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Earty in November, after a somewhat pro- tracted illness, Hon. Louis Tourville, member of the Legislative Council of Quebec, and president of The Tourville Lumber Mills Co., died in the city of Montreal. Ever since his severe illness of last year he had been feeling unwell, but was not compelled to withdraw from business until a few days previous to his death. Deceased was prominently connected with many commercial enterprises of the province, and was recognized as an eminently successful business man. Hon. Mr. Tourville was born on February 13th, 1831, in the city of Montreal, and was therefore 65 years of age. After receiving a sound commercial education, he was employed as dry goods salesman, and in the year 1854 embarked in that business on his own account, and afterwards conducted a grain and provision store. In 1880 he established the lumber firm of Tourville & Co., his partner being the late Mr. Joel Leduc. In this venture he was remarkably successful, and some years afterwards the name of the firm was changed to The Tourville Lumber Mills Company. The headquarters of the com- pany were in Montreal, and the saw mills located at Louiseville, Nicolet and Pierreville. In 1891 incorporation was granted, the capitalization being $250,000. In the vicinity of thirty-five million feet of lumber are handled each year, large cargo shipments being made to foreign markets. Not alone to the lumber business did the. deceased direct his attention. In 1873 he found- ed the Hochelaga Bank, of which he was presi- dent until the year 1878. He had also been president of the Montreal Exposition Company, the South Shore Railway Company, and the Imperial Electric Light Co., an honorary director of the Equitable Life Assurance Company of New York, and a member of the Council of the Board of Trade. Mr. Tourville was appointed to the Legislative Council by the late Mr. Mercier in 1888 in recog- nition of the signal service he rendered to the Liberal cause in the province, and had ever accorded a hearty support to a policy of inter- national development of her own resources. his death the Liberal party are placed in a minority of two in the Legislative Council. In the year 1856 he married Miss C. St. Jean, who died three years ago. A family of six children survive him. A subscriber-to the Wood Worker writes that he has found the best way to pile lumber which is to go into the dry kiln is to place it edgewise, properly supported beneath, and with strips be- tween to allow air circulation and close enough together to prevent any sagging sidewise of the lumber to be dried. A little more moisture on one edge is not nearly so bad as too much on one side. By - TORONTO, ONT., JANUARY, 1897 4 TERMS, $1.00 PER YEAR | Single Copies, ro Cents. BRITISH COLUMBIA SHINGLE MILLS. Our representative in British Columbia fur- nishes the following particulars of some British Columbia shingle mills : H. H. SPICER & CO. Among the largest manufacturers of shingles in the western province are Messrs. H. H. Spicer & Co., of Vancouver. This business was es- tablished on False Creek, at the end of Cambie street, in 1888, and has continued to grow ever since. The output is shipped to all parts of the Dominion, as well as to the United States, some going east of the Mississippi river. The premises have a frontage on False Creek of 187 feet. The Canadian Pacific Railway track a Louis TOURVILLE. THE LATE HONn. runs through the yards. The principal output of this establishment is shingles, which have a far- reaching reputation. The various buildings are thoroughly well equipped with the most improved machinery, including a Perkins ten block ma- chine, manufactured by the William Hamilton Mfg. Co., and two Challoner double block ma- chines. Three large boilers and two engines, 18x 36 and 14x20, supply the power. Self- feeders are used for conveying the saw-dust to the furnaces. The new dry-kiln consists of a 7,000-foot heater and a 110-inch fan, driven by a7xt1oinch engine. The capacity of this kiln is two and a quarter million shingles. The total capacity of the mill is one hundred million shingles per annum. From 55 to65 men are employed at the mills, and from 25 to 35 in the woods. As will be noted, the shipping facilities, both by water and rail, are excellent. HASTINGS SHINGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Messrs. James A. and Robert McNair estab- lished the business at Hastings known as the Hastings Shingle Manufacturing Co. three years ago. The shipments from this firm are also ex- tensive, and extend throughout Canada and the United States, some having been made to Bos- ton and other Atlantic sea ports. The main mill is 60x 35 feet, equipped with the most modern machinery. The dry-kiln is 100 x 35 feet. Various other buildings complete the establishment.. A staff of 25 men are em- ployed in the mill, which, when running day and night, has a capacity of forty million shingles an-- nually. A second mill owned by this firm was destroyed by fire about March last, and in six weeks another one was built and running. This, like the former, is equipped with the most modern . machinery, and affords employment for, 50 men. It has a yearly capacity of forty million shingles. This firm control the output of the Buse shingle mill, the capacity of which is twenty million shingles per annum, thus making a total capacity for this firm of one hundred million shingles annually. i They have several thousand acres of very fine. Tae cedar limits on Burrard Inlet, from which their __ cedar blocks are supplied. ARCHIE MCNAIR. Another shingle establishment at Hastings is owned by Archie McNair, and was established three years ago. The concern has a well-equipped plant, oper- ated by steam power, and using the latest appli- ances. A-specialty is made of red cedar shingles, and the output averages ten millions per annum. A ready sale for these is found in all parts of On- tario, the Northwest, and in the Eastern United States markets. WOOD PULP BICYCLE FRAMES. Woop pulp is the latest material for the mak- ing of frames for bicycles. The use of wood after it has been ground up and reduced to a pulp is not so new as many people suppose. As far back as 1719 a Frenchman named Reamur pub- lished an essay upon the subject, taking his hint from the wasps, whose paper-like nests are literally made from wood pulp manufactured by those insects. ago that any practical trial of the matter was made, and it is almost wholly within the last quarter of a century that the industry has begun to attract attention and assume importance. For some time past railroad car wheels have been But it was only 30 or 40 years made from wood pulp, and also many other things which are exposed to great strain in use, — and now the attention of bicycle makers has been attracted to this useful article. — Cincinnati Tribune. Resolutions have been passed by the Board of Trade at. Thorold and Owen Sound requesting that the Govern- ment impose an export duty on pulp wood. » The total cut of the Minneapolis saw mills in 1895 was 479,000,000 feet. In 1896 a reduction of 37 per cent. was made, the production being 300,000,000 feet. — THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 4 AGAINST FREE LUMBER. UNITED STaTES LUMBERMEN REQUEST THE RESTORATION OF AN ImMpoRT Duty.—PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EFFECTED TO CONSIDER TARIFF LEGISLATION. IN response to a call issued by the publishers of the Timberman and Northwestern Lumber- man, of Chicago, acting under instructions from the Southern Lumber Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, about 150 delegates convened in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 16th of December, to discuss the tariff question and to take action to secure the restoration of an import duty on lum- ber. Delegates are said to have been present from every lumber state in the union, and the representation included wholesale and _ retail dealers and manufacturers. Upon opening the convention, Mr. Judson, of _the Northwestern Lumberman, was called upon. He dwelt upon the injurious effect of Canadian competition in lumber, and stated that over $500,000,000 were invested in mill plants in the United States, giving employment to more than half a million persons, to whom $141,000,000 in round numbers was paid in wages annually. Mr. Defebaugh, of The Timberman, followed, delivering an eloquent and carefully prepared address, and submitting the following figures for the consideration of the delegates : . IMPORTATION OF CANADIAN BOARDS, DEALS AND PLANKS TO THE UNITED STATES. Thousand Year. Feet. Value. MET AIS crise Sa ine Gis.0 $i saints 608,326 $7,497,078 NGS Pe ers 3. ste Visas 747,842 7,804,163 TTD ree eee eee a 659,703 7,744,954 MMS sso Sadao uc ou cece oo 757,149 8,498,046 LSS 55.6 oer 663,134 7,539,766 EMS RON a rs! jie, 5, 8 ale disrehs ; 742,351 8,217,331 Carn 4 eae 514,461 6,134,204 LOG a7 kcette Oe ee ee 600,809 6,859,532 Six months ending March 1, ’96 262,002 3,062,041 Year ending June 30, 1896 .... 786,209 8,505,634 Three months ending Sept. 30,96 225,390 2,360,896 Nine months ending Sept. 30,’96 549,522 5»790,028 IMPORTATIONS OF CANADIAN SHINGLES. From Year Thous’d. Value. Nova Scotia, New Br’nsw’k, etc. 1890-1 58,687 $122,934 Quebec, Ontario, etc........... 1890-1 201,961 430,335 ING) ey ae ene 260,648 $553,269 Nova Scotia, New Br'nsw’k, etc. 1891-2 77,963 $162,794 Maebec, Ontario, etc........... 1891-2 285,035 569,266 362,998 $732,060 78,739 $169,124 379:979 746,358 458,709 $915,482 Nova Scotia, New Br'nsw’k, etc. 1892-3 Quebec, Ontario, etc........... 1892-3 Nova Scotia, New Br'nsw’k, etc. 1893-4 58,057 $1 15,623 Quebec, Ontario, etc........... 1893-4 320,415 616,101 (IS ee eee 378,472 $731,724 Nova Scotia, New Br'nsw’k, etc. 1894-5 9,640 $20,174 Quebec, Ontario, etc........... 1894-5 41,873 79,616 SROME AU hereto Neveie Ganda Fs. 51,513 $99,790 1895-6 578,870 $1, 100,223 IMPORTATION OF CANADIAN TIMBER (NOT ROUND.) Average Yearly Year. Value. Value. MRM rghit cesses Cae aden. $ 5,748 $ 3,334 ~ 93) 2 Lo tO ee eee 3,108 39334 TDD oo oe Set 1,147 39334 RE eee 8 ah Ssscviie ios? =s00' «, 37,652 37,652 TES 23 aS gS eee 56,777. 56,811 1) on ANC eee ne a oa 55792 56,811 [00h oe RS a re 47,865 56,811 BOOS <2..--... 304 he ED pane ae 56,783 56,783 Six months ending March 1, 1806..... 26,093 Year ending June 30, 1896..........- 87,603 87,603 Three months ending Sept. 30, 1896 .. 24,763 Nine months ending Sept. 30, 1896.... 46,654 IMPORTATION OF LOGS FROM CANADA. Yearly Yearly Average Average Year. M. Feet. Value. 1882-85) oh Se oeieee leper a ee 1,084 $ 9,493 1886-80) 525 ona seirots «ie ee eee Tete 52,964 T8Q0-930 5c... ase cobs Reece Oe 67,467 570,700 bolt) Waitin Aine ra Morhan yaw (mS a2 277;947 25,359,951 TBQS seater ss sore Saree eet Pee 212,231 1,860,725 Year ending June 30, 1896 ....... 315,464 2,584,438 Three months ending Sept. 30,'96. 187,077 1,508,600 Nine months ending Sept. 30,'96.. 303,716 2,432,076 Lumber product of Ottawa District, Can., in 1896 Total United States imports of boards, deals and planks for the nine months ending September 30, 1896.......... 552,500,000 ft. 549,522,000 ft. A portion of Mr. Defebaugh’s remarks were as follows : The true influence of the tariff is only seen when we compare the statistics of particular years with our com- mercial condition at those times. It will be noted that the year 1891 showed an increase in imports over the pre- ceding year of nearly 100,000,000 feet to a total of 757;149,000 feet. During this year the McKinley bill was in effect. The reduction of the duty had let in a large amount of low grade Canadian stock that the higher duty previously in force had kept out. Many of you will recall the immediate developments at the gateways leading from Canada into this country, at Niagara, Lake Ontario ports, and on the northern boundaries of New York and New England. The next year, 1892, imports dropped off materially, owing, it is believed by many of our lumbermen, to the assumed fact that Canada during the previous year had to a certain extent disposed of her surplus and was merely getting in readiness for the larger business which she did later on. The year 1893 showed another increase, bring- ing the imports almost up to the largest previous year. But during 1893 came the panic and the period of dull trade that succeeded it. Canadian lumbermen at once felt the effect of that financial convulsion. Its exporta- tions to this country of boards, deals and planks, which are the classes of product that I am in this connection considering, dropped down to the lowest point known for years, and it might have been supposed that Canadian competition was to be a thing of the past. But, given fresh courage by the removal of the one dollar a thousand duty provided by the McKinley bill, an increase began to be seen. Notwithstanding the fact that the consumption was tremendously curtailed throughout this country, that the United States has not in any twelve months since June 30, 1893, consumed to exceed 75 per cent. of its annnal con- sumption for several years preceding the panic, the Canadians have continued to gain. Mills have been erected on Canadian soil, and during the year ending June 30, 1896, importations of beards, deals, planks, etc., from Canada amounted to 786,209,000 feet, valued at $8,505,634. The first three months of the present govern- ment fiscal year showed importations of 225,396,000 feet, which, if maintained for the year, would bring the aggre- gate to much the highest point ever known. It would be instructive to know the precise magnitude of the American demand for lumber, but let us estimate the requirement for lumber with which the Canadian product comes directly in competition—such as white pine, yellow pine, hemlock and spruce—at sixteen billion feet in 1892, and twelve billion feet in 1895-96 ; and we find that Canada in the former year furnished about four per cent. of our supplies, and in the latter about six and one-half per cent.—a comparative increase of five-eighths. Messrs. Judson and Defebaugh were appointed secretaries of the convention, and upon motion a permanent committee on organization was appointed. It was stated that those present represented 7,805,000,000 feet of the annual pro- duction of lumber. Communications were then read from a large number of manufacturers and lumber associations expressing their sympathy with the movement for the re-imposition of the duty, which was in most cases placed at $2.0 per thousand. _ Mr. Silas W. Gardner, who is interested in both yellow and white pine, spoke at some “JANUARY, 1897 SS aa length, advocating that a duty of $1.00 per thousand feet be imposed on rough lumber and timber, and $2.00 upon all dressed or re-manu- factured lumber. Such a duty would realize a revenue for the government of one million dol- lars, while it would not be sufficient to shut out much of the Canadian product, but would protect the market from becoming demoralized. Mr. H. E. Foster, of Washington, referred to the competition trom British Columbia. The manufacturers there had quite an advantage in being able to ship their lumber in foreign ships to American ports, by means of which they were often enabled to get very cheap rates. Canadians had also an advantage with respect to stumpage, as they had no taxes to pay, the land reverting ‘back to the government when cleared. Several other delegates expressed their views, advocating a duty of not less than $2.00 per thousand feet, and the Committee on Permanent Organization reported, recommending the ap- ~ pointment of a ways and means committee to establish such legislation as is considered in the best interests of the lumber trade, also the appointment of a committee on resolutions, to be composed of five members. Mr. C. W. Good- lander, of Pennsylvania, was elected president of the ways and means committee. Other speeches followed, and Mr. W. B. Mershon, of Saginaw, made the the following report for the committee on resolutions : Whereas, The placing of lumber on the free list by the existing tariff law not only promotes ruinous competition on lumber from Canadian mills, but discriminates against lumber as compared with other manufactures. There- fore, be it Resolved, That-this convention representing the entire lumber industry of the United States in all lines, respect- fully petition congress to place lumber on the dutiable list. And be it further Resolved, That each lumber dealer in the United States be urged to furnish to the senators of his state, and to the member of congress from his district, full information in relation to the needs and condition of the lumber industry, to the end that they can consistently assist in the passage of this measure. Finally Resolved, That this convention recognizes the fact that unjust discrimination prevails in some countries in South America and elsewhere, as against American lumber, and that we are entirely opposed to such unjust discrimina- tion, and we invoke the aid of the United States congress for the purpose of removing the same, either by recipro- city or otherwise. Mr. G. W. Hotchkiss, of Chicago, gave an animated talk on the value of lumber and the effect of importations. He had commenced his lumber business in Canada, buying common lum- ber for $3.00, fourths for $7.00, and the three uppers for $14.00. This was about forty years ago. The chairman made a few remarks and ad- journment was announced, after which a meeting of the Ways and Means Committee was held. In the evening a banquet was tendered the visiting delegates. WELL PLEASED. Mr. D. P. Sicklesteel, McGregor, Ont., having recently — sold cut his business, requests that THE LUMBERMAN be discontinued, and adds: ‘‘Am very well pleased with THE LUMBERMAN, and would continue to take it had I not sold out.” THE LUMBERMAN FILLS THE BILL. The Napanee Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., of Fenelon Falls, Ont., write: ‘‘It is with pleasure that we hand you settlement for our ‘ad’ in THE CANADA LUMBERMAN, as the results have been very satisfactory indeed.” ( JANUARY, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 CORRESPONDENCE Letters are invited from our readers on matters of practical and timely interest to the lumber trades. To secure insertion all communications must be accompanied with nam2 and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The publisher will not hold himself responsible fer opinions of correspondents. “ONE LEADER,” Barrig£, Ont., Nov. 25th, 1896. * To the Editor of the Canapa LUMBERMAN: Dear Sir,—Now that McKinley has been elected, and gold declared to be the leading metal, from every nation and point of compass is heralded the news of general satisfaction and restoration of confidence; resulting already in furnishing employment to over one hundred and fifty thousand of idle artisans. developed that the people only require one metal as a leader—and that is gold. This decision is, I believe, in accordance with the Designer from the creation up to the end of time—that there should be only one leader in anything, whether of nations or societies, min- eral, agricultural, forest, or any other product— only one leader of its class can successfully exist. And the moment two leaders are given equal power, the seed of discontent is planted, the growth of which will in time be destroyed by its superior. White pine, like gold, is the leader. The election has original With gold as a foundation for all obligations, coupled with a permanent advance in mineral lands, wheat and all other agricultural products, a reason is furnished to anticipate an increased demand for the goods supplied by the manu- facturer which will set in motion the wheels of commerce, the effect of which cannot be otherwise than beneficial to the lumbering industry. But as to the general revival of trade advancing the price of lumber, say one dollar per M feet mill run, this will largely depend upon the lumber- men themselves and the banks that supply the funds. quantity in the future, as they have in the past, and then force it upon the market (as many will) —two million feet when only one million is re- quired—then [ fail to see that the result in price If the lumbermen produce an excessive will follow beyond a moderate advance over dull time prices. With the competition that exists from whitewood, pine timber, flooring, ceiling, box lumber and shingles from the Southern States, and cedar, redwood, Douglas fir and shingles from British Columbia and Washington territory, and the manufacturers of these exer- cising the same fault of forcing double the quan- tity upon the market that is required, the result will be in order—to find their gain. It would with improvements, also a lightning calculator with a powerful magnifying glass, to discover a small speck of profit—after paying interest, insurance, require a one stamp gold mill latest and depreciation of property and expense of manufacturing, which is the smallest, most econ- omical and hardest earned of all. The moment there is a permanent advance in lumber or grain the railroad companies claim they have a ‘‘title deed” to it from the Crown, and advance the rate accordingly—they claim it is fair to allow you to hold the ‘‘ title deed”’ to the ground, and they a ‘‘deed” to the profits therefrom, as they do not want the earth, only _results—for which they ‘‘ draw” to secure. There is no doubt but that the retail yards in the United States are all carrying small stocks, but the demand corresponds with the amount of small stock carried. Now, where is the lumber if not in the retail yard? You will find millions upon millions at Buffalo, Tonawanda, Chicago and other wholesale yards, and at the mills in Canada, Michigan, Wisconsin and other states, hundreds of millions of ’94, ’95 and ’96 stock, all ready to ship, and millions more to be manu- factured, with 1897 cut to follow. The effect of this will be to check the advance in price that should take place. Canada owns billions of white pine standing timber, and for want of appreciation or realizing its value an annual destruction of millions is going on, resulting in a loss to all interested. I know of only one way to advance the price of lumber to a paying basis, and that is to manu- facture no more than the demand requires, but who can stop the ‘‘ Niagara” or the whirlpool below ? The lumber manufacturers are ‘‘in it”’—the loss; the railroad companies are ‘‘in it’’—the profit ; the government are ‘‘in it ”’—destruction of timber. ; Yours truly, C. H. Ciark. [The above letter was written for our Decem- ber number, but was received too late for inser- tion. —Tue Epiror. | THE DUTY QUESTION. MONTREAL, 25th Nov., 1896. To the Editor of the Canapa LUMBERMAN: Dear Sir,—In reply to yours of the 1oth inst. would say, that although a protectionist presi- dent has been elected in the United States, I can- not believe that the duty on lumber going there will be re-imposed, for the following reasons: The great bulk of the people of the United States being consumers, their interests will be consider- ed rather than that of a few lumbermen who represent but a small portion of the people and who have really a monopoly of the business, as the principal part of the timber lands are com- paratively in the hands of a few operators who can control the output if they will; but the apparent disposition of most lumbermen is to get rid of, as fast as possible, what standing timber there is left and let the future take care of itself. Then the fact of so many Americans being so: largely interested in our mills and timber lands, will naturally influence them to oppose any legislation that will debar them from getting our pulp wood, logs and lumber, which they see the necessity of having to keep their paper mills working, and the refuse of the logs to make their The Titabawassy, the Cass and other rivers that once furnished this material are almost denuded of their pine, and it is doubtful if Michigan, which once made four thousand million feet of lumber in a single year, produces half that quantity at present, even though it is of a very inferior quality. There is still some good timber in Michigan, but it is in very few hands. Last year there was taken across the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron to that state some three hundred million feet of pine logs to keep their pans and mills going. Saginaw, Alpena, Muskegon, Grand Haven, and other centres of the great lumber industry, will, if something else does not turn up, be places of the past. Then, again, if our American friends should revert to the import duty on our lumber, we would, of salt. necessity, reimpose the export duty on logs and pulp wood going to the States, resulting in what I think would be contrary to the interests of both countries. In reference to the outlook for the coming year’s business, I think it is good. The Ameri- - can market during the past year has been very quiet, while the English trade has been good, most every kind of lumber being in demand, particularly waney board timber and spruce deals Had it not been for the high rates of freighc prevailing in the fall, much more of the latter would have gone forward; in fact, had it not been for: the British market the past season, many of our lumbermen would have run their mills on short time. The outlook for next year’s business is promising, the cut of deals being all sold. Yours truly, J. K. Warp. INFORMATION WANTED. Scotstown, P. Q., Dec. 16th, 1896. To the Editor of the CanaDA LUMBERMAN : ae Sir,—I wish to transmit about eight horse power a distance of about 1,500 feet froma water wheel, which I can do by using an electric motor, but that is expensive. I have been thinking that I could connect an air compressor directly to the water wheel and carry the air in steam pipes to the place where the power is required, and use an ordinary steam engine. There is only one difficulty I see in the way, that is, to keep the engine from heating. Perhaps some of your readers have had experi- ence with this kind of power, and can give me some light on the subject through the-columns of THE LUMBERMAN. Yours truly, C. H. PARKER. [It is perfectly feasible to transmit the power by means of a compressor and a steam engine as you propose. There is no difficulty about the heating. The cylinder of course would need oil- ing, but the principal difficulty that has been tound has not been the heating but the cooling, as the air expands when released from the engine and usually produces frost. The method of transmission by compressed air has a good deal to be said in its favor, but in this individual case we are of the opinion that the cost of the appar- atus, namely, the compessor and the engine, would be considerably more than the cost of the electric outfit.—Ep. LUMBERMAN. | ee KEEP ON ADVERTISING. No business man not yet dead in the shell but can see even in dull times an opportunity to let the world know that he 1s alive. In advertising one’s business it is perhaps three times out-of four a blind and fatal mistake to leave the public in the dark as to whether the factory is still running and the owner thereof alive or dead. No industry that is not overdone or wrongly located can be effectually downed by a spell of depression. Consumers do not quit the world as some gentlemen did in the days of Noah, and - if unable to purchase what they need to-day, the same need speaks for itself to-morrow. When the wind is low, mend your sails, and the man who is prepared for the breeze is the man most benefitted by the same.—Power and Trans- mission. 6 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN MONTHLY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS C. H. MORTIMER PUBLISHER CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO E B BRANCH OFFICE: New York LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING, MONTREAL The LuMBERMAN Weekly Edition is published every Wednesday, and the Monthly Edition on the 1st day of every month. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, One Year, in advance....... One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, Six Months, in advance..... «50 Foreign Subscriptions, $2.00 a Year. 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But correspondence is not only welcome, but is invited from all who have any information to com- municate or subjects to discuss relating to the trade or in any way affecting it. Even when we may not be able to agree with the writers we will give them a fair opportunity for free discussion as the best means of eliciting thetr: '_ Any items of interest are particularly requested, for even if not of great importance individually they contribute to a fund of information from which general results are obtained. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. We need not point out that for many the CANADA LUMBERMAN, with its spe- cial class of readers, is not only an exceptionally good medium for securing publicity, but is indispensable for those who would bring themselves before the notice of that class. Special attention is directed to ‘‘ WANTED” and “For Sate” advertisements, which will be inserted in a conspicuous posi- tion at the uniform price of 15 cents per line for each insertion. Announce- ments of this character will be subject to a discount of 25 per cent. it ordered for four successive issues or longer. Subscribers will find the small amount they pay for the Canapa Lum- BERMAN quite insignificant as compared with its value to them. There is not an individual in the trade, or specially interested in it, who should not n our list, thus obtaining the present benefit and aiding and encour- aging us to render it even more complete. TO VISITING LUMBERMEN. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to use the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN as their own. We shall take pleasure in supplying them with every con- venience for receiving and answering their correspond- ence, and hold ourselves at their service in any other way they may desire. 1897, STANDING on the threshold of a new year, the portals of which are about to swing open to us, we cordially extend to readers of THE LumBER- MAN the wish that 1897 may bring to them in satisfying measure happiness and _ prosperity. There’s no denying the fact that business con- ditions have not been to our liking for several years past. In consequence most of us have thought that we had good cause to grumble, and have, perhaps, exercised our prerogative a little too freely. Our grumbling has not improved matters—on the contrary it has probably been a more or less potent influence in the other direc- tion. On the principle that misery loves com- pany, we have had the satisfaction of knowing that our neighbors across the border were being pinched harder than ourselves. In spite of hard times, however, our exports of lumber and timber products of various kinds were considerably in excess of any previous year. So far as the United States market was con- cerned prices ruled very low, but European tran- sactions brought satisfactory profits. Speaking generally it can be said that the out- look for the new year is an encouraging one. A feeling of hopefulnessy which has been lacking for several years past, now pervades the business community. This of itself must exert a powerful influence in setting the wheels of enterprise in swifter motion, creating a demand for lumber and other lines of material. The satisfactory price which has been reached and is being maintained for wheat is a mighty factor in bring- ing about good times in an agricultural country like Canada, and affords a solid basis upon which business men may build their hopes. The CanaDA LUMBERMAN would like to see every lumberman as well as business man in every line, put a cheerful courage on, get his shoulder against the wheel of the car of pro- gress and assist to give it a momentum that shall continue throughout this and many future years. The attention of our readers is called to two new features which appear for the first time in this number of THE LUMBERMAN, viz., a depart- ment for Retail Lumbermen, and a Wood Pulp Department. The retail lumber trade of Canada is deemed to be sufficiently important to warrant us in giv- ing it in future a greater amount of attention in these pages that it has heretofore received. We hope to have the encouragement and assistance of the retail lumber merchants throughout Canada inthe effort we shall make to impart interest to this new feature of the paper. The wood pulp department has been estab- lished owing to the close relationship existing between the lumbering and pulp manufacturing industries— many of our lumbermen being owners of pulp wood limits as well as investors in pulp mills. The relationship thus existing between these industries should render this department of interest to both lumbermen and pulp manufac- turers. OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES. FOLLowinc the election of Major McKinley to the Presidency, the lumber manufacturers of the United States, particularly those of the Southern States, are reviving the agitation for the re-im- position of a duty on Canadian lumber. We print elsewhere an account of a recent meeting held at Cincinnati to discuss this question. The enterprising publishers of the Chicago lumber journals and other gentlemen delivered eloquent speeches in which the woes of the American manufacturer were skilfully painted in becoming- ly sombre hues. It is not the usual custom of our American friends to attach much importance to Canada. They are accustomed to say, when Canada is mentioned, ‘* Canaday— where is Canaday, anyhow?” It is rather amusing, therefore, to see the representatives of the greatest American industry appealing to their government to save them from destruction at the hands of the Canadians. Candidly, we think our American friends are acting on this occasion in a manner altogether inconsistent with their usual practice, and are making much ado about nothing. Purposely, no doubt, they present to their government but one view of the situation, and that the one most favorable to themselves. They admit that the lumber imported from Canada constitutes only about one-sixth of the total amount placed each year on the American market—or in other words, about two-thirds of the total yearly receipts of lumber at the city of Chicago alone. It is a well-known fact that a JANUARY, 1897 a considerable part of the lumber imported from Canada, is exported by the American buyer to his foreign customers and therefore does not come into competition in the home market with the product of American mills. We presume that should an import duty be imposed, there would be a rebate of duty on such lumber as could be shown to have been bought for and exported to foreign markets. There would also be a rebate granted to box manufacturers on all lumber brought in from Canada for use in their business. Deducting the total amount of such rebates, the revenue which the American govern- ment would derive from a moderate duty would be trifling indeed, and the benefit which would be likely to accrue to the American lumber manufacturer from shutting out say 25 per cent. of the Canadian exports, would be correspond- ingly small. The American government should and doubt- less will consider whether it is worth while to disturb the present trade relations of the two countries—the advantages of which are recip- rocal—for the purpose of conferring a trifling advantage upon a particular class, largely at the inconvenience and expense of the consumers, who, in point of numbers, are as 100 is to 1. The advantages of the present arrangement are, as already stated, reciprocal—notwithstanding the efforts of the speakers at Cincinnati to make it appear that Canada gets all the benefits. In exchange for the free admission of our lumber to the American market the owners of the largest mills in Michigan and Wisconsin are permitted to export from Canada, free of duty, the timber necessary to keep their business in operation. Were this privilege to be withdrawn, these ex- tensive mills would be obliged to close down, the capital invested in them would be to a large extent destroyed, thousands of workmen would be permanently deprived of employment, and cities like Saginaw and Bay City, which are de- pendent upon lumber manufacturing, would be ruined. Again, under the present arrangement the owners of pulp mills in New England are allow- ed to carry immense quantities of pulp wood out of New Brunswick each year free of duty. The withdrawal of this privilege would certainly entail inconvenience and loss upon the owners of these mills, and in many instances, no doubt, would lead to the removal of American pulp mills to Canada. Our American friends should endeavor to take a broader view of this question, in which case they should be able to see that it has many bearings, and that the interests of both countries would probably be best conserved by leaving the tariff unchanged. Taking into con- sideration the fact that the principle at stake in the late Presidential election was that of a sound as against a debased currency, and that the President elect received substantial support from a strong section of the Democratic party, the probability of the protectionists being able to carry such a measure as the American lumber manufacturers desire is at least doubtful. In this connection we desire to express our satisfaction with the proposal that has recently been made that the Canadian government should arrange to have a permanent representative of the Dominion at Washington to facilitate negotiations and promote satisfactory relations between the United States and this country. “3 a ele = ee “ ¥ January, 1897 ee SSsavw([_—[—[—[—“—“—[_—_— EDITORIAL NOTES. Tue Board of General Appraisers at Washing- ton have just rendered a decision in the import- ant question of the valuation of wood pulp, by which is determined the amount of duty to be paid by Canadian manufacturers shipping to the United States. Heretofore the Government valuation has been $12 per ton, but at the suggestion of Treasury Agents Wood, of Detroit, and Stokes, of Plattsburg, N. Y., an appraisement was made, the decision being that the valuation should be placed at $11 at the point of manufacture. The Mississippi Valley Lumberman’s Associa- tion has announced an exposition of lumber grades to be held in Minneapolis this month. It is intended as a means by which manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers may inspect and become acquainted with the standard grades, and as such it should prove of great interest. There will be exhibited in a suitable building, provided for the purpose, from 75,000 to 100,000 feet of lumber. Canadian lumbermen will learn with surprise of the attention given to the question of grading by this association. A STRONG argument in favor of holding firmly to prices is found in the published statement that the manufacturers of red cedar shingles have so reduced prices as to make their product unpopular in the eastern markets. Following the reduction in price, an attempt is said to have been made to produce the shingles at a less cost, and consequently the quality has deteriorated and the product become unpopular. the lack of anything like a standard grade or price, dealers also feel a delicacy about making purchases, lest their neighbors should undersell them. To retain the eastern trade the manu- facturers of red cedar shingles must study the market more closely. Owing to One of the essential features in the production of a first-class trade journal is that it should contain the views of those in whose interest it is published. When important questions are under consideration, readers naturally look for the opinion of others engaged in the same line of industry. During the past year the CANADA LuMBERMAN has received contributions from a number of its subscribers, to whom we are deeply grateful. In the year 1897 it is hoped that _ many more will assist in increasing the value of the LUMBERMAN by expressing their views on subjects relating to the lumber trade, as well as by seeking information through its columns. The publisher is always pleased to hear from subscribers. Let one of your New Year resolu- tions be that you will write more frequently to your trade paper. MENTION was made in these columns a few months ago of the fact that the vessel in which Dr. Nansen attempted to discover the north pole was made of Douglas fir, and that it had been subjected to great pressure among the ice floes. Further corroboration of the strength of the vessel is given by Dr. Nansen, who states that when the pressure was at its height, her beams and timbers began to crack; she broke loose and was slowly lifted up out of the icy berth in which she had been fast frozen, but they were unable to find a single crack or a splinter dis- placed. This proves the immense strength and elasticity of the Douglas fir. In this connection we note that expert testimony before the Behring Sea Commission at Victoria, B. C., affirmed the fact that Douglas fir was far superior for pur- poses of shipbuilding to Oregon pine, the only article of lumber that is in any way to be com- pared to the product of British Columbia. THE subject of business courtesy is one to which greater attention and study might profit- ably be given in this and other countries. The indifference and lack of courtesy shown to repre- sentatives of business houses by those holding responsible positions is often such as to cause astonishment, and the person who has sought an interview is made to feel that he is regarded as an intruder. An instance of this was recently brought to our notice. A representative of a European house called upon a prominent manu- facturing firm in Ontario and was treated with such indifference as to be at a loss to understand the situation. He afterwards expressed the opinion, in which we entirely concur, that such an attitude was not only injurious to the particu- lar industry with which the firm in question were identified, but to the country at large. Particu- larly in a young country such as Canada, the aim of every business man should be to establish our reputation as a courteous and hospitable people, always willing to extend the hand of friendship Thus Canada will be looked upon as a desirable country in which to reside, and the increased population which is so necessary to our welfare will be attracted to us. to visitors from abroad. It costs nothing to treat your fellow-beings civilly, and the results are invariably profitable. ENGLISH TERMS AND MEASUREMENTS. BELow will be found some particulars regard- ing English terms and measurements as furnished to us by one thoroughly acquainted with the English trade which will assist our readers to a better understanding of the English market. In the article which we reproduced last month from the Tradesman there are said to be several inaccuracies. Lumber in Great Britain is spoken of as timber, the only exception to this rule being in the case of hardwood lumber imported from the United States, which is spoken of as States lumber. The England synonymous with the white pine of Canada, while the yellow pine of the Southern States is designated pitch pine. Round timber in England has formerly been measured to find the cubical contents by the quarter girth by what is called the “ Hoppus’ system,” in which the devisor is 144, but of late years it has been discovered that this devisor gives 27 per cent. less than the actual contents when used for measuring round timber. The Customs Find Timber Measuring Department now measure round timber by the quarter girth and use the 113 devisor, but if the timber is measured by calliper, or by the diameter, the 183, which gives the true term yellow pine in is devisor used is content. Sawn timber, such as deals, battens and. boards, or ‘lumber, ” as it is called in Canada, is imported by the St. Petersburg standard hundred. The standard St. Petersburg deal is. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 7 — feet in length by 1% x 11 inches. The standard contains 120 pieces, or 6 score to the hundred, which is equal to 1,980 feet of 1 inch boards. To this measurement every size and dimension has to be reduced. In London and Ireland, however, there is another standard which is 12 used principally for retail trans- actions, and which is 120 pieces 12 feet by 3x9 inches, equal to 3,240 feet board measure. Planed or dressed wood, such as flooring and matched boards, are imported by the St. Peters- burg standard, but are re-sold in England by the square of 100 superficial feet. Another measurement England is the fathom, which is 6 feet cube, or 216 cubic feet. Lath wood, deal and batten ends, or as it is called in England, ‘‘ firewood,” is bought and sold by this measurement. Mouldings are sold in by the roo running feet. Square timber is sold in the English market by the load of 50 cubic feet, equal to 600 feet inch board measure. The railway companies carry 50 cubic feet of fir timber to the ton, and 4o cubic feet of hardwood timber. cedar and turniture and fancy woods are sold in the log or in plank at per superficial foot of one inch thick. Hardwood boards or States lumber is now sold in considerable quantities to English merchants by the car load. Mahogany, BAND VS. CIRCULAR. A sHortT time ago I asked for a discussion on the difference between the saw kerf of a circular and that of the band saw, or the gain of the band over the circular in amount and profit, writes A. Blackmer in the Wood-Worker. By allowing a difference of one-eighth of an inch between the circular and band—that is, call- ing the circular 1 5-16 inches for the board and © kerf, and the band 1 3-16 inches for the same—I find that the band will make 21 boards out of the same timber that the circular will make 19 boards from, making a difference of 2-19 in favor of the band ; 2-19 of a day’s run of 60,000 feet makes 6,315 feet, which at a moderate estimate of $10 per thousand, is worth $63.15, so that if there were no other items to consider, the band would have paid for itself in a very short time. However, there are several other points to con- sider. In the first place, when the band aver- ages 50,000 a day it is doing well, and so the sawing of this extra 10,000 a day which would be necessary to make its day’s work equal to the circular in amount, at $2.50 per thousand equals $25, which must be charged to the band, and when taken from the $63.15 that it now has credit for leaves a balance of $38.15. As a further offset, when there is a change to be made from a circular to a band, is the expense of making this change, including the enlarging of the filing room and new outfit for the same, and interest on the investment. : To recapitulate: The difference in saw kerf on — which these estimates are based is probably not far out of the way. It is probably in each case about a 32nd of an inch more than the majority carry, but that does not materially change the result. It costs much more to keep a supply of — band saws on hand and keep them in order than circulars. things is a little difficult without a demonstration by an actual account being kept. Just how to estimate some of these a) Ae ef oe i as 8 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 tet hh hh hh hha hh aaah ara araaraanaannnnrnnnne ETAILER) ap aaa aanaenaeanananae a’ A WORD TO THE RETAILER, In this country there are two classes ot retail dealers, the one conducting a strictly retail yard, and the other having in connection with his retail business a wood-working factory, by means of which he supplies dressed stock, sash, doors, etc., to his customers. This fact has suggested the change which has been made in the heading of this department, and while in the future the Same attention will be paid to the wood-worker as in the past, it is hoped to present, also, articles of interest to the dealer conducting exclusively a retail trade. Many millions of feet of lumber are consumed annually in building operations in Canada, a large portion of which passes through the hands of re- tail dealers, to whom manufacturers and whole- salers look for much of their Canadian trade. A _ close affinity, therefore, should exist between the manufacturer, the wholesaler and the retail dealer, and each should strive to promote the in- terests of the trade in general, by according to each branch its rights. To make this depart- ment beneficial in advancing the interests of the retail dealer is one of the objects desired, and to attain this the assistance of every dealer through- out the country is solicited. Contributions on any subject of interest to the trade, whether local or general, and discussion on the methods of exe- cuting work in the planing mill, are invited. This is the Retailer’s Department, and we trust the retailer will assist us to make it of the great- est possible service. a SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, Wuite the lack of organization in the lumber trade of the Dominion is strikingly manifest by comparison with other countries, it is creditable to the retail trade that the only association which can fairly be said to be in active Operation is the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association of Manitoba. Nearly every retail dealer of the Northwest has his name enrolled on the member- ship list, which also includes the manufacturers as honorary members, thus assisting in a better carrying out of the objects sought. Since the inception of the association dealers have been en- abled to maintain fair prices. While cutting has been avoided, the consumers have not been called upon to pay exorbitant figures. There is cer- tainly much to be said for and against the per- petuation of combines. There always has been, and perhaps always will be, strong opposition to their existence, but any atfrangement that will Secure to the manufacturer a reasonable return for money invested, and prevent him from sink- ing into bankruptcy, bringing loss to the com- munity in which he resides, must, we think, be looked upon as serving a desirable purpose. es Wood -VWeemam ad eee oe ee oe LD This the Western Retail Lumbermen’s Associa- tion are striving to do, and what can be done in one section of country can be done in: another. It might not be perfectly feasible for the retail . dealers of Eastern Canada to organize on their Own account, but they might become a branch of a manufacturers’ association if such existed, and work in harmony therewith. In the United States there are a number of retail associations, which have proven to be of great assistance in maintaining the trade on a profitable basis. * * * THE lot of the retail dealer in many parts of Canada has not been a happy one during the late period of depression. In British Columbia his condition has been improved by mining opera- tions, and in the Northwest the advance in the price of wheat has had the effect of creating con- siderable trade, but in Ontario and Quebec less favorable conditions have prevailed. Upon the building trade largely depends the business of the retail lumber dealer, and unfortunately, the two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, have just passed through a period of severe depression. Dropping into the office of a retail dealer in To- ronto, the writer inquired how the past year’s business had compared with 1895, and was told by the proprietor that he had adopted the policy of selling for cash only, and this, of course, had restricted his trade, but until the books were balanced for the year he could not Say just how he would stand. He said, however, that the past few years had been a period of enduring ex- pectation, and they were just hanging on await- ing the return of better times. The wisdom of conducting a cash business is not to be doubted, although it is sometimes very difficult to do. Bad debts are the bane of many an otherwise promising business, and liberal credit opens the door to the unscrupulous contractor to evade pay- ment for his goods. The refusal of credit to builders would have a tendency to weed out the weak contractors, and thus place the retail lum- ber trade on a stronger footing. —— CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO SUCCESS, For a long time the planing mill business has been one of very close competition, for which state of things mill owners have only themselves to thank. A great percentage of them are troubled to-day to know how to make ends meet on the last day of 1896. The proprietor or manager who always comes in an hour or two late, sits down, puts his highly- polished boots up on the desk, there to remain until he has posted himself fully on horse racing and base ball matters, and smoked his cigar, leaving his correspondence and business—that should receive his first attention—till the cigar JANuARY, 1897 and sporting news are fully digested, is nearly always in trouble, as well as those who wait daily in their offices for the clouds to roll by, never making an effort to look up a job, and only getting what falls on their plates withoutany efforts on their part. If work is to be had you must bustle around and get it. If you don’t get a car load get half a car load ; hustle around and get your share of what is to be had. The owner or manager should be at his place of business the first one in the morning and arrange business for the day. See that your foremen have everything properly arranged for the day’s work, making necessary suggestions and having a good understanding about the work. Nothing pays better than this ‘‘ entente cordiale.” It makes things work smoothly—like riding along in a nicely-oiled carriage instead of one that squeaks and squeals all the day through. The proprietor should not only be there first, but should remain till the last and see what has been — done and what left undone; often what has been left undone is of more importance than that which has been done. Because you are proprietor or manager is just the reason why you should be right around among the men and machines, especially in close times like the present. It is necessary at all times to keep an eye on the material that comes into the mill. See what it is and how it is handled. It is wrong in principle to go along from year to year in an old beaten way that you have always been used to. You must from time to time look into new ways of doing things and see if there is not a better, cheaper and quicker way to do work. It is not always machines that need improving. There is often as much saved in handling stock as the percentage of profit you hope to make on it. One concern may underbid another and make a good margin of profit just from a better and easier way of handling the stock. This stock handling is a stumbling block in the way of many an_ otherwise enterprising business concern. % You go to a mill and see men passing up one board at a time through a scuttle, that thing being repeated every day. It doesn’t. need a demonstration to show they are liable to have hard times there. They are slow coaches. Get some kind of a lift over that hatch, if it is only a simple hatch over a drum ; hitch steam to it and instead of putting up one board send up a thousand feet. I see every day men carrying one board at a time from scows on to a wharf, and if the stuff is heavy, two, three and some- times four men to a plank or stick of timber. Away up the wharf they go with it about as they would go to a funeral. Not that the men don’t work hard enough. We all know it’s hard enough to carry this stock up the wharf, and it’s slow enough too. There needs to be some enterprise and some go-ahead ; instead of one piece at a time going ashore, a steam crane should put a thousand feet ashore and a travel- ing crane or car carry it up the dock. Does any one wonder that this concern is in the hands of a receiver ? Numbers of owners and managers think it is beneath their dignity to get out and dig into their work, preferring to entrust it to some kind of a foreman. Business is business, and if you >» , JANUARY, 1897 of one’s fingers. Everything must be made to count on the profit side, even if it is only on a small margin. Not a great while ago our mill figured on a job of 200,000 feet of 3x 12 planks, but lost it by fifty cents a thousand. The firm that got the work failed before the stock could be delivered and we got the job at our own price. This was the method of the concern that figured against us, and as it is always the last ounce that breaks the camel’s back, this little job tipped them over. You can not figure too closely on work where you have a solid half dozen figuring against you, and when you get the work you must go in to win. Every available point must be taken advantage of; not the least item must be lost in handling. Keep it moving, so the machine need not wait for it one minute; keep the machines drawing it through. Here’s another place where a great many lose money—taking away from the machines and loading. If the order is a local one, of course in most cases you expect to lay it down so teams can haul it away, but if it is to be loaded on cars or on board a vessel, there should be no waiting. Keep it moving along out of the way, by power if possible. Study up some plan by which you will be able to move it quickly and easily. Machine work counts, especially on heavy jobs. Where you want to load a car every three hours you must figure close on the minutes. Ten minutes lost here and ten minutes lost there, soon count up into hours ; the hours and minutes lost can never be recovered. : To run things closely does not mean that it is advisable to rush. The rusher more often than otherwise loses his head and either has a break- down or makes a mistake and has to do part of his work over again, which hinders instead of hurrying the work on hand. It is a steady, strong, continuous pull that pushes work along ; every man at his place and doing his earnest, honest best. There are times when we must carry sail to keep off a lee shore, and with the hundreds to-day who are carrying heavy sail, let me say, keep things close. One wrong move may tip you over. Every minute must count. Recent political events lead us to hope for better times. Whether we get them or not the principle is the same. Our business is never boys’ play and always needs constant care and close attention.—Jonathan Torrey, in the Wood- Worker. REDUCING VALVES FOR STEAM HEATING. A GREAT deal of steam is lost by escaping through the valves, which conduct it. tor the various points in use in the mill, when not needed, due either to the valves being carelessly lett partly open or to a disordered state of the valves, whereby they leak when closed. This occasions a waste of steam. The waste of steam in a heating system for the mill is almost pro- verbial. In steaming stock there is waste. Some of this waste comes about by the workmen leaving the steam on. If more steam is used ‘than is necessary the excess simply passes off and escapes with the vapor. ten pounds pressure is for nearly every purpose Steam at five or ¢ as good for heating as steam having the tull boiler pressure, provided in cases of heating liquids or boiling the supply pipes are made of sufficient area to transfer the low pressure steam ; and provided in cases of heating by pipes and other surfaces the area employed is enough larger than it would be if high-pressure steam was used to provide for the reduced difference of temperature. We have frequently seen instances where the quantity of steam used for heating was largely reduced by simply closing down the main valve at the boiler which supplied the heating steam, so as to shut away from the heating apparatus the full boiler pressure, and this result is brought about by reducing the quantity of steam which before was used care- lessly. preventing unnecessary waste of steam generally Something can be done, however, in by introducing between the boiler and the main supply pipe a reducing valve capable of easy adjustment, so that the pressure of the boilers can be held back from the system of pipes and valves in question. The main lines of supply pipe are naturally made of sufficient size to carry all the steam that may be needed. valve is an essential factor in this connection, but we present herewith a home-made contriv- The reducing ance which any man can make and adopt. It ~ has saved us much steam, as it is self-governing and allows only-a uniform quantity of steam to pass. The steam enters at A and goes out at B. Fasten an extra shaft C to the valve and arrange it to be turned by the gearing on shaft D, as shown in illustration. Then cut a hole in the pipe and insert the tube I. This tube is fitted with a plunger K, so that the higher the pressure of the steam the further down will it go, carrying the cord M with it, and as the cord goes over the groove in the pulley H, the latter is turned, and in turning of course revolves the gears E, thus closing the valve. When the pressure runs low, a spring on the plunger causes the latter to move upward, and a weight on the other end of the cord makes the latter act the steam PT reverse upon the gearing and open the valve, thus admitting more steam. With such a device steam of much lower pressure will easily find its way to the point of use, and answer all purposes. So long as the pressure beyond the valves is high enough to do the work required of the steam, everything is obtained which could be wished. Variations in the adjustment of the valve will supply increased pressure, which, from time to time, may be called for. If the pressure is by this means kept down to the lowest point which will suffice to do the work, unnecessary use of - THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 9 are going to make anything out of it, you must get into it with your whole life and soul. No business ever succeeds if handled with the tips steam through the carelessly-left-open or leaking valves will be avoided. The reduction of pres- sure in this way will often secure a noticeable economy inthe use of steam in a mill or where live steam is employed for any work.—B. F. Fells, in Hardwood Record. CUT-OFF SAW. THE accompanying drawings show a double cut-off saw that is getting quite popular through- out Canada in small wood-working establish- It is described by Mr. W. Welch as one that can be made cheaply by any machine shop. It is very easy to set for different lengths of stock, from a few inches to as many feet as the machine will take in. It is used mostly to ments. take in stock 6% x 2% feet. Fig. 1 shows end view. The carriage I, Fig. Y 1, is made of wood with V run-ways screwed on bottom. The legs and cross-piece are also made of wood. Fig. 2 shows front view. To set to different lengths of stock, loosen set-screw A, Fig. 2, and turn hand-wheel B, then move rest C, Fig. 2, up to saw. Fig. 3 shows end view of attachment for mov- ing saw back and forward. D, Fig. 3, is gear wheel to run in teeth as shown at E, Fig. 2. F, Fig. 3, is hand-wheel, and G is set-screw to hold attachment in place after the sawisset. H, Fig. 4, shows saw mandrel with double nuts at each end to fasten saw on and take up wear of. boxing. Fig. 5 shows shaft with groove cut in for key in mandrel to slide in. — A patent has been granted to T. H. Madgett and William Crawford, of Burk’s Falls, Ont., for a wood-working machine. In the district of Semenovsk, where wooden spoons chiefly come from, about 7,000 men make a living at the trade. The spoons are generally made from birch wood, and a skilful workman can turn out several hundred a day. No fewer than 12,000,000 spoons are manufac- tured during the course of the year, which are sold at six to eight roubles per thous- and. —- ——————— a ee eee a SK eee a ee ee 10 THE CAN AIDA LUMBERMAN aaa aaaanaananaanannunaety WOOD PULP ~o : ©~ DEPARTMENT Aah aaa aaa eeananananunne ve 4 THE MANUFACTURE OF PULP IN CANADA. Viewep from almost any standpoint, there ap- pears to be a promising future for the pulp in- dustry in Canada. The development during the past ten years, in the face of an import duty of ten per cent. imposed by the United States gov- ernment on the manufactured article, has been such as to cause capitalists to look with favor upon that industry as a profitable field for in- vestment, and the number of new mills now in course of erection, or contemplated, is evidence of its growing importance. An abundance of raw material, valuable water powers, efficient labor at an average cost—these advantages place Canada in a position to compete with any other country in the world in the supply and manufac- ture of pulp and paper. ; At the present time there is a strong agitation in favor of imposing an export duty on spruce wood, which provides the main supply for the pulp mills. Such action on the part of the Cana- dian government would probably be followed by retaliatory measures by the United States gov- ernment, and instead of the duty on pulp going to that country being ten per cent. of the value, as at present, it would likely be advanced to such a point as to practically close the United States market to Canadian pulp manufacturers. The effect of this would be, we believe, to stimulate the manufacture of paper in Canada, as well as cause manufacturers of pulp to seek new markets. Our foreign exports of pulp already total up to a considerable sum annually, and information to hand proves that the industry is capable of much greater development. Denmark is now turning her attention to Canada fora supply of pulp wood, and if the raw material can be pro- fitably exported to that country, there is no reason why the manufactured article should not find a market there, unless tariff duties should Prevent. It is also learned that there has beena decided increase in the cost of logs in Norway and Sweden, which countries have hitherto furnished a large portion of the European supply, and as a result the price of pulp wood to English paper manufacturers has been increased. Thus a wide market would seem to be opening for the Canadian product, as no raw material suitable for the manufacture of paper is found in Great Britain. The establishment of new mills will not, per- haps, meet with the approval of the proprietors of existing concerns, who may fear the effects of competition, but taking a broader view, and at- taching due importance to the present outlook for an increased foreign trade, the demand would seem to warrant a considerable increase of pro- duction. One drawback to the manufacture of pulp for export is said to be the excessive freight rates. On the highway of water communication through __ fates to the seaboard are equitable, but there is a lack of facilities for shipping cheaply from _ inland points. With the growth of the industry this will no doubt be remedied, PULP AND PAPER, Ir is estimated that 3,000 to 4,000 cords of pulp wood a day enters into the manufacture of paper in the United States. At the minimum, 3,000 cords, the total for a year would be the enormous amount of 900,000 cords. It is safe to call it 1,000,000. If this wood were piled in one continuous string, it would make a wall four feet wide and four feet high a little over 1,515 miles in length. It can be seen what a prodig- ious thing the wood pulp industry is, and at what a tremendous rate it is devouring trees, mainly spruce. Yet all this wood is converted into paper, which, after being used, vanishes from sight in a few days, and goes back to dust, out of which element the trees grow. The pulp business of this country is only a ‘‘ patchin” to what the world can show. One millin Paris annually imports about 50 ship loads of pulp wood from Norway and Sweden, and on the east coast of Great Britain and Scotiand large quanti- ties are imported every year. The mills of this country export a large portion of their output. During the week ending November 18, pulp and paper to the amount of $30,000 worth was shipped foreign from New York. Of the total $10,000 worth went to Melbourne, Australia, $4,725 to Mexican ports, $2,160 to London, $2,715 to Liverpool, $500 to Manchester, $3,578 to Wellington, $680 to Buenos Ayres, and about 600 to Hamburg. The exports of paper this year from this country have been greatly in ex- cess of that of any previous year, amounting to $2,107,700 against $1,711,131 in 189s. For the month of September the comparative increase was 43 percent. With this grand start in the business further increase may be looked for in the years to come. Verily the pulp and paper trade is a big thing, and spruce timber is strictly in it along that line. Northwestern Lumberman. CC SISSIBOO FALLS PULP COMPANY. THE manufacture of pulp in Nova Scotia has grown to be quite an important industry, and one of the largest establishments is that of the Sissiboo Falls Pulp Company, which is located on the Sissiboo, about eight miles above Wey- mouth Bridge. The company was organized in January, 1894, the capital being $30,000, held chiefly by American parties, Messrs. F. M. Steadman, the manager, and W. E. Palfrey, of Lawrencetown, being the only Nova Scotia shareholders. The factory is built in the heart of the lumber country, which furnishes an abundance of raw ma- terial, which after being manufactured into pulp, is shipped chiefly by rail into Port Gilbert station. The, works are Operated by water power and lighted by electricity. The machinery is most improved. The company owns two hundred acres of wood land of its own, but this is far from sufficient for the capacity of the mill, and every lumberman around sells his cut. They buy between one and one-half and two million feet each year. Less than one hour is required for the trans- formation of a log of spruce wood into pulp. The wood best adapted for the purpose is smooth rounds of six inches diameter. The log is sawn into two foot lengths and has the bark removed by revolving scrapers. These pieces are then placed in the grinders, which are immense stones drainage of water. JANuARY, 1897 i A... —. revolving at great speed. The wood is ground © against the fibre, hydraulic pressure of 100 pounds to the inch forcing the stick against the stone until the last bit is ground up. It is very essential that these stones, of which there are three, are strong, for the strain is immense. As it courses through the grinder the wood, which is now a pulp, is mixed with water, to counter- act the heat of the friction and to act as a tem- porary glue between the particles. It is then pumped up thirty feet into a long trough from which it is taken to the three wet machines. These machines resemble rude printing presses. As the porridge-like pulp passes through these it: goes over a sieve which drains out the bulk of the water. The sheets which come out at the other end are then cut up into smaller sheets, aud placed in a hydraulic press for a final fter leaving here the pulp is bundled into a machine similar to a hay Press, and is now ready for shipment in 100 Ib. - packages. In twenty-four hours 40,000 pounds are manufactured. The output of the mill is sent largely to the American market, the sales being made through a Boston agent. PULP NOTES, It is stated that the construction of a pulp mill at St. George, N. B., is under consideration by capitalists. It has been decided to erect a pulp mill at Chicoutimi, Que. The shareholders of the electric light company are the promoters. Mr. B. Wickett, of Sundridge, Ont., has been engaged to build a pulp mill at Sturgeon Falls, Ont, » for Messrs. Heath & Paget. F It is said to be the intention of Messrs. Hamilton & Ayers, who are building a new dam across the North river at Lachute, Que., to build a large pulp mill. The South River Mercantile Company of Manitoba have made a contract to supply 2,000 cords of pulp wood to an Ontario mill. The cut of pulp wood in Maine and New Hampshire this winter will be larger than ever before. It is estimated that more than half the cut of spruce will be consumed in the manufacture of pulp. Twenty-one cars of lumber, paper and pulp were recently shipped in une week by the Royal Paper Mills Company, of East Angus, Que. The company have recently received twelve carloads of paper machinery from Scotland. Mr. Thomas Allison is said to have commenced an action against the proprietors of the Masterman pulp mill at Chatham, N. B., to recover the sum of $5,000 alleged to be due him for services in connection with the construc- tion of the mill and in perfecting the manufacture of pulp. The works are said to have cost $100,000. The American idea of concentrating the manufacture of pulp and of paper in one establishment is making head- way in Germany. The manufacturers of sulphite pulp in that country have not found their industry very profitable during the past year or two, and they have been gradu- ally turning their attention to the manufacture of paper, finding it easier to sell paper than it is to sell pulp. It is said that the Glens Falls Paper Mills on the Hud- son River, New York, the largest pulp and paper concern in the world, will in 1897 make 275 tons of finished news- paper per day. This will require at least 475 cords of spruce wood each day, or 142,500 cords in a year, a quan- tity equivalent to 90,000,000 feet of spruce logs. More than 80 per cent. of this spruce is of Canadian produc- tion, while the balance is cut in the Adirondacks. At the average of spruce growth in the forests of Canada or, Maine, these mills will consume each year the mer- chantable product of 22,500 acres ofland. Should Canada impose an export duty on pulp wood of $2 per cord, it would cost nearly $300,000 per annum over present cost to supply these paper mills with the requisite spruce woud from the Dominion, ; ry inet ¥ WEEKLY EDITION “The Lumberman Monthly Edition, 20 pages} soo per veak { The Lumberman Weekly Edition, every Wednesday THIS PAPER REACHES REGULARLY THE PRINCIPAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS IN THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARKETS. TORONTO, ONT., DEGEMBER 30, 1896 No. 52. ADA LLUMBERMAN ‘PUBLISHED BY . H. 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When four secutive insertions are ordered a discount of will be allowed. This notice shows the ine and is set in Nonpareil type. Advertise- received not later than 4 o'clock p.m. on nsure insertion in the current week’s issue. - FOR SALE. ILL—IN DRAPER TOWNSHIP— ‘ “WANTED. CARS OF 2%” COMMON AND -2Soft Elm. Send list, with price de- cars at Boffalo. ee Harpwoop Ee St., Buffalo, N. Y FOR SALE. OF WHITE OAK, DRY, 1 AND Bill Stuff, also Black Birch, 1 in. ae diy ap plication. Send reference. le P. OF; Parry. Sound. LASS TIMBER AND BOARD SAW- onawanda, N.Y.; fully equipped with Carriage 70 ft. Tong and 160 ft. track, Butters, Shabere: team Feed, and all a modern mill ; Engine and Boilers nery in complete running order. Will a if desired. For price and terms JR T. CHARLTON, North Tonawanda, Nw "§ INSPECTION BOOK. t Canadian postage stamps ‘ RMAN’S Vest-POCKET aining ru rules for the Hard mood Lumber in ees TWO SAW MILLS FOR SALE E HAVE DETERMINED upon going entirely out of the Saw Mill part of our business, and therefore offer both our Band and Gang Ship Plank Mills for sale cheap. Correspondence Solicited. THE CHATHAM MFG, CO,, LTD, Chatham, Dec. 21st, 1896. CURRENT TRADE CONDITIONS. ONTARIO More attention is now bemg paid to balancing the books for the year than to selling lumber. Salesmen have been withdrawn from the road during the holi- day season, while the buying by Ameri- can houses has been of little account, as is customary at this season of the year. The volume of trade has, therefore, been restricted, and such orders as have been placed were for mixed lots. Just what the annual statement will show at the close of the year 1n comparison with last season it is hard to say, although there are some dealers who believe that _ the year will prove to have been unpre- cedented in the matter of small profits. This, however, is not the general opinion, and we would not be surprised to find the balance sheet in favor of 1896. In another column will be found a re- port of the condition of the cooperage market, which indicates a great scarcity of stock at the mills, while only excep- tionally favorable weather will permit ofa sufficient stock of logs being obtained to supply the demand next season. There is also only a moderate supply of first-class shingles, but as the requirements for some timé to come are not likely to be great, a scarcity will hardly be experienced. QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK. Many of the mills in Quebec have closed contracts with shippers for their entire cut of deals next season, and buy- ing has been fully up to the average; in fact, there would seem to be a disposition to secure goods early, lest the firm posi- tion of the British market should cause a rise in lumber on this side of the The figures at which contracts i have been closed have not been made public, but it is understood that in some cases a slightly higher price has been paid than last year, and it is quite probable that spruce deals will realize an advance in the British market in the spring. The fizures given in another column of the stocks wintering at Quebec are interest- ing, and show that the supply in most lines of goods are very light in comparison with other years. Of elm there is only 78,374 feet, and it is possible that, with the active demand for shipbuilding, the end of next season may witness an abso- lute scarcity. At the mills throughout the province light stocks of spruce are held, and before the new cut is placed upon the market this supply will be further reduced. This has resulted in extensive operations in the woods, and indications point to a large season’s cut of logs. The regular lines of steamers from St. John have taken part cargoes of lumber, which will reduce the stock considerably before the spring» much of which was held over owing to the high freight rates ruling late in the autumn season. Local and United States trade has exhibited little activity, and for the next few weeks a quiet market 1s anti- cipated. BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MANITOBA. The condition of the lumber trade in British Columbia and Manitoba is satis- factory for the season of the year, and the mills are mostly busy. . The clesing up of the yeai’s business is engaging the usual attention, and it 1s believed that the sea- son’s trade will prove to be larger and more remunerative than that of last year. The foreign trade has been good, and mining operations have also assisted local business. Of the prospects for next year, the general opinion is very hopeful. The shingle industry shows little improve- ment, although some dealers report a slightly increased demand. UNITED STATES. The recovery from business stagnation which it was believed would follow the election across the border has been less pronounced than was indicated in the early part of November. Foratime there were rumors of many new projects, and industries were said to be resuming op- erations all over the country. These pro- jected works have materialized only in a very few instances, while the benefit de- rived from the confidence restored to in- dustrial establishments has not been as great as was predicted. The return to prosperity promises to be gradual, there being much caution pursued in business circles. orders. The closing of the year’s business - has had an effect upon the volume of the lumber trade, which has been -estriceeaa . during the past fortnight.. Mild weather — has permitted of building operations being B carried on in many of the principal cities, ee" a condition which has created some unex- pected trade. From white pine centres, — however, comes the one general report of — “ey if light demand, coupled with the fact that 3 ¢ dealers are holding firmly to prices and ; anticipate a fairly prosperous spring trade. The orders now received are mainly f ‘ mixed cars. In Michigan trade is fair, — and in Chicago stocks are said to be much liyhter than is generally believed, there — being many broken lots. A good car trade is looked for at Albany, lake a a are quiet, and the Eastern States os “he little life. Among the hardwoods ash, oak, poplar, basswood and birch hold ee ¥ strongest position. There is alsoa fair — demand for rock elm for bicycle rims. % x . ~~ As FOREIGN. x Ss The yard trade in Great Britain has quieted down owing to the holiday season, — and very little will, be done before the middle of January, by which time business will have again resumed its normal course. — In the past fortnight there have been no- x auction sales, and this has resulted in __ more private buying. The building trade — is, nevertheless, in a healthy condition, and the prospects for next year are con- Ms sidered favorable, although the high price of materials may result in some projects being deferred for a time. Shipbuilding is also active, and so far as can be for seen at the present time the spring trade will open up with higher values. Thelow — stocks will-keep the market firm, even if — i sales are not abundant. At West Hartle- — pool sawn deals, battens, etc., are eagerly ae inquired for, and there is every appear- ance of an advance. Liverpoolstocksare _ light, and in some lines it is difficult to fill — A quieter trade at London is re- _ ported, although some sales of 3rd Quebec 12/13 x 3x9 spruce have been made at £7 10s. ; SHIPPING MATTERS. Steamer Mantinea has been fixed at St. ret 4 John, N. B., to load deals for England at 4558 , and timber at 22s. 6d. + The ship Kingsport, at Barbados, has paced chartered to load pitch pine at Pensacola for — Buenos Ayres at $11.75 (clean charter. ) Spring business from Montreal to London has been closed at 42s. 6d., and a steamer has" been chartered from Quebec to United King-— dom, May-June sailing, at 41s. 3d. The London Timber Trades Journal sa Forward chartering has begun, and it is r peired that already 19,000 standards Quebec — to range of ports is arranged at 42s. 6d. » Whee means ; about 40s. to London. - - « et TI. 3 STOCKS AND PRICES. * CANADA. H. W. Marsh, of Stanhope, Que., in- tends taking out 5,000 cords of pulp wood this winter. John Carew, of Lindsay, Ont., has closed contracts with jobbers for taking out stocks of logs in the districts scuth of Rosedale and Minden. The cut of the St. Anthony Lumber Co.’s mill at Whitney, Ont., during the past season was about 40,000,000 feet. Since September operations at night have been suspended. Messrs. J. & W. Flatt, of Hamilton, have sold their entire production of Mi- chigan waney board pine and Ohio and Virginia oak to Messrs. Dobell, Beckett & Co., of Quebec. Mr. Wm. Mackey, of Ottawa, is taking out his usual quantity of square and waney Ottawa pine timber, operations for which are now going on. This raft is taken out of the Amable du Fond limit. Gilmour & Hughson, of Ironsides, have sold their 1897 cut of 3-inch pine deals to the McArthur Bros. Co., Ltd. Gilmour & Co., of Trenton, also sold to the same firm their next year’s cut of deals. James McGivery, of Stewartown, N.B,, ‘has purchased the McMonagle timber lands and will get out one million feet of lumber. David McAllister has contracted __ for 500,000 feet for James Doherty. ____ The Hale & Booth production of square and waney pine manufactured in Canada, estimated at about 200,000 cubic feet, for 1897 Quebec delivery, has been purchased __ by Messrs. W. & J. Sharples, of Quebec. The log input on the Upper St. John ; and Miramichi rivers, in New Brunswick, will probably be from ten to fifteen per _ cent. greater than last year. “Messrs. Kil- burn & McIntosh will cut about eight million feet. Operations on the St. Croix river, in _ New Brunswick, this season will be about ‘the same as last winter. H.F. Eaton & Sons will bank ten million feet, F. H. _ Todd’s Sons two million feet, while James Murchie & Sons will probably take out a smaller quantity than last season, which was seven and a half million feet. The steamers from St. John have taken - quantities of lumber for Great Britain. _ The “Alcides,” for Glasgow, carried 250 < ___ tons of birch timber and 350 standards of deals ; the Bengore Head, 500 standards of deals, while the Halifax City and Lake ae Winnipeg also took part cargoes of lumber. A report from Ottawa states that a large lumber deal was closed at Pembroke on Saturday last, by which Mr. Thomas _ Mackey, M. P., and Mr. MacLaughlin exchanged limits. The steamer Ottawa was on the same day sold to William Murray, of the firm of T. & W. Murray, ___ of Pembroke. Robert Carson, of Garnet’s Creek, N. __ B., will get out ‘one million feet of logs this winter ; the O’Neill firm and J. & J. _ McLeod, of Black River, two million and one million feet respectively; Robert 2a More, of Loch Lomond, one million feet, while another million will be cut for the Ball’s Lake mill. All of this lumber will be shipped from St. John. FOREIGN, ae The Saginaw river mills manufactured __ the past season 57,000,000 pieces of lath, ____- as compared with 83,000,000 last year. The imports of hewn wood from Cana- __ da to Great Britain for the eleven months > LAWRENCE - Ss ES i Ag? i “Hardwoods and Mahogany on oo al ending November Ist last were valued at £727,539, and sawn wood at $3,258,260. The Traverse City Lumber Co., of Traverse City, Mich., have sold their en- tire output of hemlock for last season to Colburn & Co., of Michigan City, Ind. The quantity is 7,000,000 feet. A report is current that the Weyer- haeuser syndicate, of Ashland, Wis., have purchased large tracts of pine lands in Northern Wisconsin, the consideration being in the neighborhood of $700,000. The report, however, lacks confirmation. Messrs. Singleton, Dunn & Co. held an auction sale of Quebec timber and deals and pitch pine at Greenock, Scotland, on the 17th. inst. 20 logs Quebec oak (1,490 ft.) sold at 1s. 11%d., and 216 logs sawn pitch pine were hammered at Is. and Is.0%4d. These were put up without re- serve, and ranged from 600 to I,100 ft. per page. Several lots of 4th pine deals and ends were sold at 94d. and I1d., and 11x 9x 3 3rd pine at 114d. ; also several lots St. John spruce deals 11 x 3 at 103d. and 11d., and 17x9x3 at 10%d. A comparative statement of lumber operations in Michigan, on both sides of the Saginaw river for a distance of 17 miles, and known as the Saginaw river lumber manufacturing district, shows that the product of the mills during the past season was 316,797,879 feet, the smallest record for the past thirty years. In 1894 the output was 481,244,039 feet, and in 1895 it reached 433,683,083 feet. The quantity of lumber on hand by manufac- turers, exclusive of retail vards, is 217,498,- 058 feet, against 271,531,851 feet at the close of last season. The cut of shingles was 38,180,750, and the wintering stock is 11,925,250. QUEBEC CORRESPONDENCE. J. Burstall & Co. handle Joly’s cut of spruce deals for 1897, as usual. Sewell’s Lake St. Joseph, Jacques Cartier, and Rivierre Noire 3-inch spruce deals for 1897 are reported to have been sold to Harold Kennedy, as also Ross’ Rivierea Pierre spruce. Breakey’s 1897 cut Chaudiere 3-inch spruce deals and Turner’s Lake Edward cut have heen sold to Messrs. H. R. Goodday & Co., who are also reported to have purchased the Rousseau 1897 cut at St. Anne de la Parade. Messrs. H. M. Price & Co.’s cut of spruce for 1897 has been sold to Dobell, Beckett & Co, The annual circular of J. Bell Forsyth has been issued, and contains the usual amount of interesting statistics. It states that the past season has shown a marked improvement in business with the United Kingdom; both in volume and results. The stocks wintering at Quebec are much smaller than last season. There is a notable increase in birch timber and spruce, while pine deals show a slightly larger stock. The following is a comparative state- ment ; 1895. 1896. Square white pine.......... 1,090,892 537,013 Feet. aney ‘ Eten ena etches 2,254,717 1,474 168 ‘‘ Redipines:.3 i ecnarnten 153,520 2,069 ‘ Oak Siren uae cacti 759,486 637,348 “ 1D) pee areas ct urate 218,87¢ 78,374 ‘ ASD Ey atthe salen once erie 118,327 42,694 “ Birches Gach atacr eee 5,156 9,470 “f Tamarac.) .35i sees 6,590 go ‘f PRES torn... coer cuctoapaye eet 1,845 22,500 ‘* Hickonis auc eee eee eee 17,721 (rds oe Gheirye tan ercsahee acces 547 Tx,4r5. ** Maplets, 26 penaaidsctnen ck Oe Ae 4a Pine deals, merchantable... 118,789 124,215 Stds. ater “Scilla ee ie 16,700 18,195 ‘f Spruce deals, merchantable. . 651,479 524,634 ‘ oo eg 1eUllmececetca 84,737 48,779 “ i to 2 in. pine and spruce DIANE sa, ae seee eee 6,806,626 7,520,942 Feet. Pine and spruce spars....... 113 10 5 Hardwood plank............ 0,000 103,964 ‘‘ Hemlock and tamayac deals. . 5,073 z9,5%6. “* The figures given above are said to be quite reliable, except, perhaps, in the case of spruce deals, which does not include the stock at a We Want to Buy —r 1 to 2in. 1 and 2 Red Birch 6 in. and up. x 1 to Zin. a Brown Ash ee 1 to 2in. Tee Plain Oak ss, 1 to 3in. ae Soft Elm as 1 to 4in. ee Hard Maple ey d lowest cash prices and full description of stock as to width, length and dryness. & WIGGIN | BOSTON, MASS. CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY a! = number of the mills along the ‘Lake St. John 1oad, such as Roberval, Lake Edward and Lac Bouchette. The. figures with regard to export are also interesting, and show a considerable increase in several classes of stock. A comparative statement to December Ist is as fOllows : 1895. 1896. Square and waney white pine.2,838,080 45251,800 Feet. Red pine timber ............ 326,080 139,160 ‘* Oak BAL Ro eatirh Dity: 869,560 1,382,880 ‘¢ Elm BS ane eee 537; 20 501,000 ‘f Ash A oie aie Te 146,360 113,680 “ Birch Pa Sane tngmiecue 200,160 319,200 ‘f Pine‘deals. =. ac kee 507,200 400,343 Stds. Spruce: dealsvk.e. sapiens 3,471,700 3,828,258 ‘ QUEBEC, Dec. 26, 1896. THE COOPERAGE MARKET. Messrs, Sutherland, Innes & Co., of Chat- ham, Ont., write of cooperage conditions as follows : With regard to the present conditions of the cooperage trade, all we ourselves have to do is to simply sit in our office here and sell every- thing we have in sight. The fact is, we can- not begin to fill the orders that are sent in to us, on account of everything being pretty well cleaned up around the mills. We had our purchasing agent out all over the cooperage districts in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, but he failed to make any purchases worth speaking of for prompt shipment, or shipment before the new stock would come in, which will be in March or April. Owing to the immense apple crop'and the unusually heavy run on flour barrels this season, every- thing has been pretty well cleaned up around the mills, and no stocks will be carried over in- to next season. a As regards the prospects for next year’s busi- ness, we have made very heavy sales ourselves at $1 per 1,000 advance on staves, and a cor- responding advance on hoops and heading ; the advance, of course, is over the prices at which we booked trade for this year about the same time as this last year. From all appear- ances trade is going to be very brisk next sea- son, and prices will be firm. Up to the pres- ent there has not been any winter to put in logs for the mills, and unless things change very materially, none of the mills will be able to stock up fully. A good many buyers are holding off, expect- ing lower prices later on, but it looks to us as if it was going to be a case of first come first _ served, and those people who purchase now will be sure of a regular supply, while those who leave things over expecting a drop in price will not only be disappointed in not be- ing able to buy cheaper, but they will run the risk of not being able to get the stock at all. AUSTRALIAN TIMBER REPORT. Fraser & Co., of Melbourne, Australia, in their last monthly report, say : The demand has not shown much improve- ment since the issue of our last report, though a better enquiry has existed from the country districts than was experienced in the previous four weeks, but the actual business concluded has not been equal to anticipations formed a few months ago regarding the prospective de- mand during the spring season. Increased consumption is probable, however, in the com- ing summer months, and as stocks on hand are not excessive for this period of the year, or shipments ‘‘to arrive” of any great magnitude, we look forward to purchases being effected on a somewhat larger scale ere the end of Decem- ber and January next, while the fact of increas- ing f.o.b. and freight rates ruling at many ports from whence supplies to here are shipped, and laid down costs of the principal lines imported barely covering as against existing prices locally, should lead eventually to a higher range of values being quoted at this end ; and more especially as there are indications of values generally abroad advancing still further, both in respect to first costs and freight rates. Where the improvement is most pronounced is in the home markets for Baltic supplies. With the exception of Oregon lumber, which re- WANTED = ConNECTION—Canadian Pacific Railway ; Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh i New York Central & H. R. Rd. Ronan Line. — 0 ee em Re No.1 and No.2 B BOSTON LUMBER C J NO. 27 Kilby sl ‘= RONAN LINE he a ® ~ ‘Mains steady at la every other description r, tioned, has advanced at the mark. and we consider we are therefore stified taking the views we do with regard to- early prospects of values at this side. SPRUCE AND Batic WuIrE DEALS. — im- ports: 855,489 feet super. Arrivals: Arma- dale, from Fredrickstadt, and City of Agra, from Metis. The City of Agra, with a ca of Canadian spruce, is being offered at 2 per foot of 9 x 3, and a small portion has” placed. Baltic white deals have been in. enquiry at a similar figure. . LUMBER FREIGHT RATES. Lumber freight rates on the Canada Atlantic , I 7 way are as follows 15 cents; exports 13¢. per roo lbs.; Arn: Portland and common points, local cents per roo Ibs.; Ottawa to Burlin 100 lbs.; Ottawa to Albany, ro cen Arnprior to Albany, 12 cents per 100 St. John, N. B. and common poi! Ibs.; Ottawa to Halifax, N. 22% cents per roo lbs Minimum carload shipment of lumber, lath and rates quoted ab when quoted per M to M ft., lumber no Ottawa rates a Hawkesbury. Lumber freight rates for pine on the | Railway have been made a fixture, as intended change due notice will be g General instructions in shipping b id Trunk are embodied in these words in fi tariff schedule: On lum- | ber in carloads, minimum wei. >,000 Ibs. per car, unless the marked capacity of c Se ‘point on the 1 Southampton to points east of Listow and west of Stratford will be the : Kincardine, but in no case are higher _ chareed than as per mileage table publishe of tariff. F Rates from leading lumber points on pine and other softwood lumber, shingles, etc., are as follows: From Glencairn, Creemore, Aurora, Barrie and other points. in group B to Toronto, 6%c.; Collingwood, Penetang, Coldwater, Waubaushene Sturgeon Bay, Victoria Har- bor, Midland, Fenelon Falls, Longford, Gravenhurst and other points in group C, to Toronto, 6¥4c.; Brace, bridge to Toronto 7c.; Utterson Huntsville, Navor- Emsdale, Katrine to Toronto, 734c.; Burk’s Falls, Ber- riedale and Sundridge, to Toronto, 8¢.; South River, Powassen and Callender to Toronto, gc.; Nipissing Junction and North Bay, roc. Rate from erich, Kincardine and Wiarton to Toronto, 6%4c. These rates are per roo lbs. Rates from Toronto east to Belleville are 734c. per 100 Ibs.;_ to Deseronto, oc.; _to Brockville and Prescott, roc.; to Montreal aul Chiiiteeas see The j rates on hardwoods average about from rc. to 2°. per too. Ibs. higher than on softwoods. For rates on railway ties, mahogany, rosewood, walnut, cherry, and other valuable woods, application must be made to the district freight agent. (Concluded on Page III.) is P Telephone 5332 . ah JOHN B. SMITH & SC MANUFACTURER { ia ‘S OF LUMBER simi. Modt BILL LUMBER a Having Brown Ash 12, 14 and 36 ft. fir ' inch Bass firsts and seconds 12 feet, o Hardwood Lumber, can sell same dressing ae ‘ No 89 State St., Boston, Ma Inspection at mill. sien” : = ’ eee eee = \ spina A ater Connection from > pag oe points in Canada via Canadian cific to New York Harbor, Long I F inland waters of New Jersey < - FICE Sout E ‘CANADA LUMBERMAN re | anadian Pacific the rates on pine and soft _may be illustrated as follows : Cache Bay, North ori Falls and Warren, to Toronto, gc.; Al- Cook’s Mills, Massey, Spanish River and White- to Toronto, 12c.; Ottawa to Toronto, roc From tawa, Hull, ‘Aylmer and Duchesne Mills to station on the Lake Erie and Detroit River, Erie and Huron, a Sr rato, Hamilton and Buffalo, and Michigan Central a Railways, the rate is 1444c. per roo lbs. Regulations >) apply as to minimum size of carload_of 30,000 lbs., and an advanced rate is charged for hardwoods. MODIFICATION OF HARDWOOD RATES. Tue Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Pacific have made the rates on hardwoods from certain points to Toronto and Hamilton as follows. The regulations are over the signature of Mr. John Earls, W.D.F.A., of the G. T. R., and given in reply toa letter from Toronto hardwood men : WEEKLY EDITION 1, London, Woodstock, Ingersoll, etc., from all lumber shipping stations the rate will be the same on hardwood ason pine.” On the old principle, we suppose, that half the loaf is better than none, hardwood men have something, possibly, to be thankful for, though there is no good reason why the rates generally on hard- wood should not be as low ason pine. It is understood that the C. P. R. rate will be made uniform at 7c from same points, “ After careful consideration we have come to thecon- clusion that, on and after Jan. rst, 1895, a modification will be made in the present arrangements for hardwood lumber, to the effect that the rate will be 7¥%c. per 1oc lbs from our Northern and Northwestern branches to Toronto and Hamilton. This rate, however, will not apply from main line points and the straight run be- tween Toronto, Sarnia and Windsor ; also that so far as rates on common lumber to points Tike Guelph, Galt » CANADIAN EXPORTERS 28? WHOLESALERS THEOS. MEHANBY & CO. 103 Bay Street - TORONTO LW A N WINTER CuT Basswood AND Dry OAK Fruntsville Lumber Go., Ltd. ——: HUNTSVILLE, ONT. PMianvracrorers OF E to cut White Pi d Hemlock Bill Stuff. H LUM BER W for Sale a Quantity of Dey. Mill Stocks ina Sidings, ano 16in. Pine Shingles and 4 ft. Lath 1% in. wide. LATH axon SHINGLES CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED TH: PEMBROKE LUMBER CO.170. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN DIMENSION TIMBER OF ALL SIZES AND KINDS, JOISTS, CAR DECKING, CAR SILLS, SHIP DECKING, AND ALL KINDS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. PEMBROKE, ONT @ @ Write us for Quotations on all Bills @ WM. MASON & SONS . . LUMBER | DIMENSION TIMBER “*suincLes We have the largest and best equipped Dimension Saw Mill in Eastern Canada. All our machinery is of the latest and most improved pattern, and we are prepared to quote prices on and supply at the shortest t ders that may be submitted to us. ug 2 iam = Address, P. 0. Box 1020, OTTAWA, ONT. Manufacturers of...... - and Dealers in LATH and sooo] mbermen’s Inspection Book Send four 3-cent Canadian postage stamps for a copy of the LuM- BERMAN'S VEST-POCKET INSPECTION BOOK, containing Rules for the Inspection of Pine and Hardwood Lumber in the Leading Markets of the United States and Canada. Address: The GANADA LUMBERMAN TORONTO, ONTARIO KILN-DRIED BIRCH FLOORING >?! GEILING JAS. G. C:-AN Bi &- CG wrotesalE HARDWOOD -tumeer- 35 Adelaide East, Toronto, Ont. E: 5 Send us full description and lowest price for any lumber you have for sale. JAS. PLAY PATE e& Cos Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers , ee LUMBER * LATH * SHINGLES ze Contractors for Rail Supplies a BILL TIMBER a Specialty... * MIDLAND, ONT. : AN I EI About 300 cords 2 foot Harden wood, 1-2 Beech and1-2 Maple, last winter’s cut ; also 150 cords of 4 foot all No. 1 Wood. THE REID CO., OF TORONTO, Ltd, Office, Cor. King and Berkeley Be Dock, Foot of Berkeley St. McRHOLIFFE a¢ GAMERON Cars or Delivered in State Lowest Price f.o. b. Toronto for whole cr part. PINE a! HARDWOOD LUMBER YES, Everything Sold but Mill Culls of all thicknesses; Shorts of all thicknesses; mereersreererserserses Shingles in four grades RY ( meee.) and Lath in Rue Soy We are . >LUM BER ° two grades. also prepared to make ; close quotations on Box Shooks, delivered at all points in Canada. | SVVeTewes Burk’s Falls, Ont. FOREIGN EXPORTERS 4” IMPORTERS | James Smith & Bro. AGENTS FOR WOOD GOODS 14 Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND Cable Address—WALMER, LIVERPOOL Market Reports Given and Advances Made Against Shipments. § it your wish To Purchase or Sell as quickly as possible A PARTICULAR LOT OF LUMBER A MILL PROPERTY SECOND-HAND MACHINERY An Advertisement in the ‘‘ Wanted’’ and ‘‘For Sale’’ Department of the... CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION Will secure for you a Buyer or Seller, as the case may be. Address, The Canada Lumberman Toronto, Canada. _ BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 940 Elk St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 50, 000 ft. of 272" No. 1 and 2 and common Soft Elm. | WANTED { 700.000 ft. of 7:4” No. 1 and 2 and common Red Oak. Are also in the market as CASH BUYERS for other kinds of Hardwoods. Write us if you have any.... for immediate DRY SOFT ELM sticmene SCATCHERD & SON - 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N, % WANTED 1", 134", 1346", 2, 8" and 4” tsts and nds Grey Elm. Also 124” Rock Elm, Log Run. Please quote prices delivered Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y T.SULLIVAN & CO. © Buffalo, N. Y. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Shortest and Quickest Route from Ottawa, Arnprior & Parru Sound Ru. OTTAWA & NeW York LuMBER LINE A Sapentic REIGHT LINE oa 115 Board Trade PRIOR and all points on Grand Trunk Ry. TO. TONAWANDA, ALBANY, &e., MONTR TORONTO, QUEBEC, HALIFAX, ST. yOuN, &e. Capt. J. H. Wiiiams, 16 Lumber Dist., Albany, N.Y. C. J. Smirn General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. ~ar—C ANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY —__ OTTAWA, ROCKLAND), HAWKESBURY, aay a PORTLAND, NEW YORK, DETROIT, <- cue OS ales 4 © Ottawa & New York Lumber Ling © CANADIAN POINTS, NEW YORK ciIy IND rin POIKTS. REAGHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY. TL 15 Lumber District, ALBANY, N.Y. DELAWARE & HuDsoN cANaL co, \J. H. Williams{ NEW YORK OFFICE, 93 Wall Street WILLIAMS’ LINE. Agent Telephone 531 Broad. IV. DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.”' BELTING Goodhue, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. McLaren, J. C., Belting Co., Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS McEachrer Heating & Ventilating Cv., Galt, Ont. Parmenter, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The Emerson Co., Baltimore, Md. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Starr, John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N.S. INJECTORS Penberthy Injector Co., Detroit, Mich. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. LUMBERMEN’S SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. Scully & Co., John, Toronto. MACHINERY Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Son , Dundas, Ont. _ Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sons, Woodstock, N.B. Darling Bros., Montreal. Northey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Payette, P. & Co., Penetanguishene, Ont. Petrie, H. W.; Toronto, Ont., ; Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. The Wm. Hamilton Mtg. Co., Peterboro’, Ont. The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que. The Waterous Co., Brantford. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. RAILWAYS Flint & Pere Marquecte Railroad. Illinois Central R.R. SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Robertson & Co., James, Montreal, Toronto and St. John, N.B Shurly & Dietrich, Galt, Ont. ; The McMillan & Haynes Co., Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont. SPLIT PULLEYS Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Shier, J. D., Bracebridge, Ont. Wiggin, H. D., Boston, Mass. MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St. John, N. B. Alligator Steam Warping Tugs, West & Peachey, Simcoe, Ont. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co., Preston, Unt. Lumbermen’s Clothing, W. Carss & Co., Orillia, Ont. Lumberning Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. Magnolia Metal Co. , New York. Machine Knives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Patent Medicines, Ripan’s Chemical Co., New York, N.Y. Rails, John Gartshore, Toronto, Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, Oxford, N.S. Scribner’s Lumber and Log Book, S-E.Fisher, Rochester, N.Y. Turbines, J. C. Wilson & Co., Glenora, Ont. Veterinary Medicines, J.C. & W. R. McMurtry, Arnprior, Ont. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, TORONTO, ONT. Toronto, December 30, 1896 CAR OR CARGO LOTS. 1%, 1% and 2 inch cut up and better..................2005 PEMMMENICES ATG UDPEIS 016 oss ce eevee ve cceaseeessnccs 34 00 36 co @exe dressing and better, 607% 16 ft..............2cceeseves 22 00 24 00 eemgane dressing and better......... 2. cece ces eecceecce 21 00 23 00 ix1o and x2 Canadian dressing and better................. 20 00 22 00 ¥ 1-2 and thicker cutting up plank........................ 24 00 26 00 MIE AUG DCCEEL eae. iw ee ee ne cceeccecees 33 00 35 00 8 SOS 16 00 18 00 URMIRIMEABCOMISUON oe. oiccicie a aie pcsinicin voices nisin acicccduceces I2 00 14 00 SR MNIRA MEN AU Ne rate acclaia pots +c olste.o ain avie ce cites os eis ie 9 00 1000 SNMEMESERRANU NCS oo ois oicic cis = venice t sje seticececacacd 28 00. 30 00 munmideessing and betters. ...2. 02.0... oe dee e eevee es 20 00 22 00 rT SS I4 00 15 00 ITEC AININION Ses Sis oie. 5.5 6 oe cee Sa bat sane nwciowis vind se II 00 1200 EMEEIGESEIIS iris soca occ ct ances «acceso lecoe cn Io 50 1150 MEMMMPAMS URSIN PIS 5 = vin 5s 201s «14/0 sie vie ie cele iviv.aeciep oes 850 900 ne SS SS 800 9 00 } inch strips 4 in. to 8 in. millrun............ .........0 13 00 14 00 DIMEMEEMCOUMMIOT 5.0 5-5 cise e's eee sane ss cleecceinsccuevcas II 00 1200 EIR oles. oo oss oe clues ce os Sioediere sa dabminre 16 00 SRIIIEIRIE, oid none clos ioccivs acess psicccencecnecceeccen 16 00 Mememmre@ainglies, 16inch...........2.02.cecscesccecees 2 25 Meme siitieles TOINCN. ...- 2.2... ee eee eect ce ceaceses I 40 EIR goalie oon 0 ohs a 0b ands’ eu sivas saw cee wauice vate 1 60 meth No. 2...... WOaTMIN a piln'ajvdigieinye/aie‘alelait'aiaidte.s oi eistskir x wine a, « I 30 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET CAR LOTS. Quality, 1s and 2s unless otherwise specified. Ash, white, 1 tozin..$26 oo $28 oc | Cherry I torkg$50 00 $60 09 a 24% t0 4.. 30 00 32 00 = 2 ‘**4.. 6000 65 00 Ash, black, 1sts and Elm, soft 1 ‘‘ 1% 1400 15 00 ands, rto 14% in.... 17 00 1900 eg 2 §5'3,.. 1500" “x6 00 Ash, black; rsts and Sxonks xi 833/- 1600'-.2800 ands,2to4in...... 19 00 21 00 to 1% ‘* 3.. 2000 22 00 c M R.,r ‘“ 2.. 15 00 18 00] Hickory 1% “ 2.. 28 00 3000 Birch, x .. 18 00 20 00] Maple rt £* 1% 16 00 17 00 “ 1% “' 2.. 2000 23 00 de 2 Aft 435-17 8618700 * sars. 4x4 “ 8 x824 00 26 00 Oak,red,p'n x “1% 26 00 30 00 Basswood 1: “14% 1600 1800} “ 2 ‘*4.. 29 00 3200 « 1% “‘ 2 ..19 00 20 00 “white “x ‘“ 1% 28 00 30 00 esky. x “ 1% 14 00 16 00 68 AE | “ 4.» 30.00 3500 Butternut 1 “13% 2300 2500) ‘“‘quart'dr ‘ 2.. 46.00 5000 a 2 ‘ 3.. 2500 28 00} Walnut tr ** 3.. 85 00 10000 Chestnut «x “‘ 2:. 24 00 2600) Whitewood: ‘“‘ 2.. 32.00 3600 4 CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION DECEMBER 30, 1896 a OTTAWA, rane . : BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. TTAWA, December 30, 1896. Pine, good sidings, per M feet, b.m............2+++ee0e0- : 35 00 TON AWARD Ae Se Mane 301 386: ree — algo * 7 a/« stare tates ale tonage anaes 30 vO WHITE PINE. ine, ; we 7 RES Gist nea 25 00 Up'rs i rocky No. X dressing sidings, per M feet, b.m.. Hate 17 eo 00 P, aticai alae “546 00° 50 00 Shei esp her in Sean Pine? - 2 ones) - se ie 15 18 00 24% and 3 in....... 51 09 55 00 an up, rin. a 2 00@34 00 pete aS s ore a - i {3 00 14 00 4 ING camden tree ae 58 00 6c 00! Dressing 1% inceee : °° Py Ping! ; 2 so an etter stoc See 3 Z 13 00 15 00 Se ve TU, eto ee 41 00 4200 14% x10 Peel ERE é 38 a . ine, 8s.c. f - II 50 13 00 1% to2 in... 2 00 int? eee vie a ae Bae ms 13 00 15 00 2% and 3 in. pe 00 = = pg Rene ax. ie, Be ns = ae ine, es ; te 9 00 1200 6 RD aint pte ae 2 00| Mold st’ in. a re ane : A ohne 650 900 Fine common, x in... 35 00 a 00 an as cates ae ae _ a i pe OTE 9 00 tr oo 1% and 1% If. viess 35 00 37 00 in. : 20 00 : Pine’ mill culls 6 Sa \t0. on-state ig 36 00 3800| 6and @in......... 19 9 20 oo ea eee ni eyes Sass ee go 125 3 ADs, cela aero atte 45 00} No. 2, roand x2in. 15 50 17 00 no Wey be eon ae 70 100 4 UM veesvscceoces 47 00 No. 3, 10 and r2in. 12 00 14 00 eee NG esi ite is cea bicr-ctan Saar 18 Cut’g up, No. 1, 1 in. 28 00 29 00/ 6and8in.......... 12,00 UKatoet Tab Nos x Sts pe Sa ange == tones emer a 16 17 Bie Pan Oke 32 00 34 00 Common, rin........ 15 00 16 00 ; Te Be Nn Be a leh PA aie lb ele aaa 15 17 Or Ay, Delle asia d 1600} 1% andr%in...... 18 90 20 00 oe Sarecjate cer nvalnverehele 2 Ge Ces Ce 14 16 No. 2,1 tozin.. 22.00 25 00] 2 in... .2......., 18 00 20 oc se = WHITE, ASH. ; e QUEBEC, QUE. tst & 2nd, 1 inch, 30 09 32 00| 24 tog in........... 36.00 4000 | : 0% to\2 Ines. soso. 33) 00) 35 od] Strips « can aioe eee 1700 1800 i Quesec, December 30, 1896. Cnills: een eee ee 11 00 14 &” WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. Rear ree ee aoe ; ote. ints: rst & 2n Inch up, 24 00 27 oo | Com. Common and de trie for interior and ordinary according to ‘ ct bs * ¢ te 7 a average, quality, etc., measured off...............cceceeee “| : . For 40 to 45 feet average, measured Of Saas ae a Sages | e &end,white, 6” Sup, 18 00 20 08 For good and good fairaverage, measured off air aera 28 20 30 00 | Com & good culls..... 10 00 12 00 First class ee ef ELM, In shipping order of OF octave sla e aeee ae 6 in. — i 5 First class Ottawa waney, 18 inch average............6 sseeee 33 ve ee 28.00 | 360 24 see 2a rz oe 19 to 21 inch/average................ I - ee i F irst class Michigan waney board, 18 inch average............. cr me st & ad, hard, 6in. & up 18 00 20 00 | 1st & ad, soft, 6in. & up, 17 00 eg HM “« “19 to 21 inch average,........ 43 46 WHITE OAK. ’ i RED PINE—IN THE RAFT, 1st & end, plain, Clear squares, 5xs, Mensured off according tdlanerane and quality 56 - 8 ia dt he a ones eee 33 00 36 oc to Bx8..4.6 ofSoa ne A 45 00 In shipping order, 35 to 45 feet “ A eens: Oem 40 Good a oF oo 22 a0) xst Gan quartered,” OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO, | 9 ~ as % eee | Con Pe ee 48 00 50 co By the dram, according to average and quality. (ve iat in sees 50 5 RED OAK : eo ‘. aad ELM. Wh iends asc: ptese 3X ©O 320) Quartered 1st & and By the dram, according to average and quality, 45 tosofeet. . 28 32 eonamon Ph sk. 7 pa HOT oof aa 29,60 be os a : 3o'to 35 feet». a6) aye tre nae meester I2 00 14 00 ASH. 14 inches and up, according toaverage an quality. . . nn To ayerage 16 inch. . .. = Ve a : Ci eal ares ox 28 x Te oe eee 14) ees New York, N. Y., December 30, 1896. TEAC aN ErAEC eC CM SEMI Oe tan Ac my te 18 - “WHITE PINE LUMBER wena rs Pe ees, UMBC CTC EON Se 5 ee 21 Prices for white pi S cae a eer ip oy) eS eee a rices for white pine lumber are governed entirely b urce of suppl Pee, SCRE a) DRC Heach ey As) rendering it useless to give prices for local market. a = 4 : Square, according to size and quality I Bridge ti 0 @ iso) Bae $0 SMEG OES i te ee, ridge timber....... i Flatted, f ef oe ae 15 8 Decne: mlaueteslef eels = = 6 . So | Bullets ooo - APE ee nea * s shard a : Pe SPRUCE. right spruce, according to mill specification, $42 to $44 for 1st, $28 to $30 OO Ensen ara Sia inl 14 00 14 50/10 to r2iN.......5. ont for end, $25 to $27 for 3rd, and $21 to $23 for 4th quality. F.O.B. battean. Otorzin........-... 14 50.15 75)| Lath 2. ean aa < Shr Ss 9 tO) 12th. meee 1575 16 25 a) 4m SS HARDWOOD. SAGINAW AND BAY CITY, MICH. e ee No.1 and 2 Black Ash, £0 tol x6). oe eis dpciate ti a ; 1\% to2in - Seen 3 Sacinaw, Mich.. December 30, 1896. t inch, as Soft Elm, <7 e i. ee UPPERS AND SELECTS. 1in and thicker, - tt oe Uppers, 1 in., 10 in, and up Selects, rin., 8in. and up wide $40 00 4/4 « “ Bare wee i Mabie ats * wi o sions “hi a aaeas $45 oc og 1% AUGI2UN oye slater ale 41 00 “ “ “ ae aa “ ee 1%,14and 2in........... 45) 00)| aerand (ain, eins vce sees 47 00 “ “ is a ae te 2% and 3 in ANE clot ee eae eee ene 50 00 “ “ baa! oa aus Sinpping Call ae : BEIM. sictarslv-os's GsieL oce ett "e “ Fard Maple a 3 ie ae SS FINE COMMON. a «Basswood, ” er a ee 1 in., 8 in. and up wide...... 33 50 | 2% and 3in., 8in, and up wide 42 00 J “Birch, se £7 FS ae o os TY 3346 and ain ccdikod ene cipro Wr ht Bara G sc GAC mete nrctre.. 45 00 “eee B FINE COMMON OR NO. 1 CUTTING. BY hte di: A rin., 7in. and up wide...... 23 50 | 2% and 3in., 7in. and up wide 37 co EBANS ee nea Ae Gl) tpi BORE Sac 3r 00 | 4in..... las Deieee caer ame 40 00 Atpany, N. Y., December 30, 1896. STRIPS. A AND B (CLEAR AND SELECTS). Bie fe 1% in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide... 34 00 | 1in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide..... 200 Uppers, 3in.up........... $52 $55 | Dressing boards, narrow ' Ol WIdesee - cluiris cle stanne eee 36 00 | 6 in, Wider hs oe erty Re 36 00 2H IM... eee eee eeeesnnee 52 55 | West India shipping cease oe FINE COMMON OR c, r cee eee Stet eeee ee eees 45 48) Box ert “Fs jalenine eae Glee 14 in., 4,5, 6 in. wide...... 30 oo | rin., 6 in. wide............. 30 00 ~— Selects, 2% in. ‘up ae he a ae ze cone Soa a TIN.,.4,, 5'iMy Wide. «1. + earee 29 00 RAO A Sea te 40 | 12-in. dressing and better... ae : SELECTED NO. 1 SHELVING OR FENCING STRIPS. Fine common, 2% in. andup 40 42| Common, rxi2 ....., area 14 n . 1Yin., 4, 5, 6in. wide... .... 24 00| 1 in., 4,5, 6in. wide........ 22 00 Ne z tee aioe i iChieee = - Ne 2a oa NO. I FENCiNG OR NO. 3 FLOORING. Oia Bie, Re ee 3 = x8 occ ee rin., 4,5 and 7 in .......... 16 00 | 1% in., 4, 5 and 7 in ING.3 sienna nssateca ain 17 20| No. 2 barn, rx12.... PPV ENR Ma Rsannurired ous ace. ry Mell Veer Aoveaich ene amainnonec. se 17 ne x male TO DES Tei 33 36 TRLOO ais san __NO. 2 FENCING OR NO. 4 FLOORING. o. 2 molding, 1 to 2 in..... 25 2 EXB..0'. 51. Ge eee coeee BY. 1in., 4,5 and 7 inch ........ 13 50| 1% in., 4 to 7 inch PRP Ani 14 00 a pine 2, SS = Sie Rah Se 7 a Tine OInGHin are eee 14 20 | No. 3 Fencing, 1 in., 6inch.. x2 00 Shelving Boasts aoc ae ee Se, Cc an ee er cll N ; : k SHELVING. : sea 1Se ae OMMMON se s\n 3's ales tale aa OATS 0. I, rin., ro in. stocks.... 25 oo | No. 2, 1 in., 7 and 8in, stock ‘ ’ ate SS) ro in. and up wide... 26 oe ae x Brae ae aes Se Be =e Pines 2s... capiddee ae eee $2 25 | Spruce ......... seeeeseeses $2 00 tin,, 12 in. stocks......... 29 00 1 in., 12 in. stocks......... 24 00 . SHINGLES, x in., 12 in, and up wide... 30 00] rin. 10 in. and up wide... 22 00 | Sawed Pine, ex. xxxx..$4 25 $4 30| Bound butts, €x 18 ... $6 00 $6 15 rin. 1% and 2in., 8in. and rin., 13 in. and up wide... 25 00 Clear nitisien. cesses 325 3 35| Hemlock -sa2.one.sem enna up.wide 2k ae 29 00 Smooth, 6x18....... 5 40 5 50| Spruce.......... omcwten Jair oa 4 x BARN BOARDS OR STOCKS, a O85}, XS Win Ma er eee 21 00 > 10 in ee lacobalto ole af intents ee ieeya rate 16 50 BOSTON, MASS. g Ss ig ee = 03 Sg #6 00 Boston, December 30, -1896. Ble pL Oy eats: s S EASTERN PINE—CARGO ORCARLOAD, 10'9D Jet) ay oe Ordinary planed 34 incheie.ane +009 cas 50 ; ) fee: | a ie TI 50 1200 11-16 inch..... ws 8B 50 75 +b, papa eee nae ye Sage ee i e § Come No. 5.. 15 00 15 50 Falnchie.& cae 8.057 #4 az in., 42 ; in. wide....... bs . and up wide..... Tr 00 efuse............. 13 00 13 25 Clapboards, sap ex, : % B 00 rin., 6 in. vide sis'se eae ete 9 50/1, 1 and 2 in., 7 in. and OUESA Wao canis apt a Fe beer ee: 2 af = 1 in., 7 in. wide and up...... 9 50 Wp WIdE. vce’ edeesee on To 50 Boxboards, r inch... 10 00 = 10 50 Sap, 2nd clear... Ee co A ee : _ SHAKY CLFAR. _ 7S tc)» a 9 co 9 50 Oe Tawaswas eine 23.00 25 co sb 3 ba 55 7,8 and gin. wide 19 00 | x in., ro in. and up wide..... 20 00 i WESTERN PINE—BY CAR LOAD. gan 1, Ollnnwides.. ane nee 20 00 | 1, 14 and 2 in., 8in. and up Uppers, 1 in........$50 00@s2 co | Fine com., 3 and 4 in 46 00 tae WCET smile stan tee one ee 20 00 1%, 1% and 2 in.. 52 00 53 90] No. 2, rin. Finecom. 29 00 31 00 . COFFIN BOARDS. 3and 4in.......... 58 00 6200] 1%, 1% and 2in... 30 00 32 oo No. 1, rin., r3in. and up.... 20 02] Bion Selects, 1 N....+,+++ 44 00 45 00| No. 1 strips, 4 to6 in. 43 00 44 00 : OD DQ ivaejaia nai cere Ee 17 00 6 50 1%, 174 cay 2 1D.. 45 00 47 00 te Ziveeeeeeennne 36 00 39 00 —_ bn Sian! 4 ans... 52 55 00 Qn -3ig eae ee ee -— Highp dean GER ae 3 a a es Moulding boards, 8 to Cut oh rins 08 4 Es 5, os = 7 No. vficais tee eee Noo ee ne 18 00 Tp -in.-Glear ov ae 37 90 39-00) Cut ups, 1 to 2in.. 24 00 33 ee : ae Bene ce ne wan eee s ceie one 14 00 = 69 per cent. clear... 32 00 34 00| Coffin boards...... 19 — = t : , AND SCANTLING. ine common, rin.... 40 00 41 00 | Common all widths. .. Norway, 2X4 to Io, 12 to 16ft.$ 8 so Hemlock, 2x4 to 10, I2 to 1%, 1% and 2in... 40 00 42 00 Shipping culls, x in... 14 50 = se v.0\s lar a! ania ale al aharetehdisyeinte Ic 50 Esse isyelniojemn » alae esos in. 20 as tinsel she oidiaes atta: Sere Ir fi ast Bs ¥ a inate alate > wares 5 = : SHIN = OS ae aNd 24 f.)..0 3. cee ee 12 50 | Add $x to each additional oft. Spruce. | cc ltec ae. I 30 150 1 Seenadl Clear in length. Cedar) \extra.dnwscssinee 26: 2 90| Extra No. Fn sare : fs : = F: i : SHINGIES, 18-IN. CAL ei <'ateie! wsicis sete ale 225 2 40a Oe - = ay Pons D. ©. Be 5 3 00 | Standard brands, river made, HEMLOCK Wiatece ois Vaile eter I go oR. sinlans idle aes cies EGO Boards, rough 11 oo@r Yo co@ Ralceean I Morin. reals : Clear (Butts eu. a aeteeied 2 00 fades roe rer IL 75-2 ae | ai Oe Rey wet WHITE PINE LATH. LATH paw nia -rin\ei> wikia sl iene ae I 50 ae ye renga sab io ROO" p Speer ace aes ceca “By CAEP O) yi Jasloca 130@ x emlock:. . Sacpiai<’snwh aeons I 090 Bgtcaty jcc om cate 1 80@ < 00 *. AS eS ee eee eee ee ee — “a ya T= = OBITUARY. HENRY HERRMANN. = WirH deep regret the lumber trade throughout the United States and Canada learned of the death of Mr. Henry Herrmann, of New York, which occurred at his residence in that city on November goth, after a short ies. Deceased was 59 years of age, and on the, 12th of October last celebrated his 28th business anniversary. le ranked among the largest lumber dealers in New York, 4 d was head of one of the most extensive establishments the world for the manufacture of special lines of house- sId furniture, employing 2,000 hands. The following ~ particulars of his life, taken from a souvenir recently issued, will be read with interest, serving, as they do, as an exemplification of what may be accomplished by _ indomitable perseverance and a thorough knowledge of a trade: Born in East Prussia in 1837, he was apprenticed to the trade of cabinet-making at the age of fourteen years. He came to America in 1866, landing in New York, but immediately starting for the west. Returning to New York a year later, he entered into partnership with a ’ fellow craftsman and rented a small shop on Mott street, _ manufacturing walnut wardrobes, the combined capital _ being $43, representing the wages of the partners for the preceding week. In two weeks they had doubled their cash capital, and in six weeks their business had so grown that they were compelled to secure larger quarters. Within six months their business nécessitated a further _ change, and at the end of three years the aggressive young firm was employing 100 men. In April, 1872, Mr. Herrmann’s partner died. He then branched out, estab- lishing a lumber station, saw mill and factory at Indian- apolis. Two years later he engaged extensively in the _ hardwood lumber trade, buying immense tracts of timber lands. Since that time he has met with unparalleled success, and at the time of his death was the active head of more than twenty manufacturing plants making or consuming hardwood lumber, located at various points in the eastern, central and southern portions of the United States, with agencies at London, Eng., Hamburg, Ger- many, and Sydney, Australia. Mr. Herrmann was the pioneer in the export hardwood lumber trade to England, which he first commenced in 1877, and since that time it has reached the enormous amount of $10,000,000 annually. Some idea of the extent of Mr. Herrmann’s business ‘operations may be gathered from the fact that in one year he handled 25,000,000 feet of black walnut alone. His ordinary stock of hardwoods at various distributing _ points aggregated more than 20,000,000 feet. Over one million dollars were annually paid to his employees as wages. The lumber business was exclusively owned by _ Mr. Herrmann, in whose hands rested the entire manage- ment. He was a man of extraordinary business qualifica- _ tions, and notwithstanding his active career, he had many social friends, and his home life was most pleasant. He was twice married and leaves a widow and two children. RICHARD NAGLE. as Mr. Richard Nagle, a prominent citizen of Ottawa and one of the best-known lumbermen of Eastern Ontario, died at Peterboro’, Ont., on November 30th, after an _ illness of about a month’s duration. The late Mr. Nagle was of Irish descent, having been born in Mitchellstown, county of Cork, in 1831. He came to this country with his family when nine years of age, and settled in the township of Ramsay, county of Renfrew. When quite a young man he took to Jumbering,\‘and was for(many years one of the trusted and expert foremen of the late firm of John Egan & Co., being afterwards appointed manager, _ a position which he occupied for many years. Then he __ severed his connection with the firm and branched out in , _ the lumber business himself. * His limits were principally _ Situated i in the Lake cise region. His first limit was the rocky farm near Mattawa, which he disposed of to Klock Bros. He purchased many others, but sold the _ majority | of them, and retired from active business twelve earsago. Mr. Nagle’s peoamaricrs { were ‘at Ottawa, for several successive years he ‘took {out square nits, in which branch of intiginiess! many’ fortunes have the last twenty years been made. In politics d was a staunch Liberal, and occupied a foremost age 1875 he ng the THE CANADA LUMBERMAN II tions, but was defeated, the contest being a three-corner- ed one. He wasa man of great natural ability, and it was often remarked that he could talk as fluently in French and Gaelic as in English or Irish. Possessed of a vigorous mind and much perseverance, he gained a leading place among his fellow citizens. His estate will probably reach $250,000. WM. PARK. The death of Mr. Wm. Park took place at Newcastle, N. B., on the 25th of November. The deceased came from Scotland to Newcastle when quite young, and for many years was engaged in the milling and lumber busi- ness, first as a partner in the firm of Park & Alexander, and on the death of Mr, Alexander, as a member of the firm of McLeggan & Park. Later he carried on the same business on his own account. A few years ago he gave up the lumber business and confined himself to general merchandise. Asa business man his word was his bond ; few men stood as high in the estimation of the public. He was married to a danghter of the late Alexander McLaggan. HON. J. J. FRASER. On the 24th of November a cable from Genoa announced the death of Hon. John James Fraser, Q. C., Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. A few weeks previous he left for Europe in the hope that the climate of that country would prove beneficial to his health, which had been failing for some months past. Deceased was born ‘in Nelson, Northumberland county, N. B., in the year 1829. His father was a native of Scotland, and settled on the Miramichi in 1812, commencing business as a lumber merchant and ship builder. Hon. Mr. Fraser was appointed Lieutenant-Governor in 1894.' JOHN FRASER. ae on A fortnight ago the news was received of the death of Mr. John Fraser, the well-known lumberman of West- meath, Ont. Mr. Fraser had been ill with cancer for a long time. He was at one time one of the most promi- nent lumbermen in the !Ottawa district, having with his brother, Mr. Alex. Fraser, of Ottawa, engaged in extensive operations. He was highly esteemed by his competitors in the business and was always known for his upright dealings. He was 67 years of age. INSPECTION OF LUMBER CAMPS. AT the request of Messrs. Gilmour & Co., of Trenton, Ont., Dr. A. Robertson made an inspection of the lumber camps of the company situated in the townships of Peck, Hunter and McLachlin, and has reported as follows: At the mills I found a clean bill of health, no sickness whatever. The company have been building a number of commodious boarding-houses for the accommodation of its employees, into which they expect to move in a few days. The old camps, which they have occupied since coming here, they intend to tear down as soon as possikle after vacating them. After inspecting the mill and surroundings, I visited the camps under the jurisdiction of Mr. P. M. Gunter, and found all the men in a very good state of health, there being a few cases of la grippe in the camps, and cases being complicated with a little sore throat of a follicular tonsilitis character, there being some exudation of pus _over the follicies of the tonsil, but nothing of a membran- ous character. There had been, previous to my visit, several cases of sore throat among the men, the majority of which, however, recovered in from one to three or four days. The camps under Mr. Gunter’s jurisdiction are well built, being high and well ventilated, while the interior of each is kept in a cleanly condition, a man being appointed for the express purpose of keeping the camps clean. At a suitable distance from each shanty, water closets have been erected on, the cesspit plan, and all men are ordered to use them. The waste from the cookery is carried to a suitable distance from the camp before being dumped. Altogether, the general health was as good as could be expected where so many trien from different parts of the country are congregated. I next visited the camps under Mr. McCaw’s jurisdic- tion, and found the camps, with probably one exception, in much the same condition as I had found the case of those first visited. There had been no cause for men to lay off work. The camp in question is an old camp, having been used the season before, and was not so well ventilated as the others. I gave orders to have a couple of ventilators put in the roof over the men’s sleeping apartment, and instructed the foreman to see that all waste was carried to a suitable distance from the camp before being dumped. In this camp I found the men all in a good state of health, and was informed by the foreman that there had been no cases of sickness in the camp during the time they had heen there, but I gave these instructions as a pre- cautionary step on account of there having been some cases of sore throat on the limit. Whatever there may have been in the way of sore throat previous to my visit, I can report that now there is nothing whatever of an infectious or contagious character, and I am satisfied that the precautions taken by the.men in charge are all that can be required to prevent an out- break of anything of a contagious character. I might mention that in the boarding-house at the mills, as well as in the camps, I found the provision supply of the best, both as to quantity and quality, everything necessary to a healthy diet being supplied, as well as many of the luxuries. ADJUSTMENT OF TOLLS. A settlement of the dispute between the East River Improvement Company and the Brennan Lumber Co., of Hamilton, and the Whaley Lumber Co., of Huntsville, has been arrived at by the arbitrators, Messrs. George Kennedy and Theo. C. Taylor, of the Ontario Crown Lands Department. Te lumber companies held that the Improvement Company were charging excessive tolls, but the basis of settlement awarded a higher rate of toll than had hitherto been charged. The case was first argued before Messrs. Kennedy and Taylor, who sub- mitted their findings in regard to the books, vouchers, etc., of the East River Company. The total expenditure of the company was calculated at some $9,100. It was determined to fix the rates of tolls so that the income thus realized would give a revenue of 10 per cent. on capital invested, would provide for the sinking fund which, cal- culated at 6 per cent. per annum, would repay the com- pany’s paid-up capital at the end of their 12 years’ lease if invested now, would also pay for the repairs on each section for last year, and would meet as well the expenses of management. To cover these, the arbitrators decided that the follow- ing rates of toll would be necessary, and at a private meet- ing between the representatives of the parties interested it was decided to accept a settlement on the basis involved: For section 1, consisting of Tasso Lake dams, 8% cents, formerly 5 cents, per thousand feet ; section 2, consisting of the Tasso Creek, 27% cents, formerly 25 cents ; section 3, West Branch dam improvements, 21% cents, formerly 12 cents ; section 4, Tasso Creek to Sin- clair town, 4 3/5 cents, formerly 8 cents; section 5, Sin- clair to Tonawanda Creek, 4 3/5 cents, formerly 5 cents ; section 6, Tonawanda to Rebeccah Creek, 3% cents, formerly 3 cents ; section 7, Rebeccah Creek to the mouth of the river, 1%4 cents, formerly 2 cents, and section 8, at the mouth of the river, 1% cents, formerly 1% cents. INTERESTING LUMBER SUIT. LITIGATION over timber limits involving half a million dollars has been commenced in the Ontario courts. The plaintiffs are William H., Robert D., Charles G. and William Hurdman, of Ottawa, and the defendants are Walter G. Whyte, of Albany,i'N. Y.; Andrew G. Buell, of Burlington ; Frederick W. Avery, Ottawa; Charles E. Reade, Ottawa, and the Hull Lumber Company. Some years ago the plaintiffs sold their rights in certain timber limits in the province of Quebec to the defendants. According to the agreement the plaintiffs claim a one-fifth interest in the assets of the Hull Lumber Co., one of the terms of sale being that when certain liabilities assumed by the purchasing firm had been met the plaintiffs were to receive the interest now complained, and they contend that the liabilities have long since been wiped out. A writ has been issued asking for an injunction to prevent the defendants from selling or disposing of the property. The Hull Lumber Company, Limited, is the name of the new company formed by the defendants, and their letters of incorporation give them power to purchase, take over or otherwise acquire by any legal and proper means all or any of the business now being carried on by the firm of Buell, Hurdman and Company, as well as that — 2 a 12 formerly carried on by Buell, Orr, Hurdman and Com- pany, at the city of Hull, in the province of Quebec, and elsewhere, and the whole or any part of the good-will, stock in trade, assets and property, real and personal, movable and immovable, of the said firms of Buell, Orr, Hurdman and Company, and Buell, Hurdman and Com- pany, subject to the obligations, if any, affecting the same. It will probably be some time before the case is finally brought to trial, as a large number of witnesses will be examined. Messrs. McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creel- man, of Toronto, are acting for the plaintiffs, PERSONAL. We regret to learn of the recent serious illness of Mr. Martin Russell, the well known lumberman of Renfrew, Ortt. The friends of Mr. Thomas Bryce, retail lumber dealer of Toronto, have induced him to contest ward 2 for Alder- man. Mr. A. F. E. Phillips, of the Brunette Saw Mill Com- pany, New Westminster, B.C., is at present paying a visit to friends in Ontario and Quebec. fton..)., B. Snowball, of ‘Chatham, N. Bi, leave for England about the end of January on his annual tour, and will be absent about two months. will Ex-Alderman Crannell, secretary of the Bronsons & Weston Lumber Company, of Ottawa, in response to a large petition presented by the citizens, has consented to offer himself as a candidate for the mayoralty. Mr. Martin Power, who represented the large Liver- pool lumber firm of Watson & Todd at Montreal, has gone to St. John, N. B., where he will look after the shipments of his firm from that port during the winter. At arecent meeting of the shareholders of the Georgian Bay Lumber Co., Mr. W. J. Shepherd, who has been general manager of the company, was elected president, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late A. M. Dodge. We are indebted to Mr. H. G. Ross, of Victoria, B. C., for the particulars and illustrations of British Columbia mills which appeared in our special November number, and which formed one of the most interesting features of the issue. The news comes from across the Atlantic of the mar- riage of Mr. John F. Burstall, of the firm of J. Burstall & Company, Quebec and London. The bride was Miss Green, daughter of Sir William Henry Rhodes Green. Their honeymoon included a trip to Canada. The success which Canadians attain in foreign coun- tries has again been instanced in the case of Mr. James Connors, a native of Little Rideau, near Hawkesbury, Ont., who has recently been elected to represent Macki- Mr. Connors left his home about twenty-years ago for California, moving a little later to St. Ignace, Mich., where he engaged in the lumbering business. nac county in the Michigan legislature. A few years afterwards he had the honor of being elected mayor of St. Ignace. TRADE NOTES. From the Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., of Peterboro’, Ont., we have received catalogues describing and illustrating their already well-known makes of engines and boilers. The improved ‘‘ Payne” Automatic Corliss Engine cata- logue is neatly printed, and contains, besides the numer- ous illustrations, a number of valuable tables of calcula- tions relating to the operation of steam engines, as well as teslimonials from customers. The boiler catalogue likewise contains numerous tables, and views of the differ- ent varieties of boilers and their sections. A copy of each of the catalogues will be forwarded to any address upon application to the company. The Dodge Wood Split Pulley Company, of 74 York street, Toronto, are now offering for immediate delivery high grade turned and polished steel shafting in any di- ameter and in any length up to 24 feet each 3; new de- signs in either compression, grim-death or flange coup- lings ; hangers of all kinds, any drop, of latest Style, ad- justable in all directions, with either plain bearings or the Dodge Company’s new patent capillary self-oiling bear- ings. This is positively claimed to be the most up-to-date line of power transmission appliances on the market, and manufacturers and others using-shafting, hangers, pulleys, clutches, etc., will do ‘well to get the company’s prices when in want. OFFICIAL business with the Crown Lands De- partment brings Mr. Wm. Margach to Toronto about twice a year. Mr. Margach is Crown Timber Agent tor the Rainy River district, with headquarters at Rat Portage, and when in the city before the Christmas holidays he spoke very hopefully of the future of northwestern Ontario. ‘‘Lumbering is quite active,” he said, ‘‘and more men have been sent to the woods than last year. The quantity of logs taken out this winter will be fully one-third greater than for any past season for many years, which is accounted for by - the fact that Manitoba and the Northwest is our market, and the farmers there have obtained better prices for their wheat and have naturally more money to spend in improvements and new buildings. The farmers in the northwest are gradually becoming more prosperous and are pursuing more business-like methods.” Mr. Margach tells me that the mining boom is creat- ing quite a local demand for lumber, and as the attention of capitalists has now been directed to these fields, he anticipates that next season will be one of the most prosperous yet experienced. He expressed his regret that the country did not possess a greater population. Speaking of forest fires he said that during the past summer, owing to wet weather, no fires had occurred within his district, which embraces a territory 200 miles wide and over 150 miles from north to south. It was customary to employ fire rangers, but this year he had withdrawn his men, as the fires, if started, would speedily die out. * * * A LUMBER operator on the Restigouche, in New Brunswick, caused a survey to be made of certain crown lands held by himself and others, believing that another operator was lumbering on the property. A survey proved this to be the case. ‘‘Now,” said the operator to a friend, ‘‘ we told this man we believed he was over on our limits. We had this survey made and have shown our con- tention to be correct. Yet we must, under the law, pay the whole cost of running the line along our blocks. If we should allow him to take the logs the government can hold us for the stumpage. In order to get an already determined point to start from, we had to survey over six miles before coming to our own lands. Once I wanted to To do so I would have to start eight miles away. I let it go. They will perhaps tell you in the crown lands office in starting a line to begin at a certain tree on a cer- tain spot on the line of an old survey. I was given as a starting point a cedar tree ona line run forty years ago. The cedar could not be found. The department should run outits block lines more rapidly, and it should insist that one man (as in my present case) should not have to pay the whole cost of a survey between his land and another’s. Of course we can hold those logs, but if we do, after this man has gone to all the expense he has, we would be put down as the worst men inthe country. I tell you the run a line for two miles. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN lumber operator has troubles that loom up om times as big as the Sugar Loaf yonder.” * * * 3 Many Canadian lumbermen have during th past month made the acquaintance of Mr. Edy Haynes, of the Timber Trades Journal, of Lor don, England, who has been commissioned b the publishers of that well-known journal t write up the export lumber trade of Canada fc a special number proposed to be published abou Montreal and Ottawa, and expressed himself as being pleased with his visit to these cities, es- pecially Quebec, owing to its historical associa- tions. Mr. Haynes spent a week in Toronto, going from there to New York. He states that in England there is a growing feeling in favor of purchasing supplies from the colonies, providing as good value can be obtained. To my ques tion regarding the probability of the further ex. tension of the Canadian lumber trade with Europe, he replied that he was afraid the distance between the countries, and the consequent high ; : | the first of February. Mr. Haynes has bee connected with the Timber Trades Journal fe over twenty years, and is therefore an encycle pedia of information on matters pertaining to th lumber trade of Great Britain, while his know ledge of that industry in other countries is above the average. Before reaching Toronto he had spent some time in the principal eastern lumber centres of Canada, such as St. John, Quebec, carrying charges, would prevent the profitable shipment of low grade stock, but the quantity of better grades exported would certainly continue to increase. He was surprised that our manu factures of wood were not much greater, as he considered this to be one of the most remunera tive ways of utilizing forest products, and i stanced in this connection the extensive trade of the Rathbun Company, of Deseronto. ‘‘ The Canadian manufacturers,” added Mr. Haynes ‘* give little study to the requirements of the Euro- pean markets, but content themselves with deal- ing with the shippers. .This is in striking con- trast to the Swedish and Russian manufacturers, who visit the markets each year in order to be- come thoroughly acquainted with their demands. Of course, here the lumber trade is conducted on a cash basis, and the manufacturer receives pay- ment for his goods upon delivery to the shipper, while in Great Britain goods are always sold on time. This, probably, partially accounts for the fact that the whole export trade is handled by about a dozen shippers who are financially strong, and who relieve the manufacturer of all responsibility, and in the end this may be the most satisfactory method. These shippers have established a connection in England which means more than the average Canadian imagines, and by means of branch houses are enabled to handle goods to the best advantage. There are many points to be studied in catering for the English trade.” ' visit the past month to his old home. Mr. DeCew is now located in Washington Territory, between Tacoma and Portland. He owns 3,700 acres of timber land in Oregon, and his mill has a capacity of 90,000 feet per day. A great deal of the timber is exported to China and Japan. Mr. DeCew says that a peculiar feature of the Chinese duty is that it is a specific one, so much per stick, regard less of size, Mr. T. H. DeCew, the well-known mill owner and timber merchant, formerly of Essex, Ont., has been on a | | THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 13 ——w J. B. SMITH & SONS’ SAW MILL. st fall fire laid waste the saw mill of Messrs. 3. Smith & Sons at Callendar, Ont., but upon es has been erected a more pretentious ‘modern structure. In every particular the y mill is complete, being well lighted by large dows, while an electric plant furnishes nination at night. e mill is of frame, with heavy timbers, its nsions being 132x42 feet. The roof is ped with a cupalo running the full length, in ch the windows are set. The lath mill annex On the ground floor is the motive power. in Cunningham steam feed engines drive the * feed for the dimension carriage, and gun- shot steam feed drive the lumber carriages. A Joty engine of 150h. p. operates the circular aws, double edger and jack ladder chains, and a Doty engine of 50 h. p., slide valve, runs the balance of the machinery. A Reliance 35-light machine furnishes the light. Mr. Stephens is the electrician in charge. The pulleys used are “made by the Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., and the belting is of Scotch manufacture. In the eeeneroom are two steam pumps, which, with six hydrants and 500 feet of hose, furnish the fire protection. The manufacturing machinery ‘ ¢ + consists of three carriages, one driven by steam . _ feed, and the other two by rope drives operated _ by gunshot steam feeds. There are two circular aws, one made by the Jas. Robertson Co. and “one by Shurly & Deitrich. The double edger and lath mill machinery, steam niggers, trim- _ mers, and the two lath tables, besides the car- - riages, were mostly built by the Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co. In the filing room are two large automatic filing machines, with all accessories. At one side is the boiler room, built of brick, containing __ three Goldie & McCulloch boilers, two of 150 h. p. each and one of 100h. p. Two iron smoke stacks have a brick base of 16 feet each. One is go inches in diameter by 45 feet above the roof, and the other is 75 inches in diameter by 80 feet high. Sawdust, etc., is used for tuel. The _ burner is circular, and built of stone, and is sur- _ mounted by an iron rim, but uncovered. pe = A well-equipped blacksmith shop, 64 x 20 feet, supplies all demands for repairs. Viorges, a 22” lathe swinging 40 inches, an iron shaper swinging two feet, and an iron drilling machine. An upright boiler supplies steam to a _ 20h. p. engine which operates the machinery. There are two 5 The yard is large, and an engine owned by the q ‘company does all the shunting, etc., of the cars. On the lake is their tug, the ‘‘ Sparrow,” which _ picks up the logs and does all the towing. , Mr. Jas. Smith, one of the members of the company, is in charge. The firm manufac- ture all grades of lumber, lath, shingles, and dimension timber. " IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION. ' By recent decision of the United States Circuit Court at nati, O., the Dodge and Philion patent for separ- yood pulleys, covering the compression fastening terchangeable bushing system, is broadly sustained. the patent laws, the user, the seller and the manu- e all held to be infringers and liable as such to : owners of the patent. The Dodge Wood Split Pulley of Toronto, is taking proceedings against NEW BRUNSWICK LETTER, (Regular Correspondence of the CANADA LUMBERMAN. ] LUMBERMEN have been badly in need of snow in order to carry on operations in the woods successfully. The weather early in the month was most unfavorable, crews in some cases finding it impossible to do effective work. Of late there have been some light snow-falls, and it is probable that the extent of the cut will not be interfered with. Messrs. Richard Turner, of Quebec, and W. H. Thorne, of this city, liquidators of the St. Lawrence Lumber Com- pany, of Bathurst, have completed their duties and received their discharge from Judge Tuck. The St. Lawrence Lumber Company went into liquidation about two years ago. At the time it looked as if there would be serious legal difficulties, as there were conflicting in- terests in this province, Quebec and England. The liquidators were able to. avoid trouble, and it is under- stood only about $1,400 of the estate was required to pay all the legal bills. Operations were carried on the first winter and then the property was sold. In all about $237,000 passed through the hands of the liquidators. The general creditors got fifteen cents on the dollar, a better settlement than was looked for at the time of the failure. The construction of a line of railway from Bathurst to Tracadie, as contemplated, will prove of great benefit to the country. At TracadieSenator Snowball hasa large saw mill with an annual output of nine million feet. Adjacent thereto is a large area of timber, known as the Sweeney block, estimated to yield 100,000,000 feet of timber. It is owned by an American company, of which Mr. Hill, of Bangor, is the president, and it is said that it is proposed to erect on the property a large saw mill to cut lumber for the United States market. The rail shipments would go via the gulf shore and the Caraquet and I. C. R. lines through St. John. Ata meeting of the directors of the St. John River Log Driving Company held early in the month, matters in connection with the failure of F. M. Moore were discussed. An offer of $4,000 was made by Mr. Moore in settlement of the claim against him, but it was refused as altogether too small. The selection of L. C. Stearns, of Caribou, as arbitrator between the log owners and the company was ratified. ; Mr. Miles Moore, a son of Mr. Fred. Moore, the well- known lumber operator of Woodstock, has purchased the property known as the Craig & Sawyer mill on the Meduxualsek, and will make repairs thereto. BITS OF LUMBER. The revenue from New Brunswick crown lands will this year be ahead of last year’s figures, which were $140,000. Hon. J. B. Snowball, of Chatham, has commenced the construction of two steam tugs for service in connection with his lumber business. Mr. Frederick Brown has sold his interest in the milling business at Cross Creek. The remaining partners, Messrs E. & W. Sanson, will contiaue the business. Mr. William Cunningham left the city this week for New York, en route to Hamilton, Bermuda, where he has heen engaged to fit up a saw mill. The work will require about two months. Sr. JoHn, December 23, 1896. BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER, {Regular Correspondence of the CanaDA LuUMBERMAN.] At the time of writing it is feared that the lumber trust formed last winter to control prices has gone to the wall, so far as coastwise shipments are concerned at least. The consensus of opinion is that the first of January will witness its termination. Since the first of the month prices have been reduced from $11 to $9.50 per thousand feet. This was brought about by the cutting of prices by retail dealers in California, which compelled the trust to take such action. The Central Lumber Company was formed a little over a year ago by the big mills of the Pacific coast, including most of those in this province. These controlled the large majority of the retail yards, and after months of hard work the mills of the coast and the dealers were united under the central combine. Prices were soon after raised, and the agreement entered into was dated January 1st, 1896. It was to terminate in a year, by which time the movers of the enterprise hoped to cement the organization so that it would last for years. The attempt has been futile, however, owing to the di- versity of interests of the large number of mill men and dealers, who became identified with the Central Lumber Company. The large manufacturers hope, however, to hold together for another year to control the foreign trade, and their efforts are now being directed towards this end. British Columbia lumber manufacturers are looking for an increased trade with China. The Chinese Foreign Office has issued a secret order giving permission for the construction of railways from Hankow to Canton, and from Hankow to Soochow. As China is largely denuded of her timber, the supply will be furnished largely by foreign countries, and British Columbia should certainly receive a fair share of the trade. G. O. Buchanan is making extensive improvements to his saw mill plant at Kaslo.. The shingle capacity has been increased from 20,000 to 70,000 per day by the addi- tion of a new machine, and the capacity of the saw mill will be doubled, which has necessitated the enlarging of the buildings. In addition to this a complete wood-work- ing plant has been ordered. Mr. Buchanan reports a busy season, and the consumption of logs has been much greater than was anticipated. COAST CHIPS. The limits of new markets for Douglas fir have not yet been reached. The British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Co., of Vancouver, B. C., made a shipment last month to Gibraltar, Spain. The local government have placed upon the market 10,- 314 acres of timber land on Queen Charlotte Island, the lease being for twenty-one years. Offers are invited until the 21st January. During the month of November twenty-two steamship charters were reported for foreign points. The season thus far has been more active than last year. New WESTMINSTER, B. C., Dec. 18, 1896. LANCASTER MACHINE WORKS. SITUATED on the bank of the beautiful Lake St. Francis, in the old Scotch county of Glengarry, is the pretty little town of Lancaster. Among the important business firms of the town is the Lancaster Machine Works. This enter- prise was established in 1881 by the late William Stafford, a native of Hyde, Lancashire, England, who previously had carried on a similar business in Montreal. In 1884 the works were completely destroyed by fire, but were immediately replaced by a more modern and substantial building and plant. A little over a year ago the head of the firm was acci- dentally killed on the G. T. R., and since that time the business has been carried on by his two sons, Messrs. A. & W. J. Stafford. They do an extensive trade in general saw mill plant and hold a number of patents on this and other machinery. The accompanying cut represents a IMPROVED SET ROLLER MADE By LANCASTER MACHINE WORKS. set roller they manufacture which has many advantages in its favor, notably those of convenience, durability and neatness. It consists of a roller A carried on a radial arm E, which in turn is hinged to a traversing carriage sliding upon a planed bed or base, the whole of which is securely bolted to the Saw frame or other favor- able position in front of the saw. A spring C at the base of the radial arm keeps the roller in place, but when a knot or other uneven surface comes in contact with the roller this spring allows it to give way until the obstruc- tion has passed. The roller is set by means of the hand wheel D, which controls the traversing motion of the carriage by means of a screw shaft beneath the same, and an indicating finger and guage assists the sawyer in setting the roller for the thickness of his cut. While slabbing, the retaining pin B is raised and the roller swung out of place. A large number of mill owners recognizing the merits of this inexpensive machine, have placed them in their mills and pronounce them very satisfactory. In addition to the manufacture of saw mill appliances, this enterprising firm make a specialty of tannery and dairy. machinery, and lately made several shipments of machinery to Europe. They are also working up a good trade in a special line of cotton mill machinery. : 14 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN THE NEWS. —Gilmour & Company’s new mill at Canoe Lake, Ont., has closed down for the season. —Jacob Lawrence & Son, lumber merchants, of Sarnia, Ont., have opened a lumber yard at Bothwell. —John McCormack, of Ottawa, is fitting up a small saw mill in Low township for the Asbestos Mining Co. —Thomas McCamus has returned to his home at Bob- caygeon, Ont., from Lake Temiscamingue, where he has erected a saw and shingle mill. —It is stated that the Emery Lumber Company are pulling down their saw mill in Michigan and intend remov- ing to Byng Inlet, where in future all their logs will be manufactured. —George Merritt, of Chatham, and J. H. Hamill, of Toronto, have purchased an extensive timber limit in Georgia, in the United States, and will conduct lumber operations there on a large scale. —Charles Stewart has purchased W. L. Herriman & Son’s mill at Honora, Ont., and is fitting it up for work this winter. Mr. Stewart is a practical mill man, and will certainly meet with success. —The Rathbun Company are said to own two hundred million feet of hemlock, as well as a large quantity of cedar, in the townships of Grimsthorpe and Anglesea, North Hastings. At the present rate of cutting the timber will last sixteen years. —A gift was recently made by Mr. E. Le Roi Nellis, of St. John, N. B., to Major Wm. McKinley, president-elect of the United States, of a large rocking chair weighing 175 pounds. It was made of Canadian white ash, and is said to have been much admired. —William Robinson, lumber valuator, of Bobcaygeon, Ont., has lately returned from the Spanish river, where he spent six weeks estimating the quantity of standing timber on the different berths recently sold by the Ontario government. —The Crown Lands Department. of Ontario have sent a corps of rangers to examine into the value and extent of the pine forests existing north of Lake Wahnapitae, with a view to opening the land to miners. The land has never been opened to prospectors, but it is said that valu- able mineral deposits are to be found on portions of the territory. —Several new saw mills are being erected along the line of the Lake St. John Railway in Quebec. Mr. Burns’ new steam mill at St. Gabriel has commenced sawing and will be kept in operation all winter. A new mill is being built at Lake Sergent and another at Kenogeni, near Chicoutimi. It is estimated that over one million logs will be taken out along the line of the railway during the present winter. a MANUFACTURERS OF THE FAMOUS CARS MACKINAW In Jackets, Pants and Shirts is growing more popular each day. has tried it, and being the finest produced, should please you. In Lead Packages only 25, 40, 50 and 60 cts. H. P. ECKHARDT 2a: Wholesale Agents - —Stehelin Bros., lumber operators, have arranged for the construction of a railway from their limits to Wey- mouth, N.S. The rails are to be of poles eight inches in diameter, and the wheels are to be concave to suit the rounding surface on which they will run. Probably the only other pole road in Canada is that operated by the Bass River Infusorial Company from their property at Economy to the refineries. —The Rathbun Company have closed down their lum- ber and shingle mills at Lindsay, Ont., after a most suc- cessful season. During the seven months of Operation, there were shipped fifty-one large cars of saw-dust, aver- aging twenty cords to the car, and making a total of 1,020 cords. Mr. G. H. M. Baker, the local manager, has gone to Manitoulin and the North Shore to arrange for getting out logs during the winter. —In his budget’s speech in the Quebec Legislature, Hon. Mr. Mantel referred to the increasing revenues de- rived by the province from crown lands. For the fiscal year ending 1886-87 the receipts were $692,000, and the expenditure in connection therewith $154,000, while for the fiscal year ending June 3oth last the expenditure was only $185,000, while the receipts were $1,045,000. He further referred to the high prices realized for the timber berths at the public sale in May last. —A report received at the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, from J. W. Down, Bath Bridge, Bristol, says: ‘‘ During the present month I have received many letters from firms in Canada interested in the expor- tation of timber, and I have placed their communications before the principal Bristol timber merchants. Bristol is a large centre for timber from the Baltic, and from what I can gather there is room here for much larger shipments of Canadian timber, and I trust my efforts in this direction will lead to much larger business being done next season.” —The annual meeting of the Maine Lumbermen’s and Land Owners’ Association was held at Bangor on the 20th of November. Secretary and Treasurer Wilson Crosby read his reports, which were accepted. These officers were elected; B. F. Davis, Bangor, president ; Turner Buswell, Skowhegan, W. W. Brown, Portland, Llewellyn Powers, Houlton, John K. Ames, Machias, M. G. Shaw, Bath, vice-presidents ; J. Manchester Haynes, Augusta, S. P. Bass, Bangor, Geo. Murchie, Calais, Geo. B. Dunn, Houlton, Cornelius Murphy, Old Town, execu- tive committee ; Wilson Crosby, Bangor, clerk and treas- urer ; S. H. Boardman, F. H. Appleton and C. P. Web- ber, Bangor, auditing committee. —Another dispute as to water rights came up before the Ontario Commissioner of Crown Lands recently. Messrs. McRae and Mackenzie are the owners of a saw- mill on the Bonnechere river, a branch of the Ottawa. A little further down the river and on the opposite side are situated the electric works of the Bonfield estate. McRae WHEN SELECTING YOUR TEA IN THE FUTURE THAT... LUDELLA CEYLON TEA and Mackenzie claim that certain works which the Bon- field people are building will deprive them of the proper © use of the water, and they ask permission to lease a water lot on the same side of the river as the Bonfield works, in order that they may build a dam and secure water power. The Bonfield estate oppose the granting of such a lease, as they claim their works will be injured thereby. 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THE CANADA LUMBERMAN | Seat ees So No. | IRON FRAME OSCILLATING GANG. SAW SASHES OF ALL WIDTHS Bee nat HIGH GRADE SA W-MILL MACHINERY Prescott Band Mills Perkins Shingle Mill Machinery Covel’s Tools for the care of Saws Engines, Boilers, Etc. CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION ~~ = We are prepared to furnish plans, specifications, and build mills” complete of any capacity, or to remodel old mills. Write for prices, informing us what ws your requirements are. Nl Maat om Pi il ee ! ) Vo en e il rl PB INI ee The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd. Branch Office: VANCOUVER, B.C. | : PETERBOROUGH, ONT. * 5 a Votume XVIII. , 4 T# CANADA LUMBERMAN NUMBER 2. TORONTO, ONT.,, FEBRUARY, 1897 J TeErms,$1.00 PER YEAR \ Single Copies, 10 Cents. MR. JOHN CHARLTON, M. P. As a lumberman and statesman, we take pleasure in placing before our readers a portrait and biographical sketch of Mr. John Charlton, M. P., of Lynedoch, Ont., the worthy repre- sentative for North Norfolk in the House of Commons. Bornin humble circumstances, but with abundant persevering qualities, he has gradually risen toa high position of honor and commercial status. The subject of our sketch was born near Cale- donia, Livingstone County, New York, on February 3rd, 1829. His father, Adam Charlton, came from Newcastle- on-Tyne to New York in 1824. The Charltons are one of the oldest families in England, and their geographical records in Northumberland date back to the eleventh century. After receiving his education at the Grammar School at Caledonia and Springville Academy, N. Y., Mr. Charlton worked for several years on the farm with his father. At Ellicottville, N. Y., he learned to set type, and spent a portion of his time reading law. In 1846 he made a trip on a lumber raft down the Allegheny and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati, and his later years he has always retained vivid recollections of this five weeks’ ex- perience with the rough but warm- hearted raftsmen. When his father removed to Canada in 1849, Mr. Charlton was 20 years of age. They settled near Ayr, Waterloo County, and four years later, in partner- ship with Mr. George Gray, he launched out into mercantile life, starting a country store at Wilson Mills, under the style of Gray & Charlton. Their combined capital was about $1,800, including the cost of the building which they erected. The country being yet sparsely settled, pine timber was abundant, and the firm . shortly after starting business engaged in the timber trade in connection with Smith, Westover & Company, of Tonawanda, and by dint of economy and industry were eminently successful. In the year 1859 Mr. Charlton sold his interest in the store at Wilson Mills and took entire charge of the extensive Canadian timber business of Smith & Westover. Two years later, in conjunction with Mr. James Ramsdell, he bought out the Canadian interest of the above firm, and for four years the firm of Ramsdell & Charlton carried on a successful business. He purchased the interest of his partner in 1865, and conducted business on his own account for sev- eral years. Since that time he has been asso- ciated with Mr. Alonzo Chesbrough, of Toledo, Ohio, and was at one time manager of the lumber firm of Chesbrough & Charlton. Lately he has been associated with his brother Thomas, the firm name being J. & T. Charlton. They have extensive interests at Tonawanda and in Michi- gan, a sash and door factory being a portion of the Tonawanda business. In 1854 he married Miss Ella Gray, of Lynedoch, where he now re- sides. His first connection with politics was in 1872, when he accepted the nomination for the House of Commons in North Norfolk and defeated Aquilla Walsh, after a bitter fight. Ever Mr. JoHN CHARLTON, M.‘P. since he has continued to represent that con- stituency, being returned at every election. He is a staunch Liberal, and has always taken an active and laborious interest in the House of Commons. In early lite he was somewhat of a Protectionist, but now favois a revenue tariff policy, and is a strong advocate of closer rela- tions between Canada and the United States. A fortnight ago he visited Washington, for the purpose, it is said, of negotiating a new recipro- city treaty with that country. In religion Mr. Charlton is a Presbyterian. He is ofa genial and kindly temperament, but pos- sesses firmness of character and tenacity of pur- pose. He has a wide knowledge of the resources of Canada, and is recognized as one of the ablest public speakers in the Dominion. LUMBERMEN BEFORE THE TARIFF COM- MISSIONERS. THREE prominent lumbermen, Mr. J. R. Booth, Hon. E. H. Bronson and Mr. Robert Reford, gave an expression of opinion on tariff matters before at Ottawa. Mr. Bronson said he was not disposed to demand any changes, but thought the removal of the duty on corn would stimulate the production of pork and thus help the lumber trade. To Mr. Davies’ reply as to what proportion of home fed the Commissioners pork was used among lumbermen, Mr. Bronson replied that he used American pork almost exclusively, as a heavier pork was required in their business than Cana- dian pork he thought just as sweet and was generally raised in Canada. good as any other, but the heavier Am- erican pork did not waste so much in cooking. He referred_to the agitation to impose an export duty on Canadian logs and pulp wood, and said he would bespeak for the lumbermen a hearing before such action was taken. Mr. Fielding stated that it had been represented to him that Canadian fed pork had greater success in England than American owing to the fact that corn was not used for feeding purposes. Mr. J. R. Booth also favored the re- moval ot the duty on corn and pork. He thought it in the interest of the great working class that the duty on pork should be reduced and made as cheap as possible. There was no doubt, he said, that the duty had been placed on pork to benefit the farmer, but he was inclined to think that the duty was a greater hindrance to the working classes than a benefit to the farmers. The present duty is $2 per barrel, and he did not know that Canadian pork was consumed to any greater extent than formerly. He used American pork almost exclusively in his lumber camps for the reason that he could not generally get Canadian pork in suf-. ficiently large quantities when he required it, and also for the reason that Canadian pork did not keep so well. Mr. Booth stated that it would be only fair if pork were made cheaper for our lumbermen. No trade has ever had more re- verses to struggle against than the lumbermen, he said, ‘‘and very tew men have spent their life time in it and not died poor.” Mr. Robert Reford, of Montreal, asked an im- position of a duty on saw logs. He contended that at present the Americans were getting Cana- dian timber for practically nothing, while the Canadian forests were being rapidly depleted, with nothing to show in return. He had reason to believe that Canadian lumber was sold in Ottawa to Americans at $4 per thousand, or less 4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN than the cost of production. Forests did not replace themselves for years, and some active measures should be taken to prevent depletion. He did not think that the law restricting the size of trees to be cut was enforced. With respect to pork, Mr. Refurd said that he considered Canadian pork much superior to that from the States. He had found it a most profitable busi- ness, and as for corn, there was much grown around Montreal, and the farmers were increasing the acreage under corn, finding that it could be raised profitably. ANDRE CUSHING & COMPANY, IN a recent_issue of THE LUMBERMAN we gave some particulars of the construction and equipment of the large Mr. Geo. S. CusHING. saw mill of Andre Cushing & Company at St. John, N. B. In this number we are pleased to present a more de- tailed description, together with a photograph of the mill and portraits of Messrs. George S. Cushing, Theophilus Cushing, G. L. Purdy and F. H. Jobson. The mill deserves special notice as being the largest and most modern saw mill in the maritime provinces. The situation is unique in that it is within a stone’s throw of the only ‘‘ Reversible Falls "—very aptly termed by the inimitable Burdette on the occasion of his first visit to St. John—of any magnitude in the world. It is situated on what is called Union Point, on the western bank of the St. John river, just above the railway cantilever and the suspension bridges that span the St. John river where it empties into the St. John harbor, and is a natural mill site, as just behind the point on the upper side is a larger bay, in which any quantity of logs can be held and floated to the mill at any time of the year. Admirable piling grounds and wharves line the upper side of the point, from which vessels take in their cargoes for any port. Before steam became the recognized power for sawing lumber, some Americans took advantage of the location, and on account of water power to be had during a part of the time—owing to the ebb and flow of the tide giving a difference of twenty-five to thirty feet between high and low water—spent some £80,000 in cutting a channel through the neck of land forming the point, and erecteda saw mill with a number of single saws that were operated when the tide suited in sawing the large pine that was common on the St. John river at that time. This mill, however, was not a success, and was abandoned. All that remains of the enterprise is the channel, which is through solid rock, and looks as if it would last as long as water runs. About the year 1852 the first steam mill was built on the extreme point, about in line with the break of the falls, the firm being Andre Cushing & Co. They had the misfor- tune to be burned out several times, but each time re- built ona larger scale. The last fire occurred in the spring of 1895, and for a time the impression was general that the mill would not be rebuilt, consequently the out- look for the large number of employees was not reassur- ing. However, as it afterwards transpired, Mr. George S. Cushing, the master mind of the firm for the past few years (the original members of the firm having died some years ago), while not saying much, had kept on thinking and planning, with the result that he purchased the inter- ests of the heirs in the estate—retaining the old firm name —and in the fall of 1895 operations were begun to rebuild on a more extensive scale than ever before. During the year after the fire Mr. Cushing was not idle; he had large lumber contracts in hand at the time of the fire which had to be filled, in which he succeeded, and, besides, he visited the large saw-milling centres to ac- quaint himself with all the latest saw mill equipments, and, having decided to rebuild, selected those that seemed best suited to his requirements. Owing to the improved ma- chinery he selected, the old site was not deemed suitable, so he began on new ground altogether, but only a short distance from the old site. Mr. Cushing’s judgment was that the first and most im- portant feature in the new enterprise was the power, the order for which he placed with Mr. James Fleming, pro- prietor of the Phoenix Foundry, St. John. The power plant consists of two horizontal engines of 250 H. P. each, right and left hand on same shaft, with belt fly wheel 12 ft. x 4 ft., six tubular boilers (three of which are sufficient to furnish steam), set with patent sawdust fur- naces. These are all placed in a brick fireproof building, with a brick wall dividing the engine room from the boilers, and the whole separated from the mill proper. In the engine room there isa steam pump for fire protection, and a very complete electric light plant which supplies light to the mill, wharves, pond, yard and offices. The city laid water pipes to the mill and several hydrants are conveniently placed, which, with. plenty of hose, would seem to make the fire risk a safe one. The mill proper is 226x60 feet, three stories high, built on a stone and brick foundation. The power is taken by a double leather belt four feet wide through the side of main mill to a line of shafting running lengthwise of the mill, from which leads belts and gears to drive all the machines which are placed on the floor above. On the same floor as the shafting are the saw-dust, refuse and slab conveyors, the saw-dust going to the boilers and the refuse to a large and long conveyor leading to the fire dump. -The sawing equipment consists of the following : Two FEBRUARY, 1897 _ band mills made by The Filer & Stowell Co., of Mil-_ waukee, one on either side of mill; one Wilkin’s com- pensating direct action steam gang placed in the centre of mill; two patent parallel gang edgers; patent slab_ slasher made by the Stearns Mfg. Co., Erie, Penn., which carries eight 42” saws; automatic trimmer, Waterous make, also carrying eight saws. These machines are so placed that with the live rolls and transfers used the lumber and slabs are carried to their respective desti- nations with very little attention and without a hitch. A planer is placed conveniently near the automatic trimmer so that lumber requiring it can be dressed before going to the yard. : The lath and box mill is in an addition at the side of the main mill, the material for which is delivered from the slab slasher very convenient to the operators, while the refuse is carried back to the main conveyor and delivered at the different points required. : MR. THEOPHILUS CUSHING, Superintendent. The logs are taken from pond to bed of mill on an end- less chain and rolled off on either side by large iron discs eccentrically placed on a shaft under the floor. This shaft is so arranged that it can be turned either way, thus throwing the log to either side as desired. There are steam canters or ‘‘niggers” for both band mills, as well as ‘‘kickers” for throwing the log onto the log carriages. All these. appliances are of the latest and ANDRE CusHING & ComPANny’s SAW MILL, UNION Point, St. Joun, N. B. most approved patterns for their respective requirements. Underneath the floor, conveniently placed in the centre of log bed, is a steam jump-up saw 60” diameter for cutting the logs to any desired length, and for trimming the ends of logs that are gravelled or “rocked” in driving, thus saving the band saw many a bad tooth. The filing room is nicely situated one story above the mill floor and equipped with an engine to drive the neces- sary grinders, toothers, rolls, etc., for keeping the saws in order. The location, arrangement and equipment is very convenient and complete in all its parts. The building of this mill has put a large amount of money in circulation in St. John, and was a boon to the men employed in its construction as well as to the local founders and machine jshop owners who supplied their part of the outfit, some $20,000 being spent in the city of St.John. The superintendent in charge of construction _ was Mr. Frank H. Jobson, of Portsmouth, Virginnia, who has had a large experience in such work in the United "States, and he has admirably succeeded in reaching Mr. Cushing's ideal as to what an up-to-date saw mill should be. The mill has been running night and day most of the time since early in the summer, and has been a success from the start, which speaks well for the management, to whom this style of mill was comparatively new. The _ capacity is in the vicinity of 40,000,000 superficial feet per year. Mr. Theophilus Cushing is the general superintend- Mr. G. L. Purpy, Book-Keeper. ent, Mr. Gilbert L. Purdy the book-keeper, and James S. Gregory chief clerk. The firm are in a position to manufacture spruce lumber for any market, and being wide-awake, shrewd and business-like naturally sell where they get the best returns. Personally Mr. George S. Cushing, the chief member of the firm, is a whole-souled man, whom it is a pleasure to meet. In business affairs his boldness is nicely blended with caution. Of keen reasoning powers, good judgment and decision of char- acter, he easily and quickly arrives at correct conclusions. INTERESTING INSURANCE CASE. Judgment has been given in the long-pending suit of the Katrine Lumber Co. against the different insurance companies to recover the amount of insurance on a saw mill at Katrine, Ont., destroyed by fire last summer. Mr. FRANK H. Josson, Millwright and Builder. The decision is in favor of the Katrine Lumber Co., and is as follows : Katrine Lumber Company v. The Union Assurance Society, $5,346 25; Phoenix Insurance Company of Hart- ford, $2,775; Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Company, $17,860 65; Insurance Company of North America, $5,000; Lancashire Insurance Company, $8, 285 ; total, $39,266 90. These cases came up for trial at the Assizes at Hamilton, before the Hon. Judge Rose. Mr. Wallace Nesbitt, of Toronto, and Mr. S. F. Washing- ton, of Hamilton, appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. D’Alton McCarthy, Q.C., and Mr. H. S. Osler, of Toronto, ap- peared for the insurance companies. The claims arose out of a fire or fires at Katrine, near Parry Sound, on the 7th and 8th of May last, when the mill and a large quantity of lumber and other property were destroyed, and some cars belonging to the Grand Trunk Railway Co. Mr. J. J. C. Thompson was the manager of the lumber company, and made a statutory declaration as to the loss, that the fire on the 8th of May was caused by embers from the fire of the previous day ; also that the fires were not caused by any wilful act or neglect of his or by his procurement, means or contrivance, or by any officer of the Katrine Lumber Company. The defendant com- panies claimed that these statements of Manager Thomp- son were untrue, and that the statements about the fire, loss, etc., were fraudulently made. They claimed that if the fires were not caused directly by Manager Thompson they were the result of his negligence in not having his property properly watched, and they further alleged that his claims for damages were largely in excess of the actual losses. There being a disposition for settlement his Lordship gave counsel time to consult their respective clients, and the outcome was a settlement reached about 5 o'clock, when Mr. Osler stated :—The parties have arrived at an agreement which will involve, in the first place on the part of your Lordship, an order consolidating all the cases into one and treating them as one. In the event of the sum of $38,000, the amount agreed upon to be paid by the defendants to the plaintiffs as the amount of the loss, not being paid within ten days from this date, judgment may be entered against all the companies in the consolidated actions for such amounts as each should bear proportionate to the amounts under the different policies as the sum of $38,000 bears to the losses com- puted at something over $39,000. And in making this statement ot the agreement arrived at to your Lordship, I think it is right I should say something in regard to the circumstances leading up to the payment of the losses at this stage of the case. Shortly after the fire, in May last, a letter, which can only be characterized as a blackmail- ing letter—I need not specify it more particularly—was sent to the plaintiffs by a man who had occupied the position of yard foreman and general superintendent out- side at the mill, making statements and insinuations, and indicating that he had such knowledge as if divulged would implicate the plaintiffs, and particularly the mana- ger of the plaintiffs, Mr. J. J. C. Thompson, as having practically committed the crime of arson, and burning the buildings with the object of collecting the insurance. I do not think I am putting that too strongly as the charge in the letter referred to. It is only fair to Mr. Thompson to say that immediately on receiving that letter he for- warded it to the companies ; that letter was received by the companies from Mr. Thompson, who sent it on with a letter stating as it was but a black-mailing scheme he would take no notice of it, but he thought it right to place it before the companies, so that they might have an in- vestigation if they so desired. The companies did not make the investigation, but other parties who had lost by the same fire undertook an independent investigation sub- sequent to that. The result of that was the obtaining of statements from a considerable number of witnesses ; these statements were prepared to be signed by these parties, these being witnessed by independent persons, and without passing through the hands of the persons who got them placed in the hands of the insurance companies. These statements professed to carry further the statements implicating the plaintiffs contained in the letter referred to. Further investigation. resulted in further similar statements. Upon these statements the defences were placed upon the record and particulars ordered from time to time. The defence and particulars were entirely based on these statements. Since the case has been upon the list, and more particularly yesterday and to-day, I myself personally have examined and cross- examined these witnesses on their statements, and it is only fair to say that in so far as these statements profess to implicate Mr. Thompson in any way the witnesses have contradicted them; they have stated that they were not correctly taken down; in other words, they failed to bear out the statements signed by them and sent to the com- panies. That having been the case counsel can only say they think the evidence as it now appears to them, and as it would appear if brought before your Lordship and the jury, would show these statements were entirely without foundation in fact, and we are very glad to say that is the case, and that that would be the result of the verdict of the jury there is not the slightest doubt. Upon communi- cation with the companies advising them of that fact the THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 companies have instructed counsel to agree to the pay- ment of the losses, and in saying so I may say the question of the difference of amount between the sum to be paid and the sum claimed is not to be regaided in any way as a compromise. The companies having ascer- tained the position in that way are paying the amount of the claim, and the amount of $38,000 is agreed upon as the amount of the loss which the companies ought to pay here. I need scarcely add that all charges or allegations of any kind implicating Mr. Thompson in the pleadings and particulars are of course withdrawn, or charges or allegations made in connection with anyone connected with the company. His Lordship expressed himself as satisfied and direct- ed that an order be drawn up embodying the terms of the judgment and issued. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED TARIFF. THE following communication on the proposed lumber tariff appears in the Detroit Tribune : DEAR SiR,—I notice that an attempt is being made bya large number of lumbermen in the Western and Southern States to have a duty of at least $2 per M placed on lumber entering the United States for consumption. The lumber business is not a new industry, and should certainly now be able to stand on its merits; and I do not think class legislation of this kind can be of any possible benefit to any country. It is a general well-known fact that the lumber trade is in a very depressed condition. There are several causes for it. First, in my opinion it is the very low market price of cereals that has prevailed for several years, which would greatly lower the pur- chasing power of the country at large. Second, expen- sive habits have been gradually fostering themselves on the community until they began to exceed legitimate income, and a time for retrenchment has forced itself on the country. Lumber entering largely into any improve- ments at once feels heavily any retrenchment of the general expenditure. Third, manufacturers of lumber have not fully realized the contraction of the purchasing power of the country at large, and have continued the practice of getting out full stocks, causing a surplus of lumber far beyond the requirements of the market. Being mostly manufactured for home markets, it is not suitable for export, consequently large stocks have been thrown on the market at a figure below the actual cost of production. Under these conditions your lumbermen are looking to their good mothers, the tariff commissioners, to come to their rescue, and hope to enlist their sympathy by saying it is cheap labor and cheap lumber from Cana- da which is causing all the trouble. What are the facts ? I will state a little of my own experience. I have been in the lumber business upwards of 30 years in Canada, and purchased all my stock in our home markets until 1894, when the duties on lumber were removed by both the Canadian and the United States governments. I made a tour through some of the principal lumber districts of your country and purchased a portion of my stock, and have continued to do so ever since. During 1896 I pur- chased nearly all my stock in Michigan, Minnesota and the Southern States, at lower prices and better suited to our requirements than any we could secure in our own country. A large quantity of lumber is shipped from our country to the United States, but it is principally from our lower provinces to the eastern markets, where the delivery is materially affected by freights. It must be to the advantage of the consumer to be able to purchase what he may require in the nearest market. Should the proposed duty be placed on Canadian lumber, certainly its equivalent will be placed on the export of Canadian logs, which will have the effect of closing a number of your large mills on the border states and stimulate its manufacture in this country. Your manufacturers again would have to meet our lumber in competition in foreign We do not think the difficulties of your lumbermen would be improved by the course of legis- lation proposed, and verily believe that they might as well endeavor to lift themselves up by their own boot straps as to endeavor to improve their condition by the course proposed. countries. Yours truly, CHATHAM, Jan., oth, 1897. JOHN PIGGOTT. Mr. E. W. Bennett, of Detroit, states that the Cana- dians are taking kindly to yellow pine. Last season he executed a Montreal order for eight car loads of 22 x 26 x 36 ft., and also sold 2,000,000 ft, in another Canadian city. 6 . : 9 = =P) MONTALY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS C. H. MORTIMER PUBLISHER CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO " BRANCH OFFICE: New York LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING, MONTREAL The LumBeRMAN Weekly Edition is published every Wednesday, and the Monthly Edition on the 1st day of every month. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, One Year, in advance....... One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, Six Months, in advance..... .50 : Foreign Subscriptions, $2.co a Year. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION Tue Canap\ LuMBERMAN is published in the interests of the lumber trade and of allied industries throughout the Dominion, being the only re- presentative in Canada of this foremost branch of the commerce of this country. 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Subscribers will find the small amount they pay for the Canapa Lum- BERMAN quite insignificant as compared with its value to them. There is not an individual in the trade, or specially interested in it, who should not be on our list, thus obtaining the present benefit and aiding and encour- aging us to render it even more complete. - TO VISITING LUMBERMEN. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to use the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN as their own. We shall take pleasure in supplying them with every con- venience for receiving and answering theit correspona- ence, and hold ourselves at their sevice in any other way they may desire. OUR FOREIGN TRADE, CANADIAN lumbermen have in the past year succeeded in extending their trade with many foreign countries, which, in the face of the de- pression in the United States, is particularly en- couraging. The eastern provinces have catered largely to Great Britain, South America and the West Indies, while the statistics which appear in our Annual Review show that British Columbia is reaching out with success for foreign trade. The largest shipments were made to South America, South Africa, Australia, Great Britain and China. Unfortunately, Ontario has made little apparent advancement in the direction men- tioned, apart from Great Britain, although it is quite possible that a larger percentage of our lumber was shipped to the United States for re- shipment to foreign countries than heretofore. _ Canada is, however, apparently slowly awaken- ing to the necessity of controlling her own ex- port trade, instead of allowing it to be conducted by the United States without any credit what- ever being given to Canada. In this connection we note with pleasure the published statement that next season vessels will probably sail be- tween Montreal and Australian points, as re- commended by Mr. J. S. Larke, Canadian Com- missioner for Australia. At Cape Town, in South Africa, a bureau for the representation of Cana- dian goods has been established, where every facility is afforded the Canadian exporter. Until direct steamship lines are established be- tween Canada and foreign countries the develop- ment of our foreign trade is likely to be some- The difficulty in this direction has been in obtaining profitable cargoes both ways. As a means of extending the Canadian lumber trade, we commend tor consideration the sug- gestion made by Mr. Haynes, of the Timber Trades Journal, that we should increase our The high carrying charges practically prohibit the exportation of low grade lumber, but were this lumber manu- factured into furniture, etc., it could be placed upon the foreign market at a profit. what slow. manufactures of wood. EFFECTS OF OVER-PRODUCTION. In the past the tendency of lumber manufac- turers has been to almost entirely disregard the law of supply and demand, and produce a large output without giving consideration to the con- dition and requirements of the market. In his desire to annually increase the returns from his business, stimulated by the surmise that his neighbor will curtail operations, the average manufacturer has, year after year, continued to operate on a large scale. The natural effect of this has been to depreciate values and to depress trade in general. Owing to the lower prices ob- tained, the manufacturer finds at the close of the year that, while he may have succeeded in dis- posing of his entire output, the profits accruing therefrom were so small as to reduce the net re- ceipts to a lower figure than the preceding year, when the volume of business was considerably less. This, in a measure, accounts for the de- pression which has prevailed in the lumber trade of the United States and Canada during the last few years, although it must be admitted there have been other influential agencies at work. Over-production must of necessity be followed by a weakening of the market. Manufacturers find themselves unable to hold their stock, and consequently, to secure capital, are obliged to dispose of it at a low figure. A striking illustration of the effect of over-pro- duction is shown in the case of birch timber. During the winter of 1895-96, as the result of a firm market for birch in Great Britain, there was manufactured a very large quantity of this class of timber, several small operators entering the field who had not previously taken out sqaare timber. Quebec houses contracted for 18-inch average at 27 cents per cubic foot, for delivery in the summer of 1896. The result was the over- stocking of the British market and a sharp de- crease in prices towards the close of the season, the effect of which is manifesting itself in the transactions for next year. While 27 cents was freely paid last winter for birch of 18-inch aver- age, the same class of timber has been offered at Quebec within the past two weeks at 22 cents, and refused by buyers. It will require some time for the birch timber market to regain its position, in spite of the fact that consumption is active. Notwithstanding the above facts, it is encour- aging to observe that lumbermen are gradually becoming convinced of the necessity of curtailing CANADA LUMBERMAN FEBRUARY, 1897 Operations to a point in keeping with the de- mand, as is shown by reports which have reached this office from over fifty manufacturers in On tario. Referring to the extent of operations in the woods, these reports state that the output of logs will be fully fifty per cent. less than last winter. Some manufacturers are not operating at all, while others are putting in a very light stock. These remarks do not apply to the Ot- tawa valley, where the production will probably be equal to last season, or to the north-western section of Ontario, which supplies the Manitobs market. | This decreased output must have an appreci- able effect upon the market, and should the trade of 1897 develop satisfactorily, the over-produc- tion of lumber now upon the market will become a thing of the past. 4 EDITORIAL NOTES, THE Dominion Rifle Association have selected plans for the proposed Canadian headquarters at Bisley, to’ be erected the coming spring The building, estimated to cost $7,500, is to be constructed entirely of Canadian woods, and should serve to show the adaptability of our lumber for building purposes. Canadian lumber- men should not allow this opportunity to pass without taking steps to secure the erection of a building such as will be a credit to Canada. This may be accomplished by having the finest of woods utilized in its construction. ; THE necessity of obtaining as much first-class lumber as possible out of a stock of logs was never more apparent than at the present time. While coarse lumber has been a drug on the market and has depreciated in value during the period of inactivity, the better grades have been in good demand at firm prices. In the case of white pine this has been particularly noticeable. To meet the extreme competition, it is not only necessary to reduce the cost of manufacture in every possible manner, but also to thoroughly study the demands of the market, and endeavo to supply such stock as will meet with a ready sale at remunerative prices. Had more attention been given to this matter in the past, it is pos- sible that the large stocks of coarse lumber now on the market might have been turned to more profitable account. A COMPARISON for the past fifteen years of the number of sailing vessels leaving Quebec shows how rapid has been the decline of the business of that port. According to J. Bell Forsyth’s circu- lar, 459 vessels, with a capacity of 380,186 tons, cleared from Quebec in 1881. In 1886 the num- ber was reduced to 325, in 1891 to 205, and in 1895 to 86 vessels. The season of 1896 is credited with an increase, the total sailings be- ing 103 and the aggregate tonnage 82,622. The number of steamers was also larger, the figures being 90, against 58 in the previous year. While Montreal is likely to maintain its present position as a shipping port, it is quite probable that some of the old-time vigor will be restored ~ to Quebec as a result of the extension of the pulp industry, much of the raw material for which is found in the adjacent districts. Direct rail con- nection with the west and the improvement of the shipping facilities at the harbor would also assist in this direction, | THE LUMBER TRADE IN 1896. - REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR.—STATISTICS OF THE VARIOUS PROVINCES.—A MARKED INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF FOREIGN TRADE. GENERAL SURVEY. _ THE year 1896 was one of unusual uncertainty in business circles. It was a year of political disturbances both in Canada and the United States, and in the latter country the depression to the commercial interests was aggravated by the fact that the adoption of a national monetary standard was made the basis of the election. The lumber trade suffered as a consequence of these conditions. The closing down of indus- tries followed the Presidential nominations across the border, and this in turn caused a falling off in demand for lumber. Large stocks were held at the mills in the white pine districts, and as a . result prices gradually weakened, until before the close of the year they had reached the lowest point known for many years. Wholesale dealers were not disposed to purchase on a declining market unless good prospects were presented of placing their stock, and the only lumber which met with ready sale was the better grades. Large failures in Michigan induced still greater caution on the part of purchasers. The foregoing presents the conditions of the trade so far as the United States market is con- cerned. The year did not pass, however, with- out its encouraging features. The depression in the United States was counteracted to a large extent by an increased foreign demand, as will be observed by the statistics of the various provinces published below. The British market was particularly active, and large quantities of spruce and pine deals and boards from Ontario and Quebec and the Mari- ‘time provinces were placed at good prices. A larger amount of thin lumber was shipped than heretofore. The trade is fast declining from the port of Quebec, although the sailings in 1896 show a slight gain over the previous year. The annual report of the Harbor Master at Montreal shows that there were shipped from that port during the year, to the United Kingdom and Continental ports, 219,032,178 feet b. m. of _lumber, showing an increase of 50,360,150 feet, and to River Plate, 7,790,166 feet, a decrease of 683,834 feet from the previous year. The foreign trade of British Columbia was of wide distribution and considerably greater in volume than in 1895. The formation of the Central Lumber Company enabled manufacturers to obtain better prices, but unfortunately the combine has been broken and the market is now in a state of uncertainty. The Manitoba market was firm throughout the year. Speaking generally, the lumber trade of the _ year was not characterized by the severe depres- sion which is generally believed. All things con- _ sidered, it must be admitted that the volume of _ business was satisfactory. What conditions will prevail in 1897 it is difficult to predict, although indications point to an improvement unless tariff regulations should disturb the market. ‘ ONTARIO. The unsettled financial conditions which pre- ailed in the United States account in a large easure for the depression which characterized THE CANADA LUMBERMAN the lumber trade of Ontario in 1896. Taking the province as a whole, lumbermen look back upon the year as one of unsatisfactory results and disturbing features. Although the output of logs in the winter of 1895-96 was less than the previous season, and notwithstanding the fact that many mills were not operated, the quantity of lumber placed at the disposal of purchasers was too great for the limited demand, and prices suffered in consequence. The volume of trade compares favorably with that of the previous year, but profits have shown a_ wide diver- sity. Manufacturers in the Ottawa valley catered largely to the British trade, and succeeded in closing contracts in the fall of 1895 for a large portion of their output of the following season at satisfactory figures. In the west, particularly in the Georgian Bay district, where large stocks were held by both Canadian and American pine manufacturers, sales necessarily depended largely upon the United States market. Late in the spring season the demand increased somewhat and continued fair until early in the summer, when the effects of the then approaching Presi- dential election across the border simply demor- alized trade in general. This condition con- tinued until after the election early in November, during which time prices were reduced to almost the cost of production. This was particularly the case in the lower grades of white pine, of which there were very large stocks at the mills. After the election a better feeling prevailed, and sales increased as a result of a desire to obtain stock before the close of navigation, but the improvement proved to be only temporary, and the closing month of the year exhibited little activity. Our enquiries from manufacturers regarding the season’s trade met with a hearty response. From these it is learned that the total output of lumber was slightly less than the previous year. Sales also show a falling off, while 75 per cent. of the replies tell the one story of small profits. Pine stocks carried over at the mills are large, and consist principally of box and common lumber. In hardwoods a noticeable feature was the enquiry for mixed lots, indicative of the hand-to- mouth policy which purchasers had pursued throughout the year. Maple and elm sold quite freely early in the season, the latter for bicycle purposes. The shingle trade was not active early in the year, but during the fall there sprung up a demand which pretty well cleared out stocks and placed the industry on a stronger footing. The absence of transactions in timber limits was a feature of the year. No sales of any importance were negotiated. The sale in Tor- onto in July of 110 square miles, to close up the partnership existing between Messrs. Beck, Mc- Sherry and Spohn, proved almost a total failure. The Ontario government placed upon the market 60,000,000 feet of burnt timber in the Nipissing district, and received satisfactory returns. The cut of the mills in the Ottawa valley com- pares favorably with the previous season, being, perhaps, a few million feet less. The production in 1895 was 627,000 feet, while the estimate given below for 1896, although not including one or two of the smaller mills taken into account in ~~ the 1895 calculation, places the cut at 614,250,- ooo feet. PRODUCTION OF THE OTTAWA VALLEY IN 1896. Feet. JPR Booth Ottawa. 3.2 s.-39. ssa. 115,000,000 ull’ Vamberi@oi.ciscp'y.s:8 fags bon 55,000,000 McLachlin Bros., Arnprior........ 54,000,000 Bronsons & Weston Co., Ottawa .. 52,000,000 Hawkesbufy Lumber Co.......... 52,000,000 W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland.. 43,000,000 St. Anthony Lumber Co., Whitney. 40,000,000 Gillies Bros., Braeside............ 35,000,000 Gilmour & Hughson, Hull......... Shepherd & Morse Co., New Edin- 30,000,000 [ified Weegee aren aeatts xs jes _ 25;000,000 Canada Lumber Co., Carleton Place 20,000,000 R. & W. Conroy, Deschenes Mills . 16,000,000 Wm. Mason & Son, Ottawa....... 15,000,000 Pembroke Lumber Co....... ..... 12,000,000 Ottawa Lumber Co., Calumet ..... 12,000,000 Ross Bros., Buckingham.......... 11,000,000 McLaren Estate, Buckingham..... 10,000,000 R. H. Klock & Co., Aylmer....... $,000,000 J. R. & J. Gillies, Arnprior........ 3,500,000 A. Hagar & Co., Plantaganet...... 3,250,000 A. & P. White, Pembroke......... 2,500,000 614,250,000 The export of forest products from the con- sular district of Ottawa to the United States, as furnished by the United States Consulate Gen- eral, shows a difference in favor of 1895 of $289, 361.53. The detailed figures are as follows: EXPORTS FROM OTTAWA CONSULAR DISTRICT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1895. Qrending Qrending Qrending Qr ending ARTICLE. March 31. June 30. Sept. 30. Dec. 31. Barks eect acne cure ‘ $ 6,528.00 $ 4,215.00 Lath and Shingles .... 6,477-70 28,102 29 24,908.55 23,027 84 Logs and Timber..... 159-95 1,587.26 1,717-25 Tombere ns st ace «se 351,751 30 586,114.47 625,746.15 597,903.64 ** in bond for exp’t 3,585.69 175232-95 35)34T 07 47,046.93 Match Blocks..... .. 1,420 20 Pulp, Sulphite...... 17,570.57 18,239.39 14,478.94 19,309.10 Picketsintsenene ra 3,690.73 3,406.72 6,254 64 Railroad Ties ........ 450 00 5,950.10 3307-30 4,838.40 Tatal, fr $381,245 46 $659,489 88 $715 303.99 $704,312.80 EXPORTS FROM OTTAWA CONSULAR DISTRICT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1896. Qrending Qrending Qrending Qr ending ARTICLE. March 31. June 30. Sept. 30. Dec. 31. Barly jcasj sents ons eh $ 1,704.00 $ : Feat Iewian. testes saceae 3,572.20 27,497 -94 27,415.38 22,283,65 Umber. os... 6 re eens 297,265 15 658,803 82 514,979.02 505,229.43 Pulp, Sulphite ....... 16,078 95 12,332.28 8,039.53 3,763.12 Cordwood. 4-8. cs 30.90 1475 Shingles igecseecee sets 2,160.05 6,651.19 6,957 48 15,178.25 Railroad Ties ........ 6,591.82 5,469.84 888.20 6 09 OR Serrenate eccreirbrie a aierereps 129.00 Mimber =. «ase xo 425 89 1,960.50 5245-82 154.32 LG) 23 Seen a BBP 5,391-96 749.90 964.74 Curtain Sticks .. 3,583-73 3,704.92 Match Blocks 2,729.25 731.25 g00.00 Posts and Poles...... 93-00 30.00 Palpwood as sen. -t6 357-50 297-00 Miotallyecsat. $333,349.02 $720,228.95 $569,223 34 $548,401.52 MotalsMiSoss sone. caer $2,460, 352.23 Motalersoone ss. aera $2,170,990.80 The total output of saw logs in the Ottawa valley during the season of 1895-96 was 48o,- 000,000 feet, b. m., and the estimated cut this winter is 375,000,000 feet, or 22 per cent. less than last year. In other sections of the province the production is being curtailed to a greater extent, and probably not more than half the With a fair demand a more prosperous season is there- usual quantity of logs will be taken out. fore looked for, although tariff changes may affect the market to some extent. QUEBEC. The trade of the province of Quebec has depended almost entirely upon the markets of the United Kingdom, which have remained firm The shipments of pine and spruce deals have been made largely from the port of Montreal, and were slightly less than in the previous year, but prices advanced early in the season, and business was conducted on a more remunerative basis than in 1895. From the United States the prin- cipal demand was for spruce wood for the manu- facture of pulp. for nearly every class of Canadian goods. The following table will show the quantity of 8 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN ee 2 Pe FEBRUARY, 1897 lumber in St. Petersburg standards shipped by sev- eral firms from Montreal to the United Kingdom: Ptg. stds. Dobell, Beckett & Co..............20-6- 27,490 Wiepcer |e shan plesiy ston moth-fevsveheieie'e v6 meter 22,134 isto) ig Chay ei(s ll Os) ee Sey Giocoon doe 13,123 Watson 60 Toddix. .2) ioaccages ecemes er 12,821 Nema stall Cos, os ne omit sets Lele Geta 12,260 WenrthursBros, 62 Co... chi oi sees 9,551 EMC PMCENITALY ine wi ais rei to) « ohe/rePene fers aiereeters 4,71 Motalaerterer ice 102,095 The square timber trade, which must naturally be considered in a review of Quebec operations, has been characterized by a healthy demand, and light stocks are held at British ports in nearly every class except birch. The production of this wood last winter was too great for the demand, and consequently prices have dropped about 3 cents per cubic foot. Contracts for a large por- tion of the 1896-97 production of square and waney timber have been closed, and the opinion is quite general that no abatement in consump- tion in Great Britain will take place until after the first six months of the year at least. A comparative statement for three years of the timber measured and culled by the Supervisor of Cullers at Quebec is as follows : 1894. 1895. 1896 Cubic Ft. Cubic Ft. Cubic Ft. Waney white pine... 2,267,749 3,086,469 2,870,879 Wihite pine.,.... 6... 838,168 "274,771 316,093 PREGIPINE! cree core stoysiers 59,053 108,601 50,609 OFS 8 SSO ec 1,256,890 1,006,139 1,139,155 BM rats ayoi Scere atthe vere. 528,761 596,137 416,625 JSS Ope a Aba ea aeraan 183,626 149,077 83,749 SASS WOON), crores oe eteiacaiee als 659 728 Butternut) .\5..:0:56.0:323 276 642 327 AD AMIATAC§ ches cn's aisciays 393 554 138 Birch and maple .... 133,658 240,818 252,424 We are indebted to the annual circular of J. Bell Forsyth, of Quebec, for the following data bearing on the Quebec trade: The past season has shown a marked improve- ment in business with the United Kingdom, both in volume and satisfactory results, fully justifying our last year’s prediction of brighter times ahead with a probability of some good years of business prosperity. Inthe United States, the uncertainty that preceded the Presidential election delayed for a time the business improvement, which has since set in with marked benefit to the sawn lumber trade. Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom is in a flourishing condition, all the yards being very busy with orders for home and foreign account. Instead of a fast line of twenty knot steamers with Quebec as a summer terminus, there seems some possibility of slower boats being subsidized for Montreal business with Quebec as a port of call only, unless a more active interest is taken by Quebec citizens in this important matter. Delegates from the shiplaborers met repre- sentative shipping merchants, early in the spring, and conceded the use of steam in loading and discharging steamer cargoes, with distinctly beneficial results to the business of the port. Low water in the St. Lawrence during part of the season has again occasioned inconvenience to Montreal shipping, as large steamers for a time were unable to complete cargo at that port, and had to finish loading here. Wuite Pine.—Without any great change in the supply as compared with last year, the increased shipments of past season have reduced the stock to much the lowest quantity on record. The estimated production, though probably sufficient for present reduced business, is by no means excessive for anticipated market require- ments. The wintering stock, with trifling ex- ceptions, is in the hands of the shipping merchants, who have also bought on contract a considerable portion of the present winter’s manufacture. : fs Subs. ; Export. Stock. quare 316,093 537,013 Square. 1896 | Waney Bh ada 45251,800 { 1,474,168 Waney. f{ Square 1895 | Waney Rep Pine.—The stock is very small and manu- facture has almost ceased. The price obtainable 2739771 1,090,892 Square. 3,086,469 2,838,080 { , 2,254,717 Waney. for this wood in markets of the United Kingdom. has of late years been quite inadequate. Supply. Export Stock. 1896.... 50,609 139,160 82,069 ToQ5 1. = 108,661, 326,080 154,120 Oak.—An active demand in the United King- dom has stimulated the export, and reduced stock under last year. The quantity wintering above Quebec is unusually small, being only 25,000 feet, as against 300,000 feet at Garden Island and Collin’s Bay last winter. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896.... 1,145,564 1,382,880 637,348 1895.... 1,006,139 869,560 790,486 E_m.—The present strong demand, with active shipbuilding, will no doubt continue. The wintering stock is very small ; the production will be moderate, as suitable standing timber is diffi- cult to secure, and the end of next season may see an absolute scarcity. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896.... 416,625 501,000 78,374 1895.... 596,137 537,120 218,871 AsH.—The stock is much reduced, but ordin- ary wood is not in demand unless at very low prices. Large average ash of fine quality and color will, no doubt, be required as usual to a limited extent. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896.... 83,749 113,680 42,694 1895.... 149,077 146, 360 118,127 Bircu.—The markets of the United Kingdom have been oversupplied with cheap wood, sawn and in the log, from the Maritime Provinces, and by heavy shipments of western birch from Montreal. As consumption is good, price is only kept down by excessive production being forced on the markets. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896.... 251,430 319,200 9,470 TSGO5 faye 240,818 200, 160 5,156 STAVES.—Quebec has lost the stave trade, which is now done through United States ports. Pine Deats.—Though the business remains largely in the hands of Quebec houses, who concrol it, shipments are principally made from Montreal, and to some extent from Three Rivers and other shipping points above Quebec. This will continue until Quebec people take the necessary steps to complete the contemplated rail connection with the west, through the Canada Atlantic and Parry Sound roads. If something is not promptly done in this connec- tion, any action will soon be too late. The cuttings for next season are now all placed at last year’s prices, or in some cases at an advance. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896... . 657,264 400, 343 142,410 TOOQGee vis 823,665 501,200 135,489 Spruce Deats.—The marked advance in prices here, which last year we spoke of as certain to come, has taken place. From the strong tone of markets at chief centres of consumption, and from figures obtained for Baltic goods for next year’s delivery, still higher figures at no distant date seem almost certain. The steadily increasing demand for spruce for pulp wood, for which it is unquestionably specially suitable, continues to advance the value of spruce limits. Supply. Export. Stock. 1896.... 3,915,455 3,828,258 5739413 1895.... 3,878,142 39471,700 736,216 Sawn Lumser.—South American spruce lumber has continued in fairly good demand and business has been active in that wood. Ship- ments have amounted to about the same as last year, principally from the Maritime Provinces, the Saguenay and the Lower St. Lawrence ports. No appreciable advance over last year’s prices has taken place up to the present, but a consider- able improvement is looked for next season. FREIGHTS.—Sail opened at Clyde seventeen shillings, Liverpool nineteen shillings, for timber cargoes, and showed no improvement as season advanced. By steam season opened at forty shillings to forty-two shillings and six pence, Montreal to leading ports in United Kingdom, and advanced towards close of season to fifty shilllngs, and even higher figures paid for small quantities. For timber carrying steamers sixty- five shillings were paid early in season for Quebec loading. Rate for Clyde fell to sixty shillings in summer, but advanced again in fall to seventy shillings and even higher rates. STATEMENT SHOWING THE QUANTITY AND VALUE OF Woop ExpoRTED FROM THE Ports OF MONTREAL, THREE RIVERS, BATISCAN AND SOREL, FROM May 1 oT TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1896. ; QUANTITY. | VALUE. PORTS. ARTICLES. Montreal ccs pence Pine Deals)... occ. 57,638 Std H...| $2,6 Spruce Deals ....... 6,668 ae 204,57) Deal Pnds:\o segs 5,7Ot *§ 34550: Planks, Boards, Etc.|32,681 M. ft. 03,1 Other Headings. . <. .|/- .s:1 sass aa 53,63 Square Timber...... 12,033 Tons. _ 150,77 Total value..... $4,127,0 Three River = Batiscan........]Pine Deals ......... 5,859 Std. H $2 : 9: ae bY oh Sh : ee: 11 Planks, Boards, Etc.|21,097 M. ft. Spruce Pulp-Wood..|") ... see penne 175; Total value..... $ 792,0 Sorell... y,csach oe Pine Deals... 0. eee 1,774 Std. Hi... 0, Spruce Deals . ..... 3.6 i . r oe Planks, Boards, Etc.| 4,134 M. ft. 36,: Total value..... $ 133,018 For the year ending November goth, 1896, there were brought to the port of Quebec by the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, 2,925 cars of deals and lumber, 301 cars of pulp, 402 cars of ties, and 2,214 cars of cordwood. MARITIME PROVINCES. The European and South American markets were the salvation of the lumber trade of the maritime provinces in 1896, the depression in the United States causing shipments to that count to decrease materially. To South America the shipments totalled over twelve million fee Eleven ports in New Brunswick ship lumbe across the Atlantic, and the statistics for the yea show that the total exports were 366,039,977 superficial feet, an increase of about 95,000,000 feet over the exports of the previous year. St. John shows an increase of 40,000,000 feet, and Miramichi of 24,000,000 feet. Only Bathurst and Shediac are responsible for a falling off in shipments, while some of the ports have doubled their record. Manufacturers of spruce deals re port a satisfactory season’s trade, better prices being realized throughout the season. Such hardwood as was taken out also met with ready sale. The condition of the shingle trade was less encouraging, depending, as it does, upon the local and United States markets. Price ruled low, and it was difficult to dispose of stock. The shipments of deals from Nova Scotia also show an increase of 13,791,976 feet over the previous year. The annual circular of Hon. J. B. Snowball, of Chatham, N. B., furnishes the following interest- ing statistics of exports from the various ports : The present winter has been so far favourable, and the prospects are that the output of logs will be an average one for the force employed, which is not larger than last year. : There are two pulp mills in operation here that use about fifteen million superficial feet of spruce logs annually in the manufacture of sulphite pulp. The goverment of New Brunswick now have 4,536,320 acres of timber lands under license, against 2,780,800 acres in 1892. Inthe Mira- michi section nearly everything available has been taken up, and lands so poorly wooded tha they would not be looked at a few years since are now eagerly sought for. Fifteen years ago logs brought to market were not considered of fair quality if it took over eight pieces to make a thousand superficial feet of deals, etc.—now six- teen pieces to the thousand superficial feet is considered fair stock. This, taken with the re- © duction in our export referred to elsewhere of 27 per cent., looks as if our forests were overworked. I consider the above remarks applicable to all of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and that present prices do not bring an adequate return for the forests depleted. The stock of merchantable spruce deals winter- ing here is 6,000 St. Petersburg standards against . i , 27% in the volume of our business. _ FEBRUARY, 1897 6,630 standards last year. The stock at present at St. John is estimated to be 20,000 standards. _ The export of wood goods to France under the new tariff has hardly come up to expectations. There was shipped from this province this year to France and French Algerian ports 15 cargoes, containing 12,398,000 superficial feet, against 16 -corgoes last year, containing 10,240,000 sup. ft. The general depression in business in the United States last year about stopped shipments to that country, and put a large extra quantity onthe British market. As there are signs of business confidence being restored there, we may expect a renewal of shipments, particularly from St. John and Nova Scotia ports, to the relief of other markets. SHIPMENTS FROM MIRAMICHI FOR 12 YEARS, FROM 1885 TO 1896, INCLUSIVE. Sup. Feet. Sup. Feet. Sup. Feet. 1885—87 millions. 1889—110 millions. 1893— 83 millions. 1886—72 ns 1890— 88 us 1894— 96 ‘‘ 1887—68 ‘‘ 1891— 72 - 1895— 82 ‘ 1888—73 ‘‘ 1892— 75 ee 1896—106 ‘‘ The average shipment for the above 12 years is 86 mill- ion superficial feet per year. The average shipment for the 12 preceding years, viz., from 1873 to 1884 inclusive was 118 million superficial feet, an average falling off of As we have not any new country to draw on for supplies, this decreased export will have to continue. From St. John previous to 1884 the average shipment was 190,000,000 superficial feet, and since 1884 it has fallen to an average of 146,000,000 sup. ft. SHIPPERS FROM THE PoRT OF MIRAMICHI, SEASON 1806. Sup. ft. Deals, No. Scantling, Ends Palings Shippers. Vessels. Tons. and Boards. Pes. ij. B:Snowball........ 43 34273 31,795:851 1,339,555 W. M. McKay........ 31 27,609 30,379,493 18,000 D. & J. Ritchie....... - 21 12,893 12,547,058 108,400 _Ernest Hutchison...... 12 12,420 12,861,620 12,000 ie Be Neale i. dese s- 15 11,183 11,000,398 Geo. Burchill & Sons.. 8 6,827 7,517,000 17,000 Clark, Skillings & Co.. 2 2,111 136,000 J. W. & J. Anderson... 1 802 8 Shippers... .133 108,118 106,147,420 1,494,955 Spool Wood—W. M. McKay, 404,078 sup. ft. ; Clark, Skillings & Co., 1,574,597 ft.; J. W. & J. Anderson, 468,392 ft. . DISTRIBUTION OF MIRAMICHI SHIPMENTS. Sup. ft. Deals, No. Scantl.ng, Ends _ Palings Country. Vessels. Tons. | and Boards. Pes. Great Britain......... 65 60,032 59,780,812 1,355,755 relat s dig Mentor inne a6 51 35,803 34,886,631 139,200 GAMCE:. 3c ccs oe atta 10 6,756 6,645,000 SPP ASI ore cs aie stecsracecexs. >. 0:0 Aw s2,419) 2,137,082 ANICA. ss. ee Aerie 2 1,597 1,570,692 Australia...... > ee i elg5i1) » 1,126,603 Lotaise. 2... - 133 108,118 106,147,420 1,494,955 Great Britain, 2,447,067 sup. ft. spool wood. In addition to above there were shipped to Buenos Ayres by J. B. Snowball three cargoes, containing 1,445,- ooo superficial feet of deals, boards, etc. St. Joun, N. B., SHIPMENTS OF DEALS, &c., TO TRANS- ATLANTIC Ports, DEC. ist, 1895, to DEC. ist, 1896. Sup. ft. Deals, Timber. Shippers. &e. Pine. Birch. Alex. Gibson........... 61,360,952 2,104 W. Me McKay......... 955793205 128 6,632 George McKean....... - 4,342,742 Watson & Todd........ 59749483 Jarvis Wilson...... se 1,156 212 | bee ear 167,246,442 128 9,892 DISTRIBUTION OF ST. JOHN, N. B. SHIPMENTS, DEc. IST, 1895, TO DEc. 1ST, 1896. Sup ft. Deals, Timber. Ports. &e Pine. Birch. British Channel......... 38,910,655 Fleetwood......... ie) O;404,710 UVC GC 2 oe 4,181,557 SLES ON Ce oo eee 12,973,289 500 [2.2 0) 25,302,251 AMEROON ss eae. 66,916,588 128 7,860 LU) ee Se 4,676,698 1,156 Manchester Canal....... 5,489,193 Wales*..;... reese as.3 2 2,221,495 376 SOE, osc s te ae 167,246,442 128 9,892 SHIPMENT FROM ST. JOHN TO TRANS-ATLANTIC PORTS FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. Total Timber (tons) Sup. ft. Deals, &c. Birch. Pine. pili a) 152,543,026 13,769 3,086 MSG@ege2 2-2 ~139,934,302 75354 45313 118,450,590 53197 1,587 153,184,187 4,721 457 180, 167,488 7,221 487 132,608,516 1; 317 45317 122,242,682 5,004 146,529,309 10,200 — 156,653)334 I eOAS 153473076 59915 126,449,707 8,374 324 167,246,442 9,892 128 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Tora. TRANS-ATLANTIC SHIPMENTS OF NEW BRUNSWICK 1895 COMPARED WITH 1896. — 1896 — oO. Sup. ft. Deals, . _ Ports. Vessels. Tons. &e. Timber. Miramicht, «0 athe ci 133 108,118 106,147,420 Str johne tn2 oes 167,246,442 10,020 Bathurst... -)-e eet, 8 7,518 8,188,078 RIChiDUCHOeaecies |) 620) LI, g7aen LT, 191,062 Dalhousie and Camp- bellton........... 60 41,631 36,600,980 195 SITECIERS | Bn meoemic are ae 23. «+11,545 ~ +11,054,978 Sackvilles jac iie cee. c - 36 ~=-19,843 ~—-19,996,978 Outports of Feo | Woacian pines i 22 20,246 25,614,039 RotalSie sme a 386,039,977 10,215 — 1895 — No. Sup. ft. Deals, L _ Ports. Vessels. Tons. &e. Timber. Miramichig. 6... «2. <).'- 116 89,771 82,457,575 Oly Olney ae ree 117 149,226 126,449,707 8,698 Bathurst ticecigcsas «ce: 2 8,987 8,817,000 20 Richibacto.., tase. 1 4,501 4,420,210 Dalhousie and Camp- bellton........... 42 30,264 25,568,030 164 SHEGIAGH etic: cere « 23. +11,456 11,250,269 SBVe) Qu aera in orem I 9,009 9,083,501 Outports of Su eee ee oe 6.28 Moncton ia J 9532 233330,202 434 MTotalssia.'-,.--' - 360 325,806 291,382,574 9,316 The trans-Atlantic shipments from the Province of New Brunswick for the past ten years were: Sup. feet. Sup. feet. 1887—250 millions 1892-—325 millions 1888—277 ‘‘ 1893—312 ‘ 1889—369— 1894—326 8‘ 1890—293 ‘‘ 1895—291 ‘S 1891— 253 ““ 1896—386 86“ SAIPMENTS FROM Nova Scotia, 1896. No. Sup. ft. Deals, Ports. Vessels. Tons. &e. Timber. Outports of Amherst... 32 23,048 19,827,000 [Rigi cle ier otand Seto 47 39,634 41,755,060 650 Ship Harbour......... I 424 404,447 Sheet Harbour........ 8 6,245 6,276,707 St. Margaret’s Bay..... 2 2,678 2,790,966 Parrsboro). 3... aaceuts 36) 9425935 4353155254 BiGtorie a tera st devegs soa 10 7,889 4,946,000 3,658 Sherbrook ...... 4 3,766 3,800,955 Motalsy soso: 137 126,619 123,116,389 4,308 The shipments of deals from Nova Scotia to trans- Atlantic ports for the past ten years were : Sup. feet. Sup. feet. Malsiigde ane 82,959,589 fiche eae ae 87,861,398 TESGcc st ae 85,070,005 LOO Rm eye 109,252,930 o/s} one o cere 92,605,488 TOQA Src cists 106, 327,250 BQO KH certsa+ 99,512,924 TSOS ee ei 109, 324,393 (gel stls Sema geo 78,603,742 LOQO is chess svete 123,116,389 BRITISH COLUMBIA. The excellent quality of the British Columbia timber is becoming more widely known each year, which accounts for the substantial increase made in 1896 in exports of lumber to foreign countries. The following table, although not quite complete with regard to the quantity and value of cargoes, will serve to show the scope of distribution : BRITISH COLUMBIA LUMBER FLEET, 1896. Name. From For Cargo Ft. Value. Crown Prince...... Vancouver.... .Volgaster, Ger.... 776,772 $13,181 Hindostan ....... WAMcOnver., ite AQUIQUe!. oc /ccrisl's +s 1,200,000 .0,000 Nineveh........... Moodyville Sydney. ere ae: 827,500 7,80 Prince Regent..... Vancouver..... Liverpool......... 967,890 9,079 Clan Buchanan....Vancouver..... Delagoa Bay...... 1,594,996 12, 10 Mooltanyese- c= Vancouver ..... Adelaide........ . 1,310 386 10,567 John Gambles.....Vanccuver...... Fremantie.....-.. 828,280 6,757 Birkdale.........:. Vancouver...... Fremantle....... 1,519,467 9,417 NCAR ayaa ae eta royetes = Vancouver...... Valparaiso, f 0..%. 943,0-5 9, 05 General Gordon. ...Moodyville..... Sydneyencecin ee 1,265,264 10,120 Prince Albert ...... Vancouver...... Plymouth, Eng... 1,190,000 13,790 J. D. Bischoff...... Vancouver...... London..... .... 1,216,255 17,807 Er es RV GOU sretotet) c= Moodyville..... AEST oaseeacr 653,077 5,730 Eiclipse wie ccs (0s 07510 Moodyville..... Shanghai......... 1,072,067 8,576 King Cyrus........ Moodyville..... Shanghai... : 865,582 7 «8x Lake Leman....... Moodyville..... Pisag tia’ fas ose 767,819 6,064 ANd aie amaeas caste. Moodyville..... Shanghai. .. 68 ,24r 5,930 Riritanie cance: Moodyville..... Shanghai..... 738,841 7,718 W. H. Talbot...... Westminster....Shanghai......*.. 972,050, 7,87 Sjokongen.......-.. Vancouver...... Algoa Bay.. ..... 846,759 7,124 Glenbank.......... Moodyville...... Buenos Ayres..... T,119,4 I 7,014 Dich Keith 2. «.<(ir:- Vancouver...... iG (CCM Rens eonee 690,992 10,945 Forest Queen...... Vancouver...... San Francisco..... 541,602 5,521 Queen City........ Wiestmiustenace,. WObeseresdet itis) icici) eee Rosalie ne ssaeleite Vancouver...... Sydney ..5.-.. 004 469,972 4,254 Volunteer.........: Chemainus..... Wientsim. 2.7 se 799,284 1474 Marine > Aes art Vancouver...... Oakland.......... 320,040 2,059 Chas. F. Crocker...Moodyville... .Shanghai......... 935,700 7.782 Nonantum.......-.. Vancouver ..... Melbourne....... 714,283 5.57 Ermpire: 05 s/-aei Moodyville..... Bi Uae a oeoaasee 796,051 5,819 Philadelphia....... Vancouver...... Algoa Bay........ 1,393,075 ...... Omentae eee Vancouver...... London.. ...... 1,268,000 14,397 Bureka...........- Vancouver...... San Francisco .... 288,937 2,013 Antonietta ........ Moodyville..... Valparaiso, f.0.... 800,302 6,965 Ibsen aaadenones Chemainus..... Picgntsin’ ces 804,748 8,003 Carrier Dove......- Chemainus..... Shanghai......... 89 ,064 8,189 Guardian’... 1! Vesuvins Bay. ./Santa Rosalia...) 122... i 22.077 9 Name. From For Cargo Ft. Value Laura May........ Vancouver......San Francisco..... 310,433 2,011 Arranmore....... -Chemainus..... SYGUEY fius ....... 753,086 6,068 BOM Vialrafanl een eine Moodyville. ....Port Pirie........ 767,506 ....-- Beechley? sc <5. Soft Elm. Send list, with price de- deals have taken place in Quebec, but the York the feeling is quite general that there purchasing large tracts of timber lands in - Nova Scotia, east of Halifax, and will go extensively into the lumber business. D. Shier, of Bracebridge, is manufacturing a quantity of waney pine, which is reported as having been sold to a Quebec firm for early spring delivery. At the Grown Lands office at Frederic- will be much activity in the spring. Wholesalers have not yet commenced to buy, but are laying themselves out for a fair amount of business. The hardwoods show some improvement, but not as much as was anticipated after the turn of the Scobell Bros., of Cape Vincent, have _ ree ‘ ‘ " ¥ ton, N. B., a two-mile timber berth was sold last week to Hilyard Bros., of St. John, at $9 per mile, and a two-mile block “2 on Little river to C.D. Dykeman, at the upset price. It is reported that Gilmour & Co., of Trenton, have stopped making square — timber, and will probably only take from 100,000 to 125,000 feet to the Quebec market, instead of 200,000 feet, as origi- nally intended. LA Eleven car loads of timber, taken out é by William Wilson & Son for E. & S. Malkin, of Orrville, Ont., were shipped from Maple Lake last week for Quebec, over the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway. ; year. In the east oak, ash, maple and basswood are among the leaders. From Michigan there is little to report. The recent snow has permitted of logging be- ing carried on vigorously. but the late snow storms have enconraged operators. Upon the opening of naviga- tion on the rivers in the spring, shipments to the United States will likely be rushed by manufacturers, in view of the possi- bility of an import duty being imposed. Wholesale dealers across the border will also stock up to some extent. The Beaver line steamer Lake Superior sailed from St. John last week for Liverpool, with 500 standards of deals. BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MANITOBA. The outlook for the Jumber business in: British Columbia and Manitoba continues WANTED \ GOOD SECOND HAND SAW MILL REFUSE -, about thirty-five feet diameter, seventy gh, Address with full specifications, ; ss _Howranp & Emery LuMBER Co., Wahnapitae, Ont. s "x NG a. FOREIGN. 00 Bill stuff A steady consumption of wood goods at the different ports of Great Britain is again reported, and sto: ks in some lines have become somewhat depleted. A large stock of Canadian goods were disposed of at the recent London auction sales, and this, it is thought, will affect the demand for a few weeks to come. Business is - FOR SALE. FT. DRY HEMLO“K LUMBER, 1 and 2 in., mostly sized, from 10 to in Hemlock and Cedara specialty. REID BROS., Hepworth Station, Ont. ay ’ , 4 AM ILL FOR SALE IN ONTARIO NERS ARE INEXPERIENCED, AND “ding good local market and favorable Ba sell cheap. Rail and water transpor- promising. An average number of ves- sels is loading at the principal shipping ports on foreign account, and local trade exhibits some activity. New projects in COLONIZATION AGENT, = Montreal. : 2 a ‘ ” , << A considerable quantity of birch timber is being gotten out this winter along the line of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, but the English markets brisk in both ship and house building, and the prospects for the coming season are regarded as hopeful. Several Canadian shippers are scouring the markets, but the 4 4 er a are glutted with this wood, and the prices — =— oh - cP 3 ES a SS a ae ik ne peer : = ——— = 5 Cea yt af ; : ; have fallen very considerably since last PRICES FOR CANADIAN GOODS AT QUEBEC TI L zt summer. Operators who contracted in LIVERPOOL. SER LIMIT batt A. sale of timber limits took place at the advance are getting from 2 to 4 cents bet- Sales of Canadian timber and lumber were Crown Lands Department, Quebec, on Tues- ter prices than they could now get. made in the Liverpool market as follows, as day, the 26th inst., with the following result: ed.” ~ A Eaibol: bac Co., of Bran- reported by Farnworth & Jardine : Lower Ottawa Agency.—Township Beres- ced e As * ’ A wale higheG ford ; area square miles, 43% ; upset price per —___—___ ’ don, Man., have a good stock of small di- QuBEc Pine: The arrivals have chiefly been mile, $80; price obtained, $80; purchaser, = mension stock. They are taking out the usual contract shipments, but a few con- J. HB. Nault. LUMBER FREIGHT RATES. | 4,000,000 feet of logs this winter signments have been sold as follows :— a > ’ : : Township Harrington, No, 1: area square Lumber freight rates on the Canada Atlan : WANEY, Ist class, 454 feet and 173% inches miles, 23/ P Upset pag er’ mille $80 ; 4 rice Way are as follows : Ottawa to Toronto, ro.¢ The Standard Oil Company, of Oswego, at 2s, 8d. per cubic foot ; 20 inches ‘average, Hee (Sie De Ronee Asses re, 700lbs; Ottawa to Oswego, $1.90 per M N. Y., who consume annually from 85,- at from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d.; 15 % inches average, Se Sec A eo =i ake Bee No. co ee ae. a = ft , (3,000 Ibs. ’ ze 2 100,000,000) feet OF Menara 72d. 3 2nd quality, 20 to 22% inches aver- 145, area | wate anil 6; upset price per Amprior” to Montreal, ek oe oe the manufacture of boxes, will, it is said, age at from 224d. to 2s.; 1634 to 19% inches ae aes on arn pa: inst Sound Montreal, 724, Sone ney i i ret 2 , , » to Buffalo, 12 cen ‘ purchase a large portion of their supply ance at sae ae, we piles’ Rectal Baton adie ee in Canada this year. : 5 os tes ee a feat: shod tee cere Lake St. John East Agency. — Township to New \ ork, track delive The annual meeting of the Spanish boot iad i ae bot ora Pee average at Kenogami, No. 1, area square miles, 4; up- dclivery ae ere ee “lg oe ee wae from 15d. to 16d. St. Jorn PINE, on con- Set price per mile, $8; price obtained, $8 ; sor, Ont., on the 20th inst. - cents per tog Ty 15 cents per 1 imprior to Ne » lightered 19 ct Parry Sound. 22¢, track, 24c. lightered, _ F urchaser, J. D. Guay. Ottawa to Boston, Portland and common p tract only. DALHousIE 15d. per cubic foot, P , : 35 cents; exports 1c, per sos Iba oe ported that the company handled 200,- SPRUCE TIMBER has not been imported. ee Kee ig oie "637 ohne Portland dnd cotnie Points, local 17 cents 000,000 feet of logs during the past sea- RED PINE.—37 1-2 to 40 feet average cube les, 385; upset price Bees + BE cents per 100 Ibs.; Parry Sound to son, and that the estimate for the coming t f 6d. to 18d bic foot obtained, $8 ; purchaser, J. D. Guay. land and common points, local 214 > >) at ron thd. to 18d. percubie ; Lake St. John Centre Agency. — River cents per 109 Ibs.; Ottawa to Burlin season was but 100,000,000 feet. Oak, 60 feet average cube at 2s. 7d. Ee Metabetchouan, No. 1 area square miles, 100 ieee Ottawa to Albany, xo cen sf Par cubic foot ; 12 to 14 inches at 25; aed. ? ee ‘ * Arnprior to Albany, x2 cents Messrs. McPherson & Co., of Longford, 2nd quality, at from ea to. 2s, od ah ‘ 8% ; upset price, $9; price obtained, $9; Sound to Albany oe cents per ‘so Ont., are taking out about 20,000 feet of Eat Sete ee g1e 70 feshaveraae Price Bros. & Co., purchasers, ; St. John, N. B. and common poin waney board pine. This timber is hauled aac BA ree ; Montn.agny Agency—Township Ashburton, _ Ibs.; Ottawa to Halifax, N.S. an - cube, at from 23 1-2d. to 2s. o1-2d. per cubic Sth : P ; 22/4 cents per 100 Ibs “Minimum Out to the-track of the Ottawa, Arnprior aa area square miles 4 ; upset price per mile, $10; and Parry Sound Ry., at Ravensworth, ‘ shipment of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., and rates quoted above in cer when quoted per M ft, ASH has ruled as follows: 15 1-2 inches price obtained, $10 ; purchaser, Price Bros. and will be railed to shipping points on average at 20 1-2d. per cubic foot.; 14 to 15 & Co. the St. Lawrence. : . , Rey 4 2 - 10M ft., lumber Not exceeding 3,000 inches average, at from 19d. to 20d.; 13 inches a ee Beret! oe ae Ottawa rates apply on shipments fr —. - oe Aen I 5 > , awkes fury. ? em - The Parry Sound Lumber Co. are Midi rink al Sait he és mae per mile, $35 ; price obtained $35; purchaser, Lumber freight rates for Pine on ae ported as not taking out any logs this Bircu.—O es 19 to 19 ae we es John Mills, Railway haye been made a fixture, as elow. O ake season, on account of the dullness of the ne aoe a. ae ih see ee ere Bonaventure West Agency—Riviere Andre, Bi as Rec dine nde eae a American lumber markets. If other op- ees ies : es satin eee d.; 16 to 161-2 West Branch, Township Restigouche, area Pai in teen Coe tariff -s erators would follow this lead and curtail a ia ‘ eee =) ‘to 18d.: 16 to Square miles, 4 3:5 5 upset price per mile, $20; ber carloads, minimum we “sa the production, no doubt the result would 12cnes SE; : ig rice obtained $20 ; urchaser, F. Stancliff. unless the marked we P : 1534 inches average, at from 16 I-2d. tor7d. P : e Rone be very beneficial to the trade in general. : Fe par iftches avers a Gi from 13 1-2. Township Carleton, No. 4, area Square © and meee 1} FOREIGN te 14d oa Joun chiefly by auction—I5 1-2 mies, 1 G6. nee ee bee price be impracticable to load certai le . . parte ane 2 taine 9; purchaser R, J. Miller, lumber up to 30,000 Ibs. to | “ae : to 15% inches average, at from 16d. to 171 ds. “S 2 E at : F Mes 5) Hg 4 * A compilation of the production of lum- per 5 it foot ; 1437 to 15 inches res Basket on Saat Hira basse 45 upset aoe eee a hes ae ber and shingles in the northern pine dis- from 153d. to 16 1-2d.; 14 1-2 inches average, sO per = < $15 3 price obtained $22 ; pur- higher from an interm: ia tricts of the United States shows that in at from 14 1-2d. to 154d. Datnousie; 13 © itd iRise: eee ee area square miles ae ie aoe 1896 the cut of lumber was 5,538,112,748 inches average, at 14d.. MirAmicur: No 10 ;- upset pee oe ota $15 : ae obtained, worth to Guelph, Brampton, ’ feet, against 7,°93,398,978 in 1895. In sales to report. Lower Port, 15% to (53% $15 ; urchaser, John Odiman, not be higher than shingles there was a falling off in 1896 of inches average, at from 12 1-2d. to 14%d. Gis Cane Agency—Township Fox, No, Sue Po _____ 600,090,000 shingles. The stock of lum- Brrcu Pranks: early in the season, at from 3, area square miles, 114; upset price per and west of Stratford wil eS | eae ; 47 5s. to £7 tos. per standard ; during the : : Bae Kincardine, but in n a ber at the mills is less than the previous 7 5S. me tt Lo a g q mile, $15; price obtained, $15; purchaser, ae 25 per aoe € ee, year by something over 500,000,000 feet, ise cone aed ae ces pee icltos a J. Annett. of tariff. i oa i ims’ i ay , $e 5 Gaspe West Agency, Riverea Pierre, Town- Rates from lead a At Churchill & Sims’ last auction sale New Brunswick &c., SPRUCE DEats.— ship Duchesnay, area square miles, 40; upset softwood lutaber, : at London, Eng., a large quantity of Cana- St. John, early in the year, at from £6 55, to ricé | per! inile; /Gonr¢ priccutie das $25; Glencairn, Creem ae dian goods were offered, prices ruling as £6 IOs, ak seen ciples aoe am dich P. E. McConville. ' a below: Per steamer “Co uet,” from the season to 7 per standard c.i.f., which is i Quebec—13x3x11 3rd ae £9 Ios, ; latest sale. Miramichi, Dalhousie, and Bath- —_—_—__———— 4 m ; y Sie = > -urst at about same as St. John. Parsboro’, = ; ae 12x 3x10 4th pine, £6 15s.; 12x3x8 4th (West Bay), Halifax, Campbellton Chinas A MANUFACTURER’S OPERATIONS. Bee Pine, £6 108.; 13x 3x8 4th pine, AOS. Te ae dtoss per a f Hepworth Stati Sundridge, ta a P. “Mab” A Island, and similar, at from 2s. 6d. to 5s. per r. ‘ee - Murphy, o epwor ation, “Powassen and Callender to + he €r steamer ab,” from Quebec—12 x standard, and Bay Verte, Py wash, &c., at Ont., writes to THE LUMBERMAN, under date Junction and North ? Si , ig > ’ a . . - te 3X11 3rd pine, £9 10s. and 49 15s. Per from 10s. to 15s. per standard less than St. of January 19th, as follows - Kincardine and Wiart a steamer “Cameo,” from Quebec—12 X3X John. “Tam trying to put in a million feet of Ste per 200 Ths. are oe 2 Ist spruce, £g and £8 15s. Persteamer “ 3 are 7c. per 100 lbs.; New Brunswick, &c., PINE Deats.-— hemlock at each of my mills here and at nq Prescott, ro fo | Hannah Blanchard,” from Quebec—r1x Miramichi, chiefly on contract, but consign- ‘‘ Murphy,” on the Owen Sound extension of rates on hardwoc me 3x9 Ist spruce, £9. Per steamer “Aloe. | “ments'1st quality at £13 tos. per standard ;2nd_ theG.T.R. So far we have had little or no tens rosemacd, alee ee ra Oy. dene,” from Quebec—12 x 3x9 3rd pine, quality at £10 1os.; 3rd quality from £6 tos, snow. The thaw of last Sunday entirely oblit- ‘ 2 2 ae a £8 and £7 iss. Per steamer “ Birnam,” to £6 15s.; 4th quality, £5 15s. erated the little sleighing we had, and oes aes from Quebec — 16x 3x11 3rd pine, £9; SCANTLINGS AND BOARDS (SPRUCE) have tions are now at a stand-still. Pes : Sh toeil been sold with the cargo at the usual reduction Next to hemlock, I am putting in all the n = ~ Pax 3x10 a en 47 108.; een of 20s. pér standard, i= on their merits, at soft and rock elm I can get, the former to be é yY vs ~S sie 3r aes. 47 103. Per steamer te Mea ees £5 158. to £6 12s, 6d. per standard, made into barrel hoops ; the latter principally 2 Ss Sg isi Lincoln,” from Quebec—g pcs. oak timber, PALINGS AND LATHS.—Miramichi pine pal- for bicycle rims and other bending stock for U. oS Le RS —_ 398 ft., £3 155.; 9 pcs. oak timber, 430 ft., ings, 4 1-2 feet 3 in. x 1 in., at 110s. per mille. S. points. I have no contracts ahead as in FS wes S) Ba: £3 178. Spruce, § feet 3 in. x1 in., at 85s; 42-2 fect former years, except a few cars hard maple > ~ SS ae ——_—_—__—. 3 in. x1 in., at 75s.; 4 feet 31m. x1 in., at plank and soft elm coffin boards for export, for my ¥ Sl SHIPPING MATTERS 658.3 4 1-2 feet 3 in. x 3f in., 65s. per milleof both of which I am getting satisfactory prices. ae ee ttie'has | eee , load 1200 pieces. Laths (sawn), at 12s, per mille. Iam also stocking up largely with cedar tie Telephone’saqs a Ee aT = ve has Deen chartered to loac QUEBEC PINE DEALs.— The imports have material, telegraph and electric light poles, and ee ss + deals at St. John, N. B., for Liverpool, at 41s, been Jargely on merchants’ account.’ Ist qual- cedar timber and piling. This will be my JOHN B. SMITH % SONS. oo 3d., April loading. ity regular specifications, at from £22 10s. to principal output for 1897. If we get snow MANUFACTURERS OF “ae The Nova Scotia bark Antigna has been 424 per standard ; oddments, at from 417 to enough to permit, I will have between three LUMBE Lath, Shingles, cas chartered to load a full cargo of 1,000,000 feet £185 strips, at from 417 to £18; 2nd qual- and tour million feet between the two mills. Blinds, Mouldings, Bo: of: lumber at Baltimore, for Rio Janeiro, at $10 ity deals, at from 415 los. to £17 1os,; strips, I am carrying over only about $4,000 worth of BILL LUMBER a Specialty as per thousand feet, and it will probably be the at £12 Ios. ; 3rd quality deals, at from £9 to stock of 1896, composed principally of hemlock Cor. Strachan and Wellington A: T ~ tee first shipment of the kind to leave there for the 10; strips, at £7 ros ; 4th quality deals, at dimensions, New stock will consist of birch, ‘ __ intended destination. about £7 tos, ; strips, at from £6 5s. to £6 maple and spruce, along with those other : a cle a *h eee Tos. Red pine deals, at from 48 to £8 tos, varieties above mentioned. P . Mili "an E per standard ; oddments, at £7 tos. per stan- Tam exercising greater care than formerly Having Brown Ash 12, 14 and x6 ft. fir = __—-__ The saw mill of the Montague Paper Com- dard 3 common quality, at £6 I5s. per stan- in selecting none but good logs at good prices, ees oe seconds Ae pany at Lake Megantic, Que., was completely dard; tst quality spruce, at from £9 to £10 having learned from experience that second peegeet be _-_- €onsumed by fire on the 21st inst. The mill IOs. per standard; 2nd and 3rd quality, at grades of hardwoods are dearer as a gift than H. D. "| Was valued at $50,000, on which there wasan from £6 15s. to £7; 4th quality, at £65s.; No. cisata good round price. Common and ___ insurance of $29,000. a, 5ths and culls, at £5 15s. cull hardwood continues quite unsaleable, Al] Inspection at mill. We Want to Buy — W ANTED in. No 1 to 2in. 1 ana 2 Red Birch 6in. and Up. ltod m. oe Brown Ash a 1 to 2in. ce Plain Oak “6 AN), 27 Kilby St. - ss 1 to Zin. SG“ WRoKe Bt + ae * 1 to 4in. ER Hard Maple sé HUDSON RIVER LUMBER TRANS F ; Water Connection from Albany * Send lowest cash prices and full description of stock as to width, length and dryness, R 0 NA N [ / N F to New York Havijapadian Pach yr / : inland waters of New Jersey. or z LAWRENCE & WIGGIN 4 CONNECTION—Canadian Pacific Railway ; : cee ee eae Alb Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh ; New $ 2 vy New York. “Telephone 71 ms Hardwoods and Mahogany BOSTON, MASS. York Central & H. R. Rd. Ronan Line. PARKER C RON —_——————— x ; ; fre r ys Pier, ~ - Pog ge ee ee ey ons PR es hs ANADA . [UMBERMAN. TAOEEKLY Eprite ION ties : : 4 oes ., application must be made tothe district Railways, a rate is 14%. per 100 Ibs. Regulations G. T. R., and given in reply toa letter from Toronto rates on common lumber to points like Guelph, Galt ~ ace freight ag apply as to minimum size of carload_ of 30,000 lbs., and hardwood men : London, Woodstock, Ingersoll, etc., from all lumber PEMBROKE, ONT THE REID CO., OF TORONTO, Ltd, Sock: root orBerkeiey st. = a ln WM. MASON & SONS . . . axtbenesin McRULIFFE, ar¢ GAMERON LUMBER LATH and WHOLESALE wand DIMENSION TIMBER "'seancLes pre and HARDWOOD LUMBER is of the latest and most improved pattern, and we are prepared to quote prices on and ‘supply at the shortest notice any orders that may be submitted to us. Address, P. 0. Box 1020, OTTAWA, ONT. OTTAWA ee CANADA ak - : : bye a ee ihe guetta YES, Everything Sold but Mill Culls of Seen } WH 0 LES ALE LU Mi BER | [ Cear“ass | all thicknesses; Shorts of all thicknesse arawoo ° : x HEMLOCK BILLS A SPECIALTY -:- CoERESPONDENCE SOLICITED suivoLes RVVVVTVVVDATVVTVATAS Shingles om four grade: Live timber )- ANA Lath Ww Have for sale a quantity of Dry Mill Cull Stocks and Sidings ; also 6/4 No. 2 Cuts and better. \W RY Kee two grades. We are A.& P.WAITE er AUTEM) > «80 prepared to make ; aoe close quotations on Box Sawn and Planed Lumber, Dimension Timber, Joisting, C—O“, Fs pace? Car Sills, Car Flooring, Shingles and Lath. MELON FALOS pier! 1 ae a A Large Quantity of Dry Lumber in Stock 3 PEMBROKE, ONT. EL hencsccanaaaneaeaamnaati KILN-DRIED BIRCH FLOORING **7'6- cere 620.00 ~Oo~ SIMPLES BY MAL NIGIT, BROS FOREIGN EXPORTERS .° IMPORTERS Write us if you have any.... : 4”, 413%", 1%", 2”, 3" and 4” Asts and Inds DRY 30 FT EL ae W A N T E D Grey Elm. Also 176” Rock Elm, Log Run. 3 shipment = Please quote prices delivered Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y SCATCHERD & SON , 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N.Y.) TF. SULLIVAN & CO. © Buffalo, N.7 James Smith & B . Le wee Lumberman’s Inspection Book — AceENTS FOR \YEOQOD GOODS _ Seph sne Comtag page oes the Leading Markets of the United States and Canada. & 2 5 Market Reports 14 Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND Acaress : Made Against Shipments. Cable Address—WALMER, LIVERPOOL. The CA NADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. 940 Elk St., BUFFALO, N.Y. F000 fe of 25" No. Fond 2 ond common Soft Elm. } WANTED { 100,000 ft. of 114" No. 1 and 2 and common Red Oa Are also in the market as CASH BUYERS “ other kinds of Hardwoods. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. sume mae CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY —- poise tes aera | © Ottawa & Now York Lumber Ling @ OTTAWA & N K LUMBER LINE LIN AWA & BOSTON LOM ER LINE BOSTON, PORTLAND, NEW YORK, DETROIT, CANADA Srbentic FAST FREIGHT LINE TONAWANDA, ALBANY, &c., MONTREAL, CANADIAN POINTS, NEW Y ORK Giny ‘IND HL POINS RENGHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY ; R.A. CARTER, Oe ae ati 115 Board Trade TORONTO, QUEBEC, HALIFAX, ST. JOHN, &. | CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY. 15 Lumber District, ALBANY, N.¥ “Montreal Carr. J. H. Winxiams, 16 Lumber Dist., Albany,N.Y. | DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL CO. J. H.Williams{ NEW YORK OFFICE, 93 Wall Street On C. J. SmirxH General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. WILLIAMS’ LINE. Agent : = Telephone 531 Broad. ‘i a es li f tu a ce CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.”' ee BELTING i Goodhue, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. McLaren, J. C., Belting Co., Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS Parmenter, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The Emerson Co., Baltimore, Md. LECTRICAL APPARATUS Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Starr, John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N.S. INJECTORS Penberthy Injector Co., Detroit, Mich. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. ~ LUMBERMEN’S. SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. Scully & Co., John, Toronto. at _ MACHINERY d Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Sons, Dundas, Ont. ; Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sors, Woodstock, N.B. Darling Bros., Montreal. Lancaster Machine Works, Lancaster, Ont. Northey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Petrie, H. W., Toronto, Ont., 2 Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. ‘The Wm. Hamilton Mtg. Co., Peterboro’, Ont. ‘The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que. “The Waterous Co., Brantford. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. _ “RAILWAYS Flint & Pere Marquecte Railroad. Illinois Central R.R. _ SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Robert Shurly & Dietrich, Galt, Ont. * Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. " WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Shier, J. D., Bracebridge, Ont. Wiggin, H. D., Boston, Mass. i> r, = MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St. John, N. B. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co., Preston, Ont. son & Co,, James, Montreal, Toronto and St. John, N.B fal Lumbenns Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. a Magnolia Metal Co., New York. oe: Machine K nives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. # } Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Ap Patent Medicines, Ripan’s Chemical Co., New York, N.Y. = Rails, Johu Gartshore, Toronto, Pas Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, Oxford, N.S. oe Scribner’s Lumber and Log Book, S.E.Fisher, Rochester, N.Y. gi Silver Solder, P. W. Ellis & Co., Toronto. - _ urbines, J. C. Wilson & Co., Glenora, Ont. % - WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. F oF TORONTO, ONT. ; CAR OR CARGO LOTS. lay E32 and 2 inch cut up and better...............0.00005 Toronto, January 27, 1897. 32 00 34 00 : 2 inch picks and uppers..... gsjale eetetsw aiele.« v/=-s)=\e\s/ sie 0/08 os inal eve 34 00 36 co Seems cressing and better, Go/ 16 ft...............cceeeeees 22 00 24 co Seeumomine dressing and better.............0.0.0sleccscecece 21 00 23 00 _ +4rxzo and x2 Canadian dressing and better......... 22 00 Saiewiceisins 26 00 Serre cit np and better.......................00 ll, 35 00 paseiere sinjainistd shia, « wicwmateiplelite 18 00 14 00 10 00 30 00 22 00 I5 00 12 00 II 50 9 00 9 00 14 00 12 00 » 16 00 16 00 “is pine shingles, 16 inch 2 25 » PMEEIEREPONNCD oo. 0.0 vo os slain) caiore vwindiaw sede dacsee I 40 a a 1 60 _ Lath er nicrcio ca. oie a air 6 Sibtele was oe wininsece 6 sok I 30 Ly HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET CAR LOTS. i Quality, rs and 2s unless otherwise specified. | Ash, white, ean -$26 00 $28 00 Cherry I to 174850 oo Pe oo S 24% tO 4.. 30 00 32 00 2 4-. 60 00 65 00 , , black, xsts and | Elm, soft x . ‘ 1% 1400 15 00 ands, x1 to 144 in.... 17 00 19 00 LO an 2,“ 3...%5 00 -26)00 Ash, black, sists and rock x ‘ 1Y 1600 18 00 ids;2to4in...... 19 00 21 00 sf) ME a6. fis 20% 00 aatoo ix 2.. 15 00 18 00 | Hickory 1% ‘* 2.. 28 00 3000 I... 18 00 (20 00] Maple t ‘1% 16 00 17 00 1% “ 2.. 2000 2300 ee 2 ‘4.. 1700 1800 © sqrs. 4x4 ‘ 8 x824 00 26 00 Oak,red,p’nt ‘“‘ 1% 26 00 3000 ood x ‘14% 1600 18 00 ne ne ‘* 4.. 29 00 3200 1%“ 2 TaI9 co 2000) “white “x ‘ 134 2800 3000 x “1% 14 00 16 00 Be gehts. 30100) «45.00 x ‘ 1% 2300 25 00 “quart'd 1 ‘“ 2.. 46 00 50 00 2 ‘€3.. 25 00 28 o0| Walnut 1 **3.. 85 00 10000 t ‘*2.. 2400 2600} Whitewood: “‘ 2., 3200 3600 OTTAWA, ONT. Orrawa, January 27, 1897. Pine, good sidings, per M feet, b.m “ “ee ae 00 Pine, gond strips, A vo Pine, good shorts, “ ee os 25 00 Pine, No. t dressing sidings, per M 20 0 Pine, ‘ s strips, ie 18 00 Pine, —‘ ze shorts, by 14 00 Pine, ro s:c. and better stock, ~*‘ I5 00 Pine, 8s.c. se pe ss 13 00 Pine, “sidings oa I5 00 Pine, ‘* ‘strips sé 12 00 Pine, ** “shorts ee 9 00 Pine, box culls a II 00 Pine mill culls re 10 00 Gath, per’ Mi Wo. x-giaen see. cos nt ae ee I 25 Teetth) per! MiNo. «aes. ch eee a I 00 axzo No, ,z barn vac qeh caer cca ee eee 18 IxtOMNo. 2 fs eee Hein nomeoo nace Caen ane asics 16 17 1x8: &9\No:.a) St \ aaa Pee ae aie eee ee 15 17 2X8 & q Nova“ « Smtr ek sas sane ee 14 16 QUEBEC, QUE. QueEBEc, January 27, 1897. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts, In shipping order 4 es First class Ottawa waney, 18 inch AVerABe. ciency bear 2A eS ‘19 to 21 inch average...... First class Michigan waney board, 18 inch average 4 43 of s es *“ “19 to 21 inch average......... 43 46 RED PINE—IN THE RAFT. Measured off, according to average and quality In shipping order, 35 to 45 feet ‘ os OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality J). 0, eset tine ag se ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 45 tosofeet. . 28 32 es fs CG «30 to 35 feet. . 26 29 ASH. 14 inches and up, according to average an quality. . . . . 21 28 Fo iayeraze nGsinch- |... 1. sek heen eee 26 29 ? BIRCH. rfinchiaverage) vo Gi". steeds he he See IA E7 76) ** cae 18 20 730s ce Uy ie eee 22-25 TAMARAC. Square, according to size and LEIA Ro ee ow SR Reh cr 19 Flatted, “ a He ome 15 8 DEALS. Bright spruce, according to mill specification, $40 to $43 for rst, $26 to $28 for 2nd, $23 to $26 for 3rd, and $19 to $22 for 4th quality. F.O.B. batteau SAGINAW AND BAY CITY, MICH. Sacinaw, Mich.. January 27, 1897. UPPERS AND SELECTS. Uppers, 1 in., 10 in, and up Selects, rin., 8in. and up wide $40 00 WAGE. ch cinatieaainaw sched 45 00 1%, 1% andzin 41 00 0G Anes, Ac Walshe te Ons oe Oe 45 0c| 2% and 3in..... +++ 47 00 256 ANd gitns' fe pects cateniate 53 00 Pltlwcheawasiee een owes see 50 00 AuLLs) insie se tonto ackog 56 90 FINE COMMON. r in., 8 in. and up wide...... 33 50 | 2% and 3in., 8in. and up wide 42 oo FAs LIQ ANG, 2 tare Pees cciee Coca Bea oatany DaBr ene cane 45 00 B FINE COMMON OR NO. I CUTTING. rin., 7in. and up wide...... 23 50 | 2% and 3in., 7in. and up wide 37 oo I; Deovandie anon £00 RIBS DYNO OOIER tar ain, 16 50 Didths saic\s wsveratiareitane 16 00 8 and 7 in. 16 00 : 0. 2, 121n.. 16 00 ILI. essa fa/o:,ae, 8 ale onigtaiaMeiohesinre Ir 00 TOG ones Oo ee oe 14 00 Bi liisiatoans aes vous sae Eee II 00 SHIPPING CULLS OR BOX. j 1in., 4and 5 in. wide....... $ 8 so j 1 in., 13 in, and up wide..... $11 00 Kian. One awidenepn ee ceeee 9 50) 1, 1% and 2 in., 7 in. an 1 in., 7 in. wide and up...... 9 50 Mpiwide: c=. miseenneee To 50 SHAKY CLEAR. | rin., 3, 4,5, 7,8 and gin. wide 19 00] x in., ro in. and up wide..... 20 00 tin), OnAwide.. +. aaseeoce 20 00 | 1%, 1% and z in., 8in. and up WIGE Vgc ure eaoee cence 20 00 COFFIN BOARDS. — No. 1, 1 in., 13in. and up.... 20 00| No. 1, millculls............. 8 00 Now2ecaecseunne one 17 00 | No. 2, or red horse.......... 6 50 BEVELED SIDING—DRESSED. Extra clear (perfect)......... 23),00,,|| INO. iat cans ates eaten Seer 18 00 No. x (nearly clear). ........ 2050) |HING3)3) ose Nose cee ee eee 14 00 TIMBER, JOIST AND SCANTLING, Norway, 2x4 to 10, 12 to 16ft.§ 8 50 | Hemlock, 2x4 tO 10, I2 to MWe Uncen bce 4 orm sboan Io 50 ROLeeh. a seth eee 8 00 BOITEA es (einicid cin OEE II 50 PREBs aja ate matalapeinie re eee nau 5° 22)\and a4ift';.< . cudanitasae 12 50 | Add $x to each additional ft. in length. SHINGIES, 18-IN. Fancy brands, XXXX....:.. 3 00 | Standard brands, river made, Clear Buttscyesseere saree I go > @ ©. SV Ranicicicnipmeen 3 00 Clear’ Butts 73. .e oaseeore + 200 WHITE PINE LATH, IND. Reanciehe vince eae r50)| No, ainesceee Seger ein eeiotoas I 00 Henilock) jeauesune isiiots emits Ten at a ee a te” . ‘ a" bg = mM : f BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. Tonawanpa, N; Y., January 27, 1897. WHITE PINE. Up'rs, 1, 1%, 1% and 2 No. 3, 1% tozin... 17 00 19 00 Isis: ysinafon beens $46 00 50 00 Spee 0. 1, 13 in 2% and 3 in...... + 51 00 55 00 and up, rin...... 1 OR aetna 58 00 6c oo| Dressing 1¥in...... Selects, rita, oa: sas ee 4100 4200/ 1&x10 and Lashom WG $02 itr e eoere 4200. 43°00]. me Ino eee oe # 2% 5Oi00| 2 Ne sate eee 410 ; 52 00| Mold st’ps, x to 2in.. Fine common, x in... 36 00| Barn, No. 1, roand 12 1% and x 37 00 pCO pe, ye Boke, 2 in 38 00/ 6and 8 in........ a 3 in 4500]! No. 2, roand r2in. 4, i : 47 00| No. 3, roand z2in. ne up, No. 1,1 in. 28 00 29 00|/ 6and8in......... L% tO Is. s sen 32 00 34 00} Common, rin........ X Reyes iy Gigs oe 1600] 1% andr%in...... No. 2,1 tozin.. 2200 25 00| 2 in... ......... WHITE, ASH. tst & 2nd, x inch, 30 09 32 00| 24% tog in......... P EI4QItO 2ilite cictandeatc 33 00 35 00 ai Se sue aneace 17 00 111) eee. mS, BLACK AND BROWN ASH. rst & and, 6inch up, 24 00 27 00 | Com. & good culls... 9 00 10 00 BIRCH. ' 1st & 2nd, 6 inch & | ist &end, white, 6” &up, 18 oo 2000 Up} yed! . afwcwadee 28 00 30 00| Com & good culls,.... 10 00 1200, : ELM. ; ist & 2d,rock, 8in.& up, 20 00 25 00 | 1st & 2d, soft, 8in. & up, 16 00 18 00 MAPLE. rst & od, hard, 6in. & up 18 00 20 00 | rst & 2d, soft, 6in. & up, x WHITE OAK, Clear ee ia 5X5 17 00 19 00 rst & 2nd, plain, Bin (Goupsascacctc. 33 00° 36.00] ‘to (8x8i):. . cee Goed common....... 20 00 22 00 | 1st & 2nd quartered, i : Good) culls. 3.6. oe. X2,00, X4;co'|) {6.4n. pate eee 48 00 50 00 | Common quartered... 30 00° 32 00 RED OAK. : 1st & 2nd i.e rv once 31 00 32 0} | Quartered rst & and. Comnionie.. scee cree 20 00 22 00} Common........... Cull Gavia eras ore I2 00 14 00 NEW YORK CITY. aA, New York, NL i¥s, January 27, 1897. WHITE PINE LUMBER ¥ Prices for white pine lumber are governed entirely by source of supply ‘supply rendering it useless to give prices for local market. ar WHITE PINE TIMBER, Bridge timber....... $28 00 @ 49 00 | Building orders... ..$27 00 @ 37 00 Dechingsan seccsses 44.00 5030 Dek SPRUCE. 6to'gin: Ja5 tends, 14 00 14 50| 10 to r2im........... 6 to) 124 tient ene 14 50. 15.75} Gath) eeeee cee 9 toisaiin nace 1575 16 25 HARDWOOD. tinch, No.1and 2 Black Ash, 10 to16...............-s..-- 1% to - in ss gi se Sa. eae Hone. 1 inch, *s Soft Elm, id Ss ‘ 1\in and thicker, ‘‘ = st ah ee 2i 4/4 an ‘* ~ Hard Maple, “Sous 2 x oh Basswood, FE on dh) a ee +22 2000 Le sf « Birch, iS oop ae eee + ees s Gree 29800 : ‘* Black Ash, Com. and Shipping Cull, M.C.O....... 14 00 af ce Soft Elm, a3 oe “e - Le ‘© Hard Maple, ‘ z “ “6 Basswood, &< “ ae ce Birch, ce a ALBANY, N.Y. Avsany, N. Y., January 27, 1897. PINE, Uppers, 3 in. ip». v.c.05 serene $52 $55 | Dressing boards, narrow... . 19 $21 QEG Ns c'sianisnnni a enone 52 55] West India shipping boards. x5 a TX £O:2is. ca cba cee eee 45 48) Box boards.. ............. 10 i2 4inch appers’.s4s nade eae 55 | to-in. dressing and better... 26 34 Selects, 2% in. up.. _ 45 | ro-in. common............. 14 a5 Pa IEW me UO wo 9e 40 | x2-in. dressing and better... af 32 Fine common, 2% in. andup 40 42 Common, 1x12 ...... 16 T to Zin. Sere ae 36 40] No. x 0, TRL ae 20 Ne. x cut, rto 2inch........ 25 35 8 ar INO; Bite eee aonn een 18 25 18 Woigie saan nena 17 20] No. 2 barn, rx12 17 No. 1 molding, 1 tozin..... 33 36 5 16 Wo. 2 molding, x to 2in..... 25 28 15, Stainedisaps (./0.5i00+anne 20 | Shaky or star clear, x aI Bracket plank ........ .... 3° 35 8 Shelving boards, r2-in. up .. 30 32 2x5" LATH. Pie oe note dolce cleteicinee «292 25 || Sprubee seeen eee Sets «+. $2 00 SHINGLES. Sawed Pine, ex. xxxx. .$4 25 $4 30] Bound butts, 6x 18 ....$6 00 Glear butts!sitcci.e sie 325 3 .35.| Bemlocko soso see aaa Smooth, 6x18....... 5 4° 5 50.| Spruce... essere PS BOS T ON, MASS. BosTon. , anuary ‘ my Fi z 27, 1897 EASTERN PINE—CARGO OR CAR LOAD. Ordinary planed Sh inCreate oss otgvai boards.in. 5 scea TI 50 1200] 11-16 inch........ 8 50 Coarse No. 5.. 1500 15 50 Meinch....... Refuse... 13 00 13 25 | Clapboards, sapext.. 45 00 OntSe acca paneer 9 20 Sapclear......... 4% 00. Boxboards,1 inch... 10 00 10 50| Sap, 2ndclear.... 32 00 Wy ANCH: «1 naan 9 00 9 50 Os,2. den cae as+< 23/00 WESTERN PINE—BY CAR LOAD. : Uppers, x in........$50 00@52 oo | Fine com., 3 and 4 in 46 00 1%, 1% and 2 in.. 52 00 53 00| No. 2,1 in. Finecom. 29 oo + 58 00 6200] 1,1% and 2in... 30 00 +++ 44 00 45 00] No. x strips, 4 to 6 in. 43 00 | 1%, 1% and 2 in.. 45 00 47 00 NostaSendecn ee 3 and 4 in...... Rae oO 55°00)! — INOS°9). concen eee : Moulding boards, 8 to : Cut ups, x in... 22. 20 00 rx in. ‘clears, a: os 37 90 39 00 | Cut ups, 14 to2in.. 24 00 60 per cent. clear... 32 00 34 00 | Coffin boards........ 19 oo Fine common, rin.... 40 00 41 00 | Common all widths... 22 co 1%, 1% and 2in 40 00 42 00 | Shipping culls, in... 14 50 do 1% in. 15 50 : SHINGLES. Spree. — 5.0.2.0 6f0005.5 2,503 1,559 A Preketseeiciare cick ses eats teantitens 12,967 14,877 TSS Sateen Sei eae Sane 544 8 LUMBERMAN’S VEST-POCKET INSPEGTION BOOK oem Containing Rules for the Inspection and Measuring:of Pine and Hardwood Lumber in the leading markets of Canada and the United States. Em- bracing also many useful tables and calculations ot everyday service to lumbermen. Prepared by the Editor of the * Canada Lumberman.” 2o=a Toronto, Canada C H. MORTIMER, Publisher 1895 Tie above is afac simile of the title page of the latest and most complete Lumber and Inspection Book published. ( We shall be pleased to send you a a will pay your subscription to the weekly and monthly Canapa LumsBERMWAN for | THEY FILL THE BILL—= ‘ copu on receipt of four 3 cent Ga- Mm nadian postage stamps ° © © © iu Te Onmon vein. LANCASTER MAGHME WORKS - LAGASER, OT, “Si. in vn enon LAMM MVGHIE WORKS LANGSTER, ONT isi “ii =| a bia Ty, tis. J. S. PARMENTER It will be observed that there has been a considerable tion, to be the iron heads of tomahawks, or some increase in the production of pine, spruce and pulp wood, similar weapons. Search was made in the other while shingle manufacturing has been reduced from nearly fourteen millions to slightly over three millions. logs and several more weapons were found. Mr. Paul Blouin, Superintendent of the Woods and The wood had grown twelve inches or more in Forests Branch, reports that the season of 1896 was an __ thickness over the missles, which must, there- exceptionally dry one, but owing to the activity of the fore, have been imbedded in the wood for very forest rangers no serious fires occurred. Fifty-six fires ¥ were extinguished by the staff, most of which resulted Many years—probably before the white man in- from settlers clearing lands, others from lightning, afew evaded the forest solitudes of the new world. from sportsmen neglecting to properly extinguish their camp fires, and one from a passing train. The London Timber Trades Journal says: Many curious discoveries have been made in the Th saw mill when opening logs, both animate and inanimate objects having been found in the in- teriors of trees, and the saw somtimes meets with strange obstacles. At Messrs. D. Norton & Sons’ saw mills, Wharf road, City road, some time ago, when cutting some swamp oak shipped pr at one of the ports of asouthern Pate of Anoeeae JTORONTO i the saw encountered some hard metal objects in the centre of a log, which proved, on examina- E at) bP, FUR Es Foto engraving Bureau Neo eae f wg ES CES PTAA THE PARMENTER PATENT DRY KILN ONE DOLLAR ONE YEAR ror prying LUMBER Staves, Heading, Shingles, &c. ~*~ The Latest The Cheapest And Best Cuatuam, OnT., June roth, 1896. P ‘ JAS. S. PARMENTER, Flushing, N. Y. We are using four of Dear Sir: We take very great pleasure in being able to say from nearly one year’s use of your Patent your Set Rollers ON OUP | Dry Kiln, we find it aoe ahead of anything we ever yet tried for thoroughly drying lumber without injuring fi d h laid It in the least. So far we have found exhaust steam rames, al aye ( alone sufficient for our purpose, so that it absolutely Costs us nothing to run it. We thoroughly dry white . aside other makes as oak, rock elm, balm and other hardwood lumber in less = : time than we ever did with a blast kiln, and especially inferior find it a splendid kiln for drying white oak hubs. [t A ore does its work so naturally that neither hubs nor lumber Yours respectfully, are injured by it. : CHATHAM MFG. CO., Lrp. MACPHERSON & SCHELL D R Van ALLEN, President. Alexandria, Ont., iii int CT ae {cen | Ar PATENTEE This a Light Portable Mill for 12 to 20 H.p. It will cut from 3,000 to 8,000 ft. per day, acording to power. Can be set down ’ ready for work in a few hours. Just the thing for light power. The Ireland Shingle Machine and Jointer— An Entirely New Machine, and without doubt Best on the Market. Besides these we build four larger sizes of Saw Mills ; also Trimmers, Slab Slashers, Single and Double Edgers, Bolting Saws, Stave Machinery. Several Second-Hand Portable and Stationary Engines and Boilers....... Send for Catalogue. NLL, 8 IL A, ON “EE THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 17 EBRUARY, 1897 Fr in many instances are indispensable. | Our Experience in building them extends over | Half a Century...... of Carriage either Rolled or Cast Steel, Direct-Acting Steam Feed, etc. a PA / | 13) With No. 4 Saw Frame, 72” Lower’and 56” Upper Saw - No. 6 Girder ‘ - 5) Steel Unbreakable Carriage, opening 72 inches from_ Saw—all portions ES SE TE 7) : 55 With No, 3 Saw Frame, having 12 inch face 60 5 Ri | Friction Feed Works, taking 60” Lower Saw : J and 40 inch Upper Saw. A No. 3% 5 Block a ITE BF EES ESE Girder Steel Carriage opening 50 inches from Saw, with Peel and Reliance Cant Hook Double Spud Dogs— Rope Feed, Automatic coupling in Carriage between 3rd and 4th blocks—extras when required Bull Wheel, Slab Saw, Single or Double Edger, Trimmer, Live Rolls, Planer and Matcher, etc. Lightest Dimensions for Mule Back or Dog Train Transportation to the Mines. One of our 12 LP. mills is operated by the Hudson Bay Co., at Fort Churchill, H. B., and many are scattered throughout the Dominion. We ship this month ie above are our Large Portable Saw Mills, We Manufacture all sizes down to 12 H.P., with Saw Irons of Smallest and ” for transportation 600 miles north from Ashcroft, B.C; one of the smallest to ““Omenica Consolidated Hydraulic Mining Co. Write or Wire us for Prices and Delivery Date. | a ae ion mu 114 SH AUTOMATIC TRIMMER, TRIS 1010 30 FT. LONG, ALL SAMS UNDER INSTANT CONTROL OF OPERATOR. MN FO i WATEROU S, BRANTFORD, GANADA s + Wied >, ; a salir 18 THH CANADA LUMBERMAN FEBRUARY, 1897, ey SOULY & OOo ARE You Looxine| IT COSTS YOU NOTHING EsTABLISHED 1878. TORONTO = E TIMBER LIMITS BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR A CHANGE IN LOCATION? FOR OUR Contractors’, Lumbermen’s and Mining Co.’s Plant If you are not satisfied with your present site, or if A ° 66 C e 99 and Supplies. you aes not doing guite 3 well as you mene like hes utol | iatic ompression ‘J i veg i E A. Patriarche, Traffic Manager i SAINGLE MILLS Saginaw, Mich. TSS eee =T= We make a Special Strong and Heavy : : ee ae WOOD SPLIT PULLEY for Saw and Shingle Mills. . ae Millmen, when Overhauling or Extending, write us Your Stomach Distresses You after eating a hearty meal, and the result is a chronic case of Indiges- tion, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Dyspepsia, or a bilious attack. RIPANS TABULES Promote Digestion, Regulate the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, Purify the Blood, andare a Positive Cure for Constipation, Sick Headache, Bil- iousness, and all other Diseases arising from a disordered condition of the Liver and e Stomach. They act gently yet promptly, and . 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The “Burns” Patent Handle PATENTED JUNE 26th, 1893 Positively the Strongest Handle Made Ask your Hardware Merchant for our Goods, Special Quotations on Large Quantities, ae Ve Nee eR ss S V iyo THE CANADA LUMBERMAN ‘Marcu, 1897 _ No. | IRON FRAME OSCILLATING GANG” SAW SASHES OF ALL WIDTHS RTI HIGH GRADE SAW-MILL Pie MACHINERY @eed ian Prescott Band Mills Perkins Shingle Mill Machinery Covel’s Tools for the care of Saws Engines, Boilers, Ete. pn CZ, Sol CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION a WE are prepared to furnish plans, specifications, and build mills complete of any capacity, or to remodel old mills. Write for prices, informing us what { - | i Ga \ | | il | ae Ny anf Pr AUN pat requirements are. INI Hi q y yu a : rl al The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd. Branch Office: VANCOUVER, B. 0. PETERBOROUGH, ONT. — | THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Votume XVIII. NUMBER 3. TORONTO, ONT., MARGH, 1897 y| TERMS,$1.00 PER YEAR \ Single Copies, 10 Cents. AN ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN BAND-SAW. _ Tue application of electricity for saw mill pur- poses is rapidly coming to the front. At a recent exhibition at Geneva one of the interesting features was a horizontal travelling band-saw at work, as shown in the accompanying illustration. This saw was designed for sawing logs of timber of any length. The frame is made to travel, while the log is fixed on the foundation floor. This kind of saw requires more space than the ordinary one, but works without interruption, as, owing to the length of travel, while the machine is working on one log another Fi eT one can be pree [© = = pared and set at the other end of track. The ma- chine is driven by two independ- ent three-phase motors; one of them of 6 h.p., running at 810 revolutions, is set on the plat- form of the trav- elling frame, and provides for for- ward and back- ward movement. From the motor pulley the move- ment is trans- mitted by a belt to a larger pul- ley, and then by a worm and wheel gear to a 22 ‘ LL: yet ae, ? friction wheel fixed on a verti- cal spindle, that can be moved radially on a large disc, thus permitting the operator to vary the rate of travel of the frame, as the movement is transmitted from this shaft to the driving wheels by means of a vertical spindle and two conical gears. The return movement is very rapid, attaining a maximum speed of 47 ft. per minute. The reversal is obtained by a double conical friction gear. The forward movement can be regulated at will ; the minimum speed is 3%4in. per minute. The other three-phase motor of 16 h.p. is direct- coupled on to the spindle of one of the band-saw pulleys, and drives it at a speed of 480 revolu- tions a minute, the band saw attaining a linear velocity of about 125 ft. per second. To allow of a vertical movement of the saw frame, and of a lateral shifting of the pulleys for tightening the band-saw, the connections of the motor to the trolleys are made by means of three flexible cables. The vertical downward movement of the saw is regulated by a dividing disc, so that the boards can be cut of equal thickness. Every movement of the saw can be directed from the frame platform by hand wheels. POWER LOST IN SHAFTING. SOME interesting experiments were conducted recently by C. H. Benjamin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Case School of Applied Science at Cleveland, to determine by actual observation in factories of various kinds AN ELEcCTRICALLY-DRIVEN BAND-SAW. just what loss occurred through friction in transmitting power by belts and _ ‘shafting from the engines to the driven machines. The figures of loss must prove startling to factory owners, and they will also serve as a guide to engineers. The observations were factories, each engaged in a different kind of work. The method of making observations was as follows: During the day-time, when the works were in operation and the machines were running, indicator cards showing the work being done by the engines were taken each hour. Then during the noon hour or at night, when the engines were driving only the shafting, similar cards were taken, and when these and the first ones had been averaged, the difference between the power required to drive the shafting alone made in_ sixteen and that required to drive the whole shop was found, and this reduced again to a percentage. The most startling loss was found in a bridge material factory, where the shops were spread over a lot of ground. Eighty per cent. of the engine’s power was lost in the shatting there. In a planing mill the loss was 73 per cent.; ina sewing machine factory it was nearly 70 per cent. It was 77 per cent. in a stamping mill and 65 per cent. in a boiler and machine works. The aver- age loss for heavy machine shops was found to be 62.3 percent. The average for light machine 55-1 work was he per cent., and in but one instance é did the loss fall % below 47.3 per 4 cent. 5 In this one case the percent- age of loss was so small that it must serve aS a seriouS com- mentary upon the character of the work gener- ally done in put- ting up shafting. This was in a steel screw works, and the loss 14.5 per In this factory was only cent. the machinery is all of the auto- matic type, very compactly ar- ranged, and the shafting had been put up in the most careful The shafting was in manner. perfect alignment, and ran in hard cast-iron boxes without babbitt metal. It is supported by very rigid hangers, and was oiled by hand instead of wick oilers. ’ The results of these observations were pre- sented to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, at its recent meeting, in a paper by Prof. Benjamin, and tables were given which showed the number of feet of shafting run in each of the factories under observation and other features of the test. One explanation of this immense loss of power, Prot. Benjamin says, is economy in either the This cuts down the apparent size of the bills for shop quantity or the quality of the oil used. expenses while the coal and water bills go piling up. A saving could probably be made by using electricity for transmitting the power. oo 4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN VIEWS OF A MICHIGAN LUMBERMAN. Mr. ArtTHUR HILL, OF SAGINAW, PRESENTS SOME STRONG ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE ImposITION OF A Duty ON LUMBER. THE Hon. Justin S. Morrill, Chairman of the Finance Committee “of the United States Senate, received a pamphlet letter a fortnight ago from_Mr." Arthur Hill, of Saginaw, on the question of the proposed imposition by the United States government of a duty on foreign lum- ber. Mr. Hill is an extensive operator in the Georgian Bay district, as well as a large holder of Canadian timber limits, and is therefore thoroughly conversant with the lumber business on both sides of the border. The letter is written from the standpoint of an American, and deals with the question ‘‘ How shall we treat Canada, as an enemy or as a friend ?” ; At the commencement, Mr. Hill protests against any change in the present wood schedule which shall directly or indirectly prevent the free entry into the United States of the white pine lumber of Canada. Referring to those ' who are pressing for this legislation at Washington, Mr. Hill says: “They press for it on the ground that it will be pro- hibitive ; so that the Mississippi producer of pitch pine may extend his markets and his profits; so that the Penn- sylvania producer of hemlock may force consumers to use hemlock when they want white pine; so that the lumber- man of Minnesota may send his white pine into New Eng- land, 1,200 miles away, and make the New Englander pay the added freight. At the recent lumbermen’s con- vention at Cincinnati these long-distance lumber dealers pointed out that the railroads should aid them at Wash- ington, as the railroads would get this added freight.” In describing the movement which culminated in this Cincinnati convention, Mr. Hill says that the chief ally the lumbermen had was the hard times and the great distress into which the lumber business had fallen, and the asser- tion that the cause of all this depression was the influx of free Canadian lumber, and that to prohibit Canadian lum- ber would cure the evil. To show that the afflictions of the United States lumbermen do not come from the in- — vasion of his markets by Canadian lumber, Mr. Hill quotes the importations of lumber into the United States since 1889, the year before the McKinley bill reduced’ the duty from $2 to $1 per thousand, with lumber duty free since 1894, as follows :— Feet. TOES) sure. 16 by cae COON CS 747,842,000 $7,804,163 MNES ora tmie reteiiatela-e ax isin le Bin. syapaareas 659,703,000 75744,954 Pein ste a © cassia )e ot eigie Vr ws 757,149,000 8,498,046 NS Atetet ers nett sir, vinieln'> «+ «ils emo Gat 663,134,000 7539,706 HST REIM EL aie,“ aldie:s ova eantemialasine 742,351,000 8,217,331 Shu eas eo BORGE Capper Mone =iao Je 514,461,000 6,134,204 Tye 5 92. He aS AOR CHRO ROEM InORs cite 809,000 6,859,532 DIL! fp RQ ECE EEE DOME E crag he ac 786,102,000 8,504,607 The explanations given by Mr. Hill to account for the state of things complained of by the lumber manufacturers of the United States are interesting. He says: ‘‘ The obvious cause of the prostration of the lumber industry is a natural falling off in consumption during three years of national business depression, which has not been met by any corresponding reduction in output. The editor of The Timberman, a most able statistician, who made one of the principal addresses before the Cincinnati conven- tion, stated incidentally his estimate of the amount of pine, spruce, hemlock and so forth used in construction in this country in 1892 at 16,000,000,000 feet, and the amount used in 1895 at 12,000,000,000 feet. of 4,000,000,000 feet, or 25 per cent. of the normal con- sumption. This is an amount substantially equal to the entire production of white pine west of Chicago, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the entire Mississippi Valley, during the year 1895, which was 4,100,000,000 feet. It is a shrinkage equal to nearly 60 per cent. of the white pine product of the entire Northwest in 1895, which was, for Wisconsin, Minnesota and Mississippi river, 4,102,000,000 feet ; for Michigan, 2,923,000,000, and for Lake Erie mills and others in that region, 68,000,000 feet, equal to a total of 7,093,000,000 feet. Here is a shrinkage ‘In the face of this shortage in annual demand of 4,- 000,000,000 feet, the lumbermen gathered in Cincinnati _ and resolved that the way to re-establish prosperous mar- ket conditions was to put a duty of $2 per thousand on the 700,000,000 feet of lumber which has been coming from Canada into New England and New York for these many years, whether there was a high tariff, a low tariff or no tariff against it. It has been coming because the people of that section wanted it—needed it—and even the super- - ior white pine of Michigan has been unable to supplant it in its natural markets.” Regarding the claim that it is the character of the lum- ber imported from Canada rather than the guantity to which objection is raised, Mr. Hill asks: ‘‘Has the im- portation of an average of less than 700,000,090 feet of Canadian lumber during the six years following the tariff act of 1890 been able to fix the price in the United States on an average white pine cut of nearly 8,000,000,000 feet, and an approximate cut of 8,000,000,000 feet of other merchantable timber? This question answers itself. The quality of the Canadian importation has somewhat de- clined since 1890, but it has not deteriorated proportion- ately with the product of other white pine sections, nor faster than the consumers are adapting themselves to the use of commoner grades of lumber in place of the superior grades, which are fast vanishing from our markets.” Mr. Hill then proceeds to point out the fact that Cana- da has sought for closer trade relations with the United States, and has increased her purchases from that country, while Canada’s sales to the United States have not in- creased proportionately. He urges that the United States should open her markets to the products of the Canadian forests, and gives the following table as showing the per- centage of imports into Canada :— United Great Other S:ates, Britain. | Countries. ROB ravorsis-g sre stapes ase 45 p.c 40 p.c. 15 p.c. UEQOS s -)-udie ns sheniemalacen 46 p.c 38 p.c. 16 p.c. TSYS: Ss kee eee 52 p.c 30 p.c 18 p.c. “Take note that the gain to the United States is en- tirely at the expense of British trade. This trade revolu- tion is explained in the following statement of the imports into Canada for 1895 :— Dutiable. Free. Duty. United States.............. $26,000,000 $29,000,000 $7,000,000 Great Britain............. -. 23,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 “In these three lines the reason for all that has hap- pened can be read. Canada has been measurably open- ing her markets to the United States and measurably clos- ing them to England. She taxes England $7,000,000 for bringing into her markets $31,000,000 worth of goods, and the United States no greater sum for bringing in $55,- 000,000. Canada collects, too, a higher average duty on dutiable goods received from England than on dutiable goods from this country.” Mr. Hill presents figures of the trade the United States does with Cuba, Mexico, Central America and South America, and shows that Canada was a more valuable market in the year 1895 than all these other countries put together for the products of the United States. Yet, he says, Canada is the one country which it is proposed the new tariff bill shall distinctly legislate against in the article which forms the chief import into the United States from Canada—lumber. What now, he asks, would be the trade situation as between the two countries if lumber was taken off the United States free list and put into the dutiable list ? and gives the answer as follows: ‘‘ The United States re- ceived from Canada in 1895 $36,000,000 worth of goods, of which $15,000,000 worth were dutiable and $21,000,000 free of duty. Put a tariff now on rough lumber and it will transfer $8,000,000 from the free list to the dutiable, re- ducing the free list to $13,000,000, and this would be the trade situation: Canada buying $55,000,000 worth from the United States, admitting free $29,000,000; and the United States buying $36,000,000 worth from Canada, ad- mitting free only $13,000,000.” The cost of producing lumber is next dealt with, and is shown to be greater in Canada than the United States. “The average cost, including stumpage, of delivering logs at Ottawa, the main point of output in Canada, is at least one dollar more per thousand than the cost of American logs at Saginaw, Menominee, Duluth or Minne- apolis. The assertions to the contrary were good ten years ago, but not to-day. With the exhaustion of pine in lower Michigan, where Saginaw alone for 30 years fur- nished an average of of 700,000,000 feet, and with the re- duction and final abolition of duties on lumber and logs, American lumbermen have entered the market for Cana- dian timber; stumpage has advanced; wages have ad- vanced ; untilnow American conditions, as to cost of timber and cost of labor, absolutely prevail in the white pine sections of Canada.” With respect to the timber supply he says : ‘Michigan, for years queen of the white pine states, is fast losing that mantle of green that was the source and token of her royalty. Michigan forests supplied in 1890 nearly 4,500,000,000 feet of lumber. In 1895 they furnished only 2,900,000,000 feet of lumber, and during 1896 they have produced less than 2,000,000,000, and the signs of complete exhaustion, as to white pine, are plain before us. Michigan lumbermen, to continue the business to which they were bred, have been compelled to go to Canada to replenish their stock of timber, at once convenient for op- eration and suited to their trade. No other timber fills the place of white pine, as witness England's constant de- mand for it, with all the lumber markets of the world to draw from. ‘‘ The great, the main, reason why Canadian white pine - should not be excluded from our markets is because of the present forestry conditions in this country. There is not standing to-day in the state of Michigan 8,000,000,000° feet of pine, and there is not standing in the states of Wis- consin and Minnesota 50,000,000,000 feet of white pine, a in the three states, 58,000,000,000 feet. I point you now, sir, to the fact that the annual statement for 1895 sho ws that the cut of these northwestern states for the ten years” ending with that year was 77,000,000,000 feet, and you can draw your own conclusions. ‘‘My first conclusion is that to now legislate to take this” timber west and south of Lake Superior and send it into remote New England is to perpetrate an economic crime upon those great treeless states. And this is my second conclusion : that to compel the people of New England to pay an added freight on lumber from the remote north- west, when their natural supply lies near at hand and cheap of access, is to do every citizen a wrong who builds a roof for home or factory. If that citizen pays the tariff tax, then he stands as to every other builder in this land on an unequal footing. “IT have shown that our trade relations with Canada are reciprocal and friendly. Canada has so framed her tariff laws that British trade loses and American trade gains. Shall we now, while Canada opens wider her doors to American trade, shut our doors in her face, and, if we do, — what will be the result? It was recently stated in the leading newspaper of the Dominion that if the United States, in the face of present fair treatment by Canada, should now enact tariff laws unjust to Canada, they must protect themselves by tariffs, too—turning first to their own people for articles now bought of us, and next to-— wards closer relations with Great Britain, their natural ally, and in war and peace their friend. You, sir, are far abler than I to decide whether this prophecy be true, and, if true, its effect upon our trade.” —K——Kzx_>—>—EE—————EEEE Mr. Thomas Pink, of Pembroke, Ont., manufacturer of lumbering and driving tools, boom chains, cant hooks, etc., has issued a new and useful catalogue for 1897, showing the various lines of manufacture. Mr. Pink has established a wide reputation as a manufacturer of lum- bermen’s tools, and his goods are now used throughout the whole Dominion. A copy of the catalogue will be sent upon application. Logging is progressing favorably in the vicinity of Warren, Ont., although there is not a great deal of snow. On Tuesday, the 16th inst., Keeling & Bower had one team draw to their mill, a distance of three miles, a load of logs containing 21 pieces, that scaled in all 8,443 feet. The sleigh and bunks used were the same as they are using every day, the latter being only 1o feet long ; had they been longer they claim a much larger load could have been hauled. The new man in the shop is subjected to much criticism _ and scrutiny, but he very often has several handy kinks up his sleeve which raise him in the eyes of the older men. This makes it rather risky to indulge in any sar- casm as to his way of working till you know how much work he can doina day ; he may paralyze the old method — when it comes to time..—Machinery. ; Parties who have been experimenting with white maple | for bicycle rims have met with such success that that wood will be pushed for the purpose in competition with rock — elm. Maple has been a favorite in some quarters ever since the introduction -of the wood, but rock elin has so many points of excellence that it is not probable it will be — crowded out. ‘ There is an estimated area of 47,000,000 acres covered with marketable timber in Australia. Western Australia has 20,000,000 of these acres. The various saw mills in the last named section employ about 2,000 men and the total output of sawn stuff in 1895 was nearly $2,000,000. The two principal woods are the jarrah and karri, of which considerable quantities have been exported to Euro- pean countries-—England principally—of late years. } THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 PRESENTATION FROM LUMBERMEN. __ THE regrets at the removal of Mr. James Web- ster from the position of Superintendent of the _ Northern and Midland Divisions of the Grand _ Trunk Railway have been many, by both the public and the press, and to some extent give an _ idea of the high regard in which he was held. _ It was not long before a tangible expression was given, when on Friday, 22nd January, a few _ gentlemen at the head of some of the great lumbering companies of the north called upon ; him at his residence at Allandale, Ont., to ask lis acceptance of a beautiful cabinet of sterling _ silver, accompanied by an address, expressing their feelings towards him as a business man, _ with whom they had dealings for many years. : Mr. Wm. Thomson, of Longford, read the the following address : _ Jas. WEBSTER, Allandale. __ S1r,—We, the undersigned, having heard with regret __ of your removal from the office of Superintendent of the _ Northern and Midland Divisions of the Grand Trunk Railway, to perform other duties, desire to acknowledge _im some way our appreciation of your services in connec- tion with our business as shippers over the divisions under your charge. We have always found that so far as was _ perfectly consistent with the interests of the railway com- __ pany whom you served, you have been ever ready to _ accede in the kindliest way to our business requests. _ We beg of you to accept the accompanying oak cabinet _ of sterling silverware as a small token of the esteem in _ which we hold you as a business man of sound principles, Strict integrity and sterling worth; and we trust in after _ years these mementoes may bring to your mind pleasant _ recollections of our business relations during the past _ number ofyears. Trusting that you may long be spared to a wisely-directed and happy life. THE GEORGIAN Bay LuMBER Co., W. J. Sheppard, President. a THE VicToRIA HARBOR LUMBER Co., > John Waldie, President. THE LONGFORD LUMBER Co., 5 = Wm. Thomson, President. Jas. PLAYFaIR & Co. A. McPHERSON & Co. _ The address is elegantly illuminated, the border having some excellent scenes of the mills of the companies referred to, and is handsomely Burton & Bro. _ framed. _ The cabinet, which was transferred to Mrs _ Webster by Mr. Playfair, is a model of beauty, being of highly polished oak, having three WP hawves, containing many sets of forks, spoons, with ladels, scoops, etc., etc., all of sterling " silver, and the possession of which under such _ circumstances any one might well be proud of. _ On the silver plate was the inscription: as James Webster, Esq., from a few of his lumber- men friends on the Midland and Northern Divisions of the —G. T.R. Allandale, January, 1897.” _ Nothing was known of either the intended presentation or the visit, and Mr. and Mrs. _ Webster received $0 genuine a surprise that to make an adequate reply was difficult ; in fact _ Mr. Webster admitted he was not equal to the task, but expressed his high appreciation of their friendship and good wishes, which were so A rather curious accident recently happened Wausau, Wis., box factory. A rapidly g pulley burst into small pieces right in dst of numerous busy workmen, and, in all directions, failed to injure any A LOG SLIDE. A NOVEL plan for removing spruce pulp wood from the steep declivities of the famous mountain peak known as ‘‘ Old Whiteface,” in the Adiron- dacks, has been arranged. This peak is one of the highest and most imposing mountains in the Adirondacks, and many tourists have climbed to its summit because of the magnificent view of mountains and lakes to be had there. The peak lies just north of Lake Placid, and is 5,000 feet high. by. Such is the steepness of the side of this moun- tain that until now no lumberman or pulp man has begun operations there, although all down the side of the immense pile grows spruce in im- mense quantities. But operations are soon to be begun on an immense scale, to denude the great mass of its growth of spruce, by the J. & J. Rogers Company, of Ausable Forks. The company’s plan will make it comparatively easy to get wood where heretofore it has been an Saranac and Mirror lakes are near impossibility. A large force of men is now em- ployed in constructing a slide, or flume, from the mountain side to Ausable River, just below the big fails in Wilmington Notch. This slide is 2% miles long, three feet wide and three feet deep. It is constructed of two inch plank, and is sup- ported by a wooden trestle, which in many places is from 60 to 100 feet high. I[n several instances the flume rests on stringers, spanning ravines of great depth. The oulet of the flume at the river is 50 feet above high water mark, at a place where the streem is narrow and deep and hemmed in on either side by perpendicularl edges. The water CIRCULAR RE-SAWING MACHINE. THE accompanying illustration shows a circular re-saw- ing machine as manufactured under the Linderman patents by the Waterous Engine Works Company, of Brantford, Ont., and which is adapted for re-sawing slabs as wellas lumber. The manufacturers claim that it will convert slabs and other mill refuse into lumber at a small cost. The lumber from slabs is usually of upper grades, and much being clear, the amount that can be taken from a cord of ordinary slabs is from 400 to 700 feet surface measure, according to the thickness. The Northwestern Lumberman, in describing the plant of the Northwestern Lumber Co. at Eau Clair, Wis., where three complete sets of this machinery are used, says: “When a man can cause two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before, he is a benefactor of mankind —but what shall be said of the man who causes A selects to exist where before there was nothing but cordwood ? If we could gather together the values which have been thrown away in the white pine business since logs began to be cut into lumber, we could pay the national debt, a couple of river and harbor bills, square up the deficiency, and leave a surplus that would make money a bigger drug in the market than No. 2 boards are now. For years and years nobody paid the slightest degree of attention to saving or minimizing waste in making lumber. Now the great problem with the lumber manufacturer is first, how little waste can be made, and second, how it can best be disposed of. Lath and shingles, it is true, take care of much waste, but that they do not use it up to the best advantage is clearly shown by the always overstocked condition of those two commodities. The Linderman system provides a most profitable method of rescuing from the burner and the firewood pile much lumber that is valuable. It is well-known among mill men that but little is left —_—_—— = EO UT art =a TT TTT of Whiteface Brook is diverted from its natural channel into the flume, and the wood is put in all along the line for a mile down the mountain. A stick of spruce wood 18 inches in diameter, started at the upper end of the flume, will travel the distance to the river in 714 minutes. The undertaking, however, has aroused the pro- vincial press to decry against the sin of spoiling the Adirondacks and the mountain scenes therein by denuding them of their timber. This is rather amusing to paper makers, who use only spruce anyway, and the provincial press would seem to hold the opinion that there was no other wood than spruce to be found in the Adirondacks. The Paper Mill. Commission merchants in session at Boston, Mass., adopted the following as the standard apple barrel; seventeen and one-half (17%) inches in diameter at the head and twenty- eight and one-half (2814) inches in the length of the stave, with the usual bulge in the centre. CIRCULAR RE-SAWING MACHINE. for the burner where lath are made, and that nearly or quite 10 per cent. of the timber goes into the slab pile. How to get it out at a profit has been the problem hereto- fore. This machine seems to furnish the solution—uses a thin 52-inch saw—arranged so that it is readily set for different thicknesses from 7/16 to 2 inches, to take all there is out of the slab. The change of thickness is made instantly. It saws any length. Ina single band or circular mill the usual daily saving is from 7,000 to 9,000 feet of 5g box lumber, at a cost not to exceed for re-saw- ing, edging, trimming, of $1.00 per 1000. Weight, 3,800 Ibs. ; pulley 16x12; speed, 7oo. The pressure roll, in place of hanging as shown in cut, is now attached to frame, and is driven.” To do the most work in the least time, without slighting quality nor wasting stock, is the problem. It is a con- dition, not a theory. In twelve tests of green Georgia pine timber taken from all parts of the tree, an average modulus of rupture of 9,313 pounds per square inch was found. Seven tests of seasoned timber gave an average modulus of rupture of 10,524 pounds per square inch, showing that the seasoning adds about 13 per cent. to the strength of the green timber. The stronger timber was found in the butts of the trees, and the heart is, of course, stronger than the sap wood, THE CANADA LUMBERMAN MONTALY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS C. H. MORTIMER PUBLISHER CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO BRANCH OFFICE: New York LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING, MONTREAL The LuMBERMAN Weekly Edition is published every Wednesday, and the Monthly Edition on the ist day of every month. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, One Year, in advance....... $1.00 One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, Six Months, in advance..... -50 Foreign Subscriptions, $2.00 a Year. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION Tue Canapa LuMBERMAN is published in the interests of the lumber trade and of allied industries throughout the Dominion, being the only re- presentative in Canada of this foremost branch of the commerce of this country. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, discussing these topics editorially and inviting . free discussion by others. Especial pains are taken to secure the latest and most trustworthy mar- ket quotations from various points throughout the world, so as to afford to the trad- in Canada information on which it can rely in its operations. Special correspondents in localities of importance present an accurate zeport ict only of prices and the condition of the market, but also of other matters specially interesting to our readers. But correspondence is not only welcome, but is invited from all who have any information to com- municate or subjects to discuss relating to the trade or in any way affecting it, Even when we may not be able to agree with the writers we will give them a fair opportunity for free discussion as the best means of eliciting thetr' * Any items of interest are particularly requested, for even if not of great importance individually they contribute to a fund of information from which general results are obtained. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. We need not point out that for many the CanaDA LUMBERMAN, with its spe- cial class of readers, is not only an exceptionally good medium for securing publicity, but is indispensable for those who would bring themselves before the notice of that class. Special attention is directed to ‘‘ WANTED” and “For SALE” advertisements, which will be inserted in a conspicuous posi- tion at the uniform price of 15 cents per line for each insertion. Announce: gnents of this character will be subject to a discount of 25 per cent. it ordered for four successive issues or longer. Subscribers will find the small amount they pay for the Canapa Lum- BERMAN quite insignificant as compared with its value to them. There is not an individual in the trade, or specially interested in it, who should not be on our list, thus obtaining the present benefit and aiding and encour- aging us to render it even more complete. TO VISITING LUMBERMEN. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to use the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN as their own. We shall take pleasure in supplying them with every con- venience for receiving and answering their correspond- ence, and hold ourselves at their service in any other way they may desire. SANITARY CONDITION OF LUMBER CAMPS. Complaints of the unsanitary condition of lumber camps, and the prevalence of typhoid fever and other infectious diseases among men employed in the woods, have lately been received by the Provincial Board of Health at Toronto. The town of Sault Ste. Marie reported that a number of typhoid fever patients had been brought in from the neighboring lumber camps, and that the municipal authorities were obliged to look after them, and the authorities requested that the expenses thus incurred be paid by the Provincial Health Department. An investigation proved that there was sufficient ground for some of these reports, while others were more or less exagger- _ated. At the suggestion of Messrs. Gilmour & Co., of Trenton, an inspection of their camps in Algonquin park was made by Dr. Robertson, whose report, a synopsis of which was given in our January number, showed that, on the whole, the camps and surroundings were kept in good condition and very little sickness prevailed. Lack of proper ventilation in a few instances was reported. With a view of ascertaining the precautions taken to prevent the spread of contagious diseases from the camps, the secretary of the Board of Health caused circular letters to be sent toa number of lumber firms throughout the province. From the replies to these letters it is learned that the men are generally in a healthy condition. To the question ‘‘ What provisions exist or what arrangements are made for the sanitary super- vision of the camps and for the medical attend- ance of the sick or injured?” some of the an- swers were as follows: ‘‘Keep a medicine box in each camp, and keep camps clean.” ‘‘Doctor visits mills once a week, or oftener, if required, and have telegraph communication to get doctor at short notice.” ‘‘ Doctor within few miles of camp, and hospital at Sudbury; shanties well ventilated and have good water.” ‘‘Camps kept clean and wholesome ; insist on men taking out hospital tickets; health excellent.” ‘‘ Camps well drained and ventilated, and very little sick- ness ; careful about getting good water.” ‘‘Doc- tor engaged to visit camps three times a week.” ‘*Keep small stock medicine in camp and at mills, and doctor easily obtainable; never had any trouble with infectious diseases.” ‘‘Always have medicine on hand.” ‘‘ Nearly all men have tick- ets for hospital; camps cleaned regularly and white-washed once a year.” ‘‘Men have to - change clothes once a week ; sick or injured are taken home, and.some have hospital tickets.” ‘* Proper w. c., and camps inspected by village sanitary officer; get medicine regularly.” ‘‘Fumi- gate camps with limestone; foreman instructed to ““Doc- tor resides adjacent ; proper ventilation and sys- tematic camps kept clean; blow sulphur in men’s throats when sore.” cleaning.” —‘‘Insist on having our tickets for hospital; good health and no contagious diseases.” men have season It was shown that at some camps a special building wes set apart for use as a hospital, but this was considered unnecessary in most cases owing to close proximity to the general hos- pitals. The reports show, however, that the amount of air space allotted to each man is below that which is regarded as necessary by the Pro- vincial Board of Health, and it is intended to seek amendments to the present Health Act with a view to improving the general sanitary condi- tion of lumber camps. It is proposed to allow each man 500 cubic feet of air space in the camps, and to have the water supply inspected by a physician. Infected persons are to be placed in isolated houses built for the purpose, and the local health officer is to procure a physi- cian and a nurse at the expense of the lumber company. Lumbermen, in common with the general pub- lic, are interested in the health of the community in which their camps are located, and realize the benefits to be derived from proper sanitary arrangements. With respect. to providing ample air space we believe that no opposition will be offered, but where hospitals exist at present it should not be necessary to provide a separate isolated building and to procure a special physician and nurse at the expense of the com- pany. pags Hy j NEARING THE CRISIS. As the date of the meeting of the United States congress approaches, a portion of the lumber manufacturers of the United States are vigorously pushing forward their claims for the re-imposition of a duty on foreign lumber. And | as the matter becomes more widely discussed, more apparent are the conflicting interests. The proposed duty of $2 per thousand feet on white pine is meeting with strong opposition by the Eastern Michigan lumbermen who have large timber holdings on the Georgian Bay, and by others who are obliged to look to Canada for the supply of logs to keep their mills running. committee representing these gentlemen appeared at Washington recently to oppose the duty. The statement was made recently that the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives had completed the lumber schedule, and adopted the McKinley rates except in respect to white pine, which was raised to $2. — This report, however, is not generally believed. — On another page is printed an abstract of a pamphlet letter from Mr. Hill, of Saginaw, in which are advanced very weighty arguments against any interference with present tariff arrangements. Certainly if the duty is imposed, the consumers in the Eastern States will be obliged to pay a higher price for their lumber, whether they use the Canadian product or that of the white pine forests of Minnesota. The argument so often used that the cost of stump- age in Canada is much below that in the United States, Mr. Hill points out, is incorrect. While it may have been the case ten years ago, it is not so to-day. Furthermore, the cheap lumber which has been placed upon the United States markets has been largely of home production, as will be shown by a visit to the Canadian mills, where large quantities of lumber will be found which has been held for higher prices. ‘ To our mind there is no probability of the United States government imposing a $2 duty upon white pine. The point of decision seems to be between any change from present con- ditions and the adoption of the McKinley tariff. The members of the New York Lumber Trade Association and the Buffalo dealers have already placed themselves on record as opposed to any- thing higher than $1 on rough lumber and $2 on dressed, while in the face of the present agitation for a duty we find American lumbermen, such as William H. Parsons & Co., of New York, and General Alger, of Detroit, who has a large saw mill at Alpena, investing heavily in Canadian tim- ber limits. These purchases would seem to indi- cate that they have little fear of the enactment of such legislation as would be certain to result in re- taliatory measures being adopted by the Dominion ~ goverment which in turn would prevent the free — exportation of Canadian logs and pulp wood. The lumbermen of the Southern States who look — for increased trade with the north as the result of the shutting out of Canadian lumber, object to a duty being imposed on lumber while logs are admitted free. Singularly enough, they ask that both logs and lumber be taxed. A special session of congress will probably be | held before the 15th of March, and it is said that the tariff bill will be one of the first matters | considered. We may expect, therefore, to know. at an early date just where we stand. : Marcu, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 7 = : EDITORIAL NOTES. A LETTER has been received by the Depart- ‘ment of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa, from Mr. J. S. Larke, Canadian Commissioner in Australia, in which he points out that the lumber trade of the Pacific coast has suffered great injury from improper classification. He believes that unless some steps are taken to improve existing condi- tions, the trade will eventually divert to some other country. Advice of this character should sceive the most careful consideration by our umbermen, coming as it does from one who has ‘had the opportunity of studying the requirements of the market. Mr. Larke suggests that per- ‘manent and well qualified officers be appointed in Australia to deal with all lumber imports, their salaries to be paid by a small tax imposed for the purpose. A MATTER in which the general public, and lumbermen in particular, are interested, is in se- curing the liberal publication of all government advertisements offering crown timber lands for sale. It must be admitted that where the prob- able purchasers are so widely distributed as is the case with those of timber lands, better prices would be obtained by inviting as much competi- tion as possible by judiciously advertising all proposed sales. This, we have reason to believe, is not always done, in conformity with the law. A government sale of limits was recently held, the first notice of which we observed being ina newspaper published on the day following the sale. The effect of this was shown in the results ob- tained, the prices being much below the average. It is certainly a short-sighted policy on the part of government officials to economize in the direc- tion referred to. THE question of the most suitable street pave- ment is just now receiving more than passing at- tention, in view of the agitation for better road construction. Brick and asphalt seem to be most favored in the larger cities of the Dominion, but in smaller cities where the cost prohibits the use of these materials, wooden pavements will con- tinue to be used toalarge extent. For noiseless- ness, traction qualities and economy in cost they possess advantages over both brick and asphalt. " The city of Victoria, and other cities of the Pacific coast province, are at present looking into the question of pavements, and the suggestion has been made that Australian woods be imported for the purpose, owing to their hard qualities. Before importing foreign woods into a country which possesses such a wide variety of forest trees, the municipal authorities should satisfy themselves that a suitable wood cannot be ob- (tained in Canada. From the reputation attained by Douglas fir we would suppose it would be well adapted for paving purposes, but have not yet learned that any tests have been made in _ Canada. The city of Cincinnati is said to have ; " adopted Puget Sound fir blocks for one of its principal streets. The published statement that aris and London are adopting wood for paving Oses is a strong argument in its favor, as it st be supposed that betore arriving at this decision a thorough investigation into the merits of the different classes of pavements was made. wt ‘Lumber is lumber in South Africa. Puget Sound fir in that country for from $180 to $280 per 1000 feet, ling to condition and grade. . => ee "id Fo eg be ————— = CORRESPONDENCE _ Letters are invited from our readers on matters of practical and timely interest to the lumber trades. To secure insertion all communications must be accompanied with name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The publisher will not hold himself responsible fer opinions of correspondents. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EXTENSION OF TRADE, Tue CANADA LuMBERMAN received a letter last January from a firm of importers of Canadian goods in South Africa, requesting our assistance in placing an order for pine, doors, windows, etc. The letter stated that as they were com- pelled to compete with American and Baltic dealers, it would be necessary to have the order filled at the cheapest possible point, and requested that the goods be sent at as early a date as pos- sible, as, if practicable, they proposed getting larger quantities for a sailing vessel from New York in March. Below will be found a copy of the specifications furnished and the portion of the letter referring to the shipment of the stock : 500 planed pine boards 12 to 16 ft. long, 12 to 20 inches wide (as many 16 ft. and 16 to 20 inches wide as possible), to stand %-in. thickness precisely when dressed, at about $25 per 1,000 sup. feet, f.o.b. steamer at New York. Clear pine boards, rough, without knots of any kind : 50 1in.; 50 1% in.; 50 1% in.; 50 21n.; 50 3 in.; as many 16 ft. long and 16 to 20 inches wide as possible ; at about $45 per 1,000 sup. feet, f.o.b. steamer at New York. 50 doors, 2/6 x 6/6x 114 ; 20 sash doors , 100 2/6x6/6x1%; 20 ‘ ae RON’) 2/8: x6/8ix4 5, 20) ee 100 = Sf 2/8x6/8x1% 3; 20 “ ae 200 “ 2/8x6/8x13%; 20 “ fs 50 « §«62/lox6/10x 174; 20 ae 100 64 ~=2/10x6/10x 134 5 20 “ “ jo, oS 2x 7 x1% 5 One-half plain and one-half colcred marginal lights, as shown, and anything fancy in stock may be added. Winpows.—Sliding sashes must be sent with frames, weights and cord complete ; boxed frames. 8 x 10—12 lights, 10 oe 10 X 12—12 10 1ox14—12 ‘“ 10 12x16—12 ‘* 10} 100 windows. I5x30— 4 ‘* 20 16x32— 4 ‘* 20 36x18— 4 ‘* 20 5 pairs Venetian blinds for each size of window ; 5 sets inside blinds for each size of window mentioned. Canadian railroad companies are now granting us through bill of lading from Canada to Cape Town, South Atrica, via direct steamer from New York, so that any railroad agent can write to New York and secure space in steamer before goods go on. There are now two sail- ings monthly from New York for this port—some months more. The goods had better be wired together for ex- port. The railway agent at New York will insure the goods. Both land and water freight is to be paid by shipper in the first place, and all charges are to be added to invoice, for amount of which sight draft (with bill of lading attached) on us is to come through the African Banking Corporation, 74 Wall street, New York. An in- voice of cost of the goods at the mill must be mailed to us also as scon as they leave the mill. The steamer’s bill of lading will not be given out until the goods are on board, but if no time is lost in attaching it to the draft and get- ting the documents in the bank, it will generally reach here via England before the goods arrive, coming direct. By pre-paying the freight at your end 5 per cent. is saved to us. We would like catalogues, cuts, sketches and prices f.o.b New York, and we trust this will result in the opening of a profitable business in a direct way with South Africa, as we intend having several sailing vessels at New York dur- ing 1897. The only question is as to whether you can compete with American prices at New York, and we think you do somewhat better. The letter and specifications were submitted to several manufacturers who it was thought would be most likely to handle the trade. Some of these went into the matter fully, and satisfied themselves as to the financial standing of the firm from whom the order was received, but expressed a doubt that a satisfactory profit could be made in competition with United States prices, and de- clined to fill the order. In the case of the doors it was claimed that what is known as a No. 3 door was desired, for which a very low price would be obtained. Should any of our subscrib- ers desire tu communicate with the firm men- tioned, we will be pleased to furnish their name and address upon applicaticn. A DEFINITE POLICY REQUIRED. Mitton, N. S., Jan. 30th, 1897. To the Editor of the CANADA LUMBERMAN : Dear Sir,—Regarding the effect of the pro- posed import duty on Canadian lumber, we may ‘say that, while there may be quite a diversity of opinion with regard to the utility of an import tax, we have noticed this, in our experience, that under a law upon which all could figure, the business of the United States—in the lumber trade, at least—has gone steadily on ; and upon the whole, we are inclined to think that better re- turns were obtained than under the uncertain policy of the Democratic party. The experience of the last few years, we think, bears us out in this conclusion. Occasionally the prices have been good, but following right upon this would be a ruinous drop in prices occasioned by the un- certainty of the trade policy ; and while we do not wish to be understood as advocating a pro- tective tariff, yet under a form of policy from which the uncertain element is eliminated in the largest degree, the business of any country will develop the greatest degree of activity. Now, during the past few years, in the matter of remittance of duties there has been a gain, but it has been more than overbalanced by the reduced price of stock occasioned by the general business stagnation. If we could have the as- surance of good business prosperity with the duties removed, we should say that it would be the better form; but it does not seem to work that way. Yours truly, Hartow & KEMPTON. The Fall Mountain Paper Company, of which the Hon. William A. Russell is the head and front, has given con- siderable study to the practical methods for preserving their spruce forests, or rather of utilizing them in such a way as to secure a continuous growth and product. During the past year their agents gathered many bushels of spruce cones, which they will plant the coming season on the deforested portions of their real estate on the Upper White River valley in Vermont. If oil comes in contact with gum belts it softens them. If water gets between the canvas and the seams, and then freezes, it separates the layers. Even frosty pulleys, in contact with gum belts, tear them from the canvas. Boiled linseed oil, lightly applied on the pulley side of a gum belt, will help to overcome slipping, caused by dust, etc. Gum belts are now used with success in damp or wet places in preference to leather ones, because the leather absorbs dampness, etc. Gum belts canot be used with success at half cross or on cone pulleys. A German scientist has been engaged in preparing a table of ages of certain European trees. He finds that in Finland and Sweden the pine and fir trees attain to the maximum age of 700 years. The greatest ascertained age of the larch—this is Bavaria—was 274 years, while the silver fir of the same locality often grows until after it is goo yearsold. The oldest known German specimen of the oak is one of the ‘“‘ holm” variety which formerly stood near Aschaffenburg, which the ring growths proved to be 410 years of age. The maximum ages of other German trees, as formed by counting the ring growths, is as follows: Red beech, 245; ash, 170; elm, 130; birch, 200 ; aspen, 210, and alder, 145. 8 . THE CANADA LUMBERMAN AAA AA DADA DD DDD DDD DADADDDMDADDDDD DDO Odd b> I AILBR p? WESTERN RETAIL LUMBERMEN’S ASSOCIA TION. Tue Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association assembled in annual convention in Winnipeg on Tuesday, February oth. The attendance was good, and included a number of manufacturers who are honorary members of the association, among whom were :—D. C. Cameron, of Rat Portage, R. Mather, of Keewatin, Mr. Graham, of Fort William, D. Ross, of Whitemouth, and J. G. Scott, of the Pacific Coast Lumber Co., New Westminster. The president, Mr. D. N. McMillan, of Morden, read an interesting address, going into the work- ings of the association during the past year quite fully. His remarks in part were as follows: Gentlemen :—It affords me much pleasure to welcome you to our sixth annual meeting. Iam pleased to congratulate you upon the successful workings of the association during the year now passed, and upon the benefits conferred upon the members in maintaining prices, especially this last year on account of the general depression and scarcity of money; the demand for lumber and building material being considerably less than other years. Also the determination of honorary and active members to give shorter and less credit has no doubt curtailed the trade to a great extent, but this action in giving less credit has no doubt reduced the amount of slow, doubt- ful and bad accounts, which will in the end have the effect of placing the trade on a firmer and more substantial basis, thereby increasing the credit of the retailer and securing to the wholesaler customers in whom they can_ have perfect confidence. When your present officers were elected last year we found serious trouble had existed for some time previous in Gretna, Brandon and other points. Members were competing with each other on an open list and were selling at ruination prices, which, if continued, would no doubt have ended in great loss, and our honorary members would have been joint sufferers with the retail dealers. I am pleased to say our secretary visited these points and succeeded in having these members agree to a price list, and where serious trouble existed harmony has since prevailed to the advantage of all con- cerned. I should consider myself remiss in my duties as your president if I did not tender the thanks of myself and those of my directors to our honor- ary members for the loyal manner in which they have lived up to the rules and regulations of our association by not selling to customers in compe- tition with retailers, not one instance to the contra having come before us. I would most strongly urge upon our active members the necessity of following their good example by purchasing only from honorary members. In the past honorary members have had reason to complain, which, if continued, may seriously jeopardize the success of our association. It is true that at some points certain low grades of American lumber are delivered cheaper than the same grades. from honorary members, ” You ~YYortes A AAAAAAAAAADADAADDADADADAL and a few members, apparently, cannot resist the temptation and occasionally buy from non- members. I would suggest that the president and directors you will be pleased to elect to- night, arrange a meeting with the honorary members interested, and, if possible, have a mutual understanding that the prices on a few of these grades mentioned be reduced, even if some other grades were slightly increased, thereby removing the temptation which may endanger the friendship existing between honorary and active members at the present time. Iam pleased to congratulate the association on the satisfactory state of its finances, which shows a substantial reduction in expenses over previous years, and a handsome balance carried forward, notwithstanding the reduction in our members’ dues from ten to five dollars per year. Mr. T. A. Cuppy, President Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association, At our last annual meeting our membership stood at 141; during this year 24 new members were accepted by your directors and secretary. Five have withdrawn for various reasons, leaving our membership at the present time 160, an increase of 19 over last year. This increase shows the benefit of belonging to our association, and is appreciated by the trade. During the year numerous other applications for membership have been received from all parts of the country and considered by your secretary and executive committee, and declined on the grounds that there was not business enough at these points to support another yard, and it would be contrary to our rules and unjust to the Present members to allow competitors to their detriment. This again proves the value of the association to our members. In rejecting and accepting applications we also considered the purchasing public and carefully guarded their interest. In the early part of the season your executive committee undertook to get a short summary of the Lien Law, thinking it would be of advantage to have it printed and mailed to each member of the association. Solicitors were consulted who wrote the secretary a long letter saying they were afraid that it would be impossible to give anything like a valuable summary of the Mechanic’s Lien Law. Books of many pages have been written upon it and mere citation from =~ MARCH, 1897 the statutes would not be sufficient. They, how- ever, gave several points to be borne in mind, but these were not considered sufficient to have printed and distributed. It might be well at thi meeting to consider the advisability of waiting upon the local government and urging the neces- sity of a new lien act being passed at the coming session. % Before closing I feel the thanks of the associ tion are due to the directors for the way in which they have performed their duties, and more especially to our secretary, who has, under trying circumstances, managed to adjust al differences and arranged many matters tending to cause friction between members, and also in other ways greatly increased the advantages of Our members. ; _ Thanking you for your attendance and for the attention with which you have received my address, and trusting that your deliberations will tend to increase and cement the friendly relation S which have hitherto existed among our members, and which have so materially benefitted our association. After the presentation of the usual reports, it was announced that the manufacturers had de- cided to make a very important reduction in the price of lumber. In substance, they offered to make the wholesale price of lumber, delivered at Winnipeg, apply to country points, with the addition merely of the balance of the through freight rate over and above the rate to Winnipeg. The rate from the Lake of the Woods mills to Winnipeg is 10 cents per 100 Ibs. Lumber shipped to points having a higher rate would be charged the amount of the additional rate over Io cents, and the lumber would be billed at Winnipeg prices. This will make a very im- portant reduction in the price of rough lumber, dimension, etc., delivered at country points. On No. 1 dimension the reduction will be about $1.60 per 1,000 feet, on No. 2 it will be $1.40, on 3rd common boards about $1.50, cull boards about $1.00, 2nd common boards $1.50, shiplap $1.60, 6 inch shiplap $1.50, 3rd flooring 65¢., etc. On finished stuff the prices will not be ma- terially changed. These reductions, it is thought, will keep out the inferior grades of Minnesota lumber which have been brought in to a limited extent at some points. The election of officers resulted as follows : President, T. A. Cuddy, of Minnedosa; Vice- President, J. B. Mather, of Glenboro’. Directors, J. M. Neilson, Carberry; G. N. Miller, Virden ; D. Stewart, Rosenfelt ; C. W. Plummer, Boisse- vain; D. E. Sprague, Winnipeg ; John Arbuth- not, Winnipeg. Duncan Sinclair and J. M. Hall were re-elected as auditors. At a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors, Mr. John Dick, of Winnipeg, was re- elected Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. T. A. Cuddy, who has been chosen as the chief executive officer of the association, has for many years carried on a retail lumber business at Minnedosa. After serving a term on the Board of Directors, he was elected vice-president at the annual meeting in February of last year. Having always evinced a deep interest in the prosperity of the association, it goes without saying that its interests will be properly looked after under his supervision, and we predict a year of steady advancement for the lumbermen of the Northwest. —_— Barrel manufacturers complain that hoops of hard or rock elm timber are undesirable at any price, as staples and nails are not easily driven into them, and they also split easily. _ proportion of their stock under cover. as received, even though HOUSING LUMBER. & _ THERE is a growing sentiment in favor of stor- “ing lumber under cover, especially if it be above the grade of common, or is of high- -priced varieties. Of course transactions in lumber at - wholesale are too large as yet to admit of a _ general.application of the principle to all kinds. ‘This is especially true of the white pine trade, — single concerns handle 50;000,000 feet and ards during a single season. To house all uch a stock, or even all the best grades in it, as hardly been thought feasible as yet. Grant- “ed, what is the fact, that no one handling so large an amount in a year even had one-half of it in stock at one time, it is still not quite certain that this amount, even, could be covered with economy under present conditions of the trade. But it is a fact that vastly more stock could be ~ housed than is now the custom, if lumbermen only thought so. A large amount of white pine could be stored under cover to the benefit of the lumber to such an extent as to more than offset the cost. The same is true of yellow pine, and this fact is gradually being recognized, especially by dealers, the manufacturer not yet paying much attention to the subject. Dealers and handlers of the hardwoods are taking by far the most active interest in the question, and a large number of both wholesale and retail dealers are now storing a good Many of them put all their best grades and all rather scarce, high-priced stock under a shed as soon it may be green. Others pile their green stock in the open air for from three months to a year, and then transfer it to the shed. All the hardwoods, if not all woods, deteriorate when piled in the open air, subject to alternate drying and wetting and the direct rays of a hot summer sun, and to the effects of freezing and thawing when soaked with rain or melting snow. Many of the hardwoods are very susceptible to FURNACE FOR SAWDUST AND REFUSE. I sEE in the December number a request for plan of furnace tor sawdust and refuse to keep plenty of steam. I have tried a great. many plans—a deep and narrow fire box for wood ; shallow and wide for sawdust ; but a brick cone with a blast without any grates whatever, beats anything I ever saw. years with success. I build them like this : Throw away all grates. For three boilers use two cones ; four boilers, three cones. The cones must come between the boilers so sawdust will drop back of center of cone. The top of cone must come about three inches below where top of grate originally was. If you get them too high when throwing in wood, you will hit them. I deepen the ash box just enough to get them the right height. The cones are made round like the old-fashioned straw bee-hive, and drawn in enough to leave a hole in the top 18 to 24 inches, to be covered I have run one for two Fxrg.3. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 9 ER WL feet, and from the box to cone run a six-inch stove pipe with elbow to turn up into cone. You can put a damper in your stove pipe if you want, but it is not needed for three boilers. This box and pipe are buried under ground from four to six inches, and covered with brick and clay. Now for the cones: Build them in a circular with fire bricks and tip them in a little and draw The back half of your cone must have air-holes. Use your brick in the First tier of brick leave hole 1% inches in opening at each end of brick, second tier 114 inch opening, third tier one inch opening, fourth tier 34 inch opening. Now this is only the back half of the circular to be opened. The front half must be made tight or otherwise the blast would blow out at the doors and you could not get near them. The draft doors must be bricked up. Put in a thimble with sheet iron; cover to give draft when firing up in the in every course. circular endways. 7 y y Blower in Elevation | Borlee Front are - eae A) Ate Pe ee ey Se ees Paes ee 22 FURNACE FOR SAWDUST AND REFUSE. Fig. 1, Front Elevation, boiler front removed, one cone in section. Fig. 2, Side Elevation, side of furnace removed. Fig. 4, Sectional Plan of Cone. C, Cones. B, Box. E, Elbow. S, Stove Pipe. G, Grates. the influence of the elements, and begin to decay very quickly when left exposed to them. Others warp, check and twist, while if put under cover immediately from the saw, they dry out flat and Fig. 3, Top Plan, boilers removed. A, Blast Openings. straight, and with only slight checking. Many kinds of lumber become discolored and spotted or lose their natural color by long exposure to the elements in the open air, and only retain their real beauty when seasoned under cover. Choice hardwoods, worth $40 or more a thousand feet, such as quartered oak, cherry, curly birch, curly and bird’s-eye maple, and wal- nut, will always pay for careful housing, and this fact is well understood by many wholesale con- _ sumers who carry a greater or Jess amount of enough to hold all but their dimension and _ coarsest inch, is money well invested and that will pay a good interest. _ The man who would leave his well-filled pocket-book out of doors on top of a pile of =! lumber, would be looked upon as a candidate for e insane asylum ; but that is just exactly what does when he leaves his piles of fine, wide rtered_white oak or similar valuable lumber ered and exposed to all the inclemencies of the weather. —Hardwood. tightly with an old logging car heel or old grates broken off the right length. Common clay will do to lay up cones, by using lots of salt. The cones must be started on the bottom large enough to leave sufficient space between them sideways and front. The bridge wall behind must not be over 16 inches from cone. If your side wall comes farther than 16 inches, build up a wall and put on several other grates. Where you can drop sawdust on side, or use wood, fire brick must be used all around. iron is just the thing to go around the outside circular ; hard wood 2 x 4 forfan; arms notched and boxed together, two ro inch flanges for fans to hold same. Fan blades to be made out of band saws or out of No. 14 sheet iron, size 8 x Io, with two belts. Fan when completed, three feet diameter, two inch shaft, and ought to run 1,200 per minute, with slides to close, or give more air ifneeded. Then build a wooden box out of 2 x 10 and 2 x 12, leaving a 10-inch hole from fan along in front of arch, say from two to four morning. It takes a little longer to fire up than if you had grates, but when ready to go, and you get a little used to it, it beats anything ever put in a saw mill. It will cost less than a new set It can all be made at your mill except shaft and boxing. This is no experiment, but is running in a great I should have stated that bottom of fire box must be bricked over with common brick, ashes cleaned out once a week ; clean out holes with small iron hook at the same time. of grates, or any other device. many mills. x” stock until it is from one to four years old. Now about building the fan (any millwright The space between cones, and cones and bridge ] Many retail dealers are recognizing the factzthat can build one): Take 2 x 6 and match same as_ wall, can be made larger, but it will take more money put into a well constructed shed large flooring to make the fan box. No. 14 sheet fuel, and the smaller the cones the better they will stand. of arch and a wall eight inches thick must protect fire front. In this way you get the fire well to front end of boiler. The space between cones must be regulated by size of boilers ; 36 inches outside diameter is large enough for cones. —A. J. Acker, in Wood-Worker. A Rochester man has built a tiny engine, three-fourths of an inch long, weighs 31 grains, runs perfectly and goes in a thimble, The cones must be set close to front — —. 10 ee we THE CANADA LUMBERMAN WeVFETVFEVVVTVVATVTBE WOOD PULP ~o 6@~ DEPARTMENT ADA AA AaAaAaAAA*ARADA Dat) AMERICAN CAPITALISTS INVESTING IN CANADA, Be A TRANSACTION of considerable magnitude has i been reported from Scotstown, Canada. Wm. H. Parsons & Co., of New York city, represent- ing the Pejepscot Mills, Maine, on the Andro- Scoggin river, has recently made a $50,000 pur- chase at Scotstown, of the Cookshire Mills 5 Company,. of their lumber mills and timber limits in that location. Messrs. Parsons & Company have been in the habit of purchasing a very considerable part of their spruce pulp wood supply in that section of the country. Some months ago they bonded this . property of the Hon. R. Pope, representing the Cookshire Mill Company, and before the bond expired they decided to purchase the property. It does not carry with it the ownership of any timber lands, but represents certain timber limits belonging to the Canadian government, and leased by them, so that whoever cuts pulp wood therefrom pays a certain stumpage for the cut- . tings. ‘ ernment of Canada arrogates to itself the right to increase this at its own pleasure. The cost of freighting spruce pulp wood from Scotstown to the Lower Androscoggin, where This price is not a fixed rate, as the gov- Messrs. Parsons & Co. propose to grind up this It seems odd that % a pulp and paper concern situated on the Andro- scoggin river, in the State of Maine, where so much spruce is supposed to be growing, should wood, is about $3 per cord. be forced to make a purchase of forest areas or ; leases of forest areas in the Dominion of Canada, in order to secure a supply of raw material. This is especially interesting, considering the fact that it is almost certain that the Canadian gov- ernment will impose an export duty on spruce pulp wood of $2 per cord, making with the freight of $3 per cord—a $5 cost, independent of the cost of stumpage, cutting, hauling and loading on the cars. This is pretty certain evidence that some of the i large pulp and paper manufacturers are willing to have their pulp wood cost more than it does at present, and also leans towards the idea that the areas of spruce forest accessible and desirable for the Maine pulp mills are somewhat scarce or difficult to obtain. No doubt a purchase in Canada seems cheap in comparison with a purchase of similar rights in the United States, but in the end I believe the ___ areas in the United States can be operated much cheaper than those in Canada. Besides, the ac- cessibility and desirability of those in New Eng- land places them far ahead of similar tracts in Canada. It will be remembered that last year the Mon- tague Paper Company, of Holyoke, Mass., made a considerable purchase of Frank Dudley in this same section of the eastern townships, province of Quebec. It is also learned that there are large contracts _being made this year in the eastern townships for delivery of spruce pulp wood over the Grand ‘Trunk railroad, and over the Boston and Maine system, for New England pulp and paper mills. It is rumored that the Burgess Sulphite Pulp Company, of Berlin Falls, N. H., are making considerable purchases of pulp wood in Canada this year ; also that several of the Maine concerns are contracting for future deliveries of wood, and some of the Connecticut river pulp and paper mills are expecting a part of their supply from the eastern townships.—Northeastern Lumberman. THE BRITISH MARKET FOR WOOD PULP. THE last issue of Wood Pulp, published in London, England, contains the following with regard to the market for wood pulp: The market is very quiet at present, as the bulk of the papermakers have now contracted for their next year’s supplies. In the case of me- chanical, although there has been no advance, there has been no decline in prices, nor any indi- cation of such in the future—-the tendency, in fact, being upward. We hear on reliable author- ity that the prices for Scandinavian deals have risen nearly 50 per cent., so there seems no like- lihood of a fall. Makers of mechanical pulp are holding out for higher prices, but we have not heard of any orders being booked at what they now ask, nor does there seem to be any prospect of their getting what they want at the present time. As most of next year’s contracts have been made, papermakers can afford to wait, and the efforts Canada is making to obtain a hold of the market here justifies to a certain extent their decision to wait. There is little doubt that in the near future Canada will prove a very important factor in this market. Already she is offering to supply mills with regular consignments at short intervals at almost the same price as the Scandi- navian article ; and Canadian pulp has the repu- tation, whether justly or not, of being superior to Scandinavian. The same thing, however, does not apply to the case of chemical pulps, as America does not yet seem to be able to compete in either quality or price with the European ar- ticle. The market is accordingly firm at recent prices, while makers are now holding out for higher figures. There is not much of either soda or sulphite to be had now, however, and what little there is is being reserved in the hope of get- ting higher prices later on. NEW LIQUID FOR MAKING PAPER PULP OF WOOD. VERY considerable advantages are presented, the Milwaukee Journal thinks, in the new liquid brought forward by James Lappen, of Appleton, Wis., for making paper pulp of wood. Instead of such pulp product being limited to spruce, this mixture transforms pine—especially slabs and endings—spruce, basswood, poplar, hemlock and tamarack, into such pulp; and whereas the liquor now used in peper mills eats the tanks and machinery and gives off violent fumes of sulphur, the new liquid does not corrode and has no dis- agreeable odor. The inventor further asserts that the new liquor is much less expensive than that now in use; in fact, reducing the cost of pulp some 50 to 75 per cent., and this with a good profit still remaining for the manufacturer ; and one of the valuable points, in addition, put forth in its behalf is that the liquor cooks the wood to pulp in the digester in some six hours or less, while by the paper pulp process at present in vogue a piece of spruce to be cooked requ a much longer time. The quality of paper t produced is pronounced to be remarkably go being firm and pliant, of satisfactory color, and, on account of its texture and leathery consistence, has been examined by experts in leather ma factures with a view to its employment as material for inner soles, heels and shanks. : ee PULP NOTES. A pulp mill is being erected at Chicoutimi, Que. J. Guay, of Quebec, is one of the promoters. BA It is reported that the establishment of a pulp mill at Magaguadavic Falls, N. B., is contemplated. Pulp and paper mills are proposed to be established on the Petawawa river, in the vicinity of Pembroke, Ont. . It is said that an impetus will be given to the pulp trade by the recent discovery that bottles can be made out of pulpwood which are said to be not only unbreakable but lighter than glass bottles. Mr. D. Jalber, of Lake Bouchette, Que., states that a company is being formed in Quebec to construct a pulp factory on some falls of the Ouatchouan river, a few miles _ below its issuing from the lake, where between 3/250 and 3,500 horse power can be obtained. Mr. J. S. Larke, Canadian Commissioner in Australia, states that Canadian paper and pulp manufacturers are * making no effort to enter the Australian market. Cana- dian paper is continually being asked for, and unlike most other articles from the Dominion, the sale would be an immediate one. The first carload of manilla paper ever sent out of © Nova Scotia arrived in St. John Jast month. It was from the paper mill at Hartville, near Windsor, N.S. Both the pulp and the paper are made there. T. G. McMullen has a band mill on the same stream, quite close to the paper mill, and the refuse from the former is utilized ‘for making some of the pulp. The mills are run by water power, and there is a strong head at both mills. The paper mill could get a 40 foot head if necessary. Above the mills is a lake 21 miles long, surrounded by excellent spruce for pulp. The paper mill has its own electric plant, and is fully equipped for economical work. An act has been passed by the Nova Scotia legislature incorporating ‘‘The Acadia Pulp and Paper Mills Com- pany, the promoters being Hon. Alfred G. Jones, Alfred E. Jones and Walter G. Jones, merchants; John F. Stairs, manufacturer ; Thomas Fysche, bank manager ; Benjamin F. Pearson, barrister, all of Halifax; George E. Pomeroy, of Toledo, Ohio, banker ; George A. Clarke, of Boston, pulp merchant, and a banker of London. The capital stock of the company is $550,000, and power is given to increase the same as the wants of the company require, to $5,000,000. The business of the company is, in effect, to take over all the pulp mill industries in Nova Scotia. An application of the Sturgeon Falls Pulp Company to exercise certain powers under the water privilege act came up for hearing at Sturgeon Falls, Ont., on February gth. A proposition to purchase the Russell power by the Pulp Company at a price of $6,000, reserving to Russell a small water power and some land on the east bank of - the river, was taken into consideration by the counsel for the claimant, the Judge adjourning the sitting to enable the parties to reach an agreement. The matter is there- fore virtually settled, and the settlement gives the pulp company from eight to twelve thousand horse power that can be effectively used. The pulp mill there is being built as rapidly as possible, and the foundation work and rock blasting is rapidly reaching a conclusion. Mr. J. H. Lefebvre, of Montreal, has written a letter to the Montreal Gazette advocating the imposition ofan export duty on pulp wood. He says: ‘If you visit the pulp and paper mills of New England and New York you will see there large numbers of Canadian workmen, work- ing on Canadian woods, for the profits of American manu- facturers. Why should we thus send abroad our work- men and the raw materials which we could so profitably utilize in our own country. In 1894 Great Britain im- ported $25,000,000 of paper and paper making materials. Could we not supply the fourth or the fifth part of this ? In this case five or six millions would float into our country.” «, ly Ay ge a5 id ¢ ANADA ‘The Lumberman Monthly Edition, ‘ TUMBERMAN WEEKLY FDITION THIS PAPER REACHES REGULARLY THE PRINCIPAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS THROUGHOUT BUYERS IN THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARKETS. 20 pages } $i.oo per year {TiH6 Lumberman Weekly Edition, every Wednesday CANADA, AND WHOLESALE TORONTO, ONT., FEBRUARY 24, 1897 4DA [,UMBERMAN PUBLISHED BY - Cc. H. MORTIMER G0 on Life Building - TORONTO. = r " Beach Office : NE v fork Lire INSURANCE BUILDING, MonTREAL. Bese oa ae r » published every Wednesday. able and up-to-date market conditions and in the principal manufacturing districts and and foreign wholesale markets. A m of information and communication be- timber and lumber manufacturers and the purchasers of timber products at home ; thly. A 20-page journal, discuss- n jally subjects pertinent to the working industries. Contains sketches and portraits of leading lumbermen. articles on technical and mechanical subjects ally valuable to saw mill and planing mill men manufacturers of lumber products. Subscription price for the two editions for one x.005., 4 nbermen visiting Toronto are invited to call e office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN. We have pleasure in giving them any information ED AND FOR SALE ents will be inserted in this department at 15 cents per line each insertion. When four scutive insertions are ordered a discount of snt. will be allowed. This notice shows the e line and isset in Nonpareil type. Advertise- be received not later than 4 o'clock p.m. on insure insertion in the current week's issue. _ pOSITICN WANTED. POSITION AS MANAGER OF A BRANCH sales office, whclesale yard or saw mill Apply to ¢ 136, CaNaDA LUMBERMAN : WANTED. OF 2” No.x AND 2 AND COMMON Address, Burrato Harpwoop Lum- Tae WANTED. y CARS OF BUTTERNUT, WIDE sh, 2” Rock Elm, and some Curly Maple ormack, Whitby, giving full particulars. FOR SALE. ‘ENGINE AND SHAFTING, 45 od order, or will exchange for lumber Joun Brapiey, 23 King Street West, Oni . WANTED. GLE CONTRACTOR TO TAKE CON- sut out 25 to 35 million shingles. Must be References required. Rosert THom- 141 Stuart St., Hamilton, Ont. FOR SALE. ANYTHING YOU WANT IN DIMEN- n Tamarac, also lumber and shingles, send See soderstned ‘ W. H. Jackson, Dundalk, Ont. FOR SALE. E 244 MILLION FEET PINE STOCK Tf you have not received our stock list iteus. Our millis now running. We ers for bill stuff. We can quote you , shingles, posts or rail ower, Warren, Ont. aA {2 ayia i. en 6 pita.” ay Me, taken into consideration. CURRENT TRADE CONDITIONS. ONTARIO Whether we write of pine or hardwoods, it must be said that there is very little life to the trade. The past week has been devoid of any contracts of particular significance, only such lumber as is re- quired for immediate consumption having been purchased. The retail yards, al- though carrying light stocks, are not re plenishing to the extent which might be expected at this season of the year, when the low price of lumber at the mills is There is strong probability of an advance in the prices of some grades before the spring season is- tar advanced, and a more advantageous time to build up stocks js not likely to occur during the present year. It is learned that some shipments have gone forward to the United States from the Georgian Bay district, but the quantity has been very small compared with the stocks held, which are given in another column as 442,000,000 feet. The C.P.R. report a good traffic in timber and lumber along their Owen Sound branch, and cars are saidto be in good demand. The stock, however, consists largely of square timber, telegraph poles, ties, and such like, of which large quantities are being taken out. In the woods the lumbermen are rushing work as speedily as possible, and hope to get in the required stock of logs. Some fear is expressed that, ow- ing to the lack of snow, the water will not be sufficiently high in the streams to permit of floating the logs in the spring, in which case some of the mills will be seriously handicapped. Should this prove to be the case, its influence will also be felt in the market, tending towards higher prices. QUEBEC AND. NEW BRUNSWICK. Local dealers at Quebec city report trade very fair, with decidedly better pros- pects for the spring. A boom in building operations on the outside limits of the city is anticipated, on account of the construc- tion of the electric street railway. In the outlying districts of Montreal there is also considerable building in prospect, and in- dications point to a degree of activity as soon as the winter season shows signs of disappearing. Quebec goods remain firm in the European markets, and shippers are obtaining better prices than last season. From the ports of the maritime provinces a fair quantity of deals is going forward to the British markets by the regular line of steamers, although there is yet a large stock waiting shipment at St. John, and it is probable the demand for tonnage will result in a rise in freight rates. There is practically nothing doing in the United States trade beyond a few light shipments of mixed lots. The weather is favorable for logging in the woods, and the work is being pushed along vigorously. The: cut will be an average one, that on the Mira- michi being estimated at 76,000,000 feet, and that oa the Tobique at 36,000,000 feet. BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MANITOBA. The volume of trade secured by British Columbia mills this season promises to be much greater than last year. At present about twenty vessels are loading at the different ports for foreign countries. The British ship Speke is loading a cargo of over 2,000,000 feet at Vancouver. It is hoped also to obtain more remunerative prices by means of a combine which has been organized to take the place of the Central Lumber Company, and which will control the foreign trade. A stir has been created in Manitoba and the North- west by the announcement made at the annual meeting of the Western Retail Dealers’ Association that the manufac- turers had decided upon a reduction in the price of lumber at country points. Hereafter the delivered price at Winnipeg will apply to country points, with the difference in the through freight added. The reduction ranges from 50 cents to $1.65 on dimension, boards, shiplap, etc., while on finishings the prices will not be materially changed. UNITED STATES. Lumber sales in the United States are still confined almost wholly to present re- quirements. Reports from the white pine centres tell the one story of a very re- stricted demand. Manufacturers are holding out for higher prices, and these the wholesale dealers do not feel satisfied to pay until there is a fair prospect of placing their holdings to advantage. The low price of farm products is one of the agencies which is said to be hindering the enlargement of demand, restricting, as it does, the amount of money available for naking farm improvements. Taking the different markets, we find the most activity in the east, where money is much easier and the outlook for building operations rather promising. At Philadelphia the white pine market is improving, and 1: is believed that some good contracts will shortly be placed, the erection of over 2,000 houses being contemplated. The city work is getting im better shape, and country operations promise soon to open up. Unfavorable weather at Boston has prevented any probable development of — a trade. Spruce frames are selling at $14; ; shingles and clapboards, while not in great inquiry, are somewhat steadier. A slightly better feeling prevails at Buffalo and Tonawanda, although business is be- low the average at this season of the year. There is very little life to the hardwood trade, beyond some purchasing of desir- able stocks for export. The furniture fac- tories, which are known to have light sup- plies, have no: yet commenced to replen- ish their stocks, although necessity will no doubt compel them to do so shortly. For railway purposes it is expected a consider- able quantity of hardwoods will be re- quired. FOREIGN. Importers of Canadian goods in tke British markets have placed a large por- tion of their early cargoes, and are now less anxious to close contracts than earlier in the season. There are some transac-— tions for late delivery, but precaution is observed by both buyers and _ sellers. The east coast 1s comparatively bare of white pine deals, and larger quantities are . due to arrive than usual. Much interest — bas been centred in the late public auc- — tions, at which prices for spruce and pine ~ deals have shown no diminution. There-— sults of sales at Glasgow and London are given in another column. There is quite | ‘x a brisk trade doing in hardwoods at most _ of the principal ports. At Liverpool and Hull building is active, owing to mild — weather, and an improvement in the dé mand for deals, scantlings and boards is looked for. Some chartering of vessels is ; 2 reported, but as yet very few steamers are offering. sa SHIPPING MATTERS. es + The barque Minnehaha has been chartered to load deals at West Bay, N. B., for Cardiff or Newport, at 40s. are The schooner B. R. Woodside, which has ~ been chartered to load Jumber at Church Point, N. S., for Havanna, gets an advance of 25° cents over last year’s rate. : Lumber freight rates from British Columbia — points are as follows: Sydney, 30s.; Mel- bourne or Adelaide, 37s. 6d.; Port Pirie, 32s. 6d. to 33s. 9d.; Freemantle, 47s. 6d.; Gerald- ~ ton, 55s.: Shanghai, 42s. 6d.; Tientsin, 508.5; Valparatso, f. 0,, 30s. to 32s. 6d.; U. K. of 7 @ Continent, 52s. 6d. ee The following lumber charters are reported Bie Minnie G. Whitney, Sapelo to United King: — dom, sawn timber, 92s. 6d.; Egeria, New York to Buenos Ayres, lumber, $8, Rosario, __ $9 ; Assyria (previously) Pensacola to Cardiff, Newport, Swansea or Greenock, sawn timber, 97s. 6d.; Arizona, same; Maoma, Boston to” ~ Buenos Ayres, lumber, $8; Rosario, $9; 500-ton barque, Cape Tormentine to w.c. Eng- land or e.c. Ireland, deals, 45s. ‘a 4 Ly S STOCKS AND PRICES. ~ CANADA. Se Mr. Wilde, of Magnetawan, Ont., is oe taking out waney timber in the vicinity of Spence. The steamship Adria has been chartered to take shooks, etc., from St. John, N. B., to Bermuda. John W. Byrne, of Sussex, N. B., is cutting about 1,500,000 feet of lumber for Geo. G. Scovil, M.P.P. st Reports from England still continue cheerful. The demand is good and the prices correspondingly so. Mr. D. C. Fraser, M.P., reports that the — output of lumber in Nova Scotia this sea- son will be fifty million feet. ze The City Surveyor of Montreal has et been instructed to advertise for tenders for the annual supply of lumber. ‘a Stetson, Cutler & Co., of St. John, N. at B., are reported to have placed an order with Maine manufacturers for 8,000,000 feet of deals for export. About twenty million feet of lumber : have been shipped from St. John to =e Great Britain since the Ist of December, S while there is over fifteen million feet still % available for shipment. A Two timber berths were sold at Fredetic- a ton, N. B., last week as follows: Two miles a on Bartholemew river, Alex. Gibson, $130 oa per mile ; two miles on the Northwest Nac- om kawick, Charles E. Palmer, at upset price. an Sutherland, Innes & Co., of Chatham, a Ont., have sold 1,500,000 feet of white pine i lumber to D. S. Pate & Co., of Chicago. The lumber is piled at Munising, Mich., and will be shipped upon the opening of » navigation. ¥ The cut of lumber for shipment from Shediac and Baie Verte and from West Bay, N. B., this year will probably be smaller than last season, as the rotary mills have got a large portion of the timber cleaned up. On account of the firmness of spruce * deals in the English markets, this article has advanced considerably on this side, ‘e and local dealers ate experiencing con- siderable difficulty in getting consumers to follow the advance. Considerable quantities of spruce deals _ are being sent forward from the vicinity ' Of Danville and Kingsey, Que., on the line hg ofthe G. T. R., via Portland, to the United Kingdom. These are chiefly carried by the Thomson and Elder Dempster lines ___ of steamships. Dobell, Beckett & Co., of Quebec, have purchased the entire cut of spruce deals and lumber of B. A. Scott’s large mill at aa Roberval, Que. These deals will be ai railed to Quebec by the Lake St. John Se Railway, for export to the United King- dom during the coming summer. The assets of Messrs. Joseph Robert & Sons, Montreal, Que., are offered for sale ___ by tender by the curator, A. W. Steven- — son. The stock consists of 720,000 feet Of red and white pine lumber, scantlings and laths, a quantity of hemlock, birch, maple, elm, etc., assorted mouldings, etc. Large quantities of oak, elm, walnut and birch are daily arriving at Hadlow Cove, Que., where they are piled until the "___ Opening of navigation, Messrs. Dobell, Beckett & Co. and W. & J. Sharples are the _ Principal consignees. Some of the wood 1s said to have been railed ali the way % from West Virginia and Ohio. The city of Hamilton received the fol- LAWRENCE cx ag Send lowest casi prices and full description of stock as to width, Hardwoods and Mahogany CANADA LUMBERMAN WEE _ lowing tenders for the annual supply of lumber: M. Brennan & Sons, Hamilton, uncut, $12.15 per thousand feet, cut $12.50, cedar posts 6% cents each; Reid Com- pany, Toronto, uncut lumber, $12.29, cut $12.44, posts 7% cents. The Board of Works has recommended that the tender of the Reid Company be accepted. An estimate of the cut of logs on the Tobique river, in New Brunswick, this winter is as follows : Feet. Hale & Murchie% . 4. ds ceosene - 12,000,000 Jas. McNairn, for Hilyard Bros.... 8,000,000 1): (Praset &Sonss¢. ahs peas 6,000,000 RA. Estey... vis.nnilece pra etae eeees 5,000,000 Senator Baird)... 52. Sseahewsaree « 2,000,000 A. J. Beveridge ...1.4.5 nableemee ee 2,000,000 Otherloperators|..2 -ne eee els 1,070,000 ‘Tigtalncoeccirtee eee mere 36,0-0,c00 The estimated cut of logs this winter on the Miramichi river, New Brunswick, is in the vicinity of 76,500,000, as fellows : Feet. Show ballin Sein aot co ee cereiipee 20,000,000 Richards: ac op osics irene remetere 10,000,000 Rifentes 2.95 cree eee . 8,000,000 Wntehinson:< 2.0 ..cssaes Geeta eee 8,000,000 [Siete Wea Sangcanc Gab apaa ce cctn 7,000,000 Vaughatine ..o-A05.4. nett eee ee ew tee ee 3,500,000 AUS Reta eeicmoee Gros dnuancvrrns 3,000,000 Barley soci; /sstnlornsn sole a ees nis ores 3,000,000 Riobinspm' vps: nyetmemee nets aeeg 2,000,000 Buarchlly.cvcern tage ane ned 2,000,000 Other operators: wn wciseeie eee ne 5,000,060 Totals: abe co nem oveomietes 76,500,000 FOREIGN. Bliss & Van Auken have 8,000,000 feet of logs skidded near Lewiston, Mich. Merrill & Ring are putting in about Io,- 000,000 feet of logs on the Duluth, Mis- sabe and Northern Railroad. It is esti- mated that their mill at Duluth will cut 40,000,000 feet before the close of the sea- son. Statistics show that the receipts of lum- ber at Buffalo during 1896 were 614,194 718 feet, while the amount of lumber shipped by Buffalo dealers from other points was 217,257,000 feet, making a total of 9oo,- 000,000 feet handled by Buffalo dealers. The Central Lumber Company, of Sagi- naw, Mich., is putting about 9,000,000 feet of logs into Blind river, Ont., to be towed to Saginaw next spring. The company will probably do some custom sawing in the spring before their Canada logs reach their mill. FOREIGN AUCTION SALES, Churchill & Sims, London, Eng., held an auction sale of Canadian goods on the 12th inst., at which the following prices were ob- tained : Per steamer ‘‘ Rosarian,” from Quebec — 12/13x3XxII Ist pine, £23; 12/14 x 3x8/I0 rst pine, £16 15s.; 9/10 x 3 x 6/10 Ist pine, £15. Per steamer ‘‘ Netherholme,” from Quebec— 5 pes. Ist class square oak, 294 c. ft., £4 per load; 7 pes. Ist class square oak, 408 c. ft., 443 7 pes. tst class square oak, 525 c. ft., 44 2s. 6d. Per steamer ‘‘ Rosarian,” from Quebec—25 pes. Ist class fresh birch, 18 in. and upwards, 914 ft., £12 2s. 6d. per load; 33 pes. Ist class fresh birch, 16 in. and under 18 in., 714 ft., £2 7s. 6d. Per steamer ‘‘ Bos- ton City,” from Halifax—6/14x4x10/13 spruce, 47 3 10/27x4x7 spruce, £6 15s.; 12/14x3x1I spruce, £8; 15/25x3xII spruce, £7 15s. Per steamer ‘* Derwent Holme,” from Montreal— IIx3xQ Ist pine, £16 I0s.; 10x3xQ/IO Ist pine, #16 5s.5 11x 3x6/7 xst pine, Ars, | Per steamer ‘‘ Lovstakken, from Quebec—12/13 x 3X 11 Ist pine, £23; 12/13x 3x8 Ist pine, £15; 12x3x4/7 ist pine, £15. Persteamer “‘Kington,” from Quebec— 13x3x9Q 3rd spruce, £7 10s.; 13 x 3 x 9 3rd spruce, £7 Ios. Per steamer ‘‘Sarmatian,” from Quebec — II x 3 x 12/13 Ist pine, £20 Ios. At an auction sale of pine and spruce deals Want to Buy —. 0 2in. 1 and 2 Red Birch Gin. and up. 1 to 4in. ld Brown Ash “a 1 to 2in. ms Plain Ouk 0 1 to Bin. ee Soft Elm as : 1 to 4in. oe Hard Maple os length and dryness. & WIGGIN BOSTON, MASS. "oe tr af od a ‘ ‘ mt - es < KLY EDiTION ‘ , held by Allison, Cousland & Co., Glasgow, Scotland, the result was as below : Per cubic ft. Quebec rst pinedeals... 9/16x 7/10x3....... 2s. 544d. " uw ends .. 4/8 x11/2tx3....... as. 5d. " u sentlgs.14/16x 4/6 x3 ..... 2s. 2d. " planks .10/16x 8/23x2....... 2s. 6d. " " uw .r0o/16x10/23x1% ..... 2s. 1d 2nd pinedeals . 9/13xx2/1gx3....... as. 2d. TM en arm ass Ga A Are 1s. 844d. . mw 3rd ow - a x8 “gs ‘O/toxgcae sree 1s. 14d. ire oit.# tS aC gies 1s. rgd. im ue “= oth Seta Oe gered tern 1s. 14d. uw. 4th 9 on .xey/x6x18/2angie wens 1s. Quebecred pine deals..16/17x 11 x3......- 1s, 2d, " " <<10/%3% "9, 7X3 -= .11540.&1s, " " : 03%) \Saexs ae -10¥4d. " “ ae aie rod. ieee oe . g/16x 5/6x3.......9d.& 94d " " --20/32x 7/11x5&6....1s. 14d. " " --13/32x 8/11x4 " ..12/31x7/11x2% 10 334.1134 d. tors. -14&17X 9 X3 rod. Ww " St. John spruce deals GEORGIAN BAY STOCKS. An estimate of the quantity of lumber on hand at the principal Georgian Bay points, fur- nished The Timberman. of Chicago, by a lum- berman interested in operations in that district, places the total amount at 442,000,000 feet. The figures of the different points are as fol- lows : ; Feet. Penetangishenen: eo) a eee 17,000,000 Midlands. 3.17 aaspintsten See eae 30,000,000 Victoria difarbor-e.< sees ae ee 18,000,000 Waubalishene.;: «nas som eee 23,000,000 Coldwater, Fesserton............ 10,000,000 Longlotdic 7 anne eae ee 16,000,000 Severn Bridge... eee eee 12,000,009 Gravenhurst) 25 ene 25,000,000 Huntsville, Bracebridge and vicinity 25,000,000 Burk’s Falls, Berrisdale, South River, Sundnidgesi). 2s. ee 12,000,000 Callander’ 3... 4.25 Scene Pere ot 10,000,000 Warren: «iis se ne ee ee 7,000,000 Sundry lots at Sudbury, Chelms- ford; tes, : Since tees 15,000,000 Party Sound! 2h... ae eee nee 18,000,000 Brench) River. 1-0 bic see eee 16,000,000 Byne Inlet’ sj a.- eee eee 5,000,000 Collins? Inletv..— aceon roe rea 5,000,000 Little:Current. ..\e ssh eee 12,000,000 Spanish River. .4.2-+50- esses 12,000,000 Cutter’... See eee 18,000,000 Serpent Rivers etc. eee 22,000,000 John’sislandi) 2s, 5 20, 2 eee eee 10,000,000 ‘Thesallon: 3)... cae hee 5,000,000 Collingwood: <5 0, cache. ee 10,000,000 Owen Sound's). sacs eee 10,000,000 Wearton: \5. oe eee 20,000,000 otal cc aeece eet ae . 442,000,000 BUSINESS NOTES. John Kells, lumber dealer, of Millbrook, Ont., is reported to be offering to compromise. C. J. Rosborough & Co., lumber dealers, Grenfell, Man., have dissolved partnership. C. J. Rosborough will continue the business. The Georgian Bay Sawlog and Salvage Co., Ltd., Toronto, is going into liquidation. Mr. A. C. Neff, Wellington street east, has been appointed liquidator. Messrs. Niebergall have sold the Buchanan mill at Staples, Ont., to the Niebergall Stave & Lumber Co., together with their supply of logs, about two million feet. The Niebergall Stave & Lumber Co. have bought the stock of the Dickenson mill at Staples. The company has now over five million feet of logs in stock at Staples. Bark Siddartha is reported chartered at St. John, N. B., to load deals for an Irish port at 47s. 6d. WANTED {in No.1 and No.2 Bswond BOSTON LUMBER CO. zee NO. 27 Kil RONAN LINE CONNECTION—Canadian Pacific Railway ; é Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh; New York Central & H. R. Rd. Ronan Line. , Glencairn, Creemore, Aurora, LUMBERMAN’S INSPECTION BOO Send four 3-cent Canadian postage s fora copy of the LUMBERMAN’s VEest-Poc INSPECTION Book, containing rules for th inspection of Pine and Hardwood Lumber | nd leading markets of Canada and the United States. LUMBER FREIGHT RATES. Lumber freight rates on the Canada Atlantic k way areas follows: Ottawa to Toronto, ro cents Too Ibs.; Ottawa to Oswego, $1.90 per M ft., Otta to Syracuse, $2.20 per M ft, (3,000 lbs. and unde: per M ft.); Ottawa to Mouieext 5c. per 100 Ibs, Arnprior to Montreal, 7c. per 109 Ibs. Ay Sound to Montreal, 1234 cents per 100 Ibs.; Otta to Buffalo, 12 cents per 100 Ibs.: Ottawa to P, Huron and Detroit, 14 cents per 100 Ibs. O} to New York, track delivery 15 cents per 100 Ibs., ered 17 cents per 100 Ibs. Arnprior to New York, delivery 17 cts. per reo lbs., lightered 19 cts. per Parry Sound, 22c. track, 24¢. lightered, per Ottawa to Boston, Portland and common poini 15 cents; exports 13c. per 100 lbs.; Arnprior to. Portland and common points, local 17 cents ; e: cents per roo lbs.; Parry Sound to Boston and land and common points, local 214 cents, cents per 10> Ibs.; Ottawa to Burlington, 6 cents too Ibs.; Ottawa to Albany, 10 cents per 100 Amprior to Albany, 12 cents per 100 Ibs. ; Sound to Albany 17 cents per 100 lbs.; Ottawa St. John, N. B. and common points, 20 cents per Ibs.; Ottawa to Halifax, N. S. and common poin 22% cents per too lbs Minimum carload weight shipment of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., is 30,000 Ib and rates quoted above are in cents per roo lbs., ¢ when quoted per M ft. the mi-.imum carload charged is 10 M ft., lumber not exceeding 3,000 Ibs. to the ; Ottawa rates apply on shipments from Rockland and Hawkesbury. > X Lumber freight rates for pine on the Grand Trunk Railway have been made a fixture, as below. Of any intended change due notice will be given lumbermen. General instructions in shipping by Grand Ty unk a embodied in these words in the tariff schedule: On lum- ber in carloads, minimum weight, 30,000 Ibs. per car, unless the marked capacity of the car be less, in whieh case the marked capacity (but not less than 24,900 Ibs.) will be charged, and must not be exceeded. Should it. be impracticable to load certain descriptions of lizht lumber up to 30,000 Ibs. to the car, then the act weight only will be charged for, but not less than 24.- ooo Ibs. The rates on lumber in the tariff will not be higher from an intermediate Point on the straight run than from the first named point beyond, to the same des- ination. For instance, the rates from Tard or Hep- worth to Guelph, Brampton, Weston or Toronto, would not be higher than the specific rates named from Wiar- ton to the same points. The rates from Cargill and Southampton to points east of Listowel and south and west of Stratford will be the same as from Kincardine, but in no case are higher rates to be charged than as per mileage table published on page g of tariff. : q Rates from leading lumber points on pine and other softwood lumber, shingles, ete., are as follows: F rom Barrie and other points. in group B to Toronto, 6%c.; Collir wood, Penetang, — Coldwater, Waubaushene, Stuigang teage Victoria Har-— bor, Midland, Fenelon Falls, Longford, Gravenhurst and other points in group C, to Toronto, 6%%c.; bridge to Toronto 7c.; Utterson, Huntsville, msdale, Katrine to Toronto, 7%c.; Burk’s Falls, Ber- riedale and Sundridge, to Toronto, 8c.; South iver, Powassen and Callender to Toronto, 9c.; Nipissing Junction and North Bay, roc. Rate from Goderich, — Kincardine and Wiarton to Toronto, 6%c. These rates are per roo lbs. Rates from Toronto éast to Belleville are 7c. per 100 lbs.;_to Deseronto, gc.; to Brockville and Prescott, roc.; to Montreal and Ottawa, 1rc. The rates on hardwoods average about from re. to 20. per 100 lbs. higher than on softwoods. Fer rates on railway ties, mahogany, rosewood, walnut, cherry, and other “a por = a, aR aa Ly Pe he >We LS) oes SF IV SE Ss §S 88 SD (SE 7 see = Telephone 5332 Established 185r JOHN B. SMITH & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF Binds sree Doors, Sash, LUMBER B : 38, Boxe: , &C. BILL LUMBER a Specialty P Cor. Strachan and Wellington Avenues, TORONTO © Having Brown Ash 12, 14 and 36 ft. firsts and seconds, inch Bass firsts and seconds 12 feet, or any other — for cash Hardwood Lumber, can sell same by ad- dressing 5 H. D. WIGGIN ? No 89 State St., Boston, Mass. 7 Inspection at mill. i in by St. BOSTON, MASS. HUDSON RIVER LUMBER TRANSPORTATION. 4 Water Connection from Albany with lumber — points in Canada via Canadian Pacific Railway to New York Harbor, Long Island Sound and inland waters of New Jersey... . r Orr:ces—Lumber District, Albany, N.Y.; 20 ; South St., New York. Telephone 711 Broad. i PARKER C RONAN, M: aoe « woods, application must be made to the district nt. Me Canadian Pacific the rates on pine and soft jae be illustrated as follows : Cache Bay, North m Falls and Warren, to Toronto, gc.; Al- a, Sook s "Mills, Massey, Spanish River and White- ns Toronto, r2c.; Ottawa to Toronto, roc From Ottawa, Hull, ‘Aylmer and Duchesne Mills to station on the Lake Erie and Detroit River, Erie and Huron, ~ Toronto, meteas and Buffalo, and Michigan Central CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION Ill. Railways, the rate is 14¥%c. per too lbs. Regulations apply as to minimum size of carload of 30,000 Ibs., and an advanced rate is charged for hardwoods. MODIFICATION OF HARDWOOD RATES. Tue Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Pacific have made the rates on hardwoods from certain points to Toronto and Hamilton as follows. The regulations are over the signature of Mr. John Earls, W.D.F.A., of the G. T. R., and given in reply toa letter from Toronto hardwood men : “« After careful consideration we have come to the con- clusion that, on and after Jan. 1st, 1895, a modification will be made in the present arrangements for hardwood lumber, to the effect that the rate will be 7¥%c. per roc Ibs from our Northern and Northwestern branches to Toronto and Hamilton. This rate, however, will not apply from main line points and the straight run be- tween Toronto, Sarnia and Windsor; also that so faras rates on common lumber to points like Guelph, Galt, London, Woodstock, Ingersoll, etc., from all lumber shipping stations the rate will be the same on hardwood as on pine.” On the old principle, we suppose, that half the loaf is better than none, hardwood men have something, possibly, to be thankful for, though there is no good reason why the rates generally on hard- wood should not be as low as on pine. ri is understood that the C. P. R. rate will be made uniform at 7%c. from same points. CANADIAN EXPORTERS «°° WHOLESALERS Ne fem. MnA NAY & CO. 1038 Bay Street WAN - TORONTO WINTER GuT Basswood AND Dry Oak Send Particulars and Prices. Fruntsville Lumber Go., Ltd. PMianvracruners OF ——: HUNTSVILLE, ONT. E t t White Pi d Hemlock Bill Stuff. H LUM BER W for Sale a Gunukite of ae Mill Stonks aa Sidings, ae — 16in. Pine Shingles and 4ft. Lath 1% in. wide. LATH axvSHINGLES CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED TH PEMBROKE LUMBER C0.17. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN DIMENSION TIMBER OF ALL SIZES AND KINDS, JOISTS, CAR DECKING, CAR SILLS, SHIP DECKING, AND ALL KINDS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. ~@ @ Write us for Quotations on all Bills m= PEMBROKE, ONT WM. MASON & SONS . .. Manufacturers of...... and Dealers in LUMBER | DIMENSION TIMBE ances We ee largest and best equipped Dimension Saw Mill in Eastern Canada. All our machinery is of the latest and most improved pattern, and we are prepared to quote prices on and supply at the shortest Address, P. 0. Box 1020, OTTAWA, ONT. notice any orders that may be submitted to us. RORERT WATT - Hardwood \ WHOLESALE LUMBER HEMLOCK BILLS A SPECIALTY Have for sale a quantity of Dry Mill Cull Stocks and Sidings ; Pine and Wiarton PINE LATH, CEDAR AND PINE SHINGLES - CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED also 6/4 No. 2 Cuts and better. A.& P.WAITE Manufacturers of and Dealers in...... Sawn and Planed Lumber, Dimension Timber, Joisting, Car Sills, Car Flooring, Shingles and Lath. A Large Quantity of Dry Lumber in Stock - PEMBROKE, ONT. IASG CAN HY & Co: wHotesaLE F}{ARD WOOD - tomer 35 Adelaide East, Toronto, Ont. Send us full description and lowest price for any lumber you have for sale. IAS. PLAY EALR & (Gee Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers LUMBER * LATH ° SHINGLES Contractors for Railway Supplies MIDLAND. ONT. BILL TIMBER a Specialty T. L. BAILIE, Penerancuisuene, ont. «Wholesale Hardwood Lumber Winter-Cut Basswood, Red Oak and Red Birch a Specialty CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. POR = Aa 2a a 700,000 4/4 Box and eet terrae | 400,000 1” No. 2 Culls. 100,000 6/4 ne ee | 200,000 1)” No. 2 Culls. 50,000 5/4 ‘ “ | 100,000 1x12 No. 1 Mill Culls. 20,000 2” Select Mill Culls. | 40,000 1x10 No. 1 Mill Culls. 100,000 114” me a | 100,000 ie Log Run Hemlock. 100,000 4/4 Log Run Shorts. | 100,000 2” Log Run Hemlock. ood ces BS Senha = SI FHENKRXLON FALLS ONE DOLLAR will pay your subscription to the weekly monthliy CANADA LUMBERMAN for ONE YEAR ONTARIO and KILN-DRIED BIRCH FLOORING SHEETING CEILING $20.00 ~OG— SAMPLES BY MAIL KNIGEIT BROS- Burk’s Falls, Ont. FOREIGN EXPORTERS 4x” IMPORTERS Write us us if you have any.... DRY SOFT EL 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. SCATCHERD & SON - for immediate shipment. James Smith & Bro. AGENTS FOR Market Reports Given and Advances Made Against Shipments. WOOD GOODS 14 Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND Cable Address-WALMER, LIVERPOOL. 1", 1%", 1%", 2", 8" and 4” (sts and Inds W A N T c p) Grey Elm. Also 124” Rock Elm, Log Run. Please quote prices delivered Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y T.SULLIVAN &CO. © Buffalo, N. Y. Lumberman’s Inspection Book Send four 3-cent Canadian postage stamps for a copy of the LumMBERMAN’s VEST-PocKEr InspEcTION Book, containing rules for the Inspection of Pine and Hardwood Lumber the Leading Markets of the United States and Canada. A*dress: The CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 940 Elk or BUFFALO, N. Y. 10.000 ft. of 2%" No. 1 and 2 and common Soft Elm. } WANTED { 100,000 ft. of 1%” No. 1 and 2 and common Red Oak. Are also in the en as CASH BUYERS for other kinds of Hardwoods. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. a, Arnprior & Parry Sound Ru. --oO perating == WA & NEW YORK ge Loh ie WA & BOSTON LUMBE [ADA ATLANTIC FAST eR one LINE R, Contracting Agent, 115 Board Trade ' Ontario Agent, Union Staticn, Toronto Shortest and Quickest Route from OTTAWA, ROCKLAND, HAWKESEURY, ARN- PRIOR and all points on Grand Trunk Ry. TO... BOSTON, PORTLAND, NEW YORK, DETROIT, TONAWANDA, ALBANY, &c., MONTREAL, TORONTO, QUEBEC, HALIFAX, ST. JOHN, &e. Cart. J. H. Witiiams, 16 Lumber Dist., Albany, N.Y. C. J. Smirn General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. ~—ts—_C ANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY —2- © (ttawa & New York Lumber Line © BONDED LINE BETWEEN - CANADIAN POINTS, NEW YORK GITY AND ALL POINTS REACHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY : R AY. hae Lumber District, ALBANY, N.Y. CANADA ATLANTIC RAILW J H.Wiliiams{ 15 Lumber r DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL CO. NEW YORK OFFICE, 93 Wall Street WILLIAMS’ LINE. Agent Telephone 531 Broad. Xr ey Se IV. DIREGTORY OF ADVERTISERS In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.’* BELTING odhue, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. tekaren: . c., Belting Co., Montreal and Toronto. Sadler & Haworth, Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS Parmenter, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The Emerson Co., Baltimore, Md. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Starr, John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N. Ss. INJECTORS Penberthy Injector Co., Detroit, Mich. Williams Machinery Co., A, R., Toronto. LUMBERMEN’S SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. Scully & Co., John, Toronto. MACHINERY - Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Sons, Dundas, Ont. __ Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sons, Woodstock, N.B Darling Bros., Montreal. Lancaster Machine Works, Lancaster, Ont. Northey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Petrie, H. W., Toronto, Ont., 1 Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. Smail & Fisher Co., Woodstock, N. B. The Wm. Hamilton Mtg. Co., Peterboro’, Ont. The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que. The Waterous Co., Brantford. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Robertson & Co., James, Montreal, Toronto and St. John, N.B4 Shurly & Dietrich, Galt, Ont. : The McMillan & Haynes Co., Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont. SPLIT PULLEYS Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Shier, J. D., Bracebridge, Ont. Wiggin, H. D., Boston, Mass. MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St, John, N.B. Canadian Photo Engraving Bureau Toronto. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co,, Preston, Ont. Illinois Central R.R. ‘ Lumbennp Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. Magnolia Metal Co., New York. Machine Knives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Patent Medicines, Ripan’s Chemical Co., New York, N.Y. Rails, John Gartshore, Toronto. Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, Oxford, N.S. Scribner’s Lumber and Log Book, S.E.Fisher, Rochester, N.Y. Silver Solder, P. W. Ellis & Co., Toronto. Turbines, J. C. Wilson & Co., Glenora, Ont. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRBNT. TORONTO, ONT. ToronTo, February 74, 1897. CAR OR CARGO LOTS. 14%, 1% and 2 inch cut up and better........-.++ sees see 32 00 34 00 2 inch picks and uppers...... 00-000 sees eeee een eeeeen ee enes 34 900 36 co rx12 dressing and better, 607, 16 ft....- 0. s+ esse sees ee eens 22 00 24 00 xzxro fine dressing and better......... .. esses ee veces eres 21 00 23 00 xx1o and 12 Canadian dressing and better..........-.+.565 20 00 22 00 y 1-2 and thicker cutting up plank...............-eeeeeeee 24 00 26 00 1 1-4 in. cut up and better 35 00 rxio and 12 millrun..... ae 18 00 xx1o.and 12 common..........-.- ; ne an 14 00 MC AL TIAL CHING 3 2 yj vs) winieyrininie ale enon tin ea ainsrisis caer 10 00 inch clear and picks.........5.:0ceeeeceeceseceseeeanes 30 00 x inch dressing and better OA Panch siding mill run.........-..2...ceee eet eee eeeereees 15 00 BIMCINSIdIng COMMON........ 0.00 ee cree eee ce nee em neces 12 00 xinch siding ship culle...........---eeeeeee cence en etecee Ir 50 eMeMistgine oilll Culls. 02... eo rene cine cone cle wane cenne g 00 Cull scantling 8 OA SOOO n BODO cnn eine a aroneoriee re 9 00 Z inch strips 4 in. to 8 in. mill run.........--. cece ee eee eee 13 00 14 00 1 inch strips, common Ir 00 12 00 1 1-4 inch flooring....... ae 16 90 Pee eieTICH MOOTING. 2. - ie ences cere eee neenes wie Sacto oh 16 00 XXX pine shingles, 16 rhe cl eg ers OF UME SMR RRA! SF 2 25 XX pine shingles r6inch......-- 1... cece eeee ee eee renee I 40 BAPE NO. Lec. cu ene ccc ee eee rte ane nee n tae use rae nines 1 60 EPAGE NOL Zoo ccs ecw erent e tenn ene rn eerm er esererene 1 30 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET CAR LOTS. Quality, 1s and 2s unless otherwise specified. Ash, white, 1 to2in..$26 oo $28 o« | Cherry 1 to1¥%$50 00 $60 oo =e & 2% to 4.. 30 00 32 00} 2 2 “* 4... ‘foroo)' 65 oo Ash, black, ists and Elm, soft 1 ‘S114 14 00 15 00 F ands, 1to 1% in ... 17 00 19 00 es ie 2) RBS eR eROO: | SOLOG __Ash, black, ssts and *' yock 1 «“ 1% 16.00 18 00 ‘ ands,2to4in...... 19 00 21 00 Nae Pg? 1% ‘'.3.. 2000 22 00 Ash, M.R.,1 2., 15 00- 18 00 | Hickory. 1% ‘* 2.. 28 co 3000 Birch I .. 18 00 20 00 | Maple 1 ‘1% 1600 1700 ie 1% “ 2., 20 00 23 00 ct a) ear. x7 eo. 18 o0) « sqrs. 4x4 6 8 a 20 a8 00 Oak,red, ni ve 1% 26 00 30 00 Bassw co 318 00 eS a * aioe 00 20 00 “ white “y ae 1% 28 2 aa Es “ mr. 1, “ 1% 14 00 16 00 Sad Et 4 sis) JOGO, a 00 Butternut 1 ‘1% 23 00 25 00 “quart’d 1 ‘‘ 2:. 4600 5000 " 2 ‘3.. 25 00 28 oo |-Walnut I * 3.. 85 00 100 30 Chestnut 1 ‘ 2.. 24 00 +26 00] Whitewood 1 ‘ 2.. 3200 3600 if eid CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDIT! OTTAWA, ONT. Orrawa, February 24, 1897. Pine, good sidings, per M feet, b.m.......+.+++ssseeerees $29 00 35 00 Pine, gond strips,’ “* J Be atatcbeS Slave alt mael aul aaa tas 24 00 30 00 Pine, good shorts, ae Bene atta eae eighteen eters 18 90 25 00 Pine, No. x dressing sidings, per M feet, b.m........-.+++ . 17 00 20 00 Pine, a strips, § me CES arene ese 15 00 18 00 Pine; “2 shorts, ve 32 Be nro cel 13 00 14 00 Pine, 10 s.c. and better stock, ‘ Ke Ud Se ies ioeeaet 13 00 15 00 Pine, 8 S.C. “ “e ee “e “ee ine, ‘* sidings Md ig Pine «strips MN ibe Pine, ** shorts ie o Pine, box culls Bs re Pine mill culls ae i Cath pert NOUN 0% isis «bv ote ny violin ate sia te Pee ee ree Boalt per UNE ING) ok pe ratentcret sto oor eis loys sia ipial ene aioe axxo, NODE bartels \2'.em crib om Rom iae olla wie este a iets ERT. NOs Sh Oo waists, bile, sraletalors 9) dips arate ee iia alee oa tae TRB REINO Noss cmiaceis cle himtezasnatislale sonraie pratt ieee ieee eee Teed 1X8 Ge gINo. wh BOY acc hae nual eels toner ote QUEBEC, QUE. QuEBEc, February 24, 1897. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. cts. Common and railroad, for interior and ordinary according to average, quality, etc., measured Off..........++eeeeeeeeues 20 @ 22 For 40 to 45 feet average, measured Off ..........-.sceereeerenee 24 26 For good and good fairaverage, measured off..........0..00eueee 28 832 First class oe te ae scatmuate sincaeape neers ate 34 396 In shipping order é - pha ALE AE Rctrdo cx ext 360°. 42 First class Ottawa waney, 18 inch average....-...+--.s.see0ee 37 39 abe se “ia c 1g to 21 inch average......-...+.+-+- 39, 42 First class Michigan waney board, 18 inch average........-..-- al Fa a # me *€ ‘19 to 21 inch average......... 43. 46 RED PINE—IN THE RAFT. Measured off, according to average and quality.......-...-..... 22 26 In shipping order, 35 to 45 feet “ Kab ih Se tea eco os 38 40 OAK-—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according toaverageand quality. . . .. . +47 5° ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality,-45 to 50 feet... 28 32 io 4 a, ‘i 30\to 35 feet. . 265 (29 ASH. 14 inches and up, according to average an quality. . . . .21 28 To average 16 "mh a. ie 9 Be ee . 26 29 ; BIRCH. iqinchaverape:. 5 ys 6 iG + (ek. eeeh aot te ieee! eee ae en 17 Edo CE ae are Si A Sr ese aT en Bay ahd LS me mms i RE ee yk EP ZT TAMARAC. Square, according to sizeand quality. . . . . . ++ + +17 19 Flatted, ae * RDG ET eae > tS 4 38 DEALS, Bright spruce, according to mill specification, $40 to $43 for st, $26 to $28 for 2nd, $23 to $26 for 3rd, and $19 to $22 for 4th quality. F.O.B. batteau SAGINAW AND BAY CITY, MICH. Sacinaw, Mich., February 24, 1897. UPPERS AND SELECTS. Uppers, 1 in., 10 im. and up Selects, rin., 8in. and up wide $40 00 wide....... eee ena einen $45 oc| 1%, 1% andain........... 4I 00 1%, 1% and 2 in. 25h AMM Biv sine che tee ey 47 00 2% and 3 in..... FAM S ee cra Seo tes eS 50 00 Pi eee eanciea eis ct se FINE COMMON. 1 in., 8 in, and up wide...... 33 50 | 234 and 3in., 8in. and up wide 42 oo r%, 1% and 2in... ......-. Eicute all | ot och eek ys ead se 3 45 00 B FINE COMMON OR NO. 1 CUTTING. tin., 7in. and up wide...... 23 50 / 2¥% and 3in., 7in. and up wide 37 co 14%, 1% and 2in............ BT NOD RACE artvielay= nich cheevare Watera es .+ 40 00 STRIPS. A AND B (CLEAR AND SELECTS). 1&% in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide... 34 00| 1in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide..... 32 00 O\IMs WIGE. <2 26 oe cose meine = sin 36.00) [16:50 WIGS 6's ciel ace nw vinhei sales = 36 00 FINE COMMON OR C. -1% in., 4,5, 6 in. wide...... 30) OO'lf Gila, Olt WALES nv als wislassiatars 30 00 Fits, 4) Sid WIGE. elope’ Every Housekeeper should have is Good Tea. The production of LUDELLA CEYLON TEA Have you tried it ? From All Grocers at 25, 40, 50 and 60 cts., in Lead Packages. . hie 2: ede & CO. Wholesale Agents CANT HOOK ss Enc Co It is not only good, but pure and wholesome, TORONTO Galt Machine Knife Works on the wheels of the mill, under a four ton straj all these kinks disappear. It then becomes o staight ribbon of steel, with its edges so ti that there is no chance for deviation in sawi It cuts straight. —W. Trout, in ‘‘ Cassier’s Mag reoasravneCUTEaU E_ PES. 4 ont #O0@ aS V/NG SK\DDING TONGS CANT HOOK | CLASP CLASP GAFF SOCKET ay , PEMBROKE, ONT. RAILS FOR TRAMWAYS EW AND SECOND-HAND STEEL AND © iron rails for tramways and logging lines, from 12 Ibs. per yard and upwards; estimates given for complete outfit. JOHN J. GARTSHORE, 49 Front St. West, Toronto. FOR SALE LO 2 150 Light Dynamos I 250 Light Dynamo © Compound Wound, rro volts; Complete wit Rheo stat, Sliding Base, etc. Mention the LUMBERMAN when correspond- Just ie thing foran Isolated Plant in a~ Factory 1 ing with advertisers. These Dynamos are perfectly n new and penis will be sold very low to close consignment. * (>sHIADIANO FR eSooifitlee ul MACHINE KNIVES «eo ~ FOR “PETER HAY” >= = 2 “ee SONG for Price Wistion. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Woodworking Machines é Galt, Ont. Write for Particulars : JOM Starr, SON & G0. Electrical ets % a 1897 THH CANADA LUMBERMAN 15 ee SADLER & HAWORTH FORMERLY ROBIN, SADLER & HAWORTH Manufacturers of OAK-TANNED LEATHER BELTING MONTREAL AND TORONTO Orders addressed either to our Toronto or Montreal Factory will have prompt care. Goods will be forwarded same day as order is received. DRAULIC Ly han Ae) [ DUPLEX =| The Northey Mfg. Co. ta TORONTO AND POWER THE LAURIE ENGINE GO. = MONTREAL SoLE AGENTS FOR PROVINCE OF QUEB ———— | T9RON7S. THE J.C.M¢LAREN BELTING C2 montreat TELEPHONE 475 ' Marcu, 16 teresting to know which is really the largest I i ‘ 7 , ml Hh, \ : feiss tree in India, since new ones are i) es \ HL Y) e = (|= a= = 7H Woodstock, N. D. Sons ly being discov hat 2 ar t Hi NE ala _/é AN I} Ir Shims a constantly being discovered that appear to il Za =! Ul 4 | —— SY || mS tile | i\\ =< Wi, mice ‘ 16 ae CANADA LUMBERMAN A BIG TREE, THE Liverpool Timber News of the 3oth January says: ‘‘ We have heard of monster Californian and Kauri pine trees, but at least one in India is a giant even to those. It is a banyan tree. It would now be in- dwarf the rest. Thus, a correspondent writes to a contemporary to claim that he has just discovered the biggest at Mad- hupur, on the E. I. railway, between Cal- cutta and Patna. According to him, the circumference is 440 yards and the extreme | diameter 152 yards, whilst the area it covers eee | i wi | where, is at the s. e. corner and measures 29 yards; and the longest branch of all, touching earth at more than one point, runs due east for 55 yards. The Timber SS= News thinks the Yankee will have to stretch . ml a point to beat this record.” os oo Mill This is a Light Portable Mill for 12 to 20H. P. It will cut Pua ~ 3,000 to 8,000 ft. per day, acording to power. Can be set down ready for work i in a few hours. Just the thing for light power. The Ireland Shingle Machine and Jointer. An Entirely New Machine, and without doubt Best on the Market HOGI. al l BOK 36 a Hl sy + Met TE gio he - SUuFLeVant Progressive LUMDEF DF Kiln GOMPLETE PLANS FURNISHED WITH EAGH APPARATUS _ ABSOLUTELY SAFE — AS A FIRE RISK Ml — In STURTEVANT STEEL PLATE EXHAUST FA For Removing Refuse from Wood- Working Machinery SEND FOR GATALOGUES ALR. Williams Machinery Go GENBRAL CANADIAN AGBNTS-_~ eX aN 7 ae — An TORONTO - BRANTFORD - MONTRBAL ae: ek Dae ne ae Mr 2s a 5 -h : Bree, 1857 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 7 ) in many instances are indispensable. Our Experience in building them extends over Half a Century...... of Carriage either Rolled or Cast Steel, Direct-Acting Steam Feed, etc. 7} PA [FI A T 3} = = With No. 4 Saw Frame, 72” Lower and 56” Upper Saw ; No. 6 Girder j Steel Unbreakable Carriage, opening 72 inches from Saw—all portions . ee eS) With No. 3 Saw Frame, having 12 inch face 60 H.P. “ONTARIO AND WESTERN MILL,” crise Wontsicccse tows Se Friction Feed Works, taking 60” Lower Saw Girder Steel Carriage opening 50 inches from Saw, with Peel and Reliance Cant Hook Double Spud Dogs— Rope Feed, Automatic. coupling in Carriage between 3rd and 4th blocks—extras when required Bull Wheel, Slab Saw, Single or Double Edger, Trimmer, Live Rolls, Planer and Matcher, etc. HE above are our Large Portable Saw Mills. We Manufacture all sizes down to 12 H.P., with Saw Irons of Smallest and Lightest Dimensions for Mule Back or Dog Train Transportation to the Mines. One of our 12 H.P. mills is operated by the Hudson Bay Co., at Fort Churchill, H. B., and many are scattered throughout the Dominion. We shipped last month ‘one of the smallest to “ Omenica Consolidated Hydraulic Mining Co.” for transportation 600 miles north from Ashcroft, B. C. Write or Wire us for Prices and Delivery Date. If Your Log Chain Troubles You, Read This Letter — , Giant CHAIN PENETANG, OnT., April goth, 1896. : MESSRS. WATEROUS CO., Brantford. DETACHABLE 4 Sizes “es at SAVE GENTLEMEN,—Yours of the z9th received, and enclosure carefully noted. We have had one of your No. 1075 log chains in use af in our Penetang mill for about fourteen years—as nearly as I can recollect, and we consider it about the best chain for the purpose WANUAL that we have yet seen, and we have tried numbers of others. : : About three or four years ago it became so worn and loose that it was necessary to heat all the links and tighten the rivets. This, however, narrowed the links some, and although we used it in this way one season, the following we knocked out all the LABOR rivets and put in new ones. ~ Since that the chain has been doing its work the same as ever, and this is the only work we have put on it, except renewing some of the tooth plates on the bunk links, and occasionally put in a few complete bunk links, as they, receiving most of the weight of the logs, wear a little sooner, although they are made heavier. When it is taken into consideration that most riveted chains require some looking over every spring, the fact that we used this for about eight or ten years without doing a particle of repair on it speaks for itself. A year or two ago, requiring a new log chain in our new Keene mill, we put in another of the number 1075's, although the chain we had been using was good of its kind—a steel-riveted chain. Loc With our chains (1075's) we have never had the links come apart through the rivet head wearing off, and do not consider them at all likely to do so, as there is very little wear on that part of the chain. TOOTH Trust this is all the information you require as to our experience with the No. 1075 chain. Yours truly, for Log Haul- C. BECK, President Beck Lumber Co. P. S.—We also have this chain in our Savanne mill. - Waterous, Brantford, Canada THE CANADA LUMBERMAN MARCH, 1897 JOHN SCULLY & CO. EsTABLISHED 1878. TORONTO TIMBER LIMITS BOUGHT AND SOLD Contractors’, Lumbermen’s and Mining Co.’s Plant and Supplies. Light Locomotives ; Rails of all kinds. Air Compressors, Pumps, Steam Drills, Blasting Bat- teries, Wire and Hemp Rope. MINING MACHINERY—New and Second-Hand. SCRIBNER’S LUMBER AND Over One Million Sold. kind ever published. Gives measurements of all kinds of Lumber, Logs, Planks, Timber: Hints to Lumber Dealers; Wood Measure; Speed of Circular Saws; Most complete book of its Care of Saws; Cordwood Tables; Felling Trees; Growth of Trees ; ].and Measure; Wages, Rent, Board, Interest, Stave and Heading Bolts, etc. Standard book throughout the United States and Canada. Illustrated edition of 1895. Ask your book- seller for it. a Sent postpaid for 35 cents. S. E. FISHER, Box 238, Rochester, N. Y. J.D. SHIBR MANUFACTURER OF Lumber, Lath & Shingles BRACEBRIDGE, ONT. Please mention the CANADA LUMBERMAN when corresponding with advertisers. THE PARMENTER PATENT DRY KILN Staves, Heading, Shingles, &c. a The Latest The Cheapest And Best * Cuatuam, OnT., June rgth, 1896. JAS. S. PARMENTER, Flushing, N. Y. Dear Sir:. We take very great pleasure in being zble to say from nearly one year’s use of your Patent Dry Kiln, we find it away ahead of anything we ever yet tried for thoroughly drying lumber without injuring It in the least. So far we have found exhaust steam alone sufficient for our purpose, so that it absolutely costs us nothing to run it. We thoroughly dry white oak, rock elm, balm and other hardwood lumber in less time than we ever did with a blast kiln, and especially find it a splendid kiln for drying white oak hubs It does its work so naturally that neither hubs nor lumber are injured by it. CHATHAM MFG. CO., Lrp. D R. Van ALLEN, President. _ J.S. PARMENTER PATENTEE Canadian Office— Head Offlce— WOODSTOCK, ONT. FLUSHING, N.Y. ArE You Looxine FOR A CHANCE IN LOCATION? If you are not satisfied with your present site, or if you are not doing quite as well as you would like to, why not consider the advantages of a location on the Illinois Central R. R. or the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. R.?_ These roads run through South Dakota, Min- nesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, and possess FINE SITES FOR NEW MILLS BEST OF FREIGHT FACILITIES CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COAL FIELDSaND DISTRIBUTING CENTERS AND INTELLIGENT HELP OF ALL KINDS MANY KINDS OF RAW MATERIAL For full information write to the undersigned for a copy of the pamphlet entitled 2988 WANTING INDUSTRIES and Towns This will give you the population, city and county debt, death rate, assessed valuation of property, tax rate, annual shipments raw materials, industries de- sired, etc. To sound industries, which will bear investigation, substantial inducements will be given by many of the places on the lines of the Illinois Central R. R., which 1s the only road under one management running through from the North-Western States to the Gulf of Mexico. GEO. C. POWER, Industrial Commissioner I.C.R.R. Co., 506 Central Station, Chicago. Rr ————_— \\\ fn Ne AU) 3 “i=: Prices Reduced. WATEROUS, BRANTFORD, CANADA. METAU-BUILDING FRONTS aera M ETAL TILE SH/Z APEST AN PeDue ral & BES eo ATALOGUE ON APPLICATION ROOFING Co®staws =~ SEND TO FOR TOW PETRIE wisi) NEW8.2"°.@/MACHINERY TORONTO, CANADA. PULLEYS We make a Special Strong and Heavy ye eee WOOD SPLIT PULLEY for Saw and Shingle Mills. Millmen, for Prices. you good satisfaction. DODGE WOOD-SPLIT PULLEY Co. =_~_— .- ~ « ’ oa IT COSTS YOU NOTHING FOR OUR Automatie “Compression ” 5 tt tt te i ee eee a) sexed DRY KILNS UNLESS OUR GUARANTEE ‘IS FULFILLED To convince you of the Superiority of our Process, write us for Catalogue “C’ and Testimonials. Have you ever seen our Channel Steel . . ? Roller Bearing Trucks and Lumber Buggies § Tn EMERSON COMPANY sit BALTIMORE, MD., 0.8.0 BUILDING Tes Se WED SIXTEEN REASONS, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM BAND SAWS BREAK Being instructions to filers on the care of large band saw blades used in the manufacture of lumber. A book filled with valuable information on the care of band saws. Giving the reasons for breaking; analyzing each reason; giving instructions to dispense with the causes as laid down in each reason; and full details on filing and brazing. The proper styles of hammers to use are illustrated and described, and views of blades showing the blows of the different styles of hammers form an important part of the illustrations. Improper and unequal tension are then treated, and the manner of properly setting irregular teeth is described. In connection with the treatise is a his, tory of the invention, manufacture and use of the saw from its origin to the present time. Thework in whole makes an accumulation of information such as has never before been published. The book is printed on fine paper, good clear type, and 1s handsomely and sub- stantially bound in cloth. It will be sent to any address on receipt of the price, ONE DOLLAR. Address— CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto Ont. FOR SAW AND SAINGLE MILLS when Overhauling or Extending, write us We can save you money and give © Office : 74 York St. TORONTO A 9 . 7 be ; a, ye a THE CANADA LUMBERIMAN - THEY HILL THE BILL— We are using four of your Set Rollers on our frames, and have laid aside other makes as AR RCH, 1897 pee Ciant” Turbine..... Vertical and Horizontal 2* Built in 44 Sizes Complete in its own case. ‘No expensive flume required. ee Highest percentage of power guaran- inferior. .... anteed at full and partial gate opening. | ree ; i Yours respectfully, Machine Dressed Gearing, Shafting, - na ig © MACPHERSON & SCHELL Pulleys, Hangers, Etc. a Alexandria, Ont., April 6, 1891. = J, © WILSON & CO. | AveHCTER. 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ERINGSTON. ; SANS BR al 585 2 = ETE ee See a! : : - : rm eum Sh hee b+ THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Marcu, 18 THE DAKE STEAM FEED S| JPPPL JE EMBODIES THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES: Simplicity of Construction, OF ALL KINDS Positive and Easy Management, Eeonomieal Use of Steam, Small Space Occupied, 7 2 : cieieacke Chains, Ropes, Axcs, Files, Easy Adaptation to either New Mills or those now in use. Bar Tron, Horse Shoes, Th t of th ith 3 UicGctign, saetddas ane Peep et ef Peavy Cant baie the sawyer, thus accommodating the speed of the feed to the size of the logs. nt Mill men who have used other makes of Steam Feeds, comment favorably on the economical use of steam of our feed over others. R | Write for Catalogue and full particulars. vy LIMITED) Tht PHELPS MACHINE (() aie EASTMAN, (Uk. Cor. King and Victoria Sts. - TORONTO A. MSCPHBERSON Manufacturer of Every Lumberman wants it 35 cents buys i [SS aS wf a ar amber 0 BO Warranted equal to any on the market. Also Manufacturer of SAVES TIME SAVES MISTAKES SAVES MONEY Locomotives and Trucks for the Pole System of Tramways for handling logs and lumber in the woods. BRIMFUL OF EVERY-DAY, Address : Correspondence Solicited. PRACTICAL INFORMATION THE CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto a Al. MGPHEPSON — OXFORD Nova scotia re mane, Ss RMD NETL We lead all others in High-Grade We also manufacture Axes, Files, Sa | Crosscuts and Saw Tools. A cheap, thick, = fn Jointers, Cant Hooks, Steel and Brass Bed / Ne il ] steads. We have a cheap bed with wi | mattrass attached sui able for shanties. ) ‘ = ‘ clumsy saw is dear at any-~price. The price of a good Cad This SAW SET is a BEST EVER MADE. saw is soon es in the It is Simple and We handle th extra work it will do. Strong, and is guaranteed to do its work perfectly. Famous KELLY #.%# Be sure you use Mc- MILLAN & HAYNES SAWS; they are all warranted to give entire satisfaction. [Jse THE FAMOUS .. 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MANUFACTURING EAST INDIA TEAK. Tue following particulars of the East India teak trade, taken from a special number of Tim- ber, of London, Eng., will prove Canadian lumbermen, the methods of manufac- turing being so entirely different from those practiced in this country. Teak wood is the product of Burmah and Siam and is exported almost entirely to Great Britain. [t is used for ship-building, cabinet making, electrical and telephonic instruments, building purposes, etc. As arule it does not require seasoning the same as other woods. The teak tree before it is felled in the forest is ‘‘girdled” at about 2 feet and even in some in- stances up to 6 feet from the ground. This girdling consists in making a deep circular cut through the bark and sap 4 into the hardwood so as to completely sever the com- munication between the bark and sapwood above 5 and below the cut. The interesting to - g & girdled tree dies after a few days, if the operation has been effectually performed, Pe. but if the smallest band of sapwood is left connecting the outer layers of wood above and below the girdle, the tree is not killed and often recovers completely, one side of the tree being clothed again in fresh bark. The girdled tree is allowed ’ to stand one or two years, -___ and often longer if a large tree, and being exposed to the wind and to the action of the sun, ‘‘ seasons’”’ more ‘rapidly and more completely than a tree that has been felled green. Timber seasoned in this manner is generally drier and lighter than timber felled green. When teak is felled green it will not float at once, and the logs have nevertheless to be placed in a sloping position to allow the sap to run out before they will float. This, however, has its dis- advantages, as the logs get attacked by a large insect which bores large holes into the wood. Some would-be experts in the matter of girdling assert that the process tends to a certain extent to make the timber brittle, but this has never been proven. As, after felling, the logs have to await the rains in the forests for floating and the bulk are neaped in the first year in the creeks, it takes really three to four years from the time of girdling till the logs are actually brought into the saw mills for conversion. Therefore the teak | logs can be said to be fairly seasoned before they ‘are converted. It is true that’ teak in bulk ‘seasons but slowly, but it must be remembered | oe SR Rg Se Gy ay i that the great heat in February to April seasons the logs very considerably, as can be seen by the sunsplits on the surface of the logs. For the rapid conversion of teak, circular saws are preferred in the saw-mills, but these entail a good deal of waste owing to the thickness of blades which have to be used for such a hard wood. Elephants are used in the forest, and without them large logs could not be worked out. A drag-hole is made at both ends of the log, which holes are also used afterwards for rafting the logs in the streams. In the case of large logs, they are tapered on the dragging side to some extent to make them slide more easily over the ground, which often causes a serious loss after- wards in the conversion and butting of squares to make them better fit for export. Where logs ELEPHANTS PUSHING AND DRAGGING TEAK SQUARES. have to be dragged over heavy and uneven ground, the tapering of logs is much larger, and, in case of long distances, the logs wear very flat on the dragging side, and when the logs get converted the squares often show the heart on that side. One elephant in a forest can drag from 100 to 200 logs per annum, according to distances to streams in the forests that the logs have to be dragged. A good deal also depends upon the supervision, as the elephant drivers in the torests are very lazy and unreliable, and require a good deal of urging and looking after. In some saw mills the elephant is in use in al- most every department. One will, when har- nessed to a round log, drag it out of the water to the rack bench, and there with its tusks place it on the table, while at the other end his mate is waiting, and when the log has been squared he takes it in tow and marches off to the piling ground with it, where he in turr. hands it over to the piling elephants, who slowly and sedately place it in its resting place. The most difficult, or perhaps we should say intellectual, work is the piling. Say a square has been brought to the piling ground by the dragging elephant, one of the pilers would then begin by putting the squares in position along- side the pile, the end of the squares being about 6 feét*past the butt of the pile. He then lifts the end of it on to the top of the pile, and with his tusks holds it in a position while his mate slowly raises the butt and with his tusks pushes it into the pile. When the pile is low, that is up to6 feet, the front of the tusks are used in pushing the square into position, but in the case of the pile being higher the forehead is used. If, however, the square should be above the level of his fore- head, the elephant throws his head well back and with the points of the tusks high in the air will push the square his mate all the time keeping a safely home, watchful eye on it to see that it goes straight and gently guiding it with his tusks when necessary. When wanted for shipment again the squares are the elephant comes to the fore and gently one by one takes them from the pile and lays them out ready for butting, after which he pushes them down to the riverside and into the water, and if necessary will fol- low them into the water and hold them jammed together while the raftsmen are busy binding them. When the day’s work is over the animals revel in a bath in a river, and often nothing but the tips of their trunks are visible above the water, while their mahouts are doing balancing feats on their backs as the huge bodies loll about under the water. When the bath is over each is loaded with his evening’s allowance of grass, and slowly wends his way homewards, doubtless well pleased that his labor is over for the day, and thinking of the grass on his back and what he will do with it. An elephant is always accompanied by a mah- out, either walking by his side or mounted on his back. When working the driver is always on his back. Curious as it may appear, ele- phants are very liable to sunstroke, and those employed at outside work, such as piling, where they are a long time exposed to the heat of the sun, Only work up to ten o’clock in the morning and after three in the afternoon. The others, who are more or less under cover and work all 4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN a Re = =e AprRIL, 1897 © day, wear sun protectors while the sun is at its height. An elephant starts work at twenty-five or thirty years of age, and is supposed to be in his prime forty years later, but upon the age that elephants live there is considerable difference of opinion. As regards strength, a good tusker can easily lift half a ton on his tusks and drag a square of three tons weight, but to see an ele- phant really putting forth his strength one has to see him’ at work in the jungle and creeks, where both log and elephant are sunk in the soft mud. It is here one rezlizes his enormous strength, when with a deafening roar he squares his shoulders and gives a tremendous tug, which will move the log a foot or two, and he will again flounder forward and repeat the operation till he eventually lands his charge on to the hard ground or into the water, as the case may be. In the matter of hard work, a mill elephant lives an easy life compared to his brother of the jungle. One might be compared with a man whose calling is of an intellectual nature and the other the manual laborer. THE SUTHERLAND, INNES COMPANY. Ir may not be generally known that the Sutherland, Innes Company, Ltd., of Chatham, Ont., are the largest manufacturers of cooperage stock in the world. With agents in a large number of foreign countries, and splendid connec- tions at the mills, they are enabled to ship ad- vantageously to every point which they desire to reach. That the chief office of such an exten- sive concern should be located in Canada is very gratifying, and justifies the brief description of the company which we give below : The concern was organized twenty-five years ago, and was then known as Hay, Sutherland & Innes. Mr. Hay and the president of the com- pany were the organizers of the firm, but shortly afterwards -Mr. Hay retired and the name was changed to Sutherland & Innes. In the year 1888 Mr. James Innes, jr., was admitted asa partner, and the company became known as Sutherland, Innes & Co. ‘In 1893 the firm was incorporated as a limited liability company under the present title of The Sutherland, Innes Co., Limited, S. J. Sutherland being president ; James Innes, sr., 1st vice-presi- dent ; Wm. Ball, 2nd vice-president; and James Innes, jr., secretary. These persons have con- tinued in office ever since. The president, Mr. Sutherland, whose portrait we present, is 43 years of age, and makes his headquarters at Chatham. Besides exercising a general oversight, he also looks after the tight barrel and box shook business. Mr. Innes, jr., is the office man, and handles the finances of the company, as well as giving attention to the slack barrel end of the business. Mr. Innes, sr., has charge of the office at Liverpool, Eng. The following particulars of the proceedings of the annual meeting held last month will serve to show the extent of the company’s business : After the board of directors were re-elected, the auditor’s report was read, which showed that after wiping off $23,347.56 for depreciation of mill properties and bad and doubtful debts, there remained a net profit, after all working ‘expenses of management,- of $66,170.33, or " equal to 22 per cent. net earning on the paid-up capital stock of the company. The rest account profits for 1896 and contingent account amounted to more than $100,000, out of which the divi- dend of 1896 has yet to be paid. The president, in his address to the share- holders, referred to the working of the different mills, and to the various branch establishments at Savannah, Ga., New Orleans, La., Green- wood, Miss., Evart, Mich., Munising, Mich., Romney, Ont., Bismark, Ont., Edey’s Mills, Ont., Erie & Huron Mill, Ont., Duluth, Minn., Minneapolis, Minn., Suspension Bridge, N. Y., New York, N. Y., and Liverpool, Eng. The company erected during the year a large mill at Munising, Mich., with an annual producing capacity of over 18,000,000 feet of lumber and 29,000,000 pieces of hoops and staves, and purchased 24,600 acres in Alger county, North Michigan, and 28,800 acres of standing timber in Alger and Delta counties, and now owns 53,- Mr. J. S.. SUTHERLAND, President of the Sutherland, Innes Company, Limited. 480 acres of timber land and stumpage. The mills have been in operation since May, 1896, giving employment to over 300 men. In the vicinity of their mill at Munising it is estimated that the company control 300,000,000 feet of stumpage, an amount sufficient for twenty years’ supply. The president stated that they had purchased three mills in Canada, namely, Alvin- ston, Southwold and Homesdale mills, on the Courtright branch of the Michigan Central Rail- way. These have been stocked up with timber for the season’s cutting. With the previous mills owned and operated by the company, they now have a capacity of over 125,000,000 pieces of cooperage stock per year, in addition to their lumber business. The improved condition of the the trade in the United States and in foreign coun- tries was a source of congratulation. Reference was made to the trade with France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Australia, and it was shown that the contracts already made by the company for 1897 business amounts to over $1,200,000, which is an increase of about 35 per cent. over the business done on contracts at this time for 1896, and that the company was offered very large contracts that were declined, and that the prices of stock have steadily advanced from the fall of 1896° The new business done by the company for delivery over this year has been done at largely advanced prices, and unless unforeseen contin-_ gencies arise the net profits of the company for — 1897 should not be less than $100,000. The fairly good winter in Canada has enabled the company to put in a good stock of logs at all of the mills, so that a steady and continuous run— throughout the year is assured. Mr. Sutherland, who had recently visited the south, pointed out the large increase in the white — oak stave department of the company’s business and also in the southern exports of lumber. He thought that the stagnant condition of trade which followed the panic of 1893 was pretty well spent, and that a revival in business in all the leading branches was an assured fact. The following appointments of foreign agents were made by the company : 5 Stahl & Zoon, Rotterdam, Holland. ' Leon George, Bordeaux, France. New York, W. P. Toungand G. W. Gallie. New Orleans, La., W. A. Powell and Chas. A. Adams. ’ Savannah, Ga., Messrs. McAlpine & Schley. Suspension Bridge, N. Y., C. H. Moore. Munising, Mich., S. M. Smith, W. F. Stewart, C. E. Phillips, J. D. Staples. Evart, Mich., C. E. Fenton and M. Petit. Romney, Ont., Geo. Patterson. Bismark, Ont., W. S. Beach. Holmesdale, Ont., I. B. Webster. — Alvinston, Ont., W. H. Pray. Southwold, Ont., W. Pray, jr. Edy’s Mills, Ont., Gus. Wagner. Minneapolis, Minn., W. B. Judd. Duluth, Minn., H. Hurdon. Liverpool, Eng., Jas. Innes, sr. Travellers, W. C. West, C. H. Moore and C. E. Fenton. ; ihre Auditors, A. F. Falls, and W. M. Fleming. Office manager, W. L. Tackaberry. Notwithstanding the very large number of agents and superintendents employed, not one change was found necessary during 1g96, a fact which is very encouraging to the management. PERSONAL, The death is announced of Mrs. Eastman, wife of Mr. E. P. Eastman, manager of an extensive saw mill at Pollett River, N. B. Mr. E. H. Lemay, of Montreal, was present at the recent annual meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association held in New York city. Hon. G. A. Nantel, Commissioner of Crown Lands for — Quebec, has gone to Ashville, North Carolina, where they will spend several weeks, Mr. Nantel’s health being in an unsatis- factory condition. ; From Timber, of London, Eng., we learn that Mr. John B. Calder, son of Mr. W, R. Calder, of Allison, Cousland & Co., timber brokers, Glasgow, has entered the service of Messrs. McArthur & Grafton, Quebec. Hon. E. H. Bronson, M. P. P., of Ottawa, has lately been passing through a severe illness, but is now on the road to re- covery. The primary cause of his illness is prolonged over- exertion, and Mr. Bronson will take a rest from business for a time. Early in March Mr. E. C. Grant, of the Ottawa Lumber Co., returned from attending the meeting of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association at New York, where he had the honor of being elected one of the trustees for the term of three years. This is the first time that a Canadian has been elected on the board of management, which is composed of fifteen members. Last year Mr. Grant was placed on the Committee of Admissions and Membership, and this year was given this additional distinction. ; << APRIL, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 CORRESPONDENCE Letters are invited from our readers on matters of practical and timely jnterest to the lumber trades. To secure insertion all communications must be accompanied with name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The publisher will not hold ‘himself responsible fer opinions of correspondents. THE TEMISCAMINGUE DISTRICT. To the Editor of the CANADA LUMBERMAN : s Sir,—In view of the present and prospective improve- [is > b4 4 % oS} Are = = = 4 ; . s oragids sree afer sear a ViCtOria ooo... 6 oes vate eno wr oS Essex 0.200. 0d: cs 060 2a oem ETAL Lambton,.....0..< =...) See 9 If the front group of townships in each be taken into account, in Frontenac, Peterborough, Lennox and Ad- dington, and Hastings, the same condition will be found to exist. This indicates a serious state of affairs. Not only must we cail a halt in the work of deforestation, but — we need to in some measure repair the injury already done, by increasing our woodland areas. How this is to bs done is a problem not easy to solve. The land ques- tion is in the hands of individual and small owners, mostly — men engaged in farming. If you can convince the in- dividual farmer that it will pay him financially to grow — trees instead of grain or stock, he will very soon proceed — to plant trees. You cannot well do this for two very forcible reasons. In the first place, except so far as hilly or otherwise uncultivated land is concerned, it will not pay to grow trees instead of other crops, and in the second place, farmers in this country, where there is no large land-holding class, where we have no old feudal - families and estates, look with small favor on the sowing of a crop which they are not likely to live to reap. They lose sight entirely of the value of the crop as an invest- ment, and fail to see that the very presence of this crop, though only partly grown, would greatly increase the selling value of their farms.. So far we have raised no crops of trees in Canada or in America to prove the actual profit in the operation, and in the absence of prac- tical demonstration of results, theories cut very little figure with the Ontario farmer. If you point out to him that the absence of trees on his farm deleteriously affects the climate, he naturally thinks his farm is not large enough to have much effect, and besides, the welfare of the general public is no immediate concern of his. It is hard to make him see that the cutting away of the bush around the pond at the head of the creek on his place will | injure his neighbors by lessening the flow of water miles away on this creek, and he is not disposed to fret very much over it if he does. Iam afraid this matter will not be settled satisfactorily by appealing to the patriotism or the pride or the altruistic sentiments of the individual land-owner. The remedy must be applied by the land- owners, but I have grave doubts of the necessary work of reforestation being accomplished without the aid of some form of governmental encouragement, perhaps not in the way of financial assistance, but at least by governmental interference. , Much may be accomplished in this direction by the cul- — tivation of a public sentiment in favor of tree planting, and the newspaper press of the province is assisting nobly in that work. Various local influences tend to the growth and preservation of trees for commercial pur- poses, and in some ways this can be fostered. The united counties of Leeds and Grenville, in which the — woods were at one time in danger of total extinction to feed the locomotives of the Grand Trunk Railway, are still comparatively well wooded because of the manufac- ture of maple sugar. Of the 5,665,000 pounds of maple sugar made yearly in Ontario, according to the last census returns, over one-sixth, or 981,147 pounds, were made in those counties, hence there is still 19% of wood- | land there, largely maple. I am afraid, however, that we cannot cultivate a public sentiment in favor of tree © planting fast enough to keep pace with the destruction of — our woodlands or to restore soon enough the too much denuded areas. For the general benefit of the community as a whole there must be considerable replanting, even if a dire-t financial profit to the planter cannot be shown. — The farmer is apt to say when urged to plant trees, “I cannot see any profit to me in the operation, and if, as you say, the presence of the trees would benefit the general community, why, the general community should contribute towards the expense of planting.” This very factor of the general benefit of forests to the public has in — Europe caused governmental interference in the direction - of exercising a control over private forests, and the owner 4 — | _ growth. APRIL, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 9 of forest land is not allowed to remove the forest cover entirely if it is likely to be inimical to the general interest. Repugnant as this control would be to the democratic sentiments of the people of this country, it would be no more arbitary legislation than the law by which a man is revented from polluting a stream passing through his lands which waters the lands of his neighbors. Various suggestions have been made as to the encour- agement of tree planting in our settled areas, and they are for the most part inthe form of government assist- ance, either by remission of taxes on woodlands, by supplying seedling trees at the public expense, or by a cash bonus. Just what form this governmental interfer- ence should take is still an open question, but in my opinion such action, coupled with the education of public opinion on the matter, will be found necessary to restore that proportion of wooded to cleared land which experi- ence has taught us to be necessary to national prosperity. The other and vaster phase of the forestry problem in Ontario requires different treatment, and becomes easier of solution as we learn more of the condition of the country and the habit of growth of our more important commercial timber trees. As remarked before, the forest is very persistent and will per- petuate itself if given a chance. Time and protection of the land from fire would restore in all its primeval glory the magnificent forest growth that once covered this country. In a country where all the land is arable, where grain can be raised profitably, it is difficult to pre- vent the forest from being removed to make way for crops of grain or grass. Fortunately, I think, this is not the case in Ontario. While we have a very large extent of arable land along the great lakes and the St. Lawrence river, south of the elevated plateau we call the height of land, and north of it, on the slope towards the Hudson Bay, there isa strip of land, generally speaking from east to west across the province, not suited for general agriculture, but well adapted for forests. It is impossible even approximately to estimate the amount of valuable white pine that has been cut and burned off this height of land, and we are still cutting and burning further west on the same ridge. It was eminently right that we should cut this timber as fast as the demands of commerce war- ranted. The forests were old and much of the timber past its prime. Through the Algonquin Park country the lumbermen now operating there report that much of the pine timber is defective from over age. Two principal causes have acted against the practice of scientific forestry in this country. In the first place, our wondrous wealth in forests tended to the belief that they were practically inexhaustible, and that careful or provident methods in their exploitation were not neces- sary. Fortunately for the revenues of the province, how- ever, both in the past and for the future, our legislators had a due regard for the welfare of the province in a financial sense, and these forests were not given away, nor was the land in which they grew placed in the hands of speculators, but held by the Crown for the use of bona fide settlers. In marked contrast to the policy pursued by the people of the United States, in selling to large lumbering firms or other speculators great areas of timbered land at a merely nominal price per acre, Ontario has sold her timber by auction to the highest bidder, subject toa small stumpage tax when cut, and has held the land for the use of settlers. This policy has not been without its op- ponents. Men from purely unselfish motives have some- times urged a different course. As long ago as 1862 the late John Langton, M. A., in a paper read before the His- torical Society of Quebec, pointed out the danger of too rapid extinction of our forests. He took the position that with a proper system of administration of the forests a comparatively small area would grow successive crops of timber sufficient for our demands for local use and for export at the then rate of cutting, but that with the wasteful methods then in vogue there was danger that our revenues from that source would soon be exhausted. As a preventative measure Mr. Langton advocated the selling of many blocks of timber land outright to lumber- men, who would be interested in their protection and in the perpetuation of the timber crops. Mr. Langton saw that dividing up the land into small. holdings for settlers was likely to produce the results that now are seen in our older countries, but his remedy, in the light of subsequent history in the United States, would not have cured the evil. It has been very fortunate for us that the large areas on which grow our finest forests were not sold to lumbermen, but remained the property of the whole people, leaving us now in a position to grow another forest in place of the one removed, without having to buy back the land todo so. Our timber policy has consisted in realizing as much as possible for the public revenue from the use of the vast timber wealth with which we are endowed. So far it has not included any provision for replacing the crop destroyed, and this has been the case largely because of the other factor I have referred to, which consisted of a very general belief that this could not be done except by an expensive system of sowing or planting. Our great timber tree of commerce is the white or Wey- mouth pine, a tree that has no successful rival in any country, and in any scheme of reforestation for commercial _ purposes this tree must be the main feature of the forest Under our system of lumbering the tops and branches of the trees are left on the ground where the lrees are felled. In coniferous forests this refuse is ex- tremely inflammable, and in consequence, when the lum- berman has gone through a pinery, fire invariably follows im and sweeps away what he has left—not the refuse i idl only, but the young trees not large enough to cut. If it should happen that this forest fire does not entirely de- stroy the growing timber, there is apt to be another one to complete the work. This succession of fires after log- ging operations has come to be looked upon quite as a matter of course, though I venture to express the opinion that the enormous waste of wealth occasioned thereby is not at all necessary, and could be materially checked by some slight change in the method of lumbering and by the expenditure of some money in forest protection, an ex- penditure that would be a good investment by reason of the increased revenue from the timber lands of the Crown. However, we must consider the situation as we find it. Forest fires occur, and the cut over pine lands are com- pletely stripped, not only of the young trees that would make the future forest, but the seeds on the ground are destroyed, and occasionally the soil that has been centuries in forming is burned away as well. When any soil is left the pine forest burned away is generally first succeeded by a growth of less valuable trees, such as poplar, birch, fire cherry, etc.. and from this fact has been drawn the conclusion that when once pine forests are cut away we need never hope for other pine forests to take their place unless we replant them. Experienced woodmen have re- peatedly given this as their settled conviction, and it has almost come to be regarded as an axiom that nature pro- vides a sort of rotation of crops of trees, by which white pine is succeeded by some other tree and it in turn re- placed by others till the circle is complete. As an evi- dence of this it is alleged that there are trees that will not reproduce till their seeds are subjected to the action of fire. One of these trees is our own Jack or Banksian pine. Concerning this tree a very distinguished authority, in a paper read before one of the sessions of the American Forestry Congress, states :— “Referring to the evidence afforded by the trees them- selves that forest fires are natural phenomena, I shall mention the case of the Banksian pine. The cones of this tree are hard and remain closed as long as the tree lives. The older ones become weathered and covered with lichen, often indicating great age, stiil adhering firmly to the branch. The tree may fall down and rot and the cones drop from the decayed branches, yet they will not open. But should the tree become scorched by a forest fire, they will immediately gape open, and the healthy seeds will become scattered far and wide by the wind.” ; j If this position be correct, and we cannot reap succes- sive crops of our most valuable timber trees on the same land without artificial sowing or planting, then our hope of successful reforestation of the cut and burned-over areas on the Crown lands must needs be very faint. With all due deference to the views of these experienced men, and in spite of the general concensus of opinion to the con- trary, [ am convinced that white pine will succeed white pine even after a forest fire if any pine trees capable of bearing seed are left in the vicinity, and even if the new growth is largely deciduous trees it will be found, on close inspection, that there are many young pines among them that will in a short time overtop and subdue the less valu- able trees. Even in the case of Jack pine referred to above, some investigations undertaken by Mr. E. C. Jeffrey last summer go to prove conclusively that it will reproduce itself in just the same manner as other trees, and that it does not require the assistance of a forest fire to do so. All over the province where lumbering operations have been carried on and the land has not been cultivated, young pines in varying numbers may be seen growing thriftily until some tourist or prospector or settler causes it to be burned over. In the original pine region, wher- ever fire has been kept out for a few years, pine is now growing among the other trees, and there are large areas of unproductive land on which, if properly protected, there will be a valuable forest in twenty-five years from now. Fifty years is a short time in the life of a nation, but in that time we could begin cutting timber in the Ottawa valley again and get from it a greater revenue for the province than was obtained from the original forest. The land is still ours; it will inevitably be tree-covered if pro- tected, and it will not require a heavy expenditure to pro- tect it. The forest problem in the Crown lands seems to me to require for its solution simply the setting aside of the now tillable areas throughout the height of land or the water shed of the province as permanent timber re- serves not open for settlement. Keep out fire and allow the forest to grow till the trees are a merchantable size. When this period is reached these forest areas should be worked on correct forestry principles, and the lumbermen allowed to cut only as directed by the government forest- ers, and not indiscriminately as at present. The time re- quired to grow this new forest would be less than is com- monly supposed. There are now, over large tracts of country suitable for forest reserves and useful for little else, quantities of young pine growing of various ages that, if protected, and more particularly if thinned out, would be suitable for timber in from ten to forty or fifty years. The growth of pine per year has been variously estimated. In any computation it must be remembered that pine is not found growing alone, but always with other trees; hence when we compute the amount of pine on an acre we should not lose sight of the value of the other trees, many of them of commercial value, such as oak, maple, elm, birch, spruce and others, and this value is increasing yearly.. Sir Henry Joly, referring to some calculations in the last report of the Ontario Bureau of Forestry, states that he has from personal measurements through several years concluded that ‘Tt takes about ten years to add two inches to the diameter of atree. At this rate of growth I find that a white spruce twelve inches in diameter will gain in ten years eight cubic feet, which would give four-fifths of a cubic foot every year, and if you allow 75 spruce trees to the acre it will give you €0 cubic feet for the yearly growth.” Continuing, Sir Henry says: ‘‘ Perhaps there are not many acres on which will be found 75 good sized spruce, but on moderately well timbered land the equivalent in bulk of the timber represented by 75 spruce trees of say, 14 inches at the stump, will be found in other trees, and it can be ascertained by comparing the yearly rings of the white spruce with those of the black walnut, butternut, pine, oak, ash, poplar, elm and some others, that the growth of the white spruce is slower than that of the above men- tioned trees, so that I feel justified, like Mr. Southworth, in adopting the United States figures of 59% cubic fect, the more so that we have the statement of eminent authorities in England who estimate the annual growth of one acre of Scotch pines at 100 to 120 cubic feet, nearly double the rate allowed by Mr. Southworth.” Our present annual cut of timber on the Crown lands of the province aggregates over 60 million feet cubic, and it will require a great many years at this rate of cutting to go over the uncut and unexplored regions of pine land in the Crown domain even with the assistance of oc- casional fires. Taking the figures of 60 cubic feet as the annual growth yer acre under ordinary forest conditions without culture, it would only require a million acres of land to grow the amount of timber annually cut on the Crown lands, and we have more than that area in Algon- quin Park alone. It is impossible at present to more than guess at the extent of the areas that could be set aside as forest preserves without encroaching on our agricultural lands, but it will reach many millions of acres. It is but fair to add that to the amount of timber annually cut on the Crown lands may be added fully as much more cut by settlers. I have not yet the complete figures, but am safe in saying it will be found to be fully that much, and this must be taken into account as well, because the wood- lands of the farmers are being depleted to make it up. Throughout these areas of cut-over land that might be utilized for forest preserves there are scattered settlers wherever there is soil fit for agriculture, and in some places where there is none. In any scheme of protection of these young forests the services of these settlers could be used, thus lessening the cost to the country and helping these settlers to make a living. As to the profits on the investment, we have only to look at the example of Germany to see. Their Crown forests have been cut over again and again, yet their 6,050,445 acres of Crown forests return a net yearly revenue to the state of $8,000,000, and this despite the fact that their forestry system is a semi-military and expen- sive one and the expenditure includes yearly purchases of land and the maintenance of an expensive system of forest schools. Aside from the question of provincial revenue derived from our timber we must not lose sight of the fact that the extinction of our forests means the decay of our lumbering interests. It has been customary in many quarters to denounce the ruthless and reckless course of the lumbermen, but they have been a very important element in our industrial development and now represent the largest industry, aside from agriculture, in the pro- vince, employing a very large number of men, with a heavy capital investment. Lumbering operations provide a paying market for the produce of the pioneer farmers, many of whom are employed in the woods during the winter. It would bea national calamity if this industry were to die out, and if it does it will be our own fault. Another happy circumstance in connection with the pro- posed forest preserves lies in the fact that the land most suited for an extensive system of forestry because of its inutility for general agriculture is that section of country where the existence of forest cover is demanded for the protection of our main water courses flowing both north and south. PUBLICATIONS. The annual supplementary editions of the Winnipeg Commercial have become a’fixture. The number just to hand surpasses all previous issues. The contrast in the condition of the country between the time of Lincoln’s first inauguration and that of Presi- dent-elect McKinley is said to be vividly portrayed in an article by Stephen Fiske, for the March Ladies’ Home Journal. The twenty-second annual special issue of the Timber Trades Journal, of London, England, is devoted largely to a description of the lumbering industries of Canada, © particularly the eastern provinces. For this purpose a director of the journal visited Canada last fall, and the result of his labors is the publication of a volume of in- formation which should be of great interest to importers in foreign countries. The journal is freely illustrated and altogether a creditable number. One of the most complete publications which has yet come under our notice is a special edition of The Paper Mill and Wood Pulp News, of New York. The many interesting illustrations of mills and prominent persons connected with the paper trade are printed on first-class paper, in such a manner as to produce the best results, and the success with which the publishers have met in their efforts to produce a journal second to none should be gratifying in the extreme. The advertisements as ar- ranged constitute an important feature of the number, 10 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN & dy Site Mr. J. B. McWilliams, crown timber agent, of Peterboro’, Ont., returned early in March from an inspection of the lumber camps in Northern Ontario. From Huntsville he drove through a rough section of country, sheltered, however, from cold winds by thick forests and almost in- surmountable walls of rock. Passing through the townships of McClintock and Livingstone to the village of Dorset, the former headquarters of the Gilmour Company, Mr. McWilliams pro- ceeded to the headquarters of the superintendent of Algonquin Park at Canoe Lake. He visited during his tour the camps of the Rathbun Co., Gilmour Co., Mickle, Dyment & Son, J. D. Shier and the St. Anthony Lumber Co., and inspected operations amounting to 80,000,000 feet board measure of saw logs, and 530,000 cubic feet of board timber, representing a total revenue to the government of over $110,000. Mr. McWilliams found the largest stick of board timber on the limits of Mr. Dyment. It measured 305 cubic feet. In the St. Anthony Lumber Co.’s limits he found a log 4,069 feet, board measure. The largest average in the size of logs were those of the Gilmour Co., 230 feet being theaverage. Mr. McWilliams declares the Rathbun Company to have the best camp and the best accommodations forthe men. They do the closest cutting and take greater care in preserving their timber. * * * How the position of the lumber business in many parts of Canada has changed of late! Where a few years ago the business was chiefly confined to a few large operators, we now have avery large number of small mills, and many farmers who have a few thousand feet of timber to dispose of, put in a portable saw mill and cut the lumber, either for their own use or for mar- ket. There are several reasons for this change, among which may be mentioned the perfecting of the portable saw mill, the meagre returns from farming, and the increase in the price of lumber as compared with twenty-five years ago. I was recently given access to some returns showing the number of small mills in Ontario which cut entirely from timber obtained from private lands, and was surprised to find that such mills num- bered well up to fifteen hundred. Of course the average annual cut of most of these would prob- ably not be more than a few thousand feet, but it would go a long way towards supplying the local demand from the farming community. In . New Brunswick similar conditions exist, and as ; a result property has materially advanced in price. Lands which at one time were considered almost valueless are now held at a high figure, owing to the general adoption of the portable mill. * * * I HAD a conversation recently with the head of alarge manufacturing firm which had become insolvent. His account to me of the business of _ the firm since its establishment was interesting and suggestive. Starting in business about fif- teen years ago with avery limited capital, the or et _. * ‘a°s 2 Fa combined possessions of the partners in the enterprise, success was at once met with, and year after year showed an increase in the profits of the company. In keeping with the increasing business, it became necessary almost every year to enlarge the plant, and to this end nearly all the profits were devoted, until the almost insig- nificant establishment of a few years ago became an extensive and modern concern. - But during the general business depression of the past two or three years, orders commenced to slacken, a condition the company were ill prepared for, having their funds largely locked up in manu- facturing plant. Profits decreased, and it became necessary to mortgage the plant to meet their expenses. No assistance coming in the way of renewed activity, the abandonment of their estate In the above lines there may be a lesson for some one. While enterprise is at all times to be commended, there is danger in branching out to such an extent as to jeopar- dize one’s position when unusual financial or commercial depression is experienced. The shrewd business man is he who makes ample provision for the many ups and downs which are certain to be encountered in business life. Had the firm referred to been content with a smaller plant, and retained some of their capital for an emergency such as subsequently was met with, they would undoubtedly have weathered the storm more successfully. Slow but steady pro- gress is certain to attain the best results. was the only resort. QUERY FOR LUMBERMEN. May & Son, of Weston, Ont., their mill an elm log, third from butt of tree, say 30 feet from ground, and the saw ran on to five iron spikes, half inch thick. They were imbedded in about 8 inches, and eighty growths were out- side of them. How did they get there ? The LuMBERMAN solicits the opinions of its readers as to the most feasible solution of the were cutting in problem. BRITISH COLUMBIA LET’TER. [Regular Correspondence of the CANADA LUMBERMAN.] THE subject of forest preservation has received con- siderable attention in the local legislature. Mr. Kennedy moved that more efficient means for preventing forest fires be adopted, by some system of patrol by the pro- vincial police during the months of July, August and September. Hon. Mr. Martin suggested that, owing to the large area of timber limits, a steam yacht be employed to cruise along the coast. Mr. Kennedy suggested the establishment of fire districts and the appointment of a warden for each district, such warden to have the power of a police officer and authority to call on the public for assistance in putting out fires. He thought loggers should be required to burn over their cuttings at the close of the cutting season. Mr. E. J. Palmer, manager of the Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company’s Chemainus mill, spoke as fol- lows with regard to the lumber trade: ‘‘ Business is rushing—so much so that we are running night and day, and even then find it hard to keep up with the orders. Oh yes, the lumber trade is looking up at last, I’m glad to say.” According to the report of Timber Inspector Skinner, the timber cut during 1896, not including that from the Dominion and the E. & N. lands, was 112,957,106 feet, of which 61,845,798 feet was from Crown lands, 30,575,180 from timber leaseholds, 13,549,228 from private property, and 6,986,900 from timber limits. The royalty payable was $30,922 in respect of Crown lands, $15,287 timber leaseholds, and $3,493 timber limits, making a total of $47,703. The rebates allowed for exportation were $18,395, leaving the net royalty on timber $31,307. The royalty collected on cordwood was $7,863. The rent accruing on timber leases during 1896 came to $45,7: The total revenue from timber sources was $90,402. largest payments for royalty were made by the Moodyville Lands and Saw Mill Co., $7,893 less $3,919 rebate; B. C. Mills, Timber & Trading Company, Vancouver and New Westminster, $20,432 less $10,216; Victoria Lum- ber & Manufacturing Co., Chemainus, $3,874 less $1,9375 Geo. Cassady & Co., Ltd., $1,298 less $649; and Louis Blue, Rossland, ees _ COAST CHIPS. " The large mill of the Takush Harbor Lumber Co. has closed down. A shipment of 80,000 feet of cedar timber and shingle bolts was recently made to eesti as an experiment order. Mr. J. C. Schermerhorn, formerly of the Sayward } M ill Co., of Vancouver, has been appointed manager of Mr. — Sayward’s mill at Pilot Bay, and assumed his new duti es. a fortnight ago. . Mr. E. F. Stephenson, Dominion Land and Timber Agent, of Winnipeg, was in this province early in the month investigating the affairs of the Crown Timber Agency here. A commission was held yesterday to in- quire into matters, the result of which I have not yet learned. Pending the result, Mr. T. S. Higginson has been suspended. ._ NEw WESTMINSTER, B. C., March 20, 1897. — NEW BRUNSWICK LETTER. (Regular Correspondence of the CanaDA LUMBERMAN.] _ MUCH interest is taken here by lumbermen in the pro- posal of the United States government to impose a tax — upon Canadian lumber. A number of American firms holding timber limits in Maine have mills on this side of — the border, in which they manufacture the logs from their Maine limits. Among those may be mentioned the fol- lowing: Stetson, Cutler & Co., two mills; Miller & © Woodman, two mills; J. R. Warner & Co., S. T. King & Sons, A. Cushing & Co., Dunn Bros., James F. Hamilton, Charles Miller, and E. L. Jewett, all of whose mills are located at St. John. The above firms find it more ad- — vantageous to manufactnre their logs on the Canadian side, and are therefore opposed to a duty on lumber. St. John is coming to the front as a winter shipping port. A statement recently prepared shows that when the season is completed 48 vessels will have sailed to British ports and eight to the West Indies, carrying a total of 106,162 tons. The figures for 1895-96 were 76,228 tons. The regular liners have taken a large quantity of lumber in small lots, which has enabled light importers in Great Britain to obtain goods direct. J. A. Sinclair, brother of Mr. Edward Sinclair, the well- known lumber operator of Miramichi, is manager of one of the largest saw mills in California... He went to the Pacific coast in the early seventies and located in Hum- boldt County. The town of Scotia, Humboldt Co., was built principally by Mr. Sinclair. An idea of the size of the mill may be obtained from the fact that the outfit was the largest single contract for saw mill machinery ever taken in the United States. ; BITS OF LUMBER. The annual meeting of the St. John River Log Driving Company is annonnced to take place in this city on the _ 7th of April. Charles D. Stanford and F. W. Hall, of Bangor, Me., _ have decided to erect a large mill on their property at — Tracadie next summer. Messrs. Timothy Lynch, Michael Welsh, David Lynch, James Love, John Reynolds and Peter B. Millerare seek- ing incorporation as the Upper Southwest Miramichi Log Driving Company. Leonard & Son's mill at Annidale, Queens Co., is now — sawing. Their mill at Armstrong's Corner will be sup- plied this year with lumber cut on Canaan river and the — north-east branch of Long creek. There will be a cut of two and a half millions to supply these mills this year. St. Joun, N. B., March 23, 1897. q The McEachren Heating & Ventilating Co., of Galt, Ont., will shortly remove their works to the larger factory premises recently occupied by the Cant Bros. Co. The company propose to extend their business by Ane, several new lines of manufacture. ' ANADA WEEKLY EDITION The Lumberman Monthly Edition, 20 pages} s1.oo per vear {The Lumberman Weekly Edition, every Wednesday THIS PAPER REACHES REGULARLY THE PRINCIPAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS IN THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARKETS. TUMBERMAN Vou. 1. TORONTO, ONT., MARGH 31, 1897 No. 13. (CANADA [,UMBERMAN PUBLISHED BY Cc. H. MORTIMER Confederation Life Building - TORONTO. Branch Office: New York Lire INsuRANCE BUILDING, MonrTrREAL. Weekly Lumberman, published every Wednesday. Contains reliable and up-to-date market conditions and tendencies in the principal manufacturing districts and leading domestic and foreign wholesale markets. A weekly medium of information and communication be- tween Canadian timber and lumber manufacturers and exporters and the purchasers of timber producrs at home and abroad. Lumberman, Monthly. A 2o-page journal, discuss- ing fully and impartially subjects pertinent to the lumber and wood-working industries. Contains interviews with prominent members of the trade, and character sketches and portraits of leading lumbermen. Its special articles on technical and mechanical subjects are especially valuable to saw mill and planing mill men and manufacturers of lumber products. 4 Subscription price for the two editions for one year, $1.00. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to call at the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN. We ee = pleasure in giving them any information esired. WANTED AND FOR SALE Advertisements will be inserted in this department at the rate of 15 cents per line each insertion. When four or more consecutive insertions are ordered a discount of 25 per cent. will be allowed. This notice shows the width of the line and isset in Nonpareil type. Advertise- ments must be received not later than 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday to insure insertion in the current week's issue. FOR SALE. tet POSTS, ETC. APPLY TO S. R. Breeton, Anten Mills, Ont. FOR SALE. OR HEMLOCK DIMENSION STOCK AND : bill stuff, write to Reip Bros., Hepworth Station, nt. WANTED. CARS OF 2” No.1 AND z AND COMMON Soft Elm. Address, BurraLo Harpwoop Lum- BER Co., Buffalo, N. Y. TEAM SAW MILL AND STAVE FACTORY for sale, with stock of logs on hand of upwards neo feet, consisting of oak, elm, ash and maple; terms liberal. Apply to THos. Ropinson, Newbury, or Dr. Roome, London. SITUATION WANTED. B* MAN OF 18 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, IN woods, onriver, manufacturing, grading and selling hardwood and pine lumber ; desires a permanent posi- tion, or will accept temporary employment at present. For particulars and reference address Box 75, CANADA LuMBERMAN. FOR SALE. *\ CAR LOAD OF THE FOLLOWING KINDS of dry llumber: Grey ash, soft elm, soft maple, sycamore, red oak, chestnut, 1st and 2nds; one car wormy chestnut, one half car cherry, ditto sassafras ; one car cull oak. Shipping point, Bismark Station, Mich. Central Railway. J.C. Scuttenaur, West Lorne P, O. Send four 3-cent Canadian postage stamps fora copy of the LUMBERMAN’S VEST-POCKET INSPECTION Book, containing rules for the ion of Pine and Hardwood Lumber in _ the leading markets of Canada and the United _ States. FOR SALE Timber Limits and Mill Property in Newfoundland LL THE PROPERTY OF THE EXPLOITS Wood Co’y im Newfoundland, consisting of 820 square miles Timber Limits, Saw Mill of 150 M. ft. B.M. capacity for 24 hours, Wharves, Booms, Chains and Anchors, Steam Launch of 75 h.p, and all neces- sary rolling stock ready for immediate operation. The limits are covered largely with spruce, making it a most desirable property for the manufacture of wood- pulp, besides possessing a large belt of white pine, which has competed successfully against Canadian goods in the English markets St. John’s, Newfoundland, may be reached in 48 hours from Halifax, Canada, and to the mill is 15 hours’ ride by rail from St. John's. Correspondence Solicited. J.T. SMYTH, 7 Angele St., Quebec, Canada. | SS CURRENT TRADE CONDITIONS. ONTARIO The transactions of the past week would seem to indicate that the spring demand for lumber had commenced, the shipments being in excess of any previous week since the beginning ofthe year. The fine weather has no doubt had a stimu- lating effect upon the market, influencing purchasers to stock up for the season’s business. There is yet, however, a wide gap between present business and what might reasonably be expected at this season of the year, more especially when we take into consideration the light supplies held by retailers and consumers. Any improvement in trade is nevertheless acceptable after a long period of depres- sion, and the hope is expressed that this improvement will continue to expand throughout the spring and summer months. Apart from local trade, the shipments to the United States have been active. Buyers are apparently desirous of obtaining Canadian lumber, and to avoid the probability of paying a duty thereon, are purchasing freely for immediate shipment. Several schooners are now loading at Toronto, and this same condition prevails at many other lake points. The railway companies report an active business, the Grand Trunk having brought fifty car loads of square timber to Toronto for rafting to Quebec. There is also a fair trade doing in hardwoods. Elm, basswood and red oak show more activity than the other classes. Cedar and hemlock are being used quite extensively for local building purposes. : QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK. Quebec merchants are commencing to return from Great Britain, Mr. Billingsley, Mr. Evans and Mr. John Stain having already arrived. Messrs. William Power and Harcourt Smith, both of W. & J. Sharples, are expected to arrive this week. They report having made good contracts, and anticipate an activeseason. As soon as navigation opens, which is likely to be eatly this year, heavy shipments will go forward. The market is firm for nearly every class of Quebec goods, and square white pine shows signs of advancing in price. Birch timber continues dull, and indications point to a surplus of this stock being again placed on the market. This has already affected prices, which are slightly lower. Lumbermen throughout the province report the roads breaking up, and many camps have been closed down. Several gangs of timber makers from Ontario, Michigan and Ohio have also returned from the woods. At New Brunswick ports a considerable quantity of deals is waiting shipment to Great Britain, notwithstanding that the regular steamers have taken part cargoes all winter. The United States market shows a slight improvement, and several mixed lots have been sent across the border. The prospects for successful. stream driving have brightened, and lumbermen look forward to a prosperous season. BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MANITOBA. General business in British Columbia has shown a marked improvement since the first of March, and collections are reported to be much easier. Unusual activity exists in lumbering, as the result of the local demand for mining purposes and the increased foreign orders which have been placed. Although the organi- zation of the combine to control the foreign trade, to which reference was recently made, has not yet been com- pleted, there is every prospect of the manufacturers experiencing a more pro- fitable year than in 1896, which was an improvement over the previous year. The Japanese Consul states that fifteen million feet of lumber will be shipped from Vancouver to Japan this season, and calls attention to anew industry which gives promise of good profits, viz. the manufacture of boxes for shipping tea from Japan. It is estimated that these boxes can be made from Pacific coast wood at about one-half what they cost in Japan. The construction of railways to the mining districts is providing a market for a quantity of timber. The situation in Manitoba and the Northwest has not changed since last writing. Railway traffic has been interfered with by the large quantity of snow, which is now fast disappearing. UNITED STATES, The reports from the white pine sections of the United States convey no tidings of an enlarged demand for lumber such as might be expected on the approach of the buying season. Outdoor operations have been checked by unfavorable weather, which has also made the handling of lumber difficult. The call for supplies from builders usually becomes quite active before the close of March, but this year an apparent backward tendency to- wards placing orders has restricted trade. Besides the better grades, which have been moving freely for some tine, box lumber appears to be most sought for. Al- though shipments have been light, stocks at mill points promise to be considerably reduced before the new cut is in shape for market. At Duluth more than half the lumber remaining on the docks at the close of navigation has been sold, leaving only 50,000,000 feet available, which is largely No. 2 and better. In the-east trade is improving, although somewhat slowly. Buffalo is receiving some lumber, and a less quantity is being shipped out. Some of the wholesalers have sent repre- sentatives to the west to look after stock, and some purchases may be expected as a result. It is thought that the first two weeks of April will witness a large move- ment of stock to wholesale points, as con- sumers must, by that time, make arrange- ments for their season’s trade. At Phila- delphia the shipments of pine and spruce show the spring movement to be com- mencing. Short lumber is moving moderately at Boston. Spruce frames are firmer, and a little more is doing in white pine. More encouraging words may be spoken of hardwoods than pine. The sash and door fac.ories are buying freely, furniture factories are en- couraged by a promising season, and altogether the outlook 1s favorable. More inquiries for stock are reported from Michigan points, Minneapolis, Boston and New York. Prices are firm, and the tendency 1s towards an advance. Oak, maple, poplar and ash haye been good sellers. FOREIGN. The tone of the British market is decidedly buoyant. A large amount of buying is being done by country cus- tomers, and indications now point to the fact that present quotations will be maintained throughout the summer at least. Goods to arrive have been sold extensively, and buyers will probably have reason to congratulate themselves before the season is over. At the late auction sales Canadian goods brought average prices. Foy, Morgan & Co., of London, offered a small stock on the 17th ultimo. Breakey’s 3 x 9 spruce deals brought £10, and Quebec 4th pine £7 15s. The Liverpool trade is active, and prices keep firm. There is no reckless buying, but a steady and _ prosperous business is being done. Much interest is taken in the opening of navigation, which will shortly take place, and arrivals are expected to be heavy for the first month. Representatives of Quebec houses who recently returned home will no doubt rush goods forward, as dealers are now in a buying mood and feel encouraged by the prospects for building, etc. hier, 2 If. CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION. STOCKS AND PRICES. CANADA. Burke Bros., of Lindsay, Ont., sold over 60,000 barrels last year. Wm. Stoneman, of Humphrey, Ont., has sold a quantity of hardwood lumber to Lewis & Gillies. Vigars & Co., of Port Arthur, Ont., sold during March about a half million feet, mostly timber. The Sauble Falls Lumber Co., of Sauble Falls, Ont., report a fair demand for elm and basswood. S. G. Parkin & Company, of Lindsay, Ont., have taken out 10,000 pieces of pine in Digby township, above Norland. Booth & Shannon, of Pembroke, have commenced shipping timber by the C. P. R. to Papineauville, where it will be rafted. The Cookshire Lumber Company, of Cookshire, Que., shipped during the month of February 730 car loads of pulp wood to the United States. It is reported from Buffalo that a deal is about to be closed for the shipment from Canada to that point of 12,000,000 feet of pine, presumably for storage. The outlook for the building season at Lindsay, Ont., is encouraging. George Ingle, of the Lindsay Planing Mill, has already. received orders for thirteen houses. The Scott timber limits, situated in the townships of Anstruther, Cavendish and Harvey, Peterboro’ county, will be offered for sale at Peterboro’ on Thurs- day, April 15th. Williamson & Crombie, of Kingsbury, Que., recently sold 500,000 feet of spruce and hemlock boards, at $12.50 and $11 at Boston points. Suitable stocks for ship- n.ent are not large. H. Raney, of the firm of Buck & Raney, has purchased 35,000 cubic feet of timber along points of the Kingston & Pembroke railway. This timber will be shipped to Quebec. M. Doody, of Cobourg, Ont. is shipping elm and birch timber from Gelert and Haliburton to Montreal, in- tended for the British market. He expects to have about fifty car loads. It is reported that over 3,000,000 feet of lumber will be shipped from Prescott, Ont., to the yards of the Skillings, Whit- ney and Barnes Lumber Company at Ogdensburg, N. Y., within the next six weeks. Hale & Booth, of Ottawa, are reported to have sold their large production of Michigan waney pine for Quebecshipment. The quantity is estimated at about 3,000,- 000 cubic feet, and will be for early delivery. This lot is reported as being very prime. The estimated cut of lumber on the Restigouche river, in New Brunswick, this winter is 14,000,000 feet of spruce and 8,000,000 feet of cedar. Log hauling is completed on this river, as well as on the Miramichi and St. John, and the lumber- men look forward to a good driving season. The Quebec government advertises a sale of timber limits for Wednesday, the 28th of April, at the Department of Lands, Forests and Fisheries. The limits are in the Upper and Lower Ottawa, the St.: Francis, St. Maurice, Montmagny, Grand- ville, Matapedia, Rimouski, Bonaven- ture, Gaspe, St. Charles, Lake St. John and Saguenay districts. On account of the good demand for spruce in European markets, this article in 3’ deals will be extensively manufac- tured in Quebec and New Brunswick during the coming season. Several mills that have catered to the American market for years will this season saw deals, instead of thin lumber. The result will be that an exceedingly large quantity of spruce deals will be sent forward this year, and it is hoped that the article will not glut the markets. FOREIGN. David Ward will bring down to Bay City, Mich., this season, 20,000,000 feet of pine logs. Thompson Smith’s Sons have a stock of 18,000,000 feet of logs for their Cheboy- gan, Mich., mill. Kent & Macdonald, of Duluth, Minn., have made a sale of 3,000,000 feet for the Canadian market. About 3,000,000 cubic feet of waney pine timber has been taken out this winter in the vicinity of Ashland, Wis. Some sizes of shingles are scarce at Buffalo and other eastern points, anda new supply will be required before a very large spring trade can be done. At Bay City, Mich., box lumber is held at $8.50 to $9, log run at $15 upward, and selected stock at $20 upward. Little demand is reported for bill stuff. It is estimated:that 30,000,000 feet of logs will be rafted from the Georgian Bay to Alpena the coming season, mostly for Albert Pack and F. W. Gilchrist. The lumber cut this season on the Kennebec, in Maine, is estimated at 140,- 000,000 feet. From 15,000,000 to 20,000,- 000 feet was held over from last year. At Foy, Morgan & Co.’s last sale at London, Eng:, Quebec goods, per steamer Aswauly, sold as follows: 14/16 x 3x 9, Ist spruce, £10; I2 x 3 x Q, Ist spruce, £10. C. W. Morrison, of Ellsworth, Me., has secured a bond of all the timber lands owned by the Penobscot & Kennebec Land Company, consisting of 100,000 acres. Orders for 10,000,000 feet of spruce for the British market have lately been ob- tained by Bangor, Maine, dealers, and a still greater trade is looked for early in April. Logging operations on the Muskegon river, in Michigan, are closed for the season. The output has been about 40,000,000 feet, as compared with 33,000,- ooo feet last season. A short log crop is reported from the vicinity of Duluth, Minn., and as a result good logs are in active demand at quota- tions about $1 in advance of ruling prices last fall. Present prices range from $6 to $8 per thousand feet of white pine, delivered at mill. The Kirby-Carpenter Company, of Menominee, Mich., has sold 10,000,000 feet of lumber to Montgomery Bros., of Buffalo, to be shipped during the coming season. The prices paid are stated to have been $28 and $30 a thousand. Some sales of hardwoods have lately been made at Philadelphia below ruling quotations, but it is said that this was dene only in a few cases where it was necessary to meet maturing bank paper. It is not believed that hardwoods will be obtainable in April at the present prices. Do You Use Mahogany? If so don’t buy until you have seen or inquired about our now famous ’ 6 TABASCO MAHOGANY | © Finest figured wood on the market ; is hard and takes elegant finish. est prices in Europe, but we sell here about same Specially adapted for fine cabinet and interior finish LAWRENCE 4 Importers and Manufacturers © Brings high- prices as ordinary mahogany. IGGIN BOSTON, MASS. & W Messrs. Cousland & Co., Allison, Glasgow, Scotland, held an auction sale of Canadian goods on the 17th March. Prices ruled firm, and the following were among the principal items sold : Per cubic ft. 1st Minnesota pine deals...... 12/16x 9/26x3 3s 1d eS i ae” > PIADIES aati 12/16x 8/21x1¥% 2s 4d “1st Quebec pine deals ........ 14/16x14/27x3 3s %d # ae ogee ee iri cone 13 x 7/10x3 28 4d “ “ ee “ 10 x 7/10x3 252%4d planks..... 12/16x8/20x2&1% 253d “ee “ “ 2 fe E Tendstieiccerees 2 x 7/22x3 183d oe oe ae pH ERA rot: 2/5 xX 4/14x3 184%d 2and™ Sas ee ee 6/9 x 7/21x3 1s 6d s be a ete i ee 2/5 x 5/17x3 rs 1d 4th e Ae a Gea seein atcts ro/16x1./15x3 1S Quebec red pine deals Ape: See - + Z We Want a Number of Cars for Immediate Shipment. Please quote prices delivered Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y | SCATCHERD & SON - 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N.Y. | T- SULLIVAN &CO. © Buffalo, N. Y. ct re — oy 7 ’ ; ; James Smith & Bro. Lumberman’s Inspection Book 4 Send four 3-cent Canadian postage stamps for a copy of the LuMBERMAN’S VEST-POCKET | acentsror \WOOD GOODS freee Sh oars ae an me Haro a i ee ces 14 Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND Address : 4 Made Against Shipments. Cable Address—WALMER, LIVERPOOL. The CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. De EVSEROOLENSIAN | “the CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont __ "BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY . 940 Elk St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 50,000 ft. of 214" No. 1 and 2 and common Soft Elm. | WANTED { 720.000 ft. of 114” No. 1 and 2 and common Red Oak. Are also in the market as CASH BUYERS for other kinds of Hardwoods. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. —=— CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY —m— ‘Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry SOuNdRU- gorayanocetane wavacsevny, axx-| © (Cbtawa & New York Lumber Ling © PRIOR and all points on Grand Trunk Ry. TO. perating - - OTTAWA £ NEW YORK LUMBER L a BOSTON, PORTLAND, NEW YORK, DETROIT a CANADA ATLANTIC FAST FREIGHT LINE TONAWANDA, ALBANY, &c., MONTREAL, ” GANADIAN POINTS, NEW YORK GITY AND ALL POINTS REACHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY R.A. Carter, Contracting Agent Board Trad TORONTO, QUEBEC, HALIFAX, ST. JOHN, &c. | CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY. aya 15 Lumber District, ALBANY, N.Y. ; eee © Gapn, J. H. Wirttams, 16 Lumber Dist., Albany, N.Y. | DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL CO. J. H.\ Will iams{ NEW YORK OFFICE, 03 Wall’Street gen ontrea! Smiru Ontario Agent, Union Station, Toronto C. J. Smitu General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. WILLIAMS’ LINE. Telephone 531 Broad. te a aoe a IV. DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.’’ BELTING hue, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. me Rive & Son, Ltd., Representing Hoyt’s Belting. McLaren, J. C., Belting Co. , Montreal and Toronto. Sadler & "Haworth, Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS Parmenter, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The Emerson Co., Baltimore, Md. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Starr, John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N.S. LUMBERMEN’S SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. Scully & Co., John, Toronto. MACHINERY Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Sons, Dundas, Ont. Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sons, Woodstock, N.B. Darling Bros., *Montreal. Lancaster Machine Works, Lancaster, Ont. Worthey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Petrie, H. W. , Toronto, Ont., ‘Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd., "Hamilton, Ont. Smail & Fisher Co., Woodstock, N.B. The Wm. Hamilton ‘Mtg. Co., Peterboro’, Ont. The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que. The Waterous Co., Brantford. “Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Ottawa Saw Works Co., Ottawa, Ont. Shurly & Dietrich, Galt, Ont. SPLIT PULLEYS Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Shier, J. D., Bracebridge, Ont. Wiggin, H. ‘D., Boston, ass. MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St. John, N. B. Canadian Photo Engraving Bureau Toronto. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co., Preston, Ont. Illinois Central R.R. Lumbenng Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. Magnolia Metal Co., New York. Machine Knives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Rails, John Gartshore, Toronto. Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, Oxford, N.S. Scribner’s Lumber and ‘Log: Book, S.E.Fisher, Rochester, N.Y. Silver Solder, P. W. Ellis & Co., Toronto. Turbines, J. C. Wilson & Co., Glenora, Ont. WHOLESALE PRIGBS CURRBNT. TORONTO, ONT. Toronto, March 31, 1897. CAR OR CARGO LOTS. 14%, 1% and 2 inch cut up and better.............eseee eee 32 00 34 00 2 inch picks and upperS...--..-..-.. see cece ee ee eee eeee sees 34 00 36 co 1x12 dressing and better, 607% 16 ft............eceeeeeeeeee 22 00 24 CO rxro fine dressing and better............-ceeeeseeeeeeeeees 21 00 23 00 1xro and 12 Canadian dressing and better................. 20 00 22 00 x 1-2 and thicker cutting up plank...................2-005 24 00 26 00 1 1-4 in. cut up and better.......... -» 33 00 35 00 rxrto and 12 millrun..... -. 16 00 18 00 PI RP OUNTISII oa aie oc Toe aie va oiatsino 2ic/e ale s.eisic elviaielelaieieie I2 00 14 00 PMMITARTCAMANAELEN UULS 5 solu) = orsia al cin sls aiciein's lee cis cvalneu snails a= 9 00 10 00 RMIEAT ANG PICKS. oon coc cy cine esc cecies ss ees visinncesn - 28 00 30 00 Z inch dressing and better.....3....--2-.0seeecceecseecces 20 00 22 00 EMS PURTIPORITEL UIT) ohacin'a's = a-ho nin'niale w'a\alnve/e\a\s ya'e/asle(ain'n a/sjnie 14 00 15 00 SUMEPEIGINE COMMON, « .:5 620% co 20s o over cues cescscceseses II 00 1200 PITTI SSENPIIOTIS «cre icles feo eisie mle «vie sieia/\ewieviteeseciene II 50 1inch siding mill culls............2222seseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 9 00 Culliscantling......--..---..+2220eescee cece sees ceeeceeoes 9 00 x inch strips 4 in. to 8 in. mill run. 14 00 1 inch strips, common ; I2 00 E 1-4 inch flooring.......-..---.seeeee sees ccecseeeeecccces 16 00 1 1-2 inch RIAA tera ee a enls' siaieielsie elaine osjae peasy ienie te 16 00 XXX pine shingles, r6inch..............+.ssseee eee eee 2 25 KX pineshingles r6inch......-..-..-.secceeeeeeeeceeeces I 40 0) Li RSS SeSpeecanccicne gece Shee gOeenoe 1 60 8 se EE SAS a spaSbnoceesco aoe a daerinc. mocrea 4c" I 30 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET CAR LOTS. Quality, 1s and 2s unless otherwise specified. Ash, white, I ae 2 .$26 00 $28 00 Cherry I to 1%$50 00 $60 00 to 4.. 30 00 3200 2 ‘© 4.. 6000 65 00 deh, black, eae and Elm, soft 1 ‘“ 1% I4 00 I5 00 ands, x to 1% in.... 17 00 19 00 Ser reR Ba rR DOR TO Oo Ash, black, rsts and rock 1 ‘' 1% 1600 1800 ands, 2to4in...... Ig 00 21-00 aS Geese 1% ‘£ 3.. 2000 2200 5 M R.,z ‘‘ 2.. 15 00 18 00| Hickory 1% ‘' 2.. 28 00 3000 Birch, I .- 18 00 20 00| Maple r ‘* 3% 16 00 17 00 a ‘© 2., 20 00 2300 “ 2 ‘ 4.. 17.00 18 00 «© saqrs. 4x4 “ 8 x824 90 26 00 | Oak,red pnz “1% 26 00 30 00 wood x ‘1% 1600 1800 oe rr " 4.. 29 00 3200 1%“'.2..19 00 2000} ‘white: ‘“ 1% 2800 3000 een. x. “2% 14 00. 16 00 OE Ee 4s. 30.00: 35:00 Butternut 1 ‘“ 1% 2300 2500] ‘“quart'd 1 ‘* 2.. 46.00 5000 a 2 “*3.. 25 00 28 co | Walnut x ‘** 3.. 85 00 10000 Chestnut 1: ‘2.. 24.00 2600} Whitewood1 ‘“‘ 2.. 3200 3600 CANADA LUMBERMAN Whee EDITION OTTAWA, ONT. Ortrawa, March 31, 1897. Pine, good sidings, per M feet, b. SMe veers eee ee eres eer eres $29 00 35 00 Pine, gond strips, “6 fe casa ncceenees cree 23 00 3000 Pine, good shorts, “ s Sh slacelaain Wis raiereea ape aie ema ae 17 00 25 00 Pine, No. x dressing sidings, per | M feet, b. Mee veces ere eee I7 00 2000 Pine, strips, Ba ce erg CON ed 14 00 18 00 Pine, ‘“ Ce shorts, ng fe Sh GH -faieav ast tee 12 00 14 00 Pine, 10 s.c. and better stock, -¢ se BPR srr arc AG 13 00 15 00 Pine; 8's-c. = ae “e PEPPER eR rer eee II 50 1300 ine, «sidings Ld br St Sree een 13 00 15 00 Pine, ** strips ee es teed aula nismeetatee 9 00 1200 Pine ** shorts os g pos en pene eet= 650 900 Pine, box culls G so A g 00 11 00 Pine mill culls ae as se ss 650 0.60 Lath Sper) Muto sent scrracesieren ener OS RIE 90 120 Lath “per: MNGi oie scisise.n ass ona ote ate a ai areola 60 100 axto: (NOs ar DArins 2:\0re 4 aceisisints :a)a,o/ealacer ele ale eerste mers ete eerie 18 txx0 INO Be sy) sive.» oz cha’e weiss eRe nin Cicer eae 16 17 TXB 'GigING TON io ciie e/a zcs stele aptieinalee c/e mea fartts alate ebay tate 15 17 2X8. &giNone Ae nico) 2c. late belie Sis a ole cet Miata sr epeaotete 14 16 QUEBEC, QUE. QuEBEc, March 31,-1897. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. cts. cts. Common and railroad, for terior and ordinary according to average, quality, etc., measured Off.............+-seeeeees For 40 to 45 feet average, measured off ...........--.seeeee see For good and good fair average, measured off First class In shipping order First class Ottawa waney, 18 inch average << ce 19 to 2rinch average...........---.- 39 «42 First class Michigan waney board, 18 inch average.:......-,5.- 41 43 19 to 2 inch average......... 43 46 RED PINE—IN THE RAFT. Measured off, according to average and quality. Carat tornialam Gea eae 22 8626 In shipping order, shitougfect ) 4 Set yee ce teint 38 40 OAK-——MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according toaverageand quality. . . .. . « 47 50 ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 45 tosofeet. . 28 32 30 to 35 feet. . 26 29 ASH. 14 inches and up, pie to pas an aa nee ra! 28 To ayerage 16 inch. . oe Site OW Yo em 9a ; BIRCH. 14inchaverage . whe fe he Ea eye So eee ae nO) oe ce Et Seatane lott help sR eile ee a 18 15) Bo Ph ageeire: tice ete oe toes ae. ae TAMARAC. Square, according to size and anality. SO Sete Ameen 19 Flatted, s oe Pears eee DEALS. Bright spruce, according to mill specification, $40 to $43 for 1st, $26 to $28 for 2nd, $23 to $26 for 3rd, and $19 to $22 for 4th quality. F.O.B. batteau SAGINAW AND BAY CITY, MICH. Sacinaw, Mich., March 31, 1897. UPPERS AND SELECTS. hea) 1 in., 10 in. and up Selects, rin., 8in. and up wide $40 00 WIDE coerce semen 45 OC 1%,1% and ain..sc0scee 41 00 14%, 1¥and 2in........... 45 00] 234 and 3in.......-....... 47 00 24 and 3 in........-.++++- B30"! Pee ee See 2AM se wsiee-rencees 36 00 38 00] 6and 8 in......... 17 ©o 3 Sh SCONE cae 45 00| No.2, roandi2in. 15 50 Fe psc eine cnr eeere 47 00| No. joan yam, 12 00° Cut’ ap No. 1, rin. 28 00 2g00] 6and8in.......... GEO2 We anc aces 30 00 32 00 Cohen, ba) Cea No. 2 EMM acta oyae 2 1600] 1% andr¥in...... No. 2, 134to2in.. 2206 25:00] .2 IM. 4.-oseeace WHITE, ASH. tst & 2nd, 1 inch, 30 09 32 00 to 4 in 1% to 2 in Wash ae 33 00 35 00 hi cek io los 2a 17 00 1 UMS cccccecscusvves PLACK AND BROWN ASH. 1st & and, 6inch up, 24 00 27 oo | Com. & good culls... BIRCH. i ist & 2nd, 6 inch & | 1st &znd,white, 6 ae 18 00 20 o Up; ked) esses 28 200 30 co | Com & good cull S..... I0 OO 12 00 | ELM " ist & 2d,rock, 8in. tung: © 00 25 00 | ist & 2d, soft, 8in. & up, 16 oo 18 1. MAPLE. rst & 2d, hard, 6in. & up 18 00 20 00 | 1st & 2d, soft, 6in.& up, 17 00 19 00 WHITE OAK. 1st & 2nd, plain, Clear squares, 5x5, B52) Sopa a siavaaitne 33 00 36 oc to 8x8... Cpe 45 00 Good common....... 20.00 22 00 | 1st & 2nd quartered, Good culls..... ..... 12,00 1400] 61. Up.s..<0.0ess) 40100) 50 OOM | Common quartered... 30 00 32 00 RED OAK. 50.8 Ond-6..5124aal 31 00 32 0)| Quartered rst &2nd.. 44 00 47 oo Common =. seers z0 00 22 00 | Common............ jo oo Cull eer cies I2 00 14 00 é NEW YORK CITY. New York, N. Y., March 31, 1897- WHITE PINE LUMBER Prices for white pine lumber are governed entirely by source of supply — rendering it useless to give prices for local market. WHITE PINE TIMBER. Bridge timber....... $28 00 @ 40 00 | Building orders.....$27 00 @ 37 00 Deckige: 0. 6 ocieess 44 00 5090 SPRUCE.» : GLO aa eae) Serie 14 00 14 50| roto 12in..........- Cope 3 ee seeice ona 14 50 «<5 75 | Lath’... seco Qikone in veces 15 75 16 25 . HARDWOOD. rinch, No.t and 2 Black Ash, ro to 16's. ahaa Ae 1% to 2 In. rae : z inch, A Soft Elm, a I mf} in and thicker, - AS a 4/4 sf Hard Maple, “ ‘ “ “ce e ; €: ar a i “e c ? diate Ash, coe and Shipping Cuil, M, C.0.. SaaS “ ‘ fo) tE Hard Mania a ve K Basswood, ‘“‘ 25 % Birch, ce aa “ ALBANY, N.Y. Avsany, N. Y., March 31, 1897- PINE. Uppers, 3 in. u Dressing bens ceeaenae 2819 $21 pope sige 4 West India shipping beards. 15 17 © Tit 2) Wien aaiawiet Box boards... sses:00- 12 inch uppers ro-in. dressing and better... 26 Selects, 24% in. up.....-.--- 45 | 1o-in. common............. LitO OMe ls aiaie'aetn ete 40 | 12-in. dressing better... Fine common, 24% in. andup 40 42 | Common, rxiz..........-. Peet eo eee nopeedores 36 40| No. x barn, rx12........... Ne. 1 cut, 1 to 2inch....... 25 35 ERIC wig caleeete se ieetagey a> OS Des wistansistaton eens eee 18 25 ax8.. 05 cocces ene eneaes ws ING: icc Cece t's Vee ee Rael 17 20 | No. 2\barn, zex@-. 05 -0eh on No. x molding, 1 to2in..... 33 36 BEXOS occa No. 2 molding, 1 to 2in..... 25 28 IXB.. 000 eee ee eee eee e nes Stained saps...... 20 | Shaky or star clear, x to 2in. Bracket plank 35 Dressing + * cata a ceees Shelving boards, 12-in. up - 32 Common. oo cess Heeas ome LATH, : Pine 5.5% .0248s one dup eeeeees $a 25 |‘Spance’).ve eee ae SHINGLES. Sawed ber ex. XXxx..$4 25 $4 30| Bound A bates; 6x18 ....$6 oo $6 15 Clear butts.........- 325 335 | Hemlock..... eae SS 2°90 Smooth, 6«18....... 5 40 5 50| Spruce..........-. sane 2.20 2 30 BOSTON, MASS. Boston, March 31, nip7- EASTERN PINE—CARGO OR CAR LOAD. Ordinary planed boards ceer eter $rx 50 1200 Coarse No. 5.....-+ 1500 15 50| Sinch........ ere IReGise, guy eicslae eatee 1300 13 25| Clapboards, sapext.. 45 00 Oats iaisen- neath cies g 00| . Sapclear......... 41 00 EL rinch... 1000 1050] Sap, 2nd clear.... 32 00 WR ABC « vicisis.cvia\e mio 9 00 g’s0| “No. x0eeces ».s ssn LEQROO! WESTERN PINE—BY CAR LOAD. Uppers, x in........ $50 00@52 00 | Fine com., 3 and 4 in 46 oo 1%,1¥% and 2 in.. 52 00 53 00| No. 2,1 in. Finecom. 29 00 3 and 4in.......... 58 00 6200] 14,14 and 2in... 30 oo Selects, 1 in.......-- 44 00 45 00| No. rstrips, 4 to 6 in. 43 00 1%, 134 and 2 in.. 45 00 47 00| No. 2......... Bake 3 and 4 in......... 52 90 55 00 No. 3...-.- Moulding hoards, 8 to Cut ups, 1 in LEA cledt en sen 37 00 39 co | Cut ups, 1% to2in.. aia « 32 00 34 00 | Coffin bi S 5 oie nip = nin XO . 40 00 41 00 | Common all widths... 22 oo 26 - 40 00 42 00 Shipping culls, x in... 14 50 | 690 per cent. ages Fine common, rin. 1%, 1% and 2 in. 1% in. 15 50 SHINGLES. Sprbeede scopes acters 1 30 1 50| Second Clear........ @edar extras ce cncmasae 2°6¢ 2.90: }i-xtra INo, 3.0. eee (Glearisn onic ere 225 240 HEMLOCK. 8 Rough Sian SPRUCE nen ete ere iste By cargo. ......-... 7 F@xr9 (By caresses career 1 80@ 200 ag 7 PF et ts on i. . of vl Md ji # i SHARPENING PLANE CUTTERS. Apart from the importance of properly con- structing the details of wood-cutting machines, 'the keeping of the cutting edges in good ' condition, both as to their sharpness and quality of temper, is one of the elements necessary to produce economical results. In the case of saws it is needful to have appliances for keeping the teeth of correct shape, and of the proper depth, and with the proper amount of set. Machines for this class of work are constructed by various | makers, and mostly of one pattern, which ex- "perience has, no doubt, determined as being the | best. The sharpening of the cutters for planing machines is equally important; but in the _ method of adapting machines to the grinding of the edges various systems have been tried. In emery wheels most generally applied to the inding of bevel edges on the cutters, and which had continued in use for some years before | the system was departed from, a wheel was used of such large diameter that the surface produced on the cutters was but very little concave or hollow. In practice it was found that as the wheel was reduced in diameter the concavity was increased to such an extent as to leave insuffi- cient material at the back of the cutting edge for supporting it properly and carrying away the heat generated. No doubt for this reason the later plan was brought forward for producing a flat surface on the bevel of the cutter; the gradual wear of the grinding wheel does not here affect the uniformity of the cutting edge. Both these systems are open to very grave objec- tions, and, in fact, any mode of grinding based on this arrangement of the wheel and material must present a difficulty in obtaining good results. As the grinding wheel is in contact with the cutter, each particle of metal and of stone or emery that is separated in grinding must pass for a short distance between the wheel and the cutter. However small such a particle may be, it is impossible for it to be carried away without first being pressed between the two tfaces, and as the emery wheel is more porous than the metal the small particles get embedded n the wheel. From a large experience in the ocess of grinding the writer believes that any de of grinding according to either of these ns must result either in only a small amount etal being ground away or else in constant ficulty in keeping the grinding wheels in con- ition for acting. In anew machine recently ight out by the writer’s firm for grinding ers, the grinding wheel has a_ transverse ent given to it equal to two-thirds of the th of its face, so as to bring every part of face over the work. By this plan its face is t straight. The pressure of the wheel on the is regulated by gravity. As the cutter is ek THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 1 OY, eo ) a a a aaa DDDADAAAADADDADDDDODDOD DDD ETAILER' “ YYood -YYorker § VVVCVVVVVAVA See traversed beneath the wheel the grinding con- tinues until the wheel comes to the limit of the adjustable stop in its lateral traverse ; so that in the case of small ‘‘nicks” in the edge of the cutter, the machine can be set in operation and the grinding continued at a uniform rate until the ‘‘nick”’ is ground out. The result of ex- perience with the grinding wheel acting in this way under a number of conditions proves that the particles of steel ground off the cutter get away so freely that no heat is generated in the grinding. In practice this means that the cutting edges themselves are left with their original temper, and will work for a much longer time without the necessity for re-sharpening. The traversing movement of the table is obtained by a very simple frictional reverse movement. WHAT CAUSES BUSINESS FAILURES. In an effort to point out some of the causes for business failures, John Shaw, in Lumber, gives some suggestions in which retail dealers may find food for reflection. He says: In every case a man, on contemplating going into any business, should be positively sure that he thoroughly understands it himself and is able to handle it without employing someone to manage it for him. This is especially the case in the lumber trade. In perhaps no other business in the world is it necessary to use so much tact and keen diplomacy as in the lumber business. Many men fail from just a lack of this propensity. They are just square, honest, easy-going men, thinking that because they are square and right everybody else is. In these days of close com- petition, however, a man who has not got his eye teeth cut is ‘‘not in it.” That a man’s honesty and integrity doés not always bring a premium goes without saying, but a man who has these qualities established will certainly stand a storm that would strand a trickster. But no matter how much integrity a man has, if he wants to succeed in the lumber trade he has got to get right down to business, and must run on high-grade business principles. He must buy the stock that will sell, and keep his trade moving along. He must keep his finger on the public pulse, catering to its con- stantly changing whims. He must keep posted on the market so as to anticipate, if possible, any change in styles, for sometimes our archi- tects are as changeable as the weather. If he has a lot of wainscotting or mouldings on hand that are ‘‘ old style,” he can charge them up to profit and loss—they are no good. Many other things in the builder’s line need watching, but the things mentioned are especially liable to change in style. One very prolific source of failure seems to be the idea that the lumber business will run itself and pay its own bills. Many a man has found out the mistake of this, and still there are many more who still hold on to the idea as if infatuated with it. It’s no use talking, any man in any department of the lumber business must be in it early, and be there to stay the day out, and give it his whole, undivided, close attention. From the saving of small pieces there may often be enough realized to make a margin of profit. No man can expect to run the business successfully without looking after every detail of it. When a man is sure he knows his business in every detail, and couples with this knowledge a vim and willingness to take hold anywhere and of anything that will belp his business along, when he is able to catch on to little things as well as big ones, it is fairly sate to say that he will succeed in any business he may engrge in. And if he lacks these qualifications he might as well stay out of business, for it is safe to say that he will eventually go to the wall. A NEW MACHINE. Tue Timber Trades Journal, of London, Eng., calls attention to a new machine which Messrs. George Gordon & Co., timber merchants, Aber- deen, have added to their plant. It is a_hori- zontal board-sawing machine, said to be the only machine of the kind in Scotland. The feature of the machine is that it has two horizontal parallel saws. The effect of having two saws is, of course, says the journal quoted, that the machine cuts a log into boards in half the time that a The log or tree to be divided into boards is placed by means ofa crane on a massive iron table, 30 feet long and about five tons in weight. It is fixed firmly to the table by means of dogs, and the table is then run up along rails to the sawing machine by means of a revolving screw working on a rack. The end of the log is thus fed against the saws, one of which projects a little in front of the other. The saws are, as regards height one above the other, placed a distance apart equal to the thickness of the boards which are desired tobe cut. Thesaw frames in which the saws are fixed are driven from side to side by connecting rods of a two- throw crank with opposite centers, so that the motion of the one balances that of the other and The crank makes 200 revo- single-saw machine can. prevents vibration. lutions a minute; each saw, therefore, making double that number of journeys across the ma- chine in a minute. The machine can saw boards up to 48 inches in width, and its cut is found to be very clean. The makers are Messrs. Robin- son & Son, Limited, of Rochdale. THE BEST IN THE DOMINION. Mr. A. E. Prest, Mooseland, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, writes: ‘‘ Find enclosed $1.00 for my subscription to the CANADA LUMBERMAN. I think it is the best paper in the Dominion for those interested in the lumber busi- ness. FILLS THE BILL. Mr. Richard Lockhardt, Riversdale, Ont., writes: ‘“‘Enclosed find $1.00 to renew my subscription to THE LUMBERMAN. I think your paper fills the bill exactly, and is just what lumbermen need to keep them posted. I would not be without your valuable paper.” Provided no adverse change is made in the tariff the McMillan & Haynes Co., of St. Catharines, Ont., will erect a new saw factory. 12 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN — —— So WOOD PULP ~o 6~ DEPARTMENT babe PULP STATISTICS. AccorpInGc to the Trade and Navigation Returns of the Dominion of Canada for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, the total value of the pulp wood exported in that year was $627,865, as against $468,359 in 1895, says the Canadian correspondent of the Paper Mill. All of it, with the exception of $27,580 worth, went to the Uniited States. That is, the value of our pulp wood exports to the United States during the last fiscal year was $600,285. More than two-thirds of this was sent from the Province of Quebec, its total exports across the line amount- ing to $426,949. In 1895 the value of Quebec’s shipments to that market was only $275,076. It therefore increased its sales there during the past year by $169,873. Ontario’s sales to the United States have fallen off somewhat, those of 1895 amounting to $203,666, while those of 1896 amounted to only $196,016. Very little was sent in either fiscal year from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. Unless this pulp wood was bought at very low prices, there can hardly have been the one million cords of it that the advocates of the export tax have all along assumed to be the amount of our pulp wood exports to the United States. Half a million cords would probably be nearer the mark. For $600,285 the Canadian farmers would hardly furnish a greater quantity, pecially as most of the wood was got out near the border, at a point where the cost of trans- portation to American mills is comparatively low, namely, along the part of the Quebec frontier in the neighborhood of Lake Champlain. Con- sequently the price realized by the producers for most of it would almost certainly be the highest obtainable on wood intended for export. It should be much higher, for example, than if the wood had been cut in an interior district, where the producer could get only what remained of the market price after paying the freight to the frontier. This $600,000, representing, as it does, prices paid for wood obtained for the most part close to the border, probably did not bring more than half a million cords. If that is correct, the process of ravaging our spruce tracts is not being carried on so rapidly by es- American pulp manufacturers as some of our alarmed advocates of an export tax imagine. We have increased our exports of wood pulp. In the fiscal year covered by the report our total sales abroad amounted to $675,777, as against $590,874 in 1895. Our exports to Great Britain fell off from $251,848 in 1895 to $113,557 last year, while our exports to the United States increased from $336,385 in 1895 to $557,085 in 1896. That is, while we lost ground on the British market to the extent of $137,291, we more than made up for it by our gain of $220,- zoo in the United States market. our export taxers find themselves confronted by a stubborn fact. The free movement of our spruce wood to the United States is not proving fatal to the development of an export trade in pulp across the border, It*is true our sales of Here again pulp wood there have increased from $458,813 in 1895 to $600,285 in 1896, or by $141,472, but at the same time our sales of wood pulp there also increased, and by the larger sum of $220,700, France took a small quantity of our pulp. Last year, as the year before, Quebec took the lead among the provinces as an exporter of pulp, the foreign sales of the provinces being as follows : Ontario, $194,409; Quebec, $251,485; Nova Scotia, $187,106 ; New Brunswick, $42,777. DUTY ON PULP WOOD ADVOCATED, STRONG pressure is being brought to bear upon the Dominion Government to impose an export duty on pulp wood shipped from Canada to the United States, with what results will be known when the tariff of the new administration is placed before the country. Scarcely a week passes in which a deputation from some point does not make known to the government their Opinions in regard to the matter, and it is only reasonable to suppose that the arguments pre- sented will be given careful consideration at the hands of the authorities. A strong resolution passed by lumbermen and others in the vicinity of Penetanguishene is referred to elsewhere, and we note that a representation from the province of Quebec last week urged the imposition of an export duty upon all wood used for making pulp. Mr. Clergue, manager of the large pulp mills at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., with members of the government, also had an interview ‘and asked that an export duty on pulp wood should be im- posed conditionally. It would, he thinks, lead to the dropping of the McKinley duty on lumber and to other results beneficial to Canada. Mr. Clergue says that the world’s supply of pulp wood is confined to Canada, Norway and Sweden, and that were these supplies of raw material cut off the newspapers of London and New York would have to suspend publication for want of paper. The Government, it is under- stood, did not commit themselves to the expres- sion of any view. WOOD FIBRE BOX. TuE wood fibre box is the latest thing to com- pete with old fashioned sawed boards. It is made of pulp, something after the style of fibre woodenware. It is supported by a light frame around the outside, and has no joints except at the corners. A factory has been started on the north side in this city, which will employ a force of 7o men. Thus the utilization of the wood pulp develops into enlarging fields. If the thing keeps on as it has in the last few years, pulp manufacture will beat the ordinary lumber busi- ness. It looks as if the time would come when wood grinding will be a bigger industry than saw milling. Improved methods of reduction are likely to be such that everything in the shape of wood and bark will be converted into pulp. There is a concern in Wisconsin now that is buying millions of feet of hemlock to be worked up into fibre. The wood pulp business, when it reaches its full development, will utilize much timber that cannot be converted into lumber, and thus hasten the extinction of our forests, unless vigorous and widespread measures shall be taken to plant and cultivate anew. More New England and New York spruce is worked into pulp than is cut into lumber. This fibre busi- ness, moreover, will greatly add to the value of il i » public, APRIL, 189 standing timber and timber lands, because i will render wood salable that once went to waste. —Northwestern Lumberman. PULP NOTES. The project to establish a pulp mill at St. B., has not yet been abandoned. About 20,000 cords of pulp wood will be a fi Windsor Mills Station, Que., this season. ‘ The town council of Chicoutimi, Que., have vote bonus of $10,000 towards the establishment of a pulp Mr. H. R. McLellan was in Fredericton, N. B cently investigating the chances for procuring a su poplar wood with which to manufacture pulp. George, N. The Paper Makers’ Association, represented by M a C. Wilson, Lachute; Mr. Barber, Georgetown; W. E Rowley, of the E. B. Eddy Company, and others, lately appeared before the Tariff Commissioners at Ottawa i private. It is understood they asked, among other con n- cessions, an export duty on pulp wood. Dr. Drewsen, an expert chemist, of New York, was’ re- cently in Ottawa on business with the E. B. Eddy C pany dealing with their wood pulp manufacture, stated that the pulp wood supply is fast failing in th United States, and manufacturers are looking to Canada for the keeping up of their supply. If an export duty on pulp wood.was imposed by the Canadian government there would be no alternative but for the Americans to come and manufacture their pulp here. Pulp mills in New York, Massachnsetts, Maine an ty New Hampshire are receiving large quantities of their taw matetial from Canada in the form of spruce logs. The middlemen who buy the wood from Canadian farmers and lumbermen and deliver them to the pulp mills on the other side of the line make a handso profit. What is the matter with Canadians working their own pulp wood in their own country? The Robb En- gineering Co., of Amherst, N. S., are now making a ful line of pulp machinery. The Sault Ste. Marie Pulp & Paper Company have ex- pended $2,000,000 in developing power, new buildi and plant, and have surpassed the wildest dreams of the most sanguine theorists. They have the largest pulp mill in the world in full operation day and night, and a second mill well under way, all of substantial stone, and most of the machinery in place. They also havea large mouldi ng and smelting foundry and extensive machinery in full blast, together with carpenter shop, sash factory, ete, railway sidings, and the best docks on the river. The Roberts Grinder Co., of Kingston, N. Y., have taken out patents in Canada for an improved apparatus for pulping, consisting of a moving pulping agent, a sta- tionary table, through which the pulping agent extends, 4 pocket, means for continuously pressing pulping ma- terial through the pocket and against the table and against the pulping agent, and means for simultaneously moving the pocket across the pulping agent substantially in the plane of movement of the said pulping agent until the material in the said pocket is clear of the pulping = agent and in contact with the table. ; A dispatch from Washington states that the Republica members of the Ways and Means Committee have de cided upon the rates for pulp and printing paper in the new tariff bill. The duties on pulp were changed from ad valorem, as in the Wilson bill, to specific duties sonie what below the McKinley rates. The new rates, com- pared with the McKinley rates, follow: Mechanically ground wood pulp, new rate 1% cents per pound, Mc- | Kinley rate $2.50 per ton; chemical wood pulp, unbleached, new rate % cent per pound, McKinley rate $6 per ton; chemical wood pulp, bleached, new rate Y&% cent pe pound, McKinley rate $7 per ton. = A French paper contains the following in aaa wood pulp in France: All kinds of wood will answer paper-making, but the quality and quantity of the produc differ widely ; 100 parts of oak or walnut will only fur 26 to 29 parts of pulp, while 38 parts may be obtain from.the same weight of willow or chestnut. The as (tremble) gives a very white paper, massy, but of slig tenacity. A mixture of 95 per cent. fir (sapin) and 5 \ cent. aspen gives a good result. The fir is exported from Norway either as short logs (a length of 1.10 metres | avoid the payment of the French duty) or as damp pul ready for the chemical process. The process is kn as the bisulphite method. Its details are not yet eo | | | | ! . | | | APRIL, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN ¥3 THE NEWS. _ —Neibergall & Co. are putting in a hoop mill in connection ‘with their stave mill at McGregor, Ont. 1G. D. Campbell & Co., of Weymouth, N. S., have placed an electric plant in their saw mill. _ —Craig & Austin, of Kinmount, Ont., have started their shingle mill and expect to keep it at work the year round. —M. J. Nealon, of Woodville, Ont., intends putting in a portable saw and shingle mill in the vicinity of Bloomfield. —The quantity of lumber which passed through the Cana- dian Sault Ste Marie canal in 1896 is given as 26,346,000 feet. —C. Meikle, Gravenhurst, Ont., is having a $4,000 steam yacht built at Kingston, Ont., for service in the Muskoka _ —It has been rumored that the Dominion government will hand over to the local government all the remaining crown Jands in the province of Manitoba. _ —Berry & Watson have dissolved partnership in the stave and heading business at Kinmount, Ont. The business will be carried on under the name of Watson & Davis. Joseph Turenne is reported to have been dismissed frown the position of forest ranger in Manitoba, and Mr. Martin _ Jerome, ex-M. P., has been appointed in his place. —Messrs. Seaman & Newman, of Wiarton, Ont., have dis- solved partnership. Mr. J. P. Newman continues the old _ business, and Mr. A. G. Seaman has rented a mill at Barr Bay. —A. G. Peuchen, of Toronto, has waited upon the ‘council of Ferelon Falls, Ont., asking assistance towards start- _ ing a manufactory for wood, alcohol, charcoal and other pro- ducts. —Suit has been entered by Don. J Leathers against John Caufield, of Manistee, Mich., for $40,000 commission alleged to be due for negotiating a sale of timber limits to the Thayer Lumber Co., of Muskegon. —President Cleveland celebrated the 165th annniversary of the birth of the First President of the Republic by signing and promulgating thirteen proclamations, establishing thirteen addi- tional forest reservations, containing an aggregate area of 21,- 379,840 acres. —A dispatch from Bangor, Maine, states that a petition ask- jing that logs cut on the American side, manufactured in the Canadian provinces and re-shipped to the American market, shall be exempted from the proposed duty on lumber in the new tariff bill, has received many signatures in northern and eastern Maine. —The propesed headquarters of the Dominion Rifle Associa- ‘tion at Bisley, England, is to be constructed entirely of Cana- dian woods. It has been suggested that the native wood of a province be used for a particular room or hall, and that a neatly engraved plate be placed at a conspicuous point in such room, ‘indicating the province which supplied the wood. —Mr. Alex. Hamilton writes the LUMBERMAN from Cache Bay as follows : ‘I propose commencing to saw at our new mill at Warren on the 1st of April, and have about 8,000,000 ft. lay- ing at mill to cut. I also have some hopes of securing a stock for the Cache Bay mills later on. We propose to build about ‘seven miles of railroad to bring logs to the Warren mill.” _ +In the case of Harnwell vs. Parry Sound Lumber Co., the courts have decided that where a book-keeper is engaged for the term of one year, and his employment is continued after the expiration of that time, there is no presumption that it is to continue for another year, says the Court of Appeal. The em- ployer may dismiss him at any time upon reasonable notice, _ and in this case, there being no evidence of usage to the con- trary, three months’ notice was held to be reasonable. ‘The stevedore committee of the Buffalo Lumber Exchange have arranged to continue the same system for discharging cargoes of lumber in the port of Buffalo that has been in effect for the past four years. The following is the schedule of prices adopted for the season of 1897 : fey a: ; ‘ Per M. White pine, log run. including strips and miil culls......... $0.22 Mees helnad oGisie we dinlvs od oe oe o Be i Four-inch strips in lots, in hold .............. eee Norway, 1 to 2 inch, and not over 18 feet Bent en Bill stuff, 3, 4. and s-inch.............--..+-+00+- 28 I a Baca plrs dancin estes we nesnece oe -O7 . gles, TSU Teneo Gene Ue” Scere eel +04 EO 2 SS Ee See areas Baie. ita +03 SMMIEMMCRIPUNIC Gray fe ore lnic neha ca hea ereicie nes ole .25 POMple AND OAM Sac cs seco cee sree seers coeecaceees 35 lar posts, 1 cent each. lath, shingles and posts a discount of 12% per cent. is wed. All barges and steamers over 12 feet in the hold it pay $5 for every 6 inches depth or fraction thereof in ex- ss of 12 feet. Boats with more than one cross beam amid- s, or with overhead arches, pay 3 cents per thousand extra mn the entire cargo, : —A broad gauge charter is sought from the Dominion govern- ment by the Canadian Douglas Saw Manufacturing Company, Limited, composed of United States and Toronto capitalists, with a capital stock of $700,000. The head office will be in Toronto, and the company ask authority to manufacture all kinds of circular and band saws, saw-sharpeners, saw tables, logs, lumber, staves, shingles, etc. CASUALTIES. —Mr. Dodds, of Mayo, was killed in the lumber woods at Whitney, Ont., by a log rolling on him. —John Moore, of Otonabee township, was loading saw logs in the woods when he fell and had his leg broken below the knee. —Word comes from Stanhope, Que., that a man named Lessard, from St. Joseph, was killed at Norton’s camp by the fall of a tree. —Onesime Fortier, of St. Sauveur,.Que., while working in a saw mill at Cedar Hall, fell upon the circular saw and had his left arm nearly severed from his body. —A serious accident occurred recently at Klock’s limits, above Mattawa, by which a young man named Geo. Demeule, of L’Ille Verte, Que., was instantly killed by a log crushing his head. —Ward Reid, a young man employed in Jas. Sim’s saw mill at Blackville, N. B., was caught inthe shafting. His legs and arms were bruised, and it is feared he sustained fatal in- juries. —A boiler explosion ina saw mill in Bruce county, seven miles from .Tiverton, Ont., killed the fireman, Kenneth Mc- Diarmid, aged 18 years. The boiler jumped about 50 feet endwise. —Samuel Fleming, jr., of Hockley, Ont., was recently struck in the head by a belt which flew from the drive wheel of an engine in his saw mill, and died from the effects a few hours later. The deceased was a very industrious man of 35 years of age. TRADE NOTES. When our correspondent was in Brantford lately he called on the Waterous Engine Works Company, who had just started on their secord year in their new premises. Although built during 1895-96, the dullest year to many, they have been kept more than busy. They are now running with 246 men and working till 10 o’clock every night. Their shipments ex- tend from the mines of the Pacific to the lumber and pulp mills of the Atlantic. Their reputation, established during the last 50 years, is such as to keep them busy even during the dullest season. The Magnolia Metal Co., of New York, state that they have just closed their fiscal year on the first of March, and find that sales of Magnolia metal in America have been 257% larger than they were the year before, and that the volume of business ex- ceeded that of any previous year during the past ten years. Their European business was found to be larger than the American business. The prospects for the ensuing year are very good. On the first of May the offices of the company will be changed from 74 Courtland street to Nos. 266 and 267 West street, where they will occupy the entire buildings. This change is made to give increased facilities for storage, ship- ping, etc. The Small & Fisher Company, of Woodstock, N. B., have just completed for Mr. Fred Moore, an extensive lumberman of that locality, a rotary saw mill, probably one of the best that has been built in the province. The carriage is 37 feet long, equipped with Green Mountain dogs, and driven by rope feed. The saw arbor is 344” diameter hammered steel, with saw collar forged solid, that is, upset from the bar itself. The log is set by man riding on carriage. The same company re- cently shipped three shingle machines to British Columbia, making about a dozen machines sold in that province within a year or two. They have completed an addition to their ma- chine shop, and put in a new 80 h. p. boiler of E. Leonard & Son’s manufacture. This addition provides fully 50 per ceni. additional space. : The Emerson Company, of Baltimore, Md., advise us that they have closed the following orders during the past two months: Warner Moore, Richmond, Va., one 52’ kiln; An- derson Lumber Co., Charleston, S. C., one 100’ kiln; A. J, Cottingham, Maxton, N. C., one 52’ kiln; H. B, Short, Lake Waccamaw, N. C., one 100’ kiln; E. L. Halsey, Charleston, S. C., one 66’ kiln ; Hines Bros. Lumber Co., Kinston, N. C., two 100’ kilns; M. J. Clagett & Co., St. Louis, Mich., one 100’ kiln ; Elizabeth City Lumber Co., Elizabeth City, N. C. , three 100’ kilns; Watson Lands Lumber Co., Mayburgh, Penna., one 85/ kiln; Dixie Mill Co., Mobile, Ala., two 100’ kilns ; Main & Co., Norfolk, Va., one 68’ kiln; Charleston Lumber Co., Charleston, W. Va., one 68’ kiln; Cummer Lumber Co., Jacksonville, Fla., four 100’ kilns. The Dodge Wood Split Pulley Company’s works at Toronto Junction are running fifteen hours per day, with a full comple- ment of men. The company tell us that never in the history of their eleven years’ business in the Dominion have they been so crowded with work. The manufacture of their celebrated wood split pulley is constantly increasing. Recent large ship- ments have been made to Madras, India, and to agencies in Central America, while one order alone for over 1,000 pulleys is at present being prepared for shipment for the English mar- ket. In addition to the manufacture of wood split pulleys the Dodge Company are also general machinists and millwrights, and have now in work complete power transmission for several electric stations, including shafting, floor stands, friction clutch pulleys, bearings, heavy iron centre driving pulleys, etc. The Dodge Company are also doing a lot of special work for some of our largest mining plants. In the company’s machine shop at present are sixteen friction clutches in work for contracts on hand. We notice from the Official Gazette that an application has been made to incorporate The Montreal Lumber Company, Limited. The three principal promoters of this company are men well known in their different localities: John McKergow, recently elected president of the Montreal Board of Trade, a man highly esteemed for his business qualities ; W. K. Grafftey, who for 19 years was with G. A. Grier, the well known lum- berman, afterwards becoming a partner for three years with E. J. Maxwell & Co., the hardwood dealers; and Geo. I. Dewar, the manager of the Export Lumber Co. at Ottawa, whose general knowledge of the trade could hardly be surpassed. The head- quarters of the company will be at Montreal, but Mr. Dewar being always on the ground at Ottawa, will give valuable assistance to the business there. The intention is to do purely a wholesale trade, and as soon as business brightens they will no doubt receive their fair share. We wish them all success in the new venture. Until 1st May, when they commence operations, the temporary address of the company is, care of W. K. Grafftey, 27 Tupper street, Montreal. There are 4,350 firms engaged in the timber trade of Great Britain and Ireland, 773 in London, 2,668 in England and Wales, 634 in Scotland and 275 in Ireland. A Parrsboro, N.S., paper says: Six masts and twelve spars, forming a load for four cars, arrived here last week from the Tacoma Mill Co., Tacoma, Wash. The masts and spars, which are for the new barques, are sawed on eight sides and are remarkably handsome sticks. (a9 J) Fi «LUMBE RING Vie f’ SKID DING a ; VW XA CANT HOOK CLASP CANT HOOK CLASP ee ee PEMBROKE, ONT. WTtAWwA Eno Co 14 THEH CANADA LUMBERMAN = " pe ¢gittoe ear. = IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. THE tables of the trade and navigation of the Dominion of Canada for the year ending June 3oth, 1896, contain some interesting statistics of the imports and exports of forest products, as compiled from theofficial returns. The total value ot exports of wood goods is shown to be $19,- 996,803, against $17,504,302 for the previous year. The imports reached in value $1,942,708, as compared with $1,642,337 in 1895. The fol- lowing table gives the value of the different classes of logs, timber and lumber exported, to- gether with the proportion shipped to Great Britain and the United States : Great United Article Exported. Total Value. Britain. States. Logs, GUA pec ltrnat 2 Ae are Sng ayy iowa Pe labo dc 3458 ES ES eee pete ae ECR 124,988 627 124,361 See Hemlack.- hii ees. ES;GO7a 8 saree 18,419 FST Re iy SS eee an Oe 6j627 9 Tate 6,627 “S37 ea ernie dole 1,423,989 500 1,423,489 i) ppcoee...-.--- =~ - 5075 te ee 86,075 Slice erase sas 71,035 12,763 58,172 Lumber, planks and boards 8,513,710 583,393 7:041,074 ss spruce deals..... 595791740 4,865,305 ss pine deals....... 3,001,537 1350257509) x cue ss dealends........ 520,646 506,331 5,192 a basswood ....... 35,963 16,535 15,724 es MAtIENSe.s «a5 3s 359207 35,162 105 MEATS each ee savsi oye eis ele «os AG2, 22 Aer: 485,839 assis atin cr iaars era ss es Fa fg Me eee 14,747 SET G) eee ome core aos 387,707 52,649 255,678 EEE YC a ee 699,155 87,176 603,538 VIER Gen aa OOS 75395. of cere 67,355 Telegraph poles.......... 39; AGS ere: 38,498 BISUS ee; ei eis ecko eee 2 se 605949) "See 60,949 Sleepers and railroad ties.. 213,662 5,308 208,254 tawe DOES, oc ys csi ees 34,07 2m ae er 34,672 Bex shooks.’....:........ 72,133 33,915 34767 Other shooks............. 53:499 29,184 2,280 Sant Eo eee SQouS4 7). ae 886, 103 Square timber, ash.. 52,950. 50,964. 9 ace < birch.. 228,876 226,335 945 fs rs Slime cee 209;A00 ne 200,584.40 0 Wire teior: BM fs gales 45. 7%;: 614,028 613,306 ..... ff “ red pine... 108,436 107,826 200 tf fA white pine. 1,570,652 1,567,370 432 + zs all other .. 67,754 61,956 5,251 PIMP WOOD 0:6 50.25: e00ig 5 5c0-2 0 80 627,865 27,580 600,285 BVO pulps. coir. or exe ose 675,777. 1135557 557,085 epaolwood........--s+-+- 99,576 99,045 531 Doors, sashes and blinds.. 190,004 168,673 1,150 Besides Great Britain and the United States, we find boards and planks were exported largely to other countries, chief among which were Aus- tralia, $96,482; British Africa, $76,149; British West Indies, $85,421; Argentine Republic, $224,118; Chili, $53,390; China, $86,628 ; PAYETTE’S Zl} LATH MILL P. PAYETTE & CO. Penetanguishene, Ont. <= — SAW MILL MACHINERY —— Wholesale Grocers : South West Indies, $96,172; Brazil, $34,500; and to the British possessions in Africa, $16,295. Doors, sashes and blinds were exported to British Africa to the value of $18,883, and wood pulp to France to the value of $5,135. Pine deals were imported by Germany totalling in value $11,145, while France imported spruce deals valued at $110,653. Other spruce deal im- porting countries were: Spain, $32,468 ; Brazil, $15,456; Portugal, $16,859; Australia, $7,791. The principal increases over 1895 are in the case of pine deals, planks and boards, square pine timber and shingles. A falling off is shown in the exports of pine logs, owing to the depres- sion in the Michigan manufacturing district. Turning to imports of forest products, we find that Canada purchased trom the United States the following : Logs and round unmanufactured timber, value $286,683 ; cherry, chestnut gum- wood, hickory and whitewood, $145,312; ma- hogany, $21,974; oak, $207,191; pitch pine, $131,540; red wood, $4,829; Spanish cedar, $14,604; walnut, $52,998}; white ash, $2,848 ; African teak, black heart ebony, lignum vitae, red cedar and satin wood, $3,565; ship timber and shipping plank, $2,577; hewn or sawed tirnber, $9,584 ; squared or sided timber, $341,- 048 ; sawed boards, planks and deals, $255,712 ; pine clapboards, $694; lath, $4,267; shingles, $28,741; staves, $23,992; veneers of wood, $1,742.30; manufactures of wood, $65,954.08 ; wood pulp, $2,856.50. FAVOR RETALIATION. The ratepayers of Penetanguishene, Ont., are a unit in favor of protecting Canadian industries. A public meeting was held recently, at which a number of prominent lumbermen and _ others were present, favoring the imposition by the Dominion govern- ment of an export duty on saw logs equal to the foreign import duty imposed upon Canadian lum- ber. This resolution was moved by Dr. Spohn and seconded by C. G. Gendron. The former stated that nine-tenths of the timber in Ontario was when resolutions were passed LUMBERMEN'’S SUPPLIES. and low prices to get it. Hh H. P. ECKHARDT & CO. TORONTO ie j Let us know your address. your business and will send samples owned by Americans, and if a duty was imposed on logs, this timber would certainly be manu. factured in this country. One of the speakers remarked that there were too many changes in the United States govern- ment. It took them about two years to get their machinery oiled up and in working order, and just when things begin to move smoothly another change takes place and upsets every- thing. A. B. Thompson thought the duty should be imposed on saw logs whether the United States taxed our lumber or not. He did no believe in making our laws to suit th Americans. On motion of H. H. Thompson, it wa resolved to advocate a duty upon pulp wo leaving Canada. Mr. Beck favoreda bighees : which would necessitate the manufacture of the timber in this country. A resolution was then passed referring to hemlock timber. It was in substance, that whereas large quantities of hemlock timber are being cut down for the purpose of being stripped of the bark, and such timber is likely to be of greater commercial value at a later date, and in addition the forests are endangered by fire by reason of such timber lying around, therefore be it resolved that the government of Canada be requested to impose such an export duty upon tan bark as will prevent our hemlock trees from — being slaughtered and wasted. At present there are 40,000 cords of tan bark used in Ontario alone, and 25,000 cords exported to the United States. Another resolution favored the adoption of a similar alien labor law to that in force in the United States. CAN’T DO WITHOUT IT. Mr. N. D. Seaman, of Woodford, Ont., in remitting renewal subscription, writes: “I am not ready to give up the LuMBERMAN yet. I could not do without it while I am in the busi- ness.” RAILS FOR TRAMWAYS N&Y AND SECOND-HAND STEEL AND iron rails for tramways and logging lines, from 12 lbs. per yard and upwards; estimates given for complete outfit. We want JOHN J. GARTSHORE, 49 Front St. West, Toronto. 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Write for prices, informing us what your requirements are. The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd. PETERBOROUGH, ONT. Branch Office: VANCOUVER, B. C. Np ill ei il | i Va | i i IM Me iy I! AN! i i rll Me AN Pri Mi i" TH’ CANADA LUMBERMAN | Vorume XVIII. \ NuMBER 5. TORONTO, ONT., MAY, 1897 TeERMS,$1.00 PER YEAR | Single Copies, 10 Cents. _ FORESTRY AND THE LUMBER INDUSTRY. =. By Tuomas SoUTHWORTH. Tere appears to be an impression among many of the men engaged in the lumbering busi- ness in this country that the methods and aims of the advocates of a rational system of forestry are not only impracticable in Ontario, but would, ‘if a serious attempt were made to carry them out, " prove inimical to the interests of the lumbermen. This attitude of many of our lumbermen towards , the forestry movement is based ona misappre- hension of the methods and aims of forestry bE dvocates, excusable, perhaps, but a misappre- hension nevertheless. On the other hand, it is only fair to state that many forestry advocates have been apt to look _ upon the lumbermen simply as ruthless despoilers of the forest, and failed to fairly take into account the _ surroundings of an industry ’ attended with so much risk. _ Foreseeing the disastrous _ consequences that must inevitably follow upon the reckless and complete de- struction of our forests by axe and fire, these men en- deavored to arouse public opinion to the realization of the impending danger. _ They saw many of the older settled counties in the pro- vince being rapidly stripped of trees—in some the per- centage of woodland being as low as five per cent.; they found streams that once afforded considerable water powers drying up; they | noticed that a period of dry | weather has a greater effect | on grain crops now than in | former years; in fact they saw deterioration in the climate and resources of Ontario, and perceiving the cause they called for a cessation in the work of | forest destruction. In their alarm it is, perhaps, | not to be wondered at if some forestry advocates _ should seek first to stop the cutting of trees, over- . s looking the fact that forest trees are a crop to be U harvested, and one that could and should be harvested in such a way as to secure successive _ crops of the same kind, where for various reasons jt is desirable that a forest cover should be main- tained, and a constant supply of timber for in- dustrial purposes provided. Forestry advocates do not now ask that lum- ‘bermen should cease their operations. They know they are engaged in harvesting a valuable crop that would go to waste except for them ; they know the lumber industry is a very exten- sive one, employing a large capital and many men—an industry absolutely essential to our economic welfare. What they contend is that the present waste- ful method of exploiting our forest wealth, in which only asmall part of the timber is taken out and the rest burned up, is unwise and un- necessary. They believe that certain areas of this province, areas that are unfitted for general agriculture and are the sources of streams, should be kept tree-covered, and suggest that some more rational system, some application of scien- tific forestry, be adopted by the government and by the lumbermen, to the greater profit of the lumbermen, and with increased and continual revenues ot the province. Lumbermen do not pose as philanthropists, neither are they in the busi- ness merely for their health. They know it would pay them better as a rule to take out only the trees of large growth, leaving the small ones RATHBUN LiImMITS—SHOWING BLow-Down, AucGusT, 1896. to grow to maturity, but their experience teaches them that what young trees are left are apt to be a total loss from fire, so the practice is to cut anything that will make fence posts, despite the greater waste in trees of small diameter. It is generally conceded that more timber has been destroyed by fire than has been cut by lumber- men, and it had come to be regarded as useless to save the young growth where the highly in- flammable tops and branches of the coniferous trees were left by the loggers to spread the fire. The first important step towards a rational forestry system was the adoption of the fire ranging system proposed by Mr. Aubrey White, Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands. This attempt to check the ravages of forest fires was not at first very heartily approved of by the lum- bermen, who were very doubtful of its success. The results have, however, been so beneficial that now few limit holders fail to take advantage of it, though it is optional with them to do so or not. The saving effected in the past few years, both to the provincial revenue and to the limit owners who have employed fire rangers, has been very great, and there is reason to hope that not only will the government endeavor to protect the revenue by more advanced regulations and restrictions in future sales of limits, but that the present owners of pine limits will, with the added safety from fire, adopt more economical methods and prolong indefinitely the period of profitable working of their forest areas. This can only be accomplished with greater immunity from fire, and with a more thorough knowledge of the habit of growth and other sylvicultural conditions surrounding Canadian forest trees. Some other qualifications than knowing how to fell a tree quickly and saw it into logs will be required on the part of foremen in the woods, just as some know- ledge of scientific agriculture has been found advanta- geous in successful farming. Where there has been so much naphazard and waste in our lumbering operations, it is interesting to know that there have been excep- tions to the rule; that some, at least, of our lumbermen have pursued a different course, and, despite the added danger from the care- less methods of neighboring limit holders, with consid- erable success. Among these may be classed The Rathbun of Deseronto. Having secured timber limits on the streams tributary to Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte, this firm proceeded to erect mills of a substantial character and at an expense that would scarcely have been warranted had they not considered it possible to protract their operations in these limits over a much Company, longer period of time than has ordinarily been found practicable in this country. Having this idea of permanency constantly in view, their limits have been worked in a manner that would have been disastrous if the usual fire had followed the winter’s cutting. Instead of taking out all the pine, large and small, the foremen were in- structed to cut selected trees throughout the area to be cut over, and particular stress was laid on the necessity of taking out and utilizing everything that was down. No trees were to be left on the ground to decay or burn because of being partially defective. As their license in- cluded other trees than pine, they were able to drive to their mills all the floatable timber, and, after the introduction of railways, some that could not be floated was also utilized in various 4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1897 ways. The necessity of disposing of all the township of Grimsthorpe will afford a fairly ONTARIO TIMBER LANDS, fallen timber of every sort as a safeguard against fire and as a prevention of waste, necessitated an extension of their plant beyond a mere saw mill, and brought about the extensive charcoal, chemical, brick, cement, and other industries located at Deseronto. The fact that this company is still operating in limits that have been worked for many years is not the result of chance. They have been saved because precautions were taken to protect them. The question of disposing of the waste after logging is a very serious one. We cannot dis- pose of it here as is done in Germany, where even the little twigs are used for firewood. It is extremely dangerous if left in the woods, yet the expense of taking it out renders that plan impossible. The plan followed by one or two Michigan lumbermen, of burning the tops and branches as they lie on the ground early in the spring, has been pronounced impracticable by many of our principal lumbermen, yet this plan satisfactory answer to part ot the query. The limits alongside have long been burned over, and the mills they supplied are idle, yet in this old limit that has been worked for many years it is estimated there is from 150 to 200 million feet of white and red pine still standing, most of it of good timber size. About ten million feet B. M. was taken out of it this season, and, to one not an expert no thinning out of the forest was apparent, except where a cyclone had left an ex- tensive blow-down, which was cleared up by the loggers down to ‘‘anything that would make matches,’’as Mr. E. W. Rathbun’s instructions to the efficient manager, Mr. Callahan, tersely put it. The photo appearing on the previous page was taken by the writer before the loggers had completed their work in the ‘blow down.” Notwithstanding that many very small trees blown down in this cyclone were made into logs, thus reducing the average, I was informed by the government culler that the whole drive would has been in successful opera- tion in the county of Hast- ings for some time. Mr. James Scantlin, chief fire ranger in Rathbun’s Hast- ings limits, in reporting to the Department of Crown Lands on the season’s work, writes : “*T have made it a prac- tice tor the past five years to burn all the tops and rubbish of our previous winter’s cut as early in the spring asit is dry enough to burn, and watch it so that _it does not burn into the green woods. In this way we have had no heavy fires in the summer. Another advantage I find is that the young pines, both white and red, come right up and grow well, but [ find where the heavy summer fire goes it burns too deep into the soil and seems to burn all the seed of the pine, so that other kinds of timber grow up, poplar and birch taking the lead and out- growing all the other trees.” Mr. Scantlin writes that if the fire rangers, after this early spring burning, would give careful attention to the young pines, another cut could be taken out from them in 25 or 30 years. While Mr. Scantlin may be slightly optimistic in his views as to the time required to grow a pine tree to timber size, his experience in preventing fires is valuable, and his conclusions as to the conditions of growth of young pine correct. Does it pay? Would it not have paid the Rathbun Company better to cut off the valuable timber as soon as possible, and then buy other limits? This question is frequently asked by those among whom the Rathbun methods are known. I have no doubt more immediate profit could have been shown by the speedy method of getting overa limit and taking out the pine. The expense of logging and driving per thousand feet would perhaps be less and the returns on the investment quicker, but that method of figuring does not take into account the permanence ot the business, and a visit to the Rathbun limits in the RATHBUN's HasTINGs Limits, SHOWING CLEARING AROUND Camp. average go feet B. M. to the log, thus showing the timber to be of good average size. Good permanent roads have been built all through the forest, and the camps are in better shape than would likely be the case if they were only intended for temporary use. Around each camp a space of about five acres has been com- pletely cleared, as shown in the accompanying illustration, and I understand it is proposed to cultivate and seed to pine and other trees each of these five acre plots this spring. - While I be- lieve this method of lumbering has paid the Rathbun Company better than the other, there certainly can be no doubt of its greater advan- tage to the province in the increased stumpage dues on timber that is cut instead of burned up. eee Se ee Have any changes taken place in the lumber- ing business in your locality? If so, writea few lines to the Canapa LUMBERMAN giving the par- ticulars. The most beautiful trays and cabinets which come from Japan are made of the dark, irregu- larly-grained and wavy-lined wood of the kiaki, a tree closely allied to the elm. A COMPARISON of the quantity of timber ex from the crown lands of Ontario in 1896 wi that of the previous year shows a considerabl increase in the output of white pine. Of hare woods no definite returns are given. The fol lowing table, compiled from the reports of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, shows the esti- mated cut of different classes of wood: 1895. 1896. Saw-logs, pine........ 50 ale ate otal olen 800,565,355 904,379,710 feet B. y AE other than:pine,..s-0s.saeee 12,917,017 15,197,752 b. Boom and dimension timber, pine..... 32,170,013 34,373,405 s zs af “other... 1,854,061 2,056, Ss Square timbex, white pine......._.... 873,304 1,128,666 cub. fe UP WO OA tera caa Ueto te ee aan 31, £15 35,057 cords, — Ratlwayties 0. cet eee 907,862 708,451 pieces, Telegraph jpolesiiuc..cPbwieousn aes ae 1,51 Osser as Stave and shingle bolts ..... .. .... 2,430 1,339 cords. Piles and head blocks ... ........... 69,354 55,688 feet. — In the year 1895 the area covered by timbe licenses was given as 17,851 square miles, while last year only 13,722 miles were under license. Regarding forest fires, the Commissioner in is report says: “‘It has become evident that if the Crown do main is to be protected from forest fires some organized system of fire ranging will have to be put in force on the unlicensed territory similar to tha which is in operation on the licensed lands. Owing to the excitement which now prevails in connection with gold mining and to the wide area over which the precious metal has been tound to exist, there will scarcely be a corner of the newer parts of the province in which the explorer will not be plying his vocation during the com- ing summer. Explorers, like others, are good or bad, careful or careless, and as they continually use fire for cooking, keeping off flies, lighting their pipes, etc., the danger to the forest areas will be considerably increased. Every precaution possible has been taken to keep explorers out of the pine areas. Notices have been posted in the Rainy River district warning them not to Survey or attempt to take up as mining lands areas which are covered with pine timber, and the surveyors have been instructed not to survey in pine areas. But notwithstanding all this it is found that explorers pay little attention to these regu- lations and notices, where they have reason to believe there is a prospect of finding gold. Nothing short of an active surveillance of the pine areas by a staff of fire rangers will have any deterring effect in preventing explorers entering upon pine lands in the prosecution of their search for gold. There is a large area of pine territory in an exposed position in the Rainy River dis trict which ought to be caretully guarded during the coming summer, and in the territory north and east of Wahnapitae there is understood to be an immense body of pine timber which ought to have some supervision, with the object of pre- venting its being damaged by fire.” ———_—_————————... Another log raft will be built on the Columbia river at Stella, Washington, for San Francisco. day, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN NEW BRUNSWICK CROWN LANDS. THE twenty-sixth annual report of the Crown Lands Department of the province of New Bruns- wick, for the year ended 31st October, 1896, ir gives the total receipts as $143,867,33, a slight 'The tariff is divided into four sections. By falling off as compared with the previous year. schedule ‘‘A” the following duties are im- The following is a comparative statement of the : receipts from timber lands : THE CANADIAN TARIFF. BreLtow will be found the schedule of import es on articles affecting the lumber and wood- ‘working industries, as provided by the new ariff which went into effect on April 23rd last. i 2 1895- 1896. DUTIABLE GOODS. Sales of mpee licenses....-.....+- $ 13,896.25 $ 5,179-75- ; : . 2 red enewals of timber licenses........ 25,974.00 27,238 02. Cane reed or rattan, split or otherwise manufactured, Ne iee oe ee padahees Bpeere N.0.p., 15 per cent. ad valorem. Sorks and other manufactures of cork wood, or cork kk, n.o.p., 20 per cent. ad valorem. “umber and timber, manufactured, sawed boards, nks and deals, planed or dressed on one or both sides, en the edges thereof are jointed or tongued and | ] oved, 25 per cent. ad valorem. There was a considerable reduction in the sales of timber licenses, as fewer licenses were applied for and the competition was not so keen as usual. During the past winter, however, the competi- tion for timber lands has been marked. The cost of scaling, collection and protection of lum- ber was $9, 337-27- The statement below shows the quantity and kind of lumber cut from crown lands during the ~ Shingles of wood, 20 per cent. ad valorem. Pails and tubs of wood, churns, brooms and whisks, _ washboards, pounders and rolling pins, 20 per cent. ad valorem. { Veneers of wood, not over three-thirty-seconds of an inch in thickness, ro per cent. ad valorem. year, with the amount of stumpage charged planks and boards of amaranth, covoboral, boxwood, cherry, chestnut, walnut, gumwood, mahogany, pitch pine, rosewood, sandalwood, sycamore, Spanish cedar, oak, hickory, whitewood, African teak, black heart ebony, lignum vitae, red cedar, redwood, satinwood and white ash, when not otherwise manufactured than rough sawn ~ or split or creosoted, vulcanized or treated by any other preserving process; sawed boards, planks, deals and - other lumber, when not further manufactured than dressed on one side only or creosoted, vulcanized or treated by ‘any preserving process; pine and spruce clapboards ; timber or lumber, hewn or sawed, squared or sided or creosoted ; laths, pickets and palings; staves not listed or jointed, of wood of all kinds ; firewood, handle, head- ing, stave and shingle bolts, hop-poles, fence posts, rail- ‘road ties; hubs for wheels, posts, last-blocks, waggon or gun, heading and all like blocks or sticks, rough hewn or sawed only ; felloes of hickory wood, rough sawn to shape only, rough sawn and bent: to shape, not planed, smoothed or otherwise manufactured ; hickory billets and ‘hickory lumber, sawn to shape for spokes of wheels, but not further manufactured; hickory and oak spokes, _ rough turned, not tenoned, mitred, throated, faced, sized, cut to length, rough tenoned or polished, the wood of the _ persimmon and dog trees and logs and rough round un- manufactured timber, ship timber or ship planking not ‘specially enumerated or provided for in this act. Shovel handles, wholly of wood. Corkwood or cork bark, unmanufactured, and sawdust. WHY TREES DO NOT THRIVE. In the annual report of the Geological Survey Department, Ottawa, Prof. J. Macoun gives the following particulars of his observations in con- nection with the growing of trees : 4 i Mouldings of wood, plain, gilded or otherwise, further thereon : 4 manufactured, 25 per cent. ad valorem. Kind of Lumber. Quantity. Stumpage Charged. Wood pulp, 25 per cent. ad valorem. Spruce and pine logs.... «.-.-. +++ 76,985,459 S. ft. $ 77,559 '4 ' al Heml ck logs........ ...12,785,743 5.152 Ot Manufactures of wood, n.o.p., 25 per cent. ad valorem. — Cedar logs WARS on aerevee Fishing rods, walking sticks and walking canes of all ee logs Box s400ul 301 39 ; lardwood [ui elaens 9 ein Oy EOS 40 23/4) tons, 397 79 kinds, n.e.s., 30 per cent. ad valorem. Pine tim! er... 5-6. eer eceecse ees 302 tons. 302 00 H fit bi d fru f alee Spruce timber.......-- .seeeeeeeee 156 tons. 78 00 ouse, office, cabinet or store urniture, of wood, iron Wood : fire, stove, spool, pulp..... 1,423 cords. 240 22 © ‘ ‘ < ts r nt. ad Hemlock a Recaro slersalors saa pscince < 156% 149 20 sr other material, in parts or finished, 30 per cent Ee eae ey Sai: 208 valorem. ad HES i eieren 117,440 pieces. 2,348 82 ' 3 ‘: : d popes sos 3 Belting, of leather, rubber or other material, 20 per Spruce poles Tia ee a ae cent. a « mer dut 2} r cent. elegraph poles........++--2++005 725 =" 47 75 % nt. ad valorem ; former duty, 327 per ce Siesta aC Sea of aa Ames ened 1,290 "1 25 80 _ Saws, cant dogs, adzes, hammers, etc., 30 per cent. PAGERS ee keeles meet ne 200 WI 2 00 o .) : CES tens atticiele nicuiaiaie: valsfelmiainin'vicie 2,525 I 219 40 ad valorem ; former duty, 32% per cent. Spool wood, white birch..........-. 1,865,666 s. ft. 1,212 28 _ Steam engines, boilers, derricks, cranes and portable Stove wo d 460 pieces. 7 8> _—. Fence rails. 5,100 «ON 22 50 “engines, 25 per cent. ad valorem; former duty, 30 percent. Wier poles..... 800 8 00 1 Harlops ae. <..iers sant 11,000 S. ft 550 ~ FREE GOODS. Rafting: pins... c2c0s cae e ene viene ee 107 M. 19 50 Timber or lumber of wood, viz., lumber and timber Total stumpage charged $100,415 45 } f \ ‘‘Later in the season I made collections at Prince Albert and in Southern Manitoba and was struck with what I shall call the hardiness of the trees and shrubs in these regions. I had seen that the Canadian Pacific Railway gardens at Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat grew trees and shrubs without being winter-killed and that the cause of the want of hardiness must be looked for in other directions than severity of climate. I had long suspected that the trees on the prairie died for the want of nourishment and exposure to biting winds and not trom severe cold, and this year I became convinced of it. Were a supply of moisture given to trees, grown from seed, so that they could mature their wood in July or early August for a couple of years, and the grass allowed to grow around them without being cut or pastured over, enough snow would gather in the winter to give all the moisture needed for the next summer’s growth. A study of any thicket on the prairie will prove this. Did the farmer but realize the importance of collect- ing the snow on his farm, he would begin at once to grow hedges around, say, ten-acre fields. These hedges besides being valuable wind-breaks, would be snow-gatherers, and in afew years belts of trees would spring from the seed sown within the hedge, and while the hedge would protect the young trees it would also gather the snow for the next year’s growth. Success in tree planting will only be assured when steps are RECIPROCAL TARIFF. The preferential resolutions are as follows: That when the customs tariff of any country admits the products of Canada on terms which on the whole are as favorable to Canada as the terms of the reciprocal tariff herein referred to are to the countries to which it may apply, articles which are the growth, produce or manufacture of such country, when imported direct therefrom, may then be imported direct into Canada or taken out of warehouse for consumption therein at the reduced rates of duty pro- vided in the reciprocal tariff set forth in schedule “‘ D,” That any question that may arise as to the countries en- titled to the benefits of the reciprocal tariff shall be decided the Controller of Customs, subject to the authority of ie Governor-in-Council. taken to collect the snow by means of hedges or some other way, and successful tree growing means the settlement of the prairies.” ST. JOHN RIVER LOG DRIVING COMPANY. Tue above company held their annual meeting on the 7th ultimo, at which there were present W. H. Murray, J. F. Gregory, Geo. A. Murchie, John A. Morrison, B. W. Mallett, D. H. Nixon, D. H. Keswick, Donald Fraser, jr., C. F. Woodman, Edward McCollom and Cornelius Hagerman. The first business was the election of directors which resulted as follows: W. H. Murray, president ; G. A. Murchie, Calais ; John A. Morrison, Fredericton; B. W. Mallett, Fort Kent; D. H. Nixon, Hartland. Mr. J. Fraser Gregory was re-elected secretary. It was resolved to continue in force the driving charges of last year, the actual sum to be paid by the operator for driving from Grand Falls being seventeen cents. All claims against the com- pany on account of the drive of 1895 were settled, excepting that of F. H. Hale, who asked $3,000 damages. The company passed a reso- lution asking Mr. Hale to put his claim in sucha way that the company could take action upon fife either through arbitrators, a defence at law ora settlement by payment in full. Last year the company drove 146,668,657 feet, and the tolls amounted to $23,810. 36. RUNNING CIRCULAR SAWS. WHEN everything is right and proper the saws- will run and make good lumber. If a saw gets mulish and won’t go, I would like to see it ex- plained as to the wherefores and whyfores ; it may help some other fellow out, says a writer in the Woodworker. Very few saw mills have sufficient power to drive a circular. There is half your trouble— motion up and down. You will find lots of thick and thin lumber. Why? is up; your saw is strained up to its running Because your motion motion when it goes into the log ; when it comes out the motion is down. and gets into the log before the saw has time to straighten up. If the saw happens to be laying. out you will have a thin board; if it happens to lay into the log you will have a thick one. Superintendent comes around and goes for fore- man; foreman goes to sawyer ; sawyer says it is in filing ; filer lays it to setworks. Every man Pretty soon your mill crew is The sawyer gigs back has his excuses. at loggerheads, besides a poor lot of lumber. How will we remedy it? Take off your saw, hammer lightly on both sidgs close to rim; if you get it too much it will snake. First, see that track and arbor are level, collars true, and saw has proper amount of lead —say one-half inch in 60-foot track. I have run without any lead and done good work. One halt inch should be the limit. I can remember when they run 5% to 34-inch in 60 feet. observer can tell pretty quickly if his lead is right. If your saw heats on rim and doesn’t snake you have too much lead; on the other hand, if the saw warms on the eye, there is not enough lead. A close A correspondent writes that the make-shift saw grinder described in our March number is a dangerous piece of mechanism, and adds that it is just such contrivances that account for the injury of many persons. a, o - dh — o ’ 7 —\ 4 6 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 186 CORRESPONDENCE LATHS Douglas fir flooring because its coarse grain splintere Canada ws Aue cel ent seco ele Rie telnet ghee’ pees & ye I was told that much of this could be overcome by prop Letters are invited from our readers on matters of practical and timely United States: cc 72.7. aue saints 4,61 selection and sawing. One British Columbia firm 5 interest to the lumber trades. To secure insertion all communications ROUGH TIMBER : : ae must be accompanied with name and address of writer, not necessarily for Waited med . v3 6 taken up this trade and its agent here prosecuted th Cede publisher will not hold himself responsible fer opinions Ne oe oa ; j ; 5 ; Ps . ark vigorously ae got an entrance into the oe ‘ 2. U.S Canada.)4..2..4 0 ae ee 19,112 for spruce shelving, also for fir flooring, and others we: AUSTRALIAN FORESTS AND N.S. W. TIMBER Norway'..2. cs hohe eee 2,820 working at it. The Canadian steamers were used t TRADE. United States.<. 4. 22a eee: 67,236 To the Editor of the Canapa LuMBERMAN: DEar Sir,—Those who saw the magnificent display of timber made by New South Wales at the World’s Exposi- tion at Chicago would imagine that this colony, at least, was well wooded with varied trees of great value. Their conception would be true so far as the variety and value is concerned, but not as to the quantity. New South Wales is divided into three natural divisions. The first the Pacific slope, lying east of the coastal mountain range, a strip of country averaging, perhaps, forty miles in width. The second is the Table Land, and the third the comparatively dry Western Plains. The first section was fairly well, and, in some places, is now, densely wooded, but the soft, straight-grained woods, the colonial pine, cedar and rosewood, have largely been cut down. The Table Lands have some forests of valuable trees, but they are scattered. The central region has few trees except along the watercourses, and these are of no great value. - No forests largely composed of one variety are found here as in Canada. Sometimes they are dense and tropical in character, the trees being hung with creepers, but more frequently they are open and park-like. Here will be found a pine, there a cedar, interspersed with a variety of ecucalypti or gums. The latter embrace a great range of hardwoods, many of them of great tough- ness and strength, beautifully grained, taking a high polish, and of great durability. Some of them are almost impervious to the attacks of the teredo, the white ant and other marine and land enemies of timber. The fact that their specific gravity is too great to allow of their being floated the distance which they require to be carted to reach a mill or shipping point, and so many of the logs being found to be defective through checks or decay at the heart, makes the timber expensive. Efforts have been put forth by the government and those engaged in the trade to build up an export in these hard timbers, par- ticularly for wood-blocking, but the efforts have not pro- duced, and are not likely to produce, large results. The total export trade of 1895 was less in value than $150,000, and the major portion. of this went to the other Australian colonies. The cut of timber in New South Wales in 1895 was less than six years ago. Queensland is somewhat better supplied with soft building timbers—nearly meets its own demand and yet exports a little. The export is rapidly diminishing, and were it not for the duty levied considerable quantities of building timber would now be imported. West Australia has its famous jarrah and karri, used in paving the streets of London, but is de- ficient in soft woods. Victoria and South Australia re- quire both hard and soft woods. What is the available forest area of Australia no one knows, but the government of more than one colony which deemed that it had sufficient timber for its own use and export for years to come, has awakened to the un- pleasant fact that this is not so. Some effort is being put forth for the preservation of existing forests and the culti- vation of new areas. Australia must, however, depend at an increasing ratio upon other lands for its timber sup- ply. The value of the importations into New South Wales in 1895 and 1891 were: . 1895. 1891. Dressed Timber......... & 35,986 £147,018 Rough Co epoca 239,541 5753042 Laths and palings....... 6,432 9,643 DATE Se ae ame ree ae 7,224 25,537 This shows a great diminishment in 1895, Owing in part to a lessened demand from the reduction of construction following the crisis of 1892-3, anda lowering in price. A portion of these imports were hardwoods and re-imports from other colonies. Excluding these the chief supplies came from the following countries : DOORS mbiiiled States ies nts. ck... ces k 4 6,335 DRESSED TIMBER. United Kingdom....... 5 OER EPP # 5,022 Masada nen te ts oe ase eke 765 IOI AVG twa ste Sai ce Fc TO 20,975 Winitedtstatessn erences: cana He, 2,690 NOW Zemin yi tod cc se he kos 929 siding and From South Australia there came timber to the value of £78,513. “This, however, was almost wholly re-shipments originating in New Zealand, Norway and Sweden, Canada and the United States. SHOOKS AND STAVES. New Zealand..%...0. 22 sae eee 4 2,333 United Kingdon ateecseo eee eee 788 Canada «1.57 wi-ayierdep: Suter PEE 47 United States:. 10. .cmecener eee eee 1,979 These importations were under a duty which was re- moved last year, the trade returns for which have not been published. An examination of these figures will prove interesting and will require some comment. DOORS. The doors shipped to this market are mainly from San Francisco, made from California redwood. As soon as the city recovers from the depression, which has not yet passed away, the demand must grow. I had hoped that British Columbia would have shared in the trade, and an attempt was made to introduce cedar doors from Van- couver. The result was unsatisfactory. There is some prejudice here against cedar on the ground that it is too soft. It necessarily follows that they must sell at lower figures than the redwood until a proper appreciation of the wood is secured or else some other means are used to properly bring them before the public. Then, I am bound to say that the samples sent, which I saw, were not equal to those from San Francisco. The mouldings were not as well finished or fitted, and in some, wood of a coarse grain had been selected for the mouldings which apparently had been worked with a dull tool and a little across grain. This, added to the notion regarding the wood, compelled the agent to whom they were consigned to sell at an unremunerative price. Some of those sent were sizes not often used, and this further tended to reduce the net return. I am still of the Opinion, after making careful enquiry, that a good share of the trade can be secured by a courageous persistence of properly directed effort. Some pine doors once came from Canada to Melbourne and even to Sydney, I am told, though I have not found anyone as yet who remembers them. Whether a trade can be made in them is a question. I have not the facts at hand to form anything like an opinion. It will depend upon price. Those who know pine say that a better price could be obtained for the pine than the redwood. Of that there is no doubt, but how much better cannot be told until an experiment decides. The quotations of the Sierra Lumber Company, of San Francisco, a little while ago, were as follows: Size. 2’ 6” x6’ 6” x1", double moulded..... $2.50 26 x66 x1% 1a ar ae 2.75 28 x68 x1 1 teal ot ee 2.75 28 x68 x1% Tete bn RS ox. 3-00 28 x68 x1 Tm ARLE ee 3-50 2 10 X6 10 x1% it” ogee. Wdste ae 3-25 2 10 X6 10 x13% if Ae te 4.00 Less a discount of 40%, 5% and 2%% cash. The sizes most used are 2’ 6” and 2’ 8” x 14”. An important item in deciding the cost of these doors would be the freight rate. One thing is certain, they could not come by any existing lines. The only chance will be by vessel direct from the St. Lawrence. There is no reason known to me why there should not be such a line of vessels. The other industries of Canada need it, and must have it if they are to succeed here as they ought. DRESSED TIMBER. It will be seen that in this class Canada cuts an insig- nificant figure. The bulk of the trade is from Norway and Sweden or re-exports from the United Kingdom. On my arrival I sought to advance this dressed timber trade. It is certain that it is more advantageous to Canada, whether it always is to the shipper or not, to ship dressed instead of rough timber. The dressed stuff shipped from Norway and Sweden consists of flooring, siding and shelving. It is not clear stuff, but most of it is full of small and tight knots. These knots, of course, wear unevenly in flooring, and do not take paint easily in shelving. There was prejudice against bring the stuff, but just when trade had got on a per manent footing, flour came into demand and the lumbe was shut out. Upon seeing steamer after steamer com in without any timber on board, the orders were ser to San Francisco, from where there are frequent saili vessels. It does now look as if the first results of n efforts in this direction will accrue to the United Stat Nevertheless, I think the B. C. millmen will soon find way to overcome this difficulty. Dressed stuff h already come and more is under way as part cargo o sailing vessels.. There is here a matter on which I should liketo get th views of Eastern millmen. They meet the Baltic timb in England, where the freight is against them ; could they not dress certain classes of timber and ship to th is market, where, if the vessels sailed from the St. Lawrence they should be on equal terms so far as freight is co cerned ? The Baltic flooring is 6 x % ; the British Colum bia is dressed out of 6x1, and is therefore ¥ an inch narrower than the Baltic. The latter is quoted at 1 3s. 6d. per one hundred superficial feet, while Oregon, as it is known from B. C., has sold at 11s., but 11s. 6d. would be paid for it if it could be had. Laths do not call for special reference. ROUGH MERCHANTABLE TIMBER. Under the low prices prevailing some of the owners of limits in British Columbia have concluded that their tim- ber will pay better to permit it to remain in the forest than to cut and ship it. A telegram is to hand that the Pacific Coast combine has been reconstructed. It was rotte ] from the start last year, and it certainly did not greatly help the Canadian mills, which had the reputation of pretty fairly keeping their agreements. Whether the re- construction will do better is to be seen. The trade is done through importers, known as “ Indent Merchants.” He takes orders from what in Canada would be known as the owner of a lumber yard, to whicha planing and re- sawing mill is attached, and then orders from the mill or its broker. Formerly anything shipped as rough mer- chantable was accepted without demur and the cargoes were paid for in advance or on receipt of the bill here. Three or four years ago a lot of inferior stuff was shipped by a decaying mill, and at once demands were made for a reduction in price for inferior quality. Since then these _ reductions have been of frequent occurrence, and have been a serious loss to shippers. In some cases the claim was a just one; im others it was made as a matter of course. The buyer had nothing to lose, while the seller had to pay the cost of the survey or arbitration in addi- tion to any reduction that might be found against him. The importer fell back on the mill that shipped the stuff. The result was that the millman, who was not really — represented in the arbitration, was the sufferer. Shortly after my arrival I suggested a temporary plan for meeting this difficulty, and it was tried soon after on a cargo on which there was a dispute. It did not last, for two good reasons. In the first place, there are two very different opinions held on the opposite sides of the Pacific as to what constitutes ‘‘ rough merchantable tim- ber.” The verbal definition was the same on both sides —timber with a certain proportion of sap and tight knots— but when logs were cheap and lumber dear the stuff sent here was really ‘‘selected and clear.” Now that the conditions of trade are reversed the millman wishes to ship according to the literal definition, while the Sydney man demands that his timber be of the old type. Until there is an understanding upon this point no method of settling a dispute can be satisfactory. The other trouble is worse still. So long as the seller is very much more anxious to sell than the buyer is to buy, so long will the buyer get concessions in his favor in the drawing up of an agreement that practically puts the case in his hands. _ No scheme for a general settlement of a dispute is of any value in the face of a special agreement that was de- signed to override it. SHOOKS AND STAVES. Here again Canada is out of it. Some oak staves do come here from Ontario via New York, and are credited in the return to the United States. There is an opening Sweeter , 1897 ere for Canadian enterprise. About one hundred thous- allow casks are required annually in this colony. e material is imported from B.C. as pickets, made o casks in Sydney, mainly by hand, and then taken to es and shipped in the knock-down to the interior ng-down factories. There should be an opening for arrel factory to do this work in British Columbia. promising business was opened up three or four ears ago in spruce butter boxes. When I came out it 1d received a set back. It was said the spruce tainted e butter. A commission man who had written a good eal to Canadian newspapers was urging the Canadians ¢ ship the boxes. He said he could sell any quantity of em. It was true, as he said, that well seasoned spruce not taint the butter, but there was another obstacle e way which he could not be brought to see. New land has a white pine that is odorless and well adapted this purpose. It is perishable and useless for building oses, and therefore cheap. So long as that New aland wood can be landed here at past prices, there no profitable market for Canadian spruce. When the white pine gets scarcer and dearer, as it must by and by, there will be. Correspondence has been opened up to see whether a ade cannot be done in soap, candle and other merchan- - dise boxes. In conclusion, if asked what can be done to improve trade, in addition to what I have said. I should point out this fact: Much of the lumber coming here from British Columbia“mills is brought through San Francisco houses. The course of the trade is millman, San Francisco broker, | Sydney importer, timber merchant, builder or contractor. | The trade passes through five hands, making numerous I delays, expenses and misunderstandings. At least two of these middlemen are unnecessary. It is possible that a Cananian mill owner will, not long hence, open a yard and do the trade direct. If placed under proper manage- ment it will succeed, but that ‘‘if” is an important one. J. S. LARKE. Agency Gov't of Canada, Sydney, N.S.W., Feb’y 20, 1897. DIFFERENT RESULTS IN SCALING LOGS. j Bay City, Micu., April 6th, 1897. To the Editor of the CANADA LUMBERMAN: } DEAR S1R,—Observing the communication in your last issue under the caption, “ Different Results in Scaling Logs,” I have prepared the following, which may interest some of your readers. BAND AND ROTARY LOG SCALE. An experience of several years tallying lumber cut by ‘different saws mentioned, after it had been through the edger and trimmer, and a comparison of the lumber with the log scale, as shown by the different systems of log caling, has revealed a difference in favor of the lumber scale of from 20 ft. to over 300 fl., except by the system of band and rotary log scale. In the first place, logs are ‘not cut to waste as they were a few years ago, nor is there the same desire to saw a large number of logs into I mber and waste without regard to quality and manu- facture. Conditions have changed. The object now sought is to saw straight, cut all you can and do it well, slab light, and be conversant with the different grades of jumber, so as to cut the logs to the best advantage. I ‘claim that a 4” face on straight logs is all that should be Jett when slab is taken off. This scale is figured for plump inch, as lumber will surface one side when seasoned ‘JK strong. The band saw scale is figured on light 1%” kerf and the rotary scale on light 4” kerf. It will be noticed that the number of feet does not always increase in the same ratio as the diameter of logs increases, viz., a log 12 inches in diameter and 12 feet long, kand saw scale, contains 84 feet, and one of 13 inches in diameter and 12 feet long has 102 feet, a difference of 18 feet ; whilea log of 14 inches in diameter 12 feet long has 117 ft., a difference of only 15 ft. as between logs 13 14 inches diameter, and 3 ft. less than the difference tween logs 12 and 13 inches diameter. The reason this is as follows, asa test will prove : By increasing the ameter of logs in inches only one-half an inch is gained all ind for every additional inch to the diameter, and there ot sufficient log left on the outside to make an inch board. next size being % inch larger all round, there is an board on each side more than on the log one inch ler, besides the additional width on every board cut, this makes the seeming inexplicable difference between logs of different diameters. I claim that logs and standing timber scaled by this scale will cut very close to the actual scale of the lumber. Apply this test and you will be convinced. HOW LOGS SHOULD BE MEASURED. All logs, good, bad and indifferent, should be measured for full quantity without any allowance whatever for defects. The variation in quality by this rule would then be offset by variation in price. The theory is that a quantity of fairly good logs might be reduced in quantity to good wood, but a buyer would base his estimate of value from superficial appearances as a whole, and if he secured the logs, would pay for perfect stock at a reduced price. In lumber, culls are measured for full contents and sold at almost one-half price of good stock. Why should not logs be measured the same way ? Banp Saw LoG SCALE. Rotary Saw LoG SCALE. Diam. 12 14 16 Diam. 12 14 16 in Ins. ft. ft. ft. in Ins. ft. ft. ft. 6 15 17 20 6 ing) 15 17 7 26 go 34 7 24 28 32 8 31 30 41 8 31 36 41 gr) 407 53 | St 9 36 | 42 | 48 10 | 55 | 64 73 rot) Tse et 70 it 70 81 93 It 62 72 82 12 84 98 112 12 79 92 105 13 102 119 | 136 m4 go | 105 | 120 14 vi 136 156 14 109 127 145 15 136 158 181 15 124 144 165 16 157 183 209 16 145 169 193 17 182 212 242 17 164 191 218 18 203 236 270 18 183 213 244 19) |) 232 1/)270° || 309 19 | 210 | 245 | 280 20 | 255 | 297 | 340 ey || ee) |) 270): 310 21 276 322 368 21 254 296 | 338 22 | 313 | 365 | 417 22 | 287 | 334 | 382 23 | 336 | 392 | 448 23. | 308 | 359 | 410 24 5/08 437 _ 580 24 | 343 | 400 =| 457 Loc RULEs. Length. Diam. Feet. [BEV a amnroinmigo ota G OOO 12 8 33 Oughtred ahi Ohatiat pi ehielenwihel, en's). 8uuki feds u " 28 PICMOME Lava taritter loys ss ara: 6, orice yee " " 22 Quebec Government ........ " u 24 Doyle’s Rule ...........+... " " 16 [SONS ceils nee Od v deome Oe u 12 78 Oughtred Oo Rei cto ucho. Soucueyotons ” " 68 STamLYNERG. “Godoreae oid BUIOOEn S " uw 59 Quebec Government ........ ” u 50 Doyle’s Rule ............... " ” 48 RAMI OL elena he oval ofr a "im cnet " 24 327 Oughtred s,s. owe os «ei 0 0 oe " 7 300 Senmibucmte font ct oe: " " 303 uebec Government ........ u u 315 Doyle’s Rule. ..........--: " " 300 Yours truly, R. A. JOHNSTON. DUTY ON LUMBER AND SAW-LOGS. ORILLIA, ONT., March gist, 1897. To the Editor of the CANADA LUMBERMAN: DEAR S1R,—It has been stated that a change is coming over the spirit of a large proportion of the Liberal party in regard to trade relations with the United States. The fact is, Canada has frequently shown her willingness to make any honorable arrangement that would lead to freer trade with the Americans, and all such efforts have been repulsed, more bluntly recently than ever before. The Dingley bill, should it pass, will impose a duty of $2 per thousand feet board measure on white pine lumber, and twenty-five per cent. ad valorem is to be added on lumber entering the States from any country that places an export duty on saw-logs. It is to be hoped that such an un- reasonable bill will never pass the Senate, but if it does become law then the only honorable course for Canada to pursue will be to meet tariff with tariff, regardless of results. The United States cannot expect Canada to submit to the payment of an import duty on lumber enter- ing the States from here, and at the same time permit Americans to buy, cut, and take to their own country, vast quantities of the choicest pine on the continent, from here, without paying an export duty thereon, and this export duty should in no case be less than the import duty charged by themselves. If the Dingley bill had im- posed $10 duty instead of $2 it would have been no worse, because either is sufficient to prohibit the common grades of lumber from being shipped to the States, therefore if the threatened twenty-five per cent. be added it can do no further harm. There is no question, however, that the THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 7 ee lumber manufacturers of Canada would for a brief time feel keenly the loss of the American market for coarse cheap lumber, but not forthe better qualities, for for- tunately the time has now come when not only white pine deals but all other thicknesses of the upper grades of lumber can be shipped with profit to the British and other trans-Atlantic markets, at better prices than the Ameri- cans can afford to pay; and doubtless when necessity demands manufacturers will find a profitable market in South America and elsewhere for all the rough grades of lumber not required for home consumption in Canada. It is pretty well understood that the Americans can get along for a few years without Canadian lumber, but the time will soon come when they will need it and will not be able to get it, because other more profitable and more reliable markets will have been found for the total output of this country. And even at the present time closing the door of American markets to Canadian lumber will benefit only a few of the Americans, namely, the manufacturers, who will be in a position to charge higher prices, causing a direct. loss to the many thousands of American con- sumers. It is possible, however, that the Dingley bill, now before the House, will be amended as far as the im- port duty on lumber is concerned. And I hope it will, as we desire neither an export nor import duty to be imposed on logs, lumber or shingles. The freer the trade between ourselves and our neighbors the better, and only in the event of their refusing to deal with us on fair, even terms, and in self-defence, would we desire an export duty to be imposed. With reference to pulp and pulpwood, it seems most unfar to Canadians that hundreds of thousands of cords of spruce should annually be allowed to be taken to the States free from export duty, and at the same time we submit to payment of an import duty on every ton of pulp that is shipped across the line. And the Dingley bill claims to increase this unjust duty. It has been esti- mated by experts who have explored the spruce localities of the United States that they have only sufficient pulp- wood to last their mills about five years, if they import none from other countries, while Canada contains enor- mous spruce forests, together with numerous immense water-powers, which advantages place her ina position to almost lead the world in the manufacture of pulp. Yours truly, A. TAIT. ————O PERSONAL. Mr. Levi Crannell, of the Bronsons & Weston Lumber Company, Ottawa, has been elected president of the Reform Association in that city. Mr. Francis H. Clergue, manager of the Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper Co., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., gave THE LUMBERMAN a pleasant call early last month. Mr. Richard Hall, formerly manager of the Ontario and Western Lumber Company at Rat Portage, Ont., has gone into the mining business, and will devote his time to the preparation of plans for stamp mills and mining ma chinery. / Mr. Jules E. Tache, of the Department of Crown Lands, Quebec, died in the provincial capital on the 19th ultimo. Deceased was a son of the late Col. Sir Etienne Pascal Tache, K.C.M.G., A. D.C. to Her Majesty, and was a descendant of one of the most illustrious families. Mr. Lewis H. Swan, late manager for J. W. Howry & Sons, of Fenelon Falls, Ont., is said to have decided to remove to Buffalo, where he will conduct a wholesale lumber business. Mr. Swan is an energetic business man, and will no doubt secure a fair share of patronage. On Sunday, April 4th, Mr. Herbert Burt Rathbun, son ’ of Mr. H. B. Rathbun, of Deseronto, died at Belleville, Ont. Deceased was born in Deseronto and graduated as B. A. in 1883. On his return from college he became con- nected with the business of the Rathbun Company, super- vising the yard department until failing health forced him to relinquish the work. The disease developed into con- sumption, and although he rallied for a long time, no hopes were held of his recovery. He was a director of the Rathbun Company, Bay of Quinte Railway Company and Deseronto Navigation Company, and was for five years deputy-reeve of Deseronto. The Jenckes Machine Co., of Sherbrooke, Que., are supplying the machinery fora pulp mill at Chicoutimi. Barber & Watson, manufacturers of water wheels aad mill machinery, Meaford, Ont., have dissolved partner- ship. Mr. C. Barber continues the business. 8 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN MONTALY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS C. H. MORTIMER PUBLISHER CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO BRANCH OFFICE: New York Lire INSURANCE BUILDING, MONTREAL The LumBerman Weekly Edition is published every Wednesday, and the Monthly Edition on the 1st day of every month. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, One Year, in advance....... One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, Six Months, in advance..... -50 Foreign Subscriptions, $2.00 a Year. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION = Tue Canapva LumsBeRman is published in the interests of the lumber trade and of allied industries throughout the Dominion, being the ouly re- presentative in Canada of this foremost branch of the commerce of this country. It aims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, discussing these topics editorially and inviting free discussion by others. Especial pains are taken to secure the latest and most trustworthy mar- ket quotations from various points throughout the world, so as to afford to the trad in Canada information on which it can rely in its operations. Special correspondents in localities of importance present an accurate zeport nct only of prices and the condition of the market, but also of other matters specially interesting to our readers. But correspondence is not only welcome, but is invited from all who have any information to com- municate or subjects to discuss relating to the trade or in any way affecting it. Even when we may not be able to agree with the writers we will give them a fair opportunity for free discussion as the best means of eliciting thetr “Any items of interest are particularly requested, for even if not of great importance individually they contribute to a fund of information from which general results are obtained. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. We need not point out that for many the CANADA LUMBERMAN, with its spe- cial class of readers, is not only an exceptionally good medium for securing publicity, but is indispensable for those who would bring themselves before the notice of that class. Special attention is directed to “WANTED” and ‘For SALE” advertisements, which will be inserted in a conspicuous posi- tion at the uniform price of 15 cents per line for each insertion. Announce- waents of this character will be subject to’a discount of 25 per cent. it ordered for four successive issues or longer. Subscribers will find the small amount they pay for the CANADA Lum- BERMAN quite insignificant as compared with its value to them. There is not an individual in the trade, or specially interested in it, who should not be on our list, thus obtaining the present benefit and aiding and encour- aging us to render it even more complete, TO VISITING LUMBERMEN. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to use the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN as their own. We shall take pleasure in supplying them with every con- venience for receiving and answering their correspona- ence, and hold ourselves at their service in any other way they may desire. THE UNITED STATES TARIFF. THE Finance Committee of the United States Senate, by whom the Dingley tariff bill has been uuder consideration for some time, are not to be charged with hasty legislation. It was announced that before this date the bill would be presented to the Senate, that the lumber section would be the first to be considered, and that in case the proposed duty should be sanctioned, it would be- come operative by the first of June. The proba- bility of this taking place is now out of the ques- tion, and no one ventures to predict the exact time when the interesting document will be re- ported to the House. After this stage is reached probably a month will be spent in discussion be- fore the bill is ready for the president’s signature, and it is sate to say that the tariff will not become law until late in the summer. The announcement was recently made that a retroactive clause had been added to the Dingley bill, providing that, should the bill become law, all imports should be dutiable from the first of April. Later information, however, is to the effect that this provision is not likely to appear in the bill when it reaches the Senate, as the present tariff will not be repealed until the new one goes into effect, and there cannot justly be two con- flicting laws on the same subject at the same time. The main object in inserting the clause was to prevent importers from making large pur- chases of lumber and other foreign goods, thus weakening the market. A bitter fight is being made by Michigan lumber manufacturers against the imposition of the duty. In this they have the support of the paper trade, who are interested in obtaining free pulp wood, and of the consuming public, who will not con- sent to the imposition of a tax which they will be called upon to pay. These combined forces, together with the wholesale dealers interested in Canadian lumber, represent a strong opposition, and already rumors are afloat that the bill has been greatly modified in its protective features by the Senate committee. A study of the new Canadian tariff furnishes little light as to the probable action of the Do- minion government regarding an export duty on saw logs and pulp wood, but without doubt an American import duty of $2 per thousand feet on lumber will be met by retaliatory measures. It is probable, however, that the final revision of the United States tariff will be such as to render unnecessary any such steps. Should this not prove to be the case, our lumbermen must accept the situation, and at once take steps to devise ways and means to develop our foreign trade. How this can best be accomplished is a question which requires thoughtful consideration, and in any policy which should be decided upon the in- terests of the small manufacturer should be care- fully guarded. COMMERCIAL AGENTS AND FOREIGN TRADE. CIRCULARS were sent out some time ago by the Minister of Trade and Commerce to the various boards of trade throughout Canada requesting suggestions as to the best methods to be adopted for the extension of our foreign trade. The re- plies in nearly every instance recornmended the appointment of commercial agents in all countries where there is a fair probability of placing Cana- dian goods. It is understood that the govern- ment has decided to act upon the recommenda- tions, and will shortly appoint suitable persons for the positions. This would appear to be a step in the right direction, and if properly carried out will certainly result in developing our export trade to a much greater extent than has been done in the past. To this method of making its manufactures known the United States owes no small amount of its foreign trade, and to-day it ranks among the largest exporting countries of the world. That Canadian manufacturers are realizing the importance of foreign markets is shown by the fact that several firms have already sent special agents abroad to report on the possibilities for trade, the success which they have met with only confirming the conviction that Canadian goods are little known in many foreign markets where bright prospects for trade exist. The pioneeer work, however, such as the introduction of the goods and the establishing of a connection, has invariably been found expensive—so much SO, indeed, that only a very limited nugber of Cana- dian manufacturers could thus afford to investi- gate for themselves the possibility of foreign markets. Considering the wealth of Canadian forests, the number of lumbermen who have visited the markets of Europe and other coun- May, 189 tries with the object of learning their require ments is so small as to count for little, and her is where commercial agencies may be of se to the country if judiciously and carefully man aged. The Canadian consuls who have bee stationed in foreign countries in past years hav certainly been of some benefit, and many of them | are fully alive to the duties of their positions That others might have been of much gre service will probably be admitted. The rep sent to the government are frequently so gener in character as to be of little value to persor desiring information of any particular class « goods. It should be the duty of our consuls t give as far as possible specific information garding the classes of goods which are in mos demand in the country in which they are located, to furnish suggestions as to best methods of} manufacture and shipping, to give approximately the cost of freight, and similar data, thus placing the Canadian manufacturer in a position to esti mate his chances for developing a profitable trade. By the courtesy of Mr. J. S. Larke, commi sioner for Australia, we are permitted to publist a communication on another page descriptive of the timber trade of New South Wales, which should be carefully read by lumber manufacturers in this country. Mr. Larke clearly points out that a much larger trade might be done by Can- ada in dressed timber and doors, but unless mill men exercise greater care in the manufacture of stock the advancement in that direction is likely to be slow. In placing goods upon a new mar- ket, it is especially necessary that the specifica- tions should be exactly complied with, otherwise opportunities of developing an increased trade may be permanently lost. Mr. Larke is of the opinion that we could compete successfully with the Baltic flooring, and provided that a line of steamships sailed from the St. Lawrence or maritime province ports, there would seem to be no reason why this could not be done. The ques- tion of shipping facilities is a very important one, and on which depends to a large extenc the future of the Canadian lumber industry. Therefore we express the hope that before many years shall have passed the government of Can- ada will take such steps as will provide for a regular line of steamers between Canada and her principal importing countries. In this connection mention might be made of the fact that, acting under instructions from the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. C. C. Eldridge, of Vancouver, is now making a collection of British Columbia products, to be exhibited at the World’s Exhibition at Stockholm. Included in the dis- play will be sections of trees, sawn timbers, and other manufactures of the forest. THE red cedar shingle business of the Pacific coast appears to be taking on new life. For the past year or two the manufacture of shingles on the Pacific coast has been greatly curtailed, owing to the depression in the trade and the low prices ruling. Manufacturers have preferred to allow their mills to remain idle rather than operate them at a loss. The wisdom of this is now proven, as at a recent meeting of twenty of the largest manufacturers it was resolved to ad- vance prices for eastern shipment, owing to the fact that the spring demand had increased beyond. the supply. . fay, 1897 i EDITORIAL NOTES. “Tue bill proposed to be submitted to the On- tario legislature at its recent session, providing for the better sanitation and inspection of lumber amps, will not become law for another year at ast. For some reason, probably known only >a few friends of the government, the measure as not introduced in the House. It is hinted t this step was the indirect effect of the in- ation of the statute compelling inspection of at the expense of owners, inasmuch as it s intended by the act that lumbermen should r the cost ot inspection of camps and of pro- ing a physician and nurse in case of infectious ‘ =. en Sa adi ata ia oY diseases. Apropos of our remarks in the last issue of Tue LumBerMaN regarding the necessity of uni- form inspection rules for the purchase and sale of lumber, the report published in another column a suit which was recently heard in the County urt at Toronto affords interesting reading. It ‘was shown by the evidence that there was really general understanding as to what constituted no firsts and seconds in birch, and the contentions of the plaintiff and defendant differed widely. The decision declared that sap was not a defect. The learned judge was nonplussed at learning hat the lumber business was conducted in such a manner, and suggested that the legisla- ure should sanction some code of inspection ‘rules which would remove the opportunities for law suits such as now exist, and which only serve to divert to the pockets of lawyers the pro- fits which rightly belong to the lumber dealer. This and other similar suits which are fought ‘out from time fo time afford a strong argument in favor of some action being taken by lumber- en looking to the adoption of standard rules of } | | inspection. Tue Ontario government is apparently becom- ing convinced of the expediency of protecting from fire the unlicensed timber limits of the pro- vince, as we observe that at the last session of parliament, at the request of the Commissioner ‘of Crown Lands, an appropriation of $3,000 was made for the employment of fire rangers for this purpose. It is gratifying that a step in this di- rection has been taken, yet we cannot but express regret that the amount was not larger, thus plac- ing the department in a position to protect more efficiently an asset from which is derived annuaily a very large revenue. limits, the expense of fire ranging is borne equally by the licensee and the government, while the latter would, of course, be compelled to bear the total cost of protecting unlicensed territory. ‘The appropriation of $3,000 would, therefore, only provide protection for a very small section ‘of country, leaving the balance to suffer destruc- tion by fires such as have occurred in past years in many parts of the province, and which should ‘have served as object lessons. Now that the government has shown itself to be in sympathy with the movement, however, we trust we may receive ‘a much larger grant for this object at the next session of the legislature. = In the case of licensed Saw mill owners in every part of Canada are asked to m=O ist in making THE LUMBERMAN of greater interest to readers by furnishing information regarding the con- ion of the lumber market. Particulars of sales of stock, estimated cut, current prices, etc., are solicited. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 9 One of the latest industries to which my atten- tion has been drawn is the collection of white pine seeds for sowing. I recently learned of a gentleman in Ontario who was devoting much of his time to this work, which he described as be- ing very tedious and laborious. His method was to purchase the cones from the lumbermen in his vicinity. These were gathered in the fall of the year, the month of September being the best time, and threshed out by a flail in much the same manner as peas. The seeds were sold at fifty cents per pound, the principal market being in the United States. * * Mr. E. W. Rathbun, the Deseronto lumber king, upon being interviewed, stated that Cana- dian lumbermen should not permit the United *¢ Within “the American pine States to impose a duty on our lumber. he said, forests will be wiped out at the present rate of cutting. Then they will be as dependent on us Vet the Canadian Government say: If you impose seven years,” for pine as they are for pulp wood now. any duty at all upon our lumber, we will impose an export duty upon all logs, pine and pulp wood. When that fact is grasped by the Americans they will change their attitude.” other thing that the public have not realized,” said Mr. Rathbun. ‘‘The timber limits of the country are passing into the hands of Americans ‘¢ There is an- who have no interest beyond clearing off the They bring in supplies free and Ameri- They are lumber. can labor, and tow away the logs. protected against our competition in the lumber market by the duty of $1 or $2. That means that when they bid for the timber limits they have an advantage over Canadian bidders equal to the duty. We cannot compete against them, and every years sees fewer Canadian purchasers of timber limits and more Americans.” Mr. Rathbun thinks that European capitalists will shortly establish paper mills in America, and under favorable circumstances they would locate in Canada. * * * A MontTREALER interested in lumber, referring to the system of protection which he considers it preferable for Canada to adopt, recommends a little paternalism. He says: ‘‘I would have the government get reports from its Commissioner in England and from British consuls abroad as to lumber markets, and would have instructors travel among our smaller mill men to teach them how to saw for the foreign market. The govern- ment should advance to these small manufac- turers 75 per cent. of the value of the lumber on board the vessel at the shipping port, after pay- ment of insurance, and I would have the lumber sold for them, just as has been done in the cheese business—done sosuccessfully that young Canada supplies 55 per cent. of the cheese used in Great Britain.” The query whether a policy such as this would not meet with strong opposition, was answered thus: ‘At first, possibly. But when the public become educated to the fact that no sale for lumber means destruction to millions of dollars of our natural resources—that stagna- tion in this trade means starvation to tens of thousands of employees from Quebec to Port Arthur—that it means no freights for our rail- Our small lumbermen need help and need it at once’; for three years they have been lumbering at a loss. This policy would mean the manu- facture of our logs into lumber in Canada. It means its transportation from Sault Ste. Marie and Georgian Bay, Toronto, the Bay of Quinte, Ottawa and all St. Lawrence ports on Canadian railroads or ships to the sea and to Europe. In fact, I think that if the government acts on these lines at this crisis, the McKinley Bill will do as much good as it did before when it was in roads—they will favor the policy. force.” * * * TuE season of rafting timber to Quebec for shipment across the Atlantic has now opened, and passengers enjoying an early summer tour down the St. Lawrence will pass a number of huge rafts, with their jolly crew, quietly floating along. Within the past fortnight a considerable quantity of timber has left Toronto, to which point it was brought by railroad from Ohio and Michigan. In former years all this timber was rafted at Toronto, but the risk of loss by storms on the lake is now avoided by taking the timber to the vicinity of Kingston by vessel, where it is made into rafts for floating to Quebec. This method is now adopted by most of the timber merchants. While the square timber trade is not by any means what it was years ago, when as much as twenty million cubic feet of white pine alone was exported from the St. Lawrence, and twenty firms were engaged therein, it is yet quite an important feature, and one which the average lumberman knows little about. Talking with Mr. Bickell, of McArthur Bros. & Co., the other day, he referred to the.great change which had taken place in the timber trade of late years. ‘« Less than twenty years ago,” he said, ‘‘ sail- ing vessels were employed almost altogether for carrying timber, but now very few of such found their way to Quebec, owing to the difficulty in securing a charter. The steamers were now built in such a manner as to take in a log 75 feet in length. A point in favor of the steamer was that the wood was landed at its destination in much better condition, being free from discolora- tion such as is likely to occur when shipped by a sailing vessel, which could only make about two trips a season, while a steamer would make half adozen. The cost of insurance by steamers was also a mere trifle. During the summer months the rate was only one-quarter of one per cent., which was increased in the fall season.” Mr. Bickell expressed the opinion that Quebec would continue to hold the timber trade, as Montreal did not afford the necessary cove and other ac- commodation. He hoped for the early extension of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Rail- way to the ancient city, which would be the means of restoring some of its old-time activity. He could well remember when as many as fifty vessels were built each year at the port of Quebec, affording employment to thousands of workmen. Now, owing to the general use of iron and steel, this trade had been diverted to the Clyde. Mr. Bickell goes to Quebec early in May, where he takes charge of the shipping of the timber for his company, and will remain there until the close of navigation. 7 ', ee 10 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN SVVVEFO8OUFF8888F888888888858288888588588858848E ti TALLER (ph Aaa AAA aAeaAnaaAnasaaaa as THE BUILDING OUTLOOK FOR 1897. INFLUENCED by the general depression in busi- ness, the building trade in Canada has for some years been in a state of inactivity, and much below what might be expected in a young and vigorous country. As each year passed by, it was hoped that the worst had been encountered, yet the season of 1896 proved to be one of the least prosperous. The unsettled condition of the country politically, and the uncertainty with re- gard to the tariff both in Canada and the United States, had a depressing effect, and many build- ings which would otherwise have been erected still remain in a embryo state until the action of the government is made known. The low rentals obtainable in many of the larger cities offered little inducement to speculators, and consequently a few office buildings constituted the major por- Thus the local demand for lumber has been reduced to a very fine point, and retail dealers have suffered in common with every other line of business in any way dependent upon tion of construction. building operations. With the object of learning as tar as possible the conditions likely to prevail in the building trades during the approaching season, letters were dispatched to architects in the different cities, asking their opinion of the outlook. The replies received, although pointing out that many projected works are yet in an unsettled state, and may or may not be proceeded with, afford sore degree of encouragement. It is generally con- ceded that little change will be made in the tariff by the government, and the official announcement of this fact will be certain to stimulate building Operations and restore confidence to business in general. In Toronto, the new building at the north- west corner of Yonge and King streets is perhaps the largest yet arranged for; the plans are be- ing prepared by Messrs. Darling & Pearson. A large hotel and several other buildings of some prominence are spoken of, but are not yet re- garded as certainties. The renovation and re- modelling of office buildings is likely to account for a considerable expenditure, as the owners will be compelled to improve their properties in order torétain their tenants. Montreal architects report the season to be opening up somewhat brighter than last year, with several under- takings hanging in the balance. The towns adjacent to Montreal are apparently more pros- perous. In the city of Ottawa the prospects for building operations are decidedly encouraging, a number of recent fires having assisted in this direction. The rebuilding of the departmental block and the new building of the C. Ross Company are the most important works now under construction. The -addition to the Pro- testant hospital and a proposed opera house will ” Yous -YYorkee wee reach in value $100,000, while other buildings equally costly are either under way or con- templated. In western Ontario architects do not take a discouraging view of the future. A $60,- ooo hospital is talked of at London, and two buildings of good size will be erected in Ham- ilton. The bulk of the work in the latter city, however, will consist of residences and altera- tions to existing buildings. In the vicinity of Stratford a fair amount of building is reported, and at Owen Sound elevator and flour shed ex- tensions comprise the main work. There are a large number of buildings commenced or projected at Rat Portage and other mining towns in north- western Ontario, and in these will be consumed a large amount of lumber, the structures being mostly of frame. Very few large buildings are likely to be erected this year in Manitoba and British Co- lumbia. A large university building will prob- ably be built at Winnipeg, at a cost of $60,000. In the Pacific coast province the cheaper class of buildings promise to predominate, particularly in the vicinity of mining operations. From the mari- time provinces favorable reports are received, the work now in sight at St. John being greater in extent than for any season for the past ten years. No small amount of material and labor prom- ises to be utilized in 1897 by government work, the appropriation made by the Dominion parlia- ment for canals alone reaching five million dollars. Comparing the situation with past years, we think there is a fair prospect of an improvement in building during the present season. The low price of lumber and other building materials af- fords a splendid opportunity for speculators to erect good buildings at a very low cost, and it is reasonable to suppose that this fact will be given due consideration by the wise investor, and that projected works will be proceeded with during the present season. —— An English exchange states that furniture man- ufacturers of that country, especially the chair trades, are importing large quantities of Ameri- can birch timber. The story is told how a dry kiln failed to give satisfaction. When first built the thermometer showed 200 to 210 degrees of heat in all parts of the kiln, but this temperature ran down gradu- ally until only 140 to 160 degrees could be ob- tained. Placing a recording thermometer inside the kiln and a recording gauge on the steam supply pipe resulted in the discovery that the fireman was in the habit of closing the steam admission valve in order to favor his boiler. After the fireman was duly warned, and the steam coil, which was badly clogged with grease and dirt, had been cleaned out, the temperature went up to the proper degree again. May, 1 RECENT WOOD-WORKING PATENTS, THE following patents for wood-working machine) have recently been granted to Canadian inventors : MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELSIOR. Patentee: H. A. Rider, Toronto, granted 8th Febru- ary, 1897; 6 years. Claim.—In a machine for making excelsior packing, ir combination a rotating disc secured on an adjustable shaft, sets of scoring knives equidistant and supported in radial guideways, and means for causing reciprocating movement to knives to cause them to travel in a straight line over the chords of the arcs of a concentric circle, and to simultaneously keep them parallel with the chords of each arc from end to end as they rotate. In combination with a rotating disc, supporting blocks peripherially equi distant and provided with side grooves, substantially radial recesses with tongues to fit into the grooves, cylindrical discs provided with a plurality of disc-shaped abutting scoring knives, suitably journalled and having cylindrical shanks extending through corresponding hole in supporting blocks, means for reciprocating the blocks, supplemental shanks to the disc and arm$ secured to the supplemental shanks, with connecting rods, eccentrics, spindles, gear pinions, spur wheel, etc., etc. "io iH i= al Woop-TuRNING MACHINE. Patentee: Wm. T. Jones, New Westminster, B, (OF granted 15th February, 1897 ; 6 years. ‘ Claim.—A wood-turning machine, comprising a series _ of fixed cutters, a rotary block, means for rotating the blocks relatively to the carrier, saw for severing the block from the strip, and reciprocating frame for holding and — operating a boring tool. The combination with a saw, a boring device, and a block carrier, of a block shifter com- prising a reciprocating carriage, a fulcrumed lever having a link connection with said carriage, an eccentric shaft, a finger extended radially from said eccentric shaft, and pins arranged at opposite sides of a slot opening in said lever and adapted to be engaged successively by the finger on the eccentric shaft, the pivotal point of said lever being forward of a vertical line through the axis of the eccentric shaft, etc. H. W. Chamberlain, Ottawa, sash and frame. oo! Wandell P. Jones, Woodstock, N. B., clapboard, hav- ing a tongue on one edge and a rabbet on the other edge, and which, when laid on the wall, exactly resembles the clapboard in common use. ) D. M. Macpherson, Lancaster, Ont., box, having de-~ tachable cover, with notches formed in its edges and rotatable holdfasts set in the body of the box, projecting from the upper edge thereof through said notches and having their ends offset to engage said cover, etc. ~~ 8 é ; > mm (CANADA [UMBERMAN (Cede as yy re THIS PAPER REACHES WEEKLY [DITION The Lumberman Monthly Edition, 20 pages} $1.00 per year { Thé Lumberman Weekly Edition, every Wednesday BUYERS IN THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARKETS. REGULARLY THE PRINCIPAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND WHOLESALE Vou. III. TORONTO, ONT., APRIL 28, 1897 No. 17. CANADA [LUMBERMAN PUBLISHED BY Cc. H. MORTIMER Confederation Life Building - TORONTO. ; Branch Office: New York Lire InsurANcE BUILDING, MOonrTREAL. Weekly Lumberman, published every Wednesday. Contains reliable and up-to-date market conditions and tendencies in the principal manufacturing districts and leading domestic and foreign wholesale markets. A weekly medium of information and communication be- tween Canadian timber and lumber manufacturers and exporters and the purchasers of timber products at home and abroad. Lumberman, Monthly. A 20-page journal, discuss- ing fully and impartially subjects pertinent to the jumber and wood-working industries. Contains interviews with prominent members of the trade, and character sketches and portraits of leading lumbermen. “Its special articles on technical and mechanical subjects are especially valuable to saw mill and planing mill men and manufacturers of lumber products. 4@7 Subscription price for the two editions for one year, $1.00. ee Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to call at the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN. We ghall have pleasure in giving them any information desired. WANTED AND FOR SALE Advertisements will be inserted in this department at the rate of r5 cents per line each insertion. When four or more consecutive insertions are ord ered a discount of 2 r cent. will be allowed. This notice shows the width of the line and isset in Nonpareil type. Advertise- ments must be received not later than 4 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday to insure insertion in the current week's issue. FOR SALE. as POSTS, ETC. APPLY TO Si. ks Breton, Anten Mills,-Ont. FOR SALE. Fe HEMLOCK DIMENSION STOCK AND bill stuff, write to Retp Bros., Hepworth Station, Ont. Se eS Ee FOR SALE. FEET 1 INCH MILL RUN BASS- 100,000 wood, and some Birch. Craic & Austi., Kinmount, Ont. Nee WANTED. 9 CARS OF 2” No.1 AND 2 AND COMMON Soft Elm. Address, BUFFALO Harpwoop Lum- BER Co., Buffalo, N. Y. FOR SALE—IMMEDIATELY. Se FACTORY, GOOD BUSINESS, IN perfect running order; also run of chop stones, water power. ood reasons for selling. Address Box 236, Flesherton, Ont. BUSINESS NOTES. W. Donough, lumber jobber, Grattan town- ship, has assigned to T H. Grant. George Wilson, planing mill, St. Cathar- ines, Ont., is reported to have assigned. F. & F. Corbeil, lumber merchants, Ferries township, have assigned to A. E, Landrian. R. Vanfleet, lumber, Brantford, Ont., has assigned to A. K. Bunnell. Creditors will meet on the 29th inst. The failure is reported of Fitch & Aldrich, sash and door manufacturers, Elmira, N. Y. Tonawanda dealers are said to be creditors to the amount of $40,000. CURRENT TRADE CONDITIONS. ‘ONTARIO The reports which come to hand from mills throughout the province tell of more activity in the lumber business. Stocks which were sold in the early spring for first open water are now being shipped out, and United States dealers are buying more freely in anticipation of the duty. Manufacturers appear to be more hopeful, and are holding stock at firm prices, in the belief that the worst has been passed. In the Ottawa district shipping is quite brisk, the entire fleet of the Ottawa Transportation Company being employed loading lumber. The Canada Atlantic Railway also reports a steady call for cars for the timber trade. Several of the mills have commenced sawing, including those of W. C. Edwards & Co., Bronsons & Weston, Hawkesbury Lumber Co., Ottawa Lumber Company, J. R. Booth, and the McLaren Estate. Good lumber is constantly asked for, while there is little demand for the common grades. Culls have been in fair request, also pine and hemlock bill timber. Of hemlock some fair sales are reported for local work. Cedar also meets with some favor. Comparatively, hardwoods are in greater demand than pine. Sales have been made at better prices than last year, and stocks are smaller. Elm, maple and oak are the leaders, and in some sections these woods are commanding advanced prices. Wholesale dealers in Toronto report business fair, with prospects brightening. QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK. Preparations for shipping are now en- gaging the attention of the shipping houses at Montreal and Quebec, where indications give promise of a busy season. Nearly everything suitable for the British market has been contracted for, at prices equal to or in advance of last year’s quo- tations. The stocks of timber at the coves in Quebec are small, and are given in another column. The sale of about one thousand miles of government timber limits, which is being held to-day at the Crown Lands Department, 1s attracting some attention. A report of the result will be given in our next issue. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia spruce con- tinues in active demand, and the require- ment of the British market has placed mannfacturers practically in an inde- pendent position so far as the United States is concerned. Such cargoes as have been sent to American ports have realized fair prices, the average being about $12, while the same stock last year sold at $10.50. The cedar shingle trade is active, and large quantities of stock have been shipped from provincial mills across the border. s MANITOBA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. In the British Columbia market very little change has taken place. The mills are busily engazed on export and local orders, and in some sections it is im- possible to obtain the lumber as required for building purposes. The situation as a whole presents an encouraging outlook. Weather conditions in Manitoba and the North-west account for the depression in the lumber ¢rade at the present time. Recent floods have paralyzed business in some parts, but as soon as the waters subside there is certain to be a brisk demand for lumber for repairs. In the city of Winnipeg more building iS pro- jected than last year. UNITED STATES. The lumber trade of the United States has not yet returned to normal conditions, and generally there is less business doing than usual at this season of the year, when the spring demand should present itself, Dealers are somewhat backward about making contracts, and only pur- chase when there is a fair prospect of turning over the stock.. The holdings by retail and wholesale dealers have become reduced to a very low point, and the season’s business can only be carried on by a replenishment of their stocks at an early date. Thereis a buoyant feeling shown in the west, and agricultural 1m- provements are looked to as likely to consume a fair quantity of lumber. In the northern states the mills are prepar- ing for the season’s work, and to make piling room are shipping some stock to wholesale points. Wholesale dealers at Buffalo and Tonawanda have experienced somewhat of a revival of demand, especially for white pine for shipment to the east. Barn boards, siding and good thick boards are becoming scarce, in comparison with the stocks which have been held of late. There is also a short supply of 5/4 and 2-inch fine common. A better business is reported from Phila- delphia and New York, and at the latter city spruce lumber and lath are strong. Orders are coming in freely for hardwoods, and the requests for immediate shipment show that stocks have been allowed to run low. Oak leads in the requirement, but prices are below those ruling 1m more prosperous years. Birch has taken on new life, and several manufacturers are reported to have made large sales at fair prices. Basswood, poplar and rock elm are in moderate request. FOREIGN. The demand in Great Britain for wood goods generally continues fair, and con- tracting on that side during the past winter has been exceedingly heavy, being fully one-half greater than last year. The temporary structures to be erected in connection with the Jubilee celebration have materially stimulated the demand for the lower grades of deals, particularly pine and spruce culls and 4th quality, and business throughout the summer is certain to be brisk. The first-open-water stocks have all been sold, and offerings are now confined to late arrivals, but buyers do not feel disposed to contract so far in advance. On the west coast pine and spruce are gaining ground, the number of inquiries increasing each week. At Hull shippers are holding out for high prices. The arrivals at the Clyde continue light, and stocks have been freely sold. The consumption of St. John spruce deals has absorbed the import as well as reduced the yarded stock. High prices are ob- tainable for 7 x 3 in. and 8 x 3 in. spruce. Deals are in favor at London, especially large lines of 2% x 7. Shippers have this year been somewhat disappointed im the South American market, which so far has _ been very dull. Several manufacturers have considerable stock which was cut for that market on their hands, which they find difficult to dispose of. The Australian and South African markets are improving. STOCKS AND PRICES. CANADA. A couple of American boats are loading lumber at Penetanguishene, Ont. Three large schooners are loading lumber at the mill at Chemainus, B. C., for export. The Rathbun Company is shipping large quantities of shingles and ties from Lindsay, Ont. Nearly 8,000,000 feet of lumber were shipped from St. John, N. B., to British ports last week. Alfred Dickie, of Lower Stewiake, N. S., has 10,000,000 feet of logs ready to be floated to his mill. The steamer Coquet cleared from Parrsboro, N. S., last week, for Garston, with 1,036 standards of deals. John Kilburn, of Kingsclear, N. B., has 250 men at the headwaters of the river waiting to commence stream driving. John Carew, of Lindsay, Ont., has 20,000 pieces of timber in his Gull river drive and 5,c0o pieces in the Burnt river waters. Thomas Mackay, of Ottawa, is reportec to have sold to W. C. Edwards, M. P., of Rockland, a quantity of board timber valued at $40,000. A quantity of logs are held at Georgian Bay points, for which the owners are asking $11 per thousand feet. There is said to be very little demand. The C. Beck Mfg. Co., of Penetangui- shene, Ont., are shipping 2,000,000 feet of hemlock and mixed grades of pine. This stock was sold some weeks ago. The Spanish steamer Santanderino will load at St. John, N. B., for Liverpool. Her cargo will consist of timber from Jarvis Wilson and deals shipped by W. M. Mackay. The Ottawa Transportation Co., of Ottawa, have an exceptionally large num- ber of barges loading at the different mills at Ottawa, Hull, Hawkesbury, Calumet, etc., for Quebec and Montreal, t aA ei, ht se ben ‘a ; sf Saeed a St a ke he If. CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDjTION. and as the quantity of lumber to be moved for first open water shipment is very large, a scarcity of barges is among the probabilities. The Calvin Co. dispatched their first raft of the season from Garden Island, Ont., on the 2oth inst. This should reach Quebec, with favorable weather, about the first week in May. Carew & McDonald, of Lindsay, Ont., have shipped over 70 car loads of rock elm blocks to the American market. These blocks are used for the manufac- ture of harness hames. The city of Winnipeg invites tenders until May sth for supplying from 500,000 to 1,250,000 feet of pine lumber. Tenders are to be addressed to H. Wilson, Chair- man Committee on Works. The steel barge Seguin, owned by the Parry Sound Lumber Company, 1s loading a cargo of lumber at the Conger Lumber Co.’s docks at Parry Sound for Tona- wanda. She will load from 900,000 to 950,000 feet. Two and one-half million feet of pine are being supplied for the C. P. R. elevator at Owen Sound by John Hatrison and Maitland, Rixon & Co. The latter firm have in stock 3,000,000 feet of pine, and 1,000,000 feet each of hemlock and cedar. The steamships ‘ Eleanor” and “Cameo” are daily expected at Quebec. Both these boats will load a cargo of deals and timber, the shippers being Dobell, Beckett & Co. These will prob- ably be the first ocean steamers to arrive in port this season. For the week ended April 17 there cleared from St. John, N. B., for the United States, 1,500,000 feet of long lumber, 5,715,060 cedar shingles and 2,235,000 laths. To British ports there were shipped 5,315,000 teet of deals, battens and boards. The Scott timber limits were sold at Peterboro’, Ont., last week to the Dickson Company, of that town, for $298,200. This company originally owned the limits, which were sold a few years ago to J. W. Howry & Sons, who took therefrom some 10,000,000 feet of timber. The Rathbun Company are this season driving all of Gilmour & Co.’s timber on the Trent water and its tributaries to Trenton. Their men are now at work driving on Square river, Deer river and Beaver creek, of the Trent waters, and on the Madawaska river and its tributaries. The Tourville Lumber Mills Company, who have large mills at both Louiseville, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, and Pierreville, on the south shore, in Quebec, have sold their 1897 cut of spruce and pine deals to Dobell, Beckett & Co., of Quebec. These deals are usually loaded on ships and steamers at Pierre- ville anchorage, and are shipped direct to United Kingdom. The different timber coves along the tiver front at Quebec are getting ready to resume operations for the season. They Start spring business with stocks much below the previous year. The quantities on hand are about 2,000,000 feet of white pine, 82,000 feet red pine, 637,000 feet oak, 78,000 feet ash, 124,000 feet merchantable pine and 524,000 feet spruce deals, 70,000 feet culls, 7,500,000 feet of spruce plank and 104,000 feet of hardwood plank, besides small lots of other woods. FOREIGN. A. W. Wright & Co. of Saginaw, Mich., will not operate their mill this season. The stock of shingles at Buffalo is small, and such dealers as have a stock are meetiny with ready sale. It is estimated that 20,000,000 feet of logs will be taken to Bay City, Mich., this season from the David Ward limits. An order for 100,000 feet of inch beech was recently given to a dealer in Brad- ford, Pa., for shipment to Jamestown, N.Y: W. H. Gilbert, of Saginaw, Mich., has purcnased 10,000,000 feet of logs from A. A. Bigelow & Co., of Chicago. The timber is in Wisconsin. Since the opening of navigation there has been shipped from Alpena, Mich., 13,061,000 feet of lumber, 870,000 shingles and 19,600 pieces of cedar. Hemlock is in better demand at New York, and some good sales are reported, including one of 1,500,000 feet. At Bos- ton this wood is also improving. Estimates of the Penobscot and Kenne- bec cuts, in Maine, place their combined totals at 300,000,000 feet. A large per- centage of spruce will be required for pulp mills. Bliss & Van Auken, of Saginaw, Mich., will shortly commence lumbering opera- tions in the vicinity of Vienna, Mich., which, when completed, will clean up their pine in that district. It is reported that Messrs. Swan Bros., wholesale lumber dealers, who will handle the cut of lumber made at Fenelon Falls under the name of the Bank of Toronto, have decided to locate at Tonawanda. At Saginaw, Mich., log run is held at $14 and upwards, box at $8.50 to $9, and bill. stuff at $8 to$9. White pine shingles are quoted at $1.50 to $2.50, with cedar 20 cents below. The shingle output on the Saginaw river is likely to be less than last season. At Minneapolis, Minn., 12-inch No. 3 and ro-inch No. 2 (2-foot stuff are in short supply. Very little dimension is obtain- able, and shingles are scarce, both pine and cedar. Pacific coast shingles are now selling at $1.85. First and second basswood sells at $15 to $17, shipping culls, $7 to $8; box-boards, 12-inch and up, are worth $10 to $20. A large sale of lumber. was recently effected in Marinette, Wis. The H. Nit- beck Company sold to Perley, Low & Co; of Chicago, the season’s cut of white pine, amounting tc 35,000,000 feet. This stock has in former years been handled by Holland, Graves & Montgomery, of Buffalo. The consideration is given as $400,000, and it is intended to cut the lumber for the eastern market. (Ae THE COOPERAGE STOCK MARKET. The Sutherland, Innes Co., Chatham, Ont., write as follows regarding the condition of the cooperage stock market : It is a long time since the cooperage stock market was in such good condition as it is at the present ; the demand is far in excess of the supply for all classes of goods, and it is only a question now of cooperage stock manufacturers hustling to get out all the stock they can so as to be able to fill the orders which are pouring into them by every mail. It does not seem to be a question of price with the coopers, millers and other consumers, but a question of getting stock. From present appearances, the scarcity is going to continue till the end of June at the very earliest, as while a little stock has already come in of this year’s cut, the inclement weather has prevented the staves getting dry, and as far as we can see there will be little or no stock of this year’s cut on the market before the Ist of June, and it will take all June for manufacturers to catch up with their orders. There has been a little flurry in the United States on account of the Dingley Bill, which Proposes to put a duty of Io per cent. on staves, and if this duty goes into effect it will be a case of the consumers in the United States paying the duty for at last this year, as there will not be nearly enough stock manu- factured in the United States to fill the wants of the trade there. This constant occurrence of disturbing elements every election time in the United States has made manufacturers and contractors in other countries very dubious about accepting any orders from that country, and it has been proposed (and we believe will be carried into effect), that all contracts made with users in the United States should be sub- ject to tariff changes, the consumer in every case paying the duty, if any, which may be put on by the American Congress. We are informed by our agents in Europe and other countries that it is more than likely that the government there will retaliate by putting a duty on American forest products in all cases where duty is put on goods of the manufacture of the countries to which the Ameriean forest products are exported. As we are very heavy manufacturers af cooperage stock in the United States as well as in Canada, we have felt this threat of retaliation quite a little, and some of our largest con- sumers of cooperage stock on the continent of Europe have stopped shipments going forward until the tariff matters are settled, the con- sequence being that in the tight barrel stock in the south there has been a slight lull. ——————_—_—_ CANADIAN GOODS IN SCOTLAND. Allison, Cousland & Co., Glasgow, Scotland, held an auction sale of deals and timber on the 14th inst., at which the following prices were realized : - Per cubic ft. 1st Quebec deals .......... 12/13x12/23x3 " The em arrime,c 11/16x 11 x3 2s 4d " " ; G/ick 2x) x3 2s 2d " " - 16 x 7/10x3 2s 2d " " oes ae on 2s -1¢/11x 7/tox3 1s 11d 9 x 7/8 x3 1s 104d - 9/13x 3/6 x3 1s 64d 12/16x 8/20x1%4 2s Wd 12/16x 8/2ox14% 1s 3d - 14/16x12/20x3 2s 24d = O/Lox ax x3 ts éd -. g/t1x 7/10x3 is sd + 13 x 7/8 x3 is 2d znd W "W " Ww see 4th Quebec pine deals ....12/1€x12/ 0x3 iid " " " «+ +13/16x 11 x3 10l4d " " iW ssee 7/1 x3 id " 1 - 9/16x 7/8 x3 gd ' " see Quebec red pine deals..... 16/21x 11 x3 1s 144d " " Whe ocr 12/13x II x3 wd Bathurst spruce deals ..... 16/22x 11 x3 1244d " Te aie. a i2 x 30 x3 114d " ue We ee g/10x 10 x3 1c34d " eee Soe TE. 3 7G, ER 1ol4d " teks St caoaee xB xg icd " VRE WPS ei 5 16/22x 7 x3 told " 25, eee (jae ny alee | tod St. John spruce deals ..... 18/30x 11 x3 r234d " it - “Leeees g/1rx 11 x3 11d " Sie oe 15/15X 9 x3 mid " Ho a ae 1o/14x 9 x3 sol¥gd A large quantity of rst ends, 2 to 5 ft. long by 3, at 1s: Yad to 1s 9¥%d, a.d 2nd quality, 2/5 ft. x 4/19 x3, at od to1rd. —_——______. SHIPPING MATTERS. A steamer has been chartered from Quebec to Roun, deals, 46s 3d. The bark Avoca will load deals at West Bay for w. c. England at 41s 3d. The steamer Langham has been chartered to load deals at St. John, N. B., for Bristol Channel at 39s. Steamer Coquet finished loading deals at West Bay last week for the U. K. Two other barks are now loading there. The steamer City of Wakefield, 1937 tons, has been fixed to load deals at Grindstone Island for w. c. England at gos. Navigation is now open in the port of Quebec, and the channel is clear between that port and Montreal. The shipping booms at the different coves, however, are still full of ice, and it will be a week or ten days before these are free and in a condition to permit of putting timber in shipping order and shipping same. The following charters are reported: A bark, 274 tons, Richibucto to Rhyl, deals, 52s 6d; three barks, 247, 257 and 279 tons, Richibucto to United Kingdom, deals, 51s 3d; bark, 794 tons, same, 50s ; two barks, 307 and 289 tons, Richibucto to Belfast, deals, 48s 9d and 5Is 3d respectively ; bark, 216 tons, Richibucto to Preston, deals, 51s 3d; bark Angola, West Bay to w. c. England, 41s 3d; ship Ellen A. Reed, Herring Cove to Liverpool, timber and deals, 19s and 40s respectively. LUMBER FREIGHT RATES. Lumber freight rates on the Canada Atlantic Rail- way are as follows: Ottawa to Toronto, 10 cents per Too Ibs.; Parry Sound to Toronto, pine ro cents, hard- wood, 11 cents; Ottawa to Oswego, $1.90 per M ft. $ Ottawa to Syracuse, $2.20 per M ft , (3,000 Ibs. and under per M ft.) ; Ottawa to Montreal, $1.00 per M fis Arnprior to Montreal, $1.50 per M_ ft.; Parry Sound to Montreal, $3.00 per ft.; Ottawa to Buffalo, 12 cents per roo lbs.: Ottawa to Port Huron and Detroit, 14 cents per roo Ibs. Ottawa to New York, track delivery 15 cents per 100 lbs., light- ered 17 cents per 100 lbs. To New York for boat delivery, lots 50 M ft. and over, $2.50 per M ft., under 50 M feet $3.25 per M ft. Arnprior to New York, track delivery 17 cts. per rco lbs., lightered 19 cts. pr £00 lbs. Boat delivery, lots 50 M ft, and over $3.cc per M ft., under 50 M ft. $3.75 per M ft Parry Sound. $4.00 per M feet; Ottawa to Boston, Portland and common points, local 15 cents; exports 13c. per roo lbs.; Arnprior to Boston, Portland and common points, local 17 cents ; export 15 cents per roo lbs.; Parry Sound to Boston and Port- land and common points, local 2114 cents, export 20 Do You Use Mahogany ? If so don’t buy until you have seen or inquired about our now famous . . © © Finest figured wood on the market ; is hard and takes elegant finish. Brings high- est prices in Europe, but we sell here about same Specially adapted for fine cabinet and interior finish . LAWRENGE & WIGGIN _ BOSTON, MASS. Importers and Manufacturers ’ to Deseronto, gc.; to Brockville and | TABASCO MAHOGANY - APRIL 28, } cents per 109 Ibs.; Ottawa to Burlington, 6 cents p e1 x00 Ibs.; Ottawa to Alban i bs. ) ', 10 cents per 100 Arnprior to Albany, 12 cents per 100 Ibs.; Parn Sound to Albany 17 cents per roo lbs.; Ottawa t Scranton and Wilkesbarre, Pa., also Bingham,ton, Y., 13 cents per too Ibs, from Armnprior 15 cents, from Parry Sound 20 cents per 100 lbs.; Ottawa St. John, N. B. and common points, 20 cents per 100 Ibs.; Ottawa to Halifax, N. S. and common points 22¥% cents per 100 lbs Minimum carload weight for shipment of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., is 30,000 and rates quoted above are in cents per 100 ibs, when quoted per M ft. the mi-imum carload charged is 10 M ft., lumber not exceeding 3,000 Ibs. to the M feet. Ottawa rates apply on shipments from Rockland and Hawkesbury. : Lumber freight rates for pine onthe Grand Trunk R way, according to the tariff issued x5th F. ebruary, 18 97 will be found below. General instructions in shippin; by Grand Tiunk are embodied in these words in schedule: Minimum we ght 30,000 Ibs. per car, un the marked capacity of the car be less, in which c the marked capacity (but not less than 24,000 Ibs.) be the minimum weight. Exceptions—Cedar poe i box cars, dry basswood and light pine or cedar lu r dry cedar shingles, charcoal and sawdust, which cz be loaded up to 30,000 Ibs.. or up to the marked capacity _ of car, will be carried at actual weight, minimum 24,- ooo Ibs. The rates on lumber in the tariff will not be higher from an intermediate point on the ight run than from the firstnamed point beyond to the same des- tination. For instance, the rates from Orillia to Guelph, Brampton, Weston or Toronto, would not be higher than the specific rates named from Graven- hurst to the same points. The rates from illand — Southampton to points east of Listowel an: south and west of Stratford will be the same as from Kincardine, and the rates from Hanover or Hepworth — would not be higher than from Wiarton to the same — destination, but in no case are higher rates to be charged than as per mileage table published on page 15 of tariff. t Rates from leading lumber points on pine and other softwood lumber, shingles, etc., are as follows: From Glencairn, Creemore, Aurora, Barrie and other points in group B to Toronto, 6%c.; Collingwood, Penetang, Coldwater, Waubaushene, Sturgeon Bay, Victoria Har- bor, Midland, Fenelon Falls, Longford, Gravenhurst and other points in group C, to Toronto, 6%c.; Brace- bridge to Toronto 7c.; Utterson, Huntsville, Navor- Emsdale, Katrine to Toronto, 7c.; Burk’s Falls, Ber- riedale Sundridge and South iver, to Toronto, 8c.; Trout Creek, Powassen and Callender to Toronto, — gc.; Nipissing Junction and North Bay, 10c. Rate from Goderich, Kincardine, Owen Sound and Wiarton to Toronto, 64%c. These rates are per roolbs. Rates from Toronto east to Belleville are 7¥4c. per x00 lbs.; tt, 10c.; to Montreal and Ottawa, 10c. The rateson hardwoods ayerage about from rc. per roo Ibs. higher than on Pine and softwoods. For rates on railwa: ties, mahogany, rosewood, walnut, cherry, and other valuable woods, application must be made to the district freight agent. : On spruce and balsam (partly seasoned) for pulp manufa.iure, the rate from Longford, Wiarton. Pene- tang, Coldwater, Waubaushene, Victoria Harbor, Haliburton, Kinmount, etc., to Toronto, is $2.20 per cord; and to Merriton and Thorold, $2.60; Katrine, Callendar, North Bay, etc., to same Points, $2 45 and $2.60 respectively. Beeton, Allandale, Orillia, etc., $2.20 and $2.60. On green spruce and balsam the rate is 25 per cent. higher. On the Canadian Pacific the rates on pine and soft woods may be illustrated as follows : Cache Bay, North Bay, Sturgeon Falls and Warren, to Toronto, gc.; Al- goma, Spragge, Massey, Spanish River and White- fish to Toronto, r2c.; Ottawa to Toronto, roc From Ottawa, Hull, Aylmer and Duchesne Mills to station on the Lake Erie and Detroit River, Erie and Huron, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo, and Michigan Central Railways, the rate is 14%c. per 100 Ibs. egulations apply as to minimum size of carload of 30,000 Ibs., and an advanced rate is charged for hardwoods. Telephone 5332 Established 1851 JOHN B. SMITH & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF LUMBER Lath, Shingles, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Boxes, &c. BILL LUMBER a Specialty ee Cor. Strachan and Wellington Avenues, TORONTO. Having Brown Ash 12, r4 and 16 ft. firsts and seconds inch Bass firsts and seconds r2 feet, or any other Hardwood Lumber, can sell same for ca | by ad- dressing 3 H. D. WIGGIN © , No 8g State St., Boston, Mass. Inspection at mill. 1 ee : Pi |. ° prices as ordinary mahogany. CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION Ill. id CANADIAN EXPORTERS a? WHOLESALERS THOS. MHEANEY & CO. 7 ROG Gian es, oO: 103 Bay Street - TORONTO WHOLESALE HARDWOOD e LUMBERe ) WW A N T a/4 and 6/4 Dly White Pine sna Betcer 35 Adelaide East, Toronto, Ont. Send Particulars and Prices. Send us full description and lowest price for any lumber you have for sale. LL ee Huntsville Lumber Go., Ltd. | AS. PLAYFALR eco ——: HUNTSVILLE, ONT. IT a : e @ oo x [JE are open to cut White Pine and Hemlock Bill Stuff. Have LU M B ER LATH S H | N C LES 4 LUMBER W mo eale a Seanety of ey sa aster ant Sidings, also Ne a —— r6in. Pine Shingles and 4ft. La 1¥% in. wide. t t f Rail Ss li LATH a0 SHINGLES CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED BE ee eine ae oe Roe MIDLAND, ONT. SS ——————————————C—T.CCC™~C~CSCS mie PEMBROKE LUMBER GO.cm. © 1 BATLIE, arocinuess “ i I eee rcaice neacuns 1 Wholesale Hardwood Lumber DIMENSION TIMBER OF ALL SIZES AND KINDS, JOISTS, CAR DECKING, CAR SILLS, SHIP ~— ——_—— DECKING, AND ALL KINDS OF ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. Winter-Cut Basswood, Red Oak and Red Birch a Specialty OS Write us for Quotations on all Bills=>—@& PEMBROKE, ONT CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Wm. Mason & Sons—© DRY BEECH LUMBER FOR SALE om J. E. MURPHY - HEPWORTH STATION, ONT. BE Derces Lalas, Moldings, | UMBE | Sees eee a 8 Mga s BM G4 2B a i, ihe aa eee 7 Sash and Doors. Correspondence Solicited. = Ger ies VW. 7A, CANADA = P.O. Box 1020. ’Phone 135. ee ——————— 1 ROBERT WATT ° WIARTON HOR SA "L,Hy Bet WHOLESALE LUMBER {22882 cso se wo re singe sons oan comm HEMLOCK BILLS A SPECIALTY -:- CorresronpeNce Sor.iciTED 400,000 3x18” White Pine Shingles. 100,000 6/4 Have for sale a quantity of 6/4 and 8/4 Pine No. x Cuts and Better ; also a few cars of 5/4 Dry Basswood. 600,000 IxI 8” White Shingles. 50,000 5/4 os St ; 100,000 4/4 Log Run Basswood. 400,000 1” No. 2 Culls. < Ped P Ww KA | T E Mieneciversohand 100,000 4/4 Cull Basswood. 200,000 14%” No. 2 Culls. Mre e Dealers in...-.- 20,000 2” Select Mill Culls. 100,000 1” Log Run Hemlock Sawn and Planed Lumber, Dimension Timber, Joisting, | *°°°°° 1% 100,000 2” Log Run Hemlock. Car Sills, Car Flooring, Shingles and Lath. AW AN BROS. A Large Quantity of Dry Lumber in Stock 3 PEMBROKE, ONT. TO A A ee ——— The M. BRENNEN & SONS MFC. CO., Ltd. Manufacturers Pine and Hard- Wholesale O N E DO L L A R wood Lumber, Laths, Shingles, Etc. : will pay your subscription to the weekly and 4 Pineand Hemlock Bill Stuff Cut to Order. Lumber Dealers monthly CANADA LUMBERMAN for Head Office, 67 to 69 King William St. (P.O. Drawer 12.) HAMILTON, ONT. R Correspondence Solicited. O N E Y E A Mills and Timber Limits at Sturgeon Falls, Huntsville and Tioga. Yardsand Planing Mills, Hamilton, Ont. HILN-DRIED BIRGH FLOORING S*®E0NG. ceiting @ Cotte’ “" “ooo ¢ SAMPLES BY MAIL SM err sFalls, Ont FOREIGN EXPORTERS ww” IMPORTERS 2 WW have a large bill of _— —_—__/ TED 1" 114", 134", Ne 3” and 4” Asts and Inds RED OAK, ROCK ELM AND SOFT MAPLE Gioy Bim, Kiso 134” Rock Kim, Log Bu \ by that we want sawed at once for delivery next Fall. Please write us if you have such logs and can take care of such a bill, and we will send particulars. Please quote prices delivered Black Rock, Buffalo, N. Y SCATCHERD & SON - 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. Y. T. SULLIVAN & CO. © Buffalo, N.Y. er — James Smith & B b aa tion Book ames 5m ro. Lumberman's Inspection boo _ acentsror \JYOOD GOO DS © Sen on acer cara tatnag les for the Inspection of Pine and Hardwood Lumber r the Leading Markets of the United States and Canada. Market Reports 14. Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND Acaress : Made Against Shipments. Cable Address—WALMER, LIVERPOOL. The CANADA LUMBERMAN, Toronto, Ont. BUFFALO HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 940 Elk St., BUFFALO, N. ¥- 50,000 ft. of 2%" No. 1 and 2 and common Soft Elm. | WANTED { 720.000 ft. of 11%" No. 1 and 2 and common Red Oak. Are also in the market as CASH BUYERS for other kinds of Hardwoods. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ( —=—CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY ae Nee eect gata nema areata 6 | © Ottawa & New York Lumber Ling © Ree A STON eT FREIGHT BOSTON, PORTLAND, NEW YOR wtREAL, CANADIAN POINTS, NEW YORK GITY AND ALL POINTS REACHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY ANADA ATLANTIC FAST FREIGHT LINE =, Toma Syeued Se , ae RE ke pe ye tcc apr , iis i. d r " fs , SC. ANA a ie 15 Lumber District, ALBANY, N.Y. ; aioe pe ect pects 85, Ber mes Carr. J. H. Wiutams, 16 Lumber Dist., Albany, N.Y. | DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL co, \U. H.Williams{ NEW YORK OFFICE, 93 Wall Street % SmitH Ontario Agent, Union Staticn, Toronto C. J. Smiru General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. WILLIAMS’ LINE. Agent Telephone 531 Broad. + ed x % ey a so DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.”’ BELTING e, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. i re So & Son, Ltd., Representing Hoyt’s Belting. McLaren, J. C., Belting Co., Montreal and Toronto. Sadler & Haworth, Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS Parmenter, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The ele Co., Baltimore, Md. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS ‘Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Siam John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N.S. LUMBERMEN’S SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. Scully & Co., John, Toronto. MACHINERY Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Sons, Dundas, Ont. _ Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sons, Woodstock, N.B. Darling Bros., Montreal. Lancaster Machine Works, Lancaster, Ont. Northey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Petrie, H. W., Toronto, Ont., : Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. Smail & Fisher Co., Woodstock, N. B. The Wm. Hamilton Mtg. Co., Peterboro’, Ont. The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que. The Waterous Co., Brantford. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Shurly & Dietrich, Galt, Ont. SPLIT PULLEYS Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Parker, C. H., Scotstown, Que. Shier, J. D., Bracebridge, Ont. Wiggin, H. De Boston, Mass. MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St, John, N. B. Canadian Photo Engraving Bureau Toronto. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co., Preston, Unt. Illinois Central R.R. Lumberins Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. Magnolia Metal Co., New York. Machine K nives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Pulp Machinery, Robb Engineering Co., Amherst, N.S. Rails, Johu Gartshore, Toronto. Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, Oxford, N.S. Scribner’s Lumber and Log Book, S.E.Fisher, Rochester, N.Y. Silver Solder, P. W. Ellis & Co., Toronto. WHOLBSALE PRICES GURRBNT. TORONTO, ONT. Toronto, April 28, 1897. CAR OR CARGO LOTS. 1%, 1% and 2 inch cut up and better...................... 32 00 34 00 BRRECHIBICIS ATIC PPEF'S =:5 ios, oi0ie aie)siais nyai/sisiois ele a sabes nathe 34 00 36 co 1x12 dressing and better, 60% 16 ft........... ccc ce eee cece 22 00 24 00 memovine dressing and better......000 socccses weulees coveee 21 00 23 00 rx1o and 12 Canadian dressing and better................. 20 00 22 00 1 1-2 and thicker cutting up plank........................ 24 00 2600 MOLT CR PILL ANGUAEEECR -)a 610. «'-1cintersitviee - aise eeyaee cecheeete 33 00 35 00 empmeanider 2 TVG. 2 oo s0ie sess ceisiriciee = yA) DEALS. Bright spruce, according to mill specification, $40 to $43 for 1st, $26 to $28 for 2nd, $23 to $26 for 3rd, and $19 to $22 for 4th quality. F.O.B. batteau BAY CITY AND SAGINAW, MICH. Bay City, Mich., April 28, 1897. UPPERS AND SELECTS. Uppers, 1 in., 10 in. and up Selects, rin., 8in. and up wide $40 00 wide....... js Fe eiasiaaieltins 45 OC 1%, 1% and 2in 1%, 14 and 2in........... 45 00| 2% and3in........ 2ieiandea ane wear melas Baio) Meitn cinco ccc eee sen ents AIRE o fetus Wivie sininleiow uislaletete (animes 56 00 FINE COMMON. 1 in., 8 in. and up wide...... 33 50 | 234 and 3in., 8in. and up wide 42 00 1%, 14% and 2in... ........ 95 OOM AIMay. opr cisieraicieinsiesicareenetent 45 00 B FINE COMMON OR NO. 1 CUTTING. 1in., 7in. and up wide...... 23 50| 2% and 3in., 7in. and up wide 37 00 Ey 134 ANG! Sinise c/s vieleleiele 3E1O0) | Ae tite faite sate eminitalee .+ 40 00 STRIPS. A AND B (CLEAR AND SELECTS). 1% in., 4,5 and 7 in. wide... 34 oo|1in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide..... 32 00 Ojimsr Wid Gas cree ern tater aietateroreterarele 36 ©o)|(6in. wide, .s..sccccence cone 36 00 FINE COMMON OR C. 1% in., 4, 5, 6 in. wide...... 30) 00; |x in.) Gilmi wider. cicecl seca 30 00 TANG) 451d WAGs wens iatalcintelers 29 00 SELECTED NO. I SHELVING OR FENCING STRIPS. 1Yin., 4, 5, 6in. wide... .... 24 00|1in., 4,5, 6in. wide........ 22 00 NO. I FENCING OR NO. 3 FLOORING. EMM. 45) 5 ARCs 7A eielsiel ele er= 16 oo | 1 in., 4,5 and 7in......... 15 00 TW; OU sas eletore er tatevisiete oie ¥7- 00" |"134 Insy(Gitle ssh eaema eek eee 17 00 NO. 2 FENCING OR NO, 4 FLOORING. 1in., 4,5 and 7 inch ........ 13 50|1% in., 4to7inch.......... 14 00 bp lely (bbl Wj acca Socoddus 14 90 | No. 3 Fencing, x in., 6inch.. 12 00 SHELVING. No. 1, 1 in., ro in. stocks.... 25 00 | No. 2, 1 in., 7 and 8in. stocks 19 00 1in., ro in. and up wide... 26 oo tin., roin. stocks......... 2I 00 tin., 12 in, stocks......... 29 00 1 in., 12 in. stocks......... 24 00 1 in., 12 in. and up wide... 30 00 1 in., 10 in, and up wide. -. 22 oo 1Y¥in. 1% and 2in., 8in. and 1 in., 13 in. and up wide... 25 00 UP WIE teste aisleleete miarete's 29 00 BARN BOARDS OR STOCKS. No. 1, 12 in INO 25:0 )10I « «nietelsje\loeio eis ietals LOUD s s\a\nieistnisipe cipisieteerie res 8 and 7 in... i Caedacs No. 3, 12 in... 8 and 7 in.. LONI (6 ve o/s eialare w)eicislalevd alee No. 2, 12in QUA jain cinje: «loin AelaieS aisles TOM s ceis.vreies vicu sin clsiviewid = SUP eects vitelscteis: sett oe SHIPPING CULLS OR BOX. tin., 4 and 5 in, wide....... $ 8 50 | 1 in., 13 in. and up wide..... $11 00 1in., Gin. wide... .- 62... .n 9 50) 1%, 1% and 2 in., 7 in. and 1 in., 7 in. wide and up...... 9 5° Up WIE. cam scenonemas Io 50 : SHAKY CLRAR, _ 1in., 3, 4,5, 7,8 and gin. wide 19 00 | 1 in., ro in, and up wide..... 20 00 LNs fO1Ts WAGE ete a) sinteaa (terse 20 00 | 1%, 1% and 2'in., 8in, and up WIS serae cede eee anions ete 20 00 COFFIN BOARDS. No. 1, 1 in., 13in. and up.... 20 00 | No. 1, millculls............. 8 00 INOs2 7: . fiche sea enoitate se Mame 17 00 | No. 2, or red horse.......... 6 50 BEVELED SIDING—DRESSED. Extra clear (perfect). No. 1 (nearly clear). ........ TIMBER, JOIST AND SCANTLING. Norway, 2x4 to to, 12 to 16ft.§ 8 50| Hemlock, 2x4 to 10, 412 to 18 ft ale atarelelai5\ dhaiufelocatneetevete Io 50 TO LEC. aewraisieiradyerciasicness WOOO ZO LER ircrarsie aa lcerleh cements II 50 BIZ ia vind Seabee lala lala aera 5 aziand'agfte. ccniaca denies 12 50 | Add $1 to each additional aft. in length. SHINGLES, 18-IN. Country brands, XXXX..... 2 75 | Standard brands, river made, Clear Butts....<.ccisesiscsete ve 175 Renee cisstemesiy Lote 3 00 Clear Butts iinssewakoces 2 2 00 WHITE PINE LATH. INO. Leisicios och menos x 6O'll) No: 2h. cvactadcoeinee ie sae dele zlo Hemlock ........... Patents 1 ist & 2nd, 6inch up, 24 00 27 00 | Com. & good culls... gc BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Tonawanpa, N. Y., April 28, WHITE PINE. No. 3, 1% tozin... sy eee $4€ 00 50 00] Shelving, No. 1, 13 in 24% and 3 in. +» 51 00 55 00 and up, 1in...... 4 Woes tee waeree +. 58 00 6c oo| Dressing 14% in...... Sele : 42 00 257xx0 aad Leese 1% . 43,00 | FG IN oes owes oe 2% and 3 in Soron| | a Vit dst x0. ees 55 i elects, 234 in. up......... ~ 45 in. on t toziin’... Soden 40 | 12-in, dressing and better... 26 Fine common, 2% in. andup 40 42] Common, 1x12 ...... ...... 14 WitolaIn\. 4.) .sesiememetereee 36 40] No. x barn, rxr2....... Ne. 1 cut, 1 to 2inch....... 25 35 Onan Se eaevicttal ipo. wiatelasiy 18 25 RC rari eno eee 2 17 20 No. 1 molding, 1 to2in..... 33 36 No. 2 molding, 1 to 2 in..... 25 28 Stained 'saps's.\0); ¢- .. ore oe 20 Bracket plank ........ .... 3° 35 Shelving boards, 1a-in. up... 30 32 LATH. : Pine: <2). )ctc:cs op sient ese > $2. 25; Spice aeeaeeete ese ec SHINGLES. : ; Sawed Pine, ex. xxxx..$4 25 $4 30] Bound butts, €x18 ....$6 oo Clear butts .. -». 325 3 35| Hemlock : Smooth, 6x18....... 5.40 5.50'| Opmice ae epee BOSTON, MASS. Boston, April 28, 1897. EASTERN PINE—CARGO OR CAR LOAD. Ordinary planed i 5 5 Doards!. osteo we i Coarse No. 5 Refuse * OES car: acelin eae te 9 20 Boxboards,1 inch... 10 00 10 50 Pesinehin sack crates 9°0 9g 50 9 8 8 4B 483 35 25 ¢ WESTERN PINE—BY CAR LOAD. Uppers, x in........ $50 00@52 00 | Fine com., 3 and 4 in 46 00 52 14,1% and 2 in.. 52 00 53 00| No. 2,1 in. Finecom. 29 00 3r 3 and qin...... +. 58 00 6200] 1), 1} and 2in... 30 00 32 Selects, 1 in A oo | No. x strips, 4 to 6 in. 43 00 4 14%, 1% and 2 in.. oo| Non 2ieeeeeeem es) 3 and 4 in 5 55. 00] » No. -3)c:esncaem +++ 28 00 Moulding boards, 8 to Cut ups, rin........ 20 00 | ©Y inn (Glears o.. h0 37 00 39 co | Cut ups, 1% to2in.. 24 oo 69 per cent. clear... 32 00 34 00| Coffin boards........ 19 OO Fine common, 1in.... 40 00 41 00 | Common all widths... 22 oo 14%,1% and 2in... 40 00 42 00 Shipping culls, x in... 14 50 do 1% in. 15 50 SHINGLES. SprMmces ssad soe satin neea I 30 1 50| Second Clear.......... Cedar, extra........... 2° 65 2:90} Extra No. x225.-ceneee Cer otc hare cose. Rowelieik a oe shes eat butane waite, vie eipiale/aye eteidiets Northernand Eastern, planed one side, No. r.. ee “e “ oe “ ae Pennsylvania, JRPEUCE Gives esse ney Sell pt peByicamoneeeaee By iear Wetton ene 1 80@ z 00 1897 NOTES FROM NOVA SCOTIA MILLS. (Special Correspondence of the CANADA LUMBERMAN.) IN nearly all lines of commercial enterprise there is a eriod | which is termed ‘‘ between seasons,” and the yonth of April is that period for the maritime province mbermen, especially those in Nova Scotia and the eastern part of New Brunswick, where winter sawing is The winter mills being mostly portable, the rs plan to finish their cut in the woods and get moved hile the roads are passable, and set up in places ere logs have been piled for summer sawing. The ab- sence of the shrill shriek of the mill whistle and the ‘‘hum” ‘the rapidly revolving circular saw attests that the ween period ” season is here. The large stationary saw mills are undergoing the | usual spring overhauling, so as to be in perfect order _ when the drives come in. The output of logs generally, _ owing to the very favorable winter and the stimulus given an advance in prices in the English markets, has been h that the mills will be fully employed converting the into such specifications as the markets callfor. This fact tends to inspire all lines of business into greater ac- ivity, as there is no business in the maritime provinces that causes the ‘‘ circulating medium” to flow so freely and directly among all classes of the people as the lumber business. d., Amherst, N. S., have * The Rhodes, Curry _Co., Lt Athol, some of three million feet of logs at their mill at which they saw into deals, but the greater part is for use their building, house furnishing and car building trade. In their mill they have a circular saw, patent edger, lath and shingle machiné and planer. Mr. Clar- ence McCabe is the superintendent. The company also buy a large quantity of sawn lumber outside, which is finished in their large factory at Amherst and shipped to all parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where they contract to build anything from a modest dwelling toa fully equipped railway station. They also build railway and street cars; a sample of the latter can be seen in ‘Halifax in the new electric railway system. The City Hall, Halifax, Grand Hotel, Yarmouth, and the Interco- lonial Railway station, St. John, N. B., besides others too ‘numerous to mention, are monuments of their ability and enterprise as builders. Curran Bros., Amherst, will saw about one and a half million feet of spruce into deals and building timber. Kelley Bros., River Hebert, have three million feet of spruce for deals to drive to their steam mill. Pugsley Bros. & Co. purchased the River Hebert. mill Sbtimiser property of Young Bros. & "eo, Ltd., last year, and are getting out three and a half million feet. Formerly the lumber from Kelley Bros.’ and Young Bros.’ mills was loaded into scows and floated about six miles to the vessel’s side, but Messrs. Pugsley and Kelley have in view the project of building a water sluice and doing away with the scows. Rufus F. Christie, West River Hebert, has thoroughly overhauled his mill during the past winter, having put in a large engine and new machinery. He will saw about one million feet of deals and boards, as well as some laths and shingles. E. & R. A. Christie, River Hebert, put a large portable saw mill to work in their timber lands last fall, and have sawn and hauled to shipping point at Two Rivers one million feet of deals. B. B. Barnhill, Two Rivers, lost his large steam saw mill by fire last fall. He then purchased a new portable mill and sawed through the winter, and about the first of March last had the misfortune to have it burned also. Not to be daunted, however, he began rebuilding at once, and is now sawing again. Harkness & Sutherland, Maccan, have two portable mills, in which they will saw about two and a half million feet of deals during the winter and spring. The Londonderry Iron Co., Ltd., Acadia Mines, havea large quantity of spruce on their lands, and have had several mills sawing during the winter. There will be in vicinity of three million feet of spruce and hardwood als shipped from their property. C. B. Lindsay, Belmont, has two mills sawing on a long term contract, and is turning out deals rapidly. T. G. McMullen & Co., Truro, handle the cut. . Henry Hunter, Westchester, will ship one million feet als cut in his portable mill on Westchester Mountain. e Nova Scotia Lumber Co., of Sherbrooke, will cut i eet on the St. Mary river. Their ty was formerly owned by James Miller & Co., St. ee ee ee | THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Il John. The new company are principally the members of the Shulee Lumber Company. They bought the Economy timber lands from James Miller & Co. as well, but are not lumbering it this year. Messrs. John Seaman and Gideon Prescott, members of the company, are in charge of the operations at Sherbrooke. NEW BRUNSWICK LETTER. (Regular Correspondence of the CANADA LUMBERMAN. ] THE St. John saw mills have about all started up, with one or two exceptions, and are just getting the men and machinery warmed up and tested with the logs that laid over winter in the booms, and when the new logs come in they will be ready to slaughter them in gocd shape. During the past year or two, since the advent of the band saw, the mill owners of St. John have been looking into the new devices for handling logs, and where they have met their views have adopted them, and when repairing and changing have put them in practice, with the result that all the mills now have some of the modern appliances that suit their conditions. Formerly the St. John mills were specially adapted for sawing deals. The price of deals until a few years ago was low, and they turned their attention to the American market, but gang saws were not so well adapted for American specifications as for deals, so some of them put in circular saws, and later the band saw came along, which filled the bill very well, with the result that most of the mills are now fitted up for sawing advantageously for either market. Hilyar ave put in a continuous log sluice, log kickers, etc.,. have one gang and shingle saw, with a capacity of 60,000 feet per day, besides iaths, pickets and boxes. James Hamilton has one band saw complete, built by the Waterous Company, also lath machine and planer. Their capacity is 45,000 to 50,000 feet per day. J. R. Warner & Co. have-one gang and circular, lath and box board machines, capacity 60,000 feet per day. They have also aslab slasher for making short wood. The equipment of Purves & Murchie, Carleton, consists of one gang and circular—thetatter~put in this winter. This mill was rebuilt last year, having been burned, and started up with gang only. It also has lath machines and planer; present capacity 75,000 feet per day. W.H. Murray has one gang and steam feed circular, lath and “slave ma- chinery, the capacity being 90,000 feet daily. A. Cushing & Co. have two band saws and Wilkins gang, with all the latest improvements. The capacity is 125,000 feet per day. Miller & Woodman_have two gangs and Mulay saw, lath and shook making machines. They put in a continuous haul-up with modern bed during the winter, with steam jump up cutting-off saw, and now have a capacity of 125,000 feet per day. This firm also have a well equipped shingle mill running thirteen shingle ma- chines. Stetson, Cutler & Co. have two mills, one being at Pleasant Point, of which L. H. Jordan is superintend- ent, having one band mill and six shingle machines, with lath, box and clapboard machines. Capacity of the band mill, 60,000 feet per day. At Indiantown they have one gang and one band mill, also lath, box and barrel heading machines. Capacity 100,000 feet per day. Charles Miller has one band mill, eight shingle machines and lath machines and planer ; daily capacity of band mill 60,000 feet. Mr. Miller also carries on lime burning, utiliz- ing the refuse of the mill for fuel for the lime kilns. The band mill was put in new last year, and a considerable addition was made to the mill. George E. Barnhill has one gang, lath, stave and heading machine; daily capa- city about 60,000 feet. William Rivers, superintendent. S. T. King & Sons have one gang and steam feed circular, with lath and shingle machines ; capacity about 90,000 feet per day. Mr. Horace King is superintendent. Randolph & Baker have two gangs, with lath, box, stave and-heading machines ; capacity about 120,000 feet per day. This firm also have lime kilns. John Galey & Co., Carleton, have one circular, also box board machines. Box making is their principal business, large quantities of onion box slats being manufactured for Bermuda. The working mill hours in St. John are nine hours per day, which lowers the capacity of the mills considerably. John Dewar & Son, St. George,will get two and a half million feet to their steam mill to be sawn into deals chiefly. They also run a large general store in St. George. The lumber business at St. Stephen and Calais is very quiet this spring. Compared with other years only a small amount of lumber has been taken out. & Sons are getting only three to four million feet, where ~ F. H. Todd ao formerly they have had 30,000,000 feet in one season. H. F. Eaton &-Sons have about the same quantity at St. Stephen, but have eight million feet to drive down the St. John river to St. John, taken from their lumber lands in Quebec. Hale & Murchie, Fredericton, are getting out six million feet on the Tobique river. They are building a furnace to burn the refuse, which will be about 120 feet high and 20” inside diameter. Mr. A. H. Hale is the superintendent and Mr. James Rankin mill foreman. ‘Donald Fraser & Sons are getting eight million feet to be sawn in their mill at Fredericton, and will also saw a con- siderable quantity at their River Dechute mill. They also saw clapboards and shingles at both mills. They have sold their season’s cut to A. Gibson & Sons. Their logs come down the Tobique river. R. A.-Estey. will saw about three and a half million feet in his steam mill at the same place, which also come from the Tobique. Mr. Estey saws a lot of dimension lumber for local trade, and runs two shingle machines. A, Gibson-&- Sens get their supply of logs for their Marysville mills up the Nashwaak river, and will have about forty million feet this year. They also saw about ten million feet at their Blackville mills, situated on the Canada Eastern Railway. The Morrison mill at Fredericton, owned by James Murchie & Sons, Calais, is operated by John A. Morrison. They saw shingles exclusively. The mill is the largest of its kind, having about twenty shingle machines in opera- tion. The cedar logs come from the head waters of the St. John river in the state of Maine. James Murchie & Sons operate mills at Deer Lake, Benton and Edmund- ston, in Canada, besides a large mill at Calais, making a total cut of eight to ten million feet, which they ship principally to the American markets. They also saw large quantities of shingles at their Edmundston mills, the logs coming down the Madawaska river, Mr. George A. Murchie having charge of the latter mill, and Mr. Theodore Murchie of the Deer Lake and Benton mills. Fred Moore & Sons, Woodstock, have purchased the old Sawyer mill and equipped it With a first-class circular, in which they intend cutting about two and a half million feet, mostly for the American market. The logs come down the Meduxnekeag river. They are also putting in three shingle machines to saw the cedar into shingles. James Hayden & Son will saw about two million feet in their millat-Woodstock. They also make ‘doors and sashes and other house materials, shingles and clapboards, and propose also going into the manufacture of pails, tubs, washboards and other lines of like nature. Mr. Albert Hayden is the manager of the business. Robert McElroy, Grafton, saws about three quarters of a million feet, largely for the local trade. James T. Car has a nice circular mill on the Fredericton branch of the C. P. R., where he saws about one and a half million feet of spruce, birch and hemlock. A. H. Sawyer, of Calais, Me., has a fine gang mill at Hartland, and has about five million feet ready to stream drive, some of which will be sawn into deals and rafted to Fredericton for the British market ; the balance will be sawn into American specifications and shipped by C.P.R. to St. Stephen, thence by schooner to market. George W. Upham, Perth, has a circular mill with lath mill, and iatends sawing about three million feet of spruce, which he is now getting out from the Tobique river. James McNair, Arthurette, has a saw mill in which he will saw one million feet. The lumber will be shipped on the Tobique Valley railroad, which is about being taken over by the C. P. R. Mr. McNair also logs extensively for some of the large mill owners in St. John, and has the contract for driving the corporation logs on the Tobique river to the St. John river. James Burgess & Sons have a fine water power saw and shingle mill at Grand Falls, on Little river. The mill is only a few yards from the Grand Fall onthe St. John river. They will saw about one million feet of logs and run four shingle machines, sawing cedar shingles besides. The Stevens Lumber Co., Salmon River, have a finely equipped saw and shingle mill, circtlar’saw, lath ma- chines and ten shingle machines. Their lumber, lath and shingles are taken in scows down to the St. John river, about four miles, then hauled to Ortenville station, on the C. P. R., and shipped to market, nearly all going to the United States. The prospect for getting the logs out of the brooks in time to reach the main river are good. There is from two to three feet of snow in the woods yet, which, with the rains pretty sure to come, ought to make very favor- able river driving. W. Ji Pe a eye 2 Ve fee ee 12 Ve. OTTAWA LETTER. (Regular Correspondence of the CanApA LUMBERMAN. GEORGIAN BAY DEPUTATION. THE city has of late been beseiged with deputations, each seeking some measure of relief from the govern- ment. One of the most the Georgian Bay district, and was composed of a number of persons representing the lumber industries of that vicinity, important came from among whom were Messrs. H. L. Lovering, Coldwater ; A. L. Vick, Orillia; P. H. Spohn, A. Tessier and T. Payette, Penetang ; C. E. Newton, Victoria Harbor, and many others. The deputation was introduced to the Minister of Finance by W. H. Bennett, M. P., anda reso- lution was presented providing that in the event of a duty of more than $1 per thousand feet on white pine lumber be- ing imposed by any country, then the export of white pine saw logs from Canada be absolutely prohibited. Mr. Fielding in his reply stated that the government fully ap- preciated the importance of the question, and their re- quests would receive careful consideration. FAVOR RETALIATORY LEGISLATION. Lumbermen in the Ottawa valley have at last recog- nized the necessity of taking steps to protect their inter- ests, and have declared themselves in favor of retaliatory legislation. An important meeting of persons engaged in the lumber trade was held at the Russell House last week, when the Dingley bill was thoroughly discussed. Mr. Allan Gilmour presided, and there were present Messrs. Alex. Fraser; J. R. Booth; W. C. Edwards, M. P., representing W. C. Edwards & Co., Rockland, and the Canada Lumber Co., Carleton Place; Thos. Mackie, M. P.; E. C. Whitney, St. Anthony Lumber Co.; J. B. Klock, M. P., of R. H. Klock & Co.; Frank Bron- son and Levi Crannell, of the Bronsons & Weston Lumber Co.; Peter Whelan, Sheppard & Morse Lumber Co.; E. W. Rathbun; J. Gillies, of Gillies Bros., Braeside ; Chas. Reed, Buell, Hurdman & Co., Hull; William Mason, Mason & Sons; Jackson Booth; H. K. Egan, Hawkes- bury Lumber Co.; Ward Hughson, Gilmour & Hughson ; and Claude McLachlin, McLachlin Bros., Arnprior. Upon motion of J. R. Booth, seconded by Levi Crannell, the following resolution was adopted: ‘‘ At a meeting of the umber and timber trade of the Ottawa yalley it was unanimously agreed that the government should take power from the House to protect the sawn lumber and pulp interests of Canada against serious discrimination threatening it as contemplated under the Dingley bill.” Mr. Albert E. Reed, a large paper manufacturer of Maidstone, England, arrived in the city recently ona visit to his uncle, Dr. Wm. Saunders, of the Experimental Farm. Some of the mills have commenced sawing, and others are receiving the finishing touches preparatory to com- mencing the season’s work. OrTTawa, April 21st, 1897. BRITISH COLUMBIA LETTER. {Regular Correspondenc cf the Canapa LUMBERMAN.] CROWN TIMBER COMMISSION, THE chief topic of conversation among Jumbermen in this province is the investigation which is now being made by the Dominion government into the working of the crown timber agency. Mr. Archer Martin was appointed commissioner, and the managers of nearly all the mills and a very large number of loggers and farmers have been examined under oath. Pending the result of the in- vestigation, Mr. T. C. Higginson, crown agent, sent in his resignation, in accordance with the departmental rules in such cases. For some time past rumors of dissatisfac- tion have been current, and the government resolyed to make a thorough investigation. From the evidence sub- mitted it would appear that the authorities had not re- ceived payment for all the timber cut on government land, and that many inconsistencies had been brought to light, but as the country is of immense area, rendering it nec- essary to give the agent much latitude to enable him to act in the best interests of the country, it is probable that everything may be satisfactorily explained. The commission is far reaching, the companies being compelled to submit figures showing the amount of timber cut and the dues paid thereon. Mr. Higginson explained that he somelimes gave verbal permits, as the settlers could not always pay the cash deposits for a regular. per- mit before they commenced cutting, and his object was to. assist the settler. The result of the commission is awaited with interest. TAKUSH HARBOR TIMBER COMPANY. According to reports, the manufacture of cypress lum- ber which was commenced about a year ago at Takush Harbor is to be abandoned. This was a new industry on the Pacific coast, and was somewhat of an experiment. An English syndicate purchased some cypress limits froin Vancouver capitalists situated about 300 miles north of Vancouver, and fitted up a mill onan extensive scale. The men were recently paid off, and it is stated that work will not be resumed, as the-timber is not there for profit- able working, the majority of the trees having turned out to be of inferior quality. G. O. Buchanan, of the Kootenay Lake saw mill, has acquired 1,000 acres of fir and white pine timber lands on the Moyie river, East Kootenay. A gang of men is tak- ing out 1,000,000 feet of logs. NEw WESTMINSTER, B. C., April 19, 1897. THE NEWS. —Laking, Thompson & Patterson, of Hamilton, have lately put in an improved dry kiln. —D. & J. Hadden, of Foxmead, Ont., intend putting in a stave mill this spring. —Sargent’s mill at Nelson, N. B., has been fitted with an electric light plant for night sawing. —J. P. Ryley, of the Victoria planing factory, Lindsay, Ont., has added a new dry kiln to his plant. —A joint stock company has been organized at Summer- side, P. E. I., to erect a woodworking factory. —Mr. Douglas, of Stanley, N. B., is making improve- ments to his mill and putting in an electric light plant. —Alexander McKinnon, of Hillsburg, Ont., has pur- chased from the Waterous Engine Works Co., Brantford, an improved shingle mill. —At Coggin’s mill, near Sission, Cal., loggers cut a tree which was 404 years of age. It was eight feet in diameter and produced 15,000 feet of lumber. —Ritchie Bros., of Aylmer, Ont., have purchased the old Cormier saw mill for the sum of $3,500. The mill and adjoining factory will be thoroughly repaired. —The Shultz Bros. Co., of Brantford, Ont., are seeking incorporation to acquire the business of Shultz Bros., contractors and lumber dealers. The capital stock is $90,000. —W. C. Edwards & Co., of Ottawa, have donated the lumber necessary for finishing a room in the Canadian headquarters at Bisley, Eng. Other materials have also been given by different firms. —The Wilson Company, of Montreal, isa new com- pany which proposes to manufacture lumber, tan bark, etc. The capital stock is $100,000. Among the pro- moters is David Mitchell, lumber merchant, of Forestdale. —The Dominion government has increased the quan- tity of green timber which may be cut by a settler from 1,800 to 3,000 lineal feet, and no restriction is placed upon burnt or fallen timber which may be taken for building purposes. —The Woodstock Woodworking Co., of Woodstock, N. B., have elected the following officers: Wendell P. Jones, president; James W. Astle, manager; Herbert A. Seely, secretary-treasurer. The company have now about fifty men engaged at the factory and in sawing, hauling and piling lumber. —A company is seeking incorporation, to be known as Twidale, Dunn & Company, for the purpose of carrying on business in the city of Montreal as manufacturers and dealers in lumber. The capital stock is $20,000. Among the promoters are Michael Dunn, of Montreal; Henry Aylen, of Ottawa; and Duncan McPhail; of the township of Wakefield. —A meeting of lumbermen engaged in operations in the Georgian Bay district was held in Toronto on the 20th ultimo, at which there were present, Ald. Scott, H. H. Cook, John Bertram; Robt. Thompson, Hamilton; W. Thompson, Longford ; J. B. Smith, W. H. Pratt, and T. D. Master. Resolutions were passed favoring an export duty on saw logs in case a duty is imposed upon lumber : by the United States, and disavowing all reports to the THE CANADA LUMBERMAN — effect that they were willing to pay an import duty of § per thousand feet. “i —In a paper read before the Imperial Institute, Le don, Eng., entitled ‘The Timber Supply of the Britis Empire,” Dr. Sehlich, C.I. E., Professor of Forest, the Royal Indian Engineering College, stated that Ca was estimated to contain 1,248,798 square miles of lands, but enormous tracts of that area did not co any useful timber, while the remainder was by no meat so well taken care of as it ought to be. Fires were f quent and disastrons, and the quantity of timber thus ] to the colony was calculated to be many times me that cut down and exported. Notwithstanding th drawbacks, however, he believed that with proper 1 agement and careful conservation of the forests might, at a moderate relative expenditure, supply | whole world for many years to come. He advocat: eC creation of a forest department in this country, the « ful conservation of existing and the creation of forests by planting vacant lands, the establishme schools of forestry, and model plantations for the ance of private owners, and government grants in aid of those objects. My CASUALTIES, —Hormidas Tailleur, an employee of the W. C. Edwards Company, Ottawa, died in the bush near he firm’s shanty on the Kippewa, having lost his way in the woods, - —Frank Armstrong, of Pennfield, employed in the lumber mill of S. H. White & Co. at Alma, N. B., caught his arm in the belting and was instantly killed. —A serious accident occurred to Samuel Anderson, of Kazabazue, Que., recently. By the breaking of a picket that was holding a rollway of logs, he was knocked down and thirteen logs rolled over him. It is thought he will recover. SHAVINGS. Mr. W. H. Winnett, lumber dealer, London, in renew- ing his subscription to the LUMBERMAN, reports business. very good, and that he finds the LUMBERMAN very inter- esting. Patents have recently been granted in Canada as fol- lows: Fred. Cluff, Mar, Ont., saw guide; H. M. Wilcox, Owen Sound, Ont., cutter-head for wood-working ma- chinery ; J. A. Ulman and Victor L. Emerson, Baltimore, U. S., lumber truck. Mr. Campbell, of Barrie, Ont., is making a jubileé cane — for the Queen. It will contain 1,897 pieces of wood, birch, maple, cedar, ash, oak, walnut, thorn, Russian mulberry, sumach, lilac, cherry and acacia, with pearl and ivory, inlaid with foreign wood. The cane is 2 feet 10 inches long. The McEachren Heating & Ventilating Co., of Galt, Ont., have started in their new premises recently occu-— pied by Messrs. Cant Bros., where they will manufacture a full line of ventilating tans, electric fans, shaving fans, q blowers, exhausters, etc., besides their dry kiln machinery | and ‘Little Wonder” boiler. They have received a number of orders recently from Ontario and the lower provinces. f 4 Many persons feel that the loss of one brace or one — stay is not of very great importance, and go on using a boiler with full knowledge that one or even more braces are broken. The loss of one stay throws double the work upon others adjacent; but, more than this, the plate protected by it, while it may not give way at the moment, is unsustained, and will be depressed toa greater or less extent. Braces and stays should be carefully looked after every time the boiler is opened for inspec- tion, which last duty should be done every month. Speaking of the reduction of duty on rubber bel made by the new tariff, Mr. J. H. Walker, manager the western branch of the Canadian Rubker Company, remarked that the present duty would permit of the i portation of some inferior grades of belting, and fora time competition would be felt in this connection. The — public would soon become convinced, however, of the economy of purchasing a first-class article, and the trade would then resume its normal condition. ‘*We manu- facture the best frictional belting in America to-day,” said Mr. Walker, ‘‘and this fact has been acknowledged even by our competitors. The business of the western — branch last year showed a gain over 1894 of $140,000.” — THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 13 $ WOOD PULP ~© 6~ DEPARTMENT - WWVVVste THE PULP INDUSTRY AND ITS POSSIBILITIES. StRoNG pressure has been brought to bear on the Dominion government within the past nth to induce them to impose an export duty on Canadian pulp wood, but as is the case vith every question having different bearings, this proposal has both its advocates and oppo- nents. Canadian pulp manufacturers are, of course, a unit in its favor, and rightly so, inas- much as the pulp wood is now exported free of ty, while a tax equal to about $2 per ton is imposed on the manufactured article by the United States government. The opinion is also becoming more general among lumbermen that our pulp wood should be manufactured at home, and many of them have thus declared themselves. he main opposition to the export duty on pulp “wood comes from settlers, who have in the past been enabled to earn a livelihood by selling the wood to the American concerns, and who fear they may lose their bread and butter by the "change in the tariff. | Foremost among the advocates of the duty has een Mr. P. J. Loughrin, general labor organizer - for Canada, who has been lecturing at different points in Ontario. He states that 600,000 cords of pulp wood are exported annually to the United States, for which from $2 to $3 per cord is paid. This raw material is then manufactured into pulp and paper, at a cost of from $7 to $11 per cord, which amount, he claims, should be ex- pended in Canada. In support of his arguments that the United States must have our spruce, he states that there are 232 pulp mills in that coun- try idle for want of raw material. Mr. Milton Carr, of Trout Creek, does not agree with Mr. Loughrin, and has endeavored to point out through the Toronto Globe wherein he errs. In his vicinity, he says, the sale of pulp wood is the chief source of revenue, and without it the settlers could scarcely maintain | themselves. ; Mr. E. B. Eddy, of Hull, believes that an ex- port duty on pulp wood would result in building up an immense industry in Canada, and favors a duty of $4 per cord. He says: “Tf an export duty is levied to the extent I have stated it would lead immediately to the investment of some five or six million dollars in the erection of mechanical pulp mills, stretching all the way from St. John, N. B., in the east to the Lake of the Woods in the west, and this would lead to the building up of scores upon scores of villages where waste Jands now exist, and give employment to thous- ands upon thousands of the laboring class, and the demand for labor would be more than we could supply. The labor required to manufac- ture one million tons of pulp and to freight it to the border would necessitate an outlay of some $5,000,000 annually.” In view of the many conflicting interests bear- x upon this question of an export duty, it may be amiss to give some figures and review briefly the possibilities of the Canadian pulp in- = aes men + ee es dustry. First, it must be admitted that Canada possesses a greater supply of pulp wood than any other country in the world, and that no other suitable raw material has yet been found, or seems likely to be discovered in the near future, for the manufacture of pulp for paper making. The quality of pulp produced in Canada is said to be superior to the Scandinavian article, and has-been given a favorable reception by British paper manufacturers. It has recently been pointed out by a Canadian paper manufacturer of wide experience that the climate of Canada is particularly adapted for growing spruce for mak- ing pulp, that at the close of a comparatively hot summer the advent of winter puts a sudden stop to vegetation and growth of fibre, which is not the case in other climates where the advent of winter is slower, and which leaves a fibre that is too hard, while the trees grow too knotty for the best quality of pulp. That British capitalists are already turning their attention to Canada for a supply of pulp is shown by the statement published within the past fortnight that Mr. Reed, a large English paper manufacturer, had purchased the Master- man pulp mill at Chatham, N. Be Whis as) ybe= lieved to be an indication of the trend of the trade. Norway and Sweden have in the past furnished the pulp supply of Europe, but the timber in these countries is becoming exhausted. Hence the market for Canadian pulp in Europe is at once opened up, an opportunity which manufac- turers should not allow to pass. Turning now to figures, it is estimated that there are in Canada thirty-four pulp using paper mills, operated in connection with which are nine chemical fibre and eight ground pulp mills. The paper made in Canada amounts to about 64,000 tons a year, the chemical fibre to 27,000 tons, and the ground pulp to 125,000 tons a year. The value of the annual output of the mills is given as $6,500,000. Canada exported to the United States last year $557,000 worth of pulp wood. To Great Britain the pulp exported was valued at $113,000, and pulp wood at $27,000. It is estimated that in the United States the annual output of ground wood pulp is 700,000 tons, and of chemical and sulphite pulp 480,000 tons, for the manufacture of which 1,000,000,000 feet of spruce would be required. The increase of the ground wood pulp business in the past fif- teen years has been 1058 per cent. Some statistics of the foreign imports of Great Britain should prove interesting. In 1895, the last year for which we have any returns, that country imported 297,094 tons of wood pulp, valued at $7,600,000, an increase of over $900,000 over the previous year. Of this Canada supplied only $400,000 ; United States, $250,000 ; Sweden, $1,700,000 ; Germany, $380,000 ; Holland, $330,000 ; Russia, $250,000, and Austria, $125,000. The British importations of foreign paper in the same year amounted to $1,442,000. According to the Statistical Year Book Canadian wood pulp sold in Great Britain in 1893 at $24.80a ton, while the Scandinavian product only com- manded $20.77. PULP NOTES. A pulp mill will probably be erected this summer at Lake Megantic, Que. The St. Johns News understands that the Canada Paper Co. will build a large pulp and paper mill at the new dam at Windsor Mills, Que. The new pulp mill at Sturgeon Falls, Ont., is nearing completion. The contract for four large pulp grinders has been given to the Bagley & Sewall Co., of Watertown, N.Y., the machines to be delivered before the first of June. The Petewawa Lumber, Pulp & Paper Company has been incorporated by the Ontario government, the pro- moters being A. Drewson, New York; A. T. Mohr, Niagara Falls; and Geo. Urban, jr., T. C. Becker and Geo. Dakin, of Buffalo. Mr. Windler, of New York, has purchased lands on the Saguenay River, Que., from the Terres Rompers to Caron’s Falls, near the mouth of Rievere aux Sables, and will build a pulp manufactory there employing from three to four hundred men. The St. Raymond Company, of St. Raymond, Que., is seeking incorporation, to carry on business as pulp manu- facturers. The promoters are John Macfarlane, F. W. Evarts, W. Drake, G. F. O’Halleran and E. H. Barber, and the capital stock $50,000. It is reported that Sir William C. Van Horne, president ot the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and Mr. R. B. Angus, president of the Bank of Montreal, have become associated with General Alger in operating the Lauren- tide Pulp Company, of Grand Mere, Quebec. Paper and pulp boards are in demand among apple growers in Canada for use in the barrel heads. It is stated that they preserve the apples better than th wooden barrel heads. Paper pulp is also being used in America as a substitute for wood in the manufacture of black-lead pencils. We learn that a small lot of about 15 tons of Canadian sulphite has been disposed of in the London market, and that the mills it has gone to have given it a very good re- port; in fact, in some cases we believe it was reported to be better than the best Scandinavian makes. It is said to be very clean and easily bleached.—Wood Pulp, London. The largest paper mill is at work in Germany, in the straw pulp manufactory of Tannicht, near Croswig, Sax- ony. It isacylindrical mill of 4,000 kilogrammes capacity, and fourteen metres in length, worked by electricity. It requires forty to forty-five minutes to fill it, and itis emptied in five to ten minutes. The straw pulp is washed, crushed and bleached in the mill. Chemical pulp will probably be scarce in Great Britain this year. Half the Norwegian mills are reported to be sold out for the whole year, and the others have only un- important lots left. Buyers show more and more disposi- tion to meet makers’ price ideas, and sellers will most likely soon be able to obtain fully those high prices which they are now quoting. Sulphite pulp has been in active demand lately. Mr. Albert E. Reed, a large paper manufacturer of Maidstone, Kent, England, is at present on a visit to Canada, and is said to have purchased the Masterman sulphite pulp mills located on the Miramichi river, at Chat- ham, N. B. He proposes to enlarge the capacity of this mill to thirty tons per day. The greater part of the pulp will be required in England to supply the needs of the paper mills operated by Mr. Reed, which has hitherto been obtained mainly from Norway and Sweden. ———_—_—_—_——— Do you propose making any changes in the equipment of your mill? If so, drop a card to the CANADA LUMBER- MAN giving the particulars. The publisher is always pleased to hear from subscribers. PULP MAGHINERY — We are prepared to supply Pulp Grinders, Wet Machines and Baling Presses. WRITE FOR ESTIMATES. | Robb Engineering Co., Ltd., Amherst, N.S. 14 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN May, 1897 LEGAL DECISIONS. Linpsay vs. Kiock.—This suit, was instituted in the Superior Court at Hull, Que., by Archibald Lindsay, to recover $20,000 damages from R. H. Klock & Co. for the burning of the former’s mill at Aylmer. From the judgment delivered by Judge Gill the following is taken : The Messrs. Klock had leased the mill and had the right to make certain repairs. They started to make the repairs to the mill; and the twenty-ninth day of the month of March the mill was burned during the night-time. It was shown that the defendants had a night watch- man; that they had made new repairs; that they had put in ‘‘ Dutch ovens,” so as to create more steam, and the fire was attributed to this innovation, from the fact that it is said that the Dutch ovens allow sparks to escape more easily than the former apparatus; and plaintiff endeavored in the evidence to prove facts which would place the responsibility on the defendants. On the other side it was proven that these Dutch ovens are adopted in mills, and that the customary manner of adapting them Moreover, it is alleged that they are no more dangerous than other appliances, and that it is not known how the fire occurred ; that it may have taken place and arisen from sparks, but that they don't know. and all precautions which are usually taken to protect property from fire were used, and consequently defendants were held not liable. was resorted to in this mill. A steam pump was there in case of fire, S. C. KANADY LUMBER Co. vs. THE BROADFOOT & Box FURNITURE Co.—This was an action tried last month at the County Court at Toronto, and will interest lumber dealers in general. The following particulars are ob- tained from a report furnished by the counsel for defendants: The defendants gave the following order to plaintiff's traveller : TORONTO, 24th Sept., 1896. S. C. Kanapy. DEAR SiR: Please ship to Broadfoot & Box Co., of Seaforth : Quantity. Description. Price where, per M. Terms. 1,000 ft. % in. Birch 1 and 2 1,000 ft. 2 in. Birch 1 and 2 Balance of car 1 in. Birch 1 and 2 23 Seaforth Put on 500 ft. of 3 in., if possible 4 in. and up wide, cut two years. (Sd.) Defendants stated in conversation that led up to above ‘“BROADFOOT & Box Fur. Co.” order that red dry birch for a particular purpose was wanted. Mr. Broadfoot was not at home when car arrived, and the lumber was unloaded. The inspection made by defendants, however, found the order unsatis- factorily filled, and they refused the car. Plaintiffs sued, and the point fought out in the trial and decided against the defendants was that saps in birch are not a defect, and that if one wants ‘‘red,” it must be specifically men- tioned. The evidence was sadly conflicting, and made PAYETTE’S PATENT P. PAYETTE & CO. Penetanguishene, Ont. =Ss~" — SAW MILL MACHINERY —— Wholesale Grocers the court and counsel wonder how lumber business could possibly be carried on without law suits, when no two lumbermen agreed on the qualifications of Nos. 1 and 2. Defendants’ contention was, Nos. 1 and 2 gave them the best two grades in the log ; plaintiffs’, that the red could be picked out, and an order for 1 and 2 filled. Defend- ants contended that firsts and seconds called for standard lengths, which were 12, 14 and 16 ft., admit- ing ten per cent. of 10 foots. Plaintiffs replied that you could go down to 8 feet, provided board was perfect otherwise. As to other qualifications, defendants set up the qualifications of firsts and seconds as follows : Firsts are to be 8 inches and over in width. 8 to 10 inches wide shall be clear. litorrg, #é *« will admit 4% bright sap on one side, or one standard knot. 15 to 20 inches wide will admit 4% bright sap on one side, or two standard knots. Seconds are to be 6 inches and over in width. 6 and 7 inches shall be clear. 8to 10 ‘* will admit one standard knot. TY tole ees “e «two &6 knots. DS itouzors a ‘> othreents ‘ In seconds, bright sap shall not be considered a defect. Culls include all lumber not equal to the grade of seconds, one-half of each piece being merchantable. Other than above shall be classed as mill culls. A scale of the lumber on this basis showed about ninety per cent. seconds and culls, and ten per cent. firsts, with about ten per cent. red in the whole car. Defendants further contended they were entitled to fifty per cent. of firsts, and that the reds had been picked out. The evidence of the plaintiffs went to show that the minimum width of firsts and seconds is six inches, and that saps are not a defect in either firsts or seconds ; further, that there is no settled proportion of firsts and seconds in a combined order of firsts and seconds. The judge smilingly said the Legislature, as they were so anxious to pass new acts, might try their hands at settling the rules of lumber inspection ; but he was unable to find that the defendants had not filled substantially the order. THE following decision in the case of Deslauriers vs. the B. A. Land Company, rendered by Mr. Justice White, will be of interest to proprietors of timber limits : “The plaintiff, one of several laborers employed by his father in the manufacture of logs, ties and pulp wood, sued the company for thirteen days’ wages due him by his father. His pretension was that the company was liable, because they had taken from his father a quantity of ties, pulp wood and logs in settlement of their claims for trespass, and had disposed of them. The court -held that any rights of accession in value by the added labor belonged to the employer of the labor, who could validly transfer CANNED FRUITS 20.30. ana Gation tins. CANNED VEGETABLE CANNED MEATS When in need of supplies TRY US. We are making a specialty of this class of business. Tins. H. P. ECKARDT & CO. 2 and 3 Ib. Tins. 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 6 and 14 Ib. TOROS Galt Machine Knife Works such rights to the owner of the material, and that th several laborers had no privilege upon the wood ma nu factured in trespass upon the lands upon which the manufacturer had no rights whatever. Action dismis sec with costs.” PUBLICATIONS. The New Brunswick Tourist Association, of St. John in publishing ‘‘ The Gripsack,” is performing a desirable work. 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Ltd a [pup {DUP PLEX || Ave SINGLE | TFORONTO Inm| STEAM, ‘|| AND oo THE LAURIE ENGINE 60. : MONT REAL : E AGENTS FOR OF QUEB i TELEPHONE 475 T28O"72.. THE J.C.M! LAREN BELTING C2 MonTREAL IQAK TANNED BEL ING 16 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN AN ELECTRIC SAW MILL. At Folsom, Cal., the American River Land and Lumber Co. recently started its new saw mill. This mill in most respects is like other modern band mills of 75,000 feet daily capacity, or about running double time. 120,000 feet when The interesting feature about this mill is that all its machinery is driven by electric motors. The motor that runs the band is of 75 horse power and has a speed of 600 revolutions per minute. The edger has a 50 horse power motor that runs 7oo revolutions per minute. Then there are three motors of 30 horse power each, one of which runs the leg roller and refuse con- veyor, another runs the carriage and friction Mr. Gregory proposes erecting a saw- mill at Midland. W. H. Kelly is erecting a saw mill at Buckingham, Que. W. W. Carter is erecting a shingle and planing mill at Fesserton, Ont. A new saw mill has been erected at Bake Lake, Ont., by Frank Buchanan. A number of Pembroke citizens, includ- ing Hon. Peter White and Francis Inglee, lumber merchants, are seeking incorpora- tion as the Pembroke Navigation Com- pany, for the purpose of towing rafts of timber and saw logs, etc. ; YY saince ES OOO seer” VOOS crear ss win THe PEDLAR METAL Gone ae co SHAWA NT. Care of Saws; Canada. seller for it. A. ALLAN, President. J. O. GRAVEL, Sec.-Treas. FRS. SCHOLES, Man. Dir. J. J. McGILL, Gen. Mgr. Western Branch: Cor. Front & Yonge Sts, TORONTO - J. #. WALKER, Mer. | 25 SEND TO : FOR RW PETRIE ca) NEW8.2"°,./MACHINERY TORONTO, CANADA. Over One Million Sold. kind ever published. Gives measurements of all kinds of Lumber, Logs, Planks, Timber; Hints to Lumber Dealers; Wood Measure; Speed of Circular Saws; Cordwood Tables; Growth of Trees ; Land Measure; Wages, Rent, Board, Interest, Stave and Heading Bolts, etc. Standard book throughout the United States and Illustrated edition of 1895. Ask your book- &z-Sent postpaid for 35 cents. S. E. FISHER, Box 238, Rochester, N. Y. Highest reverse, while the third runs the trimmer and live rolls. A 5 horse power motor runs the filing room machinery. When the mill was started on the morning of the first day of December, it worked successfully from the start. In the words of a spectator: ‘‘Atthe hour appointed two of the men, with pike in hand, picked out logs that were suitable for the initial sawing and they were drawn up the chute from the pond below and rolled on the table. The switch was touched and the big saw began its work, smoothly and evenly. The ma- chinery began tu turn as easily and quietly as if, instead of being new and untried, it had become used to its business, and everything went on without a hitch.” MCCAGHREN'S IMPROVED SYSTEM OF KILN DRYING OST of Erecting, Running and Maintaining the Lowest and Results the Highest of ae May, 18¢ The waterfall which furnishes the power f the motors is 600 feet distant from the mi The company estimates that there will be consic erable saving in wear and tear over the ordinar steam-driven machinery. The comparative cost of equipment and .operation are not given in an | article in a Sacramento paper, from which these statements are taken. It is the intention of th company to build a planing mill and box factor in connection with the saw mill, using electrical transmitted power. Readers of THE LUMBERMAN are reminded that corre: pondence is invited upon all subjects of interest to th lumber trade. A free discussion of current topics w always be given. 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CO., Lp. D. R. Van ALLEN, President. ~ J.S. PARMENTER PATENTEE Head Offlce— FLUSHING, N.Y. Canadian Office— WOODSTOCK, ONT. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Are You Looxine FOR A CHANGE IN LOCATION? If you are not satisfied with your present site, or if you are not doing quite as well as you would like to, why not consider the advantages of a location on the Illinois Central R. R. or the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley R. 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The movement of the engine in either direction is *SJUB[d P97BlOs| [[VuUg under the absolute control of the sawyer, thus accommodating the speed of the feed to the size of the logs. Mill men who have used other makes of Steam Feeds comment favorably on the economical use of steam of our feed over others. Write for Catalogue and full particulars. For Running Dynamos in STEADY AND EVEN MOTION Also for Attachment Direct to Fans, Blowers, Centri- fugal Pumps, Filing Room Machinery. Correspondence Solicited. chine Co. - Eastman, Que. Bell’s No. 0 Ma This is a Light Portable Millfor 12 to 20H.P. It will cut from 3,000 to 8,000 ft. per day, acording to power. Can be set down ready for work in a few hours. Just the thing for light power. The Ireland Shingle Machine and Jointer— SS SS a I SNS An Entirely New Machine, and without doubt Best on the Market. Besides these we build four larger sizes of Saw Mills; also Trimmers, Slab Slashers, Single and Double Edgers, Bolting Saws, Stave Machinery. 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SE, EXTRI i] By, : \ j 60., Lid HAND-NADE Sale as , a conn es ss aon meas € 5 enebadoeninianaghysgii ae Sd SPRGCE .. CLAPBOARDS Wa" For Sale in Car Lots. CO. rPARKE Ee Scotstown - Cor pten) Co, ouUce Write for Prices. Please mention the LUMBERMAN when corresponding with advertisers. SCRVVVVVVVVSVVSVSSVSVATVASO Silver Solder Price $x.00 per ounce, in xo ounce lots. P. W. ELLIS & CO., $ 31 Wellington St. East, TORONTO, ONT. G. F. CLEVELAND For Repairing BAND SAW S. MANUFACTURING JEWELERS. All Grades of CROSS- CUT SAWS at lowesuilrices . SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF. The * Burns » Patent Handle Sam >t SN tee] Ask your Hardware Merchant for our Goods, = -:- PATENTED JUNE 26th, 1893 Positively the Strongest Handle Made Special Quotations on Large Quantities, II. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN June, 1897 No. | IRON FRAME OSCILLATING GANG SAW SASHES OF ALL WIDTHS ee oe HIGH GRADE Me laa SAW-MILL fi MACHINERY vt Prescott Band Mills Perkins Shingle Mill Machinery - Covel’s Tools for the care of Saws Engines, Boilers, Ete. CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION ——— WE are prepared to furnish plans, specifications, and build mills A Mi) Me complete of any capacity, or to remodel old mills. — Write for prices, informing us what ay Ne it your requirements are, 8h DOD eM Eee mi The Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., Ltd. Branch Office VANCOUVER, B. C. ic ; PETERBOROUGH, ONT. | 4 on LS > at eet S00 - . ' ad " , et p. } ro L4 Mj we) Oe See eS eee HE CANADA LUMBERMAN YotumE XVIII. MBER 6. TORONTO, ONT., JUNE, 1897 4 TERMS, $1.00 PER YEAR | Single Copies, 10 Cents. MESSRS. KING BROS. Amonc the largest manufacturers of pine and ‘spruce lumber in the province of Quebec are Messrs. King Bros., Limited, whose first opera- tions were commenced nearly seventy-five years ago by the late Charles King, who erected a small mill at St. Antoine de Tilly. The present firm is composed of Messrs. Edmund Alexander, Charles and James King. The particulars given below of the various mills operated by this A firm are obtained from a special Canadian edition of the Timber Trades Journal : At Grand Pabos, in Gaspe county, is situated a large mill, having a capacity of 10,000,000 feet annually. Spruce is the principal lumber manu- - factured, but on their 500 miles ot timber limits adjoining there is also considerable pine. A mill at Cedar Hall, in the county of Rimouski, r ; has a capacity of 8,00v,000 feet, principally ‘spruce, the raw material being obtained from the limits surrounding Lake Matapedia, com- prising 125 square miles. The lumber is shipped either from Dalhousie, N. B., Rimouski, or Riviere du Loup, Que., such are the shipping facilities. On the above timber limits there is also a quantity of cedar. Messrs. King Bros. have two mills at Riviere K r illustrate on this page. Their joint capacity is 8,000,000 ft. The timber is furnished from pri- vate lands owned by the firm, and trom about 350 square miles of limits under license from the Que- bec government. The wood is chiefly spruce, with a light supply of pine. An area of 135 miles of timber land, in the county of Lotbiniere, is also owned by this firm, which furnishes the timber for three mills, located at Kingsbury, Brous- ausandHadley. The combined capacity of these ree mills is probably 16,000,000 ft. per annum. hes [ ] Quelle, on the Intercolonial Railway, which we At Lyster, on the line of the Grand Trunk Railway, about forty miles from Quebec, is an- other mill, with an annual capacity of 8,000,000 feet, the supply of logs for which is obtained from private and licensed lands. Three other mills of this firm are situated on the line of the Quebec Central Railway, the out- put of which finds a market chiefly in the United States, a small portion being shipped to Great — Britain from the port of Quebec. The annual capacity of these mills will average from 10,000,- 000 to 12,000,000 feet. From the above it will be seen that Messrs. King Bros. manufacture in their own mills probably 60,000,000 feet of spruce and pine per year, while in addition they control the output of several smaller mills situated at different points. Their goods have a wide reputa- tion in the European markets for superior quality. Saw Mitts or KinG Bros. AT RIVIERE OUELLE, QUE. The business has recently been converted into a joint stock company. GUARDING AGAINST MIILL ACCIDENTS. Saw mill owners are endeavoring to guard the machinery in their mills so as to render accidents to employees less liable, says the Mississippi Valley Lumberman. During the last few years many improvements in this direction have been made. Such improvements can only be made as their necessity is seen, and saw mill men say that all accidents occur in a different way, and it is only after they have happened that a need of guarding a machine is seen. During the past winter Minneapolis saw mill men have held sev- eral conferences with the state labor commission- ers, and the matter of protecting employees in the mills as well as the factories has been carefully considered, and as a result many additional pre- cautions will be taken the coming summer in the Minneapolis saw mills and sash and door factor- ies. This is a move in the right direction. Em- ployers as well as employees realize the necessity of guarding life and limb in mills and tactories. Employees are often prone tocomplain of apparent negligence on the part of their employers in this respect, but no wise and careful manager will omit a single step that will tend to further pro- tecthisemployees. Accidents often occur because of the negligence of foremen and others to whom the duty of looking after these matters has been entrusted by their employers. To be sure, the employer is liable for the sins of commission or omission on the part of his agents, but we believe that by far the greater part of saw mill owners are anxious to do all they can to prevent the oc- currence of dangerous as well as fatal accidents that are frequent in the busy sawing season. It has been noticed that accidents to mill hands occur more frequently with night crews than with those who work in the day time. This is due to the fact that the day crews are made up of old and experienced men, who soon learn to know end understand the machines with which they are working. In the rush season night crews are put on, and usually these men are not aS ex- perienced as are the day men, for the best men are selected for the day crews; but after the night crews get their work well under way acci- dents are less frequent. Still there are certain ac- cidents that will always occur where many men are employed at dangerous machines, and all that employers can do is to lessen this liability as far as lies in their power. Readers of THe LUMBERMAN are reminded that correspondence is invited upon all subjects of in- terest to the lumber trade. A free discussion of current topics will always be given. 4 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN ONTARIO CROWN TIMBER AGENTS. SucH are the relations existing between crown timber agents and lumbermen that no apology “should be necessary for placing before our read- ers the accompanying portraits and particulars of the gentlemen to whom is entrusted the super- vision of the cutting of timber in Ontario. The portraits appearing herewith do not repre- sent the complete staff of crown timber agents, several photos not having come to hand at time of going to press. These we hope to make subjects of the engraver’s art in our next issue. MR. J. B. MCWILLIAMS. Located at Peterboro’, and having charge of the Midland division, is Mr. J. B. McWilliams, Mr. J. B. MCWILLIAMs, Peterboro’. who is also superintendent of woods and forests for the entire province, which appointment was made on the 15th of May, 1894. Mr. Mc- Williams may be said to be a thorough Canadian, his father coming to Canada from Ireland when only eight years of age and settling in the county of Peterboro’. He was born in the township of Belmont in the year 1845, and removed with the family to Peterboro’ in 1857, being educated at Norwood and Peterboro’ grammar schools. At the age of nineteen years he launched into busi- ness on his own account, conducting a successful carriage-making trade for seven years, employing eighteen hands. In 1869, owing to ill-health, he disposed of his business and accepted the position of deputy-sheriff for the county of Peterboro’, and three years later, in February, 1872, was appointed crown timber agent for the Midland division, a position for which he was well fitted, having obtained an early training with his father, who was an extensive lumberman in the pioneer days of the province. Although not aspiring to public honors, Mr. McWilliams has filled a number of offices in the gift of the municipality. In 1877 he was elected a member of the town council, was a director of the Agricultural Society for 1885 and 1886, and in the latter year was appointed Justice of the Peace. He was elected to the School Board by acclamation tor four successive years, then retir- ing, and at the last municipal contest was again elected to the town council by the largest vote ever polled in the town by any candidate. For fifteen years Mr. McWilliams held the position of County Master of the Orangemen, and has also been Deputy Grand Master and Grand Director - for Ontario East. His name has been frequently before the Liberal conventions as candidate for the House of Commons and local legislature, but he has refused to accept the honor. Mr. McWil- liams served in the Fenian raid as a member of the old Peterboro’ Rifles, and many an interesting incident can he relate. MR. WM. MARGACH. Mr. Wm. Margach, who has charge of the Rainy River district, was born in Scotland in 1837 and came to Canada when twenty years of age. He entered the service of the Ontario gov- ernment in 1879 as superintendent of colonization roads, and was appointed crown timber agent for the district of Thunder Bay in August, 1882, being transferred to district of Rainy River in 1888, with headquarters at Rat Portage. The boundaries of the district under Mr. Mar gach’s able management extend from Hunter’s Island to the north of Minnesota, thence along the international boundary to the north-west angle of Lake of the Woods, a distance of 200 miles, thence north along the western boundary of Ontario to English river, 100 miles, easterly along same river to the eastern end of Lake Seul, 200 miles, and thence south to south-east end of Hunter’s Island. In this territory there are large quantities of red and white pine, which is manu- factured at Rat Portage for the western market. There are large quantities of pine on the height of land and on the small rivers not yet sold on account of the distance from market. This ob- jection, Mr. Margach claims, would be overcome by the construction of a railway to the south of the C. P. R. But pine is not the only valuable timber to be found in this district, as there is probably no part of the province of Ontario where such large quantities of spruce exist. Fora dis- tance of 80 miles along the Rainy river, with a depth of 10 miles, the land is largely covered with spruce and poplar timber, while along other rivers spruce is also to be found in large quanti- Mr. WILLIAM Marcacu, Rat Portage. ties. These rivers furnish immense water powers, which at no distant date will be utilized in the manufacture of pulp. About half of the terri- tory is covered by water, and many of the lakes abound in fish. As the population of Manitoba and the Territories increase, Mr. Mar- gach looks tor a marked improvement in the lum- ber trade of that section. There is now large quantities of ties taken out for the C.P.R., prob- ably about 500,000 each season, as well as stave bolts for the Lake of the Woods Milling Co. JuNE, 1 897 MR. HUGH MUNRO. The territory known as the Thunder B agency is under the supervision of Mr. Hug Munro, whose headquarters are at Port Art It extends from a line running north from mouth of the Michipicoton river to a point 1 Fort Henley, on the Albany river, thence w a line running from the east end of Hu Island north to a point between Lac Sew! Lake Joseph, the Albany river being the no boundary and Lake Superior and the interna boundary the southern. The area is pr over 60,000 square miles. The principal ti in the district is spruce, with areas of Norwa and white pine, which as far as known wouk amount to 250,000,000 feet B.M. Owing to the Mr. HuGH Munro, Port Arthur. depression in the lumber business, the amount cut of late years has not exceeded five million feet. The territory north of the C. P. R. track is yet unexplored, either for timber or minerals. Mr. Munro was born in Aberdeenshire, Scot- land, in the year 1833, and came with his parents to New York city in 1836, attending the public schools until apprenticed with a firm of artificers in marble, for whom he became foreman. Fora time afterwards he studied medicine, then went into business in New York as a member of the firm of Dillanay, Foster & Co., sculptors and artificers in marble, and in 1858 engaged in general contracting, but owing to ill-health was compelled to give up the business. He then re- moved to Canada, settling in West Zorra, where he taught school for several years, afterwards de- voting his attention to farming. In 1863 Mr. Munro was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county of Oxford, and in 1882 received a similar appointment for the district of Algoma. In 1872 he was appointed Clerk of Works undet the late Archibald McKellar, afterwards holding a similar position under the late Alexander Mc- Kenzie. Owing to political changes his services were dispensed with, when he removed with h “family to Texas, where a partnership was formed to survey, explore and assay minerals. While there he was induced to associate with a Galves- ton company to go to Mexico to explore and pur- chase mines; made examinations of various mines, but was compelled by ill-health to resign his position of managing superintendent and re- turn to Canada. He was reinstated in his former position by the late C. F. Fraser in 1882, and was in Rat Portage during the transition period. In May, 1889, he was transferred to the Crown 4 ‘ | f f k i f i JUNE, 1 897 ands Department as crown timber agent at Port Arthur. In politics in the United States Mr. Munro was ‘one of the old Abolition Society, being associated 1 ith such men as Theodore Parker, Birney and “Walker. Upon coming to Upper Canada, as Ontario was then called, he became identified ‘with the Reform party, and gave his first vote for Hon. Wm. McDougall. He declined the mination for the first local House offered by he Reformers of West Zorra. For five years ir. Munro was county deputy of the I.0.G.T. n MR. E. GARROW. The eastern division of the district of Algoma, charge of Mr. Garrow, commences at the th-east corner of the township of Rayside, and 4 or ; > Mr. E. Garrow, Webbwood. , Pha engl includes ten townships west, thence south to Lake Huron, between the townships of Shedden and Victoria, taking in the broken front on Lake - Huron and Georgian Bay to the boundary be- - tween Nipissing and Algoma districts, which is the eastern boundary. Pine, spruce, cedar, ) tamarac, birch and balsam are found in this sec- tion in large quantities, with separate ridges of maple and hemlock. Mr. Garrow was born in the township of North _ Dumfries, county of Waterloo, Ont., in January, _ 1848. When six years of age he removed with his father to the county of Huron, McKillop _ township, where he lived on the old homestead until the year 1868, when it became necessary either to get more land or find some other em- ployment, as several members of the family were verging on manhood. The subject of this sketch determined to learn the millwright trade, and with ‘that object in view, on the 6th of January, 1868, he commenced an apprenticeship of 31% years with Robert Thompson & Co., afterwards Thomp- son & Williams, of Mitchell. After serving his ‘term of apprenticeship he entered into partner- ship with a fellow millwright and purchased a grist mill and a small saw mill in the village of Belmont, 14 miles south-east of London, and in ‘this connection obtained his first lessons in run- ‘ning a circular saw. At the end of three years ‘Mr. Garrow sold his interest in the property and entered into partnership with his brother, “erecting a good saw and shingle mill in the village ‘of Cranbrook, Huron county, this partnership continuing until the first of January, 1880, when he assumed full control. He continued to oper- ate there until the spring of 1885, when a number of portable saw mills were started in the neigh- > Te oa: _leave no profit in the local trade. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 5 borhood, and competition became so keen as to Mr. Garrow then transferred the machinery to Nipissing Junc- tion, in the district of Nipissing, where he con- tinued to operate and do a fairly profitable busi- ness until the night of the 22nd of January, 1890, when fire left nothing for years of toil and hard- ship but a heap of ruins and ashes. This for a time, and probably for life, terminated his saw- milling career and 18 years’ of practical experience in manufacturing lumber. One year previous to the burning of his mill, Mr. Garrow was em- ployed by the Crown Lands Department in the capacity of colonization road overseer on a local road, which position was given unsolicited. Afterwards he received the appointment of wood ranger, being dispatched as a special to Rainy River district to watch the govern- ment interest during the season of 1891-92. The following season he was placed on the permanent staff of the Department and delegated to assist Mr. P. C. Campbell, crown timber agent at Sault Ste. Marie. This position he held until October, 1895, when it was decided to divide the district of Algoma, and the gov- ernment gave Mr: Garrow the ap- pointment of agent for the eastern’ division. MR. E. J. DARBY. The Ottawa district, for which Mr. E. J. Darby is acting crown timber agent, contains about 7,000 square miles,and embraces all territory in Ontario drained by streams flowing into the Ot- tawa river from the mouth of the Mississippi to the head of Lake Temiscamingue, which is the highest point under license up the Ottawa on the Ontario side, going back from the Ottawa to tne head waters of the Madawaska, Bonnechere, Mr. E. J. Darpy, Ottawa. Petewawa and Mattawa rivers. The principal output is pine saw logs, the square timber trade having been of late years comparatively small, but a large trade is now springing up in other woods, owing to railway facilities. The import- ance of this territory may be estimated from the fact that the revenue therefrom to the province of Ontario since confederation amounts to over $6,000,000. Mr. Darby was born in the city of London, England, in 1839, being now in his 58th year. He came to this country in 1857, making the city of Ottawa his objective point, where he engaged with the lumbering firm of Messrs. Hamilton Bros., with whom he remained for a year. He was then engaged with Messrs. Gilmour & Co., and continued with them until the spring of 1872, his experiences being altogether in the saw log business in the Gatineau river district. At that time he took charge of Mr. Benson Bennett’s business on the Gatineau, with headquarters at Desert, and continued with them for one year. For the next two winters Mr. Darby was em- ployed by the Quebec government as wood ranger in the Upper Gatineau district. In 1875 he en- tered the employ of the federal government as clerk in the timber office at Ottawa, that government then having the control, and on the abolition of the office in July, 1889, he was em- ployed by the Ontario government as clerk in the Saw MILL or W. T. Murney & Co., SARNIA. new Ontario crown timber office. In January, 1892, W. J. Macdonald, the late agent, died, and Mr. Darby has been in charge since that time. A WESTERN ONTARIO MILL. Tue business of Messrs. W. T. Murney & Company, of Sarnia, Ont., was only established last year, but in that short time the firm have built up a fair trade both in Canada and the United States. They manufacture all kinds of lumber, but make a specialty of long bill stuff and ship timbers in white oak and pine, cutting stock 64 feet in length. The mill, which is shown above, is 140 feet long by 40 feet wide, and has a capacity of 50,000 feet per day of ten hours. The principal feature of the mill is its economy in fuel, being fed by sawdust carriers from the machinery edgers, slab saws, lath mill, etc. The logs are conveyed to the carriage by the usual endless chain, the carriage being operated by rope feed. The company’s shipping facilities are unsurpassed, and under the able management of Mr. X. Baechler, their trade is certain to increase in volume. The steamship Montezuma sailed from Montreal last month, having on board the first consignment of building materials for the Canadian building at Bisley. The ship- ment was composed wholly of Canadian woods, including cedar shingles, hardwood flooring, etc., from the manu- factory of W. C. Edwards & Company, Ottawa. Nathaniel Lusty’s mills at Rodney, Ont., are running to their full capacity. Mr. Lusty has secured a large stock of logs during the winter and looks forward toa He has hardwoods of all kinds, and showed a correspondent of THE LUMBER- MAN nineteen different woods. in pine lumber, and has a well equipped planing mill in connection with his business, furnishing the building trade of his district. profitable business for the season. He also deals extensively 6 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN IMONTALY AND WEEKLY EDITIONS C. H. MORTIMER PUBLISHER CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO BRANCH OFFICE: New Yorxk LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING, MONTREAL The LumBERMAN Weekly Edition is published every Wednesday, and the Monthly Edition on the 1st day of every month. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, One Year, in advance....... $1.00 One Copy, Weekly and Monthly, Six Months, in?’advance..... +50 Foreign Subscriptions, $2.001a Year. ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION Tue Canapa LuMBERMAN is published in the interests of the lumber trade and of allied industries throughout the Dominion, being the only re- presentative in Canada of this foremost branch of the commerce of this country. Itaims at giving full and timely information on all subjects touching these interests, discussing these topics editorially and inviting free discussion by others. Especiai pains are taken to secure the latest and most trustworthy mar- ket quotations from various points throughout the world, so as to afford to the trad- in Canada information on which it can rely in its operations. Special correspondents in localities of importance present an accurate zeport net only of prices and the condition of the market, but also of other matters specially interesting to our readers. But correspondence is not only welcome, but is invited from all who have any information to com- municate or subjects to discuss relating to the trade or in any way affecting it. Even when we may not be able to agree with the writers we will give them a fair opportunity for free discussion as the best means of eliciting thetr * Any items of interest are particularly requested, for even if not of great importance individually they contribute to a fund of information from which general results are obtained. Advertisers will receive careful attention and liberal treatment. We need not point out that for many the CANADA LuMBERMAN, with its spe- cial class of readers, is not only an exceptionally good medium for securing publicity, but is indispensable for those who would bring themselves before the notice of that class. Special attention is directed to ‘‘ WANTED” and “For SALE” advertisements, which will be inserted in a conspicuous posi- tion at the uniform price of 15 cents per line foreach insertion. Announce: mments of this character will be subject to a discount of 25 per cent. it ordered for four successive issues or longer. Subscribers will find the small amount they pay for the Canapa Lum- BERMAN quite insignificant as compared with its value to them. There is not an individual in the trade, or specially interested in it, who should not be on our list, thus obtaining the present benefit and aiding and encour- aging us to render it even more complete. TO VISITING LUMBERMEN. Lumbermen visiting Toronto are invited to use the office of the CANADA LUMBERMAN as their own. We shall take pleasure in supplying them with every con- venience for receiving and answering their correspond- ence, and hold ourselves at their service in any other way they may desire. PROPOSED LABOR ORGANIZATION. WITHIN the past two months a movement has been commenced among the workmen employed in the different branches of the lumber industry to organize an association, or, more properly speaking, a labor union, having for its object the securing of a higher remuneration for the services of the men thus engaged, the shortening of the hours of daily labor, and ‘the general bet- terment of their condition. The idea, so far as we can learn, appears to have originated in the mind of Mr. William Hood, who has conducted a general store at Baysville, Ont., for some years, and who, at a meeting held at that place on the 26th of April last, was appointed general president. It is stated to be his intention to put a large number of organizers at work throughout Ontario to form local associations, and eventually to spread the movement to every province of the Dominion. The promoters of the organization claim to have been prompted to take such action by the long hours which men were compelled to work for a small remuneration. While admitting that any movement which will improve the condition of the masses of the people is to be commended, and without desiring to condemn the proposed organization before giving the subject due consideration, we cannot but question the expediency of taking such a step at the present time, which, for reasons which will be briefly mentioned, we consider to be the most inopportune in the history of the lumber trade. Indications now point to the fact that Cana- dian lumber entering the United States will be subject to a duty, probably $2 per thousand feet, a duty which all will admit will shut out from the American market a portion at least of our lumber, while thus far the Canadian government have made no declaration of their intention to impose an export duty on saw logs. Thus it would appear that should the above circumstances come to pass, the result would be that the manu- facture of much of our lumber would be diverted to the American side, notwithstanding that the raw material is to be obtained at our doors. This is the outlook at the present time, and any- thing which will increase the price of manufac- turing in Canada will certainly assist this move- ment. It is also well known that lumber manutac- turers have of late years made very little money, owing to the high figures paid for timber limits and lower prices obtained for lumber. True it is that supplies may be purchased at a less cost to-day than ten years ago, but this and other like advantages are more than offset by the facts mentioned above. Glancing over the province of Ontario, we can scarcely point to one lumber concern which may be said to be making more than a fair interest on the money invested, and we have it on the authority of several leading manufacturers that the lumbermen are not mak- ing money to-day in manufacturing lumber. There are some wealthy lumbermen to be found, but in most cases their riches have been ob- tained by speculation in timber limits and in contracting for getting out logs, rather than in the conversion of the logs into lumber. Manu- facturers of white pine lumber have in recent years been confronted with strong competition from southern pine, which is produced by negro labor at the lowest possible cost, and which also has the advantage of cheap transportation. In many of the yards in the Eastern States which were once stocked with millions of feet of white pine, there is now very little of this article to be found, but a much greater quantity of the southern product. This has not only reduced the selling price of white pine, but has made the lower grades very difficult of disposal, hence the absolute necessity of cheapening the cost of production in order to meet the competition from southern pine. Lastly, the question of remuneration for ser- vices is governed almost entirely by the law of supply and demand. During the past winter the number of men seeking employment in the woods was much larger than the requirement, and consequently the average wages paid was correspondingly less. We doubt whether by means of organization the Standard of wages could have been raised, inasmuch as the history of similar labor unions is that only a portion of the persons engaged in any particular calling can be induced to become members. Notwithstanding our views as above expressed, we are free to admit that in some instances work- men have been compelled to give their services for a remuneration altogether too small, yet United States market, as should the Dominion June, 1897 most manufacturers realize that only by payir a fair wage, as governed by the prices obtaine for their product, can the best results be obtained THE DINGLEY BILL AND THE CANADIAN LUMBER TRADE. ANOTHER step has been taken by the Unite States government towards the adoption of th Dingley bill. On May 4th the Finance Cor mittee reported the bill to the Senate, havin made such changes as were deemed expedier In the lumber schedule some modifications wer made of importance to Canadian lumbermen The rate of $2 per thousand feet on sawn lumbe is allowed to remain, but the extra duty of for planing on one side and tonguing and groov- ing is reduced to seventy cents, and that fo planing on two sides and tonguing and grooving from $1.50 to $1.05. This reduction has met with a strong protest from American lumbermen, who claim that the United States government is simply offering a premium for the establishment ot planing mills in Canada. They argue that the difference in weight of lumber after being dressed will enable Canadian manufacturers of white pine to ship their dressed lumber into the American markets as cheaply as they could the rough stock. Another alteration made by the Finance Com- mittee has reference to the retaliatory clause The 25 per cent. ad yalorem addition to be im- posed on lumber in case any country should place an export duty on saw logs or pulp wood is changed to add the amount of such export duty instead of any fixed sum, and the words ‘‘pulp wood” are eliminated from the clause. It we clearly understand the revised tariff, the Canadian government may impose an export duty on pulp wood without increasing the duty on lumber, but should an export tax be placed upon saw logs, then the amount of such tax will be added to the duty on rough sawn lumber. On the other hand, another clause of the bill provides that the amount of the export duty placed on pulp wood by-any foreign country shall be added to the duty on manufactured pulp entering the United States. -By the new arrangement the lumber and pulp industries are in no way de- pendent upon each other, but are considered as entirely separate. This, to the mind of the writer, is the only tair manner of dealing with the question, as we fail to realize the justice of imposing an additional tax on lumber because a duty is imposed on pulp wood. Let each indus- try stand upon its own footing. Reverting to the changes made by the Finance Committee, the duty on shingles is reduced from 30 to 25 cents per thousand, and clapboards are taxed at $1.50. The rebate clause, under which a refund of a portion of the duty was made on such lumber as was manufactured into boxes and shipped to foreign countries, is abolished. These constitute the most important changes. 7 While it is by no means probable that the pill will become law in its present form, there 4 nevertheless, a possibility that Canadian lumber ; entering the United States will be subjected toa duty, whether great or small. It therefore be- hooves our lumbermen to take early steps to place themselves in a position independent of the | government see fit to impose an export duty on <<... > JUNE, 1897 saw logs, it would certainly mean the closing of our markets to the greater portion of our lumber. _ The letters from prominent lumbermen printed on another page are worthy of the consideration of the trade. Hon. J. B. Snowball, probably ‘one of the best informed lumbermen in Canada, oints out that in may foreign countries there splendid openings for the extension of the nadiar. lumber trade, particularly in manufac- ared and partially manufactured stock. Instead of our lumber finding a market in the United States, it would be shipped abroad and would replace the lumber which is now shipped from that country to the foreign markets. With the raw material at our door, it seems strange indeed that the United States should export over four ‘times as much lumber to foreign countries as Canada. any great development can be expected, namely, the investment of considerable capital in manu- facturing plant, and a better acquaintance with the requirements of foreign markets. But two essentials are necessary before EDITORIAL NOTES. Many of the methods adopted by our American ‘cousins for the extension of trade and a better acquaintance of their customers are worthy of ‘the consideration of Canadian lumbermen. We “note that arrangements are being completed for an excursion of eastern retail lumbermen to the Pacific coast, with the object of inspecting the timber of that section of country, much of which finds a market in the Eastern States. The party will leave Minneapolis on the 21st of July, and will be entertained by the Puget Sound lum- _ bermen. Ne Iris a significant fact that manufacturers who have felt the sharp edge of competition to the least extent are those whose mills are equipped _ with improved machinery and appliances. There are manufacturers who are running along year % after year with an equipment which may have been considered modern twenty-five years ago, but for which there is no place at the present day. They cannot understand why their neigh- g bor can undersell them in the same market, and y | under precisely the same conditions, but the secret frequently lies in the adoption of up-to- 7 date machinery, by which the maximum of pro- duction is attained at the minimum of cost. During hard times the tendency is no doubt to- wards a curtailment of expenses, but money spent in cheapening the cost of production is at all times money saved. The live manufacturer is constantly on the watch for new ideas. | Tue adoption of an alien labor law by the Canadian government, which at time of writing seems probable, is a step in the right direction. While not in accord with the principle involved, we believe the government of this country is fully justified in taking such action, in view of the unfair treatment which has been accorded Cana- dians by the United States government. The bill as framed only applies to such countries as shall enact a similar law. So far as the lum- ber industry is concerned, the bill is certain to be in favor of Canadian workmen, as a very large number of men are brought each year from Michigan to work in the lumber woods in the Georgian Bay district. In the maritime pro- yinces the situation is different, and probably as a THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 7 many Canadians find employment in the woods of Maine as there are Americans engaged to work on the Canadian side. THE contention of American manufacturers that lumber was produced in Canada much cheaper than in the United States has been some- what shattered by a report made by the Labor Commissioner of the United States, showing the cost of production in the two countries. The statistics were compiled from the books and pay rolls of lumber concerns in the Ottawa district on the one hand and in Wisconsin and Minnesota on the other. While the average wages in saw mills in the United States are shown to be $1.71 per day, and in Canada $1.41, the average labor cost of one thousand feet is given as g1 cents in the United States and $1.23 in this country. This discrepancy is accounted for by the im- proved machinery used in the United States. The cost of logging in Canada is also shown to be greater by $1.30, making the actual labor cost of producing one thousand feet $1.60 greater in Canada than in the United States. Add to this the additional price paid in this coun- try for timber limits, and we fail to see wherein American the alleged ‘‘ ruinous Canadian competition.” manufacturers have suffered from LaTE reports received at this office regarding the condition of the lumber and shingle trade of British Columbia are of an encouraging nature, and lead to the belief that manufacturers in that province have entered upon a new and more prosperous era. During recent years of general business depression, probably no section of the Dominion, so far as the lumber trade is con- cerned, has suffered to a greater extent than British Columbia, where the price obtained for lumber has been very little greater than the actual cost of production. And so with the shingle trade. Some manufacturers ceased operating their mills rather than carry on business without even realizing the interest on the money invested. The market has become bare of stock, and the de- mand has increased to a point where it is reason- able to expect that more remunerative prices will be obtained at an early date. The foreign trade for the first four months has shown a marked ex- pansion, and is, we believe, capable of still The efforts to re-organize The wisdom of this action is now proven. further development. the lumber combine, for the purpose of con- trolling the foreign trade, have so far proved unsuccessful. ee ] DOMINION GOVERNMENT TIMBER LANDS. Tue timber lands owned by the Dominion government embrace those in Manitoba, the North-west Territories, and within the railway belt in the province of British Columbia. Ac- cording to the annual report of the Department of Interior, the timber dues collected in this territory in 1896 amounted to $69,646.25, being less than the previous year by $3,504.48. Of the revenue derived from timber, $18,793.96 was for bonuses, ground rents, royalties and dues on timber cut from lands in the railway belt in the province of British Columbia, being a decrease of $4,791.96 as compared with the previous year. The total revenue received from timber in Mani- toba and the North-west Territories was $1,128,- 126.25, and the total revenue from timber within the railway belt in British Columbia up to the same date $294,450.55. During the year 34,817,909 feet of lumber were manufactured from timber cut under license. In the Winnipeg agency, which comprises Manitoba and portions of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan, the following quantities of lumber were sold :— Feet. Canadian pine (from Lake of the Woods)... 42,000,000 Canadian pine (from Fort William)......... 2,000,000 Canadian spruce (manufactured in Manitoba) 15,418,185 United States pine and oak ........--++--- 11,957,749 British Columbia products (approximately) . 10,000,000 Following is a comparative statement of the average prices of lumber within the several crown timber agencies during the past twelve years. The cost of this article to the settler has been very much reduced within that time :— ‘ 1885. 1894. 1895. 1897. soe Per M. PerM. PerM. Per M. Winnipeg....... $13.50 to $25 $17 $17 to $19 $16.45 Brandon....... 20 to 22 15 15 13-45 Whitemouth.... 12 tO I2 «-sseeeee 10 12 (CAVA a i soannces 25 to 30 $8to 16 8to 16 $ 8to $16 Fort McLeod... 30 10 oto 16 x3 f0 2 Lethbridge..... pee ere ayeiic Cieoi i es Amerongce, Hog ocsos—o Prince Albert... 30 to 45 Ioto 25 8to 25 8to 25 Edmonton...... 25 to 30 18 13to 16 I1to 12 British Columbia... .---- - 10 7to 9 8to 10 Returns received by the Department give the following quantities of building material as hav- ing been manufactured and sold during the year within the five Dominion agencies :— Manufactured. Sold 34,817,000 feet 32,545,721 feet Shingles’. 05.2. <2... 3,615,948 17 3)438,839 1 JLATI GH ods ope tao oto 338,083 450,375 7 The areas licensed in the province of Manitoba, the three provisional territorial districts, and on Dominion lands in the province of British Colum- bia, are as follows :— Sawn lumber......-.. Sq. Miles WWianitobae sec sceciece sie ye ewes orien nie 658.79 IMDSIEisoooodasknoaseroe oooombomr od 1,308.15 INGE LYS Cin peti oomue Couoa dab bon Do 95-00 Saskatchewan . ... 6.5.1 ete ee sense 246.54 British Columbia..........--+-++++++: 379-03 The figures below show the annual receipts from timber dues since 1873 :— Gh Geoen dren qcoHon ossonbo edna moe $ 109 25 USI. ee eee hee lee eee e ene case 2,710 55 liisv/siguo mene unOIoda oe arr bon ae Scie 25335 25 US7Ome eee secs lees apere aielge aici 387 00 yifpoaoporcoo socom ar sce ga doom 320 00 VS feic DnO Oe Ona rad nie Lato obo OU nO DC 1,620 00 Syn nce ode andere ce Ho 6 Giciacia ae 325 00 WES some e cant cag ooo om oon Spas 25,121 46 iC) Mesnoabionol es ooumbacnomacc eres ti 32,028 34 elon Sokt cae AE OF otaObye come ooC se 58,753 14 tous gueennge Hole adh OpuomuOgeD 90,066 46 TS RISG pees Ada dd pon covIss noo uce 147,983 10 emeguaansignbo stds wc ocIpDOOpanTe 87,474 99 TS SOS dctceh he eRNete tees 3 eae aI s ced een ater 64,820 31 Gh videanpeDD ES oodees duc noo oR Ge oor 65,111 74 Tistole orencicbeieond.d boc .DO cp Mieco tatoo 94,964 55 istl)auenban goodbon sso UcuODoMuOCD: 90,290 00 Tee pnek HeombmogeeE hao ntUOnmEo ces 84,642 95 ison oaawodegdsnapocGreamimoam mic 102,902 7I TSQ2 ne taiseiie ae ears ele ee rele > 106,461 35 10) ang SoD oon 105,865 24 Visbeyinm Slaps ona a dodo o Ueno naomaai 81,200 51 NGbypadeeuconoumoe scone oan Dag oN G 74,079 20 1896.20.02 cree c eee ete e etter ce ss 61,923 47 A peculiar inquiry, not a little out of the or- dinary, was received recently by the American Clay-working Machinery Company, of Bucyrus, from a business man of Saginaw, Mich. The request was for figures on a machine to mix and pug sawdust into shallow blocks, to be used on the market for fire-kindling. The intention was to mix the sawdust with resin and oil, and after a thorough mixing, to pass it to a brick machine to be pressed lightly into blocks about 12x18 in size, and then cut automatically into slabs an inch or two in thickness. The sawdust fire- kindling of this kind is well known on the mar- ket, but the trouble has heen that the price is too high. The Saginaw man figures that by taking the sawdust of several of the largest mills and handling it in large quantities he will be able to produce a fuel which may not be limited to kind- ling alone, but may, by making it more compact and lessening the cost of production, come within the realm of possibility as a fuel block.—Ohio State Journal. 8 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN LOWER QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK NOTES. [Correspondence of the CANADA LUMBERMAN.] THE saw and shingle mills are running full swing now, many of them day and night. The season has been an excellent one for the lumbermen, notwithstanding the fact that the snow they looked tor in December and January did not put in an appearance till about the first of March, but then they made the best possible use of it, with the result that a full supply of logs was got to the streams ready for stream driving. The large quantity of snow, with some rains, made the streams in good shape for driving, and nearly all the logs cut will reach the mills during the spring freshet. S. W. Teed has taken the shingle mill at Fort Ingalls, Que., on the Temiscouata railway, and is sawing for James Hoyes & Co. He will run day and night all summer, sawing with two machines. The mill is lighted by elec- tricity, and has a capacity of from sixty to seventy thous- and per twenty-four hours. James Hoyes & Co. have amill at St. Louis, Que., where they run constantly winter and summer, day and night, sawing shingles, the better grades being shipped to points throughout the Eastern States. George St. Pierre & Co., of Fraserville, have a gang, circular and shingle mill at St. Honore, Que., on the Temiscouata railway, the saw mills cutting deals princi- pally for English markets. J._J. Wheelock has bought the Connor's saw and shingle mill at Connor's Station. and five shingle machines in the mill, which is running to its full capacity. Mr. Wheelock also has a saw mill across the St. John river from Connors in the state of Maine, the stock from which is shipped from Connors to eastern states points, via the Temiscouata railway. The_Kennedy Island Lumber Co. have a fine circular saw and shingle mill near Clair station, on the Temiscouata railway, which was built last summer, and is splendidly situated for getting logs from the St. John river, the pro- duct being loaded directly on the car. Mr. Thos. Crock- ett is the manager and one of the owners of the mill. Mr. Crockett is also manager of the Temiscouata railway, the connecting line between the river St. John, in New Brunswick, and the St. Lawrence river, in Quebec. This railroad also connects the C. P. R. at Edmundston with the I. C, R. at River du Loup, a distance of 87 miles. The road also continues up the St. John river from Ed- mundston to Connors, some 32 miles. Joseph Lavoir, Bic, Que., has a fine circular and gang mill, with double edger and re-sawing machine. Mr. Lavoir will this season saw about one hundred thousand logs into deals for the English market. The Rimouski Lumber Co., of Rimouski, Que., have a water-power circular mill, in which they will saw about sixty thousand logs, a portion into English deals and the remainder into American specifications. They also have a fine shingle plant of ten machines, which they keep fully employed. Mr. Carlton is superintendent and’ Mr. J. A. Talbot agent. AtSt. Moise N. Cayouette has a shingle mill which runs day and night the year round. He is building up a nice village around the mill, which is about one mile from St. Moise station on the I. C. R. F. R. Morneault & Co. have a shingle mill at the lake, three miles east of St. Moise, which runs continually. The product is shipped to western points. Two miles further east . Bellavance., has a circular saw mill and two shingle machines operat- ing throughout the whole year. At Sayabec John Fenderson & Co. havea saw and shingle mill. The saw mill consists of a fast cutting circular, with double edger and patent trimmer, lath machine, etc. Inthe shingle department there are five machines which run constantly from early spring till late in the fall. Mr. Fenderson is a New York state man and is well up in the shingle business. Mr. Ahearn, of Ot- tawa, is bookkeeper. The mill was built by Macpherson & Schell, the well-known mill-owners of Alexandria, Ont., from whom Messrs. Fenderson. & Co. purchased it, to- gether with the larger timber limits, about three years ago. Messrs. King Bros., Ltd., of Quebec city, have a fine circular saw mill at Cedar Hall station, on the I. C. R, It is situated near the station, and the logs are taken from the lands surrounding the lake. The firm own the timber aJl around the lake for a distance of three miles. The lake is about fifteen miles long and three miles wide. The output is deals, which are shipped from Dalhouse, N. B, Mr, Nolan is resident manager. King Bros. haye There is a circular saw a number of parties sawing shingles for them at different points in the vicinity, shipment of which is made from Cedar Hall, Sayabec and other stations of the I. C. R. Messrs, Price Bros. & Co., of Quebec, have a large gang and circular saw mill at Amqui, one mile from Amqui station, where they saw about seven million superficial feet of English deals, which are shipped from the port of Dalhousie, N. B. They have also a large shingle mill about two miles distant, in which they saw large quanti- ties of shingles. Mr. Smith is resident manager. M. It was a circular saw and shingle mill with three ma- chines. He will probably rebuild. F. Stancliffe, Flat- lands, N. B., runs three shingle machines day and night, under the management of David Inglis. A. E. Alexander has a circular mill and two shingle machines. running during the winter and spring at To- bique, six miles from Campbellton. He has a large shingle mill at Campbellton which he runs during the Mr. Alex- ander is in his sixth term as mayor of the town of Camp- bellton, which speaks well for his ability. Kilgour Shives is making some changes and improve- ments in his saw and shingle mill at Campbellton. He has added an engine of 100 h. p., changed the location of his boilers, put in patent furnaces, a new gang, new circular saw rig, patent log chain haul up and live roll bed, as well as improved his shingle bolting department. These improvements make a very complete and convenient mill. Mr. Shives saw the necessity of a machine for cutting up, at the least possible expense, the refuse edgings and slabs into fire wood stove lengths, and devised one to suit his own conditions, which does the work admirably. He has made some for other mills and may possibly add the manufacture of these to his already extensive lumber business. He expects to saw from eight to ten million feet of deals during the season. David Richards, Camp- bellton, N. B., runs shingle and clapboard machines, get- ting his logs sawn into deals in mills owned by J. D. Sowerby, Oak Bay, Que., and W. W. Doherty, Camp- bellton, N. B. summer, and which contains thirteen machines. He also has resaws, lath machine and planer. Mr. Moffat can load any size ship or steamer direct from his mill wharf. George Montgomery, Dalhousie, is building a new mill having circular saw and shingle machines, which will be ready to start early in June. The machinery is made by the Waterous Engine Works Co., of Brantford. A. G. Wallace, Dalhousie, has a shingle mill, running two machines, and saws summer and winter. Jin canes Nadeau, Grand Caspedia, Que., havea circular saw mill and three shingle machines. The Caspedia Lumber Co., of Maria, Que., havea fine gang and circular saw mill, built last year. This mill ran only a short time last season, and a quantity of logs were left over. The firm expect to saw from ten to twelve million feet this season. Mr. A. Charlebois is the president of the com- pany and Mr. C. H. J. Maguire the secretary, the office being at Quebec. ; Wm. Currie_& Co,, Eel River Crossing, N. B., has a circular saw and shingle mill which runs day and night, having electric light. Gray & Lawrence Bros., Charlo, have a fine shingle mill of six machines, which runs con- tinuously except in the winter time. Messrs. Adams, Burns_& Coe-bought the property of the St. Lawrence Lumber Co. at Bathurst, N. B.,.and are doing an extensive business, cutting from six to eight million feet. They also have mills at Burnsville, on the Caraquet railway. Mr. P. J. Burns is the superintendent. Messrs. Sumner Co,,. Moncton, N,.B.,-havé a gang mill and two shingle machines at Bathurst village. This mill was thoroughly rebuilt last year, and is now complete. Mr. Frank Curran is the efficient superintendent. At Newcastle, N. B., Messrs. D. & J. Ritchie have rebuilt on the site of their mill burned last season. It is a two gang mill, complete with all modern appliances for hauling logs and lumber quickly and economi- cally. One very material point kept in view in re-build- ing was to make the mill absolutely fireproof, and in this they appear to have succeeded. Messrs. Richards & Hickson, of Newcastle,-have a one gang mill and four shingle machines, with a capacity of eight million per season. Mr. W. E. Hickson is manager. Clark, Skillings & Co., of the same place, make a spec- ialty of spool wood, which is sawn from white birch, ‘The company seem to have acres of ground covered with June, 18 the sawn squares piled up to dry. Mr. C. D. Manny the manager. The firm's headquarters are in _ The spool wood is shipped, after drying, to Glasg Scotland, the headquarters for thread. q Sargeant Bros., Nelson, N. B., have a gang mill which they saw a large quantity of logs into deals, al lath, staves, heading and box boards. George Burch & Sons, Nelson, have one gang and lath machines a small box machinery. T. W. Flett has a gang mill box factory. E. Hutchinson, Douglastown, N. B. ates a one gang mill; ox board mach All these mills have a capacity of sixty to seventy and feet of deals per day, and usually run from spring til fall. The ships load at the mills. a J. B. Snowball, Chatham, N. B., has a fine th milf, with a full quipment of small machinery for facturing the refuse into laths, pickets, palin boards for lobster canneries, etc. This is the s largest saw mill in the maratime provinces. Mr. ball has a large machine shop as well, and a large and circular saw mill at Tracadie, some fifty miles a coast. He is one of the most progressive lumbermen ir Canada, and is alsoa senator. While attending to hi outside business his son, Mr. W. B. Snowball, ably fills position of manager, while each department of his immense business is under the direction of an efficient head. ilia i ; » is also an extensive successful lumberman. He has a large two gang mill in Chatham, and supplies several of the large saw mills on the Miramichi river with logs, handling from thirty to forty million feet per year. } George I. Vaughan, Black Brook, N. B., last year bought the mill property and timber limits formerly own by Guy, Bevan & Co. He is cutting about eight mil feet this season. The Mariti ibre C Chatham, use in the vicinity o twenty thousand cords of wood in the manufacture of pulp. W.J.Be CORRESPONDENCE Letters are invited from our readers on matters of practical and t interest to the lumber trades. To secure insertion all communications must be accompanied with name and address of writer, not necessarily for publication. The publisher will not hold himself responsible fer opinions of correspondents. THE QUESTION OF LOG SCALING. WAKEFIELD, QUE., May 3rd, 1897. To the Editor of the Canaba LUMBERMAN ? Sir,—In regard to the scaling of logs, and the letters published in your journal of Apriland May, I desire to say that the government cullers, or the wood rangers, ap- pointed to check and look over the operations of lumber- men in the different districts and provinces, cannot meas. ure every log, for the simple reason that their districts are too large, and they have not sufficient time to do the work in a minute way. Therefore, they can simply — measure a sample of logs on the skids in the bush during” the fall operations, and again on the ice or banks of the streams. All experienced lumbermen will agree with me that except the logs are rolled, it is impossible for the government wood ranger to cull the logs a allow for defects, rots, etc. Mr. R. A. Johnson's clause in his letter of May, showing ‘‘ How logs should be measured,” is quite reasonable, and is the only rule left for wood — rangers to adopt under the system at present adopted by the government. The lumbermen’s scalers, who are supposed to be sworn cullers with a certificate and license from the goy- ernment, measure and cull the logs; they are asa rule placed in charge of one or two camps only, and have ample time to watch the operations very closely, and can even measure the logs almost as fast at they are manu- — factured. They havea good opportunity of observing the defects, as in many cases they see the trees being felled, and also from day to day study the general quality of the pine in the particular district in which they are placed for — the year’s operations. Therefore, I consider that if the scaler who represents the lumberman is an honest man, ; abides by his oath of office, and is true to the government — license he holds as a culler, he will do justice both to his” master and the Crown. I would suggest that the government employ more wood rangers, placing a wood ranger in charge of one, two, or three camps at the most, and measure every stump and every pine top belonging to that stump that the lumberman would cut down, as well as establish a scale of duty lower than the present one. This would the saviour of the pine forests. It would place the brak on all friction between government and lumbermen ; would make the lumbermen employ more experienced log makers, and wastage of pine would be out of the question. It would also have the effect of making the multi-millionaire | kings of our forest study the utility of the coarser grades of pine. In fact, the Crown would reap almost an un- known benefit, in which our farmers and laboring people would derive a very fair share, and the lumbermen would solve the problem of manufacturing at home the coarser grades of pine at present wasted and left in the woods. y ' Yours truly, J. D, Rocue, Forest Ranger, t j t ' i V JuNE, 1897 ————— eee THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 9 ‘readers the accompanying portrait and particulars of Mr. William Edwards, lumber dealer, of Brantford, Ont. Mr. Edwards was born in Lon- _ don, England, in the year 1851. After leaving school and engaging in different branches of ‘business there, he resolved to remove to Canada, arriving here in 1872, and after visiting different parts of the country decided to locate in Brant- ford, embarking in the lumber business. Under his able management his trade has grown to large dimensions, and now embraces lumber, cement, = coal and wood. By a visit to his yards and mills, situated at the corner of Grant and Winnett streets, West Brantford, the visitor will find them commodious and well equipped. The mills are furnished with the latest machinery and every convenience for handling his large trade, all de- partments being in a high state of efficiency. The shipping facilities are excellent, tracks run- ning into the yard. Mr. Edwards’ yards are well stocked with the different grades of lumber de- manded by his extensive patronage. He makes a specialty of hardwood lumber, in which his dealings extend over a large part of Canada. His coal, wood and cement business is also a are a extensive. During his business career the subject of our sketch has been largely interested in timber limits ee ee ee Mr. WILLIAM EDWARDS. throughout Ontario, his judgment of standing timber being well known among lumbermen as very accurate, and his services being often in de- mand as a valuator. He has handled a number of limits in different parts of the province, con- verting the standing timber into lumber with portable saw mills, and giving employment to a large number of men. Mr. Edwards is ‘held in high esteem by his fellow townsmen. He has unbounded faith in the future prosperity of Brantford, having already VVC VVVVEVEVVTVSEVSTEVSSVSETSEVSTVSEVSAVATAS LRETAILER Sed -VWorker WVVVVeEsVesvse wee MR. WILLIAM EDWARDS. invested considerable money in real estate. We have pleasure in presenting to our His staff of employees are at present very busy in getting out the first consignment of lumber for the city contract, which he has again secured this year for the third time. With an active and vigorous mind and body, Mr. Edwards attends to all of the many de- tails of his business, giving it that keen supervision which has made his business ventures His kindness of heart and cour- so uniformly successtul. teous manner has_ procured him many friends in all parts and among all people with whom he has been brought He old subscriber to THE LUMBERMAN, and states that the perusal of a pleasure, and that no up- to-date lumber dealer can afford to be without it. in contact. is an its columns is always BREAKING SHINGLE BUNCHES. How much money has been made, or rather lost, in the selling of a part of a bunch of shingles? The aggregate would no doubt be large if it was only known. I never yet met a man, aside from those who were, or had been in the business, that knew what a shingle was, says -C. H. Ketridge, in the Mississippi Valley Lum- berman. A shingle was a shingle to them, whether it was wide or narrow, and for that rea- son this one item in the details of retailing lum- ber is the cause of much dissatisfaction on the part of him who wants so many shingles and thinks the dealer is beating him in his charge for them. It is generally known that 250 of them make a bunch ; they figure it out that way because four bunches make a thousand, and if you give a man two or three dozen of loose shingles it takes a good proportion of a bunch. Most dealers are in the habit of guessing at the value of them, but it rarely suits the buyer. I have a way of getting at this that suits me. It is an accurate way of getting at it, and it can be shown to the buyer asa fair one. Instead of pulling them out of the end of a bunch, I break the band and take them from the top as they are packed. I then count the layers that are left, and charge the buyer for that per cent. of the bunch I have given him. To illustrate, there are twenty-five layers in a bunch. tomer wants two dozen, this will take on an ’ average five layers, or one-fifth of the bunch. If you sell them at the rate of seventy-five cents a bunch your charge for this part of it will be fifteen This is an easy method of counteracting Supposing a cus- cents, any charge of unfairness a buyer may make. He can see that you have charged him only for a just proportion of the value of the whole bunch. This is one of the many little things that goes to- ward the holdirig of your trade, for the proba- bilities are that by the overcharging of only a few cents you might lose the sale of several thousand shingles when the man has to shingle his whole roof. MESSRS. HAWES & MATCHETT. SiruaTED on Ross street, in the city of St. Thomas, Ont., is the planing mill and tactory of Messrs. Hawes & Matchett. our leading wood-workers and contractors, and This firm are among from their well-stocked yards supply a large quantity of lumber, principally to the local trade. Their planing mill, of which we give an illustra- tion, is equipped with modern machinery, making it possible to produce goods at the lowest possible cost. Twelve years have elapsed since the or- ganization of the firm, during which time a steadily increasing trade has been the result of energy coupled with business ability. Mr. S. Hawes, the senior member of the firm, was born near London, Ont., in 1846, and after leaving school engaged in several minor mercan-_ tile lines before commencing his present business. Mr. Hawes was elected alderman for three suc- cessive years, then refused further nomination, is a member of the Oddfellows’ Society, and is well- known and highly respected. Mr. Edmund Matchett, the junior member, was born in the county of Haldimand in 1852. He learned the carpenter trade, and in 1880 en- gaged in the contracting business in St. Thomas, forming his present partnership five years later. Neel The trouble with too many in the lumber and shingle business is that they figure too much on their profit and forget their expense. They fail to remember that the profit side will take care of itself if the expense account is all right. Wood veneer is used to some extent for doing up bundles, instead of paper. Curtain pole manu- facturers, for instance, when shipping or deliver- ing poles in small lots, wrap them up in veneer. It costs a little more ‘than paper, but not much, and itis much better for the purpose. Poles thus wrapped up are less likely to be creased by the cords tied around them, and the veneer is a better protection from bruises in handling. The veneer used for this purpose is usually of elm wood and made in the same factories where the poles are made. Veneer is also used for wrap- ping picture mouldings, a ow F 10 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN LETTERS FROM THE TRADE. PROMINENT LUMBER MANUFACTURERS EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS OF THE PROPOSED LUMBER DUTY. * WirH a view of ascertaining the opinions of Canadian lumbermen regarding the effects of the United States import duty of $2 per thousand feet on sawn lumber, as provided by the Dingley bill recently reported by the Finance Committee to the Senate, letters were sent toa number of manufacturers in the different pro- vinces of the Dominion in which the following questions were asked : 1. To what extent would such a duty injure the Canadian lumber industry ? 2. What action should be taken by the Cana- dian government in case such a duty is imposed on lumber by the United States ? 3. What class of lumber would be affected to the greatest extent ? 4. Presuming that we are compelled by the duty to abandon the United States markets, what methods would you propose for the extension of our lumber trade with Europe and other foreign countries ? For some reason, which we hesitate to attribute to a lack of interest in a question so directly affecting their own interests, some manufacturers to whom a letter was sent failed to respond. The replies received are printed below : MIDLAND, ONT., May 2oth, 1897. DEAR Sir,—Replying to your four questions respective- ly our views may be summed up as follows : 1. The passage of the clause relating to a $2 import duty on lumber would paralyze the industry in Georgian Bay and Muskoka districts. 2. 1st, put a similar duty on all American lumber coming into Canada. 2nd, give the United States government to understand that the Canadian government deems it a breach of faith, considering the agreement entered into between the late Sir. John A. Macdonald and Hon. Jas. G. Blaine, whereby the duty was taken off logs, to take the stand they are now doing. We should intimate to them that if the Dingley bill is carried out the duty on logs will be reimposed, or if the Canadian government should not be willing to do that, lumbermen should en- deavor to bring sufficient pressure to bear on the Ontario government to forbid logs being taken from the country, which, we understand, they have the power to do. 3- Common lumber. 4. That Canada should send agents, thoroughly posted in the lumber business, to different countries of Europe for the purpose of working up trade in this industry and keeping the government posted, and through them the manufacturers, as to condition of trade, necessities, etc. We trust that in case the Americans do not conclude to reduce the proposed import duty to $1.00 per M., such measures will be taken by our government as will pro- tect our interest in this behalf. Yours truly, CHEW Bros. PENETANGUISHENE, ONT., May 13th, 1897. DEAR Sir,—In reply to your recent letter on the lum- ber tariff question we are glad to give you our views, and consider the matter a most important one: 1. Such a duty would simply mean the exclusion of our coarse grades from the United States. 2. As a $2.00 duty would exclude our coarse lumber, and we havea good market in England for the better grades, and the Americans if they want them must pay the advanced price, it would be to the benefit of Jumber- men and the country at large to prohibit the exportation of saw logs, pulp wood and hemlock bark. As we have almost a monopoly of the pulp wood there is no doubt that if it is manufactured largely here considerable Eng- lish capital will be attracted to this country. In regard to hemlock bark, it is almost a sin to allow the hemlock to be slaughtered as it now is, when there is a small mar- ket for the timber, and so much of it is slashed down and allowed to rot in the woods in order to furnish bark for id ee eS ae the Americans, when no doubt in a few years the timber would be valuable if cut only in quantities sufficient to supply bark for our own tanneries. Any one taking a trip through our hemlock woods must realize the truth of this. 3. Coarse grades only. 4. At the present time there are large quantities of Canadian lumber manufactured in the United States into box shooks, etc., and shipped to South America, the West Indies and Europe. Our government, for one thing, should send agents to these countries and divert con- siderable of this trade to us. THE C. BECK MANUFACTURING Co., Ltd. BRACEBRIDGE, ONT., May 20, 1897. Dear Sir,—In reply to yours enquiring as to my opinion regarding the lumber tariff, I would say, by all means put an export duty on Canadian logs equal to the import duty on lumber going to the United States, and in my opinion the sooner our government takes this step the better. The export duty on logs should take effect just as soonas the duty on lumber comes into force. We should also impose an export duty of $2.00 per cord on all Canadian pulp wood going into the United States. Now, I believe that if our Canadian government takes steps firmly and decisively, we will not hear much more about the duty on lumber and shingles. This step should be taken at once, and if the United States government should ‘ncrease the proposed duty on lumber to the amount of the export duty on the raw material from Canada, there will then be plenty of time to back down, but to back down in the face of a bluff would simply prove disastrous to the Canadian lumber trade in general. I am sorry, indeed, to hear some of our lumbermen talk as though they would be willing to submit to an import duty for fear that the American people would increase such duty in addition to the already proposed $2.00 to the amount of the export duty on raw material. This, to my mind, isa matter of great importance to Canadians, and should be dealt with firmly. We are ina position to do as well without their trade as they without our timber. We have the Americans to blame for the hard times in the Canadian Inmber business at present, as it was they who increased the price of stumpage on our timber. Personally, Iam willing to give our American friends equal footing in the trade, but I do protest against paying them tribute and then let them take away our raw ma- terial free. I fail to see how, as a loyal Canadian people, We can support any administration that will allow us to be imposed upon in any such manner. Yours truly, J. D. SuHrer. HEPWORTH STATION, May 22nd,'1897. Dear Sir,—Replying to your recent circular asking what effect the Dingley bill will likely have on our Cana- dian lumber industry, I beg to say that, in my opinion, it will in no way injure us, under present existing conditions, as far as the hardwood lumber industry is concerned. In the first place, when lumber was made free, we submitted to a reduction in price equal to the amount of the remitted duty of $2 per M. Now, when the Americans see fit to reimpose this duty, are we not entitled to again add this amount to our prices. As far as the hardwood trade goes, I can safely say that any duty our neighbors see fit to impose cannot make trade much worse than it has been for the past three years. There has been no money in the trade with the United States for this period of time. In a conversation recently with a large exporter of Cana- dian hardwoods, he declared there was no money for him in United States markets, and that he did not care how high they made the import duty, and I am of precisely the same opinion. Regarding pine, the duty will no doubt for a time injure this branch of the lumber industry, especially in the lower grades, but not to so very grevious an extent that we need to crawl on hands and knees to beg that this duty be not imposed. The tariffis a weapon that is as free for the use of our people as our neighbors. They have thrown down the gauntlet, and if our government do their duty, and I think they will, by striking back good and hard, and placing an export duty on pine saw logs and pulp wood, these coercionists will conclude that they have. gone on the wrong track. They want our lumber, our pulp wood, and our saw logs. Let us make them pay for them. They are a good asset, all of them, and if we don't sell to-morrow or the next day they are good things June, to keep in stock, and it is only a matter of time whe nC neighbors will realize the fact that our pine is an actuz necessity among them. England, Germany and Fran are all looking towards America, and Canada in partie lar, for forest products. I regret to observe, how that the bulk of the wants of these countries are b supplied through American channels, and often are products of Canadian forests bought by American middle men and sold again in the markets of Europe. Whatever evilresults may temporarily accrue lumber industry through the reimposition of this pine will undoubtedly suffer most. It will not mate affect hardwoods. Better prices, with no closer i tion, can be realized in European markets for our. woods than can be obtained in the United States. the paths of commerce between here and Europe ar so well trodden as they are to United States marl This feature can soon be overcome. Let the lumber ducer familiarize himself with European methods learn the wants of European markets, and then carefu manufacture the timber to suit those wants, and succeeds in producing a suitable article he will never gret being closed out of American markets. An org ized effort should be made by the hardwood lumber de ers or producers to have lumber cut in our Cana mills to suit European consumers, and to familiarize trade generally with the various details of railway z ocean freights and to learn the most advantageous rou’ to forward their goods by, and whom to forward to, fo have no doubt there are as reliable commission men to found in England, Germany and France as there are in United States. Yours truly, , J. E. Murpuy. — CuaTuam, N. B., May 14, 1897. Dear S1r,—In answer to question No. 1, I think the injury would be only temporary, excepting, it may be, in laths. I do not know any other market for any la ge quantity of them. i 2. The Canadian government should put an export duty on saw logs and pulp wood, the latter to amount to al- most a prohibition of its export, so as to allow the small trees to mature and make good logs. Each year's growth in a good healthy forest would add at least ten per cent. annually to their value. : 3- Principally laths. 4. Ido not think anything can be done to largely in- crease our exports to Great Britain. We already consign more to that market than circumstances justify, and un- fortunately keep it so crowded that an advance in price is almost impossible. We could, however, cultivate with profit the South American, West Indies, South African, Canary Islands and other such markets with rough sawn and other more fully manufactured stock, such as doors, sashes, frames, small boxes, etc., that are now largely bought from the United States, and on which the extra duty imposed by them will make dearer (if protection is a reality) and enable us to successfully compete. Orange, lemon, banana, fig, date, tomato and other small boxes are wanted by the million, and a profitable business can now be done in them, if any person would embark in their manufacture. The United States have done some of this business, but it has been entirely neglected by Canadians so far as I am aware. My policy would be to carry the war into the enemies’ camp by invading their present markets, which we can well do, having the cheapest stock to manufacture from. Yours truly, J. B. SNOWBALL. AMHERST, N. S., May 19th, 1897. DeEaR Sir,—We beg to reply to your four questions asked in your letter re United States lumber tariff as follows : . 1. In the lower provinces we should say that the pro- ducer would be injured $1.00 per M, or half the duty on long lumber, and probably the full amount of duty on laths and shingles. ; 2. As to the action Canadian government should take in case this duty becomes law, we think our government _ should put an export duty on saw logs of $2.00 per M feet board measure, as well as an export duty on pulp wood of say $2.00 per cord. 3. The classes of lumber most affected in the lower provinces would be spruce and hemlock, also cedar shingles. 4. As to what methods the Canadian lumber trade should adopt to open up new markets, in our opinion y would lose nothing in the long run if compelled to aban- don the United States markets. The United States are also exporters of lumber, and their lumber dealers handle — large quantities of Canadian lumber for export. If Cana- dian lumber merchants would visit foreign markets, study the requirements of the different countries, and form good connections, Canadian lumber would net more per M to the producer than it does now, and the merchants or middle-men’s profits would be enjoyed by Canadians in- stead of Americans. Yours very truly, RHODES, CurRY & Co., Ltp., N. Curry, President. ’ - - fs , ‘i b pt shal ae ap yen = Ss ane» we ge oh al) < CANADA TUMBERMAN -——s WEEKLY FDITION a — The Lumberman Monthly Edition, 20 pagés } $1.00 PER Year (The Lumberman Weekly Edition, every Wednesday THIS PAPER REACHES REGULARLY THE PRINCIPAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS THROUGHOUT CANADA, AND WHOLESALE BUYERS IN THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN MARKETS. ? « Se a > T . , fj * ‘he i : f 5 rf , Woes 2 > ' No. 21. Vot. III. TORONTO, ONT., MAY 26, 1897 enjoyment and possession of all the works, slides, dams, GasPE WEST. c s piers and booms which they have constructed for the Area Upset Limits. PUBLISHED BY - C. H. 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Province of Quebec | DEPARTMENT { . OF Pi fe _ Fisheries WS A FESS - > - Quebec, x5th May, 1897. “OTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN THAT CON- IN formabiy to sections 1334, 1335 and 1336 of the onsolidated statutes of the province of Quebec, the ber limits hereinafter mentioned, at their estimated more or Jess, and in their present state, will be “for sale at public auction, in the sales room of ‘Department of Lands, Forests and Fisheries, in this ity, on ‘Tuesday, the 45th of June Next, at _ Half-Past Ten A.M. e upset price hereinafter menti ned opposite each - Uprer OTTawa. Area Upset ‘ Pee 4 Limits. square price per _ miles. mile. PABNANZDANANAALANAPANADADADAD ANADAY ands, Forests and | River Ottawa, No. 608 W 517 . % No 12, 2nd range, bl ck A.. . 12, 3rd range, block A.. . % No. 12, 3rd range, block A,. iver Ottawa, No. 98 " uw N Ss. N R Ww _ River La Peche, " 525 \% No. 1, range 4, block A .... . "W wae . wt W "W w Ww Ww " ZYA W range 6, " " Ww " Ww Ww " W " Ww w LowER OTTAWA. River Rouge South, L - Riv. du Lievre, N.E branch, No. Ww W " N.W. i w ’ oP " Lake Nemiskachingue South River Rouge, M. Saint MAuRICE. River Saint Maurice, No. 10 East River Trenche, No. " No. W No. River Matawin, No. to Rear River du Milieu, A Saint FRANCIS. Township Chesham MonTMAGNY. Townships Rolette and Roux, Moose River Township Lafontaine Township Roux, No. 2 GRANDVILLE. Black River No. 47 Township Armand, No. Ww No. " No. Township Escourt, No. 3 Township Parke, No. 2.. ..------ MaTaPEeDIA VALLEY. Township Awantjish Rimouski East. Township Saint Denis BoNAVENTURE WEST. Ri er Escoumenac, No. 3 River Big North, No.1... Turner's Brook River Nouvelle, No. 2... > ute < Oo miles. mile. Township Duchesnay West 35% $25 Saint CHARLES. River Upika, No $7 jo I " No. 2 5 River aux Ecorces, No. No. No No. Lake Saint JoHN CENTRE. Township Mesy, No.2. ..-.----- Lake Saint JOHN WEST. Township Ross, No. 2 Laxe Saint Joun NortH WEST. " W SAGUENAY. River Malbaie, No. 1 River Saint Jean, No. 1. " Nie Bu oboe Riv. Mistassini & Sheldrake, No. 1 Riv. St. Nicholas and Sheldrake, IN hoya ec MOR Seco eae DOL ab River ala Chasse and River aux Anglais, No. 1 Township Tadousac Township Arnaud 30 ConDITIONS OF SALE. The above limits will be adjudged to the highest bidder on payment of the purchase price in cash or by cheque accepted by a duly incorporated bank. Failing payment they will be immediately re-offered for sale. The annual ground rent of three dollars per mile, with fire tax, is also payable immediately. Those timber limits, when adjudged, will be subject to the provisions of all timber regulations now in force or which may be enacted hereafter . Plans of limits offered for sale are opened for inspec- tion in the Department of Lands, Forests and F isheries, in this city, and at the office of the Cr-wn Lands and timber agents in the different agencies in which said limits are situated, up to the day of sale. N. B.—No account for publication of this notice will be recognized, if such publication has not been ex- pressly authorized by the department. ; G. A. NANTEL, Commissioner of Lands, Forests and Fisheries. LAND SALES. Quebec, 15th May, 1897. Notice is hereby given that_the water powers here- inafter mentioned will be offered for sale at public auction, 1n the sales room of the Department of Lands, Forests and Fisheries, in this city, on TUESDAY, THE isto OF JUNE NEXT, AT HALF PAST TEN A.M., at the upset price hereinafter mentioned : The “water power” formed by that portion of the river Ottawa, opposite the township of Onslow, at the rapids and falls called Des Chats, together with the islands lying therein situate within the limits of the Province cf Quebec, at a distance of four miles from Quyon Station, Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway. Upset price : $35,000. The water power formed by the river Ottawa, situate in front of lots 14, 15 and 16, 1st range of township Litchfield, at the G and Calumet falls, with the adjacent islands, the whole lying at a distance of three and a half miles from Clarke Station, P. P. J. Railway. Upset price : $6,900. The water power formed by the river St. Maurice, at the Great Shawenegan falls, with the islands lying therein and being within a distance of one mile from the line of the Great Northern Railway. Upset price: .« $10,000. “The sale of the water power of Des Ch ts to be --subject to the following reservati ns,, that is: That the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company will retain the Falls and the use of the north Channel of Black Chute, — with the right to repair and have access to the same when required. P The whole as designated on the plans depesited for the information of intending purchasers, in the Depart-— ment of Lands, Forests and Fisheries, Quebec, andat — the agent’s office at Hull The upset price as above is based on valuation derived from special inspection and study. 2 a ‘ (CANADA LLUMBERMAN Limits. square price per Area Upset S a “A : miles. mile. square price per purpose of floating logs and timber at the Sturgeon CoNDITIONS OF SALE. *, The above water powers will be adjudged to the highest bidder on payment of the purchase price in cash or by cheque accepted bya duly incorporated bank. — Failing payment, they will be immediately re-offered for sale. N. B.—No account for publication of this notice will be recognized, if such publication has not been ex- pressly authorized by the department. G. A. NANTEL, ’ Commissioner of Lands, Forests and Fisheries. a i FOR SALE. . Fo HEMLOCK DIMENSION STOCK AND a bill stuff, write to Rerp Bros., Hepworth Station, nt. i ‘ } EEE WANTED. re) CARS OF 2” No.1 AND 2 AND COMMON Soft Elm. Address, BurFALo Harpwoop Lum-— BER Co., Buffalo, N. Y. “7. TENDERS. Tenders will be received by the undersigned to the ist DAY OF JUNE NEXT, for the purchase of the whole or a portion of those well-situatec Pine Timbe: Limits on the River Ottawa, as follows: ~ >a Berths Nos. 512 @ 517 3o0miles. Terms: Cash, or % cash; balance on time, with interest. C.M. BROCKLESBY, Commission Mercbant and Mining Broker, — roth May, 1897. x19 St: Peter St., Quebec. © em CURRENT TRADE CONDITIONS. ONTARIO. : Business in the lumber trade is less” active at the present time than earlier in the month. Some lumber is being shipped to the United States, but since | the passage by the Senate Committee of that country of the tariff bill imposing a ‘duty of $2 per thousand on lumber trade has been somewhat unsettled. Buyers on the American side invari ask for quotations delivered at cert, points across the border, and unless 1 stock is shipped immediately, the Cana dian dealer leaves himself liable to pz the duty. This has a tendency to confin business to such orders as can be filled once. Trade in the Ottawa district is reported to be fair, all the avai barges. being. engaged. The logs are making good progress in the rivers, and very few, if any, are likely to be hung ug] and Parry Sound Railway operations — brisk, and the cut of timber this season has been very large. A recent visitor t Long Lake and Canoe Lake estima the output in the vicinity of the road five hundrek million feet, but this. believe to be an excessive calculation. QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK. Shipping is now very active at the ports of Montreal and Quebec, and every eff r Il, CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION. 1s being made by shippers to place goods upon the British market. Spruce deals are very firm. Charters from Montreal have been made at lower rates than earlier in the season. The deal market at St. John is easier, and quotations on both spruce and birch have dropped about fifty cents. The demand from the United States shows little life, but manu- facturers are looking more to the British trade, and are becoming less dependent on the American markets. The drives are coming along well, but some small quantities have been hung up. MANITOBA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. Prospects continue bright for the lum- ber trade of British Columbia and Mani- oba. The mills are working to their full capacity to fill orders, which continue to come in liberally. Prices remain station- ary, with a tendency toharden. There is an increasing call for shingles, and the lower rate on these for shipment to the east 1s likely to further improve the demand. UNITED STATES. Lumber purchases by United States dealers are confined to stock required for the immediate wants of customers. Very little speculation is observable in transac- tions, while no attention is being paid to stocking up yards. Some large sales of northern pine have been made, but dealers realize that the stock will be required for their regular line of customers. The volume of spring business throughout the country is about equal to that of one year ago, but in the Eastern States there has been a greater demand. Prices, how- ever, are rather lower for most grades, especially the poorer qualities of pine and hardwoods. Oak is stronger, and in con- stant enqniiy. Some encouragement is afforded the trade by the improved collections, which would go to show that money is easier. At Buffalo trade is only fair. Barn boards are scarce and prices strong, while low grade pine meets with slow sale. There is a decided scarcity of elm at that point, while ash, basswood and maple show little life. Pine and hemlock are selling well at Philadelphia, but at New York the pine and spruce trade is unusually dull. Dealers are purchasing in very small quantities. FOREIGN. Generally speaking, the lumber trade of Great Britain is in a healthy condition, with a specially good demand for oak timber, waney pine, spruce and pine deals. Special sized red pine and spruce deals, such as 2”x7” and 2%” x 7” are particularly enquired for. So far as shippers are concerned, very few transac- tions are heard of, as a large proportion of the stock to arrive during the summer months has been sold. Arrivals of spring goods at several ports are reported, in- cluded in which has been a very large quantity of spruce deals from the mari- time provinces. At Liverpool and Man- chester orders for square timber and deals are being booked freely, outdoor opera- tions being stimulated by favorable weather. This is also the situation at Hull. All classes of goods, with the ex- ception of flooring, are said to be advanc- ing at London, notwithstanding that a large quantity of goods has lately been offered by auction. Birch timber sold at 45s a load at Glasgow. Quebec deals are in short supply, and first-class waney pine timber is wanted. The latest advices from South Africa state that the timber trade there is dull, and orders show a decided shrinkage. STOCKS AND PRICES. CANADA. L. B. Knight has got out 5,000,000 feet of logs for his mill at Musquash, N. B. Mark DeCew, of Essex, Ont., is shipping a quantity of staves and lumber. The Dominion Bank mill at Lindsay, Ont., was sold last week to S. G. Parkin, of that town. g The drive of George H. Vaughan, of Black Brook, N. B., containing 13,000,000 feet, is in safe waters. Twenty-two vessels have been chartered to load lumber at Shediac, N. B., this summer, Messrs. McKean and Mackay, of St. John, being the principal shippers. A tow of logs, containing three quarters of a million feet, recently arrived at Orillia, Ont., for A. Tait’s mill. The Ottawa Lumber Company’s mills at Calumet, Que., commenced sawing on the 19th inst., with a staft of 250 men. The Calvin Co.’s No. 4 raft and the Collins Bay Rafting & Forwarding Co.’s No. 1 raft are now due at Quebec, and will probably arrive within the next day or two. The square timber belonging to Wm. Mackie, of Pembroke, will be loaded cn the cars at Eau Claire and taken by rail to Papineauville, from whence 1t will be rafted to Quebec. Steamship Greta-Holme is discharging in the Louise basin, Quebec, a consign- ment of steel rails for the new electric road, after which she will load a cargo of lumber for Europe. N. N. Bently, of Five Islands, N. S., has purchased the lumber property of Hill & French at Ship Harbor. The area is about 25,000 acres, and the price paid in the neighborhood of $35,000. There is now said to be 450,000 cubic feet of timber on the lakes en route to Garden Island, where it will be rafted for Quebec. The Calvin Company report the season thus far to be very active. The steamship Malin-Head, after taking on board portion of cargo at Indian Cove, Quebec, proceeds to Mont- real for another portion, after which she will complete loading at Quebec, for Dublin. Ship Erling is now at Three Rivers, loading a cargo of deals for Messrs. Dobell, Beckett & Co. The steamship Greylands left this port on Sunday morning, after completing cargo for United Kingdom. Messrs. H. R. Goodday & Co. have acquired the property in Quebec known as the Priests’ Wharf, where they are now loading the steamship Starlight with a cargo of spruce deals, etc. for the European market. The steamship Regina has arrived at Quebec with a cargo of coal from Louis- burg, C. B., which she 1s now discharging and will afterwards load a cargo of timber and deals for Europe, supplied by Dobell, Beckett & Co. Barque Hoxding is now at Pierreville, Que., anchorage, loading a cargo of spruce deals, &c., which are being supplied by the Tourville Lumber Mills Co. from their mills at Louiseville and Pierreville, on account of Messrs. Dobell, Beckett & Co., of Quebec. By the breaking away of a large dam on Ponhook Lake, about eight miles from Windsor, N. S., over 3,000,000 feet of logs were carried out tosea. The logs were the property of T. G. McMullen, of Truro, and as very few are likely to be recovered, the loss will be about $100,000. The tug Traveller arrived at Bay City, Mich., on the 19th inst., with the first raft of the season from the Georgian Bay. It contained over three and a half million feet of logs, which were distributed among the various mills. Another large raft is expected to arrive this week. A report from Halifax, N. S., states that up to May 12th about 25,000,000 feet of lumber had been shipped from that port this season, and that the total ship- ments will amount to 80,000,000 feet, eclipsing all former records. The Inter- colonial Railway handled in two months over 1,800 cars of lumber. The steamers Loughrigg-Holme and Akaba have almost completed loading their cargoes of timber, deals, &c., in the Louise basin at Quebec, and will sail for Yarmouth and London respectively this week. Both these vessels are taking large quantities of deals from the Lake St. John road, which are being shipped by Messrs. Dobell, Beckett & Co. All the mills in the Ottawa district are under full pressure, shipping out orders both by barge and rail for steamers loading at Montreal and other St. Law- rence shipping points, and both the rail- way companies and barge forwarders are taxed to their utmost in supplying the necess.ry cars and craft for this purpose. The rush is much preater than it has been for many years past. Reports from New Brunswick are to the effect that most of the lumber drives on the Upper St. John river are in the corporation limits, among which are those of Kilburn & McIntosh, Dickie, Morrison & Cushing. John R. McConnell’s drive on the Aroostook, containing 13,000,000 feet, is also out. On the smaller streams several drives are hung up. Neil Mc- Lean, operating for Miller & Woodman, has 2,500,000 feet hung up on Nigger Brook, W. H. Murray has 2,000,000 feet on Birch river, Chas. Jones 600,000 feet on Fox Brook, and Page & Malleat 500,- ooo on Fish river. Guy McCollum will probably leave one million and a half on the South West. FOREIGN: Large shipments of lumber are being made from Marinette and Menominee, Mich. McBurney and McCaul, of Marquette, Mich., have sold their logs to Saginaw parties. G. W. Ellis, of Bay City, Mich., has 3,000,000 feet of Canadian logs to store for future sawing, and expects 9,000,000 feet more from the Georgian Bay. A cargo of 1,500,000 feet of pine lumber has arrived at Buffalo from Duluth, for the new firm of R. Laidlaw & Co. They are also receiving from Canada a quantity of 16-inch shingles. Hardwoods are selling at Saginaw, Mich., as follows: Merchantable bass- wood, $14, firsts and seconds, $19; red oak, merchantable, $22, firsts and seconds, $30 ; black ash, $15 and $22. Log run is held at Saginaw, Mich., at $13.50 upwards, and box at $8.50 to $9. The demand is said to be very limited. The movement of Jumber by lake is com- paratively hght. The rate is $1.25 to Buffalo and Tonawanda and $1.12% to Ohio ports. The steamer Nellie Torrent and schooners Jackson and Antelope have arrived at Bay City, Mich., from Spanish River, Ont., with 1,413,957 feet of lumber for E. B. Foss & Co., which this firm has purchased from the Spanish River Lum- ber Company.. The schooner Mary C. Perew brought over from the same con- cern 404,440 feet for Briscoe and Plum- steel Company. The following is the result of an auction sale held on 13th May by Churchill & Sims, London, Eng.: Per steamer “Caldy,” from Quebec—Iz2 x 3 x Io, 3rd pine, £7 15s; 13/15 x 3.x 10, 3rd pine, 47 158; 12x 3x9, 3rd pine, £7 15s: 12x 3x 8, 3rd pine, £7 Ios; 13x 3x 8, 3rd pine, £7 58; 13 x 3 x 7, 3rd pine, £7. Per steamer “ Daybreak,” from Quebec— 13 x 3.x Io, 3rd pine, £7 15s and £8; 13 x 3x9, 3rd pine, £7 15s; 12 x 3 x 8, 3rd pine, £7 58; 12 x 3x 7, 3rd pine, £7 5s. Per steamer “ Olaf Kyrre,” from Quebec —6/12 x 14 x 11/18, 1st pine, £19; 6/13 x 1% x Jo, tst pine, £17 5s; 6/13 x 14 x g, Ist pine, £16; 6/13 x 1% x 4, Ist pine, £Li2 158; 6/8x 1% x 6/7, 1st pine, £II 158; 12/16x 19/13, Ist pine, £16 5s. Per steamer “ Rosarian,” from Quebec— 12/13 x 3 x Io, 2nd pine, £12 10s; 12 x3 xg, 2nd pine, #II 158; 13/14x3x9, 2nd pine, £1I Ios; 12 x 3 x 8, 2nd pine, £10 tos; 13 x 3x 8, 2nd pine, £10 Ios; g/11 x 3 x 8, 2nd pine, £9 I5s. Do You Use Mahogany ? If so don’t buy until you have seen or inquired about our now famous . - {TABASCO MAHOGANY | Finest figured wood on the market ; is hard and takes elegant finish. Brings high- est prices in Europe, but we sell here about same prices as ordinary mahogany. Specially adapted for fine cabinet and interior finish A z : LAWRBNGB & WIGGIN Importers and Manufacturers ~4 May 26, 1897 SHIPPING MATTERS. The steamship Micmac gets 40s. on deals from Pictou, N.S., to w.c. England. A number of schooners are getting $2.50 on lumber from St. John, N.B., to New York, Deals are a little easier at Montreal, and charters are-now being made at 37s. 6d. to 40s. to United Kingdom ports. Freight rates from Duluth to Buffalo are now $1.62%. Many boats are offering, and ii s probable rates will drop to $1.50. , The C. P. R. has issued a new tariff o shingles, sidings and lumber from British Co- lumbia ports to Montreal and other eas points. The new rate is 65 cts. per hundred pounds. ; Lumber charters reported are: A steamer, 2,000 tons, Bastican to London, deals, 41s.2d.;_ steamer, 1,079 tons, Halifax to Glasgow, deals, 4cs.; steamer, 1,968 tons, St. John, N. B., to Manchester, deals, 39s. ¢ The ship Annie E. Wright, which finished loading off Hopewell Cape last week, went ashore while beating down the bay. She listed, and lost the greater portion of her deck- load. She was loaded with lumber by Nelson Smith. The following vessels are reported to load at — St. John, N.B., or neighboring ports: Steamer Gladestry, for w.c. England, deals, 40s.; Whitburn, Miramichi to w.c. England, 42s. 6d. ; bark Sayre, for Londonderry, 43s. 9d.; str. Ardandhor, for w.c. England, deals, 39s.; Lisnacrieve, from Hopewell Cape for w. c. England, deals, 39s.; steamship Athon, for Liverpool, 41s.; Aldborough, forw.c. England, he 6d.; bark Laudskrona, for Buenos Ayres, BUSINESS NOTES. We were apparently misinformed regarding the assignment of C. Peters, lumber dealer, Toronto, reported in our last issue. Mr. Peters states that such is not the case The error no doubt occurred by a confusion of names. ‘ Mr. E. R. C. Clarkson has been appointed permanent liquidator for the Reid Lumber Co. of Toronto. A statement of the affairs of the company is now being prepared, which it is expected will show a surplus of about $20,000. A meeting of creditors will be held this week. FOR IMMEDIATE SALE—DRY STOCK 15 Cars XXX and XX 16” Pine Shingles. 500,000 feet 4/4 Box and Common. 200,000 “ce 8 “ese ae 300,000 ‘‘ 4/4 Log Run Hemlock. 200,000 ‘‘ 8/4 ae se Correspondence Solicited. THE UTTERSON LUMBER GO., LTD. - - - TORONTO Telephone 5332 Established 1852 JOHN B. SMITH & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF f Lath, Shingles, Doors, Sash LUMBER Blinds, Mouldings, Boxes, &c. BILL LUMBER a Specialty Cor. Strachan and Wellington Avenues, TORONTO. IWegwis = Having Brown Ash 12, 14 and 16 ft. firsts and seconds inch Bass firsts and seconds 12 feet, or any other Hardwood Lumber, can sell same for cash by ad- — dressing HH, D. WIGGIN No 89 State St., Boston, Mass. Inspection at mill. : BOSTON, MASS. + y Pm 4, Ride a ) x = - a —e = —- } | | } 3 é 2 fay 26, 1897. CANADA LUMBERMAN WEEKLY EDITION IJ. LUMBER FREIGHT RATES. Lumber freight rates on the Canada Atlantic Rail- ray are as follows: Ottawa to Toronto, ro cents per too Ibs; Parry Sound to Toronto, pine ro cents, hard- wood, 1x cents; Ottawa to Oswego, $t.g0 per M ft. ; Ottawa to Syracuse, $2.20 per M ft , (3,000 Ibs. and under per M ft.) ; Ottavra to Montreal, $1.00 per M ft.; Sound to Albany, 17 cents per roo lbs.; Ottawa to Scranton and Wilkesbarre, Pa., also Binghampton, N. Y., 13 cents per too lbs, from Arnprior 15 cents, from Parry Sound 20 cents per too lbs.; Ottawa to St. John, N. B. and common points, 20 cents per 100 Ibs.; Ottawa to Halifax, N. S. and common points, 22% cents per 100 Ibs. Minimum carload weight for Arnprior to Montreal, $1.50 per M -ft.; Parry shipment of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., is 30,000 lbs., Sound to Montreal, $3.00 per M ft.; Ottawa and rates quoted above are in cents per too lbs., except to Buffalo, 12 cents per 100 lbs. : Ottawa to Port when quoted per M ft. the mi-iimum carload charged is Huron and Detroit, 14 cents per 100 Ibs. Ottawa ro M ft., lumber not exceeding 3,000 Ibs. to the M feet. to New Sork, track delivery 15 cents per roo lbs., light- ered 17 cents per 100 lbs. To New York for boat } delivery, lots 50 M ft. and over, $2.50 per M ft., under } Wm. Mason & Sons—~© ea Medion, TT UMBER Lumber, Mouldings, = oe I A WM Fg CANADA = P.O. Box 1020. ’Phone 135- WATT * WIARTON Correspondence Solicited. ROBERT TAS. G CANE & CO. wrotesate HARDWOOD -tumeere 35 Adelaide East, Toronto, Ont. Send us full description and lowest price for any lumber you have for sale. a in ete Ai ae a ak TAS. PLAYHATR & CO. Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers LUMBER * LATH ° SHINGLES Contractors for Railway Supplies . MIDLAND, ONT. BILL TIMBER a Specialty . - T. L. BAILIE, PENETANGUISHENE, ONT. ~_ Wholesale Hardwood Lumber Winter-Cut Basswood, Red Oak and Red Birch a Specialty CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Go FOR SALE ~© Cedar Ties, Cedar Poles, Piling, Blocking, Posts of any length, Sawn Cedar to order. Hemlock Dry Lumber and Dimensions ; also Elm Barrel Hoops, Cedar Shingles, &c. LOW PRICES—QUICK SHIPMENTS Any Forest Products you want ask... MURPHY, Hepworth Station, Ont. J. E. FOR SALE—DRY STOCK 100,000 feet—1 inch, 1% inch, and 2 inch 50,000 feet—x inch Brown Ash. A d PINE LATH, Maple. 158,000 feet—1 inch and 2inch Soft Elm. Pine all Cee 100,000 feet—x inch Basswood. 50,000 feet—1 inch White Oak. Hardwood SHINGLES 3c0,000 feet—1 inch, 1{ inch, 134 inch and 2 80,000 feet—1 inch Red Oak. CoRRESPONDENCE SOLICITED also a few cars of 5/4 Dry Basswood. HEMLOCK BILLS A SPECIALTY -:- Have for sale a quantity of 6/4 and 8/4 Pine No. 1 Cuts and Better ; A.& P.WAITE Manufacturers of and Dealers in inch Red Birch. 1,000,000 feet—16” XXX Pine Shingles. JOHN BRADLEY, Hamilton, Ont. ONE DOLLAR Sawn and Planed Lumber, Dimension Timber, Horsman iy, See eee Tee ee os. Saat edet and Car Sills, Car Flooring, Shingles and Lath. A Large Quantity of Dry Lumber in Stock = PEMBROKE, ONT. O N = ay, E A R $$ rr i nnvDinin SHEETING Flooring from $12.00 KNIGHT BROTHERS CO. KILN-DRIED BIRCH FLOORING SME=IICY. celine ¢ Flooring from $12.00 @ SAMPLES BY MAIL Ti purk’s Falls, Ont FOREIGN EXPORTERS 1” IMPORTERS E have a large bill a RED OAK, ROCK ELM AND SOFT MAPLE delivery next Fall. Please write us if you have such bill, and we will send particulars. 1053 Seneca Street, BUFFALO, N. Y, W that we want sawed at once for logs and can take care of such a SCATCHERD & SON - James Smith & Bro. AGENTS FOR WOOD GOODS Market Reports 14 Canada Dock, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - d Ad Grventane eevee Cable Address—WALMER, LIVERPOOL. TrunkRy. TO BOSTON, P YORK, DETROI MONTREAL, T ST. JOHN, &c. C. J. SmirH General Freight Agent Ottawa, Ont. MBER LINE T FREIGHT LINE 115 Board Trade OTTAWA & BOSTON LU CANADA ATLANTIC FAS R. A. Cartrr, Contracting Agent, Montreal 7 M.A. Overend, Ontario Agent, Union Static-n, Toronto. ORONTO, Q ADA ATLANT i LP] Shortest and Quickest Route from Ottawa, Arnprior & rarry Sound Ru. OTTAWA, ROCKLAND, HAWKESEURY, ARN- OTTAWA & NEW YORK LUMBER LINE PRIOR, PARRY SOUND and all points on Grand ORTLAND, NEW T, TONAWANDA, ALBANY, &c., UEBEC, HALIFAX, Made Against Shipments. IC RA | Ottawa & New York Lumber Ling © REAGHED BY WATER FROM ALBANY CANADIAN POINTS, NEW YORK GITY AND ALL POINTS { Lumber District, ALBANY, N.Y. © A ATLANTIC RAILWAY. =a = CANADA on & HUDSON CANAL co, }U- H.Williams! Wew york OFFICE, 93 Wall Street Agent Telephone 531 Broad. WILLIAMS’ LINE. if _ ‘ ». 4 DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS In the Monthly Edition of ‘‘ The Canada Lumberman.”’ CANADA LUMBERMAN \ “BELTING Goodhue, J. L. & Co., Danville, Que. Lewis, Rice & Son, Lta., Representing Hoyt’s Belting. McLaren, J. C., Belting 60., Montreal and Toronto. Sadler & Haworth, Montreal and Toronto. The Waterous Co., Brantford. DRY KILNS McEachren Heating & Ventilating Co., Galt, Ont. Parmente1, J. S., Flushing, N.Y. The Emerson Co., Baltimore, Md. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Royal Electric Co., Montreal. Ras John, Sons & Co., Halifax, N.S. LUMBERMEN’S SUPPLIES Eckardt, H. P. & Co., Toronto. Rice Lewis & Son, Toronto. MACHINERY Bell, Robt., Jr., Hensall, Ont. Bertram, John & Sons, Dundas, Ont. Canadian Locomotive and Engine Co., Kingston, Ont. Dunbar, Alex., & Sons, Woodstock, N.B. Darling "Bros. . "Montreal. Lancaster Machine Works, Lancaster, Ont. Mowry, B. R., & Co., Gravenhurst, Ont. Northey Mfg. Co., Toronto, Ont. Petrie, H. W., Toronto, Ont., Sawyer & Massey Co., Ltd. , Hamilton, Ont. Smail & Fisher Co., Woodstock, N.B. The Wm. Hamilton Mtg. Co., Péterboro’, Ont. The Phelps Machine Co., Eastman, Que.’ The Waterous Co., Brantford. Williams Machinery Co., A. R., Toronto. RELAYING RAILS Gartshore, John, Toroxto. Scully & Co. & John, Toronto. SAW MANUFACTURERS Burns, E. R., Saw Co., Toronto, Ont. Shurly & Dietrich, Gait, Ont. SPLIT PULLEYS Dodge Wood Split Pulley Co., Toronto, Ont. WHOLESALE LUMBER DEALERS Parker, C. H., Scotstown, Que. Shier, J. D., Bracebridge Ont. Wiggin, H. D., Boston, Mass. _ MISCELLANEOUS Axes, Campbell Bros., St, John, N. B. Canadian Photo Engravin Bureau Toronto. Contractors’ Plant, John Scully & Co., Toronto. Can. Office and School Furniture Co., Preston, Ont. Illinois Central R.R. Lumbering Tools, Thos. Pink, Pembroke, Ont. Magnolia Metal Co., New York. Machine Knives, Peter Hay, Galt, Ont. Metal Roofing, Pedlar Metal Roofing Co., Oshawa, Ont. Pulp Machinery, Robb Engineering Co., Amherst, N.S. Shanks and Chisel Bits, A. McPherson, $xford, N.S. Silver Solder, P. W. Ellis & Co. 5 Toronto. ‘ WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, TORONTO, ONT. TORONTO, May 26, 1897. CAR OR CARGO LOTS. 14, 14 and 2 inch cut up and better 2 inch picks and uppers _ rx12 dressing and better, 60% 16 ft rxz1o fine dressing and better rx1o and 12 Canadian dressing and better 1 1-2 and thicker cutting up plank £ 1-4 in. cut up and better _exro and 12 mill run rxxo and 12 common. » qxro and 12 mill culls.. _£ inch clear and picks _ rinch dressing and better _xinch siding mill run wi ‘ _ inch siding common 1 inch siding ship cull- -rinch Bis mill culls Cull scantling 2 inch strips 4 in. to 8 in. mill run -tinch strips, common 1 1-4 inch flooring 1 1-2 inch flooring.. _ XXX pine shingles, X pine shingles 16inch th, No. x Lath No. 2 HARDWOODS—PER M. FEET CAR LOTS. Quality, rs and 2s unless otherwise specified. Ash, white, 1 to2in..$26 oo $28 oo | Cherry rt torlg$so 2% to 4.. 30 32 00 a tera Ash, black, tsts and ; : ands, rto 1¥in.... 17 19 00 Ash, black, ists and 2 ands, 2 to 4in 21 00 ae 18 00 | Hickory 20 00 Maple 23 00 26 00 Oak sred,p'n 18 00 20°00 “ white “y ce “ee oe 25 00 * quart’d 1 28 oo | Walnut I 26 00) Whitewood 1 Elm, soft a3 a3 rock % % I 2 I 1% I I 2 hs oe sqrs. 4X4 oe 8 ee 20 1% 16 00 “ 16 00 ‘Country brands, XXXX : 5000 . + 85-00 100 90 - 3200 3600 Sia VEEKLY OTTAWA, ONT. Orrawa, May 26, 1897. Pine, good sidings, per M feet, b. mM Pine, good strips, Pine eee shorts, ty 6A strips, es SOE oan iS “ “ce Pine! « Pine, i ce Pine, “ Pine, box culls fe Pine mill culls “ Lath per M No.1 Lath per M No, 2 1x1o No, 1 barn 1xto No. 2 “ 1x8 & 9 No.1 ‘ 1x8 & q No.2 “ QUEBEC, QUE. QuEBEC, May 26, 1897. WHITE PINE—IN THE RAFT. Cts. In Rey order ee First class Ottawa waney, 18 inch average 19 to 21 inch average.. First class Michigan waney board, 18 inch average 19 to 21 inch average RED PINE—IN THE RAFT. Measured off, according to average and ene In shipping order, 35 to 45 feet ‘ OAK—MICHIGAN AND OHIO. By the dram, according to average and quality . ELM. By the dram, according to average and quality, 4 45 to 50 feet . 30 to 35 feet . ASH. 14 inches and up, according to averse an Ge To ayerage 16 inch. . ina oeae . | BIRCH. 14inchaverage. . .. . ets 16 ee iy a 18 “ “ce TAMARAC. Square, according to size and pera Flatted, DEALS. Bright spruce, according to mill specification, $40 to $43 for rst, $26 to $28 for 2nd, $23 to $26 for 3rd, and $19 to $22 for 4th quality. F.O. 'B. batteau BAY CITY AND SAGINAW, MICH. Bay City, Mich,. May 26, 1897. UPPERS AND SELECTS. Uppers, x in., 10 in, and up Selects, rin., ri and up wide $40 id 14%, 1% and 2in 1%, 1¥%and 2 in 2¥% and 3 in Hpi iseedoodadene u FINE COMMON. r in., 8 in. and up wide 33 50 | 2% and 3in., 8in. and up wide 42 1X, u% and 2in B FINE COMMON OR NO. I CUTTING. 1in., 7in. and up wide 23 50| 2% and 3in., 7in. and up wide 37 1X, 1% and 2 in 3I 00 STRIPS. A AND B (CLEAR AND SELECTS). 1 in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide... 34 oo | 1in., 4, 5 and 7 in. wide 6 in. wide. 6 in. wide FINE COMMON OR C. 14 in., 4, 5, 6 in. wide 30 00 | rin., 6 in. wide Tins, 45 5 lly) Wadesmereie are 29 00 SELECTED NO. I SHELVING OR FENCING STRIPS. 1\in., 4, 5, 6in. wide 24 00| 1in., 4,5, 6 in. wide NO. I FENCING OR NO. 3 FLOORING. 16 00 Hi In., 4,5 and 7 in 1¥ in., 6in NO. 2 FENCING OR NO, 4 FLOORING. te ee a7 13 50 | 1% in., 4 to 7 inch 14 90 No. 3 Fencing, x in., 6 inch.. SHELVING. - 25 00 | No. 2,-1 in., 7 and 8in. seine . 26 00 tin., roin, stocks... = 1 in., 12 in, stocks... rin., ro in. and up wide. - cin., 13 in, and up wide... No. 1, 1 in,, 10 in. stocks... rin., ro in. and up wide. . tin., 12 in, stocks 1 in., 12 in, and up wide... 30 00 14in. 1% and 2in., 8in. and up wide No. 2? 12 in i cae No. 3, 12 in.. can bad No. 2, 12in SHIPPING CULLS OR BOX. $ 8 50] 1 in., 13 in. and up wide, 14%, 1% and 2 in., 7 in. and up wide SHAKY CLFAR. rin., 3, 4,5, 7,8 and gin, wide 19 00 | x in., ro in. and up wide I in., 6 in. wide 20 00| 1%, 14 and 2 in., 8in. and up 1 in., 4and 5 in. wide rin., 6 in. wide - 20 00 . 17 00 BEVELED SIDING—DRESSED. Extra clear (perfect), No. 1 (nearly clear) TIMBER, JOIST AND SCANTLING. Norway, 2x4 to 10, 12 to 16ft.6 8 50| Hemlock, 2x4 to 10, 12 to 18 ft EGTeet actus Lee bisie stele x12, Add $x to each additional aft. in length. SHINGLES, 18-IN. 2 75 | Standard brands, river made, Clear Bitttss tsp ster setae 175 x WHITE PINE bare INA Sone rie Conor Sacesde tee | ie) Hewloek ie 00 2% and 3 in, fore} (ore) WHITE PINE. © No. 3,14 tozin... is, 50 00] Shelving, od » 2, 13-in 55 00 and up. 1in.... +32 6c oo] Dressing 1 in...... 27 00 42 00 14x10 and 122.0... ; TYG Ads Meiers je elewion 50 00 24500 we eS fe 52 00] Mold st’ps, 1 to 2 in.. 36 00| Barn, No. 1, roand12 37 00 a : 38 00 45 00 Up'rs, 1,14%,14%and 2 ie yonoeere +202 $46 00 2% and 3 tseseane BELOO f Pehl i bers. scenes 58:00 Selects, x in. oe Bs csc At 00 Fine common, x in... 35 00 1% and x No. 2, 10 and 12 in. 1 47 00| No. 3, ro and x2in. 29 00/ 6and8in.......... 32 co Common, rin........ 16 00 24 and 2500] 2 in. WHITE, ASH. 32 00 | 2% to4 in-.......2-. 3 35 00 | Strips. .... ; Culls | 5,52). BLACK AND BROWN ASH. " ist & 2nd, 6 inch h up, 24 00 27 00| Com. & good onlte 2 BIRCH. | st &end white eee 28 00 30 00] Com & good culls. . , ELM. 1st & 2d,rock, 8in.& up, 20 00 25 00 | ast & 2d, soft, 8in. Ne. 2, 1 in No. 2,1% to2in.. 22 00 sete we eeee tst & 2nd, 1 inch, 1% to2in se eeeee ist & and, 6 inch & : MAPLE. 1st & 2d, hard, 6in. & up 18 00 20 oo | rst & 2d, soft, 6in oer WHITE OAK, ist & 2nd, plain Clear squares, 5x, n &up.... 36 oc | to 8x8 mii x) a 5 Good common 22 00 | 1st & 2nd q 14 00 6in. up.. . | Common guariered RED OAK. 320. 22 00 14 00 Common........ NEW YORK CITY. i: ‘ F New York, N. Y., May 5 WHITE PINE LUMBER i Prices for white pine lumber are governed entirely by rendering it useless to give prices for local market. ete Ri $ WHITE pe ridge timber. 28 00 @ 49 00 | Building Be Decking... ..... «+» 44.00 5090 SPRUCE, 14 50| 10 to 12in.... is 76) || Ueathc eeeeee 16 25 HARDWOOD. No. 1 and 2 Black Ash, ro to 16...... 1% to 2 in. ae “ “e 1 inch, a Soft Elm, rin and thicker, es a Hard Maple, 4/4 Basswood, 6 to gin 6 to r2in gtox2in 1 inch, Birch, Black Ash, Com. and Shi ing C Soft Elm. ppl = Hard Maple, ‘ 53 Te Basswood, Birch, % ~ - ~y + ALBANY, N.Y. f MEE CS Avpany, N. Y., May 26, 1 PINE. Uppers, 3 in. Wpesccnes See $55 | Dressing boards, narrow... 2%i West India shipping boards Box boards.. ......... inch uppers . i Seis 2¥ in. ‘up.. 3 -aeaahe No. x molding, 1 to2in..... BS No. 2 molding, 1 to 2in..... 25 | Stained saps......... Coo Bracket plank . = 30 Shelving boards, r2in. up. «= 30 Sawed Pine, ex. xxxx..$4 25 re ail 1 Bound butts, Clear butts.......... 3 25 3 35| Hemlock.. Smooth, 6x18. secces 5 40 5 50) NPLUCE cemenen BOSTON, MASS. EASTERN PINE—CARGO OR CAR LOAD. Ordinary planed % inch.. boards Coarse De. 5 Refuse. . Boxboards, 1 inch. . % inch +. 10 00 g co WESTERN PINE—BY CAR LOAD. — [eee Sens ~ vy x in 14%, 3and 4 ix Moulding pa 8 to rr in. clear : 69 per cent. clear... Fine common, rin.... 1%, 1% and 2in... 40 00 SHINGLES. t 50 | Second Clear 2 90 | Extra No. 1 2 40 HEMLOCK. pees SPKUGE. picisbta wieteitte see BY car se. Sacred ' ‘Gi _ peel the wood now and ship it next winter. J UNE, 1897 WVeeTeee DUTY ON PULP WOOD. Tue Dominion government have not as yet taken any action towards imposing an export duty on pulp wood, and as the present session is ‘drawing to a close, there does not appear to be much ground for hoping that such a step will be ‘taken. Sir Charles Tupper recently read in the ‘House the following communication : ‘‘ The sea- ‘son for peeling the bark for pulp wood has now ‘arrived. It lasts two months. The custom is to It is very important to know if the government, in 4 case they impose an export duty on pulp wood, _ will allow that peeled this spring to be exported _ free of duty next winter. ¢ % * Unless the government “will declare that they do not intend to impose an export duty, or if they do impose one they will allow the wood peeled this spring to go out free _ of duty, no one will attempt to contract for pulp wood, and in that case very little will be done.” Sir Charles said: ‘‘In the absence of the Finance Minister, I do not expect a declaration from the government, but as the matter is one of great urgency, and it was intimated by Mr. Fielding that the government would state its policy at a later period of the session, I wish to point out the importance of that declaration being made as early as possible, also of the announcement being made whether wood peeled now will be allowed to be shipped next winter free of duty.” In reply, Sir Richard Cartwright has since stated that he was authorized to say that action would be taken to prevent parties who were now making contracts tor pulp wood from suffering, whatever the course adopted by the government might be. THE ARCADIA PULP AND PAPER MILLS COMPANY. A copy of the prospectus of the Arcadia Pulp and Paper Mills Co., Ltd., which has been incor- porated to take over the properties of the Milton Pulp Co. and the Morgan Falls Pulp Co., has been received. According to a report by Mr. I. P. Eastick, the Milton pulp mills are situated on the Liverpool river at Milton, N.S. They “have developed a water power of about 3,000 to 4,000 h.p., but are at, present only using 1,500 h.p. There are four grinders, and the average output of dry pulp has been 414 tons monthly. The average cost of wood is $2.83 per cord, and the actual cost of manufacturing the pulp is $8 per ton. The Morgan Falls pulp mill is situated on the La Hare river, Lunenburg county, N.S., and has a water power of 1,100h.p. There are three grinders, with an average output of 250 tons dry pulp per month. The production of the mills has been sold in the United States at prices ranging from $16 to $18 duty paid, netting at shipping point $12.34 to $13.84 per ton. The new company propose to ship a large portion of the output to Eng- land. The Maria Pulp and Timber Company, of Maria, Que., expect to commence operations early in June. - THE CANADA LUMBERMAN NEW PULP SCREEN. A NEw form of pulp screen has been devised by James Bishop, of Hull, Que., for which he has recently received an American patent. Figure 1 is a top view of the pulp screen, which is partly broken away to show the inclined divisions in the trough ; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 3, a section on line X X, Fig. 1, the screen shown as entire. The invention has for its object to prevent the meshes or perforations ina paper pulp screen from becoming clogged with pulp by passage of air through one-half the meshes in alternate and op- posite directions, and also to prevent the accumu- lation of ‘‘strings” of solidified pulp hanging from the bottom of the screen, which, dropping into the vat, do not amalgamate with the semi- fluid pulp, but cause irregularity and breaks in the paper when the pulp is made into paper. The invention consists of a bottomless trough di- vided by one or more vertical longitudinal parti- tions and inclined traverse partitions, the alter- nate rows of spaces formed by the divisions in- clining in opposite directions, a screen within the trough and above the divisions, and means tor reciprocally agitating the trough, so that when moving in one direction the correspondingly in- clined series of divisions will force the air upward through the meshes, and the reversely inclined series of divisions will suck through the meshes above them, and when the trough moves in the opposite direction a vice versa air action through the screen meshes is produced. According to the new Canadian tariff the duty on pulp making and paper making machinery is reduced from 27% to 25 per cent. Artificial silk, made mostly of wood pulp, is being sold in many New York dry goods stores. It is said by an expert in silks that the merchants selling artificial silks do not know that the fabrics in question are not the product of the silkworm. The same expert says that ' but for a lack of tensile strength when wet, the wood pulp fibre is in no way to be distinguished from natural silk, except perhaps by a slight superiority in lustre. Generally speak- ing, the cost of .production of the wood pulp fabric is just one-third that of natural silk. if PULP NOTES. The American Paper Trade & Wood Pulp News states that the Sault Ste. Marie Pulp & Paper Company, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., contemplate the erection of a new chemical pulp mill. The price paid for the Masterman pulp mill at Chatham, N. B., which was reported in our last issue to have been purchased by Mr. Albert E. Reid, of Maidstone, England, is given as $185,000. Mr. P. J.. Loughrin, who has been a strong advocate of the imposition by the Dominion government of an export duty on pulp wood, is said to have been deposed from his position of Canadian organizer for the American Federa- tion of Labor. Mr. Thos. Allison recently entered an action against the owners of the Masterman pulp mill at Chatham, N.B., to recover a stated sum for services in connection with the erection of the mill. been made at $2,000. A settlement is now said to have The Sissiboo Falls Pulp Company, of Digby, N. S., made a shipment in one week of 40 car loads of wood pulp to the British market. This cargo is said to have been sold before it left the factory, and makes a total of 80 car leads shipped to Great Britain this year. The Paper Trade Review, of London, England, is authority for the statement that during the past few weeks thousands of bales of American pulp have been received at London, Liverpool and Glasgow. Canadian pulp is held in high appreciation at various English mills where it has been given atrial, and at the present time several large orders are pending. A decision has recently been handed down by an appellate court in northern New York to the effect that no stream is a public highway for log driving unless it is navigable in its natural state. This decision, it is said, will shut out many thousand acres of forest lands from their natural market as effectually as if there were no streams in the territory. Ex-Senator Warner Miller, of New York, who is in- terested in the Laurentide Pulp Company, recently gave it as his opinion that a considerable boom would be ex- perienced in the pulp and paper industries of Canada during the coming year. The direction which the ex- pansion of the business would take would be in trade with Great Britain, where the product sold ata higher price than in the United States. Mr. Miller has purchased the right to the water power of the Shewani- gan Falls, near Three Rivers, Que., where it is proposed to erect a pulp mill at an early date. A meeting of the shareholders of the Laurentide Pulp Company, of Grand Mere, Que., was held in Montreal to ratify a by-law increasing the capital stock of the com- pany to $900,000. erecting additional works at their mills at Grand Mere, on the St. Maurice river, where valuable timber limits have been acquired. A change has recently been made in the management of the company, the directors now being: President, Mr. R. B. Angus ; Vice-President, Sir W. C. Van Horne; General Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washington; Mr. A. Pagenstecker and Mr. Warren Curtis, New York ; Mr. R. D. McGibbon, Q. C., Montreal, and Mr. John P. Riley, Secretary, Grand Mere, Que. It is understood the company propose Saw mill owners in every part of Canada are asked to assist in making THE LUMBERMAN of greater interest to information regarding the Particulars of sales prices, etc., are its readers by furnishing condition of the lumber market. of stock, estimated cut, current solicited. PULP MAGHINERY We are prepared to supply Pulp Grinders, Wet Machines and Baling Presses. WRITE FOR ESTIMATES. Robb Engineering Co., Ltd., Amherst, N.S. 12 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN THE NEWS: —Geo. F. Beach is erecting a steam saw mill at Dum- barton, N. B. —Castule & Juvenale, of Leterriere, Que., have erected a new saw mill. —Dovey Bros., of Lindsay, Ont., are building a new shingle mill 70 x 3o feet. —It is rumored that W. H. Murray, of St. John, will build a saw mill at Gibson, N. B. —Forest fires are reported to have destroyed consider- able timber in the state of Minnesota. —Gilmour & Co.’s workmen haye been removed from the Trenton mill to Canoe Lake. —Genelle, Peter & Co., Nakusp, B. C., have amalga- mated with the Vancouver Sash & Door Company. —A saw and shingle mill will be operated at Liskeard, Nipissing district, by J. Wilson, recently of Lindsay. The Aberdeen mills at Frederiction, N. B., owned by Donald Fraser & Sons, are now lighted by 100 electric lights. —Hon. J. B. Snowball has had his steam saw mill at Chatham, N. B., put in first-class order, at a cost of about $10,000. —H. Elderkin & Co., of Port Greville, N. B., intend building a pole railway to convey their logs to the mill dur- ing the summer months. —The British Columbia Mills, Timber & Trading Com- pany have opened an agency at Winnipeg, Man., with Mr. T. T. Sisson as manager. —An address was recently given by Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere before the Horticultural Society at Ottawa, on “Forestry and Tree Planting.” ’ —Geo. Montgomery is building a mill at Dalhousie, N. B., equipped with rotary, four shingle machines, planer and matcher, and other machinery. —Australia is said to be again suffering from drought. Within ninety miles of the coast- all timber, with the ex- ception of river gums, has entirely died out. —The Pembroke Navigation Co., of which Hon. Peter White is president, has given a contract for a steel boat to the Polson Iron Works Company, of Toronto. —The Barker Lumber Company, of Burford, Ont., have enlarged their buildings and added new machinery. They will manufacture woodenware, handles, etc. —T. L. Buller, of Ridgetown, Ont., has been running his mills and lumber yards at that place for about three years. He is doing a large business in his lumber, sash and door and building trade, besides exporting consider- able hardwood lumber to Germany. —The Board of Trade of Yorkton, N. W. T., is endeav- oring to have a new road opened up from Yorkton to the Dickinson timber limit, ninety-six miles north. A recent estimate of the timber on this limit places the amount available at 70,000,000 feet board measure. —The Ontario government is said to have entered suit against Thomas Hale and John R. Booth, of Renfrew, James T. Hurst, of Detroit, Hiram Sebley, of Bay City, Mich., and Isaac Bearinger, of Rochester, to recover the sum of $16,661 and interest, which is claimed to be owing as timber dues. —E. McCann & Sons, saw mill proprietors, Dorchester Station, Ont., report business prospects bright. They have now entered on their 25th year, and find the demands of their trade necessitate still further enlargements. They are dealing very largely this season in white basswood and soft elm. —At a recent mass meeting at Oswego, N. Y., a reso- lution was adopted protesting against the proposed United States duty of $2 per thousand feet on lumber, and setting forth that such a duty would enforce excessive drafts uponand the speedy exhaustion of the white pine forests of that country. —Mr. George Gooderham, of Toronto, has a farm near Hamilton, Ont., on which 40,000 black walnut trees have been set out. It will be 35 or 40 years before the timber will be ready for market, but as black walnut is worth nearly $200 per thousand feet, Mr. Gooderham considers it a profitable investment. —Captain Yates, of Victoria, B. C., is urging upon the Minister of Trade and Commerce ‘to grant a subsidy of $100,000 for a line of steamers between British Columbia and Central and South American ports. Should the sub- sidy be granted it will prove a benefit to the British Columbia lumber industry. —A charter has been secured for the Restigouche & Western railway, a line projected to connect with the Baie des Chaleurs at Campbellton, N. B., and extend to St. Leonards on the St. John river, a distance of 110 miles. By the construction of this road an impetus will be given to the lumber and pulp wood industries of the vicinity. -—The Nova Scotia Lumber Company, whose mill at Sherbrooke, Que., was recently destroyed by fire, is composed of Dr. C. W. Hewson, W. W. Pipes, Clarence Purdy, John W. and Job. Seaman, of Baronsfield, N. S., and John Gillespie and G. K. Preston, of Shulee. The burned mill included a gang and rotary mill and box shook machine. S —Mr. Adam Beck, of London, Ont., believes the Cana- dian government should impose an export duty of $2 on logs in retaliation against the duty on lumber proposed by the United States. Mr. Beck does a large trade in this lumber with Detroit, and claims that if the Americans are allowed to take elm logs from the peninsula free, his business will be ruined. —Messrs. A. McKillop & Sons, who have been in busi- ness at West Lorne, Ont., for about thirty years, report an active trade. The business has grown from a small saw mill to its present dimensions, which include saw mills, flour mills, a large building trade, besides an ex- tensive trade throughout Ontario and large shipments to the United States in hardwood lumber. —The Howry mill at Fenelon Falls, Ont., is being re- built by the Bank of Toronto, and will commence opera- tions about the rst of August. The equipment, which is being furnished by the Wm. Hamilton Mfg. Co., of Peter- boro, will consist of two band saws, with necessary trim- mers and edger, a lath machine, and probably three shingle machines. The capacity of the mill will be 150,000 feet per 24 hours. —The Dyment-Baker Lumber Company have pur- chased the planing mill formerly occupied by J. G. Dodd & Son, at the corner of Wellington and Bathurst streets, London, and also the adjoining vacant property from the Richard estate, and have started a sash and door factory, box factory and lumber yard. The building has been thoroughly overhauled and painted, and machinery modernized, particularly that used in connection with box manufacturing. The firm is composed of Messrs. N. Dyment and Thos. Baker, of Barrie, and A. E. Dyment, M. P., of Thessalon. They report business very fair and are now employing thirty hands. Their lumber supply comes from the Dyment mills at Thessalon, Gore Bay, Gravenhurst, Severn Bridge and Barrie. CASUALTIES. —J. King, of Sherbrooke, Que., while working on a boom, was drowned in the river. —Leo. Doucette was drowned while employed on H. Morel’s drive, near Klocks Mills, Ont. ——Two brothers named Chapman were drowned on Gilman’s Black River drive in Quebec recently. —John Wilkes, of Marmora, while on the Rathbun Company’s drive, was drowned at Deer River Falls. —While stream driving near Wolfville, N. S., David McCallum missed his footing and fell between the logs. His body was crushed and he died in three hours. —A serious accident occurred in the Huntsville Lumber Company's mills at Huntsville, Ont., by which Robert Brady was instantly killed. He was engaged in hauling a shingle block to the saw when he slipped and fell directly under the saw, which severed his head from his body. —At Bracebridge, Ont., on April 29th, Wm. Hale, foreman for the Muskoka Slide & Boom Company, whilst engaged at the South Falls with a gang of men trying to take up stop logs in the main chute so as to lower the water in the slide, was struck on the head by a pike pole, knocked off the pier into the chute and carried over the falls. LEGAL DECISIONS. Lewis vs. Ma.ttsy.—E. C. Lewis, of Essex, Ont., entered into an agreement with Mr. Maltby, lumber mer- chant of Detroit and Bay City, to purchase for the latter in Canada two million feet of white oak plank, for which he was to receive a commission of $1 per M. Mr. Lewis then entered into a deal with Ed. Smith, of Ruscomb, for the purchase of 200,000 feet at $15 per M., log run, and Mr. Smith began cutting. An inspector was sent by Mr. Maltby, who would accept only the two best grades worth $22 per M., refusing the two cheaper grades worth $6 and $10 per M. Mr. Lewis had been advanced $140 on his commission in the form of a note signed by Mr. Clifford, manager for Mr. Maltby, but both Messrs. Maltby and Clifford repudiated the note and suit was entered. Judgment was given in Mr. Lewis’ favor for full amount and costs. CHAPLEAU vs. MATTON.—Justice MacMahon has given judgment in the case of Chapleau vs. Matton, an action arising from a dispute over a sale of timber limits. The action was tried at Ottawa at the winter assizes, his Lordship reserving judgment. The parties to the suit were connected in a timber limit deal, the purchase and sale of the north half of berth No. 1 in range 5, block A, on Lonely river, in the province of Quebec. The sale was made on the most advantageous terms, and the dispute arose over the division of the profits. The plaintiff claimed a share, but defendant denied his claim on the ground that he had not advanced any capital. The con- tention was made by the plaintiff that it was he who negotiated both the favorable purchase and sale of the limits, and that it had been agreed that he should receive a percentage of the profits. His Lordship Justice Mac- Mahon gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff, allowing him $3,350 and costs. Messrs. D. & J. Ritchie & Co., of Newcastle, N. B., are having their mills and yards fitted up with electric light. The dynamo and entire installation for about 200 lights is now being putin by John Starr, Son & Co., Ltd., the electrical engineers and contractors of Halifax, N. S., under the superintendence of Mr, George C. Siebert, one of their best experts, * farms, = 0 ar ‘ JuNE, 18 bie: : PERSONAL. Mr. C. W. Hellems, a pioneer Canadian lumberma died at St. Catharines, Ont., last month, at the age of years. Mr, J. W. Scatcherd, the well-known lumber dealer Buffalo, was one of the judges at the recent horse sho in Toronto. = The death is announced at Shawville, Que., of M Patrick Maloney, who for a number of years was e gaged in lumbering. Mr. Robert Armstrong, who has been head sawyer Dundas and Flavelle’s saw mill at Lindsay, Ont., h accepted a similar position with Sadler & Co. at B cotasing. Mr. John White, ex-M.P. for Halton county, died Milton, Ont., a fortnight ago. Deceased came to Canz in 1823, and carried on an extensive lumber business | Many years. ¥ . Mr. Wm. Creswell, who for a number of years has” be foreman for M. M. Boyd & Co., of Bobcaygeon, will b removed to British Columbia, where the firm owne tensive timber limits. It is probable he may reside the permanently. i The news of the sad death of Mr. W. C. King, of t! well-known firm of G. G. & W. C. King, lumber opera tors, Chipman, N. B., was iearned with regret. De ceased was about 4o years of age, and was a brother o Senator King. Mr. Henry W. Miller died at St. John, N. B., on th 15th ultimo. Deceased was born in 1826, and entered the lumber business when quite young, in which occupa tion he remained until within a year of the time of hi death. His first interests were at Chamcook and Els- worth. About forty years ago he removed to St. John where he formed a partnership with C. F. Woodman under the firm name of Miller & Woodman. PROTECTION FOR MAGNOLIA METAL. THE Magnolia Metal Company, of New York, write us under date of May 11 as follows : We desire to inform you that the firm of Sugden, Pound & Wagner, of London (former selling agents for Magnolia Metal in Europe, and who traded under the name of the Magnolia Anti-Friction Metal Co. of Great Britain by special permission of our company), have been dispossessed of their agency by the English courts, and that our London office and our foreign business are nov under the management of Mr. Chas. B. Miller, the presi- dent of this company. We beg also to inform you that Sugden, Pound & Wagner were recently perpetually enjoined, together with the Atlas Metal Co., Limited, of London, John Sugden, Max Wagner, Arthur George Brown, the Globe Engineering Co., Ltd., of Manchester, the Atlas Bronze Co., Limited, and the Atlas Bronze Co. from continuing the fraudulent business of making an anti-friction metal and branding it with the trade mark of the Magnolia Metal Company, of New York, imitating their ingots, marking the boxes in which the metal is packed ‘‘ Made in the United States,” and otherwise deceiving and imposing upon purchasers of anti-friction metal in Great Britain and Europe. Justice Collins heard this case, and gave judgment against Sugden, Wagner, Brown, the Globe Engineering Co., Ltd., and others for selling counterfeit goods and deceiving the public by representing that the goods they sold were made in the United States by the Magnolia Metal Co. } An appeal was taken from the injunction above referred to. This appeal was tried before the Court of Appeals Lord Esher presiding, and the perpetual injunction granted by Justice Collins was confirmed. It was in this trial that Lord Esher denounced the action of the parties above named, and characterized their performance as ““a disgusting fraud.” It has come to our notice that parties in this country have attempted to perpetrate a similar fraud, and we now have one western firm in the courts over this matter, and we desire through your columns to warn the gineers and the general public, users of anti-friction metal against these fraudulent attempts to pirate and appro- priate the use of our trade marks and name of our metal. Every bar of Magnolia Metal bears the steel stamp of the magnolia flower and the impression of the steel die “*Patented June grd, 1890’ and ‘‘ Manufactured in the United States,” with the exception of the metal manufac- tured by this company in Russia, which bears the stamp of the magnolia flower and the words ‘* Manufactured in Russia.” a The Greco-Turkish war, the Cuban insurrection, and the sealing question are the principal topics covered b the May Review of Reviews, in editorials, special artic and magazine and book reviews, together with ca and other illustrations. : Mr. T. H. Hoskins, writing to Garden and Fore takes the stand that there is to-day more and bett standing timber in New England than ever before since lumbering was commenced. Many, he says, seem to fear that the forests are being robbed for the manufac- ture of wood pulp. Observations, however, will show that poplar trees of the best size for wood pulp can be grown in a very few years, six to ten, and I think it will not be long before the growing of such wood will become a regular and profitable business on our rocky mountain June, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 13 _ IMPROVEMENTS FOR DRYING LUMBER. SLABBING FOR THE GANG. ‘ Messrs. W. C. Edwards and Company, of Rockland, A MINNEAPOLIS Sawyel, Jn an interview with a AS and Mr. E. C. Whitney, of the St. Anthony Lumber Com- representative of the Mississippi Valley Lumber- () T pany, of Ottawa, are now having SUG) ete at their man, says: ‘‘In slabbing for the gang, there is L% works modern plants for the purpose o rying lumber : : . me : under the well-known Emerson patent automatic com- avery important point which is not given suf. pression moist air system. The same spirit which has ficient attention. If you stand and watch a cir- been characteristic of Mr. Edwards and Mr. Whitney, cular saw in operation, especially in sawing up M N for having everything the most complete, seems to have cants, you will appreciate my remarks. Most 3) \ decidedly expressed itself when selecting the equipment 4]] logs taper from one end to the other, and it were \ : hicl d 5 a . : Bei ctarcs. plants, which possess many new an’ i. not always practicable to begin sawing from The trucks for conveying the lumber through the dryer the butt. Tough knots and limbs are the rule ‘are of a new design, having a great capacity for their rather than the exception. When the circular weight, each car having eight wheels, with hardened goes up against the uneven side of a log, it has steel roller bearings. The frame of car being entirely of 4 decided tendency to spring against the patSide steel, it is not affected by the heat, and is so arranged as : z : rim, and the pressure prevents it from coming to give four supports to the lumber, keeping it straight : oes through the process of drying. back to a perpendicular position. I have seen The steam equipment is of the most substantial Biajae. circulars,” when in operation, vary I ¥Y% inches ter, arranged for heating either by exhaust or live steam, from the centre. While a band will deviate from and rests on an iron base, and is perfectly insulated from jts course fully as readily as a circular, its con- the building. The tracks through the dryer are secured struction compels it to almost immediately swerve to iron stands every 2 feet, which holds the track firm : : : ‘ and in alignment, at the same time allowing for expan- back in the other direction and resume its regular sion, and doing away entirely with the wooden track course. These facts have to be taken into supports,, which soon dry out and often cause disastrous consideration by the sawyer, and when he is fires. The kiln houses, owing to the moist air process, operating a circular he is compelled to take of are always wet, entirely overcoming any liability of fire ‘being started spontaneously. It is claimed that with this generous slabs, not only to ensure perfect lum- process of drying the strength of the lumber is not im- ber, but also to protect the saw. Where lam (*%7, Hoon tj ae ef on arpa and ee oF paper ‘Snow engaged the orders are to get out every ‘ff greatly reduced in weight in a remarkably short time, it }o4+4 that will measure four feet long and four produces no evil effects which are characteristic in . : aoe ! general kiln drying, and the color of the lumber remains inches wide, and by judicious slabbing much of the same as newly air-dried stock. this class of lumber is saved = which would other- Be The Reliance Dry Kiln Company, of Baltimore, Mary- wise go into the refuse pile.” land; U.S.A., who are the manufacturers of this equip- ————————es ment for Messrs. Edwards and Whitney, would be pleased to give any information desired to manufacturers who are The Campbell Logging Co., New Westminster, B. C., y) 9 s interested in lumber drying. is being incorporated, with a capital stock of $10,000. Y SKID DING TONGS CANT HOOK CLA6P “TAWA Ene Co Peeciciinuatedge we eactabmntch nivncioiuocee ones" amtage CANNED FRUITS 20.20. am cau m.'|Galt Machine Knife Works CANNED VEGETABLES i.° °° pre SS =z == - CANNED MEATS Alle 1,2, 6 and 14 Ib. When in need of supplies TRY US. We are making a specialty of this class of business. MACHINE@fKNIVES « oxsvery pescriprion H. P. ECKARDT & CO. REPAIRING PROMPTLY AND CAREFULLY EXECUTED * Gravenhurst, Ont. Large Circular Shingle and Band Saw Automatic _ Filers ouse’s Patents.) O Clear Off a Surplu Stock we have re- duced the price of these SET Take Advantage of the Cut.... DODGE... — ee Wood Split Pulleys Split Friction Clutch Pulleys AND Cut-Oli Couplings, in use in all the Big Mills. SAW MILL MEN GEG OUR PRICES DODGE WOOD SPLIT PULLEY G1, - °*“rdkox'to™* TORONTO VWorks: TORONTO JUNCTION “Little Giant” Turbine...... Vertical and Horizontal Built in 44 Sizes Complete in its own case. No expensive flume required. Highest percentage of power guaran- teed at full and partial gate opening. Machine Dressed Gearing, Shafting, } Pulleys, Hangers, Etc. : 3 WRITE FOR CATALOGUES AND GEAR LISTS. C. WILSON & CO. ~we———GLENORA, ONT. 253 Little Giants sold to the Canadian government. e —T THE CANADA LUMBERMAN 17 We are the Sole Manufacturers of Saws under the___.—> Simonds’ | Process in the Dominion 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. SMITH CO., »~ St. Catharines, Ont.—= i fap lB Mitt STREAM, QuE., on I. C. R’y, December 17th, 1894. R. H. SmirH Co., Lrp., St. Catharines, Ont. Dear Sirs,—Driving a 20 in. 13 gauge saw into frozen hardwood, using a g in. 4-ply belt, if it can be done satisfactorily, is a very severe test. Your saws have stood that test better than any I have tried. I have been experimenting with different makes—both home and imported— during the last five years, and give yours the preference. Last order is just to hand and will report on them by and bye. Yours very truly, JAMES McKINLAY. CAMPBELLTON, N. B.,; Nov. 17th, 1894. R. H. Situ Co., Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont. Dear Sirs,—In regard to your Shingle Saws, you can say that I have been using Shingle Saws of your make (Simonds) for the past four years, and they have given good satisfaction. I am running nine machines and use a good many saws, but have never had a saw yet that did not work satisfactorily. Before using your saws I used saws of American make which worked well, but after giving your saw a trial have continued to use yours, as they are cheaper, and in regard to working qualities are all that is needed. Yours truly, KILGOUR SHIVES. CLAVERING, OnT., May 3rd, 1897. R. H. Situ Co., Ltd., St. Catharines, Ont. GENTS,—In reply to your letter asking me how I liked the 62” SIMONDS Saw, I must say in all my experience I never had a saw stand up to its work like the one purchased from you last month. Having used saws for the last 22 years, and tried different makes, I can fully say it is the best saw I ever had in my mill, and would recommend the SIMONDS’ Process Saws to all mill men in need of circular saws. Yours truly, W. G. SIMMIE. old saw to be repaired; please hammer to same speed as P.S.—I am sending you my W. G. S. new one. i Se The “Leader” Saw Swage Our PRICES ARE RIGHT ; SMITH CO., Ltd., St. Catharines., Ont. ilk . 0) eee i Made in 3 Sizes—$2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Net. Kinpty Attow Us to Quote You BEEORE PURCHASING. 18 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN JUNE, 1897 ESTABLISHED INCORPORATED NEW WORKS OCCUPIED 1844 1874 1896 \WATEROUS Is the name we ask you to remember when about to purchase Saw MittMacuinery, ENGINES, Boicers, Friction Grip PuL.eys. Brantford—Canada. Should you contemplate any changes in your plant it will pay you to write us for quotations before placing your order elsewhere. Our facilities for prompt shipments are unsurpassed, and our 50 years experience should be ample guarantee of quality. We secure in the course of trade considerable machinery that has seen more or less service, which we refit and put in good order. Frequently a good article of this kind will answer the immediate purpose of a customer as well as one entirely new. Write us your needs; we shall be pleased to send prices and particulars of what we have.... . Waterous Engine Works Go., Ltd., Brantford, Ganada PROTECT YOUR MILLS AND YARDS with Hand or Steam Fire Engines or Steam Pump. We have several for sale very cheap. JUNE, 1897 THE CANADA LUMBERMAN Il. A. ALLAN, President. _ Jj. O. GRAVEL, Sec.-Treas. _ FRS. SCHOLES, Man. Dir. J. J. McGILL, Gen. 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Wishing you much success with your Filer, we remain, Yours truly, (Signed) THE PEMBROKE LUMBER CO. Per W. H. Bromley. Send for Catalogue Manufactured Onlu bu.... ANAOIAN LLOGOMOTIE & ENGINE OO KINGSTON, ONT. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN JUNE, 189; rT COSTs YOU NOTEin@ FOR OUR Automatic ‘Compression ” “ADV MITN: saztt DRY KILN: Bnd el palit UNLESS OUR GUARANTEE IS FULFILLED To convince you of the sapere of our Process, write us for Catalogue ‘*C” d Testimonials. Have you ever seen our Channel Steel . . P Roller Bearing Trucks and Lumber Buggies ¢ Tn EMERSON COMPANY FIDELITY BUILDING BALTIMORE, MD, U.5.f. A. MSCPAHBRSON Manufacturer of SHANKS AND CHISEL BITS For Inserted Tooth Saws. Warranted equal to any on the market. Also Manufacturer of Locomotives and Trucks for the Pole System of Tramways for handling logs and lumber in the woods, Correspondence Solicited. Al. 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