mean that he should do all the thinking and cause the yard man to become a mere machine in doing things precisely as he is told. If he does this, he has a whole lot of fret and worry on his hands, and the yard force never knows when they are doing the right thing. The result is that there are many times when things are at a standstill in the yard because the men don’t like to go ahead until the boss is there to tell them what to do, and how to do it. Of course you understand, I don’t mean that there should be a diversity in doing the things about the yard, and that every man should be his own boss, because such a course would be fatal to the collective unity that should exist between the employer and employe. Every man about the yard should be made acquainted with the general idea of what is wanted and required of him. The main point in the doing of anything about the yard is the quickest and best way to do it. But when you come to insist that a man shall climb a pile or handle a board just so, and all do the same thing in the same manner, you are trying to do something that cannot very well be done. “How” is less Important than “What” There was a time in my life when if a man didn’t do a thing exactly as I would do it I didn’t consider he was doing it right. But there came a time when it dawned on me that if I continued to think so it would make me a ‘‘fussy’’ individual all the rest of my hfe. You know of such ‘‘fussy’’ people, who potter around and find fault if everything is not precisely as they would have it. This is a most disagreeable habit to get into, but it is common with that class of people who are afflicted with what I call a clear case of an exaggerated ego, and allow it to be in prominent evidence in their relations with everybody. You often see it in some of the old carpenters and other mechanics who come to your yard. You cant’ tell them anything, for they know it all, and are tenacious in wanting their own way. There are more or less cases of it, too, among the old lumbermen, who wouldn’t adopt a better way of doing things because of this affection of swelled ego. After all the long, long period of years of painstaking effort and torture in the process of learning to write, that has been the lot of every school child, it has remained for Chicago’s woman superintendent of schools to say the sensible thing to the pupils in the matter of hand- writing: ‘‘Write any way you please,’’ says Mrs. Young, “‘but write legibly and fast.’’ Had this been the rule during the past generations, what trouble, what sticking out of tongues, what cramping of fingers and rapping of knuckles by the teacher would have been saved, and our handwriting would have been just as good. I have quoted this example of uncommon common sense as an illus- tration of what is often needed in our practical business methods. I have often told my employes that if they had a better way than mine of doing a certain thing to go ahead and use it. Most of you probably know there is quite a knack in the handling of lumber with the minimum exertion of muscle. Some men will make very hard work of it, and still not accomplish as much in piling as another will do who doesn’t seem to be working very hard. These men need showing, of course, in a general way, how to save motion and space . their action, but let them do it right-handed or left-handed as long they do it well and rapidly. While I am talking about piling, I want to say a few words about something I learned years ago from a yard man who had done hardly \ anything else in his life but work in a lumber yard. When he was ~ piling boards I noticed that when he put a board on the pile he took _ one step back, grasped the end with his thumb and forefinger and with one motion shoved it to its place, leaving it to project the right distance over the lower board, about three-eighths of an inch. I practised on that trick for several days before I got the hang of it, and I have taught it to several men since then, and it has been no small saving in time and labor to me. Take a look at your men and see how they handle themselves in putting boards or dimension on a pile. If they are piling from a stack — in the alley, they will make several motions before the piece is placed on the pile, then they will make two or three shoves before it is in place. Just watch how they do this, and count the motions they go through, and then figure up how much time is wasted every day une eee in |i} tthe simple act of placing lumber in pile. As I have gone around among the different yards since I quit pilmg _ lumber with my own hands, I have thought that an instructor in the art of piling was badly needed in some of them, and I’ve no doubt irthe | least that it would pay every line yard system to employ an expert in | the handling of lumber to go over their whole system and give some or all of their yards a few days of instruction in the easiest and quickest — methods of handling and piling all kinds of stock. Hardly an item can be mentioned but that there is a knack in handling it that is a saver of time and an avoidance of injury. It is a common thing to hear said that — it is Just as easy to do a thing in the right way as to do it otherwise. The _ dealer who has a sloppy-looking yard has not saved any time or work in having it that way. The man who piled his lumber worked just as hard and consumed as much time as he would have done if he had i known how, and the easiest way to have done it properly. Ii is a mistake _ to think that slipshod methods are the cheapest. It need not cost a penny — more to have lumber piles plumb and even at the sides, and at the ~ proper angle at the ends than to have them ‘‘wobble-jawed’’ in shape, as __ you often see them in some of the don’t-care yards. Yet the owners of | the latter will tell you, and verily believe what they say, that it costs too much to be so particular about the looks of things. I would like just here to branch off and say something on the psychology of appearances, but I’m on another trail now. Keep Doing Things in the Same 01d Way How curious it is that we will slip along year after year all our © lives and do the same thing and in the same way as we have been doing _ without stopping to ask ourselves the why and the wherefore of it. I thought something like this the other day when looking over a large | retail yard, and seeing the piles straight up from the ground instead of the usual pitch toward the alley. As is customary -with me when I want to find out certain things, I didn’t go to the office to know the reason _ for this method of piling. I went to the yard foreman direct, and asked — him why he made his piles contrary to the usual way. He looked at me, and in a smiling way he answered me by propounding this question: ‘‘Why, isn’t the lumber at the back of the pile as good as that im the front part?’’ It was a clever answer and a correct one, and contained © as much as though he had taken half an hour to explain. Of course a © man who knew nothing about lumber or lumber yards would have _ needed this half hour of explanation, but I saw the point in a flash, and then I remembered seeing the same method of pilmg in a hardwood yard. At the time I only saw it with my eyes, and the impression went no further. It did not penetrate for enough to stir up the interroga- tory ‘Why ?’’ So it is with a multitude of other things in which we keep on doing and never realize why we pursue the same old.line of continuity in doing © them. If you were to be asked why you do certain things in a certain | way, about all the reply you could make would be to give a woman’s © answer, ‘‘Because.’’ There are times when we see an old familiar fact — in a different light then than we had ever before thought of. A resident here was telling me the other day of an incident which had occurred recently with him, and which interested me greatly. He - said he was driving out with his family one evening, and one of the children, a boy four years old, kept up a continual questioning about _ various things that attracted his attention. Among them was the horse he was driving. ill “‘T told him,’’ said he, ‘‘that he must always be kind to the dumb | animals and never abuse them. Turning and looking at me, he said, | ‘Papa, if you love your horse, why did you cut off his tail?’ It was _ 28 poser,’’ said he to me, ‘‘for I had never looked at a bobtail horse from that point of view before.’’ This story came into my mind as I was thinking about this subject of piling. Bobtailed horses are commonly seen here in the city, and we are so used to seeing lumber piles in a yard with the front ends pitched toward the alley that we don’t mind it until we go into a yard where they are all piled straight up and down. { But the Back Ends Suffered When I first had anything to do with lumber piling I was told that it was piled this way so that water would drain off without entering the pile, and of course I accepted this as the proper way, and for a very good reason. Then, again, I noticed, too, that it was the usual custom with every other lumberman. So I too fell into line, and tried my best to learn how to make a lumber pile look symmetrical and all piles have the same angle of pitch, and after much practice it became compara- tively easy. But notwithstanding, I always have piled my lumber after the usual form of pitiched ends, I have frequently discovered the fact that while the front end of the pile was always dry, the back end of tthe pile was always the reverse. It was either slightly damp or down- right wet and soggy. And in the case where it was getting down nearly to the bottom of a pile that was of slow-moving stock it was more or less damaged. I have at times found the ends of boards or dimension so badly damaged from rot that I had to cut them off, and still the front ends of those same pieces were as sound as when first piled. Seeing this so often convinced me that a slanted and pitched pile did not prevent the stock from becoming damaged. Practically speaking, the sides and front end of a lumber pile are always dry, but the back end is hardly ever in such condition, excepting, of course, during a long-continued period of dry weather. One great reason for this chronic state of damp- ness at the back end is the carelessness in piling and the neglect in taking care of it. The front end is always in view, but who ever goes to the back ends of his piles in the middle section of his yard unless it is to put a lath in place when he is piling. There is hardly a yard but where one-half of the stock is suffering-more or less from this kind of neglect. As has been said, the back end of a pile is just as valuable as the front end, and why, therefore, should it not receive the same attention? Another thing, the extreme front end rests solidly on the foundation, while the back end sticks over its foundation from six inches to two feet or more. This may be all right in a shed, but out in the open every length should have its own support at the extreme back end just as it has at the front. The trouble is, where it projects over the support more than twelve inches it is apt to sag, especially in the case with the boards. The ends touching each other keeps out the ventila- tion, and in time they become mouldy in consequence. I have seen twenty-foot boards piled on ground supports that were intended only for sixteen-foot lengths. The ends sagged so much that they were almost solid in the pile. Every time it rained the end of the pile was so thoroughly saturated that it never had a chance to dry cut. In strip- ping the pile for ventilation, the strip, whether a lath or inch stuff, is placed at the extreme end in the front end. This is to prevent the water from running down into the pile during a driving rain, and being thus placed directly over each other, the ends are kept in perfect shape. But how is it at the back end? The strip is never placed but at varying distances from the end; usually it is laid over the support beneath. That is, it is supposed to be so; but go out and look at your own piles and see if it is. Lumber is trimmed now to even lengths. Therefore there is no good reason why the stripping at the back end should not be the same as at the front. And if hardwood is piled in perpendicular piles and kept dry, I don’t see why the soft woods cannot as well be piled in tthe same way. There is no question but that we are coming to the time when we will have to exercise more thought in taking care of our stocks. We have followed too long in the old rut of custom of present time methods of yard piling. And you and I know that there is great room for improvement in this particular. A New Idea for Retail Association Work A new idea has been broached by the secretary of a lumbermen’s the plan of employing an expert to visit around among the trade and coach the different members on tactics and other things calculated to help build up a trade and increase their chance for profit, says the St. Louis Lumberman. In other words, follow out in a different manner the plan of some of the sawmill associations, of having somebody go around and see how the different members do business, and from seeing and observing, give pointers here and there, and straighten out tangles and make suggestions for advertising, for displaying, and about the kind of stock it is best to carry, how to handle it, and so on. There is nothing in this idea reflecting on the intelligence of the average retailer, nor is there anything in it that should generate an antagonistic feeling, a feeling that every man is able to take care of his own affairs and doesn’t need the advice of an expert or anybody else. It is simply in-keeping with modern ideas of progress and uniformity CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER hee association, and that is, that the retailers’ organizations take up with in pushing business. For instance, a man undertaking work of this — kind should himself be well informed; and then he gathers other infor- | mation as he goes along until, when he comes to a retailer’s yard, he is able to tell such things as what are the best sellers in windows and doors, what offers the best chance to develop trade with the least amount of capital in hardwood flooring, and give pointers about storing and earing for stock. It is not only that, but many other things are entering into house- building besides lumber. There are many side lines that are handled by retailers, and probably many more than can be, and in some sections these are probably of increasing importance and may grow into even bigger things than the lumber business itself. Indeed, there are some places where, if a lumberman does not take up with things of this kind, he will eventually find himself nearly out of business. Here is where he could get enlightenment from a properly qualified man visiting and going over his trade with him; get enlightenment as to what is what ip ~ his various offerings, and what is doing in this and that section of the — country, and, in short, get enough good reliable information to pay him — back several times for his yearly dues to the association. This is only half the idea. The other half would come with the future gatherings of the associations. When this interest is once aroused right at home, when new ideas and changes are desired, and the retailer gets” to thinking over them he will soon become anxious to discuss various : points pertaining to the business in the gatherings of his fellow-men, and out of it should be eventually developed points of more interest and — value even than those of the past. Retailers Cultivating the Farmer Nine out of ten retail dealers who have had a good summer’s business made a feature of looking after small orders, and especially of eulti- vating the farmer trade, says The American Lumberman. Those who have gone out among the farmers have fared better than those who have stayed in to figure against competitors on big jobs about town. The rural trade has yielded excellent returns, judging from reports of those who have catered to it persistently. . a Methods of cultivating this small order country trade vary. Some dealers with large stocks, equipped to take care of all business coming their way, put men out in the country districts to cultivate carpenters, contractors and prospective builders. One retail firm consisting of two partners, at home with all kinds of people, in a locality surrounded by truck gardeners, many of whom are German, tells of excellent results by a somewhat different method. This firm cultivated carpenters and contractors, but made the strongest feature of driving out into the country every evening after business hours. At road houses, where the truck farmers assemble for their beer and after-supper chats, the partners would stop, mingle with the truck farmers, spend a little money and make themselves congenial. They knew how to do it, and the amount of business they developed in this way was remarkable. This practice enabled the partners to do a good business during a period that was very dull in the city, where competition was very sharp. The same tactics would not apply to many localities. : It is a matter of studying localities as well as methods when it comes to cultivating the farmer. One thing these partners did might be copied by others: delivering lumber in their own wagons to distant country points. The charge for delivering was included in the price of the lumber. Delivery served ay an advertisement for their business; every load of the selling concern printed in large letters on it, a device which, in several instances, brought direct results. On one thing all who have cultivated this trade agree—country cus- tomers are less inclined to change than those in the city. Once a eus- tomer is treated right and becomes impressed with the fact that the dealer is straight, he is not likely to figure with somebody else. Some farmers are as inveterate bargain hunters as the shrewdest city buyers, and some take delight in going to every lumber yard to get prices on lumber to build a cow stable or a hen house, but these are the exceptions. The rule is for the farmer to stand by the men who treat him fairly. It is a good point to keep in mind and to follow up during the fall and winter, when there are time and opportunity to prepare the ground. vi Some dealers, instead of sending out calendars and things of that — kind, are arranging to send out books with a few house plans, particu- — larly with designs, plans, pictures and suggestions for barns, poultry houses, gates, fences, and various kinds of stock buildings. Some of these are gotten up by publishing concerns which produce them in large quantities and print the dealer’s name on the covers, and are both inter- esting and valuable. Bought in quantities, they are not much more- expensive than calendars. Frequently they inspire building and im provements that otherwise would never have been thought of. The time — soon will be here when the matter of literature and souvenirs for the — holidays should be considered by the dealer. It is well to advertise intelligently and with purpose instead of just making a dive at it in the dark, and guessing. Inspire the trade to build, and educate it where to go for the stuff with which to build. “a The Breaking of a Rifle River Jam—A Tale of the Drive Jim Foley was a top loader in the winter, a river driver in tthe spring and a fighter and lover of adventure at all times. He was abso- lutely fearless and cool under any and all circumstances, and would readily court danger for fun, money or fame. At the time ‘of this story Jim Foley was 26 years of age, and it was his eighth season in the woods and on the Rifle River drive, in Michigan, in 1882. He was six feet one inch tall in his stocking feet, and rangy and strong as a moose. It was in the days of great lumbering prosperity in the Michigan woods, and the Rifle River, a swift and important tributary of the Saginaw, carried millions of feet of white pine to the mills at Bay City and Saginaw every spring and summer. The winter in the woods had passed off without special incident, and the drive was on the way. Sixty million feet of logs were crowding the swift and tortuous Rifle River. The freshet, which had given the drive considerable impetus, was beginning to diminish, and every effort was put forth to keep the timber moving as steadily and rapidly as possible in order to get the greatest benefit from the high water, which would not last very long unless more rain should speedily fall, and that could not be depended on. The Rifle River Boom Company was under contract to deliver the timber and was under an expense of close to one thousand dollars a day, so there was every incentive to activity. When the logs were inclined to jam the key to the obstruction was quickly broken, and the logs moved on. But they suddendly came to a stop, and it happened at night. The logs moved down the river during the night, a mile or more, and the tired river drivers awoke at dawn to find the 60,000,000 feet jammed in the river as if they had always been there, and the swift water curling and spouting through the mass. The cause of the jam was not hard to find. A great oak tree that measured four feet in diameter at the stump had fallen across the stream at a narrow point, and owing to the crowded condition of the river the logs had become jammed. The great oak was bent about three feet out of line by the pressure of the logs in the river, but it did not break, for the butt and top of the tree were firmly held by standing trees on each shore. Edward Mullen, the veteran riverman and foreman of the drive, looked at the tree with knitted brow. Drivers to the number of 125 ‘waited for orders. Mullen swore fiuently, as big, kind-hearted men of action often do when confronted with vexatious problems and things do not go right. *‘Somebody has got to go out in the centre and cut that oak tree until she breaks,’’ said Mullen, casting his eyes over the group of hardy rivermen. ‘‘I won’t ask any man to do it, for we all understand the peril that goes with the job, but I imagine that in this body of men there is one who will volunteer to turn the trick.’’ There was silence for about ten seconds, and then Jim Foley, with a grim smile and care-free manner, stepped forward. Every eye was upon him; and not a man in that crew but realized that what they were likely to see and hear would be no child’s play. *‘How much is there in it, Mr. Mullen?’’ asked Foley. “Fifty dollars,’’ was the prompt reply. **T will eut the tree where you tell me for fifty dollars, providing it breaks with one to five strokes of the axe. It will be ten for every additional stroke.’’ “Tt’s a bargain! Get busy and cut it at about the middle of the river.’’ A double-bitted axe was handed to Foley, and he thumbed its edge with the same care as did Sir Walter Raleigh the axe of the executioner, and whom history says remarked that it was a sharp medicine but a sure eure for all diseases. The situation with Foley was not unlike that of the celebrated Raleigh; for there was a bright prospect that the axe which he held in his hand would be swung to his own undoing. No man that ever stepped forward to lead a forlorn hope was looked upon with greater admiration and respect than was Foley by his rough-and- ready comrades of the river. Foley went about his task without hesitation. He spoke a few words privately to Mullen, and the latter nodded emphatically a number of times. Jim had a sweetheart in Bay City, and he had several hundred dollars coming from the work in the woods and on the river. Nobody ever knew for sure just what Foley said to Mullen, but it was strongly ‘suspected that he was willing his wages to the girl in case he lost his life when the jam broke. A silence fell upon the group of rivermen as Foley, after shaking hands with Mullen and the others, walked out upon the great tree that med the key to the jam, and was holding the river full of logs for s. There was no spirit of bravado in his manner. He stopped at out the centre of the river and turned an inquiring eye shoreward CAMP DEPARTMENT to Mullen. The latter understood and merely bowed. Foley turned for an instant and looked behind him to note the lay of that terrible mass of timber which crouched like a wild beast to leap and crush him. He then swung around, face down river, and sank the sharp blade of the axe into the tree. Every man on the shore counted the strikes with breathless interest. A few of Foley’s special friends ran down the shore and scattered out to be of possible assistance to him when he should go into the water. Mullen’s face showed white through the bronze, but that was the only thing that disclosed to his men that he was deeply moved by the peril in which his duty as foreman of the driving crew made it necessary for him to place Foley. One thing that increased the interest for the onlookers and the peril for Foley was the uncertainty of how many strokes of the axe the tree would stand before it yielded to the pressure against it. The chips began to fly under the powerful strokes of the steel in the hands of Foley. Twenty-eight strokes had fallen, and the cutting was in about six inches, when the tree gave way, breaking with a great rending sound. The excitement of the men on shore was so great that to this day no two of the spectators give the same account of what happened. There was no time for the daring Foley to run ashore on either end of the severed tree. He was seen to go into the river feet first. Whether he deliber- ately leaped, or lost his balance and had to jump at the time, is not known; but he and the first log to get started out of that mass of timber were together in the river, and in a moment Foley was on top of it. riding it down the swift current, while behind him came tumbling the great grinding mass of logs that had been released. There was a sharp bend in the river a quarter of a mile down, and the log which Foley was riding went close to the shore, when he leaped off and swam to safety. He was just in time. In less than half a minute that part of the river from which the daring driver had found refuge was filled with the rush- ing mass of timber. Mullen shook Foley warmly by the hand as soon as he could get to him. ‘‘God bless you!’? said the old river foreman, ‘‘you are one of the gamest men I ever saw, I am proud to know you. It was twenty-eight blows that you struck, and it means $280 for you when we get to Sagi- naw that you have earned extra this day.’’ Foley took his honors with becoming modesty, but he was never the same reckless character afterward. He quit drinking and carousing when in town, and seemed to take a saner and more wholesome view of life than before he underwent that terrible ordeal in front of the great log jam. He married his Bay City sweetheart, but what has become of them is not known by Joe Kenny, who told the story, and who was one of the crew that saw him cut the log—The American Lumberman. Reducing the Cost of Loading Logs Our company is using two loaders, built on the same principle, but operated differently as to the use of hoisting power. Our loading devices are extremely simple and inexpensive, yet very effective and rapid. They consist of two gin poles about eighty feet in height, erected on the opposite side of the railway track from the rollway. The rigging is manipulated from these gin poles, and consists of three single blocks and a five-eighths inch line, the tail hold being on the gins. The logs are handled by grabs used in both ends of the log, which swings to the car in one operation. One of the advantages of this device is that a built-up rollway is not necessary, the logs being delivered from the chutes on to skids, at the outer end of which is a brow skid, or bumper. By our method of loading, a log of any desired or particular length can be taken from the indiscriminate pile, an advantage of considerable importance in the loading of a train. We are using the same device at another rollway. Here, however, the hoisting apparatus is portable. It consists of an engine, mounted on an ordinary logging truck, and attached to the tender of the locomotive, from which steam is taken. We find that our devices save a great amount of time, which is ordinarily consumed in loading by other slow and more or less uncertain methods. —C. A. Taylor, in The Timberman. A British Columbia lumberman, who is righteously incensed by the ignorant talk about lumber trusts, has the following to say: ‘‘I defy anyone to name any other necessity that is subject to such variations in price as are noted in the lumber business. The newspaper editor will send out half-a-dozen reporters, if necessary, to verify the details of an elopement or scandal, but no pains are taken to test the truth of the lumber monopoly yarn. I’ll wager that if they sent half-a-dozen to as many Vancouver mills with specifications for a dwelling, the tender price of each would be different, and there would be a consid- erable variation between tthe highest and the lowest, despite the fact that we are supposed to have a price list.’’ Double Circular Saw The accompanying illustration shows a very useful tool, made by the J. A. Fay & Egan Co., 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a combined ripping and cross-cutting machine, constructed on lines distinctly different from other machines of the same kind. Both saw arbors are carried on a revolving frame, and it is easy to take off or put on saws without disarranging the table. Two saws up to 16 inches in diameter, one on each arbor, can be carried at the same time, and the frame revolved; or, if only one saw is used, it may be as large as 20 inches in diameter. The table is made in two sections—a moving section 44x15 inches, moving easily on frictionless rollers, and a sta- tionary section 44x204 inches, the latter having an extension so that material up to 20 inches in width can be ripped. The moving section of the table has sufficient motion to edge or cut off material up to 35 inches, and will open to permit the use of a 2-inch grooving head. A gauge registers the angle to which the table is tilted. The ripping fence may be set to take stock up to 20 inches wide, and used on either right or left section of the table; a micrometer adjustment is provided on this fence, which is used when certain adjustments are too fine to be J. A. Fay & Egan Coy’s No. 205 Double Circular Saw made by hand. The miter cut-off fence is used on the sliding table, and covers a range from 45 degrees back of the fence to 60 degrees in front. This fence is furnished with a stop-rod, to be used for stock of various lengths. This saw is one of the latest productions of the above-named firm, who will be pleased to send a descriptive circular, showing a large half-tone photograph of the machine and of its mechanism. In the tool itself the mechanism is completely enclosed. The construction and operation of motor boats is described in detail m a handy book, published by the Charles C. Thompson Co., 545-549 Wabash Ave., Chicago. The book is pocket size, bound in flexible leather, at $1.25, or cloth, at $1.00. It contains 292 pages, fully illustrated. It includes among its contents the following subjects: Principles of marine gasolene engines; the two-cycle and four-cycle engine; recent models of marine engines; battery and magneto ignition; the use of wet batteries and dry cells, ete., etc. It is in fact a most complete and attractive manual for those who have anything to do with motor boats. A Wonderful Record A letter of enddérsement recently given by a high official of the Isthmian Canal Commission to the operator who had charge of the eight Lidgerwood cableways used in building the Gatun Locks during the preceding eleven months, contains incidentally a remarkable record of efficiency of the cableways. This passage read as follows: ‘‘Mhese cableways, so far as delays from breakage or repairs were concerned, while working 12 hours per day, have been kept up to an efficiency of 99 per cent.’’ That is to say that during this whole period only one. per cent. of time was lost on account of making repairs. The cableways referred to are eight of the thirteen cableways designed and built by the Lidgerwood Mfg. Co. for the Isthmian Canal Commission. The other five are used for handling the broken stone and sand for the concrete, taking it from barges and delivering it to the Machinery and Equipment What Manufacturers of Logging, Sawmill and Woodworking Appliances are Doing storage yards some 600 feet away, on the average. The total to be handled will be 2,000,000 cubic yards of broken stone and 1,000,006 cubic yards of sand. , The eight cableways for building the locks are used for placing the concrete and reinforcement, and also for handling forms. They are travelling cableways of 800-foot span, operated electrically. They handling on every working day more than 3,000 cubie yards of coner Up to June 4th there had been placed in the Gatun Locks an auxiliary ‘plant 437,46114 cubic yards of concrete. The amount p in the five days from May 31st to June 4th, inclusive, was 16,809 yards, an average of 3,361 cubic yards per day. \ Graphite How little we know of the origin and manufacture of objects of daily utility, the ever-handy pin or needle, the lead pencil, without which we would be at a loss to pursue our daily vocations. The busy man, as a rule, doesn’t care; he only knows that his peneil is good or bad; that it does or does not fulfil its purpose. Yet the graphite from which it is made is one of the most interesting of products and enters into so large a part of our daily lives that it is well, if we have the time to spare, to gather some closer knowledge of this valuable product. Besides the common form of the lead pencil, graphite lubricates our steam engines, automobiles, bicycles and every bearing surface where friction generates heat and wear. In its other names of plumbago, or black lead, it is the basis for a valuable paint, which the manufacture claim is unaffected by smoke, acids, alkalis, or the varyting temperatures of climates. The uses of graphite in thte form of paint are well known to archi- tects and builders, but many of its uses are perhaps not as thoroughly understood and appreciated as they deserve to be. It is to familiarize the general public with the character of graphite that the United States Graphite Co., of Saginaw, Mich., has issued two interesting pamphlets. These are entitled, ‘‘Graphite Mining in Mex- ico’’ and ‘‘Interesting Facts About Graphite Paint.’’ The typographical and illustrative features of these publications are in keeping with the excellent character of the text. They may be had on application, and we believe their perusal will be interesting and instructive-—American Architect. No Over Supply of Pulpwood Apropos of the recent report of the U. S. Consul at Quebec, that there was an over-supply of pulpwood in the Province of Quebec, the — following interesting letter has been received from a correspondent: Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’: United States Consul Willrich, at Quebee City, says: ‘‘There are hundreds of thousands of cords of pulp- wood available for exportation at this time.”’ Possibly, but it was not cut subsequent to May Ist last. He says: ‘“Despite the prohibition of exportation of pulpwood from Crown lands, the supply on hand and which may be secured from private lands in the» future, will be entirely adequate to the demand, and there need be no apprehension of shortage.’’ : Mr. Willrich’s observation may not extend beyond Quebee City limits. If what he says is correct, why all this fuss and feathers about reci- procity, and the numerous ‘‘kicks’’ about manufacturing pulp and paper in Canada? J ° ? a 356 $23,094,000 3271 $203,649,200 Have you thought of your Season’s Requirements ? From this table we note, says ‘‘ Lumber Insurance,’’ that the fire loss in the lumber trade alone, that is, on lumber manufacturing and wood- working plants and on piled lumber, exceeded twenty-three million i dollars in 1909, or 11.3 per cent. of all the fire loss. Figures showing National Elevator Co. total property values in the lumber industry cannot be obtained, so we are unable to say positively that losses in it are out of proportion to Limited values, but judging:from the large figures above, it would seem that the WINNIPEG. MAN loss ratio is high in lumber insurance. What does this mean? Not only z i that there are in the lumber business exceptional hazards which demand Write’ or wire us. special safeguards, but also, we believe, that lumbermen are exceptionally ; careless and their property often badly protected. Our Specialty is OATS—Sacked or Bulk A careful study of all the lumber fires reported by The Journal of Commerce for 1909 reveals many things. In the first place, 1909 was not an unusual year, either in lumber or general fires. There were no large conflagrations. On the other hand, big lumber fires were common. There were no less than 65, involving a loss of $100,000 or over. While many saw and planing mills were burned, much the biggest end of this loss was on piled lumber. This fact points to the great risk of storing large quantities of lumber in the open, unless it is adequately safe- guarded and protected. Coming now to causes. Of the 326 lumber fires reported during 1909, causes had been inquired into at the time of report in some 113 cases. The probable causes are given in the following table :— for lumbering and logging operations Cause. Number. hn 4 Bish Geese oie SIS Inte con minininnGinioiocnior ices nai nae cen seins eden terse ctecineseceaes Dh, ioc rlacccse erect atte ress erene se ceres 14 Sparks from Locomotives ....-. Seite eo uapay aeevate excl onTausts Furnace in Boiler House .........--seeeeeee crete e cess MPMEPAE ISOS co.cc cece cls cles cette tee eet teense neces Hot-boxes (or Friction) .....--.2++seseee ee eee reer eee STU ots lols hartieilns oe cp eee cc e ee enter cenes Sparks from Smokestacks ......----.--se+erererrseesee Spontaneous Combustion (im paint, etc.) .....--.....-+-- Gasolene Engine ..........- Fee eee eer erect teen reece DNS sn en ee were ee nee tec een er erected Water and DWime ..........2.-s eee steer teeter eee nenn Defective Wiring .....5...-- eee cee eee eres ete eenees eal Te rh TAT rar mT = TirimioTTT | For Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Ship Lap, Double Ceiling, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Etc., the Up-to-Date Lumbermen Use The Shimer Cutter Head Because of the COMPLETE MECHANICAL FEATURES and very LOW PRICES at which it is placed before the manufacturing trade. It is kept in first-class working order with less labor and expense than others and offers one of the very best investments, for a little thing, that can be found today. Any size or style, made to fit machine, will be sent on trial 3o days to any responsible lumberman in this or any other country. Tne dealer who accepts your order for the Shimer Cutter Head and supplies you with another means to deceive you in no small matter. Look for the Name and Trade Mark ‘‘The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—send it back—demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 4o years ot upbuilding and improvement, It costs no more. Samuel J. Shimer & Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. The first item is ‘‘unknown.’’ In nearly half of these fires, all serious, the cause was reported back ‘‘unknown.’’ This list is not un- usual in this respect. A large proportion of fires in all lines are reported back to insurance companies as “‘cause unknown.”’ This fact points to carelessness or worse on the part of the imsuring public. If property was as well safeguarded and watched as it should be, fires would not occur without a reason which would generally be known, and a more thorough investigation after the fire would reveal causes and point the way to future prevention. S. The next largest item is fires of incendiary origin. Instead of this being a less, it is probably a larger cause, than is here shown. It is probable that many of the unknown and mysterious fires come under this head. ’ , The lumberman, on account of his heavy uninsured investments and the importance of a continuous successful output of lumber, is generally the last to desire a fire. Moreover, we believe that the integrity of the average lumberman is higher than that of some other classes of property owners. He can best protect himself against this danger of incendiarism (1) by a good efficient watchman service, and (2) by good fire protec- tion to stop a fire at the start. WANTED FOR SALE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent 8 word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Clear Cedar Wanted WANTED ONE INCH BOAT CEDAR: clear. JurreN Boat anp LauncH Works" Hamilton, Ont. 19 White Pine Wanted WANTED : TO 5 MILLION FEET WHITE Pine on Georgian Bay, in logs or on the rail. State lowest cash price for merchantable and M. & D. culls. Box 120, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 18 Wanted Red or White Oak OR PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 14”, 2”, 3” and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 956 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf. Rossed Poplar ANTED, FOR EXPORT, 2 FT. ROSSED Popular. Must be fairly dry so as to save freight. —The Howe tt Company, Ogilvie Building, Toronto, Canada. 16 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut q!'xy", 6’x6"” AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Squares Wanted HARD MAPLE, BEECH, OR BIRCH 1-1/8 x 1-1/8x42 and 1x 1x50 and 1% x 1% x 50— Basswood 1% x14%xs50. Parties who can supply any of these sizes will pleasesend for complete speci- fications We can give you sufficient number of sizes to work up all your slabs, edgings, etc. Box 104, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 Hard Maple and Beech Wanted 100,000 feet 2” Hard Maple No 1 C. & B. 50,000 feet 6/4 ‘‘ s ist and 2znds, 15,000 feet 434 No. 1C & B. 45,000 feet 1”, 11{” and a” Beech, M. R. For prompt shipment; will inspect at mill. 19 Wo “ Box 125, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. 80 000 NO. 1 GEORGIA PINE 4 x 8-20 FEET ’ in stock, for sale cheap. A. B. CoLz- MAN, 191 Dowling Ave., Toronto, Ont. 19 For Sale 7 M. FEET s/4 BASSWOOD CULLS, GOOD widths. Spears & LAupDER, 22 Toronto St., Toronto, Ont. “(4 For Sale NAIL KEG STAVES AND HEADING ALSO barrel heading in the square orcircled, Box ggo CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 For Sale 3 cars 1” Cottonwood Box boards 13 to 17” 4 cars 1” Commonwood, 1's and 2's ro cars %” Crating Spruce 5 cars 1” Qt. Red Oak, 1's and 2's 3 cars 1” Qt. White Oak, 1's and 2's 35 cars 1” Plain Oak, No. 1, Common Cc Geo. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal For Sale—Must Move at Once 800 XX Shingles. 2 cars 4/4 Cull Ash. 2 cars 8/4 Cull Ash. Tue Joun Carew LumBeER Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario. 17 Pine Slabs FOR SALE, QUANTITY OF GOOD PINE Slabs and Bundled Edgings; Write for prices. Tue C. Beck Mere. Co., Limited, Penetanguishene, Ontario. 16 Birch and Pine for Sale a cars 5/4 No. 1 Common. 3 cars 5/4 No. 2 Common. 2 cars 5/4 No. 3 Common. 1 car 4/4 No. 3 Common. ; J 5 cars 2X 5 Good Common and Dressing White Pine. 3 cars 2x4 Good Common and Dressing White Pine. Q.incy Apams LumBer Co., LIMITED Longford Mills, Ontario. 16 For Sale 270,000 1” Birch common and better. 30 000’ 14%” Birch common and better. 100,000’ 1” Spruce. 100,000' 2” Spruce. 40,000 1” Soft Elm, 2,000,000’ 1 Hemlock Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick shipment from our yard in Guelph ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario. tr WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC. Alligator and Boom Chains Wanted N ALLIGATOR IN GOOD CONDITION anda quantity of 54” boom chains wanted. Box 109 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 16 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, For Sale 40 PAIRS HEAVY LUMBERMAN’S LOG sleighs in first class condition. Owners finished with operations. THE CAVENDISH LumBER Co LimiTep, Lakefield, Ont. tf Jointer for Sale OUR-WHEEL JOINTER IN @OOD RE- pair. Box 17, BoTHWELL, Ontario. 18 Engine for Sale SELF CONTAINED STEAM ENGINE, CyY- linder 8x8, almost new, in perfect condition. Will sell cheap for cash. J. RopEeRicK & Son, St. John, N.B. F 18 Engine for Saw Mill D'REctT ACTION SAW MILL ENGINE FOR sale. Huske frame and carriage, light rig, easily moved and set up. Box 17, BOTHWELL, Ontario. 18 Rails for Sale Also PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. IMPERIAL Waste Merat Co., Queen St., Montreal. 23 Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown ‘Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. 7o H. P, complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine lixlo, 35 H.P 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M., two 4/x 1244" fly wheels,complete with Geta valves, fittings and indicator piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 105/16x 24, 84 R.P.M. 10'x16” fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. CANADA Paper Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mille, P.Q.19 Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN- GINE Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. r10 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40X100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 Veneer Cutting and Panel Machinery For Sale OLLOWING MACHINERY FOR SALE AT a bargain. Allin excellent condition. Address: VENEER MACHINE, care this office. I—7 X 14 engine and drag saw 1—log ladder and live roll 1—120” fan, heater and engine 1—8 x 120 ft. roller dryer, heater, engine, etc 2—zou h. p. zell boilers 1—10 x 12 x 5 Northy pump, trup and receivers 2—6 x 4x 7 Northy pumps duplex 1—100” Coo veneer lathe 1—88” Coo veneer lathe 1—100” Coo veneer clipper 1—88” Coo veneer lathe 1—100” Capital knite C index 1—3 sided matcher 1 air hoist and tank 68” lathe 1—chain block 1—8 ft. bolting saw 1—veneer toping machine 1—veneer jointer 8 tt 2z—smith cut off saws, wood frame 1—plate veneer dryer 4 x 6x5 3—log ladders 1—elevator 6! x 10° 1—boring machine 1—dowal 1—60” 3 drum Sander, Berlin 2—s5 tt. double saws Berlin 1—42” planer 1—iron frame dado and groove saw, Townley 1—12” buzz planer, Berlin 1—20” buzz planer, Berlin 1—iron frame calf feed rip saw, Goldie Mc 1—7 tt. siving saw, Goldie Mc 1—8 ft. belt sander Jackson Cochran Co. 1—wood frame rolling table, rip and Co saw, Berlin 1—36” band saw 1—platform coale, Fairbanks Morse & Co. 1—saw gunner and emery grinder, Hart Emery Wheel Company 107—factory trucks 3—press screws for packing 1—band saw filing machine 1—iron setting machine and 20” filing vice 1—nt. Gilead hydraulic press 40x96 t—double power press b and d 64 x 70 3—single power presses, Algoma Iron Works 1—s6" glue spreader, Townley 2a—3o gal. glue heaters 1—hand press 3 Screws and plates 1—hand press 5 screws and plates 1—hand press 7 screws and plates _ 117—dry kiln trucks, wood frames, iron wheels y2o—ft. 2” trail : : a—wood frame cut off saws, Smith 1—3o0” fan, dust separator : 1—no ¥ vertical heater, shafting boxes and han- Zers, belts, rubber and leather, pulleys, clamps, (Ibr), culls for hydraulic press, turn buckles and bars. Portable Mill and Lath Mill $600 00 GOOD PORTABLE SAWMILL FOR ® sale, shafting and belting complete. $300.00 nearly new Savoie Guay Lath Mill, two parts, cuts small logs, shafting and belting. Cost over $500.00, R H. GRAHAM, 862 College Street, Toronto, 18 Machinery for Sale 50 H.P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One jo h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tt SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 3%” tubes. 1 48x 12 52 3 $8 1 54x 12 52 34" * 1 54X14 52 3%" * 2 58x 12 rae te I 60 x 14 714 3" Ld WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Brantford, Canada. a a Logging Engine, etc., For Sale FoR SALE— TWO LOGGING ENGINES, also several sets of sleighs. JoHN BREAKEY, Breakeville, P. Q. 16 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. OSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER company. Have ro years practical experience from stump to office with large concern, capable otf taking charge of all branches. Box z19 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 17 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per. insertion. Goer MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept, ist. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, i t WANTED STRICTLY HIGH-CLASS YOUNG man bookkeeper for our Bathurst, New Brunswick plant, must have undoubted experience, ability and good habits. ready to start immediately. Applicant send full particulars and references to, ot for personal interview, see Frep S. Morse Springfield, Mass. 16 GALESMAN WANTED—RELIABLE FIRM wants man whois familiar with the lumber and mining camps in Ontario and Quebec to sell lumber- men’s and prospectors’ boots, socks, gloves. etc., would be an excellent side line for man now a on camps, or arrangements may be made to give fu time to work. Write stating experience to Box 122, CanaDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 1-7 OOD LUMBER SALESMAN FOR WEST, ern Ontario. Good salary toright man. State experience and salary wanted Box 112 age, UMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 17 CANADA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (CIRCULAR SAW-MILL COMPLETE FOR sale, situated on Georgian Bay; has been used for cutting hardwood and is in good running order. Capacity 20,000 feet per day. Will be sold on easy terms, part payment could be made in lumber. For further particulars apply to Box 121, Canapa Lum- BERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 17 Planing Mill for Sale N UP-TO-DATE PLANING MILL. WILL sell cheap for cash. Box 275, Powassan, Ont. 18 Portable Mill WANTED AT ONCE, PARTY WITH SMALL Portable Mill. THr BrapLEY COMPANY, Hamilton, Ontario. 16 Lumber Broker UMBER BROKER HAVING A GOOD CON- nection in Montreal and Quebec Province is open to represent responsible mills, or large wholesalers in any line of the lumber trade. Apply Box 124, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 19 MISCELLANEOUS AVE YOU ANY STOCK WHICH YOU wish to sell? Itso, make the fact known to probable buyers by placing an advertisement in Address, the Wanted and For Sale Department. CanapDA LuMBERMAN, Toronte. For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands six HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoeds, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close anestate. Special price quoted. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Sale of Pine Timber on Metagami Indian Reserve pp ONDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the rst DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Red, White and Jackpine timber over eight inches in diameter on the Metagami Indian Reserve situate the Metagami River in the district of Sudbury. For particulars, descriptions, conditions, etc apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister of Lands, Forests amd Mines. Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, Toronto, July r3th, rgto0. ; No unauthorized publication of this notice wil be paid for. 17 Sale of Pine, Tie and Other Timber Damaged by Fire ENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 8rH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, for the right to cut the Pine, Tie and other Timber, some of which has been damaged by fire, on certain berths in the District ct Kenora. For particulars, descriptions, conditions, etc., apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister, Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, July 27, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 17 Tenders for Ties and Rails for Construction of Industrial Tracks on East Bank of the Don Tenders will be received by registered post only, addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Control, City Hall, Toronto, up to noon on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 6TH. roro, tor the following ma- terials : 20,800 feet ot partly worn or re laying rail; 400 oak ties and 4,800 cedar ties. Envelopes containing tenders must be plainly marked on the outside as to contents. Specifications may be seen at the office of the City Engineer, Toronto. The tenderers shall submit with their tender the names of two personal sureties (approved by the City Treasurer), not members of the City Council or officers of the Corporation of the City of Toronto, or, in lieu of said sureties, the Bond of a Guarantee Company approved of as aforesaid. _ The usual conditions relating to tendering as prescribed by city by-law must be strictly complied The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac- G. R. GEARY (Mayor), : Chairman, Board of Control. Hall, Toronto, August 6th, 1910. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Pulpwood Klondyke "THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, noroyalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water powers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on Labrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to Bive prospective purchasers allinformation regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jog BrotHers & Co., Limirep, St. John’s, N. F. 23 Tenders for Pulpwood Concessions "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Pulpwood on a certain area tributary to the Nepigon River in the District of Thunder Bay. Tenderers should state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to such dues as may be fixed from time to time for the right to operate a pulp and paper industry on the territory. _ Successful tenderers will be required to erect a mill or mills on the territory, and to manufacture therein the wood into paper. : Tenderers will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Treasurer of Ontario for twenty-five per cent. of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into agreement to carry out conditions, etc. The highest or any tender not necessarily accep- ted. For particulars as to description of territory, capital required t be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister of Lands Forests and Mines. Toronto, 8th July, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 19 Sale of Pine, Tie and Other Timber Damaged by Fire PP ENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, for the right to cut the Pine, Tie or other timber, some of which has been damaged by fire, on certain berths and lots in the District of Thunder Bay. For particulars, descriptions, apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister, Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, August 5, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 17 conditions, etc., Uses of Sawdust Flour Further uses for what was form- erly considered waste mill product are constantly being found, and at- tention is being called to the fact that flour made from sawdust can be used as a component material in the manufacture of dynamite, lin- oleum, xyolite and many other things. This is no new discovery, as European millmen have been studying this question for several years, but it is put forward now as being of value to the American lumbermen who are constantly wrestling with the problem of mill waste. The wood flour can be ground in a cheap mill, very similar to those used in country places for the grinding of corn and rye. In Eu- rope the largest field is found in the use of the pine and spruce saw- dust, which, after it has been passed through the stones and bolt- ed ready for shipment is worth from $12 to $13 a ton. As stated above, there are large numbers of uses for this flour, one of the most important of which is in the manu- facture of dynamite. It is the ab- sorbent for the nitro-glycerine, which is the explosive ingredient. This will not answer for the high- est grades of dynamite, as wood- flour dynamite is inferior to that made with infusorial earth, but there are many purposes for which it does serve, and it is much cheaper. But dynamite is one of the smallest of the uses to which the sawdust flour can be put. It is used by linoleum manufacturers, who mix it with linseed oil and give body to their floor coverings. It is not considered quite the equal of ground cork for this purpose as it is less elastic, but it is cheaper and meets the requirements for medium grades. The flour is also found to fill an important place in the manufac- ture of xyolite, a kind of artificial flooring, resembling wood in weight and stone in other respects. It is used for kitchen floors and in halls, corridors, cafes, restaurants and public rooms. It is impervious to water, and it is practically fire- proof. It is used even for floor material in some of the German war vessels, and is used for this purpose for the reason that it is not liable to take fire or splinter if struck by shells. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACTS Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMTON, Victoria, B.C. Vacation Film The success of your vacation pictures depends, most of all, upon your film. Look to it, if you hand over your Kodak for loading in a strange store, that no inferior substitute film is in- serted. The quality of your pic- tures ts at stake. “‘Kodak film” means more than merely a film to fit your Kodak camera; it means film that is made by the Hastman Kodak Company. Kodak film is the film used the world over by explorers, by war correspon- dents, by hunters of big game, the film used by every expedi- tion where adverse conditions demand absolute dependability in photographic equipment. Experiment with no experiments. Look for “‘Kodak”’ on the spool end and N.C. on the box. Canadian Kodak Co. Limited TORONTO, CANADA 33 For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand RAIL YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Sell Your Timber Limits by ublic Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success. Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank otf Ottawa. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. pNITURE oO. pimiTe? OFFICE. SCHOOL. HURCH & LODG 2 4 c WE SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James _ Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. Established 1892 Oille & McKeen Wholesale Lumber North Tonawanda, N. Y. Trade with Canada Solicited Review of Current Trade Conditions Ontario There is no change to note in the lumber situation in Ontario. A press report to the effect that several of the Georgian Bay manufac- turers had decided to reduce the price by $1 per thousand, is without foundation. No weakness has recently developed. The volume of trade, for this time of year, is quite extensive, though much of it, of course, consists only in the filling of standing orders. Hemlock is about the only unsatisfactory wood. In spite of the meeting held recently, at -vhich hemlock manufacturers drew up a price schedule, the owners of :emlock in some cases have been cutting prices, and the result is close to demoralization. Meetings are under consideration with a view to mending the situation. Dealers in pine and other soft woods expect no important improvement until the fall. The hardwood situation is quite different. There is a good demand generally, and trade is brisk, although there is nothing in the nature of a boom. One merchant w ho is crowded with orders. sums the matter up by saying that if you krfow the market, and where to go after orders, and work for them, you get them. In other words, the demand is good and the competition among sellers is keen. The same firm reports that August, so far, has been one of the best months they have ever had. This refers very largely, however, to Canadian trade, which is much better than that of the United States. The implement manufacturers are keeping up the demand, and it is not long before the furniture manu- facturers will come heavily into the market. Hardwood dealers, there- fore, feel every confidence in the immediate future. There is quite a scarcity of 3 in. and 4 in. maple. Birch is rather quiet at present, as the furniture trade does not become very active until the end of August. Prices, however, are firm. Ash is strong, and so is basswood. Elm is in good demand, especially rock elm, of which the supplies are light. Thick maple is very scarce. Oak at present is quiet, waiting for resumption of the furniture trade activity. Prices, how- ever, are firm. Hickory is scarce and in good demand. Quietness continues in the lumber markets of the Ottawa Valley, but prices are unchanged. The large firms at Ottawa report that they are selling most of their lines cheaper than in 1907, and that a reduction in prices cannot be made. There is, in fact, quite a strong feeling of confidence as to future market conditions. Although common lumber is rather weak, the high grades of pine are selling at better prices than a year ago. Buyers from the United States are beginning to look for spruce for September and October delivery. The autumn pine trade is expected to be about up to the average, but there is no indication of a run on the low-grade stock. On account of the curtailment of manu- facturing in the Ottawa Valley during the last month, it is expected that the shingle cut will be no greater than that of 1909. This will be rather an acceptable feature of the trade, so far as middlemen are concerned, as many of them still hold stock which they find it difficult to dispose of. Market indications point to an increasing use of hemlock and spruce as a substitute for low-grade pine. Spruce is quite active, and hemlock is following up closely. One-inch log run hemlock, all one width, is selling at $15. There is a seareity of regular stock, such as 2x10-inch, 16 feet. This is selling at $15 to $16. Eastern Canada The decision of the firm of A. Cushing & Co., at St. John, to close their mill, will mean a material decrease in the lumber output of that port for the balance of the season. It is even stated that a number of other St. John mill owners will follow the example of the Cushing con- cern until they can obtain better prices on spruce deals, plank and seantling, spruce lath and cedar shingles, in the Boston and New York markets. It is hardly expected, however, that this will come about. It is felt among the New Brunswick manufacturers that the present dullness in the American markets cannot continue much longer. The price of the manufactured article is so close to the cost of the lumber at the mills that the present low prices can hardly be expected to continue longer. The dullness in the American markets is particularly noticeable in the case of short lumber. Spruce lath are unchanged, and there is no indi- cation of anxiety on the part of wholesalers to sell at lower prices than those existing at present. Shipments of Nova Scotia spruce laths have decreased greatly of late. There are about seven millions of spruce lath in the Miramichi mills ,and about four and one-half millions in the Restigouche district. At St. John and vicinity the stocks amount to abount nine millions. Prices at present at Chatham are $2.40 to $2.50, and at St. John $2.55 to $2.65, f.o.b. schooner. A period of dullness is to be expected in the shingle market at this season of the year, the hot weather being particularly effective in reducing the demand. There is no change to note in the shingle markets. Cedar extras are quoted at $2.30 to $2.40 per thousand, and clears at $1.80 to $1.90. At St. John, the price would be $2.55 for extras and $2.05 for clears. The competition among the eastern spruce mills has affected the Boston markets materi- ‘curtailed. Random is irregular. ally. Several of the larger mills are still quoting $22.50 for sp ce frames. It is expected that before long the price will be $22. There is only a very limited demand, as is usual at this time of year. The supply, however, is not too great, as the production has been somewha Widths of 7-inch and under, with reasonable proportion of good lengths, are selling at $19. Short lumt: be from the Canadian mills is being sold at $23. Great Britain Latest reports from London are to the effect that business continu to be fairly satisfactory, so far as volume is concerned. Deliveri stock goods are increasing gradually in deals and battens, and the stocks are not growing too rapidly. Prices continue quite steady, are even inclined to be firm. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction 3 x 9 unsorted Quebec spruce sold at £9, and 4th Montreal at £9 Hardwoods at London are rather dull, but inquiries are encouraging At Liverpool, the holiday season has resulted in the usual siderably dullness. The demand for birch goods has improved considerab} C.i.f. values have not changed, but spot values are better, especially fe fresh goods. There is a fair demand for logs, with a prospect of i imp: ment. The consumption of planks is also increasing, and quotations much above those of a year ago. Two and 23-inch planks have pretty well cleaned up, and good prices are being obtained by impo for common stock they have to arrive. Three-inch and 4-inch are pl ful, and prices are only holding their own. Quebec pine is fairly but unchanged. There is only a moderate demand, as consumers ¢ making much smaller purchases than usual. The trade, in fact, see to be altering its nature, and the importer is now permitted to hold stocks rather than the consumer. As a result, stocks at the various po of discharge are accumulating. Prices of the higher grades are impr: ing, so far as deals and boards are concerned, and particularly for pri wood in the log. Shipments of this class will probably be restricted, and prices are expected to advance. The substitution of red pine for yell has resulted in better prices for this class also. Canadian pine de are unchanged. The demand for some classes is rather weak, but porters are maintaining a firm stand as a result of the attitude of manufacturers at Ottawa. Holders of Canadian pine stock in Liverp are not pressing sales. There is an upward tendency in the market for spruce deal. Recent sales from St. John, N.B., have been made at the prices of £8 2s. 6d. to £8 5s. per standard, ¢.if., to the Mersey, for p to medium specifications, and better for specifications containing a lo percentage of narrows than usual. 16 00 ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, White Oak, plain, rsts ists and 2nds............ 37 00 | and ands, 4/4...........- 55 00 Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 White Oak, plain, | ists common and better 33 00 and znds, i and 2” .... 6000 Basswood No. 2 com- White Oak, plain, ists mon and better ......... 24 50 | and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. 70 00 Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 33 00 White Oak, % cut 1sts Soft Elm, No. 1 common and ands, 4/4......--.++. 85 00 and better, a aap pedonar 26 co | White Gal, % cut 5/4 Soft she No. 2 and 3, and 6/4,1sts and ands.. 87 00 COMMON ....00.-0. 222+ 15 00 | White Oak ¥ cut No. 1 Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 36 00 COMMON «sos iehsisn = a'selsinis 55 00 Rock Elm, rsts and ands, Hickory, ists and ands, 6/4 X8]/4...- ce ereereecres BOLGO! AlAs aiajeie\sio/ainini slain ele aheters sis 40 00 Rock Elm, No. a, com- ickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 3500 ' andands..............-- 715 00 Cherry Whitewood 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 4/4 1st & ands ........ 57.0 4/44 No1cem.......... 75 00 4/4 No. 1com.......... 37 0 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 00 5/4 1st & ands ........ 58 0° 6/4 No. 1 com.......- + 77 00 5/4 No.1 com.........- 39 0° 8/4 1st & ands.......... 87 00 6/4 1st & 2nds........ 60 0° 8/4 com No.1 .......- 77 00 6/4 No, 1com......... 39 0° 12/4 1st & ands........ go 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... 62 0° 1a/4 No. 1com........ 80 00 8/4 No.1 com.......... 42 0° ° OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine, box boards.. «x4 & up 6'-11'.. 12 00 13 00 W a “ , U ’x3” to6”,12'-16' 15 50 16 00 Pine good sidings: i x7in ane ups 48 00 52 00 " andi 8” andup weteivite 54.00 58 00 "x7" & up 12-16 16 00 17 00 a’ x 7 and up 59 00 62 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ No. a cuts 2x8’ eo Canneeonec 2100 22 00 and up ........ 35 00 3800 | 1x8 &9No.tbarn 25 00 27 00 Bae good strips: O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 yoitigetyy 38 00 42 00 Red Pine log run, uf and 1%”.. 42 00 46 00 mill culls out, 1” 15 50 16 50 Blalelsisisle(cistaics 45 00 5000 do ry" 17 50 19 50 Pine good shorts: moe x7" andup.. 1’ x4” andup.. 30 00 32 00 Mill run Spruce: 38 00 40 00 1"x4" & up, 6'-11'.. 14 00 15 50 v x4" -8/ & upra’-16' 16 00 18 50 ee and 14”... 42 00 45 00 oy fer 18 00 19 00 EEG siniol= hxis.= = 45.00 5000 14"x7-8-9" “ 18 7'to 9A Sidings 25 00 27 00 Axo" sé 18 me pe A Pine, No. 1 dressing V4" &a"x1a" 23 00 25 00 sidings.....-..- $3.00 35 00 Spruce r” clear (fine Pine, No. 1dressing dressing and B) 23 00 25 00 a 4 peititls ai coke B.C Fir 8”, 10” and 1a” Shiplap to)6 ates ciclsee) s(n B.C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’... o00s « veeee ives eels) ann BOARDS_ROUGH OR S.1S. No. 1 Common Pine, 10 inch......-..000 -s=- ssasccassessune ae 2 te “e “ a ¥ y Be apa ca mixed w dths ... el 5 “oe SHINGLES» XXXK B.C. Cedar +... cssn0ce--cs cons delvelenieaelemennenn XX B. C. Cedar ..... oe 60600 cnloe.v 0 etn tl anise seen XXX Dimension: .. .-<.sic~ << ace hs) eee ar LATH. No..1 Mixed W.& R Pino......ccc.s: U. S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Hamilton, Ont. REDUCE YOUR FACING COST 75% You can do it by installing a FALLS UNDERCUT PLANER. It is of inestimable value on all classes of manufactured goods that require straight surfaces and wherever the hand planer is used for facing. Stock of any width, from the narrowest to the full width of the machine, may be run. Narrow strips can be straightened Y . as well as on the best hand planer, ~) a which proves that the roller control | is perfect. In fact, on it every class oa a. of facing can be done as well or 7 ae better than on the best hand planer, vag Be) at three or four times the rate of 3 hand work. We absolutely guarantee a this result. Besides, it is absolutely safe. Acci- dents are impossible on it, no matter how careless the operator may be. D Order One for 30 Days Free Trial ' | JOHN BALLANTINE &,CO.,iLtd., Preston, Ontario | _ } CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57i% | | | |R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea| -—_ St. Catharines, Ont. 1 al Weare the Sole Manufac- 4 ’ . in the Dominion | | turers of Saws under the Simond Ss Process of Canada i There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some i | of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. i INSERTED TOOTH SAWS | Notice the improved shank. We call particular attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest part and which gives it more wear than the old style. \ { \) hoy 4 i ; \ 4 “SS Ui tl iN ) ij \ \ ii 'y, \ p Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws, hp Tm | | pertectly. : SHINGLE SAWS The quality of the ‘ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine % manufacturers in Canada are using them. Run a‘ Simonds” and you will increase your output. CROSS-CUT SAWS THE “NARROW LEADER” REFINED SILVER STEEL. _ The Simonds Temper “and style of tooth make the “Leader” the fast- est and easiest cutting aan Saw manufactured. Write for prices. WN a OEE ene nonin, THOT NUHON Done NONTR CeNEr) VON (EIT) ( \ein| tal UUW IA VO 1 R. H. SMITH CO. timitea St. Catharines, Ont. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER achine Z al aM \ oRitliA cy Nap HAN a pus mi This machine ' Ba qe has so many good Wie : points that our : space will not permit us to tell | about them. We_ |} will, however, be ee glad to send a full “Ee specification on application. The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it than in any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few o them:— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power ye driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily removed, which permits the saws being get ONS Mca, taken off the mandrel for filing. This ORILLIA ONTARIO Uo Fi ff —S eee does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on application. P y Yu i Pop! —S— De aaa Y “Leggy 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER j a EAS BO eS See en by + \a™ , 2) PE wit Trout Power Set Works and All-Steel Head Blocks aes eos ee 7 _— 2 — A mat at oy tal Seite re re “Built with knee opening of 36 in., 42 in., 50 in., 60 in. and 72 in. _ Frame, selected oak, 8 in. x 6 in, sue iron band faced. Log Seats extra wide with taper nose and reversible liners, all-steel. ; _ Knees, very high, with 6 in. taper movement, Boss Dogs and Nigger Hook, all-steel. Rack and Pinion, cut steel, pinion split to sipanate back lash. Be rout Power Set Works, rope driven, continuous acting, no lost sae motion, no stooping. . Z Set Shaft, best low carbon forged steel,extra heavy, full carriage length. ee Steel wheels, steel axles, adjustable, babbitted, self-feeding axle bearings. - Built for single and double cutting mills of large capacity. With any number of head blocks. _ Arranged for rope or steam feed. ae . ~ ve : Ee ecla F WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION , ‘ The \ _ Waterous Engine Works Co.,. Limited. Brantford, Canada if "Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. Lod ‘> e) cali et a igs — DID YOU READ 1 our last advertisement | * About Lumber Fire Insurance ae we are SPECIALISTS | on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve rey risk from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. rs = Lumber Underwriters = FIRE INSURANCE | 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. REDUCED RATES — THE They always sell better LEATHER if they come from Batts, because customers BELT know they are made from the best lumber. If you stock Batts’ Veneered Doors Staved Columns and other builders’ supplies, you will have big sales while the dealer with other kinds is waiting for trade. The Good Thing About It is that we always have plenty on hand to supply the wants of customers, and our shipping facilities insure prompt service. When you want- the real thing, come MONTREAL TORONTO where it is. | WINNIPEG VANCOUVER BATTS LIMITED || the j.c McLaren Belting Co. MANUFACTURERS | a ais 374-Pacific Ave. - WEST TORONTO General Mill Supplies - MONTREAL H. WALTERS & SON, svut, canaoa A f VANCOUVER BRANCH : Corner Foret and McLean Streets. ‘~ y/ MANUFACTURER \ AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, “ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCINC TOOLS . Vi LONG DISTANCE PHONE, We supply the Dacerat Lumbermen in Canada. \ J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan V4 Bros., Arnprior ; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull; A. & B. Gordon & Co., Pem- yh broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Hawkes- y) bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morsé Lumber : 7. Cov Ottawa Ont.; Hull Lumber Gs. Ottawa, Ont.: Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, P.Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony famuer Co., Ottawa, Ont.; ; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. w TANNED & y ist 18567 MACHINE ; WRITE FOR KNIVES: CATALOGUE\| LUMBERING & PULL.OUE. LOGGING TOOL Toronto, September 1, 1910 Worker Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance Files Branded . (ae end Encle’ T. Great Weatern We can satisfy the most. critical. SG@iohe . Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith Dividends to Policy Holders now 4o per cent. ae > aa . are rapid eutters made by The 4 "NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. > Rort Hope, Ont. 141°Milk Street, Boston, Mass. B.Cc.AGENTS. > VALLANCE 8 LEGGAT VANCOUVER. META\ . BEARINGS Act iz 4, See WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Including— * Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalis, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. e ‘Genuine Oak” I ATHER BELTING Every Belt Guaranteed Canada Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Dick’s Balata Belting ame "| FULL STOCK OF Pressed Steel Pulleys and : Mill Supplies -OF EVERY DESCRIPTION | D ».K. McLaren, Limited ‘2 Toronto Quebec ec as. N.B. Vancouver, B.C. Fairbanks Wood-split Pulleys J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest Wholesale Manufacturers and Dealers in Canada in LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES ae, cen, eroge, Fie Mas Noob Ce det meaty orse nkets, Gre nkets, Nose Ss O 7 | = ane, Straws Ticks) Siesta Baie, Vohoraaie; Sass tacos, The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Limited} Moccasins, Etc: Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh Window 1 for 1. TURNE . NER @ SONS Cor. George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can Universal Giant Hangers Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Safes and Vaults Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING reguisements HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. Froese. SADLERsHAWwORTH HES TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF y BELTING SI anass OAK LEATHER BELTING ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG —==FACTORIES =~ Salada MONTREAL TORONTS PO ae 4 as ans ok + Ok dad Sr a" oo Pa, Te ; 2% aera ik - Ph © —_ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Ae Garland Gang Edger | eS oe Built in all widths, and saws shifted by levers or hand wheels. | | Will edge lumber perfectly and will handle anything up to six inches thick. ; ey Te Notice how mandrel is carried at pulley end—the whole machine is made in the same solid manner — a — > ihe ; Combination Gang Edger How do you handle your small cants ? Ne Is it costing you more than you think it ought to turn them into boards? Here is a machine on which you can cut cants as large as eight inches thick into boards, and at the same time you can edge the lumber coming from your band or circular. grph It is a very handy machine in a great many mills. Would you like to know more about it? 7 . William Hamilton Company, Limited } PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 : aay Saw Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. Turning Lumber into Money The faster you can turn your stock the more money you cai make. Now is the time to order Dressed Lumber and Flooring Our claim for your patronage is not based on cut prices, because anybody can cut prices but it takes a reliable and experienced firm to produce high-grade lumber. % z 3. : We Solicit Your Next Order George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. CANADA ‘LUMBERMAN ‘AND: WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. , We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building = - ~ -— TORONTO, ONT. The ———_+—— | Pine at Hemlock Prices e B 2 X 4—10-16°C & B® Pine $15. 00 Corglan Day 2x 61016 5.00 V8" Lk 4-10-16 ba 15-00 | oi No. aceMine Cais 86 Mor > umber vo. | Noa, f. o. b. 11%c. rate to Hamilton. . Limited Waubaushene, Onigrte : The Long Lamber Co. . Hamilton; Canada Lumber a Laths F. N. Wa pig, President. R. S. WALpiE, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company Neneccese’ Lumber, Lath and Shingles mee Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. ALDIE, PRES. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PREs. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. 1 WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturers of Lum ber and Lath Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND’ WOODWORKER 5 Se Ee ee = —S== SSS QC OW : — - —— — SSS SS SS NN \\ LOY TT \\ We gts | y Yi] L/ ‘ 4 es oe F : | c al Ze 2 rn: . - Da WN \\ Y" VN : ~ < \S Wy a — i a ie Red and White Pine | ve “Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. sevti- ead Leagh 198i Box Factory: Foot.of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada y dasih J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT | W. B. TINDALL, SecrETARY-TREASURER | uf ‘ CA he arry Sound Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber |... Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. cE Ae of high grade.lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. : a i | Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the i. ne a oe HEAD OFFICE : : *!Praders Bank Building, Z | Peleg Ape Codes: Phone Main 1016 T O R O N T O ’ O N rh ppc ase 4 ee American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel Barihidl Member Go. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood Etc. Rough and Dressed Lumber COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, ' also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. R ’ Hochslaga ante Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE .US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec If you handle shingles why not have the best? If you want the best, get our Famous Metis a isa Extras, Clears, 2nd Clears, Specials, Extra No. 1 & N To the man who puts them on his roof they are worth from 25 to 50c per M, in the wear-out over any other Shingle on the Market. In Spruce, we have it planed and matched, Novelty Siding, Ship Lap, Sheeting, ete. Also Hemlock rough and planed, 1 side Feather Edged Ulap- boards, Lathes, etc. Write us for prices, it will pay you. Special prices on Shingles in 25 car lots. Yours for Trade KEDDY & KENNEY HEMMINGFORD, QUE. Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Roberval, Lake St. John Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chambers, 25 Toronto Street, ational Li fe brid pers, ae nears wa TORONTO, ONT. Linge ad Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. | JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty TT Ee) CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment No. 1 Hemlock—Dry White Pine—Dry 1 in., and 2 in. thick rin. in M. C. and Box stock widths 14% in. in Box and S. C. 1% in. in Box and S. C, 2in. in S. C. and Dressing Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SeL_ting AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS = OTTAWA, ONT. We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Spruce, Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, Yellow Pine Lath Shingles B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles LUMBER—Rough or Dressed C. A. Spencer Wholesale Lumber 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. St. Clair Construction Co. DEALERS IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Yard and Planing Mill: Campbell Ave. and Davenport Road Davenport Station, G.T.R. TORONTO Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Poa: Etc. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER! It is just possible 1 can furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario THE ‘~ Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumber, Lumber Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stoff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS, CO, 2a St. John Street, MonTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material —=Dimension Bill Stuff n— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. We have equipped our plant with the Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 Planing Mills: EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lu m ber Company Limited Room 913 Traders | : Bank Building, Toronto Ferguson Lumber Co. London, Ont. HINGLES — UMBER _ ATH. Ete. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos. J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box - Shooks, “Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 U E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds 4 of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .*. Yellow Pine Finish oh Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C.'A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. The Canada Wood Specialty Co., Limited Mannisctasee Lantes pone Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame “Stock, ‘Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone , your orders Orillia 2 Ont. ar ‘> RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock a Mouldings, Doors, Sas hes and linds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialt Interior Trim Mill Work. NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equi 5 ont Elanip De mm and can supply any Dre Stock. On Temiskaming Eafe, miles oak, of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. imited Papineauville, P.Q. “_ hh Loveland, Pres. . Loveland, tied Kent, Sec. and Tre: Gaginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. Qn TF MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING By DOMINION BELTING Co. Lit. § HamitTON CANADA HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. Clement A. Foster CANADA’ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building! Toronto, Ont. Mills: Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Bruce Mines, Ontario | eee ee ee J. D. SHIER aU EER co. Limited Manufacture piu lly equippe fs ne areer ry in D d Lum RAILS "Now ina"Stcond Hend YARD LOCOMOTIVES Limited Mi R ACEBRIDGE of insbee Lath and Shi ae John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO I se hess..¢ QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limite Head Office: TORONTO REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower their strength than any other wheel. samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. HIGHEST GRADES OF AND ALL in price and lighter for Write for prices and Midland, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23": Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices as Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. For low prices and prompt shipment of The Golden Lake LumberCo. Limited Yellow Pine Timbers Short Leaf Finish Chestnut Hardwood Flooring New Brunswick Shingles MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles Dry Norway Pine at a bargain. We have in stock 95m. feet 2x 6 x 12/16; 55m feet 2 x 8 x 12/16; 40m feet 1 x 7and up 12/16; 50m feet 1x 4,5 and 6 x 12/16. Also good assorted ‘stock of Hemlock, Basswood and Spruce. ad ings Your inquiries solicited pees Be TRY Head Géficetlils | Eganville Gut Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Cnt. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine | Lumber, Lath .:na Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Satisfactory Building Material | The easiest builders’ materials to sell are those for which there is already a large demand. LEaton’s Products are the best, and your customer, if he knows them, won’t let you say that something else is ‘‘ Just as Good.” Everything for the wood-work of a building. ESTABLISHED 1889 Sashes, Doors (Pine or Veneered Hard- wood) Mouldings, Ceilings, Frames, ete. Dressed or Rough Pine and Hemlock Lumber Hardwood Flooring J. R. Eaton & Sons, onranio Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock We have 2,000,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1”, 2” and 3” Can saw special bills up to 12” x 12” in Short Lengths. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1’, 14, 1%" and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. eee Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. ot as2"*.2%..e BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited °TTAW,,0N" CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER II \ atl Ib, | ( Hy Aa gy same _ SS —_ =< eatiilt SLAIN! en pn ytesnna gore 0 Witittusearneez i POUT 1) AP YUU den ‘ John Donogh Lumber Co. Limited Wholesale Dealers specaty White Pine In all grades for factory and retail trade Shipments direct trom mill to customer 1204 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO r | | | | LAM "ae gunn MYpunrzvreercxsnsat9f | | can OA | i i J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson Successors to Campbell and Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. 1253-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO The | The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co. Toronto, Ont., Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. Limited 18 Toronto St.. TORONTO We havein our Toronto yards for immediate Shipment— 3000 feet 1 inch No. 1 Common African Mahogany - 12%c. i! : 3000 “ 1 “ Istsand 2nds “ 36 - 15c. 4) L ’ QI . d * S 2000 ** 9 66 6é 66 <6 - 15e. . et us quote you on 5/8”, 1”, and 2° Spruce; 2000 * 3% « “ “ “ - 15c. ' Seeeett/4', 21/2’. and 2” Pine; 1" and 2” | Hemlock, also post and lath. y Also have at our Mill in the South two million feet dry lumber for direct shipment. Let us have your inquiries. A.W. Eyer & Co. We are in the market and pay the high- est cash prices for all kinds of lumber, will contract for this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. dence with mills solicited. Get our Prices and See how you can Save Money as we want to move the following stock quickly: 500m, 1x 10 and 12’-10/10 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 80% 12” and an extra good grade. 300m, 2 x 4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet, Common and Dressing White Pine. Widths piled separate. 75m, 3 x 8 and 10-10/16 feet Common and Dressing White Pine also 2 x 10 and 12-10/18 feet Norway, dry 2x 4, 6 and.8-10/18 feet Norway,dry. Widths piled separate. Correspon- A. W. Eyer & Co. 43 Adelaide Sreet East, TORONTO, ONT. LEAK & CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers Toronto, Ont. *, in. Red Pine Crating Lumber is fine stock and excellent value Our special grade of LET US DESCRIBE THIS STOCK AND QUOTE OUR PRICE JOHN H. EYER TORONTO, CANADA 34 Victoria Street I2 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER: E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St- Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. The Pacific Woods Co. || East Kootenay Lumber Co. | enw, 6.8 Lo Bg. BC. _ ee 3 Katies: Pine, Larch, — and F ir ——_ Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. td Correspondence In eS Prompt Solicited , Lumber and Lath Saw Mills at JArFFRay, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Plining Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office’ - Jaffray, B.C. Timber Limits We have Several Large Blocks for Sale with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Zi. (ese Ss =e 4_3E— ) s Zit —S ee THBER (0.2 ee (ASI Wl Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. ¢R atPortage Lumber Co. timitea (WITH MILLS AT WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER, HARRISON RIVER, KENORA, RAINY RIVER AND BANNING.) Manufacturers of , LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. rr ee Our Vancouver Mill cuts High-Grade Cedar, Fir and Spruce Lumber and Red Cedar Shingles. Winnipeg Mills Cut Pine, Tamarac and Spruce Lumber. 4 ADDRESS HEAD oFFice RAT PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, WINNIPEG, MAN. D. C. CAMERON, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 Our Specialty Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. — Limited Vancouver, B. C. MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of all designs. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of our business. JOHN; GILLIES President Established 1873 Manufacturers of laning Mill, Yard @ Office MORRISTOWN, N.Y. — DAVID GILLIES Vice-President GILLIES BROS. WHITE PINE RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR CAPACITY 40,000,000 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. Fir Railroad and Structural Timbers Send us your enquires and orders for “All B.C. Coast Forest Products” VANCOUVER, B.C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity: 500,000 feet per day Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14 x 30” if desired. Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, also Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the business. Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. sai Mai! eee iting Shreveport, La., U. S. A. J. S. GILLIES Mills @ Head Office Limited Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties New York City Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway Sec.-Treas BRAESIDE, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SMITH & TYRER 14 Tithebarn Street LIVERPOOL The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Smith, Tyrer & Co., Pickford & Black’s Wharf Pembroke, We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers of eee “ Peace a Rees, Moons’. Pine, Spruce and peace Hemlock Dimension JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad St., E.C. Timber, Lumber Lath (ant & Kemp Shingles and Pickets 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Send us your Enquiries Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTONA,” Glasgow A1 and A B C Codes used LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK Supe POPLAR ASH & JARDINE Yards at Nashville, Tenn. Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool We Can Ship You Promptly Any of the Above WOOD BROKERS Stock, Carefully Inspected and MEASURERS WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM You 2 Dale Street, liverpool, and = A Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool W 1 st ar U n da e r h 1 ] l rN & r@) e England Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St. London, Ont. British & Foreign Import & Export Co. SS ee WHATS 1 THIS Liverpool, England is prepared to receive con- Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms WHERE ? ~ . oe Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited OFFICE SXF rice. ScH XS Dalhousie, N. B. ND _FOR nn DRUG STORE FITTINGS. New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood >" CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 P e Yell Popl The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. _Tellow Poplar Oak Hs feet 1 x d up, rst 20,000 feet 1 x aq” to 27” Panel & No 1. papa White, nit arin Colas pi ei Beles 15,000 ae 1X 28" und apearel & No. 1. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and znd Quartered White. 90,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. oS i 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. ite, MANUFACTURERS OF 80,000 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. go,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. Pe parr eeaabardand, 2" aad up. 150,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd plain White. 100,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. plain White. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. 80,000 feet 4/41st and 2nd finish White. 70,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain White 140 000 feet 6/4 No 1 Com. or Better plain Fir and Tamarac Lumber, Timbers, Piling, Etc. Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B.C. 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and Select. 50,000 feet 6/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd, 12” and up. 60,000 feet 8/4 1st and 2nd. 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. ite. ee EG at De and Better 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White Paarees 80, t y : Special Sizes Cut to Order ae ee, SOE 12/4 No. x Com. and Better Ash Specia Oak ills, sizes 10 to 40 feet. Send in your orders for- Sawn Lumber, Sash, Doors and Factory Wiatorial t 40,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. ateria, O 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. Cherry 45:00 feet 6/4 No, x Com. and Better. go,cce feet 8/4 No. x Com. and Better. New Michel, B. C. or to 4/4 to 10/4 all grades. The American Lumber G Mfg. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO., Ltd., Calgary, Alta. Donald Fraser be eeigees & Sons, Limited Silo Material” to your liking CABANO, QUEBEC Dressing done to your order Complete Stock MANUFACTURERS OF : Hemlock Io to 30 feet Long Lumber Prompt Shipments Rough and Finished Three railroads to ship by, C.N.O. C.P.R. & G.T.R. WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE Shingles, Clapboard, || Hocken Lumber Co. Limited etc. Otter Lake Station, Ontario LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades Sharp Curves Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Famous Snow r lows Brazel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9° wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12’ of loose snow each time the plow passes over. Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company Limited Toronto : Canada Lidgerwood Logging Systems Steam For all Conditions of | Electric Timber and Ground | : Donkey Engines Log Loaders Sleigh Hoists Cableway Skidders ; é at Pile Drivers Log Unloaders Incline Hoists Log Handling Cableways ab aa Combined Portable Ground Skidders and Loaders e and All regular and special forms of Logging and Log Handling Machinery Builders and Sole Canadian Agents Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Montreal Limited Vancouver CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 “DEFIANCE” MODERN WOOD-WORKING AUTOMOBILE SPOKES, RIMS, WHEELS and BODIES, Carriage and Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Rims’ and Wheels, Wagons. Carriages, Shafts, Poles, Neck-yokes, Single Trees, Barrel Hoops, Handles of all kinds, Bobbins, Spools, Table Legs, Insu- ¢ lator Pins, Balusters, Oval Wood Dishes and for General Woodwork. MACHINERY n i pe Ts! Sh tim J * Invented and Built by THE DEFIANCE MACHINE WORKS Defiance, Ohio x, eo Send for Catalogue ng - SS No. 3 Power-Feed Rip Saw No. 9—36 in. Band Saw Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Automatic Long Handle Lathe Neck Yoke and Single Tree Lathe Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. If for very damp place we bolt the Might as well have the best. Rims. Cheapest in the end ! Strongest pulley on the market— We also manufacture no Slip. ; Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Send for Catalogue. Friction Clutches, etc., etc. The Spark Extinguisher shown in illustration was sold by us about a year ago to the Chicoutimi Pulp Co., Limited. It has been so satisfactory that we have just shipped two others to the same company for use at other mills. If you use wood for fuel you cannot afford to be without this apparatus. It is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and will not affect the draft. Made to fit any stack or chimney. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited er. 2 Craig Street West, MONTREAL | CANADA LUMBERMAN This saw that represents the big economy whether Band or Circular, is not the one you pay the least for delivered down at your mill. The frequency or infrequency with which they must be changed, and filed and tinkered with counts some, for this takes time, you know, the time that runs into money, and it is only the saws that are able to hold an edge and that won’t crack, that make for economy. AND WOODWORKER because of the selected material used, their uniformity of temper, their hard- Simonds Band Saws, ness without brittleness, their evenness in grinding and strength of the brazing, are used in the biggest, busiest mills in the world for the sole reason that being so made they cut more lumber, stand more wear, tear, and hard driving, than saws of other make. Your first order for a Simonds Saw, let it be Band, Gang, Cross-cut, or Solid or. Inserted Tooth Circular, will make this so evident that it will never be your last. Simonds Canada Saw Vancouver, B.C. Montreal, Que. Co., Ltd. St. John, N.B. rhe In the United States, The Simonds Manufacturing Co. CUT THE COST OF LOGGING BY USING A Dunbar 1910 Logging Engine View of Logging Engine on heavy grade showing the advantage of our Patent Raising and Lowering Jack, the only en- gine fitted with this appliance manufactured to- day. conte, > - : One of our cus- tomers who is using two engines says: ‘‘In this engine you have the very thing that lumbermen require.” The only Patent Logging Engine in Canada to-day—Patented in U.S. A. and Canada The Alex. Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited, - Woodstock, N.B. We also manufacture all kinds of Mill Machinery A National Journal @nada jumberman Issued on the Ist and 15th ot every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: é¢ Wood VANCOUVER -.- .- - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building F. W SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL - - - - - - - Telephone Main 2299. B84 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG - - - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives GONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. ; Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted’”’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, September 1, 1910 No. 17 Prevention of Saw Mill Accidents One of the most important duties of the owner of a sawmill is to take every possible precaution against accidents to employees. No lumber manufacturer desires to endanger the lives of his employees. Apart entirely from the humanitarian point of view, the simple business aspect of the matter is sufficient to induce a sensible manufacturer to install every reasonable device for the prevention of accidents. It is encourag- ‘ing to note in connection with this subject that the reports of the factory inspectors of Ontario have each year something to say in the way of commendation for sawmill owners. In the report presented recently by Factory Inspector Robert Hungerford, whose work includes many of the sawmills of Northern Ontario, he said: ‘‘I am pleased to report that I haye seen but one gang edger in use within the past year without a guard. They are becoming much more generally used, and if not thor- oughly guarded will, I am sure, greatly augment the list of accidents in sawmills. In my opinion these machines can be rendered comparatively safe by the use of a finger guard in front and the roller guard on the back, which I would strongly recommend to be used in all cases where gang edgers are operated.”’ There is another aspect of the case which should not be overlooked. In the same report Inspector Hungerford had something to say by way of criticism regarding the employment of boys in lath mills and shingle mills. The section of the report referring to this matter was as follows: ““The lath mill, which is an adjunct to every large sawmill, requires close attention on the part of the inspector, on account of the employ- ment of boys under the required age. The cutting of lath is generally et out by contract, and the contractor in his desire to increase his profits ges boys at as low a rate of wages as possible, and as the work is of character at which a boy soon becomes expert and equally as useful Pa an, it will be seen that there is some temptation for him to take a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 chance on violating the law. I have also experienced some trouble in keeping boys out of the shingle mill, which is another adjunct to the sawmill, where they are employed packing shingles.’’ Does this indicate that the owners of lath and shingle mills are breaking the law and are guilty of carelessness in regard to the lives of their employees? It is to be feared that if Mr. Hungerford’s facts are correct there is more than a grain of truth in this conclusion. -The factory inspector is about the only man who is in a position to speak with knowledge upon this subject. According to his observations, boys who are under age are frequently employed in the lath and shingle mills. The temptation to employ boys is perhaps greater than those who are not connected with the business would imagine, yet the men who are guilty of this practice take upon themselves a responsibility which they cannot justify. The safety of the employees should be as sacred a matter with the employer as the safety of himself or of his own family. If he had a son engaged in running a shingle mill or a lath mill and that son had not yet reached the age at which he could be expected to exercise reasonable caution. in his work, it is safe to say that the mill owner would have many anxious moments. Through the work of the factory inspectors it is encouraging to learn that labor conditions in sawmills are improving rapidly. They have be- come, in fact, better than conditions in many other manufacturing insti- tutions. Mr. Hungerford and the rest of the staff of inspectors have much reason, therefore, to feel gratified with the results which they have been able to secure. Ieee ne Brack oF Sane MilbsCosten The preparation of mill reports showing at a glance all the operations and their costs, and providing a useful guide for those who have to see to the efficiency of the plant is a factor with the lumber manufacturing business which cannot be overlooked without loss. The views of an authority upon this subject are given in the following summary of an address delivered by an expert accountant to a number of lumbermen at a recent convention. The aim of a lumber manufacturer, of course, is to make money. His plant may have been an excellent one when it was built. His employees may be capable and his material of the best, yet he is certain to suffer loss unless eternal vigilance is a watchword throughout his whole insti- tution. Variations are so many among the lumber mills, and even the conditions in any particular mill change so continuously that without the preparation of mill reports and a careful study of them it is unreason- able to expect success. The interests of large operators are continually increasing, and they must have presented to them—daily, weekly or monthly—earefully prepared, brief and comprehensive statements of the various undertakings with which they are connected. By this means only will they be relieved of a considerable amount of uncertainty and anxiety. : Daily reports are the backbone of such a system, but the tabulating of them into monthly statements, showing sales and expenses, is a valu- able means of condensing their size while at the same time retaining all the essential information. Such a statement will be used chiefly as a means of arriving at the approximate profit to date, and it is essential in connection therewith that the utmost conservatism should be practised. In the listing of expenses minute care is necessary, as there are expenses which must be calculated only when the books are closed, and which, therefore, make it important that they be watched continually. Any over-statement or under-statement of profits is fatal to the progress of the company. Improper assignment of expenses to periods to which they do not belong may make a monthly statement appear very credit- able, yet when the year’s business is taken into consideration it may be found that some of the monthly statements were far too optimistic. Take for instance the matter of taxes, Insurance premiums, ete. They must not be charged as an expense against the particular month in which they are paid. An asset or a liability account should be opened, which should be transferred in monthly instalments to their respective expense accounts. Take also the departments of the cook house, the operating house, the store, hotel, barn, etc. In the apportionment of the expense connected with these operations individual discretion must be exercised. In some of these departments the profits can be arrived at with consid- erable accuracy by keeping an inventory of monthly supplies on hand. 20 Each of the departments referred to need not be made the subject of a monthly report in detail, but the accountant should be made responsible for keeping close tally upon the expenses or profits, as the case may be. The most important part of the monthly report should be the sum- mary of costs per thousand feet, together with a condensed statement of the resources and liabilities. In conclusion, the whole matter may be summed up by insisting upon the importance of accuracy, conciseness CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOKKER A Salesman’s Duty—To Keep Good Customers There are a great many different kinds of travelling salesmen in the lumber business, yet when all is said and done there is only one kind of salesman who counts. The getting of orders is not all that a salesman has to do. He may go over a piece of territory and take orders which make his predecessors or competitors stare. The amount of business he may bring into the firm during his first year may be greater than anyone ever expected, yet he may be ‘a positive detriment to the firm, for the taking of orders is not all that he has to do. Orders have to be filled. The goods have to be delivered, and every order secured should properly be considered as a bait by means of which to land future business. Just here is where many travelling salesmen make their great mistake. They fail to take into consideration sufficiently the delivermg of the goods. A salesman who over-represents the ability of his firm to make delivery or who takes orders for grades, knowing that the goods will not be pre- cisely what the bearer wants, will soon wear out his welcome with that particular buyer. There is only one way to be a successful travelling salesman, and that is to secure lots of orders for goods which the firm can deliver satisfactorily. All the magnetism and energy of a salesman are wasted unless they are exerted in the cause of conservative business methods. It is a different story when one comes to consider the work of a sales- man in the yard. His duty is to show the goods and sell them after- Changing Uses of Lumber in Ontario Nothing is more instructive regarding the growing scarcity of various classes of lumber than the changing uses to which they are being put. Lumber, which a few years ago was despised or ignored, is to-day com- ing into general use for many purposes. As fast as one class of lumber becomes scarce, some other variety, formerly neglected, is found to possess qualities which make it a fairly good substitute. Scientific investigations into the uses of lumber, moreover, are resulting in entirely new ways for making use of both lumber commercially popular and woods which formerly have not been used at all. The result is that lumbering is becoming everywhere a much more scientific and a careful business than it ever was before. Trees which formerly were left to grow are now being cut, and the yield per acre in forest country is all the greater for this reason. A few general, but at the same time exceed- ingly interesting, facts regarding changes in the use of lumber in Canada were published recently in The American Lumberman, of which the following is a reprint: ‘‘In Ontario, Canada, within recent years, changes in the varieties of lumber used have been as marked as in the United States. These departures partly have been caused by the declining available quantity of white pine, once the main dependence, and higher prices therefor, partly because of the increasing inclina- tion toward the use of the hardwoods. Southern yellow pine has come in as a substitute for white and Norway, or red pine. This wood is now extensively used for beams and joists, heavy work in which strength and stiffness are combined with straightness of grain and cut; also, be- cause it can be procured of sufficient length and size for almost any building. Yellow pine is much used for factories and warehouses. Hemlock timber also is coming more into use than formerly. Heavy southern pine flooring is being much employed for warehouses and factories, or any building that must sustain great weight or wear. Hemlock is taking the place of pine for the rougher and cheaper build- ings, with the prospect that its use will increase. “The use of the hardwoods for flooring and interior finish is much ' ‘ and completeness in the separation of lumber sales, the classification of expenses, the creation of departments, the arrangement of costs, inventory, the balance sheet, ete. Without such accuracy, concisen and completeness the reports are worse than useless. They are cer to be a danger. With the care indicated, however, reports of this nature will be powerful factors in providing the management with reliable infor- mation by which to decide upon their future plans. wards. Tact in sizing up his customer is his greatest business asset. Hi transactions, if unsatisfactory, can be rectified by personal interview the tranactions of the travelling salesman involve great inconvei to both parties if they are not hedged around by extreme care an sideration for the interests of the customer. A travelling salesman w joins the staff of a lumber selling concern goes out upon the road w the reputation of the firm in his care. He may bring it back safe and _ may bring it back improved, but he may also fail to bring it back at all. His methods will be sized up by his customers during their first action, and the customers will be quick to reward him with future or if they find that when they ask for certain grades and quantities : can count upon receiving them without delay. It will not be long be a good salesman will receive proof of his ability. Orders will commen to arrive in which nothing is said about the price. Such a salesman built up for himself a reputation for integrity, and for his firm a reputa- tion for business-like methods. He, in short, is the firm to many of his customers, for he is the only member of it with whom they come in con. tact. The whole duty of a salesman, therefore, is to sell and to deliver what he sells. The whole duty of a firm, so far as its salesmen are. concerned, is to co-operate with them completely, to back them up, and to see that, so far as they are concerned, their path is made easier evel y time they cover it anew. { { » . § more general than a few years ago. Floors in nearly all the good houses are now largely of oak, maple or birch, the doors and sash being often of oak, birch or ash. Underfloors are often of southern pine, with the surface floor of maple. Cypress is being used to a considerable extent. for doors and sash in substitution for white pine. Spruce from Nove Scotia is also coming into use for floors. 7 In the manufacture of furniture of a superior class, oak is the m ain dependence, the supply mainly coming from the United States. The demand is bound to be a continuous and increasing drain on the oak resources of this country, for nowhere else on the American continent can an abundant supply of merchantable oak be found. But on account of the diminishing supply of American oak, the world-wide demand fe r it and the higher prices that prevail for oak, Canadians are increasingly resorting to birch, of which that country has a liberal supply. Ash and elm also are being employed when it is desired to finish the goods in he early English style. The revival of demand for black walnut in t United States has not affected the Canadian trade to much extent, and the golden oak finish, so popular in the United States, has not attain: much-vogue in Canada. The gradual rise in prices for oak is rega as certain to result in a more general use of the cheaper woods. — Poplar is the principal wood used for the cases of pianos, on w. the veneer of mahogany, black walnut, Circassian walnut, oak or ¢ cabinet woods is laid. Owing to diminishing supply of yellow poplar and the higher rics prevailing therefom, piano makers in Canada are resorting to ch for case work. This wood, like poplar, mainly comes from the Ohio valley and the eastern slopes of the Appalachian range. It is said the price of yellow poplar in Canada during the last eight years _ increased fully 50 per cent. Some elm also is used as case wood, but because of its hardness manufacturers do not like it so well as chestnut. Elm also is getting somewhat scarce. Spruce, imported prin ipa from Vermont and New Hampshire, is used largely for the soundi + an _ the position of the retailer has also a large share in the matter. boards of pianos. It is said that spruce clear enough for that purpose is difficult of procurement in Canada. Along the same line an interesting article also appeared in the same ~ journal dealing with the commercial value of woods which were formerly regarded as inferior. The article referred to is as follows: <“Within the last few years greater attention has been given to some of the so-called inferior woods, which, in reality, are merely those woods with the character of which consumers have not familiarized themselves. Prominent in this class are red gum and red birch, these two woods being - used for substantially the same purposes, and their appeals for favorable consideration have been made simultaneously. Both woods were neglected - by lumber manufacturers and producers of various commodities, in the The Relation of Lumber The relation of prices to grades is a matter which provides so many : apparent inconsistencies that it sometimes seems impossible to ‘discover _any logical rule which governs it. Yet there is a rule which in itself is _ fairly consistent, and the question needs only to be studied carefully to bring the rule to light. First of all, the conditions which arise and which ‘are apparently inconsistent are briefly as follows: when there is a good market for lumber—that is to say when prices are strong—grades are likely to be lowered somewhat, and when the demand is dull grades are frequently found to be quite up to the buyer’s expectation. One who is not acquainted with the conditions of the lumber market would expect _ the opposite to be the case. He would think that when there is a good ts demand for lumber and profits are swelling, some manufacturers would __ be inclined to put a better class of lumber into their grades than usual, in skort that they would not think it worth while to try to work off in a - yrade of lumber stock which a conscientious dealer would place in a grade lower. He would just as naturally imagine that when prices are low a dealer would be inclined to make his balance better and prevent the disappearance of profits by putting into each grade a little stock _ which, if he were buying the lumber himself, he would perhaps object to. Lumbermen for some reason or other, however, are not as a rule built that way. Whether it is natural honesty which makes them take the "other point of view or not is hard to say. They deserve the benefit of the doubt, however, for it happens often enough to be taken as a rule, that in dull times they put into various grades better stock than they really need. Probably they figure that it would be well in this way to encourage their customers, lest they might go elsewhere for their supplhes. The supply of lumber has a great deal to do with this situation, and If the supply is plentiful—if manufacturers have been producing more lumber than the market can consume—there are only two ways in which trade give better erades. CANADA LUMBERMAN’ AND WOODWORKER S. 21 construction of which wood is used wholly or employed as one of the basic materials, until recent. years, when, owing to the increase in the value of the better grades of the preferred woods, the necessity. for obtaining a substitute became a duty rather than merely a source of possible profit. ‘‘Tn a broad sense neither red gum nor red birch is being employed as a substitute, although both are used in the manufacture of furniture, interior trim and other articles which are sold either as some other wood or given a fancy name. Both woods now are regarded as dependable supplies from which certain articles can be made. Many of those employ- ing either red gum or birch in their work have learned that these-woods are better suited to their purposes than practically anything else” that ean be secured.’” Grades to Price Changes can be stimulated. The manufacturer may ask lower prices or he may Everyone in business has an inborn objection to lowering prices. It goes against the grain. Lower prices are more difficult to get away from than are better grades. As soon as the balance of trade becomes more stable the manufacturer or wholesaler who has been giving better grades than usual finds it rather easy to revert to the old methods and reduce the quality of the grades. If he had been selling his lumber, however, at reduced prices he would find the whole retail world apparently banded together to prevent him from advancing them. When we consider the other aspect of the case the situation does not redound quite so creditably to the lumbermen. When prices are good the lumbermen find it quite fashionable to lower grades. One would think that the man who is paying fancy prices would insist upon getting fancy goods, but here again the matter of supply comes into play. The apparent scarcity of lumber at such periods makes it reasonable for the manufacturer to argue that the retailer, rather than go without stocks, will accept a little lower quality than usual. The ruling factor in all this is apparently the urgency of the demand. Lumber is an absolute necessity under present conditions of civilization, and if it becomes scarce one must pay, more for it or else accept lower grades. Those who argue that the lumberman is not justified in acting according to this rule do not analyze the situation fairly. It is better for all concerned that the stability of the markets should be preserved as much as possible, and a far better lever for regulating the: markets is the variation of grades than the variation of prices. It is. not thought by this argument to encourage either price cutting or tampering with grades. Hither of these evils is sufficient to create enormous disturbances in market condition. In the variation of grades, however, within well defined and reasonable limits much has often been done towards relieving unsatisfactory market conditions. Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers ‘* What is the red cedar shingle of to-day? It is a thin, oblong piece of wood, with one end thinner than the other in order to lap lengthwise in covering roofs and outer walls of buildings—cooked in a dry kiln until the fibre of the wood is of little better value for the purposes aforesaid than a piece of burnt cork. If the pure food law could get at the shingle manufacturers of to-day, they would all have to go to jail. But what are we going to do about it? We are going to find aremedy. We are going to lift this poor, erring, sinful mortal of the flesh, the shingle manufacturer, out of the depths of degradation and save his soul from everlasting perdition in the hereafter, because of a crime for which he alone is not responsible.’’ This is how a manu- ‘facturer writes in The Pioneer Lumberman, and, continuing, lays much of the blame at the door of the railway companies because they charge _ arate on the estimated weight of a thousand shingles, thereby tempting _ the manufacturer to kiln dry his shingles, reducing their weight, but at the same time injuring their quality. This may be true enough, A but it is a sad commentary on the honesty of the manufacturer. ; There is probably some truth in the reports that large quantities ad wood eat from “heed lands are piled up at various ‘points _spread in the United States press. seized upon, however, by anxious United States paper | Talatat eee as an indication that the prohibition of the export. of pulpwood cut from Crown lands, is not going to affect them seriously. United: States Consul Willrich, at Quebec, gave voice to this idea in his last’ annual report, and it was wonderful how quickly and widely the report was The situation, however, is not so rosy for the United States manufacturers as they would. wish... The first return of a normal demand for pulpwood will make a large hole in the supplies which can be exported, and a shortage is more than likely. From the point of view of loyal Canadians, the’ retention of our resources in our own country to encourage Canadian industry is a cause for much satisfaction. The fall. is upon us, and those retailers Sans have neglected to order stocks ahead of time will be partly responsible for the car shortage, and will be seriously bende because of their lack of foresight. What with the appearance of a slight movement in favor of cur- tailing the output of lumber, and the destruction of large quantities of lumber by fire during the present summer, there seems to be a slight tendency towards conditions eee pal bring about reasonable prices before long. 5 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER H ae ee — Logging Operations in Ontario Camps Detailed Description of the Work in a Camp of 100 Men—From the Purchasing of Supplies to the Taking Out of the Logs There are so many features peculiar to the operations of each logging camp that foremen in charge of one camp may learn a great deal from observing the methods employed at others. With a view to giving in detail a description of the operations of a typical Northern Ontario camp, the following articles have been prepared. The facts were secured by a forestry student, who spent considerable time in the camp. It is felt that such a description will be of interest, not only to those who are engaged in the camps, but also to many retailers, wholesalers, clerks, ete., who seldom have an opportunity of studying at first hand the source of supply of the raw material upon which their business depends. The camp under consideration is one in which about 100 men are employed each winter, and in which the average output is 100,000 pieces (5,000,000 b.f.). In passing, it may be remarked that when this particu- Wdtef barrels Spout from CvuTside Plan of the Cookery iar camp commenced its operations, a ‘‘cream-skimming job’’ was con- ducted, i.e., the shore line for about 500 feet in was stripped, and the logs were simply ‘‘chained’’ on to the ice. By this method a much larger cut was possible; the costs were greatly reduced, and the haul, the most important of all considerations, was eliminated. About 190,000 pieces - were landed during these operations by the camp of 100 men. The tract in which this camp is located is in typical Archean country, rough and rugged land, with steep, rocky hillsides, sand slopes and muskegs. In fact, it is one of the most difficult types of country for logging opera- tions. The timber growth is-principally a white-red pine association, in about the proportion of three-quarters white to one-quarter red. The red pine predominates on the higher exposed portions of the rocky table Jand, and is found in pure stand on the sand plain towards the back of the area. The white pine holds the field on the more protected hillsides, coves and valleys. The other conifers are conspicuous by their absence. There are, however, here and there, in low, wet land, white spruce and balsam, and even white cedar. In the muskeg there are found black spruce and larch of diameter averaging 4 inches, to the exclusion of all other species. . The red pine timber is small and faulty, the average log being about 11 inches in diameter. Generally from three to four 16- foo. logs are secured per tree. The white pine is larger than the red pine, and in much better condition. The poor merchantable condition of the red pine comes as a matter of course, when it is remembered that the stand is comparatively old—175 to 200 years. The stumpage, how- ever, is quite high, which compensates for the faultiness of the timber. The maximum stumpage per acre would be about 45,000 b.f. of white and red pine, with a total average of 25,000 b.f. The other species are negligible. In cruising and estimating this tract of land, a party of three men, one of whom was a cook, was employed. Their outfit consisted of com- passes, axes, tents, culinary utensils, ete. The substantial part of the commissary was mainly pork, tea, bacon and beans; lightness and com- pactness being primary conditions. The cruiser, by the aid of his map, located the post of a section carner. Having thus ‘‘found himself,’’ the compass man (assistant cruiser) would walk ahead, the cruiser follow- ing, crossing and recrossing the compass line, and estimating the timber. In this way parallel lines were run, varying from one-eighth to one-quarter of a mile apart. Two men could estimate from 200 to 400 acres per day and determine within 15 per cent. the amount of lumber that could be secured from the standing timber. The location of the camp on a tract of land in Northern Ontario is a matter of great importance. Experience has taught the logger that country within a radius of 214 miles can be logged profitably from any one camp. This affords a total area of about 20 square miles, if the camp is located in the middle of the tract. The country under consider- ation, however, is so largely broken up with logs that the average area logged is about 15 square miles. With an annual cutting area of four square miles, one camp is, therefore, able to operate for three or four seasons. During this time the logging expense will naturally be 2 decreasing arithmetical progression for the total time. ae The principal factors in the location of a camp are: (a) A wholesome and plentiful water supply; (b) location as near the centre of the tract as possible; (¢) location near the water. The importance of the last of these factors will be seen when one considers that if the camp is located close to the water, supplies may be landed directly from the water to the storehouse with a minimum of handling, and in winter time a level grade is insured for cadging the supplies. The camp also should be located on a knoll, so as to secure good drainage facilities. The size of the clearing for such a camp depends largely on the length of time it is to be utilized, and also upon the soil and the kind of timber. If the camp is to be used for two or more seasons, a clearing of: 21% acres is sufficient for 100 men. This would insure safety from bush fires and from falling trees. The buildings required are an office, a foreman’s shanty, wash house, stables, storehouse, teamsters’ shanty, blacksmith and filer’s shack, cookery, sleeping, also oil house, piggery, grindstone shanty and toilets. The accompanying sketch gives a rough idea of the Jayout o fsuch a camp. Tus Cookery contains the cooking outfit, or kitchen, and three long tables occupying 80 per cent. of the room, while in the corner the cook and cookee have their bunks. It is 52 feet long by 30 feet wide. THE BUNK-HOUSE.—Adjoining the cookery and of equal size is the bunk-house. A decked tier of double bunks runs along each side wall, providing sleeping accommodation for 85 men. A lean-to is built at the back of this shanty for the accommodation of three grindstones and a wash sink for the men. THE BLACKSMITH SHOP (36 ft. x 21 ft.) contains the smithy and the filer’s room, and bunks for these two men. For the stabling of the full complement of horses, namely, sixteen teams, two stables 42 ft. x 33 ft. are provided. These stables are very well constructed, and are kept scrupulously clean. The stalls are large and roomy, 9 ft. x 10 ft. Man- gers 2 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. The stall floors of hewn poles slope to the back, insuring a dry bed at all times. Just east of the stables, and on the water front are the two store- houses, 33 ft. x 28 ft. A small dock juts out from each, to facilitate unloading of supplies. The wash-house and foreman’s camp, each 20 ft. x 20 ft., stand on Plan of Bunk House higher ground to the south of the stables. Directly opposite the cookery is the office, also 20 ft. x 20 ft., and behind it is the oil-house, 15 ft. x 10 ft. To the north of the office is the teamsters’ camp, 22 ft. x 18 ft., and behind it stands the toilet for the office. The same general principles are used in the construction of all the - buildings. The walls are of red pine logs, average diameter 12 in., and are generally seven logs high. The logs are notched into each other at the corners, and interstices are filled with a clayey mortar secured near the camp. The roofs are of inch lumber, resting on the framework of poles. They are then covered with tar paper. Gable ends are boarded up, and in the office and sleep-camp are provided with windows. The windows are two feet by three feet, and - \ have six panes of glass. Entrance to the buildings is secured by sawing = out the size required for a door from the end of the building. Floors in the cookery, sleep-camp, teamsters’ shack office, and foreman’s ~ shanty are of inch lumber, but in the other buildings, half-hewn poles serve the same purpose. ; Stated conservatively, 14,000 b.f. of inch lumber were used in flooring, roofing, ete., and 40,000 b.f. of merchantable Norway pine logs were used in the walls, ete. This last item is entirely inexcusable, as less valuable species were near at hand. ___. Figures are not available for the cost of construction in this portion jar camp, but for similar camps, fifty men and three teams working for three weeks would be required. For the total cost $2,000 is a reasonable figure, considering the size and completeness of the camp. _ ‘There are several special features of this camp. The sleep-house and “cookery are larger and higher than generally met with. The ventilation of the former building is assured by a ‘“‘fool-proof’’ ventilator. These Z 7 © Plan of Blacksmith Shop and Stable buildings are also whitewashed every fall. A dozen or so pigs are brought in in the fall and are fed on the refuse from the cookery. Fresh meat is thus guaranteed for a ‘‘rainy day.’’ ; The cook is paid $75 per month, and the two cookees $30. The meal _ hours are: Breakfast, *6 a.m.; lynch, 11 a.m.; dinner, 5.30 p.m. . Businesslike methods are adopted in everything in this particular camp. To summon the men to meals, two calls are given by the cookee using a large megaphone. One signal is given fifteen minutes before the - meal and the other at the meal hour. To facilitate matters during meal hours, the following notice is conspicuously displayed in the cookery: The food supplied is of excellent quality. The following is a representa- tive menu for a set of meals for one day: : Breakfast—Porridge, milk; beef, fried potatoes, pickles; pancakes, syrup, bread, butter, prunes, tea. F Lunch—Boiled pork, fried pork, boiled potatoes, buns, two kinds of _ eake, bread, butter, prunes, apple-sauce, tea. Dinner—Soup, beefsteak, boiled potatoes, turnips, onions, bread, buns, rice pudding, apple pie, mince pie, plum pudding, two kinds of cake, tea. : The average daily cost per head is about 40 cents for actual food, and 8 cents for service, making a total of 50 cents in round numbers. _ It must be remembered, however, that these figures are greatly inflated, because of the high prices charged by the company for foodstuffs laid A bed ih aeinn pen, Png dak tog Wy . heen | front cle Yarior\, ot a] shanty down at the camp. If reduced by 40 per cent., the result would be nearer _ the truth. COMMISSARY STORES. The following is the amount of food required to feed 100 men for one month, with prices of goods ‘‘laid down’’ at the camp: _ 23 Ib. evaporated apples THM eta ena os Wie, ona’ Ses ols Matarayeue $ 3.45 __ 3 eases canned apples Pyrite Lew Cane) So enn oricttoad iano 5.00 1-66 allspice ; at Out al! c. OME See 88 Ib. Baking Powder at Piet Mates he A Aa ead as ee 12.50 Ib. | at RAR ieicst: Secin eh aurattacetee 20.00 at RO eee Seca SS ee SE ees ; 6.00 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 73 240 lb. Butter at FEE Dears ans Selly VR MR ELST oa ae 84.00 3,360 lb. Beef at ONES fee ota a oe eee eee ate Be 235.20 96 lb. Barley at SHOU Acaphass tes several meyers: ao 9.60 £0 Ib. Cheese at De INS RTS Eon dae aan ies Boho 20.00 10 lb. Cinnamon at SO 2a0B yess AG: Sass eee wees 5.00 2(0 Ib. Currants at SD ine ser dtaratelo ab ac bia spa anen he ite 30.00 6,615 Ib. Flour ab SOAR 3 cen ateeae, «, che Meas estes eReaa aya 264.60 10 lb. Figs at 5 NO eeaslare Sarai iain tenors erent 1.00 10 lb. Ginger at RO 2 ALi. ME Sern a ets etches soem 3.00 1 lb. Hops at BOO) D bec mteraeey oe Paiate Pua teie ie eaciaeys:s. shetaless 1.00 60 lb. Compound Jam at ALLSIAY Pep one en oto Oo Ona Ae 9.00 300 Ib. Compond Lard at HOD + tate rerad tateuetede cua ciate aacie eee ae 75.00 6 boxes matches at A500: Sie, OAR een eee as 1.00 3 Ib. Mustard at £0) ayy. Aenea Mas eter mea ce wen oes .90 100 lb. Mincemeat at 5 GS pe ne ee DO a Mae AEC 15.00 3 lb. Nutmeg at HOP MENS OLE OAE aan taper Soooe 2.25 120 Ib. Onions at A det Pee ers open ee hd bier ads ease ta 12.00 20 gallons Pickles at GO AG eo K roctie Brac ate ite te tha OIE ee 12.00 45 bushel Potatoes Atixess ts OO et. cep crete ths cians agedy saat colateiee ols 45.00 80 lb. Prunes at PLDs Ca tcc Mars Sao. bela aac eee isteieior ets 12.00 40 lb. Peas at oa (eee Mier ante See Or 4.00 4 lb. Pepper at SBS KE TISES a .; NOt OO Soe mpi tcktes5 16 1.40 50 1b, Raisins at SAU Aor eecSin PARI ie ate: ok 2S apomaeiretens 7.50 100 Ib. Rice at Hila tees or Aree en MeN IR trae 10.00 30 lb. Rolled Oats at PALE pete eS Aer 5 eR ACRE 3.00 100 lb. Sauerkraut at Ag Soman ets ae tS. LA aus, Ano ec PER a ROR 15.00 100 Ib. Salt at EOF ieegisrcty & anita sabersiers (ave ale ie cecennie 5.00 1,600 lb. Brown Sugar at Sn Oe a laren oe Ae ae ai 5 160.00 100 lb. Glucose at EDOM Go Se APE Nae aster) sicipie, «ate eianele 10.00 48 Bars Soap at ROG. Seca me rcs ree clole a ais) ataioens 4.80 9 lb. Soda at MAGGS ae eRe cate corer Recat eR yale Daas eens .90 90 lb. Tea at EBS) Qe eeitte Ae OS eer aC eer are 31.50 10 gallons Vinegar at BS OOM eee hts hiro) or cos taleysig ST eRe SE eS 5.00 50 cartons Yeast Cake at ALLE Pe RR rw vars kosdae nieiee tense 7.50 100 lb. Fish at A anes PRE sacs, se nteyeaer tapas ee 10.00 SUC ASES EO ON GENS e Uk | Vict teeny et eta yt) Pars rect atyabe testers. = 1s fom, cleieya.sucilerate-0\(e 18.00 480 Ib. Vegetables at Ae Se bone Gomuo Gon merere co ar 24.00 A OTe Wes eo oer da ac a RRR Pe, AIST ee PRR. Ss Sty ne oc a EERO ce RE eer $1,204.68 An inventory of all the supplies in the camp is made weekly, and this account, together with a list of supplies wanted, is entered on a blank and forwarded to the district agent of the company. The average value of the stock kept on the shelves is about $400. By comparison, it will be noted that camp prices are considerably higher than outside figures. No doubt this increase is due in part to extra haulage and handling, and also by the necessity of buying certain articles in the retail markets, e.g., tobaccos. However, allowing for all these consider- ations, the prices are slightly excessive. The bunks in the sleep-camp are double, and every two men are provided with three pairs of woollen blankets, 84 in. x 72 in., costing about $3 each. Two tiers of bunks, one along each side of the bunk- house, accommodate the 85 men. They are bottomed with boards and bedded with hay, straw, or balsam boughs. Immediately in front of the bunks, and running the full length of tthe building on both sides, are the ‘‘deacon seats’? or benches. They are made of half-hewn timbers, and are the only seats in the shanty. Each man pays 50 cents per month to have his washing done by the washerwoman, who is provided with a shanty on the outskirts of the camp. Articles for sale in the ‘‘van,’’ and comparative prices, are as follows: Article Price in Camp. Price Outside. SEA COS ameter ee inlets ers"s Stake is are = .65 .50 (Ob juste Gusetior ago orm DG ae clone Scere 1.00 .65 Dray CUS sone pinistee sis cut away to insure a straight start on the spindle. It is drilled and countersunk for a No. 12 screw, which is secured in place by a half-inch setsecrew, which is nothing more than a common half-inch bolt with the © head cut off and a saw-slot cut in as shown. The screw can be removed ~ 1 1 1 | moot yi i x ae ee H == | = = Tuan SS pe =. - mT Sn Cs ares 9 eee imi Hui) = NWO XK SECTION = r soot H e (a= iz S| cS Se Suggestions for the Woodworker. and another put in in less time than it takes to think about turning. a thin dise to place back of the work. The small face-plates are fitted with this screw. The large wood face-plates vary in size from 2 to 6 ft. in diameter. Each of these is fitted with an iron face-plate, which is never removed until the wood plate is out of use. Table Stop for the Band Saw Fig. 3 presents a band-saw table stop which was designed and made | in this shop. The old stop was a simple setscrew and locknut, which was | removed, and in its place was put a stud with a shoulder pin. The | table rests on the shoulder, the pin passing through a hole in the table — and finished flush with the top. With this device a workman can detce: | at a glance if the table is in a correct position or not. Bench Box for Brads and Screws Fig. 2 is a simple shop requirement, one that is in constant use, but given little attention. It is for brads, screws, etc. Three of these are | made for each bench. One is for very fine brads, one for heavy brads and one for screws. It is made up of several compartments, each about 2 x 2? x 3} inches. It has individual covers over each pocket, excepting one as shown.—P. Maher, in Wood Craft. The Retail Dealer and His Problems4l The Art of Collecting—Equipment of the Yard Collections—By C. R. McCrary The subject of collections is one of vast importance to all lumbermen. In fact, I think it the most important question that retailers ever have to take into consideration, for the reason that no matter what we may sell or what per cent. of profit we may think we are making on the sale, if we fail to collect the money for it, then it would be far better if we had not made the sale at all. I would much rather have my lumber bins full of bright new lumber than to have the amount they represent scattered around through the country in bad or doubtful accounts. Well, someone is ready to say, we all agree with you in that, but how are you going to prevent it? I don’t expect to give any rule that will absolutely prevent ihe accumulation of some accounts that might be considered doubtful; but will offer some suggestions that, if followed, will at least reduce the amount of bad or doubtful accounts, or, in a measure, prevent their accumulation. ; We have what we might call two classes of trade. The one comes under the head of house bills, where we give our figures in a lump on the whole bill: The other is what we call our retail or ‘‘jag’’ trade, where a man will want, perhaps, a wagon load or less. We will first consider the house bill trade. We all know that it is with a feeling of considerable doubt that we tackle these bills. We are never sure just whom we are figuring against, and have to proceed very cautiously so that we can have some assurance of landing the bill, and at the same time make a fair margin of profit. Now I think the first thing necessary is to have a definite understanding beforehand, as to the terms of payment, and then live up to them. For instance, when we sell a house bill, we say: ‘‘We will furnish this bill, and as soon as the house is inclosed, the roof and lining on, will expect you to pay one-half the bill; will expect the balance when house is completed, and if not paid then will expect you to pay me interest on the part unpaid until it is paid.’’ Now, there is nothing unreasonable in this. It is just simply bringing our business down to a cash basis, which is the only true basis on which to do business. There are other cases where it becomes necessary to file a lien in order to make ourselves safe. ‘‘Ah!’’ someone may say, ‘‘that would ruin our business. We can’t do that.’’ Why should it? It doesn’t ruin the banker’s business to require a mortgage to secure a debt. What would we think of a bank that would loan money to anybody and everybody indiscriminately without any definite time for payment, and without security? We would say that bank isn’t safe, and we wouldn’t do busi- ness there either. There is no more excuse for a lumberman doing business in a careless, slipshod way than there is for a banker. I have filed a goodly number of liens in the last twelve years. I have never foreclosed one yet. It has always brought the answer without fore- closure. Some of them are good friends of mine now, and have been all the time. You don’t need to make an enemy of a man by protecting yourself. Tell him that in case he should die or something else happen to him you just want to make your company safe. Talk friendly to nim and you will find he will stick closer to you than he ever did. Much more might be said on this question, but I must hasten and refer briefly to the other class of trade—the retail or ‘‘jag’’ trade. Now, we all of us have customers that will drop in and want a few boards for a gate or barn door or something else. They are in a hurry, perhaps; haven’t their purse with them. We know they are perfectly good, but they say, ‘‘ Well, just keep an account of this.’’ The very time they get something else they say, ‘‘ Well, just put this down with that other,’’ and so keep that up until they get a bill of ten, twenty or maybe forty dollars, and yet we hesitate to say anything about it. We may have twenty or even fifty customers of that kind, and when we come to figure up we find this class of customers owe us perhaps $1,500 or more. They are actually using our money without our getting any interest from it. Now, this is all wrong, and no man or company of moderate means can continue in business a great while and run their business in this manner. Now, I think a better way is this: First, carefully draw off your _ book accounts, making a list of the name of each, and the amount he owes. Do this on the first of each month. Do this for two reasons First, to find out the amount you have standing out; second, to find out who it is that owes you. Then go over the list and check those that are 30 days old and send a statement itemized, without comment. Then go over the list and find all that are 60 days old, and send them statements, and also call their attention to the fact that 60 days is the limit for the extension of credit by your company, and you will expect them to call and settle soon. Now, if you have not made that your rule, just try it, and you will be surprised how many will respond, and the longer you follow this up the fewer accounts you will have over 30 days old. The only way we can successfully down the catalogue houses is to reduce our business to as near a cash basis as possible, so that when we ees cae ay oe sell our stuff we have the money with which to buy more, thereby being able to turn our stock four or five times in a year and sell at a smaller margin of profit, and yet, by turning our stock oftener, make a decidedly - better profit on the amount of capital invested than we have been doing under the old credit system. I think there is but one definition for he word ‘‘collect,’’? and that is, ‘‘Get the money for what you sell.’’ a = Equitable Terms of Sale—By J. E. Lane . This subject seems to have caused a great interest among both buyers and sellers. When one has read with interest both sides of the contro- versy as they appear in the trade journals, he would imagine that all — that could possibly be said from the standpoint of each had been thor- oughly threshed out. I will not attempt to go on record as stating just what would be — ‘*Equitable Terms of Sale’’ for both, as both sides of the question have merit, and I will only try to reason out how equitable terms to both ean be brought about and have harmony and friendly business relations cemented together as of old. 1 It matters not how, or by whom, the buyer or seller, this controversy started, it has almost caused an eruption in the ranks of these two parties — who represent the foremost business men of the age; men whose business takes foremost rank in the commerce of the world. In years gone by, and I think you will agree with me, in all the millions of dollars involved in the purchase of lumber, this matter of terms of sale, as such, has never entered the mind of either the buyer or seller in a serious way nor otherwise than a friendly and agreeable man- ner, the seller stating, ‘‘ You can purchase one car of this at so much, figuring the cost of production, adding a reasonable margin of profit and freight to destination; then, at your option, sixty days after date, pay us in full, less expense bill, or five days after arrival of car deduct 2 per cent.’? As soon as the car arrives, is unloaded and imspected, as near as the average retailer is able to judge as to grade, it is checked over, and the buyer uses his option as to payments. This has been the going custom for years, neither the buyer or seller offended; each looking forward to the interests of the other, for neither can prosper without the support of the other. When times are good the seller takes advantage of better prices, and the retailer does likewise, rejoicing that his friend, the manufacturer, prospers, and on the other hand the manufacturer seeks out and looks with favor to the prosperous retailer. The seller manufacturer, while under a heated passion, may remark that he can sell direct to the consumer, and can establish yards at various points and eliminate the dealer. But the dealer, being in the field, has proven to be the ‘‘ Trail Blazer’’ and the forerunner of our enterprising and progressive country, helping on every hand to promote and develop every industry that goes to make up a commercial community. On the other hand, the buyers of to-day could say, ‘‘We can buy timber, erect our own mills and manufacture our own lumber.’’ This has proven to be just as impractical, since the amount of money that would be involved would be heavy, while the greater portion of lumber sold to-day to consumers is handled through great line yard companies, who control unlimited capital. And, by the way, a great many of the large owners of line yards are also owners and operators of large manu- facturing plants. In addition to all this is the mail order house, which needs no mention, as every buyer and seller of to-day is familiar with this factor of the business. - : ‘‘Terms of Sale’? between buyer and seller should be framed with some elasticity, as supply and demand are the main factors to govern. When prices have an upward tendency and the seller has a ready market, — he is in a position to dictate terms which are usually satisfactory to the buyer who is anxious to have his order placed with all haste possible, — and, as business is usually good, prices are more satisfactory. But when business becomes dull and trade begins to lag, customers are not anxious — to buy, and when he realizes that his time is not at all valuable, he begins to inquire in different directions for prices. The dealer or buyer does _ likewise, and the manufacturer or seller, who is anxious to sell his pro-- duct, is ready to make almost any terms to suit the buyer. There has” been no exception to this rule in the past, and will not likely be in the ~ future. My theory is to let the seller make such terms to the buyer as would better suit his condition. It should be the option with the buyer — to accept or reject his proposition. It should also be the seller ’s optio: n to manufacture or handle any product he may see fit, whether they be odd lengths, long lengths or poor grade, it makes no difference. It should be his business to find a market, and on such terms as he should deem best for his community. There has always been a market everything, and it remains with the seller to establish his trade. We ma ie. > -” © buyer has always been buying, and it remains with the buyer to buy where he can make the best terms, and so on through all kinds of busi- ness, supply and demand is the rule and will continue to givern. At meetings where manufacturers and retailers meet on the same ground, we forget the troubles that we have had in the past, and can realize that the glaring headlines in the trade papers, which woke us up from our slumber, only meant to bring us closer together, I am sure that each and every one of us, when we return to our homes and begin to look over our business in the past, as well as look to the future, will see that there has been no reason, and there should be no reason, why manufacturer and retailer should stand in opposite directions, when only one step in the right direction of each, will bring them together, and that this long-drawn-out controversy will only tend to enlighten each more to the conditions of the other. When all is said and done, there should be no more trouble over ‘‘Terms of Sale,’’ where both interests are the same and where each has his own side and realizes that one should not be made to bear the burden of the other. Sheds and Yard Equipment _ If we study the history of the merchandising of lumber products in any locality, we find that it is a process of evolution, says George M. Yeomans in The Pioneer Western Lumberman. First comes the settler with his axe, felling trees and building a log house. The retail lumber yard has no place in his thoughts. A little later comes the small sawmill, making only rough lumber. This first millman’s cut is small; he has no planer, and he hauls the green rough boards direct from the saw to the job. The demands of his trade are few, and do not require dressed or dry lumber; nor is he afraid of his business life when he sells direct to the consumer. The retail yard has no place in his trade. A little later, however, more and better mills come in, and as the country builds up, the millman finds that the trade calls for dry lumber and for lumber worked to suit various building needs. Presently he decides that he must give the mill all his attention, so disposes of his lumber to a neighbor, who starts the elementary retail lumber business. He may do this by loading his lumber on a barge and selling it at towns on the river below the mill, or he may haul it to some town and deliver it directly from the mill to the building. The lumber yard and shed problem are just commencing to be thought of at this stage. As we trace the business down, we find conditions changing. The country is building up and getting richer, and the builder is no longer satisfied so easily as a few years back; he is no longer satisfied with green lumber indifferently made; he demands dry stock, good mill work and uniform grades. The towns are now farther from the timber, so that it is no longer practicable to haul from the mill to the job. These condi- tions force the retailer to quit peddling lumber and to establish a yard, and the further demands give reason for further developments after the yard is established. The trade demands that lumber be handled by retail yards, and it also demands that the yards shall have proper sheds and equipment. Now, we take it for granted that the man who goes into the retail lumber business does so with the primary object of making money. There are, in a general way, three departments in the retail business, viz.: First, buying; second, storing and handling; third, selling. Of these departments, the first and third are essentially the money-making ends of the business, and the second is only incidental to the business. The storing and handling department of the business is essential, for no one can conduct a business for any length of time by simply buying right and selling at a profit. To conduct a retail lumber yard, one must buy in large quantities, and at such times as he feels he can buy to advantage, and generally he sells in much smaller quantities and at such times as his customer may desire. This condition makes it essential to store and re-handle the lumber, and the constantly increasing demand for better material and service gives rise to sheds and yard equipment. The question in the retailer’s mind is not as to whether or not he shall have sheds and other suitable equipment, but it is: How can the storing and handling be done at a profit? Is it possible to make the storing and handling put dollars to his bank account, as well as it is to make money by buying and selling? How can the storing and handling be done efficiently ? In the first place, we cannot get something out of a thing into which we have put nothing; nor can we expect much from an investment into which we have put but little. If we put good brains and experience and common sense into our yard plan, and the same things combined with hard work into the handling of our merchandise, I believe we can expect good dollars in return. In many large cities, to-day, some of our best and most public- spirited citizens are spending a lot of time and are preparing to spend a lot of money on park plans. Before these cities start to build a system of parks, they think it necessary to have a broad and comprehensive ‘4 It is as necessary for us retail lumbermen to have a comprehensive for our retail yards as it is for a city to have a good park plan, i.e., ided we wish to get results from our yards. ; ing in mind our question: Can the storage and handling of our CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER . 3! merchandise net us a profit? we want to take up three features of the yard plan. The first is the money-making value of the yard location and a yard railroad spur. The second is the money-making value of a shed. The third is the money-making value of a good general appearance of the yard. We might go on and elaborate, taking up drainage, fences, carts and wagons, machinery equipment, etc., etc., and show their money- making value, but the three points named will serve to bring out the idea which we wish to express. Taking up these points in order, the first is:—The money-making value of a location and yard spur. (Understand, when we say value of location we are speaking strictly with reference to storage and handling value, and not with reference to any value that location may have to the selling.) The retail lumber business mainly consists of handling a heavy commodity in large quantities, and also it is generally dependent upon a railroad for the transportation of the lumber to the yard. This being the case, it is self-evident that the lumber yard should be located on a railroad, and it is very desirable that a spur be run from the railroad directly into the yard, so that, as far as possible, lumber and supplies may be handled direct from the car to the pile or warehouse. Suppose we take an example of a yard handling fifty cars a year. If they can save $7.50 (approximately 30 cents per thousand) per car on the hand- ling by being able to take the lumber off the car in their own yard, rather than to haul from the railroad team tracks, in a year’s time they will have saved $375, which will go a good way toward paying for the spur. I think those who have tried both methods will agree that the saving per car would be more than $7.50. This is only one example of how the location can be made to save money, and sometimes savings will add as many dollars to the bank account as earnings. The second point is the money-making value of the shed. We have already tried to show how the evolution or development of the business has given rise to the shed in which lumber may be stored and protected from the dust, the sun and the rain and snow. Now, a shed may be built which will hold lumber and protect it from the weather and keep it in good condition, and yet may not be a good money-maker. I think we are too apt to look upon a shed as merely a storage place, and we gauge its capacity by its size. Would it not be better to look upon lumber in the shed as at a certain point in the delivery, and to gauge the size of the shed by the amount of lumber we can put through it at a minimum of expense? To make a shed efficient—to give it a money-making value— it must be so constructed that lumber can be put into it quickly and taken out quickly, and it must be so arranged that you can obtain at once any article which is within the shed. Do we realize that when we have to hunt over the whole shed for a certain piece which we know is there, but ‘‘can’t just put our hands on it,’’ and, having found it at last, we have to pile over a lot of other pieces to get it out, that we have lost the storage and handling profit on that piece as surely as though we had left it lying out in the rain and dust? Is it not a fact that a little planning and foresight will often many times increase the earning power of our shed? If those of us who have seen a model plant at some manufacturing centru, and studied the way in which the costs of handling have been reduccd to a minimum, will stop and compare that way with the way in which our sheds are arranged, and how we handle the lumber in and out of them, I believe we will agree that there is a chance for a saving in our methods, and that it is time that the retailer bestir himself and apply his brain to this subject. The last point is the money-making value of a good general appear- ance of the yard. I do not think it necessary to dwell long on this point, for whatever your relation to the retail business, either as a wholesaler, a retailer, or a consumer, you feel and know the effect against a place which earelessness, disorder and confusion creates, and the leaning toward a place where neatness and order prevail. The wholesaler will note and seek the yard which looks good and up to date. He will cultivate that yard’s trade and give it a better line of credit than he will the yard which has a slipshod and ramshackle appearance. This means money to the retailer. It is a real asset, though it may not appear on his statement. Then, again, who can say how much neat piles, clean harness, well- loaded logs, and well-kept buildings influence the customer? Judge by your own experience, and you will agree that a good general appearance will make money for the one who creates it. Reviewing what has been written, I have tried to show three things: First, how the trade demands good service; second, how it is necessary to have a good equipment to render good service, and third, how we may utilize this equipment as a money-making factor. The demands of the trade are constantly and rapidly becoming more exacting, and it behooves us to make a careful study of how we are to meet these demands. If we do not meet these demands, we will find the business which we now enjoy directed to other channels. The best ser- vant will enjoy the greatest reward. While we are driving keener bargains and asking better service from the manufacturers, and while we are pushing our sales, in order -to gain efficiency, ‘let us also remember that it is possible to attain efficiency in storing and handling by the use of proper equipment. CAMP DEPARTMENT Value of Coupon Books in the Commissary At the recent meeting of the managers of lumber commissaries at Baltimore Mr. W. K. Trechsel spoke at considerable length on the subject of coupon books in the-eommissary. His address was as follows: “Tt may be said, without reaching beyond the boundaries of truth, that the matter of credits, or advancement of wages and their limitations and safeguards are of primary importance to the commissary manager, as well as to any storekeeper. Especially is this true in the operation of commissaries where credits are based on the earned or yet to be earned wages of labor, either directly connected with the commissary, or through agreément with a company employing such labor. Unlimited and unre- stricted credit is one of the greatest drawbacks and handicaps under which any business may operate, more especially that of a commissary. ‘‘The credit or advancement feature is an absolute necessity in the successful operation of commissaries; in fact, a commissary could hardly thrive without it, where semi-monthly or monthly payrolls exist. Safety ‘Let us look into the merits of the coupon system from the point of safety. A coupon book issued against the commissary by the company to its labor and charged against the accrued or future earnings of the employee generally bears a number on its cover, receipt and coupons, each corresponding throughout the book. As there is but one book of this number, the receipt of which is kept on file in the company’s office, after being signed by the recipient at time of issue, it is possible to determine, at all times, the legal or illegal procurement of said book when presented at the store or commissary, and even the detached cou- pons can be identified readily with their respective books. In this way no switching is possible without detection, and a stolen or illegally issued book is at once recognized and traced to its source. As a further safe- guard, each book should be countersigned on the cover by some author- ized clerk or officer of the company at time of issue. It is even possible, should one wish to go to such lengths, to determine at any time the amount left unused in any book by assorting the coupons according to their numbers; hence one could determine, with absolute accuracy, the amount left in any book which has become lost or stolen. Limitation of Credit “‘In limiting credit the coupon book cannot be excelled. It is im- possible for anyone holding a coupon book to exceed his credit limit, as a new book must be secured before other purchases can be made when the old book becomes exhausted. Overrunning of accounts is thereby completely eliminated and losses from this source minimized. A Labor-Saving System ““As the saving of labor, both in the office and commissary, means a saving in clerk hire—a dead uxpense—any system that will diminish labor, and consequently expense, should receive the serious attention of any business man. The curtailment of expense without affecting the efficiency of service is what all managers are, or should be, striving for. The speaker asserts that the coupon book system, intelligently handled, will more than save its cost (to say nothing of its many other advan- tages) in the curtailment or expenses. for clerk hire and bookkeeping. It obviates the necessity of charging all items and transferring them to the ledger and later to the monthly or semi-monthly statement; avoids disputes that constantly arise under the old systen®; circumvents that bugaboo, ‘‘ Forgot to charge.’’ Each purchase is complete and the trans- action closed when thc coupons to the amount. of the purchase have been detached and placed in the cash drawer. The book has been charged against the pay roll of the holder at the time of issue, and then and there the only charge necessary was made. If any disputes arise as to whether the complainant received a certain book, the receipt which was dated and signed, detached and filed at time of issue will bear witness and effectually dispose of any such claim. As intelligent men you can- not help but appreciate what a saving this system affords. The Cost ““Frequently the speaker meets with this remark from a prospective convert to the coupon book system: ‘I know it is the best and safest system, but it is too expensive.’ The value of anything should be deter- mined, not by its cost, but by the results attained. If I can save $500 by investing $50, is it not better for me to do so than to invest $25 and save $100? The ratio of cost to the result should be the determining factor in estimi.ting values. You are paying large sums of money for fire pro- tection and burglary insurance; what are you spending to protect and safeguard your credits in your commissary? The percentage of cost, when figuring the price of the coupon books as compared to their money value, sinks into insignificance—it becomes a fraction so small that you would laugh at anyone giving it any consideration if applied to almost any other transaction. ‘“‘Let me ask, in conclusion, why it is that a majority of the largest commissaries use coupon books and have used them for years. Why ¢ we adding daily new commissaries to our large list of coupon bool users? There is but one answer: The coupon book system is the best system yet devised for commissary use.’’ ; The Timber Cruiser’s Work Timber cruising is one of the oldest occupations known to history beginning with the use of timber in large amounts in building. _ i When Noah built the ark, which contained a large amount of timber that had to be of good enough quality that the keel lasted 120 y before the work was finished, he certainly had to look up the best tim that could be got for the purpose, and there is an internal evidence in th story that either Noah or Ham did the cruising, for they both showec some of the traits common to woodsmen. When Hiram, King of Tyre, got out the timber for the temple Solo- mon built he must have had some one to cruise out the timber, lay out roads and do the other preliminary work that the predatory rich are generally too busy to attend to personally. " Hence, comparing the cruiser with the sawmill man is like compari the giant cedar of the Pacific Slope with a tomato vine in regard to With this introduction let us see if we can agree on what cruising is. The best definition that occurs to me is this: Cruising is trying to find out how much timber there is on a piece of ground and what it is worth. Now, let us take this apart and see what is in it. sa First, what is timber? : + From the loggers’ point of view timber is any part of a tree that he can cut up and sell and get a profit out of. If he cannot handle it at a iB profit it is not timber to him and he leaves it in the woods. — ead- > What he takes out is timber. This brings us to the question of what timber is worth. a First—The logger has to build some roads. 5. Second—He gets his engines and rigging. Third—He puts up his camps. Fourth—He buys his labor power. Fifth—He has to make arrangements to get his logs to market. : Here are five main items of expense to be charged against these logs, all of which are variable, and none of which can be known certainly ‘anil he is done logging, that enter into the problem of what timber is worth. Besides all this, the price of logs may go up or go down, owing to circumstances over which he has no control, so that between the time he - starts to work and the time he gets his logs on the market he has 50 per cent. more timber or 50 per cent. less timber than he thought he had. Here is where the poor cruiser gets his. He has to make a guess at all these unknown and variable quantities when the logger sends him in — to look up the chance. If, when the logger cleans up, logs have gone up, — the seller of the timber says the cruiser is a thief, or words to that effect. If, on the other hand, logs have gone down, or it has otherwise become — unprofitable to handle the lower grades of logs and the logger has gone broke, word goes out from the logger that the cruiser is several kinds of — things not fit for publication. 3 The theory of cruising as taught in the forestry schools is very simple All the cruiser has to do is to go out in the woods and measure the diameter of each tree four feet and three inches from the ground, ther measure the height and the diameter at the top. Then he can look in Jam Book or the Hook Tenders’ Guide and find there how much timber is in each tree in plain figures. ae” Unfortunately, in practice this takes lots of time, and leads to so very absurd conclusions from the logger’s point of view, although t theory is good. The best that can be done is to keep as near this theory as pos: and take great care to grade the timber according to the standards by which logs are sold. Then the logger can, by looking at the estimate, pretty near what he can handle at a profit. If the timber grades 30 cent. No. 1, 40 per cent. No. 2, and 30 per cent. No. 3, and the prie No. 3 logs is such that he cannot get them to market at a profit, to hi No. 3 logs are not timber, and he must cut the estimate 30 per cent. if he buys. : A mill man, located near the timber with his own transportatio could perhaps buy the same tract on the full estimate and make mone This shows the need of a uniform system of estimating and gradi stumpage. Then each timber owner and logger could tell pretty what he had, and, knowing the price of logs, could tell pretty near wh it was worth at any time. Uncertainty on this point works a hard all around, particularly on the cruiser, and the wonder is that they as near together as they do. ious ceed Fe ‘sl — re yy: ALBERTA - - - A. MONTGOMERY, Representative WINNIPEG, C.N. R. Building - - - C. BRUCE, Representative TORONTO, 3 Toronto Street - - - H. A. ROSE, Representative WANTED PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward: ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. Clear Cedar Wanted WANTED ONE INCH BOAT CEDAR: clear. JutTTEN Boat anp LauncH Works: Hamilton, Ont. 19 WANTED 1/ AND 2” BIRCH, MAPLE, ELM AND I Ash. FrepT. Smith, Bir Board of Trade Montreal, Que. 22 White Pine Wanted WANTED « TO 5 MILLION FEET WHITE Pine on Georgian Bay, in logs or on the rail. State lowest cash price for merchantable and M. & D. culls. Box 120, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Eptonte, I Wanted Red or White Oak OR PRESENT OR FUTURE DELIVERY in the following sizes: 1”, 1%”, 2”, 3’ and 4” 5x7, 5x8 and 6x9” Squares with hearts boxed. Apply Box 986 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. tf WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMs- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 4x7", 6x6” AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Hard Maple and Beech Wanted 100,000 feet 2” Hard Maple No.1 C. & B. 50,000 feet 6/4 ‘* e rst and 2nds. 15,000 feet 44” “ a No. 1C & B. 45,000 feet 1”, 1%” and 2” Beech, M.R. For prompt shipment; will inspect at mill. 19 Box 125, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. FOR SALE—-LUMBER, ETC. 80 000 NO. 1 GEORGIA PINE 4 x 8-20 FEET 9 in stock, for sale cheap. A. B. Coxr- MAN, 191 Dowling Ave., Toronto, Ont. 19 For Sale clear it out. Joun DonocH Lumper Co,, Limited, 1204 Traders Bank Chambers 18 FOR SALE ICHIGAN HARD MAPLE INCH ists AND 2NDS, very dry, about 30 M. ft. for sale cheap to goo,000 1 x 4 & up-6/16' White Pine Dead Culls. 100,000 1 x 4 & up-6/9 Red Pine Log Run Shorts. 0,000 1 x 4 & up-6/9 White Pine Box andcom. Shorts. is stock must be sold and shipped at once. Send us yourinquiry. Mur’ & Terry, 408 Confederation Lite Bldg. Toronto, Ont. 18 For Sale 4e,coo tt 1” We 10,000 ft 2” ag 40,000 tt 1’ Butternut No. 2 com. and better, st India Mahogany. 5,000 ft 544 Walnut 1's 2's. 16, ft 1’ oe a“ The above on hand in Montreal. c Gero. C. GooDFELLOW, Montreal. Hemlock for Sale PROMPT SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE''OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in leneths fram ro to zo ft. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. t. f. For Sale—Must Move at Once 800 XX Shingles. 2 cars 4/4 Cull Ash. 2 cars 8/4 Cull Ash. THE Joun Carew Lumser Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario. 17 For Sale 200,000’ x” Birch common and better. 30 000’ 1%” Birch common and better. 100,000’ x” Spruce. 100,000 2” Spruce. 40,000' 1” Soft Elm. 2,000,000. 1 Hemlock. Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick shipment trom our yard in Guelph. ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario. tr FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Jointer for Sale OUR-WHEEL JOINTER IN GOOD RE- pair. Box 17, BoTHweE Lt, Ontario. 18 SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 ayn" tubes. 1 4&x 12 52 3 I 54X 12 G2 gee. ee 1 54 X 14 Rec la 2 58x 12 78 3" ey 1 60X 14 74 3! “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Branttord, Canada. 15 t.f. Veneer Cutting and Panel Machinery For Sale FOLLOWING MACHINERY FOR SALE AT a bargain, All in excellent condition. For Sale 4 PAIRS HEAVY LUMBERMAN’S LOG sleighs in first class condition. Owners finished with operations. THE CAVENDISH LumBER Co. Limirep, Lakefield, Ont. tf Engine for Sale ELF CONTAINED STEAM ENGINE, CY- linder 8x8, almost new, in perfect condition. Will sell cheap for cash. J. Roperick & Son, St. John, N.B. 18 Engine for Saw Mill DIRECT ACTION SAW MILL ENGINE FOR sale. Huske frame and carriage, light rig, easily moved and set up. Box 17, BOTHWELL, Ontario. 18 Rails for Sale ALSO PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. [MPERIAL Waste Merat Co., Queen St., Montreal. 23 Portable Mill and Lath Mill $600 00 GOOD PORTABLE SAWMILL FOR sale, shafting and belting complete. $300.00 nearly new Savoie Guay Lath Mill, two parts, cuts small logs, shafting and belting. Cost over $500.00, R H. GRAHAM, 862 College Street. Toronto. 18 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lrp., Seaforth, Ont. tf FOR SALE ONE LOMBARD STEAM LOG HAULER and ten sets of big sleds complete all in good condition. This log hauler and outfit has been operated successtully tor the past three seasons in the Megantic district. Have finished our opera- tions there and have no further use for it. Will sell at a bargain. Price less than 40% of what a new output of this description would cost. This is a rare chance for lumber operators who want an up-to-date hauling outfit. For further particulars apply to Howarp & Craic, Sherbrooke, P Q, 19 Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. 110 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40x100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 I—7 X 14 engine and drag saw s1—log ladder and live roll 1—120” fan, heater and engine 1—8 x 120 ft. roller dryer, heater, engine, etc 2—zou h. p. zell boilers 1—10 x 12 x 5 Northy pump, trup and receivers 2—6 x 4 x 7 Northy pumps duplex 1—100” Coe veneer lathe 1—88” Coe veneer lathe 1—100” Coe veneer clipper 1—88” Coe veneer clipper 1—100” Capital knite Grinder 1—3 sided matcher « air hoist and tank 88” lathe 1—chain block 1—8 ft. bolting saw 1—veneer toping machine 1—Vveneer jointer 8 tt 2—Smith cut off saws, wood frame 1—plate veneer dryer 4 x 8x5 3—log ladders 1—elevator 8’ x 10’ 1—boring machine 1—dowal 1—60” 3 drum Sander, Berlin 2z—8 ft. double saws, Berlin 1— 42” planer 1—iron frame dado and groove saw, Townsley 1—12” buzz planer, Berlin 1—20” buzz planer. Berlin 1—iron frame selt feed rip saw, Goldie Mc 1—7 tt. siving saw, Goldie Mc 1—8 ft. belt sander, Jackson Cochran Co. 1—wood frame rolling table, rip and Co saw Berlin 1—36” band saw 1—platform coale, Fairbanks Morse & Co. 1—Saw gunner and emery grinder, Hart Emery Wheel Company 107—factory trucks ; 3—press screws for packing 1—band saw filing machine 1—iron setting machine and 20” filing vice 1—Gilead hydraulic press 48”x96 t—double power press b and d 64 x 72” 3—single power presses, Algoma Iron Works 1—56” glue spreader, Townsley 2—zo gal. glue heaters 1—hand press 3 Screws and plates 1—hand press 5 screws and plates 1—hand press 7 screws and plates 117—dry kiln trucks, wood frames, iron wheels 420—ft. 2” trail 2—wood frame cut off saws, Smith 1—30” tan, dust separator : 1—no 7 vertical heater, shafting boxes and han- gers, belts, rubber and leather, pulleys, clamps. (Ibr), culls for hydraulic press, turn buckles and bars. Address Box 127, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 19 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Geo MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept, 1st. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, ep t SALESMAN WANTED—RELIABLE FIRM wants man who is familiar with the lumber and mining camps in Ontario and Quebec to sell lumber- men’s and prospectors’ boots, socks, gloves. etc., would be an excellent side line for man now calling on camps, or arrangements may be made to give full time to work. Write stating experience to Box 122, CanaDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 1-7 GooP LUMBER SALESMAN FOR WEST. ern Ontario. Good salary toright man. § age, experience and salary wanted Box 4 CanapA LumBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 7 A RELIABLE SALESMAN FOR NORTHERN New York State and vicinity, to represent a responsible Canadian Wholesale Firm, han mostly White Pine. Apply Box 131, CANADA LumBeRMAN, Toronto, Ont. 17 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. POSITION WANTED WITH LUMBER company. Have ro years practical experience from stump to office with large concern, capable of taking charge of all branches. Box z19 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto. 17 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CIRCULAR SAW-MILL COMPLETE FOR sale, situated on Georgian Bay; has been used for cutting hardwood and isin good running order. Capacity 20,000 feet per day. ill be sold on easy terms, part payment could be made in lumber. For further particulars apply to Box 121, CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 7 Planing Mill for Sale N UP-TO-DATE PLANING MILL. WILL sell cheap for cash. Box 275, Powassan, Ont. 18 Lumber Broker LUMBER BROKER HAVING A GOOD CON- nection in Montreal and Quebec Province is Open to represent responsible mills, or large wholesalers in any line of the lumber trade. Apply Box 124, CaNaDA LumBERMaN, Toronto, Ont. 19 Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. ituated about 15 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Sidin for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill ail complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business. Address Wm. Potrer & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont. 18 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE EVENTEEN ACRES OF SECOND GROWTH White and Red Oak. Suitable for piles or ties and small square timber. Close to Railway track; also 100,000 feet of White Pine, 70,000 feet of Hem- lock, 30,000 feet of mixed Hardwood inch, 500 tele- phone poles 25 feet to 35 feet. Apply to E. Topp, Box 16, Caledonia, Ont. 20 Sale of Pine, Tie and Other Timber Damaged by Fire y "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 8ra DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, for the right to cut the Pine, Tie and other Timber, some of which has been damaged by fire, on certain berths in the District of Kenora. For particulars, descriptions, conditions, ete., apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister, Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. _~ Toronto, July 27, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice \ paid for. j (FAVE YOU ANY STOCK WHICH YOU i wish to sell? Itso, make the fact known to probable buyers by Beare an advertisement in Wanted and For Sale Department. Address, ars LuMBERMAN, Toronto. : For Sale Freehold Spruce baad s*< HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and inte by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close anestate. Special price quoted. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Sale of Pine, Tie and Other Timber Damaged by Fire PPENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER NEXT, for the right to cut the Pine, Tie or other timber, some of which has been damaged by fire, on certain berths and lots in the District of Thunder Bay. For particulars, descriptions, conditions, etc., apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister, Department of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, August 5, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 17 Sale of Pine Timber on Metagami Indian Reserve ENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THF undersigned up to and including the rst DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Red, White and Jackpine timber over eight inches in diameter on the Metagami Indian Reserve situate the Metagami River in the district of Sudbury. For particulars, descriptions, conditions,: etc., apply to the undersigned. a F. COCHRANE, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Department of Lands, Forests and Mines, _ Toronto, July 13th, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 17 Tenders for Pulpwood Concessions "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Pulpwood on a certain area tributary to the Nepigon River in the District of Thunder Bay. Tenderers should state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to such dues as may be fixed from time to time for the right to operate a pulp and paper industry on the territory. Successful tenderers will be required to erect a mill or mills on the territory, and to manufacture therein the wood into paper. a : Tenderers will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Treasurer of Ontario for twenty-five per cent. of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into agreement to carry out conditions, etc. The highest or any tender not necessarily accep- For particulars as to description of territory, capital required t be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. i F. COCHRANE, : - Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. ato, 8th July, rg10., . unauthorized publication of this notice will id for. 19 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Pulpwood Klondyke HE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jog BrotHers & Co., LimiTep, St. John’s, N.F. 23 Growing Scarcity of Genuine White Oak Timber Attracts Attention Washington, D.C.—It will sur- prise most persons who know sorne- thing about oak to be told that the so-called white oak timber of our markets is often a mixture not only of various species of the white oak group, but also of other species, such as the red oak. This gener- ally unknown fact is reported by the United States Department of Agriculture, which, as a part of its forestry work, is frequently called upon to pass judgment upon the identity of market woods in dis- pute. Foresters divide all the oaks in- to two distinct groups, the white oak group and the black oak group. One way of distinguishing the two is by the fact that the black oaks require two years to mature their acorns, while the white oaks take but one. The woods of the twe groups of oak are also structurally different. The true white oak, known to botanists as Quercus alba, is merely one of the species which make up the white oak group. Red oak, on the other hand, belongs to the black oak group. Red oak has a number of other common names, among them mountain oak, black oak, and Spanish oak. There is so much confusion in the ordinary use of names of the oaks that it is almost impossible to keep them straight without resort- ing to the scientific names, but the marketing of wood of the black oak group as white oak is hardly fair to the consumer. Red oak, for in- stance, ls now much more abundant than white oak, grows faster, and is generally regarded as inferior. The two species often grow together and occupy the same_ general region. In the early days of its abund- ance, market white oak was deriv- ed almost entirely, it is safe to say, from Quercus alba, the true white oak. This species combines ap- proximately the utmost strength and toughness of any of the timber oaks, excepting possibly the south- ern live oak, which in the coloniai days was so highly prized for ship- building that it was protected by special laws. The immense inroads made upon the then apparently in- exhaustible white oak forests, which stretched from the Atlantic seaboard to about Missouri, gradu- ally so reduced the supply that the use of other species became inevit- able. At the present time it is almost impossible to obtain a consignment of white oak that does not contain pieces of some other species. Of the white oak group, those most used, in addition to the true white oak, are bur oak, chestnut oak, chinquapin oak, post oak, swamp white oak, cow oak, and overcup oak; of the black oak group, Texas red oak, red oak, and spotted or water oak. Real white oak timber of No. 1 quality is very largely cut into quarter-sawed boards, while a com- bination of one or more white oaks and red oaks may constitute other cuts of ‘‘white oak.’?’ In many markets the term ‘‘cabinet white oak’’ is now understood to include a mixture of white oak and red oak, while it often signifies red oak only. The question, ‘‘What is white oak?’’ is now coming up among consumers and manufacturers of commercial oak timber. The above- named white oaks are distinct but closely related species, which to- gether must be depended upon for the future supply. For the ordin- ary purposes for which true white oak is used, practically all the trees of this group yield woods that van be interchanged and will serve equally well. Steam Regulating Dampers All boilers should be fitted with some kind of damper. This is par- ticularly necessary in sawmills where a large proportion of the fuel used is very inflammable. This causes intense heat for a_ short period, and, being rapidly burnt out, much cold air is allowed to pass through the more or less barz bars and quickly lowers the fur- nace temperature; when fresh wood waste, etc., is thrown on the fire, a strong draught will often draw small shavings, ete., over the furnace bridge before they are properly consumed. It is not easy with mixed fuel to keep the steam pressure uni- form, owing to the difficulty of feeding regularly and the infiam- mable nature of the fuel. Although dampers are really im- portant factors in steam economy, as a rule, they do not receive by any means‘the attention they de- serve. A damper automatically worked by steam is to be preferred to one worked by hand, as this latter will often be neglected by the atten- dant, with a consequent loss in fuel. An automatic damper can be arranged to damp the fire at any desired pressure of steam. It 1s important, however, that whatever form of automatic damper is used, it should have a sensitive action. This may be secured by hanging it on a Ssteel-pointed screw-pin and making the working parts with steel centres and V edges. This will allow the damper to open or close rapidly when the desired pressure of steam is reached. In addition to a damper in the chimney-stack, the ashpan or ash- pit door should be arranged to damp also. In boilers without dampers the draught has to be checked by opening the furnace door, a practice not to be recom- 35 mended, as the constant rush of cold air, in addition to reducing the furnace temperature, has a distinctly injurious and straining effect on the boiler. Leakage or broken masonry in the boiler flues will damage the draught consider- ably. Dampers and ashpit doors should shut tight. Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea success, Write for information. Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Rank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont, Your Vacation Film The success of your vacation pictures depends, most of all, upon your film. Look to it, if you hand over your Kodak for loading in a strange store, that no inferior substitute film is in- serted. Zhe quality of your pic- tures is at stake. ‘“‘Kodak film” means more than merely a film to fit your Kodak camera; it means film that is made by the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak film is the film used the world over by explorers, by war correspon- dents, by hunters of big game, the film used by every expedi- tion where adverse conditions demand absolute dependability in photographic equipment. Experiment with no experiments. Look for “‘Kodak” on the spool end and N.C. on the box. Canadian Kodak Co. Limited TORONTO, CANADA : : 1 \ _they have been getting a better price in a few instances. Ontario Trade is only fairly active in Ontario products and manufacturers and dealers are building upon fall prospects, which promise well. There have been no changes during the past fortnight in spruce, pine or hemlock. The market in these lines is practically featureless. B. C. shingles are somewhat of a drug on the market, the trade being pretty well stocked up and the demand being small. A fair quotation would be $2.95 to $3.00. ' The hardwood market, generally, is steady, without any disposition to boom. Canadian trade in nearly all lines is good. The American market is inclined to be dull, buying being recorded only for immediate requirements. A factor in this situation is doubtless the unsettled state of the money market, added to which the consuming trade reports collections slow, which might also have an adverse influence. Appar- ently the reverse state of affairs is experienced by the Canadian trade, collections being reported good over here. Hard maple is in good demand, and there is a fair call for 1-inch birch. Black ash is strong in all thicknesses. Basswood is not moving any too briskly, but prices are well maintained. The American woods brought over to this terri- tory are in good demand, with prices firm. The lack of tone to business conditions in the Ottawa valley is ascribed by some manufacturers to the unwarranted pessimism con- cerning the crops that has been rife in some quarters. This at least may be put down as one of the causes of the comparatively quiet trade during the past few weeks. Much livelier buying may be looked for once the lumber actually called for by the present demand is under way. Manufacturers generally are well supplied with the common grades of pine, but a good quantity of this is reported to be in second and third hands. The market is firm in regard to pine of high quality and good spruce and good hemlock. These classes of woods were re- sponsible for the depression of the market for low grade pine. But little spruce or hemlock is to be bought cheap except in cull stock. Hemlock, log run, 12 to 16 feet long, in regular widths, is worth from $12 to $16 f.0.b. at the mill; the wider the stock the higher the price. Similar prices are quoted for dead cull pine, which is not nearly so ser- viceable for cheap construction needs. Shipping at most points is dull, large stocks of lumber which have been sold being held in the yards until towards the close of the naviga- tion season. With an active demand for pine sidings quotations for this line went up 50 cents to a dollar. The market for lath and shingles is still depressed by the quietness of the lumber business. There has been considerable demand for 32- inch lath, with an increased output of this line on the part of some of the manufacturers. Prices run from $1.50 to $1.75 per M. The best white pine lath are quoted at $4 per M., but there are few sales at this figure. Shingle prices are firm with export quiet. Telegraph poles and railway ties continue in good demand. Eastern Canada The market has exhibited very little variation during the past two weeks. Shipments of ‘‘English’’ deals from the Miramichi were heavy during August. From St. John, on the other hand, shipments of this class were very light, although numerous cargoes of spruce lath, spruce plank and scantling, and spruce deals were shipped to Boston, New York and other points. to firmer prices in English spruce deals. The feeling in provincial lumber trade circles among all interested in this class of lumber is one of considerable satisfaction, and there is a bright outlook for the fall and winter trade. On the Miramichi and the Restigouche, and also at St. John, N.B., only a slight increase is noted in stocks of this kind. The marketable quantities at the centres named might be represented by 414 millions, 6 millions and 8 millions. A fair quotation would be $15.50 to $16 per M. superficial feet on a specification containing 50 per cent. sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines and 15 per cent. elevens and wides. The average quotation in transatlantic freight rates from New Brunswick to the west coast is 31s. Interest is centered largely on the logging operations which will commence shortly. Prospects for the year’s work are for a somewhat smaller output than that of 1909-10. On the Maine side of the St. John river this is no doubt attributable to the indifferent demand for New Brunswick lumber experienced in the American markets. It is con- tended in some quarters that the listless tone to the markets this spring =no encouragement for lumbermen to operate largely in logs, the out- put of which is intended for the markets of Boston, New York, Phila- delphia and Sound ports. The recent disaster at Campbellton also militates against logging prospects. At Boston the market opinion is divided as to eastern spruce. Some of the dealers have been in rec eipt of a larger business, and state that Other equally Review of Current Trade Conditions There is a more stable demand and a tendency. q= FIM Re. - fc - reliable dealers say they have not been able to trace any real i IMD EOWEs ment in demand, and do not expect any increase until after the firsigg of September. Retailers have been having a fair business this summer and some have done more this month than usual at this time of yea The advance in freight rates by the Bangor & Aroostook Railway Com pany has resulted in its costing 40 cents a thousand feet more to lumber at Boston, but no advance has been made in price to offset higher rate of freight. Frames are selling at $22 to $22.50. Demai for random has been light of late. Prices in some cases have be shaded a little. Demand continues fair for spruce boards. ’ A fair amount of business is reported by New York wholesal Prices are not strong, but an improvement is looked for early in - fall. Trade in the aggregate at this point is of fair volume. The good call for high grade hardwood stocks, but the low grades are too much in videoadd to admit of any stimulant. There is little encouragement to be found in the market for shing at Boston.’ Buyers are not willing to place orders with any free For the best cedar extras the asking prices range from $3 to 4 Demand tor lath is not active, and prices vary considerably, accord: to sellers. For 15-inch prices range from $3.55 to $3.60, and for 11 inch from $3.30 to $3.40. - United States “4 A more settled feeling concerning the crop, with the belief preva lent that there will be a sufficient return of the principal grains t insure a continuance of general prosperity, has improved conditio generally during the past week or so and provided a somewhat be’ prospect for fall trade. Much interest is shown in stock at the m and in wholesale offerings, and inquiries are plentiful. As usual the retail trade is anxious to familiarize itself with market conditions bef placing orders for fall supplies. From this it must not be inferred that there has been any stagnation during the past two weeks. A consider- able amount of lumber has been moving on small orders, and dealers and mill concerns are surprised at the amount of lumber they h shipped in small parcels for current use. One of the most notable features of the situation is the continued demand all over the country for the output of the sash and door factories. This, of course, is attributable to the general building activity. Up to date there has been no abatement in the demand for factory lumber and finished produe The market for northern pine at Chicago has been holding its © well for the time of the year. There is a good demand for piece stuf also for selects. Cull lumber tends to accumulate while the deman slow and prices are irregular. Pattern lumber is reported to be bri ing fancy prices. From Minneapolis, the principal distributive cen of the northwest, the country yard business has not made a large shi ing. But while the country trade is dull, lumber is not accumulati to any great extent at wholesale points, and there has been no dispo tion on the part of the manufacturers to cut their prices as a stimul to demand. Prices for hemlock are firm at Chieago, where operat are reported to be finding a wider market for their output. eastern demand is strong. The hardwood market generally has been gaining strength during the last week or so. A good demand is com from the car building concerns, furniture factories and agricultu implement companies, who, for the most part, are running full ti A large quantity of plain oak is being absorbed by wholesale and re buyers. There is a steady but light demand for quarter sawed oak. In the lower grades of cottonwood the market is slower. A slight improve- ment is noted in birch and maple. White cedar shingles are develop strength and can scarcely be bought under $2.90. Quotations for cedars are About $3.27 for clears and $2.74 for stars. Prices for lath firm. The cooperage market is exhibiting its usual weakness at this time of the year. At Buffalo, while there is always sale for good grades of pine, th e low grades are being sacrificed. There is a good stock of hardwoo hand in the local yards considering the state of the general supply all prices are fairly strong, with oak, birch and chestnut leading. good amount of hemlock is still asked ‘for and prices remain stati Hemlock is in fair request, largely owing to the fact that the price I been moderate and retailers and builders have made no effort to s up. The shingle trade is somewhat easy, few lines selling outside red cedar. Great Britain With the holiday season on the wane a resumption of good t1 conditions is looked for. The spruce deal market holds up steadily. shippers are keeping to their prices, which so far they appear to had no difficulty in obtaining. Spruce values at Liverpool are some what unsatisfactory from the importer’s point of view. The demam on the whole has improved a little, but it is still made up of a seri small lines. Large orders are quite the exception. Unfortuna CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 34 A. F. Houpen, Pres. J. M_ Diver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. The E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. Cleveland - Sarnia Saw Mills O., Limited Special Attention Given to Yard Trade Requirements which has for years been a hobby with us, makes it possible for us to fill the orders of retailers in the most highly satisfactory manner. Large and evenly balanced stocks maintained the year round demand your consideration when in the market for anything in Red and White Pine and Fir ‘wes re When you place an order with us you have a right to expect well manufactured and evenly graded goods. Our pride in maintaining “‘Cleveland-Sarnia’”’ quality is almost greater than our desire for profit Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 38 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER means competition for practically every standard sold, and this natur- ally has an adverse effect on the market. Quotations showing a differ- ence of 5s. to 10s. per standard demonstrate clearly the state of the spot market at the present time. Quebec pine remains unchanged with the expectation of an advance in the price of the higher grades, especially in the wider average deals and boards. Lower qualities are not being moved as rapidly as might be wished, but taking the general state of trade the demand is quite up to expectations. Quebec birch is a good spot, the prices being firm and the stocks very low. Shipments of pine timbers from Canada last month were light, the bulk of receipts going to the Manchester canal. The first quality waney pine received went to the wood merchants and no doubt was destined to go into direct con- sumption. Second class white pine was in limited demand, though stocks were low. There was not much inquiry for square Canadian pine. The small stocks held in Liverpool seemed sufficient to satisfy current trade. The stocks of norway pine were but 5,000 cubic feet and demand was limited. The call for Pacific coast pine (fir) was consid- ered better than it had been, but stocks remained heavy. An improved market is noted at Glasgow, where inquiries have been more in evidence than for some time past, and the movement, both from the quays and public storage yards, while by no means brisk, has been on moderately good lines.‘ A let-up in the arrivals of American hardwoods has resulted in some clearances being effected, chiefly in oak lumber, the price of which is inclined to be firmer. Spruce is in fair request and values show every indication of being maintained, as the stock is decidedly light. The trade at London seems to be steadily improving, and if this continues timber importers should look forward to a period of re- munerative business. From the St. Lawrence and New Brunswick deals have arrived sparingly, but the consumption has shown no elas- ticity, and a large proportion of the importation has been stored at the docks. Prices keep firm for small quantities at a time, but the market is no longer a wholesale one, and the high producing prices have effect- ually checked the demand, and made a free market almost a thing of the past. Spruce has been more largely imported. Prices for Lower port stocks are well maintained, and a little more business has been possible. Birch planks are selling slowly, with no appreciable altera- tion in value. Birch timber, oak, ash and elm have not been inquired for except in retail quantities. The Manchester trade generally is very quiet. There seems to be a decided ease in the building and timber trades. Orders are few, and in softwoods are of little use when they are secured. Everybody seems to have the idea that if they have a large turnover the profit will look after itself. An example of this occurred this week, when an inquiry amongst the local merchants for a quantity of 7 in. x 3 in. spruce deals, of long average lengths, found nearly all on the same mark, £9 5s. per standard. This is not a working profit, as the deals would have to come either from the yard or dock stocks, and be carted four miles or so. Spruce deals are firm and the import will be a light one. It is difficult to get scantlings and deals to dimension. An inquiry for a load of 12-foot by 4 in. x 3 in. at the docks found no holders. From monthly stock sheets we learn that spruce ‘‘decreases’”’ are as follows, com- pared with the same period last year: Import, 6,000 standards less; stock, 5,500 standards less; consumption, 480 standards less. Market Correspondence New Brunswick Trade and Logging Prospects Chatham, N.B., Aug. 24th, 1910. The approach of September causes all connected with the lumber industry to turn their attention again to the logging end of the business. A start is usually made about the middle of September or between that time and October 1st. The prospects for this-year’s work in the woods are already taking shape in this section. On the whole, the outlook for logging during the winter of 1910-11 indicate that the total quan- tity gotten out will fall short of that of the winter of 1909-10. Par- ticularly will this be the case on the St. John river. Owing to the low prices and indifferent demand, in most of the principal lines which has prevailed in the American markets for New Brunswick lumber, the volume of the cut on the Maine side of the St. John river will no doubt be small. Several cases of lumbermen—who usually cut heavily on the American side—curtailing their logging operations are known. Others, who know conditions and the influences which shape events in this direction, state that the unfavorable markets of the spring and the present summer offer little inducement to lumbermen to operate largely in logs, the output of which is intended for the markets of Boston New York, Philadelphia and Sound ports. j Another element which will have a tendency toward the curtailment of the log crop is the destruction of the mills at Campbellton. The .. wae. Se". ag indications are that, even if new plants are erected to replace thosé which were destroyed, they will need few logs during the season of 1911. Of those lumbermen who saw exclusively for the English market, it might be said, speaking generally, that their logging operations will not exceed those of last year. Since the slump of 1907, there has been less tendency to load up with raw material, and there is little doubt that a similar policy will be followed in making plans for the logging operations of the coming fall and winter. . There have been few really important changes on the market end of the industry. Shipments of ‘‘English’’ deals from the Miramiek have been very heavy thus far during the present month. From $t John, on the contrary, shipments of this line of goods have been ver light, although there have been numerous schooner cargoes of s lath, spruce plank and scantling, and spruce deals shipped to B New York and Sound ports. The trade in ‘‘English’’ spruce deals continues very even with t current of events trending always toward firmer prices and a stable and brisker demand. Although the improvement has been y gradual, it is quite apparent in local and provincial lumber trade cles that all who are interested in the selling of ‘‘English”’ dea very well satisfied with the developments of the spring and sur and equally well satisfied with the outlook for the fall and winter trade in ‘‘English’’ spruce. Stocks of this line of goods are augmenting slowly at St. John, ox the Miramichi they have grown less during the past three weeks, and on the Restigouche stocks are also growing slowly. Eight millions o superficial feet, four and one-half millions and six millions would coyer the marketable quantities at each of the centres mentioned. Judg from all indications an enquirer would be quoted from $15.50 to $16. per thousand superficial feet on a specification containing say 50 { cent. sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines and 15 per cent. elevens wides, on the wharf at New Brunswick shipping port. The quotations in trans-Atlantic freight rates, from New Brunswic to the West Coast, range from 30s per standard to 32s 6d, with the average at 31s. 1 Lumber Conditions at the Federal Capital — Ottawa, Aug. 25—A state of lethargy prevails in the sales depart- ments of lumber companies, but the hiring agents are busier than us at this time of year manning the camps in the woods. Shanty work been started a week earlier than last year. Among the first comp: to send away crews were: Gillies Bros., to Montreal River and V Marie; Colonial Lumber Co., to North Temiskaming and Kippewa, Pembroke Lumber Co., to Jocko and Petawawa Rivers. The Colonial Lumber Co. will operate more extensively than in 1909. J. R. Booth W. C. Edwards Co. and other large firms contemplate doing an ave winter’s work. Wages for shanty men are $3 or $4 a month higher t last season, and unless hands become considerably more plentiful af the harvest is saved labor will be unequal to the demand. Wh« hiring began a year ago $26 was the highest offered, going up to near the end of the season. A few companies are already paying The general wages are $26 to $28 for road cutters and $30 for teamst loaders and log makers. Expert hands are sent away without specified rate of pay, and it is expected they will be paid off with per month, as they got an extra $5 last winter. Lumber men sh disposition to leave more power to foremen in fixing wages, and ev: contract signed by men before leaving provides that if they canno the work for which they were engaged they will have to accept t bosses classification. The men are hired until the end of the log Their transportation is paid going. If they do not remain for the drive they have to travel home at their own expense. There is a moderation in meat prices since last year, and the outlook is tha’ supplies for the camps will not cost quite so much. It is evident on the whole the cost of operations will exceed that of 1909. Shipping is duller even than sales. There is a great quan lumber held in the yards that has been sold, but it will not likely removed till near the end of navigation. The demand for thick s ping cull pine sidings was more active than for other sorts of and quotations went up 50 cents to a dollar. Although sever. of pine are weak, lower quotations were made on only a few There is a promising future for red pine. One middleman rep fair demand for choice stock. Log run, mill culls out, comman high as $22 for 114 inch stock. The quietness in lumber business affects lath in a marked way four foot stock is dull and prices are likely to break. The consun of 32 inch lath is creasing at the expense of the other sort, and s manufacturers have increased their output of the more mark variety. The price has improved slightly, now running at $1.5( $1.75 per thousand. Dealers quote the best white pine lath at $4 M., but actual transactions at that price are very scarce. Shi export is quiet, but prices are well maintained. Telegraph pole railway ties are in better demand than sawn lumber of any kind. telephone companies are active in the Ottawa district, in Carl ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from you. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbados Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. d Wholesale Grocers H. P 6 Eckar dt & Co.., Cor. Front and Scott Sts.. TORONTO We again appeal to the lum- berman not to leave the ques- tion of purchasing one of these Log Haulers until late in the fall. Write us now as it will give us an opportunity to meet your delivery. They are really wonderful money Savers. Can we quote you? Write for complete Catalog. The Jenckes Machine Company, timitea Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘ ; 75 miles having been recently built. This demand helps to use the more B.C. Millmen Reduce Price of Common Lumber plentiful short lengths. The prices are steady. Coast and mountain mill men at a conference with the prairie A prominent manufacturer told the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ that the retailers at Banff last week agreed to reduce the price on common present quietness in trade would vanish as soon as lumber actually lumber $2 per thousand. 5 needed is shipped. One of the causes of dull trade, he asserts, 1s the All reports presented showed the lumber trade to be in a flourishing unwarranted poor reports of crops which spread abroad. Several eondition. The stocks of coast mill men were shown to have been stocks of lumber are low enough to boom rapidly in price with a couple 101,000,000 feet as compared with 200,000,000 million feet on January of weeks’ brisk buying. So far, the common grades of pine are the 1, and 175,000,000 feet a year ago. only kind plentiful with manufacturers. And even a lot of that is in Stocks of mountain mills are now 165,000,000 feet as agains second and third hands. 200,000,000 feet this time last year. Spruce mills reported that tl The water supply is 30 per cent. less than a year ago and nearly as_ will have 20,000,000 feet compared with 75,000,000 feet a year bad as the worst season, in respect of navigation. The Chaudiere damis and the white pine men of the region east of Winnipeg showed built up with every stop log that it will contain, but nevertheless the their stocks are forty per cent. less than they were a year ago. S Booth mills are seriously affected. The pulp mill has to take advantage spruce mills and one white pine saw mill have closed up through of the noon hour when the saw mill is closed to keep up its supply for of a supply of logs. The former includes the Red Deer mill at FP the paper factories, and frequently machines are idle for want of water Albert. Two large saw mills in the Kootenays were destroyed by fir power. last month, thus reducing the output for the present. The Gatineau River is so low that the W. C. Edwards Co., Hawkes- _ British Columbia mill men will also reduce the price of ship bury Lumber Co. and E. B. Eddy Co. have logs stranded along its per thousand. They also agreed that odd lengths would not co banks. Still worse is the Lievre River, where the James MacLaren more than twenty-five per cent. of their shipments to the prairies. Co., of Buckingham, has an immense quantity of logs on the way to the 2 ; mills. At the town of Buckingham the logs igh up so Beeb of the Exports of Pulp from Winnipeg stream that people are complaining of the hindrance caused to naviga- ‘ tion. There is BA agitation for more booming of logs as a result. The the ee oe ee d hh of ge rte: situation has been made more serious recently by the bringing down of Lee 8 at WT ee ee Sica aie ott thin AGES Cae He 1. In 1909 Quebee exported nearly $1,000,000 worth of pulpw thousands of ee wie aurive aOWt boss tn Bae actual figures being $949,549, this being the second most val Bailey Bros’. lumber mills at Aylmer were destroyed by fire on ~port from the province, an increase in two years of over 100 p August 18, entailing a loss of $10,000. The night watchman believes The exports of the product to Great Britain in 1908 amount the fire was of incendiary origin. The mill was not running. The 847176; to France, $82,213, and to the United States, $19 blaze was close enough to Ritchie Bros’. mills to cause much alarm to decrease from $38,700 in 1908. eae the owners. That some danger lurks in J. R. Booth’s big saw dust In contrast to the foregoing figures are the figures for pul burner was shown on August 15 when the endless chain carrying refuse exported to the United States. In 1908 there were exported by became clogged at the mouth and the flames inside the incinerator set to the United States 30,479 cords, at $197,662; in 1909, 80,781 Ae the blocked stuff on fire. A nearby shed was ignited and the city fire $695,897, Hxports declared at the aoanlateiee pulpwood by. : de apt: out. ae loss ea Mipmieriereee well as by rail show a value of $636,186 during 1908, and of $1 inspection tour, is advising a e er m Ww S » Ss ; ; “as ens against fire. The W. C. Edwards Co. has adopted his suggestion in 1909; "making an inerease ot ee and erected a platform beside the Rideau River where an engine can be placed to pump from the stream should another big fire, such as occurred a couple of years ago, break out. The lumber mills at East Templeton, recently sold to James McFad- den and associates, are expected to begin sawing in the early part of next month. The logs which the firm has been waiting for are on the 7 ae ~ way down the Ottawa River. The idleness of this big plant, capable of The question has been raised as to the suitability of jackpi producing 25 million feet’a year, running single shift, will tend to paving blecks in connection with civie paving contracts. A fir noticeably reduce the Ottawa valley cut of 1910. The whole property, contractors have been desirous of using it, but City Engineer Rust comprising two mills, one with circular and gang saws and the other ported against it as not sufficiently durable. The Board of Cont ‘ol | with two band saws, 250 acres of land, booms, piers, etc., changed agreed to give it a trial, provided the concern undertaking t eV hands. Campbell & Stearns, formerly of L’Orignal, propose building will guarantee the life of the blocks. a $25,000 saw mill at Gracefield. —_— Owing to difficulty in getting logs the Pembroke Lumber Co. has Samuel J. Shimer & Sons, Milton, Pa., have issued a new ca suspended night operations. Ritchie Bros., of Aylmer, have similar and pattern book, No. 30, for 1910, which will be of great int trouble, some 300,000 of their logs being hung up between Petawawa all who are connected with the woodworking business. The catal and Quyon and obstructed by other drives. While waiting for sup- illustrates a number of new tools and a large variety of use L plies Ritchie Bros. will saw a few weeks for the Hawkesbury Lumber terns, many of which were designed for the Shimer Cutter Hea fis, catalogue will be found a most reliable pattern book for luml and users of cutter heads, cutters, knives and bits. Those interested will do themselves a service by writing to the co #3 Following a meeting of the trans-Pacific tariff bureau at steamship companies operating in the oriental trade have dec give a flat rate of $7 per thousand on lumber from North Pacific j to the Orient, instead of the former rate of $8. ee Annual Report of Canadian Forestry Association a copy. The annual report of the Canadian Forestry Association for the — Nae current year has just been issued and is being mailed to members of The Hull city engineer has issued instructions prohibiting the association. In addition to a report of the business meeting of the ther use of wooden shingles for roofing buildings in the co: association, a full report of the convention held in Fredericton, N. B., limits. Several residences partly covered by shingles ondeeae Y in February last is contained in the volume. All papers read are given will be completed by fireproof material. The action is the reudie in full and much of the ensuing discussion as well. Much valuable jngurance inspector’s report condemning shingle roofed houses. O} information is contained in regard to the protection of the forest from of planing mills of this district are going ahead of municipal or fire, the wood pulp industry, the education of professional foresters or by installing sprinklers. J. A. Desrivieres, whose facto a ae forest engineers and many other aspects of forestry, especially in bhyrned. defeated the attempt to compel him to putas niles eastern Canada. Requests for copies of the report should be addressed factory. but is building the sprinkler as the result 7 the lo .. James Lawler, Secretary Canadian Forestry Association, Ottawa, offered by the insurance companies nt. ; The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Montreal, have remove Complaint has been made by B. C. timber owners that more logs ‘Toronto office from the Dineen Building, Temperance St., to more are being cut than the state of the market demands. Although business modious quarters at 174 King St. E. Mr. H. W. Scott, meel in the Northwest has fallen off owing to adverse crop reports, the.pro- engineer, formerly connected with the home office of this Com duction of logs on the Coast is still great. In July approximately Columbus, O., is now in charge of the Montreal office and work: 56,000,000 feet were scaled against 42,680,000 feet July, 1904. For the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company are an old established concern, 1 last three months the total was very large. In June the amount was a specialty of elevating and conveying apparatus for handling al 70,000,000 feet, the greatest on record, and in May 69,000,000 feet. of materials in lumber camps, mines, quarries, as well as conve Prices naturally are lower than several months ago, ruling from $7 to apparatus for handling materials from the docks, loading to vess $10. It must be remembered, too, that in the cut in British Columbia ‘New machinery has been installed at the Montreal works for m most of the output is No. 1 timber, as there is less call for No. 2 than economical production. This Company has nearly 100 Bre ch Off on the other side of the line. situated in the leading commercial centers of the world. == CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Canadian Headquarters for Lumber Insurance Lumber Insurance Co. of New York 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. Canadian Deposit Dominion License E. D. 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UNITED TYPEWRITER CO., LIMITED IN ALL CANADIAN CITIES Head Office ‘n Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 La mi: ; “-EDGINGS Sear Ontario J. A. Minchner, of Stratford, and several capitalists associated with him are — arranging to build a large furniture factory at Owen Sound. | Mr. A. Knechel, of the Dominion Department of Forestry, has returned f a trip of some weeks’ duration through the new territory which will be ope up by the Hudson Bay Railway. 7 A Toronto jury returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of a workman employed formerly by the Nordheimer firm, but recommended that all” circular saws should be adequately protected. 4 Recent incorporations include the Stone Lumber Co., Limited, of Sault $ e Marie, with a capital of $100,000. The incorporators include John A. McPhail and S. G. Stone, both of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The Fort Frances Lumber Company’s sawmill at Fort Frances, Ont., togeth with three cars of lumber, was destroyed by fire last month at an estimated loss of $60,000. ‘The fire is attributed to a spark from a locomotive. ag Mr. James Lawler, Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, left — Toronto recently for Ottawa, where he will take up his residence. ‘The offices — of the Association will hereafter be in the Canadian Building, Slater street. The Conservation Commission Committee on Forests has appointed Mr. Thompson, of Portage Du Fort, an experienced lumberman, to tour Canada make a report on forest fires. He will cover the entire country from Halifax Vancouver. Ae The Provincial Department of Lands, Forests and Mines has asked for tenders for the right to cut pine, tie and other timber on several sections in the district of Kenora, where the timber has been damaged by fire. Tenders must be received by September 8. The lumber dealers and contractors of Hamilton, Ont., held an enjoyable picnic at Niagara Falls on the 20th ult. One of the features of the event was a programme of games. The winners in the lumber dealers’ races were Thos. — Fatterson, H. M. Gray and 8. Ludlam. a. James Lawler, Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, has returned — to Toronto after an extended trip of observation in the United States. He was greatly impressed with the advances made in practical forestry. Mr, Lawler has removed his office from Toronto to Ottawa. : ; The Canadian Lumberman Machine Company, a branch of an industry — established at Muskegon, Mich., capitalized at $105,000, has decided to locate at Woodstock. It will manufacture dovetail, glue and jointing machines for making ~ scrap ends of lumber into full-sized boards. The machines cost about $4,000 each. The Rainy River Lumber Company’s mill at Rainy River closed down re- cently because of a shortage of logs. Owing to the dry season the water in the creeks dried up, and it was impossible to get the logs down the river. About 15,000,000 feét were held up. A large number of men are rolling them into the water and starting them toward the mill. Heavy rains of the last ten weeks have had excellent effect on the lumber trade. Logs that had been stranded in the smaller tributaries of the Ottawa are afloat and will be rafted to the mills at once. The fall sawing on the Ottawa and tributaries will be very large. The copious rains also have improved naviga- tion on the Ottawa river and on the canal from Ottawa to the St. Lawrence at Kingston. The wreck of the vessel Brunswick, which is said to contain $40,000 worth of walnut and oak lumber in a good state of preservation, has been located in Lake Erie, some distance from Wheatley, Ont. The Brunswick was lost about | fifty years ago in a storm on the lake, when the captain, with three of his crew, made their escape by swimming ashore. It goes without saying that a lawsuit — is in prospect. : Arrangements have been made this week between W. R. Preston, of Fort Frances, member of parliament for Rainy River, and Frank Cochrane, Provincial Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, under which Peabody, Houteling & Co., of Chicago, will establish a large pulp and paper mill at Fort Frances, to be run on electricity generated at Alberton Falls. The mill will have an initial capacity of fifty tons a day, and must be in operation within two years, and must double — its capacity as soon as the western Canadian paper market will warrant the expenditure. Wing Frank Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, returned recently _ from a three weeks’ trip through northwestern Ontario. He states that m thi 2 Lake of the Woods district and in other localities the destruction of young timber by forest fires has been very great. The principal Joss was not so much in the fpresent value of timber as in the destruction of the undergrowth, which — will retard the reforestration of the area burned over for many years. One — result of Mr. Cochrane’s trip will be a more rigid enforcement of the fire ae ‘ lations, and it is understood that the Government contemplates making the forest reserves game preserves as well, in order to check the slaughter of wild game. +. The Canadian Conservation Commission has laid out.an extensive programme of work for its committees. The Committee on Forests will collect all availabl information in regard to standing timber, including its quality and acreage, an as to whether or not owned privately or by the provincial or Dominion Gove ment. It also will make a study of the results attending the prohibition of export of logse The Committee on Waters and Water-powers will gather inf mation as to developed and undeveloped powers, and prepare a report as to th cause or causes of the difference in the flow of rivers and streams during th last quarter of a century, and also on the effect of drainage upon lake levels. Attention will be directed to water-power legislation to conserve water-power for publie use and prevent its exploitation by speculators. Eastern Provinces Leblane & Richard, sash and door manufacturers, Asbestos, Que., have dissolved partnership. a Fire destroyed 300,000 feet of lumber belonging to Hill Bros., at their m at Folleigh, N.S., recently. The loss is estimated at $75,000, and is covered insurance. i eg a It is expected that the Maclaren sawmills, at Buckingham, Que., will close down for the season about Sept. Ist. Bailey’s lumber mill at Aylmer, Que., was destroyed by fire last month at a loss of $10,000. The cause of the fire is attributed to incendiarism. MeLaggan Bros.’ sawmill at Blackville, N.B., was destroyed by fire last month. The mill was equipped with rotary, shingle and lath machines, and the loss is estimated at about $10,000, with no insurance. Messrs. Campbell & Stearns have purchased the limit belonging to Charles Lowe, at Gracefield, Que., and have started building operations on a sawmill at that town, which will cost in the neighborhood of $35,000. The Cummings lumber yards, situated a mile above Maniwaki, were de- stroyed by fire recently. Over 2,000 cords of pulpwood and 700 sawlogs were destroyed. It is estimated that the damage will be several thousand dollars. The Paul Lea Company, Limited, of Moncton, N.B., which owns a large woodworking factory, intends to erect a branch warehouse at Campbellton to meet the demand which will be occasioned by the recent fire at that place. Instead of the expected ninety million feet of spruce logs in the St. John Niiver drives reaching the Fredericton booms, only about seventy-three million feet have been collected. The balance are stranded on the upper reaches of the tiver, and the mills will have to wait for a fall freshet. _ About 450,000 feet of timber has been cut in the vicinity of Lake Echo, N.S., since May 1, by Gilroy Bros., owners of the lumber mills at Springhill, The timber is good quality, and includes fir, spruce and hemlock. Since the middle of May, 350,000 feet has been hauled in. The daily mill output is about 14,000 feet. George Scott, presdent of the Gambo Lumber Company, of Montreal, left last month for Newfoundland, where he will inspect the company’s limits and properties in that province. Its limits are at Bonavista, in the northern part of Newfoundland, and comprise pulp and lumber areas. Recently the company put in a modernly equipped lumber mill. Business in lumber and pulp lines in that province is in satisfactory condition. A report from St. John, N.B., states that the Cushing mill at that place, and the extensive lumber limits and logs in New Brunswick comprised in that prop- erty, have been sold by the Union Bank of Halifax to a syndicate headed by W. B. Tennant, of St. John. The Union Bank assumed control of the property when the Cushing Company assigned. The price has not heen divulged nor the plans of the purchasers, but it is thought the figure is in the vicinity of $300,000. An American concern offered a figure under $200,000, which the bank would not consider. The Cushing business was established many years ago by Andre Cushing, from Maine. The mill at St. John is one of the best in the country. The claim of the bank against the Cushings was about $750,000. Western Canada The Finger Lumber Company of Canada, Limited, of Le Pas, Northwest Territories, have obtained a charter. S. J. Lucas, a representative of J. E. Brayton, well-known timber specialist, of Chicago, has been in Winnipeg looking into the possibilities of a pulp mill in that vicinty. The B. C. Gazette contains notices of the incorporation of the British Empire Timber Co., Limited, capitalized at $1,500,000, and of the Empire Lumber Co., capitalized at $5,000,000. A large timber deal has just been closed by Mr. C. W. Wilson, of Vancouver, acting on behalf of himself and associates, involving the transfer of 10,000 acres of excellent cedar and fir limits situated on Sidney Inlet, Vancouver Island, to Messrs. McEachran, Donahoo & McEKachran, of Victoria, who, it is understood, were acting on behalf of eastern clients. According to a despatch from Nanaimo, B.C., serious bush fires are raging on Lasqueti Island, destroying much valuable timber. Among the heaviest losers is the Hillis Logging Company, whose buildings and logging equipment have been destroyed. The fire has spread over an area of a mile, and is the biggest and fiercest ever seen on Lasqueti Island. The upset price of $162,203 on the timber limit comprising 15,000 acres, at Adams Lake, B.C., offered for sale at the local Crown timber agent’s office yesterday, proved too much, apparently, for even the big lumbermen, for no bids were offered. ‘The limit was put up for auction at the request of E. L. Kinman, of Vancouver, but he did not appear at the sale. The July revenue of the Crown Timber Department of British Columbia is placed at $191,782.70, details of the month’s transactions being as follows: Timber licenses issued west of the Cascades, 784, producing fees of $110,120; east of the Cascades, 491, with fees of $57,284.70; timber transfer fees, $1,148; coal transfer fees, $150; coal licenses, 208, producing $29,800; penalties, $2,250; miscellaneous, $30. More mill workers are to be brought from Quebec by the Canadian Western Lumber Company to take the place of Asiatics in British Columbia. As this concern has 900 men in its camps and over 500 at its plant at Millside, it will pay it to have the best labor available, and for that reason it is once more sending Father O’Boyle east. With a decreasing cut of timber in Quebec, men are available there. So satisfactory have these workers proved that the example of this company is being emulated by other concerns, who are advertising in Quebee for mill workers. An Edmonton despateh says that owing to the low water level in the Sas- katehewan river about 70,000 logs, estimated approximately at 3,500,000 feet, are stranded in the mouth of Buck Creek, and as the water will probably not rise, it is likely that the logs will remain in Buck Creek until next spring. Meanwhile the local market will suffer a shortage in lumber. The present demand exceeds the supply, but it is possible that the state of affairs will be relieved by the fact that pile-drivers have been successful in sending about 60,000 logs which were stranded on the shores of the river. The feature of most interest during the last few weeks was the amount of valuable timber destroyed by fire in different parts of the country. In the latter half of July destructive fires raged in Alberta timber, and for many miles at a stretch there was a continuous line of fire. Great damage was done on the limits of the Bow River Lumber Company. The Rainy River country also suffered heavily, and some of the mills lost thousands of dollars’ worth of Jumber. It was with much difficulty that the town of Rainy River was saved. R. H. Campbell, superintendent of forestry, said that the railways were respon- » for these forest fires in the western provinces. He ordered them to clear les of brush and dried timber that were lying alongside the railway tracks. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Get your order in early for Red Oak 50,000 feet 5-4 Common and Better. Ask us for prices on 150,000 feet 5-4 and 8-4 No. 1 Common and Better Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and Je gths, ready for immediate shipment. Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered Oak t 0,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common an.| Better st ck, dry, nicely ma iufact- ured, well-figured. and good widths and lengths. What about Chestnut We have 230.000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4. also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone diy, tur prompt shipment. We hav jus receiveda large block “Soft White Pine 4-4 to 16-4 Dry, well manufactur- ed, goo! widths aid lengths. Can ship separate or mix d cars. You can get a good price on this No 1 Common and Better tough White Ash 200,000 teet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely Firsts and Seconds, 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. Hard Maple Also same amount of Sett Maple. Ask us for prices. If you are looking for Gulf Cypress write us for prices. 300 ove feet of 4-4 to 16-4 new ready tor shipment. No better time than righ: n w to think about Hemlock and Spruce Our big stock offers some «hoi e bargains. We can make prompt shipment on White Oak 20.000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better plain, dry, good widths and lengths, Tennessee stock “We have it if it?s Hardwood” J. Gibson Meclilvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. 2 ° Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal White Pine We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Jumbo” _| Combined Gang and Edger iy We have made several improvements since this cut was made, less gearing is used than shown in the cut. This a very complete machine and embodies every detail of construction essential to an adequate gang edger. We have sold a great many of these machines and hear nothing but good said of them. We have some very flattering recommends for our ‘‘ Jumbo.” Some of its good points are: MANDREL: 4% inches by 10 feet 6 inches long. DRIVE PULLEY: 20 inches by 20 inches. SAWS: 2 Movable Saws on Edger side (more if desired) 8 station- ary saws on gang side. 2 Water Boxes. This machine is 5 feet 7 inches inside of frame; reverse friction is supplied in case cant binds and prevents saws from being burned. Supplied with Press Rolls and im- possible for Cant to fly back. Prices Cheerfully Quoted MOWRY & SONS “seh The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER GALT, ONTARIO MANUFACTURING -WOODWORKING Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel ? be. ¥? me ars a ie ‘ | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER erfect Band Re- * HESPELER ‘ O) | MACHINERY (97° HESPELER ONTARIO A careful study of the above illustration will give you an idea of what a complete, well-designed and substantial machine this re-saw is. ; Some of its merits :— The Feed Works are driven by belt and changing from one feed to the other can be accomplished by simply turning a hand wheel one quarter of aturn. Each machine has five changes of feed. The Saw runs within 1 inch of the centre of the back roll, cutting the stock while it is firmly held. When doing bevel sawing the feed works can be drawn back by a lever to prevent the saw striking the rolls and the safety lock is so arranged that the rolls can not be tilted until the feed works are drawn back from the saw. The Frame is cast in one piece, cored out hollow underneath, is heavily ribbed and perfectly rigid. The Rolls are driven by spur and bevel gears all cased in. All gears cut from the solid and as near noiseless as possible. The Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited Hespeler, Ontario, Canada | | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The New Atkins Catalog Now Ready You should have this new book on Saws. It contains the very latest information, lists and description cover- ing Saws for all purposes. Send For It To-Day | Drop a postal to the address below and we will send the book free of charge. Whether you buy Atkins Sterling Saws or not, you should have the book on your desk. Write for it now before you forget it. E. C. Atkins & Company U. S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Hamilton, Ont. Lumber Camp Ranges and Heaters | If you haven't our Catalogue you should [write for it to-day. For many years we have specialized on these and our Catalogue shows a line in which you are sure to be interested. We make all kinds of Stoves for either ; g5 ot ee a0 large or small camps fi 2 eS OT ee eA age ai . THE LUMBERMAN HEATER. NO. 10-90 TEN-HOLE DOUBLE OVEN RANGE. f Built with heavy boiler plate body and ends of Will burn either coal or wood. Fuel-box for wood, | heavy cast metal with large fire door. Made in 28 inches. Size of oven, 24 x 28x 16inches. Body of four sizes, taking wood from 30 to 48 inches. very heavy English steel. Top of extra heavy cast iron. We do business throughout Canada. Do not hesitate to write us, no matter when you may be operating. ADAM HALL, Peterborough, | Ontario Manufacturer of Ranges, Heaters, etc., for Lumber Camps, Hotels, and Railway Construction CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Have You Ever Considered Your Cost of Handling Pulp Wood with Your Competitors who use JEFFREY CONVEYERS? Wet Wear IS Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. Our 33 years of experience in the manufacture of ii Conveying Machinery for the lumber industry ‘| enables us to produce absolutely dependable systems for any practicable requirementsand quote the lowest prices consistent with the highest grade materials and best workmanship, We furnish plans and specifications to intending purchasers. If interested write for our complete catalog T57. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities. SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario Say Old Chap! Do you know that I had quite a lot of second-hand machin- ery that was no use to me sol put a small ‘‘ad”’ in the “Canada Lumberman” and sold the whole line? The ‘‘ad” only cost me a couple of dol- lars and I got ever so many replies. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Montreal Office and Works: Cor. Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts. Toronto Office: 174 King Street East Branch Offices in the leading commercial centers of the world Why don’t you sell those old machines of yours, there are lots of fellows who would be glad to get them? The “Wanted and For Sale Department” of this paper is buying and selling second hand equipment every day. Headquarters for Lumbermen’s Harness and Horse Blankets Now is the time to order these goods—which we offer at lowest market prices. Write for catalogue and price list. All correspondence promptly attended to. Write for Sample Copy Advextiner None Advertiser Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto - - - Canada H. Horton & Son Limited Manufacturers 9 and 11 Market Square - ST. JOHN, N.B. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. 1 cuts & better........ $48 00 1% i F cuts and better, 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 1%” No. 2 GOR ae ac No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 1346” No1,2& 3 Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 62 co 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 24 00 1x6 common and dressing ...... 26 00 1 x 8common and dressing ....... 27 00 1x10 com & dr’s'g 30 00 1X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 r x1oand 12 mill cull ax 1o common.... 27 00 aand3x12common 28 oo 1x8 Box &common 2r oo 1 x ro inch box and common... 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 1” mill run sidings 24 00 1” Mill Run Shorts " dead eallecaies 12 50 uk inch flooring mill run Norway eee, te Spruce mill run. Spruce mill culls. Clear inch B.C. cedar, kilndried 50 50 ax4 to roinch 1x8ft. Douglas Fir Sexo ioc! 1g 00 52 00 64 co 69 00 48 co 5g/oo 44 00 52 00 45 00 25 00 28 00 29 00 32 00 37 00 20 00 29 00 go 00 22 00 24 00 28 00 a6 co 19 00 14 00 28 00 20 oo 22 00 32 00 34 00 34 00 20 0O 14 00 65 50 20 0O Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 HARDWOODS—#ER M. Ash white, xsts and ands, rev andea’” ee. ss .ckeee Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, .1sts and Ee Tie eee Sees ae Ash, ional CBs Ash, brown, ists and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 ‘Birch, No.1 common and BEMCtT Ae oc vane essere Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 SSN EL S823 fa\sZu ats msn: 31m, 5,a7=rs)" Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 .. Basswood, ists &ands,4/4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, COMMON" 2.5. - jelstelslais se «2 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and 2nds............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better ......... Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 .......... Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, eomimOn |... ceseeren tess: Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 Rock Elm, 1sts and ands, OUST RRR ne subad cae Rock Elm, No. 2, com- mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......... Ala NOX COM seecn ees 6/4 1st & ands......... 6/4 No. 1 com........ A 1X14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14x16,. 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 ME oils cuptsie's on 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x40, 14X20 & 16 10X20 .. $33 9 Eo x ed Fir flooring, edge 3 OEAR ingen dacnicn 1%” No, 2 4tt. lath 1%" exes df gt. hemlock lath. . 14%” mill run hem- logklath......... X Pine Shingles.. XXPine Shingles XX B.C. Cedar { seShin ples -- jasc. | XXX 6 butts to 2” 2 90 | XXXX 6to 23-16” Hemlock No. x: 1 x4and 5in.x 9 to 16 ft . 1 x Gin. x 9 to yet. 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. rx 1oand 12in. x 9 to 16ft.. | 1X 7,Qand 11 in. x gto16ft..... be 1” No.2, 10 to 16’ | FEET, CAR LOTS 8/4 1st &ands.......... 8/4 No. x Com........ 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- 1a/4 No. 1com.......- Soft Maple, xsts and Pyitslsa7 Whom ao danoeoacun. Soft Maple, common and better. 4/4 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 rsts and ands. Hard Maple, sts and BU 514) 4s ci cole cfelcinle salons Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 Eire Maple, 4x4-10 to Hard Maple, 12/4 16/4, 1sts and 2nds...... Red Oak, plain, rsts and PATA -cicintas se |pida\ » tetera Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & 8/4.......... Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4...... White Oak, plain, andiands, 4/4. .0....0cseee White Oak, plain, | and 2nds, 1% and 2” .. White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, mal and 16/4.. White Oak, 4% cut ists BUGANAN, 4/4 ieSictvccuscxie White Oak, % cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.... White Oak ¥% cut No. x COMMON .... 5. neces ecese andiands! s,)eectenierssae OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: xin x7in andup 48 oo 4 andi ie 3 and WP) tsielstele 54 00 a’ x 7 and UP 59 00 No. a cuts 2x8’ BNA UP oa scene 34 00 ia "good strips : sfaiaeisen staa 38 00 x! and 1%4".. 42 00 pis sisiaipie.caiecials 45 00 Pine good shorts: te x7" andup.. 38 00 1’ x4” and up.. 3 I a and 1%”... sae oo 7 tog’ Sidings ag a Pine, No. 1 dressing pes aA $3 00 strips Pine, ite ci ccc.... Pine, 8 ® C. and bet- ter 12’ to 16’.... 22 00 Pine, 7 up S. c. sid- ings 1 pee eS, +c. Sidings 1% 20 21 50 , 29 00 Pine, s. c. strips ” 17 00 144",134" and 2” 22 00 Rina shorts. at and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2 22 00 x4. Pine, sc. & bet. | 1X§ aI 00 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 00 52 00 58 00 62 00 8 36 42 46 5° 40 32 45 50 27 35 gt 26 8 8 8 8 88888 888 20 00 21 00 22 00 25 00 Pine, box boards... x’x4 & up 6-11’... 1’x3" to 6”, 12'-16' "x7" & up 12'-16! Pine Shorts 6’ to 11’ LES SC a 21 00 1 x8 & 9g No. 1 barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 50 ae 1%" 17 50 14%" 21 00 Mill run ee 1 "x4" & up, 6'- -1r'.. 12 00 15 00 16 00 14 00 1"x4!- 8”& upra’- 16' 16 00 1"x9"-10" 18 00 1%"x7-B-9" 18 00 1\%"x10" ae 18 50 172" 8c2""x12" A 23 00 Spruce 1” clear (fine dressing” and B) 23 00 Hemlock 1” cull.... 10 00 Hemlock 1” log runrg 50 Hemlock aus 6, 8 10, xaji@’ 2. 14 00 Tamarae®.....<00 13 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out.. 18 00 Basswood log run mill culls out... 22 00 Birch Log run..... 18 00 Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 1%,2” 20 00 Ash, black log Lath per M: No. r white pine 13/8” x 4'...... 3 50 S700 38 00 38 00 Pay Lele) 13 00 16 00 17 00 22 00 27 00 I2 00 16 50 Ig 5° 22 00 15 50 17 50 19 900 20 Oo 20 00 25 00 25 00 12 0O 15 00 16 50 15 00 20 00 26 00 22 00 24 00 29 00 4 00 a s.c. and better, No. 2 White Pine.. 275 3 00 alpiets = State 22 00 23 00 | Mill run white pine 325 3 5° Pine, s.c. and better, Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 et OAS Sop chacis 23.00 25 00 Redpinemillrun 275 300 Pine, s.c.and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 YROU. ee nes irs 23 00 24 00 Basswood ** 200 250 Pine,s.c.and better Hemlock ‘ 1475 225 WEA Lian ota teow 25 50 27 00 ga” lathis weaetes 1 §0~ 195 1x10No x barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles , 1x10No.2 ‘“ 23 00 26 00 xxxx, 18%...... 350 400 1x8 &gqNo.2 ‘‘ 2000 22 00 ee Butt 18” 2 50 325 Pinemillcula strips REAR, 2209 150 1 75 & sidings, 1"x4" White Cedar SHOEI & up,12’ & up.. ,13 00 15 00 xxxx, 18"...... co 6425 Milloull shorts, 1” xq! Clear Butt, 18” 4 3 00 & up, 6 torr’ .. 11 00 12 00 58"; Xoo 160 1 85 Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 15 0O QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 4o feet average...... 4° ~=— 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 74 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............- 55 60 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 4oto4sfeet. 70 75 go to 35 feet. go 55 ASH, ro inches and up, acoording to average and quality......... go Average x6 12CHi asic iste e1arols\nisiaie/ ale lo\=\orab inte’ aie’ osetia tain pata easieiet> las 40 BIRCH VA SUCH, © [0 Jos57\s1n/oiupe'e.s\s\eiays/ey ininlelMinie) aelalsiainia 22 24 16” 8 ainie bio,0.010'2 sn le fis iahe'so'sjalunfa ss sisu Misia Wms ne akin ® viviesiesiuin 26 go ewe Eh ac Gacict acl | Geinintathtateinca in wine isial h fetal steer a lotel eee 32 35 _ QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS eds aie Wp) K°giK'Q And MUP sate ioiaile’siclstsisis a M. 18 00 19 ret AR 8 sao ANIC CCAIEICIgO LOcInr camicicar - 1go0o 1 Boards, xjand ain) or-s.srcsicicas sls/-hiniesi tease een st 35,00, 16 ¢ BIRCH PLANKS. ahi Ot Wea ScenoansoAnobecae daae cas .vanaagboa. ad 15 00 16 0, SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. Ey RSXO” 1S clsiee connie shee ag 00 x "1 Bsooy | aie 12" ATE a op abao IANO 33 00 Shabarisgocana is ; aa 8” and up wide...... 62 00 x 13” and up ...... «.. 33 00 wi arid SEY oath too 65 00 | 14 1Hand2”............ go 00 RES 5 68 oo CUTS AND BETTER 4/4 x 8 & up No.1 & better 45 00 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 8/4. a 6l4 x6 & up No. 2 0 oles 6& up No. 3 ” ” ” ” NO. 1 CUTS. 1 in., 8” and up wide.....- 55/00 ae eM ciate oles 1¥ in. dae) eee ain. SR ese: (ois asahanid' a’, Sie waste cose acai ~" t /S* SRR NO. 2. CUTS. I in., 6” and up wide No. 1, 1, vid 1s a” Fg s No. x mill culls, 1, « 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 3%, 3 and FAs “ NO. 4 CUTS, MILL CULLS, 1 in., 6” and up wide...... 23 00 Mill run culls, 1”... .., 15 00 1% ind oe ae tee cee 33 00 | 1,1%,1@ and 2”..... 4 16 00 2! ate tel ete 3 33 00) | No. accuser case 14 00 24,3 and 4” “ 43 00 48 oo aah MILL RUN, LATH TAKA is Te Atlan nainine ae ttatse a1 00) | No. ixjiga eat eke. oo cee I 50 KiSvcese ap tt eet tte ness 24 00 | No, a, AD REE ators asin te 3 Se KiG and Ovonciencersecees 27 00 o. x, 48” pine ....... coone 425 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S, AND 1 E, 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 ft AVR IA yi nln nie olgfetalel=s\etnainiei=raiete sess 1700 2000 23 50 21 50 ax6and 2x8 Aieporniatesiolety 2000 2050 2400 22 00 DKALOS cr Seseleais sina moana meee 21 00 21 50 a4 50 23 00 aX 12........+- Bieta alecels = cersyerate 2100 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH : . MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring ree oo | $22 50 | 4 OF 6 inch No. Teasisse $33 00 2X 4-B-YA-16,),. 5 cise seieisias a2 50 Be - Be wars 3 00 2X 4-10-18-20............- 24 50 <4 Bhisnanee 24 50 ax 6 ae st Oto 36 cer innemecre 5° ; ee inch aje'elatoiatataiatete wsleis« +++. 20 00 (Be ea Hee Tae ee a3 50 NCW ey la nisicisleiasieiesiarais $19 00 Pi Miebad as: "Sead ee ano daonodacsacan 2I 50 ee No. as “So SS" Aabiel Shain teleregeret= ble aipis/eletele estate eth aan eenee 325 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER ; raft. 14 and 16ft dept naaedanics 23 50 23 50 3X10.. = +++8+ 2400 24 00 i. RAR Maesisinlexapisieiaies eaten eje.n'0/ alone * Sa ACe stadia 25 50 4x4 to 6x8.. ae wee ee ase 4X 10 to 10x 10.. 24 50 Bix. Bisse ties 24 50 6x 14 up to ga tt. rt eateeeaceeeeececeenemasenes seseceseess $200 i: eS Oe! on™ —_ BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS. & 1 3, AND E. X 4, 2x6, 2x8, 8'to 16 Mato acc ce es 18 to ga ft. 5s 0; n eee ‘ 18, 20, 22 ft. ..... 24, 26, 28, 30, 32. 2x 14 up to ga ft 3x4 to4 by 1a, 8to 16 ft........ 3x4to4x 12, 18 to ga ft 6x6to6x12upto ze eee eee ee eee eee rrr ery FLOORING, & a Red Pine, 4m. os. -. sks cabins 0 odes sacs ass up aeeenn No. 1 and » Fir Flooring............. , Fir E. G. No. rand a Flooring....... By . rand a Flooring...... cecvenee F. G. No. 3 Flooring. .......s..sssesseeeesterenneeat SHIPLAP, c ten wees tee wees eee ee wee wae awes mez ae~ 20 p =] ine or Spruce... to 16 ft., 6in........ we saes) ne6encdocse Fir ’g”, 10” and 1a” Shiplap 10/16" Bp Re - SA Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’ 15, -3.....0s» os dee eae BOARDS—ROUGH OR S.:S. Tee epee wena rentae moe Bh Ail oA Cc. No 1 Common Pine, toinch........-... <0 00 cis osetia eee Gy hi, ao |) Oe Es “@ “ mixed (Widths «2.0... .seseereesene . “4 s Pert oo eo SHINGL XXX B.C. Cedar .. Pines XX B.C. Cedar ......... vse0ce ess peen eee XXX Dimeonsion........... sss. 0400 den eeeeeeeee LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & 53 Pine...... No. x B. C. Fir BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers AIA uccoes Senate ro) 5/4 to 8/4........- + 92 00 as 10/4 to 12/4...... 97 00 Selects 4/4 5 ye ccsahe ee 84 00 tga tO Bho. ceaneeoe 82 00 “ ro/4 to ai oe 92 00 Fine Common 4/4.. . 61 00 ¥ bl 5/4... . 6§ 00 _ ¥ oe Sean és oo No. 1 Cuts ho ee me es Fs - B/A eatin seeeee 57 00 WIKIO. seas i‘ lA. ws seen eens + 59 00 No.'s Bara 1x68. OT Basa okies seses* 6% 00 “¢ | SOS. osc <5) ae No 2 Cuts Ala: xnuee vin eleloe GROG: No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8..... a7 ~ “ Sl Aieoartwéninanaas 45 00 29 “7 O/4. x aaieseetee 47 00 51 00 ¢ 00 No. 3 Cuts 5/4 37 00 +++. 26 00 37 00 Si ie Re sss 3700 | The following quotations on hardwoods represent the buying price at Butt ‘alo and Tonawanda: ae 2x13 & up.s ees soe 21 00 WHITE ASH. o rst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 7 1&% to ain oe oo 4600 | Strips ............ 22 00 24 00 B04 to ginch ..... 4 00 54 00 | 2. S.... 14 00 220, BLACK AND BROWN al rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42.00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 BIRCH ‘ = & c—_ white, 6 e yessers 30 OO go Chama good ee ee eeeeeeneens 16 oo 1B 0 00 ist & and6inch & Up) TEC. | eisieiei0 «+. 40 00 42 00 ELM, ' ; rst anil) snd eal iy 3500 ‘| inch andup.... 26 00 28 oo 17 00 | Common 10 00 we 00 MAPLE a 23 CO 1st Le ae 15 00 Common and culis. uate) aus ist and and, rock, 6 inch and up..... 3200 Common and culls. 15 00 1st and and hand 20 00 Common and culls 14 00 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch,...+.J.< a” 96 Selects, 1 to ainch........... Be gay : Fine Common, r inch toa fe No. 1 Cuts x inch.. é 1% toa inch.......-.- No. a Cuts, 1 inch........ 1% to a inch... Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x18. oO. 1,4X10. No. 1,1x 8 No. 2,1 X12... ) p 5 a 8 BP 4 ~p 3 ar o 5 a > - Lad ° P: p: a a 2X2. aX4, 9x5 2x6, 2x7 andzx4 random lengths, ro ft. and up.............. seeeee 19 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, 10 ft... andup ...... ++ 20 00 5 in. and u merchantable | boards, ‘Bit. & up, p, 18 18 so Canadian Spruce boards ...... areraielsiae ovepeeoeanne a Vermont Spruce boards, matched . 1 50 1X aand 1x 3 furring p, 18 clipped ‘and bundled Ps oo iin pate laths 378 Renee meee e were een eneeeeee NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Extras.... Clears . Second clears........ Clear Whites... ae arate ctaiarclela'e’e See Extra 1s (Clear whites out). A cinielaipinieetails omameeiete Extra 18 (Clear whites in) cr rie | a Red Cedar Bxteeus 16 “ gpbutts £0 afoonneene C3 Perfection, 5 butts to 2%. ee '. ” vied tate J gy CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES / Our Spruce - vane wie Pine S oy Shingles and Lath If You Once Buy Them we All manufactured from the choicest timber, on the most up-to-date machinery, under the most careful personal supervision—result. “Quality Lumber” CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT? The Lumber with a Reputation John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q. Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. S ayabec, Ing Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U. S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER nnouncement — The Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited, invites lumbermen and other manufacturers to arrange with them for a demon- stration of “The Howard Process” for Drying and Preserving Wood at their Plant in Toronto The success of this particular process is of peculiar and imperative interest to Railroad, Telegraph, Telephone and other Constructing Companies, to Lumber, Furniture, Piano, Carriage and Wagon, Sash and Door and Interior Finish Manufacturers, to Implement Makers, to Car Builders, to Ship Builders, and to kindred industries. A plant can be economically installed in connection with a saw mill or woodworking establishment. Literature and full information sent on request | Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation : of Canada, Limited | | : Executive Offices: McKinnon Buildng - TORONTO Holden Ave. and M. C.R.R. d Owing to Damage from “Drouth” this Summer Oats in the Canadian North-West will bea ‘Short ” Crop Have you thought of your Season’s Requirements ? National Elevator Co. Limited WINNIPEG, MAN. Write or wire us. Our Specialty is OATS—Sacked or Bulk for lumbering and logging operations They Are Great Sellers Detroit Colonial Columns Made from select lumber with a ‘*Lock-Joint”’ that prevents warping and checking. We also manufacture Pedestals, Balusters, Newel Posts, Spindles. We Would Appreciate Your Enquiry Detroit Column and Manufacturing Co. DETROIT, Mich. SIMCOE - = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘ BALATA BELTING KEBO is the strongest Balata made. KEBO stretches less than other makes. Plys in KEBO are held together by strongest adhesive known. KEBO means economy for you. Specify KEBO in your next order. J. R. BAXTER & CO. Mill Supplies 3 MONTREAL | Not altogether what we say but what Users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen on waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY ONTARIO 53 | : ‘ ety) | | 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER No. 90 Planer, Matcher and Profiler You can make the highest quality of flooring on the new Ne. 90 Planer and Matcher at 200 feet per minute. We will prove that you can do this. Our guarantee of proof is conservative because flooring has been run on the No. go at more than twice this feed in our own factories. The machine is built strongly enough and is powerful enough to stand up to a feed of 500 feet per minute—so when we say that youcan run ‘‘ Ar” flooring at 200 feet per minute, you see that our statement is really conservative. All your outline work (drop siding, beaded partition, lap rustic, V ceiling, casing, etc.) can be run on the No. go at 150 feet per minute! Think of it! And even at this very fast feed you will get better work than you can get from any moulder or four head matcher at 50 feet per minute. In other words, you can do much better work and three times as much of it with the No. 90 as you can get from any other four head machine. Stop and think this over! It means a whole lot! The No. go is a simple, substantial machine built for speed and hard work. Every part performs a duty—there are no superfluous pieces. The machine is equipped with the powerful Automobile Chain Drive. It is also equipped with the ‘‘ Berlin” 6-bit Round Top and Bottom Cylinders which will handle twice as MH much stock as a soft knife machine and at the same time save you 15 to 30 per cent. in grades. For flooring, we furnish you 12-bit side heads especially designed for this fast feed work. At a feed of 200 feet per minute they will not tear out even the knots and cross-grained places as much as other heads will at 60 a minute. If you have not received a copy of the June ‘‘ Berlin Quality” Bulletin, you should write for it NOW. It contains four pages of description about this Fast Feed Working of Flooring and Outline. It is worth your careful reading. Hamilton - Canada Builders of Berlin Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 The Edger that Never Encounters a Superior and Rarely Meets an Equal The illustration shows our No. 4 Edger with double feed. In the cut the rear table is not shown, but it is always furnished. Every feature of this edger is extremely practical, and there is nothing crude or clumsy about it. If you want to saw good straight lumber our No. 4 will doit for you. Descriptive bulletin and prices on request. The Madison Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. Filers! Millmen! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- | ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our. specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. | We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works Send for Catalogue No. 6 | Big Rapids, Mich., U.S. A. 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND’ WOODWORKER When Renewing Your International || +c... Wheele Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the * coming SoaROn. 4 Shee for the coming season International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and ‘ e 1 Tee oe order on less feed if they get Internationa S e Cc u r - O u r P Yl Cc e Ss International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. Old shafts straightened and new wheels International Distemper Cure ; Y ParUcuchesUblds. and Diabernper, fitted on. Our special grade of Char International Colic Cure coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. Taicrnational Gampodad Absonment treating them after casting, makes a wheel Greatest Capbteum on ae. that will outlast anything on the market. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. Further information on request. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. The All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices Canada Iron Corporati on o-58 (igcaes International Stock Food Co., Limited “iG : Toronto, Ont. Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. ; : Canada’s Best Mackinaw Clothing (REGISTERED “ care CARSS *, “ care ven MACKINAW, no We know of hundreds of lumbermen in Canada who won’t wear anything but ‘“CARSS” Mackinaws and why? Because they are the best made,’ they have the quality in them and give good service. ‘‘CARSS” Mackinaws have been on the market for over thirty years and have every reason for being the best. Send for our literature to-day _ The Carss Mackinaw Clothing Co., Ltd. ORILLIA - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only at Extra Selected No. 1: Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned ee Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranted as to quality of material and workmanship. ‘The Largest Leather Belt d p tin Caeadn Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B. C. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting + .‘and'can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do fot interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. Al skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER One Improvement Leads To Another After reaching the acme of perfection in reducing saw kerf by the application of our Patent Knife-Edge Straining Device, we saw the advantage of applying Ball Bearings to the upper wheel shaft of our No. 57 Band Saw Mill which insure much smoother running and eliminate all troubles found with the old style of box. Our Mill, besides the immense saving in kerf, is economical in the production of lumber. It will cut a board so straight and smooth that there is only a minimum of waste at the planer. Let us In our Tell you 58-Page All about Band Our Saw Mill Band Mills 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 532 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building. New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B.. C. ; Seattle, Wash. -—~ 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana . ; 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The | Maple Leaf Saw Works : Shurly Dietrich Co., Limited GALT, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF MANUFACTURERS OF Hand Saws i Buck Saws | Plastering Trowels Butcher Saws Circular Saws Gang Saws Mill Saws Band Saws | Cross-Cut Saws Straw Knives Maple Leaf Saw Set MANUFACTURED BY SHURLY DIETRICH, CO., LIMITED Directions.—Place the set on the point of tooth, as shown in the accom- panying cut, and strike a very light blow with atack hammer. If you require more set, file the tooth with more bevel. If you follow directions you cannot make a mistake Be sure and not strike too hard a blow, and it will set the hardest saw. On receipt of 40 cents we will send one by mail. We are the only manufacturers in the world who export Saws in large quantities to the United States. GROUND THIN ON BACK Save Labor Save Gumming Save Time Save Files Tempered by our Secret Process. of Refined Razor Steel. We have the Sole This Saw ' a Stands Without a Rival AND IS THE FASTEST CUTTING SAW IN THE WORLD! Hi : CH C R ADE BAN p S AWS Its Superiority consists in its Excellent Temper. [t is made of ‘‘ Razor Steel,” which is the finest ever used in K : Of All Widths and Lengths. the manufacture of Saws. We have the sole control ot this steel. It is tempered by our secret process, which process gives a keener cutting edge and a toughness to These Saws are made ot Refined Razor Steel, and tempered by our Secret _ the steel which no other process can approach. Process; for Fine Finish and Temper are not excelled. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY | The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made’. «7 “a ¢£ hk Shae wae ey’ eo J Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping. the belt to the cmer'y- wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is- prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides sq that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be‘adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45_ degree hook. Saw rest is moved upand down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw is so placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced, Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft. that ,moyes the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lif up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. A) 12 2st | A hhyea To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we “i invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail at Be ry COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. “~~ sfi Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines’ of “every-7 ‘aly description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont.. 7 i; vi * +* ~*~ NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards, etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels reesar Dominion NGA | In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- e=tes Til = os ry ie ay) : i Cm BA cE. oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout — ~% / / \/ \ wR Three Wheel Lumber Cart’**~ with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. i Pees, 4 Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. ORILLIA wo pies ONT! « ¢\ 9 eng Poet x J Mai? ee ae WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE —— CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 GRE. AT and the utmost reliability is what you require of STRENGTH any chain used in your business. And, remember, | = Are your horses of use to you? no chain is stronger than its weakest link. This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always The great feature of ; “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: ; C ? Hard te © G.cening’s si Wire Chains is that they have no weak links. Its construction is perfect. 9 e The wire used is drawn and tested by experts in our own J h R | bl _ mills. We guarantee every foot of it. 0 n S 0 nh S e 1 a e The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited Veterinary Remedies Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. : ee ; Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 1b. bottles 8.00 doz. HUTHER BROS. } 2 lb. bottles 15.00 doz. Holiow Ground Combination Tooth Mitre Saw Patent Groover or Dado Head , naa Pik conaes : ae Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) ig 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. Ny 1 Ib. bottles 6.00 doz. Dons / IMB 2 lb. - bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. lib. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2 1b. tins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson's Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk .30 Ib Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache / Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- For either Rip or Cross Cutting Can be used on any, Circular Saw Mandre] tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping ee For exteie any wie Ska from 1/8” five years and are in use all over Canada, from the ee pea eeeeoe 45, deere, wit ieee! Gon aa ae oroval), aarp” Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 2 ROCHESTER, N. Y. receive prompt attention. A, H. J ohnson, Rabies Collingwood, Ont. Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH | ~ WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS _ DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. EE_AE= SS for Transmitting Elevating and Conveying. Rubber Hose SAW GUMMING WHEELS for Water, Steam, made by 3 processes q HN = VITRIFIED - ELASTIC Wie all oe Air Suction, and ye Canadian Silicat A : & : | Zz | Fire Protection. Try our Vitrified Wheel. Guaranteed the best wheel on the market. Have you got our Catalogue? ‘Saw Filers ROGERS - HART Canadian & Hart > Knife Grinders Pe is Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. Machinery | Canadian of Toronto, Limited 5 Hart Wheels Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO aw Limited Barton Street East HAMILTON Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Machine al | a This) machine att | ity of.) i has so many good {? ‘Ee points that our space will not permit us to tel about them. We will, however, b: glad to send a full mh specification on application. ORILLIA CAn,, “NAO Hees The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it than in any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them:— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily Mo cf A Ne 5 removed, which permits the saws being qn LONG "rete, ~ie 7 a) a taken off the mandrel for filing. This Onituia“Onranio. ">. | si NO oe aga S does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on application. er 2 iy” y — Oh = — yoP pe I OET G 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Steel Carriages With Trout Power Set Works and All-Steel Head Blocks Built with knee opening of 36 in., 42 in., 50 in., 601n. and 72 in. Frame, selected oak, ‘8 in. x 6 in. stringers, iron band faced. Log Seats extra wide with taper nose and reversible liners, all-steel. Knees, very high, with 6 in. taper movement, Boss Dogs and Nigger Hook, all-steel. Rack and Pinion, cut steel, pinion split to eliminate back lash. Trout Power Set Works, rope driven, continuous ee no lost motion, no stooping. Set Shaft, best low carbon forged steel,extra heavy, full carriage length. Steel wheels, steel axles, adjustable, babbitted, self-feeding axle bearings. Built for single and double cutting mills of large capacity. With any number of head blocks. Arranged for rope or steam feed. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION : 3 ; : The. ie _ Waterous Engine Works Co., Limited. Brantford, Canada . ir ch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. PL PRL A TT lS FOR LUMBERMEN s Di D VOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to tasiach? Rado yp ; from an insurance st: cantipaline and how to secure reduced rates. Lumber Underwriters FIRE INSURANCE 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. — THE. LEATHER BELT Easy Money ‘When you stock Batts Products everybody will deal with you, Staved Columns Veneered Doors Sash Interior Finish Newel Posts A trial order will convince you MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER! Prices and particulars on application BATTS LIMITED 50 Pacific Avenue ’ West Toronto General Mill Suppiies “Trident” Steel Loading Chain These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. . ei oy BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any. | ki ind. a | THOM AS PINK, Pembroke, Ont, Manufacturer of Logging Tools 17 oS A a A es So Pe ‘ i, "aki Wri ety AUTOIILO, YVOPICINDCE i, 171 5 ; ; ee ee nada fumberman ¢ Wood Worker Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance Files Branded We can satisfy the most critical. Dividends to Policy Holders now 4o per cent. American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western _ Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith are rapid cutters. made by "NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. - AGENTS. WOOD , VALLANCE & LEGGAT VANCOUVER. TIC _M METAL. R Cooc -METE Pt ee Ts RELIABLE. : WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH TONIFORMITY FRELIABILITY EG NDURANCE Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalis, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. GENUINE\| OAK & “Genuine Oak” | LEATHER BELTING Every Belt Guaranteed Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. FULL STOCK OF J.J. TURNER @ SONS Test IT _ Pressed Steel Pulleys and Ahatehitlcsd ghana Trevi Mill Supplies The Largest Wi ieplesetlo | Ma neeaeterein and Dealers in OF EVERY DESCRIPTION LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and ONCE. AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES a FOR WET or DRY WORK. Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, pat tereoe ores Oiled Clothing, H Blank G Blankets, N. G Ba Coal | D.K. K. McLaren, Limited Se ear tae gee Toeaeke “Sewanee, Moccasins, Etc. Sole Canadian Manufacturers of the Walsh SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED 0 Toronto Quebec Window Tene foe UR NER @ SONS Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines oa e iar N.B. Vancouver, B.C. Gor.George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING cecuisements. HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. | (rset A SADLER SHAWORTH Mi] ©lvsnes TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF aR Vins gio” OAK LEATHER BELTING _ 22s) —~—=— FACTORIES =~ WINNIPEG MONTREAL TORONTO: Garland Gang Edger Built in all widths, and saws shifted by levers or hand wheels. | Nf ae . Will edge lumber perfectly and will handle anything up to six inches thick. . vo Sees Notice how mandrel. is carried at pulley end—the whole machine is made in the same solid manner, an! a ae 7 SRE TE Combination Gang Ener | Rea How do you handle your small cants? Is it costing you more than you think it ought to turn them into boards? Here is a machine on which you can cut cants as large as eight inches thick into boards, and at the same time you can edge the *lumber coming from your band or circular. It is a very handy machine in a great many mills. Would you like to know more about it?” William Hamilton Company, Limite PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO | Ae te Rate bus om 2 i | : \\ WW AUK KKK Kin \\\ \K \ my Dressed Lumber and Flooring That Wins Trade and Holds it That Brings Good Profit That is Shipped on Time assis That is the Best at the Right Price MAKE US PROVE IT George Gordon & Company, Limited a. Cache Bay - : Ontario = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps AT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - “ - - TORONTO, ONT. The ———___— For Immediate Acceptance @ Geor lan Ba We will sell a block of 1 in. No. 1 Hemlock at $13.00 and 1 in. No. 2 Hemlock at $9.00 per M., F.O.B. Huntsville. Terms 27 30 u m e r 0 e days. Stock must be shipped at once. Limited Waubaushene, Ontario The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber . Laths F. N. Watpig, President. R. S. Wa.pig, Vice-President. W. E. Harpsr, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ‘entcorrsol Fu mber, Lath and Shingles mee Aa AE LI RAINES SE A ae ee Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PREs. , R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PRES. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. : WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturers of Lumber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT- | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 —as — = = — ——— = SSS ee ee a = — ——S es = —— = ———— — —-- — = =—— —- SSS = ANNAN — — —— = SS \\\ SAN ao : SS > \\ yy ZN / NS IN ——— y Lj . WERK PEL,” $s bes Gee i YE (Ee is gishene; © | | ym \ Hie \ te \\ \ WA, | AS — S——_- SZ Sa a eee = —- a rs \\ | 55 a AW S355 Yo . SE n= : UY aS AW AX : ASS Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs ; We do planing mill work promptly and properly. | | Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw / Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada ‘Parry Sound Lariber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber | Kee Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks a Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Oyr ey of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has. done ours. nel -. Saw Mill, Planing Mill, and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. fe Pt rags all communications to the ' Traders Bank Building, capes Bay Telegraph Codes : . | Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. ay pe Bie American 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,000 peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. Rough and Dressed Lumber | M ANSEAU, QUE. on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O’Neill Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAaNnpD An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. R ’ Hodkelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec If you u handle shingles why not have the best? If you want the best, get our Famous Metis Shingles. Hxtras, Clears, 2nd Clears, Specials, Extra No. 1 & No. To the man whv puts them on his roof they are worth from 25 to 50e per M, in the wear-out over any other bing’ on the Market. In Spruce, we have it planed and matched, Novelty Siding, Ship Lap, Sheeting, etc. Also Hemlock rough and planed, 1 side Feather Hdged Ulap- — boards, Lathes, etc. - Write us for prices, it will pay you, f Special prices ‘on Shingles in 25 car lots. Yours for Trade KEDDY & KENNEY |. HEMMINGFORD, QUE. “4 Oyamel aan B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at ‘ Fledd Gfacas F i * Roberval, Lake. St. John’ ' Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec . Tie Turner Lumber Co., Limitea | _ Nasional ie Chamois Zsrom Ste TORONTO, ONT. | MANUFACTURERS OF ‘ Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. _ = gg aren Lumber Manufactured at Midland badd South River, Ont. JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE Mansur and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. | | Contractors’ for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER*“a Specialty CANADA‘ LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers ~ LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, ee POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment RAILWAY TIES “Hemlock and Cedar (Standard Sizes) Mill and Yard Head Office _OPEONGO, ONT: : OTTAWA, ONT. » Send.your enquiries to our Head Office We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL The he Hurdman Lumber Co. || °° ee eee OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Yellow Pine EASTERN Lath Shingles Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles pied Lath and Shingles | LUMBER—Rough or Dressed WESTERN : British Columbia Timber | C. A. Spencer Wholesale Lumber 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited ; Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red The ; Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Pine and Spruce — Dry Spruce and Pine _ Lumber and Lath ma for immediate shipment.- Send us your enquiries. q SELLING Aczy7s FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS [> Main Office Branch Office _ Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. ~ Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ; DEALERS IN ¥ ROUGH OR DRESSED Rough and Dressed Lumber | Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and. up common St. Clair Construction Co. Limited . and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly Yard and Planing Mill: 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine... ~~~ bs a a age mie ; ampbe ve. an avenport Road WRITE US. , Davenport Station, G. TR. TORONTO | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS = OTTAWA, ONT. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO | Jo. Lumber Salesman, Inspector Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, | Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff n=—— It is just possible l.can furnish you with th fer iyac Lumber @ that you are in neei of and I will be . pleased to hear from you and | think you 9 will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! J. S. FINDLAY Brockville Wholesale and Retail . | | . Lomter, A full line of dry lumber in stock for Company Lath, prompt shipment. Let us give you our pOMEEeE Shingles, prices for anything you require in lumber. Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. caer]! Pine Doors Trenton, Ont., Canada We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can McLennan Timber scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Lands and Lumber Co. Door Making is our Specialty Selling Agency and Dealers in We have equipped our plant with the best door all kinds of f machinery made, and we are turning out doors that Timbe fc L an d 5 are right in quality and right in price. Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Our doors need no commendation. They prove Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles’ them, If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you Hardwood Flooring on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled siegoa. aes“ || L.A. DeLaplante Limited Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., ToRoNTO EADIE DOUGLAS CO, , 2a St. John Sere MONTREAL Head Office Meneng eens TORONTO C G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., fala 9 NO, 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr. Gees vill Interest You Planing Mills: EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 SS R, LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto Sarnia ‘Buffalo Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES _UMBER | ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. “Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles, AUGER & SON ' QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber.” x2 Yellow Pine Finish a ts Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Board C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. _ The Canada Wood: | Specialty Co., Limited | Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders P Orillia, Ont. | RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE |LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. | Dimension Timber a Specialty -HAEBERLE LUMBER CoO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldin 3, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles ‘and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. Limited Papineauville, P.Q. Bal Ih Loveland, Pres. veland, Vice.-Pres. roe A Kent, Sec. and Treas. Caginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. QR hrn~ TD MAPLE LEAF STITCHED CoTTon Duck BELTING FDOMINION BELTING Co. LTD. } HAMILTON CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold”’ To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. ames Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles a tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. I. For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. “~~. Limited - Canada Hamilton Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, O Yards and Planing Mill at CANADA LUMBERMAN ee WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. Montreal, Que. f Everything in Timber Car.and Cargo lots only—————_—_—_—_—_—{_ eS | Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615. Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. a The Golden Lake LumberCo. For low prices and prompt chien oe ae Yellow Pine Timbers MANUFACTURERS 02 : Short Leaf Finish Lumber, Lath and Shingles arin Chests roctax bx 116; B5m feet 2 SS 1, ibm Feet x tan Hardwood Flooring ~~ . up 12/ 50m feet 1 x 4, 5 and x so gco a ars \ tne an ie Lise of Hemlock, Basswood and reereee New Brunswick Shingles fH Your inquiries solicited ; ee Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and Barry’s Bay, ONT. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. | Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. MONTIEL cea Satisfactory Building eet | The easiest builders’ materials to sell are those for which there is already a large demand. Eaton’s Products are the best, and your customer, if he’ _ knows them, won t let you say that something else is ‘‘ Just as Good.” : Everything for the woad- yor of a building. Sashes, Doors (Pine or Veneered Hard- — wood) Mouldings, Ceilings, Frames, etc. Dressed or Rough Pine and° Hemlock Lumber Hardwood Flooring J. R. Eaton & Sons, Ontario , Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Cnt. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath and L umber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED ESTABLISHED 1889 Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock We have 2,000,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1", 2” and 3” Can saw special bills up to 12” x 12” in Short Lengths. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1’, 1%, 1%” and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. site Hone, aver Pace BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limite ‘OTTAWA, ONT, cd | | wane” Hh \ Wittwumeendtitl ni Ul iY) ptt ara ceqgnune net WNernugeveraatttt FU Fg fret he i Ail Limited Wholesale Dealers Specialty White Pine In all grades for factory and retail trade Shipments direct from mill to customer 1204 Traders Bank Chambers - TORONTO Buyers of Lumber should patronize the manufacturers and whole- salers who advertise in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. Give your business to the man who is enterprising enough to spend money and time to get in touch with you. And, if not too much trouble, mention this paper when writing. A.W. Eyer & Co. dence with mills solicited. A. W. Eyer & Co. 34 Victoria Street We are in the market and pay the high- est cash prices for all kinds ot lumber, will contract for this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. Correspon- tt O/- Yq; ve 0) 6", = mbes as evspines jeer eS Oimensions cee ely Ste A Cutting Tools and Measuring Pole building throughout the season. Italians are used, and for this particu- lar kind of work better men could not be secured. From 700 feet to 1,000 feet are built a day by this gang, bringing the cost up to about $150 per mile. The evident principle of the foreman with regard to hauling roads is to build them wherever possible, thus shortening ‘snaking distance.’’ However, more skidways are necessary, so the one balances the other. On a 2,500-acre tract, in the seasons of ’06- 08, forty miles of road were built at a cost of from $80 to $300 per mile. With a five-mile haul, logs were landed in ’06-’07 for $8.70 (year camps were built) ; the following year for $5.70 a thousand feet. CUTTING. The cutting gang consists of a ‘‘notcher,’’ the most experienced man, who sizes up the timber to be cut, determines the best felling directions, and notches the trees to be sawn down; and two ‘‘sawyers,’’ who saw down the trees, and saw them into log lengths at the marks on the boles indicated previously by the notcher. For measuring the lengths the notcher uses an eight-foot pole, marked as shown. In addition to the two-foot mark branded on the stick, a two-inch length at the end and a four-inch mark, following the two-inch mark, are put on. These are for the purpose of allowing the measurer to make allowance for ‘‘broom- ing,’’ namely, 2 inches for 16-foot white pine logs, 4 inches for 16-foot red pine logs. A sharpened iron point is rivetted on at the end of the ‘stick, which is used to grip the tree trunk when it is being marked. Stumps from 2.5 feet to 4 feet are not uncommon in this camp. For this waste there is no good reason. It is feasible to reduce the height of pine stumps to 20 inches. This high cutting means an average loss of at least 6 inches on each tree cut, which is in the aggregate enormous. Tn addition to the actual quantity of lumber which is wasted in cutting ee Nn) ¥ ° high stumps, the quality of lumber must also be considered, since | lumberman acknowledges that, except for defects, the best qua the whole tree is found in the butt log. However, everything is @ within a top diameter of 6 inches. This is relatively close utiliz: Little care is exercised in the felling of trees to prevent injury to young growth. The only object is to get the tree in the best poss position for sawing. This also is a serious source of waste. __ A cutting gang will make from 180 to 240 logs per day during f fall, before the timber has become frozen. In the winter, 135 per d lope towards road Diagram of Skidding a fair average. Logs are not swamped by the sawyers, but by ~ Swampers or trail cutters. A set of cutting gang tools consists of: 6-foot saws; two 43-lb. pole-axes; one pair of steel wedges (small s are nicked in the face of the wedge to bind it in frozen timber), and one iron mallet, 3 Ibs., provided with a short handle. a SKIDDING. A skidding gang is constituted as follows: Two or three trail cutters, who limb logs, clean the brush away from them, and eut out a road along which the logs are hauled to the skidways (double-bitted axes are used, sharp edge to cut trees, ete., and a dull edge for roots) ; two ‘‘rollers’ whose duty it is to stand, one at each side of the skidway, receive the | as hauled in by the teamster, and place or load them on the skids; on teamster, who has charge of the gang, in addition to his other duti which are snaking-in logs and assisting in the loading of the skidway means of his team. t i415 al! Se - r “ Store xot House . ne cad \ es BP a Na het y S = ies [Sisbles Lis Stables fees) srerxth9I pee A Good Lay Out for Camp Buildings The skidway sites are blazed out by the foreman when he is out the hauling roads. Afterwards the road-making gang and s cut them out. They are from 25 feet to 40 feet wide, and are grt clean of stumps to about 60 feet back. There is one skidway every feet or 150 feet along the road. The site is picked with the prine always rolling down hill. Red pine skids are used, generally of antable size. However, they are not left behind, for when the logs hi: been loaded, the skids are picked up also. In building a skidway, a cross-sill log is first laid down, to seeu CANADA LUMBERMAN solid bed and a slightly risimg grade. Upon this are laid the ends of the | two long parallel sticks upon which the logs are rolled. If the slope is — too aoa for a single sill, a cribwork is first built up to the required level. ; Logs are snaked to the skidways by means of tongs. The two **rollers’’ receive the logs and place them on the skids. First, however, a small log is placed at the end in notches previously cut. This serves as a key for the whole bank of logs. After the bottom layer has been dai, succeeding logs are rolled up the skidway by means of two small poles, one end on the ground and one on the bottom layers of logs. Up this inclined plane the timbers are rolled by means of the canthooks and brute foree—‘‘bulling it,’’ as the ‘‘jack’’ says. For the top layers, skidding rigging is needed. A block is chained to the top of an 18-foot gin pole, which is pointed at the butt end and driven into the ground midway between the big skids at the front end of the skidway. To further strengthen the pole it is guyed down by a heavy chain. Through ai dec kingy chain Poe OVESE GOs - YOOr ( Rolling Logs unto Skidway the pulley runs a long 3-inch decking chain, to the free end of which is attached a stout ‘“‘pup.’’ To haul up a log, the chain is brought up and under the log, and the ‘‘pup”’ is then driven into the log lying under the space to which the new log is to be placed. The other end of the chain is then fastened to the bitch grab-hook on the double-trees of the team. The word is given, and the log is quickly and easily rolled up the skidway. The pup is automatically released as the log falls in position, and is caught on the cant-hook of one of the rollers who has been guiding the log up the incline. The logs are stamped at both ends by the rollers several times to insure recognition at any future time. The horse harness used is of the ordinary type, with the addition, however, of “leisure’’ straps, which serve to keep the hind part of the tugs up from the ground. One hundred and fifty logs are skidded per day. The average size skid is about 25 feet wide by 70 feet long, and contains 350 logs. HAULING. Hauling, the second great division of the operation, begins about the middle of January, and is in full swing by the first of February. Snow is a cheap and efficient grading material, and its use has been developed +o a high degree in Northern Ontario. From the early winter, the haul- ing roads are kept open by a crude plow, composed of two red pine logs bolted together, and braced by an ironwood sapling. A strong founda- tion is necessary for iced roads. Just before the beginning of hauling operations, light loads are sent. over to break in the runs. Bad sink- holes are built up, and summits are shoveled down to the minimum level. : | [pl ratn ince Box 2” Pine boards Woter Tank eS rons both ways S——— ——_.# - Le —= 7 TN ten goe Water Waggon for Icing the Roads At convenient places along the road, water-holes, or reservoirs, are built _ for the tank. After the preliminaries are finished, the ‘‘water wagon’’ or tank is - brought into service. Its capacity is 25 barrels, or 1,600 gallons of water. Tt is mounted on sleighs which allow of motion in either direction. The erew consists of two men, the teamster, and the ‘‘conductor,’’ who manipulates the valves. Sprinkling is generally done at night, as at ‘this time there is no interference with the all-important haul, and also, the lower night temperature hastens freezing. In loading the tank an ordinary coal oil barrel is used. In the bottom end of the barrel is cut ‘square hole, about 12 inches by 12 inches. Over this is fastened a nged iron flap. The barrel is fastened to a block and tackle, secured AND WOODWORKER 23 on the standard of the sprinkler. When it is desired to load the barrel, it is plunged down into the water, fills automatically through the bottom, is then hauled up by the team and dumped by the projecting ends of the iron pivot hitting the standards and overbalancing the barrel, throw- ing the water into the tank. An improvement on the old-style sprinkler is the placing of the water exits midway in the tank. In this position the water falls directly on the track, and the hind runners pass over the falling water, thus moulding the runner-way. The high state of efficiency of the roads demands ceaseless attention. A gang of 10 or 15 men, known as ‘‘guipers,’’ who might be likened to sectionmen on a railroad, devote their whole time to repair work, as, wihou PRIM Charny Binding for a Load of Logs under the heavy loads passing over the roads, there is a liability to disaster at any time. Another gang of five men are constantly employed shoveling out roads, skidways, etc. For checking sleighs at steep places, sand is placed in the runner-ways; heaps of it are piled up at the side, and prevented from freezing by fires built on it. A man is stationed at each bad hill to sand the road when needed. A very necessary part of the hauling outfit is the snow-plow. With it runner-ways are formed on new roads, snow cleared away after storms and the proper shape of the road is maintained. It is a heavily built machine, provided with steel channel cutters, capable of adjustment by levers. Directly back of the cutters are fastened extension wings, or snow-boards, which flare out over the track, throwing all snow from the back to the sides. A teamster and leverman work the plow. LOADING. ‘¢Jammers’’ are now used exclusively in log-loading. Their use is an advance in logging methods, caused by competition of southern woods in the lumber market. The jammer is an improved form of gin, mounted on a moveable framework, and used to load logs on sleds by horsepower. There are two kinds used—End jammers, i.e., one which loads from the road, and side jammers, loading from the opposite side of the skidway from which the logs are being lifted. The jammer is made as follows: The two standards are of unhewn red pine, 30 feet long, top diameter about 6 inches. At the top they are bolted together. To this top is chained a heavy block, through which runs the half-inch cable used in the operation. The spuds are secured to a pair of heavy 15-foot red pine skids, 12 in. Log Dray and Loading Diagram by 12 in., spaced to the gauge of the road. A guy line fastened to the farthest end of the skid holds the standards in position. Another pulley is chained to the front end’ of the bed. For hauling up the logs, a 3 in. steel cable, about 100 feet long, is used. One end of this cable is secured to the top of the spuds. Running free on it is another block, the hook of which is provided with two 15-foot steel cables, at each end of which is a ‘“‘pup,’’ which grips the end of the log in loading. One of these jammers will load one thousand pieces a day, whereas, with the ordinary block-and-tackle method, only 350 were possible. A loading crew consists of two ‘‘senders,’’ who attach the pups to the log and guide it over the sleigh; two ‘“‘tailers,’’? their duty being to roll * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER oe down the logs from the back of the skidways to the senders, and one top-loader, who stands on the load and receives and places the logs. This is work requiring courage and skill, and offers the highest remun- eration. HAULING SLEIGHS. The bunks of the hauling sleighs are of red pine, 12 ft. x 12 in. x 12 in. No sway poles are used to connect and steady the fore and aft bunks. Ordinary sleighs are used. The average number of logs per load is 25 to 30 (computing 50 b.f. per log, which is the average of over 35,000 pieces sealed), giving 1,500 b.f., or about 9,000 Ibs. per load. In binding the load, the wrapping chain is put on when all but one, the last, Pang A ite Pie | = Se ia. ey Culler’s Tally Board layer has been placed. Then when the top layer has been placed, the weight serves to tighten and steady the chain. At steep up-grades a snatch team is stationed to assist the haulers up the hill. These extras emphasize the axiom, ‘‘Nothing pays like first cost in road-building.”’ A dray is a rough sled, built on the same principle as the ordinary sled, with the addition, however, of two sharp spines driven up through the bolster, one on each side. These serve to hold the load. Five to eight pieces are rolled on these drays, either by cant-hook or by block and tackle, as in the skidding operation, one end resting on the bolster, the other dragging along the road. The logs are chained down to the bolsters with a wrapping chain. This method is crude, clumsy, and very expensive. It is only applicable for short distances, and with at least a 10 per cent. grade. At this camp it was used only to keep the horses at work until the ‘‘haul’’ began. The logging superintendent reported regarding it as follows: ‘‘This method no good; too costly and slow for present-day logging; always use double sleighs and regular bunks. One team loads for the other to haul; therefore, the dray method costs twice as much.”’ LANDING. The logs are landed on the ice at this camp, as in many other camps of this northern country. This demands ‘‘glare’’ ice, which is secured only by snow-plowing, which gives the ice an opportunity to freeze deep enough for safety. The logging superintendent’s report on this subject says: ‘‘Slush and snow ice on landings, where logs are being dumped, shows poor management. It is bad on the horses and on the work. Nothing pulls horses down so quickly as wet feet in the middle of winter. Glare ice is indispensable, and easily secured. Keep shifting and stirring up the snow with a simple log plow. This soon makes good TT TT LT TTT TTT HUTTE HUAI HUEY Tally Board for Boom Timber ice. However, if this has been neglected at the outset, more expensive means are necessary. The whole must be laboriously tramped down by men, and then scraped and plowed.”’ SCALING. The log scaler is employed by the lumber company, and receives about $65 per month. The Doyle Rule is used, although officially it is known as the Ontario Rule. He works with an assistant, and each is provided with a log scale. The culler also has a curved tally board, chiseled out of soft maple, so as to fit the shape of the arm below the elbow. It is held in position by elastic bands. It is ruled as shown. Another tally, of smaller size and shape to fit in the pocket, is used to record the boom timber, i.e., lengths 18 feet and over. The scaler places himself at one side of the skidway and the assistant goes to the other. The helper measures the diameter inside the bark, and calls it to the . From 2,500 to 3,000 pieces are scaled per day. One sealer this protest against this assertion, you don’t want to get too noisy, for > = . * 7 TUAS & a culler. The latter meanwhile has measured his end. ‘nhaea 1% making allowance for defect, if any, and noting the length, he records smaller diameter under the proper column. After it has been measu each man ticks his end of the log with the keel stuck in the end of scale. To secure the length of the logs further in the pile, the le of the next stick is compared with that of the one preceding, in this the log whose length is positively known. For instance, the assista calls out, ‘‘18, 2 less,’? meanting the diameter inside bark is 18 inch and the length of his end, as compared with the previous log, is feet shorter. Thus the scaler, knowing his end, can allocate the mez ments to the proper column. ; All logs over 18 feet are measured by taking the average of the insid top and butt diameter. The majority of pieces cut are 16 ft., 20 ft., although even lengths from 12 feet to 24 feet are made, depen , course, on the condition of the timber. oe Twice a week the figures obtained are transferred to another similarly divided. At the end of the week, totals are made. — figures, in turn, are entered on the Government sheets, species separated. Thus, sawlog sizes 12 ft., 14 ft., 16 ft., with diame on one sheet, and boom timber, showing top and butt diam lengths, on another. Board measure is also computed and enter the spring these sheets are forwarded to the Crown Timber camps. Once during the season two Government sealers check by scaling 25 per cent. of the logs, and if the company’s seale is onably low the work must be done over again. REPORTING PRACTICE. The van and office hours are from 7 to 9 a.m., and from 6 to 8 p.m Needless to say, these hours are strictly observed by the men. To t clerk at the end of the day the ‘‘notcher’”’ of each eutting gang r. the number of logs made. The teamsters of the skidding gang give account of logs skidded. Also, the ‘‘skinners’’ hauling state logs sledd down, and the tender at the landing does the same for logs dumped Every week the clerk makes an inventory of all supplies in the ea and of supplies desired for the ‘‘cookery’’ and ‘‘van.’’ These items entered on the same sheet and forwarded weekly to ag distr: bookkeeper. . A weekly report of work done is also forwarded. This is made c in duplicate, one sheet being retained at the camp. A record of made, skidded, landed, etc., is entered in a book provided by the | Lands Department. This record is kept by the clerk, and on the pletion of the work in the spring is sworn to by him. It is delivered to the woods ranger in whose district the shanty is locate a In the camp under consideration the expense per b= feet was as follows for a cut of five million board feet: iiasaeee 4 © « tla wie-s.d'ese ja 8 pases eles ee iat ange ( For cutting per M. Mor skidding |... soe. 055 ase eels cine « olg nle eich enna 2 eee For hauling °5;, sus. -nee eee ove penBeg Share of capital expenditure .........0...0cceseesse Cie 54 Total «0s a:3s njelnsgewm apts 8 ree er the above. Keep a Want Book 5 No yard can lay claim to being in the right class that does not is ep a want book. When you fellows who do not want to say “‘Amen’ ’to I may be a great big Devit for all you know, and be able to ‘show’? you that I am right, so if you protest you best go at it gently. Those of you who do know me need not be so particular. But I do want to say to you that it don’t pay to buy from your competitor, a nd, that is what you will have to do a whole lot if you don’t keep a wan! book. Make each one of your employees put on the want book every ching that you are getting short on, and see that they do this, too. 7 Then order the stuff at once. Dont’ wait for a traveling man to along, but tell the firm to give him credit for the order, and or stock. Nothing is more aggravating to me than to have to tell a custe mn I haven’t got the stock he wants ,and it hurts your business, too, gives the other fellow a show at your customers also, and it gives ° a bad impression of your business methods. Gordon Grant & Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad, report under of August 20, as follows: The only arrival of pitch pine sine writing is the Barquentine Savoia from Gulfport. Although deale yards are fairly well stocked, there is an outlet for a cargo or two r really ‘« All Heart ’? lumber assorted in accordance with present r quirements. We sold N. S. white pine boards at $30.00 per M., andi this class of lumber there is « steady demand. There is some k also for spruce and hemlock. A Novel Lumber Railroad Line Ingenious and Useful System Installed on Primrose Bros.’ Nova Scotia Limits Lawrence McKay, of Truro, N.S., whose portable mills are operating at Riversdale, the timber limits of Primrose Bros., has installed there rather a novel method of handling the deals and for conveying purposes An Interesting Lumber Motor. generally. This consists of a railway line built from the limits to the mills, a distance of about five miles in all, on which is run a gasoline motor truck, made especially for the purpose, which hauls the logs from forest to mill and from mill to siding. The accompanying illustra- tion will give a fair idea of the method of conveyance. The rails are of hardwood, 4 x 5 inches, and are of standard gauge width. The motor | truck was built especially from Mr. McKay’s own design, and the flat cars are about one-half standard size. This system was installed last season, and has taken the places of four teams, reducing the actual Section of Road for Lumber Motor. hauling expenses from $1.25 per 1,000 feet of deal to 15 cents. On the basis of 1,000 acres per year cut, it is claimed that the road will pay for itself in two years. Railway Curtailing Lumbermen’s Privileges in Nova Scotia The lumbermen of Nova Scotia, and particularly in that section of the country where the railway is the only source of transportation, are greatly incensed over the action of the Intercolonial Railway authorities, who are contemplating cutting off what is known as stop-over privileges to the lumber manufacturers. Heretofore, and at present, the manu- facturer hiring a car had the privilege, on payment of three dollars extra, to load part of a car at one siding and finish loading at another. Down in Nova Scotia, where lumbering is done mostly by portable mills, and where conditions are entirely different from other parts of the country, it is not unusual for a manufacturer to have a car stop at two or three sidings in order to make up a load. If this new rule of the railway goes into force, he will be obliged to pay full car rates every time he wishes to stop at a siding, supposing sidings are only a mile apart, and there are only a few hundred feet of lumber at each siding to be loaded. The injustice of the thing is at. once apparent, and a general voice of indignation should be raised by lumbermen against the action of the railway. The lumber industry affords more freight and is a better paying CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 proposition than any two other classes of freight in Eastern Canada. — It is a clean freight; the company’s employees have to do no handling whatever, everything being placed on the cars for them, and they get a higher freight rate, proportionately, than for any other class. Under these conditions, we fail to see the wisdom of the railway authorities in eutting off the stop-over privilege, and thus increasing the freight rates _ | (which are now high) to a point where the manufacturer will find it almost an impossibility to do business. The Intercolonial Railway have sent out a circular letter to every important lumber manufacturer in Nova Scotia who would be affected by the change, stating their intention, and the letters of protest and indignation that are being sent back show them the position the lumbermen take in the matter. The Rhodes, Curry Co., of Amherst, N.S., are considering the ques- tion of starting a branch of their building department at Campbellton, N.B. The foreman of construction work, Mr. MacAulay, is now in that town, and has erected temporary headquarters for the company. They have a number of contracts already and expect to close a number more during the next few days. Another branch of this firm, located in Sydney, N.S., are doing a big business in that city this year and have contracts for a number of large buildings in course of construction. Another big New Brunswick lumber deal is now being talked of, no less than a merger of the Alex. Gibson Railway & Manufacturing Co., of Marysville, the Partingdon Pulp & Paper Mill and the Cushing Saw Mill, of St. John. It is reported at St. John that such a deal is likely to be consummated within a short time. The properties mentioned are among the largest in the province, and a merger of the three would make a very big concern. The sale of the big lumber property of I. C. Prescott at Albert, N.B., to an American concern, which has been under consideration for some months, has been finally completed. The purchase price is said to be $75,000, and includes the timber areas, mills and residence, the latter being one of the finest in the province. The property has been in the possession of the Prescott firm for about eighteen years. Danger of Shingle Saw and Edger Factory Inspector Thomas Keilty in his annnal report to the Department says: The lumber industry was decidedly more 2ctive this year than it was last year. '‘lhis is especially true in regard to the number of small and temporary mills which were operated. may be added a special condition affecting nearly all the mills bordering on the Ottawa River, namely, a period of two to six weeks when they had to close down on account of high water in the Spring. This condi- tion naturally shortened the season of mill operations to such an extent that it required active operations, and in some cases necessitated the running of mills at night in order to get out the required cut of lumber. Conditions in saw mills remain about the same as in former years in so far as they relate to our factory laws or the work of inspection. Of course this particular industry is always subject to ciangers incidental to its peculiar nature, and which may not be enumerated in the milder forms of industry... There is, however, a feature to which a reference is made in a former report, and while it is not a general condition in my district, it may have a wider use in other parts of the Province. I refer to combination shingle saw and edger. It requires no argument to demonstrate the dangers of this machine, which are largely in the fact that it was built with the intention of being operated by a single person, and in many cases is so operated. There are but few of these machines in my district, and I have positively discouraged the method of one person attending to the saw which cuts the shingles, and at the same time removing the shingles from this saw as fast as they are eut and jointing them on the combination saw, which is closely con- nected and run at right angles to the shingle saw proper. It is clearly evident that where a man’s attention is divided within two dangerous machines, the danger of accident from contact with them is very much increased. I have advised that where such machines were in use that an operator be required to attend to only one saw. and that an addi- - tional operator have the care and operation of the other saw. One of the general conditions which follow the operation of these small saw mills is the difficulty in having their boilers regularly in- spected. The same may be said of brickyards. But in all such cases I have brought argument to prevail upon such persons until the re- quirements have been fairly observed. While I do not think that the use of guards will at all times pre- vent accidents, to a certain extent they will minimize them, and place the operator to a far better advantage, in that he did his part by tak- ing all the precautions necessary to avoid accidents. In wood-working establishments the buzz-planer and saws seem to be the machines from which the majority of accidents arise, and the metal-stamping press has also a great many injuries to answer for—Arthur W. Holmes, Ontario Factory Inspector. ; To this- 26 | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ay The state of the markets for Canadian lumber and lath in the New England States has been a subject of much discussion of late. In the daily press, reports have been published to the effect that not only had the demand for Canadian spruce fallen greatly, but that the outlook for an improvement was decidedly blue. It is a pity that reports of this nature should gain so much cireula- tion as they have, because, although they reflect the conditions of the markets to some extent, they do not give an accurate idea of them. Most of the reports which have recently appeared in the daily press have given the idea that the demand for Canadian lumber in the mar- kets of the New England States has practically come to an end. In reality this is by no means the case. There is still a good steady busi- ness in progress and the prospects are that in the near future conditions will again become quite normal. With a view to obtaining the ideas of those who are closely in touch with the situation the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ recently communicated with a number of prominent United States importers of Canadian spruce, and others who are interested in the New England markets, and also with some of the more prominent Canadian manufacturers. These firms were requested to give their views upon the situation and out- look. Their ideas will be found to coincide fairly well. They agree that, although at present the markets are quiet, there is good reason to expect the fall trade to open up with an encouraging improvement. There is at least no cause whatever for serious alarm regarding the present dulness of the markets, as this is a feature of the trade which occurs regularly every year during August and September. Opinions differ somewhat as to the exact cause of the quietness, if it is to be ascribed to anything other than the seasonable disinclination for trade. Some dealers claim that political disturbances are the principal cause, and that with the conclusion of the elections in the United States this fall and the settlement of some of the important questions now before the Supreme Court of that country, business confidence will return and a prosperous period will be the result. Others are of the opinion that the most important cause of any depression which may exist at present is the inclination on the part of the manufacturers to force the issue and make their own markets, even at a sacrifice of profits. One of the encouraging features of the summer’s trade has been the fact that the regular good sizes of spruce, such as 1 in. x 9 in., 5-4 in. x 9 in. and 2 in. x 9 in., have sold at as good prices as those of two years ago. Price cutting seems to have been confined to the narrow sizes. Some manufacturers and dealers report that the volume of business this summer has been as good with them as in 1909, but that prices have been lower. Such conditions could scarcely exist if there were a state of serious depression or panic in the lumber markets. The truth of the matter seems to be that people are buying just about as much lumber as ever, and that Canadian spruce is getting its share of the trade, but that owing to the unsatisfactory monetary conditions pre- vailing throughout the United States it is impossible to secure as good prices as formerly. As soon as the conditions have been remedied and the banks of the United States see fit to loosen their purse strings a little it should be possible for manufacturers to secure better prices. A fair amount of trade is in progress even now, and those who claim to be in close touch expect better prices early in the fall. The fact that the New York markets have been overstocked with Canadian spruce seems to be demonstrated. It should be possible to prevent the occurrence of this in the future. The formation of an active association of manufacturers and shippers might go far towards preventing either overproduction or overshipment. The ideas of readers of the Canada Lumberman upon this matter would be wel- comed by the editor. __ The letters received by the ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’ give an excellent idea of the situation. They are as follows: : The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company, Boston, Mass., write as follows: We do not know that recently any very great slump has taken place in the New York lumber market. There has been something of a slump in Eastern spruce, but we think it is in a little better condition now and that the prices are a little stiffer. At prices lower than were obtained last spring the demand in New York all this year has been very poor. They have not done nearly as much building there as last year, In fact, we do not think over half as much. There seems to be a general uncertain feeling in regard to the future. In one respect this has put the market in a healthy condition in New York, as we think the yards are rather short of stock, and what they sell they have to buy. On the other hand their wants are rather small, and there is no doubt spruce is pressed prettty hard for sale in Canada and that many mills are anxious to move stock. Still we have not noted any particular difference in the last two or three weeks in price on Canadian stock in New York. Once in a while there is a lot there No Slump in Eastern Spruce Markets Reports of Depression in New York Exaggerated—Overproduction and Politics the only Source of Trouble—Need for a Producers’ Association heatog yards. The box makers also have generally reported restricted business. Therefore — on the market that has to be sacrificed. The difficulty is that it cannot be moved in very large quantities. Whereas we look for a fair fall trade, we do not look for anything very vigorous. We think the political situation in this country is such that we shall have any first-class business until matters are more settled. We do not, ho look for very bad business. We think there will be a fair volume moving in a rather slow way, and that sometime when it is felt we have suitable | ditions of government—when the corporations get used to the new regula or else the government sees fit to let them alone more than they have don then we think we shall have a new era of prosperity and better business ditions. ; , There has been a great deal of talk about the crop in this country, rae far as we can learn there seems to be a fair average crop, at any rate sufficiently bad to warrant the rather stagnant condition of business that we hi We look upon the principal trouble as political. As to how long it will be before that is remedied it is pretty hard for us to state. We judge the present agitation by Col. Roosevelt is not helping business matters any, and that a con- siderable revision of tariff schedules will also be an unsettling feature which may last for another year. - For ourselves, we are intending to take out a rather small cut of logs this next winter. We are inclined to think it would be the part of wisdom if the — Canadian mills in general adopted that plan, as we doubt very much if they can look for any better average price for lumber next year than has been obtained this year, and for ourselves we do not feel like buying spruce and paying as much as we have paid this year. It would greatly benefit the general situation if the mills would close down early this year. We judge, particularly in the white pine districts, they would be about as well off to do so, if they are going to cut small this next winter, as lumber sawn in the fall is hardly further ahead than that sawn in the spring, and the saving in insurance and interest on the sawmill is considerable. John Fenderson & Co., Springfield, Mass., write as follows: As far as the New York market goes, the condition just at present is not any too good, but do not think there is anything very alarming in this, because ordinarily during August and September business is bound to be more or less quiet throughout this section. We think the trouble is, if anything, that the manufacturers are trying to force the issue, and it looks as if they were making their own market, which is certainly not a high one. There is just a certain amount of demand all the time, and when the manufacturers are inclined to go and force the sales of an excessive quantity by shipping cargoes into New York harbor unsold they are bound to reap results which cannot be other than a slump in prices. 5 gerd The writer has just spent two weeks in New York City, and most of the people seem to feel that after around the middle of September things should recover and business be a good deal better. The one very bad feature of the New York market is the fact that anybody and everybody that can ship by water will load vessels from both the south and north, and ship immense quanti- ties of material, expecting to sell the stock after it arrives in New York harbor, with the result that most of it arrives at the same time and is stock very much alike. Of course it behooves them to unload immediately to save demurrage, and the biggest part of them have no facilities for unloading and storing, but must of necessity sell at some price or other. You can see what effect this is apt to have on prices. For instance: just last week there were several big consign- ments of lath arrived in New York. Whereas we have been getting $3.75 for delivery in lighterage limits by rail, as soon as these cargoes arrived the price slumped about 35c., and undoubtedly as soon as these are cleaned up and vessel shipments stopped the price will recover to the old basis. : 4 We have given up altogether prophesying as to what conditions are going to be. We don’t know, but we are living in hopes. Conditions in themselves are not so bad, especially in the market you mention, but the glutting of the market with a large quantity of stuff all arriving at one time naturally carries its own penalty, and the people shipping the stock are bound to put up a ery that the New York market has gone to the bad. Certainly conditions are not what they should be, but they are far from being as bad as they are painted. We feel that what depression there is is largely a condition of the mind, and such agencies as your magazine can help a whole lot to doctor up this ailment. Bartram Brothers, wholesalers, New York City, write as follows: ‘There has not been a ‘‘bad slump’’ in the New York lumber market, but there have been unfavorable conditions, holding back the demand for lumber generally, which, of course, the Canadian product has also felt. The feeling throughout thir section is that of uncertainty. There has been a holding off in demand at the there is a feeling of uncertainty as to the business of the fall and winter. this results a hesitancy in buying largely for the anticipated business. From This more expressly applies to spruce and lath, but in some measure to white pine. Consequently it follows that the seller, finding the buyer indifferent, has in a few instances made corcessions in prices, but the stock widths largely in demand have remained firm in offering. The time is near at hand when these contracts must be closed for fall delivery and winter and spring use. This waiting has given the impression of the ‘‘slump’’ to which you refer in your letter. It wo seem that before long, by the middle of September or the 1st of October, luyers will have assured themselves of the true conditions. On the part of manufacturer and wholesaler there has been no material concession in pric I can freely say that the situation is not as serious as is intimated in ya letter, and I trust that the next month will see a very much improved condition and feel that all indications are in this direction. iy Market conditions in New York are indicative, but never normal, It is used — so often to realize upon stocks not moved, and also as a dumping place for odds and ends, that often the buyer reports conditions that appear abnormal, but in reality are constantly recurring throughout the year. f A prominent New York wholesaler writes as’ follows: practically just starting in. The fall trade is There seems to be no great volume. Orders are Pe,«* being very carefully placed and practically, only for stock for prompt consump- tion, and where sales are made the prices are very unsatisfactory as compared with what lumber has been selling at the last few years in this market. Prices are being made by those who are most anxious to convert their lumber into cash. Spruce lumber is being offered from West Virginia at from $2 to $3 per M below its regular list prices. White pine is also very willing to make concessions in prices to obtain sales. Prices in lumber from our Southern States are also being cut. The trade that I visit, being principally the suburban yards, is quiet, and they are only buying for their actual needs. There are two principal factors which I think are the strongest influences in keeping trade quiet, and they are: the uncertain prospects in the political situation and the conservatism of some of our banks and banking institutions in making loans for commercial purposes. When these two factors are cleared up so that the general public can feel safe in making advance commitments, and in other business enterprises, business will move ‘ahead again, and I think with considerable strength. I think that the country is on a safe and sane basis and prepared to advance rapidly when our Supreme Court settles some of the cases now before it, and we are sure of a staple and business-like administration our government. Tf our fall election shows a good backing to the administration now in power and the Supreme Court makes some pronounced decisions in the cases now before it. We will be ready to go ahead with full swing and good business all along the line. The above will show you that I do not look forward to any marked improve- ment in our fall trade. _A prominent New York State firm of manufacturers and wholesalers write as follows: The situation in New York and vicinity for spruce lumber during the season of 1910 has been what would be termed a ‘‘buyer’s market.’’ Prices have varied considerably on quotations, and there seems to have been a desire ef some concerns to secure business at any price. Another problem has been N. C. pine, which has been put in competition against spruce by southern mills to the end that it has brought prices of spruce boards somewhat lower than they have been selling for the past two or three years. The regular good sizes of spruce, namely, 1 inch x 9 inch and 5-4 inch x 9 inch and 2 inch x 9 inch, have sold at as good prices as two years ago, the price cutting seeming to have been with the narrow stock. The volume of business has been as good with us as in 1909, but prices have been somewhat less. The cut in the duty on lumber, to our minds, has been practically given to the buyers, which will account for some of the price cutting. Spruce lath have been selling at fully as good prices this year as last year in New York, and the market seems to have absorbed the eastern stock without breaking prices. Had there been any large amount of speculative building or money for such purposes prices would be a great deal better. The box trade has been somewhat better, but, owing to the low prices of southern box, spruce and white pine have been seriously affected, and while we would hope for a better market in the fall and the coming season of 1911, we would not care to foretell it at the present time. We do believe, however, that the fall Wonderful Newfoundland Development Lumbering and Paper Making Industries Rapidly Bringing Prosperity to the Island Colony—Story of Five Years of Unexampled Progress Much attention has been directed lately by lumbermen in both Canada and the United States to the wonderful possibilities for the development of the lumber industry in Newfoundland. Until a few years ago the interior of Newfoundland had practically been untrodden by man; but with the opening up of the interior by the Reid Newfound- land Company with their line of railway, a new era began to dawn, and it was found that Newfoundland possessed timber resources which are second to none on the North American Continent. Capitalists were not slow to avail themselves of the great opportunities presented, and to-day there is not a foot of available timber land in Newfoundland that has not been taken possession of. In order to give the reader an idea of the possibilities that lie before the lumber industry there, it is necessary to deal briefly with the physical character of the country. The land embraces an area of 42,000 square miles, one-third of this being taken up by rivers and lakes. The timber belt exists principally in the north-eastern section of the Island, and all along the Exploits River and its tributaries—the Gander River and Lake, the Gamleo, the Humber River and the various rivers flowing into St. George’s Bay and the Ba yof Islands, and also the entire west coast. The products of the forest are varied, the chief lumber being spruce, white pine, yellow pine, red pine, fir, juniper, birch, witch hazel, aspen and white maple. The spruce is an invaluable wood for rough work and of great strength. Its fibre is particularly suitable for pulp. Experts who have examined the timber limits of the colony say they know of no place in the world where there is such an enormous quan- titl of small spruce and fir growing thickly together and conveniently located near the lakes and rivers, thus reducing very much the cost of operation. The white pine is of superior quality and is the mainstay of the industry. It runs from 12 to 36 inches at the butt up to 40 feet before a limb is reached, and then reaches 20 to 30 feet farther. Most of them make three saw logs, while fully 20 per cent. are free from knots. The pine belt of the Island covers 2,000 square miles of territory, and at a low estimate it contains 3,000,000,000 feet. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 business, unless the yards have fully stocked up, should be somewhat better, as no doubt a good many of the large manufacturers have already contracted a good deal of the better class of the spruce stock. : Alfred Dickie, Stewiacke, N.S., writes as follows: We have not, these last two years, been paying much attention to the New York and Boston markets, for the reason that returns from that quarter have not been sufficiently inviting. We have found the South African and South American markets more to our taste; also the Continental European markets, in spots. England and Ireland have also been better markets than those of the U.S.A. for the two years in question. Business seems to lack snap in the U.S.A., as if they had not thor- oughly got over their panic year yet. Immigration has also fallen off somewhat in favor of Canada, so that there is not the call for building more houses. When ~ spruce gets scarcer in the United States, as it is bound to do very shortly, then | Canada will find there more incentive to market her wood goods. Meantime, we must look for other markets to tide us over the interim, which will not be a long one. Frederick Cleveland, wholesaler, Albany, N.Y., writes as follows: During the past two months I have sold very little lumber in the New York market on account of low prices being made by some wholesalers and mill men who were unable to hold on to their spruce for better prices later in the fall. prices were made on spruce last month in the metropolitan market, but I find that a great many of the yards have not taken advantage of these quotations and have let their stock run down. I am looking forward for good demand for spruce this fall at good prices. The Windsor Lumber Company, New York, write as follows: A bad slump has taken place in the New York lumber market, although at the present time there are indications of a slight improvement. I think that is largely caused — by the fact that the banks are limiting the line of credit that they are extending — to the builders, which, of course, has the effect of materially curtailing building operations. I think that the situation is easing up somewhat. One thing is certain, however, and that is that more lumber has been forced on the market than it could readily absorb. The Fred S. Morse Lumber Co., Springfield, Mass., write as follows: We do very little business, indeed, in the New York market; therefore, we are not in touch with the conditions as they now exist. We do, however, cover a good share of New York State outside of the metropolitan district, likewise all of New England, and we have found conditions in our territory far from satis- factory all through this season. The outlook, however, is such as leads us to be — very optimistic that trade conditions will gradually improve during the fall. The Manufacturers’ Lumber Co., New York City, write as follows: Business | has been more than ordinarily quiet during the summer months, and prices have | not been what they should be. We have, however, enjoyed a fair amount of business, and at present the — indications are that trade will be a good deal better. a number of orders of substantial size at fair prices, and prospects are that our own business will be reasonably good during the next few months. In estimating the future of an industry an important factor is the ! accessibility of the forest region to the market. In this respect New- — foundland is well served, having 6,000 miles of coast line with deep — bays, inlets and natural harbors, which are adjacent to many of the — forest belts, besides possessing many valuable inland waters where logs © ean be floated to a mill with the greatest ease. Chief among these are the Codroy, Terra Nova, Gambo, Gander and other rivers, all of which possess a horse-power varying from 1,000 to 30,000. An important factor is the Reid-Newfoundland Railway, stretching from St. John’s to Port-aux-Basques, covering 648 miles, and con- necting with branch lines and steamers right through the country. This railway taps the very heart of all the important lumber centres, and has done more to open up the interior of Newfoundland than any other agency. The leading companies now operating on the Island are: The Newfoundland-Reid Co., Ltd.; The Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co., Ltd.; The Central Forests Co., Ltd.; St. George’s Lumber Co., and _ Fisher’s Mills. While the lumber operations in Newfoundland, especially in the pine belt of the colony, are very profitable on account of the high value of this wood, the great future in these forests is in the manufacture of pulp and paper. This was quickly realized by acute capitalists, and when in the year 1903 Messrs. Harmsworth of England decided to look around for a favorable place in the new world to establish pulp and paper mills they decided, after a short investigation, upon New- | foundland. The result to-day is that Newfoundland possesses the largest mills of their kind in the world. In 1905 this company leased from the Government of the colony an — area of about 2,000 square miles with Red Indian Lake as its centre, © and started at Grand Falls the mills which have now become famous, _ and which are attracting hundreds of tourists annually. Four years ago this site was practically a wilderness almost untrodden and with- out an inhabitant. To-day it is the site of an enterprise that promises to make it within a year or two the second town on the Island in point of population and commercial importance. Mill buildings of Very low | We have recently booked 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER concrete, covering several acres, have been erected there and equipped with costly and up-to-date machinery. Many miles of railway have been built, with large terminal wharves at the sea coast and dams, booms and boom-piers constructed in the river. Around the mills there has grown up in a few years a town of over 400 buildings, modern in every way, and laid out in the most attractive manner. Up to the present the company have invested over $8,000,000 in mills and town, everything being, of course, owned and controlled by them. There is now a population of 4,000, which is daily increasing. The power for the mills is derived from the Grand Falls. An A TT OE TE | Sectional View of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. immense concrete dam was built at the top of the falls, 882 feet wide, capable of developing 30,000 horse-power. The water is conducted to the power house by steel tubes 15 feet in diameter and 250 feet long. The power house and grinder room is 270 feet long by 60 feet wide, and is equipped with two 2,500 h.p. dynamos for furnishing light and power for the plant, the remainder of the building being taken up with turbines operating pulp wood grinders. There are three turbines in the electric generating room and four double turbines in the grinding room, each of the latter furnishing power to six grinders. Each of the 24 grinders can turn out about 10 tons of dry pulp per day. The main buildings of the pulp and paper mills at Grand Falls cover an area of six acres. The buildings extend from east to west some 650 feet and from north to south 550 feet. The largest building of the series is the paper machine room, which is 234 feet long by 121 feet wide and 44 feet high. In the process of manufacture the logs are eut into 32-inch lengths, in the mill, which has a capacity of six hun- dred cords daily, and carried on a conveyor by an endless chain 1,700 feet to the ‘‘barker’’ room, and from there to the grinder room. Thirty thousand tons of coal are used annually at the mills, the coal furnaces being fed automatically. As the coal comes in on the ears it is dumped into crushers, where the lumps are broken up and then taken by a bucket conveyor to the top of the boiler house, whence it passes on to a distributing belt, which drops it into a big bin. From Exploits River Dam, Rapids and Falls. this bin small chutes run to each furnace and the coal is thrown auto- matically into the fires, while the grates, moving up and down mechan- ically, stoke themselves and drop the clinkers to the bottom of the ash-pit. One noteworthy building in the plant is that termed the ‘‘save-all,”’ through which all the water from the pulp and paper-making appa- ratus passes, and any pieces of pulp remaining in the water are secured by a screen, so that nothing is absolutely lost. Any oil, refuse or other material that would spoil the quality of the paper is eliminated ~ by the ‘‘save-all’’ machinery. Many interesting facts and figures could be brought out in connec- tion with this plant. In the construction of the dam and the various buildings over 70,000 barrels of cement have been used. The sewer from the mills to take off the waste water from the various processes has a capacity of 15,000,000 gallons per day. To guard against con- tingencies incident to such an enterprise an accessory steam plant is provided to generate electricity and also to work the pumps when the turbines are shut down. Besides the ‘‘mechanical’’ pulp, two large digesters turn out 100 tons of ‘‘sulphite’’ pulp daily, and at the present time 800 tons of paper are being shipped weekly by the company’s steamers to England. Planned and designed by Mr. G. F. Hardy, the eminent New York engineer, the Grand Falls mills have given to Newfoundland the claim to possess absolutely the finest and most up-to-date pulp-paper plant in the whole world. The logging centre for these great mills is at Millerton, about twenty miles from Grand Falls, and connected by the company’s own railway Millerton lies on the shores of Red Indian Lake and is the centre of a huge watershed running into the Exploits River and pos- sessing some of the best timber areas in the island. Here, winter after winter, the great supply is cut to keep the mills working. Last season 150,000,000 feet were consumed, and this year the figures will be far in advance of that. As Newfoundland in the past has been noted for her fisheries, so in the future will lumbering play a most important part in that country’s industries. The policy of the Government is to encourage and facilitate the introduction of capital for this industry. They allow all machinery for operating to enter, the country duty free, and all the materials for building and equipping the plant. Capitalists are ~ beginning to awaken to the fact that Newfoundland possesses a won- Crest of Dam at Grand Falls—30,000 Horse Power. derful field for investment. We have been informed by the Govern- ment that every available timber limit in the country has been taken up. In addition to the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company at Grand Falls and other companies now operating, an American concern is now about to begin operations on the Gander River, and several other sites nearby are being considered for the establishment of similar enterprises. It appears certain, therefore, that within the next two or three years Newfoundland will become world-famed through her great lumbering operations. Hoo-Hoo Annual at San Francisco The 19th anniversary of the birth of the Coneatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo was celebrated at San Francisco on September 9th, when the annual concatenation was opened in that city. An excellent attendance was present and much enthusiasm was shown in connection with the work of the order. Among the reports presented that of the Scrivenoter was one of the most interesting, showing, as it did, a balance of $10,083. The total receipts for the year amounted to $39,619. Among other things the Serivenoter referred to the Imminent Distress Fund, which he said was in a very healthy condition, and he reported that the applications for assistance during the past year had not been numerous. In connection with the Death Emergency Fund the Scrivenoter reported that up to the time of the closing of his books he had received subscriptions to this fund totalling $2,700 and the money was still coming in in great volume. As the result of diligent effort in the direction of bringing desirable delinquents back into active membership, 185 reinstatements had been effeeted during the year. During the vear 82 concatenations had been held and a total of 1,455 new members had been initiated, in addition to 11 life members, S CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 Bnber and Its Interests at C. N. E. Many Exhibits of Importance to Manufacturers—Machinery and Equipment Well Represented—British Columbia and Saskatchewan Timbers Displayed There was a good representation of the lumbering interests among the exhibitors at the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto this year, and many machinery and equipment firms were represented in Machinery Hall and the Process Building. A few also were in the Manufacturers’ Building. The British Columbia Government had an ~ excellent exhibit of its timber, and there were also interesting examples of timber from Saskatchewan, among the exhibits noted were the fol- lowing: J. 1. Case Co., of Toronto, Ont. and Racine, Wis., exhibited a number of traction engines for hauling heavy loads. They have a special engine which is particularly suitable for lumbermen’s use. The Superior Manufacturing Co., Toronto, exhibited a complete line of stamps and stencils, as well as their special line of log stamps. The Tallman Brass & Metal Company, of Hamilton, Ont., had a comprehensive exhibit in machinery hall, of which Mr. G. W. Me- Knight and Mr. F. Irving, travellers for the company, were In charge. The exhibit included their products in brass, bronze, copper and aluminum castings of every description. The Tallman Company make a specialty of finished brass goods. Their babbitt metal also is ex- tremely well known. Their celebrated Arctic metal is sold from ‘eoast to coast. They also :xhibited pig tin, pig copper, aluminum, lead, antimony, and other metals in the raw material. Baines & Peckover, 98 Fsplanade, Toronto, exhibited, among other things, the well known Dawson’s “‘ Lincona ”’ Balata Belting, which is especially suited for work in damp places. Their exhibit also in- eluded the ‘‘ Atlas ’’ babbitt metal. This company deal in galvanized sheets, angles, flats, shafting. machinery steel, cold nuts, spring steel, wire rope, hoops, corundun: wheels, screws, and, in fact an. almost endless assortment of meta! goods. Batts Limited, West Toronto, manufacturers of various high-grade wood products, including stxved columns, veneered doors, newel posts, eypress greenhouse material, pine doors and frames, sash, flooring, trim, turned newels and balusters, had an extremely attractive exhibit in the Process Building. his included a number of their staved columns, which, for appearacce, durability and low price, have come to possess a most creditable reputation among architects, contractors, etc. One of the columns shown was a duplicate of the design pro- vided for the Francis Street Public School at Fort William, Ont. It was 36 inches in diameter at the base and 26 feet long. The order for these columns was received «t last year’s Canadian National Exhibition and they were delivered betore the close of navigation. The facilities which Batts, Limited, possess for the manufacture of colonial house columns are so complete that they can practically make any size or length. One of the noticeable features of the columns shown by this ‘company is their excellent proportions. These have been favorably commented upon time and zzain by the most critical architects. In the manufacture of doors Batts, Limited, have also made a foremost place for themselves, and the products shown at the Exhibition were of the choicest variety. Goldie McCulloch Co., of Galt, Ont., had a good exhibit in the Pro- eess Building, where Mr. W. K. Trapp and Mr. E. Hetherington were in charge. The exhibit ine!nded a number of attractive vaults and vault doors, for which the company have become famous and also several of their excellent boilers, engines, ete. The Carborundum Co., Ltd.. had their exhibit in the Process Build- ing. This included a number of their machines for grinding all classes of knives. Among these were some excellent draw stones, sharpening stones, razor hones, strops, cte. They also showed an interesting line of emery paper and cloths, ¢arborundum paper and cloths and garnet paper and cloths. Mr. C G. Emery and Mr. H. lL. Davis were in charge. Burrows, Stewart & Milne, manufacturers of stoves, ranges, ete., had their exhibit in the Process Building. This company have lately com- menced the manufacture of camp stoves. Their most interesting pro- duct along this line is the Forest Jewel, which is made both with and __ without a reservoir holding % gallons. This stove has a top measuring _ 42 by 30 inches, and oven 24 by 28 by 16 inches. It is especially suitable for railway, construction, lumber and mining camps. The company are also producing the ‘“‘Shanty Jewel’’ heater which takes wood 42 inches long. The diameter of the top is 26 inches. The fuel door is 131% inches by 1114 inches. This is a very powerful heater. The company’s exhibit was in charge of Mr. E. Goff and Mr. J. F. Stevenson. The Percival Plow & Stove Co., Ltd., of Merrickville, Ont., had an cellent exhibit in the Process Building, where Mr. C. J. Bateman was in charge. lumber camps. it A. R. Clarke & Co., Ltd., 611 Eastern Ave., Toronto, manufacturers of gloves, mitts, moccasins, leather goods and lumbermen’s clothing © of various kinds, had an interesting exhibit in the Process Building, © This company manufacture box stoves of any size for where they showed leather in process of preparation for the manufac- ture of boots. This company claim that they have the largest range of rough furnishings to be found anywhere in Canada. One of their most © interesting products is their guaranteed ‘shirt, which they guarantee _ will turn water. The specialty of their business is that the tanning of — leather is done in their own factory and the leather is then worked up into gloves, ete. In marketing their goods they are, therefore, able to figure on one profit only instead of two. They are giving employment to about 350 hands. The A. R. Williams Machinery Co. had a comprehensive exhibit in — Machinery Hall, which included a wide range of machinery for various purposes. One of the most interesting machines in their exhibit was their Universal Woodworker, which can be turned into 16 different machines, including buzz planer, sander, knive, grinder, mortiser, tenoner, sash maker, moulder, band saw, boring machine, grinder and circular saw, both cross cut and rip. This machine is especially de- signed for the use of boat builders, contractors, carpenters, ete. Mr. A. R. Williams and Mr. W. E. McCready were in charge of the exhibit. Cowan & Co., Galt, Ont., manufacturers of woodworking machinery, had a good exhibit of their products. This included their moulder No. M. 152 which was shown in operation matching lumber at the rate of 150 feet a minute. They also showed a chain saw mortiser, a sash relisher and mortiser and a number of other interesting machines. The Canada Metal Co. had an exhibit of babbitt metals in Machinery Hall, where Mr. A. E. Byers and Mr. M. Matthews were in charge. Their exhibit included practically everything in metals. Chief among these, however, were babbitt metal, solder, block tin, copper, brass and aluminum eastings, linotype and sterotype metals, etc. The Canadian Hart Wheel Co., of Hamilton, Ont., had their exhibit in Machinery Hall in charge of Mr. William Kerr. They showed all kinds of grinding machines for planing knives, draw cutters, etc., and a wide assortment of emery wheels, oil stones, razor hones, ete. D. K. McLaren, Ltd., Montreal, had an attractive exhibit of their belting, both leather and waterproof. They also showed Phillips Bros’. Steel Pulleys and Vanda Packing. Mr. W. E. Warner was in charge. The Elliot Woodworker, an extremely useful machine for carpen- ters, builders, etec., was shown by Mr. W. A. Elliot, of Toronto, in Machinery Hall. This machine is suitable for trimming, mitreing, dadoing, dowelling, emery grinding, ete. It is in fact one of the most versatile little machines on the market. It is small and compact and weighs about 80 pounds. It takes about 34 of a horse power to operate. The G. Walter Green Co., Ltd., of Peterborough, Ont., had their exhibit in Machinery Hall, where they showed an interesting assort- ment of saw and lath mill machinery. This included a saw mill in motion, two different kinds of shingle machines, two different styles of lath mills, saw sharpening machinery, ete. The Dodge Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Toronto, showed a full line of transmission machinery. This included shafting, hangers, pulleys, clutches, ete. They also exhibit their rope drive systems in operation. Bournival & Co., 85 Richmond St. W., Toronto, exhibited an interest- ing woodworkine machine in. Machinery Hall. It is known as the Champion Combination Woodworker and is capable of six different operations, including those of a rip saw, jointing machine, band saw, light boring machine, heavy boring machine and wagon tenoner. The Canadian Malleable Iron & Wheel Co., of Toronto, had their exhibit in Machinery Hall.. This company which have only just been formed, are placing upon the market steel products made from ordinary bar iron in the short period of four hours. They are the owners of a | special process recently discovered for performing this work. The steel is esvecially adapted for manufacturing cutting saws and edge tools of all kinds. Mr. R. I. Henderson was in charge of this interest- ing exhibit. The cost of manufacturing steel by this new process is estimated by the company at less than three cents a pound, which ineludes the purchasing price of the bar iron. The Positive Clutch & Pulley Co., Ltd., 11 Jarvis St., Toronto, showed in the Machinery Hall a combined jaw and friction clutch and pulley. This article combines the features of the ordinary friction and jaw clutches, using the friction clutch to pick up a load and then transfering it from friction to jaw instantaneously, thereby saving \ 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. wear and tear on the friction clutch. They also showed an interesting pulley with wood rim and metal centre which permits of a great saving in power consumption. The exhibit was in charge of Messrs. F'. Fowler and W. H. White. Robertson & McGavin, of 32 Church St., Toronto, showed a wide range of belting and other mill supplies in Machinery Hall. They represent the New York Belting & Packing Co. Their exhibit also included various kinds of hose and a general range of mill users and engineers’ supplies. The London Conerete Machinery Co., of London, Ont., had their exhibit in a tent a little east of Machinery Hall. They showed, among other things, a number of block and brick making machines and an interesting assortment of mixers, all of which are of much interest to both manufacturing and retail lumbermen. Mr. H. Pocock was in charge of this exhibit. An interesting part of their exhibit was a single drum hoist operated by gasoline engine or other power. This hoist is of such simple construction that it can be built for a very small sum, only costing one-quarter the amount of the usual hoist, which will do the same amount of work. It can be easily moved about from place to place and has a capacity of about two tons. It is operated by 5 horse power at the rate of 40 feet per minute. It should prove of much interest to lumbermen in connection with their camp operations. The Ideal Concrete Machinery Co., of London, Ont., showed an interesting variety of machinery for the production of cement blocks, bricks, ete. Mr. C. F. Pulfer was in charge. Wagstaffe, Ltd., of Hamilton, Ont., had an excellent exhibit of their jams, jellies and sealed fruit in the Manufacturers’ Building. This company’s products are especially interesting to purchasers of camp supplies. They are most attractively put up. Their jams and jellies are prepared in copper kettles, boiled in silver pans, packed in gold lined tins and every possible attention is given to their preparation so that they may be both tasty and pure. H. P. Eckardt & Co., Toronto, conducted the exhibit of Heintz, pro- ducts, including pickles, ete., of 57 varieties. These products are widely used in lumber camps, where they are especial favorites on account both of their flavor and their excellent keeping qualities. oe The Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Company had their exhibit in the Manufacturers’ Building. They showed, among other things, Dun- lop belting and a full line of mechanical rubber goods, such as engi- neers’ supplies, fire hose, ete. An attractive feature of their exhibit was a unique rubber man made out of steam packing, hose, belting, crude rubber, etc. The man was 12 feet high and built in proportion, and attracted a great deal of attention. Mr. H. C. Austin was in charge of the exhibit. : The Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co., of Toronto, had an excellent exhibit in the Manufacturers’ Building, in charge of Mr. W. H. Alderson. The exhibit included mechanical rubber goods and foot wear and their well known multi-ped hose in lengths of about 500 feet. They also showed their well known radium valve dises and an attractive assortment of lumbermen’s foot wear of all kinds, as well as belting, fire hose, valve packing, ete. The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd., had a comprehensive exhibit in the Transportation Building, which included pumps, belting, marine engines, scales, ete. The Fairbanks-Morse marine engines were shown in various sizes from 214 to 18 h.p.; also stationary engines from 1 h.p. to 12 h.p. and a gasoline tractor of 25 h.p. The company also had an exhibit in a tent adjoining Machinery Hall, where they showed their pumping engines, gasoline engines, etc. One of their most interesting exhibits was a 15 h.p. 3 cylinder heavy duty marine engine for scows, tugs, etc. Mr. E. J. Beatty was in charge of the exhibit. The Hastings Wagon Co., of Watford, Ont., showed a special line of farming and lumbering wagons. The Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co., of Orillia, showed a wide range of trucks, steel wheels, etc., in the Transportation Building, where Mr. Norman Knox was in charge. The Jackson Wagon Co., of St. George, Ont., had an interesting exhibit of wagons, trucks, ete., in the Transportation Building. Shurly & Dietrich, Ltd., of Galt, Ont., manufacturers of the well known Maple Leaf saws, had a most attractive and unique exhibit in the Process Building. Their products, which are of great variety, were shown arranged in attractive designs upon the wall. This firm’s - exhibit has become one of the regular features of the Canadian National Exhibition, having been on view at every exhibition for a great many years past. It would be difficult to imagine a more effective exhibit, and inasmuch as the products shown are thoroughly Canadian and of the highest quality, they are pointed to with pride by many Canadian visitors. The Butterworth Foundry Co., Ltd., of Ottawa, had their exhibit in Machinery Hall. One of the most interesting products which they handle is the well known Fleming Grate Bar, which can be installed under any boiler at a comparatively small cost. They claim that this grate bar is the most economically operated device on the market and Tae er? oe : ’ vie that it will reduce the fuel bill by from 15 to 30 per cent. The Fleming Grate Bars, they claim, are built upon scientific principles so that a natural draft is produced, causing a continuous passage of air through — the bars, over the bridge wall and into the combustion chamber. In, plants where shavings are burned the results from the use of this grate bar have been particularly satisfactory. ‘ British Columbia had an excellent exhibit of its forest products, which included blocks of wood of various kinds and sizes. Among them were the following: a 40-inch square block of fir, a cross section of a cedar tree with diameters of 52 inches and 58 inches, a 42-inch square block of cedar, a 44-inch square block of spruce, a cross section of a spruce tree with diameters of 65 inches and 67 inches, a cross section of a fir tree with diameters of 71 and 74 inches, and a 24-inch square block of hemlock. — The lumber industry of Saskatchewan was represented by a number of logs from the Prince Albert district, where five lumber mills are — operating. The capacity of one of these mills is 2,250,000 feet per week. p., Seaforth, Ont. tf FOR SALE ONE LOMBARD STEAM LOG HAULER and ten sets of big sleds complete all in good condition. This log hauler and outfit has been operated successtully for the past three seasons in the Megantic district. Have finished our opera- tions there and have no further use for it. Will sell at a bargain. Price less than 40% of what a new output of this description would cost. This js a rare chance for lumber operators who Want an up-to-date hauling outfit. For further particulars apply to Howarp & Crate, Sherbrooke, P Q. 19 Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20 x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. 110 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surtacer Three rip saws, self feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 4oX100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 Engine for Sale SELF CONTAINED STEAM ENGINE, CY- linder 8x8, almost new, in perfect condition. Will sell cheap for cash. J. Roperick & Son, St. John, N.B. 18 Jointer for Sale OUR-WHEEL JOINTER IN GOOD RE- pair. Box 17, BoTHWELL, Ontario. 18 SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 37a” tubes. 1 48x 12 523 I 54X 12 $2) 35! 7 © 1 54X14 es ety 2 58x 12 78 3” s 1 60 X 14 74 3! “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Branttord, Canada. 15 tok; Wood-working Machinery For Sale ONE No 24% DOUBLE SURFACE PLANER, 26 in. broken roll with countershaft. One No. 1 Roller Cut-Oft Saw, with countershatt. One No. 5 Rip-Saw and Countershaft. All of these are made by Messrs. J. Ballantine & 0., in use only about two months and in every re- spect as perfect as when new. Price 20 per cent off manufacturers prices, t.o.b. Perth. Address Henry K. Wampote & Co., Perth Ont. 19 Veneer Cutting and Panel Machinery For Sale FOLLOWING MACHINERY FOR SALE AT a bargain, All in excellent condition. I—7 X 14 engine and drag saw 1—log ladder and live roll 1—120” fan, heater and engine , 1—8 x 120 ft. roller dryer, heater, engine, etc 2—zou h. p. zell boilers 1—r0 X 12 x § Northy pump, trup and receivers 2—6 x 4 x 7 Northy pumps duplex 1—100” Coe veneer lathe 1—88” Coe veneer lathe 1—100” Coe veneer clipper 1—88” Coe veneer clipper 1—100” Capital knife Grinder 1—3 sided matcher t air hoist and tank 88” lathe 1—chain block 1—8 ft. bolting saw 1—veneer toping machine 1—veneer jointer 8 tt 2—Smith cut off saws, wood rame 1—plate veneer dryer 4x 8x 5 3—log ladders 1—elevator 8’ x 10’ 1—boring machine 1—dowal 1—60” 3 drum Sander, Berlin 2—8 tt. double saws, Berlin 1—42” planer s—iron frame dado and groove saw, Townsley 1—12” buzz planer, Berlin 1—20” buzz planer, Berlin 1—iron frame self feed rip saw, Goldie Mc 1—7 tt. siving saw, Goldie Mc 1—8 ft. belt sander, Jackson Cochran Co. 1—wood frame rolling table, rip and Co saw Berlin 1—36” band saw ¢ 1—platform coale, Fairbanks Morse & Co, 1—saw gunner and emery grinder, Hart Emery Wheel Company 107—factory trucks i 3—press screws for packing 1—band saw filing machine 1—iron setting machine and 20” filing vice 1—Gilead hydraulic press 48”x96 1—double power press b and d 64 x 72” 3—single power presses, Algoma Iron Works 1—56” glue spreader, Townsley 2—3o gal. glue heaters 1—hand press 3 Screws and plates 1—hand press 5 screws and plates 1—hand press 7 screws and plates 117—dry kiln trucks, wood frames, iron wheels y2o—ft. 2” trail \ 2—wood frame cut off saws, Smith 1—30” fan, dust separator 1—no 7 vertical heater, shafting boxes and han- Zers, eles rubber and leather, pulleys, clamps, (Ibr), culls for hydraulic press, turn buckles and bars. Address Box 127, CanaADA LumBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. ‘ 19 Second-Hand Engines For Sale 1—Laurie Corliss 15 x 30 with 14 ft. 6 in. fly- wheel, Corliss gear with double eccentrics, fitted for indicator and complete with lubricators and valves, etc. 1—Brown Engine 13 x 34 90 R.P.M. yo H. P. complete with usual valves, fitting and indicator piping. 1-- Peerless Engine llxlo 35 H.P., 283 R.P.M. two 4’ x 1234" fly wheels,complete with usual valves, fittings and indicator Piping. 1—Slide Valve Engine 1o 5/16 X 24, 84 R.P M. 10x16" fly-wheel, complete with usual valves, fit tings and indicator piping. Apply tor prices, etc. Canada PAPER Co Limited, Montreal, Toronto or Windsor Mills, P.Q.19 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Goop MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. 1st. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, br t 7, WANTED FIRST CLASS MAN CAPABLE taking charge Hardwood Matchers State experience. Address T. Nobel, 135 Laporte Avenue, Montreal, Que. 19 WANTED-EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. A YOUNG MAN, TWENTY-FIVE YEARS old, knowing book-keeping and mathematics, speaking and writing both languages, would like to get a position in some lumber office in the Eastern Canada, Ottawa District, New Brunswick or Quebec, having seven years experience in the retail and wholesale trade and can furnish first- class references. Address, Nit AssEeuin, Box 135) Lake Megantic, P.Q. 2 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Mills for Sale RIST MILL, SAWMILL (INCLUDING Shingle Mill and Planer), splendid water Power, house and barn. Estate property near Tweed. Must be sold. $3,750. D. WILLIAMS, Executor, 18 Bethany, Ont. Planing Mill for Sale UP-TO-DATE PLANING MILL. WILL sell cheap for cash. Box 275, Powassan, Ont. 18 Lumber Broker LUMBER BROKER HAVING A GOOD CON- nection in Montreal and Quebec Province is open to represent responsible mills, or larg wholesalers in any line of the lumber trade. Apply Box 124, CANADA LumBeRMAN, Toronto, Ont, 19 Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and compere Principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. Situated about 15 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Sidin for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business. Address Wm. Potter & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont. 18 MISCELLANEOUS For Sale 3 "TIMBER LIMIT — ONE OF THE BEST I P Ontario. Address, S. G. Reap & Son, Real Estate Agents, 129 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario. A Pulpwood Klondyke HE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN I timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water _powers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on brador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers allinformation regarding same. Broruers & Co., Limite, St. John’s, N. F. 23 FOR SALE EVENTEEN ACRES.OF SECOND GROWTH ‘S White and Red Oak. Suitable for piles or ties and small square timber. Close to. Railway track; "also 100,000 feet of White Pine, 70,000 feet of Hem- lock, 30,000 feet of mixed Hardwood inch, 500 tele- phone poles 25 feet to 35 feet. Apply to E. Topp, fiox 16, Caledonia, Ont. ney " For Sale ~ Freehold Spruce Lands S* HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. is Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers at convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close anestate. Special price quoted. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Tenders for Pulpwood Concessions le WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to cut the Pulpwood on a certain areatributary to the Nepigon River in the District of Thunder Bay. Tenderers should state the amount they are prepared to pay as bonus in addition to such dues as may be fixed from time to time for the right to operate a pulp and paper industry on the territory. _ Successful tenderers will be required to erect a mill or mills on the territory, and to manufacture therein the wood into paper. ye ¥ Tenderers will be required to deposit with their tender a marked cheque payable to the Treasurer of Ontario for twenty-five per cent. of their tender, to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into agreement to carry out conditions, etc. The highest or any tender not necessarily accep- ted. For particulars as to description of territory, capital required t be invested, etc., apply to the undersigned. F. COCHRANE, s Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. Toronto, 8th July, 1910. - No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 19 A Unique Belt Remedy A writer in the Woodworker says: ‘‘In talking with a yong man in charge of a small sawmill in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, we got to talking perchance on the best belts. I noticed that his dou- ble 8-in. leather belt was consider- ably the worse for wear, and queer- ly pitted and marked up on the pulley side. On my commenting on it, he said when they were run- ning they always had a boy handy with a pail of sand, and whenever their saw started to slow down :n a heavy cut a little sand on the belts would make it dig out in great, shape. Then I saw the reason of those queer pits. “He said he wouldn’t have a smooth belt, because a smooth, soft one would slip too much. It had to be rough enough to take hold of he pulley, or else it would slip. = never used any belt dressing of For further particulars apply to Jos . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER any kind but sand, and had to buy a good many belts, as they wore out quickly; in fact, he couldn’t get a belt for love or money that would last over six months. He had used rubber and fiber belts, but they were no good. He always turned the roughest or flesh side of the belt in, and even then it would slip unless sanded. His engine fly- wheel and arbor pulley were fear- fully and wonderfully scored up, but he seemed to take it all as a matter of course. His belt was laced with whang leather, with a lump lace that went bang! every time it hit the arbor pulley. I did not see them sawing any lumber, but did see a pile that they had sawed. Some of it was pretty fair, but more than half of it had been scooped and = washboarded, and there were numberless pieces that varied 4-in. in thickness. “Talk about conservation of re- sources of the country! How many small mills are there that waste lumber in just such poor cut- ting ?”’ Horse Power Transmitted by Leather Belts The relation which exists be- tween the horse-power transmitted and the width and velocity of the belt which transmits it is based on the following rule: The product of the speed of a belt in feet per miin- ute with its width in inches is equal to 500 times the horse-power transmitted. From this rule we may calculate, first, the horse-power which a belt of given width and velocity can transmit; second, the velocity with which a given belt has to be run to produce a given horse-power, and third, the width necessary for a belt in order to transmit a given horse-power with the speed it is running the pulleys. First Rule—Multiply the speed of the belt in feet per minute with its width in inches, and divide by 500 for leather; the result will give the horse-power. Second Rule. — Multiply the horse-power by 500, and divide by the width of the belt in inches; the result will be the velocity im feei necessary to transmit the power. Third Rule. — Multiply the horse-power by 500 and divide the product by the velocity of the belt in feet; the quotient will be the width in inches required to trans- mit the power without slipping. These.rules hold good for mod- erate-sized belts. Very large belts need not be so wide, but may be 20 per cent. narrower than medium- sized ones, while for very narrow belts the width must be taken larger by 20 to 30 per cent. We may deduce from this a rule easily remembered: it is that for every horse-power it takes one inch width of belt if it runs at the rate of 500 feet per minute, and that the horse-power increases in the ratio of this velocity. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James _ Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. Established 1892 Oille & McKeen Wholesale Lumber North Tonawanda, N.Y. Trade with Canada Solicited BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Corresponden ce solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. RAIL New and Second Hand YARD: LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Sell Your Timber Limits by Public Auction at Ottawa, Canada, the Greatest Lumber ‘Centre in the World. In touch with the leading Lumbermen throughout Canada and the United States. No trouble too great to make your Salea : success. Write for information, Wm. A. Cole, Auctioneer 163 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. References:—R. G. Dun & Co., Brad- streets, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Bank of Ottawa. Try SINCLAIR’S Patent Shaft Coupler | the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac - tories. Write for circular and prices G.S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. | Mercantile Lumber & Supply Co. Wholesale Dealers in Lumber SUITE 67, 97 ST. JAMES ST. - MONTREAL We are at present in the market to buy large or small quantities of Shipping Dry Lumber of the following dimensions, f.o.b. Montreal : SPRUCE 1x 4and up 6/16’ Merch. 2x4and up 6/16 ‘“ 2xgandup 12/16 ‘* 2xtoandup 12/16’ ‘* 5/8 x 3 andup 6/16’ Cull 5/8 x 4 andup 6/16 “* Ix 4 andup 66 2x8 y2/16' ‘“ 2x9 Ghent 3X3 6/16: ** 4X4 6/16' HEMLOCK 2X 4andup_ 6/16’ Merch. 2xgandup 12/16. ‘ 2 xX 10 up 12/16’ Ke BASSWOOD 1x4andup 6/16’ Mill Run RED PINE 5/8 x 3 andup 6/16’ Ship Cull Kiln-Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheating, etc. Grade :— Mill Run, small, sound tight knotted i ces 5/8” 10/16! : /8” 10/16! i 7/16" 10/16! Déscription: planed two sides, tongued and grooved and bundled. Widths: 3, 3%. 4, 4%, 5) 5%, 6, 6%, 7. HARDWOOD BIRCH 1 and 2 Gr. No. 1 Birch Flooring No. 2 Birch Flooring WHITE PINE 1x4 and up 6/11 Log Run 1 x 4 and up 6/16 S Feners 1% x4up 6/.1" ee : 1% xX4up 6/16" ; 5 2x4and up 6/1x' oe “ 2x4andup 6/16 fs z¢ 3x4and up 6/16" se ss 3x4 and up 6/t1' i 5 3x4andup 12/16 As se 1 *4 and up 6/16 ss ss 1x4 and up 6/16 Ship Cull % x 3 and up 6/11 “ “ 1% x 4/7 6/13" “ee “e 1% x 4/7 12/16! ° os 14x7andup. 6/1 ue ee 1% x7 12/16! “ o 2x 4/7 6/11 ¢ as A x 4/7 12/16' “a “ 2x7 and up 6/16 g st 2x7 and up 12/16! - a 1X4 and up 6/11" Mill Cull 1x 4andup 6/16 fc a 1X4 and up 6/16 = "6 2x9 52/160" Son Sade ae 3x7 and up 16/16" cE “ gx Ir 14/16’ (Joists) 1X 4and up 6/16" “O” Cull 2x4 and up 6/16" Ss Le 3x4 and up 6/16" an “ 3x 7 and up 6/16 eA o ASH 1x 6and up 6/16 x and2Gr. 1 X 4. and up 6/16’ No.1 Com 1x4 and up 6/16’ Mill Run 5 “ “ %xgandup 6/16 2x4and up 6/16. ‘ oF No. 1 Maple Flooring No. 2 Maple Flooring If you have any bargains’ to offer, we shall be pleased to hear from you big- Review of Current Trade Conditions — Ontario. As usual of late, the lumber markets of Ontario continue quiet. There is, however, a general feeling that any dulness prevailing at present can be entirely attributed to seasonable conditions.“ During the summer months trade invariably becomes quiet and reaches its climax in September. Those who are in touch with conditions through- out the country believe that a brisk trade will commence in October. Even at present there is a fair amount of trade in progress, and prices are well maintained, with the exception of shingles. British Columbia three X are selling at $2.9) delivered to the retailer. Before the duty on shingles entering the United States was increased, New Brunswick operators found a market for their product in the New England States, but now they cannot get into those markets, and have become a very aggressive factor on the Ontario markets, in competition with British Columbia shingles. } fe ; Georgian Bay manufacturers report business conditions as quite encouraging. One large firm reports so many orders that it was seven ears behind on one weck’s shipment. All good grades of lumber are moving well. The only line that is dragging seriously is box lumber. The Canadian Canners’ Assoviation have evidently decided that dealers and manufacturers of box lumber can be frightened out of their stocks, as they are refusing to buy unless prices are lowered to suit their tastes. As the prices offered by the Canners’ Association are lower than box lumber can be sold at without a loss, business has come to a standstill temporarily. -\nother disappointing feature of the trade is the increasing amount of price-cutting on the low-grade stocks. This applies also in some measure to the better grades. There is no excuse for this kind of proeeeding. But the practice continues never- theless. Within the last few weeks sales have been made by some Toronto firms at prices which were much lower than the same buyers paid for the same goods from other dealers immediately afterwards. In view of the general belief in the approach of better markets, there is no reason for sacrificing stocks at all. In the Ottawa Valley there has developed quite a scarcity of the high grades of pine. The result is that prices have advanced in spite of the quiet condition of the market. Good sidings, shorts and strips are particularly scarce, and the output for the year is not expected to be so great as that of last year. 1x 7 inch and up pine good sidings are selling at $50 to $52, and 8 inch and up at $55 to $60. 2x 7 inch and up are bringing $58 to $65. No. 2 cuts 2 x 8 and up have advanced from $1 to $4 and are selling at $35 to $40. The wide stock in these lines is very scarce, and is easily bringing the higher prices. Nar- rower 2 inch good pine is somewhat easier. . The upper grades of pine are expected to go still higher in price as soon as the markets across the line commence to improve. A great deal of dulness of the export market at present is the result of the political and financial disturbances in the United States. The middle grades are feeling the benefit of the scarcity of the best grades of lumber in the Ottawa Valley. Shipping culls and better are looking extremely promising and stocks in the yards are com- paratively small. Prices are steady, and buyers who are looking for bargains find them scarce. 1 x 7 shipping culls are plentiful and are about a dollar lower than a month ago. Ottawa manufacturers con- tradict the reports which have recently been spread regarding a decline in the price of spruce at United States points. J. R. Booth reports that the prices received for his spruce are equal to those of the last few years. Box lumber and mill culls are slow, but are somewhat better than a month ago. Manufacturers figure that a 20 per cent. advance on present quotations is necessary if box lumber is to pay a profit. In spite of the low price of box lumber, there is no apparent surplus of stock when one considers the stocks of former years. Eastern Canada. The reports which have recently been circulated regarding an alleged extensive depression in the Boston and New York markets are considerably exaggerated. Conditions have unquestionably been dull for some time, but the trade in New Brunswick long and short lumber for export to New York and Boston is not by any means as inactive as reports have made it out. The quietest spot in the trade is connected with spruce deals. The demand for this line is dull, but this is a seasonable occurrence at this time of year. Throughout the hot weather the New York and Boston markets for spruce deals are almost invariably quiet, and improvement does not, as a rule, make itself felt until early in October. Shipments from New Brunswick and New York have, as a result, been quite light both in long lumber’ and lath. The dulness of the American markets has affected prices in New Brunswick, and American deals are now quoted at $15 for 3 x 6 and 3 x 8, and $20 for 3x 10 and 3x 12. Lath at St. John are selling at about $2.40 for dutiable stock and on the Miramichi at $2.25. Spruce random for export to Boston are unchanged. The demand at Boston is somewhat better than at New York. F.O.B. prices at St John are now about $17.50 to $18 for non-dutiable 2 inch random spruce. c Boston reports indicate that the spruce market has strengthened considerably during the last fortnight. Inquiries are coming forward from buyers who previously could not be tempted into the marl and it is reported that several large sales have resulted. Manuf turers also are taking a stronger stand. Frames are selling at $2 and some of the mills will only accept contracts for small lots. demand for random is not improved. For 2 x 4 to 2 x 7, prices vy. from $18 to $19, and for 2 x 8 from $20.50 to $21.00. There i moderate demand for spruce boards, and prices are somewhat proved. The demand for shingles at Boston has improved slightly late, and buyers are showing a greater tendency to come into th market than they have for several months. Cedar extras have beer sold at $3.25, but only the hest have brought this price. Some buyers can obtain stocks at $3.10, but the $3.00 price has almost disappeared Lath are stronger. For 1 5/8 inch the price is from $3.65 to $3.75, and for 1144 inch from $3.40 to $3.50. Western Canada. Stocks in the prairie yards are admittedly very light, as a result of the heavy demand which prevailed earlier in the season. It is also true that stocks being carried by the manufacturers are much lighter than they were a year ago. Reports presented at the recent confer. ence of manufacturers and retailers at Banff were to the effect that coast mills had in their yards a little over 100 million feet, as com- pared with 200 million on January 1 and 175 million a year ago. Mountain mill stocks at present were placed at 165 million feet, as compared with 200 million feet on January 1 and 175 million fee a year ago. Spruce mills also are short of stock, their estimate being 20 million feet at the close of the cutting season, as compared with 75 million feet a year ago. The white pine mills east of Winnipeg place their stocks at 40 per cent. less than they were a year ago. Export trade is brisk, and local demand throughout the West i extremely active, because of the great amount of building in progress at Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, ete. The shingle market in Western Canada is unsatisfactory, as the demand is not able to take care of the large output. Prices have fallen off considerably, and several of the leading manufacturers are proposing a general shutdown for a month. Cedar and fir logs are firm. The present surplus of No. 1 logs is not as large as many of the mill men would like, and it will probably decrease rapidly. ; Great Britain. English advices indicate that the lumber markets within the last fortnight have been without important change. Prices, as a rule, how- ever, are firm, and the outlook is considered satisfactory. There is much less price-cutting in evidence at present than there has formerly been. One of the most encouraging features of commercial conditions at present is the report recently issued by the Inspector-General in Bankruptcy. It shows that the country was much freer from bad debts last year than had heen the case for some time previous, and that the number of failures was the smallest since the year 1890. The spot market at London is progressing quietly with a fair amount of business, but very small profits. This difficulty, however, is expected to disappear shortly if holders will only maintain a strong position. Deliveries indicate an active movement of stocks and prices are firm all round. There is no indication at present of a heavy autumn shipment. Deliveries for the week ending August 20th amounted to 7,654 standards, as compared with 8,145 during the corresponding week of 1909. At Southampton a steady demand con- tinues and fair quantities have been sent by rail from the docks and yards during the past fortnight. At Liverpool the feelinz of pessimism which has prevailed for some time is still in evidence, and does not seem to have become any less general. All dealers ia soft woods report trade as very quiet. This applies particularly to the trade in Canadian pine, for which the high prices asked by importers in order to obtain a working margin of profit, make it very difficult to effect sales. It is noteworthy that consumers of Canadian pine have little or no idea of the conditi at present prevailing in the Ottawa Valley. Those who have: b in the business for some time are inclined to retain their old ides about prices and supplies and those who have only come into business recently are in the habit of looking out for other woods to CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A. F. Ho tpen, Pres. J. M_ Driver, Gen’l. Mgr. F. H. Gorr, Vice-Pres. E. C. Barre, Ass’t. Mgr. eveland - Sarnia Saw Mills Co. tine. When you place an order for ‘‘Cleveland-Sarnia”’ lumber you have a right to expect well manufactured, evenly graded stock. Send your orders here for BRIDGE TIMBERS STRUCTURAL TIMBERS SHIP DECKING . CAR STOCK TANK STOCK SILO MATERIAL YARD STOCK, ETC. Special bills of WHITE PINE, RED FINE: and FIR cut. for the home and export trade. Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Limited SARNIA, ONTARIO 38 CANADA. LUMBERMAN. AND WOODWORKER : eee and 3.x 11-inch deals, for which good prices are being obtained. The demand for these sizes is always good, and they are becoming scarcer year by year. 3 x 1? inch and wider is also in good demand. Birch planks are firm both for c. i» {, and spot values, especially the latter. The demand has improved materially. There are quite a num- ber of last year’s planks in stock, but these are being gradually reduced. Spot values, therefore, are being well maintained. Ship- ments so far this year have been small. Logs have also been in better demand of late, and stocks are showing signs of shrinking. Prices are well maintained, but the ec. i. f. market for pitch pine logs con- tines dull. At Manchester, many parcels of red deal have arrived recently which indicate the approach:ng end of the season. Considerable quan- tities of spruce, etc., have been sold during the past few days.: Pine is rather weak, especially Quebee pine in the lower qualities. _Evyen the best quality is only moving slowly, as a result of stagnation in the textile and other engineering trades. - At Glasgow, trade conditions are still far from satisfactory, but a steady improvement is in progress. There has been a wider inquiry in evidence of late than for, some considerable time previous, and buyers are more inclined te take up stock that is reasonably cheap. Business has been-of a hand-to-mouth character for so long that stocks in merchants’ hands are unusually light. Consignments arriving are meeting with jairly good reception, many of them being sold ex quay. Hardwoods are moving freer, especially oak and white wood. The spruce business is moderate and at fair prices. Pine goods are still hanging fire, especially with the lower grades. United States. The trade in northern pine in United States markets has shown no important change during the past fortnight. Prices, however, are being well maintained, and the demand is steady for the good grades. For the lower grades there is only an indifferent inquiry. At Chicago, there is room for improvement in the northern pine market, but there is nevertheless a fair volume of trade in progress at fairly satisfactory prices. There is a general velief that fall trade will soon be actively under way. The hardwood trade at Chicago is steady, though some- what light. The demand aad prices for hemlock continue unchanged in spite of the dulness of the yellow pine market at Chicago. There is the usual dulness in the sale of fir and cedar, though both the demand and the price for spruce are well maintained. Shingles con- tinue steady at Chicago, selling at $2.90 for white cedar. Red cedars are quiet, the mill price being about $2.10 for clears and $1.65 for stars. The cooperage business at Chicago is reported to be thoroughly demoralized as a result of the poor prospect for anything like a nominal hog crop, and the uncertainty of wheat and corn values, to say nothing of the general commercial and financial depression. Oil heading factories are the only ones doing a good business. At Buffalo some slight activity has been noticed in slack cooperage stock, hoops and staves being a little higher. Jobbers are quoting coiled hoops at $10.25 to $10.75“and staves at $9.50 to $9.75 for No. 1 elm. Heading is selling at 714 to 71% cents. The trade in white pine at Buffalo is fair. A large order of box was recently sold by one deuler at an encouraging price. The higher grades are selling steadily at good prices, as the demand continues firm. There is a fair demand at Buffalo for Eastern spruce, of which a number of special lines are imported dressed from Canada. In the form of bevelled siding, 1t is selling well. The demand for Eastern — cedar at Buffalo is light, especially for shingles, which, together with the tariff conditions, prevent the sale of Canadian shingles completely. The hardwood trade at Buffalo continues fairly active, but is rather lacking in real life. Oak is doing well in a moderate way. Birch is scarce and stocks of maple, elm and bass wood are rather broken. The trade in hemlock at Ruffalo continues good, as a result of the building activity. On account of the competition from yellow pine, however, prices are low. Sash and Door Men Adopt New List _ The Ontario Sash & Door Manufacturers’ Association held a meet- ing at Toronto on September 6th, at which the principal business trans- acted was the adoption of a new universal price list to supersede the one formerly in use. This list- comes into effect on September 20th. It was gone over thoroughly in every detail and the members were unanimous m agreeing both to it and tc the great importance of supporting the re- cently formed association. he list is at present in the hands of the printers and will shortly be ready for distribution. The followine were present at the meeting: M. Wooldridge, Palmerston; F, P. Potter the Georgian Bay Shook Mills Company, Midland; R. A. Rastall, Mickle, Dyment & Sons, Brantford; A. B. Dyment, Meaford; J. Evans, P. W. Gardiner & Sons, Galt; J. Jenness, J. Davidson, Ottawa; A. H. Diver, Esq., Sarnia; J. R. Eaton, Kisq., Orillia; W. A. Moore, Esq., Meaford : Mr. Harrison, Owen Sound; W. D. Cargill, Esq., Cargill, Ont.: F. Buchanan, C. Lloyd & Son, Wingham; F. W. Bretinen, Eiataiiien: Je D. Shier, Bracebridge; R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, Toronto. . brisk across the border. Ottawa exporters trace much of the qu “a oo ge ee Market Correspondence Exaggerated Reports About Eastern Spruce Chatham, Sept. 8th, 1910.—One of the chief features of the wee has been the circulation of reports through the columns of the news papers in regard to the American lumber markets. The reports question refer to the Boston and New York markets in partie and are of a most pessimistic nature. While there is no doubt conditions are not showing any improvement in the markets mention there is no doubt also that some of the published newspaper repo are exaggerated. To judge from conditions, in New Brunswick, governing the tra in long and short lumber for export to the markets of New York Boston, the prospects or even the present state of affairs, are ne as bad nor as unfavorable as they are painted. The most unfavo: conditions, and unquestionably those which have given rise to pessimistic reports in question, exist in the trade for spruce deal: sizes suitable for the New York market. Certainly the deman this line is quiet and buyers exhibit an indifference somewhat di heartening to those who have this line of goods to sell. Still, condition are little, if any, different from what they have been for several month past. During the hot weather and until well toward the Ist of October there is always a quiet spct in trade in New York and Boston, an this is felt more decidedly in the former centre. This year the Ney York markets are late in picking up and the influence of this circum stance is keenly felt. Shipments to the New Yerk market from New Brunswick have been remarkably light during the past month, both in long lumber and lat! There have been some heavy shipments of the latter line to Ph la. delphia. The feeling of pessimism which exists in regard to the tradé in New York has had considerable effect on local prices of both ‘‘ Ameri can ’’ deals and lath. The St. John value of the former would be, a present writing, from $15 00 for 3 x 6 and 3 x 8, to $20.00 for 3 x 1€ and 3 x 12. ; <4 The value of laths at St. John is in the vicinity of $2.40 per thou sand, dutiable stock, and on the Miramichi $2.25 for the same line. Conditions in connection with spruce random suitable for the Boston market have shown little change, and this market is more favorable than is the New York market, at least for New Brunswick produ to judge from the feeling in that regard on the part of those m interested. Shipments of this line of goods to the Boston mar from Bay of Fundy ports have been frequent, and stocks have co: quently not augmented to any extent that could rightfully be describec as heavy. Values in spruce random have shown few changes, an¢ an enquirer would be quoted $17.50°to $18.00 for non-dutiable two inch random spruce f. o. b. St. John. Good Latiber Scarce at Ottawa Ottawa, Sept. 10.—The scarcity of good lumber in the Ottawa Valley, when general market conditions are quiet, has given rise t¢ considerable speculation as to future production of high grades o: pine. Leading manufacturers are almost unanimous in the view thai the supply of good sidings, shorts and strips will be proportionate less than next year. ‘hey base their conclusions on the percentage 0 good timber in the forests. One large local manufacturer asserts that there is already a veritable famine of good lumber. The Ottawa district would not feel the situation so keenly, he asserts, if the western lumbermen were not in a similar plight. Advances, that are v significant in the present dull period, have sent the prices of ¢ lumber up a few notches in the last fortnight. The best quality two inch white pine sidings, 7 inch and up,, reached $65 per No. 2 euts of similar stock were stronger also, some command $40 per M. In both of these lines the wide stock is very searee for it these high rates are paid. Narrower two-inch good pine little easier. Good pine siding, 1 inch, 114 inch and 11% ineh are $1 to $2 higher. The prospect is that the existing quotations for upper grades of pine will go still farther upward when buying become in placing orders to the political and financial uncertainty United States. wil The extreme shortage of the highest quality of lumber has lated the demand for middle grades. The market for shipping & and better, while not active, seldom had a more promising outle The stock in the yards is comparatively small when surpluses of dull years are reckoned with. The production in 1910 will be consi ably lower than last year, and only in odd lines is there any mar accumulation of lumber. Consequently prices are steady. Ma facturers and middlemen offer no inducements to buyers looking 1 } TORONTO, 3 Toronto Street - - - H. A. ROSE, Representative 40 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER good bargains, aud it is stated on authority that a cut of a dollar or two a thousand in all grades, selling between $20 and $30 per M., would clear out the yards in a short time. The most plentiful line of shipping culls at present is 1 inch x 7 inch, and they are a dollar per M. lower than last month, but even that line is likely to improve rapidly. Reports have been circulated concerning a decline in spruce prices on the outside market. J. R. Booth regards these as wholly unfounded, and reports the prices received for his own product as up to the average of the last few years. : Box lumber and mill culls are admitted to be still slow sellers in all quarters, but they are moving more freely than last month. Three months’ trading as brisk as used to be common between Ottawa and United States markets would reduce the stocks of low-grade lumber to ordinary quantities. When box lumber was a couple of dollars cheaper per M. a few years ago, the purchases of one single Ameri- ean firm have amounted to 30 million feet in a season. The price rose to such an extent that this trade subsided, but there is promise of its being restored. Box lumber is now cheaper than ever before in comparison with the value of all better grades. Another circumstance that insures the betterment of conditions as to the box lumber situation is that manufacturers figure that it is impossible to pay the stumpage charges, meet the increased cost of lumber camps, and sawing in the mills and continue to produce box lumber at any less than a 20 per cent. advance on present quotations This estimate of the situation encourages middlemen to hold out for current prices and has a strengthening effect on the trade. ‘It is a mistake,’’ said a local manufacturer, ‘‘ for people to figure on the apparent surplus of box lumber. It is very small compared with what I have seen in the Ottawa district. The United States buyers are being supplied from hand to mouth, and it may be no time until there is a big raid on the store of low-grade pine laid away around here. Apart from this altogether, if the consumption of lumber among Canadians, themselves, keeps on increasing as it has done for the last few years, it will not he three years until box lumber will be as scarce as the good lumber.”’ Heavy rainfall in the Ottawa Valley improved the power condi- tions at the Chaudiere, and September promises to be a better month for the manufacture of pulp and lumber than August. The lumber boats are moving freely on the Ottawa River. Some of the small mills which ran out of logs when their drives became stranded on narrow streams are using their own logs again. The W. H. Kelly Lumber Company of Buckingham, Quebec, are shipping their seventh and last raft of the season from Rockland to Montreal. It consists of 152,000 cubie feet. Cooperage Trade Fairly Busy Mr. J. Innes, of the Sutherland, Innes Company, Chatham, Ont., reports as follows upon the cooperage situation under date of Sep- tember 6:— The demand for cooperage stock is not as heavy in some lines as is usual at this season of the year. This particularly applies to the apple barrel stock. The apple trade in Canada this year is very light, and not half the usual quantity of apple barrel stock will be required. Trades that use the same grade of stock, however, are a little better than usual, consequently there will not be a great deal of apple barrel stock carried over nto another season. The flour trade is now opening up. New wheat is coming in, and mills are beginning to run full and using an increased number of barrels. The general trade throughout the country continues good, while there is no boom on, it is steady, and cooperage stock is being used freely ; in fact, some new ontlets are being found, especially with the lower grades of stock. The export demand has heen very good, and while there is not the quantity of stock exported from Canada that there was five or six years ago, at the same time the export trade is still considerable. The cheap timber in the south, and cheap negro labor, have taken a lot of the export trade formerly held in Canada. Owing to a most peculiar ruling on the part of the customs de- partment, unjointed staves are admitted from the United States into Canada, free of duty, whereas, there is a 10 per cent. duty on staves going from Canada into the United States, whether the staves are jointed or unjointed. The cheap timber and negro labor in the South more than offsets the heavy freight into Canada on the higher grade of staves, and while the staves do not compare with our Canadian staves, or make nearly as good a barrel, quite a number of the millers who want a cheap package are importing these staves to the detriment of the cooperage industry in Canada. It is a mystery to the manu- facturers of cooperage stock how such a ruling could be made by the customs department, and, to say the least of it, it does not look as if the cooperage industry was getting a fair show. . With the exception of the trade for apple barrel stock, the pros- pects for a good fall and winter trade are excellent, and while the adverse rule of the customs department has hurt the Canadian trade 72 | Oe ae bom a 9 + to a great extent, it has had the effect of putting quite a numbe mills out of business, and, consequently, the production of stock has been decreased to such an extent that it has had some effect on the market. There is practically no change in prices of the higher grades of material for the last twelve months. The lower grades have be affected by the apple crop failure, and No. 2 stock is from 10 per ce to 15 per cent. lower than at the corresponding time of last year. With proper support from the Government, the market would not be affected so much by fluctuations in demand, as a great deal of thi low-grade stock can be sent to the United States even with 10 per cent. duty, and if the custems department would only treat th importation of staves in a seusible manner, the higher grade of stay would also be selling at mere remunerative prices than they are ; present, and enable some of the mills which are now closed down - resume operations. . Ontario Travellers Securing Fair Business ‘“‘Generally speaking, we find business and collections good,”’ said a member of a well known firm of wholesalers in Toronto to a ri sentative of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ who called upon him recen: ‘““The yards throughout the province are pretty well stocked wi lumber and a few dealers are inclined to think that they had better wait awhile before buying, saying that they do not think it wise to buy on what they consider a falling market. From the wholesalers’ point of view, however, there is a fairly good trade in progress. There is a certain amount of price cutting in evidence, but it is unealled for. The other day I offered some stock to a retailer and he said to me, “Why, I am buying that stock from so-and-so.’ I asked him how much he was giving and finally I sold him exactly the same lumber manu- factured by the same mill for $1.50 a thousand more. The price cut- ting, of course, is going on in connection only with the low grade lumber. Hemlock at present is the most unsatisfactory part of the whole business There seems to be a wide range of prices, as some manufacturers are holding for high prices and others are sacrificing their stock. There is, however, a dearth of 16-foot lengths and you can get your own prices for them. Ordinary lengths are selling at $14.50 and you can get $16 to $16.50 for 16-foot lengths. Red cedar shingles are in bad shape. They are frequently selling now at $2.85. “*T notice that the maritime province trade is reported as suffering from a bad slump. Reports state that the demand is slow with prices’ from $17 to 23 for spruce lumber which formerly sold at $27 to $30. Ti they ever got such prices as these they must have been abnormally high. Even at the lower figures they should not complain, and it looks to me as though trade had simply settled down to a more reasonable basis, : ‘The lath situation at present is firm. There is no appreciable decline in the prices and everybody is getting good or fair returns for their stocks. This is the busy season for lath, as the houses which are being built have reached the lathing stage. ; ‘‘Trade in genera] is just now at an intermediate stage, which may account for whatever dulness may prevail. Old contracts are finished and business has not yet been commenced on the new contracts. £ “‘T have been travelling through the Niagara peninsula recently and everybody there expects a large fall trade, much larger in fact than a year ago. This applies to the whole peninsula with the single excep- tion of Niagara Falls, where trade is extremely dull on account of the fact that until quite recently the retailers were getting too high prices for their stocks and customers were forced to go elsewhere. ‘Stocks of lumber on the Georgian Bay are largely sold out and the prices secured have been-very good. There is quite a scarcity of cars for loading lumber at the mills and many of them are getting behind in their shipments. : ai ‘“‘The hemlock situation is rather a mixed one, although prices are badly cut up and some dealers have practically disposed of all their stock at good prices. One of the largest dealers in hemlock tells us not to sell any more, as they are sold out. 'The explanation of this is that they had good stock and could get good prices. The stock that is making trouble is low grade stuff, and it finds very little deme nd. Moreover it has to meet the competition of mill eulls.’’ Loveland & Stone, Cutler, @nt., have purchased berth No. 2 in t Township of Hutton and berth No. 4 in the Township of Parkin, Allan McPherson, of Longford, Ont. The berths cover about 18 sqi miles and are estimated to contain about 30,000,000 feet of pine of quality. The purchase price was in the neighborhood of $120,000. timber from these berths will be manufactured at Loveland & Stone mill at Sellwood on the C. N. R. | : ; =“ Dr. Carl Petraschek, a forest expert, of Austria, is at Washington conferr with officials of the forest service preliminary to a trip which he will ma through the forests of Canada and the United States for the purpose of studyi woodland conditions and the manner in which they are met. Dr. Petrasche 22 years was chief forester of Bosnia, Theresegovine, Austria. F CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from you. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbados Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. Wholesale Grocers H. -. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts., TORONTO Lumberman can cut the cost of hauling in half, by using one of these LOMBARD Log Haulers Let us look over your roads with you, and outline possibilities. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limite Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver: - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER > ’ Hearts of all Lumbermen You will not find these goods in every store. The profit on them is too small for most dealers. HAMILTON CARHARTT MFR., LIMITED Toronto, Canada United States Trade supplied from our Detroit Factory. Write tor handsome souvenir and time book, mailed free if you mention this publication. Cedar Shingles Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to 2 inches or over Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No Screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., RocHesteR, N.Y., manufacturers Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. EDGINGS Ontario The rumor that Mr. G. Ingle, of Lindsay, Ont., intended to sell his planing mill is reported to be incorrect. ; The MecDonald-Rowland Lumber Company, of Owen Sound, have recently purchased the sawmill and equipment in the town of Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island, formerly owned by Mr, Brett. They operate extensively on the isl taking off several million feet annually, the greater percentage of the cut b hardwoods. The lumber is brought in cargoes to their sorting and shipping y: at Owen Sound, where a staff of sorters and shippers are continually kept bus; Incidental to the devastation of timber this summer by what are conce to be the most extensive and destructive forest fires that ever visited no western Ontario, the lumberjack, after an almost total absence of two year, to have another innings, the biggest, in fact, that the section has ever k Men in touch with the situation declare that the cut between the eastern boun of Manitoba and the north shore of Lake Superior during the coming s will be by far the largest in the history of the district. There is an inere demand for railroad ties, and the price will be as good as or better than before. Throughout the tens of thousands of acres in the burned area, th must be taken out this winter if the raw product is not to be rendered wo hy the elements and worms. It is expected that the increased demand for q will more than offset the increased cut, and that the price and the cut will eclipse all former records. The centre of activity in the woods will be bet ‘ Mine Centre and Atikokan, on the Canadian Northern. o Eastern Provinces " T. D. Chenard’s sawmills at Berthier, Que., were destroyed by fire on Aug. 31. — Fire broke out in the planing mills of H. Mathieu & Oo., 14 St. Charles Borromee Street, Montreal, recently. The loss was not heavy. The W. H. Kelly Lumber Co., of Buckingham, Que., are shipping their seventh raft of the season, which consists of 152,000 cubic feet, from Rozkland to Montreal. The company are closing up a very successful season. om |. Lord Northcliffe, the London publisher, accompanied by a party of friends, visited Quebec recently, en route for a visit to his properties in Newfoundland. The object of his visit is to inspect the plant of the Newfoundland Development. Company, which is supplying the paper and pulp for the Harmsworth publications from the Newfoundland forests. : ! The Cushing sawmill property at St. John, N.B., has been purchased by the Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co. H. W. Schofield is secretary-treasurer of the purchasing concern. The mill will be used in connection with their pulp manufacturing business. Rumor says that the Alex. Gibson concern at Marysville, N.B., may also be merged with the Partington interests. Log contractors at Three Rivers, Que., are now looking for contracts for the coming winter’s operations. There will probably be a larger output this winter than last, owing to the establishing of a couple of new lumber firms on the upper St. Maurice. The sawmills are running full time and will have all they can do to cut up all their logs, sawing having commenced late this season. — The sale of the big lumber property of I. C. Prescott, at Albert, to an — American concern, which has been under consideration for some months, has been finally completed. The purchase price is said to be about $75,000, and includes” the timber areas, mill and residence, the latter being one of the finest in the county. The property has been in the possession of the Prescott firm for about — eighteen years. \ The results of the examinations for admission to the study of the course | at the Quebec Forestry School, which commenced on the 16th and 17th of August last, have been arnounced, the following candidates being successful: Messrs. G. A. Tessier, Three Rivers; Emilius Garon, St. Denis de Kamouraska; James Dunn, Pointe aux Trembles; Laureat Garneau, Quebec; D. Brule, St. Barthelemy; Aug. Picard, Quebec; Henri Pinaud, Beauceville; Alex. Turgeon, Bellechasse; Arth. Belanger, Cap St. Ignace. The first six are winners of the prizes offered by the government. The examiners were: Messrs. Bedard, Mercier, and Piche, respectively directcr, sub-director and professor of the new school. 4 Western Canada J. G. Robson, lumber dealer, New Westminster, B.C., is stated to have assigned to S. S. Malcolmson. It is expected that the report of the B. C. Forestry Commissioner will be ready for delivery to the government within the next month or two. The Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, which operate one of the biggest sawmills in British Columbia at Chemainus, Vancouver Island, is reported to be preparing to open fifty retail lumber yards in western Canada, with head- quarters at Regina, in charge of W. E. Moore. a Hon. Mr. Bowser, in his capacity as minister of finance, met the repre- sentative lumbermen of British Columbia, and more especially those of Vancouver Island, on Sept. 6, to discuss the question of assessments, in respect of which considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the representative men of the trade. ; Fires along the C. P. R. right of way, between Trail and Castlegar, are causing considerable trouble. The majority of these fires have been started sparks from the locomotives. Endeavors have been made by property ow: along the line to have the company patrol its right of way, but nothing been done. A proposal is under discussion by business men of East Kootenay, B.C., fo the establishment of a paper mill at Wardner. There are abundant sources pulpwood in the district and ample power is available. The pulpwood would drawn from the Bull River, St. Mary’s River, Sheep Creek and White River. The power would be furnished by the Bull River Electric Power Company. The four and a half million feet of logs stranded in Poplar Creek, up the Saskatchewan river, have been floated by the rising waters following the rece rains, and drives of timber are on the way down the river to J. Walter’s mills. 7 “The arrival of these logs at the mills will insure several weeks more of steady employment for the workmen, and will prevent the lumber shortage that threat- ened to become serious. Walter’s sawmills had been shut down for a few days owing to the scarcity of logs. In British Columbia, in the month of July, 401 forest fires occurred. All but a score of these were discovered in time and quickly extinguished, but from the small remainder serious loss of life and property resulted. The loss to stand- ing timber is estimated at $40,000; to buildings, farm stock, bridges, ete., $317,- 000. The government had nearly 4,000 men at work, aud spent $40,000 in suppressing the fires. Seven lives were lost. One hundred and forty of these fires were caused by locomotive sparks, and 13 by donkey engines; campers caused 66, settlers 29, lightning 36, and of 117 the cause was unknown. ‘‘The prospect: for a good demand for lumber from the prairies this fall have been greatly improved by the latest crop reports,’’ says Mr. W. A. Anstie, secretary of the Mountain Lumber Manufacturers’ Association. ‘‘The latest information on this question indicates that the total wheat production will be - approximately 101,000,000 bushels, as against 120,000,000 bushels last year. Of course the area of land under cultivation this year is greater than in 1909, but T think that on the whole the demand for lumber this fall will be comparatively good. The output and sales for the first six months of this year were the greatest in the history of our organization, and I anticipate that the year’s result will be highly satisfactory.’’ A Victoria, B.C., despatch states that the Canadian Pacific Lumber Company, which has recently been capitalized at $5,000,000, includes the present Canadian Pacifie Lumber Company, of Port Moody; the Barkley Sound Cedav Ocmpany, of Port Alberni; the Anglo-American Lumber Company, Vancouver, and the Gibbons Lumber Mills, Arrow Lakes. The timber holdings which kave been merged ‘approximate 135 square miles of valuable limits, and the total capacity of the four mills at present is about 300,000 feet for a working day of ten hours. The company intend to erect a large mill at New Alberni, on land which it now owns, ‘upon the completion of the E. and N. Railway extension from Nanaimo, which will give it access to Victoria. It is expected that a large trade with the Orient will be built up from this mill, and the intention is to make it one of the finest en the island. The campany’s officers and directors are: President, M. Carlin, . Victoria; first vice-president, Robert W.- Gibson, Victoria; second vice-president, J. D. MeArthur, Winnipeg; manager, Thomas Meredith, New Westminster; direc- tors, Messrs. C. G. Major, New Westminster; Geo. E. Carbould, New Westminster; W. W. Fraser, Winnipeg; D. C. Irwin, Vancouver; Rand Gibbons, Revelstoke. J. F. Halle will have charge of the present mill at Alberni. When the proposed new mill is erected the mill now operating will be devoted entirely to the produc- tion of shingles, and the management of the two plants will be in Mr. Halle’s hands. The Vancouver mill will be managed by Mr. McAfee, and the Arrow Lakes mills by Rand Gibbons. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the following trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and stating number of enquiry: 1124. Maple flooring blocks.—A London firm would be pleased to hear from Canadian manufacturers who can supply large quantities of maple flooring blocks to specification, and also of rock maple strips. 1146. Agents.—A Sheffield company manufacturing large cross-cut, circular and frame saws, also steel edge tools, would like to get into communication with first-class firms in the leading Canadian cities prepared to act either as ayeats or as importers upon their own account. 1150. Lumber, white oak, poplar, &c.—A prominent importer and dealer in Gande, Belgium, desires quotations from Canadian exporters of the above and other lumber. 1154. Mill supplies, &c.—A Newfoundland firm is open to purchase mill supplies, such as wood-working machinery, saws, &c. 1159. Patent rights.—An English firm wishes to dispose of the Canadian patent rights in a system of manufacturing folding boxes, cases, crates, &c. 1172. Lumber.—A London engineer in touch with large works and contrac- ‘tors is desirous of representing a first-class firm of Canadian lumber exporters. 1196. Spruce deals—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian exporters of spruce deals, all sizes. f 1198. Pine deals——A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of pine deals from Canadian exporters of same. 1199. Spruce deals—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian exporters of spruce deals. 1203. Hard maple strips for flooring—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian exporters of hard maple strips for flooring, dimensions 114 inch and 1% inch thick by 3 inches wide, 18 inches and up long, in multiples of 9, c.if., London and Hull. : ’ 1210. Spruce deals—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of spruce deals from Canadian exporters, 1226. Broom handles, chair dowels, and reeds.—One of the best known firms of wholesale dealers in wooden godds in London, England, is open to purchase in large quantities the above goods. Bank references. ; 1227. Maple flooring blocks, maple skewers, maple and birch dowels.—A prominent firm of wholesale importers and forwarding agents in London, England, are in the market for the above products in quantity. é 1231. White wood pulp—An importing house in Buenos Aires want to get quotations on white wood polp, ¢c.if. Buenos Aires, if possible. i 1277. Woodworking machinery—A firm of wholesale hardware and machinery merchants in Sydney, Australia, are anxious to get catalogues and price lists of all kinds of woodworking machinery. Good orders in sight. 1279. Machinery, pulp and paper mill—A firm of wholesale machinery dealers in Sydney, Australia, desire quotations on the above machinery, f.o.b. Montreal or Boston. : 1281. Skewers, maple dimension stock, hardwoods—A firm. of wholesale timber merchants in London, Eng., desires to get in touch with Canadian exporters of the above lumber. : _ __ 1816. Pine sidings—A Manchester firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine _ sidings from Canadian exporters. ; ot 1317. Spruce scantlings—A Manchester firm asks for prices of spruce scant- lings in all dimensions from Canadian exporters. 1319. Broom handles—A Manchester firm wishes to obtain prices of broom _ handles, all qualities, from Canadian manufacturers. 4 1326. Pine deals—A Manchester firm wishes to obtain prices of pine deals, all s, from Canadian exporters. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Get your order in early for Red Oak 50,000 feet 5-4 Common and Better. Ask us for prices on 150,000 feet 5-4 and 8-4 No. 1 Common and Better Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and lengths, ready tor immediate shipment. Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered Oak 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. What about Chestnut We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4, also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone dry, for prompt shipment. We have just received a large block Soft White Pine 4-4 to 16-4. Dry, well manufactur- ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. You can get a good price on this No. 1 Common and Better tough White Ash 200,000 teet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely Firsts and Seconds. 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. Hard Maple Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask us for prices. If you are looking for Gulf Cypress write us for prices. 300,000 feet of 4-4 to 16-4 now ready for shipment. No better time than right now to think about Hemlock and Spruce Our big stock offers some choice bargains. We can make prompt shipment on White Oak 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better, plain, dry, good widths and lengths. Tennessee stock. “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. 5 ° Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal White Pi We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. yr > —— yn eet ay 9 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Fe. HERE have been 22 champion- CHAIN ship contests for speed __typewriting. theUnderwoodhas |! Weldless Steel Chain won them all. Being the best ma- “The Strongest Chain in the World” chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- ency in the more or- dinary uses. B. 5 COGHLIN CO., Limited EWRITER CO., LIMITED UNITED Aone CANADIAN CITIES Office and Works: MONTREAL Head Office ‘n Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East Write for descriptive pamphlet and prices of this and all kinds of Chain and Chain Sundries to KEYSTONE Two or Three Saw Double Edgers are in a class by themselves Heavy, solid, well propor- tioned frame ms Ares: es on he — The above cut represents the most up-to-date and accurately constructed edger on the market to-day. keep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER ky ‘ » The arbor is made of forged steel and runs in a class by Itself. Its absolute.independence of the loader = long self-oiling boxes, is double key seated, prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity and carries two Saws. at alltimes and its self propelling feature savesin both mov= , ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Feed works are very simple. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet a 8 do OE TE TEC eT THE KEYSTONE GRANCH OFFICE AND CLYDE IRON WORKS BRANCH OFFICE é “ Wheel-set works. WAREHOUSE SAVANNAH, - GA, MEW ORLEANS, LA. Re cena ee ? Slates hase oh ah Spiked rolls on tables and fluted on the McCGIFFERT ano DECKER Patent SELF-PROPELLING er ee Bh g. machine always keep the lumber in place. Send to-day for our literature. oe Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport - Pennsylvania fd sie tony tes (Agar elie bape Phe Eclipse Double Trimmer A machine that is needed in every Saw Mill Saw Mandrels 1 7/16 in. diameter, Pulleys 8 x 8’, Saw 20’ diameter placed 12’ apart. The feed is regulated by a clutch, with lever placed at the front of the machine as shown. The Trimmer has four sets of carrier chains and is ideal in every way. Get our prices. - Coaticook, Quebec | { i t . } ( es | International Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited Toronto, Ont. 4a ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. Further particulars on request. Plants at St. Thomas, Ont. Midland, Ont. Londonderry, N. S. Hamilton, Ont. Fort William, Ont. Three Rivers, P. Q. The @ Canada Iron Corporation Limited Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. The New Atkins Catalog TEE eS Now Ready You should have this new book on Saws. It contains the very latest information, lists and description cover- ing Saws for all purposes. Send For It To-Day Drop a postal to the address below and we will send the book free of charge. Whether you buy Atkins Sterling Saws or not, you should have the book on your desk. Write for it now before you forget it. E.C. Atkins & Company U.S. Factory: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Hamilton, Ont. 45 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK TO RONTO, ONT. sees c. and better, oe bie tS Sia 275 300 sion) ai eleo co stoke 21 00 2200 ill run white pine 3 2 <) CAR OR CARGO LOTS Pine. s.c. and better, Spruce, mill rane? 2 Be = be x : ae S. 1S. AND E, White Pine: Gore = WAG So iete ites 23 00 25 00 ee 275 300 A ax, Gf chp so. ate apys eee 1 inch No, 1 cuts 014, 14X14, 14X16, . 36 50 HCPCS > Basen aul Fuene 10) Bees 2x 10,2 x 12, 8to 16 it. eit & better........ $48 00 52 00 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x Sa sale ese na 33/000 2a asswood Ae Ae NS, 8, ‘ ion, gk elite, * : Pine,s.c.and better Memlock ee I 22 18, 20, 22 ft. Feet ase etree eterna ents eennes 1% inch No. 1« 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 75 5 Pe ar tee a: cuts and better. 62 co 64 00 x16, 14x18, 16X18 eaeetts ODER 25\ Bo 2 ae 32” lath. ....... 250, E15 24, 26, 28; 30 32.0 eeescecnenseenceese anessernacenenensres BONS ai Cuts and | 4 nox 18 Mar Se es 1x10No 1 barn.. 39 00 3300 | Pine Shingles 2 x 14 up to 32 ft . tees Musre.. si ion) Medea tee reas 86 37 1x10 No. 2 ‘ 23.00 2600 XXXX, SLs 35° 400 3x4 to4 by 13, 8 to 16 ft. 2 seis) ie "No. 2 C xB . aaaeadl ers aes, , 3 1x8 &qNo.2 ‘' 2000 2200 ee Butt 18” 2 s0 325 3x4 to 4x 12, 18 to gaft.. No. 2 Cuts and “i Gaia! Bcantap roxS: ithe) Pine nillculls;strips=' "| Sea eeexy nee meee 175 6x6to6x1aupto gaft ..... = fot = u ie Better. . Sieg ees on aioe & x6 ; & sic eee aay ape White Ceiar snes ee a ne aeiain teas cee are I 0 1,2&3Cuts 42 00 44 00 KOAG: Se harcle ents 38 00 Millcullsh Wet 4 17 TONG. 2, 2SenCUE 4 cullshorts,1”xq Clear Butt, 18” 2 50 oo Nox &z Red Pine, gin .. .. oe ee ae 3 = a = He ee 6ni8, 8x18 “ae = 09 & up, 6’ tor’ ., 11 09 «12 00 TB xg ete ees . 85 E. G. No. « and 2 Fit Fissiag® Berta aee. 3 sx 4 and 5 common Bee. Sess Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 15 co B. C. Fir E. G, No. rand 2 Flooring . DS ald eee cea ad and dressing.. 24 00 25 00 | Lengths over 32 ft. take the cea F. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring......... sweat seh leeds 1x6 common and lowing advances: 33 to gz ft., E. and F. G. No, 3 Flooring............. Sedna dressing ...... 26 00 28 00 ‘oc.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 togs ft., rx 8common and $3; “6 to 50 ft., $5; es QUEBEC QUE Pine or Spruce. ....... SUIPLAP, crest aoe . 27 00 29 00 Fir ee edge J . BC ft., 6in mas. 1x10 com rise 20/OaNwaroO |) kip TAUAN se sisc.eae ° Fir 8”, 10” if 5 es 1X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 | 114” ae 4 ft. Pine 45 5 WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. B.C. Fir Eh ae 12! Shiplap caiG.v3 eae rxtoand 12 mill cull Sa sacle meee 4 25 Square white pine, measured off, go to 4o feet average...... 40 ~—«50 st To ae ieee Stocks hues 18.00 2000 | 1%" No. 2 att. lath 3 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according to lineal.. 74 80 N c sa hae ORS.1S. 2X 10 common.... 27 00 29 00 aa; 32° pent St. 1 60 E nw aD AME, LOINC. ec ececeee so” se eee cases onnn | aand3x1zcommon 28 00 3o 00 No. tt. belie at as ees ooh 4 Ft bee eee ween ee ween rc 1x8 Lox &common 21 00 22 00 hemlock ten S 3°75 By the dram, according to average and quality............- 55 60 a e am is ose safe pian a4 a5y. 1 x ro inch box and ¥%" mill run hem : ae ‘mixed w dths on ie 1%” mi - cece Need es b Cen pee «smal eee common . 23 00 24 00 locklath........ 3 25 ae a be a= 1X12 box & common 27 00 28 00 | X Pine Shingles.. 95 By the dram, according to average and quality, goto 4s feet. 70 75 SHINGLES ” an oe eisne 24.00 26.0 | XXPine johmeles 1 95 goto g5teet. 50 55 XXX B.C.Cedar .. .. é 1” Mi ae ree Sees XX B. Gedtay Pee XX B. C. Cedar . ee i ie ’ dead cullsidines 12 50 14 0 Shingles ........ 19 ‘ e : XX i re Rg ee Se ec fe suck “Hoorne 5 3 a XXX e Ribuite ous oe 2 a ve inches ane uP» according to average and quality......... 30 x Dimension sn Ae pa eee eae Norway pee | XXXX 6to 25-16” rors VEEAGE LOMMCHE a enasnine th cscioake ocmina ie ena ao aetna 40 No. 1 Mixed Wee Sefes “LATH. et oe Peape SRIGEE INO. co . IRE - 2.2 5:5 ode siete pee Norway, ste a oe : S eadioiae . 4 No. 1 B. C. Fir... ents Cae ae Sasa ee 34 00 tole fens & 15 50 a ‘MTS 5 “ i ah 34 00 | 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. 17 50 24 - -_~ Spruce mill run ... 19 00 20 00 x8in. xg to 1€ft. 17 50 3° ne Spruce mill culls 13 00 14 00 ae 10 aaa 12 in, x 35 BUFFALO AND TONAWAN A DAN. Clear inch B.C. 9 to 16 Ft.. 18 50 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 8 cedar, kilndried 50 50 65 50 | 1x7, gand 17 in. x WHITE PINE 2x4 to ro inch r8ft. ae Sane Mei Aas sa feet and; up.x g x:grand, Wp his. toh sieivielaine os eele'= per M.18 00 19 (Wholesale selling price Douglas Fir i) Nos2, 10 tone’ ane Oddments....... Sekoctisis yatara aida) < Chpiwns ol eie,o(a'ors(olelm nesses 1500 16 Uppers als { Dimension Timber up to gz feet: ie Boards, cceedhia ary cite cre eclers « cikaec. ietaysratits aber steerer & 3500 10 ics B lane ke Dressing Sk ASE. 5/4 to 8/4......... + 92 00 /. 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 | ‘ Seton BIRCH PLANKS, Ba oe ol4 to 12/4... 97 00 “ 5/4x1a - elects Ala) gossks wend se ae Orr 3 RagoiGope tna ean ea cee ito awe Poa ence naan x sabe arclettecciolenteip ercyelaterates bites 15 00 16 00 °G. pleeg aly th om No. : Mor ing % Ash white, 1sts and 2nds 8/4 1st &ands.......... 1 SD Altace 1% pe ST al Cpr os tare Bets fe 55 00 ae eee hela piente ra se SARNIA, ONT ren Pores Se: Ash. white, No. 1. com. 45 00 12/4 1st & 2nds......-- go 00 . ’ - B ‘ eh cor eee ists and E ra (Nowa Goma syne cleo 70 00 INE, COM, AND BETTER. 1 a TOP oi crap ajahae al a\eicig 29 00 ae t B/a ee ” a a Asha iret C28 es 33 a Sor Wea ; Sige sa 27 00 aaa ha ios $400 | in : 13” aad ips. 0ios rg bia an paetinbeee Ash, brown, sts and Soft Maple, common and re BA a UP. rae hg ee at 1X, 1 +5 ses a iet . ae oe “ “ a : 7 eee gece: Sis and S/ae ses. seco" better, 4/4stsiesaaece se pan rand 136" 6 avis 6s = ttteeee 3 ia ae ai PS er HTB ‘ No. 2 se 1x6 & 8.. i irch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 33 00 Soft Me fe 64 and Sita. ek ot RE ene pees q *4 seek Birch, No.: common and rsts and Bade z a 28 00 CUTS AND BETTER NON Hoa Cuts alts No. 3 Barn nixe& 8 ae = betters 4/4 -- 5.00.0 -20.5. 26 00 | Hard Maple, ists and 4/4 x 8 & up No.1 & better 45 00 | * in. wees Pa 31 00 42 00 Cte en. “ X10. ee cee 29 Birch, 1sts and ands, 6/4 PAS) tA Mave aie amincaia ele sia ct 32 00 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 56 00 14, 1% and a”. ss. 36.00 43 00 vu “gf eae Dale sieve AGS: roe Sel ose Ga we 35 00 | Hard Maple, common 8/4 » 58 00 algand BY ce cteneeanee rene so ice N Cuts c “ Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 aad better, 4/4 .........- 27 00 6/4x6 & up No. a » 47.00 teen eeeesecens eeeeeces ‘+ 42 00 pease ik aig io SPACEKO/ ALM mS alireevs 40 00 re Maple, 4x4-10 to 14 ” a 1» +49 00 y ne Bik. Basswood, ists &ands.4/4 35 00 4 A oT f Bs 35 00 olan 6 & up No.3 9.4200 NO. 2 BARN. So ies oe ' ss , , . ie To oods ‘epresen the j mon and better, 4/4:..... 28 00 ‘bla, eiaaudl oe ee 43 00 : a : IAP EO.) ett ceca RESP 29 co 36 00 buying price at Bidieierant Porque aaa ‘ whos Basswood, No. 2and 3, Red Oak, plaia, rsts and NO. 1 CUTS. 14%, 1% and2”..... . 30 00 36 00 - “ MSCANC ALIN Reg hn csaaninia ie 16\a0.)|"andsy ajay ydiaeiametes tice 54 00 rin., 8’ and up wide...... 47 00 | 272 and 3”..........00..05 32 00 WHITE ASH. Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, Red Oak, plain, rsts and 1% in. Ms Mn eSg*OG ist & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 rsts and ands............ 37 00 | 2nds, 6/4 & 8/4.......6.: -.60 00 154 i in. se cesses 55 00 NO. 3 BARN. 1% to 2inch ..... 4400 46 oo | Strips re Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 Red Oak, plain, rsts and 2in. MW alee aia 57 00 2% to 4 inch - 48 00 54 00 | Com. a 3 , cea i Cie’ 33 00 | ands, 12/4 and 16/4....... 65 00 2% and 3! i read as oo ee pee ois. Mees 23 00 28 co ae * Oy asswoo 0. 2 com- White Oak, plain, rsts Lhe ei the da Reith ote jo oo | 1%, 172 and 2”...... 25 00 30 00 D BROWN TO “ mon and better ......... 24°50 | and ands, 4/4..... . oo ist & and 6 inch up .40 00 call Soft Elm,ists & ands,'4/4 3300 | White ss af plain, eae Piper BOX, — ae oe a a — Soft Elm, % t comion and ands, 13 and 2”... 60 00 1 iy 6” and up wide...... gt oo & 54 BIRCH and better, 4/4........... 26 00 | White Oak, pl tg as oe Cae as Ae eee 41 00 0. 1, 1, 1%, 13%, 2” 18 00 26 00 rst & and6inch & ite Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, ee raat eae % 40 00 e : 43 00 | No. x aif caite? I, UP Beds cassie 40 00 rst & and, Ke. MARANON Scheie Se 5 ain 15 00 | White Oak, % cut rsts i themes 47 00 1,134 and a”.... 16 00 19 00 Soft Elm. 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 36.00 | and ands, 4/4..........++ 85 00 a g and 4! 60 00 65 00 oer rie ists and ands, White Oak, % cut 5/4 No. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS, OA ha ek 3 ara al 0) «ime 50 00 d6/4,1sts and aS Rock Elm, No. 2 com- Woe apart ee I we 1 ins, i and me wide. Mill run culls, 1”...... 15 00 py Se hehe 714 8 4 32 00 ” itebare a better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 ee Pei eranaecers 55 00 tp aaa : N Pete: Je: and a’..... ~ es Common and culls. 15 00 ala aig apie ont ke 8s =e dee tee eo eres a peer “ @ nie .Slelajsie e s:alenmeta 4 00 fa INO 2 CODN 2 cin. ests 60 00 cay 6/4 and 8/4, rsts rst and and hand ao oo 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 co | andands....... .....+0+ 15 00 No. ean Common and culls 14 00 © 6/4 No. 1.com......2++ + 65 00 oh as aa” Paty 2 PAO seme ew ew wnne No. 1, 48” pine ............ OTTAWA, ONT. WINNIPEG, MAN. WhitePine Uren tn ites MANUFACTURER'S. PRICES Fine Common,’'r inch... ......200+sc0naee « Pine good sidings: Pine, box boards.. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC : 1% toa incl oe eR sin. “x 7ia andup ales cated White ke dhGrar Sng on oaanee DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S§, 1 S. AND 1 E, No. 1 Cuts 1 inch.. a A" andi% x3" to 6", 12-167 15 00 16 0° 6 tt Bt 1% to 2 inch 8 andup Serna 55 00 6000 x7" & up 12 ’-16" 16 00 17 0° ax4 t ro ft 14 x 16 ft No; 2 Cuts, 1 inch...-... a’ x 7 and up 58 00 65 00 | Pine Shorts6’ to 11’ 5 2200 23 50 ar 50 rf to a inch...... ace acuts ax? S Faget ae B igaw tes +x Gand ax8 20 50 24 00 22 00 Barn Boards, No. 1,1x1a- 50 00 ANAUIP! sss... ©0 40 00 1x8&oN . tbarn.2 ane 24 50 23 00 No. 1,1x aT heoae eee pis "good strips : : oO. cells & wp = ae Zs os wer AGS er eee Ste eas pL Bele eRe) 25 00 24 50 No. r, 1X 8 ee he ors CCAR 38 00 42.00 | Red Pine log run, PINE, SPRUCE, TAM No. 2,1 x 12 i" and 144”.. 42 00 46 00 mill culls at. 1’ 15 50 16 50 ews ARAC SND TSEC ae 2,1X10 poeatelote) aie '15) she's 45 00 5000 do 1%" 17 50 19 50 3 : NTAIN STOCK oO. 2,1x 8 Pine good shorts : do 134” 21 00 a4 3 Dimensions Flooring No 3 1X12 a x se andup.. 38 00 40 00 Mill run Spruce: PR A wR als ole tice tatasieeahererd $22 50 4 or 6. inch No. z pee oe $33 00 No. 3,1 xX 10 1 Vg 4 me -. 30 00 32 00 x4) Sup, 6- t1'.. 14 00 15 50 2x 4-8-14-16............+- 22 50 Vath gh Apel? 31 00 No. 3,1x 8 F t andi = 00 45 00 rix4"-8 & upra’-16 16 00 17 50 ax Sates Sialalsiale atetetaensts 24 50 : Fe aie neti 24 50 Spruce, ro and spin. sincies ARE a Se stineis cane ap PA GORE 00 50 00 1" x9"-to' s 8 x in. an e- Pare 5 7 ‘to 9”A Sidings = oo = 00 14"x7 8-9" 8 fa Be 4 as st 8 to 16........4.. 5° 10 peel in. raiders legis 10 ft. and apeee: = 4 “yea 1 dressing oe, = 18 somaalon 2X2. at 3 an Sane 2x7 and3x4 random MANORS Sois.a se 33 00 35 00 I 2’x12! 2 Barr npacunodncan. F engths, 10 ft. and up...... ...... a cee ae Wo. Ldceosing 5 Boruces’ dear (Gua 3.00 25 00 ; Common Boards Siro) ka inch-e2. cee 7 = 33 eM All other random lengths, ae and under, to ft... Bes HEEAPB leo ec.as sie a6 00 31 00 dressing and B) 23 00 2 00 4 inch. ....eeeeeeeer reese $19 00 andup ...05- 1.5) Sioa +. 20 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing Hemlock 1” cull.... 10 00 12 00 6 06. ee ees ae Siding 5 in. and up merchantable | boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 1s 18 ; aS ea ga co) abc || Healock lor runs aa aeias Bee te ee ne ence teens az 50 | 6 inch 1s rey tide aoe 2 + 33 00 Canadian Spruce boards F changin eee s 2s Pine, 8 8, C. and bet- Hemlock ante 6, 10" je stew earns see 22 50 = NOs a. cheese + 31 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched . cei: I 50 Pine, 7 ups. 4 see 22 00 24 00 ee a Otte cia 1400 16 50 ROM py scale cele eialel inter 2a 50 ODEBia. Sayre de « 24 50 oe - I xs ieee prs clipped ‘and bundled ae oo , - amarac......,... 13 00 15 0O Lath as AHS ceeenccesnteeceessscccnnve | G95 ee eae Ke 1 Cabs, Pipe Shee eae SP oul gl u ut . 18 00 2000 ERA, as ee 29 00 32 00 Basswood log run See e we ween e ett tet tneercccesenee NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Pings fs = x - = 50 ee out aA e. 26 00 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER Hates cen cewens cusaeinsenite PARE Wictae wata= AS «uee- $940 oS. ote 22 aoe, #6, 0)e as weigharwapeale slates aclem eiterc we tesiicre een Sree hits .124 ee ona co (xen y taft. 14 and 16 ft Second clears........ AR eee and up 6torr.. 14.00 15 50 and better 1, 134,a” 20 00 24 00 ae 23 50 Clear Whites... aS Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 24 00 Asks ae log 3 Mika. oc chee a ance Extra 18 \Clear whites out)... 0000202 200000002 Peemesicoamebettor, §«f. FUN, teens 26 00 29 00 4x4 to PEN ie Ie. aoa S 24 50 Extra 1s (Clear whites in)... 2+... 020. se eeeceeeee JE ieee dcceeae 20 00 aI 00 Bath, per M: 4X10 to 10K 10....... — Pine, sc. & bet. 1x5 a1 00 22 09 No, 1 white pine 8x8 Shs 24 50 Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to a” Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 00 25 00 13/8” x 4'...... 350 400 6x 14 up tannin 24 50 Eurekas, 19” 3 3a 00 “Perfection, —_ to So ass es os “CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | If You Aim to have a Full Line—of Lumber the same is not complete without our Spruce, White Pine, N.B. Shingles, Lath THE SPRUCE, you know—the same old reliable stock, small, tight-knotted, smoothly dressed, the article that helped you build up your trade. THE PINE, you should know if you do not—a beautifully tight-knotted board, good grades, and a smooth job of dressing, if you wish it dressed. THE SHINGLES—smoothest sawing, best grades, the shingles that made Fenderson famous. THE LATH—made from slabs, a nice uniform article, in 114 in. and 14g in. widths. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. 9. Sayabec, P : - Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada ——————— — 48 x) = al CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto been consistently refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which’ will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. The character of. the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, YMIR, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49° Canada Machinery Corporation Limited Head Office : - GALT, ONT. Manufacturers of High Grade Wood and Iron Working Machinery WE are pleased to announce to the public that we have pur- | chased the Plants and Good Will of the MacGregor Gourlay Co., Limited, John Ballantine & Co., Limited, Pres- ton, Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited, Hespeler, the wood tool departments of The Goldie & McCulloch Co., Limited, Galt, and Sussex Mfg. Co., Limited, Sussex, N. B:, and are now in position to supply to our many customers the most i complete line of Wood and Iron Tools ever offered by one company. A careful selection of machines formerly offered by above companies is now being made and prospective buy- ers may rest assured that each and every article offered is the best that is produced. Such additions as are called for to meet the requirements of our customers in their various lines will . be made as rapidly as possible. We solicit the enquiries of all wl intending purchasers for any machinery used in the manu- | facture of wood and iron. Address all Inquiries, Sales Department Canada Machinery Corporation Limited | — GALT, ONT. | | SS ae i 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ais | Cost Nothing for Repairs P. Payette’s New Patent S Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market eS eos = rr \ Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or SSSA frozen timber, of any description. Booklet for same mailed free to any address upon A customer says :—‘‘ We have used one of your vertical high speed engines, English Type forced lubrication since 1907. The engine runs at 425 revolutions per minute almost constantly nightandday. Ithas 1 given us every satisfaction and so far has cost us nothing for repairs.” ROBB ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. AMHERST, N.S. 607 Can. Express Bldg., Montreal, R.W.Robb, Manager P. Payette & Company DISTRICT | Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Wm. McKay, Manager OFFICES Union Bank Building, Winnipeg, W. F. Porter, Manager $ | 609 Grain Exchange Bldg., Calgary, J. F. Porter. Manager Penetanguishene, Ont. request. REDUCE YOUR FACING COST 75% | You can do it by installing a FALLS UNDERCUT PLANER. It is of inestimable value on all classes of manufactured goods that require straight surfaces and wherever the hand planer is used for facing. Stock of any width, from the narrowest to the full width of the machine, may be run. Narrow strips can be straightened as well as on the best hand planer, which proves that the roller control is perfect. In fact, on it every class of facing can be done as well or better than on the best hand planer, at three or four times the rate of hand work. We absolutely guarantee this result. Besides, it is absolutely safe. Acci- dents are impossible on it, no matter how careless the operator may be. Order One for 30 Days Free Trial | | JOHN BALLANTINE & CO., Ltd., Preston, Ontario: | ; | Wet Wear 1S Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities, SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Ret feather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - TORONTO we specialize on Lumber Horses and Work Horses A trial order solicited. Write us your requirements References, Dominion Bank, Toronto HERBERT SMITH, Manager — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER yw cae | pe JEFER Dre i Bg at ie aioe fo YOUR LABOR COST could be reduced by installing a Jeffrey Conveyer We solicit an opportunity to demonstrate our ability to serve you, and shall be glad to mail Complete Catalog T57 illustrating Jeffrey Conveying Systems installed in Saw Mills and Woodworking Plants. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Montreal Office and Works: Cor. Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts. Toronto Office: 174 King Street East Branch Offices in the leading commercial centers all over the world =u eh | Headquarters for Lumbermen’s Harness and Horse Blankets Now is the time to order these goods—which we offer at lowest market prices. Write for catalogue and price list. All correspondence promptly attended to. H. Horton & Son Limited Manufacturers 9 and 11 Market Square - ST. JOHN, N.B. 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Announcement The Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited, invites lumbermen and other manufacturers to arrange with them for a demon- stration of “The Howard Process” for Drying and Preserving Wood at their Plant in Toronto The success of this particular process is of peculiar and imperative interest to Railroad, Telegraph, Telephone and other Constructing Companies, to Lumber, Furniture, Piano, Cariiage and Wagon, Sash and Door and Interior Finish Manufacturers, to Implement Makers, to Car Builders, to Ship Builders, and to kindred industries. A plant can be economically installed in connection with a saw mill or woodworking establishment. Literature and full information sent on request Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited : Executive Offices: McKinnon Building . TORONTO What does the Barn Boss think of | | Heavy, Clean, Western | | Oats THE NEW CROP IS MOVING NOW. WRITE OR WIRE US FOR OUR PRICES National Elevator Co. Limited PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY We Specialize for the Lumber Trade They Can’t Be Beaten Detroit Colonial Columns ’ They are well made from select lumber and present a very graceful and state- ly appearance. Made with a ‘‘lock-joint”’ that will prevent warping and checking. Stocked in Oak, Birch, Chestnut, Pine, etc. Better Drop us a line Detroit Column & Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M.C.R.R. Detroit, Mich. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 BAUATA BELTING KEBO is the strongest Balata made. KEBO stretches less than other makes. Plys in KEBO are held together by strongest adhesive known. KEBO means economy for you. Specify KEBO in your next order. MONTREAL Mill Supplies Not altogether what we say but what Users say ‘‘We have used the Alliy 0» \: Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the ast 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen on waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE - ONTARIO S| Lee ae ee = PL . ah a 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Pei) A Double Circular Saw (Rip and Cross-cut) is a handy thing in a furniture factory—because of the time it will save and the con- venience in changing from one operation to the other. Our No. 205 Double Circular Saw is made for quick and accurate work with especial emphasis on the word ACCURATE. It is constructed like an iron-working tool, every detail is carefully worked up to give ACCURACY, In changing from rip to cross-cut sawing, or vice versa, all that is necessary is to turn the hand-wheel at the front when one saw goes below the table and the other comes up. Note that the saws are always out in front, easy to change when wanted a ii gauge or style of teeth. Then to tilt the table or to adjust the fences the operator need not move out of his tracks. Fine adjustments of the fence can be made on this machine owing to he micrometer device on it. Our Circular Sheet No. 10-R Tells all About the Construction of Our No. 205. Let Us Send You a Copy of it DON’T BUY A DOUBLE SAW UNTIL YOU COMPARE OURS, FOR YOU WANT THE BEST i : ; Saeeee lg, galiieaiaid Ha) DORRIT ig ae So al No. 205 Universal Double Circular Saw Wi ide Sete “pe 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. | J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY > THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 5382 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wash. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. me CG I BRT EBS wit | A a ‘ , ca waa 8 Tee Making and Packing Shingles CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Shingle Machine It is perfectly automatic in its action. A patent brake relieves the machine of all jar when the carriage is stopped to change blocks. It is altogether the simplest in construction of any machine built, and combines so many advantages that it is far superior to any machine on the market. Write for literature. Packing Box. This box is suitable for 16 or 18-inch Shingles and is univer- sally used by shingle manu- facturers. The above cut de- scribes it. Simple, handy and the greatest time saver ever brought out asa packing box. Send for literature describing this and our other saw mill machinery. Two Machines You Cannot Afford to be Without | MOWRY & SON Gravenhurst Ontario 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER __A MODEL EDGER = — a - ee A ss Spam _ | = Ss MFG co. LIMITED NDSAY ¥ AM * ee THE MADISON WALL! This Cut Represents Our No. 3 Edger. This machine is built for those requiring a very neat, compact and substantial edger. The arbor runs in 3 long bearings, the main pulley being between two of them. There are 3 saws 16 inches diameter, one stationary and two movable. Made in two sizes, 36 inches and 42 ‘inches. WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The Wicdinae Williams Mfg. Co., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. (REGISTERED! Canada’s Best & CARSS “ Canada’s Best Mackinaw Clothing MAC K | NAW. Mackinaw Clothing Bears this Label “Carss”’ Mackinaws were the first in Canada. “Carss” Mackinaws have been giving satisfaction for over thirty years. “Carss” are the only mackinaws in Canada that bear the name and guarantee of their maker, we're proud of our products. “Carss” is the only waterproof mackinaw in Canada. “Carss” in your garment means honest value for your honest money. “Carss” is the mackinaw you should wear and would wear if you just once tried it. Send for our Literature. The Carss Mackinaw Clothing Co., Ltd. ORILLIA - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 I-BALATA ELTING |. Large Stocks Carried at all Branches \ PULLEY SID Sole Canadian Agents The | | eneral Supply Co. | — of Canada, Limited Woods Western Bldg., Cor. This equipment of Vi-Balata Belting wassupplied by us to the Western Market and Louise Streets 356-58-60 Sparks St. Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited,for their new elevator at St. Boniface, WINNIPEG, MAN. OTTAWA, ONT Manitoba. We also supplied some 2000 ft. of the same belting, ranging g c : : from 34’ to 48” in width to the Western Canada Flour Mills Co. for FLECK BROS. LIMITED 443 Pender St. West, Vancouver, B.C. their new elevator at Goderich, Ont. RESULTS ARE WHAT COUNT A Combined Skidding and Loading Machine that will clear up the largest area at a setting and can be moved and set up in the shortest possible time will get the best results. The latest Russel machine has some distinct features that save time and trouble, consequently money. Note the new method of suspending skidding sheaves. They are hung from a vertically hinged jib or triangle, the outer end of which is guyed by two lines one on each side, which are power-tightened and can be set while skidding lines are going out. The guy lines lead back so they do not interfere with skidding or loading. The uppermost leg of the jib has a spring connection to the tower, reducing shocks. All skidding strains are absorbed by the guy lines. The swinging boom is operated by wire ropes passing through sheaves suspended from a steel frame projecting from tower and leading to two drums on loading engine, con- trolled by one lever. Machine is raised or lowered by hydraulic or patented gear jacks. Built for 2 or 4 lines, with stiff or swinging boom, constructed entirely of steel, except loading boom. Is without question the strongest and fastest machine of the day. | RUSSEL WHEEL & FOUNDRY CO, DETROIT, MICH. | fiver eis — apts cag 58 CA; ADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER INVESTIGATE THE NEW METHOD No. 90 Planer, Matcher and Profiler You can make the highest quality of flooring on the new Ne. 90 Planer and Matcher at 200 feet per minute. We will prove that you can do this. Our guarantee of proof is conservative because fleoring has been rin on the No. go at more than twice this feed in our own factories. The machine is built strongly enough and is powerful enough to stand up to a feed of 500 feet per: minute—so when we say that youcan run ‘“‘ Ar” flooring at 200 feet per minute, you see that our statement is really conservative. All your outline work (drop siding, beaded partition, lap rustic, V ceiling, casing, etc.) can be run on the No. go.at 150 feet per minute! Think of it! And even at this very fast feed you will get better work than you can. get from any moulder or four head matcher at 50 feet per minute. In other words, you can do much better work and three times as much of it with the No. go as you can get from any other four head machine. Stop and think this over! It means a whole lot! The No. go is a simple, substantial machine built for speed and hard work. Every part performs a duty—there are no superfluous pieces. The machine is equipped with the powerful Automobile Chain Drive. It is also equipped with the ‘‘ Berlin” 6-bit Round Top and Bottom Cylinders which will handle twice as — much stock as a soft knife machine and at the same time save you 15 to 30 per cent. in grades. For flooring, we furnish you 12-bit side heads especially designed for this fast feed work. At a feed of 200 feet per minute they will not tear out even the knots and cross-grained places as much as other heads will at 60 a minute. If you have not received a copy of the June ‘Berlin Quality” Bulletin, you should write for it NOW. It contains four pages of description about this Fast Feed Working of Flooring and Outline. It is worth your careful reading. Berlin Machine Works, Limited shares op DE a Berlin Canada Sanders, Sizers, Matchers, Moulders, Surfacers, Planers, Jointers, Edgers, Rip-Saws, Re-Saws. — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 R. H. SMITH CO., Limitea = St. Catharines, Ont. —.- We are the Sole Manufac- turers of Saws under the Simond’s Process > eee There is no process its equal for tempering circular saws. Other makers recognize this fact, as some of them, in order to sell their goods, claim to have the same process. All such Claims are FALSE, as the patentee in the U.S. and ourselves are the only firms in the world who use it. INSERTED TOOTH SAWS Notice the improved shank. We call particular attention to the swell which strengthens it at the weakest part and which gives it more wear than the old style. Shanks made in usual gauges and to fit your saws pertectly. SHINGLE SAWS The quality of the “ Simonds” Shingle Saws is proven by the fact that the largest shingle and machine - ‘manufacturers in Canada are using them. ‘Run a “Simonds” and you will increase your output. CROSS-CUT SAWS THE “NARROW LEADER” REFINED SILVER STEEL. The Simonds Temper and style of tooth make the ‘‘Leader”’ the fast- Mm est and easiest cutting fh SAW manufactured. ae : gee Write for prices. | R. H. SMITH ero) (oie Oe VS) ht louver ore ene NS Limited OL. Catharines, Ont. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. THOMAS PINK, Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Sheldon Slow Speed W. E. Dillon Company Exhaust Fans 76 and 78 Richmond Street East, TORONTO —— The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust; and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Cut shows part of plant installed by us in the Mickle-Dyment Lumber Co's. mill, Toronto, and is one of the most complete plants in Canada. We make a specialty of dust collecting S he dons, Limi ted ae Ga t, On tario — and have expert mechanics * this work. Systems designed and installed. L&T US ESTIMATE ON YOUR WORK LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES. Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades Sharp Curves Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA ‘ : ; ‘this Province Excelsior Cutting Machinery MANUFACTURED BY The Elmira Machinery and Transmission Co. Elmira, Ont. Write for Circular and Prices The Shimer Cutter Heads Taken from the Solid Never-Break Steel Forgings JE IMER 3 CUTTER HEAD Are the Strongest and Most Durable Cutter Heads in all the World They are made with precision, care and judgment by skilled tradesmen in this line. Each Cutter is fixed upon its seat, pitched for clearance, and as a result it works with the freedom of a saw tooth when set, producing outlines of lumber, accurate, clean and smoothly finished. -In the filing and fitting department The Shimer Cutter Heads for tongue and groove flooring are so easily sharpened with an ordinary three-cornered file and the Bits are so easily set to the gauge that a uniform size of tongue and groove is maintained until the full circle (tool cutting edge) of each Bit is used up. Duplicate Cutters can be had promptly at very reasonable prices. The dealer who accepts your order for the Shimer Cutter Head and supplies you with another means to deceive you in no small matter. Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head”’ stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—send it back—demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 40 years of upbuilding and improve- ment. It costs no more. Samuel J. Shimer G Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. There is un- doubtedlyabig market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? Theimmensity please others, of the Lumber we can please Industry will you. within a few years make Western Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B. C Branch at Winnipeg the most im- portant in the - whole Domin- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Forging Teeth for Inserted Tooth Circular Saws. Disston Inserted Tooth Circular Saws Every season our shipments of Inserted Tooth Circular Saws are larger than shipments of the preceding season—much larger. The de- velopment and growth of this department of the Disston industry are remarkable. Necessarily there can be only one reason for such progress—we are making and delivering to all parts of the world the best, the most satis- factory — most efficient and economical circular saws that can be obtained in the market. Again, there can be only one reason for the superiority of our product—we are employing the best brains, the highest type of men who have ever directed their.talents and energies to this great field of industry. If you are not aware of the economies in time, power and upkeep which follow the installa- tion of Disston Inserted Tooth Circular Saws, ask the millman who has used them. Henry Disston & Sons INCORPORATED (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Can. ye SE ee eee = — = 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER eavy Duty Lath Machine Ih (hy >) BF Ta Ad, cs ? ‘ This machine ff has so many good ie points that our space will not permit us to tell about them. We will, however, be ;- gladtosendafull “3 specification on a application. Ro ane Sia The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it thanin any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them :— Eh, FPP UGG FOP SIT, a The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily removed, which permits the saws being cA HONE MP cg ; aN taken off the mandrel for filing. This onmtavonvario ">. (Ga, aE c— uaa does not disturb the mandrel. Le aE 2 oe Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on~ application. = Z Wy Y, ae eA! ey, LL yo %, 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. : Drawer 712 teel Carriages With Trout Power Set Works and All-Steel Head Blocks Built with knee opening of 36 in., 42 in., 50 in., 60 in. and 72 in. Frame, selected oak, 8 in. x 6 in. stringers, iron band faced. Log Seats extra wide with taper nose and reversible liners, all-steel. Knees, very high, with 6 in. taper movement, Boss Dogs and Nigger Hook, all-steel. : | Rack and Pinion, cut steel, pinion split to eliminate back lash. Trout Power Set Works, rope driven, continuous acting, no lost motion, no stooping. | Set Shaft, best low carbon forged steel,extra heavy, full carriage length: Steel wheels, steel axles, adjustable, babbitted, self-feeding axle bearings. Built for single and double cutting mills of large capacity. With any number of head blocks. Arranged for rope or steam feed. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND FULL INFORMATION The _ Waterous Engine Works Co. 4 Brantford, Canada SEs : _ Branch: Winnipeg, Man. Agency: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. : : Paget! Bt ree ae eta Pe a ee Lea eee atic | FOR LUMBERMEN | DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve your risk from an. insurance. standpoint and how to secure reduced ratesi’ 7a NNC ang tem orgs Lumber Underwriters FIRE INSURANCE | 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. REDUCED RA’ ES me THE LEATHER BELT THATS © sun KNOWN ‘EXTRA VPREY ‘& ‘oan® $ FexTRa2) wv TANNED o& 4 e3sT ve ~1856~ MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Veneered DOORS A large variety of woods and designs in good values offer an excellent choice to bemade. Various panels, stiles and rails and correct pro- portions are features of our stock doors. Staved Colmuns We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of shrinkage or checking and the glue employed being in’ waterproof in- sures durability. Batts Limited a Pacific Ave., West Toronto The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited - - - TORONTO, ONT. The a : a For Dressed and Sized Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Hemlock a Joisting Waubaushene, Ontario try Manufacturers of High Grade : Hocken Lumber Co. Limited 14 Mm e r Otter Lake Station, Ontarto We dress and size all our 8/4 and surface all our 4/4 Hemlock direct from the saw. Complete stock. and WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company | “r= Tumber, Lath and Shingles © | Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. i F. N. WAL R. S. WAL G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Mamfacturessof Fxynnber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. | _ —_ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 0909S SSS CAs a a ee iY \Y \\ Ws Ce) lA MA ‘ , l, ‘\\ Ve VAS of UG \ oO « Lc NO = . \\ WN WWW As ANS NS Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. wee MENT: BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada Parry Sound Lumber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the Traders Bank Building, arias ty a Telegraph Codes : Phone Main 1016 TORONTO, ONT. Lumberman : Feed merican 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited === WHOLESALE DEALERS “IN Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. Cedar Fence Posts We have on hand 35,0co peeled or unpeeled 8 and oft. x 4, 5 and 6 in. diameter, cedar fence posts. Ask for our quotations Savoie @ Co. MANSEAU, QUE. Rough and Dressed Lumber on I.C.Ry. 110 miles east of Montreal Knowles & O'Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWays ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec Lumberman if you wish to build up your fall trade nothing will help you to do so like a good line of shingies If you want the Beet SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a sample car of our FAMOUS METIS Brand One car will convince you of what we say, that they are the BEST on the market. Ifyou want a car quick wire us the order. Do it now before you forget. In SPRUCE we have quality znd and better planed and matched, prepared to perfection. We havea ane on % Sheeting,—get our prices, it will pay you. ; Our idea is, ‘(That a satisfied customer is our best advertisement,” and every one is satis- — fied with our METIS SHINGLES and 2nd and better SPRUCE. J We also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAP- BOARDS and Lath, Get our prices before buying—lIt will pay you Keddy & Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. | Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Roberval, Lake St. John Head Office: Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chamb 25 Toronto Street, ee : Creiocbone Mais De . TORONTO, ONT. Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE PLAYFAIR « WHITE | Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. | Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment RAILWAY TIES Hemlock and Cedar (Standard Sizes) Mill and Yard OPEONGO, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office Head Office OTTAWA, ONT. The Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA. Limited EASTERN Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St, - OTTAWA WILLIAMS, EDWARDS & CO. Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS ~—- OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Spruce, Pine, Hemlock, Basswood, Birch, Yellow Pine Lath Shingles B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles LUMBER—Rough or Dressed C. A. Spencer Wholesale Lumber 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. St. Clair Construction Co. Limited DEALERS IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Yard and .Planing Mill: TORONTO Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. Campbell Ave. and Davenport Road Davenport Station, G. T. R. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Will sell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible 1 can furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario THE i. Wholesale and Retail Brockville Lumb Lumber, mber 5 Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill &@ Fortune vines WUuober Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS CO, 22 St. John Street, MonTREAL C G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff in=—= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 Planing Mills: EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Ferguson Lumber Co. London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. % Yellow Pine Finish ae An Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. The Canada Wood i | Specialty Co., Limited} — Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring 4 i Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. E. A, STONE RALPH LOVELAND | |LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, ae Oak Mouldin s, Doors, Sashe Blinds, Cedar Poles ’and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Spe Aaa Interior Trim Mill Work. Or NIACARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. = fully equipped pissing oy ll ange an pply any grade Dressed Sto On Teriskami ing Railway, es nor rth’ of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. Limited . Papineauville, P.Q. bar Ih Loveland, Pres . Lov eland, Vic e.-Pre rom A. Kent, Sec. Baa ecm, Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - MICH. QR w~nD MAPLE LEAF © Stitched Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion Bentin Co.Lrp. | HAMILTON CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. lake pee CO., Limited E, ONT. Manufacture Sof Teen MPa and Shi dni: A tully equipped Bots pee ry incon ti D i RAILS P Harms se eet YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Thee 2 QUEEN CITY} OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Taree ° a 2 es) ae 5 5 p 3 A © 5 oO o 2 = 5 “a i= 0B At 20 Ro Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. ae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%": Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices : Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. F l . d . 4 The Gold en Lake Lumb er C O. or low prices and prompt shipment of | : Mee Yellow Pine Timbers ANUKRACTURERS OR —_..aenne * < . ; ; Short Leaf Finish | Lumber, Lath and Shingles Giadaat ; reas g iit: Bun feet v8 120 Hn Foot Fx Zand Hardwood Flooring Li mp 12/65 bom. feet eee aaceeod ee ee New Brunswick Shingles Your inquiries solicited TRY P Mills at GompEN LAKE and BarRRy’s Bay, ONT. Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. L Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. . MONTREAL, QUE. be Why Waste Your Time and Money experimenting with other makes when “EMPIRE BRAND” Hardwood Flooring will give perfect satisfaction? Made in Burch, Maple and Oak 2 in. end matched. We also manufac- ture strictly high grade Booth @. Shannon Biscotasing, Cnt. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Veneered Hardwood Doors Sashes Pine Doors Frames Mouldings Ceilings Pine and Hemlock (rough or dressed) ESTABLISHED 1889 We make a specialty of Planing, Matching, Moulding, Re-sawing J. R.Eaton & Sons, Ltd. ontario Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. = eae A Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock We have 2,000,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1G 2 andaae Can saw special bills up to 12” x 12” in Short Lengths. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1’, 1%, 1%” and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. = ee eee -_ bo Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. : i atewzors crs... BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited Ten sauce CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER H(,) NAW taurus r Lt cont} Nae at, " Hl gy anna qq sntrtnRaaTtn : TT | | = ra5 Sires = = 3 = —— It i John Donogh Lumber Co. J.L. CAMPBELL ‘J. P. JOHNSON _W. G. PAYNES ee ROY Ann Campbell & Johnson speiaty White Pine XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine In all grades for factory and retail trade Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. Shipments direct from mill to customer 1204 Traders Bank Chambers 1523-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO - TORONTO The The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Elgie & Jarvis Lumber Co. Toronto, Ont., ‘Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. T St.. TORONTO Limited We havein our Toronto yards for immediate Shipment— 18 Toronto St. 4 3000 feet 1 inch No. 1 Common African Mahogany - 12hc. 3000 ** 1 ‘ Ists and 2nds 68 ss - 15ce. * / Wl A YW 2000 g 2 % “4 ee ss 5° ie 15c. ) pet us quote you on 5/8”, 1”, and 2” Spruce; PV. at “ “ “ - 16e. Ree t/a yt t/2") and 2” Pine; 1”~and 2” Hemlock, also post and lath. Also have at our Mill in the South two million feet dry lumber for direct shipment. Let us have your inquiries. A.W. Eyer & Co. Get our Prices and See how you can Save Money We are in the market and pay the high- est cash prices for all kinds ot lumber, pene Sane rages ae nie taps Bee 500m, i 5 ° a - ee ite Pine Mill Culls, 80% and an extra goo contract ae this Sas ight or buy grade. 300m, 2 x 4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet, Common and Dressing un ave to sell. spon- White Pine. Widths piled separate. 75m, 3 x 8 and 10-10/16 feet what 2 i ° 442 y ee: Orr pe Common and Dressing White Pine also 2 x 10 and 12-10/18 feet d h mill y| d ence with mills solicited. Norway, dry 2 x 4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway,dry. Widths piled separate. A. W. Eyer & Co. LEAK & CO. 43 Adelaide Street East, TORONTO, ONT. 18 Aberdeen Chambers Toronto, Ont. 4% No. 2 Hemlock Sidings Cut in 1909, runs wide, and is well manufactured. Write for SPECIAL PRICE DELIVERED at your siding. Probably it is lower than you have been paying. JOHN H. EYER | 34 Victoria Street . TORONTO, CANADA | sa CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office : 205-206 Loo Bldg., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. e : Correspondence In es Prompt Shipments . Solicited Lumber and Lath East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF Pine, Larch, —— and Fir ———— Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Planing Mill at JarFRay, B.C. Head Office - Jaffray, B.C. ny : b TS ° : t We have Several Large Blocks for Sale Imber Im1ts with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. zee we ‘4 oo "2 oe weal == r Y ) Yb) \ So) Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings Street, Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Ltd. (With Mills at Winnipeg, Man. Vancouver, B.C. Harrison River, B.C. Kenora, Ont. Rainy River, Ont. and Banning, Ont.) Manufacturers of LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH AND DOORS And all kinds of Woodwork and Interior Finish. Also Box Shooks and Packing Cases. White and Red Pine Lumber, Maple Flooring, Hardwood Lumber, Turned and Band Saw Work, Cedar Posts and Poles, Tamarac, Piling, etc. 5 usspose: Lhe Rat Portage Lumber Co., Limited - Winnipeg, Man. D. C. CAMERON, President and General Manager. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ss The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles Our Specialty IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. Fir Railroad and Structural Timbers Send us your enquires and orders for * All B. C. Coast Forest Products” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - - * = VANCOUVER, B. C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Vancouver, B. C. Shreveport Louisiana TRADE MARK Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of Long Leaf Joist and Timbers, rough or dressed, up alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST to 40 feet in length and can dress 4 sides up to 14x 30” if d d. quality and finish. esire Mills in Arkinsaw, Louisiana and Texas Capacity: 500,000 feet per day Railroad Construction and Car Material and Factory Stock of all kinds a specialty, Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random also widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is Rough Steam dried and Smoke dried finish. ; Send us your inquiries and our prices will get the the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. ieee Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. our business. 57 S10 Oren Building Shreveport, La., U.S.A. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas ee. «GILLIES BROS. ararsoe on, 1873 e BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHI ; } | PIN i | Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City _ Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N, Y. 14 SMITH & TYRER 26 Chapee Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address : ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Frost & Smith, Agents Pickford & Black’s Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office Dashwood House, 9 Br Sad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘“‘TEcToNna,” Glasgow Az and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, l.iverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England British & Foreign Import & Export Co. Central Buildings, Liverpool, England is prepared to receive con- signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms pimite? (= Sr ts ice ee STORE FITTINGS, ne FOR C 1s Whines CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, . Ont. Manufacturers of Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Dimension Timber, Lumber Lath Shingles and Pickets Send us your Enquiries LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at Nashville, Tenn. We Can Ship You Promptly Any of the Above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Wistar Underhill GW Co. Real Estate Trust Bidg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St. London, Ont. WHATS °° THIS Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood WHERE ? Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, N. B. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER x5 The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. We own and offer subject to prior sale MANUFACTURERS OF Fir and Tamarac Lumber. 5,000,000 ft. Birch Timbers, Piling, Etc. Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B.C. Will saw and make shipment to suit purchaser. Send in your orders for Sawn Lumber, Sash, Doors and Factory Material to New Michel, B. C. as Mercantile Lumber Supply Co. THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO., Ltd., Calgary, Alta. Suite 66, 97 St. James St., MONTREAL For Immediate Acceptance Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited We will sell a block of 1 in. No. 1 Hemlock at $13.00 and 1 in. No. 2 Hemlock at $9.00 per M., F.O.B. Hunts- ville. Terms 2% 30 days. Stock must be shipped at CABANO, QUEBEC once. The Long Lumber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Hamilton, Canada Yellow Poplar Oak 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. 1 4 f fd 5,000 feet 1 X 1o and up, rst and 2nd Quartered L 0 n S L U Mm b e Y soir ere a aa toe abel SNe White, uniform color, flashy figure. BEE) fect ae 28” ead yerbend & No. tr. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd Quartered White. 90,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd, 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. 80,000 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. ees feet ah Nees Com. Goreoe feet sit, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. . ws 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. raat and lain Whi Rough and Finished oes (ects wand ands vatiaad ap, oe stest No. Com: olay White 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and Select. 50,000 feet 6/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 feet 6/4 1st and 2nd, 12” and up. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. 80,000 feet 4/41st and 2nd finish White. 470,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain White 60,000 feet 8/4 1st and 2nd. Aojdon fear 8/4 No. x Com: 140 000 eee 6/4 No 1: Com. or Better plain 80 coo feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White 200,000 teet High Grade Boxing. t Succi Sineal Cutie Order ees ee 12/4 No. 1 Com. and Better Ash Specia Oak ills, sizes ro to 40 feet. ® Shingles, Clapboard, HR BS rt ai Cherry 45,000 feet 6/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 80,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. The American Lumber G Mfg. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades 4/4 to 10/4 all grades. etc. Sharp Curves Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Forty Years’ Experience p In the manufacture of Saw Mill Machinery has made us thoroughly familiar with all the requirements. It has taught us what is ESSENTIAL and what is SUPERFLUOUS; what is PRACTICA? “and what ise ner OUR Saw Carriage is the one for YOU { NOR ie BAND MILL CARRIA'GE With Wrought Steel Bases. With Cast Steel Knees. With All Steel Set Works. Automatic Offsets. Hammer Dogs. Double Tooth Dogs. 16 inch Steel Wheels on 2 I-2 inch Steel Axles. Rolled Steel Track. We Challenge Comparison with any Carriage Built. RY & SONS “xsi ire th emu: | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 A wise man would no more think of attempting to do good work with poor machines, than he would of entrusting an importan mision to an ienorane se. 46 DYE EIANCE” Wood-Working Machines Ma are the Trustworthy Kind Single machines or complete equipment for all kinds of Woodwork. Ask for Quotations. THE DEFIANCE MACHINE WORKS Defiance, Ohio Specialists in Wheel and Handle Machinery and for Wagon, Carriage and Automobile Woodwork. Write for Catalogue 12 in. Rim, HoundZand Bow Bender. Concave Felloe Saw. Rounding and Cornering Machine. Insulator Pin Lathe. CUT THE COST OF LOGGING BY USING A Dunbar 1910 Logging Engine View of Logging Engine on heavy grade showing the advantage of our Patent Raising and Lowering Jack, the only en- gine fitted with this appliance manufactured to- day. One of our cus- tomers who is using two engines says: ‘‘In this engine you have the very thing that lumbermen require.” The only Patent Logging Engine in Canada to-day—Patented in U.S.A. and Canada The Alex. Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited, - Woodstock, N.B. We also manufacture all kinds of Mill Machinery Dangerous Sparks or sparks that would be dangerous if given liberty are absolutely harm- less when a ‘‘ Thompson Improved Spark Extinguisher” is used. One of our customers writes: ‘‘ We would say that this machine has given excellent satisfaction, and we would recommend it to anyone who wants a perfect fire extinguisher.” WRITE FOR INFORMATION | Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited vev.s Craig Street West, MONTREAL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The HOWARD” Vulcanizing Process The quickest and most economical system known for Drying and Preserving Lumber, Railroad Ties, etc. POINTS IN ITS FAVOR: Does away with all kilns Improves quality of all lumber Increases the crushing strength Increases the transverse strength Reduces the weight 30 per cent to 45 per cent . It materially prolongs the life of wood Eliminates shrinking, swelling and warping Emphasizes and beautifies natural grain of the wood Makes fit for commercial use woods not otherwise merchantable Does away with necessity of maintaining heavy stock of lumber in yards By this process green lumber taken from the log can be used for building purposes in 2 or 3 days We invite Lumbermen and Owners of Woodworking establishments to see a practical demonstration of the process at our plant in Foronto Descriptive Booklet on Request Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited Executive Offices: McKinnon Building . TORONTO | Snow Plows =... CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Famous zel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make ch ange for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9° wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12” of loose snow each time the plow passes over. Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of. first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company Limited Toronto Canada Lidgerwood Logging Systems Steam For all Conditions of Timber and Ground Electric Donkey Engines Log Loaders Sleigh Hoists Cableway Skidders Pile Drivers Log Unloaders Incline Hoists Combined Portable Ground Skidders and Loaders and Log Handling Cableways All regular and special forms of Logging and Log Handling Machinery Builders and Sole Canadian Agents Montreal Limited Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Vancouver we. 20 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER As far as the cutting edge is concerned the Inserted Tooth saw ought to show up best,for the reason that each tooth is a separate unit and can be made with a higher temper than the tooth which is solid with the | plate. | | Simonds Insertable Saw teeth are very finely and accurately machine milled (both bit and shank) to fit into the plate and they are brought to a high temper by a very skillful process — this temper is always uniform. There is one kind of timber in sawing which Simonds Inserted Tooth Saws show a big lead and _ that is—frozen timber; one reason is that the points | are held exceptionally firm in the plate by the Simonds way of insertion, so solid that they cannot spring sideways and cause the plate to dodge. Again, Simonds Points or Bits have a better clearance from the cutting edge both backward and downward | than other makes of insertable bits—and the clearance is so uniform that Simonds Points may be worn down 1 full length of swage without side filing or materially varying the width of kerf. t You know the name Simonds—now know the Saw Simonds. Every kind used in mill work, wood- working machinery and lumbering—Cross-cut, Gang, Band, Solid or Inserted Tooth Circular. Your very next order should be for Simonds Saws. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited Montreal, Que. St. John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. In the United States, Simonds Manufacturing Co. Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Strongest pulley on the market— no Slip. Send for Catalogue. We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. Cheapest in the end ! We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. Dodge Manufacturing Co., Toronto, Montreal —_ =e A National Journal (@nada fumberman Issued on the Ist and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, Presiden, THOS. S. YOUNG, Toronto, Business Manager. JAMES FISHER, Toronto, Advertising Manager OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER -.- - - Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building F. W SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL Telephone Main 2299. “B84 Board of Trade HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative. WINNIPEG Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building ROLAND F. HILL, J. R. HOOPER, Representatives 4059 Perry Street CHICAGO E. J. MACINTYRE, Representative. LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - 8 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year, in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. “The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will reeeive careful attention and liberal treatment. For Manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., ‘‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘Wanted”’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. “Vol. 30 Toronto, October 1, 1910 No. 19 The Ontario Retailers’ Association The decision of the Ontario Retail Lumbermen to form an associa- tion in connection with the Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada is one more evidence of the fact that the lumber industry throughout Canada is gradually coming to a reasonable appreciation of the import- ance of its work, and to an understanding of the old truth that in union there is strength. During the last three years several important associ- ations of lumbermen have been formed, with the result that in a great Many instances the interests of the lumbermen have been promoted with an effectiveness not formerly considered possible. The parent organiza- tion, so to speak, is the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, which, during its two years of existence, has done much to remove difficulties which were of long standing and could not otherwise be overcome. The sash and door manufacturers of Ontario, who recently organized, have already secured definite results by adopting a new universal price list to replace one which had formerly been in existence for some years and had outgrown its usefulness. The same association is working effec- tively towards the elimination of the ruinous price-cutting which has prevailed between manufacturers for some time. As an example also of the usefulness of an association of retailers, the case may be cited of the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, with headquarters at Winnipeg, which has not only succeeded in bringing order out of _ chaos, but has proved itself of genuine constructivé value to its members by the creation and successful operation of an insurance department, which provides excellent protection at a substantial saving in cost. _ The newly-formed Ontario Association is starting with a full appre- worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at ‘ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER at tion meeting held in Toronto on Sept. 5th covered a wide range of subjects of the utmost importance. If the association settles down with determination to deal with each of these problems it cannot fail to earn, and, it is to be hoped, to receive the support of retailers generally throughout the province. Realizing the importance of securing a dignified standing for the association, the second resolution passed at the organization defined the term “‘retail lumber dealer’’ as one with a stock, office, sign, necessary appliances and a place on the municipal assessment roll. The retailer whose office, yard and equipment are carried under his hat, is not wanted in the association. Other problems of importance included in the resolutions were: Selling by manufacturers or wholesalers direct to contractors; co-operation between manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers; keeping the trade posted on trade conditions; elimination of figuring a. lump sum on contractors’ lists; adoption of a price list for stock mouldings, trim, base, ete. These are all practical matters along the line of which co-operation alone can produce results. It remains now for the members of the trade to make the association a success by supporting it, and working for it. A small portion of the time now wasted annually by retailers in dealing with difficulties which can be handled successfully only by an associ- ation, if devoted to assisting the association, would ensure for it a rapid growth. Arbitration for the Retailer A large percentage of the time of the busy merchant of this country is consumed in going over his files, with a view to ascertaining whether or not he is right in a certain dispute. A great deal of this time could be saved, as well as avoiding the disagreeable part of arguing out the question with customers. From time immemorial, as soon as two parties got into controversy, the first thing thought of was to resort to law. The court decides the case, leaving one party to the controversy dissatisfied. A great many cases go to court that could be settled without legal inter- ference, expense or delay. This would be a friendly settlement, handled expeditiously and inexpensively. The courts are not appealed to in minor cases in these days as they were formerly. This is partly due to the fact that organizations of commercial interest have taken an active interest of the subject of arbitration; and why should this method not be used among lumbermen? There are a great many cases that come to court, and are decided by a jury of six or twelve men, all identified with different branches of trade. They listen to the evidence, and their decision is rendered, but can a decision rendered by such a body be any better than or as just as that of a committee of, say, five business men appointed from the same line of business? The principle of using arbitration for the settlement of disputes in the lumber trade has recently been applied with considerable success in the United States. The Pacific Coast Shippers’ Association of Seattle, Wash., and the American Lumber Trades Congress have made arbitra- tion one of the principal features of their work. At the first annual meeting of the latter body the following resolution was adopted : “Arbitration methods should be employed wherever possible in the settlement of all matters in dispute.’’ The Pacific Coast Shippers have carried the principle into definite operation, and for nearly three years it has proved so successful that it is now regarded as a permanent feature of the trade. This application of the principle has met with so much approval and success that its main features are worthy of careful study. A committee of five members and two alternates constitute the arbi- tration board, of which three members and one alternate make a quorum. The secretary may take the place of one of the alternates. The board have power to establish rules for the conduct of their business. Disputes between members regarding business matters may be laid before the board by either party, who is then entitled to arbitration. A unanimous decision by the board is final. On a majority decision, appeal may be had to the board of trustees. In-disputes between a member of the association and a member of a retail dealers’ association the member may submit his case to the secretary for a ruling as to whether he has a claim against the retail dealer. If the decision is in his favor, the secretary will then submit the claim to the Secretary of the retailers’ 22 association. A retailer having a dispute with a member of the shippers’ association may file his claim with the secretary for consideration, If the secretaries of the two associations cannot adjust the claim, a joint committee is provided for, consisting of one member from cach associ- ation who, between them, will elect a third. In case of a dispute between a member and a lumberman who is not a member of any other Co-operation Alone Will Save the Forests From Fire The perennial laments about the loss resulting from forest fires throughout Canada and the United States have taken a rather more encouraging form this season than in former years. In Canada the subject has lately succeeded in attracting the interest of the Prime Min- ister to such an extent as to lead him to make an important public utterance upon it, and to propose a method for reducing the loss. During his recent visit to western Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier received an impressive object lesson in the matter. When passing through Sey- mour narrows on the steamer Prince George one day late in August, he not only saw, but remarked to many members of his party, the terrible destruction caused by forest fires in that vicinity. Later, on the same day, his steamer threaded the island-bound passage of Johnston Straits, away up near the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound, and the Prime Minister was again moved to discuss the subject with a good deal of vigor. Vast hillsides which, a number of years ago, had been partly logged over, were blazing high. In some places near Albert Bay entire mountains were on fire. Sir Wilfrid was told that when the loggers carried away the commercially valuable sections of the trees they left lying in the woods tops and branches which became dry during the succeeding summers and afforded excellent food for the fires. Sir Wilfrid was so much impressed with the matter that he declared upon the spot that the provincial and federal governments should get together and devise a plan for preventing fires by compelling the loggers to burn the brush at the time, or in some other manner effectively’ reduce the risk of a fire. When Sir Wilfrid was making these observa- tions the whole country was shrouded in a pall of smoke from fires which were devouring great areas of valuable timber in many districts. ‘‘Co-operation,’’ as hinted by Sir Wilfred, is unquestionable the only effective method of fighting forest fires. But there are many kinds of co-operation, and some of them are not of much use. At the present time, for instance, it is to be feared that the two governments, provincial and federal, although they co-operate to a certain extent, are not securing the results warranted by the expenditure, or which are equal to the demands of the case. For some time the Dominion Government, which maintains a small force of fighters in the railway belt, objected to any assistance being given, even by the province, in the work of fire prevention. During the present year there has been a little actual co-operation of forces. In order to attain effective results, the best method would be to support only one fire-fighting force, which should be controlled by one government and supported by both. This, of Protection for Lumber Ably Supported The return of Sir Wilfrid Laurier from his trip to the western coast, and the return of Hon. W. 8S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, from his journey to Europe, make it probable that in the near future we will again hear of tariff negotiations between Canada and the United States. After the negotiations which took place last spring in Albany and Washington, it was understood that when the Canadian ministers were ready to resume they would notify President Taft and his Cabinet. In the interim many matters of great importance from a tariff point of view have occurred in each country. In Canada the ministers have made a point (especially the Prime Minister) of finding out the opinions in various parts of the country upon tariff matters. In Western Canada Sir Wilfrid found a strong movement in favor of a protective tariff upon lumber coming into Canada. In eastern Canada he knows that there is a general sentiment in favor of continuing .the provincial prohibitions of the export of sawlogs and pulpwood. His own govern- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ‘Not until this has been done will the governments of the country be association, the dispute is referred direct to the secretary. In case a member refuses to arbitrate in a dispute with another member, the matter is referred to the board of trustees. If they decide in favor of arbitration, and one of the parties refuses to arbitrate, he is removed from the list of members. When one member agrees to arbitrate a dispute the other must present his case within 60 days. y course, would involve a loss of a considerable amount of patronage 1 the Dominion Government, and some members of parliament might ne appreciate this feature. Public opinion, however, should be aroused t the point at which it would compel the government to forego any consi eration of patronage and take into consideration only the saving w can be effected. If both governments were to unite in supporting various fighting forces, and the provincial government were to supe intend the work, it is reasonable to hope that the service might shortly be placed upon an effective basis, 4 That the problem requires the services of the most energetic and resourceful minds is evident from the fact that, during the month July alone, the forest fire loss amounted to $40,000 in British Columbia, and that $317,760 worth of improvements were destroyed. No less than 401 fires were attended to by the provincial forces, at a cost of $40,163 in salaries and expenses, and private companies and individuals are estimated to have spent a further sum of $20,000. Of the 401 fires, 25 per cent. are attributed to C.P.R. locomotives; 95 per cent. of the fires were discovered in time to extinguish without much loss. Hight lives were sacrificed as a result of the fires during the one month. Mr. W. C. Gladwin, chief fire warden of British Columbia, in his report upon the above fires, makes the suggestion that the railway com panies should be obliged to use oil for fuel in the timbered sections of the country, even if this involved bonusing the railways for each engine thus equipped. He believes that it is impossible to prevent the escape of cinders by a screen, and at the same time allow sufficient draft for the engine. Another suggestion which he makes is that sereens should be placed upon the windows of all the smoking compartments, as ma n y fires are started by smokers throwing away cigar and cigarette stubs. One so frequently hears these and many other important preventive measures advocated, and yet the fires have occurred with such discour- aging regularity that it seems as though nothing effective will ever be devised or put into practice. There is no good reason for taking such a pessimistic view of the matter, and there is one way, and one only, for stopping the loss by forest fires. That is to settle at once and forever upon a responsible body in each province, and then, after making diligent enquiry as to causes and methods, to set to work vigor- ously with the determined intention of adopting every practical measure. most valuable natural resources to go to needless waste. acquitted of the charge that they are carelessly permitting one of the ) ment has nothing to do with the latter question, practically speaking, but he will not be inclined to listen to any proposal on the part of the United States that he should use his influence in prohibiting the Pro- vince of Quebee or any of the other eastern provinces to remove the prohibition. J In the United States, political strife has been boiling during the la six months, and in regard to the pulpwood matter the government ha been the subject of widespread attack. It has been accused of encou aging the Canadian provinces to prohibit exports. If the truth wel known to the people, of the United States they would realize that own concern had not a great deal to do with the course taken by Cz dian provinces. The prohibition imposed by Quebec, for instance, wa a matter of internal economy solely, and was amply justified by the condition of affairs. There is no room to doubt now that this prohibi tion will remain a fixed policy on the part of that province for man; "years to come. But this will not prevent the people of the United States from making use of the subject as a fruitful source of campaign literature. ; Reports have been circulated in London, England, quite recently, to the effect that Sir Wilfrid Laurier has already invited President Taft to renew the conference on trade relations, but this is premature, so : far as the public has any information upon the subject. It can reason- r ably be expected, however, that the negotiations will be resumed in the Bacar future. In the meantime, Canadians are becoming more and more . keenly interested in all the matters which will come up for discussion, and they will watch with jealous concern whatever steps are taken when the conference is opened. The relation of the lumbermen of Canada to the tariff issue is one of those complicated subjects which protective tariffs breed so freely. _ The position of Canada in the matter is not to any great extent one of her own making. The United States is a country cf large timbering resources which have been exploited to a wonderful extent. That country has been wedded to a protective system from its birth, and Canadians are obliged, when selling lumber in the United States, to pay heavy import duties. In contrast with this, United States lumber in the rough comes into Canada free of duty. In the early days of Canada _ this was perhaps a wise policy, as it supplied the settler with the raw material for his buildings at the lowest possible price, and relieved him of any fear of becoming the victim of the few lumber manufacturing concerns which then existed in Canada. The day when there was any fear that the lumber manufacturers of Canada might combine to raise prices is long ago passed, if, indeed, it ever existed. To-day, even if it were impossible for a single foot of lumber to be imported into Canada from foreign countries, it would be practically an impossibility for the manufacturers to demand higher _ prices for lumber than would afford a legitimate profit. The business is so widely scattered all over Canada, and the various varieties of lumber manufactured in Canada compete so effectively with one another, that the regulation of prices would be a task foredoomed to failure. The only effective method of regulating lumber prices would be by regu- lating the production, and even this, in the light of past experiences, would be a hopeless undertaking on a large scale. It cannot for a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 moment be claimed to-day that the consumer of lumber in Canada stands to lose a single cent by any measure of protection. The cause for a protective tariff, on the other hand, is strong. Throughout Canada, United States lumber is an active competitor with the Canadian product and its competition is carried on upon an unfair basis. United States lumber, in many instances, can be produced more cheaply than Canadian lumber. A few points will make this clear. Southern pine, which is manufactured by cheap negro labor, and which grows in localities that can be more cheaply operated than any which are found in Canada, is sold in many parts of eastern Canada at prices which cannot be approached by the manufacturer of Canadian lumber | with which it comes into competition. In western Canada, 75 per cent. of the total cut of the country is subjected to competition from the United States lumber, which, in all respects, is as favorably situated, and frequently more so, in the matter of freight rates. The enormous production of lumber in the United States creates surplus stocks which have to be dumped somewhere, and the Canadian markets on the prairies, with their absence of tariff restrictions, offer an ideal oppor- tunity for the disposal of such stocks without injury to the markets of the United States. Thus it comes about that, in all parts of Canada, United States lumber in great quantities is sold successfully, to the detriment of the Canadian manufacturer, while at the same time Cana- dian lumber is subjected to a heavy tax when entering the United States. Lumbermen have been accused of taking an illogical position in regard to this matter because they call for protection for their own industry, and yet claim—in the matter of fire insurance—that they should be allowed to make contracts with United States companies; in other words, Canadian insurance companies should not be afforded the same measure of protection as the luambermen are seeking against foreign competition. The argument is one that does not hold. In the matter of fire protection there was the most imminent danger of a trust— already in active and successful operation through Canada—compelling the people of Canada who desired protection to pay for it just whatever prices the trust desired. In lumber there is no danger whatever of such a state of affairs ever coming into existence, to say nothing of its not being, as in the case of the insurance trust, already in active operation. Lumbermen of British Columbia who operate on Crown granted land are making a reasonable request in seeking to have that province make the taxation upon their property uniform with that upon licensed areas. _ “*Some of the finest timber land in the province’’ is the description of areas along the upper Fraser River, as given by a party from Kam- - loops, B.C., who recently made a trip of inspection along the line of the _ G.T.P., between Fort George and the headquarters of the Fraser. The great timber wealth of British Columbia has evidently not been even estimated. Statistics show that, up to date, the amount of lumber manufactured in Canada is equal only to one-seventh the amount that could have been _ manufactured out of the timber destroyed by fire. In some countries in Europe, such as Germany and Switzerland, destruction has been - practically overcome, and the annual cut is no greater than the annual t increment by growth. This is an ideal to work toward in Canada. We _ may never reach it, because of the great difference in forest conditions, B but we may approach many times closer than we have yet come. Pf , It is satisfactory to note that the conservative caution of English investors has had something to do with preventing the occurrence of a boom in Canadian lumber. Possibly the contagion of the rubber boom had more than anything else to do with the reported probability of a Similar occurrence in connection with British Columbia lumber. The lumber industry of British Columbia, and of Canada as a whole, would ei Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers need no booming. They will be exploited rapidly enough. The only danger is that it may be too rapid. The values are there, and they are being secured profitably by those who are already in the field. New capital can be depended upon to come forward in pretty close proportion to the necessity for it. Hon. Jules Allard, Minister of Crown Lands for the Province of Quebec, states that the legislation put into force some months ago, limiting the exportation of pulp wood cut on Government lands, is hav- ing its effect. Several prominent paper manufacturers of the United States are negotiating for sites for pulp mills, and it is expected that within the next year several new mills will be established. This is a form of protection which is adding immensely to the wealth of the country. The policy of advancing our raw materials as far as possible to their final state of development as manufactured articles is a genuine work of conservation. Conflicting reports have lately been published about the disagreement between the B. C. lumber manufacturers and the retailers of the prairie provinces. Latest reports are to the effect that several of the manufac- turers are actively arranging for the establishing of yards in Saskatche- wan and Manitoba. They claim that the retailer is growing fat on the consumer and the manufacturer. If the manufacturers once obtain a good foothold in the retailing field, the retailers, whether they have been acting as alleged or not, will find their business seriously reduced. Those who understand the situation well should do whatever they can to avoid a selling war. There is no reason why there should not be a good profit for manufacturers and retailers alike, and at the same time, that the consumer should get fair play. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER New Brunswick Lumber Trade News Building Operations in Campbellton—Displays at St. John Exhibition—The Partington Pulp and Paper Developments Campbellton, N.B., Sept. 24—The situation at Campbellton, N.B., is not improving as the cold weather comes on. Very few permanent buildings have yet reached that stage of completion in which occupancy ean be assured, although building operations are being rushed forward with all haste. The I.C.R. have taken over the site of Richards’ shingle mill, where the big fire had its origin, and have begun operations for a rew round- house. The station is also under way, and will be built where the old roundhouse stood. The two large firms engage. i- the lumber business, who were prac- tically cleaned out by fire, have not ye. defin*telv decided as to when or where they will build. The Wm. Richards Co. will, we learn, in all propabi’*+v build again, although it was rumored to the contrary. Their actual .or- was over $200,000. The Shives Lumber Co. will also build again, but are not just decided as to location. It must be remembered that only their two shingle mills were destroyed, their large sawmill, situated above the town, not being in the fire region. Outside of the loss of valuable records and papers they were fully covered by insurance. These are the only two lumber firms who suffered loss by the fire, the rest being well out of the fire region. The representative of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ was speaking to a number of leading business man of Campbellton recently, and could not help noticing the optimistic view each one took of the future of Campbellton. They are determined that Campbellton’s future will be -better and brighter than anything hitherto, and there is no question that in course of time this will be the ease. Dominion Exhibition at St. John, N.B. St. John, N.B., Sept. 17——The Dominion Exhibition, held in St. John, N.B., Sept 5-15, was the best and largest in attendance ever held in the Maritime Provinces. One feature which impressed the repre- sentative of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ was the large number of ex- hibits directly appealing to the lumber industry. Many of the exhibi- tors our readers are quite familiar with, and we believe it will be of general interest to mention here those that come within the scope of this journal. H. Horton & Sons, Ltd., of St. John, N.B., had a splendid exhibit of harness, Saskatchewan robes and coats, of great variety, and a full line of horse blankets. Their goods are in great demand in the Maritime Provinces, particularly among lumbermen, and their booth was at all times the centre of attraction. They also represent the International Stock Food Company, of whose productions they had a goodly supply on exhibition. Alex. Dunbar & Sons, Ltd., of Woodstock, N.B., manufacturers of the well-known Dunbar Logging Engine, had one of their logging engines on the grounds, which created much interest, not only among lumbermen, but among the crowd who daily flocked around. They also exhibited a specimen of their sleds, which go with the engine, together with a full set of photos illustrating the working of the engine in the woods. EK. N. Jones, of St. John, also had a fine exhibit of mill and lumber supphes. Mr. Jones has been in business in St. John for four years. and represents the following well-known firms, whose goods he earries in stock: The Fleming, Birkley & Goodall, Ltd., of Halifax, Eng., manu- facturers of the famous brand of Teon Belting, of over 100 years’ stand- ing; The Canadian Logging Tool Co., Ltd., of Sault Ste. Marie, manufac- turing the famous Soo line of logging tools of the latest improved patterns. This company are placing on the market this year a second- growth American hickory handle, which will overcome the difficulty caused by frequent breaking of handles; The Shaw Mason Ltd., of Syd- ney, manufacturing the Colonial Anti-Friction Metal; The Eagle File Co., manufacturing the Eagle Brand of files, and the Greenwood Mfg. Co., of Boston, Mass., manufacturing the Sun Metal Packing, are also represented by this company. D. K. McLaren, Ltd., of Montreal, were also to be found there: with their famous line of belting, so much in use by the lumber trade. Their exhibit was a splendid one and attracted much attention. Many of our readers, both east and west, are familiar with the patented ‘“‘Dunbar’’ shingle machine, manufactured by McFarlane, Thompson & Anderson, of I'redericton, N.B. Their exhibit of the shingle machine, set up and in working action, turning out shingles under the direction of an expert workman, proved of great interest to sawmill men, and we learn that a number of machines were ordered as a result. x E. Leonard & Sons, of whom Geo. H. Evans is St. John represent tive, had a good exhibit of engines and different sawmill supplies. A unique exhibit was that of a model of a portable dam, inve by Wm. Canney, of Maugerville, N.B. The claims of this new dam that it will revolutionize an important part of the lumbering busin and prevent any drives being held up on either small streams or th largest rivers. ‘he model is built so it buckles on the bottom of the river, if the bed is rough, and a section of it can be used without the entire river or stream being dammed when it becomes necessary to flood a dam. Stanfields, Limited, of Truro, N.S., with their well-known line of underwear, created great interest. This firm specialize in lumbermen’s clothing, and a big demand has been created for their products. The Partington Company’s Expansion P In connection with the extensions being made by the Edward Part- ington Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., of St. John, N.B., application has been The Cushing Saw Mill, St. John, N.B., acquired by E. Partington Company — j f made for incorporation under the Joint Stock Companies’ Act. I planned to take over, acquire, and operate the business now earried 6 by Edward Partington near the reversing falls, and conduct th regular lumbering business. All the property of the former Edw Partington Company is to be taken over, including mills, real est: boats, and all other property connected with the concern. The cap stock is to be $950,000. The names of the applicants are: Edward Partington, Thos. McAvity, Geo. S. Fisher, J. R. Clarkson, H. W. Schofield, and A. H. Hanington, all of this city. This is the company which recently took over the plant of the A. Cushing Company at St. John, and is reported to be considering a merger with the Alex. Gibson Railway & Manufacturing Company, of Marysville. News Notes from New Brunswick The Wilson Box Co., Ltd., is a new company starting a large box factory in St. John, N.B. The buildings and plan of the Dunn Pork Packing Co. have been purchased and are being converted into a box- making industry. The new company have also bought the Crawford sawmill property at Westfield, and wil-operate it in connection with their factory. Alex. Wilson, lumber merchant, of St. John, is the managing director. It is expected the mills will be in full operation within ten months. The Canada Woodworking Co., Limited, of South Bay, N.B., are _ rushing their new factory to completion. All the machinery has been _ purchased, and the plan will be running about November. Tubs and pails will be turned out there, and the plant will have a capacity of 2,000 pails per day. The company will also operate a sawmill there to supply their plant. The Enterprise Foundry Co., Limited, of Sackville, N.B., are putting on the market a new style camp range which is a great improvement over former ranges, and will no doubt meet with great favor from construction camps, lumbermen, etc. The Alexander Gibson Railway and Manufacturing Company closed down their mill at Blackville, N.B., for the season, having completed the manufacture of this year’s supply of lumber. The season’s output from the mill at Blackville was about three million feet, somewhat less than usual. There is still about a month’s more work at the company’s mills _ at Marysville, where it is believed that the output this year will be about Speculative Shipments to Further discussion of the lumber situation in Eastern Canada and _ the New England States is contained in additional letters to the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman’”’ upon the subject, which enforce the conclusions reached in the correspondence published in the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ of Sept. 15th. The outstanding feature in the correspondence is the fact that everyone is confident that the fall trade will show an improvement. There is a general agreement also that the principal causes of quietness prevailing during the past month or two have been the seasonable inactivity in all lines of trade and the regrettable habit that some manufacturers have of refusing a reasonable profit and shipping the lumber to New York on consignment. This policy of sending lumber to market on a speculation, to be sold to the highest bidder, might be reasonable if stocks were light and the demand good. But in a dull market it is the height of folly, and emphasizes clearly the necessity for something in the nature of an association of manufacturers to prevent so needless a loss. , The belief that prices for spruce in New Brunswick are not so depressed as some of the dealers in New York and Boston and other eastern markets have made out, is strengthened by a recent occurrence. A large United States firm of manufacturers, who operate also in Ontario, reading the daily press reports about low prices for eastern spruce, sent a man into New Brunswick to investigate the situation and _ buy up all the stock he could. This traveller found that he was unable _ to buy a single stick at the low figures which he had expected. He came back after having made a few purchases of narrow sidings only, and _ even for these he had to pay much higher prices than he had expected. _ A somewhat different story, however, is given by one of our corres- -pondents, Mr. John E. Moore, of St. John, N.B., a dealer, shipper and _ manufacturer who is in close touch with conditions, and whose views _ upon the situation are worthy of close study. Mr. Moore gives a brief but interesting summary of the eastern situation, so far as it concerns _ U.S. trade, and while admitting that stocks are light, reports an almost _ entire absence of demand. His views regarding the feasability of regu- _ lating the production by the formation of an association of Maritime Province manufacturers, show that the manufacturers have gone their _ Own individual ways for so many years that there is now ‘‘a great lack of harmony between them.’’ In view of the decreasing lumber trade of _ St. John and other eastern ports, which Mr. Moore sees good reason to _ expect, this lack of harmony is especially unfortunate. Situated as the _ Maritime Provinces are in a particularly favorable position for shipping to the English and U. S. markets, a business like co-operation among manufacturers would go a great way towards preventing the losses which occur so frequently, when for political or speculative purposes, the large markets are badly depressed. Further correspondence upon se important questions will be welcomed by the editor. Following ohn E. Moore, St. John, N.B., writes as follows: We do not operate to any eat extent in the New York or Boston market, hut from what we hear from CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 eighteen million feet, making the company’s total output for the two mills about twenty-one million feet. The men who have been employed at the Blackville mill find their services in great demand, as there is a shortage of men for the woods, and lumber operators are scouring the country over for men. Fire in the sawmill of A. & R. Loggie, Loggieville, N.B., on the 11th inst., did much damage before it was finally under control. The Nepisiquit Lumber Co.’s new sawmill at Bathurst, N.B., started operations on the 1st inst. This is one of the largest and best equipped mills in the province. Lumber operations on the Miramichi River, N.B., are very brisk just now. During September five large steamers loaded for European ports, aggregating nearly 15,000,000. A large quantity is also awaiting ship- ment at the different mills. J. H. Crandall has removed his portable mill from Chatham to New- castle, where he is at present cutting 15,000 feet of long lumber and about 17,000 lath per day. A meeting of the creditors of Edward Robichaud, who operated a rotary sawmill at Notre Dame, N.B., was held at Moncton recently, when the property was ordered to be sold. The liabilities are $4,000, and the property is valued at the same. Mr. H. W. Schofield, secretary-treasurer of the Edward Partington Pulp and Paper Co., St. John, N.B., who has been on an extended visit to England, returned recently. Varying Views on the Spruce Situation Eastern Canadian Spruce in the New England Markets—Too Many New York —- Improvement Expected others these markets are in a bad state. There is practically no demand, which is very strange considering the fact that stocks are very light. All the lumber brokers in the U. S. predicted that 1910 would be a banner year for business, but the results have turned out very different. Regarding an association for the Maritime Provinces to regulate the pro- duction of lumber, shingles and laths, I doubt very much if it can be worked on a satisfactory basis. Take the manufacturers here at St. John. There is and always has been a great lack of harmony between them. Each of the manu- facturers runs his own business in the way he thinks best, without regard to his neighbor. One thing I can say is, from now on the St, John river production must naturally decrease. In the past we have had many mills here operated by American citizens, the logs were cut in the State of Maine and floated down the St. John river. This privilege was granted years ago under an old law known . as the Pike Law. This law will be recinded on the 1st of August, 1911. The product of any American logs floated down here after that date will not be ad- mitted to the United States without duty as heretofore, but will be subject to #1.25 per thousand for rough lumber, 20 cents per thousand for laths. If this lumber has been planed it is subject to 50 cents per thousand more duty on each side that is planed. The rate of stumpage is increasing with us rapidly, and the cost of produc- tion is also increasing, and the way the markets have been this year there is little or no profit to be made. The cost of Transatlantic freight has strengthened to the extent of 15s per thousand from the lowest charter made at the early part of the year. Clarke Brothers, Bear River, N.S., write as follows: We know very little about the depressed condition of the markets in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick so far as lumber is concerned, although we are advised the New York and Boston markets are materially lower than they were some weeks ago. This does not affect us individually, inasmuch as everything we had for sale intended for shipment to the American markets was sold early in the season, and we have our contracts filled with the exception of two cargoes, one of which we are loading and the other to go fcrward later. We have never considered the American market as of any particular value to us in Nova Scotia, except as an outlet for whatever of hemlock we might manufacture, as we have in hand orders covering considerably more spruce and pine than we are able to fill, and this is a yearly occurrence. We could find a market for a million feet of spruce shipping boards instantly, if we could get the lumber and the necessary tonnage, and could have sold much more to the River Platte had we been able to secure the spruce stock of the right quality. Our experience has taught us that in sending shipments to tle United States it is necessary that the lumber should be sold before it is shipped. We are strongly averse to the practice of shipping lumber to any market on consignment. We do not believe it sound business. We do not find Americans sending their products to this country unsold to be knocked down to the highest bidder, nor any other country of which we know, and our judgment is it is a poor rule that does not work both ways. There is not a surplus of lumber cut in Canada, provided it is properly handled, and it is most unwise to force lumber upon an unwilling market. The United States has not, in our judgment, recovered from the panic of 1907. While there has been an attempt to boost the price of stocks to a figure equivalent to that they held prior to the 1907 panic, and while the large holders very nearly succeeded in doing so, the purchasing public did not come into the market, with the result that much of these stocks is still held un- digested, and this is in our view one chief cause: for the present condition, so much money being tied up in stocks by the large operators. We cannot forsee just what the future holds as to business conditions in the U. S. A., but so far as Canada is concerned and particularly Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, we see no reason to suppose that there will be any difficulty in the marketing of all the good quality shipping lumber that can be secured, outside, perhaps, the one feature of hemlock for which the United States offers the only outlet. There has been a slight slackening in the demand recently from River Platte. This was only to be expected after the heavy shipments which went, in 1909 em SS 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER and the early part of the present year, but as they have good crops and business is in a healthy condition in that country we anticipate a return to norma! con- ditions and the usual demand the coming year. The local consumption of lumber in Nova Scotia has materially increased in the last ten years, and to-day we believe there is as much used within the Province as there is exported, while the exports show no dimunition. This means a larger annual cut, but with the rapid growth in this province it is to be hoped we are not eutting more than the increment. One chief difficulty perhaps in the situation is that many of our lumbermen friends in this province decline to accept a reasonable figure for their product, aud prefer to take theis chances of securing sonfething better by shipping their goods to the market unsold. This practice we regard as most reprehensible, and we believe the sooner our friends get around to this view the better it will be for all concerned. If we could ship a cargo of lumber either to the United States or West Indies to be sold on consignment and have the receivers there load the vessel again with a cargo of their products to be landed at our wharves in Nova Scotia and sold as they sell ours, to the highest bidder, the matter would adjust itself, but this condition does not exist. They offer inducements in the way of price to encourage shipments by consignment, but when we want to buy molasses or sugar and any othcr commodities produced in either of the countries named, we find we can only secure same by paying the price asked by the parties who have the goods to sell. Applying the same principle to the lumber trade will not result in an accumulation of stocks in either New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, but will result in reducing the output to the actual demand and lay the foundation of a permanent and profitable business without entailing the loss which now oceurs both in the waste of our forests and in the loss to individual operators, which will continue to occur as long as these consignment shipments are made. John G. Hall & Co., Wholesalers, Boston, write as follows: It is a usual thing for the lumber markets in New York and Boston to be depressed in August, that being a month when people are taking their vacations, and business generally 4 is quiet and buyers are always scarce, but this year was much duller than usual. However, notwithstanding the low prices prevailing in August, we do not think there is much cause for alarm, and think we shall see a fairly good trade So the only thing to interfere with it being the general uncertainty as to polities. Trade in the different yards has not been too bad, and you must remember that prices on spruce the last two years have been very high, and there is a general feeling in the markets for all articles that there must be a stop to the advance in prices. W. M. Crombie & Co., Wholesalers, New York, write as follows: We do not consider that any bad slump has taken place in the New York lumber market. The last month or so has been a dull period of the year, and on some kinds of lumber the supply has been somewhat ahead of the demand, particularly in Southern Yellow Pine, and to some extent in Canadian Spruce lumber. As to Canadian Spruce, the ruling prices have been about the same as last year, though we know of some instances of sizeable lots selling for less than last year’s prices. As to Canadian White Pine, prices on the medium and high grades have been fully sustained, and on the low grades, if anything, prices have been a little ‘less than a year ago, but the quantity of lumber moving of low grades, on the whole we think has been fully up to or ahead of a year ago. Business with the yards in the metropolitan district compares very favorably with that of a year ago, and it looks to us as though there will be a fair amount of buying this Fall. The Fox River Lumber Company, Fox River, N.S., write as follows: At present the market is not up to its average, on account of some very heavy shipments arriving, which kept it overstocked. But at present, shipments are not so heavy, and we think that in the near future the market will be fully as good 2s usual and trust to see it better. Donald Fraser & Sons, Fredericton, N.B., write as follows: Except shingles, our business has not been much affected by the depression, and there are evidences of improvement in the market. Plant of Oxford Foundry and Machine Company, Oxford, N.S. A Progressive Nova Scotia Firm Oxford Foundry and Machine Company’s Good Record a —An Indication of the Province’s Substantial Growth — a One of the most modern and complete foundry and machine plants catering to the saw mill machinery trade in the Dominion is to be found in Oxford, N.S. The Oxford Foundry and Machine Company, Limited, whose products can be found in sawmills from coast to coast, and whose business is increasing steadily year by year, owe their success to superior class of machinery they are turning out. ns The foundry business in Oxford was first started in 1883, and pa into the hands of the present company some fifteen years ago. February, 1910, the company was formed into a limited liability pany, capitalized at $80,000, of which Mr. A. M. Hingley is presi and Mr. C. C. McNeill managing director. The company owes its suc largely to these two men, whose business and mechanical ability, cou with their integrity, industry and general dispositions, are passports 1 still greater success and prosperity than they have already attained. When they first took over the business there was a staff of five hands employed. Now they have about 40 men, and with their continued increase of business will need still more. The firm year ending August, 1910, was the biggest in the history of the company. er The foundry has a railway siding from the main line into its build- ings; and in connection with the rear of the machine shop is a large © eight-ton crane for heavy work. The buildings are heated throughout by steam and are lighted by electricity from the company’s own dynamo. The plant is a most up-to-date one, and new machinery is” being added to it constantly. Two fine working lathes are noticeable. one for engine being 22 inches by 14 feet, and the other, a shafting — lathe, 60 inches by 22 feet. All heavy work is handled by moveable cranes. One remarkable feature of the plant, which shows the loyalty — of the firm, is that every machine is made in Canada. es The firm have just completed a handsome suite of offices adjoiming © the foundry. Besides the large general and private offices on the ground floor they have installed an up-to-date bathroom for the use of em- ployees, which will be generally appreciated by the latter. ‘et The line of sawmill machinery turned out by this firm is extensiv among their products are found gang edgers, portable trimmers, fr carriages, double saw beds, double edgers, engines, and many lines. One of their lines we illustrate here, a heavy double edger. 17 is undoubtedly one of the best edgers found on the market. ‘ specially adapted for large mills, as it will do the work of two ordina: edgers. It will edge for a gang on one side and rotary on the other, cutting any different thicknesses of stock on either side, and going through edger at same time. Both tables are supplied for the edger, but in the illustration the back one is not shown. : As has been mentioned, the products of this company are found from CANADA LUMBERMAN - eoast to coast. At Hamilton Inlet, Labrador, is a mill supplied by them; in Cranbrook, Mayook and other points in British Columbia and _ the west their machinery will be found. _ Our readers from month to month will be given an opportunity of seeing illustrated by splendid half-tones the different. lines turned out by this firm, and we bespeak for them for 1911 an even greater year’s business than the record one just passed. Nova Scotia News—A Quiet Trade Season Halifax, N.S., Sept. 26—Shipping and trade in general in all lines _ of lumber business are very quiet throughout this province. This is largely due to the season and to weak market conditions. The English _ market, which has continued fairly good all through the summer, has taken the greater part of the stock which naturally goes that way, though some of the larger operators will still have a few shipments to make. The South American market is reported duller, but considerable stock still goes forward, this being sold at the prices prevailing earlier in the year. Tonnage that will move four to five million feet is now being loaded in the western part of the province. The United States market is inactive, and shipments are very much lighter than at any previous part of the shipping season. Though this market does not seem to be losing ground for such stock as Nova Scotia sends, there seems to be small indication as yet of any marked advance ay AND WOODWORKER 27 than their home market, their duties favoring them in the latter and us in the former. I have heard, however, that the market is not in very good shape on one line of hemlock, 2x4, while we get the usual price for ‘the hemlock boards, which we handle to a small extent. In these we get quite as good a price as we got last year. New Law Affects Lumber Shippers Shippers, owners and agents of shipping property in New Brunswick are affected by the new law which came into effect on September 1, entitled ‘‘An Act regarding the water carriage of wood goods.’’ Accord- ing to clause 10 of the new Act, the charterer, master or agent of the ship, is not held responsible for deficiency in measurement of the cargo, whereas formerly they were made responsible, the bills of lading being signed for the number of pieces and measurement. Consequently, when the ship arrived at its destination, under the old Act the owners were required to make good the deficiency in measurement, if there was any. Under the new order of things, the captain signs his bills for the number of pieces only, and any deficiency there is in the measurement on arrival at destination the shipper has to stand for. As this means much sometimes in the run of a year, the shippers oppose it, while the owners, on the other hand, feél that the responsibility is where it belongs. The new law will not be felt to any extent by shippers in the coastwise business, but those doing business with the south and with the Heavy Double Edger Manufactured by Oxford Foundry and Machine Co. in prices. The greater part of the Nova Scotia stock goes to the New York market in the shape of 2x4 hemlock and lath. 2x4 hemlock is sell- ing all the way from $17 to $20 delivered New York, the range in price depending on the percentage of the desirable lengths which are included. Lath are worth around $2.25 to $2.30 f.0.b. What few cargoes of random spruce are going forward are selling around $17 to $18, this being practically all sidings, with a small percentage wider than 7 inches. _ Freights are moving downward, and are from 25c. to 50c. lower than prevailed during the early summer. One charter has been made at $3.25 from a Bay of Fundy port to New York for hemlock. A few shipments are being made to the West Indies market from Western Nova Scotia. Lumber operations around River Hebert, N.S., are brisk this season. Kelly Bros., operating there, have shipped over 1,000,000 feet this vear so far; Kelly & McIver have about the same quantity, and Porter & Syme have already shipped 1,000,000 feet, mostly to St. John for export. _ This latter firm are planning for more extensive operations this winter = ever before. The Canada Car & Foundry Co., Limited, of Amherst, N.S., are very _ busy just now, working to their full capacity. They are now turning _ out fourteen box cars a day. __ Mr. Joseph Higgs, lumberman, of River Philip, has been operating this summer at Beaver Bank, N.S. _ The Campbell Lumber Co., Weymouth Bridge, N.S., write as fol- lows: We find the American foreign lumber market is better for us West Indies, and the tramp steamers taking deals to the other side, will be directly affected. The prospects are that the shippers and owners are to lock horns on the new law, as it is understood that St. John shippers will take concerted action. It was reported that steamer owners have long been working to bring about this Act. B. N. Jones, the Eastern Provinces Representative of the Nepisiguit Lumber Company, of Bathurst, N.B., has just completed a very success- ful trip through the Provinces for his company. He reports business among the woodworking and planing mills as being good this season. _ The addition of the Cushing sawmill to the Edward Partington Pulp & Paper Co., of St. John, N.B., will make this one of the best equipped plants of its kind in the Maritime Provinces. Over 15,000,000 feet of pulpwood are used by this firm yearly, 150 men being employed. The majority of their product finds an American market. The death occurred on Sept. 22, at Toronto, of Mr. James F. McEvoy, who, before retiring from business fifteen years ago, had been long identified with the lumber and milling interests of L’Orignal. Mr. McEvoy was a native of Ireland and came to Canada at an early age, settling at Kemptville, where he remained until 1878, when he removed to L’Orignal. Nine years ago he moved to Toronto. He was 76 years of age. Birds’ Eye View of Plant of Michigan Puget Sounl Lumber Comapny, Situated on Rock Bay, Victoria, B.C. Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Co. Victoria, B.C. Concern Operating the Largest Sawmill in the Capital—Timber Holdings of Immense Value—A Notable Achievment in Export Shipments Four years ago, or thereabouts, J. H. Moore, a prominent Seattle lumberman, came to the conclusion that the timber resources of Vancou- ver Island offered unlimited possibilities for wealth, if developed by men possessed of experience and the requisite capital. Quick to act whre his judgment approved, Mr. Moore reached Victoria two weeks later with his partners, Messrs. C. T. Moore, W. T. Coleman and S. M. Cochrane. The party at once set out on their hunt for likely timber lying at the right dis- tance from salt water. They staked some sixteen sections on the Jordan river, and duly advertised it for purchase according to law. Then they returned to the forest and staked more, until they had in all some forty- nine sections of choice timber. Next a block of 1,532 acres of crown- granted timber was purchased from J. A. Sayward, the Victoria mill owner, for $100,000 cash. In March, 1907, a half interest in the above properties was disposed of to Seattle parties for $150,000, and a consid- erable portion of this additional capital was at once invested in a logging plant with which the Jordan River Lumber Company began development on a large scale. Then came an era of hard times, when certain of those who had in- vested in the Jordan river properties and industry required to realize quickly by withdrawal in order to protect other interests. This produced the occasion for Mr. Moore’s forward movement, for—realizing by this time that he had one of the finest possible timber propositions—he went directly to the home of timber men, the State of Michigan, and there in- terested fresh capital. Larce Saw Minn Puanr ACQUIRED. Mr. Moore’s new associates were not slow in realizing the value of the timber holdings in which they now had a share. The newcomers in- vested several millions of dollars, and in a short time associated com- panies were formed for the more speedy development of the joint re- sources. One of these companies—the Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company—secured control of the J. A. Sayward saw mill at Victoria, one of the largest on the island, together with extensive limits on Powell river, on the mainland, about one hundred and fifty miles north of Van- couver. Since last fall, when the mills passed into the possession of the new ~ lot, re "4 Ndi ae OR tbr Bre “Rt enn ae =) at Pe 4 AU HA yam fame PE nN : . ih Boe Powell River, B. C. Mainland,Showing Booming Ground and Logging Railway of Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER owners, the plant has been undergoing constant improvement under the supervision of the general manager, Mr. Delbert Hankin, whose task was rendered the more difficult owing to the fact that the demands of the large local and shipping trade made it impossible to close down for any length of time. The capacity of the saw mill has been increased to 150,- — 000 feet in ten hours, the main equipment comprising one Allis-Chalmers 10-foot band head saw, one Allis-Chalmers 9-foot double cutting carriage resaw, one Mershon roller resaw, and one small gang resaw. Some of the finest logs cut in British Columbia are to be found in the company’s booms in Rock Bay. The planing mill in connection is thoroughly equipped to handle ex- peditiously the lumber output of the mill, but several of the slow-speed machines are to be replaced later on with high speed models. The capa- city of the lath mill is about 20,000 daily. The plant also comprises an up-to-date sash and door factory and interior finish department, as well” as a box factory. The briskness of the local building trade, and the num- ber of orders constantly on hand, would seem to justify increased atten- tion being given to this department. Just at present the men employed are busy framing up and putting together a large order of doors, frames and sash for the huge plant of the Powell Lake Pulp & Paper Company. The box factory has an output sufficient to supply the needs of the Island firms and leave a surplus for shipment to the prairies. In addition to the « fruit packers, boxes are supplied to the fish, soap and oil companies, and the business done in this one department reaches a handsome total on the ~ year’s operations. " CATERING TO THE Export TRADE. ; The Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company accomplished a not- a able feat early in the summer—one in which every citizen of Victoria took a deep interest—when they undertook to load a large ocean vessel at the mill dock in the upper harbor. The ‘‘oldest inhabitant”’ recalled — something similar as having occurred some thirty years previous, but the vessel happened to be a schooner of moderate draft. This time it was the large four-masted bark Elginshire, of 2,229 tons, 285 feet im length and 40 feet beam. Her lay days began on June 4th, and just about that time General Superintendent Hankin and another gentleman, Mr. T. C. Rea eo % — a eee” ~S British Bark Elginshire at Dock of Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company Taking on Two Million Feet for Delagoa Bay, East Africa _ Sorby, seeretary of the Inner Harbor Association, began to experience wee of insomnia which threatened to become chronic. The former _ was worrying over the problem presented in having to provide two mil- - jion feet of lumber for a foreign cargo when the local and prairie demand ealled for most of the daily cut. The latter had pledged his word that when fully laden the ship would be able to reach deep water. Lumber went aboard in a steady stream, and as the vessel’s draft ran into big figures Mr. Sorby’s perturbation was remarked by many. However, he redeemed his pledge. By sticking everlastingly at it he managed to arouse the federal authorities to the importance of the occasion, and se- - eured an order for a dredge to operate at points in the harbor where silt had aceumulated. When the day came, thousands watched the departure the big vessel, and Messrs. Hankin and Sorby were overwhelmed with eratulations. It is the intention of the company to develop the export de, now that the canacity of the mill has been greatly increased. 3 : ‘ § . Arrival of New Stock—Strong From information received from a number of manufacturers and wholesalers of hardwoods in Ontario, there appears at present to be ¢ reasonable expectation that an active winter, spring and summer trade _ are now ahead of the trade. The best indication of this is the manner - in which, during the past summer, low-grade stocks have been moving. _ This has been the case especially with birch, which has been in splendid _ demand for flooring. The popularity of birch for flooring has been $ inereasing rapidly, and is based on a solid foundation, viz., peculiar } adaptability for this product resulting both from durability and fine | appearance. The market situation in general was well outlined in an interview _ which the “‘Canada Lumberman’’ recently had with Messrs. A. E. and _ R. L. Clark, of Edward Clark & Son, Toronto, manufacturers and wholesalers of hardwood. This firm have their own limits in Northern _ Ontario. They operate both in the Canadian and United States markets, _ and are closely in touch with trade conditions over a wide territory. _ Their views upon the situation were summed up by Mr. A. E. Clark as follows: F Our stock is away short. We have a great deal more on our books sold that we had this time last year. This applies to practically all kinds of hardwood except basswood. Birch and maple particularly are short. We have very little ash and elm. Our market all season has been good in every respect. The low end has held its own well with the good end. We have no surplus of any particular grade, and we have handled more lumber this year than ever before. The demand has been good from all kinds of consumers, and our local trade has taken up our surplus stocks closely. The American trade, especially the chair trade, has been particularly strong, and the furniture trade in general has been quite good. The demand for low-priced chairs manufactured from _ birch and maple has been very strong. In regard to the outlook for the fall trade, so far as Canadian _ business is concerned, the conditions are good. We do not anticipate a _ strong demand, however, from the other side until the congressional election is over. Most of our customers in the United States expect that the elections will result in a Democratic House with a Republican presi- dent, a combination which is not very encouraging from a financial point of view. _- We ¢annot see any reason to expect a decline in prices unless enor- ‘mous stocks are put on the market next spring, and this is altogether improbable. Over-production alone can, in our opinion, affect prices in _ the near future. We expect, however, that instead of over-production _ there will be a shortage in a great many lines of hardwood before the new stocks come in. The majority of lines of hardwood in dry stock will be cleaned out long before the new cut is on the market, which, in _ all probability, will cause a considerable advance in prices for early ‘spring trade. The question arises at present whether it would be wise to imerease or to diminish our preparations for future trade. We do not See any reason at all for decreasing. We figure on handling our produc- tion on the same scale during the coming year as we did last year. Of course, if we can work up an increased trade we will buy more exten- Sively. At the present time, however, we see no reason for changing r policy. | There certainly is no important falling off in American trade. Hard- consuming plants are coming into greater prominence all the time, there are at least eight new firms in the United States which will onsumed sixty million feet of hardwood darmg the past summer this fall. Although there has been a falling off in some lines of the uming trade in the United States—for instance, in the furniture ad CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 The firm’s supply of logs is secured from the Powell Lake limits, where an extensive logging outfit is maintained and a large number of men find steady employment the year round. Powell river is not navi- gable, and a railway one and one-half miles in length is used to convey the logs from the lake to the booming ground on salt water, where the company’s tugs hook on to the tows when made up. It so happens that the Powell River Pulp Company requires the landing pre-empted by the lumber company, and a suit is now in progress between the two concerns to effect a settlement of their respective claims. The immense cement dam to be erected by the pulp company will raise the present level of water on the 28-mile lake about 25 feet. The officials of the Michigan Puget Sound Lumber Company are: Dudley E. Waters, president; E. B. Cadwell and J. H. Moore, vice-presi- dents; Chas. A. Phelps, treasurer; Delbert Hankin, general superintend- | ent; D. B. Taylor, secretary, and M. T. Vanderbosch, assistant secretary. ardwood Trade Expects Good Business Stocks Reduced in all Lines but Basswood—Shortage Probable Before Demand for Low Grade Birch almost completely, making the present hardwood year a satisfactory one with nearly all luinbermen. So far as we are concerned, I cannot see why these conditions will not continue at least for another year. Our country is in a position in which it is bound to grow. With favor- able economic conditions we are certain to have an increase in the con- sumption of hardwood for another season. The greatest increase in the consumption of hardwood in Ontario during the last season or two has been unquestionably in connection with the manufacture of agricultural implements. On the other hand, however, there has been an enormous demand for hardwoods for interior work. Three years ago we never used to think of calling on a planing mill and asking for carload orders of hardwood. If they wanted a little hardwood they would simply go to some firm in the city themselves and buy a few thousand feet. We have contracted for five months ahead of date of delivery for all our low-grade birch. The same is true of nearly every mill in Northern Ontario. The flooring plants are taking up all the low-grade birch and maple as fast as it is fit to be shipped. Contracts for this would have been made this year at an advance of $3 above the prices secured for the same stock last year. Every indication is that this strength will con- tinue. During the present year we could have contracted for twice as much if we had had the stock. We could not contract for any more than we had in sight, as very little of this wood could be secured. The basswood situation is the only one that is at all quiet. Basswood goes into implements, buggies, and picture frames, and the producing period in connection with these trades has not commenced yet. It will be pretty well on into the winter before production is commenced, and the manufacturers are following the policy of making the other man hold the raw material for them. Even at that, however, we have no positive complaint, as one-half of our basswood is under contract. The consumers are simply not taking delivery at present. There was a very heavy production of basswood this year, because prices kept advancing. Although this wood shows a slight weakness at present, there is no cause for alarm, as it is one of the chief stocks of which there is a short supply. It is only a matter of a few years before we will have done with it. London Company Report Good Hardwood Outlook The London Lumber Company, London, Ont., under date of Sept. 23, report upon the hardwood situation as follows: We find the stock of dry lumber at the mills to be much larger than that of a year ago. The quality is largely of a long run grade, and we believe the reason for the increased stocks is that the mill men have been insisting on selling a grade of long run with only the dead culls out. It is impossible to market this grade of stock at the present time. The demand for hardwoods is not quite as brisk as a year ago, and while prices appeared to show a slight advance last spring, the prices paid at present are down to about the same as one year ago. We are looking forward to a fair trade during the winter, but it is a general feeling among wholesale hardwood dealers, that it will be impossible to make contracts with mill men this winter, when they insist on selling only a grade of long run with nothing but dead culls to be layed out. The market is overloaded with the low end of all kinds, especially in birch and basswood. Hodgson’s lumber mill and 400,000 feet of lumber were burned at ~ Como, on the Ottawa River, on Sept. 14, causing a loss of $50,000, with only $20,000 insurance. The Village of Como was at one time in danger of being wiped out. The Retail Dealer ‘* Intelligent Ignorance ”’ of the Some Peculiarities of the Retail Lumber Trade The retail lumber business is a curious mixture of many things that are unknown in any other line of trade, says a writer in the St. Louis Lumberman. Every business has things that are peculiar te it, but in none is there that diversity of opportunity for the exercise of trickery and cunning which ignorance and greed in the consumer tries in his relations with the lumber dealer. There is a commonality of experience of this nature in every retail business. It used to be a matter of wonder with me in the earlier days of my experiences as a yard man that there was so much of what I eall ‘‘intelligent ignorance’’ among the average buyers of lumber. Of course, I knew that everybody could not be ex- pected to know as much about lumber as the men who were engaged in the sale of it; ignorance in this case is excusable; but it was the man who assumed that he knew about lumber and knew nothing but that a board was a board because he had heard it called so that was respon- sible for a good deal of my bother and worry. And so it came about that I took but little note of the degree of a man’s general intelligence when T had to deal with him in selling him lumber. They were and are now all on a par with me when I talk on lumber with them. It is another curious thing that so little is known of lumber by the more educated class of people, that you naturally suppose would be better acquainted with it than they are, and when such people have come into my yard and attempted to do their own buying they have given me more bother and annoyance, in taking up my time with their fool questions and their ignorance of knowing what they wanted. It was not their ignorance that I considered so much as their conceited assumption that they knew as much about what they wanted and what I should give them for the money as | did. retically this is true; but if it is done in all cases in the selling of lumber to ‘the consumer, it very often acts as an injury to the dealer and his yard. To illustrate how this works in practice—a lawyer came into my yard once, and I happened to be busy just then in the office and didn’t see him. Calling me out in the yard he showed me. some 6-inch boards he had picked out from the B select pile under the shed. I asked him what he was going to use them for, and he replied, ‘‘Oh, never mind what I want them for. Send them up to my house as soon as you can.’’ And he walked out without saying anything more. I sent them up, and the first of the month I went around to his office to collect the bill, and when he saw it he ‘‘went up in the air,’’ as we say now, and declared that was an outrageous price to pay for a few boards to fix some holes in a sidewalk. I agreed with him that it was expensive lumber for such a purpose, but tried to expain that had he told me at the time the pur- pose for which he wanted them I would have shown him that No. 1 common was the grade that was usually used for sidewalks. But no, ‘‘He didn’t,’’ as he said, ‘‘want any d——d knots in any more of his sidewalk lumber.’’ Of course, it was unreasonable on his part; but it is just such lack of reason and sense that has always operated to discredit the lumber business in the mind of the general public, and we are suffer- ing from it to-day in the form of unreasonable legislation, which comes largely from this class of ignorance I have mentioned. The instance related above was only one out of scores of similar cases that came up in the course of my experience, and they operated to the detriment of my trade; but as my competitors were subjected to the same experiences we neither of us felt any lessening of our trade m consequence. It is the sane everywhere in the selling of lumber to the consumer. But people cannot be prevented from talking about their experiences with the lumbermen; neither can their opinions be changed concerning his business, and therefore it is this talking and forming of judgment that go to make up what is denominated ‘‘public opinion.’’? And you and I know the principal part of it is wholly unjust and based on false premise and assumption. Afflicted with the Carpenter Tongue The retail lumberman everywhere is afflicted with the “‘carpenter tongue,’’ which is a serious annoyance when it is wagged against him. There is not much use in trying to control it by coercive action, because it can’t be reached on account of its secret and insidious nature. The common public naturally presumes and supposes that a carpenter knows all about lumber, and knows as much about it as the lumber dealer does. If anything, they will rely more on his judgment concerning it than they will that of the lumberman. It is one of the most aggravating things to a dealer who knows his business to have a prospective purchaser of a bill bring in some ‘“‘jack-leg’’ carpenter to look over and inspect the stock and pass his judgment on the quality of the material that has been figured in the bill. The dealer knows the carpenter, but the man-going- to-build knows little if anything of the man’s knowledge of his trade or Buyer—More About Collections ‘“Give a man what he wants,’’ some would say. Theo- ° rer and His Problems | of his judgment concerning building material; and yet there is the fact before him that the sale of that bill is depending perhaps on the say-so of a man that he knows is unreliable and unqualified to have in charge such a job. He is conscious of the fact, too, that if he secures the s of the bill it will be largely owing to how he stands in the good-will the carpenter. There is an element of absurdity in such a situati Every competent dealer has often felt and recognized it, but he kno there is no help for it, and so he is careful not to show his feelings, 4 does what he can under the circumstances to control with tact ¢ diplomacy both the carpenter and the customer. There is so much of importance in connection with the carp problem in the retail business, so much requiring finesse and shre manipulating, that the dealer who is successful in securing the good- and co-operation of all the carpenters in his community comes as near — being at the head of his class as anyone I know of. Good-Will of the Carpenter a Consideration It is of little consequence to the dealer whether the carpenter is a good or a poor mechanic, or whether he knows much about lumber or — otherwise, as long as he can secure his good-will and influence for his yard. In a certain sense, the carpenter is his partner in the building trade of that locality, and is a sharer in its profits, and I think it is the — part of wisdom for every dealer to consider this problem in that light, for, in the nature of the lumber business, the two parties are inseparable and necessary to each other; and, therefore, the dealer should work for the carpenters’ interest in connection with that of his own. There are many times when he can do this without in any way compromising them, and a dealer who fails to give the preference to the carpenter when he an do so is either careless, too selfish, or lacking in the due recognition of the importance of the carpenter to him and his business. — As a rule, the general nature of the relations existing between the lumber dealer and the carpenter may be expressed as that the dealer can’t get along with him nor get along without him. It is up to the lumberman, — therefore, to consider the carpenters as his best friends, and to learn to — treat them accordingly. In the larger centres of population the labor unions have more to do in the control of the building trades than they — have in the country places, where there is more independent action on — the part of the individual mechanic. In the country, nearly every car-— penter is a contractor, who has a general idea of what is necessary for a building, and has confidence enough in himself to assume the respon-— sibility. And it is this confidence, however misplaced it may be, that causes a good deal of the trouble to the dealer, and the keeping of the carpenter a poor man. Looking for the Cheap Man It is a worthy ambition in everyone to want to be his own ‘‘boss,”’ but in the case of the carpenter who has this worm of ambition in him — it more often than otherwise proves that he is working for a very poor ‘boss.’ You know there are always those who are looking for the cheapest man to put up a building for them. The cheap man likes the sensation of being the head of a job, and thinks he is doing a great thing in cutting it out from one of the larger contractors who figure to make © some money out of it. He imagines he is figuring, but in reality he guesses at a good deal of it, and takes the job without any very clear idea of how he is coming out financially when it is finished. These make-believe contractors are the souree of worry to the dealers and — factory people who are called on to quote figures on the bills they submit for estimates. In some places, a good proportion of these contractors are of foreign birth, and the way they spell the names of the kinds and grades of material they want is as ludicrous as it is annoying. And yet you have got to be patient and be careful not to show what you feel. But whether he be native or foreigner, it is all the same to the dealer when the specified items on the list are only partially intelligible, when — the entire list of items for a house bill is written with the blunt end of a carpenter’s pencil on both sides of a single sheet of cheap paper, and smeared over with the sweat of dirty hands. It requires the gift of mind reading to get at what is wanted. ; There have been times when I’ve not been very sorry to lose the sale of such bills, for past experience taught me that there is sure to | trouble connected with them from the start to the finish, When have to take things for granted from another party, he is apt to take for granted that you will give him just what he expects to ree whether it tallies with your conceptions of what he wants or not. In the furnishing of such a bill, after you have by chance got it from the other fellow, you are continually meeting trouble arising from the difference in what was-meant and what you figured on. If you insist on holding strictly to your interpretation of the specifications as they came to you, and compel the party to either take the grade figured on or pay i the difference between that and a better one, there is pretty sure to be generated a feeling against you that bodes no good to any future trading with you by that man. And the chances are, when it comes to selling him the extras on the bill—which, in a ease of this kind, are liable to be eonsiderable—you will lose the sale of them entirely, for the man will buy no more in your yard than he has contracted for in the specified bill. This common bother of having to decipher a lot of unintelligible figures pencilled on a cheap class of paper may be to a great extent remedied by getting up a plain form of blank, with printed descriptions on it of every item that is likely to be wanted in a bill of material for the general class of buildings common to the locality, and opposite these a line for the written quantities and descriptions to be set down. There —_ eould also be a few lines for the description of other and miscellaneous articles not usually called for. These blanks can be printed in almost any country printing office. They need not be of the most expensive paper or cost a great deal. A thousand of them will last the ordinary _ yard for a number of years, and by having your ecard printed on them for a heading it would serve also as an advertisement for the yard. The idea is to get them out and give a supply to every carpenter in the town and neighborhood, and when you hear of a party who is talking of building, a few of them sent out to him would act as a hint that you wanted him to figure with you. Collection Troubles and How to Avoid Them By H. W. Corwin, Retailer ““The easiest way to avoid collection troubles is, of course, to sell for cash, but since our business is one in which the eash sales are only about 5 per cent. to 10 per cent. of the total sales, we have the collection prob- lem. Dealing as we do in a commodity which runs into large figures, from a retail standpoint it is not convenient for even the best of people to always pay the spot cash. *“A careful selection of those to whom we extend credit is a most important item. In this we are guided by our knowledge of the debtor, by the experience of others, such as the grocer and butcher, and again by his financial ability, which is the greatest factor. **A man with money or property not sewed up or with a good income is collectable. Such persons are generally those who give us but little trouble unless something unforeseen occurs or they have not used good judgment and have overstretched their ability to pay. When a man whose ability to pay is unknown to me asks for credit I consult our eredit rating books, which is a summary of his past method of payments to a large number of his creditors. In our city we have a firm who compile such reports by means of lists obtained from the various merchants who are subscribers to the agency. While not entirely infal- lible, such a book is safe to go by, as it errs only in making persons out as worse pay than perhaps they are. Our book is much consulted, and persons with bad rating are compelled to pay cash or give security. “In selling on credit some arrangement should be made as to the manner and time of paying. In our city a large part of the homes are erected with money furnished by the building and loan associations, who pay the money out only as the building progresses, and who usually demand receipts of the contractor before the final payments are made. In such cases the terms are mailed to us and it is to our benefit to co- operate with the local association. Many times we get orders on the associations, who pay the money directly to us. The fixing of a definite time and the impressing of the importance of paying at that time in order to keep their credit good and to avoid trouble makes many a person come to scratch without having to resort to strenuous methods. The mailing of invoices soon after the material is sold and delivered is a great aid. We mail our invoices to everyone who buys on credit at least three or four times a month. That it brings in money is evident by the returns in the following few days. In fact, when we want money a badly we first mail our invoices. We also mail monthly statements or _ Send them by the collector to all on our books. We aim to keep the _ debtor mindful of his obligation to us at all times and to knock the pins _ from under any excuse as to overlooking the account, ete. > Possibly as good a way as any to create prompt payment without col- $ lective measures is to give a small discount (in our case it is 2 per cent.) either at the time of purchase or within a few days thereafter. With contractors and large business firms we permit the discount if the account is paid by the 10th of the following month. We find that our contractors _ are fond of picking up a little change in that way. Others in these days of high prices for materials are glad to make the same saving. Regularity in collecting and in insistence on the meeting of the obli- gation according to the terms of sale is necessary. Our experience has been that the time to collect is to be on hand when the debtor says he will have the money and not a minute later. For that reason we use the serv- ices of a collector who makes a business of collecting and who is invari- . *“Johnny on the spot.’’ Se wholesome fear of trouble such as garnishees or liens is a good ing to create. Dilly-dallying with the debtor does not pay, for then the tor knows you are an easy mark, Resorting to legal measures once CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 in a while will make the debtor and his friends know you mean business and intend to have your money. The creating of such a fear makes col- lecting easy. If it were not-for this fear the large credit furnishing houses could not do business and make a success. People when buying from them will exert themselves to keep up with their payments and will often pass by the easy fellows like you and I who have not been quite so © strenuous. Insistence on prompt payment with the discount for the same if necessary and a feeling that you cannot be trifled with as well as judg- ment in the extending of credit will do away with much of our collection troubles and make the money roll in easier. Finally, do not be afraid to say ‘‘no’’ when it comes to eredit. Better do a little less and get the cash than do more and take the chances. Let your competitor have the bad ones and get the good-paying customers yourself. If you feel kindly towgrd the competitor exchange notes with him and co-operate in the getting’ of the cash. You probably won’t get the poor ones he has refused in that case. Interswitching Order Ignored Difficulties have recently arisen at various points in Ontario and Quebee in connection with the interswitching order issued by the Board of Railway Commissioners on July 8, 1908. In view of the differences of opinion which have arisen regarding the scope of this order, the Board recently issued a circular dealing with the matter. The circular in part is as follows: ‘‘While of the opinion that the language of the Order is clear beyond misinterpretation, the Board declares that, for the purposes of the Order, (a) The maximum inter- switching distance is unqualified, and means, as stated, ‘any distance not exceeding four miles....... from the nearest point of interchange,’ regardless of the location of the point of interchange, or of station yard limits, or any other limits or boundaries.’’ At Burlington, Ont., the planing mills are being charged by the railway 214 cents per hundred pounds for switching cars a distance of 21% miles, in spite of the fact that according to the interswitching order the charge should only be 114 cents per hundred pounds for any dis- tance within four miles. Claims have been entered by the shippers, but consideration of them has been deferred because the railway companies have entered a protest regarding the operation of the order in connec- tion with interswitching at Montreal. The railways hope by this means to induce the Board to change the scope of the order so as to enable them to make heavier charges for interswitching. The point at issue in Montreal is whether the interswitching order should apply in cases where the car has to go upon the main line during the interswitching. Both in regard to this point and the point at issue at Burlington the circular above referred to is quite explicit, and the Board is expected to decide against the railways in both eases. Freight Congestion Troubles Lumbermen Lumber dealers in Toronto and at a number of other important Ontario points have been considerably hampered in their business by the congestion of freight traffic which has taken place upon the C. P. R. ever since that company was called upon to handle the business which the G. T. R. was unable to take care of during the strike of its operators, Fortunately the present is rather a quiet season in the lumber trade and the inconvenience is not so great as it would have been at almost any other time of year. Nevertheless the interference with trade is a serious matter. The C. P. R. have tried to give the public the idea that the congestion is largely the result of lack of sidings. Lumber shippers, however, are convinced that this is not the case and that the cause of the congestion is lack of motive power. Inquiries have been recently made among several firms which have sidings on the C. P. R. at Toronto, and in one ease it was found that a company which had 700 feet of siding had not had any shunting done for four or five days. At a meeting held recently im Vancouver the following were elected officers of a new organization styled the British Columbia Log Broker- age Company: John O’Brien, President; Theodore Magnessen, Vice- President, and F. H. Parker, Secretary-Treasurer. company is T. F. Foley, who was formerly associated with the Washing- ton Log Brokerage Company of Seattle. The company, which has opened offices in the Dominion Trust Building, wil) handle a large percentage of the Western British Columbia output of logs. On account of its facilities for filling orders, it is expected that the British Columbia Log Brokerage Company will be of mmuen benefit to British Columbia mills. At a meeting of directors it was decided that the market conditions warranted the following prices: No 1 fir (28 inches and over), $12 per thousand; No. 2, $9.00 per thousand: No. 3, $6.50 per thousand. Idle cars continue to decrease. The number out of service in the United States and Canada on August 31, being the latest figures avail- able from reports filed with the American Railway Association, was 50, 729, a reduction of 22,950 from the preceding two weeks, Tne manager of the © Machinery and Equipment The Manufacture of Saws—Description of the Various Processes How the Modern Saw is Produced A saw is not just a sheet of metal with teeth cut in the edge. That is, the twentieth century saw is not so constructed. That kind of a saw was 200d enough to supersede pieces of flint and serrated metals used during and following the stone age, but the high pressure of the twentieth century has made it necessary to produce saws which are not only abreast but ahead of the times, Wich will run easiest, cut fastest, and hold their edge, teeth and tension under unusuai, forced conditions. It is necessary, therefore, to employ steel of a special quality, differing very materially from that which is used in other branches of manu- facture. Saw steel must be of the very highest grade, close-grained, tough, hard, but not brittle, so that when it is sharpened it “will retain its eutting edge and tension under the most trying service. It is a fact that no matter how closely the material and processses of manufacture Tempering which enter into the making of steel are safeguarded, it is a physical impossibility to avoid some slight variation. Saw steel should be made “of virgin ore, and the formule contain large quantities of very expensive ingredients, but by far the most important is that of proper heat treatment. The slightest variation in this regard, or the neglect to properly clean the crucibles, will produce a corresponding variation in the product. The steel mill may, therefore, earetully analyze every product going into the furnace, and may sur- round itself with every apparent safeguard, and yet be unable to produce batches of steel of absolute uniformity. It is necessary, there- fore, for the saw maker to use every possible safeguard in the way of chemical and physical analysis in order to be assured that his saws will be of uniform temper, and for this reason, reject and return to the mills every plate of steel received which is not absolutely up to specifications. Being assured of the fact that the saw plate itself is of proper material, the first process of manufacture is that of toothing. This is a purely mechanical process, but required ponderous machines and absolute accuracy of construction. It has also given the saw maker an opportunity to display his inventive genius to the highest degree. In the modern plant there must be an endless variety of machines for this purpose, each covering a certain type of saw; machines which must accurately and with the greatest economy produce the small, fine teeth of the mitre saw, and then those covering the other various types, such as hand, rip, cross-cut, band, circular and other saws. From the toothing room the saw advances to the tempering process, and here we find one of the most intricate and painstaking operations in the evolution of the perfect saw. As the process used by the most successful manufacturers is exclusive, we must pass on without too much detail, but it is needless to say that it is one of unusual minuteness of detail, for the slightest variation here may undo all the safeguards which have surrounded ilie bringing of the plate up to this stage. In the first place, the piece of steel is heated to 4 bright red and immersed at that heat in whale oil. ‘Che action of the whale oil serves to rendey a Le Polishing 7 siw the steel as hard as glass. Naturally, this extreme hardness will not serve the purpose of a saw. It renders the saw brittle, and therefore it becomes necessary to reduce this temper to the proper degree require for the class of saw which is to be made from the particular steel. is done by the application of heat in other furnaces, and is called t drawing process. After the hardening and tempering process, it is necessary that each saw, of whatsoever nature, should be straightened and tensioned be it is ready for the subsequent processes. In this straightening or smi ing department the highest quality of skilled labor is required of the manufacture. The men who do this work are called saw makers, because, to their skilled judgment the proper tension of the saw is due. "he different plates are put upon the anvil and hammered by a hand process, though in the case of band saws a power hammer of power roll is often used to excellent advantage, and in some cases the power hammer ' Smithing Circulars ean be used to advantage on circular saws. Without this process, a saw will not run true, nor would it be able to stand up and do its work in all kinds of wood and with all sorts of speeds and feeds. The tension has to be regulated in power saws to suit the speed and feed of the particular mill in question. The grinding room is one of the most important departments of a modern saw factory, in which the utmost care and precision must be used, for here the saw, which is of an even thickness throughout, must ground down to the proper gauge, so as to give it the easiest movement — while in action. The mammoth band saw must be ground to an even thickness throughout its entire length and width. The finest types of cross-cut saws are ‘‘segment-ground,’’ a process which enables them to cut rapidly and easily with -but little sect to the teeth. = A ‘‘segment-ground’’ cross-cut saw is of even thickness along its — entire tooth edge, and two gauges thinner on the back at the end, and — four to five gauges thinner on the back at centre. It tapers oradually : towards the back, which is the thinnest point. This construction is scientific, as the thickness is placed at the point necessary in order to ~ give the saw stiffness, and the tapering of the blade at the exact poimt where ample clearance will be given. This is an intricate process, re- quiring special machinery, and it produces saws of greater efficiency than any other. F The hand saws are taper ground, so that the tooth edge is thickest point, and a gradual taper is given to the balance of the bl so that its thinnest part is on the back at the point. The circular sa are ground down from the tooth edge towards the centre, and similar treatment is given to all classes of saws, so as to secure the easiest running quality. After grinding, it is necessary that all saws should go through a — second hammering process, as the process of grinding disturbs the tension of the saw more or less, and it is necessary that this tension should be readjusted before the saw is further finished. After hammering comes the second grinding, or skimming, process ia which is merely a light grinding to remove all possibility of hammer marks after the first grinding. = The saws are then ready for the fitting of the saw teeth, wherein 2 each tooth is properly pointed and given an accurate and desirable pitch, so that it will perform its operations with the greatest economy. It is the natural ambition of the most successful saw makers to deliver saws which are ready for immediate action. 2 The saw is next passed to the finishing room for polishing, etching and packing. It is needless to say that each of the processes enumerated above must be safeguarded by the most rigid inspection, as a failure to perform any one of them would render the saw practically useless. In these ‘various departments men of unusual ability and judgment are employed, “who have had many years of practical experience. In the manufacturing of lumber and lumber products by far the most universal and important tool is the saw. It is natural, therefore, _ that all who are engaged in the lumber industry in Canada should take an interest in the development of the saw-making industry in this - eountry. In this connection it is of unusual interest to note that E. C. _ Atkins & Company, the Silver Steel Saw people, have recently erected a modern saw-making plant at Hamilton, Ontario. They have sent to this factory Mr. H. P. Hubbard, who was formerly superintendent of the home plant, at Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. With him have come all the knowledge, experience and ‘‘know-how’’ of the mother industry. With him have come also the improved machinery and equipment necessary to the production of the highest class of saws. of ool neers i ee ee ee oy ber Toothing Circulars 7 They have also brought to Canada scores of skilled artisans from the United States. These men will make Canada their home. A visit to this model plant will prove instructive to anyone interested in the manufacture of high-grade saws. ei oe ee News Notes from Georgian Bay Manley Chew’s mill at Midland was closed dow. on September 15, having by that time completed the manufacture of all the logs on hand. The Turner Lumber Company, of Toronto, have decided to take out ‘ only a very limited number of logs from their Georgian Bay limits this winter. The Log Pickers’ Association of Ontario gathered about 160,000 logs on Georgian Bay durinz the past summer. The product from these ae will be worth about $90,000. Mr. George H. Holt, of Chicago, who is associated with the Holt Lumber Company, of Oconto, Wis., is considering the taking out of logs from his limits in the township of Mackenzie on the Magnetewan River. This limit is about 81 square miles in extent and is estimated to contain about 100,000,000 feet of pine. ; The timber limits in the Georgian Bay district Hie been unusually from fire during the past summer, and as a result the cut during the ing winter may be considerably lessened. In many previovs winters ge quantities of logs have had to be taken out, as the: had been “injured by fire and would spoil unless manufactured without delay. i ‘The Sydney Shipping and Mercantile Agency have announced that a new line of fast cargo steamers for the Australian trade is shortly to Ne Beseutsted. It is to be owned and managed in Sydney, but an Toothing Band Saws CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 oversea firm of shipbuilders will be connected with the venture. The line is to trade from Australia and New Zealand to the (eastern) United States, Canada and Great Britain. The fleet will comprise five steamers and will maintain monthly sailings. The builders guarantee that they will be the most up-to-date and fastest cargo steamers trading to the southern hemisphere. Serious Charge Against Railway Company At the sitting of the Railway Commission at Winnipeg on Sept. 24, Mr. D. C. Cameron, President of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, made a vigorous complaint against Mackenzie & Mann, charging that they were engaged in a deliberate attempt to put his company and him- self out of business by refusing them proper shipping facilities. He stated that he could easily double his plant at Winnipeg, but he is dependent on the Canadian Northern for a supply of cars te carry his logs, and the plant was unable to run more than 125 days in a year now owing to the cold-blooded refusal of the railway to furnish him with sufficient cars. He had complained many times to both Mackenzie and Mann. The former had tried to put him off with promises, while the latter had bluntly informed him that he could not have any better service than he had had in the past six years. He appealed strongly to the railway commission for relief, and said if it were not given he would'be forced out of business. The statement came out in his application for lower rates on the C.N.R. between Western Ontario points and Winni- peg. Intermediate rates, it seems, are higher than through rates from eS Se 4 dis ee Grinding Band Saws Rainy River, and Chairman Mabee expressed himself as antagonistic to such discrimination. Ottawa, Sept. 26.—The attention of Ottawans was drawn to-day to a veteran slide master of the Ottawa river in the person of Janvier Souliere, now 81 years of age, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of his wedding. It was he who, in 1860, conducted the Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII, through the dangerous rapids at the Chaudiere on the occasion of Prince Edward being entertamed by the citizens of the Capital before the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the Parliament Buildings. Janvier was then 31 years of age. Though grey headed and drooped, bearing the burden of 71 years of rugged existence, he was still the most trustworthy person to steer the raft that bore Edward’s son, now George V, over the same slide when he made the exciting trip nine years ago. Janvier is a native of St. Andrew’s, Argenteuil County, Que. He wedded at 21 a girl of the village and they came to Ottawa in 1854. They have 84 descendents. Their diamond jubilee was commemorated by a special service in St. Jean Baptiste - Church. The report that Loveland & Stone, Cutler, Ont., had purchased berth No. 2, in the Township of Hutton, and berth No. 4, in the Town- ship of Parkin, from Allan McPherson, of Longford, Ont., as published in The Canada Lumberman of Sept. 15, should have given the pur- chasers’ name as The Cutler Bay Lumber Co., Ltd. The Cutler Bay Lumber Co., Ltd., is composed of Messrs. Loveland and Stone and some Eastern Canada parties. In addition to the limits purchased from Mr. McPherson, they hold a number of others. Their capital is $300,000, and they are an entirely distinct company from that of Loveland & Stone. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Why have we orders for and have installed over 218 fast feed matchers in the past fourteen months? As a boy would say, ‘‘What’s the answer?’’ All of the splendid orders above were placed within 60 days of each other. Everyone knows of the enormous size of the Potlatch Lum- ber Co., and their output of 750,000 feet daily. The Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. is a fifteen million dollar corporation just starting in Virginia, Minnesota. The Paine Lumber Co. is known from Australia to London. Their product is everywhere. The Big River Lumber Co. are not yet as well known, but are building one of the largest mills in Canada. A year ago the Potlatch Lumber Co. decided to build several new plants. Machinery men got busy. Mr. Deary said to three machinery manufacturers, ‘‘We’re not going to buy a pig in a bag. Put your latest machine in, we’ll run them ourselves and we’ll decide which one we want. We want the best there is.”’ Three machines went in. The others went in with a hurrah. A bet was offered our Spokane Mer. that we never would put in a machine on the side-by-side test. We shipped a Berlin ‘‘90’’; a 200 feet-per-minute racer with fast feed OUTLINE attachment. All three machines were put in condition and started off. Six to nine months tells a pretty straight story of what a machine is, and here’s the story, straight and true. Number 1—Matcher was characterized as a machine so com- plicated that it took an expert to care for it. Took an extra man to oil it. Number 1—eliminated. Number 2—Matcher racked itself to pieces at fast feeds. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton, Canada Beloit, Wisconsin Branch Offices: Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C, Boston Nelson, B.C. WOODWORKER did the Big River Lumb equipment for the did Wm. Deary, General fast-feed Matche did S. J. Cusson, Gen a buy 12 Berlin did Nathan Paine, of their NEW plant did the Bowman-Hicks | ment for their NE Impossible to keep the bearings in alignment and the oil flooded the belts. Number 2—eliminated. Number 3—The Berlin ‘‘90’’ was run night and day for between six and nine months. It was not tied up for repairs, not complicated and ran continually, turning out a fine product all the time and the Potlatch men liked it because “‘it was always going.’’ Remember this—all three machines were run by Potlatch operators. The test was fair to all, it showed accurately the prac- tical value of each matcher. The entire reason why SEVENTEEN Berlin *‘90’s”’ go into the new plants of the Potlatch Lumber Co., is because a “‘90” will do more work, is easy to operate and keep in condition. We do not know how much more work the ‘‘90’’ turned out per minute. The test was run and they decided what was what. ‘ e % eo) * 7 ‘ir new plants? atchers for their NEW plant? 0., Lorain, La., buy four Berlin t? A few months ago, the Virginia & Rainy Lake Lumber Co. bought their equipment. Mr. Cusson wanted the best there was and did not buy on price. - He is too good a business man for that. But the fact that TWELVE Berlin fast-feed matchers were ordered with sizers and surfacers and other equipment means something. The Paine Lumber Go. considered all makes of tools care- fully. They bought SEVEN Berlin Resaws in prei erence to any es They bought TEN Berlin Sanders. They bought Berlin atchers and Moulders. The Big River Lumber Company investigated, and that in- vestigation was exhaustive and conclusive. They purchased EIGHTEEN machines all told. And all Berlin. _ Why was this? Men of the character of Wm. Deary, S. J. Cusson, Nathan Paine, Wm. Cowan have had too much experi- ence to buy unwisely. They cannot afford to take chances, they want dependable material. 6/ &, _d el CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 River, Sask., buy seven Berlin fast-feed matchers among their r of the Potlach Lumber Company, Potlach, Idaho, buy 17 Berlin ger of the Virginia G Rainy Lake Laibe: Company, Virginia, Minn., Lumber Company, Oshkosh, Wis., buy 34 Berlin machines for fast-feed matchers among the equip- You can buy a Berlin ‘‘90’’ at a reasonable price. Here’s a few reasons why we have sold 218 Berlin 94-X’s and 90’s lately. The ‘‘90’’ is equipped with cylinder heads carrying 6 self- hardening steel knives. There is no head so perfect. The side-heads are our 12-bitted type, the only 12-bitted side-heads in the world. The construction divides the cut so that the side-head work is clean and knots and cross-grained places are not torn out. Our Automobile feed drive eliminates the nest of gears found on other tools. The chain drive runs smoothly and quietly and doesn’t give trouble. Easy to reach, no tearing down of machine. Our system of top, bottom and side-head belt tighteners keep the belts tight every minute. Easy to slip belt off or on. Our head grinder saves time in sharpening the cylinder knives. It is quick, always ready, a wonderful little tool. Our beading or stationary profiling attachment requires but one 8-inch belt to drive it. Two pulleys, tightener furnished, driven from above, below or countershaft. Very simple. You can change from a run of drop-siding to beaded ceiling in two minutes. End thrust provided for everything so a boy could understand. Full equipment of heads for your work furnished. Make anything you like in profiling work at fast-feeds and by joint- ing the knives secure work you never dreamed of. This is not - bunk, but facts. It is the field against the Berlin always, but we’re not wor- rying. If you want a proven machine, a UNIT matcher, right in every detail, you want a “‘90.’’ We are installing one every working day. We will appreciate very much your inquiries. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton, Canada Beloit, Wisconsin Branch Offices: Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. Boston Nelson, B.C. 7 ' H t . | : ee ee ee 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Rate Changes Not Satisfactor Readjustments Made in Lumber Schedules do not Comply with Order of Railroad Board—Case Argued and Interpretation Sought Freight Oitawa, Sept. 20.—The lumbermen had an opportunity to-day of showing the Railway Commission that 90 per cent. of the cars of lumber shipped for export were not covered by the rates ordered by the Board to be put into effect on June 15 last. This is the branch of the famous lumber rates case, which began in 1908, that remains unsettled. The railways had been upheld in the higher tariffs on domestic shipments, but were ordered ‘‘to re-establish rates to Montreal which will on the whole be lower than the domestic rates.’’ The tariffs filed in response to this order were so far from complying with it that the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association, backed by the Montreal Lumbermen’s Association, wrote the Commission asking for an interpretation of the order, with a view to ascertaining whether the railways were considered to be within their rights. This application, though not actually a complaint, was regarded as such by the Com- mission, and the railway companies were called upon to justify their position. At the hearing to-day Commissioners Scott and MacLean presided. J. F. Orde, K.C., represented the Canadian Lumbermen’s Association ; W.S. Tilson, the Montreal Lumbermen’s Association; EH. Beatty, O.P.R. ; W. H. Biggar, K.C., .G.T.R.; J. Phippen, K.C., C.N.R. In addition to the legal talent there were present: Frank Hawkins, Secretary of the Canadian Lumbe~~en’s ‘Association; W. R. MacInnes, of the C.P.R.; John Pullen and . A. Hayes, of the G.T.R., and Guy Tombs, of the C.N.R. | The railway companies submitted statements covering six specified. sections in eastern Canada, in which lumber for export from the port of Montreal originates. In most of these territories the rates were low- ered. The representation looked fair, taking into account only the extent of territory and the number of shipping points named; but when the volume of lumber carried from the different places was estimated it was evident that low export rates went into force only where the rail- way companies’ revenue would be slightly affected by the change. In the Ottawa Valley, where three-quarters of the lumber originates, the export rates were formerly 4, 6 and 7 cents per 100 pounds, from Ottawa, Arnprior and Pembroke, respectively. The rates were.advanced a cent all round in the general revision in 1908, and were not altered as a result of the Commission’s ruling. Mr. Hawkins, for the lumbermen, submitted statistics on the quanti- ties of lumber carried, in contrast with figures relating to territories which were given by the railway witnesses, and which were incomplete as data, without a record of the freight supplied by each territory. For instance, the railways showed that the old domestic rate from Lennox- ville had been raised from 6 cents per 100 pounds to 8 cents, while the export rate, though advanced similarly, had been put back to 64 cents. The lumbermen admitted they were satisfied that this adjustment was a compliance with the order of the Board, as far as it went. The period taken for comparison of rates and quantities of lumber hauled was the months of June and September, 1908. The railway companies’ statements of lumber carried were accepted by both parties. In the two months referred to, the G.T.R. hauled to Montreal for export a total of 295 cars, and the C. P. R. a total of 354 cars. Mr. Hawkins showed that in the territory described as ‘‘A,’’ east and south of Montreal, three G.T.R. and twenty C.P.R. cars of lumber originated. This was 1 per cent. of the total G.T.R. shipments and 5} per cent. of the total C.P.R. shipments, so that the rates in effect were not very material. From ‘‘B”’ territory, west of Montreal to Toronto, and Bobcaygeon, on the C.P.R, and west of Montreal to Toronto, and Orillia, on the G.T.R., one car was shipped on the C.P.R. and none on the G.T.R. This was a still less important district. From ‘‘C”’ territory, north of the main line to Toronto and Windsor, on the C.P.R, and north and west of Toronto to North Bay and Sarnia, on the G.T.R., six cars were shipped on the C.P.R. and sixty-three on the G.T.R. From ‘‘D’’ territory, C.P.F. main line, Toronto to Windsor and south, and on the G.T.R. south of Toronto to Lake Erie, two cars were shipped on the C.P.R. and none on the G.T.R. From ‘‘E”’ territory, C.P.R. west of Montreal, via Ottawa, to Sault and Chapleau, and G.'.R. north of Coteau Junction to Ottawa and west to Depot Harbor, 249 cars were shipped on the C.P.R., or 81.65 of the total C.P.R. shipments, and 220 cars were shipped on the G.T.R., or 74.59 of the total. The railways practically withdrew every export rate in this territory, or where the rates are given they do not comply with ' uy i the order, except in two or three instances. Nor even did all the rate . in the first-mentioned four territories comply with the order. * From ‘‘F’’ territory, comprising north of Ottawa to Walthan Nominingue and Maniwaki, all on the C.P.R., thirty-five cars wel shipped. Only one rate, that from Morrison, complied with the orde The outstanding feature of Mr. Hawkins’ statement was the of making no reduction on the export rates from the big lumber-pro ducing centre surrounding Ottawa. Mr. Orde argued that it did ne avail the lumber shippers anything to modify rates in sections * practically no lumber was shipped, when shipping points were bu with an exorbitant tariff. 7 The railway solicitors pleaded that the rates from the Ottawa Valley were abnormally low before the revision, and they would not stand the toning down applied to other districts. Consequently, the charges were left the same for domestic as export shipping. The Commission reserved a decision. Their pronouncement will be on the point whether the new rates comply with their order of the early summer. Personal News and Notes The wedding will take place on October 19th of Mr. Jno. Storey, of the staff of the R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, to Miss Lillie M. Wilson, eldest daughter of Mrs. Jacob Wilson, 583 Euclid Ave., Toronto. After the wedding the couple will take a two weeks’ honeymoon. Mr. John Hanbury, of Vancouver, President of the Hanbury Manu- facturing Company, accompanied by Mrs. Hanbury, visited Winnipeg recently, where his son, George Hanbury, was married on September 21 to Miss Kilgour, of Winnipeg. Mr. Hanbury reports that during the year his company have spent $20,000 in increasing their plant, and even with their extra facilities have found it very diffieult to keep up to the trade. , Mr. lL. S. Amery, of London, Eng., who accompanied Harl Grey on his recent trip to Hudson Bay and around the Coast of Labrador, reports that on their way to Hudson Bay they passed through probably the largest area of pulpwood in the world. It was over 200 miles square and penetrated by scores of rivers. Within ten years, he believed, pulp mills would be thickly scattered on all these tributaries. Means of transporta- tion would be plentiful by that time with the steamship route through Hudson’s Bay and the Grand Trunk Pacific. ‘‘I feel quite confident therefore that we shall all get our daily editions for a couple of hundred years more,’’ said Mr. Amery with a smile. Mr. W. H. Bromley, Reeve of Pembroke, Ont., has severed his con nection with the Pembroke Lumber Company of which he was Manager and has commenced business in Pembroke as a lumber broker. He has already purchased the cut of the Massey Lumber Company amounting to six million feet and will shortly make other purchases which will provide him with a splendid stock. On the occasion of his resignation the employees of the Pembroke Lumber Company presented Mr. Brom ley with a handsome gold watch bearing his monogram and an appre- ciative farewell address. eee ee Dr. B. E. Fernow, Chief of the Department of Forestry at the ) University of Toronto, returned on September 26th from a three mon | trip to Europe where he had been attending a number of import: forestry conventions and had been studying conditions throug 4 Sweden and Norway in particular. He reports that he saw a grea of excellent forestry in progress in Sweden. There were many thir of course, which could not be applied to Canadian conditions, but the were also many which could be made use of to advantage in this co Conditions in Sweden are much simpler from the forestry point of than in Canada. The lumbering country is much more settled | al had expected. The forest areas are largely in control of farme naturally take much more care of their property than they would i ' were simply interested in the timber itself. Dr. Fernow states stationary population, such as that of Sweden, is much easier to e upon forestry lines than a moving one, such as that of the tim areas of Canada. During his visit Dr. Fernow attended the meetings e the Association of German Foresters at Ulm, Bavaria, and of the In y national Association of Forestry Experiment Stations at Brussels. > | also visited Stockholm and attended the International Geological confer- ence. In addition he made a number of excursions and side trips on his own account in order to study forestry conditions, = — a Large and Long Timbers BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : ALBERTA - - - . - A. MONTGOMERY, Representative WINNIPEG, C.N. R. Building - - - C. BRUCE, Representative TORONTO, 3 Toronto Street - - - H. A. ROSE, Representative | PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Fmployment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word. net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED—LUMBER, ETC. Soft Elm Wanted 4/4 and s/4 Soft Elm, dry stock. Box 136, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 19 Plastering Lath Wanted 1% x4’ Plastering Laths; Hemlock, Spruce or Pine. Cuas. F Ferin & Co., 325 Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 19 White Pine and Hemlock Lath WE WISH TO BUY THE ABOVE IN CAR lots. Address the McDonaip LuMBER Co. Pittsburg, Pa. 19 Clear Cedar Wanted WANteD ONE INCH BOAT CEDAR, clear. JurrEN Boat anp Launcw Works, Hamilton, Ont. 19 WANTED 1/ AND 2” BIRCH, MAPLE. ELM AND I 7% ‘Ash. FrepT. SmiTH, Bir Board of Trade Montreal, Que. 22 Wanted FAEMtock TIMBER 12 TO 26 FEET LONG for delivery next Spring. Address Box 138, Canapa LumpBerman, Toronto, Ont. 20 WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMB- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 4!'x7", 6'x6" AND 5x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf Hard Maple and Beech Wanted 100,000 feet 2” Hard Maple No.1 C. & B. 50,000 feet 6/4 ‘‘ a rst and ands. 15,000 feet 44” * nA No. 1C & B. 45,000 feet 1”, 1%” and 2” Beech, M.R. For prompt shipment; will inspect at mill. 19 Box 125, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. Hemlock for Sale PROMPT SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in lengths trom 1o to go ft. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. rayne For Sale 50,000 = ue M.C. Ash 50,000 ft. 1” M.C. Elm 5,000 ft. 14 of ae 29,000 1t. 1147” ‘ ae 40,000 ft. 2” ae 4 45 ovo ft, 114” * “ 3,000 tt. 3” 28 33,000 ft, 2” wi vi c Geo. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal. AVE YOU ANY STOCK WHICH YOU wish to sell? If so, make the fact known to probable buyers by placing an advertisement in the Wanted and For Site Department. Address, Canaps LumBeRmay, Toronto, 80 000 NO. 1 GEORGIA PINE 4 x 8-20 FEET 9 in stock, for sale cheap. A. B. CoLr- MAN, 19t Dowling Ave., Toronto, Ont. 19 For Sale 3 000 GREEN TAMARAC PILES AND r) Poles 20 to 50 feet long. Address Box 137, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 For Sale 2-o0,og0' 1” Birch common and better. 30 000’ 1%” Birch common and better. 100,000’ 1” Spruce, : 100,000° 2” Spruce. 40,000° 1” Soft Elm, 2,000,000 1 Hemlock. Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick shipment from our yard in Guelph. ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario. tr FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Rails for Sale A ESS. PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. IMPERIAL Waste Meta Co., Queen St., Montreal. 23- Machinery for Sale 50 H..P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 40 h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., L=p., Seaforth, Ont. tf SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6" 39 374" tubes. 1 48x 12 352 3 I 54X 12 523%" “* I 54 X 14 52 34” “ 2 58x 12 78 3” eS 1 60X 14 74 3” a WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Brantford, Canada. 15 t.f. Wood-working Machinery For Sale ONE No 2% DOUBLE SURFACE PLANER, 26 in. broken roll with countershaft. One No. 1 Roller Cut-Off Saw, with countershatt. One No. 5 Rip-Saw and Countershaft. All of these are made by Messrs. J. Ballantine & Co., in use only about two months and in every re- spect as perfect as when new. Price 20 per cent off manufacturers prices, t.o.b. Perth. Address Henry K. Wampo.e & Co., Perth Ont. 19 FOR SALE NE LOMBARD STEAM LOG HAULER and ten sets of big sleds complete all in good condition. This log hauler and outfit has been operated successtully for the past three seasons in the Megantic district. Have finished our opera- tions there and have no further use for it. Will sell at a bargain. Price less than 40% of what a new output of this description would cost. This is a rare chance tor lumber operators who want an up-to-date hauling outfit. For further particulars apply to Howarp & Craic, Sherbrooke, P Q. 19 Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE zo x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. 110 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 4oX100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell senarate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn, 22 Veneer Cutting and Panel Machinery For Sale FOLLOWING MACHINERY FOR SALE AT a bargain, Allin excellent condition. I—7 X 14 engine and drag saw 1—log ladder and live roll 1—120” fan, heater and engine 1—8 x 120 ft. roller dryer, heater, engine, etc 2—20u h. p. zell boilers 1—10 x 12 x 5 Northy pump, trup and receivers 2—6 x 4 x 7 Northy pumps duplex 1—100” Coe veneer lathe 1—88” Coe veneer lathe 1—100” Coe veneer clipper 1—88” Coe veneer clipper 1—100” Capital knite Grinder 1—3 sided matcher 1 air hoist and tank 88” lathe 1—chain block 1—8 ft. bolting saw 1—veneer toping machine 1—Vveneer jointer 8 tt 2—Smith cut off saws, wood rame 1—plate veneer dryer 4x 8x5 3—log ladders 1—elevator 8’ x 10° 1—boring machine 1—dowal 1—60” 3 drum Sander, Berlin 2—8 ft. double saws, Berlin 1—42” planer 1—iron frame dado and groove saw, Townsley 1—12” buzz planer, Berlin 1—20" buzz planer, Berlin 1—iron frame selt feed rip saw, Goldie Mc 1—7 tt. siving saw, Goldie Mc 1—8 ft. belt sander. Jackson Cochran Co. 1—wWood frame rolling table, rip and Co saw Berlin 1—36” band saw 1—platform coale, Fairbanks Morse & Co, 1—saw gunner and emery grinder, Hart Emery Wheel Company 107—factory trucks 3—press screws for packing 1—band saw filing machine 1—iron setting machine and 20” filing vice 1—Gilead hydraulic press 48”x96 1—double power press b and d 64 x 72” 3—single power presses, Algoma Iron Works 1—56" glue spreader, Townsley 2—37o gal. glue heaters 1—hand press 3 Screws and plates 1—hand press 5 screws and plates 1—hand press 7 screws and plates 117—dry kiln trucks, wood frames, iron wheels 420—ft. 2” trail 2—wood frame cut off saws, Smith 1—30” fan, dust separator 1—no 7 vertical heater, shafting boxes and han- gers, belts, rubber and leather, pulleys, clamps, (Ibr), culls. for hydraulic press, turn buckles and bars. Address Box 127, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 19 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. OOD MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. 1st. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, ck t WANTED FIRST CLASS MAN CAPABLE taking charge Hardwood Matchers_ State experience. Address T. Nobel, 135 Laporte Avenue, Montreal, Que. 19 Wy Ante BY ESTABLISHED FIRM, A first-class experienced Lumber Salesman for Ontario and Quebec, steady positicn to right man. Application confidential. Apply to Box 135, CANADA LumBeRMaAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. Wanted POSITION ON PACIFIC COAS by married man as head book-keeper, office manager or auditor. T.en yearsexperience. Excel- lent references Take financial interest if. desired. Can begin atonce. Address W. J. Forp, 1178 Fort St., Victoria, B.C. 20 | be YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch ot the lumber or woodworking trade the best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WoopworkER, Toronto, Ont. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Lumber Broker UMBER BROKER HAVING A GOOD CON nection in Montreal and Quebec Provine is open to represent responsible mills. or wholesalers in any line of the lumber trade. Box 124, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. Investment Opportunity TOCK FOR SALE IN A WELL PAYING yard and planing mill business, or would consi silent partner. If you are looking for a good inve ment here is your chance. Address Box 140, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. ( iq Timber Limit For Sale j BOUT 2,000,000 FEET OF PINE; ABOUT 4% 1,000,000 feet of other timber ; 200,000 feet of Pine logs in water. Can be driven to Georgian Bay, Good opening for sawmill. Good market for Lum- ber. Would take good automobile as part payment. Apply to Box 146, Suppury. Ont. 19 For Sale Cheap OMPLETE SAWMILL OUTFIT, PRACTI ‘cally new—35 H P. Engine, 50 H.P. Marine Boiler, Dutch oven for utilizing sawdust as tuel. New Carriage, cable fee’, friction nigger, double edger, cut-off saw, Shingle Mill, Frame Building, Galvanized Iron Roof, Saws and Belting Complete. Apply at Mill,"Angus, Ontario or Charles T. DePuy, Rochester, N:Y- 22 Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 17 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm. and Hemlock. Situated about 15 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Siding for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.co a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on — estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business, Address Wm. Potter & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont. toe MISCELLANEOUS | For Sale "TIMBER LIMIT — ONE OF THE BEST IN Ontario. Address, S. G. Reap & Son, Real Estate Agents, 129 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario. au Lumber Directory FOR SALE—DIRECTORY OF LUMBER consuming Factories of America, a most com- plete and valua! le book for wholesalers and manu- tacturere. Will accept $6, which is one-half regular price The CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Tenders for ; Pulpwood Concessions — "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned up to and including the 7TH DA OF OCTOBER NEXT for the right to_cut ; Pulpwood on a certain area tributary to the Nep River in the District of Thunder Bay. Tend should state the amount they are prepared to p as bonus in addition to such dues as may be from time to time for the right to operate a and paper industry on the territory. Succes: tenderers will be required to erect a mill or on the territory, and to manpfacture therein th wood into paper. ie ee } Tenderers will be required to deposit with thei tender a marked cheque payable to the Treasurer © Ontario for twenty-five per cent. of their ten to be forfeited in the event of their not entering into agreement to carry out conditions, ete. 4 The highest or any tender not necessarily accep ted. For particulars as to description of territor capital required t be invested, etc., apply to undersigned. F. COCHRANE, Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines. , Toronto, 8th July, 1910. No unauthorized publication of this notice will be paid for. 1g i ] FOR SALE » , SEVENTEEN ACRES OF SECOND GROWTH -W White and Red Oak. Suitable for piles or ties and small square timber. Close to Railway track; also 100,000 feet of White Pine, 70,000 feet of Hem- lock, 30,000 feet of mixed Hardwood inch, 500 tele- ~ phone poles 25 feet to 35 feet. Apply to E. Topp, ox 16, Caledonia, Ont. 20 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN ' timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no _ eutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water powers. ‘e control valuable timber properties on > brador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to _ give prospective purchasers all information regarding ‘ame. ‘or further particulars apply to Jos =: ROTHERS & Co., LrmiTeD, St. John’s, N. F. 23 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands Sx HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. : Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close an estate. Special price quoted. = ti WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Are Large or Small Kilns More Efficient The size of the dry-kiln, says a writer in The Woodworker, is de- pendent on the amount of material to be dried and the length of time that can be consumed in the pro- cess. Ordinarily, for prompt work, a bank of several small kilns has - advantages over one large one; va- rious kinds and thicknesses of lum- ber may be handled independently. Thin stock and soft woods dry more quickly than thick or hard- wood. Some kinds of woods re- quire different treatment in the kiln than others, and, taken all round, the smaller kilns can be loaded and unloaded in shorter time. Should it be necessary, more help can be employed, and each kiln rushed to its full capacity without in any way retarding dry- ing or getting at any special lot of lumber. There is probably only one in- stance where the large kiln has any advantage, and that is where large quantities of one kind and a cer- tain thickness is to be handled con- stantly. In such a ease, a kiln that would handle a daily output with- _ out interruption could be used to best advantage. — _ Speaking of kilns, how few there are who can operate a dry kiln sci- entifically and satisfactorily, with- out spoiling lumber by splitting or Warping, case-hardening or check- ing! The regulation of spaces be- _ tween the piles, between the layers and between the pieces in the layers; the amount of heat, the moisture and the withdrawal of the same, are all points that need to be understood to a nicety. The condi- tion of the stock as it goes in, its _ dryness, general character and shape, size and use, all have an im- _ portant bearing on the treatment _ it should receive. How many dry kiln operators take these conditions ‘into account and treat the stock accordingly ? All could benefit by giving this = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER subject more careful thought and attention. Lumber would come out in better condition, with a cor- respondingly less loss through ill- treatment. Power Losses in Saw-mills There is little doubt that an im- mense amount of power is often lost through clumsy and badly ar- ranged shafting and gearing, or if it is good and is allowed to get out of line or level the bearings are pinched and the loss may be very great and remain undetected for some time. As illustrating this a ease recently occurred in which it was alleged that a gas engine did not give out its proper power. On testing the gas engine it was found to be all right, but the shafting to which it was attached was out of level and absorbed no less than 40 per cent. of the power of the en- gine. When this was set right and the shafting was properly arranged and supported, there was no fur- ther trouble. The moral is that shafting should be frequently test- ed, and the engine indicated ov- eassionally running light, and with the shafting attached. In point of fact as much attention should be given to the transmission gear as to the machines themselves, and it will pay well to have very slow running shafting speeded up, and lighter pulleys substituted for the heavy cast-iron ones formerly in vogue. To still further reduce the working friction and consequently the power consumed, adjustable ring-oiled bearings and_ elastic roller bearings have -latterly been considerably introduced with very satisfactory results. Sawing Straight Strips For sawing lumber into narrow straight strips for moldings and similar work it is very important that the board be guided past the saw in such a way that it will fol- low a straight line. For this pur- post the saw-table should be twice as long as the longest board to be worked up, and a guide should ex- tend the entire length of the table. The board is then placed against the guide with the hollow side to- ward the latter, so that it is sup- ported at its extreme ends or at least at points as far apart as pos- sible. In this way any irregularity in the edge of the lumber is corrected at the first cut. After having trued the edge in this way the stock may go onto an ordinary power feed rip-saw with a comparatively short guide. The short guide working against a true face will cut the suc- cessive strips of equal width, that is, parallel from end to end. Some mills have used a carriage supported on rollers upon which the board was clamped while it was passed before the saw to joint the edge, but the objections to this method are, first, that it takes time to clamp the board, and second, the carriage must be returned to the feed end before another board ca. be started past the saw; while where the long stationary guide is used, one board can accurately fol- low another. Trueing Up Log Band Saw Wheels To secure good sawing, it is of the utmost importance that the face of the saw wheels is kept per- fectly true and flat. In working, it is found that the front edges ot the wheels wear faster than the rest of the face; consequently, if this is allowed to continue, a greater strain is thrown on the back part of the saw, and the front of the blade, being more or less slack, is apt to run from the line, and cracks are set up; the tension also of the saw is damaged and dis- torted. When, therefore, wear is found on the wheels they should be at once trued up. If the wear is not great, this can be best done by grinding them to a true sur- face by means of a large emery wheel, but if they are much out, it may be necessary to take a pre- liminary cut in a lathe and after- wards grind them. Care should be taken that the emery wheel is not forced, and water can be used with it with advantage. It may be taken as an axiom that perfect band sawing is impossible without perfectly true wheels. A New Method of Seasoning Short cuts towards seasoning timber required for joinery and cabinet purposes have long been desiderata to the timber trade both at home and abroad. The increas- ing use of drying kilns, especially in America, as a means of condi- tioning and seasoning lumber is evidence of the modern-day desire to accelerate Nature’s somewhat tardy methods. It has been left to a Frenchman to devise a system which is certainly somewhat start- ling, judged by the canons of pre- cedent. Still, we live to learn, and in these scientific days, as may be expected, the agency which is to revolutionize the tedious process of seasoning timber is electricity, the method being known as the Nodon- Brottonnean. The timber is nearly immersed in a tank of water con- a2 taining 10 per cent. of borax, 5 per cent. of rosin, and a little carbon- ate of soda, and rests on a lead plate connected with the positive pole of a dynamo. Another similar plate lying on the exposed surface of the timber is connected with the negative pole. Thus a current of electricity can be played around the wood, from which it is said all the sap appears to be removed, while the borax and rosin takes its place in the pores. In a few hours the timber is taken out and dried— by what means is not stated—and, hey presto! the seasoning is. com- plete. Any of our readers who possess a dynamo for power or like purposes, or who take a supply of electricity need not find the rest of the plant very difficult to obtain, and we shall be happy to record the results of the experiment. The quick conversion of a sappy parcel of Rio quality pitch pine deals or of some discolored Archangel red- wood into serviceable timber is something worth achieving—Tim- ber Trades Journal. Michigan is the leading state in the United States in the production of beech lumber, and the cut in 1908, though less by 3,460,000 feet than the cut in 1907, was more than one-fifth of the total output. Indiana ranked second, with more than 17 per cent. of the total cut, and Pennsylvania third, with near- ly 15 per cent. New York cut nearly 3,000,000 feet more beech lumber in 1908 than in 1907. Taken together, these four states supplied practically two-thirds of the total production. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. WANTED Lumber Company Manager | Thoroughly experienced Manager, with practical and executive ability and thorough knowledge of the business from stump to market. Operation about 20,000,000 Pine annually. State age; business record. Address—Lumber Manager Care of Canada Lumberman - TORONTO, ONT. lines. Review of Current Trade Conditions: Ontario The volume of business at present among lumbermen in Ontario is quite extensive. In fact throughout the month of August and part of September, in many respects, the volume of business has been excessive. Always at this season of the year, however, business is in a state of uncertainty, because it is just at the point when millmen find their stock probably at its highest point. The first stock manufactured during the summer does not commence to get into shape for shipping until the piling space begins to be congested and there is always about this time a pressure to move stock and a desire to realize. New credits are also being arranged by the banks to cover the winter’s operations, and there is under these conditions a noticeable pressure to get piling room. At this time of year also building operations have reached an advanced stage, so that the contractors are also between seasons with their work. Whenever a desire to move stock of this sort is noticeable purchasers begin at once to speculate upon any possible change in the market, and there is always a disinclination to place orders until the future is assured, both as to the volume of business and price conditions. It is clearly to be expected that price conditions will settle down uatil the end of the sawing season, late in October, when the millmen find out how much they have for sale. _ During the past two or three weeks trade has shown a tendency to slacken. Unfortunately, conditions in the northern States are affecting the lumber situation over here. Manufacturers are convinced, however, that the situation is sound, as the large consuming power of the country is not in any material manner changed. Credits are good throughout Ontario and collections are being readily met. Manufacturers expect confidently to close up the year with a good record of trade. Log production last winter was relatively light, and as a result there — are no large stocks of lumber now on the market. The probabilities also are that there will only be a very light input this winter. Some of the Georgian Bay firms are reducing the number of their camps this winter. The reason for this is the experience of the past two or three winters which has taught them the folly of producing more than the market needs. A second reason is the increasing cost of woods operations, which make it imperative to estimate closely the probability of being able to sell at an advantage whatever is taken out during the winter operations. Stumpage costs have been increased so extensively and labor is so much more expensive that the operators are compelled to exercise the greatest economy and care in their work. An increase in the cost of labor has taken place since last winter. Wages in the Georgian Bay camps will vary from $28 to $32, whereas last year they ran from $26 to $30. Business in the Georgian Bay district is exceptionally brisk. One of the largest mills was obliged during the last fortnight to shut down its sawing operations in order to catch up to its shipments. Hemlock is about the only weak point and still remains very unsettled. White pine is extremely strong. A traveller visiting one of the largest mills in the Georgian Bay district in search of pine was met with a refusal to sell at present prices. The manufacturer at this mill is holding straight mill run stock, of which he has a large quantity, for higher prices. Lath every traveller during the past week reported excellent business. Lath are weak and so are New Brunswick shingles in Ontario. There is an extremely strong demand for long telegraph poles in the Ottawa Valley. Poles over 50 feet in length are very searce, in fact can hardly be obtained. Ottawa companies in search of poles have had to bring in British Columbia cedar, for which the freight amounted to just about the same as the cost of producing the poles. At Ottawa poles 60 feet long, 7 inch tops, are selling at from’ $15 to $18.50. Everything over 35 feet is in good demand. A 25-foot pole, 6-inch top, brings from $1.15 to $1.25, and 35-foot poles vary from $2.40 to $3.75, according to the size of the top. Railway ties are quiet and stocks are heavy. In lumber the Ottawa markets continue active and strong for every- thing better than shipping culls. New York buyers are taking large quantities of 11-4 x 9 inch and 10 inch spruce, 12 to 16 feet long. There is not much doing in box lumber. Lath are quiet and shingles are active. Eastern Canada A beginning has been made by New Brunswick manufacturers with the work of getting out the logs which are to be sawn next year. Of course, in most cases the work is only of a preliminary nature at present, being confined largely to the building of camps, improving the rivers, ete. There are a few operators, however, who have assembled their crews and are now chopping logs. It is not expected that the cut of logs during the coming winter will be as heavy as it was during the winter of 1909- 1910. This will probably apply:in a large measure throughout New Brunswick and the sections of Maine and Quebee which border on that province. The present situation of the markets does not encourage manufacturers to increase their raw material in a number of important There is no doubt that the cut of cedar will be considerably re- i oe ied 4 “ duced this winter because of the poor demand which has prevailed f cedar shingles in the New England States. The same may be sa: deals for the New York market. It is probable that 45,000,000 ‘‘American’’ logs will be the most that will come down the St. next spring. Much will depend upon the conditions of the spruce deal markets during the next two months. The outlook at is that there will be no increase over last year’s cut. The tr, “‘English’’ deals at Miramichi points is adversely affected at pre the reported decline in the demand. Freight rates have also advai from 4s. to 5s. lately, and this has had its natural effect upon ft ‘‘English’’ spruce deals are quoted, for the usual specificati $13.50 per M, but buyers are more frequently asked from $14 to A better demand for eastern spruce is reported at Bosion and pi have advanced slightly. Some buyers are of opinion that the re advance will not hold. The largest mills have a fair volume of or on hand and are not anxious to sell at present. A few of the turers are still in need of orders, and they are sometimes selling less than $23. Random is firmer, but there is no great improv the demand. Sizes under 7-inch are bringing about $20, but some sa have been made at $19.50. There is a fair demand for spruce boards There is a slight improvement also in the demand for shingles, but is still inactive. Prices are firm at the recent advance. The best of cedar extras are being held at $3.40, but sales of extras are at $3.10 to $3.25. Lath continue strong, although the demand very active. Manufacturers, however, are not forcing sales unless can get their prices. The price of 15-inch ranges from $3.90 to $4 ane for 114-inch, from $3.60 to $3.70. a Great Britain There has been considerable activity at the London wood recer docks of late. The city offices, however, are reported to be rather Prices are ruling steady to firm, but importers are showing a ten to meet their customers in the matter of prices in a reasonable ma A rather heavy autumn shipment is expected, but so far it is not a ing market quotations. Deliveries at the London docks for the week ing Sept. 10th amounted to 8,243 standards, as compared with 5, the corresponding week of last year. At Churchill ‘Sims’ latest a sale 3 x 11 third Quebec spruce sold for £9 10s, and fourths at £8 3 x 9 brought £10 and unsorted bright was sold for £10 5s. 3 x & brought £8 5s; 3 x 7, £8 5s and £8 10s. A better outlook is reported in the lumber trade at Liverpool. Th is nothing like a boom on hand, but the extreme dulness which has characteristic for some time past is disappearing. Spruce deals conti unchanged, so far as contracts for arrival are concerned. Large stea cargoes from St. John, with the customary specification of 60 to per cent. of 3 x 7 and 8-inch, are being sold at £6 2s. 6d. to £6 5s. standard cif. Other shipments at the usual reductions are being posed of. Ocean freights and insurance are advancing as the advances. The advance in freights is due largely to the custom diversion of tonnage to the cotton trade of the Gulf ports. Canad importations are about of the usual quantity. There is a somewhat ter demand for pine goods, and customers are apparently convinced + the market has seen its worst, making it advisable for them to come ward with their purchases. At Manchester, trade during the last f night has been uneventful. Prices show very little alteration in spite the uncertainty prevailing in so many labor quarters. Floorings, w are rather scarce at Manchester, are selling at £10 5s. basis cif. B has had a busy fortnight so far as imports are concerned. At South ampton the timber trade is fairly active. ie The fortnight’s trade at Glasgow has been rather quiet as a 1 largely of the trouble among the laborers in the shipping yards. If lockout should be of long duration the demand for wood goods y decline considerably. Very few, however, take this extreme view of situation, and the laborers are expected to give in at an carly Recent arrivals of spruce have only met with a moderate dem dealers have fairly large stocks. Prices, however, are being kep as importers’ stocks are light. Birch has been selling well and sto scarce. Prices are expected to advance, especially for logs, of wh holdings in first hands are practically exhausted. Sales of scarce, trade being confined almost entirely to the higher grades is only a dull demand for American hardwood, as buyers are wel There is a steady movement in plain and quartered oak, but whit is quiet. United States Reports from Chicago are to the effect that the slight lull which place in the local yard demand a few weeks ago has passed entirely ay and that the demand from the country has also increased. Many reta ers in the Central and Western States are buying stock for their trade. A gradual and steady improvement is reported at Chicago - * ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER YF es (ot it ne o wy) | i! f f we) ; i ASO ¢ - OPEN THE WAY a _ to a growing and steady patronage the day we ship your first order. We have the key to your success in our stock of White Pine - Red Pine and B.C. Fir It should be some satisfaction to you to know that when you order lumber from us you will not only get stock of quality, well manufactured and properly graded, but you'll also get it promptly. Special Bills Cut to Order in Any Size 10 to 60 Feet Long ae SCC ND. | } M1 eae | J. M. DIVER, Gener -al Man | oo a) « E. C. BARRE, Assista gnats bi YI | | | | 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER the northern pine mills, with slight increases in sales. A shortage of logs is reported by some of the manufacturers. White pine shipments to eastern markets are extensive. The demand for Norway has improved slightly and the prices are stronger. There is continued activity in the trade in cedar poles with firm prices resulting. The demand for hemlock is active and prices are firmer than they have been for some time. Stocks have been considerably: reduced during the summer, and the situation is looked upon as very satisfactory. Poplar is improving gradually, with an increased demand and steady prices. Enquiries by the railways for fir timbers have been increasing, but orders are still scarce. é doing fairly well, but is met with strong competition from western pine. The southern pine market at Chicago is still in the hands of buyers. Sales are extensive, but prices are low. The cooperage situation shows no improvement. The hog crop will be light and the cooperage market is easing up again. At Buffalo, trade in northern pine is reported fair, and improvement is expected during the fall. The low grade problem, however, is still rather distressing and is not being solved at all rapidly. Lower prices are reported in the cheaper grades, but the high grades are selling well. Hardwoods are moving fairly rapidly, but birch is scarce. It is expected that oak will be plentiful enough, as several yards report good receipts, both of plain and quartered, and the south-west Michigan hardwoods are arriving in good quantity. Their prices, however, are somewhat stiff, especially for maple. White ash is quiet. Hickory is moving slowly. Black ash is quite scarce. Hemlock is plentiful at Buffalo and prices are inclined to sag. It is doing a fair trade, however, as it 1s underselling spruce and yellow pine. Stocks are fair and there is a plentiful supply of boards. Yellow pine is weak and no advance is looked for at present. There are heavy arrivals of Pacific coast shingles and prices are low. Market Correspondence Telegraph Poles Scarce at Ottawa Ottawa, Sept. 27—The active demand for telegraph poles of the longest variety is an outstanding feature of the Ottawa Valley lumber market. Railway and electric companies have been unable to get sup- plies in lengths over 50 feet, even at high prices. For the first time a shipment of British Columbia cedar poles has reached Ottawa for the Ottawa Electric Co., which formerly obtained poles much nearer home. The freight for the long haul is understood to be just equal to the value of the poles at the starting point. Similar stock in Ottawa (60 feet long, 7 inch top) is quoted from $15 to $18.50 each. The British Colum- bia poles differ from the white cedar poles produced in the Kast. They are long, slender pieces, and, while conforming with the specifications as to size at the tops, they taper so gradually that the lower portions are much smaller than poles cut in the forests of Ontario and Quebec. Local lumbermen have expressed an opinion that the poles brought im are inferior to the home product in respect of strength and durability. It is claimed that poles which have to carry the great loads of all 60 foot The British © lengths require the extra measurement near the base. Columbia shipment is not large, but if the poles give satisfaction it is probabe that, with the growing scarcity of long cedar in the East, pur- chases of this kind will increase. At present there is a brisk market for all poles over 35 feet long. The small pole, 25 feet long, 6 inch top. sells from $1.15 to $1.25. Thirty-five-foot poles, according to isze of top, range from $2.40 to $3.75. For all larger sizes the prices advance rapidly. The lowest quotation for 40-foot poles, 7-inch top, is $4.50; 45-foot, $6; 50-foot, $9; 55-foot, $12.50; 60-foot, $15. The demand for railway ties is very slow and there is a considerable quantity on hand. Railway construction did not go ahead as actively as some makers of ties had expected, and the result is a sluggish market. J. R. Booth turned out the usual quantity for the season, 100,000, and they were disposed of to the Grand Trunk Railway in advance. There is no change in the buoyant state of the market for all grades of lumber better than shipping culls. Spruce, 14 x 9 in. and 10 in., 12 to 16 feet long, is selling rapidly to New York buyers. Box lumber is not selling as rapidly as some dealers expected it would from indications’ early in the month. Lath trade is quiet. Brisk building has an appreciable effect on the shingle business. British Columbia shingles are sold readily. The pro- duction of white pine shingles in Ottawa Valley’ mills is at a low ebb, there being more money in manufacturing pine in most any other form. A considerable quantity of blocks from J. R. Booth’s mills are shipped for match blocks, which are in good demand. ; The James MacLaren Co., of Buckingham, Que., closed the season’s operations on September 16. The company sent a gang of men to build a large log slide at High Falls. J. R. Booth ceased night sawing recently, but will run the mill in day time for some weeks more. Ottawa shippers are benefitting from a reduction in the American Spruce’ is - the mills look the situation over very carefv’-y and make their ‘those who market their deals in the United Kingdom. The indie “standard in freight rates is also having the natura leffeet upon “the shipments previous to the date when the deck-load law goes . terms with her. ae a ee, Gee aie canal boat rates on spruce, which euts the charge from $2.65 to | per thousand. This makes the tariff the same as for pine. e' lumbermen made a strong fight before the Railway Commission fo better treatment of lumber originating in the Ottawa Valley and ser to Montreal for export, some of them regard it as a favorable circum stance that the rate, 5 cents per 100 pounds, from the city of Ottawa t Montreal will be maintained in winter as well as ir summer when the water route\ will not be competing for business. _——- The. Central Canada Exhibition witnessed a larger display fro lumber and kindred industries than on any former occasion. Nap. Crown Lands agent at Nominingue, made an exhibit of ash, maple basswood, which showed the fine resources of that territory. , Edwards obtained the wood for manufacture, J. R. Booth had a sple did display of news print, card board and pulp, and the E. B. Ee 1; showed in the process building a couple of machines making pap of various sizes. J. R. Booth and the W. C. Edwards Co. both elo down a day to enable their employees to attend the exhibition. 4] Logging Commenced in New Brunswick | Chatham, N.B., Sept. 23, 1910.—New Brunswick manufacture commenced the getting out of the logs to be sawn at their mills the season of 1911. While the work done thus far is, in many the way of building camps, improving rivers by the building and in other ways preparatory to driving the logs next spring, an making preparations for the commencement of chopping, there are number of contractors who have gotten their crews together and are noy chopping logs. Bt That the total volume of logs cut in the New Brunswick woods an in the sections of Maine and Quebec adjoining this province during winter will be as large as that of the winter of 1909-10 seems s probable. In many of the principal lines the prospects in the ma are not such as to cause any eagerness on the part of the mill own load up with raw material. At this particula? time the men who ¢ for the winter more or less in accordance with trade prospects. these prospects are not promising, the result is at once apparent in the curtailment of the quantities mentioned in contracts and in loggin plans generally. 7, ro It is certain that the cut of cedar will this year be much lighter + was the case last winter as a result of the lack of stimulus in the shingle trade of the New England States. The somewhat bearish f which exists in regard to the New York deal market will have a similar influence upon the owners of sawmills at St. John who operate on he Mainé side of the St. John River or along some of that river’s branche which extend into that state. The probabilities are that not more than 45,000,000 feet of ‘‘American’’ logs will come down the St. John next year. | : The volume of operations on the New Brunswick side of the St John, on the Miramichi, the Restigouche and other rivers will depend to a very great extent upon the conditions which arise in the English spruce and deal markets during the next two months. Judging f present indications, there will be no particular incentive for an crease over last year, and should any circumstance arise that ) have a tendency to cause a lack of confidence, the result will no do be apparent in a still further curtailment of the logging operation: for the local trade in ‘‘English’’ deals are not as bright as was th a month ago. Rumors are rife to the effect that there has been a siderable slump in this line and local prices are showing the effects this adverse influence. The recent increase of from 4s. to 5s. provincial trade. Little trading is being done in this section, altho effect have been fairly large and quite frequent. A manufacturer and dealer in long lumber stated to your cor pondent a few days ago that ‘‘English’’ spruce deals on the wharf the Miramichi, in the usual specifications (50% sevens and eights § nines, balance elevens) were worth $13.50 per thousand superficial While it might be possible to buy at figures closely resembli price, there is a strong probability that an enquirer would be $14.00 or even $14.50 per thousand. ale inet |S Mr. George Uplegger, of the Canadian Cooperage Mfg. Co., recer made what probably constitutes a world’s record in cutting staves. | Uplegger’s cutting feat was 83,200 24-inch elm staves, six staves to f inches in thickness, in ten hours, on Friday, August 12th. "% Canada is a pretty good customer, and it will pay to keep on g In the first seven months of the current calendar we sold her goods to the value of $135,156,616, while we bought her goods to the value of only $52,631,295—U. S. Exchange. oe “— CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 For the Camp When purchasing your supplies of provisions remember that we make a spe- cialty of this business and just at the present time can offer some lines at excep- tionally interesting prices. If needing any dried fruits let us hear from you. Valencia Raisins Figs Evaporated Peaches Prunes Currants Evaporated Apples We have some choice Grocery Barbados Sugar that costs much less than the regular yellow. Wholesale Grocers H. P. Eckardt & Co., Cor. Front and Scott Sts., TORONTO Lumberman can cut the cost of hauling in half, by using one of these LOMBARD Log Haulers Let us look over your roads with you, and outline possibilities. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOKKER Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Important Decision Regarding Contract for Sale of Lumber —Damages Caused by. Mill Dam Flood—Interswitching Case Contract for Sale of Lumber.—An action recently determined in the Circuit Court of New Brunswick, in the case of McKean v. Dal-' housie Lumber Company, involved’ a point of much importance to lumbermen. By contract, the defendant company had agreed to sell and the plaintiff to purchase ‘‘from seven to eight millions superficial feet spruce lumber, consisting of deals, boards, scantling, fourth quality deals, and deal ends, all of the above being gang or rotary cut,’’ ete. The contract stipulated further: ‘‘The above deals, etc., to be cut and manufactured at the Dalhousie Lumber Co., Ltd., mill, at Dalhousie, N.B., during the season of 1905, commencing about the 12th of May, 1905, at about the rate of 14 million superficial feet each month. To be ready for, shipment not later than November 10th, 1905. All spruce lumber remaining over on sellers’ wharf after November 10th to be paid for by the purchaser on or before November 15th, 1905.’’ Other clauses in the contract material to the action were: ‘It is agreed that for and in consideration of any and all advances that may be made by the purchaser on the above-named deals, etc., the purchaser shall have a lien on the said deals, ete., either at place of manufacture or in transit for shipment, and also on the logs from which the said deals, ete., are being manufactured, wherever they may lay. ‘*All contracts made subject to delays brought about by accidents, strikes, fires, or other causes beyond seller’s control. “In case of the destruction of their mill from any cause, all orders and contracts are to be considered off.”’ The plaintiff sought to recover for breach of this contract in that defendant company delivered only 4,717,440 feet, and neglected and refused to deliver the balance contracted for. A part (about one million feet) of the winter’s cut of logs of the - defendant company for the season of 1904-1905 was hung up in the stream and did not reach the defendant’s mill until the next year. The defence of the defendant company was that it was only bound to deliver the produce of such logs as were cut and hauled by it in the winter’s operation of 1904-1905, and could be driven to its mill during the season of 1905, together with a quantity of logs, estimated at about two million feet, at the time of the contract, in its boom. The defendant also entered a counter-claim for balance due on the lumber delivered to the plaintiff. After reviewing the evidence exhaustively, Mr. Justice White con- eluded, in part, as follows: ‘‘I therefore find that the intention of the parties, as evidenced by the contract, was, that all lumber to be delivered under it should be delivered during the season of 1905, and be ready for shipment not later than November 10th, 1905; that the failure to deliver all of the seven millions specified in the contract, which the defendants’ logs in the mill boom and in the woods were capable of producing, was owing to the hanging up of part of the drive, a cause beyond the defendants’ control, and that for such failure arising from that delay the contract provides that the defendant shall not be liable.’’ In regard to defendants’ counter-claim, judgment was given in their favor for a balance due them of $355.76 on account of an excess of certain sizes in the lumber actually delivered. Flood Caused by Mill Dam.—In the case of Margaret Cain and a number of others against The Pearce Co., Ltd., which came for trial recently before Judge Teetzel, the defendant mill owners, having mill privileges on Crow River, had built a new dam across the river. Plain- tiffs brought action, claiming damages for flooding their several properties, claiming that the new dam was considerably higher than the old dam. Evidence was received as to the height of both the old and new dam. Teetzel, J., found in favor of defendants on the evidence that the new dam was in fact no higher than the old dam, but that the old dam was in a very leaky condition, therefore the new dam raised the level of the water on the neighbors’ lands. Reference ordered to ascer- tain the damages sustained by plaintiffs. Having regard to the great delay of which all plaintiffs were guilty, and in their failure to establish that defendants raised the height of their dam, injunction was refused. Costs reserved until after report of referee. _Interswitching charges.—A suit was heard by Judge Clute in the High Court at Toronto on Sept. 22nd, brought by the Grand Trunk Railway to recover from the R. Laidlaw Lumber Company, of Toronto, the sum of $284 for switching performed by the C. P. R. on shipments originating from Grand Trunk points. The switching was between the Junction points at Bathurst St. and Parkdale to the company’s planing mill on Dundas St., Toronto. The charges were for a period running from February 16, 1907, to April 20, 1907. The R. Laidlaw Lumber Company contended that the railway company had no legal tariff in force at that time and that the tariff under which they claimed to collect this sum was only an arrangement between the railways themselves, which could not be applied against the public. They furthermore asked for a refund of the excess charges over and above what the Board of Railway Commissioners ordered on July 8, 1908. This excess amounted in all to about $800, the company charging one cent a hundred pounds instead of half cent. Judge Clute decided in favor of the railway com- pany. Canadian Manufacturers’ New President The Canadian Manufacturers Association and the lumber ind try of Canada are mutually to b congratulated upon the appoin ment of Mr. W H. Rowley to # position of President of the As ciation. This is the second y in succession that this importar office has gone to a repres of the lumbering interest o ada, the retiring president | Mr. John Hendry, of Vaneo B.C., one of the best known bermen of Western Canada. William Horsley Rowley born in Yarmouth, NS., i His father was a native of I. Eng., and held the rank of tenant-Colonel in the army. O mother’s side he is descended United Empire Loyalist When a youth Mr. Rowley the Bank of Yarmouth as and remained there until a tunity for advancement opened in St. John, N.B., where Mr. Row a position in the Merchants Bank. At the age of 20 he went to Mor still in the service of the Merchants Bank, and five years later was ferred to Ottawa. He was promoted to managership in 1880. Six years later, after he had had a career of 20 years in the fin world, Mr. Rowley was chosen for a huge task in a field that in respects was new to him. The EH. B. Eddy firm, a great manufact concern, which had close business relations with the Merchants B. in need of reorganization. The person who seemed most capable complishing what was needed was the energetic and resourceful | manager. No enterprise had ever before seemed too formidable © him, and in a little while he was installed as secretary-treasurer of famous match and paper concern. From 1886 until 1906 Mr. R continued in this office. Then the founder of the company, E. B. K died. Naturally his mantle fell upon the shoulders of the man activities and genius had been instrumental in building up the pany. With Mr. Rowley as president and joint manager the Eddy has been making strides in the manufacture of paper, fibre ware, mat and numerous other goods of similar kind. . For many years Mr. Rowley has been an influential member Canadian Manufacturers’ Association. His aggressive manner, personality and direct methods of doing business and expressing himse give him prominence in any body to which he belongs. Four yea he was appointed to the executive committee of the Canadian facturers’ Association. In all matters pertaining to policy on pulp ¥ conservation and export, his voice has been very powerful. Mr. R is an ardent advocate of keeping the resources of Canada for h people and compelling all others who want to derive a benefit from to become citizens of the country. Mr. Rowley finds time to render aid to many movements of a p thropie character. He has frequently been among the most prom: laymen attending Anglican Synods. He holds membership in Rideau, Laurentian, Country, Hunt and Golf Clubs of Ottawa; Nation and Albany of Toronto, and Mount Royal of Montreal. His re tions are angling, bowling and riding. : W. H. Row ey, Ottawa. New President of C. M. A. The following officers for the ensuing year were chosen at the 2 convention of Hoo Hoo at San Francisco recently: Snark, H. J. | Index, Wash.; Senior Hoo-Hoo, Jeff B. Webb, Grand Rapids Junior Hoo-Hoo, G. A. Graham, Portland, Ore.; Bojum, A. J. B San Francisco, Cal.; Serivenoter, J. H. Baird, Nashville, Tenn.; J wock, C. P. Walker, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Custocatian, Jerome H. Philadelphia; Arcanoper, J. F. Judd, St. Louis, Mo.; Gurdon, T. B houn, Beach, Ga. A further conference between Chairman Knapp, of the Inte: Commerce Commission, and J. P. Mabee, chief of the Dominion oa of Railway Commissioners, with respect to the international regulati of railroads, will be held at Washington before the U. S. Congress con venes. The two officials held a conference in New York in August, 1 which a tentative agreement was reached. ; a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 | Canadian Headquarters for Lumber Insurance : Lumber Insurance Co. of New York 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. Canadian Deposit E. D. Hardy, Canadian Manager Write for Rates on Dominion License Ontario and Quebec Mill and Lumber Superior Inspection Service Fair Adjustments Reasonable Rates Prompt Settlements Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : ee Baas Sn, io nen | P ny aes Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland : Ps epartment, Lumber Insurers General Agency : J. A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. 611 Lumbermen’s Bldg., Portland, Ore. J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N. S. KEYSTONE Two or Three Saw Double Edgers are in a class by themselves Built with driving pul- Heavy, solid, well propor- ley, set 3 i tioned frame works etc. The above cut represents the most up-to-date and accurately constructed edger on the market to-day. . Its High Daily Average, is ability to always THE KEYSTONE eep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both move ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet Swamwouse —OLYDE IRON WORKS == savannau. aa. MEWORLEANS, LA, sore MANUFACTURERS OF THE McCGIFFERT anD DECKER PATENT SELF-PRORELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY, DuLuTH, Minn, The arbor is made of forged steel and runs in long self-oiling boxes, is double key seated, and carries two saws. Feed works are very simple. Wheel-set works. Spiked rolls on tables and fluted on the machine always keep the lumber in place. Send to-day for our literature. Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport - Pennsylvania | Eclipse Double Trimmer A machine that is needed in every Saw Mill Saw Mandrels 1 7/16 in. diameter, Pulleys 8x8’, Saw 20’ diameter placed 12’ apart. The feed is regulated by a clutch, with lever placed at the front of the machine as shown. The Trimmer has four sets of carrier chains and is ideal in every way. Get our prices. | SLEEPER & AKHURST : Cageeee ee Oucbec 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Hearts of all Lumbermen You will not find these goods in every store. The profit on them is too small for most dealers. HAMILTON CARHARTT MFR., LIMITED Toronto, Canada United States Trade supplied from our Detroit Factory. Write tor handsome souvenir and time book, maile d free if you mention this publication. Campbell-MacLaurin Lumber Co. Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HERE have been 22 champion- ship contests for speed _typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- Te ency in the more or- The Underwood Biller dinary uses. UNITED | RYfEVERNaBiac Ccines TED Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East - Brothers established the business in 1874 and it was a success from the beginning, EDGINGS Ontario James H. Wilson will erect a sash and door factory on Riverside Ave., Ottawa. The assets of Steele & Company, sash and door manufacturers, Smith’s Falls, Ont., it is stated, are to be sold. ; William J. Woods, lumbering contractor, of Port Arthur, was found dead in the woods seven miles from Fort Frances. Heart failure is believed to h caused his death. He leaves a widow and six children. Toronto City Council is having quite a discussion regarding the quality of lumber supplied to the city by contractors. Accusations are made that contractors have not lived up to their contracts; that inferior lumber has supplied and top prices charged. It is probable that a judicial enquiry wil made into the charges. a Mr. C. Kocot, of Sault Ste. Marie, is on a visit to Victoria, B.C., for the pur- pose of considering the establishing of a cooperage factory there. He is expected tc outlay about $100,000 upon the plant, which will be one of the largest in t Dominion. Secretary McGaffey, of the Vancouver Island Development Leagu has been negotiating with Mr. Kocot and hopes to persuade him to undertake this proposition. “" Mackenzie & Mann, proprietors of the Canadian Northern Railway, haye secured the incorporation of the Canadian Power and Paper Company, a $10,000,- 000 concern, with headquarters in Toronto. It is said that the timber limits which the company have acquired are located in the provinces of Quebee and British Columbia. In Quebee the Canadian Northern Railway takes out the great bulk of the pulp wood and manufactured pulp and paper. 4 Fire broke out in the extensive lumber and stave mills of J. S. Ainslie and Brothers at Comber, Ont., recently, and iu less than one hour the entire plant was destroyed. Fire was first seen issuing from near the smokestacks and the alarm was given, but before assistance arrived it was beyond control. The destruction of the Ainslie stave and lumber mill marks the passage of the last mill in the district for the manufacture of elm staves, hoops, heading, ete. Twenty years ago the section was dotted with such institutions, but as the heavy elm timber disappeared the mills also disappeared one by one. The Messrs. Ainslie & The loss will be over $6,000, with no insurance. It is not known whether the mill will be rebuilt or not, as the senior member of the firm, Mr. J. S. Ainslie, is — touring the West. Eastern Provinces Alcide Bodard, lumber and mill owner, Port Daniel, Que., is stated to have rctired. 1 The T. Paradis Saw Mill Company, of Levis, Que., intend building a wood working factory. The premises of the Maybee Woodworking Company, at St. John, N.B., have been destroyed by fire. The loss is $20,000. { New Brunswick reports state that good lumberjacks are scarce. Operators are expected to cut only sufficient logs to keep their mills running. J. D. Chenard’s saw mills at Berthier, Que., were damaged by fire last week, and for a time the whole town was threatened with destruction. The mills suffered a loss of $30,000. The Wilson Box Co., Ltd., have bought the buildings and plant of the Dunn Pork Packing Company at Fairville, near St. John, N. B., and are converting them into a box making establishment. They have also bought the Crawford saw mill — property at Westfield. A destructive forest fire that raged in the central part of Nova Scotia for some days was brought under control by the timely rains about the middle of September. The fire broke out in the Chapman settlement of Cumberland County and swept over a thousand acres of valuable timber property. Over one hundred fire-fighters were out fighting the flames. The Templeton Lumber Company is the name of a new company which will operate the Lewis McLaurin mills at that place. A short time ago the McFadden Bros., of Ottawa, purchased the mill at East Templeton, which belonged to Mr. Lewis McLaurin. They have reopened the mill and will operate it throughout the winter. The logs are all ready to be cut in the mill. ; A report from Chicoutimi, Que., states that the Chicoutimi Pulp Company Lave completed extensive additions to their mills. The capacity of the plant has been increased to 2,000,000 spruce logs, or 40,000 tons of dry pulp yearly. Its cutput for the next five years has been contracted for by English and French houses. The increase in output is expected to find its way to United States markets. é At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Laurentide Paper Company, held recently in Montreal, Sir William Van Horne was re-elected President; Mr. George Chahoun, jr., Vice-President, and Mr. Charles F. Smith, Chairman of the Executive Committee. Quarterly dividends have been declared upon the com- pany’s capital stock—the usual 1% per cent. upon the preference stock and 2 per cent, upon the common stock, the latter being increased from 7 per cent. basis to § per cent. per annum. } Western Canada a Logs scaled at Vancouver during August surpass all previous records by about 8,000,000 feet. " Theo. A. Burrows, lumber dealer, Grandview, Man., it is reported, will open branches at McNutt and Wroxton. The sheds and machinery rooms of the Telford Lumber Mills at Ledue, Alta., were gutted by fire recently with a loss of $3,000. J. M. Telford, M.P., is the cwner. The plant of the Powell River Paper Company will be completed by May. ist, or July 1st next, at latest. It will represent an investment of upwards $2,000,000 and will produce 400 tons of paper per diem, the payroll of the mulls exceeding $500,000 annually. ~ A verdict of accidental death was returned by a coroner’s jury at the inqu held on the body of the Chinese killed recently at the Michigan Puget So CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Iumber mill. The jury added a rider that mill machinery should be provided with guards for the protection of life. Penticton, B. C., 1s to have another important industry in the shape of a box manufacturing company. Outside capitalists are now negotiating with the eouncil for a site. At this factory itis proposed to turn out all the material _ necessary for the boxing of Okanagan fruit. The Walsh Sash and Door Company, of New Westminster, B. C., are planing the erecting of a large new sash and door factory with a capacity of 1,000 doors per day. The proposed plant and machinery will cost several thousand dollars and will give employment to a large number of men. A small saw mill will be operated in connection with the new plant. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following companies: Canadian Holding Co., Ltd., capital $1,250,000, incorporated to carry on the business of loggers, contractors, dealers in bricks, cement, lumber, etc.; The Bridges Lumber Co., Litd., capital $125,000; Notch Hill Builders’ Supply Co., Ltd., capital $75,000; Shurly Dietrich Co., Ltd., capital $350,000, incorporated to manufacture, sell and deal in saws, mechanics’ tools, ete. The monthly record of timber receipts as reported to the crown timber branch of the lands department shows a total of 523 timber licenses issued during the past month for lands west of the Cascade range, the incidental receipts aggre- gating $73,600. East of the Cascades the number of licenses issued was 468, with a total of receipts of $54,629.40. Timber transfer fees were $940; coal transfer fees amounted to $75 and the penalties totailed $500. The McGoldric Lumber Company, of Chase, B.C., have purchased the land known as the Crawford Bay townsite near Nelson, B.C., to use as a logging station for logs cut from their limits at the head of Hooker and Canyon Creeks. The company are now in position to go ahead with the construction of their mill at Fairview near Nelson. They have surveyed a route for a logging railroad eight miles in length, from the lakeshore to the head of Canyon and Hooker Creeks. All previous records made by British Columbia coast loggers were surpassed in August, Supervisor of Scalers Hamilton reporting that the enormous total of 78,000,000 feet had been measured during the month. This is 8,000,000 feet ahead of the best previous total, and nearly double the output for the same month a year ago, when the quantity scaled was 42,000,000 feet. The large production will have a tendeney to force down the price of logs, the demand for lumber on the prairies just now being light owing to the immense quantities being shipped ir. by United States mills. Representatives of German, French and Australian capital are now visiting British Columbia with a view to purchasing timber limits. Several deals are pending. The agent of a French syndicate recently arrived after making an inspection trip through Oregon and Washington. After looking up the question of title he concluded that foreign capital would be better protected in British Columbia than in the United States, and he will recommend the purchase of several tracts. An Australian agent has recommended the purchase of a tract on Vancouver Island, estimated to contain three billion feet. Ninety-three timber limits on the Naas and Kitsumgalum Rivers in British Columbia have been purchased by an Ottawa capitalist, William Gamble, acting for British and American interests, from A. F. Sutherland, of Vancouver, for $490,000. Mills will be erected at once, and already several hundred men have been engaged for the logging of the limits. The timber in the limits has been highly reported upon by the expert cruisers who went over the property previous to the purchase. The spruce is of high grade and stands well. The larch is tall and clear. The Western pine is much the same in quality. The Dominion railway commission will station men at all divisional points in British Columbia to inspect railroad engines running out of terminals. This is the direct outcome of the large number of forest fires caused by the railways throughout the west this season. Mr. Richardson, acting secretary of the railway commission, explains that the board are not appoiting additional inspec- tors, but an arrangement is being made with the Provincial departments, par- ticularly in British Columbia, to supply them with a list of their fire rangers and their stations. The inspectors will then instruct the rangers how to inspect locomotives. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the following irade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman” may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope and stating number of enquiry: 1327. Pine boards—A Lancashire firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine boards from Canadian exporters. 1328. Oak spokes—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of oak spokes from Canadian manufacturers. 1329. Match splints—A Lancashire firm asks for prices of match splints from Canadian manufacturers of same. 1343. Lumber—An Antwerp importer desires the addresses of lumber ex- porters in a position to export to Belgium and Holland. 1344. Timber, lumber, etc—A Brussels firm desires to enter into business relations with Canadian firms in a position to ship timber and lumber of various grades and qualities. Further particulars may be obtained upon application to the Department of Trade and Commerce. 1367. Lumber—A Montserrat firm wishes to hear from Canadian exporters of lumber, especially pine aud spruce. 1371. Collapsible wooden boxes—An English firm desires to sell the patent rights for Canada for manufacturing collapsible wooden boxes, cases, crates, &. 1375. Pine and spruce lumber—A South African firm of wholesale general merchants, desires to be placed in communication with Canadian manufacturers and exporters of pine and spruce lumber. 1376. Hubs, spokes, wheel rims and carriage trimmings—A South African firm of wholesale general merchants, desires to be placed in communication with Canadian manufacturers and exporters of hubs, spokes, wheel rims, and carriage trimmings. 1399. Flooring blocks, hardwood and pitch pine—Particulars of an enquiry for the above goods for the Austrian market have been received. These blocks must be made up to special sizes and designs. ; : 1420. Birch logs—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian exporters of Quebec birch logs. 1421. Pine doors—A Manchester firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine doors from Canadian manufacturers. ____1427. Pine deals——A Lancashire firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine deals from Canadian shippers of same. McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment You can get a good price on this No. 1 Common and Better tough Red Oak White Ash 50,000 feet 5-4 Common and Better. 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 5 inch, largely Firsts and Seconds. Get your order in early for Ask us for prices on 150,000 feet 5-4 and 8-4 No. 1 Common and 10-4 to 16-4. 100,000 ft. eps: Hard Maple Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask good widths and lengths, ready tor us for prices. immediate shipment. If you are looking f Here is your opportunity to get RAS ese amelie lee interesting quotations on Gulf Cypress e Quartered Oak write us for prices. 300,000 feet of -4 to 16-4 now ready for shipment. 150,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and ae au y P Better stock, dry, nicely manufact- ured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. No better time than right now to think about What about Hemlock and Spruce Chestnut Our big stock offers some choice bargains. We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8-4, also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone dry, tor prompt shipment. We can make prompt shipment on We have just received a large block White Oak ot Soft White Pine 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and 4-4 to 16-4. Dry, well manufactur- Better, plain, dry, good widths and ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. Hees gy ge ssce ELC “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. ° ° Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. P hiladelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., Ottawa Montreal White Pine We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 47 { TORONTO, ONT. CA OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1 inch No. x cuts & better........ $48 00 52 00 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better. 62 00 64 00 2” No. x Cuts and Better: ..:.5.. 64 00 69 00 14” No. 2 C & B 46 00 48 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 59 90 1%” No1,2& 3Cuts 42 00 44 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 00 52 00 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 45 00 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 24 00 25 00 1x6 common and dressing ....-. 26 00 28 00 1x 8common and dressing ....... 27 00 29 00 1x10 com & dr's'g go 00 32 00 1X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 1 xroand x2 mill cull Stocks. cc ccwes 18 00 20 00 2X 10 common.... a7 00 29 00 zwand3x1zcommon 28 00 go 00 1x8 KBox &common 21 oo 22 00 1 x ro inch box and common. . 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 28 oo x” mill run sidings 24 00 1” Mill Run Shorts , a dead callsidings 12 50 14 00 uf inch flooring 28 00 mill run Norway 20 00 2200 Babee. c&cf x1”... 32 00 “ “ 144". Ac 34 oo “ “ a’... 2 34 oo Spruce mill run. 19 00 2000 Spruce mill culls. 13 00 14 00 Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 65 50 2x4 to 1oinch 18ft. 20 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 E | | | le IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, O44, 14X14, 14X16, . 35 00 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 35 50 BREE 12x18, 18 AO) saiew somaeie tee 36 co eer 8x16, 10x18, 12Xa0, 14X20 & 16 XK Bove swevevveves 36 50 LOKZO wer seveynonns 37 90 6x18, 8x18)... 0. ale 37 od 6x20, 8xa0........! 38 5 Lengths over 32 ft. take the fol. lowing advances; 33 to 35 ft., g0c.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 4x to4s tt., $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5. Fir flooring, edge era ereeecece 44 50 ae Na. 14 ft, Pine FA Winn apo d 4 25 4 No. a aft. lath 3 50 134" 2’’ pine.. 1 60 1%" No. I att. hemlock lath. . 3°75 1%” mill run hem- locklath........ 3 25 X Pine Shingles.. 95 XXPine Shingles 2 05 XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ 1 80 “XXX é butts to 2” 290 275 XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 10 Hemlock No, 1 : 1x4ands5in.x 9 fo xG6it)..... 15 50 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. 17 50 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. 17 50 1x10 and 12in. x 9 to 16ft.. 18 50 1x7, gand 11 in. x gto 16 ft.. 17 50 1” No.2, 10 to 16° 12 50 HARDWOODS—®ER M. FEET, CAR LOTS Ash tren ists and ands, I and a’ OAR OH Ona OG 55 00 ren white, No. 1. com. 45 00 Ash, brown, ists and ands, 4/4 wn wlefete'wie.0 w'ele). cee 46 00 Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 Ash, broW", xsts and ands, 6/4 aD Bigaear aie 50 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 4/4 33 00 Birch, No. -. mmon and EUG AAs oicte no o\nlalaintalate 28 00 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 6/4 MANILA CH alors nisicletes siete sins 35 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ae eee CTT ON TOS 40 00 Sasaaed, ists &ands, 4/4 35 00 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4.....- 28 00 Basswood, No. 2and 3, SOTLOM Pare ciaje so) olisle ¢ miele) 16 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands............ 37 00 Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better 33 00 Basswood No, 2 com- mon and better ......... 24 50 Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 33 00 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4..........- 26 00 Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, PCFIMOM ois Dalene clas wines ohn 15 00 Soft Elm, 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 36 00 Rock Elm, ists and 2nds, SENT Ts 5 cidiso:aipisie 0,06 a8 50 00 Rock Elm, No. 2, com- mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 Cherry 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 4/4 Noxcom.......... 60 00 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 00 6/4 No. x COM... .++0+s 8/4 ratdhends ga Ciacisie 8/4 No. 1 com. ae 12/4 1st & ands......-- 12/4 No, 1com......-- Soft Maple, xsts and OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES rin, x7in an 50 00 5200 14! avandup 8 and up Pind 55 00 6000 ee ek and up oP 65 00 No. a cuts 2x ASA ANS) ie ein sia) 35 00 40 00 pine "good strips: Didaipidiseislascin's 38 00 42 00 x! and 134’’.. 42 00 46 00 Bebe spiel ass as 45 00 5000 Pine good shorts : he Sd andup.. 38 00 40 00 1’ x4’ andup.. 30 oc 32 00 t a and 134”... 42 00 45 00 Sieislalalsje.y vis 0 ojo\s 5 00 5000 7 ‘to 9”A Sidings re 00 27 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-... $3.00 35 00 poe, No. 1dressing strips .....--.-- a6©co 31 00 Pine, We. 1 dressing shorts.........- 2200 26 00 Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- ter ra’ to 16'.... 22 00 24 00 Pine, 7 up 8. Cc. sid- ings 1 Bane mes Sidings 14 Pine, s.c. strips 1” 1%",14%4" and 2” 22 00 Pine, s.c. shorts. 1X4 and up 6to1tr.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 ‘Pine,s.c. and better, >? See 20 00 21 0O ine, sc. & bet. 1x5 21 00 22 00 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 az 00 25 00 ands, 4/4 ...-++eeeeereees 27 00 Soft Maple, common and better, 4/4 ....--+-seesee 20 00 Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 ists and 2nds.....++-: 28 oo Hard Maple, ists and ands, 4/4....--+--+++087* 32 00 Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 ...----+-- 27 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, rsts and 2nde...... 43 00 Red Oak, plain, xsts and ands, 4/4. ....eseereceers 54 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 6/4 & a er aieaete 60 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... 65 00 White Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 4/4 Boe TARA aa oh 55 00 White Oak, plain, ists and ands, ay and 2” .. 60 00 White Oak, plain, ists and 2nds, tal4 and 16/4.. ‘70 00 White Oak, % cut ists and ands, 4/4......--.+++ 85 00 White Oak Y% cut sia and 6/4,1sts and ands. . 87 00 White Oak ¥% cut No. I COMMON 15 clits Gale lait 55 00 Hickory, ists and ands, A] wo.cipin mn iisinie. in syelalnieiel oO 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, rsts andiands...- 20. ves tqner 75 00 Pine, box boards. . x'x4 8 up 6'=11" 13 00 14 00 1’x3" to 6”,12 16! 15 00 1600 "x7" & up 12 ‘-16" 16 00 17 00 Pine Shorts 6’ torr’ oP RUXIS Lode niet eins 21 00 22 00 5 x8 &9 No.1 barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 50 16 50 do 1%" 17 50 19 50 do 144” 21 00 22 00 Mill run Spruce: 1"xq" & up, 6'-11'.. 14 00 15 50 1"x4" & up 12'-16 16 00 14 50 1’x9"-10" 18 00 19 CO 14%"x7-8-9" “ 18 00 20 00 1Y"x10" se 19 00 20 09 134" &2"xra" “ Spruce x” clear (fine dressing and B) 23 00 25 oo Hemlock 1” cull.,.. 10 00 12 00 Hemlock 1” log Fubra 50 15 00 Hemlock any 6, 8 to, 12/16 16 50 Tamarac: )..0.05 4 13 00 15 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out.. Basswood log run mill culls out. . 23 00 26 00 Birch Log run..... 18 00 22 00 Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 144,2” 20 00 Ash, black log TUN ces ee se Lath per M: No. : white pine sigiS” ca or ee 23 00 20 00 22 00 26 00 29 00 4 00 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER eaahe c, and better, No. 2 White Pine.. 275 300 ics Urine 22 oo | Mill run white pine 325 3 50 Pine, c. and better, Spruce, millrunt4z” 285 3 25 a wiale ald ONstatals a5 00 Redpinemillrun 275 3 00 Rise. c.and better, Tamarac millrun 1 75 200 EXO vnigieisiectiietete 2 24 00 Basswood ‘‘ 200 250 Pine,s.c.and better Hemlock “ 175 2 25 BKKQ: d,/ctaea geen 25 50 24% 00 Ba API vite: Sy oie BOs ox 5 1x10No 1 barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles 1x10No.2 “ 23.00 2600 KEKK IO adnan 359 400 1x 8&9No.2 ‘‘ 2000 22 00 coer Butt 18” 2 se 325 Pine mill culls, strips SE asta 175 & sidings, 1"x4” White Cedar Siiaalewe & up, 12’ tsa 13 00 15 90 SOE ENO Gre ont 40 425 Mill cull shorts, x” xa Clear Butt, 18” 2 s 3 00 & up, 6’ torr’... 11 00 12 00 18", xx Sea Gat 2g Spruce logs (pulp) 12 00 15 co QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, jo to 4o feet average...... A 5° First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 55 ELM. By the dram ,according to average and quality, 40 to 45 feet. 70 75 goto gs feet. 50 55 ® ASH. ro inches and u Average 16 inc AUT) Winn See oane acre 18 KB ose. GS wienioeielatda ieee nates 22 EI Sree ORE SE ei CE pee tyrerin d= 26 LD erect ono 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up...........eeeeeeeee per! M. 18 00 19 Oddimentatecaey..1tes gence Bieber cacreanee netics 1500 16 Boards Ane W000. Seok cs cle ce phe ena see eee ante EME ifoteih i121 BIRCH PLANKS. KMEOVE TS HM aa cB x a3 aie Soap brats Steps euegnnai ne oleae eaee 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER, ” MG! ein ain, septa ncaa I Bt innaaetel sata 54 00 ee I ag 8” and up wide Be Brce 62 00 “x 13” and es Wis and Fe bef ani es ee 65 00 | '%41% and 2 Sere hearts 68 00 CUTS AND BETTER NO. BEY 4/4.x 8 & up No. x & better 45 00 | 1 ins ---.+..-- Po 3I 00 42 00 ieee No. ui betters 2° 1%, 1} and 2 : 36 00 43 00 y 's8 co | apeand gy’... ses. sees eae 40 00 sl x6 & up No. i“ Vey 00, | fe set emenearen es ane centr 42 00 ” 49 oo ol 6& up No. 3 19 42 00 NO. 2 BARN, 8/4 ” ” ” 46 oo rin Wwhigielnie\cin'e minteamintes 29 00 36 co NoskiUne 14%,1% and a’ ++ 30 00 36 00 x in,, 8” and up eh ae 47,00 | 276 and gM... .... cece ee ene 32 00 14% in. aneden 53 00 . 156 i in, as ae eee 55 00 NO. 3 BARN, 2in. Ne eg orotate 57 90 ai, and ae Widnes 9800. | -EMMe wis soccer vance 23 00 28 00 qin. Ts a Se Serco. ily een toe and 2"... 25 00 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS. I Pi 6” and up wide...... 3 00 N ane ot oe 41 00, Oo. 1, 1, 1%, 13%, 2” 18 00 26 00 ue BS Get 43 00 No. ‘ et i I) Sdleie ROBT occ 47 1%,1¥% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 2%, g and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 NO. 3 CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in,, 6” and up wide...... 2300 | Millrunculls, 1”....., 15 00 yp and 176" So Pie Dy Paki 33 00 | 1, 1%,1% and 2”,...., 16 00 ee eee 33 00 OMA an ae laihcsely stent eee 14 00 aiynaasie 43 00 48 00 j MILL RUN. LATH. No. 1, 32” ay hy pp GAs sc: alehasoataneloees I 50 i, See ABSA Ut: Nova ase ics. ee ee ” x6 and8".......-...... 27 00 |! No, 1, 48” pine............ ; a WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E, 6 ft 8 ft ro ft 1 4x 16 tt BERT Picse pfotelefetelsionie dusedeeeeee EY Oo 20.50 23 50 aI 50 ax6and 2x8 fy ose0e220 00 20 so 24 00 22 00 @ Xpiol od tee dns ees bileee F 2100 2150 24 50 23 00 PKI: eters Mosc Saconel. 2100 22 00 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring aX 4°12..... wale meee cinerea $22 so | 40°F 6 inch No. x OX 4-B-14-16.....00ceeeeee 22 50 "i 2X 4-10-18-20....... 000008 24 50 a es 2x 6 ae a SENG Woastanionte 5° Common Boards @ IMU iso olen vce win view wierelais $x9 00 Ge erin namo ete tlettie sietanahe 21 50 Siding a cs mieotalcto oa ofp, 22) pO |), KOlancht No. a2; ae aeeee 33 00 HOS Mela wislaratel ines alse 9's Ts aa 50 Oe eNOs aisacbe conte aere 31 00 a SO a none cae 22 50 MS SINGS 935.) eaenaen 24 50 Lath ; No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce ais oc (tiaters Sens einer wala ecelais (ecole 5 00 Neal Ree. 9 OEE a ors gate niet stats ain where cis Sin netee eer aman 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER ; raft. 14 and 16 ft BXG6G and ZX Briccecssenccccccrers sessveee enon ae 23.50 23 50 3x10... 24 00 24 00 BUKita. sae 25 50 24 50 4x4 to 6x8. Se aleee smetatare’e moe naka shiemsiapers Seeanee 23 50 oe 4x10 to10x10.. ++25 50 24 50 8x8. teeee- BS 50 24 50 6x 14 up to gatt.. Polsevoae,cdwle wvlelessvisqesiecenn ssiepiesedecs (ROO WhitePine Uppers, 1 to2 inch.......... ee $98 oo Selects,.x to ancl... 4... . cess cas «in siete eS oo 86 Oc Fine Common, « inch...........+ oes enare nite eset fae, 64 0 1X. to a inch...) \. ..asnisle ei eee a1 No. 1 Cuts, 1 inch............ ov sitet conn es.acen 5 OO) : 1% to2 inch, 5; (cae nee - «. §6 00 60 No. 2 Cuts, x inch 5 + «+ 35 00 37 00 5% to a inch..o.scecn anes sce ae ee RASTER, 48 Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x12 ....+.-- < as, =p ganie ROO 51 c iO. X40 2 XD 38 0 No. 1,1x 8 37 90 Os By LITA), cepacia els 43 00 No: 2,0 tel: anes 37 90 No.) 253/%) Sine 35 « No. ¢)'0% 22 .qoeeeees 34 Wo. 9, 2/800). oe.uee go No. , 2 8 29 Spruce, to and 12 in. dimension 25 9 in, and under ...... ocncenis goa Aan 22 | ro and r2in. random lengths, ro ft. and up .... 23 00 24) 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 mand - lengths, 10 ft. and up.. wasn) IEG ER 21 00 All other random lengths, 7 in. and ‘under, : aa , ft. a om ANG UP esis ve ete ie L ete on ete ee «+ 20 00 e 5 in. and up merchantable. boards, 8 ft. & up, p, 1s 18 50 Canadian Spruce boards ............+++ ois’e wighelet as oo Vermont Spruce boards, matched .. _........ 1 50 1 X2and1x 3 furring p, rs clipped ‘and bundled 00 H%” 5 hed lathe SAA rane, 45 wnratatos So eDeE 3 75 rig” PA Freee eee, wekigdee ee 3 50 NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES FERC OS)/e 5 on.- coe ow Sonam cismtne) Mise atantnn ie ele RET 3 20 learpyas, Ace aes 270 Second clears.. 2 40 Clear Whites. 5;..oi..000 4abeoe 2 30 ’ Extra 1s (Clear whites roNae abn he as i 1 45 Extra 1s (Clear whites in) . a a) ale Be Nae Reis ace BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK _ DIMENSIONS, S&S. 1 S. AND E,. X 45 2x6, 2:X 8, BO 56 Sbreep lsat datanndamaanryor eae es eer sag ao devien evsscventoes $23 50 ax 10, 2x 12, 8to 16 tt... : 18, 20, 22 ft. 24, 26, 28, 30, 32...... 2X 14 up to 32 ft i 3x 4t04 by 12, 8 to 16 ft....... 3x4 to4x 12, 18 to ga ft.. 6 x 6 106: 10.09 to’ safe... Ja asie-\e a se deiguine «danse aaa POR me mt ween tee er BLE: Nox &2 Red Pine, 4in.... ....... : ‘sem E. G. No. . and 2 Fir Floorin Be, B. C. Fir E. G. No. Si rE Rett 7 ee F. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring. . opnb 6s wap sines on E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring. . bidaip vialetta Rates soe 0.sta' cee SHIPLAP. Pine! or Spruce was cow's ste Reese eeeeiraes oepeesiv ens samyele B tonrG:ft.; WG ists inci aeons B. C. Fir 8”, 10” and 12” Shipla) B. C, Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. . ae oh POMBO ST Ts ie OR S.:1S., No. 1 ace Pine, 10 pital Rear ss - “a hes “ uf “ 5 XXX B. C. Cedar XX B. C. Cedar ... XXX Dimension....... LATH. aa 1 Mixed W& R Pine... ....s02s200tee eee 8: CS Mie, oe a rn BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. — WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers Alay sist inn Se $94 00 Dressing 5/4....+.-+++0-+ 5/4 to 8/4. . «++ 92 00 Pre 10/4 to 12/4... Ce ee 97 00 Selects’ gla oo i. wcctnan eae 84 00 5 5/4 toiB/4. ...uicene 82 co * . nol4 to ra/4.. cies 92 00 Fine Common 4] Aricic anise 61 00 No. x Barn 1x 12... No. “ 5X5 : i S CERRO. 2 ps «+ 37 00 7 No.» Barn re 8 8. 33 0 OTIC ot oC No 2 Cuts AlAs sic sce eee 35 00 No. 3 Barn 1x6 & a p S Ghats woke 45 00 ie 2 em ; ‘ S/R. 47 00 Box 1x6 & aii tee - 24 00 Ciao ee + 51 00 ee et oo ee Ree . 24 00 No.9 Cuts ofa wees + 37 00 SG" Te Tae . 26 oc ehh: PURER OR « - 37 00 wT MEA. . 21 C | eae 37 00 | The following quotations on hardwoods resent the bbe buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: se 3) WHITE ASH. - & and, EIDE or 1Y% to ainch ..... 44 00 46 00 Stri 2% to 4inch ; z 8 ss BLACK AND BROWN rst & 2nd 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 BIRCH rst & and6inch & ist & and, white, 6 NU ARP eee ee 40 00 42 00 inch and up...... 30 00 32 00 Common good culls... .. se 16 00 18 00 ELM, ist and and, rock, 6 ist and and, soft, 6 inch and up..... 3200 35 00 inch and ui sess 26.00 28 00 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common and culls. 10 00 17 si feat andl MAPLE ist and 2nd hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . aa Common and culls 14 00 15 co | Common and culls, = = 2 00° BOSTON, MASS. 4 ee Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to a” “ Eurekas, 19” ‘‘ at Satehecotn Ota “ Perfection, 5 butts to A a ee / ey i Ae ad £0 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINCLES | Sf eP_*. ~ yt ) \ | Many | a Shingle has been Counted Out You don’t have to take the count when you buy Fenderson’s N.B. Cedar Shingles because we give you the count If you must fight for business, why not have the proper things to fight with. If you are selling shingles as well as the best grade of why not handle a shingle that will help sell itself. Shingle you can buy That’s the kind we are manufacturing; it’s the most , satisfactory kind for us, the most satisfactory tor you. No need of handicapping yourself and your business z with an inferior article. | BUY FENDERSON’S Remember: If It’s Fenderson’s—It’s Right John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P e Q. Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. 9. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Clarke’s Warm Clothing for Lumbermen Buyers for Lumber Camps and Stores will find our line the most complete in Canada. It pays to deal directly with a firm that makes a specialty of manufacturing Lumbermen’s outfits, including : Gloves, Mitts, Shirts, Vests, Coats, Caps, Socks, Mackinaws Clothing and Larrigans Every article branded and guaranteed by the manufacturer. Write for illustrated booklets and prices. A. R. CLARKE & CO. Works: 611-617 Eastern Ave., TORONTO Sample Room and Shirt Factory, 12 Front St., East Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Of course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 lb. bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 lb. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson's Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) tins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk 30 Ib. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, ete., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. , A. H. Johnson, Sie2i° Collingwood, Ont. What does the Barn Boss think of Heavy, Clean, Western ~ Oats THE NEW CROP IS MOVING NOW. WRITE OR WIRE US FOR OUR PRICES National Elevator Co. Limited PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY We Specialize for the Lumber Trade t ti I | Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Karth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. | International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited Toronto, Ont. 4 i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER (REGISTERED & a i ARSS “, THIS TRADE MARK IS YOUR PROTECTION MACKINAW. arss Mackinaws were the first in Canada, are the best, and have been the best for thirty years. lways give satisfaction and most Canadian Lumbermen won’t wear any- thing else. ecognized by lumbermen to be the only WATERPROOF mackinaw R in Canada. ee the above trade mark on every garment, it means that the garment will give long and satisfactory service. S end to-day for our literature and prices; they will interest you. The Carss Mackinaw Clothing Co., Ltd. | ORILLIA - ONTARIO Lumber Camp Rangers and Heaters [gee We make all kinds of Stoves for either large or small camps f os : a IK My D lcs ee ui ae THE LUMBERMAN HEATER. Built with heavy boiler plate body and ends of oe heavy cast metal with large fire door. Made in NA four sizes, taking wood from 30 to 48 inches. We do business throughout Canada. Do not hesitate to write us, no matter when you may be operating. ADAM HALL, NO 10-36 SIX HOLE LEADER RANGE AND RESERVOIR Will burn either Coal or Wood. Fire box for wood, 28inches. Size of oven, 24 x 28 x 16. Peterborough, Ont. Body of very heavy English Steel. Size of top 54 x 30. Manufacturer of Ranges, Heaters, etc., for Lumber Camps, Hotels, and Railway Construction 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWOKKER Headquarters for Lumbermen’s Harness and Horse Blankets Now is the time to order these goods—which we offer at lowest market prices. Write for catalogue and price list. All correspondence rromptly attended to. -H. Horton & Son Limited Manufacturers 9 and 11 Market Square - ST. JOHN, N.B. Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - TORONTO we specialize on Lumber Horses and Work Horses A trial order solicited. Write us your requirements References, Dominion Bank, Toronto HERBERT SMITH, Manager i GERMAN SAUER-KRAUT Pickles in Brine Vinegar For Lumber Camps The largest Sauer-Kraut Manufacturers in Canada Taylor & Pringle Co., Ltd. °*“on"™ Wet Wear 1S Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities. SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Beal. Leather Co. LINDSAY, Ontario | The Only Electrical A National Journal ace Paper in Managers ° Canada Superintendents Electricians Useful to ae Subscribers Engineers of Profitable to Electric Advertisers Light Plants For free sample copy address and Everybody Interested in Electricity Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Confederation Life Building, i TORONTO ] CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 ‘Scandinavia Belting ot A Ne oe AEN A i iA a for Transmission and Conveying Ca Nil i Wh A Solid Woven Impregnated Textile Belt. Equally good in wet and dry places, and will not come apart. Made in three weights, and in widths up to 60 in. This belt has given exceptional satisfaction in lumber mills and similar places. We guarantee that this belt.on the basis of price will give better service than any belt on the market. Write for Bulletin ie if “oB” and discounts. Federal Engineering & Supplies, Limited 284 YONGE STREET : TORONTO Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. ee over made Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B. C. | 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER For Sale to Close an Account Crown Granted Timber Limits and Lands in the Province of British Columbia, Canada The undersigned has received instructions from the owners who desire to close the account, to sell by private treaty Forty Timber Limits and Lands situate in the Salmon River Valley, West Kootenay, British Columbia, from thirty to forty-five miles north of the United States border, and upon, or contiguous to the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway which runs between Spokane, Washington, and Nelson, British Columbia, — connecting with the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific Railways, and affording access to the United States and Canadian markets. : The limits contain in the aggregate thirty-eight thousand acres, and are comprised of bottom lands and benches of hills, constituting one of the best bodies of timber in the Central Southern part of British Columbia. Subdivision of the tract has hitherto* been consistently — refused. Individual limits contain from two hundred and fifty to twenty-one hundred acres, with from three million to forty-five million feet of Cedar, Pine, Hemlock and other woods of excellent quality upon them, in addition to large quantities of Cedar Poles—prices run from $5,000 up according to Stumpage and Location. Some of the limits are essentially Cedar Pole Propositions, and contain large quantities of the very best quality of Cedar Poles from twenty-five to seventy-five feet in length, free of limbs The properties are Crown Granted, and the timber upon them may be exported. The — ms Timber is subject to a Royalty of fifty cents per thousand feet, when cut. a A considerable quantity of the land is available for fruit land when cleared, and the owners — ee are prepared to give a deed of land and timber, or a license to cut timber only for a term of years, at the option of the Purchaser. TERMS OF SALE: In order to close the account, very easy terms of purchase will be given, namely, twenty- | five per cent. cash, and the balance in four equal annual instalments, and twenty per cent. i cash with balance in six equal annual instalments—interest at six per cent.—with operating privileges which will assist purchasers to pay for limits out of stumpage. ea a $a SS tars ee a <7 7 ere F i ‘x es co ies The character of the properties together with the easy terms of payment present a unique opportunity to persons of moderate means to acquire valuable limits for either operation or investment. ~ Cn arom ‘Saks oh ‘ ok 2 ai : : oe Prices and further information may be had upon application. A. B. BUCKWORTH, Y MIR,{B. C. ea CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 4 | The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO : rs MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING Jeffrey 7 Ton Storage Battery Locomotive hauling load of lumber e e e containing 70,000 feet Machine Knives, Circular Cutters | __and Mortise Chisel Jeffrey Locomotive Equipped with Edison Storage Battery for Handling Lumber in Storage Yards Their preference over steam and gasoline locomotives, ‘““No Fire Risk’’ They are equipped with trolleys, storage batteries or both; where conditions are not favorable for wiring we employ the storage battery Detroit Colonial . Columns Do not delay writing for our Locomotive Book T13 it describes the advantage and money saving features of this modern method of transportation The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Montreal Office and Works: Cor. Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts. Toronto Office: 174 King Street East Branch Offices in the leading commercial centers of the world They are well made from select lumber and present a very graceful and state- ly appearance. Made with a ‘‘lock-joint”’ that will prevent warping and checking. Stocked in Oak, Birch, Chestnut, Pine, etc. Better Drop us a line Detroit Column & Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M.C.R.R. Detroit, Mich. There is un- doubtedly abig market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We please others, we can please you. Not altogether what we say but what Users say : Are You Interested | in British Colum- 4 i | bia Trade? ‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of | The immensit 5 es y French River or similar streams.” 1 of the Lumber | within a few | years make | this Province Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE - - - ONTARIO Western Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg | portant in the 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Oxford Foundry & Machine Co., Ltd. Oxford, Nova Scotia Manufacturers of all kinds of Sawmill Machinery The Trade Supplied from Coast to Coast Ordinary 20-ft. Skeleton Carriage With rope feed saw-bed, arbor extension and pulley to drive edger. The length of our carriages measure from centre to centre of end log seats. Either rack or rope feed supplied, as desired. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS To Employers wanting | Employees \ When you send us an advertisement for an employee | We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants gets the position He Smiles Employees | (« - ) for the coming season r Vows’, wanting M IL. Employers | a | Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels fitted on. Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of treating them after casting, makes a wheel that will outlast anything on the market. Further information on request. The Canada Iron Corporation Limited Canada Lumberman and Woodworker ' TORONTO, Canada. t j { Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. 7 When Renewing Your Tram Car Wheels - CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. 57 Our ‘Best of All.” Figs. 202 and 203 with Four Bits to each Head Are You Fair to Yourself ? If you are a user of wood-working machine tools and have never tried the Shimer Cutter Heads you haven’t been quite fair to yourself or your product. Because it is only fair to yourself and customers to make your product the best possible, and you cannot do the best work without the best tools. You should also see that you are manufacturing as cheaply as possible —that your men are provided with tools that save time in getting started on a job—that will cut smoothly at the highest speed consistent with safety —that will practically eliminate splintered edges and torn-out knots from your product. Ask yourself the question: is my mill giving sucH results? Where can I better the service and output and so get a greater return for the time and money expended. Then remember the thousands of mills that have been made up-to-date by adopting the Shimer System of tools. Write at once giving measurements of your machines and enclosing order for any of the tools found on this page, or in our catalogue and they will be made to your order and sent on 30 days trial. DO IT NOW! Rosette Cutter Head Our new Head and other tools for the purpose of making Rosettes should interest you if you do any work in this line. The Head is made with interchangeable milled Bits and turns any substantial wood turning lathe into a Rosette Making Machine with large capacity. Corner and Plynth Blocks with turned Rosettes are always in good style for interior house finish and are quickly and neatly made with this new Head. Price, Head complete, $11.75. Filing Stand and Tracker This is a neat little device to fasten to a work bench for holding a Head when filing the Bits. It holds the Head with a stub spindle and is better than the ordinary pinch vise which, in time, mars the surface of a Head. The Tracker Attachment sets the Bits to share alike in the cutting. Price, plain Filing Stand .... $ 4.87 Price, Filing Stand, with PEDGEMOE scict Sie ccles +s onsia 11.37 erica, Extra’ Stub -....-+.2+8 1.00 In ordering give the number stamped on your Shimer Cutter Head. Cutter Head for Matching Reversible Glue Joints turns out a most satisfactory fitting of the tongue and groove, interlocking from the same piece of matched material, requiring but one Head with Bits to produce. The jointed material will fit together when the pieces are sawed to length by simply turning the one piece end to end. Glue Joints must depend upon accuracy as well as permanency of pattern. We guar- antee both. Prices range from $15.54 to $17.30 for a four-bit Head, and from $19.96 to $22.60 for a Head with six bits complete. Bolts, Wrenches, etc. We carry a full stock of supplies and can fill orders promptly for anything in our line, such as Wrenches, Planer Head Bolts, Nuts, Washers, Gauges, Set Screws, Brass Washers for under Bits, etc. We make two styles of Grinding Machines to lighten and hasten the work of the filing room. Particulars sent upon request. Our “Best of All” The most popular of The Shimer Cutter Heads are Figs. 202 and 203. The Bits are held within conical duplex bit seats, self-centering, arranged with the very complete Expansion feature for the fine adjustment of tongue and groove thicknesses. Price with 4 bits to each head, the set............ $40.95 Price with 6 bits to each head, the set............ 49.27 Price with 8 bits to each head, the set............ 57.60 Complete with Flooring Bits. The Heads will also receive Bits for thin Ceiling—% at $1.30 each, and Bits for 2-inch thick plank at $1.63 each. The Shimer Cutter Head for ©. G. Batten and Siding These heads are especially designed to work O. G. Batten or O. G. Siding, having three circular cutters in line of the cut, seated and firmly bolted to one side of the head flange. We make them to suit any matcher or moulder. They turn out O. G. Battens as regularly as our matcher heads work tongue and groove flooring. Give measurements same as for flooring heads; or, if flooring heads are already in use on your machine, give their record numbers, and send a cross section of the batten—wood sample or drawing. Price for each Cutter Head, without bits, $9.75. O. G. Batten Bits to mould %-inch deep or less, net each $2.08. Jointer Heads For jointing plain edges we make several styles of Jointer Heads pro- vided with shearing effect to produce the easiest and at the same time the smoothest work. Made of Steel Forgings they supply the strongest and best. Our very reasonable prices put the tools within the reach of all. Price, with 4 bits to each head, the set, 1%4-inch..... $31.20 Price, with 4 bits to each head, the set, 2-inch....... 32.28 Ship Lap Heads to give you the best service must be of a kind that is always ready and to interchange with matcher and other Heads you may have fitted to your machine, thus avoiding a change of machine guides. This is one reason why the Shimer Ship Lap Heads are so generally used. The other reason is that they do work so satisfactorily that all who know their convenience take them in preference to others. Price, with 4 bits to each head, the set, 1%4-inch thick.... $34.84 Price, with 4 bits to each head, the set, 24-inch thick.... 35.88 Double Ceiling Heads These heads have a special design to suit the purpose of double tongu- ing and grooving, with overlapping of the bit cutting edges to produce perfect clearance and to protect the leading points from unnecessary friction and wear. They double the capacity of any matcher or moulder and provide a means of turning out single surfaced ceiling or flooring upon the most economical basis. Price, Double Ceiling Heads, complete with Bits, net.... $40.94 Door Sash and Coping Tools That save all the hand fitting. No changing of patterns, therefore, no trouble in framing the door and sash parts when they are matched up with the Shimer Cutter Head. We relieve you of that detail of the business when we place the mould in counterpart within the contour of the Bits. The Bits are filed only to sharpen and being set by means of a gauge give accurate and uniform results. Prices very reasonable. Reversible and One-Way Cutters The Shimer Reversible Cutters for Single Spindle Shapers, Variety Moulders or Friezers, are carefully moulded opposite to the shape of the mould to be produced, in such a way as to have only the cutting edge touch the lumber. They are complete—inexpensive—time saving. We also make One-Way Cutters for the Double Spindle Shaper. | Samuel J. Shimer & Sons SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Galt, Ontario, Can. Branch of Milton, Pa. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHNSTON RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver, using 10 and 12 gauge saws: znd—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from % inch to any thickness up to 4inches: 3rd—Has screw adjustment so that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under or over standard thickness. 4 h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers catching: THE FRAME being heavy is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8inch by 20 inch automatic feed; Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable Roll grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h.p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Floor space 8 feet by 9 teet 3 inches: THE MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Limited Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H..E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. Detachable Lumber Trucks ta oem | with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards, etc. with Wide Tire Steel Wheels In %, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- Dump Carts for Saw Mills | | 2 we. ae QUGHT IRON WHEEL © WORIAON oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout Tr ee. Three Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. | Dominion Wrought Iron Wheel Co. ORILLIA a ie ONT. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE =: | i 8 hy > | LN HT rm id CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 Canada Machinery Corporation Limited Head Office : - GALT, ONT. Manufacturers of High Grade Wood and fron Working Machinery WE are pleased to announce to the public that we have pur- chased the Plants and Good Will of the MacGregor Gourlay Co., Limited, John Ballantine & Co., Limited, Pres- ton, Hespeler Machinery Co., Limited, Hespeler, the wood tool departments of The Goldie & McCulloch Co., Limited, Galt, and Sussex Mfg. Co., Limited, Sussex, N. B., and are now in position to supply to our many customers the most complete line of Wood and Iron Tools ever offered by one company. A careful selection of machines formerly offered by above companies is now being made and prospective buy- ersmay rest assured that each and every article offered is the best that is produced. Such additions as are called for to meet the requirements of our customers in their various lines will be made as rapidly as possible. We solicit the enquiries of all intending purchasers for any machinery used in the manu- facture of wood and iron. Address all Inquiries, Sales Department Canada Machinery Corporation Limited | GALT, ONT. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Chief Market Place for Lumber is the | “Wanted and For Sale Depart- ment” of this Paper ! cy | acanw Eat Qcaum' Way a a LD, ee oa tm, If you have a special lot of lumber, some second-hand machinery, a mill property or timber limit for sale, just put an ‘‘Ad.” in the Wanted and For Sale Depart- ment of this paper. | This small investment will put you in touch with other people who are in the market for what you have for sale. If you wish to conceal your identity you may use a Canada Lumberman box number for your ‘‘Ad.” without extra charge. You have something for sale now, if you haven't you must want something, just send us an advertisement about it and see what a valuable department this is. Canada Lumberman ana Woodworker | TORONTO, CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 A Double Circular Saw (Rip and Cross-cut) 4 'o : o ¥ ~| i _ is a handy thing in a furniture factory—because of the time it will save and the con- venience in changing from one operation to the other. | Our No. 205 Double Circular Saw is made for quick and accurate work with especial emphasis on the word ACCURATE. It is constructed like an iron-working tool, every detail is carefully worked up to give ACCURACY. In changing from rip to cross-cut sawing, or vice versa, all that is necessary is to turn the hand-wheel at the front when one saw goes below the table and the other comes up. Note that the saws are always out in front, easy to change when wanted a different gauge or style of teeth. | Then to tilt the table or to adjust the fences the operator need not move out of his tracks. Fine adjustments of the fence can be made on this machine owing to the micrometer | device on it. Our Circular Sheet No. 10-R Tells all About the Construction of Our No. 205. Let Us Send You a Copy of it DON’T BUY A DOUBLE SAW UNTIL YOU COMPARE OURS, FOR YOU WANT THE BEST No. 205 Universal Double Circular Saw SS ee 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. A. | J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES : Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., - 532 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wash. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana _ 189-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. «San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. Very little set makes a the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That's why they run so easy. ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that aie fcgniit- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company HAMILTON, ONT. Makers of Sterling Saws - Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. Why Atkins Sterling Saws Run Free and Easy Saws that depend on ‘‘set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sa:s can NOT run fast or pull easy. Disston Principles Seventy years of activity in manufacturing and selling ; seventy years of uninterrupted development, imparts to an organization a good many common sense ideas of business. For nearly three quarters of a century we have been formulating, from time to time,and setting down in simple language some of the ideas and ideals which, carefully followed, have contributed to our growth. They may be of interest to YOU—They have been to a good many of our friends. Here they are :— ‘‘ We have always striven to manufacture the best saws. Now we manufacture not only the best, but the largest line in the world.” ‘Our aim is to manufacture Disston Goods of superior quality and at a price to make them purchasable by all users.” ‘‘Perfection comes with long experience.” ‘The manufacturer who makes his own steel can watch the qual- ity closest.” ‘‘What do you put in your saws that makes them so good?” Henry Disston was often asked. ‘‘Good steel and honest work, ” was his invariable reply. ‘‘A man who has made a reputation for his goods, knows its value as well as its cost and will maintain it.” Henry Disston & Sons INCORPORATED (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Can. ‘“The world recognizes Disston Saws as the standard by which all others are judged.” . ‘‘ Having a thorough knowledge of the requirements of saws, we make them to meet those requirements.” ‘© A constantly increasing demand is the best evidence of efficiency.’ ‘‘ Quality is the best selling agent.” ‘+ All lumber is thoroughly seasoned in our own yards before being manufactured into handles, stocks or frames.” ‘‘Disston Saws are always made so they will run easiest, cut — fastest and last longest.” ‘* Strictly first quality goods may be slightly higher in price, but give better satisfaction and longer service to the user. Thus, in the long run they cost less than cheaper grades.” am Q jo) ro) E Qa z, < Zz < | a= & [eal = 5 a < a < a < O OfIeWUQ ‘eH ; | ~ «SPIOM MVS jeoy ode ,, poyury ‘Aueduloy YsjIIg Ajzanys *soyeIG PIU oy} 0} somuenb oasiey ur poddiys oimjoerjnuew ueipeuer jo sMmes ATUO ay} aie pue ‘Ainjuso e jo Jojtenb & J9A0 Joy Sepeuey “Je Ul spew Useq savy _,sMeS jJeaT ade ,, S39 MEG SOAIUY JOULTG > 1OJ "YIOM TIAL MES JO} sropesy, pospoymouyoe «sisegq Aguop] SMEG puey] SMEG pueg sMeG BUeXy SMEG 3N SSOID joyreul 94} Ul UsyM suoryesyIsedG imoA sn pues ay} oie AY T “3SOo wnuwiurw ye AouoDDyjo WnwIxew 94} NOA AIS | sme JeoT o[dep,, SI QUIET, @ UO SYIOM Sulsnjpovnue_, soquny usopoy ‘UONNGYXY [BUCHEN] UBIpeULE ay) IB UqIyX| JWe0ey a me = ra = * = Lo = s al ba * id # * vs lela i ~ on ee Aeq-O], JO ssoursng soquin7] OY} Ul yssy 3S9}OID) OUT CC SMC JeI] 2[dep,, 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same — tension atall times by alafge spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be — taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45 degree hook. Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot wl covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every z description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Filers! Millmen! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and _ tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of fling and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. | Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works — Send for Catalogue No.' 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U.S. A. 7 = —————— #. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 65 | CHAIN , Weldless Steel Chain “The Strongest Chain in the World ” ee me ere a tein Ce i ae Bi a Oe Write for descriptive pamphlet and prices of this and all kinds of Chain and Chain Sundries to B. J. COGHLIN CO., Limited Office and Works: MONTREAL DON’T IMAGINE——— that all smoke-stack webs are alike. There’s a big difference in quality between ordinary wire cloth and Greening’s Wire Cloth. GREENING’S WIRE CLOTH is made from the best-hard steel wire by our special ‘‘double- crimp” process which assures absolutely square and uniform openings and prevents displacement of the wires when in use. Write for Catalog 2 - The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. For either Rip or Cross Cutting Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandre] Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with grain of wood. the grain (Sent on approval). Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., - ROCHESTER,N. Y. Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. = ’ BAUATA BELTING KEBO is the strongest Balata made. KEBO stretches less than other makes. Plys in KEBO are held together by strongest adhesive known. KEBO means economy for you. Specify KEBO in your next order. J. R. BAXTER & CO. Mill Supplies = MONTREAL | ' for Transmitting Elevating and Conveying. Rubber | Hose for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. The Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Heavy Duty Lath Machine — pe ‘ Wh I QRILtiA Cay , : ? . j Ada Me “ This machine has so many good points that our space will not permit us to tell | about them. We will, however, be gladtosendafull “igs specification on application. RE Se ‘The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it thanin any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them :— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. \ phe ee er _ The end bearing may be easily Le 6 ; ae - LN\ ' * removed, which permits the saws being a , taken off the mandrel for filing. This does not disturb the mandrel. at ELONG MPG; Co, ORILLIA ONTAR IG” ey Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on application. - we f! me ih if es SS cidéiésssdd YP 2M 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 6 ne CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER q ‘iy | _ TROUT _ POWER _ SETWORKS SEPRES. 3 No Work— _ No Lost Motion— 4 : r > _ THE MOST POWERFUL AND EFEICIENT SETWORKS MANUFACTURED A contifuous acting rope-driven set and receding works that will turn out more lumber and better lumber than any other setworks on the market. Just. for these reasons. There are only two levers to operate. Setting is accomplished without stooping or bending. There is no heat from steam cylinder. Rope drive is continuous acting when carriage is station- ary or in motion. With nothing to tire or distract him the setter can give his undivided attention to the sawyer’s signals, and cut as much lumber at the end of his shift as he did at the beginning. No lost motion can possibly develop. Working parts are of finest selected steel throughout. The operation is without rack or jar, eliminating any wear that would affect the setting accuracy. Will set. by 1-32” up to 6” at one manipulation of the setting block. Can be attach- ed to any size Carriage, Rack or Screw. Be, This Setworks is fully detailed in Bulletin No. 107—Send for it | “ . The Waterous Engine Works Co., oe , Brantford, Canada es "te i B. Gilmour: Vancouver, B.C. Western Branch: Winnipeg, Man. aa Ey 4 vee ee Cease DID YOU READ About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to se Sa Bes de from an insurance standpoint and how to secure reduced rates. ‘Lumber Underwriters FIRE INSURANCE | . 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. _ | REDUCED 7 es THE LEATHER Veneered — BELT DOORS A large ‘variety of woods and des signs. - it good values offer) an excellent choice to be made. Various panels, stiles and rails and correct pro- portions are features ee our stock doors. Staved Columns We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of shrinkage. or checking. and the glue employed being in waterproof in- sures durability. ne iy MONTREAL TORONTO [am Batts Limited | || Fg VANCOUVER fam 50 Pacific Ave., West Toronto The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. imited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL OT a nt te 2 ae eo “Trident” Steel Loading Chains | These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. hs The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. a BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for bane pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any ki fs THOMAS PINK, Pembroke: Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools [ ia lumberman Worker Time is Money The rapid cutting File is the economical File - oe Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance Files Branded Rake Arcadé’. Engle .. Great ‘Western We can satisfy the most critical. "Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J.B. Smith Dividends to Policy Holders now 40 per cent. are rapid cutters made by F _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Port Hope, Ont. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. | t : B.Cc.AGENTS. WOOD, VALLANCE & LEGGAT , R OR aa VANCOUVER. ob BEARINGS I7’s RELIABLE WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of | DICK’S BALATA STRENGTH UNIFORMITY TRELIABILITY ED NDURANCE Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies FOR Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. GENUINE\| OAK 2 “Genuine Oak” | LEATHER BELTING Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Every Belt Guaranteed ~ FULL STOCK OF Pressed Steel Pulleys and J.J. TU R NER @ SONS aay ie : Mill Supplies The La@&gest Wholesale pee ies ent oee and Dealers in TAKE IT ana = OF EVERY DESCRIPTION LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and’ SURVE YORS’ SUPPLIES Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Herse Blankets, Grey ‘Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal |p. K. McLaren Limited Bags, Straw Ticks, Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, 3 Moccasins, Ete. Sole sae ter Manufacturers of the Walsh Toronto Quebec aria John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. ° LE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING oegsisenence HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. eee, Vez fo $ ES ° TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF ae oH Y BELTING Ss] es" OAK LEATHER BELTING =F ACTORIES =~ WINNIPEG fe VAgeouver | Phe MONTREAL TORONTO, 4" Toronto, October 15, 1910 : : No. 20 — ST. JOHN N.B oie ean by ig Papen ff ES a ts en Sh ” Pee Lo oe pat agit ‘£5 ar , ‘ wT) 4 ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER RFR a EO ATR RT What Experience in Building Sawmill ” \ achinery Means to You Quality in sawmill machinery is simply the result of experien 2 wis It is an easy matter to build cheap machinery—anybody can do i cut perfect lumber. And it requires a good deal of experience any firm can, make uniformly good machinery. Bit We have had the experience—54 years of it. This means two things ; ee The knowledge we have gained in that time ae ae out machinery which is absolutely sure always to work prop know exactly what will be required of it. hat It proves we have always made good machinery—otherwi wouldn't be in this business now. ; es Ce We know how to build sawmill machinery, but we are con- tinually doing everything possible to turn out better machinery.. Parts that appear to be even slightly imperfect are not fixed up and used, ‘but are thrown out, and we are quite willing at all times to give any guarantee in respect of material and workmanship our customers desire. i One thing is certain—you cannot possibly buy anywhere, at any price, better machinery than we make—and cheaper machinery is not good enough for you. 3 ~ Send us your orders and be sure. ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER —— = ——— : — Sea oo Hl ff i f SS Think of the Difference Between just ordinary Flooring and Dressed Pine to be shipped from anywhere and our product shipped from the heart of the best, close-grained Red and White Pine forest in Ontario. It simply means it 1s to your advantage to deal with us. We have a large stock of dressed lumber and flooring. “George Gordon & Company, Limited D>. Cache Bay tan - Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts ar FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Ratt oR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited | MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building a oe - - TORONTO, ONT. The fe : e For Dressed and Sized Georgian Bay Lumber Co. | Hemiock Limited Jo isti ni £ Waubaushene, Ontario try Manufacturers of High Grade : Hocken Lumber Co. Limited Lu mm b e i Otter Lake Station, Ontario We dress and size all our 8/4 and surface all our 4/4 Hemlock direct from the saw. Complete stock. and WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES F. N. Watopig, President. R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company | ove“ Lumber, Lath and Shingles Limi Mills at Victoria Harbor, waa Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. . Wa R. S. Wau G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. “WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufactwresof Tygon ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 {SSS SS SSS = SS SS ea ———————— OSS SSSSS———_—_—_= LOEYEPEEL) SAN Y £7 N \ \. N Ng SS ~ IN \ \S & \ iN & \\ \\ X\ ANS: ANS f Us Aw NWS SY \ A \ WS \““ AN ANN AQIS Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada 440 Square Miles Timber Limits on Georgian Bay, Ontario To be Sold by Auction in Blocks of 5 to 36 Square Miles On account of their President and Principal shareholders being engaged in other large enterprises, and not having the time to give to them all, THE PARRY SOUND LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, have decided to sell by Public Auction, to be held in the rotunda of the Board of Trade in the City of Toronto on the Seventh Day of December, 1910, all of the timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound also Tug Scow and full Camp Equipment for five camps. Ontario Timber Limits TO BE SOLD comprise some 440 square miles of licensed and deeded Pine, hemlock, spruce, birch and other timber. The licences from the Ontario Government include all timbers and are not restricted for time. Government dues are as follows: Saw Logs, White Pine, $1.50 per M. ft., B.M. Saw Logs, Hemlock, Tamarac and other woods, 75c. per M. ft. The timber is situated in the Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Montieth, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. The Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Railways run through the limits, which makes some of the parcels offered for sale particularly desirable for small mill owners. A circular giving full information, maps, terms and conditions of sale will be furnished upon application to The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited 1315-20 Traders Bank Building - TORONTO, CANADA 6 GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. | | Mr. Lumberman Limited if you wish to build up your fall trade WHOLESALE DEALERS IN==—== Lumber, Lath nothing will help you to do so like a good line of shingies If you want the Sah SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a sample car of our FAMOUS METIS Bran One car will convince you of what we say, that they are the BEST on the market. Ifyou _ _ Want a car quick wire us the order. Do it now before you forget. In SPRUCE we hav quality znd and better planed and matched, prepared to perfection. _ 1 We have a snap on % Sheeting,—get our prices, it will pay you. in es OSs y Our idea is,‘ That a satisfied customer is our best advertisement,” and every one is satis- 9 fied ie our METIS SHINGLES and 2nd and better SPRUCE | also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAP- | BOARDS and Lath. q Get our prices before buying—It will pay you | Sarnia, Ont. le Keddy G Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. WHAT'S ‘? THIS | Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, WHERE ? ~ | Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Ph nig eee Dalhousie, N. B. Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelage Bank Bldg., Quebec Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ; ALWways ON HanpD Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. p bs Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont Correspondence Solicited. New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea | National Life Chambers, 2 ib oe Street Shona CPelephone Main 44) > TORONTO, ONT. MANUFACTURERS OF biwebae and Lath R ; rroubélies tant Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE || prayrarr « WHITE is recognized as the Manufacturers and B E Ss T Wholesale Dealers a a a re o- ry that can be obtained anywhere a Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. | H. R. GOODDAY & CoO. Contractors for Railway Supplies Quebec BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment RAILWAY TIES Hemlock and Cedar (Standard Sizes) l and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL Seurea|. Pine! .. Hemlock. Te Hurdman Lumber Co. || °?“Basswood. Birch OTTAWA, CANADA L Bited Yellow Pine EASTERN Lath Shingles Mil Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles Timber, Lath and Shingles LUMBER—Rough or Dressed WESTERN British Columbia Timber | Cc. A. S Pes at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers “White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Main Office Branch Office Castle Building, 53 Queen St. - OTTAWA Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. eee eember Company |! Ce Clair Construction Co Wholesale Dealers in Limited White and Red Pine, Spr uce and Lath Rough and Dressed Lumber ROUGH OR DRESSED Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly Yard and. Planing Mill: 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. Campbell Ave. and Davenport Road T OR ONT 0 WRITE US. Davenport Station, G.T.R. ‘| 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS . OTTAWA, ONT. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible ben furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario THE ‘ 7. Wholesale and Retail # cones kecceee er an Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill, Stuff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune wee Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., ToRonTO EADIE DOUGLAS CO, za St. John Street, MONTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CoO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff in— Pine, Spruce - and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 Planing Mills: EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Room 913 Traders Bank Building, Toronto Ferguson Lumber Co. London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. 1 B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston| Hochelaga Bank Building QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, . White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. ws Yellow Pine Finish fe ae Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. The Canada Wood | Specialty Co., Limite 1 Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock - © ouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. : Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to -PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. 3 Limited Papineauville, P.Q. Ralph Loveland, Pres. x. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER ann SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW = - MICH. Qh TFT MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion Beutine Co. Lito, HAMILTON CANADA SN (oe eee ee se CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, 1 oronto, Ont. s Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited RACEBRIDGE, ONT. | Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, 34 Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal 7 | ire Pl a i ‘ Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont. | Yards and Planing Mill at rie Hamilton, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. x:"s: Montreal, Que. | Everything n Timber =| Car and Cargo lots ‘oaly ————— q Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. 4 a : d ; Th e Gold en Lake Lumb er C O. For low prices an prompt shipment of 5 tase Yellow Pine Timbers ———_ M LACLIURES OE ole mak : Short Leaf Finish Lumber, Lath and Shingles Chistes DU Nee Sha ance se wag ate | Hardwood Flooring Oe nic: stock va? (Hopihekt Hasaqeud: WeMcee we | _ New Brunswick Shingles Your inquiries solicited . Be: : . Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and BARRy’s Bay, eels Fred S. Mo rse Lumber Co. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. MONTREAL, QUE. } Why Waste Your Time and Money experimenting with other makes when ‘‘ EMPIRE BRAND” Hardwood Flooring will give perfect satisfaction? Made in Burch, Maple and Oak 2 in. end matched. We also manufac- ture strictly high grade Booth @ Shannon Veneered Hardwood Doors Sashes : - Pine Doors Frames sy eer da, Biscotasing, Ont. Mdulatees Ceilings MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Pine and Hemlock (rough or dressed) We make a specialty of Planing, Matching, Moulding, Re-sawing J. R.Eaton & Sons, Ltd. ontario Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Hem! | White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock | We have 1,500,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1", 2” and 3” 1 White Pine and Spruce Lath, Cedar Shingles. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1’, 1%", 1%” and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. We have also a nice line in White Pine Mill Run Stocks. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. pite Howe, Aver Puce BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited OT Cor Sisme CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER I! Vy "i it i HORT! > S Paper in Managers Nig INN Canada Superintendents Ga < Electricians and Engineers A National Journal for . Useful to Subscribers of ; ws = Profitable to Electric a ~S Advertisers Light » a Plants For free sample copy address and Everybody 0 Hugh c. MacLean, Ltd. Interested in Confederation Life Building, Electricity TORONTO (at Tea s q e ¥ a " — Be> ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. MANUFACTURERS OF Fir and Tamarac Lumber, Timbers, Piling, Etc. Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B. C. We own and offer subject to prior sale 5,000,000 ft. Birch Will saw and make shipment to suit purchaser. Send in your orders for Sawn Lumber, Sash, Doors and Factory Material to New Michel, B. C. or to THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO., Ltd., Calgary, Alta. Mercantile Lumber & Supply Co. Suite 66, 97 St. James St.. MONTREAL President and General Manager Assistant General Manager D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg Wm. ROBERTSON, Vancouver Secretary-Treasurer, WILSON BELL, Winnipeg The Rat Portgae Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited CABANO, QUEBEC MANUFACTURERS OF Long Lumber Rough and Finished Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work Shingles, Clapboard, etc. ‘ : Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. Yellow Poplar Oak 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. 1 20,000 feet 1 x 24” to 27” Panel & No 1. 15 000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No. r. For Immediate 45,000 feet 1 X 1o and up, rst and 2nd Quartered White, uniform color, flashy figure. Acceptance We will sell a block of 1 in. No. 1 Hemlock at $13.00 and 1 in. No. 2 Hemlock at $9.00 per M., F.O.B. Hunts- ville. Terms 2% 30 days. Stock must be shipped at once. The 90,000 feet 4/4 15t and 2nd. 80,000 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. 90,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 feet 5/4 1st and and, +2” and up. 30,000 feet 5/4 Sap and Select. 50,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd. 40,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd, 12” and up. 60.000 feet 8/4 1st and 2nd. 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. 80 000 feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better 200,000 teet High Grade Boxing. Special Sizes Cut to Order Ash 40,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. andBetter. - 45,000 feet 6/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 80,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com, and Better. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd Quartered White. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. Gece et 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. ite. 150,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd plain White. 100,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. plain W hite. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain Red. 80,000 teet 4/4:1st and 2nd finish White. 70,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain White 140 ooo _ feet 6/4 No 1 Com. or Better plain ite. 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Betterplain White 80,000 feet 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com. and Better plain White. Special Oak Sills, sizes 10 to 40 feet. Cherry 4/4 to 10/4 all grades. Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada The American Lumber & Mfg. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER _ The Famous Snow P lows Brazel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9 wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12” of loose snow each time the plow passes over. Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company Limited Toronto 2 Canada Lidgerwood Logging Systems St eam For all Conditions of EI e ctri c Timber and Ground Donkey Engines Log Loaders Sleigh Hoists _ Cableway Skidders Pile Drivers Log Unloaders Incline Hoists Log Handling Cableways Combined Portable Ground Skidders and Loaders and All regular and special forms of Logging and Log Handling Machinery Builders and Sole Canadian Agents Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Montreal Limited Vancouver CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 17 The proof of the pudding is in the word “‘DEFIANCE.” If it were not for the high class work our machines produce the wise manufacturers would not be satisfied. Therefore, buy ¢¢ DEFIANCE” Wood-Working Machines For economically producing, hubs, spokes, rims, wheels, wagons, carriages, automobile wheels and bodies, shafts, poles, neckyokes, singletrees, hoops, handles, spools, bobbins, insulator pins, balusters, tablelegs, oval wood dishes and for general woodwork. Invented and Built by THE DEFIANCE ¥ MACHINE WORKS Defiance, Ohio 68 s LY ft W9GG pod em oe eee nt tering 36” Band Re-saw Hub Block Borer No. 6 Bolter Variety Turning and Boring Lathe CUT THE COST OF LOGGING BY USING A Dunbar 1910 Logging Engine View of Logging Engine on heavy grade showing the advantage of our Patent Raising and Lowering Jack, the only en- gine fitted with this appliance One of our cus- tomers who is using two engines says: ‘‘In this engine you have the very thing that lumbermen require.” manufactured to- day. The only Patent Logging Engine in Canada to-day—Patented in U.S. A. and Canada The Alex. Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited, - Woodstock, N.B. We also manufacture all kinds of Mill Machinery “Big Fires From Little Sparks Grow” Every stack and chimney in the lumber and woodworking industry should be equipped with a “Thompson Improved Spark Extinguisher” This is the only attachment for this purpose that is guaranteed to extinguish all dangerous sparks and not affect the draft. They are being used very extensively throughout Canada and United States. BETTER WRITE FOR OUR INTERESTING LITERATURE Geo. W. Reed & Co., Limited, Craig Street West, MONTREAL Canadian Manufacturers 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER As far as the cutting edge is concerned the Inserted Tooth saw ought to show up best,for the reason that _ each tooth is a separate unit and can be made witha P higher temper than the tooth which is solid with the _ plate. Simonds Insertable Saw teeth are very finely and accurately machine milled (both bit and shank) to fit into the plate and ‘they are brought to a high” temper by a_ very skilful process — this temper is always uniform. There is one kind of timber in sawing which Simonds Inserted Tooth Saws show a big lead and that is—frozen timber; one reason is that the points are held exceptionally firm in the plate by the Simonds way of insertion, so solid that they cannot spring sideways and cause the plate to dodge. Again, Simonds Points or Bits have a better clearance from the cutting edge both backward and downward than other makes of insertable bits—and the clearance is so uniform that Simonds Points may be worn down full length of swage without side filing or materially varying the width of kerf. You know the name Simonds—now know the Saw Simonds. Every kind used in mill work, wood- working machinery and lumbering—Cross-cut, Gang, Band, Solid or Inserted Tooth Circular. Your very next order should be for Simonds Saws. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited Vancouver, B.C. Montreal, Que. St. John, N.B. | In the United States, Simonds Manufacturing Co. Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is thoroughly nailed Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. Our Arms and Hubs are made of _ We have the largest and only com- Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. plete Pulley Works in Canada. If for very damp place we bolt the Might as well have the best. Rims. Cheapest in the end! Strongest pulley on the market— me - P z We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. no Slip. Send for Catalogue. aor ¥ | ( Dodge Manufacturing Co., Toronto, Montreal : | I A National Journal @nada [umberman Worker Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN,-. Winnipeg, President. THOS. 8. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER 5 = + ‘Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. McNAULTY, Representative “TORONTO - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building _F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives “MONTREAL - - - - YTelephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade < i HERBERT B. MUIR, Representative “WINNIPEG - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building 4 : J. R. HOOPER, Representative ume UK! CU! UK UK |) 4059 Perry Street E. J. MACINTYRE, Representative SGONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. : **The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- _ worthy market quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., “‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’? is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘‘ Wanted’? and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. . ne Vol. 30 Toronto, October 15, 1910 No. 20 iNicedless Loss of Life and Wealth _ The loss of life resulting from the forest fires in the Rainy River District last week will make that terrible event go down into history as one of the most disastrous forest fires in North America. It is impossible at present to think of anything but the pitiful human suffering that has resulted. The property loss, however, will have to be borne in mind _ immediately, and it is in this connection that, as a lesson to the country, the event will have a forcible moral. The property loss of this great fire _ alone, if it had been wisely spent in the establishment of fire protection _ services, would have been sufficient to do everything that human in- - genuity can devise for the prevention of forest fires. It is a humiliating reflection upon human nature that after an event of this nature we are so often ready to pour out our resources, yet beforehand, even with the lessons of experience to assist, we (that is to say, our governments, who are primarily responsible) will dispute and haggle and procrastinate indefinitely over the apportionment of ridiculously inadequate sums of money for the protection of the forests. The international nature of the Rainy River fire may be the means of showing the problem in its proper light. There should be no content- _ ment with one or two provincial or state forest protection services. An _ international commission should be established, with power and means _ to handle the question. There is no use in one country or province pro- te ting its forests, unless all neighboring forests are protected. Had ie Province of Ontario protected its forests properly they would not we been saved from the flames starting across the border and sweeping erything before them. The same problem has presented itself to ividual lumbermen who have not been willing to spend money in pro- eting their own timber limits, when all adjoining owners have not been pelled to do the same. Many lumbermen in Ontario to-day would be CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 glad to burn the slashings left after their woods operations, if the law would compel their neighbors to do likewise. But the law simply pro- vides for the appointment of fire rangers to guard the forests and makes little or no provision for removing the cause. One might just as reason- ably leave his premises in a highly inflammable condition and spend a lot of money upon a fire alarm system. The same thing applies to the international aspect of the problem. Co-operation among all the governments of the two countries should be effected and no time lost in putting the whole question on its proper footing. No more time should be wasted in conventions, wher the changes are interminably rung by expert politicians upon the old tune of con- servation. Conservation’ conventions are well enough, if they could only be brought down out of the clouds and deliver their goods. The conser- vation conventions should long ago have learned that forest protection needed more than talk, that it should be removed at once from the realm of experiment and discussion. There is nothing mysterious about forest fires. Their conditions are well understood and their remedies are plain. The conservation commissions therefore should long ago have said, “Here is a good problem to start on. Appoint at once great national forest protection services, co-operating with one another, and finance them with a liberal hand.’’ If they had done so and a strong forest protection service had been established, the Rainy River fire and its disastrous predecessors in Idaho and Montana, could have been pre- vented. The fires which caused the Rainy River disaster had been smoul- dering for months and no one seemed to consider it his duty to extinguish them. Public opinion and government interest seem also to have been smouldering. It is to be hoped that this recent calamity will stir people up to an understanding of their duty. Railroad’s Arrogance Rebuked The peculiar behavior of the Canadian Northern Railway in the mat- ter of the carriage of lumber for the Rat Portage Lumber Company very properly aroused the disapproval of the Board of Railway Commission- ers. The plain facts of the case as recited by Mr. D. C. Cameron, presi- dent of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, and other witnesses on his behalf, were that the railway company charged an excessive rate for switching lumber cars at St. Boniface, and that, although the charge for moving the freight cars from Rainy River to Winnipeg was $2.50 per thousand feet, the railway company charged more for moving them from points between Rainy River and Winnipeg to the latter place. In addi- tion to this the situation was greatly aggravated by the behavior of the railway company to Mr. Cameron personally. According to Mr. Cam- eron’s evidence he was treated by Mr. Mann as one expects to be treated by an officious understrapper. He was, he says, plainly told that he could get no better treatment in the future than he had received in the past. In conversation with Mr. Mackenzie a little later he received better treatment and the promise that matters would be remedied, but he waited in vain and the promises were never kept. In 1898, when the Provincial Government of Manitoba entered into a contract which led to the construction of that section of the C. N. R., the railway company agreed, in view of the aid given to it, that the freight rate on logs from Rainy River to Winnipeg should not exceed $2.50 per thousand feet board measure. This rate is in force to-day, but from intermediate points to Winnipeg a greater charge was made. The Rat Portage Lumber Company had cut thousands of feet of logs, which it expected to take to its mill for conversion into lumber, but on account of the excessive charges for freight they have been obliged to leave many of them rotting in the woods. Six years ago the Rat Portage Lumber Company bought a considerable tract of land in St. Boniface and erected a modern mill. One-half of this mill plant has been installed and the other half could be installed at a cost not exceeeding 15 per cent. of the sum already invested. In spite of this fact, during the past four years Mr. Cameron claims that the railway company has only supplied them with enough cars to run the mill for one-third of each year, or 125 days. These facts seem to have been pretty clearly substantiated in the hear- ing of the case, and from the tone of the Chief Commissioner’s remarks it looks as though the railway company has had a valuable lesson as to its importance and power. The decision of the Board was in favor of the lumber company, and the statement of Judge Mabee, Chief Commis- - 20 sioner, was as strong as he could make it. He ordered that the through rate from Rainy River to Winnipeg must be granted also on intermediate traffic. The Canadian Northern is required to file a tariff with the Com- mission showing the rate from intermediate points to Winnipeg for the earriage of logs. If it is unable to make an agreement for proportionate rates with the Minnesota and Manitoba Railway, which is the name of the C. N. R. in Minnesota, it must quote a rate for the Canadian end of the line which will make the rate from Minnesota points to Winnipeg not more than $2.50 per thousand feet. In regard to the switching charges of $2 per car in St. Boniface, the Chief Commissioner stated that neither custom nor statute justified such a charge. He, however, decided to submit the matter to the expert of the Commission, and if his report was: that the charge was justifiable the Board would not interfere. With reference to the failure of the C. N. R. to supply ears for the transportation of logs, Judge Mabee read the federal law on the obli- gations of carrying companies, and indicated that if Mr. Cameron could prove in court the truth of his statements there was little doubt that he would be able to recover in the courts substantial damages from the railway company. It is difficult to understand how a railway company like the C. N. R. eould have blundered into so foolish and unfair a course of procedure Lumberjacks Request Better Sanitation of Camps A movement is on foot among the employees of lumber camps in might as well never have been passed. The petitioners ask the attention © British Columbia to bring to the attention of the Government the neces- sity for providing better sanitary arrangements in the camps. The public will sympathize with the lumberjack who believes that he is entitled to the best possible care of his health and well-being that can be provided by modern scientific knowledge. The trouble in those camps which have not provided properly for their employees is that camp equip- ment was designed many years ago and has not improved as time passed. Compared with the possible comforts, the eamp arrangements of to-day are still far behind the times. There are, it is pleasant to note, many eamps which are splendidly equipped, but the lumberjack ought to be certain of meeting proper sanitary conditions in any camp. The case of the employee is well put in the petition which is now in the hands of the provincial authorities at Victoria. Complaint is made that ‘‘The Health Act’’ is not enforced with regard to the lumber camps of British Columbia. It is stated in the petition that section 60 of the Health Act was amended so as to read: ‘‘The health officers of any municipality, health district or outlying district shall in every year in the month of April or May visit all logging, lumber, railway, sawmill and mining camps in their district and examine into the sanitary condi- tions thereof, and shall also examine the water supply of said camps.’’ The petition points out that, ‘‘so far as the health and well-being of this great army of laborers and nation-builders is concerned,’’ this legislation An Important Step in Railway Freight Regulation It is important news to the lumber manufacturers of Canada that negotiations have been commenced for the creation of some kind of a court or commission of an international nature, upon which Canada and the United States will be represented, and which will have for its object the regulation of those problems connected with transportation which involve international trade. Both in Canada and the United States great advance has been made of late years in the matter of regu- latmg the railroads. The Interstate Commerce Commission in the United States has much the same powers as the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners in Canada, and each of these bodies has proved itself of incalculable value both to the shippers and the railroads. Problems which in former years were permitted to drag along without solution from year to year are now quickly disposed of and trade is enabled to progress with far less friction. International trade has been growing with great rapidity, and, if anything comes of the movement now being promoted in the United States for reciprocal trade relations CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER towards one of its large customers. If it were not for the high stanc of Mr. D. C. Cameron throughout the country, one might be inclined t think that he was exaggerating slightly, but this is out of the questio Mr. Cameron is a well-known public man, who is held in high estee Winnipeg and indeed throughout Canada, for he has taken a wide - est in public affairs. The only ground upon which such a course as tha‘ of the C. N. R. could be understood is that Mr. Mann considers the Canadian Northern Railway as the absolute property of the company. a this is his belief he has made a grave mistake. The same parliamen which granted the company permission to build their railway also p an act in 1903 giving the Board of Railway Commissioners an ex and comparatively absolute jurisdiction over the whole system of company in the way of hearing complaints and ordering redress. — impossible that the interests of a large company such as the Rat Po Lumber Company, or in fact of any company carrying on a legit business should be permitted to be endangered by a railway ec seeking, for a reason best known to itself, to collect more than entitled to. If the Canadian Northern is well advised it will diately put things to rights in this case and not oblige Mr. Camero resort to the courts to secure his rights in the matter of the pe charges at St. Boniface. of the Legislature to what they describe as ‘‘the deplorable and utterly insanitary conditions which to-day exist in the logging, timber, cons : tion and mining camps everywhere throughout the province,’” imperilli ng the health of the loggers, and threatening some of the most inrportar t industries in the province. Enforcement of the existing law is asked fon and amendments are asked for to secure that (1) ‘‘bedding owned by th company be made subject to sanitary inspection, dealt out to each man ; on joining the camp and charged to him, with rebatement of cost of same on his departure; (2) bath houses and wash houses to be at least 50 feet from bunk house, and to be of modern construction, and so furnish to the white laborers conveniences which to-day are provided in many camps to. Hindoos and Chinese; (3) modern and sanitary bunks with springs and — mattresses, and comfortable, well-ventilated quarters for the men; (4) a fully equipped medicine chest with bandages and splints; (5) launches or boats in every camp to take the injured or sick at once to the nearest hospital or doctor, instead of waiting the call of the regular boats, which — are in many cases one a week; (6) that it shall be unlawful to pay the men otherwise than in cash, or, if this be inconvenient or impossible, by ordinary bank cheque or time cheque, payable at par and on demand at some bank or reputable place of business in the nearest town or city, and — that the men shall, in any event, receive on departure from camp full — cash transportation to the said town or city.” ae- = a with Canada the trade between these two countries will increase still — more rapidly. This is a state of affairs which makes the consideration — of the creation of an International Commerce Commission, having especial jurisdiction over the railroads, all important. Negotiations were recently opened betweeen Chief Commissioner Mabee of the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners and Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission. An a already been reached that some system of joint regulation is desir but it will of necessity be a very complicated problem to devise an ac able and praztical scheme of joint action. Such problems, however, hi already been solved in each country, and there is no reason to doubt that their international features will also be susceptible of regulation. ob- ably a railroad tribunal will be established which will have jurisdiction over international business in much the same manner as the two. national institutions have in their respective countries. That there is great necessity for this step is well known to 2 a Ss Vig >, a on ae i> es a> ae CANADA LUMBERMAN _ business men who ship goods across the border. In Canada a case which - only recently came before the Dominion Commissioners was settled, so _ far as it concerned a Canadian railroad, but the section of the same road in the United States could not be regulated, and so, to some extent, the ~ solution is incomplete. Had there been an international body to deal with the question it would have been readily disposed of at one hearing and no further complications need have been feared. Without this inter- national body it seems just possible that the railroad with its infinite AND WOODWORKER 21 capacity for protracting a contest may be able still to use its United States road as a lever to secure its own ends. This is only a minor instance. Others will be readily conceived by business men. It is not perhaps, however, in the solution of existing difficulties that an inter- national body would find its greatest usefulness, but rather in preventing the occurrence of difficulties which can be foreseen and provided against. Further negotiations respecting the matter will probably be arranged for in the near future. oa. Washington, D.C., despatch shows that the Government is busy ~ collecting reciprocity bait for Canada. The report says: ‘‘The Tariff Board is now investigating the paper and pulp question. John Norris, of New York, and President Lyman, of the International Paper Com- _ pany, were examined yesterday. There is a strong desire to hasten for- ward work on the pulp and paper schedule in order to get something _ defimite in hand before the time when the Canadian reciprocity negotia- - tions open. These, it is presumed, the administration actually intends to _ take up in real earnest, as communications which have been had with Canadians would commit it to some such action. It is now too late to 4 _ withdraw, according to present feelings.’’ In the United States retail lumber asscciations are making rapid pro- gress. So extensive and influential has the movement toward association _ become that three large state associations are now proposing to amal- - gamate. These are the associations of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The reasons given for amalgamation are as follows: (1) The united effort and strength that may thus be given in support of the maintenance of trade ethics. 2. The economy of operation because of one office only being re- - quired for the administration of the business of three states. (3) The tremendous factor of potent influence caused by increased membership as a natural sequence of tangible results which are only possible where necessary funds are at hand to carry on the association work. Pulp and paper manufacturers are divided in their opinion as to _ the effeet pulp legislation will have on the export of pulpwood in the province of Quebec. Some hold to the view that this new policy of the government will mean the practical prohibition of the export of pulp- wood, while opponents of the policy point out that in the past only 15 per cent. of all the pulpwood cut in this province was cut on crown lands. As the legislation applies only to crown lands, they claim that _ 85 per cent. of the output is available for export. They also point out that private parties have been accumulating pulp wood for the last two _ or three years and have large supplies on hand available for export. ‘ _ Developments in connection with the amount of pulpwood exported | $ under the new law will be watched with interest. - made.”’ 7 ; In a report on the spruce forests of Newfoundland, by George John- ston, F.S.S., the Dominion statistician, the following information is set forth: ‘‘It may be said that while there are some sections of the island _ wherein the white spruce is found to be fairly abundant, the chief spruce _ of New foundland is the black spruce, which is seldom found anywhere in the New England States ar Canada. But while the black spruce of the island is small it is in some respects more valuable for the paper- 3 maker’s use than the white spruce, from the fact that a log of black spruce is said to contain from 20 to 25 per cent. more fibre, which is - what the paper maker and pulp maker is after, than a log of the same ‘size of white spruce, owing to the larger size of the wood cells of the white spruce. Moreover, the Newfoundland spruce is evidently a more mere wood than the white spruce of Canada and the United States, as y be seen by its use as railway ties by the Reid-Newfoundland Com- pany, the white spruce of Maine, the New England States and Canada being considered suitable for ties. The black spruce is considered e better than the white for pulp; indeed it is probably the most aluable of all woods for pulp and paper purposes.”’ not Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers The United States Forestry Service has issued the following bulletin on the matter of fire prevention : ‘“One of the lessons which will finally be drawn from:the trying ex- perience of the present forest fire season, in the belief of officials of the United States Department of Agriculture, is the need of wider organiza- tion among private owners of timber to safeguard their holdings. It is pointed out that already in the Northwest, both on the Pacific Coast and in Montana and Idaho, timberland owners have formed themselves into associations which assess the members on an acreage basis and thus meet the cost of maintaining a regular patrol and fire-fighting organization. Only by getting together can private owners usually assure themselves protection, for fire is no respecter of boundary lines, and the man who undertakes to keep it out of his own timber will want it kept out of his neighbor’s too. Wherever possible the Government’s forest officers co- operate with the force put in the field by the associations, so that the employees of the Government and those of the private owners are handled practically as a unit in fighting the common enemy. ‘This co-operation is advantageous to both sides. Protection of the national forests necessarily carries with it a good deal of protection of adjoining or interior holdings. If the private owners would everywhere shoulder their reasonable share of the burden, the public would gain both through more general forest conservation and through relief from the necessity of paying for the protection of private timber in order to pro- . teet its own.’’ In connection with the recent statement of Sir Wilfrid Laurier that, if loggers were compelled to burn their brush, many large fires might be avoided, the remarks of A. A. Richardson, insurance adjuster, of Van- couver, B.C., are of interest: ‘‘ All over the provinee,’’ he says, ‘‘the summer has been the driest in many years, with the result that bush fires have been more prevalent and more destructive than ordinarily. Of the general loss in standing timber I have no statistics, but traveling back and forth among the affected areas, it would seem that almost all the areas burned are of lands that have been logged and that only in few instances have the fires penetrated the standing timber to any depth. The reason for this would seem to be that the logged areas are open and dry, whereas in the standing timber the dense undergrowth conserves the moisture and offers less encouragement to the flames. The problem of preventing bush fires does not receive the general practical attention that it should in view of its importance, and there is too great a tendency to regard them as inevitable. Lack of system in fire fighting contributes to the annual loss. So does the negligence of lumber companies, the railroads assist, and private individuals by their carelessness tend to the same result. Among the chief offenders are the lumbermen themselves, logged off lands as a rule being covered with highly inflammable material, the dried bush burning like tinder. The precautions that the lumbermen do not seem disposed to take of their own motion should, I think, be im- posed and enforced by law. In my opinion the law should require the burning of brush as it is eut.. Furthermore, every log should be taken out. Wherever one travels he finds old logs rotting, usually with brush piled on them, and when the fire gets in this dry stuff off it goes. If the logged tracts were properly cleared as the work of logging proceeded many of the bush fires would never occur, or would not reach large pro- portions. With a thorough inspection system and co-operation, in addi- tion, the annual loss of lumber and mill properties by fire should be re- duggd to a minimum.’’ 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Ontario Mills Will Have Average Log Output for the Coming Winter to be About the Same as Last Year’s — Supplies of Logs Well Used Up — A Satisfactory Outlook The lumber manufacturers of Ontario are busy now with their preparations for the coming winter’s operations in the woods. Many of the camps are already in operation. The scarcity of labor will be an important factor this year. The railway construction camps in all parts of the country have drawn off large numbers of the men who formerly went to the lumber camps. Practically every camp is finding it difficult to obtain a full force. In the light of this it might have been expected that the cut of logs this winter would be lighter than usual. This, how- ever, is not likely to be the case. According to information received from a number of large manufacturing ‘companies, the cut this winter will be about an average one. Replies received in answer to enquiries are largely to this effect. A few operators are reducing the number of their camps, but expect to have just as large a cut as usual. Some important operators are not putting in any camps. The Ontario Lumber Company at French River, for instance, will cut no logs. The Parry Sound Lumber Company, which is about to sell its plant and limits, will also probably not be cutting any logs, as no preparations have been made by the present owners, and the auction sale is not to occur until early in December, when it will be too late to go in for opening camps. On the other hand, some of the large operators intend to increase their cut. Geo. Gordon Co., Cache Bay, for instance, intend to increase their cut by 50 per cent. Stocks of lumber at the mills have been pretty well worked off during the summer. The outlook for trade therefore is encouraging. Stocks of logs also have been satisfactorily turned into lumber. Nearly all the logs cut in the woods last winter were driven successfully to the mills and manufactured. The companies are therefore approaching the win- ter’s operations under exteptionally favorable conditions, and with an average winter’s cut of logs they should improve their situation mater- ially between now and this time next year. It looks more than probable in fact that by the fall of 1911 stocks of lumber will be light, logs well used up and market conditions generaily satisfactory. Following are quotations from a number of letters received by the Canada Lumberman upon the subject: The Muskoka Wood Mfg. Co., Huntsville, Ont., write as follows: The season of 1910 and 1911 promises to be particularly busy in this section of Ontario. Many more camps are already engaged than since 1906 and 1907. Many of the firms intend increasing their cut of hardwood, as there is a decided scarcity of hardwood lumber through the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound. The price of hardwood at the present time is from $2.00 to $5.00 per M. higher than in 1909, and the stocks at the mill are very light. Stocks of hemlock at the mill do not appear to be greater than at this season in 1909, and while sales are brisk the price is not as high or satisfactory as the situation warrants. We look se advance as soon as a few who must realize on their lumber get their stocks sold, Low-grade pine and spruce are lower than in 1909, and we think this has the effect of keeping the price for hemlock down to some extent. Wages for bushmen sare about $7.00 per month more than ome year ago, and the manufacturers will have to realize greater prices during 1911 for the material taken out in order to show any profit. We manufactured about five million feet of rough lumber during 1910 at our mill here and expect to increase the cut slightly for 1911. The Edward Hines Lumber Co., Owen Sound, Ont., write as follows: Our firm just buys the output of the Carney Lumber Co., but we might say that they intend to put in about the same amount of stock as last year, namely, 10 million of merchantable. All the other mills in this vicinity, that we know of, are going to put in as much as last year at least. Do not know of any curtailment of the logging operations at the present time. There will be no logs carried over at this point this winter, and the stock of lumber at the different mills will be about the same as was carried over a year ago. While the market conditions, at the present time, are somewhat slow, still we are hoping, and looking forward to a busier season in the near future, and while the movement has been slow compared to former years, the prices have not receded to any great extent. We have had a good year as far as the low- grade lumber is concerned, and have no stock of this grade om hand at the present time. The good lumber, of course, will take care of itself on any market. A. Barnet & Co., Brule Lake, Ont., write as follows: During 1910 our mill has been idle. We have nothing unsold on the yard, and we expect that 1911 will be a busy season with us. We have men in th woods now taking out hardwood, and we expect to have a very large output of first-class birch lumber to market in a year, and altogether will have a very busy season. We expect to have 5,000,000 feet total, birch and pine. j We have a large number of men-in the woods now, taking out hardwood logs, and expect to manufacture three million feet of hardwoods next year. We have the greatest confidence i the market for birch lumber, and we have a very large quantity of standing timber for future cutting. We are the only people in the Algonquin Park district whose license permits the cutting of birch, and it is recognized that the quality of birch in this district is the best in the market. Because of the general improvement in the market for birch lumber, we hope to be able to make the hardwood branch of our business much more profitable. The Colonial Lumber Company, Pembroke, Ont., write as follows: We have about the same number of camps as last year, and are carrying over about the same quantity of logs at our mill. We do not expect our bush work will ex¢ged Cut last winter’s operations to any great extent, and are only calculating to pr logs so that the mill cut may be kept at about the usual quantity, viz., tw millions. Our stock of lumber is much lower tham a year ago. We are carrying at the present time over one-half the lumber in our yard that w this time last year. We have no definite information as to what other lum are doing, but from what we have heard would judge that the general te: in the Ottawa Valley is to curtail bush operations considerably. The Cleveland-Sarnia Saw Mills Co., Sarnia, write as follows: We e put in this winter about twelve million feet of logs, which would be abou same as last winter. We have about twelve to fourteen million feet of logs at our mills, but as we rum the entire year round, we could not consider ¢ being carried over, as we keep a supply ahead at all times. The stocks of compare favorably with a year ago, and I should say there is about the sa amount on hand. The outlook for trade at the present time is not flat: although there is considerable lumber moving all the time and prices in ¢ and better grades, on account of the deplorable condition of the yellow p market, are somewhat weak. Keenan Bros., Owen Sound, Ont., write as follows: As far as our operations concerned, they will be practically on the same scale as the past winter. take out from our own woods nothing but hemlock and hardwoods. We expect - get out this winter and cut at our own mill about four and three-quarter mill feet, which will be the same as last year. We will have no logs carried over thi winter in Owen Sound ourselves, nor do we think any of our fellow mill men w as all will be cut before the mills close. Excepting pine, we think the timber moving very nicely, and we have no complaint to make. We look for good tra in hardwoods, and, in fact, we look forward to years of prosperity for busin in general. _ Geo. Gordon & Co., Cache Bay, Ont., write as follows: Our own firm will increase their output in the woods about 50 per cent. this season over that of last, and that of the Strong Lumber Co., which is a subsidiary company, will be about the same as last season. Between the two firms, we will carry over 125,000 pieces, which will be sawn in the early spring before the arrival of the ot’ logs at the mill. The outlook at the present time is not too promising, but we think, owing to the conservative buying of many of the firms, that the spring ought to open out fairly well. At the present time, we have slightly less in our yard than we had last season. As far as our own firm is concerned, personally, the shipments have been very good up to date. ji Eddy Brothers & Co., Blind River, Ont., write as follows: We are operating just as strong this year as we were last. We put in, in the neighborhood of seventeen millions last year, and expect to do about the same this season. We earried over last year about six millions, and as we did some custom sawing — this year, we will carry over about three millions of our own logs. Our plant has manufactured this year thirty millions, and we expect to cut about five millions more before we shut down. +e A large Ottawa Valley Company write as follows: We are making somewh at less than an average cut this year. We have seven camps running. Cannot say what is being done by others, but do not know of any in this district doing reore than this. We see nothing in the market to warrant any extra supply or any extra expense in getting out logs. : , ‘ The Spanish Mills Company, Spanish Mills, Ont., write as follows: We will probably manufacture about the same amount of lumber next year that we have this, perhaps slightly less. Out entire cut this year is sold, and we expect to oar all our logs. From genenal reports in this vicinity, we believe that there will not — be as many logs put in as last winter. he @ Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, will not cut so many logs this winter as — last. Last winter they had a large cut, but were unfortunate with some of their best logs, not being able to get them down to the mill. These will be ready for the mill early next year. ~4 The Algoma Commercial Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., write as follows: We intend cutting about twenty million feet of white pine this year, which is a little in excess of last year. We will carry over very few logs of last year’s cut. — The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company and Waldie Brothers, of Spragge, are — not putting in so many camps this winter, but their cut will be just as large as last year, and possibly somewhat larger. ~ 4 Barr & Morris, Pembroke, Ont., write as follows: We expect to take out this © winter about a million and a half feet of white pine and half a million feet red pine and spruce. a The Hope Lumber Co., Blind River, Ont., intend taking out twenty millions back of Blind River this’ season. ae The Ontario Lumber Co., French River, cut no logs last winter, and will not operate this winter either. ; =. The Empire Lumber Co., Latchford, Ont., are not putting in any camps this” winter. ‘ cP The Carney Lumber Co., Owen Sound, will operate on about the same es usual. c The Hettler Lumber Co., of Indian River and French River, will have a larg¢ cut. The Cavendish Lumber Co., Lakefield, will have about the same cut as Playfair & White, Midland, will have a smaller cut than last winter. The Collins Inlet Lumber Co. will have an average cut. Statistics have just been compiled showing that it requires 12,000,0 acres of timber lands to furnish Canada’s annual export of pulp wood, and over 8,000,000 acres to supply Canadian railways with ties. T gives some idea of the tremendous inroads which are being made Canada’s forest reserves. J Death of a Pioneer Lumberman Hon. J. K. Ward of Montreal Passes Away at the age of 91—Outline of a Useful Career The death of the Hon. J. K. Ward, which occurred at Montreal on October 2nd, leaves a blank in the ranks of the Canadian lumbermen ‘which can never be filled. Mr. Ward, who was 91 years of age, was one of the earliest pioneers in the lumber business of Canada. In respect to number of years and achievement of commercial success, he stood as an illustrious example among the pioneer lumbermen of the Dominion. — in the Isle of Man in the year 1819, he was at an early age ap- _ prenticed to the trade of carpenter and joiner. Having completed his tenure of apprenticeship, he decided, when twenty-one years of age, to emigrate to the United States, and after being employed in different ‘pursuits for three years, he secured a position as second clerk in a saw ‘mill at Troy, N.Y., later leasing the mill and operating it on his own account. In 1853 he decided to prospect in Canada, and bought a saw mill and property on the Maskinonge River, in the Province of Quebec, where he spent ten years lumbering, adding during these years somewhat to his possessions. Ten years later he moved to Three Rivers and acquired the limits and mills built and owned by Norcros, Philips & Company. The Late Hon. J. K. Ward of, Montreal. This property he operated successfully for several years and sold to advantage to an American company. - Encouraged by previous efforts, Mr. Ward obtained a large area ot timber land from the Quebec Government situate on the Kouge River, a tributary of the Ottawa, and established a large saw mill at the Lachine Canal. This he operated from 1870 to. 1900, when he transferred the business to a company in which his eldest son was largely interested. The annual cut of this mill was about 15,000,000 feet. Mr. Ward shipped largely to England, the United States, South America and the West Indies. As an instance of the proportions of his business, it may be stated that in 1886 he shipped 116 cargoes of lumber, - Mr. Ward was always a strong advocate of preserving the forest, and was the author of many interesting papers on Canadian woods. Address- ing the Natural History Society in Montreal, on April 29, 1895, he said: <‘ While not an alarmist as to our supply of pine timber, I cannot but consider the wanton waste of ita sin. A mistake is made by our millmen im not having more sawing capacity than the fast mills now in use possess, sawing as they do in twelve hours 40,000 to 50,000 feet with ‘one circular saw. Too much haste is required to do this, when more money might be got out of the same logs by employing two sets of saws, with the necessary trimming machinery, and doing the work with less speed.’’ ; In 1888, Mr. Ward was named a Legislative Councillor by the late _ Mr. Mercier, Premier of Quebec, probably the first case recorded where _a practical mechanic, a man who had sprung directly from the working classes, had held this exalted position. - Mr. Ward was one of the founders of the Protestant Hospital for the Insane, at Verdun. - and most generous benefactors He was also a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER. 23 life governor of the General Hospital, of the Women’s Hospital, of the House of Industry and Refuge, and of the Western Hospital, and also a director of the Sailors’ Institute and of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children. He was a prominent member of the Board of Trade, and had been a member of the council of that body. He was also a member and supporter of the Mechanics’ Institute. On September 26, 1907, Mr. Ward made a gift of a free public library to his native town of Peel, in the Isle of Man. In politics, the Hon. Mr. Ward was a Liberal. He was defeated in the general elections of 1882-87, and was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1888. In 1903, he was made a member of the Council of Public Instruction. A Strong Protest Against Reciprocity Dangers Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman,’” Dear Sir,—It is said that ‘‘Shakes- peare never repeats,’’ but I do. And anent the reciprocity discussion I desire to repeat, what has been heretofore said, ‘‘that there will be no interchange between the U. S. and the Dominion of: Canada, so far as forest products are concerned, especially spruce pulpwood.’’ And the reason why has been clearly set forth several times. In the first place, provincial rights and state rights are synonymous terms. And the Dominion authorities at Ottawa can no more repeal provincial acts of legislation than Washington authorities can interfere with state rights. Both the Provinces of Ontario and Quebee have de- creed that all their timber shall be manufactured in Canada, and there is no appeal. There is no duty on pine sawn logs from Ontario to Michigan—there never was any duty, either export of import on pulp- wood from Canada to the States, although some reciprocity advocates on the other side say ‘‘they’’ hope the duty will be taken off pulpwood ‘“any way.’’ It is easy for a. practical forester to see why the forest products are foremost in reciprocity propositions from the other side. Cut out forest products from tariff consideration and little interest will be manifest in reciprocity from that direction. Reciprocity is simply a straw which President Taft is ‘grabbing ate in his effort to save himself and his political party from drowning. Any tariff negotiations or reciprocity arrangements between Ottawa and Washington after November next will have to be carried out with a Democratic Congress, and the broken promises made to the people by the Republican party will be repaired by a Democrat Administration by revising the tariff downward. No absolute free trade need be looked for till there is a general clamor for it on the part of the people, just as there is for a lower tariff on necessaries of life to-day. The ‘‘dilemma’’ seems to be that the New England manufacturers of pulp and paper must eventually either transfer their manufacturing plants to the provinces where the raw material is to be obtained or persuade the provincial authorities to rescind the order in council re- quiring ‘‘all timber to be manufactured in Canada.’’ The latter, at the present time, seems out of the question. Reciprocity between the two Governments, therefore, can afford no relief for the pulp and paper manufacturers or paper users in the States. The removal of the duty from wood pulp and paper imported into the Statcs may help a little, but in any event it looks to ‘‘the man up the tree’’ as though pulp and paper might go—in the language of ‘‘Chairman Mann,” “‘sky high,”’ and the raw material sky higher. O. E. ELSMORE. The Mackenzie & Mann Pulpwood Project The Canada Paper & Pulp Company, in which Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann are largely interested, and which recently secured a federal charter with capital of $10,000,000, involves the erection of a large paper, pulp and carbide plant on the Saguenay River, near Lake St. John on the line of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway in Quebec. Speaking of the project in a recent interview Mr. Mackenzie said: ‘‘Near Chicoutimi, on the Saguenay, there is a water power which can, according to the reports of engineers, be made to produce anything between 150,000 and 200,000 horse-power. This is also reasonably close to Lake St. John. There is any quantity of good pulp timber in the country contiguous, and as Lake St. John is the natural basin for all the streams in the district, it will be seen that there should be no great difficulty in floating the raw material in, no matter where it might happen to be eut. Those capitalists who have looked into this matter have the idea that there is the greatest possible opportunity for the development of a great industry. They are of the opinion that with the immense water power which is reported to be available there could be erected a plant where could be manufactured paper, pulp and carbide, while surplus power might be supplied to other industries invneed. I have not gone over the ground myself, so, of course, I cannot say anything authoritative, but it looks to me like a good prospect. I am not in a position to say who the capitalists are who are really interested in the venture. However, it is now so late in the season that operations will hardly be commenced this year. A certain amount of development work has already been done. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Main View of Power House, North Pacific Lumber Company. Power Equipment of a Modern Sawmill First Large Plant in British Columbia to be Operated Throughout by Electricity—An Object Lesson for the Progressive Manufacturers that is being Taken Note by Many The widespread interest shown in the application of electric power to sawmills makes timely a description of the power equipment of the North Pacific Lumber Company’s new mill at Barnet, B.C. The general arrangement is to drive the main part of the mill direct- ly from one high speed Goldie Corliss engine of 1,000 h.p. capacity, the outlying groups being driven by induction motors, current for which is supplied by one Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, 600-kilowatt, 3-phase, 60-cycle, 2,200-volt generator, direct connected to a high speed compound Goldie Corliss engine. Both of the above mentioned engines are equipped with steam operated dash pots on valve gear, and are run condensing. The speed of these engines is considerably higher than that of the ordinary Corliss engine, as the piston speed is 750 feet per minute. In addition to the above equipment the engine room contains one Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, 100-k.w., 125-volt direct current generator, di- rect connected to a high speed Ideal engine, which supplies the current used for lighting the mill, yards, offices, etc., for motors used in the machine shop and filing rooms, for driving of power house ventilating fans, and for exciting the fields of the large alternator. The 4-panel switchboard, built by Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Ltd., is of neat and attractive design. It is made of blue Vermont marble, highly polished, and is mounted on a steel framework. The panels, looking from left to right, as shown in the illustration, control (1) all of the direct current lighting and motor circuits; (2) the direct current excit- ing generator; (3) the main generator; (4) the four main feeder circuits by which three-phase current is distributed to the various motors. Owing to the scarcity of good feed water for the boilers, a surface condenser is used so that the water may be utilized over and over again. Economy of the fresh water supply is the keynote of this part of the equipment, all the pumps being made compound on the steam end and exhausting into the condenser. Sea water is used for cooling the con denser, and is supplied by centrifugal pumps. The fire pumps, circulat- ing and air pumps, and condensers, are located in the basement of the power house, as shown in the foreground of the illustration. The hot well is constructed of reinforced concrete, adjacent to the condenser. The total capacity of the boilers is 2,400 h.p., and fuel storage bins are provided above the boilers, the firing being done mechanically. The plant is provided with induced draft, thus eliminating a high smoke stack, the cost of maintenance of which has been found to be extremely high in this climate, owing to the heavy rainfall during the winter months. The furnaces are designed so that by using the in- duced draft the smoke and spark nuisance is done away with—so much so, that under ordinary circumstances scarcely any smoke issues from the stack. The power house, together with the machine shop and boiler house, is of reinforced concrete, with iron roof; and one noticeable feature is the minute attention that has been given to details tending to insure continuity of operation. In the event of fire in the mill or yard, the entire building can be completely enclosed, and air supplied to the oper- ating staff by means of two electrically driven fans, whose intakes are located at the sea level, thus making sure that the fire pumps can be kept in operation. The alternating current motors used are wound for 2,200 volts, this being the standard voltage on the Pacifie Coast for motors of 40 h.p. and larger, and the total capacity of these motors aggregates 999 h.p. Each motor is provided with a suitable control panel located conveniently to Switchboard and Exciter Set, North Pacific Lumber Company. the motor. All these panels are enclosed in neat asbestos lined cabinets, with hinged doors on both sides to admit of ready access to the switch gear, etc. An important point in this connection is the attention that has been given to details tending to safe-guarding from fire and danger to employees. The cabinets are placarded with warning signs, and in- sulated stools are provided for use in startimg the motors. Pails of sand are also kept handy, sand being the most effective extinguisher of electric fires. : Owing to the general excellence of the apparatus it was felt that the work of installation and the materials employed should be of equally high standard. Consequently it was decided that the regulations of the National Board of Underwriters should be observed to the letter. This decision rendered necessary the use of 3,500-volt, lead-covered cable, which was drawn in unlined steel conduits, and the end sealed with the most modern type of cable pot heads. -An ilhistration of the motor wiring shows the details very accurately. | All the high voltage work in the power house is of the same quality, “and the outside pole line distribution system is built according to the most modern practice. All the wiring in the power house for light and the small motors, is enclosed in steel conduits with conduit fittings, — making a neat and substantial arrangement. The lighting of each see- tion of the mill, planer and sheds is controlled from an asbestos-lined cabinet. The wiring is run in conduits in all damp and exposed places. — Thirty-two candlepower incandescent lamps are used throughout, an excellent distribution, of light is obtained. The extra expenditure for this cause was found to be fully justified by the inereased efficiency .of the staff in working by artificial light. The lighting of the sorting DANGER | KEEP AWAY Wiring of Motor and Starting Panel, North Pacific Lumber Company. "platforms and yards is by are lamps erected on poles of varying heights from the ground, according to the strength of illumination required. 4 Great care was taken during the installation of the equipment, and _ the entire electric system was put into operation without.the slightest hitch. It is gratifying to note that the results obtained from the flexi- bility of this plant are considerably better than expected by the most sanguine exponents of electric power, and amply repay the lumber com- _ pany for entering this almost unexplored field. The designer of the mill is Mr. Robert Hamilton, of Vancouver, who personally supervised the entire installation. Messrs. Mather, Yuill & ompany, of Vancouver, were the electrical engineers. Pulpwood Sentiment in the United States ___-‘ The pulpwood and paper situation in the north-eastern United States 45 made the subject of a breezy but forcible and instructive letter in the - Toronto Globe from its travelling commissioner, Mr. M. O. Hammond. _ Mr. Hammond is studying the conditions in the United States and con- tributing a series of letters upon the political situation. Writing from Boston recently he said: *“Qanadians travelling through the northern latitudes of the Eastern Provinces have usually accepted at face value the political orator’s praise of their ‘inexhaustible timber resources.’ To journey for days and see nothing but spruce trees seems almost proof that the last one will never be cut. Then some day the traveller sees a flotilla of small logs being towed down a stream towards the waters of the St. Lawrence. If he follows he will likely see them land in one form or another in some paper mill south of the boundary. That is the tragedy of ‘our inexhaustible timber resources,’ for Uncle Sam, having pretty well stripped off his own spruce trees, and having a great appetite for reading matter, par- ticularly newspapers, is helping himself to the raw material across the line. “Tt is a tragedy in two senses. It is a blow to national pride to see the raw timber taken away and the manufacturing done in a foreign country, often by people who left Canada supposedly to better them- selves where there was more employment. It is an economic tragedy, for it feeds an industry in New England that ought to be in the country which has the spruce and the water-power and the labor—the market will last as long as people read and presses run. “Realizing the economic and national injustice of this condition of affairs, there has been an agitation in Canada for years to secure for the land that grows the trees the right to make them into paper. The situa- tion, however, is complicated. Part of the forests are on private lands, and the remainder are lands owned by the various Provinces—whose governments have a variety of timber policies and who cannot deal directly with a foreign government interested in the question. It has come about, therefore, that, following the example of Ontario, the Cana- dian provinces possessing pulpwood, except New Brunswick, have pro- hibited the export of such wood when grown on Crown lands, and New Brunswick now has the matter under consideration. “This, therefore, is a question which influential United States inter- : €& . 7 . . . i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 ests would like to see adjusted in any tariff or trade negotiations with Canada. As it stands Canada has the whip hand. It has the forests and its provinces have large rights of control of the timber. If Uncle Sam wants to be real nasty be will only spite himself, while if Canada could secure a good paper market it would be a permanent outlet, and the business of reforesting the Laurentian area would enable the indus- try to be carried on ad infinitum. ‘There is a strong demand on the part of American publishers and job printers that news print paper be placed on the free list. The paper interests on this side have always opposed this, and even to-day an effort is made to minimize the importance of the Canadian pulpwood for their needs. For example, it is stated that out of the 1,200,000 tons of news paper used in the United States yearly only 53,000 tons comes from Canada, and that, in view of the restrictions by Canadian provinces against the exportation of pulpwood cut on Crown lands, the paper interests here are looking elsewhere for supplies. For example, a United States Government official has just returned from Newfound- land, where he looked into the question of a possible supply of pulp. Another move is the series of experiments under way to make the cheaper kinds of paper out of other woods than spruce and out of cer- tain grasses. ‘‘The paper consumers in the United States meantime are in a. rather bad way, for their country has imposed a retaliatory duty of $1.67 per ton on mechanical pulp from provinces which prohibit the exportation of pulpwood cut on Crown lands. In spite of this the importations of mechanical pulp increased since the passage of the Payne law, showing that the spruce forests of Canada are becoming increasingly important to this country. The hope of the paper con- sumers now is that Congress, at its December session, will pass the Mann law, removing the paper duty on imports from provinces which remove the restrictions on the exportation of pulpwood. They also hope that a satisfactory solution of the whole thing may be reached in the proposed negotiations betweeen Ottawa and Washington. ‘‘Whatever the paper kings of Holyoke may say, however, paper is essentially an industry indigenous to Canada, and any treaty that would compromise the principle that Canadian spruce forests should be made into paper at home would be unpopular as well as unjust. _ “The publishers of the United States made a temporary gain in the last tariff revision by getting the paper duty reduced from $6 to $3.75 per ton, but this was spoiled by the retaliatory duty of $2 on paper from provinces that imposed restrictions on the export of pulpwood, pulp or paper. This offset the reduction almost wholly, New Brunswick being the only province with pulp forests that it excepted from the retaliatory duty. Even as it is, Canada supplies one-fifth of the pulpwood used in the United States, and the proportion is bound to increase constantly. ‘‘A peculiar feature of the recent reports of importations of mechanical pulp and news print paper from Canada is the fact that a _ considerable quantity of it is still coming from wood cut on Crown lands, and is paying the retaliatory duty specified in each class. It is said, however, that the paper mills of New England are doing their best to arrange for supplies of pulpwood from privately owned lands, so as to avoid the retaliatory duties. There are still some spruce forests in Maine—the pine tree State—while the middle west draws on Minnesota and Wisconsin. Parry Sound Lumber Company to Sell out The Parry Sound Lumber Co., of Parry Sound, Ont., have decided to sell out their mill and limits. An auction sale will be held in the rotunda of the Board of Trade at Toronto on December 7. The property to be sold will include 440 square miles of timber limits in the Georgian Bay district, which will be put up in blocks of from 5 to 36 square miles. There will also be sold all the timber, logs, mills and town property in the town of Parry Sound, together with the company’s tug, scow and full camp equipment for five camps. The timber limits to be sold are held under license and deed and contain pine, hemlock, spruce, birch and other timber. The licenses held from the Ontario Government include all the timbers and are not restricted for time. The Govern- ment dues upon the timber are as follows: Sawlogs of white pine, $1.50 per M. feet; sawlogs of hemlock, tamarac and other woods, 75 cents per M. feet. The limits are located in the townships of McDougall, Foley, McLellan, Monteith, Carling, Christy, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. The C. P. R., C. N. O. and G. T. R. run through the various limits. The company state that their reason for deciding to sell out is that the president and a number of shareholders are so busily engaged in other enterprises that they can- not devote the necessary time for the lumber business. Mr. Justice Clement has decided in favor of the plaintiffs in the important British Columbia timber suit of Swift v. David. The judg- ment is for $171,500. The claim wa sfor $250,000, representing. as the plaintiffs alleged, a shortage in timber on the numerous tracts and limits transferred to the plaintiffs by David when he sold to them nearly all his interests in the then Fraser River saw mills, near New Westminster. 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 2 Modern Mill and Plant at Bathurst, N.B. Nepisiguet Lumber Company’s Splendid New Facilities — Latest Types of Machin- ery Installed—An Automatic Sorter — Equipped to Turn Out 200,000 Feet Per Day On September Ist, at Bathurst, N.B., the new saw mill of the Nepisi- guit Lumber Company, Limited, which is considered one of the most up-to-date mills in the province, started operations. Situated at a point of land where the Nepisiguit River joins the waters of the harbor of Bathurst, the mill possesses ideal shipping facilities both by land and water. The Caraguet Railway, which connects with the main line of the Intercolonial Railway, has its terminus right at the mill property, and by water the largest ships can come up the harbor and load at the company’s piers. The main mill building, which is 64 x 192 feet, is constructed of TRANSFER:« TABLE TRANSFER .TABLE SAaAWNWNIAL DIUVWOLNY AaDNIS aGV1IS Sisaae So] Nepisiguit Lumber Co., Bathurst, N.B.—Plan of Mill Interior. wood frame covered with galvanized iron. The lath room is 24 x 64 feet. The mill is equipped with a twin rotary 51 inch gang, weighing 45 tons, a rotary resaw, 8 ft. band resaw, band saw, automatic trimmer, edgers, slab slicer and lath machine. The layout of the mill will be seen in the accompanying illustration. The gang was furnished by Wickes Bros., of Saginaw, Mich., and the rest of the machinery supplies by Clark Bros. Company, of Belmont, New York. The capacity of the mill is 200,000 feet per day. The boiler room, which is built of steel and covered with steel, con- tains six boilers, and the engine room, which is built of brick, is equipped with one of E. Leonard & Son’s Corliss engines, and also a twin engine. The burner attached to the mill is 116 feet high, and a water tank on the ground, 20 feet in diameter and 17 feet high, contains 100,000 gallons of water. The mill is equipped with the best fire applianves known, and near the main building is a fire hall fitted with a steam pump ever in readiness for fire purposes. An expert American mill builder, in the person of A. N. Cole, was brought from the United States to construct the mill, and that he f Nepisiguit Lumber Co., Bathurst, N.B.—Front View of Mill: has succeeded in erecting a most modern and up-to-date mill is well ~ evidenced by the way everything is working, and the great amount of product the company is already turning out. One of the most important improvements, found in very few mills in the Eastern Provinces, is the automatic lumber sorter. This is built e on the side of the mill shown in one of the illustrations, and is 196 feet ~ long. As the manufactured lumber comes from the machines it is — ge era SS i . “So * PF Peer ‘S33 33 Ge Pere die Nepisiguit Lumber Co., Bathurst, N.B.—Rear View of Mill. carried along on the sorter till it reaches the trucks on the outside, doing away with all handling and greatly facilitating the conveying of the ~ lumber to the yard. Sh The yard is being laid out in the most approved way, 16-foot plank walks being laid all around, which greatly facilitates getting around ~ with the lumber trucks. i Ideally located, as the mill is, and possessing every modern facility, — it will, no doubt, prove, from the point of cut, one of the foremost mills in the province. . : t — «= =A Nepisiguit Lumber Co., Bathurst, N.B.—Interior View. Nova Scotia Lumber Markets Quiet Shipments Nearly Finished for 1910—Slight Im- provement in Lath and Short Spruce Random Halifax, N.S., October 10—Market conditions have changed very little during the last fortnight, except that the English market reports ‘conditions rather unfavorable, stocks being heavier and consumption less than at any time since 1997. So far as Nova Scotia operators are con- ed, shipping is largely over for this year, and the conditions of the rket at the present time will not ereatly affect them, although most contracts for winter and spring shipments are usually made between “now and the first of the year. Many of the large dealers prophecy rather a poor year for this market, but it is very difficult as yet to say what conditions will be. The United States market continues about the same. Receipts con- tinue quite heavy, and demand is only fair. The unsettled political _ situation is undoubtedly having rather a bad influence on general busi- ‘ness, and causing most of the dealers to go slow in buying. Everyone seems anxious to lower stocks. ~The Jath market is reported slightly stronger, but sales are still around $3.35, which means $2.20 to $2.25. f.0.b. Nova Scotia ports. Good hemlock cargoes are being freely offered at around $17.50 to ; = $18.00, while short spruce random is doing little better. It is impossible to foretell what this market will do later on or in the coming spring. Many dealers are of the opinion that because of the unsettled political conditions and other causes the markets will not be in good shape for some time to come. No change is reported in South American values. Several transfers of Nova Scotia timber lots are reported of late. O. J. O’Brien, of Noel, has sold his Minasville property to a company to be known as ‘‘The Minasville Lumber Co.’’ They expect to have a fair sized cut for the coming season, which will be largely for the English market. Chappell Bros. have sold their property near Windsor Forks to a Parrsboro concern, of which B. L. Tucker is understood to be the head. They expect to operate this property the coming season. The death occurred at Parrsboro last week of A. D. Mills, senior member of the firm of A. D. Mills & Sons, of Annapolis. Although he had not been enjoying the best of health, Mr. Mills’ death was unex- pected, he being at Parrsboro to inspect a vessel being built for his firm. Mr. Mills was one of the oldest and best known lumbermen of the Province, and will be greatly missed, particularly in his home town. A number of the operators from various parts of the Province have been in the city his week, and most of them report a rather dull fall, with little activity in shipping or manufacturing. Shipments from Halifax are very light, there being nothing going forward except a few deals by the liners. Considerable stock is going forward from Bridgewater and Windsor, N.S., largely to the American market. Apart from these ports, there is very little stock gomg forward to any of the markets. Nova Scotia’s Market Problems e. Mr. F. ©. Whitman, Annapolis Royal, N. S8., President of the | ? Lumbermen’s Association of Western Nova Scotia, in reply to a letter ” from the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ upon the situation of the lumber in- dustry and markets in Nova Scotia, has written an interesting letter j giving his views upon the important question of regulating the output of Nova Scotia. It would be to the advantage of the industry if others interested in the trade would contribute their views upon this subject _ or upon other questions of importance. There is apparently good ground for Mr. Whitman’s belief that in the near future the demand for lumber will exceed the supply and there will be serious need for closer co- yperation among producers. It is open to question whether such co- ~ operation would not be advisable to-day. Mr. Whitman’s letter is as follows: — _ In regard to the regulation of production of lumber and the cutting of timber, ‘the situation in Nova Scotia is somewhat different from other provinces. The Noya Scotia Government disposed of the timber lands in fee simple except a ¢ertain amount that were sparsely timbered or without. any commercial timber at all. The Government is now taking steps to conserve and improve the remain- ‘ing Crown Lands, and has recently adopted a policy of selling stumpage, but, ‘speaking broadly, it will be mecessary to wait until the lands now reserved and _ protected grow up into good timber. In this respect I would say that I believe we have in Nova Scotia thousands of acres of land only fit for forest that if ced after and the fires kept out, will grow commercial timber by natural : eding as quickly as any place in North America. _____The productive timber lands are therefore in private hands. There is a trade division in the export that up to the present has made the Hast and West of Nova Scotia quite distinctive: There is also the fact that natural divisions the territory have prevented and are likely to prevent any large merger or amalgamation of timber or business interests. oe : It might be possible to regulate, say, the eut of lumber for a particular market, but plans of this kind have not been successful in the past. Competition and from Newfoundland, is a factor that market are widely separated. z= . ' abroad, from neighboring provinces, uth American sales, and the buyers for GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 24 There are some direct sales, but the larger sales are made through London, New York and Boston commission houses. This leads to competition in buying, and in addition the larger shippers in Nova Scotia buy under contract from the smaller mills. The point is that the larger shippers under these conditions prefer to have a free hand to do as they please. : There is this to be said, however, that while in the past lumber shippers have been able to buy largely outside of their own holdings, they have now to confine their operations more closely to their own lands. In fact, the available export supply from Nova Scotia is now under the control of a comparatively few and the holdings of timber land have been increased. It is only common sense to believe that the lumber firms and timber holders, and in almost every case they go together, will to a certain extent regulate prices and conserve the cutting of their lands. There is another matter that has to be considered when the question of trade or output regulations is advanced. The cut of logs depends almost entirely upon the winter weather. A lot of work can be done if we have two months of cold and snow, good steady weather. But Nova Scotia is not to be depended upon in this respect. Many operators last winter had their output curtailed 50 per cent., and logs left in the woods. ; I almost believe it would be as difficult to regulate lumber trade and_pro- duction in Nova Scotia as it would be to regulate our uncertain winters. How- ever, there is to-day a mutual regard and friendly understanding among the leading lumber operators in this province that did not exist a few years ago, and it is possible in the near future, when I believe the demand for lumber will exceed the supply, that there will be a serious need for closer co-operation, on the lines of your letter. Clarke Brothers, Bear River, N.S., referrmg to the same subject, write as follows: As to the advisability of an association in the Maritime Provinces to regulate the production and price of lumber, this has been tried at various times, but with limited success. Some of the parties to the agreement, there not having been a penalty involved, simply paid no attention to their agreement or promise, but went and sold at any price they could get, and those who stood by the agreement were simply holding the umbrella over the other fellows, protecting them at the expense of holding their own stock. This has made some of us, who occupied the latter position, a bit chary about entering into any agreement of this character. We admit the correctness of the principle, but the diffifficulty is in putting it into working shape and holding down to the provisions made by the signers thereto. Importance of the International Railway An event of no ordinary importance to the lumber industry of New Brunswick is the completion of the International Railway from Camp- bellton to St. Leonard’s. Starting at the head of navigation on the Bay Chaleurs, it traverses a country covered with a splendid growth of timber, consisting of spruce, birch and cedar, a distance of one hundred and twelve miles to the thriving village of St. Leonard’s on the St. John River. To northern New Brunswick the railway opens up splendid prospects for development in the manufacture of sawn lumber, shingles, furniture and other wood products, while the traffic in pulp wood, more especially when the contemplated pulp and paper mills are erected at Grand Falls, as seems now to be a certainty, will be great. The lumber mills on the Bay Chaleurs, both on the New Brunswick and the Quebee sides, will find by the International and connecting railways a much shorter route to the American markets than they have hitherto enjoyed, and with the natural reduction in the cost of transportation thereby resulting, the business along these lines will rapidly increase. The new line is spoken of in highest terms. The roadbed is first-class, well ballasted, and with easy grades. The ties are of cedar, and unusually large, giving evidence of the splendid growth of cedar adjacent to the railway. All the culverts are of conercte, and the bridges of steel on concrete foundations, while the rails are heavy, weighing seventy pounds to the yard. With the completion of the International there comes to Northern New Brunswick the dawn of an era of great development and prosperity. Pike Law Abrogation will Affect 1911 Cut Under the provisions of the old law known as the Pike law, American lumber cut in Maine and sent down the St. John River to New Bruns- wick to be manufactured into either pulp and timber, was admitted to the United States free of duty. Next August, however, the new Ameri- can tariff of $1.25 per thousand on all manufactured lumber coming in will be rigidly enforced, thus repealing the Pike law. As the present season’s cut will not reach the Canadian manufacturers next summer in time to be shipped under the prevailing regulations the American lumber men are curtailing their output considerably. The cut this year in Aroostook County on the St. John and tributary waters will reach only sixty or seventy. millions of feet. Last season the cut was in the vicinity of one hundred millions. The spruce market is also off for the present, while on other grades manufactured lumber is off $1.25 to $1.50 a thousand. The great destructive forest fires in the Western States and Canada are in a large measure due to the insufficient means taken to prevent the fires. In Nova Scotia there have been few forest fires of late because at last the people are beginning to realize the value @fthe trees and the forests are being well protected. The inhabitants seem to know, and are not nearly so careless. At present there is a survey party going all over the Province studying the local conditions and the best methods which are most adapted for Nova Scotia in protecting the tree areas. The Retail Dealer and His Problems Trade Trouble Remedies—Ideal Yard Conditions Important Suggestions for Retailers Editor ‘‘ Canada Lumberman ’’ While we are manufacturers only, any improvement that can be brought about in the retail business would have our hearty support. That there is room for improvement there is no doubt. From our point of view, the best directions for these improvements would be: First—More and better care of stock while unloading and piling in yards. It is not long ago since we made a shipment of No. 1 hemlock, carefully selected. One of our firm, who happened to arrive at the yard about the time the car did, saw the yard men climb on top of the car and proceed to drop the lumber to the ground, a distance of about 16 feet (on account of the track being raised), with the result that much of it was broken and damaged. Our representative did not make himself known, but simply watched the operation and went away. In about three days we got a claim from the yard for cull lumber on car number so-and-so. The writer had the trouble of a trip into town when very busy, and after presenting the evidence we had we were unable to con- vince the yard man that his own men had ruined the lumber. We simply had to allow his claim or lose his good-will. It is needless to say we paid the bill. How much lumber could these two men ruin in a year without the owner’s knowledge? Here, in our opinion, is the most essential point with the retailer. And if they remedy this evil they will unconsciously help their friend the mill man. Second—Section 3 of circular sent out by the Lumber Dealers’ Sece- tion of the Retail Merchants’ Association, re selling direct to contractors, is a very essential point, both for the mill man and the retail dealer, and should have the careful attention of the master minds of the busi- ness. In the first place, the mill man manufactures goods to sell, and if the yard man wishes to handle these goods and make the profit he should make, or thinks he is entitled to, he has simply to make his terms to the mill man broad enough and liberal enough, so that the mill man can sell him the goods at a fair rate of profit, and not try, as some do now, to get the goods in the yard, and then put up a fictitious claim for about 5 per cent. of the invoice, which they know the mill man will stand sooner than remove the goods. In other words, simply act square. Again, the yard can hardly claim protection from a mill they do not buy from. If the retail trade would remedy a few of these points, I don’t believe there is a mill man in the country that would bother with a contractor. Section 6 of the retailers’ circular is, in our opinion, in the right direction. Section 7 is also very important. The tendency has always been directly opposite. Don’t tell him anything. The result is demoral- ized business. I hope these few points will help you. At least they represent the conditions in this section of the country. I would like to call your attention again to section 7 of the retailers’ circular re cost of doing business. On page 24, September 15th issue of the ‘‘ Canada Lumber- man,’’ you give the cost of cutting, skidding and hauling logs, total, £6.76. Assuming this to be correct and a fair average of operation, to get the cost of lumber to the manufacturer you must add :— Chianiiterah germ Gouhybi touche. aohignaomnG ocd Hooda boDaAoADDaddosomepon cote Cost of sawing and piling, say ... Cost of insurance, say .......... GOS OL LOAM (SHY: vase, oa-« shaieo) eeiateioyele te stot acel ale of satote eke siatel te eh stetaneieteletenal stole teteto ke GOso Gh SUMP Aee; ISAs) safaris chalel oe olerole ve elec oLataloleeneioonelouetorenaeter sie ateteistateks : Cost of cutting, skidding, and hauling, say ..... eee e eee eee ence eeeeeeee 6.76 otal). sl.0 asses tee ea ee ees NE ee $15.06 Suppose this lumber to be hemlock, how many of the above-named jobs by the retailer could the mill man stand at present quotations and be able to pay his bills, to say nothing of making a profit? Yours very truly, CHANDLER, JONES LUMBER CO. Ideal Retail Yard Conditions The retail lumber yard is fast becoming a recognized factor in relation to the success of the lumber industry throughout the country, writes J. M. Leaver, Jr., in Pacific Coast Wood and Iron. The great production of lumber which is taking place to-day demands that the lumber manufac- turer shall go into the smallest districts to make a market for his output, and to keep the business running on a paying basis. If it were not for these line yards and separate retail yards there would be a still greater ery of ‘‘demoralized business’’ than there is to-day and the lumber trade as a whole would be cutting and slashing prices in order to maintain an existence. As it is to-day many of our large lumber manufacturing plants have then run the risk of shortages and inferior stock; but the prices estab- a figured out the policy of disposing of the major portion of their ev through the medium of the line yard, and they have placed themselye in position to tide over during dull spells. These yards being controlle by the sawmill management will all furnish some business, even me n the most trying times, and through them the manufacturer is enabled feel the pulse of the market, and make necessary preparations for f¢ taking of advantage of improving conditions. Not only this, but the line or retail yard is considered in the li a “‘seavenger’’ by many of the sawmill managements. Stock that is ne considered of value as a wholesale selling proposition is sold in small by these yards, and with a fair share of profit. It might be figure some instances that if the yards did not show a cent of profit during course of the year’s business, over and above the fixed expense attache thereto, they had been profitable undertakings. The mills having a coarse lot of stock to dispose of through the line ¢ r retail yards are not disposed to bill in the stock to these yards at cost but rather otherwise; disposed to add a respectable margin of profit D a thousand feet of lumber shipped to the different branches. The difficult problem of finding a market for this grade of material is put up to the yard management, and in order to keep the importance of selling this before the responsible parties, a little additional stock, of the undesirable, is always kept coming in and letters of persuasive tendency. If the saw mill management have taken the right course in advising the retai management as regards their feelings in relation to the profit-bearing feature of the yard, and have impressed upon them the importance ot t disposing of the undesirable stock in preference to other marketable material, there exists a sensibility of participating in results when the manufacturing plant declares dividends and the yards have not been able to make a showing on the stock handled, owing to the prices at which the lumber was billed from headquarters. In instances where there is keen competition existing, by reason of the intrusion of other manufacturers and woods in a certain lumber manu- facturer’s coveted field of operations, the line or retail yard keeps the manufacturer constantly posted on the movements and quotations made by the intruder. At times, in the case of a different character of materia being offered, the manufacturer finds it necessary, in order to protect himself, to purchase material such as his competitor is handling, and to dispose of same at cost figures. The line or retail yard having the loca trade and selling at such prices is generally able to make the ampeaal ‘‘sit up and take notice’’—this state of affairs generally culminates in the outsider leaving the field, or there is a mutual understanding as to how business should be conducted in the future. If there are several yards in a town there is always some good Samaritan who believes in giving things away for the impression he creates, but fails to balance his feeling of generosity with the harm he is doing to other members of the fraternity, who have a right to share in the demands of the trade. Often the line yard is at fault in this respect —the management desiring to raise funds, will overlook the harm they are doing to their fellow operators and will sacrifice stock, creating a state of demoralization in the business of that locality. The consumer is always ready to hammer down prices when an open- ing occurs, and when once a local yard establishes a reputation for price cutting the “‘war is on,’’ and it will take many weeks, nay, months, to repair the damage. Conservative and well informed business managements will not sanc- tion such methods, as the effects are far reaching. Cut prices a few dollars on any line of material and watch the reaction—it not only de- prives the manufacturer of a reasonable profit, but it deprives all others interested in the localities of a just and legitimate profit. However, sentiment does not seem to accomplish the desired result in this respect, — and lumbermen of the ‘‘conservative policy’’ type will have to abide the time when more deep thinking and prudent operators will eliminate these objectionable features. It is to be hoped that the yard management of Oe ae will be educated in the school of ‘‘Less business and more profit.’’ Occasionally the wholesale operator will establish an agency in a tow. containing two or more yards, and it is the object of this agency to business at any figure. This is an annoying and injurious practice— wholesaler should not cater to the individual customer, but should deavor to work in harmony for results with the local yards. This age does not obtain an appreciable amount of orders; quite the contrary, the builder does not care to wait a week or more for his material lished by this competitor do not allow the local yards any margin. Agreements as to selling prices are becoming quite general in many localities—the -dealers endeavor to maintain the standards set, and a illing to share with one another in the business offering. — This is a good rrangement and permits the local yards to carry on business in a satis- actory manner, while at the same time offering the public material at, reasonable figures. They cannot afford to impose arbitrary prices, as outside competition would soon enter the field, and they would lose their prestige and business. ; Credit being an unavoidable circumstance in connection with selling _ the consumer, by the local yard, it is necessary that certain losses be eovered up by the margin of profit in the business—if the local yard **runs close to the wind’’ in selling prices, there is bound to be a change of management or suspension of business. The local yard must do a certain amount of credit business in order to dispose of stock, but if the dealer is posted on credits and collections there will be little likelihood ____ Certain classes of contractors are never able to meet their obligations from their own bank account, but figure to settle bills when they have _ received payments on work they have under construction. It is up to the yard man to keep an eye on the payments and to see that he gets his proportion promptly. The contractor has an elusive memory at times, and it is well to observe some of his business transactions. This class of trade should show a reasonable amount of profit, as the risk is considerable, and it is well to see that such contractors do not have ‘‘too many irons in the fire.’? Some contractors have a ‘‘sleight of hand’’ method of figuring, and they are never known to clear up any profits on a job, no matter how large or small the specifications. Like _ some local yard dealers, they take the business for fear that some other member of the trade may make a few dollars. Most contractors fail through their neglect in taking note of the large amount of extras necessary to complete a building. Experience has con- vinced the retailer that the general run of contractors do not take into consideration the important matter of extras, and that their profis are _ absorbed in consequence. Some local yard men are so familiar with the failings of such con- " tractors that they can sell a bill of material at practically cost figures and _ then make a reasonable general profit on the extras which are sure to come later. In the construction of a building it is always safe for the local yard man to figure that there will be extras, and if he has cut prices _ on the bill proper he generally has a chance to balance accounts before completion of the job. The amount of trade done by the local yard depends largely upon the practical experience and personality of the manager. Any lumberman can quote prices and figure up an estimate, but when the customer is out for prices, and is not familiar with the specifications as submitted by the architect, the practical man gets in his work. He is able, from experi- ence, to suggest ways and means of substituting, without depreciating the value of a building, and saving the customer considerable money. If he is of the line yard staff he does not forget to include a certain amount of _ the “‘undesirable’’ stock, and in doing so he declares a dividend for the manufacturer and makes a friend of the builder. The retailer across the way has no substitutes to offer, and does not give a rip for the practical suggestion of the other dealer—he has only selected material to offer, and does not understand how the other fellow _ can exist at the figures he has quoted. The fact of the matter may be that the practical man has quoted a higher figure on certain lines of stock than the impractical man and that his margin of profit is ample and _ satisfactory. He has obeyed orders in disposing of some of his firm’s _ surplus of undesirable stock, and has not done an injury to his customer. . A practical suggestion here and there on an estimate makes the cus- _ tomer feel that the retailer is posted in his line of work and can be _ trusted. Very few practical yard men overstep the mark and pawn off inferior stock on the trade—they have an established business, and their _ reputation has to be considered. The practical and experienced yard _ man has the best of conditions at every stage of the game—he can assist _ the manufacturer by his practical suggestions and educate the trade to _ take material such as will make the manufacturing end of the business _ profitable. In order to qualify as a local yard man, a man should be thoroughly familiar with the details of building construction, and the manufactur- _ ing operation. It is essential that he understand these points thoroughly if he is to be connected with the line yard management, as the success of q ¢ the yard under his charge depends largely upon what use he makes of such experience in handling the trade and ordering from the manufac- turing plant. __ The side issues of lime, cement, shingles, etc., are not as important— the profit making feature of the business rests with the management’s method of handling lumber stocks. There might be much said about yard sheds, handling costs, piling, warehouses, etc., but these are minor tails, and come under the head of ‘‘systematic management.’’ What the lumber manufacturer wants is yards that are on the lookout (or supplying the trade with surplus stocks, instead of working off the cer and more marketable lumber. The better grades of lumber are rly always in demand—it is the common and lower grades that have = moved, and represent the dividends of the manufacturer. If the retail or local yard man would ask the customer before quoting, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 29 ‘‘Ror what purpose is the material required?’’ there might possibly be a more encouraging outlook for the sawmill operator, i.e., if the yard man understood the importance of disposing of the undesirable grades. One of the chief difficulties which the practical yard man has to over- come is the matter of odd work specifications as submitted in plans. The architect has an eye for beauty, but quite often forgets the importance of making his plans, as near as possible, to stock sizes. He will work in any number of odd widths and lengths, irrespective of the heavy extras the builder will have to pay. In a great number of cases the practical yard man can suggest a remedy for such conditions, and by substituting stock sizes liberally can effect considerable saving. The architect often specifies grades of lumber and millwork of higher quality than necessary, and where the purchaser is informed of the fact there is, at times, a change made in the program which favors all concerned. The ‘‘tricks of the trade’’ are many, but aside from these we find that our greatest interest should be centered in educating the public to a more thorough understanding of their needs and thereby promoting the interests of lumbermen as a whole. The Management of Collections The question of how best to attend to collections is an ever green one with the retail lumberman. H. G. Hansen, of Williston, N.D., in an article in the American Lumberman, makes the following pithy remarks: There is no part of any business that requires more care and thought on the part of the operator, than collections. It is the end that one never can afford to let become dormant. A vigorous pushing during the fall and early winter months alone, when money is most abundant, especially among farmers, is not sufficient. If the outstanding accounts are to be kept inside of a reasonable limit, they are an all-year problem. Constant effort must be put forth at all times to prevent delinquencies from accumulating. When making a sale, the first thing to consider is how to collect for it. If all deals were cash and all customers above suspicion matters would be simple, but it is in making time sales to strangers and people of questionable or slow credit that matters become complicated. The stranger must be studied, and the only way to form an opinion of him is to draw him into conversation and have him tell all he will about : himself and his affairs. From this you base your opinion as to the amount, if any, of the credit he is worthy of having extended him. One needs to be firm and explicit and impress on him that such favors are not dealt out to everybody with a generous hand, consequently it is your privilege to ask a few questions regarding how and when he is to make settlement. If securities are deemed necessary, make the proper arrange- ments for them. The time when this is to fall due must be thoroughly agreed upon. It is also well to know from what source he expects to get the money. If he fails to turn up at the specified time, when you expect the payment to be made, you must not fail him. If writing does not bring him, see him, if possible, and be just as firm as when you made the sale. Give him to understand that you expect that money. The slow credit man is often a bigger problem than the stranger. He must be dealt with more gently. The questioning to which the stranger was hazarded would offend him. How to get matters fixed up at once so you are reasonably sure of getting your money when due is the ques- tion. You may in some cases be able to close the accounts with a short time note, making it non-interest bearing if paid when due. To be posted and acquainted with every man’s financial standing, as much as you can, is absolutely necessary. To keep a bulletin gotten out by the abstractor showing everything goes on record is a most reliable way of getting information in this line. A rating book that has been passed on by two or more good business firms is always a help. On notes, especially those that fall due in the fall, it is well to try to secure the earliest possible date. Even if you know your customer can not handle the payment until later, secure the earlier date anyway. If he has other obligations to meet, you stand a chance of getting yours first. You can also begin to remind him of his delinquencies a little sooner. Never neglect sending monthly statements to those who need them. It saves many disputes as to correctness of amounts when settlement comes and reminds those who are slow of their unbalanced account. Open accounts should not be left running long. If a customer can not settle, induce him to give his note. A note bearing interest will make him come to time sooner than the open account. : All customers can not be handled in the same manner, but precau- tion in dealing with all insures a certain amount of success. By plannin » your collection when making a sale, you gain ground. Then, being ever on the alert, always keeping a watchful eye on all doubtful cases is neces- sary. Courteous treatment must be extended to all, but firmness must not be omitted. ; Any man who possesses some sense of honor will not become ruffled if reminded of his agreement, consequently if you have your agreements made at the right time, a dun may be turned into a gentle reminder only, and with sensitive customers, it is not so apt to call forth provo- cation. Memoranda of a Machine Woodworker Do solid milled or molded cutters, such as are used for shaper work and matching, cut or grind off the stock? Mill operators differ so much on this point that one maker takes the opportunity of advising not to ‘‘orind your flooring,’’ says H. C. Haner in Wood Craft. In considering this claim it would be well to look at both sides of the claims thus made. A straight knife cuts at an angle of nearly 45 de- grees, and the solid cutters can be filed to an angle almost ten degrees less on the cutting face, while the clearance on the back is always greater than is possible with a straight knife when any strength is left at the cutting point. Milled cutters stand in a good deal of favor at present, and it will take a good deal of work to affect the favor in which they are held for certain classes of work. A new roller bearing for shafting, having a small roller between the bearing rolls, has overcome one of the stock objections to the use of the roller or ball bearing in mill work. The ball bearing as commonly used on bicycles was not thought capable of carrying the load of mill shaft- ing, for the reason that the balls might eut each other when subjected to heavy duty. The new bearing has a smaller roller between the large rollers, which is intended to take off friction between those rollers on which the shaft rests, thus preventing their contact and cutting. Step boxes on matcher spindles are out of sight but had better be kept in mind. Some machines have the step cone held by only one set- screw. That may jar loose some time, spoiling a lot of matching, if not closely watched. Leather is often used as liners for the caps of boxes in places where the liners are to be thick, but it will not do on quarter boxes, as an engi- neer I know found out. The thrust of the engine shaft soon packs the fibre of the leather and you are worse off than ever. Sheet steel or brass for liners on engines are bést. Taking Chances A planing ‘ail employee I know had his hand cut off at the wrist by the top cylinder—trying to make some adjustment while the machine was running. Wonder if machine operators have all to be maimed before they learn to be careful? So many of one craft are short of parts of their anatomy that they might be called the remnant brigade. A planer man I know has had a trial of local shop work on a planer cylinder. Three times the cylinder cut out the bearings, and each time it was found to be sprung in the journals. Then the job was sent to the makers of the machine. On trying it for true, they found the journals were turned out of centre nearly 1-32 inch because the small shop man tried to centre by the journals instead of by the collar on end of the cylinder. When starting a cut in a piece of shaper work, do not try to enter right up to the collars at first. Take the cut gradually to ease the strain of entering and prevent the draw of the knives catching on stock back of the cut. That, of course, is only possible where the work is being run from the centre, as on circular head sash rails or similar work. Where the cut has to show finished on both ends, it is a good plan to have a stop to enter from, as many good shaper men have been hurt from just this cause. Something to stop against gives one more confidence in handling the work, and it can be done much faster. Sometimes a lubricator has a bad habit of letting the oil out in such a manner that it runs up the glass instead of going up in drops through the water. A short piece of very fine wire inserted in the feed nozzle will carry the drop up high enough to overcome the attraction of the - nozzle, and let the drop go up clear. Hemp is a rather poor sort of packing to use around a water glass. Cheap rubber gaskets for the same purpose can be obtained. An engi- neer relates a story of how he got his glass ‘‘partly’’ obstructed when using hemp. It resulted in the glass filling, showing high when really there were ony two gauges of water. He must have been in error, for the steam would go through an opening only partly obstructed. It is likely he had the whole end of the glass stopped up. Using the rubber rings for this purpose will obviate all difficulty along that line. One may get credit for good intentions, but it takes action to bring the cash. This ‘‘road to the other place’’ is what is holding back a good many men in the shop as well as in the office. They lack positive action, or, in other words, results. Some of the best shop men I ever knew were not worth overly much unless they had a good boss. Tire in Band Saws F. D. Pierce writes in the Woodworker as follows: ‘‘ Although I have never heard the phrase ‘tire in band saws’ used before, I think it a very good name. There must certainly be something to hold the tension in a THE WOODWORKER band saw, and that is the two edges, otherwise there would be no tensior ni in the saw. That ‘tire,’ as he terms it, might vary in width. A ma might tension a saw out to the very edges, but I assure you that very edge has no tension, and is the tire, or the part to hold the tension. The wider the tire, the longer the tension will last; but it is not well to the tire too wide, for, if you do, the extreme edge will not be stiff en to do the work required of it. On the other hand, if the tire is the y edge, it brings so much strain on that part thai it is liable to cracks. The fire is what keeps the edge of either band or cireular stiff and makes it stand up to its work. Both the back and tooth of a band saw are the tires. When one is taken away out goes the sion. This may be done by either filing or grinding on the tooth ‘“How many filers can explain just why a band saw becomes | the tooth edge? They simply say, ‘It is caused by grinding.’ The i never enters their heads that the centre of the saw has been expan or made longer nearly up to the two edges. When the tooth edge is ground or filed away, that brings that edge down into the part that has been made longer, and as it reaches that point that edge naturally takes that shape. As the very centre has been made the longest, the nearer that edge reaches that point the longer it gets. It is exactly the same with a circular saw. When you cut away the edge it lets out the tension, the edge becomes too long, and the saw becomes fast or ‘tight,’ as the sawmaker terms it.’’ Cost-keeping in Handle-making Cost-keeping is no effort. It is simply preserving a record of all things pertaining to the manufacture of anything, says G. B. in The Wood-Worker. There has been a great hoodoo regarding this subject for a long time, a great deal of unnecessary speculation, until each manager has his ideas gauged to the above opinion and considers his way and his figures the simplest and the best. But the old adage, ‘“Many men of many minds,’’ interferes to a disturbing effect. It is like a balky horse— sometimes he is all right and sometimes he is all wrong. Communications upon this subject, I notice from time to time, seem to run largely to the manufacture from the sawed lumber, which is comparatively an easier starting point than we, as handle manufac- turers, have to contend with. Handle factories get much of their stock direct from the log, as well as a portion from the plank, consequently making the cost subject a mixed problem. A log, no matter how fine it looks, is an unknown problem; part of it may bring faney returns on account of color and quality, and the balance produce only an ordinary value. There is no even amount of returns to calculate upon. The diffi- culty is increased, as there is no chance to gauge the unknown defective parts. The eye may say it is first-class, but when opened up it may, and — frequently does, prove to the contrary. To be sure, the log rule allows a gain in sawing, which only materializes on certain sized logs, and on others does not. Years ago they could count upon a reasonable cer- tainty what could be expected, but now that timber is dncaene so fast, it is entirely different. This condition being unavoidable, it has forced buyers to enlarge upon all noticeable defects until the poor, ignorant farmer eries ‘‘fraud,’’ ‘‘deception’’ and ‘‘theft,’? and often seems to prefer to lose money by sellmg in job lots rather than risk the chance of a genuine honest measure. I have known managers to start with the strongest confidence to master this intricate problem, only to fall back after meeting the difficulties described, and accept the old way of ‘‘doing their best ana trust to luck’’ for the final result. I am now considering from the standpoint of the small factories, not — where the sawed stock can be dropped in volume to the foot of each lathe, and kept ready for constant running upon one item for a day or week ; where definite records can be easily kept, and where piece- work is easily arranged for; but where different varieties of stock come | from the same log, bringing values of one-fourth, one-third, one-half extra value, or possibly an actual loss, where lack of stock suitable for certain erades and the urgency of delayed orders demands the lathe to be set and re-set for different handles during the day to meet requirements of the hour. How can anyone count upon a sure working upon conditions as just stated, which are not uncommon, 4 most of the smaller factories are daily working in this manner? Lumber for cabinet work or building purposes is applicable anywhere, provided it is first-class, while handle stock is different. The white e tough, straight-grained second- -growth blanks bring a good value, but a off-color, cross-grained and defective blanks go into a cheap or No. 2 grade, which must be shoved off upon the market at whatever it will bring, from a trade that is independent, and on account of the overstock offered makes its own price as it feels inclined. Thus this second grade as to be gotten rid of at a loss, and become a leech upon the profits of he first grade. A careful estimate can be made, I admit, from the results of the past year, but a fluctuating purchased stock and a market equally as fluctuating knock the foundation to pieces. here is a constant shrinkage in many other ways that accumulates _ to complicate all calculations and disarrange the would-be exact results. Tt is mighty easy to make an assertion, but an entirely different thing prove it. After many years of experience under difficulties above named, I still fail to find anyone in the handle business, of such limited conditions, able to master the situation. Many investors rush into it, only to find the gilt and polish to soon tarnish, and I must confess I am one of that number. My present efforts seem to be more favorable, and, being a good sticker, I may find satisfactory results if I live long enough. As a result, I say the following: Be careful of investments in ma- _ chinery. Be sure of sufficient experience to control your own enter- prise. Make up your mind to stick, and time will bring many unexpected favorable avenues to aid your business. Have courage in your own cost estimates; others may be perfectly honest, but the best are liable to ‘make mistakes. Above all, keep a cool, clear head, and then you are as _near a safe basis as any of your competitors. Don’t tie too tightly to _ any manager because he is a well-rounded man. His absolute assertion abet a thing can’t be done does not make it so. Another, in a different way, may reach success. Talk certain points of your business with your men; to a certain degree your interests are theirs, and they may help _ you over many difficulties; what one can’t think of, other practical men may. - I always have been, and probably always will be, searching for the _ manager I want (am forced to accept the best I can get), one whose - cost calculations come within reasonable expectation, and who still is confronted with unexplainable conditions. Circular Saws and Saw Mills f The condition one finds some saws in that are used in some of the ‘smaller circular mills is certainly interesting to the man who has them i to fix up, doctor up, fit up, or anything you wish to call it; perhaps to shape up would be a very good word to use, says J. W. Ball in The -Wood-Worker. Sometimes I think it would be better to call him a _ “shaper’’ man, for he is not unlike the Jew man who had just been _ **eussed’’ by an Irishman to the full extent of the latter’s English language, and turned and said to Pat: ‘‘You are no gentleman; you __are a fool!’’ By this time he was getting mad, and wanted to make out that the Irishman was a much worse man than himself, and in his ex- _ citement said: ‘‘You are vot there never vas words made for.’’ So it is with the man who has other people’s troubles to adjust to their satis- faction: He sometimes wishes he was an angel. I will leave this for others to determine. 5 * It is remarkable how some of these small mills manage to make __ tumber at all. For instance, you find one saw bent over the collar, with _ a ridge showing up on the log side near the teeth and the tension pulled - outin spots. These are symptoms that lead one to think that a log must } 7 have come loose from the dogs and rolled onto the saws. Lots of care ‘should be exercised in fixing up such a plate. Such a saw can be fixed very easily if you have a good place to work on it and a good man to help hold the saw; but when you have only a portable place for the anvil, only a shed roof, with no sides, which gives poor light, then is when a man is up against the real thing. It makes one wonder why all these little mills could not get together and build up right, like the large mills, and have a good place to fit saws. Many of these small mills have trouble with hot arbors, but it seems these little mills are cutting a great figure in the lumber business. The “mountains are full of them, and as long as there are trees to saw the saw doctors will have such saws to work on. Most of these mills try to run the saw too fast. Better run portable mill saws about 500, or somewhere near that speed. The worst thing I find in connection with these small mills is the equipment with which they have to fit the saws. Many have no eccentric Swage, no shaper, no grinder, nothing but an upset and a file, and the arbor is the file room. There is no jointing rig; in fact, they have ‘‘vot _ there never vas words made for.’’ There is plenty of room for improved machinery to fit up these saws with. _ Recently someone asked what caused cracks in certain circular saws. I have seen some very queer cracks, but find that if plenty of throat room is maintained it is a great help. Of course, the throat should be sular shape, so the dust can chamber nicely and be easily discharged. e tooth must have plenty of steel to stand in frozen timber, especially m the thermometer stands at 35 degrees below zero; even at zero timber is hard enough to cause trouble if the teeth are too slim or of roper shape. A low swage should be used, with keen corners. The th must not be too blunt, or it will cut too hard. The steel must be good, the saw kept round, fitted square, and not too much speed used. _If the sawyer is not a man who has had experience in sawing frozen mber, there is sure to be trouble. He must know what the saw will and give it about that much. There can be no baby work when » > = CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 31 timber is frozen, especially when cutting frozen black birch or beech logs. These will try your saws. I would recommend small solid-tooth saws for this kind of sawing, run at about 500 r.p.m., 54-in., 8-gage, not very fine teeth, and feed rather fast. I think the tooth Mr. Miner advocated is a very good one. I don’t think a saw tooth should be cut under much for winter sawing, and not too much hook, nor the backs too high. Don’t forget the round saws. They are just commencing to make them. They are not things of the past. There are more round saws shipped now than I ever knew before. Small lots of timber are being sawed with circular saws now that a few years ago would not pay to eut. This is perhaps the reason they are being used so extensively at this time. Gang Saw Fitting Some time since a correspondent asked for information on the sub- ject of keeping gang saws in order. Replies appeared from several gang filers, all of whom would, in all probability, have given more information if the inquirer had given a more detailed description of the condition under which his saws work. He is right, however, in saying that gang saw filers do not give their ideas in The Wood-Worker as freely as they might. I will try and give a few hints on that subject that may possibly be of interest to some readers. To get best results from gang saws (or any other kind of saws) it is necessary to have not only the saws, but the machine or mill also, in good condition. I have found the most import- ant things to be considered in gang saw filing to be shape of teeth, tension, overhang, keeping back of saws straight, having greatest strain on cutting edge, and having saws commence cutting at the right time. Most gangs in this country (New Zealand) have intermittent feed, the feed movement being developed by an eccentric on the shaft of gang, and the time at which feed rollers feed the timber forward being determined by the position of the eccentric. The timber should begin to feed just after the crank-pin has passed the bottom centre, and the saws should begin to cut just after the crank-pin has passed the top centre. The amount of overhand should be governed by the amount of feed to be carried and the length of the stroke, never by length of saw. For instance, if length of stroke in 16-n., and you wish to carry 5-16-in. feed to the stroke, you require 2-in. overhang to every 16 in. of saw; in other words, the overhang should be one-fifth more than the feed in the length of the stroke. That is for intermittent feed; for continu- ous feed just half the above amount for the same amount of feed is right—at least that is how I found it with a Wickes gang I had charge of for two years. T have found one-fifth hook to give good results in almost any kind of timber. I never make the depth of teeth equal more than one-half the space; that is, teeth 14 in. apart should not be more than { in. deep. The backs of the teeth should be low and straight. A gang saw requires some tension, but it is not necessary to put in all the tension the saw will hold. The buckles (tabs, I think they are called in the United States) should be much nearer the front edge than back edge of saw, and should be moved back from time to time as the saw wears, so as to keep the front edge tight. Gang saws should be examined frequently, for if a whole lot of saws are allowed to get into bad condition it is a big job to get them right again. The backs soon become hollow if neglected, and, though a hollow- back saw will work for a time, provided the front edge is strained suffi- ciently, there comes a time when the back has to be drawn out, and then it will be found that the front edge has become abovt as hollow as the back edge was before, and there is another big job of grinding, etc., to get the front edge straight. A few years ago, when the only swage we had was an upset 5-16 in. to the stroke was considered fast feed, but since the introduction of the eccentric swage we have improved on that very considerably; but there are still some mill owners here who refuse to provide anything but the old-fashioned upset. They say they have no money to waste (?) on fancy swages. The writer is a self-taught filer, and the above ideas are the result of a good many years’ experience. To borrow an expression from Mr. Chas. H. Liebe, I have written of these things just as I have found them. M. J. Graham. The census of the forest products of Canada, to be taken on June 1, 1911, will embrace square, waney or flat timber, logs for lumber and miscellaneous products. In the. first class are included ash, birch, elm, maple, oak, pine and all other timber cut as square, waney or flat, and the enumeration will be reported for cubic feet and value. Logs for lumber, which’ are included in the second class, are in such woods as elm, hickory, hemlock, oak, pine and spruce. They will be enumerated in the census by quantities of one thousand feet board measurement, with value in the same unit. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Why have we orders for and have installed over 218 fast feed matchers in the past fourteen months? As a boy would say, ‘‘ What’s the answer?’’ All of the splendid orders above were placed within 60 days of each other. i Everyone knows of the enormous size of the Potlatch Lum- ber Co., and their output of 750,000 feet daily. The Virginia & Rainy Lake Co. is a fifteen million dollar corporation just starting in Virginia, Minnesota. The Paine Lumber Co. is known from Australia to London. Their product is everywhere. The Big River Lumber Co. are not yet as well known, but are building one of the largest mills in Canada. A’year ago the Potlatch Lumber Co. decided to build several new plants. Machinery men got busy. Mr. Deary said to three machinery manufacturers, ‘‘ We’re not going to buy a pig in a bag. Put your latest machine in, we’ll run them ourselves and we’ll decide which one we want. We want the best there is.’’ Three machines went in. The others went in with a hurrah. A bet was offered our Spokane Mer. that we never would put in a machine on the side-by-side test. We shipped a Berlin ‘‘90’’; a 200 feet-per-minute racer with fast feed OUTLINE attachment. All three machines were put in condition and started off. Six to nine months tells a pretty straight story of what a machine is, and here’s the story, straight and true. Number 1—Matcher was characterized as a machine so com- plicated that it took an expert to care for it. Took an extra man to oil it. Number 1—eliminated. Number 2—Matcher racked itself to pieces at fast feeds. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton, Canada Beloit, Wisconsin Branch Offices: Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. Boston Nelson, B.C. did the Big River Lumb equipment for the did Wm. Deary, Genera: fast-feed Matche did S. J. Cusson, Gener buy 12 Berlin fa: did Nathan Paine, of | their NEW plant did the Bowman-Hicks L ment for their the belts. Number 2—eliminated. Number 3—The Berlin ‘‘90’’ was run night and day for between six and nine months. It was not tied up for repairs, not complicated and ran continually, turning out a fine product all the time and the Potlatch men liked it because ‘‘it was always going.’’ Remember this—all three machines were run by Potlatch operators. The test was fair to all, it showed accurately the prac- tical value of each matcher. The entire reason why SEVENTEEN Berlin ‘‘90’s”’ go into the new plants of the Potlatch Lumber Co., is because a ‘‘90”’ will do more work, is easy to operate and keep in condition. ~ We do not know how much more work the ‘‘90’’ turned out per minute. The test was run and they decided what was what. Impossible to keep the bearings in alignment and the oil flooded CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Big River, Sask., buy seven Berlin fast-feed matchers among their ant? 7 ir new plants? atchers for their NEW plant? tr of the Potlach Lumber Company, Potlach, Idaho, buy 17 Berlin ger of the Virginia G Rainy Lake Lumber Company, Virginia, Minn., Lumber Company, Oshkosh, Wis., buy 34 Berlin machines for ., Lorain, La., buy four Berlin fast-feed matchers among the equip- at? A few months ago, the Virginia & Rainy Lake Lumber Co. bought their equipment. Mr. Cusson wanted the best there was and did not buy on price. He is too good a business man for that. But the fact that ‘TWELVE Berlin fast-feed matchers were ordered with sizers and surfacers and other equipment means something. The Paine Lumber Co. considered all makes of tools care- fully. They bought SEVEN Berlin Resaws in pre/ erence to any other. They bought TEN Berlin Sanders. They bought Berlin Matchers and Moulders. The Big River Lumber Company investigated, and that in- vestigation was exhaustive and conclusive. They purchased EIGHTEEN machines all told. And all Berlin. Why was this? Men of the character of Wm. Deary, S. J. Cusson, Nathan Paine, Wm. Cowan have had too much experi- ence to buy unwisely. They cannot afford to take chances, they want dependable material. 5 You can buy a Berlin ‘‘90’’ at a reasonable price. Here’s a few reasons why we have sold 218 Berlin 94-X’s and 90’s lately. The ‘‘90’’ is equipped with cylinder heads carrying 6 self- hardening steel knives. There is no head so perfect. The side-heads are our 12-bitted type, the only 12-bitted side-heads in the world. The construction divides the cut so that the side-head work is clean and knots and cross-grained places are not torn out. Our Automobile feed drive eliminates the nest of gears found on other tools. The chain drive runs smoothly and quietly and doesn’t give trouble. Easy to reach, no tearing down of machine. Our system of top, bottom and side-head belt tighteners keep the belts tight every minute. Easy to slip belt off or on. Our head grinder saves time in sharpening the cylinder knives. It is quick, always ready, a wonderful little tool. Our beading or stationary profiling attachment requires but one 8-inch belt to drive it. Two pulleys, tightener furnished, driven from above, below or countershaft. Very simple. . You can change from a run of drop-siding to beaded ceiling in two minutes. End thrust provided for everything so a boy could understand. Full equipment of heads for your work furnished. Make anything you like in profiling work at fast-feeds and by joint- ing the knives secure work you never dreamed of. This is not bunk, but facts. It is the field against the Berlin always, but we’re not wor- rying. If you want a proven machine, a UNIT matcher, right in every detail, you want a ‘‘90.’’ We are installing one every working day. We will appreciate very much your inquiries. Berlin Machine Works, Ltd. Hamilton, Canada Beloit, Wisconsin Branch Offices: Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. Boston Nelson, B.C. CAMP DEPARTMENT _ High Efficiency in the Woods At a recent meeting of the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manu- facturers Mr. J. P. Van Orsdel read an interesting paper upon ‘‘ Highest Efficiency in Woods Operation.’? In the course of his remarks Mr. Van Orsdel spoke as follows: ‘‘Tt is well, in my opinion, to divide your sections into 40-acre tracts by actual surveys, which I hope to bring out later. This can be done with surprising accuracy with an open-sight Jacob staff compass in the following manner: ‘Hirst, a party of four men, made up of a compass man, who also chains at one end, a chainman, a swamper and another axman who blazes up the line run out the section lines to ascertain the proper course and the distance of it. This is made necessary in the western country on account of the irregularity in the government surveys and the necessity of knowing where this irregularity exists, if any does. It will take such a party an average of three days on a section to run the exterior lines and set the boundary 1-16 corners; after this is done the compass man can go ahead without assistance of anyone and run the cross lines and blaze the same out, as he knows from the boundary survey what course to run these lines on. Of course, the plan I always use is to run all forty lines in one direction first, and then the others at whatever point these inter- sect to set the inside 1-16 corners. This subdivisional survey will cost under this plan of doing the work 10 cents an acre. Falling and Bucking **One way, and a very important way, to conserve the forest is to use the proper amount of care in falling and bucking your timber. During the last month I have had the pleasure of looking over two active operations, side by side, and in going over their old cuttings I find one cleaned up in good shape, practically no excessive loss from breakage nor timber left on the ground, ‘while on the other there is from 10,000 to 15,000 feet an acre left to absolute waste, and still they wonder why their estimate does not show the same overrun as it did on previous or present operation. ““Tt is often necessary to break timber a little in falling, but a good timber faller will, by some means or other, make an effort to give a square break across a stump rather than falling across a dip in the eround or a ravine. “But the only way to get results in this department is to a certain extent by compulsion and it can be done in this way: You have at each camp either a timekeeper or head bucker or a head faller, either one of which can keep these records. It is a very common practice to make fallers and buckers turn in the number of trees or logs bucked or felled, but it is quite a joke among these men as some of them are not honest and turn in just about what they think will pass, while an injustice is done by such men to those who are honest. When the timekeeper goes over the woods he can make the men actually show the trees or logs they have cut and mark them, or the head bucker or faller can do this, whichever would be most convenient; and again, should you desire to keep a forty- cut record the hook tender at each machine should keep track of the forty lines and scale the log before it leaves the woods. In this way you are keeping track of the amount of timber cut from each forty and also making your fallers and buckers do their best in the woods or, better still, making them ‘deliver the goods,’ which is what we are after. “‘T know a set of fallers who felled sixty-two trees in six days, the average tree containing 8,000 feet of timber or 496,000 of lumber, an average of 82,666 a day. They were not working for a record, but simply ran into a good bunch of timber where the chances were good. A good set of fallers should average 50,000 a day in timber that averages from 5,000 to 7,000 to the tree or seven to ten trees 40,000 a day in timber that averages 3,000 to 5,000 to the tree or eight to thirteen trees, 30,000 a day in timber that averages from 1,000 to 2,000 or from fifteen to thirty trees, so that it is very evident that the size of the timber makes a material difference, but when the timekeeper or head bucker checks them up in the woods he can scale the trees or logs on stump and turn in with number so that the woods superintendent can tell whether or not they have done average work. Two or three buckers should follow each set of fallers. If there are very few windfalls and the slopes or ground is fairly regular so that they do not have to do much undercutting, two of them do the work, but if the other condition exists it will require three to each set of fallers. “Three sets of fallers are required for each two yarders, and do not think you are doing good work because you are getting along with one set for each yarder. The yarder is not getting the amount of timber it should, is why it is wrong. Keep the fallers separated if you possibly can so that you can tell who is responsible for the breakage, but, again this should be shown in the daily reports above described. “The falling and bucking of timber which averages from 5,000 to 7,000 a tree should cost 45 cents a thousand; timber that averages 3,000 to 5,000, 55 cents; timber that averages from 1,000 to 2,000, cents. The above figures should take care of filing, new saws, axes, sledges and equipment. | _ Donkey Yarding ““The problem that is and should be given the greatest considerat and that there is the greatest difference of opinion about is don yarding. Another dip into logging plans: If you have your logging ; ned out you know what kind of machines your country and timber wi require and they, as well as rigging, should be bought accordingly. _ ‘‘Nine in ten operations we have done work on the machines hay been used until they are old rattle traps or they were never large en to do the work required of them properly. I know of several opera where the output is curtailed 20 per cent. by the lack of large eno: machines and still they wonder why the other fellow is logging chea) At that rate it would not take long to buy new machinery throug All the following argument will be based on the fact that your mach is large enough so that it is not necessary to block any logs out o: woods and that the breakage of lines on a yarder is eliminated. ' main line for a 10 x 12 yarder should be 14 inches in diameter and trip or haulback line 9-16 or a 11 x 13 or 12 x 12 compound should be inches and the trip line 2 of an inch, and the above lines on either sized machine should log 5,000,000 before breaking. My plan is never to let the line break on a yarder; as soon as it begins to show wear transfer it into a road machine, where it will last a considerable time. With regard to the distance it is proper to yard, that should be governed to a grea extent.by the stand of timber and such other conditions as will alter any set rule. Nine hundred feet of working line is a good average length to work on, and if the conditions are such in regard to location of rail- roads, pole roads, ete., then I should say that this distance will get th highest practical results. a ‘‘A yarder logging in timber where logs average from 1,500 to 2,000 feet to the log with 900 feet of line should average forty-five logs a day — or 67,500 to 90,000 feet a day; logs averaging from 1,000 to 1,500, fifty logs a day, or from 50,000 to 75,000 a day; logs averaging from 500 to 1,000 feet a log, fifty-five logs, or from 27,500 to 55,000 a day; logs averaging less than 500 feet, sixty-five logs a day, or about 30,000 feet. And I will say here that in a great many instances where the timber runs” this small there are several other methods that are cheaper to log with — than machines, providing the ground will allow. ‘“To make the above amounts more definite the following log averages are given: Feet. Per day. Feet. Per day. 2,000. 2.2058 eee 90,000 1,000. .....2)2:5emeeeee 1750 See ee 78,750 | 750 ... .. 22s 1500 >; ses care ae 67,500 500 .... . Aaenee ) 1,250". ys. 32. 4) aa ee 62,500 250°... .. sve 22,500 ‘‘The above amounts are arrived at from time records rather than — the other methods used. In the above figures proper allowances are made for moving yarders from one setting to another. e ‘‘A yarder crew usually is and should be made up as follows: One driver, one fireman, one-half wood bucker, one chaser, one hook tender, two rigging slingers, one swamper and sniper, or an average daily expense for labor of $26, plus $10 a day for unkeep of machinery, blocks, rigging, lines, ete., or a total of $36 a day for each yarder. ‘Hence, taking the above as a basis, it will give you the following - yarding expense as a result, in timber average to each log: Feet. Per M. Feet. 2,000... eee $0.40 1,000. ...... 2 1,750... ..6 0, ee 45 750 °....) 29neenee 1500 3.2... ee oe 500 .. 2.2.0. eee 1,250" hota 2 eee 59 250 ......2522eeee ‘‘The above calculations are based on the following time: haulback line, 425 feet a minute; main line, 225 feet a minute, or yarder is working at an average distance of 450 feet the actual ti machine is hauling logs a day is about two hours and thirty mi which with the necessary short starts and stops to straighten the out of the woods would make five hours of actual machine work, so four hours is allowed in these figures for the placing of chokers, unfas ing of logs by chaser, and pulling windfalls, wood logs, ete., out of way and changing head block on trip line. One hour being the al ance that I make each day for an accumulation of time to move don engine when the setting is completed, so that on this basis one day every ten is allowed for moving the yarder to a new setting. “J ‘‘In ordinarily rough country a donkey should be moved from one setting to another, a distance of 800 feet, in seven hours. 7, (To be continued) 2) es oy s * me a Se Se eS = i pion a gat ae A Heavy Cut in Prince Albert District From estimates which have been prepared by the Prince Albert lumber companies, the cut in that district of Saskatchewan next winter ~ will go over 100,000,000 feet. Of this amount, the Prince Albert Lumber Company will cut 40,000,000 feet, and in addition that concern has 10,000,000 feet in the woods, which might be termed the clear-up of last year’s cut, but which, owing to the shortness of the season, was not brought out. The Big River Lumber Company expects to cut 50,000,000 feet in the coming winter. The Big River Company, whose camps are situated 100 miles north of Prince Albert, and are now reached by a O.N.R. line, will operate their 500 square mile limits for the first time, giving employment to between 1,000 and 1,500 men through the winter. Besides this great lumber activity, tie and cordwood camps will be scattered all over this district during the winter months. It is estimated that the total men required for winter work is about 3,000. The camps are now being prepared, and men are being engaged. During the past summer it had been necessary to shorten the running time of the mills owing to the scarcity of water in the rivers tributary to the Saskatche- wan and the consequent extension of the driving operations. This has put the mills to an enormous expense, but has enabled them to clean out these streams, which will give them better facilities for the driving work of the spring of 1911. At the recent Conservation Congress held at St. Paul, Minn., the following resolutions were passed, among others: We approve of the continuance of the control of the national forest by the federal government, aud approve the policy of restoring to settle- ment such public lands as are more valuable for agriculture. We earnestly recommend that the states and federal government aequire for reforestration lands not more valuable for other purposes, and that all existing forests, publicly and privately owned, be carefully protected by state and federal government. We recognize the invaluable services of the Forest Service to the people, and earnestly recommend that it be more generously supported by the federal government, and that state, federal and private fire patrol be more generously provided for the preservation of forests and human life, and appreciate and _ approve of the continuance of the use of the United States army in fire control emergencies. This is in marked contrast with the course of the Ontario Govern- ment, which recently saddled the cost of fire protection entirely upon the license owners. Machinery Trade News The R. H. Smith, Co., Limited, St. Catharines, Ont., have issued a new illustrated price list which sawyers and mil! owners wil! appreciate. The book contains, in addition to the price list section, a few pages devoted to useful information regarding the care and management of saws. All users of saws should secure a copy of this list. A Hand-Book for Millwrights has been published by Frederick J. Drake & Co., of Chicago, of which the author is Mr. Calvin F. Swingle, M.E. The book will prove of much interest to all who are concerned in the planning and arrangement of mill buildings. It deals, in detail, with - such important subjects as the strength of materials, journal bearings, couplings, horse power to be transmitted by shafting, pulley location, belts and belting, wire rope transmission, gear wheels, electrical installa- tion, and many other subjects directly connected with the installation of mill machinery. The book is profusely illustrated and is written in a manner which makes it readily understood by all who wiil be interested in the subject . The Canadian Linderman Company have started the erection of their new plant at Woodstock, Ont. The building will be 250 feet by 100 feet. They will use Niagara power and also in all probability a small amount of steam power. They announce that they are in the market for a full line of machine tools, such as planers, lathes, grinders, universal boring machines, milling machines, ete. The capital stock of the company is $160,000. They will manufacture the Linderman Automatic Dovetail Glue Jointer exclusively. This machine is largely used by box manu- facturers, furniture manufacturers and all lines of jointing, where lumber is to be made from any other width, such as chair seats, table tops, ete. The Linderman Machine Company, of Muskegon, Mich., have issued an extremely attractive booklet descriptive of their Automatic Dovetail Glue Jointer. This machine is one of the most interesting inventions _ that has ever been made in connection with the woodworking industry, as _ it performs the operations formerly necessitating the use of a jointer, a : glue pot, an edger and clamps. With one handling, on one machine and _ In one operation this work is performed in a perfect manner, and it produces a joint with a permanent internal clamp. The booklet referred to is produced in the same excellent fashion as all the other products of this company. It is attractively printed and handsomely illustrated, and upon its cover there is a beautiful design showing in a handsomely er mb ossed and colored illustration a bit of ‘the finished product. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 35 The Making of isston Files Thoroughly Well Made Service-Giving FILES Lilting Large ries, In the DISSTON WORKS, from the making of the Crucible Steel itself to the finished file, every oper- ation is carefully performed and rigidly inspected. We use 30,000 dozen DISSTON FILES annually in our Saw, Handle and Machine Shops. As a result of using them we know what a good file should do, and make the DISS- TON FILES so they will DO IT. Henry Disston & Sons INCORPORATED (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Can. PUBLISHERS” NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents 8 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. LUMBER, ETC. ANTED TO BUY—ASH, ELM, OAK AND Basswood, for export. Payment will be cash. Address with full particulars to Ropert Cox & Co., Hope Building, Ottawa, Canada. 23 SU ANTED. BASS WOOD, B. ASH, BIRCH, Maple, Elm, Oak and Chestnut, for immediate shipment. We are always in the market to buy good lumber. Apply BAaRTRAM Bros., Limited. Citizen Building, Ottawa, Can. 23 Wanted EMLOCK TIMBER 12 TO 26 FEET LONG for delivery next Spring. _ Address Box 138, Canapa Lumserman, Toronto, Ont. 20 WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMB- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 1x7", 6x6" AND 5’x5”. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- * TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf White Pine Pickets Wanted WE WANT AT ONCE 4/4 x 4/4 x 44’ AND 48”, s/4 x 5/4 x 44” and 48” and 6/4 x 6/4 x48” White Pine Pickets. If you have anything in the above write, stating quantity, when cut and best prices. Will buy any quantity from acar to your entire stock. Box 58, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 23 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. For Sale 3 CARS C.B. CEDAR SHINGLES 18’ FOR sale cheap—Address, Box 148, CANADA Lum- BERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 For. Sale 6 Cars of 8 ft. Cedar Posts 4 in. up. 1 Car of Cedar Shingles. JAS. SPUN, 20-tf L’Amable, Ont. Hemlock for Sale proMer SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in lengths from ro to go ft. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. t. For Sale GREEN TAMARAC PILES AND 3,00 Poles 20 to 50 feet long. Address Box 137, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 For Sale ao0,000' 1” Birch common and better. 30 000 144” Birch common and better. 100,000’ 1” Spruce. 100,000 2” Spruce. 40,000' 1” Soft Elm. 2,000,000 1 Hemlock. Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick shipment from our yard in Guelph. ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario, tr For Sale 50,000 ft. 1” M.C, Ash 50,000 ft. 1” M.C, Elm “5,000 ft. 14" ‘* “ 29,000 it. 14" * op areepemcie fe 45 ov0 ft. 134” “4 ae 3,000 tt. 3” cee aes 33,000 ft. 2” “ “ c Geo. C. GooprELtow, Montreal. Wanted PORTABLE SAWMILL TO SAW HARD- wood and basswood by the thousand feet. A Engine must be at least twenty-five horse power. _ NoRTHERN TIMBER Co!, Ltp., Markstay, Ont. 21 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC. Single Surfacer FOR SALE 24” SINGLE SURFACER, RE- volving bed, in first-class order. McGregor- Gourlay make. Apply Mgaxins & Sons, Hamilton, Ont. 20 Rails for Sale LSO PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. IMPERIAL Waste Meta Co., Queen St., Montreal. 23 For Sale NEW LIDGERWOOD STEAM LOGGING Skidder. Never been used. For price and particulars, address, RarHURST LuMBER Co., LTD., Bathurst Village, N.B. 20 Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., L>-p., Seaforth, Ont. tt SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 3%” tubes: 1 48x 12 v52 3” ey I 54X 12 52 3% 1 54 X 14 52.37 2 58X 12 78 3” WY 1 60 X 14 14 3! “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Brantford, Canada. 15 t.f. Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part of ONE zo x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. rr0 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40X100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. _ 22 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. OOD MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. rst. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, tf ANTED — FOREMAN FOR SASH AND YY door factory in Ottawa, to Jay out and super- vise manufacture of work. Address Box 149, CAN- ADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 ANTED BY ESTABLISHED FIRM, A first-class experienced Lumber Salesman for Ontario and Quebec, steady position to right man. Application confidential. Apply to Box 135, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 20 Ww* NTE|D—EXPE}RIENCED L,UjMjBER Salesman, 'one who understands oak, poplar and yellow pine, to sell in Toronto and vicinity on commission basis. Prefer party who also handles white pine trom Canadian mills. Address with references. FURNACE Run Saw Mitr. & LuMBER Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 20 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. ANTED POSITION ON PACIFIC COAST by married man as head book-keeper, office manager or auditor. Ten years experience. Excel- lent references Take financial interest if desired. Can begin at once. Address W. J. Forp, 1178 Fort St., Victoria, B.C. 20 F YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch ot the lumber or woodworking trade tke best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LumBERMAN AND WoopworkER, Toronto, Ont. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Business Opportunities LLUMBERMEN_ DO NOT SACRIFICE YOUR lumber. Build houses in Toronto instead. Ask how it is done. Box 143, CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 QANTED-MILLMAN TO CONTRACT TO saw with portable mill during January to March, rgr11, 10,000,0c0 feet birch lumber. Splendid location in first class timber. 334 miles from railway station. Unlimited quantity of timber available. Mill with capacity of 10,000 feet per day will do. Apply Box 146 CANADA LumBerman, Toronto, Ont. 20 FOR SALE E-M-F roro Auto, nearly new, fully equipped, cost $1,670.00. Machine shows for itself. Will sell cheap for cash or will take in payment Pine lumber, Hemlock, Shingles or Lath. Do not answer un- less you mean business. Box 147, CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont. 20 For Sale, Timber Berth in Alberta ESTIMATE 75 MILLION FEET, zo MILLIONS burnt, should be taken off this year. If not sold would like to correspond with responsible party to make logs or ties. For particulars apply, Tue C. Beck MANuractrurinG Company, Limited, Penetanguishene, Ont. 21 For Sale Cheap Co SAWMILL OUTFIT, PRACTI- cally new—35 H P. Engine, 50 H.P. Marine Boiler, Dutch oven for utilizing sawdust as tuel. New Carriage, cable feed, friction nigger, double edger, cut-off saw, Shingle Mill, Frame Building, Galvanized Iron Roof, Saws and Belting Complete. Apply at Mill, Angus, Ontario or Charles T. DePuy Rochester, N:Y° 23 FOR SALE Large Lumber Mill ND BUSINESS WITH GOOD-WILL, FULL equipment and timber limits, situate in Province of Ontario. Will be sold as a going concern. A snap for quick sale. Further particulars on appli- cation to Box 145, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. t.f. Timber Limit and Saw Mili for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. ituated about 5 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Siding for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and -blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business, Address Wm. PoTtrer & Son, P, O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont, tf. Sawmill for Sale a] [NX .NEW ONTARIO, NORTH OF NE Liskeard. On T. and N. O. Railway. Surrounded by good timber. Capacity 10,000. Address Box 14: Canapa LumpermaAn, Toronto, Ont. 7 Sawing Contract Wanted ANTED—A CONTRACT TO SAW LUM- ber by the thousand, large or small quantities Have a first-class 40 h.p. new outfit, go anywhere Aadrems Box t50 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. 20 MISCELLANEOUS For Sale 7 TIMBER. LIMIT — ONE OF THE BEST_IN Ontario. Address, S. G. Reap & Son, Real Estate Agents, 129 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario. 21 Lumber Directory OR SALE—DIRECTORY OF LUMBER consuming Factories of America, a most com- plete and valualle book for wholesalers and manu- tacturere. Will accept $6, which is one-half regular price The Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf FOR SALE EVENTEEN ACRES OF SECOND GROWTH White and Red Oak. Suitable for piles or ties and small square timber. Close to Railway track; also 100,000 feet of White Pine, 70,000 feet of Hem- lock, 30,000 feet of mixed Hardwood inch, 500 tele- phone poles 25 feet to 35 feet. Apply to E. Topp, Box 16, Caledonia, Ont. 20 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. © For further particulars apply to Jo BrotHers & Co., Limirep, St, John’s, N. F 23 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands IX HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close an estate. Special price quoted. tf. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. A new system of administration, whereby the output of teak from the forests of Siam will be some- what curtailed and the supply pro- tected, is announced by Vice-Con- sul-General Carl C. Hanson of Bangkok, in a recently submitted report. Beginning with December, 1909, leases of teak forests have ~ been lengthened from six to fifteen years. The smaller leases have been consolidated and regrouped, the larger of these areas being divided into halves, one of which is reserv- ed, and the other leased for fifteen years with the right to work all mature trees during that period. In view of the greater economy made possible by this new ruling, ~ the government royalty per log has been raised from $3.65 to $4.38, an arrangement which will very likely effect a material reduction in stumpage manufactured, at least for the first term of lease. = British Oak In the good old days when Brit-° ish men-of-war and merchantmen were built exclusively of wood hun- dreds of trees were used in the building of a single battleship of the line. British oak and elm were largely utilized for that purpose. Nowadays, even for those vessels still constructed of wood, very little British timber is used. English oak is, of course, still world-famed for its durable qualities, but Ameri- ean oak, which, though not pos- sessed of the strength and wearing qualities of the home-grown article, _ is very much used to-day, because it is cleaner, straighter, and more easily worked. The question may be asked, why should wood grown in England be in most cases super- ior to the imported article? The reason, apparently, is that our cli- mate and soil are better suited for the production of good timber than is that in most other countries. Trees are very susceptible to cli- matic and meteorological condi- tions. Age and size depend largely on the situation in which a tree is planted. In dingles, for instance, timber runs up very much straight- er and cleaner than in exposed situations. In a dingle there would be less likelihood of the wind de- flecting the growth of a tree. A south-west wind is calculated to produce the gnarled and twisted appearance so common in badly planted trees. On the other hand, a north-east aspect favors oak, be- cause there is less wind to affect it, and a tree so planted would enjoy the benefit of the early morning sun, so favorable to plant and tree life of all kinds. Trees to grow well also require to be sheltered from the south-west gales. A New Method of Felling Trees A Berlin inventor, Mr. Hugo Gantke, has recently designed a simple device for the felling of trees. The trunks are cut by the friction of a steel wire about one millimetre in diameter, which, as demonstrated by practical tests, is able to cut through a tree of about 20 in. (50 em.) in thickness in six minutes. The wire, which is carried to and fro by an electric motor, is heated by friction on the tree to - such an extent as to burn through the timber, the result being a cut which is both smoother and cleaner than that effected by a saw. The Wire will work satisfactorily on the thickest trees without the insertion of wedges into the cut, and the trees _ may be cut immediately above or below the ground. In the latter case the stump may be left safely in the soil. The motor which actu- ates the wire is installed outside of the range affected by the fall of the q tree, and when electricity is not al- ‘ready available it can be generated _ by a transportable power plant con- ‘sisting of a 10 h. p. petrol motor and dynamo, which are left at the entrance to the forest during the felling operations. By this method arge tropical trees up to 16 feet in CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER diameter can be cut and felled by a single operator, a considerable ad- vantage being the absence of any waste in the timber.—Times Engin- eering Supplement. Notes on Belting The best speed for main belts is about 3,500 feet per minute, and nothing is gained by running them over 4,000 feet. The lower side of the belt should be made the driving side whenever possible, as the sag- ging of the slack side increases the are of contact. By increasing the size of the pulleys increased power is obtained, and the proportion of two pulleys working together should be about 4 to 1. The pulleys should be from 4 in. to 14 in. wider than the belt, according to the width of the face, and the convex- ity of driving and driven pulleys should be exactly alike. Vertical and half-crossed driving belts should be avoided. Tolerably long belts are much preferable to short ones, and tight belts should not be employed. If more driving power is required increase the width of the belt in preference to its thick- ness. Double belts should not be run over small pulleys. Belts should not be allowed to get greasy or glazed over. An application of tanners’ dubbin, a mixture of mut- ton fat and beeswax or boiled lin- seed oil are good dressings for leather belts. Resin should not be used to prevent slip, as it damages the belt. Overhead Runways for Sawmills Switch-trolley pulley blocks have lately been introduced to a consid- erable extent, and have in some eases displaced stand trucks and eranes in moving goods from point to point. They can be fitted to most buildings without alterations, and loads up to about two tons can be easily and quickly dealt with. The overhead runway usually consists of a rolled steel joint fitted with junctions to serve various points, the trolley being readily shunted into a branch line by a switching lever fitted on it. The runners car- rying the pulley blocks should be fitted with ball bearings to ensure easy working, and the side plates of the trolley frame with steel anti- friction rollers, as these must facili- tate the passing of sharp curves or junctions. In crowded situations, where an overhead traveller -is not available, these runways can be made extremely useful in moving timber, etc., and we look for con- siderable development in this con- nection. American Shooks in England The use of American shooks or packing cases for shipping textiles to the United States has greatly in- creased of late years, says the Tim- ber Trades Journal of London, Eng., and direct importations of them are now regularly made into Bradford, as also in other British districts whence textiles are ship- ped to the United States. They were first imported in 1892, but it was not until 1903 that their use became general; since then between 25,000 and 30,000 have been im- ported and used annually. These shooks are made of planed spruce wood, and in order to protect prop- erly the contents of the cases the wood sent to Bradford is tongued and grooved; at some of the other places the wood is plain. The use of American-made rolling boards, as a foundation on which to roll cloth to be exported to the United States, has also of late years been adopted to some slight extent by Bradford merchants. These patent rolling boards have the advantage over the solid wooden boards in that they consist merely of a skele- ton or framework of wood tightly covered with paper. Non-Dangerous Water Gauges The ordinary water gauges usu- ally fitted to steam boilers are apt to fly, especially in frosty weather, and if the attendant is near he runs a considerable risk of being scalded by the escaping water. To remedy this as far as may be, a much-improved gauge has been in- troduced, which is so arranged that should a glass burst the water is automatically shut off and prevent- ed from escaping. In this gauge a ball valve is arranged in the lower fittings, and should the glass break the ball automatically rises to its seat and so cuts off the rush of water. In the upper fitting a spring or ball valve is fitted, which Try SINCLAIR’S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices G.S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. R AIL For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO 37 shuts off the steam when the glass breaks, but remains open when the glass tube is being blown through. The cocks should be asbestos pack- ed, and the plug revolve in the asbestos and not touch the metal. We would eall the attention of steam users to these improvements, as any little increased outlay in this connection is soon repaid by increased freedom from accidents. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath Bass and Poplar Siding James _ Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. Established 1892 Oille & McKeen Wholesale Lumber North Tonawanda, N. Y. Trade with Canada Solicited ~ WANTED Lumber Company Manager Thoroughly experienced Manager, with practical and executive ability aud thorough knowledge of the business from stump to market. Operation about 20,000,000 Pine annually. State age; business record. _ Address—Lumber Manager - TORONTO, ONT. Care of Canada Lumberman -tinues unchanged with very little activity. more than a moderate scale. Review of Current Trade Conditions - Ontario A traveller who recently made a trip through southwestern Ontario reports that right through to Windsor there seems to be a fair trade. The farmers have had splendid crops and have obtained good prices, especially for tobacco. There is no boom apparent, but a good healthy business is in progress, and everybody is satisfied. The box trade con- There does not seem to be any fear among the dealers about a slump in prices. Hemlock stocks at Sarnia are very low and dealers are obliged to buy more from northern points. Retailers yards throughout Western Ontario con- tinue fairly well stocked. Many of the farmers, having done so well, are paying off their mortgages, which in all probability means further building before long. Collections are satisfactory. The traveller referred to above reports that during September they had practically the best month’s business they ever had. The situation in the Georgian Bay district is rather difficult to sum up. The cut during the coming winter, so far as information can be obtained at present, will be just about the same as last winter. It was thought at first that it would be less, but reports recently received indi- eate that if there is any reduction it will be very slight. There are prac- tically no logs left over now in any of the Georgian Bay booms. This will mean that most of the mills will be obliged to commence their sawing operations rather later next season than usual. This is about the first year within the last ten years that the logs have been all cleaned up. ‘A further result of this will probably be that next fall there will be less lumber on hand than this fall. The reason the mills have been able to clean up their logs so completely this year is that they had very favor- able driving conditions in the streams and practically no logs were hung up. If there is a smaller cut during the coming winter it will be almost entirely due to the scarcity of labor. All the camps are complaining now that they cannot get enough men. There are already fewer logs on the skids than there were at this time last year. The only change in market conditions which has occurred during the past fortnight is in lath. No. 1 4-foot pine lath 14 inch is now selling at about $3.75 at the mills, as a result of one of the large manufacturers having cut prices in order to move a large stock. Other stocks are fairly firm. Trade with United States points is queer, being very spotty. The ear companies are holding off and only buyimg what they need for two or three weeks ahead. It is thought that the railway companies and other large interests have put their heads together and decided to stand pat for a time until the political situation has cleared. Wholesalers find that prices are being made about as close to the cost of the production as it is possible to get, particularly in regard to pine mill culls, dead, culls, southern pine and hemlock. They report a fair volume of trade, however. The season’s operations of the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company are completed, and it is reported that the number of logs now in the main stream is quite as great as at this time last year. The scarcity of lumbermen to work in the woods, which is affecting the Georgian Bay district, is also felt in the Ottawa Valley, where wages run from $28 to $32 a month. Stocks are being rapidly moved from Ottawa Valley yards so as to obtain the advantage of the water rates. There is quite an active movement of spruce, but the prices are rather uncertain. Box lumber is not doing very well at Ottawa, and it is believed that the substitution of cardboard boxes is hindering the market. Telegraph poles in Ontario continue in strong demand and supplies are scarce. Large corporations purchasing from manufacturers on the spot are able to secure poles at a little cheaper price than the wholesale market price, but the general asking prices for central Ontario supplies are as follows, f.o.b. Toronto: 25 feet long, 6 inch top.... $1.60 40 feet long, 7 inch top....$ 6.00 25 ee 7 SO et See 45 a tl a= Reet ew mrtcy 30 on 6 Ee ere ey) il) 50 ¢ 7 oe 9.65 30 ou it oe 3.00 515) a ff SRRl ee 12700 35 oe 7 Co et AO 60 ¥ 7 oe 17.50 Cedar posts are steady at 17 cents for 8 foot lengths, 44 inch top and up. Cedar ties are firm at 55 cents for 6 inch and up face, 6 inch deep No. 1, and 39 cents for 5 inch and up face, 6 inch deep, No. 2. Eastern Canada The opening of the logging season in the Maritime Provinces finds the manufacturers with very little to induce them to operate on anything The English market conditions are less promising than they were a month ago, while in Boston and New York there has been no improvement in the demand for New Brunswick lumber. The cost of supplies at present is greater than it has ever been before, and wages also are extremely high, being from $30 to $385 per . ae *? e ee Ee month, Even at these figures it is difficult to secure experienced har One of the largest operating firms has decided to reduce its cut by one-third. The indications also are that other manufacturers will r their operations considerably. It is thought in some circles t total cut of logs will be less this winter than for many previous A fairly general opinion is that the cut will be about 75 per cent. 0: of last winter. It is believed that the result will be a much reduced put at the mills next summer. Unfavorable circumstances in connec with the export of spruce deals to the English market have had 1 to do with the situation. Freights have steadily advanced and are being made at 45s. per standard from Miramichi to west coast poi The dulness of the markets has brought on a lowering of prices, al present ‘‘English’’ spruce deals are quoted from $13 to $13.50 at | michi points. Manufacturers and dealers, however, are showing a dency to hold their stocks rather than sell at these figures.. T change to note in the condition of the American markets for Province lumber. Prices have not suffered the extensive decline first was reported, and conditions are in reality what they were | middle of the summer. x Great Britain “<7 Reports from London indicate that a fair amount of business’ progress, but it is not nearly sufficient to satisfy the inclination porters, whose cargoes have been arriving rather freely of late. the case both with log timber and scantlings. Deliveries, howev: tinue to run into large figures. The building requirements rather meagre, but the wood paving and packing demands are Deliveries of deals and floorings at London during the week ¢ September 24th amounted to 6,833 standards as compared with in the corresponding week of last year. At Churchill & Sim’s re auction sale Halifax spruce 3x9 was sold at £9 15s., 3x8 at £8 10s., x £8 15s. and £8, and 3x6 at £7 15s.; 3x11 unsorted Quebee brough' 16s., and 3x7 sold at £8 10s. and £8 5s. Southern States pitch pine 3 brought £12 and Oregon pine scantlings were sold for 1s. 9d. and 1s The timber trade at Liverpool was very badly affected by the thre ening labor complications at the cotton mills of Lancashire. Rete for a time reduced their demands materially. The improvement in t labor situation, however, was quickly reflected in the lumber trade , advanced freight rates are still maintained, deal freights from Brunswick and Nova Scotia being rated at about 40s. per standard, t which must also be added the higher rates for marine insurance whi go into effect at this time of year. These factors make it improh that there will be any reduction in the quotations on spruce deals New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Large cargoes are now being on the basis of £8 2s. 6d. and £8 5s. per standard ¢.if. aecordin specifications. The market for Canadian pine shows no important al tions. Prices continue firm and are likely to do so for the rest of season. Pitch pine is rather weak, the business being largely of @ retail order without any contracts for future delivery. At Manchester the timber trade continues quite active as a result the good progress being made upon building jobs. A slight fall im | price of spruce has also limbered up the demand. Other woods for nately show no signs of a drop. Imports at Bristol haye been rat lighter than usual, the heavy rush of a fortnight ago having come to at end. A fair amount of business, however, is in progress. There is an active movement on foot at Bristol for the encouragement of with Canada, which has been materially assisted by the C. N. R. com and by the recent visit of a commercial delegation to Canada similar party of Canadian journalists to Bristol. The timber tr Bristol may be expected to do what it can to further this moveme: Southampton the trade is continuing along normal lines. Orders ar overnumerous, but are fairly satisfactory. Glasgow timber mar cet quiet. Pine ‘is improving slightly and spruce is moving fairly weil. United States The unsettled condition of the political situation continues to aff the lumber trade throughout the United States. No relief is pected until the elections have taken place, early in Novembe believed, however, that no matter what the result, there will be general reaction towards better conditions. With a Democrati and a Republican President, which a great many believe wi situation, there will be a probability of compromise between extremists, which may materially assist trade. Throughout the North States lumber travellers now find the demand for their goods extre! dull, depending almost entirely upon the actual requirements of t sumers. The most important factor in the situation is the attitude o railway companies and other large interests which have appar come to a tacit agreement to mark time until the political atmo has cleared. They have very largely reduced their consuming and for the time being trade is feeling the effect considerably. x La , can , dal a. a eS ¥ ~_- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER wy Yani as) Mf fy L if! AL fl 4 ll ill : Hi Li : oN WN Uf \ SC UL C it ull ie al gist? WE OPEN THE WAY to a growing and steady patronage the day we ship your first order. We have the key to your success in our stock of White Pine - Red Pine and B.C. Fir It should be some satisfaction to you to know that when you order lumber from us you will not only get stock of quality, well manufactured and properly graded, but you'll also get it promptly. Special Bills Cut to Order in Any Size 10 to 60 Feet Long | : oy nme i'l A NP i Si “SS isa VM Mi 1 U's 5 Tr h : A, F LDEN, J. M. Diver, i Ma ae F. H ovr, Vic iar re B.C. Barre, Ass meu. h a rl 40 of the political unrest, it is generally felt that the financial situation of the country is on a firm footing, and that manufacturing interests are keen to get started again on a more active basis. Apparently the only person who is hesitating at present is the buyer. : ; Northern pine and hemlock continue to hold up well in spite of the general quietness of the markets. They represent practically the bulk of the buying by retailers. Dealers continue to purchase only what they need for immediate orders and are giving the preference to those manu- facturers or wholesalers who can provide quickest shipment. Pine prices are therefore well maintained, yet this is not true in regard to hemlock prices. The competition of yellow pine is probably an important cause of the weakness in hemlock prices. The quantity of building in progress throughout the Northern States is not up to expectations, and is consid- erably below the average at this time of year. There has been a slight improvement during the last fortnight in the demand for yellow pine. Prices, however, have not as yet improved. Some of the mills are finding difficulty in securing cars, and it is thought that this and the better demand may help yellow pine prices. Retailers are beginning to look a little ahead, and some of them shows signs of realizing that the time to buy has arrived, as further concessions appear to be improbable. Like the railroad companies, the factories are buying very little more than immediate requirements compel them to. It is reported that the production of Northern pine at United States mill points has been largely curtailed by the scarcity of sawlogs at the mills. For this reason it is thought that when the spring buyers get busy they will expose many weak spots in stocks. The higher grades of white pine continue strong, and the demand for lower grades is improving steadily. Most of the northern mills are now working on their last batch of logs, and the end of the month will see them all closed down. Hemlock stocks are reported to be accumulating at mill points, which is the cause of reductions in prices. It is not believed, however, that the demand will continue dull; in fact, a rather vigorous market is looked for when the retailer begins to feel restless about his spring stocks. There is something of a similarity between the hardwood markets and those for yellow pine. Hardwood markets, however, are somewhat steadier both in regard to price and movement. Collections are rather slow and orders for future delivery are scarce. Current trade is prac- tically of the ‘‘rush’’ order, indicating that stocks generally are low. High grade oak is in good demand throughout the Eastern United States markets, and in fact is generally active. The lower grades, however, are not satisfactory. Maple is reported scarce at lake points, and birch and chestnut are also hard to find. Market Correspondence Close of Ottawa Valley’s Sawing Season Ottawa, Oct. 10—The Upper Ottawa Improvement Company is draw- ing the season’s work of driving and towing logs to a close by getting the various lots of logs into storage. The big boom at Quyon, which holds a million logs, is nearly filled with saw logs and pulp wood for J. R. Booth and logs for W. C. Edwards Co., Shepard & Morse Co., Hawkesbury Lumber Co. and Gilmour & Hughson. The E. B. Eddy Co. have a large delivery of spruce near the point of manufacture also, but it will be kept in Lake Deschenes till needed. In order to facilitate assorting logs at Fort William, Que., the Improvement Co. is extending its boom there. All the logs that will be handled this season are below Des Joachims. Owing to pulp wood being estimated in cords, it is difficult to keep a record of the number of pieces from year to year, but the Improvement Company management report the total number of logs now in the main stream as great, if not greater, than at this time last year. The logs left behind as a result of low water in the tributaries include some of the Hawkesbury Lumber Co., stuck in Wright creek, in the Quinze district. The rest are all on Jocko river, and are owned by the Pembroke Lumber Co., A. & F. Fraser Co., of Pembroke, and a few by Bryson & Campbell. McLachlin Bros., of Arnprior, did not require their Petawawa drive until next summer and purposely aban- doned it. The new tug boat ‘‘Hiram Robinson’’ was employed all summer on the Chats lakes. With the exception of about 150 miles of rough stretches of river the Improvement Co. tow the logs all the way down the river, employing 20 tugs. Five of these work on Lake Temiskaming. Special attention was paid to the raising of ‘‘dead heads’’ this year, and some 20,000 were removed, chiefly from along the booms. This timber was piled up to dry along the shores, and in two years will be turned into the river again to float on to its destination. Manufacture has been stopped for the season in the two mills owned by Coté & Stearns at L’Orignal and by the Pembroke Lumber Co. The latter had a very short season, having lost a part of the early summer waiting for boilers in the mill and losing two months at the end for want CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER of logs. Plans are made for more extensive operations in the woods tl coming winter, and there will be 20,000 logs now in the Jocko river | draw on next spring. Despite reductions in the number of camps being established by som lumbermen who draw on the Ottawa Valley for labor there is a sea of men for bush work. The current wages offered run from $28 to § per month. Hiring agents expected a bigger influx of shanty | after the saving of the crops, than occurred. It appears that the demar for men for railway work took up many job seekers. The 150 men w were released from the Pembroke mill when it closed were immediate offered work in the woods, and many went away with their former ¢ ployer. a Plentiful rains have maintained shipping conditions fairly satis! torily. There is activity in the removal of all kinds of lumber in or to take advantage of water rates. Barges on the Rideau canal are ear ing only 85,000 feet as compared with an average of 125,000 feet per 1 owing to low water, but conditions are more favorable on the Otte river. Spruce continues to move better than medium grades of pi although some dealers state it is impossible to make sales without cut prices to an absurdly low margin of profit. The poor demand builders in New York is understood to be one of the causes of the of orders from a once fruitful source of sales. Box lumber is ace lating rapidly, while local manufacturers of card board boxes a tending their production. It is assumed here that substitutes for we boxes are hurting the market for boxes in all places, and that some market will have to be found for low grade pine before long. “7a Ottawa building permits for September numbered 38, as compare with 42 for the corresponding month last year. The value dropped $172,9000 to $161,000. The Shepard & Morse Lumber Co. are experiencing trouble gett logs out of the reserve dams owing to low water. Mr. Peter Whelen, manager, repeats his warning to the Government with regard to hay the conservation dams on the upper Ottawa completed before a shortag of water, some dry summer, ties up all factories and mills depending o the Ottawa River for power. The rains which aided navigation ir creased the water head at the Eddy Co. pulp and paper mills a fey inches, but J. R. Booth’s pulp plant is badly crippled for want of power He has been obliged to lay off temporarily some fifty men. ; The Ontario Railway and Municipal Board reserved judgment on th appeal of the Hawkesbury Lumber Co. against its assessment of $127,006 on mills and dwellings. The case was heard at Hawkesbury on Sept. 26 and 30. A new valuator had raised the assessment about 50 per cent. making the estimate on mills $107,000. Similar advances were made in some of the other properties, and the town defended the action of it assessor. Mr. H. K. Egan, for the lumber company, claimed the valua tion was far too high. ; The Ottawa City Council allowed a building permit for a sash and door factory to issue to James E. Wilson on the ground that nothing in the building regulations prevented such a structure, although the resi dents of the locality vigorously protested against a lumber factory geo up in their midst. fs The 35th anniversary of the starting of McLachlin Bros.’ lumber mill No. 3 at Arnprior was celebrated this month. The mill was built t replace the first steam mill erected on Chats lake in 1871, but which we destroyed by fire in 1875. The same date commemorated the 20th anni- versary of McLachlin Bros.’ No. 4 mill. A Small New Brunswick Cut Probable Chatham, N.B., Oct. 8th, 1910.—The past fortnight has been pro- ductive of many features of keenest interest to all who are in any way connected with the lumber trade and industry. The most importan these features is the general commencing for the year of logging opera- tions on the Miramichi, Restigouche, St. John and the smaller rivers the province. At no time for many years have the lumber man turers of this province sent their crews into the woods with less tive to operate on even a moderate scale. All the important cond: without a single exception, tend directly against the getting out of eve a moderate cut of either cedar or spruce. Conditions in the Bneg market are much less favorable than was the case a month ago. in New Brunswick long and short lumber has shown little or no im ment in the Boston and New York markets. Supplies for the cam} higher at present writing than has been the case in the history ¢ present generation of lumbermen, and the wages asked by exp woodsmen range from $30.00 to $35.00 per month, competent men be searce even at these figures. ; A local lumber manufacturer stated to your correspondent to-c that his firm would not get out more than 5,000,000 superficial spruce logs this year, although their usual winter’s cut ranged 7,900,000 to 9,000,000 superficial feet. While this is but one case— there is no doubt the declaration is absolutely correct—and while haps, curtailment of the winter’s cut will not be practised to the extent in the majority of cases, there is no doubt that every indi points to a shortening of the log crop that will eventually mean #] A. MONTGOMERY, Representative - C. BRUCE, Representative smallest total volume of a winter’s operations that the province has produced in many years. While there are no dowbt many directly interested who would state that the curtailment would mean forty per eent. less logs than usual, it would be safer to say that the cut of the coming winter would be not more than seventy-five per cent. of that of the previous winter. Seldom, if ever, has a similar combination of cir- cumstances existed in connection with the trade and industry, and the results will, without doubt, be felt next year in the way of a light output at the mills. eh The chief factor in this combination is the conditions which have arisen in connection with the shipment of spruce deals to the English markets. Freights have climbed steadily, until, it 1s stated to-day, charters have been made at 45s per standard from the Miramichi to the West Coast of Great Britain. A retrograde movement in prices which resulted in a considerable losing of ground several weeks ago has brought values to a lower level, at which they have remained stationary. The present local value of ‘‘English’’ spruce deals would range from $13.00 to $13.50 per thousand superficial feet in the usual specification. This -yalue is nominal only, and there is no doubt that a buyer would find a decided tendency on the part of dealers and manufacturers of this sec- tion to hold their stocks until there existed a certainty that the lost ground would not be regained immediately or soon. . Conditions in the American market show little change. Reports of a drop in prices and material slumps have little foundation, the existing ‘conditions to-day being little different from those of several months past. Steady English Demand for Maple Flooring The London, Eng., office of the Canadian Trade and Commerce Department, Ottawa, reports as follows regarding maple flooring in England: ‘‘ The exceptional demand for maple flooring in connection with the construction of roller skating rinks has gradually subsided with the decline in popularity of the pastime. There remains, how- ever, a large and steady demand for maple flooring blocks and strips to which Canadian manufacturers have so far been unable to respond. Several firms who have taken up the matter with Canadian producers and shippers report that they have been unable to conclude the arrange- ments which they would like to make for obtaining regular supplies. In view of the special natural facilities existing in Canada for the development of this particular industry, another reference to the matter may not be out of place. Maple flooring is being extensively used in the erection of public institutions, hotels, and similar buildings, and manufacturers who possess the capacity for a large and regular output ought to be able to find a profitable market for the material in the United Kingdom. As has been mentioned upon a former occasion, one large firm, which is at present obtaining supplies from the United States, would like to contract for large quantities of blocks, 1-in., 14-in. and 114-in. thick, planed both sides to finish 14-in. less, by 3-in. wide, by 9-in. and 12-in. long, with V groove on each side; they also have inquiries for 114-in. and 114-in. by 3-in. rough strips in a prime grade, 18-in. and up long in multiples of 9-in. and 12-in. long, such in Canadian rock maple. Curtailment Necessary in British Columbia At a recent meeting of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association of B. C. several important matters were discussed. The following decisions were reached: That it will be necessary for the production of the moun- tain lumber mills to be considerably curtailed for the remaining months of 1910, that the existing prices will be maintained and that drastic measures may be taken to meet the competition from the American lumber men who are enabled, owing to the unprotected Canadian market to dump common lumber in the prairie provinces. Many interior manu- facturers were represented. Members reported that the demand for lumber had suffered a serious hold back during the past sixty days and while the British Columbia mountain mills enjoyed a record business during the first six months of the year, the crop scare on the prairies was followed by a very marked decrease in the demand for the product. The output for the rest of 1910, it is said, will fall considerably short of the milling capacity of the mountain mills. In connection with the dumping of cheap American lumber on the prairie province markets it was decided that a committee should be ‘appointed to go fully into the matter and report upon the best measures to be adopted for the protection of the interests of the association. Canadian Northern’s Vancouver Route The Canadian Northern Railway has announced the route which its line will follow on Vancouver Island. Leaving Victoria the line will pass by way of Goldsiream to Mill Bay, on Deep Cove, near the north end of Saanich Inlet, where the Vancouver ferry will make a landing. From Mill Bay the line will proceed northerly to Cowichan river, where a turn made to the south to escape a range of mountains will carry the “GANADA! LUMBERMAN. AND: WOODWORKER line almost as far as Nitinat Lake, on the west coast, in which dist some of the choicest timber on the island is to be found. Extensi virgin forests will also be traversed by the line on the route from Nitir to the company’s ocean terminal on Barkley Sound, on the west co where the largest vessels afloat would find ample water and safe ancho age under all conditions. While it has not been so announced, it understood that the C. P. R. will transfer their proposed Cowie branch charter to the Canadian Northern and that. the latter com; will assume the lumber-carrying contract made by the former compa quite recently with the American Securities Company, which rece acquired a huge block of timber from the C. P. R. with the intention erecting a large mill at a suitable point on the east coast. Construe work on the railway will be commenced this autumn, and will conti all winter. + > Forest Fire Brings Death to Hundreds in Minne sota A serious forest fire occurred-on October 9th in the country h Minnesota and Ontario in the neighborhood of the Rainy River The fire zone covered an area of about 100 by 30 miles stretching international boundary. It is estimated that 35 lives were great quantities of valuable timber were destroyed. The Rat Lumber Company’s mill. and yards were consumed, the loss i between 20,000,000 and 50,000,000 feet of lumber. The Matthieu Lumber Company’s plant at Spooner, Minn., was destroyed, together with a stock of 50,000,000 feet of lumber. A of towns have been destroyed and thousands of homesteaders have their possessions. The flames were fanned by a gale blowing 70 an hour. The loss of lumber will probably have a very serious | upon the Winnipeg lumber market, as it is stated there are less 50,000,000 feet of lumber at present in that city. The fire ori from a number of smouldering fires which had been in existence months in the district, but were supposed to be harmless. When the ¢ sprang up, however, the smouldering fires were fanned into flames an quickly spread with a velocity which could not be overcome. Personal News of Interest to Lumbermen A change has recently taken place in the management of the British American Mills and Timber Co., Limited, Winnipeg. Mr. Sydn Smith, of St. Louis, Mo., who has had extensive experience among lu bering interests, assuming control. - Jas. D. C. Smith, of the timber department at Kenora, Ont., a V. Rorke, government engineer of Ottawa, have gone to Lake Ss Junction, where they will spend some time inspecting the timber in the Sturgeon Lake district. Mr. A. L. Hasteott has been appointed manager of the Pembrok Lumber Company to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of M W. H. Bromley. Mr. Eastcott has had an extensive experience in 4] lumber business in Hawkesbury and Ottawa. ; Mr. W. F. V. Atkinson, forester and forest engineer of the Com mittee on Forests of the National Conservation Commission of Cai is touring in British Columbia and making investigations in conne with his duties. The partnership heretofore existing between Hugh M. Williams ané¢ A. H. Edwards, under the firm name of Williams Edwards & Co Ottawa, Ont., carrying on business as wholesale lumber merchan been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Edwards retiring. The bu will be continued by Mr. Hugh M. Williams under the name of ‘‘ Wil liams Lumber Co.’’ J. R. Dixon, of the forestry branch of the Department of the Interior has recently returned after spending the summer in the country north and east of the upper end of Lake Winnipeg. A great ps the journey was over the clay belt region of the north which attracted so much attention of late. Mr. Dixon found that while © region has been covered for centuries with a heavy forest gro constantly recurring fires have prevented it from attaining except on the islands of the lakes, where there is an excellent spruce in many instances. The prevailing timber is spruce, j poplar, aspen and birch, but on the whole it is small in size. clay belt he was disappointed in finding so little commercial tim there have been many reports made of extensive stands of big ti Many of the existing maps were found to be incorrect in this de Drastic action has been taken by the Interstate Commerce Comm sion of the United States respecting the proposed increase in the f, rates on lumber and forest products generally from the Pacific N west to points of eastern destination. The proposed advances were become effective on October 16. The commission has ordered th pension of the tariffs until February 6, 1911, pending an inquiry in their reasonableness. =e ; ee > ~ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 43 It will pay you to equip your Tram Cars with our special Charcoal Chilled Cast Iron Wheels We will fit these to your old axles, or furnish new axles and wheels separately. Price, quality and service consid- ered, we can save you time and money. How to Reduce the Cost of Handling Materials in Saw Mills This problem is solved where a Jeffrey Con- veying System is installed. Jeffrey Conveyers are built in styles and ca- pacities for any practicable requirements, are moderate in first cost and require less for up-keep than any other Conveyers obtainable. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Canadian Works: MONTREAL Cote and Lagauchetiere Streets Toronto Office: 174 King St., East Further particulars on request. bey Beiach. Offa an Be leading Commercial Cen- " r “hae Write now fn ek = “a Plants at St. Thomas, Ont. Midland, Ont. 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Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL HERE have been 22 champion- ship contests for speed _typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- aaa a / ency in the more or- The Underwood Biller dinary uses. PMIEED PPEVuns co, cMee Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East syndicate already have secured an option on some thousands of acres of timber — EDGINGS Ontario 8. Phillips, 23 Keele St., West Toronto, proposes installing a new 12-inch moulder in his planing mill. a The Canadian Cooperage Company have decided to continue their operations at Galetta, Ont., for one year longer. ¥ The new plant of the Seaman-Kent Company at Fort William has comme operations, manufacturing hardwood flooring, hardwood house trimmings, ete. The Strathroy Furniture Company, Strathroy, Ont., are erecting a new dryil kiln, The new building will have a capacity for drying 500,000 feet of lumber. — Camadiain capitalists, headed by Wm. Gamble of Ottawa, have bought }:mits on the Naas and Kitsumgalum rivers for $490,000, amd will ereet a n near Prince Rupert. The Goderich Organ Company’s factory at Goderich, Ont., was completely destroyed by fire on October 1. The lumber piles were saved. The loss was about $100,000, largely covered by insurance. ‘ The Foley, Rieger Pulp and Paper Company, Limited, Thorold, Ont., has been incorporated with capital of $50,000. The incorporators are: E. P. Foley, manu- facturer, Thorold, and H. A. Constantine, attorney-at-law, Niagara Falls. The Canadian Box and Barrel Company, Limited, Pembroke, Ont., have secured incorporation. The capital is $100,000, and the incorporators are: John CG, L. White, barrister-at-law and Finlay Watt, lumberman’s agent, both of Pembroke. ° } Lickleys, Limited, Toronto, Ont., have been incorporated with capital of © $100,000, to acquire and deal in timber limits, saw mills, etc. The incorporators — are Hugh M. Lickley, manufacturer, and Arthur G. Randall, Manager, both of Toronto. The Canadian Linderman Company, Limited, Woodstock, Ont.. have been incorporated with capital of $160,000, to manufacture and sell wood and iron working machinery. The incorporators are: D. W. Karn, Woodstock; J. A. Billinghurst, C. C. Billinghurst, bankers, and M. H. Powell and B. A. Linderman, ~ manufacturers, all of Muskegon, Mich., U.S.A. a Negotiations in progress for some time for the reorganization of the Gordon Pulp & Paper Company, of Dryden, Ont., have resulted in a tentative agreement — under which its assets and obligations will be assumed by a new concern, known ~ aus the Drydem Power Company, with $1,500,000 capital. The leading men in the — pew organization are Bonfield, Chicago; David, Vancouver, and Fellows, New York. The large lumber operators in New Ontario, such as the Rat Portage Lumber — Company, the Keewatin Lumber Company, J. W. Short, D. L. Mather, and others, © have commenced to put in their winter camps and their operations will be at least double on account of the large quantity of timber burned during the past summer. A number of smaller operators will.also double their eut, and sume who were not in the business last year will be cutting during the commg winter. Mr. J. Carling Kelly, a noted engineer and promoter, formerly of Ottawa, but now of London, England, together with Major W. A. Oalhoun, M.I.A.C., one of the — leading pulp experts of North America, are visiting Newfoundland and Labrador in the interest of a large London and Paris syndicate. The syndicate has under consideration ia plan for the erection of a one hundred thousand pound pulp mill at Labrador, and also several saw mills. The plams for the mill have been approved and construction work will be commenced in the spring. An enquiry will also be made by Major Calhoun into the outlook for the lumber industry. The — a lands, mostly spruce, and the engineers will report on the possibilities for the | development of this industry. Eastern Canada Mr. G. C. Poulin, of St. Johns, Que., is opening the lumber mill at Evans Greek, B.C. : Guertin & Fils, saw mill proprietors, Grand St., Esprit, Que., are reported to have assigned. O. J. O’Brien, lumber manufacturer, of Noel, N.S., has sold his stationary mill — and about 1,200 acres of timber lands at Noel, to McDonald Bros., of Parrsboro. Fire at the Doughterty Mill, Orford, Que., recently resulted in the total destruction of the mill, which was owned by the Fletcher Lumber Co. The loss will be over $10,000. = The Silliker Car Company, of Mahifax, N.S., have seeured a contract from — the Canadian Northern Railway for the construction of 250 freight cars at a cost of about $250,000. - A Sydney, N.S., despatch says: Major Calhoun, M.I.A.C., and J. Carling Kelly, famous English engineers, passed through here on their way to Labrador where they will erect a hundred thousand pound pulp mill; Lord Northcliffe is ; interested in the project. , Mr. Cutler, of Stetson, Cutler & Company, St. John, N.B., has indicated his — willingness to go on with the Mispee Pulp Mill if the city will give him an option — to buy the property at $30,000. In the event of Mr. Cutler purchasing the pro- porty, he would either sell or organize ia company to start a paper mill, employing 130 hands. Western Canada The next annual convention of the Pacifie Logging Congress will be held im Vancouver, B.C., in June, 1911. _ A lumber yard will be started at Moose Jaw, Sask., by representatives of — some of the coast manufacturers. A new saw mill with a daily capacity of 40,000 feet and extra modern machinery is to be erected at once at Camford, B.C. The Edgewood lumber mill at Castlegar, B.C., which commenced operations on September 9 last, is turning out lumber at the rate of 60,000 feet per day. Iowa people who hold a timber tract at the mouth of the Skeena mver may ‘ build a mill. To report on the situation, A. C. Voss, of Cedar Rapids, made a trip recently to look over the ground. | ' A large saw mill is to be erected at Roche Point, B.C. It is expected that the mill will have an output of about 500,000 feet of lumber weekly. The build- ing and plant. will be completed in about four months. _ The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- _panies: Bridges Lumber Company, Ltd., $125,000; Canadian Mills and Timber, Limited, $1,000,000; Lincoln Sawmills Company, $50,000. W. J. Foley, a well-known timber cruiser, is erecting a saw mill at Nanoose Bay, east coast of Vancouver Island, with a capacity of 40,000 feet daily. It is expected that the mill will be in operation by November 1st. A match factory is to be erected in Neepawa, Man., to employ 25 hands. Construction will begin at once. Business men of Neepawa have subscribed $40,000 of the capital. The names of the promoters have not yet been made public. g Messrs. Moore & Whittington, of Victoria, B.C., intend to remove from Yates _ Street to the upper harbor, in the vicinity of Bridge Street, and erect a new factory of larger dimensions than the persent premises, on the site of the old Adams’ mill. A. E. Watts, President of the Wiattsburg Lumber Company, Wattsburg, B.C., is arranging for the construction of a logging railroad which will tap 50,000,000 feet of fir, cedar, yellow pine and larce in limits which he owns near the boundary line in Southeast Kootenay. Three hundred million feet of timber in British Columbia have been pur- chased by Carstens & EHarles, of Seattle, Wash. The timber is on the Copper River, close to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, ona stream tributary to the Skeena River. Mr. Carstens reports that it was purchased as an investment. | The wreekage of the Columbia River Lumber Company’s mill at Golden, B.C., which was destroyed by fire in July last, has been cleared away and rebuilding commenced. It is expected that the new mill—which is to be second to none in the mountain country—will be ready to commence cutting when the season opens next spring. The Jordan River Lumber Company, Limited, have openéd up offices in the Board of Trade building, Victoria, B.C. D. E. Smith, the manager, announces that his company has not yet commenced logging operations on the island. Im the early _ spring it is their intention to erect a saw mill, the location for which has not been decided on. The Maple Grove Lumber Company’s saw mill near Clayburn, B.C., has been destroyed by fire, the plant being a total loss. The loss will be about $10,000, with very little insurance. The capacity of the mill was about. 10,000 feet. _ Lately it had been engaged im cutting ties for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. Canford, B.C., is to have a saw mill, constructed along the latest improved lines and with a capacity adequate to meet the growing demands of the different centres of building throughout the district. The mew mill will cost in the neigh- _ borkood of $25,000 and will be capable of cutting 40,000 feet of lumber daily. It will employ a large force of men and the company plan to operate on the big scale. ’ A report has been received by the B. C. provincial authorities from M. V. Allen, divisional fire warden in the Mabel lake section of the Okanagan, who has collected evidence forcing the conclusion that some one has deliberately been attempting to fire the extensive timber limits of the Enderby Sawmills Company. Several fires have been started in these limits in various: points, bat all within a five mile radius, and the tracks of ‘a man, the same tracks apparently, have been discovered. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman ’’ may obtain the mames of enquirers by writing us, énclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of ‘enquiry: 1428. Oak hubs.—A Manchester firm asks for prices of oak hubs from Cana- dian manufacturers. 1431. Wood pulp—A Manchester firm asks for samples and prices of wood pulp from Canadian exporters of same. ‘ 1434. Chair seats—A Manchester firm asks for prices of chair seats from Canadian manufacturers of same. 1462: Wood pulp—A Yorkshire firm makes inquiry for the addresses of Cana- dian manufacturers of wood pulp for paper making. 1472. Birch chair seats and birch square—A London firm seek supplies of Canadian birch chair seats and birch square, and invite quotations from manu- facturers. 1473. Maple logs and hardwoods—A timber importer in Bremen would like to get into correspondence with Canadian shippers of maple logs and hardwoods rally. nab, Agents—A Sheffield firm are desirous of appointing agents at Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, St. John and Viancouver for the sale of their circular saws and machine planting irons for converting timber. 1490. Woodworking machinery—A Swiss firm manufacturing woodworking machinery and accessories is desirous of opening up business connections in Canada. 1496. Lumber—A South African firm of timber merchants and manufacturers of joinery, desires to be placed in communication with Canadian manufacturers aud exporters of red Canadian pine, or fir, and white spruce of the following dimensions: 3 x 11,3 x 9,3 x 6,3 x5 and 4 x 4% in 17 feet to 18 feet average lengths, 6 feet and up. Also spruce deal ends 3 feet and up.in above sizes. Quota- tions f.o.b. Montreal and St. John, N.B., or c.if. Port Elizabeth and Durban. Definitions of grading and terms of payment requested. Canada’s Forest Resources __ A forestry expert in the employ of the Dominion Government makes _ the following unofficial estimate of the Dominion’s timber resources: ; Total acreage. Publicly owned. I, ewe cence ca ncpess 50,000,000 49,200,000 “Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Territories.. 100,000,000 94,000,000 | Sr nae 70,000,000 52,400,000 co oct dae mqdineie'RY 100,000,000 43,800,000 eA ee 12,000,000 2,400,000 a ee A: ae eee 4,000,000 None. MEA CUSLONG 5 vieie aise hee bes die ove wa we Vues 100,000 None, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Let us qucte you on Black Walnut we have 50,000 feet Ne. 2 Common Get your order in early for Red Oak 25,000 feet 5-¢ Common and Better. and Better dry, well manufactured, good widths and lengths. Ask us for prices on 350,000 feet 5-8 to 16-4 No. 1 Common and 4-4 to 16-4. 200,000 ft. pet Hard Maple Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask good widths and lengths, ready tor us for prices. immediate shipment. If you are locking for Gulf Cypress write us for prices. We have a large block dry, well manufactured, from 4-4 to 16-4 Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on : Quartered White Oak 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common anil Better dry, nicely manufactured, well-figured, and good widths and lengths. ; g No better time than right now to think about What about Hemlock and Spruce big stock off hoic Chestnut eer offers some choice We have 200,000 feet of 4-4 to 8 4, also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone dry, tor prompt shipment. We can make prompt shipment on White Oak We have just received a large block Soft White Pine 4-4 to 16-4 Dry, well manu ‘actur- ed, good widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better, plain, dry, good widths and lengths. Tennessee stock “We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mecllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. : ° Yards: Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. P hiladelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal White Pine We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1X14, 12 X 12,12 X, ' x inch No, 1 cuts 014,14X14,14X16.. 35 00 & better........ $48 00 52 00 6x10, 6X12, 8x10, 8x 12, 10X16, 12x16, 16 1% inch No. 1 x16, 14x18, 16x18, cuts and better, 62 co 64 090 at Ng 1 Cuts and 18x18 & 20x20... 35 50 Better. coc. 64 00 69 00 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 48 00 KAO’ dss. a'ateie aerate 36 oo No. 2 Cuts and 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, Better.... 54 00 59 00 12X40, 14X20 & 16 1%” No1,2&3Cuts 42 00 44 00 XO wae 36 50 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 00 52 00 £OX20\Warcwatenaianete 37 00 1’ Good Shorts.... 40 00 45 00 6x18, Bxi8 oo sancds a = 1x4 and 5 common 6X20, SX20- ces Lengths over 32 ft. take the ee and dressing.. 24 00 25 oo lowing advances; 33 to 35 ft., 1x6 common and dressing ...... 26 00 28 00 ‘oc.; 36 to 40tt., $1; 41 to4gs ft., 1 x 8common and 35 46 to so ft., $5. dressing ....... 2700 29 00 | Fir flooring, edge 1x10 com & dr's'g 30 00 3200 | ~~ grain ......... 44 50 1 X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 v4) No. 14 ft. Pine rxxoaud ramsll calle ey 9 one eam kuctt tt acisie peter 4 00 BtOCKS.\.<, «jats)s)= 18 00 20 00 gir No. 2 4tt. ith 3 50 ax 10 common.... 27 00 29 00 2, ene 1 60 aand3x1acommon 28 00 go 00 ae 1x8 tox & common 21 co 22 oo ‘aiken tere tae 3 50 1 x ro inch box and 144” mill run hem- common.. 23 00 24 00 ‘locklath........ 3°75 1X12 box & common 27 00 28 oo X Pine Shingles.. 95 1” mill run sidings 24 00 26 co XXPine Shingles : 205 1” Mill Run Shorts 19 00 XX B. Cedar "dead cullsidings 12 50 14 00 | Shingles ........ 1 80 13% inch flooring 28 0° XXX 6 butts to 2” 2 80 275 x” mill run Norway 20 00 | XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 10 aig ant ote 22 00 Hemlock No. 1: Norway, c&ck x”... 32 00 1 x4and 5in.x 9 Oe ay 34 00 EONKG hte ase 15 50 as & 34 00 1 x 6in. x g to r6ft. 17 50 Spruce mill ae + 19 00 2000 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. 17 50 Spruce mill culls - 13 00 14 00 1x 10and 12in. x Clear inch 9 to 16ft.. 18 50 cedar, kiln ea 50 50 65 50 | 1x7, 9and 11 in. x 2x4 to roinch 18ft. 20 00 gto16ft..... 17 50 Douglas Fir | No. 2, 10 to 16’ 12 50 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 X10, 10 X 12 HARDWOODS—#ER M., FEET, CAR LOTS Ash white, ists and ands, 6/4 No. 1.com, ...00.. Kien dia riers riacne ieee 55 00 8/4 1st & ands... % Ash, white, No. 1. com. 45 00 8/4 No. 1 com. Ash, brown, ists and 12/4 ust & 2nds AUS; A}aieis-clenies «iat aetetare 46 00 12/4 No. 1 com Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 Soft Maple, ists and Ash, brown, sts and ANAS) 4 4iccletareesiatevoeie aiete 27 00 ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 50 00 | Soft Maple, common and ‘Birch, rsts and ands, 4/4 33 00 beltersra/a acs wnguteies aoc 20 00 Birch, No. — mmon and Soft Maple, 6/4.and 8/4 ‘better, i) Aurutava omtcleisiate sinrats 28 00 ists and 2nds........-- 28 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 Hard Maple, x1sts and Pat eee ce anon cence 35 00 DUGG Al A emncte stereiniere etesiete 32 00 Birch, 1sts and ands, 12/4 Hard Maple, common and 16/4... noe 40 00 and better, 4/4 .........- 27 00 Recaweond, ists &znds, 4/4 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and Basswood, No. 1, com- 16/4, 1sts and 2nds...... 43 00 mon and better, 4/4,..... 28 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, No. 2and 3, Ands, 4/40 s\n csi sere eee 54 00 POU OOM 21187 el eles 3 16 00 | Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ands, 6/4. & 8/4 ak Meee as 60 00 ists and 2nds............ 37 00 Red Oak, platen ists and Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 ands, tale and 16/4 ....... 65 00 common and better 33 00 White Oak, plain, ists Basswood No, 2 com- andiands) 4/47... cs<0e+ 55 00 mon and better ......... 24 50 White Oak, plain, ists Soft Elm,ists & ands, 4/4 33 00 and ands, 1% and 2” .... 60 00 Soft Elm, No. 1 common White Oak, plain, sts and better, 4/4 .........- 26 00 and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. 70 00 Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, White Oak, % cut ists POMUIMON s -inclersiciclcia\nreieiele'> 15 00 | and ands, 4/4.......-..% 85 00 Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 3600 | White Oak, &% cut 5/4 Rock Elm, rsts and ands, and 6/4,1sts and ands.... 87 00 DIBROL As ci ce cae s et shies 50 00 White Oak % cut No. 1 Rock Elm, No. a. com- COMMON: nia. sae see 55 00 mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 FUCrOry, ists and 2nds, Cherry B14 ewe cee e renee seasence 70 00 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts 4/4 Noxcom,......-2- 60.00%)) andandS,... 25 90-6 4c 715 00 6/4 rst & ands......... 87 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good pra Pine, box boards. s rin, x 7in and ups 00 5200 1"x4 & up 6'-11',. 13 00 14 00 14%" andi" x 3" to 6”, 12’ 16’ 15 00 16 00 8” and ye Eaden 00 60 00 4” & up 12'- “16 16 00 17 00 a’ x 7 and up 3 co 65 00 Pine: Shorts 6 to 11! No. a cuts 2x8’ Be MANO cielo enor 21 00 22 00 _and up ........ 35 00 40 00 I x8 &gNo.tbarn 25 00 27 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 r’xq4” & up 12’-16' 16 00 17 50 Aa and nie" 42 18 00 19 Oo 45 90 7 50 00 1" XQ" 10’ Paleieis|alarala/a/ eke 38 00 42 00 Red Pine log run, i’ and 134”.. 42 00 46 00 mill culls out, 17 15 00 16 00 Release tors oyels 45 00 5000 do 1%" 17 50 19 50 Pine good shorts: do 144” 21 00 22 00 races ii andup.. 38 00 40 00 Mill run Spruce: 1’ x4” and up.. 30 00 32 00 1"x4” & up, 6'-t1'.. 14 00 15 50 oo oo 7 ‘tog’ASidings 25 00 247 00 1%"x7 8-9” ‘“* 1800 2000 Pine, No. 1 dressing 1%"x10" iy 19 00 20 00 sidings......... 33.00 35 00 176" & 2" x12" ae 23 00 25 00 Spruce x” clear (fine Pine, No. 1 dressing dressing and B) 23 00 25 oo ea (eels ve 26 00 31 00 Pic ite. 1 dressing Hemlock 1” cull.... 10 00 12 00 BUTEA aire a0.» 22 00 26 00 Hemlock 1” log mueKs 50 15 00 Pine, 8 s. c. and bet- Hemlock me 6, ter ra’ to 16’.... 22 00 24 00 ro, 12/16’ «.... 1400 16 50 Pine, 7 Up S. Cc. sid- Tamarac), facets 13 00 15 00 NEESER ca vis’o's viele I 50 23 50 Basswood log run, Pine s.c. eae ous dead culls out - 2000 22 00 Males jetelessiase 29,00, 32,00 Basswood log run Pine, s. ve strips x 17,00 19 50 : mill culls out. . 23 00 26 00 1Y%",1%4" and 2” 22 00 2400 | Birch Log run..... 18 00 22 00 Sott Elm, common, and up 6torr.. 14.00 15 50 and betterr,1%,2” 20 00 24 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2! 22 00 24 00 Ash, black log Pine,s.c. and better, MUG, va. p0e sie site anememen arene 1gco 16 Boards,, xianid/ayitiyys 5; «2002+ eles cene ceiueasnaen “15 00 16 BIRCH PLANKS. BLO GMC SS oe bak dodelciead oss ween beck ean 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER, Se Reo wire. cianeeninenoee a7 0° 1x BY oe ceeeeeeeeeee 54.00 | 110" 000... ga 08 1 in., 8” and up wide...... 62 00 X 13” and up ...... ... 32 00 uh end A es CP ati 65 00 1346 Tye anda’ one dee wees 30 00 eseeee oo CUTS AND BETTER aca 4/4 x 8 & up No. 1 & better 48 00 TAYE Se wee eam eee . 3I 00 42 00 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 58 00 1 a oe a + +++ 36 00 43 00 8/4 rie roa aang siebieitledoix MOOG GirxiGiSenipiitos 2 Be? CaO ee Wace idearcie sc eiercistereiet se 42 00 8/4 ” ” » 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 »» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 ” »” pi ASG pee eee 29 00 36 oo NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 134 and a” ...... 30 00 36 00 ee , 8 and up wide..... OG aNd gO e seen: son weoet g2 00 I in, 1¥ in. 7s NO. 3 BARN. Be dv « rin 6 ay and gle! eeOon || DR Meu toewstumiurereiet 22 00 26 00 4 in. “ 1%, 136 and 2” teete2 25 00 30 00 NO. 2. CUTS. I ins 6” and up wide...... 31 00 5 fod AbaroS 41 00 (O..x, Xx 2” 18 00 26 00 ie CH! seeee 43.00 | Now tr pe s, 1, : pe caer 45 00 1,134 and a”.... 16 00 19 00 ae giandg hi 60 00 65 00 F NO. 3 CUTS, MILL CULLS, 1 in., 6” and up wide...... az oo | Mill run culls, r”..... : 15 00 We and 136" eae 33 00 | 1%, 1%,1 and 2”....., i 00 oh al neat 33° cou, | NOcayecseasecn scone eee 12 00 236, 3 and ¢ 43 00 48 co MILL RUN. LATH. Poise (MX OOM NG Wr aaa «F avceneemenaneen I 50 24 00 No. 2, AB rc cadcantaeeanied 3 ey treecesees 25 00 | No. x, 48” pine .......0.00. 4 25 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S. AND 1 E, 6 ft 8 tt 10 ft AS aadoa ttectcececcceseeee- 1700 2000 23 50 Betis ax6and ax8 .... ........44..2000 20 50 24 00 22 00 BX LOdsice beiste seiat seseee aeeee2E00 21 50 24 50 23 00 BX WA canes wants: seee+/3E00 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring 2X 4-14....45 4 =A 6.inch No. : 2x 4-8-14-16....... ne oe a\X,4st0-18-405 5c eco 24 50 ee: 6 pd of Sito, 1655 .0.00. aca SO Shinise—Fasatied Common Boards Siding 6 inch No. 1 ga. > Sweeter iislalaistileaehe.ais aa 50 td Lath No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce Spasor AAO a Aiaincalainleianeoueeteiin alee + § 00 No. a « 0's ale 6:0\mve'e\e\0/¥\s/0!niW Wie) ales wia'e a/slctoveiniera hee 3 25 raft. 14 and16ft | ees 0623 50 23 50 3x10 - 2400 24 00 cee ites go" ages 4350 to 10 x. TO. sc eeeeccncctereneerssecscssccceeeaBS JO po BX BP. os ope scenccewee weet eeeeereeeerens 95 5@ 24 50 GX 14 UP tO ga ft... cece ceeeeseecececcceeeeees vecsseceees 3200 ; 1X a and x x 3 furring prs ane ane buodied saan BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS, S. 1 S. AND E, X 4, 2x6, a8; 8 to 168G. scp osan, acaba “* 18 to ga ft. ax 10,2 x 12, 8to 16 ft... 18, 20, 22 24, 26, 28,130, Aces 2x14 up to ga ft : 3x 4 to 4 by 1a, 8 to 16 ft. Sree gx4to4x 12, 18 to ga ft. - Cape Snraune am FLOORING. Nox &2 Red Pine, 4in ... .... E. G. No. 1 and a Fir Flooring. 9 siaesaisiend ee B. C. Fir E. G. No. rand a looring. ivensi, ives (a) ipa F. G. No. 1 and 2 Flooring........ Deiae paEI oes at E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring.. , 6in B. C. Fir 8”, 10” and 1a” Shiplap ro/i B.C, Fir 6” Shiplap ro/z6' !.2,.)...000 . osed. cece BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. 1S. No. 1 Common Pine, to inch _ z ii i % payee phi digs i Saeem Me 4 2 mixed w dtha .... 2.2... sss. shri trteee wee cerns Seek XXX B.C.Cedar ....... = XX B.C. Cedar ........ ... XXX Dimension... <.....00<00ccs. =< sleeeeee eae LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine..........-2secceeecees No. x, Be'€:)Pird.2: 5328be eee BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Dressing a) ae a : TX TO. eee No. 2 Barn aks & 8 The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobt buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: WHITE ASH. ee + ca 40 00 42000 S 1% to ainch ..... 44 00 46 00 triPS .....eeeeee+ 22 00 aq to ginch .... 4800 5400 | Con ao BLACK AND BROWN rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 © . rs ist & and6inch & rst & and, white, 6 se As iccceine 402 00 42 00 inch and u sssees JO 00 ga 00 Common goad, ae culls... /ussiesney AGO = O ELM, . a 1st and and, rock, 6 ist aa and, soft, 6 Loe inch and up... .. 32.00 35 00 inch «+++ 2600, 80 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Camas na eat 10 00 170 / MAPLE ist and 2nd hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . a0 00 = Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 1200 13 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch..,......... elect be Selects,.1 to:ainehy 2.0.0. ..00 00cm Fine Common, x inch,...........-- 1\% toa inch.... No. 1 Cuts x inch....... yee 1X toa inch...........00- No. a Cuts, winch... ss. sds eens 1% to a inch.. Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x 1a oO. 1,1X10. No. “1; xk 8iceeoeee No.) 2; 0) xa... ao 2,1X1X0... eee wwe eee ro and 1a in. random fenigilias 10 ft. and up 2X2. 2X4, ax5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random engths, 1o ft. and UP. -in.0 2 2)5) paris «nese I All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, “i ft; andup . + +. 20 00 5 in. and up merchantable boards, 8 tt. & up, Pp, 18 18 50 Canadian Spruce boards . nina iano Rinssinsaisra Geel a Vermont Spruce boards, matched .. | ........ I 50 4 rsd Tats: vjaiwnre’ocm wcneice m) sletee ee ocean Tyg” PP eee eet e eee eee Osc norcuw ee NEW BRUNSWICK CEDAR SHINGLES Clear Whites.... ....... Extra 1s (Clear whites out).. Extra 18 (Clear whites in) . Red Cedar Rockies 16” 5 butts to fecerr af, ta a= CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 | 9 There’s SY Po oe Nt = | NoChance 42) 7 ~ If You Buy “Fenderson’s Quality Lumber and Shingles” We offer the finest material in the Trade It costs you no more to handle the best Remember! If it’s Fenderson’s—it’s right Here is a “Quality” Product of Special Interest to you White Pine, mighty fine stock too, bone dry, of excellent grade, good sound red- knotted, old growth, gang sawn, insuring plump and uniform thickness. We dress this with a characteristic Fenderson “ Silk Finish.” John F endeson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: | . Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P. M Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. S.A OUR QUALITY STOCK: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” | Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada é Pa 5 48 a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER : Clarke’s Clothing for Lumbermen Coats Mackinaw’s Caps Mitts Shirts Gauntlets Socks Gloves Clothing Larrigans Vests Moccasins Every article branded and guar- anteed by the manufacturer. Our leathers are tanned in our own tannery and manufactured into the finished article in our own factory. We are able to tan our leathers better, manu- facture our goods better than other manufacturers, and we sell them cheaper. Write for illustrated booklet and prices A. R. CLARKE & CO. Works: 611-617 Eastern Ave.. TORONTO Sainple Room and Shirt Factory, 12 Front St. East, Toronto AE Headquarters for Lumbermen’s Harness and Horse Blankets Now is the time to order these goods—which we offer at lowest market prices. Write for catalogue and price list. All correspondence promptly attended to. H. Horton & Son Limited Manufacturers 9 and 11 Market Square - ST. JOHN, N.B, Oats are now moving freely from farmers’ hands to markets. Prices are on a reasonable level. Write or wire for our quotations when you are ready to buy. Our Specialty Sacked Oats — | for Logging Operations National Elevator Co. PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY Get our Prices and Cipher Code nternational Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oi Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited Toronto, Ont. j CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CONGO Téa ROOFING GERMAN | SAUER-KRAUT Pickles in Brine Vinegar For Lumber Camps The largest Sauer-Kraut Manufacturers in Canada Taylor & Pringle Co., Ltd. Owen Sound Ont. We don’t suppose you care a rap what Congo is made of—what in- terests you is how long zt zs going to wear. What itis made of interests us because we give with every roll a Surety Bond Guarantee, the like of which no other manufacturer has offered. Herewith are a few of the feat- ures that make it possible for us to guarantee Congo 2 or 3 ply for IO years. Wet Wear Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. It never gets hard or brittle. It never breaks or peels off. It is giving as perfect satisfaction in Europe, India and Australia, where we ship thousands of rolls, as in America. Starke-Seybold Ltd., Montreal; S. Hayward Co., St. John, N.B.; These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities, SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited To Employers wanting Employees LINDSAY, Ontario Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario We specialize on Lumber Horses and Work Horses A trial order solicited Write us your requirements He Herbert Smith, Manager References: Dominion Bank, Toronto 49 —————— — Congo on Maryland Terra Cotta Company’s Buildings—Baltimore, Maryland Guaranteed Roofing Congo doesn’t run, rot, buckle up or shrink. The caps, nails and cement which we furnish free, are the best money can buy. We don’t use the old style tn caps for Congo, but galvanized caps which never rust. FREE SAMPLE You can satisfy yourself as to its lightness, pliability and wonderful waterproof qualities by writing to- day fora Free Sample. As to its wearing properties—we guarantee them. Can any reasonable man ask more ? United Roofing & Mfg. Co. nn Mechanics Supply Co., Quebec; Hobbs Hardware Co. London, Ont. wanting Employers When you send us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants gets the position Smiles Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. Employees 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER P. Payette’s New Patent Mill Dogs Over two hundred now on the market Robb Power Plants a> ate = me TAA } Kgl 4 f Will dog in all classes of timber, whether hardwood, pine or Yj Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z g Z g 4 y A A Z Z frozen timber, of any — Boilers Engines description. Book: for same mailed f Corliss Return Tubular r Slide Valve ' Water Tube prs addi Horizontal Internally Fired aE” ress’ 1a Vertical Portable request. Robb Engineering Co., Li: ited AMHERST, N.S. District Offices: P. Payette & Company 607 Canadian Express Building, Montreal - - - R. W. Robb, Manager Traders Bank Building, Toronto - - - - - Wm. McKay, Manager Union Bank Building, Winnipeg - - - - - - W. F. Porter, Manager : ° 609 Grain Exchange Building, Calgary - - - - - J. F. Porter Manager Penetanguishene, Ont. ve pe REDUCE YOUR FACING COST 75x You can do it by installing a FALLS UNDERCUT PLANER. It is of inestimable value on all classes of manufactured goods that require straight surfaces and wherever the hand » planer is used for facing. Stock of any width, from the narrowest to the full width of the machine, may be \ run. Narrow strips can be straightened , as well as on the best hand planer, \ which proves that the roller control is perfect. In fact, on it every class of facing can be done as well or better than on the best hand planer, at three or four times the rate of hand work. We absolutely guarantee this result. ae Pits 5 Besides, it is absolutely safe. Acci- dents are impossible on it, no matter how careless the operator may be. Order One for 30 Days Free Trial 4 JOHN BALLANTINE & CO., Ltd., Preston, Ontario a coma CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER oss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactured by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Tongs, Timber Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application — KEYSTONE Two or Three Saw Double Edgers are in a class by themselves Built with driving pul- Heavy, solid, well propor- [3 ley, set- tioned frame | ee as , ‘ 3 | works etc. The above cut represents the most up-to-date and accurately constructed edger on the market to-day. Its High Daily Average, {ts, 2b!llty to always NE re eep a supplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER The arbor is made of forged steel and runs in long self-oiling boxes, is double key seated, in a elass by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader 2 prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity and carries two saws. at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ‘ ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Feed works are very simple. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet SrMwancrouse —- OLYDE IRON WORKS == savanwan. aa EW ORLEANS, LA. SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE Wheel-set works. Spiked rolls on tables and fluted on the machine always keep the lumber in place. McGIFFERT AND DECKER PATENT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LOGGING MACHINERY. DuLuTH, MINN. Send to-day for our literature. Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport - Pennsylvania Eclipse Double Trimmer A machine that is needed in every Saw Mill Saw Manlvels 1 7/16 in. diameter, Pulleys 8x8’, Saw 20’ diameter placed 12’ apart. The feed is regulated by a clutch, with lever placed at the front of the machine as shown. The Trimmer has four sets of carrier chains and is ideal in every way. Get our prices. pegs! - Coaticook, Quebec 51 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Planer and Matcher Heavy Duty - Fast Feed Will do excellent work at 100-200 feet per minute | CANADA’S BEST in Wood Tools Where it is a matter of MacGregor Gourlay Q UALITY John Ballantyne consider 2 aed espeler nery GC. M. C. Company Machines Goldie ee Sussex Manufacturing Co. The “Modern” Mill Operator is not satisfied with “old time” production from his machines. “Increased production with improvement of quality”, is the slogan of the man who is determined to get results. Our No. 101 Planer and Matcher will give you results which will satisfy your most fastidious customers and be profitable to you. Special Features:—Frame heavy and well ribbed. Cutter Heads are placed directly over floor supports. Feed consists of eight 9 inch rolls. Side Heads are located be- tween delivery rolls giving long belts and making it possible to work very short stock. Radial Knife Setting Gauge, for setting the knives without measuring. Platen is ad- justable and of wedge pattern making it possible to instantly change the cut, distributing it between the top and bottom heads as desired, without altering the finished thick- ness of stock or location of matching. Cylinder knives are accurately jointed while in motion. Canada Machinery Corporation Limited GALT, ONT. CHAIN Weldless Steel Chain “The Strongest Chain in the World ” Write for descriptive pamphlet and prices of this and all kinds of Chain and Chain Sundries to B. J. COGHLIN CO., Limited Office and Works: MONTREAL Detroit Colonial Columns They are well made from select lumber and present a very graceful and state- ly appearance. Made with a ‘‘lock-joint”’ that will prevent warping and checking. Stocked in Oak, Birch, Chestnut, Pine, etc. Better Drop us a line Detroit Column & Manufacturing Co. Holden Ave. and M.C.R.R. Detroit, Mich. HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to 2 inches or over Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. } Thisis the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satistaction on all classes of work, No ] screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts of the United States. Will send on approval, in competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., ROCHESTER, N.Y., manufacturers _ Circe Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc: CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53° SIMCOE - - - ONTARIO ominion Abrasive Wheels Grind fast without burning tools. Last long and do not glaze. Are noted for their uniformity. Are made from best material right to the core. A Canadian wheel for Canadians who want the BEST. Factory, New Toronto, Ont. Large assortment of sizes in stock. J. R. Baxter & Co. Montreal Not altogether what we say but what Users say “We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispe isable to lumbermen on waters of French River or similar streams.”’ Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Double Circular Saw | (Rip and Cross-cut) is a handy thing in a furniture factory—because of the time it will save and the con- venience in changing from one operation to the other. Our No. 205 Double Circular Saw is made for quick and accurate work with especial emphasis on the word ACCURATE. It is constructed like an iron-working tool, every detail is carefully worked up to give ACCURACY. In changing from rip to cross-cut sawing, or vice versa, all that is necessary is to turn the hand-wheel at the front when one saw goes below the table and.the other comes up. Note that the saws are always out in front, easy to change when wanted a different gauge or style of teeth. Then to tilt the table or to adjust the fences the Mee need not move out of his tracks. Fine adjustments of the fence can be made on this machine owing to the micrometer device on it. Our Circular Sheet No. 10-R Tells all About the Construction of Our No. 205. Let Us Send You a Copy of it DON’T BUY A DOUBLE SAW UNTIL YOU COMPARE OURS, FOR YOU WANT THE BEST No. 205 Universal Double Circular Saw 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 582 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wash. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. Evansville, Indiana 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 55 “Jumbo” ombined Gang and Edger We have made several improvements since this cut was made, less gearing is used than shown in the cut. This is a very complete machine and embodies every detail of construction essential to an adequate gang edger. We have sold a great many of these machines and hear nothing but good said of them. We have some very flattering remarks for our ‘‘ Jumbo.” Some of its good points are: MANDREL: 4% inches by 10 feet 6 inches long. DRIVE PULLEY: 20 inches by 20 inches. SAWS: 2 Movable Saws on Edger side (more if desired) 8 station- ary saws on gang side. 2 Water Boxes. This machine is 5 feet 7 inches inside of frame; reverse friction is supplied in case cant binds and prevents saws from being burned. Supplied with Press Rolls and im- possible for Cant to fly back. Prices Cheerfully Quoted MOWRY & SONS “on™ 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHNSTON RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker 7 The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver, using 10 and 12 gauge saws: znd—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from ¥% inch to any thickness up to 4 inches: 3rd—Has screw adjustment so that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under or over standard thickness: 41h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers catching: THE FRAME being heavy is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8 inch by 20 inch automatic feed: Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable Roll grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h.p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Visas space 8 feet by 9 feet 3 inches: 7 “MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO. Limitei * LINDSAY ONT THE MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels 1 Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. _ Why Atkins Sterling Saws Run Free and Easy Saws that depend on ‘‘set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sa s can NOT run fast or pull easy. ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. Very little set makes the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That’s why they run so easy. ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that are Segment- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company Makers of Sterling Saws : HAMILTON, ONT. Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. Scandinavia Belting for Conveying and Transmission The best belt known for main drives. Equally good in WET and DRY places. Made in three thicknesses, corresponding to Single 2 ply and 3 ply Leather. Not made in plies, and will not come apart. | Write for Bulletin ‘<‘B’’ and Discounts Federal Engineering & Supplies 284 Yonge Street iiciaee Agents Power Economies Limited, MONTREAL McDougall Hardware Co., OTTAWA Marks-Clavet-Dobie Ltd., PORT ARTHUR Great West Saddlery Co., CALGARY Agents wanted in other cities TORONTO VI-BALATA BELTING Large Stocks Carried at all Branches Sole Canadian Agents General Bala Co. of Canada, Limited Woods Western Bidg., Cor. Market and Louise Streets 356-58-60 Sparks St. This equipment of Vi-Balata Belting was supplied by us to the Western WINNIPEG, MAN. OTTAWA, ONT. Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited,for their new elevator at St. Boniface, Manitoba. Wealso supplied some 2000 ft. of the same belting, ranging from 34’ to 48” in width to the Western Canada Flour Mills Co. for their new elevator at Goderich, Ont. FLECK BROS. LIMITED 443 Pender St. West, Vancouver, B.C. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “The HOWARD” Vulcanizing Process The quickest and most economical system known for Drying and Preserving Lumber, Railroad Ties, etc. POINTS IN ITS FAVOR: Does away with all kilns Improves quality of all lumber Increases the crushing strength Increases the transverse strength Reduces the weight 30 per cent to 45 per cent It materially prolongs the life of wood Eliminates shrinking, swelling and warping Emphasizes and beautifies natural grain of the wood Makes fit for commercial use woods not otherwise merchantable Does away with necessity of maintaining heavy stock of lumber in yards By this process green lumber taken from the log can be used for building purposes in 2 or 3 days We invite Lumbermen and Owners of Woodworking establishments to see a practical demonstration of the process at our plant in Toronto Descriptive Booklet on Request Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited Executive Offices: McKinnon Building . TORONTO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A Hard Pair to Beat Two Saws that have proved great favorites in the lumber camps on account of their unquestionable superiority THE ‘“‘SAW KING’ CROSS-CUT Please note the shape of the RAKERS OR DRAG TEETH, and the GULLETS. The drag teeth are so constructed that they curl the sawdust into gullets, and the gullets, by slanting from the rakers, throw the sawdust out more freely and keep the cut perfectly clear from sawdust. he Saw King has merits possessed by no other saw. By looking at the above cut you will see that the chip spaces are wider and deeper in the centre than they are in any other part of the saw, thereby giving a capacity for the accommodation of the largest accumula- tion of sawdust, which is always in the centre of the saw. The chip spaces decrease in size from this point to the saw, as also does the quantity of sawdust. All users of saws know that the teeth at the centre wear much faster than they do at the ends, as the teeth are longest at the centre, it gives greater wearing capacity to the saw, and as the teeth are smaller at the ends of the saw and leaves the saw blades wider between the teeth and at the back. Where the blade is narrowest, it gives more strength and stiffness at the point where it is most required. This saw is tempered by our new improved process, giving it a keener cutting edge than any other cross-cut saw made. This saw is thoroughly warranted. Any defective,saws will be replaced by the seller. We are prepared to make prompt deliveries of all Saw Orders—Rush Orders by mail or wire receive immediate attention THE NARROW ‘‘ SAW KING’”’ CROSS-CUT The Narrow Saw King Crosscut Saw is specially adapted for small timber or a falling saw, and has the advantages of both a wide or hollow back Crosscut Saw. ; The Narrow Saw King is a straight back saw, being bevel ground three gauges from the teeth to the back, making the saw thirteen gauge at the teeth, seventeen gauge at the back, and is only one quarter inch wider than a Hollow Back Saw. Please note the shape of the RAKERS OR DRAG TEETH, and the GULLETS. ‘The drag teeth are so constructed that they curl the sawdust into the gullets, and the gullets, by slanting from the rakers, throw the sawdust out more freely and keep the cut perfectly clear from sawdust. The Narrow Saw King has merits possessed by no othersaw. By looking at the above cut you will see that the chip spaces are wider and deeper in the centre than they are in any other part of the saw, thereby giving a capacity for the accommodation of the largest accumulation of sawdust, which is always in the centre of the saw. The chip spaces decrease in size from this point to the saw, as also does the quantity of sawdust. All users of saws know that the teeth at the centre wear much faster than they do at the ends, as the teeth are longest at the centre, it gives greater wearing capacity to the saw, and as the teeth are smaller at the ends of the saw and leaves the saw blades wider between the teeth and at the back. Where the blade is narrowest, it gives more strength and stiffness at the point where it is most required. This saw is tempered by our new improved process, giving it a keener cutting edge than any other Crosscut Saw made. - This saw is thoroughly warranted. Any defective saws will be replaced by the seller. | ANOTHER POPULAR “SAW KING” The one man “SAW KING” Cross-Cut is a saw that is very popular with the Contractors, and others requiring a cne-man saw. We have all lengths instock for immediate delivery. Let us know where we can send you our complete Saw Catalogue | | Saw Manufacturers St. Catharines, Ont. 59 » RK. H. Smith Company, Limited | 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. The Thomas Pink Co., Limited, Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools Sheldon Slow Speed || W. E. Dillon Company Exhaust Fans 76 and 78 Richmond Street East, TORONTO The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Cut shows part of plant installed by us in the Mickle-Dyment Lumber Co's. mill, Toronto, and is one of the most complete plants in Canada. We make a specialty of dust collecting Y for(i hd £ ° systems and have expert mechanics on this work. Systems designed and installed. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario cargs morricatn aaa LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades Sharp Curves _ Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. fe The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding a _ qualities for running in either direction. as cts a em a MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA Excelsior Cutting Machinery MANUFACTURED BY The Elmira Machinery and Transmission Co. Elmira, Ont. Write for Circular and Prices Every Hour Saved on a Job adds to the working capacity of the Mill The ‘*make-ready” built into the SIIIMER CUTTER HEADS lessens the labor and expense of keeping your work up to standard, and cuts down the time required to do the job. The time of the man who usually hae to Jook atter the “‘fitting and trying” or adjusting Bits for different kinds of lumber, can be utilized in more important ways. The expansion teatu-e provides for quick changes in size of tongue or groove without removing the Heads trom the spindles. To change the fit of the tongue in the groove it is only necessary to turn the Expansion Ring—to the right to make it thinner—to the left to make it thicker. Each stop equals one-third of one sixty- fourth of an inch. This delicate adjustment is much appreciated where the lumber varies in degrees of dryness, or when changing from one kind of lumber to another. The pattern of the work having been turned into the Circular Bits, the shape never changes when they are sharpened. The alternate Shearing cut insures perfect ~ work on any lumber, hard or soft. Cross-grained and knotty lumber is finished with well formed edges much to your satisfaction, Address Samuel J. Shimer G Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. You can use them and profit. There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? The immensity of the Lumber Industry will within a few years make this Province the most im- portant in the _ whole Domin- «jon. please others, we can please you. Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B. C. Branch at Winnipeg CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 What An Ad In THIS Paper Will Do TT 7) Lumberman WE HELP YOU PUSH THEM YOUR WAY The illustration shows what we ARE doing for others and wnat we CAN do for you. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker — Toronto, Ontario a ti lat A 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Heavy Duty Lath Machine ff ‘Qipeud LIA CAN, . UA ( wt | au i Wt Hy —_ This machine if! i has so many good points that our space will not permit us to tell about them. We will, however, be gladtosendafull “Sigg specification on : application. va eee & Co, Ly, ORILLIA “ONTARIO "2d ay - pth Vi ‘¢ 4 2 4 We — VD! ey EU, 4-SAW LATH BOLTER The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it thanin any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them:— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily removed, which permits the saws being taken off the mandrel for filing. This does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on application. The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 ‘4 * o POWER ae * No Work— a No. Heat— No Lost -Motion— THE MOST POWERFUL wre ee ba Mg “Waterous Engine Works §. Gilmour: Vancouver, B.C. = ae Jie oe SA ig tote ; 0 eee A LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER —ecineernctmcmnel scacacnciatenctnn nT aT A continuous acting rope-driven set and receding works that will turn out more lumber and better lumber than any other setworks on the market. Just for these reasons. There are only two levers to operate. Setting is accomplished without stooping or bending. There ‘is no heat from steam cylinder. Rope drive is continuous acting when carriage is station- ary or in motion. With nothing to tire or distract him: the setter can give his undivided attention to the sawyer’s signals, and cut as much lumber at the end of his shift as he did at the beginning. No lost motion can possibly develop. Working parts are of finest selected steel throughout. The operation is without rack or jar, eliminating any wear that would affect the setting accuracy. Will set by 1-32” up to 6” at one manipulation of the setting block. Can be attach- -~ ed to any size Carriage, Rack or Screw. Fully detailed in Bulletin No. 107 The Brantford, Canada AND EFFICIENT SETWORKS MANUFACTURED Co., Limited. | Western Branch: Winnipeg, Man. raat FOR LUMBERMEN | DID YOU READ our last advertisement About Lumber Fire Insurance we are SPECIALISTS | on this class of insurance and will be glad to advise you how to improve your risk from an insurance standpoint and how-to secure reduced rates. 3: i: 3%: Lumber Underwriters FIRE INSURANCE | 66 Broadway, NEW YORK, N.Y. THE LEATHER Veneered BELT DOORS A large variety of woods and designs in good values offer an excellent choice to be made. Various panels, stiles and rails and correct pro- portions are features of our stock doors. Staved Columns We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of shrinkage or checking and the glue employed being in waterproof in- sures durability. Batts Limited 50 Pacific Ave., West Toronto MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill ghee tc H. WALTERS & SON, wu canana = 4 VANCOUVER BRANCH: Corner Powell and McLean Streets. \ MANUFACTURERS OF AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOGGING TOOLS , , LONG DISTANCE PHONE, We supply the ateeuk Lumbermen in Canada. J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co, Rockland, Ont.; McLachian Bros., Arnprior; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull; "A. & RB, Gordon,.& Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., Calumet, Que.; Hawkesbury Lumber Co., ‘Hawkes- bury, Ont.; A. Fraser Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lamber /’ Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Hull Lumber Co.; Ottawa, Ont.; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, f P. Q.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- ty mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng ; Inlet, Ont.; Turher Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.; St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. MACHINE WRITE FOR ANIVES: CATALOGUE\ H.WALTERS & SONS a a LOGGING Toe \ ye a < m ra es sy A, Toronto, November 1, 1910 Worker Time is Money Your business credit demands: the ~ The ae cutting File is the economical File % ) best in fire insurance . Files Mraided 4% ~—sC American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western We can satisfy the most critical. Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith Dividends to Policy Holders now 40 per cent. are rapid cutters made by _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Port Hope, Ont. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. The B.c.AGENTS. WOCD , VALLANCE & ROTIC METAL. . pan, BEARINGS STE RELIABLE LEGGAT VANCOUVER. WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ RN Y Uf : —yY ; Supplies : GENUINE OAK & Including— a Fae Pea Mie Tapes, ray y y ] ZY P owers! 66 cas veralls, itts. nderwear, Ay his Genuine Oak De LEATHER BELTING Ate, Biogas, Woods Celsbated Eider Dows / Canada Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Every Belt Guaranteed = * f Dick’s Balata Belting FULL STOCK OF ; 5 4 ; Fairbanks _ Pressed Steel Pulleys and lithe Bocese hcg hae charge oa Wood-split Pulleys Peterborough, Ontario ANY ie Univefeal Mill Supplies The Largest des arc tp ha aba and Dealers in i \ | a ae Giant ese LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Sleeping Bags, Toboggans, Snowshoes, The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Limited Haceraeege ee Concamptives Manufacturers of the Walsh , Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Toronto Quebec ane “. J UR NER @ SONS Safes and Vaults ae pid N.B. Vancouver, B.C. Cor. George, iad to Sts., Peterborough, Ont, Can Montreal, St. John,' Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver D.K K. M t Horse Blankets, ig Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw. Ticks, cLaren, Limi ed WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING cecuicements. HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. SADLER SHAWO Rat TANNERS €& MANUFACTURERS OF we OAK LEATHER BELTING | WINNIPEG —~———-FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL Sono MAM et 5 eB Cael With this “ifs a Can Cut | 0 00 ) Feet More Lumber Every = Day Next Year | y keh It is our four inch Steam Set Works, and it will set up to four inches with one throw of the lever. ~ ae Your setter has only to operate the controlling lever—the hard work is done by.steam. ma This extra 2,000 feet of lumber is not a guess of ours—it is what the users tell us they have actually ob- i 4 ee Some have done better. Pha i he ee | But even 2,000 feet extra every day at no increased operating cost to you, means a big addition to your — Bein: Sroqes at the end of the yest and it will a eter deal more than pay for the machine. pick . ; ; Wied WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF OUR CATALOGUE ? illiam Hamilton Company, Limitec PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3 | Planing Mill at Cache Bay, Ont The Best Results . in a Saw Mill can only be attained by using the best equipment | and having a Good Timber Supply. : Here at Cache Bay we have the best supply of Red and White Pine in existence. We have a mill and manufacturing facilities for turning out lumber of the very highest quality. Send Us Your Next Order eorge Gordon & Company, Limited | — Cache Bay “ - Ontario 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - = - - TORONTO, ONT. Georgian Bay Lumber Co. Mo ne jJoisting Waubaushene, Ontario For Dressed and Sized Hemlock try Manufacturers of High Grade ; Wty Hocken Lumber Co. Limited 14 | Mm e 1 & Otter Lake Station, Ontario ) We dress and size all our 8/4 and surface all our 4/4 Hemlock direct from the saw. Complete stock. and WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES f | | 4 i | | f | A F. N. Wa opie, President. R. S. Wa pie, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. I The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company | ‘enters! Timber, Lath and Shingles Limited | Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. | | R. S. WAL G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. “WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manfactresof Fm ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 —————————————— SSS SS = 6 < —CC = —————— Se <== 0 NAW | \ \ Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and _ properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada 440 Square Miles Timber Limits on Georgian Bay, Ontario To be Sold by Auction in Blocks of 5 to 36 Square Miles On account of their President and Principal shareholders being engaged in other large enterprises, and not having the time to give to them all, THE PARRY SOUND LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, have decided to sell by Public Auction, to be held in the rotunda of the Board of Trade in the City of Toronto on the Seventh Day of December, 1910, all of the timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound also Tug Scow and full Camp Equipment for five camps. Ontario Timber Limits TO BE SOLD comprise some 440 square miles of licensed and deeded Pine, hemlock, spruce, birch and other timber. The licences from the Ontario Government include all timbers and are not restricted for time. Government dues are as follows: Saw Logs, White Pine, $1.50 per M. ft., B.M. Saw Logs, Hemlock, Tamarac and other woods, 45c. per M. ft. The timber is situated in the Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Montieth, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. The Canadian Pacific, | -Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Railways run through the limits, which makes some of the parcels offered | for sale particularly desirable for small mill owners. A circular giving full information, maps, terms and conditions of sale will be furnished upon application to | The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited a 1315-20 Traders Bank Building - TORONTO, CANADA 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. | | Mr. Lumberman Limited if you wish to build up your fall trade nothing will help you to do so like a good line of shingies WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath If you want the BEST SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a sam f tT FAMOUS METIS Brand. le ote One car will convince you of what we say, that os oe the BEST on the market. If you want a car quick wire us the order. Do it now before yo In SPRUCE wehav quality znd and better planed imp matched, prepared to perfection. @ We have ea ba on % Sheeting, ae et our prices, it will pay you. In es OSs S Our idea is, ‘‘That a satisfied customer is our best advertisement,” and every one is satis- 9 fied with our METIS SHINGLES bia 8 2nd and better SPRUCE 3 also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAP. BOARDS and Lath. Get our prices before buying—It will pay you Sarnia, Ont. ———= Keddy & Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. _ WHAT’S ? THIS Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood WHERE ? Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, N. B. Knowles & O'Neill Mills at Head Office: Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tre Turner Lumber Co., Limitea ; National Life co zte co Street, TORONTO, ONT. Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood nano oe . Lumber ana Lath COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere PLAYFAIR « WHITE| Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. | | WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec Contractors for Railway Supplies “BILL TIMBER a Specialty CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment | RAILWAY TIES Hemlock and Cedar (Standard Sizes) Mill We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. | OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office Spruce, Pine, Hemlock, ! are Hurdman Lumber Co. Basswood, Birch, OTTAWA, CANADA _Limited Yellow Pine EASTERN Lath Shingles Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. B.C. Fir, Cedar and Shingles LUMBER—Rough or Dressed C. A. Spencer Wholesale Lumber 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & COMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Main Office Branch Office Castle Building, 53 Queen St. - OTTAWA Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Williams Lumber Company || G+ Clair Construction Co Limited Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath | ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. DEALERS IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Yard and Planing Mill: "Davenport Station, tk. TORONTO WRITE US. | 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS : OTTAWA, ONT. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. Dennen | EE | HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible Nest furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that, you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario i - Wholesale and Retail deh piehted er wes Lath, Company "LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Bill Stuff And all kinds op SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Morristown, N.Y. Gill G Fortune Whowss Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limited Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., ToRonTO EADIE DOUGLAS CO, 22 St. John Street, MonTREAL C G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr. Our Prices will Interest You _————— ee canmitieneninaieendineeeinmatae CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE Pembroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff in—— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It willbe mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 Planing Mills: + R. LAIDLAW | LUMBER CO. | LIMITED Toronto Sarnia ‘Buffalo Ferguson Lumber Co — London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. ir B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Amos J. Colston Hochelaga Bank Building -QUEBEC Pine and Spruce Lumber, Dressed, Matched or Rough. Pulpwood, Railway Ties, Box Shooks, Hardwood Flooring bought and sold. Accountant, Auditor, Liquidator, General and Real Estate Agent. Correspondence Solicited P. O. Box 78 Phone 1184 | V E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut. Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Birch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. rs Yellow Pine Finish a ws Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & 0. The Canada Wood _ Specialty Co., Limited Manufacturers: ’ ‘ i ; ‘ Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. a Write, Telegraph or Telephone | your orders | eet Orillia, Ont. we Fy ~ f Be in 4 . Fi FS RS ES ET Ce a \ RALPH LOVELAND LOVELAND & STONE Lumber E. A. STONE Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. * Dimension Timber a Specialty a HAEBERLE LUMBER Co. BER AND TIM White bans Geatias Yellow pine) Hemlock » Doors, Sas hes and Blinds, Ce ar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine a hs cialty. r Tri NIACARA FALLS, N Y. Oak Mouldings m Mill Work. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE AND SPRUCE LUMBER aaserpe Timbers and Plank, o Lath. Circular and Gang. Have Figs equipped Planing Mill and c supply any grade Dressed Steck On Temiskaming Railway, 1 miles nor’ rth’ of North Bay HAILEY8URY, ONT. _ FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. imite Papineauville, P.Q. 2 apie Lo Se perg Pre and, Vice. = C. A. Po ‘Bee . and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW MICH. Qh TFT MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Sey oMINION Bettine Co. kip. Bee Hamitton CANADA CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. n oes Se i a Re- ene eee SS ee Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario J. D. Sere Bog a [= Limited iGE Manufacture sap Lumber : hers and Shingles rig lly equipped Pla n. ve € seed i Tramways, Sidings, Etc. RAIL New and Second Hand YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Wher. QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 23:'2* Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. For low prices and prompt shipment of The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited Yellow Pine Timbers Short Leaf Finish Chestnut --- Oak --- Ash MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles ine in. Weh i k 95m. feet 2x Ox 13/10: 5m feet 2% 8 12/6; 40m Feet tx 7 and Cypress sven Pies ie Heuiloce hase and Spraee New Brunswick Shingles Your inquiries solicited TRY Mills at GoLDEN LAKE and Barry’s Bay, ONT. Fred S Morse Lumber Co : > e e Head Office: = Eganville, Ont. Box 1600 SPRINGFIELD, MASS 7 Booth @ Shannon “Empire Brand’’ Hardwood Flooring The remarkable growth in the demand for this product is a sure proof of its superiority. ; The man who knows a good thing when he sees it will ee ree ee te Ts always ask for ‘‘ EMPIRE BRAND” and will take no other ; if you don’t stock it you will lose his order. \ Biscotasi ng, © nt. We also manufacture Builders’ Supplies of all classes. } ESTABLISHED 1889 MANUFACTURERS OF ‘Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath ana Timber Your ENQuIRIES SOLICITED Planing. Moulding Matching and Re-sawing a specialty J. R. Eaton & Sons, Ltd. ontario Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury Montreal Agent: C. A. Spencer, 55 St. Francois Xavier St. a me et White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock We have 1,500,000 feet of Hemlock in stock in 1”, 2” and 3” White Pine and Spruce Lath, Cedar Shingles. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1’, 1%", 1%" and 2”. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. We have also a nice line in White Pine Mill Run Stocks. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. sutetiowe Anvr ue BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited °° Gr2 einine CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Il wth ee ‘ 42:3 10,585 50{ 2,317 1,481 TRO IIG IM melee sate Wei mete 44,207] 43, 5 ’ 6 0 ae NP] yo7tigo| 7996] 31,906 25] 1,638 1,299 POPE CTA Seneca seen Se eR Ser ac 108,827, 128,924] 32,133 63 ffi d tal ts ee See aia. SATS Bl os... c:| eee ee eee mahi Rented INS = che cdl b> col. te Ito voto 82,719 8.179 75 ‘hobh eee Sl Gee eee 5,511 TRRCRTHON EOL: Cadel ees amie h ore detllvir ste Cal gles canbe te 5,511 165 : $806] 1,761 20|.....-...].-: Fy REL aes ae ee ES 30,548/ 8,283 80 Peseel wholly of wood... § |.....-..-. 36 CPO Met eR nc Sees | een oneal ome kia 30,490] 4,571 70 eee ee ae ; 34 Tes [cH eal |i ace alle en oa nh er 24:903| 6,223 21 Handles of all inds, hickory. ced i eal: Gites eee 594 LINER, WEN Vth Gn, ee SUNT EN Sondra gen Be 46,813} 11,658 69 ending and stave bolts and staves in en ye aie PY. os. 3 | 249 | IR Fears Ni es, re an Ry ee ares i ac aac aac > tava, Ss Fo ekeste ct tac al eaeeagaed (IRR ae ce a IU tan ee fe Neer aenen) Reco 42,905] 10,501 25 = ean i | ape) 54,517; 13,629 26|.........| 144] HAV. 1,326 442 01 ips 55,987; 14,096 47 Rakes, hay....--.-++- fo i oe No. i,0/2 31 PAN) 2S iaeerooce eRe clo rhe o|(a DOO caret eral leraichn cRoe | cya obi a [ese Une 1,872 4 313 3 ee 43 Refrigerators... ....---- 22-02 s+ 72s ee LN UNCP MG HECHT PTO RS mA ON UIT 1 Hal Uea ieicae | A J ys\lasy:bemaoea: 810-22, 626 ,786 60 a | 1,566] 16,241, 5,684 35 305| 181 66 2,137] —-20,038| «6,617 37 RMN A, se « “eee | } a 37 ee eeeaniroling pins.. $ |.-.......- 43.401] 2,680 20)... -2-] 100) 18.00 2a 112 20.86...... ..| 13,613] 2,725 08 dvauditubs ..-....-...-- et a Ran as ; BTR CONG.) os, Lie ae ea een epee erti alan crak. Pk Leh | Se les ‘ : ee eee Noes ifs -°2:| g,081'558| 270/347 2if....1.0/] 42,364) 7,414 16)... 18/501} 6,196 93]... 02... 1,142/513| 283,958 30 Sawed boards, planks, deals, planed or t dressed on one or both cr ae meet a Be =. age ees M. ft. 7,617| 102,950) 25,737 5O|......-2-[eceeteeceeferees er tcres [rere tees fares eee ds Ma TEs 7,617; 102,950| 25,737 50 Umbrella, parssol and sunshade Bee ee ery hea toepanial e2yB10 SOQ. dsa24.). -\ SxBNG. 1 RAF 25). 2s 3,800/ 1,037 35]... e...| 24,804] 4,804 40 ees o — Sar i ap eae nish cedar and walnut, not over i ; oo so inch i Unies ue 9 eG 21S MM ees a ee a 212,906] 15,966 78 eneers of wood, n.0.p., not over 3) i, i vermin - tricks. the a ; Se etter auntie motpastee | ti OU 8 ZO ecstennn| se eetice la - Hennes pas eene as 31,966 4,791 55 alking sticks and walking canes of | | =| sg gol og gag GOl.....s--.| 6,971] 1,394 20}...-..5-. 41 16540] e0)5- 2 hte: 16,834, 4,357 2 pll kinda scsenceseeesecenceneee~ Bo foestt |B eBGo] Biga0 GOL seers [ieee aor] 430 87/.2200000 33/760] 81476 17 ~.....| 1,981,110] 485,042 27|........-| 73,764) 18,251. 10)......--- | 24,692) 8,009 88|.........| 2,079,566] 476,303 25 + ae Albert, Sask., lumber concerns the eet. Of this Limited, will From estimates made by Prince eut in that district this winter will go over 100,000,000 fe amount it is said that the Prince Albert Lumber Company, eut about 40,000,000 feet, and in addition that company has 10,000,000 feet in the woods which might be termed the clear-up of last year’s cut, but which, owing to the shortness of the season, was not brought out. The Big River Lumber Company expects to cut about 50,000,000 feet during the winter. Some idea of the amount of work the timber operat- ore have planned to execute during the next six months may be gained from the fact that the Prince Albert Company will require 600 head of horses, three steam log haulers and over 1,000 men. The management states that the shipping department and planing mill will be kept run- ning all winter. There is practically no demand for beech flooring in England at present, but there is a moderate market for white oak flooring, both plain and figured. The dimensions of the stock usually required are 1 or 1} inches thick by 32 or 4 or 43 inches wide, nominal measure, to finish after manufacture, 1 1-16 inches thick by 34 or 34 or 4 inches wide, and 4 feet and up in length, with an average from 8 to 9 feet. This "flooring is tongued and grooved on the sides, backed, bored for secret nailing, and steel scraped. It is shipped in bundles, the number of pieces in each varying according to the thickness of the flooring. A prominent London factor estimates the value of 1-inch plain. white oak flooring to be about $62.50 per thousand feet c. i. f. London, about $87.50 for 1-inch quartered white oak, 14-inch being worth $5 more per thousand The Pe aalen. Box and Barrel Company of Pembroke, recently in- porated, has purchased a site on the Thos. Mackey estate for a sawmill factory. They will make a collapsible box. know of several other companies that the same remark applies to. We also think that the number of !ogs carried over at the mills or at the different boom com- pany’s sorting grounds will be considerably less than a year ago. We do not know exactly how the stock of lumber compares with last year, but we do think that there is less of good lumber, that is dressing and better, and perhaps a little more of the lower end, although a good deal of the lower end seems to be moving and going into consumption. The Wolverine Cedar & Lumber Co., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., report as follows: We expect to have about the same cut on Berth 111 as we did last year, Viz; twelve to thirteen million feet of logs, government scale. We are carrying over about two million feet of logs, which were hung up last winter, but are not earrying over any logs at our mill, and from what we can learn, think that practically no one else on the north shore is. From the information we have at hand, we think that manufacturers on the north shore have sold their lumber a little closer to the saw this year than they did last, and that probably there is not to exceed 65 to 75 per cent as much lumber in first hands now as there was a year ago, although the amount of lumber on docks is about the same. In our own case, we have unsold at this time about three million feet, as against six and one-half million at this time a year ago. The Riordon Paper Company, Montreal, write as follows: We expect to make a cut of about 35,000,000 feet of logs, as compared with 57,000,000 feet last year. The decrease is not due to any decrease in our production of lumber, pulp, or paper, but last year was exceptional, as we wanted to increase our surplus. We are carrying over a littie more than 30,000,000 feet of logs in the Rouge and its tributaries. _ We understand that the cut of logs this winter will be unusually heavy, and this is shown by the fact that men are rather scarce. We will carry over a smaller stock of lumber this year than our predecessors have ever carried before. We have found prices on both lumber and pulp rather better this year than last year, although the improvement is only slight, but at these prices the demand has been much more satisfactory, and we think that there will be a decided improvement before the end of next year. Mickle, Dyment & Son, Gravenhurst, Ont., write as follows: We are curtailing to the extent of one-third this winter, as compared with last. We could not say as to other.stecks, but our stock of lumber on hand is very similar in quantity to what was on hand at this time last year. an & The Retail Dealer and His Problems Yard Management Problems—Maxims for Dealers Jones, He Writes About Retailers As I was whisked along rae on the train late this after- noon, we passed a little jerk-water station, and I saw a car on a siding and men were unloading it. I could not help wondering who the proprietor of the yard was, for the men were simply taking the boards and shoving them through an opening in a dilapidated shed where I saw a pile of them lying criss-cross, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter, as though the only thought was to get them out of the ear. It is not for me to say there was not some excuse for it, but I never before saw such a method. There was no great haste, either, for the men were not hurrying—just taking a board, chucking it through the opening, and going for the next. One time I appeared before ‘a car- service commission to put in a good word for longer time in unloading cars, but was told we ought to put on more men. This retailer evidently had heard of that advice and was acting on it. One gets a pretty good idea of the rural yard when passing on a train as they are as a rule near the track and one can’t help seeing how they are kept. It does not take much time to size up a yard. Some of them are models of neatness and orderliness, while others are truly ‘‘lumber’’ yards, using the word in its original meaning, as we speak of ‘‘lumbering’’ up the garret with cast-off clothing, ‘‘busted’’ trunks, disabled furniture, and so on. We often hear the lumber dealer spoken of as the aristocrat of the retail world, and we know that a millionaire is the only person who can afford to dress shabbily, so apparently some of the men engaged in this calling feel it is up to them to show their aristocracy by a total disregard of any- thing approaching fastidiousness in their business. Be that as it may, the prosperous retailer has a yard that is spick and span, but which is eause and which effect, I shall not attempt to say, but if forced to give an opinion, I would, without any hesitation, ascribe his prosperity to his spick-and-spanness. There seems to be a pride among the successful retailers in the appearance of their yards and the first thing the pro- prietor shows me is the care he puts on his driveways, the space between the piles, and the shed where he keeps his dressed stuff. In some of these talks I have referred to the annoyance of having to take back lumber. Last Thursday I called on a good friend in eastern Iowa and we brought up this subject. There is a phase of it that we ought not to lose sight of, namely, if you take back stuff that has been left from a job, it is very unusual to find that it can go into the same grade that it was sold from, and so you have to drop it down into the next grade, and so are put to a loss, which ought to be figured in making your price. Of course it may be possible that even then you are getting as much as you paid for it, but what of the interest on your money, the cost of delivering it and calling for it, and the handling? I suppose you are accustomed to think it does not amount to much, but did you ever stop to think that it is in what may be called the ‘‘by- products’’ of your yard that you may make a nice profit? Then why throw them away? The pork packers are said to utilize every part of a hog but the squeal, and if the large corporations do it, they do it because experience and careful accounting shows that it pays, and don’t let it get out of your noodle that you are: in business because it pays. When it Wondered Who the Proprietor Was. Zp “Heard Some Talk Behind Me.” “8 ~ I -. ; ; - a i stops to pay you are not in business, but in bankruptcy. Well to g back to this conversation, Mr. Jackson said: 4 ‘“Yes, we are asked to take back lumber. Only the other day w were asked to call for some flooring that had been delivered as much ¢ four months ago. I don’t suppose we ought to have done it, but we and found that he had left it outdoors where it had been rained on, t when things got dry, dust had settled over it, and we don’t know wh to do, except to throw it away. It is so discolored that no one would bu Ald ‘‘Why don’t you charge off a percentage when you take it back?”’ ‘“Well, we have never done that, but I suppose we really ought to.” ““My suggestion is,’’ I replied, ‘‘that you let your customer when he orders that if he wants to return anything, that you w obliged to deduct a considerable amount in order to reimburse you the loss in handling, delivering and calling for it, and also for deterioration in the lumber itself. Don’t you find that the carpe: usually selects the best pieces and that what you get back is not rea ly what would go out as that grade?”’ 1 ‘*Yes, we do, that is the worst feature of it. There is a difference in the boards of any grade and when the carpenter picks them over, some times with the owner of the building watching him, he, of course, picks out the best, and what we get back won’t fit in anywhere.’’ I have brought that subject up with practically every one I meet, and with astonishingly few exceptions, they are being gouged by their cus tomers when a little backbone would cut out all this waste. Doing busi- ness is largely a matter of education. When pine got scarce, you had to educate your trade to other woods, and found you could do it, and I hold that you can educate your customers to using more ¢are in ordering. It is nice to have the builder ask to have plenty sent up, but if you have any volume of business at all, this ‘‘plenty’’ means that you are deliver- ing more than you ought and more than you get your pay for. All it takes is a little sand, some diplomacy, and plenty of ’‘stick-to-ativeness’’ and you can get your carpenters trained to order what they want and not go at it slip- shod, leaving the burden for you to bear. In those yards where it is the rule to take back ‘‘overages’”? at a good reduction, the builders either figure closer or keep the stuff for the next job. © It seems to me that this ‘‘talk’’ is getting pretty pes- simistic, but there is still another ‘‘holler’’ I want to put up. The next time you go into the yard, look at the piles of boards and shingles and see if they are clear and bright right down to the bottom. It seems too plain to need comment that unless you sell each car completely, you are losing a lot on the left overs, yet a large percentage of the yards have piles of shingles that have never reached bottom. In some yards they are wiser and each car is piled separately and not touched until the pile containing the previous car is entirely sold out, and the result is that all the stock is clean and bright. To get an idea of what these old, faded, dirty, weather-worn piles are costing you, estimate how much stock you have in them, the length of time the stock has been lying there, and the money originally invested. I am sure it would surprise you. Clear them out and adopt the plan suggested, and it is dollars to doughnuts you will come out money ahead at your next inventory. After a pile has begun to show the weather it is hard to get a customer to look at it, and e day it gets worse and worse, occupying ground that is not paying y and eating up interest to beat a kid eating jam. The country dealer is apt to say: ‘‘That’s all right for the city yard, but we don’t have to cut corners as close as that.’’ Maybe he doesn’t use just that language, but that is the gist of his remark. It is all tommyrot to think that because your yard is small that you are not under the same obligation as large yard in a sizable city. You owe it to yourself to make each do! you invest work for you, and you are a mighty poor overseer if you | some of them shirk. The dollars are not in any union, and you can k them on the jump morning, noon and night if you only get after th One of my late visits was with a lumber dealer who brought up a fine distinction between right and wrong. It was this way: he had been buy- ing white pine, but was induced to put in some nice Western spruce. One day a customer came in and wanted some pine and my friend told . | Hilal “This is What I Want.” ~ * eo him that he had some spruce that he knew would answer the purpose, but could make no headway. It was pine he asked for and pine he would | have. Well, they finally went into the yard, but before they had gotten far the retailer felt that it was not his business to select lumber for his customer, but if the customer found what he wanted it was up to him to sell it. They looked at some pine, but the price was a bit high, so in a - minute or two they came to this car of spruce, and without waiting for = = any comment the customer said: ‘‘This is what I want. It’s just the thing’’; so they turned over a few boards to get a better look at it, and finally the deal was closed, and that man is using the very spruce he would not listen to when in the office, and the dealer was wondering if he ought to have said anything more about it. It simply goes to show, in my humble opinion, that the business of the dealer is to let his stock sell itself, only avoiding claiming qualities that he knows the wood does not possess, but think what arrant foolishness it would have been to have said: ‘‘ Why, that’s the spruce I was talking about!’’ He would in all _ probability have lost a sale and turned a customer away who would have gone elsewhere, bought spruce without know it, and been perfectly satisfied. This matter of substitution was brought to my attention recently. As I settled down in the smoker for-a nice time with a ‘‘Nick Carter’’ penny shocker, I got a slap on the back and one of the boys traveling for a pine outfit slipped into'the seat beside me and we fell to discussing ~ the ups-and-downs of the game. He was hot, not physically, but men- ~ tally, and when he had borrowed a match to get a Pittsburg stogie going, he related his experience that day. “You know C. & B., don’t you? Well,:I dropped in there to-day and asked Mr. C. if he wanted anything, but just as he was saying he was stocked way up a customer took his attention. This man wanted some pine for a piazza floor, and I thought Mr. C. would sell him some, but what do you suppose he did ?’”’ ““iGve it up. Sold him Paroid roofing, I suppose.”’ “He told him that he didn’t want pine at all; what he wanted was "North Carolina; and away they went into the yard to see it. Now what -eets me is that he would not give his customer what he wanted, and when “he came back he went right on to say there was little or no call for pine ©-flooring, that all his customers wanted yellow pine. Now, if I should sell a car of white pine to any contractor in his town he would raise “-high jinks with me, but yet he is doing his best to prevent me selling my _ regular trade Tumber to him by switching his customers off onto something else. Of _eourse he did it because he can buy the other cheaper and can make a -bigger profit on it, which I suppose is all right, but what am I going to do? I am getting sick of it.’ This is one of the ways a t gradually gets into the scalping business. house that would rather deal with the It was not three weeks after that conversation before I was in a trolley between two ~= towns and heard some talk behind me that sounded familiar. Pretty -soon I was sure they were lumbermen of some sort, and turned around -to get a look, and sure enough there was the same salesman talking with 250 os» csny- 4 aes 4.70 ‘‘With one yarder on a 3,000 foot pole road this cost would be: Feet. Per M. Feet. Per M 2000 - 5 cris eee eee $2.96 1,000%. : 2 coe oe $3.55 1,450 3)? . uae Se 3.07 -- 750... .clei slope 3.92 WOOO Fy. ..1. eis 4 cee ane 3.23. . 500 ..: oe 5.40 “The next unit of 3,000 feet will be arrived at as above shown.”’ Shantymen’s x, M. C. A. Branch at North Bay By request of a number of prominent men in North Bay, a meeting was called by Mr. T. Yellowlees, Secretary of the Shantymen’s Christian Association, on Tuesday, 11th October, at the Methodist Church there. At this meeting a local branch of the above Association was formed, with Mr. D. Purvis as Chairman and District Superintendent; G. A. Me- Gaughey as Secretary, and A. G. Browning, Treasurer. These are three of the most prominent men in the city, and it was agreed that the minis- ters of every Protestant Church in the North Bay District be ex-officio members of the committee, along with one lay representative from each congregation. It was also agreed that the third Sunday in November be devoted in all the churches to the interests of this work, and a special envelope collection be taken up on its behalf. This branch association purposes looking after the interests of all the men in the district, employed in lumber, mining and railroad construc- tion camps. They aim to have at least one monthly religious service in every camp, and provide men and means necessary to attain this object. In order that the bounds of their district be clearly defined these friends are anxious that similar organizations be formed without delay in Parry Sound, Sudbury and Cobalt districts. The prime mover at the above meeting was A. D. McInnes, of Cache Bay, whose position as J. R. Booth’s agent enables him to speak with authority on all matters per- taining to camp life. tint 4 img At a public meeting in the evening Mr. D. Purvis drew attention to the fact that the association was not merely for religious purposes, but to take steps to improve conditions generally, in relation to this class of men. By way of example he stated that in the two years that he was Mayor of North Bay there came before him, when acting in his magis- terial capacity, hundreds of men who had been sent to the bush by employment agents in the cities, who were quite unfit for the work, and consequently had been discharged by the foremen to make their way back to the city in the best way they could. He felt that something should be done to stop the employment agents sending up such eases, — which would not only be in the interests of the employers, but prevent | hardship to the men. ! 7 _ The above moveemnt shows that the aims and plans of Mr. Wm. Henderson, as outlined in some of our former issues, have received the endorsement, not only of the ministers of the North, but of business men _- in constant touch with this class of work. North Bay is fortunate in — having business men willing and able to give time to this organization work. Similar men might not be easy to find everywhere, but if well- known men would act as a committee it would probably be a simple matter to raise the salary necessary to secure good organizers to do the work needed. Ag ; “ae TS v2 BRANCH SALES OFFIC ALBERTA - WINNIPEG, C. N. R. Building > ~—S TORONTO, 3 Toronto Street : A. MONTGOMERY, Representative iv - C. BRUCE, Representative H. A. ROSE, Representative "4 PUBLISHERS’J NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word, net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward. ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents 8 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must he received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. -WANTED—LUMBER, ETC. ANTED TO BUY—ASH, ELM. OAK AND Basswood, for export. Payment will be cash. Address with full particulars to Ropert Cox & Co., Hope Building, Ottawa, Canada. 23 ANTED—BASSWOOD, B. ASH, BIRCH, Maple, Elm, Oak and Chestnut, for immediate shipment We are always in the market to buy good lumber. Aovplv BarTrRAm Bros., Limited. Citizen Building, Ottawa, Can. 23 N°: 2 INCH AND 2 INCH LUMBER ALSO lath No 2. Mention facilities for sizing, matching and dressing. Box 144 Canapa LuMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont. 2X WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to. water or rail in vicinitv of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMB- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 Wanted White Pine Pump Squares Must be Quarter Cut 1x7", 6x6" AND 5’xs’. HIGHEST MARKET Prices paid, also 2” and 3” Tank Lumber. On- TARIO WIND ENGINE AND Pump Co., Toronto tf White Pine Pickets Wanted WE WANT AT ONCE 4/4 x 4/4 x 44’ AND 48”, 5/4 x 5/4 x 44” and 48” and 6/4 x 6/4 x 48” White Pine Pickets. If you have anything in the above write, stating quantity, when cut and best prices. Will buv any quantity from acar to your entire stock. Box 58, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 23 FOR SALE—LUMBER, ETC. For Sale NICE orp eae OF PINE. SE AbS aD ahaa FT iuktel ache Eaishone, BELL 5 For Sale 6 Cars of 8 tt. Cedar Posts 4 in. up. 1 Car of Cedar Shingles. JAS. SPUN, 20-tf L’Amable, Ont. Hemlock for Sale PROMPT SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE: OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in lengths from 10 to 30 ft. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. tuk: For Sale CARS OF CEDAR TIES 1STS AND 2NDS 2cars of Cedar poles 25 to 4o ft. long. Good sound Cedar. Applo Box 156, CANADA LUMBERMAN Toronto, Ont. 21 For Sale 220,000’ 1” Birch common and better. 30 000 134” Birch common and better. 100,000’ 1” Spruce. 100,000' 2” Spruce. 40,000' x” Soft Elm. 2,000,000’ 1 Hemlock. . Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick ‘shipment trom our yard in Guelph. ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario. tr For Sale 600,000 FT."B,“M.7JWHITE,"INORWAY, Jack Pine and Spruce. Well sawn, trimmed, edged and seasoned. H. Campbell & Son, Hillview, P O. Ont 20 White Ash 4 CARS 2 IN, LOG RUN DEAD CULLS OUT gcars1% “ Must be moved, make your best offer. F.O.B. our station. A, H. Cummings & Son Ltd., Coaticook, Quebec. 22 For Sale 50,000 ft. 1” M.C, Ash 50,000 ft, 1” 5,000 ft. 14%" ** i 29,000 it, 14%” * on 40,000 }ft, 27 <* ute 45,000 ft, 134” * “ 3,000 ft. gh mye 1k 33,c00't. 2” “ “ c Gro. C. GooprELtow, Montreal. WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Wanted A PORTABLE SAWMILL TO SAW HARD- wood and basswood by the thousand feet. Engine must be at least twenty-five horse power. NoRTHERN TIMBER Co!, Ltp., Markstay, Ont. 21 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Machinery for Sale 50 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lo-p., Seaforth, Ont. tf Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. 110 volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws; self feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 4ox100, three tracks And all appliances including 100 two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sellseparate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 First Class Machinery for Sale by 0.L. Packard Machinery Co. 165-167 West Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 1—No. 44 Berlin Flooring Machine, 9x 6.. $500.00 1—24” J. A. Fay Planer and Matcher...... $300.00 1—36” Buss Single Surfacer........... $400.00 126” Hoyt Dbl. Endless Bed Planer. . $250.00 1—26” Single Endless Bed Planer..,....... $ go.00 1—26” Endless Bed Planer and Counter- Shath. (oe. Fe 3 eo ek <.cneeeee e $ 80.00 16/4 Side’ Mouldér:..........:.050sa06 ck $165 00 1—42" Berlin Band Rip Saw...... ........ $400.00 1—63” Band Saw Mill with 18’ Carriage and two head blocks ... ............., $750.00 1—48” Band Re-Saw and Scroll Saw...... $350.00 1—36” Goodell and Water Circular Re-Saw $140.00 1—20” Franks Siding Saw ................ $ 75-00 1—Jenkins 4 Spindle Chair Frame Borer.. $125 co 1—Jenkins Chair Seat Jointer and Counter- shatt.,,: cs: ae ene eee eae $100.00 1—48” Jenkins Back Knife Lathe.......... $185 00 1—48” Jenkins Spindle Lathe.............. $125.co 1—Goodspeed & Wyman Gauge Lathe.... $ 60.00 1—McKnight Chair Seat Scooper .... .... $ 80.00 1—No 1A Greenlee Hollow Chisel Mortiser $ 125.00 1—No. 2 Smith Mortiser, nearly new...... $125.00 1—Whites hor. and ver. Boring Machine.. $120.00 1—12” Greenlee Dbl. Disc. Panel Sander.. $ 35.00 1—24” Boss Single Drum Sander.......... $100.00 1—24” Boss Dbl. Drum Sander...:........ $250 00 1—36 x 18 New Haven Lathe with raising blocks to swing 50” also face plate jaws $750.00 1—24” x 24”x 5’ Pond Iron Planer, two headaon :croga rallien cee $525.00 1—52” Chandler & Taylor Circular Saw Mill, with top saw, arbor 2—¥7-8”, two head blacks.) 0.7. aera. ost een a te RailsYfor Sale ALSO PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. IMPERIAL Waste Mera Co. Queen St., Montreal. 23 SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6" 39 ayn" tubes. 1 48x 12 52 3" es I 54X 12 52 34%" “* 1 54X14 52 344” <* 2 58x 12 78 3” os 1 60x 14 74 3" “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Brantford, Canada. 15 t.f. WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnde~ this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Goon MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. 1st. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, ae t WANTED — EXPERIENCED CANADIAN Hardwood Lumber Salesman for Canadian territory. Must be strictly sober. Reply in own handwriting, stating experience, territory previously travelled, and salary desired. References required. dress Box 15t CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. 21-22 WANTED, EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER A thoroughly competent accountant and general office man for the. Nepisiguit Lumber Company, Ltd., Bathurst, New Brunswick, to take charge of set of books covering woods operations. three mills, store, etc. Must be quick accurate and familiar with up-to-date systems. State past ex- perience, salary expected, where now employed and former employer. Also give references. Address Frep S Morsz, Box 1600, Springfield, Mass. 2t WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. APYERTISER SEEKS POSITION AND EX- perience asa clerk in lumber camp. Slight re- muneration. Box 155 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ontario. at S YARD MANAGER OR SHIPPER AT the mills. Twenty years experience at buying and shipping. Apply Box 153, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. 22 F YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch of the lumber or woodworking trade the best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WoopDWORKER, Toronto, Ont. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES For Sale, Timber Berth in Alberta ESTIMATE 75 MILLION FEET, 20 MILLIONS burnt, should be taken off this year. If not sold would like to correspond with responsible party to make logs or ties. For particulars apply, Tue C. Beck MANUFACTURING Company, Limited, Penetanguishene, Ont. 21 For Sale Cheap COMELETE SAWMILL OUTFIT, PRACTI- cally new—35 H P. Engine, 50 H.P. Marine Boiler, Dutch oven for utilizing sawdust as tuel. New Carriage, cable fee”, friction nigger, double edger, cut-off saw, Shingle Mill, Frame Building, Galvanized Iron Roof, Saws and Belting Complete. Apply at Mill, Angus, Ontario or Charles T. DePuy, Rochester, N:Y- 22 Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. Situated about 15 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Siding for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business, Address Wm, PoTTgER & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont, ; er ply to. BroTHEers & Co., Limrrep, St. John’s, N. F. ‘For?’Sale|Cheap' j ‘TIMBERF LIMITS, SSAW MITT, 10005 Flour Mill. Houses, Horses, Wagons, etc. Best water Powereast of Toronto. Tobe at a bargain, easy terms. Owner going out of bt ness. Box 44, Gooderham, Ont. For Sale REMIL LUMBER YARD IN WESTER Ontario Town of 2,000 surrounded by fir class farming country. Established seven years Good reasons for selling. Splendid opening for righ man, apply Box 157, CANADA LNMBERMAN* ; For Sale CHEAP SAW MILL, EQUIPMENT ETC. situated at north end of Eagle Lake, Pa Sound District, South River. G. T. R. Station is 7 miles distant. Considerable standing timber goe with the mill, and outside timber is plentiful and readily obtained. Write to Tuos. Grirrin, Gue or particulars, B. C. Saw Mills for Sale i Two ‘SMALL SAW MILLING PROPER. ties, new, complete, first class, with trem forty to fifty million feet of good merchantable timber tributary to each, for sale, only a few miles from cities of New Westminster and Vancouver, B. C and situated on line of B. C. Electric Railway from New Westminster to Chilliwack. Price, $€0,0co ané $:6,500 respectively, most of tributary timber Feing conveyed with mills. $25.000 cash, balance cn easy terms, will handle either of these proporitiors. Big demand at good prices tor all saw mill products B.C. For particulars. apply immediately if desiring to do business. to KENNEpy Bros. Ltp.. Re: Estate, Timber, and Insurance, over Merchants’ Bank, cor, Columbia and Begbie Sts., New West- minster, B. C. 22 FOR SALE Large Lumber Mill AND BUSINESS WITH GOOD-WILL, FULL equipment and timber limits, situate in Province of Ontario. Will be sold as a going concern. snap for quick sale. Further particulars on appl eahion to Box 145, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. - Sale by Tender In the matter of the Fischer Lumber Co., Ltd. In Liquidation "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned Liquidator of the Fischer Lumber Company, Limited, in liquidation, up to noon on the 3oth day ot November, roro, tor the purchase of the assets of the said Company consisting chiefly of lumber mills and plant, machinery, chattels, and supplies. in connection therewith, Ss The said property is in the vicinity of Bryden, in the District of Kenora and is comparatively new and in good running order. The mille have been closed down by reason of the liquidation but any purch: will be in a position to resume operations immed ately, there being a large quantity of logs on h ready to be cut * Terms and conditions and complete inventories of the property offered for sale, together with all othe: necessary information can be obtained on applica to the undersigned and at the office of J. F. Mz Gillivary, Barrister, Kenora, Ontario. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Dated the 20th day of October, 1910. . & Jno. Cooper, Box 92. Dryden, Ontario. — Liquidator 22 MISCELLANEOUS A Pulpwood Klondyke y. « THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber. lands in Labrador and Newfoundlani Advantages on Labrador over other territories cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp maki and lumbering free of restriction, limitless w: powers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties or Labrador and Newfoundland, and are prepar give prospective purchasers allinformation rega’ same. For further particulars ap r #¢ Ms For‘Sale TIMBER LIMIT — ONE OF THE BEST _IN Ontario. Address, S. G. Reap & Son, Real Estate Agents, 129 Colborne Street, Brantford, Ontario. . 21 Lumber Directory . ee SALE—DIRECTORY OF LUMBER consuming Factories of America, a most com- = and valuable book for wholesalers and manu- rere. Will accept $6, which is one-half regular - The Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto. tf Timber Limit for Sale = ~=the or To close an estate TOWNSHIP OF GURD, Parry Sound District, containing Hemlock. Birch, Maple, Oak, Basswood, Spruce and Cedar - Apply Box 1456, Guelph. ‘ 4 ‘PERTH NO 3 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands Sx HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close anestate. Special price quoted. tf. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. - Sawdust Valuable in Norway Spruce and pine sawdust, thrown aside by American millmen as worthless, commands a steady price in Norway. There it is ground into holzmehl, or wood flour, kiln dried, packed in sacks made in America for the purpose, and sold to lin- oleum and blasting powder manu- facturers. It sells for about $12 a ton, and in 1907 the exports of this material from Norway were valued at nearly $80,000. In France a new process, which is said to have proved successful, is employed in extracting an excellent grade of alcohol from sawdust. About twenty-seven and a half gal- lons of alcohol and forty-two pounds of acetic acid are extracted from each long ton of sawdust, while the residue is sold for fuel in briquet form. Defeated the Kaiser Frederick the Great was once compelled to compromise with a humble miller at Potsdam, who ob- jected to the confiscation of his property, and reminded the war- ‘rior-king that judges at Berlin.”’ History has - repeated itself in the case of the _ Kaiser, who has just been van- quished in a lawsuit before the Im- perial Supreme Court at Leipsic by one of his subjects. _ The case concerns the sale of _ timber cut from His Majesty’s for- _ est domain at Bradenburg. A wood ‘there were still — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Aue: Atak ele ‘After accepting the delivery: ‘of 18,000 feet, however, the dealer de- clined to receive any more. The 3,000 feet over and above the amount contracted for, he explain- ed, was only the customary 20 per cent. surplus. Having paid for the 18,000 feet, the dealer insti- tuted suit against the Kaiser for the restitution of certain securities deposited as evidence of good faith at the beginning of the transaction. The lower court rejected the dealer’s claim, but his appeal from that decision has just been sustain- ed by the Supreme Court, which has ordered a retrial of the case before the tribunal of First. In- stance. Qualities of Woods Not very long ago, states the Builder, timber was selected. en- tirely according to its external ap- pearance. The diameter and length of the piece, the straightness of grain, sometimes the weight, suf- ficed to determine both its com- mercial value and its destination. The diversified industries of the present day require a eorrespond- ing diversity in the wood employed. For one purpose, the important quality is hardness; for another, elasticity ; for a third, ease of work- ing, or resistance to attack by ex- ternal agencies. The hand magni- fying glass, which was first employ- ed, has ceased to suffice for the ex- act determination of the structure of wood. ‘The compound micro- scope is now used for the minute and careful examination of longi- tudinal and transverse sections. of .a specimen of timber, the commercial value and the proper industrial em- ployment of which it.is desired to determine. Fine grain and thick- walled cells assure the solidity and resistance which are required. in carpentry, and these qualities are incompatible with an abundance of parenchymatous tissue, filled Wak starch. Circular Saws Snaking There are a large number of rea- sons for circular saws running out of truth or ‘‘snaking,’’ as it is often called, says the Timber Trades Journal: Powis Bale gives the following as the chief: ' 1. Too high or too slow a speed for which the saw is ‘‘tensioned’’ for. If the speed is too high the rim of the saw will. expand too much and become more or less pliant, and will ‘‘snake’’ ‘in ‘the wood. On’ the other hand, ‘if the ‘ speed is too slow the centre of the saw may be too full and have a tendeney to run out of the log. — 2. Saws of too thin a gauge for —n, ‘T. Saw overheated. Re defect- ive bearings, too long’a fence bind- ing the wood, ete. 8, Improper packing. 9. Collars or steady pin out of truth. 10: End play of saw mes or travelling carriage. There is no doubt that if saws are carefully sharpened—and not burnt—with: an’ emery wheel’ they can be rum without further prepa- ration, says the Timber: Trades Journal. sharpeners claim.'! that finishing with a file is necessary to remove any feather edge or ‘hard spots made. by: the:emery wheel, and’ if © On the other hand, many — 37 filed -the points of teeth stand bet- ter, amd -there is less liability to their cracking. Try SINCLAIR’S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys ; No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills. and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. BRITIH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. A Western Mill Investment A. Prosperous Mountain Sawmill Company (Limited), location, good having magnificent rail and lake timber holdings, At. trade connection. and‘ earning satisfactory profits, is prepared to consider investor’s offer. Propriétors have extensive interests on the - Prairie upon which they, wish to concentrate attention. Sawmill cuts 25 to 30 M. daily andruns 8 months in the year. | This is outfit. wanting Terms and a splendid ‘opportunity for an to invest about $60,000.00. conditions reasonable to suit investor. most informa- ‘will be made Fullest tion to, principals: gnly direct from owners. - Write : — SECRETARY B., care CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. “Union Stock Yards Fier Exchange Keele Street * Hh Ontario | We specialize on Lumber Horses 7 dealer named Heinrichs had con- the work. tracted to purchase 15,000 feet of 3. Irregular or insufficient set- W k ‘H _ lumber ‘‘on the stump.’’ Shortly. ting. or orses after concluding the bargain the 4. Too rapid a feed of the tim: A paral eh molicied forest authorities informed him ber. ; , that it would be necessary to cut Wri aio) Seayrcmients 22,000 or 24,000 feet instead of the 5,000 for which he had contract- , and they would expect a to the surplus. 5. Improperly shaped tet or insufficiency of gullet space to al- low the sawdust to escape freely. 6. Saw plate not round or’ im- properly ware) o' Oa st wich 7 ‘Herbert Smith, Manager Dominion Bank, Toronto 4 References: Review of Current Trade Conditions — Ontario The condition of the lumber trade throughout Ontario is rather en- couraging at present. Travelers report that they are finding it difficult to place orders for extensive lots. Retailers apparently have come to the conclusion that stocks of lumber at the mills are plentiful and that they need not be in a hurry to increase their own holdings. They are in facet continually inclining toward a more and omre hand-to-mouth class of business, being content, and in fact better pleased, if they can keep stocks pretty well on the move and avoid an accumulation in their yards. This policy is well enough when manufacturers’ stocks are plentiful, as they have been of late, but it is a doubtful question whether it can be carried. on safely very long. Any tendency towards stiffness on the part of the manufacturers, when they begin to feel that their stocks are satisfactorily reduced, is very likely to find retailers unprepared for advances. The situation at present apparently is that manufacturers and retailers alike believe that they are justified in allowing trade to go slow. Many manufacturers are reasonably ensuring against being caught with heavy stocks next summer and are operating in the woods on a moderate scale only. If all the manufacturers were to follow the same plan the retailers would not be safe in holding aloof very much longer. In all probability, the coming winter will witness about an average cut in the Ontario woods, and the future condition of the markets will depend solely upon the urgency of the demand for lumber next spring. Retailers in Western Ontario are almost unanimous in taking this point of view, and when travelers visit them they say that they will not be giving any more extensive orders until after the new year. When these orders do commence to appear it is likely that many of them will be for goods that are not to be delivered until the spring. An important factor in bringing the retailers to this point of view is that the fact that some three years ago they were caught with very heavy stocks when the business depression commenced, and this lesson has been well kept in mind ever since. Altogether, compared with September, October was a quiet month, the latter end of October witnessed a slight improvement. Good lumber has become very scarce and is being held firmly. Manufacturers and wholesalers also claim that the low ends are looking slightly better. In mill culls, for instance, there is a better feeling. Box makers on the other side of the boundary line have commenced to turn their attention once more to white pine mill culls and are now giving them the pref- erence. It is thought that it will not take long after they have com- menced to use white pine exclusively to reduce the surplus to a point where manufacturers will not feel them a load. Norway pine is reported to be growing a little scarcer and to be advancing in price. Within the last two or three weeks prices have im- proved to about the extent of $1 per M. One lot of Norway, amounting to about 2,500,000 feet, was recently sold at a price which was $2 higher than it could have been sold for three months ago. There is a little bétter inquiry for dead cull hemlock. Shingles continue erratic, with the possible exception of No. 2 clear New Brunswick, which are being held firmly by manufacturers, who find them in good demand for local trade. The United States demand for Canadian lumber continues un- settled, largely on account of the political situation, which cannot be expected to improve until after the elections on Nov. 8. The searcity of upper grades of pine in the Ottawa valley district has led to an unexpected advance of about $1 per thousand on several vari- eties of lumber. The market for the lower grades is also strong. In fact it is reported generally that there is almost a famine in many lines and an actual famine in the upper grades. One prominent manufacturer re- ports that for the highest grades of pine he can secure $10 per M. more than he could a year ago. During the month of October 1-inch good white pine sidings have been sold steadily at $50 per M., and recently they have advanced a few dollars above that price. The quotations now are from $52 to $55. For 8-inch widths and over an even higher price is being obtained. There is a splendid demand for good strips, 14 and 14 inches thick, and stocks are rapidly decreasing. The quotations by some of the manufacturers for this line range around $50 per M. There is a scarcity also of good pine shorts. Another satisfactory feature of the trade is the small but steady advance which has taken place in the price of shipping cull pine. The demand for this class of lumber has been made by the scarcity of the better grades. With the improvement in the lumber trade, however, there has come a car shortage. The im- provement has also extended to lath. Stocks of good quality white pine lath are well sold up. This general improvement is expected’ shortly to extend itself into the box lumber and mill cull trade. During the last few weeks considerable quantities of these stocks have been moved. Prices are steady but firm. Eastern Canada The outlook for the production of lumber during the coming winter in the Maritime Provinces is materially affected by the rapidly increas- i ing cost of woods operations. Reports indicate that manufacturers and owners of timber areas are considerably perturbed about the strin measures for the collection of stumpage dues, which the Governmen rigidly enforced during the last two seasons. They claim that dues when enforced so strictly are too heavy a burden for the indu and are far more conservative than necessary.. Other factors will coy tribute this winter towards making operations expensive. The m« portant of these is the scarcity of labor. In fact labor can no lon secured at the prices which prevailed in former winters. All the pri cipal classes of supplies have also advanced in price. For compe woodsmen the wages are now from $28 to $35 per month, and for sters from $23 to $26. A suitable team of horses costs $450, whereas many cases as high as $500 must be paid. An example of the cost of p visions is afforded by the price of pork, which ranges from $28 to $ per barrel. Hay and oats, however, are rather more satisfactory to t operators, as they cost less than they have for some years. . Market conditions are practically unchanged. The market for ‘‘] lish’’ deal is decidedly unsettled. There is no uncertainty, he about the stability of freight rates. The recent advances in freigh’ have been maintained, and there is an indication now that they maj come even higher. aye Receipts of random spruce at New York have been heavy durin past fortnight. The demand, however, has not improved. Recei late have been light, with no change in the demand. There does not | to be any immediate prospect of an increased demand in either line. Country buyers are reported to have secured sufficient stock for their winter needs. - The demand for Eastern spruce at Boston has been rather quiet, ; car trade being light and cargo orders intermittent. Some man turers are asking $23 for frames, and others have been accepting $22.50 and report that even this is hard to get. Many of the mills will close down shortly, and this is expected to improve the market. Random is only in moderate demand. Prices for 2x7 and under vary from $18. to $19.50. Larger sizes are somewhat better. A fair amount of 1 business is reported in spruce boards. Shingles are still strong, being held firmly at Boston, but the demand has not improved. A few manu- facturers are asking $3.40 for cedar extras. Quotations generally range from $3.15 to $3.25. Lath are not showing any important change, pri being well maintained, but the demand only steady. For 12 inch the prices are from $4 to $4.10; for 13 inch they range from $3.50 to $3.65. Great Britain Business has been rather more brisk during the past fortnight in London than formerly. Deliveries have been quite encouraging, though not so heavy as they were a year ago. Deliveries from stocks of deals still satisfactory, but fears are entertained that when the weather bre up they will slacken materially. Useful sizes in good condition cont in fair demand, and prices are well maintained. Forward buying is not very active. Deliveries at London for the week ending October 8 totalled 7,358 standards, against 8,812 standards for the corresponding week of 1909. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale prime unsorted Oregor n pine was sold at prices ranging from ls. 6d. to 1s. 74d. 4x12 good merchantable pitch pine sold at £10 15s. and £10 10s. Dry Montreal pine, 3x7, 2nd, sold at £14 10s., and 3x9 3rds brought £12 10s. 3x7 3rds sold for £11 5s. and £11. Quebec 3x11 unsorted bright spruce brought £9 5s. The settlement of the cotton and shipbuilding strikes has improved the condition of the timber business at Liverpool. The disturbing effect of the strike, however, will be felt for some time. The spruce deal market continues unchanged. Higher rates of insurance and increased freight rates make it improbable that there will be any lowering of prices. Holders of spruce deals, therefore, are not trying to foree s An inquiry for special sizes, such as 2$x7, could be easily met, and | small inquiries for 14 and 15 feet. The market for Canadian pine continues firm. All importations are in the hands of the chief shi Stocks on hand are larger than those of last year, but do not show a1 excessive predominance in particular qualities. Pitch pine remain as it has been for some time, and contracts for future arrival are s At Manchester the depression in the timber and building tra still noticeable, and improvement is not expected before the new y Flooring is being offered freely at £10 2s. 6d. and £10 5s. basis @.i. the demand is dull. The principal. holders of best quality pine advanced prices all round to meet the advances in shippers’ fi Best pine over 10 inches is almost prohibitive. One large firm in Ma ; chester, which at one time used rock pine for their pattern-makers, ha) lowered this quality and now use ‘‘3rds’’ Quebee goods. Me At Glasgow the trade is becoming a little more favorable and busi is increasing slowly. This is attributed both to the laying in of stock t merchants who believe that prices are about as low as hey tr At CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 \) Yili “al | mu Up yo 76) / i 4 Ue uo i Hl I im inne “alt f ii iii li l a Se K Y t (G5 1) oct | A aes Customer good asset in s ing the trade of his friends and neighbors. That’s the kind of customers you'll have if you carry a stock of White Pine - Red Pine and B.C. Fir when in the market for any of the above you will find us ready to supply you promptly with either regular or specially sawed and cut stock. Special Bills Cut to Order in Any Size | 10 to 60 Feet Long Ml MILLS Ge il 7 neral Manager ant Manager ae ( i NY 7] | LIAN NI anny + an AR al N | aero 40° CANAD AY LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER in and to an improvement in, the local demand. The increased freight rates from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ports are expected to advance the prices of low port pine, spruce and birch about 10 per cent. Trans- actions during the past fortnight’ have been fairly numerous and have covered a satisfactory variety of stock. ' Canadian pine deals which have been somewhat of a drug on the market, are in better demand. Anything in the shape of 12-inch and up in almost.any quantity is widely sought for. Values are well maintained, with the possible exception of fourth quality pine. iors V1) Onited | States Reports from Chicago indicate a better demand locally for immediate delivery than has prevailed for some time. The excellent weather 1s largely responsible for this., The lumber: business to-day, however, is not by any means as satisfactory as it was this time one year ago. Northern pine at Chicago is in;good, demand so far as the good lumber is con- cerned, and stocks are scarce. In fact, there is considerable difficulty in securing enough stocks to satisfy the retailers. Lower grades, however, are plentiful and in only fair demand. The hardwood market at Chicago is firm, and retailers are looking forward to a good trade during the rest of the fall and winter. Dry oak at southern mill points is reported to be scarce. Prices on plain oak at Chieago are firm. Quartered white oak continues active. Birch is still in strong demand and prices are firm. Maple is fairly,active. Rock and soft elm are scarce and steady. Bass- wood is slow. Hardwood flooring manufacturers have plenty of orders. The demand for hemlock shows a slight falling off, and prices are being shaved. There is a little more activity in west coast products at Chicago. There has been a slight improvement in the condition of the yellow pine business at Chicago during the last fortnight, and considerable stock has been sold to country yards and also for order material. Cedar shingles are unsteady, the demand being slow and prices.a little easier. Clears are selling at from $3.15 to $3.22 and stars from $2.59 to $2.69, Chicago basis. White cedars are slightly improved, extras being scarce and sell- ing at $2.90 to $3. The demand for lath continues strong and prices are firm. At Buffalo, northern pine continues active, with stocks rather scarce. This applies, however, largely to the good lumber, the box grade being weak. The demand for hardwoods at Buffalo has improved, and retailers are increasing their stocks of birch, basswood, elm and ash. Plain and quartered oak are doing well and are coming in from the south in fairly plentiful quantities. Cherry and walnut are in small demand. There is a good supply of hemlock at Buffalo and prices are not very strong. Canadian hemlock is being kept-out of Buffalo by the tariff. a a | ee ee 2 Ottawa Lumber Prices Advance Ottawa, Oct. 25.—Quite unexpectedly, several sorts of lumber have advanced a dollar or so per thousand in the Ottawa valley. These ad- vances are a welcome sign of more active buying in medium quality of pine. There is a veritable famine in‘upper grades, and’ with the more buoyant market for inferior quality that famine grows acute. A manu- facturer states that he can get $10 per M.’more for high-class pine than at this time last year. No one-inch good white pine sidings have been sold this month, it is stated, less than $50 per M. Lately they have ad- vanced a few dollars above that figure, and now range between $52 and $55. There is a still higher price for this stock when the widths are 8 inches and over. Next to this brand of lumber, good strips, 14 and 14 inches thick, are most in demand, and thére has been a steadily declining supply in the yards. Some: manufacturers are: quoting $50. per M. for it. Good pine shorts are hard to buy also, and dealers are watching manufacturers very closely to see that they get whole outputs of mills when such have been contracted for. Buyers are so. persistent that it. is difficult to keep certain kinds of lumber away from them. The brisk condition existing in the market for good lumber is no more gratifying to the trade than the modest advances that have taken as possible the water routes are used, but in many instances the point of destination is not accessible by boat. Fortunately the Ottawa river is in splendid condition for navigation considering the latenéss of the season. The water is two and a half feet deeper than at the lowest period of the summer. Barges will continue to haul lumber for another month. |, _ The lath market is improving, and the good quality of white pine is well sold up. ; Li} Dealers incline to the view that it will not be long until box lumber and mill culls will benefit from, the general revival of trade. Several million feet have been moved in the last few weeks which’ the owners wine «ode St hs BA Micke _ big expenditure. Views of a somewhat. divergent character are rife in regard to prices and — _18: The market here has been very quiet for the past month, and prices — = 6 had expected would remain in their hands till next season. There is no evidence of advances in prices, but the trade will be satisfied with an improved demand. AR . A rough estimate of the lumber cut in the Ottawa valley mills for the summer is 450,000,000 feet. It is probable the quantity will be less, according to some calculations that have been made. Three of the smaller mills are closed already and dropped a month or so of their usual season of cutting. The first big mill to close is likely to be that of McLachlin — Bros. of Arnprior, who are hampered by a tie-up of their logs in Sehneaux boom. J. R. Booth has also been running at less than full capacity for several weeks, owing partially to low water, but chiefly to having stopped some of the night saws in order to release the hands for shanty work. The scarcity of shanty hands was very marked. The fact that the Whitney Lumber Co. is out of business, too, contributes to reduced cut. Even with all natural conditions favorable and the usua number of mills in operation, production is curtailed by the care take: by manufacturers to get more out of logs than formerly. Every year logs are handled less speedily in order to get the best results out of pieces that are growing constantly smaller and poorer in quality. 4 Mr. W. H. Rowley and Mr. Peter Whelen advocate construction of upper Ottawa conservation works as an improvement to the Ottawa ci water supply. The plan of spending $2,500,000 on a system to connect — with MeGregor’s Lake, 40 miles north of the city, is engaging the atten- tion of Ottawans, and a New York expert has reported on the project. The Ottawa river water is suspected by some medical authorities, both on account of the fast-increasing population of the suburbs in the vicin- — ity of the intake pipe and the low state of the river at certain seasons. Mr. Whelen asserts that the volume of the Ottawa river could be in- creased by 360,000 cubic feet per minute by diverting the flow of the Askikwaj from the Hudson Bay to the Ottawa. This stream and adjoin- — ing lakes are 20 feet higher than the Ottawa river, and it is said a channel — and dams could be built to bring the water where it is most needed for $120,000. The lumber and paper interests claim this conservation — scheme is one that should be considered in connection with the proposed The Federation of the Canadian Boards of Trade met in Ottawa on October 19 to reaffirm its desire for the construction of the Georgian Bay Canal at the earliest possible date. Sir Robert Perks, who was in Ottawa recently in connection with this project, said the canal could be built in about eight years, during which it would employ some 15,000 men. Unfavorable New Brunswick Logging Conditions Chatham, N.B., Oct. 24.—There is every indication that the Provin- cial Government officials will continue to enforce the more stringent measures for the collection of stumpage commenced and earried out during the past two seasons, throughout this province. While supporters of the present provincial administration claim that, under conditions pre- viously existing, stumpage collections were not nearly so large as they should have been considering the quantity cut, lumbermen now make the statement that conditions have reached the other extreme and that the present system is too conservative. While such a feeling exists, there is — no doubt that it will have a tendency to cause a carefulness in regard to the total quantity when planning the winter’s logging operations. A prominent local lumber manufacturer stated that the present win- ter is the most expensive in his thirty years’ experience, wages and the prices, of all the principal lines of supplies being remarkably high. Competent woodsmen ask from $28 to $35 per month, teamsters from $23 to $26. The lowest figure at which a pair of horses suitable for the work may be purchased is $450, and these would be only ordinary. In — many cases $500 is asked and given in exchange for a span of really good animals. Beans are worth $2.25. per bushel, beef is selling at $22 per bbl., pork ranges from $28 to $30 per bbl. and lard is worth 18 cents per lb. a bis ya More*favorable features are the prices of hay and oats. Hay has not — been as cheap for a number of years. The price is from $10 to $12 per ton. Oats are selling at the reasonable price of 45 cents per bushel. . Lumber operators say that so far the season has been a most favor- able one, chiefly on account of the dryness of the weather and the ground, ~ which latter condition permits the getting of logs on soft and swam: ground. +? The market situation shows no changes which affect local conditions. — conditions in the ‘‘English’’ deal trade, and the situation in this depart- ment is very unsettled. The development of the most interest in this connection is the advance in freight rates, which show signs of more — decided firmness. Quotations per standard on deals to Great Britain — range from 42s. 6d. to 47s. 6d. The Rat Portage Lumber Co., Winnipeg, report under date of Oct. — have had a tendency to weaken. The prospects. are, however, that they will hold at the present list for the balance of the season and prices will improve after the beginning of the year. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO The Peter Band Resaws “A Specialty—Not a Side Line” Machine Knives, Circular Cutters and Mortise Chisel There is un- doubtedlya big market for Mill Are You Interested in British Colum- bia Trade? Equipment of all kinds. Let us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We Theinmenity a HE GENUINE or the Lumber we can please Industry will you. F FROM within a few Par pa Wm. B. Mershon & C this Province e S 0 ) ‘ip anost. ane Lumberman mM. @ r n & portant in the Crowe & Wilson Chambers Saginaw, Mich., U.S.A. VANCOUVER, B.C. whole Domin- Branch at Winnipeg ion. Lumberman can cut the cost of hauling in half, by using one of these LOMBARD Log Haulers Let us look over your roads with you, and outline possibilities. The Jenckes Machine Company, Limitea Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Rossland . Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. Vancouver - Sudden Death of James D. McLaurin Lumbermen in all parts of Canada will learn with regret of the sudden death of Mr. James D McLaurin of Ogdensburg, N.Y., vice-president of the Campbell McLaurin Lumber Company of Montreal. The late Mr. McLaurin was intimately known to the lum- ber trade both in the United States and Canada. He was a man of the most cheerful disposition, which, together with his genial manner, made for him a host of friends with young and old. One of his chief characteristics was his goodness of heart and his desire to help others, and those in trouble found a good friend in him. Not only was his advice cheerfully given, but in a financial way he was ever ready to give as- sistance, and his many deeds of kindness will live long in the memory of many by whom he will be sadly missed. James D. McLaurin was one of the many brainy and enterprising Canadians occupying high posi- tions in the industrial life of the American Republic. He began business with McLaurin & Blackburn, of East Templeton, Que., in 1877. Three years later he joined the Skillings, Whitney & Barnes Lumber Company. He spent seven years in the Burlington branch, and three years in Boston. In 1890 he went to the New York office as manager, and was later appointed director of the company and treasurer of the corporation. He had very extensive business interests, as shown by his connection with the following companies: vice-president of the Campbell McLaurin Lumber Company of New York and Montreal; director of the following com- panies: George Gordon & Co., Limited, of Cache Bay, Ont.; Strong Lum- ber Company of Orillia, Ont.; Cavendish Lumber Company of Lakefield, Ont.; the Temagami Lumber Company of Callander, Ont., and the Marine Transportation Company of Ogdensburg, N.Y. Mr. McLaurin was married in 1885 to May Currie, daughter of John Currie of Ottawa, Ont. He is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. The,Late James D. McLaurin, Ogdensburg, N. Y. Personal and Trade News Messrs. A. EK. & R. L. Clark, of Edward Clark & Son, Toronto, are on a business trip in Quebec province, where they are making extensive shrpments of hardwood to the United States. D. C. Cameron, president of the Rat Portage Lumber Company, which lost a splendid mill at Rainy River during the recent forest con- flagrations, says his company will rebuild at once. Most of the good timber had been cut off his fire-swept regions. Mr. Ralph Loveland, of Loveland & Stone, Cutler, Ont., visited Toronto last week on his way to his home in Detroit, after a trip to the mills. Mr. Loveland reports that trade is fairly satisfactory and stocks are being disposed of steadily. On October 5 Mr. W. A. Anstie, of Nelson, B.C., the well-known secretary of the Mountain Lumbermen’s Association, was married to Miss Dora Anderson, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Anderson, of Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Anstie left for a wedding trip of a few weeks, which will be spent in New York. The readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumber- man’’ who know Mr. Anstie will all join in wishing him and his bride a long and happy wedded life. W. F. V. Atkinson, Superintendent of the Forestry Division of the Canadian Conservation Commission has returned to Ottawa from British Columbia, where he has been studying the methods of the forest pro- tection service of the West. Mr. Atkinson visited Toronto on his way home and honored the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ with a visit. He reports with enthusiasm upon the progress which has been made in British Columbia in the direction of forest protection. tr. Walter C. Laidlaw of the Laidlaw Lumber Company, Toronto, IS On an extensive trip through Europe. Mr. Laidlaw sailed by the Lusitania from New York on Oct. 19. In addition to making a trip through England, he will visit France, Egypt, India, Ceylon, China Japan, Russia, Germany, and finally will spend a few weeks in London and other interesting parts of England. He will remain abroad until about March 1, 1911. The John Donogh Lumber Company, Limited, wholesalers, Traders Bank Building, Toronto, have decided to go into voluntary liquidation. Mr. John Donogh will continue business under the name of John 42 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Donogh & Co., and Mr. J. B. Cunningham, his former partner, wil organize a company to be known as the Cunningham Lumber Company Mr. Cunningham has taken quarters in the Traders Bank Building, Toronto. Low Freight Rates in Danger Ottawa, Oct. 22.—The freight rates which Ottawa enjoys owing to the navigation on the Ottawa river and Rideau canal competing with the railways, appear to be threatened by the C. P. R. scheme to cut off the connection of the Rideau with the Ottawa river. General Manage MeNicoll of the C. P. R. explained the railway project to a joint meeti of the Ottawa Board of Trade and City Council on October 21. railway wants to build a tunnel a mile long connecting its pres stations, thus shortening the route of the transcontinental trains. Th bed of the canal from the ‘‘Deep Cut’’ would be needed to complete thi scheme. The city wants the improvements if there would be no be effects. Before they decide an expert railway engineer will advise th Mr. Frank Hawkins, secretary of the Canadian Lumbermen’s Asso tion, contended that the closing of the canal would remove a facter kept down freight rates on lumber shipped from Ottawa to the Lawrence and Lake Ontario points. In view of the recent judgment of the Railway Commission confirming the advanced railway tolls of three years ago, the caution of the lumbermen seemed warranted. Mr. G. FP. Henderson, a legal authority, added that comparatively low rates had been given Ottawa by the Railway Commission, purely owing to the existence of the water routes. His remedy would be a clause in the A transferring the canal end, compelling the railway to continue low rates. The C. P. R. engineers argue that the Ottawa river is the only water route which is ever considered a serious competitor of the railway. 3 President Peter Whelen of the Board of Trade said that many yea = in the lumber business was sufficient to convince him that a proportion-. ately small volume of lumber was shipped by the Rideau. It is claimed, on the other hand, that the bare existence of the water route insures the moderate tolls of the railways. ; ‘ibe The October issue of Farnworth & Jardine’s wood cireular says: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia spruce and pine deals——The import to the Mersey during the past month, including Manchester, was very heavy, and largely exceeded the arrivals of the corresponding month last year, — viz.: 20,570 standards against 13,430 standards in 1909. The consump- — tion has been fairly satisfactory, but stocks haye increased and are now too heavy; values rule fairly steady. The prices quoted are for St. John and Miramichi spruce from £7 17s" 6d. to £8 10s. 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Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- ency in the more or- dinary uses. UNITED Y2EWR5R ,C0;, LIMITED Head Office in Toronio at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East EDGINGS Ontario H. T. Milne, saw mill proprietor, Brown’s Corners, Ont., is stated to be giving up business. Mr. D. A. Leach, of Sunbridge, Ont., is considering the establishing of a ve plant, basket factory, saw mill, stave and hoop mill, at North Bay. The estima cost is about $25,000. ‘ The Excelsior Lumber and Construction Co., Ltd., Toronto, has been ineo porated, with a capital of $100,000. The incorporators are: J. W. Heffernan, F. 6 Carter and A. Fleishman, all of Toronto. The planing mill business conducted by Steele & Co., at Smith’s Falls, Ont, will be taken over by Mr. Fred A. Crate, of Smith’s Falls, on November Ist Steele & Co. will continue in the wholesale and brokerage business A charter has been applied for under the name of Pacific-Burt Compa Limited, and a new company is being formed, in which the F. N. Burt Company Toronto, will have an interest, and which takes advantage of the management and organization of a company called the Pacific Manifolding Book Company, which has been operating in that territory for years. The directorate of the Pacific-Burt Company will include Mr, 8S. J. Moore, president of the F. N. Burt Company; Mr. A. E. Ames, vice-president; Mr. F. N. Burt, managing director, an Mr. James Ryrie, a director of the same company. ‘ Lickleys, Limited, Toronto, who were recently incorporated, have secured powers to acquire lumber limits, run saw mills, and-do anything in the woodwork- ing line. Their principal basis of operation at present will be at Gravenhurst, Ont. They have acquired, and are already running in full operation, the factory at Gravenhurst, known for some years as the Clark factory. They are devoting - this factory specially to the manufacture of high-grade interior fittings for cLurches, schools, banks, and better class dwelling houses. To handle this business thoroughly they find it necessary to have their own lumber specially manu- factured. For this purpose they are meditating installing at that factory a plant which is used principally in the Old Country for the eutting of high-grade hard wood logs. They have secured for immediate wants a sufficient,supply of hard- wood and pine logs to cover their own requirements for a considerable time. Eastern Canada The carriage factory of A. S. Fillmore, at Athol, Cumberland County, N.S., has been destroyed by fire, the loss amounting to $35,000. The factory will be re- built. , The McLellan-Smith Lumber Company’s mill at Burton, Sunbury County, N.B., was recently destroyed by fire. It was valued at about $8,000 and insured for $4,000. The owners will probably rebuild. The fire which recently destroyed the former premises of the Mabee Wood- working Company, at St. John, N.B., was not such a serious matter as at first reported. The Mabee Woodworking Company went out of existence over five years ago, being absorbed by Murray & Gregory, Limited, who removed the outfit to their own mill premises. The fire destroyed only the building formerly oceupied by the Mabee company. Price Brothers, of Quebec, are offering an additional issue of bonds to the extent of $6,000,000, the object being to establish a large paper mill at Riviere au Sable, in the vicinity of Chicoutimi. Such a mill would serve the Saguenay limits owned by the company. Price Bros. have also acquired the controlling interest in the Jonquieres Pulp Company. Work on the construction of the mi will begin in the spring. It will probably have a daily output of 150 tons and will employ something like a thousand men. James H. Chappell, Windsor, N.S.; George A. Chappell, Amherst; William Chappell, Windsor, and R. R. Chappell, Sydney, who have been carrying on business — for a number of years at Tignish, N.S., and afterwards at Windsor and Sydney, under the name and style of Chappell Bros., have recently sold their lumber property at Hants County to Hugh Brown & Sons, and have purchased from W. K. MeLean three lumber berths in the Province of Quebec, located in Bona- venture County, on Chaleur Bay. ‘The berths cover a tract of land containing over one hundred and thirty-three thousand acres, with seven hundred million feet of lumber. 'The present mill on the property is seven miles from Dalhousie. The transfer of these leases is one of the largest lumber deals put through in the Lower.Provinces for some time. Western Canada 4 F. Adam, Camrose, Alta., lumber merchant, is stated to have sold out to the Globe Lumber Company, Limited. : The Hill Mfg. Co., planing mill, etc., Saskatoon, Sask., are stated to be selling © out to the Saskatoon Lumber Company. Carstens & Earles, of Seattle, have purchased 300,000,000 feet of timber for investment on the Copper River, tributary to the Grand Trunk Pacifie Railway, in British Columbia. : : The Tilly, McKinley, Norton Co., Ltd., of Manitoba, capital, $100,000, have been incorporated to conduct a.general wholesale and retail lumber, sand and gravel business. ‘ ; The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: Canadian Mii‘s and Timber, Ltd., capital $1,000,000; Lincoln Sawmills Co., Ltd., capital $50,000; Standard Lumber Co., Ltd. ) The City Council of Nelson, B.C., has decided to give considerable assistance to Mr. W. H. Kreycher and his business associates, who contemplate building a new shingle mill and box factory, to employ 20 hands. . J The Shell River Lumber Company will shortly commence operations at Prince | Albert, Sask., in their new mill, the equipment of which is of the most modern type, and cost about $10,000. The capacity is 40,000 ft. per day. } { .. A large timber deal has been completed by which the Moresby Island timber limits have been taken over by C. A. Frost, of Chicago, formerly president of the Chicago and Milwaukee Street Railway. At present the company have a mil Queen Charlotte City, which was to have shut down, according to reports. It will “now continue to operate under the new ownership. The Financial Securities Company, of New York, which firm some time ago acquired from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company some 50,000 acres ot timber limits around Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, has definitely decided to erect a large saw mili near Duncans, a point close to Cowichan Harbor, on the lp east coast. The capacity aimed at will be one hundred million feet per annum. Later on the company will erect a pulp and paper mill in order to utilize the slabs and refuse usually turned into fuel. The company may also utilize the saw dust for making alcohol. Messrs. Carmichael & Morehead, Ltd., of Victoria and Port Alberni, have closed an important deal with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Company, where- by they have secured trom the railway company am option to purchase upwards uf 35,000 acres of the best land on the island. The areas include 11,000 acres im the Alberni Vall2y, 12,000 acres in the vicinity of Englishman’s River, and 12,000 acres along the projected line of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway to Comox. Messrs. Carmichael & Morehead have parties in the field making a thorough topographical survey of the land and timber values. When this work is completed they will proceed to open up and develop the lands. A number of Penticton, B.C., capitalists, who will incorporate under the name of The Pinticton Lumber Company, have taken over the holdings of the Pentic- ion Lumber Syndicate, comprising a valuable tract of merchantable timber in the : Okanagan District, and will proceed to establish the first important industry in Penticton. A large saw mill and also a factory will be built and the manu- facturing of piping for irrigation purposes and of fruit boxes will be conducted on an extensive scale. The company have 11,000 acres of tamarac and pine, comprising about 120,000,000 feet of merchantable timber. The company will Fuild cottages to house their employees, and will have a capital of $200,000. R. T. Telford & Co., of Leduc, Alta., whose planing mill and box factory were recently destroyed by fire, have rebuilt a much larger building than their former one. The new building is 20 ft. x 66 ft. x 12 ft. high, and has a 12 ft. x 22 ft. engine house attached. They are at present running some of their machines, and hope to have everything going in the course of a few weeks. Yheir plant will consist of a planer and matcher, a pony planer, a resaw, and edger, and a band saw. The company make egg-cases and butter boxes, lap siding, drop siding, flooring, and ceiling, and do planing and miscellaneous mill work. When compiete the plant will represent an investment in the neighbo.hood of $4,000. A million ties w:ll be taken out in the Rainy River District this winter for the Canadian Northern Railway by P. P. Elliott, the Northern Construction Com- pany, and Mackenzie & Mann, the latter operating on the Rainy Lake pulp con- cession, acquired a short time ago from Graham & Horne. This latter concession was the one which no timber was to be cut unless a pulp and paper mill was erected, but as it is claimed the fire has overrun it, this clause has perforce to be a dead letter in order that the burned timber can be cut without being a-total loss. At Banning, the Hines Lumber Company, of Chicago, own a large area, and on account of the fire will be forced to cut some forty million feet. It is said they will put in ten camps and water the logs until another year. The Fort Frances Lumber Company, Lockhart & Co., Rainy River Lumber Company, and Rat Portage Lumber Company will all have a number of camps in, so that Fort Frances should experience one of the best winters yet as far as lumbering operations go. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘ Canada Lumberman ’’ may obtain the names of enqtirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of enquiry: 1499. White and quartered oak.—A Wellington importer would like to get into communication with Canadian manufacturers of white and quartered oak. 1505. Doors, sashes, frames and builders’ supplies—An Auckland, N.Z., firm of contractors and builders would like to negotiate with Canadian firms supplying doors, sashes, frames and builders’ supplies. 1522. Curled hair and purified feathers—A north of England firm manufac turing curled haid and purified feathers wishes to get into touch with Canadian houses supplying the upholstery and bedding trade. -1533. Birch for chair and cabinet work.—A Bristol furniture manufacturer wishes to get into communication with Canadian firms able to furnish birch cut to sizes suitable for chair and cabinet work. Patterns can be supplied. 1539. Paper, wood pulp boards, &c.—A London firm, one of whose partners will be in Montreal in November, is desirous of getting into touch with Canadian manufacturers of paper, wood pulp boards, &e., desiring to increase their trade in Great Britain. 1554. Wood pulp, &c¢.—One of the best known firms of export forwarding agents, with world wide connections, desires to get in touch with Canadian manu- tacturers of agricultural implements, hardware, furniture, desks, etc., who ars interested in the Australasian, South African and South American markets. Is aiso interested in paper, wood pulp, woodenware, etc. The firm has a representa- tive in Montreal who will visit Canadian manufacturers interested. 1562. Prime pitch pine—A Manchester firm wishes to correspond with Canadian exporters uf prime pitch pine. 1565. Pine scantlngs.—A Lancashire firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine scantlings from Canadian exporters. 1566. Oak felloes —A Manchester firm asks for description and prices of oak felloes from Canadian manufacturers of same. 1570. Oak spokes.—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of oak spokes from Canadian manufacturers. 1572. Pine sidings—A Liverpool firm wishes to obtain prices and dimensions of pine sidings from Canadian shippers of same. 1573. Pine picture moulding—A Manchester firm asks for samples and prices of pine picture moulding from Canadian manufacturers. 1575. Spruce deals——A Liverpool] firm asks for prices and dimensions of spruce deals from Canadian shippers of same. 1576. Wood pulp boards.—A Manchester firm asks for samples and prices of wood pulp boards from Canadian manufacturers. 1578. Pine sidings——A Manchester firm desires to obtain prices and dimen. sions of pine sidings trom Canadian shippers of same. The Hull branch of the Bank of Montreal is suing the Lowe Lumber Jompany for $6,740, based on a claim for the recovery of money loaned sfore the defendants lost their mill and plant by fire. : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER McILVAIN’S SPECIALS For Prompt Shipment Get your order in early for Red Oak 5-4 Common and Better. Ask us for prices on 5-8 to 16 4 No. 1 common and better large dry stock Soft Yellow Tennessee Poplar good widths and Je igths, ready for immediate shipment. Here is your opportunity to get interesting quotations on Quartered White Oak 200,000 feet 4-4 No. 1 Common and Better dry, nicely manufactured, well-figured, and good widths and leng ths. What about Chestnut We have 230,000 feet of 4-4 to 8 4, also 5 cars of 5-4 No. 1 Common and Better, bone dry, tor prompt shipment. We have just received a large block Soft White Pine 4-4 to 16-4. Dry, well manufactur- ed, goo. widths and lengths. Can ship separate or mixed cars. ““We have it if it’s Hardwood” J. Gibson Mcllvain & Co. Offices: Crozer Bldg., 1420 Chestnut St. ° ° Yards : Fifty-eight and Woodland Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Ottawa White Pine We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine 48 Let us quote you on Black Walnut we have 50,000 feet No. 2 Common and Better, dry, well manufactured, good widths and lengths. 4-4 to 16-4. 200,000 ft. Hard Maple Also same amount of Soft Maple. Ask us for prices. If you are looking for Gulf Cypress write us for prices. We have a large block, dry, well manufactured, from 4-4 to 16-4 No better time than right now to think about Hemlock and Spruce Our big stock offers some choice bargains. We can make prompt shipment on White Oak Have large stock 4-4 No. 1 common and better, plain, dry, good widths and lengths. Tenesee stock Canadian Express Bldg., Montreal 2 We hold the LARGEST STOCK in-CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—-WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 014,14X14,14x16,. 35 00 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12, 1Ox16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 35 5° 1% inch No. « cuts and better, 62 00 64 00 a” No. 1 Cuts and Better.......: 64 00 69 00 Ger) 8x14, 12x18, 18 th" No. 3 CRB 46 00 OO Ih fe RAO. ctepeinrdel cneess 36 00 No. 2 Cuts and 6ax6, 8x16, 10x18, Better.... 54 00 59 00 12x20, 14X20 & 16 1%” No1,2&3Cuts 42 00 44 00 KX gomreeeseeatg 36 50 2” No. 1,28&3 Cuts 48 00 5200 | 10x20 . «esses 37 00 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 45 00 | 6x18, 8x18. 3 s 6x20, 8x20 Lengths over 32 ft. take the ar lowing advances: 33 to gg ft., 1x4 and 5 common and dressing.. 24 00 25 00 1x6 common and dressing ...... 26 00 28 00 5oc.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 togs ft., 1 x 8common and $3; 46 to 50 ft., $5 dressing ....... 27 00 29 00 Fir ae edge 1x10 com & dr's'g go 00 g200 | ~— grain .......-- 44 50 1X 1a com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 we No. 14 ft. Pine ywroand ramulcull ps) Sheen alte heathy oct sie. 4 00 BUQCKS | ctaiecie Sane 18 00 20 00 Kir Neo a 4ft. lath 3 50 ax 10 common.... 27 00 29 00 134" a’’ pine.. 1 60 aand3gx12common 28 00 go oo 14" ie. I att. 1x8 Box &common 21 oo 22 oo hemlock lath. . 3 50 1 X 10 inch box and = 14%” mill run hem- common... 23 00 24 00 lockiath:........ 3°75 1X12 box & common 27 00 28 oo X Pine Shingles.. 95 1” mill run sidings 24 00 26 co XXPine Shingles 2 05 1” Mill Run Shorts 19 00 SenG. Cedar ” dead cullsidings 12 50 1400 | Shingles........ 1 80 1% inch flooring 28 00 | XXX 6 buttsto2’ 280 275 x” mill run Norway 20 00 | XXXX 6to 23-16” 3 10 3” “ee a2 00 Hemlock No. :: Norway, c&cf 1”... 32 00 1 x4ands5in.x 9 i Dag ALE 34 00 texG cere. 15 5° ae s she 34 00 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. 17 50 Spruce mill run. 19 00 2000 1x8in. xg to 1€ft. 17 50 Spruce mill culls. 13 00 14 00 1x 1oand 12in. x Clear inch B.C. g to16ft.. 18 50 cedar, kiln dried 50 50 65 50 | 1x 7,9and 11 in. x 2x4 to roinch 18ft. 20 00 gto 16ft..... 17 50 Douglas Fir 1” No. 2, 10 to 16 12 50 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 HARDWOODS—#ER M. FEET, CAR LOTS Ash white, rsts and ands, 6/4 No. 1 COM... .e00ees Sar Ot WE een goiacnee 55 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... Ash, white, No. 1. com. 45 00 8/4 No. 1 com 4 Ash, brown, rsts and 12/4 1st & ands ree Bl dtaaccanse = 6/«: Gare 46 00 14/4 No, 1 com Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 | Soft Maple, ists and Ash, brown, ists and ands; 4a) shite ees «ok 27 00 eal 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 50 00 Soft Maple Common and Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 33 00 betters 4/4". acaiccecsse: 20 00 Birch, No. © mmon and Soft Magik: 6/4 and 8/4 Better, 4/4 con cese cs ones 28 00 ists and ands. 28 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 Hard Maple, ‘sts and RAEI) Beate Phi eee 35 00 ANAS; "4/4 eeisclastsicc cian ene 32 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 Hard Maple, common SCG ll) re 40 00 and better, 4/4 .......... 27 00 Basswood, ists &2nds, 4/4 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and Basswood, No. 1, com- 16/4, 1sts and ande...... 43 00 mon and better, 4/4...... 28 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, No. 2and 3, BES Al Aas v: sire) sinietet stan 54 00 OMIMION | 220 ioc cen sc 16 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ands, 6/4 & 8/4.......... 60 00 xsts and ands............ 37 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4...... 65 00 common and better 33 00 White Oak, plain, rsts Basswood No. 2 com- and ands, 4/4............ 55 00 nfon and better ...... 24 50 | White Oak, plain, ists Soft Elm,1sts & 2nds, 4/4 33.00 | and ands, 1% and 2” .... 6000 Soft Elm, No. 1 common White Oak, plain, ists and better, 4/4 .......... 26 00 and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. 70 00 Soft eine No. 2 and 3, White Sewn Y% cut ists common ......... ....-- 15 00 andiands, 4/4. o\00c00= 6s 2- 5 00 Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 36 00 White Oak, Y% cut 5/4 Rock Elm, rsts and 2nds, and 6/4,1sts and 2nds.... 87 00 DEE coonpmndsopods sor §9 90 White Oak &% cut No. 1 Rock Elm, No. a com- COMMON eh helene crs 55 00 mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 mae ists and 2nds, berry ee PE Ren. © ll am, 7 eee een neat anne ‘0 00 4/4 1st & ands.......... 85 00 ines 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts 4/4 Noxcom.......... 60 00 BN! AMAS chr. occ te mereiesele 75 00 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: Pine, box boards.. a x 7in ae 5200 55 00 1x4 & up 6'-11'.. 1300 14 00 A andi" x x3" to 6”, 12) -16' 15 00 16 00 8 and up NSH 55 00 6000 "x7" & up 12'-16' 16 00 147 00 a’ x 7’ and up 58 co 65 00 Pine Shorts 6’ to x1’ No. 2 cuts 2x8’ OSSVOl ins alae eee 21 00 22 00 god up ........ 35 90 40 00 1x8 &gNo.1 barn 25 00 27 00 ed Bood strips : O. culls r & wp 10 00 12 00 ic Seger eerie 38 00 42 00 Red Pine log run, x" and 144”... 46 00 50 00 mill culls out, 1” 15 00 16 00 Benne tira > 45 00 50 00 do 1%" 17 50 19 50 Pine good shorts : do 14%” 21 00 2a 00 1” x7” and a 38 00 40 00 Mill run Spruce: i’ x4” to 6”... 30 00 32 00 r"x4" & up, 6'-11'.. 14 00 15 50 1 i and 1%”... 45 00 48 00 1/x4" & up 12'-16' 16 00 17 50 Beta vsiniaiais els as 00 52 00 1"x9"-10" 2 18 00 19 00 7 ‘too”ASidings 25 00 247 00 1%%"x7 8-9” “* 18 00 20 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing 1Y%"x10" Bs 19 00 20 00 sidings......... $3.00 35 00 146" & 2"x12" * 23 00 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing Spruce 1 clear (fine aes 26 00 31 00 dressing and B) 23 00 25 00 Pine, No. Y dressing Hemlock ae cull.... 10 00 12 00 Oa ee 22 00 26 00 Hemlock 1” log runrg 50 15 00 Pine, 8 8. C. and bet- Hemlock 2x4, 6, 8 ter 12’ to 16 ... 23 00 24 00 1D, Ka) MOr Netatsta 14 00 16 50 Pine, 7 up s. c. sid- Tamarac eee 13 00 15 00 IGE cise o.oir-a.0 2200 24 00 Basswood log run, Pine s.c. , Sidings 1% dead culls out 2000 22 00 (Re eons Aas , 39.00 3300 | Basswood log run Pine, s. c. strips ne 17 00 19 50 mill culls out. 23 00 26 00 14%",144" and 2” 22 00 24 00 | Birch Log run..... 18 00 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. sd Sott Elm, common, and up 6torr.. 14.00 15 50 and better1,14%,2” 20 00 24 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” 22 00 24 00 Ash, black log Pine,s.c. and better, BUD o savenawaras 26 00 29 00 5 eee ep oan 20 00 21 00 Lath per M: ine, sc. & bet. 1x5 21 00 22 00 No. 1 white pine Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 00 25 00 pie” xq, 400 425 an. s.c. and better, No.2 White Pine.. 275 3.00 RU evade e merase at oo 2200 | Millrun white pine 325 3 50 Fine, s.c. and better, Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 PRON ccc ace 23.00 25 00 Redpine millrun 275 3 00 Pine, s.c. and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 ie aprinencicr a a2 00 24 00 Basswood ‘‘ 200 2 50 Pine,s.c.and better Hemlock ‘ 175 225 EXKO sie alanis 25 50 2700 ga! lathic. ns seme 15 «© 475 1x10No x barn.. go 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles ixzo Nora 23 00 26 00 xxxx, 187...... 350 400 1x8 &gNo.a ‘' 2000 2200 Use Butt 18” ‘ 50 325 Pine mill culls,strips ale aieeioatite wares 150 175 & sidings, "x4" White Cedar Shingles: & up,r2’ &up.. 00 15 00 xxxx, 18%...... 400 425 Millcull shorts, xq" bea tages 18’ 250 300 & up, 6’ torr’... 11 00 +12 00 18”, 160 1 85 Spruce toe (pulp) 1z 00 15 co QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, go to 40 feet average...... 40 = 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according to lineal.. 74 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............- 55 60 ELM. By the dram ,acoording to average and quality,40 to4sfeet. 70 75 goto gs feet. so 55 ASH. ro inches and up, acoording to average and quality......... go Average 16 inch..........0cceeceeees niciate otetolntor> Siesta alate eiehaipr 40 BIRCH. ish ta eRe CrnRO AND COnted- HOmancn daaaiic asap yescc nee -16 18 £5) © *S\ Waisve we ye ipteremreeya eiateiolal plaice Bis oe oichacslaienta Pee o= 4G 22 1G. = 88 vn wierwsete/se a aiareralelatelaraleialele(a/a}oiie/ae\elelatnis[alenl ied x etstialcinie etelaiale 24 a6 Ce ra laiels otetete n> alae lol btetp\ctetorpfateta: nl aeteierataltials teraientetotete 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 1a feet and up x 3X9 and Up........ce cece ne eeee per M.18 co 19 Oidin ert ach aoe wis s ralalchacateielalcininle «tracert Weenie | ee hea ae: BSOards, x) And ai si027 sere, « ciej-:ie10\c\alele\sreioilelsietsioietera stelel= “15 00 16 BIRCH PLANKS RED AiaNe: lerefeidnlowls eviely >is eelsie,o!ele elplololsleloloteretelalstsiarctel leistetsia 15 00 16 Oo SARNIA, ONT INE, COM. AND BETTER. LEX! colera cinch woe ee ote tx 0 ee, Moe 54 00 - x 12” Sie cone eh OR mies 1 in., 8” and up wide ..... 62 00 " x 13" ” and up 1% and Lge eos cate 65 00 : 1%, 13% and 2 a’ Ae cisitae 68 00 NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND yates 3 a eee 4/4. x 8 & up No. x etter 48 00 Suaaicievien fe oats 6/4 x8 & up No. 1 & better 58 00 1%, 134 and 2”, 36 00 43 00 14 61 00 algand 3”...... .++ 40 00 Gia 6 up Noe ss 47 00 Basaialera nian ee ie Peanmaoe 42 00 14 ” ” » 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1» 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 Me 5 / i Ae Pitete be +++ 29 00 36 00 NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 136 and a’... 30 00 36 00 1in., 8” and up wide..... 47 00 abe andi” aacemta este oe 32 00 eg ine ES Ee Stas 55 00 zi i in. GP FM, Sate ata 56 00 NO. 3 BARN, 2in. Cee Cann 58 00 F avolandig’ ye Peas ecm 7g 00 | EiMs.. serene peneees 22 00 26 00 4 in. OO error 80 00 1%, 134 and 2 tsetse 25 OO 30 00 NO. 2, CUTS. BOX, I in., 6” and up wide...... 31 00 cacente 41 00 | No.1, 1, 1%, 134, a” 18 00 26 00 van ne ce 43 00 | No. x mill culls, x, a’ ted Voom 45 00 1%,1% and a”.... 16 00 19 00 ay, 3 and 4” “ 60 00 65 co NO. 3. CUTS. MILL CULLS, 1 in,, 6” and up wide...... a3 oo | Millrunculls, r”...... 15 00 rh and 139" 33 00 | 1,1%,1 and a”...... 16 00 My 1A es Sa 33 004)| \NOvias tress orien teers 12 00 2%, 3 and 4” “ 43 00 48 00 MILL RUN. LATH. WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S, 1 S. AND 1 £, 6 ft 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 ft BK hevcreesscccereeenvseseeees 160 00 19 00 a2 50 20 50 19 50 23 00 2100 20 50 4400 22 00 al 50 a4 50 23 00 =. 22 00 a5 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring ak gee 4 or 6 inch ee Seo aeING $33 00 ax 4-8-14-16 2X 4-10-18-20 ax6 ax8 4 inch 6 ae 8 “oe 10 iid 12 itd No. Cedar, Pine, Spruce No. a 14 and 16 ft © B= asl sae 22 50 23 00 3x12 ou gece 4x4to 6x8... Farowriats 22 50 4x10 to10x 1ro...... - 23 50 Six8 oc... 35 . ee secccesseccerce- Bh SO 23 50 6 x 14 up to ga tt Pi ee ae ee cre es seeeeeeeeee 3100 ie VY y - BRITISH COLUMBIA FIk DIMENSIONS. S. 1S. AND E. X 4, 2x6, 2 xB, 8 to 16 ft. or winteaih eneitte Sh. SB to ga lt S. enenes ade ax 10,2 X 12, Sto 16 t........6- 24, 26, 28, 30, 32.. axi4up togatt .. ..... , 3X 4 to 4 by 12, 8 to 16 tt. pia ata 3x4to4x 12, 8togatt.. .. 5 alae 6x6 to6.x ra\Up to ga ite... cevinsiowasn ce dulavies sone i. rs eee FLOORING. Nox &2 Red Pine, gin... ...22..0c000e E. G. No. 1 and a Fir Floorin B. C. Fir E. G. No. 1 and a Flooring . ea - F. G. No. 1 and a Flooring,,..........0-0+2+.++s- ves aseame E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring.............+.2.- ona ane eee SHIPLAP. | Pine or SPICE. ions 0 smestepaunecieaeon 8 to 16 ft., 6in........ B. C. Fir 8” » 10” and 12” Shiplap 10/16... 5 B. C.. Fir 6” Shiplap: 10/16"... 4.31 odich vie sees BOARDS_ROUGH OR S.1S. x No. 1 Common Pine, to inch ccccceuevesses SOROS! “ee > 3 “ “ on 4 te s ¥ cece ccs weeree « os "SHINGLE XXX B.C.Cedar ..... “ XX B.C. Cedar ...... . XXX Dimension. ............... “LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine............ccccccecesenee No. 1/8; Ci Pir... ye ee er rr’ BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Dressi > S/N cents a in; sft 46 2: “ “ s/t + No. 1 Barn As: Sys 1 eae - 68S SR Oe oe Nees er No. 3 Barn 1x6 & 8 RE KOn on hs oe Box £6 8p enc ‘( 2X7200F) cee 0% 1452, =eeee The fallowiag: uotations on hardwoods represent the jobbe buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: WHITE ASH. ist & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to ainch ..... 44.00 4600 | Strips.... ..... 2200 2% to 4inch - 48.00 54 00 | Con, see 14 00 BLACK AND BROWN 1st & and 6 inch up.4o co 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 ist & and6inch & rst & and, white, 6 up, red. ........ 40 00 42 00 inch and up...... 30 00 Common and culls, ....: wscdees, 26.60 ELM. rst and and, rock, 6 inch and up..... 32.00 35 00 Common and cuils. 15 00 17 00 MAPLE rst and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 00 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 00 1st and and, soft, 6 inch and up.... 26 00 Common mal culls. 10 00 BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch............ Pees i Selects, 1 to ainch.. PPP ck conse Fine Common, tinch=..e4 wid isle ls «neal niger eae ee t% toa toch... meccs aucemane eer No. 1 Cuts 1 inch...... Ulaeteeiniete Sep aeeeee oo eee 45 GO 1% toa inch....... cae. oee wine ons ae No. 2 Cuts, 1 inch......... » ida Gielen 6 ue

aaa fete ; its sex a6 : very adjustment is provided to obtain the hook posi- ig. , with Expansion ....... s has a Be at se the head which thus does double duty. Works tion for the cutters as well as the angle for the shearing | Bits extra to work 1 to 1%-inch as well for Flooring as for Ship-Lap. A convenience and Saving | cut. Sash (2 Moulded Bits, .$4.30; 2 to the man who wishes one pair of heads to serve the purpose of After the cutters are sharpened the Head may be placed Rabbeting Bits, $2.86)....... 7.16 two. upon the tracking attachment at the side of the column Price, set of two Heads complete with Matcher Bits, $32.24. for quick setting of the Bits to line them up within the i SASH COPE HEADS. Ship-Lap Bits, extra, $11.96 : Same cutting circle. ; Fig. 87, to fit lower cope spindle. $6.45 2 q 6 No. 1 Machine, with countershaft, complete, $104.00. Bits extra; 2)... =. .acnieeeeeeene 2.86 ; The dealer who accepts your order for the Shimer Cutter Head and supplies you with another, means to deceive you in no small matter. Look for the Name and Trade Mark ‘*The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every genuine tool. Any other is spurious—send it back —demand the genuine, of quality and helpfulness, with a record of 40 years of upbuilding and improvement. It costs no more. Samuel! J : Shimer & Sons Galt, Ontario, Can. Branch of Milton, Pa. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 57 candinavia Belting for Conveying and Transmission Whether your Belt Drive is straight or crossed, conditions wet or dry, of the air dust laden Scandi- navia Belt will give you satisfaction. i ADIN el) Av, Sew BEL nw BEL We can save you money. Write. for Bulletin ‘‘A” and discounts. Federal Engineering & Supplies, Limited, Torco | Power Economies Limited, Montreal McDougall Hardware Co., Ottawa | Agents Wanted in AGENTS: Marks-Clavet-Dobie Limited, Port Arthur Great West Saddlery Co., Calgary other Cities | Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. The Largest Leather Belt ever made in Canada : Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts.. Winnipeg, Man. FLECK BROS., Limited, 443 Pender Street West, Vancouver, B. Cc; 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Oxford Foundry & Machine Co., Ltd. ~ Oxford, Nova Scotia Manufacturers of all kinds of Saw Mill Machinery The weight of Boiler is on skids of engine which makes it a very easy engine to set. We make a number of different sizes of en- gines and boilers and can supply boiler either on skids or wheels. WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS Upright Engine, with Monarch Boiler on Wheels Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards. etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels - "Goa In 4%, 3% and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- = TIRON WHEEL CO oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout 5 Se ) / Thee Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. Tudhope-Knox Co., Limited ORILLIA -~ - WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 JOHNSTON RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker Aap The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver. using 10 and 1a gauge saws: and—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from ¥ inch to any thickness up to inches: 3rd—Has screw adjustment so that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under P si i or over standard thickness. 4.h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers catching: THE FRAME being heavy is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8inch by 20 inch automatic teed: Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable Roll grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h.p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Floor space 8 feet by 9 feet 3 inches: VILLIAMS MFG O- Limvret ONT THE MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario | Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels | Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. | | _ Why Atkins Sterling Saws | — Run Free and Easy | . Saws that depend on ‘‘set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sa s can NOT run fast or pull easy. ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. Very little set makes the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That’s why they run so easy. ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that are Segment- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company Makers of Sterling Saws - HAMILTON, ONT. Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. 60 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY | The Most Efficient Band Saw Sharpener Made Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. KEvery wheel arbor can be adjusted so thit a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted tu a 45 degree hook. = Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, ~ convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be | easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. | The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected’ to the long back feed | shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. oF To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. Filers! Millmen! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. _ Now our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing — and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works Send for Catalogue No. 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U. S. A. ’ ; # =. _ a a PS etre CHAIN Weldless Steel Chain “The Strongest Chain in the World ” Write for descriptive pamphlet and prices of this and all kinds of Chain and Chain Sundries to B. J. COGHLIN CO., Limited Office and Works: MONTREAL DON’T IMAGINE that all smoke-stack webs are alike. There’s a big difference in quality between ordinary wire cloth and Greening’s Wire Cloth. GREENING’S WIRE CLOTH is made from the best-hard steel wire by our special ‘‘double- crimp” process which assures absolutely square and uniform openings and prevents displacement of the wires when in use. Write for Catalog 2 The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. HUTHER BROS Hollow Ground Combination Tooth Mitre Saw ; Patent Groover or Dado Head_ Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel For lea are width groove from 1/8” to 2” wide. ill cut either with or across the grain (Sent on approval). For either Rip or Cross Cutting Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with grain of wood. Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., : ROCHESTER, N. Y. Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Address Cranbrook, B.C. THE DEWEY DOOR CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 61 We recommend KEBO BALATA in preference to all others on account of its Perfect Uniformity Freedom from Stretching and Slipping Strength and Durability Every inch of “Kebo” is fully guaranteed. J. R. BAXTER & CO. Mill Supplies a MONTREAL RUBBER BELTING for Transmitting Elevating and Conveying. Rubber Hose for Water, Steam, Air Suction, and Fire Protection. Gutta Percha G Rubber Mfg. Co. Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver 62 This machine has so many good points that our space will not permit us to tell about them. We will, however, be glad to send a full specification on application. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ’ ant J aegeh ds of ~~ ORILLIA ONTARIO "£ - - x y Va = Day! = es pet waa eo 4SAW LATH BOLTER The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it thanin any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few of them :— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. ._The end bearing may be easily removed, which permits the saws being taken off the mandrel for filing. This does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line you may require, cheerfully given on application. The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 2] aa? 2"5 ¥ ) "h DA LUMBER! En ae A RT | SETWORKS | 3 =No Work— 1 No Heat— i No Lost Motion— THE MOST POWERFUL AND EFFICIENT SETWORKS MANUFACTURED x A continuous acting rope-driven set and receding works that will turn out more lumber and j better lumber than any other setworks on the market. Just for these reasons. There are oe only two levers to operate. Setting is accomplished without. stooping or bending. There a i: is no heat from steam cylinder. Rope drive is continuous acting when carriage is station- % ary or in motion. With nothing to tire or distract him the setter can give his undivided ie attention to the sawyer’s signals, and cut as mpch lumber atthe end of his shift ‘as he . la did at the beginning. No lost motion can possibly deyelop. Working parts are of finest selected steel throughout. The operation is without rack or jar, eliminating any wear that would affect the setting accuracy. as . | Will set by 1-32” up to 6” at one manipulation ‘of the’ setting block. Can be attach- ed to any size Carriage, Rack or Screw. ea - Fully detailed in Bulletin No. 107 .. ihe ae | _Waterous Engine Works Co., Se | Limited. am . Brantford, Canada eh B. Gilmour: Vancouver, B.C. | Western Branch: Winnipeg, Man. RRS = eieay Ree a) ¢ A PE Dai, ee ee se ' ee Ce RL sae ae apse 4 nia ae ys ey: NES A TRS. Pe : BN So: St BLOONS hy Sige aT ys Say Ae a Wholesale Lumber Yards Lumb er Underwriters ‘Saw Mills ° Fire Insurance for every kind of Woodworking Risk 2 . nS Retail Lumber Yards Paar coe have a Good Commercial Rating. Planing Mills Ye s We can carry your insurance ; e on “ie Sash and Door Factories for less than you pay the Rossing Mills ~ Regular Agency Companies. yo Lumber Warehouses Write to EUGENE F. PERRY, Manager. Pulp Mills LUMBER UNDERWRITERS Furniture Factories 66 Broadway, NEW YORK Box F actories THE LEATHER Veneered DOORS A large'variety of woods and designs in good values offer an excellent choice to be made. Various panels, stiles and rails and correct pro- portions are features of our stock doors. Staved Columns We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of shrinkage or checking and the glue employed being in waterproof in- sutes durability. Batts Limited 50 Pacific Ave., West Toronto MONTREAL TORONTO (am WINNIPEG VANCOUVER fe The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. General Mill Supplies “Trident” Steel Loading Chains a These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds.’ The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, ete. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. % ia BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any ‘ag a Cha The Thomas Pink Co., Limited, Pembroke, Ont. Manufacturer of Logging Tools SASS SST Toronto, November 15, 1910 Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance Time is Money 1 The rapid cutting File is the economical File Files Branded * American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - _peciaahan McClellan - J. B. Smith We can satisfy the most critical. Dividends to Policy Holders now 4o per cent. "NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY || Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Bis ‘Port Hope, Ont. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. - AGENTS. wooor , LEGGAT . F RGTIC METS he t IjT’S RELIABLE VANCOUVER. Wholesale Manufacturers of BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH ie baciiersacs and Contractors’ ron TNIFORMITY } 7 ELIABILITY é : Supplies EENDURANCE GENUINE\[ OAK & Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, a ue ag Clothing, 66 9? Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, SEenuine O ak Axes, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down : | LEATHER BELTING pawn Building, OTTAWA, CAN. Every Belt Guaranteed FULL STOCK OF TEST iT TRY IT J.J. TURNER @ SONS ‘Pressed Steel Pulleys and Potesbisediy Duteric re | ae lesal i ee ages Mill Supplies The Largest Who vey. pets hai and Dealers in once: pal een + OF EVERY: DESCRIPTION LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and ; SURVEYORS’ SUPPLIES NEVER USE ANY OTHER Tents,Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, bay tinge FOR WET or DRY WORK. |D.K K. McL. limited | | ene eee eee ee Sy as t, cLaren, Limite Moecarinn te Sole Canadian Manslacarers of arr THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Toronto Quebec Window hse) foe R NER @ SONS Fairbanks So naaeY Rien oe Gas Engines tite, ee N.B. Vancouver, B.G. Cor.George, King & Water Sts., Peterborough, Ont , Cen Montreal, St. John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver ie a WILL YOU send us a specification of your BELTING eauirements. HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. _SADLERsHAWORTH TANNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF % CY OAK LEATHER BELTING. | —== FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL TORONTO ST.JOHN N.B. WINNIPEG 5 at, With this Machine a Can Cut | Feet More Lumber Every A Day Next Year Me LF 4 v : ‘ ae Z x - It is our four inch Steam Set Works, and it will set up to four inches with one throw of the’ lever. Your setter has only to operate the controlling lever—the hard work is done by steam. ri | This extra 2,000 feet of lumber is not a guess of ours—it is what the users ‘tell. us they have actually ob- fo tained. Some have done better. 7 7” But even 2,000 feet extra every day at no increased operating cost to you, means a big a fdagaa to your | ees at the end of the year, and it will a great deal more than pay for the machine. ber Sif * WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF OUR CATALOGUE ? liam Hamilton Company, Limited PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 3. Planing Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. e Best Results 7 . in a Saw Mill can only be attained by using the best equipment % and having a Good Timber Supply. , Here at Cache Bay we have the best supply of Red and White Pine in existence. We have a mill and manufacturing facilities for turning out lumber of the very highest quality. | Send Us Your Next Order ‘ —— eorge Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Rai oR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - - TORONTO, ONT. ee rw ee ae Be For Dressed aed Sized Georgian Bay ||: 2 Lumber Co. Hemlock oe, || Joisting Waubaushene, Ontario try 7 . é Manufacturers of High Grade Hocken Lumber Co. ‘ Limited Lu Ti b e i Otter Lake Station, Ontario We dress and size all our 8/4 and surface all our 4/4 Hemlock direct from the saw. Complete stock. and i : rere ee eae WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES f C499 \aseater PE Weer F. N. Watoig, President. R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company *uee=* Lumber, Lath and Shingles wi: Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WALDIE, PRES. R. S. WALDIE, VICE-PRES. G. E. CLEMENS, SECY. WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Matos T yuo ber and Lath , Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 Ew YY Vi YYW 4 i A Ny AA AY i N) \ \ RAK ANA pits A AA SS eS \\ YO AA _ ee UK Ss AQ Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada 440 Square Miles Timber Limits on Georgian Bay, Ontario To be Sold by Auction in Blocks of 5 to 36 Square Miles On account of their President and Principal shareholders being engaged in other large enterprises, and not | having the time to give to them all, THE PARRY SOUND LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, have decided | to sell by Public Auction, to be held in the rotunda of the Board of Trade in the City of Toronto on the : Seventh Day of December, 1910, all of the timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound also Tug Scow and full Camp Equipment for five camps. Ontario Timber Limits TO BE SOLD comprise some 440 square miles of licensed and deeded Pine, hemlock, spruce, birch and other timber. The licences from the Ontario Government include all timbers and are not restricted for time. Government dues are as follows: Saw Logs, White Pine, $1.50 per M. ft., B.M. Saw Logs, Hemlock, Tamarac and other woods, 45c. per M. ft. The timber is situated in the Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Montieth, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. The Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Railways run through the limits, which makes some of the parcels offered for sale particularly desirable for small mill owners. A circular giving full information, maps, terms and conditions of sale will be furnished upon application to The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited 1315-20 Traders Bank Building - TORONTO, CANADA 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. | | Mr. Lumberman Limited if you wish to build up your fall trade nothing will help you to do so like a ey line of shingies i] If you want ne Beet SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a sample car of our Lumber, Lath efit | 9 ‘On e car will convince et we what we say, that they are the BEST on the market. If you i want a car quick wire us the o Do it now before yOu forget. ‘2 In SPRUCE we hav pe ied and better planed and ma'ched, prepared to perfection. We ca a snap on % Sheeting,—get our prices, it will pay you. 4 in es OSs S Our is, ‘That a satisfied customer is our rite st advertisement,” and every oneis salis- | 9 fied wi with sa METIS SHINGLES and znd and better SPRUCE. a also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAPZ BOARDS and Lath. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN=——== Get our prices before buying—lIt will pay you Sarnia, Ont. ——_2 Keddy G Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. | WHATS ? THIS Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood Lu mb er, Pulp Wood, WHERE ? Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited eee an dee Dalhousie, N. B. Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Knowles & O'Neill Tre Turner Lumber Co., Linmitea | WHOLESALE National Lie Chamberg 2s Zerento Stes TORONTO, ONT. | ‘Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood oan | a Lumber and Lath COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND Rail or Lake Shipment An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, in car lots or cargoes. also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. PLAYFAIR « WHITE | Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS | Ses | \ H. R. GOODDAY & CO. t Quebec Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment . RAILWAY TIES Hemlock and Cedar (Standard Sizes) Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office ™* Hurdman Lumber Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. Fraser, Bryson Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale Lumber Dealers Sellers of White Pine, Red Pine and Spruce Lumber and Lath SELLING AGENTS FOR FRASER & CoMPANY, LUMBER MANUFACTURERS Castle Building, 53 Queen St. - OTTAWA Williams Lumber Company Wholesale Dealers in White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath ROUGH OR DRESSED Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. WRITE US. 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS : OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL DRY Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Lath Kiln-Dried Spruce Flooring, Sheathing, Etc. Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE DEALER IN Rough and Dressed Luinter, Lath and Shingles 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal Thoinds Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Main Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Branch Office Montreal, P.Q. St Clair Construction Co. Limited DEALERS IN Rough and Dressed Lumber Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Yard and Planing Mill: Campbell Ave. and Davenport Road Davenport Station, G.T.R. TORONTO Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and Satisfaction guar- inspector. anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible 1 can furnish you with : the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario THE a Wholesale and Retail Brockville | |. Lumber par Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Stoff And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber ; Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limite Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. r Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS CO, 22 St. John Street, Montreac C. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CoO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onr. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER r embroke Lumber Co. THE Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. prices for anything you require in lumber. Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff n=—= Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. . Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. A. DeLaplante Limited Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 EAST TORONTO Head Office TORONTO Planing Mills: Let us give you our Phone Beach 230 in 7 R. LAIDLAW LUMBER CO. LIMITED Toronto | Sarnia ‘Buffalo Ferguson Lumber Co. . London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Bruce Mines, Ontario E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine, Oak, Red- wood; Bitch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON - QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber BE Yellow Pine Finish aoa we Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH, The Canada Wood | Specialty Co., Limited} Manutacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. . LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. . Interior Trim Mill Work. _ NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE AND SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have tully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEYBURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. Limited Papineauville, P.Q. a Loveland, Pres. a. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER am SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. QR he T MAPLE LEAF § StitcHen Cotton Duck BELTING Mowinion Betine Co. Lit. | HAMILTON CANADA | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold”’ To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Bigwood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. 9 J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. RAILS PNor*mni'Stcond Mend YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal Reinforced Sticker Head Bolts Absolutely the tough- est bolt on the mar- ket. Will not break at the base. Prices : ¥%” bolts, nuts and washers 3oc. 5% qoc. 11/16” soc. Woodworker's Tool Works 544 Jackson Blvd , CHICAGO, ILL. made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen & Sons Mfg. Co. Limited © Hamilton - Canada Saw Mill at Rainy Lake, Ont. Yards and Planing Mill at Hamilton, Ont. 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. s.r: Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - — For low prices and prompt shipment of The Golden Lake Lumber Co. Limited Yellow Pine Timbers MANUFACTURERS OF Short Leaf Finish Lumber, Lath and Shingles Dry Norway Pine at a bargain. We have in stock 95m. feet 2x 6 x 12/16; 55m feet 2 x 8 x 12/16; 40m feet 1 x 7and up 12/16; 50m feet 1x 4,5and 6 x 12/16. Also gcod assorted stock of Hemlock, Basswood and Spruce. Your inquiries solicited Chestnut --- Oak --- Ash Cypress New Brunswick Shingles RY Mills at GOLDEN LAKE and BarRRy’s Bay, ONT. Head Office: _ - Booth @ Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. MANUFACTURERS OF Norway and White Pine Lumber, Lath .na Timber Your ENnguiries SoOLiIcITED Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. Eganville, Ont. Box 1600 SPRINGFIELD, MASS. “Empire Brand” Hardwood Flooring The remarkable growth in the demand for this product is a sure proof of its superiority. The man who knows a good thing when he sees it will always ask for ‘‘ EMPIRE BRAND” and will take no other ; if you don’t stock it you will lose his order. We also manufacture Builders’ Supplies of all classes. ESTABLISHED 1889 Planing Moulding Matching and Re-sawing a specialty J. R. Eaton & Sons, Ltd. onranio Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. Mills on Main Line of C.P.R. at Bisco Station, 90 miles west Sudbury White Pine, Spruce, Hemlock 66 We have sold Some” lumber this year. Can yet fill Hemlock orders. White Pine and Spruce Lath, Cedar Shingles. Our factory stock in White Pine, S. C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1”, 14", 1%" and 2". We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. We have also a nice line in White Pine Mill Run Stocks. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. sult tase we rue BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limite OTTAWA, ONT. Citizen Building CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | * ANAT” ! INtiruzaerernatl = — — a —y i——4 aa — = = — r— Mtwueurenc (16Rdirvenneg (f l i\ ! | | Spears & Lauder Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood Lumber, Lath and Shingles Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuff. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cutting. Try a car of our specially graded Cedar Shingles, X, XX, XXX, XXXX, 16 and 18 inches. Head Office: 22 Toronto Street TORONTO Buyers of Lumber should patronize the manufacturers and whole- salers who advertise in the Canada Lumberman and Woodworker. Give your business to the man who is enterprising enough to spend money and time to get in touch with you. And, if not too much trouble, this paper when writing. mention A.W. Eyer & Co. We are in the market and pay the high- est cash prices for all kinds of lumber, will contract for this season’s cut or buy what you now have to sell. dence with mills solicited. A. W. Eyer & Co. 43 Adelaide Street East, TORONTO, ONT. Correspon- 4/4 Common and Better 1300 feet 6/4 6s 66 66 1600 Os 8/4 “6 6 ‘6 11500 a: 4/4 Oak Mill Cull» TLOQO = 4 6/4 “66 “6 a3 1650 66 $/4 “ce “6 a3 19000 66 JOHN H. EYER write cst i | J. L. CAMPBELL J. P. JOHNSON W. G. PAYNES Campbell & Johnson Successors to Campbell and Carman XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. 1523-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Toronto, Ont., Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. We have in Toronto for immediate delivery— 2 Cars 4/4 x 6’’ and up Ists and 2nds Quartered White Oak “ 4/£x 10” andup ‘“ 4/4 x6 and up No. 1 Common eg 4/4 and thicker Honduras Mahogany 5/44 Sound Wormy Chestnut 3” Ists and 2nds Plained Red Oak 6é ee sé ce ce ee sé 1 3 2 3 1 6é The Quartered Oak is extra choice for figure, even color and good percentage of long lengths. Write or phone for price Get our Prices and See how you can Save Money as we want to move the following stock quickly: 500m, 1x 10 and 12’-10/10 feet White Pine Mill Culls, 80% 12’ and an extra good grade. 300m, 2 x 4, 6, 8 and 10’-10/16 feet, Common and Dressing White Pine. Widths piled separate. 75m, 3 x 8 and 10-10/16 feet Common and Dressing White Pine also 2 x 10 and 12-10/18 feet Norway, dry 2x 4, 6 and 8-10/18 feet Norway,dry. Widths piled separate. LEAK & CO. 18 Aberdeen Chambers Toronto, Ont. In pile at Frankford near Trenton, Ont. Prices Toronto, Ont. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. ) Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. — Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. The Pacific Woods Co. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited Head Office: 205-206 Loo Bldg. Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B.C. e , Pine, Larch, Bhainddcncy Shing les ise — and Fir ———— MANUFACTURERS OF Solicited Shipments Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Lumber 5 Lath Saw Mills at J ARVRAY, RYAN, CRANBROOK. Planing Mill at Jarrray, B.C. : rh aN We have Several Large Blocks for Sale e Timber Limits © yity sain Sites, near Vancouver. Head Office - Jaffray, B. C. Lumber, Lath, a 541 Hastings nit ee Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. Bowman Lumber Co. REVELSTOKE, B. c. MANUFACTURERS OF Cedar, White Pine and — Fir Products Shiplap, Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, — Lath, Shingles S a Annual Capacity, 50,000,000 feet — Mills at FERNIE, B.C. Revelstoke, B. C. Comaplix, B. C. The Fernie Lumber Co., Limited Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Fir, Cedar, Spruce and Larch Rough and Dressed Lumber Dimension and Bridge Timber Cedar Telegraph and a Specialty Telephone Poles We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment LIMITED | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles Our Specialty IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. Fir Railroad and Structural Timbers Send us your enquires and orders for “All B.C. Coast Forest Products” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - = - - VANCOUVER, B.C. THE HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING CO. Limited Chas. R. Ball Lumber Co. MANUFACTURERS Vancouver, B. C. Long and Short Leaf Yellow Pine LUMBER CAPACITY - 500,000 FEET DAILY MANUFACTURERS OF ALL LINES OF Fir, Cedar and Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of alldesigns. ALL OF THE VERY BEST quality and finish. SPECIALTIES FOR THE CANADIAN TRADE Rough Steam Kiln Dried and Smoke Dried Finish Long Leaf Timbers and Joists, Car Siding, Lining, &c. Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. SPECIAL NOTICE We have appointed Frank H. Harris, 105 York Street, Toronto, Ontario, our Selling Agent and Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a special feature of ’ ey ; : ; all inquiries sent him will have prompt attention. our business. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas et ~GILLIES BROS. srarswe. ow: | 873 ¢ BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHI 4 7 PIN I Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City | Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 ; Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N.Y. SMITH & TYRER 26 Chapee Street LIVERPOOL WOOD AGENTS Cable Address: ‘‘Walmer,” Liverpool HALIFAX, N.S. Office: Frost & Smith, Agents Picktord & Black's Whart We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Pine and Spruce Veneers Handles (3 or more ply) (all descriptions) Staves, Hoops Heading JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office: Dashwood House, 9 Broad St., E.C. Cant& Kemp 52 St. Enoch Square GLASGOW Timber Brokers Cable Address, ‘‘TEcTona,” Glasgow A1 and A BC Codes used ARNWORTH " & JARDINE Cable Address: Farnworth, Liverpool WOOD BROKERS and MEASURERS 2 Dale Street, l-iverpool, and Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool England British & Foreign Import & Export Co. Central Buildings, Liverpool, England is prepared to receive con- signments of Canadian pro- ducts on best terms 91.06 STAMPS OUR SPECIALTY SUPERIOR MFG. CO. RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS TORONTO, ONT. SEND FOR CATALOGUE e— CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER HK. J: CHAMBERLAIN, J. W. SMITH, W.R. BEATTY, President Vice-President Secretary The @ Colonial Lumber Co. Limited Pembroke, - Ontario Manufacturers of Pine, Spruce and Hemlock Dimension Timber, Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Pickets Let us quote you on your requirements Stock list of unsold lumber on request Capacity of Mill foe Cae eens Mill 20,000,000 feet Twin Cir. ular Gang Circular and Resaw LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH Yards at Nashville, Tenn. We Can Ship You Promptly Any of the Above Stock, Carefully Inspected WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St. London, Ont. The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. MANUFACTURERS OF Fir and Tamarac Lumber, Timbers, Piling, Etc. Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B.C. Send in your orders for Sawn Lumber, Sash, Doors and Factory Material to New Michel, B. C. or to THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO.,, Ltd., Calgary, Alta. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 How’s this for a Bargain ? 2% eh Com, and B. Pine $15.00 2x6—10 15.00 2-6 108 No. 1 Mill Culls i 00 ab Aa 10/18 No. 2 7.00 F.0.B. Cache Bay. 1’ No. 1 Hemlock ar 00 1” No. 2 9.00 F.0.B. Utterson The Long Lumber Co. Hamilton, Canada Donald Fraser & Sons, Limited CABANO, QUEBEC MANUFACTURERS OF Long Lumber Rough and Finished Shingles, Clapboard, etc. “ECLIPSE” PORTABLE BOARD SAW MIL Mercantile Lumber & Supply Co. Suite 67, 97 St. James St., MONTREAL po, Lumber We own and offer, subject to prior sale, 2,800,000 feet of Birch logs, which we are prepared to cut in dimensions to suit purchaser, for next season’s delivery. President and General Manager Assistant General Manager D. C. CAMERON, Winnipeg Wm. RoBERTSON, Vancouver Secretary-Treasurer, WILSON BELL, Winnipeg The Rat Portgae Lumber Co., Ltd. Manufacturers of: Fir, Cedar and Spruce LUMBER Cedar Shingles, Fir and Cedar Lath Car Sills and Sheathing, Cedar Siding Large and Long Timbers for heavy construction work Vancouver, B.C., and Harrison River, B.C. (with Variable Friction Feed) YOUR LOSS IF YOU DON’T WRITE US Before you place your order for a Board Mill. WRITE US No matter how attractive an offer you may have. WRITEUS Pay no attends ion = pie others may tell you regarding what we will offer b WRITE US Don't get our prices from anyone else. WRITE US Think a taion: befp before buying your Mill Machinery. If you want WRITE US You, no doubt, want the Mill that will give the al service for the longest time and with the fewest repai WRITE US For anything in the SAW MILL LINE. SLEEPER & AKHURST, Coaticook, Que. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Famous Snow P lows Brazel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9° wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12’ of loose snow each time the plow passes over. Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company — Limited Toronto Canada Lidgerwood Logging Systems St eam For all Conditions of El e ctri c Timber and Ground Donkey Engines Log Loaders Sleigh Hoists Cableway Skidders Pile Drivers Log Unloaders Incline Hoists Log Handling Cableways Combined Portable Ground Skidders and Loaders and All regular and special forms of Logging and Log Handling Machinery Builders and Sole Canadian Agents Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Montreal Limited Vancouver CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER From Newfoundland to British Columbia; throughout every province in British America “DEFIANCE” PATENT WOOD-WORKING MACHINES _——— = 2 No. 4 Rip Saw View of Logging Engine on heavy grade showing the advantage of our Patent. Raising and Lowering Jack, the only en- gine fitted with this appliance manufactured to- day. The Alex. Yellow Poplar 30,000 feet 1 x 18” to 23” Panel & No. 1 20,000 feet 1 x 24” to 27” Panel & No 1. 15.000 feet 1 x 28” and up Panel & No. t. ,ooo feet 4/4 1st and 2nd. San00 feet 4/4 Sap and Select. 90,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. 30,000 feet 5/4 1st and 2nd. 40,000 feet 5/4 1st and and, +2” and up. 30,000 teet 5/4 Sap and Select. 50,000 feet 6/4 1st and and. 40,000 feet 6/4 rst and 2nd, 12” and up. 60,000 feet 8/4 rst and 2nd. 30,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. 80 000 feet 10/4, 12/4 and 16 Com. and Better 200,000 teet High Grad Boxing. Special Sizes Cut to Order Ash 40,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 60,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 45,000 feet 6/4 No. 1 Com. and Better. 80,000 feet 8/4 No. x Com. and Better. | The American Lumber & Mig. Co. Publication Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. are known as the trustworthy kind and give satisfaction to their users. equipments for making spokes, hubs, wheels, rims, wagon, carriage and automobile bodies, handles of every description, spools and bobbins, chair and table legs, hoops, balusters, oval wood dishes, poles and shafts, insulator pins and genera] wood work. The Works Defiance Ohio UWUESaA: Long Handle Lathe CUT THE COST OF LOGGING BY USING A Dunbar 1910 Logging The only Patent Logging Engine in Canada to-day—Patented in U.S. A. and Canada Dunbar & Sons Co., Limited, - We also manufacture all kinds of Mill Machinery Oak 45,000 teet 1 X ro and up, rst and 2nd Quartered White, uniform color, flashy figure. 60,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd Quartered White. 40,000 teet 4/4 No. 1 Com. Qr. White. 60,000 teet 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Com. and Better Qr. hite. Red. 150,000 feet 4/4 1st and 2nd plain White. 100,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. plain White. 150,000 feet 4/4 No. 1 Com. and better Plain 80,000 feet 4/41st and 2nd finish White. 70,000 feet 5/4 No. 1 Com.and Better plain White 140 000 a 6/4 No 1 Com. or Better plain ite. 90,000 feet 8/4 No. 1 Com. and Better plain White 80,000 feet 10/4 and 12/4 No. 1 Com. and Better plain White. Special Oak Sills, sizes 10 to 40 feet. Cherry 4/4 to re/4 all grades. Defiance Machine Complete Double Ended Borer One of our cus- tomers who is using two engines says: ‘‘In this engine you have the very thing that lumbermen require.” Woodstock, N. B. - Toronto, Ontario We specialize on A trial order solicited References: Dominion Bank, Toronto 17 Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street Lumber Horses and Work Horses Write us your requirements Herbert Smith, Manager 18 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER A ross-cutSaws “‘ Best Cross-Cut Saws made ’’ This is not a hasty statement, but a well warranted unqualified one, made purposely to assure you that by buying a Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saw you get a better cross-cut saw than any other saw maker makes ; not relatively better for the price, but altogether better, in steel quality, in temper quality, and a far better saw because of the Simonds way of grinding it. We furnish Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws, one-man or regular, with any style saw tooth. Buy Simonds Crescent Ground Cross-Cut Saws. Simonds Canada Saw Co., Limited | Vancouver, B.C. Montreal, Que. In the Untted States, Simonds Manufacturing Co. St. John, N.B. Pulleys for Saw Mills Every pulley is Every pulley is guaranteed for heaviest Double Belts. Our Arms and Hubs are made of Hard Maple. Rims Soft Maple. If for very damp place we bolt the Rims. Strongest pulley on the market— no Slip. Send for Catalogue. thoroughly nailed We make and sell more pulleys than all other makes put together. We have the largest and only com- plete Pulley Works in Canada. Might as well have the best. Cheapest in the end ! We also manufacture Shaftings, Hangers, Pillow Blocks, Friction Clutches, etc., etc. Dodge Manufacturing Co., Toronto, Montreal A National Journal Grade junberman Issued on the 1st and 15th of every month by HUGH C. MACLEAN, LIMITED, Publishers HUGH C. MacLEAN, Winnipeg, President. THOS. 8. YOUNG, Toronto, General Manager. OFFICES AND BRANCHES: VANCOUVER - - - ‘Telephone 2010. 26 Crowe & Wilson Chambers J. V. MeNAULTY, Representative TORONTO - - Telephone Main 2362. Confederation Life Building F. W. SCHERBARTH, A. M. FISHER, Representatives MONTREAL - - - - Telephone Main 2299. B34 Board of Trade ties CHAS. C. MASON, Representative WINNIPEG - - - Telephone 224. Commercial Travellers’ Building D. W. B. SPRY, Representative CHICAGO - - - - - - - - - - 4059 Perry Street E. J. MACINTYRE, Representative LONDON, ENG. - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Regent Street S.W. W. A. MOUNTSTEPHEN, Representative TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Canada, United States and Great Britain, $2.00 per year in advance; other foreign countries embraced in the General Postal Union, $3.00. _ **The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is published in the interest of, and reaches regularly, persons engaged in the lumber, woodworking and allied industries in every part of Canada. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, and invites free discussion by its readers. Special care is taken to secure for publication the latest and most trust- worthy market ‘quotations throughout the world, so as to afford to the trade at home and abroad information on which it can rely in its operations. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. For manu- facturing and supply firms wishing to bring their goods to the attention of owners and operators of saw and planing mills, woodworking factories, pulp mills, etc., ‘The Canada Lumberman and Woodworker’’ is undoubtedly the most direct and profitable advertising medium. Special attention is directed to the ‘¢Wanted’’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ advertisements. Vol. 30 Toronto, November 15, 1910 No. 22 Legal Interpretation of “Timber” An important legal decision involving an interpretation of the word “timber”? in a business transaction has been given by Mr. Justice Cle- ment, of British Columbia, in the case of Swift vs. David. Lumbermen in British Columbia will be especially concerned in this judgment, as it reduces to a reasonably clear basis the meaning of a term which, in the past has always been open to dispute and has been the cause of many disagreements, and not a little disturbance to trade. Even in the other provinces of Canada it is natural to presume that the opinion of this eminent B. C. Judge will carry much weight and be recognized as a factor in future transactions. The dispute in question arose over the sale of some timber limits, upon which the plaintiffs claimed that there was nob so much timber as they were given to understand during the negotiations. Under such conditions it fell to the lot of the Judge to enquire into all the vexed problems of log rules, and he is to be congratulated for not having permitted himself to become entangled therein. He looked at the situation finally from a very practical point of view, directing his attention largely to the question of what constitutes a proper cruise for the purposes of a sale. Setting aside the questions of log rules, he considered the probabilities of the case from a practical point of view. When negotiations of this nature are pending, it is natural for the owners to seek as high an estimate of the property as possible. Clearly upon such a basis it would be impractical to conduct a transaction. The owners should in the present case have foreseen this Had they done so, considerable unpleasantness and loss might have have been avoided. The plaintiffs in the case had sent out a cruiser ‘with instructions to estimate the quantity of raw material, having in mind the actual market conditions. This kind of a cruise if carried CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 19 out properly, His Lordship, held, would afford the only basis upon which to estimate the value of the limits. It was not the value of the limits as a speculation, nor the total amount of material growing upon them that should be considered, but only the actual present quantity of timber that could be manufactured and marketed satisfactorily by an actual operator. Such a method of valuation, if followed systematically might go a long way toward simplifying the exchange of timber properties. The speculative value is a value of the future and must be discounted in an actual sale. The timber which cannot be marketed to-day is worthless to the owner of to-day, no matter how valuable it may be rendered by the advent of railroads and the changes of demand. Canadian Lumber Needs Protection In the early days when pioneers were settling in the uninhabited sections of Canada they needed, more than anything else, cheap ma- terial from which to construct their dwellings. The Governments of those days permitted lumber in the rough to be admitted into the country free of duty. Those days have now passed in many parts of Canada, and in other parts, where settlement is still in progress, the facilities afforded by railroads and by the advances which have been made in methods of settlement have made it of little import to the farmer that he should have the benefit of foreign competition when he is purchasing his lumber supplies. The necessity for a duty upon lumber coming into Canada, on the other hand cannot be denied. In fact, no serious attempt is made to deny it. The sole reason for its continued absence seems to be an un- reasonable fear on the part of the Government that they may sacri- fice the interests of the farmers. The farmers and the men who are settling in Canada to-day are, in the large majority of cases, men of sufficient means to pay for their lumber, a price sufficient to ensure a profit for the manufacturer. There is no question involved of taxing the farmer. The demand of the lumber manufacturers of Canada for a duty upon lumber coming from the United States is based upon two grounds, either of which should be sufficient to cause the Govern- ent to give the situation more serious attention than it has in the past. The most important reason of this demand is the fact that to-day, in all parts of the country, lumbering is being carried on, with few exceptions without any profit, and in many cases with a direct loss. Why do not manufacturers discontinue operating then? If they discontinue manufacturing and avoid the loss involved, they are obliged to face a greater loss on account of the heavy taxes they have: to pay while holding their limits idle, and the serious loss involved because of the idleness of their expensive plants. This loss moreover is supplemented by the more serious one resulting from the unemploy- ment of the men who look to the industry for their livelihood. Lumber mills and logging camps cannot be kept unoccupied and idle from year to year, except at a direct loss, and the owner has two evils to choose between. His choice depends largely upon his financial stand- ing. If his capital or credit are good enough to permit him to con- tinue, he operates as lightly as possible and in as advantageous limits as possible, and hangs on in the hope that better times may someday come when the Governments will treat him fairly or when, for a short time, financial conditions throughout the country will be good enough to enable him to recover a portion of the loss he has been sustaining. At the best, such a method of doing business is discouraging. Tf on the other hand the lumberman comes to the end of his resources—an event which has happened to more than one important manufacturer in recent months—he must simply go to the wall. What is the only hopeful remedy for this state of affairs, and what are some of its causes? As to the causes they are not difficult to find and they are not of the Canadian lumberman’s own making. The most important cause is the erratic American manufacturer who makes lumber in season and out of season, and when he has secured a fair price for some of his product in his own country, sends the rest over to Canada to be sold at a sacrifice rather than allow it to accumulate. The United States manufacturer has many advantages over the Canadian. In the Their situation is peculiar. first plce his stumpage is often cheaper, and it is of quicker growth. His labor cost is less, and above all else he can operate all the year round. He does not have to wait for the winter, like the operators in Canada. CANADA LUMBERMAN 20 When he thinks the market is going to improve he can commence pro- ducing. In Canada the operator waits for the winter, to take out his logs, and he waits for a year or two more to market the lumber after the Jogs have been taken from the woods. As to the remedy for the situation, there is only one. A duty is needed on certain classes of lumber coming into Canada from the United States, and a duty of this sort would be all the more fair inas- much as our own lumber going into that country pays a duty at $1.25 a thousand. The United States lumber which comes into Canada is from three main sources. Yellow or Georgia pine comes from the South. Ordinary and low grade white and red pine come from the middle north- ern States and fir comes from the Pacific coast States. The yellow or Georgia pine competes in Ontario with B. C., fir. Hemlock which is another wood coming into Canada from the States competes with our own hemlock. On the prairies, the cheap pine of the middle northern States, and the Washington and Oregon products compete with British Columbia lumber. Wherever one goes in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, he finds United States lumber being imported into Canada, and sold at prices which in a great many cases cannot be met in Canada. For instance, in Ontario to-day yellow pine is being sold at delivered prices for which Norway pine cannot be placed on the cars at the mill. Algonquin. Park Lumber The action of the Government of Ontario in purchasing the Munn Lumber Company’s rights to cut timber in Algonquin Park will be com- mended by all who take an interest in the preservation of this great natural park and in the conservation of the natural resources of the country. The price paid, $290,000 is a mere bagatelle compared to the benefit secured for the people of the province. The situation which confronted the Government in this matter seemed to be a very delicate one, as it involved either the spending of a large sum of money or the destruction of the value of the park. The Munn Lumber Company had rights, which had originally been purchased from the Government, and which included the cutting of pine, spruce, hemlock, black and yellow birch, cedar, ash and tamarac. These rights were not nearly so valu- able some years ago as they are to-day. They could have been bought back by the Government ten years ago for a comparatively small sum. They were not exercised by the owners until the last summer. When the lumbermen appeared in the park there was a general outcry, and it be- came immediately evident that the Government would have to take defin- ite steps to prevent the destruction which was threatened. For a short time it appeared as though the Government would be unable to settle the matter, as it was believed that the price asked by the Munn Lumber Company was greater than the province should be asked to pay. This view was forunately unfounded, and the Government has reached an agreement based on the price asked by the company, with a deduction of $10,000 for the privilege of remaining on the property long enough to remove some timber which they have already cut, and also the small quantity of pine which they may cut between now and January 1. ‘* Financial Times ” The lumber industry of Canada probably owes a good deal to tha conservative habit of the English public, of looking into a proposition before investing. Considerable English capital has been invested from time to time in Canadian lumber projects, though not nearly so much as the situation warrants. Recently, however, there was a rubber boom in England, and indications pointed for a time to something similar in Canadian lumber. That this did not occur is due largely to the in- quisitive nature of the English investor, as represented in some measure by that of the large financial papers. A boom in Canadian lumber might conceivably have worked great injury to the lumber trade, if it had been allowed to reach large proportions. What the Canadian lumber industry, like every other industry in the country needs more than anything else, is the intelligent interest of English men of means, on Canadian Timber Projects AND WOODWORKER A duty on hemlock and yellow pine would go a long way towards remedying the situation and putting into the lumbermen of Canad sufficient heart to encourage them to operate their limits more Sttea” sively, and by so doing disburse large amounts of money in wages, whi is being sent across the line to pay the wages of the laborers for wo 7 in United States mills and camps. Even a duty on western fir wa di not work the hardship which the farmers of the northwest are so fond of imagining. The amount of lumber used by an individual farmer would pay an infinitesimally small duty and this, spread out over fifteen years or more—the reasonable life of the lumber—cannot be said even to constitute a burden. When, for the lack of such a du a great industry is facing stagnation, and is continually the victim of depression, there is no excuse for not affording a relief so effective and so safe. A feature of the case which makes the claim for a duty all the stronger is the fact, that the lumberman. is a victim of the tariff connection with practically everything he uses. His machinery, t supplies for his mill and camp, everything in fact that contributes any way to the manufacture of lumber is dutiable, yet the finish product has to be placed on a market glutted with the product from a foreign country, where labor and materials are cheap, and which pays no customs duty. Saved from Destruction It will be a distinct relief to the people of Ontario to know that there is no further danger of the destruction of this park. In fact, the province is to be congratulated upon the fact that in addition to preventing any — destruction the Government has decided to increase the boundaries of the park by adding 132 square miles to its extent. Now that lumbering on an extensive scale has been stopped in the park, there is no inten- tion on the part of the Government to allow the timber which grows to maturity to decay and become of no value. A scientific system of forestry is contemplated, under which the forest growth will be thinned from time to time to permit the younger trees to grow to the most al vantage. This it is natural to presume will result in a considerable — source of revenue to the province. i Algonquin Park will now take the position for which it was originally — planned. It will become virtually, as well as in name, a game and forest reserve. Its forest growth moreover will ensure for all time that — the rivers of Ontario, so many of which have their origin within its bounds will have their water-shed protected. To the people of Ontario this protection of the water-shed is a benefit which cannot be esti- — mated in money. It is insurance of the most effective nature against industrial decay. As a game reserve and great natural health and pleasure resort, the park has no superiors anywhere. Its woods are — full of fur-bearing animals and animals of the chase. Its rivers and lakes are celebrated for their splendid fishing. In short, there cannot be imagined a more favorable district to be set aside as a national asset — of this nature, and while the Government are to be commended for having solved this problem, they would have been entirely meres in the performance of their plain duty if they had not done so. who will come out to Canada, make a thorough study of actual condi-— tions, and invest their capital when they have been convinced of he soundness of an enterprise. Lack of definite information was the cause, — more than anything else of the apathy of the English public when recent — lumber and timber proposals were placed before them. The informa- tion was apparently to be had only by those on the spot in Canada, and the English purses remained closed. The situation was set forth some- what clearly by the London Financial Times, which dealt with the — subject in part, as follows: ‘‘In view of the recent flotations of Canadian — timber propositions in the London market and the talk of still more, we — have made diligent enquiries in quarters intimately connected with the — timber trade, with Canadian finance and with Canadian interests general- ly as to the immediate prospects of this particular line of business. The : \ ¢ & «4 special information we desired to elicit was, we discovered, particularly difficult to obtain, though it may be briefly described as such data con- - cerning the financial results of the firms or companies already engaged in the lumbering business, as would facilitate the formation of a judg- ment as to the future prospects of new ventures in the same line. Defin- ite data of this description is, we have ascertained, not to be had at the present time—which is a point to be recorded against any boom.” After dealing with the extent of the lumber industry in Canada the Financial Times says of the British Columbia situation :—‘‘A few years ago the lumber industry was confined almost wholly to the coast dis. tricts, where the big trees attracted capital, but as population increased in the interior and in the prairie provinces the demand for lumber be- came greater, and sawmills were set up in many localities in the moun- tains to supply the new market. There are at present about 45 mills in the interior, with a combined output of about 280,000,000 feet annually, representing an investment of nearly $10,000,000. They pay out for wages and supplies $2,500,000 annually. These mountain mills look almost entirely to the prairie country for their market. Of 700,000,000 feet of lumber sold in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 1906, Brit- ish Columbia furnished 360,000,000. The overseas shipment in 1906 ag- gregated 67,900,000 feet, the countries to which cargoes were sent, in- eluding United Kingdom, South America, Australia, South Africa, China, Japan, Germany, Fiji Islands and Mexico. The report further states that the timber cut for 1907 amounted to 840,000,000 feet, and that from 16 to 20 per cent. of the manufactured lumber is used locally. Now, contrasting these large figures with the statement we recorded on May 25 last, that a shortage of 100,000,000 feet was experienced in Saskatch- ewan and Alberta, and that that could be pointed to as a chief factor of the coming boom, we are forced to conclude that, though the shortage mentioned was no doubt evidence of brisk trade conditions, the demand was likely to be met with comparative ease by the saw mills already established in the country. It would only mean 50,000,000 feet for the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 21 British Columbian mills, or 5.91 of the capacity shown by the cut in other Canadian mills which supply the prairie provinces. Anything like a timbber boom would be consequently quite out of the question, and the talk about it could only proceed from the desire to organize such a boom while the British public was in the booming mood.”’ Further discussion of a general nature follows, and the article closes with the following :—‘‘Canadians may easily be led to form too high an opinion of their country’s lumber prospects by comparing its forests with the denuded timber areas of the United States. Compared with the United States, it has a monopoly in timber, but this monopoly does not extend into the international market. The world’s timber demand is met from many sources besides Canada. Mexico is mentioned as one of the chief markets for the British Columbia coast timber trade, but there are huge forests in the Mexican Northwest, and the Mexico Northwestern Railway Company has just erected mills of a capacity of 100,000,000 feet @ year, and is building a plant at El Paso with a capacity of 175,000,000 feet more. The company’s total cut of 275,000,000 feet will loom very large when compared with the total shipment of 67,900,000 feet from British Columbia to all foreign countries, including Mexico, in 1906, referred to above. The company holds, we are informed, 3,400,000 acres of timbered lands, while the labor expenses in Mexico are stated to be much less than in Canada, the stumpage costing as little as 25 cents per 1,000 feet, whereas in Canada it runs into dollars. This is only one instance. Another is that of Russia, whose timber acreage, according to an American consular report summarized in our issue of sixth in- stant, shows that European Russia’s timber area amounts to 549,800,000 acres, to which must be added 465,000,000 acres in Western Siberia; total, 1,014,800,000 acres, which is not very far below Canada’s total (see Official Bulletin No. 21 , published in Victoria, B. C., in 1905) of 1,657,600,000 acres. So that, without detracting in any way from Can- ada’s great timber resources, it must not be thought that these secure it any monoply in the world’s markets.”’ Editorial Short Lengths for Busy Readers That the tariff experts and politicians in the U. 8S. are more con- cerned about pulp and paper matters in their reciprocity proposals than anything else is abundantly clear. The tariff Board are making special investigations iu regard to wood pulp, pulpwood and print paper, and their first report to the President will probably be on this subject Nert in importance in the schtme of reciprocity with Canada are lumber and citrous fruits. United States supplies nearly all of the citreus fruits consumed in Canada. An order has been issued by the US. Inter-State Commerce Commission suspending the tariffs on staves, headings and lumber, re- cently filed with the commission by the Transcontinental Freight Bureau’s agents. The rates proposed in the tariffs suspended are considerable advances over the present rates from eastern points of origin to destina- tions west as far as Pacific Coast terminals. The tariffs were to have be- come effective on November 15, 1910, they are suspended until March 15, 1911. The defendants in the proceeding include all of the import- ant inter-state carriers in the United States, over six hundred ° in number. Six billion board feet of lumber valued at about $15,000,000 were destroyed in the recent forest fires in the national forests in Montana and northern Idaho. The total area burned over in this one district was put at 1,250,000 acres. The first rough estimate of the fire loss in the great timber district has been completed by officials of the Government. How much of the six billion feet can eventually be salvaged is impossible to predict. It is believed that last summer’s fires either burned up or killed between one and two per cent. of the total stand of national forest timber. At the present rate of cutting from the national forests ‘six billion feet is equal to twelve years’ supply, but it is less than one- sixth of a single year’s cut in the entire country, or enough to keep all umber mills busy for something under two months. United States Consul Willrich, of Quebec, continues to take a hope- ful view of the pulpwood situation in the Province of Quebec, so far as it concerns United States importers. He claims that the lands owned by settlers who secured them prior to the passage of the recent act pro- hibiting the export of pulpwood, amounts to 3,000,000 acres, and that the siegnories of the province include about 2,000,000 acres of forest land. This he believes would provide about 50,000,000 cords of pulpwood which can be exported, or sufficient to supply the United States mar- ket for fifty years to come. Latest reports from Ottawa are to the effect that if any reciprocal trade relations are to be entered into between Canada and the United States they will refer solely to the free interchange of natural products, with the possible exception of farm implements. So far as lumber is concerned—one of the most important of Canada’s natural products— it would be very pleasant for Canadian lumber manufacturers to have free access into the markets of the United States, as the lumber manufacturers of the United States now have to the markets of Canada, but there is the preservation of the timber resources of the country to be considered, and it is a question whether the supply of timber in Canada would long remain standing if it were drawn upon freely by the consumers of the United States. Hon. Clifford Sifton, in fact, chairman of the Conservation Commission has given it as his opinion that the timber resources of Canada would suffice to meet the United States demand for only seven years after the supply of that country had been exhausted. The question apparently is not on all fours with other questions, which concern only the trade in products which can be manu- factured without fear of exhausting the supply of raw material. If reciprocity in lumber is to be considered at all it would be advisable for Canadians to give minute attention, first of all to a proposal for the im- position of a duty on lumber coming from the United States, similar to the duty now levied upon lumber entering that country. 22 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Algonquin Lumbering ‘Terminated Province will buy Munn Lumber Company’s Right to Cut Timber in the Park for $290,000 The Ontario Government has apparently reached a solution of the vexed question arising out of the threatened destruction of timber in \lgonquin Park by a lumbering company. At the conclusion of a recent ‘ouncil meeting, Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests “yd Mines, gave out the following announcement upon the subject: “Tt is well known that the destruction of the beauties and uses of -he Algonquin National Park was threatened by certain timber licensees proceeding to cut and remove varieties of timber other than pine, which their licenses gave them the right to do. As soon as the devastation began an outcry arose, and the Government promptly requested the company to cease cutting in order to arrive, if possible, at some ar- rangement whereby, without injustice to them or the public, the park might be preserved to the people of the province for the uses to which it was dedicated by act of the Legislature. “The company known as the Munn Lumber Company was asked to submit an offer to surrender its rights. Estimates and values of the timber were made by rangers appointed by the Crown. Negotiations have proceeded, and a settlement has been evolved. which, it is con- sidcred, should now be communicated to th people. The company agrees to accept $290,000 for the complete surrender of all its rights, pine timber and everything else, over an area of 350 square miles. It also agrees to remove its mills, to take up the iron on its logging railway, and thus the territory will come back to the Crown absolutely free from all rights of cutting, ete. “The only temporary delay in this respect is that the company is given leave to remove some timber other than pine it had cut down when stopped, and the small quantity of pine it may cut in its operations now up to the first of January next. “For these privileges the Crown insisted that the comnanyv should reduce its price by $10.000, it having originally asked $3800.000. The quantity of timber found by the Government experts was estimated at 231,000,000 feet board measure, consisting of black birch, hemlock, spruce. cedar, ash, and some pine. “The territory was set apart in 1898 to provide a public park and forest reserve, fish and game preserve, health resort, and pleasure ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the province. A staff of rangers was placed in it, the game protected. and forest fires kept out. All this has entailed a large expenditure. Now the park is alive with game of all kinds, deer and beaver being very numerous. It has become a great nleasure resort. Thousands of people have visited it, and it is undeniably one of the most beautiful natural parks in the Dominion, if not on this continent. “Several large rivers have their heads within its boundaries: the Muskoka, the Petawawee, the Madawaska, the Amable du Fond, the South river, and a network of smaller streams, besides which there are hundreds of lakes from the Great Opneoneo down to the tiniest ponds. studded like emeralds all through the forest, and. therefore, the con- servation of the water supply in this great natural reservoir has been deemed of the utmost importance. “The problem presented to the Government was, on the one hand, the preservation of all these beauties and uses of the park, and. on the other hand, allowing the park to become a waste and withdraw its rangers. “The Government has elected to preserve the park for the benefit of the public, to extend its area and nrotect its beauty and contemplated uses, and has taken this step in full confidence that public opinion will approve its action and the Legisature will vote the money. “Tt may be well to state that when the park was formed there was no railway near it, and pine was the onlv commercially valuable timber. The commission that reported on the estahlishment of the nark recommended that. timbers other than pine should be withdrawn from the operation of the timber licenses, and this was done by the nark act. Subsequently an agitation sprang un to have the richts of the licensees restored, and the park act was amended, restoring their richts for a ‘period of thirty vears, twenty years of which have vet to run, so that these park licensees have statutory rights that the ordinary licensees do not possess. “It would have been an act of wisdom to compensate the licensees when the timber was first withdrawn, as at that time timber other than pine had little or no value. Unfortunately that course was not pursued, and now the value has greatly increased, particularly in that part of the park where this company’s limits are situated, a railway running through them and mills having heen erected, to which the timber can be taken with a drive of a few miles. “The territory covered by the Munn Company’s finoiged amounts to 350 square miles, of which 218 square miles lie within the present limits of the park. It is the intention to extend the park boundaries so as to take in the remainder, 132 square miles. “Of course, the revenue situation has been carefully considered. owe ; * In the future, under Government management, the thinning out of t timber and the cutting of that which is matured will bring in a conga able revenue, probably sufficient in the course of time to return to the people the entire investment. A nominal charge is now made for fishing and guides’ licenses. These might be increased and a charge made for camping permits and rentals of cottage sites. The fur-bearing animals have increased to such an extent that a reasonable number may now be taken year by year without detriment. “From a variety of sources, excluding timber altogether, probably an annual revenue of $15,000 or $20, 000 might be derived from the park, and this in itself will go a long way towards paying the interest on the money required to purchase the rights of the company.” Personal News of Ontario Lumbermen Following the announcement by the Hon. Frank Cochrane of t purchase of timber licenses that cover one-seventh of Algonquin Park other announcement regarding Rondeau Park is probable. The Min has had this resevration under his consideration for some time and other attempt will probably be made to clear out of it much of the tan and lodged treee growth, and to remove some of the matured timber th now decaying The Court of Appeal for Ontario has confirmed the indiana of ie district Judge of Rainy river in the case of Rex vs. Johnston. Johnston - was tried on a charge of perjury in connection with returns made to the Government, when acting as clerk for the Fort Frances Lumber Com- pany. He was acquitted on the ground that the acting Crown Timber Agent before whom the return was made bad no authority to administer an oath. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the lower court. The death occurred recently of Mr. James Barnet Maclaren, of. Ottawa. Mr. Maclaren was in New York on a business visit and had taken his wife and family. He was apparently in the best of health when he left Ottawa, but shortlv after his arrival in New York he was _— ill and passed away soon after. Deceased was the son of the late James Maclaren, one of the pioneer lumbermen of the Ottawa Valley. He was prominently engaged is busi- ness in Ottawa, being president of the Ottawa Steel Casting Company. He was in his forty-fifth year. Besides his widow and three young children, three brothers survive. They are David, president of the Bank of Ottawa, Albert and Alexander, of the Maclaren Lumber Company, Buckingham, and one sister, Mrs. Alloway, of Winnipeg. J. F. Whitson, of the Surveys branch of the Department of Lands, — Forests and Mines, and Prof. EK. J. Zavitz, of the Forestry Department of — the Ontario Agricultural College, are now at Rondeau Park. It is under- stood that they have been instructed to make a survey of the timber to — be removed. Considerable of it is in a low lying section that is quite marshy. ‘ When an estimate has been made of the work to be done a is quite likely that tenders will be called for, as was the case before when a large number of the trees were marked for removal. Such a protest was raised on this occasion that the tenders were cancelled, and the proposal as it was then was abandoned. No announcement is expected immediately in regard to Rondeau Park. but advantage is being taken of favorable weather to do the necessary preliminary work. Mr. Geo. W. Hurlburt, resident manager of the Long Lake Lumber Company, at Maple Lake, Ont., is not only a successful lumberman, but a clever fisherman. He tries his luck continually in the waters of the Sequin river and its neighboring lakes. One day last August he went forth with a rod and line and upon his hook he placed a live minnow. This was one of his lucky days and before long he was struggling with a large black bass. When the fish was finally landed it was seen to be a beautiful specimen of the small mouth variety, and Mr. Hurlburt enter- ed it in Toronto Daily Star competition. When weighted it tipped the scales at 6 pounds 2 ounces and among the entries it proved to be the largest. Mr. Hurlburt therefore won the Star’s prize rod and has ever since been receiving the congratulations of his many envious friends. Mr. F. H. Harris, formerly of Vicksburg, Mass., has opened an office at 105 York street. Toronto, as Canadian represeibabive of the Chas. R. Ball Lumber Company, of Shreveport, La., U. §. A. The Chas. R. Ball Company manufacture long and short lent yellow pine. Thev have three well eauipned mills capable of turning out a total of 500,000 feet per day. Mr. Ball has recently made a business tour South Western Ontario, and reports trade conditions as promising. farmers seem to have had a sucessful vear. and the implement vehicle manufacturers are doing a good business. Mr. Harris finds a better condition in the yellow pine market in Ontario than in the United States. He is of the opinion, however, that it is time now for buyers to change from smoke dried to steam dried finish. When the rainy season — commences in the south it becomes impossible to prepare smoke dried — as successfully as in the dry season, and for this reason smoke-dried, — though cheaper is not so economical from November on until the Sion ae summer. ‘ J R&R. Booth, of Ottawa, Canada’s lumber king, whose mills’ daily cut of lumber runs into a million feet, and who has just completed a new 5,000 k.w. hydro-electric installation, has for a great number of years been operating his. scat- tered mills and other plants with waterwheels isolated in flumes about his large property. These many installations and many sources of power supply did not give an efficient development, so the decision was arrived at that the most benefi- cial method for all his requirements would be to use all the water he could at one point, and put in a hydro-electric development from which _ power could be delivered to the different mills for motor operation. So it was with this end in vi:v _ that the present plant was started .. It must be understood that this is not the sum total of J. R. Booth’s power at the Chaud- ; iere, for on account of the nature of some of his installations it was impossible to change over to the hydro-electric plant. _ For instance, in the large pulp mill, he had installed some two years : ago, waterwheels aggregating 2,000 horse power. This was a most up- to-date equipment and could not be sacrificed. Then in the paper mill a steam plant had been installed of 1,800 horse power, of Robb-Armstrong horizontal type engines. This plant, too, will be kept on, as it is modern and efficient in every way, and also in that much steam is required for drying purposes in the manufacture of paper, it is well suited to the requirements put upon it. This new hydro- electric plant, as it is applied here, is the most advanced step in the ap- plication to lumber mills, for the source of power supply is isolated at one point, installed in the most efficient manner with nothing but first- class equipment, so the chances of a complete shut-down are very re- mote, indeed, and it is conceded to-day that individual drive is the most economical both as to efficiency and reliability, for if anything should go wrong with any part of anyone of the plants it is only necessary to shut off power on that circuit til! the damage is repaired and not as hereto- fore to shut out the water from the complete mill. Anyone can well understand the great loss a mill would be put to if for any reason it was necessary to shut down completely, as is bound to happen at times __ with the old style of power supply { The hydro-electric plant is to supply power to his various mills, such ‘as pulp mill, sulphite mill, paper and paper board mills, saw mill, acid plant, machine shops, etc. All these industries are situated in the im- mediate vicinity of the power plant. This development is some three hundred feet below the Great _ Chaudiere Falls, on the north side of Victoria Island, at the Chaudiere, in the City of Ottawa. Intake is made some 800 feet above the station site. _ This development when complete will have an ultimate capacity of 9,- - 000 k.w. Water is carried in a closed flume to the power house, giving _ ahead of 27 feet. This is an interesting plant inasmuch as very great quantities of concrete and steel were used on account of difficulties of construction, the power house being built, as it were, on the sheer wall 4 = 6of rock. 2 S. Morgan Smith waterwheels are used, each unit being made up of four 51-inch horizontal type wheels of 700 k.w. each, connected to- __ gether upon one shaft. These wheels are rated upon a head of 27 feet at : : Se ee 160 r.p.m. The power house proper is some 125 feet by 40 feet. At present there are installed two Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, 2,500 k.v.a., 6C0- yolt, 60-cycle, 3-phase revolving field type generators, direct connected to the S. Morgan Smith wheels, and one A.C.B. 450 k.w., 125-volt d.c. exciter, direct connected to an S. Morgan Smith waterwheel, controlled by a Lombard type D governor. Several generators ard small motors are yet to be installed for special purposes. The governors in this installation are known commercially as the Type N-14 governors, made by the Lombard Governor Company, of Ashland, Mass. These governors develop 60,000-foot pounds in the act of opening or closing the waterwheel gates. They develop this amount of energy in two seconds, or may be adjusted for slower operation. \ Control from the switchboard is arranged i nsuch a way that it is ‘possible, by manipulating fast and slow switches, to make the water- wheels run faster or slower at the will of the operator. This device is of great use in getting the generators into the same angular position for par- allel operation. In fact, the distant speed controller on the governors permits of such accurate adjustment of operating speed as to allow of very deliberate paralleling of the generators. pos ~ A noticeable feature in this power house in the arrangement for hand- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 23 N ew Electric Power Plant at J.R. Booth’s _ Important Economies Effected by Central Installation to Supply Energy to the Various Mills—Noteworthy Development at Ottawa’s Big Plant S. Morgan Smith Turbines Operating J‘ R. Booth’s Electric Plant, Ottawa ling the equipment—a large travelling crane mounted upon tracks, which run the length of the power house, and out at one end upon suitable supports. The whole end of the power house is formed of windows, which may be readily removed. Aside from this valuable feature of iacility in handling heavy equipment, first class lighting of the power house is secured during all hours of daylight. The construction and in- stallation of this development has been under the direct supervision of Mr. Fred Booth, Mr. Smith being superintendent. Reorganization of Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company A reorganization of the Spanish River Pulp & Paper Mill has been effected and arrangements have been definitely made for the building of a paper mill and a sulphite mill, which will cost $800,000. The com- pany already have a splendid pulp mill which has been in operation since 1906, and which turns out 150 tons of pulp a day. The new paper mill will have a capacity of 200 tons of paper per day. Building opera- tions will be commenced next spring. ‘The engineers and architects for the building will be Messrs. Joseph H. Wallace & Company, Temple Court Building, New York. The reorganization of the company is being managed by the Dominion Bond Company, of Montreal and Toronto. Mr. L. M. Wood, the Toronto manager, being in charge of the negotiations. This company will make an issue of bonds for $1,300,000, which will be sold to the public in England. Mr. W. J. Sheppard, of Waubaushene, will continue as president of the company, and the new board will be composed of all the old members and several new ones. The members of the old board will compose about two-thirds of the new board. The timber limits which the company operate are held under lease from the Ontario Government, and are reported to contain about 138,000,000 cords of pulpwood. They cover about 6,000 square miles. The company also own a water power with a capacity of 25,- 000 horse power. Since the pulp mill started operations the company have been selling their product in Wisconsin and other northern States, and have had a successful business. During the years 1908, 1909 and 1910, the demand for their pulpwoodsextended greatly, and they were able without the least trouble to sell their complete output. The out- put of the paper mill will be sold in the United States. The mills which the company propose to erect will be as good as any now in existence. In order to make sure that they get the best. they are sending their manager and engineer to look over what is con- sidered the best mill in the world, near London, England; and also to take in at the same time the best sulphite mills in Norway and Sweden. As soon as this has been carried out they are ready to build. In fact they intend to have their contracts for machinery let by January 15th next. Chris. Murphy, of the firm of Murphy & Adliff, tie contractors, who operate a camp at Serpent Creek, in the Rainy River district of Ontario, 15 miles north of Flint Siding, on the Pee Dee, reports that the camps have been in operation for two months, and the work of making ties will be continued until the last week in April. Altogether 55 men will be given employment and 100,000 ties will be taken out for the Canadian Pacific railway. ‘‘We anticipate a record-breaking season and look for- ward to cold, but favorable weather throughout the winter,’’ stated Mr. Murphy. The months of September and October have about made a record in the way of fine weather. It has been almost ideal for the tak- ing in of winter supplies. 24 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Slack Cooperage Plants Moving South Michigan and Wisconsin Industries Coming to the End of their Resources—Increasing Importance of the Gum Stave—Resume of Trade Conditions Prevailing To-Day The shifting scenes in the slack cooperage business in the States is of particular interest to the Canadian interested in this line of the lumber business for the reason that it presages a greater prominence for the slack cooperage mill in Canada in the years to come. Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota have for years held the distinction of being the leading states in the production of the slack stave. The centre of the industry moved gradually north from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and a few other states in that section, but to-day those who are studying the business closely believe that Michigan, and in fact, the entire northwest will soon be compelled to close all of their mills and the slack cooperage buyer will have to look to other sec- tions for this stock. It is almost pitiful to travel over Michigan to-day. There are the remains of old sawmills, weed and vine covered, desolate look- ing places once the centre of large lumber operations, now a shelter for the birds to make their nests. Those saw mills now in operation are only the shadow of the large mills that some years ago flourished in that section. The stave plants remaining, with but few exceptions, are operating in a small way only, many of them with only two or three years to run, planning to discontinue at the end of that time or move to an entirely different section of the country. The slack staves of Michigan are in fact moving into southern terri- tory, into Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. In this part of the States the timber suitable for this sort of timber pro- ducts is plentiful, and while that section is coming to the front as the centre of the slack cooperage industry, the Northwest is diminishing in importance. The fact that gum staves are being used by many slack coopers to-day is evidence of the truth of these facts. The south has large quantities of this timber. The slack cooperage manufacturer is beginning to utilize gum in his mill and is shipping the gum stave in large quantities to all parts of the States and to Canada. This change in the complexion of the slack cooperage business of the States will add to the importance of the Dominion in this particular as many parts of the northwestern territory to better advanage on ac- count of transportation charges other condition being equal. When the northwestern mills find if unprofitable to operate in that territory, the Canadian manufacturer will begin to feel the increase in his business. Not long ago one of the largest stave manufacturers in Michigan stated to your correspondent that he would never again have as many staves on his yard as he has to-day. Another manufacturer, while not as large, yet quite an important factor in the business, said that he intended to wind up his business within another year as the timber available would not allow him to operate to advantage. He is planning to establish a saw mill in British Columbia. Diversities of Trade Conditions The slack cooperage business in the States to-day has some very interesting situations. The hoop and heading market is quite strong, while the stave market is far from satisfactory. The hoop man has been almost unable to supply the demand for hoops, and he is getting in- creased and more nearly satisfactory prices than at any time for the past five years. It was three years ago when your correspondent, in a con- versation with several hoop men, was told that the hoop business would never be what it has been in yesgs gone by. At that time prices were low and, of course the demand was light. These hoop men said that the whole trouble with the hoop business was that the steel and wire hoop had cut into the business to the extent that it would only be a question of time when there would be no demand for the wood hoop, while the wooden hoop manufacturer would be left with a well equipped mill on his hands and nothing for it to do. This only goes to show that even good business men sometimes weigh their own problems on the wrong scales To-day the hoop is selling at high prices and many manufacturers could sell twice their capacity, if they could get the hoops. There are practically no patent hoops of good quality to be had on the market, either for immediate or future shipment, at less than $12 per 1,000 based on Minneapolis, which is the big elm hoop centre on account of the large flour mill operations there. Hoops are moving at this high price, for the coopers realize that hoop prices will be high and perhaps higher than at present for the next six months. They realize that there is a scarcity of hoops, and that they must pay the price. It is hoped that prices will not go beyond a fair level, as it would be decidedly detrimental to the cooper to be compelled to make a higher price on his barrel. The tendency is somewhat away from the barrel as a package for flour any- way, and nothing should be put in the way to encourage this, but rather an effort should be made to increase the trade with the flour mills of the country for the barrel is without question an ideal package for flour and superior to any other in the essential points. a The slack handling men have had somewhat the same experience ax the hoop men. ‘The past three or four years have been hard ones fe the heading mill. Prices have been off, with no demand. The h price of 11 cents, which was paid in Minneapolis for flour barrel ing in 1906, dropped off to 544 cents to 6 cents, and very little sold at even that low figure. About a month ago the heading manufacturers of Michigan and consin awoke to the fact that there was very little basswood headin on hand, and with an increasing demand, which is in evidence at pi ent, these manufacturers will not be able to supply the market. As a consequence of this, heading prices have advanced. ‘a The fact is to-day only a few fortunate holders of heading are able to make quotations at all. Coopers are anxious to contract for all the heading they will need between now and the first of January, as the new stock will not be ready for the market before that time, and it is estimated that the old stocks will just about be cleaned up by January 1. For this reason the price is holding firm, and heading is selling at about 8 cents at the mill. Slack Stave Makers Still Holding the Sack a Slack stave manufacturers are the only ones who are holding the sack, so to speak. They have never rallied since the panic of 1906. Prices are still too low to admit of a fair profit in the business, and the demand has not increased as many had hoped it would. a There seems to be no doubt but that there was an over-production of this product prior to the panic of 1906, and to this has been added what stock has been manufactured since, for. some mills seemingly cannot or will not shut down and wait for better conditions fearing that the other fellow will get entirely too much of the business. Loe. ita Yet there are signs of improvement in the slack stave market. Prices are a little better, as more manufacturers are holding for their prices” rather than selling at the buyer’s price, than was the case six months ago. On the other hand it is still necessary for the manufacturer to use judgment in operating his mill, keeping the production down to a minimum so that spring will show a decided improvement in the business. The apple crop in the States this year was not at all satisfactory, and apple shippers did not take as much No. 2 stock as it was estimated they would. — The flour mills are not running to capacity and this has a bad effect upon the market. However the glass factories and a lot of miscellaneous manufacturing plants, including the potteries are running to good capacity and a large quantity of stock is being moved in this way. The National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers’ Association, will hold its meeting in Chicago at the Auditorium Hotel, December 15 to 17, and plans are being made to estimate the amount of cooperage stock, — staves, heading and hoops, on hand at this time. This may have a good influence on the trade, and when the stave manufacturer sees how — many staves are being held and how many may be manufactured during the next sixty or ninety days, he may be induced to curtail production in the hope of getting a higher price for his stock. The tight stave market is having some trouble all its own. Prices have gone up, largely due to the fact that there is a smaller supply of staves on hand than there were at this time last year. And this too in the face of a rather active market. Tight coopers all over the country have been, and are to-day, very busy. This has given an opportunity to work off some of their old stock and has put many of them in the market for — new contracts. ' ra In the West and South, tight stave buyers have been willing to pay the higher price for staves as they could get a corresponding ‘increase for their barrels. In the east this has not been so. The cooper still feels there that he cannot get a higher price for his barrel, and is putting up — quite a strong kick at the higher stave prices. ’ On the other hand the stave man knows that his product is worth what he is asking for it, and he is unwilling to contract at a lower price. The heading market is quite active among tight cooperage sto buyers, and the chances are greatly in favor of a shortage in this prod before the year is out. The low prices of the past few years have h the effect of shutting off production, and this has at last begun to show results. 2 al The tight cooperage stock exporter is also having troubles all his own fn Kk for the reason that the manufacturers in the States are asking prices that are quite out of line on the other side. Foreign buyers are fairly well supplied with stocks and cannot see the necessity for higher prices. — Until the foreign market is pretty well cleaned up on old stocks it will be difficult to secure any great volume of business for export. Quebec Province Lumber Affairs ‘ Can Chemical Pulp be Made Profitably from Saw Mill Waste P—Pulpwood Export—Price Brothers Extensions _ Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman”’:. The manager of a sawmill in the Province of Quebec, writing to me, asks: ‘‘Do you know of any firm using slabs and edgings, with the bark on, in the manufacture of common paper?”’ Slabwood delivered at a chemical fibre mill, by rail, is usually peeled at the point of shipment. Slabs are being shipped at the present time, for pulp, from Newboro, Ont. The enterprise consists in rescuing pine slabs from Newboro Lake, which were piled up in the water there many years ago, as a foundation for lumber piles. They are shipped by barge to Wadington, N.Y. Thence by rail to the Remington-Martin 5 Paper Co. at Norfolk, N.Y. Newboro Lake is one of the Rideau system, - which is connected by canal with the Ottawa river and Lake Ontario. The mill which sawed out these slabs was erected ninety years ago, when the great pine forests of Ontario were first being cut over, and ceased _ operations about thirty years ago. It is estimated there are from 80,000 to 100,000 cords of the submerged slabs. The Parsons Pulp and Lumber Co., Parsons, West Virginia, in answer to my inquiries about slabs for chemical fibre, write as follows: “We use spruce and hemlock slabs with the lath stock taken out, and in sizes from 18 inches to 4 feet long. We buy them peeled. The price depends upon how far they are from our mill, our aim being not to have them cost us over $6 per cord delivered.’? I may say in passing that the above-mentioned mill has a daily capacity of 60 tons of sulphite pulp and uses the by-product of seven different sawmills. Also, it is situated in the foothills of the Allegheny mountains and in close proximity to a large number of sawmills. The slabs are delivered, presumably, by rail. I have mentioned this mill particularly on account of making a good grade of chemical fibre exclusively from mill refuse. Further, in 1908, West Virginia ranked second among the States in the output of spruce lumber, surpassed only by Maine. It stood fourth in the amount of hemlock lumber cut, first in yellow poplar and fourth in basswood; first _ in cherry and second in chestnut. The above-mentioned woods, with the exception of chestnut and cherry, are all available for paper making. Now we hear a great deal about the conservation of our forests, ‘““how to take precautions against fires,’’ ‘‘do not cut the small trees, let them grow,’’ ‘“‘our waning timber supply,’’ ete. How about the waste at the sawmill? There are thousands—perhaps millions—of cords of pine, hemlock and spruce slabs that are consumed in the burners annu- ally for want of an available market. The above-named species, in the form of slabs, can be converted into chemical fibre. In 1908 250,000 eords of slabs and other mill refuse were used in the pulp mills of the United States, at an average value of $4.26, only about half the average value of pulp cordwood. Spruce and hemlock supplied most of this material, while the remainder was chiefly pine. There is undoubtedly a large field for the development of methods which will profitably utilize mill waste in the production of pulp. I see no reason why a sulphite mill using slabwood should not be a paying proposition, providing the situation were as follows: First, situated on a line of railroad, and second, in a district where sufficient slabs could be obtained, within a radius of fifty miles, to furnish a mill with a minimum daily capacity of 25 tons; from that up to 100 tons. Under the above circumstances the fir slabwood of the Pacific coast mills and the pine, hemlock and spruce slabs of the mills farther east could be used to advantage for pulp. _ here are a number of sawmill owners in the United States and Canada who make wood pulp in connection with the manufacture of lumber. _ The purport of this letter is to call attention to the waste at the mill— refuse going to the burner that otherwise might be made into pulp, and eventually into paper. * I quoted the letter from West Virginia because the mill seemed too z far south to be within the pale »f the present pulpwood controversy. z If this firm can make money turning out chemical pulp exclusively from F 4 7 slabs, why cannot a mill, under similar conditions, do as well in Canada? While we are talking about the conservation of our forests and the wasteful destruction of timber, let us not forget the waste going on at the lumber mills. Geo. B. Oberton, North Bangor, N.Y. Mr. F. W. Avery, of the Riordon Paper Co., Ltd., reports that all the hardwood lumber his company manufactured this year has been sold out. There is very little left to be shipped. He had more hardwood on hand a year ago. Mr. Avery adds that prices are better than in 1909, ~ and the outlook for trade is very bright. Prices are not likely to decline. The firm cuts about 5,000,000 feet of birch a season, and there is no intention to increase or decrease the quantity in any line of hardwood. The cut of logs tributary to the Vancouver sawmills has been heavier this season than in previous years. For the seven months ended July 81, 1910, the logs scaled amounted to 346,574,000 feet, an increase of 3,574,000 feet, as compared with the first seven months of 1909, says a . S. consular report. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 25 Price Brothers to Have 150 Ton Paper Mill Further information received regarding the extension of the busi- ness interests of Price Brothers & Company, Ltd., Quebec, is to the effect that the new paper mill at Jonquiere will have a capacity of 150 tons uf newsprint daily, and will consist of the usual ground wood pulp, sul- phite pulp and paper mills. The available head of water at the mill site is 282 feet, which will give some 14,000 horse power. The mills will be of fire-proof construction throughout, and will be equipped with the latest approved machinery. It is expected that by the , spring of 1912 paper will be on the machines. Mr. George F. Hardy, of New York, is now at work designing the plant. Mr. Oswald A. Por- ritt, for a number of years managing director of the Jonquiere Pulp Company, and the Price Porrit Pulp and Paper Company, will be general manager of the mills. The company have acquired a large tract of land in the immediate vicinity of the new mill site. On this tract of land, which is very suit- able for a townsite, houses, cottages, etc., for employes will be erected, and it is expected that a town of considerable dimensions will soon take the place of what is now farm land. The mills’ name will be ‘‘Keno- gami Paper Mills.”’ as it is from Lake Kenogami that the river flows, and the present postal address is Price Brothers & Company, Ltd., Keno- gami Paper Mills, Jonquiere, P. Q. The mills are situated about ten miles from Chicoutimi and twenty miles from St. Alphonse, with rail- way connections to each town. Both of these ports are on tide water, and at St. Alphonse the largest ocean steamers can tie up alongside the wharf. It is expected that the new mills will provide work for about 800 men, beside the men employed in the woods and logging operations. The Benefit of Pulpwood Export Prohibition The prohibition of the export of pulpwood from Quebee is com- mended forcibly in a letter written by Wm. Little, of Westmount, Que., to the Financial Editor of ‘The Montreal Star. The letter bears so interestingly upon the lumber interests of the province that we re- produce it in full, as follows: ‘‘I am sure that all right-minded Cana- dians will note with satisfaction the favorable report of the Laurentide Paper Company for the year ending June 30th, 1910, which shows the remarkable profits made by this company during the past season, having increased its earnings from 9.02 per cent. on capital for the year 1908, and 12.40 for 1909, to 23.20 for the past fiscal year, ending June 30, 1910. ‘“This report shows that the net mill profits from ground wood, sulphite pulp, paper and cardboard was $669,802, and from lumber and miscellaneous $105,631, making total net mill profits of $775,523, which, after deducting bonds and other charges, amounting to $259,219, left $516,304 as net profits for the year. ‘(When it is seen that the timber lands that supplied the material from which these profits were derived are inventoried at $609,713, which is comparatively little more than the net profits for the year, $516,304 (and actually $165,810 less than the total mill profits, $775,523), and when it is further known that these mill profits exceeded the entire revenue of the Province of Quebec from timber dues for any year in its history, except that of 1906, which was $776,901, the last reported year, 1907-1908, being $721,984, one may realize to some slight extent the frightful sacrifice the country has suffered from allowing such valuable property to be destroyed by fire and alienated to foreigners for the merest trifle. ‘“And while we can all rejoice at the fact that these handsome profits go into the pockets of our own people, this is, however, only a part of the benefit derived by the country from this well-conducted enterprise, which doubtless pays out annually from three to four times the amount of its profits, or, say, from one and a half to two million dollars in wages, and employment to labor at home in the preparation of this material for market. ‘‘And although these facts are well known, it is lamentable to find gentlemen, supposed to be of sound mind, remonstrating with the gov- ernment against its commendable action in prohibiting the export of this pulpwood material, which, together with our water-power, is our chief national asset.’’ Hon. Jules Allard, Minister of Crown Lands for the Province of Quebec, states that the legislation put into force some months ago, limiting the exportation of pulp wood cut on Government lands, is hav- ing its effect. Several prominent paper manufacturers of the United States are negotiating for sites for pulp mills, and it is expected that within the next year several new mills will be established. In 1909 Quebec exported nearly $1,000,000 worth of pulp wood, the actual figures being $949,549, this being the second most valuable export from the province, an increase in two years of over 100 per cent. The exports of the product to Great Britain in 1908 amounted to $847,- 176, to France, $82,213, and to the United States, $10,000, a decrease from $38,700 in 1908. : 26 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Important Interpretation of the Meaning of the word ‘Timber ’’—Status of an Acting Crown Timber Agent The judgment recently given by Mr. Justice Clement, of British Columbia in the case of Swift vs. David, in which he awarded $171,500 and costs to'the plaintiffs for shortages of timber on claims sold by Mr. Lester David to E. Swift and his associates in the Canadian Western Lumber Company, is of great interest to lumbermen, and we publish the reasons given by His Lordship herewith in full, as follows: “The figures upon which my judgment is based are enclosed hereto, but some explanation of them and of the general principles which I have laid down for myself in deciding in this case is due to the parties. Under the circumstances here I construe ‘timber’ as meaning what should be included by a cruiser sent out by an operating firm or com- pany desirous of ascertaining their available raw material. The result of such a cruise should be honestly set down as an asset. The timber about which these parties were contracting was entered as an asset in the company’s books to the extent in feet and money set out in the statement of April 30, 1907, and attached to the agreement sued on. ‘‘The proper point of view, therefore, in my opinion, is not that of the speculator in timber lands or the optimistic seller, but of the actual oper- ator who looks to present conditions. Mr. Rankin, one of the plaint- iff’s witnesses, put it fairly and correctly when he said: ‘I considered everything I could get on the market,’ and in another place, ‘a fair cutting estimate.’ Acting on this principle I have included ‘dead and down’ as estimated by plaintiffs cruisers, and have also in one instance allowed a large estimate of ehingle bolts because I believe and find that the plaintiffs cruisers have in the main cruised with intent to arrive at a correct estimate of what these plaintiffs could get on the market, and it appears that ‘dead and down’ and shingle bolts may to some extent be profitably marketed. Pils and poles I have not considered. There is no evidence that they can be profitably marketed from these lands and it is besides practically impossible to reduce any of the estimates on this head to board measure. “Tt will be seen by the annexed statement that I have rejected the estimates of defendants’ cruisers JI do so mainly for the reason that the principle which I have adopted as correct was palpably ignored. Mr. _ Olts, one of the defendants’ witnesses, testified that he cruised ‘every- thing there was on the ground, under a specific direction to that effect from Mr. Walker, who has charge of this litigation for the defendant. Olts didn’t cruise it to see what about taking the timber out.’ In short, he and the other cruisers for defendants cruised without regard to the two crucial tests, costs of logging and market price; in. other words, without regard to present- conditions. In saying so, I do not wish to cast reflections upon the competence or honesty of defendants’ cruisers. They acted, I think, under instructions, but the fact remgins that they cruised in such a way that their results are of very little use to me in this case, however, honestly their work for their employer was done. Then again they adopted a system of cross-verifi- cation which in its result practically put them all in the same boat, as showing identity of aim. “There is a good deal of uncertainty, too, as to the areas actually cruised by defendants’ cruisers. They had not the data which plain- tiffs’ cruiser had. They cruised moreover on a-sixteen foot log basis, giving larger results, as generally admitted, when in fact there is practical- ly no such log in the British Columbia trade. I refer to these matters for fear it might be thought that I consider them of no importance. They are matters to be taken into account, but in view of the general sys- tem pursued as above outlined, they do not bulk so large as they other- wise might. “In the result, therefore, my judgment as to the amount of timber upon the tracts in question here is based upon the estimates of the plain- tiffs cruisers. Recognizing. that the onus is on the plaintiffs to satisfy me affirimatively that there is a certain shortage I have had in view as to each tract the point where J could say I am satisfied that the timber on this tract does not exceed so much. It seems to me not unfair to debit the plaintiffs with their highest cruise in each case and that is what I have done with something added to make good measure. In some few instances the figures appearing on the estimate sheets put in at the trial are modified by the evidence, but on the whole I have taken percentage deductions with a large grain of salt. T have not taken any account of differences in the scales which the various cruisers were in the habit of using, Doyle’s, Scribner’s, B. C., etc., because I can find nothing sufficiently tangible in the evidence to warrant me in saying that the work of cruisers is appreciably affected thereby. In actual scaling of logs, there is, of couse, a difference, not very clearly brought out in evidence, but as the witnesses say ‘crusing is a different proposition’ and the small variations in the different scales cut very little figure.’ “T can find nothing in the evidence to warrant a finding that the \ plaintiffs at any time accepted the properties in dispute or any cruise other verification of them cr any of them as correct, or that they < anything to work an estoppel. ' “Nor can I accede to Mr. Bodwell’s argument that the just portion which defendants agreed to pay in case of a shortage, is arrived at by assuming without evidence that some assets of the pany were accepted as worth the figure set out in the statement, le the timber lands to be taken as acquired for 19¢ per M. With a spect for the earned counsel, I think the suggestion too fanciful for consideration. In my opinion, the language of the guarantee s with sufficient clearness that the defendant was to pay for any shor upon the various classes the value per thousand respectively s in the statement. How one would arrive at a just proportion if more of the classes had overrun the estimate does not arise here facts for there was,°I find, a shortage of at least the amount m in the annexed statements in respect of each and every one specifiel classes. The Hull branch of the Bank of Montreal has entered aeiien its attorney, Mr. T. P. Foran, in the Superior Court, to recover of $6,740 from the Lowe Lumber Company, which was recen out, suffering the loss of its mill and machinery, together with quantity of lumber. The money covers advances said to have been I to the defendant company whilst it was in operation. The Importance of Destroying Slashings Editor ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’: , Your issue of October Ist, 1910, contains eloquent figures s. that much work is being done to check forest fires. Over $60,000 pended in British Columbia during July, but in the same time a over $350,000 means that some effective work is required. Another point which can start ‘‘True Canadians’’ thinkin afforded by the statistics in the same issue, as follows: “Statisties that, up to date, the amount of lumber manufactured in Canada is only to one-seventh of the amount that could have been manufac out of timber destroyed by fire. There is certainly room for improvement, and I wish to submit the consideration of those interested, as well as to executive authorit a method of protection found very effective, on a small scale, which apparently would be equally as effective in the most exposed parts the country. This consists in burning at once, when the chopping i done, in the fall, winter and spring months, all branches, tree-tops rubbish. Once the bon-fire is started this rubbish will readily | without difficulty. Small fires can be kept going close enough to other, so that the traveling will not be great enough to inconven the operation. The bush is left clean, facility in logging alone almost pays for | surplus labor of burning the refuse, and on timber limits where a se growth is expected, the soil is left well prepared for it. Inspecti forests should be performed with this in view, in each district, and south hillsides close to railroads should be cleared. If a fire origi from any cause the work of the fire brigade will then be effective. can travel through the woods with ease and fires will not propagate such rapidity that a reasonably equipped force cannot control them. The Government could encourage such clearing by a reasonable boi and require it to be done in all districts where found ee by inspector. * 7 ie ri: The advisability of permitting sawmills Pa be operated in the cently established forest reserve on the eastern slope of the Mountains is being discussed by Dominion Superntendant of Fo R. H. Campbell and by Forestry Inspector, C. W. Knechtel, both whom recently visited Calgary for the purpose of investigating this other forestry queston. Mr. Knechtel favors the presence of a sawmills in the reserve to be kept under rigid inspection. His is that it is better to permit the sawmills within the reservation tha compel them to remain on the borders, where they would be com to cut every stick of timber to get enough raw material. It i is that as a further protection from fire the forest will be divided up ix tions, the boundaries of which will be rivers and streams and fire guards. 28 The timber berths purchased by Chappell Brothers, of Windsor, from W. K. McKean, in Bonaventure county, Quebec, near ( Bay have a splendid location from an opérating point of view. Fou drivable streams run through the different sections of these limit there is no point on the property that is over four or five miles driving stream. The Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway line also different sites of the property so that shipments by rail or water are The leases have the advantage of being perpetual in their che and not limited, as in the case of lumber properties in New Brunsy The Chappell Brothers propose to start operations on two of the b this coming winter and will sell a half interest in the remaining, ber Grading Rules on Pacific Coast Comparison of Methods Avlanted in British Columbia and the Western States—Actual Difference not Extensive _ In an interesting article in The Timberman, M. C. Cantrell gives a ‘eomparison of the grading rules of British Columbia and of the Coast ociations, in the course of which he says: **Tt is generally believed that we make a great many more details or kinds of stuff than B. C., but the actual difference is not great, as will be seen from the following recapitulation of the number of details published on the official sheet of each association: Association. British Columbia. Memes... see. e eee 247 details’. (Ceilings: Sab. clst Macs Dee eles 12 details Grooved roofing ............ 24 details Floorings .................. 6 details 2 opi) 5S ERGOT ATG RMSbICS Sore sayt fue, chsh 14 ol cilers auste.ois 8 details Susvlo: 945.32 8 details Partition—Same as our double- "Partition .................. None faced ceiling. DS SG lS 2 details Drop siding ................ 2 details BRevOlaOIN® 5 ..2..0.. 60.04 None.) Bavel pSiding: .)..1% tte ese POL AES SS TOLAOS ay5< mya hl oimlejevaiacatele. 5)3\« 1 detail Grooved roofing ............ i doetail ‘Grooved roofing ....-....... None “JM oo 96 he ee MuCOtal is ME atte . oo. ctts cee tac celts ete None RCMP Teta Noict jc / a ee ae ee Interesting Paragraphs Relating Personal and Trade Happen- ings Down by the Sea—Miramichi Company Reduces Cut ee The Shives Lumber Company, of Campbellton, are making prepara- iions to erect a large shingle mill on their property there. The Oromocto, N. B., mill, of the River Valley Lumber Company, which recently closed its operations for the year, cut five milion feet of long lumber, during the season The old established lumber firm of Harrison & Singleton, Ltd., Brad- ford, Halifax and West Hartlepool, England, has found itself in finan- cial difficulties. The business was established seventy years ago. Mr. Elwood Burtt, of Burtt’s Corner, N. B.,, will operate his mill at Cardigan Station throughout the coming winter, A million and a half feet of iogs are now on hand and logs will also be hauled direct to the mill from the woods. A new lumber company has beer formed in East Halifax. It is called the Necum Teuch Lumber Company. A mill has been built near the Government wharf at Smith’s Cove, and the men who form the com- pany are from Moser River Necum Teuch. The new mill has already sawn quite a quantity of lumber. Chas. E. Oak, manager of the lands department of the New Bruns- wick Railway Company, states that there will be a cut on the com- pany’s properties this year, about 55,000,000 feet of logs, which is about the average. The Miramichi Lumber Company’s cut will not be as large as usual as the mills of the International Paper Company are overstocked with pulpwood. A Glassville, N. B., despatch says, John McIntosh has about 150 men in the woods and about forty horses. Contractor Young has 150 men and about fifty horses. These crews are working on the main Miramichi under contract with the Miramichi Lumber Company. They will clear the ground completely, taking logs and pulpwood. Some portions of the land are very heavily timbered, one team being able to yard as high as 200 logs in one day. This splendid lumber country was burned the summer before last, and there will be no more logging there for many years. A despatch from Fredericton, N. B., says that private reports re- ceived indicate that the Scott Lumber Company’s valuable timber property will shortly be controlled by new owners. The negotiations have been conducted by a syndicate in which A. R. Gould, of Presque Isle, Maine, is interested, and an American company is being formed to take over the property, who will not operate the mills, but will lease the lands. W. J. Scott may manage the property. The Victoria mills may pass to owners other than the syndicate and be operated by the pur- chasers. It is said the price will be in the neighborhood of $150,000. Mr. A. BE. Clark and Mr. R. L. Clark, of Edward Clark and Son, wholesale dealers in hardwood, Toronto, have returned from a seven weeks’ trip to the Eastern Townships of Quebec, where they have been making extensive shipments to the United States, and where they have also made considerable contracts for their next year’s stocks. They re- port that there is a great shortage of all kinds of hardwood in Quebec. Hemlock also they say is rather active in Quebec, but spruce is dull. They also report a general dullness in the demand for pulpwood. Mr. R. L. Clark has left for a selling trip in New York and Massachussets. He expects to wind up his visit with a buying trip. He will be away about six weeks. CAMP DEPARTMENT Successful Experiments in Lopping Branches Under the title of Lopping Branches in Lumbering Operations, in the fifteenth annual report of the New York Forest, Fish and Game Commission, Forester John W. Stephen makes an exceedingly inter- esting review of the first year’s working of the New York statute which requires that the limbs and branches shall be looped in all lumbering operations in coniferous timber in the forest preserve counties. The law reads: Every person who shall, within the forest reserve counties of the State, cut > or allow to be cut any coniferous trees for sale or other purposes, shall cut off or ‘op or cause to be cut off or lopped from the said trees, at the time of cutting the said trees, all the limbs or branches thereof, unless the said trees be cut for sale and use with the branches thereon. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, ‘he fined not more than twenty-five dollars or shaJl be imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for each offence, and in addition thereto shall be liable to a penalty of two dollars for each and every coniferous tree felled from which he shall neglect to cut or lop off the branches. This regulation is one of the protective measures adopted by the state for the safety of the timber ir the forest reserve. No timber is cut on the reserve, consequently the regulation applies entirely to lumbering opera- tions on private lands in the forest reserve counties. A year is insufficient fully to determine the effectiveness of any regulation, but according to the report of Forester Stephen, who has carefully examined the results of lopping operations, the new law has so far been very satisfactory, as regards both cost and efficiency. The re- quirement that the branches of coniferous timber shall be lopped is based upon the assumption that if, through lopping the unused upper part of the tree and the branches are brought in close contact with the ground they soon will decay and cease to beconie a serious fire menace, vlso that the decaying tops and branches protect young seedlings, in- crease the humus in the soil and add to soil fertility. Observations show that under New York conditions this assumption is well founded. Ten years ago a spruce lumbering operation was carried on at Nehasane Park. The tops were cut to a 10-inch diameter limit and the branches were lopped to reduce fire danger. Wherever the looping was done thor- oughly the tops have almost entirely disappeared and little material is left that will burn. On the other hand, wherever a top was not lopped it still remains supported above the ground by dry, hard branches and will be a source of fire danger for many years. Contrary to expectations the cost of lopping the branches, as re- quired by the recent law, is not heavy. It is said that 3 cents a standard and 10 cents a cord of pulpwood is average cost under ordinary circum- stances, if the lopping is done to the best advantage. In a number of cases looping has resulted in actual gain to the lumbermen. Where branches are lopped, skidding and road-making are facilitated greatly. Lopping also leads to closer utilization of timber, especially when pulpwood is taken out. One operator reports that through the decreased labor required in skidding, and the occasional logs saved, he believes that the actual cost of lopping does not exceed 5 cents a thousand feet of timber. Another operator who cut spruce saw logs did still better. The report says: He left the lopping until after the logs were removed and then went through lopping the branches and taking the timber out of the tops for pulpwood. ‘In this operation, with a force of eight men and a horse employed six days, ninety-seven cords of pulpwood were obtained that would bring his $7 a cord delivered at the mill. This is an average of two cords a man a day, making a very profitable operation. The Adirondack patrolmen have found also that fires are much easier to handle in lopped timber, because such fires. are closer to the ground and men can get near enough to fight them more effectively. The present New York law requires that only the branches of coni- ferous timber shall be lopped, since softwood slash is assumed to be the - more dangerous. The indications are, however, that a similar require- ment for hardwoods would give good results. Hardwood slash is less durable than softwood slash, and if lopped it would decay in a few years. This is made evident by the condition of the land which has been cut over to obtain wood for the acid plants in New York. These plants take small sized wood so that the remaining slash lies close to the ground and is left in good condition to decay. It is said that three orl four years after cutting of acid wood the fire danger is nearly over with. Tn the cutting of hardwood saw timber there is nearly as much need for lopping the branches as in softwoods.: - In conclusion the report sums up the case for lopping branches as follows : First—Danger from fire is probably lessened from the first by the form in which the brush is left, easier to clear away and not high in the air where it will throw snarks and start crown fires. At any rate. the lopped brush lying close to the ground rots very much faster than unlopped tops. In a few vears it is incorporated with the soil and then ceases to be fuel for fire. Second—As a rule, it would appear that in the Adirondack forests repro- duction is promoted. Third—In most operations some wood is saved that would otherwise go to waste. In some cases it has far more than paid for the cost of the worl Fourth—The labor of guttering and skidding is lessened to some extent. Fifth—It is to be noted that hardwood tops decay much faster than woods, also that the closer the utilization of timber the shorter the ti quired for the debris to disappear. Thus, in the case of hardwood opera for acid or cordwood, the debris left is of such small size and gets do close to the ground ‘that special fire danger is pretty well over in th four years. The results of one year’s operation under the present law are such that certainly should be retained. The above dispassionate and careful report should be of much 1 to lumbermen in the lake states at the present time, where the fire losses of this year and the much greater losses of two years ago | made it evident that thoroughgoing measures of fire protection and ( trol must be adopted. The burning of pine slash is said to have work fairly well in Minnesota, but a proposed compulsory burning of h slash in Wisconsin two years ago aroused so much opposition a lumbermen because of its cost and possible inefficiency that a s measure is not likely to be proposed again. Timber in the lake stat New York is of much the same character. Moisture conditions are similar. If lopping the branches proves to be a cheap and effecti to forest fire control in New York the same method should be oi thorough trial elsewhere. ‘‘News?’’ said a Duluth employment agent doubtfully, in - to a query. ‘‘Ain’t any news, but I’ll tell you a queer thi lumberjacks that came to my attention recently. They are crazy pie. Yep, pie. ‘““The main morsel on the logging camp bill of fare is pie. | this is not the pie belt by any means, there is as much of that s pastry consumed in this portion of the country as in any other comes before soup and after coffee both, in the lumber camp me ‘“This taste for pie, however, is a cultivated one on the part lumberjack. It is not hereditary as is the case in New England. pastry desire comes in the form of an education to them. It’s pi times daily, and for the pie hater it means starvation, so they 1 simply crave for it. ‘“Pie does not cost much when it comes to a choice between that beef, and it fills up mighty gaps with a hurriedness. In other word cuts down expenses. So the lumberjack likes pie because he has to. ‘‘The difference between butter and butterine is also an un quantity in camp. The “ine’ is of little consequence to the ‘jae lathers his bread with a veneer of the golden salve, for it matters to him whether the cow had any part in the production or not. never heard of cotton seed, and albeit it costs the company less.’”- The United States Department of Agriculture is authority for statement that the paper birch, often called also white birch, or birch, is one of the few timber trees in this country which seem holding their own against axe and fire. The average citizen, h probably takes no particular interest in the paper birch. Yet it is ful if any other kind of wood on the face of the earth is found in so m households, for paper birch furnishes most of the spools made in the United States. Maine is the chief centre of spool manufacture. Its factories turn 800,000,000 spools yearly, chiefly birch. Few woods as hard as this be worked with as little dulling of the tools. Its principal recomr tion lies in that fact. It is handsome in color, and, after. the wood comes seasoned, it shrinks and warps very little. That is an im consideration, because the delicate machinery that winds the would fail to work if the spool changed its shape to a perceptible « The birch wood for spools must be selected and handled wi The tree’s. red disk heartwood is objectionable because it will smooth in the lathe, and the color is not desired. Few industri more wood in proportion to the quantity used than spool Heartwood, knots, and all other defects, frequently amounting to than one-half of the tree, are rejected. From one-half to three- of the remainder may go to the refuse heap in sawing the bars and t ing the spools. Despite this waste the paper birch does not appe be threatened with extinction. It is a fire tree—that is, it spreads r over spaces left vacant by forest fires. The most extensive paper forests of Maine and New Hampshire oceupy tracts which were bare by the great forest fires which swept the region from 1825 to 1 The tree is short lived. At an age when the white cedar, for exan is just beginning to lay on useful wood, the paper birch has pass prime and is ready for decay. It is placed at still further disadvan by being unable to compete with other trees for light and soil. It p pers when growing alone, but it gives up the fight after stronger begin to crowd it. Nevertheless it is believed that more paper birch is growing in the United States to-day than two hundred years is ko. ae yer bt TITS" a@ « the various saws manufactured at the A. J. Burton Saws in the East The A. J. Burton Saw Company, whose well-equipped Vancouver factory is one of the show places of the city, are now invading new territory. Having made good with their solid and inserted tooth saws in British Columbia, the prairie provinces, and in a number of Puget Sound miils, Mr. A. J. Burton, the push- ing head of the concern, is now making a determined bid for a share of the trade of the mills in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Following a pre- liminary trip through the new territory last fall, which yielded good results, Mr. Burton left again for the east on July 1st last, and since then has been visiting the mills in the several provinces and demonstrating the possibilities of the Burton saws under all conditions, by throwing off his coat, donning overalls. and cutting lumber for a couple of hours at a stretch. To cap the climax, so to speak, Mr. Halifax Provincial Exhibition, where he swept the field, being awarded the gold os Ag medal. This success has, of course. é ste ereatly increased the prestige of A. J. Burton saws, and orders are flowing in at a rate that has made it necessary to inerease the staff of expert machinists employed, a number of whom came from the R. Hoe & Company factory in New York. PT. Extension Front for a Band Ripsaw Wm. B. Mershon & Co., the well-known band resaw specialists, have furnished us with a photograph of their latest production; name- ly, their No. 1 Band Ripsaw equipped with an extension front—a long table which fits it for the handling of long, heavy plank. They are now building this machine both with and without the table extension. All adjustments are made from the front end of the table. They claim as a point of superiority, the manner of controlling the position of the guide, or fence. It shifts very quickly and can be set ‘exactly as the operator desires, and they assure us that it is so set as to rip plump or scant, whereas, it is the experience of most woodworkers that the tendency is to rip everything plump, and to lose in plump- ness what is saved in saw kerf. This machine is meeting with remarkable success and we are pleased to be among the first to illustrate it. The manufacturers request inter- ested parties to correspond with them and they will gladly furnish photo- graphs and full particulars. Hickory Supply Threatened with Exhaustion Warning that the original supply of hickory, the best American fuel wood and the most difficult to replace of American hardwoods, is ap- proaching exhaustion, is given in a bulletin by the Department of Ag- riculture, compiled by Forest Assistant Anton T. Boisen and J. A. Newlin, engineer in timber tests. It shows that virgin hickory, the chief source of supply, is disappearing rapidly, and that there are no foreign sources which can be drawn upon when the home supplies are exhausted. Prices, it is pointed out, are bound to advance because of the high technical value of hickory, coupled with the fast diminishing supply. The bulletin says hickory has a number of important special uses for which no satisfactory substitute is known; that fully 40 per cent. of the merchantable hickory cut each year is wasted; that the total amount of hickory consumed annually probably is not less than 450,000, - 000 feet; that the vehicle industry takes about 65 per cent. of the total output; that there are now about 100,000,000 acres of land on which hickory is growing naturally, and that hickory users should co-operate to prevent shortage. The B. CG. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies: Poulin Lumber Company, Limited, capital, $100,000; Flanigan & Hart Lumber Company, Limited, capital, $100,000. Qu pent i Burton made a very complete exhibit of [jf A saa ( $ MANUFACTURERS | Machinery and Equipment A.J. Burton Saw Company Make Extensions—A Useful Ripsaw Improvement l. Hd (HBITIIN = ey h, 16! eo! A Saw Exhibit which ‘‘ Swept the Field” Tt i t £ 1 i ' ' \ j : { 3 No. 1 Band Ripsaw with Extension Front—Wwm. B. - Mershon & Co. UG ee PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE \dvertisements other than ‘‘Employment Vanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be »serted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word. net. Oash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents a word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequeut issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. ANTED TO BUY—ASH, ELM, OAK AND Basswood, for export. Payment will be cash. Address with full narticulars to Ropert Cox & Co., Hope Building, Ottawa, Canada. 23 WANTED-B ASSWOOD, B. ASH, BIRCH, Maple, Elm, Oak and Chestnut, for immediate shipment We are always in the market to buy good lumber. Anply BAaRTRAM Bros., Limited. Citizen Building, Ottawa, Can. 23 White Pine Wanted HITE PINE 2” AND 3”, 6, 7. 8”, 10” AND 12”, leneth ro to 30 ft. for tanks. Also qr. cut Pump Tubing. Ontartio Winp Encine & Pump Co., Lrp. Toronto, Ont. t.f Cedar Posts Wanted ANTFD FROM TWO TO FOUR CARS Cedar Posts from 3 to < inches top end. Name best cash price and point of Shipment. Apply Box 195, Jordan, Ont. tof: Quebec Birch Plank W ‘NTED SMALL PRIME CLEAN QUEBEC Birch Plank, in 2 car lots, sawn as follows: a8 x 3x5; 48 x34XxX5; 20X10X%4; 20X12 x 3%; a1x7x4. Box No. 2510. c/o Gould's Advertising Agency, 54 New Oxford Street, London, England. 23 Basswood, Birch and Elm FIVE TO to CARS 4/4 X 6 AND UP 1S AND 2s Soft Elm Twocars 4/4 x 6andup rs and 2s White Basswood. Twocars 4/4 x 10 and up 1s and 2s Birch. Lucas E Moore Srave Co., 11 Broad- way, New York, N.Y, I WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMB- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 White Pine Pickets Wanted WE WANT AT ONCE 4/4 x 4/4 x 44” AND 48”, 5/4 x 5/4 x 44” and 48” and 6/4 x 6/4 x 48” White Pine Pickets It you have anything in the above write, stating quantity, when cut and best prices. Will buv anv quantity from acar to your entire stock. Box 58, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 23 FOR SALE—LUMBER, ETC. For Sale 6 Cars of 8 ft. Cedar Posts 4 in. up. 1 Carof Cedar Shingles. JAS. SPUN, L’Amable, Ont. 2o0-tf Hemlock for Sale PROMPT SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in lengths from ro to go tt. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. t.£ For Sale 400,000 1” Birch common and better. 30 000’ 134” Birch common and better. 100,000’ 1” Spruce. 100,000' 2” Spruce. 40,000' 1” Soft Elm. 2,000,000’ 1 Hemlock Also all kinds of Southern Hardwoods for quick shipment trom our yard in Guelph. ROBERT STEWART, LIMITED, Guelph, Ontario. tr White Ash LOGZRUN DEAD CULLS OUT gcara1% “ “ “ “ “4 my Must be moved, make your best offer. F.O.B. our station. A, H. Cummings & Son Ltd., Coaticook, CARS 2 IN. Quebec. 22 For Sale 50,000 ft. 1” M.C. Ash 50,000 ft. 1” M.C. Elm 5,000 ft. 14" “* oY 29,000 it. 1%" x os 40,000 ft. 2” as uO 45,000 ft. 1%” “* : 3,000 ft. 3! “ “ 33,000 ft. 2” “ “ Cc Gro. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal. We have the following stock which we are anxious to move before the weather becomes broken. Write or wire for prices :— List of Hemlock Timber at Sorting Shed 6x 6'— 12 No.1 60 pcs 6x “6 —"14 B85 6x "6 — 16 1307 1D) 6.x" 8 —"12 area 6x8" —" 14 AS Sane cn 6\x) 8i—716 84 6x 8 — 20 4 8x 8 —"12 22 8x 8 —"14 28 8x "8 —"16 rr 8x 8 — 20 10 8x10 x 20 13 19 X 10 — 20 23 6x10 x 20 I List of Cedar at Parry Sound, 6x6 — 10 22 pcs, 6x "6 — 12 113 6x 6— 4 80 6x 6 — 16 109 6x 8—10 7 6x 8— 12 34 6x 8— 4 26 6x 8 — 16 85 8x 8—12 34 8x 8— 14 29 8x 8 — 16 112 8x10 — 12 13 8x10 — 14 2 8x 10 — 16 647 I0 X I0 — 10 2 10 X 10 — 12 9 10X10 — 14 3 10 X 10 — 16 45 10X12 — 10 2 : 1OX12— 12 4 Io X I2 — 14 6 10 X 12 — 16 32 12X12 — 14 I 12X12 — 16 8 THE PARRY SOUND LUMBER CO, Lrtp. 1315-20 Traders’ Bank Bldg., Toronto 22 WANTED—MACHINERY, ETC, Planer and Matcher ANTED SECOND-HAND PLANER AND Matcher combined, Good running order. Box 158, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 22 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, Rails for Sale ALSO PIPES, SHAFTING HANGERS, IRON and wood pulleys, chains, wire fencing, belting, new and used, cheap, stock list free. IMPERIAL Waste Mertat Co., Queen St., Montreal. 23 Modern Planing Mill and Dry Kiln Consisting in Part ot ONE 20 x 42 HAMILTON CORLISS EN GINE. Two high pressure horizontal tubular boilers One 16 kw. ro volts direct current dynamo Two Berlin moulders Seven Berlin matchers One Berlin double matcher One Berlin band resaw One Berlin surfacer Three rip saws, self-feeding One siding saw One swing saw One dry kiln, 40x100, three tracks And all appliances including too two wheeled lumber buggies. All practically new. Preter to sell as a whole but will sell separate. Address RED CLIFF LUMBER CO., Duluth, Minn. 22 € Machinery for Sale 5 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable z block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lo-p., Seaforth, Ont. tf SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 aye" tubes. 1 48x 12 52 3 I 54X 12 52 3%” “ 1 54 X 14 53-974") 2 58x 12 78 3” Us 1 60X 14 743” “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Brantford, Canada. Teitske First Class Machinery for Sale by 0.L. Packard Machinery Co. 165-167 West Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 1—No. 44 Berlin Flooring Machine, 9 x 6... $500.00 1—24” J. A. Fay Planer and Matcher...... $300.00 1—36” Buss Single Surfacer,.............. $400.00 1—26” Hoyt Dbl. Endless Bed Planer...... $250.00 1—26” Single Endless Béd Planer.:........ $ 90.00 1—26” Endless Bed Planer and Counter- Shatt i sc.denavegoe se etee ee eae $ 80.00 1—6’ 4 Side Moulder: eccent men sone nenee $165 00 1—92” Berlin Bind Rip Saw...... ........ $400.00 1—63” Band Saw Mill with 18’ Carriage andtwohead blocks _................. $750.00 1—48” Rand Re-Saw and Scroll Saw...... 350-00 1—36” Goodell and Water Circular Re-Saw $140.00 1—20” Franks Siding Saw ...............- $ 75-00 1—Jenkins 4 Spindle Chair Frame Borer.. $125.00 1—Jenkins Chair Seat Jointer and Counter- BALE, o 5 vis.0 cb tka ete dee ee eee $100.00 1—48” Jenkins Back Knife Lathe.. $185.00 1—48” Jenkins Spindle Lathe $125.00 1—Gondsneed & Wyman Gauge Lathe.... $ 60.00 1—McKnight Chair Seat Scacper .... .... $ 80.00 1—No. 1A Greenlee Hollow Chisel Mortiser $125.00 1—No. 2 Smith Mortiser, nearly new...... $125.00 1— Whites hor. and ver. Boring Machine.. $120.00 1—12” Greenlee Dbl Disc. Panel Sander.. $ 35.00 1—24” Boss Single Drum Sander.......... $100.00 1—24” Boss Dhl. Drum Sander............ $250.00 1—26 x 18 New Haven Lathe with raising blocks to swing 50” also face plate jaws $750.00 1—24"” x 24”x 5 Pond Iron Planer, two heads onicrossirail 2... 2p scee eee $525.00 1—52” Chandler & Taylor Circular Saw Mill, with top saw, arbor 2—7-8”, two head blocks WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnder this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Goop MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. ist. Box-t15, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Out t ANTED — EXPERIENCED CANADIAN Hardwood Lumber Salesman for Canadian territory Must be strictly sober. Reply in own handwriting, stating experience, territory previously travelled, and salarv desired. References required. Address Box 151 CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 21-22 WANTED—EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. AS YARD MANAGER OR SHIPPER AT the mills, Twenty years experience at buying and shipping. Apply Box 153, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. as | YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch ot the lumber or woodworking trade the best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WoopworkER, Toronto, Ont. OBER, ENERGETIC MAN, THIRTY-FIVE years old, athorough lumberman. Fifteen years’ lumber experience, the last five years spent in the manufacture and handling of Pacific Coast lumber, wants position as superintendent with first-class lumber company or would accept position as shipper with large concern. Address B, c/o CANADA Lum BERMAN, Vancouver, B.C. a2 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES For Sale Cheap T™ BER LIMITS, SAW MILL, ROLLER Flour Mill. Houses, Horses, Wagons, Sleigh. etc. Best water Powereast of Toronto. To be sold ata bargain, easy terms. Owner going out of bus- ness. Box 44, Gooderham, Ont. 220 For Sale Cheap OMPLETE SAWMILL OUTFIT, PRACTI- cally new—35 H P Engine, 50 H.P. Marine Boiler, Dutch oven for utilizing sawdust as fuel. New Carriage, cable fee”, friction nigger. double edger, cut-off saw, Shingle Mill, Frame Building, Galvanized Iron Roof, Saws and Belting Complete. Apoly at Mill, Angus, Ontario or Charles T. DePuy, Rochester, N:Y- 22 Timber and Land Investment FARM OF THREE HUNDRED ACRES within 35 miles of Toronto—one hundred acres of which is timber Jand—Pine, red and white Oak, Maple, Beech, Basswood, etc. Balance of farm is under cultivation, thirteen acres bearing apple erchard. Buildings cost over five thousand. Price, ere: Box 160, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toon nt. t Timber Limit for Sale 50 SQUARE MILES OF VIRGIN FOREST, highly timbered with pulp, spruce, pine, cypress, etc., about 3o million trees, advantageously situated, a river running through the whole length of the property to a railway station 1,500 h.p. water power; saw mill in running order, houses, stables, etc. Price,a bargain. Address to H LAURENCELLE, 58 St. James Street, Montreal. 23 Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet. and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. Situated about r5 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P R. Siding for loading purposes on the grounds, and mil! all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.h. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easv terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business Address Wm. Potter & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont. tf. B.C. Saw Mills for Sale WO SMALL SAW MILLING PROPER- ties, new, complete, first class, with from forty to fiftv million feet of good merchantable timber tributarv to each, for sale, only a few miles from cities of New Westminster and Vancouver, B. C. and situated on line of B. C. Electric Railway from New Westminster to Chilliwack. Price, $60,000 and $6,500 respectively, most of tributary timber being conveyed with mills. $25 o00 cash, balance on easy terms, will handle either of these propositions. Big demand at good prices tor all saw mill products in B.C. For particulars, apply immediately if desiring to do business. to KENNEDY Bros. Lrp.. Real Estate, Timber, and Insurance, over Merchants’ Bank, cor, Columbia and Begbie Sts., New West- minster, B. C. 22 Sale by Tender In the matter of the Fischer Lumber Co., Ltd. In Liquidation "TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE undersigned Liquidator of the Fischer Lumber Company, Limited, in liquidation, up to noon on the zoth day ot November, ro10, tor the purchase of the assets of the said Company consisting chiefly of lumber mills and plant, machinery, chattels, and supplies in connection therewith The said property is in the vicinity of Bryden, in the District of Kenoraand is comparatively new and in good running order. The mills have been closed down by reason of the liquidation but any purchaser will be in a position to resume operations immedi- ately, there being a large quantity of logs on hand ready to be cut Terms and conditions and complete inventories of the property offered for sale, together with all other necessary information can be obtained on application to the undersigned and at the office of J. F. Mac- Gillivary, Barrister, Kenora, Ontario. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Dated the zoth day of October, 1910. Jno. Cooper, Box 92, Dryden, Ontario. Liquidator 22 [UMBERMEN:— DO NOT SACRIFICE YOUR Lumber—Build houses in Toronto instead. Ask how it is done. Box 152 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 22 For Sale ETAIL LUMBER YARD IN WESTERN Ontario. Town of 2,000 surrounded by first- class farming country. Established seven years. Good reasons for selling. Splendid opening for right man, apply Box 157, CANADA LNMBERMAN* 22 For Sale (HEAP SAW MILL, EQUIPMENT ETC., situated at north end ot Eagle Lake, Parry Sound District, South River. G.T.R. Station is 7 miles distant. Considerable standing timber goes with the mill, and outside timber is plentiful and readily obtained. Write to THos. GRIFFIN, Guelph, for particulars, 22 For Sale To Close an Estate IN ORDER TO CLOSE UP THE ESTATE of the late Isaas Bearinger of Saginaw, Michigan, the trustees have decided to offer for sale as going concern the Limits, Saw and Shingle Mills situated at Dalhousie, N. B. on the Resti- gouche River and Intercolonial Railway, It con- “sists of the following—sv,o00 acres of Spruce and Cedar lands on the Restigouche River, estimated to cut trom 80,000,000 to 100,0c0,000 feet, and 9600 acres Spruce Land in the Province of Qucbec, es- timated to cut from 40,000,000 feet, together with a Rotary Saw Mill with capacity of 25,000 to 3o,o00 a day, Shingle Mill with a capacity of 100,000 shingles per day, Tug, Scows, Tow Booms, Camp Ouiffit and everything belonging to a tully equipped going concern. he Company are putting in this winter in New Brunswick about 15,000,000 feet of, mostly Spruce Logs, This property will all be sold en bloc on reasonable terms and will be sold for much less its real value in order to close up the estate. Any parties interested in such an operation can get tull information by writing to Cuas. O’DoyLe, Manager, Dalhousie, N. B. 23 MISCELLANEOUS Timber Limits For Sale CAN BE QUICKLY AND PROFITABLY disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for opportunities to invest, if your ‘‘ad” is here the investor will see it. CANADA LUMBERMAN, penis, int. t.f. A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newfoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water wers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on abrador and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers all information regarding same. For further particulars apply to Jos Brotuers & Co., Limitep, St. John’s, N. F. 23 Timber Limit for Sale | To close an estate BEsTH NO 3 TOWNSHIP OF GURD, Parry Sound District, containing Hemlock. Birch, Maple, Oak, Basswood, Spruce and Cedar Apply Box 1456, Guelph. 4 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands Sx HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoeds, also in a promising Mineral Belt. a% Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to ’ close anestate. Special price quoted. tf. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Shoe Pegs, Shoe Shanks and ; Toothpicks “‘After the spool industry,’’ says Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, in a report on paper birch in the North- east, issued by the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, ‘“‘the next most important use for paper birch is in the manufacture of shoe pegs and shoe shanks. This industry, which CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER uses about 11,000 cords annually, is confined entirely to the northeast- ern United States, and except for a small amount of yellow birch, uses paper birch exclusively. ‘Shoe pegs are made in two dis- tinct ways. The more usual method is to cut the bolts into small blocks, which are in turn split up into pegs. The other method is to cut the bolts into peg ‘ribbons.’ These are manufactured at only two places in this country—or probably in the world, for that matter—it Conway, N. H., and Brownville, Me. The round bolts are first cut into short pieces, usually 2514 inches long, and the barks peeled from. them. The peeled bolts are then put into a machine which re- volves them against a series of sharp knives, which cut off veneers of the width and thickness of the pegs. These veneers are in the form of long, narrow ribbons, and are cut under considerable pressure so that much of the sap is forced out of them. They are next run through a machine which puts one sharp edge on the ribbons, and finally through a third machine which heats, compresses and toughens them. They are shipped in the rib- bon form and are cut into pegs with an automatic machine when used by the cobbler. A marked differ- ence between this process and that used in making spools is that in this case the wood is seasoned when the article is turned out rather than before. In the manufacture of peg ribbons, even more than in the manufacture of spools, it is impera- tive that only the very best wood be used. Red heart has to be en- tirely discarded, knots unfit the wood for use, and the bolts must be of fairly good size. Consequently peg wood frequently costs $15 per cord at the mill, while spool-wood usually costs only $5 or $6. ‘Shoe shanks, which are used in the insteps of some shoes between the heel and the broad part of the sole, are usually manufactured in connection with shoe pegs. They also require fairly clear, white wood, but not necessarily of so high a quality as for shoe pegs. They are first cut from the peeled bolts as veneers, which are later cut by an automatic machine into finished shanks of various sizes. These are neither polished nor seasoned and are shipped loose in large sacks. “The greater part of the tooth- picks used in this country are manufactured in the Northeast, and, with the exception of a few hundred cords of poplar and maple used for this purpose, are they made entirely from paper birch. Ap- proximately 3,000 cords of birch are consumed annually in their manu- facture. The stock from which they are made must be free from knots and red heart, straight, and perferably over 9 inches in diam- eter. In other words, only the very highest grade material can be used. This material is usually selected from stock which is being cut for other purposes, and sells for from $15 to $25 per cord at the mill. The logs are first cut into 2-foot bolts, peeled, steamed slightly to take out the frost, and then run through a veneer machine, which cuts off thin veneer the length and thickness of the toothpick. From these veneers the toothpicks are automatically cut out, thoroughly dried, and sometimes polished. “Dowels, toys and novelties, and various miscellaneous articles, such as clothespins, hairpin boxes, bob- bins and shuttles, consume annual- ly about 23,000 cords of paper without losing its capacity for flow- birch. These industries all differ considerably from those previously described in that they use consid- erable quantities of other: woods than paper birch. Chief among these are yellow birch, sugar maple, and beech. These articles can also in many cases be made of an inferior grade of birch. A small per cent. of red heart is usually allowed in most dowels, and cheap toys and novelties are not infrequently made entirely from red heart and knotty wood, which could not be used for any other purpose. This fact is sometimes taken advantage of by combining spool and novelty mills, so that the novelty mill can be largely supplied by the waste from the spool mill.”’ A Chicago chemist brought to a successful conclusion experiments in the manufacture of lumber and railroad sleepers from sawdust. The only ingredient besides the saw- 33 dust used in the process is a glut- inous liquid the basis of which is skim milk that contains the sub- stance of bacteria practically creat- ed by the chemist. Boards made from this composition in the raw or wet stage resemble greatly corn bread that is ready for the oven. When dried thoroughly the boards are perfectly rigid’an dare suscep- tible of any such finish as is given ordinary lumber. Surfaced or moulded in squares or other forms and glazed in colours, the material makes a beautiful tiling or wains- coting for floors or walls. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. John Harrison & Sons Company Saw and Planing Mills OWEN SOUND, ONT. Timber Bills, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Rail- ¢ way Ties, also Sash, Doors and interior finish in hard and soft woods. A Western Mill Investment A Prosperous Mountain Sawmill Company (Limited), location, good having magnificent rail and lake timber holdings, At. trade connection and earning satisfactory profits, is prepared to consider investor’s offer. Proprietors have extensive interests on the Prairie upon which they wish to concentrate attention. Sawmill cuts 25 to 30 M. daily andruns 8 months in the year. This is outfit wanting Terms and_ conditions reasonable to suit investor. a splendid opportunity for an to invest about $60,000.00. will be made most Fullest informa- _tion to principals only direct from owners. Write : — Secretary B., LUMBERMAN, Toronto, care CANADA Ont. Review of Current Trade Conditions — Ontario. The usual quietness in the lumber trade which is noticeable at this time of year in Ontario is prevalent at present. Some of the travellers report that business is duller now than-ever before in the fall, but others claim that they are doing a satisfactory amount of trade. It is probable that the real state of affairs is that business is quieter than usual, but that there is no reason for anxiety. There is undoubtedly a fair amount of business under way. Building operations throughout the province are keeping up well, and the fine weather has assisted this feature of business to continue satisfactorily. Many large new build- ing operations also are being commenced and will be carried on during the winter. Of late there has been quite a tendency to abandon the old custom of ceasing building operations almost entirely when the cold | weather sets in, and the lumber trade has benefited accordingly. Travel- lers report that trade in the cities is fairly good. Woodworking fac- tories are very busy on orders for interior work of all kinds. In West- ern Ontario trade is reported fairly active. Retail yards, however, are not heavily stocked, and at present are not buying extensively. This, how- ever, is a characteristic of the trade, which has prevailed and has been growing more general during the Jast few years, as retailers have adopt- ed a policy of buying only sufficient stock to keep them in supplies for actual trade conditions. A few years ago retailers would buy large quantities of stock whenever they thought they could secure a bargain, and it often happened that a general business depression found them with heavy stocks on their hands, which were a serious encumberence. Wholesalers also have been adopting a similar policy which is resulting in stocks largely being carried by the manufacturers. There is much less fat buying of winter stock by the wholesalers now than there used to be. Trade in the United States continues depressed, but there is a fairly general belief that with the elections over, trade condi- tions will improve. Hardwoods continue strong. Basswood is the only weak spot on the market. One-inch birch is particularly strong and almost unobtain- able. The prospects now are that there will be a big shortage of birch in all lines before any new stock comes on the market. Although a large output is expected this winter, all of it will be required to fill the shortage of this year’s stock and next year’s requirements. It is reported that some of the export companies which supply the English markets are becoming anxious about their supplies of birch. There seems to be little doubt that this anxiety will be reflected in prices when the time comes to secure stocks for the United States markets. A traveller who recently returned to Toronto from the Eastern Townships in Que- bec, reports that he never before saw the mills in that district so thor- oughly cleaned out of stocks as they are at present. The mills in the - north side of the St. Lawrence, he reports have been oversold for some time, and require all the stock they can get to fill their standing orders. ing orders. There is quite an active movement of lumber from Ottawa to Mont- real, which is taken as an indication that outside dealers expect an average winter’s trade. New business is largely for the upper and middle grades of pine, and there have been a few advances in price of late, amounting to about 50 cents a thousand. There is a steady demand for spruce, basswood and birch, and prices are firm. Low grades of pine are dull and are affecting the demand for hemlock and inferior spruce, which in some cases have declined a dollar a thousand within the last month. Ottawa valley planing mills are doing a good business, with a firm trade, as a result of continued favorable weather. Eastern Canada. The conclusion of the sawing season on the Miramichi finds the total output for the season somewhat smaller than the average, though greater than was at first expected. All the important operators have closed their mills, and the indications are that they will start up next spring at about the usual time, i.e., as soon as the ice is out of the river. Stocks of manufactured lumber being wintered by Miramichi firms are also lighter than usual, amounting to about 11,500 superficial feet of spruce deals (Enclish). 7,000,000 feet of spruce lath and 2,- 250,000 cedar shingles. There has been a good season so far for getting out logs. Dry weather has prevailed. and successful results have been obtained. Present indications are that the manufacture of long and short lumber at portable mills this winter will be light. as both the New York lath markets and the spruce deal markets are not favorable. The lumber trade at Miramichi points is quiet and shipping has practically come to an end. Spruce lath are being quoted now at from $2.10 to $2.20. f.o.b. Chatham. The market for spruce deals is rather uncertain, and prices vary from $14.50 to $15 per thousand superficial feet. There is a little improvement in the tone of the Boston market for - et a - Son 3 . nn eastern spruce. Buyers do not show any inclination to give hi prices than they are asked, as they seem to expect that as soon as winter mills begin to operate offerings will be heavier and prices decline. Spruce manufacturers, however, who have recently advane their prices feel certain that they wil! be able to maintain them. — closing of the summer mills is responsible for the better tone of th ket. The general price asked for frames is $23 though some been bought at $22.50. There is a fair demand for spruce boards. Ther have been increased consignments of spruce to New York from east recently, but market conditions have not improved. Lath are - firm, but frequent reports are heard of prices being shaded. The condition of the yellow pine market continues to depress the spruce sii uation. ; 4 ; Great Britain. London reports of the lumber markets are not so satisfactory they have lately been. The financial embarrassment of Harri Singleton, of Bradford, has had considerable effect on London ness, where the company had extensive dealings. The overside - ness at London continues extensive and fresh cargoes are dispo largely as they arrive. During the week ending Oct. 22nd, Lond deliveries totalled 7,477 standards, as compared with 6,397 during corresponding week of 1909. At the recent auction sale neld by Chur ill & Sim, prime Oregon scantlings varied from 1s. 5d. to Is. Prime 11% to 1-inch pitch pine board brought £14 10s. to £15 15s. bright Quebec broad pine was sold at £29 10s. The timber Southampton has been rather dull in spite of the most favorable weat conditions. At Cardiff the timber business is brisk in all branches” prices have been fairy satisfactory with a tendency to firmness. The financial embarrassment of the old established firm of Harr & Singleton, of Bradford, Halifax and West Hartlepoole, has — serious effect upon the timber trade at Liverpool, and in fact other important centres. Market conditions, however, have not any improved alteration of late. Generally speaking, prices are firm all branches, although the inquiry is somewhat restricted. Shippe continue to hold their quotations firm. This, together with the adv: freight rates, prevents any likelihood of lower prices. Pitch pine timber and lumber are unchanged and the same thing applies largly to spr although prices for this wood are very firm with an upward tendency. Quebec pine continues strong as is usual at this time of year. Shipmen are normal and buyers are being advised to profit by the lesson of th last few years and not to be caught “‘short.’’ Spruce deals are ste At Manchester the improvement recently noted in the lumber tre continues. There is, however, no improvement in the demand for spruc 3 x 4 to 6-inch scantlings have been soid at £7 10s. c.i-f. spruce are heavy, but many sizes are short. Long lengths in all mensions are scarce. Birch deals show some improvement and have ad- vanced about 5s. per standard. Pine goods are also somewhat better. — Floorings and matchings continue steady at £10 2s. 6d. basis cif. United States. , The amount of lumber going into distribution in the United States is probably greater at present than it was a month ago. Building requir ments in the cities continue to call for large quantities of lumber, and — the consumption in the weodworking lines is continuing favorably. Oper ie ators and jobbers also repori that their books for October trade show a greater movement of lumber than during October of 1909. In middle west and the northwest the retail trade has improved some-— what, as a result of the marketing of the grain crop. Sin, A a The retail trade in Chicago is feeling the scarcity and high prices — of good white and red pine. As a result they are buying only sn quantities. Stocks in Chicago yards are fairly representative of varieties. Lower grades are very heavy and prices are weak. Hardwoo dealers in Chicago are quite active. Prices are steady with a tende towards firmness. This applies both to northern and southern hardw Plain red oak is in the best demand, and there is also a good cal No. 1 and 2 common. Quartered white oak is steady for Ists and and also for commons. Quartered red oak is also selling well. Ash scarce and firm. There-is an improvement in Ists and 2nds of gu Good prices are being obtained for birch and the movement is fr There is a steady demand for soft elm and rock elm and maple also moving actively. The demand for maple flooring is better than ever fore. Stocks of hemlock at Chicago have been considerably reduced late and assortments are rather broken. The demand for western fir, spruce and cedar, at Chicago is quiet, though some rather encouraging inquiries are being received. -A shortage of cars has prevented sourthern pine manufacturers from filling’ all their orders at Chica: The southern pine market does not show anv imvrovement. Red ce shingles are steady at Chicago and so are Northern cedar. shingle ne | —s- = . AN Oy = i ge ee ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a Ly, Marie ie 4 al ly é Me, sv ui TY f ly f ul Wr } We i 35 ~f Ct ili i Vol HI il | e Satisfied eiiisiner is a good asset in securing the trade of his friends and neighbors. That’s the kind of customers you'll have if you carry a stock of our choice White Pine - Red Pine and B.C. Fir when in the market for any of the above you will find us ready to supply you promptly with either regular or specially sawed and cut stock. Special Bills Cut to Order in Any Size 10 to 60 Feet Long lines NAS? idl iV uM MA / ls wa 5 ic ie B { anager ban Manager “all q "3 Vik hh | A NI D- D-SAI 36 CANADA LUMBERMAN which are selling at about $2.90. The market con- tinues exceedingly quiet. The demand for northern pine at Buffalo continues strong. Box makers and door mills report that they have had a satisfactory season, though as usual they are complaining of the competition of yellow pine. Supplies received from lake sources during the season have been large, but are now almost at an end. The hardwood situation in Buffalo continues encouraging though not extremely active. Most of the buying is in small lots. Better grades continue firm with plain and quarter-cut oak in the lead. Chestnut also is in good demand and slightly firm. There is a scarcity of some thicknesses of maple. Supplies of birch are rather small, and there is a good demand, especially fyom the door mills. Large amounts of hemlock have recently, arrived by lake at Buffalo. Prices continue unchanged. The building trade continues to use large quantities of hemlock. The southern pine situation at Buffalo shows no improvement though there has been a better supply of cars recently. -Prices continue low. Redwood shingles are in fair demand at Buffalo, but red cedars continue to be the favorites. With the con- clusion of the lake shipment season there has been the usual increased demand for slack cooperage at Buffalo as usual. The reduced apple crop is responsible for this. Hoops are high and heading is moderate, but staves are inclined to weakness. There is a somewhat improved tone in the demand for northern pine at New York. Stocks in the yards are small and also orders are not ex- tensive though they are fairly satisfactory. Prices are being well main- tained. In the hadwood market at New York the demand continues firm though prices are not satisfactory. Orders are coming slowly. There has not been any improvement in the demand for hemlock at New York. Prices are still irregular and retail yards show no inclination to fill up with stocks. Transit shipments of southern pine in large numbers have interfered seriously with the demand for this class of lumber at New York. cooperage Good Movement of Lumber from Ottawa Ottawa, Nov. 7.—Lumber is moving rapidly from Ottawa Valley yards to Montreal. Between this date and December 1st, when pay- ment for many large cuts will be due, the stocking up process in yards supplied from Ottawa, will go on briskly. There is evidence that out- side dealers expect an average winter’s trade. New orders are mainly for the upper and middle quality of pine, a trend of business which keeps up monotonously. Several advances of half a dollar or so are recorded in recent transactions. Spruce, basswood and birch are selling at an aver- age pace and quotations tend upward. The sluggishness in demand for low grade of pine has hurt the market for hemlock and inferior spruce. Some of these have dropped a dollar per M. in the last month. The planing mills are busy with farm trade and local orders con- sequent upon brisk building. If the season is as. favorable to outdoor work as last seasoin, factories turning out fine lumber, sash and doors will be busy during the winter. The extent of the building operations in Ottawa during the last year was evidenced by the assessor’s report issued this month, showing the increase in real estate valuation to be $8,500,000, a record amount, partially due to activities in construction. The great number of dwellings being erected furnish orders for lumber factories turning out stairs, doors, windows, mouldings verandah ma- terial, etc., to such an extent that some of them have abandoned the Saturday half holiday for men in vogue earlier in the summer. Prices in this stock are steady. Fraser & Company’s saw mill, at Deschenes, closed the last of Octo- ber, or about ten days earlier than last year. The company manu-, factured early in the summer for Shepard & Morse, but lately had been sawing their own logs. The W. C. Edwards Company reports its intention to continue sawing until December lst. J. R. Booth is cur- tailing operations only on account of having sent a number of men to the shanties and will continue cutting in proportion to the number of men available as long as the season will permit. The Shepard & Morse Lumber Company will also saw until frost comes.. J. Davidson closed at Fort Coulonge after running the usual five months. The improvements in water conservation on the Ottawa river are proceeding on the Quebec side of Lake Temiskaming, the work on the Ontario shore having been finished. The dams at Kippewa were com- pleted some time ago, and the beneficial effects are felt at manufactur- ing points. The next work to be undertaken is at Quinze rapids for which tenders ar. soon to be called. The lower stretches of the Ot- tawa river will benefit also from a new dam under construction at Gull lake. the first conservation scheme of the Mississippi River Improvement Company. ‘This will preserve the water in spring time for use on the Mississippi during the dr} season, and the flow of the tributary will be correspondingly large when the Ottawa runs low. The Ottawa publicity commissioner, H. W. Baker, has just in- vestigated Ontario water power with a view to justifying a slogan for Ot- tawa: ““Twice as much power as Niagara at half the cost.’’ The city bureau was not satisfied with the result and changed the wording to: | opty pre ffm) ee { ~ 4 - Ottawa, as few of them would require sufficient quantity. AND WOODWORKER ‘More power than Niagara at less cost.’’ Mr. Baker had estimated the water power available within a radius of 30 miles of Ottawa at 934,- 000 horse power. In this territory the amount developed and in use was 75,000 horse power. He reported Niagara power at 415,000 horse power on the authority of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission. Owing to the many prices quoted for limited service, wholesale quantities, cost without delivery, etc., a comparison of prices was reported very difficul The wholesale cost of Niagara power at 15 points in Ontario ranged from $17.50 to $29.50. The average was $23.84, which Mr. Baker increased by $7 to cover cost of delivery. He quoted the Ottawa and Hull Power Company, offering energy at $15 retail and continuous service or $5 less for limited service. These figures turned out to be cost at the develop ment station. A closer examination of Mr. Baker’s statement showe that the $15 price would not apply to many factories likely to come te ec en price actually charged for power is $22.50 to $25 continuous service fe small quantities. Service in daylight alone could be bought for $17.50 apparently less if much were required. The largest private electri plant in the Ottawa Valley is that of J. R. Booth, which generates 9,00 horse power. Much of this is used for paper, cardboard and sulphit factories. ae nees in Lumbermen’s wages show a tendency to decline. Only select men are now paid over $30 per month. There are plenty of inexperienced men available at $26. ni Miramichi Season Comes to an End ~ hea) Chatham, N. B., Nov. 8.—The sawing season on the Miramichi is” practically at an end. The season has been slightly below the aver- age so far as total quantity of output is concerned, although the quantity is greater than was estimated would be the case earlier in the year. F Geo. Burchill & Sons’ plant, at Nelson, ceased sawing on October — 19th. John O’Brien’s plant, which is located at the same place, was closed down on the 16th. The Miramichi Lumber Company will close their Douglastown mill on November 10th. A. R. Loggie’s mill, at Loggieville, ceased sawing about three weeks ago, and the box mill owned by the same firm will cease for the winter on November 20th. The two mills owned by the J. B. Snowball Company are also closed, the larger or ‘‘lower’’ mill having finished on October 9th. grt cE In answer to inquiries as to the probable date of resuming sawing ' operations in the spring, all the manufacturers mentioned above stated that their plans were no different from those of ther years, and that they would begin sawing as soon as the ice was out of the river, and it was possible to get. logs to the mills. In some cases local firms have logs in their mill-booms while others will be obliged to wait until the first of the new logs arrive from up-river. The quantities of old logs — being held over are somewhat lighter than usual, one millon feet being the largest quantity mentioned in this connection. 3 The quantities of manufactured lumber to be wintered by local — people is also on the light side. Shipments from New Brunswick po s were frequent and large during the early autumn, the result being a corresponding lightness of stocks. > 4 The quantities of different jines of long and short lumber which — will be thus held over by manufacturers of this section amounts to about — 11,500,000 sup. feet spruce deals (English) 7,000,000 spruce lath and 2,250,000 cedar shingles. >. The season thus far has beer quite favorable for the getting out of logs. The weather has been dry and good work is being accomplished. The coming winter promises to be a quiet one so far as the manu- facture of long and short lumber at portable plants is concerned. When the lath market is productive of sufficiently high prices, it is possible to manufacture lath from the round wood and sell the product at a profit. During the winters when lath were worth as much in New nswick as — they are this season in New York City, the product of round-wood lath — at portable mills in this province totalled to many millions. Under pres : ut market conditions, such undertakings are impracticable. While fl existing conditions in the spruce deal market do not bear so heavily up the operator of the portable deal-mill, there seems little _ prospect such a plant being run at a profit, and every indication points to t conclusion that the output of such plants, usually a factor in the winter trade, will cease to be so this year. j Local lumber trade circles are exceedingly quiet. The: season's shipping from Miramichi ports is practically at an end, and local m facturers and dealers are consequently displaying less interest than u in trade developments. For available local stocks of spruce lath a enquirer would be asked from $2.10 to $2.20 per thousand, f.o.b, Chat- ham. > In regard to values in ‘‘English’’ spruce deals, information is rather diversified and different opinions in regard to values in this hi seem to be prevalent. $15 per thousand superficial feet would me the views of some active participants in the trade, while 50c p thousand less would come nearer to the views of others, who figure largely in the local trade in spruce deals. ban | 2 ar Se en ee _- —= — 0 Mill Machinery Employers Vy Employees 300 in use P. Payette & Company | | Employees \ aaal_|wanting Employers _ Engineers and Machinists PENETANGUISHENE, - ONT. HUTHER BROS. 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CAR OR CARGO LOTS 1% inch No. cuts and better. a” Ne. 1 Cuts and 64 00 1K" No. 2 C & B 46 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 1%” No1,2&3 Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 62 oo 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 1x4and 5 common and dressing.. 24 00 1x6 common and dressing ...... 26 oo 1x 8common and dressing ....... 27 00 1x10 com & dr's’g go 00 1X ta com &dr's'g 35 00 1 x1oand12 mill cull stocks.........- 18 00 2X 10 common.... a7 00 aand3x1zcommon 28 oo 1x8 Box &common ar oo 1 X 10 inch box and common. . 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 oo 1” mill run sidings 24 00 v Mill Run Shorts v" dead cullsidings 12 50 1% ‘inch flooring 1” mill run Norway a’ “ Norway, c&cf ae ce “ Spruce mall, a a Spruce mill culls . Clear inch B.C. cedar, kiln dried 50 50 ‘ax4 to roinch 18ft. Douglas Fir 19 00 13 00 52 00 64 00 69 00 48 00 59 00 44 00 52 00 45 00 25 00 28 oo 29 00 32 00 37 90 20 00 29 00 go oo 22 00 24 00 28 00 a6 co 19 00 14 00 28 00 20 oe a2 00 32 00 34 00 34 00 20 00 14 00 65 50 20 00 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 K 12 HARDWOODS—#ER M. Ash white, rusts and ands, BOE AMES oa) rala cin erelafuictore Ash, white, No. 1. com. Ash, brown, ists and POE ORE aPoerbe® Ash, brown, C & B..... Ash, brown, rsts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, rsts and 2nds, 4/4 ‘Birch, No. ~ -mmon and BEEK £/4 = aacsensmesioe Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 GENISLEES A (5-1 -t s,s aiitatsietefe ovcicie.s's Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and 26/4. et ise Basswood, 1sts &2nds, 4l4 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4...... Basswood, No. 2and 3, common Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, asts and ands............ Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better Basswood No.2 com- mon and better Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ........-- Soft mt = No. 2 and 3, comm Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & a Rock Elm, rsts and ands, IO OE Se eeepepee aetood Rock Elm, No. a, com- monand better, 6/4 & 8/4 Cherry 4/4 1st& ands.......... BIGONO XICCM 3. scicee ne 6/4 1st & ands......... IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, O14, 14X14,14x16,. 6x10, 6x1a, 8x10, 8x 12, 10x16, 12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12x18, 18 HAO A isie\anitsinisininte 6x16, 8x16, rox18, 12X20, 14X20 & 16 10X20 6x18). B18 555 ciasisivie 6x20, 8x20......... 35 oo Lengths over 32 ft. take the me lowing advances + 33 to 35 ft., 5oc.; 36 to 4ott., $1; 41 togs ft., $3; "46 to 50 ft., $5 Fir flooring, edge wt No. 14 ft. Pine BORG since xe No, 2 4ft. lath 136” ’ pine.. 1%" roe I att. hemlock lath, 1%” mill run hem- locklath..<...-. X Pine Shingles. . XXPine Shingles XX B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ XXX 6 butts to 2” XXXX 6to 23-16” Hemlock No. 1: 1 x4ands5in.x 9 to 16 Tt .:... 1 x 6in. x g to 16ft. rx8in. x9 to 1€ ft. 1X 10 and 12 in. x 9 to 16ft.. 1X 7,gand 17 in. x gtoi6ft..... 1” No.2, 10 to 16 FEET, CAR LOTS 6/4 No. 1 com.....+.--+ 8/4 1st & ands.......... 8/4 No. x Com......--+ 12/4 1st & ands......-- 12/4 No. 1com.......- Soft Maple, ists and CCAR | Soper neBaggoonc Soft Maple, common and better. 4/4 lo doncexteleenetls Soft iiagies 6/4 ‘and 8/4 rsts and ands..... Hard Maple, :sts “and ANB: (4) Aiaie ns «iskeieinineleleleve's Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, 1sts and ands ...... Red Oak, plain, rsts and ATCO NAY cise ectlommecet ne Red Oa , Pa ists and ands, 6/4 & B/ sine! sin ciein\a Red Oak, olan, ists and ands, raja and 16/4 ...... White Oak, plain, rsts and ands, 4/4 white (wavertats.e White Oak, plain, | ists and ands, 1% and 2” .... White Oak, plain, 1sts and ands, wal4 and 16/4.. White Oak, ¥% cut ists and ands)i4/4.... isacen csi White Oak, &% cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands... . White Oak 4% cut No. 1 COMMON ... 6. ce eee neers Hicuery, 6/4 and 8/4, rsts a@odignds 5. Sau. cde« -)01- © OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES and up Pine good strips: a Pine good avorte: 2 1” x7" andup. 1’ x4! to 6’. 1 i and 1%”... 7’ tog’a Sidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.......-. $3 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing strips Pine, No.1 dressing shorts Pine, 8 8. c. and bet- ter 1a’ to16' ... 23 00 Pine, 7 up 8. c. c. sid- ei ie Nas » 45 00 48 00 a2 00 Pine, =4 CG io i 14%",1%" and 2” 22 00 Pine,s.c. shorts. oat and up 6to1r.. 14 00 Pine, s.c. shorts, 2’ 22 00 Pine,s.c.and better, Kgs aes SADNOD ine, sc. & bet. 1x5 a1 00 Pine, sc. & bet, 1x6 a3 50 58 00 60 65 40 wee 8Se- 8 Hae R eS ees. 8 88 Pine, box boards. . x4 & up 6i-11'. 3 1 "x3" to 6", 12'-16' 6 & up 12’-16' Pine horts 6’ to xx’ WEA AS clovsiey.,sa/ os 20 00 1 x8 & 9 No. tbarn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 00 do 1%" 17 50 do 114" 21 00 Mill run Samy I "x4" & up, 6 =r! 13 00 15 00 16 00 14 00 ’ 16 00 18 00 18 00 19 00 24 00 14"x7 8-9” “sé 174" &ral’xral” “es Spruce r” clear (fine dressing and B) 24 00 Hemlock 1” cull.... 10 00 Hemlock 1” log rung 00 Hemlock 2x4, 6, xo, 12/16’ ..... 14 00 Tamarac. -/..\. «tes 13 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out . 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out. 24 00 Birch Log run..... 19 00 Sott Elm, common, and hetter 1, 1%,a" 20 00 |: Ash, black log ee 26 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine 13/8" x4'.,.,,, 400 44 §° 4 Pine, s.c. and better, No. 2 White Pine.. 275 300 ib 4 Ree SGniation ar so 2a 50 | Millrun white pine 325 3 50 Pine, s.c. and better, Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 FEO. sccoe eee 23 00 25 00 Redpinemillrun 275 300 Pints: c.and better, Tamarac millrun 1 75 200 EXQvat ences 23 00 24 50 Basswood ‘‘ 200 2 50 Pinca c.and better Hemlock fe 14975 245 XK NO!» «sj covers a5 50 27 00 gan Nath oe cn er 1a5 6 75 1x10No.x barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles 1x10No.a “ 23 00 26 00 EXE) XS ce eesie 350 400 1x8 &9gNo.2 ‘' 2000 2200 oles Butt 18” as50 325 Pine mill culls,strips Be ee. Mon arar io 1§0 175 & sidings, 1x4" White Cedar Shingles: & up,12’ &up.. 13 00 16 00 XEER 18. ann 400 425 Millcull shorts,” a Clear Butt, 18’ 250 300 & up, 6’ torr’... 11 00 12 00 18", xx Seek (60 Fk Os Spruce logs (pulp) 13 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... ws 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, aocording to average and quality............. 55 60 ELM. By the dram,acoording to average and quality, 4o to 4s feet. 70 75 go to 35 feet. 50 55 ASH, ro inches and up, acoording to average and quality......... go AVErage 1610... 66.0.6 cnc cane vcisine cece ce vases clr ns ee opiate 40 BIRCH SBIICIL 70 cielc'olojeleio/a\e\o\e ve\a\e 9 0 c1s(olofee e/a/ais\a1s e\s\e[elo s\eietainis pia(=I6s = ies 16 «18 XG Mt viejelcteiwinis,sistelgieminieleieiolalsiaaia Bieiste gieleisie/e)sivialiere uisisiale ndsnado a0 22 1G feo esic'as spin Sa eS aRb © aleisiaie naar ae cols = acai pig(elnl ielainiatalabsre 24 26 ce) Pr rota Steak amino DDae 2070 ‘Odanos Abasnscobcjco00 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up ner M.18 oo 19 Oddments ae 1500 16 Bo ardsyy x ari aan aye ciaicic cole sl deisiolew els sivielnisieeieieisi= “15 00 16 BIRCH PLANKS. Ruy Bie. caonternan cAncRASOO BER JbORr Suona-lopcopcood Ione 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. . x 10” raalpieterete ots asia ae a7 eS VLE, ate ay tS uae See 32 ae in., 8” aed Gpende Siti és S "x 13" and up ....+. ++ 32 a 1%, and 136" cs lea ee 65 00 I ae Srclgeyaisteee eee 3° a’ Teas ste 68 oo CUTS AND BETTER pagers 2 4/4. x 8 & up No.1 & better 48 00 rin. ++ 31 00 42 CO ge=8 Sup No. 1 & better 58 00 14, 154 and 2” + +++ 36 00 43 00 6100 a’and Aicic's saleetaleisia (ee Oere 40 00 Gis x6 & up No. a Fg 00 | 4! ceeceeneeeene Reoceasec 42 00 4, » 49 00 Clas 6& up No. 3 ” oF oo NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 Wu 2 ar 49008) “On Ronee noe qo 29 00 36 oo NO. 1 CUTS. 1%,1% and 2” ....+. 30 00 36 00 Mei 8” and up wide.....- 47 00 | 2 and 3”........+....00. 32 00 Stl cae MER BRN etpreteas 55 00 156 i in. . Seam 56 oo NO. 3 BARN. Mins fo ee ae, MPR Yat he's 58 00 alg andiq ke. | TRE. es MUBe) avis asles aie penne 22 00 26 00 4in. “ Ritcds 1%, 13 and a” Sere 25 00 30 00 1 in., 6” scuua ‘wide. s Peat ry! “ E No. 1, 1, 1%, 1%, 2” 18 00 26 00 1%4" Be No. x = iin culls, x, 4 F oo 14%,1¥% and a”.... 16 00 19 00 2%, 3 and 4 No. 3. CUTS. MILL CULLS. 1 in., 6” and up wide...... az oo | Millrunculls, 1”..... : 15 00 14 and 16" an EN es 33 00 | 1.1%, 1% and a”...... 16 00 a” Pe Wars: 33 00 INO. 25 hices ata een e ne I2 00 2%, 3and4 43 00 48 00 anal MILL RUN. LATH TG cece eee ereenen sece @IVGD ENO. ik, 9a" ccna cccne se caoce I 50 a KX Sescnive wrest ee caeee eae 24 00 | No.a, DT aS SRR IT Oe 3 “ss K Gand ei ciceteaas. sscicnc 25 00 INo:)x, 48’ pines ...5scecese 425 WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR §. 1 S. AND 1 E, 8 tt 10 ft 14x 16 ft 19 00 a2 50 ao 50 19 50 23 00 2100 20 50 24 00 22 00 al 50 a4 50 23 00 22 00 4500 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring WX, 4912s eeelodeasietion sey $ar 50 | 4 OF 6 inch area 2% 4-O-14=16. bcp sence ar 50 i ax 4-t0-18-20............. a4 50 3 a x ae gf 8 to 16........... 50 ‘ ail sie 4 inch.............04. es 8, 10, awa Siding 6 inch Now. 13h. tee nee 33 00 “ No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce BP sncic fisin'eisie’qib lates s sinienieoeies 5 00 Noviay “og SO i, i ivisidbte via Spe seats ite atee a ee aie Sea 325 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER raft. 14 and 16ft gx Gand 2X8. ..ccccccp ccs sasmune Wecccnm cesses 22 50 22.50 Ser: pieeeiiaiits carters AG er Bead < +. 2300 23 00 isle o'oiiislain bid steeiate's + 24 50 cleat 6x8.. a5 0 > ddlelpiniatelainigicinals Paes am 4X10 tor1ox TOS res ee ty Seiler a ecie ee 23 50 BIR 1B. a ioerieennlsmenicieje n'ociseieo selaxlop cy sneieeene aaa ma Ike 23 50 6x 14 upto Oh Seep pOCaTConeoPoe nC roe dk adoecrosooe Qaen : 4 a BRITISH COLUMBIA FIR DIMENSIONS, S. 1 S, AND E. X 4, x6, 2x8, Sto 16 ft. . * 18 to ga ft.. ax 10,2 14, 8to x6 ft..... 18, 20, aa ft. 24, 26,28, 90)\G2. 00 cers csenouwe 2x 14 up to ga ft . qixa to iameeemta 16 ti cp ccttilig SS 3%x4t04x 12, 18 to ga ft.. 6x6to6x12upto ig de cen ambos gee 8 onpwaeipe Umateee FLOORING. Nox &aiRed Ping, :4:.0; daphocdeebe eh eaeen chai E. G. No. 1 and a2 Fir Flooring........ B. C. Fir E. G. No. rand a Flooring...............-. F, G. No. 1 and a Flooring...............+..- E. and F. G. No. 3 Flooring........ siais oo SHIPLAP. Pine or yt emus vie celeinivte Wire coe Ae XG'ft; 5, Giintsc. somes eae anemia B. C. Fir 9” ; ‘to and 1a” Shipla: 6. B. C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. ' P ois BOR HOUSE OR S.:S. No. I Common Pine, 10 MMMEIE s a'sia calc ecretete 2 3 es os 4 ve mixed w dths . ces ccccvcevecesrcdses osun EOD a anal be «6 0 sieeiiea’ is) epelp aeil let SHINGLE XXX B.C.Cedar ..... ine $a EX By Ci Cedar, o. ccak so de.tt eee ee XXX _ Dimension... No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine.... No. 1 B.C, er... £4, BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. ¥; 4 Hemme tenet wee ene eteanetes ee eee errr Aen teeee te weeee erry ee ee ee 2-55 2 WHITE PINE ; (Wholesale selling price. Uppers gay o2 ewe $94 00 Dressin err - us CPS sia toBlarens. cine « 92 00 we se ee Abert S16 GRo/qito) 14/4s). o.c5 97 Oo Sie el Selécisalaiy. shia. oe siseiciouts 84 00 | No. x Mouldi 3 5/4 to 8/4.......... 82 00 S “) «104 “to! walds.oa<. 92 00 s s Fine Common 4/4.. 5 No. 2 Moulding mene 47 00 “ *¥xOe No. 2 Barn 1x6 Bi 1X1 No. 3 res ixee 8 “\ SR Box 1x6 & up tS The following quotations on hardwoods represent the jobber buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: WHITE ASH. ce seen 40 00 42.00 1% to ainch ..... co 4600 | Strips ...... ..... 22 00 a¥% to 4inch "Be 54 00 | Com. and culls .... 14 00 ee BLACK AND BROWN rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 4200 | Com. good culls 14 00 ist & and 6inch & ist & and, white, 6 Eurekas, 19” as 8/4...... eo No. x Barn 1 saccade od 8.... 35 00 -- 37 00 jen sse 33 00 seeseees 35 00 eens 27 00 see+ 26 00 1x13 &up.......... 21 00 Aas = Soe ooSeRe 40 00 42 00 inch and up...... 30 00 oo Common and good a = culls. .... e000 16 00 18 00 ELM. ist and and, rock, 6 1st and and, soft, 6 inch and up..... 3200 35 co inch andup.... 26 00 28 00 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Goamatiatal culls. 10 00 17 00 t and and hand agi ist and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft.. 20 00 2 Common and culls 14 00 15 00 | Common 12 00 = ee BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, 1 toa inch....... seieaswatege co Glenn eenlonanpeee cance te sen amen pee J adi Fine Common, « inch 64 00 1% toa inet A 73 00 No. 1 Cuts x inch.. * 45 00 1% tora inch - 56 00 60 co No. a Cuts, 1 inch...... ie +» 35 00 37 0° 1% to a inmch...... “> siete SS OD 48 co Barn Boards, No. 1,1 x12....... cemamit-lesesie RROD 51 00 N. eeecee 37 CO 38 00 36 00 37 00 sess 42 00 43 00 ae 35 00 37 00 No iad 4 od No. 3,1 x 10.. » 29 co go oo No. 3,1x 8 28 co 29 0° Spruce, 1o and rain. dimension.. 25 00° oan. and under to... o-n--)) wseemnoe 22 50 23 00 ro and rain. random lengths, ro ft. and up Hoes ae 0° 24 00° 2x2. ax4, 2x5 2x6, 2x7 and3x4 random ws lengths, ro ft. and up . seesee 19 00 2100 All other random lengths, 7 in. and ‘under, : ro ft... : Oo ent: ott He Soe = +. 20 00 a1 00 5 in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, rs 18 50 19 00 Canadian Spruce boards ..........0+e+ectecuee ielkye 23 oo 24 00 Vermont Spruce boards, matched .._......... I 50 a2 00 ;X*aand 1 x 3 furring p, 18 clipped and ere hee 20 00 22 00 * 5407 eer laths . 4.00 14” » 3 60, $3 50 270 240. 235 —feiaalthla ied Dna ce eee Jct a atte erslote eeeh ae oasie’s Extra 1s (Clear whites in) .. .......2.--eeeeceeeeee ¥ sat Ge at Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to De acriaie. | e, “ Perfection, 5 butts to 2%. She ee, * CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINCLES | that when you adopt Fenderson’s “Quality” | a Policy <3 a You are adopting a policy which insures you increased patronage; insures your doing business without the trouble, friction, complaints and discounts of old. Insures you a better profit on your stock; easier and quicker sales. Insures you pleasant business relations with your customers. This “Quality Policy” is one you cannot afford to pass by. It isn’t a question of whether your business can get along without this Policy, IT IS a question of the big assistance it would be in anybody’s business. “‘QUALI1Y IS THE BEST POLICY” is our motto and we live up to it WRITE US John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Q Sales Office: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Sayabec, P: ° Springfield, Mass., Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. U.S. A. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, Bevel Siding, Moulding, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. | “QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” i Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada ee RMAN AND WOODWORKER CANADA LUMBE one 3ep peayUwITyY UoTetodio>y ArsuTyIeA] epeury [HO WIM pel] eseo w uy pue 2381 d ezuoig ew uo unl sojpuids P®°H opis soaluy wodj pue oj e1qeisnipy sivg oinssoig Ag}oUTeIp ur soyour Ol sT[o" pe? qusUIyIe}Yy ZuNnuIOs DQeWIOINY WAL 83ND s9purpAD 192MO'T ad9Ig 9UC UI cue ‘iva oy} Jo Avp Aqoao pue Avp 9y9 Jo 1n0yY AAA YI OP [ITA pus ‘aynuror red 4oaz QNZ-OGT JO 2981 944 4B Sultooy 10 Surqyeveys sonpoad [ITM ‘Aep Aqoao AouoM NOA YR [[IA YOIYM oUIYoRuL eV poonpord eABY PUR s]00} pooM Suipiing ul eoueledxe Sao] ano YyIM syuemermMber mod Jo ospe,mMouy YSNo10y} V psulquiod saRey eM EOT ‘ON IMO uy ‘apway uvIpeuRD 943 jo syucul ‘OOD SulanjoRjnuR Xessng 0D POTAOYOW 2 Stployn ‘op Aaouryory r9jedsax{ 0D FY ourquel|eg agor ‘09 Avpanoy AoZaIH9 Vv sjooL pooM ul s9q Ss epeue) -elinbed ey} parpngs A[jUe4sIsuoo puv AjyUBIsMOD aABY AAA *S[00J POOM OJ puvulep uvipeuey ey surd[ddns saleq eavy em saved AZa1y4 UeYy ea0Ul 104 ‘SUISING JUBISUOD pu Sul[puvy 4azodxe seambaa yorya od 4q sryy pepioae Ajesodind oavy ap, = ‘aS]e [|B JO aoyiso"s ay} Ye posds—,_azs0vA,, PIO oY} JO eoUROYIUSIS [[NJ O44 MOUY [[IM nod uvUIeSIOY B 9IB NOL JT ‘wayoywUT pae sued jo ,, addy, do0vy,, B@ 0} GdUaAEJoI Ul 97¥] JO pres Zuleq st yon, ‘SOL ‘ON ano azaA0 38Rq -UBAPB JO 4UIOd o[ZuIS v svYy peqonA4suod Jad JOYOVeU pu JouR[d ON “qUemMOTT queserd 04} 04 dn 4y814 ‘ajy¥p-09-dn st ouryovur siyy Jo USIseop ey, ‘sieyozeur pug sisuvid ul prom 4svI,, 044 o1[qnd uUBIpeURDH ot9 07 Jazjo eM gOT ‘ON aNO UT ALONIW UAd LAAA 002 OL OSI LY HUYOM LNATIAOXA SAOd 0sNOLES TUONO Ce aie he JIYI}VPI pue sJIuv[YJ pe INO ‘LIVOD G3LIWI NOlLwuyodyuOD AUANIHIVW VOVNVD SET Ol CANADA LUMBERMAN Machine Knives AND Cutters Te In our Woodworking Depart- ment we use large numbers of Machine Knives and Cutters on hardwoods. By reason of this practical experience and test in nae AND WOODWORKER 47 CONGO VEG RO . Fi DAS, Congo on Maryland Terra Cotta Company’s Buildings—Baltimore, Maryland Guaranteed 1 Heotian We don’t suppose you care a rap what Congo is made of—what in- terests you is how long it is going to wear. What itis made of interests us because we give with every roll a Surety Bond Guarantee, the like of which no other manufacturer has offered. Herewith are a few of the feat- ures that make it possible for us to guarantee Congo 2 or 3 ply for IO years. It never gets hard or brittle. It never breaks or peels off. It is giving as perfect satisfaction in Europe, India and Australia, where we ship thousands of rolls, as in America. Congo doesn’t run, rot, buckle up or shrink. The caps, nails and cement which we furnish free, are the best money can buy. We don’t use the old style tin caps for Congo, but galvanized caps which never rust. You can satisfy yourself as to its lightness, pliability and wonderful waterproof qualities by a little in- vestigation. As to its wearing properties — we guarantee them. Can any reasonable man ask more ? Further information on request. the working, together with the fact that the steel itself is made in our own Steel Works under a DISSTON formula which pro- duces a material peculiarly suited to withstand the strains to which United Roofing & Mfg. Bo, EOE, Stark, Seybold, Ltd., Montreal. Mechanics’ Supply Co., patel S. Hayward & Co., St. John, N. B. Hobbs Hardware Co., London, Ont. knives are subjected, giving in the hardening and tempering pro- cess a perfect combination of hard- ness, toughness and edge-holding quality, we are warranted in cl :im- ing the Disston Knives are Superior in Quality, Efficiency and Durability. We paiacture a full and Not altogether what we say but what Users say complete line. ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you fo. the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispe ‘sable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Henry Disston & Sons INCORPORATED (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Can. Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE - - - ONTARIO * 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumbermen’s Clothing ““Clarke’s,” The Brand with a Trade Mark and Guarantee Buyers for lumber camps will find our goods to be more than what we claim for them. Our line is complete. Gloves Mitts Shirts Vests Coats Caps Socks Mackinaws Cloth Larrigans Write for our interesting illustrated literature and prices. A. R. CLARKE & CO. Works: 611-617 Eastern Ave., TORONTO Sainple Rooms and Shirt Factory, 12 Front St. East, Toronto ‘et Wear 1S Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities, SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. pe Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario International Stock Food Co., Limited Oats are now moving freely from farmers’ hands to markets. Prices are on a reasonable level. Write or wire for our quotations when you are ready to buy. Our Specialty Sacked Oats for Logging Operations National Elevator Co. PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY Get our Prices and Cipher Code nternational Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment . Greatest’Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices Toronto, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 “Berlin” Surfacers Berlin Surfacers are built for the use of thin knives. A few years ago the significance of such a statement would hardly have been appreciated. To-day, the man who turns out the most lumber in the shortest time, who gets the most from his lumber and _ his machines, who gets the finest finish, is the man who uses thin knives. Pyts Steel, used exclusively on Berlin machines, is the one self-hardening steel made to-day which possesses the requisite toughness combined with the right amount of hardness, for the successful use of thin knives. Thin knives are set at greater angle than the ordinary thick knives, consequently more of a ‘‘scrape” is secured. This is further effected by back-bevelling to suit the nature of the wood being worked. With Berlin thin knife heads, devices are used which grind the knives without disturbing the setting. The heads are then set in motion and jointed or brought to a perfect cutting circle so that each knife does its share of the work. Thin knives actually make better work possible and will raise the grade from ten to twenty per cent. The No. 186 is a fast feed matcher with the side-head spindles left out. It is also short-coupled and has six large feed rolls. Belt tighteners are provided for both top and bottom heads—no chance to ‘‘stall” them no matter how heavy the cut. The No. 186 has the capacity of four ordinary surfacers and will produce a finish at 150 feet per minute that cannot be equalled short of a cabinet surfacer at 30 feet per minute. It is built in two sizes—z2o in. or 30 in. wide with a 6 in. opening. The top and bottom heads are very close together—warped and crooked stock can be better and more easily surfaced. This surfacer gives the satisfaction which prompts the purchase of other Berlin machines. Berlin Machine Works, Limited Manufacturing Plants Beloit, Wisconsin Hamilton, Canada — BRANCH OFFICES : New York, Boston. Nelson, B.C. Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Scandinavia Belting for Conveying and Transmission Whether your Belt Drive is straight or crossed, conditions wet or dry, of the air dust laden Scandi- navia Belt will give you satisfaction. eqn | “g | We can save you money. Write for Bulletin ‘‘A” and discounts. 284 Yonge St. Federal Engineering & Supplies, Limited, Toronto AGENTS: Power Economies Limited, Montreal McDougall Hardware Co., Ottawa Agents Wanted in 7 * Marks-Clavet-Dobie Limited, Port Arthur Great West Saddlery Co., Calgary other Cities ; £ ; ¢ : f : || ; i es Large Stocks Carried at all Branches ‘ é Soe Canadian Agents General Sui Co. oS — of Canada, Limited — This equipment of Vi-Balata Belting was supplied by us to the Western Ww lati oods Western Bldg., Cor. pees Flour pas Co., Lim eeteeye their new elevator at St. Boniface, Market and Louise Streets 356-58-60 Sparks St. anitoba. e also supplied some 2000 ft. of the same belting, rangin from 34’ to 48’ in width to the Western Canada Flour Mills Gorton WINNIPEG, MAN. OTTAWA, ONT. their new elevator at Goderich, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 “Jumbo” Combined Gang and Edger We have made several improvements since this cut was made, less gearing is used than shown in the cut. This is a very complete machine and embodies every detail of construction essential to an adequate gang edger. We have sold a great many of these machines and hear nothing but good said of them. We have some very flattering remarks for our ‘‘ Jumbo.” Some of its good points are: MANDREL: 4% inches by 10 feet 6 inches long. DRIVE PULLEY: 20 inches by 20 inches. SAWS: 2 Movable Saws on Edger side (more if desired) 8 station- ary saws on gang side. 2 Water Boxes. This machine is 5 feet 7 inches inside of frame; reverse friction is supplied in case cant binds and prevents saws from being burned. Supplied with Press Rolls and im- possible for Cant to fly back. Prices Cheerfully Quoted MOWRY & SONS si" 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JOHNSTON’RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker 3 The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver, using 10 and Gi | > 12 gauge saws: 2nd—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from ¥4 inch to any thickness up to » 4inches: 3rd—Has screw adjustment so that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under | N TT | || or over standard thickness. 4 h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers | HIT catching: THE FRAME being heavy is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high | a at ‘ speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8 inch by 20 [ s inch automatic teed: Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable R: ll grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h-p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Floor space 8 feet by 9 feet 3 inches: | Hiteee Giisaah bh Ba TEN AIT Misade A RARLLLD ier? , THE MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. _ Why Atkins Sterling Saws Run Free and Easy Saws that depend on ‘‘set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sas can NOT run fast or pull easy. ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. Very little set makes the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That’s why they run so easy. : ; ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that are Segment- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company Makers of Sterling Saws - HAMILTON, ONT. Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 Boss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactued by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Tongs, Timber Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application Keystone Gang Bolter ST : | Reliable Durable Compact Accurate This cut illustrates our New Gang Bolter for sawing slabs for Lath Pickets Kindling Wood Bolts Bolts for from 60,000 to 100,000 lath can be cut in one day Its High Daily Average, {ts, bility to always eep a surplus of logs skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute. independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov= ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet enone? GLYDE IRON WORKS osiiiso"""oy MEW ORLEANS, LA. sore MANUFACTURERS OF THE McGIFFERT anpD DECKER Patent SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LoGGiNG MACHINERY. DuLuTH, MINN, Other Keystone Machines: Combined Bolter and Lath Mill Circular Saw Tables Pole Road Tram Car Picket Header Have you a copy of our Catalogue? Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport - Pennsylvania Exhaust Systems Cut shows part of a system installed by us in the Canadian Pacific Railway shops, Montreal. We make a specialty of dust collecting equipment, designing and installing complete systems for Planing Mills, and Woodworking Shops, Wood Pulp Mills, etc. Write us when you are in the market. S888 EEN Geo. W. Reed & Co. Limitea MONTREAL 54 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ew Catalog No. 84 of JAFAYG EGANCO. CINCINNATLO. U.3.A. Woodworking Machinery Just off Press 384 Pages COUPON J. A. FAY & EGAN CO., peer SiG) Free to any address Please send me a copy of your catalog No. 84— charges prepaid. Si. Le Use Coupon when making your request for catalog C. L. & W: 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 582 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wash. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. ' 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Isn’t it Better to Investigate “The HOWARD” Vulcanizing Process than to wish you had Positively the quickest and most economical system known for Drying and Preserving Lumber, Railroad Ties, etc. POINTS IN ITS FAVOR: Does away with all kilns Improves quality of all lumber Increases the crushing strength Increases the transverse strength Reduces the weight 30 per cent to 45 per cent It materially prolongs the life of wood Eliminates shrinking, swelling and warping Emphasizes and beautifies natural grain of the wood Makes fit for commercial use woods not otherwise merchantable Does away with necessity of maintaining heavy stock of lumber in yards By this process green lumber taken from the log can be used for building purposes in 2 or 3 days We invite Lumbermen and Owners of Woodworking establishments to see a practical demonstration of the process at our plant in Toronto Descriptive Booklet on Request Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation of Canada, Limited Executive Offices: McKinnon Building . TORONTO 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TNOGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. The Thomas Pink Co., Limited, Pembroke, Ont. _ Manufacturer of Logging Tools W. E. Dillon Company Limited 76 and 78 Richmond Street East, TORONTO Sheldon Slow Speed Exhaust Fans The fans that are revolutionizing the shaving exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Limited - Galt, Ontario Cut shows part of plaat installed by us in the Mickle-Dyment Lumber Co's. mill, Toronto, and is one of the most complete plants in Canada. We make a specialty of dust collecting systems and have expert mechanics on this work. Systems designed and installed. L&T US ESCIMATE OV VIOR WORK LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction — of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. aa) This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with ws =" al a i Steep Grades | | EO Se Sharp Curves Light Rails — > It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. SS MEST ee Po ie The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding epee a —_ qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA Excelsior Cutting Machinery MANUFACTURED BY The Elmira Machinery and Transmission Co. Elmira, Ont. Write for Circular and Prices _ Worries No More “Fit and Try”’ 7 — AFTER YOU ONCE ADOPT The Shimer Cutter Head The Cutters are securely held upon Conical Duplex Bit Seats to give the leading points effectual clearance in cutting down square offsets and working out irregular designs, the pattern for which is permanently shaped within the Bit contours. These features, in connection with the divisional bit series, is serving to introduce The Shimer Cutter Head into the mills of the country. There are none that work hard, cross grained and knotty lumber so smoothly—none work as easy—none so simple to keep in order. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK “The Shimer Cutter Head” stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sel! you an imitation means to deceive you —send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Samuel J. Shiuwer G Sons Branch of Milton, Pa. GALT, ONTARIO, CAN. There is un- doubtedly a big market for Mill Are You Interested Equipment of in British Colum- CON pment of bia Trade? K SON us Demons- trate our Ad- vertising ser- vice. We Theimmensity please others, of the Lumber SSS. we can please Industry will ‘eS Dy W wg Sx. you. within a few Os WO” years make this Province ‘| the most im- | portant in the _ whole Domin- - jon. Western Lumberman Crowe & Wilson Chambers VANCOUVER, B.C. Branch at Winnipeg CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER What An Ad In THIS Paper Will Do eS thee d Lumberman WE HELP YOU PUSH THEM YOUR WAY The illustration shows what we ARE doing for others and what we CAN do for you. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker Toronto,. Ontario. 57 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ LLIA OR! CA Ny 7 Machine ‘NQined This machine has so many good points that our space will not permit us to tell about them. We will, however, be gladtosendafull “.4 specification on application. = > at x Se Pg ee er — rr © The general construction of this machine speaks for itself. We believe that more important features are combined in it thanin any other Lath Bolter of its capacity on the market to-day. Here are a few o them :— The front and rear pressure rol- lers are power driven. The front pressure roller raises towards the saws and being power driven, prevents any pieces from flying back out of the machine. The end bearing may be easily removed, which permits the saws being Ae ELONG MP! cg ee ek: taken off the mandrel for filing. This ORILLIA” ONTARIO "fo Loa ae “4 eed does not disturb the mandrel. Full information regarding this machine or anything else in our line .you may require, cheerfully given on application. - By : fi ees f yas / x Aes; 4 Vis ——— ee raf 1, ie mua 7 4SAW LATH BOLTER The E. Long Manufacturing Co., Limited, Orillia, Ont. Manufacturers of Saw Mill, Shingle Mill, Lath Machinery, and Fittings. Drawer 712 tnd ae ed soy lag ie FR hy Hae 200s A a a RR AND |}BOILERS FOR THE SAW AND PULP MILL McEwen High-speed Automatic Engines, Simple and Compound, for Direct Dynamo Connection for Lighting and Electric Power Production. New Heavy Side-crank Sawmill Engine from 6 to 125 H.P. Boilers—Locomotive, Portable and Return Tubular, all sizes. Built of the best materials and the finest workmanship. Quick steaming, Economical of fuel, and serviceable under the most trying conditions. We manufacture a complete line of Steam Plant Accessories. SEND FOR CATALOGUES \ - The Waterous Engine Works Co. BRANTFORD, CANADA Limited Agent: H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. Branch: Waterous Engine Works Co., Winnipeg, Man. Lumber Underwriters ° hay CF Bip. Fire Insurance for every kind of Woodworking Risk ~— Retail Lumber 1arGs whose owners have a Good Commercial Rating. P laning Mills q2 i x We can carry your insurance Sash and Door Factories for less than you pay the Rossing Mills Regular Agency Companies. Lumber Warchouses Write to EUGENE F. PERRY, Manager. Pulp Mills LUMBER UNDERWRITERS . ae Furniture Factories 66 Broadway, NEW YORK Box Factories by. THE LEATHER Veneered BELT DOORS A large variety of woods and designs in good values offer an_ excellent choice to be made, Various panels, stiles and rails and correct pro- portions are features of our stock doors. Staved Columns We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of , 2 TANNED shrinkage or checking and the glue % ST PAA igi ~1856° employed being in waterproof in- ae SoG MONTREAL TORONTO Batts Limited My WINNIPEG VANCOUVER 50 Pacific Ave., West Toronto The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL H. WALTERS & SON, wuts, canaoa VANCOUVER dumbass Corey vous and magi Streets. UFACTUR AXES, ALL KINDS AXE HANDLES, MACHINE KNIVES, “ALL KINDS LUMBERING & LOCCINC TOOLS LONG DISTANCE PHONE, We supply the Laxwesk Lumbermen in Canada. J. R. Booth, Ottawa, Ont.; W. C. Edwards & Co , Rockland, Ont.; McLachlan Bros,, Arnprior ; E. B. Eddy Co., Limited, Hull ; "A. & B. Gurdon & Co., Pem- broke; G. Perley & Co., iGalumet; Que:; Hawkesbury Lumber Co:, Hawkes. bury, Ont. ; A. Fraser\Co., Limited, Ottawa, Ont.; Shepherd & Morse Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Hull Tabac Co., Ottawa, Ont; Gilmour & Hughson, Hull, jes 0.; Imperial Paper Mills of Canada, Sturgeon Falls, Ont.; Algoma Com- mercial Com., Limited, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; Graves, Bigwood & Co., Byng Inlet, Ont.; Turner Lumber Co., Worthington, Ont.; J. J. McFadden, White- fish, Ont.s St. Anthony Lumber Co., Ottawa, Ont.; Northern Timber and Lumber Co., Markstay, Ont. MACHINE WRITE FOR KNIVES: «CU CATALOGUE| H.WALTERS & SONS Menace PALODLL GLE... LOGGING TOOLs TEV i. Files Branded Globe - Port Hope, Ont. a RELIABLE aot Genuine\|(OaK & + “Genuine Oak” “LEATHER BELTING Every Belt Guaranteed FULL STOCK OF r a Pressed Steel Pulleys and |. Mill Supplies 1 : OF EVERY DESCRIPTION D.K. McLaren, Limited ‘Montreal Toronto Quebec | ol . St. John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. Time is Money _ The rapid cutting File is the economical File “American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith are rapid cutters made by _ NICHOLSON FILE COMPANY RCTIC METAL. WOODS LIMITED Cor.George, ates ae Sts., Peterborough, Ont., Can Toronto, December 1, 1910 Worker Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance We can satisfy the most critical. Dividends to Policy Holders now 4o per. cent. ; The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. LEGGAT VALLANCE & woonr, VANCOUVER. Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Mn, Uy, Z —™ U/ Yy . ‘ th esi: Y: y = a ae Ved ‘ ve ae. “ = See a ae eel Ld pens i P. 7 , ‘ el ee eats oy ee he CANADA LUMBERMAN AND ‘WOODWORKER Planing Mill at Cache Bay, Ont. in a Saw Mill can only be attained by using the best equipment : and having a Good Timber Supply. « Here at Cache Bay we have the best supply of Red and White = Pine in existence. We have a mill and manufacturing facilities : for turning out lumber of the very highest quality. OA a-0s we George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay - - Ontario 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts at FRENCH RIVER, ONT. RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS OF Band and Gang Sawn White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building TORONTO, ONT. Gone Bay Lumber Co. Hemlock oe ° @ | Waubaushene, Ontario Joisting 7 try For Dressed and Sized Manufacturers of High Grade Hocken Lumber Co. Limited UW Hi e r Otter Lake Station, Ontario We dress and size all our 8/4 and surface all our 4/4 Hemlock direct a S from the saw. Complete stock. and WRITE, WIRE OR PHONE FOR PRICES F. N. Wa pig, President. R. S. Watpig, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ‘maces! Lumber, Lath and Shingles ae Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. — F. N. Wa R. S. WAL G. E. CLEMEN WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED | Manufactures of Tygon ber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE, ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 —— — ——— SSS SRR R= AQ Ni NK YZ Z fi fi 2, = f Y 7 We is : ZA ZA J = ZN \ Want! AWS NNN Wee Red and White Pine | Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. Sree MENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory : Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada "440 Square Miles Timber Limits on Georgian Bay, Ontario To be Sold by Auction in Blocks of 5 to 36 Square Miles On account of their President and _ principal shareholders being engaged in other large enterprises, and not having the time to give to them all, THE PARRY SOUND LUMBER COMPANY, Limited, have decided to sell by Public Auction, to be held in the rotunda of the Board of Trade in the City of Toronto on the Seventh Day of December, 1910, all of the timber lands, mills and town property situated in the Town of Parry Sound, also Tug Scow and full Camp Equipment for five camps. Ontario Timber Limits TO BE SOLD comprise some 440 square miles of licensed and deeded pine, hemlock, spruce, birch and other timber. The licenses from the Ontario Government include all timbers and are not restricted for time. Government dues are as follows: Saw Logs, White Pine, $1.50 per M. ft., B.M. Saw Logs, Hemlock, Tamarac and other woods, 45c. per M. ft. The timber is situated in the Townships of McDougall, Foley, McKellar, Montieth, Carling, Christie, Shawanaga, Burpee, McConkey, Mills, Allen, Secord, Falconbridge and Street. The Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Railways run through the limits, which makes some of the parcels offered for sale particularly desirable for small mill owners. A circular giving full information, maps, terms and conditions of sale will be furnished upon application to The Parry Sound Lumber Co., Limited 1315-20 Traders Bank Building - TORONTO, CANADA 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Limited WHOLESALE DEALERS IN==== Lumber, Lath Shingles, Posts Sarnia, Ont. WHAT'S ? THIS Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood WHERE ? Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, N. B. Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. R , HWoehelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CoO. Quebec Mr. Lumberman if you wish to build up your fall trade nothing will help you to do so like a good line of shingies f you want the BEST SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a samp!e car of our FAMOUS METIS Brand. One car will convince you of what we say, that they are the BEST on the market. If you want a car quick wire us the order. Do it now before you forget. In SPRUCE we have quality 2nd and better planed and ma'ched, prepared to perfection. We havea snip on % Sheeting,—get our prices, it will pay you. Ou “That a satisfied customer is our best advertisement,” and every one is satis- fied with our METIS SHINGLES and 2nd and better SPRUCE. We also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAP- BOARDS and Lath. Get our prices before buying—It will pay you Keddy & Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Head Office: Roberval, Lake St. John Hochelaga Bank Bldg., Quebec Tne Turner Lumber Co., Limitea National Life Chamb 25 Ti to Street = (relophone Must : TORONTO, ONT. ° Lumber ana Lath Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Mercantile Lumber & Supplies Co. Suite 67, 97 St. James St.,. MONTREAL De Lumber We own and offer, subject to prior sale, 1,700,000 feet of Birch logs, which we are prepared to cut in dimensions to suit purchaser, for next season’s delivery. 3,000 Standard Cedar Poles principally 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 ft., with about 500 60 and 70 ft. S CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ay. & Co., Limited Cameron : Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment — DRY — NO. 1 HEMLOCK In 1 inch and 2 inch Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL DRY Te Hurdman Lumber Co. Pine, Spruce OTTAWA, CANADA _Limited Hemlock, Lath EASTERN é Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Birch, Maple Timber Lath an d Shingles Good Stocks Prompt Shipments 9 ENQUIRE OF WESTERN C. A. Spencer British Columbia Timber ee Sg ee cent at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal JAS. PLAYFAIR D. L. WHITE The PLAYFAIR « WHITE Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. imite Manufacturers and St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. mholeenle Dealers We have an exceptionally large stock of Lumber - Lath - Shingles Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your MIDLAND, ONT. meee ak Contractors for Railway Supplies Main Office Branch Office BILL TIMBER a Specialty Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Williams Lumber Company | | $+ Clair Construction Co Wholesale Dealers in Limited White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath Rough and Dressed Lumber ROUGH OR DRESSED Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly Yard and Planing Mill: 8 inch common and dressing dry re pine. Gaapbell Avetaad Daredper Hand TORONTO WRITE US. Davenport Station, G.T. R. 18 GENTRAL CHAMBERS - OTTAWA, ONT. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. Tn W. E. LOUNT 34 Rose Ave., TORONTO Lumber Salesman, Inspector and Arbitrator Pine, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Lath and Shingles. Lists and consignments solicited. Willsell on salary or commission. Inspection contracts wanted— charges moderate. Fifteen years experience as salesman and inspector. Satisfaction guar- anteed. HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible 1 can furnish you with the Hardwood Lumber that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and IJ think you will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario ote 5 Wholesale and Retail a Pattee er soa Lath, Company LIMITED Shingles, Brockville, Ont. Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff And all kinds op SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Gill G Fortune Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada McLennan Timber Lands and Lumber Co. Limite Selling Agency and Dealers in all kinds of Timber Lands Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. Hardwood Flooring End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled Siemon Bros., Ltd. WIARTON, Ont. Office : 309 Confederation Lite Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS CO, za St. John Street, MonTREAL Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ont. Our Prices will Interest You CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER THE P embroke Lumber Co. Pembroke, Ontario Manufacturers of Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, Doors and Factory Material — Dimension Bill Stuff n— Pine, Spruce and Hemlock A full line of dry lumber in stock for prompt shipment. Let us give you our prices for anything you require in lumber. Pine Doors We have long appreciated the fact that price is not the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. Door Making is our Specialty We have equipped our plant with the best door machinery made, and we are turning out doors that are right in quality and right in price. Our doors need no commendation. They prove themselves. They are business builders for every dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. L. A. DeLaplante Limited Head Office TORONTO Manning Arcade 24 King St. West Phone M 5912 EAST TORONTO Planing Mills: Phone Beach 230 R. Laidlaw Lumber Company Limited Ferguson Lumber Co London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER ATH, Etc. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles Always in Transit Bruce Mines Sawmill Co. Limited Bruce Mines, Ontario E Buy, Sell and deal in all kinds ot Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Bitch, Maple and Oak Floor- ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. AUGER & SON QUEBEC Yellow Pine Timber .. ins Yellow Pine Finish fe ste Yellow Pine Kiln Dried Boards C. A. SPALDING & CO. 69 BUHL BLD. DETROIT, MICH. Specialty Co., Limitec Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. Write, Telegraph or Telephone your orders Orillia, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE LOVELAND & STONE Lumber “Well bought is half sold’’ RAILS Par Ey Stecud Head YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO Manufacturers CUTLER, ONT. Dimension Timber a Specialty To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldings, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Reinforced Sticker Head Bolts Absolutely the tough- est bolt on the mar- ket. Will not break at the base. Prices: 14" bolts, nuts and washers goc. 5%” 4oc. 11/16” soc. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles north of North Bay HAILEY BURY, ONT. Woodworker's Tool Works 544 Jackson Blvd , CHICAGO, ILL. the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. The QUEEN CITY OIL CO., Limited Head Office: TORONTO We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- FOR SALE quiries. Piles and ‘Poles | All sizes, all lengths HIGHEST GRADES OF REFINED OILS LUBRICATING OILS AND ALL Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. imited Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Papineauville, P.Q. mes Loveland, Pres. a. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW ~ - MICH. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS eS Pine ana Hemlock QR he MAPLE LEAF Lumber STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion BeutinG Co. Lip. HAMILTON CANADA Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. - Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. ie i 4 cf iY : "ome. SZ 10 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%'3* Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Car and Cargo lots only Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. The Golden Lake Lumber Co For low prices: and prompt shipment of Lumber, Lath and Shingles bees d ab .-- Ash Dry Norway Pine at a bargain. We have in stock 95m. feet 2x 6x 12/16; 55m feet 2 x 8 x 12/16; 40m feet 1 x7and Cypress up 12/16; 50m feet 1x 4,5 and 6 x 12/16. Also gcod s Z assorted stock of Hemlock, Basswood and Spruce. New Brunswick Shingles Your inquiries solicited ~ ist Gove Laks Das Da, Ot Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. Box 1600 SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Booth G Shannon ‘Empire Brand” Hardwood Flooring Biscotasing, Ont. The remarkable growth in the demand for this product is a sure proof of its superiority. . The man who knows a good thing when he sees it will Offer for Sale at CLOSE PRICES for Quick Turnover always ask for ‘EMPIRE BRAND” and will take no other ; 225,000 feet 1 x 4 and up 6-16 white pine mill culls if you don’t stock it you will lose his order. 110,000 1 x 10 and up 10-16 We also manufacture Builders’ Supplies of all classes. 510,000 1 x 12 and up 10-16 s 220,000 1 x 4 and up 10-16 s i 80,000 2 x 4 and up 10-16 ‘ Planing Moulding 60,000 2 x 8 and up 10-16 as ~ Y 60,000 1 x 4 and an 6-9 white pine mill run shorts Matching and Re-sawing 50,000 1 x 4 to6 6-16 < Wwaney strips a specialty 35,000 6-4 x 4 and up 6-16 ss ous 30,000 1 x 4 and up 6-18 norway culls 150,000 pieces No. 1 norway lath J R E & S L ORILLIA, 115,000 pieces 32 inch white pine lath | . ch aton ons, t e ONTARIO Write for Prices and List of Stock Montreal Agent: The Hardwood Flooring Co., 55 St. Francois Xavier St. JOHN GILLIES DAVID GILLIES } J. S. GILLIES President Vice-President Sec.-Treas “or GILLIES BROS. aspaccne ee 1873 e BRAESIDE, ONT. Limited Manufacturers of WHI : } 3 PIN EK Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR New York City Planing Mill, Yard @ Office CAPACITY 40,000,000 Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway MORRISTOWN, N.Y. —! ul = 22 sz CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 27 Lumber News From Western Canada B.C. Forestry Commission Makes Practical Recommen- dations—Lumbering to be Permitted in Forest Reserve -- i —__ e The B. ©. Government’s Commission on Forestry and kindred matters have presented their report to the Government. Their find- ings will form the basis of legislation for the better protection of forests from fire and otherwise, to be presented in January. The report recom- mends that a bureau of forestry be established under the supervision of a competent forester, that stringent restrictions be imposed as to the cut- ting of timber, that new rules be made compelling loggers to clear up all debris so as to minimize the danger from fire, and outlines a scheme of reforestation on lines of artificial methods combined with aids to natural growth. The commission is composed of Messrs. F. J. Fulton, K.C. (Chairman), A. C. Flumerfelt, and A. S. Goodeve, M.P. Sittings were held at all the centres throughout the Province and a host of witnesses examined. Operations at the pulp mill at Swanson Bay, B.C., over 400 miles up the coast, are to be resumed shortly. Improvements to the plant are now being completed. In addition $100,000 will be expended at once in remodelling the company’s saw mill there. The proposition is owned by British capital. The original company was recently reorgan- ized under the title of the Swanson Bay Forests, Wood Pulp and Lum- ber Mills, Ltd., with a capitalization of $3,000,000. New screens are being installed, and operations will be resumed shortly. The output will total about 7,000 tons cf sulphite pulp a year. The company own nearly 90,000 acres of spruce forest with a good percentage of merchant- able timber. They are now remodelling their sawmill at a cost of about $100,000. The new plant will consist of band mill and a resaw as well as other machinery, and when completed the plant will be one of the most com- plete in the province, with a daily capacity of over 80,000 feet. The limits are located on tidewater, ensuring easy and economical logging operations. Mills in the Riding Mountain Reserve Mr. A. Knechtel, of the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior, who was in Winnipeg recently investigating the advisability, of ‘permitting lumbering operations in the Riding Mountain Reserve, an- nounced the department’s intentions in the following interview : ‘[Planing Mill. Canadian Western Lumber Co., Limited Mills and General Offices: FRASER MILLS, B. C. BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND REPRESENTATIVES : WINNIPEG, Canadian Northern Building - - C. BRUCE TORONTO, Canadian Northern Building - - - H. A. ROSE ALBERTA, - - - - - - - A. MONTGOMERY PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE \dvertisements other than ‘*‘Employment Wunted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be ‘nserted in this department at the rate of 15 eents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered s discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word. net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements of ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents 6 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC, ANTED TO BUY—ASH, ELM. OAK AND Basswood, for export. Payment will be cash. Address with full particulars to Ropert Cox & Co., Hope Building, Ottawa, Canada. 23 ANTED—BASSWOOD, B. ASH, BIRCH, Maple, Elm, Oak and Chestnut, tor immediate shipment We are always in the market to buy good lumber. Apply Bartram Bros., Limited. Citizen Building, Ottawa, Can. 33 White Pine Wanted HITE PINE 2” AND 3”, 6, 7. 8”, 107 AND 12”, length ro to go ft. for tanks. Also qr. cut Pump Tubing. OntTarto Winp EnGinE & Pump Co., Lrp. Toronto, Ont. t.f Cedar Posts Wanted ANTED FROM TWO TO FOUR CARS Cedar Posts from 3 to 5 inches top end. Name best cash price and point of Shipment. Apply Rox 195, Jordan, Ont. tif. Quebec Birch Plank WANTED SMALL PRIME CLEAN QUEBEC Birch Plank, in 2 car lots, sawn as follows: g8x3%x5; 48xX3X5; 20X10X4; 20x12 x 3%; atx7x4. Box No. 25to, c/o Gould’s Advertising Agency, 54 New Oxford Street, London, England. 23 Basswood, Birch and Elm FYVE TO to CARS 4/4 X 6 AND UP 1S AND 2s Soft Elm Twocars 4/4 x 6andup is and 2s White Basswood. Two cars 4/4 x to and up 1s and 2s Birch. Lucas E. Moore Stave Co,, tt Broad- way, New York, N.Y, I WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs to water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CANADA LuMB- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 White Pine Pickets Wanted WE WANT AT ONCE 4/4 x 4/4 x 44 AND 48", 5/4 x 5/4 x 44” and 48” and 6/4 x 6/4 x 48” White Pine Pickets If you have anything in the above write, stating quantity, when cut and best prices. Will buy any quantity from acar to your entire stock. Box 58, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 23 Wanted Two Million Hard Maple Lumber ] INCH TO 4 INCH THICK FOR SHIPMENT soon asdry or can accept quantity soon as sawn. Spot cash. Inspection at mill. Apply for further particulars to Box 164, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Tor- onto, Ont. 4 Wanted to buy the following: zoom I x 4,and up w.p.d.c. state approximate aver- age width and length zoom 1X4 and up w.p.m.c, state approximate aver- age width and length. 20om 1X 10X12 w.p.m.c, ro ft. and up zoom 1 X 19 x 12 *‘ ‘dic, 10 ft. and up Quote Price for cash. P.O address Peter GoucE, Kelso Mines, New Ont. 24 E WANT TO PURCHASE DRY SOFT Elm, Black Ash, Basswood and Birch in car lots of each. Also a tew cars of 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, No. « and 2 Common, for immediate shipment. Will also contract for present winter cut of all kinds. Give full particulars, and address, Tuz Lon- DON LuMBER Co.. London, Ont. 2 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. For Sale ° LACK BARREL HEADING. BOX 166 CanapA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 4 AVE YOU ANY STOCK WHICH YOU wish to sell? Ifso, make the fact known to probable buyers by placing an advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department. Address, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto. For Sale 4 . M. , WAY, 600. 00 neck aoe Be fer a ‘beth trimmed, edgedand seasoned. H.CamppBetrt & Son, Hillview, P.O. Ont. 23 For Sale 6 Cars of 8 ft. Cedar Posts 4 in. up. 1 Car of Cedar Shingles. JAS. SPUN, L’Amable, Ont. 20-tf For Sale 50,000 ft. 1” 29,000 1t. 1%" ‘ £8 45,000 ft. 14%” ** SS 33,000 ft. Wi a c Gro. C. GoopFELLow, Montreal. 50,000 ft. 1” Rooo ft, 147 so 4 40\000Kt, 2-5 Hemlock for Sale PROMPT SHIPMENT CAN BE MADE OF Hemlock bill timber and low price will be quoted on good sizes in lengths from ro to jo ft. KEENAN Bros, Ltp. Owen Sound, Ont. t.f For Sale MILLION FEET OR MORE HARDWOOD Lumber, over railin Algoma. Parties replying must be prepared to advance price of Labor 1st Feb- ruary, rst April and rst June—Birch, Maple and Oak. Box 167 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 23 WANTED—MACHINERY, ET Wanted—Wickes Gang ECOND HAND WICKES GANG. APPLY stating size, time used, condition and price to DONALD FRASER & Sons, Cabano, Que. 24 FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, CARS AND RAILS FOR SALE F'est CLASS for lumber yards, also Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Belting, Wire Fencing, Chains, etc. Catalogue free, Write us what you need, ImpPERIAL Waste & Mera Co., Queen Street, Montreal 23 Agents Wanted : Good Commission, For Sale H4 LF PRICE—LARGE QUANTITY OF wood pulleys all sizes from 6 inches up to 60 inches in diameter of different manufacturers, also a good wood sticker machine and circular saw and table complete. Alsoa large quantity of whee's and pins and Iron work complete for dry kiln trucks also drum and gears for elevating and drawing heavy weights on the level such as railway cars, etc. Also various parts of machinery and shafting of different kinds. Apply Natronat Casket Co, 107 Niagara Street, Toronto, Ont. 23 Machinery for Sale 5 H..P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One 30 h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No. o light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THe ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Lop., Seaforth, Ont. tt SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 3%n" tubes. SALE 1 48x 12 52 3 I 54 X 12 52a a 1 54X14 5a ae one 2 58x 12 78 3” fe 1 60x 14 Wage Eos WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Branttord, Canada. TRibets For Sale ONE EARLES COMBINED AIR INJECTOR and Exhauster, Type C. No. 3, to increase steam supply. Used only a few months. J. & C HickMaN LimiTED, Port Elgin, New Brunswick. z First Class Machinery for Sale by O.L. Packard Machinery Co. 165-167 West Water St., Milwaukee, Wis. 1—No. 44 Berlin Flooring Machine, 9x 6.. $500.00 1—24” J. A. Fay Planer and Matcher...... $300.00 1—36” Buss Single Surfacer............... 400.00 1—26” Hoyt Dbl. Endless Bed Planer...... $250.00 1—26” Single Endless Bed Planer.......... $ 90.00 1—26” Endless Bed Planer and Counter- Shiatl! ..!.reScjoraae sis niet oes Meee $ 80,00 1—6 giside Monider}.o concen $165 00 1—42” Berlin Band Rip Saw...... .....ss- $400.00 1—63” Band Saw Mill with 18’ Carriage andtwo head blocks _.............. $750.00 1—48” Rand Re-Saw and Scroll Saw...... 350-00 1—36” Goodell and Water Circular Re-Saw $140.00 1—20” Franks Siding Saw .......s.00.0-- $ 75.00 1—Jenkins 4 Spindle Chair Frame Borer.. $125 co 1—Jenkins Chair Seat Jointer and Counter- SALE |. ox 0 a civjainteye Steteie sini ate stele eats $100.00 1—48” Jenkins Back Knife Lathe.......... $185.00 1—48” Jenkins Spindle Lathe.............. $125.00 1—Goudspeed & Wyman Gauge Lathe.... 60.00 1—McKnight Chair Seat Scooper.... .... $ 80.00 1—No 1A Greenlee Hollow Chisel Mortiser $125.00 1—No. z Smith Mortiser, nearly new...... $125.00 1— Whites hor, and ver. Boring Machine.. $120.00 1—12” Greenlee Dbl Disc. Panel Sander.. $ 35.00 1—24” Boss Single Drum Sander.......... $100.00 1—24” Boss Dbl. Drum Sander............ $250.00 1—36 x 18 New Haven Lathe with raising blocks to swing 50” also face plate jaws $750.00 1—24” x 24” x 5’ Pond Iron Planer, two headson cross ral osha serene $525.00 1—52” Chandler & Taylor Circular Saw Mill, with top saw, arbor 2—7-8”, two head/biecke::..0. .ueudrece aa eit 23 WANTED-EMPLOYEES Advertisements nnde~ this Heading two cents a word per insertion. @eoor MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take out and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. rst. Box 115, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, t WANTED LUMBER SALESMAN for New York and Mass. States. Must be a hustler and know the White Pine and Spruce trade as manufactured in Canada A ‘splendid opening to right man. State age, married or single, salary expected, past experience and any other necessary information. Applications treated confidentially. Apply Box 163 CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. “2 WANTED-—EMPLOYMENT -' duertisements under this heading one ceut a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. OG BAND FILER or Resaw wants position, good references. W. Hollingshead, Barrie, Ont. 24 BY a competent Saw-fi'er in a factory where there are Band Re-saws ; good references. Box 170 Canapa LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 23 AY fe position as band saw filer for coming season, single or double cut Eight vears ex- perience. Excellent references. Box 168 CANADA LumsBerman, Toronto, Ont. 23 INE AND SPRUCE SALESMAN now employed, desires Change Jan. 1st. Big New York State trade on both good and low end stock. Manufacturers only considered. Apply Box 16: CanapA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 23 EE YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch of the lumber or woodworking trade the best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LuMBERMAN AND WoopworkeR, Toronto, Ont. ITUATION WANTED. Man experienced in lumber trade in England wants: position in lumber merchants’ office with a view to securing salesman's position. Has several months' practical experience in yard work, References given, Box 169 Canapa LumBERMAN, Toronto, Ont 24 Apply __ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES UMBERMEN:—DO NOT_ ACRIFICE YOUR Lumber—Build houses in Toronto instead. Ask how it is done. Box 152 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 23 SAWMILL FOR SALE N New Ontario, north of New Liskeard, on T. and N.O, Railway. Surrounded by good timber. Capacity 10,000, Address Box 142 CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 1 OLD SAW MILL FOR SALE N Black River at Fawkham Siding, on Canadian Northern Railroad, County Ontario Capacity zom, Quantity of good timber in vicinity. Will accept $500 to close Estate, W. B, Tispair, u Orillia, Ont, 24 Timber Limits For Sale AN BE QUICKLY AND PROFITABLY disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for opportunities to invest, if your ‘‘ad” is here the eee will see it. CanapDA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. t.f. Saw, Shingle and Stave Mill for Sale At UTHOFF STATION G.T,R.. CAPACITY 15 thousand with 13 acres of land, Residence, Store and 4 mens houses, also s00 acres rough tim- ber Jand partly stripped. Considerable timber in vicinity, must be sold now. W.B, Tispate, Or.llia, Ont. 24 Timber and Land Investment FARM OF THREE HUNDRED ACRES within 35 miles of Toronto—one hundred acres of which is timber Jand—Pine, red and white Oak, Maple, Beech, Basswood, etc. Balance of farm is under cultivation, thirteen acres bearing apple orchard. Buildings cost over five thousand. Price, $29,000. Box 160, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. F tf. Timber Limit for Sale 50 SQUARE MILES OF VIRGIN FOREST, highly timbered with pulp, spruce, pine, cypress, etc., about zo million trees, advantageous! situated, a river running through the whole lengt of the property to a railway station 1,500 h.p. water power; saw mill in running order, houses, stables, etc. Price,a bargain. Address to H. LAURENCELLE 58 St. James Street, Montreal. a3’ Timber Limit and Saw Mill for Sale 175 ACRES, ESTIMATED TO CUT FOUR million feet, and composed principally of Hard-Maple, Soft Elm, and Hemlock. Situated about 15 miles north of Tottenham, in the Township of Essa, and on the main line of the C. P. R. Sidin for loading purposes on the grounds, and mill all complete, together with an order for 100 thousand of Hard-Maple at $30.00 a thousand f.o.b. siding, and mill boarding-house, stable and blacksmith-shop. The timber to be sold at a price per thousand feet on estimate. All the above mentioned to be sold at a bargain, and on easy terms to the right party, as the owners are going out of the lumber business Address Wm. Potter & Son, P. O. Box 29, Totten- ham, Ont. it, For Sale To Close an Estate N ORDER TO CLOSE UP THE ESTATE of the late Isaas Bearinger of Saginaw, Michigan, the trustees have decided to offer for sale as going concern the Limits, Saw and Shingle Mills situated at Dalhousie, N. B. on the Resti- gouche River and Intercolonial Railway, It con- sists of the following—se,ooo acres of Spruce and Cedar lands on the Restigouche River, estimated to cut from 80,000,000 to 100,0c0,000 feet, and 9600 acres Spruce Land in the Province of Qucbec, es- timated to cut from 40,000,000 feet, together with a Rotary Saw Mill with capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 a day, Shingle Mill with a capacity of 100,000 shingles per day, Tug, Scows, Tow Booms, Camp Ouffit and everything belonging to a tully equipped going concern. The Company are putting in this winter in New Brunswick about 15,000,000 feet of, mostly Spruce Logs, This property will all be sold en bloc on reasonable terms and will be sold for much less its real value in order to close up the estate. An parties interested in such an operation can get fu information by writing to CHas. O’Doyte, ~ Manager, Dalhousie, N. B. 23 _ est-prized wood for - playground. MISCELLANEOUS | Timber Limit for Sale 2 600 ACRES, ESTIMATE!) TO HAVE Sb thereon the tollowing standing timber: 3.000 cords pulp wood 2 million Pine, 30 ooo Cedar Ties, 40 000 ft. Black Oak, 100.000 tt. Hemlock, 2 million ft. Birch and Maple. 5 miles Haul to River and Rail, back of Bruce Mines $3.000,co for quick Cash Sale. Box 165, CanaDA LuMBERMAN, Tor- cont, Ont. 24 A Pulpwood Klondyke THE PICK OF THE FINEST VIRGIN timber lands in Labrador and Newtoundland. Advantages on Labrador over other territories: no cutting tax, no royalty, no export duty, pulp making and lumbering free of restriction, limitless water owers. Wecontrol valuable timber properties on ascndor and Newfoundland, and are prepared to give prospective purchasers allinformation regarding same, For further particulars apply to JoB BrorHEers & Co., Limitep, St. John’s, N. F. 23 Timber Limit for Sa'e To close an estate BERTH NO 3 TOWNSHIP OF ~GURD Parry Sound District, containing Hemlock Birch, Maple, Oak, Basswood, Spruce and Cedar Apply Box 1456, Guelph. 4 Timber Lands For Sale To Close an Estate ‘TENDERS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE uddersigned up to noon on the 1sth day of December, 1910, for the purchase of lots 28 and 29, Con. 4; 28, 29 and 3o Con. 5; 29 and go Con. 6, Foley Township, Parry Sound District containing 566 acres, estimated to cut about three million feet of timber chiefly hemlock with smaller quantities ot black birch, oak, ash and maple; all within easy reach ot C.P.R., C.N.R and G.T.R. via Otter Lake. Recent survey by W. Galbraith of Bracebridge to whom reterence may be made. Terms 1o per cent cash and balance in go day ; extension of time if de- sired, to responsible purchaser. owest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Further particulars and conditions on application to HarLey & SWEET, Vendors Solicitors, Box 344, Branttord. 23 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands Sx HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoods, also in a promising Mineral Belt. at Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close anestate. Special price quoted. tf. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. Teak for Interiors For a thousand years or more in China, as well as other parts of the Orient, teak has been the high- furniture, shrines, and religious objects. The famous blackwood furniture of that part of the world is made of Siam or Java teak. In Europe, more especially in Engand, the highest class of bank fixtures have been invariably made in teak wood. In the southern part of California, in ' Los Angeles, San Diego, Pasadena and thereabouts, teak is now being used in a large number of the mag- nificent mansions erected by weal- thy eastern people in that section, so aptly termed the millionaire’s In the majority of these palaces teak wood is used for interior finishings, staircases, etc., with artistic specially-designed teak furniture to match. One beauti- ful new residence is being fitted up with doors, wainscoting, beamed ceilings, and floors of teak, and hand-carved furniture of the same wood. One of the San Francisco furniture makers is busy at the CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER present time on a large order of special designs in teakwood furni- ture for one of the wealthiest and best-known families. The members of this family have always possessed the most correct taste in matters of art, and a number of the designs were drawn by the two talented young daughters of the house. Consumption of Wood According to United States Gov- ernment figures, there has been since 1907 a noticeable decrease in the use of spruce for pulp wood, this species contributing 68.1 per cent. of the total in 1907, 64.5 per cent. in 1908 and 60.5 per cent. in 1909. While there has been this steady decrease in the relative con- sumption of spruce, the average cost as shown by the same figures has advanced substantially. In 1907 the cost of spruce was $8.90 per cord; in 1908, $9.33, and ‘in 1909, $9.96. © There was also a decrease in the consumption of hemlock, while the use of balsam, white fir, - birch, beech, maple, gum and basswood as raw materials for making pulp has increased. For instance, -in 1907 we used 44,000 cords of bal- sam for pulp making, but in 1909 we used 95,000 cords, which may be taken as an indication of the tendency to use comparatively un- known, or not generally used woods for pulp making purposes. Loose pulleys are amongst the most troublesome things to be found in a saw mill, and numerous more or less successful devices have been introduced to improve their lubrica- tion, and thus get rid of the exces- sive wear. To overcome these troubles an inventor hailing from Australia practically dispenses with the loose pulley altogether, and sub- stitutes for it a fast pulley on an in- dependent shaft. In place of the loose pulley being part of the ma- chine as at present, it is separated altogether, a loose shaft taking the place and doing the duty of the loose pulley. It is stated that this plan works sucessfully. To apply it to machinery constructed with the usual style of loose pulley you have simply to cut off the shaft or spindle close to the boss of the fast pulley and make the loose pulley fast to the remainder of the shaft, which works when the belt is thrown on the pulley. Because of the congealing or thickening of the greases custom- arily used, the oiling of machinery, particularly that used in unwarmed places, is in winter sometimes diff- cult. Oils thinned with kerosene do not readily thicken or congeal. A combination of cylinder oil, kero- sene and graphite will stand a tem- perature several degrees below zero ing freely. The cylinder oil and graphite should be mixed to the consistency of a thin paste and this ’ thinned by the addition of kero- sene until it flows quite freely. Yate, which is native to western Australia, is believed to be the strongest of all known woods. Its average tensile strength is 24,000 pounds to the square inch, equaling that of good cast-iron. Many speci- mens, however, are much stronger, and one was tested up to seventeen and a half tons to the square inch, which is equal to the tensile strength of wrought iron. The tree grows to a maximum height of 100 feet, and sometimes has a diameter of 244 or even 8 feet. Automobile manufacturers .are experimenting with the wood. The toughest wood is that which bears the greatest load, and bends the most at the time of fracture, and the following list shows the comparative toughness of various kinds of timber, ash being 1.00, beech .85, cedar of Lebanon .84, larch .83, sycamore and common walnut each .68, occidental plane .66, oak, hornbeam, alder, Spanish mahogany each .62, teak and acacia each .58, elm and young chestnut each .52. A magnificent mausoleum is to be built to mark the resting place of the late “‘Son of Heaven’’—the Chinese Emperor, Kwang Hsu. The forests of the Orient were seached for the best and most durable wood, and, after much competition, a Manila lumber company has won what is described as the richest commercial prize of recent years WANTED 43 in China. The preliminary con- tract for the material has now been signed by two of the Chinese im- perial princes, and it provides in the first place for the shipment of 50,000 feet of Philippine hard wood. On its arrival at Peking work is to start forthwith on the .mausoleum among the tombs of the Ming dy- nasty near the capital. For the huge pillars of the mausoleum giant trees will be taken from the Min- danao forests. Some of them, al- ready cut, are 60 feet high and 4 feet in diameter, weighing over 17 tons. Try SINCLAIR'S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Keys No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. Write for circular and prices G. S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. John Harrison & Sons Company Saw and Planing Mills OWEN SOUND, ONT. Timber Bills, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Rail- way Ties, also Sash, Doors and interior finish in hard and soft woods. Particulars of Your Requirements in Hardwood White and Red Pine Timber of All Kinds WOULD IT NOT save you a lot of worry and give better results if you would PLACE AN ORDER NOW for future wants. ? doing this the logs could be sawn to PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS By © your and shipped to suit your convenience. IF YOU THINK this is a more satisfactory method than PROMISEUOUS BUYING write us as we specialize in these kinds of contracts. IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE we want. your inquiries anyway. the Elmitt Lumber Co. timitea OTTAWA ONT. SPECIAL: We want to move 6,000 Green Tamarac Piles Ontario Trade conditions throughout Ontario have slackened somewhat, as a result of the approaching end of the year. December is inventory month and retailers can scarcely be expected to be in the market for much stock until the new year has opened and they have been able to estimate the amount of stocks which they have on hand. In spite of this, however, some of the travellers for wholesale houses have had fairly good business of late and report that the oultlook is satisfactory. It is probable that when inventories have been taken, a good many of the retailers will find that they have had a fairly satisfactory year. They have been following the principle of buying only for the immediate future. This has kept trade at a steady level. An important result of this careful buying policy is that wholesalers have found their collec- tions better than usual. At present, collections are being well met and the volume of trade keeps up fairly well, all of which goes to indicate that there will be a good season’s trade next spring. At present, the best demand is for the upper grades of pie. Some sizes of hemock are sluggish; 12 and 14-foot lengths for instance, which are dragging, but there is a good demand for 16-foot lengths and for stock boards. Stocks of these classes are reported scarce. Good grades of common and dessing and all widths of white pine strips are moving well. The demand for No. 2 white pine lath is good. A great deal depends, so far as the spring trade is concerned, upon conditions across the line. If the United States markets take Ontario stock after the first of the year, it is likely that market conditions will improve. If the United States demand continues dull, however, higher prices will not be easy to secure. A tendency towards higher prices for shingles is reported. Owing to the depressed state of the shingle market, which has prevailed for some months past, many of the B. C. mills have closed down and the reduced production is reported to havy- ing a good effect. One prominent Georgian Bay manufacturer reports that he is hav- ing extremely good trade. Stocks are moving out of his yard rapidly and orders are numerous for immediate shipment. This refers to both hemlock and pine. Some of the low grade hemlock has been moving at an advance of about $1 on the prices which were in force during the summer. Lath are maintaining their position, but trade is quiet. The mill of the Ontario Lumber Company at’French River which has been cutting hemlock and pine for the Parry Sound Lumber Com- pany this year, closed down on November 26, after having made a cut for the year of 10,000,000 feet for the Parry Sound Company. Vhe higher grades of pine continue to sell well at Ottawa. In fact stocks have been considerably diminished. Good stocks dry enough for shipping are very scarce. Stocks in the hands of manufacturers are also scarce. Cull pine and box lumber on the other hand are accumulat- ing, but even of these the stocks carried over will be less than last year. Prices during the last fortnight have remained unchanged. There seems to be a slight renewal of buying from United States points and some dealers look forward to a large export next summer. With this prospect in view operators are counting upon an early start for the mills next season if the weather permits. Some dealers are also looking for a rapid decrease in the stocks of low grade lumber, and if this is brought about, the season of 1911 will be much more satisfactory than former seasons. 1-inch good pine sidings are firm at $58 and 2-inch are in good demand at $65. There is a good enquiry for telegraph poles and operators will probably take out as many as possible, especial- ly long poles. Short poles are plentiful, but the outlook for the de- mand is also good. Lath are selling well, and there is a fair trade in mill-run red pine and spruce. No. 1 white pine is scarce. Stocks of shingles are lighter than a year ago and quotations are firm. Eastern Canada ‘Lumbering operations in New Brunswick have been considerably hampered by the unfavorable weather conditions during the past fort- night, there having been a great iack of frost, and rainy weather having prevailed. The shipping season for the Miramichi points has practically come to an end. Winter liners will now soon commence their trips from St. John. One, in fact, has already arrived at that port. Nothing can at present be said regarding the prospect for shipment of deals by these vessels a severything depends upon developments in the English markets. Unless considerable improvement occurs the shipments will be light, The outlook for the anuf::ture »f long lumber at the portable mills is also rather discouraging. The deand for this class of lumber has diminished recently. Operators, therefore, are not looking forward to an active season. The close of the sawing season and of the shipping season have reduced the activity of the trade throughout New Brunswick, and conse- quently there is not much to report. Prices as a result are largely Review of Current Trade Conditions y nominal. There is a general feeling however, that the English market for spruce deals is improving. ‘The price for English deals is probably in the neighorhood of $16 for the usual specifications. bSpruce lath are improving sofewhat, though prices are unchanged. Stocks of laths at New Brunswick points are light but quite suttcient for the business offering. Dutiable spruce lath at Bay ot Fundy points are worth from $2.15 to $2.20. There is considerably more activity in deals in Nova Scotia than there formerly was. Sales have been frequent at $14 and $14.50. The general price is about $14.25, though for next season’s shipments it is a shade lower. It is probable that the coming winter will see a slightly larger cut than last winter, if the weather permits. Stock is moving fairly well to the American markets but the prices are none too satisfac- factory. Some poor hemlock has sold as low as $15 and long random spruce at $19. Laths are selling at from $3.25 to $3.40, though the former figure is the more general. South American shipments have com to an end temporarily. ; The Boston market for easte:n spruce is fairly firm. A few of the winter mills have opened, but pric_s are unchanged. Frames 9-inch and under are selling at $23, and good orders have been placed at this price. In a few instances’ $22.50 has been awwepted. Some manufacturers whe have good orders on hand are asking $2. 0. There is a fair demand for random. Sizes under 7-inch are selling a $19 to $19.50. Larger sizes are firm and boards are steady and fairly active. At New York, eastern spruce remains firm, though the demand for yard sizes is weak. Local supplies seem to be sufficient for the current requirements. The hem- lock market at New York is weak and prices are about 50 cents lower than they were a week or so ago. Hemlock boards are not offering extensively at. Boston and holders are expecting to get their price. Eastern clipped boards in carload lots are selling at $19. Boards in- cluded with a frame are seldom bringing more than $19.50. There is an improvement in the demand for shingles at Boston, and prices are better. — Best cedar extras have been sold at $3.40, though some good brands have been sold at $3.15 to $8.25 Lath are firmer and the demand*has im-— proved. For 15-inch, as high as $4.25 has been asked. The general price, however, ranges from $4 to $4.15, while for 14-inch, the range is from $3.60 to $3.65. Great Britain The lumber trade at London has been quite active during the last few weeks. The overside deliveries are very heavy, and spot deliveries — are continuing actively. There is still a good demand from colonial buy- ers for deals, and it is thought that this may have a strengthening effect upon the prices for new stocks. It will be a difhcult matter, however, to increase the price of deals beyond their present level. If any advance can be made it will be upon prime stock deals, but even here it will only be light. On oversides it would not be surprising if a concession were made to induce business. ‘he usual winter dullness in trade may be considerably aggravated this year by an unsettled political situation. Deliveries for the week ending Nov. 12th, at London, totalled 7,394 standards, a very substantial increase over those of last year, which amounted to 4.278 standards. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale, 8x 11 and up, unsorted Quebec spruce was sold at £9, 10s. 10-inch brought £9, 5s. and £10. The political situation is also making itself felt in the lumber trade — at Liverpool. Recently, a slow but steady improvement has been notice- able, but since the political atmosphere clouded, trade has suffered a set- back. It is fortunate under these conditions that the season of importa- — tion from Canada and the Baltic is nearing its close, and conse- quently there is no necessity for price cutting. Recent advices were to the effect that most of the shipments of spruce deals from St. John, N.B., made upon contract, had arrived, and that during the winter dependence © would have to be placed entirely upon the parcel arrivals. Birch c.if. values are very firm, and stocks are scarce. There is a good demand, and spot values also are firm. The scarcity is both in logs ~ and planks. Fresh planks are very scarce and are rapidly sold on arrival. At Manchester, trade conditions have been set back by the disagree- able weather, outdoor work having been interfered with by a heavy snow storm. There is a fair amount of activity, however, in the spruce trade and converters of spruce, into lap boards and cases, are quite busy. The few parcels of spruce ‘“‘on consignment’’ which have been available have been quickly disposed of at standard prices. Converters are taking so much stock that if they continue, the decline of a few shillings which occurred during the past month or two will soon be recovered. Floorings — are quiet. At Glasgow the lumber trade has been unusually quiet for the last month. At present there is practically no movement in waney pine, elm, or other ship builders’ woods. The business is almost entirely con- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 45 veh HX aie it, a IN MIND run our mills right through the Winter months and can railroad, ship-building and heavy construction White Pine - Red Pine and B. C. Fir act anything in special or regular sizes, cut to order in any size 10 to 60 feet long on short notice. We also carry a heavy stock of assorted grades in White pine and Red pine as well as LATH. Wire, Telephone or Write LEVELAND, SARNIA WIMILUS) cc Wars ii 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER fined to the moderate requirements of wagon builders, packing case mak- ers and the furniture trade. Although the market is quiet, prices are firm in most cases. Recent advices from Liverpool are to the effect that trade in Can- adian woods is slightly more active, the demand having improved at the principal import points. Trade, in fact, has been improving steadily for some months, the only disturbing factor having been the strike in the ship building industry, and the limited output in the cotton industry. The consumption of timber, however, has been slightly increasing and stocks at import points have been reduced, while prices show a tendency to firmness. There is an increased consumption of flooring boards, roofing timber, and general woods, and fittings. United States There has been no important alteration in the condition of the white and Norway pine trade in the United States during the past fortnight. Good lumber continues to be in excellent demand and to be strongly held. This applies very largely also to the medium grades. Common and cull lumber, however, are still difficult to dispose of. Reports have been received of a slight shading of prices on the higher grades, but it is scarcely possible that this could be at all widespread. It is reasonable at this time of year to expect a narrowing of the demand, as nearly all the large consumers of white pine are cutting down their operations, in order to attend to their inventory making duties. Minneapolis reports that practically all the mills are closed and that stocks on hand are not much more than 50 per cent. of what they were at this time last year. Ship- ments are somewhat lighter than they were a year ago but are improving. The hardwood markets show signs of improvement. Consumiag manu- facturers are receiving enough orders to keep their factories going. Plain oak is the leader among the southern hardwoods, and is closely followed by the medium grades of quarter sawed oaks. Ist and 2nd quarter sawed oak are rather quiet. In the northern States rock maple is the most active hardwood, but good birch is also moving well. At Chicago the building activity continues, and considerable new construction work is being undertaken. City yards have allowed their stocks to become very much broken, which is quite usual at this time of year when inventories are being made. MReceipts of lumber by rail, at Chicago, during the week ending Nov. 12th, were 40,126,000 feet against 61,380,000 feet for the corresponding week of 1909. Some price cutting is reported at Chicago in northern pine and also in hemlock. The hemlock trade this year has been fairly satisfactory and wholesalers at present are buying rather freely for country distribution. The yellow pine trade at Chicago has been quiet of late. Retail yards have been purchasing only what they need for immediate shipment. A large inquiry is out for one of the railroads for stringers, timber, siding and lining. Hardly any other railroad inquiry is noticeable. The southern pine trade in the south- west seems to be improving. Red cedar shingles are still very dull at Chicago. Clears are selling at $3.12 and stars at $2.55, Chicago basis. Even at these prices sales are very scarce. White cedars continue at $2.90 with a good demand, and stocks of the better grades light. Lath are strong and selling well. At Buffalo the stocks on hand at the opening of the winter will prob- ably be the same as a year ago with the demand also about the same. Low grade stock is still plentiful and the high grades continue to bring good prices. Among the hardwoods at Buffalo, oak continues to lead. There is also a steady demand for birch and chestnut, while the move- ment of elm and basswood is dependent entirely upon the supply. Maple is in good demand for flooring and the movement of elm is improving. There is an active demand for hemlock at Buffalo and large stocks of lake hemlock are expected to be laid in for the winter trade. Prices continue as they have been for some time. They cannot advance or they would permit yellow pine to come in. There has been an advance in the price asked for short-leaf pine at Buffalo, box grades being put up one dollar. It is a question whether the advance can be secured. The shingle trade at Buffalo is steady. At New York, prices for northern pine are unchanged and fairly strong. Business, however, is quiet. The hardwood business is unsatis- factory, the retail yards and factories being very inactvie and the furni- ture and piano trade duller than usual. Market Correspondence New Brunswick News—Trade Disappointing Chatham, N.B., Nov. 19.—The past fortnight has been one of very unfavorable conditions to lumbermen. An almost entire lack of frost, and showery weather have created conditions which have made work in the woods exceedingly difficult. The shipping season at Miramichi ports is at an end, so far as any important quantity is concerned : A recapitulation of the season’s shipments shows the following results : Ari - The Miramichi Lumber Company shipped 33,600 cords of rossed pulpwood, valued at $353,300 and 9,540,200 spruce lath valued at $23,850. The J. B. Snowball Company shipped 17,294,716 sup. feet of spruce long lumber and 12,066,400 spruce lath, totalling in value $285,350. J. A. Rundle & Co. shipped 689,687 sup. feet scantling and 1,605,100 spruce lath, valued in all at $18,959. : R. Corey Clark shipped 2,662,541 sup. feet of spoolwood, valued at 366,742. George Burchill & Sons shipped 1,243,000 sup. feet long lumber, totalling in value $18,112. F. E. Neale’s shipments amounted to 31,565,575 sup. feet, of which 26,661,087 sup. feet was spruce deals and of which the total value was $447,371. The total quantity of merchantable deals in above statement is 41,150,066 sup. feet. The value of the whole is $1,208,674. The first of the winter liners, the S.S. Virginia, arrived at St. John during the present week. The volume of shipments of deals through this” channel will depend a great deal upon trade developments. Should con- ditions remain as at present or similar, parcel shipment from and through St. John will be far lighter than average. With the sawing season at that city drawing to an end, there is no necessity to hurry shipments either large or small, and until conditions in the United Kingdom show more — indication of improvement, it is safe to say that New Brunswick manu- facturers and dealers will ship very lightly. Another element which enters, to an important extent, into this phase of the trade is the somewhat discouraging outlook in connection with the manufacture of long lumber at portable mills. During the winter months many hundreds of thousands of feet of spruce deals reach St. John by rail from “‘portables’’ at inland points and are shipped by the - hnes. The output of these mills figures largely in trade circles during the winter months. This year there promises to be less demand for their output than usual, owing to the caution displayed by buyers. As much of the winter’s sawing is sold in advance, and as it is necessary to secure a good round price to make a business of this nature pay, the outlook for these small operators is the reverse of encouraging. With the end of the shipping season, closely following the end. of the sawing season, local interest in trade and market matters is for the time being lacking in incentive and consequently shows little life. At this particular time, therefore, local values or quotations are purely of a nominal nature. In regard to ‘‘English’’ spruce deals it might be said that the opinions of those whe have a direct connection with the English market indicate a growing confidence in developments in that direction. This feeling of confidence has grown more marked during the present month although, it is stated, it owes its existence to the promising out- look for the future rather than to any conditions which actually exist at present. There are expressions now and then of divergent views in regard to values in this line, but careful consideration leads to the con- clusion that a buyer of ‘‘English’’ deals could not do business in this sec- tion at a less figure than $16 per thousand superficial feet, in a specifica- tion containing say 50 per cent. sevens and eights, 35 per cent. nines, and balance elevens and wider. The indications in regard to spruce lath are no more encouraging than was the case a month ago. There has been no change for the better in price. While it is generaliy felt by all interested that this line has touched rock-bottom, the uncertainty in regard to the lath trade which is always present, leaves little room for forecast. Stocks of lath at St. John and other New Brunswick points are not heavy but are sufficiently so to provide for all business which is apt to come this way during several months to come. The value of dutiable spruce lath at Bay of Fundy points is from $2.15 to $2.20 per thousand. News From the Capital—Stocks Moving Well Ottawa, Nov. 26.—The continued large sales of high class pine have cleared the local yards of nearly all the good stock, dry enough for ship- ping. This activity tends to prolong the sawing season. Manufacturers have very little of the best stock ahead to carry over the winter. With favorable weather there is no likelihood of any more mills closing before the end of November The only stock which is now accumulating is cull pine and box lumber, and of that, the amount carried over will be less than last year. Prices have been steady the last fortnight. A large quantity of the lumber contracted for earlier in the summer has been moved in Noyem- ber. The Ottawa river rose six inches during the month and barges are moving freely. Orders from American points indicate a renewal of buy- — ing across the border and seem to point to large export next summer. The mill owners are all prepared to resume sawing operations next spring ~ at the usual time, and if possible a little earlier. 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Inquiries are numerous for telegraph poles and lumbermen will take out as many as possible of the long variety. The hauling of 50 and 60 foot poles from British Columbia to the east has aroused the trade to the extent of the market for-poles. Short poles are plentiful but railway con- struction in eastern Ontario promises to be active next summer, and the “ipply in sight is no more than equal to the prospective demand. Most f the territory that yielded cedar is cut over and material for poles must be brought from a considerable distance. A healthy demand prevails for lath. There is a fair demand locally for red pine and spruce, mill run. No. 1 white pine is pretty well ship- ped up. Most of the shingle manufacturers have less stock on hand than last year and’are maintaining quotations firm. The report of the Public Works Department just issued states that the slow progress of the work on the reservoir dam at the foot of Lake Temiskaming was a matter of much disappointment to the Department. More satisfactory speed was made with the dam at Lake Kippewa. Since the report was compiled, both the dams have been finished. The Depart- ment comments on the relatively small cost of the Ottawa river improve- ments compared with those on the Mississippi river, built in 1880 by the United States Government. The Canadian Government, by an expendi- ture of $600,000 will conserve a minimum of 168 billion cubic feet of water. The American Government stored between 70 and 90 billion cubic feet at a cost of $1,200,000. Five dams were built on the Missis- sippi, while four are under contract on the Ottawa. The latter will be permanent concrete structures with stop log sluice ways. The report contains a review of the square and waney timber trade on the Ottawa river from 1807 when the British Government granted a license to cut timber for the Royal Dock Yards. Rafts were floated down the Ottawa and St. Lawrence to Quebec, which was the great shipping point. In 1851, the biggest vear, there were at Quebec 8,000,000 feet in cribs belonging to a single lumberman, the late John Egan. The low price of timber in the early davs is shown by the quotation of 6 cents per foot in 1841 and 9 cents in 1646. In recent years waney timber, 18-inch, average, brings 80 cents per cubic foot and square pine, 30 to 40 feet average, 40 to 50 cents per foot. Ernest Thompson Seton, in a recent lecture in Ottawa, described the forests of the north of Canada as being rich in white poplar and spruce, the average height being 120 feet. He said there was nowhere in the United States such a belt of wooded lands. On November 18. James Lawler, Secretary of the Canadian Forestry Association, in another lecture, declared that this traveller over-estimated the advantages of Canada as to the United States in respect of forests. True, there was a great belt of timber region, but much of the wood was not mar'table. Tf the United States had Canada’s sunnly of trees, only. they would last her only seven years, while her own timber resources are good for thirtv years. Canada had only from one-fifth to one-third the lumber supplv of the United States. Mr. Lawler’s object was to warn Canadians against wasting their resources. Lumbermen are favored by a recent reduction of $3 per ewt. in pork, the chief food of shantymen. Beef is also on the decline. Much of the pork and beef laid in for the present winter’s consumption in the shanties cost one-third more than the quotations of the latter part of November. The Ottawa City Council has declined to join the Board of Trade in protesting against the C.P.R. closing the Rideau canal for the purposes of their trans-city tunnel, until advised by an expert. In support of the railway proposal a solicitor has gathered statistics. which he states, show that only two lumber harges use the canal locks at Ottawa. making four or five trips a season. with lumber to Oswego. and returning light. He claims this lumber could be carried as well via the Ottawa and the St. Lawrence. Old Country Trade—Business More Active Liverpool, Eng., Nov. 12.—Business in Canadian woods, in the United Kingdom has lately been more active, the demand having improved at all of the principal points of importation. The improvement has not been great, but it has been appreciable, and dealers have been glad of the extra, busines which it has broucht them. The trade of the United King- dom has been improving steadily for some months past, and, but for a strike in the ship-building industry on the northeast coast, and .a limited - output scheme which is being operated in the cotton industrv; the prin- cipal manufactures of the country might have been spoken of as being in an active and flourishing condition. As it is, the improvement has been so great as to cause some increase in the consumption of timber. This is now making itself felt at the chief points of importation, and has had 6 ae gle i ee Pg re 5 - a i i eo i the effect of reducing stocks, and of giving firmness to prices. Build- ing, though not brisk, is being carried on more largely than a short time ago, so that an increased consumption of flooring boards, roofing timber and general wood, fittings, is now in progress, and leaves the trade in a more satisfactory position. ; In London, the chief topic of timber trade interest at the beginning of November, was the coming into operation of the new scale of rates imposed by the Port of London Authority, the newly-formed and August body which now controls the affairs of the Port of London. Rates have been fixed on imported timber, by this new authority, which have given great dissatisfaction to the trade, one ground of complaint being that maximum charges have been imposed at the start. The London section of the Timber Trade Federation of the United Kingdom has accordingly made a formal protest against the rates which have heen adopted in the hope of obtaining some relief for the trade. The rates, if retained, will be added to the cost of the timber, and will fall on users, a state of things which, it is assumed, will tend to limit consumption and be of ne advantage to anyone but the new Port Authority. The representatives of the American lumber exporters who have been on a visit to the United Kingdom will have gained much information of value to shippers of timber in Canadian and American ports, in the coursé of their, inspections and inquiries. This will have been especially so, as regards the kinds of lumber most used in the United Kingdom, and regards the extent of stocks held, in relation to the consumption. representatives paid their visit at a time when the consumption of pine deals ana boards was more active than it had been, and when the con- sumption of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia spruce deals, was well in excess of the importation. Their visit, in fact, was made at a time when — the outlook as regards business in these woods, was decidedly brighter. At London, at Liverpool and at Giasgow, brokers and merchants reported a more healthy condition of things, stocks being lighter, con- sumption being greater and the importation being on a smaller scale. At — Glasgow the representatives found a good demand for sawn pines and for Oregon, Quebec and waney pine. At Liverpool, rock oak, elm and — birch were selling freely, the stocks of birch being the smallest held for — severa. years, Canadian weney pine, square, and in board, was also — selling more largely, though the consumption of these woods had been ~ amall for some time. The stocks were, however, much smaller than at — the corresponding tirne in 1909 and in 1908, but the importatio nfor the year, had also been smaller. The stocks of Canadian and United States’ — oak, a4 Liverpool were one-third less, in quantity, than at the correspond- — ing period in 1909, and were less than one-half the quantity of the stocks — held in 1908, while the consumption was greater than at the correspond- At Liverpool, in view of the healthier condition of things, Canadian, © first quality deals, had been raised in price, about 5%. First quality Quebec pine, was being quoted from £22 10s. to £36. 10s. per stan- dard: second quality, £16, 15s. to £26, Os., and third quality, £18. 10s. to £17, 10s. St. John spruce. was £8, 7s. 6d. to £8, 12s. 6d.: and Nova Scotia, £8, Os. to £8, 5s. At Manchester, spruce was bringing about £8 Os. Od., and floorisgs; best pine sidings, £28, Os. per standerd, which represented a rise of £4, Od. Od. within six months. The American representatives, accordingly found things, as regards Canadian wocds, © in a fairly healthy and promising condition. At Glasgow, the representatives did some useful business. There, their party included Harvey W. Dickson, John L. Aleock, W. H. Russe, J. A. Wilkinson, and Innis Crichton, and these met the members of the © Clyde timber brokers Associations. The social element found expression — at a luncheon to which the visitors were entertained at the St. Enoch ~ Hotel, and which was a very agreeable function; and the pure, business — element, at two conferences, between the visitors and the brokers. Of the subjects considered, that of the grading and inspection of wagon and — railway oa kplanks, was the -most important. On this, the brokers — decided to co-operate with the American Wagon Oak Plank Association. _ and to adopt certain rules which should govern all contracts for wagon _ and railway oak planks. ; a? The rules decided upon were, that planks should be sound oak, sawn full to size and trimmed square on edges, except that wane should not. exceed 114 inches wide in the aggregate, and one place at extreme points one-third from both ends of the plank, should be admitted, if not exceed- ing ten per cent. of the piece. The planks should be free from grub worm holes, rotten knots and from rafting and pin holes. Sizes, 5 in and up, thick, to admit heart centres: hearts to be well boxed; s under 5 inches thick, to be clear from heart centres: and all planks to be clear from wind shakes, but ordinary surface cracks should not b objected to. With regard to railway oak specifications, the foreg were to be the only description that exporters bound themselves to quote on supply, except that they were willing to supply, free from heart. Rails required in railway oak specifications were to be. kept as separate items in the specifications and to be quoted on as separate items. 7 These provisions would, it was believed, simplify dealing in the kinds of timber spoken of. et a sitta penn ptt oh rege re i 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 Canadian Headquarters for Lumber Insurance Lumber Insurance Co. of New York 42 Central Chambers, Ottawa, Ont. E. D. Hardy, Canadian Manager Ontario and Quebec By making arrangements with THIS OFFICE you can SAVE MONEY on the cost of insurance ON LUMBER which you ‘ purchase from wholesale yards. ove" Write to-day for our quotations on your lumber at any location. Fair Adjustments Superior Inspection Service Prompt Settlements Agents for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta : For British Columbia, address: Pacific Coast Agent for Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland : J. A. CHRISTIE & CO., Winnipeg, Man. Department, Lumber Insurers General Agency J. G. RAINNIE, Halifax, N.S. 611 Lumbermen’s Bldg., Portland, Ore. Willliam H. Bromley Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele, Street - Toronto, Ontario Everything in Pine, Spruce, Hemlock at Wholesale—car or cargo We specialize on Lumber Horses and Work Horses A trial order solicited Write us your requirements The finest stock of White Pine on the Georgian Bay at Collingwood Quotations promptly given and enquiries solicited Pembroke Ontario Herbert Smith, Manager References: Dominion Bank, Toronto The Peter Hay Knife Co., Limited GALT, ONTARIO The patronage of Canadian consumers of Hardwood is most earnestly desired and respect- fully solicited. With our several mills and large stumpage holdings we are in position to produce good high grade stock, while our location is such that we can render exceptionally prompt service, and the favorable freight rates enable us to give splendid values. Send us your enquiries and give us a trial. MANUFACTURING WOODWORKING : John Dulweber G Co. Machine Knives, Circular Cutters ere ae and Mortise Chisel SAW MILL “hicin Feed YOUR LOSS IF YOU DON’T WRITE US Before you place your order for a Board Mill. WRITE US No matter how attractive an offer you may have. WRITE US Pay no attention to what others may tell you regarding what we will offer you. WRITE US Don’t get our prices from anyone else. WRITE US Think twice before buying your Mill Machinery. If you want to know why. WRITE US You, no doubt, want the Mill that will give the best service for-the longest time and with the fewest repairs. WRITE US For anything in the SAW MILL LINE. SLEEPER & AKHURST, Coaticook, Que. 50 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Hearts of all Lumbermen You will not find these goods in every store. The profit on them is too small for most dealers. HAMILTON CARHARTT MFR., LIMITED Toronto, Canada United States Trade supplied from our Detroit Factory. Write tor handsome souvenir and time book, mailed free if you mention this publication. Everything in Spruce Dressed and in the Rough Campbell - MacLaurin Lumber Co. Limited Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL : HERE have been 22 champion- | es ea \ ship contests for lay : speed « typewriting. The Underwood has won them all. Being the best ma- chine for the most exacting require- ments it does not lose any of its effici- ency in the more or- dinary uses. TYPEWRITER CO., LIMITED IN ALL CANADIAN CITIES UNITED Head Office ‘in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East EDGINGS Ontario W. E. Lount, Toronto lumber merchant and inspector, has assigned. The Imperial Paper Company’s stables at Sturgeon Falls, Ont., were burnt down recently. The Cummings Lumber Company will erect a sash and door factory in We st - boro, Ont., this winter. ; An Ottawa despatch states that Mr. Mortimer Cumming, of Kazubazua, Que. will erect a planing mill and sash and door factory at Westboro, Ont. A siding has been built and site secured. It is expected that construction will start shortly. The Seaman Kent Company, of Meaford and Fort William, Ont., are now em- ploying 80 men at their new plant at Fort William. At the close of navigation the company had received 5,000,000 feet of lumber for their plant at Fort William since it commenced ioperations on September 15th. Manager W. C. Franz, of the Lake Superior Corporation, states that arrange. ments have been made for the installation of a paper mill at Sault Ste. Marie, to cost one million dollars, although nothing definite is given out as to the site. This contradicts the rumor that an American syndicate had arranged for the con- struction of a paper mill in the Soo. ‘ It is reported that a satisfactory settlement has been reached in the negotia- — tions between the Ontario Government, the Gordon Pulp and Paper Company, and the Dryden Timber and Power Company. It is now expected that the p mill buildings will be completed at an early date. Over 100 men have already been sent out to cut the new Company’s camps. From all reports the timber business will be lively at Fort Frances, Ont., this seaso1. Messrs. Pierce & Oliver have a large force of men at work and are in the market for all kinds and quantities of timber. The Rat Portage Lumber Co. are making preparations to handle that output of logs. It is expected Saunders & Co. will also secure a large stock of logs for the mill at Fort Frances. Ottawa reports state that the shanties are now pretty well stocked with lumber jacks. The men who have gone to the woods are not immigrants, but are for the most part sons of good respectable farmers. French-Canadians for the most part, who prefer a season spent in the woods, to one doing chores on the snow-bound farm. While the rush was on, the employment agencies reaped a good harvest. One agent paid over $1,700 for the shipment of a large band of ‘‘jacks’’ from Ottawa to Prince Albert, Sask., during one week. Since last September, the Ontario Government have sold by tender, the damaged timber standing on most of the burned over forest areas. The sales in- clude jackpine for the timber, The areas sold and the date of sale were as follows: September 8th, 38 square miles in the district of Kenora; September 15th, 33% square miles in the District of Thunder Bay; September 22nd, 72 square miles; October 1st, 30 square miles in the Metagami Indian Reserve; October 10th, 102 square miles; October 15th, 268% square miles; a total of 544 square miles. Eastern Canada The Renous Bridge Lumber Company, of Millerton, Northumberland County, N.B., are building a new saw-mill which is to be completed to begin work next summer. An accident occurred at Tunmouth Creek, a place ten miles osuth of St. Martin’s, N.B., recently, when the boiler exploded in a saw mill owned by J. P. Mosher. One man was killed and several others were seriously injured. A large deal, affecting the transfer of 456,320 acres of lumber and pulp land in Labrador, has been closed, the purchasers being a party of New York capitalists and the price $200,000. The area is situated on Sandwich Bay, 200 miles south of Hamilton Inlet. It is said that there is not less than 700,000,000 feet of saw log lumber on the property, and five times the quantity of valuable pulp-bearing timber. The sash and door factory belonging to Philip Saumure, at Montreal, was recently destroyed by fire. ‘The loss is reported as being over $100,000. It was only with difficulty that the lumber yards of Carriere et Frere were saved. The sash and door factory was erected only twelve months ago at a cost of $25,000. Mr. Saumure’s insurance only amounted to $2,000. The equipment of the fac- tory was installed at a cost of $15,000. Western Canada The Walsh sash and door factory’s enlargement at New Westminster, B.C., will require an additional four or five acres of land. The planing mill of the Elk Lumber Co., Fernie, B.C., will operate throughout most of the winter. The Elk Lumber Co. are operating three bush camps, em- ploying about 250 men. i The Jordan River Lumber Company, Limited, Victoria, B.C., who have been — considering the erection of a sawmill on Vancouver Island, report that they may buy a going concern instead. ; The fire losses in the two Minnesota towns of Beaudette and Spooner, in the — recent conflagragation, have been adjusted by the insurance experts at $700,000, — of which the Shevlin-Mathieu Lumber Company lose $400,000. _ ‘ W. Hayes, capitalist, of Duluth, Minn., has just returned from a trip into the © Athabasca country. Mr. Hayes made a careful study of the country, and eayay there is timber enough there to supply Western Canada for the next half century. f The British Columbia Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the follow- © ing companies :—Canadian Timber Oo., Limited, capital $1,000,000; Colonial © Lumber & Paper Mills, Limited, capital $2,000,000; Poulin Lumber Co., Limited, b capital $100,000; The Hage Timber & Investment Co., Limited, capital $50,000. Dead Man’s Island, for many years the bone of contention between Taeoael Imdgate and the city of Vancouver, has formally passed into the possession of — CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5t = | aa? = . : the Vancouver Lumber Company, with which Mr. Ludgate is identified. Mr. Ludgate, accompanied by the Sheriff, went over to the Island armed with the decision of the appeal court, and the Sheriff gravely retired from the island. The Ladysmith Lumber Company, of Nanaimo, B.C., has purchased the saw mill and other property of the Red Fir Lumber Co. It is the intention of the purehasers to overhaul the mill, and with the additional machinery which they intend to add, the mill will be up-to-date in every respect. On or about January 1st the entire plant will be started up with the expectation of keeping it in operation the year around at its full capacity. Carmichael and Moorhead, Limited, of Victoria and Port Alberni, B.C., who recently have acquired 35,00 acres of land from the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company, report that at the present time they have survey parties in the field, classifying and examining the land, and that it will be some months before they are able to decide as to the location of their camps or mills. The land is being carefully cruised with regard to timber values, soil and water, and ample capital is forthcoming to clear and put it in shape for agricultural holdings. The project also includes the erection, at a future date, of a sawmill. The B. F. Nelson Manufacturing Company, of Minneapolis, have opened Canadian headquarters at Winnipeg, under the management of Mr. Frank P. Barker. The company manufacture and deal in a large variety of building and roofing papers. They are also carrying branch stocks at Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon, and are represented in British Columbia by Shallcross, Macauly & Co., of Vancouver. It is their intention to follow the opening of their Canadian business, by tthe erection of a factory in Winnipeg, for the manufacture ,of roofing and building papers. : The loss sustained by the Maple Grove Lumber Company, Limited, by the burning of their mill at Maple Grove, B.C., was heavier than at first reported, amounting to about $35,000, upon which there was no insurance. The fire not only consumed the mill, but also the lumber in the yard and several houses. The company have lost no time in repairing the loss. They now have most of their new machinery on the ground, and the frame work for the mill is well under way. They expect to have ithe new mill in operation by January Ist. Its capacity will be the same as that of the mill which was destroyed, namely 40,000 feet in 10 hours. Work has been commenced at Nelson, B.C., upon a $4,000 factory building, which Waters & Pascoe, the well-known Nelson contractors, are erecting for them- selves on Front street. Excavation has been started for the stone basement, on which will be erected a brick structure one storey high. The building will be 50 feet wide, and 108 feet long. The office will front on the street, while the rear portion will be used for warehouse purposes, and will have track facilities. In the spring, Waters & Pascoe expect to install a complete equipment for a sash and door factory, including the most modern machinery. The architect is Mr. A. Carrie. Col. Dempster, of Dempster Hall, Warwickshire, and Sir George Doughty, who have recently visited Western Canada with a number of other English capitalists, are reported to have made arrangements for a five million dollar merger of lumber interests. Half a dozen mills, it is reported, will be united under one control, and will be enlarged as the result of the British capital invested in the enterprise. Among the companies are the Cascade and Nelson, the Yale and Columbia, the Drummond and the Munday companies, which have a combined capacity of 150,000,000 feet. The present area of timber limits upon which they wiil operate is 240 square miles, but the area will soon be greatly increased by new purchases and reservations. Theo. A. Burrows, lumber manufacturer, of Grandview, Man., has installed a new yard at Anoka, Sask., under the management of J. R. Hume. Mr. Burrows now operates yards at Grandview, Man., Canora, Sask., and Watson, Sask., on the main line of the Canadian Northern Railway, and the new yard at Anoka, which is a townsite 12 miles north of Yorkton, on the G.T.R. Mr. A. R. Dart, formerly of the Dart Lumber Company, of Erwood, Sask., is moving his plant from the latter place and erecting a mill to cut on contract for Mr. Burrows, at Birch River, on the Canadian Northern. This mill will probably be ready for operation on December ist. It will be rotary, with provision for the addition of a band saw next season. Mr. Burrows’ new mill at Grandview is nearing completion. - Further particulars have been received from the Penticton Lumber Company, Limited, of Penticton, B. C., regarding the property which they have recently acquired in the Okanagan Valley. They report that they have recently purchased from the Penticton Lumber Syndicate Company, large tracts of land and timber, situated in the lower portion of the Okanagan Valley, and are erecting a saw mill on the river at Penticton, with a capacity to cut 30,000 feet of lumber per day. The contract for this mill has been placed with the Waterous Engine Works Company, of Brantford, Ont. It will be erected early in the new year. The com- pany are also installing machinery for making wooden pipes, fruit boxes, sash and door and other builders’ materials. The capital of the company is $200,000. The first directors are Messrs. E. Bullock Webster, Frank Richardson, Hugh Leir, and Frang C. Bird. ‘The company own some exceptionally fine timber, ineluding pine, western larch and fir. Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Readers of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman’’ may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of enquiry. 1580. Handles, pick, spade, fork.—Former railway man who has recently opened business as a broker for Canadian exports in Liverpool, desires to get in touch with a first-class manufacturer of the above handles, made of ash. Ex- cellent Canadian references. 1617. Axes, edge tools, etc—A Newfoundland firm wishes to purchase axes, edge tools, circular saws. 1630. Red pine laths—An Auckland, N.Z., importing firm heretofore buying laths which reach Sydney in bulk from Puget Sound and are then sawn, would like to buy direct from Canada. Must be absolute in measurement, 2% inches wide and 9.64-in. in thickness, rounded edges. Are used for venetian blinds. Must be dry and free from sap. Should be in 14 feet lenghts, tied in bundles of 5,000 linear feet. 1644. Lumber.—A South African firm of agents and importers would be glad to get into direct vorrespondence with Canadian shippers of lumber suitable for the building and furniture trades. ARE You SURE You are getting maximum satisfaction from your Belting Packings mery Wheels We are confident we can save you trouble and expense in these lines. It doesn’t cost you anything to give us a trial because we Guarantee Satisfaction J.R. Baxter & Co. Mill Supplies Montreal Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., Ottawa Montreal White Pine We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Famous YW P lows Brazel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9’ wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12’ of loose snow each time the plow passes over. Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company Limited Toronto = Canada Lidgerwood Logging Systems St eam For all Conditions of Electric Timber and Ground Donkey Engines Log. Loaders Sleigh Hoists Cableway Skidders Pile Drivers | Log Unloaders Incline Hoists Log Handling Cableways Combined Portable Ground Skidders and Loaders and All regular and special forms of Logging and Log Handling Machinery Builders and Sole Canadian Avante _ Allis-Chalmers-Bullock Montreal Limited Vancouver pay erry re BL CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 53 and Resaws cA Specialty NOT a Side-Line ” New Seven-Foot Saw Mill Resaw. GET THE GENUINE FROM Wm. B. Mershon & Co. Saginaw, Mich., U.S. A. 7 ; ‘ {ts ability to always Its High Daily Average, [f3,33' sudpius of loys skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIODER 4n a class by itself. Its absolute independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature savesin both mov= ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet evsevoret™© GLYDEIRON WORKS —SRi.""og @EW ORLEANS, LA. cove MANUFACTURERS OF THE McCGIFFERT AND DECKER PATENT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LoGGiNG MACHINERY. DuLuTH, MINN, When you want Leather We are the people Ask for the ‘ Oo «K Round Knife S— a 7. Brand of ty 7) & Harness Leather RAN? Leather of quality bears this stamp. It has no equal. Lace Leather “B. B. Lace” In sides or cut into laces any width required. 1t has stood the severest test—strong,—pliable and durable. We tan and finish it ourselves and stand behind it. Our Lumber Horse Collars Are made on scientific lines to fit the horse. May be had with the Gall Cure Curled Hair Pad when required. We make all kinds of horse collars, short or long straw. If you want satisfaction get our make. Handled by all re- liable dealers. If they don’t supply them send to us direct. Oil Tanned Mocassins and . Sporting Boots We surpass all other makes on the market. WwW H Y? Style No. 407 Because every pair is made with our Patent Heel which insures against running over and ripping at the heel like other makes. It acts like the stiffener in your boot but is easy and Pliable and has no rouzh scams to hurt the foot. All well made and of icuther of our own tannage. Lists on application Beal Bros. Limited Tanners and Manufacturers 52 Wellington St. East - Toronto, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER LUMBER PRICES—-WHOLESALE CURRENT 35 00 35 5° 36 oo 36 50 37 hele] 37 = 33 to 35 ft., TORONTO, ONT. CA OR CARGO LOTS . White Pine: IX14, 12 X 12,12 X, 1 inch No, 1 cuts O14, 14X14, 14x16, . & better........ $48 00 52 00 6x10, 6X12, 8x10) 8x 1% inch No. 1 42, 10X16, 12X16, 16 cuts and better. 62 co 64 00 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 2” No. 1 Cuts and 18x18 & 20x20... Better........ 64 00 69 00 6x74, 8x14, 12x18, 18 1%” No. 2 C & B 46 00 48 00 xa. i oka No. 2 Cuts and 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, Better. 54 00 59 00 12x20, 14X20 & 16 1%” No 1,2 & 3 Cuts 42 00 44 00 KAOs's ainiele vice nisin 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 00 52 00 FOXMOM 6 ysl lernalels 1” Good Shorts...- 40 00 45 00 6x18, Bxi8\oc. eset 1x4 and 5 common 6x20, 8x20......... 38 5 and dressing.. 24 00 25 00 Lengths over 2 ft. take the fol- 1x6 common an lowing advances ; dressing ...--- 26 co 28 00 50c.; 36 to gott., $1; 41 togs ft., 1 x 8common and $35 46 to 50 ft., $5 dressing ....... 27 00 29 00 Fir flooring, edge Pecyo commas dr'aig golao 32 00 PLA ehs ssa. 1X 12 com &dr's'g 35 00 37 00 ia No.1 4 ft. Pine 1 xtoand 12 mill cull Lath seo x aeeee stocks...... . 18 00 2000 | 14" ra 2 4ft. lath 2X 10 common.... 27 00 29 00 1%" ‘ pine.. 2and3x1zcommon 28 00 jo oo 1%" i. I att. 1x8 sox & common 21 co 22 00 hemlock lath. 1 x 10 inch box and 14%” mill run hem- common... 23 00 24 00 locklath.. 2.2.2. 1X12 box & common 27 00 28 oo X Pine Shingles.. 1” mill run sidings 24 00 26 co XXPine Shingles t” Mill Run Shorts 19 00 MOXeesC, Cedar v” dead cullsidings 12 50 14 00 | Shingles ........ if inch flooring 28 0° XXX é butts to 2” 2 80 mill run Norway 20 00 | XXXX 6to 23-16” 22 00 Hemlock No. 1: Marvay, clkf re g2 00 | 1 x4ands5in.x 9 ee 34 00 tarot ess: as ats 34 00 1 x 6in. x g to r6ft. Spruce eaill cin, ... I9 00 2000 rx8in. xg to 1€ft. Spruce mill culls . 13 00 14 00 1X 10 and 12in.x Clear inch B.C. g to 16ft.. cedar, kilndried 50 50 65 50 | 1x7,9and 11 in. x 2x4 to roinch 18ft. 20 00 gto 16 ft..... Douglas Fir 1” No.2, 10 to 16 Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET, CAR LOTS Ash white, ists and 2nds, 6/4 No. 1 com......5.... Se cand) Ae hitvos sa's vie's terry 55 00 8/4 1st & ands.......... Ash. white, No. 1. com. 45 00 8/4 No.1 cCom........ Ash, brown, 1sts and 12/4 1st & ands......-- SRO AV AE aenc.se oboe an 46 00 a'4. NOs, 1COM 053 Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 Soft Maple, ists and Ash, brown, rsts and Frits ge i) bos Gas paeeenenn ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 50 co | Soft Maple, common and Birch, rsts and ands, 4/4 33 00 | better, 4/4 ..:....---.++- Birch, No. ~ .mmon and Soft Maple, 6/4 and 8/4 BICREE NAc odie falnsairicherciet= 28 00 tsts and 2nds. Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 Hard Maple, ‘ists and Sante) Ale Nols asides’ see's 35.00 | ands, 4/4. 00. ++5- 2.00200 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 Hard Maple, common BNI LG) Alaisiclst oe Gaixaip'srm 40 00 and better, 4/4 .........5 Basswood, sts &2nds.4/4 35 00 Hard Maple, 12/4 and Basswood, No. 1, com- 16/4, tsts and ande...... mon and better, 4/4...... 28 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, No. zand 3, ANAS AIA) aaveciinlan ie eens OGG WARES aobeeoee 16 00 Red Oak, plain, rsts and Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ands, 6/4 & 8/4.........- xsts and ands............ 37 00 Red Oak, plains tsts and Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 ands, 12/4 and 16/4 ...... common and better 33 00 | White Oak, plain, rsts Basswood No. 2 com- and ands, 4/4............ mon and better ......... 24 50 White Oak, plain, ists Soft Elm,:sts & ands, 4/4 33 00 and ands, 1% and 2” ... S>ft Elm, No. 1 common White Oak, plain, rsts and better, 4/4 .......... 26 00 and ands, 12/4 and 16/4.. Soft Elm, No. 2 and 3, White Oak, ¥% cut rsts REITING ira dis sighs: viaivteee 15 00 and andswa/4... 2.0 ecuen Soft Elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 3600 | White Oak, % cut 5/4 Rock Elm, sts and ands, and 6/4,1sts and ands.... 6/4 xX8/4...- 6-2. neee-e ee 5000 |, White Oak Y% cut No. 1 Rock Elm, No. a com- CONUMOMEE «|< a n(heieis ose mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 anes ists and ands, GET aA ane |r 3 aaa ee 4/4 1st& ands.......... 85 00 Hickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts 4/4 Noxcom.......... 6000 | andands....."......... 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 00 OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: rin, x7in and uP 54 00 14%" andi" x 8” andup + 56 00 a’ x 4” and up 58 00 No. 2 cuts 2x8’ ANd Mp s..ss. . 0 35 00 pane "good strips : alstdelsinsisis mele 38 00 x and 1%”.. 46 00 aiiats siaicrne ee nie 5 Pine good shorts: 1’ x7” and up.. 38 00 17 x4” to 6”... 30 00 I yy and 1%” 45 00 MMR aieiv'e's'ea'e 8 00 7 ‘to9”ASidings 25 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings......... Pine, No. 1 dressing NO SAN Pine, No.1 dressing Jt? DES aa ae Pine, 8 8, C. and bet- ter 12’ to 16'.. Pine, 7 up s. c. sid- ings 1” hare aes Sidings 1% 33 00 26 oo 2a 00 23 00 22 00 , 31 00 17 00 22 00 Pine, 8. c. strips 1” z Vie “and 2! Pine.s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6toxrr.. Pine, s.c. shorts, 2” Pine,s.c, and better, 14 00 22 00 4 ine, sc. & bet. 1x5 21 00 Pine, sc. & bet. 1x6 23 50 58 00 60 00 65 00 8 4° 42 50 50 40 33 48 8 § 8 88888 888 Pine, box boards. . "x4 & up 6'-11'.. x3" to 6”, 12'-16' t/x7" & up 12 ‘167 set Shorts 6' tox’ Sdnineacen 20 00 I x8 &9 No. 1 barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 00 do 1%" 1% 50 do 4" 21 00 13 00 15 00 16 00 ’ 16 00 18 00 18 00 19 00 24 00 1 yx 10” oe I Vo" & 2" x12" “e Spruce 1” clear (fine dressing and B) 24 oo Hemlock 1“ cull.... 10 00 Hemlock 1” log runr3 00 Hemlock atte 6, 30,(¥a/16' (5. We 14 00 Tamacac: . oaeeen 13 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out. 24 00 Birch Log run..... 19 00 Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 134,2” 20 00 Ash, black log PHO Ea ate 26 00 Lath per M: No. 1 white pine gigi” xq). cen 4 00 - 14 00° 14 00 16 00 17 00 21 00 27 00 I2 00 16 00 Ig 50° 22 00 16 50 17 50 ™9 CO 20 00 20 00 25 00 26 50 12 00 14 50 16 50 15 00 22 00 26 Oo 22 00 24 00 29 00 40 6x14 upto ga ft , Pine, s.c. and better, No. 2 White Pine.. 275 300 eo AIO NEIC3OF 21 50 2300 | Millrun white pine 325 3 50- Pine, s.c. and better, Spruce,millrunt4%” 285 3 25 PBB GBOEBE die) 23.00 25 00 Redpinemillrun 275 3 00 Pine, s.c. and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 WK'D) » chides 2300 24 50 Basswood ‘“* 200 2 50 Pine,s.c.and better Hemlock ~ 175 225 EX 10, a aeiscens 25 50 27 00 ga” lath’ | deneae reagy £yg 1x10 No x barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles tx10No.2 * 23 00 2600 ree oy Wb Maric 350 400 1x 8 & 9 No.2 20 00 22 00 chee Butt 18” 2 50 325 Pine mill culls,strips aS psaieetee §0 175 & sidings, 1’ Ae White Cedar Shingles: & up. 12’ de SY 13 00 16 00 xxxx, 18! 400 425 Millcull shorts,1 Clear Butt, 18” 2 50 300 & up, 6’ to 11’ aide 12 00 (87, X=") cts: COM Eee Spruce logs (pulp) 13.00 15¢0 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... 40 3=— 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18’ average, according to lineal.. 74 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality............. 55 6° ELM. By the dram yacoording to average and quality, 4oto4sfeet. 70 75 go to 35 teet. 50 55 ASH. 10 inches and up, according to average and quality.. vee SO Average x6)ineh. 2% 26 :7o)= aie s\eiaivieieggee aed aeckons cla Ran aes ata 4o BIRCH P77) ERO DOE mR ODOT OC CoUeeD Ale cco AgUnneanacicSacaeoasac 16 18 i ea ROA AD ACAAD CCR AICI ROS sock alone - aia bet: ach micah aio FoR 22 16S ow einte\a ajalersiais o(alelofale)aralaie/e\ sia) Ski atayeiel diya) Wen eee eae eee rererae 24 26 (Bin or ine pani nr.) ssiphaisieralpiatelafatn slated (eiatemnisiaieretarseietaettie 32 35 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS ia feet and Up. X 3x 9 andi Up... his. ee skew neue per M. 18 oo "9 IMIENES Lise nrce'e wis ehletieleninin a aeeoieeoetes bineln cays 1500 1 Boards, xan! aimee: soe eect ee nee eee ham Hits (elie 45) BIRCH PLANKS. REO Quin. 24, daclaeid qnals ais +k Seale eaRO Re RTA eee tae 15 00 16 00 SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. WE ERO! viadeiancenie oe 27 00 1x ak, i, eee ” x 12" aiath(atrelaeeis Wa mietaetetes 32 00 1 in,, 8” and up wide 13” and UP veeeee aa 32 00 ih and 1%" WAS TAT (eB a 30 00 “e NO. 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER P Ls 4/4 x 8 & up No. x & better 48 00 | '1M+-->-- trees 31:00 42 00 6/4 x8 & up No. Rep ertter co 1%, 1% and 2”. ... 36 00 43 00 8/4 5» 606 Sa BP ossiwe cians eens 40 00 6/4 x6 & we No. 2 yy 47 00 | & ceeeeee sc eeee one uae 42 00 8/4 1 49 00 6/ax 6 & up No. 3 | 430s NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 Ks yy 93 2 ASSOC Slit... lanes pres 29 00 36 co NO. 1 CUTS. 1%, 134 and al... 30 00 36 00 rin., 8” and up wide...... 47 00 and goatee sation ce 32 00 I in, oo 1% i in, as fore) 2in. a oo 24%and3z ‘“ 00 4 in. S NO. 2. CUTS. BOX, I in., 6” and u wide...... y ane ee No. 1, ty tthe 1s a 2” 18 00 26 00 1a" “ ; eller No. 1 mill culls, x, 66 Mae 45 00 1,14 and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 2 and Wa 6 2 5 ‘s Soreniha ea MILL CULLS, NO. 3 CUT - 6 and 3 id S: Mill run culls, 1”..... 15 00 iffand mye © a of 1% and 2”. - 16 00 : « Aischs aieiel alee tence 12 00 2%, gand 4” “ LATH. MILL RUN. 1, ga” Pine. .... u uu "7 DI Sool Pees eee : erie x?'x:6 and 8? hacer: ee r; 48” Pine inislaisialaielaters: WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR S. 1 S, AND 1 E, 6 ft 8 tt 10 ft 14x 16 tt 19 00 22 50 20 50 ™9 50 2300 2100 20 50 24 00 22 00 at 50 24 50 23 00 2200 25 00 24 50 PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK Dimensions Flooring a X\4ata tows etre ben Ges 4 or 6 inch No. Tesseeeee $33 00 2X 4-8-14-16 pn a> ae Canepa 3I 00 2X 4-10-18-20 = Mf F aialeierain 24 50 2x ot 8 to 16 Shiplap—Fi At 9 iplap—Finished 4 1G Bis nWelalmia'e'> /» 6.n,6/a bin'@ n'a. 6 20 00 Common Boards 8, 10, 1a inch............. as ad Pi 0 ARIA E Ae eonic ACEO rne $19 00 G: SO RG pete make ae 2I 50 Siding Bi See harnce ota ei areameiorores 6 inch No. x HO” Sh ave'e rn tereipleon Aieigtsiefera/m 32) (GLY, caveiais ateleto stare « No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce No. a raft. 14 and 16tt gix.6 andg:X Si sateen cilee deci seinicite Sie sloteindeleleratet Meine RG 22 50 BRO. cc cevencesscarecsevecesescecsscecsessesce +» 23.00 23.00 RRR: okie ahaa 23 50 4x4 to 6x8,, asians 3280 4X 10 to 10x 10, 23 50 Sa, 83 23 50 31 00 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK DIMENSIONS. S, 1 8. AND E. X 4, 2x6, ax 8, 8 to 16 ft. & Ets gattsceee 2X 10, 2x 12, 8 to 16 it. 18,:20,; aa tte” Sone ee ene 44, 26, 48,40, 94> .5000 sep ncee 2x 14 up to 32 tt . 3x 4 to 4 by 12, 8to 16 tt.. 3x4to4Xx 12, 18 to ga tt.. 6x6to6xr1aupto gaft . FLOORING. a Red Pine. 4s. ee I ond 2 i Floorin ° ” £200 on Lal 2 Zz ° Bs oo] a » ceI ° ‘ON rive 5: mR: GA No. 3 Plone epiastna'o se gee aetae 5 SHIPLAP. ine or Sent. -Fg raat AGRA Aa anes gee fs Gin........ ir 8", ro” and 1a” Shiplay 6... . C, Fir 6” Shiplap oh Saar a et OR S.1S. No ax a ip Pine, 10 in Bae soho heo oi i ue = “ Bs “ “ee 4 rs r | #008 weee HIN XXX B.C.Cedar .. a XX B. Cc, Cedar ...... : ae 1 aes W & R Pine . C, Fir BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. WHITE PINE (Wholesale selling price. Uppers Bla este vate oe $04 00 Dressin apes 00 : 5/4 to 8/4. ........ + 92 00 * Sexioc cs ee 0/4 to 12/4...... 97 00 “ 12. seneSeueonga od, ie Selects Ct ie ee ee ao 4, 00 No. 1 Moulding Sits... 58 00 : Slato 8/4... cecue » 82 00 a 58 00 © w Zb/4 ito “xa]4, oe. 92 00 .. 58 00 Fine Common Aas ote 61 00 +. 47 00 65 00 65 00 67 00 + 5 00 8.... 35 00 ; Xie, eavos , No. 2 Barn ee & 8552: pies * 1X10 37 00 | The following quotations on hardwoods represent buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: x Baebes WHITE ASH. tst & and, rinch... 1% to 2inch 44.00 4600 | Stri ee 2% to 4inch “it pate on Com. an +++. 14 00 22 00 BLACK AND BROWN ‘ ‘ tst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 ] Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 ist & and6inch & UP, KOK stan 40 co 1st 5 and, wins 42 00 inch and up...... oo ; Common and good ——. culls... -. se 16 00 18 00 ELM, rst and and, rock, 6 t and and, inch and up... cae ee ++ 3200 35 00 inch and up.... 26 Common and culls. 15 00 17 00 Common andar culls. 10 Es " oo MAPLE rst and and hand 20 00 23 00 1st and and, soft. . 20 00 3g Common and culls 14 00 15 00 Common and culls. 12 00 3 oo BOSTON, MASS. WhitePine Uppers, x toa inch.......... se +e ee ++$95 00 Selects, xi toiaivel.. 2.5. oc. oo eves see vow of OSTOB) Fine Common, t inch.......:........ : 1% toa inch . No. 1 Cuts, 1 inch.. 1\% to2 inch; . 5:86.69 No. 2 Cuts, 1 ox No. 3,1x 8 Spruce, 10 andizin dimension gi in: and under’... 255 Goss ane ro and r2in. random lengths, ro ft. and up’ Wrz 2X2. 2X4, 2x5 2x6, et andgx4 render lengths, 1o ft. and UP sovre) line svoaeaeee All other random lengths, 7 in. and under, AS fe abd up, a s..00 Fuaee . Eterna : 20 00 5 in. and up merchantable boards, 8 ft. & up, p, rs 18 so Canadian Spruce boards ...............- Me pacnc 23 oo Vermont Spruce boards, matched .._........ I 50 1, X2and1x 3 furring p, 1s clipped ‘and bendisana 20 00 i, eerure baths) «.; ak lemnmatint-aiae cee ee eenee Clears ....... Lak nes Cone Second foes: ae Clear Whites... Extra rs (Clear whites in) Red Cedar Extra, 16” 5 butts to 2”.... urekas, 19” “ te CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER | Keeping Your | Mind on Your Business means a study of the kind of stock your trade requires as well as cost, expense and all other depart- mental features. In other words, to keep ahead of the game as regards your competitors’ efforts. When you give a customer more for his money than your com- petitor—you'reit. You know that. And if you’re keeping Fenderson “ Quality” Lumber & Shingle Products in stock you know that no customer could ask more, because from the stump to delivery to you our methods of manufacture, grading and shipment are in line with a broad view and personal supervision of what counts for most in the long run of keeping you as a customer as well as helping you to keep your customer as to price, quality and service. —— | MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY LUMBER AND SHINGLES | People Trade with us Why ? Not because we want them to, but because they want to. There’s a reason, sure enough. They know that our bone dry Spruce or Pine, our beautiful planing mill work, the excellence of our Shingles and stock in general, makes the most saleable, the most profitable, and the most satisfactory stock that they handle. Have you a line-up that insures quick sales, good profit and absolute satisfaction. We are in business to give you just this. John Fenderson & Co., Inc. Saw & Shingle Mills: Sayabec, P.Q. St. Moise, P. Q. Salmon Lake, P.Q. Cedar Hall, P. Q. Bevel Siding, Moulding, N | “ QUALITY IS THE BEST POLICY ” Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Dry Spruce in Canada Sayabec, P. Q. OUR QUALITY STOCKS: Flooring, Ceiling, Partition, Novelty Siding, ew Brunswick Cedar Shingles, Lath, etc. Sales Office: Springfield, Mass., U. S. A. 4 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Jumbo” Combined Gang and Edger We have made several improvements since this cut was made, less?gearing~isfused_{than shown in the cut. This is a very complete machine and embodies every detail of construction essential to an adequate gang edger. We have sold a great many of these machines and hear nothing but good said of them. We have somejvery flattering remarks for our ‘‘ Jumbo.” Some of its good points are: MANDEL: 4% inches by 10 feat 6 inches long. DRIVE PULLEY: 20 inches by 20 inches. SAWS: 2 Movable Saws on Edger side (more if desired) 8 station- ary saws on gang side. 2 Water Boxes. ‘This machine is 5 feet 7 inches inside of frame; reverse friction is supplied in case cant binds and prevents saws from being burned. Supplied with Press Rolls and im- possible for Cant to fly back. 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If interested in modern and economical methods of handling Pulp Wood, let us figure on a con- veying system for your requirements. Catalogue T57 Mailed upon request The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. Canadian Works: MONTREAL, Cote and Lagauchetiere Sts. TORONTO OFFICE 174 King St. Ea st When Renewing Your h tel \ Ki ae Ay “4 "73 me <4 : ‘ 4 ae 7 Tram Car Wheels ey TaD Wa \\\,° as for the coming season Nile POS \ Secure Our Prices Old shafts straightened and new wheels fitted on. Our special grade of Char- coal Chilled Iron Wheels, our method of treating them after casting, makes a wheel Lumberman Mao ek that will outlast anything on the market. The illustration shows what we ARE doing Further information on request. for others and what we CAN do for you. The | Canada Lumberman | Canada Iron Corporation and Woodworker Limited Toronto, Ontario Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. one Wye) ‘payuNIy UuoTeiodioy ArouIyseyA] epeur-) ‘sino sv poos AD Sa pn OR er ase aeyeur. Avuowu,, v pur : ‘09 WOOTMOOW 2 eIplop s¥ si Japio mo ‘uonesepisuod Suiploap oy} si Append 5] icy Sxameoweyr ae ears «12He3 epeay,, ev si y—soyojepy pure sourjg Lor ‘on 0D 2 ouljUReg UYyor Ino ynouWM oq O Joye jouues nod sequin eyoye ‘no ysaiaquI uvd aM Yunoo Ayyen~ pue sg yI0q J] “ary Swany SORES SETE sno q OF pioye 4 quny peyorrly 10 SULIOO].J Poom}jog ‘Bury}yesyg ‘Bul100]., poomp.iezy jo ‘quiysew J9y}O swWoOs Anq [IM sjOOy, pooM ul Ajqeqoid nod , uoissed Surjns,, sno si ouopy emg 3] S9gq S,epeurs Jomjpejnuefyy e oie nod JJ ALONNIW WAd LAAA 002 OL OSI LY MHOM LNATIAOX4A saoa = one Sl “sau Nat O28 REL qait bod a < INO ‘LIV9 OsLiWiy Qouvsod4o> AMANIHOVW VWOWNVD CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER JoyI}eP] pur rues p22J SEI £0 66 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 67 The Troublesome Feature on most Triple Drum Sanders is THE ‘OSCILLATOR ” Such is not the case with our New No. 225 Triple Drum Sander ° a pee ts a eas te : ae This machine is made exactly with Rl Ls > the end in view of overcoming trouble E — . with the oscillator. We have accom- plished this by our improved method of eliminating wear in the oscillator bearings—these bearings cannot wear as the shaft does not touch their walls ; —then, again, they are relieved of all \ weight by pivoting the oscillators to a rigid shaft, shown in the sectional view. This feature is not found on other | : makes and contributes largely to the success of our New No. 225 Triple Drum Sander The Oscillator Our New Catalog on Sanders illustrates this feature of the No. 225 and other salient points on our machine. It also deals with sanders generally—all kinds of san- ders. You ought to have a copy— Free No. 225 Triple Drum Sander 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 532 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Ill. Vancouver, B: C. Seattle, Wash. 7 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. Lumbermen’s Clothing “(Clarke’s,” The Brand with a Trade Mark and Guarantee Buyers for lumber camps will find our goods to be more than what we claim for them. Our line is complete. Gloves Mitts Shirts Vests Coats Caps Socks Mackinaws Cloth Larrigans Write for our interesting illustrated literature and prices. A. R. CLARKE & CO. : Works: 611-617 Eastern Ave.. TORONTO Sainple Rooms and Shirt Factory, 12 Front St. East, Toronto Not altogether what we say but what Users say ‘‘We have used the Alligator or Warping Tug man- ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather, 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY SIMCOE - - - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Oats are now moving freely from farmers’ hands to markets. Prices are on a reasonable level. Write or wire for our quotations when you are ready to buy. Our Specialy Sacked Oats for Logging Operations National Elevator Co. PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY Get our Prices and Cipher Code nternational Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil - Especially recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the hoof soft, elastic and tough. International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited Toronto, Ont. : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Wet Wear Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities. SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario Lumber Camp Ranges and Heaters We make all kinds of Stoves for either large or small camps Are your horses of use to you? This seems an absurd question—and the answer is always “Qf course they are” —In which case provide your stables with: Johnson’s Reliable Veterinary Remedies Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 1 (Alcoholic) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) $4.50 gal. 1 lb. bottles 8.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 15.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Liniment, No. 2 (an oil liniment) 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 3.00 gal. 1 lb. bottles 6.00 doz. 2 1b. bottles 11.00 doz. Johnson’s Horse Colic Remedy A sure and speedy cure for all kinds of Colic 1 gal. jugs (Imperial) 40 doses 5.00 gal. 1 Ib. bottles 4 doses 8.00 doz. 2 lb. bottles 8 doses 15.00 doz, Johnson’s Veterinary Healing Ointment (Gall Cure) 2\b. tins 2.25 per tin 4 oz. tins 3.50 doz. Johnson’s Condition Powders (Concentrated) Bulk .30 Ib. Johnson’s Camp and Household Remedies, such as Cough Syrup, Healing Ointment, Headache Powders, Big 4 Liniment, Stomach Bitters, Cathar- tic Pills, etc., etc., have stood the test of twenty- five years and are in use all over Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Prices are lower than those of all other manufacturers. Letter orders receive prompt attention. A. H. Johnson, ‘Srussist. Collingwood, Ont. sail THE LUMBERMAN HEATER. Built with heavy boiler plate body and ends of heavy cast metal with large fire door. Made in four sizes, taking wood from 30 to 48 inches. We do business throughout Canada. Do not hesitate to write us, no matter where you may be operating. ADAM HALL, Peterborough, Ont. Manufacturer of Ranges, Heaters, etc., for Lumber Camps, Hotels, and Railway Construction i . NO 10-36 SIX HOLE LEADER RANGE AND RESERVOIR Will burn either Coal or Wood. Fire box for wood, 28 inches. Size of oven, 24 x 28 x 16. Body of very heavy English Steel. Size of top 54x 30. im . ci A G70) on ii 7° CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Shimer Cutter Heads and Special Tools! True and False Economy True economy is a prime factor in business success. It recognizes that only the best is cheap. False economy is that which a man practices when he keeps in use obsolete appliances or tools. Nothing illustrates these facts more forcibly than to see a mill man trying to keep his work up to standard, and get the orders out, by use of Cutter Heads which require hand fitting for every job and at each sharpening. Shimer Cutter Heads are recognized as economical tools the world over—because of their long life and inexpensive up-keep— their saving of time, material and labor. their use—false economy the holding on to methods ‘‘out-of- date.’’ Give these facts your earnest consideration now, at the be- ginning of your busy season and let us have your order at once. ‘‘Procrastination is the thief of Profits,’’ especially in cases of this kind. Cutter Head for Matching Reversible Glue Joints turns out a most satisfactory fitting of the tongue and groove, interlocking from the same piece of matched material, requiring but one Head with Bits to produce. The jointed mater- ial will fit tegether when the pieces are sawed to epee by simply turning the one piece end to end. Glue Joints must depend upon accuracy as peed as permanency of pattern. We guarantee both. Prices range from $15.54 to $17.30 for a four bit Head, and from $19.96 to $22.60 for a Head with six bits complete. Expanding Dado Heads These tools are arranged with Circular Bits and saw spurs for edging up the square shoulder of the groove when cutvng across the grain of the wood. The Bits will expand to nearly double the thickness of the narrowest groove they make, and with wider or thicker Circular Bits their range of expansion is readily increas- ed up to 2 inches or more. We make them to fit any saw mandrel, long or short. Price, com- plete, 8-inch diameter or less, net, $21.45. Bolts, Wrenches, Etc. We carry a full stock of supplies and can fill orders promptly for anything in our line, such as Wrenches, Planer Head Bolts, Nuts, Washers, ners Set Screws, Brass Washers for under its, etc. The Shimer Shear Cutting Cylinder Made to fit any Planing and Matching Machine, Saves Power, Material and Labor, besides putting a smooth surface on the lumber. The cut is made with first one knife shearing the chip in one direction across the face of the board, and is followed by the next knife which shears the chip in the opposite This distribution of the work reduces jars on the machine and direction. True economy demands and knotty lumber. PLAIN MATCHER HEADS. On SOG, Hanged, Only 51a e ee, Rie ene $16.00 With Expansion, each Head extra .........-scececeecscecee 2.6 Good tools for plain tongue and groove joint. About 40,000 sold. Bits for Ceiling, the set of 8, extra.........csceecesecveuee .88 Bits for Plooring, the set of §, extras.: scons nea e oaeeane 10.00 Bits;for (2-inch. Plank, the ssetmol (Sacer ocak one en enn 10.00 DOOR HEADS. Hig! $82) (solide Range at. sae Aes Bee. abe won a one eee $10.75 Wig. 84,” with “Expausion x are sebic- tee cociiaain a nine ceeen eae DOOR COPE HEADS. Fig. 83, upper and lower copes to fit any tenoner (set 2 Heads).. $12.90 Bits @Xb0 Bs Aiscintsvansyllorster dhl eee ee eet 5.72 SASH HEADS. Wig: BG; solid Manges serosa ney yaraiel | aieloleteter fetes raleteteisets . $9.75 Big. 206) with Mxpansionh. a: occ cic cee eee sees nes 12.35 Bits extra to work 1 to 1%-inch Sash (2 Moulded Bits, $4.80; 2. Rabbeting Bits; $2:86). 5 {i sever sts ae eee saci cee teeta .16 SASH COPE HEADS. Rig: 87; toniit: lower cope’ spindle 5.0/0 ss cn/o id estore eine cists $ 6.45 Bits extra, 2 2 SHIP LAP HEADS. Fig. 38 and 39, 4 bit seats to each Head, price net..........-. $22.88 Additional bit seats and bolts, only 65 cents extra each. Bits) for. jointing: Arcane ic eho mace ocean bec daernee 5.20 Bits; for mab betine. 4 sek sie tccsvais cin ate love o:s,0%e +00 Gkaretteale celereie ete 6.76 JOINTER HEADS. Fig. 54 and 55, with 4 bit seats to each Head ..............- $20.80 Additional bit seats and bolts, only 65 cents each. Jointer Bits, U34sinch Switles. each. cowie ++ cieilete al seiioierele = eile 1.30 Jointer Bits, 2-inch wide, each........ miataxeletelats(stexetateDtetetenereye tats 1.56 DOUBLE CEILING HEADS. These tools double the capacity of a Matcher in working inch and inch and one-eighth stock with two tongues on one edge and two grooves on opposite edge, to be re-sawed for making two ceiling strips. Price, 2 Heads with 4 bit seats, each.............+++-++-+e+% $24.30 Price, Bite: extra By) <2, te etatevaciaie) clare ere en Te ea (ai 16.64 Look for the NAME and TRADE MARK ‘‘The Shimer Cutter Head’’ stamped on every Head we turn out. A dealer who would sell you an imitation means to deceive you—send them back and demand the genuine article with our guarantee for your protection. Galt, Ontario, Can. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE Samuel J. Shimer & Sons These popular tools are the ‘‘Best of All’? the Shimer Gutter Heads, the Bits of which are held securely within conical duplex bit seats. The ‘‘vise like’’ grip of our fixed bolt and nut assures rigidity and strength for all emergencies, in the working of every kind and variety of cross-grained Price with 4 bits to each head, the set, as cuts above.. Price with 6 bits to each head, the set, as cuts above.. Price with 8 bits to each head, the set, as cuts above.. Complete with Flooring Bits. ; Ceiling—% iat $1.30 each, and Bits for 2-inch thick plank at $1.63 each. 7-—_——eeeeeee ee oe. SS 8 Eee aaa SS belts, gives smooth action, and results in better work. Send for further information, and let us quote you prices. inquiry give us the length and diameter of your cylinder, stating whether you use one or two drive pulleys. $40.95 49.27 57.60 The Heads will also receive Bits for thin Bit Grinding Machines For sharpening Bits tempered too hard to file, and to lighten and hasten the work in the filing room, we make two styles of Grinding Machines. : No. 1 is a strong and complete machine with every needed adjustment. Price, net, with countershaft, f.o.b. Milton, Pa., $104.00. No. 2 machine is lighter yet sufficiently strong to meet the average need. Price, complete, $45.50 net, f.o.b. Milton, Pa. Rosette Cutter Head Our new Head and other tools for the purpose of making Rosettes should interest you if you do any work in this line. The Head is made with interchangeable milled Bits and turns any sub- stantial wood turning lathe into a Rosette Mak- ing Machine with large capacity. Oorner and Plynth Blocks with turned Rosettes are always m good style for interior house finish and are quickly and neatly made with this new Head. Price, Head complete, $11.75. Panel Raiser Heads For $18.20 you can buy a Panel Raiser Head which will work nicely on any panel raising machine with vertical spindles. It carries a heavy shearing cut and works smoothly across end of panel as well the grain. ® Wood Forming Cutters = We manufacture Special Cutters of any shape and size desired after the patterns of our Re- versible and One-Way Outters. Let us haye your specifications. For odd work not found in our catalogue sent a wood sample or drawing. With your Branch of Milton, Pa. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 71 Scandinavia Belting for Conveying and Transmission Whether your Belt Drive is straight or crossed, conditions wet or dry, or the air dust laden, Scandi- navia Belt will give you satisfaction. SGA Npivav“d Garp! VAM W SOBEL SOW DE! e can save you money. Write for Bulletin ‘A” and discounts. 284 Yonge St. Federal Engineering & Supplies, Limited, toronto Power Economies Limited, Montreal McDougall Hardware Co., Ottawa | Agents Wanted in AGENTS: Marks-Clavet-Dobie Limited, Port Arthur Great West Saddlery Co., Calgary other Cities Beardmore Leather Belting 72 inch 3 ply 175 feet long Made only of Extra Selected No. 1 Packer Steer Hides, Oak Tanned Beardmore Extra Waterproof Cement Leather Belting for the Wet Places in Pulp, Paper and Saw Mills, Etc. The Maximum of Stretch is taken out of Beardmore Belting by improved appliances, without impairing its life. Every belt guaranteed as to quality of material and workmanship. The Largest Leather Belt ever made in Canada Large Stocks Carried at all Branches The General Supply Company of Canada, Limited 356-58-60 Sparks St. Ottawa, Ont. Woods Western Building, Cor. Market and Louise Sts., Winnipeg, Man. 72 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Oxford F oumery & Machine Co., Ltd. Oxford, Nova Scotia : ———ESE Se ee Manufacturers of all kinds of Saw Mill Machinery Write for Quotations Oxford Three-Saw Gang Edger We also make Two-Saw if required, or can put Four-Saws on—two saws being put on a gang collar We supply both tables, also 18-inch inserted tooth Saws Detachable Lumber Trucks with Wide Tire Steel Wheels For Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Lumber Yards, etc. Dump Carts for Saw Mills with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Sa OOO In %, 3 and 1 Cord Capacity—extra strong of thor- =a _iG_ aa ; a y oughly seasoned hardwood and bolted throughout \ / EA EAA Gy e™Z© Se Three Wheel Lumber Cart with Wide Tire Steel Wheels Used in trains or singly for platform work. Tudhope-Knox Co., Limited | ORILLIA - - — ONT. ZZ ZZ Ui} = 55h 7 = a SS _ Sg = — Saez vA =< = ow ua WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE rp . . . CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 73 JOHNSTON RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker Te, The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver, using 10 and 3 12 gauge saws: 2nd—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from ¥% inch tq any thickness up to 4inches: grd—Has screw adjustment so that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under or over standard thickness. 4 h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers catching: THE FRAME being heavy is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8 inch by 20 inch automatic teed: Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable R: li grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h.p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Floor space feet by 9 feet 3 inches: (idigal bh CEE EATTY disaaaa i TOP ATT JAMS MFG. CO.-Limirer ce oe THE MADISON WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario } Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B. C. _ Why Atkins Sterling Saws Run Free and Easy Saws that depend on ‘‘set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sa s can NOT run fast or pull easy. —_—e~ ye” ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. ' Very little set makes the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That's why they run so easily. ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that are Segment- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company Makers of Sterling Saws ~— - HAMILTON, ONT. Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. 74 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SAW MACHINERY | Equipped with new automatic idler bracket keeping the belt to the emery wheel at the same tension as it travels up and down. Idler pulley is located on slack side of the belt and can be adjusted in line with the emery wheel. Belt is held to same tension atall times by a large spring. There are no flange pulleys used on this machine, with the use of automatic idler the life of the belts is prolonged. Head is constructed with 60 degree angle shaped slides on both sides so that wear can be taken up by adjusting one gib. Every wheel arbor can be adjusted so that a straight wheel will do the same work as a concaved one. Head is adjusted to a 45 degree hook. Saw rest is moved up and down by hand wheel at the right hand side of the machine, convenient for the operator. Adjusting screw isso placed that it cannot become covered with emery dust. The saw rest is made of self hardening steel and can be easily replaced. Back feed is of a new design and is strong, simple and effective. The adjustable eccentric cam on the cam shaft is connected to the long back feed shaft by means of a lever, this lever rocks the back feed shaft that moves the back feed arm. Back feed finger can be turned out of the way and allowsaw to be lifted up without interfering, machine is equipped with an adjustable cam. To those interested in the highest type of machinery of this kind we invite your inquiries and ask permission to send detail description. COVEL MFG. CO. Benton Harbor, Mich. Manufacturers of Filing Room Machines of every description, over 16,000 now in use The Waterous Engine Works Co., Ltd. Agents for Canada Brantford, Ont. ; NO. 120 MACHINE FOR 10 IN. BAND SAWS. Filers! Millmen! Success in lumbering depends upon the extra large cuts over the regular cuts, and turning out better lumber. In other words it is turn- ing out more lumber at a less cost. Now, our specialty is labor saving machinery for the care of saws. We manufacture all kinds of machinery and tools for the care of saws. One of our best tools is our Hanchett Swage. This tool presses the tooth widest on face, widest at extreme corners, and tapers the tooth downward and backward. Our swage shaper then presses the tooth to an ideal shape and each tooth exactly alike thus doing away with a great deal of filing and making a stronger and better cutting tooth. Hanchett Band Swage Hanchett Swage Works q Send for Catalogue No. 6 Big Rapids, Mich., U. Ss. A. | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CHAIN Weldless Steel Chain “The Strongest Chain in the World ” Keystone Gang Bolter Write for descriptive pamphlet and prices of this and all kinds of Chain and Chain Sundries to B. J. COGHLIN CO., Limited Office and Works: MONTREAL Durable Reliable Compact e. | Accurate This cut illustrates our New Gang Bolter for sawing slabs for Lath Pickets Kindling Wood Bolts Bolts for from 60,000 to 100,000 lath can be cut in one day DON’T IMAGINE——— that all smoke-stack webs are alike. There’s a big difference in quality between ordinary wire cloth and Greening’s Wire Cloth. GREENING’S WIRE CLOTH is made from the best-hard steel wire by our special ‘double- crimp” process which assures absolutely square and uniform openings and prevents displacement of the wires when in use. Other Keystone Machines: Combined Bolter and Lath Mill Circular Saw Tables Pole Road Tram Car Picket Header Write for Catalog 2 The B. Greening Wire Co., Limited {. Hamilton, Ont. Montreal, Que. Have you a copy of our Catalogue ? Rothfuss Howard Iron Wofks Williamsport - Pennsylvania : HUTHER BROS, Hollow Ground Combination Tooth Mitre Saw Patent Groover or Dado Head RUBBER BELTING a ae | Al for Transmitting Elevating and Y AV For either Rip or Cross Cutting Can be used on any Circular Saw Mandrel Conveying. Will cut equally as smooth in either Ripping Cross- For cutting any width groove from 1/8" Af § cutting or cutting at an angle of 45 degrees, with to 2” wide. Will cut either with or across grain of wood. the grain (Sent on approval). Allow us to quote Prices on Saws for any special work that you wish to do. HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., Inc., - ROCHESTER, N. Y. Rubber Cranbrook Sash and Hose Door Co. MANUFACTURERS OF DOWELL DOORS, INTERIOR FINISH Ss || Air Suction, and WINDOWS, TURNINGS, BRACKETS for Water, Steam, Fire Protection. DETAIL WORK A SPECIALTY Lumber Shingles Lath Shipments in Straight or Mixed Carloads. Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co. of Toronto, Limited Head Offices: 47 Yonge Street, TORONTO ae DEWEY DOOR | Address Cranbrook, B.C. Branches: Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver ES" 76 Beloit, Wisconsin } t 5 ONES Se ee. ea +e a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND: WOODWORKER Berlin Surfacers are built for the use of thin knives. A few years ago the significance of such a statement would hardly have been appreciated. To-day, the man who turns out the most lumber in the shortest time, who gets the most from his lumber and his machines, who gets the finest finish, is the man who uses thin knives. Pyts Steel, used exclusively on Berlin machines, is the one self-hardening steel made to-day which possesses the requisite toughness combined with the right amount of hardness, for the successful use of thin knives. Thin knives are set a ta greater angle than the ordinary thick knives, consequently more of a ‘‘scrape”’ is secured. This is further effected by back-bevelling to suit the nature of the wood being worked. With Berlin thin knife heads, devices are used which grind the knives without disturbing the setting. The heads are then set in motion and jointed or brought to a perfect cutting circle so that each knife does its share of the work. Thin knives actually make better work possible and will raise the grade from ten to twenty per cent. The No. 186 is a fast feed matcher with the side-head spindles left out. It is also short-coupled and has six large feed rolls. Belt tighteners are provided for both top and bottom heads—no chance to ‘‘stall’’ them no matter how heavy the cut. The No. 186 has the capacity of four ordinary surfacers and will produce a finish at 150 feet per minute that cannot be equalled short of a cabinet surfacer at 30 feet per minute. It is built in two sizes—z2o in. or 30 in. wide with a 6 in. opening. The top and bottom heads are very close together—warped and crooked stock can be better and more easily surfaced. This surfacer gives the satisfaction which prompts the purchase of other Berlin machines, Manufacturing Plants Hamilton, Canada BRANCH OFFICES : New York, Boston. Nelson, B.C. Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. is i This is not a fancy advertisement but a simple statement of essential facts The Waterous Steel Carriage as illustrated above, is built with knee Seowne | Of 36 m., 242 in.,. 50. in., .60 -in., “sand. 72 in, is of. steel throughout, and is suitable for use with Steam Nigger and in Mills of the largest capacity. The standard Carriage is fitted with three head blocks, spaced 9 ft. and 5 ft. respectively, but can be fitted with any number and with any spacing desired. The frame is of oak throughout, substantially put together and heavily ironed. Timbers 8 in. x 6 in. Headblocks of cast steel, are heavily faced with machine steel plates reversible when worn. Knees fitted with our improved adjustable 6 in. taper movement. Setting Rack and Pinion are cut from solid steel, with split pinion and spring take-up to eliminate lost ‘motion. No. 4 Setworks, combination setting and receding mechanism, designed so that lost motion cannot develop under any conditions. These can be attached to Steam Setter or be replaced by Trout Power . Setworks as shown. Running Gear of Steel throughout, has double axles under each logseat and is specially strong. This Carriage and parts are completely described in our bulletin No. 107. We will be glad to forward the same on _ request. Waterous Engine Works Co. BRANTFORD, CANADA Agency : H. B. Gilmour, Vancouver, B.C. . Branch: Winnipeg, Man. SE SOE 4 A TT ss 2 . _ - Wholesale Lumber Yards T umber Underwriters %™ Mills 0) by Fire Ins for every kind of Woodworking Risk ry f os se Retail Lumber Yards a oe oe ders lite a Good Commercial Rating. P laning Mills — g ve . Pes el ; We can carry your insurance Baty Sash and Door Factories for less than you pay the Rossing Mills Regular Agency Companies. Lumber Warehouses Write to EUGENE F. PERRY, Manager. Pulp Mills , LUMBER UNDERWRITERS , a Furniture Factories 66 Broadway, NEW YORK Box Factories THE LEATHER Veneered BELT DOORS THATS A large variety of woods and designs f K N OWN in good values offer an excellent ; choice to be made. Various panels, stiles and rails .and correct pro- ‘portions are features of our stock doors. Staved Culaiens We manufacture with a ‘‘V” Locked Joint preventing all possibility of shrinkage or checking and the glue employed being waterproof insures durability. takes MONTREAL =. TORONTO | Batts Limited WINNIPES VANCOUVER Ii 50 Pacific Ave., West Toronto The J.C. McLaren Belting Co. Limited General Mill Supplies MONTREAL ENGINES unos BOILERS. We Make fears ay ; er 3 Bera i We Manufacture Power Engines ee SE ae Return Tubular — Marine Engines “a . an <0 a ai Fitzgibbon Saw Mill Machinery *) Woe | Fh eee ee | Locomotive Special Machinery RAE hod oad Scotch Dry Back seins —> Scotch Marine for nearly fifty (50) years and prospective Fei =: Vertical Submerged Tube buyer's are safe in Je aving thei r requirements i onan 5a ls ea) ie aa ss in the hands of thi s old and reliable firm. . ers ee ee = uae Watertube, Vertical and Horizontal Write for particulars. ~ “Inge lis” products have stood the test Engineers and 14 STRACHAN AVENUE, The geno Inglis Coapnue Limited iaiiccuvaters TORONTO, CANADA Vol. 30 Time is Money The rapid cutting File is the economical File Files Branded - American - Arcade - Eagle - Great Western Globe - Kearney & Foot - McClellan - J. B. Smith Toronto, December 15, 1910 are rapid cutters made oy NICHOLSON RCT! B.C.AGENTS. METAL. | ¢ eid OAK = “Genuine Oak” LEATHER BELTING Every Belt Guaranteed FULL STOCK OF Pressed Steel Pulleys and Mill Supplies OF EVERY DESCRIPTION D. K. McLaren, Limited ' Montreal Toronto Quebec St. John, N.B. Vancouver, B.C. = (oe ete BELTING FILE COMPANY Port Hope, Ont. OL BEARING W's RELIABLE | WOODS LIMITED Wholesale Manufacturers of Lumbermens’ and Contractors’ Supplies Including— Tents, Flags, Awnings, Tarpaulins, Clothing, Overalls, Shirts, Mitts, Underwear, Blankets, es, Moccasins, Woods’ Celebrated Eider Down Sleeping Bags. Woods Building, OTTAWA, CAN. J.J. TURNER @ SONS Peterborough, Ontario The Largest Wholesale Mgeniectsrece and Dealers in ana LUMBERMENS’, CONTRACTORS’ and SURVE YORS’ SUPPLIES Tents, Awnings, Flags, Sails, Waterproof Covers, Oiled Clothing, Horse Blankets, Grey. Blankets, Nose Bags, Grain Bags, Coal Bags, Straw Ticks, Si g Bags, Toboggans, Saree Moccasins, Etc. Sole — Manufacturers of the W; LEGGAT HAMILTON , No. 24 (anada jumberman Worker Your business credit demands the best in fire insurance We can satisfy the most critical. Dividends to Policy Holders now 40 per cent. The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 141 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. VANCOUVER. Oo MNT. DICK’S BALATA BEST Known Belting IN THE WORLD STRENGTH ror{ UNIFORMITY AFRELIABILITY ED NDURANGE TEST IT TRY iT TAKE IT ONCE, AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER FOR WET or DRY WORK. SOLE CANADIAN AGENTS: THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS COMPANY, LIMITED Fairbanks Scales—Fairbanks Morse Gas Engines Montreal, St, John, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver WILL YOU send us a specification of your OF CHES aan” AT ST. oun N.B. WINNIPEG BELTING ccquisements HAVE SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO TELL YOU. SA DLE RstdAwORTH TANNERS &€ MANUFACTURERS OF OAK LEATHER BELTING —=FACTORIES =~ MONTREAL G) AN CALGARY | VANCOUVER | a | TORONTO el. aly”, Ie eee oe . ; oe ; x ‘ ‘ ay CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOVUDWOKKEK 2 DSA Bis eS OT Steam [ension Band Mill is made with 8 foot, 9 foot and 10 foot wheels. As you know, the top wheel and upper guide are operated by separate steam cylinders. Some obvious advantages of this are, the great speed with which the guide can be raised and lowered, the ex- tremely sensitive tension on the saw, and the quick time with which saws can be changed. | | | pes ppt Bisse You will see at once that considerable time is saved in one day, usual weight tension mill. And no tensioning system has yet been. made, that is as sensitive as our steam % tension ; so that your saw ts more easily kept in perfect shape and at the right tension |” at all times — which means better lumber. i | eis Any mill which will increase your cut, and probably improve its quality is worth | ~ your while looking into; and besides, there are other special features which increase | its. value to you. RoeS Shall we send our catalogue? William Hamilton Company, Limite d : | PETERBOROUGH - ONTARIO CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Planing Mill at Cache Bay, Ont The Best Results in a Saw Mill can only be attained by using the best equipment and having a Good Timber Supply. Here at Cache Bay we have the best supply of Red and White Pine in existence. We have a mill and manufacturing facilities for turning out lumber of the very highest quality. Send Us Your Next Order George Gordon & Company, Limited Cache Bay Ontario CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Mitts aT FRENCH RIVER, ONT. Rai OR WATER SHIPMENTS. Yarps aT POINT EDWARD, ONT. The Ontario Lumber Co., Limited Band and Ging Sane White Pine, Norway Spruce and Hemlock Lumber, Lath, etc. The quality of our lumber is unsurpassed. We have a complete stock on hand at Point Edward, Ont., and can make prompt _ shipments. Write us for prices. Head Offices, 35 and 36 Home Life Building - - - - TORONTO, ONT. The C $a : Donald Fraser aren ee & Sons, Limited L um b er C 0. CABANO, QUEBEC . Limited Ws chasahcee Ontario MANUFACTURERS OF Long Lumber Rough and Finished Manufacturers of High Grade Lumber a L at h Ss Shingles, Clapboard, F. N. Watopig, President. R. S. Wa.pik, Vice-President. W. E. Harper, Secretary. The Victoria Harbor Lumber Company ™om"*Lumber, Lath and Shingles ie Mills at Victoria Harbor, Ont. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington Street East, TORONTO, ONT. F. N. WAL R. S. WaL G. E. CLEMEN WALDIE BROTHERS LIMITED Manufacturesof T xgnnber and Lath Mills at SPRAGGE. ONT. Head Office, 12-14 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 5 ————SS = EQ A s \ AN \\ \\ —— =, sae pg me ——— \ \\ ANS ANS Wy UW \\ We A AT WW ~~ Red and White Pine Lath Boxes Shooks Pails Tubs We do planing mill work promptly and properly. Phone, write or wire for prices. Phone night and day. SHIPMENT BY RAIL OR WATER Saw Mills, Planing Mill, Woodenware Factory, Box Factory: Penetanguishene, Can. Box Factory: Foot of Parliament Street, Toronto, Canada W. B. TINDALL, SEcrETARY-TREASURER Co. Limited J. B. MILLER, PRESIDENT Parry Sound Lumber Manufacturers of Rough and Dressed Pine, Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Lath, Shingles, Box Shooks Cedar Telegraph Poles, Etc. Our policy of high grade lumber at the right prices will build up your business as it has done ours. Saw Mill, Planing Mill and Box Factory at Parry Sound, Ont. Address all communications to the r : HEAD OFFICE: Telegraph Codes : Traders Bank Building T OR ONT O ONT Lumberman’s Standard : 9 e ng oO merican Phone Main 1016 . i re 3 ’ 6 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER a full assortment of White Posts, Norway, Hemlock, Shingles and Lath Write us LeBel, Turnbull Lumber Co. Sarnia, Ont. ? THIS THAT'S Spruce and Pine Lumber, Laths, New Brunswick Cedar Shingles and Rossed Pulpwood WHERE ? Dalhousie Lumber Co., Limited Dalhousie, N. B. Knowles & O’Neill WHOLESALE Lumber, Ties, Pulpwood COMPLETE STOCK OF Quebec Spruce and Pine Lumber ALWAYS ON HAND An exceptionally nice lot of 2” Pine, well seasoned, for sale, also 1”, 2”, 3” Spruce, Square and Waney Spruce and Cedar. Correspondence Solicited. Room 4, Hochelaga Bank Building Quebec, Que. QUEBEC SPRUCE is recognized as the BEST that can be obtained anywhere WRITE US FOR QUOTATIONS H. R. GOODDAY & CO. Quebec Mr. Lumberman if you wish to build up your fall trade nothing will help you to do so like a good line of shingies If you want the BEST SHINGLES on the Canadian market order a sample car of our FAMOUS METIS Brand. ; One car will convince you of what we say, that they are the BEST on the market, If you want a car quick wire us the order. Do it now before you forget. In SPRUCE we have quality 2nd and better planed and matched, prepared to perfection. We have a snap on % Sheeting,—get our prices, it will pay you. Our idea is, ‘‘That a satisfied customer is our best advertisement,” and every one is satis- fied with our METIS SHINGLES and 2nd and better SPRUCE. We also have a large stock of PINE and HEMLOCK FEATHER EDGE CLAP- BOARDS and Lath. Get our prices before buying—It will pay you Keddy & Kenney, Hemmingford, Que. Oyamel Company B. A. Scort, Vice-President and General Manager. Manufacturers of Lumber, Pulp Wood, Railway Ties, Telephone Poles Mills at Roberval, Lake t. John Head Office: Hoc' elaga Bank Bldg., Quebec The Turner Lumber Co., Limite National re Saembes, Re ho Street, TORONTO, ONT. ~ Lumber ana Lath © Rail or Lake Shipment in car lots or cargoes. Lumber Manufactured at Midland and South River, Ont. Mercantile Ligaber & Supplies Co. Suite 67, 97 St. James St., MONTREAL Wholesale Lumber Dealers in We own and offer, subject to prior sale, 1,700,000 feet of Birch logs, which we are prepared to cut in dimensions to suit purchaser, for next season’s delivery. 3,000 Standard Cedar Poles principally 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 ft., with about 500 60 and 70 ft. ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 7 Cameron & Co., Limited Manufacturers LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, TIMBER, POLES and POSTS We have for quick shipment — DRY — NO. 1 HEMLOCK In 1 inch and 2 inch Mill and Yard Head Office OPEONGO, ONT. OTTAWA, ONT. Send your enquiries to our Head Office We are open to buy Dry Basswood We Handle Everything in Lumber Rough and Dressed The McLennan Lumber Co., Limited Wholesale and Retail : 31 Dorchester Street West, MONTREAL DRY The Hurdman pete Co. OTTAWA, CANADA Limited Pine, Spruce Hemlock, Lath Birch, Maple Good Stocks Prompt Shipments ENQUIRE OF C. A. Spencer WHOLESALE DEALER IN Rough and Dressed Lumber, Lath and Shingles Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, Hardwoods, Timber, Lath and Shingles WESTERN British Columbia Timber at Lowest Prices and any Sizes. 55 St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal PLAYFAIR « WHITE Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers The Thomas Nagle Lumber Co. Limited St. John, N.B., and Montreal, P.Q. We have an exceptionally large stock of Dry Spruce and Pine for immediate shipment. Send us your enquiries. Lumber - Lath - Shingles MIDLAND, ONT. Contractors for Railway Supplies BILL TIMBER a Specialty Main Office Branch Office Globe Atlantic Bldg. Montreal, P.Q. Williams Lumber Company |/ ¢+ Clair Construction Co Wholesale Dealers in Limited White and Red Pine, Spruce and Lath Rinigh'taud’ [reed Lambee ROUGH OR DRESSED Sash, Doors, Lath and Shingles Big bargains in 1x4 and up by 6 feet and up common and dressing, also 2x4 and up x 12/16 feet mostly Yard and Planing Mill: ; 8 inch common and dressing dry red pine. bell Ave. WRITE US. Cn avenport Station, 2K. -LORONTO 18 CENTRAL CHAMBERS 5 OTTAWA, ONT. Buyers of Hemlock, Spruce and Red Pine, Etc. a oa 8 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ; a RALPH LOVELAND E. A. STONE THE LOVELAND & STONE R. LAIDLAW | P embroke Lumber Co. LUMBER CO. Lumber LIMITED Manufacturers Pembroke, Ontario Jepente Sarnia CUTLER, ONT. Manufacturers of Buffalo , Dimeasioa Timber a Specialty Sawn Lumber, Lath, Sash, - : Doors and Factory Material HELLO! MR. MANUFACTURER ! It is just possible 1 can furnish you with the Ferguson Lumber Co. — Dimension Bill Stuff in— London, Ont. HINGLES UMBER @ that you are in need of and I will be pleased to hear from you and I think you 9 ATH, Etc. will be pleased to hear trom me. Try it. B.C. Red Cedar Shingles <0 Re eget Hardwood Lumber Tiles J. S. FINDLAY Owen Sound, - Ontario an d Hemlock Always in Transit en Lumber, A full line of dry lumber in stock for Bruce Mines Company ath, prompt shipment. Let us give you our LIMITED Shingles, prices for anything you require in lumber. Sawmill Co. . Brockville, Ont. Limited ; Morristown, N.Y. Bill Staff Bruce Mines, Ontario @ E Buy, Sell and dealin all kinds of Lumber and Timber in Can- ada and United States: Spruce, White Pine, White and Basswood, Ash, Cedar, Douglas Fir, Beech, Birch, Wal- 2 nut, Cherry, Chestnut, Cottonwood, We have long appreciated the fact that price is not Hemlock, Maple, Norway Pine, Short and Long Leat Yellow Pine. Oak, Red- wood; Bitch, Maple and Oak Floor- order for doors. Poorly manufactured doors can ings, Pulpwood Ties, and Cedar Poles. And all kinds ot SASH FACTORY and PLANING MILL GOODS. Wholesale and Retail Lumber Trenton, Ont., Canada Gill G Fortune the only requisite a dealer must seek in placing his scarcely be considered a bargain at any price. McLennan Timber wen : AUGER & SON Lands and Lumber Co. Door Making is our Specialty oun Selling Agency and Dealers in We have equipped our plant with the best door : all kinds of machinery made, and we are turning out doors that John Harrison & Sons Company ° are right in quality and right in price. Saw and Planing Mills Timber Lands OWEN SOUND, ONT. Our doors need no commendation. They prove Timber Bills, Lumber, Lath, Shingles Rail ; . Ties, also Sash, Doors and interior themselves. They are business builders for every wey ects un hard Galea Offices: Gazetteville, N.Y. Quebec, 138 St. Peter St. dealer who handles them. If you have not received our latest quotations on Doors, Sash, and Interior Trim, write us to put you Hardwood Flooring on our mailing list. It will be mutually advantageous. End Matched, Bored, Polished and Bundled StenatroM onc? L.A. DeLaplante Limited The Canada Wood - Specialty Co., Limited | Manufacturers: Lumber, Hardwood Flooring Handles, Poles, Bed Frame © Stock, Cheese Box Hoops, Heading, Baskets, Etc. — Office : 309 Confederation Life Bldg., Toronto EADIE DOUGLAS CO, . Manning Arcade aa St. John Street, MonrREAL Head Office 24 King St. West TORONTO Write, Telegraph or Tele phone Cc. G. ANDERSON LUMBER CO., Phone M 5912 : your orders 434 Shaw Street, Toronto, Onrv. Planing Mills: EAST TORONTO Phone Beach 230 Orillia, Ont. Our Prices will Interest You —— oe = 4 HAEBERLE LUMBER CO. LUMBER AND TIMBER White Pine, Norway Yellow Pine, Hemlock Oak Mouldin s, Doors, Sashes and Blinds, Cedar Poles ‘and Ties. Yellow Pine Timber a Specialty. Interior Trim Mill Work. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Clement A. Foster MANUFACTURER OF WHITE PINE D SPRUCE LUMBER Dimension Timbers and Plank, also Lath. Circular and Gang. Have fully equipped Planing Mill and can supply any grade Dressed Stock. On Temiskaming Railway, 103 miles earch: of North Bay HAILEY BURY, ONT. FOR SALE Piles and Poles All sizes, all lengths Apply to PAPINEAUVILLE LUMBER CO. Papineauville, P.Q. Limited Ralph Loveland, Pres. aw. K. Loveland, Vice.-Pres. C. A. Kent, Sec. and Treas. Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER anv SALT Mills at Thessalon, Ont. SAGINAW - - MICH. J. D. SHIER LUMBER CO., Limited BRACEBRIDGE, ONT Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles A tully equipped Planing Factory in connec- tion. Dressed Lumber, Flooring in Pine, Hardwood or Hemlock, % Ceilings, Sz ish and Doors, Mouldings, Wood Turning, etc. Dressing in transit and Re-sawing a special- ty at current prices. Try SINCLAIR’S Patent Shaft Coupler the best on the market Safety No Key No Bolts Never Slips Specially adapted tor Saw Mills and Fac- tories. W rite for circular and prices G.S. Sinclair & Son, Wiarton, Ont. Qe MAPLE LEAF STITCHED Cotton Duck BELTING Dominion Bettine Co. Lip. HAMILTON CANADA | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Well bought is half sold” To discriminating buyers we offer a choice line of White Pine Boards and Strips the first cut at Midland after the fire last year. We try to call on all the trade If our salesmen do not reach you please write, phone or wire your in- quiries. Graves, Big wood & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Pine ana Hemlock Lumber 730 Traders Bank Building, Toronto, Ont. Mills : Byng Inlet, Ont. R AIL For Tramways, Sidings, Etc. New and Second Han YARD LOCOMOTIVES John J. Gartshore 58 Front St. W., TORONTO For Immediate Shipment 1250 tons prime 56 lbs. relaying rails with fastenings. 25 Steel Flat Cars 5 to 7 tons capacity. Full particulars on application. SESSENWEIN BROS. Montreal Reinforced oe Head Bolts Absolutely the tough- est bolt on the mar- ket. Will not break at the base. Prices: 1” bolts, nuts and washers joc. 5%” 4oc. 11/16” soc. Woodworker's Tool Works 544 Jackson Blvd , CHICAGO, ILL. Tram Car Wheels made from a special mixture of Iron, are stronger, longer lived, lower in price and lighter for their strength than any other wheel. Write for prices and samples of metal. Midland Engine Works Co. Midland, Ont. The M. Brennen | Sons Mfg. Co. Limited Canada ' Io CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Write, Wire or ’Phone for Prices - The Golden Lake Lumber Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Lumber, Lath and Shingles Dry Norway Pine at a bargain. We have in stock 95m feet 2x 6 x 12/16; 55m feet 2 x 8 x 12/16: 40m feet 1 x 7and up 12/16; 50m feet 1x 4,5 and 6 x 12/16. Also geod assorted stock of Hemlock, Basswood and Spruce. Your inquiries solicited Mills at GoLpEN LAKE and BARRY’S Bay, Ont. Head Office: - Eganville, Ont. Box 1600 Booth & Shannon Biscotasing, Ont. Mason, Gordon & Co. 2%:': Montreal, Que. Everything in Timber Douglas Fir, Pine, Hemlock, Spruce, Yellow Pine and Oak Western Office: — 615 Hastings Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. ‘Empire Brand” Hardwood Flooring in 3/8 in. end-matched. Birch, Maple and Oak For low prices and prompt shipment of Yellow Pine Timbers Short Leaf Finish Chestnut --- Oak --- Ash Cypress New Brunswick Shingles Fred S. Morse Lumber Co. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. We also manufacture Veneered Hardwood Doors Pine Doors Sashes Offer for Sale at CLEAR PRICES for Quick Turnover 225,000 feet 1 x 4 and up x 6/16 white pine mill culls Frames 300,000 -* 1 x 12 x 10/16 220,000 * 1 x 4 and upx 6/19 Planing 60,000 “ 2 x 8 x 10/16 Matching 50,000 “ 1 x 4to6 x 6/16 white pine waney strips Write for Prices and List of Stock Mouldings Stairs Ceilings Pine and Hemlock Milling in transit a specialty including Moulding Re-sawing ORILLIA, J. R. Eaton & Sons, Ltd. cnran Montreal Agent: The Hardwood F looring Co., 55 t. Francois Xavier St. JOHN GILLIES President DAVID GILLIES Vice-President Established = GILLIES BROS. Manufacturers of WHITE PINE RED PINE, SPRUCE, HEMLOCK, CEDAR Planing Mill, Yacd @ Office MORRISTOWN, N.Y. TT CAPACITY 40,000,000 Limited J. S. GILLIES Sec.-Treas Mills @ Head Office BRAESIDE, ONT. Cedar Shingles and Railway Ties New York City Guy E. Robinson, 1123 Broadway CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER we f i | MWttarrerercxvustiff —— = Ss BE f&. = BAcEE = as I BEE: S sz s 2.5 5 ] 7 i 5 Spears & Lauder c r i JOHNSON " PAYNES Hemlock, Pine and Hardwood amp eC & J onnson Successors to Campbell and Carman e Lumber, Lath and Shingles : Say XXX B.C. Shingles, Pine Quotations solicited for Hemlock Bill Stuff. We have also stocks of Ash, Elm, Birch, Spruce and Basswood now cutting. Try a car of our specially graded Cedar Shingles, X, XX, XXX, XXXX, Hemlock, Cedar Posts, etc. 16 and 18 inches. 1523-4 Traders Bank Building, TORONTO Head Office: 22 Toronto Street - TORONTO hn ec ear Buyers of _Lumber The Wilson Lumber Co., Ltd. Toronto, Ont., Cincinnati, Ohio, Cotton Plant, Ark. should patronize the manufacturers and whole- net We have in Toronto for immediate delivery— salers who advertise in the Canada Lumberman Lh ‘ 2 Cars 4/4 x 6’ and up Ists and 2nds Quartered White Oak and Woodworker. Give your business to the « 4/4x 10” andup ‘“ “ man who is enterprising enough to spend money Ae adap eon Counicaoe ‘i and time to get in touch with you. 4/4 and thicker Honduras Mahogany 5/44 Sound Wormy Chestnut And, if not too much trouble, this paper when writing. “e ee me wnwwre 3’ Ists and 2nds Plained Red Oak mention The Quartered Oak is extra choice for figure, even color and good percentage of long lengths. Write or phone for price A.W. Eyer & Co. | LEAK & CO, mano Toronto, Ont. We want to clean up following scattering lots, and will quote close prices. We are in the market and pay the high- Sua eoee gee sae Paar Om on and arene est cash prices for all kinds of lumber, Sa OIEES aE aogas, IR fie se . will contract for this season’s cut or buy paiacles her laae what you now have to sell. Correspon- a Sr rama cee ay Cure dence with mills solicited. i one car 3 X 10—10-18 About 50,0 0 feet 2 x 8—10-18 Norway Also piled in Torontog— 18m. of 6-4 Good Shorts W. E & C 11m, of 6-4 No. 3 cuts and better. 50 percent No. 1 and better. A. ; ver O. e Will pay cash for stocks of Pine, Hemlock, Spruce and Hardwood. 43 Adelaide Street East, TORONTO, ONT. Send us list of anything you have to offer. WANTED Birch, Basswood, Maple, Elm or Ash Will contract for any quantity to be cut this winter Write me giving full particulars JOHN H. EYER -_ Toronto, Ont. 12 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER q E. H. Heaps & Co., Limited Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Mouldings, Finish, etc. Specialties: AAl BRAND HIGH GRADE SHINGLES B. C. OR DOUGLAS FIR TIMBER Mills at Head Office: Victoria Drive and Powell St. Vancouver and Ruskin, B.C. VANCOUVER, B.C. The Pacific Woods Co. Limited Head Office: 205-206 Loo Bldg., Cor. Hastings and Abbot Sts., Vancouver, B. C. East Kootenay Lumber Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS Pine, Larch, —— and Fir ——= Lumber, Timbers, Mouldings, Etc. Correspondence Shing les Prompt Solicited Shipments Lumber 6 Lath Timber Limits We have Several Large Blocks for Sale with Mill Sites, near Vancouver. Saw Mills at JAFFRAY, RYAN, ORANBROOK. Planing Mill at Jarrray, B.C. Head Office - Jaffray, B.C. Lumber, Lath, Shingles, 541 Hastings ce Logs, Piles, Shingle Bolts and Timber Lands VANCOUVER, B.C. Bowman Lumber Co. LIMITED REVELSTOKE, B. C. Cedar, White Pine and Fir Products Shiplap, Boards, Dimension Siding, Finish, Lath, Shingles The Fernie Lumber Co., Limited Fir, Cédar) iSpaice and Larch Rough and Dressed Lumber Dimension and Bridge Timber Cedar Telegraph and a Specialty Telephone Poles We have a Special Stock on hand for Immediate Shipment Mills at FERNIE, B.C. Revelstoke, B. C. Cordugate: B. Cc. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 13 The B.C. Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency Limited Wholesale Lumber, Timber and Shingles Our Specialty IVAN D. SMITH, Manager. Fir Railroad and Structural Timbers Send us your enquires and orders for “ All B.C. Coast Forest Products” Head Office:—Suite 215 Winch Building - = - - VANCOUVER, B.C. ‘THE HASTINGS SHINGLE || (has. R. Ball Lumber Co MANUFACTURING CO. ae Limited -MANUFACTURERS Vancouver, B. C. Long and Short Leaf te otoe ALL anes oF Yell Ow Pin r= Fir, Cedar and LUMBER Spruce Lumber Rough and Dressed, with Mouldings of all designs. ALL OF THE VERY BEST SPECIALTIES FOR THE CANADIAN TRADE Beaty sae Sars. Rough Steam Kiln Dried and Smoke Dried Finish Long Leaf Timbers and Joists, Car Siding, Lining, &c. CAPACITY - 500,000 FEET DAILY Our output of Cedar Shingles, Random widths, Dimensions and Fancy Butts, is the largest and best on the Pacific Coast. ; SPECIAL NOTICE We have appointed Frank H. Harris, 105 York Filling of orders PROMPTLY is a speciai feature of Street, Toronto, Ontario, our Selling Agent and our business. all inquiries sent him will have prompt attention. Given Away for A National Journal The Only Rake Electrical e P. nq the Asking Managers Canale Superintendents Electricians One handsome ‘‘ Bull Dog” . and Useful to Paper Weight. If you hap- : Subscriber pen not to have one, write Engineers Shae aa us, and by the way, don’t of Profitable to ee to send us your want Electric Advertisers ist. Light Plants For free sample copy address | The : / and tiverybody Long Lumber Co a Interested in i Electrici Hamilton, Canada ectricity Hugh C. MacLean, Ltd. Confederation Life Building TORONTO 14 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER SMITH & TYRER E. J. CHAMBERLAIN, J. W. SMITH, W. R. BEATTY, 26 Chapee Street President Vice-President Secretary LIVERPOOL The WOOD AGENTS a cy RE en ae Colonial Lumber Co HALIFAX, N.S. Office: ? Frost & Smith, Agents Limited Picktord & Black's Whart Pembroke, - Ontaria We are Buyers of Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers of eaten, Pine, Spruce and Staves, Hoops Hemlock Dimension Heading ; JAMES WEBSTER & BRO., Ltd. Timber, Lumber, Lath, Bootle, Liverpool, England London Office [recat PRa ec Shingles and Pickets C ant & Kemp Sa. St- Wages Sanere , a Double Cut Band Mill GLASGOW Capacity of Mill Large Circular ; 20,000,000 feet Twin Circular Timber Brokers Gang Circular and Resaw Cable Address, ‘‘Tectona,” Glasgow A1 and A BC Codes used Let us quote you on your requirements Stock list of unsold lumber on request LOUISIANA RED CYPRESS A R NWO RT H QUARTERED OAK PLAIN OAK POPLAR ASH & JARDINE PAP CRI seed a a Yards at Nashville, Tenn. WOOD BROKERS We Can Ship You Promptly Any of the Above and MEASURERS Stock, Carefully Inspected MDale. Stress Laverpool, 20d WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Liverpool *, * Eaginnd Wistar Underhill & Co. Real Estate Trust Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Canadian Rep. - W. J. Anderson, 288 South St., London, Ont. British & Foreign Import & Export Co. ae The New Michel Sawmill Co., Ltd. Liverpool, England MANUFACTURERS OF is prepared to receive con- F ir and Tamar ac Lumber ) signments of Canadian pre- Timbers, Piling, Etc. ducts on best terms Saw Mill and Planing at New Michel, B.C. gthie [ 0 6 ST AMP § Send in your orders for Sawn Iamber, Sash, Doors and Factory H fd Material to OUR. SPECIALTY New Michel, B. C. SUPERIOR MFG. GO.L? or to RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS _. TORONTO, ONT. = THE RIVERSIDE LUMBER CO., Ltd., Calgary, Alta. CA. ADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 15 White «« Red Pine, Spruce, Hemlock White Pine Box Lumber, al! sizes. White Pine and Spruce Lath, Cedar Shingles. Our factory stock in White Pine, S.C. Sidings, strips and shorts is complete in dry 1 in., 1% in., 1% im. and 2 in. We would like to answer your enquiries concerning this line. We have some very desirable lines in White Pine for manufacturers of doors, sash, etc., also a nice line in White Pine Mill Run Stocks. Write us for prices, we are sure we can interest you. We Make a Specialty of Prompt Shipments BARTRAM BROTHERS, Limited NEW YORK CITY: Bible House, Astor Place OTTAWA, ONT.: Citizen Building oe es: Rapid Rail Facilities a Reduce Cost of Production Our ideal rail facilities from Limits to Mill enable us to produce Manufactured Lumber at a minimum of cost, which results in a great saving of money for he: re =! re idee sen pl

e ee ae. ene) JF | | | | (PS PACOME| ELE PHONE ae = Hot LINE soesenese—entt IX WORTH WOODBRIDGE SY. POWERVILLE LAKE STANNE CHAPA PAINCHAUD Map of Telephone Line on River Ouelle, Company’s Limits. r even less, and have the other rangers called out to his assistance, a ery few hours at most sufficing to bring them to the scene, accompanied y a cook and camp equipment, if the fire is a serious one. It is expected’ hat the system will be adopted shortly by many other limit holders, and nd possibly also by the Government for the safety of the most valuable f the remaining Crown timber lands, especially where they are traversed y railways. Over two years ago the first experiments along this line were made n the River Ouelle Company’s limits by Mr. Power, when he built a ten iile line east from Ste. Perpetus village, where it connects with the ‘amouraska Telephone Company’s wire. It rendered such valuable ser- ice to the cause of forest protection that it was recently decided to hake a general application of the system throughout the limits, and dur- ig the recent summer the line has been extended by building a line from he office in St. Pacome, crossing the River Ouelle into the sixth range of ne parish of St. Onesime, whence it follows the Ste: Anne colonization vad to the National Transcontinental Railway, a distance of approxi- iately seventeen miles, and then following the railway right-of-way to ake Ste. Anne camp, where two guardiags are kept during the summer 2ason. From thence the line continues west for nine miles, connecting ith the original installation at St. Perpetue. From the Ste. Anne road ae line also runs east, following the railway right-of-way for over four- 3en miles to the company’s mill at Powerville. Forestry Convention Attracting Much Interest As short a time ago as the year 1900 the subject of scientific forest rotection was practically unknown in Canada, but events have moved > rapidly that the announcement that Sir Wilfrid Laurier has issued a all for a Dominion Forestry Convention to meet under the auspices of ae Canadian Forestry Association in the City of Quebec, Jan. 18,19, CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ’ tha? 1911, has resulted in such an amount of interest being aroused that it is now practically assured that a great working convention will be the result. As the result of previous conventions and the works of the Canadian Forestry Association, Fish and Game Associations and similar organiza- tions the public mind has been considerably aroused on the question of conservation and the aim of this Convention will be to point out practical ways in which this aroused and enlightened public opinion can work to save Canada’s fotests and all that depend upon them. Upon the maintenance of forests on the non-arable lands about the headwaters of our streame depend the evenness of flow, the water-pow- ers and the navigation capacities of our rivers. Hence arises the im port- ance of the forests to the manufacturer for his power and to to the ship- per who uses the waters of rivers and canals for the transportation of freight. Agriculture is badly affected by too close cutting, and much more by the ruthless destruction of our forests. The railways need ties and lumber, the mines the props without which mining cannot be carried on. Cities need power and good water. People need hunting and recreation grounds and health resorts. The tourist travel to a well-forested back-country will be an immense trade, bringing millions into Canada when properly developed. These are apart from the first use of the forest—that of providing fuel, logs for the sawmills and the raw material for furniture factories, wagon factories, handle factories and a hundred other industries. The Commission of Conservation, of which Hon. Clifford Sifton is Chairman, will meet in the City of Quebec the same week, so that there will be a gathering of experts and administrators to give the statistics and the technical side, while the Forestry Convention will translate these into practical work and show what the people and the governments of Canada should do to save and develop the great asset this country has in her forests. The names connected with this convention show how the conserva- tion idea is gripping Canadians. His Excellency Earl Grey is Patron of the Canadian Forestry Association, Sir Wilfrid Laurier is Honorary Presi- dent, Senator W. C. Edwards. one of Canada’s foremost lumbermen, is President, and Mr. Geo. Y. Chown, of Queen’s University, Vice-Presi- dent. The Ministers of Crown Lands in the different provinces are ter- ritorial Vice-Presidents, as is also the Archbishop of Montreal. Mr. R. L. Borden, M.P., is also one of the directors. On this board from the province of Quebec are Hon. Sydney Fisher and Messrs. William Little, E. G. Joly de Lotbiniere, E. Stewart, H. M. Price, Ellwood Wilson, G. C. Piché, Alex. MacLaurin and Carl Rior- don. Ontario is represented by Messrs. Aubrey White, Deputy Minister of Crown Lands; Hiram Robinson, Thomas Southworth, J. B. Miller, Hon. W. A. Charlton, Gordon C. Edwards and Dr. B. B. Fernow. Mr. Campbell, Dominion Superintendent of Forestry, is a director, as also Mr. W. 3. Snowball of New Brunswick, Mr. F. C. Whitman of Nova Scotia, and Mr. A. P. Stevenson of Manitoba. The secretary is Mr. James Lawler, Canadian Building, Ottawa. The Premier of Quebec, Sir Lomer Gouin, and the mersbers of his cabinet are taking the greatest interest in this convention. Hon. Jules Allard, the Minister of Lands and Forests, is personally looking after the details in conjunction with a committee of the Associa- tion in the City of Quebec. The railways have granted special rates, and altogether the meeting promises to be one of the most important of its kind ever held in Canada. Ontario wholesalers are not very well pleased with the quality of the shingles they have been receiving from British Columbia of late. There has been a great deal of complaint in fact, for well on to a couple of years past. A wholesale dealer in Toronto recently referred to the situation in a conversation with the Canada Lumberman. ‘‘The British Columbia lumbermen,”’ he said, ‘‘although they represent their shingles as being made 6 butts to 2 inches are now cutting them so much below — that standard that they will not pass on the market-here. One car which we received recently weighed 126 pounds to the thousand and ran 7 butts to 2 inches. Shingles when properly put up should weigh 160 pounds to the thousand. The difference in the weight on this car was therefore 34 pounds to the thousand, which, on a freight rate of 75 cents, makes a saving to the manufacturer of 25% cents on a thopsand shingles. For the sake of saving this amount in the freight, the manu- facturers have reduced the value of their shingles, but they have seriously injured the reputation of British Columbia shingles in eastern Canada. This has been brought about gradually, ‘having been commenced two or three years ago and having been made general since the competition be- came so keen a year and a half ago, when the United States markets were cut off on account of the increase of the duty from 30 to 50 cents per thousand.’’ : The Alex. Gibson Railway Manufacturing Company, announce that they will have their usual lumber cut in New Brunswick this winter, about 27,000,000 feet. : n a sequently be heavy. - lumberman of British Columbia who knows that if the crops are heavy CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER VIEW AND INTERVIEW Various Opinions on Lumber Affairs Western Shingles in the East Hon. Charles E. Oak, who is in charge of the lumbering opera- tions of the New Brunswick Railway Company reports that the tendency this season will be rather to curtail than extend lumber operations, and this policy will be much more marked in the United States than in Canada. Speaking of shingles he says: “Conditions have been getting worse for several years, till during the last twelve or eighteen months matters have become decidedly bad. Many reasons have been given. One reason is that shingles manu- factured cheaply on the Pacific Coast are being sent east, but what seems more probable to me is the advent of patent roofing, and if the latter reason is true that the present prospects are not very flattering. If the cause is the receipt of shingles from the Pacific, it cannot be. otherwise than that they are sending shingles to the market and selling them without profit for the purpose of getting hold of this market.”’ Curtailment Advisable in Quebec ’ Mr. A. C. Dutton, of Springfield, Mass., General Manager of John Fenderson and Co., Inc., Sayabec, P.Q., was in Toronto recently and paid a visit to the Canada Lumberman. Speaking of the eastern markets for lumber, Mr. Dutton expressed a rather unfavorable opinion regard- ing the outlook. He believes that there will be much more cedar cut this winter in the east than there should be. The Fenderson company however, will make only about 50 to 55 per cent. of a normal cut. Mr. Dutton estimates that there will be, throughout the east, about 80 or 90 per cent. of the usual cut, whereas the conditions exising, will not war- rant more than 50 per cent. In a discussion of the competition of United States lumber in the markets of Canada, Mr. Dutton said that the Canadian lumber manufac- turer was in a very dangerous position at present. With protection on dressed lumber only, he was finding it difficult to make ends meet. In fact, unless there was considerable improvement in the demand for lum- ber in the near future, he believed that there would be trouble ahead. In the face of this state of affairs it was incredible that some people in Can- ada were suggesting that not only should there be no protection for rough lumber but that the duty at present in force upon dressed lumber should be either lowered or removed. Such a step would spell ruin to one of the most important industries in the Dominion. The situation would be simply a farce. If dressed lumber were admitted into Canada free, the manufacturers of the United States would bring in their yellow pine and manufacturers of Canada, would have little left but to go out of business. Russian Timber Competing with Canadian Spruce A recent visitor in St. John, N. B., was Mr. T. L. C. Tatham, of London, Eng., representative of the firm of Churchill & Sim, of London and Liverpool, one of the largest timber brokers in the world. His visit “was of much interest to local lumber operators and shipping men and, although he did not come on business, advantage was being taken of his presence in the city to discuss matters relative to the lumber trade be- tween Canada and the motherland. Speaking of the condition of the lumber trade in England, especially as it applies to Canada, Mr. Fatham, in a recent interview said: “‘The general position of the home spruce market is that prices have risen in Canada due to expenses in manufacturing and other such causes, more money is being put by English capitalists into the spruce forests of Russia and consequently a large product is being sent from Baltic ports to the British market. Year by year the amount is increasing and this naturally comes into competition with Canadian spruce. At times this effects the Canadian spruce shipment seriously, but not every year. A Good Year in East Kootenay Mr. A. Carney, of Kaslo, B. C., assistant timber inspector, who recently made a trip of inspection through the Kootenay country in B. C., reports that the East Kootenay lumber companies have ex- perienced a far more satisfactory season than was expected and that the demand for products of the mills from, the prairie provinces in the spring and summer will be very large was the statement made at the Strathcona last night by A. Carney, of Kaslo, assistant timber in- spector and collector of government royalties. : “The people of Alberta and Saskatchewan,’’ said Mr. Carney, “‘are feeling very optimistic regarding next year’s crops owing to the large amount of moisture that has fallen on the land lately. . They anticipate that the land as a result of the snow and rain that has fallen will be in first class condition for receiving the seed and that the crops will con- This optimistic feeling in the prairies reacts on the the demand for lumber will be proportionally so.”’ aM 27 “The partial crop failure in the prairies last summer, did not affect the Hast Kootenay companies as greatly as was at one time feared. The business during the spring was abnormally heavy and a number of companies when they closed down for the winter months recently had not a stick of merchantable lumber in their yards. The Crow’s Nest Pass Lumber Company for instance, had 20,000,000 feet at the beginning of the year, but since the late spring have been unable to fill orders. The Taylor Lumber Company’s stock is depleted and the same may be said of the Standard Lumber Company. It is true, however, that some of the larger companies have considerable stock still on hand, but these should all be considerably lightened by the early part of the year.” B. C. Timber needs Publicity in England “The timber of British Columbia is little known in the old coun- try, and the market that should take a great proportion of the timber output of Canada is controlled by the United States and other countries.” This is the condition of things in England and Scotland, as found by Mr. James Mullis, who has returned from a visit to his old home in Glasgow. Mr. Mullis is a farmer from ~ Terra Nova, on Lulu Island, Bec: Mr. Mullis stated that while the displays representing British Col- umbia in the various parts of the country were well provided with samples of grain and fruit, the samples of logs and lumber were small and of poor quality. Even in the office of Mr. Turner, agent-general of British Columbia, in London, where the best showing was made, the timber exhibit was not as good as it might be. He saw contractors using B. C. lumber full of knots, which they said was all they could obtain from this province. Their better class of fir was brought from the States and Norway. Mr. Mullis informed several of them that the timber they _ had learnt to believe was a fair sample of what was grown in B. C., would be used for firewood in B. C., and that the best timber in the world had its home in that province. Mr. Mullis has now brought the matter to the attention of the pub- licity commissioner at Vancouver, and the latter will take steps to endeavor to acquaint the old country timber buyers with the class of timber grown in B. C., with a view to widening the market. He has already prepared an illustrated article on the subjéct for an English a paper Transit Shipment to be Stopped ‘Announcement was made at Seattle recently, that commencing December 24, the transcontinental railroads will abolish transit ship- ment privileges on all forest products west of the Missouri river. After that date diversions will not be permitted excepts to points east of Mis- souri river. The new ruling was brought about as a result of pressure — brought to bear by the Pacific Coast Lumber Shippers’ Association. Tf the new regulations work well steps will be taken to force the lines east of Missouri river to co-operate with the transcontinental lines in abolishing transits as far east as Chicago.”’ The Canadian Trade and Commerce reports in a recent issue dealt with the trade in carriage wood stock in Australia and New Zealand, as follows:—The demand for carriage wood stock is active and, while some United States makers have reduced their discounts, Canadian brands have secured a fair portion of the orders sent from Brisbane Sydney and Melboune. Indents for general lines of United States and Canadian goods are being freely taken by manufacturers’ agents and — commission houses. Complaints have been received of the slow de- livery of special lines of furniture from some Canadian furniture fac- tories, thus interfering with importers trade and obviating repeat orders. Wholesale distributors are now enjoying exceptional activity and the business outlook throughout Australia. has rarely been so favorable as at the present time. From time to time the lumber dealers are flooded with quotations by some company that wants to move a special stock or something with which they are overloaded. In order to do this, special prices are quoted which do incalculable wrong. Recently a firm of wholesalers on the Missouri river sent out such a circular. It specified many thousand pieces of dimension and quoted at prices perhaps twenty to twenty-five per cent. below the market. The price was not only cut, but in addi- tion the circular stated that there should be no extra charge for long. orders. The prices quoted are below what wholesalers are willing to pay for such stock. A letter was addressed to the wholesalers, asking why they sent out such a circular. In reply, they said: ‘‘We believe the West Coast market is stronger and will continue to improve; at least we hope so. As to our quotations, they were made on some surplus stock that it was found necessary to move in order to realize on same, and we did not ourselves consider the quotations made a criterion of | the market.’’ Nevertheless, such quotations are always injurious, unsettle the market and cause uncertainty in the minds of buyers who do not always know the reasons for these special quotations. Ls i dl clad om ee el —— 0 Is — a a oe 28 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER One of Quebec’s Flourishing Companies Great Progress made by Fassett Lumber Company since Establishment five years ago—Splendid Equipment and Good Location of Plant HE FASSETT Lu MANUFACTURE R COMPANY LIMI OF LUs et a ——— Office of the Fassett Lumber Co., Fassett, Que. Many towns throughout the Dominion of Canada owe their existence to the lumber industry, and nowhere is this more forcibly shown than in the case of Fassett, Quebec. Situated on the Ottawa River, midway between Montreal and Ottawa, this town, possessing now a population of over 1,000, stands where five years ago only a solitary farm house was to be seen. About that time the Fassett Lumber Company, Limited, decided to locate their mills there. Possibl; nowhere in Eastern Canada could a better location be found for saw mill operations. The mill buildings are situated about a quarter of of a mile from the Ottawa River, and only fifteen miles distant from the company’s 68,000 acres of timber limits, which are all situated on lands adjacent to the Ottawa Valley. Directly connected with these limité, is the Salmon River & Northern Railroad, a standard gauge rail- road, owned and operated ky the Fassett Lumber Company, Limited, which conveys the logs, direct from the woods to the mill pond. The railroad equipment consists of three Shay-geared Locomotives, one of fifty-five tons, one of sixty-five and one of seventy tons, besides one saddle tank switching engine of twenty-five tons, two Bernhardt steam loaders, forty-five logging cars, and twenty-six flat cars. By the use of this railroad and a hot pond 400 x 150 feet, adjacent to the mill, which is kept open during the winter months by means of exhaust steam from the mill, the company are in a position to carry on operations throughout the entire year. This is, as far as we are aware, the only mill operating continuously in eastern Canada. The claim of the Fassett Lumber Company that they are in a posi- tion to turn out manufactured lumber cheaper than any other concern in HKastern Canada, is well backed up by an inspection of the mills, which contain the most modern machinery and labor-saving devices known to the lumbering trade. The mill is equipped with two Clark Bros.’ 8’ single bands complete with steel carriages and steam niggers; one Clark automatic overhead trimmer, to trim from six to twenty-four feet; one heavy double edger, and one over-head slab slasher, with five saws. Attached to the saw pase i 4 Fassett Lumber Co., Office of the Manager Mr. J. R. CoLiins J. SLoAT Fassett, President mill is a planing mill and shingle mill, fitted out with all the latest machinery. The engine room is equipped with a 450-h.p. Clark Engine which supplies the power for the saw mill, and a Westinghouse 600-volt gener- ator, which supplies light for the mill, power for the planing and shingle mill, and light for the town. One of the important features in connection with the mill, is the splendid fire-fighting equipment. One of the latest model fire pumps is located in the engine room, and is connected with the mill pond by a twelve-inch pipe. This pump has a capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute. On every floor, and at places within easy reach, are to be found coils of hose, and right through the lumber yard is installed a system of hydrants which can be turned on at a moment’s notice. Fassett Lumber Co., General Office eS ll CANADA LUMBERMAN General View of Fassett Lumber Co.—Showing Mill, Log Pond and Burner The 350’ sorting and grading table, is equipped with live rollers, which run the full length of the table, and enable the operator to deposit the lumber on the particular trucks or cars, without any lifting whatever. As the manufactured lumber leaves the sorting table it is placed on the different trucks by the live rollers and transferred to the docks by means of a transfer table or car, and from there by rail to the lumber piles around the yard. No haulage is necessary by ordinary push-trucks, the yard being honey-combed with a system of rails and switches, both ground and over-head. The yard is fitted up with eight railroad docks and has a capacity of 15,000,000 feet which is constantly being enlarged. Owing to the many labour-saving devices employed, only 75 men are necessary around the mill and yard, which is now turning out over 25,000,000 feet per year. Arrangements have been made for a cut of 30,000,000 feet this season, and on January lst it is intended to com- mence to double tower which will place the company in the unique posi- tion of running day and night summer and winter. The shipping facilities are excellent, switches being laid between each row of lumber piles for standard guage cars, by which lumber can be loaded in cars without any haulage. Shipment is made either by rail or water; by the former by means of a spur from the C.P.R., and by water over trackage direct to the dock on the river bank. It is a notable fact, that around the mill, the comapny have no need for horses, their perfect rail system doing all the work. All kinds of pine, spruce. hemlock, and different kinds of hardwoods are manufactured, and the company specialize in long timber, cutting lengths up to 40 feet. With their railway system they can convey the timber to the mill at any time of year for special orders. The Fassett Lumber Company’s officers have long been connected with the lumber business. The President is Hon. J. Sloat Fassett, Vice- President, of the Second National Bank, Elmira, N.Y., who has long been successfully identified with lumbering interests in the United States. Mr. A. E. Edgecomb, Knoxville, Pa., is Vice-President, and Mr. Harry 8. Thayer, Elmira, Secretary-Treasurer. The Manager of the business at Fassett 1s John R. Collins, a native of Pennsylvania, who has had a life long experience in the lumber business, in the United States, and as a result of whose successful management the success at Fassett has been obtained. He is ably assisted by Mr. S. J. Staniforth, also a practical lumberman, and Mr. Geo. M. James is the travelling salesman. Mr. Hugh A. Rose, 'oronto representative of the Canadian Western Lumber Company, has returned from a trip to Montreal and Quebec, and reports that he found business encouraging. Mr. Rose is making a special effort to interest eastern dealers in fir. He reports that, as a material for sash and doors, first and second clear fir is rapidly gaining favor, and that architects are commencing to specify it.to take the place ¢ AND WOODWORKER 29 he? NG. Y ; ~ rid _ " aime ee VINYY 7 NY AL uh E x pie : a « fans 1 DP Plant of the Fassett Lumber Co.—where the Elevated Tramways Meet of plain oak.. He recently sold the first car of clear fir in Toronto tc] John B. Smith & Sons, Ltd. The following interesting despatch from Washington, D.C., recently appeared in the daily press: | Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James F. Curtis has incident ally, it would seem, uncovered a practice of the lumber trade which may be of interest to consumers. The facts in the case are not all clear, anc the department is not drawing too hasty inference from those it has i hand. Nevertheless, if things are what they seem, the protective tari can show more than one way to keep up prices. The case concerns itself with a shipment of lumber from Canada which came in at Plattsbury, N.Y., sold and invoiced at 134-inch, bu when it reached New York the measurements showed that it range from 134 to 21% inches in thickness. One story is that some of the board | were 134 at one end and 21% at the other. However that may be, the local practice at New York was followed, and the duty assessed on < measurement of two inches. The importers appealed, and the Board o4 General Appraisers decided that the duties should have been levied or a basis of 134 inches board measurement. Assistant Secretary Curtis in view of what he regards as the importance of the ease, has directec D. Frank Lloyd, Assistant Attorney-General at New York, to file ax application for review of the case with the United States Court of | Customs Appeals, | According to some of the Treasury experts on lumber, this cas before it is finished will show whether the public is buying two-inch | scantling when it orders it or getting only 134 inches. It seems that when lumber began to grow very scarce in Maine the thrifty Yankees. instead of raising prices too far, compromised with their consciences by | cutting a quarter of an inch off their two-inch boards. They said nothing. but sawed wood. The New York market evidently has adjusted itself to the Pine Tree State skimping, but the Canadians have not. When | they received an order to send down a shipment of two-inch boards, they | cut it full measure or perhaps a little more; and when their product | reached New York it was found to be out of tune with that coming up from Maine. The Treasury Department is a little confused over the difference in the Canadian and the New York practice, hence the appeal to the Customs Court. Plans have been completed for a 200-ton paper mill at Grand Falls, N.B., by a company comprised of Jas. Robinson, of Millerton, N.B., and the Van Horne interests who control the Grand Falls Development Company. The company control 2,050 square miles of railway lands in New Brunswick. io ue Fassett Lumber Co’ys. Logging train—Showing method of dumping Logs © into Log Pond - ¥| a e 30 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Modern Slack Barrel Cooper Shop Essential Considerations in the Manufacture of Slack Barrels by Mach- inery—Lay Out and Operation of Machinery—Plan For a Model Plant : By E. F. Beugler. The subject of manufacturing slack cooperage stock has been so Thoroughly discussed in our trade journals as well as in Mr. Wagner’s sxcelent work on that subject that it seems impossible to add any- thing of interest or value. { The manufacture of slack barrels by machinery is, however, quite ‘nother matter and which may prove of interest to those manufacturing looperage stock who may contemplate engaging in the manufacture of ‘finished barrels. It has been suggested by a prominent cooperage stock manufacturer ‘hat if large machine cooper shops were established at important dis- ributing points and the trade supplied within a shippimg radius of, ay fifty miles, the results would be much more satisfactory than the resent method of making barrels by hand and in comparatively small ‘{uantities. In discussing this matter we need not take up the question of hand- ‘ing the stock before it enters the shop, or of the storage of the finished yarrels, since this varies with local conditions and does not affect the ‘ost of operations within the shop . It is, of course, absolutely neces- heater and’ an Ideal heading up machine, and if the barrels are to be polished, possibly another sander. Should the factory have a daily capacity of from 300 to 500 barrels the No. 95 upright double end trusser can be substituted for the No. 48 trusser shown on the plan. The upright machine occupies but little room and can be placed close to the crozer, thus enabling one to run both machines. The two No. 59/4 double setting up and windlassing machines could be replaced by one single machine of the same kind. Two of the heat- ers could be dispensed with and two of the ideal heading up machines and one of the hoop stapling machines left out, which would bring the factory down to the size desired. The course of the stock through the factory ig indicated on the plan by arrows, but should it be necessary to deliver the finished barrels © at either side of the building cross skids or rollways could be placed back of the ideal heading up machines and the barrels rolled in either direc- tion. That portion of the rollway next to the heading up machines is 25H Moron Plan for Model Cooper Shop—1500 Barrels Daily Capacity. sary that adequate receiving and shipping facilities, together with suffi- Hent storage room for stock and finished barrels be provided and that .abor-saving means be employed for the economical handling of the naterial. While the machinery installed should be of the most modern and efficient type, the buildings themselves need not necessarily be new or of up-to-date factory construction. In fact fully 75 per cent. of the oarrel factory plans or “‘layouts’’ made under my supervision have zalled for the conversion of old hand cooper shop buildings into modern machine plants. A good floor strong enough to support the machinery and weather- oroof sides and roof together with plenty of light are prime necessities, 4 of which can be had with comparatively little cost or trouble. . Electricity as a Power. The question of power in these days of electricity is easily dis- hosed of, since in the majority of cases electric motors can be cheaply nstalled and operated. While individual motors can be used if de- sired, it is better to group the machines when possible and use one motor por each group. Where single machines are placed at a considerable distance from the group a separate motor of sufficient size can be used. } ° 4 Modern Cooper Shop. ' I have here a blue print showing a floor plan or a layout of a ma- Bhine cooper shop having a capacity of from 1,200 to 1,600 barrels per ay, which will serve to show the kind and number of machines used and their relation to each other. Generally speaking, the stock should enter the factory at one end and the finished barrels pass out at the other, thus keeping the material moving in one direction. This particular plan calls for a building 30 feet wide by 100 feet aS but these dimensions can be varied considerably without seriously pffecting the efficiency of the plant. The capacity of this shop could easily be increased to 2,000 barrels per day by adding another barrel double, the lower one being for shells and the upper one for finished barrels. The heading should be delivered at the rear end of the heading feeders, which stand at the right of the ideal heading up and hooping off machines. The wood hoops, after being sized and stapled, are to be taken where used; the bilge hoops going to the trusser and the head hoops to the heading up machines. The head truss hoops, which are removed from the shell by the heading up machines, can be either wheeled back to the setting up and windlassing machines or preferably carried back by a combined hoop elevator and rollway, which, however, is not shown on the plan. This rollway is carried overhead entirely out of the way of the operatives and is a very simple and easily constructed affair. Operation of Barrel Machinery. The first operation in the making of barrels by machinery consists of setting up the staves in a circular form atached to a windlassing ma- chine. This form carries a fixed bilge hoop and a steel head truss hoop in which the staves are placed, and is mounted on ball bearings which permits it to move toward the machine, as the staves are drawn together into barrel form and the section head truss hoop put on. We now have a shell, which when taken from this machine has a head truss hoop on each end and is ready to be placed on the exposed platform of a barrel heater, provided with a turntable, which when rotated half a revolution, brings the shell directly over the fire and removes the one previously heated. The counterbalanced bonnet or drum is lowered, which causes the heated air to pass upward through the shell and downward between the drum and the outside of the staves, thus heating them thorcughly on both sides. : After the shell is removed from the heater the staves are tapped out evenly and the permanent bilge hoops of either wood, wire or flat — : ee CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ae steel, are put on. The shell is now placed in the trussing machine, which levels it and drives the bilge and head hoops in consecutive order. In this machine the bilge hoop drivers close automatically on the shell, and, bring swiveled, will conform to its somewhat irregular shape and drive the bilge hoops equally tight, regardless of the varying bilge or the distance the hoops are driven. The shell now passes out of the trussing machine into the erozing or working off machine, where it is chamfered, crozed and a proper chime formed on both ends, the machine being double ended and fitted with stationary cutterheads carrying suitable ‘‘V’’ croze cutters and cham- fering knives. The shell is rotated by means of geared chuck rings and the cutters are brought into contact with it by a hand lever, making a smooth and uniform croze and chamfer, regardless of the quality of the stock. The superiority of the stationary cutterheads over the rotating heads former- ly used is marked, while the power consumed is but a trifle of that re- quired to drive the old style rotating heads. The shell now passes out of the crozing machine on its way to the ideal heading up machine, where it is headed up and hooped off, which completes the work, and ’ we have the finished barrel. This machine is almost entirely automatic in its operation, the bundle of heading being placed in a circular case or hopper mounted over a sliding platen having a recess deep enough to receive and carry out one head at a time. A suction or lifting plate, slightly smaller than the heading and connected with a suction pipe leading to an exhaust fan is used to pick up the head and carry it over the barrel. After a shell has been placed in the machine the head truss hoop is first forced off, which permits the staves to open enough to receive — the head. The head being lowered in the shell the staves are then closed up by powerful gripping jaws, which encircles the shell nearly opposite the head, and the head hoops are then put in and driven by the driving plate, which is carried on parallel arms and drawn down by revolving rolls, which frictionally engage a bar attached to one of the parallel arms. If additional bilge hoops are needed this machine will drive them uniformly tight, regardless of variation in the size of the bilge of the barrel. Should it be necessary to sand or polish the outside of the barrel a barrel sanding machine can be placed between the crozer and the head- ing up machines, and the shell passed through it before being headed up. Should flat steel hoops be used a riveting machine and a sizing or hoop expanding machine will be necessary, but if flat wood hoops are wholly or partially used a hoop stapling machine will be required. This machine sizes and staples hoops at a rapid rate, driving and clinching three staples at once. The wire is fed in the machine from three separate coils, mounted on suitable reels. The hoops being prev- iously soaked are placed on the expanding, sizing form, clamped by foot power, which automatically starts the machine, the sizing, stapling and clinching operations follow in rapid sucession, when the machine stops, with the sizing form closed ready to receive another hoop. Having thus briefly described the process of making slack barrel by machinery, it only remains to consider the cost as compared to that of making them by hand. For the purpose of comparison. we will assume that the shons are of equal capacity and that the overhead cost and that of handling the stock is the same in both cases. The cost of the machine methcd will vary somewhat, depending upon location, good or bad management. etc., but for present purposes we will say that the direct labor cost of making barrels by machinery will be from 31% to 4 cents per barrel. Ascertaining Cost of Barrels. Tt is much more difficult to ascertain the cost of makiug barrels by hand for the reason that it varies with the kind of barrel and the demand. it being the usual custom of the hand cooper during the rush season of getting ‘‘all the traffic will bear’ and frequently a little more. I think it will be fair to say that no hand shop could show a total cost that would not exceed the above at least 50 per cent. While a considerable saving is shown in making barrels by ma- chinery it is not this alone which should be considered, for even if the eosts were the same in both cases the advantage would be with the machine shop. In the first place, machines are a tolerably certain quantity, while the average hand cooper is a rather uncertain auantity at times. Ma- chines are always on the spot on Monday morning, while hand coopers are generally conspicuous by their absence. Should it become necessary to change the help in a machine shop a new crew can be quickly broken in, while it takes a long time to make a hand cooper. Making barrels by machinery is really a very simple operation, the machines employed having been brought to a high state of perfeetion and made as nearly automatic as possible. It has been found preferable to operate the machine cooper shop with unskilled labor rather than to employ hand coopers for this purpose. for it is practically impossible to ‘‘teach old dogs new tricks,” and furthermore they regard labor saving machinery as their natural ene and consequently a thing to be shunned. This was clearly shown in the case of a portland cement compan some years ago, who having changed from a hand to a machine coop shop, tried for several weeks to to operate the plant with their form hand coopers, but found it impossible to secure a satisfactory outpu They finally ‘‘fired’’ the entire lot and -brought in some active you laborers from the cement mills ,and within a few days the machine was being operated nearly up to its full capacity and making better a tighter packages than had been formerly made in the hand shop and practically one-half the labor cost. It is, of course, necessary to have a skilled man to adjust the cu ters and keep the machines in proper running order. With ordinary ca the depreciation due to wear and tear is very slight. All machinery requires ample lubrication, but not in the way t green Irishman oiled the buggy. It will be remembered that aft being told to oil the buggy he reported that he had done so, except th parts where the wheels went on. He couldn’t get at the thing: *Address delivered before the National Slack Cooperage Stock Mani facturers at Chicago, Noy. 15. Saskatchewan Timber Lands Sal Results of Auction of Twenty One Berths—Prices Ranged from Fifty Cents to Nearly Eighteen Dollars per Thousand There was sold by auction recently in the office of the assista erown timber agent, the right to cut fire-killed and green timber unde permit on berth No. 1678 comprising lands in Saskatchewan alo the Prince Albert branch of the C. N. R. near the stations of Mistatin Greenbush and Prairie River. There were 21 births offered, and the brought prices varying from fifty cents to $17.85 per thousand fee board measure. This whole district which is in Townships 45, 45 and 4 west of the 2nd meridian, expect three otherwise+ described was burne over last year. The timber must be removed one wear from the date < sale. The following is a description of the berths, ‘and to whom sold: 4 3.25 sq.-mile, Township 45, Range t, to Shaw Bros., Dauphin. | Y, sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 7, to Shaw Bros., Dauphin. | 1 sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 7, west, to Shaw Bros., Dauphin. 2.50 sq.-miles in Township 45, Range 4, 5 and 6, west, to Great We; Lumber Company of Winnipeg. Y sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 6, ease west, to Great West Lumber Co ] 934 sq.-miles in Township 45, Range 4 and 5, west 2, to Western Lumb< Company of Neepawa. 12% sq.-miles in Township 45 and 46, Range 5, west of 2, to Great Wester Lumber Company. 1 sq.-mile in Township 6, Range 8.89 sq.-miles in Township 45, Range 6, west 2, to Great West Lumber Co pany, 5, to Great West Lumber Company. | 8% sq.-miles in Township 45, Range 7. to Shaw Bros. of Dauphin. 6% sq.-miles in Township 45 and 46. Range 7, to Shaw Bros. of Dauphi 9 sq.-miles in Township 44 and 45, Range 9, to Thomas Embleton, Jr., « Gilbert Plains. 1 sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 9, to- Thomas Embleton, Jr., Plains. 1 sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 9. to Cowan Construction oe Limited, Winnipeg. 13 sq.-miles in Township 44, 45 and 46, Range 9, to Cowan Constructic ) Company, Limited. 9 sq.-miles in Township 44 and 45, Range 10, to Cowan Construction Cor pany, Limited. 1 sq.-mile in Township 45, Limited. 1 sq.-mile in Township 44, Range 26, west of Ist meridian, to R. J. Spee Winnipeg. 1 sq.-mile Township 43, Range 24, west of Ist meridian, to R. J. Spee Winnipeg. Y sq.-mile in Township 44, Range 27. Winnipeg. Y% sq.-mile in Township 45, Range 8, to Shaw Bros of Dauphin. of Gilbe: Range 10, to Cowan Construction Compan} west of 1st meredian, to R. J. Speer ° A dry season followed by an early closing in of winter has made — poor year for lumbermen at Strathcona, Alta. Sawing operations he to cease at two mills during the second week in November although the is at least 5,000,000 feet of logs stranded along the banks which we taken from the woods last winter, with the expectation of making ~ record summer’s work at the mills. The bulk of these logs are sti waiting for the drivers. Many of them are now frozen in. the boon above the mills. Operations at mills had to be stopped on account of shortage caused by 6,000,000 feet of logs being stranded by low water Poplar Creek, sixty miles west. ‘When the rains came it was too late - drive the logs down and the early freezing of the river stopped eve securing the logs in the booms. One lumberman reports that his tot this year at two mills wil] not reach over 7,000,000 feet, which is ahot 5,000,000 less than last vear, i bh ue y 32 3 ‘Report of B.C. Forestry Commission Important Recommendations for Management of Tim- ber Lands—A Permanent Forest Protection Service The report of the Forestry Commission apointed by. the Govern- ‘ment of British Columbia on July 9, 1909, has been presented by the sommissioners, Messrs. F. J. Fulton, K. C., of Kamloops; A. C. Fum- Imerfelt, of Victoria, and A. S. Goodeve, M. P., of Rossland. The report -s usually voluminous and thorough. The most important section is hat devoted to recommendations which the commissioners make as a result of the information which they have gathered. The recommenda- Cions are as follows :— { (1) That a complete cruise of all crown grant timber lands should be made py the government; that in future the department of forests should co-operate with the assessors; and that an annual return should be made of the valuation of all such timber lands. i (2) That as far as possible timber leaseholds should be placed, upon re- hewal, upon a parity with licensed timber lands, and that they should be sub- rect to the same forest regulations. } (3) That the rate of rental and of royalty upon special license should at 10 time be fixed in advance for more than one calendar year. (4) That the land act be amended so as to empower the government to xrant the right of cutting sawmill timber to pulp lessees, and that a new form pf license be provided for this purpose ‘in the manner described by your com- | /nissioners. . (5) That the same form of license as that provided for pulp lessees be Issued to holders of tan-bark leases who may desire to cut mill timber upon | Jheir leaseholds. : Present Reserves. _ndefinitely; and that when special circumstances necessitate the opening of my portion of this reserve for immediate operative, licenses to cut timber shereon should be put up to public competition, upon a stumpage basis, i (7) That licenses to cut timber upon fractional areas adjoining or surround- ng leased or licensed timber lands should be put up to public competition and hat a “fractional area’’ be defined with great care in the wording of the ‘and act.’’ (8) That the record of every cruise and survey made by the government n timbered areas should be accompanied by a report concerning the suitability £ the land for agricultural purposes, that the power to compel licensees to ut and remove timber from good land be retained and that at the time of ‘enewal the same provision be inserted in every timber lease. (9) That the issue of handlogging licenses be discontinued. (10) That no divided interest in a special timber license be recognized. (11) That for the convenience of holders one day be fixed in each month or the renewal of all licenses expiring in that month. (12) That royalty be collected on all merchantable timber not removed rom crown lands in the course of logging operations. (13) That operators be required to dispose of debris. Forest Fires. (14) That tho protection of forests.from fires be undertaken by the gov- rnment through the agency of a permanent forest organization upon the lines odied citizens to assist in this work when called upon. (15) That the cost of fire protection be shared between government and ‘tumpage holders in the manner proposed by your commissioners. (16) That the provincial government should co-operate with the Dominion tailway Commission ; that a vigilant patrol of all railway lines and inspection ‘£ locomotives should be established; and that all railway construction should .© supervised by provincial forestry officials. (17) That special licensees should be instructed to proceed with the survey f£ their holdings; and that all such surveys should be completed not later lhan Dec. 31, 1915. (18) That all operators should be required to make periodical returns con- erning their operations to the forestry officials in their district, and that the collection of information should be undertaken upon much wider lines than sitherto. _ (19) That the government should also proceed with the establishment of + department of forests. (20) That royalties upon crown timber should be paid into a forest sink- lng fund in the manner described by your commissioners. 13 (21) That by suitable changes in the customs tariff the utilization of low- rade timber should be encouraged. i B.C. Forest Fires During the Year 1910 }, W. C. Gladwin, Chief Fire Warden for the Province of British Jolumbia, has presented his report for the year, in which he states that whe number of fires reported was 1,184. Of these, 219 were caused by ?. P. R. engines, 184 by settlers clearing land, 162 by campers, 103 by ‘ghtning, 63 by donkey engines, 53 by Great Northern locomotives, 17 y hunters, and 9 by prospectors. The total estimate of damage is | 629,910, of which $193,976 was to standing timber, $63,974 to cut fimber, and $371,965 to improvements. The number of men employed to combat fires that did damage was 4,452. The- cost to the government in wages was $35,000, and to rivate parties $37,398, making a total of $72,398. There were also 502 } res in dangerous places which were extinguished without doing any |. amage. For this part of the service 4,211 men were employed at a cost } f $92,000. In addition 615 fires were put out by the fire wardens with- t help. The area burned over was 218,388 acres. Of this burned area there (6) That the present reserve upon unalienated timber land be continued f£ the Northwest Mounted Police, and that it be compulsory for all able-- CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER are 91,220 acres only fit for forest land. Part of this had been burned over years ago and was coming up im a fine growth of young timber. The remaining 127,168 acres are fit for agricultural purposes. Most of this had been logged and was covered with brush and refuse from logging operations. After referring to the chief causes of fire, the report says: ‘“There is only one cause of fire that cannot be controlled, and that is lightning. All other causes can be minimized so that no great loss will be incurred. Carefulness on the part of logging operators, persons clearing lands, campers, fishermen, prospectors and railway companies would so re- re or danger that no repetition of the great fires of the past need be eared.’’ : Miscellaneous News from Western Canada The entire eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, from the inter- national boundary northward to the middle of township 61, west of sixth Dominion meridian (longitude 118 west), is now reserved from settlement or occupation, and will be managed entirely with a view to the proper utilization and reproduction of the forest, the protection of the water supply of the prairie provinces and other related objects. James A. Magee, one of the best-known lumbermen of the North- western States and Western Canada, and the founder of the town of Chase, B.C., died on Monday, Nov. 14th, at Revelstoke, where he had gone to attend a meeting of lumbermen. Death was due to heart dis- ease. Mr. Magee, who was born in Wisconsin 52 years ago, went to the Pacific Northwest in 1889 and immediately entered the lumber busi- ness. He moved to Seattle in 1899, residing there until 1907 when, as managing director and secretary of the Adams River Lumber Company, he founded the town of Chase. Large mills were erected there under his supervision, a number of Spokane and British Columbia capitalists being associated with him in the project. Anxiety among coast and mountain timber men interested in timber leases within the Dominion railway belt on the mainland in B. C., is reported as a consequence of action on the part of the Federal Goy- ernment looking towards a cancellation of certain leases. It is reported among timber men in Victoria that the Federal Government has of late years been increasing the annual rental fees on a number of leases in the railway belt and that recently several notices of cancellation have been served. So serious is the situation reported to be, from the point of view of those affected, that it is declared coast and interior men in- terested in railway belt timber are making arrangements to send a re- presentative to Ottawa to lay their case before the Government. An extension of time for the removal of timber from leased lands will, it is stated, be sought. Years ago when the timber lands in the railway belt were leased, it was, the understanding that the timber was to be re- moved within a stated period. It is reported that in some cases logging has not been carried on and the agricultural interests are said to have petitioned the Government to throw the lands open to entry for farming purposes. Following the sale of its mill at Nanimo, the Red Fir Lumber Company has completed its agreement to build at Roche Point, B. C., near the place where the Imperial Car Company has begun construc- tion of a 15,000-ton dockyard. The Red Fir Lumber Company, which is capitalized at $400,000, fully paid up, was reorganized four years ago. It owns about 11,000 acres of timber land, half of which is held under the old leases. The new mill at Roche Point will be an exclusively cedar mill, the company having been cutting up red cedar only for some months past, and having opened up an extensive market for its pro- ducts. The mill will be one of the most modern on the coast, with a capacity of 100,000 feet per ten-hour day. It will cost $100,000. Electric power will be used. The close association of the company with the Imperial Car Company, from whom it is obtaining its site and with whom it is under agreement to run a car ferry and operate tracks connected with other industries, when established, along the water- front, has made a change of name advisable. When it begins opera- tions at Roche Point it will be known as the Imperial Cedar Company, Ltd. The officers and directors of the company are: President, C. C. Michener, Victoria, B. C.; Vive-President, Chas. C. Kimball, New York City; Secretary and Treasurer, Percy D. Hillis, Victoria; Geo. H. Rob- ertson, Victoria, and D. Wishard, New York City, directors. / A government trade bulletin just issued shows that $1,500,000 worth of free lumber (including timber, planks, boards, ete.,) was imported from the United States by Canada in May and June of this year. There is an inerease of $600,000 over the corresponding months last year and $800.000 in 1908. The dutiable lumber imported during May and June for the last three years ranged between $8,000 and $20,000. Over 275,000,000 feet of lumber was cut on New Brunswick crown lands last year, on which the stumpage dues will amount to $300,000. Dry Kiln Operation—Important Factors Modern Requirements Lead to Scientific Study of Effect of Heat Upon Wood | Moisture—Rapid Drying Rendered Possible Without Twisting, Checking, etc. . ey emer re rn ee A Og ee te EE ee . | By -Ernest H. Scammell There is usually more money lost through the dry kiln than in any other department of a wood-working factory. In other departments modern labor-saving appliances are introduced, and care is taken that waste is reduced to the vanishing point, though, until everything, including shavings and sawdust is turned into money instead of being devoured by the capacious orifice of the hungry furnace, there must be some degree of waste. Efforts are constantly being made with a consid- erable degree of success, to utilize and turn to profitable account all the by-products. The dry kiln, however, one of the most important sections of a wood-working factory, is, in the majority of instances, left as it was. All that is considered necessary to dry lumber effectively is to subject it to a certain degree of heat for a limited time, and this, is expected to render it fit for the manufacture of furniture, flooring, doors or other products. We hear a good deal to-day concerning science in various directions. In order to arrive at the most successful methods for the conduct of any business, it is well to call the scientist into our counsels. There is one important difference in those who are engaged in the wood-working industry and other manufacturers; the latter will usually recognize the value of modern methods and improvements and will adopt the same if possible, while the proprietor of a planing mill or furniture factory, though willing to introduce machinery of an up-to-date nature, in nine cases out of ten thinks himself a veritible Solon in regard to the drying of his lumber. The Conservative Englishman will say that the only way is to ‘‘allow nature to take her own course,”’ or he will add that his grandfather left his lumber in the sheds for from three to five years before using it, and he sees no reason why he should not do the same. Others, a little more advanced, extol the virtues of a dry-kiln which simply bakes the lumber until it is ‘“‘cooked.’’ Again, others maintain that unless you have a sufficient current of air to carry off the moisture from the kiln, as it is drawn out of the wood by the heat, you cannot effectively dry the lumber at all. There are kilns which are simply warm rooms, kilns with hot blast fans, kilns with steam, kilns with ‘natural’? draughts and many others. All of these have their advocates, but none of them will accomplish properly what they are designed to do. To dry any lumber effectively, the following points have to be consid- ered :— a. The tissues and other physical properties of the wood. b. The amount of moisture originally in the wood and the amount it is desired to retain after drying. c. The effect of heat on the fibres and knots. d. The time and temperature necessary for drying. e. Twisting, checking, case-hardening and honey-combing in the kiln. : f. The effect of drying on the strength and stiffness of wood. Tt is not the purpose of this article to deal fully with these points, but merely to call attention to them. The Tissues and Other Physical Properties of the Wood. A large amount of waste would be avoided if the average manufac- turer made it his business to understand the general structure of the wood he uses in his factory. The tissues vary very much in form and in physical properties, and exert their own peculiar influence on the behavior of the wood during the process of drying. Pronounced medul- lary rays also further complicate matters. The various ways of cutting the logs make a difference, for instance, plain oak and quartered oak require somewhat different treatment. Even in mahogany, jarrah and other tropical woods, which are outwardly more homogeneous, various kinds of tissue are differentiated. As a miner will do better work if he has a knowledge of engineering and geology, so the proprietor of a wood- working factory will secure better results and save money if he has a knowledge of botany in relation to the growth and structure of trees. ‘In the living tree and green wood there is a large amount of water. Part of this is closely held in the material of the cell walls, and cannot be removed without affecting the physical condition of the wood. The rest, which fills the pores of the wood, is free water. In drying, the free water within the cells passes through the cell walls until the cells are empty, while the cell walls remain saturated. When all the free water has been removed, the cell walls begin to yield up their moisture. ” Heat raises the absorptive power of the fibres, and so aids the passage of water from the interior of the cells. Air-dried wood, under ordinary atmospheric temperatures, retains from 10 to 20 per cent. of moisture, whereas kiln-dried wood may have no more than 5 per cent. as it comes from the kiln. The exact figures a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 33 | - for a given species depend in the first case upon the weather conditions, and in the second case upon the temperature of the kiln and the time during which the wood is exposed to it. When wood that has been kiln- dried has been allowed to stand in the open, it apparently ceases to reabsorb moisture from the air, before its moisture content. equals that of wood which has been merely air-dried in the same place and under the same conditions.’’ A very important point is the amount of moisture it is-desired to instance, for England or British Columbia, where the climates are much into consideration his particular market. If he is building furniture, for instance, for England or British Columbia, where the climatt is much more humid than it is in Ontario, he should have a greater degree of moisture in the wood than if he is building for the Ontario market. The Effect of Heat on the Fibres and Knots. Usually when a board comes out: of the dry-kiln, if the knots it con-_ tains are not actually loose they are in such a condition as to render it necessary to cut them out. The fibres may also be so twisted as to ren- — der the board of little value. These defects are, sometimes, partly due to improper piling, though generally to the fact that the atmosphere of the kiln was too dry. They can be easily avoided. The time taken in drying is one of the most important questions in a factory, for this it is which determines the amount of stock which must be carried and capital locked up. A manufacturer using oak which must remain in the kiln for three weeks, would free a large amount of capital if he could put it through in 6 days. It, therefore, behooves him to have — a kiln which will cut his drying down to the shortest possible time. The > temperature, also, plays no small pert. Where the Kiln is very dry and | the contents are hardwood, 140 degrees is as high as can be reached with — safety, but where the air is humid, a much higher temperature can be | turned on Modern improvements in drying have shown that it is possible to dry rapidly all kinds of lumber without any twisting, checking, case-harden- ing or honey-combing. The average waste in a factory using hardwood — is in the neighbourhood of 35%. This waste can be greatly reduced. Further, when the boards come out flat and without being case-hardened, — they are much easier to plane, the knives will last longer without sharp- ening, and the board will finish about an eighth of an inch better. The Effect of Drying on the Strength and Stiffness of Wood. “The strength and stiffness of wood depend largely upon the degree to which it is seasoned. Roughly speaking, strength is the capacity of — wood to sustain a load without breaking; stiffness, the degree to which wood under 2 load resists distortion of form. As seasoning progresses -the strength increases, so that by simply drying a piece of green pruce it is possible to multiply its strength four times. Stiffness is similarly in- creased by drying, though less markedly.”’ To dry lumber in such a way as to cut down waste and obtain the best results it is necessary to construct a dry kiln in which there is both © humidity and heat, both of which must be under the control of the man in charge. It is advisable to equiv the kiln with a registering ther-_ mometer, which can be purchased for a comparatively small amount, and also a hverodeik for determining the amount of moisture carried. It is absolutelv essential that the kiln should he air-tight, so that air can only be admitted or discharged as required bv the operator. The three main factors are sufficient radiation. regulated moisture and scien- tific ventilation. Where a kiln is erected or remodelled by a comnetent expert. detailed instructions should be given, dealing specially with the class of Inmber emvloved in the factory and with the special purposes to which it is to be put. AlJl the wood should come out nlump and ‘soft. Warning, splitting, honeyv-combing, and checking, should be practically eliminated. The medical remedies concocted by our grandmothers served their day and generation. bit now wea reauire expert medical knowledee in matters of health and hvgiene. In the same wav the old stvle drv kiln has had its dav. and the modern factory reauires to be eauinned with the most up-to-date methods and to take advantace of the latest exnert — advice. Then, instead of leaving the control of the kiln to the foreman, who has manv other duties to perform. this shonld he in the hands of a — man who devotes his whole time. in the case of 9 large factory, to this — branch of the business: or it might be arranced. if there are several fac- tories in the neighbourhood, that an expert be jointly emploved. An arransement of this kind would effect an annual saving of several thou- sand dollars above the cost. Dike.’ aleieesiainntn tatiana tare dimes The Ret te Entering Up Credit Sales credit sale and is never entered up in any credit book. Some retailers _, will say that this occurs so seldom that it is not worth bothering about. i It is safe to say, however, that most really successful retailers make a , Strict practice of making an entry of everything in the form of a eredit ' that is secured by his customers. It is easy to fall into bad habits in this matter when one is very busy for a moment. After the customer has y gone some one else has perhaps to be attended to and the entry is not . made. It would not be a very difficult matter for the owner of a yard _| to have his employees make a practice, as soon as a sale is made, of | jotting down on a pad of paper, kept specially for the purpose, details of the deal. If it is a cash sale the money and the record can be handed ; In to the manager, or if it is a eredit transaction the account can be _, entered up from the note. This sounds like a simple matter and one \ searcely worth bothering about, but it is just one of those simple matters c of system which make all the difference between successful, satisfactory Hy business and a business which is a continual worry and a possible source + of financial embarrassment. : If any reader of this article should think that failure to enter up ' eredit sales is so rare that it can be neglected, let him rake his memory alittle. He will probably be able to remember a case, not very long ago, , When he entered his grocer’s store or some other retail merchant’s and . asked for a little bill which had been running some time and which he + wanted to settle. It is not at all improbable also that he will remember a case where the retailer, after making a vain search of his books, was unable to find the item and had to ask him to call again and he would ‘ have the matter looked up in the meantime. There are always people _ who are ready to take advantage of this sort of a merchant, and the only 1 way to keep on thé safe side is to see that everyone on the staff makes _ an immediate entr¥ of every sale. — Jones—he Writes About Retailers Sometimes when I get to my room on the top floor of the local Waldorf-Astoria, I think I will write a book. Now don’t get the notion that a treatise on the best sort of crayon or the flexibility of the yard- man’s rule is about to be perpetrated, for all that is agitating the spoonful of gray matter poked away somewhere in my cranium is a desire to keep a record of the varieties of retail lumber dealers I bump up against as I wander about the landscape. Paul pipe is lighted and I begin to check up the day’s receipts in smiles and frowns, I feel like philosophizing on the very abstruse question, ““Why is a retailer?’’ At other times, the day’s experiences make me feel like ringing for a drink. To-day I came across two distinct types, both in the same town, doing business not far from each other, yet so ‘ absolutely dissimilar as to make the existence of the one cast doubt upon the existence of the other. ‘ This was my first visit to the town’and perhaps more extended { acquaintance would change here and there some of the opinions gathered, I but as I have great faith in first impressions, I shall jot down the ' experience just as it came to me. I came in on a late train and did not ; get a chance to look around. I like to walk about a place after business hours, see how the yards appear when in repose, so to speak. However, I _ had plenty of time this morning, for the room so thoughtfully assigned |: me by the potentate of the hotel register was on the railroad side of the |: house, and the mayor had evidently arranged with the railroad to run }; an unusual number of trains that night to impress properly the new- } comer. Whatever the cause, I got out early and started to prospect. It ' Was a prosperous place with a general air of up-to-dateness. Cars were ~ good, pavements clean, and on the whole IT have seldom been better im- | pressed with a place—just the location for a good business. With this |, feeling in my mind, I set out to visit the lumber yards. There were four |} of them, and I rather expected to run aeross a new one, but was sure |< that whatever I found would be well worth attention. ~ = ee _-, | dignity and importance as the peripatetic reporter of the Southern * Lumberman, I asked a good-natured looking cop for the quickest route to the yard I wanted to visit first. I always walk, for that is the only way to get local flavor, and, incidentally, to keep down expenses. There were half a dozen blocks ahead of me, so sauntering along, I began speculating on the type of inan the owner would prove to be. His was ‘the smallest yard, and for some reason, I felt it was the newest. “What sort of a retailer was he? Did he keep a good assortment? Was he a ‘young man or elderly? A hustler or a dead one? While entertaining ‘these fleeting fancies, I saw ahead of me a sign across the sidewalk, Then I began to watch for teams or some of the other signs of a lumber yard. Nothing doing. Upou reaching the place, it presented a first-class i f: i rd ail Dealer and His Problems Watching Credits—Jones Views on Types of Retailers. How often it happens that lumber goes out of a retail yard on a There are times when, after my Oom. After stocking up with some cigars I thought in keeping with my’ appearance, but had a holiday air. As the office was on the farther side of the alley, I took a turn down through the shed. There was no sign of a customer, team, yardman, or even a dog. Walking up the other side, I turned into the office. A man about fifty or fifty-five was sitting before the window, his feet on the sill, a cigar stuck Joe Cannon fashion between his teeth. He did not turn his head but continued to look across the Street, watching for Halley’s comet, possibly, surely not for customers with that nonchalant, preoccupied air. In such an office one instinetively steps lightly, you feel oppressed, impending doom presses down heavily upon you. I pitied the salesman who had to buck up against such a pro- position. However, I remembered that a butternut is not easy to crack — but repays the elbow grease expended in breaking the shell, so I piped up as cheery a ‘‘Good-morning’’ as I could muster, and held out my card. He took it, looked at it, grunted a bit, whether in approval or not I cannot say. Something had to be done, so I hegan on the weather. This was really easy for the day was fine, but even talk of the weather falls flat when it brings no response. Next I tackled the general appear- ance of the town, reminding him I was making my initial visit. I thought local pride would get a rise out of him. During this time no one came in, the "phone did not ring, the bookkeeper did not deign to look around to see what caused the excitement, for in such an office my entrance could not be otherwise described. From this I went to condi- tions in general, business, building prospects, labor situation, phases of the market—anything to get him started. It reminded me of a fishing — trip when one tries all his flies but gets ‘‘nary a rise,’’ but there was this difference—when fishing, one can cuss his luck. Finally I ventured on what I consider dangerous ground—the other lumber dealers. This pro- voked a flow of language, that is, for my friend the Sphinx. He informed me they were rascals, untrustworthy, underhand, price-cutters, in short, had a monopoly of the vices of the business world. Finally a customer entered. He was received with the same sort of ‘‘suppressed en- thusiasm.’’ Said he was fixing up a little and wanted some pine and a little moulding. Without deigning to go and show the stock, the boss told him where he would find it and that there was a man out in the yard somewhere who would attend to him. That was the clue I had been waiting for. Here was a man blaming his competitors for loss of trade, when in reality he was dying of dry rot. He waited for customers to come and when they did come, had to wait on themselves. No wonder the place was deserted and the proprietor sour on the world. He had not changed with the times and conceived his business to be sitting in the office waiting for trade to be thrust upon him. He had a good plant, fair location, reasonable facilities and cught to be doing a good business. As soon as I got out, I shook myself to get the atmosphere of the place out of my system, lighted a new piece of Havana rope, and looked about for some one to direct me to the next yard. A few minutes saw me headed in the direction and after a few blocks I heard the weleome hum of a planer, saw the smoke from a good sized stack, and turning a corner came upon a lumber yard in full swing. In walking the short distance from the corner, two teams with well loaded waggons passed me. I always look at the ‘‘rolling stock’’ of a yard. Good horses, well painted running gear, a well adjusted load of all point to intelligent manage- ment, and these teams had all three of these marks. My spirits began to ascend, I was at length going to see the real thing. My last visit was beginning to have the far-away look of the dream of a rarebit fiend. As I drew near, several customers went into the office, employees were stepping around as though they knew the value of time. al No need of opening the door of this office. I doubt if it was ever closed. The clerks were right on the job, and upon asking the youngest boy for the proper man to see, I was directed to his office. I always make it a point to ask the office boy. If you ask an important looking clerk, he may be offended because you do not assume he is the proprietor, and so get in wrong at the start. Within I could hear talk, hearty laughter, and evidences of enterprise and hustle. Here, I thought, is the real lumber dealer of this burg. Soon the owner came out with his eus- tomer, shook him warmly by the hand, told him his wants would receive immediate attention, called a young man to him and gave him instrue- tions to take the customer out and see that he got what he wanted at- once and that it be sent up on the first load going that way. He then turned to me and with outstretched hand, ushered me into his office. After glancing at my card to get a line cn my mission, motioned me to — a chair and sat down himself. He was bubbling over with goodfellow- ship; instantly we were on good terms: firing questions at each other and getting quick replies. Every sentence, however, was interrupted by a ring of the ’phone, and from the language used, I knew this man was on good terms with his customers. io, re eee Ji. ee) ae eat ' +4 4 - t ue : } tel y ; 4 ve After a short time, he asked me to ~ look around the plant, as he thought he had a few ways of doing things _ that were-pretty good. On our way out, we met a salesman and he was greeted im the same cordial manner I had been, told to wait just a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER minute and he would receive attention. Some pleasantry was passed regarding their last meeting at the lumber dealers’ convention, and the salesman sat down with a happy grin on his face that showed he appre- ciated that sort of a customer. After a walk through the yard, where everything was in good shape and the best of goodfellowship between owner and employee, I bade him good-day, and with an invitation to be sure to drop in on my next trip, I departed. Here was a contrast with a vengeance. The one yard dying from malnutrition, the other full of red blood and vigorous. A little question- ing of different persons met during the day and evening developed the fact that the first yard was the oldest, had at one time been fairly pros- _perous, but now it was the common joke that if you wanted dry lumber, go to No. 1. It was sure dry. Not the artificial dryness of the kiln, but good, old-fashioned air dryness from long standing in the piles. Another pleasantry was that the proprietor in his younger days when he had a slight semblance of hustle to him, would stand on the knots and sell the board for clear. Years ago the farmers brought in lumber cut from their wood lots, but no farmer went to him a second time if the other yards could possibly take the lumber. He had a way of finding a shortage, no matter how conscientious the farmer had been in the measurement. He was well known, but when introduced as a topic in conversation the usual remark was: ‘‘Do IT know 2 Well, I should say so. That is, not in a very close way, }ut I know who he is, and, say, he’s a caution! Bought some shingles {here once, but never again!”’ This same song would be sung by each person, varied according to ex- perience. That evening as I sat in the labby, I ran across , one of the bunch that travelled that section. Shortly we drifted onto the lumber situation, and then I got another line on the grouch. No sales- man could sell him anything; he knew it all. The only time he ever limbered up and cracked a joke was when he had a complaint to make, and took this way of making the salesman feel doubly humiliated. True he had to buy some lumber, but the best salesmen passed him by or _ealled him on the ’phone on the gamble that he might want something. Now what’s the use of spoiling a tale with a moral? If the tale is any good, the moral is self-evident, but I cannot resist the impulse to do a little moralizing myself this time. The first yard was an exception. I know other yards where one does not get a very cordial greeting, but most lumbermen know that success means hustle, and they mean to sueceed. This man was a remnant of the days when trade came to you, but did not realize that times have changed. To get trade to-day, one must go after it. He had kept his plant up in pretty good shape and the yard ought to be a hummer, but the personality of the proprietor stood as a Chinese wall and his trade was confined to the least desirable sort of customers. Then, too, referring to his competitors as he did was bad. IT saw in an office not long ago a card which read: “‘If your competitor talks about you, put him on your payroll. Never mind what he says so long as he talks.’’ To have a busy yard called a den of thieves means that the majority of your fellow townsmen are dupes, fools, or worse, for it is their trade that makes it busy. Sharp practice would never build up a permanent business. When If buy, I go with the crowd, and if I were running a lumber yard, I would ret the crowd coming my way if it was in the cards to get them.—The Southern Lumberman. How To Handle Collections By John S. McCay Prompt collections are a vital feature of business—no matter how great the volume of sales, the profits will not be in equal ratio unless collections are kept up to a standard consistent with the volume of busi- ness done. Profits are made by quick turnovers of capital, but unless collections are promptly made, turnovers cannot be had as frequently as they should be. Interest on capital consumed by bills being paid sixty to ninety days after they fall due instead of on their due dates is an item of importance, so that prompt collection of accounts receivable is a matter which needs careful attention, as it enables the executive head of the business to take advantage of discounts in paying bills, as well as affording an opportunity to branch out and secure larger returns on capital invested. The interest of the manufacturer or dealer in collections is not confined merely to his own business, but to the business of his customers as well; especially customers seeking credit. Customers having an exces- sive amount of outstanding accounts based on yearly sales will likely be slow pay—in some cases dangerous risks. A customer who keeps accounts collected closely will be more likely to discount bills from profits made, instead of anticipating profits, as is frequently done where purchases are made on extended terms. Fach month in any business an estimate should be made covering eash that should be collected, in order to give the collection department a definite objective. Estimate is to be based on the outstanding accounts for the corresponding month of the previous year, collections for same month. the balance outstanding at the time of estimate, and existing conditions of the present year, for which previous month is used asa were engaged in fire fighting, their wages amounting to $7,920.51, in cuide. This works out on a percentage basis, allowance being made fl \ probable increased or decreased results according to indications of the previous month. } Each month a collection comparison is made with the corresponding period of the previous year, by taking the balance of the accounts: receivable on the first of each of the two fiscal years, adding to each balance the sales to date for the respective years, and dividing each into total collections to date for each year. This shows how collections com- pare with the previous year on a percentage basis. ] After statements are made up they are placed on the desk of the credit manager, who communicates with the debtors whose accounts: require attention. Communications regarding accounts of customers are filed in a folder with credit information pertaining to them, thus giving a complete history of the accounts. The eredit folder bears the same number as the customer’s account, as a result of which the card index for accounts is also an index for credit information files. To follow up letters the Credit Man’s Diary is used, memoranda being made under the date on which correspondence is to be brought out. A memorandum of the date placed in the diary is placed on the copy of the letter written the debtor, so that should it come out by payment orl otherwise before that date, the diary is turned to and the memorandum is crossed off—it being no longer needed. This plan works automatically, making it unnecessary for the credit manager to tax his memory with details; it also keeps his desk clear of matters of this character. . Every ten days, or as frequently as necessary, the ledgers are gone over to note the condition of each account. Account cards are carried in trays, and such accounts as should be noted by the credit manager are automatically brought to his attention by standing them on their f sides, so they will appear above the other accounts, and the tray placed on his desk in order that he may go over the cards and give each such attention as is needed. This also reduces the work of the credit man. Many concerns have found the personal collector does not accom- — plish as much as correspondence, as he often has to make several calls before seeing the proper party, whereas letters usually reach the desired destination. . It has been found advisable to avoid using printed or typewritten — forms in series; a debtor who has once gone through this process knows as much about it as you do, and will wait until the last form is received before giving the matter serious consideration. Collection letters should be short and diplomatically worded in order not to offend the debtor, for it is hard to accomplish anything when he gets in a disturbed frame of mind. : Where extensions are asked, it is usually advisable to grant them, } provided you are convinced it is desirable, but they should be made in | the form of interest-bearing notes. If the account is large it is better to take several notes falling due in successive periods rather than one note for the entire amount and take the chances on it not being paid at maturity. . Optimism is a necessary adjunct to the collection department. It is unwise to feel an account will be lost simply because it has become slow, or has assumed larger proportions than the responsibility of the debtor seems to warrant. If the credit manager becomes pessimistic, the chances are that recipients of his letters, who are already discouraged on account of adversities may take on an additional amount of pessimism and he fit subjects for bankruptcy. It is frequently advantageous to attach the stamp of the Credit Men’s Association to letters of the collection department. This shows | the debtor with bad intentions that this creditor is a member of that— organization and the debtor assumes that the member’s collection experi- ence will likely be furnished other inquiring members. When an account is placed with an attorney the credit folder con-_ taining all information regarding him is taken out of credit information fle and placed in a vertical file containing accounts in the hands of attorneys, and account card of the customer marked ‘‘No further credit.’’ A large red ‘‘A’’ is placed on the account indicating that it is in the hands of an attorney. The folders are filed numerically, original index card of customer still serving as an index by marking it ‘‘ Attorney’s File.’’ Chief Fire Warden W C. Gladwin, of Victoria, B-C., in his report for the month of September, gives the total fires for the month under — review as 189, 189,000 feet of standing timber being destroyed and 10,000,000 feet damaged, together with 50 cords of shingle bolts of a value of $1,500. The timber destroyed was of good quality and estimated as worth approximately $5,000; while in addition the fires consumed a $2,500 hotel, one logging railway, bridges to the aggregate value of $10,000, five houses estimated to have been worth $10,000 three government bridges representing $3,500. During the month 592 men addition to which $4,000 was disbursed by the owners of threatened timber lands in their protection from fires. The total number cf miles travelled by the fire wardens is given as 23,909; fire wardens’ salaries for the amonth amounted to $8,618, and their expenses to $2,687.20. The Logging Situation in British Columbia. By J. S. Emerson, Vancouver, B.C. : Having been mixed up directly, indirectly, individually and other- + wise with the timber, logging and lumber industry for the past fifteen | years on Puget. Sound and on the Coast of British Columbia, I have ‘ seen the business in all its phases on both sides of what I have heard termed the “‘imaginary line,’’ although I look on it being a little more than ‘‘imaginary,’’ as others will find out if one compares the price of lumber on the south side of the line with what is being realized on the ‘ north side, and will be further surprised if he looks at the difference in ' the price of logs on the different sides of this “imaginary line,’’ which I + think will convince anyone that the ‘‘line’’ is a real, existing, tangible | ' fixture, that can be seen and felt, as British Columbia loggers having I logs to sell oftentimes find out as they look longingly over to the log market of Puget Sound and heartily wish for some log-carrying airships * willing to make night trips with their products. i Conditions in the logging business have undergone a radical change . since I was first identified with it in 1894 on Puget Sound. Then it was ” if you saw a seedy-looking but husky individual, mentally depressed, _. with all the appearances of having seen better times, you would prob- ‘ably guess that he had been up against a logging proposition of some , sort, and was heartily sorry for it. i) The Old Order Changeth B But time brings radical changes in most things, and it has produced _ big changes in the logging operator. for if you go into any of the cities on Puget Sound now and see a well-dressed fellow in a very attractive motor car, smoking a huge Havana cigar, wearing a large diamond stud. _see him stop at a manicuring establishment to have his fincer nails made _, presentable, and then toss the lady manicurist a ten-dollar gold piece _with a ‘‘Keep the change for yourself, dear,’’ expression, you can set ‘that fellow down as an operating logger whose output is being handled by a well-known logging organization in Seattle. . _When inquiring the cause of this startling alteration in the status of the logger, the sawmill men will exnress the opinion in subdued tones _that they fear there must be some kind of an association or combination formed somewhere, although the logging operators strenuously deny that any such thing was ever thought of, and intimate that too much talking in certain quarters might cause an increase in the price of logs, which seems to make the sawmill man, with no available timber of his own, clined to be sad, silent and thoughtful. 1 If there is a logging combination on Puget Sound I feel rather in- , clined to like it, for several reasons, one of which is that as a lumber manufacturer on the Canadian side of the line, I feel interested in our | competitors, and wish to see them paying a good, healthy price for their raw material, and realize that the price of the manufactured article ‘must be somewhat above the price of saw logs (with shingles, of course, _ this rule does not apply), figuring that so long as the price of logs is kept } up to a good healthy price on the American side, that lumber cannot be _ very cheap in that market, which is a point in favor of the Canadian ‘manufacturer, as most of you doubtless know. Logging conditions on ‘the Coast of British Columbia, unlike Puget Sound, have not changed materially from what they were fifteen years ago, except that more im- - proved and modern methods of operations are used now than formerly. i There is no effective, concerted action among operators to maintain |i or steady prices in British Columbia and I do not think that there will be for many years to come. The reason for this is not hard to find, and “may be explained by stating that on the American side to be a logger implies being more or less of a capitalist, who must own his timber and |be prepared to put a large amount of money into logging equipment, ‘necessary when going comparatively long distances into the woods from || waterways, on which his product can be floated to the mills. | He must also have money to enable him to close his camps down }. and pay his labor and other accounts when the log market does not | justify operations, and also have capital to hold his logs until he con- siders the price is right. But in British Columbia it is dfferent, because };in the first place most of the logging operators are poor men, who, by |: paying a small sum to the provincial government to start with, and small } annual payments (less than the taxes on Puget Sound timber), have |.been able to acquire timber upon which to operate, which timber is, as atule, close to the tide water, where a comparatively cheap logging plant will suffice to put his logs into the water. As a rule the Canadian logger starts out in debt for his plant, and ;very often for his camp supplies, so when he gets his logs in the water he is forced to sell for the best price he can get, and if log market conditions eS oe CAMP DEPARTMENT are unsatisfactory it is often a shame the price he gets, reminding a per- son somewhat of conditions prevailing among the operating loggers on Puget Sound fifteen years ago or less. So if our British Columbia logger meets conditions in his log market where the output of logs is in excess of the demand, his condition is often pitiful. He can’t suspend operations, for “‘shutting down” means “‘set- tling up,’’ and he has to keep going, hoping for better conditions to help him out, and if a chance does not occur soon, in the words of the Good Book, ‘The last state of that man is worse than the first,’’ or as a good deacon once said: “‘One damned thing follows another until the victim has to change climates.’’ So when the surplus of logs goes on increasing and prices going down in proportion to this increase, and when, to aug- ment the poor logger’s predicament, in case he tries to wait for a better market, the teredoes attack his logs from below, and the sun checks them above, so if his creditors will only wait until the sun checks and teredoes meet there is liable to be an all-around unpleasant combination formed, so that he has to sell his logs for what price they will bring when they are ready for sale, which is often below the cost of production. A few jars like this and he goes out of business, and other similarly situated accompany him, leaving only a few of the stronger concerns operating. Then, after a while, the production of logs being considerably reduced, the surplus soon becomes exhausted and, there being compara- tively few logging camps in operation, logs become scarce and up goes the price to such an extent that the British Columbia mills have to go over to Puget Sound and buy their logs there to keep their mills going. Then it is that a new crop of ambitious men, seeing the price of logs here, consider that the ‘‘Logging Route” is the true and only road to wealth, and soon the woods resound with the sound of the axe and the swish of the bucking saw, and the whistle of the donkey engine is heard on the sides of the green hills, but about the time our new crop of log- gers get in their second or third boom they find themselves just about where their predecessors left off, and the same sad scenes are all enacted over again. : People who hear this might naturally think that British Columbia is not a safe place for an operating logger, but this is a mistake, as the fault usually lies in the method, and not in the opportunity. I know that I operated dozens of logging camps before I became a manufacturer of lumber, and always made my camps pay well. The principal explanation I have for this lies in the fact that I operated dif- ferently from the majority of those engaged in that line of business in British Columbia. , [Opportunity for Brains and Capital But to resume, I consider that anyone going into the logging busi- ness in British Columbia who is possessed of good business sense, with sufficient capital and an intimate knowledge of the logging business, should do well; in fact, it is his own fault if he does not, as the oppor- tunity is here beyond question. It is true, however, that to make a suc- cess of logging in British Columbia a man must be possessed of know- ledge as to conditions affecting the timber, as well as the increased cost cf wages, machinery and supplies on this side of the line as compar with the cost of these essential commodities on Puget Sound, and will say that a ‘‘logging chance”’ that would look good to a man on the Ameri- can side would probably break him trying to operate in British Columbia. which is the reason that so many competent operators who make good money on the American side of the line had a sad experience after trying their hand at the business here. Another thing, a man coming over here is liable to get badly fooled in the timber, particularly in old growth cedar. which. on account of over-ripeness, often falls 40 to 60 per cent. below the estimate based on the cruisers’ reports, who judged the quantity by methods adopted on Puget Sound. A mistake of this kind is invariably fatal: in fact. T have known many sawmill men, as well as loggers, to go broke as a result of mistakes made on this very point. It may be said, too, that another difference in logging conditions between what is found here in British Columbia and on Puget Sound and further south, is on account of the different physical conditions of the respective countries, for it may be said that your timbered land on the Coast portions of Washington and Oregon is comparatively level, whereas, up here on the Coast of British Columbia the land is to a large extent broken up, and the timber is found not in large bodies on level stretches or on gently sloping hillsides, but is found in gluches, steep hillsides, up narrow valleys traversed by mountain torrents, too steep and broken for the successful operation of railroads, so that this timber, to be taken out, has to be done by hauling by donkey engines, and by sliding the logs down steep inclines, which costs more money to operate and is far more wasteful on the timber, as more timber is left in the | | CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER ¢ woods, and considerable loss is occasioned by injury to logs in the chutes, as is well known here. cf Pe There are, of course, large tracts of level timber lands here in British Columbia, but they are not common, neither are those the lands from which the mills derive most of their timber supply from at present nor in the past. So you can see reasons why logging is more expensive here than on the American side, speaking generally, although the price of logs is usually cheaper here, but why this should be might be explained by two methods, one of which is timber on the stump here is nob worth half the price paid on Puget Sound, the other reason is the loggers are not onto the modern method of selling logs, although a movement is now on foot to try and arrange methods of selling along the lines adopted on Puget Sound, but I have private reasons for thinking that efforts in this direction are predestined to failure. I may also say in this connection that I know, as a sawmill operator myself, as well as being familiar with the views of sawmill operators generally, that millmen, as a rule, do. not want to see cheap logs on the market, or logs offered below the cost of production, for the reason that the smaller mill concerns who buy only from hand to mouth, as soon as they buy a cheap boom of logs straightway, as a rule, cut the price of lumber, making it very uncomfortable and awkward for the larger con- cerns who have to pay regular prices for logs through all seasons, in order to insure a supply for their mill, so that anticipation of a slump in the price of logs is looked upon by most sawmill men as a menace to their business, so that for this reason I am sure that the Sound method of selling the product of the woods is looked upon as being somewhat philanthropic. However, be this as it may, without doubt the Puget Sound method of handling logs acts as a balance wheel in steadying the market condi- _ tions of the lumber industry on Puget Sound. I could write a great deal more on this important topic, but do not want to be too long-winded or tedious. I will say, however, in conclu- sion, that I consider it in the best interests of the lumber business in its ramifications as effecting timber owners, sawmill men, logging operators, etc., that those engaged in this business on both sides of the line meet in friendly conclave to discuss the conditions of their business together, and learn from each other, as we know that success in business flows from the co-operation of competitors. That we can’t hope to prosper unless our competitors allow us to do so. to a large extent goes without . mill. s _ cepted the wood and price agreed upon. saying. The fellow who tries to ‘“‘hog”’ it all usually goes broke and leaves this world hating himself, and, as the old grave-digger remarked when a stranger asked him, ‘‘Who is the deceased and what was the complaint ?’’ ‘“‘No complaint; everybody satisfied.’’ Lumber Matters in the Law Courts Responsibility for Measurement of Pulpwood—Conflict About Scale of Logs—Fire Caused by Employee Disputep MrasureMENT: An interesting suit was recently heard by Mr. Justice Hutchinson at Sherbrooke, Que., in the case of Denault et al Asbestos vs. Napoleon Gregoire, of Lemieux Station. A contract was entered into between the parties under which plaintiff was to supply the defendant between three and four thousand cords of pulpwood at $7.50 a cord, to be delivered at Asbestos. In accordance with this con- tract the plaintiffs furnished the defendant with 3,500 cords of wood, and this with other incidentals came to the sum of $27,171.92, of which amount the defendant paid $22,210.00 leaving a balance of $4,961.92, which the plaintiffs sued for. The defendant claimed that the quality and quantity of the wood was not as agreed upon, and that there was a difference in the measure- ments at the mills of the International Paper Company, at Berlin, N. H., to whom the wood was sold by the defendant. | The main point at issue was as to where the measurement was to take place, the plaintiff contended that it was to be at Asbestos, while the defendant held that it should be at the mills in Berlin, N. H. The Court held that there was no mention made in the written.contract as to where the wood was to be measured, although the defendant had mentioned the word ‘‘mill’’ in hic ‘letter accompanying the contract. It was held that the place of delivery was Asbestos. The judgment of the Court also held that there was shrinkage of the wood while on the voyage to Berlin to the amount of about five per cent. between the measurement at the place of delivery and at the This would amount to about 175 cords on the whole shipment. Since the institution of the action the plaintiffs had reduced their meas- urement to allow for this shrinkage from 3,500 cords to 3,293 cords, a total of about 207 cords. In view the fact that the defendant had ac- used it, he could not now refuse to pay for it at the The Court held that the tender of the defendant was insufficient and condemned him to pay the plaintiffs the sum of $3,- - 213.90 with interest and costs. ~~ 37 DispuTeD ScaLe or Logs.—In the case of Martin vs. Beck Manu- facturing Company, which was recently heard by Judge Latchford, judgment has been given for the plaintiff with costs. The plaintiff brovght action to recover for a certain quantity of logs alleged to have been cut by the plaintiff on a certain island in Georgian Bay, for the defendants, and shipped to the defendants’ mill. Defendants claimed that a number of logs were culls. Judge Latchford held that the meas- urements made by the Government cullers were independent and im- partial as to the quality and quantity of the timber cut and should be accepted, and as the plaintift’s claim was based on these meaurements, judgment should be entered for the plaintiffs for the amount of the contract price. The logs were scaled by the Government scalers with- out any intention that their scale should be used between the plain- tiff and the defendant. The defendant’s only scale was made by the man at the top of the Jack-ladder at one of the defendant’s mills. This man measured the logs as they passed him by, and he regarded as culls 573 of the logs. Judge Latchford, however, could not accept his esti- mate of the logs and believed that the scale given by the Government sealers must be the only possible one upon which a settlement could be made. RESPONSIBILITY For Fire: A stated case under section 5 of the Bush Fires Act, of B. C., as amended in 1910, is being heard by Mr, Justice Murphy, and it will depend upon the interpretation of the court whether the act will be further amended at the next sitting of the legislature. It has become a question of whether the language of the section means all that it was intended to—making the owner or occupier of land within a fire district responsible for the acts of his servant or contractor in setting out a fire without a permit between the 1st of May and the 1st of October. The question arose in the prosecution of Mr. R. P. Me- Lennan, who was fined for a fire started by his servants on his land at Gambler Island. Mr. McLennan claims that he gave no authority for setting out the fire. The section of the act says that it shall not be law- ful for any person, whether such person be the owner or occupier of land, or be the agent, servant, or contractor of such owner or occupier to set out, cause to be set out, or start a fire, etc. Damace FRoM BREAKING or Dam.—The award of the arbitrators in claims for damages made against the Patrick Lumber Company by Charles F. McHardy and Mark Campbell, arising out of the breaking of the dam on the Slocan River opposite the Patrick lumber mill at Crescent Valley last year, was handed down recently. The river on that occasion washed away part of the land and trees of the McHardy and Camphell ranches. The arbitrators have awarded Mr. McHardy $742, and Mr. Campbell $954.25 as damages, to be paid by the Patrick Lumber Com- pany. The board consisted of William Waldie and W. H. Bullock Web- ster, of Nelson, and A. B. Buckworth, of Ymir. Damaces For Insurres To Frncers: A verdict of $1,100 has been given by a special jury in Vancouver, in favor of Hans Galneck, a logger, whose fingers were crushed while working in Anderson’s logging camp up the north coast this summer. The verdict was against the Van- couver Timber & Trading Company, who were alleged to be the owners of he camp, though the defence was that Anderson was only getting out logs under contract for the company. Saute or Trmper Limit: An action has been started by Mr. EH. R. C. Clarkson, before Chief Justice Meredith, in the Non-jury Assize Court at Toronto, to recover $2,500 from Theodore F. Chamberlain. The case arises out of the sale of a timber limit on Duke’s Island, French River. Legal Notes. bate The Ontario Railway and Municipal Board has rendered judgment on the long standing difficulty between the town of Hawkesbury. and the Hawkesbury Lumber Company. By its decision the board raises - the assessment of the Hawkesbury Lumber Company’s mill property from $37,500 to $75,000. It maintains the assessment of $18,475 on the eighty-five dwellings belonging to the company and fixes at $45,000 the business assessment. It is considered as a decisive victory for the town of IO] WO SuIos useq sey Borys ayndstp 6 01 pue ue.syjnd pue AinqsoymMeyy the last ten years. It is stated, however, that the case may be ap- pealed. Judement for the plaintiffs in the amount of $1,100 has. been awarded by Mr. Justice Murphy in the case of McKinnon & Norton vs. Lee. The action was one for trespass for entering upon and removing logs from timber limits claimed by plaintiffs. The case concerned a timber license to lot 49, range 1, on Jackson Bay, B.C. The defendant admitted the trespass, but said that it had been made in error, on account of the boundary line between the lot and the one he had been working on being loosely drawn. Judge Murphy held that the trespass had not been wilful and assessed the defendant only for the timber cut. An action for $5,000 has been entered in the Superior Court at Sherbrooke, Que., by the Brompton Pulp & Paper Company, against the Great Northern Lumber Company. The action is in connection with the cutting of timber on the limits of the comapny in the Township of Ditton, \ aoe er ee ee aS SS ES Se ee eee CS PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE Advertisements other than ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ or ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per agate line ($2.10 per inch) each insertion, payable in advance. Space measured from rule to rule. When four or more con- secutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. Advertisements of ‘‘Employment Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of one cent a word. net. Cash must accompany order. If Canada Lumberman box number is used, en- close ten cents extra for postage in forward- ing replies. Advertisements ef ‘‘Employees Wanted’’ will be inserted at the rate of two cents 8 word net. Cash must accompany the order. Advertisement must be received not later than the 10th and 26th of each month to insure insertion in the subsequent issue. WANTED-LUMBER, ETC. White Pine Wanted HITE PINE 2” AND 3”, 6, 7. 8”, 107 AND 12”, length ro to 30 ft. for tanks. Also gr. cut Pump Tubing. Ontario Winp Encine & Pump Co., Ltp. Toronto, Ont. t.f Cedar Posts Wanted ANTFD FROM TWO TO FOUR CARS Cedar Posts from 3 to « inches top end. Name best cash price and point of Shipment. Apply Rox 195, Jordan, Ont. - t.f. Basswood, Birch and Elm FIVE TO to CARS 4/4 X 6 AND UP 1S AND 2s Soft Elm- Twocars 4/4 x 6andup 1s and 2s White Basswood. Twocarsa/4 x to and up is and 2s Birch. Lucas E Moore Srave Co,, 11 Broad- way, New York, N.Y, I WANTED PARTIES TO CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY of several million of Birch and Maple Logs tc water or rail in vicinity of Georgian Bay, during the coming winter. Apply Box 130 CanapA LuMs- ERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 24 Birch, Basswood, Ash, Elm ANTED FOR SPRING DELIVERY TWO to thirteen million feet of Birch, Basswood Ash, Elm or other hardwoods. Would advance sufficient cash to help pay tor logs and manufacture of same. Apply Box 175, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. Wanted Two Million Hard Maple Lumber ] INCH TO 4 INCH THICK FOR SHIPMENT soon asdry or can accept quantity soon as sawn. Spot cash. Inspection at mill. Apply for further particulars to Box 164, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Tor- onto, Ont. 4 Wanted to buy the following: 200m « x 4 and up. w.p.d.c. state approximate aver- age width and length z0om 1 X 4and up w.p.m.c. state approximate aver- age width and length. 200m 1X 10X12 W.p.m.c. 10 ft. and up zoom 1 x 10 x 12 “ “dic. 10 ft. and up Quote Price for cash. P.O address Peter Gouce, Kelso Mines, New Ont. E WANT TO PURCHASE DRY SOF, Elm, Black Ash, Basswood and Birch in cai lots of each. Also a few cars of 6/4 and 8/4 Birch, No. 1 and 2 Common, for immediate shipment, Will also contract for present winter cut of all kinds. Give full particulars, and address, THE Lon- pon LumBer Co.. London, Ont. 2 FOR SALE-LUMBER, ETC. } For Sale ; ‘ SB voton Resatannn Faron ye, O% For Sale 6 Cars of 8 tt. Cedar Posts 4 in. up. 1 Car otf Cedar Shingles. JAS. SPUN, L’Amable, Ont. Oak Piling for Sale ONE TO FIVE CARS OF OAK PILING trom 16 to s0 teet long. Address Box 174 Canapa LumpBermMAn, Toronto, Ont, 24 20-tf For Sale 50,000 ft.1” =M.C. Ash 50,000 ft. 1” M.C. Elm 5,000 ft. 147" “* * 29,000 It. 14%" ** i 40.000 ft. 2” My i 45,000 ft. 144” * “ 3,000 ft. 3” “ 33,000 ft. 2” “ “ c Gro. C. GooprrLtow, Montreal. Wanted—Wickes Gang ECOND HAND WICKES GANG. stating size, time used, condition and price to DONALD FRASER & Sons, Cabano, Que. 24 APPLY FOR SALE—MACHINERY, ETC, For Sale NE EARLES COMBINED AIR INJECTOR and Exhauster, Type C. No. 3, to increase steam supply. Used only a few months. J. & C. Hickman LiMiTED, Port Elgin, New Brunswick. 2 Machinery for Sale 5 H. P. MONARCH PORTABLE BOILER and 4o h.p. Engine, refitted, ready for work One go h.p., Bell portable Engine and Boiler on wheels refitted. One No.0, light portable 3 block Saw Mill complete. THz ROBT. BELL ENGINE & THRESHER CO., Ltp., Seatorth, Ont. tf SECOND HAND BOILERS FOR SALE in good condition 1 48x 13/6” 39 3%n" tubes. 1 48x 12 523 1 §4X 12 52 316" 1 54 X 14 52.978" * 2 58x 12 78 3” pe 1 60X 14 74 3” “ WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO., LTD. Branttord, Canada. 15 t.f. For Sale H ALF PRICE—LARGE QUANTITY OF wood pulleys all sizes from 6 inches up to 60 inches in diameter of different manufacturers, also a good wood sticker machine and circular saw and table complete. Alsoa large quantity of wheels and pins andiron work complete for dry kiln trucks also drum and gears for elevating and drawing heavy weights on the level such as railwav cars, etc. Also various parts of machinery and shafting of different kinds. Other wood working machinery for sale, also a pair of fans. These goods we are satisfied to dispose of at a great sacrifice on account of not having any use for them. Apply NationaL Casket Co, 107 Niagara Street, Toronto, Ont. 24-24 WANTED—EMPLOYEES Advertisements under this Heading two cents a word per insertion. Goeop MAN WITH EQUIPMENT TO CON- tract to take cut and deliver to Mill Three Million Feet Logs Four Mile Haul, commence Sept. ust. Box 115, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, act t ‘ WANTED A FIRST CLASS AND COM- petent superintendent, to take charge of wood-working. plant in the United States. Must have wide experience and firstclass recommendations aaanene Box 171, CANADA LuMBERMAN, Toronto, nt, 2 WA&ANTED LUMBER SALESMAN for New York and Mass. States. Must be a hustler and know the White Pine and Spruce trade as manufactured in Canada. A splendid opening to right man, State age. married or single, salary expected past experience and any other necessary information. Applications treated confidentially. snely Box 163, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. 2 WANTED-EMPLOYMENT Advertisements under this heading one cent a word per insertion. Box No. ten cents extra. F YOU WANT AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANY branch of the lumber or woodworking trade the best, quickest and cheapest way to get him is by placing an advertisement on this page. CANADA LUMBERMAN ANP WoopworkgR, Toronto, Ont. OG BAND FILER orResaw wants position, good references. W. Hollingshead, Barrie, Ont. 24 WANTED POSITION AS LUMBER IN- Spector or manager, seventeen years ‘x- perience with large wholesale lumber firms. Ad- dress J. Hector Latour. Midland, Ont. 24-4 ONTARIO LICENSED LOG SCALER AND Lumber Shipper; with knowledge of bookkeep- ing, strictly temperate end reliable, open for engage- ment. Apply stating salary offered. Box 172, CANADA LUMBERMAN. 24-4 S!TUATION WANTED. Man experienced in lumber trade in England wants position in lumber merchants’ office with a view to securing salesman's position. Has several months’ practical experience in yard work. References given. Apply Box 169, Canapa LuMBFRMAN, Toronto, Ont 24 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ESTABLISHED NEW YORK OFFICE wishes to represent a first class Canadian White Pine account in N.Y. on a strictly com- mission basis. Address Box 173, CANADA LUMBER- MAN, Toronto, Ont, ; 24-1 SAWMILL FOR SALE | New Ontario, north of New Liskeard, on © TT. and N.O, Railway. Surrounded by good timber. Capacity 10,000, Address Box 142 CanavA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont, 1 OLD SAW MILL FOR SALE N_ Black River at Fawkham Siding, on Canadian Northern Railroad, County Ontario Capacity 2om. Quantity of good timber in vicinity. Will accept $500 to close Estate. W, B. Tispark, Orillia, Ont, 24 Timber Limits For Sale CAN BE QUICKLY AND PROFITABLY ' disposed of by advertising them on this page. This is where buyers of timber property look for opportunities to invest, if your ‘‘ad” is here the erg will seéit. Canapa LuMBERMAN, Toronto, nt. tf. Saw, Shingle and Stave Mill for Sale T UTHOFF STATION G.T.R.. CAPACITY 15 thousand with 13 acres of land, Residence, Store and 4 mens houses, also 500 acres rough tim- ber land partly stripped. Considerable timber in v'cinity, must be sold now. W. B, Tispate, Orillia, Ont. Timber and Land Investment FARM OF THREE HUNDRED ACRES within 35 miles of Toronto—one hundred acres of which is timber Jand—Pine, red and white Oak, Maple, Beech, Basswood, etc. Balance of tarm is under cultivation, thirteen acres bearing apple orchard, Buildings cost over five thousand. Price, et ga Box 160, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Tomes nt. t MISCELLANEOUS Timber Limit for Sale 2 600 ACRES. ESTIMATED TO HAVE ’ thereon the following standing timber: 3.000 cords pulp wood 2 million Pine, zo coo Cedar Ties. 40 000 ft. Black Oak, 100.000 tt. Hemlock, 2 million ft. Birch and Maple. 5 miles Haul to River and Rail, back of Bruce Mines. $3.000.co for quick Cash Sale. Box 165, CANADA LUMBERMAN, Tor- onto, Ont. 24 Cresol Calcium ATENT NO. 115,933, FOR THE PRESERVA- tion of ‘‘Railroad Ties, Telephone and Tele- graph poles, Wood Paving Blacks, etc." For terms of Royalty, etc., apply to BLAGpEN Waucu & Co., 4 Lloyds Avenue, London, E. C., England. 50-50 Timber Limit for Sale To close an estate ERTH NO 3 TOWNSHIP OF GURD Parry Sound District, containing Hemlock Birch, Maple, Oak, Basswood, Spruce and Cedar Apply Box 1456, Guelph. 4 AVE YOU ANY STOCK WHICH YOU wish to sell? Itso, make the fact known to Probable buyers by pas an advertisement in the Wanted and For Sale Department. Address Canava LumBerman, Toronto. Néwfounaland Timber Limits for Sale 85 SQUARE MILES ON THE FISHELS Brook, 12 miles from tidewater on the Bay St. George. Ocean going boats within sco feet of mill site. River through centre of tract to float logs to mi'l at tidewater with no expense to put same in shape. 10,cco horse undeveloped water power. Timber large and sound. Cruises 160 million feet of P’ne, same amount of Spruce and 700,000 cords of pulp wood, the finest in the world. Will sell entire tract or half interest to experienced Jumberman who will operate Same. C. A. LARNED, Phoenix, N.Y. 2471 For Sale Freehold Spruce Lands IX HUNDRED ACRES, WELL COVERED with Spruce and other Pulpwoeds, also in a promising Mineral Belt. Being held in fee simple; there are no restrictions as to export, and being close to Lake Superior and intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway it offers great convenience for shipping. For quick Sale to close an estate. Special price quoted. tf. WILLIAMSON, Publisher, Toronto. What’s in a Name A prominent furniture dealer of ; Boston displayed in his window several pieces of beautiful furni- ture, says the St. Louis Lumber- man. Hanging on the back of one of the chairs was a placard with the words: ‘‘Tabasco Mahogany.” I wondered whether he really knew what he was advertising—went into his place and asked him what he really meant by “Tabasco Mahogany.”’ ‘“‘Why,’’ he amswered. me, “Tabasco mahogany is the best and most expensive cabinet mater- ial we can buy, and——”’ “But why the name, Tabasco ?”’ I interrupted. ‘Simply a name—just a name— a trademark as it were, that the English use to designate a certain quality or grade of mahogany; a technical matter, you know, that wouldn’t interest you. The really important thing is that this wood has the finest grain, takes the best finish, and costs us more than any other.”’ But the name did interest me, and while he talked of costs and prices and quality, I stood again— in memory—on the low banks of the Usumacinta and again saw the great river flowing down from the mouutains of Guatemala, through the fertile plains and deep jungle of Tabasco and on to the sea. Through great forests where “‘caoba’’ and “‘cedrella,’’ sisters of the ‘“‘monte,”’ bent their heads above the waters — to see themselvse reflected there. In that moment I had left the bleak hills of New England and was liv- ing again in the land of ‘“‘caoba’’— mahogany, For here, in the fertile ’ > is valleys of the Grijalva, the Usumacinta, the Candelaria and the Mamantel, grows Tabasco ma- hogany. When little trading schooners be- gan to poke their noses into these harbours of the gulf, the natives cut and floated down to them great logs of a beautiful wood; and in ' honour of the state from which it was first shipped, the traders called it ““Caoba de Tabasco’’ or ‘‘Tabas- co Mahogany.”’ Thus it was that all the product of this great sec- tion, from the mountains of Guate- mala to the Gulf, came to be known by the same name. New Zealand Timber Supply The present position of the tim- ber supply in New Zealand is as follows :—Out of a total area of 66,- 568,876 acres in New Zealand, about 17,074,003 acres are covered with forest. In 1886 the forest area was estimated at 21,196,966 acres. In 1909 it was estimated that there is growing within the Crown and State forests, and on private and native freehold lands, the gross total of about 33,000,000, - 000 superficial feet of timber, that is or may eventually prove suitable for commercial requirements. The output of sawn timber for the past year amounted to 413,868,919 sup- erficial feet. It is estimated that this quantity will advance to an average quantity of 450,000,000 superficial feet for the next fiftv years. thereby giving an anticipated period of about forty years within which the indigenous forests can meet the demand. As against this, the stock of the trees in the state nurseries and plantations amounted to 47,835,217 on March 31, 1909, of which 16,231,479 had been plant- ed during the preceding twelve months. The total area of land planted with forest trees at the same date was 12,175 acres, of which 2,709 acres had been planted during the previous year. Electric Cranes for Saw Mills The duty of a crane in a saw mill and timber yard being intermittent, after considerable experience we are of opinion that: the best crane for this work is an overhead elec- trie travelling one, which can be _ arranged to run right through the mill and timber yard. The chief advantages of an electric crane are that the power is always ready when wanted, and can be immedi- ately switched off when done with; at the same time it is rapid in ac- tion and very convenient in use. A considerable variety of arrange- ‘ments are in use, but speaking gen- erally, we know of nothing which gives better results than a multi- motor system in which each of the motions is worked by a separate re- versible motor. The first cost may be a little higher than some other arrangement. but the result in working is generally more economi- eal and satisfactory. In many cases it would pay to / 7.) a CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 39 buy current from a public supply to work a crane where it would not be economical to drive the whole mill electrically. Wood Structure and Tree Location Trees growing in bottom land or in particularly rich soil are gener- ally more open in grain and will not be so suitable for manufacturing purposes where strength is requir- ed as trees of the same kind grow- ing on higher and drier ground. This is noticeable in such lumbers as mahognay and quarter-sawed oak. The Cuban or San Domingo mahogany coming from the hillsid- es and mountains is always better than that coming from the bottoms or flat, rich jungle. Similarly cak from the Mississippi river bottom lands or from the delta is not so good as that coming from the roll- ing land and hills farther back from the river. The wood from the high ground is always heavier than that from the low ground when both have been thoroughly dried under the same conditions. In the can form a pretty good estimate as to the length of time the stock has been eut by inspection, and in that case the weight will indicate where the wood grew. Cutting Out Ships’ Timbers When ships’ timbers or ribs are being cut out for the bows they re- quire to be cut to forms of double curvature to suit the bilge of the vessels, from the keel upwards; and in conjunction with that they must be adapted to the tapering shape of the bow. The variations of curvature are marked in degrees upon the timbers at intervals along the curved line to be cut on one face, the degrees expressing the successive angles of obliquity. In cutting these the saw is usually arranged to work horizontally, and swivelled on a fulcrum having its centre at or near the surface, is set by the aid of a graduated scale successively to the necessary angles. The laborious use of the adze is thus dispensed with. The travelling table, on which the wood to be sawn is placed, is fitted with a self-feeding motion. Half Crossed Leather Belting Half-crossed belting is not good practice, and should not be used unless absolutely necessary. In this case we recommend a belt spe- cially made for the purpose, so as to secure as far as possible an even tension on both sides of the band. To effect this the belt is made with two or more longitudinal strips of equal width and placed above each other so as to form steps. The upper strip lies partly on the second one, which increases the radius of the pulleys for the thickness of the leather, thus equal- izing the way whereon the edge of each strip is running around the pulley to the curve described by the outer edge of the corresponding strip. The belt should be kept as pliable as possible. SPECIALTIES Sawed Hemlock Red Cedar Shingles White Pine Lath There are a number of reasons Bass and Poplar Siding for band saw blades oscillating and running untrue, but the two chief ones are from the back of the blade becoming untrue or irregular and out of line, and from uneven ten- sion or ‘‘tight’’ and ‘“‘loose’’ places and ridges or twists in the blade. Again, if the saw gullets are allowed to get too small, so that the saw- dust cannot be readily chambered and escape freely, untrue running will oceur. James Gillespie Pine and Hardwood Lumber Lath and Shingles North Tonawanda, N. Y. Maple is a wood that takes up moisture readily, but it takes it through the end, not the side wood. For this very reason choice maple is stood on end for drying, so that the moisture may run out. We may add that a good way to pre- vent maple in joinery or cabinet work, from taking up moisture from the atmosphere is to paint, varnish, or fill the end pores with something. Established 1892 Oille & McKeen Wholesale Lumber | BRITISH COLUMBIA TIMBER TRACT Correspondence solicited Satisfaction guaranteed A. T. FRAMPTON, Victoria, B.C. + North Tonawanda, N. Y. Trade with Canada Solicited WANTED Particulars of Your Requirements in Hardwood White and Red Pine. Timber of All Kinds WOULD IT NOT save you a lot of worry and give better results if you would PLACE AN ORDER NOW for future wants ? By doing this the logs could be sawn to your PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS and shipped to suit your convenience. IF YOU THINK this is a more satisfactory method than PROMISCUOUS BUYING write us as we specialize in these kinds of contracts. IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE we want | your inquiries anyway. rhe Elmitt Lumber Co. timitea OTTAWA, ONT. SPECIAL : We want to move 6,000 Green Tamarac Piles Ontario The lumber trade is in a holiday mood. Orders continue to be made, but most of them are for shipment after the first of the year. A prominent wholesaler, discussing the situation remarked that the con- dition of the lumber market was a queer one. You never knew exactly where you were, or what the other fellow was going to do. Everything at present depended, he said, upon whether the Americans were going to come over here to buy stock after the new year. For this reason there is nothing new to note in trade conditions. The demand for good lumber, of course, continues strong, and it is difficult to dispose of the low grade stuff. Lath and shingles are quiet. In hardwoods, the trade continues active. The good ends of bass- wood are very scarce, particularly in the thicker sizes; inch and a quarter and thicker. The only thing slow in basswood is a little local low grade stock. Good lines will bring the price at any time, particularly in the wide stock. Good grades of soft elm are scarce. The demand is good and the offerings are small, as practically all the dry stock has been a dealer could dispose of low grade stock on th pretense that it was shipped up. There is a little low grade stock offering, but the day when better than it really was, has passed, and the low grade is hard to dispose of. In the market for basswood particularly, the time is approaching when the consumer will buy by grades or will insist upon a guarantee of the quality of the lumber. Soft maple is advancing and keeping in touch with the advance in basswood and other lines which are used in similar classes of work. Hard maple, generally speaking, is off the market in almost every thickness, until the new stock comes in. There is a general indication of a good active business in hardwoods unless there is an over-production. If the producers use good judgment this year they are almost certain to get high prices next season. At present there is nothing to indicate an increased production. There has been, on the other hand, a great deal of snow in the woods, which in some sections of the country is hampering the getting out of logs. Operators cannot draw out their logs at present, and they are working at a disadvantage in making more logs, because of the depth of the snow. In the neighbor- hood of Powasson, for instance, there is 2” of snow, and it is usually difficult to skid or cut logs. A seasonable quietness prevails in Ottawa Valley lumber circles, largely on account of the prevalence of stock taking. Negotiations, how- ever, have been opened by some of the export firms, with old country buyers, and the indications are that there will be about a normal demand, though hardwoods will be more widely sought after. It is impossible at present to say whether prices will advance, though there is a belief that for the upper grades for shipments to the old country, higher prices will be required. Lower grades have been worked off fairly satisfactorily and a continued improvement in the demand is expected. Winter opera- tions are now pretty well in full swing. Wages continue high at from $30 to $32 with transportation included, and in some cases as high as $35 is being paid. For a man and team $2.75 per day has been paid. The prevailing price, however, is from $2.25 to $2.50. Hay and oats are somewhat cheaper, but flour, pork, dried fruit and beef are higher. Beans are about the same as last year, in price. Ottawa planing mills are not quite so busy as they were a’ year ago, but the prices they are receiving are about the same. In fact, prices of planing mill products have changed very little during the last ten years. Eastern Canada With the exception of the demand for the English market, there is not much activity in the Nova Scotia lumber markets. The English enquiry is entirely for stock to be delivered during the winter, spring and coming summer. Nova Scotia exports to England have been quite up to the average throughout the year just closing, and it is believed that during 1911 they will, if anything, be a little. heavier, on account of a contemplated decrease in the New Brunswick cut. Small operators have been disposing of their winter cut at from $14 to $14.75, according to the percentage of 9-inch and 11-inch. There is a fair demand for good birch in England, but hemlock and pine are dull. No change can be noted in the American market, although inquiries are being received for spring delivery. Shippers are inclined to hold over their stocks for the spring trade in the hope of higher prices. The South American demand is dull and the same applies to the West India markets. English im- porters are expecting a fairly good market next year with a correspond- ing firmness in prices. A good trade is reported from Montreal. The excessive amount of building in progress is making a good demand for hardwoods and interior finish and floorings in general. There is a tendency among operators in Quebec and Ottawa Valley districts to curtail their output on account of the unsatisfactory demand which has prevailed in the British markets. — The demand for shingles continues disappointing. Lath, however,, are unusually strong and stocks are small. There is a firmer tone to the Boston market for eastern spruce. a Prices are not changed but are well maintained. Spruce frames 9-inch and under have been quoted at $23 for several weeks, though small con- cessions from this price have been made. The number of mills operat- ing at present is less than a year ago. Some of the winter mills have not started up. Retailers are not showing much interest in large lots and cannot be expected to buy in any but a conservative manner until ~ after the new year. Cargo business has disappeared. There is only a moderate demand for random. Spruce covering boards are active and prices are steady. At New York, the offerings of eastern spruce are plentiful, but the yards are not buying heavily. Building is much less active than usual at this time of year. Retailers are not looking for much improvement before spring. The demand for hemlock at Boston is quite active, but stocks are weli held. The mills in Maine shut down about a month earlier than usual. Prices for eastern clipped, range from $19 to $19.50. The demand for random is fair. Eastern random is being held at $18.50, though a few lots are offering at $18. There is a fair demand for hemlock at New York, and prices are steady with stocks low. , Shingles at Boston are quite active and prices firm. For the best brands $3.40 is being asked, though for good brands $3.25 is the ruling - price. Clears are quoted at $2.75 to $2.90. Lath are somewhat firmer, though the market is rather shaky. For 15-inch the prices vary from — $4 to $4.10, and for 14-inch from $3.50 to $38.60. Great Britain The spot business at London is particularly quiet, although deliveries from the docks have been much better than they were during the corres- ponding period of 1909. The only explanation of this is that stocks are probably being taken from the docks into the merchants’ yards. Prices of deals have been stiffening, but batten prices on the other hand have been shrinking. The demand for battens is dull and so is the demand for flooring, probably on account of the dullness in the demand from the building trade. Sawn pitchpine timber is steady but firm. At Churchill & Sim’s recent auction sale a quantity of American hardwoods was offered without reserve and was quickly cleared. At Southampton the trade continues quiet with a dull demand and very little prospect of improvement until after the new year. Arrivals have been practically - nil. Stocks, however, are large, and as the output is small there is reason to feel pleased at the lack of arrivals. Nothing new can be reported regarding the Liverpool market. Values are being fairly well maintained but there is a noticeable easing off in the demand, probably due more than anything else to the political unrest. It is expected that the balance of the year will be unusually dull from a business point of view. Spruce is unchanged. The demand on the spot continues moderate and there is good competition for whatever business is offered. Stocks on hand are well assorted, with no shortage in any particular size. There is a fairly good demand for 3-inch by 9- inch, and for long lengths in 3-inch by 7-inch and 8-inch. Nothing new can be predicted as to the future market. C.i.f. values for parcels to arrive from Halifax are maintained, but the offerings are scarce. Values for birch plank are well maintained on the spot. Old stocks are rapidly ~ being taken into consumption and stocks of 2-inch and 24%-inch have run very low. New arrivals, therefore, are in good demand. For future shipments Ib8, c.i.f. is being named. Values for birch logs are also firm as stocks on hand are small. New arrivals would meet with an active demand. Floorings are reported steady with very little business in pro- gress, either in the spot or in the c.i.f. market. There are no indications of change in this regard. Pitchpine timber is reported firm with an im- proved demand. The trade in timbers at Manchester has slackened con- siderably, but this is to be expected at this time of year and under the present political conditions. Prices, however, without exception are firm. For the 10 months ending October 1, timber imports to all sec- — tions of the Manchester canal totalled 453,288 loads, whereas for the corresponding 10 months of 1909 the total was 455,091 loads. The — There has in fact been a — decrease, however, is largely in wood pulp. considerable increase in the quantity of timber imported. At Bristol business is rather slack, imports being scarce and polities — Better things are looked for after the — having interfered with trade. : 4 new year. The withdrawal of the Canadian Pacific line during the win- ter has resulted in a hardening of spruce prices. Riga agents are accord- bg John. | ingly looking for the business which cannot be satisfied from St. ' ; fi ih. 1" 4 ¢ CANADA LUMBERMAN AND Pee ODOR ae oun y Wire Cdl f- Uy, 1h i NSU, ua © ay IN MIND we run our mills right through the Winter months and can hs K | Ibe y timbers in White Pine - Red Pine and B. C. Fir in fact anything in special or regular sizes, cut to order in furnish railroad, ship-building and heavy construction any size 10 to 60 feet long on short notice. We also carry a heavy stock of assorted grades in White pine and Red pine as well as LATH. Wire, Telephone or Write age fh isd OLDEN, J. M. Diver, General Manager F. aa eae mie E. C. BARRE, Ass ‘stant Mananle heel SU mn United States The sudden arrival of cold weather has materially reduced the volume of the lumber trade. City retailers, however, are still doing a _ fair amount of business. Northern pine is reported fairly strong at _ Chicago by the wholesalers, but city dealers are sacrificing their stocks on account of unnecessary competition. Box material is weak, with _ stocks large. The hardwood trade at Chicago is only moderate. Fac- | tories are running full but are using reserve supplies. Wholesalers re- * port a considerable falling off in orders and enquiries. Plain oak is im ~ good demand and firm. Quartered white oak is steady and doing a fair ~ trade. Gum and cottonwood are comparatively active. There is no | change to note in northern hardwoods. Birch is in good demand, both + plain and red. Soft elm and rock elm are fairly active. Hard maple is h in good demand with stocks small. There is a steady and active demand , for maple flooring. The enquiry for hemlock at Chicago is strong, and { arrivals are plentiful. Hemlock operators will probably put in a normal * stock of logs this winter. Prices for southern pine at Chicago are ir- i regular and the market continues weak. a ly 7% 7% business is rather quiet. There is reasonable prospect for greater activity after the new year. Building continues active and box factories have , enough work on hand for a month to come. Prices are unchanged, but b in the lower grades show a tendency towards uneasiness. Hardwoods at Buffalo have been rather quiet. This is to be expected at the end of the year. As soon as the holidays and the inventory season have passed. Oak and maple are in good demand, and + birch also is moving well. Prices of hemlock at Buffalo are steady, ‘though not as high as a year ago. Shingles have been moving more _ extensively at Buffalo of late than they have before. Prices are stronger and sales continue active. i 2 trade will probably improve. Market Correspondence i Ottawa Valley Nzws—Stocks Well Reduced Ottawa, Dec. 10.—The holiday season and the tendency of lumber firms to have their stocks as small as possible for stock-taking on the new year, have been responsible for considerable quietness in the lumber , dealings in this district. The firms exporting lumber to the old country have in many cases opened negotiations with buyers. and indications so far, are that the demand will be about the same as last year, with an increasing requirement for hard woods. It is somewhat too early to state whether or not there will be any advance in prices, but the general opinion is that in the best grades (the chief variety shipped to Great Britain), any advance wili not be very great. Most of the manufactur- , ers however, anticipate a larger demand for the lower priced stock, argu- _ing that the surplus of this variety 1s being worn down to quite an * extent. i Booth’s mill closed finally on the 26th, after running about half f force for a time on account of the number of men the firm sent to the _ shanties. With the exception of a short time in September when the - water was somewhat low, the mill’s water power was good throughout , the summer. The dam already built for the conservation of the water farther up the river resulted in more water during the autumn. it Few horses have been shipped to the woods as yet. J. R. Booth i has sent up some of his own ‘horses for the rolling up, and a carload of horses were sent to Massey for the Carney Lumber company, which has _some early work to do in portaging. Most of the teams and teamsters oil leave about the first of January. The employment officers state that the supply of horses is good. Wages remain pretty stiff. Two or three carloads have been engaged at $2.75 per day for team and man. How- ever, these are the exceptions, as the usual prices are between $2.25 and $2.50. The hiring agents continue to give the preference to city teams , which have been working for supply companies and the like during the /summer. These are already hardened and fed-up and prepared to begin ‘ the heavy work at once, while farmers’ horses, except in some instances, \have to be prepared for it after reaching the woods. Men’s wages are about the same as last year, around $30 to $32 for ‘the large firms, with transportation of course, and some jobbers have had to pay as high as $35. However, there is a pretty fair supply of ‘labor. Booth’s have about 3,000 men in the bush, 1,500 of whom came ifrom this vicinity and the remainder from the Upper Ottawa. . The cost of operation in the lumber camps will be slightly higher, if anything, than last year. Hay is somewhat cheaper than it was last fall, but is not of quite so good a quality as a rule. Oats are from 10 to 15 per cent. cheaper than !ast year. Flour is about 50 cents a barrel higher, and pork, in spite of the recent drop, will average higher than last year. Dried fruit is about 50 per cent. higher, beef is higher and ‘beans are about the same. Wages are about the same. The Upper Ottawa Improvement company has ordered a new steel hull for the warping tug, Mink, which operates near Quyon. It is coming 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER At Buffalo, receipts of northern pine recently have been large, but , b . ) . — - from Kingston from the Coliingwood Shipbuilding company. The com- i} pany will begin work on the new sorting ga atp Fort William opposite Pembroke as soon as the weather freezes sufficiently. Since A. F. Fraser is erecting a new mill at Pembroke. Three com- panies will now be operating in that town, the other two being the Pem- broke Lumber company and the Colonial Lumber company. Work has been discontinued on the log chutes at High Falls on the River Lievre. This chute is for pulp logs, to avoid the 150-foot fall. It will be 750 feet long and is being constructed for the James Maclaren Lumber company. It is of concrete and has been sufficiently advanced for work to be resumed in the spring, regardless of high water. Mr. J. B. McRae is the engineer, Fever is reported in the camps on the Gatineau, and a case of small pox in the Shepard and Mcrse company’s camp on the Montreal river. The officials of this lumber company point out that special care is always taken to select a fine, healthy class of men and to keep their camps clean and healthy. The man who has smallpox acquired the disease before he went to camp at all. There is considerable public interest and regret that Controller James Davidson of Ottawa should be disqualified for that position on account of selling lumber tc a contractor who was doing work for the city. Controller Davidson pointed out in his statement that while he had always refused to tender for contracts for the city while in the coun- cil or board of control, yet he never considered it wrong to tender to supply contractors doing work for the city. However, the regulation is there, although he did not know it, and he felt it was his duty to resign. The planing mills are not so busy as at this time last year. The demand then, however, was unusually strong and this December is fully up to the average. Prices with them remain substantiallly the same. The price of window sash, etc., is practically the same now as it was ten years ago, the improvement in methods of manufacture keeping pace with the advance in the cost of lumber. So far, the mills have been running full time with no men laid off. The mill owners hope to con- tinue until February when the new orders come in, without reducing the output. Nova Scotia News—English Trade Active Halifax, N.S., Dec. 10.—The only market that is attracting much attention just at present, for buying, is the English market, and this for stock to be delivered through the winter and next spring and summer. — Contrary to general expectations, the exports from Nova Scotia during 1910 to the English market have been equally as large as last year, in fact, slightly in excess. Indications now point to the Nova Scotia cut for next season being equally as large, since the New Brunswick cut will in all probability not be any larger next year than it has been this year. The fact that the English market has been able to take care of this quantity during the present year, would indicate that with the elections over, even though the cut were slightly larger, fair prices will be maintained. ; A great many of the small operators along the I. C. R. have sold out their cuts for this winter at prices ranging from $14 to $14.75, depend-— ing on the percentage of 9” and 11” stock. Hemlock and pine are reported dull on the English market, while good birch seems to be in fair demand. The American market shows absolutely no change, except that some dealers are making eriquiries for stock for spring delivery, as anything that can be bought at present values, will probably bring considerably more in the spring. Most shippers are holding over any stock they have for spring shipment, and seem inclined to wait to see what changes there ~ will be in the market before disposing of any stock. Shipments from Windsor have been very large of late, and in all probability very little more will be shipped from there this season. Some stock has been going forward from Bridgewater, and one fairly _ large vessel has been chartered to load at Halifax this month. The shipments to the American market from Nova Scotia this year have been fairly large, although I have seen no statistics as yet that would show what the amount was. One consignment house reports that their business is larger than it has been in any previous year, being about twenty-five millions. i Very little is being shipped to the South American market now, the only charter I have heard of recently, being a cargo to be shipped from Halifax next month. Some shipments are going forward to the West Indies, but dealers here report the market being in rather an unfavorable condition. Charles Tyrer of Smith, Tyrer & Co. has been in Nova Scotia for — ; the past week, and left yesterday to return to Liverpool. He reports that conditions will probably be fairly good on the English market next year, and prices maintain a fairly good level through the season. "Most of the operators have started logging, and in most cases will endeavor to get out as Jarge a cut as the winter will permit. Very little lumber will be cut this vear on the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. The cut here, probably will be about the same as last year. Throughout the rest of the Province, operators are endeavoring © * * tise ‘ ” Sy ; pt ‘q tha eee OD ah | ‘ , | a = 44 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER to get good sized cuts in most cases, which will probably be quite as large as last year, with the probability of a considerable increase. Gratifying Trade Conditions at Montreal Montreal, Dec. 10.—Trade conditions in the lumber industry in Montreal and vicinity are of a gratifying nature, both in the wholesale and retail branches. Dealers report that trade is brisker than it was at this time last season, the demand in several lines being almost unpre- cedented for any time of the year. Now that the real cold weather has set in, it is expected that the increased demand for the heavier class of lumber will show a falling off, but the abnormal amount of building will keep up the requirements in the finer lines to an exceedingly high level. Hardwoods especially are in good demand, and dealers are optimistic in their opinions as to the future of market conditions in flooring and kin- dred classes. They point out in support of their opinion the great num- ber of large buildings that are nearing completion. The tendency this season, however, on the part of the large limit operators, will be to curtail their output, rather than make any larger cut than last year. The British market has been anything but good, while the American, from reports gleaned here, has been very poor indeed. At the special stockholders’ meeting of the Diamond Match Com- pany, an issue of $2,000,000, ten years, 6 per cent. convertible debentures was authorized, as was also an increase of stock from 16 to 18 million dollars to take care of these bonds. One large dealer commenting on the shingle market, gives some interesting views. ‘‘Conditions have been growing worse in the shingle market for several years,”’ he said, ‘‘till during the last twelve or eighteen months matters have become decidedly bad. Many reasons have been given for this state of affairs. One was that shingles manufactured cheaply on the Pacific coast were being sent east for sale, but what really seems the more probable to me, is the advent of patent roofing, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT The accompanying il- lustration gives the read- er a good idea of the splendid new building of the General Supply Company, of Canada, Limited, at Ottawa, Ont. This concern be- sides making a specialty of furnishing all classes of machinery, boilers, engines, steam and pow- | er pumps, accessories and supplies for mills, factories, machine shops and contractors, are also sole Canadian repre- sentatives for the well known brands of belting “Vi-Balata’ and ‘‘Beardmore,”’ which are ‘ becoming so popular among mill men all over Canada. The company was incorpor- ated in June, 1906, and has had a very successful career under the able management of G. B. Green, Jr. So successful has it been in fact that the present substantial and spacious building was recognized to be an absolute necessity. ‘The building is four storeys high, built entirely of steel encased in concrete, which is strictly fireproof. The floors have a carrying capacity of 1,600 pounds per square foot and are constructed of reinforced concrete. The roof and foundation are also of the same material The walls are 18 inches thick and so con- structed that at any time four extra storeys may be added without en- dangering the safety of the building. If the business of the com- pany continues to increase as it has during the past couple of years, further accommodation will be necessary in the near future. The ground floor is used for shipping offices, shipping room and for the storage of heavy machinery. A very strong trolley capable of handling four tons and operated with ease by one man, is erected on this floor and is a great time and labor saver in moving heavy machinery. The front portion of the first floor is entirely taken up with the large gen- eral offices, board room, manager’s office, drafting room, blue print room Office and Warehouse of The General Supply Co. of Canada, at Ottawa. 4 ae and if the latter reason is true, the present prospect is not very flattering. If the cause is the receipt of shingles from the Pacific coast, it cannot be otherwise than that they are sending shingles to the market and dis- posing of them without profit for the purpose of getting hold of the mar- ket.’’ Several other dealers when seen agreed with the foregoing. The lath situation is very strong. There are no laths at present in © the manufacturers’ hands, all having sold out and shipped the season’s cut very close. What few they kept in the mills are now in second hands. From the outlook it seems as if there will be higher prices for laths for the spring and midwinter shipments. More than five hundred thousand Christmas trees are on their way from the province of Quebec to the Eastern States, most of them con- signed to New York and Boston. The farmers and small wood lot owners — along the division of the Canadian Pacific between Lake Megantie and Sherbrooke, and along the Quebec Central, are reaping a golden harvest. Many carloads of trees have passed through Montreal already. The trees are called spruce in New York, but as a matter of fact they are generally balsam trees, or ‘‘sapina’’ as the French-Canadians call them. They are cut from the hill sides and the pastures, mostly and the industry does not threaten the forests. Some real spruce trees are of the kind known as ‘‘pasture”’ or ‘‘bull’’ spruce, and the cutting down and removal of them from the pastures is a benefit rather than a loss, as they are full of limbs from the ground up and are useless for any other purpose. The trees are contracted for mostlv by one New Englander — who has visited the section for many years and has a strong hold on the trade through the personal acquaintance he has built up. The trees are all bought, as a rule, in August, and the season for shipping is during the first weeks of December. ra Mr. A. H. Campbell, managing director of the Campbell McLurin Lumber company, Montreal. is on a visit to New York. Mr. Adelard Lemay, of Megantic. Que.. has sold his saw mill on the Lake shore to Messrs. George Gunn and Allan McDonald. The mill was recently entirely renovated, and new machinery installed. - ' and vault, while the rear portion is utilized as a store-room. The top floor is used entirely for the storage of the many lines of goods handled by the company. J. A. Fay and Egan Issue New Catalogue J. A. Fay & Egan Company., have just issued a new catalogue No. 84, containing 384 pages in two colors, profusely illustrated with fine half-tone plates, elegantly bound in a five-color cover. This cat- alogue is a reduced reproduction of the company’s large general cat- alogue. It will make a valuable addition to any woodworker or mill man’s library, as it shows the latest models in all kinds of machinery for working wood. The catalogue will be sent free to any address. The address of the company is 465-485 W. Front street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Publications*’and Calendars The Calendar for the year 1911 which the Parry Sound Lumber Com- pany of Toronto have prepared as a seasonable reminder of their good will to their friends, will be received with pleasure by all who are fortunate - enough to receive a copy. Its design and coloring are unusually beautiful and effective, and the subject of the illustration, ““The Cruisers,’’ will — prove of interest to every one who has had anything to do with the lum- ber business. West and Peachey, Simcoe, Ont., manufacturers of the well-known Alligator Steam Warping Tugs, are among the first to distribute a calendar for the year 1911 among their friends. Their calendar illus- trates the utility of the Alligator in lumbering operations. The reverse side contains a description of its abilities and of a number of important - improvements which have been added to it during the past year, as well — as an interesting assortment of testimonials from satisfied users. The Charles C. Thompson Company, 338-344 Wabash avenue, Chi- cago, Ill., have published a valuable work in Dustman’s Book of Plans and Building Construction. The book is 944 by 13 inches and contains 240 pages. It gives designs and suggestions for house building, to-— gether with costs estimates. The various departments of building, such as stair work, slope of rafters, window frames, etc., are explained in detail and illustrated with examples so that anyone can readily understand them. Tables showing how to make estimates on all the work are given. The carrying strength of iron beams of varying sizes is shown, and in fact there is a mass of technical information. An excellent chapter is devoted to ‘‘Figuring Labor and Material for a Building,’ and a set of specifications is included, drawn up in such a manner that anyone can ll them in or alter them to suit any sort of building. The illustrations show the ground plans, elevations and floor plans of the various build- ings included in the book. 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Catalogue T57 Mailed upon request The Canada Iron Corporation The Jeffrey Manufacturing Co. pedis Canadian Works: MONTREAL, Cote and Lagauchétiere Sts. Head Office: Mark Fisher Building, Montreal, P.Q. TORONTO OFFICE 174 King St. East Lumbermen can cut the cost of hauling in half, by using one of these LOMBARD Log Haulers Let us look over your roads with you, and outline possibilities. The Jenckes Machine Company, timitea Sherbrooke - Montreal - St. Catharines - Cobalt - Vancouver - Rossland Works: Sherbrooke, Que. St. Catharines, Ont. | 46 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER EDGINGS Ontario S. J. Pickinson’s planing mill at Humberstone, Ont., was recently destroyed by fire. The loss was about $7,000, and the insurance only $500. The Dominion Cooperage Company’s plant at Brigden, Ont., was destroy- ed by fire recently. Nothing was saved. The loss is about $13,000, and is partly covered by insurance. _. The steamer Alaska, bound from Owen Sound, Ont., to Windsor, Ont., with a cargo of lumber from the Carney Lumber Company, was recently destroyed by fire at Tobermoray, Ont. The Dryden Timber & Power Company, Limited, Dryden, Ont., have been incorporated with a capital of $3,000,000. The incorporators are: F. Singer, G. Waters and H. Hill, all of Toronto, Ont. The Loomis-Morden Cooperage Company, Limited, of Trenton, Ont., cap- ital $30,000, have applied for incorporation. The head office is at Trenton and they will manufacture cooperage products, woodenware and lumber. The directors are Chester Loomis, Mich.; H. B. Loomis and W. A. Loomis, Trenton. Hearts of all Owing to the fact that the Imperial Paper & Pulp Company, of Sturgeon L b cies has gone mand gana ie et officials cannot collect enough school taxes to run the Public School and the teachers are handing in their umbermen resignations. The paper company paid more than one-third of the total school tax in the town. A $500,000 water power development and pulp mill is to be constructed on the Malbaie river, above Murray Bay, Que. Excavation work has been eS You will not find these already commenced by a large force of men and the equipment necessary ‘ for the construction of the mill is being shipped to the site of operations by goods In every store. the Bishop Construction Company, Limited, Montreal, under a contract with the Canada Power & Pulp Company. The profit on them is The Shevlin-Clarke Company will build a plant for the manufacture of too small for most lumber, lath, shingles, and other weoden ware at Fort Frances, Ont., if the agai town passes a by-law limiting their assessment to $25,000 for a term of 10 ealers. years. The plant is to include a saw mill capable of cutting from fifty to sixty million feet per year, and a planing mill. Empoyment will be given to 400 men. The proposal to limit the company’s assessment will be submitted to the ratepayers on January 2. 1911. The reorganization of the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company into the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Mills, Limited, which was announced exclusively in the Canada Lumberman of November 15, is progressing favorably. The new company will have an authorized capital of $2,000,000 of 7 per cent. pref. stock, of which $1,500,000 will be issued; $2,000,000 more of common stock, of which $1,650,000 will now be issued, and there will also be an authorized amount of $2,500,000 of first mortgage bonds, of which it is the intention to issue $1,300,- 000. The first board of directors will include W. J. Sheppard, Waubaushene, : Ont.; J. B. Tudhope, Onillia, Ont.; C. Kloepfer, Guelph; Jas. Playfoir, Mid- & d land, Ont.; Thomas H. Watsen, Toronto, and John R. Barber, Georgetown, ~Vedar HAMILTON CARHARTT MFR., LIMITED Toronto, Canada United States Trade supplied from our Detroit Factory. Write tor handsome souvenir and time book, mailed free if you mention this publication. Ont.; Garnet P. Grant, Toronto. Eastern Canada j S kK | N GG : Fe S W. F. Klugkist, lumber dealer, of Montreal, has retired from the business. ' The cooper works of Taylor & White, St. John, N. B., were recently damaged by fire to the extent of about $5,000. The cooperage plant of Taylor and White, at St. John, N.B., was recently | damaged by fire to the extent of $5,000. The plant was insured for $7,000. The Mercantie Lumber & Suprlies Company, Limited, Montreal, Que., have been incorporated with a capital of $50,000. The incorporators are: P. E. Brown and WB. E. Kent, of Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que.; P. Deslauriers, E. L. Davis, Secretary, J. J. L. Brown, manager, and Frank Wilfred John- son, buyer, all of Montreal, Que 3 Utilities, Limited, Montreal, Que., have been incorporated with a capital | Campbell - MacLaurin Lumber Co. ; Limited of $50,000. The incorporators are. J. A. Williams, physician, A. Gillies, \ engineer and M. A. Williams, of Montreal; and J. 8. Gillies, and D. A. f Board of Trade Building, MONTREAL Gillies, lumbermen, of Braeside, Ont. The Canada Gazette announces the incorporation of the ‘“‘Grand Falls Com- pany, Limited, of Grand Falls, N.B. The purposes of the company include the construction and operation of pulp, cardboard, paper and lumber mills. The capital is $1,200,000. The incorporators include Sir Wm. C. Van Horne, H. - S. Holt, H. Samuel, R. Proctor, G. F. Underwood, B. E. Kingman, J. Robinson | ; and A. J. Gregory. : \ / /\ / HERE have be is The Emberton Lumber Company have recently sold out all of their prop- 22 champion- erty at Scotstown, Que., to the Hast Angus Company. The Emberton Lumber ship contests for Company’s property consisted of the land which was formerly owned by d sas Mr. M. B. McAuley and the waterpower which at one time was used to operate spee typewriting. the old pulp mill, which was burned down. The Emberton Lumber Company The Underwood has es won them all. a. ae ce Yj ae Being the best ma- a G 7) rs 7b chine for the most The Abbottsford Shingle Company, Abbotsford, B. C., are stated to have | LEY\ ° ° assigned to J. W. McCallum. exacting rege fe Joseph Lynn, planing mill owner, Moose Jaw, Sa#k., is reported to have — ments it does not sold his business to C. Francis. ee lose any of its effici- Craig & Anderson, lumber and implement manufacturers, Kinistino, Sask., 1 ; be dissolving partnership. ency in the more or- sp tg gam aa has had possession of the property for nearly two years. a : Mr. Larter, of Bathgate & Larter, Chilliwack, B. C., lumber manu- The Underwood Biller dinary uses, facturers, is reported to have sold out his interests. E. J. Dobson, lumber and implement dealer, Bladworth, Sask., is stated UNITED rE Rte a ED to have sold to H. E. J. Meillicke & Sons, Limited. j Head Office in Toronto at 7 and 9 Adelaide St. East The Security Lumber Company, Limited, of Winnipeg, Man., have been s ES are ee Sr rr ees CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 47 incorporated with a capital of $500,000.. The incorporators are: John P. Jansen, manager; Lorne. J. Elliott, barrister-at-law, both of Winnipeg. The Riverside Lumber company is opening a new branch yard in the new Canadian Pacific industrial sub-division in East Calgary. Chennells & Quesnelle, lumber dealers, Maple Creek, Sask., are stated to have been succeeded by the Pioneer Lumber Company, Limited. The mill property at present occupied by the Rat Portage Lumber Com- pany, and two wood lots belonging to the estate of the late John Taylor were soli at public auctior. recently. The successful bidder, William Richardson, secured the property for $6,500. The B. C. Gazette gives notice of the incorporation of the following com- panies:—The Hage Timber & Investment Company, Limited, capital $50,000; Canadian Timber Company, Limited, capital $1,000,000; Poulin Lumber Com- pan}, Limited, capital $100,000. James C. Shields, head of the Monarch and Sovereign Lumber Companies, operating in the interior of the province, has bought 10,000 acres of timber on Queen Charlotte Islands. The timber consists chieflly of spruce and yellow cedar, the latter being very valuable. It is reported that a sale of 105 sections of timber land near Fort George, B. C., has been made by Mr. C. E. Mahon, of Vancouver, for the sum of $1,500,000, to an English syndicate. It is also announced that mills will be erected to manufacture the lumber on the spot. Arrangements have been made for the building of a saw mill at Quatsino, B. C., this winter. Behind this enterprise are James Guyer and Gustave Moerman, both residents of Quatsino. The mill‘men will start in a small way, catering principally to the home market. The shingle mill and box factory which will be erected by the Western Box & Shingle Mills, Ltd., at Nelson. B. C., will be a frame building with iron roofing. It will be 36 feet by 48 feet and 2 stories high. The estimated cost of the building is $1,000, and the machinery $4,000. A new sawmill with a capacity of 25,000 feet daily, has just been com- pleted at Port Hammond, B. C., for the Bailey Lumber Company. The cost of the new mill is $25,000. It is expected that the plant will be aug- mented in a year by a planing mill, lath mill and dry kiln. Work is going ahead on the new planing mills and sash and door factory of the South Alberta Lumber Company, Lethbridge, Alta. The plant will be complete in every detail and it is said that with the exception of the Cush- ing factory in Calgary, it will be the largest in the province. The Imperial Fir Company, of Imperial, B. C., the new town near Van- couver, are erecting a hotel in the town and have made considerable progress in the securing of machinery for the new saw mill, which they are under contract to build. The president of the company is Mr. C. C. Michener. A timber deal has been effected between G. C. Poulin, as purchaser, and Messrs. McPherson and Nelson. The limit sold lies on the western side of Slocan lake, opposite Rosebery, B. C. It is said Mr. Poulin proposes the formation of a company for the operation of the sawmill at the mouth of Evans’ creek. The Rat Portage Lumber Company have suffered another serious loss through fire. On Dec. 7, flames destroyed the saw mill, engine house, box factory and drying kiln of their plant at St. Boniface. A considerable amount of lumber was also destroyed. The sash and door factory and the stables were saved. The loss is estimated by Mr. D. C. Cameron, president of the com- pany at $90,000 with insurance amounting to 75 per cent. of the loss. The extensive construction programme of the Brooks-Scanlon Company, in connection with the erection of their pulp mill and paper manufacturing plant at Powell river, B. C., is well advanced toward completion. Up- wards of 1,200 men have beer continuously employed all summer, the great sea wall and mills being now nearly ready. The latter are of steel and concrete exclusively and the entire plant is modern and complete in equip- ment. Timber rights on 100 sections of land, principally in the Fort George dis- trict of B. C., have been purchased by British capitalists from C. E. Mahon, of Vancouver and associates, for $1,500,000. This is said to be the largest price ever paid in a single timber land deal in British Columbia. It is said that there are over 2,000,000,000 feet of fine spruce, cedar and fir on the sections. Most of this lumber land is on the Willow river, 20 miles east of Fort George. One-half is to be paid in cash. Walter Mariott has purchased from Messrs. Dickie, Van Norman Hay- croft and J. W. Vipond, of Nanaimo, B. C., their interests in the Quamichan Sawmill Company. Mr. Marriott has organized a joint stock company to take over the holdings, which include the timber limits. The capacity of the mill will be in the neighborhood of 10,000,000 feet per year, a large portion of output going to the northwest. Mr. Marriott has lately completed the pur- chase of 100 acres of timber lands from the EK. & N. Railway Company. There will be great activity in the various camps around Creston this winter. It is stated that the Yale-Columbia Lumber Company will operate their camps all winter, full blast, employing about 100 men within a few miles of Creston, while the Huscroft Bros. will open their camp again this winter and employ some 30 men. In addition to this the Canyon City Lumber Company will run their mill double shifts this winter and will employ some 50 men. Besides these works it is stated that several other new camps will open up this fall near Creston, so that judging from present appearances there will be several hundred men employed in the timber and saw mill industry in and around Creston. E Trade Enquiries The Dominion Government Trade and Commerce reports contain the follow- ing trade enquiries. Rearders of the ‘‘Canada Lumberman” may obtain the names of enquirers by writing us, enclosing stamped envelope, and stating number of enquiry. 1734. Pine boards and sidings.—A Manchester firm asks for dimensions and prices of pine boards and sidings from Canadian shippers. 1738. Oak hubs.—A Manchester firm desires dimensions and prices of oak hubs from Canadian manufacturers. 1739. Pine deals.—A Liverpool firm asks for prices and dimensions of pine deals from Canadian exporters. y Dominion Emery Wheels Manufactured from the Highest Grade of Material obtainable. By the Vitrified Process which is universally recognised as the best and are Fully Guaranteed If Quality Counts Specify Dominion Wheels When ordering state what material Wheel is to grind. We can and will help you with your Grinding troubles. J. R. Baxter & Co. Mill Supplies Montreal Ontario trade supplied by Dominion Chasine Wheel Co. NEW TORONTO, ONT. Thos. Mackarell & Co. 49 Metcalfe St., Canadian Express Bldg., Ottawa | Montreal White Pi We make a specialty of the famous MLB Brand manufactured by Messrs. McLachlin Bros. Ltd., of Arnprior, Ont. Red Pine We hold the LARGEST STOCK in CANADA of this WOOD, and can give prompt shipment in any size. 48 CANADA LUMBERMAN Union Stock Yards Horse Exchange Keele Street - Toronto, Ontario We specialize on Lumber Horses and Work Horses A trial order solicited Write us your requirements Herbert Smith, Manager References: Dominion Bank, Toronto Employees | pee dss wanting Employers When you send us an advertisement for an employee We Smile When you receive a pile of applications You Smile When one of the applicants gets the position He Smiles Employers wanting Employees. Canada Lumberman and Woodworker TORONTO, Canada. eer eee eS ee SESS HUTHER BROS. PATENT GROOVER OR DADO HEAD For cutting any width groove from one quarter inch to 2 inches or over Can be used on any Circular Saw Material. Will cut a perfect groove with or across the grain. This is the only Dado Head on the market that gives entire satisfaction on all classes of work. No screw adjustment. For different width grooves, simply remove or add inside cutters. Sold by builders and dealers of wood working machinery in all parts OF the United States. Will send on approval, in competition with any other make on the market; if not the best return at our expense. HUTHER BROS., SAW MFG. CO., Inc., 1170 University Ave., ROCHESTER, N.Y., manufacturers Circular Saws, Morgan Pattern Lock-Corner Box Cutters, Concave Saws, etc. AND WOODWORKER U.S. Consul Willrich Pnisinioimea United States Consul Willrich at Quebec is quoted as saying that there are 3,000,000 acres of land owned by settlers and homesteaders the title to which was obtained prior to the passage of the act prohibiting the export of pulpwood to the States. Very likely. ‘lhe titles to those homesteads and settlers’ holdings were obtained some tifty to one hundred years before this act was passed, requiring ‘‘all pulpwood to be manufactured in Canada,’’ but potatoes, peas, onions and other products will be found growing on 90 per cent. ot these lands instead of spruce pulpwood. ; Mr. Willrich also says :—'‘‘'he seigniories of the Province (whatever that is) include about 2,000,000 acres, making 5,000,000 acres, on which there are 50,000,000 cords of pulpwood that can be exported to the United States from the Province of Quebec.’’ A large territory when — ‘‘Ashuanipi and Mistassini’’ are included. However, Mr. Willrich estimates that this 5,000,000 acres will pro- vide 50,000,000 cords of pulpwood which can be exported, an average of 10 cords to the acre. ‘‘Sutticient,’’ he says, ‘to supply the United States market for fifty years to come.”’ Mr. Willrich’s estimate of ten cords to the acre on 5,000,000 acres of the land described is most ridiculous and extreme. 1 have travelled over several thousand miles of virgin forest in the Province of Quebec from time to time, but do not recall of ever having made a report or an estimate of ten cords as an average on even one hun- dred square miles (64,000 acres) of spruce suitable for pulpwood pur- poses. Such reports and estimates of timber as that given out by Mr. Will- rich are too often made in an office, with the aid of a typewriter, and utterly regardless of the actual facts, and are oftimes misleading. And it is no wonder that English capitalists hesitate about investing large sums of money in pulpwood properties in Quebec on such information. They could get more reliable data from the ‘‘man behind the compass, ” who spends the most of his time in the woods, instead of holding down a Government job in an office. If Mr. Willrich’s estimates are correct there is no need of any reci- procity negotiations so far as pulpwood is concerned, and the pulp and paper manufacturers in the States can rest easy, as their supply of stock is assured for the next 50 years anyway, so it will nob be necessary to import any from Canada Crown lands, even if the order in Council is rescinded. But if Mr. Willrich knows anything about this question at all he would know that the 5,000,000 acres (7,81234 square miles) would not average one cord of spruce pulpwood to the acre, and that 90 per cent. of this is not accessible, and therefore not exportable. I conclude that those who are contemplating the investment of large sums of money in the wild forests of Quebec had better secure the opinion and rely upon the judgment of those who have some name and tame as a forest cruiser and pulpwood estimator instead of Mr. Willrich’s opinion, who, I take it, has very limited experience as a forester. The Hon. Clifford Sifton, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, has given it as his opinion ‘‘that the timber resources of Canada would suffice to meet the United States demand for only seven years after the supply of that country had been exhausted,’’ while the United States Consul at Quebec proposes to supply that country for 50 years from farm and homestead lands in Quebec Province alone. O. E. Elsemore. No Sale of Parry Sound Company’s Property The meeting held for the sale of the mill, limits camps and equip- ment of th. Parry Sound Lumber Company of Toronto, in the Board of Trade Rotunda, Toronto, on December 7, proved something of a surprise to a good many of the lumbermen who attended. Although Mr. Peter Ryan, of Toronto, exercised his most persuasive powers, he was unable to extract from anyone present a single bid which would be considered by the owners. There were about a hundred in attendance, many of whom were from Toronto, but there was also a good attendance from other parts of the province and a few from the United States. Among those who were noticed were Messrs. C. Beck, Penetang; Geo. Gladman, Peterboro; Allan McPherson, Longford Mills; Geo. Tennant, Brace-— bridge; J. P. McKenzie, North Tonawanda; Maurice Bingham, secretary- treasurer, of McLean Brothers, North Tonawanda; F. N. Waldie, Toronto; W. B. Maclean, Toronto; N. J. Hocken, Otter Lake ; L. Kauff- man, Shawanaga; Alex. Wood, Carling; J. N. Williams, Parry Sound; W. D. Lummis, Toronto; Alvin Peter, Toronto; J. McNeil, Toronto; Patrick McDermott, Toronto; A. J. Hills of the Canadian Northern Railway, Toronto; John Gray, Toronto; C. W. VanDuzer, Toronto. Mr. J. B. Miller, President of the Parry Sound Lumber Company, after the meeting, stated to the Canada Lumberman that the failure of the auction to result in any sale, would not affect the company’s plans. They would operate during the coming winter only in a very smal] man- ner, taking out perhaps a million or two feet, but they had decided definitely not to continue their operations in the future. They will hold their limits, mills and other property until they can dispose of them by private sale. : ; CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 49 The Famous how P lows Brazel Patent Known in every Camp from the Atlantic to the Pacific as the most satisfactory Snow Plow made COMBINATION MODEL, LUMBERMAN’S SNOW PLOW, CAN BE USED EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT RUT CUTTER. Co One man to operate, Adjusting wheels close together make change for light or heavy work in an instant. Wings placed to throw snow 9 wider than sleigh track or narrower if desired. Height of Mouldboards prevent snow falling back on track. Brazel Plows cut 6” wider than logging sleighs, roll snow outside track and away from roadway. Cut off knolls, fill up holes and leave a perfectly level road. Cut off dirt and manure from an ice road leaving a clean roadbed. Roll up and push entirely away from the road, 12” of loose snow each time the plow passes over. ei Sold on their merits. Strongly built and of first class material. Well finished and fully guaranteed. Illustrated Catalogue and Prices on application. SOLE RIGHT OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE IN CANADA CONTROLLED BY The Wilkinson Plough Company Limited Toronto : Canada From Halifax, N.S. to Port Alberni, B.C. “Electric Test Tempered” Saws are being used and giving good satisfaction Our method of tempering guarantees uniformity and toughness. Our Inserted Tooth Saws are fitted with our patent I.X.L. Bits and Shanks that will not slip sideways. Guaranteed to cut easy and free and to have no equal in frozen or hardwood timber. Write for further information to The A. J. Burton Saw Co., Ltd. Box 848 Vancouver, B. C. Phone 1748 ; 1 5° CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER i | Solid and Inserted Tooth Circular Saws _ i We make a specialty of these lines ee a a nee i | We remake old Solid Tooth Saws itis new Inserted Tooth Saws | Our saws have been before the public of Canada since 1855, and have won a reputation far excelling any other make of saws, combining as they do so many points of marked superiority. | By the old method the tempering of circular saws was to a great extent a matter of chance. By our Patent Process that uncertainty is entirely avoided. Se ee Being tempered and straightened by heat and pressure in air tight ovens, at a uniform heat between heavy revolving plates, we produce a perfectly even temper throughout the plate, and being free from that uneven strain or tension caused by so much unequal hammering they are not so liable to buckle, which was a great source of trouble and expense in the old style of saw. : These saws will stand up to their work better under all circumstances, and being made of a: higher quality steel than it is practical to use by the old method, they hold an edge longer and will do more work than any other saw on the market. We are prepared to make prompt deliveries of all Saw Orders—Rush Orders by mail or wire receive immediate attention. R. EH. Smith Company, Limited | Saw Manufacturers St. Catharines, Ont. 7 : CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 51 . | | By Using the idgerwood Skidding Method | The machine shown in the cut above will pull itself on snow or bare ground wherever a pair of horses could take a drag sled, dray, jumper, skidding or single sled. From any location alongside such a road it will reach to the stump a distance of one-quarter of a mile or less in every direction and will skid all trees in full length or in log lengths. It will place the logs on skids or sleds or in the stream or lake as desired. It will re-yard logs, either taking the logs direct from the teams or from the skidway, or where left by itself at a previuos setting. It operates throughout the year and is absolutely independent of ground conditions ; that is, such as windfalls, underbrush, rocks, cliffs, ravines, or the steepest slopes, operating under such conditions . almost as cheaply as over smooth ground. All swamping, rolling, sliding and expensive cant dog or other hand work is eliminated. It does not fill the logs full of gravel and it does not brake or otherwise damage them. . It requires a skidding crew of eight men, uses for fuet one and one-half cords of wood per day. It will skid ra the largest tree or a cord of pulp wood, or several small logs at each trip. It will clear 4o to 60 acres at each setting, moves itself quickly from setting to setting, operates independent of weather conditions, does not ‘‘eat” when not working, does not hove to be ‘‘ sprung out” and has a working life of fifteen years. WRITE US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Allis-Chalmers-Bullock, Limited Manufacturing Agents for Lidgerwood Mfg. Co., New York, N. Y. | Montreal, P. Q. | | Vancouver, B. C- A ¢ ' hot 52 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER CURRENT LUMBER PRICES—WHOLESALE e TORONTO, ONT. CAR OR CARGO LOTS White Pine: 1inch No, 1 cuts 1% inch No. 1 cuts and better. 62 co 2” No. 1 Cuts and Better........ 64 00 136” No. 2 C & B 46 00 No. 2 Cuts and Better.... 54 00 4%" No1,2&3 Cuts 42 00 2” No. 1,2&3 Cuts 48 oo 1” Good Shorts.... 40 00 1x4and 5 common and dressing... 1x6 common and dressing 1x 8common and dressing 27 00 1x10 com & dr's'g go oo 1 x «2 com &dr's'g 35 00 1 x1oand 12 mill cull stocks.......--- 2x 10 common.... 29 00 31 zand3x 12common 28 00 1x8 ‘ox &common 21 oo 1 x ro inch box and common . 23 00 1X12 box & common 27 00 1” mill run siding. 24 00 1” Mill Run Shorts 19 v” dead cullsidings 12 50 14 25 00 27 00 Douglas Fir Dimension Timber up to 32 feet: 8x8, 10 x 10, 10 X 12 _ IX14, 12 X 12,12 x, | 1% inch flooring 29 3° | a mill run Norway 20 00 | 7 pide 22 00 Norway, c&cf 1”, 32 00 aed tee 34 00 | Spruce mill Ae ... 40 00 21 00 Spruce mill culls 13 00 14 00 | Clear inch B.C. cedar, kilndried 55 50 65 50 | 2x4 to 10 inch :8ft. 20 00 | | HARDWOODS—PER M. Ash white, ists and 2nds, ¢ rand 2” ..........0-+- 55 00 Ash. white, No. 1. com. 45 00 Ash, brown, 1sts and SPARTA) Aion iaince ofa'=iin\* elma) 0 46 00 Ash, brown, C & B..... 35 00 Ash, brown, rsts and ands, 6/4 and 8/4 ........ 50 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 4/4 35 90 Birch, No. . mmon and better, 4/4. ...0.5./c-.0-- 29 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 6/4 RAINES / Ay sn (oioie = nie vieleinisicias 36 00 Birch, rsts and ands, 12/4 and Gnas Pa Alte 42 00 Basswood, ists &2nds,4/4 35 00 Basswood, No. 1, com- mon and better, 4/4.>.... 28 00 Basswood, No. zand 3, POUUMON (cas scieeweness 16 00 Basswood, 6/4 and 8/4, ists and ands............ 40 00 Basswood 6/4 & 8/4 common and better 35 00 Basswood No. 2 com- mon and better ......... 24 50 Soft Elm,1sts & ands, 4/4 33 00 Soft Elm, No. 1 common and better, 4/4 ..:...-.-- 28 00 aa ap No. 2 and 3, Das chet oeacts 15 00 Sott "elm 6/4 and 8/41 & 2 36 00 Rock Elm, rsts and ands, SAO AG. state a)e.e -\piclm sin niejsie 50 00 Rock Elm, No. 2, com- mon and better, 6/4 & 8/4 35 00 Cherry 4/4 1st& ands.......... 85 00 4/4 Noxcom.........- 60 00 « 6/4 1st & ands......... 87 00 014,14X14,14Xx16.. 6x10, 6x12, 8x10, 8x 12,10X16,12X16, 16 x16, 14x18, 16x18, 18x18 & 20x20... 6x14, 8x14, 12X18, 18 6x16, 8x16, 10x18, 12x40, 14X20 & 16 10X20 grain No.1 & z2clear 1” Fir rough... No.1 &2cl. ni & 2” Fir rough.. 1%" No.1 4 ft. Pine Lath 1%” eh a att. lath 1%, ’ pine.. i. I 4tt. hemlock lath. 14" miJl run hem- lockiath........ X Pine Shingles... XXPine Shingles XK B.C. Cedar Shingles ........ XXX 6 butts to 2” 2 80 XXXX 6to 23-16” Hemlock No. 1: 1x4ands5in. x 9 to 16 ft . 1 x 6in. xg to r6tt. 1x8in. x9 to 1€ft. 1x toand r2in. x 9 to 16ft.. 1x 7,gand tr in. x gtol6ft..... 1” No.2, 10 to 16° FEET, CAR LOTS 6/4 No. 1 com... .160+ + 8/4 1st & ands.........- 8/4 No. 1 com.......- 12/4 1st & ands......-- 14/4 No. 1 com Soft Maple, 1-ts ands, 4/4.. Soft Maple, ‘common and I ECCers Ae yas «)-/amigte nate Soft Maple 6/4 and 8/+ ists and ands. Hard Maple, Rats and ands, 4/4...----+.0+seees Hard Maple, common and better, 4/4 Hard Maple, 12/4 and 16/4, sts and 2nds ...... Red Oak, plain, rsts Pts Chin ME AR Be OO OO ariel ous Red Oak, plain, rsts ands, 6/4 & 8/4........++ Red Oak, plain, rsts ands, 12/4 and 16/4 White Oak, plain, and ands, 4/4..........+- White Oak, plain, | and 2nds, 1% and 2” . White Oak, plain, rsts and 2nds, 12/4 and 16/4.. White Oak, % cut ists and ands, 4/4 Roe einveeieitiere White Oak, % cut 5/4 and 6/4,1sts and ands.. White Oak ¥% cut No. « 7sommon Tickory, 6/4 and 8/4, 1sts (eel Baraado onpenads OTTAWA, ONT. MANUFACTURER'S PRICES Pine good sidings: shorts....--.... Pine, 8 B.C. and bet- rin, x7in andup 54 00 58 co 1%" andr" x 3” and up 56 00 60 00 a’ x 7! and up 58 00 65 00 No. a cuts 2x8” SAWAGL ANG) albie. os «<1 35 00 40 00 Pay, "good strips: ain elaine = <1 38 00 42 00 x" and 144"’.. 46 00 5000 ‘econ paatnae 45 00 5000 Pine good shorts: x17 x7" andup.. 38 00 40 00 1! x4" to 6”... 30 0c 33 00 ie and 134”... 45 00 48 00 Bi alaia eis wane 48 00 52 00 7 'to9”ASidings 25 00 27 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing sidings.....-.-- $3.00 35 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing BOFipS :... = 05 26 00 31 00 Pine, No. 1 dressing 00 oo ter 12’ to 16 23 00 24 00 Pine, 7 Up S.C. sid- ADA Ce op wale's we 200 24 00 Pine s.c. . Sidings ie : Boi arn seca ois 00 33 00 Pine, s. c. strips ” . ©0 19 50 nh, 1%" and 2” 22 00 24 00 ' Pine,s.c. shorts. 1x4 and up 6to1r.., 14 00 I§ 50 _ Pine, s.c. shorts, 2! 22 00 24 00 : ie s.c. and better, ine, sc. & bet. 1x5 21 00 Pine, box boards. . "x4 & up 6'-11'. 1 "x3" to 6”, 12'- “16! "x7" & up 12'-16" Pine Shorts 6’ tox’ q ENO arctica 20 00 I x8 &9 No. «barn 25 00 O. culls r & wp 10 00 Red Pine log run, mill culls out, 1” 15 00 do 1 17 50 do 144” 21 00 Mill run Spruce: 13 00 15 00 16 00 I "xq" & up, 6- ur! 14 00 I mxqn Be MP 12 -16! 16 00 1/x9"-10" 18 00 EXT 8-9” \2 he 13 00 Basswood log run, dead culls out . 20 00 Basswood log run mill culls out. 24 00 Birch Log run..... 19 00 Sott Elm, common, and better 1, 14,2” 20 00 Ash, black log Lath 7 per Mt: a No. 1 mhite pine 26 oo Lele} 50 36 00 ee, 45 Iv 47 10 14 00 16 00 17 00 aI oo 27 00 I2 00 16 00 19 50 22 00 16 50 17 5° 19 00 20 00 20 00 25 00 26 50 I2 00 14 50 16 50 15 00 22 00 26 00 22 00 24 00 29 00 Pine, s.c. and better, No. 2 White Pine.. 275 300 EX Fac cscae smu 21 50 23 00 | Millrun white pine 325 3 50 Pine, s.c, andbetter, Spruce,millrunt4” 285 3 25 DES.) \eced eee 23 00 25 00 Redpinemillrun 275 300 Pine, s.c.and better, Tamarac millrun 175 200 EXOpu ven’ sere 2300 24 50 Basswood “ 200 250 Pine,s.c.and better Hemlock a 175 225 RRA) cya cee a5 50 27 00 galath os accrs 125 x45 1x10No 1 barn.. 30 00 33 00 | Pine Shingles 1x10No.a “ 23 00 26 00 xxxx, 187...... 350 400 1x8 &9qNo.2 ‘' 2000 22 00 pear Butt 187 250 3 25 Pine mill culls, eee aisiovan ete mi ateinn Ig50 145 & sidings, 1" White Cedar Shingles: & up, 12’ up 13 00 16 00 XXXX,| 26" 400 425 Millcull shorts,” xq” Clear Butt, “18” 2 50 300 & up, 6’ torr’ .. 11 00 12 00 187y xe oy 160 1 85 Spruce logs (pulp) As 00 15 00 QUEBEC, QUE. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT, cts. Square white pine, measured off, 30 to 4o feet average...... “ 50 First class Ottawa waney, 18” average, according to lineal.. 80 OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality..........--. 55 60 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality,4o to 4sfeet. 70 75 , go to 35 feet. 50 55 ASH. ro inches and up, according to average and quality......... 30 Average 1G ANACEL Aer ease ne fot piel share talala\s ela opaib e/a eis ‘alate ste lao aa 40 BIRCH. SBA rale nev a picts Migs otWinte ints’ s alte aislele ais/ele/aty,viatelniataii sae 16 18 ny ssaasata a dajie'elpdet stains ets igbre siete slaiele a ican Retina Imielaog ao 22 cco 1c, a e'alis|elp aidin.6\n b.v[ovs\ ep inalm slim ole'eib\niAidlnisim ainie «imin 24 26 Sralste nis isis’ atinleia Actaeitelanern eta tate late gz «85 QUEBEC SPRUCE DEALS 12 feet and up x 3x9 and up........--.eeeseeees per M.18 co 19 Oddiitents 5 's “1500 16 Boards) x aud: a amin vee fect to diepieisigre onislseistleein w= {* 45 ao! {x6 BIRCH, PLANKS. ° FitO'G IMs c oe ced vanes «cia d nach avepss «a clelp olee Vee @elape=s 15 00 16 Oo SARNIA, ONT. INE, COM. AND BETTER. TRIO: Cex wane dees ga 27 00 ' 8 epee Bel Le 54 00 . x 12" Pes Ponto rte 32 00 eee 8” and up wide...... 62 00 “x 13” and up ....-+ +++ 32 00 1% and IG e? A eee 65 00 | 1% BG ANG a cc aoicies eae go 00 al Cy Bacar 68 00 NO, 1 BARN. CUTS AND BETTER , 4/4. x8 & up No.1 & better 48.00 | tA rere oe tases 31 00 42 CO EDA x8 & up No. 1 & better 58 00 » ©6100 Gin x6 Bp iNol, 2 1» 47 00 8/4 ” “9 1 49 00 6/4x 6 & up No. 3 1 42 00 NO. 2 BARN. 8/4 e dy eA Pit Rae pectag a6 cco 29 00 36 oo NO. x CUTS. 1%, 1% and 2” 30 00 36 00 rin,, 8” and up wide..... 47 00 | 272 and 3”.........00-..05 32 00 76 Be EER SG 35ccn 55 00 1 in. OS esse 56 00 NO. 3 BARN. 2in. € bareeis) GOrOD aly and’3! 9) ice dcee 75 00 Pt RSD O cick peseeee 22 00 26 00 4 in. “ 80 00 1\%,1% and 2”...... 25 00 30 00 ; NO, 2. CUTS. BOX. 1 in,, 6” and up wide...... 00 ry! en ae ay ull NOAXs tis 1h Tuk ales Simianias 13" “ az 43 00 No. 1 mill culls, 1, a! i a 45 00 1\%,1% and 2”.... 16 00 19 00 a and 4” “ 60 00 65 00 ar 3 i Pos MILL CULLS. NO. 3 CUTS. 9 IRE S id Mill run culls, 1”... ... 15 00 ene uae wide...... 23 be 1, x3fxig/and a’ ..; ; eeias us HEL bk Ee ee ae on (Gri Metateiele)ofalnivlais io atavare ees 12 00 2%, 3 and 4” “ 43 00 48 00 LATH. fy Sez MILL RUN. NOsin) ga Pane. ooh escent ie oe 21 00 No. 2, 48” Pine yes sa epereen see ceceeeas 24 00 No. 3 49% Pine x 6and8”........ ..... a5 00.11. No, x, 48/uPineiais .eace WINNIPEG, MAN. NO. 1 PINE, SPRUCE AND TAMARAC DIMENSIONS, ROUGH OR §S, 1 S. AND 1 E. PINE, SPRUCE, TAMARAC AND LARCH MOUNTAIN STOCK 8 tt ro ft 14x 16 ft 19 00 22 50 20 50 19 5° 23 00 2100 20 50 24 00 22 00 2I 50 24 50 23 00 22 00 2500 24 50 Dimensions Flooring AKT Ae a delitsyaicinifelsisins ..$21 50 | 4 OF 6 inch No. x aX 4-8-14-16...,.....+-55- 21 50 Le 2X 4-10-18-20......006000% 24 50 eS Sas x6 he st LOI BAe arte tee 5° ‘ Shiplap—Finished atte eisewbida cate XG scale ghanriod Common Boards 8, toy,xy dachica. ; cess a wees QC sages peinala ptodaes $19 00 OSS ae ieiporeiomionsle Srasieraeiate at 50 Siding BL Se amare Seb cca See eh aaneo) |o Inchy No.ex'. | Speman 33 00 10) oso sere nratetalaaete pila 2 . aa go SS INO. a7 tas coca a 31 00 at 00. ec csraeememtstelets aa 50 St NOx Gin, ceca, See 24 50 Lath No. 1 Cedar, Pine, Spruce Daas wheiatenle ctstere ApOdCeAOaTALS sigrtstanele 5 00 Novia, ee ee esate minininlniainis'0in(alo)9 0 csialeinin\sais\s/sistalcicieleiets 3 25 PINE—ROUGH TIMBER raft. 14 and16ft gx6and 3x8............. Sao biale colo toerme we piajeln wferelcaea SO . a ee 3X 10...0. Gtocooade” E ORECAST OCOD a OID CTC +. 2300 23 00 BX 12. sane wisie\eiaie occvecves sunjelesieinsie afeny 3h 50 23 50 4x4to 6x8... eee- eee 22/50 22 50 44 50 23 50 42350 BRITISH COLUMBIA FIK 4 DIMENSIONS. S. 1 S. AND E. $ % X 4, ax 6, ax8, 8to 16ft. ... “8 togaft.... ax 10,2x 1a, 8to 16 ft... 18, 20, 22 ft. 24,20, 28, QO) Gates aslecwak maaiasien 2x 14 up to g2 ft mba caine Sasa w save - ax 4 tan by een wis sieip name dieleie:« 3.% 4'to4 x 19) 18 torgaittes Vicente oP ans eaee 6x6to6x1aupto gaft....... se ee een ee serene FLOORING. Nox &2 Red Pinte, ganiesansgeeeccconce sad nie aol eae tia A E. G. No. 1 and 2 Fir Flooring......... pigs B. C. Fir E. G. No. rand a Flooring ( KG. No. 1/and agloormugs. ccinparl: tsp n'=ln sah eebaneg oe g .. Ee and F.'G, Nowg,Eloonng: 8. sas dace sacle sea sit rer oes r SHIPLAP. Ye Pine or Spruce pinot ele inipesiste oeeae apie’ rsa jisa piensa ssse+. 2500 a Sit x6 ft, Git sc ep rere eae ete ne + ecccvicesso'ey 3g00 r B.C Fir B”, ‘Tol and 12” sniplap XGIRO).s\nc/t=oleieten cconssece’ 450 Rot B. C. Fir 6” Shiplap 10/16’. . Jape ie's.Jeee ans fos Soe Ry 4 BOARDS—ROUGH OR S. 1S. No. I Common Pine, £0 satis - Pg oe 2 ae 3 “e “oe “ae ” 4 a mixed w dths es Bree PPP ee sy = 5 a) Sr te 3 11 00 j SHINGLES - KERB. | CiGedar’ Nar. gsc pce Mkos? seeseee csebevope (Sa SOREEN Oa WU Bs Gy Gedae awe ti os hx ocncn ce ren XXX> Dimension................. bene 7 iver ns ae eS i ‘ LATH. No. 1 Mixed W & R Pine....... obit tucdes ee Now'B; CGB. vonscagevnss a Same Coaws (ie oJ ee ‘ i” BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N. Y. : i WHITE PINE “= , (Wholesale selling price. “2 : Uppers 7 ee Re ne D Vningleee : p ae 3 si ata ressing 5/4. - saveaspeaaurhOlonn x] 10, O 12, 7 Selects 71) che li ‘ No. 2 Moulding a aay 147 oo “ 6/4...6.. 47 00 + a S/escees 47 00 No. 1 Barn 1x 12. eo °° a “1x6 &8 Nore terete LT * 4 ee $ 8 4 EXO see aces 5 00 No. 5-Bamn 126 eee 27 00 sf < _ £2iG.n ee ‘ Box 1x6 & up, ieee « TK 10... we eaeesstevee 24 CO St © ee Bae <¢ oe Exg GURL eae The following dowalions on lntidwanlie represent the jobber — buying price at Buffalo and Tonawanda: “ a WHITE ASH. rst & and, rinch... 40 00 42 00 1% to ainch...... 44.00 4600 | Strips ..........-- 22 00 a4 Sat, 2% to 4inch 48 00 54 00 | Cae and culls .... 14 00 22 00 BLACK AND BROWN rst & and 6 inch up.40 00 42 00 | Com. good culls 14 00 20 00 ’ ® ist & and6inch & ist & and, white, 6 » Up; reds eee. e rr ‘OD POTMHDW F SrPIOH 3 4 ¢ ; se si Jopio nod ‘uolesapisuod SUIpIOap 94} SI! WeND J] ‘op Aaoutyaey zojedsoxy « 22Ne8 epery,, ve si Ji—jayIeyY pure Jourjq col ‘ON ‘O—) FW ouLjUBlleg Ugo’ IANO INOUWM 9 Oo} Joye jJouuro nod sequin oyoye [i q Poy ‘no{ jsazaquI ued oM uno. Ajpen ue 301g uWi10 eo oe nov 4 jut a} wend Pp Ma Wo"q #1 og ABpMoy z0Zaayory 10 BUOO],] Ppoomyos ‘Buryyeays ‘u1100]7 poompsepy jo ‘guiyoseu JayJO awos Anq [JIA S[OO],, PooM UI Ajqeqoid nok , uoissed Suipni,, anoA si suoTY eg 3]. ysogq S,epeurs Joinpejnueyy e oie noA JJ ALOANIW UAd LAA 002 OL OSI LV HUOM LNATISIOXA SHO ERS eeioonrond gait or ret INO ‘LIV9 OsLIWIT Qoivsoduor AUMAaANIHIVW VWOVNVD GANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER © 55 Because millmen and sawyers recognize by There are more DIS- STON Brand Band and Circular Saws used the use of the Disston than any other make Saws they obtain the and by a large ma- e greatest results for the jority least cost We make this statement without fear of successful contradiction Points of Merit e Disston Uniformity. M aterl al Crucible Toughness. Steel Greatest Tensile Strength and Elasticity. Being manufacturers of our own steel, e and thoroughly familiar with its make-up, Hardening we are able to absolutely adjust the hard- Oe ® pisston | ening and tempering processes to the de- AND Method «gree giving that perfect combination of Hi 2 hardness and toughness that produces the empering ‘‘edge, tension-holding and standing-up Sa qualities” for which the DISSTON SAWS are renowned. By the DISSTON METHOD all Band Saws are ground perfectly flat anduniform in thickness, thus making possible a very 2 2 close adjustment of the guides without G rin d in Disston | creating any friction or heat when in oper- g Method ation at the highest rate of feed; and all i. | Circular Saws whether tapered or of even thickness are perfectly flat ground on the surface, thus insuring in all saws perfect clearance and true balance. The uniformity of the material, temper aud grinding isa large factor inthe proper T ° ° Discion adjustment of tension; and this, together ensioning Method with the Disston process of tensioning is the reason why the DISSTON SAWS will manufacture more lumber, under the same conditions than any other brand of saw. In the DISSTON BRAND OF SAWS you have the advantages of the product of a progressive, up-to-date saw factory, the LARGEST IN THE WORLD, and where saws are made throughout, from the making of the steel itself —the super- iority of which has been demonstrated for the past fifty-five years—to the finishing operation, each process being performed by mechanics of long experience and highest order of skill. We Have Been Making =——sAWS——— For Over Seventy Years Henry Disston & Sons INCORPORATED (Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works) Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. Canadian Works: Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Can. A DETROIT ‘ Mule” works in any kind of woods or weather. With its own power will go practically anywhere in the woods. ; Will work with equa! advantage in connection with a Logging Railroad, a Sleigh Haul or a Wheel Haul. Skids all th: timber your operatives will permit it to hook on to. We have this Machine in Canada and will sell CHEAP to move it QUICKLY Detroit Hoist and Machine Company Detroit Mich. U.S. A. Not altogether what we say but what Users say “We ee aba the Alligistor or Warping Tug man- | ufactured by you for the last 7 or 8 years, and con- sider them indispensable to lumbermen op waters of French River or ‘similar streams.” Will move a bag containing 60,000 logs, in calm weather; 30,000 in a head wind. WEST & PEACHEY* SIMCOE : ONTARIO kad So NR ST a SE ve i 56 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Lumbermen’s Clothing “Clarke’s,” The Brand ant a Trade Mark and Guarantee Buyers for lumber camps will find our goods to be more than what we claim for them. Our line is complete. Gloves Mitts Shirts Vests Coats Caps Socks Mackinaws Cloth Larrigans Write for our interesting illustrated literature and prices. A. R. CLARKE & CO. ¢ Works: 611-617 Eastern Ave., TORONTO Sainple Rooms and Shirt Factory, 12 Front St. East, Toronto Wet Wear 1S Hard Wear Wet wear and lots of it is what our larrigans and leggins are made to stand. These goods are made from the very best oak tanned leather, we tan only the very choicest hides and turn out goods that cannot be beaten for strength and wearing qualities. SEND FOR OUR LITERATURE R. M. Beal Leather Co. Limited LINDSAY, Ontario Oats are now moving freely from farmers’ hands to markets. Prices are on a _ reasonable level. Write or wire for our quotations = you are ready to buy. Our Specialy Sacked Oats for Logging Operations National Elevator Co. PORT ARTHUR - WINNIPEG - CALGARY Get our Prices and Cipher Code nternationa Preparations for Horses are all sold on a Spot Cash Guarantee Let us figure on furnishing you the following supplies for the coming season. International Stock Food We guarantee that your horses will do more work and keep in better order on less feed if they get International regularly. International Silver Pine Healing Oil Especially ‘recommended for Sores, Bruises, Kicks, In- flammmation and all flesh wounds. International Worm Powder Will quickly expel all kinds of worms. International Distemper Cure For Coughs, Colds, and’ Distemper. International Colic Cure Guaranteed to cure Colic in ten minutes. International Compound Absorment Greatest Curb cure on Earth. International Gall Cure Cures while horses work or rest. International Foot Remedy Cures Foot diseases, keeps the ee soft, elastic and tome International Harness Soap Gives new life to old harness. All our goods are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Write for Special Prices International Stock Food Co., Limited Toronto, Ont. CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 87 lin” Surfacer Berlin Surfacers are built for the use of thin knives. A few years ago the significance of such a statement would hardly have been appreciated. To-day, the man who turns out the most lumber in the shortest time, who gets the most from his lumber and his machines, who gets the finest finish, is the man who uses thin knives. Pyts Steel, used exclusively on Berlin machines, is the one self-hardening steel made FS I to-day which possesses the requisite toughness combined with the right amount of Tosi hardness, for the successful use of thin knives. Thin knives are set at a greater angle than the ordinary thick knives, consequently. more. of a ‘‘scrape” is secured. This is further effected by back-bevelling to suit the nature of the wood being worked. . With Berlin thin knife heads, devices are used which grind the knives without disturbing the setting. The heads are then set in motion and jointed or brought to ‘ a perfect cutting circle so that each knife does its share of the work. Thin knives actually make better work possible and will raise the grade from ten to twenty per cent. : The No, 186 is a fast feed matcher with the side-head spindles left out. It is also short-coupled and has six large feed rolls. Belt tighteners are provided for both top and bottom heads—no chance to ‘‘stall” them no matter how heavy the cut. The No. 186 has the capacity of four ordinary surfacers and will produce a finish at 150 feet per minute that cannot be equalled short of a cabinet surfacer at 30 feet per Re minute. It is built in two sizes—2o in. or 30 in. wide with a 6 in. opening. — - oN The top.and bottom heads are very close together—warped and crooked stock can be ies better and more easily surfaced. This surfacer gives the satisfaction which prompts the purchase of other Berlin machines. “ta “ @ e ee: Berlin Machine Works, Limited | ‘chaaiaies Manufacturing Plants ' is | Beloit, Wisconsin Phas he Hamilton, Canada 7 BRANCH OFFICES : New York, Boston. Nelson, B.C. Montreal, Que. Vancouver, B.C. 58 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER Scandinavia Belting can be run both indoors and out- doors with equal satisfaction. It is a solid woven belt, and can- not come apart like a belt made in plies. Write for Bulletin “A” and Discounts 284 Yonge St. | Federal Engineering & Supplies, Limited, TorGwto AGENCIES. Montreal, Power Economies Limited | Ottawa, McDougall’s Limited Calgary, Great West Saddlery Co. Cobalt, Geo. Taylor Hardware Co. Port Arthur, Marks-Clavet-Dobie Limited ' AGENTS WANTED IN OTHER CITIES VI-BALATA BELTING Large Stocks Carried at all Branches Sole Canadian Agents General = Co. of Canada, Limited Woods Western Bidg., Cor. Market and Louise Streets 356-58-60 Sparks St. This equipment of Vi-Balata Belting was supplied by us to the Western ; Canada Flour Mills Co., Limited,for their new elevator at St. Boniface, WINNIPEG, MAN. OTTAWA, ONT. Manitoba. We also supplied some 2000 ft. of the same belting, ranging from 34” to 48” in width to the Western Canada Flour Mills Co. for their new elevator at Goderich, Ont. Montreal Agents: Canada Ford Co., 485 St. James St., Montreal Sf) ae ye = { 7 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 59 SNOW PLOWS A careful examination of the above illustration will demonstrate to you what a complete and practical snow plow this is. Important Points. Rutter attachment for cutting into the ice to make track for the sleigh. Nose Piece is cast with steel points and may be raised and lowered by screws shown in illustration. Wings of hardwood on back may be set to shove the snow back 7 feet on each side of the road. Weight about 1,800 pounds. We have sold over 75 of these Snow Plows Send us your enquiries. MOWRY & SONS “este 60 CANADA LUMeEea AND WOODWORKER JOHNSTON RE - SAW is a Lumber Saver and a Money Maker The advantages of this machine over all others are:—1st—As a lumber saver, using 10 and 12 gauge saws: 2nd—Can be set instantly to cut lumber from ¥ inch to any thickness up to * ginches: grd—Has screw adjustment +o that thickness can be varied 1-12 of an inch under or over standard thickness. 4 h—Automatic adjustment to prevent saw burning by slivers catching: THE FRAME being ee is very rigid, so that saws can be run at high speed without vibration: THREE POINT driven: Three return live Rolls 8inch by 20 inch automatic feed: Two grooved Rolls 8 inch diameter; one 16 inch adjustable Rell, grooved; all gear: Power required, 20 to 30 h.p: Weight 6,500 pounds: Floor space 8 feet by 9 feet 3 inches: LIN ' id Reaves meee MADISON. WILLIAMS MFG. CO. Limite a “ad : » THE MADISON WILLIAMS MEG. CO., Limited, Lindsay, Ontario Builders of Sawmill Machinery and “Triumph” Turbine Water Wheels Eastern Representative: H. E. Plant, 1790 St. James St., Montreal, Que. Western Representative: The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Vancouver, B.C. Why Atkins Sterling Saws Run Free and Easy Saws that depend on “set” for clearance have to tear their way through the timber, like the picture to the left. The teeth are sprawled out on either side and chatter and stick and bind and tear. That’s why wood sawing is sometimes considered such hard work. That’s why commonly ground sa.s can NOT run fast or pull easy. ATKINS SEGMENT-GROUND CROSS-CUT SAW BLADES are ground thinnest on the center of the back. The teeth are the widest part, and the blade drops easily into the smooth cut which is made by the saw teeth. Very little set makes the teeth cut clean and the rakers clear the center. See the picture to the right. These Saws merely require enough power to pull them back and forth. That’s why they run so easily. ATKINS STERLING CROSS-CUT SAWS are the only Saws that are Segment- Ground, and for this reason are guaranteed to run easier and cut faster than any other Saws. Write us for free information, or order through your jobber or dealer. If they won’t supply you, let us know. E. C. Atkins & Company Makers of Sterling Saws : HAMILTON, ONT. Home Office and Factory, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A. / CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER \ N Boss Line Lumbering Tools Manufactured by The McFarlane-Neill Mfg. Co., Ltd., St. Mary’s, N. B. Forged Steel Socket Peaveys and Cant Hooks are acknowledged by leading lumber- men to be the lightest and strongest on the market. Try our Steel Loading Blocks, Twitching Grips, Saw Wedges, Skidding Tongs, Timber Carriers, Split Rock Maple Peavey and Cant Hook Handles, etc. ; Catalogues furnished and prices quoted on application The Keystone Pole Tram Car 7 ; ‘ its ability to always Its High Daily Average, {f° atts of loss skidded ahead for the leading crew is what places the CLYDE SELF-PROPELLING STEAM SKIDDER in a class by itself. Its absolute.independence of the loader prevents any interference with its fullest skidding capacity at alltimes and its self propelling feature saves in both mov- ing and skidding besides the expense of switching. Ask for catalogue and testimonial booklet Gaancn rece sno CU YDE IRON WORKS = savannaw. aa, @EW ORLEANS, LA. soe MANUFACTURERS OF THE MCGIFFERT AND DECKER PaTeNT SELF-PROPELLING STEAM LoGGiNG MACHINERY. DuLUTH, MINN. Indispensable to every saw mill. It runs on poles from 6 to 10 inches in diameter and the wheels are concave. This method of conveying logs, pulpwood, or coal is undoubtedly the best and the cheapest that jobbers and mill-men can use. It can be used to great advantage on low and marshy ground. We would appreciate the opportunity of furnishing you with further particulars. Rothfuss Howard Iron Works Williamsport . Pennsylvania Exhaust Systems Cut shows part of a system installed by us in the Canadian Pacific Railway shops, Montreal. We make a specialty of dust collecting equipment, designing and installing complete systems for Planing Mills, and Woodworking Shops, Wood Pulp Mills, ete. Write us when you are in the market. Geo. W. Reed & Co. Limited MONTREAL 62 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER The Troublesome Feature on most Triple Drum Sanders _ is THE “OSCILLATOR” Such is not the case with our New No. 229 Triple Drum Sander This machine is made exactly with the end in view of overcoming trouble with the oscillator. We have accom- plished this by our improved method of eliminating wear in the oscillator bearings—these bearings cannot wear as the shaft does not touch their walls —then, again, they are relieved of all \ weight by pivoting the oscillators to a | rigid shaft, shown in the sectional view. This feature is not found on other makes and contributes largely to the 3 success of our New, No. 225 Triple ie Drum Sander The Oscillator Our New Catalog on Sanders illustrates this feature of the .No. 225 and other salient points on our machine. It also deals with sanders generally—all kinds of san- | ders. You ought to have a copy— Free No. 225 Triple Drum Sander 465-485 W. Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. J. A. FAY & EGAN COMPANY THE WORLD’S STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY SALES OFFICES Equitable Bldg., 120 Broadway 625 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., 532 Pender St., West 401-2 White Building New York City Chicago, Il. Vancouver, B. C. Seattle, Wash. 98 Woodbridge St., Detroit, Mich. 139-149 Townsend Street, 410-412 Nat. Bank of Commerce Bldg., 164 N. Los Angeles Street, 921-922 Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. , San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La. i CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 63 Isn’t it Better to Investigate “The HOWARD” Vulcanizing Process ‘than to wish you had Positively the quickest and most economical system known for Drying and Preserving Lumber, Railroad Ties, etc. POINTS IN ITS FAVOR: Does away with all kilns Improves quality of all lumber Increases the crushing strength Increases the transverse strength Reduces the weight 30 per cent to 45 per cent It materially prolongs the life of wood Eliminates shrinking, swelling and warping Emphasizes and beautifies natural grain of the wood Makes fit for commercial use woods not otherwise merchantable Does away with necessity of maintaining heavy stock of lumber in yards By this process green lumber taken from the log can be used for building purposes in 2 or 3 days We invite Lumbermen and Owners of Woodworking establishments to see a practical demonstration of the process at our plant in Toronto Descriptive Booklet on Request ‘Lumber Vulcanizing Corporation | of Canada, Limited Executive Offices: McKinnon Building - TORONTO 64 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER “Trident” Steel Loading Chains These Chains are made with extra long lapped, self locking, swelled welds. The very best Chains for log conveyors, decking, log haul ups, hoisting, loading, etc. PINK’S PEAVEY HANDLES in select split Rock Maple are the Standard everywhere. BEAL’S PATENT TONGS for handling pulpwood, ties, or light logs of any kind. The Thomas Pink Co., Limited, Pembroke, Ont. | Manufacturer of Logging Tools iar + hele La: ne a a oe W. E. Dillon Company Limited 76 and 78 Richmond Street East, TORONTO Sheldon Slow Speed Exhaust Fans ne ee ee ee Oe oe " als mney d The fans that are revolutionizing the shawing exhaust business. They will handle wet or dry, long or short shavings and saw- dust, and will do this work with a guaranteed reduction in speed of from 25 to 40% less, and with a power consumption of from 20 to 35% less than any other exhaust fan. Descriptive circulars sent on request. Sheldons, Linuited - Galt, Ontario Cut shows part of plant installed by us in the Mickle-Dyment Lumber Co’s. mill, Toronto, and is one of the most complete plants in Canada. We make a specialty of dust collecting systems and have expert mechanics on this work. Systems designed and installed. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR WORK ne TS tl OO gage tel mam nee LOGGING LOCOMOTIVES Six Coupled, Double End, Tank Locomotive for use in logging districts where construction of permanent roadbed is uneconomical. This type of locomotive is suitable for roads with Steep Grades Sharp : Gurkes Light Rails It has a large hauling capacity, combined with light weight per wheel on the rail. The wheel arrangement, with radial trucks at front and rear, gives good guiding qualities for running in either direction. MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, LIMITED BANK OF OTTAWA BUILDING, MONTREAL, CANADA ee fie yak Sf; | SAG rar ay - » ao | oe - > i . . nal - ay . aon mE - rn - - 7 = binonvar | ~~ one « — - = Shiite n -~_ > - vd : me pe te ER pot 9 ee — eens mene te men _ = 7 ’ — ~ so . 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